In front of everyone's attention, a dark-skinned man walked in from outside the door. Although he had a handsome appearance, he was wearing a short shirt, his hair was tied up casually, and he had a casual expression.
"I met Liu Shijun under Xu Shu."
Upon hearing this name, Liu Bei nodded casually and turned to look at Sun Qian.
Sun Qian frowned, looked at the man, took a step forward, and asked doubtfully, "Mr. Xu, are you a disciple of Mr. Kang Cheng?"
Xu Shu shook his head, "No."
Upon hearing Xu Shu's answer, Sun Qian's eyes suddenly widened, and a surge of anger surged into his heart.
"Then why did you say you were Mr. Kang Cheng's disciple just now?"
Xu Shu stretched out two fingers and said with a smile, "Two reasons. First, Mr. Kangcheng is famous all over the world. I have longed for him for a long time. I really want to become my teacher, but I am afraid that he will not accept him."
When Sun Qian saw Xu Shu being very respectful to his teacher, his anger subsided a little, and he asked again, "What's the second reason?"
Xu Shu turned around, cupped his hands towards Liu Bei, and said with a smile, "If I don't borrow Mr. Kangcheng's name, I'm afraid I won't even be able to get in through this door, so I have no choice but to offend Mr. Kangcheng."
Seeing Xu Shu's decent conversation, Liu Bei became somewhat interested and asked with a smile, "Xu Shu, tell me, why do you have to enter this door?"
Xu Shu said slowly, "Because I know that Ambassador Liu has encountered a difficult situation that cannot be solved, so I want to come in."
After hearing this, Liu Bei's eyes lit up and he asked with a smile, "Xu Shu, do you know what is happening here?"
Xu Shu nodded, "Although I haven't seen it with my own eyes, my guess is pretty much the same."
Zhang Fei, who was standing aside, suddenly sneered, "Xu Shu, you can really talk nonsense. You can guess it without even hearing what you just said. Do you think you are a god?"
Liu Bei smiled and asked, "Xu Shu, tell me, guess what happened here?"
At this point, Liu Bei saw the confidence in Xu Shu's eyes, and suddenly his heart moved, and he said with a smile, "Xu Shu, if your guess is correct, you will be rewarded heavily."
Xu Shu cupped his hands towards Liu Bei and said slowly, "Just now, when I was passing by the gate, I saw a carriage. There were some guards beside the carriage talking about something.
Judging from their tone of voice, they should be from Huainan.
Judging from the behavior of these people, they are not ordinary businessmen, so I guess they should be officials from Huainan."
Having said this, Xu Shu raised his hand to Liu Bei and said, "Liu Shijun, is your guess correct?"
Liu Bei smiled and nodded, "Xu Shu, you guessed it right, can you continue to guess what happened?"
When everyone present heard this, they all turned to look at Xu Shu, wanting to hear his reply.
Although everyone was staring closely at him, Xu Shu did not panic. A trace of confidence flashed in his eyes, and he raised his hand again and said slowly.
"Yuan Jiujiu sent people here, there must be something big happening. Considering what happened in Xuzhou recently, I have already guessed the purpose of the Huainan envoy."
A trace of surprise flashed in Liu Bei's eyes, "Xu Shu, please tell me quickly, why is the Huainan envoy here?"
Xu Shu smiled slightly and said calmly, "Unite."
As soon as these words came out, everyone present exclaimed in surprise, looking at Xu Shu with disbelief in their eyes.
"How would he know?"
Zhang Fei stepped forward, grabbed Xu Shu, and asked sternly, "Are you a craftsman from Huainan?"
Xu Shu did not panic and shook his head lightly, "No."
Zhang Fei raised his fist, "Then how did you guess it?"
Xu Shu pointed to his head, "Of course I guessed it from here."
Zhang Fei looked at the teasing look in Xu Shu's eyes and immediately roared, about to drop his fist. At this moment, Liu Bei's voice sounded from the side.
"Yide, stop it quickly, don't be rude to your husband."
Zhang Fei was stunned, retracted his fist, snorted coldly, and stepped back.
Sun Qian stepped forward, grabbed Xu Shu, and asked eagerly, "Did you really guess it?"
Xu Shu nodded and said slowly, "A few years ago, Yuan Jiujiu and Cao Mengde had a great battle, but they were defeated miserably and retreated from Nanyang to Huainan.
Now that Cao Mengde has come to station in Xuzhou, Yuan Gongde must be very angry, so he wants to avenge his previous hatred, but he also considers the loss, so he must want to unite with Liu Shijun to deal with Cao Mengde together, which is the best way
strategy."
Sun Qian's eyes flashed with surprise, and he asked tentatively, "Mr. Xu, in your opinion, should we join forces with Yuan Gongli?"
Xu Shu shook his head, "Although Yuan Gongde wants to defeat Cao Mengde and avenge his past, he wants Xuzhou even more, so joining forces with him is tantamount to seeking the skin of a tiger."
Sun Qian nodded, "What Mr. Xu said is exactly what I want. We really shouldn't unite with Yuan Jiujiu, otherwise there will be endless troubles."
After Mi Zhu heard what the two said, he sneered, "Xu Shu, if we don't unite with Yuan Jiujiu, do you know the consequences?"
Xu Shu turned his head and looked at Mi Zhu, cupped his hands, and asked with a smile, "Is this Mi Biejia?"
A hint of pride appeared at the corner of Mi Zhu's mouth, "Yes, exactly."
Xu Shu nodded, "If Xuzhou does not unite with Yuan Jiujiu, Yuan Jiujiu will definitely be annoyed. Maybe he will abandon Cao Mengde and attack Xuzhou."
Mi Zhu was stunned for a moment, frowned and asked, "Since you know, why do you still refuse to join forces with Yuan Jiujiu? Isn't that asking for death?"
Xu Shu nodded, "What Mi Biejia said is true. Rejecting Yuan Gongli is indeed a dead end."
When everyone heard this, a trace of disdain flashed in their eyes.
This Xu Shu seemed to be clear-minded, but he was on both sides. When Sun Qian said not to unite, he talked about the benefits of not uniting. When Mi Zhu said to unite, he just talked about the benefits of alliance. He had no opinion at all.
When Liu Bei heard what Sun Qian said, his expectations were suddenly extinguished. He was a little disappointed and asked tentatively.
"Mr. Xu, according to your opinion, should we join forces with Yuan Jiujiu, or should we reject it?"
Xu Shu cupped his hands and said with a smile, "Uniting has its disadvantages, and rejection also has the trouble of rejection."
Liu Bei frowned, "If it were you, how would you choose?"
Xu Shu shook his head and said slowly, "Liu Shijun, if it is your choice."
Having said this, Xu Shu paused for a moment before speaking loudly.
"If it's a choice below, then don't choose anything."
As soon as these words came out, there was a burst of sighs in the hall.
"It's really ridiculous. If you don't choose both, why do you still want to fly?"
"I think this person is just a show-off. He has no real ability. It's better to get him out as soon as possible to avoid affecting everyone's discussion on important matters."