After several days of traveling quickly, Xu You's envoy finally found traces of the Chu army in Linxi.
The messenger was still full of admiration for his master's judgment.
The master is really a man of God. Jizhou is so vast that the master can accurately determine the location of the enemy's army just by relying on rough calculations.
"I am Xu You, the Prime Minister of Qi State, and the messenger of Mr. Xu. I have something important to ask to see His Highness the King of Chu!"
Just as the envoy was sighing, he suddenly found that he was surrounded by Chu army scouts.
Is there anything else to say? It’s better to quickly reveal your identity and tell the truth.
If he was accidentally killed before the letter was sent, it would be an unjust death.
But the messenger didn't know that his companion, another close messenger of Xu You, was now being hunted.
"I am a messenger! I am Xu You, Prime Minister of Qi State, the messenger sent by Mr. Xu!
I’m here to ask for an audience with King Qin!”
However, the Xiliang Iron Cavalry who were chasing him madly did not listen to what he said at all, they just wanted to kill him.
It's just because the leader of this scout team is Yan Xing, who was defeated before.
This guy was directly demoted from the vanguard general to the scout captain because of his previous defeat. How could he not be filled with resentment towards Lu Bu?
What messenger? What Qi State? Give them all to me and die!
Obviously, Yan Xing is now seeking revenge.
Since you, Lu Bu, look down on me, I won't make it easy for you either.
Compared with his unlucky companion, the envoy Xu You who came to see Xiang Ji was obviously much luckier.
"You mean, you are the messenger sent by Xu You?"
Xiang Ji never expected that a messenger from Xu You would be welcomed here.
What does this guy want to do?
I still have a general understanding of Xu You and Xiang Ji.
In history, this guy is quite famous.
However, it seems that the reputation of this product is not good, and the description of it in history seems to be that of a huge corrupt man!
Moreover, in history, it was because of this guy's betrayal that Yuan Shao exposed the Wuchao area and was successfully attacked by Boss Cao, thus losing the whole of Hebei in one fell swoop.
Now, at this time, this guy is sending an envoy here, is it possible!?
Thinking of this, Xiang Ji probably guessed what Xu You was thinking.
"Dear His Royal Highness the King of Chu! I am sure that the envoy sent by the Prime Minister is here.
Here is a handwritten letter from Prime Minister Xu to your Majesty!"
After receiving the letter, Xiang Ji looked at it and was immediately happy.
I guessed it really right.
Xu You, is he preparing to act like a seller seeking glory just like in history?
However, isn’t this guy a little shameless? A mere betrayer of his master, how dare he ask me for the position of the Three Lords?
Yes, on Xu You's letter, this guy asked for the position of the Three Dukes of Chu State, which is equivalent to Jia Xu and Lu Su.
This is unacceptable to Xiang Ji.
What kind of kid are you, Xu You? How can you be so virtuous? How dare you ask me for such a high position?
You must know that even Mi Zhu, who initially followed Xiang Ji and even spent all his family property to support him, was just a Jiu Qing.
Sangong, that person is far superior to Jiuqing in terms of position.
Who gave him the confidence? Who gave him the courage?
The more he looked at it, the worse Xiang Ji's face became.
And this happened to be discovered by the envoy Xu You who was in charge of Xiang Ji.
"His Royal Highness the King of Chu, my prime minister is an important minister of the Qi State. He holds an important position and is aware of the deployment of many military forces in the Qi State.
Moreover, the person my prime minister has chosen to be loyal to is not just you, the King of Chu.
Therefore, I hope that His Highness the King of Chu can give my Prime Minister enough respect."
After all, he is Xu You's loyal servant. When he saw Xiang Yu's bad expression, he immediately realized that the conditions proposed by his master might be too high.
Although the power of Chu King Xiang Ji is astonishing, as a loyal servant, he must speak for his master.
Well? I'm not the only one?
Xu You, why don't you try shopping around with me?
"Okay, your master's intention has been received. Please step back."
Xiang Ji was too lazy to pay attention to the messenger Xu You who looked like a protector of the central government in front of him.
It's just a mere person, pretending to be insignificant in front of me.
Although as a modern person, Xiang Ji did not care about status as much as the ancients did, but after all, after being the king of Chu for so many years, he still had to maintain the dignity he should have.
"Military advisor, do you think the person Xu You is looking for is Lu Bu?
If so, how should the lonely king deal with him?"
Although Xiang Ji's original intention was to ignore the existence of this guy at all and just hack him to death when he came.
But after all, the safety of hundreds of thousands of Chu troops depended on him, so Xiang Ji couldn't make such a hasty decision on how to deal with Xu You just because of his willfulness.
This can be regarded as a kind of progress that Xiang Ji has made over the years.
"Overlord, judging from the current situation, the people Xu You has chosen to serve are none other than Overlord and the King of Qin, Lu Bu.
After all, the two emperors surnamed Liu in the south were too far away from here, so Xu You had no time to contact them.
As for how to deal with it, in my opinion, the Overlord might as well agree to Xu You’s request.”
???
Is Pang Tong out of his mind? He actually asked me to agree to Xu You’s request? I’m kidding, what he wants is Sangong!
No matter what Ren Xiangji thought, he never expected that Pang Tong would let him agree to Xu You's request.
Is he worth the price?
"Overlord, you must know that Xu You is notoriously corrupt in Hebei. How much money and food has he embezzled over the years?"
Just when Xiang Ji was getting suspicious, Pang Tong continued.
Mudd, why the hell can't you finish your sentence in one go?
Hearing what Pang Tong said, Xiang Ji understood.
This was obviously because he was afraid that Xu You would vote for Lu Bu, and in the end such a large amount of money and food would be at a disadvantage to Lu Bu!
Yes, I can definitely promise him.
As long as you deceive others and get their property, it's not up to me to decide how to deal with him in the end?
You know, in history, Boss Cao just killed him as soon as he was done with him!
"In that case, military advisor, please go and inform the envoy.
I tentatively agree to Xu You's request."
Envoy Xu You left excitedly.
How could he not be excited? His master was about to escape from the quagmire of Qi and fall into the arms of Chu, the overlord of the East.
Come to think of it, if you have made such a great contribution to your master, a reward or something is inevitable, right?
But how did the envoy know that it was because of his excessive words that Xu You was in a situation where not only his life was in danger, but his property was also in danger?