Three Kingdoms New Emperor

Chapter 663

Just when Liu Xie only revealed a little bit of his big move to his confidantes, Xu You was kneeling on the stone slab in the government office in panic in the mansion of the chariot general in Yecheng, Jizhou.His lord, Yuan Shao, is in the top position, playing with a bronze wine baron in his hand.Xu You's colleagues and political opponents stood on both sides. They tried their best to restrain their gloating expressions, but they knew their hearts at a glance.

At this time, Xu You only dared to raise his head slightly, but he didn't dare to look at Yuan Shao's face.As far as the eye can see, it is the luxurious appliances in the lobby, which are extremely elegantly furnished.Especially on Yuan Shao's case, in addition to the four treasures of the study, there is a pair of antique jade discs, books and classics on the side, and a volume of Sima Xiangru's "Zi Xu Fu" is open on the case.

Xu You looked at the "Zixu Fu", and couldn't help but lamented in his heart: "The imaginary... has no ears! The flashy is empty. I'm afraid, this time I will have to blame myself..."

The reason for such worries is all because Xu You's mission to Yanzhou is very unfavorable.He acted in a high-profile way, and he had a lot of contacts with the Han Dynasty and Cao Cao. Over time, he was noticed by those who cared - in fact, there is no need to deny that the person who cared was an upright and meddlesome judge.

Yuan Shao's forces are intricate and complex. Tian Feng, Jushou and other Jizhou people are in the same party, and the judges who are also from Jizhou don't bother to work with them, and they are in the same party with Fengji, Xu You and other Nanyang people; Chunyu Qiong, a big man in the army and a native of Linzi, is also part of the same party.

However, even though this trial partner is in the same party as Xu You, there are many rifts between the two.In terms of personal temperament alone, Jianpei and Xu You couldn't pee in the same pot at all.The judge is upright and conceited, while Xu You is greedy for money and cunning. The two serve the same master, and the differences have long been known to passers-by.

But precisely because of this, Xu You had to distort his disadvantaged situation.It happened that Cao Cao had newly acquired Xuzhou, and Xu You had found out a long time ago that Cao Cao had come to Xuzhou, a rich land, under the guise of Yuan Shao's power in front of the Han Dynasty.From this, he thought that he should be able to get some benefits from Cao Cao through this matter, so that the Nanyang faction would look good in front of Yuan Shao, and at the same time alleviate the resentment of the trial match.

But it was this mission that made Xu You taste the shame of failure that he had never experienced before.He and Cao Cao had known each other since they were in Luoyang, and they had a close friendship.After going to Yanzhou as an envoy, Cao Cao hosted a banquet in honor of Xu You.At the beginning, such a move gave Xu You the illusion that he would gain a lot this time.But the series of events that followed completely made Xu You dumbfounded.

At the banquet, Cao Cao told Xu You all about Shouchun, and at the same time, told Xu You, an old friend, of his depression.When the wine was getting strong, Cao Cao invited Xu You to sleep with him on the same couch, recalling the old things in Luoyang.Xu You said the purpose of the mission, and Cao Cao felt a little embarrassed when he treated each other with sincerity.Ever since, Xu You thought that the future would be long, and it would not be too late to talk about his intentions tomorrow.

But in the early morning of the second day, Xu You woke up but did not find Cao Cao.When he found the mansion of General Pingxi, Cao Cao was discussing important matters with Wen Wu.After finally waiting for Cao Cao to discuss, Xu You informed the purpose of the mission.At that time, Cao Cao's performance was quite calm, saying that this matter did rely on Yuan Shao's power, and he should be rewarded.It's just that he newly acquired Xuzhou, and he hasn't figured out the context of Xuzhou yet, so he asked Xu Youxun's elder Shi Xunyu to discuss it.

When this matter came here, it was obviously half the battle.Especially for this mission, Xu You is the main envoy, and there is also a deputy envoy who has a close relationship with Xun Yu: Xun Chen.

Xun Chen belonged to the Xun family in Yingchuan, and he came from the same clan as Xun Yu. As early as when he was an envoy to Yanzhou, Xu You made Xun Chen and Xun Yu have a relationship.Unexpectedly, when he found Xun Yu excitedly, Xun Yu told him solemnly that the matter needed to be slowed down. After all, the house was full of delivery seals, account books, etc., which made Xu You feel uncomfortable for a while. Can't say anything.

Fortunately, from the tone of Cao Cao and Xun Yu, Xu You heard that they did not object to thanking Yuan Shao.Therefore, Xu You settled down in Puyang City with wine, and waited for Cao Cao and Xun Yu to negotiate a charter, and then he returned to Yecheng to return to his command.

But in such a day, three days passed quickly, five days passed like a white horse, and ten days turned into nothing.Xu You, who finally realized that something was wrong, began to visit Cao Cao several times in a panic, but was told by the guards that Cao Cao was not in the mansion.It wasn't until Xu You had to bribe Cao Cao's confidantes that he learned that Cao Cao had already dispatched troops to Xuzhou to put down the Changxi Rebellion.

Xu You, who really felt that the event was ominous, found Xun Yu who was in Yanzhou like a house on fire, but facing Xu You's accusation, Xun Yu just spread his hands in embarrassment and said: "Before the lord went to Xuzhou, he did not explain this matter. .Yu is only a long history in the general's mansion, how dare you presume to do it for me? How about asking Mr. Xu to wait until the lord returns from the western expedition to Xuzhou, and then discuss it?"

How are you a big aunt!

At this time, why didn't Xu You know that he was being put together by Cao Cao?But he couldn't wait helplessly in Puyang, after all, who could say for sure about the military conquest?It would be two or three months sooner, or one or two years at most, if he really wanted to wait here, he would really be a big laughing stock.

Hence, the poor Xu You could only return to Yecheng empty-handed, and bowed down in the mansion of the General Chariot in fear, waiting for Yuan Shao's verdict.

"That is to say, Cao Mengde never planned to reward us from the beginning?" Yuan Shao finally spoke.His voice was deep and deep, with a condescending majesty.

"The minister acted improperly, and it is hard to escape the blame. I would like to die to thank the three armies."

Xu You replied, pressing his forehead to the cold floor.If this matter has not lost Yuan Shao's face, then Xu You really doesn't know how to characterize this matter.The worst thing is that Cao Cao used such despicable means to play himself like a monkey!
"It's not necessary to commit suicide, but it's just Ziyuan. Usually you have no plans, so why didn't you see through Cao Mengde's plan this time?" Yuan Shao's voice was a little puzzled.From the perspective of the whole world situation, Cao Cao's power is far from being able to escape from his protection and survive independently.He couldn't figure out why Cao Cao had the guts to humiliate himself like this.

"I have been serving the general for a long time, and I have been in virtue for a long time. I really didn't expect Cao thief to be so shameless and despicable. He even colluded with Xun Wenruo and teased me like this. The minister judged the virtuous by being virtuous, so it was a misjudgment."

Xu You found a reason and secretly flattered Yuan Shao.Yuan Shao looked a little better, but the other courtiers slandered for a while. This man still doesn't forget to compliment him even now.In fact, Xu You was secretly complaining in his heart, and he didn't want to use this kind of excuse, but otherwise, he had to take all this mistake on himself.

He deliberately mentioned Xun Yu in these words, and he really wanted to spread the blame on Xun Chen, but in fact he also knew that this was basically impossible.

First of all, Xun Chen didn't take the initiative to invite Ying to enter Yanzhou, but Yuan Shao sent him there deliberately in order to supervise Xu You.Secondly, after all, Xun Chen had the merit of persuading Han Fu back then, and Yuan Shao still feels deeply about this matter.

In the end, Xun Chen belonged to the faction of Guo Tu and the Xin brothers and other Yingchuan people, as well as the army leader and Linzi native Chunyu Qiong.

In Yuan Shaojun's system, the forces of the Jizhou faction are all in the army, the leaders are Tian Feng and Jushou, and the three generals Yan Liang, Wen Chou, and Gao Lan are firmly in control of the army; politically, it is the Nanyang faction's judge , Feng Ji, and Xu You and others are in charge of the shogunate.The rest of Guo Tu, the Xin brothers, and Chun Yuqiong were basically marginalized. No matter how dull Yuan Shao was, he would not suppress this already declining faction.

Sure enough, there was no need for Xun Chen to defend himself, Yuan Shao took the initiative to say, "Ziyuan, a man should have a reputation for self-knowledge. This mission was recommended by you. If you are no more than a deputy, what is your fault?"

Until this time, Xun Chen still didn't say a word, with a calm face, he seemed to be thinking about a very perplexing question.It wasn't until Yuan Shao called him for the second time that he woke up from his contemplation and said, "As a deputy envoy, it's also true that I didn't remind the chief envoy."

"Well, You Ruoguo has the style of a gentleman." Yuan Shao said with a faint smile.Everyone knew at this time that Xun Chen had nothing to do with this matter.

But what was he thinking about just now?Why are the masters in a trance when they are right?
Nobody knows.

In fact, what Xun Chen had been thinking about was just one sentence.

That sentence was told by Xun Yu himself. The original words were concise and to the point, but they hit Xun Chen's heart directly: "The Yuan family is not a place to live for a long time. The emperor of the Han Dynasty is expected to rejuvenate. Why don't my brother abandon the dark and turn to the bright?"

(End of this chapter)