The Supreme Call of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 249 Lobbying Liu Xiao
Yi Ji shook his head and said: "My lord, although what Yidu said is not unreasonable, but I think something is wrong, the current Liu Xiao is too powerful, we must not make enemies with him anymore, otherwise, Jiang Xia will not only be unable to take it back, Maybe it will lure wolves into the house, causing Liu Xiao's army to attack Jingzhou from Jiangxia; didn't Liu Xiao threaten to ask you to talk to him? Then we will talk to him, as long as Liu Xiao is willing to let Jiang Xia out, even if we agree to them Certain conditions are also worthwhile, once we go to war, we may not be able to win against Zhou Yu and Zhao Yun..."

Liu Biao's heart trembled slightly. What Yiji said was right. If he really forcibly attacked Jiangxia, what chance would Jingzhou have of winning?

Although Zhou Yu and Zhao Yun have less than 3 soldiers, Zhou Yu is a famous scholar in the south of the Yangtze River, and his name is everywhere; A series of generals for Liu Xiao, plus Jiangxia as an important military town, the city is tall and strong, and the grain and grass accumulated in the city are no less than [-] shi. The grain and grass in the city have been kept for more than half a year, or even a year!

Now that Cai Mao and Huang Zu were killed in battle, Liu Biao felt that he had no one in his hands. How easy is it to take back Jiangxia County?
Of course, if, as Yi Ji said, he shakes hands with Liu Xiao and wants to return to Jiangxia County through peace talks, that would definitely be a good thing. However, those who want to have Jiangxia County back, How can it be so easy? Liu Xiao is not a fool. Jiangxia County is the strategic center of Jingzhou, guarding the Yangtze River, and is the gateway to Jingzhou from the west. No one would hand over such an important military town to others...

"Boji, it's just that Jiangxia County is important as it is the gateway between Jingzhou and Jiangdong. How can Liu Xiao be willing to return Jiangxia County to Jingzhou?"

The more dissatisfied he said.

Yi Ji said in a deep voice: "My lord, Yidu, in fact, Liu Bei is the one who has enemies with Liu Xuanqian; it's not you, the former Liu Xiao wrote a letter, and once accused the lord of being brothers of the Han family, why are we fighting each other? I hope we can withdraw our troops and return." In Jingzhou, there is not much vehemence in the words. If the lord is writing a book and ordering a man of eloquence to go to Xuzhou and meet Liu Xiao to discuss his interests, Liu Xiao will give up Jiang Xia. How will he know? Moreover, we should be courteous first and then soldiers, even if we go to war, we will not suffer from courtesy!"

Liu Biao nodded slightly, and said in a deep voice, "I don't know who can go to Xuzhou and persuade Liu Xiaoxiao on my behalf to turn hostility into friendship?"

Yi Ji said with emotion: "My lord, when I was young, I had a good relationship with Chen Deng, the Xuzhou Biejia, and he was very close to him. Now, as a prominent family in Xuzhou, Chen Deng has won the trust of Liu Xiao, and has been appointed as the Xuzhou Biejia. I would like to go to Xuzhou in person. , carry a lot of money, and persuade Liu Xiao, as long as Liu Xiao nods, in the future we will not only turn hostility into friendship, but also forge strong support. If Cao Cao wants to invade Nanyang and other northern counties in the future, we can gather troops and join forces with Liu Xiao to attack Cao Cao .”

Liu Biao was overjoyed, and immediately wrote a letter, prepared generous gifts, and ordered Yiji to go to Xuzhou in the near future.

Yue Yue's face was a little ugly, and he said: "My lord, it's not a bad idea for Boji to go to Xuzhou for a try, but we have to be prepared to attack Jiangxia County by force; The nature is too low; once we fail, we can only attack Jiangxia County by force, Jiangxia County is our portal, and we absolutely cannot allow others to occupy it!"

Liu Biao nodded and said, "Huang Zu is dead. Now my subordinates who can recruit good fighters are none other than Liu Pan and Wenpin. Now Liu Bei has sent back 3 troops, and Liu Pan's Changsha soldiers have gathered around Jiangxia. There are already more than [-] troops, and Liu Bei once wrote a book with me, and he is willing to order Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to lead the army to help, and besiege Jiangxia, and besiege Jiangxia in three directions, and it may not be impossible to take Jiangxia!"

Yiji took Liu Biao's handwritten letter and generous gifts, and under the protection of twenty cavalrymen, he left Jingzhou and headed straight for Xuzhou. When he arrived in Xuzhou, Liu Xiao had just led the army back Xuzhou.

Yi Ji did not seek to meet Liu Xiao first, but first visited his good friend Chen Deng. Chen Deng and Mi Zhu are both prominent families in Xuzhou, who lived in Xuzhou for generations and had great influence in the local area.

After listening to Yi Ji's words, Chen Deng looked a little unhappy and said in deep thought: "Brother Boji, this matter is difficult to handle. Although General Xuanqian has a broad mind, when Jiangxia County is involved, I'm afraid the general will not agree. "Of course, it's not impossible for Liu Jingsheng to turn conflicts into friendship. I'm happy to see it happen, and General Xuanqian also welcomes it, but I'm afraid it's impossible to return to Jiangxia..."

"Brother Yuanlong, I ask you to deal with this matter more..."

Yi Ji bowed again and again, begging Chen Deng for help. ,

Chen Deng said helplessly: "Forget it, for the sake of my brother, I will try my best, whether I succeed or not, brother Boji is not to blame!"

Chen Deng let Yiji rest for one night, and brought Yiji to the governor's mansion the next day to meet Liu Xiao.

"Is Yiji ordered to come to see you?"

Liu Xiao was a little surprised, and then his face became calm, and he said calmly: "Yuanlong, then invite Mr. Boji to come in!"

Chen Deng quickly invited Yi Ji in and introduced him to Liu Xiao.

Liu Xiao asked lightly: "Mr. Boji, I don't know why you came to Xuzhou this time?"

Yi Ji quickly replied: "General Xuanqian, this time, a certain person came here on the order of Liu Jingsheng to meet the general. The former Liu Bei's invasion of Jiangdong caused a lot of estrangement between our two families. It is really Liu Jingsheng who listened to the little brother." People's slanders and Liu Bei's deception led me to help Liu Bei invade Jiangdong. Now I regret it, but it's a little late. However, it's not too late to make up for it. My master ordered me to bring a handwritten letter and Bo Zhou met with the general, hoping to clear up the misunderstanding, and turn the hostility into friendship, and form an alliance forever and not invade each other!"

Liu Xiao glanced at Yi Ji with a smile but not a smile, and replied: "How about we turn the war into friendship and form an alliance forever? It's just that these words make people feel confused. I have a big battle with Liu Bei. If it weren't for Liu Jingsheng's support, Liu Bei would have already He has become a dead soul under my gun. Although Liu Bei and I have stopped fighting now, there are still a large number of Jingzhou troops in the six counties of Jiangdong. How can I believe Liu Jingsheng's sincerity? Also, Cao Cao's sudden attack on Yuzhou has someone behind it. Liu Jingsheng’s figure, right?”

Yiji's face turned red and he quickly replied: "General Xuanqian, Liu Bei and Liu Jingsheng are both Han clan clan members and are brothers. Liu Bei asked for help. Wouldn't it be unkind and unjust if Liu Jingsheng just sat back and ignored it? As for the Jingzhou Army in Jiangdong now. , General, but please rest assured, my lord is already recalling all the troops, and within half a year, all the Jingzhou troops in Jiangdong will withdraw to Jingzhou and will no longer interfere in the dispute between the general and Liu Bei!"

(End of this chapter)