"Yuan Shao, you are really capable. I have helped you a lot since you started your business. You praised me as your 'think tank' two days ago, and today you exclude me from your rights. Do you think I promise
Isn’t it easy for you to bully someone?”
"Master, shall we go back?" The attendant beside Xu You suddenly interrupted Xu You's thoughts and called out.
"Go, go, where are you going? There is almost no place for me to live here. Humph, go back, what a waste of time..." Xu You cursed at the top of his lungs, startling the cautious attendant.
Shrinking his head, he held the horse's reins and walked straight back to avoid Xu You's fierce eyes.
After his chest rose and fell sharply for a while, Xu You did not continue to scold him. Looking at the war horse beside the frightened attendant, Xu You suddenly thought of something, and his eyes turned to the stable nearby, "Let's take the horse back to the stable, we
Stay there for a while!”
"Ah? Your Majesty wants to go to the stables?" The attendant was extremely surprised. Xu You had never gone to the stables before. Because he couldn't stand the smell there, and for some reason today, he actually took the initiative to go to the stables. Moreover, this stable was not his own.
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"Yes, let's go!" Xu You urged impatiently.
Due to Xu You's terrifying and foul-faced attendant, although he was full of doubts, he quickly led Xu You into a stable behind the tent.
No one with Xu You's status would ever set foot in this stable, which was like a yard. But Xu You seemed to be very happy to come in today. After Xu You entered the stable, he walked around with interest and found what he was looking for.
After that, he turned around and sternly said to the attendant who was not leaving, "Go, go to the door and watch. If Liu Bei comes, notify me in advance!"
"Oh!" the attendant responded obediently, and turned around to leave. But he turned back after taking a few steps.
"What's wrong with you?" Xu You asked in confusion with a very unkind tone.
"Who is Liu Bei?" the attendant asked pitifully.
"Hi……"
What did Xu You think? Regarding the ridiculous question of the attendant, he almost kicked him out. But after thinking about it, it was no wonder. The status of an attendant was really low. Liu Bei was not a famous figure in Yuan's army. The attendant
He didn't know what was normal. So he said angrily, "If you see a person who looks like a big horse monkey, that's it!" and sent the attendant away.
Although this attendant was full of doubts, how could a person look like a giant monkey? But he still carried out the tasks assigned to him by Xu You meticulously, but he did not dare to go far, and just squatted far outside the stable yard.
He couldn't help but stretch his head and watch.
Soon he understood what a "big horse monkey" person was!
When Liu Bei hurried into the stable from outside, he almost knocked over the attendant who was guarding here. The attendant saw a real big horse monkey coming in, and was about to report to Xu You: "My lord, my lord, here we come."
,Come……"
"Who are you?"
Before the attendant could inform Xu You, Liu Bei had already noticed something. He touched the badger knife beside him and looked nervously at the attendant in front of him.
"Uncle, don't be afraid, uncle, this is my attendant..." Xu You ran out just as Liu Bei was about to draw his sword.
"Oh, Military Master Xu!"
Although Liu Bei was surprised to see Xu You here, he seemed to be very busy and had no time to talk to him. He said hello quickly and immediately strode into the stable. He seemed ready to lead him out.
Yes, Luma is leaving.
Seeing that Xu You finally met the person he was waiting for, he breathed a sigh of relief. Just when he was paying attention to whether Liu Bei's face looked good, Liu Bei was anxious to leave, causing Xu You to jump up and down to follow Liu Bei.
And greeted: "Uncle Liu Huang, go slowly, go slowly..."
In just a short moment, Xu You was sure that he saw that Liu Bei's face was not very good. But what made Xu You uncertain was that although Liu Bei's face was not good-looking, he walked with a sullen face. To be precise, it was dark.
He had a face, and what made Xu You even more suspicious was that the dark face was not full of anger, but rather a bit embarrassed and aggrieved, as if he had suffered some kind of insult, but also a bit relieved.
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Xu You couldn't tell the expression on Liu Bei's face at the moment, but because Liu Bei was in a hurry to leave, he didn't have extra time to analyze, so he could only greet Liu Bei first.
"What's the matter with Master Xu?" His opening remarks were almost the same as Jushou's, which made Xu You feel very unsure.
"Uncle, has the emperor finished discussing the matter of sending troops to Xudu?" Xu You was never a person who gave up easily.
"Oh, the discussion is over! There is no discussion without the presence of military advisors. It's just that I listened and accepted Duke Yuan's orders. Alas..."
Liu Bei's lament gave Xu You hope. He even had the illusion that Liu Bei was hinting at him in return.
"Hey, my military advisor is almost at the end... If the emperor doesn't mind that Ziyuan is too troublesome, he would like to ask how many troops Mr. Yuan plans to divide and let the emperor lead him to attack Xudu?" Xu You said shamelessly.
asked.
"Hmph! Three thousand!"
"Three thousand? Beat Xudu?..."
Amid Xu You's surprise, Liu Bei nodded in affirmation, his face even gloomier than before. After sighing again, he handed over to Xu You again and turned around to leave.
This time Xu You didn't stop him. He was in despair and contemplation. From the strength Liu Bei received, it was not difficult for Xu You to see that Liu Bei was just like him, a type of person who was not favored by Yuan Shao. He was even more powerful than him.
It might as well be someone who was clearly abandoned by Yuan Shao.
Three thousand soldiers and horses went to Xudu. Either Liu Bei was sent to die, or Yuan Shao overestimated the combat effectiveness of Liu Bei and these three thousand soldiers.
"Definitely..."
The sound of horse hooves, which did not appear to be urgent, woke up Xu You who was deep in thought. Xu You looked up and saw that Liu Bei was not in a hurry to leave at this time, but got on his horse. He walked to Xu You's side in a few steps and stopped.
After getting down, he seemed to be still waiting for Xu You to say something else.
"Uncle Huang... today Ziyuan is hosting, let me buy you a drink!" Everyone who knows Xu You knows that Xu You rarely invites people to drink. But today he has been generous twice and invited two people to drink. But this
Neither of them seemed to appreciate his affection.
"No need, my military affairs are urgent and I have to leave immediately! Alas..." Liu Bei seemed to be very disappointed with Xu You's final performance. After sighing at the end, he was ready to leave.
"Uncle...what are your plans for the future?"
Xu You's last question made Liu Bei's eyes light up. Liu Bei was definitely not a good source. After seeing Xu You appearing here, and then feeling that Xu You was waiting for him here specially, he guessed something about Xu You.
Purpose. So he wanted to fuel Yuan Shao's anger before leaving and do some dirty work of digging into the walls.
"Yuan Shao, you are unkind, don't blame me for being unjust!" This was what Liu Bei had in mind when he deliberately stopped. Liu Bei was not prepared to be merciful to Xu You who had ulterior motives.
"There is no place in the world where there is no place..."
The profound answer and the straightforward intention to defect shocked Xu You. When he raised his head and met Xu You's gaze again, he didn't dare to face it.
Liu Bei's answer was a bit explicit. He almost told Xu You explicitly that he was going to rebel against Yuan Shao and leave him?
Facing Liu Bei's scorching eyes, Xu You was at a loss and didn't know where to put his hands. He was ruthless and Yuan Shao didn't value him, he was ruthless in judging the match, Guo Tu and other villains targeted him, but he defected to Yuan Shao, Xu You was still
I have never thought of it, nor have I dared to think about it.
But was Liu Bei hinting that he wanted to leave with him? Thinking of this, Xu You seemed a little at a loss. Soon he took out something from his body to hide his inner panic.
"I don't have much money when I go out today. It's just a small thing. I should send you off to the emperor to make some money on the road!"
While Xu You refused Liu Bei's offer to defect to Yuan Shao, he took out the only two thousand coins he had with him and stuffed them into Liu Bei's hands on Luma's back, expressing his farewell gift to Liu Bei.
"Haha, hahaha... OK, thank you so much, military advisor!" Liu Bei did not say any more touching words because of Xu You's kindness. Instead, he laughed miserably, expressing the bitterness and sadness in his heart, and finally said to
Xu You, who was riding under his mount, said: "Xuande will always remember the love of military advisors in his heart. But after Liu Bei leaves, military advisors will have to worry more about themselves..."
"What do you mean? Isn't it obvious that there is something behind the words?"
Xu You grabbed the reins of Liu Bei's horse and said in panic: "Uncle, please speak frankly...Uncle, you can't watch Xu You suffer unreasonable disasters..."
At the end of Xu You's speech, he knelt down in front of Liu Bei and begged Liu Bei to stay and give him some advice. Xu You seemed to have read some information about his own interests from Liu Bei's hints.
Liu Bei seemed to be deeply moved by Xu You's gift. He got off his horse and helped the crying Xu You. After a few words of comfort, he looked around and dragged him a few steps deeper into the darkness.
, Cai Yuan said earnestly: "Brother Ziyuan is dissatisfied, I just overheard Master Shen and Master Guo's report on the things your uncle (son's father-in-law, called uncle in ancient times) committed in Neihuang County in the big tent...
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"What did they say?" When Xu You heard that it was confirmed that he had guessed that it was these two villains who stabbed him in the back, he couldn't help but look very excited and his eyes became lunar.
"Youzhi (the current township head)" in Neihuang County is indeed his son's father-in-law. It should be said that this official position is very small, and it is the smallest official position. But it is such a small place.
A small official, relying on his relationship with Xu You's family, taking advantage of his position, and the influence of Xu You as a high-ranking official around Yuan Shao, he embezzled taxes, accepted bribes indiscriminately, and committed evil acts. The dirty money could be detected by the judges and others.
There are indeed a lot of crimes and violations of the law. Moreover, a large part of the money went into Xu You's pocket through Xu You's son, and many corruption crimes were also committed through Xu You's son.