Chapter One Hundred and Seventy-Five The Pleading of the Mi Family
As he was talking, footsteps sounded, and a man with a sallow complexion entered under the guidance of pro-military soldiers.
The one who came, I think it was Mi Fang.
Mi Fang walked into the hall cautiously, raised her head and glanced, then bowed to the superior Yan Liang, "Xuzhou Mi Fang has met General Yan You."
Yan Liang's eagle eyes swept away like a blade. When Mi Fang raised her head, she met Yan Liang's gaze. She was so frightened that her heart froze and she quickly lowered her head, not daring to look directly at him.
At first glance, this man's aura of wretchedness is quite consistent with his actions in history.
Yan Liang waved his hand and said coldly: "Aren't you Liu Xuande's brother-in-law? What's the purpose of traveling thousands of miles to Jingzhou?"
He deliberately used the word "intentionally", and when Mi Fang heard it, she suddenly became panicked.
Uncle Liu Huang's brother-in-law said hurriedly: "I have come here to pay my respects to General Yan You on the orders of my lord."
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Yan Liang slapped the case fiercely, his anger suddenly appeared, and Mi Fang was so frightened that she trembled all over.
"I have no enmity with Liu Bei. When I was in Xinye before, he bullied me into being weak and attacked openly. I have such old enemies in my heart. Liu Bei actually has the nerve to do so.
Come here, come here, take this guy out to me, cut him into pieces, and cut him into pieces."
Amidst the angry shouts, the pro-army troops on the left and right rushed forward fiercely and were about to drag Mi Fang away on the spot.
Mi Fang was immediately frightened and at a loss. He had never expected that Yan Liang would be so vindictive. He was an envoy after all. He didn't even let him finish two sentences before he wanted to kill him.
In panic, Mi Fang shouted anxiously: "The two armies are fighting and the envoy has not been killed yet. My lord has no conflict with the general at present. How can the general kill me?"
Xu You was startled when he saw Yan Liang's sudden murderous intention, and quickly gave Yan Liang a secret wink.
Yan Liang turned a blind eye and only sneered, "I don't care about any bullshit rules. Since you are a person sent by Liu Bei, you are the one I will kill."
Mi Fang felt depressed now. She didn't expect that the martial artist in front of her was so unreasonable and didn't play by the rules at all.
When he was frightened, the tigers and bears on the left and right had already dragged him out of the hall, and saw that his body and head were missing right in front of him.
At this time, Mi Fang's spirit was completely broken. She couldn't care about anything and shouted: "General, please spare my life. I did not come here on Liu Shijun's order. General, spare my life."
The corner of Yan Liang's mouth twitched, a hint of mocking smile flashed across his face, and he waved his hand, signaling to drag Mi Fang back.
The threat he made just now was just to test his previous guesses. Mi Fang was indeed a person who was afraid of death, and it was only because of this threat that he responded truthfully.
It turns out that Mi Fang's arrival was not under Liu Bei's orders.
Xu You, who was in shock, finally understood Yan Liang's intention, and couldn't help but secretly nodded, admiring Yan Liang's various methods and his proficiency in kindness and power.
When Mi Fang was dragged back, she was covered in cold sweat. She lay on the ground panting heavily. After panting for a long time, she regained her composure and got up shivering.
Yan Liang glared at him and said sternly: "You are not under Liu Bei's orders, but you are here to do anything. Come here quickly and tell the truth. If you lie even half a word, I will kill you and feed you to the dogs."
"I... I was entrusted by my brother to come here to see the general and beg the general to release my sister Mi."
Mi Fang had prepared a lot of foreshadowing words, but now they were all useless, so she opened her mouth and went straight to the topic.
Yan Liang and Xu You looked at each other, and the minister smiled knowingly.
"Since Liu Bei wanted to get his wife back, why didn't he send someone to ask me personally, but it was your Mi family who came secretly? This is a bit confusing to me."
"this……"
Mi Fang was speechless, as if she had something unspeakable to drink.
His hesitation only confirmed Yan Liang's suspicion.
Obviously, Liu Bei had obtained the support of the more powerful Chen family in Xuzhou, and was unwilling to bring back Mi, a troublesome woman, to ruin his marriage honeymoon with the Chen family.
Xu You next to him said: "Actually, even if you don't tell me, my lord knows, it's just that Uncle Liu Huang married a young wife and forgot about the wretched wife, yes or no."
Mi Mang's body trembled, embarrassment appeared on her face, she groaned but didn't know how to respond.
Such an embarrassing situation naturally hit Xu You where it hurts.
Having achieved his goal, Yan Liang's expression gradually softened and he ordered Mi Fang to sit down.
This change in attitude calmed down Mi Fang's panic a lot.
"The affairs of the Mi family are difficult to explain in one word. No matter what, Mi is a member of our Mi family. We, as brothers, do not want her to live in a foreign land. We only hope that General Yan You will be merciful."
Mi Fang's pleading words seemed to be a tactful acknowledgment of Xu You's inference, and the words contained a hint of helplessness.
Yan Liang said coldly: "I am not the kind of hypocrite who talks about kindness all the time. Liu Bei's two wives and concubines were obtained by me through bloody battles. Why should I let them go just because of your compliment?"
Is it easy to take advantage of your position as a general?"
There were no outsiders here. Since Mi Fang wanted what he wanted, Yan Liang did not play tricks with him and bargained straightforwardly.
Mi Fang seemed to have been prepared, and immediately said: "If the general is willing to release my sister, our Mi family is willing to give us a huge fortune as a gift to thank the general for his generosity and kindness."
A businessman is indeed a businessman, and his export is money trading.
When Yan Liang heard this, he suddenly burst into laughter, and his laughter was full of sarcasm.
Mi Fang was confused by Yan Liang's changeable behavior, and Yan Liang laughed until her heart went crazy.
The smile suddenly stopped, Yan Liang casually grabbed a bottle of gold on the table, and threw it in front of Mi Fang with a bang.
He squinted at Mi Fang and said disdainfully: "Do you think Ben will be a down-and-out beggar who needs charity from your Mi family? I'll give you this gold vessel. I'll count your travel expenses back. Go tell Mi Zhu if he needs any money."
As for money, I could give him a big basket of this treasure of money."
Mi Fang was so frightened that her whole body trembled. She lowered her head and glanced at the gold in front of her. As a businessman, he could tell at a glance that this small ornament was extremely valuable. From Yan Liang's tone, it seemed that he was extremely rich and had no interest in it.
money.
Yan Liang was certainly not pretending to be rich. He had previously robbed Xu Du's treasury, and now he had conquered Xiangyang and obtained the assets that Liu Biao had accumulated for many years. Even though he did not have a large territory at the moment, when it came to money, he definitely had arrogant strength.
However, in these troubled times, bartering has gradually become the mainstream. Although there are many gold and silver coins, they are not as affordable as food. If possible, Yan Liang would rather exchange all his gold and silver coins for food and cloth.
Mi Fang was overwhelmed by Yan Liang's generosity. Apart from money and things, the Mi family had nothing else they could exchange with Yan Liang.
Seeing that Mi Fang was embarrassed, Yan Liang secretly winked at Xu You.
Xu You understood and said with a smile: "My lord, please calm down. I don't think General Mi meant this."
"Mr. Xu is right. How dare the Mi family be disrespectful to the general? We just sincerely want to take our sister back. As long as the general can be merciful and exchange whatever the general wants, our Mi family will do our best as long as we can do it."
At this point, what we are waiting for is Mi Fang’s words.
Yan Liang's expression just calmed down, and he pretended to ask for a while, then said: "That's all, for the sake of Mr. Xu, I will give you Mi family a chance. As long as you can persuade Liu Bei to launch an attack on Huainan, I will consider
Let your sister be released."
Yan Liang finally revealed his purpose, which was exactly what Xu You mentioned, the "bone" that was bigger than Jingzhou for Sun Quan.
After the Battle of Guandu, Cao Cao's main force retreated to Guanzhong, a group of Cao Cao's loyal supporters, led by Yangzhou Governor Liu Fu, retreated to the Huainan front lines such as Shouchun and Hefei, still under the banner of Yuan Shao, and echoing Cao Cao in Guanzhong.
After Yuan Shao captured Xudu, he divided his troops to attack the states in the Central Plains, but because Huainan was far away from the Central Plains, he did not take it into consideration for the time being.
Later, Yuan Shao fell ill and was too busy proclaiming himself king, even less interested in using troops. As a result, Cao Cao's power in Huainan was still lingering.
The Huainan area and the Jiangdong area occupied by the Sun family belong to Yangzhou. Although it is useless in Yuan Shao's eyes, it is extremely important to the Sun family.
If Liu Bei sends troops to Huainan from Xuzhou, it will inevitably touch the nerves of the Sun family. At that time, in order to ensure the safety of the heartland of Jiangdong, Sun Quan can only shift the focus of his troops to Huainan. At that time, he will naturally have no time to visit Jingzhou.
Mi Fang was stunned again. With his intelligence, he couldn't figure out why Yan Liang would make such a weird request.
Welcoming the Mi family, Liu Bei sent troops to Huainan. No matter how you look at it, the two are completely incompatible with each other and have no relationship at all.
Seeing that Mi Fang was confused, Xu You said: "Liu Fu, the governor of Yangzhou, has an old grudge with my lord. My lord, he did this just to let Uncle Liu Huang breathe out for my lord. Furthermore, Uncle Liu wanted to expand his territory, but he couldn't do it for a while.
He dare not turn against Yuan Shao. Looking at the world, Huainan is the only place he can expand. He can not only exchange for his sister, but also help Uncle Liu to expand his territory. The best of both worlds, General Mi has nothing to hesitate about."
Xu You knew how to seduce each other with benefits in everything, so when he made up an excuse, he did not forget to settle an account for Liu Bei.
Mi Fang understood a lot now and felt a little moved.
Seeing that he was still hesitant, Yan Liang said displeasedly: "If you don't agree to such a trivial matter, I think your Mi family has no sincerity at all. Let's not talk about this business. Come on, let me kick this guy named Mi out."
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Seeing Yan Liang getting angry, Mi Fang immediately panicked. She didn't dare to hesitate anymore and said hurriedly: "General, please calm down. I'll just promise you, general."
After coaxing and deceiving, Mi Fang finally fell into the pit.
Although the Mi family's status with Liu Bei is not as good as before, its influence cannot be ignored, and attacking Huainan is indeed beneficial to Liu Bei. As long as Mi Zhu is willing to encourage it, I believe it will succeed.
Yan Liang then turned his anger into joy and laughed, "The Mi family is indeed a businessman. They know how to do business. I like people like you. Come on, I'm setting up a banquet tonight. I want to have a good drink with you."
Serve a few drinks.”
Mi Fang smiled and nodded politely.
After a few laughs, Mi Fang boldly said: "The Mi family is deeply grateful for the general's kindness, but I just want to visit my sister first, and I hope the general will agree."
