Chapter 546

Although, even without sending an envoy, judging from Su Xuan's current arrangements and movements, he is highly unlikely to take action against them or Yuzhou.

But it is better to be safe than sorry.

Wouldn't it be great if they could directly confirm through negotiations that Su Xuan would not take action against them?

This way, they would not need to station troops to guard the west and south.

It is simply killing multiple birds with one stone.

"Oh?"

Yuan Shu was not always stupid; his mind was quite sharp at this moment, and he took Yan Xiang's words to heart. His eyes lit up as he said: "What you say makes a lot of sense, Yan Xiang!"

"However, are you sure Su Xuan really won't go to war with us?"

Yan Xiang affirmed: "I am ninety percent sure he won't!"

"Because he wants to implement the New Policy, and currently lacks sufficient talent;"

"After taking Jingzhou, he needs at least 1-2 years of stable development to cultivate enough talent to continue large-scale expansion;"

"At this time, taking Lujiang and Jiujiang, these two key locations, is already his limit!"

"Any more, and he won't have enough people to govern the regions and help him implement the New Policy in the occupied territories;"

"Judging from Su Xuan's past behavior, this person is not in a rush for blind expansion; he has his own plans and rhythm. Otherwise, when he was in Nanyang, he could not have let you, my Lord, and our 100,000-strong army leave."

Isn't that just aiding the enemy?

"Correct!"

Yuan Shu clapped his hands upon hearing this: "Then let's send someone to Jingzhou to persuade Su Xuan!"

"Yan Xiang, who do you think is the most suitable to send?"

Seeing Yuan Shu looking at him expectantly, Yan Xiang immediately bowed and said: "I believe Lord Yang Hong is sufficient."

He would have liked to go himself, as that would be the safest.

But with Cao Cao and Tao Qian potentially invading at any time, he had to stay by Yuan Shu's side to prevent Yuan Shu from making any foolish decisions in a moment of panic.

"Eh?"

Yang Hong looked at Yan Xiang with some astonishment and surprise.

Clearly, he did not expect that Yan Xiang, who had always looked down on him, would actually recommend him this time.

"Could there be some conspiracy in this...?"

"Will this trip be dangerous?"

Yang Hong's suspicions were aroused, and his mind raced to judge the situation.

But he ultimately concluded that this diplomatic mission did not seem to have any real danger.

Su Xuan was still quite respectful of rules and did not seem to have done anything particularly outrageous; at the very least, he had never beheaded an envoy.