Chapter 609

Xu You thought to himself.

Upon hearing Yuan Shao's words, Guo Tu immediately cupped his hands and said, "My lord! I believe the background of Jia Wu in Bingzhou is not simple! It is highly likely that he has ties to Su Xuan."

"Hmm?"

Yuan Shao immediately set aside his spectator's mindset, sat up straight, and frowned slightly, saying, "Is this true? Does that Jia Wu really have ties to Su Xuan? Could he be one of Su Xuan's men?"

"Uh... that should not be the case!"

Guo Tu was slightly taken aback, then shook his head hurriedly, "However, this person must have Su Xuan's support behind him!"

"Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to grow and expand so quickly!"

"Over the past half year, Su Xuan has engaged in many transactions with him;"

"The weapons, armor... and other military supplies in Jia Wu's hands are mostly purchased from Su Xuan's side!"

"The prices are likely very cheap as well!"

"Although I feel he is not one of Su Xuan's men, Su Xuan's actions certainly carry the suspicion of supporting Jia Wu."

Yuan Shao knitted his brows: "What is this Su Xuan trying to do?"

At this moment, before Guo Tu could continue, Ju Shou could not help but step forward to interject: "My lord! I have also heard of the trade between Su Xuan and Jia Wu! It is indeed true!"

"As for the King of Qian's purpose? I fear it is truly as Guo Tu said—it is aimed at us!"

"As everyone knows, Su Xuan wishes to implement his New Policies, but he lacks the necessary talent and is currently in a dormant phase. He is currently opening academies and schools of all levels in Southern Jingzhou on a massive scale to cultivate a large number of talents for his New Policies;"

"But this will take at least several years to yield results!"

"And this greatly limits Su Xuan's ability to expand externally!"

"Yet at this time, other warlords, including you, my lord, are all expanding frantically, and your strength is constantly increasing!"

"Especially you, my lord, who hails from the Yuan clan, which has held the Three Excellencies for four generations; you have numerous supporters and a deep foundation;"

"Su Xuan has likely long viewed you, my lord, as his greatest enemy in the future struggle for the world!"

"In a situation where he cannot expand externally himself, supporting other forces to challenge you and dragging down your development and expansion is likely exactly what he wants."

"As long as he can restrict your development for four or five years, Su Xuan will likely be able to cultivate a large batch of New Policy talents;"

"By then, he can naturally expand on a massive scale! And he won't have to worry about you being too strong by that time."

"One can see how sinister his intentions are!"

"Therefore, my lord, we must take countermeasures!"

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