Chapter 713

At this moment, Xu You walked in, happened to see Yuan Shao's dark expression, and immediately stepped forward and bowed slightly: "Who has angered you, my Lord?"

Yuan Shao glanced at Xu You upon hearing this and said irritably: "Who else could it be? Liu Bei! Here... take a look at this and you will understand!"

As he spoke, Yuan Shao handed the letter in his hand to Xu You.

Xu You hurriedly took the letter and read it quickly.

When he saw the smudged traces on the letter, his eyebrows twitched slightly, and he thought: "Very well, Cao Mengde! You are indeed insidious and cunning! If this letter is handed to Liu Bei later, and Yuan Shao questions Liu Bei, there will be a show to watch!"

"At that time, a rift will inevitably form between Yuan Shao and Liu Bei, and it is even possible they will turn against each other directly!"

"Hmm! I must pour some oil on the fire at that time;"

"Only then will it be worth the favor I earned from Cao Cao! Hehe!"

With such thoughts, Xu You immediately returned the letter to Yuan Shao and said: "My Lord! It seems Liu Bei did not tell you the truth, and furthermore, Especially Guan Yu Yu likely cannot come to your side, my Lord!"

"Of course, for the sake of Liu Bei's life, Especially Guan Yu Yu should not appear in Cao Cao's front-line army in the short term either!"

"This can be considered a tacit understanding between Liu Bei and Especially Guan Yu Yu!"

"But at the same time, this man Liu Bei can no longer be trusted, and he might betray you at any time and flee your command, my Lord!"

"You must be on guard against this, my Lord!"

Applying eye drops and sowing discord—Xu You was a professional.

"Hmm!"

Yuan Shao frowned and nodded upon hearing this: "Indeed! According to you, Ziyuan, how should I deal with this Liu Bei?"

"Kill him? Or lock him up first? Or just expel him directly?"

If this letter hadn't accidentally fallen into his hands first, he might have really been fooled by Liu Bei.

"Hmm..."

Xu You suggested immediately: "For the sake of your reputation, my Lord, why not summon Liu Bei for a confrontation first, confirm his crimes, and then kill him to boost the army's morale? What do you think, my Lord?"

He understood Yuan Shao; saying "kill him" directly would definitely not work.

Yuan Shao would likely not agree.

Moreover, just now, Guo Tu had walked in, so he could not reveal his purpose directly.

He even prepared to use Guo Tu's hand to urge Yuan Shao to kill Liu Bei.

After all, Guo Tu loved to sing the opposite tune to him the most; if he thought Liu Bei shouldn't be killed directly, Guo Tu would definitely oppose it strongly.

Doing this actually had a great benefit, which was that he wouldn't be hated by Especially Guan Yu Yu and Zhang Fei.

Xu You had prepared a way out; if Yuan Shao was defeated, or if his own affairs were exposed and Yuan Shao wanted to kill him, he would go to defect to Cao Cao.

Especially Guan Yu Yu was with Cao Cao, so naturally, it was not good to offend a peerless fierce general with top-tier martial power like Especially Guan Yu Yu.

Otherwise, if the person ignored everything and took action to avenge Liu Bei, Xu You did not think his neck would be harder than Especially Guan Yu Yu's blade.

Sure enough, Guo Tu, who had just walked in, heard Xu You's words and subconsciously retorted: "My Lord, your subordinate believes that Xu You's words are completely wrong;"

"Hmm?"

Yuan Shao raised his eyebrows and looked at Guo Tu: "What do you mean by that?"

Guo Tu was not in a hurry and bowed, thinking: "Fortunately, I overheard the general process of the matter outside the tent just now, otherwise I really wouldn't know how to answer!"

Thinking this, Guo Tu said: "My Lord! Your subordinate believes that no matter how you confront Liu Bei, for the sake of survival, Liu Bei will never admit it and will definitely try to defend himself, fight for his life, and stall for time!"

"If Liu Bei runs away, you will become his mortal enemy, my Lord!"

"Given Especially Guan Yu Yu's status and position on Cao Cao's side, Liu Bei might abandon his previous grudges and run to defect to Cao Cao, and might even take Zhang Fei with him;"

"At that time, you will have several more great enemies out of thin air, so I ask you to think twice, my Lord!"

Yuan Shao nodded subconsciously upon hearing this: "What you say also makes a lot of sense, Gongze! What do you think, Xu You?"

"This..."

Xu You showed a hint of hesitation on purpose: "My Lord! This matter ultimately requires you to make the decision yourself, so I will not interfere!"

As he spoke, Xu You bowed to Yuan Shao and took his leave.........

Yuan Shao did not try to keep Xu You, but looked at Guo Tu and said: "Since you believe we should strike first, Gongze, then you execute it!"

"I only have one requirement: don't let Liu Bei run away, kill him directly!"

"As for that Zhang Fei, send someone to Zhuo Commandery to secretly capture and kill him! We absolutely cannot leave any future trouble, understand?"

That's right, Zhang Fei was not on the front-line battlefield at this time, but had returned to his hometown in Zhuo Commandery.

Because Zhang Fei's father was critically ill, Zhang Fei had to return to fulfill his filial duties.

"Understood!"

Guo Tu immediately bowed and accepted the order, then left.

All of this fell into the eyes of the secret guards in Yuan Shao's army through spirit beasts.

The secret guards felt this information was very important and immediately sent a message to Su Xuan via a golden eagle.

Su Xuan, who had already returned to Xiangyang City, received the intelligence after only half a day.

He raised his eyebrows: "Oh? Mengde is plotting to have Yuan Shao kill Liu Bei? That is a good strategy!"

"If Liu Bei really dies, then Zhang Fei and Especially Guan Yu Yu are very likely to fall into my hands;"

"These two have very good talent, and if I provide resources to cultivate them, their future achievements will not be lower than Zilong and the others! They are worth pushing! 2.5"

Originally, he had also considered whether to kill Liu Bei early and then find a way to subdue Especially Guan Yu Yu and Zhang Fei.

These two men did have some flaws in their character, but for him now, it was not impossible to turn them around.

He didn't mind having more great generals.

As for you saying Especially Guan Yu Yu is with Cao Cao now, and if Liu Bei dies, Zhang Fei might also go to Cao Cao's side to defect to Especially Guan Yu Yu?

That is not an issue.

Aren't Cao Cao's great generals ultimately his own?

"Since that is the case, let's give it a push!"

Thinking this, Su Xuan immediately communicated with his own Golden Dragon of Luck, looked across the air at the Guandu battlefield, and easily locked onto the dragon luck above Liu Bei's head.

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