Yuan Shang returned to his residence with a tired look on his face. These days were simply too painful for a pampered young man like him.

But Yuan Shang has a tenacity and an unyielding spirit. Judging from the performance of Yuan Tan and Yuan Xi, Yuan Shao's son is not bad. If they had united before, Liu Yu would have achieved the results he has now.

, you may have to pay a high price, and perhaps failure is not certain.

Yuan Shang refused to admit defeat, but the reality was cruel, constantly eroding Yuan Shang's confidence.

Yuan Shang asked his servants to boil a large bucket of water and took a nice bath to relieve the pressure on his body.

Just after Yuan Shang took a bath, Qu Yi came to find him. Yuan Shang still believed in Qu Yi. Judging from Qu Yi's actions in ambushing Zhao Yun and Lu Bu, Qu Yi was very loyal to the Yuan family.

Yuan Shang summoned Qu Yi, who sat proudly in front of him without saying a word.

Yuan Shang was secretly angry. Qu Yi's character was always so bad. He became arrogant after helping Yuan Shao capture Jizhou and defeat Gongsun Zan. Sometimes he even ignored Yuan Shao, so he was ignored by Yuan Shao and did not have many missions.

give him.

But Yuan Shang was now employed, so he tolerated any unhappiness he had and asked with a smile: "General Qu Yi, why do you have time to come to me?"

"Lord, I have discovered a huge problem recently. That is that our army is now weak and unable to stop Liu Yu's invasion." Although Qu Yi claimed to be the lord, his attitude was very arrogant and he did not put Yuan Shang on his side.

In eyes.

Hearing this, Yuan Shang said with a wry smile: "What the general said is true. If the Yuan family has fallen to this point, someone will definitely add insult to injury. I need the help of people like the general to defeat Liu Yu and regain my father's inheritance!"

"

"My lord, with just this force, we can't even recapture our foundation. We can barely protect ourselves. Why do you still say such overestimated words, my lord?" Qu Yi said sarcastically.

Yuan Shang was angry. Qu Yi lost his identity by speaking like this and said: "General, please pay attention to your identity!"

The smile on Qu Yi's face disappeared, his eyes were fixed on Yuan Shang, and then he smiled slightly and said: "My lord, it was the last one who just did it. In fact, the last one has thought of a way to solve this problem!"

"Oh, what can I do?" Yuan Shang was a little surprised.

The old god Qu Yi said on the ground: "My lord, our army is now isolated and surrounded by Liu Yu. The other princes are not reliable at all, especially Cao Cao, a former ally. Now they are letting Liu Yu attack our army and sit back and watch.

Reason. Since people in the Central Plains are unreliable, why don’t we seek help from people outside the customs?”

"Foreigners? We are Han people, how could we do such a thing!" Yuan Shang was shocked. Colluding with foreigners would be a self-destructive thing, and he disagreed.

Qu Yi didn't think so and said: "My lord, some things need to be looked at from two sides. In the past, the general would never have made such a suggestion. But now our army only has a small place like Nanpi left.

Master, do you really think that you can rely on this place to stand up? Master, if you are defeated and die, there will be no distinction between foreigners and Han people at all, they will all be dead!"

"But those are foreigners!" Yuan Shang insisted on his opinion, but his tone was not so firm.

Qu Yi could tell at a glance that Yuan Shang was relaxed and continued: "My lord, whether they are the Xianbei people, the Huns or the Wuhuan people, they are all envious of my colorful world in the Central Plains. As long as the conditions are right, they will definitely be tempted. Finally, the general

I heard that Liu Yu has done a lot of cruel things to foreign tribes over the years. If these foreign tribes unite to deal with Liu Yu, then Liu Yu will definitely be in trouble, and then our army can take advantage of the chaos. And the lord does not need to worry about it.

Being reviled by the world, as long as it is done secretly, who will know that our army is collaborating with foreign tribes. Could it be that Liu Yu offended the foreign tribes too deeply, causing the foreign tribes to rise up and attack?"

In fact, Yuan Shang somewhat approved of Qu Yi's idea, but he was very worried that if he did this and others found out about it, he would have no room to gain a foothold in the Central Plains. But Qu Yi was right, if he died,

No one really cares whether you are Han or foreign.

Considering his own wealth and life, Yuan Shang approved of Qu Yi and said: "It may be difficult to realize this matter. They all have a big appetite, and they are afraid that it will be difficult to deal with the consequences in the future."

There was not a single word in Yuan Shang's words that he agreed with Qu Yi's suggestion, but the meaning was obvious. Qu Yi was a smart man, and of course he understood Yuan Shang's concerns.

Qu Yi said confidently: "Lord, the general has already made a comprehensive plan for this matter."

"Since General Qu has the manuscript, I will leave it to you to do it. But we must not make any trouble!" After thinking about it for a while, Yuan Shang felt that it was better to leave the power to Qu Yi. If something unexpected happens,

, he can pretend not to know and blame everything on Qu Yi.

Yuan Shang's abacus was very good, but Qu Yi was not an energy-saving lamp. He raised his hands and said with a smile: "I also ask my lord to write a letter of appointment stating this matter. I am worried that some people will not accept it in the future."

Seeing the smile on Qu Yi's face, Yuan Shang felt that he was really a master of his own craft. A person like Qu Yi who survived in troubled times had already seen through his little thoughts.

As a last resort, Yuan Shang wrote a letter of appointment.

Qu Yi looked at the appointment letter and found that there were no problems. He smiled and said: "Don't worry, my lord, I will definitely bring you good news. I will not disturb my lord's rest."

Qu Yi smiled and left Yuan Shang's residence.

Yuan Shang looked at Qu Yi's back and really wanted to kill this arrogant person, but Qu Yi was right, he really needed help from foreigners now.

After Qu Yi left Yuan Shang, he had a sneer on his face and wanted to plot against him. Yuan Shang was a little naive.

Qu Yi began to make arrangements according to his inner plan, and sent envoys to the Xiongnu, Xianbei, and Wuhuan in the south. As long as they were willing to send troops, Qu Yi took it upon himself to promise to divide Youzhou and Bingzhou equally among them. Qu Yi felt that there was such a big opportunity

Temptation, the barbarians will definitely be tempted.

The three foreigners saw the envoy sent by Qu Yi and were very moved by the promise he made.

They were really fascinated by the colorful world of the Han people in the south. However, the Han people in the south were not easy to deal with. A few years ago, a guy named Liu Yu appeared, and his methods were extremely cruel, even more ruthless than the barbarians.

No Hu people are willing to go south to seek death, but if the Han people come looking for them, that's a different story.

Many Hu people showed excitement when they heard that they were going south to the Han border.
Chapter completed!