Now, the Cui family is at this crossroads. Will leaning against Liu Bei mean to pass the knife to Yuan Shao, or go to another peak? Even Cui Yan himself can't see clearly. Yuan Shao and Liu Bei are too strong, so strong that he can no longer see it. The original appearance can only be distinguished by intuition and guesswork.
This is actually the feeling of most aristocratic families. Who among Yuan and Liu is strong and who is weak is related to too many things. The only judgment they can rely on is the previous judgment of which aristocratic family has more and which is stronger.
In this era, aristocratic families represent knowledge, money, food, and population. Therefore, most aristocratic families think that Yuan Shao is stronger, but at the level of Cui Yan, he can vaguely grasp some clues and see something wrong!
As for the guy who reaches Xun Yu's level and can tell Xun Chen that a comprehensive defense is the best strategy, I'm afraid he knows everything that needs to be known. Unfortunately, some words cannot be completely convinced by relying on speculation. After all, Xun Yu cannot arrive at the battlefield in person. , otherwise, I am afraid a more accurate judgment will be made.
It's a pity that Cui Yan is not a top figure like Xun Yu, and he cannot convince the elders of his family just by relying on some guesses.
To be precise, Cui Yan's position has been somewhat shaken since the previous mistake in choosing Cao Cao. If it weren't for the fact that the Qinghe Cui family did not have anyone more capable than Cui Yan, I am afraid that Cui Yan's position would not be shaken at all now. To be clear, he may even have to step down.
[Alas, we must not make this mistake a second time. If we make a mistake again, I’m afraid the Qinghe Cui family will no longer exist. 】 Cui Yan looked up to the sky and sighed. His burden now is already very heavy. If he makes any mistakes, I am afraid that the family will suffer more.
"My lord, we have a visitor." A servant said to Cui Yanyi.
"Who is it?" Cui Yan calmed down for a moment to avoid others seeing his thoughts from his expression later.
"The master's clan brother." The servant lowered his head and reported back.
"De Ru?" Cui Yan asked sideways, and then said, "Prepare the banquet and invite him in, and also clean up the banquet in the back courtyard."
Soon Cui Lin, led by his servant, entered Cui Yan's back room and saw Cui Yan in a brocade robe. Cui Lin's clothes were much shabby.
"Brother, do you know why I'm here?" Cui Lin didn't say anything to Cui Yan, and went straight to the topic after sitting down at the table.
"Unknown." Cui Yan could probably guess it, but he denied it without changing his expression. He wonders how Cui Lin can convince himself.
"Brother, please don't bully me," Cui Lin shook his head, "I'm here for Liu Xuande. Qinghe is in such chaos, the Cui family won't get out of the quagmire now. How long will it take?"
"But if I take action now, I jump out of the quagmire only to find that I have fallen into another bigger quagmire, what should I do?" Cui Yan said with a sigh. His younger brother was looked down upon by the Cui family because of his dullness and stupidity, but he was the only one I know that the other person is really wise, but it's a pity that I can't express it.
"Liangdao!" Cui Lin raised a finger and said. Cui Yan suddenly became enlightened, but still a little hesitant.
"If Liu Xuande still can't win like this, then he won't be able to share the title of world hegemon equally with Yuan Shao." Cui Lin said calmly.
"Indeed!" Cui Yan nodded. The Cui family has such an opportunity. Why not give it a try? Even if Liu Xuande is really unlucky and loses to Yuan Shao even though they have created such a big advantage, it can only be said that the Cui family of Qinghe is lucky. As for the Cui family, they have their own Boling lineage. inherit!
With Cui Lin's words, Cui Yan no longer hesitated. He immediately ordered people to invite Xin Pi and Zhu Ling to a banquet, and at the same time sent people to notify Xu Shu and Wei Yan. As a result, Xin Pi and Zhu Ling came, but Xu Shu and At that time, Wei Yan found out that Gao Lan was heading to Yanzhou. He immediately led his troops to withdraw.
Although Xinpi and Zhu Ling came, they were obviously on guard. Even Xinpi did not hide his suspicion about Cui Yan. After all, the Cui family in Qinghe was still a wealthy family in Jizhou. But the higher-ups knew about the battle with Cui Jun.
As the losers, the Cui family of Qinghe will not be looked down upon. After all, the higher-ups know that Yuan Shaola's side was responsible for the defeat of the Cui family of Qinghe. But at this juncture, Cui Yan has no choice but to entertain Xinpi and the others at a banquet. Think about it.
The servant who went to investigate went out quickly and returned quickly. He came back before Cui Yan was ready to greet Xinpi. Then he told Cui Yan the unfortunate news. Cui Yan was a little stunned immediately. He finally made up his mind, but Liu Beijun actually left. Could it be that something big happened.
But at this time, Cui Yan also knew not to dwell on this, and immediately went out to greet Xin Pi and Zhu Ling with a smile on his face.
"George, Wenbo, I'm afraid both of you suspect that I have ulterior motives for today's banquet." Cui Yan bowed his hands with a smile on his face when he went out, then invited the two of them into the hall, and said with a gentle face.
"Soldiers are important matters of the country, the place of life and death, and the path to survival. We must observe them." Xin Pi said without changing his expression.
"Do you think I'm someone who doesn't know the art of war?" Cui Yan's face jumped, but he still held back his annoyance and said.
"It's just that we have to be careful in everything, and I ask for Ji Gui's forgiveness." Xinbi didn't care about Cui Yan's expression, and said very calmly, just saying that we didn't want to eat this meal, and we would talk about it later when we have time.
"Hmph, here we are seeing you off. Since you two are like this, my Cui family doesn't need to welcome you." Cui Yan flicked his sleeves and walked away, leaving Xin Pi and Zhu Ling hanging in the living room, followed by several servants He came out and sent Xinpi and Zhu Ling out.
Before Xinpi and Zhu Ling could react, they were sent out of the Cui family by the Cui family servants, and they were immediately confused.
"I'm afraid we are targeting the Cui family." Zhu Ling said with a wry smile.
"Well, at this juncture, you should be cautious if you can. If you offend now, you will still have the opportunity to repay in the future. But now that Ganling is lost, the lord's great cause will be affected." Xinpi sighed, Although Cui Yan had long been known to be upright, Xin Pi was a little embarrassed by such humiliating behavior, but Xin Pi felt relieved.
"Xin Changshi, Butler Cui asked me to give this thing to you, saying it was given to you by the head of the family." While Xin Pi was thinking about whether he should wait until after the war to visit the Cui family again, a personal guard ran over.
Xin Pi took the letter, browsed it briefly, and was stunned, then handed it to Zhu Ling, who was also overjoyed after reading it.
"As expected of a local snake, he can even obtain such information." Zhu Ling said with a sigh.
"Send someone to investigate and explore a hundred miles away. If Xu Shu really withdraws his troops, then we will go to him and apologize." Make sure that the other party can send this kind of information, and it will basically not be false. (To be continued.)
