Zhang Liao said with a smile, "What do you think the eldest son of Jizhou, Yuan Tan, would do if he knew that Cao Mengde had sent a letter to Marquis Wen?"
Hearing this, Cheng Lian's eyes lit up and he suddenly reacted, "Haha, if Yuan Tan, the eldest son of Jizhou, knew about this, he would be so angry that he would settle the score with Cao Mengde."
Zhang Liao nodded, "Yes, if the two of them can fight, preferably by getting rid of Cao Mengde, wouldn't we save a lot of trouble?"
Cheng Lian nodded in agreement, "Cao Mengde is too cunning. It would indeed be a good thing if Yuan Tan, the eldest son of Jizhou, can get rid of him."
Lu Bu frowned, "But what if Yuan Tan, the eldest son of Jizhou, doesn't fall for the trick?"
Xu Shu picked up the letter in his hand, raised it, and said with a smile, "With such good evidence, how could Yuan Tan, the eldest son of Jizhou, not believe it?"
At this point, Xu Shu's tone paused, but then, without waiting for Lu Bu to answer his words, he continued.
"However, the results may disappoint you!"
Cheng Lian was stunned and asked doubtfully, "Mr. Xu, do you think that the eldest son of Jizhou, Yuan Tan, will not settle a score with Cao Mengde?"
Xu Shu nodded, "Maybe Yuan Tan, the eldest son of Jizhou, will be furious, but he also has capable people who will definitely stop him from doing this."
Cheng Lian stamped his feet, "Then, wouldn't our plan be in vain?"
Xu Shu smiled bitterly and waved his hand, "General Cheng Lian, it's probably too easy to turn them against each other with just a letter.
If Cao Mengde was Yuan Tan, the eldest son of Jizhou, he would burn this letter immediately and pretend he knew nothing.
After all, they are still in an alliance. If they get into a fight just because of a letter, how is this possible? "
Cheng Lian frowned, "Doesn't this mean that this letter is useless? If that's the case, then why do we still send the letter?"
Xu Shu suddenly sneered, "Because, this time, maybe the eldest son of Jizhou, Yuan Tan, won't take it to heart, but if it happens next time, or the third or fourth time, I think no matter how good his temper is, it will always be the same." There will be times when you are angry.”
"Second time, third time?"
Cheng Lian was even more confused, "Mr. Xu, why did Cao Mengde send us so many letters? Is this impossible?"
Xu Shu smiled slightly, "General Cheng Lian, why is it impossible?
We only need to make a superficial appearance of preparing to attack Juye, and then pretend to be hesitating. I believe that Cao Mengde will be impatient to send the second letter, and then the third letter. "
When Zhang Liao heard these words, he immediately admired Xu Shu and said with a smile, "Then, we will send the second and third letters from Cao Mengde to Yuan Tan, the eldest son of Jizhou, one after another."
Xu Shu nodded, "Yes, I would like to see how many letters Yuan Tan, the eldest son of Jizhou, can endure before taking action against Cao Mengde."
Lu Bu suddenly said, "Mr. Xu, if Yuan Tan, the eldest son of Jizhou, tells Cao Mengde about this matter, wouldn't everything we have done be in vain?"
Xu Shu waved his hand confidently, "Don't worry, Marquis Wen. It's too late for Yuan Tan, the eldest son of Jizhou, to be wary of Cao Mengde, so how could he possibly tell him?"
When Lu Bu heard this, he finally felt relieved and nodded with a smile, "In that case, from early tomorrow morning, we will pretend to be ready to return to Juye."
