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Chapter 380 Reaching a Compromise

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Liu Jing walked a few steps in the tent with his hands behind his back, turned around and looked at Zhou Yu and said, "After you left in the morning, I will calm down. After all, we are all ally. I should think about it for you. Frankly speaking, giving Ma Yan to you is to kill him. This has a great impact on my reputation and may even make the soldiers of the Jiangxia army feel sad. It is very likely that no one will come to surrender to me in the future. The consequences of this governor can be seen."

Zhou Yu nodded silently, "I know."

"Since the governor knows, the conditions I have proposed may be a little high, so please understand."

After Zhou Yu was gone, don’t talk about what conditions Liu Jing had to offer, even if Liu Jing was willing to propose the conditions, it would be a huge favor for him. He had no choice but to nod and said, “Please say it if you ask the governor of the state.”

Of course, if Liu Jing's conditions were too excessive, such as cede Qichun County or Jiujiang County, he could only watch Huang Gai be killed, and then he would apologize to the Marquis of Wu.

In fact, Zhou Yu also knew in his heart that Liu Jing would not ask for conditions that he could not accept. It would not only ruin the alliance between the two sides and end up getting nothing, but also make enemies with Jiangdong. The conditions proposed by Liu Jing must be within the scope he could accept.

It is precisely because of this enlightenment that Zhou Yu came to Liu Jing again and begged him to give in.

“I have two conditions”

Liu Jing spoke very slowly, so he tried to let Zhou Yu hear his words clearly. "The first condition is that what the governor said in the morning was that Jiangxia was the main one. The Jiangdong army must obey my mobilization. Without my orders, the Jiangdong army must not send troops without authorization."

"You can agree to the state governor."

Zhou Yu agreed without hesitation. This was within the scope of his authority. In fact, he also understood that this condition was not of great significance, but just a question. It was just that he sent troops without authorization to anger Liu Jing. He needed to return this. For Huang Gai's life, Zhou Yu had to give up his dignity temporarily.

"Please talk about the second condition."

"The second condition is that after defeating Cao Cao, all prisoners of war and profits must be handled by the Jiangxia army."

This condition is a naked interest. Cao Cao sent nearly 100,000 troops, almost exerting the country's strength. All kinds of food, weapons and supplies are invincible. The so-called disposal by the Jiangxia Army is just a tactful statement. In fact, it is to return to the Jiangxia Army, which means that after the war, the Jiangdong Army will get nothing home.

Although Wu Hou sent troops for the safety of Jiangdong, which is a long-term benefit, as an ordinary soldier, if he gained nothing after the war, no one could accept it. This made Zhou Yu a little embarrassed. Although he could explain to Wu Hou if he saved Huang Gai, how could he explain to the soldiers?

In fact, Liu Jing was not so stingy that he did not give Jiangdong anything. He just wanted to concentrate all the profits and prisoners of war in his hands first and he would distribute them to what can be given to Jiangdong and what can not be given to Jiangdong. For example, he could give some ships to Jiangdong, but tincture oil and grain must not be given to them.

Seeing that Zhou Yu was a little embarrassed, he smiled and said, "I will give in this way, and I will also give you one. However, all prisoners of war belong to the Jiangxia army, and I will allocate the benefits of the war. Is there any problem?"

Actually, it’s still the same thing, but Zhou Yu had to accept it. At least it wasn’t gaining nothing. He nodded, “If so, I can agree.”

Liu Jing took an agreement from the table and handed it to Zhou Yu and said, "Since that's the case, we will make a promise. Please be at the center."

Zhou Yu and Lu Su looked at each other, and then they realized that Liu Jing was already ready.

But there was nothing to say. Zhou Yu took the pen and signed his name on the two contracts and stamped his own seal. Lu Su also took the pen and signed his name at the center certificate.

Zhou Yu breathed a sigh of relief. Although it was a bit humiliating, Huang Gai could save him. He handed the contract to Liu Jing, "Saint-Governor, when will I give me the person?"

Liu Jing looked at the contract and then smiled and said, "Has Gongjin never thought that this was Cao Cao's relationship between us and our families? He thought I wouldn't give you Ma Yan, and then Huang Gai was killed, so our families turned against each other. Have Gongjin considered this?"

With Zhou Yu's talent, of course he thought of this. However, in order to save Huang Gai, he didn't care about such a deep question for the time being. At this time, Liu Jing mentioned this matter and nodded, "I understand in my heart that Cao Cao doesn't care about Ma Yan, but if our two families turn against each other, he will be happy to see it happen."

Liu Jing lowered his voice, "Then why don't we use our tricks to make Cao Cao think we have really turned against each other, the governor thought?"

Lu Su next to him couldn't help but exclaim, "Good plan, the provincial governor is indeed amazing."

Zhou Yu pondered for a moment and said, "Since I have agreed to obey the orders of the state governor, I will fully comply with the arrangements of the state governor. As long as General Huang can come back, Zhou Yu will obey the orders of the state governor in everything."

"good"

Liu Jing nodded and said slowly: "Please follow my arrangements in everything."

...........

Zhou Yu and Lu Su hurriedly left. Liu Jing looked at the sky. It was almost dusk. He ordered his personal soldiers to say, "Go and invite General Ma Yan."

Soon, Ma Yan hurried into the tent and bowed and said, "See the governor of the state."

Liu Jing asked with a smile: "How is General Ma adapting to Jiangxia's army?"

Even if Liu Jing didn't look for Ma Yan, Ma Yan would still look for Liu Jing. He never expected that Liu Jing would actually regard him as Wei Yan's general, which made him dissatisfied.

He was also a senior general under Yuan Shao. He was appointed as the lieutenant and was named General Shengwei and surrendered to Cao Cao. Although he was demoted to the next level and appointed as the general of Xiahou Yuan, the qualifications of all the generals in Cao Cao's army were very old and he had nothing to say. Moreover, Cao Cao also named him the Marquis of Guannei, and at least had a title.

But when he arrived at Jiangxia, he dared not say that he would compete with veterans like Huang Zhong, or at least he could compete with Gan Ning, Wei Yan and other latecomers. Unexpectedly, Liu Jing actually asked him to be Wei Yan's general. Ma Yan just learned that Wei Yan's other generals were just tooth generals. Could it be that he wanted to be tooth generals?

In front of Liu Jing, Ma Yan did not dare to be arrogant. He held back the resentment in his heart and said, "I would like to ask the provincial governor who is going to appoint a low position."

"Haha, I wanted to appoint you as General, but I felt a little wronged and unfair, so I'm going to change my position as Sima of another department to guard Changsha."

Ma Yan was overjoyed. Although Sima of other departments also thought it was small, how much wealth and women should be there to guard Changsha, he was immediately overjoyed. He quickly clasped his fists and said, "Thank you for your trust in the state minister, you will never let down the state minister's expectations."

Liu Jing nodded, "General Huo Jun is now in Yangxin County. You go to Yangxin County first to handle the handover, and then rush to Changsha. Time is tight. You go back and clean up and set off immediately."

"Abide by the order"

Ma Yan bowed his fists and hurried away. Liu Jing looked at him excitedly and rushed away, and couldn't help but shake his head, as if he was at the edge of a cliff and had no choice. Then someone in this world was destined to fill a ravine to make a bridge. It happened that Ma Yan was such a person.

At this time, Liu Jing ordered his personal soldiers to "Go and find Wei Yan and Liu Hu for me."

Soon, Wei Yan and Liu Hu rushed over, and they saluted together, "Meet the governor of the state"

“No need to be polite”

Liu Jing smiled and waved his hand and said, "I'm asking you to come, there's something you two need to do."

"The state governor even gives orders"

Liu Jing pondered for a moment and said, "That's right, the Jiangdong Army general killed Ma Yan, my general. You can't swallow this tone, of course I can't swallow it. You two need you to take Yu soldiers to attack the Jiangdong camp and ask them for the murderer. You might as well start a little harder, burn their camp tents, and injure dozens of them. Do you understand?"

Wei Yan and Liu Hu were confused when they heard this. The two looked at each other. Wei Yan couldn't help but say, "But... just now, the subordinate met Ma Yan. He said that the provincial governor had been granted the title of Sima of another department and was stationed in Changsha. He was not dead."

"I know, he died soon."

Seeing that they still didn't understand, Liu Jing smiled faintly, "Okay, I'll tell you the cause and effect, but this matter is of great importance and must not be disclosed to anyone."

...........

Ma Yan was anxious and wanted to fly to Changsha. After a little bit of cleaning up, he left Chibi Camp with several subordinates and one of Liu Jing's personal soldiers and rode his horse towards Yangxin County.

Going out of the Nanying Gate of Chibi, there is a flat official road that leads to Wuchang and Yangxin County. At the normal speed of riding, you can arrive in Yangxin County about tomorrow afternoon. After completing the power with Huo Jun, you can arrive in Changsha County by running around.

Although there are still four or five days left before taking charge of the troops of Changsha County, Ma Yan has already impatiently dreamed of becoming rich and being a beauty.

He seemed to see countless local gentry kneeling and presenting plates of gold to him, and it seemed that seven or eight delicate beauties were wearing veils, hugging him charmingly, drinking with him and letting him play with him. As he thought about it, Ma Yan couldn't help laughing.

It was already dark at this time, but the moonlight was clear and covered with silver light. It was clearly visible on the official road that they had already run for more than ten miles, with dense woods on both sides. The official road was quiet and there was no pedestrian.

At this time, they came to a fork, with Wuchang County on the left and Yangxin County on the right. At this time, Liu Jing's personal soldiers shouted, "I'm in pain alone."

He shouted to Ma Yan: "General Ma wait for me, I'll go to the woods to have diarrhea."

"It's so damn, there's so much trouble, go quickly."

Although Ma Yan was anxious, he still did not dare to offend this personal soldier. He had Liu Jing's gold medal and amulet on his body, and he had to announce Liu Jing's defense replacement order to Huo Jun.

Ma Yan had no choice but to order a few subordinates to wait for a while. The personal soldiers covered their stomachs and ran into the woods. Ma Yan also turned over and got off the horse and urinated beside him.

At this moment, Ma Yan suddenly heard a bowstring sound. He was stunned, but he saw an arrow shot in front of him. It was too late for him to dodge. An arrow hit his chest. Ma Yan screamed and turned over and fell to the ground. At this time, the masters rushed out of the woods, all of whom were soldiers of the Jiangdong Army, and were a general, with a white horse and silver spear, which was Shi Ci.

Ma Yan's men were fleeing in fear. Before Ma Yan died, he recognized Shi Ci and shouted: "Shi Ci, I have no grudges and no grudges with you, why do you want to kill me?"

"Because you must die"

Shi Ci pierced Ma Yan's chest with a shot and stabbed him to death on the spot. He drew his sword and cut off Ma Yan's head, waved his hand, "Let's go."

He turned his horse's head and ran eastward, and the soldiers from Jiangdong also ran away gradually with him.

After a while, Liu Jing's personal soldiers came out of the woods tremblingly, and several of Ma Yan's subordinates also surrounded him. They only saw Ma Yan's headless body, and everyone was at a loss. Someone said, "I heard from the general's shouting, it seems to be Shi Ci."

"I saw it, it's him."
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