Liu Bei pinched his fingers with a serious expression.

Jian Yong met Sun Ce's envoy Mi Zhu, but the talk was not going well. Dan Jing and Mi Zhu seemed to have reached some agreement. Mi Zhu asked Liu Bei to make a choice, but he could not get along with Liu Yu and Gongsun Zan. This principle is not difficult, but it was not a good choice for Liu Bei. If he wanted to gain a foothold in Youzhou, he had to rely on Liu Yu's support. Youzhou Han and Hu lived in a mixed relationship with the Hu people, and Gongsun Zan had a very poor relationship with the Hu people, but Liu Yu had a good relationship with the Hu people. Liu Bei had few troops and weak strength. Without the support of the Hu people, he could not gain a foothold.

What's more, his relationship with Gongsun Zan has always been not very good, and now he is even more in harmony with his appearance. Even if he wants to get closer to Gongsun Zan, it depends on whether Gongsun Zan gives him this face.

"I didn't expect that after waiting for such a result, I looked forward to it." Liu Bei sighed. "Youzhou's financial resources are insufficient, and it is difficult to achieve great things by others."

"Xuande, why do you feel this emotion?" Guan Yu strode in and said loudly.

Liu Bei winked at Jian Yong. Jian Yong patiently told him about the meeting with Mi Zhu. After hearing this, Guan Yu raised his eyebrows. "Why don't you say that we will take Youzhou by yourself, and not for anyone?"

Jian Yong turned his head and turned to the side, not wanting to talk to Guan Yu. He stood up and said without a pain in his back. Even Yuyang was in the name of Liu Yu, and he also wanted to be the whole Youzhou, with just three thousand squadrons. Can you beat Liu Yu or Gongsun Zan? Hedong'er is so lingering. He is obviously staying in Nanyang, why did he travel thousands of miles to Youzhou? In this way, Liu Bei trusts him even more, and no one can compete with him. Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun are not good enough. Jian Yong was originally not in harmony with Guan Yu, and now he can't talk about it. Try not to contact him if he can do it.

Seeing this, Liu Bei coughed: "Xianhe, go and see what Guorang is doing. Please contact his brother Xianyu. This matter is related to Liuhe, so Liu Gong should be prepared."

Jian Yong nodded and turned around. Guan Yu frowned and snorted disdainfully. Liu Bei waved his hand and persuaded in a harmonious voice: "Chang Yun, your temper has also changed. Xianhe is busy and hard. You are a general under my command, and Ling Zun is in Jingzhou. You should not express your opinion easily. It is both suspicious of being frivolous and selfish."

Guan Yu curled his lips and disagreed. "Xuande, a gentleman is in a straightforward way, why should he care too much? Although my father is in Jingzhou, I am out of public interest and have not made any profit for General Sun. I cannot tell anyone about anything."

"I understand, but others may not know it." Liu Bei knew that Guan Yu could not convince him in words, so he quickly turned around the topic. "How is the recent progress in military training? If he really wants to take Youzhou by himself, is it possible?"

When Guan Yu heard this, his eyes immediately lit up. "Xuande, do you have this intention, too?"

Liu Bei smiled but said nothing.

Guan Yu rubbed his hands excitedly. "I told me that it should have been like this long ago. Then Liu Yu only knew how to sell favors and invite honors to please the Hu people. On the surface, he didn't know how much benefits he had collected. He was obviously a royal family, but he secretly colluded with Yuan Shao. Such hypocrites kept it and got rid of it earlier..."

Seeing that Guan Yu could not stop talking as soon as he said this, Liu Bei quickly interrupted him. "Chen Yun, talk about serious business."

"Oh," Guan Yu laughed awkwardly and said seriously: "The training of the new recruits was very smooth, but the troops were less. However, with Yide and Zilong as generals, one was worth ten, which was enough to defeat Liu Yu. By then, the soldiers from Youzhou would be able to obtain 20,000 infantry and cavalry. If Gongsun Zan knew the current affairs and was willing to use them for us, we would save his life, otherwise he would be killed together and compete for the Central Plains."

"With our current troops, can we defeat Gongsun Zan?"

Guan Yu thought for a moment and shook his head. "There is too much disparity in the military strength, and even if he can win, it will be a tragic victory, which will only allow Liu Yu to take advantage of it."

Liu Bei did not ask again. With Guan Yu's arrogance, what he said about the miserable victory was almost a desperate bet, and the possibility of victory was infinitely close to zero. He finally accumulated these three thousand infantry and cavalry, practiced with Sun Ce's training method, and was still counting on them to capture Youzhou, so he could not be Meng Lang.

This matter is more reliable to discuss with Zhao Yun and Tian Yu.

Gongsun Zan tightened the reins, and the snow-white war horse slowly stopped, just in front of Shan Jing. Gongsun Zan raised his hand and threw the two-headed iron spear in his hand to a white horse Yicong. He put his single leg horizontally on the saddle, leaned forward, looked down at Shan Jing, and his mouth was tilted.

"Tsk tsk, this is not my Yanzhou governor. I heard that Yuan Tan was defeated and captured. Have you come back to offer prisoners?"

Bai Ma Yicheng, who followed, burst into laughter. Shan Jing was so embarrassed that he could dig a crack in the ground and crawl in. He regretted that he would not have come back if he had known this, so he would have stayed in Qingzhou or surrendered to Sun Ce, and Tao Qian was better than being humiliated when he came back.

Seeing Dan Jing's cowardly look, Gongsun Zan became even more displeased. He jumped off the horse, and a white horse Yi brought the Hu bed and brought the wine. Gongsun Zan took the wine glass, sat down on the Hu bed, and tasted a sip of the wine. Then he signaled someone to get a Hu bed for Dan Jing and let Dan Jing sit opposite him.

"Tell me, what news are brought back."

Shan Jing responded embarrassedly, sat down opposite Gongsun Zan, holding his chest with his hands, and shrank timidly. "Lord, I... I am with General Sun's merchant ship. After General Sun seized Rencheng, Yuan Shao was preparing to go south to Yanzhou in the autumn. General Sun hopes..."

"Is General Sun Ce you are talking about?" Gongsun Zan interrupted Shan Jing, drank the wine in the glass, patted his knees, and stood up again. Shan Jing had no choice but to stand up, looked at Gongsun Zan's vigorous but obviously unhappy face, and nodded blankly. He didn't know what he said wrong. Gongsun Zan glanced at him and said coldly: "What did Sun Ce say? Do you hope I will attack Yuan Shao and be a pawn for him?"

Shan Jing opened his mouth and said nothing more. Sun Ce did hope that Gongsun Zan could send troops to attack Yuan Shao, but looking at Gongsun Zan's expression, he was obviously very repulsive of this. Shan Jing could not understand why Gongsun Zan disagreed. In his opinion, this was simply the best opportunity for Gongsun Zan to attack Yuan Shao. Not only could he avenge the world bridge and make a grudge against him, but he could also form an alliance with Sun Ce. He would receive continuous support in the future, and many people would be reluctant to do so. Isn't Liu Bei's purpose of sending Jian Yong to wait at the wharf?

However, on the way here, Mi Zhu had already told him that if Gongsun Zan was unwilling to form an alliance with Sun Ce, there was no need to force him. If he didn't form an alliance, he could still do business. Youzhou has war horses and Yuzhou has money and grain, and the two sides traded together, which is still a good choice.

Sure enough, when he heard about the mutual market, Gongsun Zan's face improved a lot. He originally planned to get on the horse and ride and shoot again.

"Tell me, what can Sun Ce provide and how can I deliver it." Gongsun Zan grinned with his eyebrows lightly. "How many horses do he want to buy and how much does it cost to pay for? I won't sell them if they are cheap."

Shan Jing frowned and endured the discomfort. "General, you should talk to Mi Zhu directly about these things. Mi Zhu's younger brother is the leader of Sun Ce, and his younger sister marrys Sun Ce as a concubine. He can make a decision on behalf of Sun Ce."

"Okay, then let Mi Zhu come and I'll have an interview with him." Gongsun Zan stood up again and walked towards the war horse.

Shan Jing also stood up, watched Gongsun Zan turn over the horse, and go away surrounded by the white horse Yicong, and sighed softly.
Chapter completed!