Zhou Xing handed over his sword outside the tent door, entered the tent, and met Yuan Tan.

"General Zhendong of Tinghou of Yicheng led the military advisor under Liu Bei, the prefect of Donglai, Zhou Xing and Zhou Wensheng to pay homage to the general!"

Zhou Xing bowed to Yuan Tan, showing great respect for him.

There is no way, Liu Bei will have to rely on the Yuan family not to cause trouble for his future development in Donglai, and now he has to respect him.

The purpose of telling Liu Bei's name first is to let the other party know that Liu Bei is not a nobody.

He also reported his position as military advisor to let the other party know that he could represent Liu Bei.

After hearing this, Yuan Tan sneered: "Oh, a prefect can actually worship a general and make him a marquis! I just don't know who will worship him? Who will make him a marquis?"

The tone was very disrespectful, and he obviously wanted to make fun of Liu Bei and embarrass Zhou Xing.

Zhou Xing understood the other party's intention, and was not annoyed or angry. He just smiled and replied: "As far as I know, General Yuan Benchu ​​was granted the title of Marquis of Zongxiang when he was the governor of Bohai.

As a post general, General Liu was not the only one to do this."

To put it this way, it is equivalent to juxtaposing Liu Bei with Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu.

Yuan Tan was speechless and didn't know how to refute.

I know that although the military advisor sent by Liu Bei is young, he is not simple. He is obviously well prepared.

Yuan Tan looked slightly solemn and did not dare to make fun of Liu Bei or the other party again. He asked seriously: "Liu Xuande led troops to help Kong Rong. They are enemies of each other. Why did he send you here?"

"The general is wrong." Zhou Xing replied, "General Liu led his troops here. Although he wanted to help Kong Wenju, he did not want to be an enemy of the general. We came to persuade peace, so we set up camp twenty miles away from the city.

, instead of entering the city and joining forces with Kong Wenju to defend the city."

"Oh, persuading peace? Persuading me to retreat?"

After Yuan Tan finished speaking, the generals in the tent burst into laughter.

"Of course not. At this time, except General Yuan Benchu, no one can make the general retreat." Zhou Xing said with a smile.

Yuan Tan couldn't figure out the other party's intention, so he asked again: "Then how are you going to persuade him to make peace?"

Zhou Xing asked calmly: "General, why are you here?"

"Hahaha..." Yuan Tan laughed, "Do I still need to say this?"

Zhou Xing asked again: "The general is for Qingzhou, right?"

Yuan Tan did not speak, but nodded slightly, waiting for the other party to continue.

"If we persuade Kong Wenju to give up Qingzhou, just like Han Fu gave up Jizhou, does this count as persuading peace?"

Zhou Xing looked very calm and spoke very seriously, not at all like a joke.

Yuan Tan looked at Zhou Xing in surprise, wondering whether he should believe what he said.

If Kong Rong is willing to give up Qingzhou for the best like Han Fu, then he will be like his father, conquering Qingzhou with force without a single blow, and his weight in his father's eyes will definitely increase a lot.

"Will Kong Rong be willing to surrender the state? Have you talked to him?"

Like Liu Bei, Yuan Tan was deeply suspicious of this. After all, not everyone was like Han Fu and gave up Jizhou.

Han Fu was once an official of the Yuan family, but Kong Rong was not.

When Kong Rong first established the palace, it was Situ Yang Ci who established it. Later, when he was appointed Sikong Tu, Liu Hong was appointed Sikong, and he had nothing to do with the Yuan family.

Zhou Xing shook his head slightly: "Not yet. I came to see the general first. After the general agrees, I will go and talk to Kong Wenju."

"You haven't met Kong Rong yet, so you don't know whether he is willing to surrender the state. What do you want me to promise?"

Yuan Tan looked very unhappy and felt like he was being teased.

"As long as the general agrees to let Kong Wenju take away some money and food... of course, he will not take away all of them. There are still a thousand soldiers. Can the general agree?" Zhou Xing asked seriously.

Yuan Tan hesitated, glanced at Zhou Xing, and then at the generals who were watching silently, unable to make up his mind for a moment.

What if Kong Rong vacated the state capital? Then wouldn’t he have an empty state?

He also took away a thousand soldiers and money and food. Could it be that he was preparing to go to Donglai and join forces with Liu Bei to seize the county and confront him?

Yuan Tan was still hesitating, and Zhou Xing was not in a hurry. He just looked at the other person, waiting for his reply.

"Where will Kong Rong go? Will he leave Qingzhou?" Yuan Tan thought for a while before asking.

"Of course he will leave Qingzhou and go to Luoyang."

"Luoyang?" This was beyond Yuan Tan's expectation, "What is he going to Luoyang for?"

Zhou Xing replied: "The emperor returned eastward and finally returned to Luoyang, where he went to send money and food to the emperor."

"The general cannot agree. If Kong Rong takes away the soldiers, horses, money and food, takes over Beihai, and joins forces with Liu Bei to resist, it will be a big trouble!"

Yan Jing, the general under Yuan Tan's account, hurriedly dissuaded him.

"Exactly, General, this person is telling lies and it is absolutely impossible to believe it. Liu Bei must have seen our army approaching the city and knew that he was no match for us, so he sent this man to deceive us with lies and wanted Kong Rong to take away the soldiers, horses, money and food."

, and then the two occupied the two counties of Donglai in Beihai and became our enemies."

"Yes, Kong Rong was once the Prime Minister of Beihai. If he is allowed to take away the troops, money and food, occupy Beihai, and then join forces with Liu Bei to occupy the city and reject each other, then we will have no peace in Qingzhou."

Two more generals spoke to dissuade him.

In fact, these generals do not want to capture Qingzhou without bloodshed. What they want is to capture Qingzhou so that they can have a chance to make meritorious deeds.

If Kong Rong directly gave up Qingzhou, then all the credit would go to Yuan Tan alone, and they would be hard-earned.

Now Kong Rong only has five or six thousand soldiers guarding the city, and Liu Bei has only brought three thousand soldiers and horses to help. They are confident that they can break the city.

Yuan Tan hesitated for a long time before asking the question that his generals were worried about: "Kong Rong has been in Beihai for six years. What if he does not go to Luoyang, but instead takes troops, money and food to occupy Beihai and fight against me?"

Zhou Xing chuckled and said: "Haha, Luoyang is in the west and Beihai is in the east. If the general doesn't believe it, he can ambush outside the east city first. If Kong Wenju goes east, the general can intercept and attack him. If he goes west, the general can rest assured.

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"General, don't fall for their trap. Liu Bei is stationed to the east. I'm afraid we will be attacked from both sides by then. General, we must not fall into their trap!" General Yan Jing advised again.

Zhou Xing looked at Yuan Tan and said: "If the general agrees, then we can retreat another twenty miles and set up camp. Is this the general's peace of mind?"

Yuan Tan was a little tempted.

If Liu Bei is really willing to retreat another twenty miles, that is forty miles away from the city, and he will ambush outside the east city first. If Kong Rong comes out from the east gate or walks east, he can intercept and attack him without too much effort.

Worry about Liu Bei’s troops.

If Kong Rong went west, he would have no worries.

To the west of Qi State are Jinan State and Pingyuan State. It is impossible for Kong Rong to occupy these two counties. If he does, he can attack from both sides with Jizhou soldiers and horses, and Kong Rong will die.

"I just wonder how much food Kong Rong will take away?"

Yuan Tan was worried that Kong Rong would take away all the money and food.

All the generals in the tent glared at Zhou Xing, wishing to draw their swords and kill him immediately. However, unlike Cheng Lian and Wei Yue under Lu Bu's tent, they did not dare to use their swords easily, let alone go against Yuan Tan's wishes.

Zhou Xing felt their anger, but didn't take it seriously. As long as Yuan Tan was not angry, it would be fine.

"One hundred thousand coins and ten thousand stones of grain, since they are a contribution to the emperor, of course there are also cattle and wine."

"No, absolutely not!"

As soon as Zhou Xing finished speaking, Yuan Tan loudly refused, appearing very determined and leaving no room for negotiation.
Chapter completed!