Liu Bei had already expected that Yuan Tan would not provide food, and Zhou Xing was also worried about this, but he was confident that he could persuade the other party to provide food.

"I'll go see him and ask him questions."

"What if he insists on not giving it?"

"If he insists on not giving it, we can only go back, but I believe he will give it."

"Military advisor, Kong Wenju has left safely. Our purpose of coming here has been achieved. Since he doesn't want to give food, why don't we just give it up and go back to avoid further trouble."

Liu Bei didn't have much hope of getting the grain. At the same time, he was afraid that asking Yuan Tan for grain would anger him and cause trouble.

Zhou Xing said: "My lord, ten thousand shi is a lot of food. With this food, we can reduce a lot of the burden on the people. I will go and get it from him."

Liu Bei believed in the ability of this military advisor. After hearing what he said, he had to agree: "Well, if you can get it, it would be better. If you can't get it, the military advisor should not force it."

Zhou Xing called Jian Yong again, and they entered the city together.

Jian Yong is usually funny and has a good impression of Zhou Xing. He is now Zhou Xing's best friend.

After Yuan Tan took over Linyi City, he opened the city gates so that people could come in and out at will.

Zhou Xing and Jian Yong came to the gate of the Governor's Mansion with several guards.

He had just revealed his identity and said that he wanted to see Yuan Tan, but the doorman didn't even need to go in to inform him. He refused directly and said: "General Yuan is unwell and will not see any visitors."

"If you go in and report, say that we are General Liu Xuande's people..."

Jian Yong was interrupted by the other party before he finished speaking.

"It doesn't matter whoever comes. If you say you won't see him, you won't see him. Even if the emperor comes, General Yuan will still be missing. You go quickly."

Jian Yong wanted to talk again, but Zhou Xing stopped him: "Brother Xianhe, stop talking, let's go."

"Are we going back like this?" Jian Yong was a little unwilling.

Zhou Xing smiled and said: "What can we do if we don't go back? Do we have to force our way in? Let's go back first."

It is obvious that Yuan Tan really wants to default on the debt and not give him food.

Zhou Xing had thousands of words in his heart at this moment, but he had nowhere to express them. Without seeing Yuan Tan, it was useless to say anything.

The two had no choice but to leave the city and return to camp.

When Liu Bei heard that they were back, he quickly came out of his tent to greet them. It was hard to tell whether he was happy or worried from Zhou Xing's face, but when he saw Jian Yong's unhappy look, he knew that the matter was not settled.

"What happened?" Liu Bei asked.

"You can't even see anyone." Jian Yong explained the situation.

Liu Bei was slightly disappointed: "It seems that Yuan Tan is determined not to give food. Military advisor, I don't want the food anymore. Let's go back."

"Lord, why don't you wait a few more days? Gongyou should be back soon. Wait until he comes back to see what Yuan Shao's attitude is."

Zhou Xing thought of Sun Qian who went to Yecheng to deliver a message.

Liu Bei hesitated for a moment and said, "Okay, let's wait a few more days."

A few people had just entered the tent when the soldiers from the camp came to report that Sun Qian had sent someone back.

It turned out that when Sun Qian returned to Qingzhou Pingyuan Kingdom, he heard that Liu Bei had led his troops to Qi Kingdom, so he sent someone to report that he could return in two days.

Liu Bei and others were overjoyed and waited for two days with peace of mind.

When Sun Qian returned, Liu Bei led Zhou Xing, Zhang Fei and others outside the camp to greet him.

"Meet my lord!"

Sun Gan got off the carriage and quickly stepped forward to salute.

"Fortunately, I have fulfilled my mission. General Yuan Benchu ​​said that Qingzhou Donglai is alone overseas, bandits are rampant, and the people are in dire straits. We just need the lord to bring peace to the people. By the way, General Yuan is here to reply."

Sun Qian quickly took out the letter written by Yuan Shao to Liu Bei and handed it to the other party.

Liu Bei was overjoyed and laughed loudly and said: "Gongyou, you have worked hard on this journey! Come on, I have already held a banquet to welcome you and wash away the dust."

He held the letter in one hand and took Sun Qian back to the camp with the other hand.

After returning to the commander's tent and sitting down, and after three rounds of toasts, Liu Bei slowly read the letter written by Yuan Shao to himself.

After reading the letter, he looked quite happy.

"Military advisor, take a look."

Liu Bei handed the letter to Zhou Xing.

Zhou Xing took the letter and looked at it carefully, and his face was very happy.

Yuan Shao's letter also scolded Lu Bu first, then comforted Liu Bei, and said that he supported Liu Bei as the governor of Donglai, saying that it was up to him to manage the Donglai rebellion.

He also said that he had appointed his eldest son Yuan Tan as the governor of Qingzhou, hoping to get Liu Bei's support. He did not need to mention everything in the past, and hoped to jointly govern Qingzhou in the future.

He also praised Liu Bei and mentioned Liu Bei's identity as a member of the Han clan.

In short, it means that you can stay in Donglai, but you must listen to me, Yuan Shao, in the future. Qingzhou is the territory of my Yuan family, and there is a vague warning.

Liu Bei and Zhou Xing didn't care about these warnings. They just hoped that Yuan Shao would not be their enemy now, and they didn't want to go against his wishes now.

"Lord, we can get the ten thousand shi of grain." Zhou Xing said with great joy.

"Yuan Tan refuses to see you, how can you get him to give you food?"

Although Yuan Shao agreed to stay in Donglai, Liu Bei still felt that there was little hope of getting food.

Zhou Xing spread the letter in his hand: "With this letter, he will meet me."

Liu Bei immediately understood, nodded and said: "Well, the military advisor will try again tomorrow and ask Gongyou to go with you. If he still insists on refusing to give food, then that's it, let's go back."

At this moment, Liu Bei wanted to get the 10,000 shi of grain, but also wanted to go back as soon as possible, fearing that Donglai would be lost.

After all, I lost Xuzhou once, and now I don’t want to repeat the same mistakes and lose Donglai again.

On that day, everyone was drinking and drinking. Zhang Fei got very drunk. When he went back, he whipped the wooden figure with Lu Bu's name on it. Yes, he brought this too. Zhou Xing asked him to bring it.

The next day, Zhou Xing and Sun Qian left the camp and entered Linyi City together, arriving outside the gate of the Governor's Mansion.

Just like last time, the doorman did not need to go in to report. He only said that Yuan Tan was unwell and refused to see all visitors.

"I have a letter here from General Yuan Benchu, the Mu of Jizhou, written to him. You can take it in and show it to him."

Zhou Xing took out the letter written by Yuan Shao to Liu Bei and handed it to the doorman.

The doorman hesitated for a moment and finally said: "Just wait."

Then take the letter and report it.

It is better to believe that it exists than to believe that it does not exist.

Humans cannot enter, but faith can.

Yuan Tan is in a good mood these days.

He captured Qingzhou without spending a single soldier or a single blow. In his words, this was called "conquering the enemy without fighting." He was so powerful that he surrendered to the city in fear.

What he is most proud of is that he got Qingzhou just like his father Yuan Shao got Jizhou. As the saying goes, like father, like son.

At this moment, he is reading the military book "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu in his mansion.

"Therefore, those who are good at using troops should subjugate the enemy's soldiers instead of fighting, and conquer the enemy's city instead of attacking..."

At this time, the doorman came in and reported: "General, Liu Bei's people are here again, and they said they have a letter for you from the right general."

When he was fighting against Dong Zhuo, Yuan Shao once proclaimed himself General of Chariots and Cavalry, and in the second year of Xingping, the imperial court appointed Yuan Shao as General of the Right.

Yuan Tan felt very strange, how could Zhou Xing send it to his father if he wanted to write to him?

Strangely enough, he still accepted the letter.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be my father's handwriting, but it was a letter to Liu Bei.

After reading the letter, he knew that his father had accepted Liu Bei as the governor of Donglai, and hoped that Liu Bei could assist him.

After hesitating for a long time, Yuan Tan ordered the doorman: "Let them come in."

Liu Bei's people have brought all the letters. If he doesn't see him again, it will be disrespectful to his father.

"No."
Chapter completed!