On the ninth day of the first lunar month, all the guests who came to Linzi County to attend Wang Yan's wedding banquet did not come to visit. Yuan Shao, Gongsun Zan, Yuan Shu, Li Ru and others were all wise men. Knowing that Wang Yan had just married, he left Wang Yan with one day to adjust.

On the eleventh day of the first lunar month, a carriage rushed to the road and stopped outside the provincial governor's mansion.

After the curtain of the carriage was lifted up, Yuan Shao walked out of the carriage wearing a brocade and a Jinxian crown. He led his guard to go straight to the gate, handed over the prayer letter, and the soldiers standing guard went to communicate.

At the time of the tea, a burst of rapid footsteps came from the mansion.

Wang Yan was wearing a black big black collar shirt, dressed neatly and walked out with a smile. After seeing Yuan Shao, Wang Yan laughed loudly and said, "Brother Benchu, I have been doing too much in the past two days and I can't be busy with it. Please forgive me for the inadequate reception." The tone in his words was extremely warm.

It seems that the relationship between Wang Yan and Yuan Shao is very good.

Yuan Shao smiled and said, "If you don't know where, I will disturb you soon after my wedding." A hint of uneasiness in Yuan Shao's heart disappeared.

Originally, Yuan Shao was worried that the conflicts in Hulao Pass would affect Wang Yan's attitude.

Now it seems that Wang Yan is very clear about his own interests and is not emotional. This result made Yuan Shao very happy, and he even thinks that under such a premise, the talk with Wang Yan would be much smoother.

Wang Yan waved his hand and said, "Brother Benchu, please come inside."

"please"

Yuan Shao smiled slightly and signaled Wang Yan to ask for it first.

The two entered the mansion one after another and sat down in the hall.

Wang Yan said straight to the point: "Brother Benchu ​​comes to the provincial governor's mansion, what's the important thing?"

Yuan Shao sat upright and said seriously: "This time he came to Linzi County, one is to congratulate his brother, and the other is to form an alliance with Qingzhou and help each other."

Compared with Qingzhou, Jizhou is far superior to Qingzhou in terms of its vast territory or its richness in its products. Even other populations and commerce are incomparable to Qingzhou.

According to common sense, Yuan Shao could not seek help from Wang Yan, but Jizhou is not peaceful now. Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan each had their own intentions. After the conflict broke out, they started a war. After a fight, Yuan Shao was at a disadvantage. When he was unable to win for a long time, Yuan Shao planned to form an alliance with Wang Yan and use Wang Yan's power to resist Gongsun Zan.

Wang Yan stared at Yuan Shao with interesting eyes and said slowly: "If you form an alliance with Qingzhou, you should find your father. But Brother Benchu ​​looked for me directly, I'm afraid he had found the wrong person."

Yuan Shao shook his head gently and said affirmatively: "If you don't say secret words in front of a wise man, Qingzhou cannot be called a complete Qingzhou without a virtuous brother. Furthermore, Wang is the father of his brother, and his virtuous brother is enough to convince Wang whether he has abilities or identity."

Wang Yan said: "Brother Benchu ​​praised it."

Yuan Shao said again: "Qingzhou is a place of four battles, and there are many disputes. As long as Qingzhou and Jizhou form an alliance and help each other, whoever dares to attack Qingzhou at that time will definitely send troops to help me."

Wang Yan smiled coldly, and the tone of the conversation suddenly changed, and he said in a deep voice: "I am in charge of Qingzhou, who dares to invade?"

In a word, it is extremely domineering.

The confidence in the words shows Wang Yan's confidence.

Yuan Shao didn't expect that Wang Yan was so unfair. The corners of his mouth twitched slightly, took a deep breath, and said slowly: "Your brother is right. If you have a good brother in Qingzhou, Qingzhou will be as stable as Mount Tai. You Dao is a two-fist fighter that cannot defeat four hands. Once Qingzhou encounters attacks from all sides, your brother's strength is limited after all. With Jizhou watching over each other, he will naturally have more strength.

Wang Yan said confidently: "I am in Qingzhou, who dares to attack? As long as I am in Qingzhou for a day, no one dares to attack. As for the two fists mentioned by Brother Benchu, it is meaningless at all."

Yuan Shao also heard Wang Yan's disagreement and frowned and said, "So, my brother is unwilling to form an alliance."

Wang Yan said: "I am afraid that someone will stab you in the back when you form an alliance with Brother Benchu."

The direct words made Yuan Shao's eyes flashed with anger.

Yuan Shao was angry, but when he thought of the difficulties facing Jizhou, he felt angry. Once Gongsun Zan's army attacked Jizhou, the consequences would be unimaginable. Only by asking Wang Yan to send troops could he have the chance to block Gongsun Zan. Thinking of this, Yuan Shao had to suppress his anger, with a smile on his face, and said awkwardly: "Don't worry, brother, please watch and help each other, brother fools can do this."

When Wang Yan heard this, a smile appeared on his face.

In fact, he aggressively forced Yuan Shao not to retaliate because of his personal grudges, but to take this opportunity to test Yuan Shao's bottom line. In order for Jizhou to let go of the face of aristocratic families, you can imagine what kind of dilemma Jizhou is facing? It is precisely such a dilemma that Wang Yan has the opportunity to take advantage of.

Wang Yan's tone became more and more calm, and he said, "I won't mention the matter of alliance for now. Brother Benchu ​​doesn't need to talk about alliances anymore, just tell me the purpose of your visit."

Yuan Shao said straight to the point: "This time I came to Linzi County, I hope my brother will send troops to help me resist Gongsun Zan."

Wang Yan said: "What are the conditions?"

Yuan Shao had a solemn expression and fell into silence.

In fact, before he came to Linzi County, he was considering forming an alliance with Wang Yan. Once an alliance was formed, both sides would be allies. He could ask Wang Yan to send troops to help without giving any conditions.

Both sides are allies. When Yuan Shao encounters difficulties, Wang Yan is obliged to send troops to help.

However, Wang Yan refused to agree, and Yuan Shao's plan failed.

What to do?

Yuan Shao's eyes were turning, thinking carefully about the conditions.

Wang Yan's tone became more and more official, and said in a deep voice: "Since it involves sending troops, there will be war. Fighting on the battlefield will inevitably lead to casualties. Qingzhou's sending troops to help Jizhou cannot be unconditional help, and there must be sufficient conditions."

Yuan Shao said in a deep voice: "Five hundred war horses, as long as my brother sends troops to help, I support the five hundred war horses in Qingzhou."

Yuan Shao also had a certain understanding of the situation in Qingzhou. Today, Qingzhou has a decline in people's livelihood and lacks war horses. Although the soldiers under Wang Yan's command are strong in combat, they do not even have 500 elite horses.

If you cannot obtain war horses, five hundred war horses can be said to be a huge sum of money.

Wang Yan didn't take it seriously and said, "Brother Benchu ​​is in charge of Jizhou. He has a great family and a great career, and is extremely wealthy. Now, the head of a state requests help, but only takes 500 war horses. Is this what I want to do? If Brother Benchu ​​has this idea, there is probably no need to continue talking. It is not worth the battle with Gongsun Zan for 500 war horses. The lives of the soldiers under my command are not so cheap."

Yuan Shao gritted his teeth and said, "What are the conditions for me?"

Wang Yan smiled but did not answer, and did not answer Yuan Shao's words.

Yuan Shao was silent for a long time and said again: "There are no more eight hundred war horses."

Wang Yan shook his head and said, "Jizhou has abundant resources and countless grains. It is closer to Youzhou and Bingzhou, and has a large amount of war horse resources. Such a wealthy Jizhou is worth only 800 war horses, and I don't know what to talk about."

Yuan Shao was once again attacked and said, "What are the conditions for Prefect Wang?"

Until now, Yuan Shao is a little impatient.

The verbal heat disappeared, replaced by irritability and anger, and he felt that Wang Yan was insincere.

Wang Yan smiled lightly, then raised his right hand, raised his index finger, middle finger and ring finger, and said in a deep voice: "My conditions are very simple, three thousand war horses, plus five hundred thousand stones of grain."

"hiss"

Yuan Shao gasped, widened his eyes, and looked incredible.

Three thousand war horses

Five hundred thousand stones of grain

This is not a simple condition, it is a lion who speaks big.

Yuan Shao stood up, flicked his sleeves and said in a deep voice: "Premier Wang, you are taking advantage of the situation. Although Jizhou is in danger and has been attacked by Gongsun Zan, you will never be able to do so with such conditions."

Wang Yan spread his hands, looking indifferent, and chuckled: "Don't rush to refuse, go back and think about whether it is worth it to pay 500,000 stones of grain and 3,000 war horses. If it is not worth it, Yuanzhou Mu can just go back to Jizhou. If this condition is OK, come to the Palace again. But the time cannot be too long, and I will set off for Donglai County soon."
Chapter completed!