Summoning the best emperor of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 416 Trading Between Two Counties
"What Gongda said is not unreasonable. It's just that there are no permanent friends or permanent enemies in this world. In the final analysis, everything is just driven by interests."

Liu Xie just hesitated for a while, then said to Xun You with a smile.

"My lord, are you going to exchange Qiao County and Sun Jian for Guangling County?"

Xun You was also very clear about Liu Xie's thoughts, and immediately spoke out to confirm.

"If you just exchange Qiao County for Guangling County, the difficulty is not small. Moreover, the southern border of Qiao County is still controlled by Cheng Pu and Huang Gai. Sun Jian may not be willing to accept this condition. What's more, once Qiao County If it is exchanged, Runan, which we just won, will become an isolated place, and it will be of no value to us."

Liu Xie also thought about the deal carefully, so he thought through the gains and losses in it.

"Gongda, if I exchange most of Qiao County and Runan with Sun Jian, will he be ruthless enough to refuse?"

Liu Xie thought and thought, and said slowly about Xun You's worries.

"Qiaojun and Runan combined are nearly twice the size of Guangling County, and the land of Runan is extremely rich. If it is a direct transaction like this, we are afraid that the gain outweighs the loss. Does the lord want to make some fuss about Runan? "

Xun You understood Liu Xie's temperament, and never traded at a loss. He didn't believe that Liu Xie would be so generous this time, and exchanged two big counties that had just been captured for the sake of Guangling County.

"There are many people who covet Runan's fat. If it is not too far away from our territory, I will not give up Runan. We can give all of Qiao County to Sun Jian, but Runan cannot be traded out so easily. .”

Liu Xie was also a little distressed. Although Runan had gone through wars and turmoil, after all, it was a big county that could be chosen by a arrogant and extravagant person like Yuan Shu as a place of foothold.

Naturally, it was impossible for him to hand over Runan, but he wanted to take Runan out as a bait to let Liu Bei and Sun Jian fight.

Liu Bei was also very interested in Runan. Once Liu Xie withdrew his troops and Runan became a land of no man, Liu Bei would definitely be tempted to send troops north.

In this way, the pressure on Liu Biao in Jingzhou will be greatly reduced, and Liu Xie can be regarded as repaying his previous favor of restraining Jiangdong.

At the same time, with the shift of Liu Bei's focus, his affairs with Pei Yuanqing may have to be shelved for a while.

"If you want your plan to succeed, you have to pay attention to the way you talk to Runan when dealing with Sun Jian."

Xun You also understands that Liu Bei doesn't have to have the guts to send troops north if he directly confesses that Runan will be handed over to Sun Jian.

But if they speak vaguely and make Runan look like a land without owners, each fighting based on their own ability, an ambitious hero like Liu Bei will definitely not miss such a great opportunity.

"Leave this matter to Gongda, and now you can send envoys to Jiangdong to contact Sun Jian."

Liu Xie looked up out of the window, counting the time, the negotiation on Yue Fei's side should be almost over, and the whole exchange can start immediately as soon as Cao Ren leads the troops out of Qiao County.

"Here."

Xun You bowed in response, took his leave and left, and went down to prepare specific matters.

"When I win Guangling County, I'm afraid there will be another storm in this world."

Liu Xie muttered to himself, saying things that only he himself could understand.

"Come here, let Chen Qingzhi lead his troops to withdraw from Runan and go to Qixian to confront Cheng Pu and Huang Gai's army. Don't act rashly for the time being."

Liu Xielin came and added.

"Here!"

The tiger guard outside the door quickly received the order, and the sound of footsteps sounded, and they quickly went down to order someone to deliver the order.

Although Liu Xie wanted to trade with Sun Jian, he had to let him know his own strength and threat to him.

Liu Xie just wanted to let Sun Jian know that as long as he was willing, the entire Qiao County would be his territory at any time.

I dealt with everything in a hurry for the time being, but Liu Xie couldn't relax.

At present, Jian Yong is still staying in Xiapi City, and has been thinking about what to exchange for the general Pei Yuanqing, but unfortunately he can't do it.

In the end, it was Pei Cuiyun who went to bid farewell to Jian Yong, intending to settle down in Xiapi City first, and Jian Yong suddenly realized that Liu Xie had no intention of releasing Pei Yuanqing at all.

Jian Yong was anxious and angry, but he didn't dare to show it. He was not stupid, and he knew that Liu Xie must have arranged people to closely monitor his every move.

"I've tried my best, but it's the destiny to do nothing. King Wu's decision is not something I can just say. Staying in Xiapi will only be a waste of time, and it will only worry the lord and the military advisor. I might as well Let's go back and clarify the matter here, and see if the military division has any good ideas."

Jian Yong sighed and without hesitation, took the initiative to resign from Liu Xie the next day.

Liu Xie did not embarrass him, and personally agreed to the temporary peace with Liu Bei, and vaguely revealed to Jian Yong that Chen Qingzhi had withdrawn his troops from Runan.

Jian Yong was overjoyed when he heard that, Chen Qingzhi's withdrawal of troops would definitely not be hidden from them for a long time, but now that Liu Xie took the initiative to tell him about it, the connotation of it is very rich.

"Finally, there is an explanation."

After Jian Yong received this unexpected blessing, he immediately left Xiapi with his entourage without any further delay, and soon returned to Jingzhou.

At about this time, after Cao Ren received Cao Cao's order, he took the initiative to lead the army to withdraw from Qiaojun, and Yue Fei unceremoniously settled in and took Qiaojun City.

Since then, the fight between Liu Xie and Cao Cao has come to an end.

At the same time, Liu Xie also asked Xun You to send an envoy to start negotiating with Sun Jian about exchanging Qiao County for Guangling County.

Sun Jian had just led the army to defeat Jiangxia Huangzu's several tentative moves, and finally escaped from Liu Biao's intrusion. Unexpectedly, Liu Xie sent an envoy to Jiangdong so soon.

Originally, Sun Jian was still a little worried that Liu Xie was settling accounts after the fall, and he was worried about their troubles at the beginning, but after meeting the envoy, he found out that Liu Xie really wanted to make a deal with him that was of great importance to both parties.

The geographical location of Guangling County is naturally much better than that of Qiao County, but except for the sea in the east, the other three sides are surrounded by Liu Xie's territory, which greatly reduces the significance to Sun Jian.

But Qiao County is different. Sun Jian can open up a new development direction from this, jumping out of the shackles of the Yangtze River's natural dangers and developing westward or northward.

Both parties know that what they don't like is a rare treasure for the other.

It's all right, and the matter of exchange has been pending for a long time.

In this way, the transaction was stranded because of mutual non-regression. Both parties wanted to spend the least cost to obtain more benefits, and no one was willing to suffer a little loss.

It wasn't until Chen Qingzhi's army arrived at Qixian and started a subtle confrontation with Cheng Pu and Huang Gai that Sun Jian couldn't sit still. He suddenly realized that Liu Xie had probably made up his mind and had to force him to agree.

Sun Jian's character is brave and fierce, and he can't take the soft but not the tough. After getting the news, he couldn't help but get angry. He wanted to compete head-on with Liu Xie, but finally calmed down his anger under Lu Su's persuasion.

Lu Su also took the initiative to take over the matter, planning to go to Xiapi to negotiate with Liu Xie in person.

(End of this chapter)