The Warriors of the Three Kingdoms

It was precisely because of this relationship that Guo Jia was able to easily approach Guo Tu, and obtained Yuan Shao's news from Guo Tu's hands.

This allowed Guo Jia to follow this opportunity and come to Yuan Shao as an envoy.

Originally, Yuan Shao had no intention of seeing Liu Zheng's envoy, but recently, he happened to have a bad relationship with Lu Zhi, and he was angry with Lu Zhi in his heart. When he was angry, Liu Zheng's envoy suddenly came, so Yuan Shao naturally With the thought of meeting Liu Zheng's envoy.

I also want to see what Liu Zheng's emissary is doing here.

When Guo Jia went to Yuan Shao as an envoy, he didn't bring many people with him, only a few entourages, all of which were arranged for him by Liu Zheng.

After entering Yuan Shao's temporary residence in Qingzhou, Guo Jia took the initiative to say hello to Yuan Shao.

"Down with Guo Jia, I met the General."

Although Yuan Shao is a self-proclaimed general, and has nothing to do with the Han court, but he was appointed by the Northern Han Emperor Liu Yu himself, but now Liu Zheng has a request from Yuan Shao, so he should respect Yuan Shao anyway, Only by calling him a great general can Yuan Shao look airy.

"Guo Jia? Are you from Liu Zheng?"

"I'm offering wine to the army division for Liu Zheng's account."

"Military officer offering wine? What kind of officer is this?"

Yuan Shao knew a lot about the official positions of the Han Dynasty, but he frowned when he heard Guo Jia's name as a military officer offering wine to his family.

In fact, at this time in the Han Dynasty, there was really no such official position as a military teacher offering wine.

There are military divisions, and they are generally the general's staff and subordinates.

There is also sacrificial wine, which is generally the chief official of the sacrificial etiquette.

However, the army division's sacrificial wine is a bit nondescript when combined together.

Dahan does not have such an official position at the moment.

The army division sacrificial wine was established by Cao Cao a few years later.

The reason why Liu Zheng wanted to give Guo Jia such an official position was also because Guo Jia in history was the No. 1 military officer offering wine.At the same time, Guo Jia was young, so it was impossible for Liu Zheng to give Guo Jia a very important position as soon as he came.

He has no merit and cannot convince the public, so he can only give Guo Jia a new position that does not appear high-profile but also appears respectful.

This is the official position that Liu Zheng specially set up for Guo Jia. Others don't even have this qualification.

"The military officer's sacrificial wine is an official position established privately by my lord, so it is not worth mentioning."

"This guy Liu Zheng really has a lot of ideas, what kind of official position is created blindly, does he have the ability?"

Yuan Shao was a little upset. After all, Liu Zheng had no name. Although Liu Zheng had always wanted to become emperor, he hadn't taken any action yet.

"My lord, my lord sent me here this time. In fact, the main reason is to rebuild the relationship with the lord. There is no enmity between you and me, so why fight?"

The purpose of Guo Jia's mission was to repair the relationship with Yuan Shao, so he kept his posture very low.

Only in this way, Yuan Shao will despise Liu Zheng, thinking that Liu Zheng is giving in.

"Rebuild Yuhao, does Liu Zheng really have such an idea? I have just captured his Qingzhou, and with Liu Zheng's character, will he agree to rebuild Yuhao with me?"

"Of course, not only that, my adults are also willing to give Beihai County and Donglai County to everyone."

"Donglai County and Beihai County?"

"Hahaha, are you joking? Aren't these two counties in Lu Zhi's hands? What right do you, Liu Zheng, say to give them to me?"

As soon as Guo Jia said what he said, Yuan Shao immediately laughed at him.

"This Qingzhou was originally owned by my lord. Now, although my lord does not occupy Qingzhou, if my lord is willing to express that he will give Beihai County and Donglai County to Lord Yuan Shao, then the general will have an excuse to attack these two places. When the time comes , aren't these two places yours, sir?"

Guo Jia already knew through Guo Tu that Yuan Shao and Lu Zhi did not have a good talk. Lu Zhi not only rejected Yuan Shao's request for Beihai and Donglai, but also refused Yuan Shao's request for some food from Lu Zhi.

At this moment, Yuan Shao was on the verge of anger. After Guo Jia's appearance, saying so was pouring a spoonful of oil on Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shao had already complained about Lu Zhi, but he couldn't find Liyou to fight Lu Zhi for a while.

Now that Guo Jia said this, it was equivalent to giving Yuan Shao an excuse to attack Beihai and Donglai. Although this interface was far-fetched, Yuan Shao didn't care, after all, what he needed was just a reason.

"My lord, in order to show my lord's sincerity in seeking peace, my lord also told me that if your lord is willing to maintain peace, then my lord can provide you with 20 shi of food every year!"

Yuan Shao was short of food. The reason why he asked for Beihai and Donglai was to get some food and grass from these two counties. Now that Guo Jia opened his mouth again, Yuan Shao didn't care much at all. His expression became serious.

Yuan Shao's expression changed, he stared at Guo Jia, and he spoke for a while.

"Is what you said true?"

"Of course it is true. My lord is willing to make peace with the general forever, and provide him with food and grass. There is only one request."

"any request?"

"My lord hopes that your lord can sell us some horses."

Before leaving, Liu Zheng specifically explained to Guo Jia that Liu Zheng used food from Youzhou to exchange for a lot of war horses. These war horses allowed Liu Zheng to alleviate the plight of the shortage of war horses. At that time, when the war with Yuan Shao started, The way for Liu Zheng to buy horses from Youzhou is broken again.

In addition, recently, Liu Zheng's war horses have lost a lot. Without new horses to supplement, the cavalry will always have some combat power.

Liu Zheng had to reconnect this route, and in this way he could only go to Yuan Shao, which is why Liu Zheng could consider temporarily repairing the relationship with Yuan Shao.

After Yuan Shao heard Guo Jia's words, he fell into deep thought. For a while, he didn't answer Guo Jia directly, but turned his head to look at the counselors beside him.

Chapter 715 peace talks

Beside Yuan Shao, Tian Feng, Ju Shou, Shen Pei and others were all there.

They also heard what Guo Jia said just now.

"Guo Jia, you step down first. This matter is of great importance. I need a long-term plan. I will discuss it with you and give you an answer."

Seeing Jushou and others give him a wink, Yuan Shao immediately said something to Guo Jia.

Although Guo Jia was young, he was very smart. He knew that Yuan Shao wanted to discuss the pros and cons with these people, so he would not pester them.

"Then I will leave first."

After all, Guo Jia retreated from here on his own initiative.

When Guo Jia left, Yuan Shao glanced at the counselors in front of him.

"Everyone, you all heard what the man said just now, express your own opinions, and talk about your opinions?"

All present were Yuan Shao's staff team, although they were divided into several camps, but under Yuan Shao's inquiry, they still didn't dare to hide anything, and immediately began to talk about their thoughts to Yuan Shao.

"My lord, this Guo Jia is very smart."

Guo Tu was the first to speak.Because Guo Tu and Guo Jia knew each other, Guo Tu had heard of Guo Jia's name when Guo Tu was still in Yingchuan.

"It's really smart. Although Guo Jia doesn't look very old, after seeing us, he has no timidity at all."

"I'm not asking you guys, what about Guo Jia, what I'm asking is, what do you think of what Guo Jia said?"

Yuan Shao glanced at Tian Feng and others, wanting to see what Tian Feng and others thought.

"I think he came here under Liu Zheng's order. Liu Zheng should have intentionally negotiated peace with us. The price he offered is not low. 20 shi a year is a lot of food and grass."

"We are indeed short of food and grass now. If Liu Zheng can really give us so much food and grass as what Liu Zheng said, it would be a good choice."

Tian Feng expressed his opinion to Yuan Shao, but he still agreed with Liu Zheng's peace talks.

"I thought Liu Zheng was very powerful. After all, he was able to occupy the territory of five states and counties in such a short period of time. But that's all."

"Liu Zheng is nothing to be afraid of. The lord who really scares us is Lu Zhi. Although Lu Zhi fought Liu Zheng with us, after he regained control of Xuzhou, his strength has greatly increased. After Liu Zheng is dealt with, Lu Zhi will definitely transfer. The spearhead turned against us, so we had to guard against it."

"Now, we can use Dongnai County and Beihai County as an excuse to test and test Lu Zhi. If Lu Zhi ignores this, then our alliance can continue. If Lu Zhi makes a big move about it, then we can just take this opportunity. Make a move and deal with Lu Zhi."

Based on this offensive battle in Qingzhou, the judge evaluated Liu Zheng, and then through Liu Zheng, the judge told Yuan Shao that Liu Zheng was not actually their enemy, but Lu Zhi was the real enemy.

What can really make Yuan Shao afraid is the court.

After all, Liu Zheng hasn't become emperor yet. To some extent, Liu Zheng's threat has never been great.

Moreover, after Xuzhou was occupied by Lu Zhi, Liu Zheng cut off the direct border with Yuan Shao, so Liu Zheng's threat to Yuan Shao was greatly reduced again.

"I also agree with the trial and match. Liu Zheng's power is no longer worth mentioning to us. No matter how powerful he is, he can't threaten us at this stage. Instead, the imperial court is our real threat."

These counselors all agree with Guo Jia's opinion.

After Yuan Shao finished listening, he knew it well, but among the counselors present, there was one person who remained silent all this time, and Yuan Shao turned his gaze to this person again.

"Gong and Ju give Biaozi, what do you think about this matter? Should we agree to the peace talks with Liu Zheng?"

Yuan Shao asked about Jushou who had been silent all this time.

Although Jushou has a relatively high status in Yuan Shao's military camp, but Jushou knows to be wise and protect himself. Sometimes, he will not take the initiative to put forward his own views, only when Yuan Shao asks, he will say it.

At this moment, Yuan Shao asked, and Ju Shou spoke slowly.

"My lord, now Liu Zheng has been beaten back to Yangzhou by us and Lu Zhi's coalition forces. There is a natural danger in the Yangtze River, and there is no peace talks. We have nothing to do with him in a short time. It is better to accept peace talks. In this way, we can get some from Liu Zheng. Grain. That's a good thing, but"

Ju Shou first accepted Liu Zheng's request for peace talks, but immediately changed the subject.

"But what?"

Yuan Shao asked, very curious about what Ju Shou said.

"However, Liu Zheng has always been a threat. I heard news from our spies from the south that Liu Zheng fought Gongsun Zan in Huainan and wiped out Gongsun Zan's Baimayi. Not long ago, Gongsun Zan had died in the Liu Zheng's hand."

"It can be seen that Liu Zheng is very powerful, especially the cavalry under him. Although we have never seen it before, we know how powerful Gongsun Zan is. Even if Gongsun Zan died at the hands of Liu Zheng, Liu Zheng will not be very powerful. ?"

"So, we can't continue to give Liu Zheng war horses, that will only continue to make Liu Zheng stronger."

Jushou expressed his opinion, and immediately got the approval of several other people.

"Yeah, I can't continue to give Liu Zheng a war horse. Liu Zheng has a war horse, and he will only breed tigers!"

"The number of war horses must be controlled in our hands! Our Karasuma cavalry should be strengthened the most."

After some discussion, Yuan Shao finally knew what the staff under him were thinking.

"Well, I understand your views, Guo Tu, you go and ask Guo Jia to come in, and say that our discussion is over."

After listening to Jushou's opinion, Yuan Shao already made up his mind.

Under Yuan Shao's signal, Guo Tu immediately went out and called Guo Jia back after he had been away for a while.

Guo Jia knew that when he came back again, he would already know what Yuan Shao and his group had discussed.

"My lord, how did your discussion go?"

After entering the door, Guo Jia took the initiative to ask Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shao's expression was flat, showing no signs of happiness or anger. After Guo Jia asked about it, he pretended to be silent for a while.

After waiting for a while, he responded to Guo Jia.

"We discussed it, and we can agree to your request for peace talks, but we also have conditions."

"What conditions?"

"The war horse can be sold to you, but the price is not the same as before."

As soon as Yuan Shao said this, Guo Jia realized something was wrong.

Chapter 716 Replenishment

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Guo Jia, who returned to Wu County, reported what happened in Qingzhou to Liu Zheng.

And told Liu Zheng the conditions proposed by Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shao came up with a plan when his counselors proposed that they could not sell the war horse to Liu Zheng. Instead of directly telling Liu Zheng not to sell the war horse to Liu Zheng, he greatly increased the transaction price of the war horse.

Originally, Liu Zheng could buy a batch of war horses from Yuan Shao with only a small amount of grain and grass, but now Yuan Shao directly increased the price by a full ten times, and opened his mouth to Liu Zheng's lion.

At such a price, even if Liu Zheng is willing to buy it at this price, Yuan Shao will not suffer a loss.

After hearing the news, Liu Zheng's face was very ugly.Although he knew it was Yuan Shao's plan, he was helpless.

After all, it was the same when Liu Zheng sold grain and grass to Yuan Shao before, and the lion opened his mouth. Now it is just that Yuan Shao returned to Liu Zheng the way he used to deal with Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shaoda can find any reason at will. For example, war horses have recently undergone continuous battles, and they are relatively scarce, but there is no shortage of food and grass, so he can refuse according to the relationship between supply and demand in the market. If Liu Zheng wants to buy it, he will buy it. Now Yuan Shao is not short of food and grass.

With the 20 stone grain and grass per year promised by Liu Zhengqiu, it is enough for Yuan Shao's soldiers and horses to spend a whole winter.

Liu Zhengming knew that this was Yuan Shao's trajectory, but he could only smash his teeth and swallow it in his stomach. He didn't mention the matter of buying war horses with Yuan Shao.

Although it is impossible to buy war horses directly from Yuan Shao, this does not mean that Liu Zheng cannot get war horses.

Although the transfer station in Qingzhou was banned, Liu Zheng could not transfer directly from Xuzhou and Qingzhou. He had to send a caravan northward from Yangzhou, and then arrive in Youzhou to buy horses from the tribes in Youzhou.