At the entrance of the camp, people gathered in groups of three or two, talking quietly about something.

"" Grandmaster Gongsun, I heard that you all came here to welcome the last prince from Youzhou. I wonder if you recognize this person?"

At this time, Han Fu, the governor of Jizhou, who was standing next to Gongsun Zan, spoke up. Gongsun Zan said lightly:"I happen to recognize him. He is Su Yan, the eldest son of Su Ping, the governor of Youzhou. He was appointed as the governor of Youzhou by Su Ping. This time he represents Youzhou to participate in the alliance to fight against Dong."

"I see. I have heard of Su Yan's reputation. It is said that he once served as the Minister of the Nine Ministries, was granted the title of Marquis of Wanhu by the previous emperor, and participated in the killing of the Ten Eunuchs. He must be a young hero."

Han Fu stroked his short beard and smiled,"I often read the moonlight poems he wrote in the General's Mansion, especially the"Drinking Alone Under the Moon", which can be said to be a masterpiece."

"Such a great man, I really need to meet him properly."

Han Fu was praising Su Yan's past deeds, but Gongsun Zan's mouth twitched slightly, and his heart was bleeding.

He was really upset to see someone praising someone he hated in front of him.

However, Han Fu's status was not low, and Jizhou was powerful, which his mere county could not compare to, so he could only suppress his unhappiness and remain silent.

"Report!"

A loud voice came, and a soldier ran over and shouted:"My lords, General Yuan, General Cao and others are about to arrive at the camp."

After hearing this, everyone present straightened their backs and looked forward.

"clatter...clatter...clatter....!"

The rumbling of horse hooves sounded, and everyone looked over and saw a large number of cavalry troops rushing towards the camp, followed by a large number of infantry.

The entire team was divided into four parts, each with a leader, who was Cao Cao and the other four.

Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, and Sun Jian were all known to everyone.

But the young man on the far right, who was wearing black armor and riding on a pale yellow BMW, was a new face, and everyone focused their attention on him.

This man had a smooth and fair face, slanted and handsome eyebrows, thin and slightly pursed lips, eyes like stars, angular contours, a slender and tall figure without being rough, and covered with a layer of exquisite black armor.

He was like an eagle in the dark night, cold and lonely but not overbearing, and he exuded a strong power that looked down on the world. When everyone saw his appearance, they couldn't help but praise in their hearts: What a handsome young man!

In just a moment, their cavalry rushed to a distance of 100 meters from everyone, and then began to slow down.

Finally, it slowly stopped in front of everyone.

"Greetings, General Yuan, General Cao, and General Sun!"

Everyone saluted to Cao Cao and the other two.

Cao Cao and his men did not dare to neglect them, and quickly dismounted and returned the greetings, saying,"Greetings, gentlemen!"

Everyone nodded, and then turned their eyes to Su Yan.

Cao Cao smiled and said,"Greetings, this is the last ally we have been waiting for, Su Yan, the Grand Commander of Youzhou. He will represent Youzhou in the alliance this time."

Seeing this, everyone bowed to Su Yan and said,"Greetings, General Su"

""Gentlemen, please be polite. Su Yan greets all of you!"

Su Yan smiled faintly and returned the greeting.

Yuan Shao smiled and said,"Zi Yang, let me introduce you to the gentlemen present."

""Okay, thank you, Brother Benchu."

Su Yan nodded and thanked him.

Under Yuan Shao's guidance, Su Yan soon got to know the dozen princes present.

As he remembered, he had heard of many of the names here.

Han Fu, the governor of Jizhou, Liu Dai, the governor of Yanzhou, Kong Rong, the governor of Yuzhou, Kong Rong, the prime minister of Beihai, Tao Qian, the governor of Xuzhou, etc.........

They were all people who had left their mark in history books. Now they all stood in front of Su Yan and greeted him.

Su Yan smiled and clasped his fists in return. His face was warm and gentle, giving people a feeling of spring breeze. For a moment, everyone's favorable impression of him increased greatly.

Of course, not everyone was like this.

For example........Gongsun Zan, the governor of Beiping.

When Yuan Shao introduced him to Su Yan, the latter smiled faintly, but Su Yan could clearly sense the coldness in his smile.

He knew that he and Gongsun Zan had already had a grudge, but he didn't care. He just bowed and continued to talk to others.

Cao Cao saw the suspicion between him and Gongsun Zan, so he smiled and said,"Zi Yang, you may not know that the governor Gongsun and you are both disciples of Minister Lu. You are brothers in the same school."

But as soon as he said this, he could clearly feel that the atmosphere between the two became more tense.

This made him a little confused. What kind of hatred did the two have that even their relationship as fellow disciples could not be eased.

However, Su Yan was also good at smoothing things over. He immediately smiled and said,"So, it turns out that the prefect Gongsun is also your student. It's a pleasure to meet you."

At this point, he sighed again and said,"Alas! It's been so long, and I haven't seen you for a long time. I wonder how you are doing now."

Seeing this, Yuan Shao immediately said,"Don't worry, Ziyang. Although Minister Lu has angered the thief Dong several times before, he was afraid of Minister Lu's reputation in the country, so he didn't dare to do anything to him. Now Minister Lu has resigned and is idle at home in Luoyang. There is no danger."

Hearing what he said, Su Yan breathed a sigh of relief and said that he was relieved.

Everyone chatted for a few more words, and then they dispersed and returned to the camp.

Cao Cao personally arranged the tent for Su Yan, leaving a piece of open space in the northeast for the Youzhou army.

When he was arranging it, he inadvertently told the layout of the camp for the others. After Su Yan heard it, his mind became active.

According to Cao Cao, his own and Gongsun Zan's camps were in the northwest.

Sun Jian and other princes of other states were in the south and on both sides of the camp.

He and Han Fu's camp was in the northeast.

The front and back were occupied by the Yuan brothers.

Hearing this, Su Yan couldn't help but sneer in his heart.

The ancients ranked their positions by sitting north and facing south. The north was undoubtedly the position of the overlord of the princes. The Yuan brothers stationed directly in the north, which meant they wanted to be the leader of the princes.

Su Yan couldn't see this position.

Because he knew that this time the fight against Dong was doomed to fail. Whoever became the leader would be responsible for the final defeat.

Moreover, to become the leader, he had to coordinate the interests of the various princes. Otherwise, if someone was unwilling, they would simply not listen to orders, or even secretly trip you up, etc., which would cause a lot of trouble.

Indeed, becoming the leader of the alliance is certainly a good reputation, and it sounds good.

But this bunch of shitty things and the final result are all big troubles. It is a job with both advantages and disadvantages.

Su Yan came here purely to make a profit this time. Let them deal with the troubles, and he won't get involved.

However.......

"Although I don't want to be the leader, if Yuan Shao is still the leader according to history, it is not what I want to see. I have to find someone who is easier to control."

Su Yan thought secretly in his heart.

After a while, he made up his mind and raised the corners of his mouth slightly.

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