"When General Gongsun invaded Bohai County, which was Ben Taishou, he caused heavy losses to the people of Bohai County. At the same time, there are many people's homes destroyed in the war, and as a conscientious guard, I must compensate for their losses. Now that General Gongsun is interested in peace talks, General Gongsun, the initiator, will be responsible.

Yuan Chang looked at Guan Jing with a smile, looking at his expression, it seemed that he already knew Guan Jing's answer.

Sure enough, after Guan Jing listened to Yuan Chang's words, his expression remained unchanged, and he still said calmly: "Yuan Taishou, my lord is also deeply sorry for this matter, and it is okay to make up for it appropriately." As long as it is within a reasonable range, my father-in-law can agree. ”

"Many people in Bohai County do not have houses to live in, so Ben Taishou hopes that General Gongsun can allocate some land in Youzhou to Ben Taishou, so that those who lost their homes in the war can rebuild their homes. Among them, Fanyang County, Yanguo and Yuyang County are two counties and one country that compete with Bohai County, and the people who want to come to Bohai County are also willing to move to these three places. As long as General Gongsun was willing to assign these three places to Ben Taishou, so that Ben Taishou could give an explanation to the people under his jurisdiction, Ben Taishou would immediately withdraw without saying a word. ”

Yuan Chang's condition is really quite harsh, and if he is the head of any force, he will not do such a thing, unless he is brain-dead.

Just like Yuan Chang himself, if someone asks Yuan Chang to allocate some territory in Bohai County to the other party, Yuan Chang will not slap the other party with his mouth, which is already quite good. And. No matter how you say it, Gongsun Chan is also the overlord of one force, sweeping the northern alien races and making a great reputation. How could such a humiliating thing be done by ceding land?

This condition has no point in discussing at all, and Gongsun Chan will definitely not agree.

Guan Jing's face showed embarrassment, and he said in a deep voice: "Yuan Taishou, regarding this request, I think it is extremely unreasonable. When my father-in-law invaded Bohai County, it was also because he was provoked by traitors, not my father-in-law's original intention. Speaking of which. My father-in-law was just confused. And, as far as I know, in the previous battle in Bohai County. Bohai County didn't have much to lose. As Yuan Taishou asked, it seems that some lions opened their mouths and had no intention of making peace. If so, so-and-so will take his leave. There's no need to waste Yuan Tai's time guarding you. ”

"Guan Changshi's words are wrong. Whether General Gongsun was confused for a while or not. However, there is no doubt that General Gongsun has caused damage to my Bohai County, and Guan Changshi will never deny this. Everyone needs to pay for the mistakes they have made, otherwise, if they are perfunctory with a reason that is not intended, then what else do they need to do with the law?

"What Yuan Taishou said is also reasonable!"

Guan Jing nodded, agreeing with Yuan Chang's words. But. Guan Jing still insisted on his own opinion: "My father-in-law is willing to compensate for the mistakes made by my father-in-law." However. If Fanyang County, Yanguo and Yuyang County were assigned to Yuan Taishou, this matter would never be possible. If Yuan Taishou has other requirements, my lord can also consider it. ”

If a power wants to grow, the economy and population are the most important. There is money to do things, and at the same time, there must be people. No one is useless if they have money, and someone is equally useless if they don't have money. The two complement each other and are indispensable. Fanyang County, Yanguo and Yuyang County are the political and economic centers of Youzhou, and the population and economy of these three territories are equivalent to one-half of the entire Youzhou. This shows the importance of these three territories. And Yuan Chang wants to leave these three territories in one go, don't say that Gongsun Chan doesn't agree, even Guan Jing won't agree. Besides, Guan Jing is the official who helps Gongsun Chan deal with internal affairs, and he has a clearer understanding of the importance of these three territories. Therefore, no matter what, Guan Jing would not agree to set aside the three territories for Yuan Chang.

"Ben Taishou just wants some land to compensate the people who have been hurt, and only by rebuilding a home for them can they live happily. If they don't have these foundations, what use would other compensation be for them? If Guan Changshi felt that it was a little difficult to carve out these three territories, Ben Taishou was also a good talker, and he didn't want three territories, at least one of them. As for which one it is, you can let Guan Changshi choose. If he can't agree to this, then Ben Taishou doesn't think it's necessary to continue talking. Guan Changshi then went back, and the Japanese Taishou began to attack in the Ming Dynasty, relying on his own ability to obtain these territories. ”

Yuan Chang was simply speaking, since Guan Jing insisted on not dividing the territory for himself, he would threaten him verbally. Moreover, Yuan Chang also guessed that Guan Jing was a white wolf with empty gloves, and he did not get Gongsun Zhan's permission, and no matter how much he negotiated now, it was estimated that he would not be recognized by Gongsun Zhan. Of course, it is not excluded that Guan Jing has a very high status in Gongsun Zhan's heart and can convince Gongsun Zhan. Just like Lu Su in history, Sun Quan valued it, and it was precisely because of Lu Su's guarantee that Sun Quan lent Jingzhou to Liu Bei. Of course, it was also because of the problem in Jingzhou that there was a gap between the two coalition forces, which eventually became the fuse for the breakdown of the relationship between the two coalition forces.

Therefore, the key is whether Guan Jing can say that Gongsun Zan can be moved, which is why Yuan Chang is willing to spend time negotiating with Guan Jing here.

If Guan Jing can say that Gongsun Zan can move, then Yuan Chang can obtain the territory of a county for nothing, and he can still preserve his strength. As for Yuan Shao's side, it has nothing to do with Yuan Chang. Yuan Shao can continue to fight Gongsun Zhan to the death, even if Yuan Chang does not contribute, Yuan Chang still has a reason to ask Yuan Shao for Youzhou. At the beginning, he said that he would take Youzhou and return to Yuan Chang, and Yuan Chang would help Yuan Shao take Bingzhou and Qingzhou, which had nothing to do with whether Yuan Chang contributed to attack Youzhou. Besides, Yuan Chang can wave the flag and shout and fake fight.

Hearing Yuan Chang's resolute words, Guan Jing was also in a dilemma.

No ambitious person would agree to such a humiliating act of assigning their own territory to others. Throughout the 5,000-year history of China, which hegemon would do such a thing? Except for the old lady who braided her hair and lost her territory to others every day, none of the other hegemons did such a thing. Not a county, even a city. A village is an extremely humiliating thing, and no one wants to see themselves become a laughing stock. Gongsun Chan naturally didn't want to! However, if he didn't agree to Yuan Chang's words, then Yuan Chang would not want to withdraw from the army. Although Gongsun Chan will not be afraid, however, now Gongsun Chan has not been able to fully control Youzhou, and his strength has not been fully exerted, facing Yuan Chang and Yuan Shao in two ways. Gongsun Chan is a little difficult. Moreover, some of Liu Yu's old subordinates will harass Gongsun Chan from time to time, plus some northern aliens who were killed too much by Gongsun Chan retaliated against Gongsun Chan.

Arguably. Gongsun Chan is now fighting against the forces of Sigu.

Moreover, the Youzhou forces that Gongsun Chan now controls have about 300,000 troops. Yuan Chang and Yuan Shao united an army of 200,000 troops, even though Gongsun Chan had the advantage of the city, and wanted to repel the alliance of Yuan Chang and Yuan Shao. At least the same 200,000 troops. That's it. Gongsun Zan also had 100,000 troops left to guard against the northern aliens and Liu Yu's old army. Liu Yu's old department doesn't have to worry too much, there are only about 10,000 people when they are full. However, the northern aliens are different. Although the northern alien races exist in the form of tribes, the large tribes only have a population of tens of thousands, and the most that can fight is tens of thousands, and Gongsun Chan has 100,000 troops, which seems to be very safe. However, Gongsun Chan controlled the territory of the six counties and one country in Youzhou. These territories were to be garrisoned by soldiers, and each city was to be distributed. In fact, it is only about 3,000 troops. Moreover, Gongsun Zhan's attitude towards fighting against the northern alien races in Youzhou over the years is extremely strong, and many northern alien tribes have a grudge against Gongsun Zhan, and it is difficult to guarantee that they will not unite. If Gongsun Chan was fighting with Yuan Chang and Yuan Shao, and the northern alien race sneaked up from behind, Gongsun Chan's situation would be very dangerous.

Therefore, if Yuan Shao cannot be persuaded to retire, it is also an excellent thing to be able to persuade Yuan Chang's 50,000 horses to retire.

However, Yuan Chang's request was too embarrassing for Guan Jing. Wanting to leave, Guan Jing was worried about the danger that Gongsun Chan would face in the future, however, it was impossible to promise Yuan Chang.

After being silent for a moment, Guan Jing suddenly thought of an idea.

It is definitely impossible to assign a county to Yuan Chang. However, what if it is borrowed? It will be different, you can lend a county to Yuan Chang first, wait for Gongsun Chan to get rid of the current situation, and then integrate the forces of the entire Youzhou, when Gongsun Chan is big, he has enough strength to face any situation, and ask Yuan Chang to ask for the territory he borrowed today, where will Yuan Chang not agree? Dare not agree?

"Yuan Taishou, I am also deeply sorry and sorry for the harm caused by my lord to Bohai County. However, if Yuan Taishou wants to divide the territory of my lord, it is also impossible. Yuan Taishou and don't be busy refutating, there is a way here, if Yuan Taishou agrees, it is also excellent, if Yuan Taishou does not agree, so can only apologize. ”

"Oh, what is the wisdom of the chief of the past, I can talk about it. ”

Yuan Chang raised his eyebrows and said in a salty and nonchalant manner. Not being able to obtain the territory of a county for nothing, Yuan Chang was naturally unhappy in his heart. However, Guan Jing's coming to negotiate was only a temporary thing, and Yuan Chang didn't have to do it so much. Now, he wants to see what other good ideas Guan Jing can say.

"It is naturally not possible to assign the territory to Yuan Taishou, but a certain person thinks that he can lend the territory to Yuan Taishou. Everyone is a courtier of the court, and there is not much difference in who the territory belongs to. Yuan Taishou's request for territory is nothing more than an explanation to the people under his command, so that they have a place to rebuild their homes. Yuan Chang borrowed the territory from my father-in-law, and was able to meet the needs of the people, and also to satisfy my father-in-law, wouldn't everyone be happy? Everyone was satisfied, and they could still maintain friendly relations, what other way could be more recognizable? My father-in-law has a daughter, who is at the age of marriage, and is a good match for Yuan Taishou. If Yuan Taishou and my lord form a good alliance between Qin and Jin, everything my lord will have Yuan Taishou's share sooner or later, what does Yuan Taishou think?"

Yuan Chang was surprised in his heart, he didn't expect Guan Jing to come up with the same idea as Zhuge Liang.

It's just a little different from Zhuge Liang, Zhuge Liang borrowed Jingzhou from Sun Quan, while Guan Jing lent the territory of Youzhou to Yuan Chang, and the performance is different, but in fact the nature is the same.

Zhuge Liang borrowed Jingzhou from Sun Quan and used Jingzhou as a springboard to attack Yizhou, thus seizing the land of Hanzhong. Then, when Liu Bei's power became stronger, Sun Quan was helpless to hold Jingzhou to the death, and Guan Jing did the same, first lending a county to Yuan Chang. Let Gongsun Chan have enough time to develop his power, and wait until Gongsun Chan's strength is strong, and then ask for the territory back from Yuan Chang. According to Guan Jing's thoughts, Gongsun Zhan was already enough to ask for his own territory, how could Yuan Chang dare not agree?

Yuan Chang didn't expect that Guan Jing was also such a witty person.

"Guan Changshi's plan is quite wonderful, but I don't know, which county will Guan Changshi lend to Ben Taishou?" Yuan Chang pretended to ponder for a moment. Then he nodded in agreement with Guan Jing's suggestion.

Guan Jing's expression was slightly relieved when he saw this, and he secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, Yuan Chang was able to agree to his method. It also made Guan Jing a little surprised. According to what Guan Jing learned in the conversation with Yuan Chang just now, Yuan Chang is not a person who is so easy to loosen his mouth. It's just that the expression on Yuan Chang's face doesn't seem to be fake, but it makes Guan Jing's heart a little confused.

Guan Jing didn't know. Yuan Chang also has his own plans.

First of all. Whether this negotiation will work out is still a question. If it can't be done, then all the agreed conditions are in vain; and if it can be done, is Yuan Chang a fool, and will the territory he has in hand be handed over? Secondly, it is not so simple to make Yuan Chang withdraw his troops, and the goal of Yuan Chang's troops this time is to seize Youzhou, unless the end of the world comes. There was no one and no reason for Yuan Chang to give up his intentions.

Yuan Chang asked for three sites, Fanyang County, Yan Guo and Yuyang County, and which land to lend to Yuan Chang. It is also something worth pondering.

Yan Guo must be the first to be sent, Yan County's Jixian County is the seat of Youzhou, the most populous and economically prosperous territory, as long as you are not a fool, you will not hand over such a territory to others. Secondly, neither can Fanyang County. Fanyang County is the border with Jizhou, with a lot of strong cities, is an important strategic territory to defend Jizhou. If Fanyang County is handed over to Yuan Chang, if Yuan Chang tears up the agreement and uses Fanyang County as the front line, it will be like inserting a thorn in Gongsun Zhan's throat, which is a very dangerous thing. Therefore, after thinking about it, Guan Jing has already made a decision.

"Yuan Taishou, Yuyang County is an important territory in Youzhou. Yuyang County's population and economy are in the forefront of Youzhou, and Yuyang County is also rich in resources. Therefore, on behalf of my father-in-law, I can lend Yuyang County to Yuan Taishou. ”

Although Guan Jing said it well, Yuan Chang still secretly scolded Guan Jing in his heart for being an old fox. Guan Jing is Gongsun Zhan's subordinate, and he thinks about Gongsun Zhan's interests. Moreover, it is true that Guan Jing is a loyal subordinate, but it does not mean that he is an honest man, so it is not wrong to say that Guan Jing is an old fox.

Just now Yuan Chang also thought about which territory Guan Jing would lend to himself, in terms of interests, the same as Guan Jing's thoughts, Yuan Chang also guessed that Guan Jing would lend Yuyang County to himself.

Yan State can be excluded first, and the political center and economic center are naturally impossible. Just like Yuan Chang, if Yuan Chang wanted to lend someone else a certain territory in Bohai County, Yuan Chang would definitely not lend Nanpi City to others, unless his head was in the water, and the rest were Fanyang County and Yuyang County. What is the economy and population of Fanyang County and Yuyang County, for the time being, it does not matter. If there is a map of Youzhou, you can clearly see the location of Yuyang County.

Yuyang County is located in the middle of the western part of Youzhou, with Shanggu County and Yanguo adjacent to the west, and Youbeiping County to the east. From this point of view, there is no weakness, in the south of Yuyang County, is the Bohai Sea, good or bad for the time being. However, to the north of Yuyang County, it borders the northern Xianbei tribe for a considerable period of time, that is to say, Yuyang County is a strategic point, and it is possible to fight with the northern Xianbei tribe at any time. Secondly, the northernmost and southernmost positions of Yuyang County have drawn an extremely long line, and the cities are very scattered, that is, if Yuan Chang has to send troops to garrison, the battle line will be extremely long. The forces are so scattered that when they encounter war, the consequences can be imagined.

Therefore, judging from the above considerations, Yuyang County is the most unfavorable to Yuan Chang.

If Gongsun Chan had a battle with the northern aliens, Yuan Chang would also be pulled into the quagmire and become Gongsun Chan's cannon fodder; then, Yuan Chang's troops were stretched too long, and if Gongsun Chan wanted to take back Yuyang County, Yuan Chang would not have much resistance at all, so he could only be captured. Therefore, if Yuan Chang obtains Yuyang County, not only is it not a good thing, but on the contrary, it may become a bad thing.

"Haha, Guan Changshi is really grateful to lend such a good territory to Ben Taishou!"

Yuan Chang laughed and said, when he said "good", Yuan Chang also deliberately accentuated his tone, the meaning was naturally the opposite, this was telling Guan Jing. How much do you mean by lending yourself such a terrible site?

However, Guan Jing didn't seem to hear the meaning of Yuan Chang's words. He laughed at the same time.

Yuan Chang snorted coldly in his heart, he has never been a guy who can suffer. Since Guan Jing came to disgust him, Yuan Chang didn't mind making Guan Jing uncomfortable.

"Guan Changshi is really a cheerful person, and he negotiated two requirements so quickly. Then, Ben Taishou is left with the last request, and it is also the simplest request, I think it is for Guan Changshi. It's not that hard. It is not worth the trip to be able to get to know the history of Guan Chang this time. If he goes to Bohai County in the future, he must not forget about Ben Taishou. You and I will talk about wine and talk about life together!"

"Yuan Taishou invited, how could a certain refuse? If he had time, he would definitely personally Bohai County. and Yuan Taishou drank and talked. Always talk about life!"

Guan Jing responded happily, listening to the meaning of Yuan Chang's words, it seemed that he was already planning to withdraw from the army, and the purpose of his trip was finally completed.

This last requirement is actually very simple. Guan Changshi also knew that Ben Taishou was under the command of Lord Jizhou Assassin, and this time he sent troops to obey the orders of Lord Jizhou Assassin. Therefore, if you want to retreat from the army. As long as Lord Jizhou Assassin Shi agrees, Ben Taishou will never say anything. ”

When I heard Yuan Chang's words. Guan Jing's blood suddenly surged, and he almost didn't spray Yuan Chang's face.

Guan Jing was indeed angry by Yuan Chang's words, the two had been talking for a long time before, and they were almost finished. Unexpectedly, Yuan Chang finally gave him such a reason, and if he wanted to withdraw the army, he had to go through Yuan Shao's consent, could there be a more deceitful reason than this? Yuan Shao set out to Youzhou this time and led an army of 150,000 troops, did Yuan Chang think that Yuan Shao was playing at home, and said that he would withdraw from the army? Besides, Gongsun Chan also led an army of more than 100,000 troops into Youzhou before, and almost killed Yuan Shao, with the hatred between Gongsun Chan and Yuan Shao, is it possible for Yuan Shao to withdraw from the army? So, Yuan Chang's reason is not just to tease him!

"Yuan Taishou's reason is exquisite, I have to admire it!"

Guan Jing had anger on his face, and he directly mocked Yuan Chang. Don't say it's Guan Jing, if you want to change it to anyone who is tricked by Yuan Chang like this, I'm afraid I won't be in a good mood.

"Guan Changshi has won the award, Ben Taishou is a real person, and he will say whatever he has in his heart. Guan Chang Shi Kemo wants to praise Ben Taishou again, Ben Taishou is also a mortal, he will be proud, haha!"

Guan Jing couldn't help but twitch when he heard Yuan Chang's narcissistic words.

"Yuan Taishou, a certain person is not a fool. As far as I know, Yuan Taishou's Bohai County has little to do with Jizhou, although Bohai County is under the jurisdiction of Jizhou, now there is no belonging, and it is completely controlled by Yuan Taishou. Since Yuan Taishou can call the shots, why do you need to ask Yuan Tingshi's opinion?"

Guan Jing suppressed his anger and said to Yuan Chang word by word.

"Haha, Guan Changshi is well-informed. ”

Yuan Chang laughed and said, he didn't think that this news could be concealed for a long time. There are also many people in Jizhou and Bohai County who know that Yuan Chang's Bohai County is not under the jurisdiction of Jizhou. Therefore, Yuan Chang was not too surprised that Guan Jing was able to do this.

"Yes, the Bohai County under the jurisdiction of this Taishou is not under the jurisdiction of Jizhou, and this Taishou can fully manage the affairs of Bohai County. However, if you want to come to Guan Changshi, you should also know that the relationship between Ben Taishou and Jizhou Thorn Shi. Lord Jizhou Assassin Shi is the elder brother of Ben Taishou, and Ben Taishou was invited by his brother to participate in this operation, if he withdraws for no reason, how can he face his brother? Of course, since Ben Taishou has already agreed with Guan Changshi, in the next few days, Ben Taishou will not take the initiative, unless the soldiers and horses in Youzhou are unfavorable to Ben Taishou. As long as Ben Taishou's brother sends a message asking me to withdraw from the army, Ben Taishou will immediately withdraw from the army, what does Guan Chang Shi Yi think?"

Yuan Changdu said that at this point, what else could Guan Jing say.

At that moment, Guan Jing had a cold face and said in a deep voice: "Since this is the case, I will not stay here for long, so I will go to the camp of Lord Jizhou to discuss, and I hope that Mrs. Yuan will keep his promise, don't send troops, and I will return in a few days!"

"That's nature!"

When Guan Jing walked away with a black face, Yuan Chang's camp suddenly burst into laughter.

"Haha, lord, you are so cunning in doing this!"

"Where, where, the third in the world!" (To be continued......