Liu Zheng really didn't want to fight with Gongsun Zan and Liu Guanzhang, firstly, Liu Zheng's troops were now tight.

Fighting Liu Guanzhang here, although Liu Zheng has some certainty, it is not easy to defeat the opponent.

Liu Guanzhang won't say it, Gongsun Zhan is also not easy to mess with, if these people fight desperately, Liu Zheng has little chance of winning.

If we can negotiate peace, it will be better.

If peace talks can't be made, Liu Zheng also has to see Gongsun Zhan's attitude.

If Gongsun Chan directly rejected Zhang Zhao's proposal and behaved very toughly, then Liu Zheng could know through this that Gongsun Chan came prepared.

He should have a great deal of confidence in defeating Liu Zheng, and Liu Zheng must make some corresponding countermeasures to this.

And if Gongsun Zhan seriously considered Zhang Zhao's proposal, it would mean that although Gongsun Zhan came to aid Liu Bei, he was not too sure about fighting Liu Zheng, so Liu Zheng had another attitude towards Gongsun Zhan.

Through Gongsun Zhan's refusal to negotiate peace, Liu Zheng can judge the reality of Gongsun Zhan's war.

"He Liu Zheng is really rampant, he will fight when he says he will fight, and if he says a truce, he will make a truce, where will the face of our court go?"

Gongsun Chan still did not back down.

Zhang Zhao continued to speak.

"I think Lord Gongsun, you are mistaken, the battle to invade Qingzhou, but the people of the imperial court fought first, not that my lord wanted to attack the imperial court, my lord just responded to the entrustment of the Yellow Turban Army Zhang Ning and came to Qingzhou to rescue, but he did not want to be an enemy of the imperial court."

Although the relationship between Liu Zheng and the imperial court will be a big war sooner or later, the two sides have not completely torn their faces yet. Zhang Zhao's words would not completely offend Gongsun Zhan.

And Zhang Zhao's words are also right, the things on the battlefield in Qingzhou were originally the battles caused by the imperial court, if it wasn't for Liu Bei, Cao Cao, Tao Qian and others who came to attack Qingzhou first, Liu Zheng would not have come over to encircle and suppress the Yellow Turban Army.

Of course, this is also caused by the Yellow Turban Army not being satisfied with a Qingzhou and wanting to attack Xuzhou, but if this formation is to trace back to the source, it is not clear to say that it was a day and a night.

"The result of losing both sides so far is not what my lord wants to see, if Lord Gongsun still wants to continue to fight, my lord is naturally not afraid, but if the war continues, it must be that both sides have losses, this unnecessary loss, I think everyone does not want to see, instead of continuing to compete on the battlefield, it is better to sit down and talk, maybe it can solve the needs of both sides."

Zhang Zhao showed Liu Zheng's toughness, and he did not ask for peace in a low voice, and the attitude of seeking peace completely depended on Gongsun Zhan.

After Gongsun Chan heard Zhang Zhao's words, he didn't have the tough attitude just now for a while, but looked at a few advisors around him, wanting to ask for the advisors' opinions.

There are indeed a few people standing beside Gongsun Zhan, among which Gongsun Zhan's most trusted advisor is called Guan Jing, who is the long history of Gongsun Chan and has won the trust of Gongsun Zhan.

Although this Guan Jing is not very strategic, he is very loyal to Gongsun Zhan. can be regarded as the most loyal member of Gongsun Zhan's ministers.

Gongsun Chan usually consults with him on many matters, and at present, for such a major matter of peace talks, it is natural to consult with Guan Jing about whether to accept peace talks.

In addition to asking Guan Jing, Gongsun Chan mainly wanted to ask the opinions of the strategists around him to see what everyone meant.

Guan Jing was calm and calm, and after thinking for a while, he turned his head to Gongsun Zhan's ear and said a few words in his ear.

Gongsun Zhan's face immediately changed slightly, and after some hesitation, he spoke again.

"You said that Liu Zheng intends to negotiate peace, so what kind of peace talks do you want?"

Guan Jing told him that he would first listen to Zhang Zhao talk about the details of the peace talks, see what kind of peace talks Liu Zheng wanted, and then think about whether there was a need for peace talks according to the conditions put forward by Liu Zheng.

Although Gongsun Chan brought 30,000 soldiers and horses, he had some confidence, but Liu Zheng's strength and Liu Zheng's reputation were also very terrifying in the ears of Gongsun Chan and others, like thunder, and it was not easy to defeat Liu Zheng.

If he could not fight, Guan Jing was still reluctant to let Gongsun Zhan's people fight directly with Liu Zheng.

Once the fight starts, it is Gongsun Zhan's soldiers and horses that will be lost, which is not a good thing for Gongsun Zhan.

And Zhang Zhao saw that Gongsun Chan intended to listen to him in detail, and he was not verbose, and immediately straightened out.

"My lord is unwilling to go to war with the imperial court, so there are only two requirements, the two sides can truce, the first, we are willing to unconditionally let Liu Bei's men and horses leave, and the second, after the armistice in Qingzhou, the two sides will divide the land and rule, with Linzi City as the boundary, the east of the city belongs to my family, and the west belongs to the court, and the two sides cannot fight again in a short time."

Zhang Zhao said cumbersome, but the meaning is actually very simple. Liu Zheng just didn't want to fight him, and put forward two demands, one was that Liu Bei and others could be allowed to leave, but Linzi City must be handed over to Liu Zheng.

At the same time, the city of Zicheng was demarcated, and the prefectures and counties in the west were under the jurisdiction of the imperial court, and the east was managed by Liu Zheng's men and horses, and the two sides no longer fought for this.

Gongsun Zhan's purpose is actually just to come to Qingzhou to rescue Liu Bei, Liu Zheng satisfies him, and allows him to take Liu Bei's people away from Qingzhou safe and sound, and Liu Zheng only needs Qingzhou, even if it is half of Qingzhou, it can be satisfied, so that the purpose of both parties has been achieved.

If Gongsun Chan had no other purpose, he would probably agree to Liu Zheng's proposal.

After Guan Jing heard Zhang Zhao's words, he leaned into Gongsun Zhan's ear again and whispered closely to Gongsun Zhan.

The two seemed to be discussing something.

Zhang Zhao could see the emotional changes on Gongsun Zhan's face, but their voices were relatively quiet, and Zhang Zhao didn't know what they were talking about.

After Gongsun Chan and Guan Jing said a few words, they opened their mouths to respond to Zhang Zhao, but Gongsun Chan still did not immediately agree to Zhang Zhao's conditions.

Instead, he made a request.

"I can't decide this matter, I have to ask Liu Bei before I can give your father-in-law an answer, how about it?"

Gongsun Zhan wanted to send someone into Linzi City to ask Liu Bei's opinion.

Zhang Zhao also can't call the shots with such a request, after all, Zhang Zhao is also worried that if Gongsun Zan and Liu Bei are allowed to connect, if these two people join forces to plot some plan, it will be unfavorable to Liu Zheng.

However, refusing Gongsun Zan was not something Zhang Zhao could agree, so Zhang Zhao could only ask for instructions to go back and ask Liu Zheng.

Gongsun Chan agreed, and the first round of negotiations was temporarily shelved.