Originally, Zhang Hong meant to persuade Liu Xie relatively tactfully, so that if he could be more comfortable than in Xuchang after he arrived in Wu County, then there would be no need to do so.

But Liu Xie's answer to Zhang Hong was obviously that he was able to make Sun Ce bow down to him by himself, which made Zhang Hong feel that he didn't know what to say.

Sun Ce is only in his twenties, but he has taken over his father's mantle for many years, and he has proven himself through many major battles.

Even the old ministers of Jiangdong, who have always been picky, have already recognized Sun Ce quite a lot, and feel that Sun Ce is even deeper than Sun Jian's attainments in combat, and Sun Ce has been familiar with military books since he was a child, except that his temperament is indeed a little anxious, in their opinion, there is almost no weakness.

And it's just that this temperament is a little anxious, and it can't be completely said to be a weakness, the urgency makes Sun Ce's action more rapid, otherwise he wouldn't have swept Jiangdong in just a few years.

On the other hand, Liu Xie, not to mention whether he was hiding in Xuchang for a few years, in Zhang Hong's opinion, his foundation is too weak, except for the name of the emperor given to him by Dong Zhuo, there is not even a cronie around him except for a queen and an old man, which cannot support him in this era.

"Do you think what I said is like a joke?"

Zhang Hong didn't want to speak, but he didn't expect that Liu Xie seemed to take the initiative to bring his big face over, just to let him beat him.

Zhang Hong smiled and said, "Your Majesty said this, and the minister was speechless. ”

When Liu Xie saw Zhang Hong's appearance, he also had a good idea of Jiangdong's state.

Whether it is Dong Zhuo, Cao Cao, or Sun Ce, their territories are different, the way of rising is different, and the state of the people under their command is also different.

The reason why Liu Xie didn't dare to have too much in Cao Cao's place was because Cao Cao's subordinates were able to serve him to the death, if Liu Xie really jumped too hard in front of Cao Cao, Cao Cao didn't know how many people behind him would want to kill Liu Xie directly, and then he would be charged with killing the king, and it would not have any impact on Cao Cao anyway.

But Jiangdong's courtiers are obviously different, maybe although Sun Ce is fierce, but he is not as taboo-free as Cao Cao in terms of thinking, so Jiangdong's courtiers are much better than Cao Cao in abiding by etiquette and law, which can be seen a lot from Zhang Hong's attitude towards Liu Xie.

"Okay, then I don't know if Mr. will dare to bet with me once?"

Obviously, Zhang Hong gave Liu Xie a face for the second time, but Liu Xie did not catch it again.

"I wonder what Your Majesty wants to gamble on?"

"When we arrive in Wu County, Mr. will find that Sun Ce has owed me a lot of favors, if Sun Ce can tell Mr. truthfully about this, Mr. will help me persuade Sun Ce to fulfill his promise, if there is no favor, I will naturally continue to be the same emperor as Xuchang in Wu County."

As soon as Zhang Hong heard this, he muttered in his heart, Liu Xie has been in Xuchang during this time, under Cao Cao's surveillance, the only place he has contact with Sun Ce is himself, how can he make Sun Ce owe him a lot of favors under such circumstances?

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration flashed in Zhang Hong's head.

"Could it be that this favor that Your Majesty said was the letter passed through the minister?"

"Sir, don't guess yet, just tell me if you would like to make this bet with me?"

"Good! Since Your Majesty has this interest, the minister will naturally cooperate with Your Majesty, but although Your Majesty can rest assured, with Bo Fu's temperament, if he really owes His Majesty a favor, then he will definitely pay it back, but His Majesty must also know that no matter how big a favor is, it is impossible for Bo Fu to give His Majesty the foundation of the entire Jiangdong, which was not fought by Bo Fu himself, but by his father in exchange for his life. ”

In Zhang Hong's words, there was not only an affirmation of Liu Xie, an emperor who may have given Sun Ce bad benefits, but also a warning from him.

His meaning is already obvious, that is, it is small, Sun Ce will definitely not care, let alone repay the debt, but if you want this easy one, let Sun Ce dedicate the foundation of Jiangdong, it is basically impossible.

"Sir is too worried, the conditions I put forward for him are very simple, and they have nothing to do with the foundation of Jiangdong. It's not too early, why don't we eat some dry food and let's go? ”

This time, it wasn't that Zhang Hong wanted to end this conversation, but that Liu Xie threw out such a sentence and turned back to his tent.

Looking at Liu Xie's somewhat lean figure after these days of trekking, Zhang Hong didn't know why, he suddenly had a trace of doubt that he was leading the way to bring Liu Xie back to Wu County this time, and he didn't know if such Liu Xie could be easily controlled by Sun Ce.

However, since the matter has come to this point, there is absolutely no turning back, and escorting Liu Xiexian to Wu County is the only solution.

After learning that Cao Ren hadn't really discovered their traces, the group was obviously not so in a hurry.

Liu Xie understood that he had to make some adjustments to himself before he arrived in Wu County, at least he couldn't go to Wu County with this image, although it didn't account for any major factor, but the first impression was also quite important.

Of course, Zhang Hong didn't know that Cao Cao already knew everything that happened in Xuchang City at this moment, but he didn't make a public announcement.

But Liu Xie still has some thoughts in his heart, and he understands that a major factor in his ability to be safe after escaping Cao Ren's pursuit is Guo Jia's confidence that he can successfully make Sun Ce die.

If he was a native of the late Han Dynasty, he would not have realized that Guo Jia wanted to borrow the hand of a guest of Xu Gong to do something to Sun Ce, after all, Cao Cao was in Xuchang, Sun Ce was in Wu County, and there were still a lot of things in between, right?

But Liu Xie, who has the memory of his previous life, knows about it, although there is no direct evidence that it is Guo Jia's strategy, but Liu Xie remembers that after analyzing the big names he saw in his previous life, they all said that this matter could not run away was Guo Jia's plan.

It's just that once it is exposed, it will be too bad for Cao Cao's character, so Guo Jia will not be able to tell the truth until he has to, and pushing the matter to a dead Xu Gong is obviously a perfect ending for Guo Jia.

But this time, Liu Xie knew that Guo Jia should not be far from overturning.