After the little leader entered the mansion, he wanted to inform Zang Ba and others about the visit sent by the Marquis of Anyang. As a result, he was stopped outside the main hall, and a Dub, who looked like a raw face, asked the little leader with a straight face, "Who is coming?" ”

The little leader is now just a team leader in the army, one level lower than this Dubo's rank, and when he heard the other party's question, he quickly replied: "Qi Yu Dubo, the small one is the team leader in the town south of the city, and sometimes you have to report to the big boss." ”

"A small team leader, what qualifications do you have to meet the big leader." Du Bo didn't know this little leader, and he didn't think that what he was about to report to Zang Ba was so great that he pushed him away: "Hurry up and go away, several leaders are discussing inside, if you disturb them, be careful of your dog." ”

The little leader, who was driven aside by Dubo, did not leave immediately, but continued to stay in the mansion to look for opportunities to see if there were people he knew among the people who came in and out. The hard work paid off, and the little leader waited for a stick of incense, and finally saw a military marquis he knew walking in from outside.

He hurriedly stepped forward to block the way of the military marquis, and said in his mouth: "Junhou, the small one has something to report to the big leader, please pass it on on your behalf." ”

The military marquis was very unhappy when he was blocked from going to the road, but after a closer look, he recognized that the soldier in front of him was an old man from Taishan Cottage, so he politely asked, "What's the matter?" ”

"The Marquis of Anyang sent someone to meet the big leader, and now he is outside the mansion." The little leader replied, "When the troublesome marquis enters the main hall later, report to the big chief." ”

Hearing the little boss say this, the military marquis asked in some surprise: "Since you have entered the palace, why don't you go and report to the big boss in person, but you want to fake your hands on me?" ”

The little leader bowed to Dubo, who was standing outside the main hall in the distance, and said, "I have been there, but Nadubo will not let me in, saying that the chief and the other leaders are discussing important matters, and there are no outsiders. I guess he's from the Kaiyang faction. ”

Don't look at the fact that Mount Tai and Kaiyang are now under the jurisdiction of Zang Ba, but in private they are divided into two factions: one faction used to follow Zang Ba to the grass in Mount Tai, and the other faction is under Kaiyang Sun Guan, Wu Dun, and Yin Li. Although the two factions are harmonious on the surface, they are intriguing and fighting endlessly in private.

When the military marquis heard the little leader say that the other party might be from the Kaiyang faction, he immediately understood why he didn't let the little leader enter the main hall to report. He raised his hand and patted the little leader on the shoulder twice, and said, "I am just about to go to see the big leader, and I will report this on your behalf." ”

Seeing that the military marquis was willing to help him, the little leader couldn't help but be overjoyed, and hurriedly hugged his fist at the other party to salute and express his gratitude: "Thank you Junhou, thank you Junhou!" ”

And Zang Ba and the others, who were discussing in the main hall at this moment, were worried about the Jizhou army approaching Dongguan County, they didn't know what the other party's intention was and how to deal with it.

Sun Guan is a brave and unscrupulous person, and when he heard that the Jizhou army was pressing, he first expressed his attitude to Zang Ba and said: "Big brother, Dongguan County and Langya Country are the territories of our brothers, how can others be involved." Since the Jizhou army is coming to fight for this place, we will send troops to meet the enemy. ”

"No, the disparity between the forces of the two sides is too great." As soon as Sun Guan's words were finished, Wu Dun retorted: "We only have 30,000 soldiers and horses, and we are stationed in various places, even if we want to send troops to meet the attack, the troops that can be mobilized are only 10,000. And the other side has hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, even if they step on them, they can trample the men and horses we sent to death. I think it's better to wait and see how it gets better. ”

The last to speak was Yin Li, who said cautiously: "When the Jizhou army pacified Qingzhou, it surrendered hundreds of thousands of Yellow Turban Army, and now its power is even greater. We are no match for them at all, so we might as well send someone to sue for peace. ”

Seeing that Wu Dun and Yin Li did not agree with his point of view, Sun Guan couldn't help but be a little anxious: "No, if the Jizhou army presses the border, and we don't move at all, the other party will think that we are weak and can be bullied, and when the time comes, we will suffer a catastrophe." ”

"We have only 30,000 men in total," Wu Dun stressed again, "and there is no chance of victory against the Jizhou army." I thought that according to Yin Li's words, I sent someone to sue for peace. ”

"Alright, you don't have to say any more." Seeing that his subordinates were arguing, Zang Ba opened his mouth and interrupted them: "With our current strength, we are not the opponent of the Jizhou Army at all. I don't think it's better to send someone to them first to find out what they want to do. If you can find a sum, it is naturally good; If we can't talk about it, it's not too late for us to fight. Even if the army is defeated, we can retreat to Mount Tai and defend it there with danger, leaving them helpless. ”

Seeing that Zang Ba had the idea of negotiating peace, Yin Li hurriedly asked, "If you want to negotiate peace, I don't know who the eldest brother plans to send?" ”

Zang Ba's eyes moved back and forth on the three of them, wondering who was the best candidate. But after thinking about it for a long time, I felt that none of the three of them were suitable for the task of going to Jizhou to negotiate peace. He couldn't help but sigh secretly, feeling that there were too few talents under him, and even when he went to Jizhou to negotiate peace, he couldn't pick out the right candidate.

Just when everyone was frowning, a person suddenly walked in from outside the hall. Zang Ba looked up and saw that he was an old man in his Taishan Village, and now he was serving as the Marquis of Qu Jun in the army, although he was unhappy, he still tried his best to ask in a steady tone: "What's the matter?" ”

"Enlighten the Great Boss." Although Qu Junhou is now holding the military position of Kaiyang, he still uses the title in Taishan Village to Zang Ba: "My subordinates have just met an old brother in Taishan Village outside the door, and he said that Anyang Hou sent a messenger to meet you. ”

"Anyang Hou?!" Zang Ba was stunned for a moment when he heard this title, then stood up suddenly, and asked in surprise at the military marquis: "What you said about the Marquis of Anyang, isn't it the pastor of Jizhou?" ”

"That's the man!"

After Zang Ba got an exact answer, he hurriedly instructed the other party: "Don't hurry up and invite people in!" ”

Just as the military marquis turned around to leave, Zang Ba stopped him and asked vigilantly, "How long has the envoy from Jizhou been here?" ”

The marquis thought for a moment and replied, "There is probably a stick of incense." ”

"What, a stick of incense?" When Zang Ba heard this, he couldn't help but be angry: "Since the envoy from Jizhou has arrived, why don't you come and report to me immediately?" ”

"When the old brother came to report to you, he was stopped by the soldiers on duty outside the hall, so he could not report to you. Luckily, he met me later and asked me to report it to you. ”

After listening to Junhou's explanation, Zang Ba thought that it was the soldiers of the Kaiyang faction who were on duty outside the hall today, and immediately understood the reason why the other party did not allow his old subordinates to come in to report, so he could only sigh softly, waved his hand at Junhou, and said weakly: "You go and invite the envoy from Jizhou in first!" ”