As early as a month ago, as soon as Gongsun Chan received the emperor's edict, he guessed that this must be a trick of the little emperor's envoy.

But in order to avoid being the target of the public as a traitor to the Han family, Gongsun Chan had no choice but to send troops to the village and execute this holy order.

In terms of the choice of generals, Gongsun Chan originally did not want Guan and Zhang to go.

Because he knew the relationship between Huaxing and Guan and Zhang, he was worried that the two would delay their trip because of revenge.

But on the one hand, because Gongsun Chan was in an all-out war with Yuan Shao, there were not many generals who could be mobilized;

On the other hand, Gongsun Chan has also heard of Huaxing's ability, and he knows that in the Youzhou Army, there are only a handful of generals who have the ability to fight Huaxing. If you send someone else, you probably won't even be able to get the mine down.

So after thinking twice, in order to complete the task assigned by the little emperor, Gongsun Zhan finally decided to let Guan and Zhang lead the troops to fight the thief.

But in order to ensure that this trip did not cause any extraneous branches, before leaving, Gongsun Zan repeatedly told Guan Yu that he must make a quick decision and not delay the great cause because of selfishness.

As the main general, Guan Yu is of course well aware of the pros and cons.

Although he was unwilling, he still agreed to the lord's request and led the troops to the foot of the Yuanyuan Mountain.

As a brother-in-law and deputy general, Zhang Fei actually understands the truth.

But this does not mean that he will easily give up the opportunity to avenge Liu Bei. Especially when he saw the murderer of his eldest brother standing in front of him, it was even more difficult for him to restrain the anger in his heart.

So as soon as Guan Yu's voice fell, he saw Zhang Fei say with a dissatisfied face

"Second brother, I know that the lord has repeatedly explained, so that we don't lose the big because of the small. However, we are all here, and we leave without even trying, so I'm too sorry for the late big brother, right? This thing...... I Zhang Yide disagrees! ”

Seeing that Zhang Fei still refused to give up, Guan Yu immediately frowned.

After thinking about it for a long time, there was a slight compromise on his face

"Then let's do it! If Huaxing is willing to give up iron ore unconditionally, then let's let him go today. Anyway, we already know where this person is hiding, and we can come to him for revenge at any time in the future. ”

"And what if he doesn't give up?"

"If you don't give up......" Speaking of this, I saw a deep hatred flashing in Guan Yu's eyes

"Then let's fight him to the end and avenge the eldest brother!"

After hearing Guan Yu's words, Zhang Fei immediately hesitated.

Although this was not the ending he wanted the most, he knew that this was already the biggest concession for his second brother.

If you don't agree, you probably won't even have a chance to take revenge. So after a little hesitation, I saw Zhang Fei nodding and agreeing.

Seeing that the third brother finally stepped aside, Guan Yu re-faced the city gate and shouted at Huaxing on the platform

"Huaxing, you listen to me, there are only two ways in front of you now, as long as you are willing to give up the iron vein and return it to the imperial court, our army will leave tomorrow, and will not embarrass you and the villagers in the slightest; However, if you refuse to let go and insist on occupying the official mines, then our army will not sit idly by. Once the war breaks out, the sword has no eyes, and not only the people will suffer, but even your head will be difficult to keep...... So how to choose, you can see for yourself! ”

As soon as these words came out, I saw Zhang Fei on the side licking his lips uncontrollably, and his expression seemed to be a little more nervous than Hua Xing on the stage. While looking up, I kept praying in my heart

Don't say yes! Don't say yes!

Otherwise, this time, I won't have a chance to avenge my eldest brother!

Huaxing, who was standing on the stage, was not clear about the agreement between Guan and Zhang.

After thinking about it for about ten seconds, I saw him suddenly take a step forward, and said with a little apology to Guan Yu under the city

"Oh! It turns out that this mine is owned by the Han court? I really didn't know about it before I went down, otherwise I wouldn't have mined it privately. If the general wants to take it back, then take it back, and Hua will never stop it. ”

As soon as he heard that Hua Xing agreed to this matter so happily, Guan Yu's eyes instantly crossed with a touch of surprise.

But before he could open his mouth to reply, he saw Zhang Fei on the side suddenly smash the snake spear in his hand to the ground, and pointed at Huaxing on the stage with disappointment and scolded

"Okay, you're a demon surnamed Hua, you're too spineless, aren't you? If people want you, give it to you? You're still not a man, are you? ”

In the face of Zhang Fei's fall, Huaxing was really caught off guard, frowning and smiling bitterly

"Oh? According to the general's meaning, shouldn't Hua have paid it back? ”

"Of course not!"

In order to achieve his goal, Zhang Fei blurted out without even thinking about it

"The mineral deposits in Jizhou are all controlled by Yuan Shao, and the mineral veins in Youzhou are also in the hands of my lord, do you see who of them has ......?"

"Third brother! Don't talk nonsense! ”

Seeing that Zhang Fei actually instigated Huaxing to leave the ore vein in order to take revenge!

Hearing this, Guan Yu immediately showed displeasure and glared at the other party fiercely.

was yelled at by the second brother like this, Zhang Fei also knew that he had said the wrong thing on impulse, so he hurriedly lowered his head and closed his mouth.

"Ahem, General Hua, my third brother was talking nonsense just now, don't take it to heart. As long as you leave a letter stating that you will no longer enter the mine, I will return from the camp tomorrow, and Guan will never break his word. ”

It sounds a bit hasty to withdraw troops as long as a letter, but in fact, this is exactly the military order that Gongsun Chan gave to Guan Yu before leaving.

Because in Gongsun Zhan's view, as long as he can get Huaxing's "letter of renunciation", he will be regarded as completing the task assigned to him by Liu Xie.

As for whether Huaxing really gave up and whether he would regret it in the future, that was not something he had to worry about.

What they have to do is simply to recapture the iron vein, and a "letter of renunciation" is enough to prove it.

"Of course, it's no problem to keep books! But before that, Hua has a small request! ”

Hearing that the other party still had a request, Guan Yu frowned on the spot, "What request?" ”

"Don't hide it from the two generals, Hua invested a lot of manpower and material resources in the early stage in order to mine this mine. Not only did he order people to replace all the pit wood in the mine, but also purchased a large number of mining tools. In order to improve the efficiency of smelting, I also specially ordered people to build several smelting rooms...... Therefore, the imperial court wants to recover this mine, and I have no opinion, but I hope that the general can compensate me for my previous investment. ”

Guan Yu doesn't know anything about mining. But when he heard what Hua Xing said, he seemed to have some truth, so he asked casually

"How much silver does that cost?"

Soon, I saw Hua Xing raise a finger and replied with a faint smile

"Not much, 10,000 taels is enough!"

Huaxing did invest a lot of silver in the mining incident. But it was less than 2,000 taels when it was full, which was far from the 10,000 taels he said.

And the reason why he said this, to put it bluntly, was that he didn't want to return the iron ore, so he deliberately set up this obstacle.

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