The atmosphere in the big tent was awkward, and even Yuan Tan felt that the concession was too much. It is a fact that Mao Jue and Cheng Yu are not good at learning, but they are not snobbish. On the contrary, although Bian Rang said generously and asked him to contribute to the army, he only knew that he would talk about him left and right, and he would not pull out a dime.

Mao Jue is right, wait a minute, it is obviously safer to fight after the autumn harvest.

But Yuan Tan has more considerations. He had a tacit understanding with Sun Ce, and even paid a deposit for a batch of grain in advance. Sun Ce suddenly changed his hexagram, did he have other intentions, or did he really break his promise? These things he did without telling Mao Jue and others, of course, it is difficult to say, and he can only decide after discussing with Lu Cui and Xin Bi. Taking advantage of the opportunity for Bian Rang to leave the table angrily, he announced a temporary adjournment of the meeting and reconvened the meeting at a later time.

Mao Jue and Cheng Yu retired, and only Yuan Tan, Xin Bi, and Lu Cui were left in the big tent.

Lu Cui was silent, but his heartbeat was a little faster, as if the warrior heard the sound of war drums and couldn't wait to charge. Before Yuan Tan let him speak, he said: "Envoy, in my opinion, Sun Ce's sudden change of hexagram may have two intentions. ”

"Oh? Which two, Wen Wei said let's listen to it. ”

"First, the envoy has just made it clear that he wants to separate the envoy and the minister. This is his usual method. At the beginning, Liu Bei had the defeat of Xiao County, and it was because Guan Yu was conceited and calculated to go out of the city to duel with Sun Ce, so he was besieged. Now he deliberately seeks war and lures the generals to attack, just like Xiao County. ”

Yuan Tan smiled slightly. He is not Liu Bei, and he will not fall for Sun Ce.

"The second ......" Lu Cui deliberately hesitated, as if there was something unspeakable. Yuan Tan urged him twice, and then he said in a hesitant manner: "It may be that I once rejected his invitation, so he deliberately made it difficult for me." For the sake of the king's plan, or ...... It is better to change someone and contact Sun Ce, and don't miss a big event. ”

Yuan Tan was slightly stunned, and then understood what Lu Cui meant, his eyebrows trembled slightly, and he was silent. Simbi glanced at Lu Cui with contempt in his eyes. This kind of scholar who is good at dancing and writing is accustomed to sinister words, telling right and wrong, and knowing what military plans are.

The atmosphere inside the tent became eerie, and none of the three of them spoke. After a while, Yuan Tan touched his nose and smiled. "The march on this hot day is also bitter, Sun Ce is probably tired, so he complained a few words, Wen Wei, don't take it seriously. Vulgar and informal, this is Sun Ce's invisibility to you. Wen Wei, thank you for your hard work, hurry up and take a rest and bath, and then come to the discussion. I can smell Sun Ce's stench from so far away, I'm afraid you are even more uncomfortable, it is really not easy to endure it until now. ”

Lu Cui smiled slightly, made two jokes, and said goodbye.

As soon as Lu Cui came out of the tent, the smile on Yuan Tan's face dispersed. "Brother George, this Lu is ......," he shook his head and sighed softly. When he was asked to contact Sun Ce, it was really a bit Meng Lang. Sun Ce probably also felt that it was inappropriate, so he had to be replaced. ”

Simbi was noncommittal. "General, what do you think of the similarities and differences between Zhu Ling and Mao Jue?"

Yuan Tan exhaled heavily. Zhu Wenbo was stationed in sour jujubes, but he couldn't catch up with the battle of the boundary bridge, and watching others make meritorious contributions, his heart itched. If there is a chance to defeat Sun Ce, of course he can't ask for it. As for Liu Xuande, I think he was broken by Sun Ce, and he may not dare to fight. Mao Xiaoxian and Cheng Zhongde are serious, but they all consider the problem from the perspective of Yanzhou people, and they do not satisfy me. ”

"This is exactly what Sun Ce considered for the general."

Yuan Tan was stunned for a moment, tilted his head, looked at Xin Bi, and didn't speak for a long time.

Xin Bi said unhurriedly: "Since Zhu Ling is eager to fight, why not let him fight with Sun Ce?" Sun Ce has 10,000 people, and he also has 10,000 people, and they are equal. If he wins, of course it is good, but if he loses, he will be frustrated by his spirit, and he will bow down and obey orders in the future, and there will be less trouble. ”

Yuan Tan's eyes rolled twice, and he suddenly realized, surprised and delighted. "That's what Sun Ce means?"

"There is no disadvantage to Sun Ce in Yanzhou, he is not helping Jun, but planning for himself. Sun Ce can only really master Nanyang now. He was able to seize the powerful land of the Nanyang family without provoking the people's uprising, firstly, because Yuan Shu plundered in front and Xu Rong slaughtered the city behind, and the family in Nanyang was afraid of being killed; The second is that he compensates for the loss of the family with the profits of industry and commerce. The premise of industrial and commercial prosperity is that the goods produced can be sold and sold at a high price, so that they can buy grain from other places, support a large number of craftsmen and merchants, and make a profit from it. None of these can be done by others, only Yanzhou, which is controlled by the general, and Xuzhou, which is controlled by Tao Qian, can do it. ”

Yuan Tan smiled and looked at Xin Bi. "Brother George, now I have a little faith in Lu Wenwei's conjecture, you do seem to have been sent by Sun Ce."

Simbi also smiled. "This should be one of the reasons why Sun Ce acquiesced to us leaving Wancheng. He knew that I had nowhere to go but to come to the envoy, and I couldn't explain my experience in Wancheng, so I could only be in a place of suspicion. But he underestimated me, and he underestimated the envoy. ”

The smile on Yuan Tan's face dissipated, and he sighed faintly. "Why does even Sun Ce know? Father and son are suspicious, not what I want. My eldest son is not as good as Sun Ce's eldest son. Brother George, I haven't seen the throne yet, but I can already smell the blood on the throne. The difficulty of Emperor Xiaohui and the scourge of witches, do you want to repeat it in my Yuan family? ”

Xin Bi was silent, as if he had not heard it.

Yuan Tan grabbed Xin Bi's hand and shook it. "Brother George, what should I do?"

Simbi exhaled heavily and slowly withdrew his hand. "Make a king, the small staff will accept, and the big staff will go."

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Cao Ang lowered his head, held his breath, and stared intently at Chen Gong.

Chen Gong is a few years older than Cao Ang, a native of Dongwuyang, Dongjun. Cao Cao was too punctual in Dongjun, he was the governor of the county, Cao Cao treated him very well, beyond other colleagues, almost the righteousness of father and son, Chen Gong was very grateful. Cao Cao set out to conquer Nanyang and never returned, Chen Gong was lost for a long time, and he always hoped that Cao Cao would return to Dongjun one day. When Liu Bei entered Dongjun, he learned that Cao Cao had gone to Chang'an, and heard from Liu Bei that Cao Ang was under Yuan Tan's account, so he immediately resigned from his official position and rushed to assist Cao Ang.

When Cao Ang returned from the Chinese army's big tent, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that Yuan Tan's reaction was strange, so he told Chen Gong about the controversy that took place in the big tent. Chen Gong pondered carefully for a long time, but never gave an answer. Cao Ang was not in a hurry and waited patiently. He knew that this celebrity had a plan, but he thought about it for a long time. As long as he is given enough time, he will definitely have a good idea.

After a long while, Chen Gong suddenly sighed: "Zixiu, I understand." ”

Cao Ang was overjoyed. "Brother Gongtai, please advise."

"Zhu Jun led a large army to come, Sun Ce arrived first, aggressive, Yuan Tan had nearly five times the advantage of troops, and Zhu Ling asked for battle, it was a great opportunity for morale to be available, defeat Sun Ce, and frustrate Zhu Jun's spirit, but Yuan Yuanjun was noncommittal, obviously he didn't want to fight."

"Is it because you're worried about the autumn harvest, or are you afraid that you're not Sun Ce's opponent?"

"Neither." Chen Gong looked at Cao Ang, leaned over, and put his hand on Cao Ang's lap. "Zixiu, the famous general is the treasure sword, and the sword should be in the hands of the monarch, not in the hands of the famous generals themselves. Good fighting is like nothing, if you disagree with King Qin, there is only a dead end. When Yuan Xiansi first entered Yanzhou, Zhu Ling and Liu Bei each received a unit, Yuan Xiansi always wanted to collect the military power but had no excuse, and now Sun Ce sent him a chance. ”