Jizhou Changshan Guojing County.

"The Holy Maiden is really like a god, but ...... Yuan Shao's actions are inevitably too fast......" Zhang Yan shook her head and sighed, her tone full of helplessness and depression.

In Zhang Ning's letter, it was clearly stated that Yuan Shao would find an opportunity to seize Jizhou, so Zhang Yan was ready to buy a horse from Li Yi again, hoping to strengthen his own strength. It's just that now the people he sent have not yet arrived in Bingzhou, and Yuan Shao has already taken Jizhou here, and this speed is ...... Zhang Yan didn't know if Yuan Shao was too strong or Han Fu was too wasteful.

But in any case, Zhang Yan obviously doesn't have much choice now, after all, Yuan Shao has already unified most of Jizhou, even if he doesn't unite with Gongsun Zhan, Yuan Shao can't let himself go. Although he is still a member of the coalition, isn't Han Fu too? It's not that Yuan Shao has killed him.

"Please go back and tell Gongsun Junhou that as long as he can persuade Li Junhou of Jizhou to become an enemy of Yuan Shao, or at least keep him neutral, he is willing to discuss Yuan Shao with Gongsun Junhou!" Zhang Yan stated her conditions.

If there is no way to persuade Li Yi to at least remain neutral, then Zhang Yan can only stick to his own territory. After all, he didn't want to be copied by Li Yi when he sent troops.

And in Qingzhou Beihai Guoju County.

"Alas, I didn't expect that the Dong thief had not been eliminated, and there was the Yuan family here...... "Liu Bei looked at the letter in his hand and sighed.

"My lord, is there any misunderstanding in this?" Kong Rong said respectfully.

"Humph! What else could there be any misunderstanding?! That Yuan Shao first instigated Han Junjun's subordinate general Lu Yi to rebel on the grounds that Han envoy Jun detained grain and grass and secretly assisted Dong Zhuo, and at the same time deceived Gongsun Junhou into raising troops to fight together. Immediately, he used Yuan's prestige in Jizhou and those protégés to force Han Envoy Jun to abdicate! This kind of behavior is simply a shame for scholars! Zhang Fei on the side said indignantly.

"What Yide said is extremely true, that Yuan Shao immediately used a strategy to occupy Jizhou after the dissolution of the coalition army, and it is said that a few days ago, he also sent people south to try to seize Yuan Shu's Yuzhou! Although he was repelled by Yuan Shu, the wolf's ambition was revealed! If he is allowed to recuperate, with his fame, I am afraid that the next step will be either to go north to Youzhou or to Qingzhou to the east. As soon as Zhang Fei's words fell, Bing Yuan, who came from the plains on the side, also opened his mouth and agreed.

Although he was persuaded by Liu Bei to join his command, Bing Yuan still hated the family's vices of fighting for power and profit.

"My lord, my subordinates feel that no matter whether they want to unite with Gongsun Junhou or not, they should send someone to inquire about Liu Youzhou first." Wang Yu on the side reminded.

"Not bad! And rightfully so! Liu Bei nodded when he heard this, but then looked around at everyone and said, "But the words of root and virtue are indeed reasonable, then Yuan Shao disregarded the friendship of the coalition forces and did not have the order of the imperial court, and wantonly raised troops to seize Jizhou." If it is ignored, where is the prestige of the imperial court? ”

Saying that, Liu Bei stood up and said loudly, "Pass my order!" With Yide as the general, Ziyi and Bahou as the deputy generals, Shuzhi and Xianhe as the military divisions, and the 30,000 troops stationed in the plains! The rest of the people, stick to their posts to prevent the remnants of the Yellow Turban from taking the opportunity to cause chaos! ”

In addition, he sent a letter to Liu Youzhou to ask about his attitude. In addition, you should write a letter and send someone to Jizhou to question Yuan Shao! Benzhou wants to hear it, so what explanation will Yuan Shao make! Liu Bei said indignantly.

"No!"

It wasn't until everyone left that Liu Bei slowly sat back in his position, "It's really unexpected...... That's how things turned out. With Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu opening this head, I'm afraid it won't be long before those ambitious people in the world will let the world enter troubled times......" Liu Bei thought with a gloomy expression.

But thinking of this, Liu Bei's face became firm again, "If it was before, I could only sigh and sit back and watch the world chaos, but now...... The inheritance left by your ancestors cannot be spied on by your families! ”

and state.

"Hehe, it seems that Liu Youzhou also rejected you~" Li Yi looked at Zhen Yan and chuckled, with a hint of inexplicable meaning in his smile. But I don't know if it's ridicule or contempt, anyway, it feels really bad to listen to Zhen Yan's ears.

It's just that even if he is dissatisfied, he can only endure it, and at the same time said respectfully, "Li Junhou, my lord sincerely wants to buy a war horse, as long as the price is not too outrageous, it can be discussed." ”

Speaking of this, Zhen Yan suddenly showed a smile, "On the next road, I heard a lot of rumors on the way, and I admired many of Li Junhou's decrees. ”

"Hehe, you just just say that you already know that Ben Hou is very short of money, right?" Li Yi chuckled when he heard this, making it impossible to see what he was thinking.

However, although Zhen Yan did not respond to Li Yi's words, he did not object. Yes, he saw that Li Yi was short of money, or judging from the various decrees implemented by Li Yi, it was absolutely impossible not to be short of money. Although many displaced people or people from other states have been attracted by the policy of merging states, it is impossible to make up for the shortfall in the tax system in a short period of time.

"Yes, but I want three times the market price, and I don't charge money!" Li Yi looked at Zhen Yan and said directly.

"Huh? The prince agreed?! Zhen Yan looked at Li Yi in disbelief, and didn't seem to react at all. In fact, he had prepared a lot of words in his heart to persuade Li Yi, but now, just after saying a word of temptation, Li Yi actually agreed?

"Hehe, since Bingzhou is short of money, and Zhang Yan can provide money, in that case, why don't you agree?" Li Yi said with a chuckle.

Hearing this, Zhen Yan was in a trance for a while, but then came back to his senses. Although he didn't think that the reason why Li Yi agreed to sell the horse was really for money, no matter what the reason was, since he agreed, what the reason was? All he wanted was a horse.

But after coming back to his senses, Zhen Yan frowned again, "The prince doesn't want money?" ”

"Yes, no money! As long as there are various items of equal value, in addition, I would like you to buy a lot of various supplies! Li Yi said in a deep voice.

The troubled times are about to begin, and the copper coin is about to enter a period of super depreciation, in this case, Li Yi will collect money if he has a problem with his brain. Not only can he not collect money, but he also has to spend money constantly, so as not to rot a pile of money in his hands.

......Hearing this, a thought flashed through Zhen Yan's mind, the Zhen family, who has been a businessman for generations, is always very sensitive to money.

But obviously, for Zhen Yan, the most important thing now is to go back and report the matter here to Zhang Yan first. Although Zhang Yan told him when he came that no matter what the price was, since Li Yi wanted to do big business, it was not Zhen Yan who could do it.