Wang Qiu's answer was also clever, he didn't agree, he didn't refuse, and he also showed that he was not the one who made the decision, so that even if he Cao Cao didn't agree, his lord could still send someone to negotiate with Sun Jian again.

Sun Ce listened, smiled faintly, and then said: "Although Si Li is not far from our jurisdiction, if the war is stalemate, once the supply is not enough, I am afraid that it will affect the entire battle situation." I heard that Brother Ma has gathered a large amount of grain in recent years, and not long ago, he took countless amounts of money and grain from those Taishan thieves and those rebellious family members in Pingyang. Presumably, even if I want to allocate some money and food to my Sun Jiajun as supplies, it will only be a drop in the dime. ”

When Wang Qiu heard this, his expression couldn't help but change again, and he couldn't help but secretly scold Sun Ce for being young and cunning, and he could calculate more than some old foxes, so he immediately nodded and said, "I will also report this matter to my family master." ”

"Okay, Sun has one last request. But I hope that the prince and my father will save their lives. Even if Brother Ma agrees in the future, please continue to hide it and inform me privately. As soon as Sun Ce's words came out, Wang Qiu's complexion changed greatly this time, and he was really frightened by Sun Ce's presumptuousness, but he looked at Cheng Pu, Huang Gai and other Sun Jian's henchmen, but they were indifferent, and they were not surprised, as if they were not surprised.

"It seems that the reputation of this child of the Sun family in the Sun family is not ordinarily high. Otherwise, how could these loyal members of the Sun family be so calm!? Wang Qiu secretly looked at the reactions of Cheng Pu, Huang Gai and other generals, and valued Sun Ce a little more, and hurriedly shook his face and said, "Please speak." ”

Sun Ce listened, but he didn't hesitate, and said shockingly: "But if you can successfully defeat Dong Thief in the future, Cao Cao has taken Xuchang, and Chen Liu is close to the Central Plains, and he is bound to win." My Sun family doesn't want to compete with it, and I hope that the Ma family will help my Sun family take Chen County! ”

As soon as Sun Ce's voice fell, Wang Qiu was directly shocked this time, and it was difficult to recover for a while.

It can be seen that now the Sun family has taken the two counties of Qian and Liang, and then won the Chen County, which has just become a three-legged trend, and the foundation is established. At that time, if there is the reputation of repelling the Dong thief, I am afraid that the talents of the entire Huainan and even Jiangdong will flock to the Sun family.

Wang Qiu seemed to see the picture of a magnificent mountain rising, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "The Sun family is more terrifying than Yuan Shu, if he can dominate Huainan in the future, and then have Jiangdong as the backing, I am afraid that the power will become the second Dong Jackal Tiger!" ”

Although Sun Jian is heroic, the so-called people are unpredictable, who dares to guarantee that one day, when Sun Jian has the strength to overthrow the world, he will be willing to do his best for the Han Dynasty, which has run out of energy, instead of replacing it?

Seeing Wang Qiu groaning, Sun Ce was suddenly shocked, the words were sonorous, and he said loudly: "If Brother Ma is willing to agree to this matter, then my Sun family is willing to make friends with the Ma family forever, become a sibling family, and hold each other hostage!" This is my Sun Ce's promise!! ”

As the future successor of the Sun family, Sun Ce's promise is enough.

Wang Qiu let out a long sigh, saying that Sun Ce's words just now made him break out in a cold sweat.

"Young Master Sun's conditions, Wang will definitely report them to my lord one by one. Please wait a few days, I don't know if it's okay? ”

"That's fine, I'm not in a hurry." When Sun Ce heard this, he couldn't help but laugh. said that a few days later, in a pavilion of Chen Liucheng's mansion. Cao Cao and Xi Zhicai were playing chess, and the two of them had been entangled for a long time in this game of chess, and it seemed that it was almost two hours away.

"You said that your junior brother will definitely unite me and the Sun family for Na Ma Xi, which is also commendable. If there is chaos today, the princes have been fighting each other in recent years, and they have long lost their previous faithfulness, and they are on guard against each other. Even I, Cao Cao, don't have the courage to take the lead. Cao Cao said lightly, and then put a sunspot on a space on the chessboard.

Cao Cao loved black all his life, because he felt that black was a color that could be dyed with any color, and he liked this feeling of being very aggressive.

"Oh, not necessarily. Lord, you don't know that Sun Wentai is a complete fool. He will definitely say yes. Xi Zhicai smiled leisurely, and then put down a white child, and he had already forced the black child into a dead end.

Cao Cao looked at it, and soon picked up the white zi that Xi Zhicai had just placed in his hand, stuffed it into Xi Zhicai's hand, and then picked up the black zi he had just placed, and said casually: "He Sun Wentai is a fool, but I, Cao Mengde, am not a fool." And how did he want me to say yes? ”

"Who is filial piety? Couldn't he see that the lord was in charge? Xi Zhicai said as he watched Cao Cao make up his mind, and lowered the white child in his hand to a position. Cao Cao suddenly grabbed his hand, and took back the sunspot just now with his other hand, and said, "I am aiming to be a subordinate, but I have to unite with him." Although I occupy a small area now, the situation is stable, and in recent years, due to Xun Yu's governance, Chenliu is far more prosperous than before, the population has also increased several times, and the taxes I earn are also more, and since I implemented the plan to land the fields, the grain harvest has more than tripled. I'm not in a hurry to expand my power. ”

"It's boring to get entangled." After Cao Cao finished speaking, he whispered again, as if he had lost interest in playing chess, wiped the chessboard, and suddenly stood up.

Xi Zhicai smiled and said, "Haha, the lord is not right." You are indeed not in a hurry to expand your power, but if you want to follow the original plan of the lord, you have to speed up your pace, because Dong Jackal has something in his hand that the lord desperately wants. ”

When Cao Cao heard this, his slender and sharp eyes couldn't help but open slightly, and two rays of light suddenly shot out, and said: "But that thing is far away in Chang'an, how can I cross over to get it!?" ”

"That's simple, as long as Dong Jackal Tiger dies, Sanfu will be chaotic, and then the lord will naturally be able to take advantage of the void!" Xi Zhicai is also bright, as if looking forward to the future.

"Then according to what you said, this time the alliance, I am more urgent than the Ma family's child?" Cao Cao's eyes that had just opened his eyes narrowed again, forming two thin slits, and the look in his eyes

It also became compulsive.

"Only if this alliance succeeds, then Ma Xi will be willing to be Dong Jackal's lackey, so that Dong Jackal will send troops to merge with the state, and then take the subordinate. In this way, the Cao, Ma, and Sun families have the opportunity to join forces to defeat or even eradicate it. Besides, don't forget, my lord, that your old enemy has tried to eradicate you several times, and once the state goes to war, it can also weaken his power. As soon as Xi Zhicai said this, Cao Cao couldn't help but sink his face, and after muttering for a while, he suddenly asked suspiciously: "What about Yuan Highway?" ”

"This man is unscrupulous, arrogant, and self-serving. Even if the Central Plains is in turmoil, he can't wait for each to commit suicide and lose both. But if he launches a sneak attack, not only will he lose his reputation, but he will also be desperately counterattacked by us. Therefore, he will definitely stand still and be happy to watch the fire from the other side. Xi Zhicai said unhurriedly.

Cao Cao listened, he couldn't help but feel relieved, and after watching the drama Zhicai for a while, he said with some apology and guilt: "Zhicai's skills are not inferior to Xiang Zhifanzeng, Liu Zhizhang Liang, should be like the sun shining and famous all over the world, but now he wants to wronged you in the dark." Huh..."

"There is yang and yin, I also think that there is no need to do everything in front now, although I am a little free, but I take the opportunity to do some of the things I love to do on weekdays, but it is also comfortable." Xi Zhicai smiled and said with a smile.

But the inexplicable loss in his eyes couldn't hide it from Cao Cao's eyes. Cao Cao understands very well that the opera talent from a poor family wants to be famous and glorious more than anyone else, but now before his great cause is not accomplished, in order to appease the hearts of the world's families, Mingli opera is almost useless.

Cao Cao loves talents, and naturally hopes that every talent under his command will be used to make use of it, climb the dragon and attach the phoenix, and leave his name in history.

But sometimes, sacrifices have to be made.

Cao Cao sighed, then changed the topic, and suddenly asked, "What do you think of Ma Xi?" ”

"The minister didn't dare to say it." Xi Zhicai listened, bowed his hand, and replied.

Xi Zhicai knew that Cao Cao was suspicious, and his own words might make him unhappy.

"Say it!" Cao Cao said categorically, but he also knew what Xi Zhicai was thinking.

"Ma Xi is unfathomable, but his subordinates believe that he will never do something treacherous."

"But the stakes are high, and if you don't have some certainty, you can't do it." Cao Cao frowned, but he didn't hide it, and soon said what he thought in his heart.

"What does the lord think he should do?"

"I heard that his only son is almost three years old now...... Cao Cao said leisurely. When Xi Zhicai heard this, he hesitated a little and said: "However, Ma Xi has always attached great importance to his family, and I am afraid that he will not take his only son as a hostage lightly." And if this alliance fails, it will only be harmful to the lord and not beneficial. ”

"But if that Ma Xi has any evil intentions, I will be even more miserable!" Cao Cao's eyes narrowed, and his eyes were shining.

Xi Zhicai listened, pondered for a while, and suddenly said: "Speaking of which, Chen Liu, Dongjun and Jiyin are close, if that Ma Xi is willing to take the border towns from Dongjun to Jiyin as a condition, then what?" ”

When Cao Cao heard this, he was shocked, after all, once he could take this small border town, he only needed to send elite soldiers to gather there, once Ma Zongheng defected, he could immediately send this elite soldiers to smash Huanglong and kill Yanzhou, which was naturally a hundred times better than using Ma Zongheng's only son as a hostage.

"This is naturally good, but I'm afraid that Ma Xi won't agree!" But seeing Cao Cao's eyes and looking at Xi Zhicai closely, he knew that Xi Zhicai would say this, and he must be sure. Sure enough, Xi Zhicai smiled and said, "That lord can be like this." ”

Xi Zhicai then said a plan in Cao Cao's ear, and when Cao Cao heard it, his expression changed at first, and he seemed a little hesitant.

"I dare to guarantee with my life, that Ma Xi and Sun Jian will never touch a single hair of the eldest son and the second son, not to mention that those who become big things are not informal."

"Well, you're right. It has been heard that in order for the lion cub to overcome a qiē difficulty and become the king of all beasts, the male lion will push the lion cub from the valley from an early age and let it fend for itself. It's time for Ang'er and Pi'er to go out and see the world. ”