Chen Gong is not incapable, but his personality is too strong, Cao Cao's ability is not inferior to him, and it is reasonable that he does not get along well.

The Cao Cao family and the Xiahou family are full of talents, and the existing territory and strength are more than enough for self-preservation and insufficient offense, which cannot be solved by a high level of personal ability; Cao Cao's choice to befriend Gongsun Zhan instead of forming an alliance with Gongsun Zhan has shown that his vision is far beyond that of Chen Gong.

Gao Shun did not provide Cao Cao with additional assistance, promising that normal trade could continue, much to the disappointment of Chen Gong.

Subsequently, Gao Shun summoned Gongsun Zhan's representative, Liu Yi, in fact, he was Gongsun Kang's person, and he was not loyal to Gongsun Zhan, and it can also be said that he was a messenger sent by Gongsun Kang.

Gongsun Chan is now very aggrieved, without the support of the Gongsun family, he can not gain a foothold in Yuzhou, with the huge support of the family, he is restrained, Gongsun Du and Gongsun Kang are also ambitious people, very strong, has Huaiyang County run the solid soup, even in Peiguo and Liang State, Gongsun Chan and his family have been squeezed out.

In particular, the strong soldiers recruited from Liaodong were only loyal to Gongsun Du, which was also a great threat to Gongsun Zhan, but both sides understood the principle of cooperation and mutual benefit, and tried to refrain from causing a rupture.

One of the key points of conflict between the two sides is how to deal with the Gaoshun forces.

Gongsun Du knew the strength of Gaoshun's forces, and Yuzhou bordered Qingzhou, if they couldn't befriend Gaoshun's forces, it would be difficult for them to gain a foothold in Yuzhou; If the Qingzhou army came, their Gongsun family's rule in Yuzhou would collapse in an instant.

Gongsun Chan has a great hatred for the Gao Shun forces, but the Gao Shun forces expelled him from the rich Jizhou, with Gongsun Zhan's strong and unscrupulous character, how can he bow to the Gao Shun forces?

This time, Liu Yi came to test Gao Shun's attitude by the order of Gongsun Du and Gongsun Kang.

Liu Yi lowered his posture very low, and immediately saluted when he saw Gao Shun, and after the two sides sat down, he immediately said: "Yi is entrusted by my master to thank the prince for his support, otherwise, the Gongsun family will not be able to gain a foothold in Yuzhou." ”

"As people from the same border county, it is natural to support each other, and I hope that your master will not be polite. Tell me, what does Bo Jue explain? ”

Bo Jue is the cousin of Sun Zhan, the pastoral prince of Yuzhou, who was appointed by the imperial court.

Liu Yi knew that Gao Shun had misunderstood, and immediately explained: "Junhou, the master of my family is Gongsun Taishou of Huaiyang County, and he is not a state pastor. ”

Gao Shun didn't care about this, and now he had no plans to go south to the Central Plains, so he smiled and said: "Hahaha, what does Gongsun Taishou have to explain?" ”

Gongsun Taishou refers to Gongsun Kang, the eldest son of Gongsun Du.

Since Gao Shun took the initiative to mention it, Liu Yi saved some tongue, immediately got up and saluted Gao Shun, and replied: "My master wants to defect to the prince, and I hope the prince will take him in." ”

This made Gao Shun very surprised, if Gongsun Du came to talk, then it was a different matter, and sent a subordinate to come to test, so that Gao Shun felt that the Gongsun family was not sincere, but also too cunning, so Gao Shun excused himself and said: "Haha, Gongsun is too high to look down on me, I promised the first emperor, never interfere in the affairs of the court, never interfere in the affairs of the Central Plains, all for the court, how to defect?" ”

Liu Yi knew that this was Gao Shun's prevarication, so he saluted again and insisted: "Prince, Dong Zhuo is harming the court, people and gods are angry, and the state pastor Bo Jue actually formed an alliance with him to fight against the world, this is the way to die!" My master is unwilling to follow him and go against the general trend, and wants to choose Mingjun; And the prince is talented and martial, the model of the world, is the most reasonable choice, I hope the prince will not give up! ”

Gao Shun didn't want to meddle in the affairs of Yuzhou for the time being, for fear of causing the panic of Dong Zhuo and the princes to stop the war and move towards unity, which would not be conducive to his long-term planning, so he suggested: "Haha, there is no need to discuss this matter again, I will never interfere in the affairs of the Central Plains; If you want to protect yourself, why don't Gongsun Taishou take refuge in Xuzhou? Xuzhou is rich and stable, and Tao Thorn Shi is a loyal elder, how can he treat Gongsun Taishou badly? You must know that even Yuzhou Mu Boqi has today's situation with the support of Xuzhou. ”

Liu Yi shook his head and said: "Junhou, Tao Thorn Shi's character is very good, but he is old and has no enterprising heart, Xuzhou is fortunate to be able to protect itself, and supporting Zhou Mu Boqi is also a policy of self-preservation, mutual benefit." ”

It seems that Gongsun Kang has thoroughly studied the surrounding forces, since this is the case, Gao Shun is not in a hurry, even if he does not accept Gongsun Kang immediately, I believe he will make a reasonable choice, so Gao Shun changed the topic and said: "What else is there to do with Gongsun Taishou?" ”

Since Gao Shun was not interested in this topic, Liu Yi didn't dare to insist, and hurriedly followed the topic and said: "Junhou, my master hopes to get the strong support of Junhou. ”

"Tell me, what kind of support do you need?"

Liu Yi didn't expect Gao Shun to speak so directly, he was overjoyed, and hurriedly said: "Junhou, the grain trade with Qingzhou has made the grain price of Huaiyang County stable, and the people can live and work in peace and contentment, if you want to protect yourself, you must have more powerful cavalry, whether it is the state Mu Boju, or Yuan Benchu of Runan County, there are powerful cavalry, and now Gongsun Taishou has only two thousand cavalry, and the situation is very difficult. ”

Gao Shun thought to himself, this may be the real purpose of Gongsun Du and Gongsun Kang, Gongsun Du has applied to Gao Shun, Gao Shun is afraid that there are too many cavalry in the Central Plains, which will increase the difficulty of his future unification of the Central Plains, so the number of war horses flowing into the Central Plains is strictly controlled, and the Gongsun family is no exception.

Since Gongsun Du and Gongsun Chan have contradictions, he can make good use of them to reduce the difficulty of entering Yuzhou in the future.

After some consideration, Gao Shun decided: "Okay, Gongsun Taishou can buy another three thousand high-grade war horses from Liaodong." ”

Liu Yi was overjoyed, and hurriedly got up to thank him: "Thank you for your support, Gongsun Taishou can accept the dispatch of the prince at any time." ”

"Haha, it doesn't matter! What else is going on with Gongsun Taishou? ”

Gao Shun thought to himself, with 5,000 cavalry, he would have some self-preservation power for the time being, although he still couldn't compete with Gongsun Zhan, but Gongsun Chan didn't dare to start a big war with him, otherwise he would lose both sides and be taken advantage of by other forces.

Gongsun Kang's cavalry members are mainly border county people, they are familiar with bows and horses, and their combat effectiveness far exceeds Yuan Shao's cavalry, not to mention that there are also murderous Wuhuan people mixed in it, and their combat effectiveness is stronger, even if Yuan Shao dispatches tens of thousands of cavalry, he is not the opponent of Gongsun Kang's five thousand cavalry.

With these self-preservation forces, I believe that Gongsun Kang will stick to Huaiyang County, wait for Gao Shun's forces to go south to Yuzhou, and will never take refuge in other forces.

Liu Yi's main task has been completed, and then there are some small things, such as Gongsun Kang's hope to send family descendants to study at Alexandra University; Gao Shun estimated that this was a hostage sent by Gongsun Kang in disguise, so he agreed one by one.

In order to befriend Gongsun Kang's forces and strengthen his confidence in Gongsun Kang, Gao Shun specially presented five high-grade war horses for self-protection, which could save their lives at a critical time.

Gao Shun has a good impression of Gongsun Kang, but he has no good impression of Gongsun Zhan; Judging from the news that came back, Gongsun Kang's ability to govern the army is still good, the local management is also very good, the people can live and work in peace and contentment, many scholars are well used, they are arranged to reasonable positions, and the officialdom is still clear and honest; However, Gongsun Zhan did not like to read people, and many people in the market drilling camp were arranged to important positions, and they were separated from the local landlords.