On the second day, Yuan Shao summoned Guo Jia, Guo Jia presented him with a gift list and a letter from Su Chen, Yuan Shao took the letter first, opened it and saw that it was full of greetings, which were very polite, and even had a hint of respect and flattery. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Yuan Shao read the letter, and then looked at a long list of gifts, Rao is commonplace for him, and he was also stunned by the things on the gift list, especially the thousand knives of Su paper, which is something that cannot be exchanged.

Yuan Shao finished reading the gift list, and then said: "Mr. Guo, the meaning of Yan Hou Ben Hou is already clear, the marriage between the Yuan family and the Su family, the essence of which is the alliance between the two families, this matter is very important, it is not a matter that can be decided for a while, Ben Hou also has to discuss with your subordinates, Mr. Guo will go back to the post house for the time being to wait for the news, and Ben Hou will hold a banquet in the mansion in the evening, and give Mr. Guo a satisfactory answer at that time." ”

"General Qiyu, Guo Jia is unhappy if you don't say a word, can you speak freely?" Guo Jia obviously couldn't be dismissed by him in a few words, if that was the case, Su Chen could send anyone at will, why did he send him here.

"Please!" Yuan Shao is a corporal of Lixian, quite a wise gentleman.

"Thank you, General." After Guo Jia thanked him, he said: "Before leaving, my lord repeatedly told me that after Jia meets the general, he must express my lord's admiration for the general." ”

"Admiration? What do you mean by that? "Everyone loves to listen to good words, and Yuan Shao is no exception.

Guo Jia saw Yuan Shao asking, and immediately talked eloquently: "My lord once said that the general took a lot of care of my lord in the past, and the general's brother was gracious and recreated in his heart, and he didn't dare to forget it. ”

"When my lord learned the news that General Sun was killed by Liu Biao, he was overwhelmed with grief and personally sent a letter to appease Sun Ce, the son of General Sun, and later took General Sun's family to Zhuojun to settle down."

"My lord often said that the friendship between him and the general was killed with a knife and a shot, and he wanted to punish the ten permanent servants at the beginning, raise troops to fight against Dong Zhuo, welcome the first emperor, etc., these are all things that he and the general have experienced together, and now the eldest prince has reached the marriageable age, and the first thing he thinks of is to become a family with the general, form an alliance with each other, and jointly assist His Majesty today, and clean up the country."

Guo Jia's words made Yuan Shao feel a lot of emotion, and he couldn't help but think of the righteous feelings of the five at the beginning, now they are each the main party, and there has been a conflict of interest between them, if they can really get along peacefully, why don't he want to?

"Speaking of which, Ben Hou and Yan Hou are indeed sympathetic to each other, and now Ben Hou has a beloved daughter named Yuan Fang under his knees, who is similar in age to Yan Hou's eldest son Ling Yun, since Yan Hou is sincere, Ben Hou can't chill Yan Hou's enthusiasm, and Ben Hou agreed to this matter, and Ben Hou accepted the dowry you brought."

"The general can't be ......" As soon as Yuan Shao's voice fell, Tian Feng was about to speak, but was unceremoniously interrupted by Yuan Shao, "Ben Hou will make an arbitrary decision this time, don't say it again, this matter is settled." ”

"Thank you, General!" Guo Jia didn't expect Yuan Shao to agree to this family business so easily, and his task was half completed.

"As for the alliance...... Yuan Shao thought for a while and said: "This matter must be discussed in detail with Benhou and Yanhou in person, so let's go back and tell Yanhou that on the fifteenth day of next month, Benhou and Yanhou will meet in Yijing and the business alliance." ”

"Guo Jia must tell me the truth to the Lord, I wonder when my eldest son will be able to marry Miss Yuan Fang?"

"When the alliance is made, Benhou will bring the little girl Yuan Fang, if the alliance between the two sides is successful, the day of the alliance will be the time when your eldest son marries the little daughter Yuan Fang."

Yuan Shao is a prince, and it is difficult to chase after him, Guo Jia no longer has any doubts, and he resigned in court.

After Guo Jia returned to Zhuojun, he told Su Chen all about Yuan Shao's intentions, and Su Chen praised after hearing it: "Fengxiao, you did a good job this time, but about the alliance, Ben Hou is still a little undecided, if our army is allied with Yuan Shao, it will never be possible to use troops in Jizhou in the short term, the reason why Ben Hou wanted to marry was to use delays, what do you think should be good at the moment?" ”

"Your lord, don't worry about it." Guo Jia asked confidently: "In the eyes of the lord, is Yuan Shao in the south easy to deal with, or Cao Cao in Yanzhou easy to deal with?" ”

"Of course it's Yuan Shao." Su Chen said without thinking about it: "Cao Cao has now occupied Pengcheng and the East China Sea, and he can use troops against Guangling, Xiapi and other places at any time, if our army fights with Yuan Shao in the north, Cao Cao is bound to sweep the south, with Cao Cao's ability, the southern princes are probably not opponents, especially once Cao Cao wins Yangzhou, it will be even more difficult to deal with." ”

"So the lord may wish to form an alliance with Yuan Shao, the two sides jointly send troops to attack Cao, Cao Cao's Yanzhou is the land of four wars, now after he captures Xuzhou, either to Qingzhou, or to Yuzhou Yangzhou development, in this way, it is bound to offend the princes of Yangzhou and Yuan Shu of Runan, after the lord and Yuan Shao form an alliance, you may wish to write to Yuan Shu, and the princes of Yangzhou will jointly crusade against Cao Cao, so that Cao Cao will become a fish on the chopping board, and let others slaughter."

"However, our crusade against Cao Cao is also unknown."

"Lord, you forgot, Tao Qian is benevolent and righteous, after Cao Cao captured Pengcheng, he slaughtered a lot of people, and the lord might as well make a fuss about this." Guo Jia's words are true, Tao Qian's men killed Cao Cao's father Cao Song, and Cao Cao slaughtered tens of thousands of people after capturing Pengcheng.

"Moreover, the holy decree of the imperial court comes from the general, as long as the lord promises to crusade against Cao Cao, he will give Yanzhou to Yuan Shao, and the lord will only take Donghai County, and give Xiapi to Yuan Shu, and after the lord occupies Guangling, he can use troops against Charong, and then pass through Yangzhou."

Guo Jia's intention is obvious, to lose Yanzhou to Yuan Shao, Yuan Shao wants to guard against Lu Bu and Gao Shun, and he is not able to go south at all, on the other hand, he has no scruples, and can even use Sun Ce's chess piece to attack the six counties of Yangzhou, and when the time comes, wait for the opportunity to destroy Yuan Shu and crusade against Liu Biao, and the entire southern convenience is in his hands, at that time he has already occupied half of the river, and it is not too late to fight with Yuan Shao.

Indeed, compared to a Yuan Shao, what really made him jealous was Cao Cao, Cao Cao, who was eloquent and strategic, after entering Yanzhou, recruiting talents, there were already many people who went to defect, and there were many talents under his command, if he was allowed to develop in the south, it would become a big trouble sooner or later.

"Fengxiao's words are reasonable, or not, you send someone to inform Yuan Shao, and say that on the fifteenth day of next month, Ben Hou will set up a banquet in Yijing and wait for him."

"No!"