Seeing that Chen Gong agreed with his explanation, Liu Cun sighed and continued: "In the past two years, I have tightened my belt in Qingzhou, saved money, and tried my best to increase the number of troops to 100,000, of which 10,000 are the sailors who escort the fleet to the sea for trade in the four seasons, and another 30,000 horses are now gathered in Fei County and Mengyin in the west of Langya Kingdom, and are confronting the Yellow Turban army that has captured Nanwuyang again and threatened Langya Kingdom!" ”

"As for the rest of the people, Mr. must have also seen that there are 20,000 stationed on the border of Jinan, 30,000 on the Qinghai-Hebei border where the war is endless, and 10,000 in various parts of Qingzhou to maintain stability...... Under such circumstances, Qingzhou had no spare strength to send troops. ”

Chen Gong smiled bitterly and nodded, he and Cao Cao and the princes agreed that the total strength of Qingzhou was between eight and one hundred thousand, but he did not agree with Liu Cun's statement that he had "done his best".

According to Chen Gong's understanding, with the wealth of Qingzhou, there is no problem in recruiting another 50,000 soldiers, which is also one of the purposes of his trip, hoping that Qingzhou will send troops to Yanzhou, and fight side by side with Cao Cao's army, which has increased to more than 40,000 men again, and eliminate the Yellow Turban Army that occupies most of Yanzhou as soon as possible.

Therefore, Chen Gong, who understood Liu Cun's character, no longer said polite words, but directly conveyed Cao Cao's request: "Before leaving, my lord Yin Yin advised, no matter what, I also implore Lord Jun to gather 50,000 Qingzhou soldiers before the beginning of spring, and cooperate closely with the 50,000 soldiers of my Dong County to eliminate the Yanzhou bandits as soon as possible and recover the lost territory." ”

"In addition, there is a reluctant request below, begging Lord Jun to go to the court and recommend my lord as the assassin of Yanzhou, I wonder if Lord Jun is willing?"

This remark was beyond everyone's expectations, and the full hall of civil and military officers immediately looked at Liu Cun in unison. Zhao Rong quietly glanced at Liu Cun and signaled that Liu Cun couldn't agree no matter what.

Liu Cun nodded slightly. Chen Gong smiled at the expectant Chen Gong: "This is a good thing, with Brother Meng De's talent." As well as loyalty to the imperial court and the saints, serving as the assassin of Yanzhou is exactly what everyone is looking forward to, and I strongly agree with it, and I am very willing to recommend Brother Meng De to the imperial court. ”

Chen Gong was overjoyed, didn't care about looking at other people's faces, hurriedly stood up, and saluted Liu Cunshen: "Make the monarch noble, Chen Gong is grateful, and once again represent my lord and 50,000 Dongjun soldiers." Thank you for your deep friendship! ”

Liu Cun laughed: "With a lot of effort, how dare you be such a big gift as a gentleman?" Sir, please sit down, have something to eat, and then talk slowly. ”

Chen Gong thanked him again and sat down to dine with joy.

Zhao Rong and the others also saw Liu Cun's hint, although they were very reluctant in their hearts, they could only try their best to squeeze out a smile and face it calmly.

The laughter between the guests and the hosts gradually increased, and the remnants of the table were removed after dinner. The guards brought a small charcoal stove in time and served fragrant tea.

Chen Gong saw that there was no servant girl in the hall, and there were all guards in black military uniforms and brown leather armor busy inside and out, and immediately remembered the rumor that Liu Cun was not good at women's emotional single-mindedness. I can't help but admire Liu Cun even more.

Looking at the princes of the world, no one is as rich as Liu Cun, the pastor of Qingzhou, and there are not as many people as Liu Cun. But including Cao Cao, no one is as humble and self-reliant as Liu Cun. Simple and honest, whether it is the banquet just now. It is still the things used in front of him, they are all exquisite and not luxurious, very simple and practical, which makes Chen Gong admire and sigh in his heart.

Liu Cun saw the strange expression on Chen Gong's face, smiled slightly, and asked politely: "Mr. Gongtai came this time, in addition to the cooperation of the two armies in the spring next year, does he have any other proposals?" ”

Chen Gong arched his hand and replied humbly: "There is still one to ...... In the last battle, our army consumed a lot, especially the weapons were damaged, and my lord immediately recruited soldiers after returning and was eager to fight again, but there was a shortage of weapons, and now 50,000 soldiers can not do everyone have weapons, so I beg your lord to help generously! ”

"Yes! There are many difficulties, but it is still possible to support Brother Meng De's 10,000 sets of armor and weapons...... In addition, I planned to mobilize 20,000 sets of winter clothes to be sent to Brother Meng De as soon as possible, and Mr. will bring them with him when he goes back, it is estimated that Brother Meng De's newly recruited soldiers are all ragged homeless people, and Dongjun has a bumper harvest in summer and autumn, and there is no shortage of food, I am afraid that only clothes will be missing. Liu Cun agreed without hesitation.

Chen Gong was very moved, stood up and thanked Liu Cun respectfully, and sighed faintly after sitting down: "Seeing Lord Envoy Jun today, I can be regarded as truly seeing Lord Envoy's noble and bright festival, which is far more magnanimous than what the world recites!" Moreover, it made Lord Jun far-sighted and far-reaching, which made Chen Gong admire him so much! ”

Liu Cun laughed: "Mr. Gongtai praised it falsely, Liu Cun is not talented, and he also knows right and wrong and priorities, not to mention that Brother Meng De and I are friends who cherish each other, and it is really within our duty to help each other, so Mr. deserves such praise!" Mr. Gongtai still has any requirements, although they are all said, as long as I can do it, I will never refuse. ”

Chen Gong was grateful, and bluntly said that he had gained a lot, and he was embarrassed to speak.

Everyone chatted for a while, Guan Ning sent Chen Gong to the palace to rest on behalf of Liu Cun, and the remaining civil and military officials stayed with Liu Cun to continue the discussion.

Tai Shici, Qin Yi and others were very puzzled by Liu Cun's generosity, Liu Cun had no intention of explaining, and the military advisor Zhao Rong had to explain to everyone on behalf of Liu Cun:

"It is necessary to aid Dongjun, otherwise it is easy to push Cao Mengde, who has always had a good relationship, into Yuan Shao's camp, and I Qingzhou can't make a strong enemy for myself because of a small loss! It's just that I don't understand why the lord agrees to recommend Cao Mengde as the assassin of Yanzhou, and asks the lord to make it public. ”

Liu Cun replied helplessly: "Even if I don't recommend Cao Mengde, Yuan Shao will react sooner or later...... Instead of asking Yuan Shao to appoint Cao Mengde as the assassin of Yanzhou, it is better for me to ask the imperial court to appoint Cao Mengde as the Taishou of Yanzhou, at least to be justified, and Cao Mengde will also accept my feelings. ”

"Secondly, and the most critical reason, as long as the imperial court appoints Cao Mengde as the assassin of Yanzhou, Yuan Shao will have a grudge against Cao Mengde in his heart, and Cao Mengde will also be estranged from Yuan Shao because of this.

Everyone suddenly realized, but Zhao Rong still felt deeply regretful: "My subordinates just feel a pity, and I'm worried that Cao Mengde will be too big!" ”

"Lord, why don't we fight for the position of Yanzhou Assassin?" Zhao Li, a military captain, asked.

Liu Cun said calmly: "Because I plan to fight for the position of Jizhou pastor!" ”

Everyone was taken aback, Zhao Rong suddenly brightened, laughed happily, and shouted to Liu Cungong.

Liu Cun saw that Tai Shici and the others still didn't understand, so he truthfully stated his plan:

"You should all know that among our Qingzhou officials, the only one who is most recognized and reassured by the Holy Shang and the ministers of the DPRK is Liu Ye Liu Ziyang, the prince of the royal family, if I say to the Shengshang and the Chinese Wu ministers of the DPRK that they are willing to go to the war-torn Jizhou to serve as the state pastor and give the Qingzhou Mu to Liu Ziyang, think about it, how will the Shengshang and the ministers of the DPRK react?"

"I'm afraid that even Dong Zhuo would like me to do this, so that the princes of the Kanto region can fight by themselves."

Everyone is happy, if this plan can be realized, the party can sit on the two states of Qingdao and Hebei, only need to operate well for two years, vigorously implement the new policy of Qingzhou, and you can double the strength and compete in the world.

Tai Shici suddenly said: "My lord, if the imperial court really appoints it like this, I'm afraid Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao won't give up!" ”

Liu Cun smiled slightly: "As long as the imperial court appoints it, I will not take office for the time being, nor will I show any attitude, and I will wait for Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan to divide the winners and losers." ”

Tai Shici was finally relieved, rubbed his hands and said excitedly: "When the time comes, let's see who dares to stop the eldest brother from taking office, my Qingzhou Army has watched their two armies fight to the death over there, and they haven't won or lost yet, so I've been waiting impatiently, haha!" ”

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