The voice of "Lord, Lord......" seemed very excited, and it came in from outside the lobby, so that the eyes and attention of the people in the lobby were involuntarily attracted to it.

Sun Ce, who was sitting on the main seat, heard that this was the voice of the veteran Huang Gai, and the tone and tone of voice were also very in line with his character.

Among the remaining two veterans, Cheng Pu can be said to be the most calm, even more than Qu A, who is always silent, this is also due to years of experience and personality, and if Cheng Pu is like water, Huang Gai is a bit like fire, of course, this fire is more like a warm fire than another Zu Mao.

Thinking of Zu Mao, Sun Ce couldn't help but sigh again, he thought of his father again, the great man who waited until he left to make himself miss more and more.

This is Sun Ce's meeting hall in the base camp of Poyang Lake, originally only Sun Ce and Qu A were here, Tai Shici went to Danyang to help Zhou Xin, and went with Qu A to personally practice a water thief, Qu A is not only both civil and military, but also has its own unique set of leading troops and training, which is the biggest help for Sun Ce now, so that he can't help but sigh that his father is blessed and fortunate from heaven; And Cheng Pu and Huang Gai, the two veterans, are outside, the former is rectifying military affairs, and the latter is responsible for investigating the military situation ahead, in terms of personality, Huang Gai doesn't seem to be suitable for this kind of thing, but the reality is that he does a better job than Cheng Pu.

However, this temperament will not change, but Sun Ce also knows that Huang Gai's love is not to say that fluctuations will fluctuate, and it must be something that happens that makes him feel that it is really worth being excited about.

The voice sounded close in front of him, but it was because Huang Gai was born with a loud voice, and it took a while before he arrived at the door, and it was not until Sun Ce responded that he saw the sturdy Huang Gai walking in with a fast step, and said with a happy face: "Good things for the lord!" ”

Sun Ce and Qu A glanced at each other, the latter was also puzzled, and at the same time he couldn't help but be a little amused by Huang Gai's excitement, his hands pressed in mid-air, signaling him to be calm, and then made a gesture of please, and said, "Uncle Gai doesn't have to be anxious, Ce Xi'er listens to you slowly." ”

Huang Gai laughed, and realized that he had gone too far, and then said, "The lord must not have thought of anyone visiting. ”

It was also funny for this big man to sell Guanzi, and Sun Ce followed his words and asked, "Who is it?" ”

"Cao Mengde ......"

"Cao Mengde?" Sun Ce really couldn't think of it, and was even taken aback, and then felt that it was impossible, "How could he come here, shouldn't he be in Xuzhou at this time?" ”

The news of Cao Cao's entry into Xuzhou is not a secret, that is, Lu Bu, who is far away in Luoyang, has heard about it, and it makes no sense for Sun Ce to be so close, but Xuzhou is not close to this, but the key is how Cao Cao could come here.

Huang Gai smiled bitterly: "Of course he didn't come in person, but sent a messenger to come." ”

Sun Ce not only did not feel relieved, but was even more puzzled, "Cao Mengde is so dignified, what are you sending a messenger here for?" ”

It would not be strange for Cao Cao to know where he was, although he was in Xuzhou, he must have paid attention to the situation in Yangzhou, just as he was also paying attention to Xuzhou and other places in Yangzhou, but now the crux of the problem is that the two sides seem to be unable to fight.

Huang Gai said: "According to the envoy, Cao Mengde wants to form an alliance with us. ”

Sun Ce and Qu A glanced at each other, and Sun Ce asked, "What does the eldest brother think this Cao Mengde means?" "Cao Cao came to such a play for no reason, it is inevitable that people will be confused for a while, and the material can only be discussed with the eldest brother Qu A a little now, although he has gradually calmed down, but he still needs to rely on this eldest brother more in terms of wisdom and experience.

To say that Sun Ce's impression of Cao Cao is still good, mainly because of Cao Cao's behavior in the Battle of the Tiger Prison, Sun Ce has always felt that among the seventeen princes in the Tiger Prison Pass, except for his father and this Cao Cao, almost all of them are cowardly and unscrupulous bears, even the alliance leader Yuan Shao, who was boasted by the outside world, was not much better. …,

And now Sun Ce also knows very well that Yuan Shu is the dominant family in Yangzhou, whether it is Chen Wen in Jiujiang or Zhou Xin in Danyang, there is no way to resist him, Zhou Xin can be said to be in a dying struggle, before this, nearly half of the 20,000 soldiers and horses under his command have been directly killed by Yuan Shu's men, this time if it is because he sent Tai Shici to help Zhou Xin, and it is somewhat lucky to let the arrogant Yuan Shujun vanguard die, it can be regarded as a little stable The situation has stabilized a little; And now that Cao Cao personally sent someone to ask for an alliance, this is really sleepy, so someone sent a pillow, which solved Sun Ce's dilemma, but Sun Ce had to consider whether this Cao Cao had other intentions.

Even if you have a good impression of the other party, this kind of thing is a life-and-death battle for life, and it can't be at the mercy of feelings.

Qu A pondered for a while and expressed his opinion: "This Cao Mengde, Ah has never seen it, but after listening to what the lord said, combined with some previous rumors, although this person is difficult to become a righteous gentleman, he can be regarded as a hero in his actions, and his actions may be biased, but he is true and reliable, if he is an ally, it is not impossible." It's just that this time he took the initiative to send people here, and he must have a plan. ”

For Sun Ce, the key is also this, so he nodded in approval, and after thinking about it, he felt that this matter was indeed promising, even if it was a try, as long as he was careful to avoid falling into the trap, even if he finally found out that it was a plan, it would not hurt, Qu A, Tai Shi Ci, and their existence also made him more and more confident in his future.

So he hurriedly ordered Huang Gai to go down and bring the so-called Cao Cao envoy up, Huang Gai hurriedly answered the order, and it didn't take long for him to come up, but this person was a slender and thin scribe, with a calm look, a calm and atmospheric pace, and Huang Gai, who was following the dragon and tiger, did not weaken his momentum at all.

When he arrived in front of Sun Ce, the scribe standing in the hall did not wait for Huang Gai to speak, so he turned against the guest, stepped forward and bowed to Sun Ce: "In Xiaxuzhou, Cao Bei drove the envoy to Changshi Mao to meet the general of the Sun family." ”

"Mao Jie, Mao Xiaoxian, this person is the advisor recruited by Cao Mengde when he stayed in Chen, and he is quite reused......" Qu A whispered in Sun Ce's ear to introduce the other party's origin, during this time, in addition to developing his own power, Sun Ce also asked Qu Aduo to pay attention to the surrounding environment and various people who may affect him, this is the result.

Sun Ce nodded to show that he knew, and then looked at Mao Jie and said, "I heard that Mr. is here to form an alliance?" ”

Mao Jie said with a smile: "That's right, when my lord sent me, I said that a young hero like General Sun, and he lives in Yangzhou, which is adjacent to Xuzhou, should be close to each other and not far away, and if he is far away, he will benefit both sides, and if he is far away, he will be injured." ”

Sun Ce glanced at Qu A, he raised his eyebrows knowingly, turned his head sideways to look at Mao Jie, but his expression was stern, and asked: "But I heard that this Cao Mengde is now in Xuzhou but under the fence, how can he say the words of alliance with my lord, and where does the confidence come from?" ”

"This is a certain big brother, Qu A." Sun Ce introduced Qu Alai on the side, looking more like he was cheering him on.

Mao Jie was silent for a moment, then spoke again but raised his voice, as if to increase his persuasiveness: "Xuzhou, who is the master of me?" On the contrary, it is this Yangzhou, although General Sun is a young hero, there is also a promising period, but at this time, it is like a baby in the swaddling clothes, it is the beginning of the show, if there is my Lord to help, you can get twice the result with half the effort, and the great cause is just around the corner, and the combination is beneficial to General Sun. After a pause, he continued: "As for what my lord is important, but if General Sun can level Yangzhou, they will support each other and rely on each other, after all, no one can face the Luoyang Dong thief alone." ”

"Hehe, I saw Cao Mengde's intention to form an alliance, but ...... What about sincerity? ”

Mao Jie hesitated for a moment before he said: "My lord is willing to use the eldest daughter as a matchmaker to make friends with General Sun's brother in Qin and Jin, and support each other when the time comes, which is also in line with the ethics of righteousness." ”…,

It's no wonder that Mao Jie hesitated, this sounds more like Cao Cao's show of weakness, otherwise it would be time for his son to marry Sun Ce's sister, originally Cao Cao also thought so, but Guo Jia persuaded him, and said that he had already analyzed this Sun Ce's domineering temperament and was never willing to be subordinate, he was not a politician, and it was impossible to agree to marry his favorite sister, which would make him feel ashamed and even anger him, of course it was inappropriate, so Cao Cao could only agree to change to such a compromise in the end.

Sun Ce laughed when he heard this, but he said: "Although this matter can be decided, if my family Erlang opposes it, it is not good after all, it is better to ask him to ask first." ”

Mao Jie naturally did not have any doubts, so Sun Ce asked Huang Gai to invite the second brother to come, this place said that the small novel is not big, but in fact it is not big, and after a while, I saw Huang Gai leading a teenager in, only to see that this young man was born with a big mouth, and his face was strange, and what was even more peculiar was his eyes, the eyeballs in them were blue, extremely conspicuous and dazzling, Mao Jie saw this look and sighed in his heart, and then looked at Sun Ce smiling like that, and somehow suddenly felt that his lord seemed to have suffered a loss.

At this time, the young man had already saluted Sun Ce, "My brother has seen my brother. ”

"This is a certain second brother, a single name and a power word......"