Not long after Guo Jia got up and saw Zhuge Liang away, a guard led Lu Su into the camp. Guo Jia has not stopped in the past few days, and has been bargaining with Liu Bei and Sun Quan's two military advisors. Lu Su, like Zhuge Liang, realized that Nan Ye intended to give up Yanzhou, so naturally he would not be left behind. However, no matter how good the conditions put forward by Zhuge Liang and Lu Su, Guo Jia was always noncommittal, and the negotiations were inconclusive. Seeing that the army was about to approach Yecheng, Liu Bei and Sun Quan's bargaining chips began to increase.

Lu Su has been stimulated to death by Guo Jia's light and breezy appearance these days, as if no matter how anxious he is, Guo Jia is not in a hurry. Today, Lu Su also let go, and after entering the account, he asked directly: "Mr. Fengxiao, how can the national teacher give Yanzhou to my lord?" ”

There is no greeting, no diplomatic words, the initiative is directly ceded to the other party, no matter from which point of view, Lu Su behaves like a rookie in the diplomatic world. Of course, Lu Su is not a rookie, but he has no way to be milled by Guo Jia, after a few days of negotiation, all the diplomatic skills that can be used have been exhausted, and all that remains is a simple exchange of interests.

Guo Jia noticed Lu Su's eagerness, but he still looked relaxed, and replied: "There are many people in Yanzhou......

Lu Su didn't wait for Guo Jia to finish speaking, and said: "I know that Yanzhou has many people and a wide area, and I also know that Xuchang City has thick walls. Mr. Fengxiao has been talking about it for several days, so there is no need to say it today, just talk about what the conditions of the national teacher are. ”

Guo Jia said with a smile: "Zijing is not in a hurry, if you say that the conditions are very simple." The meaning of the national teacher is nothing more than an equal exchange, one state for another, and one city for another. If King Wu was willing to exchange the land of Xuzhou for Yanzhou, the national teacher would agree. As for the national teacher of the city, he did not force it, and King Wu exchanged a small city for Xuchang at will, which shows the sincerity of the national teacher, what does Zijing think? ”

When Lu Su heard this quid pro quo, he almost squirted out the sip of tea he had just drunk, and finally forcibly swallowed the tea without making a fool of himself, but he choked and coughed. It seems fair and reasonable to change one state for another, but the key is that the location of Xuzhou is too important, just between Yangzhou and Qingzhou. If Xuzhou is given to Nanye, Sun Quan's territory in Yangzhou will not be able to be connected to the newly acquired Qingzhou and Yanzhou, which is tantamount to dividing Sun Quan's territory into two, and Sun Quan will not agree to it no matter what.

Finally stopped coughing, Lu Su smiled bitterly: "Mr. Fengxiao's proposal is too difficult, I don't know if I can exchange my lord's new Qingzhou for Yanzhou?" ”

Guo Jia shook his head and said: "It's useless to get the Qingzhou National Teacher, but the land of Yangzhou is okay." exchanging half of Yangzhou for the whole territory of Yanzhou, the national teacher is sincere enough, right? ”

Lu Su was shocked once just now, and this time he was no longer surprised even if he heard Guo Jia's ridiculous request. Although Sun Quan in Yangzhou only accounts for half of the north, Jianye, Wujun, Lujiang and other important towns are all in the north of Yangzhou, which is the foundation of Sun Quan, how can it be given to Nanye? Lu Su could only refuse again: "The land of Yangzhou is the foundation of my lord, it is impossible to change Yanzhou, does Mr. Fengxiao have any other law?" ”

Guo Jia pretended to be embarrassed and shook his head and said, "Since King Wu is unwilling to exchange, I have no other way, Zijing can wait for me to discuss with the national teacher again." ”

Lu Su knew that this trip was in vain, so he could only say goodbye and leave. What he didn't know was that Zhuge Liang had already negotiated the conditions with Guo Jia just now.

Nan Ye's original intention was to sell Yanzhou to Liu Bei, which had nothing to do with the level of the bid, it was entirely because Liu Bei's attitude decided everything. In Nan Ye's view, the sale of Yanzhou to Sun Quan was completely an act of capital and hostility, but Liu Bei's relationship with his allies had always been solid. Giving up Yanzhou not only benefits both Nanye and Liu Bei, but also allows Liu Bei to balance Sun Quan. However, even if Nan Ye had already made a decision in his heart, he still had to let Liu Bei and Sun Quan bid for it, so as to get greater benefits from it.

Guo Jia was instructed by Nan Ye, and the conditions proposed to Liu Bei were not as harsh as Sun Quan, and he did not require Liu Bei to exchange land equally, but only asked Liu Bei to come up with enough population, money and food.

Regarding Guo Jia's conditions, Zhuge Liang agreed. Population is important, but Zhuge Liang doesn't care, because the wool is out of the sheep, and the millions of people that Nan Ye wants can come from Yanzhou and Xuchang, and what Liu Bei wants to do is nothing more than to buy land with money. The land prices of Yanzhou and Xuchang Guo Jiading is not low, and he has basically cleaned up the family funds that Liu Bei has saved over the years, but Zhuge Liang still nodded without distress and agreed, the value of Yanzhou and Xuchang far exceeds Liu Bei's pay, Zhuge Liang believes that Liu Bei will be able to earn it back in a few years.

All the agreements have been completed in private, but the negotiations on the surface are still continuing, and Zhuge Liang is still running to Guo Jia's camp every day, all for Sun Quan to see. Nan Ye and Liu Bei were afraid that once Sun Quan knew the content of the agreement, he would find that he had been tricked by the two families and would turn around and withdraw from the coalition.

Just when the three families were negotiating and approaching Yecheng, Cao Zhang had already returned to Yecheng quickly. The news of the fall of Xuchang, the fall of Yanzhou, the fall of Qingzhou, and the fall of Bingzhou was almost on Cao Pi's desk, and Yecheng was in an uproar. Cao Pi gathered the generals to discuss countermeasures as soon as possible.

Cao Chun saw that Cao Pi's face was worried: "Your Majesty, don't panic!" There is a way for soldiers to block, and water to cover the earth. The last general is willing to fight to the death and lead the tiger and leopard to ride for His Majesty's worries. ”

Although Cao Pi didn't think that Cao Chun could resist the three generals, he was very appreciative of Cao Chun's courage to fight, and praised: "Aiqing is really my minister of the Great Wei Dongliang, I don't have to worry about it!" It's just that the three soldiers and horses are menacing, there are fierce generals, and they still need a good strategy to break the enemy, I don't know what strategy the princes have to break the enemy? ”

The civil and military forces listened to the strings and knew the elegant meaning, and Cao Pi set the tone as soon as he opened his mouth, obviously only seeking war and not peace, so as to block the mouth of the main peace faction. Dong Zhao went out and said: "The loss of the three states has disadvantages and advantages, and tens of thousands of defeated troops in each state have come to Yecheng, and there are already 200,000 people in the city with armor. Nan Ye, Liu Bei, and Sun Quan have only 300,000 troops and horses, and there is a lot of consumption in attacking Sanzhou, and they have to leave troops to defend the city. Your Majesty only needs to prepare more grain and grass to strictly guard the city, and the three armies will retreat after a long time. ”

Dong Zhao's words were agreed by most people, and Han Hao said peacefully: "The grain and grass in the city are enough for the army for two or three years, and Your Majesty does not need to worry about the grain and grass." ”

When Cao Pi heard that there was food and soldiers in the city, his heart was also a lot more stable. At this moment, one person came out of the class and said: "Guarding the city can indeed retreat for a while, but I am afraid that the three families and horses will retreat today and return next year, Your Majesty should still think about a long-term plan!" ”

The civil and military forces in the palace are looking for prestige, and the person who spoke is the Jingzhou general Kuai Yue. Cao Pi also frowned when he heard this, now that the three families have united, as Kuai Yue said, if the three families attack every year, sooner or later they will die out like Dong Zhuo and Yuan Shao. So Cao Pi asked: "I don't know what Kuai Aiqing's long-term plan is?" ”