"Brother, I'll go with you to see Gongsun Zhan, the court envoy comes, he can pretend not to see it, but we can't."

After hearing Zhou Yu's words, Liu Bei, who had been pacing in the room, stopped, but there was still a trace of hesitation on his face.

Liu Bei has a lot of things to think about now, and he is not sure if he and Gongsun Chan will part ways because of today's incident.

Zhou Yu looked at Liu Bei, who was still hesitating at this time, and continued: "The victory or defeat on the battlefield has nothing to do with the morality in my heart, and Gongsun Chan will not blame us for this incident." He has his position, and we have ours. ”

After Zhou Yu finished speaking, the hesitation on Liu Bei's face gradually turned to firmness, and he looked at his three brothers in the room and said, "Go!" ”

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"Brother Bogui, now that the envoy of the imperial court has arrived, how can I ignore it as a member of the Han family, and ask Brother Bogui to allow me to go to meet him."

Gongsun Zhan looked at Liu Bei and the four in front of him, and suddenly smiled: "Xuande, in fact, I have been waiting for you here for a long time, do you know why I didn't go to greet the messenger?" ”

Liu Bei couldn't help but be a little puzzled when he heard Gongsun Zhan's words: "I heard that the envoy came this time because of reconciliation, doesn't Brother Bogui want to accept reconciliation?" ”

Gongsun Chan shook his head and said, "Actually, this battle has been fought so far, and everyone knows that it can't be fought anymore. ”

Suddenly, Gongsun Chan slapped his fist on the table: "But I'm not reconciled, then Yuan Shao got Jizhou without much effort, and I am still trapped in Youzhou, and my brother Gongsun Yue was also murdered by Yuan Shao's thief." Now call me reconciled, how can I be willing! ”

"If he is an envoy of the court, I will naturally respect him; But if he is Yuan Shaozhi's lobbyist, please forgive me for the inconvenience! ”

Liu Bei also felt a little complicated when he heard Gongsun Zhan's words, originally he thought that Gongsun Chan did not go to greet the messenger because he refused to reconcile, but he didn't expect that it was because of Yuan Shao, so he sighed slightly and said:

"Today, the common people still call themselves Han people, and the officials of the Quartet still call themselves Han officials. If Brother Bogui acts like this today, he may lose the hope of the world. ”

"If Brother Bogui believes me, it is better to leave the matter of welcoming the envoy of the imperial court to me, and be willing to mediate this matter."

Hearing Liu Bei's words, Gongsun Zhan eased up a little: "That's it, Xuande, you go to meet the messenger for me." ”

After speaking, Gongsun Zhan stepped forward again and said: "Xuande, although you and I have different positions on this matter, after all, we have been friends for many years, and I am also familiar with your person, so how can I embarrass you because of this matter." ”

Liu Bei looked at Gongsun Chan and just nodded silently, and then walked out of Gongsun Zhan's tent.

……

Ma Riyan and Zhao Qi also came to the Gongsun Zhan camp at this time, but it was still a little deserted compared to the scene where Yuan Shao greeted him yesterday.

"Qingzhou Mu Liu Bei has seen Taifu and Taifu."

After Ma Riyan and Zhao Qi saw Liu Bei, the two glanced at each other, but Ma Riyan stepped forward: "I heard that Xuande is the king of Zhongshan, why are you here?" ”

"I am a member of the Han family, how can I turn a blind eye when I hear that the messenger is here."

Ma Riyan looked at Liu Bei, and an idea suddenly flashed in his mind, maybe the breakthrough on Gongsun Zhan's side came from this person: "Xuande, since you know the righteousness, why did you send troops to help this unjust dispute?" ”

Liu Bei was shocked when he heard this: "Taifu doesn't know the cause and effect, how can he make a conclusion in vain." Then Yuan Shao seized Jizhou first, killed Gongsun Zhan's younger brother Gongsun Yue later, I have been a friend of General Gongsun for many years, how can I not help him. ”

When Ma Riyan heard Liu Bei's words, he suddenly felt that it was difficult to do, and now both sides have their own words, and it is not good to offend either party, so he can only say helplessly: "I am here to understand this grudge, and I don't know that Xuande can help me and others." ”

Liu Bei looked at Ma Riyan and nodded: "Taifu came from Yuan Shao's side, I don't know what Yuan Shao's attitude is?" ”

Ma Riyan hesitated for a moment and said, "As long as Gongsun Chan is willing to withdraw from the army and make peace, then there will be no problem on Yuan Shao's side." ”

"In that case, the Taifu and the Taifu please come with me to see General Gongsun, and I will help you at that time."

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"The army is busy with affairs, and I can't personally welcome the arrival of the two envoys, so I ask the master and the servant to forgive me."

Zhao Qi saw that Gongsun Zhan had been sitting there without any movement after speaking, but he still took the initiative to stand up and say: "Today, the general is wasted here, so why waste your efforts, why not return early." ”

Gongsun Zhan asked Yan and said with a smile: "The envoy persuaded me to return early, why didn't you persuade Yuan Shao to give Jizhou to me, this matter is also understandable." ”

Seeing that Zhao Qi was speechless for a while, Ma Riyan also stood up and looked at Gongsun Zan and said: "The matter in Jizhou has become a fact, and the general's request, forgive me for not being able to do it." ”

Ma Riyan took out the edict he was carrying and handed it to Gongsun Zhan: "We are here with the edict of Your Majesty, and I also ask the general to reconcile with Yuan Shao as soon as possible, so that we can return to Beijing as soon as possible to report to Your Majesty." ”

After Gongsun Zhan read it, he casually put the edict aside: "Yesterday, Taifu and others have come to Panhe, but they only came to my camp today to explain this matter. ”

Hearing Gongsun Zhan's words, Zhao Qi said angrily: "I have worked hard to come here, all to complete His Majesty's order, the general's matter, why treat each other lightly now!" ”

"Zhan didn't say anything for a while, and I hope the servant doesn't mind."

Ma Riyan listened to Gongsun Chan but didn't react, just looked at Gongsun Chan calmly and said: "Now that the war is peace, it is all about the general, if the general is willing to make peace, I am willing to persuade Yuan Shao to retreat to show sincerity." ”

Gongsun Zhan said unhurriedly when he heard this: "I have always admired my temperament towards Su Wu, and I want to borrow the talisman in my hand from Taifu to take a look, I don't know if it's okay?" ”

Hearing Gongsun Zhan's words, Liu Bei on the side stood up directly and stared at Gongsun Zhan, Gongsun Zhan's words were beyond the bottom line in Liu Bei's heart: Han envoy, don't be humiliated!

Ma Riyan waved his hand to stop Liu Bei and Zhao Qi and others on the side, only to see Ma Riyan walking to the center of the camp with a talisman in his hand:

"This charm is given by the Son of Heaven and should not be given lightly to others. If the general wants to see it, I have a law, I don't know if the general is willing to hear it? ”

"Please also tell me about it."

"The general can cut off my head with a sharp blade, and make the ministers of the whole of us and the ministers, and then the general can see the runes in his hands."

Gongsun Chan looked at Ma Riyan, who had been watching him, and for the first time chose to step out of his seat, came to Ma Riyan and bowed:

"Please also ask Taifu to calm his anger, Zhan Yuan wants to be Yuan Shaozhi's lobbyist. But when I saw it today, Taifu really had the demeanor of an ancient envoy, and he was willing to stop the army and eliminate this fight. ”

Before he finished speaking, a soldier suddenly came in the tent and reported: "Yuan Shao's battalion Guo Tu and Liu Yu's son Liu He want to meet the lord." ”

Gongsun Chan smiled coldly when he heard this: "Let them come in." ”

After speaking, Gongsun Zhan looked at Ma Riyan, whose face was a little ugly at this time: "Taifu, you see that this is Yuan Benchu's so-called sincerity, so it is no wonder that Han Fu is going to flee to Chenliu." ”

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