As soon as Liu Biao returned to the mansion with a heavy heart, someone came forward to report.

"The head of the house, there are guests waiting in the side hall, claiming to be from Huainan."

As soon as Liu Biao heard Huainan, he knew whose person it was, and he said, "Invite him to a meal of wine, and let him go back!"

"Whoa!"

"Wait, I'll see you." Liu Biao, who didn't plan to have anything to do with Yuan Shu, thought about it but suddenly became a little interested.

He was more curious about what Yuan Shu was going to say.

In the side hall, a stocky middle-aged Confucian sat with his eyes unsquinting.

Seeing Liu Biao enter the door, he immediately got up and saluted, "Yuan Jian has seen Liu Yuanjun."

"I'm just an old man in the countryside who is idle now, not Liu Yuanjun, the Liu Yuanjun you are looking for is staring at the craftsmen repairing the gate outside the mansion at the moment, you can see it in the past at this moment." Liu Biao flicked his sleeves and said.

Yuan Jian laughed dryly and said, "Even if you have left the post of Jingzhou Assassin History, you are still the most worthy of the name of Jingzhou's Assassin History, Liu Beikong has his name, and this Jingzhou is not the Envoy You have the final say."

Liu Biao's face suddenly sank, and he shouted, "What are you talking nonsense?"

"Yuan Shu really seems to have no one available, and he actually sent a vertical man like you to be a messenger!"

Yuan Jian smiled lightly and said, "Please don't blame the envoy, the lowly envoy is to discuss the key matter with Liu Envoy on behalf of my lord, so naturally we must talk about it according to the truth. Telling lies won't help either of us in any way."

"If the real power in Jingzhou is in Liu Bei's hands, what I should see today is indeed Liu Bei!"

Liu Biao snorted coldly, his eyes were not eyes, his nose was not his nose, and he looked at Yuan Jian mockingly: "Yuan Shu has turned his back on the country and society and is called the emperor, what else can he do with me?"

Yuan Jian said: "The imperial court sent 100,000 troops south to conquer Jingzhou, is it a trivial matter in the eyes of the envoy?"

"I surrender, naturally, it's a trivial matter!" Liu Biao snorted and said.

Yuan Lian: ......

"It's reasonable, expected." Yuan Jian smiled dryly and said, "Is it true that you are not worried just to make you? You have already bowed to the imperial court, but the emperor in Luoyang City still does not seem to intend to let go of the envoy, and still sends 100,000 troops. An army of 100,000 is so strong, it is reported that the imperial court has captured Jizhou, but it has not mobilized 100,000 soldiers and horses."

"The emperor is now in Yecheng, and the court now has a lot of soldiers." Liu Biao said.

Yuan Jian chuckled lightly and said lightly, "Why does the envoy want to raise a bar with me in these matters? It doesn't matter whether the emperor is in Luoyang or Yecheng. The most important thing is that the emperor does not seem to have any intention of letting go of you, an important minister of the clan who has already invited himself to beg for bones, and he is really worried about the envoy, I wonder if the envoy has tried to submit to the court again, can he stop the 100,000 army?"

Liu Biao's eyebrows sank, and suddenly he felt that this seemed to be a good solution.

"Let's be honest with you." Liu Biao said quietly, "You are thinking about me, in my eyes, it looks like a clown trying to convince giants, are you a talent in Jingzhou?"

was almost scolded by pointing at his nose, but Yuan Lian's face still maintained a polite smile.

"My lord wants to join forces with Liu Yuanjun and attack Jizhou in the north." Yuan Zheng said.

Liu Biao was stunned for a moment, and suddenly laughed, "Yuan Shu, is he crazy? Attack Jizhou in the north, hit the stone with an egg, and look for death?"

"The tide of the world is reversed, and this is the only chance to turn defeat into victory." Yuan Jian was still restrained, and calmly explained to Liu Biao, "There is news from the eyes of my lord in Jizhou, and the imperial court is really making a big move this time, and at the same time sending troops on four routes, attacking Liaodong, Yizhou and Jingzhou respectively."

"In these four-way army, the imperial court is almost exhausted by the ministers and generals, and the Yecheng where the emperor is located is empty. If you and me, plus Jiaozhou Shixie, can raise an army of 150,000, they will have a great chance of victory."

"Don't do it!" Liu Biao said very simply, "Labor and management are no longer the history of Jingzhou, the life and death of Jingzhou

It has nothing to do with me, you should go to Liu Bei to say these words. Also, why do you still call Lord Yuan Shao, you should call him Your Majesty now!"

Yuan Jian said calmly: "I won't admit that Yuan Shu is the emperor, I am only his staff for the time being."

"Since you're ready to leave Yuan Shu, why do you still want to be a lobbyist for him?" Liu Biao asked curiously.

Yuan Lian: ......

When he told him about business, he looked disdainful, and when he talked about these private matters, he seemed to be very interested.

has said so much, but Yuan Jian really can't figure out what Liu Xian is thinking.

"Thank you for your concern, these are just lowly private matters. I haven't left for the time being, so I'm still Yuan Shu's staff, and since I'm in his position, I should do these errands well." Yuan Jian said, "At this time, joining forces to form an alliance is the last chance for you and me, and I ask Liu Yuanjun to consider it carefully."

"I am Hanchen, not with thieves!" Liu Biao said disdainfully, "So you don't waste your tongue anymore."

Yuan Lian subconsciously stretched his hand to the desk, wanting to find a sip of water to drink.

But when he stretched it out, he reacted, Liu Biao didn't even give him a sip of water, and there was nothing on the case.

He retracted his hand a little embarrassed and said, "My lord said that if Liu Yuanjun is willing to join forces and form an alliance, he is willing to give up the emperor's title to Liu Yuanjun, respect Liu Yuanjun as the emperor, and serve him as a courtier."

Liu Biao's face changed slightly, and he raised his hand and shouted, "Someone, serve wine to the messenger!"

"Whoa!"

Seeing this, Yuan Lian was already a little more down-to-earth in his heart.

But he didn't rush to urge Liu Biao to make a decision, but said, "When I came here on this trip, I brought this sentence to the envoy. I don't know if there is still room in the king's mansion, and let me take a break for two days?"

Liu Biao's eyes were slightly gloomy, and he asked lightly, "What did Shixie say?"

"He has no room to refuse, and the attitude of my lord has already decided everything." Yuan Jian said, "In the four southern states, as long as Liu Yuanjun and my lord stand together and speak, Liu Yan and Shixie will have no room to speak. They didn't dare to refuse, although Shi Xie was not the emperor in Jiaozhou, everything he did was trespassing." c

"Although Liu Yan of Yizhou has long intended to be the emperor, the emperor has already taken over the northern states, and with his own strength, even a three-year-old child can probably see that he has no chance of winning. My lord has also sent an envoy to Shudi, and if I can persuade Liu Yan, the four southern states of my country will be merged into one, and the envoy will be honored together, and there will be no chance of victory."

Liu Biao did not express his position, nor did he say anything more, but instructed his subordinates, "Come, clean up a quiet room for the messenger and come out, but the messenger has a need, and cannot shirk."

Yuan Lian's heart was settled, and he arched his hand and said, "I have thanked the envoy for his hospitality."

Although he still hasn't even drunk a sip of water.

After sending Yuan Jian away, Liu Biao changed his clothes, summoned Cai Mao, ordered one hundred and ten soldiers, and went out of the city together.

The group took a boat to the south of Da Xian Mountain, on Yuliang Island in the water.

There is a small village on the island, and there are no more than seven or eight households living there.

Liu Biao ordered his soldiers to wait on the shore, and he and Cai Mao personally brought the prepared gifts and entered the village familiarly.

"Pang Gongke?" Liu Biao stopped outside a fence wall, looked inside with his feet on his feet, and shouted loudly.

A child, who was only about seven or eight years old, stumbled out when he heard a voice, "You...... Who is it?"

"Pang Gong's old friend!" Liu Biao said with a smile.

"My family is fishing in the river, so do you sit at home, or do you go to the river?" The child was a little nervous, panting loudly, and a pair of small hands pointed out all around to Liu Biao with nowhere to place.

Liu Biao stopped and thought about it and said, "If it's convenient, I can wait at home!"

"Oh, that, that...... Come in, old friends." The child asked uneasily, "Shall I prepare rice for my old friend?"

Liu Biao laughed and deliberately jokingly asked, "Will you do it?"

The child shook his head, "Me

No, it won't!"

"But my lord has explained, if there is a guest, you should prepare rice to take care of it. I think my old friend should be able to do it, and you can teach me."

Liu Biao shook his head with a smile, "Then you guessed wrong, and I won't either."