"Of course Ming Gong can kill him, but he doesn't dare to beg for mercy in Xia, he is here today, but he has the face of a prince, and he can only collide with the majesty of Ming Gong."

Sun Gan bowed with a straight face, and said to Liu Biao in a deep voice: "Please also ask Ming Gong to punish him." ”

Liu Biao smiled after hearing this, and he was able to bend and stretch her husband.

Sun Qian didn't quarrel with himself, and also sent a ladder over so that he could go down the stairs safely.

Thinking of this, Liu Biao slowly got up, his face softened slightly, no longer as tense as before, after walking down from the high platform.

sighed in front of Sun Gan, and said with a reluctant smile: "Mr. Gongyou is also a loyal person who values love and righteousness. ”

"These words, the temperament is suddenly revealed, which has made many people admire, and I should apologize for the previous slow treatment of Mr. Chong's backbone."

"And in this way, there seems to be no misunderstanding between your prince and us, and the war may be ...... There is no calamity. ”

"For the people, it is a disaster without vain," Liu Biao shook his head again and again, sad and compassionate, this state makes people empathize and sigh.

Therefore, the civil and military forces under the hall are all showing compassion and hard thinking, sometimes emotional, sometimes staggering, from the expression, you can know, they all think that this battle should not happen, Liu Biao waited for a while, and then said: "It's better to go back to Mr. Gongyou, and admonish your prince, since there is no misunderstanding, let's stop the war, he is now also the Nanyang Taishou personally appointed by His Majesty, and he should govern the land of Jingzhou." ”

"After that, I still need to discuss the political affairs of Jingzhou with him."

Sun Qian nodded and arched his hand, and said with a smile: "Ming Gong's words are really benevolent and righteous, and he will definitely bring Ming Gong's intentions back to Xinye." ”

"Okay."

When the discussion in heaven came to an honorable end, Liu Biao asked a little more about Zhang Han's preferences, as well as the current suggestions for the situation in Jingzhou, as well as some ideas on Nanyang's governance.

Except for Zhang Han, who likes to be free and easy, enjoy beautiful scenery and things, and taste food and wine, Sun Qian didn't know anything else, and didn't answer much, of course, these are all beautified statements.

To explain it in private, Zhang Han likes: money, beauty, and wine.

These three things that ordinary people can't avoid, Zhang Han likes them very much.

After the meeting, Liu Biao invited Sun Qian again, drank and ate in the courtyard, and entertained him, this time the treatment was indeed much better than the last time, at least there was no need to worry about chatting and chatting, and suddenly someone calculated the family property.

Last time he came, Sun Qian not only lost money, but was also robbed by bandits on the way, injuring the lives of many servants.

Although I don't know if these thieves are pure thieves, but there is no way to check, the most important thing in troubled times is this kind of reason, and it can't be verified at all, similarly, if Liu Biao and his civil and military ruthlessness, directly call the dead soldiers to go to the mountain to pretend to be thieves, let them be arrested in front of Sun Gan, and then spit out some "dirty money" to return to Sun Gan, this matter can be said flawlessly.

It is even recorded as ironclad evidence.

But Sun Gan didn't mention this matter too much at the banquet, just clicked it, let Liu Xian, Han Song and others know in their hearts, let Liu Biao know in their hearts, so he didn't say more, the purpose of mentioning this matter was to let Liu Biao take a step back, after all, Sun Gan had been killed, if it weren't for the black-robed horseman who killed the enemy enthusiastically, he was fierce and brave, maybe he would have died on the road.

At that time, how Zhang Han would take revenge, Sun Qian didn't dare to think about it.

After drinking for a while, Liu Biao found a reason to leave, accompanied by Han Song and Liu Xianlai, after all, the relationship between the two of them and Sun Qian was originally better.

After eating some wine and meat, Liu Xian smiled and said: "Gongyou, if you can persuade the prince to stop this time, my lord has promised me that he will pay you the money for the last five hundred war horses, and continue to do business with your Xuzhou horse merchants in the future, but you can write it down in black and white." ”

"These things will be handled by domestic officials in the future, so you don't have to worry."

After Sun Gan listened, he also smiled, like a blooming flower, and grinned: "I love to listen to this, the prince is an unruly person, not admiring glory and profit, but my Sun Gongyou is not, although he learns Confucianism and Taoism, but he needs to support his family, he is not secret, in the early years to find teachers and friends, he spent half of his family property, and he knew that people from low backgrounds still have to spend a lot of money to decorate if they want to enter the eyes of the family. ”

"A person who has no money will not get a name for being honest and self-kind, but will only be considered poor."

These words made Liu Xian and Han Song both have wonderful expressions, Liu Xian was ashamed at first, and then unconsciously echoed and smiled.

But Han Song deeply sympathizes, after all, he is from a hard background, and his family has no money to fund him to study, but he is smart when he is young, and with his character, he has been favored by some teachers, so he gradually got his name and did not change his will.

He himself thinks that his character is clean and self-conscious, and he does not admire Rongli, which should be a quality worthy of praise, and should be praised by others and become a label on his body, but in fact, in Jingzhou all these years, others only say that Han Song is from a poor background.

After not mentioning the poor, the quality does not change the good habit.

I didn't feel it before, after all, I was about to get used to it, but now that Sun Qian said it, he was slightly dissatisfied in his heart, and all kinds of things in the past hit his heart, and it was not a taste for a while, so he couldn't help but ask more: "How do poor people, under the command of Zhang Junhou, deal with themselves?" ”

"Why do you have to deal with yourself?" Sun Qian smiled and asked: "Together with the prince, we can hunt in the mountains and forests during the day, and talk around the fireplace at night. ”

"In the prince's house, there is also a sand table, which can be used to deduce the war and use it for fun."

"In the courtyard of the prince, there is also a famous chess card, which can be happy and enjoyable."

"Although there are many things to play, but there are more important events in the world to discuss, and there are more high-ranking friends in the courtyard, the captain of Hongnong Yang, and his son Yang Biao, Yingchuan Changshe Chen's Chen Qun, the previous Zhong's Zhong Xuan, Xun's Xun You, Xun Yu, when the court school government Jun Xi Zhicai, Cao Ying's sacrificial wine Guo Fengxiao, Cao's eldest son Cao Ang, Xuzhou Pengcheng Chen's Chen Deng, are all frequent visitors."

"The prince once wrote a "Burrow Inscription" to record this scene."

The moment he heard "The Burrow", Liu Xian's mind came to Zhang Han's "empty mountain pavilion" in the south of the mountain, and the scattered buildings around the mountain and fog are all carved from stone slabs and fine wood, with hot soup mountain springs and mountain hunting grounds below, and bamboo houses and wooden houses can be seen at any time on the stone steps.

That's it, it's still a "burrow???

I can't even imagine how magnificent that legendary Mid-Levels Castle is.

When Liu Xian was in Xudu, he had only been to the front yard of Banshan Mansion, which was already comparable to a street, and the square streets of the imperial city were only about the same as Zhang Han's house.

Han Song has never been to Xudu, let alone experienced Zhang Han's hospitality, the humble room in his mind is really just a thatched hut in the mountains, I am afraid that Zhang Han's courtyard in Xudu is not big, but it is full of friends.

Thinking about this scene, I feel comfortable and slightly yearning.

So he asked, "Can Gongyu remember?" ”

"Of course I do! I even engraved this inscription on a specially newly made bronze vessel at home. ”

Sun Gan's eyes lit up, and after taking a sip of wine, he said leisurely: "The mountain is not high, and if there is an immortal, it is famous; The water is not deep, and if there is a dragon, it will be spiritual. ”

The two of them suddenly heard this, nodded frequently, good sentences.

They all glanced at each other with a smile, and they didn't sigh for the time being, but just cast an expectant glance at Sun Gan.

Sun Qian continued: "Si is a burrow, but I am Dexin. The moss marks are green, and the grass is green. There is a lot of talk and laughter, and there is no white ding. You can tune the piano and read the Golden Sutra. There is no silk and bamboo, and there is no case. Confucius: What's ugly? ”

"Okay, good, good ......" Liu Xian laughed directly after hearing this, and said that the moss marks were green and the grass was green.

You said that he was right, and there was no problem at all, because there were many bamboo houses on the mountain in the south, and this scene could be seen, but it was only one of the hundreds of houses, and I am afraid that Zhang Han did not order someone to shovel it in order to maintain nature.

On the south side of the mountain, there are hundreds of servants, most of whom are in bamboo huts and wooden houses, forming a village of their own, and there are fields for farming.

But Han Song thought about it completely different from Liu Xian, what he saw was the peaceful scene of the countryside under the sunrise and morning light, the water color of the day, and the grass and trees, his eyes were full of brilliance at the moment, and he immediately leaned forward towards Sun Qian, and said with a smile: "The words of the prince really spoke to my heart, and I have been thinking about this kind of day all along!" ”

"This prince has always only heard of his name, but not his person, can you let me go and see the real face, this time Gongyou will go back, how about taking it with you?"

"Yes, excellent!" Sun Qian immediately picked up the wine, saluted Han Song, and said loudly: "My prince and marquis are the most happy to make friends, and Mr. can go with me!" ”

"Then it's decided," Han Song's face was slightly red, and he raised his eyes to touch, and the eyes of the two were staggered, both of them were quite free.

Liu Xian, who was beside him, wanted to say something to remind him, but after weighing it again and again, he didn't speak.

Of course, there was no intention of going with them.

In the evening, Sun Qian came out of the banquet and was helped into the carriage by two sturdy guards, and as soon as he entered the carriage, he immediately woke up, and said to the guards through the door curtain: "Go to the post house where Huazhong Cheng is located." ”

"Isn't the gentleman drunk?"

"It's okay, it's not intoxicating."

Sun Qian was very sober at the moment, but his face was a little red, leaning on the carriage and shaking for a while, and soon arrived at the post house where Hua Xin lived.

Hua Xin didn't sleep that night, he was resting on the bed, and when he heard the news of Sun Qianlai, he immediately got up to greet him, welcomed him to the outhouse, and let people bring wine and fruits to entertain him.

"Gongyou came to visit late at night, but there is something to discuss?"

Sun Qian sighed: "I have come to inform Zhongcheng that while Jingzhou's precautions have been lax in the past few days, he will leave Jingzhou immediately and bid farewell to Liu Biao, and those who are willing to belong to Jingzhou should immediately go with him." ”

"Why?" Hua Xin was taken aback, but seeing that Sun Gan's face didn't look like a joke, his eyes were slightly cold and he asked at the moment.

Sun Qian thought for a while, and said in a deep voice: "This time I will go to Jingzhou as an envoy, and I will make peace with Liu Biao for the time being, and the two families will be safe and sound, and they can slowly withdraw from Jingzhou, but Xu Du will have to make another plan." ”

"In a few days, our army will press from Jiangxia into the area of Nanjun, fight for a few days, and then withdraw from Jiangxia on the grounds of peace, and Sun Ce will definitely lead his troops to occupy this place."

"If the troops were mobilized before, the Sun clan would also march with them, and then they couldn't withdraw so easily, can Huazhong Cheng understand the general change?"

Hua Xin looked at Sun Qian for a long time, his lips moved a few times, but he didn't take the lead in speaking, and after a few breaths, he sighed and asked, "Who came up with this idea?" ”

"Naturally, it is a strategy to sacrifice wine and the king, so that Jiangdong and Jingzhou can fight each other, and each other cannot free up troops to attack and disturb the southern part of our army."

"Sure enough, it's them," Hua Xin's brows furrowed slightly, as if he knew it in his heart, and said after pondering for a moment: "I understand, but I'm afraid I can't go." ”

"However, you can inform those who are willing to belong in advance, and now you can go to Xudu and visit the prime minister."

"Why didn't Zhongcheng leave?" Sun Qian asked a little eagerly, if he didn't leave, it might be dangerous to stay in Jingzhou, and there would even be a danger of being placed under house arrest.

"I must not leave, if I leave, I am afraid that the enmity between the two places will only get deeper and deeper, and it will reach the point where it cannot be reconciled."

"I stay here, I can lobby Liu Biao for the prime minister, reconcile the relationship between the two places, and suppress the aftermath of this withdrawal plan, so that the two lords will not fight to the death in the open."

"Moreover, it is also for the sake of the friendship between Your Majesty and Liu Jingsheng, and it may be easy to accept Jingzhou's civil and military forces in the future, which is a long-term plan."

"Then, Zhongcheng's safety-" Sun Qian didn't doubt Hua Xin's purpose, he was just worried about the safety of this famous man, once Liu Biao was angry and couldn't persuade him, he would be the first to take him under the knife.

Hua Xin immediately waved his hand and said seriously: "Gongyou don't have to worry, one of them is that I am an official from Jingzhou, and I have connections here, and Jiangdong has also served as an official for several years, and I also have connections on the riverbank; Second, I have the Son of Heaven rune, and I am responsible for the mission, Liu Biao will not easily tear up this relationship, because once he is not kind to me, it means disrespect to the Son of Heaven. ”

"Third, isn't the prince still in Nanyang," Hua Xin smiled reassuringly, "With him here, I am naturally relieved, and Liu Jingsheng will definitely consider this festival." ”

"Okay," after a long time, Sun Qian nodded in response, knowing that he could no longer persuade him, and he should follow Hua Xin's wishes.

If it is really as he said, it can connect the veins and reach friends, and it can really be said to be the first front stop to take Jingzhou in the future.

On the second day, after Sun Gan said goodbye to Liu Biao, he took Han Song as an envoy and went to visit Zhang Han together, and Liu Biao prepared four boxes of gold for Sun Gan, as well as two carts of cloth, a box of jewelry, and a box of books as a reward for the last horse funding.

Jewelry and books are gifts for Zhang Han, which can be regarded as a gift for the two parties to make peace, and also a gift to congratulate him on his appointment as Nanyang Taishou.

Sun Qian left for three days.

Liu Biao gradually discovered some subtle changes, and someone came to report that many local scholars and wealthy businessmen in Jingzhou had left home for Nanyang.

At first, Liu Biao was shocked and ordered someone to see if Hua Xin was still in the post house, and reported that he was still visiting friends in the city, so Liu Biao put his mind at ease and did not care.

After another five days, Han Song did not come back, and the hermit went more, and there were special outposts to visit various places, ask his relatives and friends, and only then did he know that something was wrong.

These people seem to have really all gone to Cao!

"What the hell is going on...... Liu Biao lowered his head in confusion after hearing the report again.

At this time, there were sentry cavalry hurriedly coming to report that Cao Cao's army was pressing the border and was already approaching the territory of Nanjun, and many remote people were suffering and had no choice but to throw themselves to the other side!

"Cao Jun!! Why march!? Could it be that the news has not been passed and we have already made peace! Liu Biao drank heavily, and every inch was in chaos.

(End of chapter)