Three Kingdoms: I, the eldest son of Cao, a loving father of a great man!

Chapter 249 An angry negotiation, angry at the beginning? [Dazhang asks for a subscription and asks for a monthly pass]

The next morning.

After a brief communication.

The forces of several parties jointly agreed to place the meeting place in the north of Nangong County, ten miles away.

Gongsun Zan, on the other hand, had to retreat his army to the north of Jiangshui, with such a river blocking it, so as to ensure that even if Gongsun Zan had any crooked thoughts, other parties would have enough time to respond.

After ordering the army under his command to turn into standby, let Zhang Liao and others send scouts to keep an eye on the movement of the meeting place.

Cao Ang immediately took Dian Wei and his name for intervening in Jizhou affairs this time, that is, Cao Ren and Cao Zixiao, and the three went together.

Followed by a group of guards.

With the horse galloping.

The journey of more than ten miles passed by in a flash.

When Cao Ang arrived ten miles north of Nangong County, the temporary tent for discussion, Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao, who were closer, were already waiting quietly in the tent.

It's just that although the two are in the same room.

But they were looking at each other with eyes and noses, and they were only drinking tea and wine, or pretending to be looking at a scroll of letters in their hands.

Not saying a word to each other at all.

Just think that there is no one else in this tent except yourself.

"Shut up!"

There was a sound of reining in the horse.

Cao Ang turned over and fell down in front of the camp. After handing over the horses to the guards, he took Cao Ren and Dian Wei to the camp on his own.

Just when he was about to step inside.

Suddenly, he heard someone calling him.

"General Cao, but General Zixiu in person?"

The voice sounded familiar.

Cao Ang suddenly turned around.

He suddenly found that not far behind him, there were three majestic men rushing towards him.

It is the three brothers Liu, Guan and Zhang.

……

See these three brothers.

Cao Ang was not in a hurry to go in, anyway, Han Fu hadn't arrived yet, so there was no harm in waiting.

"Brother Xuande, I haven't seen you for a long time, but I'm still so extraordinary, I'm very pleased!"

"Yun Chang, Yi De, don't come here unharmed!"

Both Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are very affectionate people, especially related to their elder brother Liu Bei.

When the princes were in the alliance, Cao Ang gave the three brothers the kindness and favor, how can this be easily forgotten?

So in the face of Cao Ang's greeting.

Both Guan and Zhang didn't dare to neglect, they hurriedly bowed slightly to Cao Ang, and bowed their hands in salute.

"I have met General Cao, and I am grateful for the general's concern. The two of my brothers follow the eldest brother, and life is quite comfortable!"

Cao Ang laughed.

Just as he was about to say something, Liu Bei's voice drifted into his ears.

"I heard that General Cao will also lead his people to Nangong County for this visit, so Bei Te is waiting here, just to meet the general first."

Hearing this all of a sudden.

Seeing the slightly anxious expression on Liu Bei's face and the urgency covered in his words, Cao Ang immediately understood.

Immediately looked around a few times.

Then, together with Liu Bei, they moved a little away from the camp, after such an operation.

Just now he asked Liu Bei solemnly: "Brother Xuande, if you have anything to say to me, please speak up."

……

Liu Bei is also like a thief.

After looking left and right for a while, he came up to Cao Ang, lowered his voice, and whispered to him.

"As far as I know, Bogui is determined this time. He has determined that Jizhou must be included in his pocket, and he will not give up until this goal is achieved."

"For this reason, we have dispatched tens of thousands of people to rush back to Youzhou to send an order to transfer the remaining nearly [-] cavalry and more than [-] infantry, and prepare to use all our strength to fight to the death with the current forces in Jizhou."

"Bogui and I were classmates in the past, but General Cao, you have also been kind to me. I am not ungrateful, so I can only warn against the feelings of classmates."

"I hope General Cao will be more careful, and nothing will happen here!"

Between a few words.

This made Cao Ang look surprised.

He was not surprised by Gongsun Zan's actions, because he had already guessed that Gongsun Bogui was definitely not a peaceful person.

Pretending to negotiate with everyone on the surface, but secretly mobilizing troops and horses to fight with all their strength, this is something that can be counted on the fingertips.

The reason why Cao Ang was surprised.

Purely because of Liu Bei's attitude.

Liu Xuande is still a loyal person!

This buddy is really good at dealing with him. Even though he is still working under Gongsun Zan, he is able to inform himself on important issues.

Based on this alone, I didn't waste the embarrassment I solved for him when I was meeting in Xingyang.

And when I thought of myself a few days ago, I had just recruited Zhao Yun, who would have met Liu Bei, under my command, and completely severed this connection.

A little bit of embarrassment appeared in Cao Ang's heart.

But only so much.

It disappeared without a trace in an instant.

……

"Thank you, brother Xuande, for your kindness. I will know about this matter, and I will have a way to deal with it."

After understanding a sentence.

Cao Ang then asked Liu Bei with great interest, "Speaking of which, since the alliance that attacked Dong Zhuo was disbanded, I haven't heard anything about Brother Xuande's movements."

"I don't know what position you currently hold under General Gongsun?"

Talk about it.

Liu Bei's face was visible to the naked eye, showing a bit of embarrassment, and he coughed helplessly.

Then he said softly: "I made Zixiu laugh, I am still only under Bogui's command, and there is no change in any other Sima."

Got the answer I wanted.

A smile appeared on Cao Ang's face immediately.

He patted Liu Bei's arm kindly, and then promised Liu Bei.

"If Xuande doesn't want to stay under Gongsun Bogui in the future, he can come to me and I will arrange a good job for you."

"Whether it's the honor of a county or leading an army alone, it's more refreshing than this other Sima!"

of course.

What Cao Ang meant was to arrange an errand for Liu Bei, not to recruit Liu Bei to his subordinates.

After all, Liu Beike's leadership belongs to one of the three iron laws in the late Han Dynasty. Like Lu Bu's foster father, it is a causal law weapon with powerful lethality.

Cao Ang has no intention of breaking his wrist with this iron law.

……

After hearing Cao Ang's promise to him.

Liu Bei would be lying if he said he was not moved.

After all, although he was a classmate with Gongsun Zan, he is currently sitting on the bench in the Gongsun army, with neither actual power nor fame.

In the past, when marching and fighting, Gongsun Zan relied on Yan Gang under him. Tian Kai and other generals, like Liu Bei's little Sima, could only bring his two good brothers and follow the above generals.

But now Cao Ang opened his mouth.

It is really hard not to be tempted to promise him to be a county magistrate, or to lead an army alone.

Just after a short thought.

Liu Bei still suppressed the throbbing in his heart, resisted the temptation, and bowed slightly to Cao Ang.

He clasped his hands and said, "If there is a chance in the future, I will definitely go to join him, but now I am quite comfortable under Bogui's hands, so I don't want to join him for the time being."

Cao Ang didn't care about this.

It was only after a glimpse that Han Fu had already led his troops to arrive not far away.

Then he said with a smile to Liu Bei: "When did Xuande change his mind, whenever he came to see me, the Hanwen Festival has come, please forgive me for not being with you first."

"Zixiu, please."

……

After sending Cao Ang away.

Liu Bei quietly looked at Cao Ang's back, and couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

It's just that he hasn't waited for him to do anything.

Zhang Fei's voice like gongs and drums came from behind, shouting loudly.

"Brother, why did you reject General Cao's kindness? What's the point of staying in Gongsun's army? You spend all day training in the barracks, or dealing with those big official documents."

"Whoever kills thieves or suppresses bandits, or goes to the battlefield to kill enemies, has nothing to do with the three of us, and has completely become a spectator in the army."

"Every time I ask for a battle, the higher-ups say that I have too little experience and need to practice. Isn't this nonsense? What experience can I have in the barracks all day long!"

Zhang Fei was full of resentment.

Although Guan Yu was not as straight-tempered as his third brother, he also said very dissatisfied.

"Brother, in my opinion, General Gongsun, he didn't think too much about the friendship with you as a classmate. If you treat others with sincerity, how can you do this?"

Hearing that the second and third brothers expressed their dissatisfaction.

Liu Bei couldn't help but a trace of despondency flashed across his face.

Why doesn't he feel aggrieved?

It's just his consistent way of dealing with people that made him choose to stay in Gongsun Zan's army.

"Second brother and third brother, don't need to say any more, Bogui treats me well, how can I easily abandon him?"

"Besides, Jizhou is in chaos now, and it's time to employ people. At that time, don't you and I still worry that there will be no chance to contribute on the battlefield?"

That being said.

But the three brothers all had an idea.

Once the situation on Gongsun Zan's side was not right, they would immediately withdraw, whether they chose to go to Cao Ang or find another place.

There is always a way out.

…………

Cao Ang didn't know about the total of the three brothers. At this moment, he and Han Fu stepped into the camp one after the other.

They saw Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan first, sitting side by side, one on the left and one on the right.

As for the position of the head, it is vacant.

Cao Ang just met Yuan Shao on the right last night, so there is no need to say more.

As for Gongsun Zan on the left, this rumored hero with extraordinary power and handsome appearance really aroused Cao Ang's interest.

But right now is not the time to observe.

So Cao Ang moved quickly and found a seat beside Yuan Shao.

Han Fu, on the other hand, walked straight to the top position without dodging or evading.

After all, with his status as Jizhou Mu, in name, he is the only one who is most suitable to sit here.

Just haven't waited to be seated yet.

Cao Ang suddenly heard a powerful voice in the camp, shouting loudly there.

"Korean Festival, the seat above is vacant, not for you."

"You really regard yourself as the leader of Jizhou, and feel that you are superior to us, so you can sit at the leader with peace of mind?"

"Being invited to come to Nangong County is enough to give you face. Don't push yourself, you'd better hurry down!"

……

Everyone in the camp was stunned.

Not to mention Han Fu himself, even Yuan Shao and Cao Ang were a little confused.

Yuan Shao was a little better, after all, he had dealt with Gongsun Zan, knew what kind of person this guy was, and understood his arrogance.

But Cao Ang really didn't expect it.

Good guy!
At first, I was thinking that I would have to wait until everyone sat down and made some polite remarks, and even said that after drinking for three rounds, they would start to fight each other, and then gradually become angry.

Turns out it hasn't even started yet.

On the seat issue, Gongsun Zan directly fired at Han Fu, and what he said was quite unpleasant.

The frankness of his speech.

Han Fu, who was directly confronted, was a little bit unable to get off the stage.

This buddy is really aggressive!
thought here.

Cao Ang couldn't help feeling rejoicing.

In fact, according to his original plan, after coming to Nangong County this time, he will also focus on both sides, and take advantage of both sides.

That is, after the plan was reached with Yuan Shao, he went to Gongsun Zan to stir things up and made a secret agreement with Gongsun Zan.

In this way, both sides get a good result.

It's just that last night, considering that Gongsun Zan's personality was unclear, he didn't know what kind of reaction he would make, and he had never dealt with him before, so rushing to the door might backfire.

Therefore chose to put the matter aside.

Unexpectedly, it was a mistake, which avoided the birth of an oolong incident.

Looking at Gongsun Zan's performance now, it is conceivable that if Cao Ang went to find this guy last night.

There is a high probability of failure, which is second.

Most importantly, it is very likely that Gongsun Zan will tell this incident as a joke today, not only to ridicule Cao Ang, but also to save Yuan Shao's face.

Wait until then.

The situation is ugly.

Not only could he lose face, even Yuan Shao might have to turn his back on Cao Ang.

While secretly rejoicing in my heart.

Cao Ang stared at Gongsun Zan again, then shook his head slightly, feeling emotional in his heart.

"Bogui, Bogui, it seems that you are destined to be a villain, and we kicked you away!"

……

After a brief embarrassment.

Han Fu on the stage also reacted.

Immediately flicked the sleeves of the robe, and then snorted coldly.

He gave Gongsun Zan a sharp look, and gritted his teeth, angrily angrily said.

"I am the Jizhou shepherd who was appointed by the imperial court. I have the emperor's seal and the imperial court's permission to guard the land of Jizhou. Why can't I sit in this position?"

"On the contrary, it is you, Gongsun Zan, who is just a general from another state. He is neither a prefect nor a state shepherd, and he has never held an official position in Jizhou."

"You said why I am sitting here, but I would like to ask you, why do you appear here, and what capacity do you take to participate in the affairs of Jizhou?"

"There is no order from the imperial court, and no invitation from the common people. I can invite you here with a letter, which is enough to give you face. What else do you want to do?!"

The tip of the needle is against the wheat awn.

Han Fu refused to budge.

With the same sharp words, the angry Gongsun Zan was speechless for a while.

The main thing is that Gongsun Zan is really unreasonable. He has to quarrel with Han Fu.

And the Hangeul Festival is also a rare domineering one.

The reason why it is so tough.

That has to be attributed to Cao Ang.

If Cao Ang hadn't sat down to support him and invisibly gave Han Fu enough confidence, then he would never have confronted the mighty Gongsun Zan like this.

……

Yuan Shao and Cao Ang didn't speak for a moment, they just watched the situation quietly.

Han Fu came to act as the vanguard and charged forward for the two of them. If the verbal Gongsun Zan could not step down, they would naturally be happy to see it succeed.

It would be best if Han Fu's mouth alone would make Gongsun Zan overwhelmed.

This way you can gain an advantage.

It's a good idea.

It's just that Gongsun Zan's performance didn't meet everyone's expectations. He was squeezed out by Han Fu's words after a few words.

Although it can be seen from the surface that he is very unpredictable, but in the final analysis he is quite calm, at least he is not angry enough to express his anger.

"Snapped!"

Gongsun Zan slapped the wine cup in his hand on the table heavily, making a piercing sound.

Then, after sweeping his eyes over Yuan Shao and Cao Ang, he sneered with a heavy tone like a mountain.

"Where did you get the appointment from the imperial court, and the emperor's seal letter? The so-called Jizhou Mu, you are just a false edict issued by the usurper Dong Thief under the guise of the emperor's hand."

"Since it's Dong Bandit's false edict, it should be an invalid appointment. I, Gongsun Zan, are loyal and good men of the Han Dynasty. How can I agree with such an unreasonable appointment?"

"The purpose of leading troops into Jizhou now is to clear up the chaotic party and set things right, do you know that?!"

……

Han Fu is not in a hurry.

Yuan Shao was in a hurry.

Gongsun Zan believed that Han Fu's position as a shepherd in Jizhou was appointed by Dong Zhuo in the name of the imperial court.

Since he is a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty, he should be at odds with the thieves, and the appointments given by the thieves should be invalidated.

But don't forget one thing.

Yuan Shao's prefect of Bohai County was himself appointed by Dong Zhuo, and even Cao Ang's father Cao Cao's Yanzhou Shepherd was also created by Dong Zhuo in the name of the emperor.

If so.

Doesn't that mean that more than half of the officials in the entire Kanto region will be dismissed because of this?
So this theory has to be disproved!
Yuan Shao immediately coughed dryly, put down the things in his hands, and then directly vetoed it.

"Bogui's words are wrong!"

"Whether you are a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty or not, and whether you accept the appointment given by Dong Zhuo, the two should not be confused."

"Tie Dong issued a large number of appointments in the name of the imperial court, and most of them are highly respected, talented and knowledgeable."

"According to what you said, wouldn't these highly respected people all become rebellious parties that need to be purged?"

Speaking of it.

Yuan Shao paused for a while.

Then he further explained with examples: "When the Kwantung heroes raised their troops to attack Dong Zhuo, Wen Jie made great efforts."

"If it weren't for him to mobilize food and grass as Jizhou Mu, then the outcome between our coalition forces and Dong thief is still unknown!"

"On the other hand, you, Gongsun Bogui, said you were loyal to the Han family. When the coalition forces attacked Dong Zhuo, you were not seen at all!"

"By comparing the two, it is probably self-evident who is the loyal and good man of the Han family and who is taking advantage of the opportunity to make trouble!"

Gongsun Zan was at a loss for words.

……

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