Guan Jing was scared and sweated.

He had a bad impression of Guan Yu. Guan Yu's conceit and arrogance, especially his inexplicable annoyance to scholars, made him keep a distance from Guan Yu, but he had to admit that Guan Yu was of great significance to Liu Bei. First, Guan Yu was very capable, and the infantry he trained was a well-deserved elite. He guarded Quanzhou, Yuan Tan, and Zang Hong's several tentative attacks without taking advantage; second, Guan Yu was not a local, and was loyal to Liu Bei, and refused Sun Ce's retention and came to Youzhou thousands of miles away. He was simply a symbol of Liu Bei's appeal.

If Guan Yu was poached by Sun Ce, it would not only be a heavy blow to Liu Bei's strength, but also a heavy blow to Liu Bei's prestige.

"June, it's inappropriate to do this."

"What's wrong?" Sun Ce slowly added some tea, picked up the cup, and took a sip.

"Guan Yu is a general under Liu Fujun. You can meet him privately..."

"I didn't say I wanted to meet in private, I met publicly. To be honest, the chief minister said that I was ordered to inspect Youzhou and there was no plan to meet with the prefect of a county. What I wanted to meet was the governor of the state. Only the governor of the state could represent Youzhou. Meeting Xuande, Yunchang was just a reminiscing about the past and had nothing to do with official affairs. Since Xuande, as the prefect of Yuyang, could not meet easily, so as not to see him, so as not to mobilize many troops. I believe that Yunchang's man will not judge a gentleman by the heart of a villain, and he will definitely go to the appointment generously and will not return without getting drunk."

Guan Jing was blushed, shocked and scared. Sun Ce was very angry with Liu Bei's appearance. He not only wanted to see Guan Yu, but also Zhang Ze, which was troublesome. Speaking of which, even if Liu Bei's move could not be judged by a villain's heart, it was indeed not generous enough. It was easy for people to grasp the handle in terms of emotion and reason.

"The Lord and Hou are so serious. Liu Fujun did not doubt the Lord and Hou, but was grateful for the Lord and Hou's kindness and did not dare to neglect it. This is why he was solemn. Since the Lord and Hou cared for the people and did not want to mobilize the masses, it would be better to obey the orders and be more simple. Please wait a moment, and I will reply to Liu Fujun and ask him to follow the car lightly and meet with the Lord and Hou."

Sun Ce looked at Guan Jing for a moment, reluctantly agreed, and would lead his troops to Quanzhou to meet Liu Bei, and if he had any questions, he would have an interview.

Guan Jing did not dare to neglect and left with the promise.

Guan Jing was not far away, and Gongsun Fan also arrived with his troops. He would go to the Liao Sun State through Youbeiping to take office. Gongsun Zan was killed in battle, and the rest of his troops were taken over by Liu Bei. He was alone and had his enemies, and he could not sleep well for a day. Now he was finally relieved and transferred to the commander of the Liaodong State. He did not have to be under Zhang Ze's nose, but also had his own territory. He was grateful to Sun Ce. He had nothing to offer to Sun Ce, except a few good horses, which was a map of Bohai County. He was once the prefect of Bohai and led his troops to help Gongsun Zan fight with Yuan Shao, leaving a map in his hand. Now he couldn't use it, and he was just giving it to Sun Ce.

Sun Ce accepted with a smile.

Gongsun Fan did not want to meet Liu Bei, so he met Taishi Ci and Gan Ning. After making an appointment for contact information, he talked with Gongsun Xu for a night and set off in a hurry the next day.

Tian Chou was also with Gongsun Fan. In the battle before the New Year, Tian Chou was seriously injured, but survived. Now he is Zhang Ze’s only remaining confidant. After receiving Sun Ce’s documents, Zhang Ze sent Tian Chou to meet Sun Ce. As Zhang Ze’s envoy and Gongsun Zan’s former opponent, Tian Chou had a good impression of Sun Ce. After performing the ceremony, he raised a sharp question before he took the seat.

"Why did the imperial lord inspect Youzhou by orders, why did he arbitrarily decide the prefect of the vassal states of Youbeiping, Liaoxi, and Liaodong, and the candidate for the commander?"

Sun Ce smiled. "Since you are the confidant of Zhang Envoy, you must have received a report from the court. Youzhou knows that I am in accordance with the imperial edict and that Youzhou is also listed. Why, do you doubt whether I am fake or the edict is fake? Do you want me to show you the festival given to me by the imperial court?"

Tian Chou was unmoved. "The king and the lord were ordered to control the eight states, and there was no doubt that the envoy Zhang was also appointed as the governor of Youzhou. Since it was a matter of Youzhou, how could the king and the lord do things without discussing with the envoy Zhang? In this way, how would the envoy Zhang exercise the government order?"

Sun Ce raised his eyelids, looked at Tian Chou, and sneered: "Do you think Zhang Jun can still exercise the government orders now?"

"Why did you say this?"

Sun Ce was furious and slapped the table. "Tian Chou, I respect you as a righteous man. This is why you are a three-pointer. Don't be ungrateful. Do you know whether Zhang Ze can exercise the government order? Even if Gongsun Bogui is wrong, he is a general appointed by the court, and he has been in charge of the northern border for many years and has made great contributions to fighting hard. As a royal family member, Liu Yu colluded with the rebel Yuan Shao, and launched an army to attack Gongsun Bogui. He was defeated and died. Who would he blame him? Zhang Ze entered Youzhou for several years and could not reconcile the conflicts.

But you were confronted by your Youzhou family, colluded with Liu He, and took personal revenge and forgot justice. Is he still wrong as the governor of Youzhou? Do you still have any court in your eyes? Now that Yuan Tan has occupied Zhuo County for half a year, have you ever tried to retake it? I appointed Youbeiping, Liaoxi, and Liaodong vassal state prefect, and the commander is in accordance with the imperial edict. Is it necessary to inform a puppet governor who cannot exercise government orders? I would like to ask you, Yuan Tan has occupied Zhuo County, has he informed Zhang Ze?"

Tian Chou was speechless by Sun Ce's series of robberies. He knew that Sun Ce was making a fuss, but he couldn't find a reason to refute it. After all, he still had no strength. He watched Yuan Tan occupy Zhuo County but was unable to retake it. With this weakness, Zhang Ze had no confidence in speaking, and Sun Ce certainly didn't have to take Zhang Ze seriously.

Despite this, Tian Chou refused to show weakness. "Will the lord come here to take back Zhuo County?"

"I am ordered to pacify Youzhou, not only to retake Zhuo County, but also to expel the Xianbei people and Wuhuan people, and to rush north of Yanshan Mountain to restore my hometown. If your Youzhou family has ambitions, I can go on forever. If you just want to sit and discuss the truth, then be quieter and less noise in front of me. If you still want to cause trouble, don't blame me for turning against others. I recognize you, and my sword cannot recognize you."

After Sun Ce finished speaking, he shook his sleeves without waiting for Tian Chou to speak. "Sending off the guests, I will not receive bad people on my boat."

Zhu Ran took a step forward and reached out to signal with a cold face. "Please!"

Tian Choo stood up, turned around and left. When he stepped out of the cabin door with one foot, he stopped again and stared at Sun Ce with his eyes burning. "Junhou just said that he wanted to take back Zhuo County and run around the north of Yanshan Mountain, but do you take it seriously?"

Sun Ce stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the sea outside the cabin, without even looking at Tian Chou. "I read less and can't lie. Whether it's true or not, you can open your eyes to see."

"On the day when the king and the marquis go out of the frontier, you should hold a whip for the king and the marquis."

Sun Ce turned his head, squinted his eyes, looked at Tian Chou, and snorted: "A word is certain."

Tian Chou bowed his hand and turned around and left.

In Quanzhou, Liu Bei sat in the hall and Guan Yu sat on one side.

After listening to Guan Jing's narration, Liu Bei's face was hot, red and white. Although Guan Jing spoke very tactfully and did not contain a single word of dirty words, he could imagine Sun Ce's contempt for him. Although he was mentally prepared, he was still ashamed at this moment.

In front of Sun Ce, he had no dignity. It would be fine if he was humiliated by Sun Ce in the Central Plains, but now he was actually humiliated by Sun Ce to humiliate him. But this is really embarrassing. Who made him lose his hometown Zhuo County and unable to retake it? Liu Bei regretted it. If he had followed Zhang Ze's advice, he would have fought with Yuan Tan. Even if he could not succeed, at least he would have a remark. Fighting but not winning is a matter of ability, and not fighting is a matter of courage. Sun Ce claimed to be a little overlord and was the best of the three armies. Naturally, he looked down on cowards.

Not to mention Sun Ce, even Guan Yu has criticized this, and I don’t know how many times he has complained in private.

Liu Bei secretly glanced at Guan Yu. Guan Yu narrowed his phoenix eyes, stroked his long beard, and looked calm and he didn't seem to react, but Liu Bei knew that he agreed with Sun Ce's opinion. If it weren't for this, he would have jumped up long ago. Although Guan Yu himself did not have any courtesy of the ruler and the subject, he could not bear to be rude to others. If someone disrespects him, Liu Bei, Guan Yu would be the first to refuse.

"Yunchang, what do you think?"

Guan Yu was stunned for a moment, glanced at Guan Jing, and said, "Xuande, I think Mr. Wu may have some misunderstandings. Since he has something to say to me, it is better for me to go there and make it clear, and it will naturally be fine."

Liu Bei was amused and crying. He didn't dare to let Guan Yu go alone. At this point, he had no way out to retreat. Guan Jing had already agreed to Sun Ce. If he refused to go to see Sun Ce lightly, he was afraid that even Guan Yu would look down on him, so how could he do anything in the future?

"Mr. Wu misunderstood it was me. Of course, I should explain to him personally. How could I turn my hands on you?" Liu Bei gritted his teeth and squeezed out a smile. "I'll go with Chang Yun. If I can ask for help from Hou Wu and take back Zhuo County, I will be appointed Chang Yun as the prefect of Zhuo County. What about?"

Guan Yu was right in his heart and smiled. Although Guan Jing complained secretly, he had no choice but to do anything. Even if Liu Bei didn't say it, Sun Ce would say so. Since that's the case, it would be better for Liu Bei to promise Guan Yu first. If it doesn't happen in the future, it is Sun Ce's problem, and he will not blame Liu Bei.

Liu Bei left Guan Jing to guard Quanzhou in case of an accident. Guan Yu and Guan Yu only brought Jian Yong, Zhou Cang and others, rushed to the beach and met Sun Ce. After receiving the news, Sun Ce took the initiative to get off the boat, set up a green cover on a small earth slope on the shore, and lay a few seats for the case. Except for Zhuge Liang, only Guo Wu was with him.

The slope was not high, but the surroundings were all in sight, and no one could hide within two hundred steps. Sun Ce met Liu Bei here to show his honesty. Seeing this scene, Liu Bei felt relieved and his smile became more natural. He quickly stepped forward and bowed.

"The king and the lord came from afar, ready to welcome him late, and be punished by death."

Guan Yu also followed forward and bowed. "Your Majesty is fine. I received a letter from my family a few days ago. My father was in Xiangyang for taking care of you, and I was very grateful."

Sun Ce smiled slightly. "Chang Yun, your father is taken care of by Gongming, so you don't have to worry. If you are still filial, you should get married as soon as possible. He is looking forward to holding his grandson. His eyes are finally cured, so don't cry again."

Guan Yu was a little embarrassed, but fortunately his face turned red and he couldn't tell.

Sun Ce said to Liu Bei with a smile again: "Xuande, so are you. If you are in your thirties and still not getting married, aren't you afraid of your widow's widow? In this regard, you are far inferior to me. Come on, let me introduce you to you, these are the concubines I just took recently, and you have never seen them."

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Chapter completed!