In principle, Yuan Tan agreed with Ju Su's view. Sun Ce's recent attacks on all sides are indeed suspected of being impatient. He lacks a war horse and has a strong motivation to take Liaodong. However, when the victory and defeat on the Western Front were not decided and Sun Jian went to Jiaozhou again, he made an advancement in Liaodong. Even if Sun Ce's rule has a large population and sufficient financial resources, it is inevitable that he will be short of money. Moreover, if the Jiangdong soldiers can adapt to the cold climate of Youzhou from the south to the north, it is also a big problem.

Ju Su had expected this a long time ago, and made preparations in advance, and arranged for Xu You to go to Liaodong.

But Yuan Tan did not think this would be an opportunity. Compared with Ju Su, he not only had a head-on confrontation with Sun Ce, but also had been a prisoner in Pingyu for half a year, and had a personal understanding of the situation under Sun Ce's rule. Even if Sun Ce was frustrated, it would be a little difficult for a moment, but the situation could not be fundamentally reversed. The gap between the strength of the two sides was too big, so how could one state fight against the five states? What's more, he had no choice but to be able to fight or not. Whether he could fight was not the final decision. The key was whether the Jizhou family was willing to fight.

Seeing that Yuan Tan was not in high spirits, Ju Su felt a little disappointed, but said nothing. He knew that Yuan Tan was under great pressure recently, and the court announced that Yuan Shao had to forge an edict. Yuan Tan not only had to face visible opponents, but also many invisible enemies. He was forced to submit to the court. Although he could solve the moral problem, he had to cut a part of the already nervous food and gave it to the court. This was very harmful to Jizhou and complained a lot.

If it weren't for him and Tian Feng's mediation, it would have been impossible. But for Yuan Tan, this was also an invisible threat.

The two were silent, only the cicadas on the trees outside the city were loud.

After a while, the footsteps sounded, Zang Hong strode in and bowed to salute. He was sweating profusely, and his armor and robe had been taken off, and he was only wearing a single robe. Even so, he was sweating all over. Yuan Tan stood up, picked up a cloth towel, soaked it in the basin beside him, and twisted it half dry, giving Zang Hong.

"Ziyuan, wipe your sweat."

"Thank you, envoy." Zang Hong took it, pulled open his collar, and wiped it quickly. The weather was too hot, and the sun was like a stove. In order to let Sun Ce know that they were on high alert, he had to go to see Sun Ce with full arms. His clothes were wet several times. Unfortunately, not only did not scare Sun Ce, but he was ridiculed by Guo Jia. It was a bit of a mistake. If he had known this, it would have been better to go into battle lightly.

"Ziyuan, have you seen Sun Ce?" Ju Su asked, pushing a cup of cold tea over.

"See." Zang Hong took his seat, picked up the teacup and drank it all, and moistened Run's voice that was about to smoke. Then he told the situation again, and even the matter of being ridiculed by Guo Jia did not miss it. Yuan Tan and Ju Su heard it and looked at each other and smiled. Although Zang Hong was hurt by Guo Jia, Sun Ce's attitude was still very polite, which shows that sending Zang Hong was indeed a wise choice.

What made them happiest was Sun Ce's attitude. Sun Ce obviously had no intention of launching a war, just wanted to restore the previous border, and even took a step back, as long as the reasons were sufficient, he was even willing to maintain the status quo. With this, they had a clear mind. It was impossible to spit out Zhuo County, but if they could not fight, it would of course be the best. If the war was inevitable, it would be a good choice to make Sun Ce set things aside. Facing Liu Bei alone, Yuan Tan's chance of winning was much greater.

"Envoy, Sun Ce made an appointment to meet you, you..."

"Of course I have to see you." Yuan Tan did not think. "He has arrived so far away. If I don't see you, wouldn't it be polite?"

Ju Su nodded with a smile. "What you said is very good, we cannot weaken our momentum. Then let's arrange it and let Ziyuan lead the troops to strengthen your momentum..."

Yuan Tan raised his hand and interrupted Ju Su. "Duke, Wu Hou is not that kind of person. The weather is hot, and there is no need to work for the soldiers, I will come when I go."

Ju Su changed his color and stopped him with a stern voice. "How can this work? You must not."

Yuan Tan smiled and reached out to hold Ju Shu's shoulder. "Don't be impatient with you, please be a little worried. I am enemies and Marquis Wu. I know that Marquis Wu is a friend. When you meet a horse, you are a friend. He has always been sincere to his friends. If he leads a large army, he will become an enemy. He has nothing to be polite to his opponent. Besides, he needs Liu Bei and I to restrain each other, and will never take my life at this time, which will make Liu Bei cheaper."

"But……"

"It's nothing, but Liu Bei dares to see him, don't I dare?" Yuan Tan patted Ju Su's shoulder, unquestionable. "It's settled."

Seeing that Yuan Tan insisted and was full of confidence, Ju Su had no choice but to nod and agreed.

Yuan Tan wore a leather jacket and a single dress, with a slightly thin face, a slender figure, and a step like the wind. He was elegant and had three points of melancholy.

Sun Ce stood barefoot on the beach, watched Yuan Tan walk quickly, and laughed loudly: "After not seeing each other for many years, Brother Xiansi has become more and more heroic and restrained, which makes people feel ashamed of themselves."

Yuan Tan quickly walked to Sun Ce, bowed and bowed to the end, and said with a smile: "How dare you compare the dragon in the dry rut with the dragon in the abyss? Tan is ashamed of this."

Guo Jia smiled and said, "Since I know that the Marquis of Wu is in the abyss, will the envoy come to serve as a minister?"

Sun Ce was slightly stunned, and after thinking about it, he realized that he came over. Yuan Tan said that his Dragon in the Abyss meant that he was given by heaven while crossing the sea, and that he was only one step away from the Nine Five Lords. Whether this is a compliment or a trap, he could not agree, otherwise he would inevitably give people a sense of frivolity.

Yuan Tan smiled and said, "Jijiu said he was one step late. I have just praised the emperor of Chang'an. I cannot change my flag for the time being. Otherwise, wouldn't I become a villain from the morning and evening Wu? But this day must not be too long. Although I am not as judging as Jijiu, I am full of confidence in the Marquis of Wu. Unfortunately, I cannot control myself and cannot attach to the Marquis of Wu."

Sun Ce laughed and said, "Okay, okay, you know I am less educated, so don't fight here. Come and drink and eat meat."

Yuan Tan also smiled and walked with Sun Ce. The barbecue utensils, fresh seafood, iced drinks and wine were already arranged on the beach. The charcoal was cooked just in time. Sun Yi, Gan Ning and others stood aside. Some barbecue and some were drinking. They were talking happily. When they saw Yuan Tan coming, some came forward to greet him, and some nodded in greetings, which was very lively. Sun Ce pulled Yuan Tan under the parasol. Yuan Tan saw him with a friend's courtesy, so he did not take out the princess's green umbrella to support the storefront, using ordinary curtains.

The two of them sat down, and they were two new seats made by Sun Ce in the style of a beach chair in his previous life. Yuan Tan was very novel and tried it on it. Sun Ce demonstrated the method of folding and closing like a treasure. Yuan Tan saw it and nodded repeatedly. "This thing looks like a sitting beside the sky, but it is more comfortable."

"Of course, all you want is comfort." Sun Ce pointed casually. "Look, it's very popular."

Yuan Tan looked up and saw that there were umbrellas of various colors everywhere on the beach. Most of them had one or two beach chairs of this type under the umbrella. Some were lying on the top, while others had only clothes. There were agile figures of shaking waves everywhere on the sea. There were many people walking around on the beach, some were running towards the sea, while others were covered in water. They had just come up from the sea, but their faces were filled with smiles, shouting loudly and calling friends, and a happy scene.

"Junhou has been away from home thousands of miles away, so don't these soldiers miss home?"

"You can go home at any time, but you may not have the opportunity to open your eyes every day. Most of these are young people, who are not homesick and have a strong sense of curiosity. When they came to Hebei from Jiangnan, this is the first time in their lives that many people cross the sea. They are not excited yet, so how can they have time to miss home?"

"How many days does Junhou cross the sea? "

"The longest time is five days." Sun Ce waved his arm. "There are sea water on all sides, and there is no land to see. You can only judge whether you are lost by the sun and the position of the stars. However, in those days, we saw many treasures that we would never see in inland rivers. Almost every one opened our eyes and tasted good. I'll ask you to try it later."

Sun Ce said, calling someone to get some grilled seafood, and handed over a bottle of fruit drink. The fruit drink was cool in the ice. If you take a sip, the heat will disappear. Not long after, Zhu Ran brought a plate of grilled prawns, while Zhuge Liang took a few grilled fish. Sun Ce warmly greeted Yuan Tan to taste it. Yuan Tan did not refuse, picked it up and ate it. After taking it for a few bites, he picked up his thumbs up and praised it.

"Okay, OK, this tastes good."

"I learned that Xian Si was approaching, and I specially sent someone to the sea to salvage it. It just arrived in the morning and it was absolutely fresh."

"I'm so grateful, I'm so grateful." Yuan Tan laughed, finished a fish in a few bites, took another sip of fruit pulp, and wiped his mouth, feeling deeply. "If I had known this, I wouldn't have returned to Jizhou at the beginning. I spent three thousand gold in vain, but I had changed all my body to be unfree."

Sun Ce lay on the beach chair, sipped wine, and smiled and said, "Why, you, Jizhou Mu, are you uncomfortable?"

"I feel comfortable or not, Junhou should know better than me." Yuan Tan rolled up his sleeves and picked up a pair of prawns. In order to prevent oil from dripping onto the hem of his clothes, he leaned forward as much as possible and spread his legs apart. If the scholars of rituals saw him, they would inevitably call him rude, but in this group of barbecue and drinkers, he felt unruly. He tore off the shrimp head with his hands, peeled off the shrimp shell, stuffed a large piece of shrimp meat into his mouth, feasted in large pieces, and ate with relish.

Sun Ce looked at Yuan Tan with a smile. He felt that Yuan Tan in front of him was very interesting. He was obviously from a noble family, but he was more free and relaxed than Liu Bei. This is of course related to his capture, but it also shows that people can change, just depends on whether you have such opportunities. People like Yuan Tan were born with a golden key in their arms, then experienced various hardships, and finally were defeated and captured, and fell to the lowest point in his life. When he got up again, he had a kind of open-mindedness that ordinary people could not understand. On the contrary, people like Liu Bei who had never developed before would be eager to be rich.

"Xiansi, I feel a little sorry for what you said." Sun Ce said with a smile: "If you are willing to be a prisoner, I can capture you again. Anyway, the small courtyard next to Gebei will be kept for you."

Yuan Tan swallowed the shrimp in his mouth, picked up a cloth towel from the armrest beside him and wiped his mouth carefully. "I don't object, on the contrary, I have been waiting for this day for a long time. But with the character of the king, I guess I wouldn't be capturing me now. If I were on the battlefield, I think you might not have the courage to fight me."

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