Ju Shu got out of the car and slowly walked into the post house. The post leader greeted him, bowed and had a bright smile on his face.

"Where is the messenger?" Ju Su dusted his sleeves and asked slowly.

"In the yard, I'm still taking a nap."

"Snack?" Ju Su was a little surprised and turned his head to look at the postmaster. The postmaster quickly nodded to confirm.

"I guess when will I wake up?"

"Hey, this is not accurate. I only slept for half an hour before, but I slept until dinner before getting up."

Ju Su raised his eyebrows lightly and snorted involuntarily. It was really that close to Zhu, the one who was close to Mo, and the one who was close to Mo, and Sun Ce's subordinates were all the same temper as him, so he was calm. This made him very embarrassed. Should he wait here or let someone call Meng Jian up? It would be rude to call Meng up to get up, but if he didn't shout, what if Meng Jian slept until night and he waited until night? And he thought this was completely possible, who asked them to test first?

Meng Jian was ordered to go on an envoy and came to Zhangwu City. Yuan Tan and Ju Su did not see him immediately. They made excuses to leave Meng Jian in the inn for two days, and greeted him with delicious food and drink every day, but they just didn't talk about serious matters, and wanted to slash Meng Jian's morale and then talked again. Unexpectedly, Meng Jian was so calm that he forced them into an embarrassing situation.

Ju Su looked up at the sky, and saw that the sun was already west, so he decided to wait a little longer. He asked the postmaster to prepare a banquet. If Meng Jian really slept until dinner, he would just invite him to the banquet, which would be better than asking him to get up now.

Ju Su made arrangements and asked the postmaster to arrange a room for him and prepare for a moment to take a nap. He couldn't sleep when he was lying on the bed. He was also very tired these days. Sun Ce's navy was on the beach, but the imperial edicts from the court had not arrived for a long time. There was constant news in Youzhou, but it was not good news. He was busy every day and it was difficult to have time to have a good sleep. Even if he was lying here, he was still thinking about various things.

The situation in front of us is too complicated and there is no need to be neglected.

I don’t know how long it took, but the attendant came in to report that Meng Jian got up.

Ju Su turned over and sat up. He planned to see Meng Jian immediately. After thinking about it, he lay back. Seeing this, the servant did not dare to ask more questions and stood outside the door silently. After a while, Ju Su estimated that Meng Jian had finished washing up, so he got up, cleaned his face with water, and made himself more energetic. Then he slowly walked out of the door and came to the courtyard where Meng Jian lived.

Meng Jian was sitting in the hall and drinking tea. When he saw Ju Su coming in, he was surprised and stood up to greet him. "Don't go, are you done?"

Ju Su was a little embarrassed and responded vaguely. "How is Meng Jun living well?"

"Okay, okay." Meng Jian smiled with a very sincere smile. "I want to stay here for a few more days, it's much cooler here than Qingzhou."

Ju Su's heart moved. "Wu Hou is going to return to Qingzhou?"

"Well..." Meng Jian smiled slightly, and then covered up, "Don't misunderstand, I just simply compared the climate of the two places, which has nothing to do with when Wu Hou will return to Qingzhou."

Ju Su smiled slightly and apologized, but he didn't believe Meng Jian's explanation at all. Sun Ce wanted to return to Qingzhou, which showed that his claim that the navy threatened Bohai was just a concealment, and at least the motivation for launching an attack was not strong. However, after he returned to Qingzhou, whether he would launch an attack from Qingzhou and attack Liu Bei from the north and south was a problem that had to be considered.

The two of them made a few remarks and got to the point. Meng Jian calmly explained his purpose. Sun Ce did not want to start a war with Yuan Tan, but he could not accept that Yuan Tan occupied a region that did not belong to Jizhou. The Hebei part and Zhuo County of Pingyuan County must be spit out, otherwise it would be seen on the battlefield. Liu Bei attacked Zhuo County, Xu Kun attacked Pingyuan, and Sun Ce cruised from the coast and chose a place to attack, making it difficult for Yuan Tan to take care of the beginning and end.

After hearing this, Ju Su was not in a hurry and said slowly: "Is Shen You, the governor of Qingzhou, in Liaodong?"

Meng Jian shook his head with a smile. "Nothing can be told."

"We received the news that a month ago, Shen You left Linzi and took away many elite main players. Taishi Ci also left. The one who replaced him to control Jinan was Xu Kun, whom you just mentioned. I know Xu Kun is an alien relative of Wu Hou, but Shen You is a young talent from the Jiangdong Division. Taishi Ci is from Qingzhou and a general trusted by Wu Hou. Their record in Qingzhou is obvious to all, and there is no mistake. Sudden transfer is probably a more important task. Apart from Liaodong, I can't think of what it will be."

Meng Jian pondered for a moment. "So, do you think Wu Hou is not capable of launching an attack for the time being?"

"At least it won't be the way you said it."

Meng Jian looked at Ju Su and laughed silently. "I heard that I am not very talented. I saw you today and I have experienced it."

Ju Shu looked as usual. "Since it's a negotiation, you have to come out with some sincerity, otherwise it's better to start a war. I think this should not be the result of Wu Hou's hope. Meng Jun, what do you think?"

Meng Jian's eyes flashed. "Don't say it right. Wu Hou does not want to start a war, but Wu Hou is not afraid of starting a war. Even if both sides suffer losses, I think the one who falls first will be Yuan Envoy, not Wu Hou. When it really comes to that point, Yuan Envoy is too heavy and may leave. I really want to know whether you support Yuan Xi or Yuan Shang at that time?"

"Before the war started, you are sure that it is Yuan Jun who cannot support it? Don't forget that this is Jizhou, we are defending the territory, you are expeditions, offensive and defensive, and the outcome is unknown."

"The five states of Wuhou are in hand and supply a corner of Qingzhou. There will be no problem. Jizhou is surrounded by enemies on all sides, so what can it be if the local war is fought? Now that the war begins, the autumn harvest will inevitably be damaged. Are you not feeling well this winter?"

"This won't be a problem for Meng Jun, we have our own way."

Meng Jian laughed. "Okay, let's stop talking about anything, let's prepare for the battle. Don't be busy with business, I won't keep you. It's getting late, I'll stay here for another night, get off tomorrow morning, and repay the Marquis of Wu." He squeezed his eyes. "Mr. Wu's opinion is very clear. If you change your mind, it's still time tonight. When I leave tomorrow, you want to talk again, so you have to send someone to see Marquis of Wu."

Ju Su didn't expect Meng Jian to be so straightforward. He couldn't figure out his background for a while and could not show weakness, so he had to respond. Meng Jian did not mention the negotiations anymore, but only talked about gossip. Ju Su mentioned the conversation several times, but Meng Jian didn't even match his antony. Instead, he had to get up and say goodbye.

Leaving the post house, Ju Su drove to the prefect's mansion. A dusty carriage was parked in front of the prefect's mansion, and a few guards with a grim expression stood beside the carriage, all of which were strange faces. Ju Su did not dare to be negligent, so he quickly got out of the car and entered the pawns and came to the atrium. Yuan Tan and Zang Hong were talking with someone. Ju Su recognized it at a glance, and his heart couldn't help but skip a beat.

He is not unfamiliar with this man, Zhang Ze, the governor of Youzhou, and his other disciples.

Ju Su was shocked, but there was no trace of his face. He threw a look at Yuan Tan for inquiry. Yuan Tan smiled bitterly and shook his head. "Your Majesty, you are here just in time. Tian Zitai came to ask Zhuo County on the order of the envoy Zhang. We are arguing. What do you think?"

Ju Su understood and laughed "sneered" with a "sneer" laughter. "Ask Zhuo County? Tian Zitai, when did you become so naive? You actually believe that you can get Zhuo County with a perfect tongue? That was the result of Liu Gongheng's life. Why, before Liu Gongheng's body was cold, you people from Youzhou turned against each other?"

Tian Chou smiled. "Don't let go, you don't have to be so angry. I'm not so naive that I thought I could get Zhuo Shao back in just a few words. I just polite and then soldiers, and I don't want the two states of Youji to hurt the harmony. You don't have to mention Liu Gongheng. In the battle before the New Year, in order to help him get revenge, more than ten dead people from Xian Yufu and others in the battle, and finally forced Gongsun Zan to commit suicide. However, Yuan Envoy took over Zhuo County without an arrow."

Ju Su sneered. "You seem to have forgotten that in the end, the one who trapped Gongsun Zan and forced him to commit suicide was not someone else, but Zhang Junyi, the current prefect of Zhuo County."

"Even so, should Zhang Junyi take over the prefect of Zhuo County be replaced by Zhang Junyi? Zhuo Shao is a county in Youzhou, how can he be appointed by the governor of Jizhou?" Tian Chou was furious and turned to Yuan Tan, shouting sternly: "Besides, you are not even the governor of Jizhou now, how can you also take charge of Youzhou affairs?"

Yuan Tan was stunned. Tian Chou has always been a humble gentleman, and has never been so harsh. Before Ju Su came in, he still discussed the issue calmly, and why he got angry after saying a word to Ju Su.

Ju Su was not showing any weakness. "I mean what you mean, you not only want Zhuo County, but also the entire Jizhou?"

Tian Chou was stunned, then sneered: "If you don't know how to advance or retreat, it's hard to say who will take Jizhou."

"No matter who is in his hands, it will not fall into the hands of Zhang Envoy." Ju Su sat down, poured a glass of water, and drank it all in one go. "Tian Zitai, let alone Jizhou, even if we are willing to return Zhuo County to you, can you make sure that Zhang Envoy came to accept it?"

Tian Chou was speechless for a moment. He naturally knew the situation in Youzhou, but he didn't expect Ju Su to be so clear. Zhang was helpless and hoped to take this opportunity to force Yuan Tan to surrender to the court. In fact, he was not willing to fall into Liu Bei's hands. Liu Bei was already in a difficult position, and he controlled Zhuo County, but he was afraid that no one could balance him. He drove the wolf to swallow the tiger, and finally the wolf turned into a tiger.

Seeing that Tian Chou was weak, Ju Su continued: "Envoy Yuan has already written to the court to apologize for crimes, willing to pay taxes to the court, and be ordered by the court to conquer. It won't take long before the edict will arrive. At that time, Yuan and Eunuch Zhang are ministers in the same palace and serve the court together. What's the difference between Zhuo County in whose hands?" He stood up and left the table, came to Tian Chou, bent down, and stared at Tian Chou's eyes. "Do you think that the meeting between You Ji at this time is the situation that the court hopes to see?"

Tian Chou's eyes shrank, facing Ju Su's gaze, it was difficult to make a decision for a moment. If Yuan Tan surrendered to the court, Zhang Ze's purpose would have been achieved, and it seemed that there was no need to seek Zhuo County back, which was controlled by Liu Bei.

"What you said seriously?"

Ju Su smiled slightly, feeling helpless. "Do you think Yuan Jun has other choices?"

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