Gongsun Du was speechless.

The reason why he accepted Xu You's suggestion and negotiated peace with Shen You was definitely not because he was afraid of death. Escape from this mountain or even fled back to Xiangping was not difficult for him, but if he could escape, the situation could not be reversed. Sun Ce would march into Xiangping sooner or later. He could not retreat again and again, and retreated to the mountains and joined the barbarians.

He wanted to make achievements. Xu You said that Sun Ce could employ people, and he wanted to know how many opportunities he had. After Shen You met him, he always called the Duke of the Palace, so he was naturally willing to recognize his position as the prefect of Liaodong. With this position, Sun Ce would most likely ask him to be a prefect, but he would not be in Liaodong, but to change to another county, just as Sun Ce asked at the time. Although the war was unfavorable and surrendered was better than defeated, it was not much better.

If this is the case, then his ambitions will not be realized, and peace talks will have no meaning, at least for him personally.

It doesn't make any sense for him to kill Shen You. If he can't solve the current predicament, it's just a demonstration. But if Shen You refuses to give in, he can't get out of the market. His anger continues to accumulate and his face becomes ugly.

Shen You stood with his hands behind his back, looking at Gongsun Du quietly, his eyebrows raised slightly and his mouth raised slightly.

Gongsun Du took a deep breath, barely calmed down his mood, and said with a forced smile: "I am so kind to you, put life and death outside of your precepts."

"When two armies fight, death and injury are inevitable." Shen You put away his smile and said slowly: "If you meet a wise master, you have the opportunity to show what you have learned in your heart, so you will naturally do your best. The reason why I came to see the wise master is that I believe that I have the intention of cherishing each other with the wise master. I am willing to work with the wise master to support the wise master, to seek welfare for the people of the world, to achieve some achievements, and to win a wife and son. I asked the wise master for the ambition of the wise master. If the wise master is too big and I can agree to it, I have to overestimate myself and compete with the wise master again."

Gongsun Du took the opportunity to take over the topic of Shen You. "What ambition can a person with a border vulgarity have? It only makes the king laugh."

"I hope to hear the details."

Gongsun Du waved his hand and signaled the knights on the mountain to retreat. Hearing the order, the knight led the war horse down the hillside and retreated three hundred steps away. He saw flags and hooves, but no one and one horse made noises, which made him a little bit elite. Shen You saw it and praised: "No wonder the Lord of the Mansion was able to fight south and north for several years and was invincible in Liaodong. These cavalry must have made contributions."

Gongsun Du smiled but refused to answer. This was his most elite personal guard cavalry. Almost every time he went to the battle, he was defeated. He could be king in Liaodong, and these cavalry were all meritorious officials. "I heard that there was also a personal guard cavalry around Wu Hou, who made many military achievements. In the eyes of the emperor, can my cavalry fight him?"

Shen You smiled slightly. "It's no point to say anything. If the Lord of the Fu is interested, he can try it with Mr. Wu in the future. Even if he loses, it doesn't matter."

"I will definitely lose if I obey the envoy's wishes?"

Shen You smiled even brighter. "The king of the palace is invincible in Liaodong, and the king of the king is invincible in the world."

Gongsun Du looked at Shen You in surprise, trying to see a little hypocrisy on his face, but Shen You's eyes were very sincere, and he couldn't help but be surprised. With Shen You's family background and talent, it was a bit abnormal for him to admire Sun Ce so much. Even if he had to maintain respect on the surface, he would be a little insincere. But he could not tell that Shen You had such a meaning, but instead he saw a bit of admiration.

Gongsun Du couldn't help but become curious. Xu You once said that Sun Ce was from a poor family, and his father Sun Jian was the starting point for the Sun family to enter the officialdom. Before that, the Sun family was a lowly businessman, while Shen You was a noble family. The history of the Shen family in Wu County can be traced back to at least a hundred years of famous scholar Chen Rong. Such a family is among the best in Wu County, even if it is not a top family, Shen You became famous at a young age. How could he admire Sun Ce so much?

"The envoy has the name of three wonders, has he ever fought with the Marquis of Wu?"

"I fought and lost in one move." Shen You gestured on his waist. "The injury has been healed long ago, and the scar is still there. I always remind me that there are people outside of people and there is heaven beyond the sky. Don't think about it without doing anything."

Gongsun Du rolled his eyes. This scholar just hates it, and every sentence is thorny. Xu You is the case, and Shen You is the case.

Shen You laughed, slowly pulled out the battle knife from his waist, and played a sword. "Mr. Fu, why not do this? You and I will compete with each other. If you win me, I will advise Mr. Wu to protect you from the future and achievement is not inferior to me. If you lose, you might as well listen to me and start small to wait for the future. Mr. Fu is in his prime and has at least twenty years to be able to do it. Marquis Wu knows people and is good at responsibilities, so he will not be wronged by Mr. Fu."

Gongsun Du was surprised and thought that this method was good. Shen You could say such words, which means that he was sincere, otherwise he would not have put forward such generous conditions. Compared with Shen You, he had the opportunity to try his best in martial arts. In terms of knowledge, he was definitely not a match for Shen You. Shen You is known as the Three Wonders and has superb sword skills. It is not embarrassing to lose to him. If he wins, he will win a higher starting point for himself.

Gongsun Du happily agreed, pulled out his battle knife, distanced himself from Shen You, and stood opposite him.

Holding a knife in his hand, the smile on Shen You's face gradually dissipated, his expression became solemn, and his murderous aura was hidden, which was completely different from the young man who was chatting and laughing just now. Gongsun Du secretly called himself a stranger. He had also seen many masters. He had seen many gossips and swordsmen when he was traveling in Luoyang, and Xu You was one of them, but it was the first time that a young man who had just won the crown had seen such a demeanor.

"Xuantu Gongsundu, please give me advice!"

"Wujun Shen You, please give me advice!"

The two of them held the knife in their hands and turned back and forth twice. Gongsun Du shouted loudly, stepped forward, and slashed hard. Shen You were calm and dodged left and right. Gongsun Du was worried that Shen You would cut off the sword in his hand with the sharp sword, but after several contacts, he found that Shen You were just using the exquisite knife skills to resolve his attack, and did not mean to slash vigorously. He couldn't help but admire him secretly.

This is the real master. If you only win with your weapons, you will lose the worst.

Gongsun Du took the initiative to attack, but even cut several times, but he could not gain the upper hand. Shen You stopped when he clicked, and was at ease, and he was hiding without any trouble. Gongsun Du knew that he had no chance to win, so he took the initiative to withdraw and lifted the sword backwards. "Make the sword technique exquisite, Du is willing to accept the disadvantage."

Shen You returned the favor with a smile. "The mansion king is a man of temperament, and he can take it and let it go. He is worthy of being a hero in Youzhou."

When Sun Ce received Sun Gan's return, he felt relieved when he learned that Zhang Chang and others were willing to surrender. Zhang Chang and others surrendered not only avoided a fierce battle, but also received a lot of food and grass supplements. He was more confident and could wait for Gongsun Du to emerge from the mountains and fight another battle.

Zhang Chang was successful, so he quickly fulfilled his promise and appointed Zhang Chang as the prefect of Lelang. The other generals temporarily took charge of their headquarters without making any adjustments to avoid being suspicious and fearful. At the same time, he sent Dong Xi and Zhu Huan to Pingguo and Wen County to take over the defense of the two counties, and dismissed the people whom Gongsun Mo recruited from the two counties. Without the people, even if these surrendered soldiers of the Liaodong army wanted to do something, they could only stay quietly in the camp waiting for disposal.

Just when Sun Ce was planning to wait for Gan Ning to arrive and load the food into the ship, Shen You sent the news that Gongsun Du asked for surrender. Sun Ce was very surprised. He never thought that Gongsun Du would surrender. However, after seeing Gongsun Du's request, he understood a little.

In addition to the interests of the family, Gongsun Du asked to take charge of a county or in charge of an army, with a force of no less than 20,000 people, and not leave the northern border, and preferably not leave the Liaodong area. Before that, he had been conquering Fuyu, and he wanted to finish this matter. If Sun Ce agreed and gave some support, he also wanted to completely conquer Goguryeo.

After reading Shen You’s report, Guo Jia did not make any statement for a long time.

Sun Ce understood Guo Jia's worries. The 20,000 infantry cavalry is definitely a force that cannot be ignored in Liaodong, and it is in the hands of a hero like Gongsun Du, which is tantamount to adding another unstable factor. If Gongsun Du is a delayed strategy and when he leads the main force to leave, Gongsun Du will strike again, Liaodong will still be his Gongsun Du's fight, and this battle is vain. Even if he accepts Gongsun Du's surrender, he cannot follow this condition. Either transfer him from Liaodong or reduce his troops. But Guo Jia is not good at speaking against this suggestion, because Gongsun Du surrenders to Shen You, which is Shen You's credit, which is related to the entire Jiangdong faction. If he opposes, even if Sun Ce does not doubt him, others will have such ideas. What's more, there is a Pang Tong behind Shen You, who is also very close to Sun Ce.

Not only Guo Jia, but most of the military planners expressed opposition, believing that the risk was too great and should not be accepted in full.

But Sun Ce had his own ideas. In addition to giving Shen You the opportunity to make meritorious contributions, he was not too worried about Gongsun Du's repeated repetitions. Thinking about the good side, Gongsun Du was not a person like Liu Bei, and repeated repetitions may not be possible. Looking at the bad side, even if Gongsun Du will repetition in the future, it will take at least a year and a half. With this year and a half, he can already gain a foothold in Liaodong, and Gongsun Du may not have the chance to repetition in Liaodong. With Gongsun Du's intelligence, he will most likely accept his fate. If he cannot ensure the stability of Liaodong, even if Gongsun Du really surrenders now, he will have other ideas in the future.

The key is also lies in yourself, not in Gongsun Du.

After discussing with Guo Jia, Guo Jia reluctantly accepted Sun Ce's opinion.

Sun Ce arranged for Sun Qian to go to Shen You's office to be responsible for negotiating with Gongsun Du. Sun Qian had met with Gongsun Du before, and it was most appropriate for him to negotiate. In principle, he agreed to Gongsun Du's request, but some details still need to be discussed and some matters need to be adjusted. At the same time, Sun Ce invited Zhang Chang and asked him about the specific location of the refugee people from Qingzhou in Liaodong. He planned to pick some people from it to serve as official positions.

When Zhang Chang heard that Gongsun Du had surrendered, he was relieved and a little uneasy. Gongsun Du surrendered and the war ended, their family would not be in danger, but he was the same as Guo Jia and others, fearing that Gongsun Du would repeat and retaliate against them at that time. When he learned that Sun Ce was going to summon Qingzhou scholars to be officials and govern Liaodong, he was happy to see that he succeeded, and reported the names of more than a dozen people in one breath, including famous scholars such as Guan Ning, Bing Yuan, and Wang Lie.
Chapter completed!