Yuan Tan frowned slightly, coughed, interrupting Ju Su. "Actually, we have another choice." As he said that, he looked around and finally stopped on Geng Bao's face for a moment. "Jia Xu's suggestion makes sense. Even if you are obedient, you will be better at obedient when you have the strength in your hands than when you have nothing. You might as well consider it. Zhongshan Zhen's dependence on Sun Ce, and he has been doing well in the past few years."

Geng Bao lowered his eyelids and pretended not to hear it. He knew that Yuan Tan had an objection to the family in southern Ji, but he had to say what he should say, otherwise he would not be able to explain it to others. The Zhen family has been good in recent years. Not only did they have sufficient supply, they took over most of the business leading to the grassland, but they also obtained the distribution rights of new products such as tea, turning a small tea into a huge profitable product, making the Hu people on the grassland and making a fortune. However, such good things did not fall on the people of southern Jilin. The family in southern Jilin and the father and son of the Yuan family were too deeply tied to them. Even if they surrendered, they would not be able to gain Sun Ce's trust like the Zhen family. Yuan Tan proposed peace talks, but Sun Ce did not respond at all. It was clear that he wanted to uproot the family in southern Jilin.

The situation is stronger than others. Although the people of Jizhou are not loyal to the court, they can't watch Sun Ce go straight in after this. Even though they know that Yuan Tan has no fighting spirit, they can only hold on until they find a better choice.

Seeing that Geng Bao didn't say anything, Ju Su continued: "The last emperor came from Hejian. The emperor was patrolling Hejian. The people in northern Hebei had the obligation to welcome the emperor, so it was also appropriate to pay some money and food. Of course, the emperor had to pass through Wei County and Zhao State, and we also had to make some contributions."

Cui Yan said, "Why not ask the emperor to pass through Bingzhou, go down to Jingxing, go from Changshan and Zhongshan to Hejian? The emperor has more than 10,000 cavalry of Bingliang, and there is also a flying general Lu Bu. If he becomes a elbow, it will be difficult to deal with."

Ju Su glanced at Cui Yan helplessly, a little surprised, but more helpless. "Ji Gui, the emperor's mother's family is from Zhao State, so you can't let the emperor pass Zhao State without entering?"

Cui Yan was stunned. Knowing that Ju Su had misunderstood, he quickly smiled and said, "Sacrifice, I'm just worried that there will be a change, and I have no other intentions." He paused, and then understood Ju Su's meaning. "So, will Jizhou listen to the emperor's order in the future?"

"That's the only way to follow the matter."

Cui Yan nodded and said nothing. Geng Bao was startled, raised his head, looked at Ju Su, and looked at Cui Yan again, opening his mouth to speak, but Cui Yan ignored him and lowered his eyelids. Geng Bao felt bored, snorted angrily, turned his head and said nothing.

Ju Su then explained his plan. The long battle was useless and the situation was urgent. The most urgent thing was to defend Jizhou. It was a helpless move to form an alliance with the emperor and Liu Bei. However, Yanzhou could not give up, and a senior general was needed. Considering that Man Chong was the governor of Yuzhou, if Sun Ce wanted to send troops into Yanzhou, Man Chong was the most likely candidate, he suggested that Dong Zhao be left to lead Yanzhou on behalf of him. Dong Zhao had confronted Man Chong, regardless of the outcome, and was from Yanzhou. It was more convenient to contact the Yanzhou family and was a suitable candidate. As for the issue of status, I will find a way out then.

Dong Zhao said a few humble words and agreed.

Yuan Tan also arranged for Li Jin as deputy general. Li Jin and Sun Ce had a personal grudge, fought very hard, and had considerable strength and experience. I believe that he could help Dong Zhao to defend Yanzhou with one hand.

Yuan Tan and Dong Zhao discussed it. Considering the current situation in Yanzhou, they left 50,000 elite troops in Jizhou. Coupled with the troops of Li Jin and others, Dong Zhao could mobilize about 80,000 mobile troops, which was unlikely to lose an inch of land. It would be enough to defend the important county and county towns. If necessary, they could fight and retreat, give up some less important cities, retreat northward, and lure their pets into the deep. As long as they could last until the autumn harvest, there would be a turning point.

Dong Zhao bowed and accepted the order.

Under June, Chao Song.

Yuan Tan led his troops to retreat to Jizhou and personally rushed to Chaoge to pay homage to the emperor. He followed Yanzhou who had arrived after hearing the news. More than a hundred representatives of the Jizhou family. The emperor met one by one and comforted him. He appointed Yuan Tan as the Marquis of Ye, with a fief of 1,200 households. Other civil and military officials and military officials had rewards, and also held a banquet to entertain Yuan Tan.

The banquet was not rich, but the emperor was very enthusiastic. After the banquet, he pulled Yuan Tan and Liu Bei to the Lutai again.

Lutai was the place where King Zhou died. Yuan Tan felt ominous and hesitated, but the emperor disagreed. He climbed onto Lutai, blew the cool night breeze, and waved his hand with a brilliant light city and a camp outside the city.

"If I am King Zhou, even if I am not in Lutai, someone will come to take my head. If I am not King Zhou, why should I be afraid?"

Liu Bei smiled and said, "Your Majesty is right. Not only King Zhou, but also King Wu. In my opinion, although Your Majesty is heroic, he is gentle and gentle. He is definitely not the only martial man named Zhou, who has brute force, but is even closer to King Wu. Besides, the Shang Dynasty is a descendant of the phoenix bird and is of the same clan as the little overlord in Jiangdong."

Yuan Tan smiled and agreed a few words, glanced at the audience. Ju Su, Feng Ji, Liu Ye and others were joking in the audience, and they were joking softly, looking very harmonious, but they didn't see Xun Yu. He received the information that Xun Yu had already followed the army by the order and should be with the emperor. However, it was suspicious that he did not see him during the banquet today, but it was inconvenient to ask questions.

"Yuan Qing?" The emperor turned to the side and looked at Yuan Tan with a smile. "Can I ask you a question?"

"Please ask your Majesty."

"You have met the King of Wu, but I heard that they get along well. Now I see me again. In your opinion, what does the King of Wu have to do with me?"

Yuan Tan pondered for a moment, and was about to speak, the emperor said again: "I want to hear some truth. Only by knowing myself and your enemy can you win every battle. The battle is imminent, and I want to know more about this opponent. You can't just deal with me and miss a big deal."

Yuan Tan laughed silently and bowed. "Your Majesty is open-minded, I am ashamed of myself."

The emperor shook his hand and laughed. "It's enough to say this once, so I won't be the case."

Yuan Tan thought about it seriously. "I think that if Your Majesty is better than the King of Wu six years ago, he is slightly inferior to the King of Wu now."

The emperor raised his eyebrows and thought about it, and couldn't help laughing. He pointed at Yuan Tan and shook his head with a smile. "Even if what you said is true, it's thanks to the King of Wu. Although I have never seen him, I have always hoped to see him and thank him."

“Why?”

"I was born in a deep palace and had not experienced the world. I have been able to do this today. I have been assisted by good ministers and forced by strong ministers. I have no good ministers to help me, but I don't know the cleverness of governance. I have no strong ministers to help me, but I don't know the difficulty of governance. There are many good ministers, but I am the King of Wu. If he hadn't pressed me step by step and made me dare not take it lightly, how could I have achieved success in my studies? You two dear ministers, you must have the same feeling, right?"

Yuan Tan and Liu Bei were in a complicated mood. The emperor said this very tactful, domineering, and both hard and soft. They said in unison: "Your Majesty is very good, we all benefit from the King of Wu." The two looked at each other and smiled. Yuan Tan said: "But the minister is stupid and has limited income. He has been defeated again and again. He was almost captured by the King of Wu, so he dared not compete with His Majesty."

Liu Bei also said: "Yes, King Wu Yingwu is different from ordinary people, and he cannot be regarded as a master."

The emperor shook his head. "If I face it alone, I am not the opponent of the King of Wu. If it weren't for this, I wouldn't have stopped fighting in Hanoi and would not dare to move forward." He turned around, his gentle but majestic gaze stayed on Yuan Tan and Liu Bei's face for a moment, and said seriously: "Master, if three of us go, we will definitely have our master. We all benefited from the King of Wu. This time we join forces, we will definitely defeat the King of Wu and live up to what we have learned."

Although the emperor was the youngest among the three, just now, he did not show any timidity in front of Liu Bei, who was almost fortunate and Yuan Tan, who had passed away. He had his own kingly demeanor and was powerful without anger. Yuan Tan and Liu Bei were impressed by his demeanor and bowed to each other.

"only."

The emperor was very satisfied and reached out to pat the two of them on the arms. "Yi Yun: The two of them are united, and their strength is to cut off gold. Now, you, I, the king and the minister, are united in fighting against the King of Wu, and give this gentleman a satisfactory answer, so that he can see what it means to be better than the blue. Do you think he will still be happy even if he is defeated?"

"This is natural." Liu Bei replied first: "The dragon cannot do without a head, and the geese cannot fly without a head. If someone in the world can defeat the King of Wu, it must be Your Majesty. If you follow Your Majesty to fight, it means that the dragon has a head and the geese have a head. You should attack and win the battle, and you will not disappoint the King of Wu."

"Haha, that's right." The emperor laughed loudly.

Yuan Tan also smiled. Although he was not as confident as Liu Bei, he was deeply infected by the emperor and his depressedness had been eliminated most of his life. He had a feeling that perhaps Liu Bei was right. If anyone in the world could defeat Sun Ce, it was the emperor. Maybe this alliance would really bring about a turning point, and reverse the situation and turn defeat into victory.

Just when the emperor and Yuan Tan met very happily, news came from Zang Hong, the prefect of Bohai Sea, that the Jiangdong Navy warship appeared along the Bohai Sea coast. Gan Ning, the commander of the Wu Navy, was commanded by more than 500 warships of all sizes and sizes, with a force of about 5,000. The pirates in the Bohai Sea responded and harassed the county, and might go upstream to cut off the river, or go north to join forces with Taishici and attack northern Ji and Youzhou.

Yuan Tan did not dare to be negligent and asked the emperor to visit Hejian. Hejian was the homeland of Emperor Xiaoling, and was also located in northern Hebei, and was adjacent to Youzhou. The emperor's visit to visit Hejian could not only appease the families in northern Hebei, but also mediate the relationship between the two states of Youji, working together to fight against Taishi Ci, who might launch an attack from Youzhou.

The emperor happily agreed and quickly advanced to the army. He made a short stop in Zhao State. After meeting the relatives of the Wang family, he continued north and headed straight for Hejian.

At the same time, Liu Bei left Zhao Yun to lead thousands of cavalry to serve the emperor, and he led the Youzhou Jingqi as the vanguard, quickly rushed to the Bohai Sea to assist Zang Hong in the battle. Yuan Tan led 30,000 infantry and cavalry to follow up, and Tian Feng joined forces with the Jizhou family to raise food. Although the Jizhou family was full of complaints, there was the temptation to be promoted to the top of the official position and the threat of being deprived of the industry. They still gritted their teeth and squeezed out the small amount of money and grain left to supply the army, hoping to block Sun Ce's attack.

For a time, the storm in Jizhou suddenly changed, and wars rolled.
Chapter completed!