The Xujiawu wall is quite large in scale, with no mountains to rely on, but there is water to be by the side. The moat is so wide that it can be used to sail. It was probably because they were almost broken by the Yellow Turban last time. The wall wall was repaired and there were traces of fresh ramming. There were flags on the wall, with silhouettes and full of caution.

This is clearly an independent kingdom. Sun Ce didn't have to think about it, and he knew that the previous few Pei Xiangs probably didn't dare to recruit Xu Chu's Furui, and he didn't dare to recruit Xu Chu's clan members or troops to serve. The population of these thousands of families had disappeared from the household registration of Pei County. For Du Xi, who had just taken office, this was a test.

Sun Ce invited Wu Zhou and said politely: "Don't be a scholar in the state, please pass on the message to Xu Zhongkang on my behalf. I have heard that he is very skilled in martial arts. I want to make friends with martial arts and compete with him."

Wu Zhou bowed and agreed, but he obviously didn't believe Sun Ce's words. Make friends with martial arts? The genius believes in you. Is it necessary to bring four or five thousand people to the martial arts competition? This is clearly a demonstration to Xu Chu and forcing Xu Chu to bow his head. When he turned around, Zheng Zha quietly exchanged a look. Zheng Zha lowered his eyelids, meaning that I said everything I should say, it's useful or not, I don't know. Wu Zhou was a little disappointed, but he was not worried.

It doesn't matter, let Sun Ce get into trouble. Even if he can kill Xu Chu with his military advantage, he will not be able to kill Xu Chu's troops. At that time, those rangers will let Sun Ce know what a headache is.

Wu Zhou walked into the wall and saw a group of people just coming out of it. Among them was a scholar wearing Jinxianguan, with a look of dissatisfaction. The moment they passed by, the two looked at each other, and Wu Zhou had an idea and turned around and bowed.

"In Wuzhou, Xiapei State, whose courtesy name is Bonan, was Bie Jia. How dare you ask about the name of Zun's surname?"

The man was stunned for a moment, stopped and bowed back to his greeting. "It turned out to be the clerk Wu Bonan, who has long been famous. He was in Jian Yong, Xiazhuo County, whose courtesy name was Xianhe, and he was in front of the Yuzhou Mujiao." He laughed: "It's Liu Yuzhou, not Sun Yuzhou."

Wu Zhou nodded. "So that's it. Envoy Liu is really a polite and polite. Don't go, don't go." After saying that, he bowed farewell politely. Jian Yong turned his eyes, stroked his beard, thinking about it. He turned around, looked at the carriage and horses in the distance, and his eyebrows jumped involuntarily. He thought for a while, walked across the moat, came to Sun Ce's team, bowed and handed over his name to the thorn.

When Jian Yong was talking in front of Wu Zhou, Sun Ce had already seen it, but he didn't know who he was. After hearing Jian Yong's report to his house, he realized that it was an envoy sent by Liu Bei. But seeing how he was like this, he should have been disappointed.

Originally, if there were no more than 4,000 Danyang soldiers, Liu Bei's strength would be worse than Xu Chu, so why should Xu Chu listen to him? But whether he could invite him or not is another matter. Etiquette and wise men are a must-have drama for officials to show off. Those who are like him who come to challenge him immediately with people are just an alien.

Sun Ce was very polite and turned over and dismounted to greet Jian Yong. "Have Liu Xuande been sleeping peacefully recently?"

Jian Yong was willing to let him go. "Can the general sleep well?"

Sun Ce laughed and patted his forehead. "Yes, I'm going to tell you, I really didn't sleep well. Liu Xuande was not afraid, but Guan Yunchang beside him was a trouble. It's really not easy to fall asleep peacefully as an enemy of this person."

Jian Yong was surprised. "General knows Guan Yunchang?"

Sun Ce's face was not red, his heart was not beating, and he turned around and pointed at Ge Sheng and others. "Xianhe, these are all the Yellow Turban Commanders. I don't know Guan Yunchang, how could they not know? If Guan Yunchang hadn't been invincible and had broken the formation several times to save people, Liu Xuande would have become a bone, right? Although Zhang Yide and Zhao Zilong are rare warriors, they are not as good as Guan Yunchang. Unfortunately, Liu Xuande and I are enemies and not friends, and I have no chance to fight side by side with Guan Yunchang, but it is possible to win the battlefield. It's uneasy to think about it."

Jian Yong felt more and more uneasy. Sun Ce not only knew Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, but also Zhao Yun, which was too exaggerated. Zhao Yun was Liu Bei's personal guard and cavalry general. He rarely fought with others. It can even be said that Zhao Yun had no chance to truly reflect his bravery after joining Liu Bei's command. How could Sun Ce know about him and even put him along with Zhang Fei?

Sun Ce has a master who is good at intelligence collection, and Sun Ce's knowledge of Liu Bei far exceeds that of Liu Bei's knowledge of him. Only by knowing his opponent can he be defeated in a hundred battles. With this alone, Sun Ce has already gained the upper hand.

Sun Ce pretended not to see Jian Yong's uneasiness, and kept praising Guan Yu for being brave. No one could defeat him. Jian Yong was a little convinced. Although Guan Yu did not save Liu Bei from life and death several times as Sun Ce thought, it was a fact that he was very fierce, and his loyalty to Liu Bei was also a fact. If it weren't for Guan Yu, Liu Bei would have probably died in the battlefield long ago.

"Xianhe, I have a saying, I want to ask you to bring it to Liu Xuande, I wonder if it's convenient?"

"Please say, General."

"I can't give up Yuzhou. But I don't want to be an enemy of him. To be frank, he is a descendant of Zhuo County, and my Sun family is a military saint who is unfilial. They are not famous and are underestimated by the aristocratic clans. They should work together to support the royal family. Why should they be driven by Yuan Shao and kill each other? If he wants, I want to ask the Grand Marshal Zhu Gong to submit to the court, and to become the governor of Yanzhou, and to turn swords into jade and silk. Do you think it's okay?"

Jian Yong smiled and shook his head. "I have a crush on General Sun's kindness for Liu Yuzhou. But the governor of Yanzhou Liu Dai is an official appointed by the court. How can my general fight with him?"

"Hehe, Liu Dai is dependent on Yuan Shao and wants to be a minister who obeys the dragon. Is he still a loyal minister of the court? Besides, he is already a wandering soul under the cauldron and will not live for a few days." Sun Ce patted Jian Yong's shoulder. "Xianhe, I'm not joking. This is all heartfelt words. I hope Liu Xuande can consider it. I can compete with Xu Chu, but I don't want to decide the outcome with Guan Yunchang."

Jian Yong bowed and retreated. "Yong must convey the general's wishes to Liu Yuzhou, and let him go."

"Let's go." Sun Ce called Jian Yong, pulled out the long sword from his waist, and presented it with both hands. "I came in a hurry, but I didn't expect to meet Xianhe here, so I didn't prepare it specifically. This is my carry-on sword. It was originally one of the eight swords in the West Garden. Please give this sword to Guan Yunchang to express my feelings."

Jian Yong took the knife, pulled out the long sword and took a look, his eyes shrank by the cold light. He nodded and turned around and left.

Seeing Jian Yong drive away and disappear from a distance, Guo Jia laughed after enduring for a long time. "General, I really can't match your intuition when you see the opportunity."

Sun Ce laughed. "Whatever you do when you see the opportunity? You are idle, you can still make a spoon if you have dates or not."

Guo Jia raised his finger, wiped the short beard on his lips, and said quietly: "This is intuition. Suineng knew what kind of fruit would this seed sown by Suineng bear? Maybe it was a thorn or a towering tree. Everything was possible. General, this is a talent, and it was impossible to learn."
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