Yang Xiu frowned secretly, realizing that he had made a mistake.

He knew the content of the edict, and subconsciously regarded Ma Chao and Yan Xing as his subordinate. Recently, he had been quarreling with the powerful men of the Nanyang family every day. He never thought of sending people to greet him. He thought it would be enough to wait, but he didn't expect Sun Ce to take the lead and send Guo Jia to welcome him. Seeing this, Guo Jia has instilled Ma Chao and Yan Xing a lot, and has successfully won over these Xiliang martial artists.

Have these Qiang and Manchus forgotten their mission? So easy to be deceived?

"Is the edict for General Sun?" Yang Xiu asked knowingly, but at the same time he did not forget to wink Ma Chao, reminding him not to make a mistake in his position. But Ma Chao turned a blind eye and turned his head. "Mr. Guo, which city gate is closer to get out?"

Guo Jia smiled and said, "Although the edict is for General Sun, the martial arts competition will be organized by the Nanyang Prefectural Office, so the two of them are still living in the city for a while, and have a rest, allowing me to inform the general and come to receive the edict."

"Marriage competition?" Ma Chao was surprised. "What martial arts competition?"

"Didn't the court want to build a martial arts lecture hall? General Sun is the founder of the martial arts lecture hall. He supports the court's decision to pursue martial arts, so he wants to hold a martial arts competition and invite heroes from all over the world to Nanyang to compete. The two generals are responsible for the mission of the court and are of course the most honorable guests. The general is busy with military affairs and has no energy to take care of this matter, so he has to ask the Nanyang Prefecture Office to co-organize. Mr. Yang knows the situation and he will convey it to you."

Ma Chao was not mentally prepared at all and was stunned for a moment. He didn't even say that he was going to compete with Sun Ce, but only said that he was here to preach the imperial edict. Unexpectedly, Sun Ce was not only prepared for the competition, but also wanted to hold a competition. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong. How could Sun Ce know about the competition? This must have been revealed by Yang Xiu.

What does the father and son mean? While asking the people of Xiliang to challenge Sun Ce, they join forces with Sun Ce to hold a martial arts competition. Is this going to bring evil against Xiliang people? Two fists cannot beat four hands, and a tiger is afraid of a group of wolves. A large group of people compete, maybe they were injured or even killed before they could fight against Sun Ce.

Ma Chaoyue became more and more uneasy when he thought about it. He exchanged views with Yan Xing, accepted Guo Jia's opinions, met Yuan Yao first, lived in the inn in the city, and figured out what was going on before thinking about countermeasures.

Guo Jia did not enter the city, and handed Ma Chao and others to Yang Xiu and left. His mission had been completed, and the next trouble was handled by Yang Xiu. Whether the conflict between them would eventually affect Chang'an and how big a storm would be transformed into depends entirely on whether Yang Xiu could deal with it. For him, these people were chess pieces, and only he and Xun Yu, who was far away in Chang'an, were chess players.

Guo Jia met Liu Bei on the way and rushed over. He had already received news from Sun Ce that Sun Ce had led Guan Yu to Lujiang, and Liu Bei was now responsible for the public security during the martial arts competition. After the martial arts competition, Liu Bei would leave Sun Ce, go to Chang'an, or return to Youzhou.

Guo Jiale stayed on his mount and communicated with Liu Bei about the situation. He learned that Ma Chao and others had entered the inner city and were meeting Yang Hong and Yang Xiu. He probably wouldn't leave the city in a short time. Liu Bei breathed a sigh of relief. He was most afraid that the people of Xiliang came first, and they didn't know the mentality of the people of Nanyang, and they thought they were envoys of the court, so they had a conflict. Sun Ce promised his equipment of 200 people, but he didn't want to be screwed up by these people of Xiliang.

"Fengxiao, how are these people from Xiliang? Do they have good tempers?"

Guo Jia frowned slightly. "It's okay, it should be fine. It should be fine to say it well, but when it's time to be tough, it's definitely not possible to let their temperament. You don't have to worry about it. You are the person arranged by the general, and they dare not do anything to you. There is only one thing to worry about."

“Which point?”

Guo Jia looked around and lowered his voice. "Don't you think they and Yang Hong, Yang Xiu first and then, literary and military, were arranged too coincidental?"

Liu Bei thought about it and nodded repeatedly. "Yes, it's not normal. Oh, it's not Yang Hong. Yang Xiu wanted to seize Nanyang but could not, and then he would be the people from Xiliang to help him, right?"

Guo Jia shrugged. "Who knows, it is well known to everyone in the past, there were before, now, and there will be more in the future. Okay, let's not talk about it, I'll go to see the general. Take care of it and report it to the general immediately if there is any situation. Don't delay it."

Liu Bei agreed and watched Guo Jia leave. He sighed and said, "Xianhe, Yide, the burden on our shoulders is not light. General Sun does not want to have a head-on conflict with the court, which allows us to reconcile. If there is a conflict, we will be the first to be affected. The crime will be inevitable. It will be difficult to go to Chang'an in the future."

Jian Yong also smiled bitterly and said, "Yes, General Sun, Yang Situ, and Xiliang people, none of us are easy to mess with. We are even rats who are slapped and will be angry when we advance and retreat. If we are accidentally burned."

Liu Bei patted his forehead. "The people in the Central Plains are too sinister, so let's go back to Youzhou."

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Guo Jia returned to the camp and reported to Sun Ce about the situation along the way. Sun Ce also informed Guo Jia about the relevant situation. Although the two had always had connections, it was better to say it in person.

"The general wants to keep Guan Yu?" Guo Jia asked.

"If he can change his temper, I want to keep him, but the possibility is not high. I just try my best."

Guo Jia nodded. "Zhang Fei and Jian Yong are both Liu Bei's village party. It is indeed unlikely that they will become generals. Guan Yu is the only possibility. But the general doesn't have to pay too much attention. Guan Yu has grown up and has a good personality. There will be no big change. Besides, Youzhou is poor and Gongsun Zan is in front. Without our support, it will be difficult for Liu Bei to achieve anything. Even if he has a heroic heart, he will only be a separatist and cannot affect the overall situation."

Although Sun Ce was not as confident as Guo Jia, he felt that if Liu Bei really wanted to return to Youzhou, he would definitely not be able to occupy Bashu and become king as in history. Bashu had solid mountains and rivers, a suitable climate, a developed economy, and was self-sufficient, suitable for separating one side in troubled times, but Liaodong was flat. When the Central Plains was in chaos, they could still close their doors. Once the Central Plains were stable, they would either surrender or perish. The reason was very simple, the population was too small, the climate was cold, and the economy could not develop. Without the support of the Central Plains, they would even have difficulty in self-sufficient, let alone long-term battles.

"Ma Chao, how about Yan Xing?"

"Ma Chao is arrogant and proud, and he is also dependent on his father's strength, so it is difficult to subdue him. Yan Xing's family background is average, and although Han Sui is trusted by Han Sui, Han Sui has his son Han Yin and a confidant named Cheng Gongying. Yan Xing is just a young general with a limited future. If the general takes some thought, it should not be difficult to subdue him. There is also a man named Pang De, who is a general of Ma Chao's army. He has good martial arts skills and loyal people, so he can also fight for it."

"Wow, there is also Ponde." Sun Ce was surprised and chuckled.

Guo Jia was surprised. "The general still knows this person?"

Sun Ce nodded and glanced at Guo Yuan outside the tent. In history, Guo Yuan seemed to die at Pang De's hands. But Pang De became famous because he refused to surrender to Guan Yu during the Battle of Xiangfan and died unyieldingly. Guo Jia said that he was loyal and righteous, but he was at the nail on the head.

"With filial piety, think of a way, it is best to keep all these 200 people, and not to let Xun Wenruo down on his kindness."

Guo Jia nodded with a smile. "I'll do my best." He paused and said, "General, take advantage of the martial arts competition that there is still some time, you can go to Kuaiji. At that time, you can arrange a trustworthy person as the county magistrate, and you will be free."

Sun Ce twisted his fingers. "I was just thinking that, so I asked Guan Yu to go to Jiujiang to help."

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