Liu Xie felt that he could just be happy silently in his heart about this matter, at least for now, he could not tell the truth. As for the impact that his departure would have on the battle between Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, he no longer had much time to think about it.

Of course, if Yuan Shao can really take advantage of this opportunity to completely destroy Cao Cao, Liu Xie will still be happy. After all, when choosing an opponent, it is best to choose a weaker one, right?

Wu Jun is getting closer to Liu Xie. Different from the embarrassment of the past few days, Liu Xie has made up for his glorious image after slowly moving forward in the past few days.

And after this long journey, Liu Xie seemed to have regained a little bit of his previous life's physique.

He felt that when he met Sun Ce, if Sun Ce agreed not to ride a horse or carry a weapon, he would probably not be his opponent.

Of course, that's all for later.

Just when Liu Xie and his party were walking towards Wu Jun, a horseman rode in the opposite direction not far from them.

The final destination of this horse was Guandu, and it rushed to Guandu without rest. Finally, it arrived at the place where Cao Jun was stationed before Liu Xie and others arrived at Wu County.

He came to see Guo Jia.

Under the dim candlelight, Guo Jia was reading an ancient book in his arms. Suddenly, the door of his room was opened, and a figure in black quickly flashed in.

Not many people can enter Guo Jia's room like this. Even if Cao Cao comes, he will be informed to show respect for him. And the person who appears in front of him now is definitely Guo Jia's confidant, the kind of person who only

Listen to his confidants alone.

"how?"

The man seemed to know what Guo Jia was asking. He shook his head expressionlessly and said, "He seems to have prepared in advance. As for why he was exposed, I can't figure it out. There are no flaws in this strategy."

The man in black still had no expression, but his words were quite firm.

Guo Jia sighed, and after a while of silence, he whispered: "Go and have a rest. This is the end of the matter. Don't tell anyone anymore."

The man in black sighed softly, and then left in a flash just like when he came.

Guo Jia stood up, dressed up, and went out directly. Although it was late at night, he knew that some changes had to be made immediately.

That night, Guo Jia stayed with Cao Cao for several hours. Cao Hong, Xun You, Cheng Yu and others also went there one after another. Obviously, a big change in strategy occurred within Cao Cao's army late at night, but how exactly did it change?

Yes, no one knows.

It was already May, and the weather was getting hotter. Everyone knew that Yuan Shao's fierce attack on Guandu was about to begin.

On Cao Cao's side, the news that Liu Xie was not in Xuchang has still not been revealed, and what made Cao Cao a little curious was that there was nothing related to Liu Xie in the news from Jiangdong.

One day at the end of May in the fifth year of Jian'an, Liu Xie finally arrived at Wu County accompanied by Zhang Hong.

In fact, after entering the realm controlled by Sun Ce, there were many more people protecting them around them, but no one knew who the characters were in this group of people.

Even when Zhang Hong brought Liu Xie into Wu County, his identity was still kept secret. No one except Sun Ce could know who came to Wu County.

Zhang Hong even used his own identity as a cover to quietly send Liu Xie to Sun Ce's mansion.

Liu Xie understood Sun Ce's caution in this matter, and Liu Xie knew that Sun Ce must have one more thing he wanted to ask him face to face, so he was quite calm when entering Sun Ce's mansion.

"Your Majesty, you two should meet alone. It would be better for Bo Fu to personally explain some matters to Your Majesty."

Arriving at the door of Sun Ce's mansion, Zhang Hong said these words to Liu Xie. Liu Xie understood the meaning. If Zhang Hong went, he, the emperor, would probably be embarrassed in front of Zhang Hong. This

Zhang Hong did this to save face for himself.

"In that case, thank you sir."

Liu Xie didn't waste any words. After saying these words, he strode into Sun Ce's mansion under the guidance of Sun Ce's guards.

Because no one knew about this matter yet, Sun Ce did not welcome Liu Xie with great fanfare. Even the guards who led Liu Xie into Sun Ce's study obviously did not know Liu Xie's true identity, and thought he was a new retainer that Sun Ce wanted to recruit.

Woolen cloth.

Sun Ce placed the meeting place in his study, which also shows that in his eyes, this meeting was obviously a private meeting.

"My lord has been waiting in the room for a long time."

They brought Liu Xie to the door of such a quiet room deep in the courtyard. Sun Ce's guards saluted Liu Xie and left on their own. Apparently they had received Sun Ce's orders, and their conversation should have been between the two of them.

People can hear it.

After the guards left, Liu Xie took a deep breath, reached out and pushed open the door.

This is a spacious room decorated in an antique style, and the room is still burning with the slightly soothing musk that can be seen everywhere in the palace in Xuchang.

The room was surrounded by ancient books on shelves. Liu Xie knew without even thinking that they must be all about military strategies.

Behind one of the large tables sat a young man who was a little different from what Liu Xie had imagined.

Sun Ce is known as the Little Overlord of Jiangdong. This title is not given in vain. Liu Xie doesn't know how many enemy troops he had to kill on the battlefield to get such a title, but he must be indispensable.

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But sitting there now is a young man wearing a moon-white robe, with his hair in a bun scattered behind his back, without a trace of beard on his chin, with a fair face, a slender figure, and no expression on his face.

This is naturally Sun Ce, because apart from him, no one in Wu County is qualified to sit here. Of course, this time must be set before, and now that Liu Xie is here, he certainly feels that he is qualified to sit here.

"I, Sun Ce, have met Your Majesty."

Before Liu Xie could finish his observation, Sun Ce stood up, cupped his fists and saluted Liu Xie, and then quickly sat down again. The whole process could be said to be vigorous and resolute, without giving Liu Xie a chance to speak at all.

When Liu Xie saw this, he could only nod his head slightly, then looked around, and then sat opposite E Sunce, looking at each other across a table.

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Chapter completed!