The atmosphere in the tent was awkward, and even Yuan Tan felt that Bianjie was too much. It was a fact that Mao Jie and Cheng Yu did not know the classics, but he was not a snob. On the contrary, although Bianjie was generous and asked him to fund the army, he only knew that he would not lose his penis.

Mao Jie is right, waiting for a while is obviously safer to fight after the autumn harvest.

But Yuan Tan had more considerations. He had a tacit understanding with Sun Ce, and even had already paid a batch of grain as a deposit for this. Sun Ce suddenly changed his mind. Did he have another intention or did he really break his promise? He did these things without hiding Mao Jie and others. Of course, it is hard to say. He had to discuss with Lu Cui and Xinpi before he could decide. Taking advantage of the opportunity to leave the seat angrily, he announced a temporary recess and discussed it at a time.

Mao Jie and Cheng Yu left, and only Yuan Tan and Xin Pi were left in the tent.

Lu Cui was silent, but his heartbeat was a little faster, as if the warrior heard the sound of war drums and couldn't wait to charge into battle. Before Yuan Tan could speak, he said, "Empress, in my opinion, Sun Ce suddenly changed his mind, I'm afraid he has two intentions."

"Oh? Which two, Wen Mok will tell you."

"The first level, the envoy has just stated that he wanted to alienate the envoy, the emperor and the ministers. This is his usual method. At that time, Liu Bei was defeated by Xiaoxian because Guan Yu was arrogant and was able to calculate the city to fight with Sun Ce, so he was trapped in a heavy siege. Now he deliberately sought a war and lured the generals to attack, which was exactly the same as Xiaoxian."

Yuan Tan smiled slightly. He was not Liu Bei and would not be fooled by Sun Ce.

"The second level..." Lu Cui hesitated deliberately, as if there was something unspeakable. Yuan Tan urged him a few words before he hesitated: "Maybe I had rejected his invitation at the beginning, so he deliberately made things difficult for me. For the plan of the envoy, it would be better to contact Sun Ce as a person. Don't miss the big thing."

Yuan Tan was slightly stunned, then understood Lu Cui's meaning, his eyebrows trembled slightly, and he pondered silently. Xinpi glanced at Lu Cui with a contemptuous look. Such scholars who were good at speaking were used to being dangerous and distracted and distorted, and how could they understand the military and national plan?

The atmosphere in the tent became strange, and no one of the three of them spoke. After a while, Yuan Tan touched his nose and laughed. "The march on this hot day is also bitter. Sun Ce was probably so tired that he complained a few times. Wen Mok, don't take it seriously. It's not easy for Sun Ce to treat you. Wen Mok, thank you for your hard work, hurry up and take a bath, and then come to discuss things again. I can smell Sun Ce's stench so far away. I'm afraid you will feel even more uncomfortable. It's not easy to be able to endure it until now."

Lu Cui smiled slightly, made a few jokes, and bowed to say goodbye.

As soon as Lu Cui came out of the tent, the smile on Yuan Tan's face dissipated. "Brother George, this Lu Cui..." He shook his head and sighed softly. "It was a bit unlucky to ask him to contact Sun Ce at the beginning. Sun Ce probably felt that it was inappropriate, so he wanted to replace him."

Xin Bi refused to comment. "General, what do you think of Zhu Ling and Mao Jie's similarities?"

Yuan Tan breathed heavily. "Zhu Wenbo was stationed in the Sour Zao, but he was unable to catch up with the Battle of Jieqiao. Seeing others making contributions, he felt itchy. If he had the opportunity to defeat Sun Ce, he would certainly be unable to ask for it. As for Liu Xuande, I think he was broken by Sun Ce and might not dare to fight. Mao Xiaoxian and Cheng Zhongde were polite, but they all considered the problem from the perspective of Yanzhou people, which did not satisfy me."

"This is exactly what Sun Ce considered for the general."

Yuan Tan was stunned for a moment, tilted his head, looked at Xin Pi, and didn't say anything for a long time.

Xinpi said slowly: "Since Zhu Lingqu is eager to fight, why not let him fight Sun Ce? Sun Ce has ten thousand people, and he has ten thousand people, which is equal. If he wins, it is of course very good. If he loses, he will be defeated and his spirit will be reduced, and he will be less trouble in the future."

Yuan Tan's eyes rolled twice, and suddenly realized, surprised and happy. "What does Sun Ce mean?"

"The envoy has advantages and disadvantages for Sun Ce in Yanzhou. He is not helping the envoy, but planning for himself. What Sun Ce can really master now is Nanyang. He can seize the powerful land of the Nanyang family without arousing civil unrest. One is because Yuan Shu plundered the city in front and Xu Rong slaughtered the city in the back, and Nanyang's aristocratic families were afraid of being killed; the other is that he uses the benefits of industry and commerce to compensate the losses of the aristocratic families. The premise for industrial and commercial wealth is that the goods produced can be sold and sold at a high price, so that he can buy grain from other places, support a large number of craftsmen and merchants, and make profits from it. No one else can do these, only Yanzhou controlled by the general and Xuzhou controlled by Tao Qian can do it."

Yuan Tan smiled and looked at Xinpi. "Brother George, now I believe Lu Wenmo's guess. You do look like Sun Ce sent me."

Xinpi also smiled. "This should be one of the reasons why Sun Ce allowed us to leave Wancheng. He knew that I had nowhere to go, so he could only come to envoy the envoy, and I could not explain my experience in Wancheng, so I could only be in a place of suspicion. However, he underestimated me and underestimated the envoy."

The smile on Yuan Tan's face dissipated and he sighed quietly. "Why do you even know Sun Ce? The father and son are suspicious of each other, not what I want. My eldest son is not as good as Sun Ce's eldest son. Brother George, I have not seen the imperial throne yet, but I have already smelled the bloody smell on the imperial throne. Is the disaster of Emperor Xiaohui and the disaster of witchcraft again in my Yuan family?"

Xinpi didn't say a word, as if he hadn't heard it.

Yuan Tan grabbed Xinpi's hand and shook it. "Brother George, what should I do?"

Xinpi breathed heavily and slowly pulled out his hand. "I will take the small stick, and the big stick will leave."

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Cao Ang lowered his head, held his breath, and stared at Chen Gong intently.

Chen Gong was a few years older than Cao Ang, from Dongwuyang, Dongjun. When Cao Cao was the prefect of Dongjun, he was the governor of the county. Cao Cao treated him very well, surpassing other colleagues, and was almost like a father-son relationship. Chen Gong was very grateful. Cao Cao went to Nanyang and never returned. Chen Gong was lost for a long time and always hoped that Cao Cao would return to Dongjun one day. Liu Bei took over Dongjun, and he realized that Cao Cao had gone to Chang'an. He heard from Liu Bei that Cao Ang was following orders under Yuan Tan's tent, so he immediately resigned from his official position and rushed to assist Cao Ang.

Cao Ang came back from the Central Army tent. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that Yuan Tan's reaction was strange, so he told Chen Gong about the argument that occurred in the tent. Chen Gong thought about it carefully for a long time but had not given an answer. Cao Ang was not in a hurry and waited patiently. He knew that this famous scholar had a plan, but he had been thinking for a long time. As long as he was given enough time, he would definitely have a good idea.

After a while, Chen Gong suddenly sighed: "Zi Xiu, I understand."

Cao Ang was overjoyed. "Brother Gongtai, please give me some advice."

"Zhu Ye led a large army to come, Sun Ce arrived first, aggressive, Yuan Tan had nearly five times the advantage of military strength, and Zhu Ling asked for a fight again. It was a great opportunity to defeat Sun Ce and defeat Zhu Ye's spirit, but Yuan Envoy did not comment, and he clearly did not want to fight."

"Is it because I am worried about the autumn harvest, or is it because I am afraid that it is not Sun Ce's opponent?"
Chapter completed!