The Warriors of the Three Kingdoms

It can only rely on the strength of Youzhou to fight against Zou Dan.

But Zou Dan has the support of a big local family in Youzhou. He wants money, money, and soldiers. Even if he joins forces with Xianyufu brothers, he is not Zou Dan's opponent.

Especially last winter, Youzhou, which had been ruined for several years, could no longer find any food.

Yan Rou, who had no food, still persisted for a few months. In the spring, the only remaining food was put into the ground and used as seeds.

They were almost out of food, so he had no choice but to set his sights on Liu Zheng.

The last way is to join Liu Zheng.

Regardless of whether Liu Zhengtong agrees or not, at least they have some right to speak by relying on Liu Zheng, so they won't starve to death in Youzhou.

And Liu Zheng had left Gongsundu and these Jinyiwei before, and he had been paying close attention to the private struggles of these people in Youzhou.

The role of Gongsun Du is not to lead the army to solve the chaos in Youzhou, but to wait for time, and by the way, to add fuel to the flames behind this, and to mess up Youzhou, which could have settled down.

Let one party be defeated, and finally fall into Liu Zheng.

Liu Zheng also took advantage of the situation to take over Youzhou and wipe out the resisting forces.

In this way, Youzhou is also included in its own territory.

Now, the opportunity finally presented itself.

Yan Rou and Xianyu Fu brothers sent someone to contact Gongsundu from a hundred households in Youzhou.

Gongsun Du immediately reported the matter to Liu Zheng.

After Liu Zheng found out, he didn't even intend to inquire about the affairs of Youzhou in person, but instead sent Yuan Zhou, the commander of Jinyiwei, to take over Youzhou.

On the one hand, let Xu Huang, who was guarding Jizhou, and Tai Shici, who was in Qingzhou, send troops and horses to assist Yuan Zhou at any time.

So that Yuan Zhou has enough troops to launch an attack on Youzhou and pacify the entire north in one fell swoop.

Bring Youzhou under Liu Zheng's rule.

Although Liu Zheng just launched a big war last year, but Liu Zheng is the two major granaries of Jingzhou and Yangzhou, and his men are not short of food.

So he had more than enough forage to start another skirmish.

With the help of Xu Huang and Tai Shici, it would be a breeze to attack an unowned Youzhou.

Within a month, news came from Youzhou.

Zou Dan, who had [-] soldiers, was attacked by Xu Huang's iron hooves, and after only holding on for half a month, he committed suicide on the tower.

Within a month, Yuan Zhou allowed Jin Yiwei to directly take over the entire counties and counties of Youzhou. On the one hand, he directly appointed Yan Rou, Xian Yufu and others as prefects of the counties in Youzhou, and Yuan Zhou himself was directly appointed Liu Zheng has been temporarily appointed the governor of Weiyouzhou.

Cleaning up Youzhou made Liu Zheng feel much happier.

After Youzhou was officially taken over, the north of Youzhou can be regarded as completely settled. Although Youzhou has been tossed for several years and its economic development is extremely slow, when the days of peace come, the people of Youzhou will soon recover. of.

In order to restore Youzhou to its former state as soon as possible, Liu Zheng also implemented a policy in the north, which is the horse breeding system.

He used the money from the bank to lend money to the common people at low interest rates and let them raise horses. After these horses grew up, Liu Zheng bought them back at a high price and used them as military horses.

Such convenience has given the common people favorable policies and increased Liu Zheng's needs.

He lacked cavalry under his command, and he was prepared to say that he lacked war horses. His war horses had always been purchased from Xianbei and Karasuma, and now both Xianbei and Karasuma were wiped out by him.

There is no place where you can buy horses directly. Even if you want to buy them, you have to travel farther, so you simply raise them yourself.

Under such a policy, within three years, he could have hundreds of thousands of fine horses and hundreds of thousands of fine riders!

But the matter in Youzhou had just come to an end, and Liu Bei actually sent envoys over again. ?

Chapter 1000 two hundred 16 Liu Bei's envoy

Although the battle between Liu Zheng and Liu Bei in Jizhou is over.

But in Yanzhou, there are many frictions.

Among them, the battle between Liu Chong and Zhang Fei was the most stalemate.

However, during the Chinese New Year period last year, they still stopped.

It wasn't because the winner was decided, but because winter was coming, and the snow was falling heavily. The soldiers were afraid of the severe cold, so they sent troops easily without any benefit.

It's better to rest for the time being and recuperate.

As soon as the winter was over, Liu Bei sent envoys to find Liu Zheng. The purpose was actually very obvious, that is, to take prisoners.

During the battle in Jizhou last year, Liu Zheng captured a group of prisoners.

Some of the more famous ones are Ma Chao, Ma Dai, and Xia Houlan.

These guys are all young players.

It is the mainstay of Liu Bei's subordinates.

It is also Liu Bei's hope for the future.

If they are all taken as prisoners by Liu Zheng, they will die of old age in prison.

It would be too pity.

Especially the two brothers Ma Chao and Ma Dai.They are both Ma Teng's sons.Liu Bei owes Ma Teng a favor, if he can't get Ma Chao and Ma Dai brothers back.

He really didn't know how to explain to Ma Teng.

So I could only be cheeky and order my advisers to come to Liu Zheng's territory to ask Liu Zheng to return the captives.

This time, people who came to Liu Zheng's territory as an envoy.

It was none other than Xu Shu, the counselor who assisted Zhang Fei against Liu Zheng's army on the Jizhou battlefield.

Xu Shu didn't intend to come here, and even Liu Bei didn't let him come, but he knew the current situation under Liu Bei's command, and also understood the role of Ma Chao and Ma Dai brothers.

It would be fine if the Ma Chao and Ma Dai brothers died, but instead of dying they became captives.

This became Liu Bei, a piece of meat in his heart.

It's still a piece of meat that can't be seen or touched.

It is the gap between Ma Teng and Liu Bei.

If it cannot be resolved, then Ma Teng and Liu Bei will never be able to work together.

So after thinking about it, Xu Shu finally decided to take the initiative to invite Ying to come to Liu Zheng as an envoy, intending to lobby Liu Zheng to let Ma Chao and Ma Dai brothers back.

When Liu Zheng met Xu Shu, it was at the court meeting the morning after they arrived in Jianye City.

After all, it is an envoy from an enemy country.

Plus it was Xu Shu again, so Liu Zheng still wanted to give him some face.

Ministers, stand on both sides.

Xu Shu walked in slowly from the outside, wearing the official uniform of the envoy.

When he came in, he brought only two assistants.

As soon as he entered the main hall, he immediately said hello to Liu Zheng who was sitting on the dragon chair.

"My subordinate Xu Shu, I have met my lord."

Xu Shu didn't call Liu Zheng His Majesty, but just called him Your Majesty. Liu Zheng was actually just a Yellow Turban Army at the beginning, and he never got an official position from the court from the beginning to the end.

In addition, Liu Zheng proclaimed himself emperor without authorization, and he was not recognized by the court at all. Since he did not recognize it, he was not in the right position. As an official of the court, Xu Shu naturally would not call Liu Zheng His Majesty.

But in this case, Liu Zheng would not be happy.

"Xu Shu, aren't you from Liu Bei? Why did you come to my Jianye?"

Liu Zheng didn't make it difficult for Xu Shu at the beginning, but in Liu Zheng's heart, he had already made up his mind that this time, no matter what Xu Shu asked, he would refuse any request.

Xu Shu may also be aware of Liu Zheng's attitude at the moment.

He didn't directly speak to Liu Zheng about what happened this time, but instead complimented Liu Zheng first.

"Fortunately, I have fought against my lord on the Jizhou battlefield, and I know how powerful my lord is. Today, I was ordered to come here as an envoy, so I was able to see my lord's true face. It is really a blessing."

Liu Zheng also knew what happened to Xu Shu on the Jizhou battlefield. After all, Liu Zheng was a little surprised when he heard that Xu Shu was assisting Zhang Fei in Jizhou.

After all, Xu Shu is quite talented.

"It turns out that when you were in Jizhou, you were the one who was against the widow. You still have the courage to come to Jianye City, the widow. Aren't you afraid of death?"

Liu Zheng smiled lightly, his tone became a little gloomy.

If you are familiar with Liu Zheng, you may feel that once Liu Zheng shows such an expression, it means that Liu Zheng is in a bad mood.

If Xu Shu continued Liu Zheng, Liu Zheng's temper would easily explode, and he might directly order Xu Shu to be killed.

But Xu Shu is not afraid.

He smiled lightly.

"I have heard for a long time that adults love talents, so they would not kill someone like me. After all, Xu Shu is just a small person, and he is not in the eyes of adults."

"Haha, just because you are a small person, the widows can kill you at will, and you don't need to give Liu Bei any face at all."

Xu Shu, who was still a little calm at first, thought he had seen through Liu Zheng's mind and thought that Liu Zheng would not kill him, but after Liu Zheng said such a sentence.

On the contrary, Xu Shu's face changed slightly.

This Liu Zheng didn't play his cards according to the script.

However, Xu Shu is a smart person. Although he didn't understand why Liu Zheng suddenly changed his face, he still honestly continued to tell Liu Zheng why he came this time.

"My lord, don't be joking. This time I was ordered to go on an envoy, but I actually asked my lord."

Xu Shu quickly got to the point, with no other purpose.

I just want Liu Zheng not to fuss over these small things, but to get to the point as soon as possible. Only in this way can Xu Shu not offend Liu Zheng.

In fact, Liu Zheng didn't really want to kill Xu Shu. What he said just now was just to scare Xu Shu.

When Xu Shu opened his mouth to talk about serious business, Liu Zheng also became curious.

"Originally, the widow and Liu Bei are in an endless situation. According to my temper, the widow doesn't plan to meet you. However, this time, the widow has taken advantage of some advantages in Jizhou after all. I'm not afraid of Liu Bei. It's okay to see you. Let's talk. What are you asking for this time?"

Liu Zheng spoke to Xu Shu.

"Your Excellency, do you ever remember that when Jizhou was fighting with our army, we captured a few prisoners of our army?"

"Haha, it's a joke, the widow has caught too many people, and it's difficult to capture a few prisoners. Do the widow also remember?"

Xu Shu blushed, and hesitated for a moment, wondering whether he should say it or not.

The purpose he was ordered to come here was to get Ma Chao and Ma Dai brothers out.

But once he said it and clarified his purpose, it would not be conducive for him to bring the two brothers back. In that case, Liu Zheng must know the importance of the two brothers Ma Chao, and it would be difficult for Xu Shu at that time.

Xu Shu's initial plan was to bring back all the captives. In this way, there was still a chance to bring Ma Chao and Ma Dai back.

But what Liu Zheng said made Xu Shu feel a little tangled for a while.

"My lord has captured a lot of our prisoners, can you return them to our army?"

After thinking about it again and again, Xu Shu still didn't directly name Ma Chao and the others. ?

Chapter 1000 Two hundred and 17 Intent

Xu Shu's plan is to test Liu Zheng's tone first, and then look at the situation.

If Liu Zheng doesn't care about this matter, then he can handle this matter perfectly.

If Liu Zheng is cautious, then he will negotiate terms with Liu Zheng slowly, and there will always be something to talk about.

He knew that Liu Zheng's intelligence ability was very strong. Although he didn't report any luck, he still wanted to take a look, otherwise he would get the captives back from Liu Zheng's hands at no cost.

"Last time, I did capture quite a few captives back in Jizhou, but you want me to return them all to you just by saying nothing?"

Liu Zheng was silent for a while, but still opened his mouth to answer Xu Shu.

In Liu Zheng's mind, he had already guessed what Xu Shu was up to.

But Xu Shu didn't say it clearly, and Liu Zheng didn't intend to mention it to him.

He really wanted to see what kind of price Xu Shu could offer to return the captives.

He would also like to trick Xu Shu once.