Reborn in the Three Kingdoms, I stole Liu Bei's uncle

Liu Yu smiled faintly. Before he came, he had already expected Liu Biao to refuse, but he did not expect Liu Biao to refuse with such a reason.

Liu Biao's relaxed and casual answer also made Liu Yu feel that in Liu Biao's eyes, the so-called righteousness of the Han Dynasty was not as important as Jingzhou.

Liu Yu was not surprised about this.

When he received the emperor's edict and called on all the heroes in the world to march out to fight against Dong, Liu Biao remained indifferent.

At that time, Liu Biao had just occupied Jingzhou and the territory was not yet completely stable.

But if Liu Biao was really concerned about the Han Dynasty, he would definitely lead his troops to attack Dong.

Unfortunately, Liu Biao turned a deaf ear to the emperor's edict.

When Yuan Shu proclaimed himself emperor, Liu Yu issued an imperial edict, ordering heroes all over the world to send troops to attack him.

At this time, the territory of Jingzhou was stable, and Liu Biao had an army of hundreds of thousands, but he still did not deploy a single soldier.

Yuan Shu's declaration of himself as emperor overturned the Han dynasty, but Liu Biao was able to sit back and watch the outcome of the fight, which made Liu Yu very disappointed.

Perhaps in Liu Biao's mind, as long as he could secure his position as the lord of Jingzhou, why would he care who ruled the world?

In this war, the only one who sent troops was Lu Bu, which is one of the reasons why Liu Yu did not kill him.

Although Lu Bu was capricious, he never had any intention of usurping power. All he wanted was to achieve great things.

Liu Yu believed that as long as his arrogance was overcome, when Lu Bu emerged one day, he would become the strongest general of the Han Dynasty.

"I also know how important Huang Hansheng is to Changsha. I am willing to give up the three counties of Sui, Zhangling, and Caiyang in Nanyang County in exchange for Brother Jingsheng. What do you think, Brother Jingsheng?"

The proposal to exchange Huang Zhong for three counties in Nanyang Commandery surprised Liu Biao greatly. He could not understand why Liu Yu favored an old Huang Zhong so much.

Nanyang County is different from others. It is the birthplace of Emperor Guangwu. It is rich, strategically located and has a large population.

Before Yuan Shu occupied it, it was the richest county in the Han Dynasty, without a doubt.

Even after Yuan Shu's turmoil, a large number of people flowed into the north, but Nanyang County was still Nanyang County after all, and its foundation remained.

Liu Biao was very tempted at this time, but he did not agree immediately.

Just a moment ago, he saw a hint of fanaticism in Liu Yu's eyes.

This shows that in Liu Yu's heart, Huang Zhong's importance is far more than that.

He pretended to be silent and watched Liu Yu's reaction.

Liu Yu calmly picked up a cup of tea and took a sip.

Although he had thought about it many times before coming here, he couldn't help but smile when he thought that he would get Huang Zhong today.

Seeing Liu Biao not saying anything, Liu Yu was very sure that his expression just now had been seen by Liu Biao.

This made Liu Yu feel a little regretful. From the perspective of negotiation skills, he had exposed his weaknesses and lost the initiative.

Since you have lost the initiative, you can only wait for the other party to make a quotation, because no matter how many times you offer, you cannot meet the other party's expectations.

Liu Yu quickly adjusted his mentality, and the expression on his face showed a bit of leisure.

Liu Biao saw the change in Liu Yu. He had originally wanted to ask for a huge sum of money, but now he began to have doubts in his heart.

After a long period of psychological warfare, Liu Biao finally expressed his demands.

"Huang Jingsheng is my trusted general. If the emperor's uncle really wants to get him, in addition to these three counties, he must also give up Xinye."

Hehe, Liu Yu sighed, Liu Biao had a big appetite and wanted to go to Xinye County as soon as he opened his mouth.

Before troops move out, food and fodder must be sent first, and the most time-saving and labor-saving way to transport food and fodder is still water transportation.

Therefore, many famous passes are not only surrounded by mountains, but also by water systems.

Xinye City is such a city. Although it is not big, it is located at the intersection of three water systems.

If you want to send troops to Jingzhou from Nanyang County, one of the cities you must pass through is Xinye.

From this perspective, as long as Xinye is contained, it is equivalent to controlling the gateway for Nanyang County to advance southward.

In history, this is the reason why Liu Biao asked Liu Bei to station troops in Xinye to resist Cao Cao.

Faced with such a city, Liu Yu naturally did not want to agree, but when he thought about exchanging for Huang Zhong, Liu Yu was still somewhat excited.

With the lesson just now, Liu Yu would naturally not make the same mistake. Even though he was excited at this moment, he still pretended to be in pain on his face.

"Brother Jingsheng, this..."

Liu Yu hesitated for a moment before he slowly said, "Xinye City is too important. Can Brother Jingsheng find another place?"

"As long as the emperor's uncle is willing to give up Xinye City, I will immediately let Huang Hansheng leave with the emperor's uncle." Through his observation just now, Liu Biao has confirmed that the price offered by Liu Yu at this time has reached the bottom line. If he adds more chips, he is afraid that Liu Yu will turn around and leave.

Liu Yu was embarrassed and kept silent for a long time before he slowly said, "I can give up Xinye City, but I have one condition."

"Uncle, please speak?"

"The war in Jiujiang has just ended and food is in short supply. If Brother Jingsheng wants to obtain Xinye City, he needs to transport 5,000 dan of food to Jiujiang."

Five thousand dan of grain? This number was so small that Liu Biao wanted to laugh. Jingzhou was rich, so even if it was fifty thousand dan, there would be no pressure at all.

"Just follow the uncle's words!"

Liu Biao readily agreed to Liu Yu's conditions.

After coming out of Liu Biao's mansion, Xu Chu was a little confused. Not long after Jiujiang was pacified, Liu Yu sent people to transfer a large amount of grain from Yuzhou.

It can be said that Jiujiang was not short of food at that time. Since there was no shortage of food, why not ask Liu Biao for a city back?

Or in other words, since he was asking Liu Biao for grain, why did he only ask for 5,000 dan?

Was he afraid that Liu Biao would not agree? Judging from Liu Biao's expression at the end, it was obvious that he did not take the five thousand dan of grain seriously.

Xu Chu expressed his doubts.

There was a hint of sneer on Liu Yu's lips.

"Zhongkang, five thousand dan of food may be very little, but it is as much as one hundred thousand soldiers."

After hearing this, Xu Chu became even more confused. A mere 5,000 dan of grain could not sustain the army for long, so how could it have such a big effect?

Liu Yu saw Xu Chu's doubts. He smiled faintly and said slowly, "Zhongkang, think about it. Once Sun Ce knows that Liu Biao is transporting grain to Jiujiang, how will he react?"

At this point, Xu Chu understood what Liu Yu meant. He deliberately asked Liu Biao to send out food and grass in order to alienate Sun Ce and Liu Biao.

"My lord, a great idea. Once Sun Ce knows about this, he will definitely be more wary of Liu Biao. I'm afraid it won't be long before he attacks Jingzhou."

"It's not that easy. If we want Sun Ce to attack Jingzhou smoothly, we need to let him know our attitude.

When we return, we will move our forces northwards to let Sun Ce know that we are not interested in Yangzhou and that our next attack will focus on Yanzhou. By then, he will surely relax his vigilance and attack Jingzhou with all his strength.”