After Jian Yong's words, Gongsun Zan suddenly realized and exclaimed that he was satisfied. He immediately attracted Jian Yong as his confidant.

Even Guan Jing was amazed. This positive and negative plan was too clever. Why didn’t I expect it? If Gongsun Zan did this earlier, why would Gongsun Zan be so embarrassed? Even if he couldn’t win over everyone, he could still keep most of them neutral.

Gongsun Zan held a banquet to entertain Jian Yong. Jian Yong once again expressed Liu Bei's intentions and was willing to support Gongsun Zan and fight with Yuan Shao. With Sun Ce's money and grain support, their brothers and brothers would definitely defeat Yuan Shao and control Youzhou. Of course, the premise was to obtain Zhang Ze's support. Zhang Ze was the governor of Youzhou appointed by the court. To obtain his support means to gain the recognition of the court and not lose the righteousness.

Will Zhang Ze support them? Sure. The court sent Zhang Ze to Youzhou because he didn't want Youzhou to fall into Yuan Shao's hands. Zhang Ze was a foreigner and had to support the locals in Youzhou. Who is the strongest in Youzhou at present? The first one is Gongsun Zan and Gongsun Du, followed by Liu Bei. If Zhang Ze wants to stabilize Youzhou, it is impossible not to seek the support of Gongsun Zan and Liu Bei. In addition, he cannot do anything without Sun Ce. Without money and food, he can only watch Youzhou fall into Yuan Shao's hands.

The more Gongsun Zan heard, the more he felt it made sense. He asked Jian Yong to reply to Liu Bei, willing to meet Liu Bei and discuss the plan. After receiving the news, Liu Bei rushed to Ji County to pay homage to Gongsun Zan. The etiquette was so good that his elder brother kept talking, and he explained his previous behavior. Liu Bei gave a lot of gifts to Guan Jing and others, which made the few people Gongsun Zan trusted to make him smile and rush to say good things to Liu Bei.

Gongsun Zan calmed down, received a warm hospitality, and had fun with Liu Bei.

After forming an alliance with Liu Bei, Gongsun Zan immediately sent Guan Jing to meet Mi Zhu, informed the news, and reiterated his desire to send Gongsun Xu to Pingyu.

Mi Zhu breathed a sigh of relief. When these forces united, it would be difficult for Yuan Shao to take over Youzhou, and Sun Ce's pressure was greatly reduced. He accepted Gongsun Zan's request and would report to Sun Ce as quickly as possible. Before receiving Sun Ce's instructions, he would fully support Gongsun Zan, Liu Bei, and a large number of weapons and food would be delivered to them within his authority.

Gongsun Zan felt relieved and immediately repaid his favor. He selected a thousand good horses from the seized war horses, and was escorted by Gongsun Xu and two hundred white horses, boarded the large ship delivered by Mizhu, and rushed to Qingzhou.

At the same time, Gongsun Zan sent Guan Jing, Gongsun Fan and Zhao Yun to Juyongguan with evidence exposing Liu Yu to welcome Zhang Ze, the governor of Youzhou.

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In the middle of September, Shanggu and Juyongguan.

Zhang Ze stood on the highest beacon tower with his hands behind his back, looking inside and outside the Great Wall. He was in the frontier and military camp for a long time, and his face looked older than his actual age. His hair and beard were gray and his wrinkles were as deep as a knife.

At this moment, his expression was solemn, and his eyes were filled with a hint of pain.

The sound of footsteps sounded from behind, very light and with a hint of impatientness. Zhang Ze looked back and waved his hand quietly, signaling the guards beside him to retreat. When Tian Chou saw it, his expression stopped and his footsteps became heavier. He walked to Zhang Ze's side, his voice a little dry.

"Empress, are you looking for me?"

Zhang Ze turned around and looked at Tian Chou. "Zi Tai, I have something to discuss with you."

"Please tell me, please tell me." Tian Chou became more and more uneasy. Along the way, in order to avoid Yuan Shao's obstruction, he led Zhang Ze first to go through Chang'an through the straight road to Shuofang, and then headed east along the grassland, and re-entered the barrier at Juyongguan. After passing Juyongguan, even if he entered the hinterland of Youzhou and entered the hinterland of Youzhou, he had to deal with the murder of Liu Yu. Zhang Ze looked for him at this time, and his expression was related to this matter.

"Zi Tai, we have been together for more than a month, so we are friends who have forgotten their ages, right?"

"I dare not. The king is both virtuous and capable, loyal and courageous, and the pillars of the country are the wise men I admire. How dare I talk to the king?"

Zhang Ze sighed lightly: "It seems that Zitai looks down on me. Well, since he is in chaos, he cannot expect to escape. Zitai, I dare not expect too much, I just hope you can listen to me, can you?"

Tian Chou felt even more uneasy. He already had an ominous premonition, and what Zhang Ze wanted to say was not what he wanted to hear. But at this time, he couldn't help but not want to hear. Zhang Ze obviously encountered difficulties and needed his help.

"Do you know Guan Jing?"

"Know." Tian Chou's eyebrows were frowned. "The chief historian of Gongsun Zan."

"He just arrived and brought some documents." Zhang took out a roll of paper from his sleeve and shook it. "I think you should take a look."

Tian Chou looked at the roll of paper and felt nervous. He knew these pale yellow papers. When he was in Chang'an, many people used such paper to write articles and memorials, and the emperor also praised him a few. This is Nanyang paper. Guan Jing was the chief historian of Gongsun Zan, but he used Nanyang paper to write documents. Sun Ce had already reached out to Youzhou? What else was written on this roll of paper? Using Sun Ce's method of turning over the clouds and making rain and turning white into black is definitely not good news.

Seeing that Tian Choo was motionless, Zhang Ze sighed. "Zi Tai..."

Tian Chou suddenly woke up, stepped forward, took the paper roll from Zhang Ze's hand, and opened it and read it. He read it very slowly, his face became increasingly ugly, but his fingers became tighter and tighter. The autumn wind became colder, and his heart became colder. At the end of reading, his hands trembled, almost holding the paper roll into a ball.

"Good means." Tian Chou sneered: "It's indeed a good means."

"Don't you believe it?"

"Did you believe me?"

Zhang Ze smiled, but he smiled bitterly. He was not Tian Chou, he had been in the officialdom for a long time and knew that people had two sides. No one was perfect. Even if Liu Yu was not unforgivable, he was definitely not a pure and honest gentleman. If Gongsun Zan wanted to prove his innocence, he naturally had to nail Liu Yu to death. He would not forge evidence at this time, otherwise he would be even more embarrassed once he was exposed. Besides, there were some things that did not require slander from Gongsun Zan. Many of Liu Yu's actions were easy to cause criticism. What he thought in his heart, others did not know, and others could only see what he did.

"Zi Tai, I know you are noble in nature, but you must have heard the saying that the bright and bright person is easy to be dirty. The officialdom is like a stained vat. No one can be spotless. It is no longer easy to be able to do great things." Zhang Ze paused, turned around, and looked directly at Tian Chou. "Especially in troubled times, things are urgently followed. Sometimes you have to turn a blind eye. Some things should be done but not, and some things should not be done but not [Updated quickly] have to do..."

Tian Chou was very angry and interrupted Zhang Ze without hesitation. "Eunuch, are you saying that for the so-called overall situation, you should watch Liu Jun be killed innocently and be defiled by the Qing Dynasty, but you should drink and chat with Gongsun Zan for the sake of the so-called overall situation?"

Zhang Ze nodded.

Tian Chou narrowed his eyes and looked at Zhang Ze coldly, as if he was looking at a person he didn't know. "It turns out that the envoy is such a capable minister, but I have let my subordinates see it. The way is different and they don't plan for each other. Since that's the case, I wish the envoy a success and I will say goodbye. I don't believe in the greatness of the world, but there is no place to seek grievances, no one to seek grievances, and no way to seek grievances."

Zhang Ze did not stop him, walked to the city wall and watched Tian Chou leave angrily. He shouted. Tian Chou stopped, raised his head and glared at Zhang Ze. Zhang Ze raised his hand and threw the paper roll down. Tian Chou subconsciously reached out to catch it.
Chapter completed!