Yuan Shao walked out of the gate of the provincial and ministerial palace and his eyes fell on a carriage. The carriage galloped and finally stopped outside the provincial and ministerial palace. At this moment, Yuan Shao's heart suddenly became nervous.

The curtains of the carriage were rolled up and a burly and energetic middle-aged man walked down.

When Yuan Shao saw the visitor, his expression changed slightly.

The person who came was Gongsun Zan.

Yuan Shao felt angry when he thought that he had not reached a unified opinion with Wang Yan just now. After seeing Gongsun Zan, he couldn't help but speak sarcastically: "Gongsun Prefect is here, I'm afraid he wants to find Wang Yan to form an alliance and then attack Jizhou. Unfortunately, you are one step late. Wang Yan has already formed an alliance with Jizhou and agreed to send troops to attack Youzhou with me. Jizhou and Qingzhou are united, and the situation will inevitably reverse. Gongsun Prefect, hurry up and wash your neck clean and prepare to die, hahaha."

Gongsun Zan's face changed, but in an instant, he calmed down.

Yuan Shao sneered: "You are not leaving yet?"

It is true that Yuan Shao did not reach an agreement with Wang Yan, but from the bottom of his heart, Yuan Shao did not want Gongsun Zan to contact Wang Yan. If he could scare Gongsun Zan just by just a few words and drive Gongsun Zan out of Linzi County, he could take the initiative and then slowly negotiate conditions with Wang Yan.

Gongsun Zan suddenly laughed, shrugged his shoulders, and said with an indifferent expression, "Yuan Shao, you are still the lord of a state, you are simply superficial and incompetent. Don't you know that the so-called alliance is just an exchange of interests? Wang Yan is willing to help you because you gave benefits. As long as I give benefits far exceeds that you gave, will Wang Yan still help you?"

In a word, Yuan Shao's face changed suddenly, and he didn't expect that he would fail to bluff Gongsun Zan.

Yuan Shao flicked his sleeves and got straight into the carriage and left.

Gongsun Zan laughed loudly, came to the door and notified the soldiers standing guard at the door to go to the public. After a while, Wang Yan came out to greet him and took Gongsun Zan to the hall.

When the guest and host sat down, Wang Yan asked, "Brother Bo Qi came to the provincial Mu Mansion, what's the important thing?"

Gongsun Zan was straightforward and said directly: "When I was at the gate of the provincial governor's office just now, I heard Yuan Shao say that he had formed an alliance with his brother, but is there such a thing?"

Wang Yan raised his sword eyebrows, his mind moved, and understood the reason.

Obviously, Yuan Shao fooled Gongsun Zan.

In this case, Wang Yan had two choices. First, he chose to follow Yuan Shao's words, approve the statement of alliance with Yuan Shao, and then took the opportunity to put forward a condition. As long as Gongsun Zan's conditions exceeds the conditions, Wang Yan would form an alliance with Gongsun Zan. Second, he exposes Yuan Shao's dazzling eyes and negotiates conditions with Gongsun Zan.

Wang Yan thought quickly and said quickly: "Yuan Shao deceived Brother Bo Qi. I have not formed an alliance with him yet, and he is considering it."

"He is thinking?" Gongsun Zan didn't understand at once. Logically speaking, the initiative in forming an alliance is in Wang Yan's hands, and Wang Yan should be considering it.

Wang Yan explained: "I have put forward the conditions and Yuan Shao is considering it."

At this moment, a trace of expectation appeared in Wang Yan's eyes.

The reason why I chose to expose Yuan Shao's dazzling eyes was, on the one hand, to prevent Yuan Shao's plan from succeeding, and on the other hand, to wait for the price, delaying the fight between Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan for a certain period of time to seek the greatest benefit.

Gongsun Zan asked: "What conditions did you put forward by your virtuous man?"

Wang Yan replied: "Three thousand war horses, plus five hundred thousand stones of grain."

"hiss"

Gongsun Zan gasped, his mouth twitched, and his heart felt even more heartbreaking pain.

Five hundred thousand stones of grain were a huge burden for Gongsun Zan.

Such conditions are harsh.

Gongsun Zan took a deep breath and said helplessly: "For me and Youzhou, the conditions proposed by my brother are too difficult. It's not that I don't want to, but it's really difficult."

Wang Yan said very well: "Jizhou has the characteristics of Jizhou, and Youzhou has the characteristics of Youzhou. Three thousand war horses and 500,000 stones of grain are the conditions proposed for Jizhou. The reason for this is that Jizhou is rich in grain. The situation in Youzhou is different. Youzhou is located in a bitter and cold place, and its grain output is not as good as Jizhou. However, Youzhou also has natural advantages. It has many pastures and countless war horses raised. Therefore, the conditions given to Brother Gongsun can be slightly adjusted."

That being said, Gongsun Zan's expression was extremely solemn. From Wang Yan's words, he could hear the voiceover, even if Wang Yan changed the conditions, it would definitely be extremely harsh.

Gongsun Zan was nervous and asked, "What are the conditions for me?"

Wang Yan said: "I don't go around the circle, five thousand war horses and one hundred thousand stones of food. Such conditions are extremely simple for Gongsun Prefect."

Gongsun Zan thought to himself that the conditions are simple, it would be a life-threatening death.

Furthermore, five thousand war horses are an immeasurable value for Qingzhou. Once Qingzhou has five thousand war horses, Qingzhou's strength will definitely make a qualitative leap. Moreover, five thousand war horses are also a huge burden for Gongsun Zan, not to mention an additional 100,000 stones of grain.

Wang Yan did not force him and said with a smile: "Brother Bo Qi, since it is a negotiation, you must have time to consider it. You can go back and think about it again. It will not be too late to tell me if you have the answer."

"So, thank you brother."

Gongsun Zan breathed a sigh of relief. He also needed to go back and consider such issues.

The two chatted for a while, and Gongsun Zan said goodbye and left.

Wang Yan stood up and walked towards the study room, sat in the study room, and began to slowly sort out his thoughts. Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan's battle was an opportunity for Wang Yan to benefit. Once the operation was done, the benefits obtained from it could promote the development of Qingzhou.

Wang Yan is unwilling to miss such an opportunity, and must seize it.

"Dongdong"

A knock on the door sounded outside the study room.

"Master, it's me"

Huang Zhong's voice sounded outside the study.

"Come in" Wang Yan said.

The door creaked and Huang Zhong walked in.

Behind Huang Zhong, Hu Zhao, Guo Jia, Jia Xu, and Zhuge Xuan followed.

Everyone sat down, and Huang Zhong took the lead and said, "Lord, Donglai County has many important matters to deal with, and Donglai County cannot be in charge for a long time. After the lord's wedding, he and Mr. Hu Zhao plan to take the lead and return to Donglai County first."

"You can finish dealing with the matter here and return to Donglai County." Wang Yan said seriously: "Hansheng, after you go back, you will immediately purify the army. After the beginning of spring, I will send troops to sweep away the bandits in other counties. There may even be other wars."

"promise"

When Huang Zhong heard that a war was about to happen, he was overjoyed.

For soldiers in the army, only through war can the value of existence be reflected and the ambitions in their hearts be realized.

Hu Zhao took the speech and said, "Lord, last winter, the soldiers of the army consumed countless food. In addition, throughout the cold winter, Donglai County was constantly opening porridge and warehouses to release grain. Now, the food in the county is a bit tight. The idea of ​​the officials in each county and state are still staying in Linzi County to buy food from Xuzhou, Jingzhou, or Jizhou."

Wang Yan shook his head gently and said, "The food problem can be solved soon."

Hu Zhao said in surprise: "What is the lord planning?"

Wang Yan explained: "This morning, Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan formed an alliance with me one after another, and they wanted me to help one side and then attack the other side. Since I was asked to send troops, I naturally had to pay enough conditions. The conditions I proposed for Yuan Shao were three thousand war horses and five hundred thousand stones of grain, and the conditions I proposed for Gongsun Zan were five thousand war horses and one hundred thousand stones of grain."

After a pause, Wang Yan said firmly: "As long as they agree, Qingzhou will not have any problems due to food. Both of them are still considering it, and what I am considering is how to maximize this matter and get the greatest benefits for Qingzhou."

When everyone heard this, they were all happy, but they didn't expect that someone would send food again at this critical moment.

Wang Yan continued: "Since everyone has come, let's express their opinions and tell us how to maximize this matter and seek the greatest benefit for Qingzhou."
Chapter completed!