Speaking of Liu Bei's position as Pingyuan County Magistrate, it was Gongsun Zan who recommended Liu Bei to him. At that time, Liu Bei was on the run because of an official offense. Gongsun Zan was able to give Liu Bei the position of County Magistrate out of consideration for his classmates.
How could Liu Bei dislike him? Things are no longer what they used to be. Now that the world is covered in dust, no one will care about Liu Bei's trivial matters. With Liu Bei's talents, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei's abilities, a mere county magistrate would not care about Liu Bei's trivial matters.
To put it bluntly, it is indeed a waste of talent.
However, after hearing what Gongsun Zan said, Liu Bei did not rush to answer, and calmly lowered his head and looked at his feet. Liu Bei was thinking non-stop in his mind at this moment. Of course, when Gongsun Zan asked this question, he would not be asking for anything.
With good intentions, Gongsun Zan obviously took a fancy to Liu Bei's ability and wanted Liu Bei to become his subordinate and work for him! After many years of classmate friendship, Liu Bei knew Gongsun Zan very well! But with Liu Bei's ambition, could he really
Are you willing to submit to Gongsun Zan for the rest of your life? The answer is of course no!
But Liu Bei wouldn't be stupid enough to reject Gongsun Zan directly! Liu Bei knew Gongsun Zan's temperament very well, just like dealing with Liu Yu. In fact, Liu Yu and Gongsun Zan didn't have much hatred. Although they had different opinions, Liu Bei
Most of the time, Yu did not use his power as governor to suppress Gongsun Zan, but instead allowed Gongsun Zan to dominate Beiping. And Gongsun Zan is now removing Liu Yu, naturally not just because Liu Yu wants to recruit those Wuhuan people!
Gongsun Zan also has ambitions, at least in Youzhou, Gongsun Zan doesn’t want anyone to ride on his head!
In order to unify Youzhou, Gongsun Zan could ruthlessly remove the famous Liu Yu! If Liu Bei dared to reject Gongsun Zan so directly, Liu Bei absolutely believed that Gongsun Zan would not hesitate to let Baima Yicong completely disappear the three brothers from this world.
!Although the two sworn brothers are highly skilled in martial arts, Gongsun Zan brought a full 5,000 white-horse followers this time! With just the three brothers and the hundreds of men and horses, there is no way they can withstand the siege of these white-horse followers.
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Liu Bei lowered his head and thought for a while, then slowly raised his head, with a smile on his face, and said to Gongsun Zan: "Brother Bogui! Now that the world is in chaos, naturally I, a mere county magistrate, don't want to continue doing this! I have always been
I hope to stabilize the world, help the Han Dynasty, and benefit the people, then my wish is enough! I just don’t know if Brother Bogui can help me! If my wish can be realized! I am also willing to help Brother Bogui achieve his wish!"
Originally, after hearing Liu Bei's previous words, Gongsun Zan thought Liu Bei had agreed, and he couldn't help but feel happy. However, after hearing Liu Bei's next few words, Gongsun Zan's expression darkened again. Of course Gongsun Zan understood the meaning of Liu Bei's words. First of all, it was
He refused to agree to be Gongsun Zan's subordinate, and secondly, he expressed his opinion that he only wanted to be the overlord of one party. Finally, he left a sweet spot for Gongsun Zan, that is, he agreed to be an ally to help Gongsun Zan achieve his wish!
Although Gongsun Zan is ambitious, his ambition is not like that of Liu Yu and Dong Zhuo. He never forgets that high position! In Gongsun Zan's view, as long as he can dominate one side, it is enough! However, to achieve this wish, a strong person is also needed.
Strength! Although Gongsun Zan now has such a powerful white horse loyalist, there are many heroes in the world. To fight against all the princes in the world, this strength alone is not enough! Especially after the battle against Dong, Gongsun Zan saw Lu Bu with his own eyes
With his unparalleled martial arts skills and the prowess of the top masters under Luo Yang, he finally realized that having soldiers without generals is useless!
Gongsun Zan glanced at Guan Yu and Zhang Fei behind Liu Bei, his eyes shining with excitement and jealousy! All along, Gongsun Zan thought that his ability was much stronger than Liu Bei, but Liu Bei's luck was better than his own! That year
Sitting down to study in Lu Zhi, it was clear that Liu Bei was not as hardworking as him and could not study as well as him, but he was favored by the teacher more than himself! Now Gongsun Zan relied on his own hands to work hard and achieve his current results.
But Liu Bei has been working hard for so many years, but still achieved nothing. Even the position of county magistrate was given to him by himself! But Liu Bei is so lucky to be able to win the allegiance of peerless warriors like Guan Yu and Zhang Fei! Every time I think of it
Here, Gongsun Zan felt like he was being pricked with needles. He wished he could kill Liu Bei with one knife and then take back his two peerless generals for his own use!
But Gongsun Zan knew very well in his heart that this kind of thing was impossible to achieve. Gongsun Zan saw Guan Yu and Zhang Fei's loyalty to Liu Bei. Even if Liu Bei was killed, these two people would not be loyal to Gongsun Zan, but would only fight against Gongsun Zan.
Fight to the death! In the end, Gongsun Zan had no choice but to kill these two people as well! That would do no good to Gongsun Zan at all!
Although he is jealous in his heart, Gongsun Zan has a clear account in his mind. If he can get the help of Liu Bei's three brothers, it will not be difficult for Gongsun Zan to expand his power! And what Gongsun Zan has to pay is to help in the future.
Liu Bei also secured a piece of territory! The Han family has more land! When the time comes, Gongsun Zan will allocate another piece of territory to Liu Bei and let him fend for himself.
Thinking of this, Gongsun Zan raised the corners of his mouth slightly, looked at Liu Bei and smiled: "Xuande has such great ambitions! When the teacher sat down to study, I knew that Xuande was a smart man. Now it seems that it is indeed true!
People all over the world are busy competing for those false reputations, but they are not as discerning as Xuande! Hahahaha!"
Seeing that Gongsun Zan didn't fall out, Liu Bei couldn't help but secretly let out a sigh of relief! Although he seemed confident when he did this just now, in Liu Bei's heart, it was like beating a drum and he was very nervous! Liu Bei didn't want to be controlled by Gongsun Zan forever, so he had to choose
After rejecting Gongsun Zan's solicitation, after much deliberation, he came up with this idea. Liu Bei was betting on Gongsun Zan's ambition! He was betting that Gongsun Zan didn't want to just kill the three brothers!
Although Liu Bei has been complaining all day long that his identity as a Han clan clan has never been recognized by the court, it has to be said that Liu Bei is a qualified gambler just like Liu Bang, the great ancestor of the Han Dynasty! This time, Liu Bei was allowed to
I won the bet!
Liu Bei also laughed along with Gongsun Zan, but both of them knew they were clear in their hearts. Since they have decided to form an alliance, the next step is to discuss the intention of cooperation between the two parties. Gongsun Zan narrowed his eyes and gently palmed his hands.
Rubbing the beard on his chin, he smiled and said: "Actually, it is not difficult to realize your wish and mine with the strength of our brothers! However, Youzhou is located in the far north. If we want to realize our wish, the first
What we have to face is Yuan Benchu, who is now occupying Jizhou! This Yuan Benchu relies on the influence of the Yuan family and has many soldiers and generals, which is not so easy to deal with!"
Gongsun Zan has thrown out his conditions. He wants Jizhou! Liu Bei thought about it in his mind. Whether it is for Gongsun Zan or for Liu Bei himself, Jizhou must be captured! Moreover, it has not been long since Yuan Shao captured Jizhou.
It was a clever act of plunder. If you want to defeat Yuan Shao and capture Jizhou, you should do it sooner rather than later! Liu Bei immediately nodded and said: "Yuan Benchu was the leader of the Dong Alliance for us. Originally, we respected him as a descendant of the Yuan family. Unexpectedly,
This person is also very ambitious! Before Dong Zhuo was eliminated, he actually seized the territory of his allies and drove Han Wenjie out of Jizhou! Such an unkind and unjust person! Be prepared to fight with your brother!"
Liu Bei agreed, and Gongsun Zan smiled even more happily after hearing this. His requirements were not high, as long as he controlled Youzhou and Jizhou! In this way, Gongsun Zan would dominate the Northeast and dominate the world.
No one can do anything to Gongsun Zan! Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, and Luo Yang, who steals the show! They are no exception!
However, Gongsun Zan was not too complacent. Liu Bei agreed to his conditions, and then it was Liu Bei's turn to raise the conditions. If Liu Bei's conditions were too excessive, Gongsun Zan would not be stupid enough to agree to them. Gongsun Zan should be sure that even if
Staring at Liu Bei closely, he asked with a smile: "Xuande! What if we can successfully capture Jizhou? What are Xuande's plans?"
Liu Bei took a deep breath. This condition was not so easy to raise. Of course he would not be stupid enough to open his mouth. After thinking for a moment, Liu Bei said with an upright face: "Bei heard that the remnants of the Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou were committing torture! Back then, I was three
My brother raised the army just to wipe out the Yellow Turban thieves! Now of course we can’t just sit idly by! If Brother Bogui is willing to lend us a troop of troops, he is willing to march to Qingzhou!”
Qingzhou? Gongsun Zan frowned slightly. This is not unacceptable! Qingzhou is south of the Yellow River. Even if Liu Bei and Gongsun Zan fall out in the future, it will not have any impact on Jizhou. Gongsun Zan can completely use the Yellow River as his
To defend the border! Moreover, as Liu Bei said, Qingzhou’s golden remnant party can be said to be the most serious everywhere. Because of this, Qingzhou’s officers and soldiers were not strong. Except for Kong Rong from Beihai, they no longer even had the strength to send out troops.
Ma went to participate in the battle against Dong. If Gongsun Zan wanted to help Liu Bei win Qingzhou, he didn't need to spend too much effort!
After thinking about it for a moment, Gongsun Zan nodded with a smile and said: "Xuande is determined to serve the court! How can I not support it as a brother? Don't worry! After we get rid of that treacherous guy Yuan Shao, I will send you a group of brothers.
Send troops and horses to help Xuande sweep Qingzhou!"
"A word from a gentleman!" Seeing Gongsun Zan agreeing to his conditions, Liu Bei's eyes flashed with joy, and he raised his palm towards Gongsun Zan. Gongsun Zan also laughed, raised his palm and slapped it directly.
On Liu Bei's palm, the two high-fived each other as an oath!