Guan Jingfei also came to Yijing City to ask for an audience, but he couldn't just go in and had to wait for someone to report.
Guan Jing stood at the iron gate, feeling very anxious. When he had talked with Gongsun Zan before, he had objected to using inferior goods as good ones, but Gongsun Zan insisted on it, so that now Lu Xuan saw through it, and the relationship between the two parties suddenly became tense.
Time passes little by little.
Guan Jing waited, and the days passed like years.
Suddenly, Guan Jing looked up and saw the hanging basket put down on the city tower. He felt relieved and took the hanging basket into the city. When he came to the hall, he saw Gongsun Zan sitting on the main seat and saluted: "My lord."
With a smile on his face, Gongsun Zan took a sip of wine and asked, "Has Lu Xuan left?"
"No!"
Guan Jing shook his head and answered.
Gongsun Zan put down the wine bottle, frowned and asked: "Three thousand troops have been sent over, why hasn't Lu Xuan left yet?"
Guan Jing said directly: "The humble post sent three thousand soldiers and horses to Lu Xuan. After he had people check them, he found that the horses were bad horses and the soldiers were infantry. He immediately became angry and wanted to leave. The humble post tried his best to dissuade him and pulled Lu Xuan.
Xuan, that’s why Lu Xuan was allowed to stay.”
Gongsun Zan's expression suddenly changed, and a hint of embarrassment appeared on his face.
He thought that Lu Xuan was from the south and had never seen war horses, so he gave them inferior horses. He thought that Lu Xuan could not find anything. Unexpectedly, Lu Xuan discovered that there was something wrong with both the war horses and the cavalry.
Gongsun Zan rolled his eyes and snorted: "Whether he wants it or not, if he doesn't want it, let him leave on his own."
Guan Jing continued: "My lord, Lu Xuan said that your actions were a humiliation to him. He has captured Liaodong and will join forces with Yuan Shao to attack you to avenge today's humiliation."
"He dares!"
Gongsun Zan stood up with murderous intent.
He clenched his fists, grabbed the big sword on the desk with one hand, and said loudly: "He Lu Xuan is the King of Wu in the south. When he comes to my Yi Jing, if he dares to chat with me, I will kill him first and watch him."
How dare you?"
Guan Jing dissuaded him and said: "My lord, Lu Xuan also has tiger generals by his side, and Zhao Yun is under Lu Xuan's command. I have heard that Lu Xuan's generals can kill Lu Bu and defeat Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. It would be very difficult to kill Lu Xuan."
Disaster."
Gongsun Zan's expression changed further.
He looked a little hesitant.
He knew how powerful Zhao Yun was, especially if Lu Xuan had a tiger general by his side, so among the thousands of troops, Lu Xuan would definitely be able to kill him.
It is indeed difficult to kill Lu Xuan.
Guan Jing continued: "I won't go into details about my lord's situation and his humble position. You also know it. Currently, I have a relationship with Lu Xuan. My lord is the King of Yan who is in the north. He has a wife and a son, and the family is proud. Now he has offended Lu Xuan.
, when Yuan Shao comes to kill us in the future, our situation will be even more difficult. My lord, please think twice."
Gongsun Zan became increasingly irritable.
Deep down, he is a person who does not rely on anyone and is even more rebellious. Gongsun Zan always looked down on Liu Yu back then and directly targeted Liu Yu. He couldn't defeat Yuan Shao, so he simply hid himself, no matter what Yuan Shao did.
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However, Lu Xuan's arrangement here was difficult for Gongsun Zan to handle, because if he ignored Lu Xuan according to his previous attitude, he would face a dead end.
Lu Xuan gave him a way to survive.
Gongsun Zan was reluctant to part with him.
Gongsun Zan was pacing back and forth in annoyance. In the end, the consciousness of survival prevailed, and the consciousness of giving up rose. He lost the heroic spirit of the past and the decisive courage of the sofa, so he still chose to surrender.
Gongsun Zan sighed, sat down slumped, and ordered: "Guan Jing, go make arrangements and give him 3,000 horses and 3,000 elite soldiers."
"Here!"
Guan Jing answered immediately.
If Gongsun Zan relents, everything will be easier to handle. After all, Lu Xuan cannot be offended.
Guan Jing hurried out of the city and quickly went to the military camp to make arrangements. He redeployed 3,000 good horses and 3,000 elite cavalry and sent them to Lu Xuan.
He looked at Lu Xuan and said respectfully: "King Wu, all three thousand horses and three thousand cavalry have been mobilized. You can check them at will."
Lu Xuan didn't even look at the war horse, he was making quick calculations in his mind.
Gongsun Zan did not come out, and Gongsun Zan agreed to the current conditions. In essence, Gongsun Zan had retreated and used Lu Xuan as a life-saving straw.
Lu Xuan didn't have any sympathy for Gongsun Zan. Gongsun Zan was very poor in his behavior and work, and his methods were unreasonable.
After Lu Xuan thought for a while, he had an idea in his mind and said directly: "Guan Changshi, I can't accept the three thousand cavalry and horses."
Guan Jing was a little confused and asked: "King Wu made a good promise just now, why did he suddenly stop?"
Lu Xuan said loudly: "I, Lu Xuan, always pay attention to fairness and justice when doing things. Previously, when I met Gongsun Zan, I explained my principles and also said that I need five thousand cavalry to solve the problem in Liaodong."
"Gongsun Zan wanted me to help him, but he was unwilling to provide 5,000 troops, so he complained to me that he didn't have that many troops."
"I didn't agree, so Gongsun Zan begged me, and finally I agreed to 3,000 war horses."
"Gongsun Zan agreed on the surface, but secretly used tricks and tricks to send bad horses, which disappointed people. Now, Gongsun Zan has done something wrong, so he just doesn't come forward, and he still looks like he is giving alms."
Lu Xuan's voice was resounding.
The attitude is even tougher.
Guan Jing quickly said: "King Wu has misunderstood, my lord is definitely not a charity."
Lu Xuan had a tough attitude and further said: "Am I lacking Gongsun Zan's three thousand war horses? No. I, Lu Xuan, am invincible. Without his Gongsun Zan's troops, I can still unify Liaodong. Guan Changshi, you have to understand something.
It was me who gave Gongsun Zan a way to live, not his charity. Without me, Lu Xuan, Gongsun Zan would have died under Yuan Shao's attack."
Guan Jing's expression became increasingly bitter, and he said: "King Wu, my lord is at fault. Please forgive me."
Lu Xuan flicked his sleeves and said decisively: "At this point, what's the point? A tree has a skin and a man has a face. Gongsun Zan doesn't give face and disrespects me. Do I, Lu Xuan, want to give him face?
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Guan Jing thought for a while and asked: "What can King Wu do to get rid of his anger?"
Lu Xuan said flatly: "Ask Gongsun Zan to add a thousand more horses and a thousand cavalry. You go and inform Gongsun Zan. As long as he agrees, my promise remains and the grudges will be wiped out. If not, we will break up."
Guan Jing felt bitter in his heart and said: "King Wu, this is too difficult."
Lu Xuan did not give in at all and said: "When Gongsun Zan made things difficult for me, didn't he ever think that the two sides were joint allies? You should be more generous in your conduct."
"You can't make a mistake and think you can get over it without saying a word, right?"
Lu Xuan didn't say any more and ordered: "Guan Changshi, I don't want to make things difficult for you. Go back and report. Everything depends on Gongsun Zan's arrangements. If he is willing to cooperate, then he will cooperate. If he is not willing, then he will go his own way. Or,
He sent troops to besiege me to see if he could keep me?"
Guan Jing said quickly: "The King of Wu is serious. Please wait a moment. I will go back and report immediately."
Lu Xuan nodded, and Guan Jing left quickly.
He looked at Jia Xu and said with a smile: "Wen He, do you think Gongsun Zan will agree to give him four thousand troops?"
Jia Xu stroked his beard and praised: "My lord's move to further beat Gongsun Zan is correct. Gongsun Zan is petty and narrow-minded. He is not the best partner to cooperate with. Use him if you can, and squeeze if you can."
"I think Gongsun Zan will agree."
"If the lord had negotiated terms with Gongsun Zan first and asked for compensation of four thousand cavalry in one breath, Gongsun Zan might have refused. But with the help of the replacement of cavalry, Gongsun Zan was forced to give in and asked him to send another three thousand cavalry. He had already agreed, so
It shows that Gongsun Zan has lost his fighting spirit and the courage to draw his sword and fight."
"If he takes a step back, he will retreat step by step. This is just like submitting once, he will submit a second time and a third time."
Jia Xu said: "So no matter how angry or unhappy Gongsun Zan is, in the end he will agree to the lord's conditions in order to survive."
Lu Xuan said expectantly: "Four thousand elite cavalry will be of great help to us. I hope Gongsun Zan can agree."
Jia Xu nodded in approval.
Blackmailing Gongsun Zan this time is a clever move. Once successful, it will be a huge profit.