After Liu Yu, Gongsun Zan and others entered the camp tent, they began to discuss business matters.

Liu Yu said that he came here to repair Liu Yu's tomb, but he encountered the obstruction of the traitors headed by Yuan Shao. As a last resort, Liu Yu took action.

All the smart people present knew that Liu Yu's words were all excuses, and Gongsun Zan and the others did not point them out. They would still need Liu Yu's help in the coming days.

After Da Yi said a lot of nonsense, Liu Yu mentioned the issue that Gongsun Zan was most concerned about. Liu Yu was angry that Youzhou was occupied by Yuan Shao. This Youzhou is a county in Hanzhou. Without the emperor's order and the court's approval, how could Yuan Shao do it?

Maintaining strength against weakness and occupying other people's territory. Liu Yu was firmly opposed to such behavior without a king or father. Therefore, based on the principle that Youzhou belongs to Youzhou people, Liu Yu decided to recommend Gongsun Zan to the emperor as Youzhou.

State Mu, in charge of all military and political affairs in Youzhou.

Gongsun Zan was so happy that Liu Yu had returned the entire Youzhou to him.

Liu Yu also mentioned that due to the protracted war between Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao, most of Youzhou was occupied by Yuan Shao, and Gongsun Zan could no longer retake Youzhou with his own strength. As a good prince of the Han Dynasty and a good friend of Gongsun Zan, how could Liu Yu

Can you just sit back and do nothing. Zhao Wang Liu Yu decided to help Gongsun Zan retake Youzhou, and at the same time return the Youzhou soldiers who surrendered before to their original owners. But these are not free. After retaking Youzhou, Youzhou Mu Gongsun Zan must obey the orders of the court. To put it bluntly,

The only thing is to obey Liu Yu's order. At the same time, he should pay tribute to the court every year, including a thousand horses, five thousand cattle and sheep, a certain amount of gold and silver, rare treasures, beauties and beasts. Even if Gongsun Zan wanted to give it away, the court would not accept it.

.In view of the fact that Youzhou was suffering from war and was in need of improvement, Liu Yu, as a good prince of the Han Dynasty, decided to mobilize businessmen in the territory to do business in Youzhou, drive the economic development of Youzhou, restore the livelihood of the people of Youzhou, and make Youzhou

The prerequisite for the people to live and work in peace and contentment is that Youzhou cannot collect taxes or tolls from these merchants, anything that affects the enthusiasm of the merchants. It is also not allowed to block the legitimate business activities of merchants in Youzhou for various reasons.

At the same time, in order to ensure that Gongsun Zan fulfilled the agreement, Liu Yu also required that Gongsun Zan was not allowed to deploy troops and horses at the important pass between Youzhou and Bingzhou, and they must trust each other.

Such a big gift bag hit Gongsun Zan on the head, knocking him unconscious. He had thought before that Liu Yu should use him as a gun. At most, he would return the soldiers and horses of Youzhou to him and give him some food and grass.

, let him attack Yuan Shao. I didn’t expect Liu Yu to be so generous, giving him all of Youzhou at once, and helping him fight back. Where can you find such a good thing? As for the items Liu Yu asked for later

Demands are nothing at all. As long as someone has land and rights, they can stand in this troubled world.

Liu Yu also said that if Gongsun Zan captured Yuan Shao's territory, the imperial court would recognize Gongsun Zan's legal rights to the newly occupied territory.

With such a guarantee, Gongsun Zan readily agreed.

In order to show that he attached great importance to this matter, Liu Yu listed out all the negotiated terms one by one and wrote them on parchment. In the presence of the core figures of both parties, Liu Yu and Gongsun Zan all wrote on the parchment.

He wrote his name on it and used a seal to announce it to the world.

Later generations of historians called this agreement an unequal treaty. Apart from recapturing Youzhou, Gongsun Zan gained nothing, and served as Liu Yu's gunman in vain. The businessmen headed by Huang Chong went there frantically.

Youzhou continued to squeeze the benefits of Youzhou until Gongsun Zan was destroyed and Youzhou returned to Liu Yu's hands.

All the princes in the world could not understand why Liu Yu tried so hard to help Gongsun Zan. In the end, it could only be attributed to Yuan Shao's threat to Liu Yu.

After doing this, Liu Yu and Gongsun Zan also had a good meal, and they talked happily.

Zhao Yun, who had been watching by Liu Yu's side, found that compared to Gongsun Zan, Liu Yu was attentive and charming that others did not have. From the way Liu Yu arranged meals for Gongsun Zan's troops, it can be seen that Liu Yu cared for ordinary soldiers very much.

Zhao Yun's affection for Liu Yu increased a lot. If Liu Yu knew how Zhao Yun viewed him, he would definitely show Zhao Yun how considerate he was of his subordinates.

After having enough wine and food, it’s time to go out and exercise.

Liu Yu took everyone to the city guarded by Yuan Xi and prepared to start the siege.

At this moment, Yuan Xi, who was wearing armor, was standing on the city wall with all the generals. Looking at the dense army under the city, Yuan Xi really wanted to cry. While Liu Yu and Gongsun Zan were discussing the agreement, the envoys Yuan Xi sent to Yuan Shao for help also returned to Yuan Xi.

However, it did not bring any good news to Yuan Xi, but a very bad news.

Yuan Shao's army has returned to Jizhou and began to fight Huang Zhong. Due to the threats from Huang Zhong and Zhang Yan, Yuan Shao was unable to mobilize troops and horses for a while and ordered Yuan Xi to defend Youzhou. Yuan Shao expressed his confidence in Yuan Xi and believed in him.

It was decided that Youzhou could be defended. Yuan Shao did nothing. He had ordered Qingzhou governor Yuan Tan to send troops to help. The two brothers worked together to resist Liu Yu. As long as Yuan Shao was free, they could send troops to solve Youzhou's dilemma.

Yuan Xi really doesn't want Yuan Shao to think highly of him now.

Although Yuan Tanna also sent out troops in accordance with Yuan Shao's instructions, the marching speed was ridiculously slow, and it took the monkey year and horse month to arrive.

Hearing such news, Yuan Xi really wanted to cry. It was true that Yuan Shao ordered him to hold on to Youzhou, and it was true that he ordered Yuan Tan to help him. But the key thing is whether Yuan Xi can withstand Liu Yu's attack and whether Yuan Tan can rescue him on time.

, is a very serious question.

Yuan Xi knew very well about his eldest brother. He wished that Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang would be finished soon so that he could legitimately inherit Yuan Shao's rights. If he wanted Yuan Tan to come to the rescue quickly, don't even think about it.

Now that Liu Yu's army is about to attack, Yuan Xi now truly regrets why he didn't retreat in the first place.

If I had been more determined back then, I wouldn't be in this situation now.

Yuan Xi was panicked inside, but the expression on his face showed calmness.

"Everyone, the reinforcements from father and eldest brother will arrive soon. As long as we hold on for a day or two, we will definitely be able to counterattack Liu Yu. When the time comes, I will ask for your credit." Yuan Xi once again encouraged morale.

The generals in Youzhou all nodded in agreement. They had no hope for this war. Some smart people had already arranged a retreat. Those who had no retreat could only follow Yuan Xi all the way to the dark side. I believe that the reinforcements Yuan Xi said were

real.
Chapter completed!