But although Xu Chu had the same idea with the generals, he finally compromised and agreed to his lord and the two major advisers to come here to negotiate with Sun Ce and Liu Bei. But even so, he did not give Sun Ce and Liu Bei any great face, nor did he give them any good face.

I heard Man Chong say to Sun Ce at this time: "General Sun, Duke Xuande said just now that the biggest enemy of both of you and me is the Liangzhou Army of Ma Mengqi, so isn't this the basis of cooperation?"

Sun Ce smiled and said, "I don't know what Mr. Boning meant, how do you and me cooperate?"

Although Sun Ce had his own thoughts in his mind, probably knowing what Man Chong meant, he would not say anything before Man Chong made it clear. Although he also knew that Man Chong had said it before before, for the retreat of the Yanzhou Army, this matter was there, but it did not mean that there was nothing else.

Indeed, Cao Cao asked Man Chong to form an alliance with Sun Ce and Liu Bei, not only for their retreat, but also for other reasons that forced Cao Cao to do this.

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When Man Chong heard Sun Ce's words, he felt more relieved this time. If Sun Ce had already let go of his words before, he could basically see that the final result should be no problem. Even if he knew that Sun Ce did it on purpose, but if others did this, what else can you do? If you expose them, what will happen? At least Man Chong knew best in his heart that even Liu Bei, the person who cooperated with Sun Ce, had no say, let alone an outsider. What else can he do?

So that's still the case. If you act and I act, everyone will act, just continue to act together. Other things and other things will be negotiated during this period. Anyway, it's true and false, and true. Although both parties must fight for more and greater benefits for their own side. But in the end, as long as both parties agree and negotiate an acceptable result together, then everyone will be happy. Isn't that the case?

Man Chong said to Sun Ce again: "I will not hide it from General Sun, Duke Xuande said, my lord can make it clear. Since the biggest enemies of both you and me are in the Ma Mengqi Liangzhou Army in Jiangxia, then the so-called "the enemy of the enemy is a friend", so you and me have a foundation for cooperation!"

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After hearing Man Chong's words, Sun Ce did not make a direct statement. For him, he was the one who made the final decision, so he really couldn't say anything about this easily. As for Liu Bei, although his opinion cannot be said to be nothing important at all, he must also refer to it and give him some face in front of Man Chong and Xu Chu. As for the others, it is not in his own consideration. As long as he wins more and greater benefits for his side, that is enough.

Naturally, he knew in his heart that whether it was Liu Bei around him or Man Chong who was not far away from him, he would fight for his own interests. It was said that it was a negotiation between the two parties, but it was actually his own side, Liu Xuande and Cao Mengde and Yanzhou Army, and there were three parties in total. And his side had the advantage, and he, Liu Xuande and Man Boning, had to act according to his own expression.

And not only that, Sun Ce was even more confident because Zhou Yu was here on his side. At least he had never seen Zhou Yu suffer any losses. Anyway, Sun Ce has never seen him since he met Zhou Yu until now.

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Of course, Sun Ce thought that Zhou Yu was already invincible in the world before he was arrogant. He could only say that he had not met an opponent yet. Although Sun Ce was indeed a little proud sometimes, he did not dare to underestimate the people of the world. He knew that many people in the world were better than Sun Bofu, so he was not too proud most of the time.

If Sun Ce guessed this, at least the person who could control Zhou Yu had already been born. Isn’t that Zhuge Liang and Zhuge Kongming under Liu Bei? It’s just that Sun Ce and Liu Bei don’t even know this, but Ma Chao doesn’t include him. At least he knows that if Zhou Yu meets Zhuge Liang, he will really meet a nemesis. What’s wrong with “a mountain is higher than a mountain”? You can’t admit it, “the strong one has a strong one”, that’s it.

Zhuge Liang didn't dare to say that he was invincible in the world, even if he was really good at it. But Zhuge Liang's most powerful part was not the mercenary strategy of marching and fighting, but politics, and fortifications. In addition to internal affairs, Zhuge Liang was definitely a talent in these aspects, and in the end he could actually be said to be a military strategy.

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But even so, Zhuge Liang is still a great talent, and he is definitely a talent. At least those who know him know this, and Liu Bei knows, Ma Chao knows, and Cao Cao actually knows.

At this time, Sun Ce asked Man Chong, "Can Mr. Boning tell me in detail, how do you and me cooperate in detail?"

Sun Ce was waiting for Man Chong to say it, but Man Chong was not so anxious at this time. For a truly qualified lobbyist, since the other party is already interested in what you say, you must not be anxious. You must put everything in your own control so that you can be considered a qualified lobbyist. If you don’t let the other party lead you by the nose, you can’t be considered a qualified lobbyist. And Man Chong, to be honest, he is still a good lobbyist.

Man Chong smiled and said, "Okay, General Sun, my lord's original intention is to form an alliance with your coalition forces to fight against Ma Meng and Liangzhou army!"

When Sun Ce heard this, he thought it was true. Man Chong didn't say that before, but just talked about what Cao Cao said about their retreat. But at this time, Man Boning no longer mentioned the matter about the retreat, and directly said that he wanted to form an alliance.

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In Sun Ce's opinion, Man Chong Man Boning is indeed a good lobbyist. At least Cao Mengde sent him here for a reason. Isn't it? To be honest, except for the fact that Man Chong did things under the Yanzhou Army in Cao Cao over the years, except for the fact that he failed to convince Zhang Yan in Jizhou, he did not succeed in becoming a lobbyist, so he was indeed highly valued by Cao Cao. If you really talk about it, that time in Zhang Yan, Heishan, you can't blame Man Chong, after all, even Ma Chao went there in person, so he couldn't do it.

As for Man Chong's words, a glimmer flashed in his eyes. At this moment, he thought to himself, what a treacherous hero, Cao Cao and Mengde, for your Yanzhou army's retreat, you can all pull your face and form an alliance with him. And this cannot be said to be a simple matter of face. After all, the grudge between him and Cao Mengde and his Yanzhou army is indeed unresolved.

As a relative of the Han Dynasty and the uncle of the Han Dynasty, of course, he wanted to support the Han Dynasty. Cao Mengde "used the emperor to command the princes" and controlled the emperor of the Han Dynasty. Therefore, he and Cao Cao were destined to be the enemy and would not have any other relationship. But even so, Cao Mengde could send people to form an alliance with his side. This has to be said that Cao Mengde is really a traitor!

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No matter how hostile he is, at least Liu Bei admires Cao Cao. There is also this. Even if the two of them die and never stop, it does not prevent Liu Bei from admiring him.

To be honest, if Cao Cao did not have the "handling the emperor to command the princes", Liu Bei's evaluation of him would be better. But now, at least in his heart, Liu Bei's evaluation of Cao Cao was actually quite high. At least Liu Bei knew in his heart that if he was in terms of civil and military skills, he was inferior to Cao Cao. In other aspects, if he could surpass him, Liu Bei believed that the first was his identity. After all, he was a relative of the Han Dynasty, a royal uncle of the Han Dynasty. This was right. Second, he was much thicker than Cao Cao.

This is also because he surpassed others. Because Liu Bei was thick-skinned, he did not think this was bad. Instead, he thought it was really an advantage. At least in Liu Bei's eyes, if you are not thick-skinned, you can't be confused in chaotic times. I guess you may have been swallowed up by others so that you don't even have any bones and scum left. So when you are born in chaotic times, you have to be ruthless and have thick-skinned. Otherwise, how can you continue to do it?

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Another point is that Liu Bei thought he would surpass Cao Cao, that is, he thought he was more wise and more wise than Cao Cao. Of course, he did not think that Cao Cao did not have the wisdom to understand people, but he thought that he was more wise than Cao Cao and could see what a person was. Cao Cao was naturally good, but compared to himself, he was still a little bit worse. Don’t underestimate this, and this may determine a lot of things.

Man Chong looked at Sun Ce and Liu Bei. He wanted to see how both of them looked, but he still disappointed him because Sun Ce and Liu Bei had no surface at this time, and they were all expressionless. As for the two of them, especially Liu Bei, if they didn't want Man Chong to see anything, it would be difficult for him to see anything. Of course, with his years of experience, he could indeed find a clue. As for Xu Chu next to him, he was almost asleep and nothing was wrong.

Xu Chu especially hates sitting down and listening to what others discuss, especially when his side is a lobbyist and negotiating cooperation. He hates this the most. If it is his side and his lord discusses some military things, he will not be like this. But if he is a lobbyist, he will no longer be interested. Before, because it was about his side's retreat, he could listen to a few more words, but in the end, both sides were free to talk about it, and he would not have any interest.

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In Xu Chu's opinion, he could just listen to the result. However, he was indeed confident in Man Chong. In addition to the failure of Zhang Yan's affairs, Mr. Boning, his side, really did not let his lords or everyone down. And that matter of Zhang Yan cannot be said to be Mr. Boning's problem. He always followed him at the beginning, so he knew that he was actually really doing his best, but Ma Chao was even better. What are you doing? That Zhao Yun is even more of a fellow townsman in Zhang Yan, so...

Man Chong said in his heart at this time. Sun Bofu and Liu Xuande were both expressionless. In fact, although there was nothing on the surface, this expression was not a good result. At least from the surface, although he didn't know their specific attitude, he couldn't say that they agreed, but he couldn't say that they just disagreed, so Man Chong was still not anxious. He still believed that he had no eternal friends and enemies, only eternal interests, so how could he have no confidence?

So after I got here first, Man Chong smiled at Sun Ce and Liu Bei and said, "I wonder what General Sun and Xuan Degong think about what I have to offer?"

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Before the two of them said anything, Man Chong might think that this sentence was not enough, so he immediately said to the two again: "There is also my lord, but I really hope to sit down with you and have a good discussion!"

When Sun Ce and Liu Bei heard this, they immediately looked at each other. They both understood what they meant in each other, which means that Cao Mengde actually had an objection.
Chapter completed!