After Zhao Yun came to the government office alone, as a general, he did not have to beat around the bush.
He directly told Su Gu that Liu Bei had sent him to aid Southern Zheng.
He also explained that Liu Bei was leading a large army behind them and would arrive before evening.
After Zhao Yun finished speaking, Su Gu looked at him with a calm expression, waiting for him to state his conditions like Kuai Yue.
However, Zhao Yun directly cupped her hands and bade farewell, saying that she was going to reorganize the army and prepare for the great battle tomorrow.
"Zishan, what…what does Liu Bei mean?”
Su Gu was a little confused and asked Zhao Song in confusion.
"Governor, perhaps…perhaps Liu Bei will only raise his conditions after he arrives.”
Zhao Song was also confused as he guessed.
At 3:45 PM in the evening, Liu Bei, Qin Feng, and Zhang Fei led over 5,000 cavalry and finally arrived at Nanzheng County.
Because Zhao Yun had informed him beforehand, Su Gu personally came to the city to welcome him.
He wanted to see what Liu Bei was up to.
If the negotiations did not go well, he was prepared not to let Liu Bei enter the city.
Because between Liu Biao and Liu Bei, he valued Liu Biao's strength more.
Therefore, even if he wanted to find help, he had to find a stronger backer.
When Liu Bei appeared in front of Su Gu with his 5,000 infantry cavalry, Su Gu's expression froze. He was stunned by the number of troops Liu Bei had.
Originally, he had thought that Liu Bei would at most have three thousand soldiers, but he had never expected that he would have six or seven thousand.
Even so, Su Gu still did not know that Guan Yu had brought over 2,000 people to Yangping Pass.
Otherwise, if he knew that Liu Bei had nearly ten thousand soldiers, his jaw would probably drop.
"Xuande has worked hard…"
With Zhao Song's help, Su Gu walked a few steps forward and cupped his hands towards Liu Bei.
"Greetings, Brother Zhong Cheng!”
Liu Bei quickly got down from his horse and returned Su Gu's greeting.
Although the two of them had never met, they had heard of each other and had some connections.
Liu Bei's teacher, Lu Zhi, was the prefect of Jiujiang County when the barbarians rebelled in Lujiang County. Lu Zhi was ordered to quell the rebellion.
At that time, Su Gu had just been promoted to filial piety and honesty, and his good friend Su Ze had introduced him to Lu Zhi as a clerk.
After the end of the rebellion, Su Gu's performance was good, and Lu Zhi recommended him to be the county magistrate of Chencang.
This opened up Su Gu's career path.
After that, through his own efforts, Su Gu climbed up to the position of Hanzhong Prefecture.
From a certain point of view, the two of them could be considered Lu Zhi's students and old officials. They could also be considered to have some kind of relationship.
"Xuande, I wonder how Lord Lu is doing recently?”
After the two of them greeted each other, Su Gu directly asked about Lu Zhi's recent situation.
Firstly, it was out of concern for Lu Zhi, and secondly, it was to remind Liu Bei that the two of them had a close relationship, so he could not take advantage of the situation.
Liu Bei did not understand the meaning behind Su Gu's words. Qin Feng, who was beside him, covered his mouth and laughed.
He had already learned from the messenger sent by Zhao Yun that Liu Biao from Jing State had also sent people to Hanzhong.
Thus, Qin Feng was able to tell from the fact that Su Gu didn't allow Zhao Yun to enter the city.
He knew that Liu Biao must have set very harsh conditions for Su Gu.
Was Liu Biao, one of the eight handsome young men, a good person?
Definitely not.
Liu Biao's shrewdness and ability to use his methods was one of the top few people among the current dukes.
If it wasn't for the fact that this fellow had been bewitched by Lady Cai when he was old, causing his body to be ruined by wine and sex, and eventually dying of depression, he would have died.
Then there would be no more Liu Bei seizing Jingzhou and the Three Kingdoms.
With Sun Quan and Liu Bei's strength at that time, even if they were tied together, they might not be a match for Liu Biao.
Therefore, Qin Feng judged that since Liu Biao had sent people here, he must have had designs on Hanzhong.
Liu Biao wasn't like Liu Yan, who was obsessed with being the king of the mountains in Yizhou.
Liu Biao's ambition was to sweep away the chaos in the world and imitate his ancestor, Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty, to revive the Han Dynasty.
"Brother Zhong Cheng, I'm ashamed to say this, but I haven't heard from teacher for a long time.”
The honest Liu Bei said awkwardly with a red face.
"Oh, I see."
Su Gu nodded and did not bring up this embarrassing topic anymore.
Then, Su Gu continued to ask about Liu Bei's recent situation and why Liu Bei had appeared in Hanzhong at this time.
Liu Bei followed Qin Feng's suggestion and directly stated his intentions.
Liu Bei told Su Gu that he was getting more and more annoyed by Liu Yan's ambition to support himself.
He was even more displeased with Liu Yan's actions of starting a war against Hanzhong in order to expand his territory.
Therefore, Liu Bei said that he was here to help Su Gu resist Liu Yan.
"Xuande, you really came to help me defend the city, not to take advantage of the fire…" Su Gu was pleasantly surprised.
In a moment of desperation, Su Gu almost said the words " take advantage of a burning house."
"Brother Zhong Cheng, I'm really here to help.”
Liu Bei nodded sincerely.
"I see…"
At this moment, Su Gu felt a little embarrassed.
However, he still felt a little uneasy.
At this moment, Zhao Song gave Su Gu a look.
Su Gu nodded knowingly.
Su Gu looked at Liu Bei and continued to ask,"Xuande, I have a question that I don't know if I should ask."”
Liu Bei smiled lightly.”
"Brother Xuande, we're all smart people, so I won't say those roundabout and polite words." Su Gu pondered for a moment and said slowly.
What conditions do you have for coming here to help me resist Zhang Lu and Zhang Xiu's armies?”
"Haha…"
Liu Bei smiled awkwardly and said,""Brother Zhong Cheng is a straightforward person. There was only one condition, and that was that after the matter was done, he hoped that Brother Zhong Cheng could hand over the two salt mining villages in Wu Village to Bei.”
The two villages in the well salt mining area of Wuxiang County were the largest well salt producing areas in Hanzhong.
One-third of Su Ze's income came from this.
Normally, Su Gu would not agree to Liu Bei's request even if he had a lotus-like tongue.
But now, the entire Hanzhong was in danger.
These two small towns in the salt mining area were nothing to Su Gu.
Thus, a pained expression flashed across Su Gu's face as he asked,""Brother Xuande, is that all?"
"Brother Zhong Cheng, that's all."”
"Sigh, Brother Xuande is so kind."
Su Gu said with a strange expression.
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