Guo Gong's camp.
In Fang Zheng's commander's tent, Guo Gong sat alone and read, waiting for time to pass.
Siege battles were hard work!
Guo Gong did not want to lose his troops, so he asked Xun Yu to go out of the city to meet him.
If he could convince Xun Yu, an old friend of Yingchuan, to surrender, Juancheng could be conquered without fighting.
The best strategy!
Guo Gong also held this kind of military logic in high esteem.
"Lord Provincial Governor, there is a person outside the camp who claims to be Cai Yong's son-in-law, Li Mu.”The guard reported.
Cai Yong's son-in-law?
Guo Gong frowned slightly. From Zhang Miao, Guo Gong had already learned that Cai Yong's son-in-law, Puyang County Magistrate Li Mu, had surrendered.
However, Guo Gong could not guess the purpose of Li Mu's sudden visit.
"Pass!"
Not long after.
Li Mu and Cai Wenji came together. When they saw Guo Gong, Li Mu bowed and said,""I, Li Mu of Chen Liu, and my wife Cai Yan, pay my respects to Ambassador Guo!”
Guo Gong glanced at Li Mu. Seeing Li Mu's extraordinary bearing, he had a good impression of him.
In this era, a person's appearance and temperament were the same as their talent and knowledge. They were both factors that determined whether they were respected or not.
The handsome Sun Ce had died because of his disfigured face and his old injuries.
Although Zhang Song and Pang Tong were talented, they were often disliked.
This was how society worked.
After some small talk, Guo Gong went straight to the point."Puyang County Magistrate, why aren't you staying in Puyang? Why have you come to my military camp?”
Li Mu fanned himself and said confidently,""Good to let you know that I was boating with Wenji on the Huzi River when I suddenly saw soldiers stationed here and your official position and name on the flag. Therefore, I took the liberty to visit."
"Visit?" "I'm afraid it's not as simple as a visit, right?" Guo Gong asked.”
"Of course, I can't hide it from you!" Li Mu chuckled. " You're setting up camp at the Huzi River. You must be going to attack Juancheng. I happen to have something important to do in Juancheng. If you don't mind, how about letting me and my wife go together?"”
Guo Gong didn't believe a single word Li Mu said.
If it was anyone else, they would have been beaten up by Guo Gong's rod.
However, Li Mu had now offered Puyang, so they were nominally in the same camp. In addition, Guo Gong was interested in Yanzhou, so he naturally could not neglect a famous official like Li Mu.
"Just in time. You came at the right time." Guo Gong had a smile on his face, and he treated people with the etiquette of a noble family, which was pleasing to the eye."At dusk, Xun Yu of Juan City will come to my camp for a gathering. You were once Xun Yu's colleague, so why don't you help me persuade him to surrender Juan City as soon as possible to avoid the pain of war?”
Li Mu waved his folding fan lightly." I can attend the banquet, but I still have to learn from you when it comes to persuading people to surrender." If you can persuade me, I will do you a favor. If Xun Yu stubbornly refuses to surrender, I will be asking for humiliation.”
"Puyang County Magistrate, you're so humble!" Guo Gong laughed loudly. Forget it, I'll make a fool of myself in front of Pu Yang Ling tonight!”
It was afternoon, and there was still some time before sunset.
Guo Gong ordered people to prepare a banquet and invited Li Mu to drink together.
Li Mu bowed and thanked him." There's wine but no music. It's less fun. Wenji, Ambassador Guo knows music too. Please play a few songs. Please give me some pointers."”
Guo Gongrui's eyes lit up." The last time I listened to Mr. Bo Meng's song was fifteen years ago. I heard that Mr. Bo Meng's daughter is also a master of the zither. I'm so lucky today!"”
Cai Yan bowed slowly." Envoy, you are too polite. I have only learned a little from my father. I hope that you will not laugh at me!"”
The music of the zither was elegant and slowly sounded in the commander's tent.
Guo Gong's good impression of Li Mu, the Puyang Order, increased by 30%.
As the wine entered his stomach, Guo Gong took advantage of the alcohol and probed,"Pu Yang Ling's talent is rare in this world. I wonder what the ruler of Yanzhou looks like in my heart?”
This obvious probing made Li Mu smile secretly.
The former governor of Yuzhou, Kong Wei, liked to talk lightly and talk loudly. Although he owned a state, he had no military talent or sharp ability.
This one was not much better!
No wonder after being persuaded by Xun Yu to retreat, it disappeared like a flash in the pan.
He didn't know if he died at the hands of Runan Yellow Turban.
Li Mu gently waved his folding fan and answered meaningfully,""In my heart, the ruler of Yanzhou can quell chaos internally and resist enemies externally. That's all! However, other than Cao Cao, who had gone on an expedition to Xuzhou, the only ones qualified to be the ruler of Yanzhou were Marquis Wen, Lu Bu, and Governor Chen Liu, Zhang Miao.”
"Cao Cao has already proven his failure as the ruler of Yanzhou. As for Lu Bu, his heart is not in Yanzhou and he will not stay for long. Whether I want to or not, Zhang Miao will become the new ruler of Yanzhou.”
"Puyang Order, the news I received seems to be somewhat different.”
"As far as I know, Zhang Miao and Chen Gong welcomed Lu Bu into Yanzhou with the promise of making him the herdsman of Yanzhou.”
"But you said that Lu Bu wouldn't stay long if his heart wasn't in Yanzhou. Why is that?”
When Li Mu lobbied Lu Bu, he falsely claimed that Chen Gong had promised Guo Gong the position of governor of Yanzhou. In fact, Chen Gong and Zhang Miao had always promised Guo Gong an offensive and defensive alliance.
However, Guo Gong himself also had thoughts of becoming the ruler of Yanzhou.
Li Mu pretended to be surprised." Don't you know that Lu Bu and Zhang Miao have made an agreement? If the ambush on Cao Cao at the entrance of Mount Tai fails, he will go straight to Xiaopei and no longer interfere in the battle in Yanzhou?"”
"Is there really such a thing?" Guo Gong stood up in shock.
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