Liu Qi found Yang Hong and expressed his willingness to provide part of the grain and grass for Yuan Shu's army. At the same time, he would also send rice seeds from Zhenxidao to Yuan Shu, so that he could plant them in the Huaihe River area to supply the army and the people.

After Yang Hong got Liu Qi's promise, he was overjoyed. He stood up from his seat excitedly, bowed his hands to Liu Qi, and said bluntly, "Thank you Liu Yizhou for saving my Jianghuai people in danger. We have millions of soldiers and civilians on both sides of the Jianghuai River.

I will never forget Liu Yizhou’s great kindness and virtue.”

After Yang Hong finished thanking him, Liu Qi raised his hand to block his words and said: "Without thanking you, I will give your General Yuan the rice seeds for Zhenxi Rice, and at the same time, I will also give your General Yuan the grain for his military supplies... Yes

If there are conditions, you convey the conditions back. If he agrees, then everything will be easy. If not... I'm afraid this matter will be a little difficult to handle."

When Yang Hong heard this, his heart skipped a beat, and a bad premonition suddenly came to his mind.

In fact, Yang Hong had already discussed this matter with Yuan Shu before coming here. For such a big thing as Zhenxi rice seeds, Liu Qi could not give them to them for nothing, and would definitely make demands on Yuan Shu.

Yuan Shu was not afraid of anything else, but he was mainly afraid that Liu Qi would ask him for hostages.

If Liu Qi really asked Yuan Shu if he wanted his eldest son to be a hostage, Yuan Shu would agree or not.

Yang Hong asked uneasily: "May I ask what your Majesty wants from my general?"

"It's very simple. General Highway and I are in alliance to deal with the rebellious Yuan Shao. But after all, we are brothers and we are the role models of the world. It would be somewhat inappropriate for General Highway to join forces with me to send troops to fight against Yuan Shao."

Yang Hong didn't understand Liu Qi's intention, so he said, "How dare I ask General Liu what he wants my Mr. Yuan to do?"

Liu Qi rubbed his hands gently and said with a smile: "Yuan Shao dominates the north and is very powerful. With the power of me and the imperial court, it is not a problem to contend with him. But now there is still one person who is quite powerful. If it is Yuan Shao

I am afraid that joining forces with him will not be very good for me or General Yuan."

Yang Hong naturally understood who the person Liu Qi was referring to.

"The person Liu Yizhou is talking about is Cao Cao?"

"It's him." Liu Qi said calmly: "It's Cao Cao."

Yang Hong asked doubtfully: "What do you want the general to do?"

Liu Qi stood up, came to the map in the hall, tapped it gently with his hand, and said: "Cao Cao now controls all eight counties of Yanzhou, and also occupies the northern part of Yuzhou. In terms of strength, he ranks first among all the herders in the world.

, but he is located in the middle of the world, with enemies from all directions, which is his weakness."

"As far as I know, Cao Cao's next target is Xuzhou, which has just been attacked by Gongsun Zan. In less than two months, Cao Cao will march eastward. If his troops leave the Central Plains, I would like to ask General Yuan to lead his troops northward.

, to capture Yuzhou, I wonder if Mr. Yang can relay the message to General Yuan for Liu Qi?"

Yang Hong did not expect that Liu Qi would actually put forward such an opinion.

Not asking for hostages, but asking Yuan Shu to attack Yuzhou?

What is this intended to do?

"Junhou, is this something..."

Liu Qi raised his hand to block Yang Hong's words: "Mr. Yang is afraid that he cannot be the master of General Yuan in this matter. Please rush to Huainan as soon as possible to convey my wishes to General Yuan."

Although Liu Qi said it with a smile, his attitude was firm when he spoke. Yang Hong knew that it would be fruitless to continue to struggle with Liu Qi here.

Originally, our side had needs from Liu Qi, so it is understandable for others to make demands now.

Yang Hong did not hesitate anymore and said goodbye to Liu Qi.

Shortly after Yang Hong left, Zhang Yun came to meet Liu Qi.

"Bo Yu, are you looking for me?"

Liu Qi motioned Zhang Yun to sit down and said: "Brother, you know, I ordered people to issue strict orders yesterday. All counties will uniformly control the rice seeds in Zhenxi and prohibit the outflow."

Zhang Yun nodded hurriedly and praised: "Of course I know about this. Your Majesty's strategy is very clever. The rice seeds in Zhenxi are the foundation of our army. With this thing in hand, our Jing, beneficial land can be established forever."

An invincible place... Your Majesty is truly an unparalleled hero, his foresight is truly impressive..."

Liu Qi stretched out his hand and stopped Zhang Yun's flattery.

"I have something for you to do—urgent!"

"What's the matter? You just give your orders!"

"I will prohibit the outflow of Zhenxi rice seeds throughout the territory, but in Yiyang, Changsha, in the mutual market with Jingman, I want to circulate some Zhenxi rice seeds... This matter depends on you."

Zhang Yun didn't quite understand it at first: "Didn't the Lord ban the rice seeds of Zhenxi Rice? How should this be circulated in the mutual market?"

"Black market, black market transactions, do you understand?"

Zhang Yun looked at Liu Qi blankly, and it took him a while to realize: "Why should black market transactions be left to our Guards Agency to handle?"

Liu Qi looked at him with a half-smile but not a smile: "It is precisely because it is a shady transaction that it is left to you to handle, otherwise? Can't I let the county guards and magistrates of each county handle it?"

"Yes, yes! Your Majesty is right, but I don't understand. If you want to put rice seeds into the black market, why should you choose the mutual market in Yiyang?"

Liu Qi narrowed his eyes and said: "Because it is close to Yangzhou, and Jingnan is far away from the center of Nanjun. If the Sun family wants to do something in Yangzhou, the first choice must be Yiyang."

Zhang Yun said in surprise: "Do you want to spread these rice seeds to Yangzhou? You must not do it. Wouldn't this be taking advantage of the Sun family's thieves!"

A smile appeared on Liu Qi's lips: "It's possible to pass it on, but whether it will work or not is another matter."

Zhang Yun said with some confusion: "What do you mean?"

"Brother, do you know the Chu culture of the Spring and Autumn Period?"

Zhang Yun nodded and said: "Of course I know that this person is a minister of the Yue Kingdom. He contributed nine strategies to the Yue Kingdom to destroy Wu, and he has made great contributions... Lord, what do you think he did?"

"Since my brother knows the language, why should he be afraid of the legend of Daozhong? Haven't the ancient sages already set an example for us?"

…

Yang Hong hurried back to Shouchun and made Liu Qi's request to Yuan Shu.

Yuan Shu was quite surprised that Liu Qi asked him to send troops to capture Yuzhou, because he could not see any benefit to Liu Qi in this matter.

But Yan Xiang pointed out Liu Qi's advantages in it.

"The main enemy of the royal court headed by His Majesty is Yuan Shao. Once the two sides confront each other, Liu Qi must devote himself to fighting Yuan Shao and cannot spare any extra thought to compete with others. There is no doubt that Cao Cao is likely to become Yuan Shao's strongest

With great help, Liu Qi asked Mr. Yuan to attack Yuzhou just to prevent Cao Cao from intervening in the dispute between the clan and Yuan Shao."

Yuan Shu stroked his beard and thought seriously.

"Liu Qi will be his ally and look for opportunities to defeat Yuan Shao. This is common sense and understandable. But should Yuzhou be attacked or not?"

Yan Xiang said slowly and authentically: "Cao Cao's power has now penetrated into Yuzhou, but it is only limited to the northern border of Yuzhou. Moreover, the time is too short and the control power is not strong. If he really wants to go to Xuzhou, there will not be many soldiers behind him. The general will go all out.

, it is just right to capture Yuzhou! What's more, Runan County in Yuzhou is the hometown of the general. The Yuan family is very powerful there, and Runan has a large population. Once Yuan Gong enters Yuzhou, his power will increase greatly.
Chapter completed!