Choose Liu Bei at the start, I am the only one who knows the plot of the Three Kingdoms.

Hearing this, Zhou Yu smiled and shook his head.

"My lord, this is different. As long as Longbian County is still in Liu Bei's hands, Liu Zhang will never be safe. He still needs our help to resist Liu Bei, so he won't make things difficult for us. Moreover, once Liu Zhang takes Longbian County, we will be sandwiched between two big cities. Our life and death will be decided by Liu Zhang."

After hearing Zhou Yu's analysis, Sun Jian nodded, and then immediately took Sun Ce and Gan Ning out of the city, preparing to intercept Gu Rubing halfway.

Gu Rubing and his companions had been walking for a whole day and were just about to take a good rest at night when Zhao Yun suddenly stood up and looked vigilantly at the dark woods in the distance.

"Who is sneaking around? Come out."

As soon as Zhao Yun's voice fell, a silver dragon appeared in the air and kept circling.

Obviously, Zhao Yun was prepared to kill at any time.

"Wait a minute, it's us. We want to talk to King Lie."

As the voice fell, Gan Ning and Sun Ce walked out first.

After seeing the two people, Zhao Yun turned to look at Gu Rubing. After seeing him nod, he took the silver dragon back.

Soon after, Sun Jian also came out.

"King Lie, I'm so sorry to disturb your rest so late."

"Hey, didn't the King of Wu say he was going to retreat? Why didn't he retreat for so long? Are you kidding me? Tell me, how are you going to trick me this time?"

"King Lie, this is a misunderstanding. No matter what, isn't Longbian City already in your hands? I know Liu Zhang is discussing the ownership of Longbian City with you. I hope you can refuse Liu Zhang. No matter what promise Liu Zhang makes to you, I can give you double it."

Gu Rubing heard this, looked at Sun Jian, and reacted quickly.

"It seems that the alliance between King Wu and Liu Zhang is not that solid. I don't understand. You said that you would form an alliance with me and stay in the Anluo Empire honestly. After I unify the Han Dynasty, we can both rule our own territories. Isn't that good? Why do you have to go against me?"

"Can you guarantee that after you unify the Han Dynasty, I won't be your next target?"

"Of course I can."

Although Gu Rubing said this, if he really had to look at the piece of fat meat of the Anluo Empire in front of him and was not allowed to eat it, he was not sure how long he could endure it.

Seeing Gu Rubing's words that were not in line with his heart, Sun Jian smiled helplessly. This is the sadness of the weak, they can be swallowed up at any time.

"King Lie, I hope you can consider what I said."

After saying this, Sun Jian turned around and prepared to leave.

"What else can I get besides those things?"

Hearing this, Sun Jian stopped, turned around and looked at Gu Rubing in surprise.

He was not surprised by anything else. He knew that Gu Rubing would bite him hard for saying this, but he never expected that Gu Rubing's appetite was so big. He had already promised to give him double the amount, but he still wanted more.

"Besides that, I can't give you anything else."

Sun Jian shrugged.

"Well, I have a suggestion. You can take a look at it."

"What proposal?"

"When you leave Xiyu City and return to your Anluo Empire, you can use the Longbian City Wharf in my hand. You can give me nothing, and I will not negotiate with Liu Zhang. Of course, you can continue to use Kuaiji County."

Hearing this, Sun Jian was immediately moved.

If he left now, he would not lose anything, and he would be able to keep his troops and Kuaiji County.

Seeing that Sun Jian was hesitating, Gu Rubing smiled.

"Go back and think about it first. I can wait for you."

"Thank you."

After watching Sun Jian leave, Ma Chao walked up.

"My Lord, can you trust what Sun Jian said?"

"It was unbelievable before, but it is more believable now. If we leave, Liu Zhang will not let Sun Jian go. Without Sun Jian at the dock, he will have no support. Liu Zhang will only need to besiege Sun Jian to death. It will only take a month at most for Sun Jian to surrender."

"Then let's..."

"Sun Jian cannot lose, at least not to Liu Zhang. This is not a good thing for us."

When Zhou Yu saw Sun Jian coming back, he immediately learned from Sun Jian the choice that Gu Rubing had given them.

It can be seen that Sun Jian obviously agreed with Gu Rubing's proposal.

However, Zhou Yu knew that once they really agreed to Gu Rubing, their desire to enter the Central Plains would be completely suppressed, and there would never be a better opportunity than now.

"My lord, we cannot agree to this. Liu Bei's suggestion of humming a song is simply asking us to leave. If we leave, we will never be able to come back. Liu Bei will watch us die."

Sun Jian nodded. He understood what Zhou Yu meant, but judging from the current situation, Gu Rubing's proposal was the most benevolent one for them.

Liu Zhang knew nothing about the meeting between Gu Rubing and Sun Jian.

At this time, Liu Zhang was still standing at the city gate, waiting for Gu Rubing to arrive.

Not long after, Liu Zhang saw Gu Rubing and the others slowly appear in their sight.

Liu Zhang hurried forward.

"King Lie is really punctual when he comes. He arrived in two days as he said."

"Haha, since King Yi has invited me, I must come on time."

Soon, Liu Zhang brought Gu Rubing to King Yi's palace.

Gu Rubing looked at the three words "Yi Wang Fu" and couldn't help but laugh.

"The three characters of Yi Wangfu look better. They are much better looking than the Wangfu I burned down at the beginning."

Hearing this, Liu Zhang's face suddenly changed. Back then, Gu Rubing burned down Prince Yi's palace because I wanted to snatch his relative away. This incident has made Liu Zhang jealous until now.

Originally Liu Zhang had suppressed his anger, but he didn't expect that Gu Rubing would be so shameless as to bring up the matter again.

Zhao Yun on the side laughed even more directly and unkindly.

Liu Zhang's face darkened upon seeing this, but he quickly recovered because he had something serious to discuss with Gu Rubing this time and he couldn't let this kind of thing ruin the atmosphere.

It wasn't long before everyone entered the living room.

After everyone was seated, Liu Zhang immediately said with a smile: "King Lie, I asked you to withdraw from Longbian County. I wonder what you think about it?"

"What? I never said I wanted to leave. You only said you would compensate me. You didn't say what kind of compensation you would give me. Why should I leave? I took this place with great difficulty, and you didn't do anything during this period."

"Of course I understand this. Don't worry, I will never let you, King Lie, suffer any loss. I will give you everything I promised you. Here is the list. You can take a look."

Not long after, a list was brought over. Gu Rubing's eyes widened when he saw the items on it.

There were 5,000 war horses alone, as well as food and fodder, enough for an army of 200,000 to use for a year, and there were also a large number of armors and weapons.

These things can indeed solve Gu Rubing's urgent problems, and Gu Rubing also understands that this is all Liu Zhang can offer.

Gu Rubing was a little confused. It was just a Longbian City. Why was Liu Zhang so excited?

However, what Gu Rubing did not know was that Longbian City was a big city that could accommodate a large population. This was very important for someone like Liu Zhang who had only population but nothing else.

"Your things are not bad, but you may not know that before I came here, I met Sun Jian, and he said that if I don't agree to hand over Longbian City, he can give me double the things you give me."

"Double?"

Liu Zhang looked at Gu Rubing with some surprise.

Whether in terms of resources or financial resources, Liu Zhang was far behind Sun Jian. Sun Jian had the confidence to say that it was double, but Liu Zhang did not.

"King Lie, I don't know, what will you choose?"

Liu Zhang knew that apart from food and fodder, other things were not very attractive to Gu Rubing.

The only thing that really makes Gu Rubing choose is value.

"Actually, whether you let Longbian City go or not, it doesn't matter to me. It's just a county town, I don't care. It depends on who is more sincere between you and Sun Jian."

"sincerity?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Zhang immediately reacted and realized that whether this was intentional or not, it just depended on who gave the things faster.

After figuring it out, Liu Zhang directly called his men and immediately transported the promised things to Gu Rubing's Longbian City.

"King Lie, I will take the things to you first. I trust you. After you receive the things and make sure there are no problems, how about you evacuate Longbian City?"

"I didn't expect King Yi to be so sincere. He is much better than King Wu. Well, if that's the case, I will cooperate with King Yi for the time being."

After saying this, Gu Rubing stood up and prepared to leave.

But before leaving, Gu Rubing stopped and looked at Liu Zhang.

"King Yi, you guys made such a big fuss this time, could Cao Cao not have been involved?"

"This... King Lie, I don't know what you are talking about. Why can't I understand?"

"I don't understand? It seems that King Yi still has no intention of cooperating with me. In this case, isn't this Longbian City a bit..."

Hearing Gu Rubing's threat, Liu Zhang suddenly became nervous. After hesitating for a moment, he nodded and said, "Yes, the King of Wei is involved. King Lie, you also know that I cooperate with Cao Cao. I say cooperation, but in fact I am just his subordinate. My strength is not as good as Cao Cao's, so I can only listen to what Cao Cao says and do what he tells me."

Hearing this, Gu Rubing smiled and nodded. He knew that this incident was definitely related to Cao Cao. With only Liu Zhang and Sun Jian, they couldn't cause such a big commotion. Moreover, it was Liu Zhang who provided food and grass to Sun Jian at the beginning. Where did Liu Zhang get so much food and grass? How could he have so much food and grass to redeem Longbian City for himself?

All this must have been possible with the reinforcements from Cao Cao.

Gu Rubing knew that Cao Cao could not be left idle, because whenever he was idle he would find something to do.

After getting the clear news, Gu Rubing left Guangxin City.

Not long after walking out of Guangxin City, he saw Sun Jian, Zhou Yu, Sun Ce and Gan Ning standing on the road they had to take on their way back.

"Hey guys, you're stopping me here, but are you going to rob me?"

"Of course not, King Lie, we came to you this time because we have something to tell you."

"Oh? What happened?"

Gu Rubing looked at Sun Jian curiously.

"This time, the plot against you is not just a matter between Liu Zhang and me. Cao Cao is also involved. At the beginning of the battle, Cao Cao provided us with food and grass."

"Oh, that's it. I know. So what?"

"You knew already?"

"Yes, Liu Zhang has already told me, and Liu Zhang has already given me everything he promised to give me. Liu Zhang is really generous and gave me so many good things."

After saying this, Gu Rubing directly handed Liu Zhang's list to Sun Jian.

When Sun Jian saw what was above, his eyes widened suddenly.

He knew that Liu Zhang would definitely bleed this time, but he didn't expect that Liu Zhang would bleed so much.

Even if these things were placed on his body, they would be enough to cut off a piece of his flesh.

"King Wu, you said so many things. How can we make a decision? I have already made up my mind to leave Longbian City. What do you say..."

"Don't worry, King Lie. We will give you double what Liu Zhang gave you. How do you feel about that?"

Zhou Yu spoke first.

Sun Jian looked at Zhou Yu with some surprise.

If all the things above were given to Gu Rubing, they might not have enough for themselves.

"Okay, since you are so sincere, I will agree to it with reluctance. But I can't wait for you too long. If your things don't arrive in five days, I will leave according to the agreement with Liu Zhang!"

"Don't worry, King Lie. We will deliver what we promised you soon. As long as you stay in Longbian City, we can continue our alliance and suppress Liu Zhang together."

Gu Rubing just nodded and said nothing.

After saying goodbye to a few people, Zhao Yun looked at Gu Rubing from the side.

Knowing Gu Rubing, he knew that once Gu Rubing showed his signature smile, it meant that Gu Rubing was going to cheat people again.

"My Lord, are you planning to take the money but not do the work?"

"Taking money? Who saw me taking money? I took money from Sun Jian. I did it. I won't leave Longbian City. As for Liu Zhang's money, you saw it too. He wanted to give it to me. I didn't ask for it. Besides, I think Longbian City is pretty good. It's exactly what we need. Let's stay here and not leave."

Zhao Yun and Ma Chao burst out laughing when they heard this.

When Gu Rubing returned to Longbian City, he saw that the first batch of food and fodder given to him by Liu Zhang had entered the city.

When Zhang Ren saw Gu Rubing coming back, he immediately stepped forward.

"My Lord, are we going to withdraw our troops?"

"No, we are not leaving. This is the support Liu Zhang gave us. Thank you for taking Longbian City."

"what?"

Zhang Renyi looked at Gu Rubing with a puzzled look.

He knew very well what kind of person Liu Zhang was. How could he be the kind of person that Gu Rubing described, who would send all kinds of gifts to others to express his gratitude even after his city was robbed?
Zhang Ren knew that the situation here was definitely not what Gu Rubing said. (End of this chapter)