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

Gu Rubing decided to temporarily cease hostilities because he wanted to win over some people and work together to deal with the people of Penglai first.

However, Gu Rubing also knew that this matter would not be easy to succeed, so he could only give it a try.

After entrusting the defense of Linjiang City to Lu Su, Gu Rubing, along with Zhang Liao, headed directly to Liangzhou.

At this time, on the border of Liangzhou, Sun Jian's 300,000 troops did not make any move and remained in place.

And that's exactly who Gu Rubing was looking for.

By the time Sun Jian received the message, Gu Rubing had already arrived outside the camp.

Sun Jian hadn't expected Gu Rubing to come over personally. Wasn't his meaning clear enough? Or had Gu Rubing simply not considered why he wasn't moving?
Regardless, Gu Rubing is currently outside the camp, and I can't just ignore him.

After tidying up his clothes, he immediately led Sun Ce and Gan Ning to the outside of the camp.

"Your Majesty's presence is an honor; I apologize for not being able to greet you properly!"

"King of Wu, there's no need for such formalities between us, is there? I've come to ask you what brings your large army here?"

"Ah? This..."

After hesitating for a moment, Sun Jian gave an awkward smile.

"King Lie, please come inside and sit down so we can have a proper talk!"

Gu Rubing naturally had no objections and then followed Sun Jian into the camp.

Soon a soldier brought him a cup of hot tea.

After Sun Jian signaled for everyone in the tent to leave, he gave a wry smile.

"King Lie, I think you should have realized that although I have stationed troops here, I have no intention of making a move. I have no choice but to do so, as this is all at Cao Cao's request."

"It seems that the King of Wu still prefers to cooperate with Cao Cao."

"Your Majesty, what you're saying is true. Of course, I'll cooperate with whoever offers me the greatest benefits. After all, our Anluo Empire has no intention of taking sides with any one party."

Upon hearing this, Gu Rubing smiled.

Being able to tell everyone that he was a fence-sitter was a skill in itself.

"I can let this matter go, but I'm here for something else."

"Something else?"

Sun Jian thought that Gu Rubing was causing him trouble because of the matter of stationing troops on the border, but it was clear that Gu Rubing was not.

However, this also means that what Gu Rubing was talking about was even more troublesome than this matter.

"Why don't you speak, Your Highness?"

"Very well, I wonder if the King of Wu knows of Penglai?"

"Of course I know. I've heard it's a sacred mountain, and I've also heard that King Lie fought against the people of Penglai. Both sides had their wins and losses. Besides, isn't Penglai in Qingzhou, within King Lie's own territory?"

"Yes!"

Gu Rubing sighed after he finished speaking.

"These people from Penglai call themselves immortals and have always wanted to control the course of the entire Han Dynasty. Does King Wu really want to be controlled like this?"

"if not?"

Sun Jian finally understood Gu Rubing's thoughts, but he had no intention of getting involved in this matter.

How many heads does he have to go against the people of Penglai?

"We can join forces and drive the people of Penglai back, letting them know who we are..."

Gu Rubing was interrupted by Sun Jian before he could finish speaking.

“King Lie, our Anluo Empire is not the territory of the Han Dynasty. Penglai is controlled by the Han Dynasty, so we will not get involved.”

"Does the King of Wu know that the people of Penglai initially wanted me to eliminate your Anluo Empire first?"

Sun Jian had heard Zhou Yu mention this before, but he didn't pay it any mind. At least he hadn't felt any pressure from Penglai yet.

"You don't need to tell me about this, Prince Lie. My stance is clear: as long as Penglai doesn't lay a hand on me, I won't do anything to Penglai. If you came here for this matter, please leave. I'll pretend you were never here."

Seeing that Sun Jian had already given the order to leave, Gu Rubing felt it was inappropriate to stay any longer, so he turned and left with Zhang Liao.

"My lord, please forgive my bluntness, but the existence of Penglai is beyond all our imagination. A single envoy has already caused us a great deal of trouble. Who would dare to oppose Penglai now? Your idea of ​​uniting the various lords is probably not feasible."

Gu Rubing was well aware of this, but after these few battles, he was feeling somewhat overwhelmed, and things weren't progressing as smoothly as he had initially imagined.

If no outside help comes in at this point, then I'll be in big trouble.

"No matter what, let's go and see Liu Zhang again."

Just as Gu Rubing was about to leave, a woman covered in dirt suddenly ran up to him.

Zhang Liao reacted quickly and stopped the man.

"Are you the King Lie?"

Gu Rubing then realized that the other person was a woman.

And several soldiers also ran over at this time.

It's obvious they want to arrest this person.

"Who are you?"

"King Lie, I am Princess Eman of the Qiang tribe, please save me!"

"Qiang ethnic group?"

Gu Rubing was a little confused as to why the Qiang people would ask him for help.

Just as Gu Rubing was wondering, several soldiers finally ran over.

One of the soldiers kicked Eman to the ground.

He kept hurling insults at E'man.

Another soldier approached Gu Rubing.

"I am sorry, Your Highness. I was careless and the prisoner escaped. I have disturbed Your Highness. Please forgive me."

Gu Rubing waved his hand, then looked at E'man and frowned, saying, "Is she a princess of the Qiang tribe?"

"Yes, the Qiang people often appear around Liangzhou. We didn't pay attention to them before, but now that we're stationed here, they frequently come to harass us, causing us..."

The soldier was only halfway through his sentence when he realized that they were stationed here to keep Gu Rubing in check, and he was complaining to him. Wasn't that a joke?
Gu Rubing didn't seem to care about this.

The Qiang people have always been a target of attack and suppression.

First it was Dong Zhuo, then Ma Teng, now it's my turn, and then it's Sun Jian.

After these several campaigns, the Qiang tribe should have fallen apart. Now that this Qiang princess has appeared, perhaps the Qiang tribe can be reunited.

Thinking about this, Gu Rubing finally understood why E'man had come to him.

"Alright, hand this person over to me."

"This……"

Upon hearing this, the soldiers' expressions changed instantly.

These are the people they captured. Even if Gu Rubing wanted them, he should have gone through Sun Jian, not them.

"Your Majesty, I cannot make this decision. Please go to my king."

Gu Rubing was too lazy to argue with the soldier.

They returned to Sun Jian's camp once again.

Seeing that Gu Rubing, this plague, had finally been sent away, only to return, Sun Jian hurriedly stepped forward.

"King Lie, what is this?"

"You arrested someone outside, right? I think he's alright; give him to me." "Someone? What kind of person?"

Sun Jian looked outside curiously.

The soldier immediately ran to Sun Jian's side and then told him about E'man.

"A Qiang princess?"

The Qiang people were a fragmented and divided ethnic group, and Sun Jian never paid them any attention. If they hadn't been constantly harassing him, Sun Jian wouldn't have bothered with them at all.

However, the fact that Gu Rubing now wants the Qiang princess makes him wonder if Gu Rubing has other intentions.

"King Lie, what use do you have for this Qiang princess?"

"It's nothing, I just saw her and wanted to help her. Have you seen this woman from another race before?"

Sun Jian instinctively wanted to say that he had met Miao Moqing, but then he realized what he had done.

Gu Rubing certainly wasn't saying whether he had seen it or not.

Thinking of this, Sun Jian suddenly realized that the smile on Gu Rubing's face confirmed his guess.

However, Sun Jian was a little confused. With such a formidable enemy at hand, how could Gu Rubing still have the mind to play this game?

"Alright, alright. Since Prince Lie likes it, then let's give it to him. But I hope Prince Lie won't neglect my daughter."

"Do not worry."

After Gu Rubing finished speaking, he took E'man and left.

Watching Gu Rubing's retreating figure, Sun Jian couldn't help but tease him.

"This guy said I'm useless, but I don't think you're any more useless."

Gu Rubing led E'man for quite a while, and only after leaving Sun Jian's camp and confirming that no one was following them did he stop and look at E'man.

"You say you are Princess Eman of the Qiang ethnic group? Is that true?"

Upon hearing this, E'man lowered her head subconsciously, and then nodded.

However, upon seeing this, Gu Rubing frowned instantly.

It's obvious that this person is feeling guilty.

Did I save the wrong person?

"Who the hell are you?"

Zhang Liao also sensed something was wrong, and pointed his yellow dragon sickle at the woman in front of him.

“I am…I am Princess Eman’s maid.”

"Handmaid?"

Gu Rubing felt that a princess like her could not possibly be captured so easily.

"So, what brings you to me?"

“Your Highness, my princess often says that if we could form an alliance with Your Highness, our Qiang tribe would not be in such a difficult situation. That’s why I remembered what you look like.”

Gu Rubing looked at the maid in front of him, and for a moment he was at a loss.

Are we going to send her back? I finally managed to get her out of Sun Jian's hands, and now I'm going to send her back just because she's not a princess? What would that make me?

In order to get Sun Jian to agree, he had already acted very shamelessly. If he sent it back like this, wouldn't he really be a shameless person?

But if we don't return it, we can't just keep it like this, can we?
Moreover, the reason he decided to save this person was because of her identity as a Qiang princess. He hoped that by helping the Qiang princess, the Qiang people could be rebuilt.

With the Qiang people present, the Xiliang defense line will be extremely safe, and all the troops from Liangzhou will be sent to support Yizhou.

After a moment's hesitation, Gu Rubing said directly, "Take us to find your princess."

"this!"

The maid hesitated immediately.

"Seriously? We saved you, and your princess said she wanted to form an alliance with us? Now that such a good opportunity is right in front of you, why are you still hesitating?"

"Your Highness, in order to protect the Qiang people, the princess is now preparing to marry the King of Pishan."

"The Kingdom of Pishan?"

Gu Rubing looked at the maid with a blank expression.

Gu Rubing knew a little about the Western Regions, but what was this Pishan Kingdom? He had never heard of it before.

"My lord, Pishan Kingdom was once one of the Thirty-Six Kingdoms. Back then, we joined forces with Cao Cao's men to wipe out all thirty-six kingdoms, but some remnants still roam around, and some kingdoms have even begun to restore their kingdoms."

"Restore the country?"

Gu Rubing's eyes widened immediately.

We finally wiped them out, and now they've restored their kingdom. Don't they have any reaction at all?

"Although our lord and his men are fighting under the banner of restoring the kingdom, they don't have many soldiers. In fact, they have fewer troops than the bandits in the area."

Upon hearing this, Gu Rubing almost burst out laughing.

Hearing about the treatment these kings received, Gu Rubing now began to understand Shi Xie.

If even a king is inferior to a bandit, then it's normal for Shi Xie, a regional lord, to become a bandit as well.

"You, a Qiang princess, are actually marrying a king who is even worse than a bandit? It seems that your Qiang people are nothing special."

Upon hearing this, the maid hurriedly shook her head.

"No, Your Highness, the King of Pishan Kingdom has reportedly acquired a treasure trove and used the money to recruit many bandits from the surrounding area. He now commands nearly ten thousand men, which is why our princess has no choice but to marry the King of Pishan Kingdom."

"Over ten thousand soldiers?"

Gu Rubing really didn't expect that this small country could actually rise from the ashes.

I've always heard stories of great treasures in certain places that could help people restore their kingdoms.

Gu Rubing had never really believed it, but this time he truly believed it.

In these chaotic times, as long as you have money, it doesn't matter what your original status was; you can easily gather tens of thousands of people to fight for you.

Moreover, the bandits in the Western Regions are quite strong in combat. With a little training, they can become highly effective cavalry.

“Interesting. Take us to see your princess. I want to see whether your Princess Eman will choose me, the King of the Great Han, or the so-called King of Pishan.”

Upon hearing this, the maid nodded and led the two of them in one direction.

The three of them ran for two hours.

However, all around was a stretch of yellow sand, and nothing else.

"Is your princess really here?"

"Yes, King Lie, our tribe will be reached in half an hour."

With Zhang Liao's protection, Gu Rubing was naturally not afraid of the maid playing tricks on him.

After running for half an hour, Gu Rubing indeed saw a tribe.

However, at this moment, a large number of people had gathered in the tribe. It was easy to tell at a glance that they were not a group of people at all, as their clothing made it easy to distinguish them.

This shows that what the maid said was true; the king of that Pishan Kingdom should be in the Qiang tribe.

Before long, the three of them slowly entered the tribe.

The surrounding Qiang people all looked at Gu Rubing and Zhang Liao with curiosity.

However, some people harbored hatred in their eyes, after all, the current state of their Qiang people was inextricably linked to the Han Dynasty.

After all, whoever catches them will get a beating. (End of Chapter)