Three Kingdoms: I choose Xiao Qiao and Da Qiao, why are you crying, Diao Chan?

Chapter 327: Leave with confidence... (Thanks to Sun Yaonan and Jose-Zhaojian for their monthly ticket support~)

After hearing what Bu Zhi said, Shi Xie's smile suddenly froze.

But the next moment, he still smiled and nodded:
"If there is anything, let's discuss it slowly in the city."

As he spoke, Shi Xie took the initiative to lead the way.

Bu Zhi, Deng Zhi who had not gotten off the carriage, and Zhou Tai's 500 elite soldiers were all invited into the city.

On the way, Shi Xie learned that another envoy was sick in the carriage, so he immediately came to the side of the carriage and greeted him through the curtain:
"Envoy Deng must have suffered from acclimatization problems, and may have inhaled poisonous miasma or been bitten by poisonous insects.

"There is a good doctor in the city who can treat poisonous miasma and insects. I will ask him to treat Envoy Deng."

Deng Zhi's weak response came from the carriage:

"There is the Governor Lao Shi..."

The carriage drove straight into the city lord's mansion and stopped in the central courtyard.

Shi Xie finally saw Deng Zhi being helped down from the carriage by Bu Zhi.

The other person's handsome face turned pale and he could hardly stand.

Dragging such a sick body to come to see him, Shi Xie could naturally feel the other party's strong determination to persuade him to surrender!

Originally, Shi Xie thought that Lu Bu would send a large army to the border to put pressure on him, and then send envoys to persuade him.

If this is the case, although he will feel tremendous pressure, he will not surrender easily.

But what he didn't expect was that Lu Bu was not as strong as he thought.

Instead, he sent someone to deliver a big gift, preparing to negotiate with me politely.

The most important thing is to see Deng Zhi so miserable yet insist on coming here...

Shi Xie couldn't help but have more respect for Deng Zhi and Lu Bu, to whom he was loyal.

Shi Xie immediately turned to his servant and said:

"Go and get Mr. Yuan Hui to treat the envoy right away!"

After the servants left, Shi Xie personally stepped forward to support Deng Zhi and took him to the bedroom that had been prepared in advance to rest.

She also personally lit some soothing incense and ordered two maids to take close care of her.

Bu Zhi saw all this and felt relieved immediately.

Shi Xie was indeed as generous and magnanimous as the rumors said, and he treated his subordinates with humility.

It is no wonder that so many famous people from the Central Plains and other regions fled here to seek refuge.

Furthermore, the other party's attitude is so friendly right now, there will most likely be no problems in the upcoming discussions.

Even if Deng Zhi didn't say anything, the fact that he dragged his sick body here had already provided huge help invisibly!

Shi Xie closed the door gently, made an inviting gesture to Bu Zhi and Zhou Tai, and led them to the reception room.

After Bu Zhi finished drinking his tea, Shi Xie smiled and said:
"Mr. Bu and Mr. Deng must have come here to persuade me to hand over the control of Jiaozhou, right?"

Hearing Shi Xie getting straight to the point, Bu Zhi half-closed his eyes and replied:

"Taishu Shi is indeed a man who is well-versed in the Spring and Autumn Annals, and he is indeed very intelligent.

“But the governor made one mistake.

"We are not here to seize your control over Jiaozhou, but just to do a business with you."

"Buy or sell?"

Shi Xie was slightly surprised and suddenly realized that Lu Bu's army was more sincere than he had imagined.

Bu Zhi looked at Shi Xie quietly and continued to smile:
"The Shi family went through six generations before becoming a powerful force in Jiaozhou. How can we take advantage of them?
"However, the current situation in the world has basically been determined, and Yizhou will be annexed by our army sooner or later.

“By then, Jiaozhou will be completely isolated in the south by our army and lose contact with the Central Plains.

“Although Jiaozhou has local specialties, it has a sparse population and a harsh environment.

“Many materials commonly found in the Central Plains are quite scarce here.

"Why don't you take this opportunity to attach yourself to our army and exchange what you have with us?

“It will definitely bring great benefits to Jiaozhou’s economic development and population growth!
"In addition, Duke Chu will appoint you as the governor of Jiaozhou and continue to command the territory of Jiaozhou." "When our army needs it, you only need to dispatch troops to the north for Duke Chu to dispatch.

"As for the rest, you are still in charge.

"I wonder what the governor thinks?"

After hearing what Bu Zhi said, Shi Xie was immediately moved.

He had no doubt that Lu Bu's army could capture Yizhou.

After all, they had already captured the largest Ba County in Yizhou and the most difficult Hanzhong County.

As long as there is enough time, there is a chance to take over other counties.

Moreover, he could be directly promoted to the governor of Jiaozhou, which was what he had always dreamed of!

However, the governor of Jiaozhou promoted by Lu Bu is undoubtedly less credible than those promoted by the imperial court...

But it is undeniable that Lu Bu, who had been conferred the title of "Duke" and owned vassal states, was indeed qualified to appoint governors within his sphere of influence.

But in this way, he would be completely submissive to Lu Bu...

For him, who owned seven counties and an entire state, he was somewhat unwilling.

But no matter how unwilling he was, Shi Xie knew in his heart that Bu Zhi was right.

Once Lu Bu's army captures Yizhou, his Jiaozhou will be completely isolated from the north.

By then, even if Lu Bu's army did not attack Jiaozhou, the commercial blockade alone would be enough to cause him trouble.

As long as he surrendered to Lu Bu, he could not only sit firmly in the top position in Jiaozhou, but also establish rich trade relations with Lu Bu's army.

Even if a war breaks out in the north at that time, Jiaozhou will never be implicated.

And he only needs to provide a certain amount of military support...

After thinking through the whole process, Shi Xie found that he really couldn't find any reason to refuse.

Although he had certain ambitions, most of his subordinates were scholars.

Military generals have always admired the battlefield, and almost no generals came to join him.

As a result, he had no one good at leading troops in battle.

If he didn't agree, Lu Bu would sooner or later use force to conquer Jiaozhou!
It would be better to have a falling out with her and not gain anything.

It would be better for him to agree to the other party now, which would ensure his ruling position in Jiaozhou!
Thinking of this, Shi Xie smiled bitterly:
"Mr. Bu has already made the pros and cons clear, and Mr. Deng has dragged his sick body to see me.

"What reason do I have to reject your sincerity and determination?

"When you two return, please tell Lord Chu that Shi Xie is willing to bring all the people in the seven counties of Jiaozhou to join him!"

Upon hearing Shi Xie's answer, Bu Zhi breathed a sigh of relief.

Just as she was about to thank Shi Xie, a maid suddenly came in hurriedly and reported:
"Master, Mr. Bu, something bad has happened! Mr. Deng, he... he's not in good condition!"

"what?!"

Shi Xie and Bu Zhi stood up from their kneeling positions at the same time!
Zhou Tai, who had been standing behind Bu Zhi, took the lead and rushed out of the reception room.

Bu Zhi and Shi Xie followed closely behind and came to the room where Deng Zhi lived.

At this moment, Deng Zhi was lying on the edge of the bed, constantly vomiting purple-black blood into the basin!

Bu Zhi rushed to Deng Zhi's side, patted him on the back, and asked anxiously:

"Bo Miao, how do you feel?"

Deng Zhi shook his head slightly and said in a weak voice:

"I'm fine... How did you and the governor discuss it?"

Bu Zhi nodded quickly:

"It's done! The governor has agreed to submit to the lord!"

When Deng Zhi heard this, a blush suddenly appeared on his pale face, and he forced a smile at the corner of his mouth:
"That's good... That's good... This way, I can leave with peace of mind..."

(End of this chapter)