Chapter 43: Who is the Tool Man
Zhang Hong whispered for a long time in front of these two elder brothers, obviously conveying Sun Ce's meaning.
What he said was very energetic, but the more Zhang Zhao and Cheng Pu listened, the more they felt that something was wrong.
"Zigang, since Your Majesty has arrived in our Jiangdong, he naturally wants to announce the relocation of the capital as soon as possible, although our Jiangdong is not located in the Central Plains, but it is also a place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, why should he hide it for a period of time?"
Obviously, Jiangdong is now quite stable for Sun Ce, and announcing the relocation of the capital is obviously the icing on the cake, so Zhang Zhao and Cheng Pu don't quite understand why this kind of thing should be hidden?
"Two, at present, Cao Cao has won two consecutive battles in the battle with Yuan Shao, relieved the siege of the White Horse, beheaded Yan Liang and Wen Chou, and then it is the stage of their two armies fighting fiercely, if we talk about moving the capital now, even if the result of this battle is announced, do you think that Cao Cao will be directly defeated by Yuan Shao, and Yuan Shao will unify the Central Plains, or will they kill both first, and then we will wait for the opportunity to move?"
After Zhang Hong said this, the two of them stopped squeaking, savoring the weight of this sentence.
"Zigang, in the past two years, your thinking has obviously become more meticulous!"
Zhang Zhao, who was known as Zhang Hong, thought about it for a while, and understood what Zhang Hong meant, and couldn't help but praise Zhang Honglai at that time, because of the truth in this, he didn't think about it so carefully because of the arrival of the emperor.
"This opinion was not something I came up with, but Bo Fu asked me to do it."
"Bo Fu? When was he able to ponder these things so patiently? ”
What kind of temperament Sun Ce is, several of them all understand, Zhang Hong suddenly said that it was Sun Ce who let him do this, and for a while, Zhang Zhao and Cheng Pu didn't know what to say.
"Maybe someone else told him, let's leave this aside for the time being, the three of us will prepare secretly first, and at the same time send more people to observe the battle between Cao Jun and Yuan Jun, and at the right time, immediately announce the relocation of the capital!"
This time, Cheng Pu and Zhang Zhao both nodded, agreeing to temporarily place Liu Xie in the palace, but it was kept secret, only Sun Ce, the three of them and Sun Ce's own closest confidant, Zhou Yu, knew about it, and waited until the right time to announce it.
In fact, at this opportune time, they all know quite well in their hearts, that is, in case Yuan Shao really can't beat Cao Cao, announcing this matter when he is about to lose is obviously the best result, so that the two strong enemies in the Central Plains are almost weakened, plus during this time, Sun Ce can prepare well in Jiangdong, be strong, and be ready to go, and then he can directly play a big game.
At that time, Sun Ce's enemies were left with Liu Biao, Liu Zhang, Ma Teng and the like, plus some princes who only had one or two cities, so there was no need to worry at all.
As early as this moment, the three old brothers who followed Sun Jian even saw the hope of assisting Sun Ce to ascend to that supreme position in their lifetime.
After the discussion, Cheng Pu and Zhang Zhao went back to prepare, and at this time, Sun Ce's mansion was still the study hidden in the corner, but the one sitting opposite Sun Ce was replaced by another person.
This person is also born with broad shoulders and thin waist, burly but well-proportioned, wearing a white robe, neat hair, bright eyes, and a handsome face, it is Zhou Yu.
At this time, Zhou Yu, before Sun Ce set out on the expedition the previous year, worshiped the Central Protector Army, and concurrently served as Jiangxia Taishou, and was unique in Jiangdong for a while, the key is that Zhou Yu is also quite competitive, and assisting Sun Ce can be said to be invincible, and at the age of twenty-four, he was already called Zhou Lang by Jiangdong's leading and faceful figures, and he can be said to be the most powerful character in Jiangdong's young generation.
"Your Majesty was secretly greeted by Zhang Hong to my Wu County? O Bo Fu! Such a big event, why didn't you say it earlier, the reason why Cao Cao was able to call for wind and rain in Xuchang under the condition of not having many troops was because he held His Majesty hostage, and now while he and Yuan Shao are fighting in Guandu, we can come to him with such a salary from the bottom of the kettle, why don't I worry about Jiangdong not succeeding! ”
Zhou Yu is such a person who avoids his talents, and he does have this ability.
He didn't think he was any worse than Cao Cao's Guo Jia, Xun You, or the previous Xi Zhicai and others.
If it's really bad, Zhou Yu feels that what he is missing is just an opportunity to chase the Central Plains, and now, with Liu Xie, it is equivalent to having a pass to the Central Plains, how can he not be excited?
"In the beginning, I did think the same thing, but there are other things that I haven't told anyone yet......"
Zhou Yu saw that Sun Ce's face was calm and contemplative that was rare before, which was quite inconsistent with his temperament, with Zhou Yu's understanding of Sun Ce, if he was in this state, he must have met a master.
Sure enough, Sun Ce immediately told Zhou Yu that Liu Xie was not held hostage by Zhang Hong, but took the initiative to let Dong Cheng's clothes and belt find Zhang Hong after the thunderstorm, and he wanted to come, Jiangdong just provided such a path for Liu Xie in the final analysis.
And before he came, Liu Xie already knew that maybe even Cao Cao didn't know, Guo Jia single-handedly planned the assassination of Sun Ce, and reported it in advance, according to what Sun Ce said to Zhou Yu, it was too simple for those three assassins to want their own lives.
If none of this can explain anything, the analysis that Liu Xie made to Sun Ce as soon as he arrived in Wu County, coupled with the fact that he didn't have any scruples about leaving the second daughter of the Qiao family that Sun Ce was going to divide between himself and Zhou Yu, all showed that Liu Xie, the emperor, seemed to be different from what they had heard from other places before.
After listening to these things as they were, Zhou Yu didn't know what to say for a while.
Indeed, anyone who hears about this will imagine Liu Xie as a very simple tool man, yes, it is the kind of tool man who has no thoughts, and he will go wherever you point.
But from Sun Ce's narration, Zhou Yu found that it didn't seem to be the case, didn't Jiangdong always follow the rhythm of Liu Xie?
Although he didn't know what Liu Xie's ultimate goal was, Zhou Yu had a hunch that this time it seemed that Jiangdong had become a tool for Liu Xie.
Of course, it is also true that he saved Sun Ce's life.
"Not to mention anything else, these suggestions he put forward are not bad, rather than letting Cao Cao's army lose their morale now, it is better to let them spend time among themselves."
"Then what does Gong Jin think Your Majesty should we do? With your mind, can you lower him, if not, while few people know that he is coming, we Jiangdong ......"