"I didn't expect that once I went south, I could catch a tiger." Lu Bu looked at Sun Jian in front of him with some emotion.

This one he knew, and when he crusaded against the Xiliang rebellion before, he got along for a while. For this Jiangdong tiger, Lu Bu still admires it very much. It's just that I didn't expect to see him for a few years, but Sun Jian has been a lot decadent.

"Haha, where is the Jiangdong Tiger in front of the general, now it's just a sick cat." Sun Jian laughed at himself, "Escort me to Liu Tao's side, or do you want to execute me on the spot?" ”

"You are the king of Luo, although you have not been canonized by the imperial court, but if you are killed here, it will be too cheap. Send you back to Luoyang, whether you want to kill or chop up, it is up to Your Majesty to decide. "Of course Lu Bu won't kill Sun Jian here.

The main reason is that he thinks that Liu Tao still likes Sun Jian, and he was rumored to have recruited him in the early years. It is not denied that Sun Jian is now thirty-nine years old and will soon pass his peak, but Liu Tao's side, it is difficult to say.

"Then I have to thank the general for not killing!" Sun Jian smiled faintly, if he could, he would rather die here. Otherwise, when he was sent to Luoyang and saw Liu Tao, he didn't know what face to use to face the other party.

If Sun Kuang comes out to intercede at that time, will it affect him...... These Sun Jian must be taken into account.

deliberately provoked the general, hoping that Lu Bu would kill him, but Lu Bu was not a pure reckless man. Perhaps the personality is more prone to fluctuations, but for the weak, it is difficult to cause his emotional fluctuations.

On the other hand, Zhou Yu fled back to Wu County in embarrassment and announced Sun Jian's decision, so naturally he had to face some blame. He himself felt that he had to bear the main responsibility, so he received twenty lashes and was beaten to the point that his back was torn apart.

Sun Jian was captured, and according to his account, Sun Ce naturally became the new King of Luo. Fortunately, his ability has gradually been shown, and everyone is convinced of him.

"Your Highness, what are we going to do next?" Cheng Pu came out of the ranks, "it is to continue to go north to assist countries in crusading against the Han Dynasty......"

"No!" Sun Ce shook his head, "The current situation, the situation in the north is estimated to stabilize soon. Even if we continue to go north, we probably won't be able to save anything. It is better to settle the problem of Shanyue first, prepare the troops, and then make plans. ”

After a pause, he put forward his opinion for the first time: "In your opinion, with Liu Tao's method of one country, two systems, can he appease Peng's Shanyue on the other side of Wuyi Mountain?" ”

From a very long time ago, it seems to be traced back to the time of Peng Zu. His descendants settled on this side of Wuyi Mountain, and then formed a huge ethnic group.

Wuyi Mountain Peng Yue, it can be said that the leader in Shanyue, the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, from Peng Qi to Peng Shi. Yu Sun and Wu had a long-term confrontation, dragging him down and unable to go north. Many of Sun Wu's outstanding generals, such as He Qi, Lu Xun, Zhu Huan and Zhong Limu, all fought against Shanyue and gradually stepped onto the political arena and became famous generals of Sun Wu.

Most of the methods to pacify Shanyue are not direct crusades, but to win over a part of Shanyue, and then crusade against the main force of Shanyue. In the end, even if it is calm, it is mostly temporary. Until these mountains gradually grow stronger, and then they have to rebel again.

Sun Ce obviously also saw this situation, and planned to use the means of one country, two systems to gradually resolve the Shanyue problem, so that the army could go north with all its might.

"This country, two systems, even in the Northern Han Dynasty, is only a trial stage. The Southern Xiongnu have always submitted to the Han Dynasty, so it is easy to say. Shanyue's side, I'm afraid that I have to subdue the other party first. Zhang Zhao came forward to explain.

"So our focus at this stage should be to start with the south and then the north. Otherwise, if we fight in the north, the mountains in the rear will go down the mountains and destroy everything, so what's the point? Sun Ce replied.

"It's just brother, what about my father?" Sun Quan came out to ask, he wondered why his brother was so calm.

"Zhongmou, did you forget? A few years ago, the Emperor of the Northern Han Dynasty also recruited his father, and the other fourth brother was over there......" Sun Ce looked at Sun Quan and explained, "My father is over there, and the fourth brother will take care of it." ”

When Sun Quan heard this, it was better for Sun Kuang to deal with this problem than to go north to rescue without a purpose.

When everyone heard this, their evaluation of Sun Ce improved slightly. At least, there is no point in waving the army north now, you can't fight head-on, as long as you can't break through the opponent's defense, then there is no way to enter Luoyang to save people.

Instead of wasting a lot of troops and materials, it is better to find a way to get in touch with Sun Kuang and then find a way. Even if he can't be saved, it's not bad for Sun Jian to spend his old age over there. Judging from Zhou Yu's statement, Sun Jian himself already has the idea of giving way to retirement.

It's just that I thought that the Jiangdong Tigers in the past no longer had the sharpness of the past, and many old ministers were also a little excited.

Afterwards, Cheng Pu and Sun Jing resigned, saying that they hoped to go to Luoyang, on the one hand, to assist Sun Kuang, and on the other hand, if there was no way to rescue Sun Jian, at least they would go over to accompany him.

Anyway, the sons of the two also stayed on Luo Guo's side to serve, and there was no regret.

Sun Ce repeatedly tried to keep them to no avail, so he could only agree to the request of the two, send a lot of money and supplies, and send them north.

The news of Sun Jian's capture naturally spread throughout the country. For the emperors of various countries, this is undoubtedly a blow, which means that there is no support from Sun Jian's side. Relying only on the three parties, or counting Liu Zhang's department, who has not moved, can he really deal with Liu Tao?

The problem is that for Yuan Shu, Liu Biao and Zhang Chao, the three of them have no choice at all, so they can only grit their teeth and persevere.

It's just that their subordinates, as well as the county officials, don't necessarily think so. The building is about to fall, do you want to die with it? Not everyone is loyal, especially if some have families!

For example, in the Guangling Chen family, Chen Yu, a child in the family, voted for Yuan Shu, and later rebelled and followed Chen Cong to Yuan Shao, and now he is captured by Liu Tao and is in labor reform; For example, Chen Qi and Chen Deng, both of whom served under Zhang Chao; In fact, there is also a Chen Duan, who served as a strategist under Sun Ce, and was also one of Sun Ce's important strategists in the early days.

At this moment, the Guangling Chen family has also begun to make a choice. Chen Deng and Chen Qi are household dogs, just like Zhuge was born in the Zhuge family.

Later generations commented that the whole Zhuge family overturned, but they didn't say that. First of all, Zhuge Dan's eldest son, Zhu Geliang, was an official in the Eastern Wu Dynasty to the right general, and several sons were officials in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, which can be said to have preserved the Zhuge clan.

At the same time, Zhuge raised troops to fight against Sima Zhao, which was to fulfill the loyalty of his Wei Chen, which was a commendable act at the time, because Sima did not embarrass his heirs after Zhuge committed suicide, not to mention that Zhuge Dan's daughter married Sima Yi's third son Sima Ling, who was also a relative of the Jin Dynasty. Great-grandson Sima Rui was the founding emperor of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

Previously, because the Guangling Chen family had to take care of the family, they could only serve Zhang Chao, the actual controller of Xuzhou.

At this moment, from the perspective of the family's survival and future, they must make a choice!

"As the Sikong of the Qi Kingdom, you actually betrayed your own monarch?" At this moment, Zhao Yun met Chen Deng, who came in disguise.

"In order to protect the family, I had to be a thief, and the heart of the Chen family is to the heart of the Han and will never change." Chen Deng replied.