Sun Ce put away the edict and the ribbon and patted Yuan Yao on the shoulder. "Ah Yao, work hard, don't let your father down."

"Thank you, General." Yuan Yao bowed respectfully and stepped aside.

Yang Hong stood still, and Sun Ce glanced at him in surprise. "What else is going on with Yang Changshi?"

Yang Hong took a deep breath, trying his best to calm his tone and avoid angering Sun Ce. Sun Ce has accepted the edict, and most of his tasks have been completed, so there is no need to cause trouble because of some trivial matters. "When will the general take office?"

Sun Ce said lightly: "I'll go to the post after handing over the general of the Che Cai." ”

Yang Hong was taken aback. He knew that Sun Ce would not leave easily, but he didn't expect Sun Ce to say so directly, without covering it up at all, and he was very confident, and he didn't take Huangfu Song in his eyes at all. He felt uneasy. He himself knew the strength of Huangfu Song. Huangfu Song used his troops well, and the men and horses gathered under his command were also elite, but that was only a last resort, and it was the last resort to prevent Sun Ce from refusing to accept orders. Sun Ce has accepted the appointment, and Huangfu Song will not come. After all, the army is too expensive to fight, and Guanzhong simply can't afford such consumption.

"The general wants to lead the troops to Guanzhong? Guanzhong is now Gyeonggi, where the Son of Heaven lives, so I'm afraid it's not suitable for the general to do this. Besides, the general and the general of the chariot cavalry are ministers of the same court, so why don't you attack each other in different rooms? ”

Sun Ce laughed silently. He tried out the confidence of the imperial court in one sentence, and the imperial court did not dare to really send troops to attack Nanyang. "You're right, then let me ask you, do you know how the imperial court will deal with Liu Xun?"

Yang Hong was silent. How to deal with Liu Xun, this is a trouble. Liu Xun controlled Jiangxia and Nanjun, and was able to form a flanking attack on Nanyang with Guanzhong, forcing Sun Ce to bow his head. Now that Sun Ce lowered his head, how to deal with Liu Xun was very delicate. If Sun Ce is prevented from attacking Liu Xun, and if it doesn't make sense in righteousness, the matter itself is unlikely. The original plan was to use Huangfu Song's army to coerce Sun Ce, but Sun Ce didn't seem to care about Huang Fu Song, and it was difficult to succeed if he wanted to rely on false words and intimidation. If Sun Ce was allowed to attack Liu Xun, Jiangxia and Nanjun would inevitably fall into the hands of Sun Ce, Sun Ce gave up a Nanyang, but got three counties of Huiji, Jiangxia, and Nanjun, which were stronger.

"This matter is beyond my knowledge, presumably the imperial court has its own strategy."

"In that case, then I won't talk to you more. You can go, and for other things, I will consult with the court at my own meeting, and I will not work for a long time. Sun Ce gave the order to evict the guests, and the waiter Liu Bin immediately came over and made a gesture to ask Yang Hong to come out of the account. Yang Hong was very faceless, but he didn't have the face to say much to Sun Ce, so he had to say: "I will send Ah Yao to Nanyang, maybe I'll see you later." ”

"It's better not to see." Sun Ce didn't even raise his head, he threw over directly, waved his hand, and motioned for Yang Hong to hurry up.

Yang Hong was so angry that he flicked his sleeves and turned away.

Zhang Hong and Guo Jia remained silent until Yang Hong came out of the account, and Guo Jia took out a military report and handed it to Sun Ce. "General, I just received the good news, Zhou Gongjin has taken Jiangling and is marching to Jiangxia, preparing to encircle and annihilate Liu Xun. According to the time estimate, the engagement will be a matter of these two days. Judging from the strength of both sides, he should be able to defeat Liu Xun alone, do we still have to go to Nanyang? Looking at Yang Hong's expression, the imperial court should not have the courage to fight with the general for the time being. ”

Sun Ce didn't rush to answer Guo Jia's question, and first took a look at Zhou Yu's good news. This is the official battle report, written in more detail, not only wrote about the process of taking Jiangling, but also wrote about Lou Gui's entry into Yiling, Pan Hua, Beitangyu and Gan Ning fought for Wu County, seeing Gan Ning, Dong He These two familiar names, Sun Ce was a little distracted for a while.

Nanyang has stabilized, Nanjun and Jiangxia have also won, and more and more people will make choices like Dong He. As for Gan Ning, he doesn't seem to be very proud. The Yizhou army is about to move, do you take the opportunity to fight, grab a few of his subordinates, let Liu Yan'an have a share, and don't act rashly?

Sun Ce discussed with Zhang Hong and Guo Jia. Zhang Hong objected, he believed that the imperial court avoided the important and trivialized, and many problems were handled very vaguely, obviously out of temptation, not that Sun Ce accepted the edict to solve all the problems, and the court would have other arrangements in the future. Sun Ce should have solved all the problems in Jingzhou before going to Huiji, instead of rushing to launch an attack on Yizhou and have a direct conflict with Liu Yan. After Zhou Yu takes Jiangxia, it is not too late to decide whether to introduce the Yizhou army into the country, and with Zhou Yu's ability, he can completely undertake this task independently, and Sun Ce does not have to work an expedition.

Although Guo Jia did not approve of Zhou Yu completing the task independently, he also felt that Nanyang's affairs had not been completely handled, and Sun Ce could not take it lightly.

Sun Ce accepted their suggestion and temporarily suppressed the urge to compete with Liu Yan. Things must be done one by one, and meals must be eaten in one bite, not in a hurry.

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Yang Hong walked into the tent and looked at Yang Xiu lying on the couch with a heavy heart.

Yang Xiu was beaten, which seemed to have nothing to do with him, but Sun Ce clearly had a grudge against him and deliberately wanted to humiliate Yang Xiu and embarrass him. How can this matter be said to Yang Biao, how can it be said like Yang Xiu's mother, Mrs. Yuan? That Mrs. Yuan is not a good stubble, don't look at her usually very strict with Yang Xiu, but Yang Hong knows that Mrs. Yuan is very fond of Yang Xiu, it doesn't matter if she scolds Yang Xiu twice, she will be angry when others touch Yang Xiu.

What's more, it was the public who exposed his body and was punished with a cane.

I can't explain this.

Yang Hong felt that his two legs weighed a thousand pounds, and every step was very difficult. He sat on the edge of the couch, looked at Yang Xiu's pale face, and sighed.

"Sun Ce refuses to accept the edict?" Yang Xiu said in a low voice, his voice was very weak, and it sounded a little vague.

"No, he accepted the edict and agreed to Ah Yao as the Taishou of Nanyang, and our task was completed. Dezu, you can recuperate in peace. ”

"I don't think so." Yang Xiu opened his eyes. "Letting Ah Yao be the Taishou of Nanyang is just an excuse, the real intention of the imperial court is to make you a county prince and become the actual Taishou of Nanyang. Looking at Sun Ce's attitude towards you, do you think you can do it as a Nanjun juncheng? Yang Xiu looked at Yuan Yao again and swallowed back the words on his lips. After a few days of getting along, he found that Yuan Yao was also very repulsive to Yang Hong, but he didn't put it on his face like Sun Ce.

Yang Hong sighed again. He also felt that this was a problem, but what could he do, he could only take one step at a time.

"Uncle Cong, how is your relationship with Yan Xiang and Zhang Xun?"

Yang Hong was stunned for a while, and it wasn't until Yang Xiu asked him for the second time that he reacted. "Not bad, though...... Now what they think of me, I'm not sure. Something...... We have a lot of differences. ”

"Zhou Yu is attacking Nanjun and Jiangxia, so I recommend Yan Xiang and Zhang Xun to be Taishou. Be quick, if you let Sun Ce take the lead, your relationship with them will be even more difficult to repair. Even if you can't get them to turn your back on Sun Ce, you can't let them see Ah Yao as an opponent. Ah Yao is still young and needs the support of you old ministers. ”

Yang Hong's eyes looking at Yang Xiu were very complicated, and his heart was indescribably desolate. His county is just a false trick, and Yang Xiu's companion is the one Yang Biao has high hopes for. That's right, with the cleverness of Yang Biao and Xun Yu, how could they not guess Sun Ce's mind and not prepare for it in advance. It's just that he was too slow to react, and he didn't wake up until now.