Cai Yong felt that this matter was a bit difficult to do, but he still promised to think about it. Although Yuan Shu was stubborn and didn't do anything good, he still kept the bottom line on the point of courtiers. Compared with Yuan Shao, who first did not recognize the bloodline of the Son of Heaven, and then wanted to support Liu Yu as the emperor, Yuan Shu can even be called a loyal minister.

It doesn't matter what Yuan Shu thought at the time, what matters is how he does it. There is loyalty to the imperial court, and other problems are minor problems.

Cai Yong rushed to the mourning hall, he had a lot of things to do, and he couldn't be idle for the time being.

"Brother Lei, Brother Chen." Sun Ce arched his hand and politely invited Lei Bo and Chen Lan to take a seat.

Lei Bo and Chen Lan were flattered and didn't even dare to say it. They were self-aware, and they knew that Sun Ce was so polite not because of how capable they were, but because of their different identities. As Yuan Shu's subordinate generals, it is definitely not true to say that they have no doubts in their hearts, but seeing that Sun Ce asked Cai Yong to ask the imperial court for a posthumous gift, they have already accepted the reality.

Yuan Shu was right to choose Sun Ce.

"The general passed away suddenly, and his beloved son Yuan Yao died again, although I accepted the general's entrustment, I didn't know if I could complete the general's will, and I hope the two of you can give more advice."

"The general trusted General Sun during his lifetime, and he entrusted the future affairs to General Sun, and we very much agree."

"Thank you both for your compliments." Sun Ce said politely. "General Yuan has just passed away, and he shouldn't have been alarmed at this time. However, the situation is critical, the people of Xiliang may knock at any time, the big war is about to break out, our troops are insufficient, and Wancheng is surging, so we must plan for the worst. What I'm most worried about now is General Yuan's body, once Wancheng is besieged, I don't know how long I can hold out, let alone whether I have the opportunity to send General Yuan back to his hometown......"

Chen Lan frowned and said, "General Sun, we now have forty or fifty thousand troops, and the attack may not be enough, so can't we hold it?" ”

Sun Ce smiled bitterly, but did not explain. "I said, it's just the worst-case scenario. Of course, I would like to repel the Xiliang people and personally escort General Yuan's soul back to his hometown and settle down. But the soldiers are in danger, and you have to prepare for the worst, right? ”

Lei Bo nodded and said, "General Sun is reasonable, it's better to be prepared than not to be ready." In this way, when the generals are mourned, if the situation is not good, we will escort General Yuan back to his hometown in Runan, and let General Sun let go of his hands and feet to fight. He narrowed his eyes and sneered: "General Yuan didn't deal with these Nanyang people when he was alive, and now that General Yuan has passed away, it's not impossible to say that they have come up with some tricks." ”

Chen Lan echoed: "That's right, if it really comes to that point, we will escort General Yuan back to Runan to relieve General Sun of worries." ”

Sun Ce was very satisfied and got up to thank him. "From now on, you will guard the main courtyard, and the safety of General Yuan's body and Mrs. Yuan's sister will be entrusted to the two of you. Anyone who wants to do them a bad luck is to be killed. ”

Lei Bo and Chen Lan stood up and took the order. "This doesn't need to be ordered by the general, it's a matter for the two of us."

The space of the main courtyard was limited, and it could not accommodate all the troops led by Lei Bo and Chen Lan, Sun Ce discussed with them and divided the troops they led into two parts, three hundred people were stationed in the main courtyard to guard the spirits, and the rest were stationed in the inner city, and the two of them took turns to enter the palace on duty. Lei Bo and Chen Lan were originally worried that Sun Ce would annex their subordinates, but seeing that Sun Ce didn't mean anything like this, the last bit of doubt was completely put down, and they all obeyed their orders and left satisfied.

Sun Ce breathed a sigh of relief. With the support of these two, he has three more points.

"Brother Pang, there is a very important matter, you can't do it."

Pang Shanmin had already prepared. The people around Sun Ce have been arranged, and he can't be idle, just waiting for Sun Ce to give him a task. The last time he was dizzy, he got together with Xi Zhu, causing Sun Jian to be assassinated, which almost brought disaster to the Pang family. He thought he was finished, but he didn't expect Sun Ce to give him another chance and summon him back. Although there is the credit of Huang Chengyan and Pang Tong in this, Sun Ce himself is the deciding factor. This time, he didn't dare to be stupid again no matter what.

"General, you say, no matter what it is, I will risk my life to carry out the mission."

"It's not easy, but it's not life-threatening." Sun Ce smiled and waved his hand, signaling Pang Shanmin to relax. "I would like to ask you to rush to Yingchuan to meet my father and inform him of General Yuan's death."

Pang Shanmin understood. The father and son of the Sun family were loyal to Yuan Shu, and Yuan Shu passed away, so it stands to reason that he should entrust the future affairs to Sun Jian, but Yuan Shu did not follow common sense, handed over the seal letter of the later general and the assassin of Jingzhou to Sun Ce, and forced Sun Ce to marry Yuan Heng, which made it difficult for Sun Ce. His task was to explain to Sun Jian that he could not let unnecessary distrust arise between their father and son.

"Don't worry, general, I will take care of this matter."

"I believe that Brother Pang has such ability." Sun Ce was very satisfied with Pang Shanmin's attitude. After thinking about it behind closed doors, his mind was brighter. "There are no scholars around my father, and there are many scholars, so conflicts are inevitable. Help him more when you go. ”

Pang Shanmin was overjoyed. Although Sun Ce didn't say it explicitly, the meaning was already very clear. This matter is done, he is either Runan Taishou or Yingchuan Taishou, and the two must be one of them.

At the beginning, Sun Ce said that he had the ability to be a taishou, but he never expected that the opportunity would come so soon. Less than thirty years old, the official residence of 2,000 stones, such a thing is normal for those wealthy families, and it is unimaginable for the Pang family to be a strong person in Xiangyang. What's more, he is going to a big county like Runan and Yingchuan.

"I'll leave at once."

"Don't worry, I still have something to say." Sun Ce held down Pang Shanmin. "There is one more thing, after you see your father, ask him to do it immediately."

"What's the matter?"

"Send someone to Chen Liu, and bring Mr. Cai's family to Xiangyang, especially his collection of books, not a single volume is missing, and all of them are moved over. Brother Pang, Mr. Cai is going to write history in the future, and these books are very important. ”

The hearts of the people of Pang Shan were full of joy. This task is more meaningful than being a taishou. Cai Yong wants to write history, he has done such an important thing, can Cai Yong leave him a good biography?

"Thank you, General." The people of Pang Shan couldn't help but be overjoyed and bowed to the ground. "If the mountain people can leave their names in history, they are all thanks to the general."

"Work hard!" Sun Ce calmly accepted Pang Shanmin's worship. With this bait placed there, if Pang Shanmin was half-hearted, even if he cut Pang Shanmin, Pang Degong would not blame him for a word.

"General, I'm leaving, you have to be careful. Chen Yu and the others have complained about the general for a long time, and they will not bow down and obey orders. ”

Sun Ce nodded, the clouds were light and the wind was light. "Don't worry. Fish swim at the bottom of the kettle, and they can't turn up any big waves. ”

Pang Shanmin smiled. Although he didn't know what plan Sun Ce had in mind, he had seen Sun Ce's methods and believed that he could solve any problem. Hehe, if Sun Ce really gets Nanyang Haoqiang and occupies Nanyang, he will be a prince no matter how bad he is in the future.

The Pang family can rely on such a hero, which is definitely the favor of God.