Sun Ce marched for five days and arrived at Qian County.

The people who came to greet him were very complicated, including officials from the Yuzhou Assassin History Department, Pei Xiang Du Xi and Pei County officials, as well as Zhu Zhi, the captain of the Overseer Army, and some Yellow Turban Army generals.

Zhu Zhi is one year younger than Sun Jian, and he is deeply convinced by Sun Jian. Unlike Cheng Pu, Han Dang and others, Zhu Zhi can not only lead the army to fight, but also govern civil affairs, and is a rare talent, so he has not followed Sun Jian for a long time, but he has risen the fastest and led an army very early.

He was an elder, Sun Ce didn't dare to hold it up, and when he heard that Zhu Zhi was coming, he personally went out of the camp to greet him and carry out the disciple ceremony.

"Bo Fu, I'm really ashamed, I didn't take enough precautions against Liu Bei, lost Xiao County, and lost a lot of manpower."

Zhu Zhi was very ashamed, and as soon as they met, he pleaded guilty to Sun Ce and asked for a demote. Sun Ce laughed, took Zhu Zhi's hand and said, "Victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, and Zhu Gong doesn't have to take it to heart." Besides, this is not your responsibility, Liu Bei backtracked, but anyone who is a little ashamed can't do it, let alone a loyal person like Zhu Gong. ”

Zhu Zhi was very satisfied, and his subordinates were also very proud, and immediately introduced Sun Ce as his own, Lao Cheng called General Sun and Sun Envoy Jun steadily, and called Sun Lang directly with enthusiasm, and at the same time did not forget to scold Liu Bei for being treacherous, and pigs and dogs were not as good.

Sun Ce invited Zhu Zhi and others to the big tent to talk in detail. Zhu Zhi recounted the situation of the battle.

"Although Liu Bei changed his court, it didn't come suddenly, he had already informed me in advance, and it was not a sneak attack. But his strength advantage is obvious, and he is brave and good at fighting, and there are more than 1,000 miscellaneous cavalry to help, we can't resist, and the three battles are all north, so we have to retreat first to preserve our strength. I am now stationed in Dangshan, relying on Xiangxian, Liu Bei may be preparing ordnance, but I don't know if he will attack Dangshan or Xiangxian first. ”

"What is Tao Envoy's reaction?"

Zhu Zhi smiled bitterly: "Although Liu Bei is treacherous, he is very good at winning people's hearts. In less than half a year, the four thousand Danyang soldiers sent by Tao Yuanjun were obedient to him, and even if Liu Bei betrayed Tao Yuanjun, he refused to turn back. In addition, it was said that it was the father and son of the Chen family, and Tao Yuanjun wanted to be unfavorable to Liu Bei, that is, he tore his face with the Chen family, in a hurry, how dare he do this, he could only pretend to be deaf and dumb. ”

Sun Ce was not surprised at all. "Tao Yuanjun is not at ease in Xuzhou, right?"

Zhu Zhi looked at Sun Ce. "Originally, it was okay, there was the righteousness of Dong, and the Xuzhou scholars supported him. Later, after Dong died without a problem, Yuan Shao became the leader of the alliance, and this contradiction gradually became bigger. Tao Yuanjun is an urgent son. Some time ago, he planned to get rid of Zhao Yu as a farewell driver, but Zhao Yu just didn't dare to accept the order, so he threatened to punish Zhao Yu and forced Zhao Yu to comply, which was originally a good thing, but he almost turned his face. Last year, he wanted to raise the celebrity Zhang Zhao as Maocai, but Zhang Zhao didn't give him face, he actually arrested him, if it wasn't for Zhao Yu's mediation, who knows what would have happened. As soon as these two things came out, the people of Xuzhou had no good impression of Tao Yuanjun, and he now has a headache. ”

Sun Ce knew it and nodded frequently.

is different from the image in Romance, Tao Qian is actually not a loyal person, but similar to Sun Jian's temper. Tao Qian is a native of Danyang, the people of Danyang are fierce, Tao Qian also has a little bit of this meaning, he has been naughty since he was a child, famous for his debauchery, and at the age of fourteen, he rode a bamboo horse to play war with children. Later, the sage Gan Gong of the township appreciated him, not only encouraged him to study, but also married his daughter to him.

Tao Qian is very smart, the book is read well, first admitted to the county school, and later promoted to Maocai, entered the palace as Shang Shulang, and then released the county order, and also did a period of time in Youzhou Assassin History, in short, the career is very smooth, and the reputation is gradually resounding. Huangfu Song conquered the Yingchuan Yellow Turban, recruited Tao Qian, who was the speaker at the time, as the captain of Yangwu, and accompanied the army to fight, and Cao Cao was a colleague. Later, Zhang Wen went to Liangzhou, Tao Qian joined the army as Zhang Wen, and became acquainted with Sun Jian.

Counting Tao Qian's resume, we can find that his experience is very magical, and he has intersected with the founding monarchs of the three parts of the world later, and his friendship is not shallow. This may have something to do with his background and temperament, although he has read a lot of books, and he has taken the most orthodox career of lifting Maocai, being a lang, and being outgoing, but he is still a poor man in nature, coupled with his old boy character and tough methods, his relationship with the Shi clan has always been very tense.

If he had been born thirty years later, he would not have had the opportunity to divide one side, but now it is different, he is old, he is already an old man, his physical strength is declining, his energy is weak, and he can't be as strong as when he was young. If his history had not been changed, in a few years, he would have returned to heaven.

In the face of Liu Bei's betrayal, he couldn't do anything. At this moment, he must have regretted that he used four thousand Danyang soldiers to win over Liu Bei. He can buy Liu Bei with 4,000 soldiers, and Yuan Shao can also use a Yuzhou pastor to buy Liu Bei, and he can only swallow his anger in the face of Chen Deng's undisguised betrayal, and dare not say anything.

Sun Ce had no sympathy for Tao Qian at all, he thought that Liu Bei was going to rob him of Yuzhou now, once Tao Qian died, who would take over Xuzhou? Yuan Shao appointed Liu Bei as the pastor of Yuzhou, in addition to making trouble for him, did he win over Xuzhou Haoqiang and take over Xuzhou while Tao Qian could not control the situation?

At least that's possible.

Whether or not you can take charge of a state, the appointment of the imperial court is not really important, the key is whether you can get the support of local forces. The local forces support you, and you are an official without the appointment of the imperial court, and the local forces do not support you, and no one pays attention to you if you are appointed by the imperial court. Between Yuan Shao and Tao Qian, the people of Xuzhou will undoubtedly choose Yuan Shao.

But this result is by no means what Sun Ce wants to see.

Sun Ce really wants to take Xuzhou down, even if it is unlikely, it will not prevent him from making a nail in Xuzhou, and Zhu Zhi in front of him is a very suitable candidate. If he can become the minister of Pengcheng, Pengcheng, Peiguo, Liangguo, Chen, and Yingchuan can be united, and the northern defense line of Yuzhou will be more stable. Even if Zhu Zhi can't do it, he can settle for the next best thing and choose someone who doesn't have much to talk to Yuan Shao.

"Fengxiao, do you think it is possible to let Zhu Gong move to Pengcheng?"

Guo Jia understood. "You can talk to Tao Envoy Jun. Yuan Shao is powerful, and if we don't unite, it will be difficult to fight. ”

Sun Ce turned to Zhu Zhi. "Zhu Gong, what do you think?"

Zhu Zhi is also an old Jianghu, and he knew what Sun Ce wanted to do as soon as he heard it. The idea, while bold, is not at all impossible. Liu Bei and Chen Deng turned against the water, and Tao Qian was in a hurry, and he needed allies. If Sun Ce could give him strong support, he might not be willing to give up a county. Once Peng Cheng is in hand, Liu Bei's pace of southward advance will be blocked.

"I can give it a try." Zhu Zhi reminded: "But don't report too much hope, it doesn't matter whether Tao Envoy Jun is willing or not. If Liu Bei could not be repelled, not only Pengcheng, but also the Liangpei kingdoms would be in danger. ”

Sun Ce smiled and nodded. "Zhu Gong allows me a few days, and I will definitely be able to find a way to deal with Liu Bei."