Chapter 112: The Battle of Yuan Liu
"Look at it, this jade seal is really chic! Hehe~" Yuan Shu sat in the conference hall, holding the heirloom jade seal in his hand, facing the light coming in from outside the door, carefully tasting and watching, constantly playing, and making a "tsk" sound from time to time in his mouth.
"Lord, this heirloom jade seal is the Qin Dynasty Li Si, he was ordered by Qin Shi Huang, engraved with He's Bi, its square circle of four inches, on the New York hand over five dragons, the front is engraved with Li Si written 'by the order, both longevity and Yongchang' eight words, used as the imperial power, orthodox and legal tokens!" Only Yuan Shu, Yan Xiang, and Yang Hong were sitting in the room, and Yang Hong heard Yuan Shu's praise for the jade seal of the country, so he explained to him.
"Well, hehe~" Yuan Shu looked at the jade seal in his hand intently, even when Yang Hong spoke, he didn't turn his head, as if his eyes and the jade seal were a magnet that attracted each other, even if Yuan Shu wanted to turn, the jade seal of the country would not let it.
"Look at this jade seal, I always feel that he will always shine on my hands, look at it, isn't it?" Yuan Shu stretched out his hand in front of Yan Xiang and Yang Hong, holding the jade seal of the country tightly in his hand, although he stretched out his hand, he had no idea of letting go of the jade seal.
"That's true, when the jade seal is in the hands of the lord, it's like returning home!" Yang Hong looked at it with wide eyes, and said flatteringly: "This jade seal is not something that everyone can have, and not everyone deserves it, only people with a noble family like the lord are worthy of it!" ”
"Humph! Sycophants! When Yan Xiang stretched out his hand to show himself the jade seal, he didn't look at it at all, squinted his eyes, and listened to the singing and harmony of the pair of masters and servants next to him, but this Yang Hongde's words were really a little too much, he couldn't help but scold him, and then said: "This jade seal can only be owned by the son, since the lord is a courtier of the Han Dynasty, he should hand over the jade seal of the country to the court and return it to the son, instead of enjoying and playing with the flattering people here!" ”
"You ......" Yuan Shu really wanted to scold him when he heard it, but Yan Xiang had followed Yuan Shu for many years, was known for his integrity, and had been loyal for many years.
"I, Yan Xiang, what do you mean by this, do you mean that our lord is not qualified to have a jade seal?" Yang Hong sneered: "I, Yang Hong, have been very principled for many years, and I will not see good things from individuals, good things are naturally good, and bad things are naturally bad, there is no need to deliberately turn bad things into good, and there is no need to deliberately turn good things into bad like you, and purify some alarmist things!" After that, Yang Hong glanced at Yan Xiang.
Yang Hong's personality Yan Xiang has always been very scornful, and the same is true today, Yan Xiang did not listen to his words, nor did he answer his words, but said to Yuan Shu: "Lord, dare to ask, do you have the ambition to be the emperor?" ”
When Yuan Shu heard that Yan Xiang was so simple and rude, he immediately glared at him and said, "This ...... This, I'm Yan Xiang, you're a little too much! ”
"Well, in that case, the old minister implores the lord to return the jade seal to his son, the jade seal of the country is not a mascot, but a bane, the lord has seen too much, he will mess with people's minds, the lord will return it!" Yan Xiang knelt up in front of Yuan Shu.
"Yan Xiang, you still have to finish today, you keep saying that you want to return the jade seal, then I want to ask, who do you want to return it to?" Seeing that Yan Xiang wanted Yuan Shu to be embarrassed, Yang Hong scolded sharply.
"Naturally, he is a big man today!" Yan Xiang is rightfully authentic.
"Humph! Big man, do you still have a trace of the majesty of the son today, you return the jade seal to the son, and the son is in Xuchang, aren't you equivalent to giving it to Cao Cao? ”
"Oh, don't make a noise yet!" Yuan Shu put on an impatient look and said, "Yan Xiang, you are so old, don't kneel, stand up!" ”
"Lord, if you don't agree to the old minister today, the old minister won't get up!" Yan Xiang's heart was horizontal.
"What are you doing here, Yan Xiang, do you have to discuss everything, you kneel like this and force me to do what you think, are you the lord or I am the lord!" Yuan Shu sank his face, and then looked at Yang Hong on the side.
Yang Hong understood, so he got up and walked to Yan Xiang's side and said, "Yan Xiang, why do you insist on letting the lord hand over the jade seal of the country to Cao Cao?" ”
"It's Zi, not Cao Cao!" Yan Xiang corrected.
"Is there a difference, the son is in Cao Cao's hands, do you think you can use it if you hand it over to the son?" Yang Hong suddenly changed his words at this time, and said coldly: "Do you have something to do with Cao Mengde?" ”
As soon as Yang Hong's words fell, Yan Xiang's expression immediately changed abruptly, and he said, "Yang Hong, you ...... You personally slandered me so much in front of your lord! ”
"Lord, the old minister has followed you for more than ten years, and has been loyal to you, this statement can be proved by the sun and the moon, and the place can be learned, and the advice made by the old minister to you is completely the heartfelt words of the old minister, and there is no second heart, I hope the lord will not be bewitched!"
"Yang Hong, what you said just now was too much, Yan Lao has followed me for many years, and he has always been conscientious, taking into account the overall situation, and he is also loyal to me!" Yuan Shu said to Yan Xiang again: "Old Yan, we have worked together for many years, and you also know that Yang Hong is always straightforward and quick-witted, thinking of anything, but he definitely has no intention of harming you, at most he has no intentions, and his words don't go through his brain, you see, you sit down first, let's have something to say!" ”
Yan Xiang listened to Yuan Shu's words, and glanced at Yang Hong beside him, "Hmph! He stood up and sat back in his place.
"This jade seal matter, let's talk about it later, after all, development is the most important thing, and we can't always knock things on a stone!" Yuan Shu said in a low tone.
"Now we are nothing more than going north and south!" Yang Hong took the lead.
"South? I don't know what happened to Sun Ce, according to him, he has already conquered most of Jiangdong! Yuan Shu was thoughtful.
"Why does the lord still miss Sun Ce and have sustenance, don't you know, since you let Sun Ce out, Sun Ce no longer belongs to the lord, Sun Ce follows his father, can fight well, and now that he has basically conquered Jiangdong, how can he continue to obey the orders of the lord?" Yan Xiang said helplessly: "The old minister dissuaded the lord at the beginning, don't let Sun Ce out, the lord just didn't listen, now it's good, he has full wings, and his wings are hard!" ”
"At the beginning, why did he mention what he did in the original matter, the reason why the lord agreed to Sun Ce to go to Jiangdong was not because Jiangdong was divided and there were many factions, who would know that the people there were vulnerable!" Yang Hongdao.
"Yes, I was thinking about this at the beginning, I wanted to let Sun Ce fight to the death with them, and then we will have another fisherman to profit, but it is better to count people, Sun Ce will step on Jiangdong at the speed of Ruci, it is really unbelievable!" Yuan Shu defended himself.
"I think the current target is either Liu Biao in Jingzhou or Liu Bei in Xuzhou!" Yang Hong made a range.
"Hey, Liu Bei, Liu Bei, this old horseman, I have lived for most of my life, and I don't know that there is a person named Liu Bei in this world, he is really a leak king, he picked up a big bargain after coming to Xuzhou, his grandmother's, I just can't swallow this breath in my heart, he even took refuge in Yuan Shao's side, you are not angry!" Yuan Shu cursed.
"Although Liu Bei is angry, but in Xia Jue, it is better to attack Liu Biao in the south, one Liu Biao and we also have a feud, and the other is that you can also write to Sun Ce and ask him to send troops to attack Liu together, Sun Ce and Liu Biao's subordinate Huang Zu have the revenge of killing their father, and the hatred of killing their father is not shared, I believe that Sun Ce will send troops, and then Liu Biao will be attacked on both sides, so we can take Jingzhou!"
"No, I don't think so, although Sun Ce nominally occupies Jiangdong, but his foothold is not stable, he will not dare to expand so fast, only by stabilizing Jiangdong will he wave his army to the west and crusade against Liu Biao, and Liu Biao has been in Jingzhou for many years, and is deeply loved by the military and people of Jingxiang Nine Counties, let's attack him now, the victory is inseparable!" Yang Hong continued: "However, Liu Bei of Xuzhou is different, he has just pacified Xuzhou, his foothold is not stable, according to when he entered Xuzhou, he only brought a thousand soldiers and horses, that is, his descendants are only 1,000 soldiers and horses, and most of the military forces in Xuzhou are Danyang soldiers, moreover, a few days ago, Liu Bei received Lu Bu and let Lu Bu be stationed in Pei, as the gateway to Xuzhou, who is Lu Bu, capricious people, we only need to promise him gold and silver treasures, grain and grass soldiers and horses, he can do anything, When we sent troops to fight against Liu Bei, let's buy him with a lot of money, so that he can cause chaos in the rear of Xuzhou at that time! ”
"That'...... What should Cao Cao do? "Since the Battle of Kuangting, Cao Cao has been a nightmare in Yuan Shu's heart.
"Cao Cao just greeted the son, he will definitely try the power of the son, so the persimmon is still soft, he will not risk sending troops to compete with us, after all, competing with us is like gambling, gambling well, everything is good, if the gambling is not good, then he will have to lose everything!"
"Yes!" Yuan Shu listened, nodded with satisfaction, and said: "What Yang Hong did just now is what I thought in my heart, so let's do it, let's ignore Liu Biao's affairs for now, it is also beneficial to keep him, if Sun Ce is disobedient in the future, you can also unite with Liu Biao to deal with him, let's deal with Liu Bei first, this weaver and peddler, let's destroy him!" ”
"Report!" The soldier ran in from outside and reported to Yuan Shu: "Lord Qiqi, according to the report from the secret agent, Liu Bei has attacked our side, but it is unknown what it is!" ”
"It's just in time, I don't need him to do anything, I'll go find him, hum!" Yuan Shu sneered.