Sun Ce hurriedly ordered someone to fetch water, and Guo Jia lifted it up and poured it into his mouth. Sun Ce snatched it.

"You can't drink like this, be careful to blow up your lungs."

"Forgot, forgot." Guo Jia woke up like a dream, took it again, took a sip and put it in his mouth, and swallowed it slowly after a while. After a few sips in quick succession, he wiped his mouth with the corner of his sleeve. "General, there is a new situation."

"Don't worry, speak slowly, the sky won't fall." Although Sun Ce was also in a hurry, he had experienced a lot of things and was already able to control his emotions.

"General, it's hard to say. If you can't get it right, this time the sky will really collapse. Guo Jia smiled bitterly and said: "Mr. Zhang Zigang has sent news that the imperial court has sent an edict to Luoyang, asking Taiwei Zhu to lead his troops to serve Wang Chang'an, and your father and son and Zhou Gongjin are among the recruits. ”

Sun Ce stared at Guo Jia for a long time without speaking, and then suddenly laughed: "Which one has no brains to issue such an edict?" ”

"Of course, the edict was issued by the imperial court, but it was Situ Wang Yun who made the decision."

Sun Ce was speechless, and with his hands behind his back, he turned back and forth twice. Wang Yun issued an edict in the name of the Son of Heaven to transfer Zhu Jun of Luoyang to the west to enter the king of Qin, this is not nonsense. Niu Fu and others have retreated into Hedong, and the road between Luoyang and Chang'an is smooth, who can threaten Chang'an at this time? This is obviously to relieve pressure on Yuan Shao. By the way, the relationship between Wang Yun and Yuan Shao is not ordinary, he was happy with Yuan Shao when he entered the General's Mansion, Yuan Shao was affiliated with the school at that time, he was Henan Yin, and the two cooperated very tacitly.

Sun Ce suddenly thought of a question: At the end of last year, Wang Yun said that Dong Zhuo sent Xu Rong and Niu Fu to lead 50,000 Xiliang elites to invade Nanyang, not only to divert the tiger from the mountain, but to prepare Dong Zhuo, right? Does he want to kill two birds with one stone, and by the way, completely eliminate Yuan Shu's influence? Although Yuan Shu's strength is average, he is a disciple of the Yuan family after all, and he is the only person who has the potential to produce Yuan Shao.

Thinking forward along this line of thought, Sun Ce couldn't help but shudder. Shortly before that, the Yuan family, including Yuan Kui and Yuan Ji, was killed in Chang'an. It is recorded in the history books that this was an order from Dong Zhuo, but Dong Zhuo was in Luoyang at that time, and the person in charge of Chang'an affairs was Wang Yun, and Dong Zhuo obeyed him. If Wang Yun wanted to save Yuan Kui, he definitely had a chance, but he didn't seem to have done anything, and directly killed the Yuan family.

Against Dong Zhuo was Yuan Shao, Yuan Kui and Yuan Ji cooperated very well, and Yuan Kui even personally helped the young emperor Liu Wei down from the throne and asked him to salute the new emperor. Dong Zhuo killed them very unreasonably, didn't he drive Yuan Kui and Yuan Feng's protégés and former officials to Yuan Shao, how much water did Dong Zhuo's brain have to enter to do such a thing?

Wang Yun definitely did it on purpose. He is a member of the party, Yuan Shao is the leader of the party, and his allegiance is not to the imperial court at all, but to Yuan Shao. According to historical records, one of the reasons why he refused to pardon the Xiliang people at that time was that he was afraid that Shandong would be suspicious. Who are the princes of Shandong? Yuan Shao, of course.

As soon as Sun Ce told Guo Jia and Pang Shanmin his questions, Pang Shanmin was dumbfounded, feeling that Sun Ce was open-mouthed, but Guo Jia felt that it was very possible. Not to mention anything else, Yuan Shao has done so many rebellious things, and he is also a system of worship, and he is expelling Han Fu, and he even made Liu Yu the emperor, has the imperial court ever written an edict to accuse Yuan Shao? Not a word. On the contrary, the imperial court wanted to attack Nanyang again and again.

In addition, Guo Jia also provided another evidence: the news of the killing of Yuan Kui and others reached Hebei, and it stands to reason that even if it is pretended, Yuan Shao should also mourn and sacrifice. But Yuan Shao didn't say crying at that time, he didn't even have a sad expression, and he drank and entertained as usual. There is only one explanation for this, it was not Dong Zhuo who wanted to kill Yuan Kui and Yuan Ji, but Yuan Shao, Wang Yun carried out Yuan Shao's order, and then splashed this basin of dirty water on Dong Zhuo's head.

Pang Shanmin's face turned pale, and he looked at Sun Ce and Guo Jia, as if he had seen a ghost.

Sun Ce said faintly: "Brother Shanmin, can you give me a more reasonable explanation?" ”

Pang Shanmin was dazed, his eyes wandered, and he kept talking to himself. "It's too cruel, it's too cruel, it's inhuman, it's inhuman."

Guo Jia sneered: "For the sake of the Yuan family's new dynasty, for the sake of the world, what is this price." Emperor Gao can push his children out of the car, but his father will be cooked by his opponent, but he wants a piece of the pie. In order to invite fame, Wang Mang will kill his only son. Yuan Shao killed Yuan Kui and Yuan Ji, who disagreed with him, what was it. In my opinion, this is still early, and Yuan Tan will be the next one if he can't get it. ”

Sun Ce was surprised. "Yuan Tan? Right now? ”

"Why not? The crown prince has always only been in prison and is not allowed to go on expeditions. Yuan Shao wants to control Yanzhou, and there are many people who can be sent, even if it is the second son Yuan Xi, why did he send Yuan Tan? He clearly doted on his young wife and young son, so he found an opportunity to drive Yuan Tan out. ”

Sun Ce looked at Guo Jia and felt that he was still too conservative. "Fengxiao, Yuan Tan is ready to do business with me and gave me an order with very generous conditions. I originally thought he was delaying the army, but now that I hear you say that, I kind of understand. ”

Sun Ce roughly explained what happened, Guo Jia slapped his thigh and shouted, "Sure enough, it's not what I expected." I said at the time that Yuan Shao had stayed with the party for too long, he was too deeply impregnated, he couldn't extricate himself, he acted radically and was lenient on the outside and jealous on the inside, and once he gained power, he would inevitably be mean and unkind, Xun Wenruo still didn't believe it, and now he ...... Oh, I see, Xun Wenruo is a way to get out. ”

"What do you mean?" Sun Ce asked. Guo Jia's thinking is too jumpy, and he can't keep up.

Guo Jia's eyebrows danced. "General, Xun Wenruo must have seen that Yuan Shao was difficult to achieve a big thing, so he went to Chang'an to prepare a way back for himself. Before that, Cao Mengde went to Chang'an as well. They did not turn their backs on Yuan Shao, but they withdrew from the matter, thinking that Yuan Shao was seeking foreign aid and becoming a horn, accumulating strength and waiting for the times to change. If Yuan Shao achieves great things, they have the merits of other departments, and they can follow the example of Hexi Dou Rong and divide the soil without losing the soil. If Yuan Shao takes the blame for himself, people think about Han, and they can be the ministers of Zhongxing. If there is no hope for ZTE, they will either replace it, or choose another master, and advance and retreat well. ”

Sun Ce suddenly brightened up, nodded again and again, and agreed with Guo Jia's analysis. He actually thought of this, but he felt that it was too speculative, and now Guo Jia also thinks so, he thinks that the possibility is really not small.

"Fengxiao, then how should we deal with it?"

"The edict of the imperial court is not worth mentioning, it is just Wang Yun's wishful thinking, maybe there is Xun Wenruo's plan in it. All the general had to consider was Captain Zhu. A gentleman can be bullied, and Taiwei Zhu has a warm blood, and he is responsible for the world but does not know the power change, he is likely to be ordered to go west. Ling Zun is in danger under his command, and he must be reminded to be careful to avoid the fish in the pond. ”

Sun Ce looked at Guo Jia, and Guo Jia also looked at him with sharp eyes. Sun Ce shook his head. "Let's let my father come back, with him guarding Yuzhou, I can go south with peace of mind."

Guo Jia owes a salute. "What the general said is very true, and Mr. Zigang also thinks so."