Sun Ce and the four of them originally talked about the conquest and killing, the situation was difficult, and the atmosphere was somewhat depressing.

Huang Yueying seized the opportunity and said that Yuan Quan planned to cook for Sun Ce himself. Sun Ce knew it. Yuan Quan is an extremely smart woman, and she knows that she has embarrassed herself just now, which is an apology in disguise. Thinking of the last time he pretended to be drunk, Sun Ce was a little moved, but when he thought of the tense scene just now, he was a little worried. It stands to reason that Yuan Quan should invite Mrs. Wu, but who knows, there is no reason for women to argue.

"I'm not sure yet, there's still a lot to take care of, so I'll go over when I have time. If I don't have time, you can help me eat more. ”

Huang Yueying was very disappointed, but she didn't dare to say anything, and pulled the big and small bridges to the backyard. After listening to the reply, Yuan Quan did not mean to be disappointed at all. She went to invite Mrs. Wu in person, and Mrs. Wu also felt that Sun Ce had just come back to embarrass him, he was going to marry Yuan Heng in the future, and there could be no stiffness between relatives, so she agreed, and asked Sun Yi to inform Sun Ce.

Sun Ce still gave an ambiguous reply. There are too many official duties, I dare not guarantee it, you just eat first.

The three of them are inexplicable, the family just had a meal together, why do you say it twice or three times, is it because we are too verbose? They were confused, Sun Ce understood in his heart, but it was difficult to explain, so he had to pull Qiao Rui and continue to talk about things.

"By the way, is there any news from Sanguan?"

Qiao Rui didn't know that Sun Ce was clear about the situation in Sanguan. He slapped his thigh, and he was rarely excited. "General, although the Li Tong you surrendered last time is young, he really has some means. In just over a month, the defense line of the three passes was readjusted, and Liu Xunxing's division moved the crowd to attack, almost without touching the city wall, and went back in disgrace. In my opinion, he can be compared to Xu Shu......"

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Xu Qian hurried over, saw the blood stains on Xu Shao's mouth leaning on the couch, and stomped his feet and said, "General, what are you doing this for?" ”

Xu Shao smiled weakly and said with a wry smile: "Brother, we really met an opponent this time. ”

Xu Qian hurriedly sat on the edge of the couch, held Xu Shao's hand, and took his vein, seeing that although Xu Shao's pulse was a little urgent, it was not weak, so he was relieved. "Don't worry, talk slowly, what's going on?"

"Guangling Zhang Hong is under Sun Ce's command."

Xu Qian raised his eyebrows sharply, his eyes widened, and it took a long time to slowly relax. "Zhang Hong, Zhang Zigang?"

"That's him." Xu Shao told the story in detail, and Xu Qian listened quietly and didn't speak for a long time. He let go of Xu Shao's hand and patted his thigh gently, his eyes flickered for a long time, and he had the intention of opening his mouth several times, but in the end he didn't speak, as if he had some scruples. Xu Shao has been on a blind date with his brother since he was a child, and when he saw his expression, he knew that he was in trouble, so he took the initiative to say: "Brother, I'm fine, just say anything you have to say." ”

Xu Qian thought for another moment. "General, what do you think of Sun Ce?"

"Brother means ......"

"I mean, do you think it's possible for him to defeat Yuan Shao?"

Xu Shao looked at Xu Qian in surprise, a little unable to believe his ears. He understood what Xu Qian meant, but because of this, he was so shocked. How does Sun Ce compare with Yuan Shao? This is not a level of opponent at all. But he knows very well who Xu Qian is, Xie Ziwei said that he is a tool for the country, and he has a very high evaluation, others may not believe it, but he believes it.

Since Xu Qian said so, he had naturally thought about it seriously, and even made a decision, but now he was just worried about his face, so he discussed it with him. Xu Shao sat up and thought seriously for a while.

"If personally, whether it is temperament or knowledge, Sun Ce is enough to be comparable to Yuan Shao, or even better. But the competition for the Central Plains is not the strength of one person, but also the strength of the family. At this point, Sun Ce can't be compared with Yuan Shao at all. He couldn't even subdue Yuan Shu's old department, and the people who took refuge in him were all from some poor families. It may be possible for such a person to charge into battle, but it is not possible to govern the government affairs of one side, and it is by no means something that can be solved by building a martial arts hall. ”

Xu Qian nodded slightly. "Is it possible to sit on one side?"

"This ...... It can't be said that there is no possibility at all, but the possibility in Yuzhou is too small. ”

"Yes, I thought so too. But at present, Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zhan are fighting in Hebei, and in a short period of time, no one can compete with him to go to Yuzhou. Liu Bei is just a man on the border, and he is not worth mentioning. The Chen family in Xiapi has a lot of reputation, but Chen Deng has only one Lujiang County, and he is not Sun Ce's opponent, unless he can control the entire Yangzhou. Even so, it will take him at least a year and a half. Before that, no one could influence Sun Ce's control of Runan. We fought against him, and the risk was great. ”

"What does that brother mean that we bow to him?"

"It's okay to bow your head and fall down, but it's better to make some concessions appropriately so as not to make unnecessary sacrifices than to sit back and wait to die." Xu Qian thought about it for a while. "Have you heard, Handan Chun and Hu Zhao of Yingchuan are collecting ancient tablets in Nanyang, studying ancient characters, and preparing to rewrite the Nanyang County Chronicles."

Xu Shao understood. "We do that too?"

"Why not? Runan is the hometown of the Chen State, and the Yuan family is the descendants of the Chen State, since Sun Ce also relies on the Yuan family, we trace the history of the Yuan family, and he will never object. As for ancient characters, looking at the world, who can surpass our Xu family? is only Shu Chonggong's "Saying Wen Jie Zi", which they can't catch up with in a few lifetimes. ”

Xu Shao muttered: "Brother, have you ever wondered why the imperial court has not reacted since Shuzhong Gong dedicated the "Shuowen Jie Zi" to the imperial court? ”

"I'm afraid that the ancient scriptures will sit big." Xu Qian sighed. "At this point today, even if the ancient scriptures are not big, the modern scriptures will not be able to support it. The general is the trend of the times, and it is not human. In that case, why not go with the flow and take advantage of the situation? ”

Xu Shao thought about it. "Now that my brother has made a decision, I should follow it. However, I had many conflicts with Sun Ce, and if I suddenly changed my attitude, he would not believe me. It's not as good as my brother......"

Xu Qian smiled and shook his head. "General, you're thinking too much. I am a brother with you, how can I get rid of it? I thought, maybe it's time for Wenxiu to come back. ”

Xu Shao's eyes shrunk. "Where is he?"

"I heard that it was at the place of Xu Gong, the governor of Wu County."

Xu Shao let out a long breath softly and nodded. "Brother, his mouth is not very good, if he quarrels with Sun Ce, he may lose his life. When the time comes, we will not help him, but hurt him. ”

Xu Qian shook his head with confidence. "No, it won't."

Xu Shao wanted to ask Xu Qian where he got his confidence, whether Sun Ce would not kill Xu Jing, or whether Xu Jing would not contradict Sun Ce, in his opinion, both of these things were very likely. But when the words came to his lips, he swallowed them back. The decision was made by his brother, and he should have been reminded that the outcome was beyond his control. Xu Jing and him have always been at odds, and the outside world has quite a lot of comments about this, if he recommends Xu Jing to be an official, he can clear this charge.

The best of both worlds, why not? As for whether Xu Jing is willing to accept it, and whether he can get along with Sun Ce, then he doesn't have to care.