Sun Ce rushed to Gaoping.

Along the way, after looking at the terrain, Sun Ce knew that Guo Jia's plan had succeeded. It was a big mistake for Cao Ang to give Gao Ping away.

The north of Gaoping is Gaoping Mountain, the area is not very wide, ten miles from north to south, four or five miles from east to west, not high, more importantly, there are several mountains between Gaoping to the east to Wuxian, the connection between each other is not close, there is no danger, it is easy to pass. If you really want to talk about geographical advantages, it is not as important as Hulu and Qi County. However, on the west side of Gaoping is Surabaya, which is conducive to the defense of forces in the direction of Pengcheng, unlike Hulu, which is more beneficial to Shanyang.

Another advantage of Gao Ping is that there is a strong learning atmosphere and a lot of celebrities. The Wang family is a Gaoping Wang clan, Wang Gong, Wang Chang father and son are the third duke, Wang Chang is not only a big official, but also a good scholar, Liu Biao is his disciple. Gaoping Wang's family is famous, He Jin asked Wang Chang's son Wang Qian to make a long history, wanted to marry Wang Qian, and asked him to choose one of the two daughters, but Wang Qian refused.

Wang Qian's fame in later generations was limited, but he had a very famous son: Wang Cang.

In addition to the Wang family and the Liu family, Gao Ping also has a Zhang family, which is passed down from Zhao Wang Zhang Er, which is also regarded as a generation of 2,000 stones, and Zhang Jian, a famous man who "looks at the door and surrenders", is the contemporary head of the Zhang family. Although Sun Ce doesn't look down on Zhang Jian, it does not prevent Zhang Jian's reputation from being very loud, anyway, the locals are full of praise when they mention Zhang Jian, and they all feel that it is very honorable to be a township party with such a celebrity. It is said that a few years ago, Zhang Jian also scattered his wealth to help the people, and hundreds of families survived.

When Sun Ce entered the city, he happened to meet Liu Biao, who hurried back. Liu Biao had just gotten off the boat and was waiting on the shore for the car to go ashore. He was eight feet tall and very conspicuous in the crowd, and Sun Ce could see him at a glance. Although he was an enemy back then, Liu Biao finally took the initiative to hand over the seal letter of Jingzhou Thorn History, which was also decent, so Sun Ce sent someone over to say hello. At this time, when he met Sun Ce, Liu Biao screamed in his heart, but he didn't dare to put on a score, so he rushed to Sun Ce's horse to salute.

"In such a hurry, afraid that I will kill your whole family?" Sun Ce smiled and said, "My reputation is so bad? ”

Liu Biao couldn't cry or laugh. "General, whether your reputation is bad or not, it has nothing to do with me." Although it was embarrassing to meet like this, seeing Sun Ce talking like this, his heart hanging in mid-air was still relaxed, at least it would not be life-threatening.

"What kind of official is he under Yuan Xiansi? I've heard that last time in Junyi, you seemed to be leading the troops into battle. ”

Liu Biao smiled bitterly. "That's just a temporary agent, I'm engaged in governance, just an idler."

"Yuan Xiansi doesn't need you?"

"It's because I have no talent and no virtue, so I can only be an idler."

Sun Ce glanced at Liu Biao and couldn't help laughing. "I ask you, will you give in?"

Liu Biao was silent. He knew that every word he said to Sun Ce now might reach Yuan Tan's ears, and a word that was not careful would cause ambiguity. Of course, he was unwilling to be with Sun Ce, but he didn't dare to refuse Sun Ce in person, so he could only use silence instead.

"The twisted melon is not sweet, since you don't want to, then I won't force it. For the sake of old acquaintances, I would like to advise you in advance, go back and check yourself, see if there is any forcible occupation of the people's land, if so, spit it out as soon as possible, and when I find out, the face will not look good. ”

The corners of Liu Biao's mouth trembled, and he couldn't help but say: "The general wants to implement a new policy in Gaoping? ”

Sun Ce smiled. "It's not just Gao Ping." He paused, looked at Liu Biao for a moment, and said, "There is a sentence, which may be a bit presumptuous, but I still want to remind you." Over half a hundred years old, it's time to do something meaningful, you can't make meritorious contributions, you can still stand up for morality, what kind of strength do you have to follow the Yuan father and son to break the decaying fracture? ”

After Sun Ce finished speaking, he raised his hand, turned the horse's head, and went down surrounded by the knights. Liu Biao stood on the side of the road and muttered for a long time. The waiter drove the carriage over, Liu Biao got into the car, leaned against the window, watched the orderly knight pass in front of him, thinking about the words Sun Ce just said, and suddenly felt a little indescribable.

Sun Ce wanted to implement a new policy in Gaoping, obviously with the intention of capturing the entire Shanyang, otherwise he would not have tossed like this. Where did he get the confidence to say that Yuan Shao's father and son were immortal bones? But if you think about it carefully, Yuan Shao's development in recent years has indeed not been as smooth as imagined. In the first year of Chuping, he was probably the most prestigious, and later took Jizhou and defeated Gongsun Zhan, his strength became stronger and stronger, but his prestige was weakened unconsciously. Trying to abolish the establishment and recognize the Chang'an Imperial Court, he not only lost the sharpness he had in the General's Mansion, but retreated step by step. As for forcing Han Fu to death, turning against Zhang Miao's brothers is even more disturbing.

Today's world is no longer the world dominated by the Yuan family, there is the Chang'an court with moral superiority in the west, the Sun father and son who are growing rapidly in strength, and the Gongsun Zan who is about to move in the north.

Liu Biao originally planned to come back to pick up his family, but after thinking about it at this moment, he felt that it was better to stay in Gaoping for a while. Anyway, Sun Ce had no intention of killing him. He also wanted to take advantage of this time to think about what to do next. As Sun Ce said, when you are over half a hundred years old, it's time to do something meaningful.

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When Sun Ce came to the gate of the city, there were already people waiting, in his twenties, Confucian dressed, with beautiful eyebrows and clear eyes, followed by two retinues, leading horses.

"Rebel against the general, on the orders of General Zhengdong, wait here, please come with me." The young man said as he offered his name thorn in both hands. Sun Ce took it and took a look, and the corners of his mouth picked up.

"It turned out to be Yi Jibo, look up for a long time."

Yi Yuan was slightly stunned, and then smiled again. "I have heard that the general is well-informed for a long time, and when I see it today, it is really an eye-opener."

Sun Ce handed back the name thorn, signaled the Yi to get on the horse, and entered the city with him. "Uncle Ji is too humble. Gao Ping does have a lot of talents, and some of them are even famous all over the world, and Jibo is indeed inferior to them. However, when it comes to practice, you are not inferior to them. ”

Yi's eyes flashed, stroked the short beard under his chin, and said with a smile: "The general knows that I am very practical? ”

Sun Ce smiled but did not answer. Yi has no great reputation in the history of the Three Kingdoms, and many people think that he is a mediocre person who follows Liu Bei with mixed qualifications. In fact, Yi is familiar with the law, he and Zhuge Liang, Fa Zheng, Liu Ba, Li Yan co-created "Shu Branch" to legislate for Shu Han, as long as you think about what the other four people are, you can also know Yi Zhi's legal attainments. It's just that he is good at dealing with it in addition to law, and he has not made much achievements in military and politics. This may be because of his single ability, or because of his embarrassing identity in Shu Han, neither the Jingxiang faction nor the Yuancong faction, but Liu Biao's fellow countryman, who can only be a man with his tail between his legs.

After a while, Sun Ce said, "What position does Uncle Ji succumb to under his father's account? ”

"General Meng Zhengdong will not give up, he will be allowed to go for the horse, usher in the send-off, and receive people and things."

"I see." Sun Ce nodded. "My father is busy with military affairs, so he may not have much time to pay attention to Jibo. I dare to give orders on behalf of my father, and ask you to be in the army, how about it? At the beginning of the army, if the military discipline could not be strictly enforced, I am afraid that it would disturb the people. This important responsibility, both public and private, I hope that Ji Bo will not shirk. ”

Yi's eyes flashed and he blurted out. "Is what the general said true?"