Yuan Shu's funeral has been completed, and Sun Ce's return date has not been determined, but Yan Xiang must go back. He is Nanyang Taishou, and there are many things. Zhang Xun, Qiao Rui and others also have their own whereabouts, such as Feng Fang, who wants to go back to his hometown in Guanzhong.

Except for Yan Xiang, Sun Ce didn't care much about the other whereabouts, anyway, he was not the master, they just said goodbye to Yuan Quan. However, when he learned that Sun Ce could not return to Nanyang for the time being, but would be stationed in Yuzhou for a long time, and the Yuzhou pastor who led Sun Jian on his behalf, Qiao Rui moved his mind.

The bridge family is a native of Suiyang, Liang State, and it is also within the scope of Yuzhou, and Suiyang is in the north of Yuzhou, which has always been a battleground for soldiers. If Yuan Shao disobeys the imperial edict and Zhu Jun wants to use force to conquer, then Suiyang will inevitably become a battlefield. When a large army is stationed, there are only two ways to avoid damage: one is to flee quickly, and the other is to rely on a certain force that can protect itself.

For him, this force is undoubtedly Sun Ce. Others don't know Sun Ce's ability, but he knows it clearly. The record of annihilating Xu Rong's 20,000 Xiliang elites, even Sun Jian may not be able to do it, and at that time, Sun Ce only had one county under his command, Nanyang. Now that he is in charge of Yuzhou, his strength is stronger, and at this time, he will leave him, where to find a more suitable protector than him.

So, Qiao Rui decided to stay.

Zhang Xun didn't want to stay, but he didn't want to stay in Yuzhou either, he still felt that Nanyang was safer. Yuzhou has no geographical advantages, once he fights against Yuan Shao, it is difficult for Sun Ce to resist the enemy abroad, it is inevitable that there will be a hard battle, it is better to go to Nanyang to watch the situation, if Guanzhong is calm, he can go home at any time.

Feng Fang was relatively simple, he didn't want to stay in Yuzhou, nor did he want to stay in Nanyang, and he wanted to return to Guanzhong. Feng Wan was very distressed, but her arms couldn't twist her thighs, and she couldn't change Feng Fang's mind. What's more, she herself is also very hesitant, Sun Ce already has a wife Yuan Heng and a concubine Yin Ji, plus Huang Yueying, who is sure to marry Sun Ce as a concubine, even if she marries Sun Ce, she can only be ranked before Yin Ji, not to mention that Feng Fang does not agree, she herself is unwilling.

Sun Ce didn't know anything about this, and all he was thinking about now was how to get Yuzhou.

It's really not that easy. Sun Jian has been the assassin of Yuzhou and the pastor of Yuzhou for nearly a year, but the effect is limited to not opposing him, and of course he has not ignored him. The most obvious is that Yuan Shu was buried, and the father and son of the Sun family came to the funeral, and the Taishou of Runan never showed up, and Zhipingyu County of Runan County was only fifty or sixty miles away from Ruyang.

In other words, so far, the influence of the Sun family and his son on Yuzhou is almost zero, and the powerful families have chosen to ignore them.

If you want to get Yuzhou, you have to get Runan first. Runan is the well-deserved largest county in Yuzhou, with a population of nearly half of Yuzhou and more than Nanyang County. What's more important is that there are many families in Runan, and there are many celebrities, and there are many celebrities and celebrities in Ruying, which refers to Runan and Yingchuan. Even if Sun Ce didn't have much appeal, he couldn't let these people collude with Yuan Shao, at least let them remain neutral.

Of course, those who have already followed Yuan Shao, don't blame me for being unkind. Recently, money is tight, there is no money, there is no food, since you have become an enemy, who will you take if you don't take the knife?

However, where to start, Sun Ce had no idea for a while. He is very unfamiliar with Runan, and it can be said that his eyes are dark. The Yuan family is the largest family in Runan, but the Yuan family doesn't even care about Yuan Kui and Yuan Feng, let alone him.

At the critical moment, Qiao Rui found Sun Ce and made a suggestion: first control Runan County to govern public opinion.

In the Han Dynasty system, the county had county soldiers, which were concentrated in the county and directly controlled by the Taishou. The city where the county is located is divided into the inner and outer cities, and the inner city is the government agency, in addition to the Taishou Mansion, there are also county warehouses, arsenals, etc., which are tightly guarded. There are no soldiers in the counties other than the county administration, and the county seat is not divided into government office areas and residential areas, so the defense capability is much worse than that of the county administration.

Controlling the county is almost equivalent to mastering the main armed forces of a county, and the rest is the private armed forces of the estates. Of course, Runan manors are everywhere, and there are many private armies, but after all, it is not as neat as the county soldiers, and it is impossible to attack the manors one by one with Sun Ce's current forces, and seizing the county is the most direct shortcut.

Sun Ce felt that it made sense. Although Qiao Rui's ability to use soldiers is limited, he has lived for half his life, and he still has experience. Pang Tong was asked to leave by Sun Jian, he is now fighting alone, and he really needs someone to check and make up for the gaps.

As soon as he said it, Sun Ce ordered Qin Mu to send knights to investigate the situation in Pingyu County, and at the same time asked to see Yuan Quan. He was short of troops, and if he wanted to quickly conquer Pingyu County, he needed to bring the Yuan Shu troops led by Lei Bo and others into command. These people had escorted Yuan Shu's coffin back to Ruyang, but now that the task is complete, everyone else can be mobilized except for some people who continue to guard the tomb.

Theoretically, this is the inheritance left to him by Yuan Shu, at best, it is a dowry left to Yuan Heng, and the ownership definitely does not belong to Yuan Quan. Yuan Quan is married, she is the Huang family, not the Yuan family.

Before Sun Ce came, Yuan Quan already knew the general situation, Zhang Xun and Feng Fang mentioned it when they said goodbye, Feng Wan said it in more detail, but Feng Wan himself had limited understanding, so Yuan Quan didn't know the whole situation. As soon as Sun Ce said that, she knew that Sun Ce's current trouble was even bigger than she thought.

In other words, although Yuan Shu has been buried, the imperial court has not yet closed the coffin, and Yuan Shu may be condemned as a rebel at any time, and in extreme cases, he may even be cut out of the coffin and beheaded and exposed. If you want to avoid this situation, the most direct way is to quickly improve Sun Ce's strength.

But she couldn't help anything, all she could do was not help.

Yuan Quan readily agreed to Sun Ce's request, leaving twenty old and weak to guard Yuan Shu's tomb, and all the others were handed over to Sun Ce. In front of Sun Ce, she asked the three of them to swear allegiance to Sun Ce, just as they had been loyal to Yuan Shu.

Chang Nu, Lei Bo, and Chen Lan had already seen Sun Ce's faithfulness, so they didn't say any nonsense, and swore allegiance on the spot.

"What else can I do?" Yuan Quan said politely: "You're welcome, you just say it." ”

"Runan may become a battlefield at any time, I hope that Madame had better go to Nanyang, but it really can't, you should also act with the army. Only then can I guarantee your safety. ”

Yuan Quan hugged Yuan Heng and groaned for a long time. "I'll move with the army, and when the war in the Central Plains is over, I'll go back to Ruyang and guard my father's tomb."

Sun Ce agreed.

"There is one more thing, which may be difficult for some strongmen, but I still hope that the general will keep his promise."

"What's the matter?"

"Excuse me."

Sun Ce had a headache. He had promised to do this, but now that Wang Yun is in charge, maybe when they will condemn their father and son as rebellious, isn't it boring to ask for Yuan Shu at this time?

"Madam, it's not that I don't want to, it's really ......"

Yuan Quan raised his hand lightly and signaled Sun Ce not to refuse in a hurry. "Although my father did a lot of ridiculous things, he did not betray the court. Dong Zhuo was executed, more than 200 members of my Yuan family died tragically, and the court should give us justice. If this can't be done, I'm afraid that the general's father and son will not be recognized by the imperial court. This matter is not so much for the father as for the general's father and son. General Wang, think twice. ”

Sun Ce woke up like a dream and agreed. "Madame is right, I will do my best."