After Sun Ce finished breakfast, he once again confirmed Yuan Shu's funeral procedures with Cai Yong to ensure that there would be no problems with etiquette, and then he began to issue the command, officially sending people to the battalions inside and outside the city to give orders, summoning the generals to come to discuss the matter.

This should have been done yesterday, but he really didn't dare to do it yesterday. After returning from the war, Yuan Shu was seriously injured and could not be a director, Yang Hong and Yan Xiang were always in charge, he was recuperating from his injuries in the West Courtyard, and he had no contact with specific affairs, neither expected that Yuan Shu would die like this, nor did he expect Yuan Shu to appoint him as the heir. If he thought that if he got those two official seals, others would be able to listen to his orders and convene the generals to go into the city to discuss matters, once Chen Yu and others questioned it, he would have a hard time arguing and would not be able to control the situation at all.

Now the situation is different, the inner city is controlled in his hands, and the outer city is controlled in the hands of Zhou Yu, in addition to Yang Hong's refusal to accept the reality, Yan Xiang, Lei Bo and others have bowed down to him, and even Huang Yi, an unstable factor, has been won over, and there are suitable candidates for reinforcements in Wuguan, he can deal with Chen Yu and others wholeheartedly and play a big game with them.

He did a lot of work that night, and it was hard, but all the hard work was worth it.

Sun Ce first called Lei Bo and Chen Lan and asked them to guard the main courtyard of the Taishou Mansion and not let anyone interfere with Yuan Shu's mourning hall. Then invite Yan Xiang and Qin Mu, and let Qin Mu arrange the knights and be ready to set off at any time. Qin Mu took the order and left.

Everything was ready, and Sun Ce set up a seat at the middle of the court. Cai Yong, as the main mourner, sat down under the corridor, Yuan Quan and Yuan Heng knelt in front of the spirit, and Huang Yi also took on the task of acting as a filial son. Dian Wei led ten nominal servants, holding thousands of troops, wearing heavy armor, standing behind Sun Ce.

"Come on, invite the kings of Wancheng."

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"Woohoo! Woohoo! Zong Cheng's door was knocked on the door, Tsing Yi Jian scolded angrily, three steps and two steps to the door, just pulled the door bolt, a group of soldiers rushed in, knocked the Tsing Yi Jian servant to the ground, and rushed straight to the backyard.

Before Zong Cheng got up, he hurriedly put on his clothes, and as soon as he pushed open the door, the soldiers had already arrived in front of him. Zong Cheng was furious: "Whose subordinates are you, why did you trespass on people's houses?" ”

A young military marquis walked over, looked Zong Cheng up and down, and bowed to salute. "Zongjun, I am General Sun's subordinate. General Yuan died, Zong Jun was General Yuan's old friend, and I was ordered to ask Zong Jun to mourn. ”

Zong Cheng sneered. "Mourning is voluntary, how can it be forced? Which ignorant person made this decision? ”

"Don't worry, I said, I'm here to ask Zong Jun to mourn, if Zong Jun is unwilling to go, I will not force ......"

Before the words fell, Zong Cheng had already closed the door. "I'm not going!"

Junhou sank his face, and continued word by word: "General Sun said that if Zongjun doesn't miss the old feelings and is unwilling to mourn, I can't be reluctant. However, there is one thing, General Sun asked me to tell Zong Jun that the Wancheng monarchs in Nanyang County Prison will gather in front of General Yuan's spirit and make a decision. Zongjun, are you sure you don't want to take a look? ”

"Bang!" The door opened again, and Zong Cheng snatched it out. "Sun Ce wants to kill someone? He dares! ”

"Zong Jun misunderstood. Judgment is not necessarily murder, it can also be negotiation. If you can talk about it, then talk about it. If you can't talk about it, then you can't say for sure. However, General Sun didn't dare to do anything, just a few traitors, kill them. ”

Zong Cheng's complexion changed a few times. Whether it was negotiating or killing, he couldn't sit at home and wait. The city gate has been under martial law, and Chen Yu can't be contacted, if Sun Ce really wants to kill someone, he can't escape even if he sits at home.

"I'll be right there."

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Zong Cheng rushed to the inner city, entered the atrium of the Taishou Mansion, and saw the people kneeling on the ground in the courtyard, and his scalp was a little numb. The snow in the courtyard was not swept away, but there was a thick layer, and these people knelt in the snow, shivering with cold. They are either the heads of each family or the heirs of each family, although they are usually not clothed and pampered, but now they kneel in the snow like prisoners, and their faces are blue from the cold.

There was a seat on the side of the steps, and Sun Ce was kneeling on the seat with his helmet and armor, his eyes slightly closed, and he was closing his eyes to recuperate.

Zong Cheng was furious, walked quickly in front of Sun Ce, did not salute, and shouted: "General Sun, these people are all Wancheng virtuous people, even if they should be executed, they should not be so humiliated." Didn't the general think that was too much? ”

Sun Ce didn't move, and said lightly: "Come on, set up a seat for Zongjun." ”

Someone took a seat and threw it in front of Zong Cheng. Zong Cheng frowned, but still took off his shoes and knelt on the seat. Sun Ce slowly raised his head, opened his eyes, and swept his fierce gaze over Zong Cheng's face. Zong Cheng suddenly froze, his heart seemed to be grabbed by someone, and he actually felt suffocated. He was secretly frightened. He had seen Sun Ce a few times before, and there was a conflict a few days ago, although Sun Ce was vicious, his eyes were not so cold. After a few days, the young man seemed to have changed into a different person, and there was a chill in his eyes that pierced people's hearts.

"What Zong Jun said just now was really righteous and strict. However, can Zong Jun tell me what you were doing last night when they were starving and freezing in prison? ”

Zong Cheng sneered and dismissed. Lou Gui went back and told him that he couldn't enter the inner city, and Zhou Yu had already controlled Wancheng, so he knew that he couldn't hide the meeting with Chen Yu. But he is not like Lou Gui, he doesn't go anywhere, just waits at home.

"Don't say yes?" Sun Ce nodded. "Please move the seat, from now on, you are like them, waiting for disposal."

Dian Wei took a step and arrived in front of Zong Cheng, reaching out to pull Zong Cheng's collar. He was tall and burly, with sonorous iron armor and extremely murderous aura, even Zong Cheng couldn't bear it, and hurriedly said: "Wait, you can't kill me, you can't treat me like this." ”

"Why not?" Cai Yong in the hall coughed: "General Yuan treated you with great courtesy before his death, how did you treat him?" You united with Cao Cao and betrayed General Yuan. General Yuan is not guilty of the past, how can you ever be half grateful? Now that General Yuan has passed away, you don't come to mourn, but you are plotting rebellion with others. What kind of taxi are you? As for the monarch and minister, you are disloyal. As for your friend, you are unjust, what right do you have to be courteous? ”

Zong Cheng's face turned pale, and only then did he notice Cai Yong's existence. He hadn't spoken to Cai Yong, but when he was in Luoyang, he had seen Cai Yong in the crowd and was very impressed by Cai Yong's appearance. Of course, there are also elements of worship. He is also a celebrity, but compared to Cai Yong, his reputation is insignificant. If Cai Yong is a pearl, he is a firefly at most.

But he never expected that Cai Yong would speak for Sun Ce. "You...... Are you Chen Liucai Bojiao? ”

"Exactly." Cai Yong said proudly: "Do you want to discuss the righteousness of the Spring and Autumn Period with me?" ”

Zong Cheng's face turned red, he held his breath, and slowly spit it out again, coaxed. Forget it, don't humiliate yourself, ten of him together is not enough for Cai Yong to abuse, and besides, he is really at fault in this matter, so he can't help Yuan Shu.

"General, what do you want us to do before we are willing to release them?"

"It's very simple, ask Chen Yu to come into the city to negotiate and see how we can clear up the misunderstanding and help each other in the same boat." Sun Ce said lightly: "If he doesn't dare to come, then we will talk about it ourselves." ”