In the cold wind of early spring, Yuan Shu was buried and buried in the ground.

There are very few people at the funeral, if you don't count the more than 800 people brought by Sun Ce and Yuan Shu's troops, there are only a few dozen people at the funeral, which is extremely deserted. The inscription made by Cai Yong is probably the only highlight, but how to write this inscription has reduced Cai Yong's remaining black hair by more than half. To be honest, Yuan Shu really has nothing to praise in this life, and he almost forced Cai Yong to death. Sun Ce suspected that Cai Yong's self-selected anthology would probably not be accepted in this inscription in the future.

Before the funeral, Sun Jian personally rushed to Ruyang to see Yuan Shu on his last journey. I don't know what method Sun Jian used, he brought Zhu Jun's sacrifice, it was really sent by Zhu Jun, or he pretended to be in the name of Zhu Jun, no one asked.

After the funeral, standing in front of Yuan Shu's new grave, Sun Jian let out a long sigh, his thick eyebrows twisted into pimples, and he didn't speak for a long time.

From the first time he saw Sun Jian, Sun Ce knew that his father was in a bad mood, and when he heard this sigh, he knew that Sun Jian's mood was not only bad, but it could even be said to be extremely bad, which showed that the situation in the Central Plains was not ideal. He didn't say anything, just stood quietly beside Sun Jian, waiting for him to speak.

"Bo Fu, you may not be able to go back to Nanyang for the time being."

"Why?"

"Father and son are divided into two states, and there are too many criticisms."

"I'm afraid it's not criticism, it's Zhu Cheqi's opinion, right?"

Sun Jian turned his head and looked at Sun Ce. "Zhu Gong is now a captain." Sun Jian breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's an edict from the imperial court." ”

Sun Ce's heart sank. The Chang'an court sent an edict to Luoyang to worship Zhu Jun as a lieutenant, but Sun Jian was still worried, obviously the court did not mention their father and son, otherwise Sun Jian would not be so restless. In other words, their father and son are now in charge.

"There is news from Chang'an, Situ Wang Yun united with the sages of the court, and killed Dong Zhuo on New Year's Day. Zhu Gong said, you can completely annihilate Xu Rong's Xiliang soldiers, thanks to the imperial court, but since I am the pastor of Yuzhou, you can't be in Nanyang, otherwise it will inevitably provoke criticism and be difficult to convince the public. ”

Sun Ce chuckled: "Could it be that Duke Zhu thinks that if I give up Nanyang, Yuan Shao, Gongsun Zan and others will be able to obey the edict of the imperial court?" ”

Sun Jian sighed again. "Bo Fu, I know that in this battle, you fought very hard, it is unreasonable for you to give up Nanyang, it should be me to give up Yuzhou. But if you do that, you'll probably suffer even more criticism. Zhu Gong also weighed the pros and cons of all parties to make such a proposal. If you ......"

Sun Ce raised his hand. "Ah Weng, you are too careful, I am not reluctant to Nanyang. There is Gongjin sitting in Nanyang, which is no different from myself in Nanyang. I just think Zhu Gong is too optimistic. ”

Sun Jian turned his head to look at Sun Ce and suddenly smiled. "Boy, just after a few victories, I don't know how thick the sky is, and I dare to talk about Zhu Gong. Zhu Gong has a very high opinion of you, he has already prepared for the situation you said, and it is a step in his plan to let you leave Nanyang. ”

Sun Ce was surprised. "What does Zhu Gong mean?"

"Aren't you very capable? Guess what. ”

Sun Ce couldn't cry or laugh. He thought about it carefully, and had a rough idea in his heart. Since Zhu Jun was not blindly optimistic, he should have deployed the war in Shandong, so that once the prefectures and counties of Shandong did not obey the imperial edict, they would use force to conquer. Shandong's biggest centrifugal force is Yuan Shao, and then Gongsun Chan and Tao Qian, Gongsun Chan and Tao Qian are enemies of Yuan Shao, and they should not explicitly oppose the imperial edict, but are a force that can be used. In this way, Zhu Jun is in the west, Tao Qian is in the east, Gongsun Zan is in the north, Yuan Shao is attacked on three sides, only the pressure in the south is less, and this is Yuzhou, which is controlled by his father and son.

"Duke Zhu wants our father and son to attack from Yuzhou, encircle Jizhou, and force Yuan Shao to bow his head?"

"It's you, not me." Sun Jian smiled, his eyes full of relief. "I will lead the army to the west, force the Niu Fu Department to surrender, and control the east of the river to cover the division. Boy, Zhu Gong is well-known in the world, ranking as the third duke, you can fight under him at a young age, and the future is limitless. This is Zhu Gong's support to you, and it is also a reward for you taking care of Yin Gong, you can't live up to it. After this war, 2,000 stone is at your fingertips, and it is not impossible to be a marquis. When the time comes, don't complain about my partiality as a father, and give the title of Marquis of Wucheng to your younger brother. ”

Sun Ce smiled. "Aweng, you already knew I wouldn't refuse, did you?"

"Although you have changed a lot in the past few months, you are my son after all, I can still guess what you think."

"Ah Weng, since you say so, I can only keep it if I have an opinion. However, if I can hold Nanyang, Gongjin has a great merit, and if I have to give up Nanyang, I can only leave it to Gongjin. If someone else comes, I won't agree. ”

Sun Jian didn't answer immediately, obviously not sure about this. He walked slowly forward with his hands behind his back. Sun Ce followed closely and asked, "Does Gong Zhu have a specific plan?" Ah Weng personally rushed to Ruyang, am I going to Luoyang to go to him? ”

Sun Jian groaned for a long time, tore off the seal ribbon of Yuzhou Mu from his waist, glanced at it, and stuffed it into Sun Ce's hand. "Zhu Gong does have this intention, but I don't think it's appropriate. Yuan Shao first did not admit that the Son of Heaven was the bloodline of the first emperor, and later wanted to abolish the establishment, I think he is unlikely to accept the edict of the imperial court, and this battle is inevitable. Yuzhou has an important mission, and it is an opportunity for you to make great contributions, so you should prepare as early as possible so as not to be caught off guard. Therefore, I discussed with Zhu Gong and asked you to act as the pastor of Yuzhou and prepare for war. ”

Sun Ce lowered his head and looked at the seal ribbon in his hand, very disapproving.

"Zhu Gong agreed?"

"He didn't agree, he didn't object." Sun Jian was laughing, but he was smiling bitterly. "He may be worried that the imperial court will not recognize me as a Yuzhou pastor, so it is inconvenient to express his position, so he can only acquiesce. Bo Fu, my Yuzhou pastor is actually in name only, I'm afraid I can't help Zhu Gong much, and it is more suitable for you to be Yuzhou pastor than me. Zhu Gong has high expectations for you, you must work hard. ”

Sun Ce's eyebrows were slightly raised, and he stopped talking. In his opinion, Zhu Jun wanted his father and son to work for him, but also didn't want to recognize his father and son's control of Yuzhou, so he pretended to be deaf and dumb. In case the battle goes smoothly and Yuan Shao kneels, and the imperial court wants to take back Yuzhou, he will not have any psychological burden.

However, is Yuan Shao so easy to kneel? Not to mention anything else, whether Zhu Jun's beautiful plan can get Wang Yun's consent depends on two things. No matter how the seal of this Yuzhou pastor came from, I will occupy this Yuzhou first, and then I will make some benefits.

"Okay, I'll go ahead first, get ready and talk about it." Sun Ce took the seal ribbon into his arms and showed an innocent smile. "Since Ah Weng is going to Hedong, I have an idea, please Ah Weng consider it."