Liu He personally sent Wang Lang out of the city. He stood at the gate of the city with his hands arched, watching Wang Lang ride in the distance, until Wang Lang's figure disappeared into the shadows of the trees like smoke and fog, then he straightened up and turned back to the city. He walked slowly, thinking about something as he went, chuckling from time to time. When he returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion and entered the vestibule, he saw Xun Chen sitting under the porch, leaning against the pillar, quietly looking at a cluster of plum trees in the courtyard.

The spring cold is not over, the plum trees have not yet bloomed, the brown branches have a faint wetness, and a light rain just fell last night, indicating that spring is coming. Liu He's heart moved, and he inexplicably felt a little more urgent. If you want to gain a firm foothold in Xuzhou, you can't delay the agricultural time. If there is no ploughing in the spring, no harvest in the autumn, and no food, even if there are millions of soldiers, it is meaningless.

"Brother Youruo, how can you have such leisure and ambition to appreciate the dry plum?" Liu He walked to Xun Chen's side, glanced at the plum tree, and said with a smile.

"Withered plum?" Xun Chen straightened up, looked at Liu He, and laughed softly: "That's what the general thinks?" ”

As soon as the words came out, Liu He regretted it. Talking to these celebrities is laborious, and if you are not careful, you will make mistakes. He patted his forehead and ridiculed: "If you lose your friends again, you really don't have enough talent." Youruo, you came just in time, I have something to discuss with you. ”

Xun Chen smiled quietly, followed Liu He into the atrium, came to the hall, and sat down separately. Liu He told Wang Lang about his arrival, and then looked at Xun Chen quietly. "What do you think?"

Xun Chen pondered for a long time. "General, what do you think of Wang Jingxing?"

"Wang Jingxing is a disciple of the late Taiwei Yang Gongbo, a famous man in my township, I admired him when I was in Beijing, but I have never met. To be honest, I don't know much about him and don't dare to comment on him. ”

"Does the general know that Yang Gong's grandson, Yang Dezu, is by Sun Ce's side?"

Liu He was slightly stunned. "Now?"

Xun Chen nodded. "Yang Dezu is Sun Ce's master book."

Liu He's face changed slightly. Wang Lang is a disciple of Yang Ci, when Yang Ci died, Wang Lang once abandoned the official service to mourn, of course he and Yang Xiu knew each other. Yang Xiu is the master book by Sun Ce's side, which shows that he has won Sun Ce's trust, even if Wang Lang does not support Sun Ce, he should not oppose Sun Ce, so what does it mean that he gives advice to me? But Wang Lang is a moral gentleman, will he resort to tricks and lure me into being fooled?

Liu He hesitated for a while, still unwilling to think of Wang Lang like this. "Youruo, will it ...... Got it wrong? Or...... As a last resort? ”

Xun Chen smiled. "General, I don't doubt Wang Lang's character, I just suspect that he was deceived by Sun Ce. A gentleman can be deceived in a way, and it is not surprising if Sun Ce intends to induce Wang Lang to rebel by mistake. Not to mention anything else, Sun Ce went to Qu County, did he withdraw without doing anything, and when the general attacked Qu County, he hurried to reinforcements? ”

Liu He couldn't help but smile and looked at Xun Chen meaningfully. What kind of good luck did the Xun family have, how did so many talents come out at once, and they could see the flaws at a glance. He also felt unreliable when he heard Wang Lang say this, but he didn't say it to his face, and of course he didn't think about it badly. Now Xun Chen also thinks so, seeing that although Wang Lang is well-educated, moral, and a gentleman, he is not suitable to be a strategist, at least he is too far worse than Xun Chen, and it is normal to be deceived by Sun Ce.

"If you have friends to help you, why should I be afraid of Sun Ce's help?" Liu He said with a smile: "Please also ask Youruo to plan for me." ”

"The general thinks that Wen Choutong's two thousand cavalry and Sun Ce's personal guard cavalry will fight against each other, which one will win or lose?"

"The winning rate should be seventy percent, even if it is not good, it is a lose-lose situation, and Sun Ce will never be allowed to win."

"Since this is the case, then the plan will be calculated, feint to attack Qu County, and lure Sun Ce to attack. Sun Ce is the confidant of the alliance leader, if he can get rid of him, no matter how big the price is, it is worth it, this credit, Xuzhou is not enough to pay, should be repaid by Yuzhou. ”

Liu He was heartbroken.

——

When Wang Lang reported the results of the mission to Tao Ying, Sun Ce and Guo Jia happened to be in Tao Ying's account. He was not surprised at all to learn that Liu He had rejected the challenge, but Guo Jia's eyes flashed.

Tao Ying clapped his hands regretfully. "There is a labor cure."

Wang Lang bowed and withdrew. After waiting for a while, Guo Jia said, "General, where is this Zhizhong from?" ”

Tao Ying showed a little smugness. "He is a famous man in the East China Sea, surnamed Wang Minglang, the word Jingxing, and is a protégé of Hongnong Yang. He was originally an official in Luoyang, but later lost his official because of his teacher, and returned to his hometown to study. ”

Sun Ce was a little surprised. It turned out that he was Wang Lang, and I really didn't pay attention to him. Guo Jia nodded, said a few polite words, and diverted the topic. After saying goodbye, Guo Jiacai said: "It is not easy for the Tao family father and son to persist to this day, does the general know why?" ”

Sun Ce looked at Guo Jia, but did not speak.

Because he still respects the imperial court, he, the Xuzhou pastor, was officially appointed by the imperial court. Wang Lang did not support Tao Qian, but Xuzhou Mu appointed by the imperial court. When the imperial court decrees and Tao Qian leaves, Wang Lang and they will abandon him. But the imperial court declined, and no matter who controlled Xuzhou, they could only issue an edict to admit it. Wang Lang knew this, but he refused to admit it, so he could only deceive himself. ”

Guo Jia snorted: "Moral gentleman, that's all." ”

Sun Ce didn't pay attention to Wang Lang's point. "Wang Lang's expression is wrong, could he have said something to Liu He?"

"Liu Yu is a clan, and he rejected Yuan Shao's recommendation, so he is naturally more popular than Tao Qian's father and son, not to mention that they are still a township party. Since he is a protégé of Hongnong Yang, let Dezu invite him to meet him, ask what is going on, and see if he dares to come. ”

Sun Ce actually didn't have much interest in Wang Lang and didn't want to bother about it. "Forget it, you said it all, he is a scholar, knowing that Dezu is under my account, but he has always refused to come to see me, obviously he can't look at me, what can he do when he comes, he is not in his mind."

"What he wants is his body, who wants his heart?" Guo Jia laughed. "He's a scholar and can't come up with any ideas, but his attitude is very important, and it's related to the aspirations of the people in the East China Sea. If the general wants to gain a foothold in Xuzhou, there must still be such people. ”

Sun Ce looked at Guo Jia and couldn't help laughing. But Guo Jia is right, celebrities are the façade, no matter what they think in their hearts, there are a few celebrities to decorate it. In history, Xun Yu suggested that Cao Cao should support the Son of Heaven in Xudu, and now Xun Yu suggested that he respect the king and dominate the Central Plains, and the starting point is actually the same.

"Okay, you go and arrange it."

As the two spoke, they returned to the camp, and as soon as they arrived at the Chinese army, they saw several people standing in front of the big tent, one of whom was tall and conspicuous, pacing back and forth, looking up from time to time. When Sun Ce saw it, he sighed inexplicably in his heart.

How did Handang come?

Sun Ce didn't dare to delay, and walked over with a quickened pace. Han Dang also saw Sun Ce, and rushed over in great strides, and bowed his hand from afar, and as soon as he opened his mouth, tears came down.

"Major General, something happened."