Lu Xiang's name is Chen Yi, it is none other than Chen Fan's son and the brother of Mrs. Xu Qian.

Sun Ce decided to give up the Lu State, and he couldn't help but give Chen Yi a piece of news. Of course, he could ignore Chen Yi and let Chen Yi face Yuan Tan's attack alone, waiting for him to be defeated and die or abandon his official position and flee, but he didn't intend to do so. He asked Yuan Quan to inform the Chen family and asked her to tell Chen Yi that if you want to keep it, you can keep it, and if you don't want to keep it, you can come back, you can be an official or live idle.

Yuan Quan knew in his heart that this was Sun Ce giving her the opportunity to show grace and buy people's hearts, so she immediately cleaned up and went to Chen's mansion for a return visit.

Just sent Xu Shao away, Xu Qian and his wife were panicking, for fear that Sun Ce would use this as an excuse to further trouble the Xu family. Seeing Yuan Quan's return visit, they didn't know what Yuan Quan's intentions were, and after some discussion, Xu Qian avoided it and was received by Chen. The handle was in the hands of others, and Chen did not dare to slack off, and dressed up to welcome him.

Yuan Quan came to the hall, sat down with the Chen family, looked at the Chen family who was covered in brocade, and laughed softly: "It is right for the lady to dress like this, if the housewives of the dignified Xu family can't be dressed in brocade, I am afraid that my uncle will be accused of being reckless and reckless, and making the people of Yuzhou miserable." ”

Chan was embarrassed. The last time she went to meet Mrs. Wu, she deliberately wore a cloth skirt, but she didn't expect to be ridiculed by Yuan Quan. She hurriedly said: "Madame's words are serious, General Sun's father and son will conquer the battle, the battle will be won, the soldiers are like gods, I Yuzhou is entrusted with the blessing of his father and son, and the people's livelihood is stable, how can anyone dare to talk nonsense." ”

"To say it or not to say it has nothing to do with the truth. The master once said that Yao Shun may not be as good as it is, and Ji Shun may not be evil as it is. If you are burdened by fame and fortune and are to blame at every turn, then you can't do anything, so it's better to do things according to your conscience and go straight. ”

Chen smiled politely, but did not answer Yuan Quan's words.

Yuan Quan saw it in his eyes, and he didn't break it, and told Sun Ce that he had gotten the news that Yuan Tan might attack Lu State. Hearing that she was on a blind date with her brother's vital interests, Chen couldn't help but be moved, but she was not nervous. Yuan Tan is the eldest son of Yuan Shao, the Chen family is a member of the party, Chen Fan was one of the three monarchs back then, and he has a very close relationship with Li Ying.

"Thank you, Madame, for reporting the news, but the official is doing his best to do his best. My father didn't avoid the axe and saw back then, how dare my brother insult the family style. ”

Yuan Quan praised: "Ling Zun was a famous minister back then, and led his disciples to fight with the eunuchs, if it weren't for bad luck, if he met the border army and returned to Beijing, maybe it would have become a big deal, and today's Han will be different." Brother Ling inherited the family style, had to fight against Yuan Tan, and defended the land and the people, if he could defend the country of Lu, it would naturally be a beautiful thing. In this way, the clumsy husband is a little worried. ”

Chen listened, and his cheeks couldn't help twitching for a moment. Yuan Quan compared Yuan Tan to a eunuch, so if Chen Yi surrendered to Yuan Tan, would Sun Ce treat Chen Yi as a law and uproot the Chen family? According to the law, if the county is attacked by a rebellion, and there are no reinforcements within three months, those who surrender will not endanger their families, and if they surrender within three months, they will be treated as attached to the enemy, and their families will be affected.

The Sun family is looking for an excuse to attack the Runan family, isn't this hitting his knife.

Can Chen Yi hold on for three months? This is a bit of an overestimation of Chen Yi. He has the guts, but does he have the ability? really let him fight against Yuan Tan, the result is either surrender or death, and it is good luck to escape back alive. Just like when Chen Fan fought against the eunuchs, an old man in his seventies dared to break into the palace with more than a dozen scholars. Yuan Quan saved her face, he didn't say that, but the meaning of the reminder was very obvious.

Rather than this, it is better to owe Sun Ce a favor.

Madame was serious. After all, my brother is a scholar, and he has the ambition to serve the country, but he has no power to return to heaven, so there is no problem for him to educate the people, but it is a little reluctant to let him fight in battle. General Sun takes such good care of his brother, and my Chen family is grateful. I will revise the book and convey General Sun's good intentions to him, and when he returns to Pingyu, I will thank General Sun. ”

Yuan Quan smiled. "Madame don't mind, the brother has the duty of respect, and the clumsy husband has the duty of the clumsy husband, just do their duty, and there is no need to thank them. Otherwise, the people of Runan will come to thank you, and the clumsy man will not be able to do anything. You're right? ”

Chan was embarrassed.

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Sun Ce called Elfang and asked him to take a handwritten letter to the East China Sea to meet his brother Elfang. He wanted to give the hot potato of Lu Guo to Tao Qian, so naturally he didn't mind letting Lu Zhu also get a dip. To implement the salt monopoly in Runan, he also needs the cooperation of Lu Zhu, they often keep in touch with each other, and they can't make Tao Qian suspicious, this is a very good opportunity.

In order to allow Elfang to return to his hometown with honor, Sun Ce specially named Elfang as a cavalry captain. The cavalry lieutenant is a subordinate official of the central government, and for Elfang, this is naturally an honorary position, except that it can be written on the tombstone in the future, it has no practical significance, but it can show Sun Ce's trust in Elfang. In addition to that, he also asked Elfang to bring back a hundred new knives. The Elk family has a large number of divisions, and these new knives can be equipped with divisions to enhance the strength of the Elk family.

Satisfied, Elfang set off immediately.

After settling down in Lu Guo, Sun Ce called Xu Kun again. In the last battle of Junyi, Xu Kun followed Guo Jun to attack Xiaohuang, and he was promoted to captain and led 1,000 people. Sun Ce gave him an additional 1,000 troops and asked him to support Lu Fan, giving him a chance to perform.

Xu Kun has already proven his ability, Sun Ce naturally wants to focus on training, and the thousand people allocated to Xu Kun are not ordinary soldiers, but the elite of the Yellow Turban who originally belonged to Gong Du. Gong is very loyal, but his command ability is limited, these Yellow Turban elites can not play a role under him, Sun Ce plans to gradually replace, slowly turn Gong Du into a local official, do a Taishou or something, or arrange for him to go to Tuntian, away from the main force of the field.

Xu Kun was very excited, and after exchanging the strategy of Liang with Sun Ce, he set off with people and rushed to Suiyang.

Sun Ce issued another order to Zhu Zhi, who was stationed in Xiao County, to hand over the command of the Qiaorui Department in Dangshan Tuntian to him, and he was in charge of the war in Peiguo. With these Tuntian soldiers and the grain harvested in Tuntian, Zhu Zhibing has enough food, not to mention Zhu Ling, even if Yuan Tan is there in person, he can hold on for a while.

In the first half of the year, Sun Ce spent a lot of energy deploying the northern defense line, and now the time has come to test this defense line. Although he had confidence in these generals, and also believed that the deployment of troops and the preparation of food and grass were sufficient, the battlefield was changing rapidly, and he still did not dare to take it lightly, especially when the war in Jingzhou was on the line. If Zhu Zhi, Lu Fan and others can't stop Yuan Tan, then he can't leave Runan, and he must hold the rear for his father and grandson, so that he can fight Chen Deng with peace of mind.

Usually watching Guo Jia deal with intelligence from all directions, Sun Ce just thinks that he is busy, but he doesn't have any personal feelings. Now that Guo Jia is not there, he is personally responsible, and then he knows that this job is really not something that ordinary people can do. Not only did he feel a headache, but even Zhang Hong was a little unbearable. There is a specialization in the art industry, which is indeed not what he is good at. Fortunately, Lu Meng, Jiang Qin and others are familiar with the business, and Xu Huang has also shared a lot of things, which did not make Sun Ce mess up.