The snowflakes outside the city are lightly decorated with the mottled willows; The snow in the city fettered the footsteps of the slow pedestrians. Such a winter scene, if it is frozen into a picture scroll, it will inevitably be able to retreat from the hustle and bustle of the dead; If it is attached to the poem, it can also be like "The Book of Poetry: Cai Wei" in "The willows are still clinging, the rain and snow are falling, and the road is slow." It's so gripping and melancholy. But if you really stay in this snowy scene for a long time, the icy snowflakes and biting cold wind will gradually wear away the original clear heart of the viewer.

Among the princes who attended the banquet, only Sun Jian and Cao Cao each brought a person who seemed to be an entourage to attend the meeting together. And the escort teams of the princes from all walks of life waited in line in this picturesque snowy scene.

In the Huimeng Hall, Yuan Shao, as the master, sat alone on the westernmost side, facing the easternmost door, and vacated the north and south sides parallel to his seat. He was dressed in a full set of court clothes, and on the orange spree around his waist, there was a red Yanwan that was not like an ordinary product.

Yuan Shu looked at Sun Jian with a smile, Liu Dai stared at Qiao Mao with a fierce look, Zhang Miao glanced at Cao Cao with a sinister eyebrow, and Han Fu looked at Yuan Shao with a little helplessness......

As soon as the alliance began, the princes from all walks of life continued to use their eyes to tell each other's grievances and grievances in the past.

Just when the princes from all walks of life were concentrating on the secret fight, Yuan Shao, who was in the main position, suddenly said: "The various atrocities of the Dong thief must be known to all the princes. ”

Yuan Shu suddenly remembered Zhou Hui's words, and said: "Yes, to borrow Zhou Hui's words, today's Han can be described as 'the king is not the king, the minister is not the minister, the country will not be the country, where will the sentient beings be?' ’”

"Zhou Hui, the countryman, cherish the heavens and bless him, and eventually die to the hands of thieves!" Yuan Shao sighed.

"Zhou Hui? After the Zhou family in Lujiang Shu County? Just when everyone felt sorry for Zhou Hui's death, a slightly immature question suddenly echoed in the meeting hall where the group of heroes gathered.

The princes from all walks of life looked in the direction from which the voice came, only to find that the person who asked this question was actually a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy. Yuan Shao saw that the young man was sitting next to Sun Jian, and it seemed that he was the entourage brought by Sun Jian, so he asked, "Brother Wentai, who is this young man?" ”

"This is my son and grandson." Sun Jian replied.

"Oh, the son of Brother Wentai is really imposing and dignified!"

"The tiger father has no dog son, and the son of Brother Tai will be the pillar of my Han dynasty in the future."

When I heard that it was the son of Sun Jian, the Taishou of Changsha, almost all the princes only cared about slapping the horse on Sun Jian, and completely forgot the question raised by Sun Ceshicai.

"You're right, Zhou Hui is from Lujiang Shu County." Just when Sun Ce lamented that the princes had bullied the young man, a loud reply, mixed with the noisy sound of the princes slapping their horses, suddenly echoed in Sun Ce's ears.

This was the answer made by a prince at the back of the seat, Sun Ce saw that this person was about thirty and five, with a long beard and big eyes, a square face and a high nose, quite like a prince surnamed Cao mentioned by his father, so he got up and came to this prince, intending to ask the truth.

"Hey, why did he leave the table?"

"yes, why did you leave the table all of a sudden?"

"Alright, alright, don't talk about it."

When the princes saw Sun Ce leave the table, they gradually quieted down.

"It's Cao Mengde?" As a sign of respect, Sun Ce bowed and waited motionlessly for the prince's answer.

The prince used the same etiquette, stood up and saluted in return, "Yes, it is Cao." ”

"Cao Gong is polite. The younger generation Sun Ce, the table word Bofu. Confused by the right talent, thank you for telling me. Leave! In order to ask for the Dong Hui League to proceed smoothly, Sun Ce only exchanged pleasantries with him for a while, and then wanted to walk straight back to his seat.

"Wait!" Cao Cao couldn't help but stop him and said, "Look at the face under your feet, at most you are in your early sixteens, and you are not weak in the crown, how can you express your words?" ”

Sun Ce patiently, stopped and turned around and replied: "Gong Cao doesn't know, although I am young, I often go out and make friends with talents from all over the world. Walking in the world, it is really inconvenient to have no words, so take the words in advance so that others can call them. Not only me, but also many of my young friends have taken the words in advance because of this. ”

"I see, teachable." Cao Cao said.

"Cao Gong is polite." After speaking, Sun Ce walked straight back to his seat. Meng De's refusal to bully the young man really left an indelible impression in Sun Ce's heart. From this moment on, Sun Ce's heart secretly remembered the name Cao Cao.

Sun Ce's way back to his seat, although it was only a dozen short steps, his steady pace like Mount Tai, and his flat complexion like a cloud, made Cao Cao can't help but think:

"If Sun Ce is a cowardly, incompetent, cowardly and fearful playboy, then he will definitely be silent and reluctant in the face of the contempt of the princes. In such a world of great battles and frequent battles, it can be said that 'the strong will become stronger, and the weak will perish'. Such a person, it is still difficult to protect himself, how can he be my Cao Mou's opponent?

If Sun Ce was a reckless and unabashedly reckless man, then he would definitely be angry and rude in the face of the humiliation of the princes. And the consequence of this is that the Dong Hui League will break up unhappily, and the Dong Alliance will be stillborn. It seems that this kind of reckless man who is quick for a while, and does not care about the overall situation, is definitely not my Cao's opponent.

On the other hand, Sun Ce is talented: he left the table to warn in front of everyone, because he was fearless; In the end, there will be no head-on conflict with others, it is for self-denial. And he took the words in advance and made friends with talents all over the world, which also shows his ambition. ”

Therefore, at this time, although Sun Ce did not have the slightest bit of martial arts, Cao Cao's intuition always reminded him: "Keep an eye on this person, this person is not simple!" When he was young, he thought about it for a while, and couldn't help but whisper softly with his entourage on the side: "After the banquet is dismissed, you must thoroughly check the details of this person for me." ”

At this time, Yuan Shao, who gradually came to his senses, continued: "As everyone knows, Zhou Hui just said a big truth that everyone in the world knows, and he was openly robbed and killed by Dong thieves outside Luoyang City. The thief is so cruel that if we don't stop it, we will suffer from it in the future. As the organizer of this meeting of the Dong Alliance, I am willing to personally lead 30,000 elite soldiers to join the Dong Alliance. As for the final momentum of the coalition army, it depends on the princes. ”

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As soon as Yuan Shao's words fell, the princes from all walks of life began to calculate their own small profits, and the alliance was at an impasse for a while.

"What? No one wants to send troops? Yuan Shao couldn't help asking.

……

"What? Is there really no one who wants to send troops? Just when Yuan Shao asked for the second time, Changsha Taishou Sun Jian finally stopped being silent: "I am willing to send 20,000 troops." ”

"What! Send 20,000 troops! ”

"Is Sun Jian crazy?"

Although Sun Jian's soldiers and horses were not as many as Yuan Shao's, they attracted the amazement of all the princes. Because 30,000 people is only about three-tenths of his strength for Yuan Shao. But for Sun Jian, who is not very powerful, 20,000 soldiers and horses, almost all his troops, once exhausted, the Changsha County guarded by Sun Jian will become an empty city that is almost undefended.

Yuan Shao couldn't help asking, "Why?" Why are you doing this? What kind of hatred do you have with Dong Zhuo? In order to please Dong, can you even do not want Changsha County, which you rely on for survival? ”

In order to appear solemn, Sun Jian held his cheeks, made a thought twice, and said: "First, I only have a public grudge against Dong Thief, and I have no personal enmity, and the reason why I did this is completely for the Han court. Second, even if there were only 1,000 people, Sun Jian's army could still hold the entire Changsha County. Third, if people don't offend me, I won't offend anyone; If anyone sins against me, I will give it back in double. The enmity of a city should be repaid with a county; The hatred of a county should be repaid by a state. ”

As soon as Sun Jian's words fell, there was a crisp voice like a yellow warbler outside the door: "Who is talking about it?" ”

When everyone heard the sound, they saw a slim woman walking into the house. Judging from the whole set of brocade clothes she was wearing, this woman should be the daughter of a certain official eunuch; Judging from the childishness in her face, this woman has just touched and passed.

Sun Jian saw that the woman was young, so he didn't care about it. But Sun Ce, who was quite old, didn't buy her account, he stopped the woman and said, "Who dares to be presumptuous? ”

Not only did the woman not have the slightest anger, but she smiled all over her face, walked up to Sun Ce and said, "The little girl's name is Yuan Shu, what about the son?" ”

Yuan Shu's attitude made Sun Ce a little unexpected, and he had to reply politely: "Under Sun Ce, the word Bo Fu." ”

"Sun Ce, Sun Ce, Ce, Ce?" Yuan Shu muttered a few words, "But the toilet in "Historical Records: Xiang Yu Benji" that 'Pei Gong went to the toilet'? ”

"Hahaha......" As soon as Yuan Shu's voice fell, the princes of the Thirteen Roads present couldn't stop laughing for a long time, the difference is: Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu and others laughed at the matter of "Pei Gong got up to go to the toilet"; And Sun Jian and Cao Cao laughed at Yuan Shu's extraordinary.

As the saying goes, "Men don't fight women." Regarding Yuan Shu's humiliation, Sun Ce could only take a "you" as the most decent response.

Yuan Shao pretended to teach a lesson, "Shu'er, don't be rude", and introduced to everyone: "This is the little girl Yuan Shu." ”

"Little girl Yuan Shu, I've seen all my uncles." After speaking, she went to sit next to Yuan Shao's seat. At this time, Yuan Shu, who was sitting quietly, also looked quite dignified and gentle.

When he was young, the matter of the alliance continued, and Cao Cao, after Sun Jian, was the first to promise: "I am willing to send 10,000 troops to participate in the righteous deed with everyone." ”

"Ten thousand! Could it be that Cao Mengde is also crazy? The princes sighed again. for what he promised was all his men and horses.

Under the leadership of Sun and Cao, the princes from all walks of life also sent troops one after another, and the strength of the coalition army soon reached 180,000 people.

At the beginning, if it weren't for Dong Zhuo in the name of the Eastern Han Dynasty court, he named Han Fu as the pastor of Jizhou, and Han Fu is now just a puppet Taishou under Yuan Shao. Dong Zhuo to Han Fu can be described as a reinvention of kindness; Therefore, Han Fu was not willing to face Dong Zhuo's sword soldiers.

"Me! I! Han Fu muttered for a long time, but couldn't say a whole sentence.

Yuan Shao said: "I am a mere guard, and I have sent 30,000 troops, and Han Zhoumu is my top boss, and I should send more than 30,000 troops." ”

Sun Jian said: "Hanzhou Mu is the respect of a state, if the army is less than 30,000, it will not lose face." ”

Cao Cao said: "If Hanzhou Mu is really unwilling to send troops, then supply grain and grass for my 180,000 Dong coalition army." ”

"Okay, I'm willing to provide food and grass." Perhaps the princes from all walks of life were too anxious, and Han Fu didn't even think about it, so he agreed to the suggestion of supplying grain and grass.