Because he had been psychologically prepared in advance, Liu Xie did not jump because of Yuan Shu's title of emperor, and this kind of performance fell into the eyes of Xun Yu and other people who did not know the truth, and Liu Xie became a silent manifestation of Mount Tai collapsing forward. As a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty who is bent on the revitalization of the Han family, Xun Yu expects Liu Xie to be a son of heaven worthy of assistance more than anyone else, and Liu Xie unexpectedly got Xun Yu's full score without knowing it.

Yuan Shu is just a clown jumping off the beam, what if he gets the jade seal? If it's not a true Son of Heaven, it's not a true Son of Heaven, and it's useless to hold the jade seal! Xun Yu is not optimistic about Yuan Shu's future, making enemies on all sides, even the strongest forces will continue to weaken in the endless battle.

According to Liu Xie's opinion, Xun Yu quickly drafted an edict and ordered Cao Cao, Lu Bu, Liu Bei, Sun Ce, and Liu Biao to discuss Yuan Shu in the name of the imperial court. Of course, for the sake of these people's willingness to contribute, Xun Yu also adopted a different attitude. Cao Cao has been recognized by the imperial court, and the tone used at this time is the attitude of superiors and subordinates, while Liu Biaogui is the king of Jing, which is the attitude of discussing requests, as for Lu Bu, Liu Bei, and Sun Ce, the three forces that have not yet been recognized by the imperial court, Xun Yu has adopted the method of luring with profit, using the approval of the imperial court as a bait, inducing the three of them to contribute to the crusade against Yuan Shu for the sake of righteousness.

Compared with the chips given by the imperial court, the chips given by Yuan Shu were significantly higher. But the problem is that Yuan Shu took the jade seal does not mean that he is the orthodoxy of the Han family, and the bargaining chips of the imperial court have a higher gold content, so the attraction to Lu Bu, Liu Bei, and Sun Ce is naturally greater. Lu Bu now occupies the entire Qingzhou plus half of Xuzhou, while Liu Bei occupies half of Xuzhou and Jiangdong, and Sun Ce's territory is the smallest, only half of Jiangdong. There are many reasons for this situation, but the main reason is the sin that Sun Ce created before, the cycle of cause and effect, and the unhappiness of retribution.

At the beginning, Sun Ce was ordered to attack Lujiang when he was working for Yuan Shu, and Lujiang was too defended by Lu Kang at that time, and finally asked Sun Ce to break through the city, and most of the elite children of the Lu family who participated in the defense of the city were lost, and Lu Kang died when the city was broken. The Lu family is a big family in Jiangdong, thanks to Sun Ce's blessing, the Lu family, which was originally full of talents, had to let Lu Xun, who was only twelve years old, take the position of head of the family, so the feud between Sun and Lu's family was concluded.

If Liu Bei hadn't intervened, the Lu family might have had to bow to the Sun family in the end, as in history. But now there is one more Liu Bei, which gives the scholars in Jiangdong another choice.

Sun Ce acted flamboyantly, had a domineering temperament, and had the meaning of prosperity and perishment. Since the wave of troops in Jiangdong, whenever they encounter a family that is unwilling to cooperate, they will inevitably experience a catastrophe of swords, which has invisibly pushed the family a little closer to Liu Bei's side.

First the Lu family, then the Gu family, the two influential families in Jiangdong fell to Liu Bei, and the power in Liu Bei's hands was also not small, far from being comparable to Liu Xian, Yan Baihu and others that Sun Ce had dealt with before. Although Sun Ce is brave, he can't take advantage of fierce generals like Shangguan Yu and Zhang Fei. Fortunately, Zhou Yu was by his side to give advice, and Sun Ce was on a par with Liu Bei. Thanks to Zhou Yu's persuasion, Sun Ce changed his attitude towards the Jiangdong family, won over the Zhu family, who were also Jiangdong clans, and did not let Liu Bei completely occupy the hearts of Jiangdong.

At this time, Sun Ce was in urgent need of foreign aid. Originally, Sun Ce also hoped that Yuan Shu could help him, because apart from Yuan Shu, there was no other force that could help him. Liu Bei is fighting with himself for Jiangdong, and Liu Biao has a grudge against himself for killing his father. But after learning the news that Yuan Shu was proclaimed emperor, Sun Ce immediately dispelled the idea of joining forces with Yuan Shu.

As Zhou Yu described, Yuan Shu, who is the emperor, is a piece of, and whoever touches it is unlucky! Cao Cao, Lu Bu and others treated Yuan Shu's envoy by driving them away, but Sun Ce did even more desperately, directly cutting off the envoy's head, so as to show his determination to draw a line with Yuan Shu. It's just that this attitude did not hide from Liu Xie, who was far away in Chang'an, and Sun Ce was speechless in the face of the questioning of the imperial court envoy.

"The angel has come from afar to work hard, and he will go down and rest first, and I will answer you tomorrow." Sun Ce held back his anger and said to the imperial court envoy Bu Qi.

"In this way, the envoy will retire first." Bu Qi nodded when he heard this, and stepped back with the waiter. As soon as Bu Qi left, Sun Ce couldn't help but kick over the table and scolded angrily: "Dog Emperor, what a fucking nose kick in the face!" ”

"Bo Fu, why are you so annoyed?" A person walked in outside, and happened to hear Sun Ce's scolding.

"Gong Jin, you came just in time, I was about to let someone look for you." As soon as Sun Ce saw Zhou Yu, he immediately seemed to have found the backbone, took Zhou Yu's hand and said.

"Bo Fu, calm down, your biggest shortcoming is impatience, tell me what's going on?"

Sun Ce and Zhou Yu have a good relationship, they are like brothers, and Sun Ce does not need to hide anything from Zhou Yu, even if he tells Zhou Yu the conditions brought by the imperial court envoy Buqi. Zhou Yu couldn't help frowning after hearing this, Zhou Yu also knew about Sun Ce's use of the jade seal to ask for Sun Jian's old department from Yuan Shu. He didn't feel anything wrong with this matter, the Han family was weak, and who put the court in his eyes at that time. According to the latest news, the imperial court's conquest of the Western Regions has been extremely smooth, and it has almost expanded the territory of nearly one Guanzhong, and the people of the thirty-six countries in the Western Regions have basically become the bag of the imperial court.

If it was just this, Zhou Yu would not have taken it to heart, the mountain is high and the emperor is far away, and the imperial court is still far away from Jiangdong. But the problem is that Liu Bei jumped out to grab Jiangdong with Sun Ce at this time, and because Liu Bei jumped out to stir up the situation, Zhou Yu's plan for Sun Ce had to be modified.

Yuan Shu became the emperor, undoubtedly dragging Sun Ce into the water. said a thousand ways and ten thousand, the jade seals in Yuan Shu's hands were all offered by Sun Ce. Of course, Sun Ce could use the excuse that he was entrusted with Yuan Shu to return it to the imperial court, but Yuan Shu had bad intentions and detained the jade seal. But if this reason is to be recognized, it must be supported by the imperial court.

The name is right, only the Yangzhou Mu who has been recognized by the imperial court, Sun Ce's strategy for Jiangdong will reduce the resistance from the Jiangdong Shi clan, instead of being like now, and not contributing to the work.

"Bo Fu, we need the approval of the imperial court right now."

“…… Gong Jin, Zhong Mou also recognizes you as a brother. Sun Ce interrupted Zhou Yu's words.

"Bo Fu, of course I don't want to send Zhongmou to Chang'an, but the problem is that we need the approval of the imperial court right now. Only by getting the position of Yangzhou pastor can we be justified in Jiangdong. Originally, I planned to wait until Jiangdong was completely occupied before sending people to Chang'an to ask for the seal, but who would have thought that Liu Bei would intervene and fight with us for Jiangdong. ”

“…… I can consider all other conditions, but this one, as long as I'm not dead, then I can't. My grandson Bofu has not fallen to the point where he needs to exchange his brother for a future. Sun Ce glared at Zhou Yu uncompromisingly and said.

Seeing this, Zhou Yu also knew that it was useless to persuade again, so he could only sigh, "Since Bo Fu is unwilling, then the junior brother will go to meet the imperial envoy again to see if there is still room for a turn in this matter." ”

"Okay, then it's hard work."

……

Bu Qi was very relaxed at this time, when he was ordered to send an envoy to Jiangdong, Liu Xie had privately found Bu Qi to teach him face-to-face, Sun Ce agreed or not It didn't matter, it was important to see if he could bring back a few useful talents from Jiangdong. Especially for generals who are proficient in water warfare, it would be great if they could bring a few back.

After dinner, Bu Qi didn't feel much sleep, so he took out a book he carried with him to read to pass the time. Just as I was seeing the wonderful place, suddenly the post man of the post house came to report, saying that there was a visitor. After Bu Qi learned that it was Zhou Yu, he hurriedly put down his book and went to the front hall to meet him.

I have heard of the name Zhou Yu for a long time, and I heard it from Liu Xie. According to Liu Xie, Sun Ce can have today, thanks to Zhou Yu's assistance, and Zhou Yu is both civil and military, and he is not even a capable person who is not lost to Guo Jia in terms of wisdom. Buqi has had a relationship with Guo Jia, and he knows a little about Guo Jia's ability. Since Liu Xie said that Zhou Yu and Guo Jia are on par in intelligence, Bu Qi must of course find an opportunity to see and understand.

Zhou Yu really didn't disappoint Bu Qi, he talked elegantly, if it weren't for the different positions of the two sides, Bu Qi wanted to have a heart-to-heart relationship with each other. However, appreciation is appreciation, and the step is not relieved by this.

"Gong Jin, I hit it off with you at first sight, and I won't hide some words from you, the court needs sincerity, the Sun family father and son secretly hide the jade seal, this is a big crime, if you don't even want to do the gesture of sending a pledge, how do you make the court believe that Sun Ce is truly repentant?"

"Zishan, Sun Zhongmou is still a minor after all, my family is not worried about letting him travel far away, it is also a deep brotherhood, and I hope the court can be considerate."

"The matter was not negotiable. The saint said before his departure that if the Sun family refused to send him to Chang'an, then after Yuan Shu was destroyed, the Sun family would not want the court to recognize his merits. Bu Qi shook his head and replied uncompromisingly.

"Zishan, I don't understand, why does the Holy Lord have to enter Beijing? Isn't it okay to change people? ”

“…… For whom? The Sun family is old and young, and the oldest is your lord Sun Bofu, you don't want Sun Bofu to go back to Chang'an with me, right? ”

"Then, can't you change the conditions?"

“…… So what conditions does Gongjin think can be exchanged? ”

"Hmm...... How are Wang Lang and Hua Xin? Zhou Yu thought about it and asked tentatively.

Wang Lang was originally the county guard of Huiji, and Hua Xin was Wang Lang's subordinate official, and the two had supported Liu Xuan against Sun Ce when Sun Ce led his troops across Jiangdong. After Liu Xuan's defeat, the two became Sun Ce's subordinates. To tell the truth, today's imperial court has passed the embarrassing period when no one was available, and although Wang Lang and Hua Xin are talented in governing the local area, they have not reached the level where they have to be. So when Zhou Yu proposed to replace Sun Quan with these two people, Bu Qi of course refused.

……

The words were divided into two ends, and while Zhou Yu and Bu Qi were bargaining, Sun Ce was also feeling a headache for his stubborn younger brother. I don't know where Sun Quan got the news, and he came to tell Sun Ce that he was willing to go to Chang'an as a hostage.

"Zhongmou, don't mess around, Chang'an Longtan Tiger's Den, it's difficult for you to go and come back." Sun Ce frowned and persuaded Sun Quandao.

"Brother, thank you for your love. It's just the elder brother, and the younger brother is also a child of the Sun family, and he also wants to share his brother's worries. At present, the Sun family is at a critical juncture of life and death, if they can get the support of the imperial court because of this, how can they spare their younger brother's life. What's more, the younger brother went to Chang'an, and it was not necessarily as dangerous as the elder brother thought, since the imperial court wanted the younger brother to go to Chang'an as a hostage, the younger brother's safety was naturally responsible for the imperial court, if there was really an accident, the imperial court's face was not good-looking. ”

"Zhongmou, needless to say, I don't agree to this matter."

"Brother, I have already told my mother about this, and if my brother does not allow it, I will go and tell my mother and ask her to decide."

"Bastard!" Sun Ce was furious, and he raised his hand to teach the disobedient Sun Quan a lesson, but when he saw Sun Quan's stubborn appearance, the raised hand couldn't fall down.

"Bo Fu! What do you want to do? There was an exclamation outside the door, Sun Ce looked at it, and suddenly felt that his head was big, and he couldn't help glaring at Sun Quan, but found that Sun Quan was also surprised.

"Mother." Sun Ce and Sun Quan hurriedly saluted the visitors, and when Mrs. Wu sat down, Sun Ce asked, "Mother, why don't you rest so late?" ”

"Just now Shang Xiang came to tell me that your brothers were arguing, and my mother came to see what was going on? Bo Fu, as an elder brother, how can you swing your fist at your younger brother? Mrs. Wu looked at Sun Ce and said slowly.

When Sun Ce heard this, he hurriedly explained: "Mother misunderstood, the child naturally will not punish Zhongmou for no reason, but Zhongmou refused to listen to persuasion, and the child was angry for a while, so he didn't hold back......"

“…… So what is it that caused your brothers to quarrel? Mrs. Wu asked.

"This, mother Rong Yu ......" Sun Ce thought about it, and finally had to tell the truth. Mrs. Wu was speechless for a long time after hearing this, looked at Sun Quan on the side and asked slowly, "Zhongmou, don't you regret it?" ”

"Mother, the child has no regrets. The elder brother was born and died for the Sun family, and the child, as a child of the Sun family, only hated that he was too young to share one or two for his brother. Sun Quan replied without hesitation.

"Good, good boy. Go down and rest, and let your brother think about it again. ”

“…… Yes, my mother also rested earlier. ”

After Sun Quan left, Sun Ce just opened his mouth to call his mother, and saw Mrs. Wu's eyes full of tears, so frightened that Sun Ce quickly knelt down on his knees, "Mother don't be sad, the child promises never to let Zhongmou go deep into the tiger's den." ”

Mrs. Wu shook her head slightly, stretched out her hand to help Sun Ce and said: "Bo Fu, my mother is not sad about this matter, but I think of your father, if your father had not suffered an accident, now the burden of the Sun family will not be on you alone." ”

"Mother's ......"

"Bo Fu, that jade seal is not my grandson's thing, your father inadvertently got it in Luoyang, and my mother thought it was an unlucky thing, but unfortunately your father didn't listen to it. Later, you gave up the jade seal, and I thought that this unlucky thing would no longer have anything to do with my grandson's family, but I didn't expect ......"

Mrs. Wu chattered, and Sun Ce listened quietly on the side, until the sky turned white, and Mrs. Wu left with the support of the maid.

"Someone, go find the second son." Sun Ce sent his mother out of the door and instructed the guards on the side. After a short time, Sun Quan, who had basically not slept all night, rushed over. Looking at Sun Quan, Sun Ce had mixed feelings at this time, and the brothers were silent for a long time before Sun Ce asked, "Zhongmou, have you really thought about it?" If you go, it's very likely that you won't be able to see your family again in your life. ”

"Brother, my younger brother has already thought it through, for the sake of the prosperity of the Sun family, my younger brother is willing." Sun Quan straightened his chest and replied loudly.

“…… Okay, then I'll promise you. ”

"Thank you, brother."

……

Inn

Bu Qi was having a good conversation with a man dressed in cloth. Of course, the person in this cloth is not Zhou Yu, and the negotiation last night was fruitless, so Zhou Yu also said goodbye and left. Bu Qi was about to go back to the room to rest in peace, but he didn't expect a person kneeling in front of the door. After asking, I found out that this person was a handyman here.

When Bu Qi and Zhou Yu met, they went into the house to clean up, and inadvertently soiled the books that Bu Qi put on the table, and specially stayed here to wait for Bu Qi to come back and ask for guilt.

A book was dirty, but Bu Qi didn't take it to heart, but was curious about the literacy of this handyman. After talking a few words, Bu Qiu learned that this young man named Kan Ze was also a scholar, and it was only because of his poor family that he had to come here to work in order to make a living.

Buqi is not a child of a family whose eyes are above the top, and because of the poverty of his family, Buqi's school experience when he was a teenager was also very difficult. Similar experience, let Bu Qi see his past self in Kan Ze, so he left Kan Ze to take the school exam, but he didn't expect this Kan Ze to answer fluently, which made Bu Qi very satisfied. Especially after learning that Kan Ze still has an unforgettable ability, he was even more moved to bring Kan Ze back to Chang'an.

"Derun, what are your plans for the future?" Bu Qi asked with a smile.

After a long night of talking, let Bu Qi and Kan Ze talk about their peers, Kan Ze did not make promises to Bu Qi because of the difference in each other's identities, and said with a wry smile: "Zishan, you ask me what my plans are, in fact, what can I plan, solve the belly problem first, and then wait for the opportunity." ”

"Then would you like to return to Chang'an with me?"

"Huh?"

"Derun, don't be surprised, you heard it right, I intend to take you back to Chang'an. Although I can't introduce you to the court as an official, I don't have to worry about making a living, and I still have the ability to study with one mind. ”

"This, I'm afraid it will disappoint Zishan." Kan Ze replied with some hesitation. Bu Qi is willing to help himself, Kan Ze is naturally grateful, but in case he is useless......

"Derun, don't be presumptuous, just talk about your ability to never forget, except for a Zhang Song and Zhang Yongnian, I don't know who else has it."

"It's just that I'm humble......"

"Although identity is valued by many people, today's saints are not the kind of people who look at people by their origins. Derun, come with me, go to Chang'an, study hard for a while, and then go to take the Taixue exam, as long as you pass the exam, you can get the teachings of the great Confucian Zheng Xuan, Cai Yong and others......"

“…… I just think it's going to cause trouble for you......"

"Don't bother, don't bother, the saint is thirsty for talent, and you are eclectic in employing people, you will definitely be able to get ahead in the future."