Before Zhou Yu left, I saw that he lacked a weapon to take advantage of, so I planned to give him my saber. I said, "This is the seven-star knife that I have always worn with me, which can not only sharpen iron like clay, but also will not rust at any time; Now I give it to you, hoping that it will help you build up your feats on the battlefield in the future. ”

Zhou Yu is accustomed to using knives. When I fought him earlier, his weapon was broken by my halberd, so I gave him my saber.

Zhou Yu couldn't help but look at me in surprise, but asked, "Why did the general give me such a precious sword?" ”

I smiled and said, "As the saying goes, pink matches confidant, and sword gives hero; Although this is also a treasure knife, I rarely use it on weekdays, and most of the time I just put it on my body as a decoration, so it seems a pity to bury it; Besides, didn't I cut your knife down, just right for you. ”

Zhou Yu couldn't help but sigh: "How can Gong Jin afford such a precious sword." ”

I said, "You are a man of both civil and military skills, wisdom and courage, and you should build up a meritorious career; And you happen to be a person who is used to using knives, so this can be regarded as the fate between you and me. ”

Zhou Yu couldn't help but ask again: "Isn't the general afraid that Gong Jin is a person who has no word to be trusted?" ”

I smiled and said, "Although your reputation is not very famous now, you should not always look at whether a person has a good reputation, but should look at the person's principles of doing things; All I can say is, I hope I haven't looked away. ”

Actually, I think people have their own way. Usually people who are upright and strong-willed will have a stronger density of magnetic field amplitudes generated in their bodies, and such people usually have a stronger ability to resist pressure and temptation. People with vulgar hearts and weak wills have a weaker density of magnetic field amplitudes in their bodies, and their ability to resist pressure and temptation is usually weaker.

No matter how disguised a person's appearance is, his inner essence can never deceive people. Just because I never say this to people's faces doesn't mean I can't discern it. The so-called inaction and doing everything. That's the reason.

Zhou Yu immediately said generally: "Thanks to the young general for treating Gong Jin so kindly, Gong Jin vows never to live up to the general's sincerity; If Gongjin can't fulfill the general's entrustment, he will have no shame to stand in the world again! ”

I smiled disapprovingly, put the knife in his hand, and said, "Then everything will be left to you." ”

After that, Zhou Yu left, and I returned the captives to him and took them away.

At this time, Hou Cheng on the side couldn't help but ask me: "General, that man is just a kid in his early twenties, why do you have such high hopes for him?" ”

I returned: "There is a saying in my hometown. It is called "gold will always shine, and heroes will eventually become famous"; If there is no accident, Sun Ce, with his assistance, will inevitably pacify Jiangdong. ”

Hou Cheng said disapprenously: "I don't see anything great about him; He led 5,000 cavalry forward, but was broken by our 800 men and horses in one fell swoop, and even he himself was captured alive by you; He's a straw bale. ”

I was a little upset when I heard this, but I said, "What do you know; Victory and defeat are common things in soldiers, how can people be looked down on because of a defeat? Punish you to go back and give me a good ground to think about! ”

With that, I turned and went back to the city. Only Hou Cheng was left stunned.

Immediately, Qin Yi on the side couldn't help but say: "The general once warned everyone that you must be kind; Although you have only been in our army for a short time, it is not okay to have a broken mouth like you; It must be a good life. You can't do it again. ”

Although Hou Cheng was a little puzzled in his heart, he still nodded and said, "I know, I will change my life." ”

But he said, when we launched an attack on Zhou Yu before. Guan Yu and Zhao Yun also fought with Ji Ling. Although Ji Ling is also a fairly good general in commanding the army, he is even worse than Guan and Zhao, at least under the same strength. Therefore, they were defeated by the two. After that, Ji Ling led the remnants of the army to flee and retreated towards Guangling.

After Zhou Yu returned to Guangling, he suggested to Yuan Shu: "Now that Lü Fengxian has officially taken over Xuzhou, and Liu Xuande is acting from the side, although our army has an advantage in strength, it is still difficult to resist the two joining forces; It is better to withdraw the army back to Shouchun for the time being, and wait until General Sun pacifies Jiangdong and the rear foundation can be stabilized, and then send troops to the side is the best policy. ”

Yuan Shu couldn't help but say: "One Shao Ran is already difficult to deal with, and adding one Lu Bu is even more difficult, and now there is one more Liu Bei - alas, this is really providence!" Or so I say it. ”

Zhou Yu couldn't help but say again: "Gong Yuan, in the past few days, Gong Jin has become more and more aware that his intelligence is really superficial, and he needs to be strengthened; Therefore, he was willing to ask Yuan Gong Jin to let Gong Jin serve as the head of a county, so that he could take the time to study more ancient books. ”

Yuan Shu said: "Hey, with your talent, you are only the head of a county, it is too big and too much, if it is spread out, others will think that I Yuan Highway does not know how to use people; If you just want to take time to study ancient books, I will give you less affairs on weekdays, so why do you need to serve as a county magistrate. ”

"Yuan Gong-" Zhou Yu wanted to say something more. Yuan Shu immediately interrupted him and said, "Okay, don't say it again, this matter is settled." ”

Zhou Yu was helpless, so he had to answer the order: "No." ”

After learning that Yuan Shu had led his army to leave, we withdrew and returned to Xiapi. and set up a banquet to show their reward to Guan Yu, Zhao Yun and others.

Not long after, Chen Ji, Chen Qun, father and son came to visit. For the arrival of the two, Feng Xian and I are very happy, just because we still lack a more suitable Guangling Taishou. Immediately, Feng Xian appointed Chen Qun as the Taishou of Guangling and Wei Yue as the Governor of Guangling. Due to Chen Ji's advanced age, he was given a position in the administration of the central government, and he was responsible for managing the documents on weekdays.

On the first day of the seventh month, Liu Xie finally returned to Luoyang, but the palace had not yet been repaired, so he temporarily stayed in the old residence of the late Zhongchang attendant Zhao Zhong. On July 14, he sacrificed to heaven in the suburbs, and then issued an edict to amnesty the world. On the eighth day of August, the renovation of the Yang'an Hall of Nangong was completed, and Liu Xie returned to live in the palace.

When everything was arranged, the task was assigned. Zhang Yang led his army back to Hanoi to defend the northern gateway of Luoyang, Yang Feng led his army to Liangxian to defend the southern gateway of Luoyang, and Han Xian and Dong Cheng were responsible for staying in Luoyang.

On the tenth day of the first month, Liu Xie issued an edict appointing Zhang Yang as the Great Sima, Han Xian as the general and lieutenant of the Division, Yang Feng as the general of the chariot cavalry, and Dong Cheng as the general of Wei. All were given the symbols that represented the authority of the Son of Heaven, as well as axes.

At that time, Cao Cao was in Chenliu, and when he learned that Liu Xie had returned to Luoyang, he immediately drove his army towards Xu County. Then, he consulted with his advisers and military attachés to go to Luoyang to welcome the plan of the Son of Heaven to set the capital of Xu County. There are different opinions on this.

The generals all thought: "If the Son of Heaven is welcomed to the capital of Xu County, it will inevitably offend Yuan Shao; Moreover, Han Xian, Yang Feng and others will definitely lead the army to intercept them, and they will not easily hand over the Son of Heaven; At that time, they will defend against the danger, and I am afraid it will be difficult to break through easily. ”

Xun Yu believed: "At this time, Yuan Shaozheng was fighting with Gongsun Zan on the one hand, Tian Kai on the other, and Zang Hong on the other, so he had no time to take care of us at all; And although Han Xian, Yang Feng and others have soldiers and horses in hand, they are not worried, even if the son is in their hands today, they cannot prevent other courtiers from going to the audience for no reason; If you don't take advantage of this time to welcome the Son of Heaven to you, wait until Lu Bu and Shaoran have a firm foothold in Xuzhou, and then lead their troops to the capital to King Qin, I'm afraid that everything will be too late. ”

Regarding Xun Yu's analysis, Cao Cao expressed his very much agreement. Immediately, he sent Yang Wu Zhonglang to lead Cao Hong to the west, intending to welcome Liu Xie to Xu County under the guise of meeting the Son of Heaven.

At this time, Shouchun's Yuan Shu had also learned the news that Liu Xie had returned to Luoyang, and he felt very worried in his heart. Immediately, he heard that when Sun Jian entered Luoyang, he obtained the imperial seal, so he sent troops to detain Sun Ce's mother and ask her for the imperial seal. Sun Ce's second brother Sun Quan had no choice but to hand over the imperial seal to Yuan Shu in order to save his mother.

After obtaining the imperial seal, Yuan Shu couldn't help but be excited for a while, and even summoned the military officials under the tent to discuss the plan to become emperor. In this regard, everyone did not dare to express their opinions.

Yuan Shu couldn't help but feel very dissatisfied with everyone's silence, but said, "What's wrong with you, are you all dumb?" ”

At this time, Yan Xiang, the chief bookkeeper, said: "Qi Yuan Gong, his subordinates think that this move is inappropriate. ”

Yuan Shu frowned, but said, "This is the destiny of heaven, what's wrong?" ”

Yan Xiang said: "In the past, King Wen of Zhou was widely distributed and had outstanding merits, although he accounted for two-thirds of the world, he still called Yin Shang a minister; Now although you have a prominent family background, you are not as prosperous as the Zhou Dynasty, and although the Han Dynasty is in decline, you are not as brutal as Yin; Therefore, the subordinates thought it was inappropriate. ”

After Yuan Shu listened to Yan Xiang's words, he was immediately speechless. But although he knew that his qualifications were not enough to establish himself as emperor, if he did not become emperor as soon as possible to win the hearts of the people, I am afraid that he would not have a chance in the future.

Although no one was willing to cling to his ideas at the moment, forcing him to give up for the time being, he had no intention of giving up. Now that the imperial seal has reached his hands, it is imperative to become the emperor. (To be continued......)