Looking at the princes of the eight directions who were divided and self-reliant at this time, there were two young male lords in the west and one in the east, who were the world's attention.

Whether it is Yuan Shao, Cao Ying, Yuan Shu, Liu Biao, or Han Sui Ma Teng, Lu Bu Liu Bei, their age is not nearly half a hundred years old, but also around forty years.

In an era when the average life expectancy is less than 60 years old, a person who can live to 50 is actually not far from the end of his life.

Guo Jia of Yizhou and Sun Ce of Jiangdong, one is twenty-seven, and the other is only twenty-two.

The birth of these two people is definitely impressive in the era of princes, they have a bright future, even if they use their lives to survive, Yuan Shao, Cao Ying, Liu Biao and others can't survive the two of them, plus they fight subordinates, widely loved, strong soldiers, the future world, there will naturally be seats for the two of them.

Sun Ce is not nominally a monarch, he lost his father at the age of eighteen, Sun Ce has no capital to turn his face in front of Yuan Shu, and he can't ask for Sun Jian's old ministry in front of Yuan Shu, because Yuan Shu is not afraid of Sun Ce, Sun Ce wants to make trouble, Yuan Shu is a villain, playing Sun Ce to death is a matter of hand, but Sun Ce came to Sun Ce to ask for Sun Jian's old department after recruiting troops from Danyang, Yuan Shu also had to compromise, because Sun Ce has soldiers and horses, Sun Ce wants to turn his face with him, I'm afraid that Shouchun will be restless, plus Sun Jian's old department sees Sun Ce's strength, it is difficult to guarantee that it will not be combined with the outside, Yuan Shu let Sun Ce go, the key is still Sun Ce's attitude, Sun Ce put on a posture of serving Yuan Shu, Yuan Shu didn't believe in injustice, but he didn't think that Sun Ce would also use his own way to govern others.

Sun Ce begged Lu Kang, swept Liu Xuan, defeated Zhenrong, swept Jiangdong, Sun Cewei was famous, because he was handsome, amiable to others, and liked to marry heroes, the people called him Sun Lang.

When Guo Jia was twenty years old, he was attacking Yizhou and devoting himself to the cause of rebellion where life and death were on the front line.

When Sun Ce was twenty years old, he was already a general of the Han Dynasty, although this general was crowned by Yuan Shu.

Now, two years later.

Sun Ce was twenty-two years old.

Guo Jia is still just a Yizhou pastor today.

And Sun Ce, there is already a marquis and a general in the imperial court!

Rebel General! Wu Hou!

Moling (the predecessor of Nanjing, later Sun Quan built a metropolis here called Jianye, and the place name change was too cumbersome, so only Jianye was used in the future. Sun Ce knelt alone in front of his father Sun Jian's spiritual seat, and in front of him was an incense case with Huang Zu's head on it.

Guo Jia sent someone to give Huang Zu's head to Sun Ce, and Sun Ce expressed his gratitude to Guo Jia for this move from the bottom of his heart.

Once, Guo Jia gave him a slap in the face.

At that time, Sun Ce was young and vigorous, and he was not sensible when he used unpleasant words.

Now, Sun Ce doesn't hate Guo Jia, he just doesn't accept Guo Jia, if Guo Jia can create the foundation of the current overlord, Sun Ce is strong, he also has to compete with Guo Jia, he thinks that he will not lose Guo Jia, why can't he become a hegemon?

This is a competition for business, not a battle of will.

Sun Ce's bearing now has a bit of imperial majesty.

"Father, Yuan Shu is the emperor. The child finally waited for this day. The Sun family no longer has to send people under the fence, Cao Ying named the child as the rebellious general, and then named the child as the Marquis of Wu. From today on, the Sun family will not look up to people, and the princes of the world will have a seat in my Sun family. ”

This day, for Sun Ce, for the entire Sun family, is of significance that is difficult to ignore.

Yuan Shu was called the emperor, Sun Ce rebelled, and the people of the world would not scold Sun Ce for being ungrateful.

Morally, Yuan Shu is what Qianfu refers to, and Sun Ce's separation from Yuan Shu is a wise decision not to help the gang and abuse, and it is a wise decision to understand the righteousness.

Cao Ying, who was based in the Central Plains, was concerned about the situation in all directions, and as soon as Yuan Shu became emperor, Cao Ying immediately gave Sun Ce the title of marquis and paid homage to the princes, and coerced the princes of the Son of Heaven to order the princes, which was so convenient, and the political advantages were brought into full play in the hands of Cao Ying.

Sun Ce knew that Cao Ying's intention was to kill people with a knife, but this was also the political status that Sun Ce hoped to get.

At this moment, Sun Ce and Cao Ying hit it off.

In the past, the Sun family was attached to Yuan Shu and was a minister.

Today, the Sun family is the master of its own door.

Although in terms of military power, Sun Ce has long been freed from the restraint of Yuan Shu, but nominally, Sun Ce has always been under the command of Yuan Shu, Sun Ce's previous official position, not martial arts, was given by Yuan Shu, and now, Sun Ce's official title is directly entitled by the Xudu Imperial Court, and the meaning is completely different, and the status of the minister and the lord has also changed in name.

Yuan Shu is called the emperor, and Cao Ying can wake up with a smile in his dreams.

He is based in the Central Plains, the land of a hundred battles, surrounded by strong enemies, what Cao Ying hopes most is that the surrounding princes can be few, and if they can destroy one, they will exterminate one.

poured out the nest to exterminate Yuan Shu, whether Yuan Shu was called the emperor or not, Cao Ying was sure, but he couldn't do this, because there would be worries.

After Yuan Shu became the emperor, he was spurned by the world, and he was a traitor who everyone got and punished, at this time, Cao Ying beat Yuan Shu, and even Lu Bu did not dare to make a secret obstruction, because he would be mistaken for being in the same stream with Yuan Shu.

Yuan Shu thought that Cao Ying's loss of troops in the pass would greatly damage his vitality, but in fact, Cao Ying's strength had not been lost at all, and he would raise the royal flag to destroy Yuan Shu when he was strong.

After escaping back to Xudu, Cao Ying had already begun to shift his strategic goals to the decisive battle with Yuan Shao, and he had too many places to worry about, including the surrounding princes, Lü Bu, Yuan Shu, Liu Biao, Sun Ce, Zhang Xiu, and Guo Jia, who was in the battle of Guanzhong.

Fortunately, he had the political advantage of coercing the princes of the Son of Heaven.

What Sun Ce wanted, Cao Ying gave it to him, this is to appease and woo.

Yuan Shu became the emperor, which was equivalent to giving Cao Ying a legitimate opportunity to exterminate him.

Liu Biao is now unable to protect himself, even if the crisis in Jingzhou is lifted, Cao Ying expects that Liu Biao will not be able to interfere in the future decisive battle between him and Yuan Shao.

Zhang Xiu and Lu Bu, Cao Ying did not intend to win over, distant friends and close attacks, Lu Bu was capricious, Zhang Xiu's attitude was also unclear, Cao Ying's next strategy was to destroy Yuan Shu first, and then sweep away the surrounding Lu Bu and Zhang Xiu.

However, will Guo Jia of Kansai intervene in his decisive battle with Yuan Shao in the future? Absolutely!

There is no doubt about this, Guo Jia's ability to capture fighters has already amazed him, and if he doesn't take precautions early, he will definitely suffer a big loss.

But Cao Ying had just waved his army with Yuan Shao, how could Cao Ying keep Guo Jia neutral or support him?

Before the news of Yuan Shao's return to Hebei came, Cao Ying first issued a holy decree to go to Liangzhou.

Yuan Shao, who had been in a coma for a few days in Hanguguan, finally woke up leisurely, opened his eyes in a daze, and saw an elegant room, utensils, and layout, Yuan Shao had a familiar feeling, which was exactly the same as the layout of his home in Jizhou.

The light shone into the room, and someone pushed the door in.

Yuan Shao raised his eyes and looked.

Who would dare to enter his room so rashly?

Yuan Shao, whose thinking was still a little confused, felt a wave of anger rise in his heart.

But when he saw the comer, his face turned pale in an instant.

Guo Jia!

Guo Jia, who was dressed in ordinary clothes and was tepid, walked slowly towards Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shao subconsciously touched the sword he would hide next to the bed, but as soon as his right hand moved, he screamed in pain, and almost fell under the bed.

At this moment, Yuan Shao also woke up.

He was shot on the battlefield and fell from his horse!

His army was in ruins!

In this way, he has been captured by Guo Jia!

"Brother Benchu, listen to me first. Cao Ying fled back to Xudu, and the soldiers and horses that Cao Ying brought to Guanzhong were all old and weak soldiers, and he still had 100,000 male soldiers in Xudu. You and I fought in Guanzhong, I expected that Cao Ying provoked it, and he, the initiator, was unharmed, I lost tens of thousands of soldiers, and my first brother also suffered heavy losses in soldiers and horses, this first brother, you should understand, I don't want to be an enemy with you, and the battle in Guanzhong is forced by the situation. You and I are two families, it is better to make peace on this, what do you think? ”

Guo Jia is neither domineering nor groveling, he calmly seems to not eat the fireworks of the world, and he is almost a Buddha.

Yuan Shao looked at Guo Jia with a faint expression in a daze, and he couldn't figure out what Guo Jia said at all.

If Guo Jia became his prisoner, he would behead Guo Jia as soon as possible, and there was no room for relaxation.

However, now that I think about it, if what Guo Jia said is true, then this time, he is really incomplete.

"Where is this?"

Yuan Shao was shocked, he couldn't trust Guo Jia easily.

"Hangu Pass."

Guo Jia said softly.

This is Guo Jia's sincerity.

Guo Jia wants to do favors to the end, and send the Buddha to the west.

He can take Yuan Shao to Chang'an, but Yuan Shao will be uneasy.

Bringing Yuan Shao to Hangu Pass is to give Yuan Shao a signal, you can leave at any time, and when you get out of Hangu Pass, it is not Guo Jia's territory.

At the same time, the thousands of soldiers and horses surrendered by Yuan Shao, Guo Jia did not take them in at all, and handed them over to Yan Liang to control.

Yuan Shao's civil and military, Guo Jia did not put them under house arrest, in Hangu Pass, they came and went freely, and if they wanted to leave Yuan Shao and go back to Hebei by themselves, Guo Jia didn't care, even if the people who returned to Hebei might move rescue troops to ask Yuan Shao.

When Yuan Shao was in a coma, Guo Jia could ask Guo Tu, Xu Yu and others to take Yuan Shao back to Hebei, but Guo Jia preferred to turn enemies into friends in front of Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shao looked at Guo Jia in a daze.

"If the first brother is not seriously injured, he can leave on his own, and I have arranged all the soldiers and soldiers under my command, and the carriage, grain and grass will be prepared before the third day."

Guo Jia added another sentence lightly.

Sincerity is not something that is said on the lips or made by expressions, but is conveyed to the other party by real and practical actions.

Guo Jia disdains the superficial style of acting, since he wants Yuan Shao to return to Hebei alive, he will let Yuan Shao go back in the most reassuring and comfortable state.

Came to Guanzhong with 200,000 soldiers and horses in high spirits, and ended up in a fiasco where almost the entire army was wiped out, what kind of treatment could Yuan Shao expect? Guo Jia was simply benevolent and righteous to him, did not hurt the killer, and treated him with courtesy.

Give him the most comfortable room, return all the antiques and utensils that Yuan Shao likes to him, and prepare carriages and food for him, Yuan Shao wants to return to Jizhou with dignity and dignity, it is impossible, but at least it will not be an embarrassed escape.

(To be continued)