After the Zhou Ang brothers and Cao Cao rendezvoused in Zhiyang Zhai, Yingchuan County, they sent rangers to infiltrate Yangcheng and began to actively prepare to attack Sun Jian, who was stationed in Yangcheng.

And Sun Jian in Yangcheng County was also waiting for the news of his master Yuan Shu, fortunately, Yuan Shu at this time was still talking, and he promised to lead people to come to Yangcheng to meet him, but he did not miss the appointment, and came as scheduled. However, Yuan Shu did not bring many men and horses this time, only 10,000 people, and the rest of the main force was led by the general Zhang Xun, who confronted Liu Biaojun on the south side of Zhiwan City in Nanyang County. The time when Yuan Shu came was about the same as the time when the Zhou Ang brothers arrived in Yangcheng, so before the rangers sent by the Zhou Ang brothers could return to report, Yuan Shu had already joined Sun Jian.

After Sun Jian met with his master Yuan Shu, he reported to his master Yuan Shu very sincerely about the battle process during this time, how difficult it was, how difficult it was, and how difficult he overcame those difficulties, etc., anyway, he said how miserable it was, and finally mentioned the meaning of the Xiliang army asking him to withdraw from Yangcheng. Yuan Shu was very moved after listening to Sun Jian's complaints, and felt that his own Sun Jian was still reliable, much better than a group of white-eyed wolves under Yuan Shao's hands. Now Yuan Shu's head is still relatively easy to use, and after hearing Sun Jian's report on Yangcheng, he immediately made a decision to leave Yangcheng with Sun Jian and go to Luyang first.

For the current Yuan Shu, although its strength is strong, it is not enough to fight on two fronts, and deal with Liu Biao and the Xiliang army in Jingzhou at the same time. After a period of conquest, Yuan Shu realized the strong combat effectiveness of the Xiliang Army, so he was temporarily unwilling to provoke the Xiliang Army, and wanted to focus on the conquest of Jingzhou.

So Yuan Shu and Sun Jian led the men and horses to leave Yangcheng and prepare to drive to Luyang. The army crossed Yingshui, just arrived to the east of Liang County, that is, the place where Sun Jian had been defeated, touching the scene, Sun Jian was inevitably a little embarrassed, at this time the ranger returned, in front of the army there was a man and horse intercepted.

Yuan Shu was annoyed, he didn't expect that there were still people on his own territory who led soldiers and horses to intercept him, so he and Sun Jian went out to see who it was, and he was so bold.

Yuan Shu came to the front of the two armies and shouted: "Who is the rat generation, who dares to intercept my Yuan Highway?" ”

After a while, the opposing army made way for the willows, and three of them crossed the crowd. Yuan Shu looked at it, and it turned out that they were still acquaintances, Zhou Ang, Zhou Qiao, and Cao Cao.

It turned out that after the Zhou Ang brothers and Cao Cao received the news of Sun Jian's departure from Yangcheng in Yangzhai, they immediately led their men and horses to intercept them, and Cao Cao expected that Sun Jian would cross the Yingshui River and march from the vicinity of Liangdong.

Yuan Shu saw that they were acquaintances, so he opened his mouth and said: "Zhou Shixian Kunzhong, Cao Mengde, you and I are friends and friends, what do you mean by waiting for this?" ”

Zhou Ang came out in response, bowed to Yuan Shu, and replied: "Brother Highway, the three of us are here to find Sun Wentai to understand a public case, and ask Sun Wentai to come out to answer, if there is any offense, please also ask Brother Haihan!" ”

After hearing this, Yuan Shu was also clear in his heart, and he could almost conclude that the Zhou Ang brothers and Cao Heizi must have come to pass on the jade seal of the country, although the rumors all over the world said that Sun Jian won the jade seal of the country, but no one had any evidence. Yuan Shu also secretly guessed whether Sun Jian really got the jade seal of the country, and he never got an answer, and Sun Jian was his subordinate, so it was not easy to ask, and no one would admit this kind of thing, and it was in vain to ask, so since Yuan Shu and Sun Jian met, they have not mentioned this matter, and now Zhou Ang and the three of them came to question Sun Jian, which is also a good thing in Yuan Shu's opinion, just to see what Sun Jian said, thinking of this, he glanced at Sun Jian, did not speak, and retreated into the formation.

Sun Jian heard Zhou Ang's words behind Yuan Shu, his heart tightened, and he secretly thought that he had done a very secret matter of passing on the jade seal of the country, and no one should know about it? But if not this, what else can there be? With a stomach full of questions, Sun Jian drove forward immediately and greeted Zhou Ang and the others.

Although there was an immediate danger of seeing each other, the kung fu on the scene had to be passable, so a few people saluted each other back and forth, and after a few polite words, they began to enter the topic.

I only heard Zhou Ang sneer and said, "I heard that Sun Wentai got a big treasure in Luoyang City, I wonder if I can wait for me to see and understand?" At this time, there was no politeness in his mouth at all.

When Sun Jian heard this, he didn't expect to be afraid of something, who would dare to admit this kind of thing, so he could only pretend to be confused and said: "I don't know what Brother Zhongming is referring to, and I hope to tell you?" ”

When Zhou Ang heard this, he sneered again: "Sun Wentai, don't pretend to be stupid, we are all understanding people, the treasure you got after entering Luoyang is the jade seal of the Han Dynasty for 400 years?" ”

Sun Jian said secretly, "That's really the case", and he didn't know who leaked the news, so he could only respond: "I don't know where Brother Zhongming got the gossip, Sun has never gotten any heirloom jade seal." The jade seal of the country is a treasure of the Son of Heaven, and we ordinary people have not even seen it, so what blessings can we get? ”

Zhou Ang saw that Sun Jian did not admit his account, and said angrily: "Sun Wentai don't have to quibble, we have already received the exact news, if you toast and don't eat and drink, don't blame me for ignoring the past feelings?" ”

At this time, Sun Jian guessed that there might be Yuan Shao's eyeliner in his army, and there were many people from Yuzhou in his army, especially the Runan people. The Yuan family was born in Runan, and it was easy for Yuan Shao to put some eyeliner in the army. For a while, Sun Jian didn't know how to argue.

At this time, Yuan Shu looked at Sun Jian, unable to support Sun Jian or refute Zhou Ang. Sun Jian, as his subordinate, couldn't ignore it, and Yuan Shu also wanted to know the result of Zhou Ang's interrogation of the jade seal, so he could only help each other at present.

At this time, Sun Jian couldn't find a suitable reason to refute Zhou Ang, and his face was flushed, so he made up his mind to let it go, and shouted loudly: "Sun Mou swears here, he has never obtained any jade seal, if Sun Mou has half a lie, he will die under the sword in the future." ”

As soon as Zhou Ang heard Sun Jian make a heavy oath, he immediately had nothing to say, so he could only look at Zhou Qiao and Cao Cao next to him.

Seeing this, Cao Cao said: "Brother Zhongming, the ancients said that 'people do not stand without faith', since Sun Wentai has made a heavy oath today, presumably the jade seal of the country should not be in his hands, this matter should be true, I hope Brother Zhongming will think twice." ”

After speaking, he gave Zhou Ang a look.

When Zhou Ang heard this, he said secretly: "Yes, we came to intercept Sun Jian today not just to pass on the jade seal of the country, but also to kill him and fight for Yuzhou?" So he said: "Since Sun Wentai has made a heavy oath, this matter will be revealed, and it will end here." Is there another thing to ask Sun Wentai? ”