However, it was said that Yuan Shu found out that Lu Bu had attacked Xuzhou, and sent people to Lu Bu in the starry night, promising to give 50,000 grains, 500 horses, 10,000 taels of gold and silver, and 1,000 colored satin, so that he could attack Liu Bei.

Lu Bu was overjoyed, and immediately ordered Gao Shun to lead 50,000 troops to attack Liu Bei from behind.

Liu Bei was shocked when he learned that Gao Shun was coming,

Hurriedly took advantage of the rainy weather to abandon Xuyi and left, and took Guangling (now Guangling, Yangzhou, Jiangsu) to the east.

Gao Shun saw Liu Bei withdraw his troops, went to Xuyi to see Ji Ling, and asked for the promised materials.

Ji Ling accepted the lesson of being cheated out of property by He Yi and Huang Shao last time, and said to Gao Shun: "Although Liu Bei withdrew from Xuyi, he took Guangling to the east. Only when Liu Bei is caught can the promised materials be sent. “

Gao Shun told Lu Bu what Ji Ling meant.

When Lu Bu heard this, he was very angry, angrily scolding Yuan Shu for losing his trust and wanting to raise an army to fight.

Chen Gong persuaded: "No." Yuan Shu guarded Shouchun, with many soldiers and a wide range of food, and could not underestimate the enemy. It's better to ask Xuande to come back and station Xiaopei as a wing. He ordered Xuande to be the pioneer, first take Yuan Shu, and then take Yuan Shao, so that he can dominate the world. ”

Lu Bu listened to his words, and made people welcome Xuande and Xiaopei.

Let's say that Liu Bei will go to Guangling and set up camp in the village.

In the middle of the night, I suddenly heard shouts from all sides to kill, but it was Yuan Shu who robbed the village at night.

Liu Bei hurriedly got on the horse, fought with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, broke out of the encirclement, and took the road.

After this battle, Liu Bei lost most of his troops and had to lead the army to withdraw.

On the way to withdraw his army, Liu Bei met Lu Bu's envoy.

Liu Bei read Lu Bu's letter and was overjoyed.

Zhang Fei said: "Lu Bu is a righteous and untrustworthy villain, don't be gullible. “

Liu Bei said: "Since you treat each other with good intentions, you don't have to be suspicious. Then he went to Xuzhou to see Lu Bu.

Lu Bu was afraid that Xuande would be puzzled, so he sent it back to his family first.

When the second lady Gan and Elk saw Liu Bei, Gu said that Lu Bu ordered the soldiers to set the door of the house and forbade the soldiers to enter and harass them.

Deng Gang also said that Lu Bu often sent concubines to give gifts, and there was no shortage.

Liu Bei said to Guan Yu and Zhang Fei: "I know that Feng Xian will definitely not harm my family. So he went into the city and thanked Lu Bu.

Zhang Fei hated Lu Bu and refused to go with him, so he went to Xiaopei with his second sister-in-law first.

Xuande entered to see Lu Bu and thank him.

Lu Bu said: "I don't want to take the city, just because my brother Zhang Fei is drinking and beating people here, I am afraid that I will lose, so I came to help defend the city." ”

Liu Bei said: "I have long wanted to give Xuzhou to my brother, but my brother has pushed it again and again, and now I have my wish." ”

Lu Bu pretended to return Xuzhou.

Liu Beili refused to accept it, and also stationed Xiaopei.

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were not angry.

Liu Bei said: "Bend down and keep your points, and when the time comes, don't fight with fate." ”

Lu Bu often asked people to send grain and rice satin, and the two families repaired it.

In addition, Yuan Shu defeated Liu Bei, occupied Guangling and other places, appointed Wu Jing as the Taishou of Guangling, and returned to Shouchun to set up a banquet to celebrate the achievements of the generals of Jiling.

Yuan Shu has always believed that the surname Yuan came from Chen, and Chen was Shun, and he used soil to bear the fire, and he had to be lucky. I thought that Yu Wenyun: "Those who represent the Han should be Tu Gao." "It's about yourself, and you often have the intention of being the emperor.

Yuan Shu and Chen Qi, who was Peixiang at the time, were both from wealthy families and had a close relationship when they were young.

Chen Qizi Hanyu, a native of Xiapi, Xuzhou (now northwest of Suining, Jiangsu), the grandson of Chen Kang, the Taishou of Guanghan, the nephew of Taiwei Chen Qiu, and the father of Chen Deng and Chen Ying、..

In order to get Chen Qi's support, Yuan Shu wrote to Chen Qi: "When the Qin Dynasty lost its power and throne, the world's heroes competed to seize it, and finally it was taken by the wise and brave first. If things are in chaos today, and the Liu family is facing a trend of collapse, it is true that it is time for the world's heroes to compete again. I've had a friendship with my foot for many years, won't you help me? If you want to achieve great things in the world, only you are the person I trust the most! ”

Chen Jue's son Chen Ying was also in Xiapi at this time, and Yuan Shu threatened to take Chen Ying as a hostage in order to tie Chen Jue to his chariot completely.

Chen Qi read Yuan Shu's letter and replied to him: "In the past, when the Qin Dynasty was tyrannical, he was wanton and tyrannical, ruled the world with severe punishments and cruel laws, and poisoned the people, causing the people to endure it and fight to the death, thus contributing to the fall of the Qin Dynasty. Although the Liu clan is also declining now, the world does not have the kind of torture and tyranny that was on the eve of the collapse of the Qin Dynasty. In the imperial court, General Cao Cao worked hard to assist the Son of Heaven, was brave and strategic, and the court that had been trampled by the rebellious ministers and thieves was gradually recovering. I believe it won't be long before the vicious rebels are put down and the sea is cleared. I thought that you, the general, were born in a family of ministers who had been favored by the emperor for generations, and that you should work together with the heroes of the world to support the Han family, and you didn't want to plot against you and try your own way, isn't this sad! Now, if you realize that you have lost your way and try to change your ways, I think you may be able to avoid your sins. I have been friends with you for many years, so I am telling you these heartfelt words. It may sound like a dismal sound, but to me it is a way to feel like a flesh and blood. As for you asking me to cooperate with you for personal gain, I'd rather turn around than do it. ”

Yuan Shu was not reconciled, during the attack on Liu Bei, he heard that Emperor Xian left Chang'an and traveled east to Luoyang, all the way like a lost dog, thinking that the time had come.

Yuan Shu at the celebration meeting for Ji Ling's repulsion of Liu Bei, taking advantage of the wine and saying: "Now the Liu family has declined, the sea is boiling, and the four generations of my Yuan family are all important ministers in the court, and the people are willing to belong to it." I want to uphold the will of heaven, conform to the will of the people, and ascend the throne as emperor now, I don't know what the kings will do? ”

When everyone listened, no one dared to say more, only the chief bookkeeper Yan Xiang spoke: "Back then, the Zhou people from their ancestor Houji to King Wen accumulated merit, and there were two out of three parts of the world, but they were still cautious to be Yin Shang's courtiers. Although the Ming Duke has been a high-ranking official for many generations, I am afraid that it is not as prosperous as the Ji family. At present, although the Han family is in decline, it seems that it cannot be compared with the brutal and unscrupulous King Yin. ”

Yuan Shu was silent, but he was very angry in his heart.

At this time, the detective reported: Liu Miao was defeated by Sun Ce and went to Liu Biao.

Yuan Shu took the opportunity to put down the topic of ascending the throne and claiming the emperor, and asked Sun Ce to be the general of Yankou, recalled Zhou Shang to Shouchun, and sent his cousin Yuan Yin to replace Zhou Shang as the Taishou of Danyang.

However, it is said that after Sun Ce and his father buried the body of his father Sun Jian in Qu'a (now Danyang, Jiangsu), the family moved to Jiangdu (now Yangzhou, Jiangsu).

After three years of filial piety, Sun Ce went to Shouchun to find Yuan Shu, preparing to return to his father's old ministry to avenge his father and make meritorious contributions.

Yuan Shu listened to his words, observed his behavior, and knew that his people could bend and stretch, and he had great advantages, but he wanted to immediately return Sun Jian's old subordinates to him and make him self-reliant, so he was unwilling, so he said: "I have appointed your uncle Wu Jingdai Yuan Yin as the Taishou of Danyang, and your cousin Sun Ben as the captain." Danyang is a place to send elite soldiers, you can go to the defection and recruit soldiers. ”

Because Xuzhou Mu Taoqian was very jealous of Sun Ce, Sun Ce's uncle Wu Jing was the Taishou of Danyang at that time, so Sun Ce moved to Qu'a with his mother, and took refuge in Wu Jing with Lu Fan and Sun He, and relied on Wu Jing to recruit hundreds of people, and after defeating the bandit Zulang in Jing County (now Xuanchengjing County, Anhui), he took hundreds of people to Yuan Shu.

Only then did Yuan Shu return more than 1,000 of the thousands of people in Sun Jian's old department to Sun Ce's command.

Taifu Ma Riyan held the festival to pacify Jiangdong, recruited Sun Ce in Shouchun with gifts, and praised the imperial court to appoint Sun Ce as the captain of Huaiyi.

The generals under Yuan Shu's command, Qiao Rui, Zhang Xun, etc., all respected Sun Ce, and even Yuan Shu often sighed and said: "If I have a son like Sun Lang, I can die without regrets." ”

Sun Ce's subordinates had a cavalryman, and after committing the crime, in order to escape punishment, he fled into Yuan Shu's military camp and was hidden in a stable.

Sun Ce sent people to chase him, rushed straight to Yuan Shu's camp, searched out the criminals, and beheaded them on the spot.

Later, Sun Ce went to Yuan Shu to apologize and plead guilty.

Yuan Shu said: "The soldiers rebelled and should be punished, what is there to ask for?" From then on, the army was more in awe of Sun Ce.

Yuan Shu was capricious and often untrustworthy, and promised to let Sun Ce serve as the Taishou of Jiujiang, but later changed to use his confidant Chen Ji, a native of Danyang, as the Taishou of Jiujiang, Sun Ce was quite disappointed.

Before Yuan Shu attacked Xuzhou, he asked Lu Kang, the Taishou of Lujiang County (Zhishu County, now southwest of Lujiang, Anhui), for 30,000 Hu military rations, but Lu Kang refused to give it, and Yuan Shu was furious.

Sun Ce had visited Lu Kang when he was in Shu County before, but Lu Kang looked down on Sun Ce and only let his master book receive him, which caused Sun Ce to be dissatisfied.

Yuan Shu knew that Sun Ce had a grudge against Lu Kang, so he sent Sun Ce to attack Lu Kang, and promised: "I used Chen Ji by mistake before, and I often regret it. If you can capture Lu Kang this time, Lujiang County will truly belong to you. ”

Sun Ce was ordered to attack and take Lujiang County, but Yuan Shu appointed his old subordinate Liu Xun as the Taishou of Lujiang, which made Sun Ce even more disappointed in Yuan Shu.

Sun Ce was depressed in his heart, thinking that his father Sun Jian was such a hero, and he had fallen to such a place, without a county, he couldn't help but cry.

was in a state of melancholy, and suddenly a person came in, but it was Zhu Zhi, the governor of Wu County.

Zhu Zhi, whose name is Junli, is the former lieutenant of Sun Jian's subordinates.

Taifu Ma Riyan appointed Zhu Zhi as an adjutant in Shouchun, and later was appointed as the governor of Wu County.

Zhu Zhi found that Yuan Shu's political virtue was not established, so he persuaded Sun Ce to take the opportunity to take Jiangdong.

On this day, I came to visit, saw Sun Ce sad and sad, and asked why.

When Sun Ce saw that it was his father's old department, he immediately collected his tears and gave up his seat: "My husband doesn't flick when he has tears, but it's not time to be sad." I am sad because I hate myself for not being able to inherit my father's will. ”

Zhu Zhi said: "Why didn't Bo Fu tell Yuan Shao that he borrowed troops to go to Jiangdong and saved Wu Jing under a false name, which is really a great cause, why should he be trapped under others for a long time?" ”

As he was talking, another person led a hundred and ten strong troops to vote, but it was Lu Fan, a native of Runan, whose character was Heng.

Sun Ce was overjoyed and gave up his seat to discuss together.

Lu Fan said: "I heard that Bo Fu asked Yuan Shu for thousands of old troops the day before yesterday, and only gave 1,000 soldiers, but this time I am afraid that Yuan Shu will not borrow troops." I Mu Bo Fu Yingming, bring a hundred strong men to help a horse. ”

Sun Ce said: "I have a deceased father who left a jade seal to pass on the country, and I must be willing to borrow it as a hostage." ”

Lu Fan said: "Yuan Shu wants to be the emperor, and he has always wanted to get the jade seal of the country. If you pledge with a jade seal, you will be willing to borrow soldiers. ”

The next day, Sun Ce took Yuxi to see Yuan Shu and cried to the ground: "My father's revenge has not been avenged, and my maternal uncle Wu Jing was forced by Liu Xuan, the assassin of Yangzhou. My mother's family is small, and they are all in Qu'a, and they will be killed. Dare to ask for thousands of male soldiers to cross the river to save relatives. ”

Yuan Shu hesitated, and Sun Ce said: "My family had a lot of kindness to the Jiangdong people in the past, and I am willing to lead troops to help my uncle conquer Hengjiang." After the conquest of Hengjiang, soldiers can also be recruited locally, and about 30,000 people can be recruited. At that time, he led his troops to help Ming set the world fairly and achieve great things. I am afraid that Ming Gong will not believe it, so he will take the jade seal left by his deceased father as a hostage. ”

Yuan Shu knew that Sun Ce was dissatisfied with him, but he thought that Liu Xuan occupied Qu'a and Wang Lang occupied Huiji, and Sun Ce might not be able to do anything, plus he could get the long-planned jade seal of the country, so he relented.

Yuan Shu took the jade seal and looked at it again: "I don't want the jade seal. Since you have brought it, you will store it here for the time being. I will lend you 3,000 soldiers and 500 good horses, and I will return on the day of peace. ”

Sun Ce thanked him, and then followed Zhu Zhi, Lu Fan, and his father Sun Jian's old generals Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, Han Dang, etc., to lead the army and horses to start the army immediately.