The news of Yuan Shu's proclamation as emperor had soon spread all over the country, and the first to get the news was Sun Ce in Jiangdong in addition to Chen Yan, because the news was sent by Yuan Shu himself.

Yuan Shu's intentions were very naïve, he always thought that Sun Ce was able to lead Jiangdong because of his support, so Sun Ce should be grateful to him. And Sun Ce is also his proudest protégé, and now that he is the emperor, then Sun Ce should be the first to come to congratulate and make a pilgrimage.

Of course, this was obviously just Yuan Shu's own wishful thinking, because when Sun Ce got the news, his reaction was not happy and relieved, but furious!

Sun Ce pulled out the matching sword from his waist, slammed it on the envoy's neck, and roared loudly: "What is Yuan Shu!" At that time, my father was loyal and iron-blooded for the country, but it was a lot of hard work to find the heirloom jade seal from the ruins of Luoyang, and he waited for the Son of Heaven to clear the four seas in the future, so that I could offer it with my own hands. Yuan Shu used conspiracy and trickery to deceive the jade seal from me, and now he dares to arrogate the emperor, and he still wants me to go to see him?! Dream! ”

Speaking of this, Sun Ce's long sword had slowly pierced into the envoy's neck, and the envoy was trembling with fright, not knowing what to say.

At this moment, an elegant and heroic young general beside Sun Ce walked over gently, pressed a pair of slender snow-white hands on Sun Ce's sturdy forearm, and said slowly: "That's it, Bo Fu, the two armies are still not killed, let alone now?" Yuan Shutian is angry and resentful, let's take the lead in crusading against him. ”

This person is Sun Ce's sworn brothers, Zhou Yu and Zhou Gongjin.

It's no wonder that he has such a handsome appearance and such a generous bearing, Zhou Yu's reputation in the entire Jiangdong is probably no less than Sun Lang who is mighty in Jiangdong.

Hearing Zhou Yu's words, Sun Ce finally turned his head slowly, looked at Zhou Yu's handsome face, sighed, and said, "Okay, then spare him." ”

With that, Sun Ce slowly put down the long sword that was hanging around his neck.

In the whole Jiangdong, or the whole world, Sun Ce has always only listened to two people, one is his mother, and the other is Zhou Yu.

Zhou Yu patted Sun Ce on the shoulder and said: "Bo Fu, I know that you have always had a grudge against Yuan Shu in your heart, this is a great opportunity, Yuan Shu disregards the obstruction and rashly proclaims the emperor, which is bound to cause an uproar, now we are going south, just in time to unite the princes of the north to exterminate this person!" ”

Speaking of this, Zhou Yu's eyes were no longer the gentle and kind feelings, but a sharp and cold look.

Sun Ce nodded and said, "What Gong Jin said is good, Yuan Shu has done a lot of injustice, I'm afraid this time it should be his death." ”

Zhou Yu nodded, and suddenly there was a nameless flame in his eyes, he actually gritted his teeth, and said in a low voice: "I heard that Chen Yan is fighting against Yuan Shu at this time, this time I went north, but I just happened to see what kind of character this Chen Yan is!" ”

Sun Ce was slightly puzzled and asked, "What, Gong Jin, you seem to care very much about this Chen Yan?" ”

Zhou Yu's eyes widened, his fists clenched tightly, and he almost gritted his teeth and said, "Of course I care...... The revenge of killing the teacher, never dare to forget! ”

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On this day, Chen Yan was still training in the barracks, and quietly waiting for the hot summer to come earlier, when suddenly, the sound of horses' hooves outside the barracks came, and it seemed that there were guests.

Chen Yan was surprised in his heart, and hurriedly handed over the task in his hand to Huang Zhong, and then straightened his clothes and walked towards the gate of the barracks.

It's very strange at this time, could it be that the details scattered elsewhere came back to report the news?

Unexpectedly, Chen Yan had just walked out of the camp gate, but he saw a sentry galloping not far away, and the sentry shouted loudly: "Report!" Report! Report to the Lord! Thirty miles to the northeast, a soldier and horse appeared, and the banner was the word "Liu", which should be Liu Bei's army! ”

Chen Yan was shocked when he heard this, and asked, "What is the speed of the march?" ”

The sentry immediately replied: "It seems that there is no hurry, it took half an hour to walk ten miles, very slowly. ”

Chen Yan's question was decent, but when an army was on the march, if it was intended to attack, the aggressive army was often very fast, especially when it was in a nearby camp. Because the closer the camp is, the easier it is to be spotted by the enemy, so it is necessary to march quickly.

On the other hand, if there is a friendly army, it is the opposite, they are not there to fight, they are not afraid of being discovered, so the march will be slow. And the closer you get to the other person's camp, the slower it will be, to show your friendliness and give the other party a time to adapt.

Chen Yan listened to the sentry's report and knew that Liu Bei's army was probably friendly, after all, Liu Bei's envoy Sun Qian had just come to Chen Yan's army to say hello.

Chen Yan had a bottom in his heart, but he still hurriedly went to Jia Xu, Guo Jia and others to discuss.

Guo Jia heard the news, frowned and said: "It seems that Liu Bei also knows about Yuan Shu's claim to be the emperor, his troops are weak at this time, and the base area is only Xiao Pei, but he is so generous, he rushed to help us deal with Yuan Shu, I'm afraid the intention is obvious." ”

Guo Jia was halfway through his words, and Jia Xu immediately said: "Yes, Liu Bei is using this opportunity to please the lord, so that he can also please the current Son of Heaven, if Liu Bei has made a great contribution to the crusade against Yuan Shu, the Son of Heaven will definitely summon Liu Bei under the great joy of the Son of Heaven, and Liu Bei will probably gain the trust of the Son of Heaven in one fell swoop by virtue of his identity as the emperor's uncle." ”

When Chen Yan heard this, he couldn't help frowning, Liu Bei's courtesy was not simple, it was tantamount to climbing to the high platform of the Son of Heaven with the help of Chen Yan's ladder. If Liu Bei really saw the Son of Heaven, with Liu Bei's level of life, coupled with his relationship with the Son of Heaven, then Chen Yan's position as a foreign minister may be dangerous.

As the saying goes, blood is thicker than water.

Although Liu Bei and the emperor had not met, they were from the same clan after all. Although Chen Yan once saved the life of the little emperor and won the trust of the Son of Heaven, he was a foreign surname after all, and if Chen Yan helped the Son of Heaven unify the country in the future, it was very likely that he would end up like Han Xin.

is the so-called high merit and shocking the master, Chen Yan does not understand this truth.

At this time, Chen Yan had already begun to have a feeling of covering the sky with one hand, although the world was still divided, but the military strength of the entire Han Dynasty was almost in the hands of Chen Yan.

The Son of Heaven is Chang'an for one day and Luoyang for one day, but the military strength of the entire Gyeonggi region is not as good as an elite army under Chen Yan, thanks to the young age of the Son of Heaven at this time, I am afraid that it will not be long before the Son of Heaven will realize that this general named Chen Yan has too many troops in his hands, so much that he can establish himself as a king, or even an emperor.

All of this means that sooner or later, the Son of Heaven will restrict Chen Yan's rights, or erect a political power that can influence Chen Yan, and this force must be as loyal to the Han Dynasty as Chen Yan, or even more loyal to the Han Dynasty than Chen Yan.

Liu Bei is the best candidate.

Fortunately, Jia Xu and Guo Jia had already thought of these things, and they thought of them when Liu Bei hadn't seen the Son of Heaven yet.

Chen Yan is not confused, Jia Xu and Guo Jia are quiet, and he will be thorough.

Liu Bei's abacus played really well, but Chen Yan must stop Liu Bei from going to the Eastern Han Dynasty, and he himself must be the only favored minister of the Son of Heaven.

If Liu Bei wants to get a piece of the pie, then Chen Yan can only tell him two words: get out.