Yan Xiang saw that Lu Yi was just sighing, but he didn't answer, and said a little angrily: "What are you sighing for?" I ask you! ”

Lu Yi came back to his senses, his face was not red, and his heart was not beating: "I am sighing for Yuan Gong." ”

Yan Xiang then continued to lead the way in front and said, "Oh? Why? ”

Lu Yi said: "Lu Bu has always been a capricious villain, and he can't unite with him at all. ”

"Once united, I'm afraid we won't be able to wait for Liu Bei to be defeated, and Xuzhou will become Lu Bu's."

Yan Xiang's expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly said, "Why do you say that? With Lu Bu's temperament, can he control Xuzhou? ”

Lu Yi said: "Xuzhou is the land of four wars, so the major families there are also at both ends of the head. ”

"They don't care who controls Xuzhou, they only care who is stronger and can protect Xuzhou."

"It was Tao Qian before, and then Liu Bei."

"Didn't Master Yan find out? None of them are native to Xuzhou, they are all rootless duckweed. ”

"Once there is a stronger person who can protect Xuzhou, the major families in Xuzhou will be able to support him as the lord of Xuzhou."

"Once Liu Bei is defeated, Lu Bu will become the forerunner of the Xuzhou people."

"As for Yuan Gong, it's just a dowry for others."

Yan Xiang asked again, "Then how about Yuan Gong defeat Lu Bu again?" ”

Lu Yi shook his head and said, "Although Lu Bu has no strategy, he has strategists like Chen Gong under his hands. Once they control Xuzhou, they are naturally assisted by great talents like Chen Deng of the Xuzhou Shi clan, how can they sit back and watch Yuan Gong come to attack the city? ”

"At that time, they will definitely unite with Liu Bei."

"Although Liu Bei is unwilling, he has nowhere to go at all, so he can only do it."

"Again, Cao Cao recaptured Yanzhou."

"Yanzhou and Xuzhou are adjacent to each other."

"If Cao Cao wants to continue south, he must capture Xuzhou."

"Therefore, Cao Cao will definitely conquer Xuzhou, and it will not be Yuan Gong's turn to make a move."

Yan Xiang nodded, pondered for a moment, and then said, "Then what do you think should be?" ”

Lu Yi said: "Instead of fighting everywhere, it is better to defend the current territory, eliminate dissidents in the territory, and even take Jiangdong." ”

At this time, the two had already arrived at the threshold of the palace hall.

In the hall, Yuan Shu knelt on the main seat boredly, his right hand supported his chin, and his eyes looked blankly at the generals and strategists on both sides of the hall.

Seeing Yan Xiang arrive with Lu Yi, Yuan Shu sighed, didn't even move his sitting posture, but said lightly: "Lu Lang, why are you here this time?" ”

Seeing Yuan Shu's question, everyone quieted down.

Yan Xiang took Lu Yi into the hall, Lu Yi sat at the end, and saluted Yuan Shu and said, "This time I came to tell Yuan Gong two bad news. ”

Everyone looked at each other, all a little curious.

Yuan Shu said: "Tell me more." ”

Lu Yi said: "The first news, Sun Ce has completely taken Wu County and Danyang County. With the funding of Zhou Yu and other families, Sun Ce has been breaking through. I look at the situation, and the next requisition should be the meeting. ”

"If you go down further, the whole Jiangdong will be in his hands."

"If there are no restrictions, then-"

Lu Yi glanced at Yuan Shu and said, "Sun Ce, you are about to break away from Yuan Gong and dominate one side." ”

Lu Yi's words were like a stone falling into a calm lake, stirring up a thousand waves.

The entire hall stood up.

"Impossible!"

"Sun Ce'er, how can this be?"

Yuan Shu was also shocked.

Two years ago, Lu Yi told him that Sun Ce would dominate one side, but he didn't believe it!

This is also the reason why he is willing to return Sun Ce's father, Sun Jian's subordinates.

But I didn't expect that I was really hit by this once small nest chief!

Yan Xiang said loudly: "Gong Yuan, Sun Ce and Lu Bu can deal with this matter together!" ”

Yuan Shu was a little sluggish.

He was really shocked by Sun Ce.

It's only been a long time, and Sun Ce is about to take Jiangdong!

Sun Jian was under his own account, but he was just a Changsha Taishou.

Now, if Sun Ce is allowed to take Jiangdong, what should he do with it?

Seeing this, Yan Xiang repeated: "Duke Yuan, Sun Ce and Lu Bu can deal with this matter together!" ”

Yuan Shu came back to his senses at this time, looked at Yan Xiang and said, "Tell me more." ”

Yan Xiang repeated what Lu Yi had just said and said, "Duke Yuan, Lu Bu villain, you can't unite. In that case, we might as well be a favor. ”

"Continue to send a part of the troops, make a posture to attack Xuzhou, and force Liu Bei to do everything to prevent us."

"We will send a messenger to inform Lu Bu again, and let Lu Bu lead troops to pretend to aid Liu Bei, but in fact, they will seize the city."

"In this way, Lu Bu took control of Xuzhou, and we also have the credit."

"Although Lu Bu has no plan, he has Chen Gong and other strategists under him, and he is bound to be safe with us for a period of time."

"Although we have lost Xuzhou, we also have a barrier, so Cao Cao and Yuan Shao will not be able to conquer us."

"We can do our best to deal with our territory."

"One, sweep away the family that funded Sun Ce in our territory."

"Second, transfer back to Zhou Shang, the county guard of Danyang County, who originally belonged to our part, and send officials to Danyang County, Wu County and other places to serve as county guards."

"If Sun Ce agrees, then we will send a large army to fight with Sun Ce, on the one hand, continue to take Jiangdong, and on the other hand, hold Sun Ce hostage."

"However, it should be difficult, Sun Ce has become a climate."

"We should always be ready for a large army to press the border and point directly to Jiangdong."

When everyone heard Yan Xiang say this, they all nodded.

Yuan Shu was a little shaken.

Yan Xiang said dissatisfiedly: "Yuan Gong, what are you still hesitating about? ”

Yuan Shu was puzzled: "Those who helped Sun Ce have always had the Zhou family. After the second and third dukes of the Zhou family, the reputation in Yangzhou is even worse than that of my Yuan family, and it is not easy to move it. ”

Lu Yi stood up and said, "Gong Yuan, I have investigated the evidence, which can prove that the Zhou family intends to leave Lujiang and rush to Jiangdong to fully aid Sun Ce." ”

"What!" Yuan Shu was taken aback.

The others also looked serious.

Lu Yi said what Qiao Hao had investigated.

According to Qiao Hao's investigation, the Zhou family is still standing still in the Lujiang River on the surface, but in fact, they are selling various properties and transporting these assets to Wu County and Danyang County in Jiangdong!

It can be seen that Zhou Yi, the head of the Zhou family, is also aware of the danger of his actions.

Therefore, he is already planning for a rainy day.

However, according to Qiao Hao's speculation, the Zhou family has now transferred less than 30% of the family property.

Therefore, it did not attract the attention of the outside world.

Yuan Shu was completely flustered at the moment.

The Zhou family has such a family business and such a reputation.

Once they are really let go, let them go to Jiangdong, unite with Sun Ce, and take Jiangdong as the foundation, it will be completely uncontrollable.

I really contributed to the hegemony of one side before my eyes!

Waving his hand, Yuan Shu said, "That's the end of today's deliberations." The princes go back and think about what we should do next. ”

Then the crowd dispersed.

Lu Yi is also leaving.

Yuan Shu said: "Yan Gong and Lu Lang stay!" ”

Lu Yi and Yan Xiang both stayed.

It wasn't until the others left that Yuan Shu said to Lu Yi: "What you just said, but it's all true?" ”

Lu Yi prostrate in the ground and said: "It's true! If there is half a falsehood, I am willing to sacrifice my head! ”

Yuan Shu said: "Get up." ”

Lu Yi got up at this time.

Yuan Shu looked at Yan Xiang and said, "Gong Yan, how should this be?" ”

"The Zhou family's strong property, its strong reputation in Yangzhou, and Sun Ce's alliance, do I really want to sit back and watch the appearance of a hegemon? I'm afraid that in the future, my Yuan Shu will be ridiculed for 10,000 years! ”

Yan Xiang was silent for a long time before he raised his head and said to Yuan Shu: "Duke Yuan, the Zhou family didn't take you seriously at all. One mountain does not tolerate two tigers, and with the Yuan family, it is impossible to tolerate the existence of the Zhou family. ”

"As for Sun Ce, without the Zhou family's funding, his strength will definitely be greatly reduced."

"The top priority is to dispose of the Zhou family."

Yuan Shu frowned deeply and said, "What excuse do we use to dispose of the Zhou family?" The reputation of the Zhou family, in Yangzhou, is better than that of my Yuan family. ”

Yan Xiang said: "What if it's a daring bandit? ”

"These bandits have discovered that the Zhou family has transferred a large amount of materials, so they have evil intentions and want to obtain this batch of materials, or even attack the city?"

Yuan Shu's expression perked up, and he hurriedly said: "Tell me more!" ”

Yan Xiang said: "If I am not mistaken, there are a group of heroes in the area of Chaohu Lake in the Lujiang River, and the person who is the leader is called Zheng Bao. There are tens of thousands of thieves under the command of this person, and he occupies the king of the land and is extremely powerful. ”

"If Duke Yuan agrees, I am willing to go and use the Lujiang County Guard as a bait to lure him to attack the Zhou family."

"As long as he has the ability to be self-sufficient, we will appoint him as the county guard of Lujiang."

"As for the current Lujiang Taishou Liu Xun, we asked him to temporarily lead the troops to evacuate, as if he wanted to let Lujiang out. But in fact, it was ambushed in the city of Shu County, Lujiang. ”

"Once Zheng Bao destroys the Zhou family, we will use the excuse of avenging the Zhou family to get rid of Zheng Bao, which can be regarded as eliminating harm to the world."

"Moreover, if others want to do this, Zheng Bao will hesitate."

"Yuan Gong, you are a ranger, a hero in the world, who doesn't know that Yuan Gong is the first in your righteousness? There is also a jade seal of the country, and the runes are in hand. ”

"As for Sun Ce—"

Yan Xiang looked at Lu Yi and said, "Eradicated the Zhou family and cut off his support." Then let Lu Lang mobilize those bandits, the people of Baiyue, as the general of Zhennan and the Yangzhou pastor, and attack us back and forth. ”

"Lu Lang, how did the bandits and the Baiyue people handle it?"

Lu Yi said: "I started a business with them, these people still listen to me." ”

Yan Xiang looked at Yuan Shu and said, "Yuan Gong, don't hesitate!" If you miss the opportunity, it'll be too late! ”

Yuan Shu was embarrassed: "If I do this, then my reputation in the rivers and lakes in the future——"

Yan Xiang said angrily: "Gong Yuan, do you want to continue to be a ranger, or do you want to be this great river and mountain?" Since Yuan Gong is still reluctant to be that ranger, why fight for this country? Just give up and let Sun Ce Xiaoer take over and become his immortal hegemon! ”

"At that time, with Sun Ce'er's resentment towards your Yuan Gong, Yuan Gong, do you think you still have a way to live?"