Chapter 222: Borrowing Soldiers

Surrounded by dozens of civil and military officials and a large number of ordinary people, Yuan Qi entered Yanjing City in a glorious manner and returned to the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

As soon as he entered the mansion, the smile on Yuan Qi's face suddenly disappeared, and he asked Huang Yong in a low voice: "Huang Yong, where is Bo Fu?" Huang Yong replied: "In the west wing of the mansion, Bo Fu seems to have something to worry about, but he refuses to say anything to a certain person. Because Sun Ce was Yuan Qi's disciple and Sun Shangxiang's eldest brother, and he was very familiar with the generals under Yuan Qi's command, Huang Yong did not let him live in the post house, but arranged for him to live in the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion.

After hearing Huang Yong's speculation, Yuan Qi became more and more sure of his thoughts, Sun Ce must be in trouble. So, Yuan Qi asked his subordinate Wen Wu to wait for him in the hall of the mansion first, but he himself turned around and walked towards the west wing.

When he came to the west wing, Yuan Qi pushed open the door and saw two young figures in the room. It was Sun Ce who was sitting, and the other one was standing behind Sun Ce, judging by his age, he was only about twenty years old, and he was even younger than Sun Ce.

Seeing Yuan Qi walk in, Sun Ce stood up suddenly, wanting to confide in Yuan Qi, but in the end he cried bitterly, and choked out two words: "Master......"

Yuan Qi and Sun Ce have known each other for a long time, and they have never seen Sun Ce cry in the past three years, even when Sun Shangxiang blocked the poisonous arrow for Yuan Qi and his life hung by a thread, Sun Ce was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, and he endured it without shedding a single tear. The feeling in his heart became more and more bad, Yuan Qi hurriedly stepped forward, stretched out his hand and patted Sun Ce's shoulder, and said with relief: "Don't worry, what's the matter, say it slowly." ”

Sun Ce is a tough guy and will not cry easily. But Sun Ce is also a temperamental person, once he cries, he can't hold it back. The young man standing behind Sun Ce sighed heavily. He bowed deeply to Yuan Qi, and opened his mouth to tell Sun Ce what happened: "Yu Junhou, a certain is Bo Fu's sworn brother, surnamed Zhou Mingyu and Gongjin. This matter is like this, after the farewell of Shaxian County, the old lord led his troops back to Jiangdong, resigned from the post of Changsha Taishou, and concentrated on governing Jiangdong. Under the hard work of the old lord, our Jiangdong Army was within a year. swept through thirty-six water thief lairs, the sound was great, and occupied five counties in Jiangdong in a row. Unexpectedly, this caused the dissatisfaction of the later general Yuan Bai, and united with Jingzhou Mu Yuanbiao to set up a reef on the river, and on the way of the old lord's march, the old lord plotted against the old lord with random arrows. More than a month ago, the old lord died of serious injuries and had returned to heaven. Bo Fu, with the support of the old lord's old ministers, has become the new lord of the Jiangdong Army. ”

Zhou Yu's words surprised Yuan Qi, and he didn't even have time to take a closer look at the Jiangdong Zhou Lang in front of him. Turning his head to look at Sun Ce, Yuan Qi with a sad look, slapped Sun Ce twice on the shoulder, and said loudly: "This field, in the future, the master will help you find it back!"

Sun Ce suddenly wiped the tears on his face, endured the sadness in his heart, looked at Yuan Qi and said, "Master, Ce intends to borrow troops from Master and kill back to Jiangdong!"

Zhou Yu explained on the side: "The prince didn't know, after Yuan Bai and Yuan Biao plotted against the old lord, Yuan Bai immediately kicked Yuan Biao away, and then led his troops to capture the four counties of Yangzhou. The lord came this time to borrow troops from the prince. ”

After pondering for a moment, Yuan Qi gave an affirmative answer: "Don't worry, a certain military horse will definitely be assigned to you, does Shang Xiang know about this matter?" Although he has not officially married, in Yuan Qi's heart, he has already regarded Sun Shangxiang and Shangguan Mi as his own wives and treated them the same as Jinyi.

Sun Ce shook his head and said: "Little sister can't hide things in her heart, if she says it to her little sister, I'm afraid it won't be long before this matter will be known to the whole world." ”

Yuan Qi nodded, at the moment, Sun Ce's main opponents were Yuan Bai and Yuan Biao, and Yuan Biao was a master of success, and he had no ambition to expand outward, so Sun Ce only needed to deal with Yuan Bai with all his might. But if the news of Sun Jian's death is widely publicized, it is inevitable that there will be people who fall into the well and will take the opportunity to be unfavorable to the Sun family in Jiangdong. This matter can still be concealed for as long as possible, and it is better to let Sun Shangxiang and those with ulterior motives know about it later.

"Bo Fu, Gong Jin, you sit in the room for a while, and go to the hall to discuss with everyone. After a few more words of comfort to Sun Ce and Zhou Yu, Yuan Qi turned around and walked towards the hall.

Coming to the hall with a solemn look, Yuan Qi's facial expression made the warm celebration in the hall instantly cool down. Originally, everyone was talking about Yuan Qi's great achievements in defeating the three Xianbei this time, and I believe that it won't be long before the three Xianbei will be completely pacified and officially included in the territory of the Yuan Empire.

But when they saw Yuan Qi's solemn expression, they immediately realized that something bad had happened, in fact, after a year of intensive study in Yenching University, Yuan Qi had already been able to be happy and angry, but Sun Jian's death was too shocking, and there were too many things involved, not to mention that everyone who could enter the hall was Yuan Qi's confidants, and for them, Yuan Qi didn't want to always wear an expressionless mask. Show your joy and anger at the right time, so that everyone under your command can feel that Yuan Qi is a real and vivid lord, not an emotionless political machine. In this way, it is also more conducive to internal unity and promotes cohesion.

With a heavy sigh, Yuan Qi's first sentence went straight to the point: "Everyone, Shicai Bofu told me that General Wentai had died under the joint plot of Yuan Bai and Yuan Biao. A certain has promised Bo Fu to lend him troops to return to Jiangdong to avenge him. ”

As soon as these words came out, they shocked the four seats! Everyone here is a henchman who is relied on by Yuanqi, and those who can be Yuanqi's confidants will never be mediocre. Although Yuan Qi's words were simple, they keenly captured the meaning of this sentence. Jiangdong, I'm afraid it's going to be a big mess.

As far as matters are concerned, the relationship between Yuan Bai and Yuan Qi is close to mortal enemies, while Sun Ce is Yuan Qi's disciple and eldest brother, who is closer is naturally a self-evident matter. In order to limit Yuan Bai's expansion and stabilize the situation in the south, everyone has understood what Yuan Qi means, and he is going to support Sun Ce.

For this point, it was agreed by everyone present, including Tian Feng, who has always been upright, that it was in the fundamental interests of the military group to help Sun Ce grow stronger and let him contain Yuan Bai in the south. It's just that the specific number of people lent to Sun Ce is different in his personal heart.

The upright people led by Tian Feng firmly believed that they should appropriately lend troops to Sun Ce under the condition of ensuring the normal operation of the Youhe Group, and the specific number should be about 5,000 people; while the faction with a more long-term vision, led by Zhuge Liang, believed that it was of long-term interest to help Sun Ce gain a firm foothold in Jiangdong, so he advocated that 10,000 troops should be raised to lend to Sun Ce; and those veterans under Yuan Qi's command all had good personal relations with Sun Ce, and they all knew that Yuan Qi sincerely admired Sun Ce as a disciple, so not only did he increase the number of borrowed troops to 15,000, but many people were willing to go to Jiangdong with Sun Ce, and wait to help Sun Ce stabilize the situation before returning to Youhe.

The three parties insisted on their own opinions, argued on the basis of reason, and had heated discussions and arguments, and finally, Yuan Qi made a decision to mobilize 10,000 horses and let Sun Ce take them back to Jiangdong. For the sake of safety, Yuan Qi also decided to have Gan Jing, the governor of the navy, lead the elite of the 5,000 Qilin Army to drive the ship to send Sun Ce and 10,000 soldiers back to Jiangdong by sea. After arriving in Jiangdong, Gan Jing temporarily stayed with Sun Ce and helped Sun Ce conquer Yuan Bai until the situation stabilized and returned to Yanjing. As for the training of the navy after Gan Jing left temporarily, Su Fei, the deputy governor of the navy, was in charge of it; Lu Su, who had lived in Jiangnan for a long time and was familiar with water warfare, was the governor of the navy who led the daily affairs of the navy and supervised Su Fei's training.

After deciding a series of things, Yuan Qi ordered someone to invite Sun Ce and Zhou Yu to the hall and prepared to tell him about his decision.

A moment later, Sun Ce strode in, followed by Zhou Yu. After the two saluted Yuan Qi and everyone present, they stood in the middle of the hall with their hands down, waiting for Yuan Qi's reply.

Yuan Qi sighed with feeling, and then said to Sun Ce: "Bo Fu, you have also been a general under a certain account, Yanjing, will always be your home, return to your previous seat." ”

Sun Ce had followed Yuan Qi's side for two years, and regarded himself as a disciple all day long, and now after hearing Yuan Qi's words, his heart was also deeply moved, and he looked up at the general's seat, and saw that his previous seat was empty, so he immediately strode over and sat down on the seat. Zhou Yu had long heard Sun Ce say that although Yuan Qi was the champion of the dynasty, the governor of Youhe and the Hussar General, he was extremely affectionate and righteous. At that moment, Zhou Yu walked quickly to Sun Ce's seat and stood on the side.