Sun Ce placed two large boxes of Jiuwei Dihuang Pills in front of Yuan Shu.
Yuan Shu's old face turned into a chrysanthemum with a smile.
"Bo Fu, you are too polite. How can this make me embarrassed?"
Yuan Shu said this and waved his greedy palm calmly.
Several soldiers successfully received the signal.
Without saying a word, he picked up two large boxes and sent them to Yuan Shu's bedroom.
His hands and feet are so nimble!
Sun Ce looked at Yuan Shu with a smile:
"General, I heard that Cao Cao's father, Cao Song, died in Xuzhou. Cao Cao raised 50,000 troops to conquer Xuzhou? I wonder if General has heard of this?"
Yuan Shu waved his hand indifferently:
"Well, I've heard about this too, so let Cao Cao and Tao Qian go their own way. Let's sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight. There's no need to go into the muddy water."
His reaction was as expected by Sun Ce.
Yuan Shu would not do anything without any benefit.
However, Sun Ce had already thought of a countermeasure with the help of Zhou Yu and others.
He stood up calmly and walked to the hanging topographic map.
My fingers drew a big circle along the edge of Xuzhou:
"General, please see, Xuzhou is connected to Qingzhou and Jizhou to the north, the sea to the east, and Cao Cao's Yanzhou to the west."
"And the south is the general's territory. Now that Xuzhou is in Tao Qian's hands, the general can naturally sit back and relax, but if this place falls into Cao Cao's hands..."
Sun Ce deliberately did not finish his words, leaving Yuan Shu with unlimited room for imagination.
Yuan Shu followed Sun Ce's words and thought further.
His face suddenly changed!
When he was still a child, he had already known Cao Cao.
In Luoyang City, the imperial capital at that time.
A group of rich second generations led by Yuan Shao, attract bees and butterflies, walk dogs and play with birds...
Play whatever is fun.
Even on other people's wedding nights, they sneak into the bridal chamber to molest the bride.
We grew up playing in the mud together, who doesn’t know who?
The person Yuan Shu fears the most is definitely not his eldest brother Yuan Shao.
But Cao Cao, a treacherous and cunning man!
It would be extremely detrimental to Yuan Shu if he really wanted to get Xuzhou.
Because Yuan Shu knew that Cao Cao's ambition would never stop at Yanzhou.
Once Xuzhou is captured by Cao Cao, he can send troops from Yanzhou and Xuzhou at any time.
Threaten Yuan Shu's territory!
After seeing the changes in Yuan Shu's expression, Sun Ce felt that the heat was almost there.
Then he proposed the purpose of this trip:
"General, the general wants to help the general solve his problems, but the general does not have enough troops. I hope the general can support me with some troops."
"Please rest assured, general, after I return from Xuzhou, I will definitely return the borrowed troops and horses in full!"
Sun Ce's meaning was already obvious.
Yuan Shu does not need to provide money or food, he only needs a little manpower.
Sun Ce can help Yuan Shu defeat Cao Cao.
If Cao Cao is unable to seize Xuzhou smoothly, Yuan Shu can continue to use Xuzhou as a buffer.
It was regarded as the isolation zone between him and Cao Cao.
It's not Yuan Shu's character not to take advantage of him!
It's just that Yuan Shu, an old bastard, wants to take advantage of it even more.
He rolled his eyes several times.
Seemingly unintentionally, he said to Sun Ce:
"Bo Fu sent out troops this time. It seems that he only brought 3,000 Jiangdong troops? This number of troops is indeed not enough to scare Cao Cao away."
"I heard that the Imperial Seal once appeared in the hands of your father? If I could see with my own eyes that the Imperial Seal is safe and sound, I would have no regrets in my life!"
Yuan Shu is not a fool either.
He probably guessed Sun Ce's true purpose.
Tao Qian is known as a good old man. If only Sun Ce could save him from the fire and water.
Is your reputation still rising?
If Sun Jian was still alive, he would naturally not do this.
But Sun Ce's reputation is far less famous than Sun Jian's.
Even in Jiangdong, not many people have heard of the Little Overlord of Jiangdong.
There are quite a few people among them who only know Sun Ce because of Sun Jian.
At a young age, Sun Ce wanted to make a name for himself quickly, but there were not many options available to him.
Taking advantage of Cao Cao's conquest of Xuzhou is a great opportunity for him to increase his popularity!
By asking Sun Ce to help Tao Qian, Yuan Shu can certainly gain benefits like Uncle Xuzhou.
But it would be even more perfect if I could get the Imperial Seal by the way.
So, if Sun Ce wants to borrow troops to go to Xuzhou to increase his reputation, he can do so.
Hand over the imperial seal first!
"Ding!"
"The host has triggered the mission: The Imperial Seal."
"Option 1: Immediately hand over the Imperial Seal to Yuan Shu. Reward: A super soft egg. From now on, the host will be as timid as a mouse and spend the rest of his life cowardly."
"Choice 2: Fall out with Yuan Shu and refuse to hand over the imperial seal. Reward: 50,000 coins, 5,000 stones of grain, and +1 national governance value."
"Option 3: While retaining the imperial seal, try your best to deceive Yuan Shu to prevent Yuan Shu from falling out, and borrow 5,000 soldiers and horses from Yuan Shu. Rewards: 3,000 vests for Wei warriors, 3,000 horse-killing knives from the Tang Dynasty, and 3,000 horse-killing knives from the Tang Dynasty. 3000 pairs of infantry armor, strategy value +2."
Sun Ce silently checked the mission options and chose the third one without hesitation.
It is impossible to hand over the imperial seal.
Impossible in this life!
How could a son give away what his father, Sun Jian, had sacrificed his life and blood for for profit?
impossible!
Absolutely impossible!
Then the next step is to fool Yuan Shu.
Sun Ce organized his language and started the big deception mode:
"Where did the general hear the rumor? If the general had really got the imperial seal, he would have used it to exchange for troops and horses from various princes."
"Why did it end up like the bear it is today? You can only produce 3,000 troops despite all your efforts?"
Yuan Shu was slightly stunned, feeling that what Sun Ce said made sense.
Sun Ce was eager to increase his reputation, but Yuan Shu thought it was impossible to deliberately hide his strength.
Who doesn’t want to become fat in one bite?
He is obviously a big eater, but he still deliberately leaves half of his meal behind when it comes to delicious food?
That's not scientific!
Besides, Sun Ce observed mourning in Lujiang for one year.
I have never heard of any princes he contacted, exchanging the imperial seal for troops and horses.
Instead, after the filial piety period is over, I rely on my own efforts to work hard bit by bit.
Sun Ce is not a god, so how does he know that he will succeed?
If he really has the imperial seal, wouldn't it be a shortcut to success?
At the very least, Yuan Shu is willing to spend tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in exchange for this piece of national jade seal!
Moreover, Yuan Shu believed that there were many princes who had the same intention as him!
Judging from Sun Ce's performance in the past two years, he is not a fool.
Would you rather work hard on your own than use the national jade seal to get rich overnight?
In Yuan Shu's thinking world, this itself is a very contradictory thing.
For a moment, Yuan Shu couldn't help but be a little doubtful.
It's unclear whether Sun Ce actually has the imperial seal in his hand.
Sun Ce captured useful information from Yuan Shu's subtle expression changes.
So he stepped up his deception and continued to output madly at Yuan Shu:
"General, the national jade seal is just a piece of jade. It is true that it is an important weapon of the country, but this jade can only play its greatest role if it falls into the hands of a person named Liu."
"For people with foreign surnames... I will think that this piece of jade is far less valuable than the land in Xuzhou!"
"In ancient times, there was an old system. The leader of a state could concurrently serve as the uncle of other large states. The general will go to Xuzhou on behalf of the general and relieve Tao Qian's crisis. The general can take the opportunity to also take charge of the uncle of Xuzhou."
"In this way, the buffer land of Xuzhou will not fall into the hands of the powerful enemy Cao Cao, but will become the possession of the general. The general will also lead the two states. Does it matter whether he has the national jade seal in his hand or not? "
Before Han Ling Emperor Liu Hong restored the state pastoral system.
The highest official of a state is the governor. If someone serves as the governor of two states at the same time.
It is commensurate with the governor of the big state where it is located, and the other big state that it also controls is called "Bo".
For example, Yuan Shu is now the Mu of Yuzhou.
If he also controls Xuzhou, he can only be called Xuzhou Bo.
Rather than Xuzhou Mu.
After all, Tao Qian is the legitimate Xuzhou Mu.
To put it simply, Xuzhou Bo is the highest official who is equal to Tao Qian, the Xuzhou Mu.
His status in Xuzhou is equal to that of Tao Qian.
Sun Ce's proposal finally shook Yuan Shu's original intention of asking for the imperial seal.
As the shepherd of Yuzhou, he also served as the uncle of Xuzhou.
Plus the counties of Nanyang and Jiangdong in Jingzhou.
Yuan Shu is equivalent to controlling half of the Han Dynasty.
It really doesn't make much difference whether you have the imperial seal in hand or not.
