I stayed in Xuzhou for a few days.
Sun Ce bid farewell to Tao Qian and took the white jade beauty Ganmei with him.
Embark on the return journey back to Lujiang.
Tao Qian personally sent him 10 miles away from Xiapi City, which gave Sun Ce enough face.
After separation.
Tao Qian looked at the retreating figures of Sun Ce and Jiang Dongjun.
He said with emotion to his eldest son, Tao Shang:
"It is said that Sun Wentai is the fierce tiger of Jiangdong. I think... Sun Bofu is more heroic than me."
"A tiger in a general's sect is better than his master."
The pottery merchant nodded repeatedly, expressing his agreement with Tao Qian's statement.
Liu Bei, who was behind their father and son, had a serious look on his face.
He couldn't hide the look in his eyes that wanted a knife.
If looks could kill, Sun Ce's back would have been riddled with holes.
In fact, there was more than one person who sighed like Tao Qian.
Lujiang governs Shu County.
Lu Zhi, who has been cultivating Zhuge Liang, Lu Xun and others behind the scenes.
Looking up to the sky:
"The emergence of such a great general in the Han Dynasty is truly a blessing to the country, the country, and the people of the world."
"It's a pity that I may not be able to see the day when Bo Fu sweeps across the world, cough, cough, cough..."
Lu Zhi was already suffering from illness a few months ago.
In order not to affect Sun Ce's expedition to Xuzhou, he chose to conceal his illness.
As of today, my condition is getting worse.
Lu Zhi knew very well that most of his illnesses were heart diseases.
The dejection of someone who is determined to kill a thief but cannot be saved cannot be cured by medicine or stone.
But it wasn't too bad, at least he saw that Sun Ce had brought a new glimmer of hope to the precarious Han Dynasty.
He withdrew his gaze and looked at Zhuge Liang and the others who were studying hard in class.
Lu Zhi murmured to himself:
"While I still have some time left, I will teach them everything I have learned. Even if it is the last thing I do for Bo Fu."
Qu Ah.
On the territory of Yangzhou Mu Liu Yao.
He looked towards Lujiang with a heavy expression.
"Yuan Shu dominates the north of Jianghuai, making me, a Yangzhou shepherd, in name only. Now the little overlord in Jiangdong has risen rapidly, giving Yuan Shu even more power."
"If these two people work together, I will die without a burial place!"
Not wanting to sit still and wait for death, Liu Yao picked up his pen and wrote a letter.
He sent someone secretly to Zuo Rong, the prefect of Danyang.
The letter was still floating on the road, and Zuo Rong sensed the crisis in advance.
"Sun Bofu was actually able to defeat Cao Cao's 50,000-strong army with less?"
"Danyang is adjacent to Lujiang. If Sun Ce launches an army against me, how can I resist him?"
With a strong sense of urgency, Zuorong made the decision to strike first.
"Come here! Give me the order to remove Wu Jing and Sun Ben from all their posts! Send someone to closely monitor their every move."
Wu Jing is Sun Ce's uncle, the biological brother of Mrs. Da Wu and Mrs. Xiao Wu.
Currently, he holds the official position of Danyang Chief Registrar.
Sun Bi is Sun Jian's nephew, 3 years older than Sun Ce.
That is to say, Sun Ce's cousin is now the captain of Danyang County.
Sun Jian left Jiangdong that year and went to Changsha County to serve as the governor.
Because they had official positions, they stayed in Jiangdong.
Later, after many twists and turns, he settled in Danyang County.
In view of the kinship between these two people and Sun Ce, Zuo Rong was really worried.
They were afraid that they would cooperate with Sun Ce and bring him down as the prefect of Danyang.
To be on the safe side, Zuo Rong must eliminate all hidden dangers.
Let Wu Jing and Sun Ben be relieved of their positions first.
Before fighting against the outside world, you must first make peace with the inside.
Compared with Liu Yao and Zuo Rong's worries, Yuan Shu's worries were not that obvious.
But there was also a murmur in my heart.
So, is this boy Sun Ce so brave?
His opponent is Cao Cao!
Others don't know what Cao Cao is capable of, how can Yuan Shu, who has played with him since childhood, not know it?
Among all the princes in the world, there are only two people that Yuan Shu fears the most.
One is his eldest brother Yuan Shao.
The other one is the treacherous and cunning Cao Ah Ma!
But Sun Ce was able to defeat Cao Cao, so Yuan Shu had to get to know Sun Ce again.
He was committed to turning Sun Ce into a knife, but he had to guard against the blade cutting him, right?
If you were injured by your own knife, it would be embarrassing to tell the truth!
Thinking about it, Yuan Shu still couldn't settle down.
So he called the chief counselor Yan Xiang and slowly expressed his worries.
After listening to Yuan Shu's words, Yan Xiang rolled his eyes.
Suggested a strategy:
"My lord, I heard that people who raise dogs at home never let their dogs eat too much."
"Sun Ce is the hound raised by the lord. If he is overfed, he will lose his enthusiasm for hunting."
"But if the hound is kept hungry, the hound will become feral and may harm its owner."
"The best way is to let the hound out and let him attack the target that the owner wants to hunt. This will take the opportunity to consume the hound's excess energy without leaving him hungry."
Yuan Shu reached out and tapped Yan Xiang, smiling happily and saying:
"It has to be you. This method is quite good. But which target is better to let the hound hunt?"
Tell the truth.
There are too many targets that Yuan Shu regards as prey.
He wished he could wipe out all the princes in one fell swoop and become the king himself.
Who wouldn’t want to sit on the throne of the Emperor of Han and try what it feels like?
Among the many prey targets, which one is the best to attack first?
Yan Xiang's eyes slowly turned towards Danyang.
He said in a sinister voice:
"Danyang is adjacent to the Lujiang River. It is like a piece of meat hanging in the mouth of a hound, which can fully stimulate the wild nature of the hound."
"When the hound bites this piece of meat after hunting, it will probably suffer some damage. The master can take the opportunity to take the piece of meat out of the hound's mouth and leave a little soup for the hound."
"A hound that has injured its claws will not dare to show its teeth to its master."
Yuan Shu clapped his hands repeatedly and praised:
"Wonderful! Wonderful! This plan is brilliant! In this way, I can not only keep Danyang in my bag, but also consume the power of the hound."
Yan Xiang took the opportunity to throw fire:
"This matter should be done sooner rather than later. Before Sun Ce went to Xuzhou, he promised to come to Shouchun to hand over the borrowed troops and horses after the war."
"The Lord can take this opportunity to propose to Sun Ce about marching to Danyang. We must not let this hound become a problem for raising tigers."
Yuan Shu nodded heavily.
"Immediately send scouting horses to inquire about Sun Ce's whereabouts on the border of Shouchun. As soon as he enters the border of Shouchun, let him come to see me as soon as possible!"
Sun Ce, who returned in triumph, didn't know that he had been stared at by several unkind eyes.
As soon as he entered Shouchun, he was stopped by people sent by Yuan Shu:
"My lord has an order for you to return to my lord as soon as possible!"
Sun Ce showed a harmless smile and smiled at the people sent by Yuan Shu:
"That's natural. Please lead the way. I'm sorry for bothering you."
Seeing that there was nothing unusual about Sun Ce, Yuan Shu's men turned around and led the way.
What they didn't see was.
The moment they turned around, the smile on Sun Ce's face disappeared instantly.
Instead.
His face is covered with frost!
Lord?
No one in this world is worthy of me, Sun Ce, being called the lord!
