"Brother Sun, what should we do now?" Yuan Shu asked Sun Jian's plan tentatively.
"What should we do? Of course we should immediately raise an anti-Dong banner, deny Emperor Xian who was supported by Dong Zhuo, and attack Dong Zhuo on the pretext of rescuing the young emperor! Dong Zhuo dug his own grave, and we will naturally add insult to injury!" Sun Jian said matter-of-factly.
"To crusade against Dong Zhuo, we must definitely crusade against Dong Zhuo, but shouldn't we think about it in the long term?" Yuan Shu couldn't help but said, "Can you and I, plus one Yuan Benchu at most, really win this battle? I think it's better to wait for now. Be patient, secretly contact knowledgeable people from all sides, form a coalition, and attack Dong Zhuo in one go."
Sun Jian frowned, probably because he didn't approve of Yuan Shu's foresight and mother-in-law character. He felt that Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu brothers and other figures from big families were like this. Otherwise, who would be Dong Zhuo's arrogance now? However, Yuan Shu was an ally after all, and Sun Jian couldn't accuse him face to face, so he could only explain slowly,
"We are now well-known as a righteous army. If we don't blow the trumpet as soon as Dong Zhuo deposes the emperor, but secretly unite secretly, we will lose the good opportunity to do everything in one go. This is one. The second is to unite the ambitious people in the world. It is certainly a good idea to be a scholar, but people are far apart from each other. When we spread our wishes, we cannot rule out the possibility that someone will privately deliver our letters to Dong Zhuo. In this way, Dong Zhuo will attack us in return. You will lose the opportunity. Thirdly, you need someone to take the lead in doing anything. No matter what kind of alliance is formed in private, if no one takes the lead in raising troops, if no one takes the lead in fighting Dong Zhuo and setting an example for the world, this so-called alliance will In other words, it is just a verbal agreement and cannot be a big deal. On the contrary, if we are the first to stand up and withstand Dong Zhuo's attack, then many people who were originally hesitant and hesitant will take the initiative to join in when they see the chance of victory. One of us!"
With that said, Sun Jian stood up righteously and said,
"For the great man! For the world! I, Sun Jian, am willing to take the lead!"
Sun Ce immediately knelt down on one knee.
"Father! I want to be a pioneer!"
"Haha, don't worry, there will be plenty of opportunities for you to perform in the future!" Sun Jian patted Sun Ce on the shoulder.
"Brother Sun is benevolent!" Yuan Shu followed suit and stood up, "Without further ado, I will go back and write to Benchu (Yuan Shao) right away. If you don't tell others, at least we will form a tripartite alliance first!"
Sun Jian: "Thank you very much, Brother Yuan."
Yuan Shu: "What did Brother Sun say? For the sake of the Han Dynasty, this is what my Yuan family should do. It is the Yuan family's duty to do so!"
After saying that, Yuan Shu left quickly.
Once Sun Jian is allowed to succeed, Sun Jian will immediately become the second general. Sun Jian cannot be alone in the lead, so the Yuan family must seize the opportunity. Even if it was Sun Jian who fired the first shot, Sun Jian could only be a vanguard and eventually integrate the coalition forces. His position as the leader of the alliance must be seized by his Yuan family! Only in this way, after defeating Dong Zhuo, can the Yuan family return to the highest position, where they can reward them based on their merits, control power, and win over people.
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Nanyang City,
On this day, Sun Quan, in the name of Sun Jian, summoned the top leaders of various families in Nanyang to hold a meeting at the city lord's mansion.
The chief seat was vacated, and Sun Quan sat in the second seat, which was enough to give these people face. Even though Sun Quan was just a child, it was normal in this era for him to preside over such a meeting. The emperor was only a few years old, wasn't he?
"Gentlemen, ahem, everybody, do you know why I summoned everyone here today?" Sun Quan waited until everyone had arrived before he formally spoke.
People below, you look at me, I look at you, finally someone takes the lead and speaks out,
"Master Sun wants to ask us about the rebellion against Dong?"
When they arrived, many families had already discussed it privately. They believed that Sun Quan suddenly held such a large-scale meeting to cooperate with his father's actions, and they wanted to inquire about the attitude of these big families to ensure that The stability of the base camp. In fact, asking something is just a euphemism. When Sun Jian occupied Nanyang in the first place, wasn't he just under the banner of opposing Dong Dong? At that time, none of these aristocratic families came forward to resist, so how could they resist now. Therefore, in the eyes of these people, Sun Quan should have come to ask for money and food to make logistical reserves for the war!
This time Sun Jian is using the banner of the Master of Justice. If he disagrees, he will probably be taken down in the name of rebellion. Therefore, donating some food and grass is definitely unavoidable. The question is how much to donate.
"Haha." Sun Quan smiled slightly, "Everyone here is a wise man. I believe that everyone is sincerely loyal to the Han Dynasty. Therefore, I don't think there is any need to specifically ask about rebelling against Dong." As he said this, Sun Quan raised his eyes. After glaring, Zhou Tai behind him cooperated with the knife in his hand, "I guess there is no one here who supports Dong Zhuo's traitor, right?"
"Of course! Of course!"
"We are always loyal!"
"Oppose Dong! Firmly oppose Dong!"
The people below immediately shouted, fearing that they would be misunderstood by Sun Quan if they expressed their stance too late, and everyone broke out in a cold sweat. Of the Sun family, Sun Quan is usually the talkative one, unlike his father Sun Jian and eldest brother Sun Ce, who are models of decisive killing. Therefore, these families have always been dealing with Sun Quan, including giving gifts in private. of. It wasn't until today that they finally realized that the people of the Sun family were indeed members of the Sun family. Those who grew up under the special education of the military family, no one was easy to mess with!
Sun Quan may have read a few more sage books than his brothers and sisters, but deep down he still had an iron fist! Huairou? nonexistent.
"Haha, I'm a little off topic. Actually, I called everyone here today because I wanted to say something else." Sun Quan got to the point.
"Master Sun, please speak."
"If you need anything, just ask!"
"Necessity is out of the question." Sun Quan waved his hand, "And this matter is not my alone, it is closely related to everyone here."
A group of people looked at each other, a little confused.
"Excuse me, what's the matter?"
"Where should I start? By the way, everyone knows that I was not feeling well some time ago and sought out famous doctors." Sun Quan said.
Upon hearing this, many people immediately cared about Sun Quan's health and claimed to send the best supplements to Sun Quan. Sun Quan didn't pay attention. Of course he knew that these were just diplomatic remarks. If he really cared about him that much, he should have cared about him long ago.
"Thank you for your concern. My health is no longer serious. But during the period of illness, one thing made me very suspicious, that is, the Zhang family never sent anyone to see me." Sun Quan said , he knew that such words would immediately lead to misinterpretations, so before these people could think about it, Sun Quan continued, "Doctors are benevolent. I have never doubted the medical ethics of the Zhang family. At the same time, I myself I admit that I have no grudge against the Zhang family. Although this is not a big deal and my health is not serious, but to make everyone laugh, I am still a bit petty, so I really want to know what the Zhang family is doing. "
"Master Sun, this is not a small-minded thing, it's normal."
"Yeah, it's human nature."
"No one is a saint. Everyone will think the same thing when encountering the same thing." A group of people agreed.
