Feng Fangnu smiled softly,
"Sir, doesn't he want to return to his hometown? In my opinion, it is better to give him the title of county magistrate. For Zhou Yu, it is also a return to his hometown in fine clothes. He will definitely be grateful to you, sir. Others have seen it, You also know that we did not neglect the hero." Feng Fangnu suggested.
"Okay! Madam, this is a good idea!" Yuan Shu was immediately overjoyed and praised Feng Fangnu fiercely. Of course, whether Yuan Shu really thought Feng Fangnu's suggestion was good, or whether he was deliberately boasting for the sake of praise, only Yuan Shu himself probably knows.
No matter what, Zhou Yu's matter was settled like this. Yuan Shu waved his hand and let Zhou Yu return to Lujiang and become a county magistrate in Juchao County.
However, Zhou Yu's affairs were easy to handle because Zhou Yu had no official position in the first place. In addition, he took the initiative to resign and was given a minor official position, which could be regarded as a reward. The same method does not apply to Wu Jing and Sun Ben. If you ask Wu Jing and Sun Bi to resign, and then arrange another small job for them, it is no different from suppression. Now that Yuan Shu has not fallen out with Sun Ce, how can he do such a thing. But if these two people were really allowed to resign and were not given new appointments, Yuan Shu would not be willing to let them go so easily.
Compared to Zhou Yu, a young man who has yet to prove himself, Yuan Shu values Sun Bi and Wu Jing very highly. Once these two people return to Sun Ce, they will become generals, and they cannot be let go so easily. Besides, it's hard to say whether Wu Jing and Sun Ben will take the initiative to resign like Zhou Yu. It is somewhat unfounded to consider such an issue at this time.
Fortunately, Feng Fangnu's proposal ended completely with Zhou Yu. Otherwise, if she involves Wu Jing and Sun Ben again, even if Feng Fangnu is Yuan Shu's favorite woman, Yuan Shu will inevitably start to doubt Feng Fangnu. The identity of the woman. Although Yuan Shu also has feelings, he values power above all else!
"In the end, it's Sun Quan."
Yuan Shu rubbed his brow and murmured softly.
"Sun Quan is the son-in-law of our Yuan family, how could we let Cao Cao take it away!" Feng Fangnu said, firmly standing on Yuan Shu's side. People who didn't know heard this and probably thought that Cao Cao also wanted to marry his daughter to Sun Quan. The two are competing for the son-in-law.
"Madam is right. This Sun Quan cannot be handed over under any circumstances. Even if Wu Jing and Sun Ben are handed over, Sun Quan cannot hand over him. This boy, despite his young age, is very powerful and will have great achievements in the future. Not necessarily under Sun Ce." Yuan Shu said.
"Oh?" Feng Fangnu rolled her eyes and asked slightly curiously, "Since Sun Quan is so powerful, why is Sun Ce the one in charge of the Sun family? The age difference between these two brothers is not too big."
"Oh, then Sun Ce is just lucky. He happened to be in chaos. At any other time, what would have happened to him? Otherwise, in Luoyang back then, everyone was trying to rob Sun Quan. Why didn't anyone rob Sun Ce?" Yuan Shu He said disdainfully, of course, it's not that Yuan Shu really looked down on Sun Ce. When Sun Ce was under his command, he also praised Sun Ce to the sky. It was entirely because Sun Ce was almost independent outside now, and Yuan Shu was resentful, so he tried his best to belittle him. I believe that one day, if Sun Quan also breaks away from Yuan Shu, Yuan Shu will not have anything good to say about Sun Quan.
"Since Sun Quan is so powerful, we can't let him go." Feng Fangnu said, secretly glanced at Yuan Shu, hesitated for a while, and said in an extremely soft voice, "Sir, does what we do count as rebellion?"
"What kind of rebellion is this?" Yuan Shu was furious on the spot, "Could the imperial edict be issued by the emperor? It's clear that it was Cao Cao who did it. How can I even listen to Cao Cao's words?"
"Sir, please calm down first." Feng Fangnu quickly stepped forward and caressed Yuan Shu's chest, "Of course we know it was Cao Cao who did it. Others don't know the problem." Feng Fangnu reminded Yuan Shu.
"I don't care what other people think!" Yuan Shu said. As he spoke, he was suddenly stunned and thought about what he just said for a while, "What other people think..."
Yuan Shu whispered to himself, narrowing his eyes slightly.
"Why don't we take this opportunity and take a good look at what others will think!"
Disobeying an order is no different from rebelling. This incident just gave Yuan Shu a chance to test the world. If the outside world reacts violently, then Yuan Shu will argue that this is Cao Cao's forged imperial edict; if the outside world reacts indifferently, it means that people in the world no longer care about resisting the imperial edict, and the Han Dynasty is in decline, and there is no more People care about Emperor Xian. Once this happens, does it mean that the time has come to ascend the throne and become emperor? Yuan Shu holds the jade seal in his hand, and he is the real chosen one!
Next to him, seeing that his goal had been achieved, Feng Fangnu did not speak anymore, but moved gently, with delicate hands and feet, wholeheartedly waiting for Yuan Shu to sleep.
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the next day,
Yuan Shu, who had already made up his mind, sent someone to detain Ma Ri? and his entourage, and took away the imperial talisman in his hand. Of course, Ma Ri? was a famous person in the world after all. Yuan Shu did not kill him. On the contrary, he wanted to recruit and use him.
However, a celebrity is a celebrity after all, and he has a proud heart. Especially after realizing that Yuan Shu had objections, Ma Ri? was even less likely to agree easily. Ma Ri? knew very well that his surrender to Yuan Shu was not just as simple as being a counselor under Yuan Shu. Yuan Shu would definitely use his status as an imperial envoy to make profits for himself. At that time, he will really be falsely preaching the imperial edict.
You may say that some people are stubborn, ignorant of current affairs, and do not know how to adapt, but literati have pride. For them, they would rather die than bear the infamy behind them!
Yuan Shu did not give Ma Ri? a time limit, but sent people to ask Ma Ri? every day, asking if he had figured it out. But both of them actually knew very well that if Ma Ri? was still unwilling to compromise when Yuan Shu became emperor, then he would have no value to Yuan Shu.
the same day,
Zhou Yu took Yuan Shu's appointment order as the county magistrate of Juchao and easily left the city. Earlier, Sun Ben used the imperial edict as an excuse to claim that he was going to Jiujiang to take office, which fooled the uninformed city guard and took the opportunity to escape from Shouchun before Yuan Shu made clear arrangements.
Early in the morning, Sun Quan came out of his new house refreshed. When he heard the news, his face turned dark on the spot. There was nothing wrong with Sun Ben wanting to run away, and I have to say that he chose the moment to escape very well. Not only did he have a good reason, but had Yuan Shu made arrangements a little later, he probably wouldn't have been able to escape. But what Sun Quan couldn't accept was that Sun Bi's escape behavior was not discussed with him or Wu Jing in advance. Didn't this guy think that his behavior would implicate others?
No, Sun Ben must have thought about it. Because he thought about it, he didn't dare to discuss it. I just dare to act without conscience, hide it from everyone, and act privately!
