Sun Quan and others returned, and they also brought back the news that Yuan Shu had proclaimed himself emperor. Of course, Sun Ce had been waiting for this day for a long time.
As soon as he got the news, Sun Ce immediately announced that he was opposed to Yuan Shu and refused to recognize Yuan Shu, a fake emperor. At the same time, heavy troops were deployed along the Yangtze River to prevent Yuan Shu from directly attacking Jiangdong in anger.
However, all of these were Sun Ce's superficial actions, which were deliberately done by Sun Ce to show to the princes of the world. At this time, Sun Ce's planned strategic focus was not on Yuan Shu's side.
Wujun,
"I'm going to take advantage of the situation to expand westward and capture Lujiang, Chaisang, Yuzhang, and even Jiangxia along the way!"
Sun Ce said this at the Sun family's internal meeting.
"What if we leave with our troops and Yuan Shu takes the opportunity to attack us?" Sun Ben couldn't help but said.
"Yuan Shu won't do it."
Sun Ce said very firmly,
"Yuan Shu has now become the target of public criticism. Soon, he will be too busy to take care of himself. It is lucky for him that we don't take the initiative to fight him. Therefore, while Yuan Shu has no time to care about him, help us build an invisible barrier in the north. At this time Expanding the west is our best time!"
"I agree with this plan." Wu Jing said, "From a future perspective, it is very important for us to control the entire Yangtze River Basin. Once we capture Jiangxia, we can even directly open the door to Jingzhou. As for the north, We can sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, waiting for Yuan Shu, Cao Cao, and Lu Bu to fight to the death."
"This is indeed a good time. Let us guard Wu County." Third uncle Sun Jing suddenly took over.
Hearing Sun Jing's words suddenly, many people at the scene became a little unhappy. During the most difficult time for the Sun family, did Sun Jing do anything besides being a coward in Kuaiji? Now that Sun Ce has brought down the entire Jiangdong, it's better for you. Now you have to take the initiative to take responsibility. Is this really taking responsibility instead of grabbing profits? I leave this place to you now. Are you still willing to give up your position in the future?
Sun Jing is a smart person, and of course he understands that the timing is wrong for him to say such words at this time, but what Sun Jing knows better is that nowadays, except for Sun Ce's own people, he can't trust anyone else even more. Even if the members of your own family are wrong in various ways, at least they will not rebel against you, Sun Ce!
What Sun Jian left to Sun Ce was a group of generals who were capable of fighting and fighting, but there were really few capable people in Sun Jian's lineage such as guarding the rear and managing internal affairs. On the other hand, Sun Jing has been focusing on studying literature with his family members. Perhaps he is far inferior to Sun Ce in terms of fighting, but managing a county is not a problem at all!
Sun Jing has that confidence. If you, Sun Ce, don’t need me at this time, who else can you use? !
Sun Ce glanced at Sun Jing expressionlessly. At this time, Sun Ce was in high spirits. Although he understood that Sun Jing's words were reasonable, Sun Ce was unwilling to compromise.
"Wu County, let Zhu Zhi manage it." Sun Ce said calmly.
After bowing his head, Zhu Zhi immediately stood up.
"Subordinates take orders!"
Wu Jun is the core of Jiangdong and Sun Ce's base camp. Mrs. Wu and other family members are all currently in Wu Jun. This shows that Sun Ce attaches great importance to and trusts Zhu Zhi.
Sun Jing was not too surprised by Sun Ce's appointment. Zhu Zhi was a very rare internal affairs talent under Sun Jian. The first thing Sun Ce could think of was definitely Zhu Zhi. But, that's all.
However, Sun Jing saw the situation thoroughly, but she didn't understand Sun Ce. Sun Ce is the little overlord of Jiangdong. Who dares to threaten him in this land of Jiangdong!
Just listen to Sun Ce continue to say,
"As Kuaiji is the land of my Sun family, I will be the prefect of Kuaiji."
These words immediately made Sun Jing's face change. No matter how he looked at it, Kuaiji should belong to his Sun Jing lineage. Sun Jing would be dissatisfied with whoever Sun Ce arranged to be the prefect of Kuaiji. But Sun Jing never expected that Sun Ce would Become the governor of Kuaiji yourself! You are now a veritable shepherd of Yangzhou, okay? Although you have not been officially appointed by the court, don't you think it's ridiculous to snatch such a small position as governor?
For a moment, even Sun Jing's indifferent temper became a little angry.
On the main seat, Sun Ce turned to Sun Jing and smiled and said,
"Of course, I am fighting abroad all year round, so everyone in Kuaiji has to rely on my third uncle."
"snort!"
Sun Jing groaned and said nothing. In the end, Kuaiji actually belonged to his Sun Jing lineage, but Sun Ce didn't even give them a proper name.
Then, Sun Ce turned to Wu Jing and said with a smile,
"Uncle, when you were with Yuan Shu, you were the governor of Guangling. Now that you have returned to Jiangdong, I will naturally not treat you badly. You are the governor of Danyang."
Wu Jing stood up, clasped his fists, and said with a smile,
"Thank you very much."
Finally, Sun Ce looked at Sun Ben,
"Similarly, my cousin was made the governor of Jiujiang by Yuan Shu, so I will leave Yuzhang County to my cousin."
Hearing this, Sun Ben looked a little unhappy. Wujun, Kuaiji, and Danyang are the core areas of Jiangdong. As for Yuzhang, it is quite remote, but far away from the core. Of course, this is not the point. Staying away has its advantages. The mountains are high and the emperor is far away, so it is not bad to be a local emperor. What really worries Sun Bi is that Sun Ce of Yuzhang County hasn't taken it yet! Sun Ce had consecrated the place he was about to attack to him in advance. This was very similar to Yuan Shu's method of deceiving Sun Ce on the spot!
Although Sun Ce was not Yuan Shu, Sun Ben still believed that Sun Ce kept his word. Once Yuzhang was captured, Yuzhang County would belong to Sun Ben. But compared to the tangible benefits that Wu Jing and Zhu Zhi got directly, what Sun Ben gets now is just an expectation of the future. How happy can he be?
Sun Ben knew that all this was because he fled from Shouchun secretly, regardless of Sun Quan and Wu Jing. This behavior had caused Sun Ce to be alienated from him. Sun Ce gave him the Yuzhang seal this time, which was also a hint to Sun Bi that he should take a good look at his performance this time when he expanded to the west. Otherwise, Sun Bi might be the next Sun Jing and be excluded from the Sun family dominated by Sun Ce. Beyond the core of home!
But Sun Ben was not Sun Jing after all. Sun Ben also played an important role in the previous Liyang Battle, so Sun Ce continued,
"When we take over a piece of Yuzhang, let's hand over the management of Luling next to it to my cousin Sun Fu."
After hearing this, Sun Ben's expression suddenly softened, he quickly stood up and smiled at Sun Ce,
"Although my brother is not very old, he is also well-read in poetry and books, so he will definitely live up to his expectations!"
Among the direct descendants of Sun Jian's generation, there were three brothers in total, the eldest Sun Qiang, the second eldest Sun Jian, and the third eldest Sun Jing. Sun Qiang died early, and Sun Jian eventually inherited the family throne. Sun Qiang, who died early, only had two sons, Sun Bi and Sun Fu. They were the only two remaining members of the Sun Qiang lineage. For a long time, because Sun Fu was young and deliberately protected by Sun Ben, he had never been on the battlefield, let alone had any management experience, and it could be said that he had no achievements at all.
