Yuan Shu took the jade seal in his hand and said to Sun Ce: "Actually, I am not taking advantage of others' danger to seize your jade seal. Let's put it in my hand for now. I will give you more soldiers and horses, just ten thousand, and Five thousand horses, after you are pacified, come back as soon as possible. Your current position is very low and your status is very humble. It is difficult to grasp the power. I will report to the court that you are the captain of the school and the general of the bandits. Now you will lead the troops to suppress the bandits. Bar!"
Sun Ce thanked him. He knew very well that Yuan Shu just wanted to swallow the jade seal quickly, so he couldn't wait to lead his troops to leave. So he took his generals Zhu Zhi, Lu Fan, old generals Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, Han Dang, etc., and immediately So he raised his troops and set off.
When the troops arrived at Liyang, they encountered a group of troops. There was a man in the lead who was elegant in appearance and beautiful in appearance. When he saw it was Sun Ce, he dismounted and bowed to him. Sun Ce looked at it and found that he was from Shucheng, Lujiang. His surname was Zhou, his given name was Yu, and his given name was Gongjin. It turned out that he moved to Shucheng when he was conquering Dong Zhuo. The two were born in the same year and had a very good relationship, so they became brothers. Sun Ce was two months older than Zhou Yu, so he was Sun Ce's younger brother. Zhou Yu's uncle, Zhou Shang, was the prefect of Danyang. He happened to go to see relatives and met on the road.
Sun Ce was very happy and told Zhou Yu his plan. After hearing this, Zhou Yu bowed and said, "I am willing to work with my brother to plan big things together."
Sun Ce knew Zhou Yu's ability and sighed: "If I get Gong Jin, then my big things will be easy."
So I made introductions to Zhu Zhi, Lu Fan and others. Zhou Yu said to Sun Ce: "My brother wants to plot something big. I wonder if he knows about the two Zhangs in Jiangdong?"
Sun Ce didn't know, so he asked, "What are two pieces?"
Zhou Yu said: "Of these two pictures, one is Pengcheng Zhang Zhao, whose name is Zibu; the other is Guangling Zhang Hong, whose name is Zigang. Both of them have talents in the longitude and latitude, and they live here in seclusion to avoid chaos. Why doesn't my brother hire them? ?”
Sun Ce sighed: "That's great, I'll do it right away!"
So Sun Ce sent people to their homes with betrothal gifts to invite them, but neither of them came. Sun Ce could only go to their homes in person, and with some kind words, he finally got the approval of the two people, so he made Zhang Zhao the chief historian. , and concurrently served as the commander-in-chief of the Fu army; Zhang Hong was the staff officer and the chief lieutenant: to discuss the attack on Liu Yao.
After Yuan Shu got the imperial seal, he played with it. It didn't take long for the news to leak out and reach Pei.
This incident made Liu Bei restless, and he immediately summoned the existing personnel for a meeting in the council hall.
On the way, Zhang Fei met Yu Yi and said, "What makes my brother so anxious? Is it because Lu Bu is preparing to attack Pei?"
When Yu Yi was summoned, he was sleeping at home and didn't know. He said, "I don't know either. I'll find out when I get there."
So the two of them walked forward together, comparing each other, and soon arrived at their destination. After two people, the others quickly took their places, and it was only then that Liu Bei broke the news.
Liu Bei said: "Sun Ce gave the Imperial Seal to Yuan Shu, which was a great treason. Yuan Shao is Yuan Shu's brother. If the two of them join forces and their power increases greatly, then the Han Dynasty will be in danger!"
After Yu Yi heard this, he sneered in his heart, thinking that with Emperor Xian in Cao Cao's hands, the Han Dynasty would not be in danger. Sooner or later, it would reach that point.
Chen Deng said: "In this case, I don't know what Duke Ming's plan is!"
Liu Bei said: "Of course we must raise troops to attack Yuan Shu, but we can't look after each other!"
Sun Qiandao: "The vitality of our army was severely damaged in the last battle. Yuan Shu has lived in Shouchun for a long time and has strong strength. I am afraid it will be difficult to succeed."
Zhang Fei heard that there was a war to be fought, and he immediately became interested and said: "Brother, give me a pair of men and horses, and see if I don't kill them and leave no trace of them alive!"
Guan Yu said: "Since the imperial court is threatened, a man should contribute to the country!"
Among the people, there were those who agreed and those who objected, but Yu Yi was speechless.
During this period of time, he has been living in Pei, and he feels that his memories are going back and forth. He seems to have recalled some things, and he also sent his own troops to verify his ideas, so he also knows a little about this.
Zhang Fei saw everyone looking at Yu Yi, so he walked over and pushed Yu Yi, who was distracted, and said, "Why don't you say anything?"
Yu Yi came to his senses and said: "I agree with the attack, but what about Lu Bu in Xuzhou? What if we attack Shouchun and don't have enough food and grass?"
These two problems are the biggest obstacles at present. Anyone who understands knows that attacking Shouchun basically has no chance of winning. In addition, Lu Bu is still eyeing him like a time bomb, and the feasibility of the plan is almost zero.
Although Liu Bei wanted to attack, these two problems also made him feel very difficult. After all, no one is really that stupid when it comes to dying.
Chen Deng and Sun Qian both nodded, agreeing with this point of view.
Seeing that everyone was silent, Yu Yi said with a smile: "Actually, the one who is most worried about this matter is Cao Cao. Once Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao unite, Cao Cao's status as the overlord of the Central Plains will be shaken. Once the jade seal of the country is in the hands of others, then His role as Emperor Xian is not big, and other princes will rise up to attack him, so brother, there is no need to worry!"
Liu Bei was still worried and said: "But!" Halfway through, he did not continue.
Yu Yi said: "A real man is born in troubled times. He should have his own armed force and strong strength. It should be noted that the weight of our words comes from the sword." After finishing, Yu Yi left.
Chen Deng thought it was reasonable and added: "Anyone who commits unjust acts will be punished by his own death. There is no need to worry, Ming Gong!"
Sun Qian also said: "Just wait and see what happens!"
Guan Yu and Zhang Fei also stood up and said, "Brother, don't disturb me." Wan also left.
In Jiangdong, Sun Ce had gathered a lot of forces and was preparing to attack Liu Yao.
Liu Yao was from Muping, Donglai, and was also a clan member of the Han Dynasty. He was the nephew of Taiwei Liu Chong and the younger brother of Liu Dai, the governor of Yanzhou. He was the governor of Yangzhou before and lived in peace until he was later driven to Jiangdong by Yuan Shu and came to Qu'a. He thought he could enjoy his old age in peace, but he didn't expect that the news of Sun Ce sending troops to conquer would soon reach his ears.
He quickly summoned the generals in the city to discuss. General Zhang Ying said: "My lord, don't be afraid. I only need to lead a pair of troops to defend Niuzhu. Even if Sun Ce has millions of people, he can't get close to us." "
Before it was over, another person in the tent shouted, "Please send me to fight as a vanguard!"
Everyone saw that it was Tai Shici, a native of Huang County, Donglai. When he went back to see his old mother, he went to resolve the crisis in Beihai Kong Rong at the request of his mother. Later, after leaving, he went to Liu Yao and was captured. After entering the enemy's camp, Zheng heard that Sun Ce was coming to attack, so he immediately volunteered to join the battle and wanted to be a vanguard.
When Liu Yao saw it was him, he sighed: "You are still very young and cannot be a general yet, so you are just waiting by my side to do my bidding."
Taishi Ci felt unhappy after hearing this and left. Zhang Ying led his troops to Niuzhu and transported 100,000 shi of grain to Dige.
