The person involved, Yuan Shu, was the most shocked at this time. He couldn't say a word, so he turned over the silk book in his hand to show everyone.
I saw a red seal stamped on the silk book, with eight seal characters clearly visible in it.
If you receive orders from Heaven, you will live a long and prosperous life!
At this time, everyone in the seat stood up and turned pale with shock. They all pointed at the silk book and trembled: "The jade seal of the country!"
Yuan Shu shook the silk book, and Yang Hong and others dared to take it with both hands and look at it carefully.
"Sun Ce said today that he had something belonging to his late father as a gift to me, and he also revealed that it is a treasure from Fangzheng."
"I thought that Sun Ce wanted to present the sharp sword that Sun Jian used to kill Hua Xiong during his lifetime. I also thought that it might be a jade seal passed down from the country, but after all, it was just a rumor that it fell into the hands of Sun Jian, and it cannot be taken seriously!"
"As soon as Sun Bofu came in, he wanted to offer his father's sword as I expected. How could I take away the good things from others, so I declined him politely and asked him if I could ask for anything!"
"Sun Bofu then asked me to lead his father Sun Jian's old troops to assist Wu Jing in attacking Liu Yao in Jiangdong."
"As you all know, Sun Boxu has asked me for his father's old troops not once or twice."
"Although this boy is brave, it is not a good thing for him to show off his talents at a young age. I originally intended to let him hone himself in the army for a few more years before promoting him to a more important position. I didn't expect that this boy is so impatient and doesn't understand me. After all the hard work, I repeatedly asked me to be sent to other places!"
Yuan Yao secretly observed Yuan Shu's serious and seemingly well-intentioned appearance, but for a moment he couldn't tell whether Yuan Shu trusted Sun Ce in his heart.
It seems that there is still room for learning in my acting skills!
"This time, Sun Bofu said that after crossing the river, he would recruit soldiers in the east of the river for me to help me rule the world. I couldn't bear to have this son put himself in danger, but this son cried to me about his mother. His younger brother is still in Qu'a, hoping he can save him."
"In desperation, this son actually took out this silk book and claimed that he had the imperial seal. He was willing to donate this treasure in exchange for the opportunity to lead his father Sun Jian's tribe to conquer Jiangdong."
"As a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty, I should retrieve the national jade seal for the imperial court. I feel the filial piety of Sun Ce to save his mother, so I agreed."
Some of the people present were smart, and they already understood the purpose of Yuan Shu convening them for discussion today.
This is not a discussion at all. I just want to use the words of everyone present to publicize the legitimacy of Yuan Shu's inheritance of the national jade seal!
I, Yuan Shu, did not steal, rob or hide. This imperial seal was privately kept by Sun Jian and Sun Ce and his son and then given to me!
But there were also people present who were not very bright, such as Chen Ji, the governor of Jiujiang.
"Sun Ce secretly hid the Jade Seal of the Kingdom, which was a treacherous act. Why didn't my lord capture Sun Ce on the spot and send someone to recover the Jade Seal of the Kingdom?"
Recently, Yuan Shu really regretted his choice of Chen Ji as the governor of Jiujiang. Although this man was loyal, he was only suitable to be a general who charged into battle. Being the head of a county was too high for him.
He was asked to levy taxes, and the tax items were completely messed up. Each tax was collected two or three times twice, which offended even the rich landlords in Shouchun.
He was asked to collect corvees, but his methods were rough and provoked resistance from some strong men. He also had to deploy troops and horses to quell the rebellion, and more people died than the number of strong men to be recruited.
"What can you think of that Sun Ce can't think of?" Yuan Shu said angrily: "When he showed this silk book, he made it clear that the imperial seal has been taken to the Huaihe River by his confidant. If he can't leave the Prefectural Mufu in an hour , the Imperial Seal will go with him!"
Chen Ji cupped his hands and said: "This is easy. Please allow me to mobilize heavy troops to ambush Sun Ce on the road he must pass. When Sun Ce hands over the jade seal and leads his troops out of the city, I will lead my troops to intercept and kill him!"
Chen Ji's harsh words made even Yuan Yao have to look at him carefully.
Judging from his color, I am afraid that this person has a small belly and chicken intestines, and is bound to retaliate for his anger!
But I have to say that this is indeed a good opportunity and a good way to get rid of Sun Ce.
Sun Ce's private possession of the imperial seal was tantamount to treason. If we can use this excuse to kill him and then deliver the imperial seal to the emperor, we will not only avoid infamy, but will also be praised by people who are loyal to the Han Dynasty.
Of course, the only operational difficulty here is whether Yuan Shu is willing to hand over the imperial seal to the court.
Killing Sun Ce but not handing over the imperial seal is tantamount to hiding the national treasure.
Seeing that Yuan Shu was silent for a moment, Zhang Xun hurriedly advised: "Although Sun Jian and Sun Ce have hidden jade seals secretly, they have always been loyal to the lord and must be the vanguard in every battle!"
"Not to mention that Sun Wentai died in the lord's conquest of Jingzhou Liu Biao, let's say that Sun Bofu defeated Zulang and defeated Lu Kang in the past two years, and he has made great military achievements in taking Danyang and Lujiang counties for the lord. If the lord kills Sun Bofu Fu, who in the future will dare to die in the service of our lord!"
Chen Ji said with ill intentions: "General Zhang, I know you have always been on good terms with Sun Ce, but this time you are going too far to protect and favor Sun Bofu!"
"Could it be that you are of the same mind as Sun Ce and want to be his ally and join him in conquering Jiangdong?"
"Or did you accept any benefits from Sun Ce or get any treasures? Otherwise, how could you say good things for him again and again?"
"Although Sun Bofu is still young, he is an extraordinary warrior. I sincerely admire him and speak out for justice!"
Zhang Xun had an angry look on his face: "And you are just making random speculations because of personal grudges, you are really a villain!"
"Shut up!" Yuan Shu shouted:
"Chen Ji, if you say good things about Sun Ce, you are his ally. I also often say that having a son is like Sun Bofu, isn't he also Sun Ce's ally?" Yuan Shu shouted at Chen Ji with a sullen look on his face.
Only then did Chen Ji realize that he had offended Yuan Shu, and he immediately knelt down on the ground and admitted his mistake: "The last general made a mistake and should be slapped!"
As he said that, he stretched out his hand and whipped himself hard, and the sound of snapping could be heard endlessly.
"Enough, enough!" Yuan Shu said impatiently.
Chen Ji stopped, but he still knelt on the ground and did not dare to get up. Yuan Shu ignored him!
Yang Hong had already guessed Yuan Shu's intention and hurriedly said: "My lord, please don't be angry!"
"Sun Ce has asked for troops to attack Liu Yao, so let him go!"
"It has been more than a year since Wu Jing and Hui Qu led their troops to attack Liu Yao, but so far they have not been able to capture even a single Hengjiang camp. Even if Sun Ce goes there, he may not be able to defeat Liu Yao's army."
Yuan Yao, who had been watching the show, finally couldn't bear it anymore and stood up to object: "Master Chang Shi underestimates Sun Ce too much!"
"Although Zhang Yingfan Neng who was stationed at Hengjiang could block Wu Jing and Hui Qu, in front of Sun Ce, he was just as vulnerable as a chicken or a dog."
After Yang Hong saw that it was Yuan Yao who opposed him, he simply chose to remain silent.
Yuan Shu smiled and said: "My son actually knows that the enemy generals stationed at Hengjiang are called Zhang Ying and Fan Neng! It's rare! Hahahaha!"
Everyone couldn't help but laugh.
Yuan Yao saw everyone taking his words seriously, and he could only curse in his heart that the original owner of this body was really unworthy.
"Sun Ce is quite brave, and my father admits it. But how can Zhang Yingfan be an ordinary person?" Yuan Shu said disapprovingly:
"In this campaign against Lujiang, Sun Ce besieged Shu City for more than a year. He waited until Lu Kang ran out of food before he broke through the city."
"The Hengjiang Camp was run like an iron barrel by Zhang Ying, and Liu Yao also hoarded a large amount of food and grass for it in Niuzhu. It can be said that there are many soldiers and enough food to spend. How can Sun Ce easily defeat it?"
"These are two different things!"
Yuan Yao analyzed for everyone: "The food in Lujiang is in the city, so Sun Ce can only surround it and attack it."
"However, the Yangtze River separates Hengjiang Barracks from Niuzhu Liangzhu. If Sun Ce divides his troops to attack Niuzhu, Hengjiang Camp will be destroyed without attack."
However, Yuan Yao's well-founded words caused everyone to laugh again.
Zhang Xun said with a smile: "Since even the Young Master knows about this fate gate, how could Liu Yao and Zhang Ying not know about it? How could they not be on guard? The Liu Yao naval force lying across the river is not only used to transport food and grass!"
Yuan Yao was furious, but had no words to refute.
He really didn't know what specific methods Sun Ce used to avoid Liu Yao's navy, crossed the river to sneak attack Niuzhu and burned the grain and grass, causing Liu Yao's army to be morally confused and defeated.
It’s good enough that history books can record the general course of events, but it’s impossible to record everyone’s specific actions one by one.
After all, there is a gap between theoretical knowledge and practice. Even if Yuan Yao is familiar with ancient and modern battle cases, if you ask him to do it in practice, let alone setting up a marching formation, he doesn't even know how to arrange a marching toilet!
Yuan Yao only knew that Sun Ce not only defeated Zhang Ying but also successfully crossed the river. Moreover, like a tiger rushing into a flock of sheep, he quickly defeated the separatist forces such as Liu Yao, Xu Gong and Wang Lang, unified Jiangdong and had the capital to break away from Yuan Shu's forces.
And if Yuan Yao wants to make a difference in the troubled times of the late Han Dynasty, he must prevent Yuan Shu from letting Sun Ce, the tiger, return to the mountain.
Yuan Yao took a deep breath: "There is no invincible city or fortress in the world. If Sun Ce can successfully cross the river, with Sun Ce's bravery and Sun family's popularity in Jiangdong, Sun Ce will be unmatched!"
"When Sun Ce unites several counties in Jiangdong, will he still listen to his father's orders?"
Everyone laughed again, and Yuan Shu laughed the loudest among them.
"His Sun family is just a member of a poor family in Jiangdong, and his family has only served as a few county magistrates in Jiangdong. Who can hope for him?"
"Which one of Liu Yao, Xu Gong and Wang Lang is not from a high-ranking family? They can only divide one county and several counties in Jiangdong. He, Sun Ce, a descendant of the common people, also wants to unify Jiangdong?"
See the door! How stupid! Although Yuan Yao was dumbfounded by Yuan Shu, he wanted to continue to argue.
Yuan Shu thought that Yuan Yao only had a rough understanding of the military situation and was showing off, so he waved his hand to stop Yuan Yao who wanted to speak.
"My son is interested in military and national affairs, and I am very pleased! But let it be settled this way. Since Sun Ce has no intention of being driven by me, let him go!"
"Which of the heroes in Jiangdong is not Yi Yu? He is just a baby, how much can he do!"
Yuan Shu made the decision, and everyone immediately nodded in agreement, leaving only Yuan Yao who was extremely aggrieved.
"It's getting late, everyone, please go back!" Yuan Shu directly issued an order to expel the guests, not giving Yuan Yao a chance to speak again.
"Yang Changshi, General Chen, stay here for now!" Everyone was about to retreat, but Yuan Shu called out to Yang Hong and Chen Ji.
Huang Yiren said softly. He had the lowest status among these people today and had no sense of existence, so he wanted to drag Yuan Yao along with him.
Although he was surprised by Yuan Yao's performance today, he was also secretly pleased with Yuan Yao's failure in the end and was in a pretty good mood.
But Yuan Yao said with a stern face: "You go first, I have something else to do!"
Huang Yi was startled by Yuan Yao's gloomy aura: "Okay..."
"Then I'll go out and wait for you!"
Seeing Yuan Yao nodding, Huang Yi jumped up and ran away, as if Yuan Yao's expression brought back some unbearable memories.
"What else can happen to my son?" Yuan Shu couldn't help but ask, looking at Yuan Yao who was still standing there.
"It's nothing, I just want to listen to my father's teachings more!"
Yuan Shu looked at Yuan Yao who was confused, and thought to himself, could this be the rebirth after disaster that Zhang Kun mentioned?
But he did not shy away and nodded in agreement. As a legitimate son, he had nothing to avoid Yuan Yao.
Yang Hong: "My lord, you want to discuss with me and General Chen how many soldiers, horses and food to send to Sun Ce?"
As Yuan Shu's most trusted advisor, Yang Hong knew Yuan Shu's temperament very well.
He would never let Sun Ce go easily, let alone give Sun Ce thousands of troops in vain.
Naturally, Yuan Yao is the one who knows what Yuan Shu wants as well as him.
Yang Hong: "I wonder how many soldiers and horses Sun Ce wants from the lord?"
Yuan Shu: "Four thousand, that is, all the old troops of his father Sun Wentai, I have promised him!"
"But many of Sun Jian's troops are Huaisi veterans. Presumably they are not willing to leave their hometown and follow Sun Ce to conquer Jiangdong, right?"
Yuan Shu said and looked at Chen Ji, who had a long-standing rift with Sun Ce.
Chen Ji was overjoyed: "My lord, I will finally understand what I mean."
"At the end of the day, I will go back and find some Huaisi soldiers among my subordinates, and send them to Sun Jian's old troops to lobby for them."
"How can you send someone to specifically lobby?"
Yang Hong looked at the incompetent Chen Ji, fearing that he would ruin things this time again: "You just sent his family members to ask for his opinions!"
Chen Ji suddenly realized, and he cupped his hands towards Yang Hong and said: "This is consultation, not lobbying. The lesson of long history is that the general should make arrangements now!"
Yuan Shu nodded and waved, and Chen Ji rushed down happily.
Yuan Yao looked at Yuan Shu and Yang Hong, whose stomachs were full of bad water, and said in his heart: This is the only point you can make!
Only Yuan Shu, Yuan Yao and Yang Hong were left present.
Yuan Shu said to Yang Hong: "We still need to draft a general title for Sun Ce, as well as the food and grass matters for the expedition. You will be responsible for these!"
"How about I represent Sun Ce as the captain of Zhechong and act as the general to kill the bandits?"
Yuan Yao spoke first, but Yang Hong almost choked to death when the words came to his lips.
However, Yang Hong is the clan brother of Yuan Yao's biological mother, Mrs. Yang, and Yuan Shu's first wife, Mrs. Yang.
Speaking of which, Yang Hong is Yuan Yao's uncle, so he probably wouldn't mind if his nephew steals his lines.
"Well, he's just reaching his prime, so it's good to promote him to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. If he's appointed as a miscellaneous general, it can be regarded as my kindness to his Sun family. That's it!"
Yuan Shu looked at his familiar but unfamiliar son and was very satisfied with Yuan Yao's proposal.
Yuan Yao struck while the iron was hot: "My son is already in his prime, and he is still white. He has not shown any filial piety or anything like that..."
Yuan Shu laughed and said: "You are an unworthy man! Don't you just ask me for money on weekdays? I asked you to take up a position and have some experience, but you never agreed. What happened today?"
Yuan Yao said coyly: "My father was famous for his chivalrous spirit when he was young. I just imitated my father when he was young."
"But it wasn't until today that I realized that having the power of life and death like my father does now is what I should pursue!"
Yuan Yao despised himself when he said these flattery words.
But in order to achieve his goal of making a name for himself in the late Han Dynasty in the shortest possible time, Yuan Yao had to do this.
Yuan Shu had a look of relief on his face when he heard this, and said with a smile: "Yang Changshi, this matter should have been put on the agenda a long time ago!"
Didn't Yuan Shu imagine that Yuan Yao could suddenly change his gender one day like himself?
Will the hope in my heart be fulfilled today?
"This is easy!"
Yang Hong also had a smile on his face: "It is most appropriate to use the name of Jin Shang, the governor of Yanzhou, to name the son Xiaolian!"
The casual mention between the two gave Yuan Yao the filial and honest background that countless scholars in the world dream of.
Yuan Yao achieved his first goal and immediately struck while the iron was hot: "Father, uncle, leave it to me to allocate food, grass, troops and horses for Sun Ce!"
Yuan Shu and Yang Hong were startled at the same time. They didn't understand what happened to Yuan Yao, who had always been indolent and indolent, today?
Mr. Yuan, who had always been idle, was actually willing to do something serious. It was as if the sun was shining in the west!
But think about it, it’s not unusual for people to be alive and kicking when there’s thunder and lightning and the sun comes out in the west.
"When the troops, horses, food and grass are delivered, I will properly get back the imperial seal for my father!" Yuan Yao promised quickly for fear that Yuan Shu would not agree.
