After coaxing little Yuan Lan to sleep, Yuan Yao came to the courtyard again. Looking at the stars in the sky, I thought about my future.
Two years later, Yuan Shu would proclaim himself emperor.
In another two years, Yuan Shu's power will be completely destroyed. If you don't make changes, what awaits you is a road of escape and a life of being dependent on others.
Ma Rixi, Jin Shang, and Xu Xuan, all the important officials and celebrities of the country who were living in admiration, were all bloody examples in front of him.
Yuan Yao did not allow himself to live another life, and in the end he still had this fate that he could not control.
In the last life, I borrowed money and failed to trade stocks as a retail investor, but in this life, I have the opportunity to directly play the poker table and become a banker. How can I not try my best to fight for it?
But how easy is it to change one's fate against the odds?
Today's discussion has made Yuan Yao soberly aware that even if he is Yuan Shu's only son, he will not be able to influence Yuan Shu's decision-making.
Two years were enough for him to have a large say in the Yuan Shu Group, and it was also enough for him to recruit a group of civil servants and generals.
But the fact that the speaker is Yuan Shu will not change, Yuan Shu's arrogant character will not change, and his ambition to become emperor will not change, unless, unless he...
Yuan Yao shook his head and rejected this extremely dangerous idea.
Yuan Shu's proclaiming himself emperor was treasonous, and what he did was also treasonous!
The Han Dynasty ruled the world with filial piety. The result of doing so was more likely to be spurned by the world than Yuan Shu's rebellion and proclaimed emperor!
That seemed to be the only way.
Learn from Sun Ce and break away from Yuan Shu's influence. At least leave Huainan and start your own business!
The next morning, Yuan Yao led a group of attendants to Sun Ce's military camp in the southeast corner of Shouchun City.
There were more than a thousand soldiers from Sun Ce's headquarters in the military camp. One thousand of them were part of Sun Jian's old troops that Yuan Shu had returned to Sun Ce before, and three to four hundred were elite Danyang soldiers recruited by Sun Ce.
Huang Yi had already been waiting at the door.
As soon as Yuan Yao arrived, he whispered in his ear: "Xu Zhuan is already watching over there!"
"The ones I sent were the retainers I brought from Nanyang. You can definitely trust them!"
Yuan Yao nodded: "Did Chen Ji hand over Sun Jian's old troops to Sun Ce?"
Huang Yi smiled and said: "Chen Ji brought over a battalion of soldiers and horses just now. I estimated that there are more than a thousand people."
"When Chen Ji handed those soldiers to Sun Ce, Sun Ce's expression changed on the spot."
"What did Sun Ce say?"
"What else can I say? No matter how Sun Ce asks for other soldiers from his father's old army, Chen Ji will just say one word."
"Only these more than a thousand people are willing to go with you, Sun Ce, to fight Liu Yao. If you, Sun Ce, don't believe it, you can go to the camp and wave the flag to call people. See if no one is willing to go with you."
Yuan Yao smiled. With Chen Ji as the red face, it was natural for him to be the white face.
"Okay, now let's arrange for people to send food, grass, army and horses to Sun Ce!"
Huang Yi agreed, called a sergeant beside him, and ordered him to go down.
"Let's go meet Sun Bofu!" Yuan Yao raised his whip and rode towards Sun Ce's military camp.
There were no unsighted sergeants who blocked their way in. However, when Yuan Yao and Huang Yi arrived near the main tent and asked the sergeants to inform Sun Ce, they were refused by Sun Ce.
The sergeant who reported back had an embarrassed look on his face: "Today our unit is about to break camp and set off. Lieutenant Sun is busy checking the soldiers' baggage. He cannot get away and cannot see Huang Sima and Mr. Yuan. Please go back!"
Huang Yi snorted coldly: "The soldiers and horses have not moved forward with food and grass. If you don't have food and grass, why don't you go out of the city to catch the northwest wind?"
"Go and tell Lieutenant Sun that Mr. Yuan and I are here on behalf of Yang Changshi to deliver supplies to the army and horses!"
The sergeant did not dare to delay, so he had to go into the tent again to report.
In the tent, Song Qian was giving a detailed report to Sun Ce. How Chen Ji came to his camp last night and used coercion and inducement. In the end, only 1,300 of the 4,000 to 5,000 people in the camp were willing to go with Song Qian to follow Sun Ce on the expedition.
The more Sun Ce listened, the angrier he became. He stood up and said, "Chen Ji really bullied me too much. Do you think I dare not behead his head and use it to wave a flag in the camp to gather the crowd?"
Cheng Pu hurriedly advised: "This matter is also the fault of Gongfu and Yi Gong. If we had not insisted on demoting our military posts to Bofu's tent, leaving only Song Gongming to take charge of Zunfu's old department, we would not be left alone now." More than a thousand people came to follow Bo Fu!"
"If Bo Fu is to blame, blame me for not thinking carefully at the beginning!" Cheng Pu, Huang Gai and Han Dang bowed together.
Lu Fan was also advising: "Bo Fu, don't be angry. A small impatience will ruin the big plan!"
Sun Ce helped up Cheng Pu and other veterans, looked at everyone, and apologized: "I was the one who was rude!"
"This must be Yuan Shu's order! What does it have to do with you!"
He patted Song Qian's shoulder again and said: "It's all thanks to General Gongming's hard support in the old camp. Today we brought more than a thousand veterans. Bo Fu would like to thank General Song!"
Everyone's hearts widened as they saw Sun Ce showing a cheerful face and smiling at the crowd: "With your bravery, you are worthy of tens of millions of soldiers!"
Everyone in the tent was impressed by Sun Ce's open-mindedness and thanked him.
At this time, the sergeant came in again and reported: "Huang Yi Huang Sima outside the tent, Mr. Yuan Yao and Mr. Yuan, said that they are here to deliver food and fodder for the army and horses. I see the captain!"
Lu Fan's expression changed and he looked at Sun Ce.
Sun Ce was startled: "Isn't it Yang Changshi who is responsible for allocating grain, fodder, and troops? Why did he and the two of them deliver it?"
Sergeant: "Huang Sima only said that today they will deliver food on behalf of Yang Changshi, but nothing else."
Huang Gai was impatient and stood up and said: "If you don't have enough soldiers, it's just a matter of dispatching them. Do we have to deduct the amount of food and grass? Are you sending these two brats to fool us?"
"If it's inconvenient for Bo Fu to come forward, I, Huang, can come forward and ask Yang Hong directly!"
Sun Ce frowned: "If Yang Changshi doesn't come forward, it's not necessarily because he is avoiding me. If Yuan Shu is deducting food and grass, there is no need for his eldest son Yuan Yao to come forward."
"Let's go out and take a look first!"
Yuan Yao and Huang Yi were on horseback, looking at the arrangements in Sun Ce's military camp.
"Sun Ce's camp is so small, but today there are twice as many men and horses, and it doesn't look chaotic. It can be said that he is running the army rigorously!"
Thinking that he had never even learned how to arrange antlers for a horse, Yuan Yao couldn't help but sigh sincerely: "After all, Sun Nuo is the son of a tiger, and he has indeed given birth to a good son!"
Huang Yi didn't understand why he was still interested in the military camp today, so he mocked Yuan Yao and said:
"That's why your father often talks about the saying 'giving birth to a child is like a Sun Bofu'!"
Yuan Yao was unable to refute, he himself wanted to travel directly and become Sun Ce.
As long as Sun Ce ensures that he does not waste his life, it is much easier to dominate the world than to be the heir apparent of the Yuan family.
Two sergeants opened the curtain of the main tent and saw twelve people filing out. They were all wearing helmets and armor. Judging from their figures and appearance, they were all brave and powerful people.
These twelve generals are lined up left and right, so majestic.
Sun Ce and Lu Fan walked out at the back.
Yuan Yao and Huang Yi hurriedly got off their horses and went up to greet them.
Sun Ce first raised his hand to Huang Yiyi and said: "I didn't know that Huang Sima was responsible for the allocation of food, grass, troops and horses. Please forgive Ce for not welcoming him!"
Huang Yi hurriedly raised his hands in return: "How dare you!"
Sun Ce put down his hand, then turned to Yuan Yao and said with a smile: "I didn't know that Brother Xian Neng is here to visit, so please forgive me in person!"
Huang Yi had a military position, and Sun Ce had to salute; facing Yuan Yao, even though he had the status of the eldest son of the Yuan family, in Sun Ce's view, there was no need to perform a salute without a formal status.
In order for Sun Ce to distinguish priorities, Huang Yi immediately pointed at Yuan Yao and said: "Brother-in-law and I came in a reckless hurry today and did not explain it clearly in advance."
"Brother-in-law has promoted Xiaolian to serve as a doctor. This time, he will be in charge of conferring duties on Brother Bofu and allocating food, grass, troops and horses, and I will be his deputy."
The doctor's job is only less than three hundred stones, but he still has a job.
Sun Ce then raised his hand and bowed hastily to Yuan Yao. He only glanced a little longer at this dandy who usually only liked to eat, drink and have fun, but he didn't take it to heart.
To promote filial piety and integrity? Ren Langguan? Just gold plating.
A child from an aristocratic family who is indifferent to work and grain, comes to this military camp just to have fun. If he does practical work, he will probably have to ask others to do it for him.
If Yuan Yao could read minds, he would definitely give a thumbs up and praise Sun Ce for his accuracy in reading people!
While Yuan Yao returned the gift, he also looked up and down at Sun Ce, who was the same age as himself.
Sun Ce, who is twenty years old, is tall and strong, with a handsome face and piercing eyes.
There is quite a sense of heroic spirit.
In terms of appearance alone, Yuan Yao perfectly inherited the excellent genes of the old Yuan family and was born extremely handsome.
But his temperament is much worse. He has neither the spirit of a martial artist nor the elegant demeanor of a scholar.
At this time, the two of them were standing opposite each other, and Yuan Yao's weak aura could almost be ignored in front of Sun Ce.
No wonder Yuan Shu often talks about the saying "having a son is like Sun Bofu". If I were Yuan Shu, I would also choose Sun Ce as my son!
But Yuan Yao is not discouraged, he knows his strengths.
Yuan Yao admired young heroes like Sun Ce from the bottom of his heart.
But his sharp edge is too exposed and his ambition is conceited. This is true for success and death. He is not the person Yuan Yao admires the most.
Looking past Sun Ce, Yuan Yao looked at the twelve athletes behind him. These talents were the real purpose of his trip.
Yuan Yao bowed to the four older ones first and asked Sun Ce: "I guess these are Cheng Demou, Huang Gongfu, Han Yigong and Song Gongming who followed their respected father to attack Dong Zhuo and killed Hua Xiong!"
Sun Ce nodded slightly, and Yuan Yao continued to praise: "I am by my father's side, and I often hear my father praising you all for your general qualities. It is a pity that I have never had the opportunity to let each of you lead an army and act independently."
Although Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, Han Dang and Song Qian all knew that Yuan Yao was just being polite, they still returned the favor: "Yuan Lang's official words are serious!"
"I can't wait for a veteran in the army. I will soon be old in a few years. It is not easy to be trusted by Bo Fu to stay in the army and continue to serve. How can I ask for the extravagance of being a general and leading soldiers."
When Yuan Yao heard this, he knew that these people were quite resentful towards Yuan Shu, and he couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart.
It seems that the possibility of wooing these old Sun Jian generals is close to zero!
Yuan Yao didn't want to continue to feel unhappy with these people, so he turned to Sun Ce and continued to ask:
"I have always heard that Brother Bo Fu has ambitions as a young man and always likes to make friends with famous people. I guess these people are also heroes among the people recruited by Brother Bo Fu!"
"Please also introduce Brother Bo Fu to me so that I can get to know him too!"
Sun Ce didn't have time to talk to Yuan Yao so much, so he wanted to find an excuse to reject him.
But Yuan Yao suddenly slapped his head, took out the confession from his arms, and handed it to Sun Ce.
"This is the appointment form prepared by my father for Brother Bofu. He is promoted to the rank of Lieutenant of Zhechong, acting as the general to kill the bandits!"
"From today on, I will call Brother Bo Fu General Sun!"
Yuan Yao waved back again, and his attendants hurriedly presented him with a green ribbon with a silver seal.
Sun Ce looked happy and bowed before him. At this time, Yuan Yao represented the imperial court, and according to etiquette, he should kneel down to accept the appointment.
Yuan Yao did not dare to take advantage of Sun Ce. But he wanted to show favor to Sun Ce. After putting the silver seal and green ribbon in Sun Ce's hand, he immediately helped Sun Ce.
"General Sun doesn't have to be like this!"
Sun Ce was very happy when he took the appointment form and seal ribbon, and he felt much more pleasing to the eye when he looked at Yuan Yao in front of him.
The twelve generals behind Sun Ce also knelt on the ground and worshiped: "I have seen General Sun!"
Then all the soldiers in the camp fell to the ground and shouted: "I have seen General Sun!"
The crowd roared, and for a moment Sun Ce seemed to have dreamed back to his youth, watching thousands of troops bow down to his father at the knees of Sun Jian, calling "General Sun mighty".
After four years, I was finally able to be worshiped as "General Sun" by everyone like my father, and I was able to complete my father's unfinished business!
After everyone stood up, Sun Ce grabbed Yuan Yao's arm and introduced him.
"Brother Xian Neng, let me introduce you one by one!"
"This is my clan brother Sun He, who has been waiting by my side!"
"This is Chen Bao, the general of my Sun family!"
"This is my cousin Xu Kun. On this expedition, he is willing to lead the best of his clan to help me conquer Liu Yao!"
"Wait a minute, General Sun, is your cousin's surname Xu or Cai?"
"Cai Kun?"
"No, no, no, I mean, is your name Cai Xukun?"
Seeing Sun Ce and Xu Kun looking confused, Yuan Yao still refused to give up and said tentatively: "Ji Ni is too beautiful?"
But Xu Kun still had no reaction, just confused.
Yuan Yao then dismissed the possibility that Xu Kun was a time traveler like him.
