At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

Sun Ce nodded in agreement with tears in his eyes.

So Zhou Yu and Sun Ce bid farewell.

PS: Today I will go out to play during the day, and watch the live broadcast of the FGO card draw at night, so I don’t have much time, so I can only reluctantly use only a little bit of saved manuscripts to cope. Am I very good?

Chapter 381 The choice of 380 nobles is by no means the only one

After Zhou Yu left, Sun Ce learned from the painful experience and felt that he was not strong enough or influential enough, so he could only let Yuan Shu manipulate him.

And when you have a powerful force, you can make your own decisions!

Therefore, Sun Ce must rise up, attack the city and expand his power, and make his own decisions!

So at the beginning of the second year of Xingping, Sun Ce began his own campaign to attack Jiangdong.

On the way to Shouchun, Zhou Yu was actually thinking.

After thinking about it, I feel that Sun Ce may not be able to succeed.

With his innate conditions, it is actually very difficult to start a business in Jiangdong. Killing Lu Kang will bring great obstacles to Sun Ce. The Jiangdong Lu family will inevitably rebel. Can Sun Ce go on?

His own family is in Lujiang, Shu County, and Jiangbei. For the sake of his family, he absolutely cannot resist Yuan Shu.

The current Sun Ce is actually not able to make Zhou Yu advocate entrusting the future of the family. In the future, we still have to wait and see.

Sun Ce's friend Zhou Yu was first and foremost a descendant of the Lujiang Zhou family. Zhou Yu has never forgotten this.

For the safety of the Zhou family in Lujiang, and for the future of the Zhou family, Zhou Yu must suppress his inner emotional tendencies, put interests first, and always remember to safeguard the interests and future of the family.

Then there are personal feelings.

This is a qualified gentry child.

At this moment, not only Yuan Shu, but even Zhou Yu would not have expected what Sun Ce could do in Jiangdong.

Zhou Yu soon followed his uncle Zhou Shang to Shouchun. In Shouchun, Zhou Yu attended a banquet and met Yuan Shu.

Yuan Shu heard about Zhou Yu's work in Jiangdong, admired Zhou Yu very much, and was very close to Zhou Yu. When he asked about his studies, his words were full of intentions to attract him.

But Zhou Yu felt something different from Yuan Shu's words.

After the banquet, Zhou Yu and Zhou Shang had a conversation.

"A few days ago, the news of the birth of the Qilin was widely spread in the Shouchun area, and the wild words of Dang Tu Gaoye, who replaced the Han Dynasty, also spread inexplicably. Uncle, don't you think that this incident has something to do with General Yuan? "

Zhou Yu expressed his worries to Zhou Shang: "It's just that the unicorn came into the world. It's just heard that no one has ever seen a unicorn. It's mostly hearsay or made up by people with evil intentions. It doesn't exist at all. Who else can lead the matter?"

Zhou Shang stroked his beard, his heart pounding.

This method of disseminating information seems to be a special method for the children of the gentry.

Let some news spread quickly within a certain range, and quickly cover this area. In the past, this was a special means for the children of the gentry to become famous. Except for the children of the gentry, powerful people and the like were not qualified to use it.

Zhou Shang, who has experienced Ju Xiaolian, understands this deeply.

"Gongjin, what do you mean we can't join Yuan Gonglu?"

"If Yuan Gonglu has the intention of usurping us, then things will really get serious. If our Zhou family really serves him and is reused by him, won't we be riding a tiger?"

Zhou Yu advised Zhou Shang and said: "At this time, we'd better wait and see the changes, and not act rashly, otherwise, once the incident happens, the Zhou family will be in a very unfavorable position, and the world will be full of thieves, and the Zhou family will be stained." , isn't it the most terrible thing?"

Zhou Shang took a deep breath, still feeling a little scared and worried.

"But Yuan Gonglu has already occupied the Lujiang River, and we are also under his control. How can we offend him? Yuan Gonglu is not an ordinary person. He can do whatever he wants."

"It's easy to handle. Yuan Gonglu wanted to lure me to work with him, so I used my youth and inexperience as an excuse to ask him to be released as an official to avoid Shouchun. Uncle may not be able to avoid him for a while, but I can do it later. Use illness as an excuse to ask to return home to recuperate."

Zhou Yu thought for a while and said: "The main reason is that you can't take up the post in Shouchun at this time. If Yuan Gonggong really wants to usurp, can the officials in Shouchun avoid accepting false posts? How can they be washed away when they become traitors of the Han Dynasty?" clear?"

"Gongjin is right."

Zhou Shang nodded, leaned slightly, and asked again: "The Son of Heaven is held hostage by the people of Liangzhou, his prestige is lost, and the whole world of the Han family is crumbling. If Yuan Gonglu is really the Son of Heaven, what can we do? The road dominates eight of them, if this kind of power really wants to become emperor, is there anyone else who can contend?"

Zhou Yu shook his head again and again.

"Uncle, Yuan Gonggong is very powerful, but is it true that Yuan Gonggong is powerful alone? Yuan Gonggong's power spreads to the land of the eight states, but is it Yuan Gonggong who has the final say on the land of the eight states?"

"What does Gongjin mean?"

"In the north, Ji Qingyou and Yan Wuzhou are in charge of Zhendong General Guo Zifeng. He is the real master of these five states. Xuzhou is in charge of Anton General Xuzhou Mutao Gongzu. He is the lord of Xuzhou. Uncle Sun Fu expelled Liu Yao to conquer Yangzhou, and Yangzhou, south of the river, was the place where Sun Bofu leaped his horse.

Yuan Gonggong really controlled most of Yuzhou and the northern part of Yangzhou. Yuan Gonggong claimed to control the land of eight states, and ordered the world to be in turmoil, but that would require Guo Zifeng, Tao Gongzu and Sun Bofu to really obey his orders. "

Zhou Yu talked eloquently.

Zhou Shang nodded slightly.

"Gongjin means that these three people may betray Yuan Gonglu at any time?"

"If Yuan Gonglu doesn't become emperor, it's hard to say. Once he becomes emperor, don't uncles think this is the best time for them to betray? Especially Guo Zifeng, who is in charge of the five states and has no less than 20 armor, he is really willing Driven by Yuan Gonglu?"

Zhou Shang frowned tightly.

"But Guo Zifeng and Yuan Gonglu are said to have been friends a long time ago, so..."

"Don't be happy with things, don't be sad with yourself, if you live in a high temple, you will worry about your people; People, would they go along with Yuan Gonglu's usurping act?"

What Zhou Yu said was right, and Zhou Shang suddenly realized.

I was immersed in Guo Peng's lofty and noble ambitions before, but I didn't realize this.

"From this point of view, Gong Jin's idea is correct. If Yuan Gonglu rashly proclaims himself emperor, he may be in great trouble. At that time...Gong Jin, we may have to prepare in advance, otherwise, once the war breaks out, the clan will suffer. !"

Zhou Shang immediately made a decision, and Zhou Yu nodded in agreement, feeling that Zhou Shang's idea was right.

So Zhou Shang and Zhou Yu acted according to the plan, and Zhou Yu proposed to Yuan Shu that he had little experience, young age, lack of experience, and needed experience, and asked Yuan Shu to release him as the head of the nest.

Yuan Shu felt that there was nothing wrong with this. He was too busy with proclaiming himself emperor and had no time to pay too much attention to Zhou Yu, so he nodded in agreement.

Not long after, Zhou Shang claimed that he was ill and wanted to return to his hometown to recuperate. He didn't think much about it. Yuan Gonggong wanted to proclaim himself emperor, and he didn't care much about such trivial matters.

So the Zhou family successfully retreated from Yuan Shu's side, and was on the bank of the Yangtze River, watching the situation at any time. If the situation was good, they would not cross the river.

The choice of the gentry is by no means the only one.

Chapter 382 .380 Liu Xie was captured again

Yuan Shu actually had thoughts in his heart.

He knew that if he wanted to proclaim himself emperor, he would need the support of many people. The gentry under his command, the tyrants he attached to, and the army needed their support to be confident in proclaiming himself emperor.

Guo Peng also needs to support, and Tao Qian also needs to support. The more people who support, the better, so that he can secure the throne.

Of course, there is another important premise, that is, if the emperor of Han wants to decline, be embarrassed, or simply die, this is the most powerful for himself.

Yuan Shu even thought about assassinating the emperor of Han, and that would be the end of it all.

The son of heaven is still young, has no descendants, no heirs, just a single seedling, dies when it dies, and then proclaims himself emperor according to the will of heaven, which is the best, but this is different from assassinating Yuan Shao and King Chen Liu Chong, this is the son of heaven.

Yuan Shu still had concerns and doubts about the emperor, so he didn't dare to attack the emperor directly. After thinking about it, he still didn't send someone to assassinate the emperor, but actively prepared to become emperor.

Build momentum, publicize your victory, etc., and also interviewed some well-known fortune-telling magicians and divination experts.

These qi-watching warlocks and prophecy experts were actually beating their hearts. Yuan Shu asked them insincerely if he had the emperor's aura and the emperor's life. Or really proclaimed himself emperor.

Yuan Shu couldn't get the answer he wanted, so he thought they were incompetent, and continued to search for more famous warlocks.

Finally, on a certain day in March of the second year of Xingping, Yuan Shu visited a warlock from Hanoi, named Zhang Yu, who was not only famous, but also good at divination.

Yuan Shu personally received Zhang Ye and asked Zhang Ye to divination for him.

Zhang Yan muttered a divination, looked at it for a long time, and suddenly looked at Yuan Shu with very surprised eyes.

"what happened?"

Yuan Shu hurriedly asked.

Zhang Yu opened his mouth, as if hesitant, hesitated for a while, and then said: "The general's hexagram shows that the general's life is invaluable."

Yuan Shu frowned.

I am the leader of the family of the fourth generation and the third father. Of course I am very expensive. What is the difference between you saying it and not saying it?

"Anything else?"

"Don't disturb the general, what I said is that it is expensive and unspeakable."

Zhang Yan looked around, moved closer to Yuan Shu, and said, "This is expensive, not that."

!!!

Yuan Shu was taken aback for a moment, and suddenly recovered.

"What do you mean? Be more specific!"

"This...General, the Emperor of the Great Han Dynasty is still there, and we are all Hanchens. How can I say such words?"

"I told you to say it!"

Yuan Shu's heart was pounding, he already had a premonition of something.

"The hexagram...the hexagram shows...the general has the treasure of the emperor...so he has the destiny to be the emperor."

Zhang Yu hesitated, dodged, and told Yuan Shu everything after a while.

At that moment, Yuan Shu felt an unspeakable joy rushing from his heart to his head, and his brain boiled instantly.

He finally heard what he wanted to hear!

Others who babble and just don't talk about things are all charlatans, this one is the real one!

Yuan Road certification!

This must not be fake, this must not be fake!

Doesn't the treasure of the Son of Heaven refer to the Jade Seal of the Chuan Kingdom?

As for the fact that I own the Jade Seal of Chuanguo, it is impossible for this person to know!

So, it's true!I have the destiny to be the emperor!real!

Yuan Shu received great psychological comfort, and his ambition to become emperor throbbed violently and could no longer be calmed down.

Yuan Shu was overjoyed for a long time, and gave Zhang Yu a large sum of money to keep his mouth shut.

At this time, Liu Xie, who had been returning to the east, had stopped for more than a month and was finally able to start again.

The reason is simple. Guo Si, who obstructed Liu Xie's return to the east and wanted to bring Liu Xie back to Mei County, west of Chang'an, under his own control, was defeated.

Guo Si lost his patience after a long negotiation and wanted to lead his troops to rob Liu Xie by force, but was defeated.

He lost almost all of his soldiers and horses, and the situation was over, so he fled away and went to seek refuge with Li Jue again.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Dong Cheng, Yang Ding, Zhang Ji and others hurriedly led Liu Xie and the courtiers towards Luoyang.

After Li Jue learned of this, he realized that he should not have given up control of Liu Xie, regretted it very much, and immediately led his troops to chase after him.

At the end of March, Liu Xie's convoy came to Huayin County. Duan Yan, the general who stationed troops in Huayin County, personally led the troops to meet Liu Xie with supplies, and provided food to Liu Xie and his officials who were very hungry.

Liu Xie and his officials were so hungry that they immediately began to eat. During this period, Yang Ding, one of the generals escorting Liu Xie, suddenly said to Liu Xie that Duan Yan had objections and wanted to murder Liu Xie.

Yang Ding and Duan Yan used to be colleagues, and they had some feuds, and the relationship between them was very bad.

Liu Xie didn't believe Yang Ding's words. As a result, Dong Cheng and others joined forces with Yang Ding to frame Duan Yan, and found all kinds of evidence to prove that Duan Yan wanted to rebel.

Liu Xie was skeptical, but Yang Ding had already discussed with Dong Cheng not to let Liu Xie fall into Duan Yan's control, so they jointly sent troops to attack Duan Yan.

In order to show his loyalty, Duan Yan commanded the army to defend, and at the same time delivered food to Liu Xie and the officials every day. Liu Xie knew Duan Yan's loyalty, but he was powerless to stop the actions of Dong Cheng and others.

Under the banner of Wang Shi, they even ignored the order of the emperor.

This kind of behavior dissatisfied Zhang Ji who was originally united with the imperial court. Seeing the ugly faces of Dong Cheng, Yang Ding and others, Zhang Ji simply left the team and led the army to join Li Jue and Guo Si who were galloping eastward.

After Guo Si was defeated, he went to seek refuge with Li Jue. Li Jue probably absorbed the previous lessons and chose to let the past go.

Zhang Ji came to discuss this matter with them, and the three hit it off immediately, so they immediately led the army forward.