In Lujiang County, outside Lujiang City, there are two young men standing.
A young man, with majestic appearance and heroic hair, holding a gun in his hand, looked very heroic.
This person is none other than Sun Ce, the eldest son of Sun Jian.
Although Sun Ce was underage at this time and his body shape was far less majestic than that of his father Sun Jian, it could already be seen that he was very heroic.
This time, Sun Jian attacked Lujiang County, and Sun Ce made great efforts in it, and he initially showed great strength.
However, unlike Sun Ce's decision in Jiangdong in history, at this time he was following his father Sun Jian in doing things, and was several years ahead of schedule, so at this time, he had not yet gained the reputation of a little overlord.
Standing next to him was a young man of about the same age as him.
Although this young man is not very old, he is handsome and handsome.
He has an extraordinary handsome appearance. Although he is young, it can be seen that he is a completely handsome man.
His temperament is very different from that of Sun Ce around him.
Sun Ce next to him was full of sharp energy, like a spear that was just showing its edge, trying to pierce the sky.
As for this young man, he still has the vigor that a young man should have, but he is more restrained, suave, and gentle as jade.
This person is none other than Zhou Yu.
When Sun Jian led his troops to conquer Dong Zhuo, he settled his family in Shucheng, Lujiang County.
Zhou Yu was also here. They were both young men and both looked extraordinary, so they got to know each other and were able to play together.
And the relationship is pretty good.
Sun Ce was the elder of Zhou Yu for two months, so Zhou Yu regarded him as his brother.
"Bang!"
Sun Ce kicked a tree next to him, causing some leaves to fall. Sun Ce suddenly drew his gun.
The next moment, the gun was put away, and the sharp tip of the gun pierced two leaves.
"Okay! Brother Ce's shooting skills are getting more and more powerful!"
Zhou Yu beside him couldn't help but praise him loudly.
Sun Ce smiled, slightly proudly.
He stretched out his hand to pluck off the fallen leaves on the tip of the gun, and said with a smile: "Brother Yu, you are really powerful. You were able to persuade my father to prevent him from hacking Lu Kang to death under such circumstances. This is true."
It’s awesome.”
When Zhou Yu heard this, a smile appeared on his handsome face, making him even more handsome, and his whole person looked a little dazzling.
After a smile appeared on his face, he shook it gently: "Brother Ce, this is not my credit, but everyone's credit. I only contributed a little bit in it. Fortunately, my uncle understands
Dayi, willing to listen..."
Zhou Yu didn't open his mouth to speak, and he looked like a handsome young man with an extraordinary temperament.
But when he spoke at this time, this image was suddenly destroyed a lot.
Because when he opened his mouth, his voice was that of a male duck...
A handsome young man with a very handsome appearance has a male duck voice when he opens his mouth. This feeling is a bit weird and the contrast is a bit big.
However, it is understandable, after all, Zhou Yu is in the stage of changing his voice at this time.
Sun Ce next to him is similar, but Sun Ce is much better than Zhou Yu.
After Sun Ce arranged his spear, he looked at Zhou Yu and said: "However, I feel that this approach is not as satisfying as directly killing Lu Kang and others.
This guy is so insidious and guarded the city for such a long time, causing us a lot of harm..."
Zhou Yu shook his head, looked at Sun Ce and said, "Brother Ce, we really can't kill him. Lu Kang has a great reputation and prestige in Jiangdong, and the Lu family is even more powerful.
Uncle Sun's previous reputation was not very good because of the affairs of Jingzhou Governor, Nanyang Governor and others.
When I came to Jiangdong at this time and wanted to take over Jiangdong as a foundation, some things needed to be changed.
You can't behave the way you did before.
We can no longer treat scholars and aristocratic families as simply and directly as before.
You need to have the proper attitude.
Through practical actions, let people see my uncle's changes and sincerity.
In this case, taking Jiangdong will be much smoother in the future.
Governance of Jiangdong will also be smooth in the future.
Otherwise, it would be very difficult for my uncle to obtain Jiangdong.
My uncle is extremely brave, he fights with plunder like fire, and has strong military force. He is able to conquer Jiangdong.
But if all the members of the Jiangdong clan were killed, what should we do in the future?
Stabilizing the place, managing the place, and collecting taxes all require the cooperation of the noble families and scholars, and they need to work together.
If the wealthy families and scholars do not cooperate secretly, my uncle's rule will not be stable in the future.
Although my uncle has captured Jiangdong by then, compared with his previous situation in Yuzhou and other places, it will still be about the same, and there will not be many other changes..."
Hearing what Zhou Yu said, Sun Ce said in a low voice: "I understand all this, and I also know that what you said, brother Yu, is correct.
I just feel that this matter is a bit frustrating and not very satisfying.
The powerful families are quite powerful, but if they want to govern the place and have Jiangdong stable, they must rely on them and cannot do without them..."
As he spoke, he couldn't help but sigh and said: "Brother Yu, you are a smart person. A smart person like you can't think of any way to solve this problem?"
Zhou Yu heard this and shook his head: "This matter has been a big problem for a long time. There have been people who have realized that it is not good to continue like this. There are many knowledgeable people who have realized it.
However, until now, no one has been able to come up with a good way to solve this problem.
Until now, the power of the aristocratic families has become stronger and stronger...
Because there is an unsolvable problem in this matter, that is, without the powerful families and a large number of scholars, who will help govern the country and the place.
Except for aristocratic families and numerous scholars, no one can do it.
Without the aristocratic families and numerous scholars, the entire country was immediately in chaos.
The turmoil caused may be even more serious than it is now..."
When Sun Ce heard this, he looked at Zhou Yu and said, "Is there really nothing we can do?"
Zhou Yu shook his head when he heard this and sighed: "There is really no way. If you want to be independent of the big families and the many scholars now, you must be able to find a large number of people who are better than the big families and the scholars now."
Better people come and do things instead of wealthy families. In this case, the country will not be in chaos.
But, where can I find such a person?
Even if we can find a few, compared to the entire Han Dynasty, what does it mean?"
Hearing what Zhou Yu said, Sun Ce was speechless for a while.
Everyone seemed silent.
"This is really irritating to think about!"
As Sun Ce said this, his anger had nowhere to vent.
Then he held the spear in his hand, pointed it at the branch of the tree in front of him, and fired a shot.
After one shot, a lot of leaves fell off.
Zhou Yu turned his head and glanced at a leaf that fell on his shoulder. He did not shake it off, but just let the leaf fall quietly on his shoulder.
He was originally very high-spirited, but now, after being asked one after another about the aristocratic family by Sun Ce, his mood was suddenly disturbed and he felt a little bored.
It would be fine if he wasn't a smart person, but he is a very smart person.
I also know that I am very smart.
But there is no solution to this problem.
This is really uncomfortable...
Here in Lujiang City, Sun Jian, with his head wrapped in a red turban and an ancient ingot knife hanging on his waist, stood on the city tower and looked into the distance.
He had witnessed many wars, ruins, and a lot of desolation in Yuzhou. At this time, standing here in Lujiang City, looking at the prosperity here, he couldn't help but smile.
He knew that this time, he took the right path and made the right decision.
Jiangdong is really suitable for me!
As long as you cross the river, the war in the Central Plains will not affect you.
Once you have secured the prosperous place of Yangzhou and have the strength, you can work hard for the prosperity of the Han Dynasty!
When everyone else is fighting for territory, it won't work if I don't fight here.
Without territory, there would be no food and grass, and the source of soldiers would be controlled by others.
Now that he has captured Lujiang County, he needs to move on to other places.
The six counties of Yangzhou must be held in one's own hands.
Liu Yao, the governor of Yangzhou, must have looked down upon what he had done and refused to submit, so he would have continued the fight.
When it comes to fighting, Sun Jian and Sun Wentai are really not afraid of anyone!
Especially when fighting in Yangzhou, no one is afraid!
He also felt a little unhappy about the release of Lu Kang, the governor of Lujiang.
But did it anyway.
Because he knows that times have changed and the path he takes is different from before.
If you want to take the six counties of Yangzhou as the foundation, then you must be kinder to the aristocratic families and scholars in Yangzhou.
Especially those big aristocratic families...
No matter which road you take, it’s not easy!
After such thoughts arose in his heart, Sun Jian couldn't help but shake his head, feeling very troubled.
I just wanted to have a good fight, but now, I was forced by the situation to do a lot of things that I was not good at and didn't want to do before...
Although I feel a little tired in my heart, more importantly, I am still high-spirited and confident.
He, Sun Jian, Sun Wentai, is confident that he can eliminate these!
In the afternoon of that day, someone brought an envoy to see Sun Jian.
This envoy was not sent by Liu Biao, the shepherd of Jingzhou, nor Liu Yao, the governor of Yangzhou, but by Yuan Shu and Yuan Gongdao.
This surprised Sun Jian.
After some meetings and inquiries, Sun Jian learned about Yuan Shu and Yuan Gongdao's purpose of sending envoys.
"Yuan Shu sent someone here to accuse me of betraying my trust, and I challenged him, saying that he was very angry.
Then he took the opportunity to ask me for the imperial seal.
He said that if I give him the jade seal, he is willing to continue to contain Liu Biao, otherwise, he will reconcile with Liu Biao, and join forces with Liu Biao to come to Jiangdong to attack me..."
In the room, Sun Jian told everyone what Yuan Shu's envoy had conveyed.
After saying this, he looked at everyone present and said, "What do you think should be done about this matter?"
Those present included Cheng Pu, Han Dang, Zu Mao, Zhu Zhi, Cao Chun and other veteran generals under Sun Jian who were engaged in the work, as well as new recruits. One of them was a member of the Lu family.
After Lu Kang was captured by Sun Jian and released, he thought of committing suicide.
However, he did not commit suicide after all. Instead, he declined Sun Jian's invitation and persuasion and went back to his hometown of Wu County.
But there were people from the Lu family who stayed behind and followed Sun Jian.
In addition to these, there are three young men.
There are three young men, one is Sun Ce, the eldest son of Sun Jian, and the other is Zhou Yu.
Zhou Yu also came from a wealthy family.
As for the other person, he was also the son of Sun Jian, his second son Sun Quan.
But compared with Sun Ce and Zhou Yu, Sun Quan was younger at this time, just over eleven years old.
Under twelve years old.
But Sun Jian still let him come.
It's not to let him come up with ideas or anything, but to open his horizons.
His eldest son followed him and liked to wield swords and sticks and fight in battles. His second son's temperament was somewhat different, so Sun Jian wanted to train his second son in other aspects.
After hearing Sun Jian's words, everyone was silent for a while. After a while, Zu Mao was the first to speak: "My lord, is there really a national jade seal in your hand?"
After these words were asked, everyone else looked at Sun Jian.
Sun Jian nodded and admitted, and told the story of how he cleaned up Luoyang, pulled a dead woman out of a well, and accidentally obtained the jade seal.
After hearing what Sun Jian said, everyone knew that it was indeed true.
Everyone present had heard about Sun Jian's acquisition of the Jade Seal, but basically no definite information had been obtained.
This was the first time Sun Jian admitted this matter in front of everyone.
Zu Mao heard this and said: "Since it is true, I feel that my lord should not give it to Yuan Shu.
The jade seal passed down to the country is an important weapon of the country and a symbol of the emperor.
The lord got it unexpectedly, which means that the lord himself is blessed with great blessings. This is God's will.
Maybe my lord's jade seal will be of great use in the future.
It would be a pity to give it away at this time..."
What Zu Mao said to Sun Jian, although he did not explain some things in detail, actually expressed almost everything, that is, he wanted Sun Jian to be the emperor in the future.
After Zu Mao spoke, Cheng Pu also nodded and said: "That's true, I think it makes sense.
As for Yuan Shu's threats, there is no need to take them to heart. Yuan Shu is just an incompetent person.
At this time, the lord has captured Lujiang County, and will attack the other counties next. This is Yangzhou, which is still far away from Yuan Shu.
Yuan Shu has always wanted to annex Liu Biao's Jingzhou. The two have been fighting for so long. It is impossible to reconcile just because they want to.
Even if Yuan Shu told Liu Biao about this matter in person, Liu Biao would probably not agree. Instead, he would be worried that Yuan Shu wanted to use this method to capture Jingzhou by surprise..."
After they spoke, the others also spoke, and they basically disagreed with Sun Jian giving the jade seal to Yuan Shu.
After all, this is the national jade seal!
After a while, Sun Jian turned his attention to Zhou Yu, who was standing silently with Sun Ce, and asked Zhou Yu's opinion...
