Counselor, a high-paying profession, counselor, never unemployed... Ahem, that's what it means anyway.
There are no imperial or military examinations these days. If you want to stand out, especially for a child from a poor family like Xu Shu, finding a suitable lord and showing off your talents is the best way.
Of course, all this requires the counselor himself to demonstrate abilities that match his worth.
Wisdom, overall view, or a sharp tongue.
So this is an interview question.
"You can go on your trip to Shouchun."
Liu Yu's original intention was to ask Xu Shu to explain the facts to Liu Xie and dispel the stubborn little brat's thoughts, but he did not expect that Xu Shu's words were shocking.
"Go on."
Liu Yu frowned slightly, but waved his hand, signaling Xu Shu to continue.
A qualified examiner would not vote down a candidate just because he gave an answer he was not satisfied with, but naturally, Liu Yu had already made a cross for Xu Shu in his heart.
Xu Shu opened the map and placed one hand on the place marked Changsha.
"The key to whether Shouchun will go or not depends on Sun Ce."
"So, let's first analyze Sun Ce's current situation."
Xu Shu picked up a few stones from the ground and placed them on the map.
"At the beginning, Sun Jian secretly hid the jade seal and joined forces with Yuan Shu to advance westward. If he succeeded, he would be able to swallow up these nine huge counties of Jingxiang."
I saw Xu Shu holding the stone representing Sun Jianjun with his fingers, heading west, passing through Fancheng, crossing the Han River, and pushing to the vicinity of Xiangyang, but he collided with another stone.
"It's a pity that Huang Zu blocked it, and even Sun Jian himself died on the battlefield."
The stone retreated sharply and returned to Changsha again.
"Hiding the jade seal privately is a serious crime of genocide, and colluding with Yuan Shu to attack the lord is not tolerated by the world. In addition, the backbone of the army, Sun Jian, is dead, and the Changsha army is besieged on all sides."
The map turned into a sand table, and the stones representing Lingling, Nanjun, Jiangxia and other places began to move closer to Changsha, forming an encirclement.
"Liu Biao will send troops to retaliate soon. Sun Ce is already a bird in a cage and a turtle in an urn."
"The only way out is to go east, abandon Changsha, and join Yuan Shu."
The stone representing Sun Ce flew backwards, but arrived at Shouchun.
"Yuan Shu already has a strong army and horses. If Sun Ce leads his troops to surrender, wouldn't it be even more powerful?"
It was Liu Xie who spoke.
The little brat Chen Liuwang had already forgotten about his anger with Liu Yu. He only saw him gathered in front of the map, his eyes seemed to be twinkling with stars.
Young people always admire the strong, not only those powerful generals who can defeat a thousand men, but also the strategists who strategize.
"No, no, Yuan Shu has a high self-esteem and is headstrong. When he was fighting against Dong, he deliberately deducted military rations, which led to Sun Jian's defeat at Sishui Pass. The Sun family had already had a quarrel with him."
"If Sun Jian had been alive, Yuan Shu would have been more restrained, but if Sun Ce was not as good as Weak Guan, Yuan Jiuji would definitely despise him."
"Yuan Shu has long been self-reliant. In his opinion, he is the only one in the world who deserves this jade seal, and he is the one to whom destiny belongs."
"The Jade Seal is the protection money Sun Ce gave to Yuan Shu. If Sun Ce had even half the talent of his father, he would not be willing to succumb to Yuan Shu and defect to Yuan Shu. It is really a last resort."
"Sun Ce is now frightened. What we have to do now is to treat him with sincerity - Sun Ce just has no choice. We have to give him a new choice now, that's all."
"Your Highness is going to let the other party see our sincerity."
"And the most important thing is that with Yuan Shu's arrogant character, he simply doesn't like the idea of coercing the emperor to control the princes. Even if Sun Ce wants to use His Highness to offer treasures to please Yuan Shu, Yuan Shu may not accept the invitation."
After talking about it, Xu Shu was already using his hands and feet.
The risks are definitely there, but the returns are obviously higher.
Liu Yu's face was uncertain, and it took a long time before he spoke.
"Since you are so confident, then you will accompany His Highness."
"If anything happens to His Highness, Shouyi, please help me cut off this person's head and bring him back to me."
Liu Xie and Xu Shu were overjoyed.
"We will fulfill our mission!"
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Changsha.
The place is as bustling as ever, with people coming and going.
But today, this place is different from the usual days full of fireworks.
I saw that the soldiers were neatly dressed and solemn, standing outside the city gate. In the city, countless soldiers and players were facing a powerful enemy. Under the urging of the warlords who were waving whips and swearing, they went to
Transport all kinds of food baggage onto the carriage.
"Except for horses, grain, and soldiers and armor, throw away everything else if you can! Let the labor and capital move!"
Of course, there is also the usual noise from the players.
"Two more people are needed for the search mission. They need to be strong and able to move things!"
"Isn't there anyone who is doing the task of appeasing the people? That old man wants to hit me with a hoe, so that he loses his chivalry. What's going to happen?"
"Beer, drink, eight-treasure porridge, melon seeds and peanut mineral water, please be careful!"
This is a huge retreat against the clock.
Players are worthy of the title of the fourth natural disaster, three feet high in the sky. Everything they can see, including but not limited to military rations, gold and silver jewelry, places of interest, and beautiful female NPC civilians passing by, are all packed into trucks.
Well, except for the somewhat harsh cries and curses of civilians, everything seems to be in order.
Sun Ce was not a weirdo like Liu Bei who had to drag the people with him when he was running away, but the military pay and luggage needed for the army's evacuation could only be plundered from the people of Changsha.
In fact, Sun Ce's methods were as gentle as possible. If it were Dong Zhuo back then, this land would have been filled with blood.
However, this is just as much as possible.
War is always cruel, and Sun Ce has already seen through this after following Sun Jian in the north and south for many years.
At this time, outside Changsha City, Sun Ce, Cheng Pu, and Huang Gai were stationed on a slope.
"Lord, do we... have to leave?"
Changsha is where Sun Jian made his fortune.
Since the award for the crusade against the Yellow Turbans, Sun Jian has been entrenched here, vigorously developing the economy and training soldiers.
Especially after the opening of the Dongchao mission, as Sun Jian's base, a large number of players poured in, which greatly stimulated the local economic development. Changsha even surpassed Nanjun, the seat of Jingzhou, and became one of the most prosperous cities in Jingzhou.
I have put so much effort into it, but now I just want to give up.
Even a veteran like Cheng Pu would inevitably feel unwilling.
"Yes, I have to go."
Why does Sun Ce want to leave?
I finally laid a foundation in Changsha, but now that I have left, I can only live under others and have to start all over again.
But it's better than losing your life.
Huang Zu's pursuers withdrew to Xiangyang, but this did not mean that Liu Biao would give up.
Sun Jian secretly hid the jade seal and joined forces with Yuan Shu to attack his lord. These actions were basically taking a shit on Liu Biao's head.
It's tolerable, but it's intolerable.
Now that Sun Jian, the Tiger of Jiangdong, is dead, it is a good time to seize the opportunity to pursue the victory.
In fact, just as Xu Shu had expected, Liu Biao had already begun to mobilize troops from nine counties to encircle Changsha, intending to wipe out the remaining troops led by Sun Ce.
As the saying goes, if you save the land, you will lose people, and you will lose both people and land. If you save people, you will lose the land, but you will save both people and land.
Only by living can you have the chance to chop off Liu Biao's head.
"Let's go."
Sun Ce took another deep look at the bustling city of Changsha, his eyes filled with unusual determination, and then he turned his horse's head and headed east.
"Give up all the unimportant things. We can't wait any longer. The entire army marches towards Shouchun!"