After Zhou Yu returned to Shouchun City, the first thing he did was to report his trip to Yuan Shu.
He reported to Yuan Shu in a formal manner about Lu Bu's specific requirements for coming to surrender and matters related to his army.
Of course, what Zhou Yu reported to Yuan Shu was just about the situation, but it did not involve some of his other thoughts about Lu Bu... His words were really not nutritious.
If it had been anyone else, there might not have been any suspicion.
But Yuan Shu, as a hero and the former southern overlord, was by no means an ordinary person.
Sun Ce and Zhou Yu defected to his service. In a sense, they were taking advantage of Yuan Shu. But how could Yuan Shu not be taking advantage of Sun Ce and Zhou Yu?
After the defeat at Ruxuwu, Yuan Shu learned from the pain. After returning to Shouchun, he replenished his troops in Huainan and handed them over to Liu Xun for unified training.
After nearly three years, Yuan Shu's soldiers and horses gradually turned into a strong army under Liu Xun's training, and they were no longer the new recruits with only quantity but no quality.
Yuan Shu was confident that if his side fought against the Jinling Army again, Huainan's troops would never suffer as tragic a defeat as before.
But even so, Yuan Shu did not dare to march to the southeast easily. After all, the last failure cast a lot of shadow on his heart.
Especially behind him, there is Liu Biao of Jingzhou who is eyeing him.
Yuan Shu was quite patient at times, and he endured it for nearly three years.
He finally made it to this year, when things took a turn for the better.
In order to expand his power, Cao Cao, who lost the emperor, moved his main force southward and penetrated deep into Yuzhou.
Cao Cao stationed troops in Xu County and concentrated his troops on the western front, which invisibly posed a threat to Liu Biao.
Liu Biao was not a mediocre man. He was afraid that Nanyang would be lost, so he moved the heavy troops on the eastern front against Yuan Shu.
Liu Biao separated Zhangling County from Nanyang County and named it Zhangling County.
He set up an outpost in Nanyang, Zhangling County, and sent Huang She, the son of Huang Zu, a close confidant, as the prefect of Zhangling. He asked General Wenpin of Jingzhou to gather horses behind Xinye to provide Huang She's backup, and arranged in front of Xiangyang's formation.
Several barriers formed a resistance to the north.
Liu Biao's big move suddenly weakened Yuan Shu's pressure on the Western Front.
Of course, Cao Cao's entry into Yuzhou also had a huge impact on Yuan Shu.
Four generals, Cao Ren, Li Dian, Yu Jin, and Yan Xing, were ordered to attack Runan County. Sun Ben, who was guarding Runan, had no intention of confronting Cao Cao.
Sun Ce only took over Sun Bi and did not fight with Cao Cao.
After Yuan Shu heard about this, he was so angry that his tooth ached.
This guy Sun Ce... is really unreasonable!
I asked you to respond to Sun Bi. Are you really just here to respond?
You don't even bother to type out the meaning? You don't give me the respect of my surname Yuan, do you? I can be considered your elder after all, okay?
The problem is that after Sun Ce returned to Yuan Shu's command, he presented the jade seal passed down to him by his late father. Yuan Shu was obsessed with it for a while and did not pay attention to Sun Ce's intention, so he agreed to his request to re-supervise Sun Ben's old army.
Now Sun Ce is in charge of Sun Jian's old army. Although he is dependent on Yuan Shu, he actually has his own soldiers and voice. This makes Yuan Shu very unhappy, but he has to temporarily obey him.
Yuan Shu originally wanted to send troops to retake Runan County, but after calming down and thinking about it carefully, not to mention that Cao Cao was much more powerful than before, it would be good for him to confront Liu Biao in Xu County to relieve his pressure on the Western Front.
If the sparks between Cao and Liu are not wiped out properly and a real fire breaks out, causing both sides to lose, then wouldn't you just enjoy the benefits of being a fisherman?
Yuan Shu finally made up his mind and let the two of them confront each other for a while, but he still shifted his target to Jiangdong!
After capturing Jiangnan, it won't be too late to settle the score with Cao Cao.
However, although the army under his command has been trained and matured by Liu Xun, they are all infantry after all. They may not be 100% sure of fighting against the Jinling soldiers of the pottery merchants.
If you want to deal with the Jinling Army, you still need Sun Ce's assistance.
Now that Lu Bu came to vote again, Yuan Shu's confidence increased even more.
But although Lu Bu is brave, he is also an army of his own like Sun. The Bingzhou army is all unruly and unruly. Although they are brave and good at fighting, they are also extremely difficult to manage. I am afraid that no one can control it except Lu Bu.
Live them.
Moreover, Lu Bu and the Sun family must not be allowed to have too many interactions or contacts.
This time, Yuan Shu made a mistake by letting Zhou Yu serve as Lu Bu's comfort envoy. He made up his mind that he would never let such a thing happen again next time.
The problem is that Lu Bu himself is also a tiger and wolf. How can we tie him to his chariot without causing him to rebel?
After much thought, Yuan Shu suddenly had an idea!
My son has just been crowned and is still married. I heard that Lu Bu has a beloved daughter at his knees, which is quite interesting...
Why don't you and Lu Bu become in-laws and become friends with Qin and Jin, so that it will be easier to control this tiger and wolf?
The more Yuan Shu thought about it, the more he realized it. He felt that he was really a genius.
…
After Zhou Yu reported to Yuan Shu, he went to the camp west of Shouchun City to meet Sun Ce.
After listening to Zhou Yu's narration, Sun Ce was very puzzled and said: "Gong Jin, what do you really want to do with your relationship with Lu Bu?"
Zhou Yu smiled and said: "Although Yuan Shu has some skills, he holds himself to the dignity of the Fourth Generation and the Three Dukes. He always has his eyes above his head. Even if my brother works hard for him, he may not end up well in the future. Instead of
In this case, it is better not to seek your own way."
Sun Ce nodded and sighed: "What you said is true. I just think about my brother day and night, and I don't know how to deal with this matter."
Zhou Yu began to nudge him and said, "Bo Fu, now is a good opportunity!"
"what for?"
"Yuan Shu has long wanted to send troops to Yangzhou to fight against the pottery merchants again. Now that Lu Bu has surrendered, the day when he raises his troops is just a matter of time. We take this opportunity to go to Jiangdong with Yuan Shu to make profit and find a way to capture a piece of land that belongs to the Yangtze River.
My own inheritance! How about it?"
Sun Ce was overjoyed when he heard this, but after thinking about it carefully, he still sighed: "Although Gong Jin's words are good, this matter may not be that easy, let alone the fact that Yuan Shu has a hundred thousand soldiers under his command, and the pottery merchants in Xuzhou
In recent years, things have been booming, and the strength of the Jinling Army has become known all over the world... How can we compete with him?"
Zhou Yu said with a smile: "So, we also need Lu Bu's help. My foolish brother has met Lu Bu, and judging from his appearance, he is definitely not inferior to others. We may be able to join forces with him to achieve something."
Sun Ce sighed after hearing this, shook his head and said, "I have never had any contact with Lu Bu, how can I persuade him to help me? Besides, even if he is willing to help me, how can I be completely trustworthy?"
A strange and inexplicable smile appeared on Zhou Yu's face.
"I heard that Lu Bu has a beloved daughter at his knees, and you are not married yet, Bo Fu. How about..."
"What!" Sun Ce was shocked when he heard this and said, "You want me to marry Lu Bu's daughter? Gong Jin, this is not good. Aren't you trying another beauty trick?"
Zhou Yu's smile was a little stiff.
Honey trap?
After a while, Zhou Yu came back to his senses and said again: "Bo Fu, you need to know that Lu Bu has tens of thousands of strong troops under his command, and even Bingzhou wolf cavalry, and today I see Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, Song Xian and Wei under his command.
"Continued, Hao Meng, Hou Cheng and others are also brave generals. Lu Bu has no children. If my brother adopts his daughter, won't these elite soldiers and fierce generals be your helpers in the future?"
"But, but..." Sun Ce stammered, with some reluctance on his face: "But, Lu Bu is just a common man, how can his daughter be worthy of me?"
Zhou Yu couldn't help but roll his eyes when he heard this, and secretly thought that your father's style is not much different from that of an ordinary man... Still picky!
"Brother, in troubled times, we cannot stick to one party. In our current situation, we should focus on expanding our strength."
Sun Ce glared at Zhou Yu dissatisfied and said: "It's easy to say, and you don't stick to one thing... Then why don't you marry Lu Bu's daughter?"
After hearing this, Zhou Yu suddenly showed a look of horror on his face.
“那可不行,我周家乃是庐江大族,我若是娶了并州蛮子的女儿,我爹非揍死我不可!”
Sun Ce felt uncomfortable after hearing this.
What you are implying is that you are bullying my father into dying?
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Xuzhou, Pengcheng.
Since the potter's wedding, Tao Qian's health has been getting worse and worse.
He coughs non-stop every day. Although he is not bedridden, he has indeed lost a certain ability to take care of himself in life, and even needs help when walking.
Hua Tuo also came to see Tao Qian, but he came to the same conclusion as Zhang Zhongjing. Although Tao Qian could take medicine to extend his life, it would be even more difficult for him to recover.
Seeing that Tao Qian's quality of life was so poor and that he could be in danger at any time, Tao Shang felt very sad and sad.
Maybe...it's time for me to listen to Diao Chan and ask the old god who led Wang Yun to help him check on Tao Qian's situation.
Immortal magic may be fake, but maybe people really have some unorthodox health-preserving methods that extend life?
But I heard that Yu Ji is now in Yuzhang County. So, he needs to go south as soon as possible to unify Jiangdong!
On this day, the two boys from the Tao family came to visit their frail old father again.
Tao Qian was sitting in the courtyard, leaning on a cane, frowning and complaining while drinking the medicine Zhang Zhongjing gave him: "This is too bitter."
The pottery merchant comforted him and said: "Good medicine is bitter in taste and good for diseases. Father, please don't act like a spoiled child. Just drink it obediently. The disease will be cured after you drink it all."
Tao Qian rolled his eyes at him with his cloudy old eyes.
Why does it feel like this kid is coaxing not his father, but his grandson?
Is he taking advantage of my illness?
After drinking the medicine, Tao Qian let out a long sigh and lamented: "I will die hard... By the way, I heard that you plan to march to the south and conquer the counties in Yangzhou?"
The pottery merchant nodded and said: "Exactly! Wang Situ asked the old immortal in Yuzhang County for help. Didn't my father want the old immortal to show you your life expectancy? It just so happened that this time
If you have the opportunity, invite him back together."
Tao Qian let out a long sigh and said in a rather pleased tone: "You have some filial piety. If I don't support you, it would be in vain if I don't support you... I am no longer able to take on the responsibility. I will leave all the counties in Xuzhou to you from now on."
Don’t live up to my expectations.”
The potter bowed his hands and said, "Father, don't worry, my child will definitely work hard."
Tao Qian changed the topic and suddenly said: "How did you go about the important event I arranged for you before you got married? But is there anything you can tell about it?"
The pottery merchant was a little confused when he heard this.
It seems that there is no such thing.
"What has Father arranged for me?"
Tao Qian coughed angrily and stared at him fiercely.
"You brat! A full man doesn't know a hungry man, but you're married! Where is your brother's mother-in-law? If I don't keep an eye on you, you might never get married! You have to find him quickly! Forgot!
"
The pottery merchant grinned when he heard this, his expression was very helpless.
"Father, I haven't passed the honeymoon period yet. How can I have time to arrange this for my second brother..."
"Asshole!"
Although Tao Qian was weak, he was still very powerful in front of his son: "You have just taken over the power for a few days, and you dare to disobey me? You are your wife, sleeping with your mother-in-law, and delaying finding a wife for your brother."
?"
"No, no delay!" The pottery merchant shook his head helplessly.
Ever since he became ill, the old man, taking advantage of his poor health, has always acted willfully and lost his temper, without making any sense.
It is indeed karma. When Tao Qian was young, he caught up with the humanity of his two sons, but now that he is older, the whole thing has been reversed.
"When I get back, I will ask Mi Zhu to screen out the women from Pengcheng with good looks and good looks for my second brother, and select them one by one," the pottery merchant promised Tao Qian.
When he finished speaking, Tao Ying, who had been silent next to him, suddenly spoke.
"Brother, I don't like those noble ladies in Pengcheng."
The potter frowned and looked at him doubtfully: "Then what kind do you like?"
Tao Ying's eyes suddenly flashed with fascination. After thinking for a long time, he murmured:
"I like the fierce ones!"
The pottery merchant stared blankly at Tao Ying, unable to figure out what Tao Ying meant for a long time.
"Which, what kind of breasts are there? Please describe it clearly to my brother." .m.