Sun Jian's army set out for two days and suddenly stopped at Yanshi County.
On the third day, Sun Jian returned to Luoyang alone.
I found Chen Mu in the palace. Chen Mu looked at him in surprise: "Why is Brother Wentai back?"
Sun Jian smiled bitterly and said: "I met the servant who came to report on the road. Yuzhang County has indeed been occupied by Yuan Shu. Fortunately, my eldest son Sun Ce had an old relationship with the Zhou family of Shu County in Lujiang County in his early years and fled to Lujiang with his family.
I came here to ask Zigui where should I go?"
Chen Mu's accurate prediction of Yuan Shu's movements, coupled with his countless extraordinary achievements in the past, was enough to convince Sun that he was a resourceful person, and therefore also made him look forward to Chen Mu, hoping to get his guidance.
In fact, it was Sun Jian who felt that he had no hope of going south after discovering that Yangzhou had been attacked by Yuan Shu. After all, how could he cope with Yuan Shu with his thousands of troops?
Now that there were owners all over the south of the Yangtze River, Sun Jian felt for a moment that the world was so vast that there was no place for him.
Hearing Sun Jian's words, Chen Mu immediately laughed.
He had already had the idea of combining vertical and horizontal techniques, and now that Sun Jian came to his door, of course he was very happy.
So he immediately pulled Sun Jian into the Mingguang Hall. The two sat looking at each other and giving advice.
"I already know the purpose of Brother Wentai's visit."
After Chen Mu sat down, he said: "The world is in chaos now, and there are only a few people who are loyal to the Han Dynasty. Having one more brother Wen is a blessing to the Han Dynasty. My elder brother will be very happy if he knows about it, and sighs Wen
Brother Tai’s loyalty and bravery.”
Sun Jian asked: "Does Zigui mean for me to go east and join Xuande?"
Chen Mu asked back: "Brother Wentai is unwilling?"
Sun Jian waved his hand: "It doesn't matter. Anyway, I have been working under Xuande's account before. As long as it can help the Han Dynasty prosper, I will do it."
Looking at Sun Jian's honest face, Chen Mu felt very emotional.
There are still people in this world who are devoted to Han.
But if you think about it carefully, in history, Sun Jian actually never stood up and made the decision until his death, becoming a prince with real autonomy along the way.
Since the beginning of the crusade against Dong Zhuo, he has always been attached to Yuan Shu and belongs to Yuan Shu's general.
The reason why he died later was because he was sent by Yuan Shu to attack Liu Biao. Finally, he was ambushed by Huang Zu in Jiangxia and died from an arrow.
So for him, he has no ambition to dominate and has always been a fierce general.
But Chen Mu didn't want Sun Jian to follow Liu Bei all the time. He had his role to play.
At that moment, Chen Mu smiled and said: "Brother Wentai's loyalty to martial arts is admirable. However, with Brother Wentai's bravery, it is really a waste of talent to be under the eldest brother's command all the time. I have a good place to go. I don't know Wentai."
Brother, are you willing to go?"
"where?"
Sun Jian asked.
"Yuzhou."
"Yuzhou?"
"good."
Chen Mu nodded and took out a map of Yuzhou.
All the maps of the world were stored in Lantai. Dong Zhuo burned down the palace and destroyed many precious materials.
Fortunately, Qingzhou also has a copy of the map of the eleven states of the Han Dynasty. When Chen Mu was favored, he borrowed it from Lantai and secretly copied it himself.
After all, the emperor likes to write and draw, and Hongdu School also focuses on calligraphy and painting. In order to please the emperor, Chen Mu's painting skills are quite high. If it is kept for two thousand years, it will be no problem to sell it for two to three hundred million.
When Sun Jian saw him taking out the map, he leaned over to look at it.
Chen Mu pointed at the map and said: "Brother Wentai, please see, the general trend of the world has been divided. Wang Fen is in Jizhou, Liu Biao and Yuan Shu occupy Jinghuai, Liu Yan is in Yizhou, Han Sui, Ma Teng, Li Jue, Guo Si and others
After occupying Xiliang and Guanzhong, Tao Qian was in Xuzhou, Bogui was in Youzhou, my elder brother was in Qingzhou, Mengde was in Yanzhou, and I won’t go into details about Jiaozhou, which is very remote. The only remaining one was Yuzhou that no one took.
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"The biggest problem in Yuzhou is that Runan County is the home base of the Yuan family. Yuan Shu is eager to break through Liu Biao, just to connect Yuzhou and Jingzhou, and then invade Yangzhou to occupy 30% of the world's land. Looking north of the Yangtze River, he may not be able to accomplish great things.
.So the present Runan County was taken by Yuan Shu, his younger brother Yuan Yin, and became the prefect of Runan."
"And Wang Fen of Jizhou was not to be outdone. With the order of the puppet emperor, he sent his subordinate Zhao Zhe to become the governor of Yuzhou, occupied Yingchuan, and threatened Luoyang. Now Runan has been captured by the Yuan family, and so has Yuan Zhong, the Prime Minister of Pei State.
Coming from the Yuan family, Liang and Lu did not have a prime minister, but Luo Jun, the prime minister of Chen, has always been loyal to the court."
"Now in front of Brother Wentai, there are only two choices. One is to return to his hometown of Wujun with his troops and horses, defeat Chen Yu, the governor of Wujun, take over the territory of the county, and then use Wujun to raise troops and occupy the territory.
Yuan Shu, half of Jingzhou, half of Yangzhou and half of Yuzhou, resisted."
Ever since Yuan Shu took advantage of the lack of powerful people in Yangzhou and captured the counties of Yuzhang and Lujiang, he had already established an alliance with Runan and sent his own generals to serve as the governors of Yuzhou and Lujiang.
In this way, Changsha - Yuzhang - Lujiang - Runan are directly connected into one. Liu Biao in Jingbei is surrounded by three sides, forming a pincer attack. With Yuan Shu forming such a force, at least for a short time
Internally, it would be difficult for Liu Biao to resist Yuan Shu. Once Liu Biao was destroyed, Yuan Shu would completely become the largest vassal king and threaten the north.
So Chen Mu's plan is very simple, that is to send Sun Jian to take the northern part of Yuzhou, and work with Liu Biao to contain Yuan Shu from the south to the north. As long as Yuan Shu's momentum of development to the north is curbed, Liu Bei can take care of Wang Fen, Yuan Shao and others first.
, free up your hands to go south, deal with Yuan Shu and Liu Biao and other grass-headed kings, and the situation will be decided.
"Then the second way is to occupy Liang, Lu, Chen and other places?"
Sun Jian asked.
Chen Mu replied: "Yes, the four regions of Liang, Lu, and Chen Guopei are in the northeast of Yuzhou, connected to Xuzhou in the east, and Yanzhou in the north. Brother Meng De and Yuncheng in Yanzhou, and Tao Qian in Xuzhou have always been friendly to us and can be allies.
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"While Gongsun Bogui is in Youzhou, his eldest brother is in Qingzhou, and Brother Wentai is in Yuzhou, he attacks Wang Fen from the north and the south. He first pacifies Hebei, and then goes south to capture the south of the Yangtze River. As long as the north and south of the great rivers are unified, Yongliang and Yizhou will also be
They will be wiped out soon, so that they can gain power and restore the rule of the Han Dynasty as soon as possible."
"Now that we elect Zongzheng as emperor in Luoyang, we want to establish an orthodox central court. Zongzheng has no sons. After the world is pacified, like the previous emperors and emperors Huan, a new emperor will be selected from close relatives to succeed him.
It will go back to the past.”
"When the time comes, the few of us have accomplished this unparalleled feat. At the top, we will serve as princes, entering and leaving the palace, and as the Three Gongs and Nine Ministers, controlling the power of the central government, and governing the world. At the bottom, we will fight against the barbarians in the north and south, and conduct expeditions beyond the Great Wall, galloping thousands of miles like a huo cavalry.
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"Many years later, our old friends will either be standing in the temple, or expressing our feelings among the mountains and rivers, or looking down at the heaven and earth, or working in the fields. Isn't it wonderful to have such leisurely and elegant feelings?"
The words he spoke were so exciting that Sun Jian couldn't help but be fascinated.
As a military general, his biggest dream is to fight on the battlefield, become a general and defend the Han Dynasty.
So when I heard Chen Mu's words, it was like a wake-up call and an enlightenment.
At that moment, Sun Jian said happily: "My wise brother's words have made me clear the clouds and see the sun, and I suddenly have enlightenment. Then I will go to Yuzhou now?"
"Not urgent."
Chen Mu smiled and said: "Now the Manchu ministers are preparing for Zongzheng's ascension to the throne. After the orthodoxy is established, there will be an edict from the court appointing you as the governor of Yuzhou. It will not be too late to go."
"Okay, then I'll go and wait."
Sun Jian nodded.
Now that his family is safe and he is alone without worries, it is time to go to Yuzhou to earn a future for himself and his family.