Chapter 403: Forcing others to make things difficult
Chapter 403: Forcing others to make things difficult
Author: Glorious Little Rabbit
Chapter 403: Forcing others to make things difficult
Lujiang County, Shouchun.
Yuan Shu was furious after hearing the news that Yuan Yao's army failed to attack Huaicheng and Qiao Rui was captured. He threw the jade bowl in his hand to the ground. The fragments of the jade bowl and the honey in the bowl splashed all over the ground.
The guards and maids were all as silent as a cicada, lowering their heads and not daring to speak out.
Yuan Shu was still angry and walked around the room, "Trash!"
"waste!"
"Without Lu Bu, even tens of thousands of people can't conquer an empty city!"
“I’m so disappointed!”
"And Qiaorui was arrested again?"
"Is he acting?"
"Did he betray me a long time ago and get caught on purpose?"
Several subordinates standing below looked at each other, but they all did not dare to step forward. It was Danyang Prefect Yuan Yin who stood up and said: "Qiao Rui has always been loyal to the envoy and personally led troops into the city for a surprise attack. He was captured just now. It shouldn't be
Is there a problem?"
In terms of seniority, Yuan Yin was Yuan Shu's nephew. At this time, he was the only one who dared to speak for Qiao Rui. What's more, angering the captured generals would easily alienate his subordinates, so he hesitated again and again before coming out to remonstrate.
Huang Yi, the son-in-law of Yuan Shu, heard this and said, "I heard that the one who captured Qiao Rui this time was the vicious tiger of the Yuan family."
"This is the same person who caught Qiaorui last time, and he released Qiaorui without any explanation. It's not entirely true that there is no hidden secret."
"My concerns are not unreasonable."
Yuan Shu listened and nodded: "Huang Yi is right!"
"Thankfully I value Qiao Rui so much, but I didn't expect that he would disappoint me time and time again!"
"What a wolf-hearted person!"
All the generals knew that Qiao Rui had offended Yuan Shu. The fundamental reason was not that he was defeated and captured, but that he secretly befriended Sun Ce.
Moreover, this timing is very delicate. Officials from various places under Yuan Shu's jurisdiction gathered in Shouchun because Yuan Shu was discussing the matter of self-reliance, so the officials came one after another.
Originally, Yuan Shu made a good plan and let Yuan Yao lead the army to defeat Lu Bu and make him surrender. At the same time, he brought Lu Bu's daughter back to build momentum while standing on his own feet. With his own momentum, he could greatly overwhelm the Han Dynasty, which had long been in vain.
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But Yuan Shu never expected that with two generals Zhang Xunqiao and Rui in charge, Yuan Yao could not even defeat Huaicheng with thousands of soldiers without Lu Bu, and suffered a huge defeat!
Yuan Shu was very superstitious about prophecies and omens, so he suffered such a defeat at this time. This omen was really not very good, and Yuan Shu was in a very bad mood.
Now the more he thought about it, the more he felt that Qiao Rui was causing trouble in this defeat. He couldn't help but said angrily: "Qiao Rui deserves death. Someone, come and ransack his house and destroy his family!"
Everyone was startled, and several generals immediately came out and said: "The matter has not been clarified. I hope that the envoy will wait for the young master to come back and inquire about the truth in detail."
"My Majesty is about to have a big event, and I will grant you a general pardon. If there is a bloody disaster of human life at this time, it may not be a good omen."
At the mention of the omen, Yuan Shu was immediately convinced and nodded: "In that case, let's wait until Yuan Yao returns to the army to thoroughly investigate the matter!"
"If this defeat is really the fault of Qiao Rui, I will punish him severely!"
Everyone quickly said yes.
Yuan Shu looked at the generals at the foot of the steps, feeling satisfied.
In today's world, except for Yuan Shaoshang who can be equal to him, everyone else is just a chicken and a dog with ears!
Even though Yuan Shao claims to have eight counselors and four court pillars, in Yuan Shu's opinion, the talents are far inferior to his own.
Yuan Shu claims to have an army of 300,000, but he can easily dispatch tens of thousands to Yuan Yao. Not to mention that Yuan Yao suffered a defeat, even if the entire army was wiped out, these tens of thousands are not a big deal to Yuan Shu.
Most of the reason why he was so angry was because he had lost face.
Yuan Shu has many soldiers, and his subordinates are even more talented and numerous. Just look at the subordinates under the steps now.
Yuan Yin, the governor of Danyang, Yuan Si, the prime minister of Chen, Liu Xun, the governor of Lujiang, his younger brother Liu Kai, Chen Yu, the governor of Yangzhou, Yang Hong, the chief secretary, Yuan Xiang, the chief secretary, and others.
Counselors Li Ye, Han Yin, Zheng Tai, Zheng Hun, Zheng Miao, Zhang Cheng and others.
General Ji Ling, General Shi Yiguan, Liu Xiang, Chang Nu, Qi Ji, Qin Yi, Li Feng, Liang Gang, Yue Jiu, Buqu Chen Ji, Lei Bo and others.
There are no less than fifty or sixty of them, all of them are famous nobles in the world. The background and abilities of each of them are not inferior to those of Yuan Shao's subordinates.
And this doesn’t even count Sun Ce’s independent and transcendent force!
Sun Ce's current subordinates are Zhou Yu, Sun Jing, Sun He, Cheng Pu, Han Dang, Huang Gai, Zhou Tai, Xu Yi, Xu Kun, Dong Xi, etc., as well as Sun Ben, Wu Jing and other close maternal clans.
His power is no less than that of a prince!
But this is also a worry for Yuan Shu. Sun Ce is too capable and ambitious. Although he has been trying his best to suppress him, Sun Ce's momentum has been achieved, and Yuan Shu is about to become emperor, so it is not appropriate to create more trouble at the moment.
What's more, Yuan Shu also needed his help to conquer Yangzhou. If Sun Ce was alerted by the robbery of Qiao Rui at this time, it would be more than worth the loss.
Thinking of this, Yuan Shu had no choice but to suppress the anger in his heart, pretend to be calm and calm, and accept the compliments from his subordinates at the foot of the steps. At the same time, he was secretly angry in his heart. After he became emperor, he would defeat Yuan Shao and Liu Biao, seize the world, and give birth to Sun Ce.
Better to die!
Before that, just be my dog and take the Jiangdong territory for me!
Outside Moling City in Danyang, Sun Ce and Zhou Yu stood on a warship, looking at Qu'a to the west and east of the Yangtze River, and to the north of Qu'a was Guangling City.
From time to time at Qu'a Wharf, ships go north across the river to Guangling Wharf.
Sun Ce looked at it and said with a smile: "Qu'a's heart is broken."
"I heard that Liu Yao was seriously ill. I'm afraid some people have already thought of a way out and fled to Guangling."
"It's okay to give some nobles to Xiu Hu. Anyway, if these people stay, I don't want to see them. Taking Wu County will be a good place for our people."
Zhou Yu said in a deep voice: "There are many talented people in Jiangdong. It would be a pity to let them go. Bo Fu still has to win over people's hearts as the best way."
"Furthermore, Fierce Tiger is full of tricks. If we capture Qu'a, there is a possibility that he will take advantage of the situation and attack us."
Sun Ce didn't take it seriously and said: "When it comes to horse fighting with infantry, this fierce tiger is somewhat capable, but above the river, our world is ours!"
"If he dares to cross the river for a sneak attack, I will make sure he never comes back!"
Zhou Yu was still a little worried, "Bo Fu, don't underestimate this person."
"I heard that he and Cao Cao joined forces to welcome the emperor, received a reward from the emperor, and is now the Mu of Xuzhou."
Sun Ce laughed and said, "Xuzhou Mu?"
"I'm afraid he has the appetite but not the ability!"
"With just his few troops, what kind of waves can he make?"
"Guangling County only has a few thousand soldiers to hold it together. I heard that Liu Bei is in Xiapi and he has almost recruited 20,000 soldiers!"
"If Yuan Tan, who is encroaching on the Taishan thieves in the north, doesn't intervene, can the ferocious tiger eat Liu Bei?"
Zhou Yu also felt that Sun Ce's words were reasonable, so he nodded and said, "It's good that Bo Fu knows what he's talking about."
"The most important thing today is to lay down Qu'a before Yuan Highway becomes independent, encroach as much as possible on the territory of Yangzhou counties, and prepare for our separation from Yuan Highway."
"Otherwise, if Yuan Highway sends people over to take over the territory we have conquered, our two years of hard work will be in vain."
After Sun Ce heard this, he gritted his teeth and said, "The thief Yuan deceived me, and I must avenge him!"
Zhou Yu said in a deep voice: "Bo Fu, please be patient for now."
"When Yuan Jiujiu proclaims himself emperor, the whole world will surely attack him. When the time comes, we will use Jiangdong as our base to block Yuan Shu so that he cannot enter Jiangdong, and we will be invincible."
"Yuan Shu is powerful and has many soldiers and generals. We can't fight him alone. If he doesn't stand on his own, we will really be in trouble."
"Yuan Shu risked the disapproval of the world and was seeking his own death. As long as we hold on until the princes from all sides attack him, we will definitely be able to take advantage of the situation to counterattack, seize his territory, and accomplish great things!"
After hearing this, Sun Ce held Zhou Yu's hand and said with emotion: "Everything depends on Gong Jin!"
Then he looked at Guangling, a complicated look flashed in his eyes, "Cao Cao will definitely attack Yuan Shu at that time, and Liu Bei will not miss this opportunity."
"But if the fierce tiger wants to take a share of the pie, what can he do?"
Zhou Yu chuckled: "If they are willing to come, just let them come. At this time, it would be good to have a little more help."
"If they want to attack Shouchun, they must go through Xiapi by land and along Jiangxi by water. This road has already been under our control."
"When the time comes, we can let him go if we want. If we don't want them to come back, as long as we block the river, won't they be at our mercy?"
"Although the benefits of destroying Yuan Jiujiu are great, with the current strength of Xiuhu on the water, I'm afraid it will be powerless."
"On the contrary, in Yu's view, Cao Cao and Liu Bei are more threatening."
"Both of them have the heart of a tiger and a wolf, and they will never succumb to others, especially Liu Bei. This man has great ambitions and must be guarded against."
After hearing this, Sun Ce was filled with pride and laughed: "The harder the fight, the better. I just want to meet the heroes of the world!"
"Bo Fu, give us ten years, and I will definitely be able to build an unparalleled legacy!"
Zhou Yu was also excited and said in a deep voice: "Yu will stand in Bo Fu's body and witness Bo Fu leaving his name in history!"
In Qu'a City, Taishi Ci held two halberds and said to Lu Xun, "Sir, please get in the car."
Lu Xun comforted the Lu family members who wanted to scold him behind his back, and said helplessly: "General, why do you have to force others to do something difficult?"
"Although Xun is temporarily acting as the head of the family, for such a big matter, the real head of the family still needs to come forward."
He pointed at the boy behind him who was less than ten years old and said: "This is my uncle, the real head of the family."
"Since the head of the family has decided not to go north to Guangling, why should the general force others to do something difficult?"
Tai Shici sneered and said: "Liu Shijun is seriously ill, and Wu County will be attacked at any time."
"The Lu family had a big feud with the Sun family before, but now they don't think about retreat. It's really abnormal."
"There is no one in the world who is not afraid of death. I'm afraid the Lu family has already secretly taken refuge with Sun Ce, right?"
"If I report this matter to Ambassador Liu, what will happen to the Lu family?"
The head of the Lu family was Lu Ji. He spoke out: "Wu County is the ancestral land of the Lu family. Our ancestors have issued orders not to cross the river without authorization."
"In addition, the Lu family and the Yuan Highway are old. Even if Wu County is captured, the Lu family should be safe because of the Yuan Highway."
"In contrast, I don't understand Xiu Hu, so I can't entrust the Lu family to him."
After hearing this, Taishi Ci sneered: "I didn't expect that the master of the family would be so decisive at such a young age."
"But if this is the case, if the Lu family turns around and deals with my envoy, wouldn't it mean that I, Guangling, have spent all this time defending the city and feeding the white-eyed wolf?"
Lu Ji also knew that what he was doing was a bit unkind, so he said helplessly: "What does the general want?"
Taishi Ci said coldly: "I want to take the family master across the river as a hostage."
"If the Lu family turns against Guangling, the head of the family will be waiting to die."
As soon as these words came out, everyone in the Lu family started shouting. Taishi Ci waved his halberds, and everyone immediately fell silent.
When they saw the murderous guards behind Taishi Ci, they were also frightened. What if the other party really took action?
At this time, Lu Xun's voice sounded, "I am now the head of the family. Let me go with you."