Flowers on the other side [Comprehensive Red House]

Yuan Shu was so ill that he could barely get up.The lack of food in Huainan has never been relieved, and after he became emperor, he was hit by many betrayals one after another. Many people left by his father and grandfather who had followed him for many years left him.

The most important hit is contrast.

After Sun Jian's death, he was kicked out by Liu Biao from Nanjun in Jingzhou, and he did not have the slightest advantage against Liu Biao for ten years.In order to reverse the situation, he and Liu Biao attacked Soochow at the same time, but Sun Ce took advantage of the situation and took it to Geyang County and Lujiang County.However, Sun Ce and Liu Biao only fought one battle, and received Jingzhou, which Liu Biao's eldest son, Liu Qi, carried over to after his death.

As long as he thinks about it, Yuan Shu's heart is writhing with pain, his mouth is full of bitterness all day long, the tea and food are not delicious, and Ji Ji doesn't want to think about it anymore.

In order to defend Guangling County, Qiao Rui took his life and there were no bones left; Ji Ling went to reinforce and lost more than [-] soldiers, and fled back to Shouchun in embarrassment; Xuzhou.

When Yuan Shu learned of the battle report, he was really so excited by Sun Ce's comparison that he vomited blood.

Xuzhou, that is also a taboo in Yuan Shu's heart.

For Xuzhou, he once fought Liu Bei to death; then he continued to fight with Lu Bu, but failed to get Xuzhou.How much manpower, material and financial resources have been invested in fighting Xuzhou in the past few years!

Yuan Shu was sick in bed, but what happened in the outside world was still reported to him continuously, and he also knew that Shouchun was besieged.

Guan Yu and Cao Hong yelled and scolded outside Shouchun City for a month, but he couldn't send out generals who could fight Guan Yu and Cao Hong, so he insisted on embarrassing himself in front of the army and the people.But Guan Yu and Cao Hong did not withdraw their troops for three to five days after they ran out of food. Zhang Xun and others received a letter from Sun Ce, saying that he had intercepted Guan Yu and his remaining several thousand soldiers on the way back to Guangling County after Guan Yu withdrew from Shouchun.He joined forces with Zhou Yu to kill Guan Yu, and also crushed Guan Yu to ashes, so that Zhang Xun and others let go of their thoughts of revenge with Qiao Rui.

This is not to let Zhang Xun and others put down their thoughts of revenge, it is clearly showing off that he and Zhou Yu are good sons-in-law of Qiao Rui.

Qiao Rui is lucky to have such two good sons-in-law.

Yuan Shu felt even more bitter when he thought of Qiao Rui and the two sons-in-law.Sun Ce disliked his family background and didn't want it, but Zhou Yu was optimistic about him.

However, Zhou Shang and Zhou Yu replied that they had already been engaged to Qiao Rui's second daughter.

Zhou Yu was born as an official, and this alone is better than Sun Ce.He has excellent character, talent and learning, and is the same handsome man as Sun Ce.

But can he compete with Qiao Rui for his son-in-law?

Not shameful enough.

In fact, Yuan Shu had already let go of his thoughts of being ashamed but not ashamed.He wanted to revitalize Huainan, revitalize Huainan that he had already regarded as a part of himself.He wanted to join Lei Bo and Chen Lan who defected from him, but they refused to accept him.He wanted to send the emperor's seal to Yuan Shao, to make an end to his proclaiming himself emperor, and hoped that Yuan Shao would be worthy of the name of the son of the Yuan family, and take the Han Dynasty into the hands of the Yuan family.But because Yanzhou occupied by Cao Cao was in the middle, the envoy he sent couldn't get through.

The stimulation of repeated comparisons and the pressure of not being able to see the way forward made Yuan Shu's condition worsen after losing several counties in a row.However, after three months of hard work, Yuan Shu was so sick that his bones were so severe that it was difficult for him to sit up.

On this day, he forced his son Yuan Yao to call Ji Ling and others to the front, and said to everyone with difficulty hiding his heart: "The time of the Zhong family is numbered, and you will go to Sun Ce's place in the future. Sun Ce values ​​friendship and is a man Zhengyi, you follow him well and don’t worry about your future.”

Before Yuan Shu finished speaking, his cheeks were already full of tears. Ji Ling, Zhang Xun and others who had followed him for many years saw that Yuan Shu had reached such a situation, they still planned for them first, and they also cried with him.

Yuan Yao stepped forward to comfort his father, Yuan Shu held his son's hand and said, "From now on, you will follow Wu Hou Sun Bofu and live in peace."

Yuan Yao murmured in response, looking bewildered and terrified, like a knife piercing Yuan Shu.

Although Yuan Shu said that it would be great if his son could be like Sun Ce, he was still reluctant to train his only son three times in winter and three times in summer.The son is very obedient, has a mediocre personality, and mediocre talents, but respects his mother and loves his sister...

That's all, as long as such a mediocre son follows Sun Ce well, he can live a peaceful life.The only one who is wronged is the daughter.

Yuan Shu summoned Yuan Huan and Yang Hong to come forward and ordered them to write a letter to Sun Ce, asking Sun Ce to take over Huainan.

Then he said to Yuan Huan, Ji Ling and the others: "You must guard Shouchun, Sun Ce will come immediately if you believe him. Don't go out to fight anyone who comes, don't let Xiao Xiao destroy the foundation of your refuge in Sun Ce."

His words were good when he was about to die, and he was talking about someone like Yuan Shu who would wholeheartedly plan for his old subordinates in the end.

Sun Ce spared Guo Jia and other [-] troops and watched them retreat from Qiao County.Then lead the troops back to Xiapi to meet Wu Jing.

Wu Jing took great care of his nephew since he was a child.Although Sun Ce grew up on his back, with Sun Ce's achievements in these years, the original love has become the absolute belief and admiration today.It doesn't matter if he is stationed in Xiapi, the only thing he worries about is that Cao Jun will come to take Xuzhou again.

"Uncle, I'll take the army back to Qu'e. If Cao's army comes, send someone to deliver a message immediately. If you can defend Xiapi, defend it. If you can't, you must keep yourself safe. I have already sent Tai Shici to come here to help uncle. .”

Wu Jing heard that Sun Ce had transferred Tai Shici to help him, and immediately let go of his worries about Cao Cao's attack.Tai Shici's military strength is comparable to that of his nephew, and he will not be afraid of Cao Jun's generals if he comes to help.Because when Cao Cao flooded the Pi to kill Lu Bu, it didn't take a month to do it.As long as I can deliver the letter, my nephew will not be able to catch up.

Sun Ce and Zhang Hong helped Wu Jing to straighten out Xiapi's government affairs and arrange military affairs. When Tai Shici led his troops, Sun Ce left Xiapi for Guangling County in peace.

When he arrived in Guangling County, he met Yuan Yin who brought a hundred soldiers to deliver letters to him.In the past under Yuan Shu's account, he was very familiar with Yuan Yin.But he looked at Yuan Yin's filial piety, and immediately guessed that it was probably Yuan Shu who had gone.

Sure enough, Yuan Yin confirmed the matter when he opened his mouth.

"Wuhou, according to the will of Congshu Gonglu, please Wuhou go to Huainan to receive Shouchun."

Yuan Yin and Sun Ce used to match each other by words, but now Yuan Yin dare not think of being equal to Sun Ce, let alone bless Yi, relying on Yuan Shu's little care for Sun Ce a few years ago.

Sun Ce was overjoyed. He didn't care about the name that Yuan Shu gave Huainan to her in his will, but it was gratifying to be able to take Huainan without fighting.

Lu Meng received Sun Ce's signal, stepped forward to help Yuan Yin who was on one knee to present the letter, and then took the letter to Sun Ce.

After reading it carefully, Sun Ce passed the letter to Zhang Hong.He said to Yuan Yin with a friendly attitude: "Chengzong, you and I have known each other for many years, you can relax, since you are willing to abide by Yuan Gong's last wish, I will not treat Yuan Gong's old department badly."

Hearing Sun Ce's statement, Yuan Yin quickly got up and knelt down, saying "Master" and kowtowed to Sun Ce, which was regarded as the completion of the recognition ceremony for Sun Ce.

Zhou Yu and others all read Yuan Shu's suicide note written by Yuan Huan and Yang Hong, and went up to congratulate Sun Ce one after another.

Pang Tong said: "Your Majesty, if you surrender without fighting, the world will return to its heart just around the corner."

Flatterer!

Everyone first scolded Pang Tong in their hearts.And Sun Ce was even more happy when Pang Tong called him the lord, and his eyes turned to Zhuge Liang who was standing shoulder to shoulder with Pang Tong.

Zhuge Liang knew that it was time to show his loyalty, so he hurriedly stepped forward and bowed to salute.

"Kong Ming is willing to follow the master's saddle and horse until the world is peaceful and the country is peaceful and the people are safe."

Sun Ce was even more delighted.

Zhang Hong looked at Sima Hui with a twitching corner of his mouth, and Sima Hui smiled. He had already assigned his unborn granddaughter to Sun Ce, so what else should he say?

In the past six months, the general trend of the world has changed with the passing of Liu Biao and Yuan Shu.Yuan Shu and Liu Biao offered Huainan and Jingzhou to envoy Sun Ce's actual control of the area, which was not much worse than Yuan Shao's four prefectures, Youzhou, Bingzhou, Jizhou, and Qingzhou.

Today, Cao Cao is sandwiched between Yuan Shao in the north and Sun Ce in the south, Liu Zhang in Yizhou in the southwest, and Ma Teng and Han Sui in the northwest.There is Zhang Lu between Ma Teng and Liu Zhang.

Zhou Yu immediately realized how important it was for Wu Guotai to persuade Sun Ce to let Guo Jia go. Without Cao Jun as a buffer, the large territory that Soochow had just acquired would not have time to integrate.But what if Cao Cao immediately mobilized his army to attack?

After congratulating Zhou Yu, he fell into thinking.

After everyone had had enough excitement, Zhou Yu raised his question.

Huainan was like a big pie from the sky, expanding the territory of Soochow in an instant, and changing the defense line between Soochow, Yuan Shu, and Liu Biao from a vast river to a land where a large army could be stationed.

Sun Ce took out the area map that Wu Guotai gave him, and together with Zhang Hong and others, they considered who should be dispatched to garrison the border with Cao Jun.

Zhang Hong said: "The prefects in various places should also be changed. First transfer Gu Yong who is in Kuaiji to Yuzhou, and let him guard Yuzhou together with Ji Ling and Sun Ben. Nanyang County should also send people to take over."

One name after another flashed across Sun Ce's mind, and a faint thought that he couldn't grasp flew away in an instant.In the end, he could only helplessly spread his hands and sighed: "Zigang, I'm still short of manpower, too many."

Zhang Hong had no choice but to line up all Soochow officials who were good at governing the civil affairs and defending in his mind, and selected in turn those who could resist Cao Cao's military pressure, and the original counties had suitable troops. hand to pick up.The people left behind by Liu Biao in Jingzhou have not yet been identified which ones can be used and which ones cannot. Yuan Shu added another touch here.

If the officials from all over the country cannot be well deployed, the excellent situation of Soochow will fall into the crisis of constantly suppressing the rebellion.

Sun Ce mused that all the children that the Sun family needed had already been drawn out.Sun Quan should be sent out to serve as a substitute, but he was by his side, learning and progressing rapidly with Sima Hui, so it was a pity to be sent out.

So who else can you trust?

Sun Ce couldn't think of a better way to solve the shortage of people.After discussing with Zhang Hong and others, he decided to take [-] troops to take over Shouchun and other places first.So he changed his plan to go back to Qu'a from Guangling County to Shouchun, and at the same time sent someone to Zhang Zhao and others who were staying in Qu'a to report the changes in Huainan. In the letter to Wu Guotai, Yin Yin told his mother to wait for him. Go back to Qu'ah and pick them up for Shouchun in person.

Sun Ce's messenger hurriedly went to Qu'e. After Zhang Zhao read it, he hurriedly sent a message to the backyard of the governor's mansion, begging to see Wu Guotai.After discussing carefully with Wu Guotai for most of the day, he considered that Yuzhou, Jingzhou and Luoyang are adjacent to each other, and many people would jump out to fight for the governors of these two places.After much deliberation, in the name of Sun Ce, he proposed to the court that Sun Shao should be the governor of Yuzhou and Gu Yong should be the governor of Jingzhou.Of course, there are still a series of changes in the position of the prefect.In fact, the position of the prefect on Soochow's side changed, and everyone understood that it was Sun Ce's notification to the court.

When Cao Cao was still in court to impeach Sun Ce, Yuan Shu reluctantly let go.The news of Yuan Shu's death quickly spread to the imperial court. Upon hearing the news of Yuan Shu's death, the courtiers of various factions immediately fought in the court hall for who to send to take over as the shepherd of Yuzhou and Jingzhou.

Sun Ce's memorandum arrived in Luoyang in time, and handed it to the emperor of the Great Court Assembly.

The cousin Shao was the governor of Yuzhou, and Gu Yong was the governor of Jingzhou.

Cao Cao was very angry, and Liu Bei was also very angry. Son of Heaven, you agreed to give Liu Xuande the position of Yuzhou Mu!

When Cao Cao questioned the emperor with these words in the court, Kong Rong stood up.

Who is Sun Shao? Kong Rong is optimistic about him.He is a talent who can hold important positions in the imperial court that he once praised in the past, and a mere governor of Yuzhou can definitely afford it.I think that when Sun Shao was doing meritorious service to Kong Rong (that is, the chief official), he acted in a very orderly manner. Counselors for government affairs, personnel affairs, and performance appraisal were indispensable manpower. Rong Kong Beihai still refused to let go.

So Liu Xuande, who was crying grievously and heartbroken, encountered the poisonous tongue Kong Rong.