Three Kingdoms: Liu Bei seeks the master and seeks to conquer the world

Chapter 241 Sun Jian Goes North, Zheng Ping Layouts Jiangdong
The fish is dead and the net is broken!

Sun Jian clenched his fist subconsciously.

Yuan Shu is too ruthless!
He killed himself in Huai Ling and announced to the world Sun Jian's refusal to accept the order of the Twelfth Army.

This is to tarnish Sun Jian's reputation!
In the current situation, the two emperors are in the same sky.

However, Yuan Shu did not proclaim himself emperor, so he could not be called a traitor of the Han Dynasty.

Sun Jian could not break away from Yuan Shu in the name of Yuan Shu's rebellion against the Han and self-reliance.

Yuan Shu was granted the title of Duke of Jiujiang by Liu Kai, and Sun Jian was a general under Yuan Shu's command. In name, Sun Jian belonged to Liu Kai and was controlled by Yuan Shu.

Sun Jian wanted to rebel against Yuan Shu, but he could not openly rebel.

Unless Sun Jian is bestowed by either Liu Xie or Liu Kai, he can gain a moral advantage.

Sun Jian's original idea was to put Yuan Shu under house arrest after acquiring the Jiangdong counties, and then act in Yuan Shu's name to completely control the Jiangdong counties.

At that time.

Sun Jian is qualified to negotiate conditions with Liu Xie and Liu Kai, and he will naturally become the lord of Jiangdong without damaging his reputation.

However, although Sun Jian's idea is very good, the change of the situation cannot be decided by Sun Jian.

In today's Jiangdong counties, Sun Jian only controlled Wu Jun and Danyang counties, Kuaiji County had Wang Lang and Yan Baihu, Yuzhang County had Hua Xin, and most of Lujiang County belonged to Sun Jian, but Lu Kang still resisted in Wancheng.

As long as Sun Jian is given time, Sun Jian can wipe out the power of the Jiangdong counties.

But unfortunately, Zheng Ping didn't want to give Sun Jian time.

Under such circumstances, once Sun Jian goes to Huailing, he will soon be in charge of the entire Lujiang County again with Lu Kang's wrist.

If he didn't go to Huai Ling, Yuan Shu would die.

At that time.

Sun Jian's reputation will not be stronger than that of Lu Bu!
Although Yuan Shu fought and failed repeatedly, a lean camel was bigger than a horse.

An old official of the Yuan family's disciples would not attach himself to Sun Jian who would not save Yuan Shu.

Twelve military orders, this is a conspiracy.

What Zheng Ping calculated was whether Sun Jian saved Yuan Shu for the sake of fame or insisted on defending Jiangdong regardless of his reputation.

For the sake of fame, Sun Jian's efforts in Jiangdong came to naught.

Regardless of his reputation, even if Sun Jian conquered the Jiangdong counties, he would be just a ungrateful person, and he would have to bear the notoriety of forcing the death of his old master, and the hatred of Yuan Shu's nephew's relatives and former officials.

Yuan Shu, who did not proclaim himself emperor, has not yet reached the point of betraying his relatives.

Sun Jian didn't dare to bet his life with Yuan Shu!
"General Huang, you misunderstood." Sun Jian put on a smile and argued, "Because Wancheng is about to be captured, I can't make a choice for a while, thinking that I can go to Huailing after capturing Wancheng."

Huang Yi snorted coldly: "It's just Wancheng, just keep a general here. Does Lu Kang dare to leave the city?"

"General Sun, my father-in-law only gave me ten days. If General Sun can't reach Huai Ling after ten days, you can't bear the consequences!"

Sun Jian was extremely annoyed, but at this moment he did not dare to offend Huang Yi too much, and said with a smile: "General Huang, don't worry. The general is already cleaning up the troops, and he will set off for Huai Ling tomorrow."

"Don't worry, within ten days, you will definitely arrive at Huai Ling City and defeat Guan Yu for Duke Yuan!"

"Ce'er, please ask General Huang to rest in another tent, don't be negligent."

Sun Ce took the order and invited Huang Yi to leave the tent.

Huang Yi didn't linger, turned around and left.

bang.

Sun Jian slammed his fist on the table in front of him.

"Several months of work have fallen short."

Seeing Sun Jian's beard and hair stretched out and his chest full of anger, all the generals felt depressed.

"My lord, it's better to let Yuan Shu go." Zu Mao said viciously: "Yuan Shu wants to die, let him die by himself."

Cheng Pu shook his head, "Although my lord has conquered Wu County and Danyang County, most of the officials in the two counties are attached to my lord because of Yuan's reputation."

"Abandoning Yuan Shu at this time, Wu County and Danyang County are unstable, and it will be difficult for the lord to gain a foothold in Jiangdong."

Although Sun Jian belonged to a powerful family in Wu County, compared with the powerful gentry in Jiangdong, Sun Jian's background and reputation were not enough to make these powerful gentry support Sun Jian.

It is easy to fight a city, but difficult to manage it.

In the whole of Jiangdong, apart from the Lujiang Zhou family and Sun Jian's friendship, most of the aristocratic and powerful families support Sun Jian.

Not only does he not support it, but he may also have resentment towards Sun Jian because of Sun Jian's attack on the city.

Without the reputation of the Yuan family in Runan, Sun Jian would be no more than Xu Gong and Yan Baihu in Jiangdong.

Zheng Ping helped Liu Bei set up Qingzhou, and he exchanged a lot of benefits with Qingzhou's powerful gentry.

Sun Jian, apart from being able to fight, what benefits can he offer in exchange?

Huang Gai said: "My lord, are we really going to Huai Ling? The work of several months is ruined. I don't know if I can come back after going to Huai Ling."

"Guan Yu is not easy to deal with."

"Huailing City is small, Guan Yu besieged and did not attack, but deliberately issued twelve military orders to summon the Lord, making it clear that he wanted to encircle and fight for help."

"If my lord goes, won't he be tricked by Guan Yu?"

Han Dang also said: "If the Lord is worried about the instability of Wu County and Danyang County, you can temporarily stick to Wu County and Danyang County, and make good friends with Xu Tuta County."

Immediately.

The generals in the handsome account talked a lot.

Some advised Sun Jian to go north to rescue Yuan Shu, some advised Sun Jian to stand on his own, and some advised Sun Jian to pretend that he had not received a military order.

When he was in trouble, people reported that Zhou Yu in Shu County had arrived to raise food and grass.

Sun Jian hurriedly called Zhou Yu into the commander's account and asked about countermeasures.

"Twelve Military Orders?"

"Who is so shameless, let Yuan Shu use such disgusting tricks."

Zhou Yu was startled.

He does not mean that.

Sun Jian frowned and said, "Ah Yu reminded me that Yuan Shu should not be surrounded by resourceful people to make suggestions when he fled to Huai Ling."

"This kind of strategy is not something Yuan Shu can come up with."

"Twelve military orders, each military order corresponds to a reason for listening to the tune and not listening to the announcement, and the last No. 12 military order, even Huang Yi personally came to summon it."

"One link after another, it is difficult for ordinary people to reach."

After Zhou Yu was surprised, the analysis went straight to the core: "This plan is a conspiracy specially designed against my uncle. The purpose is to prevent my uncle from being in charge of the Jiangdong counties."

"If uncle is ordered, not only will he not be able to attack Wancheng anymore, but the powerful families in Danyang County and Wu County may also hesitate because of Yuan Shu's failure."

"Once my uncle goes against Guan Yu, these people are likely to make trouble and have another heart."

"If my uncle doesn't obey the order, Yuan Shu will use his own life to discredit his uncle. At that time, Guan Yu will directly lead his army south to Yangzhou. Most of the old officials of the Yuan family who hate his uncle will welcome Guan Yu into Jiangdong."

"At that time, uncle will be in Jiangdong, so it will be difficult for him to stand up."

Huang Gai was a little annoyed: "If you obey the order or not, the lord will be led by the nose. If you are so at the mercy of others, you will not be able to swallow this breath."

Sun Jian said in a low voice, "Ayu, do you think the general should have been ordered or not?"

Zhou Yu said without hesitation: "Of course I have to obey the order! Uncle wants to make great ambitions, so he must not compromise his reputation."

"Jiangdong can fight again, but if his reputation is damaged, it will be difficult for my uncle to regain it."

"Uncle has already thought of it just now. The trick of the Twelve Military Orders is not what Yuan Shu thought, but someone else."

"My nephew boldly speculates that Yuan Shu may have been captured alive by Guan Yu."

This statement came out.

Cheng Pu, Huang Gai and other generals were surprised.

"Ayu, what are you talking about? If Yuan Shu was captured alive, how could he issue twelve military orders to the lord?"

"That's right, Guan Yu has captured Yuan Shu alive, so he can just go south, why bother?"

"If Yuan Shu is captured alive, why should I go to Huai Ling?"

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Sun Jian waved his hand to signal the generals to be quiet.

"Ayu, why do you make such a judgment?" Sun Jian asked quietly: "If Yuan Shu had been captured alive, I would have thrown myself into a trap by going to Huailing. Why do you still want to persuade the general to obey orders? Isn't it true? Contradictory?"

Zhou Yu said with a smile: "My nephew guesses that Huang Yi must not be telling the truth. Uncle is not going to beat Guan Yu, but Cao Cao!"

"With this plan, not only will Uncle not be able to take charge of Jiangdong smoothly, but he can also use Uncle's military strength to consume Cao Cao's military strength."

"Two birds with one stone, it's quite insidious to use tricks."

Sun Jian's eyes turned cold: "Cao Cao? Guan Yu wants to fight even his allies? Cao Cao sent troops to attack Yuan Shu on Liu Bei's order."

Zhou Yu chuckled: "Uncle really thinks that Cao Cao will obey Liu Bei's orders? Because of Liu Bei's dispatch of troops, Cao Cao's plan to get Xuzhou twice was destroyed."

"How could Cao Cao be willing to listen to Liu Bei's orders?"

"It's just trying to grab the credit for capturing Yuan Shu alive."

"And Liu Bei also knew Cao Cao's intentions, so after capturing Yuan alive, he deliberately put on an appearance of encircling the spot to send reinforcements, and issued the Twelve Army Order to Uncle."

"If my nephew is not mistaken, Cao Cao should go to Huai Ling City at this time."

"As soon as my uncle's soldiers and horses arrive in Huai Ling, Huang Yi will definitely find a reason for my uncle to fight Cao Cao instead of Guan Yu."

"My nephew guesses that Yuan Shu of Huai Ling City must have reached some kind of cooperation with Guan Yu, so Huang Yi came to uncle's camp in person."

Sun Jian's eyes gradually brightened, and his doubts gradually disappeared with Zhou Yu's analysis.

Cheng Pu asked, "Since this is the case, why not cooperate with Cao Cao to defeat Guan Yu first, and then fight against Cao Cao?"

Zhou Yu shook his head: "General Cheng, if uncle is really doing this, he is only using tigers to drive tigers away, and he will eventually be swallowed by tigers. Uncle not only wants to help Guan Yu defeat Cao Cao, but also beats Cao Cao."

Cheng Pu asked doubtfully, "You know you're being tricked, but you still want to help Guan Yu. Ayu, what's the reason?"

Zhou Yu said in a calm voice: "The military struggle is only for profit. To help Cao Cao or to help Guan Yu depends on who is more beneficial to uncle."

"It is true that helping Cao Cao defeat Guan Yu will make my uncle and the generals feel bad."

"But since they all chose not to save Yuan Shu, why did uncle go north to Huai Ling? Wouldn't it be superfluous?"

Cheng Pu was dumbfounded.

Zhou Yu said again: "Uncle's purpose in going to Huai Ling is to make a name for himself."

"Send troops to save the old master, in the name of Uncle's loyalty."

"Beat Cao Cao in pain, and praise Uncle's bravery."

"If the reputation grows, no matter whether it is the emperor in Chang'an or Zhuocheng, he will win over Uncle. And the powerful gentry in Jiangdong will also respect Uncle."

"Hold up for a while, and make a name for the rest of the world, uncle, do you have any intention?"

Zhou Yu's analysis made Sun Jian suddenly enlightened.

Since Yang's plan can't be broken, then he will use Zheng Ping's plan to gain as much benefit as possible for himself.

Military struggle is only for profit.

If you don't understand Lianli, how can you compete with others?

Sun Jian got up suddenly and made up his mind: "All generals obey the order, and the three armies immediately set up camp and go to Huai Ling!"

Seeing that Sun Jian was finally willing to send troops, Huang Yi couldn't help secretly heaving a sigh of relief.

"Yue Zhang, my son-in-law has finally made a great contribution again." Huang Yi secretly rejoiced.

In order to reassure Yuan Shu and Huang Yi, Zheng Ping was quite polite to them.

Especially for Huang Yi, Zheng Ping not only gave Huang Yi a lot of money, but also analyzed the situation of the world for Huang Yi with pros and cons, which frightened Huang Yi.

In Zheng Ping's eloquence, what is white can be said to be black, and what is black can be said to be white, and he also quotes classics, and each conclusion is supported by the words of relevant sages.

Huang Yi couldn't stand Zheng Ping's temptation and intimidation, after leaving the city, he didn't have the slightest thought of running away alone.

Zheng Ping's remonstrance is vivid in my ears, "A friend in need is a friend! You don't want to be scolded by your father-in-law as useless all day long, do you?"

Sun Jian led his troops northward.

Lu Kang in Wancheng did not relax, and asked the spies to go out of the city to inquire carefully, and he was relieved only after confirming that Sun Jian had gone north.

The spies also brought back a Confucian scholar with a weak crown.

"Secretary of Biejia Mansion in Qingzhou, and Pingyuan Huaji, I have met the prefect Lu."

"There is a letter from Ling Sun's family."

Lu Kang was taken aback: "A Yi's family letter?"

After a quick glance at the letter from home, Lu Kang looked at Hua Ji again, and asked doubtfully, "It's just an ordinary letter from home, why do you want Hua to deliver it in person?"

Hua Ji smiled and said: "Of course it's not just for this matter. I was ordered to come to Wancheng to help Taishou Lu calm down Jiangdong."

Lu Kang was even more surprised: "Hua Zong, I struggle to defend the entire city of Anhui, how can I have the ability to pacify Jiangdong? What's more, I am just a prefect of Lujiang, not a governor of Yangzhou!"

Hua Ji calmed down slightly: "Liu Yao, the governor of Yangzhou, has a false reputation. Not only did he fail to calm down Jiangdong, but instead caused Jiangdong to fight for many days, causing the common people to suffer."

"Liu Shijun of Qingzhou, benevolent and caring for the people, couldn't bear the suffering of the people in Jiangdong, so he ordered the prefects of the Jiangdong counties to form an alliance and defend together."

"The prefect of Yuzhang is my elder brother Hua Xin. The prefect of Kuaiji Wang Lang is originally from Tancheng in the East China Sea. He has a close relationship with Qingzhou Gongcao. If the prefect Lu is interested, I would like to go to Yuzhang and Kuaiji in person to form an alliance between the three counties."

Seeing that Lu Kang was still hesitating, Hua Ji said again: "Prefect Lu, Yuan Shu has already been captured alive. Sun Jian's going north to Huai Ling is just to show Brother Mou's plan to divert the tiger away from the mountain."

"The purpose is to give me the opportunity to go south, and to promote the alliance of the counties in the east of the Yangtze River, so that they can unite and resist Sun Jian together."

Lu Kang's face changed greatly: "Yuan Shu was captured alive? How is this possible?"

Hua Ji smiled and said: "It's just Yuan Shu, Brother Xianmou wants to capture him alive like a piece of cake."

"It's just that it's easy to capture Yuan Shu alive, but it's very difficult to let the people of Jiangdong enjoy peace. Cao Cao and Sun Jian are self-respecting and ambitious."

"That's why Brother Xianmou used Yuan Shu as a bait to lure Sun Jian north to Huai Ling, so as to give Prefect Lu and the people in Jiangdong who do not want to add to the flames of war a chance to truly enjoy peace."

"There is another thing to tell Prefect Lu. A Yi and A Liang have become friends. A Liang is a student jointly trained by Liu Shijun and Mr. Xianmou."

"Prefect Lu, I think you should be able to understand that after Liu Shijun rules the world, Ah Yi's official career will be limitless."

　It's the end of the month again, can you give me a thousand monthly pass?

　　
　
(End of this chapter)