Guo Tu stood still.

Yuan Shao turned his head and glanced at Guo Tu. "Anything else?"

Guo Tu bowed and bowed. "Lord, although Zhao Weiqing is a scholar, he is old and respectful, and he is well-known in Shilin. He is also deeply educated, and is very prestigious among scholars. He is good friends with Lu Zigan and Zheng Kangcheng, and the lord treats him slowly, which is not good for the lord's reputation. He Boqiu and the lord have been running for the party for decades, and there are countless people, once they arrive in Yecheng, the supporters will be numerous, if he complains about the lord, it is likely to cause adverse effects due to false rumors. Although he knew that the lord had a plan, and the minister was the lord's plan, he didn't dare not speak out. ”

Yuan Shao's eyes shrank and hesitated. He walked back and forth twice. "Gongzhi, in your opinion, should I accept the edict?"

"The lord, the minister thinks that the prince's loyalty to the lord can be learned, if the edict of King Qin is really the prince's master, then Chang'an will inevitably be in danger, and he will be unable to support it alone, so I hope that the lord and the king will welcome the Son of Heaven back to Luoyang and control it nearby. If this is not the case, then the edict must be false, and it doesn't matter whether it is accepted or not. ”

Yuan Shao's eyebrows frowned, a little puzzled. He beckoned and motioned for Guo Tu to sit down and speak in detail. Guo Tu took a seat, and then said: "In fact, it doesn't matter whether the Son of Heaven is the bloodline of the first emperor or not, the Liu family has enjoyed the world for four hundred years, and the fire virtue has ended, this is an undoubted thing. Yuan is the queen of Emperor Shun, the virtue of loess, should be the Han Dynasty, and it is also the consensus of the masters. Lu Zigan and Zhao Weiqing came one after another, which is a sign of the world's return. With the strength and prestige of the lord, if he can respond to the edict and welcome the Son of Heaven back to the capital, it will be the first merit, who in the world can compete with the lord? ”

The corners of Yuan Shao's mouth were crooked, a little disapproving. But Guo Tu had one thing in his heart. In case someone competes with Wang Yun for power and controls the Son of Heaven, it will be very unfavorable to him.

"Yang Wenxian (Yang Biao)?"

"Not only him, but also Liu Junlang (Liu Yan), and even Sun Ce."

"Sun Ce?" Yuan Shao endured it for a long time, but he still couldn't hold back, the corners of his mouth were lightly picked, and his expression was disdainful. "He thinks the same way? Isn't it the news that you revealed from your son? Didn't Sun Jian call himself Sun Wu, that was the surname Ji, and it was Huode. ”

Guo Tu was noncommittal. He didn't contact Guo Jia, but he hoped that Yuan Shao would have such thoughts. In fact, he may really contact Guo Jia, maybe there will be an unexpected gain. "Lord, the Han lost its deer, and the world chased it, how many people have self-knowledge? But if you are a little bit of a person and a little smart, you will feel that you are destined to return. For decades, there have been countless such people, so what's the harm with one more Sun Ce? The Sun family also has the surname Concubine and Yao, who knows if they will change it, anyway, there is no basis. ”

Yuan Shao smiled and nodded, and waved his hand lightly, like driving away two flies. "Then let's do it, you send Uncle He to go back to Yecheng to rest, and then visit Zhao Weiqing on my behalf, inquire about what is going on in Chang'an, and then make plans." Yuan Shao frowned. "What's going on with this Xun Yu, I've been going for so long, and I haven't sent a message back. Oh, he is the Wang Zuozhicai that He Boqiu said, and he can't do such a thing. ”

Guo Tu smiled without saying a word, bowed and retreated.

——

Sun Ce sat on horseback, looked at Zhu Ling on the other side, and suddenly smiled.

After leaving Zhongmu, he once again served as a striker. There are a lot of swamps in this area, and the striker is a hard job, and not many people are willing to do it, so Zhu Jun had to hand over this mission to him. Cao Bao and Xu Wei were much more cautious after being attacked in the camp and took on the important task of the queen of the palace, while Zhu Jun led the remaining more than 20,000 rabble to harvest rice along the way.

As soon as he set off, Zhu Ling left Junyi and went hand in hand with him on the other side of the waves. Both sides had similar troops, and they were both cautious, and neither gave the other side a chance to surprise attack. He doesn't care, anyway, he doesn't plan to fight against Zhu Ling, just cover Zhu Jun and the others. Zhu Ling was a little anxious, and in the past few days, he had obviously increased the number of temptations, so that Qin Mu and Elfang had almost no time to spare, and they directly became scout camps.

Despite this, Zhu Ling still did not give up, and took the personal guard battalion to check the terrain and look for opportunities. Now the two are looking across the water, and it seems that neither of them can help anyone, but the mood of the two sides is very different. He was as steady as Mount Tai, leisurely, but Zhu Ling was a little angry, riding his horse back and forth on the opposite side.

"General, this Zhu Ling is a martial artist." Pang Tong said.

Sun Ce turned the horse's head and moved forward in unison with Pang. "How so?"

"Yuan Tan has more than 40,000 people under his command, and Zhu Ling is also a main force, but apart from him, no one has left Junyi City at all, so it can be seen that Yuan Tan has no intention of stopping the general at all. Even if he didn't know that Yuan Tan had a deal with the general, Zhu Ling should have seen Yuan Tan's thoughts, appearing here at this time, it was naturally due to his insistence, Yuan Tan was annoyed by him, so he simply let him come alone. If he suffers at the hands of the general, he will naturally be honest when he goes back. ”

Sun Ce was very satisfied. "Shi Yuan, what books have you been reading lately?"

Pang Tong scratched his head. "Han Feizi", "Plain Book".

"Ha, the Emperor's Technique."

"Of course, the general will sit in the world in the future, how can there be no one around him who is familiar with imperial arts." Although Pang Tong was a little embarrassed, he did not hide his intentions. "Mr. Zigang has a lot of ideas, Guo Fengxiao knows the subtlety, I am inferior to them in these two aspects, so I will find a new way and learn some miscellaneous studies that they don't care about."

Sun Ce couldn't help laughing out loud, raised his hand and patted the back of Pang Tong's head. "Imperial art is miscellaneous? You kid has such a big mouth, did you practice it when you corresponded with Zhang Zifu? ”

Pang Tong's face was red, and he shook his head again and again. "No, no, these are confidential, I never talk to her. Mr. Fengxiao took care of me and said that Yuan Shao's detailed work would be held in Pingyu, and that he could not mention anything related to the march and battle. I remember, I don't dare to talk nonsense. ”

"And what did you tell her?"

"Tell me about old things, or say some of the books I read and what I think."

"And what did she say to you?"

"She has been building a model ship with Master Huang recently, and she often says strange things, which I don't know very well. By the way, that Xu Yue arrived in Pingyu and was calculating the trajectory of the stone thrower, which is said to be a bit eyebrow-raising. ”

"Oh, what are the eyebrows, let's hear them."

"I don't know this, Xu Yue doesn't show his secret, except for Huang Dajiang and himself, no one is allowed to inquire. Huang Dajiang also said that the four-wheeled carriage spread too fast, failed to make enough money, cheapened others, and kept the new loom and new ship secret. ”

Sun Ce nodded in understanding. However, he is more grateful to Huang Yueying for her heart. When did this little girl ever lack money, and now she values money so much, naturally she sees him worrying about money and wants to share his worries.

"Shiyuan, I'm a little homesick." Sun Ce said quietly: "After this battle, I will go back to Pingyu with you." ”

"Yes, yes." Pang Tong was excited, and then said: "General, aren't you going to the west to King Qin?" ”

Sun Ce smiled. "The king of hard work. Zhu Gong's superiors have been estranged for so long, and the court has not even reacted, I estimate that there is a good chance that this matter will be yellow. Shi Yuan, aren't you learning imperial art, think about it, if you are a courtier next to the Son of Heaven, how should you plan for him in order to get out of the control of Wang Yun's people. ”

Pang Tong smacked his lips. "General, you don't want to hear it."