Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 403

Lujiang County, Shouchun.

Yuan Shu was furious when he heard that Yuan Yao's army had failed to attack Huaicheng and that Qiao Rui had been captured. He threw the jade bowl in his hand to the ground. The guards and maids were all silent, they lowered their heads and did not dare to speak out.

Yuan Shu was still angry, walking up and down the house, "Trash!"

"waste!"

"Without Lu Bu, tens of thousands of people will not be able to destroy an empty city!"

"I'm so disappointed!"

"And Qiao Rui was arrested again?"

"Is he acting?"

"Could it be that he betrayed me a long time ago, so he was arrested on purpose?"

The several subordinates standing below looked at each other in blank dismay, none of them dared to go forward, but Yuan Yin, the prefect of Danyang, stood up and said: "Qiao Rui has always been loyal to the envoy, and he personally led troops into the city to make a surprise attack, so he was captured. Is there a problem?"

According to his seniority, Yuan Yin was Yuan Shu's nephew, and he was the only one who dared to speak up for Qiao Rui at this time, not to mention angering the captured generals, which would easily distract his subordinates, so he hesitated again and again, and came out to persuade him.

Huang Yi, Yuan Shu's son-in-law at the side, heard this and said, "I heard that the one who caught Qiao Rui this time was the fierce tiger of the Yuan family."

"This is also the person who caught Qiao Rui last time, and he released Qiao Rui back for no apparent reason. If there is no hidden secret in it, I'm afraid it may not be true."

"It's not unreasonable to make you worry."

Yuan Shu listened, nodded and said: "Huang Yi is right!"

"It's a good thing that I value Qiao Rui so much, but I didn't expect him to disappoint me time and time again!"

"It's really wolf-hearted!"

All the generals knew well that the fundamental reason why Qiao Rui provoked Yuan Shu was not because he was defeated and captured, but because he made friends with Sun Ce in private.

Moreover, this timing is very delicate. Officials from all over Yuan Shu's jurisdiction gathered in Shouchun because Yuan Shu discussed the matter of self-reliance, so the officials came one after another.

Originally, Yuan Shu's calculation was very good, let Yuan Yao lead the army to defeat Lu Bu, let him return, and at the same time let him bring back Lu Bu's daughter, build momentum while standing on his own, and his own momentum can greatly overwhelm the already ineffective Han court !
But Yuan Shu never expected that with two generals Zhang Xunqiaorui sitting in command, Yuan Yao would not even be able to defeat Lu Bu without thousands of soldiers in Huaicheng, and suffered a big defeat!

Yuan Shu was very superstitious about prophecies and omens. He was defeated at this time. This omen was really not very good, which made Yuan Shu feel very bad.

Now the more he thinks about it, the more he thinks that this defeat was caused by Qiao Rui, and he couldn't help but angrily said: "Qiao Rui deserves to die, someone, come and ransack his house!"

Everyone was startled, and immediately several generals came out and said: "The matter has not been clarified, and I hope that the envoy will wait for the son to come back and ask the truth in detail."

"Besides, Shijun's important event is imminent. When Huairou is amnesty, it may not be a good omen if there is a bloody disaster at this time."

Mentioning the omen, Yuan Shu was immediately persuaded, nodded and said, "If that's the case, let's wait for Yuan Yao to return to the army, and then thoroughly investigate this matter!"

"If this big defeat is really caused by Qiao Rui, I will punish him severely!"

Everyone quickly said yes.

Yuan Shu looked at the generals under the steps, full of ambition.

In today's world, apart from Yuan Shaoshang who can share equal shares with himself, everyone else is a chicken and a dog with ears!
Even Yuan Shao, although he claims to have eight counselors and four court pillars, in Yuan Shu's view, his talent is far inferior to his own.

Yuan Shu claimed to have an army of 30, and he could easily send tens of thousands of people to Yuan Yao. Not to mention Yuan Yao's defeat, even if the entire army was wiped out, these tens of thousands of people were not a big deal to Yuan Shu.

Most of the reason why he was so angry was that he had lost face.

Yuan Shu has a lot of soldiers, and his subordinates are even more talented, the number is large, just look at the subordinates under the steps now.

Danyang prefect Yuan Yin, Chen Xiang Yuan Si, Lujiang prefect Liu Xun, his younger brother Liu Kai, Yangzhou governor Chen Yu, long history Yang Hong, chief secretary Yuan Xiang and others.

Advisers Li Ye, Han Yin, Zheng Tai, Zheng Hun, Zheng Mao, Zhang Cheng and others.

General Ji Ling, Ministry General Shi Yiguan, Liu Xiang, Chang Nu, Qi Ji, Qin Yi, Li Feng, Liang Gang, Le Jiu, Bu Qu Chen Ji, Lei Bo and others.

There are no fewer than five or sixty members of Lin Zongzong, all of whom are well-known noble families in the world, and everyone's background and ability are no worse than Yuan Shao's subordinates.

And this is not counting Sun Ce's independent and transcendent power!

Sun Ce's current followers 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 mother clans. His power is no less than that of a prince!
But this is also a heart problem of Yuan Shu, Sun Ce is too capable and ambitious, although he has been trying his best to suppress him, but Sun Ce's general situation has been achieved, and Yuan Shu's proclaiming emperor is about to happen, so it is not appropriate to make any further incidents.

What's more, Yuan Shu also needed his help to take down Yangzhou. If Sun Ce was alerted by the incident of destroying Qiaorui at this time, the gain would outweigh the loss.

Thinking of this, Yuan Shu had no choice but to suppress the anger in his heart, put on a calm look, accept the compliments from the subordinates below the steps, and at the same time feel ruthless in his heart. After he proclaims himself emperor, he will defeat Yuan Shao and Liu Biao, seize the world, and let Sun Ce be born. Better to die!
Before that, you should be my dog ​​first, and take the Jiangdong land into my pocket for me!
Outside the city of Moling in Danyang, Sun Ce and Zhou Yu stood on the warship, looking at Qu'a in the east of the river to the west, and Guangling City to the north of Qu'a.

Qu'a Wharf, from time to time ships go north across the river to Guangling Wharf.

Sun Ce looked at it, and said with a smile, "Qu'a's heart is gone."

"I heard that Liu Yao was seriously ill. I'm afraid that some people have already thought of a way out and fled to Guangling for refuge."

"It's good to give some gentry to the fierce tiger. Anyway, these people stay, and I don't want to see them. Take down Wu County, just to install our people."

Zhou Yu said in a deep voice: "There are many talented people in Jiangdong. It's a pity to let them go. It's the best policy for Bofu to buy people's hearts."

"Besides, the fierce tiger is full of tricks. If we take down Qu'a, there is a possibility that he will take the opportunity to attack us."

Sun Ce said disapprovingly: "If you want to talk about horses fighting infantry, this fierce tiger is a bit capable, but above the big river, it is our world!"

"If he dares to cross the river to sneak attack, I will let him come and go!"

Zhou Yu was still a little worried, "Bo Fu, don't underestimate this person."

"I heard that he joined forces with Cao Cao to please the emperor and received a reward from the emperor. He is already Xuzhou shepherd."

Sun Ce laughed and said, "Xuzhou Mu?"

"I'm afraid he has the appetite, but not the ability!"

"With his little manpower, what kind of waves can he make?"

"In one county of Guangling, there are only a few thousand soldiers and horses. I heard that Liu Bei is in Xiapi, and he is almost recruiting [-] soldiers!"

"If Yuan Tan, who is eating up the Taishan bandits in the north, doesn't intervene, can the fierce 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 has a good idea."

"The most urgent thing today is to take down Qu'a before Yuan Gonglu becomes self-reliant, and eat as much as possible of the territory of the counties in Yangzhou, so as to prepare for us to separate from Yuan Gonglu."

"Otherwise, Yuan Gonglu will send people to take over the territory we have laid down. Our efforts in the past two years will be in vain."

After hearing this, Sun Ce gritted his teeth and said, "Tie Yuan deceived me, this revenge must be avenged!"

Zhou Yu said in a deep voice, "Bo Fu, be patient for now."

"When Yuan Gonglu becomes emperor, the whole world will attack him. We will use Jiangdong as a basis to prevent Yuan Shu from entering Jiangdong, and we will be invincible."

"Yuan Shu is powerful and has many soldiers and generals. We can't fight against him alone. If he doesn't stand on his own, we will really be in trouble."

"Yuan Shu risked the disobedience of the world to seek his own death. As long as we hold on until the princes from all over the world crusade against him, we will surely be able to take advantage of the situation to fight back, seize his territory, and achieve great things!"

After hearing this, Sun Ce held Zhou Yu's hand and said with emotion, "Everything depends on Gongjin!"

Then he looked at Guangling, with a complicated look 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 share a piece of the pie, what should I do?"

Zhou Yu chuckled: "If they want to come, let them come. At this time, it would be good to have more help."

"They want to attack Shouchun, they have to go to Xiapi by land, and they have to go west along the river by water, and this road has already fallen into our control."

"When the time comes, we can let him go there if we want, and we don't want them to come back. As long as we block the river, aren't they at our mercy?"

"The benefits of attacking Yuan Gonglu are great, but with the current strength of the fierce tiger on the water, I'm afraid it's powerless."

"On the contrary, in Yu's view, Cao Cao and Liu Bei are more threatening."

"Both of them have the heart of tigers and wolves, and they will never be inferior to others, especially Liu Bei. This man has a lot of ambition, so we must guard against it."

When Sun Ce heard this, he felt proud and laughed, "The harder it is to 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 lay down an immortal foundation!"

Zhou Yu was also heartbroken, and said in a deep voice: "Yu will stand in Bofu's body and witness that Bofu has left his name in history!"

In Qu'e City, Tai Shici held a pair of halberds and said to Lu Xun, "Please get in the carriage, sir."

Lu Xun comforted the members of the Lu family who were about to yell at him behind his back, and said helplessly, "Why should the general make things difficult for others?"

"Although Xun is acting as the head of the family temporarily, for such a big event, the real head of the family needs to come forward."

He pointed to the boy who was less than ten years old behind him, 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 make things difficult for him?"

Tai Shici sneered and said, "Liu Shijun is seriously ill, and Wu County will be attacked at any moment."

"The Lu family had a big feud with the Sun family before, but now they don't want to retreat. It's really abnormal."

"There is no one in the world who is not afraid of death, I'm afraid Mrs. Lu has already taken refuge with Sun Ce in private?"

"If I report this matter to Mr. Liu, what will happen to the Lu family?"

The Patriarch of the Lu family is Lu Ji, he said: "Wu County is the ancestral land of the Lu family. There is an order from the ancestors not to cross the river without authorization."

"Besides, the Lu family and Yuan Gonglu are old. Even if Wu County is breached, from the perspective of Yuan Gonglu, the Lu family should be safe."

"In contrast, I don't know about fierce tigers, so I can't entrust the Lu family to him."

After hearing this, Tai Shici sneered and said, "I didn't expect Patriarch to be so assertive at such a young age."

"But if this is the case, if the Lu family turns around to deal with my envoy, and I, Guangling, have worked so hard to defend the city during this time, wouldn't it be feeding the white-eyed wolf?"

Lu Ji also knew that his matter was a bit unkind, so he said helplessly, "What does the general want?"

Tai Shici said coldly: "I want to take the head of the family across the river and take him as a hostage."

"If the Lu family turns against Guangling, then the head of the family will die."

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the Lu family shouted and shouted, Tai Shici swung his halberds, and everyone fell silent.

When they saw Tai Shici's murderous bodyguard stalking behind him, they were also afraid in their hearts, what if the other party really made a move?
At this time, Lu Xun's voice sounded, "I am the head of the family now, let me go with you."

(End of this chapter)