Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 705 Brothers’ Secret Words
Hearing Zhuge Liang's words, Huang Yueying said: "How do you know, husband?"

Zhuge Liang said solemnly: "I have been to the street several times, and I also took advantage of the Chinese New Year to visit Lord Jia."

"My final judgment is that Wancheng is tight on the outside and loose on the inside. It seems that the tightness has collapsed."

"This is really abnormal when the news that Cao Jun is about to attack Wancheng is spreading."

"I suspect that Zhang Xiu may have decided to secretly defect to Cao Cao!"

Huang Yueying was shocked, "So, Cao Jun is about to occupy Nanyang and prepare to attack Jingzhou?"

Zhuge Liang sighed: "So I wrote a letter and asked Tong'er to take it to Nanyang Mountain and bring it to Aweng, asking him to leave Nanyang quickly and take refuge in Nanjun."

"Cao Cao is a moody person. No one knows what he will do after occupying Nanyang. The concession is a lesson from the past."

"Thinking about it now, it's a good thing that I didn't seek refuge with Zhang Xiu, otherwise I would have become a companion with Cao Cao. How could I deal with those dead clan members in Langya?"

Huang Yueying heard Zhuge Liang talk about the tragic massacres in Xuzhou at that time, especially during the second massacre of Xuzhou. It is said that hundreds of thousands of people died at that time, and the bodies were blocked so that the Surabaya River was cut off. "The chickens and dogs were all gone, and there was no one left in the market."

As a member of the Langya clan, less than [-] of the Zhuge family survived, which can be said to be extremely tragic. This is why Zhuge Liang hates Cao Cao so much.

There was a hint of worry on her face, "My husband can see clearly, are we going to leave too?"

Zhuge Liang sighed: "Where are we going?"

"If Cao Cao gets Nanyang, we will retreat to Nanjun and never come out again."

Huang Yueying's eyes flashed, "Husband, do you want to go north to Sili, or west to Shouchun?"

Zhuge Liang was silent for a moment and said, "No, we won't move."

"What!" Huang Yueying was shocked, "Stay in Wancheng?"

"Didn't my husband say it just now..."

"That's right," Zhuge Liang said, "There are changes in Wancheng, but since Zhang Xiu intends to join Cao Cao, there will be no fight at first."

"But Sili and Yuzhou are different. They are places where Cao Cao is strictly guarded. It is also a place where princes may take the opportunity to attack Cao Cao's retreat. Instead, war is likely to break out."

"Cao Cao's plan is for the entire Jingzhou. After he gets Wancheng, he will definitely go south from Nanyang."

"At that time, we can take the opportunity to go north or east and bypass the main fighting force, which will make it safer."

Huang Yueying couldn't help but worry after hearing this: "This is too risky. What if Cao Cao gets into a fight with other forces?"

Zhuge Liang said in a deep voice: "Madam, are you talking about Liu Yuzhou?"

"The only way is to prepare for the worst in advance."

"The feeling of drifting with the crowd but not being able to see through the stars is really...not a good feeling."

Looking at Zhuge Liang's face, Huang Yueying whispered: "Husband... you must be very unwilling, right?"

"My husband doesn't think that even if he is just a county magistrate, he can still mobilize hundreds of people, so he won't be so helpless as he is now."

Zhuge Liang sighed: "Madam still understands me."

"But among the people in the world, how many people really know my ambition?"

"At first I was still very concerned about Liu Yuzhou in Xinye, but in the end, alas..."

Huang Yueying thought to herself that she originally wanted to suggest her husband to go to Xinye, but now it seems that her husband is not very optimistic about Liu Yuzhou?
She said aloud: "What should I do if my husband wants to wait and the change doesn't come?"

After hearing this, Zhuge Liang smiled bitterly and said, "If he doesn't come, then we really have no choice but to go back to Jingzhou."

"But I don't think he's going to miss this opportunity."

"After all, he is the person in this world who has always been against Cao Cao. Although I don't know the reason, I am still willing to believe in his persistence."

"But it's not easy to break the blockade between Ma Teng, Han Sui and Yuan Shu."

"By the way, we also need to include the Hongnong Yang family. The head of the family, Yang Biao, is Yuan Shu's son-in-law. It can be said that it is extremely difficult for these three people to join forces and attack Yingchuan."

"It's even more difficult?" Huang Yueying captured this sentence keenly, "Isn't there no way?"

Zhuge Liang nodded, "Yes, these three families are not monolithic."

"The key is...hey"

A few days later, Cao Ying received news that ships began to go south from the coastal port of Yuyang in Youzhou. The leading ship entered the Huaihe River at the Haixi port, and its destination was Shouchun.

After receiving the news, Xun You said to Chen Qun: "The fierce tiger really doesn't give up, and as expected, he will not leave Sili."

"After all, if you go west from Shouchun, you can get close to Nanyang and Yingchuan."

"The fierce tiger had previously transferred Lu Xun and Taishi Ci to Shouchun. In fact, his idea had already been exposed. Now that he wants to increase his troops in Jiujiang, the next step will definitely be to attack from this way."

Chen Qun said: "In this way, Yuan Shu can be blocked. After all, he also has the will to take Shouchun back."

"Not to mention whether this was a plan to lure the tiger away from the mountain, Yuan Shu was able to obey Duke Ming's order, which surprised me."

Xun You said disdainfully: "He is fierce in appearance but soft in heart. He has brought shame on the Yuan family. He is far worse than Yuan Benchu."

Chen Qun couldn't help laughing after hearing this.

Although the princes all fought for the world with life and death, the fate of the losers was either honorable or not.

Lu Bu's death in battle earned Cao Ying's respect, but Yuan Shu's current situation is a bit ugly.

His hometown was lost, his family members were gone, and the Yuan family's children were all sent to Yecheng as hostages by the fierce tiger. Yuan Shu was already desperate, but Cao Cao stretched out his hand, and Yuan Shu could only stretch out his paws like a dog and catch him humbly. this hand.

Like Yuan Tan, who has lost his ambition. As a slave of a wealthy family, how can he be respected by others?

Chen Qun said: "But it is still very dangerous. Yuan Shu was in a situation at that time, and he might have to bow to Jizhou." "His attack on Nanyang was unfavorable and he entered the border of Sili in Yuzhou. According to Xizuo who was placed beside him at the time, He probably wants to enter Wei County and return the imperial title to Yuan Benchu."

"So at that time, Duke Ming decisively returned from Yuzhou and intercepted him personally. At the same time, he let others enter Wei County to attack Yecheng, which stopped Yuan Shu's thoughts."

"Yuan Shu's thinking at the time was that he didn't really think that Ming Gong could capture Yecheng. He just wanted to find a way to get down. After all, he was still a member of the Yuan family no matter how he tried to commit suicide, so he could save his life."

"It's just that the development of things later was beyond his expectation. Yuan Shao died of illness and Yuan Shang succeeded to the throne. Yuan Shu was reluctant to bow to Yuan Shao, let alone a junior?"

"So now he is unable to advance or retreat and can only rely on Ming Gong for survival."

"I have to say that the master's ability to understand people's hearts is really admirable."

Xun You also felt the same and said: "As long as Jingzhou is captured, Yizhou will fall into the hands of Duke Ming sooner or later."

"When the time comes, as long as we wait for the Yuan family to fight and capture Jizhou, there will be only two forces in the world, Jiangdong and Xiuhu, which are not enough to use as a basis!"

"So this time we go to Nanyang, recruit Zhang Xiu from Wancheng, and defeat Liu Bei in Xinye, we must not make any mistakes."

"Since Zhongde was hit by a fierce tiger's arrow in the last battle of Xuzhou, his body has become weaker and weaker. Recently, he has been bedridden and unable to move normally. He can only rely on the joint efforts of the few of us!"

Chen Qun nodded after hearing this, wondering if the fierce tiger really put poison on the arrowhead, just like Cheng Yu used spies to plot against Sun Ce?
Is this considered retribution?
In Sun Ce's mansion, Wujun Dantu, servants came and went in a hurry, with a lot of worry on their faces.

Because Sun Ce's complexion was getting worse and worse, and he was about to die.

He was now half-lying in front of the window, his figure erect. His originally tall and mighty body now seemed to be so skinny that only a handful of bones remained.

He looked at the tearful Mrs. Wu next to him and said with a smile: "Mom, why do you have to do this? Everyone will die. I have done things in three years that many people can't do in a lifetime, so I don't have many regrets."

After hearing this, Mrs. Wu couldn't help but shed tears, but Sun Ce said, "Please promise me, my mother, that after my death, I will help my second brother take charge of the Sun family."

After hearing this, Mrs. Wu responded: "Since Ce'er has made up her mind, I will help Ce'er realize her wish." After saying this, she couldn't help crying again.

Sun Ce saw this and said to Mrs. Wu, "Please ask my mother to call my second brother over. I will have a few words with him alone and ask him to listen to my mother's words."

After hearing this, Mrs. Wu went out and asked Sun Quan who was waiting outside the door to come in, but she went to another room.

Sun Quan came to Sun Ce, knelt down and said, "Brother, what are your orders?"

Sun Ce made a weak voice, "Come closer."

Sun Quan quickly came closer and heard Sun Ce say: "If you were the lord of Jiangdong, what would you plan to do?"

After hearing this, Sun Quan's expression changed slightly, and after a moment's hesitation he replied: "Stick to the east of the Yangtze River and wait for the opportunity."

Sun Ce's eyes flashed, "Why move?"

Sun Quan whispered: "Suppress Yuzhang, spy on Lujiang River, take Jiangxia to the west, and look to Xuzhou to the north."

"Then what?" Sun Ce was hesitant.

"Expedition to the North and the Central Plains to unify the world!" When Sun Quan said these words, he could not hide his aura.

Sun Ce chuckled and said, "My second brother is very ambitious, can he do it?"

Sun Quan whispered: "I have to give it a try."

Sun Ce closed his eyes and said after a long time: "I know your views on military matters."

"What do you think about the dispute between Gong Jinzi Bu (Zhang Zhao)?"

Sun Quan hurriedly replied: "Zhang Zhao is from the north, and Zhou Yu is my brother's confidant. Of course, I want to suppress Zhang Zhao's faction and rely on Zhou Yu's plan to divide the world."

Unexpectedly, beyond Sun Quan's expectation, Sun Ce said: "No, second brother, you have completely gone against the grain."

"What!" Sun Quan was startled and asked in confusion: "Isn't Zhou Yu a good friend of my brother?"

"And he is very talented and can stand alone..."

Sun Ce sneered: "Because of this, I can suppress him, can you?"

"He won't be able to lose his tail in the future. Do you have someone who can control him?"

Sun Quan then understood, "Brother, are you saying that Zhang Zhao will be used to control Zhou Yu?"

Sun Ce snorted coldly, "I treat Zhang Zhao and others with great courtesy. Do you think they are really more useful than Gong Jin?"

"It's just used as a check and balance."

"Although I'm sorry for Gong Jin, I do everything for the survival of the Sun family."

"You have to remember that Zhang Zhao is just a dog I use to bite people. He is from Jiangbei and his family is not powerful. The real enemies of the Sun family are the big families in Jiangdong."

"They occupy a large amount of land in Jiangdong, and they are no different from the princes. Only they have the strength and ability to replace the Sun family. Since they have this strength, they must also have this intention!"

"My Sun family is from the Yuan family in Runan, and I am just a big family like the Yang family in Hongnong. However, our family is from a humble background. We have been officials in Wu County for generations, and my grandfather was reduced to growing melons. You said that privately among the Jiangdong gentry, Will you think highly of us?"

"This kind of contempt in the bones will not be eliminated even after dozens or hundreds of years, nor can it be easily bought with money and high status, unless our Sun family climbs to a height that they cannot reach!"

"When I took control of Jiangdong, I was able to suppress them forcefully, but if I were not there, would they have served the Sun family with all their heart and soul in the hands of you and my mother?"

"If a powerful enemy comes from the north and is promised huge profits, do you think they will have other ideas?"

"What would you do if you were in my position in the future?"

Sun Quan suddenly realized, "I understand what brother means!"

"The most honest person is of course a dead person!"

A smile appeared on Sun Ce's face, "Second brother, you just need to remember that the only person you can trust is yourself."

(End of this chapter)