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Chapter 43: Jiangdong Sun Ce
Faced with the invitation from Zhou Yu, Lu Su was very tempted.

Sun Ce, the Little Overlord of Jiangdong, is now famous throughout the world and is a brave general who is unrivaled in the world. Moreover, unlike ordinary generals, he not only has the talent to lead troops in battle, but also is wise in knowing how to use people and being magnanimous. He also has strict military discipline and enjoys an excellent reputation among the people.

With Zhou Yu's recommendation and his own talents, joining Sun Ce might not be a bad way out.

Seeing that Lu Su was somewhat moved, Zhou Yu continued to persuade him, "Zi Jing, you have the talent of Guan Yu and Bao Bao, it is a waste for you to condescend to live in a small place like Juchao."

"Now is a time of chaos, and in times of chaos heroes emerge. My brother Sun Ce has a broad mind, is a man of both civil and military talents, and is a hero among men, far superior to Yuan Shu and his ilk."

"If you and I can help you, we can achieve hegemony and both of us can go down in history!"

To be remembered in history is the lifelong pursuit of all writers.

Even Lu Su was no exception.

After hearing these words and feeling Zhou Yu's passionate and sincere gaze, the last trace of hesitation in Lu Su's heart finally disappeared. His eyes became firm and he tightly grasped Zhou Yu's outstretched right hand.

"Then... let's work together to achieve hegemony!"

……

Just as Lu Su and Zhou Yu were discussing going to Jiangdong to join Sun Ce, Sun Ce, who was far away in Kuaiji County, also received the news that Yuan Shu had proclaimed himself emperor.

Kuaiji County, the prefectural government office.

A tall, resolute-looking young man with a heroic look between his brows couldn't help but sigh after reading the secret report in his hand that recorded Yuan Shu's declaration of emperorship.

"This idiot still claimed to be the emperor."

This young man was Sun Ce, also known as the Little Overlord.

Since Wang Lang was defeated, he officially took control of Kuaiji, appointed himself as the prefect of Kuaiji, and established Luling County, which was called the Four Counties of Jiangdong together with Danyang and Yuzhang counties.

Now, nearly half of the entire Yangzhou has fallen into his control.

There were several other people standing in the hall, namely Zhang Zhao from Pengcheng, Zhang Hong from Guangling, as well as Qin Song and Chen Duan, all of whom were advisers under Sun Ce.

After hearing what Sun Ce said, they all looked surprised.

Chen Duan couldn't help but frown and asked, "But General, didn't you already write to him? How could he not even listen to your advice?"

Yan Xiang had written to Sun Ce before, hoping that he could write a letter to persuade Yuan Shu.

Sun Ce told them about this matter, and after discussing it together, they all felt that proclaiming themselves emperor was foolish, so they gave a very clear reply.

As long as Yuan Shu dares to proclaim himself emperor, we will break with him immediately!
But who would have thought that today the news would come that Yuan Shu proclaimed himself emperor.

"My advice is nothing."

Sun Ce was not surprised at all. He laughed and said, "How many people can resist the temptation of being the emperor?"

In fact, he was already mentally prepared.

Now he just felt regretful.

If Yuan Shu had not proclaimed himself emperor, he could have continued to develop and slowly accumulate strength by relying on Yuan Shu's resources and reputation; but now that Yuan Shu has proclaimed himself emperor, he must break with him.

Otherwise, he will face the joint attack from all the princes!

Only Yuan Shu was confused. He would not be so stupid as to die with Yuan Shu.

"But the imperial seal should have belonged to the general, but it was seized by Yuan Shu. How despicable."

Qin Song was quite indignant.

The imperial seal was originally in the hands of Sun Ce's mother, Madam Wu, but after Sun Jian's death, Yuan Shu took the seal away from her.

"Wen Biao, don't speak nonsense!"

As soon as Qin Song finished speaking, Sun Ce immediately opened his mouth to rebuke him, his expression very serious, "The Imperial Seal is a national treasure, what virtue do I have to possess it?" "When my father obtained the Imperial Seal, he only wanted to keep it for safekeeping and hand it over to the emperor in the future. He never thought of monopolizing it. You must never say such things again in the future."

You know, the imperial seal can only belong to the emperor. Wanting to possess the seal is equivalent to wanting to be the emperor! How could Sun Ce dare to admit this?

It's simply heart-breaking!

Qin Song realized that he had said something wrong, and looked embarrassed and kept silent.

At this time, Zhang Zhao asked: "General, since Yuan Shu has proclaimed himself emperor, should we wait and see or send troops to attack him?"

Sun Ce was a general who had been officially enthroned as an enemy-slaying general and a subject of the Han Dynasty; but Yuan Shu proclaimed himself emperor, making him a rebellious traitor!

As a Han official, how can I not fight against the rebels?

Sun Ce shook his head and said, "First, let's announce to the public that we have broken with Yuan Shu and sever our ties. As for sending troops, let's see how Cao Cao and Yuan Shao act."

"They haven't made any move yet, so why should I be the first to take action?"

Sun Ce was not afraid of Yuan Shu, but he also did not want to be used as a gun by others. Now he had seen all kinds of intrigues and was no longer the young man he was a few years ago.

Thinking of this, a figure couldn't help but emerge in his mind, that was his good brother Zhou Yu.

"It would be great if Gongjin was here. With him giving me advice, I would just lead the troops and fight. I wouldn't have to think about these things at all."

"I don't know when he will be able to return to Jiangdong."

Sun Ce really wanted to go to Juchao in person and bring his good brother back, but he was too busy with work to do so and could only wait.

……

Yingchuan, Xu County.

Cao Cao has been in a very bad mood recently, or rather, he has not been in a good mood since Yuan Shao announced to the world that the emperor was in Jizhou.

According to his original plan, as long as he had the emperor in his hands, he would be able to recruit talented people, win over various forces, and greatly enhance his strength.

But the current results are totally inconsistent with his expectations.

Many people were willing to believe the lies of Yuan Shao, who came from a prominent family and had a great reputation, rather than believe him as the one who truly held the emperor in his hands.

No matter how he proved himself, it had little effect.

Under such circumstances, the talented and wise men who responded to the emperor's call and came to join him were only a few big cats and small cats. There were no outstanding talents at all, and most people were still waiting and watching.

"Damn Yuan Shao!"

When Cao Cao thought of this, he was filled with hatred.

He looked at the table full of delicious food in front of him, but he couldn't eat even a bite. He walked out of the house with a gloomy face.

Spring is coming and everything starts to grow.

Although it is still a bit cold now, the wind has brought a hint of spring, and there is a fine drizzle falling from the sky.

Cao Cao took a breath of fresh air and immediately felt his depressed mood calmed down a lot, and his expression also relaxed a little.

"What are Yuan Shao's recent movements?"

Hearing this, Xu Chu, who was standing behind Cao Cao, replied: "My lord, Yuan Shao's army has arrived in Qingzhou and is heading straight for Xuzhou."

Yuan Shao's two generals Yan Liang and Wen Chou were dispatched, and a full 50,000 troops were sent. Such a movement could certainly not be concealed from others, and Cao Cao received the news at the first time.

At first he thought Yuan Shao was going to attack Yanzhou, and he was so scared that he was about to gather a large army to fight, but he soon found out that he had misunderstood.

Because this army did not attack Yanzhou, but went straight to Xuzhou.

The most important thing is that there are Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei in this army!
(End of this chapter)