Can I get to the other side?

After Yan Xiang was imprisoned, no one dared to oppose Yuan Shu.

He directly sent troops to forcibly recruit civilians and built the Temple of Heaven day and night. Many people were directly exhausted and froze to death. Countless people were miserable, but no one could stop Yuan Shu's madness.

Under such circumstances, no matter the cost, the Temple of Heaven was finally completed on the eve of the enthronement ceremony.

The next day, Yuan Shu officially ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor in Shouxian County, offering sacrifices to heaven in the northern and southern suburbs.

After receiving the national jade seal, the country was named "Cheng" and the reign was named "Zhongjia". Hundreds of officials were appointed to inform the world.

For a moment, Kyushu was shaken.

…

Juchao County is located in the land of Jianghuai River.

It is also one of the important towns in Yangzhou.

Juchao is famous for its rich products and fertile land. Even in Yangzhou, it can be called the "land of plenty".

At this time, outside a mansion in Juchao County.

A carriage slowly stopped.

Then an elegant-looking scribe jumped out of the carriage, ignored the housekeeper who came to greet him, and hurried into the house.

"Gong Jin! Gong Jin——!"

The elegant scribe ran and shouted, looking anxious.

In a quiet courtyard deep inside the mansion, a handsome man who was reading a book raised his eyes slightly after hearing a distant sound.

"Xiao Qing, go and prepare some tea."

The handsome man said to the beautiful maid serving beside him.

The maid looked at the man's face, her pretty face flushed slightly, she responded softly, and said gently: "Yes, Mr. Zhou."

After saying that, he stood up and returned to the house, while the handsome man once again turned his attention to the book in his hand.

Not long after, someone broke the silence in the courtyard.

"Gong Jin——!"

The scribe in Confucian shirt broke into the courtyard. When he saw the man who was reading, he couldn't help but said: "What time has it been? How come you still have time to read here?"

"Something big happened!"

This handsome man's surname is Zhou Mingyu and his given name is Gongjin.

He is the current Magistrate of Juchao County.

After hearing the words of the scholar in scholar's shirt, Zhou Yu put down the book in his hand and said with a smile: "Why are you so anxious? Let's sit down and have a cup of tea first."

At this time, the maid Xiaoqing brought over the prepared tea and made a cup of tea for each of them.

"No time for tea! You don't know what's going on!"

The scholar in Confucian shirt sighed and said in a deep voice: "Just yesterday, Yuan Shu worshiped heaven in Shouxian County and officially ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor!"

He thought the news would surprise Zhou Yu.

But who would have thought that Zhou Yu's expression remained unchanged after hearing this, and he took a sip of tea unhurriedly with a calm look on his face.

"I know."

The scholar in scholar's shirt was stunned: "What? When did you know about it?"

This news had just come through, and he had just learned about it. How could Zhou Yu know it earlier than he did?

Zhou Yu smiled and said: "Yuan Shu is a man who enjoys great achievements and is very ambitious but short-sighted. From the day he got the imperial seal, I expected that he would one day become emperor."

"What's more, in recent months, people in Shouxian County have been forced to build the Temple of Heaven, which confirms my suspicion."

He had not received the news, but he had expected it.

That's why it was no surprise that Yuan Shu proclaimed himself emperor.

The scholar in scholar's shirt was silent for a long time after hearing this, and then said with some resentment: "Since you guessed it, why have you never told me about it? Do you not regard me as a friend?"

"No no no."

Zhou Yu put down the teacup, shook his head and sighed: "I just didn't expect that Zijing, you couldn't guess this. To be honest, I'm surprised."

This scribe in Confucian shirt, whose surname was Lu, whose given name was Su, and whose courtesy name was Zijing, was his good friend.

"hehe."

Lu Supi smiled, raised his eyebrows, and then rolled up the sleeves of his broad robe, revealing his arms with huge muscles.

"If Gong Jin doesn't know how to speak well, I also know a little bit about boxing."

Zhou Yu's face changed, and he immediately said sincerely: "Zijing, we are all scholars, fists and kicks are too vulgar, so if you have anything to say, please say it."

He knew Lu Su's martial arts. Under the elegant appearance of a scholar, he actually had excellent martial arts, which was no worse than an ordinary centurion.

He can't be beaten anyway.

"snort."

Lu Su rolled his eyes at Zhou Yu, but didn't really want to take action.

After some banter, the two finally got down to business.

Lu Su took a sip of tea and then asked directly: "What do you think of Yuan Shu proclaiming himself emperor?"

Zhou Yu said calmly: "How does Yuan Shu compare to King Wen? How does the Yuan family compare to the Ji family? At that time, the Ji family occupied the second place in the world and still served the Yin Shang Dynasty. Yuan Shu only occupied one Yangzhou, but he dared to call himself emperor. It is really ridiculous."

Although Zhou Yu's words were concise and to the point, Lu Su also understood. He was taking the relationship between the Zhou royal family and the Yin Shang Dynasty as an example, and couldn't help but nod in approval. His thoughts were consistent with Zhou Yu's.

"Although the Han Dynasty is in decline today, the emperor is not cruel and immoral. Yuan Shu dares to overstep his authority and proclaim himself emperor. It is really stupid."

"If he acts like this, he will become the enemy of all princes."

Not to mention whether Yuan Shu unified the nine states, even if he did, he still needed to be justified in claiming the throne, and it was not enough to rely on the imperial seal alone.

Zhou Yu didn't care and said: "This matter is not what we should be concerned about. For now, we should think of a way out. The nest is not a place to stay for a long time."

"What are Zijing's plans?"

He is now the magistrate of Juchao County, and he is working under Yuan Shu.

Now that Yuan Shu has proclaimed himself emperor, he will inevitably become the enemy of the world in the future. If he continues to stay here, it would be unwise.

"Me?"

Lu Su was stunned by this question. He frowned and thought for a while, then shook his head and said, "To be honest with Gongjin, I don't know where to go now."

His home is in Juchao. Now the world is in turmoil. If he leaves Juchao, where can he go? More importantly, although he has a lot of ambitions, he doesn't know where to go.

Zhou Yu smiled and said, "In this case, why don't you follow me to Jiangdong and join Sun Ce? With Zijing's talents, he will surely shine."

"Jiangdong? Sun Ce?"

Hearing this, Lu Su couldn't help but look up at Zhou Yu, with a look of surprise on his face, "Are you talking about the little tyrant Sun Ce? Gongjin actually knows him?"

Who doesn't know the name of the little tyrant Sun Ce?

This is the first time he knows that Zhou Yu and Sun Ce know each other.

Zhou Yu laughed and said, "More than knowing each other, I went to his house to pay respects to his mother, and we called each other brothers, and we have a close personal relationship."

"At the beginning, Yuan Shu wanted to keep me in Shouchun, but I came to Juchao because it is not far from Kuaiji and I can go there at any time."

Lu Su was shocked when he heard this.

Paying respects to the mother is an extremely solemn etiquette, which means that the two families are on good terms and also means that they are recognized as godparents.

In short, the relationship between the Sun and Zhou families is extraordinary!

And Zhou Yu came to Juchao to work, and he actually had a plan in advance to abandon Yuan Shu and join Sun Ce!