Han Xiang

Chapter 42

At the same time that Sun Ce’s letter of renunciation arrived in Shouchun, the prefect of Guangling, Wu Jing, led his troops to abandon his official position, and Yuan Shu’s newly appointed Huainan Yin Sun Ben even abandoned his wife and son and returned to Jiangdong. The only remaining member of the Sun family was Sun Xiang, the prefect of Runan. down.

"Bastard, this wolf-hearted Sun Ce dares to be so bold. It's clearly planned for a long time."

Yuan Shu was furious in front of all civil and military officials, and Qiao Rui who was standing in the hall was full of emotion. His deduction that shocked Long Xiang was really accurate.

Qiao Rui originally thought that even if Sun Ce wanted to rebel, he would have to be fully prepared before making a move. Who would have thought that he would be the first to jump out.

"I want to crusade against the traitor Sun Ce, which general is willing to lead the battle?"

After Yuan Shu vented, he quickly faced the reality. He thought that if Sun Ce's arrogance was not extinguished, the other princes might follow suit.

Most of the generals in the palace were familiar with Sun Ce, and they all knew that Sun Ce's martial arts were very strong, and they also had Cheng Pu, Huang Gai and other old Sun Jian's assistants, and none of them had the confidence to win, so no one responded to Yuan Shu.

"Why don't you say a word?"

While Yuan Shu was asking questions, Zhang Xun, Qiao Rui and others all lowered their heads while looking down at the generals in the hall.

When the atmosphere in the hall was awkward, Chang Shi Yang Hong came out of the class and said:

"Your Majesty, Sun Ce is far away in Kuaiji, and the journey is far away. If you want to conquer, you must prepare warships. Obviously, you can't prepare enough in a hurry."

Yuan Shu jumped up after hearing this, and shouted sharply: "If I just ignore Sun Ce's son, won't I make the world laugh at me?"

"Your Majesty, please calm down. Not long after Sun Ce occupied Kuaiji, the surrounding tycoons such as Yan Baihu, Zou Tuo, and Qian Tong refused to accept it.

Why don't you issue an imperial edict to order these people to rise up and attack them with the title and benefits, and then His Majesty will reap the benefits of fishermen without any effort. "

Yang Hong offered a plan against Yuan Shu's anger.

"Wonderful, wonderful, good."

Yuan Shu was overjoyed when he heard the words, and after sitting down, he had to add: "I will give Yuan Yin another order to let the soldiers of Danyang wait for the opportunity to see if his son Sun Ce will die or not."

Yang Hong said again: "My lord ascended to the throne by destiny, but Liu Xie was also raised in Xudu by Cao Cao. The most urgent thing is to make more allies. Our strong enemy is in the north, not in the south."

When Yuan Shu heard Cao Cao's name, he felt a little guilty in his heart.

The battle of Kuangting became a nightmare in his heart. After that defeat, Yuan Shu never dared to expand northward.

"Yang Qing's words are very kind."

After listening to Yang Hong's remonstrance, Yuan Shushu must nod in affirmation.

Immediately afterwards, he frowned and asked Yan Xiang: "What's going on with Han Yin recently? Why is there no news at all?"

"I don't know."

"Send someone to Xiapi to inquire, and urge Lu Bu to marry his daughter as soon as possible. He is really good at delaying this. The daughter has directly transformed from a prince's wife to a prince's concubine. It is really lucky."

"I'll go and make arrangements immediately. In addition, General Qin has repeatedly mentioned that he misses Xiapi's wife and children. After all, he is a general of Lu Bu. If he stays here for a long time, he may cause criticism. Should he be sent back together?"

"Um"

Yuan Shu thought for a while, stroked his beard and said, "I married off the eldest daughter of the Liu family, and this person still thinks about Xiapi's wife and children. I don't know why he lingers. Let Qin Yilu go with me."

"Is General Qin's current wife also included?"

Yan Xiang didn't finish asking for instructions, Yuan Shu immediately interrupted: "No, Qin Yilu came from a humble background, married Liu's patriarchal daughter, who is Gao Pan, and wants to take him back to Xiapi to suffer? Let him go back and move his family by himself. I will write a letter to Lu Bu to ask him to be sent down, and I will not hesitate to give him a favor when I think about it."

"The minister takes orders." Yan Xiang nodded with his hands clasped.

The first major event of Yuan Shu's ascension to the throne was from conquering Sun Ce to marrying Lu Bu. All the generals in the palace secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

As a general, Qiao Rui returned to the mansion, and immediately shocked Chen Shi by preparing wine.

Mrs. Chen prepared the food and wine, and saw that Qiao Rui was drinking by herself without saying a word, so she asked worriedly: "What's the matter today, General? I've never seen you drink in such a hurry, at least you should have a few mouthfuls of food."

"Let me have a few more drinks."

Qiao Rui drank four or five cups in a hurry, feeling her body warming up slowly, and then took the chopsticks to pick up vegetables on the plate.

"What's the matter?"

The more Qiao Rui remained silent, the more worried Mrs. Chen became.

Qiao Rui tapped the wine glass in front of him, motioned Chen Shi to fill it up for himself, then stopped chewing, put his chin on the table, and sighed: "Sun Ce really turned his back on it, and Yun Qi's deduction is not bad at all."

"What did you say?"

Mrs. Chen was taken aback when she heard this, but she didn't realize that the wine was already full and the excess was overflowing from the cup.

Seeing this, Qiao Rui tapped on the table and reminded: "Sun Ce has been planning a rebellion for a long time. Wu Jing, Sun Ben and others all abandoned their posts and left. Your Majesty is furious today."

"Long Yunqi's inference, the concubine remembered the general mentioning it, and he actually got it right, it's incredible."

After Chen's words, she shook her head lightly, her mind suddenly went blank.

Qiao Rui nodded affirmatively: "Yun Qi sees the problem very deeply. I often talk to him now, and I get something every time. I am lucky to have Yang Hong's advice today. Otherwise, I may be appointed by His Majesty and arranged to go to Jiangdong."

"Hiss, Yang Hong is really timely."

Mrs. Chen felt like she had dodged a catastrophe, and then asked curiously: "Sun Ce is a brave young man, what kind of clever plan does Yang Hong offer?"

"It's nothing more than promising benefits to Yan Baihu and others, and ordering them to send troops to check and balance Sun Ce, but these tyrants may not be able to accomplish anything." Qiao Rui shook his head and smiled bitterly.

Chen sighed: "Whether they can succeed or not, as long as the general does not go to Jiangdong, it will be fine. The sword has no eyes and will inevitably be damaged. Even in the battle against Liu Bei in Xuzhou last year, the concubine and the children are extremely worried."

"As a husband and a general, how can I escape the war? You think I am a dragon"

Qiao Rui's conversation stopped abruptly in the middle, and then he picked up the full wine glass and drank it down in one gulp.

Chen immediately comforted him: "General, you mean Long Xiang? You consider him a pawn, how can he compare with the general?"

Qiao Rui put down his wine glass and said solemnly: "According to Yunqi's analysis, Sun Ce's rebellion is just the beginning. Liu Biao in the west is the clan of the Han family, and Cao Cao in the north controls the emperor. These people will regard us as sworn enemies, even Lu Bu in Xuzhou Maybe there will be no less wars in the future.”

"Lu Bu? Long Xiang is talking nonsense, right? Isn't Your Majesty planning to marry him?"

Mrs. Chen caught a loophole in Qiao Rui's words and immediately raised her doubts.

Qiao Rui glanced at Mrs. Chen, then stroked his beard and looked out of the dark window, and said to himself: "With Lu Bu's personality, he can kill even his adoptive father at will, so what's the point of mere in-laws? As for the future, it's like The scenery outside the house is mediocre, you will only know it when the sun rises.”

"I reserve my opinion anyway. Lu Bu killed Ding Yuan and Dong Zhuo for nothing more than fame and fortune. After he sneaked up on Cao Cao and went to Xuzhou, if he still opposes His Majesty, how can there be a place for him in the world?"

Qiao Rui looked Chen Shi up and down, and asked a little playfully: "I'm a little surprised that Madam is so eloquent about the current situation."

"It's just a woman's opinion." Hearing Qiao Rui's praise, Mrs. Chen blushed.

"There are no absolutes in this world, maybe you can guess more accurately than Yun Qi, come, have a drink with me."

Qiao Rui couldn't help but pour wine for Mrs. Chen herself.

Chen Shi was very humble at first, but when he heard that Qiao Rui was comparing him to Long Xiang, his competitive spirit immediately took over the high ground.

She straightened her chest, raised her wine glass, and said proudly: "That's natural, I have been educated and literate."

(End of this chapter)