Cai Yong felt that this matter was a bit difficult, but he still agreed to think about it. Although Yuan Shu was naughty and did nothing good, he still kept the bottom line in his ministerial rituals. Compared to Yuan Shao, who first refused to recognize the blood of the emperor and then wanted to support Liu Yu as emperor, Yuan Shu could even be called a loyal minister.

It didn't matter what Yuan Shu thought at that time, what was important was how he did it. Being loyal to the court was because of other problems.

Cai Yong rushed to the mourning hall. He had a lot to do, but he was unable to rest for the time being.

"Brother Lei, Brother Chen." Sun Cegong bowed and politely invited Lei Bo and Chen Lan to take his seat.

Lei Bo and Chen Lan were flattered and said they were afraid. They knew that Sun Ce was so polite not because of how capable they were, but because of their different identities. As Yuan Shu's generals, it is definitely not true that they had no doubts in their hearts, but when they saw Sun Ce asking Cai Yong to ask the court for a posthumous gift, they had accepted the reality.

Yuan Shu chose Sun Ce correctly.

"The general passed away suddenly, and his beloved son Yuan Yao died again. Although I accepted the general's entrustment, I was unsure. I don't know if I could fulfill the general's last order. I hope you can give me more advice."

"The general trusted General Sun during his lifetime. We agree very much with him entrusting his funeral to General Sun."

"Thank you for your praise." Sun Ce said a few politely. "General Yuan just passed away and shouldn't have alarmed him at this time. However, the situation is critical. The people of Xiliang may knock on the gate at any time. The war is about to break out. We are short of troops and Wancheng is undercurrents. We must make the worst plan. What I worry most now is General Yuan's body. Once Wancheng is surrounded, I don't know when I can last, and I don't know if I have the opportunity to send General Yuan to his hometown..."

Chen Lan frowned and said, "General Sun, we now have 40,000 to 50,000 troops. Perhaps the attack is insufficient, can't we defend it?"

Sun Ce smiled bitterly, but did not explain. "I said, this is just the worst plan. Of course, I hope to repel the people of Xiliang and personally escort General Yuan back to his hometown and be buried in peace. However, the soldiers are in danger and the worst plan must be made in everything. Are you right?"

Lei Bo nodded and said, "General Sun is right, and it is better to be prepared than not. This way, when the generals are mourning, if the situation is not good, we will escort General Yuan back to his hometown in Runan and let General Sun go to his hometown." He narrowed his eyes and sneered, "The people from Nanyang were not dealt with when General Yuan was alive. Now that General Yuan has passed away, it is not impossible to say that they have made some tricks."

Chen Lan echoed: "That's right, if that step really comes, we will escort General Yuan back to Runan to relieve General Sun of his worries."

Sun Ce was very satisfied and stood up to thank him. "From now on, you will be guarding the main courtyard. The safety of General Yuan's body and Mrs. Yuan's sisters will be entrusted to you. Anyone who wants to be detrimental to them will be killed."

Lei Bo, Chen Lan stood up and took the order with a sigh. "This is not required by the general, but it is my duty."

The main courtyard had limited space and could not accommodate all the troops led by Lei Bo. Sun Ce discussed with them and divided the part they led into two parts. Three hundred people entered the main courtyard to watch. The remaining people were stationed in the inner city, and the two of them took turns to go to the mansion to work. Lei Bo, Chen Lan was originally worried that Sun Ce would annex their subordinates, but when Sun Ce had no such intentions, he completely let go of his last doubts, and he obeyed his orders and left with satisfaction.

Sun Ce breathed a sigh of relief. After winning the support of these two people, he became more confident.

"Brother Pang, there is a very important thing that you can't do."

Pang Shanmin had already prepared. Everyone around Sun Ce had arranged the arrangements. He could not be idle, so he just waited for Sun Ce to give him a task. Last time he was stunned and got together with Xi Zhu, causing Sun Jian to be assassinated and almost brought disaster to the Pang family. He thought he was finished, but he didn't expect Sun Ce to give him another chance to call him back. Although there were the contributions of Huang Chengyan and Pang Tong, Sun Ce himself was the decisive factor. This time, he did not dare to be stupid again no matter what.

"General, tell me, no matter what it is, I will sacrifice my life to keep the mission."

"It's not difficult, but it shouldn't be in danger of life." Sun Ce smiled and waved his hand, signaling Pang Shanmin to relax. "I want to ask you to rush to Yingchuan to meet your father and inform him of General Yuan's death."

Pang Shanmin understood it. The Sun family father and son were loyal to Yuan Shu. Yuan Shu passed away. It is reasonable to say that the funeral should be entrusted to Sun Jian. However, Yuan Shu did not follow the common sense and handed over the seals of the senior general and the governor of Jingzhou to Sun Ce, and forced Sun Ce to marry Yuan Heng, which made it difficult for Sun Ce to handle. His task was explained to Sun Jian that unnecessary rifts could not be caused between the father and son.

"Don't worry, General, I will do this."

"I believe Brother Pang has such ability." Sun Ce was very satisfied with Pang Shanmin's attitude. After thinking behind closed doors, his mind became more enlightened. "There are no scholars around my father, and there are many famous scholars in Ruying, and conflicts are inevitable. Help him more after you go."

Pang Shanmin was overjoyed. Although Sun Ce did not say it clearly, his meaning was already clear. After this matter was done, he was either the prefect of Runan or the prefect of Yingchuan, and the two must be one of them.

Sun Ce said at the beginning that he had the ability to be a prefect, but he never expected that the opportunity would come so soon. He was less than 30 years old and was in office for 2,000 stones. Such a thing was normal for those wealthy families, and it was simply unimaginable for the powerful people in the Xiangyang area like the Pang family. What's more, he was going to a big county like Runan and Yingchuan.

"I'll set off right away."

"Don't worry, I haven't finished speaking." Sun Ce pressed Pang Shanmin. "There is one more thing. After you meet your father, please ask him to do it immediately."

"What's up?"

"Send someone to Chenliu to bring Mr. Cai's family to Xiangyang, especially his collection of books. None of them can be missing, and all of them can be moved there. Brother Pang, Mr. Cai will write history in the future, and these books are very important."

Pang Shan people were full of joy. This task is more meaningful than being a prefect. Cai Yong wanted to write history. He did such an important thing. How could Cai Yong not leave him a good biography?

"Thank you, General." Pang Shanmin couldn't help but bow to the ground. "If the mountain people can leave their names in history, they will all be given by the general."

"Try hard!" Sun Ce calmly accepted Pang Shanmin's greeting. With this bait there, if Pang Shanmin was still indifferent, even if he cut off Pang Shanmin, Pang Degong would not blame him for a word.

"General, I'm leaving, you have to be careful. Chen Yu and others have complained about the general for a long time and will not bow down and obey orders."

Sun Ce nodded, the clouds were calm and the wind was light. "Don't worry. Fish swimming under the cauldron can't make any big waves."

Pang Shanmin smiled. Although he didn't know what plans Sun Ce had in mind, he had seen Sun Ce's methods and believed that he could solve any problem. Hehe, if Sun Ce really dealt with the powerful Nanyang and occupied Nanyang, he would be a prince in the future.

It is definitely God's favor that the Pang family can rely on such a hero.
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