Guo Tu stood still.

Yuan Shao turned his head and glanced at Guo Tu. "Is there anything wrong?"

Guo Tu bowed and bowed. "Lord, although Zhao Bingqing is a scholar, he is highly respected and famous in the scholars. He is also well-educated and has great reputation among scholars. He and Lu Zi and Zheng Kangcheng are good friends. The lord is slow to treat him and is not good for his reputation. He Boqiu and his lord have been running for the party members for decades, and countless living people are alive. Once he arrives in Yecheng, there will be many fans. If he complains about his lord, he may have an adverse impact due to rumors. Although he knows that the lord has made a plan, he dare not speak out for the lord's boldness."

Yuan Shao's eyes shrank and hesitated. He walked back and forth twice. "Public, in your opinion, should I accept the imperial edict?"

"Lord, I think the prince's loyalty to the prince is understandable. If the imperial edict is really the commander of the prince's army, Chang'an will inevitably be in danger and he will be unable to support it. This is why I hope that the lord will serve the prince and welcome the emperor back to Luoyang and control it nearby. If this is not the case, the imperial edict will inevitably be false. Whether to accept or not is actually not important."

Yuan Shao frowned slightly, a little puzzled. He waved his hand and signaled Guo Tu to sit down and explain in detail. Guo Tu entered the seat and continued: "In fact, it doesn't matter whether the emperor is the blood of the late emperor. Liu has enjoyed the world for four hundred years and the virtue of fire has ended. This is undoubtedly a matter of no doubt. Yuan was the descendant of Emperor Shun. He was the virtue of the loess. He should be the representative of the Han Dynasty. It is also a consensus among the masters. Lu Zigan and Zhao Bingqing followed one after another, which is a sign of the world's return. With the strength and reputation of the lord, if he could respond to the edict and welcome the emperor back to the capital, it would be the first contribution. Who in the world can compete with the lord?"

Yuan Shao's mouth was tilted, and he was a little dissatisfied. But Guo Tu said something about it. If someone competed with Wang Yun for power and controlled the emperor, it would be very unfavorable to him.

"Yang Wenxian (Yang Biao)?"

"It's not only him, but also Liu Junlang (Liu Yan), the governor of Yizhou, and even Sun Ce."

"Sun Ce?" Yuan Shao endured it for a long time, but still couldn't help it. He raised his lips lightly and looked disdainful. "He also has such an idea? Is it the news you revealed in your son? Didn't Sun Jian call himself the descendant of Sun Wu? That's Ji surname, Huo De."

Guo Tu didn't comment. He did not contact Guo Jia, but he hoped that Yuan Shao would have such an idea. In fact, he might really contact Guo Jia, and maybe he would have gained unexpected results. "Lord, the Han Dynasty lost its deer, and the world chased it. How many people are self-aware? If you have some people and are smart, you will feel that your destiny will be born. For decades, there have been countless such people, so what's wrong with having one more Sun Ce? The Sun family also has the surname Gui and Yao. Who knows whether they will change it? There is no basis for it."

Yuan Shao nodded with a smile, waved his hand gently, as if he drove away two flies. "So that's it, send Uncle He to ask for a rest in Yecheng, and then visit Zhao Bingqing on my behalf, find out what happened in Chang'an, and then make a fool of himself." Yuan Shao frowned. "What's going on with Xun Yu? I've been there for so long, but I haven't sent any news back. Oh, he is the talent of Wang Zuo that Uncle He has mentioned. He can't do such a thing."

Guo Tu smiled without saying a word, bowed and retreated.

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Sun Ce sat on the horse's back, looked at Zhu Ling on the other side, and suddenly smiled.

After leaving Zhongmu, he took on the vanguard again. There were many swamps in this area, and the vanguard was a hard work and not many people were willing to do it. Zhu Yan had to hand over this mission to him. Cao Bao and Xu Yan were much more cautious after being attacked by the camp and took on the important task of the palace rear guard. Zhu Yan brought the remaining 20,000 mobs to harvest the rice along the way.

As soon as he set off, Zhu Ling left Jun Yi and advanced with him on the opposite side of the Wandering Water. Both sides had similar forces and were very cautious, and neither gave the other party a chance to raid. He didn't care. He didn't plan to show up with Zhu Ling anyway, just cover Zhu Jun and others. Zhu Ling was a little anxious. He obviously increased the number of tests in the past few days, which made Qin Mu and Mi Fang almost have no time to free themselves and became a scout camp.

Despite this, Zhu Ling still did not give up and took the guard camp to check the terrain and look for opportunities. Now the two of them looked across the water, and it seemed that no one could do anything to each other, but the moods of the two sides were very different. He was as stable as Mount Tai and leisurely, but Zhu Ling was a little angry and rode his horse back and forth across the street.

"General, this Zhu Ling is a martial artist." Pang Tong said.

Sun Ce turned his horse's head and moved forward with Pang Tong. "How can I see it?"

"Yuan Tan has more than 40,000 people under him, and Zhu Ling is also a main force, but no one except him left Junyi City. This shows that Yuan Tan does not intend to stop the general. Even if he doesn't know that Yuan Tan has a deal with the general, Zhu Ling should have seen Yuan Tan's thoughts. It was naturally because of his insistence inviting him to do so. Yuan Tan thought he was annoyed and simply let him come alone. If he suffered a hardship at the general's hands, he would naturally be more honest when he went back."

Sun Ce was very satisfied. "Shi Yuan, what book have you read recently?"

Pang Tong scratched his head. "Han Feizi, Su Shu."

"Ha, Imperial Arts."

"Of course, the general will be in the world in the future, so how can there be no one around who is well-versed in the emperor's art?" Although Pang Tong felt a little embarrassed, he did not hide his intentions. "Mr. Zigang has a secret, and Guo Fengxiao is very knowledgeable. I am not as good as them in both aspects, so I find a new way and learn some miscellaneous studies that they don't care about."

Sun Ce couldn't help laughing loudly, and raised his hand to pat the back of Pang Tong's head. "Is imperial skills a mixed learning? You guys are such a big tone. Did you practice it when you communicate with Zhang Zifu?"

Pang Tong blushed and shook his head repeatedly. "No, no, these are all secrets. I never told her. Mr. Fengxiao took care of me and said that Pingyu would have Yuan Shao's detailed works and could not mention anything related to marching and fighting. I remember, I dare not say anything."

"What did you say to her?"

"Tell me some ancient stories, or some books I read, and what I think."

"What did she say to you?"

"She has been following Huang Dajiang to build a ship model recently and often talks about strange things, but I don't understand it very much. By the way, when Xu Yue arrived at Pingyu, he was calculating the trajectory of the stone thrower, and he was said to have some clues."

"Oh, there are some things, let's hear it."

"I don't know this. Xu Yue will not tell others about his secrets. Except for Huang Dajiang and himself, no one is allowed to inquire about it. Huang Dajiang also said that the four-wheeled carriage spread too quickly and failed to make enough money. If it is cheaper, the new loom and new ship must be kept secret."

Sun Ce nodded to express his understanding. However, he was even more grateful to Huang Yueying for her unrespectful heart. When did this little girl lack money? Now she attaches so much importance to money. Naturally, she saw that he was worried about money and wanted to share his worries.

"Shi Yuan, I miss homesick." Sun Ce Youyou said: "After this battle, I will go back to Pingyu with you."

"Okay, okay." Pang Tong was very excited and then said, "General, aren't you going west to fight for the king?"

Sun Ce smiled. "You are so diligent. Mr. Zhu has been to submit a memorial for so long, and the court has not even reacted. I guess this matter is probably Huang. Shiyuan, aren't you learning the art of emperors? Think about it, if you are a servant around the emperor, how should you plan for him to escape the control of Wang Yun and those people."
Chapter completed!