Tracing two horses, the four-wheeled carriage galloped forward briskly. The road in Wancheng was very flat, and the carriage was only slightly slight. Zhou Yu leaned against the window, holding his chin with one hand and holding Yu Ruyi with the other. His eyes were slightly narrowed, his eyes were a little confused, and there was a faint smile on his face, but it was hard to see what he was thinking.

Xun You leaned against the carriage with his arm, looking at Zhou Yu intently, full of curiosity. He still hasn't figured out why Sun Ce trusted Zhou Yu so much and handed him over the entire Jingzhou? But this doesn't matter. No matter what kind of trust they have, Zhou Yu must make a choice.

Sun Ce crossed the river in the late spring, won consecutive battles, and occupied the Wuhui in early autumn. Only the six counties of Yangzhou were not yet in the past. The separatist situation had already been established, and the Wuhui would become the rear of the Sun father and son. If Zhou Yu wanted to take charge, he had to send his family to the Wuhui to show his loyalty. The court had a system of qualification, and Sun Ce would not be exceptional. He did not take qualification before because he did not have such strength. Now he owned the three prefectures of Jing, Yang and Yu, and was already a prince of a side. He must clarify the status of the monarch and the ministers. As the leader of the foreign general, Zhou Yu should set an example. The brotherly relationship between him and Sun Ce will be replaced by the relationship between the monarch and the ministers.

Although this was a predictable result, it came too quickly, and even Xun You found it incredible. After half a year, Sun Ce was too good at fighting or his opponent was too weak, Xun You couldn't tell whether Sun Ce's battle report was light, as if he had not experienced any decent wars at all, and even captured Danyang, Wu County, Kuaiji County, Zhou Xin and Xu Gong were killed in battle, Guo Yi was captured and put into a chariot. Liu Yao, the governor of Yangzhou who had just been appointed by the court, fled to Yuzhang.

No wonder Yuan Shao was anxious and ignored Gongsun Zan and prepared to fight south to capture Qingxu and Yuzhou. If anyone had changed, he would feel uneasy when facing such an opponent and would be able to destroy him quickly.

Will Sun Ce be the final winner? Xun You didn't know, but he did not deny that there was such a possibility. Of course, the difficulties are not small. Whether it is Yuzhou, Jingzhou, or Yangzhou that Sun Ce just won, the strength of the aristocratic family did not suffer much loss. They just temporarily cooperated with Sun Ce. When Yuan Shao launched an attack, no one could predict who these people would support. If they chose Sun Ce, Sun Ce might have the power to fight. If they chose Yuan Shao, Yuzhou, Jingzhou would likely change hands at any time.

If it is the latter case, if you send a gift to Wu Hui and determine the status of the monarch and ministers with Sun Ce, it is a desperate gambling.

Just when Xun You was curious about what choice Zhou Yu would make, Zhou Yu suddenly said: "Gongda, we will meet Zhang Zigang and Huang Hansheng tomorrow and discuss the move of the generals' families to Wuxian."

"Okay." Xun You replied, and then realized that this sentence was very informative. Hearing Zhou Yu's meaning, not only did he want to send his family to Wuhui, but he also wanted Zhang Hong, Huang Zhong and others to send his family? In this case, wouldn't I also want to send his family? Is this Zhou Yu reminding me in disguise?

"General, you mean..."

Zhou Yu turned to look at Xun You, and his lips were slightly raised. "Gongda, I remember you said before, you want to go to Yizhou, do you still have this idea now?"

Xun You rolled his eyes and smiled helplessly. He knew the elegance when he heard the string sound. Zhou Yu said this to this point, but he didn't respect Zhou Yu. He had no friendship with Cao Cao, but Xi Zhicai, who was under Cao Cao, was from Yingchuan and was considered the same county as him. Not long ago, Cao Cao asked Xi Zhicai to write to him to express his admiration, but secretly sent someone to Wancheng to distract him and Zhou Yu. Zhou Yu proposed to ask him to send his family to Wuhui at this moment, but how could he refuse? Go to Yizhou and join Cao Cao? This is simply impossible to become his choice.

"General, in addition to the generals, do you also want Nanyang, Nanjun, and Jiangxia family to give me the gift?"

"Does Gongda think it is feasible?"

Xun You shook his head. "People's hearts are easy to move but hard to rest. Such a big fight may cause people's hearts to be disturbed. Yuan Shao went south and Yuzhou was about to become a battlefield. The Yuzhou family may be moved by the news. General Sun would not want turmoil in Nanyang. If he defeated Yuan Shao, the people's will, and the matter of obtaining quality will come naturally. Before this, which family was willing to take this risk?"

"A foolish man and wife are not worthy of it, and it doesn't matter whether they go or not." Zhou Yu raised the jade Ruyi in his hand, as if he drove away a few flies. "Gongda thought General Sun and Yuan Shao who will be the final winner?"

Xun You understood that Zhou Yu did not ask the aristocratic family to give me gifts, but to ask several key civil and military officials to give me gifts, and he himself was among them. This was not only a valuation of him, but also a test for him. Accepting is a confidant, not accepting is a passerby. He frowned, pondered for a long time, and finally nodded.

"I'll prepare and let my family go south with the army."

Zhou Yu smiled with a smile. "Public decision is very comparable to that of people."

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When they arrived at Duting, Zhou Yu and Xun You got off the carriage and walked into the backyard of the pavilion with Guo Youzhi. Several vans were in the yard, but the people were not inside. Guo Yi, He Chun and others sat in the hall. Guo Yi had a haggard color and looked depressed, and there were only two waiters around him. He Chun, Zheng Ping, Xie Qing and others were blushed and calm, and they could not see any hard work of the boat and car.

Seeing Zhou Yu and Xun You coming in with Guo Youzhi, Guo Yi's eyes moved and he looked at Guo Youzhi. Guo Youzhi nodded quietly and stepped forward and said, "Father, this is General Jianwei, Zhou Yu and Zhou Gongjin of Lujiang, this is his military strategy, Xun You and Xun Gongda of Yingchuan."

Guo Yi quickly stood up and saluted. "The sinner Guo Yi has seen the general and military plan."

Zhou Yu smiled and reached out to help him. "Dare you ask what crime Mr. Guo committed?"

Guo Yi was speechless. Sun Ce said that he was a rebellion, but of course he did not admit it. But he asked him to say that Sun Ce framed him in front of Zhou Yu. He really didn't have the courage to do so. Don't look at Zhou Yu's smile amiable, who knows whether he will suddenly turn against him?

Zhou Yu helped Guo Yi up, turned to look at He Chun, and bowed. "Is it that Kuaiji He Gong?"

He Chun squeezed out a hint of embarrassing smile and returned the favor to Zhou Yu. Zhou Yu's words just now made Guo Yi speechless. He knew that the young man in front of him looked like he was not the same person as Sun Ce, but he was not an ordinary person in essence. He was a guilty person, and now he could sit in the hall openly and enjoy the treatment of VIPs. That was the opportunity that Yu Fan had won for them. He used the support of Sun Ce in Shanyin He family to exchange for Sun Ce's acquiescence, but he could not say it out loud. Otherwise, Sun Ce would turn his back and let them taste what it would be like to be a real prisoner at any time.

"Mentiichi-sama, I dare not be a general's gift."

"Don't worry, I'm not here as General Jianwei." Zhou Yu smiled naturally, and could not see any uneasiness. "General Jianwei only commands troops, does not manage government, and does not care about prison. I came here to pay homage to the descendants of the elders of the old king in my family." He turned around and looked at Guo Yi. "Dare you ask Ling Zun's name, when will he be the prefect of Lujiang, and how can I meet my Zhou family?"
Chapter completed!