Can I get to the other side?

Faced with Zhou Yu's invitation, Lu Su was very tempted.

Sun Ce, the little overlord of Jiangdong, is now famous all over the world and is an unparalleled brave general. Moreover, he is different from ordinary generals. He has the ability to lead troops in battle, and is wise and generous. He is strict in military discipline and has a very good reputation among the people.

With Zhou Yu as an introduction and his own talents, joining Sun Ce may not be a bad way out.

Seeing that Lu Su was somewhat tempted, Zhou Yu continued to persuade him, "Zijing, you have the talent of Guan Yu and Bao Bao, and it is a waste to condescend to a small Juchao."

"Now it happens to be a chaotic world, and heroes will emerge in chaotic times. My brother Sun Ce has a broad mind and is both civil and military. He is a hero among men, far better than Yuan Shu and his ilk."

"If you and I can assist, then hegemony can be achieved, and you and I can also go down in history!"

Going down in history is the lifelong pursuit of all literati.

Even Lu Su is no exception.

Hearing these words and feeling Zhou Yu's fiery and sincere gaze, Lu Su's last hesitation finally disappeared, his eyes became firm, and he tightly grasped Zhou Yu's outstretched right hand.

"Then... let's work together for hegemony!"

...

Just as Lu Su and Zhou Yu were discussing going to Jiangdong to join Sun Ce, Sun Ce, who was far away in Kuaiji County, also received the news that Yuan Shu had declared himself emperor.

Kuaiji County, the prefect's mansion.

A tall, resolute-looking young man with a heroic look in his brows couldn't help but sigh after reading the secret report in his hand recording Yuan Shu's declaration of emperorship.

"This idiot, he still declared himself emperor."

This young man was Sun Ce, known as the Little Overlord.

Since Wang Lang was defeated, he officially took control of Kuaiji, became the prefect of Kuaiji, and established Luling County, which was called the Four Counties of Jiangdong together with Danyang and Yuzhang.

Now nearly half of the entire Yangzhou has fallen into his control.

There were several people standing in the hall, including Zhang Zhao from Pengcheng, Zhang Hong from Guangling, Qin Song and Chen Duan, all of whom were counselors under Sun Ce.

After hearing what Sun Ce said, they all showed surprise.

Chen Duan frowned and asked, "But General, didn't you write to him? He didn't even listen to your advice?"

Yan Xiang wrote to him before, hoping that Sun Ce could write to persuade Yuan Shu.

Sun Ce told them about this matter, and after discussing it together, they all felt that proclaiming the emperor was really stupid, so they gave a very clear reply.

As long as Yuan Shu dared to proclaim the emperor, he would break with him immediately!

But who knew that the news of Yuan Shu's proclaiming the emperor came today.

"My advice is nothing."

Sun Ce was not surprised by this, and laughed and said, "How many people can resist the temptation of being the emperor?"

In fact, he was mentally prepared.

Now he just felt regretful.

If Yuan Shu had not proclaimed himself emperor, he could still continue to develop with Yuan Shu's resources and reputation, slowly accumulating strength; but now that Yuan Shu has proclaimed himself emperor, he must break with him.

Otherwise, he will face the joint crusade of various princes!

Only Yuan Shu is confused, he will not be so stupid as to die with Yuan Shu.

"But the imperial seal should have belonged to the general, but it was taken away by Yuan Shu, which is really abominable."

Qin Song was quite indignant.

The imperial seal was originally in the hands of Sun Ce's mother, Madam Wu, but after Sun Jian died, Yuan Shu took the seal away from her.

"Wenbiao, don't talk nonsense!"

As soon as Qin Song finished speaking, Sun Ce immediately scolded him with a serious look, "The imperial seal is a national treasure, what virtue do I have to occupy it?"

"When my father got the imperial seal, he just wanted to keep it for me and hand it over to the emperor in the future. He never thought of monopolizing it. Don't say such words in the future."

You must know that the imperial seal can only belong to the emperor. Wanting to possess the imperial seal is equivalent to wanting to be the emperor! How dare Sun Ce admit this?

It's simply a heart-piercing statement!

Knowing that he had made a mistake, Qin Song looked embarrassed and kept silent.

At this time, Zhang Zhao asked: "General, since Yuan Shu has proclaimed himself emperor, should we stay put or send troops to attack him?"

Sun Ce was a general who had been officially canonized and was a minister of the Han Dynasty; and Yuan Shu proclaimed himself emperor, which was a rebellious traitor!

As a Han minister, how could he not attack the rebels?

Sun Ce shook his head and said, "First, let's announce to the public that we have broken up with Yuan Shu and make clear our relationship. As for sending troops, let's see how Cao Cao and Yuan Shao act."

"They haven't made any moves, so why should I be the first to speak out?"

Sun Ce was not afraid of Yuan Shu, but he didn't want to be used as a gun by others. Now he has seen all kinds of intrigues and is no longer the young man he was a few years ago.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but think of a figure in his mind, that is his good brother Zhou Yu.

"It would be great if Gongjin was here. With him to give me advice, I only need to lead the troops to fight and don't need to consider these things at all."

"I don't know when he can return to Jiangdong."

Sun Ce really wanted to go to Juchao in person and bring his good brother back, but now he is really busy with affairs, so he can only wait and see.

...

Yingchuan, Xu County.

Cao Cao has been in a very bad mood recently, or he has never been in a good mood since Yuan Shao announced to the world that the emperor was in Jizhou.

According to his original plan, as long as he had the emperor in his hands, he could recruit talents and win over various forces, greatly improving his strength.

But the current result was completely inconsistent with his expectations.

Many people were willing to believe the lies of Yuan Shao, who was born in a prominent family and was famous all over the world, rather than believe that he really had the emperor in his hands.

No matter how he proved himself, it was of little use.

In this situation, the talented people who responded to the emperor's call and came to him were just a few big cats and small cats, and there were no outstanding talents at all. More people were still waiting and watching.

"Damn Yuan Shao!"

Thinking of this, Cao Cao hated it very much.

He looked at the table full of sumptuous food in front of him, but he couldn't eat half a bite, and walked out of the house with a gloomy face.

Spring is coming, and everything is growing.

Although it is still a little cold now, there is a hint of spring in the wind, and there is a fine drizzle falling in the sky.

Cao Cao sniffed the fresh air, and immediately felt that his depressed mood was calmed down a lot, and his face was also relieved a little.

"What are Yuan Shao's recent movements?"

Hearing this, Xu Chu, who was standing behind Cao Cao, replied: "Reporting to the lord, Yuan Shao's army has arrived in Qingzhou and is now heading straight for Xuzhou."

Yuan Shao's two generals Yan Liang and Wen Chou were dispatched, and a full 50,000 troops were dispatched. Such a movement certainly could not be hidden from others, and Cao Cao received the news immediately.

At first, he thought Yuan Shao was going to attack Yanzhou, and he was so scared that he was ready to gather the army to fight, but soon he found out that he had misunderstood.

Because this army did not kill towards Yanzhou, but went straight to Xuzhou.

The most important thing is that there are three people in this army, Liu, Guan, and Zhang!