Chapter 156: Sun Ce's Ascension
"It's difficult to be both loyal and filial. No matter what choice Ma Chao makes, it will be beneficial to us!" Guo Tu likes this kind of intrigue the most, which often exposes the ugliest side of human nature. He takes great pleasure in it.
Tian Feng glanced at Guo Tu. He really looked down on this colleague, but he had to admit that Guo Tu was indeed capable and was a master in the field of intrigue.
"Hahahaha, Gongze and Ziyuan, I'm counting on you two this time!" Yuan Shao laughed. With this operation, he not only found the potential hidden dangers in his own family, but also planted an unstable bomb in Hulao Pass.
"We will live up to our lord's expectations," Xu You and Guo Tu said as they bowed to Yuan Shao. They were very confident about these things.
Not far from the camp, Liu Bei looked at the letter in his hand with a little excitement. The fact that Wang Yue delivered it personally showed that the letter was credible.
Only after Guan Yu confirmed that Wang Yue was indeed him did Liu Bei feel relieved.
He finally received the message from Guo Hao. If he stayed in the coalition any longer, he might have a falling out with Yuan Shao. He really couldn't accept Yuan Shao treating his soldiers as consumables.
He also knew that with his strength and Liu Dai, whom he had recently persuaded, they could not fight against the current coalition forces.
If he is not careful, all his brothers might die here.
There is no way. No matter how powerful a general is, he is just an ant in front of the military camp, let alone a large coalition army of hundreds of thousands of people.
If Lu Bu dares to attack the camp again, he will know what it means to be powerless to turn the tide.
The soldiers who have been tempered by blood and fire are no longer the rookies whose camp was blown up by Lu Bu’s night attack.
"Waiting for the general's signal?" Liu Bei nodded and destroyed the letter.
"Call all the generals to discuss matters in the tent!" After Liu Bei knew what was going on, he was too lazy to continue to flatter Cao Bao and others. He simply ignored Cao Bao and discussed the plan with his trusted men.
Cao Bao was just as his name suggested, a complete fool. When he brought his men to cause trouble, he was scared away by Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, and could only hate Liu Bei in his heart.
However, the Danyang soldiers under Cao Bao were not simple. When Liu Bei wanted to capture Cao Bao, it was these Danyang soldiers who spontaneously organized a formation to stop Liu Bei.
Later, after Yuan Shao intervened, it became even more difficult for Liu Bei to take action against Cao Bao than to ascend to heaven.
Yuan Shao didn't mind reaping the benefits. After Liu Bei killed Cao Bao, he took all the Danyang soldiers under his command.
On the other side, in Sun Jian’s tent, Sun Ce and Sun Jian faced each other.
Finally, Sun Jian broke the silence. "The general has sent a letter. What are your plans, Bofu?"
The endless praise of Sun Ce by his generals made Sun Jian realize that he was getting old. It turned out that Sun Ce had surpassed him in all aspects without him realizing it.
Both personal strength and prestige in the military.
Sun Jian was not stubborn either. He had already realized the gap between himself and others when he was fighting the Yellow Turbans .
Whether it is Yuan Shao, Dong Zhuo, Cao Cao or Liu Bei, they are all much better than him in terms of talent.
Although talent is not a decisive factor, when everyone's willpower is similar, the difference in talent will truly be revealed.
When he learned about Sun Ce's talent, he had the idea of abdicating and letting others take over.
It is very tiring to compete with outstanding people. You can see that Ding Jianyang has been beheaded. He is walking on thin ice every day and he feels that his energy is not as good as before in recent days.
Yuan Shao, who was originally considered promising, changed dramatically from a powerful leader to a weakling, which made him feel that he was really incapable of taking on such a heavy responsibility and he no longer had the ability to judge people.
So now Sun Jian's forces are headed by Sun Jian on the surface, but in fact they are led by Sun Ce.
"Father, you don't understand. The general has a brighter future."
Sun Ce shook his head. Although he was a little silly, he could see many things clearly.
Looking at the confused Sun Jian in front of him, he couldn't help but think of the future that Guo Hao had described for him and Zhou Yu, as well as the shocking map.
"The general's goal has never been to unify the country!" Sun Ce thought to himself, but he could not say it because this was his promise to Guo Hao.
Guo Hao believed in him so much, and he couldn't let the general down. This was the belief that his Sun Bofu practiced.
To be honest, Guo Hao didn't care whether he was exposed or not. There were so many players anyway, and someone might have already started secretly modifying the map.
However, compared to other people who could not clearly explain where the map came from, his claim that it was drawn by Emperor Ling of Han, Liu Hong, was more convincing.
After all, such a grand project can only be accomplished by an emperor.
In other words, Sun Ce and Zhou Yu are two young men who are easy to fool. If Guo Hao uses this map to fool princes like Cao Cao, these guys may run away before the map is handed over and will not even think about working with Guo Hao.
Even the Northern Huns , the mortal enemy of the Han Dynasty, could find a place to stay in the north of the grassland, let alone these princes. Wouldn't it be easier for them to just go out and find a place to start building a country?
Sun Jian sighed, and he looked visibly ten years older.
Originally, he had some small ideas and wanted to establish his own regime, but now all these experiences have made him completely disheartened. After all, he is still one step short. The future of the Sun family should be left to Sun Ce. Anyway, he knew from the moment Sun Ce was born that Sun Ce must be no ordinary person.
After all, not everyone , and he only knows about Sun Ce and Zhou Yu.
"Bofu, from today on, you are the head of my Sun family." Sun Jian took out a scroll of bamboo slips and a seal from his body, then walked towards his tent with a lack of interest.
"I will definitely live up to my father's trust!"
Sun Ce touched the seal and bamboo slips in his hands, feeling unprecedented pressure, but he became more and more excited.
He likes challenges.
"My father is above, governing Jiangdong, and Gongjin is beside me, ruling the world with his wisdom!"
Sun Ce, full of high spirits, began to beat the drum and go to the tent. As the battle was imminent, he had to integrate all the forces left by his father.
Zhou Yu stood silently beside Sun Ce. "Bofu, are you ready?"
"Gongjin, it's great to have your assistance!"
Zhou Yu silently rolled his eyes, remembering why he and Sun Ce got together.
When his spiritual talent was just beginning to form, he used it everywhere and was always successful. Until he met Sun Ce, not only did his talent fail, but he was also made miserable by Sun Ce's beast-like instincts.
Later he learned that Sun Ce was the same type of person as him. The two of them sympathized with each other and became sworn brothers, and he could not completely get rid of Sun Ce.
"Who would have thought that Bofu had such a pure and innocent heart?"
Zhou Yu followed Sun Ce with a smile. He still had a lot to do. Sun Ce couldn't survive without him.
