The reason why Sun Ce has been reluctant to go to Pingyu is that he is not sure of conquering Pingyu, but it is unnecessary. Sun Jian, the governor of Yuzhou, is a decoration, and the people of Runan are not taken seriously, but Zhu Jun is a real person, and Zhu Jun has a very good reputation and has a great influence among scholars. If you have such a good tiger skin, you must attack with force. That is brainless.

Sun Ce walked slowly with his men and horses, asking Qiao Rui to go to Pingyu City with the documents from the Taiwei Mansion to meet Xu Yu, the prefect of Runan.

An old horse is in the stable and does not need to whip and strive for his own hooves. Qiao Rui stays behind and doesn't leave, just to prove his value, hoping to get a job and a half. If you can't fight, you can be something else. Yan Xiang can be the prefect of Nanyang, and he can also be the prefect of a county, which is better than going home to support his old age.

After all, he is less than fifty years old, so it is a bit too early to retire. Qiao Rui wants to take this opportunity to have another chance.

When he arrived at Pingyu, Qiao Rui said in front of everyone that I was ordered by the Grand Marshal Zhu Gong to come to contact Xu Fujun. The people guarding the city didn't think too much about it. Qiao Rui only brought two followers, and it was impossible to attack the city, so he reported to the Grand Marshal Xu Yu.

Xu Qi knew Qiao Rui's intention, but although he was reluctant, he could not ignore Zhu Jun's orders, and he did not dare to be unfavorable to Qiao Rui. The Qiao family was a major clan of Liang Kingdom. Qiao Rui's clan, Qiao Xuanguan, was the third duke. He was strong and famous all over the world. He wanted to give Qiao Rui some face and could only send someone to guide Qiao Rui into the city.

In front of Xu Yan and the officials of the prefect of Runan Prefecture, Qiao Rui showed Zhu Jun's official documents, first revealed his identity, and then explained the situation in front of him. Dong Zhuo was executed and Wang Yun was in power, and peace was expected, but Yuan Shao had an unjust act, so Zhu Jun asked Sun Ce to lead Yuzhou on his behalf and prepare for war. Runan should obey and cooperate with him.

Before he finished speaking, he stood up and interrupted Qiao Rui without hesitation. "What Qiao Jun said is very much. Since it is the order of Grand Marshal Zhu Gong, I, Runan, should naturally obey it. But Sun Jian, the governor of Yuzhou, can the imperial court appointed him?"

Qiao Rui was prepared. "Since Dong Zhuo's injustice and the young emperor was deposed, the emperor was young and covered with dust in the Western Capital, the Dukes were forced to be cruel and unable to protect themselves. How could they have the ability to control the government? If you are talking about Dong Zhuo's appointment, then there is no." Qiao Rui shook the official documents of the Taiwei Mansion in his hand. "But Gong Zhu, the Taiwei was worshipped by the court after Dong Zhuo was executed. He recognized General Sun's governor of Yuzhou, and relied on General Sun's father and son as his right-hand man. Do you not agree?"

The man was speechless, licked his lips, and sat back.

Qiao Rui succeeded in the battle and took advantage of the victory to pursue him. "When you talk about the appointment of the court, there is something that is related to this. I wonder if you are interested in listening."

Xu Yu didn't know what Qiao Rui was selling, so he could only bow and said, "Ask for advice."

"The prefectures and counties raised an army to fight against Dong the year before yesterday. General Sun was ordered by General Yuan to fight with the Xiliang soldiers in Yingchuan. At that time, General Sun's official position was General Yuan's command, and Xu Rong, who commanded the Xiliang soldiers, was a general appointed by the court. You should have heard of what happened in Yingchuan, right?"

Everyone looked at each other. Yingchuan was next to Runan, and the Xiliang army vanguard once entered Runan County. How could they not know?

"That Xu Rong led his troops to invade Nanyang again last year, and there was still an imperial edict. As a result, he slaughtered Nanxiang, Shunyang, and blood flowed into a river."

Xu Qi's face changed drastically, and he couldn't help but lift his body. "What happened?"

Qiao Rui sneered: "If you don't believe it, you can go and ask the refugees who returned from Nanyang. They know very well. They not only know about Xu Rong's massacre of the city, but also General Sun - I am not talking about Sun Jian and Sun Wentai, but his eldest son, Sun Ce and Sun Bofu outside the city - In order to save the people of Nanyang, he commanded 20,000 new soldiers, fought fiercely with Xu Rong in Rangcheng, defeated Xu Rong, and wiped out 20,000 Xiliang soldiers."

Xu Yan and others' faces suddenly became very ugly. They heard Qiao Rui's threat. Do you think Sun Ce dare not attack Pingyu City? Wrong! If he can defeat Xu Rong, how could he care about the small Pingyu City? It's not impossible, but it's not done.

Qiao Rui raised Zhu Jun's order again and said sternly: "General Sun is ordered by Taiwei Zhu to act as the military affairs of Yuzhou. Do you want to reject him outside the city?"

Facing the orders of the Taiwei Mansion and Sun Ce who had defeated Xu Rong, Xu Xu hesitated for a long time and did not have the courage to face the battle head-on. He asked Gongcao Xu Shao to go out of the city to greet Sun Ce on his behalf.

Xu Shao is the host of Yuedanping, but he is first of all, from the Xu family of Runan clan.

When it comes to the Runan clan, many people first think of the Yuan family, which has four generations and three dukes, but the influence of the Yuan family has exceeded Runan County, and even exceeded the scope of Yuzhou, becoming one of the top major clans in the entire Han Dynasty. The Xu family has not reached that level, but it is not far behind. Xu Shao's uncle Xu Jing, Xu Jing's son Xu Xun, and Xu Xun's son Xu Xiang were all ranked among the third dukes.

But Xu Xiang has a very poor character, and Xu Shao is unwilling to interact with him, and Xu Shao's father and grandfather have never been a high-ranking official. He mainly relies on his reputation and is considered a promising type among the children of aristocratic families.

At the Shenting Pavilion in the north of the city, when Xu Shao saw Sun Ce, he was proud. The prefect Xu Yu asked him to take action, just to use his reputation to shock Sun Ce. Even if he couldn't drive him away, he would know that Runan County was not a place where their Sun family father and son did whatever they wanted.

"Xu Shao of Runan, Meng Xu's mansion was wrong and was appointed as the county gongcao." Xu Shao bowed long. He was in his early forties, with white face and sparse beard, medium figure, slightly fat, with a erect belly, and his eyes were rolled up, and he looked ignorant.

When Sun Ce heard the name of Xu Shao, he guessed Xu Yu's intention, which was a slap in the face. But he didn't care, and he didn't plan to ask Xu Shao to comment on him. He just wanted Pingyu City.

"The Xu Zijiang from Yuedanping?" Sun Ce whipped his palm with a horse whip, smiling at the corner of his mouth, and laughed strangely.

A trace of uneasiness flashed through Xu Shao's heart. He had seen countless heroes and heroes, and many self-righteous people, but he had never seen Sun Ce like this. No matter what his identity or status, or whether he came to ask him for comments, they were very respectful and polite. There was an indescribable awe, which might not be to him, but more about moral public opinion such as criticism of human ethics and qualities.

But in Sun Ce's eyes, he could not see any awe, whether it was for him or for public opinion.

“That’s right.”

"Don't be nervous, haha, I don't want to ask you for comments." Sun Ce laughed. "I just want to ask you one thing. When you comment on Cao Cao, did he really force you with a knife?"

Xu Shao's breath became heavy, and he stared at Sun Ce without saying anything, and his anger rose. That was his shame, his scar, Sun Ce exposed his scar as soon as he met. Is this going to fight? But from the corner of his eyes, he swept Sun Ce's hand stroking the knife ring, and his heart was a little upset. If Sun Ce was as rude and arrogant as Cao Cao, he would draw his sword directly? In terms of killing people, the Sun family's father and son are even more cruel than Cao Cao, and one is more cruel than the other. Sun Jian killed Wang Rui, and Zhang Zi was already cruel enough, and Sun Ce directly destroyed the Kuai family.
Chapter completed!