Chapter 1322 Courage
"Forget it, let's go together." Sun Ce squatted down, took out a towel, and wiped away the tears from Sun Shangxiang's face. "Stop crying. If A Yi really dies, we will let Yuan Shao pay his life."
"Yes." Sun Shangxiang sniffed, nodded, and looked at Sun Ce timidly. "Brother, I... I will definitely listen to you in the future."
Sun Ce sighed and patted Sun Shangxiang's little face, wanting to say something but stopping. If this is the price of growth, then this price would be too great. However, this responsibility is not Sun Shangxiang's, but his own. It is indeed impossible to spoil it alone, it is a bloody lesson.
An only child, single and unmarried, and has no experience in raising children, is indeed a flaw. I heard from someone in my previous life that men can truly grow into men only by being a father, otherwise they will never mature. I was unmarried in my previous life, and although I had become a father in this life, I was still incompetent. Several younger brothers and sisters, including those two sons, did not know how to get along with them.
Mi Lan received the sour plum soup. Sun Ce carried the soup pot in one hand and Sun Shangxiang's hand in the other, and came to the side courtyard of the Military Affairs Office. The Military Affairs Office was still busy. When they saw Sun Ce coming in, they nodded in greetings, but their hands were not stopped. Zhuge Liang came up and led Sun Ce upstairs. Guo Jia sat on the railing without wearing a crown, his hair was scattered and swung in the wind.
Guo Jia held a wine glass in his hand, and the fragrance of wine was floating in the night wind.
Sun Ce frowned, walked over and grabbed the wine glass from Guo Jia's hand, poured it on, and poured it into a cup of sour plum soup. Guo Jia turned his head, stared at Sun Ce, and smacked his lips helplessly. "General, I didn't drink it, I just smell it. Also, Jing Kebai is very expensive, and it is brewed by Yishui, which is generous to Yan Zhao."
Sun Ce lowered his head and approached Guo Jia and smelled it. He did not smell the smell of wine. He was a little embarrassed and concealed: "Jing Ke is known as a swordsman, and he was afraid before fighting. He not only misunderstood the monarch's plan, but also ruined his own life. It is famous but not worth mentioning."
Guo Jia sighed, stretched out his hand and slapped his long hair, and swung it hard. "General, you are really amazing. You are burning the piano and cooking the crane, nothing more than that."
Sun Ce sat down opposite Guo Jia and gave a wink at Sun Shangxiang. Sun Shangxiang understood and said his thoughts. Guo Jia frowned slightly, tasted it, and nodded. "It makes sense, there is indeed such a possibility. I just thought about my uncle's intention to reintegrate the party members. I thought he would not make false, but I forgot that he might be eager to achieve success and fail to observe for a while. Who knows how Yuan Tan told him?" He looked at Sun Shangxiang with satisfaction. "I feel very relieved when the third general has achieved success in his studies."
"It's all the teacher who teaches well." Sun Shangxiang bowed obediently.
"Then let me talk about it, what should we do now?"
Sun Shangxiang blinked, although her face was tender, her eyes did not retreat. She thought for a while. "One change, let He Bo go back first to show his sincerity, then ask for a price everywhere, negotiate with Yuan Shao, and talk back and forth for a few months. When the overall situation of Junyi's war has been decided, she will send Zhang Miao back. In short, Zhang Chao cannot be allowed to turn to Yuan Shao."
"In a few months, the overall situation will be decided?" Guo Jia took a sip of sour plum soup and looked at Sun Shangxiang with a smile.
"In a few months, it will be midsummer, so it is not appropriate to use troops. When He Yong is released, Yuan Tan gathers the power of the party. If there is a little chaos in Youzhou and Heishan, he will be worried about internal and external troubles, and he will not be worried at all." Sun Shangxiang was not sure, bit her finger, looked at Guo Jia, and then looked at Sun Ce, and said, "Mr.'s uncle is so close to Yuan Tan, and he is so suspicious, and it is impossible not to be suspicious."
Guo Jia shook his head and sighed softly. "This is all born, not something I learned after all." He pulled out a military newspaper from his sleeve and handed it to Sun Ce. Zhuge Liang brought a lamp, and Sun Ce took a look at it in the light. The military newspaper had just been received, and there was only one content: Guo Tu left the camp for several days and accompanied Zheng Xuan in Fengqiu. He just returned the day before yesterday. Judging from the time, Guo Tu immediately proposed the suggestion of exchanging hostages after returning to the camp.
In other words, Sun Shangxiang's analysis was correct, and Guo Tu and Yuan Tan were too close to each other, which had already aroused Yuan Shao's dissatisfaction. He transferred the newspaper to Sun Shangxiang. After reading it word by word, Sun Shangxiang showed uncontrollable pride on his face, but he did not dare to laugh, and pursed his lips and endured it very hard.
Sun Ce felt a little incredible. Guo Tu was too reckless, and Yuan Shao was too cunning, and none of them should have done it. "What's going on? Are you planning to abandon Yuan Shao and take Yuan Tan?"
Guo Jia shook his head. "The most important thing in my uncle's heart is neither Yuan Shao nor Yuan Tan, but himself. After the Xun and Xin brothers left Yecheng one after another, he was already the few remaining representatives of the Ruying faction. If he did not strengthen the power of the Ruying faction, even if he was loyal to Yuan Shao, he would be excluded by the Jizhou faction. The foundation of the Ruying faction is party members. Yuan Shao excluded the party members, and he was the most affected. Instead of waiting for death, it is better to fight hard. Support Yuan Tan and regroup the power of the party members. Only then can the Ruying faction regain its prestige and he can have a foothold. This is the same as letting Xun Yan lead the army."
Guo Jia took another sip of sour plum soup and smacked his lips. "Although this sour plum soup is delicious, it is not as pleasant as wine after all. General, let me drink two glasses, Jing Kebai is really good." He swallowed exaggeratedly while saying this.
Smelling the faint fragrance of wine in the wind, Sun Ce was a little moved. He was so tired these days, so it would be nice to drink two cups to relieve fatigue. "Just two cups?"
"Just two cups."
"Okay, just two cups. Today I was a moment of disloyal..."
"No, no." Guo Jia smiled and said with a smile: "I can understand the general's mood. I don't mean to blame the general. I am a little greedy. If the general wants to wear a crown, he will be subject to his weight. It is not easy to do with a wise king. You are too stressed in the past two days, so if it were me, it might be even more ugly. But there is one thing, please don't be angry. If someone comes, please change me two cups."
The attendant standing beside responded and turned around. Sun Ce didn't care, and urged, "Okay, just say anything you have, so as not to hide it in your heart and guess it all."
"General, the country party, there must be a party, there must be a party, which is unstoppable. You are too sensitive to forming a party, a little... how to say it, a bit like a cat as a tiger. Everything is too much, and if the string collapses too tightly, it is easy to break. If the prevention of forming a party is too strict, everyone will be in danger, and it will be a mess. The failure of the Legalists is in this way. Fathers and sons have no relatives, and the village party has no righteousness. There is only profit and harm between the king and the ministers, and there is no loyalty or righteousness. Therefore, Qin Shihuang died and the world collapsed..."
Sun Ce was about to refute, but saw Guo Jia's servant coming over with two large bamboo cups. This was not a drinking cup at all, but a drinking cup, with at least two liters of each cup. Seeing Guo Jia pouring the wine into the cup with a smile, Sun Ce hurriedly stopped it.
"Wait, you want to drink two of this cup?"
"The general's words are still in his ears. Could it be that he wants to break his word again?" Guo Jia looked at Sun Ce with a smile.
"I don't want to break my promise, but you..." Sun Ce shook his head repeatedly. "Fengxiao, you can't do this."
Guo Jia pulled Sun Ce's hand away, poured a glass of wine, and pushed it to Sun Ce. "Then please drink a glass for me." He poured himself a full glass. "I just thought of a plan. Without this Yanzhao wine to cheer up, I could not think about it perfectly."
"What plan does it take to drink so much wine to say?"
Chapter completed!