Chapter 338

That's right, this young man is Zhou Yu.

Su Xuan had actually wanted to recruit Zhou Yu in the past.

Unfortunately, his position was not high at the beginning, and Zhou Yu was too young, so he couldn't recruit him.

By the time his position was high, Zhou Yu had already become a classmate and close friend of Sun Ce, and it was too difficult to dig the corner.

In the end, he could only give up temporarily and wait for future opportunities.

Zhou Yu smiled faintly upon hearing Sun Ce's question, "Bofu, didn't you already have a decision? There is no need to struggle with this kind of thing, refusing directly and then announcing the separation from Lord Yuan Shu is the right way;"

"At this time, Lord Yuan Shu has already become a withered bone in the grave, and the day of his defeat and death is not far away;"

"At this time, if we still lean toward him, we will inevitably end up being eliminated by the warlords of the world."

"From the beginning, Lord Yuan Shu declaring himself Emperor was the most foolish decision;"

"Even now, I still can't figure out why he chose to rashly declare himself Emperor at this time, it makes no sense at all!"

(dbfj) It couldn't be because he obtained the Imperial Jade Seal, right?"

"Uh..."

Sun Ce was slightly stunned upon hearing this, then laughed out loud, "Haha! That's not impossible, after all, Lord Yuan Shu is such a person!"

"However, Zhou Gongjin, your words are deep in my heart;"

"That's right, since Lord Yuan Shu has declared himself Emperor, it is time for us to separate from Lord Yuan Shu!"

"The only pity is that Lord Yuan Shu declared himself Emperor too fast! It didn't give me much time to develop;"

"Otherwise, I would have been able to expand my foundation with Lord Yuan Shu's power;"

"Now, I can only swallow the 20, 00 Lord Yuan Shu troops in my hands first, then take the whole Jiujiang, and then take Lujiang;"

"In this way, we can initially gain a foothold in Yangzhou;"

"After that, it will be our opportunity to counterattack Yangzhou, eliminate Liu Biao, and seize the whole of Yangzhou."

Speaking of this, Sun Ce's eyes flashed with cold light.

He was full of killing intent toward Liu Biao.

Even toward Lord Yuan Shu, he harbored no small killing intent.

Because he always felt that his father's death had Lord Yuan Shu's hand in it.

At least, he participated in it.

This is unforgivable.

"We will follow the Young Lord's orders!"

Han Dang and others looked at each other upon hearing this, and then bowed to Sun Ce in unison to express their stance.

Actually, they had the same idea.

They were also full of hostility toward Lord Yuan Shu, but they had always hidden it.

Now that Lord Yuan Shu is seeking his own death, how can they go to die with Lord Yuan Shu?

Let Lord Yuan Shu go by himself!

"Haha! Good!"

Sun Ce was overjoyed upon seeing this, hurriedly stepped forward to help Han Dang and the others up, and said happily, "You are all my uncles, and I am very grateful for your recognition and support;"

"Let me lead you to fight for a future!"

Chang'an side,

Under Wang Yun's constant pushing, he reached a consensus with many court officials and the Emperor, choosing to deceive Dong Zhuo to find an opportunity to kill Dong Zhuo.

Therefore, the Emperor deliberately revealed his intention to abdicate and give way to Dong Zhuo.

Dong Zhuo was stunned for a while. Of course, he was also affected by the backlash of destiny and the influence of robbery, losing his mind.

He actually believed it.

Li Ru was not much better than him. Although he vaguely felt that something was wrong, he could not persuade Dong Zhuo to refuse this matter.

It just so happened that Lord Yuan Shu had really declared himself Emperor, and Li Ru felt the time was ripe.

"Perhaps, it is not impossible for the Lord to accept Liu Xie's abdication and declare himself Emperor at this time?"

Li Ru looked at the Han Dynasty's destiny Golden Dragon, which had shrunk by half again because of Lord Yuan Shu declaring himself Emperor, leaving only one zhang long, and thought.

In the end, he directly advised Dong Zhuo, "Father-in-law! Now that Lord Yuan Shu has declared himself Emperor, my son-in-law does not oppose you wanting to accept Liu Xie's abdication;"

"But my son-in-law thinks that in order to make the world completely chaotic;"

"In order to prevent other warlords from uniting again to crusade against you, Father-in-law;"

"At the same time, in order to further weaken the backlash of the Han Dynasty's destiny, my son-in-law thinks that we should let Liu Xie issue an edict to grant titles to the warlords of the world now;"

"In this way, the world will be completely chaotic, and the warlords will probably have no time to care about us, Father-in-law, what do you think?"

It is better to be steady in this kind of matter.

"Hmm..."

Dong Zhuo pondered for a while and nodded, "Alright! Although it is a bit cheap for those warlords, for the sake of safety, let's listen to you!"

"You come with me to see the Emperor and let him issue the edict!"

"Yes!"

Li Ru happily took the order.

Soon, the two arrived at the palace.

They explained their intention to Liu Xie.

"What?"

Liu Xie's face changed drastically upon hearing this.

He didn't expect that Dong Zhuo came today to do such a thing.

How could he agree?

Back then, the Gao Zu established the White Horse Alliance, and no one with the surname Liu could be granted a title.

If Dong Zhuo really did this, wouldn't the Han Dynasty's world really fall apart completely?

In this way, even if he eliminates Dong Zhuo later, can he really turn the situation around and regain control of the world?

Liu Xie wanted to refuse, but unfortunately, this was not up to him.

Dong Zhuo would not listen to him.

If he really disobeyed Dong Zhuo's meaning, this time next year would probably be his death anniversary.

So, in the end, Liu Xie agreed to Dong Zhuo's request with extreme reluctance.

He issued an imperial edict granting titles to the warlords of the world.

"I must endure! Endure a little longer! The plan of Minister Wang and the others is about to succeed!"

"I cannot fall out with Dong Zhuo or expose myself at this time;"

"Wait a little longer! Dong Zhuo, just you wait, it will soon be the day of your death!"

"At that time, at worst, I will issue an edict to the world, stating that the previous edicts granting titles and even the ones drafted and issued by Dong Zhuo's usurpation were just that, I can completely deny them!"

"I believe that if those warlords don't want to be labeled as rebels and spurned by the people of the world, they should accept it, right?"

With such naive thoughts, Liu Xie finally wrote the edicts granting titles and stamped them with the Jade Seal.

Then, Dong Zhuo took these edicts, sent out many people, and sent them to the warlords of the world as soon as possible.

As for where the Jade Seal came from?

Naturally, it was newly carved in the past few months.

The real Imperial Jade Seal had long been with Su Xuan.

Of course, Dong Zhuo and Liu Xie both thought that the real Imperial Jade Seal was in Lord Yuan Shu's hands.

— Author's Notes —

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