Chapter 74

The three were chatting idly.

Suddenly, they heard a guard report that an envoy from Yuzhou had arrived and brought news of Sun Jian’s death in battle.

Old Dong and Gu Yi looked at each other, and immediately sent someone to call Li Ru over, deciding to meet this so-called envoy in the council hall first.

In the council hall.

Old Dong sat at the head.

Sitting on the left and right sides were Gu Yi and Li Ru respectively.

Kan Ze, with Sun Quan and Sun Shangxiang, stood below old Dong.

"So, you mean Wentai has unfortunately died at the hands of the Guandong rebels?"

Old Dong showed a trace of sadness and asked Kan Ze.

"Reporting to the Chancellor, that is indeed the case."

"My late lord has unfortunately passed away."

"Now, the old troops are under the command of the young lord Sun Ce."

Kan Ze answered truthfully.

"Wentai was a loyal official of the Han dynasty and made countless contributions to the Han dynasty throughout his life."

"To be harmed by rebels today is truly a huge loss for the Han dynasty."

"I am deeply saddened by this!"

Dong Zhuo’s ability to lie with his eyes open could be called the pinnacle.

If Sun Jian, who had killed countless imperial officials.

Could be called a loyal official of the Han dynasty.

Then I am afraid there would be no one in the world who could be called a rebel.

"Wenyu, Wentai was a loyal and heroic person."

"He died for the country; this matter must be made known to His Majesty."

"We must not let the descendants of a meritorious official feel slighted!"

Dong Zhuo instructed Li Ru with a pretense.

The latter naturally understood instantly.

Anyway, Sun Jian was already a dead man.

The so-called memorial to the Emperor.

Was actually just to posthumously confer a title on him.

Add an official position or a title or something.

But this action, at least in front of Kan Ze and others, showed old Dong’s sincerity.

However, posthumously conferring a title on Sun Jian was only one of them.

Kan Ze’s main purpose for coming here today.

Was to have Sun Ce inherit the position of Yuzhou Inspector that Sun Jian held during his lifetime.

And at the same time, request reinforcements from Dong Zhuo.

When Kan Ze proposed this, Dong Zhuo did not rush to agree, but said he would report to the Emperor before making a decision.

And the matter of borrowing troops was the same routine of response.

This could not help but make Kan Ze feel somewhat uneasy.

If these two tasks could not be completed smoothly.

The situation Sun Ce faced in Yuzhou.

Would undoubtedly be even more difficult than it was now.

But no matter how anxious he was, it was useless.

Old Dong sent guards to settle Kan Ze and the three of them down first.

Afterward, he began to discuss with Li Ru and Gu Yi whether to agree to Kan Ze’s request.

"My lord, Sun Ce has always had Sun Jian’s courage; it is quite appropriate for him to inherit Sun Jian’s official position."

"Moreover, Sun Ce now has a blood feud with Yuan Shu and others."

"It is impossible and he will not defect to Yuan Shu’s side."

"But the matter of borrowing troops is probably not feasible!"

"Firstly, sending troops to Guandong conflicts with our army’s original strategy!"

"The reason why you appointed Sun Jian previously."

"The goal was precisely to let him and the Guandong noble clan group bite each other like dogs."

"Now, this old dog Sun Jian is dead."

"This little dog Sun Ce should take over for Sun Jian and continue to confront the Guandong noble clan group."

"However, if you send troops to support Sun Ce."

"Then this vicious dog Sun Ce would be equivalent to losing its original function."

"Moreover, my lord, you must not forget."

"The reason why those warlords in Guandong dared to fight a civil war."

"Is because they felt that the threat of you, my lord, was no longer hanging over their heads for the time being!"

"But if you send troops to support Sun Ce."

"No matter how many troops are sent."

"After those Guandong warlords get the news, they will definitely become frightened birds in an instant!"

"It is even highly possible that they will temporarily put aside their differences and form a coalition again to confront you, my lord!"

Li Ru analyzed.

Hearing this, Dong Zhuo and Gu Yi both nodded in agreement.

Especially Gu Yi.

He knew the nature of those Guandong warlords very well.

To put it plainly, it was bullying the weak and fearing the strong.

It was precisely because the big boss Dong Zhuo moved the capital to Chang'an and shifted his focus to Guanxi that those Guandong warlords dared to fight internally.

But if the big boss Dong Zhuo suddenly showed signs of wanting to return to Guandong.

Given the character of those Guandong warlords, they would definitely stop fighting internally in minutes and unite against the outside!

Therefore, sending troops to support Sun Ce was absolutely not advisable!

Not even a single soldier could be sent over.

Otherwise, the original strategic plan of the Dong Zhuo army would very likely collapse as a result.

Then... does that mean we just ignore Sun Ce?

Of course, we cannot completely ignore him.

The best way is to bring a third-party force into the game.

Let this third-party force continue to form a balance of power between Sun Ce and Yuan Shu.

Gu Yi knew Sun Ce’s ability well, and it was probably even greater than Sun Jian’s!

Historically, it did not take long for Sun Ce to pacify Jiangdong.

But the vast territory he conquered became the foundation of the Eastern Wu regime in the future.

From this, it can be seen that Sun Ce was truly fierce.

But the situation currently faced by the Sun Ce army.

Was actually not optimistic.

Yuan Shu had the Yuzhou noble clan group as a wet nurse to constantly recover health.

Although he was also crippled by Sun Jian once.

But now Sun Jian was dead.

Sun Ce’s prestige could not be compared with Sun Jian’s for the time being.

The deterrent power of the Sun army to the Yuzhou noble clans would also decrease accordingly.

It can be foreseen.

In the period after Sun Jian’s death.