There are gentlemen in the Three Kingdoms

"Hmph!" Yuan Shu slapped the table heavily, and said angrily, "Son Jian, don't you dare to have a different mind!"

Yan Xiang pondered for a while, and said: "This is also expected. Although Sun Jian is nominally under the lord's tent, his personality is like a raging fire. He is fierce and warlike, and he is good at killing for a long time. How can he live under others for a long time? Senior? He killed Zhang Zi and Wang Rui on behalf of the lord before, and I can see that this person is a cruel and ruthless person, and he is definitely not easy to get along with. How can such a person serve the lord for a long time?"

Yuan Shu hurriedly said, "Since Sun Jian has the will to stand on his own feet, what should we do now? Condemn Sun Jian, or send troops to deal with him directly?"

"No, now that the eighteen princes are about to crusade against Dong Zhuo, Sun Jian is the front of the lord's command, and he himself is a brave warrior! Besides, Sun Jian has only made a slight change at this time, and has not yet shown his appearance. My lord, don't act too hastily. If it gets tighter, it’s not good.”

Yuan Shu nodded and said, "Then tell me, what should I do?"

Yan Xiang thought about it carefully, and then said: "Didn't Kong Ni want to submit to the lord? Now that Nanyang is settled, Jingzhou is not peaceful, and Sun Jian has another incident like this, we should not move the land of Yuzhou for now. Since this is the case, then we might as well accept Kong Ni’s surrender and ask him to help us contain Sun Jian.”

Yuan Shu closed his eyes, raised his head and thought quietly for a long time, then said slowly: "It's feasible but not Sun Jian's side, so what should we do? Do you want Yuan to act stupid with him?"

Yan Xiang smiled bitterly, shook his head and remained silent.

Yan Xiang had also met Sun Jian several times. Yan Xiang respected and feared this fierce tiger. What he respected was that he was extremely brave and a hero.

What I am afraid of is that he dares to kill anyone, no matter if it is a yellow scarf, a thief, a water bandit, or an official ordered by the court, he will not be afraid of anyone who comes.

For such a person, if you don't measure your proportions, it might be a dead end.

After being silent for a while, Yan Xiang said slowly: "I always feel that it is better not to provoke Sun Jian at this time."

Yuan Shu was silent for a long time before he slowly said: "I don't need to ask him about his crimes, but I can't let him act recklessly! You must beat him to let him know for himself!"

Yan Xiang looked at Yuan Shu's expression and hesitated for a moment: "How does Duke Ming plan to beat Sun Jian?"

Yuan Shu said slowly, "Didn't he take 15 shi of grain, grass, leather armor, horses, ordnance from Kong Ni? I wrote a letter, saying that Kong Ni is already my vassal, and ordered him to return these materials. To Kong Ni!"

Yan Xiang hurriedly said: "If this is the case, doesn't it reveal that Ming Gong already knows that Sun Jian is hiding the supplies donated by Kong Ni behind our army's back?"

Yuan Shu said solemnly: "I just want him to know! If Yuan doesn't point out the matter directly, it can be regarded as giving him a little bit of shame and asking Sun Jian to return these supplies and Kong Ni on my behalf. This is to win Kong Ni and warn Sun Jian to think about it. He naturally knows it."

Yan Xiang sighed, "If Sun Jian doesn't agree to return it, what will Duke Ming do?"

Yuan Shu sneered a few times, and said: "I told him in the letter that he will be rewarded and punished as General Polu in the near future. This is the step I gave him, and he must go down! If not, he will already be in Yuzhou , I will immediately send someone to cut off his way back to Changsha, cut off his food and grass, and see if he will listen or not!"

Yan Xiang felt helpless, knowing that Yuan Shu had made up his mind, it was inconvenient to say more.

"correct!"

Yuan Shu suddenly remembered another thing: "Respond to Xu Jing for me in the future, and bring back the [-] stone grains that Sun Jian sent me. I don't want his grain and grass. Please Xu Jing send back [-] shi of food and grass to Kong Ni for me, and comfort him with good words, let him tell Kong Ni, I am willing to accept Kong Ni's surrender, let him take care of Sun Jian for me, if it becomes a big event in the future, I will definitely Do not treat him badly!"

"promise."

Yuan Shujun's actions were very fast, and all these matters were almost completed within ten days.

Upon receiving Yuan Shu's news, the two families had different reactions.

Needless to say, Kong Ni was so happy that he almost couldn't fart, not only got Yuan Shu's promise to resolve the crisis, but also sent back the 20 shi food and grass that he sent back intact!

What is even more astonishing is that not only did they get back food and grass, but they also got [-] war horses, [-] leather armors, [-] long halberds, [-] arrows and other sundries for nothing. , I don’t want second-hand goods that are delivered to my door.

On the other hand, on Sun Jian's side, the situation is completely different.

The moment Sun Jian got the letter from Yuan Shu, he almost pushed the envoy and killed him.

But anyway, he still has a sliver of reason. Yuan Shu is currently his largest shareholder!

Not to mention Yuan Shu's current prestige in the south, just because he can strangle his retreat and food and grass routes in the rear now, Sun Jian can't offend him, and he doesn't dare to offend him.

It's really suffocating!

"Yuan Shu is really capricious!" Sun Jian's eyes were bulging and his cheeks were inflated, like a violent bullfrog. If you surrender, accept the surrender, why do I have to give it to him when I retire!"

Sun Jian lowered his head, and Cheng Pu sighed, "It seems that Yuan Shu knew that our army had taken 20 shi of grain and grass from Kong Ni, but only gave him [-] shi, as a punishment and warning."

Sun Jian hit the case table heavily with bamboo slips: "Okay, even if he finds out about this and he wants to punish me, then I'll just return fifteen shi of grain and grass to Kong Ni! But why do you want me to give it to Kong Ni again?" War horses? Leather armor? Ordnance? Didn’t I get these things from Kong Ni?”

Under Sun Jian's tent, all the generals looked at each other in blank dismay.

Everyone hadn't figured this out, and they didn't understand what kind of medicine Yuan Shu was selling in his gourd.

A moment later

Army Sima Han Dang hesitated and said, "Could it be that Kong Ni deliberately lied to Yuan Shu and falsely reported these things to blackmail our army?"

Cheng Pu blinked: "Then Kong Ni is a famous scholar with a high reputation. He has the air of a gentleman to do such a shameless thing?"

Zu Mao also shook his head: "I don't believe it, don't say whether Kong Ni is a gentleman or not, even such a subtle and shameless scheme is definitely not something he could come up with, I think it's just a misunderstanding. "

Zhu Zhi, Huang Gai and others also shook their heads together: "Yes, it doesn't look like Kong Ni did this, it doesn't look like it, it doesn't look like it."

Sun Jian's eyes were not good, he clenched his fists tightly, and the veins on the back of his hands were exposed: "If so, then Yuan Shu deliberately used this to humiliate me. I have long seen that he is narrow-minded. I didn't expect to be in such a situation. This person must have doubts about me. Resentment! So do it."

Cheng Pu was mature and solemn, and said: "My lord, even so, we can't offend Yuan Shu at this moment, and Yuan Shu is still our reliance. After all, the Yuan family is very powerful and is deeply rooted in the entire Central Plains. In the rear of the army, if my lord does not respect Yuan Shu's orders, the consequences will be disastrous, so I think twice."

Sun Jian closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and said, "Demou, I understand what you said, and I swallowed it! And in the future, I will have to pay back to Yuan Shu and Kong Ni twice!"

Several great officials under Sun Jian's tent looked at each other worriedly.

Although they all knew in their hearts that Sun Jian would definitely not live under Yuan Shu for a long time, but in the current situation, it is indeed the best choice to join Yuan Shu's tent!Benefits can also be maximized!

After all, with Sun Jian's stubborn temper, the princes of the world may not be able to tolerate him just by killing the governor of Jingzhou and the prefect of Nanyang, but with Yuan Shu covering him, others dare not say anything.

However, this incident has accelerated Sun Jian's idea of ​​becoming independent. Sun Jian has already given birth to the heart of breaking away from betrayal. This is something that Sun Jian's generals don't want to see for the time being.

Chapter 27 Xiao Lian

Sun Jian was furious, but he still sent someone to send food, horses, ordnance back to Kong Ni. He had to swallow it if he didn't swallow it.

Kong Ni was so happy that he almost didn't fart. Not only did he take back the 20 stone grain and fodder he sent out, but he also got some horses and armaments for nothing.

But what made him most happy was the support from Yuan Shu.

The corner of Kong Ni's mouth was full of excitement and a smile all day long, and the potter who was watching shook his head.

Finally unable to hold back, the potter decided to speak out to persuade Kong Ni.

"Uncle Shi, my nephew is taking the liberty to speak out. Please forgive me, Uncle Shi. I think you should restrain yourself somewhat."

Kong Ni asked suspiciously: "What does my nephew mean by this? Is the old man acting very arrogant?"

The pottery merchant shook his head: "Arrogance can't be called arrogant, but Uncle Shi hasn't shut up all day. The man who was in charge of escorting Sun Jian's food and grass for you just now has a dark face. Could it be that Uncle Shi didn't see it?"

Kong Ni didn't have a long memory at all, he stroked his beard and laughed: "The old man was excited for a while and didn't pay much attention to big things. Why should my nephew be so careful? I'm overwhelmed."

The pottery merchant really hated iron and steel at the moment: "Isn't my nephew cautious and conscientious? It's not a good thing for a literati to be too shameless, but he can't be too shameless! Sun Jian is very depressed at the moment. Describe the wonderful expression to him, Uncle Shi can guess what Sun Jian's expression will become? My nephew thinks this is not a good thing."