Zhao Yan held his hands and glanced at Zhang Liao sideways, and said in a stiff tone: "At the beginning of the year, Xu Rong invaded Yingchuan, can the lieutenant be there?"

"Zhang Liao was still in Luoyang at that time and had never attended the meeting."

Zhao Yan's face was a little slow, and he said reluctantly: "Since that's the case, I will tell you for General Sun's sake."

Zhang Liao was amused and crying, but he still ordered people to bring wine and food to him, and asked Zhao Yan to take his seat. Zhao Yan put his hands behind him, stood proudly, not to mention drinking with Zhang Liao. "The lieutenant probably felt that the emperor was in Chang'an, Dong Zhuo was the Grand Tutor, and Xu Rong was the general appointed by Dong Zhuo, so he could represent the court. General Sun had no appointments from the court, and he was a rebel minister since Nanyang, so you were the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the

Zhang Liao did not comment.

Zhao Yan sneered: "I'm afraid the captain himself doesn't believe such nonsense?"

Zhang Liao closed his lips tightly and said nothing.

"As a general, Dong Zhuo has been respectful to the imperial edicts of the court. He had repeatedly disobeyed the imperial edicts of the court. The former emperor was tragic and was raising a tiger. He Jin was stupid and led a wolf into the house. He eventually retaliated against the tiger and wolf, and was defeated by the tiger and wolf. Dong Zhuo seized power by force. At first, he could pretend to be pretentious, lure famous scholars, and introduce all wise men, but soon he became a revelation, drove the people of Luoyang west into Chang'an, burned the capital Luoyang, and then slaughtered the people of the people, and there was no remains within 200 miles. He changed the court system and arbitrarily abolished the establishment. First he became the prime minister and the Grand Tutor, and he did not go to the court, and his swords and shoes went to the palace. Even Wang Mang, who usurped the Han Dynasty, was not so presumptuous. He still had the emperor or the court in his eyes?"

Zhao Yan was stern, and Zhang Liao lowered his eyelids and did not dare to look at him, but he could not suppress the fever on his face. He knew more about the things Dong Zhuo did than Zhao Yan, but he had been reluctant to admit them. Now that Zhao Yan was scolded in person, he was speechless and embarrassed.

"You think you are ordered to conquer the unjust ministers, but you wantonly plunder the people. General Sun has no task of the court, but he does not hesitate to take risks to save the people, leading by example, and lifting the siege of Licheng in one battle, and lifting the people upside down. This is a righteous army and a king's army. When you were defeated and fled, did you not hear the cheers of the people in Licheng? Or did you hide your ears and steal the bells and deceive yourself? How could General Sun call friends with a stupid person like you?"

Zhang Liao's face was so hot that he couldn't even raise his head.

Zhao Yan raised a hand and pointed at the sky. "Haotian shone, rewarding evil and punishing good will be a little bit unhappy. With the respect of Jie and Zhou, God cannot tolerate it, let alone Dong Zhuo's common man. At this time, he did not regret and reflect on himself, and he still showed all his elites, thinking that he could be invincible in the world. It was really foolish. Once Chang'an changes, the court will kill Dong Zhuo. How can you stay out of trouble? You think you were ordered to go to war, but it is no different from sitting on the accumulated firewood to play with fire. In a moment, the fire broke out, and the corpse was gone. Zhang Jiawei, it is not too late to repair the sheep. Don't you know who is clear and who is secret, and don't understand General Sun's painstaking efforts?"

After Zhao Yan finished speaking, he shook his sleeves and left.

Zhang Liao's face changed drastically. He stood up and wanted to call Zhao Yan, but hesitated for a while, and sat back again. Flashes of cold sweat came out of his body, soaking his battle robe in an instant.

Zhao Yan's words reminded him. People will always kill people. Dong Zhuo killed so many ministers and so many people. There are countless people who want to kill him, otherwise he would not have built a city in Meiwu to accumulate grain. The only people who can protect him are the soldiers of Xiliang. At this moment, all the elite troops of Xiliang are coming out to conquer Nanyang. Once Chang'an changes, who can protect him and who will protect him?

Zhang Liao immediately thought of Wang Yun. Wang Yun was a famous scholar in Bingzhou. When he was young, he became famous by his straightforward path. In order to fight against the eunuchs, he died in prison and refused to bow his head. He suddenly relied on Dong Zhuo, and this change was too sudden. If he did not recognize Dong Zhuo's true face at the beginning, he could do so. Now Dong Zhuo's cruel face has been fully revealed, and it would be unusual for him to rely on Dong Zhuo.

Also, it seems that Wang Yun’s proposal to conquer Nanyang.

The more Zhang Liao thought about it, the more he became, the more he was afraid, and his whole body was cold. He felt that there was darkness in front of him and there was no hope. If there was hope, then Sun Ce was his only hope. But his brother Zhang Fan was still in Xu Rong's camp, and Xu Rong trusted him so much that he did not hesitate to have a gap with the generals of Xiliang for this. How could he ignore Xu Rong and surrender to Sun Ce alone?

Zhang Liao thought for a long time, got up overnight and rushed back to Daying, Xi County.

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Lou Gui built a good city, and Sun Ce gave Wen Pin a face and appointed Lou Gui as the army's Sima to assist Wen Pin in guarding Li City.

Lou Gui was very grateful. Although the Sima of the Army was only a thousand stones, he could lead troops to fight in theory, and he could be promoted if he made military achievements in the future. He must be far behind his command of ten thousand people before, but now he is not as good as before, so he dares to expect too much. Compared to Cao Cao's seemingly trusting, but in fact he cheated him hard, Sun Ce was already very tolerant of doing this.

Immediately afterwards, Sun Ce received news from Qiao Rui. Xu Shu had arrived at Wu Pass, and Wu Pass was safe and sound, but there were Xiliang soldiers on both sides of the east and west. Because the news was not clear, the soldiers of Wu Pass were once nervous and thought that Nanyang had fallen. Seeing Xu Shu, he learned that Wancheng was safe and the army was very stable, Qiao Rui was confident in defending Wu Pass. Xu Shu was brave and resourceful, and had been appointed by him as the Sima of the Army to assist in guarding Wu Pass.

Finally, Qiao Rui expressed his condolences to Yuan Shu, expressed his respect for Yuan Shu's will, and accepted Sun Ce's command.

Sun Ce breathed a sigh of relief. When he learned that Xu Rong had entered Nanyang, he almost suspected that Qiao Rui had surrendered. Now he knew that it was not the case, and his worries could be put down for the time being. With Xu Shu assisting Qiao Rui in guarding Wuguan, Wuguan's safety has been added to the safety of Wuguan. It is not so easy for Xu Rong to leave Nanyang smoothly.

But new questions arise. How did Xu Rong enter Nanyang and why did he do this? Using troops is to defend with integrity and win with strange weapons. Using surprise troops to break into Nanyang is certainly a first-class advantage, but once the situation is unfavorable, he will have to bear the serious consequences of insufficient baggage. This is not in line with common sense of military use, especially for famous generals like Xu Rong, which should not be made at all.

Sun Ce thought about the map for a long time, but still felt that he could not understand it. He decided to use his collective wisdom and ask the future to discuss it. If he couldn't figure out this issue, he always felt something was wrong in his heart.

Not long after, Qin Mu was the first to arrive. He shook off the snowflakes on his body and grinned. "What the hell is the weather? It snowed again after just two days. It was colder than outside the border. It made me feel sores on my hands. It hurts when I scratched and itchy, and itchy." As he said, he rushed to the fire pit to reach out to roast the fire.

Wen Pin walked in. "In my opinion, this is all brought by you Guanzhong people. It was rare to snow in Nanyang before, and it was unique to snow twice like today."

Sun Ce didn't say anything, staring at Qin Mu's red and swollen hands, with a slightly raised corner of his mouth, and his eyes were filled with pride and indescribable sin. Qin Mu was startled and quickly shrank his hand back. "General, what are your eyes?"

Sun Ce smiled and said, "Chang Meng, are the knights under your command all tortured by these frostbite like you?"
Chapter completed!