Zhang Zhao was Sun Ce's senior official at this time, so Sun Ce immediately sent someone to summon Zhang Zhao to inquire about countermeasures.
Zhang Zhao was proficient in internal affairs, but not good at political and political affairs.
He recommended to Sun Ce: "My lord, in this matter, I recommend a man named Zhang Hong.
This man was originally from Guangling.
He once traveled to the capital and followed many people.
The great Confucian scholar studied and later returned to Guangling and was promoted to Maocai General at that time.
He Jin, Zhonglang General Zhu Jun, and Sikong Xunshuang all tried to recruit him as a concubine, but he rejected them all.
Instead, he brought his family to Jiangdong to avoid trouble.
This shows that he had foresight.
Now he is here, my lord.
It is better to come to ask for advice in person, I believe that the master will definitely gain something."
Sun Ce was overjoyed and said: "Mr.
Zibu knows such a great talent, why didn't he recommend it to me early and take me to visit him quickly?"
Zhang Zhao then brought Sun Ce and Zhou Yu to Zhang Hong's home.
Zhang Hong learned that Sun Ce had come to visit, so he went out to greet them and brought the three of them into the main room to serve tea.
Sun Ce said: "Mr.
Cai Zibu recommended me to you just now.
I didn't know that there was a great talent next to me.
I'm really ashamed.
I took the liberty of coming to visit you today.
It's really rude.
Please don't blame me sir."
Zhang Hong smiled and said: "I know that the general came here to deal with the invasion of Liu Yao, Liu Biao and Zhang Xian, right?"
Sun Ce was shocked and immediately bowed to him and said, "Sir, you are really a god.
Ce didn't even explain his intention, but you could know in advance.
I respect you, and please give me some advice."
Zhang Hong touched his long beard and said: "The imperial court actually did not have much binding force on Liu Biao, Liu Yao and Zhang Xian.
The reason why they were ordered to send troops to attack the general was because they did not want to offend the imperial court or antagonize the imperial court.
If there are other forces that threaten them, they will no longer care about the court's orders, but will first protect their own strength."
"Liu Biao's territory borders the imperial court, and the imperial court's troops can directly threaten him, so this person will not and dare not disobey the imperial court's orders.
Liu Yao and Zhang Xian are different.
Neither of these two people's territory borders the imperial court. , they can ignore the court's orders, but Liu Yao is the emperor All his power comes from the imperial court and the royal family.
If he does not follow the imperial court's orders, the imperial court only needs an edict, and he will lose all his power.
Therefore, this person does not dare to disobey the imperial court's orders too much before he completely controls the power in Yangzhou. , only Zhang Xian can ignore the court."
Zhang Hong said this, looked at Sun Ce and said: "General, Zhang's two strategies can be used as a reference for the general, and he should quickly send envoys to Chang'an to plead guilty to the imperial court.
Judging from the previous series of actions of the imperial court, it is not necessary for the imperial court to commit suicide.
The general died, and the court was angry that the general did not notify the general in advance that he wanted to attack Jiangdong, and did not give the court any notice.
In the eyes of the court, the court is now working hard to restore its authority.
How can it allow the princes to mess around?
If Zhang guessed correctly, the general has never sent envoys to the capital to pay tribute in the past few years.
This is not good, even for Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan. , Cao Cao and others also send envoys to Beijing to see the emperor every year, offer tributes, and pay taxes, not to mention you."
"My next strategy: First, send an envoy to see Yuan Shu, express your respect for him as the master, and be willing to dedicate Lujiang River to him, and ask him to send troops to contain Liu Yao; second, I heard that Zhang Xian loves money, so the general can send an envoy to take him with him Spend a lot of money to visit Zhang Xian , although Zhang Xian will not withdraw his troops after taking the general's money, he will not continue to attack.
If these two envoys can succeed, then the general will only have Liu Biao as his enemy.
I believe that with the general's ability, he will be able to defeat them.
"Liu Biao" While Sun Ce was still stunned, Zhou Yu stood up and saluted and said, "Sir, you are really a great talent.
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He defeated several invading enemies in just a few words.
Zhou Yu admires him."
Sun Ce hurriedly said: "Sir, if I carry out the upper and lower strategies at the same time, I don't know what you think, sir?"
Zhang Hong smiled and said: "It's best to be so natural."
Sun Ce immediately put down his posture and asked Zhang Hong to come out and worship him as the chief of the Zhengyi School.
Zhang Hong happily accepted the appointment.
After Zhang Hong came out of the mountain, Sun Ce sent three groups of envoys according to his strategy, all the way to Chang'an to plead guilty; all the way to Shouchun to see Yuan Shu; and finally all the way to see Zhang Xian.
The envoys sent to see Yuan Shu and Zhang Xian are easy to find.
Sun Ce has no shortage of such talents, but the envoys sent to Chang'an are not easy to find.
This envoy must have acquaintances in the Chang'an court, and must have sufficient talents and skills.
Adaptability, otherwise not only will it not work, but it will make things worse.
Sun Ce made many choices but could not find a suitable candidate.
Finally, Zhang Hong stood up and said: "My lord, it is better for your subordinates to be the envoys to Chang'an.
This policy was proposed by your subordinates, and only the most senior ones can do it."
Know what needs to be done to produce results.”
Sun Ce was very reluctant to leave: "I have just listened to your teacher's teaching for only a few days, and your husband is about to leave me.
I really don't want to leave him.
Moreover, the good or bad luck of his departure is unpredictable.
I am worried that my husband will make a mistake.
At that time, I will regret it."
It’s too late” "If you can serve your lord, you will die without regrets."
Two days later, Zhang Hong, who was well prepared, set off from Yuzhang to Chang'an with some entourage and a large amount of money.
Chang'an.
While Zhang Hong and his entourage were still on the way, the imperial agent stationed in Jiangdong had already sent the news back to Chang'an.
By the time he arrived in Chang'an, the reactions of Yuan Shu and Zhang Xian had also been sent back to Chang'an.
"So Yuan Shu accepted Sun Ce's surrender, sent people to take over Lujiang, and sent troops to garrison Jiangbei to contain most of Liu Yao's troops.
Zhang Xian, the governor of Changsha, was also bribed by Sun Ce's people."
Liu Cheng asked Jia Xu, who came to report the news .
Jia Xu cupped his hands and said: "Yes, my lord Yuan Shu stationed troops in Jiangbei frightened Liu Yao, so he immediately called back half of the troops attacking Sun Ce.
The remaining half no longer posed a threat to Sun Ce.
Zhang Xian, the governor of Changsha, is a man who loves money.
After receiving the heavy sum of money sent by Sun Ce, he immediately sent an order to his son Zhang Ze to stop the advance and garrison in place."
Liu Cheng didn't get angry.
This was the nature of princes like Yuan Shu and Zhang Xian.
He didn't expect to defeat Sun Ce so easily.
After all, Sun Ce was a character.
If he could defeat Sun Ce so easily, wouldn't Sun Ce be too incompetent?
Got it Liu Cheng asked: "Wen He, how do you think the court should react to these measures taken by Sun Ce?"
Jia Xu had obviously considered this issue.
He held up his hand and said, "My lord, I believe that Liu Biao is ordered not to seek merit, but to seek no fault.
Let him not be anxious and act steadily.
If he is not sure, don't attack without permission."
As long as Sun Ce can be dragged out, Sun Ce will not be able to attack Liu Yao with all his strength. , Sun Ce needs time, and the court also needs time to make the previous arrangements effective.
After the envoy sent by Sun Ce to plead guilty arrives in Chang'an, the court can get off the donkey and order Sun Ce to stay in Yuzhang.
No more unauthorized actions are allowed without the order of the court.
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If we use troops again without authorization, we will never forgive him."
"In addition, my subordinates think that the imperial court has paid too little attention to Yuan Shu.
Of course, there is a reason for this.
Now the imperial court needs to show Yuan Shu how powerful he is, otherwise he will not take the imperial court seriously at all and appoint officials without authorization.
Not only did he go to Yangzhou to take up his post, he also detained Ma Rixi, who was sent to Yangzhou by the imperial court."
Liu Cheng did not make an immediate decision and planned to meet with the envoy sent by Sun Ce first.
On this day, Liu Cheng sent people to summon the civil and military ministers of the DPRK and China to rush to Da Sima's Mansion to discuss matters.
At the same time, he sent people to the post house to inform Zhang Hong and let him go to Da Sima's Mansion.
Zhang Hong quickly followed the officials of Da Sima Mansion to the lobby.
"General Tuolu and Runan Prefect Sun Ce, Zhang Hong pays homage to the Lord Protector."
Zhang Hong bowed his hands and saluted.
Liu Cheng opened a seal and looked at it.
He looked up at Zhang Hong and said, "You are Zhang Hong, the envoy sent by Sun Ce."
"Officially dismissed" Zhang Hong agreed.
Liu Chengdao: "Wait a moment, this is Sun Ce's petition to testify that you are the official of the school.
Before the appointment of the imperial court, you are not considered an official of the imperial court, so you should not say anything about yourself as a junior official for the time being. " Zhang Hong said calmly: "My lord, I have been appointed as an official by General Sun.
It is still feasible to call myself an official."
Liu Cheng banged the table and shouted loudly: "Officials appointed by the princes themselves are not official officials until they get the consent of the court.
If the court does not recognize it, you will have no status.
Do you understand that you still dare to talk to me?
If you don't want to be mixed up, it's just like That Yuan Shu, he is a queen General, without a local official position and without the permission of the court, he dared to appoint officials in Yangzhou on his own.
Humph, the court would not let him go.
He thought that he could do whatever he wanted with the fourth generation of his family, but little did he know that he was Dig your own grave.”
Zhang Hong did not defend himself, but knelt on the ground and said, "Yes, I know that I was wrong.
General Sun sent me to Chang'an just to plead guilty to the Lord Protector and the imperial court."
Liu Cheng immediately pointed out: "Zhang Hong, you are wrong again.
The person Sun Ce wants to accuse is not me, but His Majesty the Emperor and the imperial court.
Who do I think I am?
I am just appointed by His Majesty the Emperor to handle the military and political affairs of the DPRK.
What qualifications do I have?"
Accept Sun Ce's apology?"
Zhang Hong had already scolded him in his heart.
This man was so shameless.
He had ignored the emperor for a long time, but he acted in the name of the emperor and put the emperor in front of everything he said.
If you really do what you say It would be weird to do this Zhang Hong said: "Your Majesty has appointed the Duke to handle major military and political affairs.
Naturally, I will first come to plead guilty to the Duke, and then go to your Majesty to plead guilty.
This order must not be disordered.
Outsiders will say that I do not understand the rules."
Liu Cheng asked: "Zhang Hong, you came to plead guilty with just one mouth, right?"
Zhang Hong said quickly: "Of course not.
I have been entrusted by General Sun to bring two carts of gold, silver and gems, five buckets of East Sea pearls, a thousand pieces of silk, and ten loads of fine tea to present to the Duke."
The gift list was delivered to Liu Cheng.
Liu Cheng looked at it and said, "I know Sun Ce's sincerity.
I will report it to His Majesty the Emperor soon.
I will make a decision on whether to pardon Sun Ce after discussing with the ministers."
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As for the decision of sin, you should go back to the posthouse first.
If there is any news, I will naturally send someone to inform you."
"Thank you so much, Lord, I'll take my leave."
After Zhang Hong left, Liu Cheng asked the officials and ministers: "How do you think the matter of Sun Ce should be handled?"
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