Any force will have difficulties in one way or another at the beginning. The so-called difficulty in everything at the beginning is just like this, and the Sun family is no exception.

Sun Ce has borrowed troops from Yuan Shu and has already established some foundation. If he wants to show off his strength in Jiangdong, he has to break away from Yuan Shu's control. The official position given to him by Yuan Shu can no longer be used. Whether he really wants to be loyal to the court or not, the court's recognition is very important, and this is also the main purpose of Zhang Hong's entry into Chang'an this time.

Before this, there was naturally a discussion within the court.

Sun Ce, the future may or must be a stumbling block to the unification of the world, but at present, whether for Liu Xie or the civil and military officials of the court, Sun Ce is still a small shrimp, and the harm is far less than that of Yuan Shu. In addition to planning for Shu, Liu Xie is most afraid of the two Yuans.

No matter how poor Yuan Shu was, his strength was there. Besides Sun Ce, Liu Xie could not think of anyone else who could help him restrain Yuan Shu.

Liu Yao and Wang Lang are not good either. None of them are Yuan Shu's opponents. Don't look at how unbearable Yuan Shu's historical evaluation is, but at this point, idle people can't restrain and differentiate him at all. As for other small warlords in Jiangdong, they don't have the ability to do this.

Sun Ce can do it, but the matter of passing on the imperial seal was ultimately a knot in Liu Xie's mind.

The significance of this thing to Liu Xie is self-evident. It not only represents the legitimacy of every edict issued by Liu Xie. With this jade seal, it also represents that Liu Xie can be the gods on behalf of the heavens. It is something that Liu Xie is determined to win, but now it has been transferred to Yuan Shu by Sun Ce.

Among them, Sun Ce takes the court seriously and does not mention it. In troubled times, it is nonsense to ask the princes to tell the emperor that they are loyal. In the future, Yuan Shu may be full of confidence and become emperor by himself. The attack on the Han Dynasty will be no small part.

Even if Liu Xie could extinguish Yuan Shu immediately, the blow to the Han Dynasty would be irreparable.

The next morning, Zhang Hong presented Sun Ce's official seal on behalf of Sun Ce. This was the official seal given to Sun Ce by Yuan Shu. Now it was handed over to Liu Xie, which was also a sign of sincerity and willing to be dispatched by the court to leave Yuan Shu.

"Preplendent." Sitting on the dragon throne and looking at Zhang Hong with a solemn expression, Liu Xie reached out to help him. He did not go to see the official seal presented by Wei Zhong, but looked at Zhang Hong seriously: "General Sun Wentai, I actually admire him very much. At the time, the eighteen princes of the eighteen routes stopped moving forward. Only he took the lead in attacking Luoyang. Although he failed to save me and save the civil and military officials of the court, I still felt very grateful to Sun Wentai for his loyalty and courage."

Listening to Liu Xie's praise for Sun Jian, Zhang Hong was not happy. He knew that what Liu Xie said was basically clichés, and the following content might not be very good.

"But I don't think that this is what a loyal and brave man should do in private hiding the jade seal." Liu Xie looked at Zhang Hong and did not do more temptations, but directly determined the matter with certainty. This jade seal was taken by the Sun family, and I have confirmed it.

Zhang Hong looked at Liu Xie in shock and opened his mouth. He prepared all night last night. At this moment, he could not say a word when facing Liu Xie's firm attitude.

After a long time, Zhang Hong said, "Your Majesty may have misunderstood, there is no such thing..."

"Really, it's true?" Liu Xie smiled and said, "Not long ago, General Zhu Jun found the grave of a palace maid near the Luoyang Royal Palace. It happened that he was the palace maid who was in charge of the jade seal. After the chaos in Luoyang, he disappeared. The person who set up the grave for her was General Sun Wentai. In other words, the last person to see her was Sun Wentai. If it were a coincidence, it would be a bit coincidental."

Zhang Hong's heart sank. No matter how many words he said, he couldn't say it at this moment.

"Sun Ce wants an official, I can give it to me, but I have to bring the jade seal. Otherwise, what will Sun Ce want to keep this thing privately?" Liu Xie's gaze gradually became colder when he looked at Zhang Hong.

When Zhang Hong heard this, he burst into cold sweat on his forehead and bowed, "Your Majesty doesn't know. General Sun Wentai did get the jade seal at the beginning. He wanted to return it to the court after His Majesty re-takes the government. However, he knew about this matter. Later, he was forced to hand over the jade seal because of the Sun family. General Sun Ce also disliked Yuan Shu for his sake and wanted to leave Yuan Shu and submit to the court."

"So that's it." Liu Xie suddenly realized what the truth looked like. It didn't matter what Sun Ce was in Jiangdong. He couldn't really do anything to Sun Ce. No matter what loopholes Zhang Hong's words were, he just needed a way out for both parties. This reason was reasonable. Not only did he clear the relationship between the Sun family, but he also flattered Liu Xie silently. Not only did he say whether he could enjoy it or not, but the matter on the surface was over.

"Since Sun Ce has this intention, I will help him correct the position of Zhechong's captain, Wei Zhong."

"Here!" Wei Zhong returned the official seal presented by Zhang Hong to Zhang Hong again.

"This..." Zhang Hong looked at Liu Xie in surprise.

"Now, the position of Zhe Chong is the one I conferred Sun Ce on, and it has nothing to do with Yuan Shu. Go back and tell Sun Ce that no matter what, the jade seal is lost from the Sun family. The Sun family must bear this responsibility. To take back the jade seal for me and take back the jade seal for me, I will allow him to be the General of the South. If not, I will find another capable person to retake the jade seal. However, the position of General of the South has no chance of being with him." Liu Xie looked at Zhang Hong and said calmly.

When Zhang Hong heard this, he felt bitter, but he had to nod. At least one point, Yuan Shu could not be dismissed as he had before. As for the position of General Zhengnan, he could only look at the future. At least with Sun Ce's current strength, it would be impossible to compete with Yuan Shu. No matter how powerful Sun Ce is, he would not be able to win the ten battles of Yuan Shu, even if Sun Ce only loses, it would be fatal to the Jiangdong forces that were first established.

"I thank you for your Majesty on behalf of General Sun." Zhang Hong took the official seal handed to him by Wei Zhong and bowed.

Liu Xie signaled him to retreat and looked at the civil and military officials: "The jade seal of the country is a country's important weapon. Now it has fallen into the hands of Yuan Shu. I want to get the jade seal of the country back. What good strategies do you have?"

Now that Guanzhong is stabilized by Liu Xie, Yuan Shu still occupies Nanyang, Runan and Yuzhou many territories, and Yangzhou. Although there is no complete prefecture or county, in terms of strength, it is even more superior to Yuan Shao today. He is well-deserved as the world's number one prince, with eight million people under his rule, which is nearly three times that of the current court. If you really want to rob it, the court may not win. But no matter how powerful Yuan Shu is, he will be a Han minister for a day and this jade seal should not be embezzled.

"Your Majesty." Yang Biao stepped out and bowed, "The Yuan Gonglu is the descendant of the three generations of the four generations. He should know the great righteousness. I think he could send someone to pass the imperial edict and order Yuan Shu to return the jade seal to the court. If our dynasty rashly attacks each other, it will be defeated."

It can also be understood as rituals first and then military forces. If Yuan Shu did not obey the imperial edict, the court could call on the princes of the world to attack Yuan Shu. At that time, no matter how many troops and horses Yuan Shu had under his command, he would not be able to stop the princes of the world from attacking.

Liu Xie nodded and looked at the ministers and said, "I wonder which minister is willing to take this trip and share my worries?"

Under the hall, the Grand Marshal Ma Riyi stepped out and bowed and said, "The old minister had an old age with Yuan Wei back then. I would like to go to Shouchun on behalf of Your Majesty, persuade Yuan Shu to hand over the jade seal and return it to the court."

Ma Rizhe, a great scholar of the Ma Rong clan, was also a master of Confucian scholars. He was quite famous among the scholars and was not inferior to Yang Biao. He was just obsessed with academics before. After Liu Xie took power, he was unwilling to participate in interest disputes and rarely spoke. This time, in order to avoid the dispute between the court and Yuan Shu, he took the initiative to lobby Yuan Shu.

"If Ma Taiwei goes, I will be relieved. In this way, I will bother the Taiwei to take a trip to Shouchun." Liu Xie nodded. It is indeed not the time to start a war with Yuan Shu. Ma Riyan has always been famous. Even if Yuan Shu is unwilling to hand over the jade seal, he will not easily make things difficult for Ma Riyan.

After Ma Rizhi went to Shouchun to discuss the development plan for Guanzhong next year, Liu Xie announced his retirement to the court after discussing with the ministers.

"Duke Wen Xian, I would like to thank Mr. Wen Xian for helping you today." Zhang Hong followed Yang Biao out of Weiyang Palace and bowed and smiled.

Although it was not satisfactory, his purpose here was to gain the recognition of the court, so that Sun Ce would no longer be controlled by Yuan Shu in a great sense. Now the purpose has been achieved. As for the jade seal, the rest is a confrontation between the court and Yuan Shu. The Sun family does not have the strength to offend either side.

Yang Biao looked at Zhang Hong coldly, shook his head and sighed, "Zi Gang, after resigning from the court, let's get some clothes and go back to Jiangdong. You should not stay in Chang'an City for a long time."

Zhang Hong was slightly stunned. Looking at Yang Biao's face, he also knew that he had deceived the jade seal before. Now he threw the blame on the jade seal to the Yuan family, angering the tutor of the dynasty.

People only know that the Yuan family has four generations and three generations, but they don’t know that the Yang family’s family affairs are no worse than the Yuan family. The Yang family is also four generations and three generations. The two major families have always had good marriages. Yang Biao’s current wife, but Yuan Shu’s sister, now, in order to clear the relationship between Sun and the Jade Seal, Zhang Hong decisively threw this hot skill to Yuan Shu, which obviously aroused Yang Biao’s dissatisfaction.

"Mr. Wen Xian forgives his crime, but the situation at that time. The jade seal is indeed in the hands of the road now. Hong is not..." Zhang Hong pondered his words, hoping that Yang Biao could accept his apology.

"Hmph!" Yang Biao snorted coldly and left with his sleeves.

Looking at Yang Biao's back, Zhang Hong could only smile bitterly. After today, it would be difficult for both sides to have any friendship. However, Yuan Shu was not a good master. This time, the court sent Ma Rizhi to Shouchun, and he might have returned in vain.

He opened his mouth, and in the end, Zhang Hong did not speak. The court fought with Yuan Shu, which was a good thing for Sun. No matter what he said now, Yang Biao could not be grateful for this kindness, so why bother?
Chapter completed!