Chapter 288 Yangzhou Prefecture Patriarch

Just after the New Year, Zhou Yu received a big gift from the court.

After the eunuch who was presenting the order solemnly read the imperial edict, everyone kneeling on the ground stood up and expressed their congratulations to Zhou Yu. The eunuch also came up to congratulate him with a smile: "Mr. Zhou is such a young hero. The emperor has always favored you. Now you have promoted you to be the governor of Yangzhou and the general of the East Town East, blocking the southeast of the court, with a transcendent status, which shows the grand grace of the holy! Congratulations~~Congratulations~~"

Zhou Yu naturally smiled happily, and he hurriedly ordered: "Come on, bring the prepared gifts." Then a pretty maid brought a plate of yellow gold, which was full of dozens of taels.

When the eunuch saw so much gold, the smile on his face suddenly became even stronger, and the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes were wrinkled together, trembling slightly. "Oh~~ Lord Zhou is an important official in the court, so how dare the subordinates receive such a great gift!"

The eunuch refused, but with both hands quickly picked up the wooden plate with gold and leaned against his chest. The sunlight outside the room shone in, stabbing on the shiny gold. The shining golden light reflected the eunuch's face in a bright and dark manner, quite stylish.

Looking at the eunuch's greedy eyes, Zhou Yu laughed and replied, "It's the cold winter month, just after the New Year, I have worked hard all the way. These trashes are for you to buy wine and food on the road, so don't be polite. I guess I'm still tired, please go to the wing room to rest first."

The eunuch responded repeatedly, "It's better to obey your orders than respect. Lord Zhou governed Yangzhou so well and was loyal to the court. We will definitely report it to the emperor after we return to the capital."

After the eunuch left, the civil and military officials in Zhou Yu's tent surrounded him and congratulated Zhou Yu constantly. The crowd was excited. Zhou Yu bowed to everyone and smiled and said, "Forget it~~ I can't stand it anymore, haha~~"

Xu Shao said loudly: "Congratulations to the lord! Now the lord is truly worthy of his reputation. The governor of the state has the military and political power of a state, and he can be executed first and then reported in everything. This fully demonstrates the court's importance to the lord. Letting the lord guard the southeast for the lord is also an important task on his shoulders."

Everyone agreed, only Jia Xu maintained his usual calmness. He quietly walked to Zhou Yu and said with his ears: "Lord, beware of the big tree attracting wind."

Zhou Yu was happy, and he felt a stern when he heard this. Jia Xu's words were like a breeze, which calmed his passionate heart a little. The wood was in the forest, and the wind would destroy it. According to Zhou Yu's idea, taking advantage of the stability of the surrounding situation, the past two years are the time to vigorously develop internal affairs, prepare military strength, and work hard. When the strength is strong, he will go north to compete for the Central Plains. If he is too high-profile at this time, he may have unexpected troubles.

Zhou Yu nodded secretly when he heard this, and then said to everyone loudly: "I have accepted all my congratulations and remember them. Please go back and continue working. Whether it is the position of the governor or the position of the governor, I, Zhou Yu, or Zhou Yu, the former Zhou Yu, will not change. As before, my door is open at any time. If you have any questions, please look for me."

After everyone left, Zhou Yu left Jia Xu alone and bowed deeply to him. Jia Xu jumped up in fear and shook his hand and said, "Why do you have to do this by lord? It's a shattering me~~ it's a shattering me~~"

Zhou Yu looked up and said solemnly: "Mr. Wenhe is really my good teacher and friend. When I am confused and hesitant, I will give me warm help. When I am proud of myself, I will give me timely reminders. It is a blessing to get your help!"

Jia Xu smiled and said, "Lord is really a heavy word. But... If you really want to thank me, you can give me ten jars of 'Longtan Liquid'. Oh~~ Lao Jia's family has been in a state of disposal for the past few days, and there is no alcohol to drink, so no delicious food is delicious."

The news that Zhou Yu was promoted to Yangzhou Governor soon reached Yuan Shu's ears. He was sitting quietly in the study. Yuan Shu snorted coldly: "Why can Zhou Yu, a child with a stinky breast, become the governor of Yangzhou? He also serves as the general of the East! I think this must be the result of him bribing Wang Yun with a large sum of money. Wang Yun's old man actually accepted bribes and sold officials to make money. It was really embarrassing to throw him home!"

At that time, Yuan Shu's chief minister Yang Hong was beside Yuan Shu, and he hurriedly advised: "Lord, we should also use some strength to the court. You might as well send a few people to send some money and food to win over a few officials in the court. In this case, someone will speak for us at the critical moment."

Yuan Shu snorted again, looked at Yang Hong with disdain, and said, "The court? How many people still listen to this so-called court now? Can their government orders be given three auxiliary? I think only people like Zhou Yu who are ignorant of the world will flatter them. I, Yuan Gonglu, is a dignified person, and I take care of the territory I have built, so why should I care about the court?"

Yang Hong heard the implicit sound from Yuan Shu's words. When he thought of Yuan Shu's recent series of actions, he immediately understood that his lord seemed to want to be the emperor himself. This is not possible! If he rashly calls himself emperor, he will be denounced by the people of the world and become the target of attack by everyone. It will not be worth the loss.

But if you speak out for advice, you will be scolded by Yuan Shu. Yang Hong's eyes rolled and he said flatteringly: "Lord, sometimes, you still need to raise the banner of the Han Dynasty. Now that Sun Jian from Yuzhou is here to surrender, it is better to ask him to write to the court and ask him to be the governor of Xuzhou."

"Master of Xuzhou?" Yuan Shu hesitated. Now his territory spans four continents: Yuzhou, Jingzhou, Yangzhou and Xuzhou. Obviously, he was not satisfied with just obtaining the official position of "Master of Xuzhou". Yang Hong felt a little shiny and hurriedly said: "The lord's reputation is as high as the top, so why not be appointed as a general and governor of the world's military." The two discussed this matter as if no one else was around, as if the official position of the world was determined by them.

"This..." Yuan Shu was still dissatisfied. At this moment, no matter how big the official position was, it could not attract his interest. In Yuan Shu's heart, there was a faint feeling of growing, slowly expanding, slowly moving from the darkness to the bright spot...

"Dehong, let's take a look at this." Yuan Shu took out a roll of things from his arms and handed them to Yang Hong.

After taking it, Yang Hong saw a roll of thin bamboo paper. When he opened it, he saw a few big words written on it: "Those who replace Han Dynasty are the ones who do not want to paint the sky."

"This..." Yang Hong pondered slightly, "What is this? Is it a prophecy?"

Yuan Shu nodded, then shook his head and replied, "You just treat it as a prophecy. In fact, this is a folk song that has been circulated in the Nanyang area for a long time. I didn't know. Dehong, look, what does this prophecy mean?"

Yang Hong knew it in his heart, but he didn't know if Yuan Shu was testing him, so he shook his head and smiled bitterly, "I really don't know."

"Don't you know this?" Yuan Shu was quite angry and snatched the bamboo paper. "I asked, "Dangtu, the Taoist, are the same as my word "Highway". Do you understand?"

Looking at Yuan Shu's vicious eyes, Yang Hong finally surrendered. Although he had worshipped Yuan Shu as his lord before, he never thought that one day Yuan Shu would be the throne of the emperor, and Yang Hong did not think that Yuan Shu would be a good emperor. But today it seems that Yuan Shu's ambition has expanded to an uncontrollable point. A folk song that was originally unknown was actually regarded as a prophecy that indicates that he would become the emperor. The great scholar Kong You was driven away because he dissuaded him to rebuild his house, and now he is not sure where he is wandering.

It seems that if you want your family to continue to live a peaceful life, you can only please Quyi. Yang Hong made a secret decision.

I know what happens next, and listen to the next chapter to explain it.
Chapter completed!