98. [095] Difficult
Walking out, Shen Xian remembered that she hadn't asked Cai Yan what he wanted as a congratulatory gift. Originally, Shen Xian wanted to turn back and ask clearly, but when she thought that Xun You was also there, she dispelled the idea of going back: Forget it, go to Cai Yan when she is free and Xun You is not there, how can the girl's whispers be told to those uninteresting old men.
Taishou Mansion is a bit big, Shen Xian went around and around several times, during which she met Miao Miao, who came to her with Qingqing to thank her. Qingqing was a shy little girl who was only thirteen years old, she blushed when she looked at Shen Xian more, and she didn't say a word for a long time, so anxious that Miao Miao pushed her back, grabbed her pigtails and whispered, "What did you say before you begged me to bring you here?" Speak up! β
"I ...... I ......" Qingqing covered her cheeks and lowered her head and stomped her feet, seeing Shen Xian crying and laughing.
Shen Xian shook her head, stepped forward and patted the top of the little girl's head gently: "It's okay, don't be afraid, just pay attention next time." β
Listening to Shen Xian's words, Qingqing cautiously stretched out her hand to hold the hem of Shen Xian's clothes, she raised her head and winked at Shen Xian, showing a shy smile: "Lord, you are so good!" β
Shen Xian smiled slightly: "Let's go play with your sister Miao Miao." β
Miao Miao thanked Shen Xian again and left with Qingqing's farewell, Shen Xian suddenly stopped her: "Miao Miao, have you seen Guo Fengxiao?" β
"Mr. Guo?" Miao Miao pondered for a moment and then shook her head: "No...... Asked him for advice yesterday - I haven't seen him since. β
Miao Miao said and suddenly realized that she had missed the words, her face turned pale, and she covered her mouth sharply and was about to kneel.
Shen Xian suddenly approached, and she dragged Miao Miao's arm steadily: "Stand firm, what should you do, I know." β
After turning around the Taishou Mansion and not seeing Guo Jia's shadow, Shen Xian felt that he might have gone out of the mansion, so that the scope would become larger and there would be no clues. Looking up at the sun hanging in the center, and touching her flat belly, Shen Xian decided to eat something first, and then go down to settle accounts with Guo Jia.
While waiting for the food to be served, the maid came to report that General Zhao had visited.
When the garden was burned before, a group of people gathered at the gate of the Taishou Mansion to watch the excitement, the so-called people were mixed, and the rumors had always spread much faster than the truth, so by the time Zhao Yun came to see Shen Xian, things had changed from "Lord Liu accidentally burned a corner of the garden" to "I heard that the lord had a quarrel with Mr. Fengxiao and burned the Taishou Mansion?" β
Shen Xianmu said to Zhao Yun with a wooden face: "Zilong, you have to keep your eyes open, and you can't be misled by rumors. β
Zhao Yun smiled slightly: "Of course my subordinates know...... Well, I've just heard it all over the street, so I'm curious. β
Brother Long, I didn't know you were so gossipy!
Shen Xian pursed her lips and said dissatisfiedly: "What do you mean that it has been spread all over the street?" How big is that? The people of Gangneung are too boring, right? How lacking is the spiritual life! β
Zhao Yun nodded: "It's really scarce, after all, there was still a war some time ago." β
After knowing that this was just a misunderstanding, Zhao Yun put his mind at ease, and then he said another thing to Shen Xian.
Before leaving, Sun Ce basically left all the soldiers behind for Shen Xian's safety. After Shen Xian took over the military power, although the war had ended here according to the plan, in order to prevent Liu Biao from launching a counterattack, she still scattered most of her troops to the border of Nanjun.
The candidate for the commander of the army was initially decided by Zhao Yun, but Tai Shici and Wei Yan, who had been bored in Dongting Lake for many days, strongly demanded to fight, and the two of them also co-wrote a resentful letter and sent it to Jiangling to complain to Shen Xian. Shen Xian stared at the letter full of typos, and with the help of Guo Jia, she compromised after reading it with difficulty.
Shen Xian went to Zhao Yun to do work, but Zhao Yun had no opinion, so the military power of the Dongting Lake camp was handed over to Huang Gai, and Tai Shici and Wei Yan ran to Nanjun to beat the water dogs with great interest.
Looking at Tai Shi Ci and then at Wei Yan, Shen Xian always felt that something might happen to let these two people lead the army together, so she thought of sending a strategist over to give advice. However, Jia Xu can't leave, Guo Jia can't go, Zhou Yu and Sun Ce have a tacit understanding that it is not easy to dismantle, and it seems that there is only one candidate left in the end.
Under the shroud of Guo Jia's full resentment, Shen Xian divided 5,000 soldiers and horses to Lujiang and handed them over to Huang Zhong to guard against Yuan Shu, and at the same time recruited Fa Zheng to Jiangling, and now he is on his way.
After arranging Nanjun and Lujiang, there is still a border line between Jiangxia and Changsha that needs to be garrisoned, in addition, because the relationship with Yuan Shu has changed, Shen Xian also has to consider the safety of Yuzhang and Huiji. But Yuzhang has Zhou Yu here, it is estimated that the problem is not big, and although Danyang is Yuan Shu's territory, Danyang's Taishou is Sun Ce's uncle, and if you try to fight for it, you may be directly rebelled, and you don't even need to send troops. As for Changsha, Shen Xian said that Jia Xu was 10,000 at ease with her.
"Mr. Gongqi's side has withdrawn," Zhao Yun said, "although he didn't lay ground, he grabbed a lot of grain." β
Shen Xian's mind involuntarily appeared the image of Mrs. Qingxuan kicking Liu Biao away, carrying a rice bag on her shoulder and laughing very arrogantly, she suddenly felt a chill all over her body, and shook off goosebumps everywhere: "Cough, it's okay, we didn't have a plan to take Nanyang County in the first place." β
With Shen Xian's current strength, it is not difficult to mobilize all the resources and fight to completely kill Liu Biao and seize Jingzhou, but the price and threats to be paid after taking Nanyang County are far less than the benefits. However, there is a saying called letting the tiger return to the mountain, and there is also a saying called cutting the grass and eradicating the roots, if you can't be ruthless in time, you may face the dilemma of the spring breeze blowing again in the future.
On the question of whether or not to completely eradicate Liu Biao's forces, everyone was divided into two factions. Xun Yu, as the representative, believes that if the war continues, it will be a reckless use of military force, a waste of financial and material resources, which is not conducive to long-term development, and will make the people fall into misery; Cheng Pu, as the representative, believes that the fight should be continued, and the scourge should be eliminated in time, otherwise it will create enemies for themselves in the future.
Shen Xian finally chose Xun Yu's point of view, or she just stuck to her original plan. Some people will be carried away by victory, regardless of the qiΔ to fight, just like a gambler who wins at the gambling table with red eyes, but unfortunately this kind of person who does not care about one qiΔ no matter how many wins he has won before, in the end he will not be able to escape the end of losing completely.
Because they don't know how to make trade-offs.
Although Shen Xian is sometimes crazy, she knows when to let go, she is not greedy, and she is not so obsessed, so she can treat it calmly if she wins, and she will not feel much of a blow if she loses.
These people may seem soft and lethal, but they are actually very difficult to defeat because you can't tempt them.
"Although the army was sent to the border defense, Liu Jingsheng should not come." Zhao Yun thought for a while and said, "Even if you come, I'm afraid you will send someone to sue for peace." β
Shen Xian agrees with this, and she and Guo Jia have also discussed this issue in their spare time.
After Huang Zu's army was defeated and killed, Liu Biao did not immediately send people to support, which is very clear: Liu Biao did not want to fight, he had no way to fight anymore.
Jingzhou's soldiers and horses were divided into three parts, among which the troops led by Huang Zu and Fan Chou were all swallowed by Shen Xian, leaving only more than 10,000 horses in Liu Biao's hands struggling, not to mention more than 10,000 people sent to counterattack Shen Xian, only the defense was overstretched.
Therefore, compared to Shen Xian, who eats and sleeps well, Liu BiaoxiΓ n is worried every day, he is worried about whether Shen Xian will stop in Nanjun, or whether he will rest for a few days and then destroy him in one go. In Liu Biao's opinion, Shen Xian will not stop the pace of the battle, after all, he and Shen Xian have a deep hatred - Liu Biao secretly helped Liu Zhang, and almost beat Shen Xian homeless.
The scary thing is not the enemy who has already arrived in the city, but the patient hiding in the shadows and not moving, not knowing when to suddenly jump out and kill the enemy who is caught off guard.
"Although I can't continue to fight, it's good to scare and scare Liu Jingsheng." Shen Xian said happily: "I still have an account that I haven't figured out with him." β
Regarding Liu Zhang's sudden rebellion, Zhao Yun only heard about it a little and did not know the specific situation, but Cai Yan once revealed that it was related to Liu Biao. So looking at Shen Xian's expression, Zhao Yun said clearly: "That's it...... Then the lord, do you still want to send Ziyi and Wen Chang? β
Shen Xian smiled slyly: "Anyway, they have nothing to do in Dongting Lake every day, so it's better to take a walk and just watch the scenery." Young people, read thousands of books and travel thousands of miles. β
Tai Shici and Wei Yan rushed to the border of Nanjun with enthusiasm, but in the end, they only waited for the surrender envoy, and their expressions must be very exciting.
Zhao Yun shook his head helplessly.
Zhao Yun casually talked to Shen Xian again, and the whole person began to become absent-minded. Shen Xian knew very well what Zhao Yun wanted to say, but she just dragged it out and didn't open her mouth until the maid came to ask if she needed to serve the food, and Shen Xian looked at Zhao Yun with a look of sudden realization: "Zilong, do you want to stay and eat together?" β
Zhao Yun shook his head and refused: "Thank you, lord, I still don't need to-"
"Okay," Zhao Yun obviously didn't finish speaking, but because of a moment of hesitation in his tone, Shen Xian seized the opportunity to interrupt the conversation, and then she turned her head and ordered the maid: "Go and call Qian'er to dinner, and then ask Zhao Ji if she is comingββ"
Shen Xian held the maid's wrist and emphasized: "Zhao Ji can, let Gongda find a place to eat by himself!" β
The maid couldn't help but smile and nodded: "Got it, lord." β
Zhao Yun's expression suddenly became very exciting.
Shen Xian asked slowly, "Zilong, don't you really stay and eat together?" β
Zhao Yun opened his mouth, and before he could say anything, he saw Gan Qian hurrying over with someone. Seeing Zhao Yun's presence after Gan Qian's footsteps obviously became a little hesitant, Shen Xian didn't seem to notice that something was wrong, she pulled Gan Qian over: "What are you busy with in the morning?" β
Even if Gan Qian's mind was not on Shen Xian, she still said clearly: "Didn't you burn the garden......
"Stop!" Shen Xian had a headache when she mentioned this matter, but she had just been slaughtered by Cai Yan, but she couldn't resist: "Shall we turn the page?" β
Gan Qian smiled softly: "Okay." β
"Since that's the case......" Shen Xian stood up and pushed Gan Qian in front of Zhao Yun: "Zilong is looking for you to go out to play, I will cook a meal for one person, and I won't leave the two of you alone, have a good time." β
Gan Qian looked back stunned: "Lord? β
"Oh, yes." Shen Xian said very strictly: "Our house is guarded - it means that we must come back before the latest time. β
Shen Xian stared at Zhao Yun with the disgust of her father-in-law: "Got it?!" β
Zhao Yun replied expressionlessly: "I know...... Finish. β
Until they were pushed out of the door by Shen Xian, Gan Qian and Zhao Yun still didn't come back to their senses.
Shen Xian shook her head helplessly and sat back and continued to wait for her meal, sighing as she waited, just the awkward energy of these two people, when would she be able to drink the wedding wine.
"My lord, you still talk about others, yourself."
There was a low sigh in his ears, Guo Jia slowly walked in front of Shen Xian with the food box in the meaningful smile of the maids, he put the dishes on the table one by one, and then looked at Shen Xian expectantly: "Lord, please eat." β
Shen Xian raised her eyebrows in surprise: "You did it?" β
Guo Jia shook his head: "The gentleman is far away from the kitchen......
"As a man, I can't cook." Shen Xian said with a disgusted face: "Isn't it starvation to death when you fight? β
Guo Jia wanted to say that I just had to sit in the tent and eat, but he knew that as long as the topic started, it couldn't stop at all, and Shen Xian was sometimes unreasonable, so he should touch it at this time.
After casually disliking Guo Jia, Shen Xian began to eat, and the maids silently retreated outside under Mr. Guo's gaze.
Shen Xian never said anything to ruin the fun when she ate, she felt that every dish should be taken seriously, and Guo Jia pinched this point, so that she could safely live an extra meal.
After eating, Shen Xian took out a handkerchief and prepared to wipe her mouth with satisfaction, but Guo Jia took it away before she could reach her mouth. I saw Guo Jia stand up and suddenly approach with a smile on his face, he pressed Shen Xian's shoulder with one hand, and gently stroked the corner of Shen Xian's mouth with the other handkerchief.
Shen Xian: "...... Tap. β
Guo Jia curled the corners of his lips: "Okay." β
"Alright, now let's talk about what's going on." Shen Xian instructed the maids to come in and clean up the leftovers, and then she pushed Guo Jia away and narrowed her eyes: "It's time to be courteous, it's too late." β
"I didn't offer my hospitality." Guo Jia blinked innocently: "I just want to do this...... So it was done. β
Guo Jia said as he touched Shen Xian's head.
So Shen Xian suddenly didn't want to ask Guo Jia what messy things he had taught the maids in the house. Life is so short, you should do more meaningful things, why dwell too much on unimportant things?
Shen Xian raised her head to look at Guo Jia, the warm sunlight sprinkled down from behind him, and a faint layer of gold edges was applied to him, setting off his handsome face even softer.
"You ......" Shen Xian whispered, she stretched out her hand towards Guo Jia, and her fingertips lightly touched his face. Under this touch, Shen Xian frowned slightly, and her tone was a little dissatisfied: "Why is it so cold everywhere?" β
Guo Jia pinched Shen Xian's slender wrist, and then touched the back of her hand with five fingers, and grabbed it in his palm, he laughed in a low voice: "Actually, there is still a hot place, do you want to ......"
Shen Xian rolled her eyes: "Don't." β
"What are you thinking, my lord?" Guo Jia said seriously: "I'm talking about this. β
Guo Jia said as he held Shen Xian's palm and pressed it against his chest.
Shen Xian poked through the fabric of the clothes that was not too thick, and the feel was not soft, but a little hard, but it was not touching the bones.
Does this guy have pectoral muscles? Shen Xian was very surprised, she couldn't imagine that Guo Jia, a person who usually looks listless, would secretly exercise.
As if seeing Shen Xian's question, Guo Jia smiled: "Lord, I have said that I am not the sick and weak scholar you think, and I am still very good at the six arts of the gentleman, otherwise the master will be punished." β
Remembering that Guo Jia once bent his bow and arrows to accurately shoot the enemy, Shen Xian nodded and expressed her satisfaction: "It's good to know how to exercise, my master has created a set of tricks called Wufowl Opera, let him teach you one day, you have nothing to practice and strengthen your body, and strive for an early recovery." β
Guo Jia seemed a little helpless: "Lord, I have banned alcohol and still drink medicine on time every day, is this not okay?" β
Guo Fengxiao's life is wine and beauty!
Shen Xian patted Guo Jia's head with a smile: "Good." β
Guo Jia's eyes darkened, he squinted his eyes, and just as he wanted to say something, he heard the sound of conversation coming from the door, so Guo Jia subconsciously took a step back and wanted to stay away from Shen Xian, but he didn't move his position, because Shen Xian suddenly raised his hand and hooked his neck.
As Shen Xian approached, Guo Jia seemed to smell a trace of the aura that he had once extremely disgusted quietly coming from Shen Xian's body.
This is...... Medicinal taste?
Countless thoughts flashed through his mind in an instant, and Guo Jia almost blurted out that he was about to ask Shen Xian what was going on, but a scene that popped up in his memory made him stubbornly suppress all his doubts, as if he hadn't found the slightest abnormality, Guo Jia put on a slightly surprised look and asked, "Lord?" β
Then Guo Jia found that Shen Xian's face had obviously sunk a shade.
What's going on? Did my lord find out that something was wrong with me? Guo Jia said that a woman's mind is really much more difficult to guess than the enemy's mind, please let it go!
Looking at the face that was close at hand, Shen Xian smiled reluctantly, and then she raised her hand to press Guo Jia's chest, pushing him backwards in a slow but determined attitude.
Guo Jia staggered a few steps and just stood firmly, when he saw the maid walking in from outside the house with Cai Yan and Xun You.
The atmosphere in the room was a little stagnant, how could Cai Yan and Xun You's cleverness not see that there was a problem? The two glanced at each other, and Xun You winked at Cai Yan: "Is this a quarrel?" Could it be that our pit master is too ruthless? β
Cai Yan shook her head, she didn't think it was like it, Shen Xian was not the kind of person who would worry about her own people for money. And looking at Shen Xian's gloomy face now, and then looking at Guo Jia, who didn't keep smiling but frowned and looked a little annoyed, Cai Yan suddenly felt that something was wrong.
When did Shen Xian and Guo Jia start quarreling? When Shen Xian took Guo Jia to barbecue in the garden?
Wait, why did Shen Xian take Guo Jia to the barbecue? Why didn't she bring Gan Qian, Zhao Yun, or herself?
Cai Yan's gaze staring at Guo Jia immediately became vigilant, and at this time she found that Guo Jia seemed to be a little disheveled.
Cai Yan: "......"
I wondered what it was.
Xun You waited for a long time and didn't wait for Cai Yan's response, he looked at Cai Yan a little anxiously, and then heard Shen Xian say in a cold tone: "Show affection, don't stand in front of me, okay?" It's so shiny that I can't stand it. β
"What are you talking about, my lord?" Xun You frowned.
Xun You said that sometimes he really couldn't understand some of what Shen Xian said, and he didn't know who she learned from.
"Nothing." Shen Xian waved her hand: "What are you looking for me?" β
Cai Yan's expression became a little strange when she mentioned this, she took out two letters from her sleeve and handed them to Shen Xian, and after thinking for a while, she replied: "That's the case, Yuan Highway was very angry after learning that you and Bo Fu joined forces to deceive him, but he is currently fighting with Lu Fengxian and Meng De in Xuzhou for Liu Xuande's territory, and he can't spare time to deal with us for the time being, so he wrote a letter to scold you......"
Shen Xian: "......"
The letter was intercepted by Guo Jia halfway, and seeing that Shen Xian did not object, Cai Yan silently shut up. Guo Jia took the letter out of the envelope, and after glancing at it casually, his face suddenly became a little strange, as if he was angry but couldn't find someone to vent to.
Guo Jia paused, and then handed the letter to Shen Xian with both hands.
"Finished reading it so soon? Why are you blackened? Shen Xian expressed her surprise, she took a sip of the teacup in one hand and took a sip of it, and took the letter that had been unfolded by Guo Jia with the other hand, and glanced at it casually. At this glance, Shen Xian almost didn't squirt out the tea, although she barely held it back, she choked on the water, and coughed violently while holding her chest.
"How did you get it, don't get excited!"
Cai Yan reluctantly stepped forward to help Shen Xian pat her back, Xun You said that he had no face to see, Guo Jia took a step towards Shen Xian but retreated silently.
Xun Yu Yuguang caught a glimpse of Guo Jia's behavior, and felt that this person was most likely sick, so he habitually opened his mouth to hurt him: "What are you going to do back and forth?" β
Guo Jia didn't say anything, he took out a handkerchief and handed it to Shen Xian.
Shen Xian grabbed the handkerchief and covered her mouth, she just wanted to mutter, this won't be the piece you wiped my mouth for, but before the words came out, Shen Xian suddenly realized that Xun You and Cai Yan were there, so she forcibly held back the sentence that had reached her mouth, and only said one word, "You ......"
Fortunately, her mouth was covered and her voice was a little blurred, Cai Yan didn't hear what Shen Xian said, and thought that she was choking uncomfortably and humming dissatisfiedly, otherwise if she said this, Shen Xian wouldn't have thought about Ansheng today.
Cai Yan's strength in patting Shen Xian's back became more and more gentle.
After a long while, Shen Xian finally calmed down her rapid breathing, she waved her hand to indicate that it was okay, and shook the letter sent by Yuan Shu with one hand and cried and laughed: "Who sued him, I am the son-in-law?" What Yuan Gongzi said? β
It is estimated that it is Yuan Yao, and no one else except him knows the relationship between Shen Xian and the girl.
Such a shameful thing let Yuan Shu know that Shen Xian said that she had no face to see people again, she threw Yuan Shu's letter to Guo Jia in disgust, and she opened the second letter from Yuan Yao.
After reading it, Shen Xian wanted to laugh very much.
Yuan Yao cried in the letter, because he had helped Shen Xian hide the truth of the facts, and Yuan Shu was now very angry, and did not hesitate to give him a meal of fried pork slices with bamboo shoots. Now Yuan Yaowo can't get out of bed, and was sent back to Shouchun by Yuan Shu's Xuzhou front line to recuperate.