Lin Nan and Sun Jian sat side by side on a huge canopy, sixteen high-headed horses pulled this huge canopy, moving forward slowly, on the top of their heads was a canopy made of silk, under the canopy stood four Sun Jian's personal guards in turn, on the left and right sides of the canopy were Zhang Hong, Cheng Pu, Han Dang, Zu Mao, Gan Ning, Wen Ping and others, and then behind was an equally gorgeous carriage, on which pulled the county lord of Yan State, Lin Nan's righteous sister Ouyang Yinying.

Behind the carriage was a prisoner cart, which was covered with a large black cloth, which completely covered the prisoner cart so that people could not see who was pulling it inside. However, everyone who accompanied him knew that the person in the prisoner car was Zhou Yu.

At the back was a convoy guarded by thousands of soldiers, loaded with all kinds of goods brought from the Yan Kingdom, all for Sun Jian.

"Brother Xian, our people of Eastern Wu are very warm to you, do you like my arrangement?" Sun Jian pointed to the people lined up at the gate of the city not far away, and said to Lin Nan.

Lin Nan said with a smile: "The elder brother's arrangement is very ingenious, and the younger brother admires it very much." When I have a chance in the future, if my brother arrives in Yan Kingdom, I will definitely welcome my brother's arrival with more than ten times more pomp than this. ”

Sun Jian smiled: "Doesn't the virtuous brother feel that he has neglected you for his brother?" ”

"Hehe, it's not, my brother carefully arranged such a scene, it must be from the heart, if this is still slack, then I really don't know what it means not to be lazy."

"Brother Xian, it's rare for you to come to Jiangnan once, it's better to stay in Wu Country for a few more days, I will take Brother Xian to travel around the mountains and rivers, and let Brother Xian enjoy the scenery of our Jiangnan. I'm afraid that the virtuous brother will like it here and will never want to go back to Yan again. ”

"Thank you, brother, for your kindness, and that's what I mean. However, it's not like a tour. I have a very important matter that I would like to discuss with my brother, and I wonder if he can agree to it. ”

Sun Jian said: "It's okay for you to say, our brother, what else can't you say?" ”

Lin Nan said slowly: "Brother, I want to propose to you. ”

"Propose?" After hearing this, Sun Jian turned his head and glanced at the carriage that followed behind. Said slowly, "Brother Xian, although it is said that your sister-in-law and Bo Fu are not a few years apart in age, but after all, we are commensurate with brothers, and Bo Fu calls you uncle, and your sister-in-law is Bo Fu's aunt, if Bo Fu marries your sister-in-law, then isn't this a mess?" ”

After Lin Nan heard this, he laughed and said, "Brother." You're so smart. I brought Sakura to Wu this time, I really wanted to marry Wu Guo, but the object of this marriage was not Sun Bofu......"

"Not Bo Fu?" Sun Jian chuckled in his heart, and hurriedly waved his hand and said, "No, your sister is at the age of a flower, and I am already over half a hundred years old." When his father is almost the same, how can he ......?"

Lin Nan saw that Sun Jian had misunderstood again. He interrupted Sun Jian's words with a smile and said, "Brother, you guessed wrong, I want to marry my sister-in-law to a courtier of your country, which can be regarded as a marriage." ”

After Sun Jian heard this, he was relieved. said to Lin Nan: "My Jiangdong talents are all graceful and handsome, all of them are handsome people, I don't know who is so fortunate in three lives, and he is actually favored by the virtuous brother?" ”

"Zhou Yu, Zhou Gongjin." Lin Nan said lightly.

Sun Jian was surprised. Hurriedly asked, "Who are you talking about?" ”

"Zhou Yu, Zhou Gongjin." Lin Nan said it again, this time word by word, and very carefully.

"Zhou Gongjin? Brother Xian, you're not joking with your brother, are you? Sun Jian asked.

Lin Nan said seriously: "Brother looks at me, like he's joking? ”

Sun Jian pondered for a moment, yesterday he imprisoned Zhou Yu because he killed Lin Nan, but today Lin Nan proposed to him, and he also wanted to marry the county lord of Yan Kingdom to Zhou Yu, he felt that this was really a great irony. He smiled bitterly and said: "There are thousands of talented people in Jiangdong, can the virtuous brother choose someone else?" Now Zhou Yu has been put on death row by me, all his positions have been handed over to Lu Su, speaking of this Lu Su, this is a talent, and he is also very stable in dealing with people, and he is also good-looking, I don't think it is better for me to call Lu Su here, let the virtuous brother meet, and then let the county lord of your country marry Lu Su, I don't know what the virtuous brother thinks? ”

After Lin Nan heard this, he knew that Lu Su was already an official in Wu State, but he had a soft spot for Zhou Yu, so he shook his head and said, "There are three thousand weak waters, and I will only take one scoop." Except for Zhou Yu, who can be worthy of the county lord of my Yan country, Jiangdong has no other talents. Except, of course, the elder brother's family. ”

Sun Jian was very vague about the word county lord, he had only heard of princesses and the like, and he couldn't understand what the identity of the county lord was. But seeing that Lin Nan took good care of his sister-in-law, and Gan Ning and Wen Ping were very polite, it was not difficult to guess that the identity of this county lord was by no means ordinary. However, with a hint of doubt, he still asked: "Brother Xian, what is your identity as the county lord?" How come I've never heard of it? ”

The title of county lord started from the Jin Dynasty, and there was no Han Dynasty, Three Kingdoms, etc., and the title of princess was also sealed by the emperor himself, and if she was not a daughter, she could not be called a princess. And in the TV series, most of them call the prince's daughter the county lord, which is obviously wrong. TV dramas are heavy on jokes, and when watching costume dramas, you should look at it dialectically and compare it with historical facts.

In ancient times, status was very strict. Take the royal family as an example, the daughter who has not been canonized as a princess is far inferior to the daughter who has been canonized as a princess, and the same is true between the prince who has not been canonized and the princess.

Lin Nan saw that Sun Jian was puzzled, so he explained and said, "The county lord is the princess of the county......

He began to chatter to Sun Jian about the difference between the county lord and the princess, and after speaking, seeing that Sun Jian was relieved, he asked, "Brother Wentai, I don't know if you agree to this family business?" ”

Sun Jian naturally would not refuse, he valued love and righteousness, so he sighed and said slowly: "Don't hide it, yesterday Zhou Yu was still talking to me, let me kill the virtuous brother to prevent future troubles." In a fit of rage, I put him on death row, and the prisoner cart behind the county lord's carriage was filled with Zhou Yu. Virtuous brother, it is a great irony that he wants to kill you, but you want to marry the county lord to him. If Zhou Yu knew about it. I think he'll be grateful to him. However, I still have to ask, do you really plan to marry the county lord to Zhou Yu? ”

"Yes, if it's not Zhou Yu, I won't marry." Lin Nan replied very cheerfully.

Sun Jian frowned and said, "Brother Xian, I didn't say you. What's so good about Zhou Yu? A weak scholar. However, since you have already decided, I will naturally not let the virtuous brother come for a hundred trips. After entering the city, I called Zhou Yu to the main hall and personally arranged the marriage. ”

"Well, that's good."

When they entered the city, Sun Jian and Lin Nan stood on the platform to accept the congratulations of the hundred officials and the people, and the officials and people of the Wu State rushed to look at Lin Nan, and there were many young girls on both sides of the road. I want to see the true face of the famous Yan King.

However, Lin Nan's appearance at this time was a little sorry for the audience, mainly because he had a long arrow wound on his cheek, although the arrow wound was good, but the scar was still there, destroying his whole person's inherent handsomeness, which made some originally interested Jiangnan girls suddenly feel a little disgusted after reading it. They all hid their faces and retreated.

Lin Nan didn't care, in his eyes. Only those women who know how to appreciate themselves are worthy of being his women. There are many women in the south of the Yangtze River, but they are just some vulgar fans, not even half of Diao Chan, and Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao, who are known as beauties, are now just a child in Lujiang and Anhui County.

Surrounded by hundreds of officials of Wu State, he entered Jianye City.

In the palace of King Wu in Yecheng. Sun Jian took Lin Nan's arm and walked straight into the throne of the main hall, although the two of them were about eleven years apart, they were called brothers, and they were both the lords of the same country. Sitting on the throne at the same time is not excessive.

However, this move caused dissatisfaction in the hearts of some Wenchen of Wu State, headed by Zhang Zhao, Xiangguo.

Zhang Zhao went to the palace to report: "King Qiqi, His Majesty feels that another statue should be arranged on top of the hall as for King Yan, and the king and King Yan sit in the same place, which is inevitably inappropriate!" ”

"Lone is the king, King Yan is also the king, and Lone and King Yan are equals, what can be wrong?" Sun Jian said very strongly.

Lin Nan heard Sun insist that he was lonely and widowed, and felt that the ancient king was a little ridiculous, and as soon as he was promoted to the title of king, he said that he was a lonely person or a widow, which was really not very good. He's different, no matter where he is, he says me. Of course, he can say me. But now it is still the world of the Han Dynasty, so naturally I can't say the word "I" so casually for the emperor.

"King Wu, otherwise, I won't be sitting here......" Lin Nan said at the right time.

Sun Jian said: "Virtuous brother, don't pay attention to it, as long as I am still the lord of a country, it is my decision." Just sit here, and I'll see who dares not to respect you. ”

"The king insisted on this, but he was afraid that it would not be reasonable......" Seeing this, Zhang Zhao hurriedly reported.

"Shut up! That's it. Whoever dares to say more will be killed. Sun Jian said very majestically.

Zhang Zhao wanted to say something, but was grabbed by Zhang Hong, and whispered to him: "Lord Xiangguo, you should know very well the temper of the king, and if you insist on committing it, I am afraid that there will be no good fruit to eat." Zhou Gongjin was put on death row by the king because of Qu'a's insistence. Lord Xiangguo is smart, how can he do such a blatant crime? If there is anything, you can say to the king in private, in front of everyone, but I am afraid that the king will not be able to come to the stage. ”

"Zhou Gongjin was put on death row?" Zhang Zhao looked surprised.

"Well, Lord Xiangguo, please be calm, how many days can King Yan live in Wu Kingdom? It's rare for the king to be happy for a while, so don't insist on your own opinions. Zhang Hong said.

Zhang Zhao sighed, squinted at Lin Nan, who was sitting with Sun Jian, and secretly thought in his heart: "Lin Nan is really a confused star, wherever he goes, he can bring disasters wherever he goes." ”

"Zhang Hong." Sun Jian breathed a sigh of relief and shouted loudly.

Zhang Hong immediately stood up, hugged his fists and said, "What does the king command?" ”

Sun Jian said: "Jiujiang Taishou Lu Su, I have been transferred to Chaisang as a military captain of Zan as the military advisor of the Ce Yu Army, the new Jiujiang Taishou I have asked Huang Gai to do it, you immediately write a royal decree, send people to the counties of Jiujiang County, so that they must cooperate with Huang Gai." ”

"No!"

"Take Zhou Yu to the hall." Sun Jian shouted loudly.

Not long after, Zhou Yu was pushed into the main hall by two warriors in front of the palace.

"Minister Zhou Yu, knock on the king." Zhou Yu knelt on the ground and bowed to Sun Jian.

"Zhou Yu, are you guilty?" Sun Jian asked loudly.

Zhou Yu raised his head and knelt straight. Seeing Lin Nan sitting beside Sun Jian, he sneered and said, "The minister is dedicated to the country and dedicates his plan to the king to clear the obstacles, in order to make the Wu country prosperous, what is the crime?" ”

"Bold! Thou shalt commit the following offenses. Despise this king, and speak badly to the king of Yan, what are your intentions? Sun Jian said angrily.

"Zhou Yu is not guilty, everything Zhou Yu did was for the sake of the king and the state of Wu. If the king insisted on killing Zhou Yu, Zhou Yu had nothing to say. ”

Sun Jian was very unhappy when he heard Zhou Yu's defense, but he was the kind of person who was not good at words. is reckless to Lin Nan, he is the kind of person who can't listen to others slandering his brother, after listening to Zhou Yu's words, he suddenly became angry, his angry hands trembled, and he couldn't speak when he pointed at Zhou Yu.

Lin Nan knew Sun Jian's personality very well, and when he saw Sun Jian like this, he hurriedly stood up. He sat Sun Jian on the throne and whispered comfortingly: "Brother Wentai is not angry. Zhou Yu is indeed for your good. It's just that Zhou Yu may not know about the agreement between you and me, and if Zhou Yu knew, I'm afraid he wouldn't think so. Brother Wentai, don't forget jì, now call Zhou Yu to come. It is to be assigned to him a marriage, and he must deal with it calmly, and I think that this matter will be left to me. ”

Sun Jian said slowly: "Zhou Yu is very repulsive to the virtuous brother, if the virtuous brother appoints a marriage for him. I'm afraid something will be wrong. I think it's up to me. In order for Wu and Yan to be able to marry smoothly, this matter must be done by me. ”

Lin Nan nodded and said, "Okay then, but brother, remember not to get angry again." Zhou Yu is arrogant and arrogant......"

"I understand."

Sun Jian relieved his anger a little, and then said to Zhou Yu: "Zhou Gongjin, this king called you today, not for anything else, but to designate a family business for you, as long as you agree, I will not only let you go, but also give you an official and a knight." ”

Zhou Yu frowned, squinted at Lin Nan, saw Lin Nan's calm face, and thought: "Although Bo Fu and I are like brothers, we have nothing to do with the king, and I offended the king yesterday, why did the king suddenly assign me a family affair today?" Could it be that this qiē is Lin Nan doing the trick again? ”

Seeing Zhou Yu's thoughtful look, Sun Jian asked, "How is it, what are you thinking about?" ”

Zhou Yu asked, "I don't know what kind of family affairs the king assigned to his ministers?" ”

Sun Jian said: "It's the ...... of Yan Kingdom"

"The king, the minister is still young, there are still many shortcomings, and the minister doesn't want to get married so early, a manly husband, he should make meritorious contributions, and now the ministers have not made an inch, how can they be home?" As soon as Zhou Yu heard the word Yan Guo, he immediately interrupted Sun Jian's words.

Seeing that Zhou Yu interrupted what he was about to say, Sun Jian's face immediately became gloomy, turned his head to look at Lin Nan, and asked in a low voice, "He actually refused ......?"

"It doesn't matter, I have a way. Brother Wentai doesn't have to be too harsh, I just said that Zhou Yu is arrogant. Brother Wentai will proceed according to the original plan first, and I will do the rest. ”

Sun Jianhu asked suspiciously, "Brother Xian, can your plan really succeed?" ”

Lin Nan said with a smile: "Brother Wentai, don't worry, this matter is foolproof, as long as Brother Wentai helps, this family matter will be settled." ”

Sun Jian smiled: "Okay then." ”

Turning around, Sun Jian said to Zhou Yu: "Zhou Gongjin, from today onwards, you will serve as the Jianye Order." ”

Zhou Yu was taken aback and asked, "King, why did you suddenly ask me to serve as the Jianye Order?" ”

"This is a royal decree. Your talent is obvious to all, I hope you do a good job. Sun Jian said.

Although Zhou Yu was suspicious, he did not dare to disobey, after all, he was really a high-ranking official as the Jianye Order, several times larger than his Ceyu Army and military division.

Zhang Zhao frowned, seeing Zhou Yu taking on the important task of Jianye Ling at a young age, he couldn't help but feel a little inappropriate, hurriedly stood up, hugged his fists and said, "King, I'm afraid that something is wrong with this matter." Jian Ye Ling is an important position in the management of the royal city, how can it be handed over to a stinky doll so hastily? ”

Sun Jian was really speechless to Zhang Zhao, why did he always come out to obstruct him. He waved his hand violently and said resolutely: "That's it!" ”

Zhang Zhao ate the closed-door soup twice, and he was really unhappy, but no matter how unhappy he was, he couldn't disobey the king's order and retreated.

……

After Lin Nan came out of the main hall, he went straight back to the residence that Sun Jian had arranged for him in the palace.

He pushed open the door, and Ouyang Yinying greeted him and hurriedly asked, "How is it?" What did Zhou Yu say? ”

Lin Nan shook his head and said, "Sure enough, as I expected, it seems." The original plan can only be carried out. ”

"What was the original plan?" Ouyang Yinying said with a slightly depressed look.

"That is, let you soak him."

"Soak him? How to soak and blister with water? Ouyang Yinying was puzzled.

Lin Nan scratched his head and said, "Eh, I mean, let you chase him...... No. It is to let you take the initiative to approach him, let him have a good impression of you, and then fall in love with you. ”

After listening to Lin Nan's explanation, Ouyang Yinying nodded, and said in the newly learned words: "Well, then I'll go and soak him." ”

"Yes, soak him in his hands, and then after the marriage. I'll find a way to bring you all back to Yan Kingdom. Lin Nan said excitedly.

Ouyang Yinying said worriedly: "Then how should I soak him?" ”

"I'll teach you this, I'll arrange for you to meet him, and then come to a beautiful rescue hero."

"Brother, shouldn't it be a hero to save beauty?"

"It's long outdated for heroes to save the United States, besides, now it's a good show for you to soak him, not for him to soak you, so naturally you have to come to the United States to save the hero."

"Oh. When does that start? ”

"Tomorrow!"

The night sky began to light up, in the east. One could see a bright light, green on the top, pink on the bottom, and finally a golden-red light, expanding more and more, as if the moon was retreating before that light. The bright light is getting more and more pink. It was getting brighter and brighter, and the dewy, happy world of a night's rest awoke.

When the first rays of sunlight shone on the main hall of Wu Wang's Palace in Jianye City, I saw Zhou Yu, who had just taken office as Jianye's order, wearing an official uniform, walking briskly towards the main hall of Wu Wang's Palace.

In the main hall, Sun Jian, the king of Wu, sat on the throne, except for a few personal guards standing on both sides of the main hall. There was no one else in the whole hall.

Zhou Yu walked straight into the main hall with vigorous steps, and as soon as he entered the main hall, he knelt down and bowed: "Your Majesty Zhou Yu, knock on the king." ”

Wu Wang Sun Jian waved his hand and said with a gloomy face: "Get up." ”

Zhou Yu stood up, leaned over and said, "The king hurriedly summoned, I don't know what the so-called thing is?" ”

Sun Jian said: "You are now the Jianye Order, didn't your predecessor tell you when it was handed over yesterday?" Recently, bandits have been rampant outside Jianye City, how can you, as Jianye Commander, not be careful and clear? ”

"Is there such a thing?" Zhou Yuhu was suspicious for a moment, thinking that when he handed over yesterday, his predecessor had not talked about any bandits, and he had been in Jianye City for a while, let alone heard of any bandits.

"What? You don't know? Even this king knows something, but you don't know about it? At the foot of the dignified royal city, bandits are so rampant, if this spreads, how can the face of our Wu Kingdom exist? Immediately lead a group of men out of the city to Laomaling in the southeast and wipe out the bandits. ”

Zhou Yu said: "Your Majesty obeys." It's just that his subordinates don't know anything about bandits, and they don't know how many bandits there are in Lao Maling? His subordinates know themselves and their opponents, so they can dispatch troops and horses. ”

"Not much, only one or two hundred, and it is enough for you to lead three hundred people." Sun Jian said.

Zhou Yuhu thought suspiciously: "The king has every opportunity, and he is still in the mood to care about a group of small bandits, there must be a reason for this." ”

Seeing that Zhou Yu didn't answer, Sun Jian looked thoughtful, so he said to Zhou Yu: "Gong Jin, yesterday Xiangguo Zhang Zhao opposed you to take over the Jianye Order, thinking that you were too young. That's why I deliberately asked you to exterminate this gang of bandits, and you just took out your strength to let them see it, and when you exterminated this gang of bandits, I believe they won't say anything anymore, and they will naturally be convinced of you. Actually, I can also send someone else, but for the sake of your future, you must go to the bandit this time. ”

When Zhou Yu heard Sun Jian's explanation, he also believed it, so he nodded heavily and said, "Please rest assured, your subordinates will definitely live up to the king's high expectations." ”

After coming out of the palace hall of King Wu, Sun Jian personally went to the barracks and dispatched three hundred cavalry to Zhou Yu, Zhou Yu took the royal order, and he himself was personally clothed, and took the three hundred cavalry out of Jianye City, and the group went to Laomaling in the southeast direction.

Lao Maling and Jianye City are separated by about fifty miles, there is a belt of hills, Zhou Yu took the group of 300 cavalry galloped all morning, and then approached Lao Maling.

"Stop!" Zhou Yu reined in the horse, raised his hand, and shouted loudly.

The subordinates stopped one after another, and a tun chief stepped forward and asked, "My lord, there is Lao Maling ahead, why do you want to stop?" ”

Zhou Yu said: "Have you ever heard that there are bandits in Lao Maling? ”

"Of course. Laomaling bandits are rampant, and that is notoriously strong. It's just that the people of Jianye City don't know it, because they are afraid of causing panic, and I heard that the gang of bandits burned and looted yesterday. The tun chief replied.

Zhou Yu said: "Since it is so rampant, why didn't it be eradicated earlier?" ”

"It's none of my business, I'm just doing what I'm told. As for the suppression of bandits, that is the duty of Jian Ye Ling. The predecessor Jianye Ling was dismissed by the king because he was not good at work. The adult was originally the military advisor of the Ce Yu Army, and at this time he served as the Jianye Order, and as soon as he took office, he immediately won the favor of the adults, and named the adults to suppress the bandits, isn't this clearly to let the adults make meritorious contributions? ”

Zhou Yu listened to the chief's answer, and his mind was thoughtful, so he glanced at this person. But seeing that this tun chief was about the same age as himself, but there was a different kind of majesty between his eyebrows, he asked, "What's your name?" ”

Natun Chang replied: "The little Xu Sheng, the character is Xiang, a native of Langya Ju County, Xuzhou. ”

"Xu Sheng, how much do you know about Lao Maling?" Zhou Yu asked.

"Not much, just heard about some of the situation in Lao Maling."

"Good, just a few. What is the topography of Lao Maling? ”

"The road in Laomaling is complex and hilly on three sides. On one side of the lake, I heard that the bandits' camp stood on a hill against the lake, and there were about 200 people. ”

Zhou Yu thought for a while, and then said: "The order goes down, all the soldiers rest in place, and then advance after an hour." ”

"Your Excellency. How did you wait that long? ”

"The bandits waited for work, our army had traveled a long way, and now the soldiers were tired, the men and horses were tired, and they had to rest before they could move forward. Otherwise, when the troops are exchanged, the bandits will occupy a geographical advantage, and our army will suffer a lot. ”

"My lord."

Then Xu Sheng went to give the order, and the three hundred cavalrymen dismounted and rested on the spot, and took out the dry food and water they carried with them to eat and drink.

Seeing this, Zhou Yu shouted at Xu Sheng: "You take two cavalrymen to the front with me to take a look, I don't know the terrain here, you must know yourself and your opponent." ”

Xu Sheng nodded, called two relatives, and followed Zhou Yu away.

A group of four, Zhou Yu took the lead, Xu Sheng and the other two cavalry followed, galloped forward for less than five miles, and then saw a large road blocked by boulders, and it was difficult to continue to pass forward with thorns on both sides.

Zhou Yu stopped, and when he saw that the road was blocked, he smiled and said: "It seems that the bandits are self-defending thieves, and they set up such a roadblock because they don't want anyone to get through." ”

Xu Sheng said: "My lord, then I'll move the boulder away and open the way, right?" ”

Zhou Yu asked in surprise, "Can you move that huge boulder away?" ”

Xu Sheng said with a smile: "It's just a small stone, it's only about two hundred catties, how can you help me?" ”

Zhou Yu was surprised by Xu Sheng's strength, and wanted to take a look, so he nodded and said, "Then you can go." ”

Xu Sheng turned over and dismounted, walked straight to the front, walked in front of the boulder, first moved some fragmented small stones piece by piece, and then used all his strength to move away from the boulder that was the mainstay.

"Boom!"

With a loud bang, Xu Sheng threw the boulder to the side of the road.

After Zhou Yu saw it, his face was excited, and he laughed and said, "Who said that my Dongwu man is not as strong as the north?" Xu Sheng, you will follow me in the future, have a good experience, and you will definitely be able to become a general. ”

Xu Sheng wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead and said with a smile: "Thank you, my lord, it's just that Xu Sheng is subordinate to General Cheng's subordinates, and if you want to get to your side, you need to make a move." ”

Zhou Yu waved his hand and said: "Don't worry, I will do this matter, as long as you are willing to come, the benefits will be indispensable to you." ”

"No!"

After the road was opened, Xu Sheng turned over and got on his horse again and continued to walk forward with Zhou Yu.

The group walked less than three miles, only to see that the road was getting narrower and narrower, and there were thorns on both sides, and there was a pile of big rocks blocking the way on the road in front of them.

Seeing this, Xu Sheng said to Zhou Yu: "The adults are here to rest for a while, and the villains will go back when they go." ”

With that, Xu Sheng dismounted and walked towards the pile of boulders.

When he came to the pile of boulders, he had just moved away a small stone when he suddenly heard the sound of gongs and drums, and then suddenly a large number of men appeared from the thorny bushes, all of them fierce and fierce, with sharp swords in their hands, and they were wrapped in yellow scarves on their heads, red scarves around their waists, and a cloak made of leaves on their backs, which just hid them well.

"Hahahaha...... You didn't come easily. This little brother is also a strong man, and he is really admired for being able to move away from the boulder of the first line of defense. However, now that you are all surrounded, those who know each other will dismount and be tied up, otherwise. Shoot you into hedgehogs now! At this moment, a masked man in black emerged from the crowd, standing on a high post, and laughed loudly.

Xu Sheng immediately returned to Zhou Yu's side, looked around, and saw that they were all bandits, so he said to Zhou Yu: "My lord, what should I do now?" ”

Zhou Yu didn't panic at all, and seemed very calm. Secretly thought: "This group of bandits is not simple, there must be capable people among them to help." ”

"If you hear it, immediately dismount and be tied!" The man in black raised his hand, and archers poured out from all directions, aiming at Zhou Yu, Xu Sheng and the other four in the middle of the road.

Xu Sheng said: "My lord, the heroes don't suffer immediate losses, this gang of bandits is just for money, it's better for us to let them tie them up for the time being." When the news reaches Jianye, it is not too late to take the ransom to ransom. ”

Zhou Yu suddenly burst out laughing. said: "The people in Wu live and work in peace and contentment, and the four seas are peaceful, where will there be any bandits?" ”

He immediately grabbed Xu Sheng's shirt and asked with a gloomy face: "You tell me the truth, what is going on today?" ”

Xu Sheng blinked his eyes. glared at Zhou Yu and said, "My lord, what's the matter?" Aren't we here to suppress the bandits? ”

Zhou Yu pushed Xu Sheng away, sneered, pointed at the group of bandits and said, "You guys have yellow scarves on your heads." Think you're the Yellow Turbans? You are dressed like this, thinking you are robbers? Which bandit have you ever seen wearing official boots on his feet and holding a uniform weapon in his hands? ”

Xu Sheng's face was surprised for a while, he looked at the bandits standing on the high post, and sure enough, he saw that they were still wearing the official boots of Wu Guotong on their feet, and the weapons they were holding in their hands naturally went without saying.

"Xu Sheng! Tell me honestly, what the hell is going on today? Zhou Yu roared and said to Xu Sheng.

Xu Sheng looked surprised, and secretly scolded those soldiers who played bandits for being so careless, why did they wear official boots. He laughed dryly twice, and said to Zhou Yu: "My lord, the villain is also acting on orders, and he has to do it as a last resort, offending the adult, and please bear with me." ”

Zhou Yu had a gloomy face, glanced at the people around him, and estimated that there were almost a hundred people, plus the three hundred cavalry he led when he came just now, and said to Xu Sheng: "Tell me honestly, what position do you live in?" ”

"The villain is a military ...... under General Cheng Pu's account"

Zhou Yu stopped talking, looked at the soldiers wrapped in yellow scarves, and shouted: "I am Jianye Ling Zhou Yu, you all listen to me, and take off my disguise!" ”

Everyone looked at each other, but they didn't dare to disobey, so they took off their disguises one after another.

It's just that the black-clothed and masked man standing on the high post did not take off his outfit.

"Why don't you take off your disguise?" Zhou Yu raised his horsewhip and pointed to the black-clothed masked man standing on the high post and said.

"Hahaha...... I didn't expect Zhou Gongjin to be so keen at such a young age, and he was able to see through the illusion of this arrangement at a glance, and admired and admired. The man in black arched his hand towards Zhou Yu and said.

After Zhou Yu heard this, he was sure that the identity of the man in black must be special, otherwise, how could he let King Wu come together to deceive him. He secretly thought, "The king has always been steady, why would he suddenly do such a thing?" ”

Seeing Zhou Yu's thoughtful appearance, the man in black smiled and said, "You don't have to think about it anymore, I'll let you know who I am now." ”

With that, the man in black lifted his veil.

After Zhou Yu finished reading it, he was shocked and lost his voice: "Yan ...... King Yan? ”

"Yes, it's me." The man in black is Lin Nan, and this qiē was also arranged by him and Sun Jian, but he didn't calculate that he would be recognized by Zhou Yu.

Zhou Yu frowned, and said in his heart: "What are King Wu and King Yan going to do?" Both of them are the heads of a country, how can they do such a thing? ”

Lin Nan saw that Zhou Yu was silent, so he said to Xu Sheng beside Zhou Yu: "Sima Xu, thank you for your hard work, since you have been recognized by Lord Zhou, there is no need to continue acting, you can go back with the soldiers and horses and Lord Zhou." ”

After Xu Sheng heard this, he hugged his fists and said, "No! ”

Zhou Yu didn't want to wait here for a long time, he turned his horse's head, squinted at Lin Nan, his eyes were full of hatred, and thought, "This is humiliating me, Yan zhòng's humiliation." Lin Nan, you wait for me, I will definitely not let you leave the country of Wu alive. ”

The soldiers and horses followed Zhou Yu and Xu Sheng away, and Lin Nan was the only one left when Gao Gang ascended.

Lin Nan looked at the back of Zhou Yu who was far away, and secretly thought, "I underestimate this young man too much. ”

Turning and descending from the high post, he went into a wood, and shouted to the people inside, "Come out." ”

As soon as the words fell, Ouyang Yinying walked out together accompanied by Gan Ning and Wen Ping, and the three of them were all dressed in military uniforms.

"Your Majesty, we underestimate Zhou Yu too much. I don't think the king has to worry about this matter, I have my own way to capture his heart. Ouyang Yinying has been by Lin Nan's side for several years, and her personality has gradually become bold, if she has anything to say, she will say it directly, but sometimes she will not lose the reserve that she should have as a girl.

"What can you do?" Lin Nan asked.

"This doesn't have to worry about the king, since I have already made a decision, I should come forward in person, I will return to Jianye City in a while, and I will visit Zhou Yu in person." Ouyang Yinying said.

Lin Nan said: "Okay, then let's go back now, it is estimated that it will be night when we return to Jianye." ”

"No!" Gan Ning and Wen Ping said in unison.

…

When night fell, the entire Jianye City gradually moved away from the hustle and bustle of the day, except for the soldiers who patrolled the night normally, almost all of them entered the dream early.

At this time, Jiangnan was still a barren land, not as rich and prosperous as it was in the Ming and Qing dynasties, and the era of "fireworks in Yangzhou in March" had not yet opened, because, in this era, the economic center of gravity was still in the north, and Jiangnan was almost barren except for a few counties, or was occupied by Shanyue.

Therefore, although Jianye City is a new big city in Wu State, it is not as good as Jicheng in terms of population and trade, and it is much more deserted at night.

Lin Nan, Ouyang Yinying, Gan Ning, and Wen Ping each rode a fast horse, and after driving into Jianye City, they separated at the gate of the city, Lin Nan, Gan Ning, and Wen Ping returned to Wu Wang's Palace, and Ouyang Yinying went to find Zhou Yu alone.

"Your Majesty, if the county lord goes alone, will it really be fine? Or, go down and protect the county lord secretly, right? Wen Ping said.

"No, Sakura has already made a decision, she will take care of herself. You're all tired from the day, just go back to sleep. Lin Nan waved his hand.

Wen Ping said "promise" and asked: "Your Majesty, now that the goods have been unloaded for Wu Guo, isn't it too bad for us to go back on an empty ship like this?" ”

Lin Nan smiled: "You don't have to worry about this, when you go back, you will definitely return with a full load." Gan Ning, you have a good rest tonight, you don't have to do anything, in the palace of King Wu, the guards are very strict, I firmly believe that in this royal city, as long as Sun Jian does not kill me, no one can touch me. ”

"No!"

……

In the county government of Jianye City, it was dark everywhere, and only the east wing was still bright, which was particularly eye-catching.

Under the faint light, Zhou Yu held the bamboo slip in one hand and the wax in the other, tirelessly looked at the words on the bamboo slip, and read extremely quietly: "Soldiers, the major affairs of the country, the place of death and life, and the way of survival, must not be ignored." Therefore, the scriptures are based on five things, and the school is calculated, and the feelings are asked: one is the Tao, the second is the sky, the third is the earth, the fourth is the general, and the fifth is the law......"

"Knock knock!"

A quick knock on the door interrupted Zhou Yu's soft recitation of Sun Tzu's Art of War, and he shouted outside the door: "Didn't I say it, don't eat, I'm not hungry, don't bother me again." ”

"My lord, it's not that I want to disturb the adult, I really have to come to disturb the adult, there is a girl who calls herself Ouyang Yinying outside the door and wants to see the adult."

When Zhou Yu heard this name, he hurriedly put down the candle, and at the same time put down Sun Tzu's Art of War, walked quickly to the door, opened the door, and asked, "What did you just say?" Who wants to see me? (To be continued......)