Shen Zhi reined in his mount, looking at the heavily guarded camp, and the corners of his mouth showed a hint of self-satisfaction.

He could guess why. Tai Shici switched to Qian Tang, and brought Yan Baihu and others to help, and it was normal for Sun Ce to be nervous. No matter who you are, you will be careful if you are besieged by enemies several times your size.

However, he had already solved this trouble for Sun Ce. He rode into the mountain and talked with Yan Baihu at the table, so Yan Baihu changed his course and abandoned the darkness and turned to the light.

The Shen family is a big clan in the Wucheng area, and Yan Baihu can survive here, and it is inseparable from the support of the Shen family. Shen You and Shen Zhi successively attached themselves to Sun Ce, and if Yan Baihu did not listen to persuasion, he would be an enemy of the Shen family, and not only would he not be able to get support in the future, but he would also meet Shen Zhi's sword soldiers. Yan Baihu didn't have the confidence, so he surrendered obediently.

This is good for him and the Shen family, with the support of the Shen family, he can continue to be the sect commander. With his mediation, Shen Zhi can also successfully pacify the nearby sect thieves, stabilize the situation, and complete Sun Ce's entrustment.

The problem that Li Huai has not been able to solve, Shen Zhi solved it in a few words. In order to show his sincerity, Yan Baihu sent his younger brother Yan Yu to follow Shen Zhi to see Sun Ce. In addition to showing sincerity, Yan Baihu was also willing to help Shen Zhi besiege Tai Shici. Without his help, Tai Shici would be a lone army, and other sect commanders would not dare to help him.

So Shen Zhi was very confident and couldn't wait to see Sun Ce.

Before they could reach the front of the camp, they were stopped by the patrolling sergeants. Seeing that it was Shen Zhi, the soldiers did not dare to slack off, and immediately entered the camp to report. Quan Rou, who stayed in the camp, naturally knew who Shen Zhi was, so he personally went out of the camp and went directly into Shen.

Seeing that the soldiers in the camp were like facing a great enemy, Shen Zhi asked about the current situation with a relaxed face, and when he learned that Sun Ce was deploying a battle to encircle and annihilate Tai Shici, he was a little disapproving. is just a Tai Shi Ci, why should he be so mobilized, and even have to fight in person. The courage of a man is not what a general should do.

In the evening, a herald came to report that Sun Ce had returned. Shen Zhi stood up, shaking his spirits, ready to leave a good impression on Sun Ce. He went out of the camp with Quan Rou and stood still outside the camp, and after a while, Sun Ce's team appeared in front, Ma Chao led more than 100 cavalry guides, and Wu Mengyi led by Dian Wei behind, and then they saw Sun Ce.

There are two people around Sun Ce, one on the left is a Confucian student, and the other on the right is a knight in armor, looking at his position, he should be very close to Sun Ce, but his armor is not like Sun Ce's close knight. Shen Zhi was about to ask Quan Rou who these two people were, but Yan Yu behind him suddenly screamed in shock.

"Tai Shi Ci."

Shen Zhi was stunned for a moment, looked back at Yan Yu, and then looked at the knight. This time, he noticed Tai Shici's beard, remembered what Yan Yu had mentioned, and knew who it was, so he couldn't help but be a little embarrassed. Yan Yu was also very embarrassed, he didn't expect to see Tai Shici at this time, so he quickly lowered his head and hid behind Shen Zhi, a strong uneasiness surged in his heart. He made an agreement with Tai Shi Ci to send troops, but he broke his promise, thinking that Tai Shi Ci would be defeated or killed, but he didn't expect Tai Shi Ci to surrender to Sun Ce, and it seemed that Sun Ce was very important.

Sun Ce saw Shen Zhi and said hello, but he didn't know Yan Yu, he was just Shen Zhi's entourage, and he ignored him. Tai Shi Ci knew Yan Yu, but he didn't say anything, neither greeted nor got angry, and his face was as calm as if he hadn't seen Yan Yu.

After entering the camp, Sun Ce asked people to arrange for Tai Shici to be stationed, which was arranged next to his camp. Tai Shi Ci was busy, and Sun Ce took the time to meet Shen Zhi. Seeing Tai Shi Ci's surrender, Shen Zhi's pride was already half gone, put away his frivolity, and said his intentions.

Knowing that Shen Zhi said that Yan Baihu had been lowered, Sun Ce praised him twice and didn't say anything more. He was well aware of the exchange of interests between them. It is no secret that there is clan support behind Shanyue, Jiangdong's tribal system is slowly formed in this way, all generals have private soldiers, only listen to the tune, do not obey orders, profitable, everyone rushes to the top, unprofitable, all shrink back, and Tai Shici said that those Huns, Wuhuan people have a virtue. Sun Wu later had more than enough rules, but the attack was insufficient, and the tribal system was one of the roots. The Western Jin Dynasty destroyed Wu and drove straight in, which is inseparable from the Jiangdong family's lack of resistance.

From Sun Ce's current position, of course he would not allow such a thing to become a reality. It's just that this kind of thing can't be rushed, you have to cut the meat with a small knife slowly, and cut a piece when you have the opportunity, and if you are in a hurry, it will change.

Sun Ce showed Shen Zhi the article written by Sheng Xian. Knowing that Sheng Xian had safely left the camp and returned to Shanyin, Shen Zhi breathed a sigh of relief, and finally let go of a big stone in his heart. What he is most afraid of is that Sheng Xian can't turn this corner, which will not only harm the Sheng family, but also affect him. As for the Shen family of Wu County, it will not be greatly affected. With Shen You here, the Shen family in Wu County is very safe.

"Pepin, since you're here, help me be a lobbyist." Sun Ce smiled: "See Guo Yi and Wang Sheng at this moment, I think they will be much more polite." ”

Sun Ce's words can be regarded as scratching Shen Zhi's itchy flesh. Last time, he was despised by Guo Yi and Wang Sheng, and this time he had the opportunity to go back and slap his face, how could he let it go.

"General rest assured, I will definitely live up to my mission." Shen straightened his eyebrows and danced.

"There's no hurry." Sun Ce motioned for Shen Zhi to calm down. "They are all guilty of rebellion, and even if I want to let them go, I'm afraid I won't be able to do it. I'm ready for the car, and if they want to go to Chang'an, I'll spare their lives. If they don't want to go to Chang'an, then I can only kill them all. In fact, I think that as long as they confess their sins and have a good attitude, they may not die when they arrive in Chang'an. The Son of Heaven will surely forgive them. ”

The corners of Shen Zhi's mouth twitched, and his expression was very embarrassed. Ask for a car to send to Chang'an? Unless Guo Yi and Wang Sheng have bad brains, they will definitely ignore me. Even the Son of Heaven may not forgive them, and rebellion is not forgiven. If he doesn't kill people in person, it seems that Sun Ce is abiding by the rules, but in fact, it is a problem for the imperial court. Killing these people is tantamount to killing people for Sun Ce. If you don't kill these people, you will be suspected of connivance, and it will inevitably leave a truth, and there will be no reason to control Sun Ce in the future.

He weighed it for a while, and said cautiously, "General, do this...... Isn't it too heavy? ”

Sun Ce squinted at Shen Zhi, smiled without smiling, and said word by word: "Peping, this is a rebellion." ”

Shen Zhi closed his mouth knowingly. Guo Yi and Wang Sheng touched Sun Ce's scales, this time they have to make a dead move, it doesn't matter if they are rebelling or not, they can't survive anyway. If it weren't for Sun Ce to give Shen You face, Sheng Xian would also be in danger.

Shen Zhi regretted it a little. If he hadn't stopped Yan Baihu and the fatal Tai Shi Ci was isolated, Tai Shi Ci might not have surrendered, Sun Ce was left and right, and the siege of Guling might not be unsolvable. Now that Tai Shi Ci has surrendered, there is no grain storage in Guling, there are no reinforcements outside, and if they don't surrender, they will die, no matter what kind of conditions Sun Ce proposes, they only have to accept it, otherwise even if Sun Ce does not attack, and then besiege it for a period of time, the grain in Guling City will be gone, and they will definitely die.

Sun Ce asked him to persuade him to surrender, but he knew that this task was not easy and he could only accept it. Wu will be one, especially for him, with Sheng Xian's relationship, he can't watch these people starve to death in the city.

Seeing that Shen Zhiying had responded, Sun Ce turned to look at Yan Yu and showed a bright smile. "I heard you can sit and jump?"