Sun Ce looked at Lu Cui and then looked at the letter in his hand.

"This is Lu Jun's masterpiece, right?"

Lu Cui smiled reservedly, did not admit it, nor did he deny it, but he was somewhat proud in his heart. Cai Yong wrote to him and asked him to assist Sun Ce, but he refused. Now Sun Ce can see at a glance that it is his article, and naturally Cai Yong has mentioned his article in front of Sun Ce. Cai Yong is a great Confucian in the world, and being able to present his articles in front of others is a recognition of him. In front of Sun Ce, he has enough confidence.

Someone like me, how could you possibly please it.

Sun Ce saw Lu Cui's smugness in his eyes and couldn't help but laugh secretly. Such a literati without a line of writing, I don't know what to be proud of, isn't it just that he can write a few articles. Don't you know that Lao Tzu now has two pens, Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong? What's more, your teacher Cai Yong was fooled by Lao Tzu, what do you have to be proud of. I invited you at that time, just to respond to an emergency, and you still thought that you would not be able to do without you?

However, for this kind of self-righteous goods, Sun Ce has never minded burning another fire to make him more inflated.

"Speaking of which, I still have a grudge with Cao Zixiu, Cao Zixiu can give up old grudges, rebuild and reconcile, and send someone to Dian Wei's family, which must have the persuasion of Lu Jun. Don't say thank you, 500 pieces of new paper in Nanyang, talk about gratitude. I hope that these papers can be passed on to future generations through Lu Jun's masterpieces. ”

As soon as Sun Ce waved his hand, someone brought a bamboo box, which contained five hundred pieces of new paper. Nanyang had popularized new paper, almost eliminating bamboo and wood slips and silk, but for other counties, paper was not very common, and it was a good choice for gifts, especially for scribes like Lu Cui. Even in the Eastern Jin Dynasty and even the Song Dynasty, sending a few pieces of good paper was a big favor.

Sure enough, Lu Cui was tickled and showed a rare smile. "Thank you, General."

"Lu Jun, you are a famous person who has been left by Chen and is well-informed, can I ask you a question?"

"General, please."

"Yuan Xiansi is coming to Yanzhou, is he preparing to go east, or is he preparing to go south?"

Lu Cui looked at Sun Ce, and saw the worry that Sun Ce's eyes were not good enough, and couldn't help but smile slightly. Yuan Tan entered Yanzhou, and Sun Ce was nervous, afraid that Yuan Tan would attack Yuzhou's idea. In this way, he did not come to Chen County to attack, but was afraid that Yuan Tan would attack Yuzhou. Thinking of Cao Ang's nervousness, he was a little disdainful.

"The imperial court has three mutual laws, and it is impossible for Yuan to make Jun come to Yuzhou, so the general can rest assured."

Sun Ce slapped his forehead, put on a look like he had just woken up from a dream, laughed dryly, and ordered someone to send a box of paper. "A conversation with you is better than ten years of study. A little thanks, please don't shirk Lu Jun. ”

Lu Cui accepted the salute calmly, and despised Sun Ce even more in his heart. Idiot, Yuan Tan can't be a pastor in Yuzhou, and others can't? Speaking of which, who could it be? Lu Cui suddenly moved his mind. If Yuan Tan takes Yuzhou, who will be Yuzhou Mu? Take the initiative, maybe I'll have a chance. Even if you don't have the opportunity to be a Yuzhou pastor, you can be a Yingchuan Taishou and Runan Taishou.

"In that case, I'm relieved. Please Lu Jun reply to Cao Zixiu, I have no intention of entering Yanzhou by the decree of the imperial court, and this time I came to Chen Guo just to exercise my own duty and inspect the counties, and I have no other intentions, don't misunderstand. If Lu Jun has the opportunity to meet Yuan Yuanjun, please also greet him on my behalf. I am in Yuzhou, there is nothing to repay, I am willing to raise him as a Maocai, to form an alliance. ”

Maocai is also a kind of recommendation, similar to filial piety, but filial piety is based on the proportion of the population, one person per 200,000 mouth, and the county guards have power, and the number is relatively large, like more than a dozen people when there are more than a dozen people in Runan County, and there are seven or eight people when there are few. There are fewer Maocai, and each state is limited to one person a year, which is more rare than filial piety. For Sun Ce, this is definitely a great gift to Yuan Tan. He raised Cao Ang as filial piety, Cao Ang had to send someone to thank him, he raised Yuan Tan as Maocai, that is, Yuan Tan's general, Yuan Tan Yuli should also be grateful to him.

Historically, when Liu Bei was the pastor of Yuzhou, he raised Yuan Tan as Maocai, and he was later defeated to vote for Yuan Shao, and after Qingzhou, Yuan Tan, who was the assassin of Qingzhou, sent foot cavalry to meet him. People in this era, especially the children of the family, pay attention to this set. Replaced by Guo Jia, he doesn't care about such a false name.

Lu Cui agreed, took two boxes of paper and the gift Sun Ce gave to Cao Ang, and left. Sun Ce asked Jiang Gan to send Lu Cui, both of whom were celebrities and had a common language. In terms of articles, Lu Cui is slightly better. In terms of eloquence, Jiang finished abusing Lu Cui. The two talked for a long time, and Lu Cui introduced Jiang Gan as a confidant, and regretted that Jiang Gan Mingzhu secretly invested, and said very vaguely that if Jiang Gan had the intention to change the court, he could recommend it on his behalf.

Jiang Gan was "flattered", looked around, and said: "Yanzhou is full of talents, and there is a handsome person like Lu Jun, can I have a chance?" ”

Lu Cui originally had the intention to see Yuan Tan, but now Jiang Gan sent an excuse, he was in the middle of it, patted his chest, and made a big bag, asking Jiang Gan to wait for his news. Jiang Gan was "grateful", coaxed Lu Cui into a smile, and pointed out the country, who else is heroic.

Jiang Gan was even more enthusiastic, sending it again and again, and always sending Lu Cui out of the county. Along the way, he had a lotus tongue and dug up the little things that Lu Cui knew, combined with the information that Guo Jia inquired about, he knew more about Chen Liu's affairs than Lu Cui. Lu Cui was still in the dark, with a zealous heart to save Jiang Gan from fire and water, but he didn't know that he had sold the entire details of Chen Liu.

After separating from Lu Cui, Jiang Gan hurried all the way back to Chen County and immediately reported to Sun Ce. Soon, they realized an anomaly: Zhang Miao, as Chen Liutaishou, did not take the initiative to visit Yuan Tan, nor did he send a messenger in time, but waited until Cao Ang went to ask for instructions before pushing the boat down the river.

Guo Jia immediately mentioned one thing: after Han Fu gave up Jizhou, he was forced by Yuan Shao and did not dare to stay in Jizhou, so he went to seek refuge with Zhang Miao, and later died in Chenliu. This matter was forced by Yuan Shao to Zhang Miao, or what happened, no one can say clearly. But this charge fell on Zhang Miao's head, and Zhang Miao couldn't have no idea at all.

Zhu Han, a native of Hanoi, was killed by Yuan Shao just because he discounted Han Fu's son's leg. Now that Han Fu himself has died under Zhang Miao's nose, can Zhang Miao not worry that Yuan Shao will blame him for forcing Han Fu to death? He wanted Yuan Tan to see him, maybe he wanted to let out a bad breath and let the world see that he didn't rely on Yuan Shao to act with his nose, and Han Fu's death had nothing to do with him.

"Yuan Tan is likely to come to Chen Liu to meet Zhang Miao and further confirm the suspicions of the world." Guo Jia analyzed.

Sun Ce has another view.

According to historical records, Yuan Shao once wanted to kill Zhang Miao, but he didn't want to do it himself, so he sent Cao Cao to do it, but Cao Cao refused. Whether this matter is true or not, it's hard to say. Chen Shou's history is based on the records of the Wei people, Yuan Shao was once Cao Cao's old master, and his biggest enemy, there are many twists and turns in the history books about Yuan Shao, and there are many contradictions, and sometimes they cannot be completely trusted.

Zhang Miao is also strange, he used to be good friends with Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, but in the end they all turned against each other and died on Cao **. Judging from all indications, he is simply a typical celebrity who is at a loss in troubled times. He wants to force Yuan Tan to take the initiative to meet him, obviously with the habit of being a celebrity, if Yuan Shao doesn't wait to see him, it is completely possible to let Yuan Tan take the opportunity to mess with him.

"Is it possible that Yuan Tan wants to force Zhang Miao to give up Chen Liu? Zhu Ling's army is in sour dates. ”

Guo Jia also has this intention. "General, whether this is possible or not, as long as they are suspicious of each other, we have a chance. We can contact Zhang Miao and use a divisive plan. If Zhang Miao can be brought over, Yingchuan and Runan will be safe. ”

Sun Ce looked at Jiang Gan. "Ziyi, I'm going to work hard for you again."

Jiang Gan laughed. "This is a matter of duty, so why bother!"