Listening to Zhang Fang's muttering, Sun Ce turned his head to look at him. "You kid looks like a thief, it can't be that you don't have a good heart and want to do a black hand behind my back, right?"

"How is it possible, I am a dignified ......" Zhang Fang blurted out, the words came to his mouth, and remembered that the Black Mountain Army was a righteous army in his mouth, and a proper thief in Sun Ce's mouth, so he hurriedly stopped, rolled his eyes, and continued: "...... Taiwei squire, how could he do such a tasteless thing behind his back. He looked at Sun Ce with complicated eyes. If I want revenge, I will challenge you face to face and defeat you with dignity. ”

"I'll wait for you, but not too long." Sun Ce laughed, and Dian Wei and the others also laughed, full of disdain.

Zhang Fang was frustrated, turned his head, and cursed in a low voice.

Sun Ce smiled: "Young Marshal Zhang, do you know what Gong Zhu asked me to do?" Let me tell you in advance, I'm so prepared. ”

After Zhang Fang went to Zhu Jun's side as an attendant, many generals called him a young marshal, some respected Zhang Yan, some were polite, and some were purely ridiculous. Zhang Fang was disgusted at first, but the opposition was ineffective, and he slowly admitted it.

"Let me tell you, what's in it for me?"

"What benefits do you want?"

"Let me learn from your righteous servants."

Sun Ce glanced at Zhang Fang and agreed. "Okay! If you get beaten, don't call it pain. ”

"Never." Zhang Fang clenched his fists and cheered himself on. "The envoy of the Xiliang army came and brought some good horses as gifts. Zhu Gong invited you to go, probably to discuss with you how to distribute these gifts. ”

Sun Ce understood, Zhu Jun wanted to cut off his beard. But this is also a helpless thing, Jiang Gan's envoy to Hedong is the banner of Zhu Jun, and Jia Xu's gift will naturally be given to Zhu Jun. Zhu Jun didn't deal with it on his own, and asked him to discuss, which was already very conscious. Zhu Jun is also poor, not only lacking horses, but also lacking everything, and there are also reasons why the generals under his command are not very obedient. He probably wanted to use these horses as a reward to motivate the generals.

"How many horses are there?"

"Twenty horses, it's not particularly good, it is estimated that the people of Xiliang are poor enough now." Zhang Fang suddenly became indignant. "The imperial court is really, didn't they just kill Dong Zhuo, they made such a windfall, why didn't they even refuse to pay the military salary, and they had to raise it themselves."

Sun Ce's eyes suddenly lit up. Yes, don't they all say that Dong Zhuo is tyrannical, robbing the living people's houses, digging up the tombs of the dead, not only robbing the entire Luoyang City, but even digging the emperor's tomb outside Luoyang City, he must have made a lot of money, it is said that it is all hidden in the Wuwu, now that Dong Zhuo is dead, the Wuwu has changed hands, where did the money go?

Sun Ce was chatting with Zhang Fang while thinking about his thoughts. The group walked through the endless rice fields, crossed the avenue between Muze and Fengze, and came to Zhu Jun's camp. Zhu Jun is very experienced, and he chose such a place to set up camp, no matter who wants to sneak attack him, he can't cross these two Daze. The only trouble is that once it rains, it is easy to get waterlogged, and after a heavy rain two days ago, the camp was flooded. Fortunately, Zhu Jun was prepared and piled all the grain on a high place, so that it was not damaged.

Sun Ce dismounted in front of the Chinese army camp and entered the camp on foot. The ground was not yet dry, and there were straw stalks. The straw is a little slippery, so you should be especially careful when walking. Even so, the boots were stained with mud. When Sun Ce came to Zhu Jun's big tent, he saw twenty war horses at a glance. As Zhang Fang said, the vast majority is not a particularly good war horse, it is only average, only two are more prominent, with slender limbs, small heads and pointed ears, which can be regarded as high-class war horses. More than a dozen soldiers stood in front of the tent, leading their horses, and when they saw Sun Ce and Zhang Fang coming, they all looked over. One of them, a young man in his twenties, was dressed in the costume of a county official, and unlike the others, he looked at Sun Ce twice more before he looked away, looked down at the ground, and was alone.

Sun Ce entered the tent, Zhu Jun was talking to a middle-aged scribe, Wen Yun was on the side, seeing Sun Ce coming in, Zhu Jun first glanced at Sun Ce, saw that Sun Ce's face was calm and not angry, and then looked at Zhang Fang behind Sun Ce. Zhang Fang nodded quietly, indicating that he had already passed the anger with Sun Ce, and Zhu Jun put down his worries at this time, and laughed loudly: "Yuan Fang, this is the rebellious general Sun Bofu." ”

The middle-aged scribe hurriedly got up and bowed to Sun Ce. "Wang Chang of Hedong has seen the general."

Sun Ce returned the salute and was just about to sit with Wen Yun, when Zhu Jun beckoned and motioned for Sun Ce to sit in an empty position on Wen Yun. Sun Ce glanced at it and knew that the old man weasel was giving the chicken a New Year's greeting - he was not kind and polite, so he happily sat down. Wang Chang saw it in his eyes and didn't say anything, but the smile on his face faded a little.

Wang Chang turned around and took a wooden box inlaid with gold and jade, so beautifully decorated that people couldn't open their eyes, and sent it to Sun Ce with both hands.

"General Sun, this is a gift from General Niu to the general, and please accept it with a smile."

Sun Ce didn't answer, and looked at Zhu Jun suspiciously. "Give it to me? How can such a valuable gift be given to me, it should be given to the captain. ”

Wang Chang said: "The Taiwei has his own filial piety, and this knife is given to the general." ”

Zhu Jun stroked his beard and smiled. "Bo Fu, since it was given to you, you can accept it, can I still fight with you, old man?"

Sun Ce didn't say anything more, reached out and opened the buckle made of gold, lifted the lid of the box, and there was a knife inside. The knife is not long, the handle is less than three feet, the blade is curved like the moon, the style is simple, and the luxurious wooden box temperament is completely inconsistent. Sun Ce picked up the knife and looked at it, the blade was heavier than expected. He looked at it twice, but he didn't find the inscription, and he was wondering, but he saw a faint pattern like a mountain on the knife, and suddenly his heart moved, and he knew what kind of knife it was.

According to Tao Hongjing's "Ancient and Modern Sword Records", Dong Zhuo got an ancient knife when he was young, without words, and the jade was like mud, but he didn't know what kind of knife it was. Later, when he developed, he met Cai Yong, a university scholar who was well-versed in ancient and modern times, and asked him for advice. Cai Yong told him that this was Xiang Yu's saber.

Sun Ce has never believed in this story, and there are many records in "Ancient and Modern Sword Records" that belong to wild historical rumors and are not credible. Dong Zhuo was active in Longxi when he was young, but Xiang Yu had never been to Longxi, and the possibility of Dong Zhuo getting his saber was extremely low. But now that the knife was in front of him, he couldn't help but suspect that he had been a little arbitrary before.

If this is really Xiang Yudao, then Jia Xu will have a lot of trouble giving him this knife, and he can't be treated carelessly. What does Jia Xu want to tell him through this knife, is it to let him inherit Dong Zhuo's legacy, or to show his admiration for him? Has the reputation of Xiaobawang spread to Hedong?

"What kind of knife is this?" Sun Ce had an illiterate expression on his face, and he was a little disgusted. "It doesn't look as expensive as this box."

Wang Chang was embarrassed. "This ...... This was given to me by General Niu, and I don't know exactly what kind of knife it is. Looking at this shape, it should be an ancient knife, which can be enjoyed and played in ordinary times, and can be passed on to future generations in the future. ”

"I don't play with the ancients, what's the use of this ancient knife, it's better to give me a few more good horses." Sun Ce turned to Zhu Jun. "Tai Lieutenant, why don't I give you this treasure knife, how about you give me a few more horses?"

Zhu Jun feigned anger and said: "Bo Fu, don't joke, this is a gift from Niu Fu to you, how can you let it go, it's really rude." As for the horses, they will not be missing yours, give you a good horse, and give you two medium horses, and that's it. ”

Wang Chang's cheeks twitched, resisting the urge to scold. One is a dignified lieutenant, and the other is a rebellious general who became famous as a teenager, why is he so rude, and he dislikes the gift from Niu Fu in front of me.