From Sun Ce's development of Jiangdong to Sun Hao's death, Eastern Wu has always been troubled by Shanyue. But just like the so-called peasant uprisings, the main body is the peasantry, but the core often has little to do with the peasantry. The same is true for Shanyue, the real Yue people are at most ants who are used by others, and the sect thief is the root of the disease.

As the name suggests, a clan thief is a clan-based bandit, not a person fighting.

In fact, this is a manifestation of local clan power, and when combined with the special geographical situation, it has become a stubborn disease. The general clan controls the local power at most, and indirectly affects the Taishou and the county magistrate, and it is not good to be ruthless, after all, the people do not fight with the officials, and the government has the county soldiers in their hands as the backing of the force, and it is really not possible for the imperial court to levy more people and horses, and no matter how big the manor is, it will be leveled for you. But the thieves are different, they hide in the mountains, guard according to the danger, one husband is the pass, ten thousand people are not open, and no matter how many soldiers in the court are, it is not easy to use.

Don't look at the majesty of the Central Plains family, the height of the temple, calling for wind and rain, the reputation is prominent, once it loses power, it may be uprooted at any time, and the staying power of life is far inferior to these thieves who are close to the mountains and rivers. It's just that they are far away from the rivers and lakes, and their reputation is not obvious, so they are not qualified to leave their names in the official history, and finally turn into abstract labels.

Sun Ce encountered a similar situation when he was in Runan, but Runan is located in the Central Plains, and the geographical situation is far worse than that of Wu County and Huiji, Shen You reminded him very timely, Sun Ce may not be facing the big family of the fourth world and the third prince, but he can't take it lightly.

Wang Zhen was only a county of Wujun, Sun Ce didn't plan to receive him personally, he called Jiang Gan and asked him to contact Wang Zhen and bring Wang Zhen to see him.

Jiang Gan took the order, got out of the cabin, and saw a group of people standing on the dock, led by an official about fifty years old, and a few small officials standing beside him. An old man in his sixties was talking to Wang Zhen, not tall, very fat, with a high belly, one hand behind his back when he spoke, and one hand on his stomach, obviously not taking Wang Zhen seriously, but Wang Zhen bowed slightly, and his attitude was very humble.

Jiang Gan stepped forward, reported his name, said a few words, and asked Wang Zhen to get on the boat. Wang Zhen hurriedly introduced Xu Chun to Jiang Gan, and specially pointed out that this was the first good thing in Yangxian and specially came to greet General Sun, and the Xu family would be responsible for receiving him.

Jiang Gan looked at Xu Chun twice, and sighed, still not asking Xu Chun to get on the boat. The smile on Xu Chun's face slowly turned cold, and he waved his hand. "In that case, then Wang Juncheng should go by himself, and I won't go up to disturb the general. There are still some chores at home, so I will retire first. ”

Wang Zhen didn't insist and arched her hand. "Then Xu Jun will go first, and after I see General Sun, I will go to your mansion to discuss."

Xu Chun snorted and walked away. Jiang Gan looked dazed. "Wang Juncheng, the folk customs of this Wu County are so strong?"

Wang Zhen smiled secretly in her heart, but she didn't break it, putting on a helpless look. "Jiang Jun doesn't know that Wu Yue has always been difficult to treat, which is already good. General Sun is a native of Wu County, so he should be able to understand. ”

Jiang Gan nodded sympathetically. "Xu Fujun first became the governor of Wu County, and then he became the Taishou of Wu County, these must be very hard."

Wang Zhen echoed and sighed. "But isn't it, the predecessor of Taishou Shengjun Xiaozhang was sick by these people. Xu Fujun is a powerful person, but he is also annoying. This barbarian land is really difficult to govern. By the way, how about Shen You, he didn't collide with the general, right? ”

"It's not enough to knock down, he challenged the general, not the general's opponent, and he was slightly injured."

Wang Zhen was overjoyed. Xu Gong's purpose in sending Shen Youlai was to provoke a conflict between Wu Junshi and Sun Ce, and now he has got his wish. He pretended to be uneasy, followed Jiang Gan to the boat, and complained that Wu Jun was difficult to treat as he went. Jun Cheng is Taishou's deputy and a foreigner, so there is no need to say anything good about the people of Wu County, and he will damage the people of Wu County. If it weren't for the fact that Sun Ce was also from Wu County, I wouldn't know what it would look like.

Sun Ce could understand it in the cabin and couldn't help but want to laugh. As soon as Wang Zhen entered the cabin and saw the salute, he frowned.

"Is the security of Wu County bad? Are there any lake pirates in Taihu Lake? ”

Wang Zhen arched his hand. "The general who dared to teach learned that although the two princes were very attentive, they were really difficult to treat and unsatisfactory. There are many islands in the lake, and the lake is full of pirates, with a large number of three or five hundred people, and a few dozen people. ”

"That's it......" Sun Ce smacked his lips again and again, his face embarrassed.

"General, don't worry. The general has a strong army, even if someone is a thief, he does not dare to come to the general's tiger beard. ”

Sun Ce glanced at Jiang Gan. Jiang Gan explained the situation, Sun Ce received some merchants' goods, and now he had no cash available, and wanted to sell these goods in Wu County. He originally planned to arrange a few people to go to Wu County to trade, and he rushed to Huiji to take up his post, but now Wu County is not in good order, there are still lake pirates in Taihu Lake, and safety is not guaranteed, how can he rest assured.

"Wang Juncheng, if not, let's send a sailor to escort the merchant ship over, and then leave after the goods are sold, no problem, right?"

A cold sweat broke out on Wang Zhen's forehead. He is not stupid, how can he not hear what Sun Ce meant, he is going to stay in Wu County and not leave. How can this work, the other side of Taihu Lake is Wu County, Xu Gong went to welcome the new Yangzhou Assassin again, if Sun Ce suddenly attacked the city, Wu County was not prepared at all. He wanted to refuse, but he had no reason, he had exaggerated just now and made the matter so serious, and now he couldn't change his words if he wanted to.

"General, this ...... Not quite right, right? ”

"Why is it inconvenient?" Sun Ce's face sank, his fingers rubbed the knife ring, and his tone became arrogant. "Wu County is the largest metropolis in the southeast, I have received so many goods, except for Wu City, where is there such a big market to absorb? I'm not going to rob Wu City, I'm just going to do business, which is not okay? Does Xu Fujun have an opinion about me, I can be regarded as returning to my hometown, and he doesn't even give this face. By the way, what did Yangzhou Assassin Shi come to Wu County to do, does he have something to discuss with Xu Junfu? ”

Sun Ce smashed over with a series of charges, which scared Wang Zhen into a cold sweat. He knew very well in his heart what Xu Gong wanted to discuss with Liu Xuan, and he was most afraid that Sun Ce would be suspicious because of this, and he would take advantage of the situation. Now he is afraid of something, Sun Ce is really going to Wu County, how can he explain to Xu Gong.

"General, how many goods do you have to sell, or ...... Shall I figure it out? ”

"You?"

"Yes, it's important for the general to go to work, and he can't delay it for too long, if the goods are not too much, I can go first."

Sun Ce thought about it and nodded again and again. "That's a way to do it, too. Ziyi, you take Wang Juncheng to have a look, and let Dezu quote a price. Wang Juncheng has done us such a great favor, I am grateful, and let Dezu prepare a thank you gift. ”

Jiang Gan understood and took Wang Zhen out of the cabin. Blown by the cool breeze, Wang Zhen was cold all over his body, his mind suddenly sobered up, and he looked at the fleet behind him that could not see the end, and his heart chuckled. "These ...... It won't be all of them, right? ”

Jiang Ganyun was light and smiled. "Not all, of course, a third at most. The rest of the ships were all soldiers, and we had five or six thousand men. ”

Wang Zhen's legs were weak and she almost fell headlong into the river.