Lu Kang knew that it was not Shen Zhi who made the mistake this time, but him.

Shen Zhi's identity is obvious, and his celebrity habits are not unique today, and it is almost certain that he will not accept Sun Ce's expulsion, and it is not surprising to say a few unpleasant words. Shen You knew this, so he didn't recommend Shen Zhi to avoid conflicts. He also knows this, but he still wants to make a deal out of it, and that is the root cause of this conflict.

Now not only did Shen Zhi fail to become the old man, but Lu Jun also lost this opportunity, betrayed Shen You's kindness, and caused big trouble.

Sun Ce's anger has not eased, the Shen family has not encroached on the land, it does not mean that all the families have not encroached on the land. Sun Ce might have wanted to slow down, but when this incident happened, he made a big fuss and took the opportunity to make trouble, who knows if something more serious will happen. In case someone is impulsive and wants to compete with Sun Ce face-to-face, it will not be a matter of Sun Ce kicking the door.

The Yangxian Xu family is an example, if you want to compete with Sun Ce head-on, there will be no good results, and hand-to-hand combat has never been the family's strong point. Even if they could finally work together to drive out Sun Ce, Wu Jun would be bleeding and his vitality would be greatly damaged.

Shen You's dissatisfaction with him was due to this worry.

Lu Kang boasted that he had been a eunuch all his life and had rich experience, but now he made such a mistake, and he was not as good as Shen You, a teenager, who could see it thoroughly, and he was very faceless. He arched his hand and walked out of the tent, hesitating for a long time in front of Sun Ce's tent, not knowing whether he should go in, and how to talk to Sun Ce when he entered.

As soon as the tent door was lifted, Sun Ce came out and looked at Lu Kang with a smile. "Lu Gong, you're here, I thought you were in trouble, less than half a day. Come in, have you eaten dinner? Let's eat some together, Ah Quan and Ah Yi just caught fresh fish from Taihu Lake. ”

Sun Ce didn't say that dinner was okay, but when he mentioned dinner, Lu Kang remembered that he hadn't eaten lunch yet, and his stomach gurgled. He followed Sun Ce into the tent, Sun Quan and Lu Yi were setting up the case, and when they saw Lu Kang entering the tent, the two put down the things in their hands and came to salute. Sun Ce let Lu Kang take a seat and warmly invited Lu Kang to try the fish soup, smiling and not seeing anything unusual.

Lu Kang couldn't be so relieved by Sun Ce, he drank a few sips of fish soup, said a few gossips, and returned the topic to the selection of the old chief. Sun Ce's smile faded, put down the soup bowl, and said casually: "I have found a suitable candidate, so I won't bother Lu Gong for the time being." ”

Lu Kang nodded wryly, a little self-deprecating.

Sun Ce glanced at Lu Kang, and then said: "There are many people in Wu County who are from the north, and there must be many available talents among them, I have asked Cai Deqi to pay attention to it, and it should not be difficult to find a few commanders." It's really not good, you can also be selected from Jingzhou and Yuzhou. There is no shortage of thousands of horses in the world, but there is a lack of Bole, as long as you look for it carefully, there will always be it. ”

Lu Kang chuckled in his heart, his face became very ugly, and the delicious fish soup was tasteless. He thought that the loss was just a former chief, but he didn't expect Sun Ce to be more resolute than he imagined, and directly excluded the scholars of Wu County, and wanted to select the commander from Jingzhou and Yuzhou. The people of Wu County can't be the assassin of Yangzhou, they can't be the Taishou of Wu County, and the opportunity to serve in the local area is the county commander, if they are excluded, most of the passage for the local scholars of Wu County to enter the government will be blocked.

One or two people are reluctant to go out of office, either out of personal interest or out of personal grudges, and it will not have a big impact, and if a county scholar is absent from local officialdom, this is a big problem. The consequences were severe, too serious for him to bear.

Lu Kang put down the dishes and chopsticks. "General, it's just that I didn't recommend it properly, Shen Zhi was disrespectful, if the general disposed of me, I have nothing to say, it seems inappropriate to exclude Wujun Shizi."

"Lu Gong, you misunderstood, when did I exclude Wu Jun Shizi?" Sun Ce smiled: "Shen You and Zhu Huan are still working under me, and I haven't excluded anyone. Lu Gong, you think too much. I went to trouble Shen Zhi today, not because he rejected my expulsion, but because he was disrespectful. Lu Gong, I can't do too much, right? ”

Lu Kang couldn't cry or laugh. Sun Ce didn't say it explicitly, but this initiative is in his hands, whether to use it or not, whether to reuse it or to be idle, it is his power. Don't look at Shen You and Zhu Huan are still under him, give them the opportunity to lead the first one, and in the end, it all depends on Sun Ce's own mood.

"General, as far as this matter is concerned, of course, there is no problem in reporting grievances directly. However, the commander is related to the stability of a county, and is an important position in direct liaison between the imperial court and the locality, and it needs to be served by scholars who are familiar with local customs and customs. Please also think twice. ”

Sun Ce looked at Lu Kang with a smile and smiled secretly in his heart. A gentleman can be deceived in a way. Lu Kang can not care about personal interests or the future of the Lu family, but he can't ignore the overall interests of the Wu Jun family. It was right to put him in the position of representing the Wu Jun family, at least there was no problem for the time being. Throwing a rat bogey, the bigger the device in Lu Kang's heart, the more scruples he has, as long as he doesn't touch the bottom line of the court in his heart, as long as other things are properly planned, Lu Kang will be tied.

"Lu Gong is reasonable, but Shen Zhi is right, the Tao is different, don't conspire with each other." Sun Ce pretended not to understand what Lu Kang meant, and took a sip of fish soup. "For example, I want to solve the problem of land annexation, I hope that the Wu County families can give up the encroached land and population, I am willing to compensate you and not let you suffer, but there are few people to support, so far, how many families have taken the initiative to hand over the encroached land? Seeing that spring ploughing is about to begin, I am very anxious. I also want to send people to repair the water conservancy, dredge the river, and open up the land for farming, but now that I see the situation, I have to slow down a little bit. I can't make a lot of effort, and the land I have reclaimed has not seen the benefits, and you have occupied it again. ”

Lu Kang breathed a sigh of relief, Sun Ce's conditions were a good thing, and he was afraid that he would bite him to death.

"General rest assured, this matter is already being negotiated, and there will be results soon."

"When will there be results?"

Lu Kang gritted his teeth. "Before the spring ploughing, I can guarantee that the Wu County families will hand over the encroached land. If someone doesn't cooperate, only I Lu Kang is asking. ”

Sun Ce laughed loudly. "Lu Gong is loyal and upright, and he has great benevolence, which I have always admired. With Lu Gong coming forward to mediate, he wants to achieve great things. However, the world is unpredictable, even if all the families in Wu County are as benevolent and righteous as Lu Gong, it is inevitable that some people will not know how to raise and blindly resist, and it is unfair to hand over all the responsibilities to Lu Gong. In this way, Lu Gong went to talk, it was really inappropriate to talk about it, I would do the wicked, and I had to take a few rich but unkind and ignorant gentry and bullies to eliminate harm for the people. Lu Gong, this can be regarded as a salute before a soldier, right? ”

Sun Ce smiled brightly, but Lu Kang could hear a chill down his spine. He squeezed out a smile, but the smile was more ugly than crying.