The three of them were talking happily, when Jian Yong came, saying that Zhang Hong had invited them over to discuss something. Liu Bei didn't dare to slack off, and immediately rushed to the inner city. Zhang Hong told them a piece of news, just received the news from the Taiwei Zhu Jun, the imperial court decided to hold martial arts competitions in Luoyang and Chang'an, Luoyang was in charge of Zhu Jun, Zhu Jun hoped that Yuzhou and Jingzhou could assist. Therefore, the martial arts competition in Nanyang was not held, and Zhang Hong asked Liu Bei if he was willing to go to Luoyang.

Without waiting for Liu Bei to ask questions, Zhang Hong said again, the martial arts competition will not be held, but the two hundred sets of ordnance that General Sun promised you will be given, and I have already arranged it, and you can go to the Nanyang arsenal to extract it at any time.

Liu Bei breathed a sigh of relief, and then felt a little lost. Sun Ce doesn't care if it's true or not, at least on the surface, it's a little regretful. Zhang Hong is more direct, looking like you want to leave quickly, and he doesn't even have the intention of retaining at all.

Out of the door, Liu Bei stood on the street, looking at the officials who were hurrying away, and at the kindergarten children bouncing around with small schoolbags on their backs, there was an indescribable sadness. Wancheng is probably one of the best cities at the moment, although Jicheng is also a commercial town comparable to Wancheng, but now it has suffered a lot of damage, it must not have recovered quickly and well in Wancheng, and there is no wood school, no kindergarten, no herbal hall.

Especially in the Materia Medica, Guan Yu's father Guan Yi is recuperating in the Materia Medica, and now that he is leaving, what should Guan Yi do?

Liu Bei glanced at Guan Yu. Guan Yu obviously thought of this question as well, twisted his head, and looked at the pedestrians on the side of the road, his eyes full of confusion. Liu Bei looked sad. Although Guan Yu didn't say it, he still inquired from Zhou Cang. In order to go to Chang'an with him, Guan Yu gave up the opportunity to marry the Runan family. Those women are all good, Guan Yi sighed all the way.

Liu Bei gritted his teeth and made an important decision. "Yun Chang, you stay in Nanyang."

Guan Yu turned his head to look at Liu Bei, squinting at the phoenix.

"Your father's body is important, after Ling Zun's body is recuperated, it is not too late for you to leave, whether we go to Chang'an or Luoyang, we will stay for a while, and we will not go to Youzhou immediately."

Guan Yu snorted, noncommittal. Liu Bei was a little embarrassed. "Yun Chang, I know that you are loyal, but you can't violate filial piety because of loyalty, so I will be uneasy. Ling Zun is old and frail, and you are an only son, if you don't stay with him, no matter how good the medical skills of Bencao Tang are, they can't cure his heart disease. It's better for you to stay for the time being, wait for a year and a half, and when he is well, you can go to us again. ”

As he was talking, a young man in Tsing Yi rushed by, rushed to the Mu School Hall not far away, and shouted loudly before he entered the door: "Good news, good news, Master Qin is happy to have a noble son, and General Huang is happy to come to the door." ”

Mu Xuetang suddenly became lively, and many people rushed out, surrounded the young man in Tsing Yi, and asked nonsense. Liu Bei was curious and motioned for Jian Yong to go over and take a look. Jian Yong hurriedly walked over, squeezed into the crowd, and after a while, hurriedly squeezed out again. There were too many people, and the Jinxian crown on his head was almost squeezed out.

"Huang Hansheng is really lucky." Jian Yong said happily: "One wife and one concubine, born on the same day, both are boys." Tsk, that's a double blessing. Xuande, we probably won't be able to catch up with the 100-day wine, before leaving, do you want to congratulate you. ”

Liu Bei and the three looked at each other. Huang Zhong was happy to have two sons, and his family and business were both harvested, but they had nothing.

Guan Yu lowered his head and let out a long sigh. "Okay, I'll stay in Wancheng for the time being, and when my father's health improves, I'll go to you again."

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Sun Jian stood on the platform, looking at Shu Cheng in the distance, watching Cheng Pu and Huang Gai ascend to the top of the city in almost no particular order, showing a pleased smile.

Fierce war drums sounded from the city, announcing that the outer city of Shu County had been breached. The morale of the besieging soldiers was high and they cheered in unison. The city's defenses quickly collapsed, and many people began to flee or surrender on their knees. After a while, the city gate rumbled open, the drawbridge was lowered, and he rode out, crossed the moat, passed through the messy battlefield, and passed through the neat battle formation, and came to Sun Jian.

"General, Shucheng has been broken, and the departments are besieging the inner city."

"Very good." Sun Jian waved his hand. "Let them not rush, take their time, and watch out for casualties."

"Whoa." The herald answered, turned his horse's head, and galloped away.

Sun Jian patted the railing, let out a long breath, and turned to look at Qin Song. "Wenbiao, thanks to your reminder this time, otherwise I don't know when I will have to wait."

Qin Song said with a smile: "The general has won the award, the wise man has a thousand thoughts, there must be a mistake, the general is just making meritorious contributions, and there is nothing wrong." This time to conquer Shucheng, first, the general commanded properly, second, the generals worked hard, and third, the people of Lujiang missed Lu Kang's good governance and were unwilling to support Chen Deng. After the general enters the city, he must be comforted and calm the people's hearts as soon as possible. ”

Sun Jian nodded again and again. He knew what Qin Song was worried about. The siege of the city for nearly two months, the casualties are not small, and the generals are even more sullen in their hearts, and now that the city is broken, it is inevitable that someone will sprinkle this anger on the people in the city, or the trouble of finding a family. The biggest family in the city is Zhou Yu's family, and there can be no negligence in this, otherwise there will be no way to explain it to Zhou Yu.

Sun Jian reaffirmed the military order, it is strictly forbidden to harass the people, and those who violate the order will be beheaded.

Soon news came that the defenders of the inner city surrendered without a fight, but Chen Deng was not found. According to the defenders who surrendered, Chen Deng never showed up today, and the last time he saw him was last night. Last night he had a drink with some rich people in the city, drank too much, and came back in the middle of the night, and has not been seen since. But now that there is no one in the Taishou Mansion, Chen Deng seems to have disappeared.

Sun Jian was furious. He can let go of anyone, but he can't let Chen Deng go, and as a result, Chen Deng is gone?

Qin Song also felt incredible. But he didn't go into a rage. After entering the city, he sent people from the captives to find the people who were waiting for Chen Deng and the rich man who had been drinking with Chen Deng last night, only to find that these people were also missing. After careful inquiry, it became clear that some people had quietly left the city last night, but the defenders thought they were deserters and did not chase them. Since Sun Jian sent people to occupy the surrounding counties, people fled every day, and the defenders in the city had become accustomed to it, as long as they were not discovered by their superiors, most of them turned a blind eye.

Chen Deng should have gone out of the city in disguise at that time.

Sun Jian was furious, but Qin Song was very open, and in turn comforted Sun Jian a few words. Chen Deng ran well, but he really didn't know how to deal with him if he didn't run. The Chen family is a big family in Xuzhou, and if they really want to kill Chen Deng, they will only make enemies with the Chen family. Last time, Sun Ce only drove Chen Yu away and did not take his life. At present, Yuzhou Yi'an is not suitable for chaos, and many opponents are not good for them. When the foundation is solid in the future, it is not too late to clean up the Chen family. Can he escape from Shucheng, and can he escape from the territory of the Han Dynasty?

Sun Jian felt justified, so he had to endure this evil breath for the time being. Accompanied by Qin Song, he met with Zhou Yu's brother Zhou Qiang, and came into contact with other families. He is not good at these, but now as long as he shows his face, other things will be handled by Qin Song, and everything will go well. A few days later, Sun Jian left Cheng Pu to serve as the Taishou of Lujiang, and his own class returned to Pingyu.