With a "choking" sound, Zu Mao pulled out a long knife and protected it in front of Sun Ce. The other guards also came around, staring at each other, with a big sense of doing it if they didn't agree.

It feels good!

"Shouldn't the court appoint someone be killed?" Sun Ce blinked, very innocent. "Dong Zhuo has been promoted all the way, and even the current position of the Taishi is worshiped by the edict of the Son of Heaven, do you think he should be killed?"

Huang Zhong was speechless for a moment. Pang Shanmin heard this, and wanted to interject again, but was stopped by Pang Degong. Pang Degong looked at Sun Ce, and there was a little more curiosity in his eyes. Huang Zhong thought for a while, and said: "Dong Zhuo should naturally be killed, but what is the crime of Nanyang Taishou Zhang Zhi?" ”

Sun Ce put his hands behind his back and walked over slowly. To be honest, seeing Huang Zhong's appearance, he was really afraid that Huang Zhong would be excited and chop him up. His martial arts are good, at least he looks good when he practices alone, but after all, he is young, and if he really wants to fight, he may not be Huang Zhong's opponent in his prime. Besides, the competition is not practiced by yourself, and experience is also very important, and you have never even killed a chicken, let alone killed someone. It's okay to bully Pang Shanmin, but it's a bit impersonal to compete with Huang Zhong.

"Huang Hansheng, can I ask you a question?"

Huang Zhong snorted, noncommittal.

"You ask yourself how your martial arts and character are?"

Huang Zhong stood with a horizontal sword. "I don't dare to say how much character I have, I haven't read any books, I only know the word loyalty and filial piety. Martial arts, I don't dare to say that there are 10,000 enemies, but I am also proficient in bows and knives, and I have been invincible for 20 years. ”

Sun Ce nodded. "How many years have you been in Nanyang, what kind of position?"

Huang Zhong immediately became short of breath and his face was slightly red. "The thief in the county, Ren ...... More than five years. ”

"With Hansheng's character and martial arts, staying in the position of a mere thief Cao for five years, Zhang Zhi, the Nanyang Taishou, can be described as incompetent. I guess it's because Han was born in a poor family and has no step to enter, right? ”

Huang Zhong was speechless, and the resentment in his heart was also provoked by Sun Ce little by little. He is very confident in his martial arts, and the thieves and officials in the past few years have done their best, but they have not been able to be promoted. There are many families in Nanyang, and almost all the officials in the Taishou Mansion have backgrounds, and every time he is promoted, he returns disappointed, and then he simply doesn't count on it. From this point of view, Zhang Shi really has nothing to say about him.

Sun Ce stared at Huang Zhong's eyes, secretly smug in his heart. With Huang Zhong's martial arts, he was just a small official in his forties, and he knew that Zhang Zhi didn't look down on him with his toes, and Huang Zhong was actually reluctant to be loyal to Zhang Zhi, and it was more of a grievance. In the end, Dad doesn't have time to run Nanyang well. He can promote Huang Gai in Changsha, and if he can stay in Nanyang for two years, he will naturally be able to promote Huang Zhong. Everyone is a poor family, and they have the same disease. He once sent someone to find Huang Zhong, and this is the evidence.

Looking at Huang Zhong's expression, his analysis should be basically reliable. Iron needs to be struck while it is hot, whether you can take Huang Zhong or not is now. Sun Ce thought about it quickly, and then continued: "Let me ask you again, Dong Zhuo caused trouble in Luoyang, Zhang Zhike had the actions of King Qin, where was Han Sheng stationed at that time, and how many soldiers did he have?" ”

Huang Zhong's face was red and his ears were red. Sun Ce's question hurt his self-esteem a little. He is a thief and a small official, how can he have any soldiers under him. Besides, Zhang Zhi did not act as a king at that time. From this point of view, Zhang Shi is not a loyal minister of the imperial court, at least compared with Sun Jian, who defeated Dong Zhuo, he did not fulfill his obligations as a courtier.

Sun Ce lowered his head and rubbed his hands. "Huang Hansheng, let me make a bold guess, you came to Xiangyang because you wanted to vote for Liu Jingsheng, the assassin of Jingzhou appointed by the imperial court, right?" He slowed down his speech, deliberately accentuated the words "appointed by the imperial court", and said: "I don't know if you have seen Liu Biao, but I can tell you for sure that Liu Biao, like Zhang Zhi, he will not reuse you." If you don't believe it, you can give it a try, and if he can grant you the official of a thousand stones, count me as losing. ”

After Sun Ce finished speaking, he looked at Huang Zhong quietly. Historically, Liu Biao appointed him as a Zhonglang general, more than 2,000 stones, but Liu Biao could not talk about reusing him, and Huang Zhong had always been Liu Pan's subordinate. Huang Zhong definitely didn't know this. Judging from Huang Zhong's current mood, either he hasn't seen Liu Biao yet, and he has no bottom in his heart; Either he saw Liu Biao, and Liu Biao ignored him. If Liu Biao awarded him the title of Zhonglang General, he would definitely not be so mournful.

Therefore, his analysis is basically reasonable and has a certain persuasive force.

Huang Zhong's face became even more ugly, his momentum became weaker, and the long knife gradually drooped, and the tip of the knife hit the ground.

"Do you know why I'm so sure?" Sun Ce stepped forward slowly and said softly, like hypnosis. He slowly stretched out his hand, took the long knife in Huang Zhong's hand, and inserted it back into his scabbard. "Because my father has accumulated military merits and promotions, and along the way, he has been prepared for hardships, which is very clear. The family is full of courts, and the selection of talents seems to be fictitious. Raise talents, don't know books; Filial piety and honesty, the father does not live. Han Su is as white as mud, Gao Diliang will be as timid as a chicken, but talents like my father and Hansheng have no future, this is a disease, and it must be cured! Huang Hansheng, my father and you are not enemies, and they should not be enemies. You tell me? ”

Huang Zhong's face kept changing, he stared at Sun Ce twice, raised his head, and sighed.

Sun Ce didn't bother him anymore. Everything that should be said has already been said, and if Huang Zhong still wants to leave, it will be reluctant. He walked up to Pang Degong, arched his hand, and gave a deep salute. "Let the seniors laugh."

Pang Degong returned the salute. "Although General Sun is young, his eyes are like lightning and his insights are extraordinary. Pang was very pleased. General Sun, please! ”

"Senior, please." Sun Ce took a step back and insisted that Pang Degong go first. Before leaving, Zhou Yu had repeatedly reminded him not to do anything like Lujiang Taishoufu as much as possible. Debates can be-for-tat, but we must not be in a hurry to bare our faces and lose our proportions.

Pang Degong was surprised, but he didn't think deeply. Anyway, Sun Jian was already a high-ranking official with two thousand stones, and it was normal for Sun Ce to know some etiquette. He welcomed Sun Ce to the hall, sat down the guests, and instructed Pang Shanmin to put on some clear water, and then said with a smile: "General Sun, you are here, do you want to say something to me too?" Now it can be said. ”

Sun Ce had already prepared and shook his head. "Even if you want to say something, there's no need now."

"Why?"

"I heard that my predecessors lived in seclusion in Yuliang Prefecture and Bushizhou County, but I originally thought that my predecessors were following the way of the saints and waiting for the price to sell. Now that I see that my predecessors are happy and happy, with no worries, which is completely different from those who sit on the sound scale, I know that my predecessors are really hidden. Since it is really hidden, then even if I regret it, I can only respect the wishes of my predecessors and dare not force it. If you stain the ears of your predecessors, I'm afraid that you won't be able to wash them clean even if you wash them with water. ”

Pang Degong couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Interesting, interesting. The old man has lived in seclusion for many years, and he has seen countless celebrities and celebrities, and it is the first time he has seen such an interesting person as a general. Sharp but not vitriol, relaxed but not frivolous. However, what I like most about you is still not reluctant. It is really rare for a general to have such a mind and not to do something. ”

-

-