The reason why Wang Zhen tried his best to promote this matter was not to be angry for Xu Chun, he wanted Sun Ce to go into the mountains to suppress bandits, so as not to disadvantage him to Wu County. never thought that something would happen, but Sun Ce's first reaction was to take over Yangxian.

Yangxian is the county seat, there is no regular garrison, if there is something, it is necessary to temporarily dispatch the county officials to the city, and it also needs the support of various departments, so the Yangxian families have a different number of departments, and their strength is stronger than the county magistrate. But most of the big families in the county are here, and they can't get out, Yangxian is almost an empty city, just rely on the county magistrate and those county officials, where is Sun Ce's opponent.

Wang Zhen was anxious, but helpless. The ship was burned, the cargo was destroyed, Sun Ce was also enraged, and it seemed that everything went according to plan, but the final result got out of control. Sun Ce jumped like thunder, who dared to provoke him, he would not be able to be stabbed by him, and then he would be framed as an arson party.

Wang Zhen asked Xu Chun for help with his eyes, but Xu Chun was confident, and quietly gestured to Wang Zhen, signaling him not to worry, and showed his feet. Wang Zhen thought about it, the mastermind of this matter was Xu Chun, he only came to Xu Chun in the hope that Xu Chun could pay to accept Sun Ce's goods, and did not let him deal with Sun Ce, it was Xu Chun who took the initiative to ask for it. The contact with the bandits was also arranged by Xu Chun, and he was not involved. Now that Sun Ce is in Xu Chun's house again, if he really wants to kill someone, he is also the one who killed the Xu family, and it has nothing to do with him, he can be a spectator.

Wang Zhen calmed down and waited to see what happened.

The lanterns in the courtyard are still on, and there are still a lot of unsolved lantern riddles, but they are pointed at by 400 thousands of soldiers, and the guests in the courtyard no longer have the courage to appreciate the lanterns and guess the riddles, and consciously scatter in the courtyard, separated from each other at a certain distance, communicate with each other with their eyes, and don't even say much, so as not to cause unwarranted suspicion. They met Sun Ce for the first time, but they had heard some of them, and they knew that this general was a young man who was famous, had no knowledge, but his hands were ruthless, and no one wanted to get into trouble, so he lost his life in vain. There are still some people waiting to see the jokes, one is a young upstart, the other is a century-old family, it was originally a banquet to cheer each other, but now it looks like this, even if it is okay in the end, Xu Chun's face will not be light.

Originally, he was already the first family of Yangxian, and he was not satisfied, he had to cling to the Sun family, a person in his sixties, so flattering in front of a teenager really damaged the face of the squire of Yangxian. Is the martial artist reasonable, he pushed the cup to change the lamp a moment ago, and in a blink of an eye, he turned his face and pulled out his knife.

Half an hour later, Li Shu rushed to Xu's house with Yang Xian and reported to Sun Ce. The fire has been extinguished, but the goods and ships have been burned, the arsonist is on the run, and Guo Jun is arranging for someone to hunt him down. He was ordered to take over Yangxian City, and Yangxian Chang was also brought in.

Sun Ce looked at the middle-aged official who was disheveled and pale, coughed, pulled out the leather bag with a ribbon on his waist, and walked in front of him. "The foot is Yang Xianchang?"

The middle-aged official nodded in a panic, his half-white hair trembling. He heard the report that there was a fire outside the city, and was about to arrange for someone to put out the fire, and the county temple was surrounded by people. Li Shu broke into the door, indiscriminately distinguished, and dragged him away. If it weren't for Li Shu wearing the standard armor of the official army, he would have thought that he had been robbed by bandits.

Sun Ce handed over the leather bag. "Under the rebellious general, I will understand that Ji Taishou Sun Ce, this is my seal, please check it in the Ming court."

Seeing that Sun Ce said politely, the middle-aged official relaxed a little, took the leather bag, took out the seal comprehensive inside and checked it, and returned it to Sun Ce, bowing his hand. "I've seen the general, the lower official Ge Sheng, the county magistrate of Yangxian, and the people of Liyang, Danyang."

"Liyang people? Do you know Cao Bao, the Cao Bao who is a general under Tao Xuzhou? ”

Ge Sheng nodded repeatedly. "Know, know, a county, when I was young, I had several faces. General, this is my seal, please check it. ”

"I see." Sun Ce took back his seal, motioned for someone to arrange a seat for Ge Sheng, and looked at Ge Sheng's seal again. This is the rule of officialdom, and you must show your identity before doing anything, just like the police in later generations had to show their documents before questioning. With Cao Bao as the middleman, Sun Ce and Ge Sheng chatted quite harmoniously. He explained the situation. His ship and cargo were burned, and the arsonist has not yet been caught, and according to Xu Chun's reminder, he thinks it is likely to be a bandit from Tongguan Mountain. In order to track down the situation, I had to take over Yang Xian, please forgive Ge Sheng.

Ge Shengsheng was in Sun Ce's hands, where did he say half a word, echoed in a loud voice, expressed cooperation, and took the initiative to introduce the general situation of the bandits in the vicinity. He studied for more than ten years, and also went to Luoyang Taixue to study, and later entered the palace as a lang, and worked hard for several years, and it was easy to be released as an official, but he found that it was not easy to be an official, and the real power was held by the local Haoqiang, and no one paid attention to him, the county magistrate who had no roots. Xu Chun invited Sun Ce to a banquet and invited so many people to accompany him, many of whom were still officials in the county, but he, the county magistrate, did not receive an invitation, so he naturally had no good impression of Xu Chun, although he would not expose his connection with the bandits in person, but he would not provide any cover for Xu Chun.

"Xu Gongnai is the first family in this county, he is the most familiar with the bandits, the general can ask him for advice, and he will definitely be able to gain something."

Xu Chun was silent. He could hear that Ge Sheng was reminding Sun Ce, but Sun Ce had no evidence, so what could he do with him.

With Ge Sheng's consent, Sun Ce waved his hand and signaled that Li Shu could go. Li Shu bowed down to receive the order and strode away. The people around looked at it and secretly praised it, and the atmosphere eased a little. Although Sun Ce is a martial artist, he is thoughtful, and he is not as willing to kill people at every turn as they think. The guards are well-trained and a bit elite, and the father and son of the Sun family can be rich and rich with military merits, but they are not in vain, and they are indeed useful soldiers.

While waiting for the news, Sun Ce talked to Wang Zhen, Xu Chun and others, and also sent someone to draw a map, indicating the location of each mountain, and which bandits, his face was not good, but his attitude was very gentle, and he expressed his gratitude and apologies from time to time. After drawing the picture, he pressed his hands on his lap and pondered for a moment.

"How many years has Ming Ting been an official in Yangxian?"

"More than three years."

"Have you ever reported the situation of the bandits to Xu Taishou and asked him to send troops to recruit them?"

Ge Sheng smiled bitterly. "Wang Juncheng is here, he knows the situation best, the general might as well ask him."

Wang Zhen hurriedly said: "The general doesn't know, although Wu County has been generally stable in recent years, but the former Taishou Sheng Xiaozhang has been in poor health, and often can't see, Xu Fujun was the former lieutenant of Wu County, and he is not in charge of the Yangxian area. ”

"Since Xu Taishou is busy with affairs, why don't I do it for him and kill these bandits, how about it?"

Wang Zhen is in the middle of it. "The generals are like gods, and if they get the help of the generals, they naturally can't ask for it."

Sun Ce twisted his fingers and said: "I am very willing to share my worries for Xu Taishou, and I also want to contribute to the elders of this county, but I am not Wu Jun Taishou after all, and I will ask for this money and grain from Wu County, right?" ”

Wang Zhen and Xu Chun glanced at each other and smiled knowingly. Xu Chun arched his hand and said: "If I can get the general's hand to exterminate these bandits, I am willing to pay 20 million yuan and 10,000 stone of rice to help the general." ”

Sun Ce owes a salute. "Thank you for your generosity. However, the bandits are entrenched in the mountains, and it is not easy to conquer, and the problem cannot be solved in two or three months. Although 10,000 stone meters is a lot, I'm afraid it's not enough. ”