Liu Xun was suddenly anxious, and wanted to chase Liu Ba, but was caught by two guards. He glared at Chen Duan fiercely, turned around and squeezed towards Sun Ce's side. Sun Ce stood tall and saw far away, and had already seen the dispute at the door, and gestured to Liu Xun, signaling him not to worry. Liu Xun was happy in his heart, and glanced at Chen Duan triumphantly. Chen Duan turned a blind eye, and his smile was still the same.

Sun Ce said a few more words, and bowed down the stage amid the thunderous applause of the craftsmen. The craftsmen made way of a passage and applauded Sun Ce, reluctant to give up. Sun Ce walked out of the Mu School Hall and walked to the Taishou Mansion on the side, Liu Xun rushed over and told him what had just happened, and finally did not forget to tell Chen Duan, saying that he and Liu Ba were both scholars, shielding each other and insulting martial artists.

Sun Ce smiled secretly in his heart. This Liu Xun doesn't look rough and arrogant, but his figure is soft enough, he was born a courtier, no wonder he was able to mix well under Cao Cao in the end. However, he is more concerned about Liu Ba's whereabouts. Liu Ba's father, Liu Xiang, once served as Jiangxia Taishou and Dangkou general, and followed Sun Jian to fight against Dong, and had a good relationship, because Sun Jian killed Nanyang Taishou Zhang Zhi, Nanyang people counterattacked, and Liu Xiang unfortunately died in battle. With this relationship, they should be very close, and Liu Ba didn't come to meet when he arrived in Nanyang, which was not conventional.

Sun Ce's eyes rolled, and he understood Liu Ba's thoughts. This is a famous young man, very arrogant, the most despised is the martial artist, after entering Shu, Zhang Fei tried his best to please him, he didn't want to pay attention to Zhang Fei, and he didn't even want to talk to Zhang Fei, which made Zhang Fei very depressed. In Liu Ba's heart, he, Sun Ce, is naturally also a martial artist, and there is nothing to talk about.

"How did you know him?"

Liu Xun said: "He came from Gangneung with us. General, I think he might want to go to Chang'an. ”

Sun Ce didn't say anything more, and his heart was a little sour. The court is the court, although many people don't take him seriously, there are still many people who rush to it, even thirty years later, Cao Cao is powerful in the world, only one place away from the throne, there are still people fighting to maintain the imperial power, and now the Han Yu Wei is still there, and the attraction is naturally not to be underestimated.

Seeing that Sun Ce had no follow-up, and did not blame Chen Duan for a word, Liu Xun closed his mouth in disdain and stepped aside. After a while, Sun Ce remembered them and asked what they meant. Chen Duan said that he was ready to set off at any time, and when he heard that Sun Ce had come to Mu Xuetang, he came to ask if he had any instructions. Sun Ce had seen Huang Yueying and knew that their father and daughter were not interested in the head of the Huang family in Jiangxia, so he adjusted the plan to coerce the Huang family to cooperate, and he would not take the position of the head of the family. If the Huang family does not cooperate, they will be punished according to law and be a model, but they can't mess around, so as not to be caught by others and cause a backlash from Jiangxia people.

Chen Duan understood and took Liu Xun with him.

Entering the Taishou Mansion, Yang Hong was busy in the hall, and the officials came and went. Seeing Sun Ce come in, they were all surprised, and hurriedly greeted him, and the officials also came over to salute. Sun Ce motioned for the officials to get busy, leaving only Yang Hong, and the two of them did not go to the court, so they stood in the courtyard, looking at the wax plum in the corner and talking. The wax plum is in full bloom, and the translucent yellow flowers are as warm and transparent as jade, fragrant and refreshing.

"I have something to inform you, the envoy of the imperial court has arrived in Xixian County and is coming to Wancheng, you are ready to receive it."

Yang Hong was silent. Yuan Yao and Yang Xian were in contact with the Nanyang family to check the complaints against him, which was naturally due to Sun Ce's instructions, Sun Ce just wanted to drive him away, and now he made a special trip to let him arrange to receive the imperial court envoys, naturally it was not as simple as passing on a word, maybe he wanted to do something bad to rectify him. He thought about it for a long time before he raised his eyelids and said faintly: "The general decided to receive the envoy by the Nanyang Taishou Mansion?" ”

Sun Ce turned his head and glanced at Yang Hong, his eyes were like looking at an idiot. Yang Hong was annoyed in his heart, but he couldn't attack, so he could only confront Sun Ce with a stiff face. After a while, Sun Ce retracted his gaze and said lightly: "Let me tell you, I won't let you stay in Nanyang, let alone stay by Yuan Yao's side." I'll save your face and don't want to tear your face. If you don't know how to be interested, you have to force me to be rude, and don't blame me for the disrepute when the time comes. ”

Yang Hong smiled bitterly. He knew that he was an outcast, and his role was to withstand Sun Ce's attack, and he could only carry it if he knew that he was invincible. Only in this way can there be a chance for Yang Xiu to stay. Sun Ce asked Yang Xiu to deal with the complaints against him, which was not unexpected, on the contrary, it was a good thing, indicating that their plan had taken another step forward, and Sun Ce had unknowingly fallen into the trap.

"Nanyang is the birthplace of the martial arts hall, the imperial court wants to build the martial arts hall to revive the martial arts, and the messenger came to Nanyang first, which is an affirmation of Nanyang. Counting up, Nanyang Martial Arts Hall also has its first anniversary, take this opportunity to celebrate, hold a martial arts competition, so that ordinary people can also bathe in the atmosphere of the imperial court to change the law. This matter is handled by the Taishou Mansion, not only to do it decently, but also not extravagant and wasteful, Nanyang's family background is also clear to you, I don't want to owe a sum of money inexplicably. ”

Yang Hong couldn't help but sneer. "It must be done decently, but it must not be extravagant and wasteful, the general's requirements are really high."

Sun Ce was not angry, and said slowly: "Yes, my requirements have always been relatively high, and not everyone can satisfy me." As he spoke, he greeted the saluting officials and walked out. Yang Hong's face was so angry that his face was pale, and the corners of his eyes twitched, but he was helpless. The officials seemed to be busy with each other, and they didn't pay much attention to them, secretly pricked up their ears, and heard their words clearly, knowing that Yang Hong would not stay long, they glanced at each other and showed a knowing smile.

After leaving the Taishou Mansion, Sun Ce rushed to the Tieguan Governance Office again. The special weapons for the competition are being built by the iron official, and Sun Ce is not at ease, so he wants to see it with his own eyes. When he came to the Iron Official's Office, he saw Liu Bei and others at a glance. Guan Yu is so tall that he can see it at a glance even if he stands in the crowd, not to mention that there are not many people in front of the Iron Official's Office.

Seeing Sun Ce and his entourage riding a horse, Liu Bei hurriedly greeted him, and Guan Yu stretched out his hand to grab Liu Bei.

"Xuande, forget it."

"Yun Chang, we are about to leave Nanyang, if we can't ask Master Huang to build a weapon for you, it will be difficult to have a chance in the future. It's okay, I'll go and ask General Sun, and I don't need you to show up. ”

As he spoke, Sun Ce had already come to them, reined in his mount, and glanced at them. "How did you get here?"

Liu Bei came to Sun Ce's horse, stretched out his hand to hold the reins of the horse, and said with a smile: "General, if you have something to ask for, please be accommodating." ”

"What's the matter?"

"I want to ask Master Huang to create a weapon for Yun Chang." Liu Bei smiled even more earnestly, almost pleading. "Nanyang has the best iron-smelting skills in the world, and there are the best craftsmen in the craft, after leaving Nanyang, I am afraid there will be no such opportunity. At the time of parting, I wanted to create a unique weapon for Yun Chang, and asked the general to intercede with Huang Dajiang on his behalf. ”

Sun Ce turned over and dismounted, patting Liu Bei on the shoulder. "Why bother with this? Let Yun Chang participate in the competition, if he wins, he will naturally have his own weapons, and you don't need to spend a penny. ”