Sun Ce stood at the ferry with his hands behind his back, pacing back and forth. Dian Wei and Xu Chu stood ten steps away with four hundred righteous soldiers, Chen Zhi led Bai Yu Shi to follow not far away, and farther away, Qin Mu and Lu Fang led a thousand guards to scatter around to guard.

The spring breeze is coming, the face is not cold, the green wicker is swaying with the wind, the river water is clear, reflecting the blue sky, the green trees, sparkling, from time to time there are fish spit out bubbles, flick their tails, and disappear again.

Jiang Gan sent the news that Zhang Hong accepted his invitation and was on his way. Sun Ce knew very well the importance of Zhang Hong to himself, and as soon as he opposed Zhang Zhao's casualness, he rushed to the Huaishui to greet him. Opposite Huaishui is Zhongli County, which is the scope of Jiujiang County. Just when the two armies were fighting, his arrival caused quite a commotion on the other side, and I don't know how many pairs of eyes were staring at him on the other side. However, it is more than 100 miles away from Yinling, and more than 300 miles away from Shouchun, and when Zhou Ang received the news, he had already received someone to leave.

"General, here." Guo Jia reminded, stretching out his hand to a ferry boat on the Huai River. It was a large ferry, and a two-horse four-wheeled carriage was parked on board, which was the characteristic symbol of Jiang Gan. There were two people standing at the bow of the boat, too far away to see clearly, but one of them should be Jiang Gan, and the other was naturally Zhang Hong.

Sun Ce didn't dare to delay, his hands behind his back immediately moved to the front of him and arched up, this is a gesture of respect, his hands behind his back are very arrogant, no problem to ordinary subordinates, it is too rude to a talent like Zhang Hong, it is a very rude behavior.

With the southeast wind, the ferry quickly came to shore. As soon as the boat stopped, Sun Ce rushed to the boat and went to the end.

"Jiangdong boy Zice, I've seen Mr. Zigang."

Zhang Hong saw Sun Ce from a long distance, and was very surprised and satisfied that Sun Ce ran so far to meet him. At this moment, I was even more moved to see Sun Ce giving a big gift and not reporting for his official position. Not to mention that the princes hired staff, even ordinary people greeted the teacher.

"Don't dare to be, don't dare to be." Zhang Hong hurriedly returned the salute. "Hongguangling Yefu, how can he receive such a great gift from the general."

Sun Ce said with a smile: "With Mr.'s talent, taking bruises is like picking up mustard, what a way." The general and the three princes asked, but the gentleman refused to give in. It's my honor to have Mr. Please, sir. ”

Zhang Hong's heart rejoiced.

He has traveled to Beijing for many years, studied the Book of Changes and Ouyang Shangshu with Dr. Han Zong, and went to Waihuang to study Han poems, Rites and Zuo's Spring and Autumn with Puyang Min, and has become famous. After completing his studies, he returned to the county, and was soon promoted to Maocai, and then went to Luoyang, the general He Jinpi asked him to be Peng, he looked down on He Jin, and refused. Dong Zhuo entered Luoyang, Xun Shuang enlisted, was promoted to Sikong, and Geng Peng was promoted. He felt that Dong Zhuo was cruel and rude and couldn't last long, Xun Shuang's move was really a stupid move, and he refused again. Not long ago, Zhu Jun was promoted to lieutenant and sent someone to invite him again, but he also refused.

Unlike other celebrities, his rejection of these people is neither for fame nor for indifference, on the contrary, his desire to make contributions is very strong, and he rejects He Jin, Xun Shuang and Zhu Jun only because those few people are not people who can achieve great things and cannot fulfill his wishes.

He Jin is stupid and doesn't know the opportunity, Xun Shuang is humble but not pragmatic, and Zhu Jungang doesn't know power.

On the contrary, Sun Ce is smart and good at grasping the opportunity, pragmatic but not hypocritical, tough but agile, these are all necessary qualities to achieve great things. In addition, Sun Ce was thoughtful and sincere to him, and his politeness was not on his face, but from the bottom of his heart, which made him feel close at first sight. What's more intimate is that Sun Ce knows that he is not short of wealth, which is very important.

Zhang Hong took two steps back and forth, but had no intention of getting off the boat. He has just been full of confusion this year, it is the prime of life, although he is of medium stature, not strong, but he walks easily, his eyes are bright, and his voice is not loud, but his words are clear, and he has the power to see through people's hearts.

"The general is called the reincarnation of the overlord, what does this have to do with the overlord?"

Sun Ce smiled slightly, the exam is coming. If this is not prepared, if it is not said well, Zhang Hong may turn around and leave, and he will not even get off the boat.

"I know a little bit about it." Sun Ce turned and pointed to the north. "That's where Han Xin was ambushed on all sides, and a song of Chu sang to disperse an army of 100,000." Turned around and walked again. "There is the lost Yin Tomb, and further south, is the Wujiang River where he killed himself."

"The overlord has been fighting for many years, and there are Jiangdong soldiers who are familiar with the terrain under his command, how can he get lost?"

Sun Ce replied, "Because he drove Fan Zeng away." ”

"Fan Zeng is here, so he won't get lost?"

"Not necessarily."

"Oh?"

"Fan Zeng not only has to be there, but also depends on where he is, if he is just by his side, he will still inevitably lose the Hongmen. If it was in his heart, then he would not appear in the Yin Tomb at all, how could he get lost? Even if he arrives in Yinling, he can retreat to Jiangdong and make a comeback. The world is unknown. ”

Zhang Hong nodded and stretched out his hand to invite. "General, please."

"Please."

Sun Ce stretched out one hand and lightly supported Zhang Hong's elbow, which is the etiquette for the younger generation to help the elders walk. Zhang Hong nodded secretly and stepped off the boat. Sun Ce followed closely. After taking three steps, Zhang Hong stopped, arched his hand to Sun Ce, and held Sun Ce's arm to show that the etiquette was over. Sun Ce let go of his hand and walked side by side with Zhang Hong, but he still arched his hands, bowed his head slightly, and looked like he was being taught.

Xu Chu stepped forward with righteousness and led the carriage down. Zhang Hong looked at Xu Chu. Sun Ce immediately introduced Guo Jia, Xu Chu, Dian Wei and others to him, and called Chen Zhi and others over and saluted Zhang Hong one by one.

Zhang Hong stroked his beard and said softly: "The generals are all young heroes, and they come from all over the world, not all of them are old generals. ”

Sun Ce Zhengse said: "Virtue is shallow and thin, only willing to entangle the heroes of the Quartet and remove the filth for the Han family, how can it be confined to the township and draw the ground as a prison." I hope that Mr. will not hesitate to teach, study and be a man, cultivate one's self and work together, and govern the country and the world. ”

"Good, good." Zhang Hong nodded, the corners of his mouth slightly raised. "The general's ambitions are great. Although my ability is limited and I have been working for half my life, I feel a little more proud to be able to be in the company of a young hero like the general. ”

As he was talking, a knight galloped in the distance, rushed to Guo Jia, turned over and dismounted, pulled out a copper pipe from his arms, and handed it to Guo Jia with both hands. Guo Jia checked it, cut open the sealed wax with the short knife he carried, took out the silk book inside, took a quick look, and walked quickly towards Sun Ce.

"General, the matter is harmonious, the edict will arrive soon. The general should rush back to you at once and preside over the great affairs. ”

Sun Ce took the silk book, glanced at it, turned to Zhang Hong and smiled: "You see, as soon as Mr. arrives, the troubles that I have not been able to solve for a long time will be solved." Sir, I dare not delay you too long, thirty years, how? Thirty years later, when the world is peaceful, I will send Mr. back to his hometown like Mr. Ying today. ”

Zhang Hong looked around and looked at the surrounding Yicong and Bai Yushi. "That's not enough, at least double it."

Sun Ce was slightly stunned, and then laughed. "Sir, don't worry, I will lead 10,000 elite horsemen to personally escort Mr."

Zhang Hong also smiled. "It's a deal."

"It's a deal."