Li Tong didn't say anything big, he only went once, and persuaded the three guards to come down.

Sun Ce fulfilled his promise and included Sanguan under the jurisdiction of the Yang'an Governor, and assigned the taxes of the five counties of Pingchun, Huangxian, Xinxi, Yuguo, and Xiyang to the Yang'an Governor for the purpose of raising troops. These counties are located in mountainous areas, with limited arable land and inadequate taxation. There was a famine two years ago, and Li Tong almost scattered his family wealth in order to raise soldiers. Sun Ce allocated the taxes of these five counties to the special funds of the Yang'an Governor, which financially ensured the logistical supply of the Yang'an Governor's jurisdiction, and Li Tong no longer needed to use his own money to raise soldiers.

Li Tong was grateful and proposed to send his eldest son Li Xu to Nanyang to study. Sun Ce refused, Li Ji was still young, only five years old, and he didn't even meet the age standard of kindergarten.

"Don't worry, wait two years." Sun Ce said to Li Tong: "The quota of Nanyang Kindergarten is very tight, and I am short of money now, and I dare not expand the scale. Give you a quota, and the people of Nanyang will have opinions. ”

Li Tong and the others were very curious, they didn't know that there was a kindergarten in Nanyang. After inquiring, I learned that Nanyang not only has a county school, but also opened a new kindergarten, which specializes in accepting the children of ordinary people to enroll, not only the treatment is good, but the husband is also outstanding, is the daughter of the Confucian Cai Yong, Zhou Yu's wife who has not passed the door. In order to compete for a place, Nanyang Taishou Yan Xiang and Fuyi Zhonglang almost smashed Zhou Yu's door, and Yan Xiang had to announce the list of selected boys to show justice.

Sun Ce sighed and poured bitter water, but Li Tong and the others were moved. They are not fools, how can they not understand Sun Ce's intentions. Specializing in recruiting the children of ordinary people, regardless of whether these children can become talents in the future, Sun Ce has won the hearts of the people of Nanyang. These children will become officials in the future, can they not be grateful for Sun Ce's kindness?

This is Sun Ce's Taixue.

The more Sun Ce refused to let them enroll, the more unwilling they became, so in the end, Sun Ce promised to give them ten places, and it was the next one. Li Tong and others were happy, but also had a strong interest in Nanyang, and made an appointment to wait for a period of time to inspect Wancheng. If you can't get into the kindergarten, you still have a chance to learn in Nanyang County.

The three levels were solved bloodlessly, and Sun Ce and Zhou Yu went their separate ways. Zhou Yu rushed back to Nanyang to prepare for the Nanjun offensive. Sun Ce sent Huang Zhong back to Pingyu, and he led the guard battalion to Lujiang and Jiujiang. First, he had to pick up his family, and second, Jiujiang Taishou Zhou Ang was Yuan Shao's person, and he had to pull out this nail.

When he arrived at the border of Tatexian County, Sun Ce stopped. Although he had Zhu Jun's warrant to requisition the grain of Lujiang and Jiujiang to prepare for war, he did not have the power to directly manage these two counties, and it was not in accordance with the regulations to cross the border. Lu Kang is also a very well-behaved person, he doesn't want to cause criticism and unnecessary trouble because of some details.

He set up camp at Rukou and ordered a message to Lu Kang and Zhou Ang, inviting them to come and meet him.

Rukou is the place where Rushui enters Huaishui, it is a real traffic artery, and the sails on the water are like weaving, which is very lively. The news of Sun Ce's garrison here soon spread to all directions with the ships coming and going. Soon, someone came to the door, either self-recommending or joining the army. Sun Ce presided over the test while rectifying and training the soldiers of Runan County. He doesn't know how long he can stay in Yuzhou, he doesn't want ordinary people, all he wants is the elite who can follow him to the Quartet in the future and make contributions.

Dian Wei and Yicong were still foot examiners, but Chen Zhi replaced Qin Mu and became knight examiners. There are no war horses in Yuzhou, and there are very few people who can become knights, so he is relatively idle and has plenty of time to accompany Sun Ce to wander around the camp, hunt, and meet the small local tyrants nearby.

Sun Ce originally liked hunting very much. Hunting is not only for those game, but also for training. But he rarely hunts now, for fear that he will be left alone and attacked by someone like in history, and Guo Jia also advised him to be serious and not to act lightly. Open guns are easy to dodge, hidden arrows are difficult to defend, Sun Ce has killed so many people, it is difficult to guarantee that no one will want to assassinate him. Assassins don't need great martial arts, and when necessary, a single dark arrow can solve all problems.

Sun Ce felt reasonable, so he never left the camp too far, and as long as he left the camp, Chen Zhi and the hundred Bai Yu Shi would never leave his side, and anyone who wanted to approach him within a hundred steps could not escape Bai Yushi's eyes. If you go out late and return early, you will never return to camp after sunset.

On this day, Sun Ce got the news that Mrs. Wu's boat had arrived in Shaobei, not far from the camp. Sun Ce didn't dare to slack off, and called Shang Dian Wei and Chen to go out of the camp to welcome him. These years pay attention to filial piety, even if he becomes the emperor, his mother has to greet him, dozens of miles is less, hundreds of miles is normal. The farther you go, the more filial you are.

Because it was far away from the camp, not only Dian Wei and Chen Zhi's righteous cavalry had to follow, but also the personal guard cavalry led by Qin Mu was also brought with them, and a group of more than 1,000 people left the camp. Qin Mu led two hundred knights to open the way in front of him, and the preaching followed, blowing and blowing, and it was very lively. This is a newly built propaganda, and the original propaganda also followed Du Ji to inspect the counties of Nanyang. Sun Ce usually doesn't use it, but now when he goes to greet his mother, this formation must be put out.

Out of the camp, just after walking a short distance, Dian Wei suddenly pulled Sun Ce's sleeve, said something, and stretched out his hand to point into the distance. The propaganda was blowing vigorously, and Sun Ce didn't hear it clearly, but just looked into the distance along Dian Wei's arm, and saw a young man standing in the field, tiptoeing to look this way. The clothes are half-worn and the bones are a little thin, looking like a child who came out to collect firewood.

"What danger can a child be with no weapons?" Sun Ce felt that Dian Wei was making a fuss.

"It's not." Dian Wei leaned into Sun Ce's ear and said loudly: "This kid came yesterday and failed to pass the assessment, I thought he was going back, but I didn't expect to refuse to leave." ”

Sun Ce smiled. Without trying, he also knew that this kid would not be able to pass the exam, unless he was also a traverser. Poor and rich in martial arts, without a little family property to rely on, you can't practice smart martial arts, even if you have a smart master to teach, you can't keep up with nutrition. People like Dian Wei who are born with infinite strength are a minority after all, and this kid obviously doesn't seem to have an innate advantage like Dian Wei.

However, this child came to take the exam alone, and he stayed outside the camp and did not leave, and this perseverance was not easy. Although it is already early spring, the weather is still cold, and the night is deep and dewy, so it is not pleasant to stay up all night outside. Dian Wei was probably also moved by compassion, otherwise he would never have reminded him specifically.

"Call him here."

Dian Wei answered, asked a righteous congregation to walk over, and called the young man over.

The procession did not stop, and the young man followed, his thin chest rising and falling violently, but he refused to gasp for air, and his pale face soon turned red. Sun Ce was a little unbearable, and gave Chen Zhi a look. Chen Zhizhi understood, bent down and lifted the young man up, put him in front of him, and rode with him.

"What's your name, where are you?"

"Lu Meng, a native of Fupi."

Sun Ce turned his head and looked at the young man for a while. Lu Meng? It won't be the same name and surname. However, it should not be a coincidence that the origin is correct.

"Are there any words?"

"Yes, the words are clear." Lu Meng licked his lips. "I made it myself."

Sun Ce smiled. You can't be wrong to say that. However, this is also a problem, it looks smaller than Pang Tong, and it is obviously malnourished. "How old are you?"

"Ten...... Eighteen. Lu Meng's eyes were a little evasive.

Sun Ce glanced at him. "Say it again."

"Ten...... Sixteen. ”

Sun Ce waved his hand. "Uncle Zhi, put him down and let him go!"

Without waiting for Chen Zhi to agree, Lu Meng grabbed Chen Zhi's arm violently and shouted, "General, I'll tell you the truth, don't drive me away." ”