Pang Shanmin's boat docked, Pang Shanmin walked ashore quickly, hurried a few steps, came to Sun Ce's face, bowed and saluted.

Sun Ce looked Pang Shanmin up and down, and said with a smile: "Seeing that Brother Pang is in a good mood, I am relieved." How about it, no one bullied you on my father's side, right? ”

Pang Shanmin couldn't help but laugh. "Thank you for your concern. I am a person who has made mistakes, even if someone says two words, I should reflect on myself, how dare I have any dissatisfaction. Besides, with the general's father and son taking care of me, no one bullied me. ”

Sun Ce laughed and motioned for the guards to lead the horse. Pang Shanmin got on the horse and walked side by side with Sun Ce. Except for Pang Tong, everyone else consciously stayed away and inadvertently separated pedestrians. After saying two common words, Pang Shanmin quickly turned to the topic.

Knowing that the general defeated Xu Rong, Ling Zun was very satisfied, proud of the general, and feasted the generals and got drunk. Two days later, on the second day of the first lunar month, Niu Fu withdrew, and the withdrawal was very fast. When I left Yingchuan, I received the news that he had withdrawn from the whole of Luoyang and was in a hurry. ”

"Why?"

"I don't know, Zhu Cheqi said, it may be that something happened in Chang'an. He didn't say what the situation was. ”

Sun Ce's heart tightened. There was an accident in Chang'an, the Xiliang army quickly withdrew, and even the whole of Luoyang was abandoned, could it be that Wang Yun succeeded and Dong Zhuo hung up? Wang Yun has been planning for so long, and now he is taking advantage of the battle in Nanyang to transfer 50,000 Xiliang elites away, and the probability of his success is even greater, and it is entirely possible to advance a few months in advance. The New Year's Eve is the best opportunity, no matter how arrogant Dong Zhuo is, he always has to go to the emperor on the first day of the New Year.

Sun Ce looked at Pang Shanmin. Pang Shanmin was laughing, but he was smiling very reluctantly, obviously there was something unspeakable. He quickly savored what Pang Shanmin said just now, and immediately understood the problem: Zhu Jun. Zhu Jun should know the inside story, but before the dust settles, he can't reveal too much. It may also be that he thinks that not everyone is qualified to know about such things, so he is vague.

There is no doubt that Zhu Jun is a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty, and his prestige is extremely high, even his father Sun Jian is his former official. Even if Yuan Shu is alive, he doesn't dare to be presumptuous in front of Zhu Jun, and the general will be under the control of the general of the Che Cai, not to mention Sun Jian's miscellaneous general.

It's a big problem. Pang Shanmin knew him, and he basically didn't have any loyalty to Dahan, otherwise he wouldn't have attacked Liu Biao. But now that the situation has changed abruptly, Dong Zhuo is dead, and the government is back in the hands of Wang Yun, that is, back in the hands of the Son of Heaven, Zhu Jun will undoubtedly obey the edict of Chang'an, with his identity and prestige, even if Sun Jian has any ideas, it is impossible to oppose them on the surface.

What should I do? Is it to be an obedient and good baby and hand over Nanyang, or simply tear your face and pull up the anti-flag?

None of them are feasible. It is definitely impossible to hand over Nanyang, such an important territory, and it took so much effort to take it, how can it be handed over in vain. It's not okay to tear your face, isn't this inviting someone to beat up, it's even worse than Yuan Shu in history. Yuan Shu still has the background of the Yuan family, what does his grandson have. If you really want to pull up the anti-flag, it is estimated that the old man Sun Zijian will be the first to oppose it.

Sun Ce quickly analyzed the situation and felt that this matter was very tricky. "My father sent you, what is your plan?"

"Ling Zun asked you to go to Ruyang for the funeral."

"Funeral?"

"Yes."

Sun Ce didn't speak again, he understood what Sun Jian meant. This matter is very tricky, he is too young to even come forward to deal with it, the best way now is to hide, and going to Ruyang to give Yuan Shu a funeral is the most suitable reason. It not only indicates that Sun Ce is the designated successor of Yuan Shu, but also avoids direct conflict with the imperial court. If there is anything, Sun Jian will take it all and deal with it with all his powers.

To be honest, Sun Ce felt that Sun Jian might not be able to handle it well. But there was no better way for him to do it. This is Sun Jian's protection for him. From another point of view, Sun Jian admitted Yuan Shu's chaotic life in disguise. For Sun Jian, this is also a very difficult decision.

"Okay, I'll give you an account of what I'm doing, and I'll leave tomorrow."

"If the general has anything else, you can explain it to me."

Sun Ce turned his head to look at Pang Shanmin, his eyes puzzled. Sun Jian was in such a hurry to urge him to go to Runan, it was a bit abnormal. It turns out that Pang Shanmin is not only here to deliver letters, but also to take over his people? What does this mean by Daddy?

Pang Shanmin smiled bitterly: "General, knowing the son Mo Ruo, knowing the father Mo Ruozi, you don't have any worries." If you know what kind of pressure Ling Zun is facing right now, you know that he has no choice but to do so. During your funeral trip to Ruyang, the army was led by Zhou Gongjin. He is on his way and may be delayed for a day or two, so the general should not be in such a hurry and can wait for another two days. ”

Sun Ce didn't say anything more. Handing over the army to Zhou Yu was probably the best effort Sun Jian could do, and there was really nothing to doubt.

Father and son are father and son after all. Sun Jian may not want to divide one side, but the territory that his father and son have taken down, and others don't want to interfere, this attitude is very resolute. Listening to Pang Shanmin's meaning, if he doesn't know it, he will have to give up some of his own interests.

"Ling Zun said that when you go to Ruyang for the funeral, you will bring Ling Tang to accompany the army."

Sun Ce thought for a long time and nodded.

Seeing that Sun Ce agreed to Sun Jian's proposal, Pang Shanmin also breathed a sigh of relief. He knew that the task was not easy, and that the request was too easily controversial. He originally thought that it would take a lot of hard work, but now that he knew that he was thinking about it, Sun Ce was very clear about the situation in front of him.

Back to the big tent, Pang Shanmin took out Sun Jian's handwritten letter, Sun Ce took it and read it carefully. Sun Jian has no culture, and the writing is very simple, even crude, but the meaning is very clear, and it is exactly the opinions that Pang Shanmin has conveyed. The reason why he wrote a handwritten letter should be that he was worried that Sun Ce would not believe Pang Shanmin, otherwise he would not need to write the letter himself, just have Pang Shanmin write it on his behalf.

Sun Ce thought about it carefully for a long time, and sent someone to invite Zhao Yan and ask Zhao Yan to draw up a credit book. Zhao Yan is a military leader, not only in charge of discipline in the army, but also responsible for recording and verifying the military merits of various departments, these things are recorded in his mind, and he doesn't need to go back to the big account to check at all, just write it with a pen. He wrote it quickly. Sun Ce read it and secretly praised it, this Zhao Yan is a talent, his brain is really good, and he remembers it one by one.

However, Sun Ce did not agree with the merit book written by Zhao Yan, he picked up the cinnabar pen, "swish" two strokes, first deleted Huang Chengyan's name, and then made a few circles in it, marked a few names, and wrote the serial number. Zhao Yan is the first, Du Yi is the second, Lou Gui is the third, and the other ones are still the same, in order, he and Zhou Yu and Huang Zhong and Deng Zhan generals who have made great contributions to the capture of the flag.

Zhao Yan was puzzled, this was far from what Sun Ce had mentioned before. "General, why is that?"

"Bo Ran, if this merit book can find you an official and a half-job, you don't need to start as a junior official, and it will not be in vain for us to fight side by side."

Zhao Yan lowered his head, looked at the merit book that had been changed beyond recognition by Sun Ce, and said with a wry smile: "Thank you generals, I'm only afraid that the generals will ......"

"There will be nothing going on over there, I will explain it myself."

Zhao Yan's heart warmed, and he held back the tears that welled up in his eyes, and bowed down.

"Whoa!"