After a year, Sun Ce returned to Wancheng.

When he left at the beginning of the year, the end of the Wancheng offensive and defensive battle was not long, the houses demolished by Cao Cao had not been cleaned up, and even the east gate of the inner city had not had time to be repaired by the stone thrower, and the traces of the war could be seen everywhere. Now the houses have been rebuilt, the city gate has also been renovated, the city and outside the city are full of pedestrians, bustling, a prosperous scene, especially the number of readers, or the paper scroll in the hand, or inserted in the waist, or put in the crown of Zi, talking and laughing loudly, as if no one passed by Sun Ce and others, there was no fear because of the mighty momentum of Dian Wei, Chen Zhi and others.

Someone recognized Sun Ce, but he just stopped, bowed to Sun Ce, and then turned to leave, not so surprised, at most a few gossips and said hello. On the contrary, some young women were more cheerful, and after recognizing Sun Ce, they waved their arms and screamed at Sun Lang, obviously very excited, and then they bit their handkerchiefs with their female companions, eating and laughing.

Sun Ce returned the gift one by one. He hadn't put his hand down since he entered the city.

Yang Xiu lay in the carriage, his eyes looked through the window, watching Sun Ce swagger all the way, wanting to say a few sarcastic words, but he didn't find a suitable reason, so he had to snort and twist his head to the side. Yang Hong sat aside, but he was a little emotional. When Yuan Shu was in Wancheng, no one treated him well. Not only did the family ignore him, but the ordinary people ignored him. Now Sun Ce is warmly welcomed by the people of Nanyang, and it is not easy for the imperial court to snatch Nanyang away from him.

"Ah Yao, you will soon be Nanyang Taishou, why don't you go out and meet the people?" Yang Hong stroked Yuan Yao's shoulder and pushed it gently. "Go, and be close to the people."

Yuan Yao shook his head. "I am neither as tall nor as heroic as him, and no one will notice me even if I stand with him, so why humiliate myself." He looked at Yang Xiu and chuckled: "Although my brother is not as heroic as him, he is also of good character, if he can stand side by side with him, he will not be inferior." It's a pity that he is injured, and he can only watch him dominate. ”

Yang Xiu's chest was tight, and he almost bit his tongue. He glared at Yuan Yao fiercely. "You did it on purpose, didn't you?"

Yuan Yao looked ignorant. "Brother, what are you talking about, I don't understand."

"Alas, forget it, forget it." Yang Xiu waved his hand. "I'm going to take a break, I'll see Yan Xiang and Zhang Xun later, don't disturb me." He thought for a while, and then said to Yang Hong: "Uncle Cong, counting the day, the edict of the imperial court should be coming soon, right?" ”

"If your father and Xun Lingjun agree with you, it should have arrived. The road from Nanyang to Guanzhong is smooth, and the post station is well maintained, especially in Nanyang County, where the complete personnel and facilities should be the best in the world. ”

A hint of uneasiness flashed in Yang Xiu's eyes. The edict was delayed, did they not agree, or was there another reason? If the timing is missed, the appointment of these two Taishou will not be as effective as it should be.

The convoy entered the inner city and then into the barracks. Sun Ce got off his horse and looked at the empty barracks, and couldn't help but feel a little strange. Zhou Yu is out on the march, but it doesn't mean that there are no garrisons in Wancheng, why hasn't Wen Ping shown up. He was wondering, Yan Xiang hurried over with a few officials, and he gave up his hand again and again.

"I don't know that the general is coming, and he has not been far away, capital crime, capital crime."

"Okay, I know you're busy, so I deliberately didn't let you know, of course, by the way, I also checked the post to see your performance. Nanyang is doing a good job, you are too good to be a good guard. ”

Yan Xiangmei smiled, and he was humble. "I'm just trying my best, Nanyang can recover so quickly, it's not something I can do alone, Du Yuanjun, General Zhou and Fuzhong Peng Zuo all have merit." He lowered his voice again. "General, isn't Yuan Yao at the funeral, why did he come here?"

Sun Ce smiled. Yuan Yao is holding a funeral, and it stands to reason that he should be held for three years, but he can't stand the court from using his chess piece, so he will throw it aside first. "Yang Wenming didn't tell you? He must have gone to Runan from Nanyang. ”

Yan Xiang was surprised. "Didn't he go to Runan to worship General Yuan? In a few days, it will be the anniversary of General Yuan, and I am in a hurry to deal with the official business at hand in the past few days, and I am ready to take time to go to Runan. I just heard that the general came to Wancheng, and I was surprised, and I thought something big had happened. ”

"It's a big deal, but we'll talk about it later. What about Wen Zhongye, where did he go? ”

Yan Xiang became uneasy. Sun Ce suddenly appeared in Wancheng, and no one informed him in advance, and now he was in a hurry to ask Wen Ping's whereabouts, all kinds of signs showed that Sun Ce was suspicious of him. "Half a month ago, I received news from Wuguan, saying that the general of the Che Cavalry was gathering men and horses in the Lantian camp, Wen Zhongye was worried that Xu Shu would not be able to take care of it, and there was a situation where Xu Rong broke into Nanyang last time, so he personally rushed to Yuxian County to set up defenses."

Sun Ce nodded, asked a few more questions, and when he turned his head, he saw that Yan Xiang looked uneasy and looked nervous, which couldn't help but be a little strange. "Yan Fujun, do you have anything to do, are you particularly busy with official business? I think you seem nervous. ”

Yan Xiang thought about it for a while and decided to be honest. "General, I'...... Is there something wrong? ”

Sun Ce looked dazed. "Nope."

Yan Xiang wanted to speak and stopped.

"You don't have to guess." Guo Jia suddenly said: "If you do something wrong, do you need the general to deal with it personally?" Du Envoy Jun is enough. ”

Yan Xiang let out a long breath, patted his pounding heart, and let out a wry smile of self-deprecation. "Guo Xianjiu is right, it's me who has been too nervous for the past two days. Speaking of which, it was also made by this Du Bohou. The battle situation between Jiangxia and Nanjun was undecided, so he stared at me, the Nanyang Taishou. I couldn't even sleep well, for fear that he would take me as a model. When I suddenly saw the general, I thought I had made a big mistake, and he didn't dare to make a decision, so I wanted to ask the general to come forward. ”

Sun Ce couldn't help laughing. "It seems that Du Bohou has done a very competent job in this assassination history, even you, the Nanyang Taishou, are so nervous, those powerful families should be more honest."

"What the general said is very true, now the powerful families in Nanyang are looking forward to Zhou Gongjin recovering Jiangxia and Nanjun as soon as possible, and let him go to those two counties to inspect, don't keep staring at Nanyang. General, do you know what the people of Nanyang call him now? ”

"It doesn't look like a good name."

"Du Baihu."

"Why is it called that? False? ”

"Originally, it was indeed a rumor, he was honest, and spared no effort to rectify Haoqiang, Nanyang was rich in wealth, reduced a lot of miscellaneous taxes, the people loved him, Haoqiang was afraid of him like a tiger, and he was nicknamed White Tiger in private. Bai Yan is innocent, Tiger Yan is powerful, and it spreads as soon as it comes and goes, but it is more popular than his real name. ”

Sun Ce was very pleased. Du Yi is worthy of being a talent, and this assassination history has done a good job. Although he often received reports from Du Ji and received a lot of news about Du Ji, he didn't know that he had such a nickname. Nanyang can be governed so well, and Du Ji's credit is greater than that of Yan Xiang.

Jingzhou's assassination history belongs to him.