A young guard in leather armor quietly appeared at the door, standing quietly aside, no different from a bystander, just quietly glancing at Zhou Yu. Zhou Yu's pace remains the same, still flowing water, swaying freehand, after a few beautiful stabs, he holds the long sword upside down, hides behind him, stands with a palm on his chest, and bows slightly to the onlookers, warm as jade.

"Thank you for your support, offering ugliness, offering ugliness."

"Color!" The children clapped excitedly and cheered loudly.

The young guard walked over, took the long sword in Zhou Yu's hand, and whispered, "General Sun's military order." And he withdrew.

Zhou Yu turned around, wiped his sweat with a handkerchief, looked around, and said loudly: "Gentlemen, I will soon go on the expedition, I'm afraid I won't be able to attend your graduation ceremony." For me, this is my biggest regret of the year. Dance the sword for the princes to apologize. As the first batch of graduates of Nanyang Kindergarten, your excellence is obvious to all. In a few years, I dare not say how many craftsmen, how many generals, and how many doctors will appear among you, but I believe that your life will be very exciting, and in a few decades, when you are old, you will remember today, remember your time in kindergarten. ”

"I'll remember it for the rest of my life." Wei Yan raised his fist and said loudly: "General Zhou, I want to fight with you, is it okay?" ”

"Absolutely." Zhou Yu bowed slightly. "When you graduate from the martial arts hall in three years and become an excellent graduate, the door of my military camp will be open to you."

"Great, great." Wei Yan was excited.

"General Zhou, can we too?" A little girl said timidly, her voice trembling, her face as red as a peach blossom.

"Fine, as long as you're good enough."

The little girl turned around and looked at her companion like a star. "We can too!" Another little girl couldn't believe it, and asked again: "General Zhou, can a woman also join the army?" ”

"Yes, there is no shortage of women in the army. General Sun once said that everything is only asked whether it can or can't, and whether it is a man or a woman. As long as you are willing to put in the effort and meet the requirements of that profession, you can do what you want. Whether it is a famous doctor or a famous doctor, a famous minister or a famous general, everything is possible. ”

"Oh-" The girls all screamed in excitement and high-fived each other.

Zhou Yu stood quietly, waiting for the screams to subside slowly, and then continued: "Gentlemen, this is a major event that changes customs and customs, it is unprecedented, it is conceivable that there will be many difficulties in the future, a lot of trouble, and even blood and sacrifice, but it is all worth it." Looking at the long term, daring to be the first in the world, based on the present, accumulating steps and thousands of miles, overcoming obstacles and obstacles, and achieving a career, this is General Sun's ardent hope for you, and I am willing to encourage you together. ”

Zhou Yu clenched his fists and looked around.

The children put away their smiles and bowed solemnly. Cai Yan also stood up, saluted together, and then led the children out. Zhou Yu watched them leave, and then nodded to the guard. The guard walked briskly and pulled a copper pipe from his bosom. Zhou Yu took it, checked the sealing mud, smashed the sealing mud, took out the paper roll inside, and looked at it while walking.

After a while, Cai Yan walked in. "When are you leaving?"

"Right now."

"In such a hurry?"

"Bo Fu went to Luoyang, and the matter of conquering Jiangxia and Nanjun may be left to me, and I have to make some preparations in advance."

"Leave it to you alone?" Cai Yandai's eyebrows frowned slightly. "With such a heavy military power, will it be a temptation?"

"Bo Fu is generous, he will not have such a mind." Zhou Yu said lightly: "He wants to dispatch in the center of Luoyang, and he has no time to take care of him." Sun Zhengdong wants to set Lujiang and Jiujiang, but he can't be busy. The matter of Jingzhou is naturally handed over to me, not so much as a temptation, but an exam. If I can take on this responsibility, there will be more important tasks for me to follow. ”

Cai Yan said angrily: "You, you just trust people too much, you want to follow Bao's friendship, but you don't know the difference between monarchs and ministers, it's better to be cautious." Although General Sun is young, the city is deep. There is no beginning, and there is an end, are there few such examples? Even if he trusts you, can others trust you? You are all so young, if you want to work together all your life without suspicion, you must always be cautious, start well and finish well, don't ruin this friendship. ”

Zhou Yu responded: "Thank you Madame for reminding me." He thought for a while, and then said: "On the day I return to the teacher, I will stay in Xiangyang for a while and ask the adults for a wedding date, you see...... All right? ”

Cai Yan blushed and lowered his head. "What can I say about marriage, the order of my parents, and the words of the matchmaker." He turned and went into the back room.

Zhou Yu stood in the hall, looking at Cai Yan's back stupidly, and it took a long time to come back to his senses, scratch his head, and muttered: "I haven't finished speaking, why are I angry." Alas, abruptly, abruptly. He turned around and staggered away.

Indoors, Cai Yan looked stunned, took a few steps to the dresser, picked up a bronze mirror, and carefully examined his blushing face.

"I'm ...... Angry? ”

——

For several days, Sun Ce came to Luoyang City every day to discuss affairs with Zhu Jun.

Zhu Jun has a straightforward temperament, and sometimes he is a little unrealistic and naïve, but after all, he is a military general who fought on the battlefield, not a scholar who likes to talk loudly. Sun Ce behaves frivolously and likes to joke, and there is a certain distance from the ministers in his mind, but Sun Ce can do things, especially with generals from the same humble background, and he mingles with the generals in just a few days, and Zhu Jun appreciates it very much.

But Zhu Jun was puzzled by Sun Ce's delay in leaving, and at first he was only displeased, and then he became a little angry. Seeing this, Sun Ce enthusiastically extended an invitation, I am ready, I can set off at any time, and ask the captain to review the people and horses to improve morale.

Zhu Jun felt that Sun Ce was making a big fuss, so let's set off when I'm ready, and review something.

Sun Ce insisted that this was a rule in the army and could not be saved.

Zhu Jun couldn't resist him, so he had to agree, summoned the officials of the Taiwei and the generals of various departments, came to the city gate, and watched Sun Ce's drills.

Zhu Jun is a lieutenant, of course he can't let him wait for others, he can only let people wait for him. When he came to the camp and walked up to the review stand accompanied by Sun Ce, the soldiers of the 4,000 guards battalion under Sun Ce had already put on their armor and stood in the sun for half an hour. The fiery red armor and snow-bright weapons reflect the sunlight and stab people so that they can't open their eyes.

Although it was early autumn in July, the weather was still hot, and when Zhu Jun took his seat, the seat was already hot. Zhu Jun looked at the soldiers who were lined up horizontally and vertically in the audience, and then looked at the generals who couldn't stop sweating and pouring water, and suddenly understood what Sun Ce meant. The king of Qinwang in the west, thousands of miles away, everyone has to consume countless grains and grass, if the people and horses are not refined enough, it is equivalent to wasting food. But there are a few under his command who can be called elite, and all of them are standing in the audience, and the other departments have not practiced since the summer, and after a few months of rest, their bones are lazy. How can such a person go on the expedition, and there are few who can go to Chang'an.

Zhu Jun's face was hot.