As the saying goes: "A soldier is also powerful; The powerful one, the many also. In order to make the momentum of the coalition army even greater, Sun Jian's father and son did not immediately go to Changsha after returning to the south. They went to Xiangyang City instead, wanting to find the assassin of Jingzhou and fight against Dong Thief.

Sun's father and son traveled thousands of miles south, and when they saw the snowfall in the snowy north, they melted and changed all the way, and their mood gradually improved. On the "Sijing Dongguan Road" leading to Xiangyang, Sun Jian couldn't help but chat with his son Ce: "Is Ce'er optimistic about the alliance signed with Yuan Shu?" ”

"Ce'er is ashamed, if it weren't for his father that day, the blessing and misfortune would be unpredictable." Sun Ceqin blamed himself.

The reason why Sun Ce said this was because he suddenly remembered: as soon as Yuan Shu mentioned the matter of providing food that day, he couldn't wait to persuade his father to form an alliance with Yuan Shu, but fortunately, his father was vigilant and was not carried away by the sudden interests, so there were two alliance conditions that would never go against the original intention.

Although Sun Ce has composure and insight beyond his age, after all, he is still a young dancing elephant adult, and it is understandable that he was occasionally blinded by high interest and his calculations were biased. Therefore, Sun Jian not only did not have a little reproach, but also relieved Sun Ce: "Ce'er doesn't have to worry, just pay more attention in the future." ”

"What do you think of this trip to Xiangyang?" Sun Jian said again.

Sun Ce laughed twice and said, "It should be smooth sailing." As long as I think of the day when Wang Rui trembled and shouted, 'Let the king spare his life', I can't help but want to laugh. ”

The Wang Rui in Sun Ce's mouth is the Jingzhou assassin they want to see. The day that Sun Ce Shicai said was a meeting between Sun Jian and Wang Rui last month. As for the end of the matter, we have to start from the beginning:

As mentioned above, Sun Jian was appointed as the Changsha Taishou when he was thirty-three years old, that is, two years ago. At that time, the riots in Changsha County had just been quelled, the catastrophe had passed, and the political situation could be described as turbulent.

Wang Rui was very fond of his lofty posture, and at that time, he made such a decree: every March, July, and November, all the county governors under Jingzhou must go to Xiangyang in person and report to him the important things issued by the county according to the law. This move is somewhat similar to the debriefing of the imperial court.

Sun Jian saw that he had overstepped the border, and he didn't want to obey. However, in view of the huge disparity in the military strength of the two sides, he temporarily suppressed his anger and reported on his duties for two years.

Two years later, Sun Jian's military strength increased greatly enough to rival Wang Rui; Yuan Shu fled to Nanyang, and the power of Nanyang County fell; Wuling guarded Cao Yin too much, and no longer obeyed his decrees. Since then, Jingzhou's power has been divided into four parts, which is different from the past. But Wang Rui, who was accustomed to being high, still commanded Sun Jian and others, and ordered them to report on their work as usual.

The silk book was transmitted to Wuling, and Cao Yin resisted the order and did not obey it; The silk book was passed to Nanyang, and Yuan Shu snickered; When the silk book was transmitted to Changsha, Sun Jian was furious, so he organized an army of 20,000 troops, and his descendants and Sun Ce personally raised troops to the north, intending to teach a lesson to this arrogant Shangguan assassination history.

After a few days, Sun Jian's soldiers came to the city, Wang Rui saw that his momentum was great, and the position of Yuan Shu and Cao Yin was unclear, so he did not dare to fight, so he was trapped in Xiangyang and could not get out. Seeing this, one of Wang Rui's subordinates immediately gave him two strategies:

"One: went out of the city to ask for guilt, and begged Sun Jian to withdraw from the army. Judging from the purpose of Sun Jian's trip, and his upright personality, there is no risk in this strategy, as long as the lord does this, Sun Jian will definitely retire and return to the division.

Second: In the posture of 'turning war into jade silk', he went out of the city to make amends to Sun Jian, invited him to enter the city for a while, waited for an opportunity to take it down, and used Sun Jian as a bargaining chip to annex the Changsha army. If successful, Sun Jian's power will cease to exist; If it fails, the consequences are unpredictable.

Where to go, I hope the lord will think twice. ”

As the saying goes: "Success is taken in detail, wealth and danger are sought." Although the second strategy is dangerous, it still has its chance of winning, so Wang Rui did not hesitate to deploy a front, middle, and rear, three-way ambush. After all the ambush troops on the three roads were deployed, he went out of the city to Sun Jian and said: "Everything is under the bottom, the matter of debriefing is invalid, please Sun Taishou is magnanimous, and the original You is not." ”

Sun Jian also saluted: "In this case, Sun Jian will go back first." As long as the assassin does not transgress the system in the future, Sun Firm will not offend you. ”

If both sides really quit the war, it can be said that everyone will be happy. But Wang Rui, who was not greedy enough, insisted on being smart, and called Sun Jian according to the plan, and said: "Please ask Mrs. Sun to enjoy her face and come to the house, and I will personally serve wine to Mrs. Sun to ask for sin." ”

When Sun Jian's generals heard this, they all knelt down and spoke. However, Sun Jian ignored the generals' obstruction and insisted on entering Xiangyang. , the generals can't twist it, so they have to let it be. Before leaving, Sun Jian left a sentence of "rest assured, I have my own measure", so he pulled Sun Ce, followed Wang Rui closely, and walked into the city gate together.

The defenders on both sides of the city gate were the first ambush soldiers laid by Wang Rui. When they saw that the Sun father and son were clinging to Wang Rui, they didn't dare to take the risk. As a result, this first ambush lost its effect.

When I entered the city, three single-horse chariots came into view. This is the second ambush laid by Wang Rui, as long as the three of them get on the car, Sun's father and son can be captured. Sun Jian knew that he intended to do wrong, so he asked to ride in the same car with Wang Rui. Wang Rui couldn't resist Sun Jian, so he had to replace the three small cars with a big car. As a result, this second ambush also lost its effect.

The banquet of the Assassin's Mansion was the third ambush set by Wang Rui. Their original plan was to hide hundreds of ambushes around the banquet hall, and under the pretext of smashing cups, the troops rushed into the house and captured Sun Jian. However, judging from the signs of Sun's father and son tightly entangled with Wang Rui, I am afraid that this plan will not work.

In a moment, the subordinate who offered the plan had another bad move. He secretly stopped the servant who passed the vegetables, and quietly turned the medicine of Meng Khan into the drinking of Sun's father and son.

For the sake of insurance, not to mention the thin wine in the bottle, even the vegetables and minced meat in the bottle, the Sun father and son have never eaten half of it.

When he was young, before Wang Rui could drop the glass, Sun Jian rushed to throw the wine bottle to the ground and said, "I'll do it." ”

In an instant, Sun Ce had already pulled out the sword at his waist and rushed to Wang Rui's side. Sun Ce was so bold and quick to act that Wang Rui didn't even have time to make any resistance. When the subordinate who offered the plan led everyone into the palace, Sun Ce's cold and unbridled sword had already surpassed Wang Rui's neck.

Just when the tension between the two sides gradually rose, Wang Rui finally relieved his worries and came back to his senses. He saw that although Sun Ce looked like an adult, his face was still young, and it was inevitable that he would not be able to do anything and bluff. He aimed at Sun Ce's respite, and suddenly pushed away Sun Ce's sword-holding hand, and broke free with all his strength. However, before he could take half a step, he was thrown to the ground by a figure like wind and lightning.

Seeing this, Sun Jian couldn't help but smile and said: "Wang Tingshi may not know: my son's courage is comparable to King Xiang, if you want to escape from him, you are not qualified enough." ”

Sun Ce stepped on Wang Rui's chest, twisted Wang Rui's arm and wrist, pointed his sword at the bridge of Wang Rui's nose, and said, "Father, this guy is so ignorant of current affairs, it is better to slaughter it happily." ”

"I'm dead, and you won't be alive." Wang Rui replied.

"I'm not afraid of death, what about you?" Sun Jian said, "Such a threat of fighting for one's life can only scare off those who are greedy for life and afraid of death." ”

"You, do you really want to die with me?" Wang Rui snorted.

Sun Jian straightened his face, and said angrily: "I didn't want to be like this, you forced me!" I'll do it and send him on his way. ”

Sun Ce responded with a "obey", then raised his sword and aimed at Wang Rui's throat.

"Let the king spare his life, let the king spare his life!" Wang Rui shouted.

The word "envoy" is also an honorific title; Honorific titles, Taishou, Thorn Shiye. If it is an ordinary person or a small official, it is very suitable to respect Sun Jian as a king. But Wang Rui, who is a Shangguan, actually used the word envoy to call Sun Jian politely, which shows the fear and timidity in his heart.

Just as the tip of the sword was about to stab Wang Rui's throat, Sun Ce stopped very cooperatively and asked, "What else do you have to say?" ”

Wang Rui sighed "sigh": "I and the envoy can be described as 'no injustice in the past, no enmity in the near future', why do you have to take my life?" ”

"There was no injustice in the past, and there was no enmity in the near future? Thorn Shi speaks like this, don't you feel cold? Sun Jian said, "Let me ask you: Since there was no injustice in the past, why did you dictate to us in the past? Since there is no enmity recently, why are you setting up this three-way ambush now, wanting to kill me? In this way, he dares to claim that there was no injustice in the past and no hatred in the near future? ”

In order to survive, Wang Rui had to admit his mistakes and promised not to dare to be arrogant again, and the Department of Assassination of Changsha County and Jingzhou was completely out of control.

Cut off Wang Rui's arrogance and broke away from the ruling jurisdiction of the Jingzhou Thorn History Department - the purpose of Sun Jian's expedition has been fully achieved. He couldn't help but be overjoyed and said, "Ce'er, let him go." ”

After experiencing the moment of life and death, Wang Rui has completely succumbed to Sun Jian, but the subordinate who offered the plan was a little unwilling. He originally wanted to wait for the Sun father and son to exit the dangerous distance, and then order the sergeants to come forward and capture them. However, before he could make a move, Sun Jian looked back and said: "Do you believe it, even if it is the tiger's den in Longtan, my father and son dare to break through alone, and the remnants of the army will be defeated?" Don't do anything stupid, or the power of heaven will come, and you will regret it too late. ”

In order not to cause any more complications, Wang Rui, who had already been frightened, immediately sent the Sun father and son out of the city respectfully.

After chatting about Wang Rui, Sun Jian wanted to talk about Yuan Shu again, but after hesitating, Sun Jian still couldn't ask. Because the emotions of youth are not easy for the elderly to get involved in, if you have to forcibly intervene, things will often get worse and worse.