Chapter 39: The Feast
After Zhang Hong first went to the mansion to report to Sun Ce, at the invitation of Sun Ce, he went to the banquet in the afternoon to wash the dust for Sun Quan, and went back to the mansion to rest first. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć info Fang went to the door, the next person reported, Gu Yong, Lu Xun came to visit (Lu Xun's real name is Lu Yi, roughly after his death, Sun Quan tampered with his name, called Lu Xun, Shu Wei is called Lu Yi, here directly according to the custom of later generations called Lu Xun)
After Zhang Hong entered, Gu Yong and Lu Xun saluted, and Zhang Hong returned the salute and asked:
"I don't know what is the important matter between Yuan Si and Bo Yan?"
"Just now, I saw the young lady of the Sun family coming out happily, thinking that the second son and Zhang Gong have returned, and I specially invite Gu Gong to come and see Zhang Gong", Lu Xun said modestly.
"Bo Yan Mo is called Zhang Gong, although the Lu family is difficult, it is also a Jiangdong family, Lu Lang and the brothers are also well-educated, a few years longer, the Lu family will be prosperous", Zhang Hong twisted his beard and smiled, and welcomed the two of them to sit down.
"Zigang, I don't know what Shouchun thinks?" , Gu Yong asked.
"I have sent someone back early, presumably all of you are known about the 'Jiujiang'", Zhang Hong said.
"The lord wanted to set up Luling County earlier, with the second son as the guard, and now Yuan Shu has placed another Jiujiang and the second son as the guard, I don't know what Zhang Gong thinks?" , Gu Yong took a preserved fruit and put it in his palm and asked.
Lu Xunqian sat aside and listened.
"I don't know where the Wei family and Gao Dai think Zhongmou will go? , what do Yuan sigh and Boyan do with Luling", Zhang Hong smiled and did not answer the rhetorical question.
Gu Yong sighed, as if he was a little dissatisfied with Zhang Hong's attitude, and said: "The Wei family has a gap with Sun, although they are involved in the matter of snow sugar, they dare not speak lightly. Gao Dai wholeheartedly helped the Sun family, and the Jiangzuo family eased up with Sun, thanks to him."
"What does Bo Yan think?" , Zhang Hong asked, looking at the attitude of the Lu family in his heart.
"The population of the Lu family is already thin, and now thanks to the boats going back and forth on the river, selling snow sugar, grain and silk, and the matter of Luling, I dare not participate in it," Lu Xun replied.
"Heh", Zhang Hong smiled, the matter is big, but the Lu family is doing nothing.
"What does Yuan Si think?" , Zhang Hong looked at Gu Yong, Lu, Gu, Yu, and Wei Nai are Jiangdong everyone, and the small and medium-sized families are watching to make their choices, if they are their words, they are also quite important in Sun Ce's ears.
"Ha", Gu Yong smiled lightly, "Yuzhang is safe, and the small and medium-sized families also ask me more, I want to go south to reclaim and grow sugarcane and grain, but there are not enough servants, and I want to recruit more people."
"The meaning of Yuan sighs, Yu Zhang is inseparable, and Lu Ziheng is too guarded?" , Zhang Hong saw that he was vague and asked bluntly.
"It's extreme, the sub-gang is easy to understand", Gu Yong clasped his palms together and smiled.
Hey, Zhang Hong sighed in his heart, but he was afraid that Sun Ce might not be willing to give up Yuzhang.
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In Sun's mansion, Sun Quan and Mrs. Wu narrated in the seat, while Qiao Lu sat on the side painting clothes and embroidering clothes, with a light smile in her eyes.
"Zhongmou", there was a shout outside the door, but it was Sun Ce who strode forward, dressed in a Confucian robe, but he didn't have half of his academic spirit, and he came forward to pick up Sun Quan into his arms, and slapped Sun Quan on the back with his big palm.
"Slow!" , Sun Quan hurriedly stopped, hugged Sun Ce fiercely, Sun Ce understood, put his hand down, and let Sun Quan hug himself fiercely, his eyes were red, there were hidden tears, and he couldn't help wiping it with his hand.
"It's good to come back, don't go into danger alone in the future", Sun Ce said with relief.
"En", Sun Quan snorted, and the two of them parted.
"Feast! Banquet! Sun Ce shouted loudly.
"And invite all the uncles, generals, and Mr. Strategists to come and wash the dust for Zhongmou!"
The subordinates are all ordered, buy vegetables and cook dishes to invite guests.
After an hour, the sun has sunk in the west, and everyone came one after another, Cheng Pu, Han Dang, Huang Gai first, first looking for Sun Quan after entering, praising and comforting, and Zhu Zhi, Gao Dai, Zhang Hong, Zhang Zhao, Gu Yong, Chen Duan, Qin Song, Jiang Qin and others came one after another. (Yu turned for Huiji Juncheng and failed to come, and Lu Fan failed to come for Yuzhang Taishou)
Everyone sat down separately, the waiter served the dishes, put the wine into the bottle, Sun Quan raised a glass, and everyone raised a glass.
"Joy today, joy is overwhelming, a congratulatory Zhongmou returns, please drink", after the words were finished, he drank it all.
Everyone congratulated and drank it all.
"He Yuzhang will take it, Yangzhou will occupy half", Sun Ce raised his glass and smiled, and everyone drank again.
"Sanhe, the money and grain are abundant, and Jiangdong is prosperous", Sun Ce raised his glass and drank it all, laughing nonstop, and everyone also drank and congratulated.
Sun Ce introduced the generals and strategists to Sun Quan, and Sun Quan greeted them one by one. The banquet was carried out, the generals and the strategists had arrows, pitched pots, danced swords, raced wine, and shouted wantonly, Sun Quan sat in the banquet and watched the excitement, and a person raised a glass to the front and spoke
"Song is willing to have a drink with Childe"
"Please", Sun Quan saw that it was Qin Song, and Sun Ce had introduced him just now.
After the two of them drank, Qin Song directly wiped the corners of his mouth with his sleeve and said with a smile:
"I don't know if Zhongmou is in Shouchun, what do you think of the Yuan family?"
"The money and grain are abundant, and there are a lot of households, which are not comparable to Jiangdong", Sun Quan didn't know what he meant, and replied vaguely.
"Hearing that Yuan Shu wants to usurp the Son of Heaven, if the Han family sends an envoy to help and attack the north and south, what does Zhongmou think?" , Qin Song tidied up his clothes and asked.
The crowd of Huaisi? Sun Quan was confused, Sun Ceju also recruited talents in Shouchun, and raised the people of Jiangbei to cross the river to attack Jiangdong, thanks to everyone, but the former residence of Huaisi people in Jiangbei Xu Yang, if Yuan Shu usurped the Son of Heaven, I am afraid that the Han family would be used as a helper, and it was what everyone thought about to attack Jiangbei. Since crossing the river, most of the people who surrendered were Jiangzuo clans, such as Gao Dai, Yu Tuo, Gu Yong, etc.
"Yuan Shu is powerful, eager and difficult", Sun Quan replied, but he thought in his heart, even if Yuan Shu usurped the Son of Heaven, but the north to Yanxu, the west to Jingxiang, even if Jiangdong went north to Huainan, it was difficult to get anything, in addition to cutting off the trade route, the reputation was insufficient, Jiangdong was newly attached, how to go north to compete for power, let Yuan Han fight for a few more years, and then see the results.
"Is there a good plan for Zhongmou?" , Qin Song asked.
"The sailor is not prepared, the armor is incomplete, and Jiangdong is newly attached, so how about postponing it for a year?" , Sun Quan raised his glass and said seriously.
"It's okay", Qin Song got up to leave, but came to Chen Duan's side, and the two whispered.
Sun Quan poured another glass of wine and raised his glass to drink, not wanting Gao Dai to come with a glass.
"Since Wu County, it has been five months, and I can Fujiang Zuo's family, thank you, sir", Sun Quan raised his glass and saluted.
"Zhong Mou praises falsely, Bo Fu can tell each other from good words, bow down to visit the virtuous, Jiang Zuo is determined, it is not my work", Gao Dai said modestly.
"I don't know what the Jiangzuo family thinks of Yuan Shu arrogating the Son of Heaven?" , Sun Quan asked.
"The Jiangzuo clan has taken refuge here, how do you want to start another war", Gao Dai sighed leisurely.
"I'm afraid that the dispute will cut off the Yangtze River shipping route and the Shouchun business route," Sun Quan said with a smile.
"Dai expects that he can't hide Zhongmou", Gao Dai also smiled when he heard this.
The two drank and narrated, Sun Quan told him everything he had seen and heard in Jiangbei, and Gao Dai nodded and praised.
"Yu Zhang was originally decided, Bo Fu wanted to divide several counties into Luling County, with Zhongmou as the Taishou, Zhongmou can be known?" , Gao Dai said after taking a drink.
"Oh", Sun Quan sighed, but did not answer.
"I heard that Yuan Shu placed another Jiujiang County, and took Zhongmou as the guard, I don't know where Zhongmou wants to go?" , Gao Dai saw that he was silent, and said.
"I wonder what Mr. thinks?" , Sun Quan said with a smile, since he was immunized with celebrities, he has become more and more fond of flirting with the family, and he has an idea in his heart, but he doesn't say it.
Gao Dai said silently, took a few bites of dishes with chopsticks, and saw that Sun Quan didn't speak, so he continued: "It's better to lead Jiujiang to guard too much, and send it to the south of the Yangtze River, so that it can ensure peace and not lose the land of Jiangbei."
"Why don't the Jiangzuo families want me to go south to Luling?" , Sun Quan said with a blunt smile.
"The families want to go south to reclaim, Wen Zhong's strategy is in Yangxian, I am afraid that it will be difficult to gather displaced people, and I want to use Lu Ziheng as the Yuzhang Taishou", Gao Dai confessed.
"Divide the field?" , Sun Quan thought in his heart, is it difficult to gather displaced people? I'm afraid that if it is difficult to force the people to be servants after dividing the fields, it is okay, there are few people in the south, and there are few reclamations, even if he goes, it will not be a big deal, it is better to make another plan in Jiujiang, but the favor is rare, and it must be recorded.
"That's fine, but Kong Wen must remember Quan's favor, if you need Kong Wen's help in the future, don't refuse", Sun Quan said with a smile.
"I remember it with all the families", Gao Dai bowed and bowed.
"Don't remember, don't wait for a long time", Sun Quan smiled mysteriously.