Sun Shao hurriedly stopped Yu Fan, and if he said a few more words, Lu Fan was about to turn his face.

"Forgive me, General, Mr. is used to joking." Sun Shao arched his hand: "Please also explain the situation in the East China Sea to the general, we also have a good idea, so we won't be confused." ”

Lu Fan glared at Yu and rolled his mind, pressed his mood, briefly talked about the intelligence department of the East China Sea, and finally said: "The Supreme is afraid that you won't be able to deal with it, so let me be stationed in Haiyan for another period of time, if you need anything, you can send someone to find me." As long as I can help, I will not refuse. ”

Sun Shao thanked him politely, but he knew that no matter what Sun Quan said, if he wanted Lu Fan to help, it was unlikely, and it was more reasonable to monitor than to help.

"I'm going to the Houguan Shipyard, and I probably won't be fighting pirates anytime soon." Sun Shao said with a smile: "If there is a need, I will send someone to ask the general for help." ”

"You're going to the shipyard?" Lu Fan's thick eyebrows furrowed, and his face was a little bad. "And what about this pirate?"

"I don't have enough ships, so I have to go to the shipyard to recruit ships, and the shipyard's general Yue Hai also wants to cooperate with me, so I decided to go to the shipyard to have a look first." Sun Shao said vaguely: "Qian Tangkou will be handed over to the general." ”

"When are you going to send troops?"

"I don't know." Sun Shao smiled: "When you are ready, you can send troops when you want, and it may not be useful to go into battle in a hurry." ”

"That's just as well." Lu Fan nodded, and thought about it with some embarrassment: "Okay, you go to the shipyard, I'll go to the supreme book and see how he arranges." Alas, the merchants of Jianye are waiting to go to sea, and it is not good that the time drags on. ”

Sun Shao pretended not to hear it and said goodbye. Lu Fan sighed, turned his head and said to the second son Lu Yi who rushed to deliver the letter: "You rush back to Jianye immediately and tell the Supreme the situation here, what to do, it's up to him to decide." I looked at what Sun Shao meant, as if he didn't want me to watch from the side. ”

Lu Yi was also a little puzzled: "What is the Supreme thinking?" Let his father watch from the sidelines, is it to help Sun Shao, or to spy on Sun Shao? ”

"Probably both." Lu Fan waved his hand, not wanting to discuss it any further: "The situation here is very delicate, so I can't make my own decisions, you just rush back and report it truthfully." ”

"Whoa." Lu Yi also knew the problem here, so he didn't dare to say more, so he set off immediately when Lu Fan wrote a reply. Lu Fan himself lived in Haiyan, although there were only more than 4,000 people left, but there was no problem in protecting Qian Tangkou.

Sun Shao returned to the boat, lay on the chart and looked at the terrain, without saying a word. Yu Xuan and Shen Xuan looked at each other and did not speak. Lu Fan lost the battle, but stayed in Haiyan and did not leave, and said that it was Sun Quan's order, and the situation here is a little complicated. Sun Shao, the general of Henghai, was halfway there, and Sun Quan had an order not to send it to Sun Shao, but rushed to the front to send it to Lu Fan, obviously he did not mean to hand over all the military power to Sun Shao. It was precisely because of this that Yu Fan felt uncomfortable and stabbed Lu Fan in front of him. But to be honest, this has not improved much of Sun Shao's current predicament.

"General, when I arrived at the shipyard, there were more people crossing the sea, and I believe the situation would be better." Yu Pan comforted.

"Hey, hey, it's okay." Sun Shao smiled faintly and put the charcoal in his hand on the case: "Anyway, my merchant ship hasn't returned from Chengdu yet." ”

Yu rolled his eyes and stopped talking. He thinks Sun Shao is a bit of a scoundrel, as long as his own business is not affected, and everyone else's is left alone?

"Does the gentleman's family have an estate?" Sun Shao sat up straight and asked casually.

"Yes, but I can afford to toss it for a year and a half." Yu replied with some choked breath.

"That's good, if Mr. is in a hurry, I can do something special." Sun Shao's words made Yu Chuan regret a little, he was not in a hurry, the boat was delayed for one more day, it would affect one day, in case of missing the season, not only would it take more time on the road, but it might also affect the price, it was all money. But the big words have been said just now, and now I am really embarrassed to ask Sun Shao. He hesitated for a moment: "General, the merchants of Jianye are all waiting, if they can't go south when the north wind is still strong, they will have to delay for a long time." ”

"It's okay." Sun Shao grinned, obviously a little proud: "Mozhi, if you write a letter to the Supreme, you will say that within the East China Sea, merchant ships can pass." I can guarantee the safety of merchant ships, as for Jiaozhou...... That's not my business. ”

Shen Xuan crooked his mouth, this sentence is even more scoundrel, the East China Sea is safe, what about the East China Sea? It's still for people to rob, before the change, the robbery is also robbed, that is, you came out to let the sailor escort, so that the expectations of those businessmen have increased, and now they are willing to leave only when they are completely safe.

"Can the general guarantee the safety of the East China Sea?" Yu was a little skeptical.

"I can." Sun Shao patted his chest very bullishly: "Although Su Thick Leg is now full of people, he is trustworthy, as long as I hang his pirate flag, the merchant ship can pass unimpeded, so if the gentleman's ship needs to go to sea, I can guarantee your safety." ”

Yu Fu nodded, but said nothing.

Ten days later, the ship arrived at the Houguan Shipyard and crossed the sea to greet everyone. Not only Ge Heng and Gan Pei were there, but there were also a few fresh faces, Yu Fu pulled a tall and thin middle-aged man in front of Sun Shao: "General, this is Zhao Junqing." ”

Sun Shao glanced at Zhao Shuang up and down, and sighed with emotion, the greatest mathematician of this era is so down, looking at the silk clothes on his body, I am afraid that he has been wearing it for more than ten years, many places have been washed thinly, and there are a few patches.

"I'm wronged, sir."

"Don't dare, it's a shame to be able to get the general's blue eyes." Zhao Shuang said with some restraint. When he received Yu's letter, he hesitated, he likes to study arithmetic, but he doesn't like to be an official, although it is hard to chop wood, but people are free, and if they are officials, I am afraid they can't do learning so with peace of mind. It's just that Yu turned over and invited, and he didn't want to give face, so he had to follow. His original intention was to do it for two days, and if it was not suitable, he would just resign at that time, and it would be difficult to say anything in that way.

"Mr. is good at arithmetic, I invited Mr. to come, there is nothing else, it is to cooperate with Mr. Zhong Xiang and them to measure the direction and distance of the island, of course, you don't need to run around in person, just teach some students to come, and let the students do specific things." Sun Shao touched his chin and thought about it, and said with a smile: "What requirements does Mr. have for the money, please speak up." ”

Zhao Shuang's face flushed, and he was a little embarrassed to say. Yu flipped and smiled, pulled Zhao Shuang's arm and said, "Don't worry, General Sun has money, no matter how you speak, he won't refuse you." ”

Zhao Shuang's face turned even redder, and he hesitated: "Shuang doesn't dare to have too high requirements, just feed and dress the family." ”

Sun Shao scratched his eyebrows, thought for a moment, and then stretched out a hand: "That's it, tentatively set for fifty gold a year, what do you think?" ”

Zhao Shuang was suddenly stupid, looked at Sun Shao's hand, opened his mouth wide and didn't say anything for a long time. Fifty gold? That's not a matter of food and clothing, for his family of five, there is no problem with brocade clothes and food. According to the current prices, he is 2,000 households.

Seeing that he didn't speak, Sun Shao's mouth crooked: "Since Mr. has no objection, then we will make up our minds." ”

"The general is really generous." A Confucian standing in the distance chuckled. Sun Shao followed the sound and saw that he was about thirty years old, with broad shoulders, but he was very thin, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, but his face was pale and looked a little haggard. He was tall, and the momentum in his arrogant eyes made him look like a crane looking down on a flock of chickens.

"Your Excellency?"

"Wu Jun Lu Ji." Lu Ji arched his hand: "On the orders of the Supreme Being, I will wait for the general's dispatch." ”

Sun Shao turned his head and glanced at Yu Xuan, and then returned the salute: "Mr. Wronged." I heard that Mr. was still in Yulin, and I thought it would take a while for him to arrive, but I didn't expect to meet him here, which is really fortunate. ”

On the way, Yu Fu told him that although Lu Ji is not very old, his temper is worse than his. The meaning of his words was originally to tell Sun Shao, don't think I have a bad temper, there are more stinky people than me, but this also reminded Sun Shao from the side, this Lu Ji is not a good person, so although Lu Ji's attitude was cold, he was prepared for a long time and did not show any unhappiness.

Lu Ji was a little surprised, Sun Shao was so polite, it was not good for him to put on a clear appearance. Yu chuckled, walked up to him, and laughed softly: "Gongji, this General Sun is a good temper, if you want to provoke him to lose his temper, it will not be easy." He pinched Lu Ji's shoulder with his hand: "However, he is really rich." ”

Lu Ji glanced at Yu and said in his heart, this old guy, why don't you remember your surname for a long time, and you still don't speak out of tune. What does Sun Shao have to do with me whether he has money or not? Am I here for his money, if it weren't for Sun Quan's order, I would have come to wait for him?

Yu Fan saw Lu Ji's thoughts, and said with a smile: "If you have the ability, you can leave now, go directly to Wu County, what are you doing in Houguan?" ”

Lu Ji was speechless. To others, he can be sneering, he can look at each other, but in the face of Yu Xuan, he really has no choice. On the teeth, Yu is older, on fame, Yu is bigger than him, on learning, Yu is better than him, and on courage, Yu is much bigger than him. In Jiangdong, except for Sun Quan, there is really no one who Yu Tuo does not dare to scold, even Sun Quan and Yu Tuo dare to confront him face to face - this item, in Jiangdong, Zhang Zhaoneng is comparable to Yu Tuo.

Seeing that the scene was a little embarrassing, Yue Hai hurriedly stepped forward to relieve the siege, and pulled Sun Shao into the official hall, the banquet had already been set up, and everyone took their seats in turn. After the banquet, Sun Shao and Yue Hai studied the war, but Yu Fu took Lu Ji to his residence. Yu Fan doesn't like to drink, and Lu Ji doesn't like to drink, both of them are just slightly touching their lips.

"How's it going, what's your impression?" Yu said to Lu Ji with a smile.

"Fortunately, at least there is no arrogance of a rich and noble son." Lu Ji nodded and said: "Don't force people to drink, don't be pretentious, out of nature." ”

"Hahaha......" Yu Fu laughed, "It's not easy to get your Lu Gongji's praise." ”

"It's not easy to get Mr. Zhongxiang's praise." Lu Ji stabbed back, and couldn't help laughing again. He was born with the same surname as Yu Tuo, and he only talked to people with similar surnames in his life, the Yu Flip in front of him was one, and the other was Pang Tong, but unfortunately Pang Tong was dead.

"This guy is kind of funny." Yu laughed and said: "Although the knowledge is mixed and unsystematic, and it seems that he doesn't understand Yi Xue, but his Xuanye talk is very interesting, which opened my eyes, and ......"

Before Yu Xuan's words were finished, he was interrupted by Lu Ji: "He knows that Xuan Ye said? ”

"yes." Yu Chuan was a little strange: "You also know? ”

"Of course I do." Lu Ji smiled proudly, "I specially asked Liu Xi for advice, but he only knew about it, and the rest was what I had searched for for so many years." ”

"Oh, that's going to have to be talked about." Yu turned into interest. When he discussed with Sun Shao, Sun Shao could say a thing or two about celestial phenomena, but he didn't know anything about the scriptures, but Lu Ji was different, his knowledge in Yi Shang could compete with him.

"Becky, make some tea." Lu Ji was also very interested, he was not in a hurry to say, and greeted first. There was an answer outside, and as soon as the door opened, a young woman of about seventeen or eighteen years old walked in with a teapot. She has a slender figure, fair skin, her sleeves are rolled up, revealing a delicate arm like white jade, she is dressed very ordinary, but it is very refreshing, and the whole person looks very capable and neat. Seeing Yu looking at her, she pursed her lips and smiled: "Doesn't Duke Yu know me?" ”

"Are you...... Shan'er? Yu Xuan hesitated for a while before he said uncertainly.

"Duke Yu is good at remembering his surname." Lu Shan smiled, set up a teapot on the fire pond with his hands and feet, went out and got two ear cups, put one in front of Lu Ji and Yu Tuo, and then bowed and said, "I'll go to see if my younger brothers and sisters have fallen asleep, and I'll come back later to wait for Yu Gong and my father to drink tea." ”

"Go ahead." Lu Ji watched his daughter go out with satisfaction, glanced at Yu and said, "Thanks to this daughter's care, I finally didn't die in Yulin." ”

"Knowing that you have a good daughter, what are you proud of." Yu pouted: "Why did you give birth to another child in Yulin?" ”

"Well, a son and a daughter, the son is called Lu Rui, and the daughter is called Lu Yusheng." Lu Ji's face was obviously a little ugly: "I didn't expect that I would stay in that place for so many years." ”

Yu Fan was also a little gloomy, so he smiled and said, "Let's talk about Xuanye." ”

"Exactly." Lu Ji didn't want to mention the sad things anymore, so he forced a smile.

The two talked about Xuanye, but they didn't expect that as soon as they said two words, the two were stunned, what they said was not the same thing at all.

"You...... Are you right? Yu couldn't laugh when he thought about it, he suddenly remembered Sun Shao's smile at that time, and subconsciously felt that he might have been blinded by Sun Shao. However, if he doesn't understand Xuanye, why does his fake Xuanye say the truth? Is it easier to explain the celestial phenomena?

Lu Ji was also stunned, he was not very confident, after all, what he got from Liu Xi was only scales and claws, most of which he pieced together, and there were inevitably assumptions.

Both of them are not sure, although they refuse to admit that they are wrong, but they dare not easily deny each other.

The water was boiling, Lu Shan pushed the door in on time, lifted the teapot and poured them a cup of tea, only to find that the two of them looked wrong, thinking that they had a disagreement on the issue again, which had been seen before, so he smiled and said, "What's wrong?" ”

Neither of them spoke, as if they were afraid that if they opened their mouths, they would admit that they were wrong. After a long while, Yu Xuan spoke: "Don't worry, let's each tell what we know, and then refer to each other." I'll tell you the truth, I think there's something wrong with that. ”

Lu Ji nodded. The two said it one after another, and in the end, not only were they stunned, but even Lu Shan heard that these were two theories at all, and there were very few similarities. After a while, she interjected, "I know why he is looking for Zhao Junqing." ”

"Why?" Yu Fu and Lu Ji asked in unison.

"He wants you to verify whether the earth is flat or round by precise measurements." Lu Shan looked at them, his eyes were a little excited: "Speaking with data, even if you measure the size and distance of the island, measure the entire earth." ”

Yu Fu and Lu Ji looked at each other and gasped.

In the room twenty steps away, Sun Shao and Zhao Shuang sat opposite each other, and said with a solemn expression: "What is Dao?" If you can't do this, you can't say that it's the real way, maybe it's just a misunderstanding. It looks like it's all one island, but how many are there? How big is it? We need to know how much we need to bring with us, and whether we can get there before the supplies are depleted. In the sea, there are no mountains and rivers to locate, and you can't run over to measure without knowing anything, what should you do? It is only through calculations, through accurate calculations in advance, that the risk can be minimized. Zhao Jun, whether I can win the battle or not depends on a few of you. ”

"This ...... Is it feasible? Zhao Shuang was a little unconfident.

"Feasible." Sun Shao said with confidence: "If we solve this problem, we can not only exterminate the pirates, but also cross the sea and expand the territory." Think about it, if there is really this day, you will not only be famous in the history of arithmetic, but you can also enter the Yuntai and enter the Qilin Pavilion. ”

Zhao Shuang's eyelids jumped, and he was a little apprehensive at the same time: "I'm afraid I can't do such a big thing." ”

"It's done." Sun Shao's mouth crooked, he pulled you here, when my fifty gold is water? He took out the volume of Daqin Geometry that had taken a lot of effort to translate from his arms, and slowly pushed it in front of Zhao Shuang: "Don't worry, take a look at this first, I believe you will open your eyes." ”

"What is this?" Zhao Shuang is a professional, he was attracted as soon as he saw those few graphics, the restraint just now was swept away, he reached out and grabbed the book, flipped through it slightly, and his face flushed: "This is Xiyi's metaphysics?" ”

"Yes, this is the metaphysics of Xiyi." Sun Shao arched his hand: "Sir, I am a dignified man, how can I not even be as good as Xiyi's metaphysics?" I've pinned all the glory of the Great Han on you. One day, I will take you to Daqin and let those barbarians see the metaphysics of my Great Han. ”

"Of course." Zhao Shuang didn't know that he had jumped into Sun Shao's trap, and patted his thin chest: "Don't worry, general, I will definitely live up to your hopes." ”

Sun Shao smiled secretly, not to mention that this academic is not something that one or two people can handle, but with this genius who has studied the academic accumulated in Greece and Rome for hundreds of years, the comprehension is not comparable to ordinary people. Lao Tzu spent a lot of money, although it was not taken out of my pocket, but Sun Quan is also surnamed Sun.

(To be continued)