When Zhang Wen was ordered to arrive at Cao Ying, the sky was just dawning, and the warships equipped with thunderbolts were ready to go, Zang Ba's battle flag was flying high, and the whole army was in high spirits, as if today was not going to fight the Jiangdong Naval Division, but to capture Jianye.

"Brother Zhang, the morale of our army is still useful, right?" Yang Xiu, who came to lead him in, smiled proudly.

Zhang Wen nodded with a smile: "Well, morale is available, although it is impossible to take Jiangdong this time, but the Qingxu Shui Division has finally made some contributions, General Zang has added an official to the knighthood, and the Qingxu Shui Division will have a few more marquis." ”

Yang Xiu's face froze for a moment, his smile became a little stiff, and then he returned to normal. Zang Ba turned out to be not Cao Ying's descendants, Qingxu people have been in a state of semi-reading, their relationship with Cao Ying is relatively estranged, Xuzhou and Qingzhou have not completely obeyed Cao Ying's orders so far, this is a piece of Cao Ying's heart. It's just that Xuzhou has fought for decades, and it has been crippled, and its strength has been limited, compared with Jiangdong and Yizhou, Qingxu's heart disease is not particularly serious, and it is far from unbearable. But this time, Qingxu's sailors were powerful and Qingxu's strength was expanded, but it was not the result that Cao Ying was willing to see.

"I heard that Zhang Huishu is the first talent in Wuzhong, and he really deserves his reputation." Yang Xiu smiled quietly: "Ling Zun is a close minister under Sun Che's riding tent, and he is quite respected by Sun Cheqi, why has he not come out until now?" ”

Zhang Wen smiled modestly: "The name of the first genius in Wuzhong, how dare Wen?" After Yang Jun's fame, now it is just a piece of history in the Prime Minister's Mansion, how can Wen and Yang Jun be thousands of miles apart? Now it is the supreme grace to be able to be a celebrity, otherwise with the prosperity of Wuzhong's talents, I am afraid that Wen will have to wait a few more years before he has a chance. ”

Yang Xiu smiled a little embarrassedly, and secretly admired Zhang Wen's quick thinking, and his words were so leaky that people couldn't grasp the slightest handle. He couldn't help but be a little surprised when he saw that Zhang Wen was just paying attention to the Qingxu warship and was not in a hurry to see Cao Ying, and after waiting for a while, he smiled and said, "Does Hui Shujun want to wait for the war between the two sides before going to see the prime minister?" The Prime Minister is busy with military affairs, and once you start working, I'm afraid I won't have time to see you. ”

"Hehehe, it's okay to wait a while?" Zhang Wen smiled casually, and said while walking side by side with Yang Xiu towards the camp: "Yang Jun doesn't know, maybe wait for a while, Wen's errand will be easier to handle." ”

Yang Xiu looked at Zhang Wen puzzled.

"The Prime Minister asked Sun Che to ride a proton, to be honest, this is indeed a bit difficult. Gongzi Deng was young, and he lost his mother at a young age, and Sun Cheqi loved him very much. At this time, he was sent to Yecheng as a hostage, and he was not forbearable. If I don't send a pledge, the prime minister is unwilling to withdraw from the army, so my mission this time is simply an impossible task. Instead of being in a dilemma on both sides, it is better to wait for two more days, or the Prime Minister will completely defeat the Jiangdong Navy Division and drink Ma Jiangnan, or the Prime Minister himself will retreat from the difficulties and give me a credit for nothing, wouldn't it be wonderful? Yes, it doesn't hurt to wait. ”

Yang Xiu's brows furrowed. Cao Ying forced to take the quality, the purpose was to beat Jiangdong out of breath, Sun Quan sent envoys across the river for two consecutive days to negotiate, obviously really anxious, but this Zhang Wen was not in a hurry, whether he saw the mystery, or really felt that he could not complete the task, so he had to delay it for two days, which would obviously disappoint Cao Ying's expectations.

He thought about it and suggested: "Sun Cheqi is a parent, and it is reasonable to have the feeling of licking calves. However, although it is a national norm, it is not necessary for Gongzi to ascend. As long as it is a relative of the Sun family, it is okay. ”

Zhang Wen remained silent, walked slowly, and was silent for a moment before saying: "Among the Sun clan in Jiangdong, only Sun Xiaolian Ji Zuo is still suitable for hostage, does Yang Jun think it's okay?" ”

Yang Xiu scoffed. Sun Kuang (Ji Zuo) is Cao Ying's niece and son-in-law, will Cao Ying take him hostage? He shook his head and said with a smile: "You know that Gong Cao cares about Sun Xiaolian's wife no less than his own life, so why do you bother to say these prevarications." ”

"Alas, yes, the Sun family and the Cao family are still in-laws?" Zhang Wen seemed to suddenly realize, clapped his hands again and again, rolled his eyes, and said: "Since this is the case, why not kiss and kiss, and become a good thing again?" Then the two families strike so as not to lose innocents. ”

When Yang Xiu heard this, his eyes lit up, and he nodded again and again. When they came to the camp, Yang Xiu asked Zhang Wen to wait outside the big tent and report first. Cao Ying listened to Yang Xiu's relay, put down the pen in his hand, and was silent for a long time before sighing: "There are talents in Jiangdong, it seems that this time it will be in vain." ”

Soon, Zhang Wen sent the news of the success of the peace conference back to the camp, Cao Ying was relieved, and did not force Sun Quan to send Sun Deng as a hostage, which could be replaced by other people, and the meaning of his words was to ask Sun Shao to be a hostage, but Zhang Wen suggested to him that the two sides would marry again, and last time there was still a negotiation, please Sun Quan immediately decide, whether to send a hostage or get married. If you decide to send a pledge, you should immediately choose a candidate, and if you want to marry, you must also choose a candidate.

Sun Quan was overjoyed and convened the generals again to discuss the matter, and when the ministers heard these two choices, they all consciously closed their mouths. If you want to send a pledge, and you don't send Sun Deng, then send it to someone else, but who wants to be a proton? The head of the proton is in the hands of others, and Jiangdong obviously will not be at peace with Cao Ying for a long time, and it is only a matter of time before there is another war. If you want to get married, whose daughter is not distressed? Even if he is not marrying a daughter, who is willing to marry a daughter of the Cao family? Once he married the daughter of the Cao family, he became an untrusted person. Look at Sun Kuang, he is in his twenties, and he has never been an official, he is Sun Quan's mother's compatriot and the only remaining brother.

The Sun clan didn't speak for fear of causing trouble, and the ministers didn't speak for fear of being hated, and the big tent was so quiet that only the heartbeat could be heard.

Sun Quan knows that it is difficult to choose, and after thinking about it, whether it is marriage or sending quality, it seems that there is no suitable candidate.

Yan Jian stood up hesitantly: "Since Cao Ying is interested in Captain Sun, why not ......?"

"Nope." Sun Quan interrupted Yan Jian without waiting for him to finish speaking, and he said indiscriminately: "My brother has such a little blood, I can't send him to Yecheng." If I had to send a hostage, I would rather send my own son than send him, don't mention it again, it will never be possible. ”

Sun Shao, who had just arrived from Guangling, was relieved when he heard this.

"Minister...... That's not what the minister meant. Yan Jian stammered and said, "It's not for Captain Sun to be the hostage, but for him to marry Cao Ying." Captain Sun and Cao Ying have met, and Cao Ying is also very pleased with him, maybe he is willing to marry him. ”

Sun Quan did not immediately object this time, but nodded sympathetically, and had some regrets: "It's a pity that Fengxian has already married, and the daughter of the Cao family may not be a concubine." If you let Guan Feng be your concubine, I'm afraid that Guan Yu will be angry again, no. ”

"I'll leave this question to Cao Ying's headache." Sun Shao smiled: "It doesn't matter if you get married or not, as long as you drag these two days over." If he doesn't agree, we'll just talk about it, we have time anyway. ”

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help laughing.

Sun Quan also smiled, and immediately asked people to repay Zhang Wen. Zhang Wen fed back the news to Cao Ying. Cao Ying, Liu Ye and the others looked at each other and shook their heads regretfully. This time, although the power of the new weapon was brought into play, and for the first time it gained the upper hand in a water battle, it was ultimately a failure and failed to achieve the most desirable goal.

"It's a pity, next time, next time, prepare well, and strive to cross the river in one fell swoop." Cao Ying waved his hand and no longer dwelled on these details: "Agree to their request and get married." The specific candidate will be notified to them when the orphan is selected, Feng Xian's son is a good son-in-law, but it's a pity that my daughters are dedicated to Your Majesty, otherwise I should really marry one to him, with this good son-in-law, it is also a fast life. ”

Liu Ye smiled silently, and when Cao Ying regretted it, he said: "Since you can't force the quality, you might as well take the opportunity to get married, fan them a little more and light some fire, and see how long they can be reconciled." ”

"It should." Cao Ying also smiled proudly: "I also want to see if that vertical is an honest tiger or an honest pig." ”

"Prime Minister, what if he is a tiger?" Yang Xiu reminded: "According to the minister's opinion, he is honestly not strong now, once he has strength, I am afraid that he will be a little more fierce than Sun Quan." ”

"Hey, hey, I'll talk about it later, even if he's a real tiger, what's the matter, isn't my son worse than him?"

"Naturally, he is inferior to several sons." Yang Xiu hurriedly responded: "It's the minister who is too worried." ”

In mid-April of the 22nd year of Jian'an, Sun Shao arrived in Panyu, Jiaozhou, and first went to meet Jiaozhou Thorn Shi Buqi.

Buqi is about forty years old, of medium stature, perhaps because the sun in the south is too much, black and thin, which is very incommensurate with the official uniform on his body, and does not match his Confucian name of penetrating the arts. Seeing Sun Shao's somewhat surprised look, he smiled faintly: "I'm already a veteran now." ”

Sun Shao smiled to himself, and hurriedly saluted: "Bujun Yunwen Yunwu, working so hard for the country, it is really admirable." "Don't look at Bu Qi's age, but he is Mrs. Bu's uncle, Sun Shao's grandfather, and now he is the number one in Jiaozhou, and he is Sun Quan's trusted minister.

"After hearing that Sun Jun was sick for a long time, he suddenly opened his mind, and it seems that what he said is true." Bu Qi's face still has that smile on his face, and if he doesn't pay attention to it, he really can't see that he is smiling. Sun Shao had never dealt with him, he only knew that this person was very urban, so he didn't dare to take it lightly, so he hurriedly said modestly: "The gentlemen praise falsely, Shao doesn't dare to be." ”

Bu Qi stared at him for a moment, the corners of his mouth twitched, and a meaningful smile flashed: "Is Sun Jun still going well on the road?" ”

"Fortunately, seeing the sea for the first time is refreshing and unforgettable."

"That's when you didn't see the sea angry." Bu Qi said lightly: "The world is often confused by the appearance of the sea, and by the time they really appreciate its cruelty, it is too late. If Sun Jun wants to do business at sea, it is better to be careful. As the saying goes, be careful to walk the ship of ten thousand years. ”

Sun Shao couldn't figure out what Bu Qi wanted to say, so he had to respond and bow down to be taught to see what he meant.

"Let's talk about business first." Bu Qi stood up, straightened his clothes, and commanded, "Please come in, messenger." ”

Emissary? Sun Shao was confused, and immediately mentioned a little caution. Sun Quan's messenger? As soon as he arrived in Jiaozhou, his envoy came? It's probably not a good thing to be in such a hurry. But when I think about it, I didn't cause trouble, could it be that the few chaotic parties who let go in Dongzhi City were caught? To cure yourself of the sin of arson?

Sun Shao couldn't figure out the situation, so he had to wait and see, he exchanged glances with Shen Xuan behind him, Shen Xuan was also a little confused, and he didn't have any useful advice at all. Just when they were confused, a man in an official uniform walked in quickly, and smiled when he saw Sun Shao: "Sun Jun, you are too slow, I have been waiting for you in Panyu for a few days." ”

"Yang Dezu?" Sun Shao was very surprised, grabbed Yang Xiu's arm, and exclaimed in surprise: "Why did you come to Jiaozhou?" ”

"Come and pass the edict." Yang Xiu shook the edict in his hand.

"Yes...... Your Majesty's edict? Sun Shao didn't turn the corner for a while, and almost said the wrong thing. Yang Xiu didn't say anything, strode to the hall, stood facing south, and looked at the people in the hall majestically. Bu Qi has the best qualifications and the greatest real power, but he is only a 600-stone assassin, and according to the size of the official rank, he can only kneel behind Sun Shao, a captain who has no soldiers. As for Shen Xuan and the other white bodies, they can only clear the scene first.

"But the Han Jian'an 22nd February Jiazi...... Sun Shaobo is well-versed in economics and arts, and has courage and strategy...... Worship for the pastor of Jiaozhou, General Henghai ......"

Before Yang Xiu finished reading the edict, Sun Shao's face turned white, no wonder Bu Qi's eyes were so strange just now, and his words were gloomy, originally Lao Cao gave him such a cruel medicine. He couldn't bear to stand up, and it wasn't until Yang Xiu stepped forward with a smile and sent two pairs of seals to him that he smiled bitterly: "Dezu, Cao Gong is a bit unkind." ”

"What do you mean by that?" Yang Xiu smiled sinisterly.

"Alas, don't talk about it, leave the things behind, and you can go." Sun Shao didn't have any respect for the edict, snatched the seal ribbon from Yang Xiu's hand, and pushed Yang Xiu out. The tiger warriors behind Yang Xiu were just about to step forward, Sun Shao's eyes widened, and he shouted: "Get out!" ”

When those tiger warriors saw that he was still talking and laughing with Yang Xiu just now, they suddenly turned their faces, were startled, and looked at Yang Xiu timidly. Yang Xiu was not angry, and arched his hand: "You are busy first, and I will visit you tomorrow." After saying that, he threw his sleeves and left.

Bu Qi looked at Sun Shao quietly, Sun Shao lifted the purple seal ribbon and looked at it, and laughed: "It's really a golden seal." ”

"The high-ranking official of two thousand stones, of course, is a golden seal." Bu Qi was still as calm as a pool of water, but his eyes were staring at Sun Shao's eyes. Sun Shao looked at it for a moment and sighed: "It's a pity, I'm too tired, otherwise I really want to be this Jiaozhou pastor." ”

Bu Qiu didn't come to his senses for a while, and it wasn't until Sun Shao stuffed all the seals into his hands that he came to his senses, and looked at Sun Shao with a smile: "You are not subject to the edict?" ”

"This edict ......" Sun Shao pouted: "It makes no difference whether you can stand it or not." Cao Gong took our uncle and nephew for fools, and I was really disappointed to play this kind of inferior divisive scheme. It seems that he is really old, or he is going crazy because of the torture of the head wind. ”

Bu Qi finally smiled, lifted the purple Jiaozhou Mu seal ribbon and the cyan Henghai General seal ribbon, looked at it for a moment, and then put it back into the lacquer plate as if he had abandoned his shoes, turned around and returned to the hall to sit down, the expression on his face finally eased a little, and the hand that had been pinching in his sleeve was also released. He sighed: "Fengxian, the Supreme Wisdom is like a torch, it is really beyond our reach." ”

Sun Shao respectfully echoed: "What the adults said is very true. ”

"Feng Xian, I won't tell you. When Cao Ying's appointment reached Jiangdong, almost all the ministers opposed it and did not agree to let Yang Xiu rush to Jiaozhou to deliver the edict. The supreme force is overwhelmed, saying that you will definitely not fall for Cao Ying, I originally felt a little unconvinced, even if you are indifferent, but how many people at this age can refuse such a temptation? Now I am convinced, although the Supreme and you are not father and son, but they have the same heart, better than father and son, and it is not in vain for him to protect your painstaking efforts. Bongxian, you know what? Cao Ying forced the Supreme to send the hostage before, and someone suggested sending you to Yecheng, the Supreme was furious, reprimanded him fiercely, and said in front of the ministers that he would rather send the son to Yecheng than let you take danger. ”

Sun Shao was grateful: "Supreme care, the minister really can't repay one of them if he dies." ”

"You can appreciate the heart of the Supreme, which is the best reward for him." Bu Qi played with Jiaozhoumu's seal and said with emotion: "Now it seems that you have indeed lived up to his wishes." ”

"I'm ashamed, I'm ashamed." Sun Shao smiled a little embarrassedly: "I didn't actually think too much, it's just that it's a bit difficult for me to take care of such a big place all of a sudden." Otherwise, I really want to share the worries of the Supreme, but I have no heart. ”

Bu Qi smiled slightly, not interested in these unnutritious words. He stood up, picked up General Henghai's seal ribbon from the lacquer plate, personally put it on Sun Shao, and then patted Sun Shao's shoulder: "Fengxian, this is ordered by the Supreme Being, and you must accept it." ”

"This ......" Sun Shao was at a loss.

"This is not given by Cao Ying, it is given by the Supreme." Bu Qi said solemnly: "The Supreme trusts you. ”

Sun Shao pinched his nose, but his face looked very sincere, he thought for a moment and smiled: "Then I will be disrespectful when I say so." ”

"That's how it should be." Bu Qi nodded solemnly, and said: "The Supreme knows that you are good at war and have a heart to do business, so you still keep the seal of General Henghai." Speaking of which, there is really a need for someone who can fight here, Zhuya has become a pirate's den, I am a Confucian student, I have the intention to kill thieves, and I can't go back to heaven. Be the first and work hard. ”

Sun Shao showed a look of embarrassment: "Do you still want to fight pirates?" ”

"Of course you have to fight pirates, otherwise wouldn't you, the general of the Henghai Sea, only take money and don't do anything?" Bu Qi made a rare joke, and the face of the dead man just now became much softened, no longer like an old oilman in the officialdom, but a little like his own children and nephews.

"Then ......" Sun Shao hesitated for a while: "How many warships and soldiers am I in charge of?" ”

Bu Qi looked at him for a while, smiled and stretched out a hand: "Five warships, three hundred soldiers." ”

Sun Shao scolded secretly, your grandmother's, it sounds good, let me be a general of Henghai, and in the end I still coax Lao Tzu to play, five boats, three hundred people, I am really majestic as a general of Henghai. He was unhappy in his heart, but he showed a relieved look on his face, and waved his hand with a big grin: "That's okay, I'm a promiscuity, just fill up the number in the Jiaozhou Water Division." Hehe, it may not be possible to fight pirates, but it is always good to have a few more ships to protect my merchant ships. ”

Bu Qi looked at Sun Shao, and suddenly had a feeling of wanting to laugh, how could this vertical man look like a money fan, thinking about his business. As soon as he saw the money, his eyes lit up. Alas, how did Sun Ce give birth to such a son, in the eyes of money, Sun Quan really saw him and knew that he was not a person with great ambitions. But that's not bad, at least it won't get him in trouble, and it's good for both parties.

"One more thing." Bu Qi thought for a moment, took off the seal of the Nanhai Taishou from his waist, gently put it on the case, and pushed it in front of Sun Shao: "The Supreme wants you to experience and experience, from today on, you, the general of the Henghai, will lead the Nanhai Taishou on your behalf." ”

"Nanhai Taishou?" Sun Shao hesitated for a moment, shook his head again, and said with a wry smile: "I'm afraid I can't do it." ”

"There's nothing you can't do." Bu Qi carefully looked at Sun Shao's eyes, and saw that he was embarrassed, but there was no regret, although he didn't fully believe him, but the suspicion in his heart really went a lot. "You are not the only young handsome man who started as a Taishou in Jiangdong, if you can't do it, you have to try to find out. At present, there are many events in the family and country, since you have this talent, how can you stay out of it? The Supreme let you lead the South China Sea on your behalf, naturally believing that you have this ability. Even if there is any problem, isn't there still me? My Jiaozhou Thorn Mansion is separated by a wall from your Taishou Mansion, so it's very convenient to do anything. You do it first, it's really incompetent, and then you just give these back to the Supreme. ”

Sun Shao smacked his lips for a long time, and then reluctantly said, "That...... I'll just try? ”

"Young man, have a little confidence in yourself." Bu Qiu pretended to be unhappy and sank his face: "The Supreme has confidence in you, why don't you have confidence in yourself?" ”

Sun Shao smiled bitterly in his heart, this dead man's face is really deep in the city, and it is obviously full of murderous intentions, but he said it so well, no wonder Jianye's gang said that he was a famous belly gangster. It's a shame that Lao Tzu has been lurking in the office for a few years, and he is a little prescient, otherwise he might not be able to play what he will do. He showed that heartless smile again, touched the two seals, made a look of satisfaction, and said to Bu Qi very stinky: "Bu Gong, I am also a civil and military now, and what is missing below is the marquis, right?" ”

Bu Qi couldn't help laughing out loud, and nodded again and again: "That is, as long as you have made meritorious contributions, the title of Marquis does not mean that it is to be waited." Feng Xian, there are many pirates in the South China Sea, you have to seize the opportunity. ”

"Hehe, the pirates put it aside first, I said Bugong, since I am the Taishou of the South China Sea, then this South China Sea City ...... Is it all up to me? Sun Shao's eyes lit up, revealing greed: "I'm the most powerful businessman in the South China Sea, right?" ”

Bu Qi's smile froze, and then he smiled again: "With the permission of the Supreme, you are the most powerful businessman, not only from the South China Sea, but also from the entire Han Dynasty." ”

(To be continued)