"General Fuyi?" Sun Quan snorted disdainfully, and shook the thin paper between his two fingers, and the information that Hu Zong spent ten taels of gold to get flew up like a butterfly, turned a few times in the air, and fell to the brazier, the pale yellow paper was licked by the flames, and was roasted and rolled up, and as soon as the flames lit, it only took a breath to turn into ashes.

Hu Zong looked at the ashes that were still curling, silent as a stone, he knew that Sun Quan would be unhappy when he got this urgent report, but he didn't expect Sun Quan to behave so fiercely. But since Sun Quan has seen it, it doesn't matter if it is burned or not, if Sun Quan thinks that it will be burned and it will be gone, Hu Zong thinks it may not be a bad thing.

Sun Quan stroked his knees with one hand and put the other hand on the table, his nose sucked quickly, the sound of whirring and panting was clear in his ears, his slightly purple beard was blown away, and his hanging fingers kept pinching, as if he was rubbing something.

"Is there any news from Yizhou?" Sun Quan looked at the sky sandwiched between the eaves and the roof in front of him, and felt more and more sulky.

"King Yue forced more than 10,000 Yi people, and then successively moved all their families out of the mountain, and now the city is built in Keelung, with a total population of nearly 30,000." Hu Zong replied cautiously, he was afraid that Sun Quan would be unhappy to hear it, and he had greatly reduced the number, in fact, according to the information he obtained, Sun Shao had moved out of the mountains twenty or thirty tribes this time, and the total number of people might be more than sixty thousand. What is the concept of 60,000 people? There is a convention in the Han Dynasty that if the number of households in a county exceeds 10,000, it can be called a large county, and so far, the six counties in Jiangdong -- no, now five counties -- have only five large counties with more than 10,000 households, and Sun Shao has built a large county out of thin air in only half a year after arriving in Yizhou, and such a record is enough to make anyone jealous. For Sun Quan, who was already uncomfortable in his heart, this stimulus was even greater, so Hu Zong picked a conservative number so as not to arouse Sun Quan's anger.

But he was disappointed, and Sun Quan was still very angry.

"Thirty thousand? With that said, he has one more county. Sun Quan snorted with a smile and stopped talking. He originally thought that Sun Shao rashly sent troops to Yizhou, thousands of miles away, and he was alone, not only because of the difficulty of transporting baggage, but also because the Yiren did not obey discipline, so the harvest would be very limited, but he didn't expect Sun Shao to harvest a county as soon as he made a move.

Hu Zong didn't say a word, thought for a long time, and finally reminded carefully: "King, this is just the Yi people in the north of Yizhou, now the king of Yue is sending people to the south, or to soothe or suppress, with his foundation in Keelung, if it goes well, it will be possible to build another three to four counties in about two to three years." Although Yizhou is mountainous, there is also a lot of land, and the weather is hot, so it is said that two to three crops of rice can be planted a year. ”

"Time is running out." Sun Quan sighed, becoming more and more irritable, stretched out two fingers and rubbed his eyebrows, and suddenly asked, "How are Zhang Wen and them, what have you been busy with lately?" ”

"This ...... I don't know. Hu Zong hesitated for a moment: "The minister has just returned from Yueguo, and he hasn't learned about these situations yet. ”

"Oh, got it." Sun Quan waved his hand and motioned for Hu Zong to go down and rest, Hu Zong took two steps, and was stopped by Sun Quan again: "Wei Ze, Ziming is dead, and I can't find a suitable candidate for a while, you and Ziyu have to work harder." ”

Hu Zong was stunned, Xu Shen died? He looked at Sun Quan for a moment, then came back to his senses, bowed his head and said, "Huh." Then he turned and hurried away. He, Xu Shen, and Shi Yi are in charge of secret affairs under Sun Quan's account, although they usually don't get along warmly, after all, after a long time, the friendship is not bad, and suddenly heard that he died, and he couldn't help but feel a little sad.

Hu Zong walked into the small courtyard next to him quickly, and saw at a glance that Shi Yi was sitting in front of the case full of papers, frowning and checking a document, and when he heard the sound of footsteps, Shi Yi glanced up, and immediately showed a happy smile on his face: "Wei Ze, when did you come back?" ”

"Just arrived." Hu Zong didn't care about the hustle and bustle, walked to the opposite side of Shiyi and sat down, stretched out his hand and poured himself a cup of tea first, poured it into his mouth, wiped his mouth, and then said, "Ziming is dead?" ”

The smile on Shi Yi's face froze, revealing a sad expression, and he nodded silently: "It's just that you didn't leave long ago." ”

As soon as he saw Shi Yi's face, Hu Zong was a little surprised, as a person who had been engaged in secret affairs for many years, and his understanding of Shi Yi, he knew that Xu Shen's death might not be so simple, so he hurriedly lowered his voice: "What is going on?" When I left, he didn't look out of the ordinary. ”

"Wei Ze, don't worry, you take a rest first, wait for me to explain these few things at hand to you, and then tell you about Ziming."

Hu Zong nodded, didn't say anything more, and sat quietly aside. Shi Yi took a few documents and explained them to him, it was nothing more than which ministers had been closer recently, which people had some abnormal behaviors, and then there were a few about Wei and Shu, Wei was making a fuss about the prince, Cao Ying was old, his health was not as good as day by day, but the position of the prince was still undecided. Cao Pi and Cao Zhi each had a group of supporters, and neither of them had an absolute advantage. Shu seems to be relatively calm, although Guan Yu and Zhuge Liang have some contradictions, but on the surface they are still peaceful, but after the prince Liu Chan got married, he had a bad relationship with the crown princess Zhang, and after more than two years of marriage, Zhang has not been able to give birth to a boy and a girl, Liu Bei therefore took a fancy to Zhang Fei's second daughter and wanted to take a concubine for Liu Chan, but it seemed that Liu Chan was not satisfied, and the father and son quarreled, and Liu Bei slapped Liu Chan twice in anger.

Hu Zong listened one after another, of course, there is very important information in these news, but it is undeniable that there are a lot of hearsay, and it accounts for the majority, and their task is to find problems from these news that are mixed with truth and falsehood, and then to verify, and finally send reliable information to Sun Quan's desk for reference.

After dealing with the official business, Shi Yi confessed, pulled Hu Zong out of the Wu Palace, and went home all the way. When he arrived at home and sat down, he asked people to serve tea, and then closed the door, and then approached Hu Zong and said: "Wei Ze, Ziming is on duty. Two months ago, there was a robbery in Jianye, where someone entered Zhou's mansion at night and stole some property. After hearing this, the king sent Ziming to investigate, but he didn't expect that during the round-up, a rogue boy broke out and injured people, slashed Ziming with a knife, and then fled. Ziming was seriously injured, and the doctor died before he arrived. ”

"Is there such a thing?" Hu Zong gasped, you must know that Xu Shen is an important minister by Sun Quan's side, although his official position is not high, but his identity is extraordinary, if he goes to investigate the case, he must be protected by skilled soldiers around him, and someone can kill him with a knife, and then walk away, which is also too weird. He thought for a while: "The Zhou Mansion you are talking about, but the mansion of the former Metropolitan Governor Zhou Yu and Zhou Gongjin?" ”

"Exactly." Shi Yi nodded.

"Then Zhoufu was robbed, and what did you lose something?"

"Some dowry, a few belongings, and a list of specific things, I don't know much about the king." Shi Yi took a sip of the teacup, and said slowly: "After Ziming's death, because the manpower was too tight, this case was shelved. The Zhou family suffered from this difficulty, Zhou Yu was frightened and got a strange disease, and this family affair was also delayed. ”

"Strange disease?" Hu Zong had a flash of inspiration: "What strange disease?" ”

"I can't say the specifics." Shi Yi's eyes flickered, stared at Hu Zong's eyes and said: "The king sent Zhao Quan to see it, and only said that she was no different from ordinary people when she was normal, but every two or three days, she would always fake her death." When she faked her death, she had no breath, no different from a dead person, and the length of time was uncertain, whether it was an hour or a night, and she woke up again, and she knew nothing about what happened in the meantime. ”

"What is this?" Hu Zong was dumbfounded: "Zhao Quan claims to be able to distinguish between life and death, but he can't see what kind of disease this is?" ”

"I can't see it." Shi Yi smiled bitterly: "Zhao Quan was very upset about this, thinking that his medical skills were not perfect, so he resigned from the imperial doctor's order and traveled all over the world to visit the masters." Because I couldn't figure out what the disease was, it was naturally impossible to treat it, so this family business was delayed. The king originally wanted to choose a good wife for the prince, but the prince was unwilling, so the father and son also argued several times, but fortunately, the prince was reasonable, and after each conflict, he came to the king first, but ...... Regarding family affairs, he resolutely refused to give in. ”

"So, is Ziming's death related to Zhou Yu's illness?" Hu Zong groaned: "Could it be that Ziming discovered something wrong, so he was killed and killed?" ”

Shi Yi stared at Hu Zong's eyes silently, and after a while, he nodded: "I think so too, but no one dares to say that." The king didn't let me check it later, so I can't tell if that's the case. ”

"That Ziming died so inexplicably?"

"The king posthumously presented him with a marquis, and gave him a son as a lang, and rewarded him with ten million dollars and a hundred horses."

Hu Zong pursed his lips, no matter how much the reward is, Xu Shen is dead, the cause of death is unknown, Sun Quan doesn't let people check down, obviously he knows what is wrong here, but for some reason he keeps it secret. He suddenly felt a chill, Xu Shen is loyal to Sun Quan, I don't know how many secrets he has dealt with over the years, but he died like this, he went to Yue Country this time and died nine times, in order to prevent being discovered, he once hid in his residence without eating or drinking for five or six days, if he died, is it the same as Xu Shen? His task is to investigate the king of Yue, which is much more serious than the investigation of the Zhou family, in order to prevent the reproach of Sun Shao, the king of Yue, Sun Quan will definitely not admit it, and even bite back, and it is possible to accuse him of fleeing.

The two of them thought about their own thoughts, and neither of them spoke, and after a long time, they sighed in unison.

Zhou Mansion.

Sun Luban was wearing a deep coat with a crimson background and grass patterns, and he sat in front of Zhou Yu's sickbed with his legs very quietly. She wore a partial bun, traced thin eyebrows, and painted a little danzhu on her lips, looking dignified, but her eyes were very restless, which did not match her makeup. She pushed Zhou Yu, who was pretending to sleep: "Ayu, get up." ”

Zhou Yu's face was pale and weak, Sun Luban pushed her a few times, she slowly opened her eyes, and when she saw that it was Sun Luban, she forced a laugh: "It turned out to be a princess, why do you have time to come to see me today?" ”

"When am I not available?" Sun Luban's eyes widened, and he waved his big sleeves and shouted: "Your eldest brother is in the camp every day, and I can't see him once in half a month, I am suffocated to death, so I have to come to play with you." ”

Zhou Yu smiled bitterly, I am really embarrassed for this princess, she is only fourteen years old this year and will be a wife, she and her eldest brother are nearly ten years old, the eldest brother is a general, and he trains soldiers in the military camp every day, and he can't see a figure for ten days and a half, no wonder she is so bored that she wants to go crazy.

"Then wait for me to get up and freshen up and play a game of chess with the princess?"

"What kind of chess are you playing?" Sun Luban jumped three feet high, and his eyes rolled: "Come to the big market with me, I'll buy you a gift." ”

"To the big city?" Zhou Yu smiled bitterly and shook his head: "I'm not in good health, just in case I ...... on the way."

"What are you afraid of, if you really get sick, I can carry you back." Sun Luban disagreed, bent his arms, put on a posture as powerful as a mountain, and said with a smug smile: "I use the method taught by my eldest brother to practice martial arts, and my strength is great, your eldest brother is not my opponent, and he still came out of the Destruction Battalion." Let me tell you, what I want most now is to go to the Yue Kingdom, enter my aunt's Flying Tiger Camp, and fight with them. Hey, you know what? My aunt is now majestic, she became the fifth general, and there are more than 500 female pawns under her command, a few months ago in that village, and 20,000 Yi people fought for a day and a night, beating the Yi people to the ground, and finally set up an ambush and cut off the head of a Yi leader......"

Sun Luban said with his eyebrows fluttering, he couldn't stop his mouth as soon as he said it, and when he talked about the excitement, he danced with his hands, for fear that Zhou Yu would not understand, as if she was there in person. Zhou Yu was fascinated, and a yearning smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"Oh, I hate it." Sun Luban slapped his thigh: "I knew it was so fun, I ran to Yue Country like Zhong Ying." ”

Zhou Yu's face suddenly froze, and she was stunned for a moment before she said: "You are a dignified princess, and now you are my brother's wife, how can you go to Yue Guo when you talk about Yueguo." ”

"That's why I hate it." Sun Luban held his chin and blinked his eyes: "I knew that getting married was so boring, so I wouldn't be married." She rolled her eyes, and suddenly smiled: "Ayu, are you sick because you don't want to get married?" ”

The corner of Zhou Yu's eyes jumped, he glanced at Sun Luban, and said with a helpless smile: "The princess's words are wrong, I don't have this disease if I think about it, and I can't get it if I don't want to." I couldn't get married because I was sick, but I didn't want to get married. The princess just said this at home, if it reaches the ears of the king, my Zhou family will be guilty of bullying the king, if you can afford it? ”

"And!" Sun Luban waved his hand disapprovingly: "No matter what is going on with him, if you want me to say, you are sick well." She looked around, leaned into Zhou Yu's ear, and said mysteriously: "Let me tell you, although your eldest brother is boring, he is not bad, Arden, tsk tsk......" Sun Luban smacked his lips and shook his head: "Don't look at him who is only one year older than me, but it's bad, the eldest brother helped him so much, but how do you think he treated the eldest brother?" ”

Zhou Yu looked at Sun Luban's expression and didn't say a word. This big tiger princess is really a tiger, in her mind, the crown prince Sun Deng has become a hypocritical guy, and the obviously cunning King Yue has become a good person, what kind of world is this. However, although Zhou Yu has no bad feelings towards Sun Deng, she can't talk about a good impression, Sun Luban's words are in her ears, except for some nervousness, there is nothing harsh. She was very curious about what Sun Luban had just mentioned, and she didn't dare to inquire rashly, so she had to wait for Sun Luban to speak before interjecting: "What, the fifth general has won the battle again?" ”

"yes." When it came to fighting, Sun Luban's interest was particularly high, and as she was talking, she suddenly remembered something, patted her head and shouted: "Wait, I just asked people to buy the second volume of the "New Classic of Mountains and Seas", but it looks good, I will let people show it to you." Someone, someone, someone—"

Looking at Sun Luban, who was screaming loudly, Zhou Yu was very embarrassed, no wonder his brother Zhou Xun wanted to hide in the barracks and come back, no one could bear her.

A maid hurriedly ran over, saw Sun Luban angry, frightened and knelt on the ground, begging for mercy, Sun Luban lifted the hem of his clothes, rushed up is a kick, and angrily reprimanded: "Where are you all dead, I called for a long time and no one heard." Go quickly, bring the "New Classic of Mountains and Seas" in my room, and I want to discuss the scriptures with Ayu. ”

The maid was kicked on the head by her, her head hit the door frame, and her mouth grinned in pain, but she didn't dare to say anything, and quickly got up and flew away. After a while, she came back with a letter and carefully delivered the book to Sun Luban's hands. Sun Luban took the book in his hand, and suddenly frowned: "Who got my book dirty?" Is this your blood? ”

"Huh? Yes! The maid looked at her hand in horror, and found that there was blood on it, presumably because she had just knocked the skin broken, and when she went to touch the wound, she touched the blood on her hand and printed it on the book. She was so frightened that she fell to her knees: "The princess spares her life, the princess spares her life, the slave didn't mean to-"

"You useless thing, you actually stained the book written by my eldest brother, I-" Sun Luban was furious, reached out and pulled out the knife at his waist, but touched the air, then remembered that he didn't have a knife now, she looked at the four walls, Zhou Yu's room had a piano and a book, but there were no swords and these weapons, so angry that she screamed, like an angry tiger: "Bring the knife, take my knife-"

"Princess." Zhou Yu hurriedly got up and bowed down in front of Sun Luban. When Sun Luban saw her kneeling, he didn't think about it for a while, and said disapprerovingly: "You get up, this has nothing to do with you, I'm going to kill this clumsy." ”

"Princess, it's not good to kill someone for a book, and it reaches the ears of the king."

"The King?" Sun Luban pursed his lips and dismissed: "My father won't care about me, he will only praise me for killing well." This soiled the book written by my eldest brother, and she deserves death, and I only killed her once, which is already cheapening her. ”

Zhou Yu was stunned, and then smiled bitterly: "Princess, if King Yue knew that you killed someone for this book, he would probably regret it, right?" ”

Sun Luban was stunned for a moment, and looked at Zhou Yu with some hesitation: "Will it?" ”

Zhou Yu hurriedly said: "Of course it will, King Yue cherishes human life and refuses to kill people easily." As you said just now, he is mainly caress the Yi people, supplemented by suppression, so the Yi people will be grateful to him. He not only cares about men, but also cares about women, so he can form the Flying Tiger Battalion, and there are many maidservants in the Flying Tiger Camp, as well as bearded girls. ”

"Seems to be the same." Sun Luban scratched her head, her hair, which had been a little messy by her jumping and jumping, was even more messy, she glanced at the pale-faced maid, and shouted: "For the sake of my eldest brother's face, spare you death, get out, and go and get thirty military sticks yourself." ”

The maid escaped death, didn't dare to say a word, glanced at Zhou Yu gratefully, and ran out as if she had escaped.

"Well, I don't understand, why can my aunt train women into elite soldiers, but I can't?" Sun Luban muttered, "It seems that I have to find an opportunity to ask her for advice." ”

Zhou Yu breathed a sigh of relief, didn't answer her words again, picked up the letter, took out a volume and flipped through it. These books are printed by Fuchun Book Society, Fuchun Book Society is the industry of Fuchun Xu family, known for its fine carving, not only the handwriting is clear, those illustrations are delicate, vivid and expressive, as if hand-painted. Zhou Yu looked at the new book that exuded the fragrance of ink, and suddenly felt a heartache. It turned out that when this book was still called "Essays on the Southward Journey", she could get a handwritten copy of Sun Shao every time, and now these books have been changed to printing, as long as she likes it, she can buy it, but she can't have it anymore, and even the manuscript in her collection is gone.

"Ayu, isn't it good-looking?" Sun Luban didn't notice the abnormality of Zhou Yu's face, she turned to a page excitedly, pointed to a bird with a beautiful pattern on it and said: "The eldest brother's book says that this bird has five-color patterns on it, which is very beautiful, and the most unexpected thing is that this bird can also speak human words." The eldest brother heard this bird say that the world is peaceful, do you think it's fun? ”

"Really?" Zhou Yu glanced at Sun Luban suspiciously, his slender fingers crossed the page, and read softly: "The world music bird, the five-color writing, the red beak is bareheaded, there is a crown on the head, and people can speak, saying 'the world is peaceful', and the king is virtuous." ”

"Well, I didn't lie to you, did I?" Sun Luban raised his eyebrows and said proudly.

"Can a bird still speak human language?" Zhou Yu still couldn't believe it.

"It's okay if you don't believe it, the eldest brother said, he wants to send a pair of such birds to Jianye, and you will be able to see it then."

"Oh, when will it arrive?" Zhou Yu also came to be interested.

"Hmm-" Sun Luban rolled his eyes, held a finger in his mouth, thought for a while and said, "I think it should be the New Year." The eldest brother said before that he was going to find a unicorn to dedicate to his father, and although he didn't find the unicorn now, he would definitely dedicate it to his father on the New Year if he could find this kind of bird of world music. ”

Zhou Yu nodded and did not speak. She is not as simple as Sun Luban, in her opinion, Sun Shao and Sun Quan have become a fire and water, probably not so kind to send the bird to Sun Quan, what is there to say if it is not good.

(To be continued)