Cao Zhanghu was tall and tall, a head and a half taller than Cao Ying, but he stood in front of Cao Ying as docile as a sheep. Looking at Cao Ying's depressed face, he was very puzzled, he heard that Sun Tai was here, Cao Ying had always been very happy, why was he sad now?

"Father."

"Zi'an, go meet your uncle, aunt and cousin." Cao Ying pointed to Xiahou Heng and their son Xiahou Ji who were waiting in the distance, with a kind smile on his face. "Come back later, I will invite you to eat fish soup made of fresh fish in the Xuanwu Pond."

Sun Tai knew that Cao Ying had something to say to Cao Zhang, and it was inconvenient for him to stand next to him, so he responded respectfully and saluted Cao Zhang: "Tai will go to my sister to say goodbye later." ”

Cao Zhang's wife is Sun Ben's daughter, and according to the generation, it is Sun Tai's sister, but Sun Tai's mother and Cao Zhang are sisters, so this generation is a little chaotic, so everyone has to call each other. The Sun family comes according to the relationship of the Sun family, and the Cao family comes according to the relationship of the Cao family.

Cao Zhang nodded kindly, his wife Sun heard that Sun Tai had come to Yecheng, and she was also moved by homesickness, so Cao Zhang asked Cao Ying to ask for a banquet for Sun Tai, but Cao Zhang didn't have time to open his mouth to Cao Ying.

Seeing Sun Tai walk away, Cao Ying sighed and walked slowly along the corridor paved with green bricks, the clogs tapping on the green bricks in a monotonous and soothing rhythm. Cao Zhang arched his hand and carefully followed behind. Usually when Cao Ying has this expression, it is when he is in a more tangled mood, and it is best not to take the initiative to speak, so as not to make him angry.

"Zihuan and Sun Shao have joined forces to exterminate the pirate management of Bohai Bay." Cao Ying opened his mouth faintly, "In order to let Sun Shao cooperate with him, he asked to lend Chengshan to Sun Shao as a dock." In addition, he had already given the island outside Qu County to Sun Shao. He was silent for a moment, and then said, "I didn't say anything about the conditions." ”

Cao Zhang's heart chuckled, and his slightly burnt beard trembled. Before Cao Pi set off, Cao Ying had instructed him, if nothing else, Sun Shao would definitely want the island outside Qu County, according to the edict of the Son of Heaven, that island should indeed belong to Sun Shao, but this island is now the jurisdiction of Xuzhou, which is indirectly Cao Ying's territory, and it is not easy for Sun Shao to take it away only with the edict of the Son of Heaven. Cao Ying thought that if Sun Shao wanted to manage the East China Sea, this island was inevitable, and he could use this as a condition to negotiate with Sun Shao, at least on the surface, he could create an appearance that they had a good relationship, thus affecting the trend of the world.

Unexpectedly, Cao Pi didn't say a word, and sent it directly.

Of course, Cao Zhang didn't believe that Cao Pi would be so generous, he knew that Sun Shao must have given a benefit, but this benefit belonged to Cao Pi. Why was Cao Pi so bold and risked being blamed by Cao Ying to make a deal with Sun Shao? It is also obvious that he wants to make meritorious contributions, if nothing else, this time the great merit of exterminating the management that has given Cao Ying a headache for more than 20 years will definitely fall into the hands of Cao Pi.

Sun Shao is deliberately maintaining the balance between Cao Pi and Cao Zhi, and he is creating a crisis for the Cao family. This is Cao Zhang's most direct conclusion.

"Father, no matter what, it is a good thing to be able to calm down and manage after all." Cao Zhang said cautiously: "It's just ...... In this way, Zang Ba and Sun Guan are afraid that they will also collude with Sun Shao, compete with the snipe and the clam , and in the end, Sun Shao, the fisherman, will benefit. ”

Cao Ying turned his head and glanced at Cao Zhang, and nodded slightly. Even a martial artist like Cao Zhang can understand it, and of course Cao Pi, who is good at scheming, understands it even better, but he still did it, which can only show that he was dizzy and confused by Sun Shao.

Sun Shao's ability to fool people, Cao Ying has been taught, otherwise he would not have tried his best to attack Hanzhong again.

"I'm more worried about Jizhou and Youzhou." Cao Ying's voice seemed hollow. "Zang Ba and Sun Guan are not fools, they may join forces with Sun Shao, but they will never be swallowed by Sun Shao willingly. If Sun Shao is in a hurry, they will rely on us even more. Jizhou and Youzhou are not, especially Youzhou, Gongsun Gong is restless, if he and Sun Shao join forces, I am afraid that the northern Xinjiang will be unstable again. ”

Cao Zhang's face was suspicious, and his mouth snorted.

"Don't underestimate him." Although Cao Ying didn't look back, he seemed to see Cao Zhang's face clearly, he patted the railing and laughed softly: "That vertical man is a master of sowing discord, Gongsun Gong is already in the wrong position, and if he meets such an insidious kid again, I'm afraid he won't have much power to fight back." I'm not worried about the land in Liaodong, I'm worried about the horses in Liaodong. ”

Cao Zhang understood. He knew Cao Ying's intention to summon him, and immediately straightened up energetically.

"You go to Youzhou to make a history of assassination, and before Sun Shao reaches out to Liaodong, strive to conquer Gongsun Gong first."

"Whoa." Cao Zhang replied loudly, hesitated for a moment, and said: "When the son goes out, the father should take care of his body and work hard to add food." ”

"Hehe, the old man won't be able to die for a while." Cao Ying waved his hand, revealing a meaningful smile.

"Ziwen is going to do the history of Youzhou Thorn?" Cao Pi, who was full of smiles, heard the news, his face sank, and then he laughed again, turned his head to Sun Shao and said: "Zi Wenwu is brave, those Hu people are most afraid of him, it is just right to send him to Youzhou." ”

Sun Shao smiled faintly, although Cao Pi seemed to be very sincere, but the barely in his tone could not escape his ears. He also nodded in agreement: "Yes, I have admired Brother Ziwen for a long time, and I may be able to meet him in Youzhou this time." ”

"Your Highness is going to Youzhou?" Cao Pi pretended to smile lightly and said, "Go buy mink, deer antler or what?" ”

"War horses." Sun Shao said unabashedly.

"Your Highness is a sailor, what do you want to buy a war horse for?" Cao Pi pretended to be very casual and asked, "Although your boat is not small, it is still not enough to run horses, right?" ”

"War horses are worth a lot." Sun Shao said with a smile: "A good horse can be sold for a million dollars in Jianye, and it has no price, what kind of business do you say is better than this?" ”

"King Wu is very eager for cavalry." Cao Pi said something in his words, he took a sip of his wine glass: "However, even if he has a horse, it is impossible to establish a famous horse, you must know that a cavalry can not be done with a horse." ”

"That's his business, I can't care about that much." Sun Shao smiled lightly and naturally: "I just need to make money, as long as I have money, whether he buys it to form a cavalry or ties it to the stable as an ornament, it has nothing to do with me." He raised his hand and interrupted Cao Pi's words: "Brother Zihuan, the forbidden sea has been two months, I think Guan Cheng is about to run out of cooking, shouldn't we close the net?" ”

As soon as he mentioned this matter, Cao Pi suddenly came to his senses, put aside the unhappiness just now, nodded with a smile on his face, and said, "I came to discuss this matter with His Highness." Your Highness, you are invincible in water warfare, and this encirclement and suppression of Guan Cheng depends on the authority of His Highness. ”

"Don't look at me." Sun Shao smiled and arched his hand at Zang Ba and Sun Guan: "It depends on the majesty of the two envoys." ”

"We?" Zang Ba and Sun Guan looked at each other, they were here to be spectators, how could they be the main force. With Sun Shao's sailor, where is there room for them to play. However, Zang Ba was an old man, and he immediately understood what Sun Shao meant, this was Sun Shao who made them make meritorious contributions, so that they could stand more firmly in Qingxu. He hurriedly smiled and said, "Please also ask Your Highness for guidance." ”

"Your Highness, the Qingxu Sailor is the main force, doesn't it seem right?" Cao Pi also shook his head: "It's not that I look down on the two envoys, it's really that their strength is limited, and if they want to completely annihilate Guan Cheng, they probably won't be able to do it." ”

"The sea is boundless, and when I get to the sea, I, like the two envoys, am not sure that I will be completely annihilated." Sun Shao stood up and pointed on the map provided by Sun Guan: "Once more than 3,000 people escape into the sea, it is no different from looking for a needle in a haystack, and if there is a difference, it is only the difference between a needle and 3,000 needles." ”

Cao Pi nodded in agreement with Sun Shao's opinion, and Zang Ba and Sun Guan also agreed.

"Therefore, if we want to strike a decisive blow, we must lure them to the shore, and then combine the forces of the three parties to extinguish them in one fell swoop." Sun Shao waved his hand and clenched his fists, as if he had already held Guan Cheng in the palm of his hand. "My sailor is too strong, I'm afraid that Guan Cheng will run away when he sees it, so I'm responsible for copying his back road, and the task of luring the enemy is to be taken care of by the two envoys." He looked at Zang Ba and Sun Guan with a smile, and then looked at Cao Pi: "Only in this way can you be captured in one battle, what do you think?" ”

Zang Ba and Sun Guan have no opinion, Qingxu is originally their territory, they can only sit firm if they show their strength, and Cao Pi does not object, he just needs to wipe out the pirates in charge, they have their own place, of course they will not oppose Sun Shao's arrangement. So several people agreed that Zang Ba and Sun Guan were responsible for luring the enemy, Sun Shao was responsible for outflanking, and the task of defending the city was handed over to Cao Pi.

Guan Cheng had been catsizing on the island for two or three months, and when the sea fish was about to vomit, he finally learned that Sun Guan had sent sailors to escort merchant ships to the south. According to the information inquired, the number of these merchant ships is very large, they have been stranded in Qingzhou for so long, they can't wait, Qingzhou Assassin Shi Sun Guan originally did not plan to set sail now, because the Yue King Sun Shao's men and horses have not been in place, his sailors are still chasing and suppressing sporadic pirates in Xuzhou, escorting only more than 1,000 people from the Qingxu sailors.

Guan Cheng was very cautious, he sent men to follow the fleet for three or four days, and finally sent people to infiltrate the port where the fleet docked to investigate, until the fleet reached Chengshan, and was about to bypass Chengshan and enter the East China Sea, he pounced on the pirates who had been following the fleet for several days.

As soon as the Qingxu sailor saw his battle flag, he immediately escorted the merchant ship into Chengshan Port. The two sides engaged, and the pirates, who were irritated by countless merchant ships, were unstoppable, defeated the Qingxu sailors escorting the escort in a very short time, and then attacked Chengshan Port with all their might. Chengshan Port is a small city, Guan Cheng is very familiar with this place, and has broken through Chengshan Port more than once, so he didn't take this matter into account at all, he ordered to attack the city with all his might, and after preparing to break the city as quickly as possible, he grabbed the merchant ship and left, as long as he entered the sea, he believed that no one could find him.

Accidents appeared at this time, the small Chengshan Port was firmly guarded, and the soldiers defending the city were unusual, desperately resisting, and repelled the attacks of the pirates again and again, although Guan Cheng climbed the city several times, but was soon beaten down by the defenders.

When Guan Cheng realized that something was wrong a day later, the Qingxu Sailor who had been scattered by him reappeared in the harbor and blocked their way, and more importantly, the number of people seemed to be even larger.

Guan Cheng has been a pirate for so many years, and his vigilance is very high, and by this time, he knew that this time he had fallen for Zang Ba and Sun Guan, these merchant ships were all bait, and Chengshan Port was a trap.

Guan Cheng made a quick decision, gave up attacking the small city, and broke through with all his might. The two sides fought fiercely, and Guan Cheng paid the price of more than half of the casualties, and finally broke through the blockade of Zang Ba and Sun Guan and disappeared into the sea.

To the surprise of Zang Ba and Sun Guan and Cao Pi, who was guarding the city, the sailors who originally said that they were going to intercept Guan Cheng on the sea were late, and by the time the forward Zuo General Cui Qian arrived, Guan Cheng had only a shadow left. Zang Ba was very unhappy, Sun Guan also had a gloomy face, but Cao Pi was furious, accusing Cui Qian of not believing his words, delaying the fighter, and letting Guan Cheng go.

Cui Qian was very embarrassed, made amends again and again, patted his chest and promised that even if he chased to the ends of the earth, he would definitely catch Guan Cheng to achieve all his success, and then follow with the fleet. Cao Pi was furious and walked away. It was frustrating that he endured it for months and ended up falling short.

Sun Shao then arrived, he was also very embarrassed, and then ordered Yue Hai and Chen Hai to set off together, and he stopped at Chengshan Port, accompanying Cao Pi and others to wait for news. In the anxious half a month, the good news finally came, Cui Qian and others chased Guan Cheng at sea for more than ten days, and finally blocked Guan Cheng in the lair, and all the pirates led by Guan Cheng were caught, nearly 20,000 men, women and children, and more than 500 warships.

Cao Pi was overjoyed, he wasn't even interested in caring about whether there was any loot. As smart as he understood at this time, the reason why Sun Shao did not intercept the management in Chengshan Port was to monopolize the wealth accumulated in the past 20 years. What he wants is military exploits, although there is a lot of wealth, but it is not his focus, he is willing to turn a blind eye and pretend not to notice Sun Shao's little caution. And Zang Ba and Sun Guan have become unspoken allies with Sun Shao, and of course they will not turn their faces against Sun Shao because of these wealth.

As a result, all the savings of more than 20 years fell into Sun Shao's pocket.

The three parties got their own place, and they were all happy, and rushed to Penglai Port to meet Cui Qian and others. Five days later, they saw the sailors returning from a great victory in Penglai Harbor. Cui Qian was ashamed to ask Sun Shao for his guilt, although Guan Cheng's pirate gang was defeated, Guan Cheng ran away and didn't catch it. Of course, although Guan Cheng ran away, he was just a fish that slipped through the net, and he had no strength, so he could only hide in the east of the province in the future, and spend his life here, and it was impossible to cause trouble to the Bohai Sea again.

Sun Shao pretended to reproach Cui Qian, although Cao Pi didn't know whether it was true or not, but so many prisoners and warships in front of him were real, he suppressed his excitement and asked Sun Shao to ask the Son of Heaven for credit. Sun Shao knew it, so in the name of the king of Yue to the Son of Heaven to report the credit, he gave most of the credit to Cao Pi and Zang Ba and others, in his pen, it was Cao Pi who planned and commanded this great victory, and it was Zang Ba and Sun Guan's Qingxu Sailor who fought bravely, as for his Aurora Sailor, I'm sorry, I came one step late, and when I arrived, the battle was almost over, and I was really ashamed of my trust in the Son of Heaven.

Cao Pi was satisfied, and set off for Yecheng with carefully selected pirate ships and captives to offer prisoners. Zang Ba, Sun Guan and Sun Shao discussed the cooperation in detail, and then they said goodbye, while Sun Shao took the Aurora sailor to rest in Penglai Port.

During the rest, in addition to taking the sailor to inspect the harbors that could be docked along the way, accompanied by Sun Guan's grandson, he also sent a capable surveying and mapping team to set sail from Penglai Port and head north. He learned from the captives that it was possible to reach Liaodong all the way north from Penglai Harbor, but they did not sail so far, only from the mouths of the wrecked merchant ships. Sun Shao knew that this was the Bohai Strait, but he didn't know how wide the Bohai Strait was, and his sailors now had a battery life of about a month, if it was more than a month, then he would have to think twice. There are no detailed charts yet, and if you don't have a definite course on the endless sea, you are likely to get lost, and the consequences will be dire. Therefore, although he wanted to find this sea route as soon as possible, he did not want to take too much risk, and if he was not sure, he would rather take a detour and sail along the Bohai Bay, anyway, he would also inspect his territorial waters.

A month later, when the commendation of the Son of Heaven arrived, the surveying and mapping team also returned, and they surveyed dozens of small islands along the way, and walked more than 300 miles north, but they still did not see the coast of Liaodong, so they could only return in vain.

Sun Shao was very surprised, he knew that although the more than 300 li in the Han Dynasty was slightly less than the 150 kilometers in later generations, it was very limited, and the Bohai Strait was so wide? He didn't know the bottom of his heart, and at this time he regretted that it was too late to learn geography well, who let geography be a minor subject when he went to school, and gave way to mathematics, physics and chemistry.

Fortunately, Sun Shao was mentally prepared, and he was not too disappointed, but comforted the frustrated surveying and mapping team members with a few words. Since these people have been trained, they have made a lot of contributions, and all of them are a little above the top, and it is also a good thing to suffer a little setback.

When the weather gradually began to heat up, Sun Shao, who had finished his rest, set sail again, pulled his sails and sailed north along the coast. Out of Qingzhou, into Jizhou border Bohai County, Bohai County Taishou Gao Hong had already been notified by Cao Pi, politely accompanied all the way, across the Qinghe, Sun Shao saw Cao Zhang and Sun Tai smiling.

"Your Highness is so comfortable, you have walked from Qingzhou here for more than three months." As soon as Cao Zhang met, he arched his hand and smiled, there was a bit of boldness in his laughter, and Sun Shao immediately liked Cao Zhang. Unlike Cao Pi, who is a little feminine and introverted, who only has an exchange of interests, Cao Zhang's cheerfulness makes Sun Shao very appetizing.

"I heard that I have served as the assassin of Youzhou, and I have long wanted to rush to Youzhou to meet with you, but there are too many places to check along the way, so I delayed for a while. Fortunately, the time is not bad, the southern summer is scorching, it is the time when it is sultry, I rushed to Youzhou to escape the summer, and I can get together with such a good man at my feet, which is also a happy thing in life. Come, please get on the boat, I have prepared thin wine, we put the wine to the wind, and listen to the story of the battle of the Sangqian River that year. ”

Cao Zhang and Sun Tai have traveled all the way, often listening to Sun Tai talk about Sun Shao, Sun Tai's tone is always full of pride, and Cao Zhang is curious and a little unconvinced. He himself is a warrior who fights with strength and excellent martial arts, and he is usually a little conceited, and when he heard that Sun Shao defeated Zhang Liao at a young age, he was still a little unconvinced, and went to Zhang Liao's son Zhang Hu to inquire about this matter. Of course, Zhang Hu was embarrassed to say, and vaguely, saying that there were some coincidences at that time, and Cao Zhang of course thought about it in a way that was not conducive to Sun Shao. Hearing Sun Tai talk about Sun Shao's achievements, he was very unconvinced, and he always wanted to compete with Sun Shao, so he took the initiative to come to Qinghe to welcome Sun Shao. Otherwise, even if Sun Shaogui is the king of Yue, how can he Cao Zhang take him seriously.

What he didn't expect was that Sun Shao mentioned his proud work as soon as they met, and his words were full of admiration, which made him a little embarrassed. He hesitated slightly, and was about to get on the boat, but Tian Yu, the captain of the Gokaramaru Captain who was standing beside him, hurriedly pulled his armor skirt and signaled him not to get on the boat. Cao Zhang waved his hand, calmly said "It's okay" and strode onto the boat.

Only then did Sun Shao notice Tian Yu and asked Cao Zhangdao with his eyes: "Who is this?" ”

Tian Yu was helpless, and stepped forward to give a salute: "The foreign minister protects the captain of Karasuma, Yuyang Tian Guorang, and meets His Royal Highness King Yue." ”

Sun Shao suddenly realized, he glanced at Cui Qian, smiled, and stretched out his hand to invite: "It turned out to be Tian Jun, I have heard of the name for a long time, but I didn't see it when I was in Wancheng, but I didn't expect to meet it today." Come on, come on, today we laugh at the grudge. ”

Tian Yu was embarrassed, he was surrounded by Sun Shao in Wancheng for a few days, and Cui Qian attacked the city, he couldn't hold on, so he could only break through. Sun Shao mentioned this matter in front of so many people, which made him a little embarrassed. However, Sun Shao, with the respect of the king of Yue, wanted to smile and enmity with him, and put him at the height of an equal opponent, which was very face-saving for him.

"Don't dare." Tian Yu had no choice but to follow Cao Zhang on Sun Shao's ship, entered the cabin, and when he passed through the bottom floor, he saw the huge nautical chart placed in the center of the cabin, and Cao Zhang, who was surnamed Wucheng, was attracted. ”

Sun Shao stood aside with a smile, while Cui Qian and the others were a little displeased. Although Cao Zhang is Cao Ying's son, he is only a six-hundred-stone thorn after all, and he is far from Sun Shao. When Sun Shao came out to see him, he had already given him enough face, he actually talked to Sun Shao like this, did he still have Yue Guo in his eyes?

Cui Qian glanced at Sun Shao, pressed the handle of the knife with his hand, and raised his eyebrows. Sun Shao shook his head and signaled him to be calm. Cui Qian was helpless, so he had to take a step back and twist his head angrily. Cao Zhang seemed rude, but he had actually been paying attention to Sun Shao's expression, and when he saw Sun Shao suppressing Cui Qian, he smiled faintly: "This is the urging sign that crisscrossed the South China Sea back then?" ”

Cui Qian was stunned, his nickname has not been used for a long time, how can Cao Zhang also know? He immediately became angry, and smiled yin: "Yes, I am the South China Sea Urging Sign, I didn't expect Lord Thorn Shi to know about it, it's really an honor." ”

Cao Zhang put one hand behind his back, pulled a few yellow beards on his chin with the other, squinted his eyes, and his eyes were sharp and cold: "Cao Zhang is not talented, I really want to see the stick that can urge you under your feet." ”

(To be continued)