To be honest, Sun Quan can't figure out Sun Shao's true thoughts, he doesn't speak in a proper shape, to say the least, he doesn't have many times when he is in shape, most of the time he is either hippie smiling, or cheating, Sun Quan originally suspected that he was acting in front of him, but after listening to Buqi's report on this war, he felt that this might be Sun Shao's real surname, you see how easy it is for him to use the reputation of the great pirate Cui Qian to pit those little pirates, it is simply easy to come.

This kid is a businessman, and he even fights with a bit of cunning, I only knew that he was short-tempered before, but I didn't expect him to have this side of deceit.

Then again, whether Sun Shao really doesn't want to fight, or he knows that he won't give him a chance, so he pretends to be chic, it doesn't matter to Sun Quan, you can admit the reality and don't make trouble for me, that's it, everything else is negotiable. At the same time, Sun Quan had to admit that Sun Shao considered the issue of Jiaozhou from a commercial point of view, which was deeper than many people's considerations. Originally, he considered the issue of Jiaozhou, of course, he also had the idea of expanding financial resources, but more than that, it was a political consideration, and the land he could conquer was Jiaozhou. Of course, Jiaozhou has commercial taxes and rents, but compared with Yangzhou, the income is limited after all, and the foundation of the Shixie brothers is too thick to shake, so Sun Quan has been holding back until now. Now that Sun Shao said this, Sun Quan found that the wealth he could get from Jiaozhou was far more than he originally expected, and there was some activity in his heart.

"Then you will stay in Jianye for a while, your fourth uncle passed away, and the elders of the clan said that they should take care of it." Sun Quan sighed, revealing a trace of regret and guilt, his voice became a little choked, he raised his hand, wiped the moist corners of his eyes with his sleeve, and said in a nasal voice: "I didn't expect what Liu Wan said to be really confirmed, three of my four brothers are all Lu Zuo immortal." ”

Sun Shao also sighed and persuaded: "Life and death have a fate, and wealth is in the sky." The fourth uncle is smart and beautiful, and he should be the supreme's right-hand man, but if God doesn't bless the good people, there is no way to do it. The supreme family and the country are important, or take care of the body, not to be overly sad and overworked. He thought for a moment and added: "The spirits of the great father and mother in the sky are all looking at the Supreme, and the Supreme should mourn and change." ”

Sun Quan was stunned, his cheeks twitched a few times, and his sharp eyes swept towards Sun Shao, but Sun Shao looked sincere, and he didn't see anything unusual at all. Sun Quan hesitated for a moment, and suddenly felt palpitations. Sun Shao's words were obviously comforting him, but to him, it was like a thorn. If there is a spirit in death, what will my father, mother, and brother think of me? How will I see them in a hundred years? The eldest brother's only son in front of him almost died of anger last year, but fortunately he came back alive and did not leave himself a big regret. But this year, the fourth brother is really dead, in his twenties, it is a good year and a high-spirited year, so he died. Who is to blame? It's me, it's my ulterior thoughts that drove the fourth brother to death. I have lost my father and three brothers, one of whom was forced to die by myself.

Sun Quanbei came from it, his eyes were red, and two tears slid down his face and dripped on the case in front of him. He didn't want Sun Shao to see him like this, so he lowered his head, waved his hand, and motioned for Sun Shao to withdraw first. Sun Shao hurriedly got up, saluted, and quietly went out. As soon as he went out, he straightened up when a petite young general suddenly stopped in front of him, the spear in his hand pointed at his chest.

"Hurry up and pay for the road." The young general shouted in a hoarse voice, raising a hand and supporting his crooked helmet.

Sun Shao's eyes swept and he recognized that this was the big tiger Sun Luban. He bowed his waist in cooperation, took out a handful of five baht coins in his left hand, and took out a piece of gold cake in his right hand, and said pitifully: "King, are these enough?" ”

"You have a lot of money, why do you have so little money?" Sun Luban pretended to be vicious and shouted: "No, double it again." ”

Sun Shao straightened his waist, his eyes widened, and he looked at death as if he were at home: "Double? You're too dark, so just snatch me back and be the lady of the village. ”

"Plop-" Sun Luban couldn't help laughing, she threw the spear, covered her stomach and laughed, while laughing, she beckoned to the back: "Xiaohu, Yuan Yuan, come out quickly, what do you listen to the eldest brother, he wants to be the wife of the village." After speaking, she jumped up, pounced on Sun Shao, put her arms around Sun Shao's neck, and kissed him hard: "Big brother, you are back, if you don't come back, no one will play with us." ”

"You didn't pester?" Sun Shao squeezed his eyes.

"He's not interesting." Sun Luyu pursed his lips, jumped down from Sun Shao, coughed, and bowed seriously: "Oh, the minister obeys the order." Well, the minister will do it. Well, the minister understood. Between his words and deeds, there was a bit of a circumferential appearance, which made Sun Shao laugh, and Sun Luyuan and Sun Luyu, who had just run over, also giggled.

They laughed and walked forward. Not far away, Mrs. Bu and Mrs. Yuan, surrounded by several maidservants, watched with a smile as Sun Shao was pulled over by three little girls. Sun Shao didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly stepped forward to salute. Mrs. Bu returned the salute with a smile, and when Mrs. Yuan returned the salute, she glanced at Sun Shao gratefully: "Thank you, General." ”

Sun Shao bowed and bowed: "Don't dare, Shao is just a handy effort, and it is not worth being so concerned by Mrs. ”

Mrs. Yuan didn't say much. The last time Yang Xiu came to Jianye, she saw their brothers and sisters, hugged her head and cried, and when she learned that this was the news that Sun Shao told Yang Xiu, she was grateful to Sun Shao, and she always wanted to express her gratitude in person.

Sun Shao played with a few children for a while, and then asked people to give gifts, and then left. Sun Luban was still unsatisfied, and dragged Mrs. Bu to go to Sun Shao's house to play, but Mrs. Bu refused. Sun Quan has already expressed to Zhou Xun that he wants to marry his daughter to him, although Sun Luban is still young, he can no longer be as unscrupulous as before. When she thought of this, she really had a headache and didn't know how to discipline this daughter. With Sun Quan favored, Sun Luban didn't seem to listen to anyone's words.

In October, Sun Quan led everyone to Wu County to attend Sun Kuang's funeral, the Sun clan had a rare gathering, several elders united to put pressure on Sun Quan, hoping that he would not forget the truth of kissing the virtuous and virtuous. Sun Shao originally had some expectations for them, but after chatting with some of them, he found that these people wanted to use him as a guise to benefit Sun Quan, so he gave up his unrealistic illusions, and when everyone put pressure on Sun Quan, he expressed his gratitude moderately, and then appropriately expressed his satisfaction with the current situation, and finally gave a generous gift. Among them, the gift to Sun Kuang's widow Cao Shi is the heaviest, except for Dunwu and a few other cronies, he left the wine shop in Wu County and served the whole pot to Cao, saying that it was a heart for his younger brother Sun Tai.

This generous gift made everyone's original unhappiness with Sun Shao disappear, no matter who mentioned Sun Shao, they had to pick a thumb, this later life of benevolence and righteousness, compared to the relief given by Sun Quan, Sun Shao's hand was too big. This is not just a sum of money, but a sum of money that can be had every year, so to speak, a hen that gives birth to a golden rooster - an income of three or four hundred gold a year, and no one can be indifferent.

Cao was grateful.

At the end of the funeral, Sun Shaotui said that Jianye's business was busy and said goodbye to everyone. Sun Quan survived the difficulties without danger, and he was in a good mood, he did not return to Jianye immediately, but lived in Wu County for a period of time, but then several major events happened, which ruined Sun Quan's good mood.

The first thing is the Tiger Fighting Incident. Sun Quan was in a good mood and ran to Qinting in Wu County to shoot the tiger, but the horse ran too fast and met a tiger, the horse was injured by the tiger, Sun Quan fell off the horse and was almost killed by the tiger. Thanks to his martial arts, he injured the tiger with the halberd he carried, and his entourage Zhang Shi rushed up to escort him, and there was finally no danger. But immediately after, the angry Zhang Zhao and the frightened Sun Quan had a fierce conflict, Zhang Zhao angrily reprimanded Sun Quan for frivolous in front of the ministers, almost causing a catastrophe, Sun Quan was angry and ashamed, and did not save face for Zhang Zhao, accusing Zhang Zhao of relying on the old and selling the old, and did not know the way to be a minister. Zhang Zhao brushed his sleeves away in anger and went back to Jianye directly.

Zhang Zhao left, Sun Quan was a little difficult to step down, and lived in Wu County for a few days. In the past few days, he has received two urgent documents one after another. The first letter was sent by the Houguan shipyard from the sea, and he said that after the last war, the pirates had been hit hard, but the situation had not developed in a good direction, but had worsened. The pirate Su took advantage of the opportunity of other pirates to be seriously injured, and suddenly made a move, without much effort, he took the pirates of the East China Sea under his banner, and now he has nearly 1,000 warships and 20,000 pirates, and what is even more terrifying is that before he got the news in Yuehai, he led the crowd to attack the Houguan shipyard and robbed nearly 300 large and small warships in the shipyard, including three newly completed building ships, as well as hundreds of skilled workers in the shipyard. Su Bu Legs, who robbed the ship, has greatly increased his strength, he has become the overlord of the East China Sea, and he is chasing the urging sign of the South China Sea, and he no longer has to worry about the sailors of the Houguan Shipyard, all the merchant ships passing through the East China Sea will be snatched away with all the people and ships, and the trade routes in the East China Sea will be cut off.

Sun Quan was taken aback, and then he was furious, the shipyard was actually robbed, is this worth it? In the past, although pirates were rampant, they were all small boats, and they had to be a little more restrained when they met sailors, but now that they are all replaced by official warships, wouldn't it be even more unscrupulous? The trade route is cut off, I'm afraid this is just the beginning, ambitions are all growing with strength, and Su Thick Legs, whose strength has soared, will be satisfied with robbing merchant ships? In doing so, I am afraid that he has greater ambitions.

Without saying a word, Sun Quan immediately ordered the Pingnan general Lü Fan to lead 8,000 elite soldiers to the East China Sea to conquer and suppress, and be sure to kill Su before he sat on his thick legs and restore the trade routes at sea.

As soon as the order was issued, Bu Qi's plea sheet arrived.

In September, the hurricane season in the South China Sea has passed, and after months of preparation, Buqi attacked Zhuya again. Due to the implementation of the sailor escort in the previous months, the sailor controlled by the Shi family was forced to fight with the pirates several times, and the losses were not small, but the results were not good, and the good reputation of the Shi family was greatly hit, and Shi Xie had to bow his head to Bu Qi and fully cooperate. Buqi therefore concentrated almost all the warships of the Jiaozhou Naval Division, preparing to kill Cui Qian, the king of pirates in the South China Sea, in one fell swoop. But no one expected that when victory was in sight, Buqi himself was surrounded by Cui Qian, and after a hard battle, he fled back to Xu Wen in a small boat with only a few dozen personal guards, and the entire army of the sailors was annihilated.

Jiaozhou is completely out of control.

Sun Quan was so angry that he threw Bu Qi's guilty plea on the ground and scolded. Immediately summoned the entourage of ministers to discuss countermeasures, the South China Sea and the East China Sea completely collapsed, and the rear of Jiangdong was unstable, which was not child's play. But the ministers don't have any good countermeasures, they want to fight a naval battle, not to mention that there are not many experienced people, even if you have experience, you don't have soldiers or ships. The entire Jiaozhou Naval Division was wiped out, and the Houguan Naval Division also suffered a lot of losses, Lu Fan and others took the warships that could be transferred out to conquer Su Thick Legs, where were the surplus sailors to Jiaozhou. If too many sailors from the Yangtze River were transferred, once Xiahoudun, who was stationed in Juchao, sensed the abnormality and attacked again, Jiangdong would inevitably fall into the dilemma of fighting on three sides.

Jiaozhou wants to save it, but it can't be saved.

Sun Quan no longer has the mood to hunt, he immediately returned to Jianye, to ask more courtiers, no longer limited to the ministers, including the generals, near direct summoning, far to send people to send letters, the situation suddenly tense, the general's mansion every day to be busy until the middle of the night, just a month, Sun Quan lost a lot of weight, but still can't find a solution.

The Yokokai General's Mansion, which is separated by a wall, is a different scene.

At the end of October, Guan Feng gave birth to a big fat boy, Sun Shao was happy and naturally needless to say, but the happiest was Daqiao, she was busy in the house every day, receiving greetings from and out, and preparing full moon wine at the same time. It is rare for her to interact with outsiders, and almost everyone in Jianye has received invitations, not only that, but she also sent Sun Shao to Sun Quan for the first time, inviting him to attend the banquet, which made Sun Quan, who was so sad that his hair was gray, overjoyed.

Looking at Sun Shao with a happy face, Sun Quan was happy and jealous: "How many people have you invited?" He also married several ladies before and after, but only Sun Deng and Sun Ji had two sons, Mrs. Bu and Mrs. Yuan gave birth to three daughters, and Mrs. Xie and Mrs. Xu did not even give birth to a daughter. Sun Shao gave birth to a son after only one year of marriage, maybe he is a man with many sons.

Sun Shao smiled from ear to ear: "I roughly estimated, there will be four or five hundred people, and there may be a flowing water table at that time." My mother asked me to ask the Supreme for instructions, and it might take up the street at that time. ”

"I know, I'll arrange it when the time comes." Sun Quan carefully put the invitation aside and beckoned to Sun Shao: "What are you busy with these days?" ”

"Busy with what?" Sun Shao looked surprised, and said as a matter of course: "Of course I am busy giving birth to a son." ”

"It's none of your business to have a son." Sun Quan felt that Sun Shao was a little out of tune, and said with the appearance of an elder: "I know that you and you are deeply affectionate, but this must also have a degree." I've heard that Guan Feng is a little unpleasant to be spoiled by you. ”

"Who said that?" Sun Shaodeng's face changed, and he looked at Sun Quan with a very strange look: "Why is it that the supreme is so concerned about the affairs between our husband and wife?" ”

Sun Quan choked, it took a long time to understand, he was so angry and funny, picked up a handkerchief next to him and smashed it on Sun Shao's face, and scolded with a smile: "You just look at me like this?" How many people do you don't know about your wife? And I sent someone to investigate? ”

Sun Shao smiled awkwardly, a little embarrassed: "I know." ”

"Alright." Sun Quan smiled, looking a little lonely: "I know that you have some doubts about me after all, this is also an inevitable thing, otherwise how can you call it a lonely person." Aman, I am in this position, and there are some things that I have to do, and you have to bear with me. ”

Sun Shao raised his eyebrows and didn't say anything.

"Alas, it is said that the supreme is supreme, but the position of this supreme is also the coldest." Sun Quan was a little excited, stared at the door for a while, and then felt that he was a little out of shape, and hurriedly hid his laughter, and asked people to take a copy of the battle report and throw it in front of Sun Shao. Sun Shao hesitated for a moment, opened it and took a look, his brows jumped immediately, and he twisted into a pimple again: "Lost the battle again?" ”

"yes, it's lost again." Sun Quan smiled bitterly. When Lu Fan arrived in the East China Sea, Su Thick Legs did not confront him head-on, and took people to avoid the islands, Lu Fan was in a hurry and wanted to resume the trade route as soon as possible, but the vast sea was not comparable to the big river, and he couldn't even find the shadow of Su Thick Legs. In a hurry, it was a little chaotic, he divided his troops to search, and happened to fall into Su Thick Legs' plan, one of which was ambushed by Su Thick Legs all the way, the generals Song Wu and Zhu Gai were killed in battle, and more than 3,000 soldiers were killed in battle, and when Lu Fan got the news and rushed to go, Su Thick Legs had already packed up the spoils of war and disappeared into the sea.

"I haven't been able to sleep every day for the past two days, the trade routes have been cut off, not only the tax revenue of several big cities has dropped sharply, but there are also many families among the merchants, they have put pressure on me through various ways, and if I don't solve Su's thick legs, I will be driven crazy by them. Aman, I heard that you have a good relationship with Su Thick Legs. ”

"Huh?" Sun Shao was stunned for a moment, and then nodded: "There is a fate, I drank a meal, and I can talk about it, and then I accepted his affection and gave me a battle flag, and no pirates dared to touch my mind along the way." He thought about it, and then smiled heartlessly: "So, Su Thick Legs unified the East China Sea, wouldn't I become the only merchant ship that could pass through the East China Sea?" ”

"You ......" Sun Quan was once again annoyed by his inattention, leaned over, raised his hand, narrowed his eyes and scolded: "Don't you keep thinking about whether your business is good or not?" ”

Sun Shao was very aggrieved: "I'm a businessman, what else can I think about if I don't think about businessmen?" ”

"Don't forget, you're still General Yokohai." Sun Quan couldn't suppress the evil fire, and shouted with a sinking face.

"Forget." Sun Shao patted his head and said apologetically: "I really can't remember." ”

"Then now that you think about it, why don't you think of a way for me?" Sun Quan really couldn't do anything about him, he beat and scolded, he was just indifferent, and he only had his little business in mind. Originally, he thought that Su Thick Legs were isolated from the East China Sea, and he should be in a hurry, but now he found that he seemed to be a little gloating, and Su Thick Legs were rampant, but it became his opportunity.

"What can I do?" Sun Shao rolled his eyes, and said reluctantly: "Lu Fan brought eight thousand elite soldiers, and he was played like this, so it would be useful for me to go?" Do you really think that Su Thick Legs will give me such a big face? ”

"That's not good, if you don't think of a way, you're not allowed to leave today." Sun Quan was also furious, played Laipi, and ordered Zhou Xun to lead people to guard the door. The uncle and nephew glared at each other, one unconvinced. After a while, the two couldn't help laughing again, Sun Shao knocked on the table, and said disapprerovingly: "It's not simple? Didn't Lu Fan find Su's thick legs? Let him escort and escort two or three hundred merchant ships in the East China Sea, as soon as he shows up, he doesn't need to look for it, Su Thick Legs will definitely come. ”

Sun Quan's eyes lit up, yes, how did you forget this method, Sun Shao did it last time.

"Shaft, if you don't force you, you just can't." Sun Quan was in a good mood, and then sighed again: "It's a pity that although Lu Fan can protect the trade routes of the East China Sea, there is no way to do it in Jiaozhou, and the sailors in Jiaozhou have been wiped out by Buqi." ”

"I don't think it's possible." Sun Shao shook his head and muttered: "Bufujun's battle was fought in a bit of a hurry, but he is a shrewd person, and it is impossible to fight this battle so badly. According to my analysis, he was probably stabbed in the back by Shi Xie. It's just that he was afraid that the Supreme would condemn Shi Xie and cause turmoil in Jiaozhou, so he could only take all the responsibility. There must be a loss in the Jiaozhou Naval Division, but the loss should only be the part of the Bufu Monarch's control, and the Naval Division in the hands of the Shi family should have limited losses. If Lu Fan can be transferred to Jiaozhou, the situation in Jiaozhou can still be controlled. It's just that this battle can't be defeated again. ”

Sun Quan hesitated for a while, and said tentatively: "Aman, I think that your method will work against these pirates, or you should go to the East China Sea to assist Lu Fan." ”

"No, no." Sun Shao simply refused: "Lu Fan is too bullish, I don't like him." Besides, how comfortable am I to stay at home, to run out to sea and drink the wind? Not interested. After speaking, he got up and gave a salute: "The Supreme is busy with official business, so I will take my leave first." I also got Zhang Gongfu to go up and invite him. Alas, my teacher is really hard to wait. I've been running three times, and I haven't even seen each other. ”

Sun Quan was a little embarrassed, Zhang Zhao closed his door after returning from Wu County, he sent someone to invite him, but Zhang Zhao didn't see him at all. He was also angry, and sent someone to build a wall in front of Zhang Zhao's house to block Zhang Zhao's door, but he didn't expect Zhang Zhao to be even more popular, so he erected another wall in the door, making it clear that he wanted to fight Sun Quan to the end. Now the two are very stiff, and Sun Quan doesn't know how to step down. Sun Shao is complaining now, but he is a little unhappy for Zhang Gong.

Sun Shao left, Lu Xun slowly walked out of the side room, and sat quietly in front of Sun Quan. Sun Quan let out a long breath, and all the laughter and scolding just now were gone, leaving only the lofty dignity: "Bo Yan, what do you think?" ”

The corners of Lu Xun's mouth twitched, and he smiled faintly: "General Henghai is unfathomable, and Zheng Yu in the lonely city can't see through it, how can the minister see through it." He paused, and then said, "However, the minister thinks that he has no intention of being subordinate. ”

(To be continued)