"You're trying to kill me?" Sun Shao was furious, pointed at Yang Xiu's nose and scolded: "It's a shame that I admired him so much, and sent him to chase the wind away, but he was good and pushed me directly into the fire pit." This old thief is so vicious, no wonder people say that he is a hero, I really misjudged him. ”

Yang Xiu was speechless by Sun Shao's unscrupulous scolding, although he also had a stomach for Cao Ying, but he couldn't scold like Sun Shao, otherwise he would definitely die without a place to bury him when he went back. He laughed dryly twice and comforted Sun Shao: "Sun Jun, why are you so angry? Prime Minister This is a good intention, otherwise you can be the general of Henghai and lead the South China Sea Taishou on your behalf? ”

"your grandma's Yokokai general, go to your grandma's Nanhai Taishou." Sun Shao was angry, and looked anxious: "Five boats, three hundred people, this is General Henghai, and he still wants to fight pirates?" Acting as the leader of the South China Sea? I really want to think of myself as the Taishou of the South China Sea, I'm afraid that in less than a month, I'll be done. You and I are a pig, you can't see this? ”

"Alas, Sun Jun is angry." Yang Xiuhao said that he finally persuaded Sun Shao, and he patiently explained: "Although I can't act as expected, I finally have an official position, right?" With your talents, it's not impossible to be a true keeper in the future. ”

"Whew!" The more Sun Shao thought about it, the more angry he became, and sprayed Yang Xiu in the face. Yang Xiu was very aggrieved by him, but he was helpless, so he had to raise his sleeves to wipe the saliva clean, reached out and took a brocade box from the hand of his entourage, and shook it like a treasure: "Sun Jun, whether it is Jiaozhou Mu or General Henghai, they are all trying to ride Sun Che, but this is the prime minister's sincere reward for you." ”

"What a thing, I'm not in the mood to look at it." Sun Shaoyu was still angry, and turned away disdainfully.

"Don't you really want to see it?" Yang Xiu seemed to smile: "This time, Qingxu Shui Shi showed his might, but it was thanks to this thing." Although Sun Jun only has five warships, if he has this sharp weapon, hehe, ordinary pirates really can't help you. ”

Sun Shao turned his face around at this time, with a look of suspicion: "What is it?" ”

"Thunderbolt." Yang Xiu mysteriously opened the brocade box and revealed a corner of several pieces of paper inside: "A full set of pictures of the thunderbolt car." ”

"Well, that's pretty much it." Sun Shao immediately changed his face, grabbed the drawings with a smile and took a look, then his eyelids jumped, and he smiled happily: "Yes, yes, with this sharp weapon, the cost of my preservation has increased a lot." ”

"How could Cao Gong harm you." Yang Xiu sat down triumphantly, drank a cup of tea, and said with a smile: "Gong Cao is still going to marry you, he wants to go back and carefully choose a woman to marry you, this is a rare glory for ordinary people." ”

"Does he still have a daughter?" Sun Shao was disdainful: "Besides, I'm married, is it possible that the daughter of the Cao family can still be a concubine?" ”

"This is not necessarily, you also know, Cao Gong is not too restrictive to common etiquette, only for use." I don't know why, when he said this, Yang Xiu's tone was a little strange, but it quickly returned to normal. He waited for a while, and waited for Sun Shao to carefully put away the drawings, then he lowered his voice and said: "Sun Jun, this drawing is the prime minister's reward for you, you can't leak it out, otherwise, the prime minister will not be able to explain to the generals." ”

"I see." Sun Shao agreed, turned around and handed the brocade box to Shen Xuan to put away: "Mozhi, set up a banquet to entertain Yang Jun, and give him a meal by the way." Shen Xuan smiled, took the drawings and walked out. Yang Xiu waved his hand, motioned for his entourage to withdraw, moved towards Sun Shao, and said with a serious face: "Sun Jun, Xiu has a few heartfelt words, I want to tell Sun Jun, and ask Sun Jun to pay attention to one or two." ”

Sun Shao blinked, looked at Yang Xiu carefully for a while, and then nodded, "Brother Dezu, please speak." ”

Seeing that Sun Shao changed his title, his tone became much gentler, Yang Xiu secretly breathed a sigh of relief: "Sun Jun is a smart person, I don't need to talk much, but the prime minister pities Sun Jun for his amazing talent but has no place to play, he wanted to use the name of asking for quality to bring Sun Jun to Yecheng to entrust him with a heavy responsibility, but Sun Cheqi refused, saying that he pitied his brother's little blood, in fact, he misunderstood the prime minister's intentions, how could the prime minister hurt Sun Jun." Cao Gong was quite suspicious of his intentions, so he used Jiaozhou Mu to try him, and now it seems that as the current public expected, Sun Cheqi is not right. ”

Sun Shao remained silent and looked at Yang Xiu very vigilantly. Yang Xiu took a sip of tea, and then continued: "Although General Henghai gave it to you, but five boats and three hundred people, how can this be what General Henghai deserves?" To fight pirates? Do you believe that? ”

"What if you believe, and what if you don't believe?" Sun Shao pouted: "I know what my identity is, I have long been dead, you don't have to fan the fire, I'm afraid that you will burn me to death." ”

"Hehehe......" Yang Xiu straightened up and showed a disappointed smile: "It seems that the Prime Minister thinks highly of you, you don't see through the killing machine here, you really think that you can be a businessman in peace, it's a pity." ”

Sun Shao was silent for a moment, his eyes turned several times, and then he put away his smile and said with a disappointed face: "I can't be a businessman?" ”

A smile flashed in Yang Xiu's eyes, and he said sincerely: "Sun Jun, you can start from the overall situation and do business to defile yourself, this measure is very admirable." However, you obviously underestimated the contradiction between you and Sun Cheqi, do you really think that you can live in peace without power? Maybe, Sun Cheqi is your uncle anyway, but is he the successor? Will he still tolerate you as he does now? Sun Jun, you should take a long-term view of things, not just look at the present. ”

Sun Shao was silent, his eyes flickered, in Yang Xiu's opinion, he was provoked to stab his heart. Yang Xiuzhi stopped talking, these things just need to provoke the head, talking too much will make people suspicious. He made a very sympathetic look: "Sun Jun, people don't hurt the tiger, the tiger is harmful to people's hearts, and everything can't be thought too ideal." ”

"Hmph, why don't you think about your situation." Sun Shao's face showed annoyance, and he sneered: "In my humble opinion, I'm just afraid that Brother Dezu's situation is more dangerous than mine." ”

His sudden outburst of anger fell in Yang Xiu's eyes, but it was a signal that the psychological defense line had been breached, and his counterattack even more expressed that the thorn in his heart had been stirred, causing him to be calm anymore, and he could only attack instead of defending. Yang Xiu was secretly proud in his heart, but there was a stunned expression on his face: "What danger am I?" ”

Sun Shao changed into a look of contempt, looked at Yang Xiu arrogantly, pressed his arm on the case, his fingers took turns beating the rhythm, stared at Yang Xiu viciously for a long time, and suddenly smiled: "Okay, Brother Dezu, let's open the skylight and say something." I know, when you came to Jiaozhou, it wasn't just as simple as passing on the edict, these thousands of miles of land were not so easy to walk, and the journey was very hard, right? ”

Yang Xiu looked at him expressionlessly, but the corners of his eyes twitched a few times involuntarily, and then he lowered his gaze weakly, he turned his head, avoided Sun Shao, and subconsciously pinched the hand hidden in his sleeve, and after a while, he nodded and said: "As Sun Jun said, I came to Jiaozhou this time, not just to pass on the edict. ”

"Hmm." Sun Shao pinched his nose habitually, lowered his gaze, and put on a deferential look.

"Thanks to Sun Jun's guidance, I met my Yuan Yin brothers and sisters in Jianye this time." Yang Xiu's eyes suddenly became a little moist, and he quickly blinked his eyes, not letting Sun Shao discover his weakness. "It's been more than 20 years, I didn't expect to see them again, and my old mother will be overjoyed when she receives my letter."

"Family affection is always intoxicating." Sun Shao expressed his feelings in a timely manner.

"yes." Yang Xiu snorted, and his voice was a little muttered: "Sun Jun must also know that my Yang family and the Yuan family are in-laws, and I am the nephew of Yuan Gong." Although he is now a rebel of all mouths, and the Yuan family has long lost his former glory, the influence of the Yuan family still exists—especially ...... For me Yu, of course, your Sun family has also suffered a lot. ”

Sun Shao nodded and did not speak. Yang Xiu is Yuan Shu's nephew, Yuan Shu is a rebellious and unsuccessful fool who usurped the throne, and in this era of family background and reputation, Yang Xiu's pressure is very great. And the Sun family is not much better, from Sun Jian to Sun Ce, they are all thugs under Yuan Shu, although Sun Ce later broke away from Yuan Shu and became independent, but the Jiangdong people have always regarded him as Yuan Shu's lackey. As Sun Quan's strength was slowly determined, although the Jiangdong family was forced by the situation to no longer dare to be uncooperative as before, they did not really accept the Sun family in their hearts. To put it mildly, this is a helpless annihilation, not a willing annihilation.

"Not only the Yuan family, but I, as Sun Jun said, have fallen into a battle that has nothing to do with me." Yang Xiu's voice slowly became firm: "Family affection is intoxicating, but there is a premise for this, that is, rights cannot be involved, otherwise, even between fathers and sons, between brothers, there is no affection to talk about." ”

"You mean Brother Cao Pi, right?" Sun Shao looked at Yang Xiu lightly, with a sarcastic smile on the corner of his mouth.

"It's no secret that the Cao family brothers are fighting, Sun Jun must know, and I have nothing to hide, but for me, it's hard to ride a tiger now." Yang Xiu said sincerely: "Sun Jun can advance and retreat, jump out of Jianye, I admire Sun Jun's great wisdom very much, and I want to ask Sun Jun for some advice, so as to live with the whole surname." ”

"You want to test me again?" Sun Shao pursed his lips.

"How dare you. Although Xiu also has a little wisdom, but a good doctor does not treat himself, I really want to ask Sun Jun for advice. Yang Xiu smiled embarrassedly: "Sun Jun, we are all understanding people, so don't play Taoguang and Yanghui." Gentlemen are sincere in their fellowship, and at this moment there are only you and me, from your mouth and in my ears, and no outsiders will know. ”

Sun Shao touched his nose, raised his head, looked at the pale cyan curtain above his head, pondered for a long time, and then sighed: "Since Brother Dezu thinks so highly of me, it will be a little unpleasant to be a friend if I pretend to be confused." To be honest, I have also been friends with Linjiang Hou for a long time, but if I say something unpleasant, if you want to talk about power and strategy, you are really not the opponent of Sima Yi, Wu Zhen and others. ”

Yang Xiu showed a look of indignation, his brows jumped twice, but he couldn't help but speak. He is caught between Cao Pi and Cao Zhi, and the crisis is approaching day by day, and of course he will not fail to see it with his cleverness. It's just that people always have a little bit of luck, they are afraid of something, but they also hope that they will be fine, so they are always a little hesitant, he asks Sun Shao for advice, not that he thinks Sun Shao is smarter than him, he is confident, if he is in Sun Shao's position, maybe he will do better than Sun Shao, and even do not need to engage in cheap business to protect himself. All he needed was to hear Sun Shao's opinion to help him make up his mind. Now as soon as Sun Shao opened his mouth, he said that he was not as good as Sima Yi and others, and he was very uncomfortable. He actually looks down on Sima Yi and Wu Qian, needless to say, Wu Zhen is not only a poor family, but also has a very poor character, even his fellow villagers have a good impression of him, and although the Sima family is the Wang family in Hanoi, but in the eyes of the Yang family of the Hongjia family, except for the Yuan family back then, there are really few people who dare to say that it is the Wang family. Now Sun Shao said that he was not the opponent of Sima Yi and Wu Zhen, and he was a little difficult to accept because of his arrogance, but considering his original intention, he still couldn't help but didn't refute.

"Brother Dezu, you are talented, but your talent is a talent for governing the country and the state, not a talent for deceit." Sun Shao looked at Yang Xiu's face in his eyes, smiled faintly, and gave a step: "Marquis Linjiang, he is also talented, his talent is literary, and I personally think that he is the closest to Cao Gong, but unfortunately, his talent will not help him compete for the position of heir." ”

Yang Xiu's face softened a little, hesitated for a moment, and then couldn't help but ask, "That...... What should we do? ”

"Don't be in a hurry." Sun Shao became more and more calm: "Speaking of which, you have all been harmed by the sage book. For a gentleman, of course, you have to use the right way, but against the villain, if you still use the right way, it can only be self-inflicted. If you think about it, is that what you've done before? ”

Yang Xiu frowned and pondered, "That'...... If you deal with the villain in the way of the villain, what is the difference between it and the villain? ”

"Not really." Sun Shao shook his head again and again: "The gentleman deals with the villain with the villain, and the gentleman with the gentleman's way." The villain is to treat the villain or the gentleman in the way of the villain, which is the difference. ”

Yang Xiu realized, but he was still a little unimpressed.

"Let's talk about the possible consequences first, and then you decide what to use." Sun Shao quietly drugged Yang Xiu: "You also said just now that family affection cannot involve rights, and once rights are involved, there will be no affection to talk about." Then let me ask you again, what kind of rights does the world have, which is more like poison than imperial power? ”

Yang Xiu raised his head and looked at Sun Shao with straight eyes.

"Then you estimate again, if Cao Pi succeeds to the throne, how will he deal with Cao Zhi?" Sun Shao sneered: "Okay, even if he cares about his reputation, he won't harm Cao Zhi's life, so what about you?" Can you still be left alone? Brother Dezu, I'm just afraid that you won't be able to wait for that day, if Cao Gong makes a decision to abandon Cao Zhi, you will have to remove the branches and leaves first. ”

Yang Xiu's face turned pale. It's not that he didn't think of this, it was precisely because he thought of these that he asked for his order to come to Jiaozhou. Sun Shao was able to get out of Sun Quan's side, he admired it very much, so he took advantage of the Yuan family's brother and sister to get in touch with Sun Shao, and then asked Sun Shao for advice on how to get out. But now listening to Sun Shao say this, it is obvious that the situation is more serious than he imagined, not only is it a problem that Cao Pi will have to deal with him in the future, but it is entirely possible that Cao Pi will get rid of him first.

He would, with Yang Xiu's understanding of Cao Ying's surname, he believed that Sun Shao's judgment could become a reality.

Once his reason for comforting himself was ruthlessly broken by others, Yang Xiu suddenly fell into despair, and beads of sweat the size of beans slowly slipped down. He said in a hoarse voice, "That...... Is there a way back? ”

"There's only one way." Sun Shao raised a finger: "Defeat Cao Pi and let Cao Zhi take the throne, and you will be the founder of the country in the future." ”

"Is it possible?" Yang Xiu laughed miserably, and his voice became hoarse and ugly: "Although Cao Pi has not yet been established as the prince, but since last year, the Marquis of Linjiang has lost the favor of the prime minister, you don't know that his wife, Mrs. Cui, was ordered to be executed by the prime minister just because she wore a beautiful dress, right?" ”

"Yes, that's a red flag, but you still have a chance." Sun Shao looked at his palms with confidence, and he was calm, as if the whole world was in his palms. "Although the Marquis of Linjiang has a small setback, the prime minister has not yet established an heir, what does this mean, this shows that he is still hesitating. He hesitates, and you have a chance. ”

"What's the chance?" Yang Xiu involuntarily moved towards Sun Shao, his eyes revealing hope.

"It is better to raise the soup to stop the boiling, than to draw salary from the bottom of the kettle." Sun Shao clenched his fists and shook it vigorously: "Cao Pi can be a fake, but he can't have no flaws." Compared with literary talent and martial arts, it is better to grasp his vital point, give him a fatal blow, and turn defeat into victory. ”

"Critical?" Yang Xiu groaned: "What kind of key point can turn defeat into victory? ”

"Can you tell me, Cao Gong Jian'an has been a prince for sixteen years, why hasn't he established a son until now?" The corners of Sun Shao's mouth were crooked, his lips were slightly upward, and he looked at Yang Xiu condescendingly. How smart a person is? In the face of life and death, there are not many people who can not mess up. Yang Xiucai is a high learner, but unfortunately, he is a scholar after all.

Yang Xiu hesitated for a long time before he exhaled softly: "Sun Jun...... Do you know Childe Cao Chong? ”

Prodigy, who doesn't know, it's a pity that he died early. Sun Shao nodded: "I've heard a little." ”

"Actually, Cao Gong's favorite heir is not the Marquis of Linjiang, nor Cao Pi, but Cao Chong. He has killed countless people in his life, but he only regretted it once, that is, he regretted killing Hua Tuo. Because he killed Hua Tuo, he could only watch Cao Chong die of illness. Now he always unconsciously measures the Cao Pi brothers by Cao Chong's standards, so he is always dissatisfied. ”

"So, Cao Chong is a piece of his heart?" Sun Shao raised his head thoughtfully.

"So to speak."

"That'...... What exactly did Cao Chong die for? ”

"I don't know, I just knew that I had a strange illness and then died."

"Could it be that someone poisoned it or something, or ...... Frightened or something? ”

Yang Xiu was stunned, his eyes widened and he looked at Sun Shao, and a complex expression of horror and surprise gradually appeared in his eyes. He somewhat understood what Sun Shao meant, but he didn't dare to say it, opened his mouth a few times, and then muttered: "If you want to say that there may be such a possibility, but there is no evidence, I am afraid that it will ......."

"When the interruption continues, it will be chaotic." Sun Shao patted Yang Xiu's shoulder angrily: "If you want to play these, you really can't do it." Evidence, what is evidence? As long as you can make Cao Gong believe, the fake can become true, it all depends on how you do it. If he can splash Cao Pi with dirty water like this, even if he can't kill him, he will not be able to escape suspicion, and he must be thinking about the position of the son of this world. ”

Yang Xiu gasped, and looked at Sun Shao with some fear and disdain in his eyes, this shaft was really a ferocious evil tiger, and he could actually come up with such a shameless trick. But contempt is contempt, and if you want to save your life now, you can only ask him for advice. He saluted respectfully: "Please also ask Sun Jun for advice." ”

Sun Shao sold the guanzi, looked at Yang Xiu with a smile, and stretched his voice: "I help you, what benefits do you give me?" ”

Yang Xiu's eyes rolled, and he immediately arched his hand and said: "As long as Sun Jun's plan is successful, I will assure you on behalf of the Marquis of Linjiang that there will be a good reward." ”

"Do you count? Don't fool me again. ”

"I guarantee with the reputation of the Hongnong Yang family." Yang Xiu was a little impatient, raised his hand and swore: "If you hear this oath, the heavens and the earth will be destroyed, and the century-old reputation of the Hongnong Yang family will be in vain." ”

Sun Shao was relieved to see him so solemn. Although there are many people who are not trustworthy in these years, they are still more honest than in the twentieth century, not to mention that he swears by the reputation of his family. He attached it to Yang Xiu's ear and whispered a few words, Yang Xiu's eyes flashed, and then he looked at Sun Shao in dismay: "It's that simple? ”

"Simple?" Sun Shao smiled: "Who said that it must be complicated to be useful?" If you can trust me, you will do it? If you can't believe it, then I didn't say it. ”

"I naturally trust Sun Jun, but it's too dangerous to do this, if you miss, you will regret it."

"Then you just wait to die." Sun Shao clapped his hands and said indifferently: "It's none of my business anyway." By the way, after you go back, tell Cao Gong, if you really want to marry me, but if you want to find a stunning, average-looking one, don't take it out to disgust me. With that, he got up and was about to leave.

"Sun Jun, Sun Jun stays." Yang Xiu hurriedly grabbed him, "Sun Jun stays." Dare to ask Sun Jun, if the Marquis of Linjiang makes a contribution now, is there a chance? ”

"Achievement?" Sun Shao stopped and turned his head to look at Yang Xiu: "As far as I know, it seems that several important generals who led the troops were all close to Cao Pi, not with the Marquis of Linjiang, right?" What other opportunities does he have for meritorious service? ”

"Yes." Yang Xiu showed a smug smile, but he didn't say who it was. Sun Shao looked at him in a daze for a long time, and then said: "Meritorious service is just icing on the cake, not a salary from the bottom of the kettle." It's a bit useful to use nature, but if you want to turn defeat into victory, I'm afraid it's too difficult. ”

Yang Xiu's eyes flashed, and he slowly loosened Sun Shao's clothes.

(To be continued)