Sun Quan narrowed his eyes and stared at Lu Xun. Lu Xun smiled calmly: "If he has different intentions, how can he return to Jianye, he can easily give away the property of Wu County, how can he care about Jianye." ”

Sun Quan pondered for a while, and then said, "Okay, you go and persuade him for me, let him go to the East China Sea to conquer Su Thick Legs." ”

Lu Xun hesitated for a moment: "The minister thinks that instead of letting him assist Lu Fan, it is better to let him bear it alone." It was almost winter, and Xiahoudun's 50,000 troops were stationed in Juchao, and he could attack at any time, and it might be too late to transfer him back to defense when the time came. ”

"Xiahoudun will attack?" Sun Quan was a little unconvinced: "There has just been a big epidemic in the north this year, and Cao Ying went to Hanzhong in person, which is obviously to compete with Liu Bei for Hanzhong, and he will meet for a while, so he shouldn't offend me Jiangdong." ”

Lu Xun smiled: "What the Supreme said is very true, but we can't help but guard against it. Although Liu Bei has been on the battlefield for a long time, he does not know the art of war, if he faces Xiahou Yuan, he may still have some opportunities, but now that Cao Ying is personally recruiting, he really does not have many opportunities. Supreme think about it, he has been fighting for nearly thirty years, which time did he not run away in the face of Cao Ying? For example, the one who can confront Cao Ying head-to-head today is just the supreme one. ”

Sun Quan smiled a little smugly, it is also true that although Liu Bei has fought for many years, he has no victory in the face of Cao Ying.

"Although Xiahoudun's use of troops is not as good as Cao Ying, Zhang Liao and others are here, and the warships of the Qingxu Naval Division attack sharply, after more than half a year of improvement, once they fight again, I am afraid that it will be even more difficult to deal with."

Sun Quan sighed, a little disappointed: "The old thief really cheated and gave a blueprint of a thunderbolt car, but he did it again, and the thunderbolt car made now is far from being compared with Cao Jun's, it has become a chicken rib, but it wasted a lot of manpower and material resources." ”

Lu Xun didn't speak, but he still needed to say it? Definitely won't give you a real diagram.

The two were discussing, and Zhu Ji suddenly ran in and said breathlessly: "Supreme, General Henghai kicked the wall in front of Zhang Gongmen." ”

Sun Quan and Lu Xun looked at each other in astonishment.

Zhang Zhao looked at Sun Shao, who broke through the wall, and was furious. Sun Shao dusted off the dust on his body with a smile, and casually handed the invitation to Zhang Xiu, who looked embarrassed: "I asked my uncle to help me get some water to wash, it's a little rude to see the teacher like this." ”

"You know it's rude?" Zhang Zhao was furious and furious, Sun Shao was very worried that he would pounce on him and beat him twice, so he hurriedly prepared to escape. "Teacher, listen to me and I'll leave, okay? If you think I'm not right, I'll just put the wall up for you. ”

Zhang Zhao looked at him angrily. Zhang Xiu asked someone to bring water, Sun Shao hastily washed his face, and then walked in front of Zhang Zhao, looking at Zhang Zhao's eyes, Zhang Zhao was a little puzzled, and glanced at him: "If you have something to say, say it quickly." ”

Sun Shao grinned happily: "The teacher is proficient in the essence of the sage, I don't need to say more about the truth, the reason why you do that is not just because you want to be a courtier, right?" The saint can say, but he can't admonish more than three times, and the teacher collides with the Supreme in person, but more than three times. ”

Zhang Zhao's eyes rolled and he didn't say anything, he had bumped into Sun Quan several times, and he couldn't even remember himself.

"I know that the teacher is for the supreme good, and he doesn't want to live up to his father's commission." Sun Shao lowered his voice, put away the joking expression, and persuaded in harmony: "But, teacher, the Supreme has been in power for seventeen years, and even if he can't dominate the world now, there is no problem in sitting in the southeast." At this time, he is no longer the one who has been in Jian'an for five years, why does the teacher still treat him as the teenager who only knows how to cry? He's the Supreme, not the boy anymore. ”

How could Zhang Zhao not know this truth, but he couldn't accept this psychological gap. In the past, when Sun Ce was there, he was very respectful to him, even when Sun Quan first succeeded to the throne, he also respected him very much, but with the passage of time, he, an important minister of the year, became a dispensable supporting role, and many people generally couldn't remember him except for respecting him on the surface. Originally, that's it, anyway, I'm old, my son Zhang Cheng has already been out, and in a few years, Zhang Xiu can also be out, he can beg for bones and go home to care for the elderly. But this time Sun Quan didn't listen to the dissuasion, insisted on hunting the tiger, and almost caused a catastrophe, so he couldn't help but get angry, but he didn't expect Sun Quan to seal his door, which made it difficult for him to ride the tiger. How can I say it, I am also the middle father, can you seal the door of your Lao Tzu?

Sun Shao seemed to see Zhang Zhao's thoughts, and he asked again: "Teacher, how many middle fathers have there been in history?" ”

Zhang Zhao's heart moved, and he didn't speak.

There are two middle fathers in history, one is Guan Zhong, he is like the Duke of Huan, the princes of Jiuhe, and even Confucius praised his merits. The other is Lü Buwei, his merits are very close to Guan Zhong, and even surpassed, but unfortunately, his ending cannot be compared with Guan Zhong, he was forced to death by Qin Shi Huang, and he could have become a great hero of Great Qin to dominate the world. In comparison, his situation seems to be very similar to Guan Zhong, the world is divided into three parts, the Son of Heaven has no real position, Cao, Sun and Liu are competing for hegemony, Sun Quan should respect him as a middle father like Duke Qi Huan respects Guan Zhong, but how do he look at it, how do he feel that he is more like Lu Buwei's lowly businessman. Sun Quan's actions are not at all like Qi Huangong, but closer to Qin Shi Huang. Although Sun Quan would not kill him, it was entirely possible for him to find some reason to suppress his son. Zhang Cheng has been delayed for several years, and he has just been pushed to the official career by Sun Shao, don't be planted because of himself.

Sun Shao saw Zhang Zhao's eyes flashing, and knew that he had figured out the truth, but he just couldn't let go. He continued: "Although the teacher is close to the age of six, he is old and strong, and there are still many opportunities to contribute to the country. The Supreme didn't mean to let you idle, it just didn't have a suitable position. Teacher, instead of wasting time in Jianye, why not go out for a walk? The scenery on the sea is very good. ”

"There is no scenery on the sea, it is all water at a glance." Zhang Zhao grimaced.

Sun Shao remembered the famous saying in his previous life, and couldn't help laughing, and when he saw Zhang Zhao's bad face, he quickly smiled again, and said to Zhang Zhao earnestly: "Teacher, it's better to travel thousands of miles than to read thousands of books, the world is so big, there are no surprises." There are not so many barbarians who have not yet been kingized, you are very knowledgeable, why don't you go and carry out indoctrination? The saint has clouds, the upper one subdues people with virtue, and the lower one subdues people with martial arts. The teacher is highly respected, and he is the most suitable candidate. At present, Jiaozhou is in turmoil, and the Supreme is tossing and turning, Siyi Liangchen is guarding it, but he is worried about the teacher's body, so he didn't speak, didn't the teacher see it? ”

"Going to Jiaozhou?" Zhang Zhao was a little embarrassed. Jiaozhou is too far away, and in his eyes it is a wild place. Although the master also planned to go to Jiuyi, there was no way to do it, and he didn't seem to have reached that point yet, right? But he thought about it, Sun Quan has never been waiting to see him, doesn't he just feel that he is useless, if he can stabilize Jiaozhou for him, he should not see it like this again.

Zhang Zhao glanced at Sun Shao, his expression softened a little, and he stroked his beard and groaned silently.

"Jiaozhou has a warm climate and no winter in all seasons, which is quite suitable for living. Shi Xie is over 90 years old, and his spirit is still very good. Sun Shao continued to open up, "It's just a pity that the disciple has been busy with mundane affairs and is not good at learning, so he made a joke and lost the teacher's face." ”

"He bullied you?" Zhang Zhao raised his eyebrows, and he became angry.

"It's not bullying, is it?" Sun Shao smiled bitterly, rubbed his nose, and said aggrievedly: "I was just asked by him a few times." ”

"This old horseman, a man in his nineties, bullies you as a young man." Zhang Zhao was furious and took the case: "Tell me quickly, what questions did he ask." I want to see how profound his Zuo Spring and Autumn Festival is. ”

Sun Shao took the opportunity to introduce the scenery of Jiaozhou, and even provoked and seduced, and said that Zhang Zhao was a little moved, until night fell, and then said goodbye to Zhang Zhao. He didn't dare to say that Zhang Zhao would definitely go to Jiaozhou, but he could make him think about it, at least there was a chance. Back in the house, Sun Shao scolded Zhang Zhao for being stingy, and didn't leave dinner, while walking backwards, came to the bedroom and went straight to his son's cradle, but saw his son being held in his hands by the third sister Sun Xiuying, he was very curious: "Sister, why are you here?" ”

Sun Xiuying glanced at him and feigned anger: "I can't come? ”

Sun Shao realized that he had said the wrong thing, and hurriedly apologized: "How can it, it's just that you don't usually see people, I'm just a little surprised, why, didn't you stay at home with your brother-in-law?" I heard that my brother-in-law has also come back to report on his work in the past two days. ”

"You didn't see him?" Sun Xiuying and Guan Feng both asked in surprise: "He is waiting for you in the front hall, he has been waiting for a long time." ”

"Huh?" Sun Shao stomped his feet, he was an advanced east chef, and then came in through the side door, he didn't leave the front hall at all, how did he know that Lu Xun was waiting for him. Without saying a word, he confessed to Sun Xiuying, turned his head and walked out of the inner courtyard. As he reached the antechamber, he stopped again and stood there thinking for a moment. It's been more than a year in this world, and he hasn't seen Lu Xun yet. Lu Xun has been leading troops outside, and even when he comes back, he never comes to his house, and this sudden visit seems to be a bit abnormal.

Lu Xun had been waiting in the front hall for a long time, and the tea had been changed three times, but he didn't see Sun Shao's shadow. However, he knew that Sun Shaogang had just kicked the wall in front of Zhang Zhao's door, and he might be being cleaned up by Zhang Zhao now, anyway, he was not in a hurry, just wait slowly. Sun Shao's mansion was very luxuriously furnished, but Lu Xun was not very interested, he knew that Sun Shao was rich, and now the biggest businessman in Jianye's big city was Sun Shao, with Sun Quan behind him, who else could compete with him. What makes Lu Xun curious is that although Sun Shao is rich, the decoration of his home is not vulgar, and the tea he is drinking is something that ordinary businessmen will not like, it is too light and a little bitter, and people like him can taste the taste of it when they drink it.

Isn't life a little bitter?

Lu Xun was as silent as a stone, and he didn't know if it was bitter tea or bitter in his mouth. He didn't like Sun Shao, and this time he came to Sun Shao's house because of the task arranged by Sun Quan, and the reason why he vouched for Sun Shao in front of Sun Quan was also a task.

That's from my aunt's task.

His aunt, that is, Lu Ji's sister, Gu Yong's wife Lu.

Lu Ji had a very bad time in Yulin, he didn't adapt to the climate there, he didn't like the place in Yulin, the climate in Yulin and the Yangtze River area where he grew up was very different, the climate was humid, especially for Lu Ji's feet, when it was rainy, his feet hurt and cramped. Second, he was resentful in his heart, he forcibly suppressed his hatred and bowed his head to Sun Quan, but because he spoke too bluntly, he was snubbed by Sun Quan, and he was named a partial general and arranged to be a Taishou in Yulin. Is Yulin Taishou so easy to do? Jiaozhou is the Jiaozhou of the Shi family, although Yulin is a little better, but the power of the Shi family is not small. Lu Ji himself doesn't like to lead soldiers, he hates this kind of life deeply, every time he writes to Mrs. Lu, he has resentment, hoping that his brother-in-law Gu Yong can help and transfer him back from Yulin. Gu Yong couldn't figure it out himself, let alone help him. Every time she received Lu Ji's letter, Mrs. Lu was sad and helpless.

Some time ago, Mrs. Lu heard that Sun Shao wanted people who were proficient in astrology to do knowledge, and Mrs. Lu fell in love. Lu Ji likes to be academic, and Sun Shao treats learned people very preferentially, Zhang Zhao's temper is so stinky, Sun Shao is respectful to him. Sun Shao is rich and very happy with the people around him, and if Lu Ji is covered by Sun Shao, he will definitely have a very nourishing life.

What's more, Shen Xuan appeared by Sun Shao's side, which made Mrs. Lu's sensitive taste a trace of abnormality. The Shen family is a big family in Wu County, if it weren't for Shen You's early death and Shen Xuan's refusal to come out, then Wu Si's surname would be Wu Wu's surname now, and such a family suddenly moved closer to Sun Shao, which itself is very intriguing.

Mrs. Lu couldn't be sure if Sun Shao had any different intentions, at least judging from what he had done for more than a year, she couldn't see that he had any different intentions. But at the same time, Mrs. Lu felt that the current Sun Shao was not the previous Sun Shao. Sun Shao lived in the Gu family a lot when he was a child, Sun Yuanying would send someone to take Sun Shao over to live for a few days every once in a while, Sun Shao at that time was a straightforward and even a little stupid child, far from what he is now. When you get sick, it's like a different person.

Mrs. Lu discussed with Gu Yongyi, and felt that since Lu Ji and Sun Quan did not fall in love, it was better to let him come to Sun Shao's side, if Sun Shao had ideas, then the Lu family and the Gu family could invest in advance, and if Sun Shao had no ideas, it would be good for Lu Ji, so let him study with peace of mind. Of course, Mrs. Lu felt that Sun Shaoguang was not good at being a businessman, he had no official position, he was a pariah after all, and the people of the Lu family could not be attached to a pariah.

Give Sun Shao an official movement, regardless of whether this official has the right or not, but he must be honorable, so as not to insult Lu Ji and the Lu family of Wu County.

Mrs. Lu didn't look for Lu Xun directly, she asked Gu Shao's little lady Lu to pass a message to Lu Xun. After Lu Xun received his sister's message, he hesitated for a long time. He was under a lot of pressure to marry Sun Xiuying. For the sake of the family's future, it is understandable to bow to the enemy, but marrying the enemy is unacceptable to many people in the Lu family. Not only was Sister Lu Ji very disgusted with him, but even his younger brother Lu Mao was opposed, but Lu Xun didn't think so, since he had already bowed his head to the enemy for the sake of the family's future, why not lower his head a little lower, kneel down, why not kowtow two more times? married Sun Xiuying, and became Sun Quan's cronies, otherwise how could he accumulate strength so quickly?

In front of the family's future, everything is negotiable. Lu Xun thinks it's worth it.

However, Lu Xun also carried a heavy mental burden on himself by doing this, and he was ostracized by his relatives intentionally or unintentionally - Sister Lu Ji has never given him a good face, even his younger brother Lu Mao has kept a distance from him, and his sister has also suffered a lot of grievances in the Gu family, and she has a lot of complaints about him. There are so many big families in Wu County, do you want to marry someone from the Sun family?

But now Mrs. Lu has given him a task, more precisely, an opportunity, an opportunity to serve the Lu family.

While Lu Xun was happy, he was even a little proud, what happened to the Gu family? Gu Yong has worked for the Sun family for so many years, isn't he still a middle Sima? He has only served Sun Quan for a few years, and he is already a general with heavy troops. Now for the sake of Lu Ji, don't you still have to come to beg me? This proves that it is useless to be high, and in the end there is still power, and this power has nothing to do with whether it is high or not.

Lu Xun concealed this emotion very well, more than ten years of forbearance has allowed him to remain calm in front of anything, even if he is angry in his heart, there is no abnormality on his face.

"Brother-in-law?" Sun Shao stood in front of Lu Xun and bowed with a smile: "I didn't know that my brother-in-law was here, so I kept you waiting for a long time." ”

"Hehehe...... Lu Xun waved his hand, "It's okay, you can taste the tea in your house." Fengxian, this tea is good, light and refreshing, slightly bitter, but fragrant. ”

Sun Shao smiled and glanced at the tea bowl, this is the little Biluochun he has left, which is generally not given to guests to drink, presumably Guan Feng saw that his brother-in-law was coming, and specially arranged it.

"I didn't expect my brother-in-law to like it too, so I sent a little to my brother-in-law if I knew it." Sun Shao smiled faintly and stretched out his hand to invite: "After drinking tea for a long time, my stomach must be empty." Brother-in-law, please, I let some dishes be arranged in the kitchen, and we went to the study to drink and talk. ”

"That's exactly what I mean." Lu Xun nodded again and again with satisfaction: "I heard that your study is unique, and there are some scriptures hidden in it that cannot be seen elsewhere, and I have already seen it." ”

The two walked into the study politely, and after a short time, the food was delivered from the kitchen, Lu Xun tasted it, and felt that it was very fresh and delicious, so he couldn't help but eat a few more bites. "Fengxian, the dishes in your house are very famous in Jianye, is this the local cuisine of Jiaozhou."

"This is Lin Yiguo's dish." Sun Shao laughed and motioned to Lu Xun to eat more: "The ingredients brought are all from the South China Sea, they are almost used up, and the next batch will arrive in a few days, if you eat well, eat more." ”

"Lin Yiguo?"

"It's a small country, just a little south of Yuenan County."

Lu Xun thought for a moment, "That's my Han's original Linyi, right?" When did it become a country? ”

"Lin Yi?" Sun Shao was also stunned for a moment, Lin Yi Kingdom turned out to be the territory of the Han Dynasty? He hadn't heard of it. This is a bit embarrassing, Lu Xun, who has never been to Jiaozhou, knows that he, a person who has walked around Jiaozhou, is confused.

"Hehehe......" Lu Xun saw that Sun Shao was a little ashamed, and comforted him with a smile: "You just came out, and it's normal that you don't know." Since the Yellow Turban, the world has been in turmoil, and I don't know how many people are kings and hegemons. In those remote places, enclosing a piece of land and pulling a few people, not to mention establishing a country and becoming a king, even claiming to be the Son of Heaven did not care about him. This is not only the case in those distant places, but also Huiji and Yuzhang are not uncommon. Isn't the demon thief Xu Sheng calling himself Emperor Yangming? In the past few years, there are fewer people who call the emperor, but there are still many people who call the king and the general, and it is said that there are three kings and eight generals in Danyang Mountain. ”

Sun Shao couldn't help but laugh when he heard this.

"You are in Jiaozhou, have you seen the people of Daqin?" Lu Xun slowly chewed a piece of sea cucumber, looked at Sun Shao and said. Sun Shao's heart moved, and he nodded: "I know, there are many Great Qin people in Jiaozhou, and most of them are here to do business. ”

"Is there a mission?"

"Mission?" Sun Shao smiled and shook his head: "I haven't heard of it, if there is an embassy, Bufujun should know." ”

"That's right." The corners of Lu Xun's mouth twitched: "Another liar." He glanced at Sun Shao and explained: "A few days ago, a few Great Qin people came, saying that they came from Qin Yuan across the ocean to pay tribute to the Supreme. The Supreme didn't notice it at that time, rewarded him greatly, and summoned the ministers to congratulate him, and later felt that there was a problem and summoned me to ask. I don't know about Jiaozhou, but I don't dare to make a conclusion. Now it seems that ten of the ** are counterfeited by merchants. ”

Sun Shao didn't care, he knew who those Great Qin people were, and he knew where they were now, but he couldn't tell Lu Xun about these. He took a sip of wine, looked at Lu Xun quietly, and casually said something about Jiaozhou. He believed that Lu Xun's sudden visit was not to tell him this. Since everyone wants to talk nonsense, let's see who can talk nonsense more.

After eating, the two drank wine and chatted at the same time, time passed slowly, seeing that the second watch had been knocked outside, Lu Xun got up to say goodbye, just when Sun Shao felt that he was thinking too much, Lu Xun, who had already walked to the door, suddenly turned his head and looked very puzzled: "Fengxian, is there a businessman who will go down in history?" ”

Sun Shao was stunned for a moment, and then replied: "Yes, such as Tao Zhugong." ”

"Not really." Lu Xun shook his head: "Tao Zhugong is meritorious first, and business is second, if he was a businessman from the beginning, no one will remember him." ”

"Then there are historical records and biographies." Sun Shao smiled faintly.

"How can the big businessmen in the history books compare with you?" Lu Xun patted Sun Shao's shoulder: "They have thousands of urns and thousands of acres of oranges, which sounds like a lot, but in fact, they are just a shipload of your goods." Even so, Emperor Xiaowu's edict also bankrupted their family. Fengxian, if you want to be Tao Zhugong, it's not easy. How much wealth you have, you have to have a high status to protect, otherwise, no matter how much wealth you have, you will earn it for others. Merchants are untouchables, and no matter how big a businessman is, they are also untouchables. ”

Sun Shao raised his head, met Lu Xun's gaze, and crooked his mouth: "In my brother-in-law's opinion, what can I do if I am not a businessman?" ”

"Let's go to the East China Sea, I heard that there are many islands in the East China Sea." Lu Xun smiled, and stared at Sun Shao for a moment with eyes that could see through people's hearts: "Heaven will not take it, ominous." When you have the opportunity, you must seize it so that you will not regret it later. ”

(To be continued)