Chapter 284: Night Talk (I)
After entering the city, Tian Fan and his entourage were arranged to the post house, and after his personal soldiers showed their strong strength, they were arranged by Sun Ce to a special military camp, serving them with delicious food and drink. In other words, if such a strong army goes around his city, it is estimated that the people who support him will be shaken! Therefore, Sun Ce naturally wanted to avoid them from meeting with the people of Wu County.
Tian Fan naturally knew his thoughts, but not only did he not break it, but he was also quite cooperative! The face was recovered, and Jiangdong Wenwu also saw the strong strength of the Xuzhou Army, the task of the soldiers has been completed, and Tian Fan no longer needs them for the time being.
Negotiation naturally requires a momentum. Lack of momentum, how do you get people to follow your rhythm? The reason why he brought three hundred guards at the beginning was to protect them on the one hand, and on the other hand, to deter the Jiangdong heroes. Let them clearly see the strength of the Xuzhou Army, don't be idle and want to fight Xuzhou, even if you can fight it, you will definitely not be able to hold it!
In the post station, Tian Fan stayed with Old Man Tang, Shi A, Tang Xian, Tang Feng and several doormen. These people, as his escorts when he travels, naturally have to take them with him. Tang Feng was originally the head of archery in the shadows, and Tian Fan didn't care about the shadows, so he naturally had to come out.
After settling down, Tian Fan walked out of the post house with a group of people. Sun Ce had just welcomed him into the city, and now he must go back to discuss things with the civil and military officials, and he will not meet with him for the time being. And Sun Ce and Zhou Yu's wedding date is set for three days later, it is estimated that they will not be able to meet and talk deeply before this, Tian Fan will have nothing to do in these three days, he naturally has to find something to do.
The first task, he wants to send Xiao Qiao to Lu Zhen's mansion.
Sun Ce explained to the officials of the post station that Tian Fan and his entourage did not have to worry about traveling, and they were also assigned a guide.
I heard that Tian Fan was going to Lu Zhen's house, and the little school who served as the guide naturally led the way. Tian Fan knew that the little school was not only a guide, but also responsible for monitoring himself, but he had a clear conscience, so he naturally didn't need to worry.
Lu Zhen has been annoying lately!
He was wise and talented, and took a fancy to Sun Ce and Zhou Yu, so he married his twin daughters to them, and married more than half of his family property as Sun Ce and Zhou Yu's military resources to help them develop rapidly. He also gave up the base where he had been living and came to Wu County, ready to let his old brain melon exert a little more residual heat, and occasionally be a staff officer for Sun Ce and Zhou Yu. However, he was surprised to find that his fledgling business in Wu County was not going well!
The Jiangdong clan has always been xenophobic, he knows this, but he didn't expect that he just moved from Luling to Wu County, which is still Jiangdong's territory, and those clans actually began to suppress him, an outsider who is not an outsider! Sun Ce wanted to entrap the clan and couldn't stand up for him, and it was precisely because of this that these clans dared to embarrass him. This kind of thing, you have to rely on yourself!
However, a recent incident made him see the light of day - Tian Fan is coming to Wu County! The things of the Tian family are not available in other places, as long as you have the right to distribute any kind, it will naturally be much easier to gain a foothold in Wu County! He also knew about Qiao Xuan, and after inquiring, he learned about Qiao Xuan's relationship with Tian Fan. With this connection, his faith is even stronger!
After thinking about this, he suddenly became much more relaxed, and there were a few more calm smiles on his fat face.
The next person reported that Tian Fan is here! Suddenly, Lu Zhen, who had a heavy tonnage, jumped up with unusual agility, and immediately spread his son and ran out of the door.
But as he ran, he stopped! After tidying up his appearance a little, and waiting for the family behind him to follow, he hurried to the gate step by step to greet Tian Fan.
Open the door wide, this is the highest treatment of that era!
After innocuous greetings and meaningless greetings, Tian Fan invited Xiao Qiao out, so this fat old man, who had always been calm, could no longer be calm! …,
After entering the main hall, the old man held Xiao Qiao with both hands, listened to them tell Qiao Xuan with tears on his face, and sighed from time to time, seeing that Tian Fan was also a little sad.
After a while, the sisters Lu Wan'er and Lu Hua'er were invited out. The two sisters shed tears with Xiao Qiao, and persuaded for a while before Xiao Qiao's mood stabilized again.
Lu Zhen smiled and said, "Wan'er, Hua'er, you take Xiao Qiao to the inner room and talk!" ”
The four girls agreed, nodded slightly to Tian Fan, and entered the inner room together. Tian Fan has to say that Lu Wan'er and Lu Hua'er are also rare and beautiful, perhaps because they are about to marry a good husband, they reveal an excited and upward spirit, making their beauty more vivid and vibrant. But no matter what, Tian Fan hurriedly swept it and found that they were comparable in appearance to Xiao Qiao.
Lu Zhen wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes and said to Tian Fan: "Boguang, let you laugh!" ”
Tian Fan shook his head and said, "Uncle Lu is a person of true temperament, he can sincerely cry for the death of his friend, and he admires it, how can he laugh?" ”
Lu Zhen smiled and said: "Brother Qiao and I are good friends, and the two of us are often cited as confidants, but unfortunately, God is jealous of talents!" ”
After a slight pause, he leaned over and said in a consultative tone: "Boguang, discuss something with you!" ”
Tian Fan nodded and said, "If the old man has something to say, listen to it!" ”
Lu Zhen bowed slightly, and said, "I think that I am friends with Brother Qiao, and his daughter is no different from my daughter, so I should do my part for him." So, I want to raise Big and Little Qiao in Wu County, I don't know if you are willing? ”
Tian Fan shook his head slowly but firmly, and said, "Uncle Lu, it's not that I, Tian Fan, don't understand human affairs, it's really that the proprietor Qiao personally asked me to take care of my two sisters before he died. My father has regarded them as righteous daughters, they are my righteous sisters, and it is my responsibility to take care of them! Moreover, my father and mother have never had a daughter, only our two sons, and the second elder is also very fond of the two younger sisters. Hehe, Uncle Lu's kindness, I understand it, but the ancients can make a promise, and I can still afford the responsibility of taking care of my two sisters! ”
Lu Zhen thought about it, nodded slowly, and said, "It's okay!" It's just that...... Hey, you're going to have to take good care of them! The second daughter has a poor background, she has no mother since she was a child, and now her father is gone, she really needs a lot of love! ”
Tian Fan smiled and said, "This, please rest assured, stay awake!" In the past few days, the mood of the two sisters has improved a lot, and the uncle doesn't have to worry about it! ”
Lu Zhen nodded and said, "In this way, I will rest assured!" ”
After a slight pause, he opened his mouth and said "uh......", and then closed his mouth again, and muttered for a long time, but still didn't say anything.
Tian Fan looked at him, couldn't help but smile, and said, "The old man has something to say!" Anyone who comes to Jiangdong, in addition to representing Xuzhou and wanting to form an alliance with Bofu, also wants to find a market for several things of his own family! ”
Lu Zhen was obviously excited, his feet stomped on the ground, and he almost jumped up, but in the end he held back! Looking at the sky, he suppressed his excitement and said slowly: "Boguang, it's late today, let's eat first, and then talk in detail after eating!" ”
Tian Fan nodded slightly and said, "It's okay!" ”
When Tian Fan was having dinner with Lu Zhen, Sun Ce and Zhou Yu were also eating.
Sun Ce asked, "Gong Jin, how is Boguang?" ”
Zhou Yu stopped picking vegetables, frowned, and after thinking for a moment, he said, "I can't tell!" But I'm sure this man is a clever man who can't deal with him! ”
Sun Ce was stunned for a moment and said, "Oh? What do you mean by that? ”
Zhou Yu said: "Don't say anything else, just what happened when my brother went to greet them today!" Yes, his three hundred people are indeed disgraced, but he can come up with a way in a short period of time, and make it difficult for people to delay time, waiting for his own soldiers to recover, hehe, just this astuteness, I'm afraid that there are few people! ”…,
Sun Ce frowned and thought for a while, and said, "I said how he talked nonsense, it turned out that it was on purpose!" Shaking his head slowly, he said: "According to what you say, hehe, this person is really difficult to deal with!" ”
After a slight pause, he said, "By the way, did he mention the alliance to you?" ”
Zhou Yu nodded and said, "It's all said!" The specific content is like this......" He put down his chopsticks and told Sun Ce in detail what Tian Fan said, waiting for him to ponder.
After a while, Sun Ce said: "Jingkou is too important for Jiangdong, can we rest assured that we will not garrison the army?" ”
Zhou Yu shook his head and said, "Naturally, I don't feel at ease!" However, what Boguang said is very reasonable, if we want to develop in Jiangdong, we must abandon the hostile posture with Xuzhou and use our strength to rectify the interior and expand the territory! As for Kyoguchi...... Hehe, brother, Jingkou is very important to us, but, relatively speaking, Guangling is also very important to Xuzhou! He Xuzhou can transfer the army of Guangling, and our Jiangdong can naturally transfer the army of Jingkou. ”
Sun Ce shook his head slowly and said, "Gong Jin, what you said is very reasonable, but I'm still a little worried!" In case, I mean in case, in case he Xuzhou treacherously mobilizes troops to attack our Jingkou, that kind of loss is not something we can afford! It's not right, it's not right! ”
Zhou Yu smiled and said, "Brother, it's not really!" Boguang said that our attack on Guangling is worth the loss, and after meeting his personal guards today, I admit that he was right......"
Sun Ce smiled and said, "Gong Jin, don't want to grow up others to destroy your own prestige, the three hundred people brought by Boguang are indeed elite, but I am afraid that the legendary trapping camp and the first camp are nothing more than that!" However, all of his 300 people were really his own personal guards? I don't believe it! In my guess, these 300 people were carefully selected from tens of thousands of troops to be so fierce and murderous! ”
Zhou Yu shook his head slowly and said, "Brother, I'm afraid it's not true!" Xuzhou's armament is good, we all know this, Xuzhou is rich, we also know! The yield per mu of grain in Xuzhou is high, so that there can be fewer strong men in Xuzhou to grow grain, and correspondingly, he Xuzhou has a rich selection of soldiers. And the number of soldiers in Xuzhou, hehe, speaking of which, it's really not much! If you count the water army, it is about less than 200,000. Brother, think about it, this shows that the soldiers in Xuzhou are all selected from the best of the best, and with Boguang's status in Xuzhou, it is not impossible to match such 300 people! ”
Sun Ce pondered for a while, nodded slowly, and said, "Well, Gong Jin's words are reasonable!" ”