—184 A.D.——

Xuzhou City.

"Hahaha! Although the thieves of the Chen clan and the Zhao clan tried to resist stubbornly, they were not forced by Tianwei to surrender to their own officials, and finally handed over the authority to the lords of various countries? Hahaha! Drink this cup to the fullest! ”

Xuzhou Taishou Mansion, the government is holding a triumphant celebration banquet for a battle that ended not long ago, although their original purpose was to capture the Taiping Road, but inexplicably exterminated a group of pirates, and went to several Hou countries to seize the power of the local wealthy clans, and finally no one can fight before announcing victory, but victory is victory, it is worth celebrating.

At this time, the thin Taishou Zhu He was laughing loudly and toasting to the surrounding civil and military, his cronies were also saying some compliments, and Sun Jian could only sit in his seat and drink stuffy.

This situation is not much different from the military discussion before the battle, but because of the military exploits, Sun Jian can have his own position and carry a deputy general, but the position is still quite far away from Na Zhu, even if he wants to put forward any suggestions, such as "The Chen and Zhao clans surrender so happily must be deceitful, and they must not be guarded against", no one will listen.

"Young master," Cheng Pu persuaded in a low voice beside him: "Today's imperial court is roughly like this, capable people are often unable to be promoted through normal channels, if they don't pay to 'donate officials' or have power in their families, they can only wait for Shangguan to 'appreciate' or 'recommend'...... People who speak well. ”

"Hmph, hopefully he can rely on those guys to win the battle before the battle formation." Sun Jian complained.

"No, if he really needs to go into battle in person, he will probably run away." What Cheng Pu pointed out was clearly the previous flagship that was raided by Gan Ning, and Zhu did not hesitate to flee when there were superior forces around.

"Hehe......" Thinking of Gan Ning and Zhou Tai who was recruited in the attack on the assassin by the two families, Sun Jian's mood was a little better, and he poured himself another drink.

"Therefore, the eldest husband should not be subservient to others, the young master refuses to donate, and with this official, it may be difficult to make a name for himself, let alone make contributions," Cheng Pu took the opportunity to persuade: "Yangzhou is the place where the Sun family has been running for generations, although there are many thieves, but it is suitable for self-reliance." ”

"This matter ......"

"Che, rook, rook rider general to—"

Sun Jian was about to respond, but he heard a report with a violent panting sound from the direction of the main gate of the Taishou Mansion, as if the doorman saw a person who did not dare to stop him from coming to the door, but he couldn't help but report it, so he trotted all the way and shouted halfway.

The only chariot generals of the dynasty were Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun, and the Huangfu general, who had been cultivating after quelling the Liangzhou Rebellion, obviously had no reason to come to Xuzhou without warning, but it is very likely that Zhu Jun, who likes to "win by surprise" in marching and fighting, plus this assassin is also surnamed "Zhu......

"Hahaha! I heard that you exterminated the Jinfan thief? also seized the authority of the Chen and Zhao families? Very capable! Before the man arrived, the voice came first, and the bold voice came even closer than the hapless messenger, and after the last word was spoken, the man had already stepped into the banquet hall.

Different from the rumors that he has always "won with wonders", Zhu Jun himself is a tall middle-aged man with a sturdy figure, simple appearance, honest expression, and always with a smile when he speaks.

The greeter beside Zhu He had quietly slipped away when he saw that the situation was not good, and Zhu He, who couldn't leave, could only stand in place and respond with a dry smile: "It's just a trivial matter, it's not enough ......to worry about it."

"If I can exterminate the cunning pirates who have plagued Jingyang and Yang for several years, and solve the problem of the family's seizure of the authority of the Hou State that has never been solved by anyone in the thirteen states of the Han Dynasty, should I give you the position of general of the chariot and cavalry?" Zhu Jun's tone continued unchanged at all, but this time Zhu Jun didn't dare to respond.

"On the way I came, I just helped you stop the pirates' revenge and prevent those families from regaining power," Zhu Jun walked to the main throne, which was empty except for Zhu He, and glared at him condescendingly: "And you, my good cousin, are holding a 'celebration banquet' for Rausch here?" ”

"Much, thank you for the help of the general......" Zhu Tingshi was forced by the other party's gaze and sat down in his seat, trembling in response.

"Hmph, I will admit that there is still a little credit for what this Lord Assassin has done," Zhu Jun let out a nasal voice and turned his head to look at the other civil and military officials attending the banquet: "All of you here, unless you think you are qualified to sit here and 'celebrate', otherwise-"

Before Zhu Jun finished speaking, nearly ninety percent of the participants fled as quickly as rabbits saw falcons.

Although Sun Jian felt that the hem of his clothes was quietly pulled by Cheng Pu a few times, he still sat there and drank without moving.

After no one continued to flee, Sun Jian looked left and right, and those who also stayed were basically the generals who were far away from the main position and had really contributed in the previous battle, and the only one who stayed near the left of the assassin history was Mi Zhu, the richest merchant in Xuzhou.

"Hehehe...... It seems that there are more people left behind than Ben Jiang expected," Zhu Jun showed a satisfied smile: "Then, from this moment on, you will be 'recruited' by Ben General, and those who are willing to do something big with Ben will take their own troops to report to the Xuzhou military camp, and those who don't want to go can also go by themselves, anyway, Ben Jiang doesn't know who your names are." ”

"Less, young master...... 'that thing' looks dangerous...... Cheng Pu reminded quickly in a low voice.

"Hehe, isn't this Shangguan's 'appreciation'?" Sun Jian directly blocked back with his original words.

"......" Cheng Pu looked at Zhu Jun, who was laughing and carrying Zhu Jun away, and was silent for a while before saying, "I will definitely protect the young master when I wait for a cadre." ”

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Xiapi, suburbs.

A strange army of wild boars, gray wolves, wild horses, leopards, elk, black bears, and other beasts that are supposedly impossible to coexist is running through the woods.

On the backs of the leading boar and the gray wolf were two little boys of seven or eight years old, one of whom was chirping energetically, and the other was looking at the sky boredly.

"Hey, Zhou Yu, I suddenly have a feeling that our father seems to be involved in something terrible, maybe he is plotting to usurp the throne."

"Delusion."

“……”

Because Xiapi is located in the plain and the forest is sparse, no one takes hunting as a business, otherwise, if the hunters see this scene, they are afraid that they will be frightened and scream.

After Sun Ce and Zhou Yu drove away from Ji again, half of those beasts actually came back to them, looking completely surrendered and refused to leave.

In order not to disturb the people of Xiapi, they - mainly Sun Ce - reluctantly found a habitat for them in the mountains around Xiapi, and came out every once in a while to ride them around Xiapi for a few laps.

In this regard, Zhou Yi, the county Cheng and his wife Ji, who had seen the two of them beat Yu Ji violently, were not worried, as for Wu Rong, she was keen to take care of her newborn twins, and she no longer paid attention to the matter of "the eldest son playing with a group of fierce beasts in the suburbs".

After all, Wu Rong himself belongs to the "Peerless General", although Sun Jian has never shown any "Peerless" qualities, but his own strength is also outstanding, so no one will be surprised that Sun Ce can subdue animals at a young age.

"Hey, Zhou Yu, last time when the old man was driven away, his strength was obviously weak, as if he had already been beaten up in advance," Sun Ce said while correcting the direction of the wild boar: "I guess it must have been done by my younger brothers and sisters, they obviously awakened Wushuang, and pretended to be ignorant dolls, they are too cunning, I should do the same." ”

"It's late." Zhou Yu lay on his side on the back of the gray wolf and answered lazily.

"Can you say a few more words in your answer to me?" Sun Ce was dissatisfied.

"I can't."

“……”

This Zhou Yu always choked people speechless with the shortest words, why did he think he would become a close friend in the first place? Sun Ce rolled his eyes and thought, is it really because he was too young at that time?

The herd ran, and after crossing a river, its speed slowed down.

"Hehe, Zhou Yu, the place I'm looking for is okay," Sun Ce stood up on the back of the boar, and raised his finger to a glade in front of him: "Surrounded by mountains and rivers, the location is hidden, and the food around is also sufficient, just like it was born for this group of fierce beasts." ”

"Thinking too much." This time Zhou Yu said one more word.

This site is not so much a glade as a foundation that has been chosen for feng shui, planned for the house, and even cleared and leveled the ground, but abruptly abandoned before breaking ground.

Although it is strange that someone is planning to build a house in this jungle far from the city, as long as you think about it, it seems that there are "immortals" like Yu Ji who act upside down.

But if you tell Sun Ce about this speculation, he will probably destroy it by shouting "never use it for Ji's territory", so forget it.

Squeak - Zizi -

Zhou Yu was thinking about it, but he saw that strange currents that were sometimes golden and sometimes black and red began to flood around the clearing, but the beasts and Sun Ce were still running towards it unconsciously.

"Tsk......" Zhou Yu jumped up with a carp, jumped on the back of the mountain boar, and pulled Sun Ce to jump away from the marching herd.

Whew!

A strange sound similar to the tearing of the fabric sounded, and then a simple and unpretentious country courtyard instantly appeared in the clearing, and a group of fierce beasts could not regain their strength, and the huge boar directly hit the big tree at the gate of the courtyard, and the beasts that followed immediately hit the pigs.

With the sound of the tree breaking, the big tree fell crookedly, and directly smashed open the courtyard door, revealing two little girls about five years old in the courtyard who were pondering fan embroidery.

Wearing a big red dress and a double ponytail, the slightly more stable girl blinked and seemed to be preparing to phrase herself, while another goose yellow dress and pants, a single ponytail, and a slightly lively girl had already grabbed the fan and jumped up: "Come on!" The lackeys of the Ten Constant Servants! I'm not afraid of you! ”

"That's a pig." Zhou Yu habitually followed.

“……”