Shen Chen took Zhang Hong and Sun Quan back to Lingyang City.

When Sun Quan left, he looked back at the place where his seal had sunk and secretly remembered the location.

For him, the seal represents not only a symbol of status, but also a proof of his father's and brother's inheritance.

But people are under the eaves and have to bow their heads.

Therefore, the current unwillingness can only be temporarily forbearance and escape this difficulty first.

If it can escape from Shen Chen's hands one day, he must get the seal back, and he will also take revenge on Shen Chen, sooner or later he will have to wash away the humiliation of losing the seal today!

Shen Chen!

Sun Quan looked at the back of the high-spirited Shen Chen in front of him, his eyes were full of burning anger!

One day in the future, he must make this boy pay!

After returning to the Lingyang County Ya Mansion, Shen Chen forced Zhang Hong and Sun Quan to hand over their weapons, and also searched their bodies to prevent them from secretly escaping with sharp weapons in the county Ya.

He sent people to search the entire mansion, and then put them under house arrest in the backyard, and then went out to make tactical arrangements with Liu Qi and them in the front hall.

It wasn't until it was nearly dark that Shen Chen deployed the entire tactics, returned to the backyard, and came to the study.

"Mr. Zhang!"

When Shen Chen entered, he saw that both of them were reading books, and there were guards around the door, and he had asked just now, but he didn't find anything abnormal.

Now the whole city is under the control of the Jiangxia sailors, and the grain and grass have begun to be carried to the boats, because no one knows when the Jiangdong sailors will attack, so they must make plans for a few more days.

After everything was arranged, Shen Chen came to Zhang Hong, firstly to persuade to see if he could persuade him to surrender, and secondly, to learn some current information about Jiangdong from him.

Hearing the movement coming from the door, both of them turned their heads calmly, and Sun Quan even stood up from the seat and watched vigilantly with a guarded posture and eyes.

It was only at this time that Shen Chen discovered that this person named Zhang Xuan was quite tall and extremely strong, and he was not at all like father and son with the thin Zhang Hong.

"General Shen."

Zhang Hong stood up from the seat, looked at him and said, "I don't know what happened to the general?" ”

Shen Chen walked in with a smile, sat down on the seat opposite Zhang Hong unceremoniously, and said to him: "It's getting late, let's see how Mr. lives, the soldiers are all rough people, are they lazy." ”

"General Lao is concerned, he can live and live, and no one is lazy."

Zhang Hong said in a deep voice: "Please also ask the general to keep his promise and release our father and son, the old man must be grateful." ”

Shen Chen waved his hand and said, "Sir, don't be so anxious, you and I both know my purpose." In the past two months, the heavy rain has sunk the grain and grass transported from Jingzhou to Yuzhang, and General Huang Zu had to withdraw his troops, but Sun Quan sent people to attack, and I can only make this decision in order to force Zhou Yu to come back. Mr. is Sun Quan's most relied on strategist, and I have to be Mr. to make Sun Quan throw a mouse. ”

"Since it's just me, please let my son go back."

Zhang Hong looked at him seriously and said: "My youngest son is still young, there is an old wife in the family, if the old husband has an accident, the eldest son can be left to manage the family business, so as not to let the family fall into the middle." ”

Shen Chen nodded: "This is human nature, but you can't let him go yet." What if there is nothing to threaten Mr. after letting him go? I would like to ask you something from your husband, so please allow him and your son to stay in the city for a few more days, and we will talk about it later. ”

"You"

Zhang Hong's eyes widened, and he pointed at him and said, "General Shen, I heard that what you did in Jingzhou was quite gentlemanly, and you once said the principle of "unity of knowledge and action", which was praised by the scholars of Jingzhou, how could you do this?" ”

Shen Chen shook his head and said, "You should act in the style of a gentleman, but you can't fight." War is to defeat the enemy by all means, Ziyu said: "You don't know how to fight." Those who fight the enemy are narrow and not listed, and God praises me. Hindering it, isn't it? There is still fear! And today's warriors are all my enemies. Although it is Hu Qian, if you get it, you will take it, how can it be in Ermao? Shame on the war, seeking to kill the enemy. If the injury is not dead, how not to be serious? If love is seriously injured, then do not hurt; If you love it, you will be obedient. The three armies are also used to make use of them, and the golden drum is also used for their voice. Use it for profit, and you can also block it; The sound is full of ambition, and the drum can also be praised. Even the ancestor Confucius once said, "The violent tiger Feng He, who dies without regrets, I will not be with him." He will be afraid of things, and he who is scheming will be successful." Wars are fought with strategy, and we must be brave and resourceful, not the so-called pedantic and dogmatic. Therefore, I ask for your understanding, but I promise that you father and son will be released afterwards. ”

"The Jin people and Jiang Rong defeated Qin in the cuisine", Confucius also praised the royal benevolence and righteousness of Song Xianggong, the war should be upright, you are a Confucian student, and you claim to be a gentleman, you should not kidnap other people's heirs."

Zhang Hong frowned and began to sit down with Shen Chen and talk.

Shen Chen smiled and said: "If you recite the words of the former saints, keep the system that has been practiced, be changed but not passed, and do not follow the time, if the husband is like this, it can be said that Wang Mang and Song Xianggong are the words, and they are not enough to be Taoist." In the past, Wang Mang tasted morality, did not ask whether it was possible, the words must be used to refer to the scriptures, not to measure the hearts of the people, and to move according to the ancients, so the world was annoyed, and thus mourned. I don't know what to do. In the past, Song Xianggong tasted benevolence and righteousness, the Chu people still deceived me and I will believe it, and the soldiers are still strange and I will be right, with the desire to prosper the business, dominate the princes, fight and be held by the enemy, and then fight and die in the country, laughing for the world. I don't know what the time is. ”

"Since you are a Confucian student, you should deny yourself!"

Zhang Hong insisted.

Shen Chen waved his hand: "Okay, Mr. has also read countless classics, so he should know that "if there is a way in the world, then the rites and music will come from the Son of Heaven: if there is no way in the world, then the rites and music will come from the princes." If we cling to dogma, we are all unrighteous people, and only Cao Cao coerced the Son of Heaven to go on an expedition in this world. You and I both know that you want me to let go of your son, but persuade others to have a way when there is no way in itself, this is not a gentleman who knows etiquette, who knows etiquette? ”

"Amount"

Zhang Hong was speechless for a while, if he clung to the teachings of the saints, then according to the standard of "Spring and Autumn Unrighteous War", the war between them would have been a war without a way.

In the case that both parties have no righteous reputation, you still ask others to follow the rules, which is itself a double-standard behavior.

So in the final analysis, Zhang Hong's argument actually doesn't hold anything.

It's just that he is selfishly trying to protect Sun Quan.

After a while, Zhang Hong could only smile bitterly: "People say that Shen Xiaolang has learned through the past and the present, and he knows all the classics, but he didn't believe it before, but today he has seen it, which makes me ashamed." I hope the general will not break his promise and let our father and son go back. ”

"It's nature."

Shen Chen was ready to get to the point, and said seriously: "Mr. is also a scholar, I often hear about Mr. in Jingzhou, and Mr. is also a wise and resourceful person, can't you see that there are great changes in the world, but you and I are both Han people, we don't want to serve the country, and support the Han family, but instead try to divide the country, so that the lives will be ruined, what is the explanation?" ”

Zhang Hong said in a deep voice: "Qin lost his deer, and the world chased him." Han lost its peak, and the people of the world cast it together. Cao Cao coerced the Son of Heaven to order the princes, everyone in the world knows. Then why could he be the one who cast Jiuding, and not Wu Hou? ”

"Huh"

Shen Chen smiled: "Mr. just told me about self-denial and revenge, but now he has lost his crown, this is said to be a mistake, people must know it?" ”

Zhang Hong didn't feel ashamed of this, but said with a straight face: "Isn't that so? ”

"That's right."

Shen Chen nodded and admitted: "However, Sun Quan is not a good master, if the gentleman has ambitions in his heart, he should look for the real master, instead of following Sun Quan." ”

"You"

On the side, Sun Quan was suddenly furious, got up angrily and pointed at Shen Chen and said, "Why do you say me."

"Huh?"

Shen Chenhu looked at him suspiciously and said, "What am I?" ”

"Isn't Wu Hou a good lord?"

Sun Quan reacted quite quickly, and arched his hand in the direction of the northeast Jiangdong and said: "Wu Hou inherited his father's and brother's inheritance, cultivated the people's livelihood inside, cut off the thieves of the rebellion, crusaded against Li Shu outside, and defeated the Jiangxia Qunkou, isn't this the same as the Ming Lord?" ”

To a certain extent, from the standpoint of Soochow, Sun Quan is the face of a master. Not only is Corporal Lixian brave and resourceful, but he is also very good at listening to others' opinions.

For example, in his early years, Sun Quan liked to go into battle in person, and like his father and elder brother, he charged into battle with third-rate force and slashed the enemy.

Then Zhang Hong admonished him not to do this, although there was still a situation in the Battle of Hefei later. But at most, he took people to the front line to see the situation, and after Zhang Hong's admonition, he almost didn't charge into battle in person as he did in the early days.

There is also the matter of shooting tigers.

Sun Quan also likes to hunt like his brother, and especially likes to hunt tigers, riding horses every day to chase tigers and shoot, and also fighting tigers with halberds.

Like Su Shi's song "The old man talks about the madness of youth, the left leads the yellow, the right Qingcang, the brocade hat mink Qiu, and the thousand horses roll Pinggang." In order to repay the city, follow the Taishou, shoot the tiger in person, and watch Sun Lang. "It's about Sun Quan's shooting of the tiger.

Later, Zhang Zhao learned about this and went to persuade him not to shoot tigers, although Sun Quan still liked to do this, but finally listened to the advice, no longer riding horses to shoot tigers, but to build a tiger shooting car, sitting in the protective car to shoot tigers, to make himself a little safer.

So Sun Quan is more self-employed most of the time, but the early days are not ridiculous, at least in the early and middle periods, except for the Hefei incident and backstabbing allies, the overall performance is still very good, but it is just a little collapsed in his later years.

Of course, Shen Chen knew that Sun Quan would be bad in the future, but the current Sun Quan was indeed in the rising period of his youth, and it was obviously impossible to convince Zhang Hong with reason.

Therefore, he pondered for a moment and said: "Sun Quan is just in the name of his father and brother, although he seems to be good, he is far worse than his father and brother. ”

“.”

Sun Quan clenched his fists, and a hint of turquoise flashed in his eyes.

The two mountains of father and brother have pressed him for too long, and he needs to prove himself!

Zhang Hong said in a deep voice: "My lord has all the virtue and ability, and he is not worse than his father and brother, if Shen Xiaolang wants to belittle my lord and persuade me to surrender, then there is no need." ”

Shen Chen smiled and said, "It's okay if you don't want to surrender, I want to ask Mr. how Sun Quan is arranged along the way in Jiangdong." ”

"No comment."

Zhang Hong closed his eyes.

Shen Chen waved his hand: "Someone." ”

"General!"

Seven or eight guards rushed in at the door.

"Take Zhang Xuan to the front yard and torture him."

"Yui!"

"General Shen!"

Zhang Hong was shocked and said, "You said that you won't hurt our father and son." ”

Shen Chen said: "I just promised not to kill you, but I won't promise to torture you, fight a war, you can't be pedantic." ”

"Humph!"

Sun Quan was very tough, and after being caught, he snorted coldly: "Father, you don't need to talk to him, you just want to fight." ”

"Drag it out!"

Shen Chen waved his hand.

The guards took Sun Quan out.

Zhang Hong hurriedly got up and wanted to stop it, but was stopped by the guards.

"General Shen!"

He was furious and said, "Is this a virtuous reason? ”

Shen Chen smiled and didn't speak.

After a few moments, a faint scream was heard from the front yard.

Zhang Hong was anxious, walked around the hall, and finally sighed and said, "Okay, I'll tell you." ”

Shen Chen nodded: "I'm listening, but in order to prevent cheating, there are also many captives in the city, I will ask them one by one, and I plan to torture you later, ask your son." ”

"You!"

Zhang Hong's abacus failed, he trembled with anger, and finally like a deflated ball, he made all the deployments in Jiangdong, except for concealing Sun Quan's affairs in Lingyang, almost 1510 and 150.

Shen Chen wrote them down one by one, then turned around and went out.

After a long while, he came back with Sun Quan again, and Zhang Hong saw that Sun Quan was unscathed, so he hurriedly asked, "Xuan'er, are you okay?" ”

"Ahhh

A guard next to him let out a few screams.

The surrounding guards suddenly laughed, and at this time Zhang Hong realized that he had been deceived, and pointed at Shen Chen and scolded angrily: "You treacherous thief." ”

"Hey, hey."

Shen Chen looked at Sun Quan.

Sun Quan was extremely tall, his eyes were staring at him viciously, and he had a little beard on his chin.

The blue-eyed purple beard is not actually talking about his green eyes and purple beard, but about his bright eyes and thick beard.

It's just that now he is only twenty-three years old, although his eyes are divine, and occasionally they still shine with blue light, but his beard has not fully grown, even if there is a sign of blue eyes and purple hair, the ghost knows that he is Sun Quan.

"It's kind of weird to say."

Shen Chen saw his appearance, touched his chin and said, "Mr. Zigang is short and thin, and the son he gave birth to is so tall. ”

Zhang Hong was shocked.

Sun Quan was also secretly shocked, afraid that Shen Chen would find out his identity, so he shouted with an idea: "An dares to insult my father!" If he cannot take revenge, is he the Son of Man? How dare you fight me! ”

"Oh?"

Shen Chen smiled and said, "Okay, satisfy you, accompany you out to practice." ”

As he spoke, he came to the hall and said to the guard, "Let him go." ”

"Hmph."

The guard shoved him and pushed him out into the courtyard outside the door.

Sun Quan staggered two steps, moved his muscles and bones, and then slowly walked to the opposite side of Shen Chen, and the two began to confront each other.

After a few moments, Sun Quan took a step to the left.

Shen Chen walked to the right.

The two of them circled in place, seemingly trying to find each other's flaws.

At this moment, Sun Quan suddenly made the first move, rushing towards Shen Chen like a hungry tiger pounced.

I saw that Shen Chen's body was extremely flexible, and he suddenly jumped to the left, dodging this attack, and then swept his legs.

"Bang!"

Sun Quan fell and gnawed on the mud.

"That's it?"

Shen Chen laughed: "Although the body is tall and straight, it is just a façade, only reading and not practicing martial arts, what is the use?" ”

He also thought that Sun Quan, as Zhang Hong's son, knew every day that he was studying with Confucianism, and he wasted the material.

Sun Quan gritted his teeth and pounced on the ground again.

It's just that his third-rate martial arts are really a bit collapsed, Shen Chen's physique has been strong all these years, his martial arts have grown day by day, and he is already at the level of a second-rate martial artist, how can he be able to defeat him?

At the moment, there was a bang, and the old fist went down, and soon Sun Quan became blue and swollen, his nose bleeds, and he was beaten to the ground.

"Take him to heal."

Shen Chen looked at Zhang Hong, who was already stunned, shrugged his shoulders and said, "This is sir, your son himself wants to fight with me, and he can't complain about others." ”

After that, he turned around and went out, leaving Zhang Hong messy in the wind.

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