Sun Ce knew that there were some things that he could not stop as soon as he wanted to stop them. People around him also wanted to get married, and they could not let them marry women from ordinary people just because they were suspected of forming a clique. Since they could not stop them, it would be better to take advantage of the situation and control the initiative in their own hands.

Sun Ce asked about the situation and learned that Zhuge Liang's second sister had actually taken the initiative to deal with Chen Dao's parents. Chen Dao himself did not explicitly object. The biggest obstacle to this marriage was not others, but himself. It was just that Zhuge Liang and Chen Dao were both concerned, so it was delayed for only a year.

Sun Ce immediately asked someone to call Chen Dao. As soon as he saw Zhuge Liang present, Chen Dao knew what was going on and looked awkward.

"I'll give you two months off and go home to get married." Sun Ce thought for a while and said, "You haven't taken all the leave in the past few years, so I'll make up for it. Stay at home for a few more months to accompany your family. If there is anything, I'll send someone to notify you."

Chen Dao was overjoyed, and Zhuge Liang felt relieved. The task was completed perfectly, exceeding expectations. After settling down his sister and brother, he could go to Jiangnan with confidence.

After seeing Zhuge Liang off and returning to the back hall, Sun Ce was exhausted, spread his limbs open, spread them on the table, looking up at the sky, and his brain was empty. Yuan Quan walked out of the inner room, and saw this, and couldn't help laughing. Sun Ce tilted his head and looked at her, and he couldn't even bother to move.

"Has Ah Mi told me?"

Sun Ce nodded. This is what frustrated him the most. "You all know that I am the only one who is in the fog."

"We are experts in this regard." Yuan Quan poured a glass of water and handed it to Sun Ce. Sun Ce did not answer, so she hugged Sun Quan and persuaded him as if coaxing a child: "Drink a sip of water to relieve the anger, and don't get angry."

Sun Ce refused to get up in Yuan Quan's arms, so he drank two sips of water with Yuan Quan's hand and roughly told the matter. Yuan Quan listened quietly and finally said, "Since that's the case, I'll go back to Runan and discuss this matter with Mrs. Chen, and do it in a grand manner."

Sun Ce thought about it and thought it was good. Good people went to the end and sent Buddha to the West. As a close minister around him, Chen Dao's official position was not high, and he was only a personal guard and cavalry commander with three thousand cavalry, but his importance was no less than that of any general in any aspect, and even more than that. However, Chen Dao's family really had no status in Runan. If he didn't shout, the wedding scene would be very deserted. Mrs. Chen is Chen Fan's daughter, and her influence in Runan is much greater than that of Chen Dao. If she and Yuan Quan come forward to greet each other, most people have to give face, and the gifts should not be too light.

This not only supported Chen and also made Zhuge Liang's second sister look very good. It was a killing two birds with one stone.

Sun Ce thought about it, then told Yuan Quan about Sima Hui's evaluation of Zhuge Liang, and finally said: "What do you mean by Sima Hui's words? Do you mean Zhuge Liang will get power in the future?"

Yuan Quan hugged Sun Ce, shook his body gently, thought for a while, and shook his head. "I think Mr. Shui Jing is not the case. If you go to the general and the prime minister, you will not have the chance to achieve it. Even if Zhuge Liang has this ability, he will have no chance to achieve it. He can only choose one of two, and it is impossible to have both. As for the inner sage and the outer king, it also refers to morality and ability, which may not be a real person. If you really reach the state of inner sage, you will not be able to be a rebellious minister unless you are a false saint like Wang Mang."

Sun Ce couldn't help laughing out loud.

Yuan Quan lowered his head and looked at Sun Ce. "Am I wrong?"

"A true saint is more terrifying than a false saint." Sun Ce sat up and sat cross-legged. Lu Cui has been writing articles about Wang Mang recently. He read almost every article and read it very seriously. In later generations, some people overturned the verdict for Wang Mang, but he didn't pay much attention. After reading Lu Cui's articles, he became more aware of Wang Mang. According to Confucian standards, even if Wang Mang was not a saint, at least a pure Confucian scholar, he really believed and wanted to realize the legendary three prosperous eras. His restructuring was almost supported by the theory of classics, and he could find a basis in Confucian classics.

Perhaps it is precisely because of this that his failure made Confucian scholars despair.

"Which expert said it? This is a bit shocking."

Sun Ce was stunned for a moment, and saw Yuan Quan's serious expression. He knew that what he said just now was too advanced, so it was troublesome to explain. "Well, a gentleman named Yi is not a master, at most a little over seven feet."

Yuan Quan laughed "pu" and glanced at Sun Ce. "This outstanding and amazing Mr. Yi... isn't you?"

"Of course it's not me." Sun Ce laughed.

Arc destiny.

Zhang Yang woke up all night and found himself surrounded by Lu Su.

Yuan Tan evacuated Luoyang and submitted a memorial to the court, recommending Zhang Yang as the imperial court in Henan to guard Luoyang. Luoyang was too close to Yique Pass, so Zhang Yang was worried that there was danger and decided to retreat to Arc detention, which was equivalent to giving up Luoyang.

Zhang Yang had been operating in Hanoi for several years, but the Hanoi family ignored him at all. The Montenegro army in the Taihang Mountains behind him often came to harass him. Fortunately, the Montenegro army was not strong in combat and Hanoi was rich. Although he had not saved any strength, he had enough food and clothing. As a result, when Yuan Tan came, he even lost this place to eat. He didn't want to leave Hanoi, but he was no match for Yuan Tan, so he could only accept his fate and move to Henan in shame.

Henan was already deserted, with only some military farms, which were controlled by Lu Su and Lu Dai. Zhang Yang could not get involved at all. Yuan Tan promised to allocate grain from Hanoi to him and would return to Henan in the future. Zhang Yang reluctantly accepted it.

But Lu Su didn't plan to give him this opportunity. Just a few days after Yuan Tan left, Lu Su surrounded the Arc destiny.

Arc destiny is Guhulao Pass (Note 1), which is the eastern gate of Luoyang. It is built on Mount Dali, facing the Yellow River in the north, Songshan in the south, and Luoshui in the west. From this, you can enter Henoi, Bingzhou and Jizhou in the west, and from the east, you can go straight to Yanzhou and Yuzhou in the east. It can be said that a place that military strategists must fight. Zhang Yang knew that if he was fighting in a formation, he might not be Lu Su's opponent. Besides, there was no need to fight for Yuan Tan and consume his strength, but it would not be possible to easily withdraw from Henan. Keeping Arc destiny became the wisest choice.

Lu Su sent someone to send a letter to Zhang Yang. I know that it was not your intention to come to Henan, so I don’t want to make things difficult for you. Within three days, if you give up Arc destiny, I can guarantee that you cross the river safely and never launch an attack. If you refuse to give up, once I start siege and have no eyes on the sword, I can’t guarantee your safety.

After receiving the letter, Zhang Yang was extremely angry. He admitted that his strength was not as strong as Lu Su, but it was easy to defend and difficult to attack. Can Lu Su fly up? Even if you build siege equipment, it will take you ten days and half a month. With this time, not only Xun Yan, who is stationed in Hanoi, can arrive, but even Yuan Tan can arrive. What else can you do besides retreating?

Zhang Yang ignored him and sent people to cross the river to ask Xun Yan for help. At the same time, the generals of the branch guarded the city, wore armor and swords to patrol the city and supervise the battle to prevent Lu Su from sieging the city. He was very careful and did not dare to rest at night. He lit a large number of torches to make the city walls clear, with strong bows and crossbows, and was ready for battle. Not to mention climbing the city, it was difficult to get close to it.

The two sides confronted each other for three days, and Zhang Yang was nervous for three days. Every night, he didn't even dare to solve the armor. After three days, Zhang Yang lost weight and the soldiers were exhausted.

On the afternoon of the third day, seeing that Zhang Yang had no intention of abandoning the city, Lu Su ordered the withdrawal of troops. The soldiers of the Jiangdong Army who had been wandering outside the city were completely retreated without even leaving a figure. Zhang Yang sent people out of the city to inquire. In the middle of the night, the scouts returned one after another to confirm that Lu Su had retreated to Gongyi County forty miles away. In the past few days, Lu Su's main force has been stationed in Gongyi, with a large amount of food and weapons transported there one after another.

Zhang Yang breathed a sigh of relief. He left some soldiers to defend the city, and the others rushed to rest. He believed that Lu Su would not give up like this. Withdrawal was just a flick of a shot, and it was likely to attack, and it might even run. He asked the soldiers to have a full meal and rest early. There would be a few days of hard fighting next, and the soldiers must be restored and prepared.

As expected, that night, Lu Su led his troops to travel forty miles and rushed to the city at dawn. He came very quickly, leaving Zhang Yang with a very short reaction time. Zhang Yang received the news and urgently ordered the soldiers to climb the city and prepare for the battle. The soldiers could not rest for three days, and they slept very hard that night. They were suddenly woken up, and they were dizzy and in chaos.

Before they could get there, the city suddenly started to fire, and the granaries and stables were lit. Flames rose, thick smoke rolled, fire was everywhere, panicked soldiers and frightened war horses were everywhere.

Zhang Yang's heart sank to the bottom of the valley. He knew that he had been trapped. Lu Su's fine works had already entered the city. He took advantage of their most exhausted time to create chaos. He suddenly withdrew yesterday was a false appearance, which was to let him relax his vigilance. He didn't know when these fine works entered the city, nor how these fine works entered the city, but he knew that the outcome had been decided. Without food, he could not wait for Xun Yan to come to help.

Just as Zhang Yang was considering whether to surrender to Lu Su and what conditions should be put forward, the closest city-guarding crossbow quietly adjusted its direction and aimed at Zhang Yang. A short spear-like crossbow arrow shot out and rushed straight to Zhang Yang. Zhang Yang almost had time to react, and was pierced by the crossbow arrow. He was led by the crossbow arrow and his neck was stuck on the iron thorn under the city wall. He was so angry that he was on the spot.

Immediately afterwards, dozens of soldiers rushed over from different directions, raised their axes and cut down Zhang Yang's big claw. At the same time, riots broke out at the same time between the east and west city gates. A group of soldiers suddenly rushed out, chopped down the soldiers at the gate, opened the city gate, and lowered the suspension bridge. The Jiangdong army outside the city crossed the moat with lightning speed, rushed into the city, and seized various strategic points. The city was already chaotic, and Zhang Yang suddenly died. His subordinates had no leader, and were killed by these wolf-like Jiangdong army, and could not organize an effective counterattack.
Chapter completed!