Chapter 2199 Self-reliance
Xun Yu couldn't help but be a little surprised.
Liu Ye is from Jiujiang and is adjacent to Lujiang. He has been in charge of the secretary station for a long time and is in charge of intelligence collection and analysis. He is an expert in this regard. Since he wants to study Sun Ce's new policy, he will naturally inquire about it. The information he collected should be reliable.
Then Sun Ce's changes were confusing. He was already aged at the age of seventeen. If he had extraordinary talent, he should have shown some things. He would not have had any clues before, and then suddenly broke out. I had heard of stories of doing things in his youth, and learning after he became a young man, and eventually becoming a talented person. However, those people are known to everyone as smart, and later they would have a process of studying, which would not be as abrupt as Sun Ce.
"Zi Yang, what do you think is the reason?"
Liu Ye walked back and forth with his hands behind his back, not answering Xun Yu's question, but just muttered to himself. "Wenruo, do you still remember that at the beginning of last year, Sun Ce suddenly returned to Jianye from Jingzhou. Later, he received news that it was the minister Zhu Jianping who said that Sun Ce would be in trouble. But Sun Ce has always claimed that he did not believe in destiny and disagreed with the minister's words. Why did he suddenly believe this time?"
Liu Ye raised his head and his eyes shone. "I have been looking for Zhu Jianping for a while and wanted to ask him in person, but Zhu Jianping disappeared and couldn't even find out any news. According to my speculation, there are only two possibilities: one is that he was imprisoned by Sun Ce, and the other is..." He raised his palm, waved it gently, opened Xun Yu, and said nothing.
Xun Yu smiled bitterly. If there is no answer, Liu Ye will be crazy. "Ziyang, what exactly do you want to say?"
"Sun Ce has an ulterior motive." Liu Ye reached out and pointed upward, lowering his voice. "And it has something to do with the sky."
Xun Yu laughed "Puchi". "Do you want to unlock this secret?"
Liu Ye's eyes rolled. "Let's have a way?"
"You go with me to meet the King of Wu and ask him in person."
"How is this possible?" Liu Ye's head shook like a rattle. "He won't say it. If it were me, I won't say it either."
Xun Yu stood up and dusted his clothes. "I don't guarantee he will tell you, but if you don't try, you may not be able to solve this mystery in your life. Would you like this?" He took two steps, stopped again, raised his hand to block his mouth, and lowered his voice, pretending to be mysterious: "Tell you one more thing, Lu Su may be promoted again." After that, he nodded vigorously, turned around and left.
Liu Ye stood foolishly in the original place, staring at her eyes and opening her mouth, watching Xun Yu disappear outside the door, suddenly stimulating, and he knew it. He turned around twice, gritted his teeth, chased him out, and shouted while running.
"Lingjun, wait for me, wait for me."
Sun Ce sat on the Feilu, looking at the blue sky and white clouds, and the moist and cool lake breeze, but his mood was not good at all.
My father Sun Jian is afraid that there will be many dangers this time. How to deal with his mother, Mrs. Wu, when he returns to Wu County, is a problem. Family affairs are more difficult to deal with than state affairs, but they have to deal with. People can have no country, not homeless. If even family affairs cannot be handled well, who can believe that he can practice the kingly way and establish a peaceful and prosperous era of mutual respect and love?
Sun Quan may have really preconceived things, at least they were not smooth enough. The unevenness of the brothers made Sun Quan feel a little emotional and then involved his parents. Even if he was as smart as his mother, Mrs. Wu, he would inevitably be confused in front of his wronged son. He instinctively wanted to protect the gods and maintain peace between their brothers, but did not realize that the Sun family was no longer an ordinary family. He and Sun Quan were not only brothers, but also monarchs and ministers.
Of course, this is also his responsibility. He pays too much attention to family affection and ignores rules, and everyone lacks the necessary awe.
Everything is too much, otherwise good intentions may also produce bitter wine. This is his greatest experience now. Be kind and do not control the army, and governing the country is the same. Being accommodating and spoiling will only harm others and oneself. If necessary, you must be able to make up your mind.
Could this be the beginning of tyranny? When the thought came to mind, Sun Ce smiled bitterly. How to grasp this scale, he had no idea about it, and hesitated between leniency and strictness, which caused today's dilemma. To put it bluntly, the level was not enough. Originally, it was just the level of thirteen or fifteen, but now he had to compete with others on the chessboard of thirteen. Even if there were plug-ins, it was inevitable that he would show his timidity.
A noise came from afar, interrupting Sun Ce's thoughts. Sun Ce turned his head and took a look. "What's the matter?"
He Da stepped forward and leaned over and said, "Report to the king, Mrs. Lu came to see Wei Duwei Zhang, but was stopped by the tiger soldiers. She refused to give up and was making a noise."
"Lu Xiaohuan?"
"yes."
"Let her come here."
He Da hesitated for a moment, but turned around. After a while, the sound of footsteps sounded, and Lu Xiaohuan rushed up like an angry tiger, standing in front of Sun Ce with anger, his chest undulating under the spring shirt. Before she could speak, Yuan Yao followed, grabbed Lu Xiaohuan's arm with one hand and covered Lu Xiaohuan's mouth with the other. A embarrassed smile was piled on her sweaty face.
"The king, it is the minister who disciplines differently. He has collided with the king. Please forgive me for your crime."
Lu Xiaohuan also reacted, a little timid, and his aura became three points weaker, allowing Yuan Yao to block her behind him. Sun Ce said in a deep voice: "What's the matter? Zhang Liao is the lonely Yicheng Duwei, not your Yuan family's troops."
"Yes, yes." Yuan Yao nodded repeatedly, quietly pushed Lu Xiaohuan and signaled her to leave quickly. Lu Xiaohuan refused to leave and gritted his teeth. "Big... King, I... I have something wrong with you, please make a decision."
"Injustice? Let's hear it."
"King Xie." Lu Xiaohuan stepped forward and bowed to show the reason. Although his tone was not very coherent, the matter was clear. There was nothing big about it, but the fight between her and Xie Xianying. Xie Xianying recently received the support of Sister Yuan Quan, and held the family's financial power. He was very generous, but he was very stingy with Lu Xiaohuan. Lu Xiaohuan's female guard lacked a few war horses. Lu Xiaohuan asked Yuan Yao to ask Xie Xianying for some money to buy a horse, but Xie Xianying refused. Lu Xiaohuan had no choice but to ask Zhang Liao for helplessness. Zhang Liao served as the commander of the cavalry in Yi, and had more than 200 cavalry under his command and had spare horses. It was no problem to give her a few.
"He doesn't give me money, and he doesn't want me to come and ask Wenyuan." Lu Xiaohuanyu was still angry and looked at Yuan Yao angrily.
Yuan Yao was also anxious, and Bai Chen's face turned red. "Can Weiwei Zhang give you a horse? The war horses in his hand are all public property, and each horse has a record, so how can it be misappropriated? I told you that if you don't go into battle now, you are on the boat every day, and you will be missing a few horses. When there is a harvest in autumn, I will buy it for you. You have to ask for it now, isn't this intentional?"
"I want it now." Lu Xiaohuan tampered his neck and screamed: "Carrying and shooting requires practice every day, otherwise he will be able to get a hand. Have you seen the Third General and the Yulin Guard? Which day do they not practice riding and shooting? If I don't practice for a few months, I will return to Pingyu, how can I take the exam and how can I join the Yulin Guard? With your face?"
"you……"
"Okay, okay." Sun Ce waved his hand and signaled Yuan Yao to stand aside. "Do you want to enter the Yulin Guard?"
"Yeah." Lu Xiaohuan nodded, pouting his lips so hard that he could tie the donkey. "I... I can't do anything except riding and shooting. I can't look at people's faces every day and give some small amounts of money every month. If I can join the Yulin Guard, at least I have a salary. If I have the opportunity to make a meritorious service, I might even earn a title."
Sun Ce felt it was reasonable. Lu Xiaohuan wanted to support himself, and his spirit was commendable and should be supported.
"How many horses are you missing?"
"Uh... three, and four horses are old, and they are not physically strong. They don't have any problems riding normally, so they can barely go into battle."
Sun Ce nodded. War horses are luxury goods, and they are really not affordable to ordinary people. A real war horse costs tens of thousands, but it only lasts three or four years to serve.
"How many people do you have in total?"
"There were more than thirty people, but now there are only eighteen people left."
"Where are some people?"
"Some are sick and stayed in Pingyu for rest, while others are... dead." Lu Xiaohuan's eyes were a little red. Yuan Yao quickly explained: "Most of them are from Guanzhong or Liangzhou and are not used to the water and soil of the Central Plains. During the war before the New Year, some people were injured and failed to treat them in time, which wasted time..."
Sun Ce waved his hand and called He Da, asking him to take Lu Xiaohuan to see Zhang Liao. From now on, Lu Xiaohuan is temporarily attached to Zhang Liao's command, and Zhang Liao takes all the expenses together. Lu Xiaohuan was very happy and burst into tears and laughed. He thanked Sun Ce and followed He Da.
Yuan Yao also breathed a sigh of relief. "Thank you, brother-in-law, you have helped me a lot."
Sun Ce signaled Yuan Yao to sit down and asked about his recent situation. Since he took Lu Xiaohuan as his concubine, Yuan Yao, who was originally like an invisible person, suddenly became more exposed. Every now and then, he always had some trouble. On the one hand, Xie Xianying, the wife who had the support of Yuan Quan and had financial power, was Lu Xiaohuan, who was of average IQ but had high force. Yuan Yao was very embarrassed in the middle, and almost became a joke.
"I'm so tight recently that I can't even get tens of thousands of dollars?"
"This is not the case, but the horses are thin in spring and summer, and the price is still high, which is not worth it. Anyway, she doesn't need it now. I think I'll wait for autumn before talking about it. The price is a lot different. Who knows... Alas, I have no shame to say that I'm asking for it, and I can't blame others."
Sun Ce couldn't help laughing. Yuan Yao, who never asked about the food, rice, oil and salt, knew that saving money was not easy. When did he care about money in the past? Anyway, he just wanted to tell Yuan Quan what he needed. There was a workshop and a chamber of commerce in hand. Yuan Quan was well-manned and never stingy with his only younger brother. Now he was so tightly grasped, on the one hand, he was punished by his willful punishment and expressed his support for Xie Xianying, and on the other hand, he might have done it intentionally.
"Boyang, you are a big boss, do something."
"What can I... do?"
"First take the post in the Central Army and get familiar with the military, how about it?"
"Join the army?" Yuan Yao was a little nervous, but his eyes were a little happy. "Can I... work?"
Sun Ce slapped Yuan Yao on the back of the head. "Shu Zi, do you think I don't know that you are practicing martial arts? You don't think about it. Without my consent, Xu Chu, Dian Wei will teach you swordsmanship and halberd techniques?"
Chapter completed!