Lu Su shook his hand repeatedly, smiling and refusing. "Su lives in a remote area, is isolated from the world, but only knows how to cultivate the ridges and cultivate oneself and manage the family. How dare you discuss such a major matter in the world? The general asked, but Su was ashamed of saying that, and did not dare to miss the general's major matter." As he said that, he picked up his wine glass and toasted Sun Ce to apologize.

Sun Ce looked at him, pondered for a moment, pulled the corner of his mouth, laughed silently, picked up the wine glass, and drank it all with Lu Su. He put down the wine glass and said, "Zijing, although this is the first time I met you, I have been in a state of great friendship for a long time and fell in love with him. Today, I should have been drunk until I stopped, but the military situation is urgent, so I can't drink it. I have little reading and limited knowledge, and only know a little about military affairs. Guan Zijing's unit is neat and well-organized. Everyone here is extraordinary and must be of great demeanor. It is better to talk about martial arts and discuss soldiers and observe whether there are or not, in order to gain something, how about it?"

"Only the general's order is followed." Lu Su bowed and responded with a smile.

Sun Ce raised his hands and patted them gently. Everyone was watching them. Seeing this, they immediately put down the wine glass in their hands, sat upright, and listened to Sun Ce's words. For a moment, there was a silence in the hall and countless pairs of eyes fell on Sun Ce's face.

"You are also ashamed. Although you have few ambitions, you want to serve the court and be ranked among the ministers and have a name in history. However, your intelligence is shallow and you do not know books, so you cannot travel with the scholars and officials. Fortunately, you have a little bit of boxing and bravery, know the military tactics, and still be able to take the responsibility of your claws and teeth to ease your side. Today I am lucky to drink with Zijing and you. I don't know the sage's classics. It is difficult for me to recite poems and essays, so I would like to forgive you."

Lu Su's eyes flashed, his mouth was smiling, and he bowed his body to greet him. "The general is modest, and we are all vulgar people. If the general tells the meaning of the sage's scriptures and recites poems and essays, even if he spits gold and jade, we will not recognize the value."

Everyone laughed with a sense of heart. Most of the people here are martial artists. Even if they have read books, they are just simple knowledge of the Book of Filial Piety and the Analects of Confucius. Few people have actually read the scriptures. Even if they have read it, they are just a little knowledge of the great power, have no confidence to talk to others, and have no ability to recite poems and essays. As martial artists, most of them have a mentality of envy and contempt for scholars. Envy is because they have poor knowledge and cannot afford to climb high. Contempt is because many scholars do not have a good skill except for a mouth, and even make a living is a problem. On the contrary, it is better for them, such as martial artists who can join the army to fight, retreat, and become bandits, and at least they can make a living.

Sun Ce believed that he had no knowledge and regarded himself as a martial artist, which brought them closer together.

Sun Ce laughed loudly and bowed again. "Thank you for your tolerance. As the saying goes, "Yun follows the dragon and the wind follows the tiger, only heroes can cherish heroes. As the chaos is in today, it is the time to use martial arts. When we meet today, I hope to make friends with you through martial arts and talk to you." He turned to Guan Yu, nodded, and winked.

When he heard that Guan Yu was already itchy when he heard about the competition, but he thought he was not Sun Ce's confidant and probably wouldn't let him be the first to fight. Just as he felt regretful, he suddenly saw Sun Ce nodding to him and was immediately overjoyed. He immediately got up and came to the table, held his long beard in his left hand and gently pushed it out, clasped his fists with his hands, looked around for a smile, and said with a smile: "Guan Yu from Hedong is not talented, so I dare to ask you for advice."

Lu Su's subordinates looked at each other. As the saying goes, it's good to be strong, and this person is strong and must be extraordinary. Thinking about his strange weapon, anyone who competes with him will suffer. If he goes forward to compete, wouldn't he be bored?

Guan Yu looked around and saw that no one dared to respond, he couldn't help but curl his lips secretly, unable to hide the pride between his eyebrows. Seeing this, Lu Su couldn't help frowning secretly. Although he had never fought with Guan Yu, he could see that Guan Yu's strength was not inferior to him, and there was no one in the village who could fight against Guan Yu. What does Sun Ce mean?

Sun Ce waved his hand and signaled everyone to be quiet. He smiled and said, "You guys, Yun Chang's martial arts are superb. He killed generals and flags like taking things out of his bag. He followed me to fight Yanzhou the year before yesterday and made many contributions. Later, he helped my uncle pacify Jiujiang, and killed Zhou Yu in one battle, and then fought to capture Yinling. He is a famous hero. It is my honor to be able to fight side by side with him."

Everyone exchanged their eyes in surprise. Lu Su was stunned for a moment and suddenly asked, "General, is this general who ambushed Zhou Yu in Shaopi and drove straight in and took Yinling?"

Sun Ce smiled and said, "Zijing knows it too?"

Lu Su smiled bitterly and nodded, "Although Dongcheng belongs to Xia Pi, it is actually closer to Jiujiang. How many friends I have from Jiujiang, how can I not know? It's just that my eyes are clumsy and I don't know, I don't know, I'm not guilty of being disrespectful. I should punish myself for three cups." After saying that, he drank three cups in a row and toasted Guan Yu to apologize.

Guan Yu's eyebrows were dancing and he drank happily.

After they finished drinking, Sun Ce smiled and said, "It seems that Zijing is not a person who keeps his eyes closed and listens. He is just outside and watching the wall, so he only knows one thing, not the other."

Lu Su bowed and said, "Please give me advice."

"Zi Jing only knows that Yun Changchang is brave, but not Yun Changchang is loyal." Sun Ce sighed with emotion. "Chief Yun is not my subordinate. He was originally from Liu Jun Xuande in Youzhou to fight. Although he suffered repeated setbacks, he never changed his ambition. Yun Changchang's courage is rare, and Yun Chang's loyalty is even more rare."

Guan Yu breathed a sigh of relief and was very moved. The most embarrassing thing about him now was this matter. Unexpectedly, Sun Ce would take the initiative to say it out and praise his loyalty, which was so considerate.

Lu Su was surprised and looked at Sun Ce and then at Guan Yu. Then he understood why Guan Yu did not directly answer his question when he was outside the fort. He moved his heart, and then understood Sun Ce's intention and smiled and said, "In my opinion, the most rare thing is neither Yun Chang's courage nor Yun Chang's loyalty, but the general's demeanor. If it weren't for the general, who could have achieved Yun Chang's great loyalty?"

"Shame, ashamed." Sun Ce said again: "Zijing, let me introduce you to another warrior." He clapped his hands and turned to look at Dian Wei behind him. "This is Chenliu Dian Wei. He is the most filial to his mother, the most righteous to his friends, and the most loyal to his king, and the best to be able to compete with Yun Chang. He is good at using two halberds. There is a proverb in the army: Dian Jun is the hero under the tent, and a pair of iron halberds are eighty kilograms."

Before he finished speaking, a middle-aged warrior among the guests of Lu Su shouted: "But avenge your friends and kill Li Yong in the downtown Suiyang?"

Sun Ce glanced at the man and nodded. "He was very knowledgeable and seemed to be a hero."

The middle-aged warrior quickly got up, picked up a wine glass, picked up the wine lord placed on the table, strode to Dian Wei, kneel down on the ground, scooped a glass of wine, and delivered it to Dian Wei with both hands. "I heard that Dian Jun has seen you for a long time today, and I have the honor of three lives. I dare to invite Dian Wei Man to drink this cup and give me the honor of offering a cup."

Dian Wei bowed back and returned the gift. "Thank you, the hero. But Wei has a job and dare not drink."

Sun Ce said: "Zigu, it's okay. What dangers can be in Zijingzhuang? Let's drink it."

"Here." Dian Wei responded, sat opposite the middle-aged warrior, took the wine glass, nodded and drank it all. The middle-aged warrior was delighted and served two more cups in a row. Dian Wei was both late. After thanking him again, he retreated back to his original position and was silent again, as if casting iron.

Lu Su couldn't help but feel moved when he saw it. "Dian Weizhong is in charge of his duties, and the general has some warriors to protect him, so he can rest assured."

Sun Ce smiled slightly and looked around. "As Zijing said, this is Ce's blessing. Apart from Dianjun, there is Xu Zhongkang, Qiao County under his tent. I wonder if anyone here knows?"

Everyone was silent for a moment, and a man stood up and said unconfidently: "What the general said is Xu Chu and Xu Zhongkang, the great hero of Qiao County, Pei State, who tugged his oxtails in an upside down?"
Chapter completed!