The Three Kingdoms Voyage

Chapter 114 Set sail and drink new tea under the moon

"Shen Xuan has bad intentions." Guan Feng put it bluntly, with a bit of worry in his eyes: "Husband, I'm afraid such a person can't be kept by my side. Once word spreads to some people's ears, even if it's nothing, it will become something."

"I know." Sun Shao nodded, stretched his arms, let Guan Xiaoqing take off his coat, then remembered something, turned around and said to Guan Xiaoqing: "You don't come to the inner room anymore."

"Why?" Guan Xiaoqing was taken aback for a moment, then glanced at Guan Feng with aggrieved eyes, tears came down immediately: "Young master thinks Xiaoqing is frivolous?"

Guan Feng was also a little surprised, thinking that Sun Shao was dissatisfied with Guan Xiaoqing's actions, so he hurried up to meet him and asked Sun Shao with his eyes.Sun Shao glared at her, angry and funny. "What are you thinking, I'm doing this for your own good."

Guan Xiaoqing suddenly realized, flushed with embarrassment, and said with some embarrassment: "Xiaoqing... don't want to..."

"What don't you want?" Sun Shao rolled his eyes: "Do you want me to support you forever?"

Guan Xiaoqing was dumbfounded, looking at Sun Shao at a loss, but Sun Shao ignored her, and said confidently: "I said, Xiaoqing, you have always heard of this, right? Your young lady is still two years older, and she is already married. What do you think if you don’t marry? Do you want me to support you forever? You must know that although I have a little money now, I have a lot of things to do. Saving a little is a little. You, hurry up and find someone you like and marry, and lighten my burden a little, which can be regarded as helping me."

"You..." Guan Xiaoqing was so angry that she couldn't speak. She stretched out her finger to point at Sun Shao, but she retracted after thinking about it. He turned around and left, closing the hatch with a bang.

"Hey, this girl has such a temper, no one will marry her." Sun Shao shouted innocently.

"You, even if you make a joke, people can't tell whether it's true or not." Guan Feng said angrily.But Sun Shao grinned: "You don't understand, Xiaoqing already has someone she likes. She is embarrassed to say that in this case, I have no choice but to be a villain. It's a pity that there are too few good people like me in this world who are willing to sacrifice for others gone."

"You are so beautiful." Guan Feng smiled and pinched him, then said seriously: "Are you afraid that she will not be strict with her mouth?"

"No." Sun Shao withdrew his smile and shook his head: "Although she speaks quickly, she knows the seriousness. I have been with you for so many years, how can I not trust her? It's just that she will marry someone in the future. There are benefits."

"En." Guan Feng nodded reassuringly.

"By the way, has there ever been a general surnamed Su under your father's tent?" Sun Shao said suddenly looking at the pirate ship with only one black spot left outside the window.Guan Feng was stunned for a moment, then turned his head to look at the surface of the sea: "You mean... that Su's thick legs?"

"Well, I'm afraid this person knows your father, and he should have a good relationship." Sun Shao said lightly: "Just now when he was drinking on the boat, when he mentioned your father in his words, he was very respectful. In terms of politeness, it is the kind of respect that comes from the heart."

Guan Feng rolled his eyes, but did not speak.

"Furthermore, this person behaves like someone who has been in the army. There are more than 50 pirates on board, and they are also very capable. They have the taste of a warrior who has fought many battles. He is by no means an ordinary pirate."

"No wonder he frightened Zhang Ke like this with a scout ship. He didn't panic when he saw more than 100 of us." There is indeed such a person. There is a general named Su Fei under his father, and he has a very good relationship with his father. He was originally the governor under Huang Zu. Huang Zu was killed by Sun Quan, and he was also captured by Sun Quan. Old, he narrowly escaped death, he did not surrender to Sun Quan, and later followed his father, but...he has been dead for several years, how could he appear at sea?"

"That's more likely." Sun Shao laughed, more confident: "He should be close to Su Fei, because when Shen Xuan was disrespectful to Gan Ning just now, he kept silent and quite There is displeasure."

Guan Feng was stunned, and then clapped his hands excitedly: "If this is the case, then these 300 people really came to your door. My husband, do you want me to come forward?"

"Not for the time being." Sun Shao shook his head: "He knew you were on the boat, but he didn't come to see you. It can be seen that he has no intention of seeking refuge. Besides, in my current situation, it's better not to make too much publicity and keep him at sea. , is better than recruiting subordinates. I think he is willing to make me a friend, and he should have this idea." He sighed a little frustrated, and looked at Guan Feng with some resentment: "I thought I had a hero That's why he took the initiative to make friends, now, it's still my father-in-law's face."

Guan Feng giggled and twitched his eyebrows, quite pleased.

Shen Xuan didn't wake up until night, and regretted it a lot.He didn't know what he said after he was drunk, and he was afraid that he said something he shouldn't have said, but he had nowhere to ask, so he could only be annoyed secretly.Zhang Xi came in with a pot of tea, his sophisticated eyes swept over his face, poured a cup of tea and handed it over: "Shen Jun is not used to this new bar?"

Shen Xuan smiled awkwardly, took the tea and took a sip: "I really haven't drank much."

"This is also Sun Jun's handwriting." Zhang Ji sat down opposite, poured himself a glass, and slowly sipped it in his hand.
Shen Xuan didn't pay much attention to it, he knew that this wine was made by Sun Shao, and Sun Shao also relied on Sun Quan's power to monopolize the market for this wine, and he could get five or six hundred gold for this wine every year, although the money It was also a big income for the Shen family, but Shen Xuan didn't look up to Sun Shao because of it, on the contrary, he felt that Sun Shao's behavior was a bit vulgar.Can you get rich in business?Yes, you can make a fortune by doing business, but if you don't have the power to back it up, your tens of thousands of furniture may be earned for others.Sun Shao's pre-battle challenge gained him a great reputation. He didn't take the opportunity to ask for a soldier, but chose to do business. From Shen Xuan's point of view, this is not a wise way.It is right to show weakness in order to survive, but showing weakness is something you do when you have no strength. Now you have the opportunity to be in the top position but let it go in vain, but showing weakness is too much.

Shen Xuan looked at the bright moon rising from the sea, and fell silent. Half of the journey had passed, and he hadn't decided whether to join Sun Shao, but he seemed to vaguely remember that after being toasted by Su thick leg several times yesterday, he was very happy. Xiang and Sun Shao said something affectionately, and he was very worried that he had been touched by Sun Shao.

"Ah—" Shen Xuan sighed angrily, feeling a little depressed.I have always been very conceited, thinking that I have reached my father's achievements in the past, whether it is talent or martial arts, I am worthy of my father's name, but looking at it now, I am still too immature.

The more Shen Xuan thought about it, the more uncomfortable he felt. He felt as if he had been tricked by Sun Shao yesterday. Every time Su Chugui toasted him, it seemed that Sun Shao provoked him. In the end, he was proud of Su Chugui's admiration, and the feast didn't take long Just got drunk.

Shame, so shameful.

Shen Xuan curled his lips angrily, saw Zhang Ke looking at him from the corner of his eyes, and then remembered that there was another person beside him, he quickly smiled awkwardly, raised the cup in his hand to cover up his smile and said: "The tea is good, It's just good for hangover."

Zhang Ji was so sophisticated, he had already seen Shen Xuan's thoughts, but he didn't point it out, and said nonchalantly: "This is the tea in Sichuan."

"Does the Zhang family also sell tea?" Shen Xuan casually asked.

"Seller, we sell whatever can be sold for money. Shu brocade, lacquerware, we all do it." Zhang Yan smiled modestly, moved his body, and moved a little closer to Shen Xuan, with a wry smile on the corner of his mouth: "But , from now on, probably our business will be affected."

"Why?" Shen Xuan looked at Zhang Ke in confusion, took a sip of tea, picked up a piece of tea, looked at it, and flicked his fingers into the river.

"That one is going to do business." Zhang Ji pointed to the direction of Sun Shao's boat.On the bow of Sun Shao's boat, Sun Shao and Guan Feng sat side by side, and several men sat around in front of them, talking and laughing softly, and laughter sounded from time to time.Shen Xuan frowned, but didn't say anything.Zhang Ke went on to say: "Sun Jun went to Houguan to lead the ship this time. It is said that the Supreme gave him two warships and eight merchant ships. Who can compare with such strength? Don't say anything else, just say that there are warships escorting, It is not comparable to us merchant ships, there are not many water thieves who have the courage to touch him on the river."

Shen Xuan's eyes flashed, and he glanced at the sad-faced Zhang Ke, hesitant to speak.Zhang Ke seemed to have guessed what he wanted to say, then shook his head and said, "His size is large and he is escorted by warships. These are just some of his advantages. If you add his identity, his advantages are even more obvious." Yes. From Yizhou to Jiaozhou, he didn’t have to pay a penny of tax, and what’s even more incredible is that he actually got the preferential terms of tax exemption for merchants in the Central Plains.”

Zhang Ke smiled wryly and shook his head again and again, very pessimistic about the future.Although the Zhang family’s caravan was not the largest in Soochow, it was also a mid-range one. It was difficult to survive under the pressure of those generals with military power. It's even more sad.He is considering whether to suggest to Zhang Wen that he hook up with Zhang Wen and Sun Shao while they still have friendship, so that he can take advantage of Sun Shao's power in the future.

"What are they talking about?" Shen Xuan interrupted Zhang Ji, looking at Sun Shao's bow and asked.

"Putting out the Dragon Gate Array." Zhang Ji smiled and said, "It's just telling stories. Of course, the most talked about is the war. These soldiers can't tell any elegant things, they are nothing more than killing or being killed."

"Hmph." Shen Xuan hesitated for a moment, and stood up: "I'll go and listen to see how good this little overlord who has been in the limelight recently is, so much so that Brother Hui Shu praised him a lot."

Zhang Qi laughed, Shen Xuan had already walked briskly through several boats, came to Sun Shao, and smiled with folded arms: "Sun Jun is so elegant."

"Brother Shen, it's just in time for you to come. Come, come, we have a problem to discuss, and I want to ask you for advice." Sun Shao smiled and raised his hand to invite. Qiaoyue took a table and placed it opposite Sun Shao. Guan Xiaoqing presented a table and a lacquered earcup, and Sun Shao personally picked up the teapot and refilled him a cup of tea.Shen Xuan looked at the teapot in Sun Shao's hand with some surprise, but he didn't find the stove for making tea.

Sun Shao saw his strangeness, and without explaining, he raised his hand and said, "Shen Jun might as well taste it first, and then make a comment."

Shen Xuan picked up the cup suspiciously, brought it to his mouth, and before he drank it, he smelled a faint fragrance, which was quite different from the oily fragrance of the tea he usually drank. Only the smell of tea.Shen Xuan looked at Sun Shao, saw that he was smiling and said nothing, so he swallowed back the words that came to his lips, took a shallow sip, and swallowed slowly, a slightly bitter taste lingered between his lips and teeth. Slowly permeated, after the bitterness passed, the fragrance lingered, which made people linger endlessly.

"This is..." Shen Xuan looked at the green tea soup in his hand, and then at Sun Shao.

"The wild tea in Taihu Lake, I named it Biluochun." Sun Shao smiled complacently: "How about it, does it have a special flavor?"

Shen Xuan nodded, took another sip, closed his eyes and pondered for a while before saying: "It's light and elegant, with a long-lasting fragrance, it's really good."

Sun Shao clapped his palms and laughed, and said to Zhao Xiu and the others who were sitting around him: "Look, only an elegant person like Shen Jun can taste this kind of tea. It's a waste to let you bastards drink it. If you say my tea is not good, don’t drink it in the future, you’d better drink your eight-treasure tea.”

"Hahaha..." Everyone roared with laughter.

After talking and laughing for a while, Sun Shao waved his hand and said with a smile to Shen Xuan: "We were talking about Zhao Kuo just now. They all said that Zhao Kuo was just talking about war on paper. The First World War destroyed the country of Zhao Guo, but I said they misunderstood Zhao Kuo, Zhao Kuo Although there are mistakes, in the final analysis, the mistake is that Zhao She didn't cultivate it beforehand, they said I was a nonsense, you can judge whether what I said is reasonable or not."

Shen Xuan raised his eyebrows, thought for a moment, and smiled lightly. He gently put down the teacup under the reverent eyes of those men, and coughed lightly: "Sun Jun's words are really shocking. Shen Xuan thought that although He is different from ordinary people, but he sees Sun Jun's unique insight."

Sun Shao clapped his hands and said with a smug smile, "How?"

Guan Feng pursed his lips and smiled, cast Sun Shao a glance, and said with a tacit smile: "Wait a while, wait for Shen Jun to explain a little bit, and then find out, how do you know that Shen Jun is not taking care of your face?"

Sun Shao didn't think it was disobedient, and smiled at Shen Xuan: "Brother Shen, you have to explain it to them carefully, otherwise, they will definitely be able to deliberately unconventional for me and talk about it."

Shen Xuan did not refuse, straightened his body, and glanced at everyone. "Xuan dare to ask you gentlemen, if a piece of beautiful jade fails to become a good jade ornament, is it the responsibility of the jade or the responsibility of the jade craftsman?"

Shuai Zeng was the first to say, "It goes without saying, of course it's the incompetence of the jade craftsman, who wasted a piece of beautiful jade for nothing."

"Exactly." Shen Xuandao: "Sun Jun's meaning is this principle. Zhao Kuo has the ability to know soldiers, and Zhao She can't argue with him, which means that he is a piece of beautiful jade. To polish it is just to give him a bad comment. Is this the responsibility of a father? It is the father's fault to raise or not teach him. It is Zhao She's responsibility to have such a good talent and not to polish it, not Zhao Kuo's responsibility. ..."

Shen Xuan talked eloquently, expanded and developed Sun Shao's meaning, and said it in a simple way, which was much more rigorous than Sun Shao's two sentences. Everyone was very convinced, and looked at him even more enthusiastically.Sun Shao was watching from the side all the time, with a faint smile on his face, and he didn't speak, he didn't feel the frustration of being robbed of the limelight, on the contrary he seemed full of interest.Although Shen Xuan didn't look at him intentionally, but he kept paying attention to his expression from the corner of his eyes, seeing that he didn't show any displeasure, he felt relieved.

"Brother Shen's tongue is really well-deserved." Sun Shao applauded and sighed: "These bastards, I say they don't believe me, but once you say it, they all believe it. It's really irritating. If Brother Shen If you want, you might as well come and teach them more."

"With Sun Jun's pearls and jade in front of you, how dare Xuan show off?" Shen Xuan said modestly, half truthfully.

Sun Shao raised his eyebrows, but said with a smile that made it difficult to see through the truth: "You don't know, I'm talking too profoundly, and they can't understand it. It takes Brother Shen to turn around before they can appreciate it. The taste is coming. Hahaha..."

"Say you're fat, and you're out of breath." Guan Feng shot him a look, bowed to Shen Xuan, and said apologetically, "I'm a fool when I talk and laugh, please forgive me, Shen Jun."

Shen Xuanzheng was a little overwhelmed by Sun Shao's self-satisfaction. When Guan Feng said this, he smiled and said: "Madam is modest, I think Sun Jun is also a bit high-spirited, and he is not tolerated by the world."

Guan Feng smiled slightly, and was about to say something, but Sun Shao grabbed Shen Xuan's shoulders, and said to Guan Feng impatiently: "It's rare that someone praises me so much, what are you talking about, go and get half of the remaining tea Come to Brother Shen as a token of thanks."

Guan Feng smiled, glanced at Shen Xuan who was not used to Sun Shao's intimacy, turned around and entered the cabin, Sun Shao pulled Shen Xuan to the bow, pointed at the bright moon hanging above the blue sky, and praised: " The sea is rising and the moon is bright, and the sky is at this moment. The lover complains about the night, and lovesickness at night. Shen Jun, you are traveling alone, do you have someone who misses you at home?"

Shen Xuan was stunned for a moment, still immersed in the poetry that Sun Shao recited casually, for a moment he didn't bother to answer Sun Shao's words, and after a while, he said bitterly: "Xuan's parents died, and he was lonely Someone who misses something."

Sun Shao slowly lowered his arms, looked around, and saw that the guards had quietly retreated to the side at some point, so he nodded and said apologetically, "Brother Shen, about your father..." He patted Shen Xuan's shoulder lightly, and sighed a long sigh: "I can understand how you feel when you lose your father. After all, you have seen your father's face, but I don't even know what my father looks like." Clear."

Shen Xuan's nose was sore, tears almost rolled down, and the barrier between him and Sun Shao seemed to collapse suddenly.

"My Sun's family took over Jiangdong, and the killings were quite heavy. Although it was a last resort, it hurt the harmony of heaven." Sun Shao raised his head, looked at the bright moon in the sky, and calmly said, "However, what happened So far, it's useless to think too much. For brother Shen's sake, the family's future should be the most important thing, don't wallow in sorrow."

"Thank you Sun Jun for your advice." Shen Xuan twitched his nose, bowed and gave a salute.Qiaoyue came in gracefully holding a bag of tea leaves. Sun Shao took the tea leaves, stuffed them into Shen Xuan's hand, and patted his hand again: "Brother Shen is depressed, so don't drink this wine anymore, to avoid disaster." From the mouth, it is better to drink more tea, tea is the drink of immortals, and it can get rid of the mundane world."

Shen Xuan smiled wryly, thanked him again, and bid farewell to Sun Shao.

When Sun Shao returned to the cabin, Guan Feng was lying on the quilt. Seeing Sun Shao, the corners of her mouth slightly raised, and two dimples emerged: "My husband is a good means."

"Ordinary, third in the world." Sun Shao boasted, took off his coat, got under the quilt, put his arms around Guan Feng's slender waist, leaned on her plump chest and took a deep breath: "Smell, it's really fragrant."

"Is this fragrance that fragrance?" Guan Feng pursed her lips, glanced at Sun Shao, and snickered sourly.

"Uh—" Sun Shao was speechless, and his old face couldn't help turning red.

(End of this chapter)