The Three Kingdoms Voyage

Chapter 139 Set Sail Unfathomable
To be honest, Sun Quan couldn't figure out Sun Shao's real thoughts. He didn't speak properly. At least it can be said that he didn't have much time to be correct. Most of the time he was either smiling or cheating. He was acting in front of himself, but after listening to Bu Zhi's report on this battle, he felt that this might be Sun Shao's true temperament. You can see how smoothly he used the reputation of the great pirate Cui Qian to trick those little pirates. It's easy to come by.

This kid is a profiteer, even fighting with a bit of cunning. He used to only know that he has a quick temper, but he didn't expect him to have a treacherous side.

Then again, it doesn't matter to Sun Quan whether Sun Shao really doesn't want to fight, or he knows he won't give him a chance and pretends to be unrestrained, it doesn't matter to Sun Quan, you can admit the reality and don't cause trouble for me, that's fine, other Everything is negotiable.At the same time, Sun Quan had to admit that Sun Shao's consideration of the Jiaozhou issue from a commercial point of view was deeper than that considered by many people.Originally, he considered the issue of Jiaozhou, and of course he also had the idea of ​​expanding financial resources, but more, it was political considerations. The land he could conquer was Jiaozhou.Of course Jiaozhou has commercial taxes and rents, but compared with Yangzhou, the income is limited after all, and the Shixie brothers' foundation is too strong to be shaken, so Sun Quan has been forbearing until now.Now that Sun Shao said so, Sun Quan found that the wealth he could get from Jiaozhou was far more than he had expected, and he felt a little bit excited.

"Then you should stay in Jianye for a while. Your fourth uncle passed away, and the elders in the family said that we should take care of it." Sun Quan sighed, showing a trace of regret and guilt, his voice became a little choked, and he raised his head. Wiping the wet corners of his eyes with his sleeve, he said in a nasal voice, "I didn't expect what Liu Wan said to be confirmed. Three of my four brothers are born in Lu Zuo Buyong."

Sun Shao also sighed, and persuaded: "Life and death are fate, wealth and honor are in the sky. The fourth uncle is smart and talented, and should be the right-hand man of the Supreme, but there is nothing that can be done if the heavens do not bless good people. It is important to take care of your body, not to be overly sad and sick from overwork." He thought for a while, and added: "The spirits in heaven of the elder father and mother are all looking at the Supreme, and the Supreme should be mournful and obedient."

Sun Quan shuddered, his face twitched a few times, and his sharp eyes swept towards Sun Shao, but Sun Shao had a sincere expression on his face, and there was nothing unusual at all.Sun Quan hesitated for a moment, and suddenly felt heart palpitations.Sun Shao's words were obviously meant to comfort him, but to his ears, it sounded like a thorn.If there is a soul after death, what would my father, mother, and elder brother think of me?How will I meet them after a hundred years?The only son of the eldest brother in front of him almost died of anger last year, but fortunately he came back alive, without leaving himself a big regret.But this year, the fourth brother really died. He was in his 20s. He was in his prime and full of vigor, so he just died.Who is the culprit?It was me, it was my ulterior thoughts that forced the fourth brother to death.Hegemony, hegemony, hegemony has not been achieved, but I have lost my father and three brothers, one of whom was forced to death by myself.

Sun Quan felt sad, his eyes turned red, and two teardrops slid down his face, dripping on the table in front of him.He didn't want Sun Shao to see him like this, so he lowered his head, waved his hands, and signaled Sun Shao to leave first.Sun Shao got up quickly, saluted, and went out quietly.When he went out the door, he just straightened up when a petite young general suddenly stopped in front of him, pointing the spear danglingly at his chest.

"Hurry up and pay the toll." The young general hoarsely shouted, while raising one hand, he helped the crooked helmet.

With a glance of Sun Shao's eyes, he recognized that it was the big tiger Sun Luban.He bowed down cooperatively, took out a handful of five baht coins with his left hand, and a piece of gold cake with his right hand, and said pitifully, "My lord, are these enough?"

"You have a lot of money, why do you only have this little money?" Sun Luban shouted viciously, "No, double it."

Sun Shao straightened his waist, stared at him, and said, "Double? You are too dark, why don't you just snatch me back and become Mrs. Yazhai."

"Puchi—" Sun Luban couldn't help laughing, she threw the spear, covered her stomach and laughed loudly, while laughing, she beckoned to the back: "Xiaohu, Yuanyuan, come out quickly, listen to what the elder brother said, He wants to be Mrs. Yazhai." After she finished speaking, she jumped up and threw herself on Sun Shao, put her arms around Sun Shao's neck, and kissed him forcefully: "Brother, you are back. If you don't come back, no one will come back." Play with us."

"You didn't pester Zhou Xun?" Sun Shao squeezed his eyes.

"He's not interesting." Sun Luyu pursed his lips, jumped off Sun Shao, coughed, and bowed solemnly: "Here, I obey. Here, I will do it now. Now, I understand. "There was a bit of Zhou Xun in his words and deeds, which made Sun Shao laugh out loud. Sun Luyuan and Sun Luyu, who had just run over, saw it and also giggled.

They talked and laughed while walking forward.Not far away, Mrs. Bu and Mrs. Yuan, surrounded by several maidservants, watched with a smile on Sun Shao being pulled over by three little girls.Sun Shao didn't dare to neglect, and hurried forward to salute.Mrs. Bu returned the gift with a smile, and when Mrs. Yuan returned the gift, she gave Sun Shao a grateful look: "Thank you, General."

Sun Shao bowed and bowed: "Don't dare, Shao is just a handy job, not worthy of Madam's concern."

Madam Yuan didn't say much either.The last time Yang Xiu came to Jianye and met their brothers and sisters, she hugged her head and cried a lot. When she learned that it was Sun Shao who told Yang Xiu the news, she was grateful to Sun Shao and always wanted to express her gratitude in person.

Sun Shao played with the children for a while, and then got a gift before leaving.Sun Luban still didn't want to finish, he took Mrs. Bu to go to Sun Shao's house to play, but Mrs. Bu refused.Sun Quan had already expressed to Zhou Xun that he wanted to marry his daughter to him. Although Sun Luban was still young, he could no longer be as unscrupulous as before.Thinking of this, she really had a headache and didn't know how to discipline this daughter.With Sun Quan doting on him, Sun Luban didn't seem to listen to anyone.

In October, Sun Quan led the crowd to Wu County to attend Sun Kuang's funeral. The Sun family had a rare gathering. Several elders united to put pressure on Sun Quan, hoping that he would not forget the principle of being close to the virtuous, and the future is still uncertain. However, the most trustworthy person is still the Sun clan who share the same spirit, don't put the cart before the horse.Sun Shao originally had some expectations for them, but after chatting with some of them, he found that these people wanted to use him as a cover to benefit Sun Quan, so he gave up the unrealistic fantasy. When everyone put pressure on Sun Quan, He expressed his gratitude moderately, and then expressed his satisfaction with the current situation just right, and finally gave him a generous gift.Among them, the gift to Sun Kuang's widow Cao was the most generous. Except for Dun Wu and a few cronies, he gave the whole pot to Cao from the wine shop he stayed in Wu County, saying that it was a heart for his younger brother Sun Tai.

This generous gift dissipated everyone's original displeasure towards Sun Shao. No matter who mentioned Sun Shao, they would give a thumbs up. This kind of benevolence and righteousness, compared to the little relief Sun Quan gave, Sun Shao's generosity is too big.This is not just a sum of money, but a sum of money that can be obtained every year. It can be said that it is a hen that gives birth to a golden rooster-an annual income of three or four hundred gold, no one can remain indifferent.

Cao was very grateful.

After the funeral was over, Sun Shaotui said that Jianye was busy with business, so he bid farewell to everyone.Sun Quan survived the crisis without any danger, and he was in a good mood. He did not return to Jianye immediately, but lived in Wu County for a while, but then several major events happened, ruining Sun Quan's good mood.

The first thing is the tiger fight incident.Sun Quan was in a good mood and went to Qiting, Wu County to shoot the tiger, but the horse ran too fast and met the tiger, which injured the horse. Sun Quan fell off the horse and was almost killed by the tiger.Fortunately, his martial arts skills are also good, he wounded the tiger with the short halberd that he carried with him, and Zhang Shi, his attendant, caught up with him again, so he was safe from danger.But immediately afterwards, a fierce conflict occurred between the distraught Zhang Zhao and the panic-stricken Sun Quan. Zhang Zhao angrily reprimanded Sun Quan for being frivolous in front of all his officials, which almost caused a catastrophe. Relying on the old and selling the old, I don't know the way to be a minister.Zhang Zhao walked away in a rage, and went back to Jianye directly.

When Zhang Zhao left, Sun Quan felt a little uncomfortable about stepping down, so he stayed in Wu County for a few days.In the past few days, he received two urgent documents one after another.The first letter was sent by Yuehai from Houguan Shipyard. He said that after the last war, the pirates were hit hard, but the situation did not develop in a good direction, but worsened.Pirate Su Chugai took advantage of the chance of the other pirates being seriously injured, and suddenly made a move. Without any effort, he took the pirates in the East China Sea under his banner. Now he owns nearly a thousand warships and 2 pirates. What's more frightening is that he Before crossing the sea to get the news, he led the crowd to attack the Houguan shipyard and snatched nearly 300 large and small warships in the shipyard, including three newly completed buildings and hundreds of skilled workers in the shipyard.Su Chuga, who snatched the building boat, has greatly increased his strength. He has become the overlord of the East China Sea, catching up with the reminder of the South China Sea. Snatch it away, and the trade route in the East China Sea will be cut off.

Sun Quan was taken aback, and then flew into a rage. The shipyard was robbed, is that okay?Although pirates were rampant in the past, they were all small boats, and they had to be more restrained when they encountered navy divisions. Now, they are all replaced by official warships, wouldn't they be even more unscrupulous?The business route is cut off, I'm afraid this is just the beginning, ambition grows with strength, will Su Chugao, who has soared in strength, be satisfied with robbing merchant ships?In doing so, he may have greater ambitions.

Without further ado, Sun Quan immediately ordered General Pingnan Lu Fan to lead [-] elite soldiers to the East China Sea to conquer and suppress Su, and he must be killed before Su's thick legs got bigger, so as to restore the sea trade route.

Just as the order was issued, Bu Zhi's apology form arrived again.

In September, the hurricane season in the South China Sea was over. After several months of preparation, Buzhi attacked Zhuya again.Due to the implementation of naval escort in the past few months, the navy controlled by the Shi family was forced to fight several times with the pirates. The losses were not small, but the results were not good. Xie had no choice but to bow his head to Bu Zhi and fully cooperate.Therefore, Buzhi gathered almost all the warships of the Jiaozhou Navy, and prepared to kill Cui Qian, the king of pirates in the South China Sea. At the beginning, the battle went smoothly, and the navy even attacked Zhuya Island.But no one expected that when the victory was in sight, Bu Zhi himself was surrounded by Cui Qian. After a hard fight, he fled back to Xuwen with only dozens of personal guards in a small boat, and the entire navy was wiped out.

Jiaozhou is completely out of control.

Sun Quan was so angry that he threw Bu Zhi's apology form on the ground and cursed at him.Immediately, the accompanying ministers were called to discuss countermeasures. The South China Sea and the East China Sea collapsed completely, and Jiangdong's rear was unstable. This is not a child's play.But the ministers didn't have any good countermeasures. If you want to fight a naval battle, not to mention that there are not many experienced people, even if you have experience, you have no soldiers or ships.The entire Jiaozhou navy was wiped out, and Hou Guan's navy also lost a lot. Lu Fan and others took the warships that could be dispatched to conquer Su Chuke, and there was no spare navy to go to Jiaozhou.If the Yangtze River navy is deployed too much, once Xiahou Dun stationed in Juchao senses the abnormality and launches an attack again, then Jiangdong will inevitably fall into the predicament of fighting on three fronts.

Jiaozhou wanted to be rescued, but there was no way to save it.

Sun Quan was no longer in the mood for hunting. He immediately returned to Jianye and asked more courtiers, not limited to civil servants, but also military commanders. Those who were near him were summoned directly, and those who were far away sent people to deliver letters. The situation suddenly became tense. The mansion was busy until midnight every day. In just one month, Sun Quan lost a lot of weight, but he still couldn't find a solution.

The Henghai General's Mansion separated by a wall is another scene.

At the end of October, Guan Feng gave birth to a big fat boy. Sun Shao was happy and needless to say, but Daqiao was the happiest. She was busy in the mansion every day, receiving congratulators who came and went, and preparing full moon wine at the same time.It was rare for her to socialize with outsiders, and she sent invitations widely, and almost everyone with a reputation in Jianye received the invitation. Not only that, she also sent Sun Shao to send an invitation to Sun Quan for the first time, inviting him to the house to attend the banquet, which made her hair drowsy with worry. Sun Quan, who had a lot of whites, was overjoyed.

Seeing Sun Shao with a happy face, Sun Quan was both happy and jealous: "How many people have you invited?" He also married several wives before and after, but only two sons, Sun Deng and Sun Li, Mrs. Bu, Mrs. Mrs. Yuan gave birth to three daughters, and Mrs. Xie and Mrs. Xu didn't even have a daughter.Sun Shaocai gave birth to a son within one year of marriage, maybe he has many children.

Sun Shao grinned from ear to ear: "I made a rough estimate, there must be 500 people, and there may be floating seats at that time. My mother asked me to ask the Supreme for instructions, and the street may be occupied by then."

"I see. Someone will arrange it at that time." Sun Quan carefully put the invitation aside and waved to Sun Shao: "What are you busy these days?"

"What are you busy with?" Sun Shao said with surprise on his face, "Of course I'm busy giving birth to a son."

"Having a son is none of your business." Sun Quan felt that Sun Shao was a little out of tune, so he acted like an elder and taught him: "I know that your husband and wife are deeply in love, but there must be a limit. Feng is spoiled a little by you."

"Who said that?" Sun Shao suddenly changed his face, and looked at Sun Quan with strange eyes: "Why is the supreme being so concerned about the matters between our husband and wife?"

Sun Quan choked, and it took him a long time to understand. He was so angry and funny, he picked up a handkerchief next to him and smashed it on Sun Shao's face, and said with a smile, "Is that how you look at me? Jianye has nothing to do with your love for your wife." How many don’t know? And I’ll send someone to investigate?”

Sun Shao smiled awkwardly, a little embarrassed: "I know."

"Okay." Sun Quan withdrew his smile, looking a little lonely: "I know you have some doubts about me after all, this is an inevitable thing, otherwise how can you be called a loner. Ah Man, I have some things in this position. It's a last resort, and you have to forgive me more."

Sun Shao raised his eyebrows, but said nothing.

"Hey, everyone said Supreme Supreme, but the position of Supreme Supreme is also extremely cold." Sun Quan was a little excited, staring at the door for a while, then felt that he was a little out of control, and quickly concealed a smile, letting others take it. A battle report was thrown in front of Sun Shao.Sun Shao hesitated for a moment, opened it and glanced at it, his brows twitched immediately, and became pimples again: "Have you lost the battle again?"

"Yeah, we've lost the battle again." Sun Quan smiled wryly.Lu Fan arrived in the East China Sea, but Su Chugui didn't confront him head-on, and led people away from the island. Lu Fan was eager for success and wanted to restore the trade route as soon as possible, but the vast sea was no match for Dajiang. How to play if you can't find it.As soon as he was in a hurry, he became a little chaotic. He divided his troops to search, and happened to be caught by Su Chuke's plan. One of them was ambushed by Su Chuke all the way. General Song Wu and Zhu Gai died in battle. More than 3000 soldiers died in battle. When the news arrived, Su Chuleg had already packed up the spoils and disappeared into the sea.

"I haven't been able to sleep for the past two days. The business routes have been cut off. Not only have the tax revenues in several major cities dropped sharply, but there are also many families among the merchants. They have used various methods to put pressure on me. If I don't solve Su's thick legs, I will They are about to drive me crazy. Aman, I heard that you and Su Chuqi have a good friendship."

"Ah?" Sun Shao was stunned for a moment, then nodded: "There was a chance, and we had a drink, and we were able to talk. Later, he gave me a battle flag in favor of him. There were no pirates along the way." Dare to move my mind." He thought for a while, and then smiled heartlessly: "So, Su's thick legs have unified the East China Sea, wouldn't I be the only merchant ship that can pass through the East China Sea?"

"You..." Sun Quan was once again annoyed by his incomprehension. He leaned over, raised his hand, and scolded with wide eyes, "Stop thinking about your business?"

Sun Shao was very wronged: "I am a businessman, what else can I consider if I don't consider businessmen?"

"Don't forget, you are still General Henghai." Unable to suppress the evil fire, Sun Quan shouted with a downcast face.

"Forgot." Sun Shao slapped his forehead and said apologetically, "I really can't remember."

"Then now that I think about it, why don't you think of a way for me?" Sun Quan really had no choice but to beat him and scold him, but he just remained indifferent, only thinking about his business.Originally thought that Su's thick legs isolated Donghai, he should be anxious, but now he seems to be a little gloating, Su's thick legs are rampant, but it has become his opportunity.

"What can I do?" Sun Shao rolled his eyes, and said reluctantly, "Lu Fan brought eight thousand elite soldiers and was tricked like this. It would be useful if I went? Do you really think that Su has thick legs? Will you give me such a big face?"

"That can't be done. If you don't think of a way, you are not allowed to leave today." Sun Quan was also furious, and acted foolishly, ordering Zhou Xun to lead people to guard the door.The uncle and nephew stared at each other, and one objected to the other.After a while, the two couldn't help laughing again. Sun Shao knocked on the table and said disapprovingly: "It's not easy? Isn't it that Lu Fan can't find Su's thick legs? Let him escort, escort As soon as two or three hundred merchant ships show up in the East China Sea, Su Chugui will definitely come without him looking for them."

Sun Quan's eyes lit up, yes, why did he forget this method, Sun Shao did this last time.

"Zhuzi, I can't do it if I don't force you." Sun Quan was in a good mood, and then sighed again: "It's a pity that although Lu Fan can protect the commercial roads in the East China Sea, Jiaozhou can't help it. gone."

"I don't think it's possible." Sun Shao shook his head and pondered, "Mr. Bufu fought this battle hastily, but he is shrewd, so it's impossible for him to fight this battle so badly. According to my analysis, he is probably still being beaten by the soldiers." Xie stabbed a knife in the back. It was just that he was afraid that the Supreme Being would offend Shi Xie and cause turmoil in Jiaozhou, so he could only take all the responsibility. The Jiaozhou Navy must have suffered losses, but the losses should only be the part of Bufu Lord. The navy in the hands of the scholars should have limited losses. If Lu Fan can be transferred to Jiaozhou, the situation in Jiaozhou can still be controlled. However, this battle cannot be defeated again.”

Sun Quan hesitated for a while, and tentatively said: "Aman, I think your method will work when fighting these pirates, why don't you go to the East China Sea to assist Lu Fan."

"No." Sun Shao refused very simply: "Lu Fan is too arrogant, I don't like him. Besides, I feel so comfortable staying at home, going to the sea to enjoy the wind? I'm not interested." After finishing speaking , he got up and gave a salute: "The supreme official is busy, so I'll take my leave first. I have to go to Zhang Gong's mansion to invite him. Alas, my teacher is really difficult to serve. I have been running three times, and I didn't even meet him." See you."

Sun Quan was a little embarrassed. After Zhang Zhao came back from Wu County, he stayed behind closed doors. He sent someone to invite him, but Zhang Zhao didn't see him at all.He also became angry, and sent someone to build a wall in front of Zhang Zhao's house, blocking Zhang Zhao's door. Unexpectedly, Zhang Zhao became even more popular. He built another wall inside the door, making it clear that he wanted to have sex with Sun Quan to the end. .Now the two are in a very stalemate, and Sun Quan still doesn't know how to step down.Sun Shao is complaining now, but it is a bit of a grievance for Mr. Zhang.

After Sun Shao left, Lu Xun walked out slowly from the side room, and sat quietly in front of Sun Quan.Sun Quan let out a long breath, and the laughter and cursing just now disappeared, leaving only a lofty dignity: "Bo Yan, what do you think?"

The corner of Lu Xun's mouth twitched, and he smiled faintly: "General Henghai is unfathomable, even the lonely city Zheng Yu can't see through, how can I see through." He paused, and then said: "However, I don't think he is There is no disobedience."

(End of this chapter)