The Three Kingdoms Voyage

Chapter 239 The Pirate Empire Tiger Wants to Marry

Before Sun Song said these words, Sun Deng really had a desire to compete with Sun Shao in his heart. He had always admired Sun Shao, but when he found out that Zhou Yu, whom he liked, only had Sun Shao in his heart. At the time of Shao Shao, he was angry, and he wanted to compete with Sun Shao, so he knew that the task of going to Qiantang this time was very difficult, and it was impossible to recover those household registrations from Sun Shao, but he Still here.

Following Sun Shao's expedition to Liaodong for one year, and another year of handling government affairs by Sun Quan's side, the 15-year-old Sun Deng has unknowingly completed the psychological transformation from a boy to a man. Looking at the problem from the same angle as Sun Shaoping, he wants to protect his territory like a fighter. He is sensitive and deep, his eyes are sharp, and he is full of vigilance to the people around him, so he quickly discovered Sun Luban is different.Although Sun Luban has become a relative, in front of Sun Deng, she is still the naughty boy playing in the Wu Palace with a few friends.

Sun Luban's pretended calmness was quickly seen through by Sun Deng. However, Sun Deng regretted it very much. He hoped that he had not seen through the truth, so that he could still maintain some composure. Now he is like an enraged lion cub, Can no longer maintain composure, even on the surface.

The woman he had been thinking about day and night was actually disguised as a maid, and she was not far from him, but her intention was to escape from him, rush to Qiantang, and become the big brother he once admired so much. woman.

When Sun Deng first discovered this secret, he almost stabbed someone with a knife, but the two years of experience were not in vain. He quickly hid his anger in the deepest part of his heart. He suppressed his anger and did not move. Watching Sun Luban pretending to be calm in front of him sensually, he looked at Zhou Yuyin in the distance from the corner of his eye, watching his every move timidly.

He had to ask Sun Shao for all of this. He wanted to defeat Sun Shao in front of Zhou Yu, and let Zhou Yu know that although he had not yet become the King of Wu, he was no worse than the King of Yue.

However, Sun Song's words poured cold water on his head, "Do you think you are smarter than elder brother?"

It is true that Sun Shao is the king of Yue and his opponent, but Sun Shao is first of all his elder brother and a leader among his peers. Sun Song himself is an outstanding talent. It's condescending.

Do you think you are smarter than big brother?No, you are not as good as him.

Sun Deng understood Sun Song's meaning, and a rush of blood rushed to his head, making his originally white face flush.He gritted his teeth loudly, almost jumped out of the car in an instant, and bit Sun Song hard, just like when he was bullied by Sun Luban when he was a child.

Xie Jing grabbed him in time, and reminded him not to get excited with imperceptible eyes.

Sun Deng opened his mouth, and laughed in a dry voice: "Zi Qiao was joking, big brother has a hero like you as his assistant, how can I dare to be self-righteous, this time I came to Qiantang, I mainly came to ask big brother for advice .”

Sun Song looked at Sun Deng in surprise. He felt that Sun Deng's reaction was a little too aggressive, and then he laughed again. Sun Deng was a prince, and he was probably used to his subordinates respecting him, so he couldn't turn the corner for a while.He smiled faintly: "What kind of hero am I? Zigao, you praise me too much."

"Why, is Ziqiao unhappy?" Sun Deng smiled, and recovered his calm in the shortest time: "Yes, there are a lot of talents in the country of Yue, and there are dozens of people in the Sun clan alone. The virtuous is thirsty. Zi Qiao, why don't you come to our country of Wu to help your father?"

Sun Song tilted his mouth, laughed, and didn't say anything.Sun Deng smiled nonchalantly, pointing to the nearby shop and joking with Sun Song.Although this street is the main road of Qiantang City, it is not long, but it takes a cup of tea to reach the end.Sun Song got off the car in front of the Yue Palace, and Zongzheng Sun Song was already waiting at the side. When he saw Sun Deng, he hurried forward to salute: "Prince, please follow me."

Sun Dengke bowed his hands politely, and followed Sun Song into the post house not far from Yuewang Palace. Before entering the door, he turned his head and looked at the Zhou family's convoy that had turned to another road.Sun Song arranged their residence, and then said with a smile: "Your Majesty is very happy to hear that you are here. He is preparing for you in the palace. Please take a rest. After a while, someone from the palace will come to invite you."

"Thank you." Sun Deng pretended to be casual and said, "Does Dahu join in?"

Sun Song shook his head and said with a smile: "They probably won't participate. Zhou Yin should be at home to welcome them today. Maybe the queen mother will entertain them tomorrow. I haven't heard that the king has a special plan to hold a banquet for them."

"Oh." Sun Deng smiled gently and saluted again.Sun Song glanced at Sun Deng appreciatively, feeling that he was much more mature and gentle than when he came to Qian Tang as a hostage last time, and he really praised him before he backed out.

Sun Deng washed his face and rested for a while, then someone came from the palace and led Sun Deng and others into the palace.

There is no big difference between the Yue Palace and two years ago, it is still so simple, and it does not match Sun Shao's reputation as a wealthy man.The reception banquet was set in the side hall, and the scale was very small. There were only Sun Shao and Sun Deng as host and guest, and Sun Song and Sun Tai were the only accompanying guests. , he laughed, stepped forward and hugged Sun Deng's shoulder, patted hard, and said with a smile: "Zigao, he has grown up very quickly in the past two years, and he looks like a real man."

Sun Deng was a little unnatural, he took a step back cautiously, and saluted respectfully: "The foreign minister, Prince Wu Deng, pays homage to His Royal Highness the King of Yue."

Sun Shao was taken aback, and couldn't help laughing. He pointed at Sun Deng and said to Sun Song and Sun Tai, "Look, Zigao's rules are strict. Compared with him, we are like peasants from the countryside."

Sun Tai curled his lips, and said in an indifferent way: "Of course, the justice of the monarch and his ministers in Wu is very clear."

Sun Deng smiled lightly: "The order of respect and inferiority is what the sages say. This is a matter of course, and it should not be praised by the monarch and ministers of the Yue Kingdom."

Sun Tai snorted and turned his head away.Sun Shao watched them quarreling with interest, tugged at his clothes, returned the salute in a polite manner, and then said with a smile: "Okay, the rules are over, let's go in. Zigao, today is a family feast, there are no outsiders, In order to keep you restrained, I didn't even invite Lord Zongzheng. However, looking at you like this, I should invite them, but it's too late now. Next time, next time not only Lord Zongzheng will be invited, but the minister I also want to attend, let them see you, Prince Wu's demeanor together."

Entering the hall, both parties sat down, Sun Deng was serious, but Sun Shao and the other three were not serious. They were drinking, talking and laughing, and unconsciously put Sun Deng aside, and looked at Sun Deng with weird eyes.Sun Deng was sitting on pins and needles, wanting to chat and laugh with them, but he couldn't hold back his face. He wanted to bring the topic to political affairs several times, but was stopped by Sun Shao.Sun Shao said, today is a family banquet, not talking about political affairs, don't worry, I will arrange for Prime Minister Yu Fan to see you tomorrow, if you have anything to talk to him directly.Sun Tai also said sarcastically at the side, although my country of Yue does not have as many rules as the king of Wu, the division of labor is also very clear. If you want to talk about government affairs, you should go to Da Honglu first. He is in charge of foreign affairs. Yes, and then go to the prime minister. The prime minister is in charge of government affairs, so you can't come to the king directly.

One sentence choked Sun Deng enough.By this time, Sun Deng understood why he asked Sun Song and Sun Tai to accompany him. The four of them sat down, and they were the descendants of the four brothers who were descended from Sun Jian. The current situation is obvious, and the three of them are already tight. They hugged each other tightly, the Sun Quan team he represented was very isolated.

Sun Deng was unwilling to eat this meal, and in the end nothing was negotiated, and he came back disgruntled.After Sun Song sent Sun Deng away on behalf of Sun Shao, he returned to Sun Shao's study.Sun Shao and Sun Tai were drinking tea. Sun Tai had a look of displeasure on his face, muttering about Sun Deng's fault. Sun Shao just smiled, but didn't take it seriously. When he saw Sun Song coming in, he motioned for Sun Song to sit down, and then He asked, "Zi Qiao, what do you think?"

"I think Zigao seems to have something on his mind. He is angry and doesn't get angry." Sun Song took a sip of tea and said with a faint smile: "Although he tried his best to appear calm, I can tell that he I'm forcibly suppressing my anger."

Sun Shao blinked and smiled a little forcedly: "Can you estimate why he got angry?"

"Aren't those people?" Sun Tai sneered disapprovingly: "Wu Kingdom must be nervous, so they rushed over to ask for an explanation, but these people were not captured by us, they came to our country of Yue voluntarily. , Wu Guo wants to go back, but it is not so easy."

"I don't think so." Sun Song scratched his head: "Zigao must have come here for the account, but this matter is obvious, he doesn't need to be so restless, but I think he may be there for another reason. There is something to do." Sun Song thought for a while, then suddenly smiled and said: "But that's fine, he can't hold his breath, he will mess up during negotiations, and when he messes up, our chance will come. Brother, do you want to let Kong Jun and Duke Yu make things difficult for him, and make him more angry?"

Sun Shao let out a chuckle, sipped his tea without comment, and said after a while: "I don't need to talk about it, they know what to do. So many people have come to Yue State, and these aristocratic families in Yue County have benefited the most. , It’s not that easy to spit out the meat in their mouths. By the way, Ziqiao, go and remind Lu Gongxu to prevent someone from taking advantage of the increase in household registration to suppress the wages of the workshop workers.”

"Here." Sun Song replied: "The doctor Yushi has already prepared. He asked people to post notices in several workshops, posting the minimum wage standard everywhere, even for foreigners who just came to the city to find work. It can be seen that it is not so easy for those people to play tricks."

"It's one thing to know, but it's another thing to be guaranteed." Sun Shao thought for a while, then turned his head to Sun Tai and said, "Zian, I think you should not join the army for the time being, and work under Doctor Yushi first." How about a censor who is dedicated to supporting those wronged people?"

Sun Tai was stunned for a moment, looked at Sun Shao suspiciously, thought for a long time before saying: "Why, my mother has looked for elder brother again?"

Sun Shao smiled.Sun Tai is the only son of his fourth uncle, Sun Kuang. He has just grown up and is not married yet, but he has a different personality from Sun Kuanghaowen. , often rushing to the forefront.Sun Shao took him out a few times, but he was not content with following Sun Shao to command in the formation. Shi was so frightened that his face turned pale, and he almost took Sun Tai home and put him in confinement.Cao's life is hard, she lost her father when she was young, and lost her husband when she was middle-aged. She didn't want to see her son have an accident just a few days after her birthday.Sun Shao also agreed with her idea, so he resolutely rejected Sun Tai's request to lead the army. Sun Tai didn't give up, so he stalked, soft-hearted, and asked to go to the destroying camp whenever he had the opportunity.

"No, I think this job is very challenging. Although Lu Gongxu is thoughtful, his temper is too soft. If there is no one under him who dares to take responsibility, I'm afraid I won't be able to restrain those gangsters who are greedy for profit. .” Sun Shao looked at Sun Tai, and said solemnly: “I will feel more at ease if you go.”

When Sun Tai heard this, he immediately puffed up his chest, and his eyes sparkled: "Since the eldest brother thinks highly of me, I will reluctantly help my uncle clean up those guys..."

Sun Shao was taken aback, and interrupted Sun Tai: "What did you say? When did Lu Ji become your uncle?"

Sun Tai covered his mouth subconsciously, and glanced at Sun Song, but Sun Song shrugged, looked away, and muttered, "Don't look at me, I don't know."

Sun Shao looked at Sun Tai, then at Sun Song, suddenly remembered something, and said with a smile, "Aunt Tiger?"

"I... I didn't say anything." Sun Tai stammered, "This... this matter hasn't been done yet, and I don't know what will happen in the end."

"Bullshit, tell me what's going on." Sun Shao suddenly cheered up, and said with a smile, "I thought she was weird when I was in Zhuya, but I was busy later and didn't pay attention to it. Why, she seems to be Lu Gongxu, or did Lu Gongxu fall in love with her? No, Lu Gongxu is a scholar, how could he have the guts to provoke her?"

"Lu Gongxu can't hide from Auntie, how dare he take the initiative to provoke Auntie." Sun Song said with a smile: "This matter is still known to a few parties, and no one knows whether it will work out in the end, so it's too late to talk about it now. morning."

"You all know, why don't I know?" Sun Shao pretended to be angry.

"No way, we were forced to try the soup, and my aunt told us this secret in order to comfort us." Sun Tai said with a bitter face: "Although I don't know what happened, but I guess there is a chance Eight or nine times it was my aunt who took the initiative, as for Lu Gongxu's scholarly temper, even if he had ideas, he was too embarrassed to say so, how can my aunt be so cheerful."

Sun Shao remembered the bowl of soup that Daqiao jokingly referred to as sea water when he was in Zhuya, and he understood somewhat in a trance, but let him carry forward the spirit of the paparazzi to get to the bottom of it, and Sun and Tai would not talk about it. Seeing their terrified appearance, It should have been threatened by Sun Shangxiang, especially Sun Tai, who may have been threatened by force by Sun Shangxiang.

"Don't talk about pulling me down, I'll find an opportunity to ask in person." Sun Shao said while laughing. Although Lu Ji has a bad temper and can speak eloquently, he has no power to restrain a chicken. If he really wants to meet such a fierce girl like Sun Shangxiang, Maybe he could really be forced to bow by Sun Shangxiang's overlord.Thinking of this possibility, Sun Shao couldn't help laughing.

Seeing his evil smile, Sun Tai couldn't help feeling chills, and begged quickly: "Brother, please don't tell my aunt that I'm the one who slipped the tongue, or I'll be in trouble. I'm the only son, and I haven't married yet." .”

"Look how timid you are." Sun Shao glanced at Sun Tai contemptuously, and said nothing.

……

Changle Weiwei Zhou Yin's newly decorated mansion, Xiaoqiao beamingly visited the new house under Zhou Yin's guidance, and was full of praise: "Not bad, not bad, I think it's not worse than the house in Jianye. Zhongying, these are all Did you buy it with your salary?"

Zhou Yin smiled triumphantly: "Auntie, although I have a lot of salary, but in just one year, how can I afford such a house, most of which are sponsored by my aunt."

"Well, she is really nice to you." Xiaoqiao said with a satisfied smile, "I think she is even more beautiful than Yuewang Palace."

"Yuewang Palace is the most dilapidated government office in the city." Zhou Yin curled his lips disapprovingly: "Tomorrow, my mother will find out when she goes around the city. None of the most beautiful houses in Qiantang City are government offices. The most dilapidated one is the Yue Palace, followed by the Prime Minister’s Mansion and the Yushi Doctor’s Mansion. Oh, I’m not right, there are still beautiful government offices. If the scholars who come here don’t go to Taixue, it’s the same as not coming to Qiantang.”

"What's going on here?" Zhou Xun was also very curious: "The kingdom of Yue was established by business, and the king of Yue is the richest of the four kings of the Han Dynasty. Why is the palace of the king of Yue broken down like that?"

"He didn't want to build the palace. He said it was real estate and couldn't make money." Zhou Yin scratched his head and said in a puzzled way: "I don't understand what he said. Other than that, everything else is very shabby. By the way, Auntie said that the eldest brother built a separate courtyard for her in Zhuya, and there is a hot spring inside, which is very comfortable. She wants you to go to Zhuya with her next time. It's winter on the cliff."

"Hot spring?" Xiaoqiao was confused.

"Is it Tangquan?" Zhou Yu interjected, "I think it was mentioned in "Southbound Essays" that it is that kind of spring water. The water that emerges is hot. It is said that frequent bathing in it can preserve health."

"Yes, yes." Zhou Yin laughed: "It's Ayu who often reads and knows better. I bought these books, but put them as decorations in the house, and never read them carefully." He suddenly remembered something , waved away the servants next to him, and said to Xiaoqiao with a downcast face: "Mother, is the engagement between Ayu and Sun Deng not yet broken?"

Xiaoqiao was a little surprised by Zhou Yin's suddenly serious expression, she nodded: "As soon as Ayu got sick, I asked your brother to retire, but I don't know why, the crown prince just didn't agree. Boying later entrusted someone After inquiring, it is said that the king agreed, but the crown prince is unwilling to withdraw, so... this matter has been delayed."

Zhou Yin turned his head to Zhou Xun, with obvious distrust in his eyes: "Is it true?"

Zhou Xun was very unhappy, and his face darkened: "What am I going to lie to you for? This matter is absolutely true."

"What does Sun Deng want to do?" Zhou Yin rubbed his nose, puzzled: "Could it be that he saw the flaw? He would never want to marry a sick woman and go back to be a princess."

"I don't know." Zhou Xun put his hands behind his back, looked at a plantain plant in the corner, lost his mind for a while, and then continued: "I also had this suspicion, but the imperial physician Zhao Quan didn't see the flaw, how did he know?" So I thought later, he should really like Ayu, anyway, he is still young, so I can’t tell if I want to wait a few more years.”

"It's fine for him to wait a few more years, but what about Ah Yu?" Zhou Yin roared, "Ah Yu will be [-] this year, and if she doesn't marry again, who will she marry in the future? In my opinion, it's not Sun Deng who disagrees, it's you He still thinks about his status in the Wu Kingdom, and refuses to let go."

Zhou Xunhuo turned around, glared at Zhou Yin, his face was pale, he gritted his teeth, every word seemed to be squeezed out from between his teeth: "So you see me like this?"

"Huh!" Zhou Yin was not afraid, he squinted at Zhou Xun: "It's not the first time you have done this, what's so strange, didn't you just say that, this time when you go back, you can He succeeded Lu Zijing as Lukou Governor. But have you ever thought about it? Lu Zijing's great contribution is now only a second-rate role. If Lu Meng hadn't been bedridden, I'm afraid Lukou Governor would not be his long ago. "

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Zhou Xun growled.

"Don't yell at me." Zhou Yin rolled his eyes and dismissed it dismissively: "I can tell you that Ayu's engagement has not been terminated, and Auntie can't do anything about it. You should first think about how to solve this problem. Wu Yue's conflict has already That's enough, don't make trouble for big brother." He turned his head and muttered, and blamed: "What's the matter, it makes my aunt and I hard to be human."

Zhou Xun was so angry that his face turned red and white, and Xiaoqiao was also standing there in a daze, but Zhou Yu's complexion was pale, even his lips lost the color, his thin body swayed twice, and almost fell to the ground.Zhou Yin saw it, stepped forward to support her, and said with some regret: "Oh, it's all my fault. The words have been held in my heart for a long time, and you couldn't help but say them as soon as you arrived. Ayu, don't worry, let me Let’s think about it carefully, there must be a way, there must be a way.”

Zhou Yu groaned weakly, his lips trembled, but he didn't say a word, but tears came down, and he looked at Xiaoqiao sadly.Xiaoqiao felt a pain in his heart, took her over and comforted her: "Don't worry, Grandma has agreed to your request, and she will sacrifice her face to beg your aunt tomorrow, and she will definitely make your wish come true."

"There's no need to go." Zhou Yu sobbed, "Don't you want me to be humiliated again? The mistake was already wrong, and now I can only make the mistake. I shouldn't have come here... I was Shouldn't have come..."

"What's the matter?" Following a burst of footsteps, Sun Shangxiang and Sun Luban's aunt and nephew appeared in front of them, with four big eyes turning back and forth on the faces of Zhou's mother and son.

(End of this chapter)