The Three Kingdoms Voyage

Chapter 59 Murder

Sun Shao was very surprised and hesitated for a while. Sun Quan thought he was going to bargain again. Although he was unhappy, he still smiled and said, "Don't worry, I will let someone arrange your business for you, and I won't miss you. make money."

When Sun Shao heard this, he laughed and said, "Uncle, I misunderstood. I'm not thinking about making money. I just think that I have written the recipe for this new wine in great detail. There shouldn't be any difficulty in making wine according to the recipe. Why did you ask me to host it again? Although I know a thing or two about wine making, I'm not familiar with other things. I'm afraid I can't afford such a big thing all at once."

Sun Quan also didn't understand, Sun Shao's prescription was indeed written in detail, but Jiyan and the others just couldn't try it out, it wasn't that it didn't work, but the effect was not as good as Jiyan's first trial, and no one could figure out what was wrong with it. .Hearing that Sun Shao was worried, he waved his hands and said, "It's okay, I will arrange competent people to assist you, as long as you take care of the new wine."

Sun Shao Yile: "Then uncle needs to arrange someone who is more stable. I have a bad temper, and if I drink too much, I will easily go crazy with alcohol. If uncle finds someone who is also bad-tempered, it will be troublesome."

Sun Quan glanced at Sun Shao, and he figured out the meaning of Sun Shao's words.If he finds someone who doesn't fit well and looks at him, he may be punished by him in the name of drunkenness.He pondered for a while, then said with a three-pointed smile: "I know, I must find someone with a gentler personality, who won't fight back when hit or scolded."

Sun Shao laughed and said a few more gossips before getting up to leave. Before leaving, he remembered the manuscript in his arms, quickly took it out and handed it to Sun Quan, and said apologetically, "I only care about talking to my uncle, but give it to my uncle." I forgot the gift I gave you. This is the poem and essay from the last Liushang meeting, and I submit it to my uncle to read it, hoping to make my uncle smile while doing business."

"I'm interested." Sun Quan took it and glanced at it, put it on the table next to him, nodded and smiled, "I will read it when I have time."

Sun Shao bowed again and retreated respectfully.Only then did Sun Quan pick up the manuscript on the case and glanced at it, his face slowly sank, the corners of his mouth trembled involuntarily, the more he looked at it, the worse his complexion became, and finally he couldn't help but slapped the case.

"What is Zhang Wen trying to do?"

Mrs. Bu was taken aback, she looked at Sun Quan in puzzlement, she didn't ask anything, she quickly ordered someone to take her daughter out, and then quietly accompanied Sun Quan.Sun Quan threw away the manuscript, got up and walked to the corridor with his hands behind his back, and shouted: "Ali, call Shiyi."

Shi Yi came soon, and Sun Quan pointed to the manuscripts on the case and said angrily, "Ziyu, take a look and see if they made these manuscripts."

Shi Yi scanned it quickly, especially Sun Shao and Zhang Wen, and nodded affirmatively: "Yes, these are exactly in line with what I found out."

"Aman's poem can be the first?" Sun Quan sneered furiously, "Zhang Wen named this poem the first, what is his intention?"

Shiyi pondered for a moment, and then replied respectfully: "My lord, although Sun Jun's poem has many flaws, some sentences in it are indeed good. Zhang Wen named him the number one, which is meant to be flattering, but... It’s not too much. Since the supreme emperor moved his capital to Jianye, most of the talents in Wuzhong have followed to Jianye, and there are not many people who are outstanding in Chinese. It is expected that Sun Jun can make this poem, which attracts attention. thing."

"Hmph, I'm not saying that Aman's poems are not good, I'm just saying that Zhang Wen has ulterior motives in choosing him as the number one." Sun Quan said angrily, "Did Zhang Wen get close to Aman recently?"

Ye Yi nodded.

Sun Quan sneered: "He wants to be tied together with him, so I will let him be tied together and see what they can do."

It was Yi who was chilling, and was about to ask for advice, but when she thought of Sun Quan's intentions, she swallowed her words again.Sun Quan's actions showed that not only did he not relieve his suspicion of Sun Shao, but he even took a step closer to include Zhang Wen. He wanted to see where Sun Shao wanted to go, and made Zhang Wen, a well-known talent in Wuzhong Sending it to Sun Shao's side, it seems to be fueling the flames and playing hard to get.But these are the family affairs of the Sun family, even if he is involved in keeping secrets, he dare not speak casually.Moreover, the more secrets he participated in, the more he feared Sun Quan. This man can bend and stretch, and he seems to be a virtuous corporal, but he is no less decisive in killing than his father and brother. Shen You, a talented man in Wuzhong, just violated his rules because of a few words. He didn't want to, so he was killed on the charge of treason, and the Shen family has not been able to stand up until now.Now that he wants to push Zhang Wen to Sun Shao's side, he obviously has murderous intentions.

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Sun Shao was appointed as soon as Gu's funeral was over. Sun Quan set up a special organization, which was not named to the outside world, and was in charge of brewing new wine. The close ministers actually don't have a single soldier under their command, and just brew new wine.To Sun Shao and Zhang Wen's surprise, Sun Quan sent Zhang Wen to Sun Shao as his prime minister to assist Sun Shao in brewing wine, with an annual salary of six hundred shi.

When receiving the appointment, Sun Shao was very surprised, but Zhang Wen smiled and said nothing, accepted the appointment happily, and accompanied Sun Shao into the mansion to thank him. Facing the calm Sun Quan, Zhang Wen behaved neither humble nor overbearing, neither unhappy , nor was he ecstatic, and he didn't express much about Sun Quan's seemingly gentle but actually unhappy words.

Coming out of the mansion, Sun Shao looked at the calm Zhang Wen and smiled wryly: "Brother Huishu, didn't you expect that?"

"What didn't you expect?" Zhang Wen twitched his eyebrows, and the corner of his mouth lightly twitched: "Is the captain surprised?"

Sun Shao didn't react for a while, but after a while, he remembered that he was the captain, and couldn't help laughing at himself: "Captain? I don't have any soldiers under my captain."

"Lieutenant, what's so difficult about this? With your ingenuity, if you practice with the Supreme, you will naturally have the opportunity to lead the army." Zhang Wen said disapprovingly: "Cao Cao came to attack, Jiangdong is in danger, it is Zhiyong When a scholar makes great achievements, as long as the captain has the heart, the opportunity will come to him."

Sun Shao pondered Zhang Wen's words and fell silent.He admired Zhang Wen very much. At first he felt that he might be putting on too much, and really wanted to go back to Wu County to do business. Unexpectedly, Zhang Wen handed over those poems and the matter would be completed.This result seemed to be somewhat different from what he had expected, but judging by Zhang Wen's expression, it seemed to be within his expectations.

"Lieutenant, don't think so much, let's get things done first." Zhang Wen couldn't help laughing when he saw Sun Shao looking at him. He pulled Sun Shao forward and said, "Lieutenant, now You are around Supreme, but you can’t be like Wu County, you have to be careful with words and actions. As soon as you have a clue about the new wine, you can ask Supreme to study. As for the matter of leading troops..." He looked at Sun Shao glanced at it and smiled meaningfully: "But you must never say it."

Sun Shao understood: "Brother Huishu, don't worry, I still take care of the seriousness here."

(End of this chapter)