The Three Kingdoms Voyage

Chapter 112 Set Sail The Pirates Are Coming
Hearing Sun Shao's voice, Shen Xuan immediately calmed down. He looked at Sun Shao who was more than a dozen steps away, sneered, and suddenly raised his voice: "Sun Jun, the night is long and I don't want to sleep. Let Shen Xuan also listen to Jun Sun's opinion."

"Hahaha..." Sun Shao slipped his trousers in the distance, he came out to catch his breath after charging into battle, and he was about to return to the warm quilt, so he didn't want to chew his tongue with Shen Xuan.Besides, Shen Xuan Wuxinsleep is a bachelor, but he is beautiful in front of him, a spring night is worth a thousand gold, a good time, how can he brag with him.He turned his head and went back to the cabin, then opened the window, and shouted: "Brother Shen, what's the use of talking too much? The Wuwa Hall outside Wuxian City is standing there. People with tattoos in a bun in the mountain are everywhere It can be seen that half of my 10,000+ army in Jiangdong are mountain people. According to what you say, isn’t the supreme leader leading beasts and cannibals? If you anger them, the world will be in chaos. Although brother Shen has a good tongue, he deserves it Is it the sharp blade of a hundred thousand mountain soldiers?"

After he finished speaking, without waiting for Shen Xuan's rebuttal, he closed the window with a "snap".Shen Xuan was furious, but he was ashamed to yell at the top of his voice like Sun Shao. Sun Shao could be shameless, but he couldn't.Besides, Sun Shao's last sentence was very practical.Now among the 10,000+ army in Jiangdong, at least half of them are forced conscripts from the mountains. Many of these people are mountain people with tattoos in a bun, which is what Shen Xuan said. He didn't take Sun Quan seriously when the mutiny was caused, but he couldn't blame Sun Quan in front of Sun Shao—although Sun Shao and Sun Quan didn't deal with it, it didn't mean that Sun Shao would tolerate him—Sun Quan was really going to be angry. It is possible to destroy his clan.His father, Shen You, was killed because of his talent back then, and now he doesn't want to get into trouble again.

Shen Xuan said in vain that his eloquence is good, but being blocked by Sun Shao, he was very depressed. What made him even more depressed was that Sun Shao didn't give him a chance to refute. You have a thousand wonderful words, but you don't give you a chance to say it , what can you do?This feeling is too suffocating.Shen Xuan touched the saber ring around his waist, his face changed a few times, if he hadn't considered that although his saber skills were good, he might not be Sun Shao's opponent, he really wanted to jump on Sun Shao's boat to drag him out and scold him a meal.

Seeing that Shen Xuan's complexion was not good, Zhang Ke felt embarrassed to be aggressive any more. This was not in line with his belief that harmony makes money, so he quickly changed the topic to something else.However, Shen Xuan was angry by himself, and no longer had the mood to chat, so he went to rest by himself after a few sentences.Seeing this, Zhang Ke smiled wryly and returned to the cabin.

A drink under the moon broke up unhappy.

The instigator, Sun Shao, was lying on the warm blanket, hugging his limp wife, laughing triumphantly.Guan Feng said with some reproach: "Although Shen Xuan is arrogant, he is Zhang Wen's friend and a well-known talent in Wuzhong. Even if you don't want to invite him into the curtain, there is no need to be angry with him."

"Madam, you don't know something." Sun Shao stroked Guan Feng's silky back, and said softly, "Shen Xuan's father was Shen You, who was called San Miao back then, and was killed by my supreme uncle with a reason that he couldn't justify. , because he is arrogant and difficult to control. This kid has stayed at home for more than ten years, and suddenly popped up at this time. I always feel that it is not as simple as a chance encounter."

"You mean, he approached you on purpose?" Guan Feng was taken aback, and looked up at Sun Shao worriedly.

"I'm not sure, but it's possible." Sun Shao lowered his head, looked at Guan Feng's worried eyes, and smiled softly. He stretched out a finger, and gently placed it on Guan Feng's cherry-red lips. Above: "Don't worry, I have my own measure. If it's a chance encounter, then that's fine. If he wants to use me to achieve his wish, we will fight to see who uses whom in the end."

After listening to Sun Shao's words, the worry in Guan Feng's eyes not only did not go away, but on the contrary, it became more serious. She hesitated for a moment: "Could it be that Husband also has this intention?"

"People don't hurt the tiger's mind, but the tiger hurts the heart." Sun Shao smiled calmly, full of confidence: "Madam is familiar with military books, don't you hear that 'If you don't rely on the enemy, you can't attack, and if you rely on me, you can't attack'?"

"But..." Guan Feng pushed away the brocade quilt and sat up, her naked body glowed softly in the dark, her pair of tall and straight peaks were trembling, and she frowned: "Although the Supreme has let you go into business , but how can he not pay attention to you? If you recruit soldiers, if he knows, how can he give you a big chance?"

"Don't worry about this." Sun Shao stretched out his hand and pulled her into his arms, "I have no plans to confront him head-on, and I don't need so many troops. Thousands of troops are easy to get, but one general is hard to find. Now I want Those who are recruiting are not soldiers, but generals who can lead soldiers. Madam, among your two hundred personal guards, how many are worthy of being generals?"

Guan Feng breathed a sigh of relief, thought for a while, and said: "These people are good at martial arts, but they are too few to read and read, and few of them have learned the art of war. It is a bit difficult for them to lead thousands of people."

"That's it." Sun Shao pondered for a moment, then laughed again: "Anyway, there is no rush. If you don't know how to read, you can learn it. If you don't know the art of war, you can also teach it. Besides, soldiers are trained, not read. When I find an island, I will train them well. If I can train ten thousand generals out of 200 people, I will have [-] elite soldiers. With [-] elite soldiers, anyone who wants to move me will have to think carefully. "

Seeing that Sun Shao was confident, Guan Feng was relieved.Sun Shao is right. There are really 7 elite soldiers, so he dare not say he is invincible in Jiangdong, but it is definitely not so easy for Sun Quan to move him. You must know that the subordinates of important generals like Lu Meng and Lu Su are directly controlling them. There are only about [-] people. This time against Cao Cao's attack, Sun Quan only assembled [-] horses.

What made her even more happy was that Sun Shao planned to use these people she brought as his team, which showed that her position in Sun Shao's heart was absolutely unique, otherwise, Sun Shao could not have been on guard against her.Thinking of this, Guan Feng felt sweet in his heart, and couldn't help but hugged Sun Shao's neck tightly, and kissed him forcefully.How could Sun Shao let it go easily, and then the two hugged each other again, spring breeze for the second time.

In the next few days, Sun Shao spent most of his time asking Zhang Ji about business-related matters, and did not talk much with Shen Xuan.Although Shen Xuan always wanted to argue with Sun Shao, but Sun Shao didn't want to fight, he couldn't force himself to fight, so he had to listen quietly.As time went by, the two gradually became acquainted and talked more, but they were more polite and not very acquainted.

After passing Jingkou, the river suddenly widened. After Wujin stopped to replenish food for the last time, the fleet basically stopped resting at the shore, and sailed full of sails, heading east and south day and night.It is the end of winter and the beginning of spring, and the southeast wind has not yet blown, so the journey is smooth, which is convenient.

Since Sun Shao had the intention of training soldiers, Guan Feng took it seriously and drew up a list for Sun Shao the next day, telling him who was available and what their strengths and weaknesses were.Sun Shao kept it in his heart, observed carefully for two days, and then found a time to call thirteen of them to his boat.

Thirteen men stood in front of Sun Shao, each of them a little nervous, but also a little excited, looking at Sun Shao with a little admiration, far from the respectful and disdainful expression in the past .In the past, they were polite to Sun Shao because he was the son-in-law of the Guan family, and Guan Feng could not be embarrassed no matter what, but now it is not the case. A single horse was picked, and this force alone was enough to make them fall in love.

They don't have too many ideas, literary talents and the like are unreliable things. In this chaotic world, force is the most important thing. For them, powerful force is far more attractive than literary talent. .

"I'm rich now, so it's inevitable that thieves without eyes will stare at me. To be on the safe side, I'll find some guards with tougher hands and brighter eyes." Sun Shao is not out of shape, see Looking at the dozen or so men standing straight in front of him, half leaning on the table, he picked his teeth and said: "Madam said you are good, so I brought you to have a look."

When those people heard this, their faces immediately tensed up, and they looked a bit more solemn, but in front of Sun Shao who was standing there, they always looked a little funny.

"Of course I believe Madam's words." Sun Shao smiled at Guan Feng, and then changed the tone: "But, forgive me for my blindness, I think you all seem to be similar, and you can't tell the difference between high and low. It’s really not easy to pick two out for the team rate. Let’s do it, it doesn’t matter if I don’t know how to judge horses, but I can race horses. Since you are all horses, from now on, you will take turns to be the team rate, every ten days. Exactly two months and ten days later, two months later, the team rate will be the one with the best overall results in the competition and papers."

He turned around and pointed to Shuai Zeng who was standing behind him all the time: "You also participate."

"Me?" Shuai Zeng was looking at it interestingly, but he didn't expect to point to his own head. He was startled, pointed at his nose, widened his eyes, and then shook his head like a rattle: "No, no, I His martial arts skills are too bad, how can he compete with them..."

"How do you know if you don't try?" Sun Shao's face suddenly darkened, "You have been practicing hard for half a year, and you give up if you don't try, don't you think it's a pity?"

"Me?" Shuai Zeng blushed, a little embarrassed.He had been bullied by Dun Wu and the others before, so he couldn't get angry, so he started practicing martial arts secretly. Every time Sun Shao practiced martial arts, he would watch carefully, and then find opportunities to practice hard by himself.In the past six months, his martial arts has made great progress, but he really doesn't have the confidence to compare with these fierce soldiers of the Guan family.It's fine if you lose, you can embarrass the young master, but that's not acceptable.

"Don't be afraid, I have confidence in you." Sun Shao calmed down again, patted Shuaizeng's shoulder, and squeezed the muscles on his shoulder with his hands: "As long as you work hard, even if you fail in the end, I will I won’t blame you, and you won’t have any regrets in the future.”

Seeing that Sun Shao spoke cautiously, Shuai Zeng did not insist, nodded and said: "Since the young master said so, then I will give it a try."

"It should be so." Sun Shao turned around and looked at the thirteen men with different expressions. Seeing that they were all hesitant, as if they were still in trouble, he smiled and said, "If you have any questions, you can ask them now."

"Young...young master." A young man standing on the periphery said nervously: "Young master, to be a personal guard, good martial arts, good eyesight, these are all necessary, and Guan Gong asked us to do so back then, but , why do you want to study?"

Sun Shao took a look at this young man of medium build and bright eyes, and smiled: "Your name is Zhao Xiu, and you have a good pair of swords in one hand?"

Zhao Xiu's eyes lit up, he didn't expect that the young master, who usually seemed to be indifferent, would know himself, and nodded a little reservedly.

"I want you to study, not to be a doctor." Sun Shao sat down again, tapped his fingers lightly on the table, and there were some strange rhythms in his voice, although it was single, it was not monotonous, faintly The meaning of the golden drum makes people involuntarily excited and inexplicable, as if they are in a battlefield where the golden drums are ringing. "If you don't study, you don't know the past and the present. How can you do great things? My father-in-law, isn't your old master also studying every day?"

Everyone looked at each other, they were all a little strange, although Sun Shao didn't say much, but they all heard another meaning, to do big things, what big things can be done?rebel?Although this incident sounded terrifying, to people like them, it seemed that the beast smelled blood, and naturally became a little restless.

"Study hard." Sun Shao raised his head and looked at Guan Xiaoqing and Qiaoyue next to him: "You two are responsible for teaching them how to read, not too much, as long as they can read and write the Analects of Confucius."

"Can you read and write?" Guan Xiaoqing glanced at Zhao Xiu and the others who looked distressed, and burst out laughing: "Young master, do you think they are all like you? It's really hard to let them read and write the Analects of Confucius for two months." Embarrass them."

"You don't believe it?" Sun Shao raised his eyebrows.

"I don't believe it." Guan Xiaoqing curled her lips with disapproval.Not only her, but even Zhao Xiu and others felt that this requirement was too high. It was simply too outrageous to have to read so many books in more than two months.

Sun Shao rubbed his nose and smiled. He stood up, walked behind Guan Xiaoqing and Qiaoyue, pushed a person's back with one hand, and pushed them in front of Zhao Xiu and the others: "Xiaoqing is Madam's closest friend." People, Xiaoyueer, she said she was my maid, but she was actually similar to my sister. I know that many of you are jealous, but you don’t have the guts. I will give them a chance today, and they can read and write the Analects within two months Yes, you can pursue them, as long as you have the ability to coax them to be willing, I will not interfere at all, and at the same time I will offer a dowry."

As soon as these words came out, Guan Xiaoqing and Qiao Yue's faces flushed immediately, and the eyes of those men involuntarily lit up.

"If you still don't want to study, you can quit now." Sun Shao clapped his hands and said lightly: "It also saves my pen and ink from being wasted. Although I have money, I can't waste it like this. You think so."

Guan Xiaoqing looked at Guan Feng stutteringly: "Husband...madam, please say something."

"What did I say?" Guan Feng smiled lightly, "It doesn't matter if you don't want to, the young master asked Mrs. Sun for ten female guards for me, and just pick one of them when the time comes."

"No...that's not what it means." Guan Xiaoqing shook her head quickly, and then her face flushed again.Just kidding, even if she doesn't hate Sun Shao now, being a concubine is not as good as being a wife.Besides, Sun Shao had something to say beforehand, he didn't send her out, the initiative was still in their own hands whether it was successful or not.With identities like theirs, they are either being unnamed concubines, or being given as gifts. There are very few opportunities for them to choose their own husbands like this.

"Okay, let's go." Sun Shao waved his hand and drove out a group of quasi-perverts with bright eyes.Shuai Zeng kept his face shy, and looked at Sun Shao flatteringly: "Young master, I... I have a chance too, right?"

"Of course you have a chance." Sun Shao glanced at him, reached out to pick up the teacup on the desk, Shuai Zeng quickly grabbed the teapot and poured him tea, smiling all over his face: "Then... can the young master give me some advice? Otherwise, if you lose at that time, you won't be the one who lost the young master?"

While sipping tea, Sun Shao smirked and said, "I think you're thinking about Xiaoyue'er, isn't it a day or two?"

"Hey hey, my fair lady, gentlemen are so good, isn't the young master always teaching us like this?" Shuai Zeng rubbed his hands and looked at Sun Shao enthusiastically.Sun Shao nodded: "It's good that you have this kind of heart. Tell me, let me give you some advice."

"This..." Shuai Zeng was a little incoherent with excitement, his face was flushed, and it took him a long time to say, "I'm just weak."

"It's easy to handle with little strength." Sun Shaoshao waved his hand, motioning for Shuai Zeng to come over, and Shuai Zeng hurriedly approached him. Sun Shao said a few words softly, and Shuai Zeng's eyebrows twitched suddenly: "Really?"

"Can I lie to you?" Sun Shao was angry and funny.Shuai Zeng quickly shook his head, blinked, and walked away with a smile.

"Young master, how could you do this?" Qiaoyue pouted, walked over with a blushing face, and said eagerly, "I'm only fourteen, and I don't want to marry."

"Silly girl, what's wrong with Fourteen?" Sun Shao pulled Qiaoyue to her side and motioned her to sit down: "There are too many married people on Fourteen. Besides, if you don't want to, who would dare to force you to fail?" ? You are a juicy fresh fruit I hung out to lure these monkeys to study hard." He lowered his voice and said with a smirk: "Besides, you are not in a hurry, but someone is in a hurry. If you don't accompany me She, wouldn't it be more embarrassing for her to be alone. Well, what do you think, Xiaoyue'er?"

Only then did Qiaoyue feel relieved, and she giggled, secretly laughing like she did a prank together before.

With this order, the atmosphere of the team suddenly changed.When they were not on duty before, these people either gambled, bragged, or fell asleep, but now they have changed. They are either practicing martial arts, or pestering Guan Xiaoqing and Qiaoyue to show courteousness, holding knives with hands that are used to knives. It was really hard to write, and I often broke out in sweat, and the words were still written crookedly, which made Guan Xiaoqing and Qiaoyue giggle non-stop.

Shen Xuan and Zhang Ke quickly noticed the abnormality of Sun Shao's subordinates. Although Shen Xuan didn't change his impression of Sun Shao, he showed the generosity of a scholar to these fellows who wanted to learn. He not only instructed them to study , and competed with them in martial arts.He is knowledgeable and eloquent. Many things that Qiaoyue and Guan Xiaoqing couldn't explain clearly, but he understands them, easy to understand, and easy to remember.Zhao Xiu was the first to discover this good teacher. Every day when he was on duty, he went to ask Shen Xuan for advice with wine and meat. After a short time, Shen Xuan became a teacher who didn't take money, and he was more like a teacher than Qiaoguan and the other two.

Sun Shao saw it and didn't say a word. He didn't object to someone who was willing to teach these subordinates for him. And from Zhao Xiu and others, he also knew more about Shen Xuan.Apart from being a bit extreme in character, this person is also a very good person in general, with top-notch talents and martial arts skills, and a lot of research on the art of war. Not exclusive, this is somewhat similar to Guan Yu.And thinking of his father's death when he was young, Sun Shao can understand his character. What's more, the culprit is not uncle Sun Quan. Your family killed his father, and now it is not an exaggeration to be looked at by others.

With this thought, Sun Shao's impression of Shen Xuan became better, and he expressed his kindness intentionally or unintentionally.Shen Xuan didn't let go of the opportunity this time, he was no longer that cold deputy gentleman, and the two gradually became acquainted.The journey is lonely, the two of them are similar in age and have similar interests, so they can talk very well. Of course, they will not bring up some sensitive topics, and even if they are mentioned occasionally, they will avoid them with a tacit understanding.

More than ten days later, the boat passed Haiyan, and the sea in front of me gradually widened. It was rare to see a few ships on the sea with no edge at a glance.And the shore on the right gradually moved away, becoming a faint black line between the sky and the water.

"Young master, we are crossing the sea now." Seeing Sun Shao looking fresh, Zhang Ji said with a smile: "From here to the west, it is the sea road to Qiantang, and there are also people who go to Danyang and Poyang to do business. Directly walk on the Jianjiang River (now Zhejiang) from here."

"What's there?" Sun Shao asked, pointing to the faint black spots on the sea level in the southeast direction.

"There, hehe, it's not a good place to go." Zhang Yan gave a wry smile, and suddenly stopped talking, put his hands on his eyebrows, stood on tiptoe and looked into the distance, after a while, he hurriedly called another person, Let him climb up to the mast to watch, the man looked at it, made a few gestures, Zhang Ke's face turned cold, and suddenly he yelled: "Come on, surround the boat immediately, the pirates are coming."

"Pirates?" Sun Shao was taken aback. This is still within the range of Wu County, not far from Wu County. How could there be pirates?
"That kind of sail is the symbol of pirates." Shen Xuan put his hands behind his back and calmly pointed to a small boat that was approaching rapidly in the distance: "This is a scout ship for scouting news. As long as you see this kind of ship, within ten miles , there must be pirates."

"In broad daylight, do pirates dare to rob openly?" Sun Shao sneered as he signaled Guan Feng to prepare for battle, "Is there really no law?"

"The king's law? Are you talking about the king's law of the big man, or something else?" Shen Xuan sneered: "The jackal is in power, please ask the fox. These people are just grabbing some property to make a living, but they are not extremely vicious. It is still rare for the ships in the past to cooperate, kill people and rob goods, and compared with those bureaucrats who beat the bones and suck the marrow, they can be regarded as robbers."

Sun Shao burst out laughing. He stroked his chin and looked at Shen Xuan who was a little excited. He didn't laugh until Shen Xuan realized that he had slipped his words: "Brother Shen really knows them well, could it be..."

(End of this chapter)