The Three Kingdoms Voyage

Chapter 121 Set sail

After sending Yang Xiu off, Sun Shao came to the next door. Ge Heng and Shen Xuan were sitting face to face. Shen Xuan rested his head on one hand and stared at Ge Heng intently.Hearing footsteps, the two raised their heads at the same time, and called out in unison: "General."

"Don't worry, come one by one." Sun Shao waved his hand, signaling them to be safe and not to worry.He was sitting in front of the desk, Shen Xuan poured him a cup of tea and brought it over, but Ge Heng pulled the blueprint and said impatiently: "This picture is wrong, if you follow this, the Thunderbolt car you can make will take more than 100 steps at most. .”

Sun Shao smiled, and Shen Xuan looked at him for a moment, then smiled too.Seeing them laughing, Ge Heng was a little taken aback, thinking he had made a mistake.

"Sizhen, make a copy of this picture, and then seal the original picture." Sun Shao ordered lightly: "Mozhi, don't be idle, use your strengths, write a letter on the Perak car, and strive for Bring me some more benefits." He paused, then pointed to Shen Xuan: "Just mention our doubts, just mention it, don't say too much."

"Here." Leader Shen Xuanzha took the order.

"Sizhen, if you think something is wrong, you can change it." Sun Shao said with a smile: "Don't rush to install it on the ship, try a few first, and when you are satisfied, you can equip the warship."

"Here." Ge Heng seemed to understand something, and nodded.Sun Shao thought for a while, and then said: "Choose some more intelligent gunners, train a few more, and use them as the backbone to train an artillery battalion. Don't be afraid to spend money, I have plenty of money."

Ge Heng burst out laughing and nodded repeatedly.The reason why he likes to work behind Sun Shao is that Sun Shao is willing to spend money, as long as he thinks it is worth it, the money will be poured in like water without frowning.

"Mozhi, from tomorrow onwards, our task is to make friends, especially those from Xiyi." He scratched his nose, "Please have an interpreter, it's better, of course, it's best to be yourself It will be convenient if you can master Xiyi dialect."

Shen Xuan rolled his eyes, a little disapprovingly: "The general really wants to be a maritime merchant?"

"Hey, sooner or later, make some preparations now. Let me tell you, what we need to inquire about now is not only the waterways, the rules and customs of various countries, but more importantly, what are the difficulties in navigation. Clearly, the more prepared we are, the more likely we are to succeed. Do not fight unprepared battles, this is the purpose of everything we do in the future.”

"Well, I understand this. The first chapter of Sun Tzu's thirteen chapters is about temple calculations." Shen Xuan nodded.

"That's right, everything should be fought as a war." Sun Shao nodded in satisfaction, he took a sip of tea, thought for a while, and then said: "Among the people you know, are there any proficient Astrological?"

"Astrology?" Shen Xuan's eyes lit up: "Are you talking about disasters?"

"Astrology has something to do with calamity." Sun Shao couldn't laugh or cry, and just as he spoke, he patted himself on the head in annoyance.He didn't believe in the telepathy between heaven and man, but people of this era believed it. Although Shen Xuan was smart, he couldn't break away from the constraints of this era. When he heard the astrology, he thought he was looking for the will of heaven to rebel.This kid is still undecided.He shook his head again and again and explained: "In the sea, the most important thing is to identify the direction. In the sea, there is a line of water and sky, and there are no mountains, rivers and rivers to identify. Only the starry sky is the most reliable map. Most fishermen who sail in the sea all year round know a little bit. Astrology, but they just spread it by word of mouth, it’s not enough, I need to find a few high-level ones.”

"Oh." Shen Xuan was a little disconcerted. He turned the teacup and thought for a while, then looked at Ge Heng and said, "Then do you still need to look for it? Isn't Sizhen a master of the middle?"

"He understands, but he has too many things to do."

"There are a few, but they can't possibly come to the General."

"Who?"

"Zhao Da, Liu Dun, and Wu Fan all know astrology, but they are all people close to the Supreme, and they probably wouldn't condescend to come here." Shen Xuan blinked his eyes thoughtfully, as if talking to himself: " As for the other two, it's even more impossible."

Sun Shao frowned. He knew about Zhao Da and the others, but he really didn't dare to think that they had a good life by Sun Quan's side, and it was impossible for them to come under the command of General Henghai, who only had five boats.He thought for a moment, and then asked, "Which two are there? Tell me first."

"Yu Zhongxiang in Kuaiji, Lu Gongxu of Wu County."

Sun Shao was taken aback for a moment, and then suddenly realized, yes, these two are people who study Yi Xue, and of course they are familiar with astrology.But Shen Xuan was right, these two people were both at the Confucian level, so it seemed unlikely that they would be his guides.

Ge Heng, who had been silent all this time, suddenly interjected: "Yu Zhongxiang is not easy, but Lu Gongxu is possible."

"Why?" Sun Shao and Shen Xuan asked at the same time.Lu Ji's father, Lu Kang, died in Lujiang, and the culprit was Sun Shao's dead father, Sun Shao. The feud between the Lu family and the Sun family was obvious to all, but Ge Heng said that Lu Ji might come to help him, which is obviously outrageous.Sun Shao subconsciously believed that this was a manifestation of Ge Heng's dullness.

"You can let Yan Baihu's daughter live, why can't you turn an enemy into a friend with Lu Gongxu?" Ge Heng raised his head and looked at Sun Shao solemnly.Sun Shao didn't speak, just looked at him.He let Yan Feiyan go, purely on a whim, mainly because Guan Feng was pregnant, and he didn't want to commit more crimes, cut off the roots of Yan's family, and affect his children.Although he also knows that this is superstition, people sometimes have strange ideas.As for turning enemies into friends, he didn't dare to be so optimistic, otherwise he wouldn't have sent people to join the Yan family's boat.

"Anyway, now Jiangdong belongs to the Sun family, even if the Lu family holds grudges, he can't disregard the interests of the family." Ge Heng glanced at Shen Xuan, Shen Xuan's face was very ugly, and his eyelids drooped.Ge Heng sighed silently, and continued: "It's not that Lu Gongxu doesn't want to make peace with the Supreme, otherwise he wouldn't be an official, but he has a straight temper and is not good at getting along with others, so he moved far away to Yulin. He has a foot problem, and he doesn't like to lead troops, but only likes to learn. This Yulin prefect and partial general is very uncomfortable. If the general treats him well and allows him to study without worrying about food and clothing, he may not be willing to come .”

Sun Shao's heart moved, and he felt that what Ge Heng said was somewhat reasonable.If Lu Ji is really obsessed with learning, this place is indeed suitable for him, but I don't know if he can let go of this hatred. After all, being an official of Jiangdong and assisting him are not the same concept.

"You can give it a try." Shen Xuan thought for a moment, then nodded in agreement: "Even if he refuses to come, he should be able to appreciate the general's good intentions. Anyway, the Lu family and the Sun family are now relatives, so we can't Holding on to past grudges."

"Well, when you write the letter, please reward me by the way. It's okay to invite Yu and Lu to come here. It's okay if you don't want to be my subordinates. I just invite them to give lectures."

"That's good." Both Shen Xuan and Ge Heng laughed. They didn't invite Lu Ji alone, but together with Yu Fan. It seemed that it was not deliberate, and Sun Quan ordered it. This matter is much more solemn, which is enough. face.The method of lecturing is also more flexible. Let's take a look first and then talk, and you can leave if you are not satisfied, so as not to worry too much.

"Mozhi, you can go there yourself." Sun Shao said in a discussing tone.

Shen Xuan hesitated for a moment, then nodded in agreement.Now that he has become an official, no matter what his purpose is, he will always meet Sun Quan in the future, and with his identity, if he deliberately conceals it, it will not be suitable for Sun Shao.In order to avoid suspicion, Sun Shao could have dismissed him directly, and now he has taken a risk by letting him go to see Sun Quan in an open and honest manner.He is now Sun Shao's staff, and he should share Sun Shao's worries.

"General, let me inform you about the situation in Jiaozhou." Shen Xuan changed the subject, took out a few pieces of paper from his armband and spread them on the case, Sun Shao took them over and looked at them. Several people with the same surname, Shi Xie ranked first, and Jiaozhou Governor Bu Zhi came behind.

"In the seven counties of Jiaozhou, the Shi family is the most powerful. The left general Shi Xie is the prefect of Jiaozhi, and his younger brother Shi Yi is the prefect of Hepu. For the four counties under the command, the prefect of Nanhai was led by Buzishan. Lu Gongxu was the prefect of Yulin. Southern Grand Administrator Li Jing Li Zhongming, a native of Dianjiang in Bajun, is an old official of Shixie's father Shici."

Sun Shao counted with his fingers, and said with emotion: "Among the seven counties, the scholar's family occupies four counties, and the scholar's family is indeed the emperor of the earth."

"There are more than four counties." Shen Xuan shook his head, "Although Nanhai County is now the leader of Buzishan, the power of the Shi family is still not small. Most of the people in the prefect's mansion are old officials left behind by the former prefect Shiwu. Although his son Shiwei is only a Dinghai Zhonglang general in the Jiaozhou Navy, he has [-] boats under his command and is the most powerful Zhonglang general in the entire Jiaozhou Navy. .”

"Really?" Sun Shao was taken aback, then smiled again: "It's much richer than General Henghai like me."

Shen Xuan also laughed, and thought to himself, don't mention your General Henghai, this is simply a joke, a hole dug by Sun Quan.He paused for a moment. Seeing that Sun Shao didn't look nervous, he couldn't figure out what Sun Shao was thinking, so he continued: "Apart from the scholars, the most powerful person in Jiaozhou is Lord Inspector. He controls the South China Sea. He and Cangwu counties, plus Yu Lin, his strength is slightly inferior to that of the Shi family, but he has great righteousness, and Shi Xie also gave him face, so everyone lives in peace, even if there is any fight, it will not be torn apart. fall out."

"No wonder he wants to hand over the South China Sea to me. He wants to use me as a swordsman?"

"General, if you want to be a real governor of the South China Sea, you must have a conflict with the scholars. Even if you can win, you will lose both sides. As long as the Supreme just uses the South China Sea as an excuse, you can take back the control of the South China Sea. If you lose, then Not to mention."

"It really is a pit." Sun Shao touched the seal of the South China Sea Prefect on his waist, curled his lips.

"Time is running short, that's all I can find out, please pay attention to the general." Shen Xuan put the paper in front of Sun Shao, and then looked at him quietly.Sun Shao glanced at it, folded the paper expressionlessly, and put it away, boasting: "It's a meritorious service to get so much information in such a short period of time. You should pack it up quickly, and work with Yang Xiu It’s good to have someone to take care of you on the way back.”

"Here." Shen Xuan was a little confused. He originally thought that facing such an embarrassing situation, Sun Shao would definitely be full of worries and ask him for advice, but now it seems that Sun Shao doesn't care, so let him touch it. Nowhere.

After making arrangements for Shen Xuan and Ge Heng, Sun Shao returned to the inner room.Guan Feng was leaning on the couch tiredly, her face was ugly, and there was some filth at the corner of her mouth. Guan Xiaoqing was busy fetching water to rinse her mouth, and the room was filled with a sour smell.Sun Shao quickly caught up with two steps, hugged Guan Feng in his arms, stroked her back gently, and asked with concern: "Have you vomited again?"

"Sigh." Guan Feng nodded feebly, stroking her stomach that hadn't shown any signs yet, there was happiness in his eyes, some anxiety, and some complaints: "It's really not the right time."

"Why is it not the right time?" Sun Shao knew what Guan Feng was thinking, and quickly comforted him: "You don't know, mother is in a hurry, when she receives my letter from home, she may be so happy when she finds out that you are pregnant. .”

"But..." Guan Feng raised his face and looked at Sun Shao, with a trace of worry in his eyes: "My husband is encountering so many difficulties now, not only can I not help you, but I also have to distract you to take care of me. How can I be safe."

"Besides, it's still difficult for those things?" Sun Shao waved his hand, as if to drive away a fly: "I can just think of a way to kill them, so I don't need my wife's help. You can raise them with peace of mind." The body, give me a big fat son smoothly, this is more important than anything else. I said that your activities will be activities in the future, you can’t practice martial arts like before, just practice the boxing techniques I taught me, safety is more important than Mount Tai. You can eat whatever you want, don't worry about money, my husband has plenty of money. Even if you can't eat, you have to force yourself to eat..."

Guan Feng looked at Sun Shao who was chattering like an old woman, and there was a burst of sweetness in his heart. He leaned gently on Sun Shao's chest, listening to his strong heartbeat, as if everything was guaranteed, and the worries in his heart gradually faded away. The mood became lighter, and the nervous mood relaxed, and he fell asleep unknowingly.

Sun Shao caressed Guan Feng's shoulders, carefully smoothing out a lock of messy hair, looking at her tired and comfortable smile, his mood was as calm as the sea before the storm, he looked out the window, and the wind with the smell of the sea gently It blew in gently, bringing a trace of warmth, but his heart was getting colder and colder.

Guan Xiaoqing came in with a water basin, saw Sun Shao holding Guan Fenglou in his arms like a child, and hurried forward: "Young master, let me come."

"It's okay, you give me the towel, and I'll wipe it for her."

Guan Xiaoqing hesitated for a moment, twisted off the water from the towel, and handed it to Sun Shao. Sun Shao took it and shook it away, carefully wiping off the vomit from the corner of Guan Feng's mouth, and then put her on the couch to lie down. Cover with a thin quilt. "Xiaoqing, you may not be used to the sweltering heat in the south, but Madam is pregnant, so don't be too greedy for the cold, you have to remind her in due course."

"Oh. Xiaoqing knows." Guan Xiaoqing nodded repeatedly.

"Madam has a bad appetite, maybe she doesn't want to eat. You have to persuade her more, even if she vomits after eating, it's better than not eating. It's always hard to be pregnant for the first time. Now there is no one else around, new The servants you bought may not be easy to use, you two have to worry about it, and stop being petty like before, or I won't forgive you." At the end, Sun Shao's face became serious, and Guan Xiaoqing and Qiaoyue, who had just walked in, glanced at each other and nodded quickly.Sun Shao usually seldom speaks like this, but suddenly his face darkened, which made them very nervous.

"Okay, let's do things. If there is any heavy work, let those boys outside do it. You can take care of your wife at ease."

"Here."

Most of them are in their 40s, tall and strong, unlike the short and thin Jiaozhou natives, they seem to have a lot of power.It has been 200 years since Wang Mang moved to Cangwu during the chaos, and it has been [-] years since they were born in Jiaozhou. It is strange that although their family married many local female surnames in Jiaozhou, the tall stature inherited from the family has never been affected. influences.Shiwei's mother was born and raised in the South China Sea, and she was less than six feet tall, but Shiwei was seven feet five inches, which is considered tall among southerners.

With this physique, Shi Wei was born with self-confidence. His father Shi Wu has been dead for almost ten years, but his prestige in the South China Sea has not been affected in the slightest.If there is a bit of regret, it is that he failed to inherit his father's position as the South China Sea prefect. Although the governor who led the South China Sea prefect was very polite to him, without that seal, he still felt that it was not enough.

Because of this, he was a little dissatisfied with his uncle Shi Xie. If Shi Xie raised his arms and blocked the five passes and blocked Bu Zhi to the north of Wuling, Jiaozhou would be his family's world. The Shi family could have established another Nanyue Kingdom. Like now, do you still have to pay tribute to Sun Quan every year?

He was not in a good mood these two days, because he heard that although the seal of the prefect of Nanhai was no longer on Bu Zhi, it fell into Sun Shao's hands.Sun Shao?Is that the guy with his tail between his legs?Didn't he come to do business? Why is he a Shangguan again?What kind of official is not easy to do, but why do you want to be the prefect of the South China Sea?Didn't Bu Zhi know that this was Shiwei's heart disease?What about General Henghai? Shi Wei felt uncomfortable when he thought of General Henghai.He Shiwei has more than 300 ships and nearly [-] soldiers, accounting for nearly [-]% of the Jiaozhou navy's property, but he is only a middle-ranking general. The boy has no hair, but he is a general.Why?Just because his surname is Sun?
General?I see how many days you can be a general.Shiwei gritted his teeth viciously, trembling his thick eyebrows, and asked in a vicious voice: "What is General Henghai doing these days? Why hasn't he shown up?"

Wu Yan, his confidant and aide, frowned secretly, thinking that although you are a tyrant in the South China Sea, you are still a general, regardless of whether you are a prince. He came to see you?These words were hidden in his heart, but he didn't dare to say them out, he knew that Shi Wei was in a bad mood these two days, who could guarantee that he wouldn't slap him with a big ear?

"General, I heard that Sun Shao has been busy inspecting the Yi market for the past two days. He spent a whole day there, talking to those Western Yi merchants about the goods."

"Yishi?" Shi Wei's mouth twitched, and he snorted disdainfully: "What can we talk to those barbarians about? What else? Did he go to the barracks?"

"Didn't go." Wu Yan shook his head, "He didn't take the five boats allocated to him, with 300 people. Maybe, he also knew that it was just perfunctory for him."

"Hey hey..." Shiwei grinned happily, revealing his big yellow teeth. He pulled a very long beard at the corner of his mouth and said contemptuously, "That's no good. He won't go to the military camp, how will he know who is Jiaozhou?" The head of the navy. Yuan Xiu, prepare a generous gift, and we will invite him."

(End of this chapter)