The Three Kingdoms Voyage

Chapter 123 Set sail and a few wrecked ships
"Mr. Zhang, I'm really sorry. You see, I've been delayed for so long, and I won't be able to leave for a while. I'm really ashamed of delaying your boat schedule." Sun Shao said to Zhang Ke full of apology: "Look, If you are really in a hurry, can you go first?"

Zhang Ke laughed: "It's okay, it's okay. I know the general is busy with official duties now, so he definitely can't get away. Besides, the wife is pregnant, so she can't go far. It's time to rest. The general can rest assured. Let’s stay in Panyu for a while, and talk to the general when we come next time.”

"Hahaha, then I'll be waiting for you." Sun Shao supported Zhang Ke's arm, sent him out of the gate, and bid farewell.

Shi Wei, who was looking at the guard of honor at the gate of the prefect's mansion, looked at Sun Shao in a daze, and it happened that Sun Shao was also looking at this arrogant big man. Their eyes met, and they said almost at the same time: "Dare to ask..."

The two were stunned at the same time, and then laughed again, Sun Shao laughed loudly, but Shiwei just grinned, then raised his head reservedly, and said with fists together: "Dare to ask your Excellency, but you are General Henghai, the leader of the South China Sea, Sun Shao Master Sun?"

Sun Shao hurriedly returned the salute: "I am right here, I don't know who you are?"

"This is Dinghai Zhonglang General Wei Shi." Wu Yan hurriedly stepped forward to introduce, and then said: "Changsha Wu Yan, I pay my respects to General."

"Changsha people? Do you know the former Cangwu prefect Changsha Wu Jun?"

Wu Yan's face darkened: "It's my late father."

Sun Shao said "oh", and said apologetically, "It turns out that he is a descendant of Jun Wu. It's really a pleasure to meet you." Wei also investigated and knew that Wu Yan was Wu Ju's son, but Wu Ju had his head beheaded by Bu Zhi.After studying for a few days, it is said that he came out of Yingchuan College. After Wu Ju was killed, he entered the Shiwei Mansion, surrounded by Shiwei, and Bu Zhi really didn't dare to do anything to him.

Sun Shao looked at the entourage behind Shiwei who were carrying burdens, and said with some puzzlement: "General Shi is here today..."

Shiwei curled his lips secretly, feeling a little annoyed in his heart, thinking that this kid looks smart, why is his brain turning so slowly?I brought Lilly with me, of course I came to see you, but you still thought I was doing business, and you didn't know to invite me in for tea.

"Today, I came here specially to visit the general." Shi Wei forced a smile: "As a general in Dinghai, Wei is a colleague of the general. Hearing that the general is coming, he is here to visit the general."

"Oh——" Sun Shao suddenly realized, clapped his hands and said: "I really forgot, I am still a general of Henghai. Oh, don't mention it, General Shi, that is just for show, don't take it seriously Ah. Hurry up, please hurry up. Hey, you ignorant things, you don’t know how to announce the arrival of the general, and it’s really rude to let the general wait outside the door. I’m really sorry, general. People who have just arrived in Baodi do not know the rules, so please invite Haihan."

Shiwei faked a smile, said some polite words, and walked a few steps side by side with Sun Shao, suddenly felt a little strange.He frowned, only to realize that Sun Shao was an inch or two taller than him.Usually he is used to walking with people who are shorter than him, and he is used to the condescending perspective, but now he has to raise his head to talk to Sun Shao, not to mention how awkward it is.He hastily dragged down half a step and fell behind Sun Shao, but then he realized that this was even worse. He felt like a little follower, so he quickly caught up a few more steps.

Sun Shao saw Shiwei's embarrassment in his eyes, but he didn't point it out. He took Shiwei's arm, talked and laughed happily, and entered the main hall. He cupped his hands and said: "I heard that the general is coming, I should have come to visit immediately, but the general is also the prefect, busy with business, so I dare not disturb you, so I didn't come to see you until today, please forgive me, general."

Sun Shao smiled lightly: "General, I don't like fake politeness. You may not be clear about it. When I was a captain under the supreme tent, I didn't have a single soldier under my command. I was just a bare-bones captain. Now it's time South China Sea, as General Henghai, there are said to be five boats and [-] men under his command. In fact, he is still a polished general. You respect me, treat me as a friend, and come here often. I welcome you very much. As for your colleagues, Hehehe, let's not mention it, it makes people panic."

Seeing Sun Shao's rather disappointed face, Shiwei couldn't help feeling somewhat complacent.Even if you are sensible, you also know that you, General Henghai, are just a display, and you didn't show off in front of me, or I would show you off.He waved his hands and showed a sympathetic look: "I know a little bit about the situation of the general. But since the general has accepted this seal and received the state salary, he has to serve the country. Although 300 people are small , but it is also a strength. Now that pirates are rampant, the general must not slack off."

"Pirates?" Sun Shao asked blankly, "Are there pirates in Jiaozhou?"

Shiwei was stunned by what he said, and subconsciously said: "Of course there are pirates, and there are many of them."

"how many?"

"That's hard to tell. There are not to mention thousands of small islands in Jiaozhou, and there are hundreds of them. Most of these islands have pirates. There are thousands of people, and there are dozens of people. Other things Let’s just say that Zhuya Island is the biggest pirate’s reminder, he has more than 200 ships and 5000 people under his command, and there are countless businessmen who have been killed by him.”

"More than 200 boats? 5000 people?" Sun Shao gasped, showing panic.Shiwei looked at it, and felt a little more contempt. He was about to say more, when Sun Shao asked again: "How many ships and people are there in Jiaozhou Navy?"

"The Jiaozhou Navy has more than 500 ships and more than 5000 people." Shiwei proudly gave a thumbs up: "Only I have 320 ships and 350 soldiers."

Wu Yan's face suddenly turned gray.

Sun Shao looked at Shiwei with the eyes of an idiot, and when he felt something was wrong, he smiled lightly and said: "The general alone is much stronger than that reminder, why is the reminder so arrogant? This is really puzzling. When I was in Jianye, some people said that the strength of the Jiaozhou navy was worse than that of the Qingxu navy, and now it seems that what they said is true."

Shiwei's face suddenly turned into a pig's liver.

Wu Yan coughed and explained: "The general doesn't know something. Although the number of reminders is not as large as that of the Jiaozhou Navy, he comes and goes without a trace. If it is good, it will come, and if it is not good, it will go. The sea is vast, and we are powerless. Let's talk about it." , although the Jiaozhou navy has a large number of people, they have to guard multiple ports instead of concentrating on one. Every time they face off, their strength is actually not as good as that of the pirates. Otherwise, how could the barbarian merchants who come and go treat my generals and generals as benefactors."

"Is that so?" Sun Shao suppressed a smile, with a look of embarrassment on his face: "I don't know much about it."

Shiwei snorted angrily, his cheeks twitched twice, just now he was enjoying himself, when he was stabbed by Sun Shao suddenly, his whole body felt uncomfortable.What annoyed him even more was that he felt that he had underestimated the enemy, and inadvertently made a fool of himself in front of Sun Shao, which made him feel extremely angry, and the evil fire in his heart could not be controlled to burst out.

"Don't worry about it, the general. You have never fought a war. Of course you don't know that you can't just compare numbers in war. After the general has fought a few battles, you will know the key here." Shiwei said in a strange way: "I will wait to see the general What a heroic figure."

"Heroic?" Sun Shao chuckled lightly, shook his head and said, "Let's forget it, the general has more than 300 ships and more than 8000 people can't hold pirates, and my little manpower is not worth showing off to embarrass him." .”

"Does the general really want to be an empty general?" Shi Wei couldn't wait to see Sun Shao make a fool of himself, and put pressure on Sun Shao again: "As a general, if he doesn't contribute to the country, the soldiers will be chilled. "

"Is it so serious?" Sun Shao looked at Shiwei in surprise, as if frightened by the big hat.Shiwei nodded again and again, and motioned Wu Yan to say a few more words, but Wu Yan had no choice but to say another set of big and empty nonsense, anyway, there was only one purpose, you should go to the barracks as soon as possible, take part in the war, and serve the country.

Sun Shao seemed to be moved by his words, got up and said, "Then... I just went to see?"

"Look, look." Shi Wei also stood up and guided him politely.Sun Shao didn't refuse, let Zhao Xiu and others accompany them, and they left Panyu City together and rushed to the naval camp.

Shiwei only wanted to lure Sun Shao to the camp. It was best to push him to go out to sea and fight two battles with the pirates, and then he was beaten to death by the pirates. He was very enthusiastic, and introduced to Sun Shao the warships and flags he saw along the way. Of course, the Jiaozhou Navy stationed in Panyu Port is his fleet. This is the safest port in Jiaozhou, and it is also The most lucrative port has been the fat in Shiwei's mouth for so many years. Bu Zhi tried to transfer him several times, but he refused.

Sun Shao was probably the first to enter the Panyu Shuizhai non-shi family forces, and Shiwei invited him in on his own initiative, so when the officers who were suddenly summoned saw Shiwei's enthusiastic welcome speech, they didn't dare Believing that what they saw was true, they didn't realize it until Shiwei told them that General Henghai had only five ships and 300 people under his command.

Dare to feel that this is a monkey brought by the scholar to show everyone.

So everyone looked at each other and laughed knowingly, there was no need to doubt that they were going to sea soon, not to fight pirates, but to watch some people being beaten by pirates.

After meeting the generals, Shiwei led Sun Shao to see the boat assigned to him.When Sun Shao saw it, he almost laughed out loud. The five broken ships were not too small, they were standard warships. Compared with other warships here, these five boats are not like warships, but like self-employed vegetable sellers.If you compare it with the ten boats he brought, they are not even as good as self-employed vegetable sellers, they are simply beggars.Although the three hundred soldiers standing on the boat tried their best to stand up straight, their thin bodies made them not look like soldiers, but like newly traded slaves.

"This is my people and boat?" Sun Shao's face became very ugly.

"Exactly." Shiwei took a lot of effort to swallow his laughter again: "As soon as Lord Inspector gives orders, I will make arrangements and wait for the general to come and take it."

"Fuck." Sun Shao laughed, but the smile was uglier than crying, he flicked his sleeves, turned his head and left.Shi Wei hurriedly followed: "General, General, where are you going?"

"I'll go find Lord Inspector and throw the seal of General Henghai to him." Sun Shao got on his horse without looking back, and walked away.

Shiwei turned his head and glanced at his subordinates who were laughing loudly, and couldn't bear it any longer, and laughed out loud.Wu Yan laughed for a while, and said: "General, if he doesn't become this General Henghai, Lord Inspector will definitely retreat in the face of difficulties, so he has to send the hands of General Henghai to the General."

Shiwei snorted confidently: "It should be so."

Sun Shao rushed into the governor's mansion, and rushed into the main hall where the stallion worked. Without saying a word, he tore off the two seals in his waist and threw them on the desk, then turned around and walked away, saying, "Master Bu, I've had enough fun. Return the seal to you, give it to whoever you like."

Bu Zhi was stunned for a moment, before he got up in time, he shouted loudly: "Fengxian, stay, stay."

Sun Shao stopped in his tracks, turned his head to look at Bu Zhi who was hurrying over, and twisted his mouth: "Why, Mr. Bu still thinks that I am not shameful enough, so I must kill all of them? You must know that clay figurines also have a bit of a rustic nature, so don't be an idiot. I have no temper."

No matter how rich Bu Zhi was in the city, he had never seen such a straight-faced master like Sun Shao, so he quickly grabbed Sun Shao's arm, dragged him back, and said with a smile: "Fengxian, what are you doing?" Are you so angry? You tell me first, and then it’s not too late to make a decision.”

"My five boats, do you mean it, or the Supreme One?" Sun Shao asked right away.

Bu Zhi probably understood what it meant, he put away his smile, and pondered for a while: "Why, the boat is not good?"

"Well, it's not only good, it's so good that I can take those five boats to pick up some rubbish on the water by the river, and no one will suspect that I'm a fake. Let me pull these five boats to pick up some rubbish. Pirates, it is estimated that pirates are not interested in attacking me, safety is absolutely guaranteed."

"Is it so serious?" Bu Zhi's face darkened, "Shi Wei dares to bully you like this?"

"He's not bullying me, it's you guys who are bullying me." Sun Shao curled his lips and slapped his hand on the case hard, which startled Bu Zhi and made him very unhappy.But Sun Shao didn't even look at him, and said to himself: "I came to Jiaozhou to do business, and I didn't intend to be an official at all. You all want me to be an official, so just do it. No matter what you say, it's a good intention. But looking at it now, it's not a good intention at all, it's just a fucking pit where I'm going to bury me. I don't understand, who did I offend, and must I be pushed to death? "

Bu Zhi was a little difficult to answer.He can't say that Sun Quan is going to push you to death, but if he doesn't say Sun Quan, how can he admit it?He can't bear the charge.Sun Shaozhen was going to die in Jiaozhou, and Bu Zhi couldn't escape responsibility. Of course, if he died in the sea fighting pirates, things would be much easier.

"Fengxian, you think too much." Bu Zhi said carefully: "I arranged this matter, but I didn't want to hurt you, but I had a reason. I hope You can calm down and listen to my explanation, after listening, you can decide whether to leave or stay, I will never stop you."

"I'd like to hear what your reasons are for playing with me like this." With a flick of his hand, Sun Shao swept the official documents on the case all over the floor, and slapped the horsewhip on the case. No matter how deep Debu Zhicheng Mansion was, he couldn't stand it anymore. If he didn't want to use him to attack Shiwei, he really wanted to drive him out now.In retrospect, apart from having suffered this disgrace at Jiao Jiao's house in his whole life, no one really dared to be so rude to him.

"You went to Shuizhai to see it, and you know how strong Shiwei is. You should understand how wronged I, the governor of Jiaozhou, have done, right?" Bu Zhi smiled wryly and sighed: "You are just here , I don’t know how deep the foundation of the Shi family is. The Shi Xie brothers have been operating in Jiaozhou for more than 20 years, and the power is beyond the imagination of those in Jianye. I came to Jiaozhou in Jian’an for 15 years, except for killing Wu Ju. Besides, none of the other things can achieve the expected purpose. It is not a day or two for Shiwei to be the prefect of the South China Sea. Can I give it to him? If I give it to him, there will be no place for me in Jiaozhou. If Supreme stabilizes Jiaozhou, the goal of competing with Cao Cao and Liu Bei will be completely defeated, so how can Jiangdong be preserved?"

Sun Shao was furious, staring at Bu Zhi without saying a word.

"Thirteen states in the world, Liu Bei occupies Yizhou, Jiangdong occupies Yangzhou, Jingzhou each occupies a part, and the Central Plains are all in the hands of Cao Cao. Yizhou has a favorable location, insufficient offensive, and more than self-defense. The threat from Jiangdong. What is there in Jiangdong? There is Liu Bei in the west, Cao Cao in the north, and Shanyue in the heart. In the past few years, there have been constant conquests, and food and wages are unsustainable. Jiangdong has been dragged down a long time ago. Now that it is controlled by three sides, only Jiaozhou can develop. And until now, Jiaozhou has only been ruled by the Supreme in name, and the real masters are still the scholars. I am really ashamed, ashamed of the Supreme Believe me, I have been the governor of Jiaozhou for eight years, and there is no progress."

Sun Shao looked at the heavy-hearted Bu Zhi and sneered secretly.What Bu Zhi said may be true, but he used himself as a saboteur, which may be wishful thinking. If it weren't for Guan Feng's pregnancy, his business plan could not be implemented for the time being, so he wouldn't be interested in talking nonsense with Bu Zhi here. Woolen cloth.If it is done well, Jiaozhou belongs to Sun Quan, if it is messed up, the responsibility is mine, you think I am stupid.It's not impossible for you to use me as a swordsman, but if you want me to do it for nothing, there is no way.

"Fengxian, we are all courtiers. You are still a prince, the son of a rebellious general. The blood of the Sun family is shed on your body. How can you not contribute to the foundation of the Sun family? In terms of danger, where is there no danger? If you If you shrink back because of danger, how can the other courtiers try their best? Fengxian, when your father was your age, he had already crossed Jiangdong. You ask yourself, if the general in the sky knew that you were doing this, what would he do? rest in peace?"

Sun Shao thought to himself, if Sun Ce really wanted to have the soul in heaven, he should have already reached the soul of his real son in heaven. He should also know how Sun Quan treated his son, and he would definitely not be able to rest in peace.He took a breath, hesitated, and said, "It's not impossible if you want me to compete with Shi Wei, but using these boats to fight him is no different from sending him to death. He doesn't even move his fingers." , Send me to the pirates, and I will die."

Seeing that he was relieved, Bu Zhi also breathed a sigh of relief, and quickly said: "How can I let you die. Just giving you so many boats at once will definitely arouse Shiwei's suspicion, and you may not be able to grasp it. Frustrated, is it not ridiculed by others? I only give you five boats, I want you to familiarize yourself with it first, and after you have a foundation in water warfare and made some contributions, you will slowly expand your strength, so that others I will also be convinced, I have painstakingly, you have to be considerate."

Sun Shao was annoyed again, "Even if you are right, you can't give me those five broken boats, they would be too broken to go fishing."

"Then... I'll exchange five boats for you?" Bu Zhi asked tentatively.

"Allow me ten more boats, bigger ones." Sun Shao stared into Bu Zhi's eyes, as if I would quit if you didn't agree.Bu Zhi hesitated for a moment, then nodded: "Okay, I'll give you ten more medium-sized warships, seven hundred soldiers, and make up 1000 men, how about it?"

"It's more or less like this." Sun Shao reluctantly agreed, and made another request: "I want to repair the ship, and you hand over the Panyu Shipyard to me."

Bu Zhi hesitated. Panyu Shipyard is second only to Yuzhang Shipyard among the large shipyards in Jiangdong. Although the shipyard is located in Nanhai County, it is not under the control of the Nanhai prefect, but directly under the management of Jiaozhou Governor's Department.Sun Shao wants a shipyard, this is not a matter of two ships for one ship.

Seeing that Bu Zhi didn't speak, Sun Shao became a little impatient: "Don't worry, I only repair the boat. I guarantee how many boats will go in and how many boats will come out. I will never ask you for an extra boat. Besides, even if I have a boat, you won't give it to me." My man, what use am I?"

Seeing what Sun Shao said, Bu Zhi was finally relieved. He nodded and smiled and said, "Okay, I will temporarily transfer the control of Panyu Shipyard to you." Only then did I realize that all the pen and ink on the case had been swept to the ground by Sun Shao, looking at the messy ground, Bu Zhi smiled wryly: "Fengxian, you are also an adult, you should change your temper, don't always Treat yourself like a child."

Sun Shao dismissed it.

Bu Zhi asked people to fetch the pen and paper again, wrote a warrant and handed it to Sun Shao: "You take this to the shipyard and hand it over to the ship supervisor, and he will cooperate with you. He will deliver all the workers and materials to you. , you are now a fake ship order from Panyu Shipyard."

Sun Shao sneered: "Don't worry, I'll return the ship order to you after I finish repairing the ship. I also told you that if it wasn't for my wife's inconvenience to move now, I wouldn't bother to care about you. To do such a stupid thing, How much money did you lose?" After speaking, without waiting for Bu Zhi to answer, he got up and left, went out, and walked away with his personal guards.

Bu Zhi looked at the official documents on the ground, the corners of his eyes twitched, and his face suddenly became so cloudy that water dripped out.

(End of this chapter)