The Three Kingdoms Voyage

Chapter 140 Set Sail, Opportunity Comes to Your Door

Sun Quan narrowed his eyes and stared at Lu Xun.Lu Xun smiled calmly: "If he has a different heart, how can he return to Jianye? How can he care about Jianye because he can easily donate the property of Wu County to others."

Sun Quan pondered for a while, and then said: "Well, you can persuade him for me to go to the East China Sea to conquer Su Chugui."

Lu Xun hesitated for a moment: "I think that instead of letting him assist Lu Fan, it is better to let him bear it alone. It is approaching winter, and Xiahou Dun's [-] troops are stationed in Juchao, and they may invade at any time. At that time, he will be transferred back to the defense. It might be too late."

"Xiahoudun will invade?" Sun Quan was a little disbelieving: "There was just a big epidemic in the north this year, and Cao Cao went to Hanzhong in person. This is clearly to compete with Liu Bei for Hanzhong. It will happen in a while, and he probably won't offend Jiangdong."

Lu Xun smiled: "What Your Majesty said is true, but we have to guard against it. Although Liu Bei has been on the battlefield for a long time, he doesn't know the art of war. If he faces Xia Houyuan, he may still have a chance, but now Cao Cao's personal conquest, his chances are not many Think about it, Supreme, he has been fighting for nearly 30 years, which time did he not run away from Cao Cao? Today, the only one in the world who can confront Cao Cao head-on is Supreme."

Sun Quan smiled complacently, and it was true, although Liu Bei fought for many years, he had no victories against Cao Cao.

"Although Xiahou Dun's troops are not as good as Cao Cao's, but Zhang Liao and others are there, and the warships of the Qingxu Navy are sharp. After more than half a year of improvement, once they fight again, I'm afraid it will be even more difficult to deal with."

Sun Quan sighed, a little disappointed: "The old thief is really treacherous. He gave a blueprint of a Thunderbolt car, but he did something wrong. The Thunderbolt car he made now is far from being comparable to Cao Jun's. It is a waste of money. How much manpower and material resources do I have?"

Lu Xun didn't speak, thinking to himself, what's the point?Definitely won't give you a real picture.

The two were discussing, when Zhu Ji ran in suddenly, and said out of breath, "My lord, General Henghai kicked the wall in front of Mr. Zhang's gate."

Sun Quan and Lu Xun looked at each other in astonishment.

Looking at Sun Shao who broke through the wall, Zhang Zhao was furious.Sun Shao brushed the dust off his body with a smile, and handed the invitation to the embarrassed Zhang Xiu: "I asked my uncle to help me get some water to wash. It's a bit impolite to see the teacher like this."

"Do you still know it's impolite?" Zhang Zhaoxu was furious, furious, Sun Shao was very worried that he would pounce on him and beat him twice, and quickly made preparations to run away. "Teacher, listen to me and I'll leave after I finish, okay? If you think I'm wrong, I'll just build the wall for you."

Zhang Zhao looked at him angrily.Zhang Xiu had someone fetch water, and Sun Shao washed his face hastily, then walked up to Zhang Zhao, looked into Zhang Zhao's eyes, Zhang Zhao was a little puzzled, and gave him a sideways glance: "Say something quickly."

Sun Shao grinned happily: "Teacher is proficient in the essence of saints. I don't need to say more about the truth. The reason why you did that is not just to be an admonishing minister, right? You can say a saint, and you can only remonstrate three times. The teacher confronted me face-to-face. Supreme, it’s more than three times.”

Zhang Zhao rolled his eyes and said nothing, he couldn't even remember how many times he had bumped into Sun Quan.

"I know, the teacher is doing it for the best of the supreme, and he doesn't want to disappoint his father's entrustment." Sun Shao lowered his voice, put away his joking expression, and persuaded in a harmonious voice: "But, teacher, the supreme has been in power for 17 years , even if he can't rule the world now, it's no problem for him to sit in the southeast. At this time, he is no longer the five years in Jian'an. Why does the teacher still treat him as the boy who only knows how to cry? He is the supreme , not that boy anymore."

How could Zhang Zhao not know this truth, but he couldn't accept this psychological gap.When Sun Ce was in the past, he was very respectful to him, even when Sun Quan first succeeded to the throne, he also respected him very much, but as time passed, he, the important minister of the year, became a dispensable supporting role. Aside from respecting him on the surface, they generally don't think of him.Well, that's all right, anyway, I'm getting old, my son Zhang Cheng has already become an official, and in a few years, Zhang Xiu can also be an official, he can beg for bones, and go home to retire.But this time Sun Quan refused to listen to dissuasion and insisted on hunting the tiger, which almost caused a catastrophe.How should I put it, I am also Zhongfu, can you seal your Lao Tzu's door?

Sun Shao seemed to see Zhang Zhao's thoughts, and he asked again: "Teacher, how many fathers have there been in history?"

Zhang Zhao's heart skipped a beat and he didn't speak.

There are two fathers of Zhong in history, one is Guan Zhong, he was the Duke Huan of Qi, the princes of Jiuhe, and even Confucius praised his achievements.The other is Lu Buwei. His achievements are very close to those of Guan Zhong, even more so. Unfortunately, his ending is not comparable to that of Guan Zhong. He was forced to death by Qin Shihuang, and he could have become a great hero of the great Qin Dynasty. .In comparison, his situation seems to be very similar to Guan Zhong's. The world is divided into three parts, the emperor has no real position, and Cao, Sun and Liu are fighting for hegemony. Sun Quan should respect him as Duke Huan of Qi respects Guan Zhong. Like that humble businessman Lu Buwei.What Sun Quan did was not at all like Duke Huan of Qi, but closer to Qin Shihuang.Although Sun Quan would not kill him, it is entirely possible for him to find some reason to suppress his son.Zhang Cheng has been delayed for several years, and Sun Shao has just promoted his official career with the help of Sun Shao, so don't fall down because of himself.

Seeing Zhang Zhao's eyes flicker, Sun Shao knew that he had figured out the reason, but he just couldn't face it.He went on to say: "Although the teacher is close to sixty years old, he is still young and strong, and there are still many opportunities to contribute to the country. It is not intentional for the Supreme to let you idle, but there is no suitable position. Teacher, instead of wasting your time in Jianye, why not Go out for a walk? The scenery on the sea is very beautiful."

"What kind of scenery is there on the sea? At a glance, it's all water." Zhang Zhao said with a straight face.

Sun Shao remembered the famous saying in his previous life, and couldn't help laughing. Seeing Zhang Zhao's complexion was not good, he quickly put away his smile, and said sincerely to Zhang Zhao: "Teacher, it is better to travel thousands of miles than to read thousands of books. The world is so big. There are so many barbarians who have not yet been transformed into kings. You have profound knowledge, why don’t you practice enlightenment? The sages have said that the superiors conquer people with virtue, and the inferiors conquer them with martial arts. The teacher has high morals and prestige, and he is the most suitable candidate. Right now Jiaozhou is in turmoil, the supreme being is tossing and turning for it, Siyi is guarding it, he is only worried about the teacher's health, so he didn't open his mouth, didn't the teacher see it?"

"Going to Jiaozhou?" Zhang Zhao was a little embarrassed.Jiaozhou is too far away, in his eyes it is a barren land.Although Master also planned to go to Jiuyi, but there is no way to do it. It seems that I haven't reached that step yet, right?But he thought about it again, Sun Quan didn't like him all the time, didn't he just think he was useless, if he could stabilize Jiaozhou for him, he probably wouldn't think so anymore.

Zhang Zhao glanced at Sun Shao, his expression softened a little, he stroked his beard and fell silent.

"Jiaozhou's climate is warm and there is no winter in all seasons, so it is quite suitable to live in. Shi Xie is over 90 years old, and his spirit is still very good." Sun Shao continued to open up the flicker, "It's just a pity that my disciple has been busy with mundane affairs, and his knowledge is not good. It was a joke, and the teacher lost face."

"He bullied you?" Zhang Zhao raised his eyebrows and became angry.

"It's not considered bullying." Sun Shao smiled bitterly, rubbed his nose, and said aggrievedly: "It's just that he asked me a few times."

"This old man, over 90 years old, bullied you, a young man." Zhang Zhao was furious, and jumped up: "Quickly tell me, what kind of questions did he ask. I want to see, this Zuo family How profound is Spring and Autumn?"

Sun Shao took the opportunity to introduce the scenery of Jiaozhou well, and even provoked and seduced, making Zhang Zhao's heart a little bit excited, and he said goodbye to Zhang Zhao until night fell.He didn't dare to say that Zhang Zhao would definitely go to Jiaozhou, but he could at least have a chance if he could think about it.Back in the mansion, Sun Shao slandered Zhang Zhao for being stingy and didn't leave dinner. He walked back to the bedroom and went straight to his son's cradle, but saw his son being held by his third sister Sun Xiuying. He was very curious: "Sister ,How did you come?"

Sun Xiuying rolled his eyes at him, feigned anger and said, "I can't come?"

Only then did Sun Shao realize that he had said the wrong thing, and quickly apologized: "How can it be, it's just that you don't usually see people, so I was a little surprised. Why, didn't you stay at home with your brother-in-law? I heard that my brother-in-law has Also came back to report."

"Didn't you see him?" Both Sun Xiuying and Guan Feng asked in surprise, "He's been waiting for you in the front hall for a long time."

"Ah?" Sun Shao stomped his feet. He was an advanced Eastern Chef, and he came in through the side door. He didn't leave the front hall at all. How could he know that Lu Xun was waiting for him.Without saying a word, he confessed to Sun Xiuying, turned around and left the inner courtyard.When he was about to reach the front hall, he stopped again and stood there thinking for a while.He has been in this world for more than a year, and he hasn't seen Lu Xun yet.Lu Xun has been leading troops outside, and even when he came back, he never came to his house. It seems a bit abnormal to come to the door suddenly this time.

Lu Xun has been waiting in the front hall for a long time, and the tea has been changed three times, but Sun Shao has not been seen yet.But he knew that Sun Shao had just kicked the wall in front of Zhang Zhao's gate, and he might be being cleaned up by Zhang Zhao right now, anyway, he was not in a hurry, just wait slowly.Sun Shao's mansion is very luxuriously furnished, but Lu Xun is not very interested. He knows that Sun Shao is rich, and now the biggest businessman in Jianye's big city is Sun Shao. With Sun Quan's support behind him, who else can compete with him.What made Lu Xun curious was that although Sun Shao was rich, the decoration of his home was not vulgar, and the tea he was drinking was something that ordinary businessmen would not like. It was too bland and bitter, like him. Only people who drink it can taste the taste.

Life, isn't it a bit bitter?

Lu Xun was as silent as a stone, he didn't know if the tea in his mouth was bitter or it was already bitter.He didn't like Sun Shao, and he came to Sun Shao's house this time because of a task arranged by Sun Quan, and the reason why he vouched for Sun Shao in front of Sun Quan was also a task.

That was a task from my aunt.

His aunt, that is, Lu Ji's elder sister, Gu Yong's wife Lu Shi.

Lu Ji had a very bad time in Yulin. First, he didn’t adapt to the climate there. He didn’t like Yulin’s place. The climate in Yulin and the Yangtze River area where he grew up was very different. The climate was humid, especially for Lu Ji. His feet are not good. Whenever it is rainy, his feet will hurt and cramp.Secondly, there was resentment in his heart, so he suppressed his hatred and bowed his head to Sun Quan, but because he spoke too bluntly, Sun Quan snubbed him, made him a partial general, and arranged to be the prefect in Yulin.Is prefect Yu Lin so easy to do?Jiaozhou is the Jiaozhou of the scholar family. Although Yu Lin is better, the influence of the scholar family is not small.Lu Ji himself didn't like to lead soldiers, he hated and hated this kind of life, every time he wrote to Mrs. Lu, he felt resentful, and hoped that his brother-in-law Gu Yong could help and transfer him back from Yulin.Gu Yong can't handle it by himself, let alone help him.Every time she received a letter from Lu Ji, Mrs. Lu felt sad and helpless.

Some time ago, Mrs. Lu heard that Sun Shao wanted someone who is proficient in astrology to study, and Mrs. Lu fell in love with her.Lu Ji likes learning, and Sun Shao treats learned people very favorably. Zhang Zhao has such a bad temper, and Sun Shao treats him with respect.Sun Shao is also rich, and he is very forthright with the people around him. If Lu Ji is surrounded by Sun Shao, he will definitely live a happy life.

More importantly, the appearance of Shen Xuan beside Sun Shao made Mrs. Lu's sensitive taste slightly abnormal.The Shen family is a big family in Wu County. If it wasn't for Shen You's early death and Shen Xuan's refusal to become an official, then Wu's fourth surname would be Wu Wu's surname now. Such a family suddenly moved closer to Sun Shao, which is intriguing in itself .

Mrs. Lu is not sure if Sun Shao has a different intention, at least judging from his actions over the past year, it is not clear that he has any.But at the same time, Mrs. Lu felt that the current Sun Shao was not the previous Sun Shao.When Sun Shao was a child, he often lived in Gu's house. Every so often, Sun Yuanying would send someone to take Sun Shao to stay for a few days. At that time, Sun Shao was a straightforward and even silly child, far from what he is now.Being ill for a while is like changing a person.

After discussing with Gu Yong, Mrs. Lu felt that since Lu Ji didn't like Sun Quan, it's better to let him come to Sun Shao's side. If Sun Shao has an idea, then either the Lu family or the Gu family can invest in advance. If Sun Shao No idea, that's good for Lu Ji, let him study with peace of mind.Of course, Mrs. Lu felt that Sun Shaoguang was not good enough to be a businessman. Without an official position, he would be a pariah after all. People in the Lu family could not be attached to a pariah.

Give Sun Shao an official, no matter whether the official has power or not, but it must be honorable, so as not to humiliate Lu Ji and the Lu family of Wu County.

Mrs. Lu didn't go to Lu Xun directly, she asked Gu Shao's little wife Mrs. Lu to send a message to Lu Xun.After Lu Xun received his sister's report, he hesitated for a long time.He was under a lot of pressure to marry Sun Xiuying.For the future of the family, it is understandable to bow to the enemy, but marrying the enemy is unacceptable to many members of the Lu family.Not only Lu Ji's sister and brother are very disgusted with him, but even his brother Lu Mao is against him, but Lu Xun doesn't think so, since he has bowed his head to the enemy for the sake of the family's future, why not kneel down even more , Why not kowtow again?If you marry Sun Xiuying, you will become Sun Quan's confidant. Otherwise, how could you accumulate strength so quickly?
In the face of the future of the family, everything can be discussed.Lu Xun thought it was worth it for him to do so.

However, Lu Xun also put a heavy mental burden on himself by doing so. He was rejected by his relatives intentionally or unintentionally—Lu Ji's sister and brother have never given him good looks, even his younger brother Lu Hao kept a distance from him, and his younger sister was in front of him. The Gu family also suffered a lot of grievances and complained about him.There are so many aristocratic families in Wu County, why do you want to marry someone from the Sun family?

But now Mrs. Lu gave him a mission, more precisely, an opportunity, an opportunity to work for the Lu family.

While Lu Xun was happy, he was even a little proud. What happened to the Gu family?Gu Yong has worked for the Sun family for so many years, isn't he still a senior official?I have only served Sun Quan for a few years, and he is already a general with a heavy hand.Don't you still have to beg me for Lu Ji's matter now?This proves that it is useless to be lofty, and in the end you still need power, and this power has nothing to do with whether you are lofty or not.

Lu Xun concealed this emotion very well. More than ten years of forbearance has allowed him to remain calm in front of everything. Even if his heart is burning with anger, there is absolutely no abnormality on his face.

"Brother-in-law?" Sun Shao stood in front of Lu Xun, bowing his hands with a smile on his face, "I don't know that brother-in-law is coming, I kept you waiting for a long time."

"Hehehe..." Lu Xun waved his hands, "It's okay, I can just taste the tea from your house. Fengxian, this tea is good, light and refreshing, slightly bitter, but with a lingering fragrance."

Sun Shao smiled, and glanced at the tea bowl. This was the little Biluochun he had left, and he usually didn't serve it to guests. It must have been specially arranged by Guan Feng when he saw his brother-in-law coming.

"I didn't expect my brother-in-law to like it too. If I knew it, I would give it to my brother-in-law." Sun Shao smiled faintly, and stretched out his hand to invite: "After drinking tea for a long time, my stomach must be empty. Please, brother-in-law, I will let the kitchen We arranged some dishes in the study, and we went to the study to drink and talk."

"That's exactly what I mean." Lu Xun nodded in satisfaction: "I heard that your study is unique, and there are some scriptures hidden in it that can't be seen elsewhere. I have long thought about it."

The two walked into the study room in a polite manner. After a short time, food was brought from the kitchen. Lu Xun tasted it and found it very fresh and delicious, so he couldn't help eating a few more mouthfuls. "Fengxian, the dishes in your house are very famous in Jianye. Is this the native dish of Jiaozhou?"

"This is Lin Yiguo's food." Sun Shao smiled and signaled Lu Xun to eat more: "The ingredients I brought are all from the South China Sea, and they are almost used up. The next batch will arrive in a few days. If you eat well If so, eat more."

"Lin Yiguo?"

"It's a small country, just a little south of Rinan County."

Lu Xun thought for a moment, "That's the original Linyi of my big man, right? When did I become a country?"

"Lin Yi?" Sun Shao was also taken aback for a moment. Lin Yi was originally the territory of the Han Dynasty?He hadn't heard of it.This is a bit embarrassing. Lu Xun, who has never been to Jiaozhou, knows that he, who has walked around Jiaozhou, is confused.

"Hehehe..." Seeing that Sun Shao felt a little ashamed, Lu Xun comforted him with a smile, "You just became an official, so it's normal if you don't know. Since the Yellow Turban, the world has been in chaos, and I don't know how many people are kings and hegemons. Those remote places, Enclosing a piece of land and attracting a few people, not to mention establishing a country and proclaiming himself a king, even if he called himself the emperor, he didn't care about him. Not only in those far away places, but also in Kuaiji and Yuzhang. The demon thief Xu Sheng just called himself Emperor Yangming After several years of conquest, there are relatively few people who are called emperors, but there are still many people who are called kings and generals. It is said that there are three kings and eight generals in Danyang Mountain."

After hearing this, Sun Shao couldn't help laughing.

"You're in Jiaozhou, have you seen people from Daqin?" Lu Xun said while chewing a piece of sea cucumber slowly, looking at Sun Shao.Sun Shao's heart moved, and he nodded: "I know, there are many Daqin people in Jiaozhou, and most of them are here for business."

"Is there a mission?"

"A mission?" Sun Shao smiled and shook his head: "I've never heard of it. If there is a mission, Mr. Bufu should know about it."

"That's right." The corner of Lu Xun's mouth twitched: "Another liar." He glanced at Sun Shao and explained: "A few days ago, a few people from Daqin came here and said they came from Qinyuan across the ocean. Paying tribute to the Supreme Being. The Supreme Being ignored it at the time, rewarded him generously, and called a group of ministers to congratulate him. Later, he felt that there was a problem, so he called me to ask. I don’t know anything about the situation in Jiaozhou, and I dare not make a conclusion. Looking at it now, Nine out of ten are counterfeit by merchants."

Sun Shao didn't care, he knew who those Daqin people were, and he knew where they were now, but he couldn't tell Lu Xun about these.He took a sip of his wine, looked at Lu Xun calmly, and casually said something about Jiaozhou.He believed that Lu Xun's sudden visit was not to tell him these things.Since everyone wants to talk nonsense, let's see who can talk nonsense better.

After eating, the two chatted while drinking wine. Time passed slowly. Seeing that the second watch had been knocked outside, Lu Xun got up to leave. Just when Sun Shao felt that he was thinking too much , Lu Xun, who had already reached the door, suddenly turned his head, with a very puzzled look: "Fengxian, is there any businessman whose name goes down in history?"

Sun Shao was taken aback for a moment, and then replied, "Yes, like Tao Zhugong."

"No." Lu Xun shook his head: "Tao Zhugong puts meritorious service first and business second. If he was a businessman from the beginning, no one will remember him."

"Then there are also biographies in Shiji." Sun Shao said with a faint smile.

"How can the big businessmen in the historical records compare with you?" Lu Xun patted Sun Shao on the shoulder: "They have thousands of urns and thousands of mu of oranges, which sounds like a lot, but they are actually just your cargo. Even so, Emperor Xiaowu’s sue decree also made them bankrupt. Fengxian, it’s not easy to be Tao Zhugong. How much wealth you have, you must have a high status to protect it, otherwise, no matter how much wealth you have It is also earned for others. A businessman is a pariah, and no matter how big a businessman is, he is also a pariah."

Sun Shao raised his head, met Lu Xun's gaze, and twisted his mouth: "Then, in my brother's opinion, what can I do if I don't become a businessman?"

"Let's go to the East China Sea. I heard that there are many islands in the East China Sea." Lu Xun smiled, staring at Sun Shao for a moment with eyes that can see people's hearts: "It's ominous. When you have the opportunity, you must seize it." , I won’t regret it later.”

(End of this chapter)