Chapter 35 Three birds with one stone

"That's the only way for the time being." Sun Shao nodded and said with some regret, "I don't think it's appropriate to move soldiers in a few months."

Although Bu Qian was a little sorry, he still nodded in agreement. Wei Jing thought for a while, but smiled: "Although we can't fight, we can't do anything about it. I have some foolish opinions, and I also want to ask the governor for details.

Bu Qian smiled. Wei Jing had always been anxious. He had just won the battle. He was still in high spirits, and he didn't know what good idea he had come up with. He looked at Wei Jing and Sun Shao again. He smiled and said, "Well, Feng Xian, let's listen to Ziqi's opinions."

Wei Jing laughed and said, "I don't have any high opinion. If I want to say something, it is also inspired by the general this time. The governor, you'd better wait until I finish speaking and see if it's available.

He grinned and stretched out his hand to signal him to speak quickly. In front of Wei Jing, he could let go a little.

"Pirates don't produce. They mainly rely on robbery for a living. Even if we don't ask for them, as long as we protect the merchant ships, it will be equivalent to their way of wealth. It won't be long before they can't support it." Wei Jing's eyes flashed and smiled at Sun Shao and said, "This time the general thought that the merchant ship escort was a cover. I think it's a good way to continue to do so in the future. The sailors escort the merchant ships and fight against the pirates along the way. First of all, they can train the actual combat ability of the officers and soldiers. No matter how bad it is, they can also strengthen the ability to fight the boat, so as not to be lazy. Once they meet pirates, they will panic. Among other things, after more than a month of escort, my actual combat ability has improved significantly.

Bu Qian's eyes lit up, and a smile appeared at the corners of his eyes. He looked at Wei Jing with encouragement. Seeing that Bu Qian did not object, Wei Jing breathed a sigh of relief and continued, "Secondly, after being escorted by sailors, a small number of pirates could not survive. They either return home or rob each other. In this way, our army can weaken the power of pirates without taking action. Cui Qian has the greatest strength and the most wealth. Although there will be difficulties for a while, he will inevitably become the target of other pirates. If he wants to rob, he will not face a merchant ship without resistance, but our sailor. In this way, if we don't need to find him, he will take the initiative to send it to the door.

"It makes sense." Step by step, he muttered.

"Third, don't the sailors have their own affiliations? We will take turns to escort. If the sailors controlled by the Shi family do not escort or do not escort well, their reputation after accumulating for so many years will be damaged. At that time, the governor can naturally deprive them of their military power without being rebounded by the Jiaozhou people. If they want to escort like us, they can't help but fight with pirates. In this way, it will not be so easy for them to hook up with pirates.

Bu Qian and Sun Shao looked at each other and smiled at the same time. Wei Jing, who was lustful opposite Sun Shao, smiled and said, "Wei Jun, your move not only trained the sailor, but also weakened the pirates. At the same time, it also forced the scholar's family into a dilemma. It can be said that it's killing three birds with one stone. Gao Ming is really smart.

Wei Jing couldn't help smiling and said modestly: "I dare not, I dare not. If I hadn't been inspired by the general, how could I have thought of it? Speaking of which, the general is still smart. The sailor escorted the merchant ship, and you were the first one since the creation of heaven and earth.

Sun Shao smiled and said that you don't know how much sensation the navies of later generations have caused in the people in order to protect their own people. However, at this time, it is not an exaggeration to say that the movable water master escorted the businessman known as the unbean.

"It's a good plan, but..." Bu Qian hesitated: "Concentrating so many merchant ships will inevitably attract a large number of pirates to take risks. If the power of the sailors is less, I'm afraid they can't resist it. If there are more, the expenditure is not small."

"Hahaha..." Wei Jing was a little forgetful. He laughed and said, "The governor doesn't know anything. Our escort this time is not the loot captured on the way, and we didn't spend our money. The food and food expenses along the way are all borne by the merchant ship. They can't ask for it."

"Is it?" Bu Qian was very surprised.

"Yes, I charge them, ranging from 100 to 500 yuan according to the size of the ship. At the same time, they bear our diet. They are willing to be safe." Sun Shao laughed and said, "We can also deal with the trophy seized on the way to them as appropriate, so that the rewards of the officers and soldiers of the navy can also be rewarded, and they can also be compensated. Maybe there will be a surplus.

"Good." Bu Qian gently patted the case, his eyes flashed, and then he added, "That's it. When Xu Wen came to Panyu, I shared it with Shiwei. Before Xu Wen to the south, their Shi family was responsible for it. Ha ha, the four counties of Jiuzhen, Yu Nan, Jiaolan and Hepu are all from his Shi family. They are not responsible for who is responsible for it." Thinking of pride, Bu Qian couldn't help laughing softly, which was very inconsistent with his usual gloomy image.

"The governor is smart." Sun Shao sent a high hat at the right time. Thinking about it, I can't help but be a little jealous. The seven counties of Jiaozhou, except for the South China Sea, are all in the hands of Shijia, and the profits of seafood alone are quite amazing. If I could control the business at sea, I would make a fortune. I really want to be a pirate.

"In that case, I will go to Shi Yi and others tomorrow. I will put aside the war in advance and discuss the escort of the sailors. If it goes well, we will immediately escort a group of merchant ships back and set an example first."

"Hahaha, just listen to the governor's arrangement."

The next day, Bu Qian recruited Shi Yi, Huan Wei and the senior generals of the sailors to talk about the plan of escorting the sailors. Hearing that there was no war, the officers and soldiers of the navy were relieved. Then when they heard that they wanted to escort, they were a little reluctant. It's not good to stay at home. What to escort the merchants? Although there are trophy, there are fewer and fewer pirates. How can there be any trophy to get in the future? This little oil and water is really not worth the hard work. However, Bu Qian made up her mind, and Sun Shao and Wei Jing said that they were dedicated. Bu Qian's cronies spoke in support again. Shi Hong and others could not speak out against it, so the matter was settled. While the iron was hot, Bu Qian found several giant merchants to announce this matter. Many businessmen have known about this escort, but they think that this is just Sun Shao's way. They dare not expect such a good thing to become a system. Now they inform them and make them overjoyed. After calculating, they feel that it is worth paying this price in exchange for a safe journey, so they are very happy. I agree. Bu Qian immediately announced the information and departure of the sailor's escort in the market, and asked the merchants in need to book in advance and pay the relevant fees.

As soon as the news was released, Xu Wenshi was sensational and rushed to sign up one after another. In just half a day, more than 1,000 merchant ships signed up. Although the fee was not much, Bu Qian was very satisfied when he saw the grateful eyes of the merchants and the bitterness in Shi Yi's eyes. The only regret is that he underestimated the businessman's desire for safety and felt that the price was too low.

Sun Shao was not idle. He found Cheng Jun and handed over all the loot to him to deal with. Bu Qian was very grateful for his contributions this time. If it hadn't been for his little credit on the road, it would have been enough to make up for his losses. This time he would have been humiliated. He knew that there was almost no chance of promotion, so he especially compensated him in terms of money. He gave Sun Shao more than half of the trophy along the way. Sun Shao made a rough estimate. Once, this trip came down, and it was salvaged, no less than two thousand dollars. Of course, Bu Qian and others have also made a lot of money. Those pirates have collected all their wealth for more than ten years into their pockets, which is not so many ships and prisoners.

This is still on the surface. Sun Shao, Bu Qian and Wei Jing chose the same surname and forgot an important treasure - the possession of the headhunter. These do not need to be handed over on the table. They are all Sun Shao's. The first thing Sun Shao did when he went to sea from the gate of the cliff was to send someone to poke the headhunter's nest. How much money was in it? Only the people sent by Sun Shao know that even Sun Shao himself is not clear, but considering that the headhunting king has been popular at the gate of the cliff for more than ten years, he knows that this layer of oil must be so thick that it is eye-catching.

While Xu Wen was resting, Sun Shao was accompanied by Cheng Jun and went to Xu Wenling to inquire about the news. He not only inquired about the news of Yi merchants, but also inquired about Cui Qian. Some time ago, the army suppressed the border, and Cui Qiangui huddled on Zhuya Island and did not come out. For the time being, I don't know how he reacted to Sun Shao's robbery under his banner, but according to common sense, it should not be much better.

Half a month later, Bu Qian and Sun Shao, with a huge naval fleet, escorted a larger merchant ship and left Xu Wen, leaving a mouthful of bitterness for Shi Yi and his son. They left, but the paper ordered the sailor to escort the merchant ship in a dilemma. They also held a list in their hands, with hundreds of merchant ships waiting for them to be escorted to South County.

Escort? Let's consider how to negotiate with Cui Qian first. Shi Yi did not dare to neglect. He sent his son Shi Kuang with the latest information and immediately rushed to Jiaotong to meet the boss Shi Xie. This time, Bu Qian gave them a patch of eye drops, which was really tricky.

At the beginning of August, Sun Shao returned to Panyu. He was not in the mood to see Shiwei's sad and miserable eyes, nor was he interested in listening to the praise of the gentry and businessmen. He hurried back to his Taishou's mansion with Shuai Zeng and others and went straight to the backyard. As soon as he entered the backyard, he was stunned for a moment. Opposite the bloated Guan Feng, there was a familiar face, which turned out to be Sun Shangxiang. The two of them were holding a big coconut in their hands, drinking coconut milk with delicious taste, saying something softly and laughing.

Hearing the footsteps, both of them turned their heads. Guan Feng was stunned, and then stood up in surprise and greeted him with clumsy steps. Sun Shao quickly caught up with a few steps, hugged her, kissed her swollen face, and smiled, "Be gentle, don't press my son."

"Isn't it too early for the honeymoon? Are you still so intimate?" Sun Shangxiang said with a joking smile.

Guan Feng, who hugged Sun Shao's neck tightly and didn't let go, woke up like a dream, but she stayed for a while. Then she let go of Sun Shao, took him to the porch and sat down, and said loudly, "Xiao Qing, Yue'er, what are you still standing for? Hurry up and wash your face with water for the general, and then bring the frozen fruit or something."

"Oh, I see. I'm doing it." Guan Xiaoqing and Qiao Yue answered with a smile.

"That's good, that's good." Sun Shangxiang nodded with her hands behind her back and looked at Guan Feng, who was close to Sun Shao's side. "Feng girl, isn't my Aman good?"

Guan Feng blushed, squeezed her lips shyly and smiled.

"Auntie, why are you here? When did you arrive? Sun Shao picked a mango from the fruit pot and handed it to Sun Shangxiang, and asked with a smile.

"I just came here for a few days." The smile on Sun Shangxiang's face faded. She glanced at Sun Shao and stopped talking. Sun Shao felt a little strange. While eating mangoes, he asked, "What's wrong? If you have anything to say, just say it.

"The Supreme wants you to go back to Jianye as soon as possible." Guan Feng said softly.

"Do you want me to go back to Jianye?" Sun Shao was stunned. He bit the mango in his mouth, thought for a moment, raised his eyelids and stared at Sun Shangxiang: "What's the matter? If it's okay, I don't want to go back now. There are still a month or two to go. I can't come back in two months. I don't want to leave her here alone.

"Your fourth uncle... has passed away." Sun Shangxiang's eyes were red, and tears rolled down her cheeks. She sat there in a daze, looking sad, "I want you to go back to mourn."

Sun Shao's brain buzzed and didn't say anything for a long time. Sun Kuang is his fourth uncle, and his wife is the daughter of Cao Wei's own brother Cao De. Cao De died in Xuzhou. Cao Qian was very sad. In the fifth year of Jian'an, Sun Ce pacved the east of the Yangtze River with the intention of going north. Cao Wei was preparing for a decisive battle with Yuan Shao. In order to stabilize Sun Ce, he married his daughter to Sun Kuang. At the same time, he married Sun Ben's daughter for his son Cao Zhang, and the two families got married. For Cao Hen and Sun Ce at that time, this was a good thing for everyone, but for Sun Kuang, it was a tragedy. Because he married the Cao family, although he had a good reputation in Shilin and was a rare learned one among the children of the Sun family, he has never been able to become an official. If Sun Shao had to lead the army before, it really made Sun Quan worried, so Sun Quan wanted to suppress him. Although everyone was dissatisfied, he could always understand that Sun Kuang had not been appointed, but it was a very puprehensible thing - he did not like martial arts. Among the children of the Sun family, many of them were younger than Sun Kuang, and their talents were not as good as Sun Kuang. Kuang's people have become officials, but Sun Kuang has not received any appointment.

He is one year older than Sun Shangxiang, and he should be 29 years old this year. There is a son named Sun Tai. Sun Shao is not impressed with him. He should be nine or ten years old.

"Is it really so simple for me to go back to the funeral?" Sun Shao slowly regained his composure. He chewed mango without a bite, but he had no taste. He felt that it was not as simple as Sun Quan to invite him back at this time. If it was just a mourning, he did not need for Sun Shangxiang to come in person and just send a messenger.

Sun Shangxiang didn't say anything. She glanced at Guan Xiaoqing and others. Guan Feng waved her hand understandingly, let them help her out and close the courtyard door.

"Shiro is dead, and the elders of the clan have some complaints. Some people say that Erlang is not as bold as Dalang." Sun Shangxiang sniffed, "When Dalang rose up, there was no one among the brothers who could do things without heavy responsibilities. Erlang only knew how to use outsiders, but suppressed his brothers and nephews. You almost died of illness. After letting Dalang break it, he now forced Silang to death.

When Sun Ce was alive, his second brother Sun Quan was Yang Xian at the age of 15, and the third Sun Yi fought with Sun Ce at the age of 13. At the age of 17, he had already held heavy troops and fought bravely, which was very similar to Sun Ce. Many people valued him very much. When Sun Ce was assassinated, many people thought that Sun Ce would transfer the military power to him, but as a result Sun Ce handed it over to Sun Quan. In spite of this, Sun Yi was another Sun Ce in the eyes of many people. He was killed by the left and right in Jian'an for eight years, ending his short life. In fact, it seems that it is not a good thing for him to die in the hands of others now. Otherwise, with Sun Quan's surname, his prestige and ability are too threatening. It will be a matter of time before he weakens his strength. With his surname, he probably won't swallow his anger like Sun Shao. He will either rise up or die of anger, just like now. The fourth grandson is the same. Because Sun Kuang was young, he was only 13 years old when Sun Ce was alive, so he was white to death. If Sun Ce is not dead and continues to take charge of Jiangdong, no surprise, he is at least a Taishou now.

"So he wants to call me back?" Sun Shao curled his lips and his disdain overflowed with words. In front of Sun Shangxiang, he did not need to hide his anger. On the contrary, if he behaved too calmly, it would be easy to make people suspicious. It was necessary to show his unwillingness properly, which was consistent with his previous surname. Are you going to make me an official, or are you going to force me to death?

"Aman, how can you say that about him? Anyway, he is your uncle." Sun Shangxiang scolded dissatisfiedly, but he didn't have enough confidence. She knows too well how Sun Quan did to Sun Shao. She sversed for a moment, and even said unconfidently, "Maybe he asked you to help him back."

Sun Shao tilted the corners of his mouth to show that he was not interested. He carefully ate the fruit in his hand. After a while, he said, "You came here alone?"

"No." Sun Shangxiang's face showed a trace of anger: "Zhuge Ke escorted me here."

"Zhuge Ke?" Sun Shao was stunned for a moment. He seemed to be a great celebrity.

"He is the son of Zhong Sima Zhuge Jin." Sun Shangxiang explained, "I'm only 15 years old this year. I just visited Captain Xiaoguo before."

"Captain Xiaoguo?" Sun Shao curled his lips and said disdainfully, "Is he good at martial arts?"

"I can barely get by." Sun Shangxiang also used some disdain. She didn't like Zhuge Ke, who was a little arrogant. She especially didn't like him to be sharp-headed. He spoke like a needle, which made people uncomfortable, but she couldn't say anything about him. She wanted to beat him several times along the way, but she felt that bullying him as a child seemed to be a little unkind, so she endured it.

"To be a lieutenant at the age of 15, you are more promising than me." Sun Shao smiled gloomily. He knew why Sun Quan sent Zhuge Ke, and he also knew that he did not have such a domineering spirit to make Zhuge Ke bow down, and simply broke his close mind.

Sun Shangxiang didn't say anything. She also felt that it was a little strange for Zhuge Ke to be a lieutenant at the age of 15, compared with Sun Kuang's twenty-nine years old, which made people very angry. She waited for a moment and asked worriedly, "Aman, when will you... leave?"

"No hurry." Sun Shao said casually, "Let's wait until I ask Zhuge Ke. Come on, call Zhuge Ke to the front hall. I have something to ask him.

Shuai Zeng caught up and answered, "Young master, that vertical is already waiting in the front hall." Seeing that Sun Shao had no good impression on Zhuge Ke, he subconsciously classified Zhuge Ke as an unpopular category. Of course, there was no respect between his words.

"It's so fast." Sun Shao's eyes rolled.

"The young master came as soon as he entered the door."

"Let him wait." Sun Shao stretched out and yawned: "I'm sleepy. Take a nap first."

"Poo--" Shuai Zeng couldn't help laughing and turned around and went out. When he came to the front hall, Zhuge Ke, who was sitting withered, quickly straightened up and said, "Do you dare to ask, is the general free?"

Shuai Zeng nodded solemnly: "I'm free. I still have something to deal with now. You wait and don't leave. If the general can't find you, he will be unhappy."

Zhuge Ke didn't know that Sun Shao had gone to take a nap. He thought that Sun Shao had just come back. It was normal to have something to deal with. Just wait. I heard that the tea in Taishou Mansion is very unique. Let's have a look today. Unexpectedly, after saying this, Shuai Zeng turned around and left. After waiting for a long time, he didn't see anyone serve tea. Not only did no one serve tea, but there were many people coming in and out, but they didn't seem to have him at all in their eyes. They hung him there for two hours. Look at the hour. It's already Yin's time. It's time for dinner. It's pity that he cooed with hunger, but he didn't dare to leave half a step. He is a smart man. At this time, he already knew that Sun Shao was making a fool of him, but he knew more that Sun Quan could not control Sun Shao here. If he was cleaned up by Sun Shao, he would not be wronged.

put up with it. Zhuge Ke licked his dry lips and had no choice.

The smell of rice came from the Taishou Mansion. The door of the kitchen opened. A young maid led a group of servants with food cases into the inner courtyard along the long corridor. The fragrance of rice and wine made Zhuge Ke's stomach run around, but he still did not dare to move. He looked at the people who came out of it eagerly, hoping to hear it. Sun Shao ordered him to call in. But he didn't come first, and he didn't come second. He heard endless laughter in the backyard, but he was ignored in the front hall, and even the servants who went in and out felt pitiful.

However, the servants of the mansion did not sympathize with him for this. Everyone in the mansion knew that the emperor was a good man, good to his wife and servants. He was always smiling and did not get angry easily. Since this talented young man has been neglected here by the governor, there must be a reason why he is annoying. People with flexible eyesight said, you are really stupid. Can't you see it yet? The governor's aunt doesn't look good at this vertical. Can the governor have a good look on him?

Then someone said, does this little vertical dare to disrespect the emperor's aunt? Then he really deserves to die. This kind of scum should be pulled out and beaten to death. I can't see that this little vertical is not very old, but his heart is sinister.

Fortunately, Zhuge Ke couldn't understand Panyu's dialect. Although he knew that these servants had nothing good to say, he didn't expect that he would leave such a bad impression on them. Otherwise, no matter how tolerant his surname was, he would go away.

(to be continued)