Chapter 60 Funan

Wei Jing arched his hand angrily: "Wei Jing has no penniless body. There is only one life. Whenever the general wants to take it, just take it."

"It's useless to kill you." Sun Shao smiled, returned to his seat, took a sip of tea, and then said, "I have agreed with Bufujun that after pacifying Cui Qian this time and stabilizing Jiaozhou, I will set up a county in Zhuya. I will always live in Zhuya. You can be the county magistrate."

Wei Jing was stunned and looked up at Sun Shao, suspecting that his ears had heard it wrong. He bumped into Sun Shao, and Sun Shao asked him to be the county magistrate?

"Don't look at me like this." Sun Shao frowned: "Now I'll give you a task first. I'll go back to Xu Wen immediately and report the situation to the concession governor. Then ask him whether he will go to ask Shi Xie for his sins, or I will go with him.

Wei Jing can't take care of his own affairs. He knows that Bu Qian has been waiting for this opportunity for several years. How can he not go? He immediately got up, said goodbye to Sun Shao, and hurried away.

"You are fierce enough. Repair your ship well, and then take a name. It's called... Zhenhai, you are more fierce than me. You dare to be ten thousand. With you guarding in the South China Sea, how dare you refuse to accept it."

He crossed the sea with great joy and bowed his body to take the order: "Thank you, General, for your name."

"From now on, you are General Zhenhai. Go get some money and give a reward to the soldiers. This battle is dangerous. Let them have a good rest for two days and calm down. Sun Shao waved his hand and drove the excitement out of the sea inexplicably.

When there were only two people left in the room, Yu Fan, who had never said anything, said, "General, what's the arrangement of Cui Qian?"

"Didn't he dedicate the chart? Of course I will let him go." Sun Shao smiled and said, "What, sir, do you have an idea?"

Yu smiled and stroked his beard: "Cui Qian is very famous in the South China Sea. If he is allowed to wander outside, who can guarantee that he will not pull up a group of pirates in the future? If the general wants to stand on his feet in the South China Sea, such a person can't stay outside. If he can use it, he must use it. If he can't use it, then kill him to avoid future trouble.

"He doesn't want to surrender to me." Sun Shao said helplessly, "I promised to let their family live. I can't go back on my words. What's more, he has nothing now. What kind of waves can he turn up?

"It is because he has nothing that it is possible to surrender." Yu smiled and said, "He is a pirate, but he wants people to call him a general. It can be seen that he is addicted to officials. His ancestors used to be Ma Fubo's subordinates, and now he is Sun Fubo's subordinates, which does not humiliate him. If he is still obsessed, it means that his resentment against the general is too heavy to keep him. If he is subdued, the pirates who escaped will be frightened. Sooner or later, they will come to return and kill him. It can also deter them and make them afraid to touch the general's bad head, so that the South China Sea can be safe for a long time.

Sun Shao hesitated for a moment and felt that it made sense. He glanced at Yu and understood: "Then ask your husband to convince him."

Yu nodded and said nothing more.

Cui Qian presented the chart, but did not leave immediately. He was very hesitant to surrender to Sun Shao, which seemed to be more difficult. Sun Shao turned him from a pirate king to a homeless dog. He hated Sun Shao to the bone. He had no strength to kill him, and it was even more impossible to surrender him. However, if he did not surrender, things seemed to be even more difficult. He had been evil in the South China Sea for many years, and he did a lot of bullying. Not only did the people suffer from him, but other pirates were also bullied by him. Now that he has no strength, he will naturally be bullied. The tiger falls into Pingyang is bullied by dogs, and the hairless phoenix is not as good as the chicken. He understands that it is easy to go out from here, but it is difficult to live safely. Besides, even if the pirates don't look for him, the Shi family can't let him go. He holds so much Shijia's selfishness in his hand. Can the Shi family forgive him? After thinking about it, he thought it was better to surrender to Sun Shao, but he couldn't open his mouth.

Just when he was in a dilemma, Yu Fan came. Everyone was a smart person. Needless to say too clearly, Cui Qian accepted Yu Fan's suggestion and surrendered to Sun Shao. Sun Shao accepted him, allowed him to be a lieutenant, commanded 2,000 soldiers, and at the same time allocated 20 battleships from the booty to him. His building boat has been broken across the sea and can't be used at all. Besides, it can be used, and he is not qualified to sit now.

At this time, Cui Qian was no longer the high-spirited king of pirates in the South China Sea. Although he was not angry, he still showed his loyalty to Sun Shao. As soon as he went out, he was hit by Su's thick legs before he could look up and sulk. Su's rough legs annoyed that he exposed his background in front of the crowd. How could he let go of this opportunity? At that time, he smiled strangely and said:

"Yo, isn't this the hero of the South China Sea? Why did you write a letter of war to Sun Fubo?

Cui Qian is very wronged, but there is nothing he can do. The situation is forced. This is the truth. Fortunately, he soon got a few comforting news. The people on the battlefield found Cui Wen and Cui Wu. Cui Wu was seriously injured and dying. Cui Wen was a little better, broke a leg, and drank a bellyful of seawater. Fortunately, his life was still there. The two of them were rescued by a medical craftsman and finally sounded. Knowing that Cui Qian surrendered to Sun Shao, the three of them sighed.

Bu Qian was overjoyed when he got the news and quickly rushed over with a heavy ship and five thousand soldiers. As soon as he saw the captured Shi Gan and the Huan brothers, he was always very deep in the city, and he smiled happily. He and Sun Shao said that the sailor had been captured, and Shi Xie had no strength in his hand. There was no need for Sun Shaoxing to move the crowd. He and Wei Jing could go. The merchant ship has been delayed for a long time and needs to be escorted to the sea immediately. Sun Shao is asked to escort them south through Zhu Ya and go straight to the south.

Sun Shao knew that he didn't want to share his credit again, and he didn't say much. He escorted the merchant ship back to Xu Wen. After a few days of rest, he set sail again. This time, you don't need to go through Jiaotong. You can go south directly along the west coast of Zhuya, which saves a lot of distance. The merchants had a dangerous trip. Although it was delayed, Sun Shao calmed Cui Qian's most awesome pirates in one fell swoop. The South China Sea was finally at peace. Although there were still some young pirates, such a force was vulnerable in front of the sailors, which could be ignored.

After the last replenishment of fresh water in Changhua Port in the southwest corner of Zhuya, the fleet left the coast and sailed to the vast sea. From here, it was 1,500 miles to South County. With the rising northwest wind, the fleet took 20 days to reach the destination. In addition, the total journey from Xu Wen to Changhua Port took 30 days. Thirty-five days, compared with the detour, Jiuzhen saves nearly a month. The reason why he didn't go from here before was that on the one hand, Cui Qian occupied Zhu Ya, and on the other hand, merchants did not have the ability to locate in the sea. Although there are some experienced old sailors who can be positioned according to the stars in the sky, they are also very rough. Who dares to put all their lives in their hands?

But it's different now. Sun Shao's men took such a master as Yu Fan, plus more than a dozen assistants, with the novel Sinan positioning, plus the chart in Cui Qian's hand, their insurance coefficient has been greatly increased. Even so, Sun Shao did not dare to take the nearest way. He adjusted the direction slightly to the west and increased the insurance coefficient, so that even if he made a mistake, he would not deviate too much and lose the direction.

The night on the sea is dark. Except for the lights on the ship connected to the front and back, there is only the starry sky overhead. The sailors sailed and rushed on their way overnight, while most of the merchants slept at ease. With General Fubo's escort and leading the way, they didn't have to worry about everything.

Sun Shao sat in the cabin, with a sea map in front of him. The unworthed Su coarse legs and Cui Qian were beside him. The two former big pirates did not obey either of them. They stared at each other. The hatch rang, and they came in across the sea. Seeing them glared at each other, they couldn't help laughing.

"Don't you two have any signs?"

"No." The two said in one voice and exchanged fierce eyes with each other at the same time.

"Well, forget about the past." Yuehai poured himself a cup of tea, looked at Sun Shao, who had not heard of it, and said slowly, "If you say there is hatred, you and I have hatred. Brother Su, I was demoted by robbing my shipyard. However, the last time he followed the general to save me, I had a grudge with him. Brother Cui, you chased me behind my buttocks for half a month, causing me to lose more than ten pounds of meat, and finally almost killed me. However, I broke your building boat, and we are also clear. We can get rid of such a big hatred. Why do you always worry about it with just a few quarrels? The chicken's belly is not like a man.

Su's thick legs and Cui Qian don't talk.

"Well, let them go." Sun Shao waved to Yuehai and said disapprovingly, "The journey is lonely, and it's good to have a little drama. I really regret it. If I had known that I would have brought some songs and dances from Xu Wen, it would have been easier to do some business along the way.

Yue Hai came to Sun Shao and said with a smile, "General, you have a lot of money now, and you still want to do business to make that little money?"

"Who thinks there is a lot of money?" Sun Shao rolled his eyes and said, "Now that I have so many people under me, I have to pay 20 or 30 yuan a day, plus other expenses. Is it easy for me? You only know how to ask for money. Have you helped me think of a way to make a fortune?

"I have a way, but I'm afraid that the general will not dare to go." Cui Qian said in a muffled voice, "Go and grab it."

"Who are you robbing?" Sun Shao said angrily, "Go to the south? Grab the truth?"

"Rap Lin Yi, grab Fu Nan."

"Lin Yi?" Sun Shao thought for a moment, put down the pen in his hand, and knocked on the case: "Come on, tell me in detail what's going on with Lin Yi. Is it worth grabbing?"

Cui Qian was stunned. He said angry words, but he didn't expect Sun Shao to take it seriously. Looking at his face, it was obviously not a joke. He was a little embarrassed: "General, I... I said it was for fun."

"Did you say it was fun?" Sun Shao stared, picked up the paperweight on the case and smashed it. Cui Qian raised his hand to catch it. His palm was hit by a paperweight, but he didn't dare to shout. He muttered, "General, do you really want to grab it?"

"Of course, I want the king of pirates on that day. If I don't rob, it's called a pirate."

"This... Although Lin Yiguo is small, there is Funan behind him, which is not easy to grab."

"What is Funan again? Is it very strong?"

Cui Qian scratched his head. He had never been to Funan. He just heard that the country was not small, but he really couldn't say how big it was. While meditating, Yu Fan came in from the outside. He stared at several people proudly and waved his hand: "You all go out."

The three people across the sea didn't fart, and they went out obediently. They dared to be presumptuous in front of Sun Shao, talking and laughing, but they did not dare to be presumptuous in front of Yu Fan. Yu turned his mouth too bad. He scolded people without dirty words. After scolding you, you still can't figure out what it means. Cui Qian first entered Sun Shao's account. He didn't know how powerful he was. Once he said a few words to him. At first, Cui Qian thought he was praising him. He was happy for a long time. He went back and asked Cui Wen. Cui Wen checked the book for a long time. Finally, he said that he was scolding you, which made Cui Qian angry enough. He couldn't help holding a knife and went to find Yu Fan's trouble. Unexpectedly, Yu turned But he was a master. A spear made him fascinated and made his nose blue eyes swollen. That's a shame. Since then, Cui Qian walked around as soon as he saw Yu Fan.

Sun Shao looked at the cow's anger and suppressed his smile: "Sir, have you measured the direction?"

"I don't need to test this. I'll just take a look around. These kids have their own hands." Yu Fan sat down carelessly, poured himself a glass of wine, and sizzly said, "General, do you want to know about Funan?"

Sun Shao nodded.

"Yang Fu's foreign body mentioned Funan, but it is very brief. It seems that Funan is not their country name, but the name of their king." Yu Fan thought and said, "But this country has been founded for a long time. When Emperor Xiaoyuan, there was a small country called Zhenla came to pay tribute. This small country of Zhenla is one of the vassal states of Fuguo. It's been at least 300 years.

"So long?" Sun Shao was shocked. The Han Dynasty was four hundred years ago, but there was a new dynasty between them. Can this Funan state establish a country for more than 300 years? Is there really such a big country? However, in his impression, except for India, which is slightly larger, this area is a small country.

"What's this?" Yu Fan felt that Sun Shao was a little surprised: "The establishment of the Zhou Dynasty for 800 years, and the establishment of the country for a long time does not mean anything."

Sun Shao's eyes were immediately a little strange. Yu Fan was a serious Confucian student. He said this, but he was a little deviant.

Yu Fan felt Sun Shao's surprise, but he just smiled faintly and did not explain. He moved forward: "General, the situation in Jiaozhou is basically clear. Does the general have any other plans except to occupy Zhuya?"

Sun Shao wanted to say what he was going to say. He quickly sat up straight and arched his hand: "I dare to ask for advice, sir."

"The general has calmed down Jiaozhou and has more than 10,000 elite soldiers in his hand. At present, he is one of the few heavy generals under the supreme account. In addition, the general's subordinates are sailors, and they are good at naval battles, so the general's interest is crucial to how the supreme looks at you.

Sun Shao didn't say a word, just nodded and stared at Yu Fan.

"If the general can't show ambition for overseas territories, then the supreme will think that the general is ambitious for Jiangdong." Yu Fan gently knocked on the case: "If I guess correctly, after this matter, the Supreme will definitely send another person to Jiaozhou."

"He can't believe it?"

"It's not that I can't believe it." Yu Fan shook his head slowly: "Bu Qian is Mrs. Bu's uncle. Mrs. Bu has only two daughters. So far, she has not had a son, but she can be favored. There is no relationship with Bu Qian. There is no doubt about the Supreme's trust in Bu Qian. However, in several comparisons between Bu Qian and the general, he fell behind, so the Supreme would think that he could not control the general.

"So he wants to find someone who can control me?" Sun Shao sneered and was a little disdainful.

"In my opinion, it should be like this." Yu turned around and nodded.

"So... will I be in danger?"

"No." Yu Fan said affirmatively, "On the contrary, he should reuse the general, if the general can reassure him."

"Reuse me?" Sun Shao wanted to laugh a little. It's strange that Sun Quan can reuse him.

"Yes." Yu Fan strengthened his tone again. He raised his head and was silent for a moment: "In the first half of the year, there was a pandemic in the Central Plains, but Cao Wei did not relax and led his army to Hanzhong. According to the strength of the two sides, the situation in Bashu will be very tense. In terms of military use, Liu Bei is not Cao Jian's opponent. In terms of strength, Bashu cannot be compared with the Central Plains. In terms of his talents, Liu Bei's subordinates have only one method that is reasonable. Zhang Fei is the only general who can be independent. The others are not worth mentioning. In the face of Cao's offensive, I'm afraid there will be more bad luck.

Sun Shao didn't say anything and looked at Yu Fan with bright eyes. Yu Fan was famous for his officialdom in Jiangdong. He was easy to learn from everyone's famous academic circles. At the same time, it was also his long skill to identify talents. He has had contact with Liu Bei Junchen, and he must have his own views on Liu Bei's men.

"If Bashu loses, then Jiangdong will not be guaranteed." Yu Fan was not interested in discussing Liu Bei Junchen with Sun Shao too much. He changed his words and immediately turned to the situation in Jiangdong. Although the supreme command is not as good as the rebellious general, he has an extraordinary grasp of the situation. He must not let Cao Yu occupy Bashu. And Liu Bei is tight, and he will inevitably ask the Supreme to launch an attack on the eastern front to relieve the pressure on Bashu.

"You mean, the war will start soon?" Sun Shao is a little suspicious.

"Yes, and this battle is bound to be very small." Yu Fan exhaled gently, his eyebrows trembled, and seemed to be a little worried: "Jiangdong's heart is unstable. It is not appropriate to start a war at this time, but the situation is not considered by many people, so this battle must be fought. Otherwise, Cao will occupy Bashu and go down the river, and Jiangdong will not be guaranteed.

Sun Shao didn't say a word, and his fingers slowly tapped on the table. He understood what Yu Fan meant. Sun Quan wanted to save Liu Bei and was forced to launch a war. At this time, not only were the mountains of Danyang and Yuzhang unstable, but he rose in the South China Sea and held an armed force that could not be underestimated. At this time, Sun Quan must have been forced to the edge of the cliff. If nothing unexpected happens, he will ask him to go north and participate in the war. On the one hand, he will consume his strength, and on the other hand, he will test his mind.

"Xuzhou?"

"Xuzhou." Yu rolled his eyes and was very satisfied with Sun Shao**'s strategic intention. But Xuzhou is not easy to fight. There is no danger to defend in the place of the four battles in Xuzhou. Today, Cao Jian's step-riding army will arrive tomorrow. Maybe the general will be busy, and finally cleared the hidden danger of Zang Ba for Cao Jian. He paused and said, "Xuzhou is too close to Yecheng and Luoyang. Cao will not let you occupy Xuzhou. Therefore, as soon as you send troops to Xuzhou, he will definitely withdraw from Hanzhong, and finally..."

In the end, they were all safe, and I was the only one who was unlucky. Sun Shao smiled at the corners of his mouth, and I won't be fooled.

"So... don't go?"

"It doesn't work if you don't go." Yu smiled and said, "Jiangdong is lost, and the general can only float overseas. And at that time, Cao Wei will definitely get rid of the general quickly. What's more, if you refuse to participate in the war, once Jiangdong loses, the general will become a sinner of the Sun clan.

"Where are you going?" The smile on the corners of Sun Shao's mouth remained unchanged. Yu smiled and nodded, "I'm going, but there are two things to think about before I go." He raised a finger: "First, you can't show your willingness to go. It's up to the Supreme to ask you to go. You go to Xuzhou to obey the overall situation, not to take the initiative to ask for credit. Therefore, you have to show your willingness and robbery to conquer overseas, but you can't be entangled and get out of it.

Sun Shao understood that this was to make a gesture to reassure Sun Quan and let him take the initiative to ask him to go north to participate in the war and eliminate his suspicion. Therefore, you can't be idle at this time. You have to find something to do, but you can't fight a bad war. At that time, you really can't pull out, which will affect the situation in the Central Plains. In his opinion, it doesn't matter who is on that day. He just needs to have a territory, Yizhou or Southeast Asia. However, people like Yu Fan are different. Their family property is in Huiji. Once Cao Wei occupies Jiangdong, their losses will be great. For their own interests, they would rather choose the Sun family than Cao Wei. Of course, it's better for his Sun Shao to be the emperor, but it's too far away to think about it, and it's not time to talk about it.

"What about the second one?"

"Second, if you want to fight Xuzhou, you must choose the base in the rear. At that time, you can't go all the way back to the South China Sea to supplement the supply."

Sun Shao nodded, and he understood it all. When he went to Xuzhou to participate in the war, it was a life-saving trick for Sun Quan and Liu Bei, but for him, it might be a life-saving trick. If nothing unexpected happens, Sun Quan will not allow his sailors to enter the Yangtze River, nor will Wu County or Huiji meet his needs. Even if they are willing, Wujun and Huiji do not have the strength to supply several armies at the same time. As a family of Huiji, Yu Fan will certainly not hope that their interests will be damaged. Therefore, he should think about the base in advance, not only to stay near Xuzhou, but also to have the strength to support his army.

Sun Shao already had his own answer, but he looked at Yu Fan: "Sir, where do you think is better?"

"Hunhuiji." Yu Fan smiled.

(to be continued)