Chapter 98 Return to the Sea

Sun Shao sighed with emotion.

I don't know if it's a coincidence, or it's really genetically good. Xiahou Yuan's nephews are many of talented. Xiahou Shang is his follower, shrewd and capable. His son Xiahou Xuan is smart and outstanding. Xiahou Hui is also a heroine, but compared with Xiahou Yuan's sons, they are still a little inferior.

Xia Houxun has seven sons. Except for the eldest son, Xia Houheng, who was particularly favored by Cao because he married Cao Wei's early brother Cao De's daughter. He didn't have to worry about his future early. He became a rich and idle man and did not show any talent, the other sons were very good. The second son Xia Houba and the third son Xiahou called him a good soldier. The fourth son, Xiahouwei, was righteous and liked to be a ranger. Although the sixth son Xiahou Hui and the seventh son Xiahou were still young, they showed signs of early wisdom like the brother and sister Xiahou Xuan. However, the smartest one is Xia Hourong, who is talking about geometry in front of everyone.

Xia Hourong, courtesy name Youquan, is the fifth son of Xia Houyuan. He is 19 years old this year. When he was young, he showed his perverted memory. He was most loved by Xia Houyuan and has always been with him. In this East China Sea Alliance, the four kings made an appointment for a truce. Yang Xiu, Cao Zhi's think tank, was recalled to Luoyang for mourning by the emperor, and then he was repatriated to the State of Yue as an official. Cao Zhi felt uneasy and sent Xia Hourong, who had always had a good relationship with him, to the East China Sea.

Sun Shao has no impression of Xia Hourong. He can't remember that there is such a person in the Three Kingdoms, but Xia Houhui reminded him in time. Xia Houhui said that if there are still people in the world who can be compared with Xia Hourong, only the prodigy Cao Chong and Zhou around him. Although their brothers and sisters are smart, they are in Xia Hourong's In front of you, they are all smart.

Yang Xiu, who just came to Sun Shao, also said that Xia Hourong is very smart. Although he is still young, he has shown considerable talent. Although there are many talents in the Xiahouyuan family, the highest achievement should be Xia Hourong. Zhu Jianping, who is good at Xiangshu, once said that because Xia Hourong is too smart, he may If you are jealous of God, you may go to an early. Zhu Jianping is a famous iron mouth in Yecheng. He once accurately predicted that Xiahou Rong's third brother, Xiahou, said that he would die early, and vowed that Xia Hourong would not live to be 13 years old. However, later he changed his words and said that there was a difference in Jian'an for 21 years, and Xiahou Rong's premature death was gone, and he would definitely become a famous minister.

Sun Shao didn't believe it, but after meeting with Xia Hourong, he talked for a bit, and he believed it. He even suspected that the boy in front of him was a real traveler. Otherwise, how could he think of the opening line on the gear with a few short articles about geometry published by Zhao Shuang?

Although what Xia Hourong said is not very accurate, with Sun Shao's superficial impression, Xia Hourong seems to have touched the most substantial problem, but his mathematical level still needs to be improved. After all, trigonometric functions can't be figured out by his own fantasy. However, for a young man who usually never regards these as knowledge, but as extracurricular books, he is already outstanding.

Seeing Lu Yao led by Lu Hong, Sun Shao smiled and clapped his hands gently. The East China Sea is really lively today. There are a few more talented people. Youquan, Zhao Jijiu has also studied the problems you mentioned. You might as well discuss them separately, which may help each other.

Xia Hourong nodded: "Dare not to obey."

Sun Shao waved to Lu Hong to bring Lu Zhao and others to him, and asked them one by one about their names and hometowns. Some of them were heard of them, and some of them were not impressed at all, but he welcomed them politely, and then invited them to the banquet together. During this period, scholars from all over the country have been rushing to Yue. There are banquets on Sun Shao's Yingyang every day. It can be said that the guests are always full, and the wine in the glass is not empty.

Sun Shao asked Lu Mi about Lu Xun's situation. Lu Xun was transferred back to Jianye by Sun Quan to report on his duties. He already knew, but he was not very clear about his third sister Sun Xiuying, but it was useless to ask Lu Mo. Lu Mo and Lu Xun basically had no contact. Even if there was an affair, he would not care about Sun Xiuying. Sun Shao I can't help but be a little disappointed, but I don't say much. The eldest sister Sun Yuanying has arrived at Qian Tang, and the second sister Sun Yuying and his wife will come soon, but the third sister Sun Xiuying and Lu Xun don't seem to come for a while.

The dinner party was very lively. Twenty or thirty taxis who had just arrived recently attended the banquet. Some of them had been here for a while, and some of them had just arrived today like Lu Yao. Everyone greeted each other. Some of them were lively and kept inculmbling about the situation of each person. Many people were famous, but there were not many people who had really met them. There are even people who have never met through letters. Now when they see many rumored celebrities appear in front of them, everyone is naturally a little excited. Some enthusiastically come forward to greet and hand over their own business cards, and some come forward to talk to them with some uneasy moods. Although Xia Hourong rarely appeared in front of outsiders and did not have a good reputation, today he suddenly became famous in front of everyone. As Xia Houhui's uncle, he also has a congenital advantage close to Sun Shao, so there are many people who come from admiration or for the relationship, toast one by one. Soon, the Xiahou prodigy was infused with seven meat and eight vegetables.

Sun Shao looked at the scholars who were talking and laughing with a smile, and his heart was beautiful. Singing and fighting in front of the emperor, he played a good play, which suppressed the ambition of Wei, Shu and Wu, and also won a good reputation. Now the scholars of the Han Dynasty know that Sun Shao, the king of Yue, is a real loyal minister, and he is the mainstay of the rise and fall of the Han Dynasty as his responsibility. The State of Yue is the place that attaches the most importance to talents and is the most active. The most advanced place, whether it is literature or classics, the level of Zhu Ya College is obvious to all. As for science and technology, it is second to none. Although Wei, Shu and Wu also began to build similar colleges, no matter in terms of scale or strength, at least within ten years, there can be no college comparable to Zhuya College. Therefore, with the sending of the Han Gong newspaper of the four kings to all counties and counties, more and more scholars came to Yue to seek development, especially Those family backgrounds are not enough, and it is difficult to get development opportunities from the normal way.

Sun Shao has two purposes for this. On the one hand, he wants to recruit talents and further enhance the strength of Yue. On the other hand, he also needs to enrich scholars from different sources into various fields to prevent Yue from becoming Yue under the control of several families. At the same time, this can also promote the changes of the Three Kingdoms of Wei, Shu and Wu to a certain extent. In the past, I used to rely on the family.

From the current point of view, his two goals have basically been achieved. The swarming scholars have been enriched to various positions one after another. On the one hand, it has strengthened his ability to control the newly conquered territories, and on the other hand, it has further spread the reputation of Yue to various places. At the beginning, it was The postal post system specially strengthened by the release of the Han communique has played an important role. The taxis who have personally experienced the benefits of Vietnam have sent the good news of Vietnam to various places through the postal post system. A greater wave of taxis is coming soon.

At this time, the popularity of education is far less than that of later generations. Although these scholars are only more than 2,000 people, they represent the elite power of the Han Dynasty. Yue has changed from a small country to an extensive country. Now, by attracting these elites, Yue is about to change from a big country to a veritable power. .

The power of knowledge is infinite.

"Your Highness!" A middle-aged scholar of medium height interrupted Sun Shao's thoughts. Sun Shao subconsciously raised the cup and looked at the middle-aged scholar with white hair in front of him. Just as he was about to say a few polite words, he felt that the man was a little familiar. He was stunned for a moment, then patted his head, laughed, and then pointed to him and said, "Jiujiang Jiang Ziyi? "

Jiang Gan smiled, and his face was full of pride, but he bowed modestly: "Jiang Gan has been wasted for half his life. I heard that His Highness used people unconventionally, so I came to ask for it."

Sun Shao was very happy. Since he met Jiang Gan in Wancheng, he has always been curious about what kind of person the real Jiang Gan is. Later, through Zhou Kun's secret detective, he learned that there is a big difference between Jiang Gan and the person in the Romance. This man is proficient in vertical and horizontal skills and is famous for his talent. When he was young, he walked alone in Jianghuai and rarely met enemies, but he He didn't develop. On the one hand, because his family background was average and no one recommended it. On the other hand, his temper was also a little strange. It is said that his conduct was also a little bad, which was similar to Guo Jia in those years, but his connections were far worse than Guo Jia's, so he had not been developed. Jiang Gan said that he had been wasted for half a life, and it was basically reliable.

"Mr. Ziyi, goodbye to Wancheng, are you all right?" Sun Shao enthusiastically pulled Jiang Gan, clinked his glasses, and drank it all. Jiang Gan was a little flattered for a moment. He quickly drank up the wine and sighed, "I dare not hide it from Your Highness. Wancheng has made a small contribution. Unfortunately, the world will be peaceful and useless in the future, so I came to the State of Yue to ask Your Highness for a bowl of rice to eat."

Sun Shao couldn't help laughing. He looked at Jiang Gan for a moment: "Ziyi, come to me tomorrow. I have a suitable thing for a talent like you to do."

Jiang Gan was overjoyed and a little out of his temper. He was shy and ready for Sun Shao to perfunctorily say a few words to him. He never expected that Sun Shao would give him a chance so directly. Thinking of what happened to him in the first half of his life, Jiang Gan suddenly felt a little sad and almost burst into tears. He quickly lowered his head and bowed deeply: "How dare not to obey. It is said that Jiang Gan will come to teach tomorrow.

Xia Hourong worked hard to open his drunken eyes, glanced at Jiang Gan, who left in small steps, and grinned: "Your Highness is really as wise as a torch, and he suddenly fell in love with a talent."

Sun Shao turned his head and looked at Xiahou's prodigy, who was blushing with his little face and his eyes became a little blurred. He was happy: "What's wrong, what's your opinion about You Quan?"

Xia Hourong sneered a few times: "If you want to talk about Jiang Gan, there is indeed some eloquence. However, he is lustful and unruly. If you want to think about what great things he will do, I's hard to reassure people. It's good for Your Highness to be virtuous if you are thirsty, but if you use people like a salary, and don't distinguish between good materials and stupid wood, I'm afraid it's a mistake for Your Highness's reputation.

"Uncle." When Xia Houhui saw that Xia Hourong was unobstructed, he actually accused Sun Shao of using people in front of so many people. He knew that Xia Hourong had drunk too much and did not know the importance of it. He hurriedly drank him, ordered someone to help Xia Hourong out, turned around and accompanied Sun Shao. Sun Shao smiled and said, "Don't worry, I won't argue with a drunk child."

Xia Houhui was relieved and turned around and followed out. Yang Xiu, who was sitting on the other side, took a look, tilted his mouth, smiled quietly, and then picked up the glass and motioned to Sun Shao. Sun Shao also raised his glass in reply, and the two drank it all at once.

"Dezu, have you arranged the house?"

"Okay." Yang Xiu said lightly, "My mother is tall and doesn't want to travel far, so I left my two younger brothers to take care of her. I'm single to Qian Tang."

Sun Shao raised his eyelids and nodded with a smile. Yang Xiu did not bring his family, which showed that he did not intend to take root in the State of Yue. Like his father Yang Biao, Yang Xiu may value the court of Luoyang more. At the beginning, when he entered Cao's prime minister's mansion, he was forced to be helpless. Now the situation of the court has improved compared with the beginning. For him, of course, he is still honored to be a Han minister. If it hadn't been for the emperor's own telling him that this was the will of his father Yang Biao, I'm afraid he might not have been willing to come.

Fortunately, Sun Shao has long been used to such things. He has never expected that he can make the world's heroes take the lead. However, for such a thoughtful person, even if he is talented, he can't compush his heart.

Trust is mutual.

... The sea breeze rippled gently, and the huge sea ship swayed gently in an imperceptible range in the breeze. Xia Hourong sat up from the soft couch and lay on the quilt. The maid beside her came in, knelt on the couch, stretched out her hand and raised the window edge. A cool sea breeze with the smell of the sea blew in, making Xia Hourong's mind clear.

"Xiahoujun, madam has taken care of you. After washing up, please go to her boat for breakfast (breakfast)."

Xia Hourong didn't say anything. He just nodded, looked sideways, looked at the sea in the distance from the cracks in the window, and carefully thought about what happened last night. He originally planned to be crazy to test Sun Shao's reaction. Unexpectedly, there were too many people to toast in Yue. Before the task was completed, he was a little dizzy. He vaguely remembered that in the end, it seemed that Xiahou Hui had helped him block the car. Now Xiahouhui specially left a message for him to go to have breakfast. Obviously, he might have said something he shouldn't have said, so Xiahouhui wanted to meet him as soon as he woke up to avoid another accident.

According to the generation, Xia Houhui is Xia Hourong's younger generation. Although Xia Hourong has been practicing his heart according to the lessons of the saints, he is still a young man after all. He is still very unconvinced to be taught a few words by a junior who is younger than himself. However, he knew his intention and did not dare to be careless. After a while in the warm **, he still got up. After being groomed by the maid, he rushed to Xia Houhui's cabin.

Sixteen-year-old Xia Houhui is tall, with a man-like hairband on his head, and a narrow-sleeved tight-fitting suit, which looks very capable. He holds a sword with a crocodile skin sheath in his hand, and his face sweats a little. It seems that he has just finished the morning exercise.

"Uncle, are you up?" Seeing Xia Hourong, Xia Houhui smiled and arched his hand like a man.

"Hmm." Xia Hourong answered with no expression on his face, without even arching his hand, and calmly accepted Xia Houhui's salute. A round-faced female guard next to her looked pale and was waiting to attack, but she was quietly stopped by Xia Houhui.

"Uncle, sit down and come as long as I change my clothes." Xia Houhui saluted and took the female guard into the inner cabin. Xia Hourong looked around and saw that although Xia Houhui's cabin was not very large, it was very refreshing, and there were not many decorations in it, but there was a small bookshelf next to the bulkhead, and there was a bookcase next to the bookshelf, with a neat stack of manuscripts on it. Xia Hourong walked in front of him and glanced at him. His eyes couldn't help but look at each other. The four words "Tianzhu Geography" were written on the manuscript. He looked around with a little guilty, reached out and removed the white jade paperweight pressed on the manuscript, gently opened the stack of manuscripts, and then was disappointed.

The manuscript is full of words that he doesn't know.

He quickly turned over, hoping to find the Chinese characters he was familiar with. Unfortunately, there were few Chinese characters on the whole stack of manuscripts, but he did not get nothing. The above pictures still attracted his attention.

The most striking thing is a triangular map. From the picture, this place seems to face the mountain and the sea, divided into more than a dozen pieces. I don't know whether it is a county or something. Xia Hourong turned over the page and slowly saw that the doorway came. This triangular place should be Tianzhu, and the dozen small pieces were the countries on Tianzhu, but he didn't know the names of these countries, and only saw a familiar place name: Ceylon. The Ceylon elephant is a dew of a blade of grass, just at the top of the triangle.

Xia Hourong couldn't help but be interested. Ceylon is a small country in the south. He has read this name in relevant history books, but he has never considered where the country is and what it is like. Suddenly, he saw the information about Ceylon here, and he was very curious.

Soon, Xia Hourong found a map of Ceylon in the back. Judging from the map, Ceylon is an island with many mountains and forests, because there are many signs of mountains and forests on the map. Xia Hourong was fascinated. Suddenly, he heard footsteps behind him. He quickly put the manuscript and put the white jade paper back. When he looked up, he found that Xiahou Hui, who had changed into women's clothes, was looking at him quietly.

Xia Hourong was very embarrassed, as if he had been caught as a thief, and his face turned red.

"Uncle has the ability to never forget, but have you ever remembered this information?" Xia Houhui sat quietly, and then motioned Xia Hourong to also sit down. The maids came over with two food cases, put a bowl of fish fillet porridge and a plate of heart, and two plates of pickles on the crime in front of them.

"This... I didn't mean to peek." Xia Hourong said to Ai Ai, "Besides, I don't know these words."

"It doesn't matter." Xia Houhui smiled and said, "If Uncle doesn't remember, I'll show it to you after I finish the translation."

Xia Hourong looked at Xia Houhui suspiciously and didn't know what she meant. If Ceylon was the next target of Vietnam, why did she show him the information about Ceylon?

"Do you know Tianzhu?" Xia Houhui took a sip of fish fillet porridge and asked casually while chewing slowly.

Xia Hourong shook his head. He only knows the name of Tianzhu, and the specific location is not clear.

"Do you know the Western Regions?" Xia Houhui glanced at him, asked again, and then scooped a mouthful of porridge and put it to his mouth.

"Of course I know the Western Regions." Xia Hourong is in high spirits. After the meeting of soldiers in Wancheng, Cao Zhi, who had just tasted the bloody smell of the battlefield, thought that there might be no war in the Central Plains in a short time, so he turned his target to the Western Regions. He packed up a lot of information about the Western Regions. Xia Hourong helped him sort it out and helped him make a sand table. The two often gathered around the sand table to discuss the Western Regions.

"The Western Regions turned over the green onion ridge to the south, about a thousand miles away, which is Tianzhu." Xia Houhui smiled and picked up the cotton towel on the case and wiped his mouth: "The king said that when the general returns from the Northern Expedition, he will be asked to go to the Western Regions with him. Before that, we will take down Tianzhu. It is more convenient to attack the Qiang in the Western Regions from Tianzhu than to transport grain from Guanzhong.

Xia Hourong was stunned for a moment, stopped the spoon in his hand, and stopped talking. His most important goal in Yue was to see whether Sun Shao said that he would attack the Western Regions with Cao Zhang, but now he finds that there is no need to test, because Sun Shao has collected a lot of information about Tianzhu. Obviously, it is not a whim, but a long time of preparation. Is there Cao Zhang? He You may have to hit Tianzhu.

"So... when are you going to take action?"

"Yue Guo was founded, and all kinds of businesses are waiting to be flourished. There are millions of people in Funan, but there are very few Han people. If you go out in a hurry, the foundation of Funan will be unstable. Xia Houhui said while eating, he looked very casual: "And Tianzhu is not in Funan. Its area is about three times that of Funan, and its military strength is also much stronger. With the current strength of Yue, it is almost a fool's dream to successfully capture Tianzhu."

"Is Tianzhu's strength very strong?"

"Once very strong, it is not weak now." Xia Houhui put down his bowl and wiped his mouth: "About when he established the Qin Dynasty with the First Emperor of Qin, Tianzhu had a male king named King Ashoka. When he was the strongest, he had 9,000 war elephants, 600,000 infantry, 30,000 cavalry, 8,000 chariots, and a sailor..."

"So powerful?" Xia Hourong frowned. If Tianzhu had such strength, not to mention the state of Yue, which was just founded, I'm afraid that the whole Han Dynasty may not be able to win. Perhaps only Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had the strength to compete with it at that time.

"But that's a thing of the past." Xia Houhui smiled faintly: "Today's Tianzhu has been torn apart. After the Ashoka, the nobles fought for power and profits. Soon there was civil strife, and their strength was greatly weakened. Finally, they were invaded by the Dayue clan. Recently, the Dayue clan was also in chaos. They were tired of coping with the disturbance of a new country in the west, and their control of Tianzhu declined. This was originally a great opportunity for Tianzhu to become strong again. Unfortunately, they not only did not seize this opportunity, but also divided into more than a dozen large and small countries.

Xia Hourong frowned more tightly. He put down the spoon in his hand, pondered for a long time, and sighed: "If you are outside, you must first settle down. China is like this, and so are the barbarians."

"Yes." Xia Houhui nodded and added earnestly: "In ancient times and modern times, heroes who have expanded their territory often died in the hands of villains who compete for power and profits. My king is trying to break this curse. Uncle, may you help him?

(to be continued)