Seeing the convoy slowly approaching in the distance, Sun Ce hurriedly got up, arched his hands, and stood on the side of the road, looking deferential, not smiling, as if he was in front of a big guest.

It was indeed Dabin who came: the late Taiwei Zhu Jun, the common owner of the Sun family's father and son.

Sun Ce arranged for Xu Qian and Chen Yi to accompany Zhu Jun, and felt that he had fulfilled his etiquette, but he didn't expect his father Sun Jian to be very dissatisfied with this, thinking that he despised the old master and lost respect. He didn't say anything, just put down his military affairs and personally accompanied Zhu Jun to inspect Yingchuan. When Sun Ce heard the news, he dared to slack off, so he had to put down his military affairs and rush to Yun County to meet Zhu Jun.

Sun Jian took the initiative to let Xian, but actually gave up the power of the head of the Sun family, and only retained his identity. Although Sun Jian said that his children and grandchildren were full, in fact, he had just turned forty, if it weren't for Sun Ce being too good, Sun Jian would be at the peak of his life at the moment, and he would be full of spirit.

Of course, if there really was no Sun Ce, he would have died young. The problem is that no one knows this except Sun Ce himself.

The guide knight walked over, and the knight at the head was none other than Sun Jian's subordinate general Zu Mao. When he passed in front of Sun Ce, he glanced at Sun Ce. Sun Ce nodded knowingly and smiled bitterly. Let his subordinates guide Zhu Jun, Sun Jian is pretending to be a family leader, deliberately emphasizing his loyalty to Zhu Jun, in order to condemn Sun Ce's faux pas.

This straight father.

Twenty knights passed, and there were four foot soldiers, dancing with their swords as they went, and the cold light glistened, and the beads of sweat on the foreheads of the foot soldiers reflected each other. Sun Ce looked at the long line and sighed secretly. With so many people and so many horses, how much food do you have to prepare for the township pavilions along the way to be enough for them to eat. He is now eager to break a grain of grain in half, but his father is good, and in order to show his gratitude to Zhu Jun, he actually pulled up a guard of honor of nearly 1,000 people.

Is this still a micro-service trip?

"Here we are." Hongzi on the side reminded softly.

Sun Ce responded, squeezing the smile on his face even brighter. If Sun Jian saw him crying and mourning, maybe he would really faint with anger. Seeing the carriage slowly coming, Sun Ce carried the hem of his clothes, took small steps, rushed to the front of the car, stretched out his hand to open the door, and bowed to salute.

"Zhu Gong, don't come unharmed."

Zhu Jun sat on the chairman, looked at Sun Ce, and then looked at Sun Jian opposite, and said with a smile: "Wentai, I haven't seen you for two years, Bo Fu is already a great husband, it's really emotional." ”

Seeing Sun Ce's respectful attitude, Sun Jian was proud in his heart, but he deliberately put on a dissatisfied look. "It's just a façade, I don't know how to be polite, and I'm not an adult after all. Zhu Gong was tolerant and grateful. Shaft, don't take a step yet, please Zhu Gong get off. ”

Sun Ce didn't say a word, lifted the hem of his clothes, knelt on one knee, and raised his hands above his head. "Please Zhu Gong get out of the car."

When Zhu Jun saw it, he glanced at Sun Jian in surprise and sank his face. "Wentai, you've gone too far. Although Bo Fu is a junior, after all, he is a general, how can he be a servant. How do you do this, so how can I deal with myself? ”

Sun Jian was also surprised, and he was not mentally prepared at all. He sent Hongzhi back to Pingyu and asked Sun Ce to greet Zhu Jun, but he didn't ask Sun Ce to take his knees as a step and let Zhu Jun get out of the car. Although he was reprimanded by Zhu Jun, he was proud in his heart, Sun Ce gave a lot of face, even if he was rude before, he made up for it now.

"Zhu Gong, don't say that he is just a county guard, even if he is crowned a marquis in the future, it is also a former official of Zhu Gong, and it is a matter of duty to treat Zhu Gong with courtesy, why can't he be. Respect and order, the difference between the old and the young, this is the basic principle of human life. ”

Zhu Jun repeatedly refused, and Sun Jian was reluctant to let Sun Ce step on Zhu Jun, so he took advantage of the situation to let Sun Ce retreat. had his own waiter to take a ride, Sun Jian himself got out of the car first, and then helped Zhu Jun get out of the car. Although Zhu Jun abandoned the official, he had a good complexion, a ruddy complexion, a big belly, and a bit of the momentum of returning to his hometown. He pushed Sun Ce away, walked up to Sun Ce, pressed his broad palm on Sun Ce's shoulder, and squeezed it hard.

"Boy, at a young age, you can be sharp and introverted, and your future is limitless. It is a privilege to be your old master, and you are fortunate to have three lives. ”

Sun Ce was stunned and hurriedly said a few polite sentences. Sun Jian smiled, and asked Zhu Jun not to praise Sun Ce too much, so as not to make him pampered and arrogant. Zhu Jun was annoyed, waved his hand, and motioned for Sun Jian to go away and say a few words to Sun Ce alone. Sun Jian was a little embarrassed, with a straight face, he drank a few words, and asked Sun Ce to reply well, not to be rude, and then rushed to the front to check the accommodation arrangements.

Zhu Jun crossed his fingers and walked slowly holding his stomach. Sun Ce arched his hands and followed behind.

"Bo Fu, how are the preparations for the war after the autumn?"

"It didn't go well." Sun Ce is very honest, neither crying poor nor pretending to be rich. "In the first battle at the beginning of the year, the food stocks in Runan were almost exhausted. After the beginning of summer, although the rain in Yuzhou is not as serious as in Yanzhou, it has also had a great impact, and it is estimated that the harvest is not as good as last year. There was a great drought in Guanzhong, and the imperial court had an edict to order me to send grain for disaster relief, Zhang Zigang raised money in many ways, and barely scraped together 300,000 stones, ready to transport Guanzhong, but there was no food for me. All I can count on now is the harvest of Yingchuan and Dangshan Tuntian. ”

Sun Ce reported a sum of accounts, and Zhu Jun listened quietly, nodding from time to time.

"Bo Fu, at this time, it is really not easy for you to still be able to deliver grain to Guanzhong."

"Duke Zhu, I just did my best, and I was still far from the requirements of the imperial court. Whether I can satisfy the imperial court or not, I don't dare to say yet. ”

Zhu Jun sighed lightly: "How can the imperial court be satisfied." At that point, it's good to do your best. Bo Fu, maybe I'm old, and I often feel powerless. I'm tired, I heard that Wu will be stable, and I want to go home to retire. You are too guarded, whether I can live a stable life in the future depends on you. ”

Sun Ce hurriedly said: "Zhu Gong can't say that, the kid can't stand it." The world is in turmoil, and a respected minister like Zhu Gong is needed, and I estimate that it won't be long before the imperial court will have an edict asking Zhu Gong to go out of the mountain. ”

Zhu Jun smiled and shook his head. "Perhaps, but even if the edict arrives, I don't want to go. The Han Dynasty has been around for 400 years, just like a man in the twilight, who cannot be saved unless he is promising. I am also a man of twilight, how can I save the world of twilight with a man of twilight? Dahan needs young people like you father and son. ”

Sun Ce was slightly stunned and did not answer Zhu Jun's words. Zhu Jun has something to say. If you don't answer properly, you will leave a handle if you don't get it right.

Seeing that Sun Ce was silent. Zhu Jun's gray eyebrows trembled, and a trace of melancholy flashed between his eyebrows. He stopped, raised his head, looked at the tree-lined official road, came out of his mind for a while, withdrew his gaze, and looked at Sun Ce quietly.

"Bo Fu, the party members are still upright, have a high reputation, and take the world as their own responsibility, but they are arrogant and arrogant, negligent in practice, and always want to finish their work in one battle, and it is rare to see a party member with both ability and political integrity like Li Yuanli. The world is in turmoil, and moral articles alone cannot lead to peace, and I have already recommended your father to the imperial court, and if nothing else, an edict will arrive soon. ”

Sun Ce's eyebrows frowned slightly. "What kind of edict?"

"An edict summoning your father to the court." Zhu Jun turned to face Sun Ce with pleading in his eyes. "I recommend him as a captain."