Shen Zhi stood aside, his heart beating faster, and his hair tingled for a while. He could see that Sun Ce really had the possibility of killing. Compared to the day he broke into his house, Sun Ce was murderous at the moment, and even his eyes were like wolves, revealing blood. He also knew that at this moment, in this situation, it was not easy to make Sheng Xian bow his head, even if he bowed his head, it would be an indelible shame, and he would suffer for the rest of his life.

But if they don't bow their heads, not only is the Sheng family finished, but their husband and wife are also finished, with their one-year-old son and unborn child. Sun Ce was able to give Sheng Xian a chance in this situation, not to see the face of his husband and wife - how could they have face - but to look at Shen You's face. No matter how big Shen You's face is, he will not offend Sun Ce for the sake of Sheng Xian and take advantage of the future of the Shen family.

Sheng Xian is his maternal relative, not Shen You's maternal relative. He and Shen You are only the same great-ancestor, and their relationship is already relatively distant. Besides, he is a big sect and Shen You is a small sect, so there was originally some contradiction. This time, I was able to come forward to ease my cheeks, and I had fulfilled the obligations of the clansmen, and I couldn't expect too much. In the face of family interests, personal gains and losses are not important in the first place.

Sheng Xian's face was blue and white for a while, his forehead was full of cold sweat, and the corners of his eyes twitched uncontrollably.

He is not afraid of death. Although my hands and feet are weak, I am unsteady on my feet, and I am in a cold sweat, but that is just an instinctive reaction in the face of danger. If there is no way to avoid it, he can die generously, but he can't die on the charge of rebellion.

He never had any intention of betraying the court, he just couldn't afford to refuse. Yuan Shao gave him an order in the name of an edict, but he did not accept it, but he could not return it. Yuan Shao is not a minister, Sun Ce is a loyal minister of the imperial court, he originally thought that Guo Yi could block Sun Ce, so he rushed to do his part, but before the war began, he was captured by Sun Ce.

Sheng Xian turned his head and saw Shen Zhi. Shen Zhi felt his gaze and raised his head, his eyes were full of sadness and helplessness, as well as a hint of begging. Sheng Xian understood Shen Zhi's difficulties. Shen Zhi is both civil and military, but because the Shen family is good at martial arts, he has not been able to come out. Now is the troubled times, it is the time for people like Shen Zhi to make contributions, if he is abandoned by Sun Ce because of him, he may not have a chance in his life.

Looking at Shen Zhi and thinking of his daughter and grandson, Sheng Xian was even more desperate. He can die, but what about his family? For a crime that doesn't exist, pay for the fate of the entire family? Lose your daughter's whole family and your son-in-law's future?

Sheng Xian exerted all his strength, slowly arched his hands that were as heavy as lead, and said in a dumb voice: "Xian didn't know that the Ming Mansion had arrived, and he was a capital crime. ”

Shen Zhi breathed a sigh of relief, his legs weakened, and he almost sat on the ground.

Sun Ce raised his eyebrows lightly, and put the knife into the sheath, but there was still no trace of a smile on his face. "I don't blame you for not coming to meet me. You are mistaken by Guo Yi, and I can understand that everyone is confused. But you accepted Yuan Shao's edict, what happened? Personal grievances can be put aside, I don't dare to cover up this matter for you, you must explain it clearly, otherwise I can only send you to Chang'an and ask the court to deal with it. ”

Sheng Xian was stunned. He thought that he would just bow his head, but he didn't expect Sun Ce to refuse to let him go. Sun Ce said it nicely, he didn't care about personal grievances, but in fact, he just let go of the small sections, but he didn't let go of the big things, and he had to explain the acceptance of Yuan Shao's edict.

Shen Zhi was also very helpless, and his mouth was so bitter that it was like swallowing a piece of Coptis chinensis. Sheng Xian is learned and famous, but he has no strength. Yuan Shao sent him an edict, but he had neither the ability to support nor the ability to refuse. There was no ability to support, and as a result, Wu Jun Taishou was dismissed from his post and was hunted down by Xu Gong. has no ability to refuse, and now Sun Ce has seized the excuse to force him to explain. If the explanation is not clear, it is to rebel and rebel, and if the explanation is clear, it is to break with Yuan Shao, and it is a dilemma.

"I'll give you three days, and you can reflect on yourself." Sun Cepi didn't smile. "I know that you are good at learning and writing well, and you will definitely be able to be more profound than others. I don't understand the article, but Yang Situ's son is here, and he has a family history and can help you check it. ”

Sheng Xian was already stunned. Three days, after three days, it is impossible to say whether it will be dead or alive, this is too torturous, it is better not to admit it just now, and forget about death.

Sun Ce turned his head to look at Shen Zhi. "You help Sheng Jun in the past three days, and also help me testify, don't let people think that I deliberately embarrassed him. After three days, if he realizes his mistake, you go to Wucheng to take office. Otherwise, you'll have to stay with him and you won't be able to go anywhere. ”

"Wu Cheng?" Shen Zhi was very surprised, and he was not even in the mood to pay attention to the ridicule in Sun Ce's words. Wucheng is the old house of the Shen family, how could Sun Ce let him go to Wucheng to work?

"Yan Baihu is making trouble in the area of Shicheng Mountain, and I need someone who is familiar with the terrain and has both civil and military skills to deal with this matter."

Shen Zhi suddenly realized, and his heart was even more joyful. Sun Ce asked him to go to Wucheng not to let him be Wucheng Xiang, but to let him be in charge of the defense of that area, which was simply a tailor-made position for him, and it couldn't be more suitable. This matter is done, even if the status is not as good as Shen You, it is not far away. Of course, this is just Sun Ce's promise, and if Sheng Xian's introspection does not satisfy Sun Ce, this opportunity will slip away from him.

In any case, be sure to take advantage of this opportunity.

At this moment, the sound of war drums was heard in the distance, and a battle broke out on Xiajia Mountain, and a group of soldiers rushed into the mountain forest and launched an attack on the defenders of Xiajia Mountain. War drums also sounded in the direction of Guling on the opposite side, and a group of people rushed along the mountain road by the lake.

Sun Ce glanced at it lightly, but didn't react at all.

A thousand foot soldiers were already in a good position under the slope, two rows of swords, shields, and halberds in front, and six rows of crossbowmen in the back, each in place, the formation was strict, but it was silent, no one spoke, only the battle flag swayed gently in the spring breeze, which was completely different from the noisy and noisy formation on the opposite side.

Shen Zhi looked in his eyes, secretly frightened. He had read military books and knew that fighting was like cockfighting, and those fighting cocks that cried enthusiastically when they got on the field seemed to be full of fighting spirit, but in fact they couldn't, but it was the kind of fighting cocks that looked like wood that had combat effectiveness. The so-called dumb chicken is by no means a sign of incompetence, but a synonym for master. Just like these soldiers in front of you, don't look at the other side shouting fiercely, it looks like a rainbow of morale, but in fact, it is a manifestation of the incompetence of the generals, and the truly well-trained soldiers are like wooden chickens, they will not make any unnecessary movements, and they will not make any unnecessary sounds.

As soon as the connoisseur stretches out his hand, he will know if there is one. Although Shen Zhi didn't have much actual combat experience and was still quite far from the famous generals, he had already seen the gap between the two sides and understood why Sun Ce dared to line up here. He not only wants to defeat Guo Yi, but he also wants to annihilate Guo Yi.

Shen Zhi glanced at Sun Ce secretly. Sun Ce's face was calm, but his eyes were even colder, which made people feel cold in their hearts at a glance. Shen Zhi thought about it, remembered the experience of Quan Rou coming to persuade him to surrender yesterday, and suddenly understood everything, and suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.

The soldiers on the opposite side approached quickly, two hundred paces, one hundred steps, eighty steps.

An archer raised his bow and fired a chirp. Mingdi let out a sharp whistle, flew over a hundred paces, and an arrow hit Dubo, who was raising his sword and shouting, and Dubo fell to the ground and disappeared into the crowd.

The drums of war suddenly exploded, hundreds of crossbows began to fire, and a rain of arrows jumped out.