Zhou Yu was stunned. Not to mention excited, there is not even a trace of fluctuation in his eyes. If I had to say yes, it would be a disappointment.

"I heard that Liu Ye, a native of Chengde, is also in Chang'an, has my brother ever met him?"

Zhou Fang hesitated. Zhou Yu's reaction was not what he expected, but he asked about Liu Ye, which made him very uneasy, and he had a feeling of being seen through. He rolled his eyes and looked at him. "Gong Jin, do you think this condition is not enough? People are not satisfied, worship will be crowned, this is an achievement that countless people will not achieve in a lifetime, you just got the weak crown, you should be content. ”

Zhou Yu smiled. "Yes, I just made a weak crown and paid homage to the general, I should be content, I can return to the field and let go of Manan Mountain."

"Oh, Gongjin, I didn't mean that, you are in the prime of life......" Zhou Fang was halfway through his words, and suddenly understood the sarcasm in Zhou Yu's words, and was immediately embarrassed. He looked at Zhou Yu, and Zhou Yu also looked at him, still so calm, he couldn't see a trace of emotional change, as if he was talking about someone else's business and had nothing to do with him. He laughed wryly. "Gongjin, I didn't mean that, this ...... It is the will of the imperial court. ”

"Does the imperial court have any other will?"

"Gongjin, I'...... I don't know what you mean. ”

Zhou Yu exhaled and muttered for a moment. "Brother, they are all my own family, so I will be blunt, this request is too much, it is completely impossible. Of course, you are my brother, you can't help but show some mercy, otherwise it will be difficult for my uncle, the big Si Nong. In this way, the will is given to General Sun, and General Sun has authorization for Zhang Changshi, and within the scope of Zhang Changshi's authority, he can handle it at his discretion. Now that Zhang Changshi's authority has passed, I suggest that he send you to Pingyu and be handled by General Sun personally, how about it? ”

Zhou Fang's eyes rolled around, guessing the meaning of Zhou Yu's words.

"However, let me remind you in advance that there is a distance of hundreds of miles between Pingyu and Wancheng, and it will take at least half a month to come and go, General Sun is busy with official business, whether he can see you in time, I can't say, if it is not a coincidence, you may even have to chase Wu Hui. Of course, this is not bad, by the way, look at the situation of Wuhui Tuntian, know that food is not easy to come by, and when he returns to the Son of Heaven in the future, he can also say something. ”

Zhou Fang finally understood this time. This requirement is too much, you must change it as soon as possible, otherwise you will be allowed to go to Yuzhou and Yangzhou to run a circle, running thousands of miles is still a trivial matter, delaying time is a big deal, Guanzhong can wait for food to save his life, if he can't see Sun Ce for a long time, Guanzhong will be over. And it was too easy to do this, Zhang Hong sent someone to inform Sun Ce, even if Sun Ce was in Pingyu, it would be very easy to avoid him.

Zhang Hong didn't drive him away directly, not to give him face, but to give Zhou Yu face.

Zhou Fang smacked his lips, waved his hand not easily, and motioned for the waiter to retreat. Zhou Jun is Zhou Yu's servant, his personal attendant, and he doesn't have to retreat, so he didn't move. Zhou Yu turned his head and said to Zhou Jun: "Yuanshan, when you go to see Zhang Changshi, you say that I am talking to Gongming, and you borrow the "Book of Han" from him to take a look, especially "The Biography of Wang Mang", and borrow it to copy it twice. ”

When Zhou Jun heard this, his face changed suddenly, he lowered his head, answered, and turned around. Zhou Fang was displeased. "Gongjin, ...... you are"

"Read history and reason." Zhou Yu said lightly: "He followed me to fight, and he didn't have much time to study, so he had to make up for the lessons." ”

Zhou Fang's cheeks twitched twice, and a trace of anger flashed in his eyes. No matter how slow he reacted, he also knew that Zhou Yu didn't simply let Zhou Jun study, this was clearly a punishment, punishing Zhou Jun's reaction just now. It's normal to read a book, and it's normal to copy a book, but it's not normal to copy it twice. He sank his face and stared at Zhou Yu, the corners of his mouth twitching.

Zhou Yu looked at Zhou Fang, calm as water, warm as jade, not even a little sharp, but it made people feel like they were facing a strong city. Not to mention the attack, even a glance is desperate.

Zhou Fang withdrew his gaze, pulled out another list from his sleeve, and handed it to Zhou Yu. Zhou Yu took it and glanced at it, and nodded. This list is much more rational, mainly grain, cloth, ordnance has also been reduced to 300 sets, if there is any accident, that is, silk silk is a bit much, and not this year, it is hoped to establish a long-term supply system, and requires the establishment of a city in Wuguan to keep the trade routes open.

"Gong Jin, is this okay?"

"Whether it's okay or not, it's up to Zhang Changshi to decide, and you can talk about it then." Zhou Yu handed the list back, and said lightly: "I can only give you one suggestion, you can talk in Nanyang, try to talk in Nanyang." If you can't get Nanyang, you won't be able to go to Pingyu. ”

"That'...... What Nanyang negotiated, can General Sun agree? ”

Zhou Yu raised his eyelids, glanced at Zhou Fang, and said meaningfully: "Brother, General Sun can hand over the military affairs of Jingzhou to me with full authority, and he is still not worried about Zhang Changshi's handling of Jingzhou's government affairs?" Don't forget, I invited General Sun to live in Shu County, but Zhang Changshi was a famous man invited by General Sun. ”

Zhou Fang smiled awkwardly. He understood what Zhou Yu meant. Zhang Hong can decide whether to meet the requirements of the imperial court, and Zhou Yu does not need the imperial court to be a marquis, he is determined to attach himself to Sun Ce, to be a hero of the founding of the country, and he doesn't care about the reward of the imperial court at all. The feudal marquis he regarded as an inferior reward was not worth mentioning at all in Zhou Yu's eyes, but was a trouble that could not be avoided.

Alas, it's a shame to be so excited just now.

After finishing his business, Zhou Yu got up and said goodbye. Zhang Hong sat in the hall, and Zhou Jun stood at the bottom of the stairs with his head down, holding a book in his hand. Zhou Yu went to the court and thanked Zhang Hong. Zhang Hong said with a smile: "The young man is ignorant, just teach two sentences, there is no need to copy the book, "The Biography of Wang Mang" has more than 50,000 words, and it is tiring to read it once." ”

Zhou Yu arched his hand and said with a smile: "Although more than 50,000 words are a lot, it is worth it to see the rise and fall of one day." Besides, the annotations of the long history are a thousand words, and he can have the opportunity to observe and learn, and it is worth being tired. ”

Zhang Hong's eyebrows raised slightly. "Once in a while? I heard that Cai Bojiao wants to write a history for Xin Mang and write another "New Book", can't it be true? ”

"It is true."

Zhang Hong's body leaned forward slightly, and his face was solemn. "Why?"

"Without him, just face up to historical facts." Zhou Yu was curious. "What, Changshi thinks it's inappropriate?"

Zhang Hong's brows tightened. "How dare you, I just think that before making history for Xin Mang, whether it is to make history for Western Chu first may be more meaningful."

Zhou Yu laughed softly. "Changshi doesn't know that the "Book of Western Chu" has been completed, and someone is being sent to copy it, and one of them will be sent to Changshi soon." He picked up the glass on his desk and blinked. "Cai Xijiu said that he would be worthy of every grain and paper consumed by Xiangyang Academy."

Zhang Hong glanced at Zhou Yu and couldn't help laughing. "It seems that my stingy notoriety has gone down in history and can't be washed away."

"How dare you, how dare you. As I said earlier, it is expected that the long history will be ranked among the famous ministers, and the difference is only in the rank. Zhou Yu paused, and said: "This is what General Sun meant, not hiding his merits, not making mistakes, writing straightforwardly, and setting an example for future generations." ”

Zhang Hong raised his eyebrows. "In this way, I am looking forward to this "Book of Western Chu", not hiding the merits, not shying away from it, with these six words, it should be used as a model for history and open up a generation of atmosphere."