The Collection of The End

——AD 184——

Xuzhou City.

"Hahaha! Although the Chen and Zhao clan thieves tried to resist stubbornly, were they not forced by the power of God to surrender to their own officials and finally return the power to the heads of the countries? Hahaha! Everyone, please drink to your heart's content This cup!"

The governor's office in Xuzhou was holding a triumphal celebration banquet for a battle that ended not long ago. Although their original purpose was to capture Taipingdao, they inexplicably wiped out a group of pirates and went to several princes to seize them. The power of the local wealthy family was declared victorious in the end when there was no one left to fight, but a victory was a victory and it was worth celebrating.

At this time, the skinny prefect Zhu Xing was laughing loudly and toasting to the civil and military officials around him. His cronies were also saying compliments, but Sun Jian could only sit in his seat and drink.

This situation is not much different from the military discussion before the war, except that due to his military exploits, Sun Jian can have his own position and bring a deputy general, but the position is still far away from Zhu Bing. Even if he wants to make some suggestions, such as "The Chen and Zhao clans surrendered so happily. There must be some fraud and we must be on guard against it." No one would listen to this.

"Young Master," Cheng Pu advised in a low voice from the side: "The current imperial court is generally like this. Talented people often cannot be promoted through normal channels. If they don't donate money or have a powerful family, they can only wait for the appreciation of the superior officials. ’ or ‘recommendation’, it’s obvious that Governor Zhu prefers people who speak well.”

"Hmph, I hope he can win the battle with those guys before the battle begins." Sun Jian complained.

"No, if he really needed to go into battle in person, he would probably run away directly." What Cheng Pu was referring to was clearly Zhu Bing's behavior of escaping without hesitation when his flagship was raided by Gan Ning before when there were superior troops around.

"Haha..." Thinking of Gan Ning and Zhou Tai who were recruited by those two aristocratic families in their attack on the governor, Sun Jian felt better and poured himself a drink.

"So, a real man should not be subordinate to others. The young master is unwilling to donate money, and with such an official, it may be difficult to stand out, let alone make achievements." Cheng Pu took the opportunity to persuade: "Yangzhou is the place where the Sun family has been running for generations. Although the clan traitors It’s a lot, but it’s just right for starting your own business.”

"This matter..."

"Cars, cars, cars and cavalry, the general has arrived——"

Sun Jian was about to respond when he heard a loud gasping announcement coming from the direction of the main entrance of the Prefect's Mansion. It seemed that the guard had seen someone coming to the door who did not dare to stop him, but he had to report it, so he ran all the way and stopped halfway. He shouted.

The only chariot and cavalry generals in the dynasty were Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun. General Huangfu, who had been recuperating after quelling the Liangzhou Rebellion, obviously had no reason to come to Xuzhou without warning, but Zhu Jun, who liked to "win with surprises" during marching battles, had no reason to do so. It's very possible, plus the governor is also named "Zhu"...

"Hahaha! I heard that you wiped out the Jinfan thieves? You also seized the power of the Chen and Zhao families? You are very capable!" The voice came before the person arrived. The location of this bold voice was even higher than that of the unlucky announcement. The doorman came closer, and after saying the last word, the man had already entered the banquet hall.

Different from the rumors that he always "wins by surprise", Zhu Jun is a tall, middle-aged man with a strong build, simple appearance, and honest expression. He always smiles when he speaks. He wears a black military officer's robe. He strode into the banquet hall, looking as if he was indeed here to congratulate him.

The flatterer beside Zhu He saw that the situation was not good and had quietly slipped away. However, Zhu He, who could not leave, could only stand on the spot and replied with a dry smile: "It's just a trivial matter, nothing to worry about..."

"Being able to exterminate the cunning pirates that have troubled Jingyang and Yang for several years, and also solved the problem of aristocratic families occupying the power of the princes that has never been solved in the thirteen states of the Han Dynasty, should I give up the post of general of chariots and cavalry to You do it?" Zhu Jun continued without changing his tone, but this time Zhu Bing hesitated and did not dare to answer.

"On my way here, I just helped you stop the pirates from taking revenge and preventing those aristocratic families from regaining power.

Zhu Jun walked to the main seat, which was empty except for Zhu Bing, and stared at him condescendingly: "And you, my good cousin, are holding Lao Shizi's 'celebration banquet' here?" "

"Man, thank you so much, General, for your help..." Zhu Jishi fell into his seat under the gaze of the other party and responded tremblingly.

"Hmph, I admit that the governor still deserves a little credit for what he has done." Zhu Jun made a nasal noise and turned to look at the other civil and military officials attending the banquet: "Everyone here, unless you think you are qualified, Sit here and 'celebrate', otherwise——"

Hua Hua Hua - before Zhu Jun could finish what he said, nearly 90% of the attendees left the table and fled as quickly as a rabbit seeing a falcon.

Although Sun Jian felt the hem of his clothes being quietly pulled a few times by Cheng Pu, he still sat there motionless and drank.

After no one continued to escape, Sun Jian looked around and saw that those who were left behind were basically generals who were far away from the main position and had actually contributed in the previous battle. The only one who stayed close to the governor was the Xuzhou No. 1 general. Mi Zhu, a wealthy businessman, had more than half of the army's provisions and supplies this time from his family, so he was indeed qualified to stay.

"Hehehe... It seems that there are more people left than I expected," Zhu Jun showed a satisfied smile: "Then, from now on, you will be 'recruited' by me, and you are willing to follow me. Those who want to do something big can take their troops and report to the Xuzhou military camp. Those who don’t want to can go on their own. Anyway, I don’t know your names at all.”

"Young Master...'that thing' looks very dangerous..." Cheng Pu quickly reminded in a low voice.

"Haha, isn't this the Shangguan's 'appreciation'?" Sun Jian directly used his original words to block him back.

"..." Cheng Pu looked at Zhu Jun who was laughing loudly while carrying Zhu Bing away. He was silent for a while and then said: "I and other generals will definitely protect the young master."

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Xiapi, suburbs.

A strange team of wild animals such as wild boar, gray wolf, wild horse, leopard, elk, black bear, etc. that are theoretically impossible to coexist is running in the forest.

On the backs of the leading boar and the gray wolf, two little boys of seven or eight years old were riding respectively. One of them was chirping energetically, while the other was looking at the sky boredly.

"Hey, Zhou Yu, I suddenly have a feeling that our father seems to be involved in something big, maybe he is plotting to usurp the throne."

"illusion."

"..."

Because Xiapi is located in a plain with sparse trees, no one takes hunting as a profession. Otherwise, if a hunter sees this scene, he will probably scream in fright.

After Sun Ce and Zhou Yu drove Yu Ji away again, half of the beasts came back to look for them, looking completely surrendered and unwilling to leave.

In order not to disturb the people of Xiapi, they - mainly Sun Ce - had no choice but to find a habitat for them in the mountains around Xiapi, and would come out every now and then and ride them for several laps around Xiapi.

In this regard, the county magistrate Zhou Yi and his wife Ji, who had seen the two of them beat Yu Ji violently, were not worried. As for Wu Rong, she was keen on taking care of her newborn twins. She was not concerned about "the eldest son was playing with a group of ferocious beasts in the suburbs". I just told him "Don't hurt those ferocious beasts" and stopped paying attention to it.

After all, Wu Rong herself is a "unparalleled general". Although Sun Jian has never shown any "unparalleled" qualities, his own strength is also superior, so no one will be surprised that Sun Ce can conquer animals at such a young age.

"Hey, Zhou Yu, last time when old man Yu was driven away, his strength was obviously weak, as if he had been beaten in advance," Sun Ce said while correcting the direction of the wild boar: "I guess it must be my younger brother and sister. What they did is that they have clearly awakened Wushuang and still pretend to be ignorant dolls. They are so cunning, I should do the same."

"It's too late." Zhou Yu replied lazily, lying on the gray wolf's back.

"Can you say a few more words when you answer me?" Sun Ce asked dissatisfied.

"cannot."

"..."

This Zhou Yu always chokes people speechless with the shortest words. Why on earth did you think he would become a close friend in the first place? Sun Ce rolled his eyes and thought, was it really because he was too young at the time?

The beasts were running, and after crossing a river, their speed gradually slowed down.

"Hey, Zhou Yu, I'm looking for a good place," Sun Ce stood up on the back of the wild boar and raised his hand to point to a forest clearing in front of him: "It's close to mountains and rivers, the location is hidden, and there's plenty of food around it, like It’s like I was born to prepare for these beasts.”

"Think too much." Zhou Yu said one more word this time.

This location is not so much a forest glade as a foundation where the Feng Shui has been chosen, the house design has been planned, and the ground has been cleared and leveled, but then suddenly abandoned before the ground could be broken.

Although it is quite strange that someone is planning to build a house in this jungle far away from the city, but once you think about it, it doesn't seem so strange that there is a "immortal" like Yu Ji who behaves in a chaotic manner.

But if you tell Sun Ce this guess, he will probably destroy it by shouting "It will never be used for Ji's territory", so let's forget it.

Zhizhi——Zizi——

While Zhou Yu was thinking, he saw strange currents that were sometimes golden and sometimes black and red began to appear around the clearing, but the beasts and Sun Ce were still running towards it without realizing it.

"Tsk..." Zhou Yu jumped up like a carp, jumped onto the back of the wild boar, pulled Sun Ce and jumped away from the advancing herd.

Tsk!

A strange sound that sounded like cloth being torn was heard, and then a simple and unpretentious country courtyard instantly appeared in the open space. A group of ferocious beasts were unable to stop the attack, and the huge wild boar directly hit the big tree at the entrance of the courtyard, and The beasts that followed immediately bumped into the pig.

With the sound of trees breaking, the big tree tilted and fell, directly smashing open the courtyard door, revealing two little girls of about five years old who were thinking about fan embroidery in the courtyard.

The girl wearing a bright red dress and a pair of ponytails, who looked a little more steady, blinked and seemed to be preparing her words, while another girl in a goose-yellow dress and a single ponytail, who looked slightly lively, had already grabbed a fan and jumped up. : "Come on! Shi Changshi's lackeys! I'm not afraid of you!"

"That's a pig." Zhou Yu said habitually.

"..."