The Collection of The End

——AD 187——

Southeast of Luoyang.

"General Sun has really done a great job."

Sun Jian, who had been worried about being intercepted by Lu Bu or even the Sword Master all the way, finally let go of his worries after seeing Zu Mao responding. However, he mentioned it again after Yang Xiu on the side said something sarcastic.

At that time, because he had the intuition that Lu Bu's sudden madness was closely related to the "Jade Seal of the State", Sun Jian did not stay long and hurriedly left the battlefield after thanking Yuan Shu.

If it were Sun Jian before today, he might have given the jade seal to the "local courtier alliance" composed of the Yang family of Hongnong, the Wang family of Hedong, and the Li family of Guanzhong, making it an important weight in the game between king and minister.

But after seeing that no one took the emperor seriously nowadays, Sun Jian finally decided to keep it himself. After all, even if an imperial edict or edict was issued with the seal of this thing on it, no one would obey the order without hesitation. Isn't it?

Therefore, after he gave the order to his soldiers to "disband on the spot and return to their homes", he led the somewhat disgraced generals to retreat to the southeast as planned.

However, the only surprising thing was that Yang Xiu, who had volunteered to contact other courtiers due to the attack by the Queen and the ten permanent servants, appeared here for some unknown reason.

"What do Yang Xiaolangjun mean by this?" Although Sun Jian wanted to act as if nothing had happened, he was beaten badly by Lu Bu. Cheng Pu, Huang Gai and others were also injured, so it was quite difficult to pretend to be stupid.

"Hmph, the Yuan family is quite self-aware. They know that their family cannot produce unparalleled generals or counselors. Instead, they focus on cultivating powerful ordinary soldiers. Those 'Euphorian Soldiers', it takes a lot of money to cultivate one The resources are enough to provide equipment for a hundred ordinary soldiers, but according to rumors, there will be no ordinary soldiers, so it was General Wentai who, together with Yuan Shu, defeated Lu Bu."

oh? In other words, each of them can be used as a half-unparalleled general?

Yang Xiu's words showed that he knew very well what happened in Luoyang, but he knew nothing about what Sun Jian picked up.

As for the draw... Hehe, if Lu Bu hadn't been in a bad state and his mind had gone somewhere, and he was fighting completely on instinct, otherwise he would have just captured the thief first and captured the king first, and he and Yuan Shu would have already made an end, Sun Jian thought.

"Now that things have changed and the Liangzhou Army has come to kill us, our 'King of Qin' operation has to be terminated," Cheng Pu continued, "We have to return to Jiangdong, and Yang Xiaolangjun should also return to Hongnong."

"The kid won't go back." Yang Xiu shook his head.

"Why?" After asking this question, Sun Jian suddenly felt a familiar feeling. He shouldn't reply "I'm happy", right?

Fortunately, Yang Xiu didn't mean to imitate Yuan Shu's mantra. He replied directly: "The boy carefully studied the situation in Luoyang and chose the side of General Sun who had the best chance of winning. He wanted to succeed immediately, but unexpectedly he failed because of the interference of foreign forces. , although victory and defeat are common things for military officers, the boy could not accept that his first battle ended in failure, so he decided to go with General Sun and never go home until General Sun became famous all over the world and washed away today's shame."

He was the first subordinate who joined the army not because of his father's connections, but what happened to the responsibility that came with it... Sun Jian was quite helpless, but he could only nod in agreement: "With Dezu's help, why worry?" Is it a big deal?"

"Yang Xiu, my lord," the young man from the Yang family gave a slightly exaggerated salute: "Let's evacuate by car now."

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Qiantang River, Sunjialou boat.

Since they were about to arrive in Fuchun, the former residence of the Sun family, the Sun family was a little timid about being close to home. The Zhou family was also a lot more serious because they planned to leave a good impression on their brothers' relatives. As for the big and small Qiao, they simply hid in the cabin and stopped. When he went out, Mr. Qiao Xuan began to point out the surrounding environment and make comments from time to time.

The ones who really have no influence are the Zhuge family.

Zhuge Gui had nothing to do and began to ask local sailors about the influence of nearby noble clans, farming harvests, and merchant transfers. He seemed to be planning to start a big fight. Zhuge Jin found a Feng Shui compass from somewhere, and from time to time He gestured toward the shore.

Finally, because of their age, Zhuge Liang and Sun Quan, who would not be taken seriously no matter what they did, fell from the top.

In recent days, perhaps because of that poem, Sun Quan always felt that Zhuge Liang was very kind and would pester him whenever he had nothing to do, whether he was playing the piano, playing chess or reading.

Wu Rong was happy to see this come to fruition. After all, Sun Quan dwarfed his peers because of his unique appearance with blond hair and blue eyes. Only his sister Sun Shangxiang didn't care at all. It was a good thing to have one more friend now.

"Well, can you really play chess?" Zhuge Liang asked, looking at the chess game.

At this time, Zhuge Liang's white stones already occupied two-thirds of the chessboard, and most of the positions were impeccable. An ordinary chess player would have surrendered long ago, but Sun Quan did not. He continued to command the black stones at Shang Ke. Zhou Xuan's position happily fights with the white piece, and it has many flowers, which does not meet the conditions of "draw".

However, this approach is quite suitable for his current age.

Bang, Sun Quan took a black stone and ate a white stone that would make him passive in the next few steps, and then said proudly: "Of course, I said I am quite 'precocious'."

Zhuge Liang did not follow suit this time, but took a small pillar of the "Eight Formations of Stone Soldiers" from the side and played with it. When Sun Quan's expression became confused, he said: "In other words, do you think He is wise beyond his years."

"Hmm...huh?" Sun Quan answered halfway, then suddenly paused and wrinkled his thin eyebrows in thought.

"According to common sense, a child who thinks he is smarter than his peers or even adults should call himself a 'genius' instead of saying he is 'precociously intelligent,'" Zhuge Liang said.

Sun Quan's golden eyebrows were almost wrinkled. Sun Shangxiang, who could neither understand chess nor understand what they were discussing, stretched out his little hand and tried to smooth it out.

"Unless...this 'child' is not the first time he has been 'a child'."

Whoosh whoosh-swish-swish--

Sun Quan seemed to have remembered something. Many extremely familiar pictures flashed through his mind, but the pictures and the connections between them were all fragmented. Moreover, while thinking of those "pictures", they moved away at an extremely high speed. .

If our thoughts are like a stream, those pictures are like dead leaves in the stream. The lines of the dead leaves can be seen clearly at first, but as the stream flows into rivers, lakes, and rivers, they eventually end up behind the sea. , but it is extremely difficult to look back for that dead leaf.

"Hmph... damn..." Sun Quan raised his brows and glared at Zhuge Liang: "What about you? Do you want to say that you are a genius?"

"My situation is a bit complicated, and I haven't mastered some of the vocabulary needed to explain it. If I had to describe myself, I would say this:" Zhuge Liang raised his hand and made a horizontal stroke in the air for unknown reasons: "Zhuge is very wise and almost demonic." .”

"..."

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Jingzhou, Ye County.

Sun Jian's plan to return to Yangzhou was to go southeast along the junction of Yuzhou and Jingzhou, changing cars and boats frequently, avoiding major roads throughout the journey, so as not to encounter the teams of "Qinwang" from various places.

After all, if he goes to Yanzhou or Yuzhou, he will almost certainly encounter Cao Cao's troops. If he goes deep into Jingzhou and takes the main road, he will run into Liu Biao. Although he is a defensive leader, there is no guarantee that he will not have any thoughts about Luoyang.

Moreover, although Yang Xiuxin is not distrustful of him, it is better not to let him know about the "Jade Seal of the State" before returning to the Sun family's own territory in Yangzhou.

When supplies are needed, as at this moment, they leave it to Zu Mao, who looks unremarkable, to purchase them and inquire about the latest news, while Sun Jian and others do not approach the city at all.

"Lord," as Cheng Pu changed his words, other generals also changed their titles in a good manner. Zu Mao, who had returned from shopping at this moment, said: "Jingzhou did have people going to Sili, but they only camped near the border and did not enter the capital at all. meaning."

"Oh, what a good plan. As long as someone leaves the Sili, he will detain them. No matter whether he is later designated as a traitor or a loyal person, Liu Biao will benefit from it." Yang Xiu mocked: "Then, my lord will do this." After several times like this, if we change to this carriage and board the ship in Jiangxia, it will be the same as arriving in Yangzhou——"

scold--

Before Yang Xiu could finish speaking, he saw a flying arrow arc across an arc at a speed that was too high for anyone to react, and hit Sun Jian's heart.

puff! Sun Jian spat out blood and fell on his back. Then, the rescue from the generals was meaninglessly late.

"... Could it be that God has destined me, Yang Xiu, to accomplish nothing?!" Seeing the lord whom he had just placed so much hope on fall to the ground, Yang Xiu's eyes were tearing, his hands and feet were trembling, and his heart was filled with so much depression that it almost exploded.

The next moment, he really exploded.

In Yang Xiu's eyes, the whole world was suddenly covered with a layer of light green, and everyone around him was left with only bright white outlines. In this strange green, there were three bright white arcs unknown from the distance. Where is the connection between Huang Gai, Zu Mao and Yang Xiu himself.

"If you don't want your lord to die, just listen to me!" Yang Xiu suddenly shouted, waking up the panicked generals of the Sun family: "Zu Mao! Come to me! Huang Gai! Lift your iron boat and block it in this direction. ! Cheng Pu and Zhou Tai! Help the lord into the forest! ...Han Dang! Attack to the right rear of Zu Mao's carriage!"

Ding! Ding! when!

When the generals were about to complete Yang Xiu's request, three flying arrows with almost the same speed as before were shot again, but they were all stopped by Huang Gai's iron boat.

Buzz - Five blazing "arcs" appeared again, this time encompassing everyone present, including Sun Jian who had already been hit by an arrow.

"Hold...the iron boat and approach the lord..." Yang Xiu was so uncomfortable that he almost wanted to vomit blood, but he still gave the instruction in time.

"You little brats! Try how powerful Han Yigong is!"

Han Dang's loud shout came from a distance, and the five "arcs" flashed and then disappeared.

Yang Xiu breathed a sigh of relief, his vision went dark, and he fainted.

"Cough! Cough!" When Yang Xiu fell, Sun Jian struggled to sit up: "Look at how Dezu is doing!"

"Lord, are you okay?" The other generals were surprised and happy.

"Ahem...how can everything be okay even after vomiting blood..." Sun Jian broke the arrow shaft in his heart, raised his hand to fumble around in his arms, and took out the jade seal that he had stored there before.

The jade seal was shining brightly, and although it was hit from the front, there was not even a dent.

"Don't throw away the 'jade'...?"