Shen Chen took Zhang Hong and Sun Quan back to Lingyang City.
When Sun Quan left, you looked back at the place where his seal had fallen, and secretly remembered the location.
For him, the seal represents not only a symbol of status, but also a clear proof of the inheritance of his father and brother. Losing the seal is like losing his life.
But when people are under the eaves, they have to bow their heads.
Therefore, the current unwillingness can only be tolerated for the time being, and we can escape this difficulty first.
If it can escape from Shen Chen's hands, it must get back the seal, and also take revenge on Shen Chen. Sooner or later, it will wash away the humiliation of losing the seal today!
Shen Chen!
Sun Quan looked at the high-spirited Shen Chen's back in front of him, his eyes filled with burning anger!
One day in the future, he must make this young man pay the price!
After returning to the Lingyang County Government House, Shen Chen forced Zhang Hong and Sun Quan to hand over their weapons and searched their bodies to prevent them from escaping secretly with sharp weapons in the county government office.
He sent people to search the entire mansion, and then put them under house arrest in the backyard. Then he went out to make tactical arrangements with Liu Qi and the others in the front hall.
When it was almost dark, Shen Chen deployed the entire strategy, returned to the backyard, and came to the study.
"Mr. Zhang!"
When Shen Chen went in, he saw the two of them reading. There were guards around the door. They had inquired just now and found nothing unusual.
Now the entire city is under the control of Jiangxia Navy, and food and grass have begun to be transported to the ships, because no one knows when Jiangdong Navy will attack, so we must make plans for a few more days.
After everything was arranged, Shen Chen came to see Zhang Hong. Firstly, he wanted to persuade Zhang Hong to see if he could be persuaded to surrender. Secondly, he also wanted to get some current information about Jiangdong from him.
Hearing the noise coming from the door, the two of them turned around calmly, and Sun Quan even stood up from the table, watching with a vigilant posture and eyes.
It was only then that Shen Chen discovered that the man named Zhang Xuan was quite tall and extremely muscular, and looked nothing like father and son to the thin Zhang Hong.
"General Shen."
Zhang Hong stood up from the table, looked at him and said, "What's the matter with General?"
Shen Chen walked in with a smile, sat down on the table opposite Zhang Hong without any courtesy at all, and said to him: "It's getting late, let's see how you are doing, sir. The soldiers are all rough people. Do you have any negligence?"
"General Lao is concerned about you, even in your daily life, and no one is neglecting you."
Zhang Hong said in a deep voice: "Please general, please keep your promise and let us father and son go. I will be very grateful."
Shen Chen waved his hands and said: "Sir, don't be so impatient. You and I both know my purpose. The heavy rains in the past two months have caused the grain and grass shipped from Jingzhou to Yuzhang to sink. General Huang Zu had no choice but to withdraw his troops, but Sun Quan sent people to attack. I In order to force Zhou Yu to come back, I have no choice but to take this strategy. Your husband is Sun Quan's most trusted advisor, so I have to make Sun Quan use the weapon of caution."
"Since you only want me, please let me go back, general."
Zhang Hong looked at him seriously and said: "My youngest son is still young and has an old wife at home. If something happens to me, the eldest son can still be left to take care of the family business and prevent the family from falling into decline."
Shen Chen nodded: "This is human nature, but we can't let him go now. What if after letting him go, there is nothing to threaten Mr. I've noticed something, so please allow your husband and your son to stay in the city for a while, and we'll talk about it later."
"you"
Zhang Hong opened his eyes wide, pointed at him and said: "General Shen, I heard that what you did in Jingzhou was quite gentlemanly, and you once said the principle of "the unity of knowledge and action", which was praised by the scholars in Jingzhou. Why are you so mean?"
Shen Chen shook his head and said: "You should behave like a gentleman, but not in war. War is to use all means to defeat the enemy." Ziyu said: "You don't know how to fight. People who stand against the enemy are narrow and narrow, and God praises me." .Isn’t it okay to block them and drum them up? There is still fear! And today’s crocodiles are all our enemies. Even if you can get them, you can take them. What’s the use of two hairs? It’s shameful to teach war and seek to kill the enemy. Ye. If the injury is not serious enough to cause death, how can we not do it seriously? If we love serious injury, we should not hurt it; if we love two hairs, we should obey it. The three armies are used to make use of it, and the golden drum is used to make sound and air. Use it with advantage, and block the pass; The sound is loud and the sound is powerful, and the drums are loud." Even the ancient teacher Confucius once said, "Those who are fierce tigers and rivers, and die without regrets, I will not agree with them. They must also be afraid of situations and like to make plans." War is about strategy, courage and resourcefulness, not so-called pedantic dogma. So please forgive me, sir, but I promise that I will let you two father and son go afterwards."
"The people of Jin and Jiang Rong defeated Qin at Yao." Confucius also appreciated Song Xianggong's royal benevolence and righteousness. War should be conducted openly and openly. As a Confucian scholar and self-proclaimed gentleman, you should not rob other people's children."
Zhang Hong frowned and began to sit and discuss with Shen Chen.
Shen Chen smiled and said: "If you recite the words of the previous sages, stick to the rules that have been implemented, fail to adapt to changes, and fail to follow the times, if you are like this, you can say that the words of Wang Mang and Song Xianggong are not enough to be a righteous person. In the past, Wang Mang tried to transform virtue, without asking whether it was possible or not. His words must be based on the scriptures, without considering people's hearts, and his actions must be based on the past. As a result, the world was upset and lost. This is the disaster of not knowing how to change. In the past, Xianggong of Song Dynasty tried to be benevolent and righteous. , I must believe that the people of Chu are still deceitful, and I must be honest with those soldiers who are still strange. I want to use them to promote trade and dominate the princes. In one battle, I will be captured by the enemy. In another battle, I will die and my country will be destroyed, and I will laugh at the world. I don’t know the time. It's a disaster."
"Since you are a Confucian scholar, you should restrain yourself and restore etiquette!"
Zhang Hong insisted.
Shen Chen waved his hand: "Okay, Sir, you have read countless classics, and you should know that "if the world is Tao, rituals and music will be conquered from the emperor; if there is no Tao, rituals and music will be conquered from the princes." If you cling to dogma, We are all immoral people. In this world, only Cao Cao can be regarded as a righteous man by coercing the emperor to go to war. You and I both know that you want me to let your son go, but you persuade others to be righteous when you are immoral yourself. Could it be that the emperor knows etiquette, but who else doesn’t know etiquette?”
"Forehead"
Zhang Hong was speechless for a moment. If he clung to the teachings of the saints, then according to the standard of "unjust war in the Spring and Autumn Period", the war between them would have been an unjust war.
When neither party has a legitimate reputation, you still ask others to abide by the rules, which is double standards in itself.
So in the final analysis, Zhang Hong’s argument actually has no basis.
It's just that he was selfishly trying to protect Sun Quan.
After a while, Zhang Hong could only smile bitterly and said: "People say that Shen Xiaolang has studied ancient and modern times, and is familiar with hundreds of classics. I didn't believe it before, but today I have seen it, which makes me ashamed. I hope the general will not break his promise and let us go." Father and son go back."
"It's natural."
Shen Chen was about to get down to the topic and said seriously: "Sir is also a master of Confucian classics. I have often heard of your reputation in Jingzhou, and he is also a wise man. Can't you see that the world has undergone great changes, but you and I are both Han people? He wanted to serve the country and help the Han Dynasty, but instead he plotted to separatist rule, causing people to lose their lives. How can this be explained?"
Zhang Hong said in a deep voice: "Qin lost its deer, and the whole world chased it. Han lost its cauldron, and the whole world built it. Everyone in the world knows that Cao Cao used the emperor to command the princes. Then why was he the one who forged the nine cauldrons? , instead of Wu Hou?"
"Oh"
Shen Chen smiled: "Sir, you just told me to restrain yourself and return to etiquette, but now you have lost your ability. This is called having a fault. Do people know this?"
Zhang Hong did not feel ashamed, but said seriously: "Isn't it like this?"
"That's right."
Shen Chen nodded and admitted: "But Sun Quan is not a good leader. If you have ambitions in your heart, sir, you should look for a true wise leader instead of following Sun Quan."
"you"
Sun Quan was immediately furious. He stood up angrily and pointed at Shen Chen and said, "Why do you accuse me?"
"Um?"
Shen Chen looked at him suspiciously and said, "What am I?"
"I, the Marquis of Wu, am not a good master?"
Sun Quan reacted quite quickly, and raised his hands toward the northeast of the Yangtze River and said: "Marquis Wu inherited the inheritance of his father and brother, cultivated the people's livelihood at home, cut off the rebellious thieves, crusaded against Li Shu outside, and defeated the Jiangxia bandits. Isn't this the behavior of a wise ruler?"
To a certain extent, from the perspective of Soochow, Sun Quan has the appearance of a wise master. He is not only courteous and virtuous, but also brave and resourceful, and he is also very good at listening to other people's opinions.
For example, in his early years, Sun Quan liked to go into battle in person. Like his father and brother, he charged into battle with third-rate force and killed the enemy with his own hands.
Then Zhang Hong warned him not to do this. Although there was still a situation like the Battle of Hefei later. But at most he took people to the front line to see the situation. After Zhang Hong warned him, he almost never charged into battle personally like he did in the early days.
There is also the matter of shooting tigers.
Sun Quan also liked to hunt like his brother, and he especially liked to hunt tigers. He would chase and shoot at tigers on horseback every day, and even fight with tigers with a halberd.
For example, in Su Shi's song, "I was talking about being a teenager, holding the yellow on the left, holding the blue on the right, wearing a brocade hat and mink fur, and riding thousands of horses to roll around the mountain. In order to repay the fall of the city, I followed the prefect, shot the tiger myself, and watched Sun Lang." It's about Sun Quan's shooting. Tiger thing.
Later, Zhang Zhao found out about this and went to persuade him not to shoot tigers. Although Sun Quan still liked to do it, he finally listened to the advice and no longer rode a horse to shoot tigers. Instead, he built a tiger shooting cart and sat in a protective cart. Shoot the tiger and make yourself a little safer.
Therefore, Sun Quan went his own way most of the time, but it was not ridiculous in the early stage. At least in the early and mid-term, except for the Hefei incident and backstabbing allies, his overall performance was very good, but he fell down a bit in his later years.
Of course Shen Chen knew that Sun Quan would be bad in the future, but now Sun Quan was indeed in the rising stage of his youth. It was obviously impossible to persuade Zhang Hong with reason.
Therefore, he pondered for a moment and said: "Sun Quan is just in the name of his father and brother. Although he seems to be excellent, he is far inferior to his father and brother."
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Sun Quan clenched his fists, and a trace of green eyes flashed in his eyes.
The two big mountains of father and brother have weighed him down for too long. He needs to prove himself!
Zhang Hong said in a deep voice: "My lord is both virtuous and talented, and his character is as good as his father and brother. If Shen Xiaolang wants to belittle my lord and persuade me to surrender, then there is no need."
Shen Chen smiled and said: "It doesn't matter if you don't want to surrender. I would like to ask, sir, how Sun Quan's arrangements are along Jiangdong."
"No comment."
Zhang Hong closed his eyes.
Shen Chen waved his hand: "Here comes someone."
"General!"
Seven or eight guards rushed in at the door.
"Take Henry Zhang to the front yard and torture him severely."
"only!"
"General Shen!"
Zhang Hong was shocked and said: "You promised not to hurt our father and son."
Shen Chen said: "I just promised not to kill you, but I will not guarantee that you will be tortured. In war, we can't be pedantic."
"snort!"
Sun Quan was very stubborn. After being caught, he snorted coldly: "Father, there is no need to nag him, just hit him if you want."
"Drag out!"
Shen Chen waved his hand.
The guards took Sun Quan out.
Zhang Hong quickly stood up and tried to stop him, but was stopped by the guards.
"General Shen!"
He said angrily: "Is this a virtuous principle?"
Shen Chen smiled and said nothing.
After a while, vague screams soon came from the front yard.
Zhang Hong was so anxious that he walked up and down the hall. Finally he sighed and said, "Okay, I'll tell you everything."
Shen Chen nodded: "I'm listening, but to prevent fraud, there are many prisoners in the city. I will question them one by one. I also plan to torture you later and question your son."
"you!"
Zhang Hong's calculation failed, and he was so angry that he trembled all over. In the end, like a deflated rubber ball, he almost revealed everything about Jiangdong's deployment, except for concealing Sun Quan's affairs in Lingyang.
Shen Chen wrote them down one by one, then turned around and went out.
After a while, he came back with Sun Quan. Zhang Hong saw that Sun Quan was unharmed and hurriedly asked: "Xuan'er, are you okay?"
"Ahhhh."
A guard next to him let out several screams.
The surrounding guards burst into laughter. Only then did Zhang Hong realize that he had been deceived. He pointed at Shen Chen and cursed: "You treacherous little thief."
"hey-hey."
Shen Chen looked at Sun Quan.
Sun Quan was extremely tall, stared at him fiercely, and had a little beard on his chin.
Blue eyes and purple beard actually does not mean that he has green eyes and purple beard, but that his eyes are bright and lively and his beard is thick.
It's just that he is only twenty-three years old now. Although his eyes are bright and occasionally sparkle with green light, his beard has not fully grown yet. Even if there are signs of blue eyes and purple beard, the devil would know that he is Sun Quan.
"It sounds quite strange."
When Shen Chen saw his appearance, he touched his chin and said, "Mr. Zigang is short and thin, but his son is actually so tall."
Zhang Hong was shocked.
Sun Quan was also secretly frightened, fearing that Shen Chen would find out his identity, so he had an idea and shouted: "How dare you insult my father! If you can't take revenge, how can you be the son of man? How dare you fight with me!"
"oh?"
Shen Chen smiled and said, "Okay, I'll satisfy you. I'll go out with you to practice."
After saying that, he came outside the hall and said to the guard: "Let him go."
"snort."
The guard gave him a push and pushed him outside the door into the yard.
Sun Quan staggered two steps, stretched his muscles, and then slowly walked to the opposite side of Shen Chen, and the two began to confront each other.
After a while, Sun Quan stepped towards the left.
Shen Chen walked to the right.
The two of them were circling in circles, both seeming to be trying to find a weakness in each other.
At this moment, Sun Quan suddenly took action and rushed towards Shen Chen like a hungry tiger pouncing on food.
They saw Shen Chen's figure was extremely flexible. He suddenly jumped to the left, dodged the attack, and then swept his legs.
"Bang!"
Sun Quan fell and the dog chewed the mud.
"That's it?"
Shen Chen laughed: "Although the body is tall and straight, it is just an appearance. What's the use if you can only study but not practice martial arts?"
He also thought that Sun Quan, as the son of Zhang Hong, just studied with the great Confucian every day and wasted his material.
Sun Quan gritted his teeth and pounced from the ground again.
It's just that his third-rate martial arts skills are a bit weak. Shen Chen has become stronger and stronger in recent years, and his martial arts skills have grown day by day. He is already at the level of a second-rate military general. How can he be defeated by him?
After a series of beatings and punches, Sun Quan soon became bruised and swollen, his nose was bleeding, and he was beaten to the ground.
"Send him to get medical treatment."
Shen Chen looked at the stunned Zhang Hong, shrugged and said, "Sir, your son wants to fight with me, so he can't blame others."
After saying that, he turned around and walked out, leaving Zhang Hong messy in the wind.
I would like to recommend a new book by my good friend Luo Xiaoming, The Wind Rises at the End of Ming Dynasty.