Lu Fan opened the letter without saying a word. When he saw the familiar font, he had already vaguely guessed something. After browsing it in a hurry, he was completely surprised and hurriedly said to Sun Shao
: "This letter is..."
"Ping Nanhou's guess is correct. This letter was indeed written by His Majesty. Now Your Majesty has something to ask Ping Nanhou for help. Ping Nanhou is His Majesty's confidant and should keep this secret letter for Your Majesty." Although Sun Shao didn't know what he meant.
But he could guess what was written in the letter. Sun Ce's ability to write this letter to Lu Fan was enough to prove that Lu Fan was a person who could be fully trusted.
Lu Fan immediately put the letter away and said to Sun Shao: "Go back and tell His Majesty that Lu Fan will do his best to complete this matter, and he will definitely live up to His Majesty's great trust."
Sun Shao nodded, turned around and left. Then Lu Fan also started to get dressed. After explaining some things to the people in the house, he went straight out of Jianye City and rushed towards Qu'a.
When the white fish belly appears in the east, the silent night gradually wakes up, and Jianye City begins to become noisy. But today is a very special day, the anniversary of Sun Jian's death. For this day, the entire Jianye City has gone up and down.
White curtains were hung inside and outside.
At three o'clock in the morning, Sun Quan began to preside over the entire worship ceremony. All the officials in the city went to Sun Jian's tomb to worship. However, no one noticed that on the far edge, a man dressed as a soldier was already in tears.
Manmian only appeared on that occasion for a short time and then immediately left.
After the morning sacrifice was completed, in the afternoon, Zhou Yu went hunting as agreed with Sun Quan. However, this time he brought with him very few people, including Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, Han Dang, Zu Mao, Sun He, Zhu Huan and others.
That’s all.
On the hunting ground, Zhou Yu took off the big bow he was carrying, handed it to Sun Quan, and then said: "Today's hunting, I will make a bet with the king to see who can shoot the most prey. How about it?"
Although Sun Quan had never fought in a war, he wanted to hunt very much. Zhou Yu liked him, and he was naturally happy. In addition, Sun Quan boasted of his superb archery skills, so he said: "Okay, what if Gong Jin loses?"
"If I lose, how about dedicating the talisman of the 150,000 troops and horses under my command to the king?" Zhou Yu knew that Sun Quan was afraid that he had a heavy army. As soon as he said this, he noticed the flash on Sun Quan's face.
A hint of joy.
Sun Quan said: "As soon as it's settled, Gong Jin will wait to hand over the military talisman to me."
"But, what if the king loses?"
Sun Quan thought for a while and said: "Then I will hand over all the troops and horses in the country to Gong Jin for unified dispatch. What does Gong Jin think?"
Zhou Yu said: "I have five objections. The generals present here can come and bear witness. However, no one can follow me during today's hunting. Only I and your Majesty can follow me. Only in this way can we show our true strength."
Sun Quan was in high spirits and immediately said: "One word is settled."
Zhou Yu said loudly in front of everyone: "Your Majesty, everyone here has listened carefully. For today's hunting, you only need to wait here while your Majesty and I enter the hunting area."
Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, Han Dang, Zu Mao and others did not say anything, but after hearing this, Zhu Huan complained and said: "No, how can there be no one to protect the king? If something goes wrong, this
Who can bear the responsibility?"
"In this case, if you ask General Zhu to accompany you for so long, you only need to follow the king from a distance." Zhou Yu said.
Zhu Huan said: "This is the best."
After saying this, Zhou Yu and Sun Quan rode forward together, with Zhu Huan following at a distance.
At first, Zhou Yu and Sun Quan refused to give in to each other. The two horses rode together and shot rabbits, deer and other objects. However, the deeper they entered the jungle, the more difficult the prey they saw became to hunt.
Sun Quan was riding on horseback with a bow and arrow in his hand. Suddenly he saw an elk passing by in front of him. He was delighted and prepared to shoot an arrow. Unfortunately, the elk was very alert and ran away before the arrow could reach it. Sun Quan immediately
The arrow missed, and he fired two more arrows, but none of the three arrows hit. Sun Quan was so angry that he chased the elk.
Zhou Yu and Sun Quan were not far apart. At first he saw Sun Quan shoot a prey and he also shot one. After all, it was He Sun Quan who hunted the same prey. At this time, he saw Sun Quan was angry and chased the elk away. His
A smile appeared on his face, and he said to Sun Quan: "Your Majesty, watch me shoot!"
After saying this, Zhou Yu drew his bow and nocked an arrow, and calmly aimed at the escaping elk, and then measured the escape route. He only heard the sound of a string, and an arrow flew out, hitting the elk's head and piercing its throat.
The elk fell to the ground immediately, struggled for a moment, and then died.
Sun Quan saw that Zhou Yu's archery skills were not as accurate as his, and said bitterly: "What's there to show off? It's just an elk. Let's see how I hunt more elk."
Zhou Yu said: "Your Majesty, please wait. This place is not a hunting ground enclosed by the royal family. Deep in the jungle, there may be ferocious prey such as tigers and wolves. For the sake of Your Majesty's safety, it is better to ask Your Majesty to go back..."
"Are you looking down on me?" Sun Quan refused to listen, and with a driving sound, he ran towards the depths of the jungle.
Zhu Huan followed behind, and when passing Zhou Yu, he asked: "Grand Governor, what are your intentions in doing this?"
Zhou Yu said: "General Zhu is a bystander, so he can see my provoking method. However, I still need to say something. This matter has nothing to do with General Zhu. No matter what danger the king encounters, General Zhu please don't interfere."
"What? What are you talking about? What if something happens to the king..."
"Zhou Yu is willing to bear the responsibility. General Zhu, please rest assured. I know it well and there will be no surprises!"
Zhu Huan snorted coldly and hurriedly rode off to chase Sun Quan.
Zhou Yu also smiled and went in a different direction, gradually losing contact with Sun Quan and Zhu Huan.
He galloped to the back of a hillside. After climbing the hillside, he took out a red flag from his arms and waved it vigorously on the hillside. Although the hillside was not too high, it was the highest place in the entire jungle.
He stood on top waving a red flag, and the people who had been ambushing in the jungle early in the morning received the order and immediately began to act.
This time Zhou Yu arrived in Jianye alone. In name, he actually brought ten warriors with him, and all ten warriors secretly protected Zhou Yu.
Deep in the dense forest, the warriors who had already been hiding there saw Zhou Yu waving the red flag. A young boy of only fourteen or fifteen years old immediately said to the nine people beside him: "The Governor has sent a signal, and we can start taking action.
"
So, ten people released two spotted tigers from a cave. The tiger had been forced into the cave by the ten people all night. Now it was tired and hungry. As soon as the ten people left, the two spotted tigers immediately came out of the cave.
Out of hunger, he began to roar.
Sun Quan and Zhu Huan were looking for bigger prey one after another. Suddenly they heard several tiger roars in the forest, very close to them, and their horses immediately panicked.
Sun Quan and Zhu Huan managed to stabilize their horses, but at this moment they heard a rustling sound coming from the jungle, and their horses were restless. At this moment, two flowers suddenly jumped out from the bushes.
Spotted tiger.
Two spotted tigers, one behind the other, bared their teeth and claws, raised their tails, and rushed towards Sun Quan and Zhu Huan. The tiger's tails swiped at the bushes, making a swishing sound, causing wood chips to fly everywhere.
Before Sun Quan and Zhu Huan made any reaction, out of fear, their horses immediately overturned Sun Quan and Zhu Huan, causing them to fall heavily to the ground. The two tigers howled at the same time.
With a sound, he pounced on the two war horses in an instant, biting the horses' necks and biting them to death.
After Sun Quan and Zhu Huan got up from the ground, they both drew their swords at the same time. Zhu Huan stood in front of Sun Quan with his sword and said to Sun Quan: "Your Majesty, leave quickly. I will deal with these two evil beasts!"
It was the first time that Sun Quan encountered such a dangerous situation. His whole face turned pale, and the ancient ingot knife in his hand began to tremble slightly. He saw that the two tigers were not satisfied after killing the horse, but looked at him eagerly.
, his heart was already filled with fear.
"Evil beast!" Zhu Huan used offense as defense and slashed at a tiger with his knife. The tiger also rushed towards him. Zhu Huan raised his body back, raised the steel knife in his hand and inserted it directly into the tiger's lower abdomen.
, the blade was sharp, and a long gash appeared in an instant, slicing the tiger's belly. Blood flowed out, turning Zhu Huan into a bloody man.
Zhu Huange killed a tiger here, but Sun Quan over there was not so lucky. When Zhu Huan went to kill the tiger, one of the tigers took advantage of the opportunity and rushed towards Sun Quan with its teeth bared.
Sun Quan was holding the ancient ingot sword, but it was unable to function, so he had to dodge to the side. The tiger pounced in the air, became even more angry, and let out another loud roar of "Ouch". It swiped its tail towards Sun Quan and slapped Sun Quan directly on the back of his hand.
A blood mark instantly appeared on the back of Sun Quan's hand. In the moment of pain, he couldn't hold the ancient ingot knife in his hand and dropped it to the ground.
At this time, the tiger saw the right opportunity, opened its bloody mouth and bit Sun Quan.
Sun Quan was so frightened that he immediately shouted: "Ah——"
Zhu Huan was on the other side. When he saw this situation, he immediately threw the steel knife in his hand, trying to kill the tiger. Unfortunately, he was a step too late. The steel knife missed the tiger, and he could only watch helplessly as the tiger pounced on Sun Quan.
, he hurriedly shouted: "Your Majesty..."
It was too late to say it, but it was so fast. In this flash of lightning, a face suddenly appeared from behind the jungle. A boy of fourteen or fifteen years old drew a bow and released an arrow. The arrow quickly headed towards the tiger's head.
The head was shot out, and an arrow hit the tiger's eye.
"Ouch——"
The tiger was in unbearable pain, screamed miserably, and fell in front of Sun Quan. It was only a few feet away from Sun Quan. It was still trying to struggle, but another arrow shot out, blinding the tiger's other eye.
"Ouch——"
The tiger was in unbearable pain, and suddenly went crazy. It stretched out its front paws and grabbed Sun Quan to see if it was about to catch him. Unexpectedly, the young man was pulled out from behind Sun Quan and rolled on the ground, away from the threat of the tiger.
.
"Your Majesty, kill that tiger!" Zhou Yu rushed over on horseback. Seeing Sun Quan in a state of despair, he was a little disappointed, but he still pointed at the tiger and shouted.