Sun Quan stared at the dying tiger, and what he heard in his ears was the tiger's pitiful wail. He was so shocked that he froze there for a moment.
"Gongji, pick up the ancient ingot sword of the king and hand it into the hands of the king, so that the king can kill the tiger with his own hands!" Seeing that Sun Quan did not move, Zhou Yu frowned and shouted sternly.
"I'll do it!" Zhu Huan clenched his sword, walked straight to the tiger, straddled the tiger's body, pointed the tip of the knife downward, and was about to insert the tip of the knife into the tiger's head.
"Unbridled!" Zhou Yu shouted in anger, and shot out a feather arrow. The arrow hit Zhu Huan's blade impartially, making a crisp "ding" sound.
At the same time, the young man called Gongji suddenly rushed forward and threw Zhu Huan directly to the ground.
Not far away, the chaotic sound of horse hooves came one after another. Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, Han Dang, Zu Mao, Sun He and others all rushed over with their troops. Everyone heard the roar of tigers in the distance and were worried.
Concerned about the safety of Sun Quan, Zhou Yu and others, they hurriedly galloped and followed the sound to find them.
After everyone arrived, they saw that there was basically nothing serious here, but there were ten more strong warriors, all holding sharp blades. Cheng Pu and others thought they were assassins, and hurriedly ordered: "Take them down!"
Before the soldiers moved, Zhou Yu had already rode up to Sun Quan. After hearing Cheng Pu's order, he immediately shouted: "Wait a minute, these people are my subordinates and are responsible for protecting the king. Generals, don't panic!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Yu got off his horse, pointed at the dying tiger, and said to Sun Quan: "Your Majesty, the tiger lying in front of you now is like Liu Bei who killed the late king. Let me ask you, Your Majesty, the enemy is lying in front of you.
, what would you do?”
Sun Quan frowned tightly. He liked hunting, but the animals he shot were all non-aggressive animals. Every time he went to the hunting ground, the soldiers had already driven away the ferocious beasts and poisonous insects, fearing that Sun Quan would encounter some danger.
This was the first time Sun Quan encountered danger. As a man who had never been on the battlefield, he naturally could not show the fortitude of his father and brother.
However, when Sun Quan listened to Zhou Yu's words, he felt great hatred in his heart. Although he had never met Liu Bei, he imagined the tiger as his father-killing enemy and held the ancient ingot knife tightly in his hand.
, and suddenly stabbed the tiger in the head with an ancient knife.
The ancient ingot knife was extremely sharp, and the knife penetrated into the tiger's head. The tiger screamed "ouch" and died.
"Father, I have avenged you!" Sun Quan held the ancient ingot knife left by his father Sun Jian, with a drop of blood spattered on his face. After just killing the tiger, he still couldn't calm down for a long time.
"The king is mighty! The king is mighty! The king is mighty..." The surrounding soldiers shouted one after another.
Sun Quan felt as if he had won a battle on the battlefield. He felt a different kind of emotion in his heart. He looked at Zhou Yu and saw a faint smile on Zhou Yu's face. He suddenly understood something. He held Zhou Yu's hand and was filled with joy.
Face said gratefully: "Grand Governor, I finally understand why you asked me to come hunting today. I don't have the fortitude of my father and brother. You want to temper me through this, right?"
Zhou Yu smiled but did not answer, turned to the young man behind him and said: "Gongji, come here."
The young man named Gongji came over, clasped his fists and said, "What are the orders from the Grand Governor?"
Zhou Yu held Gongji with one hand and said to Sun Quan: "Your Majesty, his name is Ling Tong. He is the son of Ling Cao, the tiger general under me. Although he is young, he is very courageous and can be said to be the tiger's son of the general. The other nine are also warriors raised by me. , I will entrust these ten warriors to the king today, and let them guard the king. They will definitely be able to protect the king safely."
After hearing this, Sun Quan glanced at Ling Tongyi, nodded, and said to Zhou Yu: "The Governor is such a great gift, I will definitely cherish it."
Zhou Yu saw that Sun Quan was not a timid person, but had never experienced such a thing before, so he said: "The king needs to shoot more tigers in the future. Firstly, he can temper his will, and secondly, he can practice his killing skills. Both the late king and your majesty are To establish a country by force, although there will be no need for kings to go into battle to kill the enemy, only people with strong character will be able to carry forward the foundation of Wu."
After hearing this, Sun Quan felt that it was very useful, so he took Zhou Yu's hand and did not let go, and said to everyone: "When I return to the capital, I will give a good banquet to the Governor. For all the efforts of the Governor this time, I can regard it as a reward." I have seen it. Grand Governor, from now on, I will leave all the troops and horses of the Kingdom of Wu to your command. You will protect me from the enemy externally and keep the people safe internally..."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Zhou Yu was not polite and thanked him with clasped fists. Although his face did not show anything, in his heart, he was very happy. By doing this, he could kill two birds with one stone. On the one hand, he could strengthen Sun Quan's fortitude. Secondly, his character allowed him to control the country's troops and horses. Once Sun Ce got better, he could hand over all the troops and horses to Sun Ce.
However, Sun Quan is not a fool. How could he not know Zhou Yu's intentions, but he still pushed forward and helped Zhou Yu. It can be seen that his doubts about Zhou Yu have been eliminated and he has become dependent on Zhou Yu. Looking at the Wu Kingdom, Sun Quan can indeed only rely on Zhou Yu. Zhou Yu.
Then the group returned to Jianye, and Sun Quan even warmly entertained Zhou Yu.
At the same time, Lu Fan came to Qu'a with Sun Ce's secret message, and asked the general along the river for a boat to take him across the river.
Late at night, Lu Fan's ship had just sailed to the center of the river when it was intercepted by a Chinese ship patrolling the river. On the ship, Hengjiang General Linghu Shao stood on the bow and shouted: "Take down the suspicious ship." !”
Lu Fan hurriedly shouted: "I am Lu Fan, the South Marquis of Wu Guoping. I have something important to meet with your General Huwei. Please let me know."
After hearing this, Linghu Shao saw that apart from the captain, helmsman, and sailors, there was only one person on the ship, Lu Fan, and no private soldiers were hidden, so he asked people to take Lu Fan to his warship, and then said to the captured ship : "Quickly retreat to the south bank. This is a stronghold of the Chinese navy. No unauthorized intrusion is allowed. Otherwise, we will kill you without mercy."
The boat that brought Lu Fan hurriedly turned around and sailed towards the south bank.
Linghu Shao turned around and saw Lu Fan wearing a dark robe with a white face and green beard. He politely clasped his fists and said, "It turns out it's Marquis Pingnan. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I just don't know why Marquis Pingnan came here by boat late at night." "
Lu Fan said hurriedly: "This matter is of great importance. I must see your general before I can tell you."
When Linghu Shao saw that Lu Fan was alone, he nodded and said to the messenger on the ship: "Call the other ships to continue patrolling. I will send Pingnan Hou ashore."
In the city of Jiangdu, Duke Ding and General Gan Ning of Huwei were discussing with General Zhendong and Dongyang Hou Zangba how to dispatch the army and where to deploy it. Suddenly, they heard the news that Wu Guoping's Southern Marquis Lu Fan was alone.
One person came and had already reached the city gate. The two of them looked at each other.
"Lü Fan, Marquis of Pingnan of the State of Wu, was a confidant of Emperor Sun Ce of the State of Wu. He was highly used along with Zhou Yu, Lu Su, Gu Yong and others. Why did he suddenly come to visit late at night at this time? Could it be that Wu Guo Xizuo has sneaked into our country and found out?
We are actively deploying troops and generals to engulf the Wu Kingdom. Want to ask for an explanation?" Gan Ning asked suspiciously.
Zang Ba shook his head and said: "This matter is an order from the special envoy of the Red Flag. All armies are mobilized according to the emperor's imperial edict, and they are mobilized secretly. They lie to the outside world that it is a troop change of defense. This matter is very confidential. Even the ministers of the DPRK and China may not be aware of it."
If they know, how do they know? I think Lu Fan’s coming here must have something else to do. Could it be that the Emperor of Wu suddenly died suddenly and came to report his funeral?”
"Why did Emperor Wu die so suddenly when he was in his prime? Ignore him. Now that he is here, let's listen to what he has to say." Gan Ning retorted.
Zang Ba nodded, and immediately packed up the troop distribution maps with Gan Ning, and then waited at the door of the government office, and had people put up lanterns and colors as a welcome gesture.
Since Jiangdu was selected as the naval base of the Huaxia Kingdom, after many years of development, it was ruled as a prefecture at the beginning of this year and was upgraded from a small county to a prefecture. However, because this place is a military base, there are few people in the Jiangdu City area.
Common people come and go. This is another major naval military base after the Tianjin Port of the Huaxia Kingdom. Its significance is very important. It is the frontline position for the attack on the Wu Kingdom.
Lu Fan was sent all the way to Jiangdu City by Linghu Shao's men. When he arrived at the gate of the government office, he already saw Gan Ning and Zang Ba leading many generals waiting there, which looked very grand.
"Ping Nanhou's late-night visit really makes this place shine. I have already prepared a banquet for you. Pingnan Hou invites you inside soon." Gan Ning greeted Lu Fan with a smile and ushered Lu Fan into the government office hall.
After Lu Fan sat down, he saw that only Gan Ning and Zang Ba were accompanying him, and there were a circle of soldiers standing around him. He glanced at Gan Ning and said calmly: "General, I have something very important to talk to. Can you please
General, please step aside?"
Gan Ning waved his hands and said: "No need, these are my confidants, and General Zang is also my right-hand man, there is nothing I can't say. Ping Nanhou came here late at night, so there must be something important, so please just say it."
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Lu Fan nodded and said: "I was secretly sent by your Majesty. I am considered your Majesty's special envoy. I would like to introduce it to General Tuogan and go to Luoyang to meet your emperor. The matters I am running about are also related to the future of the two countries.
destiny."
Hearing what Lu Fan said was so serious, Zang Ba interjected: "It turns out that I want to see the emperor. This is very easy. But as Ping Nanhou is a special envoy, why don't you just form a mission to Luoyang in an upright and honest manner?
Passing by here? Ping Nanhou’s approach will inevitably raise many questions, right?”
Lu Fan said: "Please forgive me, both of you. This matter is related to the good alliance between the two countries and the future destiny of the two countries. I was entrusted by your Majesty and will never tell it easily without seeing the emperor of your country. Please forgive me."
Please forgive me, both of you."
Gan Ning said: "In that case, I will arrange for Marquis Pingnan to go to Luoyang tomorrow. Please take a rest tonight. Marquis Pingnan, please have a meal."