After Sun Jian said these words, the muscles on his face relaxed, and a few wrinkles instantly appeared in his resolute expression, adding a bit of vicissitudes to his face. Obviously, it was not easy for him to make this decision.<
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But after he finished speaking, he did not explain too much, and immediately issued an order to expel the guests, saying: "It is late tonight, and I am tired. You all should have a good rest. If there is anything else, we will discuss it at the military meeting tomorrow."
Then he called the sergeants and ordered them to take Chen Chong, Yuan Si and others to rest.
Yuan Si glanced at Chen Chong and looked nervous, but unlike when he was at Hangu Pass, he had completed his mission and had confidence in his chest, so he was nervous but not panicked. He bowed slightly to Chen Chong and led his servants and left with the sergeant. There was no Yuan Si in Chen Chong's eyes. He stood there like a dead tree. No matter how the sergeants around him tried to console him, he remained firmly nailed to the tent and looked at Sun Jian with murderous eyes. Until the sergeants beside him begged.
, when he would be punished by military law if he remained in the room, Chen Chong said sorry and then walked out of the camp.
Sun Jian didn't say a word the whole time.
Standing in front of the camp, Chen Chong took out the gold seal of Bingzhou Mu and said to the sergeant accompanying him: "I can only retreat here. I hope you will forgive me. If someone punishes you according to military law, you can exchange this seal for me."
They come and chop off my head." At this point, how could the sergeant dare to persuade him? He could only let Chen Chong stand here. When Wei Yan saw this, he also stood by his side with a knife in hand. He is now about eighteen years old and eight in height.
He was more than a foot long, tall and powerful, and he looked like a fierce warrior who could capture a tiger. Sun Jian's personal guards did not dare to be careless, and stood against the two of them like a fence.
At this moment, the night wind blows, and it feels like a warm spring, but it is still cold. The moonlight is still shining in the sky, and the faint brilliance shines through the blazing red light in front of the camp, dyeing the people in front of the camp into snowmen, and the people watching the night.
I passed by the general's camp three times and when I saw this scene, I couldn't help whispering and guessing what kind of incident had happened.
I don't know how long it took, the moonlight disappeared, and the torches in front of the camp became dim. The guards guarding the gate were a little tired. They stepped forward to persuade Chen Chong and said: "Why is Longshou doing this? Let's rest for a while first, and then go to the army."
It's the same when discussing matters." Chen Chong glanced at them and didn't reply. He still stood there and looked directly at the camp.
At this time, a man in light clothes walked out of the tent. He glanced at the guards. The guards stood on both sides so that he could look directly at Chen Chong. Chen Chong's eyes were as bright as stars. Sun Jian was hesitant for a moment. He used to
The sound was like a loud bell, but at this moment, he said softly for the first time: "Ting Jian, please don't make things difficult for me."
Chen Chong was still looking at him, but Sun Jian finally bowed his head and gave in, saying: "Okay, let's talk." So he ordered his guards to stand guard fifty steps away. Chen Chong handed the Qingzhi Sword to Wei Yan and asked him to rest too.
After a while, the two men entered the tent again. Sun Jian lit the lights in the tent, and their figures stretched out on the tent cloth, just like the unspeakable emotions in their hearts.
The first words Sun Jian said to Chen Chong were not about military affairs or righteousness, but he said: "Ting Jian, do you know how old I am this year?" As soon as he said these words, the breath of time came to his face, and Chen Chong suddenly realized
Remember, he has not had a heart-to-heart talk with Sun Jian during these days. The last time the two had such a conversation was ten years ago.
Without waiting for Chen Chong to answer, Sun Jian continued: "I am already thirty-seven years old this year. How old are you?"
"Stand up soon." Chen Chong replied.
"Yes, I am nearly eight years older than you." Sun Jian laughed first. After laughing, he looked down at his thick fingers and sighed: "I am not as lucky as you in birth. You are the son of the Chen family in Yingchuan, and you are famous as Duke Taiqiu."
Sihai, I am just a child of a county official. When you met me in Wu County, you were seventeen years old and I was twenty-four. At that time, you were already famous all over the world and were called Xiping Longshou, but I was just
He is the Prime Minister of Xiapi County."
He looked at Chen Chong, but Chen Chong couldn't say anything, so he continued: "Although I was supported by you at that time and helped me serve as the commander of the Pi Order, I thought I was the only one in the world at that time, so I got into trouble with you over the matter of killing and surrendering.
Hehe, you broke off relations with me and left. I thought it was no big deal. Now that I think about it, how naive I was at that time! Just because the new governor made his own decisions based on my preferences and came from a humble background, he disliked me very much. From then on,
My career as an official was coming to an end. At that time, I was very upset. I saw myself getting older day by day. I thought that I would achieve nothing in my life, and I couldn't bear to look for you. In the blink of an eye, I wasted four years. Until the Yellow Turban broke out,
Fortunately, with the support of General Zhu, I got another chance."
At this point, he smiled again, and finally concluded: "But I risk my life so much every day, and I have about thirty scars on my body. Now I have climbed the Yuan family's tree, but my official position is still not as good as yours."
, Ting Jian, I am so jealous of you!"
Chen Chong listened to his melodious sigh, and it was the first time he heard him have such a heart-to-heart conversation. He couldn't help but feel a little emotional. He said: "Yes, Wentai, so I admire you very much. You have a strong nature and no taboos.
You are a man of great wisdom who moves forward bravely. Now that you are famous in Yunei, no one will look down upon you anymore."
"I just regard human life as nothing." Sun Jian continued. Seeing that Chen Chong was a little embarrassed, he poured a glass of wine, shook the glass and said with a smile: "You don't need to be embarrassed. You were right at the time. It is true. I must be in trouble."
Even if I kill Wang Rui and Zhang Zi, there will be many people in the world who criticize me."
Looking at his resolute and resolute face, as well as the thick black sideburns covering his cheeks and chin, Chen Chong seemed to have returned to eleven years ago, and the scene when he took him on a safari in Xiapi could not help but come to mind. At that time,
Sun Jian's eyes were arrogant, full of determination and aloofness, and his back was straight and hard, like a strange stone in Huashan Mountain. Now that he showed such a sad look, he must have lived a very hard life these years.
Chen Chong was distracted and didn't notice what Sun Jian said next. Suddenly he heard him say "Do you know why I plan to retreat?", and then he suddenly came back to his senses. He pondered for a moment and said: "It should be Yuan Benchu.
Raising troops to attack Yuan Jiujiu, Yuan Jiujiu has no one available, so I can only ask you to return your troops to rescue him."
Unexpectedly, Sun Jian shook his head and denied it. He said, "You are right, but those are Yuan Qiaoqi's military orders, not mine. You should know my temperament. I have always made my own decisions in the military." After that, he
Turning back and taking out a map of Hongnong from the case, Chen Chong went over to it and saw dots on it, full of Sun Jian's considerations for marching and formation. The world only said that Sun Jian was fierce and brave in battle, and that he was invincible just now, but they never thought that these were all
The result of all his hard work on the war.
Sun Jian rubbed the texture of the map and said to himself: "Although I am thirty-seven years old, this is the age when a man makes great contributions. If I can defeat Dong Zhuo, I will definitely be able to make thousands of households and ministers. My martial name is also
If it can be passed down to future generations, how could I give up this opportunity just because of Yuan Shu's order?"
Chen Chong was also quite surprised by this. He really couldn't think of any reason why Yuan Shu could make Sun Jian order the withdrawal so decisively. He reluctantly asked: "Is it because he threatened to cut off food? If so, I can ask Bingzhou to transfer troops."
Once the food comes, it won’t be a big problem to keep it going for another two months.”
Seeing his sincere expression, Sun Jian patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "How could I not know this? You have always taken the overall situation into consideration." He stood up, faced Chen Chong with his back, and after a long time he said: "My wife and children, Uncle
Fu, Zhongmou and the others all went to Luyang for Qiusi."
Chen Chong stood up and looked at Sun Jian in disbelief. Sun Jian faced him with only a slightly trembling back. He forced a smile on his face and smiled dryly at the tent: "Ting Jian, I heard that you have been married for five years.
Come on, why don’t you have any heirs yet? When I was your age, even Bo Fu could ride a horse."
Chen Chong was silent for a long time. For the first time in his life, he felt that he was powerless to say anything. He could only ask in a hoarse voice: "Bo Fu, how is Bo Fu recently? The last time I saw him, he was just a toy.
The boy with the wooden sword."
"Now I can make an eight-foot gun." When Sun Jian mentioned his eldest son, he smiled more heartily. He turned around and added: "He often mentions you and always asks me when will you come to see him again." He smiled slightly.
After a pause, he stroked his beard and said: "I told him that you will come when I am ranked as the ninth minister."
Chen Chong couldn't help but laugh. He said, "Doesn't this make Bo Fu think that I am a philistine?" He stopped talking about this and began to talk to Sun Jian about his recent troubles and his vision for the future. The two of them talked like this.
, time passed without realizing it, and in the blink of an eye, a beam of red light shone on the curtain, and it turned out that it was already dawn.
Both of them knew that the topic was over, and Sun Jian finally asked him: "Ting Jian, are you still planning to stop me from withdrawing my troops?"
Chen Chong's face was complicated. He struggled for a long time, and finally bowed deeply to Sun Jian and begged: "Wentai, I know your difficulties, but even so, I still hope you can stay. If you leave today, this year,
, the blood of so many martyrs has been shed in vain, and the ambitions of so many heroic souls have been wasted. I have no choice but to ask you to stay."
Sun Jian remained silent.
Chen Chong raised his head and said to him word by word: "Wentai, if you ask me whether I can ensure the safety of Mrs. Sister-in-law and Bo Fu, I dare not promise you. But I am willing to use all my methods to make Yuan
I dare not act rashly on the highway, even if it costs me my life, I will not hesitate." He would pick up an arrow, break it with all his strength, and then write the words like iron: "The sky is thick and the soil is solid, and if I violate the
This statement has such a purpose!"
He put the broken arrow in front of him and looked at Sun Jian without hope. Sun Jian's brows were struggling, as if a whirlpool was rolling up in the sea of consciousness. After a moment, his expression relaxed and he said to Chen Chong: "You have convinced me, Ting Jian.
" He stroked the scabbard, walked past Chen Chong, stopped at the tent door, and then said: "It's just that I still want to think about it. I'll go out for a walk alone, and I'll give you an answer when I come back."
He rode on his Yemaoju alone and headed eastward in the spring breeze. The Yemaoju's legs were amazing, but Sun Jian walked very slowly. He left the camp first and then walked to the south of Xin'an City. After two
, he arrived at the Valley River. On the north bank of the Valley River is a willow forest, and on the south bank is a deep peach forest. In this spring day, the peach branches and willow branches have sprouted new buds, and the air has its green fragrance. Sun Jian likes the purity here. p>
He looked at the clusters of scorching peach blossoms and saw orioles scurrying among the branches, and the depression in his heart eased a lot. Sun Jian looked around and saw no one following him, so he dismounted and took out a purse from his arms. He gently
He untied his purse and found that it contained a square seal.
This seal is no bigger than the palm of your hand, green and blue in color, warm and lustrous. Only one corner is missing, which was repaired with gold. On the front, there are engraved the characters "Ordered by Heaven, and you will live forever", with a pattern of two dragons playing with a pearl engraved around it, and a dragon on top.
The fish, phoenix and bird button. In terms of style, it is exactly the Han national seal that disappeared after the Luoyang coup!
When Sun Jian was tidying up his palace in Luoyang, he came across a well with five gases. He had just obtained this seal from the well. He attached great importance to it and did not even tell his relatives and friends.
At this time, Sun Jian faced the Chuanguo Seal to the sky and silently looked at its appearance. He hesitated in his heart and thought to himself: Chuanguo Seal is a symbol of destiny. He was tidying up the palace in Luoyang and got this seal by chance.
Is it up to me to revive the Han Dynasty? If the Han Dynasty can be revived, how can I encounter such difficulties?
He thought of his wife and children, Chen Chong's words, and his youthful ambitions, but he couldn't come up with an answer.
So Sun Jian silently said to the imperial seal: "If it is up to me to revive the Han Dynasty and continue to challenge Dong Daye, I hope the gods will show up and use this seal to signal me."
Having said that, Sun Jian placed it in the water. The jade seal remained unchanged. Unexpectedly, while the clouds were drifting, the morning sun shot out a beam of golden light, passing through the layers of branches and shining on the seal. Under the refraction of the jade, the surrounding lake water
Gradually, colorful waves appeared, attracting dozens of red carps. They gathered in the shallow green water and swam back and forth like cinnabar. The scene was like a dream.
Sun Jian got the answer and his mood calmed down. He stood up and put the Imperial Seal back in his chest. Just as he was about to turn around and mount his horse, he heard an uneasy neigh from Ye Maoju.
The sound of horse hoofbeats sounded, and a man and a horse walked out of the willow forest. The man wore a black scarf and a military uniform, and his appearance could not be seen clearly. But Sun Jian could only clearly see the cocked crossbow in his hand.
The man sighed to Sun Jian: "What a pity."
After that, he triggered the crossbow machine, and the crossbow arrow pierced Sun Jian's chest and shot straight into the Gushui River behind him.
The blood soaked through the deep clothes quickly, and Sun Jian had no time to resist. He fell to the ground and looked up at the sky. There were so many clouds, he thought with regret, but unfortunately there was no moisture like Fuchun. In the end, he was meaningless.
The ground slapped twice in the mud, and he soon lost consciousness. He was dead.
The man in black untied Sun Jian's robe, took out the imperial seal, laughed twice with joy, and immediately mounted his horse and left.
The night-haired horse neighed sadly. It paced back and forth around Sun Jian and lightly arched its owner's bleeding chest with its head. After lingering for two-quarters of an hour, it chose to run back to the camp.
Soon, the news of General Polu's assassination spread throughout Xin'an.