Volume 1 Jiangdong Fengyun Chapter 102: The Awkwardness After the Reunion
"General Sun, are you in such a hurry to leave? Why don't you come in and sit down?" Lu Mian shouted from the city wall.
At this time, Mrs. Wu, Sun Quan and others were all beside Lu Mian, while Sun Ce was under the city of Qichun, confirming the safety of his mother, younger brother and younger sister.
"Hmph, there's no need to bother with your hospitality, Governor Lu. I'll entertain you separately when I escort my mother to Xunyang tomorrow!" Sun Ce said unceremoniously.
Upon hearing this, the round-faced Lu Mian did not seem angry. In fact, he also understood that it would be strange if Sun Ce dared to come in!
"Brother! Take good care of our mother, younger brother and younger sister. Our lord is very good to me and I will speak well of you in front of him!" Sun Quan shouted to Sun Ce.
Lu Mian's expression was a little strange at this time. Sun Ce didn't know it before, but as Yuan Shu's confidant, he knew that Sun Quan, who was originally detained as a hostage in Shouchun, had somehow suddenly gained the trust of his lord. Although he is still young and has an awkward identity now, Yuan Shu values him very much?
It is said that when Sun Jian was still alive, his wife and children were all in Shouchun. At that time, he also heard rumors that his lord was optimistic about Sun Ce and Sun Quan. But under the current circumstances, how could Sun Quan gain the trust of his lord?
How could such a weird thing happen!
When Sun Ce heard that Sun Quan was retained by Yuan Shu and did not seem to be an ordinary hostage, he was a little confused and looked even more strange at this time.
However, Sun Quan still had to stay under Yuan Shu's command, and Sun Ce could not tell Sun Quan "Don't get involved with that fool" now. He had to return to Xunyangdu with doubts, and then sent the jade seal as supplies directly back to Shouchun through Cheng Ji.
The whole route was Yuan Shu's own territory, the roads were smooth, and the speed of the jade seal being "transmitted" by Chengji was not slow. It arrived in Shouchun three days later.
Three days later, Lu Mian of Qichun received news that Sun Ce's family could be released.
Although Qichun and Xunyang are not far apart, Chen Lan and Lei Bu still led hundreds of Huainan soldiers to send his family back.
At the gate of Qichun City, Sun Quan bid farewell to his family in tears, and then the group set out from the west gate of Qichun...
Several hundred people traveled light and arrived at Xunyang Ferry in the afternoon. Sun Ce was already waiting for them outside the Lu camp, but when he saw Chen Lan and Lei Bu, he did not look happy.
The two generals did not feel embarrassed at all. Instead, they smiled in a flattering manner when facing Sun Ce. Chen Lan had a big nose, small eyes, and a mole near his mouth. Lei Bu had a big beard and a shiny bald head. When Zhou Yu saw the two men's faces, he frowned slightly.
"The people have been delivered. Thank you, generals ." Although Zhou Yu felt that the two men were a little strange, as the saying goes, one should not hit a smiling person, so he had to be polite.
"Hmph, you're not going to leave to collect your reward?" Sun Ce said dissatisfiedly.
Sun Ce is not so good at beating around the bush - you send the hostages back and expect me to thank them.
At this moment, a voice that was familiar to Sun Ce rang out among Lei Bu's personal soldiers: "Haha, this reward must be given! Big brother!"
Among the personal soldiers, there was a man with a wooden or stone weapon, with purple hair and blue eyes , and was obviously still young. Even with the armor on, he was a head shorter than the others, and only reached their chests.
It turned out to be Sun Quan, who was supposed to be in Qichun and would be returning to Shouchun soon!
Seeing Sun Ce at this time, Sun Quan, who usually always looked gloomy, finally showed some expressions that a person of his age should have. He smiled with his eyes curved, and looked like he was waiting for someone to praise him.
"Zhongmou?" Sun Ce was stunned for a moment when he saw the person. At this time, Sun Quan had already bumped into his arms.
"Hehe, Yuan Shu still wants to keep me, he's simply crazy! Ahem, of course, this is also because Generals Chen Lan and Lei Bu are very aware of the righteousness of the cause, big brother can't treat them unfairly." When Sun Quan saw Chen Lan and Lei Bu out of the corner of his eye, he quickly praised them.
But even Sun Quan himself didn't believe this - it was thanks to the shamelessness of these two villains that Sun Quan was able to successfully instigate them to rebel!
In the late Eastern Han Dynasty, Chen Lan and Lei Bu were indeed representatives of people without moral integrity.
In history, when there was a severe drought in Huainan, the two men abandoned Yuan Shu, occupied the mountains and became kings, allowing their soldiers to plunder the people. Later, when Yuan Shu wanted to flee north, they intercepted Yuan Shu for a while and robbed a large number of treasures that Yuan Shu brought with him...
It is said that Yuan Shu has always looked down on generals who came from the green forest. He had previously disdained the pirates in the Yangtze River. However, he did not know that the famous generals under his command could also turn into bandits at any time!
This time, the two were persuaded by Sun Quan, and after being promised so many benefits, they secretly sent Sun Quan back, and even...
"Come, brother, let me introduce you. This is Brother Chen Ying, who took good care of me when I was in Shouchun." Sun Quan said.
This "Brother Chen Ying", who looked to be about 25 or 26 years old, blushed when he heard what Sun Quan said, and said nervously: "No, no, it's Brother Sun who should take care of me!"
"Chen Ying...Brother Chen is from Xia Pi?" Zhou Yu suddenly reacted.
"That's right, my father is Chen Gui and my brother is Chen Deng." Chen Ying said with his head held high.
But then, feeling Sun Quan's vague gaze sweeping over him, Chen Ying felt a chill on his neck and shrank back into his clothes, saying, "Thanks to Brother Sun's care, I was able to escape from Shouchun!"
That’s right, this person is the second son mentioned by Chen Gui and Bai Tu, who was abducted as a hostage by Yuan Shu.
Of course, even if Chen Gui did not meet Yuan Shu's requirements, Chen Ying would not be treated as a prisoner. He had previously held an idle position in Shouchun, with restricted access and daily life under surveillance. If he did not leave, Yuan Shu would even find him a husband... Bah! Find him a wife!
Zhou Yu looked at Sun Quan deeply again.
Yuan Shu...is committing a sin!
Not only was he fooled, but all the other protons were also taken back.
"Okay! Gongjin, go and gather your subordinates, we are ready to return to Chaisang!" said Sun Ce.
Qichun might discover that Sun Quan is missing at any time, and might even be on his way to hold him accountable now.
"Wait! Brother, when I suggested to Yuan Shu that he should place you in Xunyang, I told him very clearly that once you arrive in Xunyang, then..." What Sun Quan said next was exactly the same as Zhou Yu's analysis at that time.
Then he said, "Although I'm leaving now, the other conditions have not changed. As long as you show weakness to him, Yuan Shu, who is now short of troops, will most likely let you continue to garrison Xunyang! If he really wants to, Qichun doesn't have any navy. If we want to leave, how can Lu Mian stop us..."
The more Sun Quan spoke, the lower his voice became. He noticed that there was something wrong with the way Sun Ce looked at him.
"Brother, what's wrong?"
"Xiao Quan, it was you and Yuan Shu who suggested that I stay in Xunyang?" Sun Ce called him by his old name again.
"Yes, yes... This is the most favorable situation for big brother and our Sun family, right?" Sun Quan said and looked at Zhou Yu, hoping that the smart big brother Zhou would agree with him.
Instead, Sun Ben said, "Bofu, I think what Zhongmou said makes sense!"
Unfortunately, Sun Quan rolled his eyes at him at this time - I'm talking to my brother, what does it have to do with you?
Sun Ce looked at his cousin Sun Ben, his uncle Wu Jing, and even Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, Han Dang, who had always supported him. All the veterans under Sun Jian looked at him expectantly, their faces somewhat wooden. The scene became awkward with silence.
