Chapter 531 Son, Is There Something Unclean Living in the Statue? [Please Give Me a Monthly Pass]

When Hou Cheng came over on horseback, Sun Ce was still kneeling on the ground.

A child who was supposed to live a carefree life under the wings of his parents suddenly lost his father. His younger brothers and sisters were still young, and the hearts of his soldiers were in doubt. Yuan Shu also sharpened his sword and planned to eat up the Sun family's tribe.

For more than half a month, Sun Ce has been confused and his brain is dull, but in front of outsiders, he can only grit his teeth and endure it all silently.

Now that the great revenge has been avenged, the tension in this underage boy's heart can finally be relaxed.

Hou Cheng got off his horse and patted Sun Ce on the shoulder:

"What did Huang Zu say before he died? I didn't hear it clearly from the drone."

Sun Ce wiped his tears and his voice became hoarse:

"I don't know, but I felt like I had lost my soul at that time. I just wanted to cut off Huang Zu's head to pay tribute to my father...Brother Hou, am I too reckless?"

Hou Cheng took out a piece of White Rabbit candy from his arms, peeled off the wrapper and fed it into Sun Ce's mouth:

"It's a good thing to get revenge. Eat a piece of candy to calm down..."

The sweet taste of White Rabbit toffee made Sun Ce's mind clear for a while:

"Brother Hou, Huang Zu's last words..."

"The last words are not important. He can say whatever he likes. I'm just afraid that you won't get up and find an excuse to talk to you."

If you want to know what Huang Zu said, you can just burn incense and consult the gods, or you can simply ask the underworld to grab Huang Zu's soul and make him say it again.

Hou Cheng took out two more Snickers bars and threw them to Cheng Pu:

"Does Lao Cheng find it enjoyable?"

Cheng Pu knew that Snickers was a good thing, so he was reluctant to eat it and carefully stuffed it into his arms:

"If you don't kill a few people, it's not enough."

"Then put on the clothes of Huang Zu's army and take advantage of the chaos to seize the city gate of Xiling. Seize the administrative center of Jiangxia first and don't let the wealthy people in the city escape."

As a retainer, Cheng Pu did not dare to agree rashly, but looked at Sun Ce.

Sun Ce patted the dust on his knees and said:

"Mr. Cheng, let's go. I'll collect my soldiers and then I'll arrive...Brother Hou, I'm not familiar with the court's procedures yet. How should the prisoners be handled?"

"Lock him up and keep him for road construction later... I've been here in Jiangxia County for several days, and there's not even a decent road. The people's lives are miserable. It's really not a pity to die for Huang Zu."

Hou Cheng talked about building roads first if he wanted to get rich, and also mentioned that Xiakou should be used as a place of governance.

During the Three Kingdoms period, Sun Quan built a capital city on the south bank of the Yangtze River and named it Wuchang, which means "ruling a country with force and making it prosperous".

Xiakou City, which originally belonged to the south bank, gradually moved to the north bank of the Yangtze River.

The north bank is divided into two parts by the Han River. One part is called Hanyang, and the other part was renamed because of Xia Shui. The original name of Xiakou was also changed to Hankou... This is the origin of the three towns of Wuhan.

Although it is still many years before Wuhan, the thoroughfare of nine provinces, is established as a city, construction can be carried out in advance around the Yangtze River and Han River.

Construction along the river can vigorously develop water transportation and greatly promote trade.

In the future, when the imperial court reunifies the Han Dynasty, it will definitely not continue to station troops and fight wars. It will have to promote trade, revitalize the economy, increase taxes, and accumulate resources for the expansion of territory.

As long as the big man can continue to expand his territory and domestic infrastructure construction does not stop, life will definitely get better and better in the future.

There is not even a town in Xiakou today, and even the name Snake Mountain has not yet appeared. Sun Ce was a little confused when he heard that the city would be built across the river in the future:

"Brother Hou, a city is separated by a river. Is it convenient to go back and forth?"

"This is actually not one city, but three. When the time comes, they will be connected by bridges and ships. The three cities will watch each other and will surely become a major logistics town and trade center in the middle of the Yangtze River."

Well, when the time comes to build a Yellow Crane Tower and let the gods appear, wouldn’t it become a historical site?

Sun Ce ate the candy and was about to leave when Han Dang strode over carrying a Jiangxia general whose face was covered in blood:

"Young Master, the general has captured Lu Jie. The Lord was shot dead by this man with a bow and arrow..."

At this time, Lu Jie's clothes and armor were disheveled, his whole head was beaten into a gourd of blood, and there were not many teeth left. It is estimated that from the time he was captured to now, the people of the Sun family have been greeting him.

Sun Ce had now regained his senses, waved his hand and said:

"Behead my head and worship my father together with Huang Zu's head."

Before, I was still worried about where to bury my father. Now that the great revenge has been avenged, let's bury him in Jiangxia. When he cuts off Yuan Shu's head later, his father can rest in peace.

The culprit behind Sun Jian's murder was Yuan Shu. If he hadn't secretly informed Huang Zu, there wouldn't have been that ambush.

Now that Huang Zu who gave the order and Lu Jie who executed the plan have obtained it, the next step is to capture Yuan Shu!

Soon, Lu Jie's head was chopped off by Han Dang. Sun Ce looked at Hou Cheng and asked:

"Brother Hou, when can I get in touch with Uncle Lu? I have been blinded by hatred before and have never thanked him in person. I really regret it."

In the darkest moment of his life, it was Lu Bu who extended a helping hand to help him tide over the difficulties.

After taking revenge in this way, it is natural to thank the benefactor.

Hou Cheng pointed to the walkie-talkie hanging on his shoulder and said:

"When the relay antenna here in Jiangxia is erected, you can talk to Marquis Wen remotely... By the way, your family is doing well in Chang'an. Your younger brother also entered the youth class of Chang'an University and studied with Zhuge Liang, Sima Yi, Pang Tong and others. They are classmates."

Although there is no way to directly contact Chang'an now, intelligence personnel from Wancheng come over every day to pass Jiangxia intelligence to Chang'an, and at the same time bring the latest trends in the court.

About Sun Quan and others going to school, it was a briefing brought by an intelligence officer.

Hearing the news that his family was safe, Sun Ce felt that surrendering to the court was a wise choice.

With sophisticated equipment, well-trained soldiers, and the solution to worries... Who said that the court was dim and Yanhan was about to fall apart? In Sun Ce's view, the court was a hundred times stronger than the period when the 18 princes crusaded Dong Zhuo.

If this continues, those vassal lords who are evil-minded will sooner or later be wiped out by the justice army of the court!

The two gathered their troops and removed the armor and weapons from all the captives, and locked them all in a temporary camp. They were starved for two days, and then organized to start road construction.

Of course, they can also be transferred to Wancheng to participate in mining. The captives of Yuan Shu's army, who were originally responsible for mining, can be pulled over to build roads and do labor reform in other places to prevent them from colluding with local people to secretly cause trouble.

Riding on the horse, Sun Ce hurriedly replenished two large pancakes with mustard greens, and asked Hou Cheng for advice:

"Brother Hou, after taking Xiling City, should we sweep other counties in Jiangxia first, or wait for the arrangement of Wancheng?"

Hou Cheng smiled and said:

"Don't worry, they will send people over soon... After training for so long, it's finally our turn to fight, and no one wants to miss it."

When the second batch of troops from Wancheng arrives, they can pick up Jiangxia County for free. If they are lucky, they may even be able to deal with Yuan Shu or Liu Biao's troops.

On the other side, in Chang'an City.

Liu Xie had just returned from the real world and began to arrange for Zhou Zhong to take up his post in Jiangxia.

In order to prevent any mistakes, he also specially asked people to invite Jia Xu, Guo Jia, and Xun Yu to come and discuss countermeasures together.

When the court meeting started in the morning, the Central Secretariat had already prepared the imperial edict. Zhou Zhong, who was originally preparing to take a nap against the pillar in the court, became the governor of Jiangxia County without knowing it.

"Your Majesty, this... is a bit anxious. Is there any new action in Wancheng?"

Sikong Zhangxi nudged Yang Biao with his elbow and whispered to inquire about the court.

Yang Biao smiled bitterly:

"The Taiwei is nominally the top military leader, but in fact, many strategies are directly issued from the intelligence center. I don't know much. It should be that Sun Jian's son Sun Ce has achieved some results."

Yang Biao was confused about this, but combined with the last time Lu Bu took Sun Jian's family over and specifically asked Cheng Lian to treat them well, this was probably to stabilize Sun Ce.

Sun's retainer Huang Gai has now served in the court, which is obviously a sign of surrender.

Who would have thought that Wen Hou, who had called himself a brother to Sun Jian, would have gotten such a result... Wen Hou is indeed a pillar of the Han Dynasty with both wisdom and courage!

At this time, Zhou Zhong was holding the banner representing the court, and his hair and beard stood up with excitement:

"Your Majesty, rest assured. If I cannot be competent for the post of governor this time when I go to Jiangxia, I would rather jump into the river and die!"

Holding the banner to guard a place, what a great honor it is?

Jiangxia County is adjacent to Zhou Zhong's hometown Lujiang County. This time, holding the banner to Jiangxia, he also meant to return home in brocade clothes. He must make Jiangxia the second Guanzhong, publicize the court more, let the rich Jingzhou land bring new vitality to the court, and also let the Lujiang Zhou family serve the court.

Now there are many things to be done, and talents are needed in all aspects. It is a good opportunity for the Zhou family.

Once seized, it is not a dream to have three officials for four generations!

Zhou Zhong felt a little regretful. If he had known that his son Zhou Yu was valued by the court, he should have gotten closer to him when he first came to Chang'an, instead of putting on airs as an elder and talking about empty words like filial piety, righteousness, integrity and shame.

When he sees that child again in the future, he must change his way and not be an elder that young people dislike.

Just as he was excited, Liu Xie announced the edict again:

"The assistant minister Huang Kui is an honest official who works diligently. Although he comes from a famous family, he never relies on his family background. Instead, he is humble and polite. He is transferred to the chief secretary of the Jiangxia prefectural government to assist Zhou Zhong in governing Jiangxia."

When everyone heard this, they felt that everything was abnormal today?

Zhou Zhong, who had been invisible, was suddenly valued, and Huang Kui, who had no ambition, was even sent out as a chief secretary... Oh, that's not right. Jiangxia has the Anlu Huang family. Letting Huang Kui go back, is it to stabilize the Anlu Huang family?

Everyone present was not a fool, and they quickly tasted the meaning.

Liu Xie did not give everyone time to think, and appointed Huang Gai as the Sima of the prefectural office, in charge of the army in the county and guarding the peace of the people in Jiangxia.

A Lujiang Zhou family brought two Huangs... Something must have happened in Jiangxia. Oh, I am so anxious. It feels bad to want to eat melons but not be able to eat them.

Zhang Xi secretly asked Yang Biao:

"The original prefect of Jiangxia seems to be a member of the Huang family. What does your majesty mean by appointing him now? Did the previous prefect be... killed?"

You ask me, who should I ask... Yang Biao smiled mysteriously:

"It's not time to make things public yet, Sikong, don't worry, just listen to the dragon's roar."

Ma Ritian, an old man who was eager to sing praises, also felt a bit confused at this time. He wanted to shout a few slogans, but he didn't know what happened. If he spoke rashly, it would easily backfire.

Just as he was about to ask a few questions, Zhou Zhong spoke first:

"May I ask your majesty, what is the current situation in Jiangxia?"

Liu Xie did not say much:

"When you arrive in Jiangxia, Jiangxia will return to the embrace of our Han Dynasty."

What does that mean?

Is Jiangxia a no-man's land waiting to be occupied?

In this case, it would not be too late to pack up and take a few men with you to set off. After you settle down, it will not be too late to send someone to pick up your family.

Zhou Zhong left without saying anything, planning to go home and inform them before leaving Chang'an in a new carriage.

If they get there early, they can reach Tongguan tonight and pass Hanguguan tomorrow. They will definitely reach Jiangxia County within five days.

As for Huang Gai, he went to the camp outside the city and gathered 5,000 soldiers to Jiangxia. Based on these 5,000 soldiers, he raised 20,000 county soldiers to defend against Yuan Shu's attack.

After Jiangxia was taken, as long as Wancheng stationed troops in Xiangyang, Liu Biao would not dare to act rashly.

As for the south bank of the Yangtze River, Sun Ce's troops would also be well coordinated while developing eastward.

The only thing to be on guard against is Yuan Shu in Runan. This guy dreams of eating up Sun's troops every day. Now that Sun Ce has taken Jiangxia, he must be eager to pick peaches.

We must take this opportunity to teach him a lesson. If possible, we can even eat up part of Runan's land.

Runan and Jiangxia are separated by the Dabie Mountains, which is now the Xinyang area. As long as Huang Gai hurts Yuan Shu, Yuan Shu will most likely lead his troops to attack Yanzhou or go to trouble Tao Qian, the good guy, based on his character.

In the original novel, Yuan Shu first occupied Nanyang, and then occupied Luyang County because of insufficient food. Then he extended his hand to Runan County. Later, in order to get angry with Yuan Shao, he led his army to Yanzhou. After a fight with Cao Cao, he led his army to the southeast, occupied Yangzhou, teased Tao Qian, and tripped Sun Ce.

As for Lu Bu, he was even more separated and reunited, sometimes allied and sometimes turned against each other, sometimes married and sometimes turned against each other, highlighting a lively scene.

While the Three Kingdoms world was making plans, Li Yu in the real world was leisurely preparing dinner.

Tonight, Zhou Yongnian and Zhou Bingliang took a car to the city to attend the welcome banquet. Zhou Bingren and his family stayed in the B&B to accompany their in-laws and chat about some details of the engagement.

The elders from Li Yu's hometown will come tomorrow to attend the engagement ceremony the day after tomorrow.

In Beijing, when the old lady heard that her granddaughter was getting engaged the day after tomorrow, she immediately couldn't sit still and prepared to bring a few relatives to come together to watch the old man, so that he wouldn't drink too much on the happy occasion.

In the kitchen, Li Yu took a piece of loofah, dug out the pulp, and stuffed it with the prepared meat filling. There was also a shrimp in the middle of the meat filling.

After stuffing the meat filling, he placed the loofah neatly on a plate, steamed it in a pot later, and then poured some sauce, and the delicious loofah stuffed with meat was ready.

While they were busy, Zhang Ping walked in:

"Oh, my son's cooking skills are very good. This little loofah is made in a very good way...On a happy day, you can't say the word death. You have to follow the rules of the south and call the loofah a victory melon."

Li Yu smiled and said:

"You are a doctor in the dental clinic after all, why are you so superstitious?"

Zhang Ping whispered mysteriously:

"I didn't believe it at first, but just now I sat on the steps in front of the statue in the scenic area, and somehow I fell asleep. After waking up, I felt refreshed and my body was not tired at all...Son, is there something unclean living in that statue? Do you want me to find a magician to exorcise it?"

Li Yu's hand trembled, and he almost threw the loofah in his hand:

"You didn't think so in front of the statue, did you?"

Finding an exorcist to drive away the old mother, this idea is enough to write an online novel.

Zhang Ping said:

"No, I just checked the WeChat group. I remember someone said in the group last month that several magicians in the provincial capital were very effective. I wanted to find their business cards. I'm not busy now. I'll add them as friends and ask about the price."

Li Yu felt that when he went to the scenic spot later, he would probably get a few blows on the head... What is this called? Backstabbing by my own mother!

He took the whole plate of stuffed loofah with meat aside and said:

"Don't worry about this, stay well with my dad in the provincial capital, make more money, and don't forget to give me New Year's money this Spring Festival."

"I'm getting married soon and I still need New Year's money. Even if I get it, I have to give it to Tongtong... Your mother-in-law likes to eat wild vegetables, remember to fry two more... What about the leftovers from lunch? I haven't eaten enough of the astragalus mutton stew, I'll have some in the evening."

The leftovers from lunch were sent to Muke Village by the Empress a long time ago, you asked too late... Li Yu said:

"It's so hot, eating leftovers can easily cause problems. Haven't you seen so many food poisoning cases on the Internet?"

"You really don't know how to live, you're not like me and your dad at all."

Not long after, a light dinner was ready, and the two families sat together and ate happily.

Li Xinjian was very interested in the buildings on the mountain:

"Except for those new houses, the remaining stone houses are quite unique. If the rent is cheap, we can rent them and renovate them. Renovating the houses should attract many tourists."

Zhou Bingren agreed:

"Yes, we will build some plank roads on the other side of the mountain and expand the second phase. The whole scenic area will be more playable and can attract more tourists."

Li Yu did have an expansion plan, but it had to be designed in a unified way. It couldn't be renovated haphazardly and turn the scenic area into a hodgepodge.

When the two families were having dinner, Mu Guiying was eating the pan-fried buns sent by Yunxiao in the Wahuang Palace:

"Wow, this burnt shell is really delicious. If Fairy Xiaochan sees it, she will definitely drool with love."

Yunxiao smiled and said:

"If you want to eat it, I will make some more... Sir is about to get engaged to the master's wife. Will there be an engagement banquet?"

"Yes, I'll show you the scene of Wu Erlang's engagement banquet last time. It was very lively, but the food was not as delicious as Sister Yunxiao's. It's a pity."

Yunxiao smiled and said modestly:

"I don't deserve such praise in front of you, sir."

Mu Guiying took out her phone and showed the short video she took on the day of Wu Song's engagement. Seeing that Yunxiao seemed to be fascinated by the real world, she decided to add fuel to the fire:

"Sister Yunxiao, do you want to attend the engagement ceremony?"

A hint of surprise flashed across Yunxiao's face:

"Can I go to the real world?"

"I can't go there for now, but you can record a video and I'll play it for you at the engagement scene... This is a good opportunity for you to leave a mark in the real world. How about it, do you want to try it?"

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