"That person is..."
Mrs. Wu obviously saw some familiar people, but they were just familiar. She wanted to recall who they were, but she couldn't find a clue for a while.
Seeing this, Sun Quan smiled softly. To be honest, if he hadn't experienced the third-thinking illusion just now, he might not have been able to recognize the other party.
"Mom, I know who he is." Sun Quan said.
"Who?" Mrs. Wu couldn't help but turn around.
"He used to come to our house often when he was a kid." Sun Quan said with a smile.
"When I was young..." Mrs. Wu was stunned for a moment, connected with Sun Quan's words, and looked at the facial features and age of the man on the bank, and suddenly recalled, "Could it be the son that Zhu Zhi adopted? By the way, it must be, he looks so similar to that boy back then!" As she spoke, Mrs. Wu looked at Sun Quan again, a little surprised and said, "I mean, Quan'er, you didn't meet him a few times when you were a child, but now you have not met him. Do you still recognize it?!”
"Although I have only met him a few times, every time he comes, I take him to play." Sun Quan responded.
This person is none other than Zhu Ran!
Speaking of Zhu Ran, we have to talk about Zhu Zhi first. Zhu Zhi was the enlightenment teacher of Sun Quan and others, and was a rare civil servant under Sun Jian. Usually Sun Jian took Cheng Pu, Han Dang and others out to fight, while Zhu Zhi stayed at the base camp and managed internal affairs. Therefore, he also shouldered the teaching task of Sun Quan and others. Don't underestimate this so-called "teacher". Just like Yuan Wei could be the emperor's teacher, Zhu Zhi, who could be the teacher of Sun Quan and other direct descendants of the Sun family, naturally had an extraordinary status.
However, Zhu Zhi had one regret at that time, that is, he never had a son. Therefore, Zhu Zhi's sister adopted her son to Zhu Zhi, and this was Zhu Ran. Although Zhu Zhi later had his own biological son, according to ancient rules, Zhu Ran was Zhu Zhi's eldest son, and could only be said to be not the legitimate eldest son.
In short, in those years, Zhu Zhi really regarded Zhu Ran as his biological son and even trained him as his sole heir. Therefore, when he occasionally went to Sun's family to teach, Zhu Zhi also brought Zhu Ran with him. Sun Quan got to know Zhu Ran from that time.
Sun Quan is a young adult and never likes to play with real children, but when he heard that the other person was Zhu Ran, who was a moderate celebrity in history, he deliberately took him to play with him several times. However, later, probably when Zhu Zhi had his own biological son, his focus gradually changed, and Sun Quan never saw Zhu Ran again.
No matter what, Sun Quan was happy at this moment. It’s not the joy of meeting a childhood friend again, but the joy of meeting another general after Lu Meng!
In fact, whether it is Lu Meng, Zhu Ran, Zhou Tai, or even Huang Gai, these people are of great significance to Sun Quan. It's not because these people are very talented and can stabilize the Sun family. There are many talented people in Jiangdong, and there are many more powerful and famous people than these few, but these few people are the true direct descendants of Sun Quan. , it was Sun Quan who lifted them up from the wilderness!
Others, like Zhou Yu, Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong, are all very powerful people. If Sun Wu doesn’t use them, other princes will rush to use them. In addition, the younger generation like Lu Xun and Bu Zhi, although Being able to take on big responsibilities is inseparable from Sun Quan, but they are all from big families, and their upbringing and education have nothing to do with Sun Quan. These people have a subconscious mind, that is, even if they are not promoted by Sun Quan, they can at least be small officials. , live a worry-free life. Only Lu Meng, Zhu Ran, Zhou Tai, and Huang Gai were different. Without Sun Quan, they might not have been able to get ahead in their lives. It was precisely because of this that they were loyal to Sun Quan and even risked their lives!
Because he was familiar with history, Sun Quan had great "foresight", but sometimes these foresights were not necessarily very good. For example, Sun Quan knew that in history, before the Battle of Chibi, Zhang Zhao and others had always advocated surrender. Although it cannot be said that they were wrong, and Sun Quan would not blame Zhang Zhao for this, it also made Sun Quan understand that smart People tend to be aware of current affairs, and they tend to think about themselves. How could Sun Quan dare to completely trust Zhang Zhao? Similarly, some children of aristocratic families usually put their own family interests first.
For various reasons, Sun Quan particularly likes to personally promote grassroots people. Although these people are not necessarily the best to use, they are the ones he uses most worry-free. It's a pity that there are too few grassroots people with real ability and potential. Except for those few people who have proven themselves in history, Sun Quan does not dare to promote others hastily. Therefore, in the final analysis, Sun Quan still had to use a large number of children from aristocratic families and various smart people. Therefore, Sun Quan really did not want to worry about political affairs personally. He just wanted to be an idle prince.
Back to the scene,
"Zhu Ran, I haven't seen him for a few years. I didn't expect him to have grown so big. It seems that Zhu Zhi sent him out for training and might let him take over the chamber of commerce in the future." Mrs. Wu said in a low voice.
Sun Quan nodded. Without his intervention, Zhu Ran, as Zhu Zhi's adopted son, might really only be able to become a businessman in the future. But now. . . . . .
"Your nobleman is here."
"Mom, Zhu Ran should be trustworthy. You go and call your brothers and sisters over. I'll go out and test him first," Sun Quan said.
"Quan'er, be careful. People may change." Madam Wu reminded Sun Quan that she would not completely trust him just because he was Zhu Ran. After all, Madam Wu didn't know much about Zhu Ran.
"Understood. Without my hint, don't come over later." Sun Quan said.
"Um."
After Mrs. Wu left the bushes, Sun Quan showed up and went out.
"Zhu Ran!" Sun Quan jumped out and shouted.
On the shore, a dark-skinned young man moved when he heard the sound and looked at Sun Quan. He was only slightly stunned, as if he had known that Sun Quan would appear here. He did not scream loudly and immediately ran to Sun Quan's side.
"Second Young Master, it is indeed you!" After saying that, Zhu Ran looked around and couldn't help but said, "Where are Madam and the others?"
"Boy, you are not young anymore, and you are not stable at all." Sun Quan patted Zhu Ran's shoulder hard, just like when he was a child, he taught Zhu Ran like a little adult, "You dare to ask any questions blindly!"
Hearing this, Zhu Ran was startled and realized that he had said the wrong thing. Although his skin was dark, for a moment, his face turned pale with fear. If Sun Quan had suspected his motives, Zhu Ran might have died under Sun Quan's sword.
"Second Young Master, I'm just worried that someone with ulterior motives will find out if I stay here for a long time, so I ask this question urgently. I don't have any other intention." Zhu Ran quickly explained.
"Don't be nervous." Sun Quan smiled slightly, "If I didn't believe it, I wouldn't remind you."
Seeing that Sun Quan's smile seemed genuine, Zhu Ran was slightly relieved. Childhood playmate? What a joke, Sun Quan could treat him as a playmate, but Zhu Ran never dared to treat Sun Quan as a playmate. Compared with the impression he had when he was a child, Zhu Ran heard more about Sun Quan's reputation over the years.
"There is a reason why you appeared here so coincidentally, right?" Sun Quan said.
