"That's right." Zhu Ran nodded quickly, secretly sighing that Sun Quan was indeed Sun Quan, and he could see through the clues at a glance, "Father heard that the second young master rescued the Sun family from Wu County, and guessed that you might cross the river near here. , so I have been wandering around this area recently to see if I can pick up the second young master and others." Zhu Ran said.
"Teacher, he is really thoughtful." Sun Quan sighed, which was a sigh from his heart. Zhu Zhi and others were said to be retainers of the Sun family, but in fact they had no deep-rooted ties with the Sun family. It was not easy for them to help secretly when the Sun family was in decline. You must know that this is an era that lacks talents. As long as you show enough loyalty and sincerity to talents like Zhu Zhi, no force will be unwilling to accept you.
At this time, Sun Quan especially admires his father Sun Jian. All the soldiers under Sun Jian's command are all kind and loyal!
"Second Young Master, your words are serious. This is what my father should do. My father said that a drop of kindness should be repaid by a spring. My father received great kindness from the Sun family back then. He will always be a member of the Sun family!" Zhu Ran said loudly. road.
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Sun Quan clenched his fists hard. He would also remember this kindness in his heart. Although Sun Quan and his party may not necessarily need Zhu Zhi's help, Sun Quan has already remembered Zhu Zhi's thoughts.
"Zhu Ran, let me tell you, don't be too ambitious. Work hard in this chamber of commerce, and I guarantee that you will be successful in the future!" Sun Quan patted Zhu Ran on the shoulder.
"Thank you, Second Young Master!" Zhu Ran's face was filled with excitement. Young people, is it possible to say that you don’t have any lofty ideals? As an adopted son, Zhu Ran didn't have a bad life in the Zhu family, but he was definitely still a little uncomfortable. Zhu Ran hoped to get ahead more than anyone else. In this era, if you want to get ahead, the promise of a superior person is more useful than anything else.
"Don't thank me. I'm not helping you, I want talents to help me." Sun Quan said to Zhu Ran seriously. He didn't want Zhu Ran to become slack and not do his job properly because of his words.
There are reasons why grassroots can be successful. If it were anyone else, even with Sun Quan's reminder, when their future is already guaranteed, they might gradually lose their drive and ambition. But Zhu Ran was different. He immediately calmed down and responded to Sun Quan very solemnly, saying,
"Second Young Master, I will study hard in this chamber of commerce. I will definitely help Second Young Master achieve hegemony in the future!"
Sun Quan smiled and said,
"It takes such courage. I look forward to that day."
After saying that, he also approached Zhu Ran to remind him,
"Wing a war requires the use of money, and a shortage of supplies requires trading with others. In this period, the Chamber of Commerce can do more than just make a little money."
Zhu Ran's eyes flashed and he nodded,
"Zhu Ran understands!"
Immediately, Sun Quan called his mother, Mrs. Wu, and others over, and everyone boarded the merchant ship and left the place quickly.
Not long after, the family finally successfully arrived in Liyang and were completely out of danger.
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After arriving in Liyang,
Before Sun Quan had time to rest, his uncle Wu Jing and cousin Sun Bi immediately summoned him over.
"Zhong Mou, you have read the military book well. Please tell us how to capture Hengjiang County and Danglikou." Wu Jing and Sun Bi got straight to the point.
Sun Quan was a little surprised. He didn't expect the two of them to talk about this as soon as they arrived, and they didn't change roles for a while. Why would you actually come to discuss such an important matter with yourself? Even though Sun Quan is no longer a child, he has never been on the battlefield, has he not proven himself yet? In the past, there was a special reason why Sun Jian liked to listen to Sun Quan's advice. It did not mean that others would do the same.
Sun Quan's eyes flashed, he looked at the two of them and said,
"Uncle, cousin, do you really want to ask me?"
Wu Jing and Sun Bi looked at each other, both of them were a little surprised, but they didn't expect Sun Quan to be so sensitive. Just like Sun Quan said, no matter how good he is in "Sun Tzu's Art of War", he has not proven himself, so how can ordinary people really ask him to be a staff adviser? Isn't this just talk on paper, child's play! Even if Sun Jian is still there, if he wants to train Sun Quan, he will only be allowed to sit in on strategic meetings for a few years and basically have no say.
Therefore, Wu Jing and Sun Bi didn't really want to ask Sun Quan's opinion. They had followed Sun Jian and led troops to fight for so many years. Is it possible that they wouldn't fight without any advisers? But it was because Sun Quan was a direct descendant of the Sun family and now he was in Liyang. Out of respect, he informed Sun Quan before sending troops. To put it simply, it is just a formality. Lest people think that Wu Jing and Sun Ben no longer take the direct descendants of the Sun family seriously.
Wu Jing and Sun Bi called Sun Quan over, hoping to get Sun Quan's words: "You are still young and you don't know much. You have to rely on your uncle and cousin for war matters. You two can decide everything." In this way, Wu Jing and Sun Ben could free their hands and feet to fight against the enemy.
I just didn't expect that Sun Quan, as if he didn't understand the meaning at all, actually took their words seriously. But, with Sun Quan’s intelligence, would he not be able to understand? This guy is obviously pretending to be stupid!
Wu Jing and Sun Ben both felt a little uncomfortable. Those who lead troops in war will always have such pride. It's not that they looked down on Sun Quan's reputation as a genius, nor that they were unwilling to listen to Sun Quan's command, but they didn't believe that Sun Quan, who had never led an army before, could do better than them. Everything must have a growth process. Even if Sun Ce arrives here, he can't just turn his back on being a guest, right?
"Zhong Mou, of course we are asking you sincerely. If you have any ideas, tell them all and don't have any worries." Uncle Wu Jing said, but it is unknown whether he really thought so in his heart.
"Then I'll put it bluntly." Sun Quan said immediately, "In my opinion, there is no need for us to capture Hengjiang County and Danglikou. No, it's not unnecessary, it can't be captured!"
Sun Quan's words were astonishing.
Wu Jing and Sun Ben, who were still questioning the idea of finding trouble, were completely stunned by Sun Quan's extraordinary brain circuit.
"You mean, we don't want to fight against Hengjiang County and Danglishou?" Sun Ben couldn't help but ask, "Then what should we fight? Attack Guangling and Pengcheng? Or should we bypass Hengjiang County and Danglishou, secretly try to cross the river from other places, and then go straight to Take Wu County?"
If Sun Quan really has such an idea, then Sun Bi can only say that his younger brother is stupid in studying and thinks that fighting is easy. He takes it too much for granted! If it were so easy to cross the river from other places, why should we guard the crossing? When fighting against Guangling and Pengcheng, are you not afraid of being attacked from both sides? Aren't you afraid of attracting Liu Bei's army from the north?
That Sun Bi would have such thoughts shows that he still doesn't understand Sun Quan well enough. Sun Quan shook his head slightly and said,
"I'm saying that we can't capture Hengjiang County and Danglikou. I'm not saying that we won't capture Hengjiang County and Danglikou."
Sun Bi and Wu Jing frowned, looking even more confused.
"If we go to fight but don't conquer them, then we'll just keep wasting them like this? Liu Yao has several counties as backup, but we only have this city, how can we afford it? Besides, what's the benefit to us? "
