In the huge back courtyard of a royal palace.
Except for Sun Ce who was relatively calm, everyone was more or less in disbelief. To be honest, it's already great if Xiangxiang can compete with Zhou Tai on an equal footing. Based on Ji Shu's understanding of Sun Ce, even if he lost Sun Ce, he would ask Xiangxiang to form a female army of several hundred people, and Quan would serve as her bodyguard. Unexpectedly, he actually won the fight.
Sun Shangxiang said a little embarrassed.
"General Zhou accepted the offer! He managed to win by chance."
Fortunately, the spearheads and arrowheads used in martial arts competitions are blunt weapons. Although it is still painful to hit the body with a force of hundreds of kilograms through the weapon, you will not be seriously injured as long as you do not aim at the vital points.
Zhou Tai was also thick-skinned. He fell off his horse but sat up from the ground as if nothing had happened. He just looked a little depressed.
Although I was afraid of losing during the competition, I felt calm after losing. Zhou Tai cupped his fists and smiled helplessly.
"Winning is winning, losing is losing. The princess is more skilled, Zhou Tai is convinced!"
"Haha, Youping, you are too eager to attack. Xiangxiang's martial arts is not inferior to yours. You should have seen this after twenty rounds of fighting. But her physical strength and endurance are definitely not comparable to yours! As long as you calm down and take precautions Xiangxiang’s strange move, within a hundred rounds, Xiangxiang will definitely not be able to keep up with your pace!”
Everyone came over at this time, and Sun Ce laughed and extended his hand to Zhou Tai.
After Zhou Tai was pulled to his feet by Sun Ce, Zhou Tai touched the back of his head in shame because he understood that what Sun Ce said was the key to the victory between the two.
"What the Lord said is true. Zhou Tai will definitely hone his character and take further steps in the future."
Sun Shangxiang also stretched out his little head behind Sun Ce to encourage Zhou Taidao.
"Brother is right. Xiangxiang did win by chance. If we compete again, Xiangxiang has no confidence in winning again. General Zhou need not be discouraged."
"However, if you win, you win. Don't lie about what you promised, brother!"
After saying that, Sun Shangxiang grabbed Sun Ce's arm and looked up at him, raising his nose as if he was coming to praise me.
Everyone laughed bitterly, and Sun Ce hugged Xiangxiang's shoulders lovingly and said.
"Don't worry, what brother says always means it. I will discuss the details with Gong Jin and Zi Yuan later, and tomorrow I will order a new female army of 3,000 people, and you will be the general."
This can be regarded as another major event in Chu State this year. Sun Ce has also implemented many new policies and is not afraid of big things at all.
However, Sun Shangxiang didn't seem satisfied.
"Brother, don't be so stingy. Give me an organization of 10,000 people, and I will also become a general."
Ten thousand people?
Have I become less courageous, or are your hearts too big?
A drop of cold sweat broke out on Sun Ce's head.
"Don't make trouble! 3,000 people is a lot. The Tiger Roar Camp only has 3,000 people, but it is the strongest army in our Da Chu."
This is true.
Xiangxiang groaned, seemingly convinced by the sign of Tiger Roaring Camp.
"Okay, three thousand is three thousand. Watch me train an elite team that won't lose to the Tiger Roar Camp. Come out and show it to you."
Sun Ce secretly breathed a sigh of relief. The difficulty of recruiting a new female army of 10,000 people and a female army of 3,000 people has increased exponentially, and Zhang Hong will definitely come to nag him!
Sun Ce, who escaped, didn't pay attention to Xiangxiang's words of building an elite army. You will never understand how difficult it is until you do it yourself.
Apart from the Tiger Roaring Camp, the only elites in the entire Da Chu were Gan Ning's Jinfan Army and Zhao Yun's 6,000 white-horse Yi followers, which were not yet fully staffed. These two armies were selected from the elite soldiers of Jiangdong Army. They also had the old team of Gan Ning's Jinfan Army and Baima Yi, who successively defected to Zhao Yun, to build up the framework. They had a solid foundation and had gone through several battles. stand out. Even the Yulin Army established by Ji Shu has not yet reached the standard. It can only be said that it is not as good as the previous ones, more than the lower ones, and still falls short of the goal.
But having said that, Sun Ce still has high expectations for Xiangxiang. He specifically asked Huang Zhong what he meant, and wanted Huang Zhong to be Xiangxiang's teacher. After all, Sun Ce had already known Huang Zhong's military management and archery skills for the past three years, so it was perfect for Huang Zhong to be Xiangxiang's teacher.
Huang Zhong did not refuse. Although Sun Shangxiang was born as a girl, his archery skills surprised him. Sun Ce asked Xiangxiang to perform the apprenticeship ceremony for Huang Zhong on the spot, which only shocked Huang Zhong, who had a strong concept of superiors and subordinates.
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After the matter came to an end, everyone moved back to the meeting hall and took their seats, preparing to discuss political matters.
As Sun Ce sat on the throne, an urgent report happened to be delivered from outside the palace. It was a messenger sent by Jingzhou Mu Taishi Ci.
Sun Ce received the report from the palace servants and listened to the messenger.
"Your Majesty, the State of Qin has sent an envoy to visit. The general has arranged to visit Xiangyang to entertain them. He has specially sent a young general to ask your Majesty if he will arrange a ship to escort the envoy to Jianye?"
Sun Ce frowned slightly. Although he disdained Dong Zhuo, it was an indisputable fact that the Qin State established by Dong Zhuo had 200,000 troops to separate one side. Sun Ce asked while patiently reading Taishi Ci's report.
"Dong Zhuo's envoy? Who are they and why do they come to see me?"
Unexpectedly, when Sun Ce asked this question, the believer was hesitant and didn't know how to speak.
"The leader is the Duke of Qin, Dong Shang, and the deputy envoy is the military advisor general Jia Xu. Their purpose is to establish an alliance, and... to get the prince Dong Shang to marry the lords of the counties, counties, and princesses. "
After the messenger finished speaking, he quickly shrank his neck and lowered his head deeply.
Sure enough, Sun Ce was furious and threw Taishi Ci's report to the ground without even looking at it.
"Go and have your fucking daydreams! Want to marry Xiangxiang? There's no way! What does Ziyi do for food? Go back and tell Ziyi and throw him away!"
"No!"
Zhou Yu and Ji Shu, who were sitting on both sides of Sun Ce, spoke out in unison to dissuade him.
The two looked at each other, and Zhou Yu spoke first.
"Brother, in the relations between countries, we should not act rashly due to personal affairs. Let Dong Zhuo's envoy come to Jianye first, and then find an excuse to refuse. It shows his sincerity and respect that he sent the prince and important ministers to visit, but we directly drove them away. This It’s not a gift from a great country.”
Although Ji Shu was shocked when he heard Jia Xu's name, Sun Ce's approach was too extreme.
Zhou Yu's statement was more euphemistic, but Ji Shu's answer was much more straightforward.
"This is not a matter of politeness. If you just drive people away, you are slapping Dong Zhuo in the face. There is no need for us to be friends with a debauched and unscrupulous person like Dong Zhuo, but it is unwise to make enemies for no reason. See. It doesn’t matter if they meet, I can just find an excuse to send them back when the time comes.”
Ji Shu never expected that after many days, he would deeply regret what he said today and wish he could travel back in time and slap himself in the mouth.
Unfortunately, at this time, Sun Ce calmed down after hearing what the two said and nodded in agreement.
