"Prefect, who is here?"
Captain Danyang couldn't help but ask when he saw Taishi Ci's expression changed.
"Nothing, just an old friend."
Taishi Ci held the greeting card with a gloomy expression on his face.
"You should step aside first, and we will discuss this matter later after I see the person coming."
Captain Danyang looked at the greeting card and immediately became suspicious.
But he didn't dare to ask, so he could only say: "No!"
The leader of Shanyue didn't think so much, he simply cupped his hands and walked out.
The two of them exited the lobby and saw an elegant scholar walking into the mansion under the guidance of the waiter.
When the scribe passed by the two of them, he gave them a kind look.
The leader of Shanyue didn't pay attention to the scribe at all, and still walked out the door.
Captain Danyang had a rough guess in his mind.
It must be the envoy sent by the Yangzhou Governor to recruit peace!
It seems that there is no way to avoid using a knife.
…
Inside the hall, it was another scene.
As soon as the elegant scholar entered the hall, he saw an ape-armed general with his back turned to him, wiping a shining long sword.
The elegant scholar's face paused, but he immediately smiled again: "Ziyi, are you okay?"
The ape-armed general suddenly turned around and glared at the elegant scholar: "Lu Fan, what are you doing here?"
Although he was called by his first name, Lu Fan still kept a smile: "After the battle in Shenting, I have been separated from you for a long time, and I miss you very much. I came here to visit you!"
After saying this, Lu Fan bowed respectfully.
Taishi Ci was not a person who was ignorant of etiquette. Although he snorted coldly, he still replied: "Please get up, Zi Heng!"
Lu Fan stood up and had time to take a good look at Tai Shi Ci.
In fact, he and Taishi Ci had never met, they had only heard about each other.
When I saw the real person at this time, I immediately felt emotional.
This man has handsome eyebrows and beautiful beard, ape-like arms and wasp waist, and he is an extraordinary warrior!
No wonder Sun Ce never forgets him!
"Ziyi's residence here is really like a precious jade covered in dust, destroyed by yellow bells!"
Lu Fan looked around again. It turned out that the so-called "Danyang County Mansion" was in a state of ruin.
But it's just right, you can use it as an opening statement.
Taishi Ci still didn't give him good face.
"I live here not for pleasure, but to smite thieves' ears!"
Lu Fan's expression remained unchanged, but in his heart he greatly appreciated Tai Shi Ci's eloquence and integrity.
"Zi Heng doesn't have to go around in circles anymore!"
"Are you here as a lobbyist for Yuan Xianneng?"
Taishi Ci weighed the sword in his hand and looked at Lu Fan unkindly.
Lu Fan was finally stunned for a moment, then his expression changed: "Huh?"
But I thought in my heart: How could I become Yuan Yao's lobbyist?
However, he was very responsive and immediately understood why Tai Shici thought so.
In the eyes of the world, Sun Ce is still Yuan Shu's general.
Although Sun Jian's old subordinates such as Sun Bi and Zhu Zhi are now very close to Sun Ce, from the surface, they can also be regarded as a mountain within Yuan Shu's power.
Even someone like Lu Fan, who had never been appointed by Yuan Shu and was Sun Ce's personal staff, would still be regarded as a member of Yuan Shu's group.
For example, Xuzhou Mu Tao Qian once arrested Lu Fan, who was sent by Sun Ce to Guangling to pick up Mrs. Wu, as a scout sent by Yuan Shu.
Therefore, it is not surprising that Taishi Ci understood Lu Fan as a lobbyist sent by Yuan Yao.
"Ziyi misunderstood, I am not the Yuan family's lobbyist, but I am here to talk to you as the Sun family's envoy!"
Lu Fan explained.
Sun family?
Which descendant of the Sun family?
Taishi Ci's first reaction was to wonder, which prince's surname is Sun?
No!
But soon, Taishi Ci figured it out.
It turns out that you, Lu Fan, represent Sun Ce, but Sun Ce is the thug of Yuan Shu, Yuan Yao and his son, aren't you sent by the Yuan family and his son?
"Zi Heng, I have abandoned literature and embraced martial arts. I no longer like these twists and turns."
Taishi Ci's eyes became cold and his patience was about to run out.
Lu Fan was speechless. Why can't you understand?
"Brother Ziyi, I really only represent the Fuchun Sun family, and my lord Sun Bofu alone!"
"Yuan Yao, I don't even bother to be with him!"
Taishi Ci was stunned when he heard Lu Fan calling Yuan Yao by his first name and even calling Yuan Yao a "kid".
How is this going?
"Your lord, Sun Bofu?"
Tai Shici asked doubtfully: "So, you are just a retainer of the Sun family, not a minister of the Yuan family?"
"exactly!"
Lu Fan nodded without hesitation: "For now, I am indeed a retainer of the Sun family, but in the future... I will definitely be a retainer of the Sun family!"
Taishi Ci finally understood.
It turns out that Sun Ce is plotting to rebel against the Yuan family!
At the very least, Sun Ce wants to break away from Yuan Shu's influence!
Taishi Ci's face relaxed slightly, but then he thought of another question.
"How dare you speak nonsense here!"
With a swish sound, the long sword in Tai Shi Ci's hand was already placed on Lu Fan's neck.
"You think I don't know?"
"This time Yuan Yao came to attack Jing County, he came with the help of your lord Sun Ce's troops!"
"You still dare to tease me here! Say you have nothing to do with the Yuan family?"
Lu Fan's heart trembled, knowing that Taishi Ci had mentioned a key issue.
But this was the moment he had been waiting for.
"Does Ziyi think that the eight thousand soldiers Yuan Yao has now are borrowed from my lord Sun Ce?"
"Isn't it?"
Taishi Ci snorted coldly.
Lu Fan also snorted coldly: "I'm afraid Ziyi doesn't know the truth!"
"I'm afraid you don't know anything about how treacherous and insidious Yuan Yao is, right?"
Taishi Ci spat disdainfully: "What does this have to do with the child of the Yuan family? Your lord, Sun Ce, is Yuan Shu's general. He listens to the announcement and makes adjustments. Yuan Yao leads the army on his father's behalf. What's the secret behind this?"
"I heard that the reason why Yuan Shu worshiped your lord Sun Ce as a general and sent him to conquer Jiangdong was because your lord Sun Ce promised Yuan Shu that he would recruit 30,000 elite soldiers from Jiangdong for him, right?"
"rumor!"
Lu Fan suddenly changed his expression and said, "Where did this rumor come from!"
"My lord Sun Ce captured Lujiang for Yuan Shu and conquered Huainan. He made great military exploits. It is natural for him to be the general!"
Although he did not expect that Tai Shici actually knew about this matter, Lu Fan denied it immediately and gave relevant explanations.
He would never allow Sun Ce to fall into any falsehoods when he became his own force in the future.
"What virtues and abilities does Yuan Shu have that can drive my Jiangdong children?"
"That's eight thousand soldiers, a total of eight thousand soldiers!"
"Do you know what eight thousand tiger soldiers can accomplish in these troubled times?"
"When my lord Sun Ce crossed the river, he only had half a million soldiers, but now he is the leader in the east of the river!"
"When it comes time to use troops, how can we pretend that the troops are in the hands of others?"
"But you still gave it to him!"
Taishi Ci said coldly.
"That's because my master, Sun Ce, was threatened by the Yuan family's son and fell into a treacherous plot!"
Lu Fan replied immediately.
