Cao Ang agreed happily.

He was in charge of Yanzhou for so long, and there were not many opportunities for such a unified opinion when deliberating matters. The reason why it was so smooth was that in addition to the profitable Sun Ce's proposal, Meng Jian's explanation also played a great role. Meng Jian's explanation was not only in his early twenties, but in front of Chen Gong, Mao Jie and others, he was neither humble nor arrogant. He was neither cowardly because he was a young man, nor arrogant because he was an envoy of Wu Hou. He spoke very well, responded with a flow of thought, and explained clearly and sincerely, which made people naturally feel a sense of trust.

Cao Ang was very envious of Sun Ce's talents, and was very curious about Sun Ce's military planning. He also recruited some young talents, and Chen Gong was responsible for it, but they couldn't come up with such a careful plan when discussing the matter, and they still talked a lot. It looked very lively, but it was difficult to have a plan that was convenient for entertainment. Even if it could be implemented, the effect was not ideal. In the end, Chen Gong made the decision alone.

Cao Ang invited Meng Jian to a banquet and asked Meng Jian for advice. The content was very broad, including Sun Ce's march and combat, governing all aspects of civil affairs, and seeking knowledge. If Meng Jian was not Sun Ce's adviser, he might have to keep him.

Meng Jian did not hide his weaknesses. Taking the formation process of this plan as an example, he roughly explained the work process of the military plan office, but only hidden the details. After all, Cao Ang was just an ally of Sun Ce, not Sun Ce's subordinate. The starting point of this plan was self-interest. Yanzhou was the object of exploitation, and the so-called interests were just bait. If it weren't for the difficulty of direct control in Yuzhou, this opportunity would never have fallen into Cao Ang's hands.

Cao Ang didn't say it, but he felt very moved. Where did Sun Ce find these young people, one of them is better than the other. I have to say that this is talent, which others can't learn, just like the few concubines he took, either smart, stunning, or virtuous. Any one can be a wife, but they all become his concubine. Yuan Tan once said that Sun Ce's vision of people is very accurate, a hundred times better than Xu Shao. If he had been born thirty years earlier, with this talent, he would be as famous as Li Ying, Guo Tai and others.

I don’t know whether it’s luck or misfortune to live with such people.

In addition to conveying his mission, Meng Jian also had other tasks, such as checking the preparations for Cao Ang’s wedding. Sun Ce had already gone north, and Sun Jian was also preparing to go south to Jiaozhou. The wedding must be completed within these few months. Time is relatively tight and he could not settle it. Sun Ce was worried that Cao Ang was not prepared enough, so he sent Meng Jian to come and see, especially to see if Cao Ang had any concubines. It was not that he could not have one, but that he could not be fond of his favor and wanted to suppress his wife Sun Shangying. Sun Ce did not say what to do if there was one. Meng Jian heard that meant to find a way to settle it. If he could not get rid of it, he would be killed. In short, Sun Shangying could not be wronged.

Meng Jian was somewhat jealous of this, but fortunately, this matter was not difficult. Cao Ang had no concubines and not one.

From this point of view, Cao Ang doesn't look like Cao Cao's son at all. Meng Jian works in the military strategy office and knows too well what Cao Cao does in Yizhou. However, Meng Jian is not a talkative person, and he doesn't know a word about Cao Ang. Mrs. Ding is not aware of it, and Cao Ang himself is not stupid. He has a connection with Cao Cao, so it is impossible for him to know nothing about these situations. Meng Jian does not need to stir up trouble and humiliate himself.

Meng Jian lived in Changyi for two days and set off for Qingzhou.

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In the corner of the mountain, Sun Ce and Shen You sat side by side on the flying hut, looking up at the railing.

The boats were walking through the waves. On the left is the Qingzhou coast, on the right is the vast blue sea and blue sky. The green mountains were faintly silk, and white clouds were like silk. From time to time, sea birds flew over their heads, and sometimes you could see the geese flying north. The sea breeze was gently blowing, and the early summer sun shone on the snow-white waves, shining silver.

Shen You put down the chart in his hand and sighed with emotion: "All rivers return to the sea. Although I grew up in Wujun and have been stationed in Qingzhou for more than a year, this is the first time I have seen the vastness of the sea. I am really ashamed."

Sun Ce did not land in Buqi. He only docked for a while, inspected Buqi's port, and then invited Shen You, who came to welcome, to board the boat and continued to walk east along the coastline, intending to bypass the corner of the mountain and walk the sea route. Shen You had not walked this road for more than a year in Qingzhou and had no intuitive feelings about the pros and cons of the sea route. Knowing that Sun Ce's move was a tactful expression of dissatisfaction and was somewhat embarrassed, he worked harder to make up for it. These days, he almost turned the charts, looked at the terrain during the day, was familiar with the weather, looked at the stars at night, studied stargazing and navigation with Gan Ning, chatted with the navy soldiers when he had time, and learned about the suffering and joy of their sea life.

Sun Ce was lying on a chair with his arms open, crossing his legs, and his expression was relaxed, just like he was sunbathing by the beach in his previous life. "You are too eager to get things done, so you are devoted to official business and have no time to look up at the world. Zizheng, I have some experiences recently and I would like to share with you."

"I can't find it." Shen Yougong bowed and said with a smile: "I haven't seen you for a long time. I feel complacent. I think I have a long time to live a thousand miles a day. Now I am different from the past. When I see you, I realize that you are despicable. I should ask you for advice to benefit."

Sun Ce smiled and said, "Zizheng doesn't have to be humble. He can manage a state before he was young. He leads a 20,000 troops to compete for victory over the battlefield. Even if you are not the number one person in Jiangdong, you can still stand in Shilin. Even if you sit side by side with Zhou Gongjin, you can be ashamed."

Shen You laughed, his eyes shining brightly. He was proud of his talent and was famous for his three wonders. He was appreciated by Sun Ce. At the age of 18, Qu A led his troops to fight at the age of 19, and won most of Qingzhou in half a year. Such achievements were enough to be proud at all times, but there were two mountains in front of him that crushed him to death. One was Sun Ce, who led his troops to fight at the age of 17, and wiped out 20,000 elite Xiliang soldiers in one battle. He was beyond his reach for such a record, probably only Huo Qubing could compare; the other was Zhou Yu, who was also in charge of the army at the age of 17, first in Nanyang, then Jiangxia, and Nanjun. He was also in power, and the four counties in Jiangnan were defeated without bloodshed. Now he was in charge of Jingzhou, and he could be called the only one under Sun Ce.

He dared not compare with Sun Ce, but he hoped that he could compete with Zhou Yu, so he worked very hard over the past year, military and government affairs were all busy and had almost no rest. The situation in Qingzhou improved greatly, but he still could not compare with Jingzhou, which made him somewhat anxious. Of course, Qingzhou is not as good as Jingzhou, but he refused to relax and did not give himself an excuse to forgive himself. Now when he heard Sun Ce's comment, he felt that the hard work over the past year was worth it, and he was a little ashamed.

No matter how many reasons there are, the situation in Qingzhou is still not optimistic, and he cannot let Sun Ce trust the war in Youzhou to him as safely as Zhou Yu. If it weren't for this, Sun Ce wouldn't have to travel thousands of miles to Qingzhou. Zhou Yu wanted to attack Yizhou, but Sun Ce felt relieved.

"Zizheng, human power is sometimes poor. Everyone wants to do things perfectly, but perfection never exists. Therefore, the saint is only in legends. The longer it is, the more perfect it is, but there are only ordinary people in front of you. It is naturally a good thing if you use the saint as your goal to encourage yourself to improve, but if you really want to demand yourself according to the saint's standards, then you will only have one end: you are tired, and others are even more tired."

Shen You frowned. "Lord, should I follow the examples of those famous scholars who ignore government affairs and sit down and talk about it?"
Chapter completed!