Sun Ce felt that what Liu Ye said was reasonable. Fu Shou and his son were bargaining chips in Cao Cao's hands. Without his consent, it was not easy for Fu Shou to directly contact the outside world. The people who sent Fu Wan to pass by did not die for no reason, but were killed by Cao Cao.

Since this is the case, this letter does not express the meaning of Fu Shou, but Cao Cao.

So what does Cao Cao mean to invite Fu Wan to Sichuan? Be a hostage, or to summon old ministers to support the new emperor?

Sun Ce couldn't figure it out.

Ju Su and Guo Jia also felt it was unsolvable, and even doubted whether they were suspicious. Perhaps Cao Cao had no other intentions, because Fu Shou wanted to see his relatives, so he couldn't stop him openly, and he knew that Fu Wan could not go there, and there would be no impact after going there, so he pretended to be generous.

Guo Jia said that although he didn't know what the situation was, this was an opportunity to arrange someone to pretend to be Fu Wan's servant, approach Fu Shou, and try to bring Fu Shou and his son out. Although Fu Shou was a noble person in the previous dynasty and his son was the eldest son of the previous dynasty emperor, Liu Xie knew about His Majesty and invisibly recognized His Majesty. If he could save his only child, it would be a matter of accumulation of good deeds.

What's more, Mrs. Liu, the eldest princess of the previous dynasty. Although she didn't say it, she would definitely be worried about Fu Shou and his son in her heart.

Sun Ce accepted Guo Jia's suggestion and asked him to arrange someone to contact Fu Wan. Fu Wan is old and may not be able to make a journey. He can arrange for a son to enter Sichuan and open the news.

The matter was settled, and the ministers said goodbye. Liu Ye was a little depressed and left reluctantly. Sun Ce called Sun Quan and asked him to go and see. Sun Quan responded and quickly walked away. Guo Jia and Ju Su walked side by side. Seeing Sun Quan rushed out, they let him beside him. Sun Quan apologized and hurried to Liu Ye in front. Ju Su saw clearly, sighed secretly, shook his head and smiled bitterly.

Guo Jia suddenly slapped his head. "My husband and brother, you should take the lead. I forgot something just now and I have to go back."

Ju Shu nodded, turned around and left first. Guo Jia turned around and returned to the main cabin, entered the cabin, and brought the door with him.

"Your Majesty, I just received a secret report from the Right Capital Protective."

Sun Ce put down the book in his hand and signaled Guo Jia to sit closer. Guo Jia took out a copper tube from his sleeve and handed it to Sun Ce. Sun Ce took it, took out the document inside, and quickly browsed it.

The content of the secret report is very simple: Sun Yi found some wood chips in the river. Judging from the size and shape, it looked like the scraps of ships. Judging from the various signs, Cao Cao was building warships, and there were a lot of them.

After reading it, Sun Ce rolled up the secret report and stuffed it back into the copper tube. Guo Jia took it, stuffed it back into his sleeve, and looked at Sun Ce quietly. Sun Ce pondered. Sun Yi could find these signs and make inferences. This was a good thing, but why did he report it to the Military Information Office in the form of a secret report, rather than the Military Affairs Office?

"Did Kong Ming want to dig a hole?"

Guo Jia smiled. "I guess they cannot be sure of Cao Cao's reality, so they can only use calmness to control themselves, pretend to be indifferent and make some preparations secretly. However, it is difficult to completely hide the movement of the army. They may hope that Your Majesty can help."

Sun Ce couldn't help laughing. "These two men are really brave. Do you want the court to cooperate with them in acting?"

Guo Jia smiled but said nothing.

Sun Ce thought for a while. "You can discuss with your husband and see how to act properly, and it will not arouse Cao Cao's alertness."

"Yes." Guo Jia received the order and said, "Your Majesty, I have something to report."

"What's up?"

"It has something to do with Liu Ye."

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Sun Quan caught up with Liu Ye and bowed to show his respect. "Pushe, please stay."

Liu Ye stopped, turned around, and looked at Sun Quan in confusion. "What are the instructions... what are you doing?"

"How dare you, how dare you?" Sun Quan smiled and said, "Do you have time? I have hidden some good wine there, and I want to ask Pu She to have a drink."

Liu Ye frowned and was hesitating. Sun Quan leaned closer and whispered, "Don't worry, this is Your Majesty's will." Liu Ye's eyes flashed slightly, he glanced at Sun Quan, and bowed, "It's better to obey your orders than respect."

Sun Quan led Liu Ye to his own courtyard. Two blond and blue-eyed Hu maids and white-skinned Hu maids greeted him. Sun Quan ordered them to prepare wine. Hu maids responded in a coquettish voice, with wind under their feet, and arranged wine and food back and forth. It was Mid-Autumn Festival, and the weather was still hot, and the two Hu maids were dressed relatively thinly, and their plump figures were about to emerge under the well-tailed Yue cloth shirt.

Liu Ye glanced at it twice and smiled, "I heard for a long time that the Hu maid around the king has a foreign style. When I saw it today, it was true."

Sun Quan laughed, pointed at his eyes, and touched the short beard on his lips. "Some people say I have the blood of a Hu man, do you believe it?"

Liu Ye quickly waved his hand and shook his head. This joke is unstoppable.

Sun Quan did not ask questions, and raised his glass to greet Liu Ye. The two of them casually said some irrelevant gossip. Liu Ye was waiting for Sun Quan to speak, but Sun Quan was not in a hurry, just talking about his experiences and experiences in Jiaozhou. Liu Ye listened quietly, with a neither salty smile on his face, but he did not say anything.

"I heard that Pushe and the Grand Governor of Lu are close friends?" Sun Quan suddenly said.

"When I was young, I traveled together and had a lot of exchanges. Later..." Liu Ye smiled bitterly and smacked his lips. "Now there is a difference between inside and outside. Apart from official exchanges, there is not much private contact. At the beginning of the year, His Majesty ascended the throne and Zijing came to pay his respects. We met twice."

"This is the case in life, and it is unpredictable." Sun Quan drank the wine in the glass and then picked up the wine pot to fill it up for Liu Ye. "If Pushe hadn't gone to Chang'an, he might not have been ranked among the five generals today. But it doesn't matter. Pushe was outstanding in wisdom and was like a fish in the military advisor's office. In the future, you will definitely be promoted to the military advisor's office and the Privy Council. A hundred years later, you will definitely be in the Pantheon."

Liu Ye laughed twice. "The king has been too rewarded. Ye was originally a royal family in the previous dynasty, and he had relied on the emperor in the previous dynasty. Now that his Majesty has refused to abandon him, he is one of the new dynasty and is trusted by his confidant. He is too eager to do it. He dares to have unrealistic thoughts. He is just conscientious and loyal."

"That's natural. Eating the king's fortune and being loyal to the king is the duty of being a minister. You are a royal family in the previous dynasty, and serving the emperor in the previous dynasty is all your duty, and you are blameless. Your Majesty has a broad mind and will not mind these things. For example, since I am a son of the Sun family, I should serve Your Majesty and be loyal to the Great Wu. Even if you suffer some grievances and misunderstandings, it is insignificant. As long as Your Majesty trusts me, it is enough."

Liu Ye chuckled twice and raised his glass of wine. "Although I dare not compete with the king, I can be understood by the king. Ye is very grateful." After drinking all the wine in the glass, Liu Ye took the initiative to lift the wine pot and fill the wine for Sun Quan. "Speaking of this, your Majesty's mind is really hard for saints. His love for the king's brothers is far more than that of Emperor Wen of Han and Emperor Guangwu. The king should cherish such an emperor."

"That's natural." Sun Quan laughed. "It's a pity that my ability is limited. I can't be like my third brother and younger sister. I can only deal with some documents and miscellaneous things. I'm ashamed, ashamed. I'm so smart. I'll ask for advice in the future."

"How dare you, how dare you?" Liu Ye said modestly: "The king is also very impressed by his high theory of economy. Your Majesty often says that small wars look at military affairs, and large wars look at economics. What the king does is the real great cause of saving the country and saving the world."

"Haha..." Sun Quan laughed and raised his glass again.

——

After lunch, Sun Quan took a moment of napping. After waking up, he hid on the couch under the window, looked at the flowers and trees in the corner of the yard, and remained silent.

Hearing the noise, a Hu maid walked in from outside and knelt in front of the couch. "King, the man has been sent over."

Sun Quan said lightly: "He didn't say anything?"

"No, just say thank you, the king."

Sun Quan snorted, turned his head to look at Hu Maid. Hu Maid lowered his head, his clothes were slightly open, revealing some hills and valleys on his chest. Sun Quan moved for a moment, glanced at the leaking pot in the corner of the wall, and sighed again. He sat up and ordered Hu Maid to fetch water. He washed his face, tidied up his appearance, and strode out of the door.

He came to the palace master's hall and entered the door. The tiger guard on duty said that His Majesty had not gotten up at afternoon and asked Sun Quan to wait in the front courtyard. Sun Quan responded, found a place in the corridor of the front courtyard to sit down, closed his eyes and rested.

The yard was very quiet, and even the sound of autumn cicadas could not be heard. The scorching sun shone the bluestones in the yard. The attendants on duty took a lighter pace when they walked. When they saw Sun Quan sitting aside, they stopped, bowed and left quietly.

Sun Quan bowed and returned the salute, and a hint of self-deprecating smile on the corner of his mouth was well concealed. He knew that these people had no respect for him, and some people were even dissatisfied with him, especially Wang Can and others who were on duty together, who thought he was troublesome.

But he doesn't care about this, he just needs to do his own thing. As long as the emperor trusts him, others will be helpless even if they have any opinions.

After half an hour, Bu Lianshi came out and informed Sun Quan that His Majesty had woken up and summoned him to reply. Sun Quan stood up and followed Bu Lianshi forward. Bu Lianshi had good knowledge. He was not only the emperor's wife, but also the female official around the emperor, who handled some affairs on behalf of the emperor. He did not have much more things, but he knew a lot of secrets. There were many news that Sun Quan did not know.

When he arrived at the hall, Sun Ce was walking in the hall, shaking his arms while walking. Seeing Sun Quan enter the hall, he did not stop, but just greeted him.

"Have you talked to Liu Ye?"

“I’ve talked about it.”

"Drink?" Sun Ce couldn't help laughing when he smelled the smell of the wine on Sun Quan.

Sun Quan said slowly, "Drink some wine and speak more easily." He paused and said, "My brother also gave him two Hu maids."

Sun Ce's eyebrows moved slightly. "Has he stopped?"

"Checked."

Sun Ce didn't say anything, but just snorted, his face a little unfavorable. He walked back and forth twice, and then said, "What did he say?"

"He didn't say anything, but was grateful for His Majesty's trust and tolerance for him. He said that as a royal family in the previous dynasty, he was highly grateful for his dynasty's emperor, who served as secretary orders, and in charge of secrets. He could not abandon His Majesty and be included in the new dynasty."

Sun Ce's mouth twitched. "Do you think so too?"
Chapter completed!