The reason why Wang Zhen tried his best to promote this was not to vent his anger for Xu Chun, but to let Sun Ce enter the mountains to suppress the bandits so that he would not be unfavorable to Wu County. Unexpectedly, something happened, Sun Ce's first reaction was to take over Yangxian.

Yangxian is a county town, without a regular garrison. If there is anything, it is necessary to temporarily dispatch county officials to the city, and it also needs support from various departments. Therefore, Yangxian families have different numbers of troops, and their strength is stronger than the county magistrate. However, most of the large households in the county are here and cannot escape. Yangxian is almost an empty city. Just because of the county magistrate and those county officials, they are not Sun Ce’s opponents.

Wang Zhen was anxious, but helpless. The ship was burned, the goods were destroyed, and Sun Ce was also angry. It seemed that everything was going according to the plan, but the final result was out of control. Sun Ce was furious. Who dared to provoke him? He might be stabbed by him and then framed as accomplices.

Wang Zhen asked Xu Chun for help with his eyes, but Xu Chun was confident and quietly gestured to Wang Zhen, indicating that he should not be anxious and showed his flaws. Wang Zhen thought again that the mastermind of this matter was Xu Chun. He came to Xu Chun to find Xu Chun but hoped that Xu Chun could pay for Sun Ce's goods, but did not let him deal with Sun Ce. Xu Chun took the initiative to contact the bandits. Xu Chun arranged it by Xu Chun, and he did not participate in it. Now that Sun Ce is in Xu Chun's house, he really wants to kill someone, and he is also the one who killed the Xu family. It has nothing to do with him. He can be a spectator.

Wang Zhen calmed down and watched the changes.

The lanterns in the yard were still on, and there were still many unsolved riddles, but they were pointed at by four hundred troops. The guests in the yard no longer had the courage to watch lanterns and guess riddles. They consciously scattered in the yard, separated by a certain distance from each other, communicated with each other with their eyes, and did not even say much, so as not to cause unreasonable suspicion. They met Sun Ce for the first time, but they had heard of some of them. They knew that the general had become famous, had no knowledge, but had ruthless hands, and no one wanted to cause trouble and lost his life in vain. Some people were waiting to see jokes, one was a young upstart and the other was a century-old family. They were originally a banquet that supported each other, but now they looked like this. Even if it was nothing in the end, Xu Chun was very embarrassed.

Originally, it was already the first family of Yangxian, but he was not satisfied and insisted on clinging to the Sun family. He was a man in his sixties. Such flattery in front of a young man really hurt the face of the gentry of Yangxian. Is the warrior reasonable? He even whispered the cups and cried the moment before, but turned his face and pulled his knife in a blink of an eye.

After half an hour, Li Shu took Yang Xian to Xu's house and reported to Sun Ce. The fire had been extinguished, but the goods and ships were burning, and the arsonists were fleeing. Guo Ting was arranging people to pursue him. He was ordered to take over Yangxian City, and Yang Xian was also taken to him.

Sun Ce looked at the middle-aged official who was dressed in disheveled and pale face, coughed, took out the leather bag with seals on his waist, and walked to him. "Is Yang Xian long under his feet?"

The middle-aged official nodded in panic, his half-white hair shivered. He heard the report and heard that the fire was on the outside of the city and was about to arrange for someone to put out the fire, but the county temple was surrounded. Li Shu broke into the door and dragged him away without any discernment. If Li Shu hadn't been wearing the standard armor of the official army, he would have thought he had been robbed by bandits.

Sun Ce handed over the robbery. "The general who was fighting against rebellion was to learn from the prefect of Kuaiji, Sun Ce. This is my seal and ribbon. Please check it in the Ming court."

Seeing that Sun Ce was polite, the middle-aged official relaxed a little, took the leather bag, took out the seal and checked it, and then bowed to Sun Ce. "I have met General, Senior Official Ge Sheng, County Magistrate Yangxian, and from Liyang, Danyang."

"Do you from Liyang? Do you know Cao Bao? The Cao Bao who is a general under Tao Xuzhou?"

Ge Sheng nodded repeatedly. "I know, know, a county, I met several times when I was young. General, this is my seal, please check it."

"So that's how it is." Sun Ce took back his seal and signaled that the person arranges a seat for Ge Sheng, and then looked at Ge Sheng's seal. This is the official rule. You must first reveal your identity before doing anything, just like later policemen have to show their ID before inquiring. With Cao Bao, the middleman, Sun Ce and Ge Sheng had a good chat. He explained the situation. His ship and cargo were burned, and the arson had not been caught yet. According to Xu Chun's reminder, he felt that it was very likely that they were bandits of Tongguan Mountain. In order to investigate the situation, he had to take over Yangxian and ask Ge Sheng for forgiveness.

Ge Sheng was in Sun Ce's hands, and he said no word. He agreed and expressed his cooperation. He took the initiative to introduce the overview of the bandits nearby. He had been studying for more than ten years and studied at the Taixue in Luoyang. Later, he went to the palace to be a man and worked hard for several years. After finally being released as an official, he found that it was not easy to become an official, and the real power was controlled by local tyrants. No one took him seriously, as the county magistrate who had no foundation. Xu Chun invited Sun Ce to a banquet and invited so many people to accompany him. Many of them were still officials in the county. However, he, the county magistrate, did not receive any invitation and naturally had no good feelings for Xu Chun. Although he did not expose his contact with the bandits in person, he would not have any cover for Xu Chun.

"Mr. Xu is the first family in this county. He is most familiar with bandits. If the general asks him for advice, he will definitely gain something."

Xu Chun didn't say a word. He could hear Ge Sheng reminding Sun Ce, but Sun Ce had no evidence, so what could he do to him?

With Ge Sheng's consent, Sun Ce waved his hand and signaled that Li Shu could leave. Li Shu bowed to take the order and walked away with a meteor. The people around him saw it and praised him secretly, and the atmosphere eased a little. Although Sun Ce was a martial artist, he was considerate and did not kill people at any time as they thought. The guards were well-trained and a little elite. The Sun family's father and son could not gain a reputation for their military achievements, but they did have the ability to use military forces.

While waiting for the news, Sun Ce talked to Wang Zhen, Xu Chun and others. He also sent someone to draw a map to indicate the locations of each mountain. There were also bandits with bad faces but gentle attitude, and he expressed his gratitude and apologies from time to time. After drawing the picture, he pressed his hands on his legs and thought for a while.

"How many years have the Ming court been an official in Yangxian?"

“More than three years.”

"Have you ever reported to Prefect Xu about the bandits and asked him to send troops to fight?"

Ge Sheng smiled bitterly. "Mr. Wang is here, he knows the situation best. General may as well ask him."

Wang Zhen hurriedly said, "The general doesn't know that although Wujun is generally stable in recent years, his former prefect Sheng Xiaozhang has been in poor health and often cannot see. Xu Fujun was the chief lieutenant of Wujun before and was not responsible for the Yangxian area. After taking office, he worked hard to control the bandits in Tongguanshan. It was already in the plan to pacify the bandits in Tongguanshan, but it was not time to implement it."

"Since Prefect Xu is busy with affairs, why not do it for him and suppress these bandits?"

Wang Zhen was right in his mind. "A general used troops like a god, and if he got help from the general, he would naturally not be able to ask for it."

Sun Ce twisted his fingers and said, "I am very willing to share my worries for Prefect Xu and I also want to contribute to the elders of this county. But after all, I am not the prefect of Wu County. After all, I am not the prefect of Yue County to conquer the siege. Is this money and grain required for me?"

Wang Zhen and Xu Chun looked at each other and smiled knowingly. Xu Chun bowed and said, "If the general can take action and eliminate these bandits, I am willing to pay 20 million yuan and 10,000 stones of rice to help the general with one arm."
Chapter completed!