Chapter 771: Half the Sky
Not far away, Cai Mao, Guo Jia and Shen You looked at the surrounding terrain, looked up at the sky, looked down at the water, looked around, and turned around the hillside for a few times, finally chose a place and pointed.
"I think this place is good, facing north and south, and the place is spacious. You don't have to worry about the north wind, and you can enjoy the spring sun. Even if the wind comes, it will not be cold on the face. There is Gusu City on the left and Taihu Lake on the right. It is both humanistic and landscaped. After the great victory, a monument is erected here to record tomorrow's events so that future generations can know the style of you."
Guo Jia and Shen You laughed and looked at the terrain, they were all very satisfied. Guo Jia said to Shen You: "Zizheng, will your Shen family come tomorrow?"
Shen You are very confident. "Don't worry, you will definitely come."
"How many other companies do you think will come?"
Shen You thought for a while. "No need to say, Lu family, Duke Lu admires the general very much, he will definitely come to help. The Zhang family should also come. Zhang Yun is famous in the prefecture, but Sheng Xian and Xu Gong look down on him and have not been able to become an official so far. The general sincerely invites him. As long as he is not stupid, he will definitely come. The Gao family should also come, revisiting the history of Wuhui and chasing the story of Shun and Yu, it is too unreasonable for Gao Yao's descendants to participate..."
Shen You counted a few with his fingers, and the four or five companies that were sure to come, the four or five companies that might not come, and the seven or eight companies that would definitely not come. Guo Jia and Cai Mao knew it in his mind. Basically, most of the families that were truly ranked in Wujun are here. The people of Wujun can already know that when these people sit here tomorrow, Sun Ce will have half won.
Who would have thought that Sun Ce would have such a role in leaving the Land Council? If someone had expected that this day, it would have been Sun Ce himself. He has always been respectful to Lu Kang and was finally rewarded today. He easily won the city of Gusu with thousands of troops, and the people had settled before the battle. This was the result of Sun Ce's previous forbearance.
Although no one said it, they knew in their hearts that as a young man, he was full of energy and was unyielding. The difficulty was that he could control his likes and dislikes and do what he should do. Just think of Sun Jian, he knew that he was almost forty years old. If it weren't for Sun Ce's guidance, he wouldn't know how to deal with literati. He had saved Lu Pin and made good relationships, but he was like a stranger to Lu Kang.
Therefore, you still have to know how to manage your connections. Some of the Sun family's foundations are accumulated by Sun Ce in just about a year, which is even more fruitful than Sun Jian's previous ten years of hard work. With such a monarch, why worry about your future? Just use your talents to your heart's content.
Guo Jia and Shen You were in tune with each other and smiled at each other.
The discussion was decided, and Cai Mao informed Sun Ce of the results. Sun Ce looked at it and felt very satisfied. He asked some preparations and confirmed that all the things to be prepared were prepared properly and foolproof.
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Wei Teng walked out of the Zhang family again. Zhang Yun went out to greet him personally, invited Wei Teng to the hall and asked Wei Teng to take his seat. Wei Teng first expressed his gratitude to Zhang Yun for help last time. If Zhang Yun hadn't taken action for good, he might have been killed by the disciples sent by Xu Gong.
Zhang Yun was twenty-five and sixty, with a white face, medium figure, strong body, and quite bold. Faced with Wei Teng's thanks, he was polite, then went straight to the point and asked about Wei Teng's purpose. Sun Ce would fight Xu Gong tomorrow, and sent Wei Teng into the city at this time, and Zhang Yun couldn't figure out what he meant.
Wei Teng smiled. "General Sun heard that when Duke Lu, Shen Zizheng talked about Bozong, and he admired me very much. He specially sent me to invite you to discuss the major plan."
"The honor is so great." Zhang Yun smiled and said, "I also admire General Sun when I heard that Mr. Lu talked about General Sun, so I waited for General Sun to defeat Xu Gong, so that I could go to see the young hero who emerged from Wujun."
"Then General Sun will be waiting for the grand ceremony in Huqiu tomorrow."
Zhang Yun was stunned, and the smile on his face froze. "Tomorrow?"
"Yes, it's tomorrow." Wei Teng smiled even more meaningfully. He did not agree with Sun Ce's decision. Inviting the Wujun family out of the city to watch the battle before the victory or defeat was determined, which was equivalent to forcing the Wujun family to express their opinions. If no one was willing to accept the invitation, it would be a bit embarrassing and would definitely have an impact on morale. But Sun Ce insisted on doing this, so he had to come.
Zhang Yun thought for a moment. "Brother Zhou Lin, have you ever been to Mr. Lu's mansion?"
"I've been there, Mr. Lu was pleased to be invited."
Zhang Yun's eyes flashed slightly, he glanced at Wei Teng, his cheeks twitched twice, and made a quick decision, and a smile reappeared on his face. "Since Mr. Lu is going, I should accompany him for a while."
Wei Teng laughed, but he smiled a little reluctantly. Lu Kang agreed to go, he could understand that the Lu family was already tied to Sun Ce. If Sun Ce was defeated, Xu Gong would never let the Lu family go. But Zhang Yun had no need for this. He had never even met Sun Ce, let alone had no friendship. The reason why he agreed to go was probably because of Lu Kang. It has to be said that Sun Ce and the Lu family helped a lot. Zhang Yun might not believe Sun Ce, but he believed in Lu Kang.
With Zhang Yun's approval, Wei Teng conveyed Sun Ce's respect for Gao Dai and asked Zhang Yun to convey it. Considering that Gao Dai was a clerk in the prefect's office, Xu Gong was very concerned, so General Sun did not send a formal invitation, but if Gao Dai was willing to attend the meeting, Sun Ce would be very welcome.
Zhang Yun agreed and sent Wei Teng out. Wei Teng had several other families to visit. Wei Teng didn't say who it was, and Zhang Yun didn't ask. After seeing Wei Teng off, Zhang Yun returned to the inner hall, and his wife Zhu came out of it. Zhang Yun told the situation and asked, "Madam, do you think I will be a bit of Menglang?"
Zhu smiled and said, "You still know that you are Menglang, which means you are not really Menglang. Okay, since you have decided, don't look back and do it simply. You are young Menglang, and Mr. Lu is old, will you still be Menglang? Following your seniors, you won't suffer any losses."
Zhang Yun walked to Zhu, lowered his head, listened on her raised belly, and smiled and said, "I feel relieved if there is a wife saying this. I have no choice. Whether it is Sheng Xian or Xu Gong, they all rely on their own ranks and regard me as a wanderer, so I cannot have me in the eyes of the leader Yuan. The Sun family is similar to my Zhang family, and this General Sun is also tolerant, and even Mr. Lu praised him. I think he should be a wise ruler. Even if he can't win the world, he will sit in the southeast and wait for peace in the world. Alas, our child is about to be born, and I always have to fight for him for a future."
"Since you want to fight, don't hesitate, let go." Zhu held Zhang Yun's face. "No matter how late, go see Gao Kongwen immediately, and then leave the city overnight. If Xu Gong gets the news, you may not be able to get out."
"What do you do?"
Zhu touched his stomach with a calm expression. "At this time, Xu Gong only had General Sun in his eyes, so he would not hurt me. I would go to the house to hide, and it would be fine for only one day."
Zhang Yun was surprised. "Are you so confident?"
Zhu gave Zhang Yun a blank look, pursed her lips and said, "Why can't a woman do her best?"
Chapter completed!