Johime Three Kingdoms

Chapter 89

"Yu Fan pays homage to Duke Bai."

He looks about 30 years old, a bit "receptive", but his eyes have a sharp look in his eyes. He got an invitation from Bai Tu last night.

Yu Fan is a member of the Yu clan. Although he is not the clan leader, he is the best clan member among the young and strong generation. And unlike Lu Xun, Yu Fan is a direct descendant of the Yu clan and has now become the representative of the Yu clan. Arrive at Qu'a.

He used to work under Wang Lang in Kuaiji, and now Wang Lang has resigned from Zunbai and is on his way to Qu'a. Although Yu Fan is average in martial arts, he is at least young and vigorous, and... good at long-distance running!
When he was thinking about problems since he was a child, he liked to run and think at the same time. Moreover, Kuaiji County was very mountainous, which gave him the ability to "walk well". In history, he personally told Sun Ce that he could travel three hundred miles a day, and asked Sun Ce to ride a horse. Run and follow.

Traveling three hundred miles a day is roughly equivalent to a Ph.D. from Peking University who likes mountain climbing. His "good walking" is evident, so he arrived at Qu'a earlier than Wang Lang. Moreover, he and Wang Lang were just ordinary superiors and subordinates, not chief ministers, so it was also He won't wait for Wang Lang, but directly applies for a job here at Baitu.

Originally, Yu Fan thought that many people would be invited along with him, but because it was getting late at that time, Yu Fan didn't want to give Bai Tu the impression that he was in a group with other aristocratic families, so he didn't specially send people to other families. Ask at home.

Unexpectedly, this morning, I was the only one who came to the Zhou Mufu...

"Zhong Xiang is here? Don't be formal. I'm here to see you today. It's not any official business. I'm just introducing someone to you." Bai Tu smiled kindly.

Zhongxiang is the cousin of Yu Fan.

When Yu Fan saw this, he became more and more confused, what on earth was Bai Tu trying to do?
You even introduced someone... you couldn't possibly want to get married, right?Ordinarily, since I have been married a long time ago and my child is still young, I would not ask him for this.

But at this moment, a guard suddenly came to report: "My lord, General Sun and General Zhou are asking to see you."

Bai Tu never treated Sun Ce and Zhou Yu as prisoners, so his guards always called them "general".

"This……"

"Since Mr. Bai's recruitment is not for official reasons, we should put public affairs first and private affairs first, and meet the two generals first." Yu Fan said somewhat rigidly.

"Okay, then Zhongxiang will wait for the picture to be carved first." Bai Tu said.

When Yu Fan heard this, he originally wanted to go to the side hall first, but Bai Tu said instead: "We are all our own people, Zhong Xiang doesn't have to be shy."

Yu Fan was a little uncomfortable with this. He felt that Bai Tu, as the protagonist, was too familiar, which in Yu Fan's opinion was a negative point.After all, he didn't think there was anything special about him, he just thought Bai Tu was a "central air conditioner".

Nowadays, in troubled times, it is not only a time for the king to choose his ministers, but also for the ministers to choose their king. Especially the aristocratic families can see more clearly - you must know that many aristocratic families have existed for much longer than the dynasty!
But Bai Tu has already stayed with each other, and Yu Fan can't show too much refusal. After all, Bai Tu can't be classified as unqualified just because of this deduction item, and he also thought in his heart, look at the Sun family and Zhou He can also help analyze what the boy wants to say, so as to show his face in front of Bai Tu first.

"Bo Fu, has Yuan Shu replied to your letter?" Bai Tu took the initiative to ask after the two came in.

Sun Ce glanced at Yu Fan warily, but did not mention the jade seal. He just said, "Yuan Shu agreed to the exchange, but he asked Gong Jin and I to go to Xunyang."

When Yu Fan saw this, he was so angry that he blew his beard and glared. His facial features, which were already grim, became even more distressed now.

The Sun family was born in Wu County, and the Zhou family was in Lujiang. Although they were not in the same county as the Yu family in Kuaiji, they were in the same state, especially Sun Ce. When he was young, Yu Fan had met him once, and he was the same as Zhou Yu's. Uncle Zhou Shang also knew him, but these two boys were actually wary of him?Even Bai Tu didn't let him avoid it!

Little did he know that Sun Ce had long forgotten who he was, and Zhou Yu had just seen the shoes outside the door, so he asked the guards in a low voice, knowing Yu Fan's identity, but... the impression of Yu Fan was only from his uncle - it is said This person has an honest and stern nature, which translated into vernacular means "annoying people".

"Xunyang? Is this a scam?" Bai Tu frowned.

Zhou Yu sighed secretly when he heard this - no matter what Bai Tu was thinking, at least in his tone, he could only hear concern for the safety of the two of them, as if he didn't care that Sun Ce would "leave without returning" on another level. "Looks like.

As for whether Bai Tu never thought that Yuan Shu wanted Sun Ce to be independent in Xunyang?

How could a person as smart as Bai Tu not think of this!
"It's okay for Gongjin and I. Xunyang is close to the river, and the exchange must be on the riverside. Gongjin and I want to leave, but no one can stop us," Sun Ce said.

This is true. After all, it is too easy for generals in this world to move on the river, especially Sun Ce who already has a golden and jade armor. His explosive speed is much faster than Zhouji, and he cannot ambush on the river.

"That's good, just be more careful." Bai Tu said with a smile.

Zhou Yu secretly sighed that Bai Tu was worthy of being a brilliant person, and at this time he pretended not to hear the hidden meaning to avoid embarrassment between the two of them.

"Mr. Bai... Yuan Shu means that he wants me to temporarily station troops in Xunyang to serve as a barrier for him!" Sun Ce said bravely.

"Haha, Yuan Shu has a beautiful idea! It doesn't matter if Bo Fu goes away, he will come back with Jiangdong's elite soldiers." Bai Tu said with a smile.

Originally, Bai Tu thought that it would be good to get back his tribesmen and generals, but Sun Ce's original Jiangdong elite soldiers would not be returned to him. Who would have expected... Yuan Shu had a good idea!
However, Bai Tu didn't expect to be able to take advantage of the situation to capture Xunyang. Now Jiangdong's strength was not enough to defend Xunyang, who was hanging outside. Yuan Shu also understood this and boldly allowed Sun Ce to garrison.

At that time, one side will be Huang Zu, who has a grudge against him for killing his father, and the other side will be Bai Tu, who should have become estranged from each other. No matter how dissatisfied Sun Ce is, he can only rely on Yuan Shu!

Even if Bai Tu didn't take the initiative to attack Xunyang, as long as Sun Ce had a little bit of self-reliance, he would only deal with it instead of returning eastward.

"Hold on! Sun Ce, Zhou Yu, according to what you two said, what if Yuan Shu didn't release all his family members at once?" Yu Fan interrupted.

"Then just wait for a while, but we must meet his request after he releases everyone. That guy's character is very questionable!" Bai Tu said.

After all, Yuan Shu had a history of kidnapping Chen Gui's second son, and his apparent moral standard could be said to be only slightly higher than Cao Cao among the great princes.

"We have been stationed in Xunyang for a long time. When the time comes when we need troops and food, will you come back?" Yu Fan asked.

Hearing what Yu Fan said so directly, Sun Ce, whose character was questioned, couldn't help but glare. Zhou Yu finally understood why Zhou Shang gave Yu Fan such evaluation.

Even if normal people have doubts, they will not say anything that is unreasonable...

The same was true for Yu Fan in history. He often directly ridiculed Yu Jin and Mi Fang who surrendered to Soochow, and he also spoke out and dared to remonstrate with Sun Quan. In the end, although Sun Quan praised Yu Fan as "Dongfang Shuo of Soochow", he still couldn't bear it and demoted him to Jiaozhou. He died in a foreign land when he was young.

(End of this chapter)