Wang Lang is a famous scholar in the East China Sea. He is knowledgeable and talented. He was appointed as a ruling master by Tao Qianli. He was arranged to be a subordinate of Tao Ying and has always been respected by Tao Ying. Even so, he still felt that he was willing to be a minister of Tao's father and son, nor was he enthusiastic about giving advice to Tao Ying, but only thought that this was giving Tao Qian face. Now that Tao Ying was scolded by Tao Ying in public, he felt ashamed and felt aggrieved.

He wanted to leave and went back to Tan County to resign. The Wang family had an estate, and could study and entertain themselves, or live in hibernation, but he was not short of this salary. However, when he thought that Lu Dai came for Liu He and wanted to negotiate with Sun Ce, but Sun Ce refused, he could not stand by and watch.

He immediately went to find Lu Dai and asked for details.

Lu Dai was also looking for Wang Lang. Before he came, Xun Chen told him that if it didn't go well and he couldn't even see Sun Ce, he could introduce him to Wang Lang. Wang Lang was engaged in Zhizhong, Xuzhou, and was trusted by Tao Ying. He had a way to meet Sun Ce directly. Now the negotiations are not going well, so he treats the dead horse as a living horse and wants to discuss it with Wang Lang.

The two exchanged the situation with each other, and then they realized that the reality was even more harsh than they expected. Wang Lang verified the news that Tao Ying said from Lu Dai and confirmed that Sun Ce did have the idea of ​​attacking Xia Pi. Lu Dai knew from Wang Lang that Sun Ce was not just a false intimidation, but he was really considering attacking Xia Pi and was studying combat strategies.

This puts a lot of pressure on them. In the war, the East China Sea needs to provide the food and supplies needed for the operations. This is undoubtedly a heavy burden for the Donghai family and the powerful. Guangling is no exception. Not only does it need to provide food and grass, but it may also become a battlefield. If Liu He cannot defeat Sun Ce in the field, there is almost no doubt that this is enough to defend the city, the people outside the city will suffer heavy losses. This year's harvest will be robbed by Sun Ce and used as military funds. Eating local food has always been the best way to replenish logistics supplies in the army. This is not a question of benevolence or not. All generals will do this.

It is obvious that you can collect it on site, but who will have to work hard to transport long distances?

Wang Lang was so anxious that he rubbed his hands, but couldn't find a good solution. He could have spoken in front of Tao Ying, but now Tao Ying ignored him, and he couldn't even influence Tao Ying. As for Sun Ce, he was not as proud as Lu Dai in front of Sun Ce. He had met Sun Ce many times, but he didn't see Sun Ce being so respectful to him.

Am I not as good as Lu Dai? As soon as I thought about it, Wang Lang immediately found a reason for himself: Sun Ce was born in a humble background, and the people he recruited were all people of similar backgrounds, and he was not very interested in famous scholars. Perhaps because he knew that he had a lack of reputation, he asked for it in vain and humiliated himself, so he simply did not violate the river water to preserve his self-esteem. Sun Ce wanted to recruit Lu Dai because Lu Dai was not from a high background and had poor knowledge, not because he had outstanding abilities.

Seeing that Wang Lang was helpless, Lu Dai was a little disappointed. He thought that Xun Chen admired Wang Lang so much, and Wang Lang should be as wise as Xun Chen, but he didn't expect that this person was just like him, but he had no ability to solve practical problems.

It seems that it depends on yourself.

Wang Lang felt the subtle changes in Lu Dai's attitude, and became angry and left in disgrace.

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Anyi, Hedong, the prefect's office.

Jiang Gan's carriage slowly stopped, and two horses were squirting their noses, shaking their manes, and looking refreshed.

Jia Xu, who was waiting in front of the mansion, tidied up his sleeves for the last time and walked over quickly. A waiter stepped forward, bowed his hand, signaling Jia Xu to wait for a while. Jia Xu was puzzled, but he didn't say anything, looking at the carriage door. The carriage was very quiet, the door was still motionless, the window was open, and the window screen was blowing in the wind, but there was no sign of people. There was a faint smell of alcohol in the air. Jia Xu was a little surprised and sniffed, confirming that the smell of alcohol was coming from the car. He raised his eyebrows, smiling.

"Jiang Ziyi, you are not drinking too much, are you?"

A vague whisper came from the carriage. Jia Xu smiled and shook his head, pushed the waiter away, and walked forward to open the car door. A strong smell of alcohol came over the nose, and the car was in a mess. Not only was there Jiang Gan lying on the couch, but there was also a girl with disheveled clothes and red face. Jia Xu's eyes were sharp, not only saw the red marks on the girl's chest, but also recognized who the girl was.

Dong Yue's daughter Dong Qing.

Dong Yue was stationed in the area of ​​Fengchi. Jiang Gan came from Chang'an and would not pass by Fengchi unless he went there specifically. Judging from the time, this is not impossible, but Dong Yue did not give him any information in advance, which was a bit wrong, not to mention that Dong Yue's daughter appeared in Jiang Gan's car. Although she was a concubine's daughter, she was still intriguing. If it weren't for the secret agreement, how could Dong Yue give her daughter to Jiang Gan as a concubine?

Jia Xu was uneasy, but there was no abnormality on his face. He covered his nose with his hand and took a step back, signaling Jiang Gan's waiter to get in the car, lifted Jiang Gan's drunkenness out of the car, and sent it into the prefect's mansion, and signaled Dong Qing to get out of the car. Dong Qing did not dare to disobey and got out of the car obediently. Her father Dong Yue did not dare to be rude in front of Jia Xu, let alone her.

Jia Xu had known that Jiang Gan was coming for a long time, but he did not go out of the city to greet him. He just waited in front of the prefect's mansion. He wanted to give Jiang Gan a warning, but he never thought that Jiang Gan didn't take him seriously at all. As an envoy, he was drunk. He was a little unhappy, but he couldn't argue with a drunk. Finally, he waited until the evening when Jiang Gan sobered up, and then sent someone to invite Jiang Gan to the banquet to welcome him.

Facing the young man standing in front of him, Jiang Gan scratched his head. "Please repay Jia Fujun, I haven't woken up from the hangover and have a split headache. It's not advisable to meet guests, let alone have a banquet. Please ask him to prepare some light diet for me, let me rest for a night, and discuss with him tomorrow."

The young man went out silly. Jiang Gan opened his mouth wide, yawned, flipped his eyelids, and glanced at Dong Qing, who was embarrassed on the side. "Do you know him?"

Dong Qing nodded. "He is Jia Mu, the eldest son of Jia Fujun."

Jiang Gan thought for a while and chuckled: "Jia Wen and his successors are no one, it's a pity, it's a pity." He pulled Dong Qing over and hugged him in his arms. "It smells so good, have you taken a shower?"

Dong Qing pouted and complained: "Sir, I am drunk and I am drunk a lot. How can I not wash it?"

"Then I am more alcoholic. Why don't you help me wash it? No, I have to punish you."

Dong Qing retorted unconvincedly: "You are so heavy, and you are drunk like a dead pig, so how can I move you? I have already prepared hot water. Now I will wait for you to take a bath and treat it as a companion."

"That's not OK." Jiang Gan squeezed his eyes and laughed, "I want you to wash with me. I was inconvenient a few times in the inn, and it was uncomfortable to sway around the car. Now that I have arrived in Anyi, the bed is wide and strong, I want to taste your taste." As he said, he reached into Dong Qing's clothes and touched him. Dong Qing smiled and dodged, and the two of them became a mess, and even Jia Xu didn't see him walking in.

Jia Xu coughed: "Jiang Ziyi, it's okay to pretend to be drunk, but it's too much to be chaotic."

Jiang Gan's eyes flashed, he let go of Dong Qing, stood up and came to Jia Xu, and put his hand on Jia Xu's shoulder. "I'm just pretending to be drunk, and I'm just pretending to be calm with you, Jia Wen, but it's a big witch."

Jia Xu pushed Jiang Gan's hand away calmly, put his hands in his sleeves, and raised his eyelids gently. "Why should I pretend to be calm?"

Jiang Gan stretched out a finger and tapped Jia Xu's heart. "Are you panic in your heart? Don't you think so?"

Jia Xu snorted: "It's nonsense."
Chapter completed!