Sun Ce was very surprised. He never expected Xinpi to want to go to Luoyang.

Luoyang is indeed short of people. Lu Su moved to Luoyang, and Zhou Yi had just resigned from Henan Yin. He was at the time of the transition from old to new, and needed someone who could handle common affairs and grasp the general trend to assist Lu Su. For him, Luoyang was equivalent to the front line, and it was the junction between the Jingzhou defense line and the Yuzhou defense line, which had a great relationship.

Logically speaking, Xinpi met this condition, but Sun Ce was worried that he would be eager to make contributions and undermined his painstaking management. Moreover, Zhou Yu proposed the Yizhou strategy, and there must be Xinpi and Xun You's plans behind it. Is Xinpi's request for a change of duty at this time an objection to the Yizhou strategy or have other ideas?

"George, Gongjin has a Yizhou strategy, do you know?"

Xin Bi was prepared and said frankly: "Of course, it is clear. This strategy was planned by the joint plan of Chen and Gongda. The original intention was to maintain an offensive posture against Yizhou, force Yizhou to be in wartime, create tension in Yizhou, and dispel the idea of ​​the court retreating to Yizhou. I still support this strategy, but my brother is in Yizhou, and he is very familiar with Chen's way of doing things. I stayed by General Zhou, Xiangyi Limited." He paused and said: "It is not my preference for me to be in a suspicious place.

"Who are you worried about doubting you?"

Xinpi smiled. "Not everyone has the mind of a general. This is human nature and cannot be forced. Put yourself in your shoes and you will think like this if you are a minister."

Sun Ce also laughed. Xinpi said calmly, there was no need to be too hypocritical. Xinpi, Xun You, is a fellow villager and has a marriage relationship. They are all around Zhou Yu and will inevitably make people suspect it. It is better to separate. As for whether to ask him to go to Luoyang, we still have to consider it. Luoyang's location is too important and there must be no mistakes. He needs to discuss it with others.

"Your family has just arrived, don't rush to leave, accompany them first. We are going to Xiangyang soon to attend the Shiyuan wedding. We have to discuss the Yizhou strategy and make a decision at that time." Sun Ce said: "Besides, you are Gongjin's aide, so I will discuss with him and ask for his opinions."

"Now!" Xinpi bowed and took the order.

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A few days later, Sun Ce and his party headed south on a boat and headed straight for Xiangyang.

Shortly after departure, Sun Ce took Zhuge Liang on Cai Yong's boat. Cai Yong's followers Cai Mu and Ruan Yu, Lu Cui stood on the Feihu outside the cabin to watch the scenery on both sides of the shore. There were pens, ink, paper and inkstone on one side, and it seemed that he was preparing to write a poem. Seeing Sun Ce boarding the boat, the three of them bowed to salute. Cai Mu was very calm, Ruan Yu, but Lu Cui was a little embarrassed.

Sun Ce didn't say much to them, nodded and bowed into the cabin. Cai Yong and Zhou Yu were playing chess in the cabin. Cai Yan sat beside Cai Yong, watching the chess game while delivering the peeled oranges to Cai Yong's mouth. Cai Yong smiled and every wrinkle was filled with happiness. Seeing Sun Ce come in, he waved happily.

"Bo Fu, come and help Gongjin, he will lose again."

Sun Ce leaned over and looked at Zhou Yu again. Zhou Yu smiled embarrassedly, very embarrassed. His chess skills were good, enough to kill Sun Ce. Unfortunately, he was facing Cai Yong. Cai Yong was a standard smart person, and he knew everything from piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. His chess skills were enough to be among the top. Zhou Yu was not his opponent at all. Of course, even if he could win, he would not dare to win.

"Get out of the way." Sun Ce squeezed Zhou Yu aside and sat down. Zhou Yu was very surprised. Sun Ce didn't play chess much, and his chess skills were very average. Wouldn't he be bored when playing chess with Cai Yong? He exchanged glances with Cai Yan, and Cai Yan was also surprised, and his eyes naturally became alert.

"General Sun, why did you have such a good mood today?"

"Zhao Ji, what are you talking about? Oh, you can only have a family of Ya, I can only fight and kill?"

"The general is so serious, I don't mean that." Cai Yan covered his mouth and laughed.

Sun Ce ignored Cai Yong's rolling eyes, sat cross-legged, stroked his knees with his hands, and said with a smile: "Mr. Cai, I know that I am not your opponent. But I am prepared. Today we will play some new tricks, how about it?"

Cai Yong was in a good mood. "Okay, let me see what new tricks you can play?"

"I heard that Mr. Cai never forgets everything, but I've always been a little unbelievable." Sun Ce pointed to the book in the cabin. "We'll bet on this today. I'll click on the topic. You recite the book, and you'll memorize it and turn it back to one article. There is no word error. I'll lose you a gold medal. If there are any typos, you will be deducted a thousand yuan for each word. Do you dare to gamble?"

Cai Yong curled his lips and looked at him disdainfully. He had the pride of an old man and the innocence of a child in his eyebrows. "I heard that you owe hundreds of millions of people from Nanyang, how could I bear to win your money again?"

"You don't have to worry about this." Sun Ce smiled and said, "It's not a skill to make money, but you can spend money. You only see that I owe them money, but you don't know that I'm investing and will take it back exponentially in the future. Just say whether you dare to gamble."

Cai Yong turned his head to look at Cai Yan, stroked his beard, and said with a smile: "Zhao Ji, I used the money I won from the endorsement to prepare a meeting gift for my grandson. Don't you object, right?"

Cai Yan smiled and said, "Of course I don't object, but you can't be too tired. Winning a piece of hardware is enough."

Sun Ce gave Zhuge Liang a wink. Zhuge Liang understood and placed the wooden box in his hand on the table. He opened the lid. The cabin was suddenly filled with golden light, with a box of golden cakes, with at least twenty or thirty pieces. Sun Ce said: "How can three or three hardwares be enough? I have prepared thirty gold. If it is not enough, I will send it to you later."

Cai Yong ate an orange from Cai Yan's hand and raised his sleeves. "Since that's the case, it's better to obey your orders than respect. Gongjin, prepare tea, I moisten my throat, don't let Bo Fu hear the wrong pronunciation, it's up to me."

Zhou Yu held back his laughter and went to prepare tea. Zhuge Liang walked to Cai Yong's bookshelf, took out a book, and prepared. Cai Yong waved his hand very proudly, asking Zhuge Liang to mention a casual sentence. Zhuge Liang picked it up and said, "Those who get the scholars are strong, and those who lose the scholars die, so..."

Cai Yong immediately took it. "So he can say it well. He is in a noble position, with treasures filled with inside, and outside, and has a squatter that can be enjoyed by future generations. Now it is not the case..." His name is Zhengtong Garden, and his name is straight and smooth, like flowing clouds and water, without even a single stuttering. While memorizing, he looked at Sun Ce proudly, and he memorized most of the article in a short time.

Sun Ce nodded, raised his thumbs up, took out a golden cake from the box, and placed it in front of Cai Yong. Cai Yong laughed and said loudly: "Boy, this is too simple. How many people can't memorize Yang Ziyun's "Answer the Difficulty"? Choose a more difficult one."

Zhuge Liang agreed happily and picked out another article. As soon as he read a few words, Cai Yong followed it up, and it was easy to speak, without any error. Sun Ce lost another gold. Zhou Yu brought the tea, Cai Yong took a sip of tea, moistened his throat, and was full of energy, and loudly asked Zhuge Liang to pick more rare ones. Zhuge Liang even chose a few articles from the bookshelf, but he could not stump Cai Yong. Sun Ce frowned, got up in person, and walked to the bookshelf.

"Kongming, what's the use of choosing these things you read every day? You have to pick those articles that you have fallen into ashes, and you can see that they have not read for many years."
Chapter completed!