Chapter 1757 Be Careful
Countless soldiers who were practicing in the morning came over. Sun Ce was helpless, but he still cooperated with Zhen Mi and did not pull her off immediately. After all, he was a child, so there was no need to worry too much. Since he had accompanied her to watch the sunrise, he simply satisfied her girlish heart.
Zhen Mi shouted a few times, broke away from Sun Ce's hand, opened her arms, and walked shakingly on the railing. The morning breeze blew up her skirt, and the Yue cloth trousers were faintly visible, occasionally revealing her small ankles. She turned around carefully, looked down at Sun Ce, and raised a shallow arc on the corner of her mouth, with the pride of being able to succeed with a trick.
"Aren't you angry?"
"Angry." Sun Ce had a huge face. "Get down quickly, don't fall down."
"No." Zhen Mi sat down, put her hands on Sun Ce's shoulder, kicked her back and forth with her two little feet, and giggled, "You won't watch me fall down. Sister Quan and the others said, you are a good husband, and you are the most pity for your beauty."
"This may be possible." Sun Ce sneered deliberately: "I have no kindness to talk about those who lie to me."
Zhen Mi bent down, put her arms on her legs, and held her cheek with her hands. "Actually... I can't blame me. I've tried these two pairs of dice for you, but you didn't pay attention to it. Last night, you were not on the chessboard, and even if you didn't use the dice, you would still lose."
Sun Ce sneered, but didn't say anything, and he knew that Zhen Mi was right. His mind was not on the chessboard last night, otherwise he would not have seen any flaws. He was always absent-minded.
"How about I tell you my way, and I'll get a draw."
"This is almost the same." Sun Ce leaned against the railing and wrapped his arms around Zhen Mi's waist. He was really afraid that Zhen Mi would fall down accidentally. Although it was only ten feet high and it would not kill anyone, it would be enough for her to hurt for a while.
Zhen Mi held Sun Ce's shoulder, looked around quietly, and said in a low voice: "Guo Jijiu proposed to increase assistance. Although he was a little selfish, his original intention was not selfish, but for the war in Youzhou. However, now that the troops are being used from all sides, there is insufficient money and food, others naturally have opinions."
Sun Ce remained silent. Zhen Mi said it was reasonable. Guo Jia had selfish intentions, but his selfish intentions were not to make Guo Tu live freely, but to surpass Xun You. He and Xun You have been secretly competing. In terms of comprehensive qualities, Xun You had a little upper hand, Guo Jia was under pressure, and Zhuge Liang, Lu Xun and others grew up one after another, and they would be the only one like Pang Tong in the near future. If he did not take this opportunity to make great contributions, his position as a confidant would be difficult to guarantee.
The arrow was on the string and had to be fired. Since the Youzhou strategy had been launched, he certainly had to do everything possible to improve the success rate. If it could help Guo Tu return to the center of power and understand Yuan Tan's dynamics in a timely manner, it would be somewhat helpful to him. At this time, he did not care about input-output ratio. If possible, he would not mind increasing the tax and even recruiting more soldiers in order to defeat him in one fell swoop. Even if it was a miserable victory, it would be better than failure.
But others could not support his adventure, and even the Ruying people might not agree.
"But if you want to support Guo Tu, you may not have to use your money. Husband, do you still remember that Guo Tu was able to compete with Tian Feng and Shenpai in the first place, thanks to our Hebei families. Now the Hebei families have been severely damaged and it is impossible to send troops and grain like before, but it is still possible to raise some money to revive Guo Tu."
Sun Ce frowned and thought for a moment. "This is very dangerous."
"There is no talent in the court that is dangerous. With the Ruying faction as the internal support, the families in northern Ji can sleep peacefully. Otherwise, if Yuan Tan wants to attack the families in northern Ji, one day, and the families cannot even receive any news, that would be really dangerous." Zhen Mi leaned into Sun Ce's ear and muttered: "Of course, this time, joining forces with Guo Tu will not only serve Yuan Tan, but this force must be in the hands of your husband."
Sun Ce turned his head to look at Zhen Mi. The two were very close, their cheeks almost pressed together. Zhen Mi's face was a little hot, but his eyes did not avoid it. Sun Ce bent his mouth and did not answer immediately. He knew Zhen Mi's little thoughts. It was certainly one thing to prevent Yuan Tan or the Ji Nan family from suddenly attacking the Ji Bei family. Supporting the Ji Bei family as soon as possible is the real intention. The people of Jizhou support Yuan Tan, but they can no longer support the state like other states, and their strength will inevitably be weak. If the Ji Bei family cannot unite, the Zhen family will be too weak. Since it is one of the factions, it is always necessary to gather considerable manpower and material resources. It is not enough to rely on one or two people.
Supporting Guo Tu and creating opportunities for the Hebei family is indeed a killing of two birds with one stone.
"Where did you learn all of this?"
Zhen Mi blinked her eyes, feeling a little confused. "This... still needs to be learned?"
Sun Ce laughed silently. Well, you are born smart. He touched Zhen Mi's little head. "I will discuss it with Guo Jijiu later. He should be very happy and will definitely owe you a favor in the future."
"I don't want his favor." Zhen Mi wrinkled her nose and shook her head. "I'm not for him."
"Who are you for?"
"For the Zhen family, my husband will take Youzhou one day earlier, and the Zhen family will be out of danger one day earlier."
Sun Ce was a little surprised, and then realized that this answer was clever. Compared to concealment, this straightforward answer seemed sincere and not annoying, and it also conformed to her innocent and straightforward personality. As for whether she was really naive or pretended to be innocent, only she knew.
But it doesn't matter, life is like a play, everyone has the right to perform.
Zhen Mi got up a little early, and after watching the sunrise, she went back to the cabin to take a break. Sun Ce and Guo Jia said something about Zhen Mi's suggestions while having breakfast together. As expected, Guo Jia was overjoyed and agreed repeatedly, hoping to send someone to Zhongshan to discuss with Zhen Yan immediately.
However, this matter is not urgent. Even if you find Zhen Yan now, it is useless. Zhen Yan still needs to contact the various companies to see how many people are willing to invest and how much money they can raise. With money, you have to find Guo Tu to see what price Guo Tu can pay and whether the conditions of the two parties can be negotiated. Even if everything is agreed, it is unknown when it will have a positive effect. In short, this is a long-term plan, and no one can tell whether it can solve the current problem.
A solution was unexpectedly found in this matter, and Sun Ce turned to discuss the matter with Guo Jia. Zang Hong came and Yuan Tan came, so it was time to talk about the main business. Ju Su is Yuan Tan's think tank. Even if Yuan Tan believes in him, he will not let Ju Su come to see him. Of course, he will not be able to take the initiative to meet Ju Su. It is very important who to send to discuss.
Guo Jia recommended Meng Jian. Meng Jian went to see Cao Ang last time and completed the task very well.
Chapter completed!