Faced with Liu Ye's challenge, Guo Jia shook the feather fan without saying a word.

He was also worried that Liu Bei would run away, but he couldn't help it. It was easy to defeat Liu Bei's army, but it was difficult to capture Liu Bei himself. There were too many places where Liu Bei could escape, not only Taihang Mountain, but also, based on Liu Bei's virtue of seeing that the situation was wrong and he might have escaped at any time, he might have already run away now.

However, he had no interest in arguing with Liu Ye. First, he knew that the rise of the Huai Si Group was inevitable, and Xun Yu recommended Liu Ye to Sun Ce as his suggestion; second, he would not have arguing with Liu Ye in public. He had been with Sun Ce for so many years, and the friendship between the monarch and the subject was definitely not something that Liu Ye could shake.

Sun Ce turned to Guo Jia and said, "Fengxiao, the Military Advisory Office will discuss it."

Guo Jiagong bowed and responded lightly, and Sun Ce said again: "Ziyang, do you suggest using Yi to fight Guan Yu against Yi from the infantry and cavalry?"

"This is the first battle between the king and Jizhou. Guan Yu is the first general under Liu Bei's command. He not only wants to win, but also win cleanly."

Sun Ce agreed with Liu Ye's opinion. This battle was indeed not neglected. Guan Yu was stimulated and was already crazy. Only experts like Xu Chu and Dian Wei were sure to stop him. He immediately called Xu Chu, Dian Wei, Pang De and Zhang Liao and ordered them to prepare for the battle. Once the war started, the four of them would be the main force to fight Guan Yu.

Four bowed to accept the order.

When studying specific tactics, Sun Ce asked Zhen Yan to participate in the military discussion. He was a local, familiar with geography, and was responsible for contacting local tyrants. When capturing and killing Guan Yu, he wanted to lead relevant people to climb up to watch the battle, so naturally he did not want any mistakes in this battle.

After repeated deductions, everyone returned to the camp to prepare. Guo Jia and Liu Ye also went to the big tent next door to rest. Sun Ce left Zhen Yan, held a banquet to greet Zhen Yan, and called Zhen Mi to accompany him. When the brothers and sisters met, they were naturally overjoyed and couldn't say enough happy words, but they had to maintain a little reserve in front of Sun Ce and could not enjoy it.

Sun Ce also knew that the brother and sister had something to say. After drinking a few drinks, they got up and left the table on the grounds of official business, leaving their Zhen family to speak. As soon as he made the bill, Zhen Mi jumped up from the table, held the wine glass and the hem of the clothes, and came to Zhen Yan's table, and sat against the desk with Zhen Yan.

"Second brother, let's have a drink."

Zhen Yan was surprised and then lowered his face. "Ami, you are the wife of the King of Wu now. How can you be so ridiculous and make people laugh."

Zhen Mi was overjoyed and looked furious. "Second brother, this is the difference between our Wu Kingdom. You will be a minister of the Wu Kingdom in the future. You can be more relaxed and don't have a stern face all day long. The courtesy is in your heart, not in your sheep."

Zhen Yan was surprised and could not believe his eyes and ears. After a few years of not seeing each other, how did the young girl who was cautious and polite back then become like this? Not only did she behave easily, but she was eloquent, sharp and aggressive. "You Wu State?" Zhen Yan couldn't laugh or cry. "All the women in Wu State are like this?"

"So you have to work hard, make more contributions, get promoted earlier, and strive to be a marquis. Otherwise, your sister-in-law will not look down on you in the future, and you will be in trouble."

Zhen Yan's mouth twitched, and he felt a little uneasy. Before he came, his wife, Shan Yang, told him to contact him to contact his younger sister Zhen Mi to see if there was any chance to join forces to do some business, and to let his mother's Shan Yang get some benefits. This is a common thing in Wu, but it is still a new thing in Zhongshan, at least not so righteous. The Zhen family has such an opportunity, of course, they must take the lead and seize the opportunity. Zhen Yan didn't think much at the time and agreed at once, but now hesitated. If Shan Yang had a lot of contact with Zhen Mi, he would indeed be as unsatisfied as Zhen Mi in the future.

"Ami, your sister-in-law...has you written a letter to you?"

Zhen Mi raised her eyebrows lightly, glanced at Zhen Yan sideways, and laughed: "Or what if I would remind you?"

Zhen Yan scratched his head. "Then A Mi, what should brother do to make contributions?"

"The easiest contribution to the moment is of course to help the king capture Lu Nu and stabilize the northern Hebei." Zhen Mi raised her wine glass, touched Zhen Yan lightly, and took a sip. "Wu State uses elite troops, and the northern Hebei soldiers you brought are not very useful. At most, they can transport food and grass for logistics. But these are not trivial matters. If you can do it well, you will also be a meritorious minister. As for combat, you don't have to take the initiative. When you can get you into battle, the king will make arrangements. If you can't let you go, it will be useless for you to force it, but it will make it difficult for him."

Zhen Yan understood it. Sun Ce asked him to participate in the military discussion and had the intention of re-engaging him. Now after listening to Zhen Mi's reminder, he was even less anxious. Sun Ce had many famous generals, and most of them were trained all year round. It was definitely not comparable to those like him who had not participated in the war for several years. Too anxious would be unfair. Before that, he had learned about Sun Quan from the letter written by Zhen Mi, but he did not want to follow Sun Quan's footsteps. Sun Quan is Sun Ce's younger brother and has the qualification to make mistakes, but he cannot take a wrong step, ruin himself and implicate his sister.

"Don't worry, brother, I have been used to being dormant at home in the past few years, so I don't have to worry about it. Besides, Ah, if you are an intern with the king, and will be a general in a few years, you will be a general in the Zhen family. There is no need to worry about it."

"I'm relieved if my brother thinks this way." Zhen Mi raised her glass with a smile. "Please drink this glass with you and wait for wealth and honor. The opportunity for Zhongshan Zhen to turn over is right in front of you. As the head of this generation, you must have the demeanor of the head of your family and don't be laughed at."

Zhen Yan was very happy, nodded with a smile, raised his glass to Zhen Mi, Zhen Xiang signaled him and drank it all in one go.

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Sun Ce sat in front of the desk, savoring tea, and looking through the combat plan that was still emitting the fragrance of ink.

Liu Ye led the design, and the four generals Xu Chu, Dian Wei, Pang De, and Zhang Liao were executed. A large net prepared for Guan Yu was about to be unfolded. Sun Ce simulated the progress of the war in his mind against the drawings. He would win the first battle and not be able to lose it. Guan Yu's life and death were not the issue he was most concerned about. On the battlefield, keeping his hands on the enemy means he was not responsible for himself, let alone the opponent was the rampage Guan Yu.

Liu Ye's plan was perfect, and he specifically mentioned this: Guan Yu was unruly. If he could not completely conquer him, it would be better to kill him in the face of battle. Staying there would be a future problem.

Zhen Mi walked in and saw Sun Ce reading the official documents. She didn't dare to disturb him. She walked to the front of the case lightly, took the teapot from Bu Lianshi, and sat down in front of Sun Ce. Sun Ce looked up at her, put the teacup on the case, pushed it to Zhen Mi, picked up the cinnabar pen, signed his name on the combat report, and handed it to Bu Lianshi, and asked her to hand it over to Lang Wei outside the tent and to Liu Ye.

"Your brother is drinking so well?"

"Okay." Zhen Mi smiled. "Brother said, this is the most comfortable wine he has drunk in recent years."

Sun Ce smiled and Zhen Yan had been dealing with Liu Bei in the past two years and suffered a lot of grievances. Now he can finally be proud and feels in a good mood. "Did he say he wants to do something? After resting for so many years, his hands are itchy?"

"He will do whatever the king asks him to do. Not only him, but more than a hundred people from the Zhen family, as well as related relatives, all follow the king's arrangements."

"So obedient? This is not like the wind of Yanzhao." Sun Ce couldn't help laughing.

"Yan Zhao Feng is the one who obeys the strong." Zhen Mi glanced at Sun Ce and said angrily: "Who else can the strongest people in the world give up the king?"

Sun Ce picked up the pen and gently pointed it on Zhen Mi's forehead, leaving a bright red mark. "Skillful words and flattering words must have something to ask for." Zhen Mi said "Oh", and reached out to wipe it, but was stopped by Sun Ce. "Don't move, it looks good." Zhen Mi was skeptical, and Sun Ce asked Master Bu to take the mirror and let Zhen Mi look at him. Master Bu took the mirror, looked at Zhen Mi, and praised: "Sister's makeup looks good, what is the new style?"

"It looks really good?" Zhen Mi took the mirror and looked at it carefully for a while, and she also felt good. Women in the Han Dynasty had the habit of sticking yellow on their foreheads. Some were applied with makeup powder, and some were pasted with decorations that looked like stamens, called yellow appliqués, but red ones were rare. Zhen Mi's skin was white, and the cinnabar was bright as blood on her forehead. The contrast was strong, and even she herself felt good. Red clouds appeared on her cheeks, which added to her shyness.

"It's good to look good, but the great king has the cinnabar in his hands all the people in the world, but it's a pity to use it to make up for women."

"What a pity about this? You are one of the people in the world." Sun Ce felt more and more interesting as he looked at it. He asked Zhen Mi to sit over, lean on his face, and carefully outlined two strokes, hooking the simple dot into a small bud in a bud, and then was satisfied.

"how?"

"It looks good." Bu Lianshi smiled and said, "But it's just that my sister's skin is better. If it's a little dark yellow, it's not beautiful."

Sun Ce laughed. Zhongshan was originally a place in the Northern Di, and it was close to Xianbei. There were a large number of Han and Hu mixed blood. Most families had a bit of Northern Di blood, and their skin color was whiter than that of the Han people in the Central Plains. Zhen Mi was the best among them. She was born with snowy skin and was comparable to Gan Mei, who was known as a white jade beauty. Now she was in the age of a bean gang, and her every frown and smile was touching, which was enough to support the beauty of the cinnabar stamens.

"The trainer has knowledge, and I will draw one for you later."

Mr. Bu Lian said he didn't dare to say that he smiled and left the tent. Zhen Mi leaned on Sun Ce's leg and looked at Sun Ce with a smile. "Is it good-looking?"

"Of course it looks good."

"It's a pity that no matter how beautiful it looks, it will only last a few years." Zhen Mi held her cheek and sighed softly. "The beauty is Yi Lao. After these few years, I have become an annoying thing."

Sun Ce put down his pen and held Zhen Mi's hand. "Otherwise, the beauty is as beautiful as jade. The longer the time is, the more elegant it is. Look at Sister Quan, she will soon reach thirty years old. Although she is not beautiful when she was young, she has the charm she did not have when she was young." He raised his lips and smiled, "It's not an annoying thing."

"Oh." Zhen Mi woke up from her dream and hurriedly covered her mouth with her hands. "Master, I... I don't mean to allude to Sister Quan. The king must not tell her, otherwise I will have no face to gain a foothold in the palace."

"You, young and energetic." Sun Ce reached out and tapped the tip of her nose. "Remember, don't be proud."

Zhen Mi was frightened and did not dare to be careless. She stood up and knelt down, bowing slowly.
Chapter completed!