Sun Ce returned to the city and enjoyed the triumphant treatment of heroes. Judging from the standards of a general, it is boring to fight with his opponents, but for ordinary people, the duel between the two warriors is the most heroic act. If the warrior is young and heroic, it will be even more pleasing to the eye. Even if not everyone has the opportunity to witness it with their own eyes, many people don’t even have the chance to stand on the wall to watch it, but it does not affect their cheering for it.

At least they can welcome him and appreciate Sun Ce's peerless beauty up close.

That night, countless girls in Licheng were going to suffer from insomnia, and countless slim figures outside the military camp would also be there. The soldiers on duty were very nervous and did not dare to be careless for a moment, for fear that these bold girls would sneak in and ruin their reputation forever.

General Sun's military discipline was very strict, and the army named Zhao's forehand was even darker.

Zhao Yan was not only strict with ordinary soldiers, but also with Sun Ce. Zhao Yan was very puzzled to learn that Sun Ce did not kill Zhang Liao. Sun Ce entered the house, took off his helmet, and before he could sit down, he broke in.

"Does the general want to conquer Zhang Liao?"

"Isn't it possible?"

"Since that's the case, why don't the general capture him alive?" Zhao Yan was four years older than Sun Ce. Now it was the time when Sun Ce promoted him. He felt that he had the obligation to correct Sun Ce and not do stupid things, otherwise he would be sorry to Sun Ce. "General, you are the lord of Nanyang and the commander of tens of thousands of troops. You should not be a fighting general. Just let Huang Xiaowei or Dian Duwei do such a thing."

Huang Zhong was indifferent, and Dian Wei was also indifferent. They were already used to Zhao Yan's way of speaking.

Sun Ce smiled slightly. "Boran, do you think I am so brave and ruthless, and I am just showing off my energy?"

"Then why?"

Sun Ce shook his head. "It should not be guessed with Boran's wisdom. Boran, you are just temporarily and cannot be a military commander forever. My expectations for you are more than that."

Zhao Yan hesitated for a moment, thinking. "The general wants Zhang Liao to implicate Xu Rong and alienate the generals of Xiliang?"

Sun Ce did not answer the question, "How can I tell?"

"Zhang Liao violated Duan Wei's order and left without fighting, resulting in Duan Wei's defeat and being executed according to the rules. He could go back and return, but who else could do this except Xu Rong? The general released but did not kill him. Naturally, he had to use the same trick again and led to the suspicion on Xu Rong. However, Xu Rong was a general of Liangzhou, with outstanding military achievements and was deeply trusted by Dong Zhuo. Do the generals of Xiliang dare to be detrimental to him?"

Sun Ce laughed. It’s not Zhao Yan’s fault. Zhao Yan is not Du Ji, and he has just joined the army, so he has limited understanding of Xu Rong.

"Xu Rong is from Youzhou, not from Liangzhou."

Zhao Yan was surprised. "Is that true? But what he did was no different from the people of Xiliang. My former prefect Li Min, who was cooked and killed by him. In this way, he really was a villain who was the same but dissatisfied, and he was just as cruel and unkind."

"Boran, you need to change your thoughts. There are indeed many people in border counties who are cruel in nature, but not all people in border counties are easy to kill. Just as there are hypocrites in Yingchuan, it does not mean that all people in Yingchuan are hypocrites. To do big things, there should be no such regional discrimination. It would be fine for ordinary people to chat, but what is there to be fairness and justice as a ruler who has this kind of psychology?"

Zhao Yan bowed and apologized. "The general said, I was rash. However, Xu Rong had been in the Xiliang army for too long. He had killed a lot in Yingchuan before, and now he was instigated to plunder in Nanyang. His reputation was very bad. If the general wanted to surrender him, he should think twice."

This time, Sun Ce did not refute and nodded to agree with Zhao Yan's opinion. Regardless of whether Xu Rong was from Liangzhou or not, the things he did in the Xiliang soldiers under his command were inseparable from him. As for the matter of cooking and killing Li Min, it was not easy to get others to accept him. However, it was too early to think about these things now. He was thinking about how to defeat Xu Rong instead of surrendering Xu Rong. It is still unknown who can win the destiny, so he wanted to subdue the famous generals, unless his brain was short-circuited.

"Even so, the general doesn't have to fight in person. In terms of martial arts and experience, Huang Xiaowei and Dian Duwei are more suitable than you." Zhao Yan stared at Sun Ce's eyes and was unyielding. "The general just wants to fight with others, just enjoy this feeling."

"Zhao Boran, you are too presumptuous." Pang Tong couldn't help but stand up. "What do the general want to do? Do you still want your permission?"

Zhao Yan looked at Pang Tong and shouted sternly: "Huangkouruzi, the battlefield is dangerous, General Yuan is in front of you. As a servant, you don't know how to persuade the general, but only know how to flatter him. What is the reason? If the general is as stingy as General Yuan, can you bear the responsibility?"

Pang Tong's face was red and his ears were speechless.

Sun Ce frowned and suddenly woke up. Zhao Yan's words were ugly, but they made sense. Why did Yuan Shu die because he was too rash and chased Cao Cao with more than a hundred cavalry. Anyone with a little brain would not make such a decision. He was in duel with Zhang Liao himself, but he was actually as rash as Yuan Shu, no matter how good the reason he had.

Zhao Yan is right, in fact, he just enjoys this feeling.

This is a very bad tendency.

"Boran, you are right, this is mine." Sun Ce signaled Pang Tong to retreat. "Thank you for your reminder."

Zhao Yan stared at Sun Ce for a moment, and saw that Sun Ce's eyes were sincere and not fake, so he bowed. "It's great to know that he can correct his mistakes. I hope that the general can not only sit and speak, but also rise up and move. Although the general occupied Wancheng, his foundation was not solid and he was full of worries. It was easier to get it and easier to lose it. Yi said: A gentleman is healthy all day long and he is as vigilant as he is. The general should not try to do it."

Sun Ce was shocked and bowed to thank him again. "Boran is not my minister, but a friend."

Zhao Yan received a tribute calmly. "General, I'll go see Zhang Liao."

Sun Ce weighed for a moment and nodded in agreement.

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Zhao Yan came to Zhang Liao and ordered someone to give him a gift.

"The way is different, and they do not plan for each other. Although General Sun is grateful to his old friends, he is now the lord of Nanyang and is responsible for defending the territory. He cannot sit idly by the Western Liang soldiers and poison the people, but he is fighting with Zhang Jiawei here. If Zhang Jiawei still has moral integrity in his heart and abandons the darkness and turns to the light, General Sun welcomes him. If Zhang Jiawei insists on his own, he will lead the army to fight, kill you to the death, and you don't have to play this children's game, which will make people laugh."

Zhang Liao narrowed his eyes and looked at Zhao Yan, envious. Zhao Yan was very young, but his conversation was good. He had some Yingchuan accent in his official language. He should be from Yingchuan, but his clothes showed that he was a military chief. Although his rank was not high, he was an extremely important position in the army. Unless the chief general and the confidant could not be held. Zhao Yan was able to meet him on behalf of Sun Ce, which shows that he was definitely not an ordinary military officer.

The Sun family is also from a poor family. Judging from his conversation, he should not have much education. Why can he get the support of such scholars?

Zhang Liao bowed politely. "I dare to ask the sir to respect his surname and name."

"Yingchuan Zhao Yan."

"Sun Ce took Nanyang with his own will, and Zhang Liao was ordered by the court to conquer. Where did this start with the abandonment of darkness and the invasion of light? Please give me some advice."
Chapter completed!