The midsummer is approaching, the weather is hot, which is not conducive to combat. I also know that he has annoyed Zhu Jun and cannot be authorized. Sun Ce simply listens to Zhang Hong's advice, stoops and retreats to Pingyu.

All the county soldiers went home on holiday. In conquering Xiao County, in addition to killing one thousand cavalry of Liu Bei and intercepting four thousand Danyang soldiers, Sun Ce did not get any spoils and owed Tao Qian 50,000 stone of grain. The battle was a bit of a loss and could not even get the rewards of the county soldiers. Zhang Hong came up with an idea to exempt him from the county soldiers' taxes and verbal money. The county soldiers did not participate in the war, and could waive the money and food for a year by following him. He was also very satisfied. It is said that General Sun was a good man and went home happily.

Zhang Hong then wrote another letter for Sun Ce and sent someone to Luoyang. There was no major matter in the letter, so he said that I, Sun Ce, repelled Liu Bei and ensured the safety of Yuzhou. Now he sent the county soldiers and asked them to go home to farm. Then he said intentionally or unintentionally, "I asked Zhang Zhao from Pengcheng to offer wine to the school for Runan County and prepare for the school." As for Zhang Hong, he didn't even mention it at all.

Sun Ce didn't see anything good, but after reading it, Zheng Zha was convinced and praised Zhang Hong's literary talent. After listening to Zheng Zha's analysis, Sun Ce understood why Zhang Hong didn't mention him. His article was unique, and Zhu Jun could tell that it was written by him at a glance. Zhu Jun refused to help Zhang Hong, but he invited him, and wrote documents for him, which was enough to prove that he was good at famous scholars. In addition to Zhang Zhao's incident, it should be possible to reverse Zhu Jun's existing impression of him. But this matter was obviously not good, and it was suspected of showing off. It was natural to shake it inadvertently.

This is talent. Look at the enthusiasm of this work, why didn’t Zhang Zhao take the initiative to write a letter for me? He was too unconscious and had to ask him to make up for it when he turned around.

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A few days later, Sun Ce returned to Pingyu.

Just the day before he arrived, the imperial edict had arrived in Pingyu. Yuan Yao inherited the title of Marquis of Anguoting and also granted three hundred households. Yuan Shu was also posthumously named. Yuan Quan was very happy. This not only meant that the court had established a coffin and recognized that Yuan Shu was also a minister of the Han Dynasty, but also confirmed that Yuan Shu had not broken his bloodline after he inherited Yuan Feng.

Yuan Feng had three sons, the eldest son Yuan Ji was the Grand Pu. He was the natural successor of the marquis, but he was killed, along with his son. Yuan Feng had left his legitimate son Yuan Shu and his concubine's son Yuan Shao, and Yuan Shao had already adopted Yuan Cheng, and he did not settle the account. Without the recognition of the court, Yuan Shu could inherit Yuan Feng's bloodline, but could not inherit the marquis. With this recognition, the title of Marquis An Guoting could be passed on.

No matter what, Yuan Quan was very happy. When Sun Ce finished the social engagement in front and came to the backyard, she repeatedly expressed her gratitude to Sun Ce. She knew that if Sun Ce had not arranged the matter before, it would have been impossible. The people in the court only had Yuan Shao in their eyes, and there was no Yuan Shu at all.

Sun Ce could understand Yuan Quan's excitement, but he did not have such a personal feeling. Yuan Quan was happy, and he was also happy. Yuan Quan's thanks to him on the opposite side, he beat the snake and followed the stick. "Don't speak vernacularly, come some affordable things, why do you thank me?"

Yuan Quan was in a good mood and didn't care about Sun Ce's joke. He glanced at him with a smile. "I can only thank you, there is no affordable gift for you. People outside said that you rely on my Yuan family, but in fact, the three of us siblings depend on you to live. The food and clothing are arranged by you. None of them belongs to our own. What can I thank you?"

Sun Ce looked at Yuan Quan. "It's okay to talk about it."

Yuan Quan didn't know if he didn't understand, and he didn't react at all. He looked elsewhere calmly. After a while, she said, "By the way, I have something to say to you, Huang Yi and I are separated."

Sun Ce didn't react at once and said casually. "Okay, why did you leave?"

Yuan Quan tilted his head and looked at Sun Ce.

"Uh..." Sun Ce then woke up and patted his mouth. "I'll make a mistake, I'll make a mistake."

Yuan Quan chuckled, then felt it was not suitable, so he put away his smile, but could not hide the slight redness on his face. "I and him are not indifferent to each other, but because he is too rude. My father abandoned the world and he would not mourn him, and he would not come to attend the funeral. He also betrayed with Liu Xun to occupy Jiangxia. Where is his father still there? Where is he?

Sun Ce nodded. "It's good to leave, I think that person is not authentic. What a famous scholar, there is no bottom line at all. Your Yuan family is really strange. It is a conflict with someone with the surname Huang. Don't marry someone with someone with the surname Huang in the future, especially someone with a famous scholar, which is not a thing."

"Yeah, cough!" A light cough came from behind. Yuan Quan's eyebrows bent, and a cunning smile appeared in his eyes, but he refused to smile. Sun Ce turned around and saw Huang Yueying holding her arms and leaning against the door frame. She was wearing a single bun, a headscarf, and wearing a white scholar's uniform. She looked like a young man with beautiful eyebrows, but her eyes were a little fierce, and she looked at Sun Ce fiercely. "I didn't hear what you said just now. Can you say it again?"

Sun Ce was surprised and happy, and clapped his hands. "Oh, I said, why are there always magpies flying around me these two days? It turned out that my gold was not exchanged. When did it come, I didn't say in advance. I can send someone to pick you up." While saying that, he opened his arms. "Come on, let me hug you."

Huang Yueying was originally looking for a treacherous face to argue with Sun Ce. When she saw him coming with her arms open, she was so embarrassed that her face turned red. She screamed and turned around and ran away. Sun Ce followed her and just left the gate of the inner courtyard, she heard a crisp shout outside: "Where is the madman coming from? How dare I bully my sister A Chu, A Yi, A Yi, bite him!"

Before he finished speaking, a figure came up and swung his fist fiercely. Sun Ce looked at it and was rushing up. He rolled up his sleeves, opened his eyes wide, and looked like a vicious dog. Standing in the distance was Lu Yi, holding his hands, wry face, and with a capital letter. He put his hands on his waist with one hand and hugged Huang Yueying's waist with the other. Although he was not as tall as Huang Yueying's shoulders, he looked like a protector.

"What are you doing?" Sun Ce was confused.

"Brother?" Sun Yi quickly withdrew his fist, scratched his head awkwardly, and suddenly pointed to the side. "Rat, rat!" ran away.

"Brother?!" Sun Shangxiang jumped three feet high, rushed over, jumped up, threw herself into Sun Ce's arms, hugged Sun Ce's neck, and kissed him a few times in the face. "Brother, I want to ride a horse, would you give me a horse?"

"You can ask for a horse. First, tell me what's going on. I can understand how Ayi and Ayi fight you. Why did it turn into bites? Do you use bites when you fight?"

Sun Shangxiang hugged Sun Ce's neck and giggled. She leaned into Sun Ce's ear, laughing and whispered: "Brother, they lost to me by endorsing their letters. Today is my dog."

Sun Ce understood and gently pinched Sun Shangxiang's red face. "Tell me nonsense, they asked you, you didn't know how to thank them, and even asked them to be dogs. It's really nonsense. Let me tell my mother back and see how she dealt with you."

"Is that true?" Sun Shangxiang blinked and doubted. Her long eyelashes were like two small brushes, making Sun Ce's face itchy.
Chapter completed!