Sun Ce was not in a hurry to attack, so he let the cavalry disperse first, and each hand held a torch to hold both ends of the road outside Wutang Pavilion.

Nearly two hundred torches lit up, and the sound of the gongs on the tower stopped. After a while, the door opened. Several people walked out of it and knelt on the side of the road. Judging from their clothes, they should be the head of the pavilion and the servants in the pavilion. They lowered their heads and their bodies were trembling, like sheep staring at by wolves.

Sun Ce walked over, glanced at him, smiled slightly, and stopped in front of one of them.

"A person who knows the times is a hero. I admire you very much. You and I meet by chance, but there is no deep hatred. Do you want to kill me? Do you want to repay Yuan Xiansi's kindness for knowing you?"

The man was slightly stunned, and his trembling disappeared, as stable as a rock. He stood up slowly, raised his head, and looked directly at Sun Ce. This was a man in his thirties, with a medium figure, strong body, a national face, thick eyebrows and thin eyes, fleshless cheeks, slightly thin lips, and hard lines on his face.

"General is..."

"Sun Ce from Jiangdong. How dare you ask about your name Gao?"

The young man's face changed, and his right hand shook nervously. Sun Ce looked at him intently, and the smile on his lips became stronger and stronger. He could tell at a glance that this young man was not a servant in the pavilion, so how could he succeed in the sneak attack?

The young man's eyes twitched twice and sighed softly. "I thought it was a hawk, but I never thought it was a phoenix flying in the sky. He really didn't recognize Jingshan jade. He sat in a well and watched the sky without any pride. He was so arrogant. He was so kind to Yanzhou. He was so arrogant that he was doing it in front of the general. He was ashamed." As he said that, he took out a short knife from his sleeve, fiddled with it in his hand twice, and inserted it into his waist.

"Full be fond?" Sun Ce's eyes lit up. "Look for a long time."

Man Chong looked at Sun Ce, a hint of self-mockery flashed in his eyes, and then he thought about it and bowed his hand. "The general praised it, I dare not take it."

Sun Ce smiled and turned to look at the people kneeling on the ground. "Who is the pavilion chief? We are hungry. Please prepare some food for us. If there is wine, take out some, and I will drink a few glasses with Man Boning."

The pavilion chief agreed repeatedly and hurried into the pavilion. Sun Ce reached out to invite him. Man Chong hesitated. "General, my Man clan is considered a surname from Changyi. Lingzun was besieged in Changyi, and I Man clan has a share."

Sun Ce chuckled softly, "I know, if your family is not a surname, how could you be the governor of the county at the age of 18? You can be a famous scholar, but you must be a capable official, and you are considered a maverick. If I guessed well, you were not in the city at that time, right? If you were in charge of the matter, your father might not be able to leave Changyi alive."

Man Chong's eyes flashed and he nodded silently. "The general praised him very much, but I was indeed not in the city at that time."

"That's good, one code will be converted into one code. Let's talk about your family's besiege of your father in the future."

Sun Ce pulled Man Chong's arm and asked him to pull him into the pavilion. Guo Wu and others had already controlled the pavilion. The pedestrians who stayed there stood in the yard with a frightened and anxious expression. Sun Ce waved his hand and signaled everyone to go back to the house to sleep peacefully and not go out if they had nothing to do, so as not to be injured by accident. Everyone was suspicious and went back to the house one after another. Sun Ce followed Man Chong to the yard where he lived, went to the hall, sat in the main seat, but let Man Chong sit in the guest seat.

Guo Wu and others immediately controlled the yard.

Sun Ce took off his long sword and placed it on the table. "Talk about official business first. What are you doing here?"

Man Chong bowed. "Seeing that the general is powerful, I don't know if I can escape, so I have someone burned the official documents."

Sun Ce glanced at Man Chong and couldn't help laughing. "And you don't plan to say it, right?"

Man Chong faced Sun Ce's gaze, his face calm, and he could not see any expression. "I believe that the general will not force others to do anything."

The smile on Sun Ce's face became even stronger, and Man Chong felt uneasy when he saw it, and his originally firm eyes also became a little wandering. "Man Boning, do you think there are few people like you in the world, or are there few people like me?"

Man Chong's eyes changed and he said in a deep voice: "The general is born with a genius, and it is rare to see him. Although there are not many people who like him, it is not rare. It is just that everyone is responsible for his own master and is loyal to him. Please forgive me."

"Okay, I won't force you, but don't stop what I want to do, just keep it alone." Sun Ce waved his hand. Xu Sheng and Guo Wu walked over and pulled the two waiters who were hiding beside Man Chong, pressed them in front of Sun Ce, and with a "clang", the long sword was unsheathed, and they added their necks. Sun Ce said slowly: "Say some news that I am interested in, maybe I can spare your life."

The two waiters were so scared that their faces were gone, and they collapsed on the ground, sobbing in a while, and pleading with Man Chong. Man Chong's face changed twice. He stared at Sun Ce for a long time, but when he saw that Sun Ce had no intention of giving in, he had to sigh.

"Okay, I said."

"I didn't force you to say it." The head of the pavilion brought the wine and food. Sun Ce picked up the wine glass and took a sip. "I was disgraced for the two waiters. Boning seemed to be a profound example, but he was very kind to him. Unfortunately, the ordinary people didn't know it, so he regarded it as a cruel official."

Man Chong smiled bitterly and said, "I only care about my heart's content, and I don't care whether others know or not. General, I rushed over because Liang Prime Minister Lu Fan led 10,000 to invade my border and had arrived at Ji's clan."

Sun Ce nodded. Lu Fan reacted quickly, and it seemed that he was eager to make contributions. "I have to repay you. Since Boning is a messenger for me, I will also repay you with a message, which may make you lose your merits."

Man Chong's eyebrows were slightly frowned, puzzled.

"I will attack Changyi and seize the entire Shanyang. Those who surrender first will reward, and those who surrender later will be punished." Sun Ce looked at Man Chong with a smile. "Man Boning, I don't force others to do anything. If you are willing to be loyal to Yuan Xiansi, I admire you, but I will never show mercy. Think twice. If you are willing to chat with me, let's talk casually. If you don't want to, I won't force you. After dawn, I will let you leave. Now I'll be wronged. If you have the opportunity to command troops in the future, we will compete on the battlefield and let me see your ability to use troops."

Man Chong looked at Sun Ce in surprise. Sun Ce's behavior was strange everywhere. Whenever he was surprised, he felt incomprehensible. He had never met Sun Ce before. He asked himself that he had no reputation under Yuan Tan and that he could be a governor's mansion because of the strength of the Man family. Logically, Sun Ce would not pay attention to him. However, when Sun Ce saw him, he said he had long admired him and called out his words. Now he pointed out that he had the ability to use troops, which was really beyond his expectations.

If you write carefully, you can know his words, but you can't know that he is well-versed in military tactics. So far, he has no experience in commanding troops to fight, so Yuan Tan can only regard him as a capable official who can reason and has no idea of ​​letting him command troops to fight.

Did Sun Ce say it casually, or was there any ability to predict the future? How could he know me so well?

What made Man Chong even more uneasy was Sun Ce's confidence. He clearly stated that he wanted to capture Changyi and occupy the entire mountain. He was not worried that he would tell Yuan Tan. He knew that he had the ability to use troops, but he was willing to let him leave. He saw him again on the battlefield in the future, and he looked like he would definitely defeat him. He had seen many people, including Yuan Tan, the fourth generation and the third generation, and had never seen anyone so confident.

This is a born strong man.

Man Chong thought for a moment and raised his wine glass. "General, I have a few questions, and I can't figure it out. I want to ask the general for advice."

"I dare not." Sun Ce raised his glass to return the gift. "I would like to discuss with Boning."
Chapter completed!