A few days later, Zhou Yu went to Lu Su's house in person to meet Lu Su. Lu Su said again, "I heard that you came back a few days ago. I thought I would bring your elder brother grandson to see you today."
"He went to the street." Zhou Yu said, "I got out, have you counted all the gold that was shipped to you a few days ago?"
"Three hundred taels of gold and four thousand taels of silver." Lu Su said, "It's almost more than what I have in my warehouse. What exactly do you want to buy?"
"Here is the list." Zhou Yu said, "I can't trust anyone else, so I have to ask you to deal with it."
"Hey." Lu Su only glanced at the list, and then joked, "What kind of big business do you want to recruit?"
Zhou Yu didn't answer, took a sip of tea, turned his head and looked outside at the courtyard full of peach blossoms, Lu Su said: "I didn't mean you, Zhou Gongjin, you look like water, impartial, without ripples, In fact, I was impulsive to death."
"I've already thought about it." Zhou Yu said, "I've thought about it for three years, and now it's the fourth year."
Lu Su stood up and said, "Is that why you bet on the Sun family?"
"There is no such thing as whether to gamble or not to gamble." Zhou Yu drank another sip of tea, without looking at Lu Su, and muttered, "I just do my best. The future is beyond anyone's control."
"Sun Jian is self-willed." Lu Su said, "It is difficult to achieve great things, and you have turned against Yuan Shu. Now you have offended Yuan Shu for the sake of his son. If he fails to take Jingzhou, how will you survive? You will not Bet, if you don’t vote late, you have to bet at this time, once you bet, you can’t turn back.”
Zhou Yu said: "My father used to say before he was alive, not to be afraid of those who kill people casually, but to be wary of those who often say nothing and think silently for days, months, or even a lifetime."
Lu Su looked at Zhou Yu as if he didn't know him.
"It's because some people are always unwilling to make a decision." Zhou Yu said lightly, "Even when he really takes that step, he will never go back, isn't that the case?"
"Okay." Lu Su laughed and said, "Since you have made up your mind, leave it to me."
Zhou Yu finished drinking tea, got up and said, "In three days' time, let's drink some wine on the boat by Chaohu Lake, and I'll take you to meet Sun Ce."
Lu Su thought for a while and said, "Let's see, you are willing to help him with everything, but I haven't agreed yet."
"You will like him." Zhou Yu put down his glass, looked at Lu Su, and said, "He is different from his rumored father."
The corner of Lu Su's mouth was slightly drawn, thoughtful, facing the falling peach petals all over the courtyard, Zhou Yu's clogs sounded out of the courtyard and disappeared at the end of the alley.
Three days later, Chaohu Lake was sunny and the warm wind was blowing the lake water. Zhou Yu took the string of the kite and let the kite fly dangling in the sky, and tied the string to the bow of the boat.
In the canopy, Sun Ce's hearty laugh and Lu Su's sound of slapping the table could be heard.
"Okay!" Sun Ce patted Lu Su's shoulder and said, "Put it on me."
"Sun Bofu." Lu Su said seriously, "There is one more sentence, I don't know whether to say it or not."
Sun Ce held down the glass, signaled to Lu Su that there was no need to pour any more wine, and replied, "Just say it, Gong Jin is never polite to me."
Zhou Yu lowered his head into the boat tent, sat down cross-legged, straightened his robe belt, took the white fish out of the pot with chopsticks, carefully picked out the thorns, and distributed them to Lu Su and Sun Ce. Lu Su dipped his chopsticks in some wine, drew a rough map of the states and counties in the south of the Yangtze River on the table, and said seriously: "Jingzhou connects the east and the west, and runs through the north and south. The war between General Sun Polu and Liu Biao must have been reported to Yuan Shu by now." It's in my ears."
Sun Ce didn't answer, but just listened silently. Zhou Yu interjected, "Yang Hong, Yuan Shu's chief advisor, is full of tricks, so we must guard against him."
Lu Su waved his hand, signaling that Yang Hong should not be troubled, and said: "Among them, Jiangling is the place that your father must take. No matter whether it is Yuan Shu or Yuan Shao, it is beyond reach. It is because of the Han River, facing the Yangtze River, and the waterways are open."
Sun Ce seemed to have noticed something, and Lu Su said again: "Yuan Shuzhi's navy is very weak, but Liu Biao's men, Cai Hao and Huang Zu, have nearly 20,000 navy."
Zhou Yu was silent, and Lu Su glanced at Zhou Yu, which meant that you can talk about the next one, and I will stop. Sun Ce looked at Zhou Yu, Zhou Yu sighed, and said, "Both Zijing and I feel that whoever gets the navy is enough to dominate the south of the Yangtze River. The current situation, whether it is the Changsha army, Yuan Shu army, Jizhou army or even the Xiliang army. There is no ability to control ships and train archers."
"I understand." Sun Ce said, "These days I often think that if my father successfully invades Jiangling, then the recruitment of the navy will become a big problem."
Lu Su said again: "Of course Liu Biao will not stop all the warships in Jiangling, but anyway, I think you should go to Jiangling, Bo Fu."
"Yes." Sun Ce nodded and said, "Fei Yu hasn't come back these days. I don't know how the battle is going. With Gong Jin in Shu County, I don't have any worries."
Birds sing on thousands of mountains, the wind blows across the plains, white clouds pass by, and the water of Chaohu Lake gradually stops, like a mirror thousands of miles away, reflecting a clear blue sky.
Sun Ce was shopping at the fish market by the lake, Lu Su was sitting on the bow of the boat, Zhou Yu was standing wearing a bamboo hat, and asked, "How is it?"
Lu Su said: "He is a listener."
"He is more at ease with your words than mine." Zhou Yu replied, "I urged him a few times to leave as soon as possible to assist General Sun. He is messing with me all the time. It's not good to be too familiar."
Lu Su smiled: "It's not likely that you are too familiar and disobedient. I guess he is reluctant to leave. With you in Shu County, life is very comfortable, so he pretends to take care of the old mother at home and stay here for a few more days."
Under the bamboo hat, the corners of Zhou Yu's mouth curled up slightly, with a hint of a smile. Lu Su threw out the hook and said, "My mother said a few years ago that finding a wife is more like Zhou Gongjin..."
Zhou Yu didn't say a word, and he was about to slap Lu Su with both hands. Lu Su hid while laughing and said, "gentle and steady, calm and generous..."
Sun Ce came on board the boat with a smile, and said, "Gongjin! I guess you beat up every one of your friends! Don't stop! Let's go!"
Zhou Yu poked the pole toward the bottom of the lake, took the boat, and rowed leisurely across Chaohu Lake.
The next day, Sun Ce went to the mountains and took the Gushan road, leaving a hundred people waiting at the entrance of the mountain in Shu County to report. But Fei Yu has not returned until now.
Zhou Yu went to see them off. Zhou Yu wanted to go with Sun Ce, but someone at home still needed someone to take charge of the overall situation. Lu Su had to buy warships for Sun Ce and recruit troops, otherwise Zhou Yu wanted to send him there too.
"You must not be belligerent." Zhou Yu ordered repeatedly.
"Understood." Sun Ce said, "You are more talkative than my mother."
"Go." Zhou Yu said, "I have something to send Fei Yu a message."
Sun Ce rode away a few steps, looked back at Zhou Yu again, and joked, "Don't you wish the lord the victory?"
"It must be a victory." Zhou Yu said, "Don't get too complacent, don't drink dirty water indiscriminately in summer!"
Sun Ce laughed and said a joke, Zhou Yu wanted to chase him up and beat him up, but Sun Ce led four hundred cavalry and whistled out of the valley, Zhou Yu watched for a while before slowly leaving.
From this day onwards, Lu Su almost went all out and moved to Zhou's house. The two of them checked the cost and checked the accounts all day long, because Lu Su bought a shipbuilding workshop in the south of Shu County. down. Wood, rivets, ropes, paint and other materials were brought in from all over the south of the Yangtze River. Zhou Yu often left, staying in the boathouse for three or four days. Lu Su took advantage of this time to inquire about the news and recruit the navy .
If all goes well, the first batch of twenty warships will be launched this autumn. However, soldiers are still a problem. Zhou Yu personally went to the magistrate of Shu County to talk about it. Now that there are disputes in the world, whether it is Shu County itself or the entire county, it is necessary to have local military guards. The county magistrate was persuaded by Zhou Yu, so Zhou Yu set up a barracks beside Chaohu Lake, and personally led the recruited new army to practice archery and water warfare.
In the blink of an eye, spring went to summer, and in early summer, both Zhou Yu and Lu Su were so busy that they finally went home to visit their mother, only to find that Fei Yu was waiting at home.
Zhou Yu finally got a letter from Sun Ce, which mentioned that everything is going well in the battle, and that in time, Jingzhou will be able to break through. Sun Ce is waiting for an opportunity to attack Jiangling County, while Liu Biao is staying behind closed doors, and Sun Jian is trying to attack the city.
Sun Ce's handwriting is very scribbled, and the word "Don't read" at the end is flamboyant, which shows that it was written hastily on the battlefield. Yu put away the letter and was about to report the battle situation to Wu when she heard a crackling sound of ceramics coming from the room, and Wu exclaimed.
"Auntie!" Zhou Yu pushed the door and entered, busy supporting Wu.
Wu said: "It's too careless to accidentally break the bowl."
Zhou Yu hurriedly ordered people to come in to clean up, and asked, "How is Auntie doing recently?"
"I don't know why," said Wu, "I've always been restless these past few days. Did Sun Ce have a letter?"
Zhou Yu made up his mind and read the letter. Only then did Wu feel relieved and said, "It's fine, I'm worried these days."
Zhou Yu said, "I'll go to Jiangling when the navy matter is over."
Wu said: "It's all thanks to you."
Wu Shi was obviously a little flustered, and Zhou Yu told her to rest well before she walked out of the corridor. When standing in the courtyard, Zhou Yu didn't know why, but she was also a little restless, as if something happened in Jingzhou. In the end, Zhou Yu secretly mocked that he cared about chaos and was always worried about being poor, so he sent Fei Yu to send a reply, telling Sun Ce that Liu Biao's men were all experienced and fierce generals who wiped out water bandits, they were invincible in everything, and they had to obey Sun Jian's command. Especially the poor do not chase after them.
This time, Fei Yu's reply was even slower, apparently it was a message from the army, which delayed the spiritual white falcon. In April, when the fragrance faded away and the rainy season in the south of the Yangtze River was about to enter, Zhou Yu waited for another letter from Fei Yu.
Fei Yu fluttered and stopped on the table, with a bloody cloth on his claws, shocking.
Heavy rain poured down, thunder and lightning flashed violently, and the entire Jiangzuo area entered summer, and the rainy season came, as if the gods roared and poured water down. The Yangtze River was flooded, and the hurricane submerged, and all ships along the way were evacuated into safe havens. One person was going south and west wearing a bamboo hat, but was blocked by the river bank.
"We can't sail today!" shouted the boatman.
The man was completely soaked, leading a horse, and he came from nowhere. He was completely embarrassed by the heavy rain, and his whole body was covered with water. He took out a cloth bag, shook out nearly ten taels of silver, and spread it out on the counter with one hand. The boatman had never seen such a large amount of silver, and he kept looking at him.
The traveler pushed up the bamboo hat a little, revealing his pale handsome face—it was Zhou Yu.
His face was covered with water, his hair was completely soaked, but he didn't want to take off his bamboo hat. The boatman thought for a while and said, "No way! Guest officer! I know you are in a hurry! There is such a big storm and the river is soaring, you will definitely not be able to get through it!"
Zhou Yu took out three more gold leaves, pinched them with his fingers, and placed them in front of the counter.
The golden light was shining, and the boatman stopped breathing. The wind on the wharf was so strong that it would destroy the wooden port, and the boat bosses who came in and out were all there to watch, but no one dared to take Zhou Yu's money.
"Impossible." Said the boatman, "Really impossible!"
Zhou Yu untied another ancient jade from his waist, put it on the counter together, and said, "That's all, who wants to sail?"
Zhou Yu's little is enough for many people to live a peaceful life for a lifetime. A boat boss said: "Guest officer, I didn't seek your money. The young one gave up his life. This money is enough for his wife and children to live. However, I have to take you across the river. The wind and waves are dangerous. , the life of a villain is not worth the money, if the guest officer sinks in the heart of the river, the little ghost will not live in peace."
"That's right." Someone said, "It's raining now and then, probably after tomorrow, the strong wind will stop, how about we wait a little longer?"
Zhou Yu heard the words and knew that the boat owner had nothing to do, so he collected the money, but stretched out a hand from the side, and slapped the silver, gold leaf and ancient jade, and the surrounding boat bosses showed panic expressions for a moment, and dispersed one after another. .
Zhou Yu followed that hand and looked towards the opponent, and saw a naked-chested man about eight feet tall. He was not strong, but his muscles seemed to be trained in the wind and rain. It shouldn't be more, not more, not less. A lot of them. The man was wearing a jacket and mandarin jacket, his hair was shaved extremely short, his face was full of water, he had a mischievous smile, he had a tattoo of a strange fish on his back, and he was wearing an agarwood Buddhist bead. He was extremely handsome. The man who is so handsome, but with a bandit spirit.
After a stick of incense, Zhou Yu followed the water bandit along the river. With Zhou Yu's money, the water bandit bought a boat from the boatman and sent the boat boss away. The place is called Changya Ferry, sixteen boats, two families The boatman and the boat boss didn't want to sail the boat, so they had to buy the boat themselves and follow the water bandit.
Wearing a pair of knee-length white trousers and barefoot, the water bandit stood on the rock like a nail standing still.
"Do you know the nature of water?" The water bandit shouted towards Zhou Yu.
Zhou Yu nodded, and the boat sailed over. The water bandit said lazily, "Life is determined by fate, wealth and honor are in the hands of God! When you get on the boat, your life will be handed over to God! If you die, don't blame me, Gan Xingba! Let's go!"
"Wait!" Zhou Yu shouted.
The water bandit's name is Gan Xingba, and his single name is Ning. He travels between Jingyi and Yizhou, and he is a tyrant of the Yangtze River. Hearing what Zhou Yu said, he stood on the rock, not in a hurry to get on the boat. I saw Zhou Yu untie the burden, took off the bamboo hat, knelt down by the river, and kowtowed three times to the east.
"Let's go!" Zhou Yu said.
The two got on the boat, Gan Ning waved the pole casually, pointing towards the shore, the boat immediately flew into the air, and shot towards the center of the river like an arrow from the string!
When Gan Ning showed such a trick, Zhou Yu was shocked, knowing that this water bandit was no small matter. Zhou Yu has been diligent in learning martial arts since he was a child, and practiced swordsmanship hard. Ordinary thieves are not his opponents. He is good at swimming and has no fear of being robbed.
The strong wind turned the waves of the river into hills, like a raging ocean pouring down on them like a landslide. Gan Ning stood at the bow of the boat and sang loudly. The sky and the earth were dark, as if the end of the world was approaching and the world would be destroyed. Dark clouds rolled in, and the boat sailed to the other side of Huangquan, which is invisible to the eyes.
Gan Ning was bare-chested, and a pair of white trousers had been soaked transparent by the rain, as if he was naked. Standing in this majestic world, he had a sense of beauty. Zhou Yu's bamboo hat had already been blown away by the hurricane and flew into the river.
"What are you doing on the other side?" Gan Ning asked Zhou Yu loudly.
"Visiting relatives!" Zhou Yu replied loudly.
"Which family is in such a hurry?" Gan Ning said with a ruffian smile, "Do you want to marry a wife?"
Zhou Yu shook his head helplessly, smiled, and shouted, "Changsha prefect, the Sun family!"
The boat passed through the turbulent sea, the vast world, and the lives of both of them were hanging by a thread. At this moment, Zhou Yu no longer regards Gan Ning as a simple water bandit. If the ship is about to be destroyed in the next moment, then Gan Ning and himself will be buried at the bottom of the river at the same time. It's already so far away, there is only one boat and two people left, there is nothing to hide, and there is nothing to worry about.
"Sun Jian!" Gan Ning asked.
"You know him?" Zhou Yu shouted loudly.
"Grandma!" Gan Ning yelled, "I came back from Jiangxia three days ago, and my life was almost taken away!"
Zhou Yu never expected to get the military report from the front line here. Ever since he got the message from Fei Yu, he had been worried, fearing that something might happen to Sun Ce, and he was on the road day and night, even ignoring his own life.
"How is Sun Ce?" Zhou Yu asked again.
A big wave came and almost threw them into the water, Gan Ning staggered, Zhou Yu hurriedly pulled him, Gan Ning tied the two of them together with a cloth belt, and tied them to the bow.
"Which bastard is Sun Ce?" Gan Ning shouted.
Zhou Yu: "..."
"Son Jian's son!" Zhou Yu said.
Gan Ning said: "Sun Jian was killed by Huang Zushe! The others don't know! His son is probably still alive!"
Zhou Yu had guessed that the situation was urgent, but he didn't expect such a tragic situation, so he asked again, "Did Huang Zu kill him?"
"Xianshan!" Gan Ning shouted, "I shouldn't have chased Huang Zu! He wanted to! He was shot to death by Huang Zu!"
There was no worse news than this. When Zhou Yu heard it, he felt dizzy and the boat almost capsized. Gan Ning dragged Zhou Yu with one hand and shouted, "Be careful!"
"Who are you from the Sun family?" Gan Ning asked again.
"Friends of the world!" Zhou Yu said.
Gan Ning didn't speak anymore, but as soon as he crossed the river, the wind and waves gradually calmed down as if taking care of Zhou Yu. Before a cup of tea, the wind and sea were calm, the dark clouds receded, and a golden sunset appeared. Zhou Yu lost all strength, and his martial robe was covered with water.
He untied the cloth belt and said to Gan Ning, "Thank you."
Gan Ning let out a hey hey, and stood at the bow of the boat with a half-hearted smile.
Zhou Yu leaned against the stern of the boat, feeling that this is the most dangerous thing in his life. Sometimes, even if you rule the world with millions of soldiers in hand, God will be angry, and no one can resist.
"Aren't you afraid that Lao Tzu will sink the boat and rob you?" Gan Ning said.
"Not afraid." Zhou Yu replied without raising his head while twisting the water on his robe, "What do you want me to do?"
"Take you back and be a lady in the village." Gan Ning teased.
Zhou Yu was startled, then laughed, and said, "How can we get a girl in such a robbery?"
Gan Ning said: "Once upon a time, I used to take women from good families to the center of the river. When the boat was overturned, I couldn't go up to the sky or down to the ground. Naturally, I had to follow me. If it wasn't for your good looks, I wouldn't have thought of ferrying you around." .”
Zhou Yu was embarrassed immediately, changed the subject casually, and asked, "And then?"
"Then?" Gan Ning said, "After finishing that, let them go home."
Zhou Yu thought of a ship, thousands of miles away from the Yangtze River, and when the vehicle was thrown across the river, Gan Ning would spend the spring night along the surging waters of the ship, and be that prostitute, it is really absurd.
The boat docked slowly, and Zhou Yu went ashore, wanting to say something to Gan Ning.
"Go." Gan Ning said casually, "Don't talk too much, don't delay the matter."
"Thank you for your kindness." Zhou Yu bowed deeply to Gan Ning on the bank, Gan Ning raised his hand, and threw ancient jade, silver taels, and gold leaves as a package. Zhou Yu took it and said hastily, "Brother Xingba, this is absolutely impossible..."
Gan Ning ignored him, lazily, with his long pole on the shore, humming a tune against the golden glow of the setting sun, and left the west bank, leaving Zhou Yu alone on the bank.