There was nothing to say that day. Early the next morning, Zhu Junli came to the official temple early, but he said that there was indeed a Guangwu Temple in the south of the city, so he specially invited Sun Jian to go to the mountains in the south of the city... Zhu Zhi's move was basically because he realized that Sun Jian was worried.

He was afraid that Sun Wentai would be as distracted as Chen Jun that time and would fall ill directly from holding it in.

Fortunately, Sun Wentai also remembered this matter and simply agreed. However, considering that someone needed to maintain the city, he left Zhu Zhi behind and took Zu Mao and twenty or thirty riders to the south of the city to find the Guangwu Temple.

It was late summer, and the mountains and rivers outside the city were beautiful, full of emerald green, as green as the sea.

Sun Jian led dozens of horsemen and close guards to gallop into the mountains. He felt relaxed and happy for a while. In addition, with this victory, he had actually cleared the obstacles to entering Jianghan while seizing Nanyang. Things in the future will inevitably fall into place... The overall situation is ahead,

Surrounded by the beautiful scenery, I galloped to visit the temple of the Holy King. All the thoughts that had been in my mind since Jiang Qin's death inevitably gradually disappeared.

Following the direction pointed by passers-by, dozens of riders rode up to a mountain, passed through several valley entrances, and saw some roof eaves hidden behind green trees in a valley, and felt that the trip was even more worthwhile.

What's even better is that dozens of riders galloped to the valley. Before they turned the corner and saw the temples and people, they heard the singing of some women coming from the valley and resounding among the mountains and forests. The songs were sad, but more than one person sang them.

A little less sad, coupled with quite a rhythm, it sounds really graceful when I hear it.

As the saying goes: "I am a wandering person, and I have experienced hardships in my life.

I met you when I was away from chaos, and I felt grateful for your kindness.

Your love is a moment of joy, the beacon smoke is a good time,

With tears in your eyes, you will live longer, and the traces of wine will cover up the dust."

"This is the sad voice of a man who goes out to war and finds a beautiful woman on the battlefield. Then he goes to war again and the woman's sad voice sounds!" Sun Jian listened to it several times, but he couldn't help laughing on his horse.

But Zu Mao was a vulgar man, but after hearing this, he rode up on his horse and asked loudly across the bend: "You women, is it because your husband is not at home and misses a man?"

As soon as these words came out, the women there were obviously panicked, and after a while, there was no more singing.

Sun Jian was so angry that he almost wanted to step forward and whip the man to death with his riding crop.

When Zu Mao saw this, he knew that he had made his lord unhappy again, so he couldn't help but sneered: "Don't be surprised, Lord, who would have thought that these women are so frightened..."

"The words of this general under Sun Polu are quite touching." At this moment, the voice of an older man suddenly came from the place where the singing had been heard before. "In troubled times, when a man goes out to war as a newlywed, he leaves without returning.

It is said that after joining the army at the age of 15, he returned home at the age of 80. When he met people from his hometown, who was there at home... Where have all the family members gone? Naturally, his parents died of cold and exhaustion, and his wife and daughter were naturally robbed by the insurrectionary soldiers. This principle,

Others don’t know, but Sun Polu’s subordinates don’t know either?”

Sun Wentai was stunned, but when Zu Mao heard the words, he didn't care about the content of the words. He was just curious, so he drove his horse into the valley first, and then couldn't help laughing on the horse again: "Although you are older, you are also the same."

How can a man with a height of seven feet imitate a woman picking mulberries here? It’s really ridiculous for a man to do what women do!”

"The general has misunderstood..." the man's voice continued. "It's because of war disasters and food is precious, so we just pick mulberries here to satisfy our hunger. However, what the general said about picking mulberries is also true. If it comes in late spring,

Here, you will definitely see me picking mulberry leaves with women to feed silkworms, and when the frost comes after autumn, you will definitely see me picking autumn mulberries here. Only in troubled times, men go to war, and women

To keep the house, we have to cultivate and pick mulberry and hemp, and we also have to deal with corvee labor and guard against war disasters. How can men farm and women weave? As a man, since I can avoid corvée work, I can only do a few things. What’s the point?

Where are you laughing?"

Sun Jian followed the sound of riding horses into the valley, and saw a man with a high crown, linen clothes, long beard and thin beard, who was carefully picking mulberries in a mulberry garden at the mouth of the valley. He looked about forty or fifty years old, which can be regarded as half an old man.

There were also many bamboo baskets and sacks, as well as trampled mulberry fruits, which were quite messy, as if they were left behind when the women who were frightened by Zu Mao fled in a hurry.

"Get out and take everyone to the pavilion at the foot of the mountain to wait for me!" Seeing this situation, Sun Jian was neither happy nor angry and spoke slowly.

On the other side, Zu Darong was about to open his mouth to laugh again, but suddenly he heard these words. He knew Sun Jian's temper and knew that his lord was really angry, so he didn't dare to say a word anymore, and directly led the crowd down the mountain in embarrassment.

After Zu Mao left, Sun Jian dismounted his horse and stepped forward. He slightly cupped his hands and said, "This general is vulgar and rude, which has disturbed you and the people here."

"It doesn't matter." The man continued to pick mulberries as usual. "The people of Nanyang knew that Sun Polu's subordinates were good at killing people four years ago. At that time, they were worried about their lives when they saw the general's subordinates. Now it is just vulgar, and at most it is

It's just that I have a hungry meal in the evening because there are no mulberries, which is really gratifying. Besides, with the general Yuan Gonglu's troops in front of him, the people may secretly say that Sun Polu is running the army strictly!"

Sun Jian smiled sarcastically: "I haven't heard your name, sir?"

"A native of Yangzhai, Yingchuan... Sima Hui, whose courtesy name is Decao." This man was still picking mulberries seriously.

"I have heard of your name," Sun Jian said thoughtfully. "I was stationed in Yingchuan when I was fighting against Dong. The local officials recommended me to me... I never thought that I would be here."

"It's just to avoid the disaster of war." Sima Hui said with emotion. "At that time, I saw that the people of Yingchuan were killed, injured and displaced, but I was able to be stable for a while. I thought it was enough to leave Yingchuan and come to Bishui, but I didn't expect that now I can't avoid war even here.

Already."

"The world is in chaos, and there is fighting everywhere. Yingchuan and Nanyang are the heart of the Central Plains and the places where the four battles took place. How can we avoid the war?" Sun Jian laughed and said. "On the contrary, if you are so talented and virtuous, why don't you rise to the challenge?

, take the initiative to seek peace for the world, instead of hiding here for a while?"

"That's my character." Sima Hui finally stopped collecting and stood up. "Like the general, it is fast to gallop at will, but once you lose your way, you will go astray. And what about me?

, he is the kind of person who would rather stay still than take a wrong step!"

"So that's it." Sun Wentai said thoughtfully. "It's just Mr. De Cao... you stopped where you were, how could you know that those people riding far ahead have gone astray?"

"I don't know, and no one in the world will know until the end of the day." Sima Hui replied calmly. "However, the current situation is that hundreds of horses are competing for the lead, each has his own way, and those who ride in front are behind and behind.

There are knights on the left and right, and it is harder to distinguish one's own situation while galloping. But for a person like me, if I stay where I am, I can at least see clearly whether those people's buttocks are crooked... Don't you think so? For example,

If General Sun is not here for me, then he must be here for the nearby Guangwu Temple, right?"

"good……"

"Then I can conclude that the general has gone astray." Sima Hui finally laughed and said. "The valley here is a place where people fleeing the war live. If you want to go to Guangwu Temple, you have to go to the entrance of the valley on the way up the mountain.

Transfer to..."

Sun Jian was slightly startled, but he couldn't help but smile bitterly: "What you said, sir, is absolutely correct. It's just my ignorance."

Sima Hui tied up his hands and smiled without saying a word, but Sun Jian felt bored when he saw this, so he took his horse out of the valley to find Guangwu Temple.

However, at this moment, the person behind him suddenly asked again: "Does Sun Polu know the origin of the song just now?"

Sun Jian led the horse, turned around, and then slowly shook his head.

"This song is called "Song of Water". It came from Wuguan last year. It is said that Cao Mengde went to Chang'an to meet the emperor, and then in order to protect himself, he visited General Wei as an old friend of General Wei.

His mother, Mrs. Gongsun, stayed at General Wei’s Mansion, and this piece of music was composed by Mrs. Gongsun, and was sung specifically for Cao Mengde by the singers in the mansion..."

"Is there such a thing?" Sun Jian couldn't help but become more interested.

"Not only that, there are also rumors in Chang'an that Cao Mengde mentioned in a chat that Sun Polu, your family and wives were all in his house before, but you were fighting alone in the water, and that's how this song came about..." At this point

, Sima Hui couldn't help but shake his head. "In other words, the scholars and people in Guanzhong and Nanyang are secretly talking about this song, saying that it is about your family, Sun Polu, and the woman in the song is also Mrs. Wu of your family."

Sun Jian shook his head again and again: "This is nonsense... I also believe that my wife is worried about me going on the expedition, but the first few sentences clearly admit that I have suffered a fate and suffered misfortune, but I am forced to use a strong sad meaning. How can it be?

My wife?"

"Isn't this a direct confrontation?" Sima Hui spread his hands. "Everyone in the world knows that Mrs. Wu from Sun Polu's family was snatched away!"

Sun Jian suddenly changed his color, let go of his horse's reins, and moved forward with his sword: "Old man, do you think I don't dare to kill someone?"

"Why didn't the general kill Cao Mengde and Mrs. Gongsun? Instead, he angered me, a person who told the truth?" Sima Hui remained calm. "Moreover, the general killed a young man in anger before, so he had no choice but to fight hard.

So that tens of thousands of people were fighting in the water, and the blood was flowing in the oars. How could they kill an old man in anger today? If so, the general is really hopeless!"

"Your words are so mysterious, what do you mean?!" Sun Jian asked angrily, holding a knife. "You know my origins so well, and you naturally know that I don't read much. If you have any opinions, just speak out, and if you have any grievances, just speak out.

It’s not good for you or me to keep going like this!”

"I was wrong." Sima Hui suddenly nodded. "Actually, to put it bluntly, when we met, we guessed it was Sun Polu. I felt sorry for the general, so I said a few words... That's all!"

"What's wrong with me?" Sun Jian sneered, but he finally put down the hand holding the sword. "I defeated Lu Bu, Liu Pan, Cai Mao, Huang Zhong, and now I have just killed Huang Zu and Ji Ling. After a short rest, I will

Went south to Jiangxia to capture Yuan Shu... The overall situation of the Central Plains belongs to me, and the overall situation of the world also belongs to me. You, a common man from the mountains, do you think it's a pity for me to come too?"

"General, why should you deceive yourself?" Sima Hui heard this and lowered his head to pick up the bamboo basket containing mulberries, and then took a few steps forward. "If the world can be conquered with only weapons, then why did Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty make a three-part agreement? You are on this trip.

Why did Guangwu, who was coming to worship, want to conquer the world? Why did General Wei, the leader of the group, withdraw from the establishment of the army at this time? Are these people fools? General, I regret that this is where you are... You have been in the Central Plains for four years, and

I have been under your rule from Yingchuan to Nanyang, and I can clearly see that you are not only excellent in martial arts, but also have the heart to support the world, and you have gradually understood how to conquer the world, which is really rare! However, once you come,

Due to the limitations of the past, the burden on the horse is too much; secondly, it is obvious that it has gone astray, but it is difficult to turn because the horse is fast... so it is a pity!"

Sun Jian suddenly felt lost.

"If I have to use an analogy, the general is like the mulberries in this basket to the local people." Sima Hui continued to hold the bamboo basket and said. "Compared to Yuan Shu's army who had no food before and actually ate river mussels for a living, the general is now

Although mulberries are sweet and filling the stomach, they are not the right way after all... General Polu, normal people should eat corn and wheat noodles, and mulberries are seasoned fruits! And the current situation is that people in Hebei have already eaten pasta, and even more so.

The sweet fruits after picking mulberries are available; while there are no mulberries in Cao Fenwu and Liu Yuzhou, they still eat corn; as for Liu Jingzhou and Tao Xuzhou, although there is very little corn, some people get corn; and under one step,

Do you really think that people who eat mulberries can always defeat people who eat corn? Even if they can defeat them, what does it matter if they succeed or fail for a while? Xiang Yu always wins without success, but loses with a loss... I dare to say that you will probably not be able to defeat him next time.

Xiangyang City, because there are many people who eat corn in Xiangyang City, how can they be willing to follow the general to eat mulberries? Even if the general is very powerful for a while and wins the battle, it is just a wedding dress for Liu Yuzhou beside him and Cao Fenwu behind him!

"

At this point, Sima Decao leaned over and offered the mulberries in the basket: "General, please wait a little longer to pay homage to Guangwu, and taste the pain of eating mulberries here. In the future, I will slow down my military affairs a little, and be more compassionate to the people's livelihood!"

However, when Sun Jian heard these words, he looked at the half basket of mulberries in front of him without saying a word, turned around, led his horse out of the valley, and walked away in a daze.

Seeing this, Sima Hui sighed and had no choice but to put away the mulberries he had worked so hard to collect and return to the settlement in the valley.

In other words, it is not that Sun Wentai did not understand what the other party meant, nor did he disagree with the other party's suggestions... On the contrary, he had already gradually understood this truth in his heart, and he had long understood that there was a big problem with his actions. Before, Chen Guofu Han

He had already realized this when Tuo Yi's death forced him to withdraw from Chen County. The recent death of Jiang Qin made him rethink his own behavior, otherwise he would not have been so depressed after a great victory.

But today, he met Sima Huidaozuo. This person explained things in simple and simple terms, and his sincere persuasion made him unable to avoid it, and he completely faced his own problems.

The reason is really simple, just like what everyone was talking about about his marriage behind "Song of Water". In fact, Mrs. Wu was really worried about Sun Jian's anger in the clan, so she married her with an attitude of accepting her fate. To put it bluntly, he stole her.
To be continued...