Lu Ning's tough attitude shocked Zhou Yu and Xue Zong very much, especially Zhou Yu. Since he arrived in Jinyang City, Lu Ning and his subordinates have been polite to him. He never dreamed that Lu Ning would make an idea of ​​him. Although he knew what Lu Ning wanted to invite him, he did not agree. The situation at this time was worse than that time. Can I still surrender to you? What will the people in the world say to me? Isn't this aggravation that my brother Sun Ce and my brother-in-law Sun Ce's Mao Dun? Even if you let me go back in the end, there will be a chance to display my talents there. Zhou Yu was extremely depressed, and these misunderstandings could not be told to outsiders, so he could only bear them silently; even if he told outsiders, others would not believe it. If Xue Zong secretly reported my situation to Sun Ce in the past few days, then I would not be able to clean myself if I jumped into the Yellow River.

Seeing that Lu Ning and his subordinates were stubborn, they didn't look at any compromise. When they knew this, they had to report it to their lord Gongsun Ce to make a decision. The two of them gave Lu Ning's request and details to the fast horse to return, and they did stay in the inn and wait for Sun Ce's further instructions. There was no other way, at most they were bored and wandering around Jinyang City and spending time. Of course, the prosperity of Jinyang City shocked them. The spacious streets were spotless, with green trees on both sides of the streets, shops, various shops, and hotels all over the city. At night, the whole city was bright and wine, and entertainment venues were everywhere, which was a completely metropolis.

The wealth of Jinyang surprised Zhou Yu and Xue Zong. The living standards of the people were much better than those of other people, which was not on the same level at all. The public security here was good, and merchants and the people were very polite and credible. They never engaged in forced buying and selling. The prices were unstable, and no one dared to raise prices randomly. Everyone followed appropriate profits, never raised prices, and pursued high returns. This was also the result of Lu Ning's teachings to the people over the years.

Zhou Yu and Xue Zong saw so many products, and they were so dazzling that they were countless. The workmanship was very exquisite. They were itchy when they saw them. They wanted to buy whatever they saw. They were both wealthy families in Jiangnan and brought a lot of coins this time. Although it was the five coins of the Han Dynasty that were not used under the Lu Ning system, gold was made. Once they entered the jurisdiction of Lu Ning, they would exchange gold for coins of Lu Ning system, so there would be no problems when shopping.

Zhou Yu originally wanted to buy more things, but after hearing Lu Ning and his subordinates' tough attitude, he knew that he had no chance to leave Jinzhong City Yang again and had no mood to shop. Even if he bought it, it would be useful. He just accompanied Xue Zong to go shopping, acted as Xue Zong's horseman, and helped to carry things and other things.

Xue Zong, a scholar, bought the most books, including pen, ink, paper and inkstone. Lu Ning has all kinds of books here, which cannot be purchased by other places without money. This is mainly because Ma Jun invented the movable type printing technology, especially the large supply of paper with superior performance, which has led to the prosperity of the cultural industry. Under the Lu Ning system, as long as the ancient books can be found, they will be proofread by Guan Ning, Cai Yong and others and printed them in large quantities. Especially in the past, books that were difficult to see in the folk in the past were even more popular. Lu Ning's key was to privately transport a large number of books in the Luoyang Palace to Jinyang, which made many books that were only read by the emperor before, and many scholars were very excited.

After Zhang Liao's army occupied Niuzhu Wharf and Hulin Wharf, they immediately built various defensive fortifications on the wharf. Once the fortifications are built, Zhang Liao's army will attack Moling City, which is also the order of the General Staff. Although attacking Moling is only a means to deter Sun Ce, it is not the purpose. It also scared the Jiangdong Army very much. They knew the fighting intentions of the Big Bear Army, and they all thought that the Big Bear would completely solve the Jiangdong issue this time.

In the official residence of Sun Ce in Wujun, Huanggai, who was stationed in Moling, sent a quick horse to send Zhang Liao's army to capture Niuzhu and Hulin Second Wharf, which scared Sun Ce to the cold sweat. If Zhang Liao was really allowed to attack Moling, he would be compressed in Wujun and Kuaiji, and the possibility of developing outward will not be too great. He will be splashed by Zhang Liao's army at any time, and even if he has time, he will not be able to develop with all his strength.

While Sun Ce increased his troops in Moling, he also called his civil and military officials to study how to deal with the attack of Zhang Liao's army. This cannot be mistaken, otherwise the consequences will be very serious.

Seeing that all the senior civil and military officials under his command in Wujun came, Sun Ce said to everyone seriously: "Now Zhang Liao's army has defeated the Niuzhu and Hulin Second Wharfs where our army is stationed, and has also built various fortifications on the wharfs. The situation is very bad. If Zhang Liao's army had a firm foothold in Niuzhu and Hulin two wharfs, as long as our army had a firm foothold, with the current strength of our army, it would not be able to drive them out of Jiangdong at all. It also means that our army will engage in battle with the Big Bear Army for a long time, and our army will not have time to recuperate, and there would be no time to develop.

Sun Ce's chief adviser and internal affairs expert Zhang Zhao was also surprised after hearing this and immediately said, "Lord, our army is now in a low morale and weak combat power, so it is difficult to withstand the attack of Zhang Liao's army. Besides, Zhang Liao has 50,000 elite troops under him, which is enough to deal with our army. Moling must not be lost. Once Moling is lost, it will be difficult for our army to recover in the future. The city of Moling is too strong and is a city that is easy to defend and difficult to attack. As for Niuzhu and Hulin Second Wharf, it has been lost now. If our army wants to take it back, it will probably cost a heavy price. It is better to make peace with Lu Ning, and the best way to recover the Second Wharf from the negotiating table."

Sun Ce sighed deeply and said helplessly: "Based on time, Gongjin, Jingwen and others should have been in Jinyang City for many days. Why hasn't they sent back any news until now? What happened?"

After hearing this, Zhang Hong smiled slightly, stood up and saluted Sun Ce and said, "Lord, you don't have to worry. Negotiation is a slow matter and it is impossible to negotiate immediately. Once there is good news, Gongjin, Jingwen and others will send a fast Malay newspaper as soon as possible. It is estimated that their negotiations are also in trouble, otherwise there should be news."
Chapter completed!