One kick to the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 52 Meeting Yuan Shu
Qin Yi and Sun Ce waited outside the government office for about two-quarters of an hour. A petty official led more than a dozen servants out of the county government office gate.

"Who are Sun Ce and Qin Yi?"

The clerk put his hands behind his back, stood on the steps of the door with his chest and belly high and arrogant, looking at the sky and asked.

Seeing how arrogant this young official was, Sun Ce suddenly became angry and clenched his fists before stepping forward.

Seeing that Sun Ce was angry, Qin Yi quickly tugged at his sleeve, and said in a low voice, "Bo Fu, there is no need to get angry with such a villain." Then he said to the little official, "This is Qin Yi, this It's Sun Ce."

The clerk then lowered his head, glanced at Qin Yi and Sun Ce, and said, "General Yuan ordered you two to go to the Yamen to see Jin."

"What about these things we brought...?" Qin Yi asked.

"What's the fuss! I'll check and collect the things myself, you hurry into the yamen!" The petty official reprimanded a few words impatiently, then turned his head and pointed at an officer behind him: "Then who, lead them into the yamen."

Qin Yi and Sun Ce followed the guard into the county government office.

Inside the county government office, the houses are neat and clean, and they are as brightly painted as the gates and walls of the county government office. It is obvious that they have just been repaired and painted not long ago.

The three of them walked to the entrance of the main hall, the guard asked Qin Yi and Sun Ce to wait outside, and he went inside to report.After folding out, let Qin Yi and Sun Ce enter.

As soon as he entered the entrance of the main hall, the warm wind hit his face, and Qin Yi wanted to hum in comfort.Taking a peek at it, I saw that the pillars in the hall were painted red and glowing brightly; there were heavy green curtains on the windows and walls on both sides; the passage leading to the main seat at the door was actually covered with thick carpets.

On both sides of the passage, there is a wooden frame every two or three meters, and a brazier is set above the wooden frame.No wonder it was so warm in the room.

Looking forward, on the innermost side, facing the door, there is a table with snacks, nuts, tea cups and other things on it.

Behind the short table, a black-robed man was in a half-lying, half-sitting posture, squinting towards the door.

This man was slightly younger than Sun Jian, with a long pink face, eyebrows like black ink, nose like hanging gall, lips like red vermilion, on his lips, two small mustaches were trimmed meticulously; Her long black hair flows naturally to the back of her shoulders.

The scene in the room was so weird, Qin Yi would have wondered if he had gone to the wrong place if he hadn't seen Sun Jian sitting upright on the side of the hall.This is not a county government office, it is clearly... the lobby of a brothel should look like this.Especially the man in the main seat, who looked like he had put on makeup, looking like he was neither male nor female.The robe he was wearing was obviously not an official uniform, it was so fat, it should be the so-called Dao uniform.

(Author's note: This Taoist robe is not a Taoist robe worn by Taoist priests, but a loose, comfortable, light and soft casual clothing popular among the gentry during the late Han, Wei and Jin Dynasties.)
"General Polu, Sima Sun Ce under the command of Sun Shijun, the governor of Yuzhou, pays homage to General Yuan!"

Sun Ce spoke loudly, interrupting Qin Yi's wild thoughts.

At this time, the two had already walked to the middle of the hall.Seeing Sun Ce bowing down to pay respects, Qin Yi hurriedly followed suit and saluted the hall: "Marquis Qin Yi pays homage to General Yuan!"

In the Han Dynasty, although the social hierarchy was strong, etiquette was not so strict.Subordinates do not need to kneel down to pay respects to superior officials, and even when ministers meet with the emperor, they just bow and salute, and the emperor needs to return the salute.The ceremony of kneeling is only used to worship heaven and earth, gods, ancestors, and to respect relatives and teachers.

If a subordinate kneels to his superior, it must be because he has made a big mistake, which means he will admit guilt and be punished.Of course, the above etiquette regulations are only for good people, slaves and untouchables are not included in this category.

Yuan Shu maintained that slumped state and remained silent for a long time.

Qin Yi cursed secretly in his heart: So this man and woman is Yuan Shu, but you are so angry, my brother's waist is almost tired.

"Hahahaha..." Yuan Shu suddenly laughed without warning.

Qin Yi was so frightened that he shuddered, what's wrong, he was acting like a half-dead fart just now, are you playing fake corpse?

"It turns out that Jiangdong Xiaotai Sui is here, so please forgive me!"

Yuan Shu grimaced and grinned, changed from a slumped posture to a straight one, and stared at Sun Ce playfully.

Sun Ce straightened up and said awkwardly: "General Yuan, I used to be ignorant and only knew how to be strong and competitive in my hometown. Now that I have joined the army, you should stop mentioning the nickname Jiangdong Xiao Taisui. .”

Only then did Qin Yi realize that Sun Ce wasn't called the little overlord from the very beginning... Hehe, Jiangdong Xiao Taisui, this nickname seems to have a derogatory connotation.It seems that this kid was not a good person when he was in his hometown!

Yuan Shu waved his hand and said with a smile: "There is nothing wrong with being competitive. Isn't it just because you are competitive that you have made great achievements this time?"

After hearing this, Sun Ce was startled and couldn't help but look at Sun Jian secretly.He remembered what Qin Yi had said to him when he was at the gate of the yamen.Now it seems that Qin Yi has indeed guessed his father's hard work.

Sun Jian was sitting upright on one side of the hall without looking sideways, as if he didn't listen to the conversation between Sun Ce and Yuan Shu.

Yuan Shu suddenly stopped his smile, turned into a serious face, coughed twice, and said, "Sun Ce, you led your troops to attack Xu Rong's camp at night, and you were defeated in one battle. I am so relieved to have such a good general. Your credit is credited to me." Now, after Luoyang is conquered and Dong Zhuo, who has brought disaster to the country, is killed, a certain person will tell the emperor to recommend you as a guerrilla general."

As soon as these words came out, not only did Sun Ce and Sun Jian change their expressions, but even Qin Yi felt something was wrong: What did Yuan Shu mean by giving Sun Ce an empty promise?Oh, I understand, he must not want Sun Jian to become powerful, so he deliberately suppressed Sun Jian's military achievements.The insidiousness of the dog days!
Sun Ce was filled with disappointment and lowered his head with a livid face.

Seeing Sun Ce's reaction, Sun Jian coughed quickly, stood up and bowed to Yuan Shu: "The general loves dogs so much, Sun Jian is very grateful!"

Sun Ce also came to his senses and hurriedly handed over to Yuan Shu: "Sun Ce, thank you General for your kindness!"

Yuan Shu waved his hand in satisfaction: "This is a matter of a certain duty. Bo Fu, go and sit down."

"Thank you, General!" Sun Ce saluted again, walked to the seat opposite Sun Jian and took a seat.

At this time, Qin Yi was left standing alone in the hall, and he was still in the posture of bowing his hands to Yuan Shu.

"You are Qin Yi?" Yuan Shu finally remembered Qin Yi.

"It's Qin Yi." Qin Yi was left alone by Yuan Shu for a long while, feeling angry in his heart, and he didn't want to be too long-winded in his reply, it was concise and clear.

"Qin Yi who burned down Luotuoling a month ago?" Yuan Shu asked again.

"Exactly."

"You assassinated Xu Rong the night before?"

"Of course!"

After asking these questions, Yuan Shu stopped talking again.

Qin Yi's waist was sore, but Yuan Shu didn't let him excuse himself, so he could only continue to suffer.If he hadn't taken Sun Jian into consideration, he really wanted to leave at this time.This old goblin Yuan is too insignificant, he deliberately played me!
"Snapped--"

Yuan Shu suddenly slapped the desk, and asked angrily, "Qin Yi, since you were Cao Cao's subordinate before, why did you run away from your master and join someone else?"

Qin Yi straightened his waist, looked up at Yuan Shu, and said patiently: "General Yuan, you may have misunderstood. I made an agreement with General Cao before that I would join his army as a guest, and I could leave at any time. Tell the master , Qin disagrees."

Although he straightened his upper body at this time, his hands were still arched, which was not considered rude.

Yuan Shu fell silent, and the hall was quiet.Sun Ce glanced at Yuan Shu and Qin Yi with worried eyes.Sun Jian looked calm, as if nothing had happened.

"Ha ha ha ha……"

Suddenly, Yuan Shu burst out laughing again.

Qin Yi was speechless.What's wrong with this guy? He's always startled.

"Qin Yi, General Wentai commended you for the first contribution to the attack on the camp the night before. You are capable, it would be a pity to be a military marquis." Stop laughing, Yuan Shu said to Qin Yi with admiration, "It just so happens that a certain A thousand new troops have been recruited, how about being a captain when you come to a certain army?"

(End of this chapter)