Chapter 176

Whether it is true or not is unknown.

There is a high probability that there is some connection.

After all, the martial arts inheritance of Sun Sun Jian and Sun Ce is not fake.

In addition, Su Xuan had seen it before; Sun Sun Jian's hundreds of personal guards could already form military formations and condense military souls.

It was not achieved purely by groping on their own; there were shadows of the military formation methods of the military strategists.

However, it was not complete; it was clearly incomplete.

Otherwise, there would not be so many flaws, and the power of the military formation and the training speed would not be so slow.

As for whether they are true descendants of Sun Wu who obtained the inheritance, or if they obtained the Sun Wu inheritance by accident, only Sun Sun Jian himself knows.

"Brother Wentai is too modest!"

Su Xuan heard Sun Sun Jian's seemingly humble but actually boastful words and just pretended not to hear the subtext, smiling and replying: "As early as the time I met Brother Wentai during the Yellow Turban Rebellion, I knew that with Brother Wentai's ability, it would be absolutely impossible for him to be mediocre in the future."

"Now that I see it, it is indeed so!"

"I wish Brother Wentai success in quelling the Qu Xing rebellion and securing his position as the Administrator of Changsha! Cheers!"

"Cheers!"

Sun Sun Jian also hurriedly raised his cup.

The banquet lasted for half a day before Sun Sun Jian, under Su Xuan's arrangement, temporarily stayed in Jiangling City.

It was not until the next day that he left Jiangling City under Su Xuan's escort, and under Su Xuan's arrangement, took the troop transport ship of the Jiangling Navy, went down the river, and headed toward Changsha Dongting.

On the way,

Sun Sun Jian avoided the eyes and ears of the Jiangling naval soldiers and stood at the bow of the ship with generals such as Han Dang, Zu Mao, Cheng Pu, and Sun Zhao, looking toward Jiangling City.

He asked: "Everyone, what do you think of this Nanjun? What do you think of Jiangling City? What do you think of the Jiangling Navy? And what do you think of the General Who Conquers the South, Su Xuan?"

Han Dang was the first to speak: "Lord! Nanjun is prosperous! Especially Jiangling City; it is perhaps even better than Wanxian in Nanyang, right?"

"Could it be that Jiangling has always been this prosperous?"

"Heh!"

Sun Sun Jian smiled after hearing this: "Naturally, that is impossible!"

"Six or seven years ago, I came to Jiangling; at that time, Jiangling was not even one ten-thousandth of what it is now, let alone comparable to Wanxian!"

"All of this was developed by the General Who Conquers the South in just a few short years!"

"This person is extraordinary!"

"It makes one have to admire him! Have to be convinced!"

He, Sun Sun Jian, had never been inferior to anyone in his life and did not feel he was worse than anyone.

But compared to Su Xuan, he had to admit that he was far inferior to the other party.

In every sense.

However, he was not discouraged.

How many people were not as capable as him?

Since he had his current abilities, what else was there to be dissatisfied with?

Moreover, who said that if one's ability is not as good as Su Xuan's, one's future achievements will definitely not be as good as his?

In this world, relying solely on ability to make a splash in the officialdom is far from enough.

You have to compare family background, origin, and background.

Su Xuan had long since stopped being on the same page as the Lord Yuan clan and He Jin.

Therefore, it was impossible to get the support of the Lord Yuan clan and the Grand General He Jin.

Moreover, listening to the analysis of Lord Lord Yuan Kui, he was also wary of and suppressed by the Son of Heaven, and in the future, it would be extremely difficult for him to even enter Luoyang to serve as an official.

His current achievements were probably the peak of the other party.

But his, Sun Sun Jian's, official career had just begun and was far from reaching its peak!

In the past, his background and connections were not good, but now he had defected to the Grand General and the Lord Yuan clan; with their help, why worry about not being able to rank among the imperial court and achieve the status of the Three Excellencies and Nine Ministers, and be appointed a general and ennobled as a marquis?

By then, looking back, Su Xuan would just be so-so.

This is fate!

Some people walk very smoothly in the early stages, like Su Xuan;

Some people are late bloomers, like him.

"Is that so? Then it is truly admirable!"

Cheng Pu and the others couldn't help but sigh and nod: "I originally thought the General Who Conquers the South was only brave on the battlefield."

"I didn't expect him to be so extraordinary in civil governance! Amazing!"

"Of course, the Lord is not bad either!"

"Haha!"

Sun Sun Jian couldn't help but look up and laugh, feeling very happy in his heart.

What they didn't know was that their conversation was heard clearly by a bird standing on the ship's gangway and shared synchronously with a Secret Guard in the cabin.

"Tsk tsk! This is wanting to compare with the Lord?"

"Simply ignorant! Is the Lord someone you can try to compare with?"

"If it weren't for the fact that you have no bad intentions, I would definitely make you look good this time!"

The Secret Guard thought gloomily in his heart.

Monitoring Sun Sun Jian was naturally not ordered by Su Xuan.

But there was no need for Su Xuan to order it; the Secret Guards would naturally send people to follow up.

This was just a routine intelligence gathering job.

After all, Sun Sun Jian was not a simple character, and he would stay in Changsha for more than two years in the future, so one had to be on guard.

Half a day later,

Sun Sun Jian and his party were sent to the territory of Changsha Commandery,

And the Jiangling Navy naturally returned.

As for the Secret Guards, others followed up.

And Sun Sun Jian was indeed capable; in just half a month, he had Qu Xing retreating steadily.

In less than a month, he successfully quelled the Qu Xing rebellion and secured his position as the Administrator of Changsha.

Afterward, he submitted a memorial to the imperial court, and with the help of the Lord Yuan clan and He Jin, he fought for it.

He was additionally ennobled as the Marquis of Wucheng, officially stepping onto the big stage of the Great Han and becoming a pivotal figure.

After Su Xuan learned of this news,

According to the normal speed, he sent a congratulatory gift that was not too expensive to Sun Sun Jian.

At the same time, Su Xuan also arranged for Su Yi to go to Changsha to discuss commercial cooperation with Sun Sun Jian.

He prepared to expand the scale of business in Changsha.

This matter was also beneficial to Sun Sun Jian, so he naturally did not refuse.

And he was not clear about Su Xuan's true intentions.

Another three months passed in a flash.

Time arrived in the latter half of 187 AD,

And Xun Cai's due date had also arrived.

Su Xuan originally wanted to deliver the baby for Xun Cai himself.

But he was stopped by Xun Shuang, Su's father, Su's mother, and everyone else.

They said it was against the rules and unlucky.

It left Su Xuan speechless.

What was all this? It was completely feudal superstition!

As a transmigrator, didn't he know whether it was lucky or not?

But intimidated by their power, Su Xuan could only compromise and let a midwife who had studied at the medical school take over.

This midwife had been engaged in midwifery for more than ten years, had superb skills, and had basically never failed.

After being recruited by Su Xuan, she had further studies at the medical school, her midwifery level had improved further, and she had also mastered decent medical skills, which could make Su Xuan feel a little more at ease.

But at this time, listening to Xun Cai's screams in the delivery room, he still couldn't help but frown tightly, walking back and forth outside the delivery room with a heart full of anxiety.

Seeing Xun Shuang, Su's father, and the others annoyed, Xun Shuang couldn't help but scold: "Can you be quiet and steady, you brat?"

"What are you walking back and forth for? Don't you know it's annoying?"