Chapter 280

Whether it is true or not is unknown.

It is highly probable that there is some connection.

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

In addition, Su Xuan had seen before that Sun Jian's hundreds of personal soldiers could already form a military formation and condense a military soul.

It was not achieved purely by his own exploration; there were shadows of the military formation methods of the School of Military Strategists.

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

Otherwise, there wouldn't be so many flaws, and the power of the military formation and the training speed wouldn't be so slow.

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

"Brother Wentai is too modest!"

Su Xuan heard 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 Huang Jin 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 just as I thought!"

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

"Drink!"

Sun Jian also hurriedly raised his cup.

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

It was not until the next day that he left Jiangling City under Su Xuan's escort, and under Su Xuan's arrangement, boarded the troop transport ship of the Jiangling Water Fleet, traveling down the river toward Dongting in Changsha.

On the way,

Sun Jian avoided the eyes and ears of the Jiangling water soldiers, and stood at the bow of the ship with generals like 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 Water Fleet? And what do you think of the General Conquering the South, Su Xuan?"

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

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

"Heh!"

Sun Jian smiled upon 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 Wancheng!"

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

"This person is extraordinary!"

"It makes one have to admire him! One has to be convinced!"

He, Sun Jian, was not 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 ability, what else was there to be dissatisfied with?

And 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 connections.

Su Xuan had long since been unable to get along with the Yuan clan and He Jin.

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

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

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

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

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

When that time comes and I look back, Su Xuan under my command will just be so-so.

This is destiny!

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

Some people are late bloomers, like him.

"Is that really the case? Then that is truly admirable!"

Cheng Pu and the others couldn't help but sigh in admiration upon hearing this: "I originally thought the General Conquering the South was only brave on the battlefield."

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

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

"Haha!"

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

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

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

"Simply ridiculous! Is the Lord someone you can try to compete 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 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 collection task.

After all, Sun Jian was not a simple character, and he would be staying in Changsha for more than 2 years in the future, so one had to be on guard.

Half a day later,

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

The Jiangling Water Fleet naturally returned.

As for the Secret Guards, others were sent to follow up.

And Sun Jian indeed had no small ability; 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 Yuan clan and He Jin in fighting for it,

he was additionally ennobled as the Marquis of Wucheng, officially stepping onto the great 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 to Sun Jian that was not too expensive.

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

He prepared to expand the scale of commerce in Changsha.

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

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

Another 3 months passed in a flash.

Time arrived in the latter part of 187 AD.

Miss Xun Cai Cai's due date had also arrived.

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

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

Saying it was against the rules and unlucky.

It left Su Xuan speechless.

What is all this! This is completely feudal superstition!

As a transmigrator, doesn't he know whether it is lucky or unlucky?

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 studied at the medical school, her midwifery level had improved further, and she had also mastered decent medical skills, which made Su Xuan feel a bit more at ease.

But at this moment, listening to Miss Xun Cai Cai's screams in the delivery room, he still couldn't help but frown tightly and pace back and forth outside the delivery room, full of anxiety.

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

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