Chapter 146

If he followed in his father Sun Jian's footsteps and died,

then his second brother, Sun Quan, could return to inherit the foundation.

Or, if he didn't return to inherit the foundation and lived out his life in Chang'an in peace, that would not be bad either.

Having made up his mind, Sun Ce informed his civil and military officials of his plan.

Huang Gai, Cheng Pu, and Han Dang, although feeling somewhat stifled by this plan,

had to admit that this was indeed the best method under the current circumstances.

Thus,

with Kan Ze as the chief envoy and Sun Quan and Sun Shangxiang accompanying, the envoy group departed from Yexian and rushed toward Hulao Pass.

At Hulao Pass,

Zhang Liao, as the newly appointed garrison commander, had been riding high these past few days.

Although... the room for advancement for their Bingzhou faction still could not be compared with the direct Xiliang lineage,

he himself had finally managed to reach the position of a miscellaneous general.

In the future, he could barely be called a high-ranking official of the Dong Zhuo army.

"General, a small troop of over a hundred people is approaching from outside the pass."

"They claim to be envoys from under Sun Ce."

"Sun Ce?"

"If this general remembers correctly, isn't he Sun Jian's eldest son?"

"Why does this group of envoys not claim to be from under Sun Jian, but instead claim to be from under Sun Ce?"

"Could it be..."

Zhang Liao, as the garrison commander of Hulao Pass, naturally paid close attention to the situation in Guandong.

He knew that recently, the situation between Sun Jian and the Yizhou aristocratic families had basically reached the point of life and death.

At this critical juncture, a group of people claiming to be envoys had come to Hulao Pass.

It must be for a matter of utmost importance.

Thus,

Zhang Liao personally took eight hundred elite soldiers and came to the foot of the pass to wait for this so-called envoy group to arrive.

In the crowd,

Kan Ze, who was walking at the very front as the chief envoy, could not attract Zhang Liao's attention at all.

Instead, it was the purple-bearded, green-eyed Sun Shiwan following behind him.

In an instant, with just one glance, Zhang Liao's gaze was firmly attracted by Sun Shiwan!

It was as if it were a fate already destined in life.

He couldn't look for another second, because looking for one more second would cause an explosion!