Chapter 179 Sunset
Sima Jun has always been arrogant. He just looked at Wang Zhi and seemed not to intend to respond.
Sun Wei glanced at him and said to Wang Zhi with a smile, "Doctor Wang, I hope you are well. Last time, I heard that Doctor Wang had arrived in Xunyang. Unfortunately, I was in another palace and had no way to meet him. Otherwise, Doctor Wang would have had to take me back to the capital."
The words were soft but sharp, but Wang Zhi showed no sign of anger.
He laughed and said, "Your Highness, what are you talking about? Although I was just following orders at that time, I would never dare to be disrespectful to you. Moreover, you and I will be relatives in the future, so the past grudges should be written off."
After he finished speaking, he looked at Sima Jun and asked, "Sir, is it true or not?"
Sima Jun ignored him and only asked Yang Quan, "Have all the generals in the army paid their respects to Doctor Wang?"
"I have paid my respects to you all, as instructed by the prince."
Sima Jun then turned to Wang Zhi.
"From now on, I will be grateful for Doctor Wang's guidance and instruction for my eight thousand soldiers."
Wang Zhi smiled and said, "No problem. I've always had a good impression of Jiangzhou. I will definitely treat the soldiers of Jiangzhou as my own. Don't worry, Your Highness."
This was indeed an arrogant statement, and a sneer appeared on Sima Jun's lips.
He did not bother with Wang Zhi, but ordered his men to mount their horses and escort Sun Wei's carriage to the county town.
Sun Wei's residence is in a house next to the county government.
Sima Jun looked around the house inside and out, then headed straight for the camp.
As Aru opened the box and took out the valuables, she said, "This Wang Zhi is really arrogant. He actually said such words. It's obvious that he thinks the prince's men are his own."
"Keep your voice down," Sun Wei said. "This isn't Jiangzhou. We have to be careful of ears."
A'ru thought for a moment and said, "Will Wang Zhi have some evil intentions? Will he attack the Crown Prince here and seize Jiangzhou?"
"Can we take Jiangzhou by killing the prince?" Sun Wei smiled. "Yang Quan's troops are here. This is the prince's territory. Wang Zhi should worry about himself."
A'ru's eyes lit up: "So, can we deal with Wang Zhi?"
Sun Wei was both amused and annoyed, and said seriously, "The grudge between the Yuzhang Palace and the Wang family cannot be resolved by killing one or two people. Don't say such things in the future."
A'ru curled her lips and continued to pack her things when Deng Lian suddenly came.
"Urgent report from Kuaiji: War has broken out there, and the Crown Prince is about to depart."
Sun Wei was surprised.
Judging from the sky, it was almost evening, but Sun Wei knew that with Sima Jun's personality, he would not have time to rest.
She immediately went to the outer courtyard.
As soon as I walked out of the corridor, I saw Sima Jun walking towards me from the other end.
The afterglow of the setting sun cast a long shadow on him.
Another sudden farewell.
Countless scenes of parting suddenly flashed through Sun Wei's mind, but none of them was more sudden than this time.
"Is the prince leaving now?" Sun Wei asked.
"Exactly," Sima Jun said. "Hundreds of ships have appeared offshore, and tens of thousands of people are estimated to be approaching Kuaiji. A battle should be underway now."
"Where is General Chu?"
"Zhuo Jing is in Jingkou. Although Kuaiji is important, Jingkou cannot be lost."
Indeed, Jingkou is Jiankang's last barrier.
Sun Wei thought for a moment and said, "Kong Qi is ready to go. This battle will definitely be a fierce one."
"Um."
Sun Wei said: "Prince..."
"I will protect myself," Sima Jun interrupted. "My lady said I can live to be a hundred years old."
Sun Wei thought, everyone can answer quickly, that’s great.
"I will escort the prince out of the palace." Sun Wei said.
Sima Jun did not agree. He looked at her and said, "Madam, are you willing to go to Kuaiji with me?"
Sun Wei was stunned.
"Why?" she asked.
"Madam, don't you think that if you go to Kuaiji, you will be more useful here?"
Sun Wei looked at Sima Jun for a moment and said, "Your Highness still doesn't trust Wang Zhi, right?"
Sima Jun did not answer.
"My lord," Sun Wei said, "my safety depends solely on you. If you can achieve a great victory in Kuaiji, even if I encounter trouble, I can turn it into a blessing. Otherwise, I will not feel safe wherever I go."
Sima Jun was silent for a moment, and finally nodded.
"So, I understand," he said. "It's getting late. I'll leave now."
Sun Wei agreed and escorted him out of the house.
Sima Jun's horse was already waiting outside the mansion. Deng Lian led a group of guards and followed Sima Jun lightly.
Sun Wei watched him climb onto his horse, raised his head and looked at him from the horse's front, saying, "Take care, Prince."
Sima Jun said "hmm" and looked at her for a long time before looking away.
"Take care, madam too." After he said that, he shouted and led everyone into the afterglow of the sunset.
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In April of the 13th year of Jianyang, Kong Qi and his followers from the Three Immortals sect, who had disappeared for a whole year, made a comeback.
Sun Wei remembered that in his previous life, the Three Immortals attacked Shanyin County in Kuaiji and Hudu Fort in Wujun in early April. Within a month, Shanyin, Juzhang, and Shangyu, all under Kuaiji's jurisdiction, were successively conquered, and the renowned Northern Army general Zhou Fang was killed in battle.
The Northern Palace, which had just experienced a mutiny, had not yet regained its morale and was therefore severely damaged. However, the morale of the Three Immortals Sect was greatly boosted, sweeping across the heartland of the Three Wus like a flood, and the Wu County, which had been under siege, was finally lost.
Wu County is the defensive position of Jiankang and must not be lost.
In desperation, the court reinstated Sima Jun, who had been under house arrest due to Xie Xiao's death. Sima Jun led the Jiangzhou army and fought against the Three Immortals Sect for more than half a year before finally recaptured Wujun.
In this life, however, the situation was very different. The Northern Palace was saved, and Sima Jun was not confined to his house.
Since last year, Sima Jun has been constructing fortifications in Hudu and building a defense line along the coast. Sun Wei thought that this battle should be much easier than in his previous life.
However, she still spoke seriously, fearing that Wang Zhi would underestimate the enemy and make mistakes.
Wang Zhi was nervous and excited about this battle.
He understood that the battle of Wujun was the Queen Mother paving the way for him, and for him, Jiangzhou was a huge temptation.
"Don't worry, Princess. Everything is ready. We will win this battle!" Wang Zhi said confidently.
Sun Wei didn't know where this man got the confidence from since he had never been on the battlefield, so he could only repeatedly remind Yang Quan.
But what Sun Wei didn't expect was that just five days later, Wang Zhi defeated the invading Three Immortals Sect and returned triumphantly.
The first victory report from the Three Wus was sent to the capital overnight.
No one had expected that this was the work of Wang Zhi.
Sun Wei thought that Wang Zhi was eager for quick success and exaggerated his achievements, so he hurried to find Yang Quan to verify it. However, Yang Quan said that they did win the battle in Hudu.
"However," Yang Quan said, "the invaders numbered only a few thousand, not the tens of thousands the princess had suggested. They were likely unaware of the coastal defenses we had established, and were captured the moment they reached shore. Aside from a few soldiers injured in the fight, this battle was won without a single casualty."
Only a thousand people?
Sun Wei couldn't help but wonder. This didn't look like a counterattack by the Three Immortals Sect, but more like a common harassment.
"I wonder where the captured Three Immortals are now?"
"There are not enough prisons in the city, so we can only lock them up in the military camp on the outskirts of the city. After their names are registered, they will be sent to reclaim the wasteland."
Sun Wei immediately ordered his men to go to the military camp next year and bring over two honest-looking men.
Yang Quan asked doubtfully, "Does the princess think there's something fishy going on?"
Sun Wei shook his head: "I'm not afraid of fraud, I'm just afraid of something else happening."
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