Mythical Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1534: Chapter 1477: Regional Customs and Cultural Differences...

”Hahaha, I never worry about Gongjin being unable to solve problems; I just worry about explaining to Gongjin when he shows up with troops in front of me after some time,” said Sunx Ce with a hearty laugh. However, despite his confident tone, it somehow sounded a bit weak.

Ma Chao rolled his eyes, ”Who’s telling you to just leave like that?”

”If I didn’t leave like that, Gongjin would definitely pull me along to make all the arrangements. I get really annoyed by these things. Obviously, Gongjin can handle these matters without me, but he always likes to drag me along to see those guys,” Sunx Ce said, clearly not a fan of dealing with aristocratic families; he preferred using his fists for communication.

”...” Ma Chao was speechless. After a while, he finally spoke, ”You’re absolutely right. Logically, Zhou Gongjin can indeed resolve everything without you.”

Sunx Ce nodded repeatedly, but then he heard Jia Kui, behind him, let out a long sigh. Confused, he turned his head and asked, ”Why are you sighing?”

”General Sunx, you really don’t understand Zhou Lang’s intentions,” Jia Kui sighed deeply, thinking about the situation. Sunx Ce, haven’t you realized you’re actually the lord? Everything Zhou Yu has done is to highlight how much you’ve entrusted power and understand how to use people well.

Guann Zhong’s words to Duke Huan of Qi can be seen as another path to being an overlord, and Zhou Yu is pushing Sunx Ce down this path. It’s okay if you can’t handle political affairs; you can entrust them to others, letting Zhou Yu find the most suitable people like Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong to handle them.

If you can’t manage interpersonal relationships, that’s fine too; you can entrust them to others, letting Zhou Yu find the most suitable person like Zhuge Jin to handle them.

All you, Sunx Ce, need to do is what you’re best at, and then Zhou Yu can present you as a wise and capable lord in the eyes of countless talented people, even though this wise lord might sometimes act a bit foolishly and do some mindless things. However, that’s not important; what’s important is that this wise lord dares to entrust power to you, allowing you to fully utilize your talents.

This is also why Sunx Ce can retain people. Besides his charisma, camaraderie, and luck, Sunx Ce dares to use people. Even though Sunx Ce himself may not know how to use people, Zhou Yu understands, and Sunx Ce trusts Zhou Yu’s judgment. Zhou Yu is essentially Sunx Ce’s brain.

This is why, even when Sunx Ce occasionally does some foolish things, none of his ministers waver. Because there are truly not many genuine, straightforward lords who dare to delegate power!

Sunx Ce rolled his eyes, thinking whether he really needed to understand Zhou Yu?

Jia Kui instantly understood the look in Sunx Ce’s eyes, feeling helpless. Only such pure trust could allow someone like Zhou Yu to act freely.

”Huh...” Ma Chao spotted a well-trained cavalry unit heading their way from afar on the barren grassland.

”Bandits? I’ll go take down their leader,” Sunx Ce chuckled, rubbing his hands together. He was already a bit bored along the way, and encountering bandits would be a good way to stretch his muscles and enjoy himself a little.

Speaking of bandits, this thing is mainly produced in Xiliang, Sili, Bingzhou, and Youzhou. In other places, they are either called mountain bandits or water bandits, all possessing regional characteristics. To be honest, in the Jingchu region, even if Sunx Ce wanted to encounter bandits, it would be impossible.

Just as Sunx Ce was about to spur his horse forward, the approaching unit began to slow down from afar.

When they were about two arrow shots away from Sunx Ce and the others, a young man in leather armor rode ahead and asked Sunx Ce’s group, ”Hey, brothers, are you also heading north to deal with the Huns?”

Sunx Ce reined in his horse. No fight now; hearing this, he figured they were probably private troops from some Northern Aristocratic Family. To be honest, along the way, Sunx Ce had already encountered many Aristocratic Clans with their own weapons, equipment, and food heading north.

”Yes, we’re planning to rally our forces first at the Qiang Tribe,” Ma Chao stepped forward and replied. For some reason, the invasion of the Northern Huns had warmed the atmosphere across the entire world, at least making the topic of fighting against the Huns more amicable.

”Hahaha, would you like to join us? After we reach Jizhou, we can each seek out our own leaders,” the young man across from them laughed as he spoke to Ma Chao.

”Hey, I can hear a bit of Eastern Wu in your accent,” Sunx Ce suddenly shouted at the young man across, causing him to pause. ”Hmm, I am indeed from Eastern Wu.”

However, after saying this, the young man seemed noticeably less confident and didn’t know what else to say.

”Haha, I’m from Eastern Wu too; come join me!” Sunx Ce laughed heartily.

Under Sunx Ce’s astonishing vision, it was obvious that the other side was taken aback. Without thinking much, he led his several hundred cavalrymen over, ”I knew it, the voice sounded a bit familiar, akin to the local accent. I thought no other Eastern Wu families were coming.”

”Um, am I seeing things, or are you Sunx Bofu?” Qidong, leading the troops over, commented with a twitchy smile. Skipping work, he returned to his hometown in Liangzhou to muster private troops, equip his horses with armor to fight the Huns, and ended up meeting his boss on the road with such a development...

”You know me?” Sunx Ce asked, surprised.

”Not many among the Eastern Wu Aristocratic Families don’t know you and Duke Zhou,” Qidong said with a sense of resentment, ”though I’m puzzled, apart from our family, how could any other families be coming from Eastern Wu. But with what you said, I understand.”

Speaking of this, Qidong harbored some resentment. His grandfather, Qil Guang, was the former governor of Jiujiang, which was a small Aristocratic Clan. However, since relocating to Eastern Wu, his family had struggled to integrate locally, still the same after three generations.

Admittedly, the situation was partly due to both sides finding each other disagreeable. The Qil Family perceived the Eastern Wu Aristocratic Families as narrow-minded, focusing only on their own small plots of land, lacking the Northern Aristocratic Family mindset of unifying the world.

For instance, when the Northern Huns appeared, the Northern Aristocratic Families contributed people, money, or effort, each making some kind of move. Meanwhile, the aristocrats from the Jingchu region acted like stingy landlords, pretending not to see anything.

”Hengheng, they won’t come, but I will. Alright, since I found someone from Eastern Wu, you’ll be my Chief of Staff of the Army!” Sunx Ce said, patting Qidong on the shoulder, ”Once I muster the troops, we’ll head north to fight the Huns. As for paying respects to the mountains, I am the mountain!”

Qidong shrugged indifferently. It didn’t matter who he followed, and following Sunx Ce wasn’t a big deal since he was already his boss and quite competent. Better to follow and avoid being ridiculed as a timid outlaw from Eastern Wu.

This thought gave Qidong a bit of resentment. Although the Qil Family’s roots were in Liangzhou, they had moved to Eastern Wu three generations ago, and now even his accent carried a hint of the Eastern Wu dialect.

Moreover, the Northern Aristocratic Families were quite displeased with the inaction of the aristocrats from the Jingchu region. Qidong felt that if he mingled with a bunch of Northern Aristocratic Families, it probably wouldn’t end well. Better to stick with Sunx Ce.