The next day, Sun Quan invited Cheng Pu and other veteran generals to Wuhou Mansion in the name of giving banquets to all the uncles and veteran generals a few years ago to hold a banquet. Then Zhou Yu and Lu Su accompanied each other, and everyone gathered together. This time, Sun Quan placed a new table and chair for carpenters. Although there was still one seat for everyone, the seat became higher. There was a Grand Master chair behind it, so it felt very comfortable to sit.

Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, Han Dang, Zhou Yu and Lu Su sat down in the hall of five. Sun Quan sat down in the main seat. The maids served the roasted beef, mutton and wine in turn. After everyone had seen the ceremony, Sun Quan said first:

"My generals, the three old generals are Zhongmou's uncles. Gongjin is like Zhongmou's brother, and Zijing is also a confidant. Zhongmou is gone. Zhongmou has been in charge of Jiangdong for a while, and it is almost the end of the year. I specially called a few people here, one to chat and talk about the past of the year, and the other to have some ideas for Jiangdong's development next year, especially about the development of the army." Sun Quan toasted a glass of wine and continued:

"I have fewer Han people in Jiangdong. Although there are many immigrants migrated from Jiangbei, the overall number is much smaller than that, and our source of troops is limited. So I asked Zijing to conquer Shanyue and use Shanyue as his military soldiers. Next year, we expect to clean up all the Shanyue in the six counties of Jiangdong. Then our purpose is to turn to Jiaozhou Shixie. We have to prepare for conquering Jiaozhou." Sun Quan paused for a while, looked at everyone, and then said:

"Because I have few people in Jiangnan, if I want to achieve a great cause, I must strengthen the combat effectiveness of soldiers and make our soldiers able to take one ten and one hundred, so that we can defeat Liu Biao and even Cao Cao and Yuan Shao in the north. Now I have figured out a set of ways to improve the combat effectiveness of soldiers in the martial arts hall. It will be promoted throughout the army in the next year, but some things will hurt the power of the generals."

Sun Quan said that he stopped. He knew that after saying so much, he could only point out a little first and then let the three veterans express their opinions themselves. This is what he wanted to achieve. If he really wanted to reduce their power and let them go to military academy for training, they would definitely not be able to stand it.

"Lord, I will follow the old lord from Changsha to fight all directions. This life belongs to the Sun family. The lord said in one sentence, Cheng Pu is to hand over all the military power and go home to support his old age. Cheng Pu has nothing to say. A little power is a trivial matter, so why should you care about it?" Cheng Pu is the boss and took the lead in expressing his opinion.

"It's true!" Huang Gai and Han Dang also said.

"The three veteran generals are righteous and loyal, and they are truly unparalleled in the country. Zhou Yu admires them. I respect the three veteran generals for a cup!" Zhou Yu spoke first, after all, he is now in the name of the boss in the army.

"As the saying goes, the new waves of the Yangtze River push the old waves, and the new generation will be the old. Time is ruthless. Although the three old uncles can still fight on the battlefield, after all, they are old and all of their brothers will go to the martial arts hall. At that time, Gongjin will arrange more exercises and reserve some young talents for our Jiangdong." Sun Quan wanted to capture the descendants of the veterans and then feel more at ease. This is also beneficial to each other in politics. People become erections, and the veteran generals still understand this.

"Don't worry, lord, I will send all the children who are not good at home to the martial arts lecture hall and hand them over to Gongjin for practice after the New Year!" said the three of them.

"It's not for Gongjin to practice, you three have to work harder. You can be a teacher in the martial arts hall for a while and teach these juniors who have not experienced too many big scenes! Three old uncles, you can also think about writing down your experience on the battlefield. Then we can compile it into a book. The three old uncles will just write books and leave their names forever." Sun Quan made another move.

"Lord, I have no education, so I can't write books. But it must be a good thing to be able to compile books." Cheng Pu and others said, who doesn't like the name?

"It's okay, the three old uncles just talk about it. I'll arrange someone to record and write it for you, and then make some words polishing. It's not a difficult task. Let all our children from Jiangdong come to learn it!" Sun Quan said that the way to write memoirs for those adults in the future.

"Thank you, lord, I will be unable to repay you for your death!" All three of them stood up and knelt down and thanked her.

"Okay, get up, eat the food!" Sun Quan said: "Gongjin and Zijing, you should also be careful and record some of your thoughts at any time. After some time, you can also make it up and hand it over to future generations!"

"Thank you, lord, for your loyalty to my lord Sun Quan!" Zhou Yulusu thanked.

After the banquet for the three veterans, Sun Quan was no longer busy with other things. He began to accompany his mother and wife to be a good son at home. He also relaxed himself thoroughly after a busy year.

On the evening of New Year's Eve, Sun Quan ordered the kitchen at home to cook good dishes, and then brought Sun Yi, Sun Kuang, Sun Lang's three younger brothers and sisters Sun Shangxiang, and Daqiao took Sun Shao to pay homage to his mother, and then took the Sun family and others to perform sacrifices. Although Sun Quan was not very interested in these feudal superstitious activities, he followed the local customs. In this feudal orthodox society, he had to be consistent with everyone and patiently follow the sacrificial rituals that had been practiced in advance. After worshiping ancestors, he began to give a banquet. Sun Quan sat in the middle, his mother's wife and sister-in-law Daqiao sat on both sides, and then the New Year's Eve dinner began. After everyone sat down, Sun Quan said first:

"This year is a difficult year for our Wuhou Mansion, a sad year. My elder brother was plotted by a villain and died young. My Sun Quan, Sun Zhongmou, was in charge of Jiangdong when he was weak. He could only work diligently. In order to repay his father and brother's ambitions, I stabilized the situation in Jiangdong and created a martial arts lecture hall. I did not dare to slack off day and night. During the Chinese New Year, I didn't want to boast about myself with my family, but in front of my mother and sister-in-law, I had some words to tell you clearly. My Sun family controlled the six counties of Jiangdong. Although they were a prince, they were close to Jingzhou and Liu Biao, and there were north. Fang Xiaoxiong Cao Cao Yuan Shao, if I am not strong enough in Jiangdong, sooner or later, I will be eaten by others in this troubled era, and there will be no residue left. Who is the most trustworthy person in this troubled era? That is my brother. So Sun Yi, Sun Kuang and Sun Lang will all pack up and enter the martial arts lecture hall after the New Year to study, improve your abilities, and exercise your temperament. You must become your second brother and my right-hand man. Don’t just be a playboy and a second generation.” The three brothers at home arranged the lessons, and Sun Quan thought of his nephew again. He said:

"Shaoer, your mother will keep the tomb for your father for three years, and there are two more years left. You must also work hard to practice literature and martial arts. Enter the martial arts lecture hall and go to get familiar with each other. You go there for half a day every afternoon, as a child, and the rest of the time will still have your own childhood life." Sun Quan said to Da Qiao:

"Sister-in-law, don't worry, Shao'er comes to the martial arts lecture hall to study. I will ask Gongjin to take him with you. When will you go to guard the tomb for your brother? I will also give you a gift. After a year, I will also pay homage to my brother and tell him if I have let him down on his expectations this year."

(End of this chapter)
Chapter completed!