Jiangdong was indeed prosperous for a certain period of time after Sun Jian took over.
The Yangtze River natural barrier is too critical. This natural barrier has brought many opportunities for stable development to the Sun family in such war-torn times.
It's just that the first two generations of the Sun family have always had bad fates.
Sun Jian was supposed to lead the people of Jiangdong to continuously forge ahead when he was still young. However, when he was entangled with Huang Zu, he was shot by an arrow and finally died with hatred.
The little overlord Sun Ce seemed to have a bright future. Under his leadership, Jiangdong was united and worked together. In a few years, they easily unified the entire Jiangdong, but they died at the hands of assassins for no reason.
The young Sun Quan came to power, which was a helpless and last resort.
Of course, the main reason why Sun Quan can sit so firmly in this position is because there are people who support him.
And this person is Zhou Yu and Zhou Gongjin, whom the entire Jiangdong gentry group trusts.
——
Zhou Yu crossed the river and on his way back, he bumped into Lu Su who happened to be looking for him.
"Zijing, why are you so flustered? Could it be that Zhang Zhao and the others are making trouble again?"
Zhou Yu asked Lu Su when he saw him. He supervised the battle in Jiangxia and hurried back after defeating Huang Zu. Naturally, he didn't know that a young man named Zhuge Liang came to Jiangdong a few days ago and started a stir among the officials.
There was an uproar.
"It's not Zhang Zhao, but Zhuge Liang - the envoy sent by Liu Bei and Zhuge Ziyu's clan brother. He came to ask our two families to join forces to fight against Cao... Although this matter coincides with you and me, but...
"
"But what?"
When Zhou Yu came ashore, Lu Su had already prepared horses for him. The next stop was for them to go to Chaisang to meet Sun Quan.
Zhou Yu asked, but Lu Su was really embarrassed.
"Now Mr. Zhang Ge and others are overreacting because of what Zhuge Liang said. Before I came here, I heard that there was chaos in Mr. Zhang Ge and his family. It seems that it was also because of what Zhuge Liang said."
"Oh? And this? What did he say to cause such a big commotion?"
Zhou Yu couldn't figure it out. Although he had heard that Zhuge Jin had a talented younger brother in Jingzhou, and he thought it was the one Lu Su was talking about, at Zhuge Liang's age, he could still defeat a slick old man like Zhang Zhao.
Not scared?
"It's Yi Xiaotian... I heard that this time when Cao Cao went south, Yi Xiaotian had completely planned Liu Bei's army."
"Has Gong Jin ever heard of Xu Yuanzhi from Yingchuan?"
When he heard Yi Xiaotian's name, Zhou Yu's normally relaxed brows suddenly frowned, and even his usually leisurely eyes became extremely sharp.
“Did Yi Xiaotian do it?”
"Xu Yuanzhi is a great talent that Mr. Shui Jing highly praised. Could it be that Xu Yuanzhi has been killed?"
"He was not killed, but Xu Yuanzhi defected to Liu Bei before, and not even half a month later, he was plotted by Yi Xiaotian. Now he is in Cao's camp, unable to recover..."
Lu Su shook his head and told Zhou Yu everything that had happened before.
The two of them were the very few people in Jiangdong who had heard of Yi Xiaotian, but seeing him was worse than hearing it. When Cao Cao was active in the north and fighting with Yuan Shao, Yi Xiaotian was just a rumor in Zhou Yu's mind.
As Yi Xiaotian got closer and closer to them, Zhou Lang, who was strategizing, felt a little guilty at the moment.
"No wonder Mr. Zhang Ge and the others are afraid...hehe..."
Zhou Yu gritted his teeth and felt that he couldn't be timid just because of a name.
"Zijing, I need to meet that Zhuge Liang. As for the alliance... I will also be the one to convince the lord."
"We must fight this battle...there are no excuses."
Lu Su nodded heavily.
The two of them rode fast horses and quickly rushed in the direction of Chaisang.
Just because of the appearance of a name, Jiangdong seemed to have fallen into unprecedented chaos.
But now, where is the owner of that name?
——
"How painful can separation sorrow be, how deep the pain is, when the dream is buried in the mist and rain in the south of the Yangtze River..."
"Sir, what kind of music are you humming? How come Luo'er has never heard it before?"
"Although it's a little strange, it's quite pleasant..."
With Xu Chu's escort, Yi Xiaotian's journey was bumpy, but fortunately he did not encounter any danger.
"Oh, it's a song written by a friend of mine, it's called Jiangnan..."
Yi Xiaotian was in a very good mood and couldn't help humming a song.
Zhen Luo sat in front of him. Because she couldn't ride a horse and couldn't be led by Xu Chu, Zhen Luo followed Yi Xiaotian obediently.
The two of them rode the same horse together, and in the eyes of others, they looked like a handsome man, a talented woman, and a beautiful woman.
"Xu Chu, do you know how long it will take to get to Xiangyang?"
"It's fast, it's fast. Although we are walking slowly this way, compared to the last time I came, the road is much less muddy. It is really God's blessing."
Xu Chu chuckled, took out the map, and then replied like this.
"There's still half a day left, sir, why don't we speed up a little bit so that we can reach Xiangyang before sunset."
"I heard that the guard general of Xiangyang is Liu Cong. Liu Cong must know me. I can enter the city just by saying a word to him. Maybe there are people left by Master Kuo to help us waiting."
"That's fine, Luo'er, sit down, we have to speed up a little bit."
After hearing this, Yi Xiaotian nodded and said to Zhen Luo in front of him.
Zhen Luo felt the breasts getting closer and closer to her behind, and her little face looked as if she was familiar with it. She hesitantly hummed, and then she gently leaned over and hugged the horse's neck——
The sound of horse hooves gradually faded away, and the figures of the three disappeared at the end of the galloping road.
…
Just as Xu Chu said, the three of them arrived in front of the majestic city of Xiangyang before the sun set.
Xu Chu led two horses and walked in front, shouting from a distance towards the closed Xiangyang City Gate:
"I am Xu Chu. I have been ordered to lead the owner of Youjian Villa to Xiangyang. Please lower the suspension bridge for me quickly!"
The people on the tower had indeed received the order. When they heard it was Xu Chu, they panicked and ran down the tower.
Accompanied by the sound of the iron chains sliding, the huge suspension bridge fell from the sky, and soon formed a passage leading to the North City Gate of Xiangyang.
only
"Why is the gate of Xiangyang City locked before the sunset?"
Yi Xiaotian was a little confused, but there was no one around him who could answer him.
"Could it be that people in Xiangyang go to bed earlier every day?"
Xu Chu said carelessly, but was quickly rolled over by Yi Xiaotian, who had to smile awkwardly.
The three of them walked across the suspension bridge and came to the city gate, and soon met the people who greeted them.
"I have met you all. I have been waiting here for a long time under the orders of the Prime Minister."
The person who came was a little short, but he didn't look very old, and his movements were quite elegant.
But Xu Chu was a little unhappy.
"Why are you the only one! Is this the attitude of the famous families in Xiangyang towards my husband?"
