In the first month of the first year of Chuping, when Guan Yu went south to Hanoi, Sun Jian, the governor of Changsha, received Qiao Mao's message and finally raised his troops from Linxiang, Changsha, and slowly moved northward.
Sun Jian, nicknamed Wentai, had been an official in Wu County for generations and lived in Fuchun. He claimed to be the queen of the military sage Sun Wu. Due to his family background, he had been a county official in Fuchun since he was a child. Although he was young, he had a broad-minded and open-minded temperament and superb martial arts.
Many heroes from Wu County have close friendships with him.
When he was seventeen years old, he followed his father to Qiantang along Zhejiang Province. On the way, he met the pirate Hu Yu and others who robbed merchants' property and divided the spoils on the shore. About ten people were dressed in black military uniforms, carrying long bows on their backs, and waving swords in their hands.
The knives slashed at the cargo, and three headless corpses were thrown at their feet. Their heads were hung on the branches by the river.
Business travelers and passing ships did not dare to sail when they saw this scene. On both sides of the river, only Sun Jian stepped forward and said: "These bandits can be caught." Ignoring the dissuasion of his father Sun Zhong, he strode towards the river bank with a knife in hand.
Hu Yuchu, while walking, shouted loudly and gestured east and west with his hands.
The pirates saw from a distance a young man with a tall figure and a handsome appearance. Among the Wu people, he looked like a lone pine standing among the bushes.
He was surprised and asked: "Where did this county general come from?" So he panicked, threw away his belongings, and fled in all directions. Sun Jianyou refused to give up. After chasing down a pirate, he came back with his head.
Everyone present was amazed and said to Sun Zhong: "I didn't expect that there would be such a strange man from the Jun family in the world. I believe that the Sun family's glory is not far away." Sun Jian became famous throughout the county because of this incident, and became the county commander.
He served as a lieutenant during the imperial court. Then he repeatedly put down rebellions and showed his extraordinary military talents. In the first year of Zhongping, he was valued by Zhu Jun, who was then Zhonglang General. From then on, he rose to the top and participated in many national wars.
, and then became a well-known general in the country.
Last year, he heard that the late emperor had passed away, and General He Jin and Shi Changshi were both dead in the struggle for power. Dong Zhuo came to the capital to steal power, and appointed King Chenliu as emperor. He took control of the power in the court and acted arbitrarily and arbitrarily in the capital. Sun Jian first
Kao Ying sighed: "If Captain Zhang had listened to my advice, how could the court have suffered such a catastrophe!"
He was at odds with Dong Zhuo when he was suppressing the Yellow Turban rebellion, and they even blamed each other during the campaign against Xiliang. He often advised the commander-in-chief Zhang Wen: "Ming Gong personally leads the royal army and is powerful in the world. Why do we rely on Dong Zhuo?"
Later, he proposed to kill Dong Zhuo. Unfortunately, Dong Zhuo had outstanding military exploits in Xiliang, but Sun Jian was disadvantaged in the battle. Therefore, he was ordered back to the court and sent to Changsha as a county guard. At this time, Yuan Shao ordered the army to rise. He and Dong Zhuo had always been at odds with each other, so naturally he also
We must actively respond with troops.
But before that, he still had other things to do.
At the same time, Wang Rui, the governor of Jingzhou, also raised troops in Jingzhou to respond to the challenge against Dong. Before raising his troops, he considered that Cao Yin, the prefect of Wuling, was at odds with him, and Wuling was located in the hinterland of Jingzhou. If Cao Yin sided with Dong Zhuo, his rear would be lost, so
He planned to send troops to conquer Wuling first. Wang Rui, who was working in the shogunate, was an old friend of Huang Wu and Cao Yin. After learning the news, he sent a letter to Cao Yin. Cao Yin was shocked, so he forged a message from the imperial envoy Guanglu doctor Wen Yi,
Send it to Sun Jian and order him to execute Wang Rui.
Sun Jian happily accepted the order, and the army first entered Dongting Lake by boat, then entered Yunmengze, and drifted all the way to Jiangling City. On the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, Wang Rui saw the army coming by boat from a distance, and said to his staff: "I made an agreement with Sun Wentai We went to Xiangyang to meet the army, how can the army come to Jiangling?" So he sent an envoy to the city to ask the soldiers why they were there. Zu Mao, who was in charge of the front, replied: "We have been traveling for a long time. We have worked so hard that the reward we received is not enough to make a full body. How can we fight a war with military uniforms? I came here this time just to ask for your mercy and give me some more property."
When Wang Rui learned about it, he was in a dilemma. He sent an envoy to say: "What's so difficult about this? As a governor, can I still be stingy? I really have no money." So he went downstairs in person, opened the city's treasury, and let everyone know. The soldiers came to the city to see if there was anything left, they could use it.
When Sun Jian and more than a thousand people arrived in front of Wang Rui, Wang Rui couldn't help but asked in shock: "The soldiers are asking for rewards, why did Lord Sun come here?" Sun Jian ordered the soldiers to surround Wang Rui and others, and replied: "I'm doing it for the sake of the case. I'm here to take your head because of Doctor Wen's message." Wang Rui suffered this unforeseen disaster. He didn't know why, but he wanted to refute Sun Jian, but when he saw the sword around him glowing, he could only hold back and ask: "What crime am I guilty of?"
Sun Jian knew that there was something fishy in the letter and would not convince the public, so he didn't bother to read it. He wanted to kill Wang Rui because Wang Rui often despised him, so he replied: "I don't know either." He answered like this. Wang Rui knew that he would die, and he He could only plead to commit suicide. He scraped gold shavings into the wine and sighed: "The wind and rain are like darkness, and the cock crows endlessly." He immediately drank the gold and died.
After Wang Rui's death, Sun Jian annexed his army, and his men immediately numbered more than 30,000. On the third day of February, he arrived in Xiangyang. When Yuan Shu heard that he had come from afar, he invited Sun Jian to be Zhonglang General and proposed that Sun Jian join forces with him in the Northern Expedition. He also sent his subordinate Li Min, the captain of Luyang School, to give Sun Jian the seal and ribbon of his Huben Zhonglang. Sun Jian was very happy. He smiled at Li Min and said: "Unexpectedly, the Yuan family in Ruyang will also recruit me one day."< / p>
Li Min is a descendant of Li Ying, the leader of the former eight heroes. Together with Li Zan, he is a rising star of the Li family in Xiangcheng. He previously served as the commander of Yuanling. After Yuan Shu fled the capital, he followed him south and was appointed as a school captain by Yuan Shu. He and Sun Jian After a banquet, he said: "The march is a major event, the first important thing is army food. There are tens of thousands of generals in the rear, and tens of thousands of soldiers are supported by Lord Sun. The total number is nearly one hundred thousand. But where does the money and food come from?"
Sun Jian was suspicious and said: "Nanyang is the hometown of the Guangwu Emperor. The wealth of one county is comparable to that of Yuzhou. I heard that Zhang Zi, the governor of Nanyang, also participated in the discussion against Dong Da. Could it be that we are short of military rations?" Li Min said: "We are not human beings." Sages are all selfish. After Zhang Taishou stayed as a marquis, he became famous for generations. If he despises us and refuses to provide food, what can you and me do?"
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After hearing this, Sun Nuojiao decisively replied: "If you are such a rat, I will kill him." He immediately ordered the chief historian, Qiucheng, to write an official document, and sent an envoy to Wancheng to ask him to supply rations to the army.< /p>
Zhang Zi had already received an order from Yuan Shao not to provide food to Yuan Shu and Sun Jian. His chief clerk also said: "Sun Jian is the governor of a neighboring county, how can he transfer the Nanyang treasury?" Zhang Zi thought it was reasonable, so he directly rejected the envoy and allowed Sun Jian to write a letter to convey the envoy.
He also refused to see him, as if there was no such person in the world.
On the first day of March, Sun Jian led his army ten miles south of Wan County, but could not garrison the troops. At this time, it was Zhang Zi's turn to send envoys to Sun Jian to urge him when he was leaving. However, when the envoys left, they could not see him either.
Hearing that his subordinate Cheng Pu said: "The general ate raw fish a few days ago and suddenly fell ill. He couldn't stop vomiting worms and had to rest here." The worm disease is an incurable disease. Zhang Zi was overjoyed when he heard this and saw Sun Jian again.
The subordinates searched for witch doctors everywhere in Nanyang and worshiped the mountain gods at Zheshan Taoist Temple, becoming more and more convinced that it was true.
At this time, Sun Jian sent his eldest nephew Sun Ben to Wan County to visit Zhang Zi with a gift of cattle wine. He also said to Zhang Zi in tears: "I am seriously ill and may not live long. It is a pity that I have not succeeded in defeating Dong Daye, and I have some hatred in my heart."
, I want to personally entrust the army to the emperor, what do you think of the emperor?"
The next day, Zhang Zi also brought cattle and wine and five hundred cavalry and rode to Sun Jian's army. Sun Xiang was hosting a banquet in the camp to entertain the cavalry. Zhang Zi entered Sun Jian's tent alone, but as soon as he entered the tent,
Then he noticed something was wrong. Sun Jianhu was sitting on a horse and drawing a map on the desk. He was wearing black armor and a red kitchen hat. His eyes were like swords and guns, his face was ruddy, and he didn't look sick at all.
Zhang Zi was taken aback and felt something bad in his heart, but before he could react, Sun Jian's chief secretary Yao Ji came in and said: "Let me tell you that a month ago, there was a document in the army that was sent to the Nanyang Prefect to ask him to
We have repaired and repaired the roads and prepared sufficient military resources to carry out the plan to attack Dong. However, we have been on the road for more than a month and nothing has been accomplished. Please entrust your commander to arrest Zhang Zi and hand him over to me to question his intentions."
Before Sun Jian could speak, Zhang Zi hurriedly turned around and left the tent. Unexpectedly, there were soldiers outside the tent, surrounding the main tent several times. Fang Yan looked around and saw that they were all densely packed with human heads. He could not see the way back. He only heard Sun Jian's voice coming from the tent.
Said: "When discussing crimes, we only discuss traces. What's the purpose?"
Yao Ji then said: "In that case, the Nanyang prefect stopped the rebels and asked the thieves to be attacked from time to time. Please take him out of the camp, conduct military justice and kill him!" The two sang and harmonized, and then decided on Zhang Zi's life and death. Zhang Zi was greatly frightened.
He said sternly: "I am the governor personally appointed by the imperial court, you have no right to decide!"
Sun Jian walked out of the camp gate and stared at Zhang Zi with the eyes of an eagle. Zhang Zi was trembling all over and did not dare to say anything. Sun Jian put his hands behind his hands and said to everyone: "Now that the country is in chaos, what will the court do? The soldiers should be obedient according to the military law.
Only by killing the rebels can we save the country. I am going to lend you your head to help me achieve my goal!"
He personally tied up Zhang Zi with a rope and took him to the camp gate, calling on the people from all over the place to gather around and watch. Then he stepped on Zhang Zi's neck, sprayed a sip of wine on the steel knife, and swung it down, killing his head.
After cutting, not even a drop of blood was stained on the blade. The surrounding soldiers and civilians cheered, and they all commented: "What a fast knife! Clean and neat!"
Sun Jian sent people to return the head to Wan County and asked for military supplies from the remaining county and court officials. The county and court officials were greatly shocked. Everyone who Sun Jian asked for was immediately rewarded. When Yuan Shu learned the news, he immediately led the Nanyang Prefect and sent him to
The envoys went to various counties in Nanyang to take over, and then invited Sun Jian to go north with Li Min.
On March 26, Sun Jian led his army to Luyang. Yuan Shu went out thirty miles to meet him and rode hand in hand in a carriage. Along the way, Yuan Shu told Sun Jian about Yuan Shao and Cao Cao's defeat at Bianshui. He asked: "
Wentai has unparalleled courage and extraordinary wisdom, but Dong Zhuo is rampant and his soldiers are terrifying. Today, it is really difficult for the Qing Dynasty to sideline the emperor. May I ask if Wentai can be sure?"
Sun Jian replied calmly: "Sun Jian did not meet the Ming Dynasty in the past, and there were always constraints in marching and forming, so his reputation fell behind others. Now I am determined to fight hard and fight against thieves with a whip. I want to let Yuan Jun know that there is no one in my eyes.