After the meeting at Xianshan, Sun Ce was not in a hurry to leave, but first went to the Liqiu camp to wait for a while. After Zhou Yu led the navy to join him, the two of them took a boat together to Yunmengze, and then arrived at the garrison.
Anlu City.
After capturing Jiangxia, Anlu became the northern gate of the Wu army's Jingzhou territory, adjacent to Suixian County occupied by the Westerners. When Sun Ce arrived here, he not only considered preparing Anlu's defense, but also wanted to observe the strength of the Western army.
Speaking of which, Sun Ce is thirty-three this year, and he is the youngest among the heroes in the world. Like Cao Cao, who is already fifty years old and knows his destiny, Liu Fan is younger and has no doubts. Like Sun Ce, he just entered and established
He is the only one who has experienced hundreds of battles at the age of 18. Therefore, the world regards him as an unparalleled talent. Even if Sun Ce is not, as Chen Chong often said, privately he is still saddened by his rupture. The descendants of Sanwu are also
Therefore, there is a saying: "The phoenix tree grows on the left side of the river, and the phoenix pays attention to the sun."
After Sun Ce arrived in Anlu, he was not in a hurry to reveal his identity. He first inspected the city's public security with Lu Su incognito, and found that the city was in good order and the people were as safe as before. He then went to visit the camp outside the city and saw that the soldiers' sentries were as usual, and they had plastic surgery.
Warning couldn't help but be very happy, and smiled at Lu Su and said: "I remember this was under Lu Boyan's rule. I never thought that a descendant of a family who inherited poems and books could also have some military style. I underestimated him!"
Then return to the Navy and let your entourage go into the city to prepare. Please wear dark ceremonial clothes, take a chariot out of the city, and come to pay homage to Sun Ce with the courtesy of a high official meeting the princes.
In the past few years, Sun Ce ordered Lu Su and Liu Ye to establish a new official system based on the Zhou rites. Although in name they did not significantly change the Han Dynasty's centuries-old county system, great changes have taken place internally. The most important of them is that they no longer
Local county soldiers were set up, and the original county soldiers were divided into tribes. Sun Ce then awarded the generals in the name of Yangzhou Mu, promising that they would be hereditary. In this way, the state generals were no longer state ministers, but became
The princes who were entrusted by Sun Ce. In order to establish the principles of monarch and ministers, Sun Ce also made a fuss about etiquette, so this scene of retro-style meeting etiquette among princes appeared on the Jianghan Plain.
But having said that, the Lu Yi family has lived in Wu County for many generations and has produced many talented people. Their family status is much higher than that of the Sun family in Fuchun. After decades of hard work, they have become one of the four surnames in Jiangdong together with the Gu family, the Zhu family, and the Zhang family.
There is really no difference between the princes. Even when Yuan Shu was in Huainan, he relied heavily on Lu Yi and once had the idea of getting married to him!
However, in the early years, Sun Ce was ordered by Yuan Shu to fight in Chao City with Lu Kang, the head of the Lu clan. Sun Ce besieged the city for several months. Finally, he defeated Lu Kang and spread it to Shouzhou County, causing more than a hundred people in the Lu clan to suffer from starvation and misfortune.
Half. Therefore, the Sun and Lu families can be regarded as having a blood feud. However, Sun Ce did not take this seriously and still recruited Lu Yi and other juniors of the Lu family to join the government and entrusted them with important tasks. When he came to Anlu at this time, he was also there that day
Lu Yi stayed at his residence and feasted all day long. He asked all the Lu family members to come out to pay homage and each received a reward.
At that time, Lu Kang's direct grandson Lu Ji was accompanying Sun Ce. Lu Yi specifically pointed out that Lu Ji said to Sun Ce: "This is the future master of my family. He is profound in knowledge. He can be said to be a dragon and a phoenix among men, and he is not inferior to the dragon head."
Sun Ce couldn't help but look at Lu Ji, and saw that he had slender eyes and long eyebrows, and a face like a crown of jade. Although he was not tall, he had an air of simplicity and was very approachable. Sun Ce then deliberately asked: "Now that the world is not at peace, we must use force to bring peace."
, how do you think we should use force?"
Lu Yi was shocked when he heard this. He knew that Lu Ji was not good at military strategy, and he was thinking about how to smooth things over. Unexpectedly, Lu Ji did not show any stage fright, and said loudly: "Why do you say this, my lord? When I was in charge of Yi, I was the prime minister of Qi Huan Gong, and the princes of Jiuhe,
To conquer the world, you don’t need any military chariots. The Master also said: "If people from afar are not convinced, then come here to cultivate virtue and virtue." Today, my lord only talks about martial arts, but does not talk about the art of morality. Although I have not been in the Yuan Dynasty for a long time, I still steal what I have learned.
Not safe." Sun Ce laughed it off.
That night Sun Ce stayed in Lu Mansion. Lu thought that he was frugal as an official, so the house in the mansion was small and the quilt was old, but Sun Ce didn't take it seriously. He stayed with Zhou Yu and talked at night. He laughed and said, "I don't like the three counties."
I am so happy that I have won the hearts of scholars."
The next day, after having breakfast, Sun Ce planned to lead a few people north to see the situation in Sui County. Lu Su was dissatisfied with this move and immediately advised him: "The Ming Dynasty is too Meng Lang! If a husband is not important, he will not be powerful. This principle is
Do you need me to say more? In ancient times, there was a white dragon that turned into a fish and was trapped by fisherman Yu Qie. The White Emperor turned into a snake and entered the forest, and was killed by Liu Ji. If the Ming Dynasty makes a small move, it will cause disaster sooner or later!"<
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Sun Ce sighed and said: "What Zijing said is true. But as a king, I must always think about all civil and military matters. However, sitting in a room with many people, I often feel that I have no idea. I can only gallop as fast as a dragon, and spread the land.
When the bowstring is used as a thunderbolt, the spirit can fly infinitely!" Since he said this, Lu Su stopped him without any words.
On that day, Sun Ce rode his horse to Suixian County, claiming to be a descendant of the Zhao family in southern Jingnan, and he was going to the north to the Central Plains. Since he had a famous ultimatum in his hand, the soldiers did not believe him, so they immediately let him into the city. After Sun Ce entered the city, he inquired about the policies of the city lord Du Ji, and found out
He learned that he was going to the countryside to encourage farmers, and some of the county officials from Fuzhong were accompanying him. He also heard that Du Ji's administration paid great attention to details, from picking mulberries, herding cattle, feeding horses, to raising chickens, ducks, dogs, and hogs, all of which had to be followed.
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Sun Ce was very emotional about this. After he left the city, he said to his entourage: "Uncle Shi will guard Nanyang with this person, and Liu Fan may not be able to trick him!" When he returned to Anlu, he summoned Lu Yi and said: "You are in Anlu, Du
Ji is in Nanyang. It can be said that we are rivals in chess, and both are rising stars in the country. Don’t fall at a disadvantage!"
When Anlu and his party ended here, Sun Ce led his troops to the east again, passing by the intersection of Han River and Dajiang River, which is Xiakou. Sun Ce saw that there was a rolling mountain here, shaped like a snake, so he made an impromptu decision and ordered Lu Su to
Build a city here. Then slowly return to Xiling. This place was stationed by Huang Zu for several years and repeatedly blocked Sun Ce's army from advancing westward. Now that Sun Ce has conquered Jiangxia, he will use it as his temporary capital to conduct military campaigns in Jingchu until the people's support. p>
However, what he didn't expect was that as soon as he returned home, Zhang Zhao, who had stayed behind, came to report that the imperial court had sent two groups of envoys to ask for an audience. When the first group of envoys arrived, they happened to miss Sun Ce who was heading north.
It’s almost twenty years since we arrived in Xiling.
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Due to the initial agreement with Liu Fan, Sun Ce had no intention of meeting him at first. However, Zhang Zhao persuaded him: "Since ancient times, status has been the most important thing in acting. Even though Ming Gong is determined to be an enemy of the imperial court, his friendship with Longshou has not been severed.
It would be too desperate not to meet him. Moreover, in order to win over people's hearts, it is better to meet him once, and also to promote his reputation as a heroic hero in front of the scholars of the Central Plains."
Sun Ce smiled and said: "Zibu exaggerated!" However, he still listened to Zhang Zhao's opinion and waved his hand: "Then let them all come in!"
There were two people who entered Sun Ce's house, and they were both young, namely Zhuge Kongming and Deng Bomiao. Kongming was first sent by Chen Chong to mediate with Wu Chu when he was in Guanzhong, but the situation suddenly changed midway and Chen Chong had no time to recall him, so he had to wait until he arrived in Fancheng.
, and sent Deng Zhi as an envoy, hoping to change Sun Ce's mind.
But when the two met Sun Ce for the first time, they were both surprised. At this time, Sun Ce was wearing a crimson armor, a red ocher cloth scarf on his head, and holding a three-foot-long frost-covered sword. He was facing the mirror and slowly wiping the blade of the sword.
.There were more than a dozen fully armed soldiers standing on both sides of the hall, all standing with swords. The hall was filled with the flash of swords and shadows, which could be described as murderous. However, both of them were well-educated. After being shocked, they quickly recovered.
Calm demeanor.
When Sun Ce saw this, he secretly admired him. After the two of them reported their names and identities, he asked straight to the point: "What can Ambassador Chen say to me?"
Kong Ming arrived first, so he walked up first and said: "Teacher sent me here because he wanted to keep in touch with the monarchs and reaffirm the great righteousness of the country. The story of his return to the Han Dynasty became the beautiful story of Duke Zhou (Dou Rong)."<
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Kong Ming paused here. Just when others thought he was trying to beg for a favor, he unexpectedly said a bunch of frightening words: "You can see the posture of the prince today. It is because he wants to practice fighting."
Wings fly with gratitude, and Liang has no words to advise. This time I ask for an audience, just to see the king's grace. When we meet on the battlefield in the future, I won't let the king go by blindly."
When the soldiers on both sides saw that Kong Ming was provoking the king like this, they were immediately ready to take him down, but they were immediately stopped by Sun Ce.
Sun Ce's original intention was to use his sword to establish his power, but he was provoked by Kong Ming. However, when he saw that Kong Ming was so young, he recalled that he was actually a little appreciative. So he put down the sword in his hand and asked with a smile: "I remember you.
He is Tzuyu's younger brother, and Tzuyu is very important in my family. When we meet on the battlefield in the future, don't you miss the love of brotherhood?"
Kong Ming could have avoided it with clever words, but after he thought deeply, he still replied sonorously: "If my brother has a sincere heart and life and death are not easy, how can I dare to let my brother be more beautiful than me?"
When Sun Ce heard this, he couldn't help but laugh heartily and said: "You are really not afraid of death, boy." Then he turned to look at Deng Bomiao and asked: "What did the dragon head say when he sent you here?"
Deng Zhi replied: "I was ordered by the teacher to come here, just to say two things for the king."
"What two things?"
"The first thing is to warn the princes and princes that the king of Shu is so fake that it seems true, and it is difficult to trust him. I hope you will think carefully about it."
Sun Ce said "Oh" and didn't take it seriously, and asked: "Then what is the second thing?"
"I hope that the monarch will release Xiangguan and send generals Liu Hu and Han Xi to lead their troops back north."
After hearing this, Sun Ce observed Bo Miao carefully and saw that he was not joking, so he asked: "Is it possible that the envoy did not understand the situation of the battle, so he said this? These two men have many soldiers, why don't I slaughter them in southern Hunan at this time?
Do you want me to be released to Mianbei? Do you want them to attack me again in the future?"
Deng Zhi replied calmly: "The soldiers in Jingnan County are all Jingchu people, and many of the clan members have been in the hands of the king. Now they do not want to disperse and return to their hometowns, but prefer to return to the north to the court. This shows that their ambition is firm. If they go to fight in the mountains of Hunan and Guangxi, the king will
If Hou Ding cannot be defeated, it will be a success. How many casualties will there be? How much waste will be spent?"
These words made Sun Ce silent for a long time, and finally he promised: "For the sake of my uncle's love, I agree to this matter."
In this way, the two of them had completed their mission as envoys, and they bowed and said goodbye to Sun Ce. Before leaving, Kong Ming suddenly asked: "I dare to ask you, if you follow the imperial court, the general trend of the world will be determined, and you will be able to enjoy it for a hundred generations."
Wealth and honor can last for thousands of years, why should we be obsessed with temporary hegemony?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Sun Ce stared at Kong Ming and replied decisively: "Success or failure has not yet been determined, so why say more? Besides, if you hear the Tao in the morning, you can die in the evening. If you compete with the world's heroes, why regret even if you die?"