One kick to the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 383 Sun Ce is in Difficulty
Since both Han Xian and Peng Tuo agreed to support Yang Sui's rise to power, the rest of the matter would be easy to handle.

On the second day after Qin Yi and Zhang Yan arrived in Xiangling City, they discussed Yang Feng's funeral with the generals of the Xihe Army.Three days later, the Xihe Army officially mourned Yang Feng.

On the second day after the funeral, Yang Sui officially succeeded as the commander-in-chief of the Xihe Army.Because he was still in mourning, Yang Sui's succession ceremony was very simple, and could even be called sloppy.

Although Yang Sui has succeeded as the commander-in-chief of Xihe County, because he has not been formally appointed by the imperial court, he cannot formally take over the post of prefect of Xihe County, so he can only act as an agent first.Qin Yi and Zhang Yan had agreed to the Xihe Army and would jointly write a letter to the imperial court of Yecheng, declaring Yang Sui to be the prefect of Xihe County.

However, Yuan Shao is still fighting Gongsun Zan in the northern part of Jizhou, and this matter cannot be carried out in the short term.Anyway, this is just a formality and does not affect Yang Sui's status.

But this is not a good thing for Qin Yi, because if Yang Sui does not become the official prefect of Xihe County, he will not be able to complete the random tasks he has received for a day, and he will not be able to receive rewards.

Therefore, Qin Yi very much hopes that Yuan Shao can end the war with Gongsun Zan as soon as possible.But having said that, this matter is not something Qin Yi can decide.It was going to rain and my mother was going to get married, so I had to let nature take its course.

As soon as the matter of Xiangling City was known, Qin Yi and Zhang Yan left Xiangling and went south.They plan to use three or four days to conduct a field trip to the eastern part of Hedong County.

However, Qin Yi only stayed with Zhang Yan for two days before he had to interrupt his trip and hurried back to Zhang Zi County.Because, Xi Zhicai sent someone to deliver a letter to him.

The content of the letter is only one sentence - "Sun Ce is in trouble, my lord, return quickly!"

As with posthumous journalism, the less the content, the bigger the matter.Xi Zhicai's eight concise words are enough to explain the importance of the truth.

After Qin Yi received the letter, he was momentarily at a loss.

Sun Ce has not heard from him for more than half a year, how could he be in trouble?Besides, Sun Ce is Sun Jian's son, even if Sun Ce is in trouble, Sun Jian will solve it by himself, why would he send someone to deliver a letter to the eldest son county?
If you don't understand, you can't understand, but Qin Yi has to go back.So, after explaining the situation to Zhang Yan, he hurried back to Xiangling.Zhang Yan himself was left to investigate Hedong County.

Qin Yi only stayed in Xiangling for one night, and rushed to Zhangzi County the next day.At this time, Zhao Yun and Xia Houlan had already led their troops back to Changzi County.

After two days of traveling, Qin Yi returned to Changzi County.

After meeting Xi Zhicai, Xi Zhicai handed a letter to Qin Yi and said, "Lü Bu sent someone to deliver the letter. According to Lu Bu's letter, Sun Ce, Huang Gai, and Han Dang went north, passing by Luo Yang was detained by Lu Bu. What Lu Bu meant was that he asked the lord to release Cao and Hao Meng in exchange for Sun Ce, Huang Gai, Han Dang and their followers."

"There is such a thing?" Qin Yi was taken aback, and hurriedly read the letter silently.The general content of the letter is the same as what Xi Zhicai said, but between the lines, Lu Bu was very strong and arrogant, and even threatened Qin Yi that if he did not agree to his conditions, he would let Qin Yi go to Luoyang to give to Sun Cehe. Huang Gai and Han Dang collected the corpses.

Qin Yi no longer cared about being angry with Lu Bu. After reading the letter, he said, "Besides this letter, did Lu Bu send anything else?"

"My lord, are you worried about Lu Bu's tricks?" Xi Zhicai asked.

Qin Yi nodded and said, "This is too strange, I have to guard against it. What if Lu Bu fabricated this?"

Xi Zhicai said, "Lü Bu also sent someone to deliver three weapons."

"Where is it?" Qin Yi asked hurriedly.

Xi Zhi just raised his legs and walked out: "Master, follow me."

Qin Yi quickly followed.The two left Xi Zhicai's public house and came to the second hall of the prefect's office.As soon as Qin Yi entered the door, he saw three weapons standing against the wall on one side of the hall.Two long guns and a big knife.Qin Yi recognized at a glance that one of the spears was Sun Ce's weapon.

Last year, he and Sun Ce learned from each other, and he was very familiar with Sun Ce's weapons.

Qin Yi stepped forward to pick up the spear, looked at it and said, "This is exactly Sun Bofu's weapon. It seems that this matter is true."

After finishing speaking, he asked Xi Zhicai: "Mr. Xi, did the messenger ever say why Sun Ce and the others left Yuzhou for Luoyang?"

Xi Zhicai said: "The person who sent the message was just a scout in Lu Bu's army. He only knew that he had sent the message and was waiting for the lord's reply at the inn. He didn't know anything else."

After saying that, Xi Zhicai added: "This matter is really strange. How could Sun Ce, Huang Gai, and Han Dang suddenly go to Luoyang? If Sun Jian sent them to Luoyang on official business, then Lu Bu should not detain them! Even if Since they have been detained, Lu Bu should inform Sun Jian of this in advance, and then Sun Jian should write a letter to persuade the lord to release Cao Xing and Hao Meng."

Qin Yi thought silently for a while, then suddenly asked Xi Zhicai: "Sir, do you know the details of the battle between Yuan Shu and Liu Biao?"

Xi Zhicai shook his head, and said: "The former Niufu army was pressing down on the border, we only cared about the war, and the north-south road was blocked, so we couldn't find out the battle between Yuzhou and Jingzhou."

Qin Yi frowned deeply, and sighed, "As I expected, something happened to Sun Jian. Sun Ce, Huang Gai, and Han Dang wanted to join me in Shangdang County."

"What happened to Sun Jian?!" Xi Zhicai was taken aback, "My lord means... Sun Jian died in battle?"

Qin Yi nodded heavily: "Only this one reason can explain this matter."

At this time, Qin Yi had already remembered that in the original history, Sun Jian was shot to death by Huang Zu, the prefect of Jiangxia under the command of Liu Biao, the shepherd of Jingzhou, when he was ordered by Yuan Shu to attack Jingzhou.Although history has been changed a lot by him, the war between Yuzhou and Jingzhou broke out at almost the same time as in the original history. Sun Jian most likely did not change his fate and still died at the hands of the Jingzhou army.As for whether he was still killed by Huang Zu, it didn't matter.

Xi Zhicai pondered for a while, and said, "My lord, don't jump to conclusions, maybe the matter is not so serious. The most urgent thing is how to reply to Lu Bu's letter."

Qin Yi said without thinking, "Sun Ce is my apprentice, and Sun Wentai and I have a brotherhood. When Qin came to Bingzhou, it was entirely because of Sun Wentai's righteousness that he borrowed troops from me, so Qin was able to gain a foothold in Bingzhou. Waiting for kindness, Qin has to repay it."

"What do you mean, my lord, to agree to Lu Bu's terms and exchange Cao Xing and Hao Meng for Sun Ce, Huang Gai, and Han Dang?" Xi Zhicai asked.

Qin Yi nodded and said, "After Cao and Hao Meng were captured, they never surrendered, and I couldn't bear to kill them. Keeping them is just a waste of food. Since Lu Bu still misses them, let's use the two of them." Let's replace Sun Ce, Huang Gai, and Han Dang."

"Alright!" Xi Zhicai nodded, and then said: "It's strange, Lu Bu only mentioned Cao and Hao Meng in his letter, but he didn't mention Hua Xiong at all."

Qin Yi smiled slightly: "Hua Xiong was originally Hu Zhen's subordinate. Lu Bu and Hu Zhen have always been at odds. Although Hu Zhen is dead, Lu Bu still doesn't want to see Hua Xiong. Therefore, he will not care about Hua Xiong's life or death at all. ."

Speaking of this, Qin Yi's eyes suddenly brightened: "By the way, Hua Xiong and I originally had an agreement that if I could defeat Niu Fu, he would surrender me. Now that Niu Fu has retired, it's time to have a good relationship with Hua Xiong." Let's talk."

Xi Zhicai smiled: "My lord, why not show Hua Xiong this letter from Lu Bu."

"That's right, as long as Hua Xiong reads this letter, he will know that Lu Bu and Zhang Ji don't want to see him at all, and he will give up even more, and he will be more happy to surrender me!"

(End of this chapter)