Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Nanye County, which was originally short of supplies, also asked Ding Feng to prepare a table of good wine and food. Unfortunately, Sun Bu was afraid of slipping up after drinking, so he stopped drinking after only two bowls of wine, and focused on dealing with the dishes on the table.

Ding Feng wanted to stay with Sun Bu for a few days after enjoying the shocking banquet. He planned to show his performance well and leave a good impression on the other party first, so that he could follow Sun Bu's path in the future, which was faster than killing the enemy bravely.

Seeing Ding Feng's kind fist and fist, Sun Bu didn't directly refuse, but changed the subject and asked: "I heard that there are fierce battles everywhere, what's the situation in our Jiangdong now?"

"Your Majesty lost the battle in Huainan, but Cao Pi has sent people to reconcile on his own initiative, but many of our generals were killed in this battle, alas..." Ding Feng replied flatly. Although many positions were vacated in the Huainan War, he knew None of them are reserved for themselves.

"We have Ruxuwu, the waters of Chaohu Lake, and Jiangdong warships. How could we lose?" Sun Bu looked puzzled.

Ding Feng shook his head lightly: "If the pure water battle is definitely fine, it's a pity that the king was too angry because of Han Zong's matter, and used the east to attack the west to besiege Junqiu County and plot Hefei. Cao Ren did lose a few battles because of this, but later Zang Ba and Manchu Chong's reinforcements joined the battlefield, and it was too late for the governor to go to support..."

"Why is the governor like this?" As soon as the governor Lu Xun was mentioned, Sun Bu remembered the conversation that night. At this moment, he felt that Lu Xun must have done it on purpose.

"The specific situation is not very clear. It is also possible that the king was defeated first, and then called the navy army of the governor to Ruxu. You know that the position in our army is not high, so there are many situations..." Ding Feng's face was full of bitterness.

"Where is the governor now?" Sun Bu asked again.

Ding Feng replied truthfully: "After the peace talks with Wei, the governor has led the navy back to Chaisang. After all, Gan Ning in Wuchang is also a ruthless character."

"During the time when the governor went to Ruxuwu, did the Jingzhou navy behave abnormally?" Sun Bu asked.

Ding Feng shook his head: "The last general has never heard of it, why did General Sun ask this question?"

Sun Bu smiled slightly: "I was thinking that Gan Ning didn't move at all. This guy turned out to be a water bandit. It's just unbelievable..."

"Gan Ning was originally a water bandit, but now he has transformed and has become Liu Bei's general who conquers the east..." Ding Fengxin said that he was born too late, and he did not catch up with the good time for the turmoil.

"I still have to rush back to Jianye as soon as possible. Last time I was arrested in Guangzhou for no reason. There should be a spy to leak my whereabouts. I must remind the king to be careful. Cheng Yuan's kindness is reserved for next time. Please prepare two fast horses for me. I want On the road day and night..." Sun Bu finally refused Ding Feng's request to stay.

"Well, state affairs are the most important thing, and the last general will go to prepare the horse." Ding Feng knew that he couldn't keep it, so he turned around and left the posthouse.

Sun Bu got the horse and thanked Ding Feng, and then ran along the official road beside the Ganshui River to the north day and night, passing through Luling, Nanchang and other places without stopping, and when he arrived in Chaisang, he did not go to see Lu Xun. The dock found a boat to go back to Jianye.

In late March, Sun Bu finally returned to Jianye and went straight to the palace to meet Sun Quan.

Walking outside the palace gate, Sun Bu found Yu Xiu, the shopkeeper of Yu's firm, coming towards him in military uniform.

"Yu..." Sun Bu stopped where he was, not knowing how to address him for a moment.

Hu Ke knew Sun Bu's story, pretended to be surprised on purpose, clasped his fists and gave a standard military salute: "General Sun, you're back? Your Majesty was still talking about you just now."

"Uh... I have something to do with the king, let's talk later." Sun Bu cupped his fists in return.

"Oh good..." Hu Ke nodded and left.

Did this peddler join the army?Sun Bu entered the palace to meet Sun Quan with doubts.

When Sun Quan heard that it was Sun Bu's name from the guards, he put down his body and trot to greet him at the gate of the hall. However, because of his long robe, short legs, and high threshold, his right foot was hanging on the threshold, and he almost fell like a dog eating shit. Just happened to be seen by Sun Bu.

Sun Buxin said, what kind of gift is the king doing?He strode forward to help Sun Quan up.

"My lord, you..."

"Let's go, let's talk in the hall." Sun Quan's excited face turned cold the moment he knelt down.

Sun Quan returned to his honorable seat and sat down, looked Sun Bu up and down and asked, "Gu has two questions now, did you write a letter from home? Is Shiyan still under the control of our Jiangdong?"

"Your Majesty, Rongzhi, the last general just arrived in Guangzhou and was arrested together with Shiqin. Someone must have leaked the news, and he did write a letter from his family." Sun Bu replied with clasped fists.

Sun Quan took out the letter and put it on the table, "See if it's this one?"

"That's right, it was written by the last general himself. Your Majesty should have seen the secret words, so why do you still let Lu Xun go?" Sun Bu asked with a question mark on his face.

"Lu Boyan is my governor of Jiangdong. How can I take him down with just a few words? Since you were arrested in Guangzhou, how did you get the family letter back to your family and how did you escape back to Jiangdong?" Sun Quan's suspicious character made him He also doesn't trust Sun Bu.

Sun Bu first asked Sun Quan to dismiss others, and then told the ins and outs of the matter. After speaking, he reminded Sun Quan: "Lu Xun framed Jiangdong many times, the king should have made plans early, otherwise he led his troops to vote for Liu Bei. Not to be slaughtered?"

Sun Quan stroked his purple beard and frowned his bushy eyebrows in thought. He had observed Lu Xun for many years, and he thought that his hatred had disappeared. After all, it was Sun Ce who committed the crime back then, and he even married Sun Ce's daughter as compensation.

If Lu Xun still has resentment in his heart, he can vent it on his wife. What good is it to betray him?Could it be that the woman blew some wind into her ears?

Thinking of this, Sun Quan couldn't calm down. Although Sun Ce and Sun Yi were both assassinated, there were always villains who slandered him. Wouldn't that stupid woman believe it?

Sun Quan didn't treat Sun Ce's lineage very well, because he had done a lot of bad things, so the associations became more abundant at this time, his face was like the clouds in the sky, changing back and forth extremely quickly.

"Your Majesty?" Seeing that Sun Quan was silent, Sun Bu reminded him in a low voice.

Sun Quan came back to his senses, "I will slowly plan the matter of Lu Xun, you finally escaped, go home first..."

"My wife..." In his letter, Sun Bu advised her to remarry, but at this time, she didn't know if that family was still there.

Sun Quan squeezed a smile and said: "Your letter is suspicious, but I didn't ask her to remarry..."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Sun Bu bowed to thank him, and suddenly remembered the matter of Jiaozhou, so he asked a lot: "I don't know what happened after Nashiyan..."

"Hmph, Shiyan? Go and see for yourself." Sun Quan pulled out the latest "Lingnan Daily" from his arms.

Sun Bu was dumbfounded after seeing it, and murmured to himself: "Shi Hui and Shi Yi were punished for rebellion, Shi Xie fell from a horse and was seriously injured and went to Guangzhou for treatment. Shi Qian became the prefect of Cochin. This is too unreasonable..."

Chapter 819 Share your worries and don't hold them back

Sun Quan's face was gloomy, "The Shi family is so useless, it was easily dismantled by Lan Tian so quickly, and that old thief Shi Xie still wanted to join forces with me? Gu actually believed it..."

Pointing to the contents of the newspaper, Sun Bu analyzed: "This guy Shi Hui exposed his father, led Lantian to Jiaozhi to help him seize power, and finally rebelled in front of the battle, trying to wipe out the soldiers who fell into the army. This man is really as stupid as a pig..."

"Being greedy for profit, luring wolves into the house, not knowing what he is, Shi Xie's sons are all trash..."

Although I felt that it was a pity to lose the line of cochin, but fortunately, I was not cheated by the pig teammates. Sun Quan was afraid when he thought about it at this time.

"You can get a glimpse of other people from Shiyan. Lantian asked him to be the prefect of Jiaozhi, but he was just a puppet. In the end, the general couldn't figure it out. The Shi family has already fallen apart. Why did Lantian keep Shi Xie and others? They should all be exiled." Yes, the so-called cutting the weeds and eradicating the roots..." Sun Bu couldn't understand it.

Sun Quan replied in a deep voice: "Hmph, Shi Xie still has a few days to live? Lan Tian looks like a benevolent woman, but in fact he is very clever. This person is an enemy of Jiang Dong, and it is really a serious problem..."

"Lan Tian is very resourceful and resourceful, and also has the courage of an army to fall into the formation. If Lu Xun is really instigated to rebel, the consequences..." Sun Bu reminded again.

Sun Quan's mood fell to the bottom, and he waved his hand to signal Sun Bu to go back first.

Sun Buqing bid farewell with his hands clasped together, and at the gate of the palace, he met General Suiyuan, Marquis Zhang Zhao.

Sun Quan once told Zhang Zhao about Sun Bu's going to Jiaozhou. During this period, the latest "Lingnan Daily" entered Jiangdong, and the decline of the scholar family became a topic of discussion among the people.

Zhang Zhao asked about Sun Bu's situation in detail, and he was very sympathetic when he heard what happened to Sun Bu, and he was about to leave after a few words of comfort.

Sun Bu thought that Sun Quan was in a bad mood at this time, and seeing Zhang Zhao's hurried look, he kindly reminded: "The king is not in a good mood at this time, General Zibu can go at another time?"

"Can't be changed, can't be changed." Zhang Zhao sighed and explained the reason.

It turned out that Zhou Tai, the governor of Ruxu, died of injuries, and Huainan lacked safe generals to guard, so Sun Quan wanted to appoint Zhang Cheng as governor of Ruxu.

Zhang Zhao wanted to intercede with his son at this time. After all, there was a big gap between foreign wars and fighting against Shanyue. Zhang Zhao didn't want to waste the [-] private soldiers that Zhang Cheng finally got in Huainan.

"It turned out to be like this... The last general wishes you success..." Sun Bu said goodbye with his fists clasped.

Zhang Zhao then entered the palace. Seeing Zhang Zhao's appearance, Sun Quan knew what the other party wanted to do, so he asked Zhang Zhao to sit beside him and waited.

In the previous issues of the Changjiang Daily, it praised Sun and Liu for uniting against Cao, but in the last two issues, it suddenly changed its style. The newspaper said that Guan Yu was holding back the main force of Wei in Jingbei, and rebuked Soochow for doing mediocre things with Cao Wei in Huainan.

Liao Li slammed Jiangdong's monarchs and ministers in the Yangtze River Review, scolding Sun Quan for being bestowed by Wei Guo as the king of Wu first, and then raising troops to attack Huainan, but he was shameless begging for surrender if he couldn't beat him, and he was a rat.

Sun Quan may have read too much. Facing Liao Li's fierce words, he is now numb and doesn't have many emotional fluctuations.

Zhang Zhao and Sun Quan had known each other for many years. Seeing that Sun Quan was deliberately letting himself go, he stood up and walked over.

When he found that the Changjiang News was on the table, Zhang Zhao leaned over and said to himself: "The Changjiang News speaks righteously, but they are actually the most hypocritical. How could it be possible for Guan Yu to work so hard in Jingzhou for our Soochow? Liu Bei Leading an army to sneak attack and occupy Guanzhong, the newspaper didn't mention a word..."

"What's the use of complaining? The Yangtze River News is also run by someone else, and we can't control what they say..." Sun Quan replied coldly.

Zhang Zhao made a heartbroken expression: "The old man suggested a long time ago that Jiang Dong should run a newspaper himself so that he doesn't have to be controlled by others. It's a pity that other people don't agree, alas..."

Sun Quan snorted and didn't answer, saying that if he is not in charge of the family, he doesn't know how expensive he is. He has carefully understood the process of running a newspaper, and the huge cost is staggering. Jiangdong's special system makes it impossible for Sun Quan to monopolize power.

The gentry are not willing to pay for this, and their opposition is well-founded. If they want to read newspapers, they can order them from Jingzhou, and they are even willing to use Yu’s firm to resell second-hand newspapers to make a profit.

The power and effect of newspapers' public opinion is obvious, but the actual income of selling newspapers is not much. Before the scale is not up, we must continue to post money.

The model of high investment in the early stage was unacceptable to all the gentry in Jiangdong. Even the relatively affluent northern Wei State had prepared to run a newspaper for more than a year and it was only a small matter.

"Your Majesty..." Seeing that Sun Quan didn't answer, Zhang Zhao leaned over with a thick face.

Sun Quan waved his hand and said, "If Zibu is fine, you should go home..."

"Your Majesty, I don't have much talent and learning. If you want to be a superintendent, please choose someone else..." Zhang Zhao said before Sun Quan chased him away.

Sun Quan sat upright, his brows frowned into the word Chuan, and he replied with a serious face: "In the Huainan War, more than a dozen of our Eastern Wu generals died in battle. It was the time when the young and yellow were not ready, and Zhong Si (Zhang Cheng) was very effective in conquering Shanyue. , and it’s time to come out and take charge.”

"Zhong Si has little talent and learning, and his qualifications in the army are relatively short. Your Majesty, please think twice..." Zhang Zhao continued to plead.

"A man has to do his part. How long has Yu Zecheng been in Jiangdong? Gu appointed him as the governor of the left department of Jiefan Wei, but he didn't even blink. Zibu, you are an important minister in Jiangdong. You must learn to share your worries for Gu. You can't do it every time. Let the orphan hold you back." Sun Quan's last words were so serious that he almost scolded him directly.

Zhang Zhao swallowed his saliva and lowered his head to explain: "Yu Zecheng is very smart, Zhong Si is far behind him, and besides, he has Jiangdong Zhang's support behind him, so he can convince people with less seniority..."

"Ruxu Shuikou is our lifeline in Jiangdong. Although Cao Ren has withdrawn to the Central Plains, Han Zong is still in Hefei, and he must be guarded by a cautious general. Lu Boyan led the navy to guard Chaisang. You have to guard it for me. All the way? If Zibu decides to say that Zhong Si (Zhang Cheng) is not suitable, you have to point me to one, right?"

Sun Quan said in his heart that although Ruxu is the fortress of defending the Huai River, it is also an important stronghold for retaking the hometown of the Huai Si faction, why don't you, old man, understand?

If no one from the Huaisi faction took over Ruxu, wouldn't all Jiangdong military power fall into the hands of the Jiangdong gentry?If that Lu Xun had any evil intentions, Lantian might be able to occupy Jiangdong as easily as he did with Shi Xie.

"Yes, yes." Zhang Zhao was overjoyed when he heard that, and he began to list with a smile: "Ziyu (Zhuge Jin), Ziheng (Lv Fan), and Dinggong (Lv Dai) are all experienced and famous for their prudence. Minister of..."

In order to make up the number, Zhang Zhao put his in-laws, Zhang Cheng's father-in-law Zhuge Jin first.

Zhuge Jin had stayed in Ruxuwu for more than half a year. Although he couldn't handle Yujin's affairs perfectly, he was still familiar with Ruxu's garrison. Zhang Zhao threw him out to show his sincerity, which meant that the older generation was still alive. It is not appropriate to send a son to the next generation.

After hearing this, Sun Quan frowned and stroked his beard. He suddenly had an idea and had a bold idea. He smiled and said, "Zibu won't let Zhongsi go to Ruxu, so how about going to Chaisang for garrison?"

"Chai Sang? Isn't there a big governor there?" Zhang Zhao was taken aback.

8 Chapter Twenty

Sun Quan said meaningfully: "Zibu didn't want Zhongsi (Zhang Cheng) to guard Ruxu, so he had to transfer Lu Boyan from Chaisang. The Zhang family must contribute to Jiangdong, right?"

"Ah this..."

After Zhang Zhao heard this, he was speechless. He thought that in order to force the old man, there was no need for the king of Wu to mess with the country's major affairs?He didn't know Sun Quan's idea at all, but it was actually well thought out.

Although Sun Bu did not have empirical evidence, his reasoning was rigorous and logical, which was also recognized by Sun Quan.

The rest of the Lu family survived the catastrophe, and finally revived in Jiangdong. Even if they took the risk of betraying Liu Bei, they would be cautious.

Based on Sun Quan's deep understanding of Lu Xun, Lu Xun should continue to pretend before he is fully prepared.

Jiangdong is currently employing people. If Lu Xun is dealt with for unwarranted charges, it will not only directly force against this forbearable governor, but also make the rest of the Jiangdong gentry alienate. The Sun family will not be able to continue to gain a foothold in Jiangdong, so Sun Quan chose Softer approach.

The first is to transfer Lu Xun to Ruxu, artificially separating Lu Xun from Liu Bei's forces, and second, slowly cut off the opponent's military power, and then punish him when the time is right.

"Your Majesty, you have to think twice, my son can't be Gan Ning's opponent..." Zhang Zhao came back to his senses and continued to plead. He wished that Sun Quan was joking with him, but the other party's serious face didn't look like it.

Sun Quan stroked his purple beard and explained: "Jiangdong has been struggling internally for many years, so it is not as united as Cao and Liu in foreign wars. After the defeat in Huainan, Gu thought a lot. Instead of rubbing together and not getting used to each other, it is better to separate and take responsibility In one place, if something goes wrong, it is easy to be held accountable.”

"Your Majesty means..." Zhang Zhao hesitated to speak.

"The Huainan War that just passed made Soochow the weakest of the three. Although the Cao and Liu families were fighting fiercely in the Central Plains and Guanzhong, it is hard to guarantee that they will not extend their hands into Jiangdong again. Gu decided to let the Jiangdong generals guard Ruxu. The generals from Si Ji led the team to guard Chaisang." Sun Quan nodded slightly.

"Isn't this man-made division? Although Cao's army is more abundant than Liu's, their navy is relatively weaker, so they just need to stick to the Ruxu Shuikou. Wu Shuijun did not hesitate to give way, and the trapped army in Lantian, Jiaozhou is even more of a nightmare on land. Your Majesty should let Jiangdong’s generals guard Chaisang. Isn’t it a waste of talent for the governor to be in Ruxu?” Seeing that Sun Quan’s determination had been made, Zhang Zhao began to pick and choose again. stand up.

Sun Quan's face was serious, and he said in a deep voice: "One step ahead of Ruxuwu is Huaisi's hometown. What kind of accident did Han Zong lead his troops to defect? ​​Gu had to be carefully deployed. The Jiangdong generals guarded Huaigu as if it were gold. You will guard Gu. Just go west."

"This……"

Sun Quan interrupted Zhang Zhao to add: "Zibu don't have to worry, let Nanchanghou (Lu Fan) alone command the western waterway army, and Zhong Si will be the left governor for him, and General Annan (Lv Dai) will be the right governor."

"With Ziheng as the coach, the veteran can rest assured. His qualifications and ability are very strong." Zhang Zhao finally breathed a sigh of relief. He thought that Jiang Dong's general was unlucky, and Zhang Chengdang as his deputy could just survive.

Sun Quan remained expressionless and did not answer. Lu Fan was his most trusted confidant. Although he was not the governor of Jiangdong, his status in Jiangdong was higher than that of Lu Xun.

Lu Fan's administrative position is Yangzhou Mu, and the military's official position is a former general who holds festivals, which is equivalent to Guan Yu on Liu Bei's side. Although Lu Xun has the title of a great governor, his Yangzhou Biejia and Maocai were recruited by Lu Fan. The official position in the army is also the right general at the back.

After the failure to compete for Jiaozhou, Lu Fan stayed behind for a long time. Whether it was during Sun Quan's surprise attack on Jingzhou, or during the attack or defense of Ruxu, Lu Fan stayed behind Jianye. At this time, it was Sun Quan who sent him to Chaisang. The only big name available.

After Zhang Zhao left the Wu Palace, Sun Quan urgently summoned Gu Yong, Zhang Wen and others, and notified Ruxu and Chaisang to change defenses in advance, leaving them a night to adapt.

The next day, Sun Quan summoned Jiangdong Wenwu and announced the order to transfer troops and change defenses. All the ministers in the court who did not understand the situation were in an uproar.

When Wu Wangling was passed to Ruxuwu and Chaisang, many of the original garrison generals in the two places couldn't understand it. Xu Sheng, who was ambitious to oversee thousands of people, thought he could succeed Zhou Tai, but in the end, he was transferred to the rank of Zhang Chengxia, and his depressed mood was self-evident. For example, the governor Lu Xun wrote to Jianye to inquire, but was reprimanded by Sun Quan.

The armies of Ruxu and Chaisang are composed of the trilogy of the generals. The transfer of the main general means that the underground soldiers must move. Dongwu Mingming suffered a big defeat in Huainan, but at this time it seems to give people the meaning of fighting Huainan again.

Hefei defender Jiang Ji, in addition to sending scouts to investigate daily, also sent emergency information to Luoyang, but Soochow's actions were limited to changing defenses, and it returned to calm after more than ten days.

At the end of April, Luoyang's reply letter arrived in Hefei, and Soochow's spies also simultaneously sent back the news of the Central Plains.

After Hu Ke became the governor of the left department of Jiefanwei, he was usually in the military camp outside Jianye City, but he was still in charge of Jiangdong's intelligence work.

As soon as the news from Luoyang was sent to Jianye, Hu Ke hurried to the Wu Palace.