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Chapter 414
The next day, Liu Jingxi led the civil and military forces to see off Pan Jun on the north bank of the river, and went south by boat.

In addition to recommending Pan Jun as the governor of Jiaozhou, Liu Jing also named Wang Qiang as the general who served as the general, Dong supervised the military affairs of Jiaozhou, and led the prefect of Yulin as before.

Wang Qiang was also the first to be promoted to general among Liu Jing's generals, and there were many people who were dissatisfied, such as Liu Zong.

He has always been the No. 1 in the army. In the past, Wang Qiang and him were both Zhonglang generals and prefects. It's hard to accept.However, Wang Qiang did make amazing achievements for Liu Jing, so Liu Zong couldn't say anything.

In addition, Liu Jing asked Pan Jun to appoint Wu Dang as Biejia. Although Biejia was equivalent to half a governor, he was a hundred-stone official. It was against the rules for Wu Dang to be transferred from six-hundred-stone Yulin Changshi to a hundred-stone official. Therefore, Liu Jingbiao Wu Dang was appointed as the captain of Bi Erqian Shi Zhaoxin to assist in state affairs.

After sending Pan Jun away, Liu Jing began to prepare for the Northern Expedition. From Jiangling to Xiangyang, there were two waterways, one was to go down the river, pass through the Han River in Jiangxia County, and go north to Xiangyang.However, this road must pass through Shaxian, Huang Zu's base camp. Huang Zu decided that it would be impossible for Liu Jingjun to pass through, and a war would break out between the two sides.

The other route passes through the Xiashui River in Jiangling, turns into the Hanshui River, and goes north to Xiangyang.

As the name suggests, summer water flows in summer and runs dry in winter. Now in August, it is the wet season, and large ships can pass through.

Zhukou at the confluence of the Xia and Han Rivers is located in Jiangxia County, and there are Huangzu's military ships stationed there, but compared to Huangzu's stronghold Shaxian, it is not worth mentioning.

Liu Jing ordered Liu Zong to lead a sailor army of [-] people from the river to Xia, and captured Zhukou. On the one hand, it opened up the northward waterway; The envious Huang Zu made it impossible for him to move north to support Liu Biao.

As the saying goes, the same people have different fates. At the beginning, Jingnan and Jiangdong formed an alliance to attack Liu Biao. Now Liu Jing is preparing to attack Xiangyang in the north. In comparison, Sun Quan's situation is much more bleak.

Sun Quan attacked Jiangxia and lost troops and generals, and the three counties of Danyang, Yuzhang, and Luling also rebelled.

After Sun Quan returned to Jiangdong, he led a large army to crusade against Shanyue, two counties of Yuzhang and Luling, and at the same time ordered Zhou Yu to lead troops into Danyang to suppress the rebellion.

After more than three months of fierce fighting, Yuzhang and Danyang were all leveled, but Luling was still dissatisfied due to its remote location, but it did not affect the overall situation.

However, as soon as Sun Quan returned to Wu County, bad news came one after another. First, the south of Kuaiji County, Jian'an, Hanxing, and Nanping counties all rebelled.

Then Xudu's envoy was ordered by Cao Cao to go to Jiangdong and order Sun Quan to send his younger brother as a hostage.

Sun Quan convened Jiangdong civil and military discussions, but the result disappointed him. Most of Jiangdong's important ministers, represented by Zhang Zhao and Qin Song, expressed their approval, but very few opposed it.

Obviously, Sun Quan's attack on Jiangxia failed, and the counties in Jiangdong continued to rebel, which inevitably shaken Sun Quan's rule.

Zhang Zhao was originally the leader of Jiangdong's ministers. He tried his best to dissuade Sun Quan from conquering Huangzu, but Sun Quan refused to listen, and he was defeated. Sending the quality, all the ministers naturally agreed.

What made Sun Quan even more resentful was that Zhang Zhao actually entered the back hall, trying to persuade his seriously ill mother to let his fourth brother Sun Kuang be a hostage.Sun Quan knew that once his mother agreed, there would be no room for maneuver.

Sun Quan has a cold nature, so sending his fourth younger brother Sun Kuang to Xudu is not completely unacceptable to him, but this matter must not be dominated by Zhang Zhao, otherwise, in the future, will Jiangdong be in charge of him or Zhang Zhao?

At present, in Jiangdong, Zhou Yu is the only person who can barely stand against Zhang Zhao, and this is the only person Sun Quan can rely on now, so he quickly recalled Zhou Yu who was in Danyang.

After many days of waiting, Sun Quan finally looked forward to returning to Zhou Yu. As soon as the two met, Sun Quan couldn't wait to talk to Zhou Yu about Zhang Zhao's desire to persuade his mother to deliver the hostage.

Zhou Yu immediately sighed with emotion: "Once upon a time, Chu State was first enfeoffed on the side of Jingshan Mountain, and the land was only a hundred miles away. The descendants were talented, opened up a wide area, and established a base in Ying, so they took Jingyang and passed down their business for more than [-] years. Now the general inherits the remaining resources of his father and brother, and the people of the six counties, although there is a small setback, but the foundation is not damaged, why is there any persecution and wants to hand over the hostage?"

Zhou Yu paused, and then said: "As soon as the hostages entered Xudu, we had no choice but to respond to the Cao family, obey his orders, and be controlled by others. At that time, we could only get one party's seal, more than ten servants, and chariots at most. How can a number of multiplications and a number of horses be compared with that of the southern one?"

Sun Quan took Zhou Yu's hand and sighed: "Gong Jin's words are deeply lonely."

Zhou Yu finally said: "So the general must not give away the pledge, just wait and see the changes. If the Cao family can lead the righteousness to uphold the world, it will not be too late for us to return. If the Cao family is arrogant and misguided, and wants to disrupt the country, he will play with fire and burn himself in the end. .”

Sun Quan shook his head and said: "Zhang (Zhao) Zibu, Qin (Song) Wenbiao and others, each cared about his wife and hijacked his own concerns. Mother was persuaded several times, but now only Gongjin can make mother change her mind."

"Don't worry, general, I will follow the general to visit Madam." Zhou Yu didn't disarm, so he went to see Madam Wu in uniform.

Since Mrs. Wu contracted the disease at the beginning of last year, her condition has become more and more serious. Now she eats, eats and spends all her daily life on the same bed. Sun Quan and Zhou Yu came hand in hand to pay their respects under the bed.

Seeing the majestic and majestic Zhou Yu, Mrs. Wu seemed to see the dead eldest son Sun Ce, her pale face was full of kindness, she stretched out her hand to beckon Zhou Yu to come closer, and asked, "Gong Jin, didn't you lead the soldiers to Is Danyang gone, could it be that the rebellion has been quelled?"

Zhou Yu nodded in agreement, and then repeated what he had said to Sun Quan before.

Mrs. Wu was silent for a long time after hearing this. She was born in a noble family and had read poetry and books since she was a child. She is wise and powerful, not inferior to men.Besides, as a mother, how could she be willing to send her son into a pit of fire.

But she was seriously ill at the moment, and she was afraid that she would never be able to recover from the illness. She was afraid that after her death, Sun Quan would not be able to keep Jiangdong, so she had the idea of ​​sending the hostage.

Seeing now that Zhou Yu was firmly opposed to sending a pledge, which was enough to support Sun Quan, Mrs. Wu suddenly changed her mind. While holding Zhou Yu's hand, she called Sun Quan and told her: "Gong Jin's words are true. Gong Jin and Bo Fu are the same age. Little January, I have always treated him like a son, and you will treat him like a brother in the future."

"No." Mrs. Wu's words were tantamount to pleading with Gu, Sun Quan kowtowed in tears.

In the next few days, Mrs. Wu's condition took a turn for the worse, and she felt that her time was approaching, so she sent people to recruit Zhang Zhao and others, which was a matter for the future.

There was Sun Ce in the front, and Madam Wu in the back. Zhang Zhao felt so deeply entrusted to him twice, and he answered his orders with tears in his eyes.

A few days later, Mrs. Wu died.

(End of this chapter)