Three Kingdoms: The Guan Family's Rebellious Son, Long Blessing Jing Xiang

Chapter 378 Another Tai Shici!Another Zhou Gongjin!

Cao Cao's order is conscription;

Xiahoudun's order was forced conquest;
But according to Xia Houmao's statement, it would be a violent conscript.

Originally speaking, among the hundreds of counties and counties in the Wei Dynasty, three of them were able to complete the number of enlistments, which was not bad.

But if it is the three clans of beads and chains?That's the new story.

Inevitably, those counties and counties that cannot complete the conscription task will have the situation of "grabbing strong men". This will undoubtedly be a huge damage to the "people's hearts" and "popular popularity" that Cao Cao cared most about in his later years.

But... when considering the purpose of this conscription.

Xiahou Dun couldn't help clenching his fists.

It is no exaggeration to say that the relationship between him and Guan Yu is "incompatible".

Not only Xiahoudun's "deputy general" and "confidant", he single-handedly pulled him up to serve him in the death of his elder brother Han Hao.

After going through five stages and beheading six generals, Kong Xiu, Han Fu, Meng Tan, Bian Xi, Wang Zhi, Qin Qi, and Qin Qi's uncle Cai Yang, six out of seven were Xiahou Dun's lieutenants.

After passing five passes and beheading six generals, Guan Yu's reputation spread across the country, but he Xiahou Dun was simply reduced to a laughing stock.

This is a deep hatred!
Of course, in order to appease Xiahou Dun, Cao Cao promoted him again...

But this kind of "promotion", Xiahoudun only felt ashamed, like a glow on his back!

Finally, Xiahoudun clenched his fists. He looked deeply at his son Xiahoumao and at the soldiers before him. He made a final decision, "This general, let me lower my requirements. Within one month, a county guard If the recruitment of [-] soldiers cannot be completed, if the magistrate of one county cannot complete the recruitment of [-] soldiers in Wancheng, they will be demoted to white bodies, and my Great Wei will never recruit them. For those who are rewarded by the Prime Minister, it will be doubled up!"

This is a clear reward and punishment——

But Xiahou Dun clearly recited this sentence fiercely.

If it wasn't for being enraged, and if it wasn't because Han Hao's death had hit him too hard, he would never have made such an "unpopular" decision.

But now, Xiahou Dun only wants Guan Yu to die, so that Zhang Fei and Liu Bei can also experience the pain of losing their brothers.

"Baby takes orders, and the matter of recruiting soldiers will be done by myself!"

"The last general takes orders—"

"The last general takes orders—"

As Xiahou Dun made the final arrangements and arrangements in the palace of Yecheng, a massive "forced conquest" kicked off in the territory of Cao Wei.

Fighting against the odds, fighting with one's back——

The wind is surging, the sound waves are shaking the sky——

This is no longer a question of "whether the wind and waves are big or not, and whether the fish is expensive or not".
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In Hefei City, a study in the government office, the blue-eyed and purple-bearded Soochow King Sun Quan is meditating at the moment.

He has to think quietly for an hour every day.

And at this hour, what he often meditates on is the art of balancing power!

Thinking about how to check and balance Jiangdong?

How to consume the military power of your subordinates?

How to make Jiangdong's most military power firmly in his hands?

Only in this way can the other side secure the position of Soochow King.

He came out of the "hell start", he knows the feeling of "power" being sidelined, and he has suffered from "military power being sidelined".

During the Battle of Chibi, Sun Quan handed over [-] soldiers to Zhou Yu. He never thought that Zhou Yu would win the Battle of Chibi, but these [-] soldiers were like a cow thrown into the sea.

This incident made Sun Quan realize that no one can be trusted if they are special, and anyone with soldiers will go bad.

At that time, he learned from the painful experience and made the final decision-you Zhou Yu got the [-] soldiers by his ability, then I, Sun Quan, will come back by my ability!
Facts have proved that Sun Quan succeeded, that is, after the Zhou Yu incident, Sun Quan, the soldier and horse in Jiangdong, is often firmly in his own hands.

This is also why Sun Quan knew that his level of commanding troops was not high, but he always went to the battlefield in person and led them in person.

He can accept defeat!
But similar to Zhou Yu, asking Sun Quan to hand over the military power to others, and letting Sun Quan "leave the military power to the side" again, Sun Quan could not accept such a thing anyway.

"My lord..." At this moment, Gu Yong walked in from the door.

Sun Quan, who was meditating, suddenly opened his emerald green eyes, "Mr. Gu came so late, is there something wrong?"

"Two things." Gu Yong reminded: "The first is that the news of the collusion between 'Zhang Liao and Guan Lin' has been released according to the plan of the Governor of Lu, and some key clues and evidences have been sent to Shouchun City..."

Speaking of this, the corners of Gu Yong's mouth curled up, revealing a sly smile, "Of course, these are all forged, but... firstly, we made it realistically, and secondly, Cao Cao is suspicious by nature...I expect this piece of life to die soon."

Speaking of this, Sun Quan's eyes opened even wider, and his purple beard was windless.

He opened his mouth resentfully: "How many people did this Liao kill me, Jiangdong Erlang? His reputation of 'Magic Xiaoyaojin' and 'Children's Cry' is so resounding... Huh, if he died because of Cao Cao's suspicion, Haha, how ironic this is!"

Although his tone was harsh, Gu Yong's words obviously brightened Sun Quan's mood a lot.

Nothing could bring happiness to the Soochow King compared to Zhang Liao's pain.

"Let's talk about the next thing?"

Sun Quan had retracted his cross-legged legs, he sat up on his knees, and continued to talk to Gu Yong in a rather formal capacity.

It was Gu Yong, whose expression suddenly became serious, "There is one more thing about General Ling Tong?"

"what?"

"Since General Ling Tong blatantly refuted my lord last time, according to my lord's instructions, I have closely monitored the residence of General Ling Tong and his clan. Recently, I have indeed intercepted a secret letter from an unknown location."

This…

Hearing this, Sun Quan suddenly became nervous, his eyes narrowed, his fingers stroked his purple beard, and he asked suspiciously in a low voice, "What secret letter?"

Gu Yong narrowed his eyes, "The strange thing is that this is a very normal letter. There is no sender. The guy with the fake hand turned around and ran away after we found out, and even jumped into the river at the end. But, someone asked Ling Tong if he was in good health? It stands to reason that this letter should be sent to the Ling residence generously, so why run away? Why do you have to be so secretive?"

Before Gu Yong could finish speaking, Sun Quan said decisively: "There must be an engraving, and there must be a letter in the letter—"

It is said that Cao Cao was suspicious by nature, but Sun Quan became suspicious, and it had nothing to do with Cao Cao.

"The letter is in your hand?" Sun Quan had already stood up.

Gu Yong carefully took out the letterhead, and handed it to Sun Quan respectfully.

Sun Quan scanned it briefly, and as Gu Yong said, the content of the letter was nothing more than normal, but Sun Quan had already become suspicious, and he smiled lightly with the corners of his mouth raised.

"There must be an engraving. No wonder this Ling Gongji dared to contradict Yu Gu so openly. It seems that he has something to rely on... But this letter, he was careless..."

Speaking of this, with a bang, Sun Quan slapped the letter on the table, "Since it is a secret letter to Ling Tong, the engraving must be in Ling Tong's mansion!"

Sun Quan uttered a sharp sentence, and Gu Yong hurriedly cupped his hands: "Master Mingjian..."

"Investigate! This matter needs to be investigated!" Sun Quan's words became sharper, "I have to search Ling Tong's mansion, I have to search for this engraving, I have to find out what is in this letter?"

At this moment, Sun Quan's expression was extremely gloomy...

Gu Yong, on the other hand, remained as calm as ever. He reminded: "My lord, there is still a problem. Ling Tong has soldiers in his hands! He returned to Yuhang, Wu Commandery this time to recruit the 'people from the mountains'. Forming an army and horses alone, and then attacking Shouchun in the north, seems... to be an unusual attachment to that woman, but in fact, who knows?"

Following Gu Yong's words, Sun Quan clenched his fists and slammed his fists at the table. He snorted coldly, "It's another Tai Shici, and another Zhou Gongjin."

"Hmph, you really know how to pick the right time. Just like Tai Shici and Zhou Gongjin, they all choose to blackmail Gu Teng when Gu Teng can't make a move, and 'betray' Gu!"

As soon as this statement came out, especially when the word 'betrayal' came out, Gu Yong was startled.

This nature is serious...

Gu Yong quickly met Sun Quan's sharp gaze, "My lord, there are two candidates for this old minister... My lord only needs an imperial edict, which is enough to make Ling Tong stand ready to be captured!"

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There are some natives in the mountains of Wu County.

Ling Tong took the initiative to invite Ying to attack Shouchun, but Sun Quan refused, so he moved his mind and planned to recruit these people from the mountains as soldiers.

Because Marquis Wu did not give him soldiers and horses, and attacked Shouchun, Ling Tong chose to lead the troops himself. Soochow's "military system" allowed generals to recruit troops by themselves.

Even if Shouchun can't be captured, he only needs to win one or two battles to force Cao Cao to hand over Zhuo Rong...

Ling Tong is a person who values ​​righteousness, but also love.

This Zhuo Rong, he wants to save him emotionally and rationally——

At this moment, in the mountains of Wu Jun, Ling Tong's people brought gift boxes and cages, and a group of people from the mountains were welcoming them. The tone of Ling Tong's people was humble, and the people in the mountains seemed to be easy to talk to.

"General Ling Tong's name and strength of character... I admire Jiuyi. In the past, the Wei general Zhang Liao suddenly killed Wu Hou and Sun Quan in the north of Jinbei. General Ling Tong turned around and fought again, all the soldiers on the left and right were killed, but he still personally beheaded dozens of enemy soldiers... He didn't return until Marquis Wu was completely safe... We live in the mountains, but this act is awe-inspiring, especially for me Waiting for admiration!"

"Yes, there is also General Ling Tong who has always loved and respected the soldiers. He is humble and polite. Even if he meets a small county magistrate, he holds three boards and shows respect... People in Wu County are full of praise for General Ling Tong, and they call him a national soldier. The wind, who is so courageous and has the style of a national scholar, isn't he the general that we and other people in the mountains admire? Not loyal to General Ling Tong? How long will I have to wait?"

There are more than [-] males in the mountains, which Ling Tong valued.

However, Ling Tong's people did not expect that the recruitment would be so smooth.

The group of people looked at each other, feeling relieved.

——"It's all right now, General Ling Tong has an extra [-] soldiers, so you don't have to worry about the soldiers who defeated Shouchun anymore!" 』

Immediately, the representatives of the tribe cupped their hands: "Today I will send a gift box for General Ling Tong, and tomorrow General Ling Tong will come to the mountain in person, and then you will be able to meet the general!"

The people in the mountain saw that the gifts from Ling Tong included gold, silver, jewels, and silk... and immediately shook their heads, "What I admire is General Ling Tong's character and demeanor, please return all these gift boxes..."

This…

The people in the tribe were a little embarrassed, but the people in the mountain waved their hands, "If you retreat, you will retreat. From now on, I will be General Ling Tong's soldiers. If the general wants to reward me, I will never refuse after I have done meritorious service. But now, this gift box cannot be accepted, you should take it back!"

Now, Ling Tong's clansmen just agreed, and retreated to the mansion with these gift boxes.

When moving...

A clansman opened the box and looked at the gifts. It was obvious that there were a lot of gold and beautiful jade. He couldn't help but sigh: "The patriarch is usually frugal, diligent and thrifty to himself, and generous to others. He is reluctant to buy meat, but the gift is quite generous, isn't it?" Gold is jade..."

Other members of the tribe asked: "The patriarch is not here, and there are so many gift boxes? It was sent in secret, and the people in the mountains don't want it... so what should I do?"

Just then the clansman said distraughtly, "Send it back to the patriarch's mansion in secret, they don't want it, let our master use it for himself!"

On this side, the convoy transporting the gift boxes slowly returned.

Over there... the people in the mountains sent Ling Tong's clansmen away.

From the back hall, an old man in his 70s walked out slowly while stroking his beard, "You have done a good job in this matter, the prime minister will report to the emperor, and the official title edict you asked for will be delivered within a few days! "

As soon as this statement comes out…

These people in the mountains bowed their hands to the 70-year-old man, "Thank you, Prime Minister, and thank you Mr. Cheng—"

That's right, the person who came to Jiangdong Wu County secretly this time was none other than Cheng Yucheng Zhongde, the man who dared to dry human flesh into jerky and eat it with great relish when he was young.

Jia Xu's poisonous plan, other people...Cao Cao is really worried.

Thanks to Cheng Yu who took the initiative to invite Ying, this "counselor" has always been as bold as a fight, and the Mount Tai collapsed in front of him without changing his face...

Going deep into the enemy's rear, adding fuel to the flames, and creating discord... This is still easy for him!

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Wu County, Zhou Mansion.

This is the mansion of Zhou Yu, the former governor. It is located in the most prosperous place in Wu County. It is just a wall away from Wu Hou's palace, and it is full of people all year round.

But because Zhou Yu was gone, the place suddenly became desolate.

In the winter, the courtyard is gray and withered.

On the contrary, in this room, the "sizzling" grilled meat was roasting on the stove, and the hot wine was taken out of the warm wine bottle.

Zhou Yu's son, Zhou Xun, who was not yet 20 years old, was in the prime of his life, and his behavior seemed quite old-fashioned. He cut off a piece of barbecue and put it on the plate of a general over 35 years old in front of him.

This general has a very distinctive appearance, short beard, resolute, straight nose, slightly pursed lips, red phoenix eyes, slightly slanted sword eyebrows, staring into the distance through the window, exuding an awe-inspiring aura.

It's like experiencing a huge setback...

It made him look somewhat depressed and depressed.

"I haven't congratulated General Lu on his return from Jiaozhou. If you survive a catastrophe, you will have a future blessing..."

This general was Lu Meng. According to the previous deal between Sun Quan and Lu Xun, the [-] members of the Lu family were exchanged for the stability of Huainan, and in exchange for the return of Lu Meng and his three sons.

Speaking of which, it has been half a month since Lu Meng came back, and Sun Quan did not summon him to Shouchun, so Lu Meng temporarily stayed here in Wu County.

Just this morning, he received a letter from Sun Quan, entrusting him with an action... and even asking him to catch a person, a young general who Jiang Dongfeng praised very well, and was quite like a national scholar.

Lu Meng didn't dare to be negligent, and rushed to the Zhou mansion immediately, begging to see Zhou Xun.

"If you survive a catastrophe, you must have a future blessing? I hope so?" Lu Meng drank the wine bottle in front of him in one gulp. He didn't exchange too many greetings, and cut straight to the point, "Master Zhou should have received an errand from the master, right?"

After these words came out, the atmosphere here suddenly became cold.

Zhou Xun looked around the courtyard suspiciously, he went to close the door and window himself, and then opened his mouth:

"You mean Ling Tong Ling Gongji?"

Lu Meng nodded, "Whoever wields a knife must cut, and an axe must cut, you and I are subordinates, and the lord gives orders...some things must be done when it is time to do it, and you must not be soft!"

Lu Meng's words made Zhou Xun ponder for a while, and he said lightly: "I think back in the past, when my father was there, how could there be such a thing as a double-faced general in Soochow and against Qin, Mu and Chu? But now... oh... what a pity... what a pity!"

Zhou Xun's words made Lu Meng silent for a while, but soon, he restrained his original mood. He knew... this time is not too entangled in the past when the governor Zhou Yu was in the past.

He quickly changed the subject.

He asked Zhou Xun: "Young Master Zhou, can you hear the meaning in the lord's letter?"

Zhou Xun paused for a moment, and then popped out word by word, "I think the investigation is fake, and Marquis Wu wants to make Ling Tong's whole family disappear—"

As soon as this remark came out, Lu Meng tightly clutched the wine glass. He was astonished at the young man in front of him who was so transparent at such a young age. He also pretended to be open-minded and said: "It is worthy of being praised by the lord as the riding captain who 'has the legacy of Zhou Lang'!" , good knowledge, good courage—”

"What are you talking about?" Zhou Xun's eyes narrowed, "My lord asked me to investigate, and I will investigate later. Could it be that the secret letter and secret envoy were in front, and the corresponding engraving could not be found in Ling Tong's mansion? Is it true or false? Is it true?" Enemy is friend, see the truth under the engraving!"

Speaking of this, Zhou Xun's tone became more serious: "General Lu, the lord of this case ordered you to preside over the trial, and I will be the deputy judge. What do you say about the trial, I will fully cooperate with Zhou Xun. The lord is afraid of Ling Tong's two thousand pieces , but my Zhou family still has [-] songs in Wu County, which should be sealed up, tried, and arrested... My Zhou family is loyal, and the only one who is loyal is Wuhou!"

Zhou Xun's courage and loyalty...surprised Lu Meng, Lu Meng raised his hand, "Then, I have a plan..."

Just when Lu Meng was about to reveal his plan.

The sound of "kuang kuang" came from outside the door, someone knocked on the door, immediately Zhou Xun and Lu Meng became cautious.

Only a female voice could be heard outside the door: "Master Xun is in the house? Mrs. Qiao came back to Wu County and called you to go to the inner hall to have a talk..."

Well…

As the voice came out, Zhou Xun was the first to let go of his guard, and he explained to Lu Meng: "It's my mother's maid, it seems that my mother has returned from her hometown, but it's strange that this year's return seems to be earlier... "

Lu Meng waved his hands, letting go of his nervousness, "I think it will be colder this year. In the Zhifu Mountain in Shu County, the cold air is overwhelming... How can Mrs. Qiao's precious body bear it?"

After saying this, Zhou Xun shouted outside the door: "Tell my mother, my son will go later!"

"Yes!"

The maid outside the door agreed and walked away.

Lu Meng made a gesture and got up, "My lord has something else to do, then Lu will come again tonight..."

"No need!" Zhou Xun said solemnly: "General Lu came here to discuss justice. My mother called me for private reasons. I, Zhou Xun, is the son of Zhou Yu, the governor of the capital. and abolish justice.”

"General Lu, it doesn't matter if you say it. How can this junior cooperate with the general and capture that sinner——Ling Tong!"

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(End of this chapter)