Rebirth of the Three Kingdoms: Da Qiao doesn't want to be a widow anymore

Chapter 260 The plan of alienation
Liu Biao and Liu Jingsheng were good at defending the status quo but not aggressive enough. When the princes attacked Dong Zhuo, Liu Biao just stood by and watched. After Sun Jian and Sun Ce died, they still just defended Jingzhou and did not pursue the victory to wipe out the Sun family.

Now the tiger was released back into the mountains, and the Sun family occupied Jiangdong and gradually formed a powerful force. Huang Zu was killed, Xiakou was captured, and Liu Biao only sent generals to garrison Wulin to prevent Gan Ning from continuing to advance westward.

It seemed as if he was using Huang Zu's death to appease the anger of the Sun family in order to protect himself.

Cao Cao did not take such a short-sighted opponent seriously.

On the contrary, Sun Quan, who was young but able to be decisive in killing and maneuvering among the princes and the old subordinates of the aristocratic families in the country, was valued and admired by Cao Cao more.

He also wanted to see whether Sun Jian's second son was really a tiger or a dog.

Now that the plan had been decided, Cao Cao waved his hand and asked everyone to leave. The only thing left was for Xun Yu and Xun You to do.

Cao Cao stood with his hands behind his back, looking solemn, and muttered, "A good father will have a good son..."

Xun You heard something and turned to look at Cao Cao curiously. Although he was standing with his head held high, he made people feel lonely for no reason.

After Xun You walked outside, he dared to lower his voice and ask Xun Yu in a low voice, "Uncle, what happened to the lord?"

Xun Yu sighed, "My lord, you must be missing the eldest son."

The compliment "A good father will have a good son" still reminded Cao Cao of his sad memories. Even a hero in troubled times like Cao Cao, when he was about to reach the age of knowing the destiny, had to carefully consider his successor.

Especially when the rumor that Yuan Shao was seriously ill came, even though Cao Cao and Yuan Shao were strong rivals, Cao Cao also remembered how frivolous and reckless he was when he was young and full of vigor and vitality, and how he got into trouble by fooling around.

At that time, Cao Cao was the heir of a eunuch, and Yuan Shao was just a bastard's son. They were not valued or loved by their elders. The two had a bad reputation in Luoyang City, and were feared and notorious.

One day, seeing that their mortal enemy was about to get married, they planned to steal the bride away in order to embarrass the groom and avenge their old grudge.

The two men hid near the groom's house, and when it was dark, they used a trick to lure the tiger away from the mountain, shouting outside the wall to catch the thief. After the servants in the house came out to catch the thief, Cao Cao took the opportunity to enter the house and held the bride hostage with a knife. Yuan Shao led the way in front, and Cao Cao followed behind. As it was dark and he was not familiar with the road, Yuan Shao fell into a thorn bush in a panic and could not get out.

Seeing that the servants were about to search here, Cao Cao took the initiative to expose Yuan Shao's position to the servants, which frightened Yuan Shao so much that he jumped up and escaped.

Cao Cao no longer cared about teasing the bride and groom, and he grabbed Yuan Shao and ran away.

After escaping from pursuit, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao lay on the street, laughing at each other.

Even though the two later parted ways, the affection they had in their youth was no longer the same. Now that Yuan Shao's three sons were fighting each other, even though Cao Cao had contributed to this situation, Cao Cao couldn't help but feel a little sad.

If the eldest son Cao Ang were still here, Cao Cao sighed, and felt his head begin to ache again, and cold sweat broke out from his back.

"Hua Tuo, go call Doctor Hua!" Cao Cao held his forehead with one hand and supported himself on the table with the other, looking extremely painful.

Xu Chu, who was serving beside him, shouted anxiously, "Go and get Doctor Hua!"
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Sun Quan received the appointment document from the Han Dynasty. When he saw the title of "Governor of Jiaozhou" and his official seal, he smiled at Lu Su standing beside him and said, "Sir, your judgment is correct. I specifically mentioned my brother's position as governor of Yangzhou in the document. Cao Cao was indeed suspicious and fearful, so he appointed him as the Governor of Jiaozhou.

In this way, we can join forces with Shi Xie to fight against Liu Biao. "Liu Biao also had ideas about Jiaozhou, but Shi Xie himself was the governor of Jiaozhi, his brother Shi Yi was also the governor of Hepu, his second brother Shi Xie, the county magistrate of Xuwen County, was also the governor of Jiuzhen, and Shi's younger brother Shi Wu was also the governor of Nanhai. The Shi family had been entrenched in Jiaozhou for a long time, and they were in charge of the politics of the state, and their prestige was very high.

Although Jiaozhou was located in a remote area, isolated from the Central Plains, and its culture, education and economy were inferior to those of the Central Plains, the scholars were respectful and regarded themselves as subjects of the Han Dynasty, and never gave up their duty to pay tribute.

But most people were dissatisfied. Although Shi Xie was only the governor of Jiaozhou County, he had an exclusive status and in the hearts of the people he was definitely not the legitimate governor of Jiaozhou. In this case, if Liu Biao wanted to interfere in Jiaozhou's internal affairs, Shi Xie would certainly be unwilling, but he had no choice.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Moreover, Sun Quan was grateful to the Shi family for inviting Xu Jing and other talented people from aristocratic families to come out of retirement in Jiaozhou.

Not long after that, Sun Quan received news that the emperor had appointed Taishi Ci as the governor of Yangzhou, and this news indeed caused an uproar in Jiangdong.

Everyone was watching to see what Taishi Ci would do, and also wanted to know how Sun Quan would respond.

Even Qiao Wei was a little surprised when he received the news. Whether in history books or in the previous life, Sun Quan's official position should have been the Governor of Yangzhou. Why did it change to the Governor of Jiaozhou in this life, and Taishi Ci became the Governor of Yangzhou?

This Cao Cao is trying to cause trouble!

"It's clear from one look, but Jia Xu was Guo Jia's idea, so what did Taishi Ci do?"

Da Qiao knew that Taishi Ci was by no means as described in the later "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" as someone who sympathized with Sun Ce and was loyal to the Sun family. He had controlled the six southern counties and Liu Pan for many years, and always obeyed orders rather than decrees from Sun Ce or Sun Quan. In essence, he had never positioned himself as a minister of the Sun family.

Otherwise, he would not have said when he was dying: "A real man in this world should carry a three-foot long sword and ascend to the emperor's hall."

Once when facing Sun Ce, Taishi Ci had to choose between being a vassal or a retainer. At that time, Taishi Ci chose to be a retainer.

Now Cao Cao has given Taishi Ci another chance to choose. I wonder what Taishi Ci will choose this time.

Sun An put down the book and asked Qiao Wei in a low voice, "Sister-in-law seems very worried when she heard the news?"

"Taishi Ci guards the six southern counties for the Sun family to defend against Liu Biao's nephew Liu Pan. That is the headquarter of the Sun family, and you can imagine how important that is. Cao Cao is making this move to instigate, and if Taishi Ci falls into the trap, the Sun family will be in danger." Qiao Wei pointed out to Sun An the power of Cao Cao's move.

Sun An understood, "But I always feel that General Taishi will not fall for this trick."

Although she had never met Taishi Ci, she had heard of the heroic love between him and his elder brother Sun Ce. Sun Ce also commented on Taishi Ci that "faith and loyalty come first and he would never let you down, even in life or death." Such a righteous man would never betray his words of loyalty and loyalty for the sake of an official career.

Qiao Wei said, "Taishi Ci's loyalty is to your elder brother, not your second brother. The variable in this matter is your second brother. If he can recruit General Taishi to serve him, then naturally there will be nothing to blame."

"Then Brother Zhong, can you recruit General Taishi as your own?"

Qiao Wei pondered for a while and said, "I think it should be possible."