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

Chapter 299: West or North
"Someone wrote to tell me that many of the Xu family's followers have now joined the Yingchuan Guo family."

Qiao Wei couldn’t remember for a moment, who were the Yingchuan Guo family?

"Guo Fengxiao?"

Sun Quan nodded barely audibly.

Guo Jia assassinated Sun Ce from behind, almost causing the Sun family and Jiangdong to be overthrown. Sun Quan also directly gave him the head of his own son.

"You have also killed one of his sons."

"I still can't get enough!"

Sun Quan is keeping his troops on hold now, firstly to bide his time, and secondly because he is filial to his mother. As long as his mother is filial, no war can be launched for three years.

But he never forgot the hatred for the Sun family. In addition to Huang Zu, there was also Liu Biao, and in addition to Guo Jia, there was also Cao Cao.

"So you want to settle in Nanchang so that you can go north at any time?" Although Qiao Wei was not well-informed, he had heard that the battle between Yuan Shao and Cao Cao in the north was about to be decided.

Yuan Shao suddenly became seriously ill. Although Yuan Shao's wife Liu and his close ministers tried their best to conceal the news, Zhou Yu still found out the accurate information.

Now the situation of the conflict among Yuan Shao's three sons has been exposed. If Yuan Shao cannot find a proper solution, it is only a matter of time before Cao Cao allows his three sons to take over Hebei Province without having to spend a single soldier as soon as Yuan Shao dies.

Once Cao Cao swallowed up the entire north, neither Sun Quan nor Liu Biao would be able to compete with him independently.

"Yuan Shao wrote to me to express his kinship with me and sent Zhou Yan from Runan as an envoy, hoping that I would take over as the governor of Runan."

Qiao Wei understood that Yuan Shao was looking for powerful external support for his youngest son Yuan Shang, in order to intimidate Yuan Tan and resist Cao Cao, even at the cost of ceding the land of Runan.

This is Yuan Shao’s ancestral home!
"Just as you said, this is the Yuan family. Even if I take the position of prefect, I will still be controlled by the Yuan family." Sun Quan could see clearly what Yuan Shao was planning. Yuan Shao was painting a big pie for Sun Quan to lure the Sun family into taking the bait.

But the title of Governor of Runan is indeed very attractive. After all, having a legitimate title is always better for people with means.

"General Yuan will probably write more than just letters to Jiangdong."

Sun Quan put his hand on Qiao Wei's waist and rubbed it gently, "Madam is smart. He even wrote a letter to Liu Jingzhou, and sent Liu Bei, a member of the royal family, Liu Xuande."

The Zhou family of Runan and the Zhou family of Shu County where Zhou Yu was from were from the same clan, and Liu Bei and Liu Biao were also relatives of the Han royal family.

Guide them with benefits and enlighten them with emotion.

"He was afraid that Jiangdong and Jingzhou would not respond, so he sent some portraits. The portrait sent to Jiangdong was of Zhen, the youngest daughter of Shangcai Ling. I heard that the one sent to Jingzhou was Feng from Fufeng. In order to form an alliance with Tadun, the King of Wuhuan in the north, he also selected a beautiful woman as his adopted daughter and sent her as his wife."

Hearing this, Qiao Wei said "Oh" softly, and understood, "So what we have been talking about for a long time is actually about this."

After layer after layer of foreshadowing, it turns out there is also such a romantic affair to help.

Qiao Wei moved away Sun Quan's mischievous hand on his waist. As expected, in such troubled times, beauty can sometimes be more appealing than money.

She is just the youngest daughter of Shangcai Ling, and this name sounds very familiar.

Yes.

There are two Qiao sisters in Jiangnan, and Zhen Mi in Hebei is pretty.

Isn't the youngest daughter of Shangcai Ling Zhen the famous Empress Wen Zhao Zhen in later generations? The goddess of Luo River in legend.

Indeed, not only men would be moved, but even a woman like Qiao Wei would be moved upon hearing the title of such a peerless beauty.

"Everyone knows that my wife, Zhongmou, is the most beautiful woman in Jiangdong. He probably feared that ordinary beauties would not be enough for me to accept the offer, so he chose the most beautiful woman in Hebei and sent her to me."

Sun Quan laughed quietly. It had been a long time since he saw Qiao Wei being so jealous. Compared to the dignified Madam Qiao, he still liked the Qiao Wei who was coquettish and awkward with him in Yancheng when they were first married.

He gently placed his hands on her soft part again and fiddled with it. "No matter how beautiful Zhen is, she is the wife of his second son Yuan Xi. Yuan Xi refused to support his younger brother Yuan Shang, so Yuan Shao could give his daughter-in-law away. Do you dare to accept such a gift?"

"Well. If I have robbed it with my own ability, then I would dare to accept it." Qiao Wei continued as he said, with a hint of dissatisfaction in his tone, and turned his back to him.

"I'm going to grab his territory with my own ability, why would I want to grab his beauty!" Sun Quan bit her ear gently, exhaled behind her ear, and teased her deliberately, "I've given you all the food and fiefdoms, where would you get the money to support another one!"

Qiao Wei pinched his throat and said sarcastically, "If you can seize the territory with your ability, you will have money to support beautiful women."

Sun Quan pretended to be surprised and said, "Oh, so it costs so much to support you. Even the fief of Nanchang County is not enough. I have to grab more territory."

Qiao Wei turned around and glared at him. He took the opportunity to hug her in his arms and touched her lips. "Your mouth is so hard? It's quite soft when you kiss it!"

The two of them made a fuss on the bed for a while, and Qiao Wei was almost out of breath. "So... are you ready to respond to Yuan Shao?"

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"Actually, I think." Sun Quan grabbed Qiao Wei's mischievous hand and emphasized, "It's not for the beauty! Because Liu Jingsheng will definitely not agree. He is suspicious and indecisive, defensive and has no courage to advance. Liu Bei will definitely stay in Jingzhou this time, because Liu Biao will definitely keep this person to resist Yuan and Cao in the north.

If I don't respond, I will wait until Cao Cao unifies the north, and then he will definitely go south to Jing and Yang. By then, his power will be strong, and Jing and Yang will not be able to resist alone. At this time, I will enter Jizhou, cut off Cao Cao's rule in the north, and then go south to seize Jingzhou."

"What does the Central Guard mean?"

Zhang Zhao has always been a dove, good at defense but not at advancement, good at domestic affairs but not at military conquest.

Sun Quan would not be satisfied with just owning the Jiangdong area.

Speaking of Zhou Yu, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, "The Central Guard General said, good."

That's what feasible means.

Compared with Zhang Zhao, Sun Quan valued the suggestions of Lu Su and Zhou Yu more. Lu Su sought stability and thought that they could seize Jingzhou first. After all, although Jiangdong was rich, after years of fighting, it would take a long time to recuperate and strengthen its military.

Although Liu Biao was not aggressive, it had to be admitted that he was a ruler who maintained the status quo. Ever since he took control of Jingzhou, the country had been peaceful and stable, and people had been able to rest and recuperate. For the common people and many aristocratic families, it was like a temporary paradise.

But if the war with the north is imminent, it is necessary to occupy Jingzhou, borrow Jingzhou's wealth, and equip Jiangdong's army, so as to have a chance to fight Cao Cao.

So, in the final analysis, wars are fought over baggage and food, over population reserves, and over economic foundations.

When Sun Quan said this, he couldn't help but sigh, "How poor!"

There is not enough money, not enough people, and not enough food.

"Actually... I do have two people who might be able to help with the food and grass issue." Qiao Wei thought about it and decided to put forward his own idea, which might be able to help!

"Who?" Sun Quan nonchalantly twirled Qiao Wei's hair with his fingers.

"Mr. Wu Fan and Mr. Wolong Zhuge Liang."