Soldiers come to the world

Sun Shangxiang took the sword and left, but Sun Quan didn't come back to his senses for a long time. During this time, his mother was concerned about his sister's life-long affairs, and he also worried about it, but in his heart, he was always thinking about which general was suitable, or which minister's son.

It wasn't until his younger sister picked out the Qingyue Sword given by Liu Jing with her eyes closed that he suddenly had an idea, how about marrying Jiang Xia?

Zhou Yu once mentioned this matter, and they also joked at the reception, but Sun Quan didn't take it seriously. After all, Liu Jing has already married a wife, so should his sister be his second wife?Obviously not realistic, and the mother would not agree.

But if it is due to political considerations, then marrying Liu Jing will undoubtedly benefit Jiangdong's expansion in the south and can eliminate mutual suspicion.

Sun Quan was pacing around the room with his hands behind his back, he was weighing the matter. In fact, Sun Quan didn't care whether his sister was the eldest wife or the second wife. With Jiang Dong as his backer, her status didn't matter.

The point is that this idea came too suddenly, and Sun Quan couldn't accept it for a while, and would Liu Jing agree?Would Shangxiang himself be willing?And what about the mother?

Sun Quan also felt that there were many difficulties. This matter is not so easy to decide, and the possibility is not high.

At this time, a guard reported at the door: "Report to Marquis Wu, Lieutenant Lu has an urgent matter to see you!"

Captain Lu is Lu Su. After the Chibi War, Lu Su was promoted to Captain of the Zan Army because of his contribution to the Sun-Liu alliance. At the same time, he was in charge of Sun Quan's external liaison. Sun Quan got the news three days ago that the imperial court sent an envoy to Jiangdong. Sun Quan He ordered Lu Su to meet him across the river.

Now that Lu Su was asking for an audience, it must be that the court envoy had arrived. Sun Quan was refreshed, and hurriedly said, "Order him to come in!"

Not long after, Lu Su hurried in, bowed and saluted, "See Wu Hou!"

Sun Quan waved his hand, "There is no need to be too polite, let's talk about the court envoy. What is his purpose?"

"The imperial court is Yang You, Honglu Prime Minister, who came here under the edict of the emperor. He came to Jiangdong for two things. One is to thank Wuhou for his gift on behalf of the emperor, and the second is to confer Gongjin and Demou?"

"Canonize Cheng Pu?" Sun Quan was stunned for a while, before he asked, "What is canonized Cheng Pu?"

Lu Su sighed and said, "Confess Gongjin as Marquis of Xiashuiting, and at the same time confer Cheng Demou as Grand Administrator of Nanjun."

Sun Quan was even more puzzled, and asked again: "But Nanjun is now in Cao Cao's hands. What's the point of making Gongjin the prefect of Nanjun?"

Although Lu Su disapproved in his heart, as a subject, he could not hide his lord, "Yang You also brought a letter from Cao Cao himself!"

Lu Su took out a letter and presented it to Sun Quan, "Yang You said that if Cheng Pu accepts the post of Nanjun prefect, then Cao Jun will give Jiangling and even the whole Nanjun to Jiangdong."

Sun Quan took the letter and looked at it. It was indeed Cao Cao's personal letter and the prime minister's seal. The letter stated clearly that Cao Jun was willing to surrender Jiangling to Jiangdong. withdraw troops.

Sun Quan couldn't help but be moved. Although he was very clear that this was Cao Cao's plan to divorce, this opportunity was once in a lifetime, and the benefits in it were too attractive.

Sun Quan immediately ordered the left and right: "Hurry up and invite Grandmaster and Old General Cheng!"

Lu Su sighed in his heart. He knew that Sun Quan was moved by Cao Cao's lure, but it was a pity that Gongjin was not in Jingkou. He hoped that Gongjin could come back as soon as possible.

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From the side door of the harem, Sun Shangxiang walked out angrily. During this period of time, her mother was reading important life events every day, which made her ears feel calluses, so she sneaked out to relax. After seeing her brother, she went to the harem to visit her sister-in-law Unexpectedly, the second sister-in-law told her that she would be betrothed to Gu Yong's son, Gu Ji, and would ask a matchmaker to propose marriage soon.

This made Sun Shangxiang startled and angry. How could her marriage be so hasty? Besides, she knew Gu Ji and worked as a guard in the palace. Although she was good-looking and eloquent, she didn't like it at all.

She turned her face on the spot, quarreled with the second sister-in-law, and left angrily. Sun Shangxiang got on the horse, lashed the horse with a whip, and urged the horse to gallop away.

Sun Shangxiang rushed out of the city gate and ran all the way, not long after she came to the bank of the Yangtze River, she got off her horse and knelt down by the river, the words of the second sister-in-law kept echoing in her ears.

"Don't blame me for this matter. This is what my mother wanted. Your second elder brother made the decision, and my mother agreed. I just went to discuss it with the Gu family, and Mrs. Gu also expressed her approval. Little sister, you are ready to be a bride." Bar!"

At this time, Sun Shangxiang wanted to cry a lot. Why can't she decide her own marriage, and must force her to marry someone she doesn't like, ruining her life's happiness.

Sun Shangxiang's lips gradually clenched, no way!She will never accept fate, she must fight for her own marriage.

Sun Shangxiang stood up abruptly, and got on the horse again, "Drive!" Kicking the horse's belly with both feet, the war horse galloped towards the city.

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Iron Weng City is divided into the inner city and the outer city. The inner city is the Soochow Palace and various government offices, while the outer city is ordinary residential buildings. It's just that the capital has just moved, and the outer city still has a large area of ​​open space, with only sparse houses. Most of them are the official residences of officials, as well as some prophetic businessmen.

In the northwest corner of the outer city there is an official residence covering an area of ​​about ten mu. This is the residence of Zuo Sima Gu Yong. He shouted, "Gu Ji, come out!"

A housekeeper saw Sun Shangxiang from the crack of the door, and couldn't help but smile wryly in his heart. Why did he offend this aunt, he had to open the door and said loudly: "Princess Shangxiang, my third son said he doesn't want to see you, you go back!"

Sun Shangxiang was furious, and drew all the bows and arrows. The sharp arrows were aimed at him. The housekeeper shrank his neck instinctively in fright, turned around and ran, and closed the door with a bang.

'Whoosh! '

An arrow was shot and nailed to the gate, Sun Shangxiang took out another arrow and shot it again, and nailed it to the gate again, shooting three arrows in a row. If you agree to the marriage, put a pair of chopsticks in the box.

If the marriage proposal is rejected or not accepted, three chopsticks will be returned to the suitor, indicating that it is difficult to make a pair.

This is a very euphemistic way of expression, so as not to embarrass the matchmaker, and the other party knows it well, and the marriage proposal will be over.

But when she arrived at Sun Shangxiang's place, what she gave was three arrows, which is called "rejecting marriage with force", and the people watching all around burst into laughter. .

"Princess Shangxiang, what on earth do you want!" Gu Ji shouted angrily.

Sun Shangxiang drew his bow like a full moon, aimed at him, and said coldly: "Go and tell your parents, there are some things that you'd better not do, otherwise you will bring shame on yourself!"

As soon as she loosened the string, the spiked arrow shot out like lightning. Seeing the sharp arrow coming towards Gu Ji, Gu Ji was so frightened that he yelled, his legs trembled and went weak, 'Puff! With a crisp sound, the arrow pierced the crown on his head, and he fell to the ground in shock. After a long while, he got up, scrambled and ran towards the mansion.

Sun Shangxiang sneered repeatedly, it was a dream that such a wimp dared to marry her, she turned her horse and ran towards Beigu Mountain.

Not long after, Gu Yong came out in a hurry after hearing the news, and Sun Shangxiang had long since disappeared. He looked at the arrow stuck in his son's head, then at the crowd watching in the distance and the three arrows nailed to the door, he was so angry His face turned blue, and he turned around and scolded his wife angrily.

"You are crazy. You want to marry Marquis Wu's sister. No one in Jiangdong dares to marry her. You can see for yourself. She has shown her determination so much. Do you still want to humiliate yourself?"

Madam Gu lowered her head in fright. She wanted to marry Marquis Wu, so she agreed to Madam Wuhou. She did not expect Princess Shangxiang to be so staunch. I promised nothing."

"Hmph! You can figure it out yourself!" Gu Yong snorted heavily, and walked into the mansion with his sleeves swung.

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In the study, Sun Quan paced back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back. On the other side, Zhang Zhao and Cheng Jin both looked serious. They both understood that this was Cao Cao trying to provoke the relationship between Jiang Dong and Jiang Xia, but the real benefits were in front of them. It made them heartbroken.

Zhang Zhao has always been dissatisfied with the Chibi alliance. Although Jiang Xia sent a lot of spoils, including ships, tents, and money, Jiang Dong did not get the food and population that Jiang Dong really needed. It is said that this was because of Zhou Yu and Liu Jing. Zhang Zhao couldn't help but be extremely annoyed by signing a secret agreement, and put pressure on Sun Quan several times to impeach Zhou Yu for the crime of arrogance.

Although the matter of impeachment of Zhou Yu was settled because of Sun Quan's unwillingness to pursue it, Sun Quan also knew that he had to appease Zhang Zhao properly, otherwise the power imbalance in Jiangdong would cause serious consequences.

Strictly speaking, Zhang Zhao is not a pro-Cao faction, he should be a Nantong faction, and he strongly advocated Jiangdong to unify the south and form a confrontation between the north and the south. Adopted Zhou Yu's idea of ​​Nanhe, that is, to unite with Jiangxia to resist Cao's army.

Now that Chibi was victorious, Cao Cao's forces suffered heavy losses and had to retreat to the north. As a result, the idea of ​​unifying the south represented by Zhang Zhao rose again, and it was supported by Cheng Pu, the second-ranking figure in the military.

"If we can take down Nanjun and unite with the four Jingnan counties, we will form a siege around Jingzhou, and at the same time lay the foundation for our westward advance to Bashu."

Zhang Zhao tried his best to persuade Sun Quan to seize this opportunity, and said: "Marquis Wu, the city of Jiangling is very dangerous and it is backed by the Yangtze River. Cao Jun surrendered, if we don't seize this opportunity, if we want to capture Jiangling in the future, we will have to pay a heavy price."

As the lord of Jiangdong, Sun Quan needs to strike a balance between Zhou Yu's Nanhe faction and Zhang Zhao's Nantong faction, destroy Jingzhou, and unify the south. Of course, this is the dream of several generations of the Jiangdong regime. As the lord of Jiangdong, Sun Quan must first consider Jiang Dong's interests, and will not care about his personal relationship with Liu Jing.

Sun Quan's only concern was the covenant he signed with Jiangxia, which clearly states that Jiangxia, Nanjun, Xiangyang, Changsha, and Anlu are all within Liu Jing's sphere of influence, and Jiangdong's army cannot get involved, nor can they cross the Yangtze River.

If he breaks the contract and takes Jiangling, it will undoubtedly turn against Liu Jing and completely destroy Jiangdong's credibility. Although Cao Cao is currently weak and unable to march south, what about the future?Once Cao Cao aggressively attacks Jiangdong in the future, how can he ask Liu Jing for help?

This is on the one hand, and on the other hand, Jiang Xia's army's strong fighting power in the Chibi War made him a little frightened.

If war really breaks out, how sure is the Jiangdong Army of winning?Sun Quan had to consider this point carefully.

On the one hand, the irresistible temptation of benefits, on the other hand, the risk of obtaining benefits, made Sun Quan feel like taking a chestnut from the fire, making it difficult for him to make a decision for a while.

Zhang Zhao saw Sun Quan's hesitation, and he winked at Cheng Pu again. Cheng Pu understood, and said with a smile: "My lord, why don't we use this as an excuse to attack Jiangling Cao's army and send a small army of thousands of people?" The fleet is heading for Jiangling. If Liu Jing has already occupied Jiangling first, we will stop here.

If Jiangling is still in the hands of Cao Jun, we can use the excuse of defeating Cao Jun to seize Jiangling, station troops in Jiangling, and then negotiate with Liu Jing to strive for the greatest benefits. "

Sun Quan nodded, this is indeed a better compromise.