Great Han Empire

Chapter 889 Troubled Times Heroic Chapter Wins Central Plains
Just when Sun Quan, Zhou Yu, Zhang Zhao and others were exhausting their efforts to defend Jiangdong, a news came from Dantu suddenly. Chen Hao.

Surprised and delighted, Sun Quan and the others hurriedly sent someone to greet them.

In mid-April, Sun Fu and Lu Su accompanied Chen Hao to Moling.Seeing Zhou Yu outside the city and learning about Sun Ce's death, Chen Hao was very surprised and immediately realized the predicament Jiang Dong was facing.He first paid homage to Sun Ce, and then visited Mrs. Sun in the inner mansion.Mrs. Sun wept with joy when she saw that Sun Fu had returned unharmed, and when she heard that Zhu Zhi was still alive.

That night, Mrs. Sun specially hosted a banquet in the Inner Palace in honor of Chen Hao.Chen Hao is Zhu Jun's disciple, and he has a fellowship with Sun Jian, and he is also an old acquaintance in Luoyang with Cheng Pu, Han Dang and other veterans.Everyone gathered together, recalling the past, feeling that things are different, and it is embarrassing.Sun Quan, Zhou Yu and others accompanied him as nephews and nephews, frequently persuading him to drink.Chen Hao did not refuse anyone who came. At the banquet, he briefly introduced the situation in Jinyang and the situation in the world after the Central Plains War. His words revealed Hebei's determination to pacify the country and stabilize the Han in two or three years.

The next day, the two sides immediately started consultations on the issue of appeasement.Sun Quan, Zhou Yu, Zhang Zhao and others already knew the meaning of Hebei from Sun Fu and Lu Su, so when Chen Hao stated the three demands of the Jinyang court, Sun Quan and Zhou Yu, who had been prepared for a long time, immediately put forward There are a lot of reasons, the meaning is obvious, you can be appeased, but you don't agree to send the pledge to Jinyang, and you don't agree to pay taxes to Hebei. As for the future, Hebei will ask Jiangdong to hand over the army and counties. It's useless to say it, there is no need to make it a condition for Jiang Dong to be caressed.

Seeing that they were determined, Chen Hao had no choice but to cup his hands and said: "In this case, I will take your opinions back. When Jinyang has a reply, I will go south to Jiangdong to announce the decree."

Chen Hao's Sichuan-Shu accent was difficult to understand, but Sun Quan, Zhou Yu and others understood this sentence immediately.Chen Hao received the imperial decree to go south to Jiangdong to appease him as early as the first month of this year, but due to weather and other reasons, the time to go to sea was postponed again and again, and he did not go south by boat until the end of February.If Chen Hao takes Jiang Dong's conditions back now, and then waits for his reply, it will take at least four months of delay. If the weather at sea is bad, it may take longer, and Jiang Dong has no time now. up.Cao Cao and Yuan Yao in Jiangbei will definitely send their troops south after confirming the news of Sun Ce's death.The situation in Jiangdong is extremely critical.

Knowing that Chen Hao was blackmailing Jiang Dong, Zhou Yu was extremely angry. He suppressed his anger and said respectfully: "We plan to send Master Zhang Hong to accompany Master Chen back to Hebei. Besides, Master Sun Ben is on his way to Hebei, and Zhu Zhi My lord is currently in Hebei, and the three of them can represent Jiangdong..."

"You must not do this." Chen Hao interrupted Zhou Yu's words unceremoniously, and said in a cold voice, "Brother Wentai and I are from the same family. For the sake of Brother Wentai, I am here today as a private To be honest, you can either immediately accept the imperial court's offer or immediately reject it, but you must never send anyone to Hebei. What are your identities? What qualifications do you have to bargain with the emperor and the imperial court? You are here to talk to me It’s okay to talk, but who do you talk to when you go to Hebei? The purpose of appealing to Jiangdong is to hope that you will see the situation of the world clearly, submit to the imperial court immediately, and assist the emperor to stabilize the world as soon as possible and revive the country, not to discuss with you the issue of Jiangdong's ownership."

Sun Quan was furious and snorted forcefully.Zhou Yu raised his brows upside down, and his handsome face was flushed red.Zhang Zhao remained expressionless and said nothing.

"Young people can be high-spirited, but don't be arrogant. Don't think that you can do whatever you want with tens of thousands of troops. Young people can aim at the world, but don't be arrogant. Think that you can grab a few palm-sized lands in troubled times and you can become king and hegemony." " Chen Hao curled his lips in disdain, and waved his hands and said, "Is the desert big? Are the barbarians ruthless? At that time, the imperial court sent an army of 20 to attack northward, sweeping the desert, invincible, who can fight? Is the Central Plains big? The rebellion is ruthless. Not ruthless? Today the imperial court roars down with an army of 30, who can stop it? Isn’t your tens of thousands of troops in Jiangdong wiped out in ashes?”

Chen Hao patted the table vigorously, pointed at Sun Quan and Zhou Yu and said, "Why are you two staring at me? Am I wrong? When I fought with the general in the desert, neither of you had full hair. Don’t you think you’re arrogant, shameless, and ignorant when I brazenly say that you need to talk to the emperor and the court about appeasement? What achievements have you two made, and what have you done for the great man? Just find a soldier here, and see how many feats they have made in the past ten years? You will never be able to catch up with them in your lifetime."

Sun Quan's eyes widened with anger, his face turned pale with anger.

"You are also people who have read a lot of books and understand the general principles, but I think you are not as good as farmers in the fields. Farmers all know that they must be loyal to the big man and want to be smashed to pieces for the big man. What about you? What else is there besides the king’s hegemony? Who do you think you are to sit on an equal footing with the emperor and the court?" Chen Hao pushed the case hard, turned over and stood up, "Think about it carefully. If you want Jiangdong to be overthrown immediately, If you want to kill your own clan, then you should send people to Hebei to talk face-to-face with the emperor."

Chen Hao gave Sun Quan and Zhou Yu a contemptuous look, then spat on the ground, "Bah... two idiots."

Chen Hao shook his hand and walked away.

Unwilling to be humiliated, Sun Quan yelled at him.Zhou Yu, Zhang Zhao, and Zhang Hong looked at each other worriedly.

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In mid-April, news of Sun Ce's death from his injuries reached Jiangbei.

Cao Cao was overjoyed and immediately began to prepare to attack Jiangdong.

He first sent someone to send the woman to Yanzhou to get married.The migration of population from Hebei to the south caused chaos in Qingzhou and Yanzhou. Now Li Hong is too anxious to stabilize Qingzhou and Yanzhou.Cao Cao believed that the marriage negotiation had achieved its goal and could completely hold back the Northern Xinjiang Army.

Then he hurried to Peiguo and met Yuan Tan.Cao Cao didn't know the real purpose of Yuan Shao's sudden arrangement of Yuan Tan to Peiguo. He wanted to investigate for himself to determine how much threat Yuan Tan posed to him.In addition, he also wanted to see how strong Yuan Tan was.The two sides talked very happily, and agreed on the date of Cao Zheng's wedding.

At the same time, Cao Cao wrote to Yuan Shao and Liu Bei to discuss counterattacking Li Hong in order to test their tone.If the two intend to launch a counter-offensive in the near future, or intend to strengthen preparations for a counter-offensive, then the Northern Xinjiang Army must be aware of it, and Li Hong's attention will be drawn to the battlefields of Henan and Yingchuan. It has been relieved, and Cao Cao can also devote more troops to the battle to attack Jiangdong.Yuan Shao and Liu Bei wrote back one after another. Although they did not expressly stated that they would launch a counterattack, they both planned to send troops to conduct a tentative attack, intending to use offense instead of defense to win more recovery time.

Cao Cao's eagerness to attack Jiangdong was opposed by many people. Xun Yu, Cheng Yu, Mao Jie, Xia Houdun, Xia Houyuan and others thought it was too hasty. They suggested that Cao Cao should first stabilize Xuzhou, consolidate Jiujiang, and wait for an opportunity to kill Yuan Yao and seize Lujiang. Take the two counties in the north of the Yangtze River, and then form and train the navy, stockpile food, grass and supplies, and then join forces with Liu Biao to attack Jiangdong from two directions.

Jiangdong was always thinking about Jingzhou, and sent troops to attack again and again.Not only was Huang Zu killed last year, even Jiangxia County was almost lost.In order to solve this threat, Liu Biao will definitely agree to send troops to contain the Jiangdong navy.At present, there is no navy in Jiangbei. Although Liu Xun, Liu Kai and others are actively preparing to form it, it will take time to form a force. The biggest threat to attacking Jiangdong at present is that the Jiangbei army is unable to resist the Jiangdong navy.

But Cao Caohe, Guo Jia, Cao Hong and others believed that now is the best time to attack Jiangdong.

The situation in Jiangdong has always been unstable. Sun Ce and Zhou Yu were at odds, and rebellions in various counties and counties continued one after another.In the past, Sun Ce suppressed it with strong force and barely maintained it, but now that Sun Ce is dead, all the contradictions are intertwined, and the slightest stimulus will erupt in an all-round way, and Jiangdong is bound to collapse in an instant.What the Jiangbei army has to do is to threaten Jiangdong with a huge threat, forcing the crisis in Jiangdong to erupt quickly, and then take advantage of the momentum to take down the four counties of Jiangdong.

Now Zhou Yu stationed troops on the front lines of Wancheng, Juchao, and Caishiji, and he himself rushed to Moling. The purpose is obvious, that is, to take the opportunity to seize Jiangdong.Sun Ce died young, and his heirs were too young to take on important responsibilities. His subordinates were bound to split up, and part of the army would surely seek refuge with Zhou Yu.Under Zhou Yu's persecution, the Sun brothers were in danger. In order to survive, they had to take risks and attack Zhou Yu, and Jiangdong was in chaos.

Once Jiangdong is in chaos, we can attack Jiangdong.As for the Jiangdong navy, which was the greatest threat to the Jiangbei army, at that time they were all masters and fought together, unable to stop us from going south.

Both sides have their own reasons.At Cao Cao's insistence, the Jiangbei army Chen Bing was on the north bank of the Yangtze River, ready to cross the river to attack.

After receiving Cao Cao's letter, Yuan Yao immediately led his army to attack Wancheng and Juchao again, preparing to join forces with Cao Cao to enter Jiangdong.

With the help of Cao Cao, Yuan Yao killed Sun Ce and captured Lujiang, and his hatred for Cao Cao was greatly reduced.Yuan Shu and Cao Cao were feuding, and Yuan Shu was the main loser.After he was forced out of Nanyang by Yuan Shao, he immediately went to seize Yanzhou, but he couldn't beat Cao Cao, so he had to go to Yangzhou.Later, when Yuan Shu took Cao Cao to attack Jizhou, he went to fight Yanzhou again, but he still lost, and the reason for the defeat was precisely because of the betrayal of Sun Ce and Zhou Yu, so Yuan Yao hated Sun Ce even more.Now that Yuan Yao got his wish and his revenge was avenged, he turned his attention to Jiangdong.Who is Cao Cao, Yuan Yao is very clear, although Cao Cao kept his promise and gave him the Lujiang River, but sooner or later Cao Cao will take the Lujiang River back, how can he allow others to sleep soundly beside the couch?It's better to go to Jiangdong early to find a place to live.

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Under April, Jiangdong, Moling.

Yuan Yao's attack and Cao Cao's Chen Bing made the situation in Jiangdong suddenly tense.

Zhou Yu was worried about Yuan Yao's breakthrough in Wancheng and Juchao, so he asked to go to Caishiji to command the battle several times, but Mrs. Sun and Sun Quan stayed behind.At this time, Zhou Yu became the pillar supporting Jiangdong, and he couldn't leave Moling even a step away.

However, worse news came from Yuzhang County.

After Liu Biao led his army to surround Linxiang City, the prefecture of Changsha, Zhang Xian, the prefect of Changsha, was panicked and died suddenly.Zhang Xian's death caused the rebel army to collapse immediately, and Liu Biao easily quelled the rebellion.Just at this time, the news of Sun Ce's death came from Jiangdong. Liu Biao was overjoyed and without hesitation, he immediately commanded the army to go down the river to kill Chaisang.

It happened that Lu Su was ordered to return to Chaisang to guard.Knowing that the Jingzhou army was approaching aggressively, he hastily ordered the sailors to lay down several iron chains blocking the river as quickly as possible, and urgently called the sailors from Pengze and Caishiji to return to Yuzhang.

The leak in the house happened to rain overnight, there was no solution to the external troubles, and internal troubles broke out one after another.

Rebellions broke out in Yuji, Shangyu, Yuyao, Juzhang, Yan County, Yin County and other counties in Kuaiji County, and the momentum was alarming.A rebellion also broke out in Poyang in Yuzhang County. Peng Hu, the leader of the rebel army, gathered more than 1 people and captured Poyang City.

Just when Sun Quan, Zhou Yu and others were trying their best to save the crisis, the envoys sent to the Nanyang court returned.Because Jiangdong was surrounded by groups, the troops from all sides closely monitored Jiangdong, making it difficult for the envoy to move forward.Although he tried his best to reach near Anfeng in Lujiang County, unfortunately, he and his entourage were attacked by a group of bandits. All letters and money were lost, and most of his entourage died, so he had to return to Jiangdong.

Jiangdong was on the verge of collapse.

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Zhou Yu remained calm and continued to give orders.

Order Lu Su to lead the military and political power of Yuzhang County on behalf of him, and unify the command of the land and water troops on the Yuzhang battlefield. He must keep the Jingzhou army on the river in the Xiazhi and Chaisang areas, and at the same time divide his troops to attack Poyang, and try to appease Peng Hu. They drove him to Pengli Lake (now Poyang Lake).

Order Cheng Pu to lead the reinforcements and rush to Caishiji to command the Lujiang battlefield, and must block Yuan Yao on the front line of Wancheng and Juchao.The naval forces of Caishiji and Pengze have rushed back to Yuzhang. Once Yuan Yao breaks through the defense lines of Wancheng and Juchao, the natural danger of the Yangtze River will be broken through.Knowing the heavy responsibility, Cheng Pu drove away overnight.

Order Sun Fu to lead the Jiangdong Navy, lead the two armies of Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai, station troops in Niuzhu (zhu), and confront Cao Cao's army in Liyang.

Yu Fan, Wei Teng, Han Dang, and Huang Gai were ordered to lead an army to Kuaiji to kill the rebels.Zhou Yu's order to them was to use the power of the local rich and powerful as much as possible to appease the rebels, and to kill them if they could, so as to quickly stabilize the counties.

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Sun Quan, Zhou Yu, and Zhang Zhao urgently made an appointment with Chen Hao.

After Chen Hao scolded them, he planned to return to Hebei.After Sun Ce's death, the balance of Jiangdong was completely broken, and the balance of Yangzhou was also broken. Jiangdong was on the verge of collapse and was in danger.In Chen Hao's view, there is no hope for Jiangdong. Sun Quan and Zhou Yu are just two arrogant and ignorant little boys, not the opponents of Cao Cao and Liu Biao at all.But Mrs. Sun kept him.As soon as Chen Hao left, the possibility of negotiating peace with Hebei would disappear, which was obviously very detrimental to improving the crisis situation in Jiangdong.Chen Hao reluctantly agreed because of his affection.Unexpectedly, the situation in Jiangdong was changing, and the situation in Jiangdong fell into the abyss of collapse in an instant, and Hebei became Jiangdong's life-saving straw.

During this time, Mrs. Sun invited Chen Hao to the inner mansion every day, entertained them with good wine and good food, chatted about the family affairs, and did not talk about the matter of being caressed, making Chen Hao feel anxious and anxious.He was anxious to go back.After the autumn harvest in May, the army was about to launch an attack. If Jiang Dong refused to be appeased, the court's attack strategy would have to be adjusted accordingly. He did not dare to delay the big event.

Chen Hao rushed to the general's mansion and saw Sun Quan, Zhou Yu and Zhang Zhao standing outside the gate to greet him. He immediately said: "If Jiang Dong doesn't want to be appeased, let's not talk about it, so as not to waste time. I am in a hurry to go back .”

"My lord, why are you in such a hurry?" Zhang Zhao was a little upset. This Chen Hao was too deceitful, and he couldn't say anything nice when he opened his mouth.

"Because Hebei is about to attack Luoyang." Chen Hao sneered, "The Great Han Dynasty has been in war for more than ten years, and the people are devastated. Even if the imperial court pacifies the world, it will take ten, twenty or even longer time to recover and rebuild. , and the great cause of ZTE needs one generation, two generations or even three generations to complete, I have more important things to do, and I don't have time to accompany you here to talk nonsense."

Sun Quan's face showed anger.Zhou Yu looked calm.Shocked by Chen Hao's momentum, Zhang Zhao didn't speak for a long time.

"Accept or refuse?" Chen Hao was aggressive.

"Be caressed." Zhou Yu stretched out his hand to invite, "Let's talk carefully."

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In the evening, Sun Quan and Zhou Yu went to the inner mansion to meet Mrs. Sun.

"What did Master Chen say?" Mrs. Sun felt something was wrong when she saw that Sun Quan was furious, while Zhou Yu was depressed.

"Chen Dafu's attitude is very resolute. Hebei's three conditions cannot be reduced or even discounted." Sun Quan said angrily. Possibly, so we can agree to this condition. Hebei wants us to hand over our wealth, the purpose of which is to restrict our development in Jiangdong and curb our strength. Of course we cannot agree to this condition. Dr. Chen said that considering the current situation in Jiangdong, the imperial court can exempt us Three years of taxation, but Jiangdong must provide Hebei with [-] large warships within these three years. Mom, listen to what are the conditions? To build [-] large warships in three years, I just let Jiangdong craftsmen not eat or drink He can’t make it even if he sleeps. This is pure blackmail, forcing us to give them the warships of the Jiangdong Navy, clearly to weaken our force.”

"It's not important." Mrs. Sun shook her hand, "There are many warships in the east of the Yangtze River, so let's give them a batch of force that can't affect the navy. What will he say about the challenge? Will he still insist?"

"It's not just about insisting on asking for a hostage, now he even wants Gongjin's hostage."

"Gongjin?" Mrs. Sun looked at Zhou Yu in surprise, "Little Qiao still has three months to give birth. Where does he have any responsibility?"

"Doctor Chen has no humanity at all. How could father call such a person a brother?" Sun Quan clenched his fists and shouted angrily, "Chen Dafu said, let Mrs. Xiao Qiao take the baby in her stomach with him to Jinyang, and he promised mother and child Safety."

"No." Mrs. Sun stood up suddenly, and waved her hand forcefully, "The question of the resignation is absolutely unacceptable. Once Jinyang is imprisoned, Jiangdong will be under the control of Hebei from now on, and this matter must not be accepted."

"Mother, you can't do it if you don't agree." Zhou Yu sighed, "The situation in Jiangdong is here. With our current strength, we are powerless. We can only appease Hebei and let the Northern Xinjiang Army go south to attack Xuzhou, forcing Cao Cao to withdraw troops. The situation can only be saved. Once Cao Cao withdraws, Yuan Yao can't do anything alone, and can only be defeated back to Lu'an, so that we can concentrate our efforts to put down the rebellion, stop Liu Biao, and ensure that Jiangdong is safe."

Mrs. Sun sat back on the table weakly, with tears streaming down her face, "No, absolutely not. Can Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong have no choice?"

Sun Quan shook his head, "They think it's normal to negotiate peace with Hebei and ask Jinyang to take office, and Hebei's request is not too much." He secretly glanced at Mrs. Sun, and said in a low voice, "There are many big officials in Hebei who are Father's old friend, even if we turn against Hebei in the future, my younger brothers will not have to worry about their lives, and life will not be too difficult."

"No." Mrs. Sun said firmly, "None of my children can leave me."

Sun Quan was silent for a while, then said cautiously: "My lord, there is another way, which may help us resolve the matter of our complaint."

"Say it quickly."

"Marriage."

"Marriage?" Mrs. Sun was stunned for a moment, "Your sister Shang Xiang? Who is she marrying?"

Sun Quan shrank back timidly, "Chen Dafu."

"What did you say?" Mrs. Sun's complexion darkened, she picked up the scroll on the table and smashed it over her face, "Master Chen's wife is the daughter of the Hedong Wei family, if Shang Xiang married her, how can she live a good life? Do you want your sister to be his concubine?"

Sun Quan was so frightened that he lay on the ground with his head in his arms, and repeatedly confessed, "Mother, I'm just talking, just talking."

Zhou Yu hurriedly stood up and helped Mrs. Sun, "Mother, you know Chen Hao's power in Jinyang. He belongs to the Zhu family in Jinyang, and the Zhu family belongs to the general family in Hebei. The Zhu family is in the Jinyang court. Li Wei of the Zhu family is now the official minister, and Zhu Xiaolan is the head of the eldest princess's mansion. The power of the two of them alone can save Jiang Dong from the burden of hostage. Mother..."

"Whose idea is this? Who came up with it?" Mrs. Sun pushed Zhou Yu away angrily and asked angrily.

"It's him..." Sun Quan and Zhou Yu pointed at each other almost at the same time, "It was his idea."

"You two bastards, get out... get out..."

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Chen Hao could hardly believe his ears.

He stared at Zhang Zhao, and asked coldly, "Master Zhang, do you want me to lose my head?"

Zhang Zhao smiled slightly, "Master Chen, for Hebei, if Jiangdong can be controlled by the Sun family, it will be self-evident for the benefits of Hebei's pacification of the world. Isn't that the reason why the general asked you to rush to Jiangdong to appease him?" Is it? If you fail to appease and let Cao Cao dominate Xu and Yang, you will have a hard time in Jinyang in the future, right?"

Chen Hao hesitated for a moment, "What happened to Jiangdong?"

Zhang Zhao nodded solemnly, "The situation in Jiangdong is extremely critical now. If the general does not send troops to Xuzhou immediately, Cao Cao will soon reach Jiangdong."

"But..." Chen Hao thought of the general's instructions before he left, and shook his head, "If Jiangdong is in danger, you should hold Jinyang in exchange for the trust of the emperor."

"Mrs. Sun is determined not to agree. She would rather die than let go of a child, so..." Zhang Zhao frowned, "General Polu's daughter, you have met several times in the inner palace. Your Excellency is willing to get married and is willing to help. Not only can you successfully complete the important task of recruiting, but you can also contain the development of Cao Cao's strength in a timely manner. This matter is of great benefit to your Lord. I believe that the General will know the truth of the matter , and I won’t blame you, but I will praise you for your decisiveness and courage. As for the marriage, it’s not considered an adult’s use of power for personal gain. On the contrary, it’s beneficial to both parties, and can greatly improve the relationship between Hebei and Jiangdong.”

Chen Hao hesitated.Thinking of Sun Shangxiang's beautiful smile, and thinking that I can have such a stunning woman, I can't help but be moved.But he was a little scared.As an important minister of the imperial court, it is against the law to marry in Jiangdong without authorization. Once impeached, he will lose his official position in all likelihood.If you lose your official position, you will lose your official position. At worst, I will go to the army as a school lieutenant and lead the army to kill the enemy.I don't want to stay in the court for a long time.

Chen Hao thought and thought.He must first make sure that he can persuade the general, otherwise losing his official position is a minor matter, but losing his head is a major matter.Although Li Wei and Xiao Lan will help him, he must pass the level of the general.Thinking of Xiao Lan, Chen Hao immediately relaxed.With the general, Li Wei's words may have limited weight, but Xiao Lan's words definitely have weight. This is the difference between women and men.When any man sees a beautiful woman, he will be more or less hard-hearted to refuse the other party's plea.If the general wants to kill me, sister-in-law Xiao Lan will definitely intercede.The sky is falling, and my sister-in-law is holding it up, so it's okay.

Chen Hao immediately thought of one thing, and felt uncomfortable again.Now that he returned to Jinyang, he immediately became a generation shorter. When he saw Li Wei calling him uncle and Xiao Lan calling him aunt, he was so ashamed.A joke is a joke, this kind of beauty is rare in the world, and many people will be jealous if married.Haha, the general has the blonde lady Fengxue, Li Wei has Xiao Lan’s sister-in-law, Zhao Yun has Cai Yan’s sister, Pang De has Wang Fu’s sister, Tian Chou has the beauty of the Zhen family, Yan Hutou has two beauties, and Fu Gan has two beauties. A little beauty, I have two beauties today, haha... so cool...

"Okay." Chen Hao pretended to be extremely reluctant, and said in a cold voice, "Go and tell Sun Quan to get everything ready, and I will leave tomorrow."

"Tomorrow?" Zhang Zhao widened his eyes and exclaimed loudly, "Master Chen, you are too impatient. Today is not an auspicious day."

"What is an auspicious day or an unlucky day? I say that an auspicious day is an auspicious day."

Zhang Zhao was so angry that he almost fainted.

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