The frail counselor you said, you fight against three heroes alone?

Chapter 293 Sun Ce's decision to go to Jiangdong along the water

They took the water route this time. When they went south to Jiangdong, they had to go downstream to Hefei, and then passed through Huaiyin and Dongyang counties. After arriving in Gaoyou, they turned to Guangling and arrived in Jiangdong!
Speaking of it, Xi Yu always thought that the burning of the Chibi camp was a joke.

After all, if you come from the waterway, if you want to enter Jianye, you will also pass through Liu Bei's camp. Only when you break through his defense line can you have a chance.

But in terms of the current situation, such a thing is no less than a fantasy...

Jianye.

Seventeen years after Jian'an in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Sun Quan built a city in Shitou Mountain, the former site of Jinling Town, and named it Shitou City as a place to garrison troops and store food.

It is said that two years ago, this place was not called Jianye, but Moling.

The reason why Sun Quan changed this place to Jianye, moved his capital here, and moved his power center to Moling, is that this place is an excellent geomantic treasure!
In the 13th year of Jian'an in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Zhuge Liang was sent as an envoy to Sun Wu on the eve of the Battle of Chibi. Passing by the Moling Mausoleum at that time, he could not help but admire: "Zhongshan is a dragon plate, and a stone is a tiger. This is the emperor's residence."

Later, Liu Bei visited Sun Quan many times, and when he passed by Moling, he would repeatedly persuade Sun Quan to settle here.

In the 17th year of Jian'an in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Sun Quan, who listened to the persuasion, saw that the geomantic omen of this place was indeed unsurpassed. In addition, Zhang Hong, a famous minister of Wu, believed that this place had the spirit of the emperor, and persuaded his lord to make his capital here, so he changed Moling to Jianye.

And the city was built on the basis of Jinling Town, "to store military food and equipment", and later generations called it Stone City because of this, which shows how famous this place is.

Stone City is near the river and controls the Huaihe River, relying on danger, it is the river defense fortress and city defense stronghold of the Soochow Navy.

It stands across the water, tens of miles around, and there are two cities of Zi and Luocheng, where the business is prosperous and the occasion is very grand.

Since it has become the largest center of power in Soochow, the people gathered here are naturally the most outstanding and top-notch existences in Soochow, especially those young and brave men.

With Danyang as their loyalty, the young people from Wanling to Xuancheng to Yongping are mostly chivalrous and righteous, and it is best to fight against injustice, rob the rich and help the poor on weekdays.

Wandering back and forth in the entire Soochow area, although he eats and sleeps in the open air, he is unrestrained and unrestrained, and he is very happy.

It is said that there are indeed many people who practice martial arts in Jiangdong.

Confucian scholars and even Confucianism here may be far less talented than in the hinterland of the Central Plains, and the learning atmosphere is strong, but martial arts people may not be necessarily.

This is because there were not a few people who were counselors and followers of the princes back then, and most of them were martial artists, so the number of dead soldiers was naturally not small.

Coupled with the chaotic world at that time, in order to live better, even die better, those who choose to become dead warriors will choose to die to bring back some benefits for the lord.

Over time, there will naturally be as many people practicing martial arts as a cow's hair.

Many of them are highly skilled in martial arts.

Now, they are very rare to gather in one place - Jianye.

Of course, apart from them, since Soochow got Xi Yu's plan to run schools in Qingxu and Xuzhou, it also began to gradually develop Confucianism and even various other subjects and skills.

A few years have passed, and today's Jiangdong can be regarded as a prosperous cultural development and a high-speed economy. Although it is not comparable to Qingxu and Xuzhou on the other side of the river, compared to the whole world, it is still quite affluent.

Although it was said that he took a risk in the past two years and transferred all the power to Jianye, which was quite dangerously close to Xuzhou in a strategic position, but because there was a river in the middle, it was protected by a pure natural barrier.

Jiangdong Jiangdong naturally refers to the east of the Yangtze River. Of course, it can also be called Jiangzuo, because the Yangtze River runs from Jiujiang to Wanjiang, that is, from southwest to northeast.

Later, for the sake of convenience and easy to remember, everyone referred to the east of the Yangtze River as Jiangdong.

Only one river separated the two regions, and also produced two different local regimes.

The Jiangdong area is dominated by the two brothers Sun Quan and Sun Ce, while the Qing and Xu areas are dominated by Xi Yu.

The areas occupied by the two sides are basically similar, and there are many brave warriors under their command. Even if the total number of soldiers, horses and soldiers is added up, the difference will not be too big.

If the two can establish a good and stable mutual aid relationship, and they will watch and help each other in the future, it must be unmatched by no one in the world!
However...

In the hinterland of Jianye, in the main hall of the government office, as a person walked hurriedly, the creaking wooden floor made a burst of noise.

Lu Su frowned, and he missed the days when he was a guest in Xiapi more and more in his heart.

Since he returned to Jiangdong, he told the two brothers Sun Ce everything he saw and heard since he went to the north, and he explained clearly what the other party said when they refused to be appointed as the Grand Sima.

At the same time, he also took out the letter about the canonization of Marquis Wu given by Xi Yu.

Looking at the letter on the table, and at his crippled leg, Sun Ce felt inexplicably uncomfortable.

For some reason, he always felt that Xi Yu was making fun of Feng Wen, even mocking and looking down on him.

How dare a mere cripple dare to think about the position of Grand Sima?Just wishful thinking!
Under such thoughts, Sun Ce couldn't help feeling sad.

It's just that, rather than being sad, his heart is full of worries and fears.

Today, he no longer wants to use the relationship of in-laws to form an alliance.

But······
If this marriage is really cancelled, I'm afraid that this short period of quiet and peaceful days will come to an end.

The north will definitely use troops against Jiangdong. At the same time, the life in the territory has only been peaceful for a few years, and the life has improved slightly after recuperation, as well as the many commodities, research, and business methods obtained from Xi Yu. Presumably, they will no longer exist.

Speaking of which, in the past two years, there has been a lot of talented people in Jiangdong. Do I really want to destroy this hard-won peace and abundance of life?

Obviously, Sun Ce did not want to go to war without a perfect plan.

"Zijing, come closer."

Sun Ce supported his body with his hands and leaned against the front of the collapse.

In the blink of an eye, a few years have passed, and he began to age rapidly after losing his legs. Now his temples are already gray, and his face is covered with wrinkles.

I don't know if it's because he has been worrying too much in recent years, making him look far older than his peers.

Back in the day, he was an unrivaled young master in Jiangdong, with unparalleled heroism.

Of course, at that time, he was high-spirited, bold, decisive and ruthless, as if he was the overlord of Chu alive, and he was honored as the "Tiger of Jiangdong"!
This is not a joke.

You must know that the territory of Jiangdong in the past few years was far less peaceful than it is now. There are powerful enemies on the outside, internal affairs are independent, and there are countless people fighting for power.

If it weren't for Sun Ce relying on his own strength to overwhelm everyone, and relying on Sun Quan alone, Jiang Dongwan would not be in the situation he is today.

In other words, compared with Sun Quan, who started to check and balance Jiangdong's many strengths, Sun Ce, who has only one leg, did more to build a career and build the great cause of Dongwu!

The two brothers have different divisions of labor, but both have a heart to achieve dominance.

Moving the capital to Moling and changing it to Jianye, the two brothers' thoughts are ready to come out.

"My lord, I don't know...your choice is..."

Lu Su walked in quickly, saluted respectfully and solemnly, and then stood quietly aside.

"Choose what?"

Sun Ce didn't even look at him, instead, with the help of the servants around him, he slowly got into the wheelchair.

It is said that this wheelchair is also stamped with the unique seal of a certain bank.

Although there is no way to be sure whether this wheelchair is what Xi Yu meant, but he did buy it from merchants in Qingxu and Xuzhou.

With it, Sun Ce is indeed much more convenient.

"Zijing, what do you think about the word righteousness?"

It wasn't until An An sat on the chair and arranged his clothes that Sun Ce suddenly asked.

Lu Su was at a loss. He didn't know the meaning of the lord's question, but he thought about it for a while before saying seriously: "This subordinate believes that righteousness can be divided into big and small. From the perspective of righteousness, it is for the sake of the common people in the world and for stability."

"From a small point of view, it's just a simple friendship between the two parties. From the humble opinion of my subordinates, when the big righteousness is in conflict with the small righteousness in everything, the big righteousness should be put first and the small righteousness should be discarded. This is the right way!"

The speaker didn't mean it, but the listener meant it. Lu Su's own opinion made Sun Ce change his face.

With a dark face, he said in a low voice: "It's a bunch of nonsense!"

"My subordinates are talking nonsense, please forgive me--"

Lu Su hurriedly knelt down on the ground, wanting to beg for mercy, since the lord lost a leg, his temper became more and more unpredictable, making people unpredictable.

"But...it's not unreasonable!"

Sun Ce didn't give him a chance to finish his sentence. Instead, he sneered and continued, "So, Zijing seems to like Xi Yu very much? How can you compare him with the righteousness of the world?"

"What? Do you think he can win the world of the great man and become the co-lord of the world?"

"My subordinates dare not!"

Lu Su's head was lowered, almost touching the wooden board.

To be honest, he really thought about it in his heart.

Not to mention anything else, he himself was born as a businessman, even if he didn't know much about business, he knew a little more than ordinary people under the influence of his ears and eyes since he was a child.

In addition, as a counselor, he has unique insights into the handling of contacts and matters, as well as strategies and opinions.

Therefore, just one chance to go to the north is enough to make him see many problems clearly.

"Why don't you dare? Zijing, you have been serving me for almost ten years. I have already regarded you as my own family, and I know you very well. I know if you have other thoughts."

"It's just... I still want to hear your opinion."

Sun Ce looked up at Lu Su, his eyes were full of coldness.

"Tell me, should I send someone to assassinate Xi Yu, or watch him marry my younger sister happily?"

"Or... tell him to see how handsome the young talents in my Jiangdong territory are?"

That's what he said, but he had already made a decision in his heart.

In fact, as early as when he heard that Xi Yu had killed Lu Bu, he wanted to fight him wholeheartedly.

After all, Xi Yu at that time was not a general, but a world-renowned frail counselor.

Because he saved countless domestic refugees, he was highly praised by the people all over the world.

But it is such a Confucian scholar and civil official who was able to become famous when he fought against Lu Bu, and became the famous number one hero in the army of Cao Wei in the north!

It is his heart's desire to fight against such a mythical person.

However, as time went by and time passed by, I became a cripple, living in this square inch, while the other party has already become Sheng Guogong who is under one person and above tens of thousands!
What a mistake...
"This······"

The person who was asked trembled, Lu Su just raised his head when he saw the other party's icy eyes staring at him intently, and decisively lowered his head again.

How dare he answer this question?

Putting the future of the entire Jiangdong on his body, the lord thinks too much of himself!

But in his opinion, the best solution is naturally to marry the younger sister of the Sun family to him.

This can be regarded as surrendering to Xi Yu, and with the relationship of in-laws, it is not difficult to join the emperor.

It's just... In this way, it is equivalent to surrendering the entire Jiangdong to others and bowing down to Xi Yu.

In fact, compared with Qingxu, Jiangdong is almost the same in terms of land area and population.

But he just felt that if the two sides had conflicts and moved to the point of going to war, then he would definitely lose.

For some reason, he just felt that Xi Yu was an "enemy" that Jiang Dong could never match in his life...

"Zijing, you might as well tell me the truth, what is your choice in this matter?"

At this moment, son, Sun Ce's complexion was extremely ugly, he stared at the back of Lu Su's head with burning eyes, and he seemed to not give up until he reached his goal.

Lu Su was in a dilemma, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, so he straightened up, said earnestly and humbly: "My lord, this matter is not up to the subordinates to decide, but there is one thing, no matter what the lord chooses, I, Zijing, will obey my advice and swear to accompany me to the death!"

"In that case."

Chief Sun Ce took a deep breath, took a deep look at Lu Su, and after confirming that he would not make any remarks on this matter, he murmured: "Then let me make the decision!"

"I intend to submit to Emperor Han, assist Xi Yu to win the world, and establish great achievements! Coupled with the in-law relationship, I can shake Jiangdong forever and become a great country of princes, or a great clan!"

"Of course..."

Speaking of this, he suddenly straightened up, with a firm gaze: "Those who are capable in the seven counties of Jiangdong will get it, and I will never hand it over to others!"

In the territory of Jiangdong, there are at least 500 million people. There have been fewer wars in these years, and under the stable and prosperous development, the population is soaring every year.

Under the leadership of the Sun family, the local people live and work in peace and contentment, with a prosperous and happy life, and they respect the Sun family's dominance.

It's just that apart from Jiangdong Sun's family, Zhang Liao, Chen Deng and other generals are also quite famous.

Needless to say, Zhang Liaozhi was capable, but Chen Deng was also surprisingly good.

He was originally sent by Xi Yu to the south to be in charge of managing and guarding the south's industries, commerce, and agriculture... the chief executive.

In addition, he is also responsible for the statistics of the battle report and the planning of the battle situation. Since he came here for several years, he has defeated local bandits, robbers, and water bandits more than dozens of times, making the local banditry famous and discolored.

In Jiangdong, who hasn't heard of Yuanlong's name?
But even with these two people around, Sun Ce didn't intend to surrender to Xi Yu easily, let alone let the people in the territory think that he surrendered the entire Jiangdong to others in order to surrender to Xi Yu.

As for the younger sister...even if she really married Xi Yu, it was only because of the mutual love between the two, not some unilateral summation!
"Are you... sure?"

Lu Su's face was a little ugly.

Speaking of it, he didn't stay in Xuzhou for a long time, but he gained a lot of knowledge and made a lot of friends.

Among them, the one that impressed him the most was Xi Yu, who had only seen less than three sides on a formal occasion.

It's not because Xuzhou is Xi Yu's territory, so there is a special filter for it.

It's that he does have strength, which makes people treat him differently, and makes him surrender.

If nothing else, just mention the banquet that night.

It was just a few words, and the entire banquet was silent, and even he didn't dare to look up at the other party when he was so far away. This shows how deterrent he is.

It's hard to talk about an existence like this.

Those who obey me prosper, those who oppose me perish.

If the lord receives Xi Yu according to the current thinking, I'm afraid the game will collapse if a bad one happens.

What if Xi Yu gets angry?Will he send a large army to attack Jiangdong?

It should be...

"What are you afraid of? It's not that I don't have brave soldiers in Jiangdong? The literati have also shown a blowout development with the school education in recent years, and they may not be weaker than him!"

"Of course, if he is able to speak out against the Confucian scholars in the official document of Shengguo, overwhelm everyone with his martial arts, and make all the young talents in the Jiangdong territory fall into obedience, so what if I... even if I really surrender to him? "

After saying the last sentence, Sun Ce leaned back with all his weight on the wheelchair, raised his head and slowly closed his eyes.

He still doesn't know the force value of the others in Jiangdong, but since he broke his leg and can no longer go to the battlefield, he put all his strength training on his arms.

It's not that simple for Xi Yu to win against himself!
······
In the blink of an eye, the end of the month is approaching.

The building boat that Xi Yu was on traveled down the canal and gathered among a large number of commercial ship merchants, which was quite conspicuous.

On both sides of the river bank, many people followed along the way, kneeling and worshiping from time to time.

Among them, the older women and old men insisted on following them on crutches with tears streaming down their faces. They also led their grandchildren behind them. The two sides looked at the boat from time to time and said something.

When they were about to leave the border of Xuzhou, those cries became louder and gathered into a crowd, causing Xi Yu to frown.

He immediately led the casual civil and military ministers to the fourth floor deck to check the situation.

"Dian Wei, what the hell are you doing? Xuzhou is your fiefdom, and you don't know that there are people who have been wronged so far? Or are they wronged because of you?"

"How...how is this possible? I am not a fish and meat person!"

Dian Wei stiffened his neck, but didn't dare to choke with Xi Yu.

"I open granaries every year to release grain to benefit the people in the village. My only... my only hobby is playing mahjong with others."

"Don't they just win everything! Why did they—"

"Are you fucking playing mahjong with the people in the fief?"

(End of this chapter)