Another World Super Dimension Summoner

"I think so too..." Li Wenzhong thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Not really. When Sun Ce attacked Lujiang again eight years later, he didn't say how old the two Qiao sisters were. Maybe the two Qiao sisters were about the same age as Sun Ce, or even a little older? Anyway, Sun Ce and Zhou Yu took the two Qiao sisters back to be concubines. It only mattered if they were pretty enough, and whether they were of the same age was not important."

Li Wenzhong, also known as Zhu Wenzhong, with the courtesy name Siben, is the father of the "God of War" Li Jinglong and one of the founding heroes of the Ming Dynasty. His status is not much worse than Xu Da, because Li Wenzhong is the nephew and adopted son of Zhu Yuanzhang. Of course, the more important thing is that Li Wenzhong is really good at fighting. Although his ability to lead troops to capture cities is not as good as Xu Da and Chang Yuchun, it is not much worse. He is second only to Xu Da and Chang Yuchun.

Chang Yuchun nodded, "That's right... Siben, get some female soldiers over here."

"Boren, what are you doing..." Li Wenzhong looked at Chang Yuchun in surprise.

Chang Yuchun said with a smile, "Although the Lord scolded me before, he didn't punish me, and he also accepted Mi and Gan. I think the Lord will also be interested in these two Qiao sisters."

"No, Boren, that's different. When we were trying to manage Xuzhou, we really needed to show some respect to the two Xuzhou families, Mi and Gan. That's why the Lord only scolded you but didn't punish you. Now..."

"It's the same. Although history doesn't mention Mr. Qiao's identity, I think he is also a prominent family in Wan County, Lujiang. We don't know whether Lu Kang will succeed or not. Why don't we just let the Lord 'sacrifice' him? Well, this matter will be my fault. When the time comes, the Lord will scold and punish me, it will only be me. How do you think?"

"...Boren, you and I have known each other for decades. Although you may be wild, you are not so blind." Li Wenzhong could not help but examine Chang Yuchun.

Chang Yuchun was stunned for a moment, hesitated for a moment, then leaned over and whispered in Li Wenzhong's ear, "My mistress told me privately that Sun Ce and Zhou Yu should not be allowed to get away with it. By the way, you should pretend you didn't hear it. I was just confused on my own."

“?!!” Li Wenzhong widened his eyes.

Chang Yuchun continued, "Before, I was still thinking about how to do it. After all, in my opinion, Er Qiao is no more than ten years old now. It is difficult for me to do it to a little kid. Now, it's good that she is in her prime, so it will be easy..."

"Bo Ren, I won't stop you if that's the case, but not now. You have to wait for Lu Kang to express his opinion. Then you can do it. In fact, I also think that beauties like Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao should live in the palace of the emperor."

Chang Yuchun chuckled, "I thought so too...Oh, I'll listen to you and wait for Lu Kang's statement."

Then the two of them clinked their glasses with smiles...

A few days later, Lu Kang, with a haggard face, publicly announced his support for the general's reform in the prefectural government. The officials in Lujiang all respected Lu Kang very much, so no one opposed Lu Kang's decision.

At this point, Lujiang County was officially incorporated into the jurisdiction of the general.

However, the next day, news spread from Wan County, Lujiang that the Qiao family was "moving". It was rumored that they were moving to Chenliu. Outsiders did not know the truth for the time being. Apart from some Lujiang youths who boasted of their heroic spirit and were very regretful, most Lujiang people did not pay much attention to these things.

During the period when Jiujiang, Danyang and Lujiang counties successively changed their flags and banners, in a tavern in Wuji County of Zhongshan State in Jizhou, Cheng Zhijie and Xu Shiji, who were dressed as businessmen, were drinking and whispering to each other.

"Yizhen (Cheng Zhijie's courtesy name), tell me the truth, you insisted on coming with me to Zhongshang State to serve as a spy. Is there something you want to do?"

"Uh... Mr. Mao, this... is nothing... I just want to go out for a walk..."

When asked this by Xu Shiji, Cheng Zhijie was also very embarrassed.

Cheng Zhijie, whose original name was Cheng Yaojin, was one of the fierce generals of the Sui and Tang dynasties and needs no introduction.

Xu Shiji, whose courtesy name was Maogong, was born in Wagangzhai and was a famous general of the Sui and Tang dynasties. After returning to the Tang Dynasty, he was given the surname Li and changed his name to Li Shiji. Later, in order to avoid the taboo of Li Shimin, he changed his name to Li Ji. In history, he was one of the twenty-four heroes in the Lingyan Pavilion. He was both civil and military, and was a famous general of the Sui and Tang dynasties whose ability was not much inferior to Li Jing.

Chapter 363: Xiaobai's twisted logic

Seeing Cheng Zhijie like this, Xu Shiji knew that he had guessed right, and he also said, "Zhongshan State has no chief officer at this time. Han Fu in Yecheng is busy with his own affairs, which has caused chaos in Zhongshan and Changshan. Now we can only start with the local noble families and powerful people. There are many powerful families in Jizhou, and I don't have time to take care of them next. If Yizhen has something important to do, please do it as you wish."

"I know this, I know..." Cheng Zhijie hesitated for a moment, and finally lowered his voice and whispered a few words in Xu Shiji's ear.

After hearing this, Xu Shiji couldn't help but widen his eyes, "So it's this matter, or it was the mistress who told him--"

"Lord Mao, please keep your voice down. It seems that the Lord doesn't know about this."

Xu Shiji said with a strange expression, "Zhongshan Wuji Zeng family is also a local noble family. But according to the report from the spies, the future Empress Wen Zhao Zeng is only seven years old now... Isn't it a little..."

Cheng Zhijie nodded and said, "I also think she is too young, but it doesn't matter. Didn't I find out a few days ago that all five daughters of the Zeng family are unmarried? In addition to the youngest daughter Zeng Mi, there are four older sisters, right? The eldest daughter Zeng Jiang is twenty this year, the second daughter Zeng Tuo is nineteen, the third daughter Zeng Dao is seventeen, and the fourth daughter Zeng Rong is fifteen. They are just the right age, and they are all very beautiful. They are famous beauties in Wuji and even in Zhongshan. In this case, just use them to make up the number."

"No wonder you asked people to find out about this before..." Xu Shiji was speechless, "But, are you sure you're not kidding?"

"But you can't tie up the seven-year-old Zeng Mi and bring her back, right?"

"But it's a bit messy, isn't it? Especially when the Lord doesn't know about it..."

"This...then what do you say we should do? Don't listen to the mistress?"

"I never said that."

"Then tell me, you have a good brain, so there must be a way, right?"

"......" Xu Shiji was a little puzzled, and regretted asking directly. If he didn't know, he wouldn't care. Now that he knew, he still asked Cheng Zhijie not to do it. It would be difficult to explain when he returned. After thinking about it, Xu Shiji had to say, "We still have to do it, otherwise the mistress will definitely make you and me look bad... How about this, no need to tie them up, just invite them to Chenliu directly. The Zeng family is from a merchant family. At present, the Zeng family is in a bad situation because Zeng Yi passed away a few years ago. If you can get the favor of the monarch, the Zeng family will never resist. I think it will be easy to promote a marriage. I will go with you tonight."

"That's great. With Mr. Mao's help, there will be no problem. Come on, have a drink."

"You..."

Xu Shiji smiled and shook his head, without saying much, and clinked glasses with him...

A few days later, four of the five sisters of Wuji Zeng family left Zhongshan State. The father of the five sisters died a few years ago. The Zeng family is currently headed by the sisters' elder brothers - Zeng Yao and Zeng Yan. The two are very decisive and have since frequently contacted Xu Shiji to conspire for a "great cause" or something.

It was late June of the first year of Chuping, in a pavilion in a courtyard of the General's Mansion in Chenliu.

Qin Bin, who had a rare chance to enjoy the Cai sisters' piano skills and Diao Chan's dancing, watched in silence as Xiaobai lectured the newcomers Xiao Qiao and the four sisters of the Zeng family.

When it was almost time, Qin Bin asked Da Qiao, Xiao Qiao and the four sisters of the Zeng family to go and have a rest first, then he caught Xiao Bai and rubbed his little head angrily.

"Look at what you've done. From now on, every meal in our house will be like a wedding banquet."

Qin Bin's words made Diao Chan and others couldn't help but cover their mouths and chuckle, while Xiaobai said.

"Wouldn't that be more fun?"

"Damn funny guy." Qin Bin curled his lips at Xiaobai, but did not continue rubbing her little head.

"Hehe~" Xiaobai smiled and said, "It would be a bit unreasonable not to catch all those historical beauties when you come to the Three Kingdoms. And I saw that you were not interested at all, so I asked someone to get it - you don't want to return it, do you?"

Qin Bin rolled his eyes at Xiao Bai and said, "If I can withdraw from this, I will definitely withdraw. But you've made such a big fuss, if I withdraw, what will they think? What will their families think? Really."

Xiaobai smiled and floated to Qin Bin's shoulder and sat down, stroking Qin Bin's long hair with one hand, saying, "It's good that you know. Besides, it will be good for you to accept them. At least your active marriage with the Han-land nobles and powerful families can greatly reduce their resistance."

Qin Bin said, "What you said is indeed correct, but it is no longer necessary now - forget it, you have already done it, there is no point in discussing it, but there will be no next time."

"Oh, I see."

Xiaobai responded, but the perfunctory tone was so evident that Qin Bin couldn't help but roll his eyes again.

But just when Qin Bin was about to speak again, Xiaobai spoke first.

"It would definitely be a hot topic if we caught all the beauties from the late Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period and posted them on the Internet. Countless modern men would be envious and jealous of it. Well, Xiaobin, what do you think?"

"......" Qin Bin blinked, "Okay, I'm tempted, but don't let Cheng Zhijie and Chang Yuchun kidnap people in the future. It will have a really bad impact."

"That's wrong."

"Huh?" Qin Bin was confused.

Xiao Bai said with a smile, "The process of kidnapping people is the real hot topic on the Internet."

"......" Qin Bin was stunned for a moment, and finally had to admit that Xiaobai was right.

Xiao Bai continued, "At the same time, this can also be regarded as a prelude to 'loosening' your restraints. After all, people will always desire a perfect saintly monarch, and with your personality, as long as you do it, you will definitely try your best to do your best. By then, you will definitely be very tired, but with this kind of thing as a prelude, no matter how 'unhuman' you are in the future, as long as you don't hit the bottom, the people who already have a high threshold will not feel too much of a gap - of course, in fact, that way can collect more emotional energy, but Xiaobin, you will definitely oppose that kind of thing, so, after thinking about it, I can only use 'my illness' to make a fuss, because this is the most controllable, has the least negative impact, and is also the method that Xiaobin can accept."

Hearing Xiaobai say this, Qin Bin couldn't help but smile comfortably. He reached out and pulled Xiaobai into his arms, hugged her, kissed her forehead again, and then spoke.

"After a long period of peace and stability, people will indeed become somewhat 'numb', and the efficiency of contributing their willpower to us will indeed drop significantly. Your approach is an acceptable method for me. That is, there must be a limit to this kind of play, right?"

Xiao Bai didn't think much of it. "Why do I need to spend the money? I can afford it anyway."

"That's true, but...if there are too many people, I won't be able to take care of them. Then the woman following me would be too...well, unfortunate."

"Well... it seems so... but that's not right. You don't mean to lock women in the deep palace, and everyone has a consensus on polygamy. When everyone finds their own hobbies and careers, how can there be any misfortune?"

"This..." This made Qin Bin not know what to say.

Xiao Bai smiled and said, "So, this is feasible."

"Okay, you're right, but you should tell me first next time."

"I know~"

"Don't be perfunctory."

"Ok."

Chapter 364: Yang, Ji, You - Part

Ever since the three counties of Jiujiang, Danyang and Lujiang changed their flags and clearly supported the general's reforms, the world fell into a brief and strange silence after a period of uproar.

Meanwhile, under the calm, all the forces and powerful families, except for some really stubborn or brain-dead people, had to secretly try to understand the details of the reforms of the General's Mansion as carefully as possible, weigh the pros and cons, and make adequate preparations for the decision-making moment they would face in the near future.

However, this peace did not last long. In mid-July of the first year of Chuping, news came from Yangzhou that Sheng Xian, the prefect of Wu County, and Hua Xin, the prefect of Yuzhang County, had successively sent envoys to contact the Qin army to express their willingness to support the general's reforms.

Sheng Xian, courtesy name Xiaozhang, was a native of Kuaiji and a famous scholar in Jiangdong.

There is very little information about Sheng Xian in history, but it is clearly recorded that Sun Ce was very afraid of Sheng Xian. After Sun Ce's death, Sheng Xian was killed by Sun Quan.

Judging from this, Sheng Xian is generally a capable person, otherwise the Sun brothers would not be so wary of him.

In this world, Sheng Xian was a famous scholar from Jiangdong with both ability and vision. When the Qin army captured Xuzhou and stationed troops in Guangling (now Yangzhou City, facing Wujun across the river, and actively recruited shipbuilding craftsmen, showing an attitude that he would definitely cross the Yangtze River one day, Sheng Xian knew that he and Wujun were forced to make a choice.

Later, when the three counties of Jiujiang were successively under the control of the Qin army, a main force of the Qin army with more than 1500 people crossed the river and stationed in Moling County of Danyang (now Nanjing area), and stationed a battalion of troops, or about people, in Jurong, and was eyeing Qu'a of Wu County which was nearby. Sheng Xian took his entourage to visit. After seeing the military appearance and combat effectiveness of the Qin army's detachment, Sheng Xian gave up the last hope in his heart and formally expressed his support for the general's reform.

Sheng Xian was indeed very aware of the current situation. Of course, this was mainly because he saw that the combat effectiveness of the Qin army's soldiers was comparable to that of his generals, and the main force of the Qin army was able to defeat the 300,000-strong coalition force of Yuan Shu and others in one battle. Faced with such a strong military force, Sheng Xian had to be aware of the current situation.

When Sheng Xian announced that the Qin army was taking over Wujun and Sheng Xian led his entourage north to the General's Mansion in Chenliu to report on his work, good news also came from Yuzhang County.

Yes, it is good news, because the change of flag and banner in Yuzhang County was not smooth.

The current prefect of Yuzhang County is Hua Xin.

This Hua Xin was the Hua Xin also known as Hua Ziyu, who later presided over the abdication ceremony for Cao Pi when Cao Pi usurped the Han Dynasty.

At this time, Hua Xin had just arrived in Yuzhang to take office, and before he could even get comfortable in his seat, the Qin army entered Danyang County.

Before Hua Xin took office, most of the aristocratic families in Yuzhang County had already come into contact with the Qin army's lobbyists.

However, Yuzhang County was far away from the Central Plains and relatively isolated from the news, and had a slight lack of understanding of the new general and the Qin army, which led to chaos.

As a result, the Qin army sent two battalions with a total of more than 3,000 people. In less than ten days, they swept through more than half of the counties in Yuzhang County. Then those powerful families who could escape fled, and those who could not escape could only wander around looking for Hua Xin who had just figured out the situation.

Hua Xin actually knew that this would be the result a long time ago. After all, he was still in Luoyang two months ago. Although he went down the river via the ferry in Nanyang when he went south, he was very concerned about the situation of the Qin army, especially the content of the general's reform. He was fascinated by it. So when Hua Xin was pushed forward by the local aristocratic families, he was decisive enough to change his flag and clearly express his support for the general's reform.

After Wu and Yuzhang counties were successively captured by the Qin army, it wasn't long before there was movement in Kuaiji county as well.

The situation in Kuaiji County is actually somewhat similar to that in Yuzhang County, where the highest official had just taken office not long ago.

At this time, the new prefect of Kuaiji County was Wang Lang, the same Wang Lang who was scolded to death by Zhuge Liang in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

Unfortunately, Zhuge Liang's scolding of Wang Lang is completely a fiction. In history, Wang Lang never appeared on the battlefield of Yongliang in his life, and most likely he had never met Zhuge Liang.

Next, the historical Wang Lang was a real tough guy, and had nothing to do with the ridiculous image of an old man who was still alive and a thief.

Historically, when Sun Ce attacked Kuaiji County, he was repelled several times by Wang Lang's army. Later, Sun Ce defeated Wang Lang with the strategy of his uncle Sun Jing. Wang Lang wanted to take his people to flee to Jiaozhou, but was blocked by Sun Ce in Dongye (now Fuzhou). He was eventually defeated and captured, and refused to surrender to Sun Ce. However, Wang Lang had a very high reputation in Kuaiji and was deeply loved by scholars and people. Sun Ce could not kill him directly, and finally had to exile Wang Lang.

Wang Lang lived in poverty for several years. Finally, at the suggestion of Cao Cao, he went to Xuchang after going through untold hardships and finally became Si Tu, one of the Three Dukes.

In general, Wang Lang was an exceptionally talented person in the state and county in the late Han Dynasty, and he was also a typical Han Confucian scholar, that is, the kind of "Confucian scholar" who was knowledgeable in daily life, but could pick up a sword, mount a horse, and lead troops to kill people when necessary.

As for the Wang Lang in this world, although it is not known whether it is more of a historical or fictional character, it is not important anymore, because less than a month after Wang Lang took office, the Qin army entered Wujun and Yuzhang County. With the precedent of Yuzhang County, the noble families in Kuaiji County also realized that there would be no good outcome if they confronted the general. The general was in a dominant position at this moment, and if they disobeyed him at this time, it would undoubtedly be like hitting a rock with an egg and courting their own destruction. Therefore, except for a few noble families who were unable to think and chose to avoid disaster in Jiaozhou, most of the noble families in Kuaiji County took the initiative to instigate the new governor to support the general's reforms.

Next, at this time, the people of Kuaiji County also worshipped Qin Shihuang during their daily sacrifices, and they placed Qin Shihuang and Xia Yu in the same temple. Now, when they heard that the army of the descendants of the Qin royal family was coming, you can imagine how surprised they were.

By the way, there are historical records that when Wang Lang saw the people of Kuaiji County offering sacrifices to Qin Shihuang, he thought that Qin Shihuang was a tyrant, so he banned it. However, judging from the records, the people of Kuaiji County still supported Wang Lang very much. It can also be seen that the people of Kuaiji County's sacrifice to Qin Shihuang was more of a custom that appeared out of nowhere, rather than any belief or special reason.

Let’s get back to the topic.

Wang Lang actually had a very deep understanding of the Qin army, because Wang Lang's hometown was in Donghai County of Xuzhou, which was next to Langya County.

Originally, Wang Lang was selected as a talented person by Tao Qian and was appointed as the Xuzhou Zhizhong Clerk, which was the official in charge of documents under the governor.

After his outstanding performance, Wang Lang was recommended to Luoyang by Tao Qian and finally promoted to the prefect of Kuaiji.

However, as soon as Wang Lang left Xuzhou to take up his post in Kuaiji, Xuzhou fell under the control of the Qin army.

Now seeing that the powerful families of Kuaiji were instigating him to openly support the general's reforms, Wang Lang felt extremely complicated. Tao Qian also sent a letter saying that he would visit him on a certain day.

Although the purpose of the visit was not stated in the letter, Wang Lang was not stupid. He knew that the visitor was here to lobby, so within a few days, Wang Lang made the decision to comply.

At this point, the entire Yangzhou was under the control of the Qin army.

After the southern counties of Yangzhou were surrendered to the Qin army, the world was in an uproar again, but that was not the end. Later, Hejian State, Anping State, Zhongshan State, Changshan State, Julu County, Zhao State and other states in Jizhou were successively incorporated into the jurisdiction of the Qin army. Some took the initiative to welcome the Qin army, some were coerced by the Qin army, and some were directly conquered. All of this happened within a month.

The Qin army's lack of even a single notification made Han Fu feel confused, aggrieved, and helpless. He could only huddle in Ye County, Weijun, with more than 30,000 remnants, and tremble in fear. Not long after the Qin army sent an envoy to formally contact them, Han Fu was persuaded by his subordinates and formally surrendered to the Qin army.

As for the half of Bohai County still occupied by Yuan Shao, when a brigade of the Qin army, with a main force of about 10,000 people, marched north, Yuan Shao fought briefly and was defeated in several small battles. He then voluntarily gave up the northern part of Bohai County and retreated to Youzhou.

At this point, the entire Jizhou territory had been completely devoured by the Qin army.

In fact, Yuan Shao was feeling very aggrieved and helpless at this moment. Faced with the aggressive Qin army, he could not defeat them and he had nowhere to run. Once the Qin army continued to move northward and he could not hold on, he would have nowhere to run except out of the border.