After Zhou Li came out of the palace, he quickly returned to the mansion.
The first thing Zhou Li did when he returned to the house was to ask his servants to pack their bags.
Zhou Li came from a famous family in Jiangdong, and the servants in his house were somewhat knowledgeable.
After the servants of the Zhou family saw the scepter in Zhou Li's hand, they vaguely guessed Zhou Li's intention in asking them to pack their bags.
When people went to prepare for their trip, Zhou Li's wife came to him after hearing the news.
In the early days when Sun Quan took charge of Jiangdong, most of the people Sun Quan used were Huaisi scholars.
At that time, in order to seek high positions in Jiangdong, some scholars in Jiangdong usually took the initiative to intermarry with the Huaisi nobles crossing south in order to make Sun Quan feel at ease about them.
Zhou Li's marriage took place under such circumstances.
The object of Zhou Li's marriage was none other than a daughter of Zhang Zhao's clan.
Zhang was well-educated and did not ask too much about Zhou Li's whereabouts.
She was considerate and just silently helped Zhou Li sort out some things that were not convenient for others to see.
For example, some letters from the West.
As Zhou Li's wife, Zhang's future has long been deeply tied to Zhou Li.
As for Zhang, who was with Zhou Li almost day and night, it was not difficult to detect some involvement between Zhou Li and Mi Yang.
After noticing some clues, even though she knew that those things were extremely treacherous, Zhang turned a blind eye and never pointed them out.
As a wife, Zhang knows that she only needs to do one thing - to support her husband unconditionally.
But when no one was around, Zhang still showed some worry on his face when he learned from Zhou Yi that he was going to Yong'an.
Perhaps others would think that Mrs. Zhang was worried about danger on Zhou Li's journey, but Zhou Li knew what his wife was worried about.
Then Zhou Li came to Zhang’s side and comforted:
"Don't worry, I'm going here to honor the Zhou family for a hundred years, so it's normal to take some risks."
Mrs. Zhang understood Zhou Li's unsaid meaning.
In Zhou Li's heart, the century-old glory of the Zhou family does not rest on Sun Quan.
Perhaps Zhou Li's comfort had an effect. After Zhang put "Historical Records" in his luggage, he nodded and left silently.
Mrs. Zhang remembered that Zhou Li always liked to read this book recently.
Looking at Zhang's leaving figure, Zhou Li sighed in his heart.
It's not that he doesn't know Zhang's worries.
Zhou Li knew that despite the fact that he was currently in the holy family of Sun Quan, once Sun Quan found out about his relationship with Mi Yang, the Zhou family would be wiped out in an instant.
It can be said that after returning from Chang'an, Zhou Li hardly had a good night's sleep every night.
But now, the involvement between him and Mi Yang is getting deeper and deeper, and he has no other choice.
In the half-open luggage, Zhou Li saw the "Historical Records" specially prepared for him by Zhang.
Zhang's thoughtfulness put a smile on Zhou Li's face.
But Zhang didn't know whose biography Zhou Li had been reading many times in "Historical Records" recently.
That man’s name is Guo Kai!
There are not many descriptions of Guo Kai in "Historical Records", but in Zhou Li's opinion, even that few descriptions benefited him a lot.
When he thought of the deeds of his predecessors that he could learn from, Zhou Li felt much less uneasy.
I hope Lu Dai won’t blame herself in the future.
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Yuzhang County, outside Haihun County.
Peng Qi, who led the army to Haihun first, is waiting anxiously outside the city today.
"Have the scouts returned?
Is General Ding confirmed to be arriving today?"
Peng Qi once again asked her confidants.
It can be seen from Peng Qi's questions that the person Peng Qi is anxiously waiting for is Ding Feng.
After Peng Qi led his army to capture Jianchang County, he immediately sent people to contact Ding Feng.
Peng Qi originally thought that after getting Ding Feng's consent, he could lead his army to join forces with Ding Feng.
But Ding Feng's reply later made Peng Qi feel a little uneasy.
Ding Feng did not immediately agree to his request to join forces.
Ding Feng believed that the tens of thousands of Shanyue soldiers were familiar with the terrain of Yuzhang and had a huge momentum, so they could advance towards Haihun first.
This will prevent the counties in Yuzhang from reacting in time, which may have miraculous effects.
Ding Feng's judgment was correct. When Peng Qi acted according to Ding Feng's order, the counties in Yuzhang were frightened and most of them surrendered.
But Peng Qi always felt a little uneasy in her heart.
Peng Qi knew Ding Feng's intention of not rushing to join forces first, but Peng Qi had been a bandit for a long time, so she always had self-doubt in her heart.
Peng Qi was worried that Ding Feng was simply using him.
Ding Feng was not in a hurry to join forces with him. It could be said that he was considering the overall situation, or he was worried about him.
In order to dispel her inner worries, Peng Qi kept writing letters asking Ding Feng to join forces with him after capturing Haihun.
Fortunately, this request was quickly agreed to by Ding Feng.
According to the previous scouts' reports, Ding Feng should have led his army to Haihun today.
But Peng Qi, who had been waiting outside the city early in the morning, still didn't see the Han army.
Without seeing the Han army, Peng Qi's heart would not be at peace.
Why is Peng Qi so eager to join forces with Ding Feng?
Because the reason why Peng Qi was able to get many responses from the Shanyue Sect Commander this time was because he was acting under Mi Yang's banner.
And even if there was Shamoko's personal letter as evidence, if Ding Feng still refuses to join forces with his side, then some malicious speculations will naturally arise.
Thinking of the insinuations made by some Shanyue Zong commanders in the past few days, Peng Qi became even more anxious.
Peng Qi knew that if Ding Feng did not show up today, then not only "some" Zong Shuai would have doubts.
Peng Qi's question quickly received a response from her confidants.
Like the previous times, the answer from my confidants was yes.
But this answer still made Peng Qi unable to relax.
If she hadn't considered the impact, Peng Qi would have wanted to ride on her horse and go find Ding Feng.
When Peng Qi's anxious look fell into the eyes of the Shanyue sect commanders behind her, some of them quickly looked wrong.
After the marshals looked at each other, one of them, a hot-tempered marshal, wanted to go up and question Peng Qi directly.
But fortunately, that sect commander's move was stopped by other sect commanders.
The reason why those sect commanders blocked it was not because they wanted to protect Peng Qi.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! But they feel that the time has not come yet. If Ding Feng does not show up by the time it gets dark, then they will have to talk to Peng Qi together.
Just when Peng Qi was worried and some Shanyue Sect Commanders had their own thoughts, a large cloud of dust appeared in the distance of Haihun County.
That large piece of dust was moving slowly towards Haihun County.
After seeing the large piece of dust appearing, Peng Qi almost jumped up with excitement.
"Coming! Coming!"
After hearing Peng Qi's exclamation, all the sect commanders behind Peng Qi looked forward.
When all the sect commanders' eyes were focused on the large piece of dust, blown by the breeze, many Han army battle flags were looming in the large piece of dust.
After seeing those Han army battle flags, Peng Qi and the Shanyue Zong Commander behind him immediately lowered their heads to show respect.
They were honoring the owner of the Han army's battle flag.
Ding Feng and Jiang Ji, who were riding in front, soon saw many Shanyue sect commanders greeting them.
Upon seeing this, Ding Feng and Jiang Ji looked at each other and immediately drove their horses to rush towards Peng Qi's direction.
Soon after, Ding Feng and Jiang Ji came to Peng Qi first.
After Ding Feng dismounted, he came to Peng Qi to help him up and asked:
"My humble general Ding Feng, may I ask if I am Duke Peng?"
Ding Feng's self-reported name allowed Peng Qi to know his identity.
But when she heard that Mi Yang's confidant general called herself Peng Gong, Peng Qi was surprised and flattered.
What Peng Qi didn't know was that when Ding Fengzun called him Peng Gong, the Shanyue Zong commanders behind him all looked envious on their faces.
But Peng Qi didn't know that Jiang Ji on the side saw this scene.
"Young man Peng Qi, how do you feel about the honorific title of "Dan Gong"?
Peng Qi, who was flattered, still had some sense.
After her humble excuse, Peng Qi soon discovered a problem.
"Why don't you see the Sand King?"
It turned out that Peng Qi discovered that Shamoke did not come to her with Ding Feng.
You must know that Samoko is the link between you and the Han army. What can you do without him?
After hearing Peng Qi's question, Ding Feng said with a smile on his face:
"General Protecting the Han will lead his troops behind to hold down the formation. In about an hour, Duke Peng will see him."
Ding Feng's answer made Peng Qi dispel her doubts.
After explaining Samoko's whereabouts, Ding Feng took the initiative to move aside, revealing Jiang Ji behind him.
Jiang Ji was seen holding a scepter in his hand.
After Peng Qi and all the commanders of the Shanyue Sect had seen Jiang Ji, Ding Feng introduced him:
"This is Mr. Jiang, whose courtesy name is Zitong. He is currently the captain of Fujun under the command of Grand Sima."
After introducing this sentence, Ding Feng took a deep breath and continued:
"This time, Duke Jiang, under the orders of the Grand Sima, holds the Great Sima's staff to protect the Yuzhang armies!"
When Ding Feng introduced the first sentence, some of the Shanyue Zongshuai had a look of surprise on their faces.
Don't look at Jiang Ji who seems to be a little transparent at Mi Yang's place.
But in the world, especially in the Huainan area, Jiang Ji's reputation is very great.
Many people in Jiangdong have heard of his reputation.
What shocked many Shanyue Sect Commanders even more was what Ding Feng said next.
"Hold the Great Sima Scepter."
This sentence means that Jiang Ji is now the incarnation of Mi Yang!
Every word Jiang Ji said could be regarded as an order from Mi Yang.
Is this good enough?
After realizing Jiang Ji's incredible identity, many Shanyue Sect Commanders subconsciously knelt down towards Jiang Ji.
Those Shanyue sect commanders are not familiar with Chinese etiquette. In their impression, kneeling is the highest standard of etiquette.
After those Shanyue sect commanders knelt down, other Shanyue sect commanders who had no intention of kneeling had no choice but to kneel down as well.
For a moment, there was no Shanyue Sect Commander standing in front of Jiang Ji.
This sudden scene was beyond Jiang Ji's expectation.
He knew that Mi Yang's reputation in Jiangdong might be great, but he didn't expect it to be so great.
Although Jiang Ji was stunned for a moment, his reaction was quick.
Jiang Ji held the staff and said to the Shanyue Sect commanders:
"You are all ministers of my Han family, please get up quickly."
The words "all are ministers of our Han family" made all the commanders of the Shanyue Sect beam with joy and express their gratitude.
What were the previous commanders of the Yamagotsu Sect most afraid of?
What I am afraid of is that the Han army will unload the mill and kill the donkey.
After all, if the attack on Chaisang fails, the Han army is a guest army and can retreat if they want, but they are based in Yuzhang and cannot easily retreat.
And after the Han army patted their butts and left, they would have to bear all the anger of the Wu army.
Although there were letters from Samoko as evidence before, they were willing to believe that Samoko, who was also a foreigner, would not lie to them.
But no matter what, the agreement between them and Samoko was more of a tacit understanding.
On the surface, Mi Yang has never made any promises to them.
Shangyue Zongshuai believed that Mi Yang would not break his promise.
But if there is no promise, how can one break one's word?
This point is the deep uneasiness in the hearts of many Shanyue Sect Commanders.
But now this uneasiness was directly resolved by Jiang Ji's words.
From now on, they have officially become members of the Yuzhang armies under Mi Yang's tent.
With this level of status, Mi Yang will definitely not abandon them.
Many Shanyue Sect Commanders stood up with smiles, and they pushed Peng Qi to come out as their representative.
Peng Qi was naturally happy about Jiang Ji's words.
Smiling almost from ear to ear, he thought about inviting Jiang Ji into the city to entertain him.
But Jiang Ji declined the invitation at first.
Seeing the joy on the faces of the Shanyue Sect Commanders in front of him, Jiang Ji remembered the mission Mi Yang had given him.
When the news that tens of thousands of Shanyue soldiers responded to the Han army reached Ding Feng's ears, Ding Feng was stunned.
He would never have thought that Samoko had never been boasting from beginning to end.
The surprise prepared by Shamoko was so big that after the shock, Ding Feng suddenly felt a little afraid.
Tens of thousands of Shanyue soldiers can be a sharp weapon in the hands of the Han army, but if they are not careful, they may also become the biggest variable that ruins Mi Yang's plan.
But if he wanted to control this power that brought good fortune and misfortune, Ding Feng knew that neither he nor Samoko could do it, only Mi Yang could.
So Ding Feng immediately ordered Baili to hurry up and deliver the news to Mi Yang.
When Mi Yang first learned the news, he was also shocked.
He knew that there were many Shangoe soldiers in Jiangdong, but he had never considered that he had any friendship with the Shangoe Sect Commander before.
If you rashly send someone to instigate rebellion, the news will probably leak out, and the gain will outweigh the loss.
Unexpectedly, Shamoko actually established this line quietly.
After the shock, Mi Yang quickly reacted.
Mi Yang was unable to go to Yuzhang County in person because he had another important matter to attend to.
So he immediately appointed Jiang Ji as his envoy to recruit the commanders of the Yuzhang and Yue clans on his behalf.
Before Jiang Ji left, Mi Yang told him this:
"Exercise kindness, distribute generous rewards, set an example, and share the east of the Yangtze River together!"
Jiang Ji, who remembered Mi Yang's instructions, looked at the leader Peng Qi.
Jiang Ji first bowed to Peng Qi:
"The Great Sima of the Ji Dynasty thanked Peng Gong for his righteousness.
Without Peng Gong in the middle, how could tens of thousands of soldiers and armor shake Yuzhang?
Not rewarding meritorious deeds is not a Han system."
After saying these words, Jiang Ji raised the staff in his hand and waved it gently towards Peng Qi.
The golden bell on the scepter passed through the air, making a pleasant sound.
Facing this pleasant sound, Jiang Ji said loudly:
"Now the Grand Sima of Ji Dynasty Biao Peng Gong is the governor of Yuzhang and the Marquis of Jianchang!"
Jiang Ji's voice fell just as the ringing stopped.
Silence returned to the field, but the hearts of the Yamagotsu sect commanders suddenly began to "bang bang bang".
Holding the Da Sima Scepter is like the Da Sima coming in person.
And who in the world doesn’t know the power of Mi Da Sima in the Han Dynasty?