It is hard to keep oneself, but it is difficult to make progress.
"Brother." Sun Quan sighed facing the dark wall: "It's really difficult to rely on military generals and control civil servants. Can it be that I, Sun Quan, can only be a conservative king? Am I destined to never be a king?"
......... In a quiet courtyard, Qiao Wushuang was peeling peanuts for his young son Sun Shao to eat. There were two flowers in the small basket made of thin strips, with uniform color. Qiao Wushuang had just fed Sun Shao.
After dropping a peanut, a girl in red walked in with a sword in hand and stamped her foot in front of Qiao Wushuang.
"Xiang'er, what made you so angry?"
It was Sun Jian's youngest daughter Sun Shangxiang who came in. She was about ten years old. She was dressed in red and looked lively and young. Her pink face was full of anger. She slapped her sword on the stone table and said angrily.
: "I'm so angry, sister-in-law, those civil servants are so abominable. Liu Zhang was the chief culprit who killed my eldest brother. Today he wrote another letter to insult my eldest brother. Brother Zhou Yu said that he was going to fight, but those civil servants stopped him and said...
"
"Click."
A series of short cracking sounds came. Sun Shangxiang's back was turned to Qiao Wushuang, but then he turned around strangely, looked at Qiao Wushuang and said, "Sister-in-law, what's wrong with you?"
Qiao Wushuang smiled nonchalantly: "Actually, it's nothing. They all think about the overall situation of Jiangdong. And Xiang'er, it's not convenient for me to discuss military and national affairs here. Don't say these words to me in the future."
"Huh, I'm just so angry. When I grow up, I will definitely become a female general and cut Liu Zhang into pieces." Sun Shangxiang said harshly.
Qiao Wushuang smiled, and slowly released her delicate hands from the bamboo basket. A dozen peanuts inside were crushed to pieces, and the yellow-skinned peanuts flowed out. Qiao Wushuang fed the peanuts to Sun Shao.
"It's these civil servants again." A trace of hatred flashed in Qiao Wushuang's eyes. Although Sun Ce didn't finish what he said to him at the beginning, after a while, Qiao Wushuang also understood what her husband meant. The reason why he didn't finish what he said to her.
, because he didn’t want to ruin the Jiangdong foundation he had built with his own hands.
Qiao Wushuang hated those civil servants who only wanted to protect themselves, but what could she, a weak woman, do, not to mention that her husband was dead. If she persisted in holding on to the Wangjiang Tower, if she succeeded, Jiangdong would be divided, and Sun Ce would take it down.
If his foundation is destroyed, not only will his own life be in danger, but his young son Sun Shao will also be affected.
The only thing Qiao Wushuang could do was to swallow his hatred, take Sun Shao to live in seclusion and not care about worldly affairs, and seek revenge. That was something he dared not even think about.
.........On the bank of the Han River, there were four figures standing, an eight-foot-long man with a leopard's head and eyes, a swallow's jaw and a tiger's beard, standing with a snake spear on the ground. Even if he stood still, he could not conceal his evil aura.
.
A man is nine feet long, with a face as heavy as a jujube, greased lips, red phoenix eyes, silkworm eyebrows, and most especially his long beard. It can be seen that he has carefully groomed it on a daily basis. It is two feet long and has a uniform shape. The big man is stroking his beard.
Don't be intimidating.
A long sword with a wide back and a black handle. The blade reflects green light. Countless times of drinking blood, the blade appears green and black with blood deposits. The black dragon pattern is looming on the blade. The big man stands with a pestle,
Majestic.
Compared with the evil spirit and spirit of the first two, the third man has seven points more righteousness, as if the word "justice" is engraved in the hall. With fair complexion, handsome features and handsome figure, the man is a trustworthy brother at first glance.
A woman can be entrusted with her for the rest of her life just by looking at him.
The last one was born strangely, with a pair of long ears that almost reached the shoulders, and two pairs of obviously longer-looking hands wrapped around the abdomen. He was nearly eight feet tall, with a long face and a crying look on his face.
In short, the biggest feature of this entry is one word, long.
These four people were the three brothers Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and the Changshan general Zhao Yun who had escaped from Yuan Shao and met in the ancient city and went south. The four people originally planned to come to Jingzhou to join Liu Biao, but they did not expect that Jingzhou would be captured by Liu Zhang before they reached the Han River.
Once it is conquered, all the four people can do is look at the water and sigh.
"Liu Zhang is so fast. I originally wanted to help brother Jing Sheng, but I didn't expect that brother Jing Sheng would die so quickly. It's so painful." Liu Bei sighed towards the river.
"If you ask me, let's cross the Han River right now. I promise to poke 10,000 transparent holes in Liu Zhang's hands. Isn't this Jingzhou my brother's?" Zhang Fei suggested loudly, with a voice as loud as a bell and as powerful as a bell.
Ben Lei.
"Third brother, please don't joke. Now Liu Zhang is at the peak of his military power, and we have only a few soldiers. It's not time to fight him." Guan Yu said solemnly, looking at the green mountains in the distance.
"Hehe, I'll just tell you, hehehe." Zhang Fei said with an honest smile.
"My lord." Zhao Yun bowed his hand to Liu Bei and said in a deep voice: "Now that Liu Biao has been destroyed, and behind us are the Cao thieves, we cannot stay here for long. Since Liu Zhang and Liu Biao are both Han clan clansmen, the general suggested that we might as well stay with Liu Zhang first.
Under the account, Liu Zhang and my lord are both descendants of the royal family, so they will definitely take him in, and then they will jointly destroy Cao Cao."
"Sigh." Liu Bei looked at the rushing Han River for a long time, sighed deeply, and said with some sadness: "Zilong, why don't I want to surrender to Liu Zhang, but although this person is of royal blood, his blood is stained with ferocity.
This can be seen in Jiangzhou, Hanzhong, and Wuling. This time Xiangyang killed 60,000 people. These people are the pillars of our great Han Dynasty."
"I, Liu Bei, have acted with benevolence and righteousness, and I, Liu Bei, have vowed not to surrender to such a murderous enemy." Liu Bei looked at the vast Han River and the wilderness, and said in a deep voice: Liu Zhang defeated Zhao Wei so quickly, went to Hanzhong, and captured Jingzhou.
Huang Zhong, who had the ambition to die young, was always fierce in killing, and had the wisdom of legal justice. The courage of Huang Zhong who killed Taishi Ci, and the evil-minded people in Jingyi and other provinces have all become the dead souls of the Sichuan Army.
Liu Bei didn't think that such a person would be as easy to fool as Gongsun Zan, Yuan Shao, Kong Rong, Tao Qian, Lu Bu and Liu Biao. He was a hundred times more dangerous than Cao Cao.
"Does Yao want to kill me and Liu Bei here?" Liu Bei sighed to Yao, infinitely sad.
At this moment, an old gentleman sat on a donkey and walked over the grass from the direction of the setting sun. He was dressed in white and looked as elegant as a fairy.
"My majestic uncle, in this autumn when the Han Dynasty is in danger, you should raise a three-foot sword to stir up chaos. Why should you sit trapped in the Han River? What a pity, what a pity."
The old gentleman looked into the distance, as if he had not spoken to Liu Bei, shook his head, sat on his donkey, walked past Liu Bei and the others, and headed east.
"Sir, please stay." Liu Bei called to the old man. The old man stopped and did not look back.
Liu Bei stepped forward and bowed: "Sir, may I ask your surname?"
The old gentleman laughed: "The old man has no name, and his nickname is Shui Jing."
Liu Bei paid his respects again and said, "It turns out to be Mr. Shui Jing. I have admired him for a long time. After listening to what Mr. Shui just said, he seems to have something to teach me. I wonder if we can make tea and talk in detail. I am honored to do so."
"Haha, the old man wandered around Yaoxia without asking anything about Yaoxia. He suddenly woke up today and watched the light of the setting sun shining far away in the east. So he rode on a donkey to chase the light. The setting sun did not set, and the donkey's hooves kept moving.
Ah.”
"Mr. Yaxing."
"Haha, forgive me, uncle. I can't really do anything about my uncle's affairs. However, if I send you the words "Imperial Uncle," it may be useful to him."
"Sir, please speak."
"northwest."
"Northwest?" Liu Bei was puzzled.
"The light of the setting sun in the west can shine far away in the east. If the emperor wants to realize his great ambition, he should ask about entering from the northwest. Haha, if you delay for too long, you will die."
Sima Hui patted the donkey, and the donkey barked "Hmm," and continued walking toward the east. Sima Hui sang to Dongfang Yaoji: "Wolong has entered and left Nanxiang, burying his head in the countryside to hide his edge, and true dragons gathered from all directions.
Come out, the real dragon will crouch and shake the wasteland, hahahaha."
Liu Bei watched Sima Hui laugh and go away, pondering the words left by Sima Hui: "Wolong has entered and left Nanxiang, burying his head in the countryside to hide his edge. The real dragon gathered from all directions, and the real dragon crouched to shake the eight wastes... It turned out to be Jing.
Sir Xiang Gao has a magnificent spirit, but it’s a pity that his words are too profound and I don’t know what they mean.”
Zhao Yunyi pondered and said: "My Lord, I have seen the map. On the bank of Danshui not far away, there is a small town called Nanxiang. Nanxiang is just in the northwest. Is that what the old gentleman meant?
?”
"Why is he so angry and dares to call himself Wolong? If he is really a dragon, Qianba will stay in that small place in Nanxiang. This Long Fei Jiuyao, won't he come out for a stroll?" Zhang Fei said loudly.
"What the third brother said is not true. The old gentleman said that the real dragon crouching dragon shook the whole world. If there really is a crouching dragon, wouldn't our brother be the real dragon?" Guan Yu said.
"Hehe, it's o, hehe." Zhang Fei smiled naively.
"Don't talk nonsense. No matter what, we will go to Nanxiang first." Liu Bei scolded Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, turned around and left, Zhao Yun followed, and Siru led a small group of troops towards the sunset.
Go.
.........In the southern suburbs of Xiangyang, organizations were organizing the dismantling of tents to provide relief to the victims. Liu Zhang came with his soldiers to inspect.
Now that the victims of the disaster have basically been resettled, all the houses of the previous noble families have been temporarily leased to the victims, and will be repaid with taxes and interest-free in the future. If they can build a house within six months, the houses of the noble families will be returned to the government without repayment.
There was a busy scene in the southern suburbs. Many young victims voluntarily stayed to dismantle the tents. A young man in charge of dismantling the tents reported: "Lord, the victims requested to build a temple and erect a monument here to commemorate the disaster and forever express gratitude to the Lord for his kindness."
"There is no need to build a temple. Money is tight. Let's erect a monument."
"yes."
Liu Zhang led his soldiers along the road between the tents. Every time he passed an undismantled tent, he opened the curtain and looked inside to see the horse approaching. Huang Yueying jumped off the horse. Her posture was more vigorous than that of a military general.
"Lord."
"How is the incident in Jiangdong?" Liu Zhang poked his head into another tent. It was empty, and he shrank back with some disappointment.
Huang Yueying reported: "There is no movement in Jiangdong, but Zhou Yu rushed to Chaisang. He is stepping up the construction of Balingbaqiu Port. The fortifications demolished by Chaisang by the lord are also being restored and expanded. It seems that he has no intention of attacking.
It seems like they are going to confront us across the river."
Liu Zhang sighed: "It seems that Zhou Yulu Su is not as simple as I thought. If so, the threat of Jiangdong will always exist, which is very worrying."
Huang Yueying said: "It is true. My subordinates feel that Jiangdong is waiting for the opportunity to wait for a flaw in our Jingzhou to strike a fatal blow. Although Jiangdong has changed hands, the foundation laid by the two generations of the Sun family has won the hearts of the Jiangdong family.
It's unattainable.
The subordinates suggest that the lord should immediately stop his troops and rest, so as to calm the people's hearts and wait until his troops and horses are strong enough to carry out the Northern Expedition and the Eastern Expedition with ease."
"Stop and rest?" Liu Zhang repeated, his face a little solemn. At this moment, a burst of piano music came, and the joy on Liu Zhang's face flashed away, and he walked slowly towards the direction of the piano music.
There were many people gathered in front of a tent, including refugees and soldiers standing guard. Liu Zhang coughed twice. The soldiers were startled and hurriedly returned to their posts. The refugees also reluctantly stepped back a few steps.
Liu Zhang opened the curtain and walked in. Qu Lingchen was stroking the strings in the corner of the tent. The graceful music came from the beam-winding harp. The sound was beautiful and intoxicating. Liu Zhang sat behind the desk and listened quietly to the music. Huang Yueying
Separate from both sides.
The biggest characteristic of the sound of the harp music is that it can more easily arouse the listener's thoughts, making the listener immersed in his own emotions and unable to extricate himself. Qu Lingchen moved the strings, and the entire tent, even ten steps around the tent,
There was silence inside, and even the people passing by deliberately walked slowly.
"I really don't know what to say. It's better to pick up shit." He muttered so fiercely that he was probably the only one in the room who didn't hear it. He shook his head and didn't know what to say.
Huang Yueying frowned slightly. Her master, Nan Huazi, was proficient in all things musical, chess, calligraphy and painting. Although Huang Yueying majored in mechanics, she was also very good in other fields. Huang Yueying clearly heard Qu Lingchen playing "The Other Side of the World" and missed five notes.
Huang Yueying could tell that Qu Lingchen was an extremely good qin player. With Qu Lingchen's skills, how could he play a small piece of music from the other side by five wrong notes? Looking at Qu Lingchen's beautiful forehead, he was slightly wrinkled.
It's like a deep pool hiding countless thoughts. Driven by the ups and downs of the piano music that touches the heart, it's also like a battlefield with fierce struggles.
Huang Yueying was slightly strange.
Qu Lingchen played the music, closed his eyes, and occasionally opened them. What he saw was a metal protrusion under the Yaoliang Qin. It was a sword. It was the sword that Wu Jun brought in.
Yaoliang Qinyin always tries to settle her thoughts and fall deeply into a beautiful picture. She closes her eyes and sees the endless lake, blooming peach blossoms, green bamboo houses, and high-spirited young people...but reality always wakes her up.
, opened his eyes, it was the metal black hilt of the sword.
"I'll die today. I really don't want to suffer anymore." Qu Lingchen thought, not wanting to think about family feuds, Guiyang, Yunmengze, or the righteousness of loving the people.
Without thinking about anything, Qu Lingchen tried his best to put aside other thoughts. Slowly, Qu Lingchen only had one thought: kill the person in front of him, everything would be settled at once, and he would be free.
This thing has tortured my heart for too long.
Now all his guards are at the door, and they are intoxicated by the sound of the piano. There is only one guard and a weak woman standing beside him. The guard had fought in the woods last time. He was very powerful, but didn't have many moves.
, as long as you avoid it, Liu Zhang can be killed in one move.
Given the opportunity, Liu Zhang would undoubtedly die.
Qu Lingchen was 100% sure of getting this opportunity, but the only thing he struggled with was whether he should thrust out the sword.
The refugees have been resettled, so I shouldn't have any worries. Even if he loves the people, it can't erase his hatred of killing dozens of members of my Qu family. I'm not wrong in retaliating with retaliation.
Qu Lingchen thought, gritted his teeth, and finally made up his mind.
"Uh-huh."
The sound of the Yao Liang Qin seemed to still be lingering in my ears. A piece of cold light was pulled out from under the Yao Liang Qin and stabbed at Liu Zhang who was listening to the piano. The soldiers were still at the door, stained by the lingering sound of the Yao Liang Qin. Jing did not react for a moment.
come over.
"Wow." He didn't expect that Qu Lingchen would suddenly assassinate Liu Zhang. He was stunned for a moment, but he was not affected by the music at all. In desperation, he picked up a sledgehammer and hit Qu Lingchen.
Qu Lingchen had foreseen it, and a sledgehammer hit the ground on one side of his body, creating a big crater. With a "bang", the soldiers finally woke up and rushed into the tent together.
But it was too late. Qu Lingchen's sword was already in front of Liu Zhang. It was so powerful that a sledgehammer was passed over, but it did not block the sword. The sledgehammer had just landed in the space in front of Liu Zhang's neck, and the tip of Qu Lingchen's sword was already there.
Get close to Liu Zhang's civilian clothes.
But at this moment, Qu Lingchen's sword suddenly stopped and could no longer move forward an inch.
Everyone looked at it and were startled. They saw Huang Yueying stepping forward at some point and standing next to Qu Lingchen. Her fingers clasped Qu Lingchen's wrist. With just this movement, Qu Lingchen made another move.
It can't be penetrated either.
"I asked you why you played five wrong notes. If you don't want to die, just put down the sword." Huang Yueying said lightly. Her wrist was a vital point in her body. Seeing that Qu Lingchen didn't move, she clasped her five fingers, and Qu Lingchen couldn't help but let go.
hilt.
Huang Yueying struck with her other hand, and the long sword flew up. She took it and pushed the startled Qu Lingchen out with one palm. The whole movement was smooth and casual.
Two soldiers rushed forward, aiming their spears at Qu Lingchen's throat.
So powerful. He took off the sledgehammer covering Liu Zhang's face. Liu Zhang stood up while looking at Qu Lingchen on the ground, walked up to Qu Lingchen, looked at her coldly and said, "You really want to assassinate me, why?"
Many details about Qu Lingchen aroused Liu Zhang's suspicion, and Fazheng and Fan Lixiang had already warned him. The reason why Liu Zhang waited until this moment was to verify the guess that he believed rationally but did not believe emotionally.
Unexpectedly, I got an answer I didn't want to get.
When facing Qu Lingchen, he always feels like his heart is beating, but at this moment, that beating heart is like a dead stone.
Qu Lingchen looked at Liu Zhang without saying a word. He just made a movement and reached out to take away the gauze hat on his head. A beautiful and flawless jade face appeared in front of everyone, making the surrounding soldiers stunned.
"Is it you?" Liu Zhang said in surprise. That morning in Guiyang, the woman with eyes full of hatred suddenly came to mind.
Liu Zhang almost forgot.
"You belong to Ronger..."
Liu Zhang just said five words when he was interrupted by Qu Lingchen. Qu Lingchen looked directly at Liu Zhang: "Liu Zhang, please kill me. If you kill me now, there will be no consequences." Qu Lingchen
Closing her eyes, she had already expected this moment.