Jianye City was the center of Jiangdong's economy, culture, and military. It was also the capital of Jiangdong. Although it was not as prosperous as Xiangyang and Xudu, but under the management of the Sun family, it had become as prosperous as a first-tier city. Even Shouchun in Yangzhou was slightly inferior to Jianye City.
In Jianye Qiao Mansion, Qiao Xuan was originally from Lujiang's Wan Cheng. The Qiao family also had a large foundation in Wan Cheng. Because Qiao Xuan was a great scholar, the Qiao family was very popular in Wan Cheng. After Sun Ce attacked Wan Cheng and captured it, the only family that was not affected was the Qiao family.
This was because the Qiao family and Sun Jian were family friends. This was why Qiao Xuan arranged for his two daughters to be engaged to Sun Jian's sons, Sun Ce and Zhou Yu.
However, things did not go as planned. On the second day of the wedding, Sun Ce led Jiangdong's army to battle. Lujiang's Wan Cheng was attacked by the Lvbu's Army. His eldest daughter, Big Joe, died with her husband. This made Qiao Xuan sad for a long time. Sun Ce did not know if it was to compensate the Qiao family or for other reasons, but he moved the entire Qiao family to Jianye City.
"Master, master!" The Qiao family's housekeeper quickly ran towards the direction of the Qiao family's study room.
"En?" Qiao Xuan was practicing his calligraphy and painting in the study room. A landscape painting was about to take shape in Qiao Xuan's hands. However, because of the sudden shout, the brush and ink in his hand slipped. A good landscape painting was stained with extra ink. Two big stains ruined the painting paper.
Qiao Xuan's face immediately showed anger. "Panicking is not proper." Qiao Xuan put down the brush in his hand and shouted at the Qiao family's housekeeper outside the door.
"Master, please forgive me, please forgive me!" The housekeeper saw that his master was angry and quickly bowed, hoping that his master would forgive him.
"Master, it's not that I'm panicking. I have something important to report to you!" The housekeeper bowed to Qiao Xuan as he explained.
"Something important?" Qiao Xuan was puzzled. Ever since the Qiao family moved to Jianye City, what important matters did they have to attend to? The people they were familiar with were gone, and they rarely moved around. Qiao Xuan naturally had the family business to maintain, but Qiao Xuan didn't care too much about these things.
"Yes, Zhang Zhao, Lord Zhang is here!" The housekeeper panted and said to Qiao Xuan.
"Zhang Zhao? What is he doing here? " Qiao Xuan thought about it and frowned. He wasn't familiar with this Zhang Zhao. Qiao Xuan even felt a bit of disgust towards Zhang Zhao because this person was a bit mercenary. Although he was talented, he was too slick. But that was other people's business.
. Qiao Xuan was talented, but he was not willing to enter the official career, so it had nothing to do with him. Zhang Zhao was appointed by Sun Ce to be the commander of the auxiliary army. It could be said that he had a very high position in Sun Ce's army.
If Zhou Yu was the one leading the army in the front line, then Zhang Zhao was the one leading the army in the rear. Zhang Zhao was in charge of the mobilization of the entire Jiangdong's resources. The major events in Jianye were in his hands.
Why would such an important official under Sun Ce come to visit Qiao Xuan? Qiao Xuan and Zhang Zhao had nothing to do with each other. If Big Joe was still alive, then Qiao Xuan could still have some contact with Zhang Zhao. After all, Qiao Xuan could be considered as Sun Ce's father-in-law. But his eldest daughter was dead. How valuable was his father-in-law's identity?
"Master, Master, Zhang Zhao brought a lot of gifts!" The housekeeper explained to Qiao Xuan.
"Gifts?" Qiao Xuan was even more confused. If some scholars came to bring gifts, then Qiao Xuan could understand that they were either seeking knowledge or asking for advice.
But you, Zhang Zhao, brought gifts. What kind of situation is this? Asking for advice? Although Qiao Xuan was a great scholar, he did not have the ability to teach Zhang Zhao. It could even be said that Zhang Zhao's cultural attainment was above Qiao Xuan's.
Qiao Xuan did not understand, but etiquette could not be lost. So he still let the housekeeper bring Zhang Zhao into the mansion. "Bring Master Zhang to the main hall. Do not neglect him. I will be there soon!" Qiao Xuan said to his housekeeper.
"Yes!" The housekeeper nodded. Master did not feel anything about Zhang Zhao's visit, but he was very excited as a servant. Who did not know Zhang Zhao's name? In Jianye, even Marquis Wu Sun Ce's reputation was not as great as Zhang Zhao's. This was because Zhang Zhao was equivalent to the person in charge of the rear.
Now that Zhang Zhao had come to their Qiao Clan's residence, the steward would be able to show off a bit when he went out. He would be able to tell others that their Qiao Clan was also a large clan, and that even Lord Zhang Zhao had come to their residence to visit. How proud would that be?
Just as the housekeeper was about to leave, he was stopped by Qiao Xuan. "Wait!"
"What's wrong, Master? Don't worry, Master. I will definitely serve Master Zhang Zhao well! "The housekeeper said to Qiao Xuan. He thought that Qiao Xuan was afraid that he would neglect Zhang Zhao.
"That's not the reason. Forget it. I will go and greet him myself!" Qiao Xuan shook his head. No matter what, Zhang Zhao was the envoy of Jiangdong. He could be regarded as second only to one person and above everyone else. If they did not have any interaction, it would be fine. If they did, then naturally Qiao Xuan would not lose his manners. Zhang Zhao came to visit. No matter what, Qiao Xuan could not let a servant greet him. Hence, Qiao Xuan thought for a while and said, "Come with me!"
Qiao Xuan said to the housekeeper. Qiao Xuan's clothes were still casual, but there was no other way. He could not let Zhang Zhao wait for too long.
After that, the master and servant went to the front hall.
Zhang Zhao was waiting for news in the front hall. Although Qiao Xuan was a great scholar, Zhang Zhao did not really care much about him. Just like Master Shui Jing in Jingzhou. Although everyone knew that Master Shui Jing was Sima Wei, how many officials went to visit him? Pang Degong was so famous because he founded the Lumen Academy. Without the Lumen Academy, the governor of Jingzhou, Liu Biao, would not have been so afraid of him.
The reason why Zhang Zhao came in person was that someone asked him to come, and this person's status was not low.
"Zhang Zhao, Lord Zhang!" Qiao Xuan saw the middle-aged man who was pacing in the front hall. It was Sun Cejun's important minister, Zhang Zhao, Zhang Zibu. Zhang Zhao was from Pengcheng, Xuzhou.
This person came to Jiangdong not only to seek refuge, but also because he offended Xuzhou Provincial Governor Tao Qian, Tao Gongzu. Tao Qian came to invite Zhang Zhao to become an official, but Zhang Zhao did not give face to Tao Qian. Therefore, Tao Qian took him to a large region. If it were not for his friend's help, he would have been executed by Tao Qian.
It was precisely because of this that Zhang Zhao was not as straightforward as before after coming to Jiangdong. Instead, he became more and more tactful, which was why Qiao Xuan did not like him.
However, regardless of whether Qiao Xuan liked him or not, since he came, he naturally needed to be warmly received.
"Lord Qiao!" Seeing that Qiao Xuan personally came out to greet him, Zhang Zhao also nodded. Since Qiao Xuan was like this, Zhang Zhao naturally returned the favor by calling Qiao Xuan Lord Qiao.
"Lord Zhang Zhao, you are a busy official of Jiangdong. I don't know why you put aside your official duties to come to the mansion. If this delays Marquis Wu's important matter, Qiao Xuan will be guilty!" Qiao Xuan said to Zhang Zhao with a smile.
"Lord Qiao, you are too polite. Even if I am busy, I have to take time out of my busy schedule to visit Lord Qiao. Lord Qiao is a great scholar of Jiangdong and is respected by tens of thousands of people."
The two exchanged pleasantries and finally cut to the chase.
"May I know why Lord Zhang Zhao has come to my mansion?" Qiao Xuan asked Zhang Zhao. Naturally, there were servants serving tea to him. Qiao Xuan gestured for him to go ahead, and the two of them picked up the teacups.
Hearing Qiao Xuan's question, Zhang Zhao put down the teacup and said with a smile, "Lord Qiao, Zhao is here at the request of the Lord and Old Madam!" Zhang Zhao answered Qiao Xuan's question.
"Marquis Wu? And Old Madam? "Qiao Xuan also put down the tea and wondered," Did Marquis Wu come for Yu 'er? " Marquis Wu and Old Madam's relationship with Qiao Xuan was only that of in-laws. Since Zhang Zhao was instructed by Marquis Wu and Old Madam, it meant that he came for his eldest daughter, Qiao Yu.
Speaking of his eldest daughter, Qiao Xuan's eyes couldn't help but dim because Qiao Yu was already dead. A few days after marrying Sun Ce, Lujiang's Wan City was destroyed and Qiao Yu died.
"What does Marquis Wu want to say?" Qiao Xuan was a little uncomfortable because Qiao Yu was his eldest daughter and Sun Ce's wife. Did Sun Ce send Zhang Zhao because he wanted to marry another wife?
"What kind of daughter can enter Marquis Wu's eyes?" Qiao Xuan thought and couldn't help but ridicule. "If Marquis Wu likes her, there is no need to discuss with this old man. Return those gifts." Zhang Zhao came with gifts.
"Daughter of He Family?" Zhang Zhao looked at Qiao Xuan doubtfully, but when he heard Qiao Yu, he immediately understood. Zhang Zhao was a smart person, how could he not know that Old Man Qiao was angry because Qiao Yu had just died. If Lord Sun Ce directly remarried, it would naturally make Old Man Qiao uncomfortable.
Knowing the reason naturally made things easier. "Haha, haha!" Zhang Zhao suddenly laughed.
"Lord Zhang Zhao, what's so funny? Go back and tell Marquis Wu that the fate of being in-laws has come to an end. Take these gifts back! "Qiao Xuan said coldly to Zhang Zhao." Wu Hui, see the guest out! "
"Yes!" The housekeeper nodded and said to Zhang Zhao, "Lord Zhang, please!"
"Lord Qiao, Lord Qiao, everyone says that Lord Qiao is upright. Zhang Zhao didn't think so at first, but now it seems that Lord Qiao is really upright!" Zhang Zhao said to Lord Qiao with a smile.
"Lord Qiao misunderstood Zhang Zhao. Zhang Zhao definitely didn't mean to humiliate the mistress!" Zhang Zhao explained to Qiao Xuan, "Lord and Old Mistress also didn't let Zhang Zhao come to tell Lord Qiao about remarrying!"
"Then why are you here?" Qiao Xuan asked doubtfully.
"Zhang Zhao came this time for Lord Qiao's second daughter, Miss Xiao Qiao!" Zhang Zhao said to Qiao Xuan.
"For Xiao Qiao?" Qiao Xuan didn't understand. How was this for Xiao Qiao?
"Why? Did Lord Qiao forget about Miss Xiao Qiao's marriage contract? "Zhang Zhao reminded.
"Marriage contract?" Qiao Xuan just remembered that his two daughters were really betrothed to someone else. "Zhou Yu?" Big Joe married Sun Jian's son, Sun Ce, because the Qiao family and the Sun family were family friends. Xiao Qiao couldn't marry the Sun family's youngest son, Sun Quan, so she changed her method and married Sun Ce's sworn brother, Zhou Yu.
Seeing Zhang Zhao bring gifts and mention Zhou Yu, could it be that he was here to propose marriage?
"Did Zhou Yu ask you to come?" Qiao Xuan asked. Zhou Yu was really influential. He actually sent Zhang Zhao to propose marriage. Zhou Yu was the Governor, and Zhang Zhao's position wasn't low either. The two of them could be considered the head of the civil and military, just like Kuai Yue and Cai Mao in Jingzhou.
"No, no!" Zhang Zhao shook his head out of Qiao Xuan's expectations.
"Not Zhou Yu, Zhou Gong Jin? Then who is it? "
"Lord Qiao, Zhang Zhao is indeed here to propose marriage on behalf of the Governor, but the client is not the Governor!" Zhang Zhao smiled and said to Qiao Xuan. The client was not Zhou Yu, because Zhou Yu didn't know that Zhang Zhao would come to propose marriage. In other words, Zhou Yu wouldn't have the face to ask Zhang Zhao to propose marriage on his behalf. The only people who could make Zhang Zhao come were naturally the Lord Sun Ce and the Old Madam Wu.
Sun Ce was also hiding it from Zhou Yu, because Zhou Yu had always been with him to conquer the world. Because of the war, Zhou Yu's marriage hadn't been settled. Originally, the two brothers agreed to get married and win the two daughters of Sun Ce's family, Big Joe and Little Joe. However, because of Jiang Xia's plot, Zhou Yu missed the wedding.
Sun Ce felt bad, so he specially sent a letter to Jianye for his brother, asking the Old Madam to send Zhang Zhao to propose marriage.
"Isn't Jiang Xia in the midst of the war? Can Gong Jin find the time to come back? " After hearing Zhang Zhao's words, Qiao Xuan felt much better. He knew that he was overthinking. It wasn't Sun Ce who wanted to marry another wife, but his daughter's marriage. In his happiness, he even called Zhou Yu by his courtesy name to show his closeness.
Qiao Xuan asked this because Zhou Yu didn't hold the wedding as scheduled because of the war in Jiang Xia.
"Master Qiao, don't worry. No matter how busy the war in Jiang Xia is, this Governor will find the time to hold the wedding with your daughter!" Zhang Zhao said to Qiao Xuan.
"How can this be!" Qiao Xuan quickly shook his head and said, "The world is not settled yet! This Gong Jin is so affectionate towards my daughter, this old man doesn't know what to say! " These were Huo Qubing's words. However, when it came to Zhou Yu, it wasn't too bad. This was because, like Huo Qubing, Zhou Yu was also a handsome young man. He was a young man with a seat.
"Master Qiao, you have a clear conscience. Zhang Zhao hasn't finished speaking. After this war, Jiang Xia will be settled! Only then can the Governor take the time to hold the wedding as scheduled! "
"What do you mean?" Qiao Xuan didn't understand.
Zhang Zhao wanted to explain, but he stopped when he saw the female servants.
Qiao Xuan naturally knew what was going on. He waved his hand and said to the servants, "All of you can leave. There's no need for you to serve here! Sir Zhang Zhao, please come with me to the study! "Qiao Xuan led the way as he spoke.
Zhang Zhao also followed behind, and the two entered the study one after another.
"Master Zhang Zhao, you can speak freely. Although the study room is small, there are no walls!" Qiao Xuan said to Zhang Zhao.
"Master Qiao, on the surface of Jiang Xia, it's like this, like this, like this!" Zhang Zhao told Qiao Xuan about the war in front of Jiang Xia. Although Qiao Xuan wasn't interested in his career, he still understood the situation of the war.
Hearing Zhang Zhao's explanation, Qiao Xuan's heart was moved. After this war, Marquis Wu will be invincible in Jiang Xia? "
"Keke, that's true. However, Master Qiao missed out on one point. After this war, my lord will sit on the land of Jingchu and look towards the Central Plains. From then on, he will be vying for supremacy!" Zhang Zhao stroked his beard and smiled. "As the father-in-law of the Governor, Master Qiao's status will naturally rise. Wouldn't it be easy for Master Qiao to establish an academy?"
"Hmm?" Qiao Xuan's eyes lit up. Although Qiao Xuan was a great scholar, he also had his own desires. As long as one is a human, they would have desires. Otherwise, Qiao Xuan would not have married his two daughters to Sun Ce and Zhou Yu. If Qiao Xuan didn't have desires, then why didn't he marry his two daughters to Sun Jian's two sons? The elder daughter to Sun Ce and the younger daughter to Sun Quan!
This would make the friendship between the Qiao family and the Sun family deeper. The reason why Qiao Xuan didn't do this was that he could see that although Sun Quan was talented, his identity meant that he would never be able to make a name for himself in this life.
This was because Sun Quan had an excellent elder brother. As long as Sun Ce didn't die, Sun Quan wouldn't have a chance. Moreover, Sun Ce was now in his prime and was in the prime of his life.
Sun Quan was just as Qiao Xuan had expected. Even though he was able to govern a county at the age of 14, with his elder brother around, Sun Quan was destined not to have much power. He was destined to be a happy young master in River East.
But Zhou Yu was different. First, Zhou Yu was very talented. It could be said that Zhou Yu's talent was known by everyone in the world. This was why he was called Jiangdong's Beauty Zhou. Second, the relationship between Zhou Yu and Sun Ce. Although Zhou Yu and Sun Ce were not biological brothers, their relationship was more real than that. Moreover, the two were sworn brothers and had a close relationship.
In Jiangdong, Zhou Yu was second only to Sun Ce and above tens of thousands of people. In the future, when Sun Ce conquered the world, his status would naturally rise. It was because of this that Qiao Xuan decided to marry his youngest daughter to Zhou Yu. This way, his status in the Qiao family would be stabilized.
Now, Zhang Zhao told Qiao Xuan about the situation in Jiangxia. After this war, Jiangdong would dominate the Yangtze River. If the Jiangdong Army occupied Jingzhou, it could be regarded as one of the world's most powerful warlords. With the Yangtze River's natural barrier and Jingzhou's wealth, even Cao Cao of Xudu would find it difficult to do anything to Jiangdong. Qiao Xuan was a human being.
Qiao Xuan was a human, so he naturally had his own desires. His desire was not to be an official, nor to be the richest in the world, but to write books. That's right. Qiao Xuan was a great scholar, so it was easy for him to become an official. But everyone had their own desires. Qiao Xuan wanted to be like Pang Degong of Jingzhou, to be able to have students all over the world, to be able to write books, and to let the world know him.
One of the prerequisites for becoming a person like Pang Degong was to establish a huge academy.
Obviously, it was impossible to rely on the Qiao family's ability. Without a teacher and other great scholars, how could they establish an academy? Even if they had the money, it was impossible. Although Qiao Xuan was also a great scholar, he did not have enough face to invite other great scholars.
The reason why Pang Degong was successful was because in addition to the fame of Big Pang and Little Pang, he also had the help of Sima Wei and other people like Feng Li. Even so, Pang Degong spent almost all of the Pang family's wealth to succeed.
Qiao Xuan needed financial support and the help of connections. The two sons-in-law were the key figures.
If the eldest daughter was still alive, then the eldest son-in-law Sun Ce would naturally help. However, the eldest daughter was dead, so Qiao Xuan's connections were cut off. He did not expect to have such an opportunity now.
As long as what Zhang Zhao said was true, that after this war in Jiangxia, they would take the Yangtze River and Jingzhou. With the help of Zhou Yu's name, Qiao Xuan would be able to establish an academy! The academy would be called Qiao Xuan's Residence. Thinking of this, Qiao Xuan's old face lit up with joy.
"Those gifts are the betrothal gifts sent by the Old Madam on behalf of the Governor's elders! Master Qiao, please accept them! " Zhang Zhao also knew what Qiao Xuan was thinking and said to him with a smile. Zhou Yu's Zhou Family had been destroyed. The ones who killed them were not the Lvbu's Army, but the nobles in Lujiang's Shu Cheng who were at the end of their rope and did not want to live or die with Zhou Yu. They wanted to use the Zhou Family's head as a sign of allegiance to the Lvbu's Army, and even get promoted and rich.
However, they did not receive any rewards from the Lvbu's Army after killing the Zhou Family. Instead, they were killed by the Lvbu's Army.
It was precisely because the Zhou Family was gone that it was difficult to find Zhou Yu's elders. The Old Madam could only be Zhou Yu's elder herself.
"No, no, Old Madam, you are too polite! You are too polite! " Qiao Xuan smiled and chatted with Zhang Zhao. The two of them did not have any conflict of interest, but they were even colluding with each other. Therefore, the two of them laughed happily and discussed the wedding in detail in the study. For example, the time of the wedding, who would be invited, and so on.
It was a joyous and harmonious atmosphere in the study. In the backyard of the Qiao Family's residence, a beautiful woman was staring at the flowers in front of her. These flowers were very haggard, just like the person in front of her.
"Sister, are you doing well in Yangzhou?" The fairy-like person looked at the flowers and muttered to herself. "Haha, I said too much! You have his company, so naturally you are happy. How could he make you sad! "The fairy-like person laughed at herself.
"Sister, you have never fought with me since you were young. Why did you snatch your sister's things this time? Sister, do you know, I can't wait to replace you! "A voice full of hidden bitterness sounded.
"And you, have you forgotten me because you have a sister? Do you really not know that there is someone waiting for you in Jiangdong? Maybe I am thinking too much, haha, haha! " If you looked carefully, you would find that this fairy-like person looked very similar to a woman. That woman was the ruler of Yangzhou, the King Of Shu, Liu Mang, Hanyang's second wife, Qiao Yu.
That's right, this fairy-like person was Qiao Yu's younger sister, Miss Xiao Qiao of Jiangdong. She was also the person that Zhou Yu had always wanted to marry.
"Second Miss, Second Miss!" Just when Miss Xiao Qiao was feeling sorry for herself, a maid's voice came from outside.
"Xiang Xiang?" Xiao Qiao's puzzled voice came out. Xiao Qiao quickly hid the cloth in her hand. This cloth was used by Liu Mang to bandage their wounds after they were rescued.
"It's me, Second Miss!" The maid called Xiang Xiang replied.
"Come in!" Xiao Qiao nodded and said to Xiang Xiang outside.
"Second Miss, Second Miss, good news, good news!" The maid called Xiang Xiang came in and said with a smile.
"Good news? What good news? "Xiao Qiao did not understand and asked Xiang Xiang doubtfully.
"Second Miss, Governor is coming back!" Xiang Xiang said to Xiao Qiao.
"Big Brother Gong Jin?" A trace of joy appeared on Xiao Qiao's face. In front of Xiao Qiao, Zhou Yu had always acted like a gentleman. Therefore, the two of them interacted like siblings. Moreover, Zhou Yu had always protected Xiao Qiao.
Originally, Xiao Qiao thought that this was the feeling of love, so Xiao Qiao called him Big Brother Zhou. However, after meeting that bad guy, Xiao Qiao finally knew what love was. Thinking about what that bad guy did to her, Xiao Qiao could not help but blush.
"Is Big Brother Gong Jin coming back after winning the war?" Xiao Qiao also showed a slight smile. She knew that Jiangdong and Jingzhou were at war for many years.
"Second Miss, this is not the good news!" The maid shook her head and said to Xiao Qiao.
"Oh? Is there any good news? "Xiao Qiao asked doubtfully.
"That's right, Miss. It's not just about the Governor's return. It's also about your marriage!" Xiang Xiang looked at Xiao Qiao with a smile. Which girl did not yearn for love? Zhou Yu was a handsome man, and there were only a few in the world. Therefore, many girls were fascinated by Zhou Yu when they saw Zhou Yu. He was young, capable, and held a high position. Which girl would not like such a perfect man? Xiang Xiang also liked Zhou Yu.
"Marriage?" Xiao Qiao was stunned for a moment. She did not react.
"That's right, Second Young Mistress. The Governor is coming back. I heard it when I was delivering tea to Master and the others. They said that the Governor is going to marry Second Young Mistress after he returns this time. Even Sir Zhang Zhao brought the betrothal gifts!" Xiang Xiang directly told Xiao Qiao. The more Xiang Xiang spoke, the more excited she became. How was this like Xiao Qiao getting married? It was as if Xiang Xiang was getting married.
"Marry me?" Xiao Qiao panicked and subconsciously said. "No, no! I don't want to marry Big Brother Zhou. "
"Second Miss, Second Miss, what's wrong?" Xiang Xiang looked at her Second Miss and asked. Looking at the Second Miss' silly appearance, could it be that she was too happy? That was true. The Governor was so handsome, and he was young and promising. He was also deeply in love with the Second Miss. If there was someone who treated him like that, even if he died, it would be worth it. Xiang Xiang was now thinking that when the Second Miss got married, she would be the Second Miss's maidservant. This way, she could see the Governor every day. Thinking about it, she was very happy.
"Second Miss, you must be very happy. Master is also like this. I heard that as long as the enemy of Yangzhou is taken down, he will come back to marry you! The Old Madam will personally arrange it. "
"Yangzhou's enemy?" When Xiao Qiao heard the two words Yangzhou, she could not help but raise her voice. "Xiang Xiang, how can it be Yangzhou's enemy? Didn't our Jiangdong and Yangzhou have a ceasefire? "
"I don't know. This is what Master said. He said that our Jiangdong's army and Jingzhou's army are attacking Yangzhou's enemy under the command of the Governor."
"No, no!" Xiao Qiao shook her head fiercely. "How can it be? How can it be?" Xiao Qiao had not seen the Jingzhou Army, but Jiangdong's army had not been able to take down the Jingzhou Army for so long. She knew that the Jingzhou Army's fighting strength was not bad. Now, the two armies had joined forces to deal with Yangzhou.
"Big Brother Liu, Big Brother Liu!" Xiao Qiao suddenly thought of a bad person. Thinking of this, she suddenly rushed out of the room and wanted to run out of the mansion.
"Second Miss. Second Miss? "Xiang Xiang was also stunned. She did not understand why the Second Miss was in such a daze. However, Xiang Xiang still chased after her.
Xiao Qiao was brought back, but after returning, she became absent-minded.
"Xiang Xiang, do you want to marry Big Brother Zhou?" Xiao Qiao suddenly asked Xiang Xiang.
"Why do you mention this, Second Miss?" Xiang Xiang's face suddenly turned red. Zhou Yu was very outstanding. Xiang Xiang naturally dreamed of marrying Zhou Yu. "The Governor is so outstanding, and I'm just a female servant. I'm not worthy of the Governor!" Xiang Xiang only hoped that she could marry the Second Miss. It was enough for her to be able to see the Governor every day.
"You are worthy! You are worthy! I will make you worthy! "Xiao Qiao's tone suddenly became firm.
"Ah ah ah?" Xiang Xiang looked at her Miss in confusion. She did not know what was wrong with her Miss.
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In the Yangzhou Navy's stronghold, Lu Xun had long since woken up. He was sitting upright in his room. These past few days, it was all thanks to the care of the young lady from the medical center that Lu Xun was safe and sound. Lu Xun still hadn't had the time to thank her.
Before she could even ask for her name, Lu Xun suddenly raised his hand and sniffed. It was this hand, this hand that had grabbed her. Lu Xun had been holding the girl's hand for the whole night when he was in a coma and talking in his sleep.
"And the fragrance!" Lu Xun could not help but say. After saying that, Lu Xun's face was completely red. "Lu Xun, Lu Xun, what are you thinking about? Bah bah bah! " Lu Xun could be considered a gentleman. The Lu Family's upbringing was very strict. Since young, Lu Xun had been taught by his grandfather, Lu Kang.
His grandfather taught Lu Xun that he must be strict and upright. He must be a gentleman and be happy to love the people. However, Lu Kang did not teach Lu Xun what love was. Lu Xun was at the age where love was first awakened. Naturally, he would also think of girls.
This girl who took care of him made Lu Xun's heart involuntarily. His mind was full of that white figure.
"Report, report, report!" Just as Lu Xun was still thinking about that girl, a messenger suddenly came in.
"Report, report, report, report, report, it is not good, it is not good! Enemy, the enemy is all enemy! " The messenger stammered. It was not because the messenger had a physiological problem, but because he was scared.
"Enemy?" Lu Xun froze for a moment.
"Boom, boom, boom!" The entire Lujiang Navy's camp rang out with alarms.
Lu Xun hurriedly put aside his longing for that girl. He picked up the armor and ran towards the Lujiang Water Stronghold.
When he arrived outside the Lujiang Navy, Lu Xun looked at the Yangtze River and suddenly took a breath of cold air.
The entire surface of the Yangtze River was completely covered by warships. The Yangzhou Navy only had 20 warships, but there were at least 200 warships outside. These enemies simply made one's scalp tingle.
"They really think highly of me!" Lu Xun looked at the Jingzhou Navy and Jiangdong Navy's banners on the Yangtze River.
"General, did the Jingzhou Navy and Jiangdong Navy come out in full force?" The Deputy General asked Lu Xun.
"The Jiangdong Army and Jingzhou Army seem determined to get rid of us!" Lu Xun sneered at the deputy general beside him. If Lu Xun, who would blush at the thought of that girl in his room, was a big boy next door, then Lu Xun was now a decisive general. His face was cold and his heart was calm.
"General, what should we do?" The Deputy General panicked. There were at least hundreds of thousands of soldiers outside. Even if they were to stand there and let the enemy kill them, it would take a long time.
"Pass down the order, open the gates of the Lujiang Navy. Everyone get on the warships and prepare to fight!" Lu Xun said to the Deputy General.
"Fight? General, are you crazy? " The Deputy General was frightened. The enemy was ten times more than them. If they went out to fight now, wouldn't it be like sending sheep to the tiger's den? Staying in the Lujiang Navy's camp would give them a chance to survive. With the protection of the Lujiang Navy, they could hold on for a while.
"We will definitely die in the Lujiang Navy's camp! There is still a chance to survive if we go out to fight! " Lu Xun explained to the Deputy General. The Jiangdong Navy and Jingzhou Navy could be said to have come out in full force. There were hundreds of warships on the surface of the Yangtze River. To be honest, Lu Xun did not have any confidence. However, he knew that he had to go out to fight. Once he hid in the Lujiang Navy's camp, there was no other possibility other than death.
The Lujiang Navy's camp was not a city on land. Because of the ferry, the size of the camp was limited. Its defensive power was also limited because it was built with wood.
Right now, the Lujiang Navy camp could only hold 30,000 soldiers at most and could only defend against 50,000 soldiers.
If the Lujiang Navy's warships did not move now, they would not be able to move for a long time. Looking at the size of the enemy outside, there were at least 100,000 soldiers. If they swarmed the Lujiang Navy's camp, it would be a siege.
Putting aside the fact that the Lujiang Navy could only house 30,000 soldiers, they could only defend 50,000 soldiers. Even if they could use 30,000 soldiers to defend against 100,000 soldiers, they would still need 30,000 soldiers. The entire Lujiang Navy only had about 15,000 soldiers. If they were trapped in the Lujiang Navy's camp, they could only wait to be beaten up. In the end, the Lujiang Navy's camp would be breached and the new warships would not be spared.
Therefore, Lu Xun needed to let his warships leave the Lujiang Navy camp. This way, they would have a chance of survival. With the speed of the new warships and the advantage of their range, the enemy would not dare to attack the camp. Even if they could not defeat the enemy on the Yangtze River, Lu Xun could still escape with a large force. At worst, he would abandon the Lujiang Navy camp. He did not believe that the Jingzhou and Jiangdong Navy would dare to land in the Lujiang Navy camp. The Yangzhou Navy was bullied by the Jingzhou Navy and Jiangdong Navy because of its small size. However, if the Yangzhou Navy claimed to be the second in land warfare, no one would dare to claim to be the first.
Therefore, as long as the entire fleet was protected, Lu Xun would have a merit. The new warships could not fall into the hands of the enemy.
"Why aren't you going?" Lu Xun roared at the Deputy General. "Do you want to wait for death?" “
"Yes! General! " Lu Xun's roar made the Deputy General sober up. Because of Lu Xun's calm appearance, the Deputy General felt more at ease. His own general was not afraid, so what was a Deputy General worried about?
The Deputy General did not know. On the surface, Lu Xun was calm, but in reality, Lu Xun was more nervous than anyone else. His palms were covered in cold sweat.
"100,000 soldiers. 100,000 soldiers. They really think highly of me!" Lu Xun smiled bitterly. He looked at the flag of the huge fleet. There was a 'Zhou' on it. This' Zhou 'was the Jiangdong Army's Viceroy Zhou Yu. Lu Xun had heard of this person's reputation when he was still a student. It could be said that Jiangdong's achievements were due to Zhou Yu's contribution. This person's talent was world-shaking.
There was also Sun Ce's flag. Jiangdong's Little Conqueror. Even the boss was here. However, when Lu Xun saw Sun Ce's flag, he felt a deep anger. Because of Sun Ce's attack on Lujiang, the Lu Family was destroyed. His grandfather died in the hands of Sun Ce.
On the Jingzhou Navy's side, there was a flag with words. This should be Wen Pin's flag. Lu Xun and Wen Pin had fought before. Although Lu Xun lost, it was because he was not familiar with the Yangzhou Navy's warships. Now that they were familiar with the new warships, Lu Xun was not Wen Pin's opponent.
There was also a flag with Zhuge's flag. This was the flag of the Jingzhou Navy's Military Advisor. Although Zhuge Liang had not fought with Lu Xun, Lu Xun had heard of this person's reputation. Zhuge Liang relied on his own stratagem and the Jingzhou Navy to block the Jiangdong Navy outside Jiangxia. Even with the assistance of Zhou Yu, the Jiangdong Navy could not break through Jiangxia's defenses. This showed Zhuge Liang's talent.
When he thought of fighting with these people, Lu Xun could not help but feel a trace of fear. He took a deep breath and suppressed his fear. "Come on, come on! The worst that can happen is death! " Lu Xun was worthy of being young. He quickly changed from fear to fighting spirit. If he lost, he would die! 100,000 against 10,000. If he lost, it would be glorious. If he won, then he would become famous.
"Reporting!" Just when Lu Xun was observing the surface of the Yangtze River, a messenger ran over.
"Report, General Lu Xun, there is a letter from Wancheng City!" A messenger knelt down and handed the letter to Lu Xun.
"A letter from Wancheng City? Military Advisor Chen Gong? " The one who could send a letter from Wancheng City was naturally Chen Gong. Now, Lü Bu was leading troops to attack Yuzhou. Although he received the news, he still needed time. Now, the entire Lujiang was under the responsibility of Military Advisor Chen Gong.
After receiving the letter, Lu Xun was about to open it on the spot, but the messenger on the side shouted. "Reporting to the General, the Military Advisor said that you cannot open it at this time!"
"Cannot open it? If I cannot open it, how can I read the letter? " Lu Xun asked doubtfully. Although he expressed his doubts, his hands stopped moving.
"The Military Advisor said that this letter can only be opened when you are on the warship to fight against the Jingzhou and Jiangdong coalition forces. Otherwise, it will be useless. "The messenger repeated the words left by the Military Advisor Chen Gong.
"En?" Lu Xun was confused by the messenger. What did he mean by only opening it when you are in a desperate situation? Wasn't this an intelligence and order letter?
"Did the Military Advisor really say that?" Lu Xun asked again.
"Yes! Before the military advisor left, he repeatedly instructed this subordinate to tell the general that he must only open it when he is in a desperate situation. It might save the general from calamity. "The messenger repeated the words that Chen Gong had asked him to say.
"Well, I know!" Although Lu Xun did not understand what Chen Gong was trying to do, he appreciated and admired Chen Gong's talent. Lu Xun gave up opening the letter and put it away neatly.
"General, the warship is ready. We are waiting for the General to move out!" The Deputy General ran over and reported.
"Good! Yangzhou Navy, follow me! " Lu Xun nodded and followed his men to the flagship of the Yangzhou Navy.
"Wuwuwuwu!" The sound of the war drums sounded and the Yangzhou Navy warships slowly sailed out of the Yangzhou Navy camp.
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