The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

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Wu Jing arrived at the latest, when he arrived, Gong Chou and others were already in the hall.

Although Wu Jing is Sun Ce's uncle, but Sun Ce is now the monarch, after he arrives, he still bows to Sun Ce first, just like the public haters who came first. Sun Ce has few younger brothers, and now the only people who can rely on the clan are Wu Jing and Hong Zi, besides the uncles of Sun Jing and Sun Xiang, and the brothers Sun Ben, Sun Hao, and Sun He. It was only Xu Kun, and Wu Jing had the most seniority and prestige in the army. Therefore, Sun Ce treated Wu Jing with great respect, and hurriedly asked him to sit down without ceremony.

As soon as Wu Jing arrived, all the people invited by Sun Ce had already arrived.

While waiting for Wu Jing to come, Sun Ce handled two military affairs by the way. After Wu Jing sat down at the table, he put the two military affairs slips aside, and picked up Gao Cheng's letter from the official documents piled up beside him. , shook it in his hand, and said to Wu Jing: "Uncle, Gao Cheng brought me a book. In the book, he talked about something very important, so I invited my uncle and waited to hear it. waiting for opinions."

Wu Jing asked, "What's the matter?"

Sun Ce put Gao Cheng's letter back on the case, and found that when he was dealing with military affairs, his fingers were stained with ink, so he signaled the servant to fetch a silk towel, wiped the ink, and said, "The letter from Gao Cheng a while ago. Laishu, which is Gao Cheng's last letter, his uncle and others already knew about it. He said in the letter that Xi Zhicai met him and Kong De successively, although he didn't say it clearly. However, inside and outside the words, it shows that Xi Zhicai already knew that we passed Huanjie to seek Jingzhou with Zhang Xian, the prefect of Changsha."

However, after Gao Cheng and others were summoned by Xi Zhicai, Gao Cheng did not delay. When he got home, he wrote a letter and sent it to Sun Ce to report the matter to Sun Ce. After Sun Ce read his letter, he immediately summoned Wu Jing, Gong Qiucheng and others to tell them what they knew.

Wu Jing said: "Bo Fu, I've been thinking about it carefully for a while now, why did Xi Zhicai know about this? I don't think he heard it from somewhere else, didn't Cai Maoyue go to Xu County from Xiangyang once before? This matter can only be the rumor from Cai Mao!"

Gong hatred echoed: "Ming Gong, I have also thought about it, and I also thought that there is no other possibility except Cai Mao."

Sun Ce nodded and said, "Where did Xi Zhi know about our plan with Zhang Xian? It doesn't really matter, but since Xi Zhi Cai knew about it, as we discussed last time, the chariot must also know about it. This matter. The content of this letter from Gao Cheng is related to this."

Wu Jing, Gong Qiucheng, etc. all concentrated their minds and listened to Sun Ce's explanation of the contents of Gao Cheng's letter.

Sun Ce said: "Gao Cheng said in this letter that the night before he wrote this book to me, Che Qi held a banquet at home, and the only people who participated in the banquet that night were Xi Zhicai, Xun Wenruo, Chen Changwen, Guo Fengxiao, Cheng Junchang, Dong Gongren, and Liu Xuande were just a few, and there was one more person, Kongde."

Wu Jing said, "Kongde?"

Sun Ce almost wiped off the ink on his fingers, threw the silk towel to the servant, raised his head, answered Wu Jing, and said, "Yes, Kongde!"

Wu Jing was suspicious and said, "Since all the attendees are the confidants of chariots and riders, why does Kongde participate in it?"

Sun Ce said: "I don't know if my uncle knows about it? It was Kong De who ran back to Pingyu a few days ago. After he returned to Pingyu, he tried every means and tried to find out whether I was conspiring with Zhang Xian, the prefect of Changsha, to take Jingzhou together. ."

"I know about it. Comte also inquired about my registrar, but my registrar did not tell him the truth, but told him that as far as he knew, there was no such thing."

Sun Ce looked at Gong Chou's statement and said, "He didn't find out anything from his uncle's master book, but he found it from somewhere else."

Wu Jing frowned and said, "Bo Fu, what do you mean by that? What did he find out from elsewhere? Could it be that someone told him the truth? Who is so confused?"

Sun Ce seemed to be approving, but also seemed dissatisfied, and then looked at Gong's hatred and said, "If my uncle asked, I dare to ask Lao Gong to answer!"

There was no change in the expression of the public hatred, he respectfully replied yes, and then said to Wu Jing: "It was my master who told him the truth."

Wu Jing was stunned, and after a while, he said: "Your master..., this, your master is someone who doesn't know the importance! How can you easily leak such important secrets? This, this,... Kong De will not come back from Xu County to inquire about this matter for no reason. He has always been in Yuzhou, and his heart is chaqi. When he returns to Pingyu to inquire about this, it must be for chaqi! With him, turn his face, he will definitely enter the chariot and ride!" Pointing to Sun Ce's case, he said, "Yes, this matter, he must have already submitted the chariot! Otherwise, how could he have Participate in the banquet that night at the car and jockey family?"

Involuntarily, Wu Jing showed a panicked expression on his face. He said, "It was just a rumor before, and the rider was suspicious, or he wasn't to blame. Now it's good, the rider is sure that this is true, if you get angry because of this, Blame it, how can I do it?"

Through the connection of Huan Jie, he conspired with Zhang Xian, the prefect of Changsha, to seize Jingzhou.

It is very possible that Xun Zhen will be furious after he is sure that this thing really exists, and once he is furious, Sun Ce will definitely be unable to bear his anger. Sun Ce couldn't bear it, and Wu Jing and others couldn't bear it even more.

In the distance, Xun Zhen was invincible in Xuzhou, Yanzhou, and Qingzhou. In the near future, before and after Sun Jian's death, Xun Zhen helped Yuzhou several times to fight against Yuan Shu and Lü Bu's invincibility. Xun Zhen was good at using troops and his soldiers. The brave fight of Xiao, whether he heard or witnessed, has been affecting Wu Jing continuously over the years. To be honest, Wu Jing has long been full of awe for Xun Zhen.

The public hatred said: "The general's evaluation is good. My master book is indeed not a person who does not know the importance of it. I don't hide it from the general. The reason why he will tell Kongde the truth is because this is my order."

"Your order?...Why did you ask your master to tell Kong De the truth?" Wu Jing was at a loss.

Under Wu Jing's nervous reaction, the public hatred became more and more calm and calm, and he even laughed.

Wu Jing was dumbfounded and said, "What are you laughing at?"

Gong Chou said with a smile: "General, don't be in a hurry."

These words sounded to my ears. I looked at Gong Chou's calm expression, and then looked at Sun Ce, and there was nothing strange. Wu Jing also felt that his reaction seemed to be overdone, which would be shameful, so he stabilized his expression, forced himself to remain calm, and defended himself. He said: "I'm not in a hurry, but it's a matter of great importance! If the car is really to blame, will you have a way to deal with it?"

Gong Chou said Fuxu with a smile: "General, this matter is really important in the past, but in the present, it is already insignificant."

Wu Jing asked, "What do you mean by that?"

Gong Chou said: "To take Jingzhou together with Zhang Xian is the plan of Duke Ming and me before, but with the move of the sage and the court to Xu County, this plan has been abandoned by us. The fact that the rider knows it will not have any effect on us; on the contrary, I think we can take this opportunity to pave the way for our change in the strategy of seeking Yangzhou."

Wu Jing didn't understand what he was talking about, was confused, scratched his head, and said, "What are you talking about?"

Gong Chou said with a smile: "General, what I mean is that this strategy to seek Jingzhou, even if it is known by the chariots, is harmless to us, this is one of them; it is just the opportunity to take advantage of Kongde's inquiries to come for me. Waiting to change to Yangzhou to make a foreshadowing, the second is also."

Wu Jing frowned, and said while thinking about it, he said, "Even if you are aware of this strategy in Jingzhou, it is harmless... How can it be harmless? Why should it be?"

"I'm talking about harmless, because this strategy has been abandoned by us. Anyway, we don't plan to take Jingzhou again, so the charioteer will know, what's the harm? Zhiruo General's concern that the charioteer is blamed for his anger, no It's hard to understand. Che Qi loves Duke Ming, and Duke Ming took the initiative to confess to Che Qi, please forgive me, that's all."

Wu Jing said, "Please excuse me...?"

"General, I can guarantee that as long as Duke Ming confesses his guilt to the charioteer, even if the charioteer is unhappy, it will disappear."

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Given Xun Zhensu's love for Sun Ce, if Sun Ce took the initiative to admit his mistake, Xun Zhen would probably not blame him. Wu Jing thought about it for a while and recognized the remarks of the public hatred, and then his fearful mood finally relaxed slightly. He said, "You can tell when you ride, and it's harmless. I know what you mean by it. The second thing you say is that it will pave the way for me to seek Yangzhou in the next step. What does it mean?"

——In fact, Xun Zhen knew about the plot to seize Jingzhou, and it could not be said that it was not bad for Sun Ce and the others. After all, it might cause Xun Zhen to distrust Sun Ce. However, because the strategy of seeking Jingzhou has now been adjusted to seek Yangzhou, even if the entire strategy is exposed now, it will indeed cause no harm to Sun Ce and the others.

Gong Chou said: "If the military is only guessing, the reason why Kongde ran back to Pingyu from Xuxian and asked about the matter with his drills and tails, his purpose must be to inform the charioteer, so as to use it to inform the charioteer. Qi showed his loyalty to Qi Qi, so after he finished inquiring, as the general expected, he would definitely report the information he got to Qi Qi. Therefore, I told me about Conde in my master book. After I asked him about the matter, I instructed him to not only tell Conde truthfully that this was the case, but I also instructed my chief clerk to pretend to be the power of chariots and horses, greedy for wealth, and give Conde advice."

After Wu Jing's mind calmed down, his mind became more flexible. Hearing this, he vaguely guessed that the so-called "premium" that Gong Qiu called "preparing them for the next step in their pursuit of Yangzhou" must be It was related to "this strategy he asked his master to give to Kong De", so he asked the public hatred and said, "The strategy will be released?"

"I asked my chief clerk to tell Kong De that there is a ready-made good way to prevent General Wei and Zhang Xian, the prefect of Changsha, from seeking Jingzhou. , order General Wei to attack Lu Bu in the south!"

Wu Jing said, "Go south to attack Lu Bu?"

"Let me ask the general, when the time comes, when our army takes Yangzhou, in the general's opinion, where should our army go to attack?"

Wu Jing didn't need to think about this question, he replied, "It's Jiang Xia."

To send troops from Yuzhou to attack Yangzhou, there are two directions to choose from.

Runan County in Yuzhou borders Jiujiang and Lujiang counties in Yangzhou. One direction is to attack Yangzhou directly through Runan County.

The other direction is to go south from Runan County and attack Yangzhou via Jiangxia County.

From the surface, it seems that the first direction is the best. There is no need to detour to Jiangxia County, and Yangzhou can be directly attacked, but it is not.

Although Runan County is bordered by Jiujiang and Lujiang counties in Yangzhou, on the one hand, Jiujiang County is Xunzhen's territory, and seeking Yangzhou is not against Xunzhen, that is, first of all, Jiujiang County must not be attacked; The bordering area of ​​Lujiang County is densely covered with river networks and blocked by several rivers such as the Huai River, which is not conducive to marching and using troops. That is, and secondly, this Lujiang County is not suitable for fighting.

One cannot fight, and the other is not suitable for fighting. Therefore, the first direction of attack can only be used as a supporting direction at most, and in fact it cannot be used as the main attack direction.

The second direction, attacking Yangzhou through Jiangxia County is different.

Jiangxia County is bordered by Lujiang County in Yangzhou. On the one hand, there are no steep mountains or large rivers in the border area. On the other hand, the section of the Yangtze River from Jiangxia to Lujiang runs from northwest to southeast, in other words, that is, It flows from Jiangxia County into Lujiang County, so whether it is in the transportation of logistical grains or the army's march, this section of the river can be borrowed, which can not only reduce the consumption of grains and grains, save a lot of strength of the soldiers, and It can achieve the effect of advancing troops quickly.

Therefore, if attacking Yangzhou, the best choice for the direction of attack is to attack through Jiangxia County.

Wu Jing fully understood the meaning of the public hatred, his eyes lit up, and he said: "If you want to take Yangzhou, you have to go through Jiangxia, and the northern part of Jiangxia County is now entrenched by Lu Bu, then if you want to attack Yangzhou from Jiangxia County, you must go through Jiangxia County. It is impossible to break Lv Bu first. Because of this, the king asked the master of the king to offer this strategy to Kong De. On the face of it, he wanted to use this strategy to make Bo Fu fall into a hard battle with Lv Bu, and had to give up the plan to seek Jingzhou. However, it is actually a plank road in the Ming Dynasty, and Chencang in the dark, which is to prepare the ground for our army to take Yangzhou through Jiangxia in the future!"

"That's what I mean, does the general think I can do this?"

Wu Jing was full of praise and said, "Your plan is very good!" But he suddenly turned to worry and said, "It's just this strategy, but I don't know if a cyclist will use it?"

The public hatred was very sure, and he said firmly: "The chariots only know that Duke Ming and Zhang Xian are conspiring to take Jingzhou, but I don't know that Duke Ming has changed his mind and wants to take Yangzhou, and that the chariots will use troops against Yuan Shu sooner or later, and Lu Bu is Yuan Shu's leader. Also, if I can destroy Lü Bu first, it will be of great help to Nanyang, because I am sure that as long as Kongde dedicates this strategy to the chariots, the chariots will definitely use it!”

Wu Jing agreed, nodded frequently, turned his eyes to Sun Ce, but saw that Sun Ce was quite displeased and embarrassed, so he asked Sun Ce and said, "Bo Fu, Mr. Gong Qiu's strategy is very good, how do you look like? Not too happy?"

Sun Ce sighed deeply and said: "Chicago, my teacher, treat me like a father, after the unfortunate death of the predecessor, if there is no chariot, Yuzhou will not have it for me! Granted me a miscellaneous number of general ears, and because of the chariot and the watch, I gave it to me as General Wei! The chariot treats me with deep affection! Mr. Gong Qiu did not ask me for my opinion, so he did this strategy, which is equivalent to me deceiving the chariot. Ride, how can I be ashamed? How can I be happy!"

The public hatred said: "Ming Gong~www.wuxiaspot.com~ So the generals left their hometown thousands of miles ago, followed the first generals, and now follow the Ming Gong, what did they do? It is nothing more than merit! Now Ruo Ming If the Duke is willing to submit to the chariot, I worry about it. I am afraid that it will not be long before all the generals will leave the Duke of Sheming, or return to their hometowns, or, like Kongde, will turn to the chariot! Brocade clothing and jade food, the favor of chariots and horses, is nothing but vanity, but can the legacy of the first general and the ambition of Duke Ming still be realized? Dare to ask Duke Ming, are you willing to do this?"

Sun Ce was young and vigorous, and of course he was unwilling to live such a life of only glory and wealth, but unable to realize his ambitions.

He was silent.

Gong Qiu said that he knew Sun Ce's intentions had moved, so he struck while the iron was hot, and said: "Ming Gong, and Zhang Xian, the prefect of Changsha, have a private discussion about taking Jingzhou together. Harmful, but what Duke Wu said is also very true, this plan was done behind the back of a chariot, and it may cause dissatisfaction with the chariot, because it is still the humble opinion of the subordinate officials. After arriving in Xu County, Duke Ming may wish to visit the charioteer and take the initiative to confess to the charioteer, in order to relieve the charioteer of his unhappiness."

"Well, let's talk about it when I arrive in Xu County next month."

That night, when Sun Ce went to greet his mother, Mrs. Wu, as usual, she was still worried. Mrs. Wu saw his abnormality and asked him, "My son, what's the matter with you?"

Sun Ce hesitated, and asked Sun Quan and other younger brothers and sisters who had come with him to greet Mrs. Wu to go out first, and then sent the slaves to go out as well, and then put his guilt towards Xun Zhen and the reasons for the guilt, 151. Ten told Mrs. Wu.

When Mrs. Wu heard this, she smiled unconsciously.