Capture Chaisang, Liu Cong is also relieved, now Jiangdong people are in danger, the espionage activities that began at the beginning of the year, and the recruitment of Jiangdong celebrities and scholars at this time has played a role. After Lu Su and Lü Meng converged, they fled to Nanchang in a hurry. Without waiting for them to prepare, Liu Pan killed again. Originally, Lu Meng and Liu Pan fought for more than a month, and they won and lost each other. But now the total number of soldiers in Nanchang City, including the soldiers brought out by Lu Su, is only 15,000 people.

The low morale did not even speak. Although Nanchang is the seat of Yuzhang County, it cannot be compared with Chaisang, and neither the moat nor the city wall is inferior to Chaisang. The point is that the defensive levee in people's minds has collapsed! Lu Su and Lu Meng also thought that they could delay one day at a time, so as to buy Sun Quan some time to recruit and transfer soldiers in other counties to meet Liu Cong.

Nowadays, the entire Jiangdong has been organized, except for Gongwei Wu County, that is, Sun Jing's more than 10,000 people guarding Jiaozhou in Nanhai Town, and it is unrealistic for these people to pass through Guiyang and Changsha. And the membership is in turmoil, so it will take a while to get to Kure. The defenders of Lujiang were only a few thousand people, and they did not dare to withdraw. Therefore, Lu Su is actually making a calculation, that is, to try to delay Liu Cong's eastward advance, as for whether Sun Quan can say that Cao Cao can send troops, it is not under his control.

After Liu Cong took Chaisang, he sent someone back to Wuchang to summon Liu Shang, who had just returned, to come, after all, Liu Cong promoted Liu Shang to Yuzhang in the name of the imperial court, so he had to use Liu Cong's prestige to subdue Chaisang and the surrounding people as soon as possible. Of course, there is another purpose of resting in Chaisang, which is to harvest grain and wait for the summer grain from Jiangxia County to arrive. While waiting for the news of Cao Cao's attack on Hanzhong and Liu Pan's attack on Nanchang, Liu Cong's main job was to accompany Da Qiao to Han Dang, Kan Ze and others. Good wine and good food are served every day. Just waiting for Zhang Zhao, Xiao Qiao and others to arrive, Liu Cong was good at persuasion.

At the same time, Fa Zheng told Liu Cong that Jiangdong must take advantage of the chaos, and Cao Cao in the north could find a way to contain it from within.

"Lord, now that the dust has settled in the north of Cao Cao, why should the lord recognize Cao Cao in the name of the imperial court, and then buy time for our army?"

"Isn't filial piety the meaning of being a king?"

"Sun Quan is the king, and Cao Cao despises it. But Cao Cao's background is criticized by the world, and if the lord is willing to recognize Cao Cao's status at this time, it will undoubtedly link the relationship between the two sides. And at the same time, from the interior of the North......"

"Well, you can try it." Liu Cong has no better way to hold Cao Cao back at the moment. Cao Cao's north has been settled, and no one will harass him anymore. Then the only thing that can delay Cao Cao's southward pace is to split from within. Soon, as a traverser, Liu Cong thought of the dispute between Cao Zhi and Cao Pi and others, if Cao Cao was not crowned king at this time, Cao Cao would soon be crowned king after returning to Xuchang......

And Cao Cao is now nearly sixty years old, and after becoming king, he will definitely start to consider the candidate for the prince. At present, among Cao Cao's several adult sons, they are Cao Pi, Cao Zhi, and Cao Zhang. Among them, the highest voice is naturally Cao Pi, Cao Pi is both civil and military, eight years old can pick up a pen for writing, good at riding and archery, good fencing, read ancient and modern scriptures, and know the hundred schools of thought.

Cao Cao thought that the current army was in chaos and taught Cao Pi to learn archery. Cao Pi learned it when he was six years old, and Cao Cao taught Cao Pi to ride a horse, and Cao Pi learned it when he was eight years old. In the second year of Jian'an (A.D., Cao Pi followed Cao Cao to conquer Zhang Xiu in the south, Zhang Xiu first surrendered and then rebelled, Cao Ang and Cao Anmin were killed, and Cao Pi, who was only ten years old, escaped on horseback. [3] In the ninth year of Jian'an), Cao Pi followed Cao Cao to conquer Yecheng and Nazhen clan.

Cao Zhi since childhood, more than ten years old to recite poems, essays, words hundreds of thousands of words, out of the words, written into writing, won Cao Cao's favor Jian'an fifteen years, Cao Cao in Yecheng built the Tongque Terrace completed, he convened a group of scribes "on the stage for the endowment", Cao Zhi is also among them. Among the crowds, Cao Zhi was the only one who put pen to paper and thought a little, waved it, and was the first to hand in the volume, and his text was called "Stage Fu". After Cao Cao saw it, he praised it more than once. Cao Zhi was only nineteen years old at the time.

Since then, Cao Cao, who has always attached importance to talents, had the idea of breaking the old rule of "standing tall but not young", and wanted to hand over his throne to Cao Zhi, the son of this all-round civil and military talent. Therefore, Cao Cao was particularly fond of Cao Zhi, and repeatedly expressed to the people around him, "I want to be the heir". Cao Cao's idea, instead of bringing Cao Zhi any blessings, on the contrary, caused him endless pain later, so that he was later involved in the whirlpool of competition for the prince.

However, Cao Zhi is reckless and open-minded, does not know how to temper his words and deeds, and does not drink in moderation. Typical pampering and pride. On the contrary, Cao Pi made good use of power and was self-contained and introverted. Intelligence reality Cao Zhi was following Cao Cao to conquer Hanzhong in the west at this time, and Cao Pi was responsible for guarding Xuchang, assisted by Sima Yi, Wu Zhen and others. Liu Cong wants to find something for them, and the best way is to give Cao Zhi a chance to come out, so Cao Pi must be worried, so that Cao Cao may be dragged down in terms of grain and grass organization.

So Liu Cong worked tirelessly to write a letter to Cao Pi! In the letter, Liu Cong said very bluntly that in the future, the world will inevitably be divided into two worlds, and the two divisions are not Cao Cao, Sun Quan and the Han family, but Liu Cong and Cao Pi. Liu Cong bluntly said that after he took Jiangdong, he accepted the Zen concession of the Han Emperor to show orthodoxy. Of course, Liu Cong did not forget to praise everyone in the Cao family today.

Then the conversation changed, Cao Cao, the hero of the world, admired in his heart. However, the twilight of the hero ...... Anyway, that means the world belongs to all of us, theirs, and ours, but the future is ours in the final analysis! Cong admires Cao Pi as an opponent very much, if he can't win in his lifetime, why should he pity each other?

Of course, there is a premise for sympathy, Liu Cong is confident that half of the world in the south is under his control, and he also wishes Cao Pi can smoothly control the north. In this way, even if he meets on the battlefield in the morning, it will be a happy thing in life. However, Liu Cong will not forget to appreciate Cao Zhizhi's talent with added oil and vinegar, and instead sigh that his eldest brother helped outsiders bully him, and the third brother did not succeed. Liu Cong is very envious of the Cao family's three literary heroes, and envies Cao Pi for having several good brothers! In addition to the handwritten letter, he did not forget to prepare a personal gift, and Han Song set off from Xiangyang to Xuchang.

On the other hand, Yi Yuan went to Hanzhong with the holy decree of the Han Emperor. It is nothing more than to commend Cao Cao for pacifying the world, respecting the Han family and Liu Cong for signing a peace alliance and practicing it solidly. The imperial court canonized as the king of Wei! His son Cao Zhi Cao Zi Jiancai was a high eight bucket, and was promoted to Lianglang Zhongling to lead Hanzhong Taishou.

Lang Zhongling was placed in Qin, one of the Nine Qings, guarding the palace portal. At the beginning of the Han Dynasty, it was a high-ranking official position close to the emperor. Lang Zhongling's subordinate officials have a doctor who is responsible for discussion; Responsible for the reception and send-off of guests and the reception of ministers; the princes who serve the court and wait to be ordained; as well as the Praetorian Guards such as Period Gate and Yulin. Lang Zhongling's duties are also more complicated, and there are two main aspects of his duties, namely the main duties and other duties. The main duties include guarding the house, managing the Lang officials, preparing the advisers to deal with them, advising on gains and losses, worshipping the three offerings in the suburbs, and worshipping the princes and princes to read out the policy.

Cao Cao himself wants to be called the king and the emperor, Liu Cong will naturally not be reluctant to give up a Jiuqing, and Cao Zhi will really come to Xiangyang to ask for a fortune. But it's this Lang Zhongling who is very particular, he is Cao Pi's top boss! Cao Pi was once in Xuchang when the emperor of the Han Dynasty was still in Xuchang, and when Cao Cao was prime minister, he was named the general of the five senses. Liu Cong was not afraid that Cao Cao would say that he was messing around, nor was he afraid that Cao Cao would not accept it. Anyway, he was bent on showing favor to Cao Cao, and at the same time asked Cao Cao not to forget that there was still one year left in the three-year peace agreement.

After all, the emperor of the Han Dynasty is in Xiangyang, as long as Cao Cao is not the emperor, then he is a courtier of the Han Dynasty, and the court can at least morally manage him. Of course, Liu Cong's most important move was to let Huang Zhong set off from Xiangyang with 5,000 men and horses to enter Shangyong, Shangyong originally left 4,000 people, this move was to let Huang Zhong respond in the center, whether Cao Cao entered Sichuan from Hanzhong or Wancheng from Chang'an, Huang Zhong could respond as soon as possible.

After doing all this, Huang Quan finally fulfilled his mission and took Zhang Zhao's father and son and Xiao Qiao's mother and son to Chaisang, Huang Quan's mission was no easier than the original robbery of the Son of Heaven from Xuchang. Although Jiangdong fell into chaos, it was extremely difficult to persuade Zhang Zhao first to bring people from Wu County.

Gongsun Shao was killed, Zhang Zhao was discouraged, if it wasn't for Da Qiao's personal letter, even if Zhang Zhao's mansion was burned, Zhang Zhao would not leave. Of course, it is much easier for Xiao Qiao's mother and son, Xiao Qiao is a smart person, his sister was forced to be an assassin by Sun Quan, and his nephew was killed, although he is Zhou Yu's wife, but there is no one in Wu County who can protect the safety of their mother and son. Of course, to be able to pick up these people, in addition to Jin Yiwei, it is Xu Ming and some people who care about Sun Ce in their hearts to help.

Xu Ming now has a firm foothold in Qu'a, and his edge is directed at Wu County, so that Sun Quan does not dare to underestimate it. And the successive defeats on the Chaisang side made Sun Quan busy with the battle, and people needed to do the recruitment, training, and raising grain and grass, so after killing Sun Shao, he thought that the factors of internal instability and unity had been removed. Of course, Sun Quan thought that her sister-in-law's assassination was a dead end no matter whether the assassination was successful or not, so she dared to take advantage of the chaos to kill Sun Shao, cut off many people's thoughts, and also ensured that no one coveted his position during the war.

However, this time he did not bring the clansmen out like he did when he received Zhuge Jin and Lu Xun. After all, the two sides are already incompatible, and one more person is more dangerous. Zhang Zhao also hugged his head and cried after seeing Da Qiao. Unlike others, Zhang Zhao is the real veteran of Jiangdong. Favored by Sun Ce, the official worshiped Changshi and the general of the Fujun Army, almost all important affairs in Sun Ce's territory were handled by Zhang Zhao, and he made a great contribution to Sun Ce's pacification of Jiangdong.

Although Zhang Zhao was snubbed after Sun Quan took power, he was still the head of the civil service. At the same time, he is also Sun Shao's teacher, shouldering the heavy responsibility of cultivating his son. Sun Shao was killed right under his nose, and Zhang Zhao blamed himself very much in his heart, so that in the end, it was Da Qiao who persuaded him in turn.

In the first few days, Liu Cong was also reminisced by the old people in Jiangdong, and on the third day of Zhang Zhao's arrival in Chaisang, Liu Cong went to visit. One is an all-round talent in civil and military affairs, a young prime minister of the Han Dynasty, and the other is Guan Zhong in the eyes of Sun Ce. After the two met, they didn't greet each other a lot, but looked at each other silently.