The major affairs of the country are only worship and Rong.

Worship is the right to sacrifice, and when paying attention to the mandate of heaven, the right to sacrifice is actually the legitimacy of the regime. Rong refers to military power, all political power is based on force, and the word "government" is a hand holding a wooden stick pointing to the city that symbolizes the country, representing conquest.

The military is violence, the foundation on which the regime rests. Military power has always been in the hands of the supreme leader, and it is unacceptable for anyone to try to get their hands on it. Even in the 21st century, even in the most democratic countries, private ownership of military power will not be tolerated. Once military power falls into private hands, division and civil war are almost inevitable.

Why did Zhou Yafu have to die? Because the army listens to him, not to the emperor.

Sun Ce was a separatist with military power, how could he let such a thing happen under his rule. He would rather develop slowly, and would rather give up some famous generals like He Qi than give them the opportunity to hereditary military power. It's easy to give them military power, but it's hard to take it back. In addition to his personal selfishness, he is more aware of the harm of the gate valve family, and it is definitely not a good thing to let these gate valves who have monopolized knowledge master force, whether it is for him or for these gate valves.

The victory of one gate valve often means the death of countless gate valves.

Sun Ce not only refused He Qi's request, but also warned him very harshly. If He Qi still held on to such thoughts, he could only give up this famous general.

He Qi retreated.

Seeing He Qi come out of the account, Sun Ce sighed. He thought about it, sent someone to call Lin Feng, and added two thousand more people to him. Wu County is his foundation, and it is definitely not easy to have any accidents. Lin Feng and these three thousand elites are his Dinghai Divine Needle, even in the worst situation, they must hold on tightly and wait for his help.

At the moment of the great enemy, what he was worried about was not Yuan Shao, but the Wu Hui family. The families of Yuzhou and Jingzhou are about to move, who can guarantee that the families of Wuhui will not take the opportunity to make waves? With preparedness and heavy guards, they should be sober and not rash.

Two days later, Sun Ce pulled out the camp and led his troops to Qu'a.

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Cangshan.

Tai Shi Ci stood on a boulder, looking down on the valley.

The winter in the south is not like the north, the climate is still warm and humid, the mountains are verdant, except for the darker color, there is basically no depression, even the sharpest eagle falcon will be confused by the green of the mountain, it is difficult to see the hidden enemy.

But Tai Shi Ci was not worried at all, he checked it, took out four arrows from the quiver on his back, one on the string, three in the palm of his hand, pulled the three-stone hard bow, pulled the bow and released the arrows. The four arrows roared and whistled away, and each of them shot at the four great trees, and the arrows went deep into the trunks, and the feathers of the arrows trembled, and the brass bells tied to the shafts of the arrows made a crisp sound, and they were heard far away in the silent valley.

Footsteps sounded, and four teams of centaurs appeared from different positions and rushed to the spot where the arrow was fired. They did not attack, but they set up a blocking position, blocking the exit tightly, like a dense fence. There are not many people in each team, no more than 100 people, and only 20 or 30 people at the few, but the formation is strict, the division of labor is clear, the sword and shield men in neat armor stand in the low ground, and the crossbowmen in light armor climb the hillside like apes, seize the commanding heights, condescending, ready to attack.

Tai Shi Ci sat down on the boulder, and the two guards brought two pots of arrows and placed them within his reach.

"Beat the drums, persuade you to surrender one last time."

"Whoa." The guard turned around, waved the colored flag in his hand, and gave the order. The heralds beat the war drums, the cowhide drums thundered, and the majestic war drums echoed in the valley, and the fighting spirit was high.

"Fight! War! War! Nearly a thousand soldiers shouted in unison, and the earth shook. After three sounds, there was silence again, making people suspect that the sudden roar just now was just an illusion. As far as the eye can see, the total number of people who can be seen is up to 300.

The guards unsheathed their long swords and wound their crossbows, and watched around vigilantly, but there was no nervousness on their faces, only confidence in victory.

With Tai Shi Ci fighting for more than four months, more than 100 battles of all sizes, they have admired Tai Shi Ci so much that they have thrown themselves to the ground, with 300 parts and 200 county soldiers into the mountain, whether it is facing a small group of bandits of hundreds of people or facing tens of thousands of thieves, Tai Shi Ci will win every battle, and he has never been defeated. When the other party has few people, he bullies the few. When there are many people on the other side, he wins more with less. How to fight, how to win, and the more people fight, the more people fight.

It is not an easy task to become Tai Shici's subordinate. The establishment of the Eastern Governor is 2,000 people, and now there are more than 1,800 people, almost every one of whom was personally selected by Tai Shici, not only to be good in martial arts and strong in body, but also to have a family, good character, and a sense of responsibility. Even if you are recruited, it does not mean that you will be able to stay, if you do not train hard, do not meet the requirements, or if you are greedy for life and fear of death during the battle, you may be dismissed at any time.

The reason why joining the army is so popular is because once they are recruited, the families of the soldiers can be allocated 30 acres of land, they do not have to pay field rent during the service, they do not have to serve conscription, the government gives priority to provocation when they are affected by disasters, and the government gives priority to purchasing when there is surplus grain, and school-age children can also be given priority to school.

With this elite, Tai Shi Ci was invincible and invincible, and in just five months, he wiped out the nearby bandits. Now he is surrounded by the last group of thieves, and by defeating them, he can fulfill his promise to Sun Ce in advance.

Before the drums of war stopped, a shout of killing suddenly sounded on the mountain behind Tai Shi Ci, the grass and trees shook, and more than 100 bandits rushed down from the hillside and rushed straight to Tai Shi Ci. At the same time, a large number of bandits wrapped in blue-black turbans also poured out of the valley, and they shouted and rushed to Tai Shici's location.

"Kill Tai Shici, reward millions, seal the ......" On the hillside a hundred steps away, a middle-aged general raised the long knife in his hand and shouted loudly, with a big flag behind him.

"Only a million? Outrageous. Tai Shi Ci snorted, and raised his hand to be an arrow.

The arrow galloped away, and the middle-aged general glanced at Tai Shici, disdainful, pushed away the guards who wanted to cover him, grabbed a shield, and protected the front door. Shooting an arrow of 100 steps is already the limit, and he believes that the card in his hand can block Tai Shici's arrow. He even thought about how to make fun of Tai Shici later, and a sneer bloomed from the corner of his mouth, revealing a mouthful of yellow teeth.

"Poof!" The feather arrow pierced through the bamboo shield and struck his open mouth, peeking through the back of his neck. A smile froze on the middle-aged general's face, and he took a step back, falling to the ground with a bang, rolling all the way down the hillside.

The bandits who were charging suddenly became chaotic and stopped their steps.

Seizing this opportunity, Tai Shici ordered an attack, drew his bow, and shot more than ten arrows in one go.