"Master, there are two sons outside the door who ask to see you! One claimed to be Sun Tse, the general of Po and the son of Sun Jian, the Marquis of Wucheng, and the other was Zhou Yu, the son of the head of the Zhou family in Shu County. ”

Anhui City, Qiaofu. Qiao Mao was reading a book in the study, and the butler knocked on the door and came in to reply.

"Sun Ce, Zhou Yu?" Qiao Mao frowned and said, "No friendship!" Missing! ”

"The two sons have Zhang Junshou's handwriting in their hands, and the old man is gone, it's not appropriate!" The butler added.

Qiao Mao put down the book in her hand, her face displeased. But what the housekeeper said was right, since he was holding the handbook of the current Lujiang County Shou Zhang Xun, Qiao Mao couldn't be seen. The Qiao clan is also a big clan in Lujiang, and there are no less than 1,000 people in the clan, so this bit of face still has to be given to the county guard.

"Please invite them to the living room~" Qiao Mao was helpless, stood up, and prepared to go out to receive it.

"Junior, Sun Ce (Zhou Yu), I've seen Qiao Gong!" Accompanying the butler in were two good-looking young men. Sun Ce, who is the leader, is heroic and extraordinary, and Zhou Yu behind him is chic and dignified, and the two of them are young talents at a glance. For some reason, after Qiao Mao saw the two, she suddenly thought of another peer: Nanyang He Xian.

Thinking that at the beginning, He Xian invited him to go to Jingzhou to serve or live in seclusion, but he did not agree because he didn't want to get involved in tactics. I never thought that in just a few years, the land of Jianghuai will be from a place outside the world, and it will be convenient everywhere. I heard that there are wars everywhere in Jiangdong and Huaibei now. According to this drive, Lujiang will be no exception sooner or later. Could it be that only Jingzhou and Yizhou are left in the entire Han Dynasty to go?

"I don't know what the two virtuous nephews are doing when they come to the cold house?" After the two parties sat down, Qiao Mao ordered the housekeeper to serve tea and asked the two of them.

Sun Ce hugged his fists and said: "The two of us brothers have come from Huiji to visit Lord Zhou Mu in Shouchun. Passing by the Lujiang River, I came to visit Qiaogong! Ce often heard his father mention the prestige of the bridge duke. It is said that in the great cause of Dong Zhuo, Qiao Gong should be the first and dedicated to the country, and he is a model for loyal people in the world. ”

When the princes of the Eighteenth Route crusaded against Dong Zhuo, Sun Jian and Qiao Mao were both princes of one side. But the two belong to different camps, Sun Jian is pro-Yuan Shu, and Qiao Mao is pro-Yuan Shao. So, in fact, there is not much friendship in private. Sun Jian didn't go out of his way to tell the two of them to come to greet him by making a detour to Wancheng. Qiao Mao knows this.

"The two virtuous nephews have a heart!" Qiao Mao smiled: "Wu Chenghou has a good reputation!" The old man is a corrupt Confucian, and he can't pick it up with his hands or shoulder it. The ones who really charged ahead were Wentai, Zhongxin, and the two fierce generals under the command of Yuan Gong, who had no name in vain, and they were ashamed~"

Sun Ceqi said reluctantly: "Qiao Gong has great talents, if he lives in seclusion in Anhui City, wouldn't it be a waste?" If you can go to Jiangdong and join forces with my father, it will be the greatest luck for the people of Jiangdong! “

Qiao Mao said: "I heard that your father has summoned Zhang Zibu and Zhang Zigang to conspire, and these two talents are above me." Jiangdong has no more than me, and no less than me. The old man is still in this mountain and wilderness, and he is happy! ”

Sun Ce wants to attract as an excuse to get closer to Qiao Mao, if Qiao Mao is really willing to be loyal to Sun Jian, then he will be a person in the same camp in the future. Sun Ce is the young master of Qiaomao, and then he asks Qiaomao for marriage, isn't it a matter of course? Sun Ce had a good idea, and when the two sides were still complimenting each other, the housekeeper knocked on the door and came in, and informed Qiao Mao: "Two more handsome young men ask to see you!" ”

Qiao Mao was very unhappy, and immediately refused: "Don't you see that I have a distinguished guest here?" Let them come back another day! ”

The housekeeper said with an embarrassed face: "The son who is the leader claims to be an old friend of the master!" I also asked the villain to take this token to you, saying that after you see it, you will definitely agree with him! ”

As he spoke, the housekeeper stepped forward and handed over a piece of jade pendant. After Qiao Mao took it, he took a look, wasn't this the jade pendant he had used? There is a huge word "bridge" on it, and there is no semicolon. After squinting his eyes and taking a closer look, he suddenly remembered that this jade pendant seemed to have been given to that young man! It was after the anti-Dong Zhuo war that he was attacked by Liu Dai for no reason, but fortunately, the young man led the troops to pass by, and when he saw the injustice, he drew a sword to help, and he was able to survive. After Liu Dai led the troops to retreat, the young man still did not give up and sent him to Dongjun to recruit himself to serve him. But at that time, he was disheartened and resolute. So after packing up the family property in Dongjun, he returned to his hometown of Lujiang Wancheng with all his family. In return for saving his life, Qiao Mao gave a beautiful jade that he wore close to him to the young man, that is, this piece in Qiao Mao's hand.

It's just that the young man should be very busy in Nanyang, how can he come to the small city of Anhui? The front foot Jiangdong Sun came to solicit, and the young man on the back foot came over, is it really a coincidence?

Whether it's a coincidence or not, since the door is here, Qiao Mao can't be missing.

"The old man has a friend who has forgotten his year from afar, I'm afraid he will have to miss him!" Qiao Mao euphemistically expressed the meaning of sending off the guests, and wanted Sun Ce and Zhou Yu to say goodbye by themselves. Unexpectedly, Sun Ce's face was very thick-skinned, and he immediately stood up and said: "Since he is Qiao Mao's old friend, he must be a young talent with both ability and political integrity." Although his talent is not obvious, he loves to make friends all over the world! I sincerely ask the bridge to introduce on your behalf! ”

What Sun Ce said was not entirely false. The reason why "Jiangdong Little Overlord" is famous is inseparable from Sun Ce's open-minded temperament and willingness to make friends.

"This ......" Qiao Mao was a little embarrassed, because he didn't know what the young man's relationship was with the Koto Sun clan. In case it is hostile, it is very difficult to deal with.

Zhou Yu saw Qiao Mao's intentions and promised: "Don't worry! We will not talk nonsense and offend your guests! ”

Sun Ce also said: "We will respect the distinguished guests as we respect the bridge prince!" No offense! ”

Since both of them have promised this, Qiao Mao is not easy to rush, so he can only ask the housekeeper to invite guests into the mansion.

"Nanyang He Wei, I've seen Qiao Gong!" He Xian led Guo Jia to dress up as a Confucian general, and his demeanor was not inferior to the pair of Sun Ce and Zhou Yu.

When Qiao Mao heard He Xian's self-proclaim, she was slightly stunned in her heart: What the hell is He Wei? Seeing He Xian squeezing his eyebrows at him again, he immediately understood that he didn't want to reveal his identity, and he didn't say anything, so he saluted back: "I haven't seen you for a long time, Xiaoyou's heroic appearance is better than in the past!" ”

"Dare to ask Qiao Gong, this friend is a member of the hussar general He Xian?" As soon as Sun Ce and Zhou Yu heard about Nanyang He's family, they immediately suspected the identity of the person who came.

When He Xian heard this, he took the opportunity to answer: "The father under him is He Miao, the general of the left hussars, He Xiannai is Wei's cousin, dare to ask who your Excellency is?" ”

Sun Ce was also stunned when he heard this, he had never heard of He Miao's son. But I haven't heard of it, it doesn't mean that others don't exist, so I respectfully replied: "I am the son of Wucheng Hou, Jiangdong Sun Ceye!" This is my brother-in-law, Lujiang Zhou Yu! ”