In April of the eighth year of Jian'an of the Han Dynasty, after half a year of hard work, there were many people who went down the mountain this winter. Among them, those small forces and small villages are the mainstay, because they are weak and difficult to survive the winter, it is difficult to resist the temptation of eating and wearing warm clothes, and these leaders do not have much authority in the first place, and they will not be greedy for power.

In the lobby of Shi'an, Don't drive Buqi is reporting to Qiao Ren about the achievements of the past half year. "Fujun, since the beginning of this year, a total of more than 53,000 people from Shanyue have gone down to the mountain to reclaim the land. Dian Nong Zhonglang reported Lu Dai that the Yue people are learning quickly in farming and this year's wind and rain are smooth, and the spring harvest will be abundant. ”

"Hmm." Qiao Ren sat on the top and looked at the household registration book of the Yue people descending the mountain, "What is the movement of the three big branches?" ”

"Back in Fujun, Jiao has learned that Wu Hou will crusade against him, and he has been actively preparing for war since last year. Due to the lack of food, they also plundered the grain and grass of other Shanyue tribes on several occasions. This is also the reason why there are so many Yue people coming down the mountain. Buqi replied

"You cannot live if you have done your own iniquity. Now Jiao has enough food. But there is little help for the unenlightened. Qiao Ren sneered.

Bu Qi also thought so: "Exactly. As for Zu Xi's army, it is quite strange, not only does it not go down the mountain but also does not prepare for battle. Instead, there was no response. And Fei Zhan did actively contact with local officials, and in his few words, it seemed that he had the intention of serving Wu Hou. ”

"Oh," Qiao Ren was interested. said: "It seems that either Fei Zhan has a big plan, or Zu Xi has the idea of standing on his own. ”

"Report!" Before Bu Qi could answer, a guard rushed to the door. "Report, General Sun Danyang has arrived."

Sun Yi came, Qiao Ren was very surprised why he came so quickly, you must know that the three of them agreed to gather in Shi'an after three days. "Brother Uncle Bi has arrived. Brother Zishan went with me to greet him. ”

When Qiao Ren came to the door, Sun Yi was dismounting, followed by three generals. "Why did Brother Shu Bi come so quickly and catch the younger brother off guard!" Qiao Ren said with a smile, he and Sun Yi have a very good partnership to practice martial arts together, plus Qiao Ren is Sun Ce's brother-in-law and Sun Yi is Sun Ce's brother-in-law, and the two are also relatives, so the relationship will naturally go further.

"Haha! It's good to be caught off guard, just to see if you, the new capital Taishou, have done anything to be sorry for people. Sun Yi directly put his arm around Qiao Ren's neck and whispered, "This is a letter from my little sister, take it." As he spoke, he took out a letter from his bosom.

"Ahem. The third brother of Ziyan will introduce to you, this is the governor of a certain family. This is a certain love general Sun Gao and Fu Ying. You've seen General Shou Qiao of Xindu County. "Anyway, Sun Yi's face changed really quickly, and he began to introduce his generals at this meeting. Qiao Ren had no choice but to salute, "I've seen General Qiao." The three of them said in unison.

"No courtesy. Uncle Bi, let's go into the inner hall and talk. Qiao Ren made a gesture of invitation with his left hand and said to Sun Yi.

"yes, okay." Of course, Sun Yi would not stand at the door and chatter, "It's all said, call me third brother." "Hearing this, Qiao Ren is head is cold sweat, where is this?

When the two entered the inner courtyard, Qiao Ren arranged for Jia Hua to accompany Sun Yi's three generals to talk, and he took Sun Yi to the study. "Why did the third brother come so early?" Qiao Ren asked.

Sun Yi seemed to remember something, and actually laughed out loud and said: "It's not my little sister yet, I wrote to me a few days ago asking me to come early to see if you hook up outside." I said, you haven't written a word yet? It's been so strictly controlled. ”

Eh, Qiao Ren was speechless when he heard this, and his pretty face almost turned red, "This." I..." I can't squeeze half a word out of my teeth for half a day.

"Haha!" Sun Yi didn't forget to tease: "I peeked at my little sister's letter, and I want you to go back to Wu County as soon as possible to propose to your mother." What are you going to do? "This Sun Yi is so righteous about peeking at other people's letters, and Bin Ran is simply shameless to the extreme.

"Huh?" Qiao Ren is in a cold sweat now, Sun Ren is already strong enough, and there is such a strong third uncle. This is still not to mention the premise of Sun Ce, Sun Kuang, and Sun Lang. Suddenly, Qiao Ren was very envious of Sun Ce, Zhou Yu, and his two sisters were gentle and virtuous, and in addition to this, he had such a brother-in-law who did not toss.

But thinking of Sun Ren, Qiao Ren's heart is also warm. "After pacifying Shanyue this time, I will go back to Wu County to get engaged." Qiao Ren is only seventeen years old, and Sun Shangxiang is only fifteen. Originally, I didn't want to make it so early, but the woman in the late Han Dynasty was sixteen and Wat, and then she was going to start looking for a husband, Qiao Ren didn't dare to bet on whether Sun Shangxiang would be like history, and no one dared to ask for it.

"By the way, the third brother doesn't know how many people you brought?" Fighting the mountain is a key, and Qiao Ren is naturally very concerned about how many soldiers Sun Yi has brought.

"So brought 10,000 sergeants. It's all practiced by a certain family. Sun Yi said that the military is bright-eyed, and it really lives up to the fierce and decisive, and has the evaluation of the brother's style. Moreover, Qiao Ren's ability to secretly observe Sun Yi with the system is not bad, and he has a full eighty and eighty-two forces, but his intelligence is low, and his strategy and internal affairs are not good.

"Good! Third brother, then we will just wait for He Dudu to come, and then start to conquer Shanyue. "After all, He Qi is the main general appointed by Sun Ce, and his subordinates are all fierce soldiers who have been fighting Shanyue for several years.

"That's right. Where is General Kim, I am about to ask him for a lesson or two. "Gan Ning has been in Qiao Ren's army since he joined Sun Ce, and he has never been to Wu County. But his reputation for strong martial arts has spread all over Jiangdong, and a person like Sun Yi must be enthusiastic.

"Third brother, don't worry. I'll call Xingba in the afternoon, and you guys will talk slowly. ”

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After three days, outside Shi'an City, Qiao Ren and Sun Yi took their respective men to wait for He Qi three miles outside the city gate, of course, not all the time, but the scouts reported that He Qi's army had arrived ten miles away, and Qiao Ren and the others came. Sure enough, after waiting for less than half an hour, the army of He Qi appeared in front of Qiao Ren and the others.

"Ren/Yi has seen Governor Hedu." A cadre of people under the leadership of Qiao Ren and Sun Yi saluted He Qi, originally the official official positions of the Han Court, Qiao Ren and Sun Yi were one of the general of Pi to lead the new capital Taishou, and the other was a partial general to lead Danyang Taishou, and He Qi was only a county order, but he was the governor appointed by Sun Ce to be responsible for the conquest of the Yue people, and both of them and their subordinates regulated him in moderation. During the Three Kingdoms period at the end of the Han Dynasty, the military system and official positions were chaotic, and moderation between equal ranks was very common, and even moderation of low officials and high officials were not uncommon.

"I've seen two generals." Although He Qi was arrogant, he knew very well in his heart that the two people in front of him not only had a higher official position than him, but also had a close relationship with his own father-in-law, and they could not be easily offended, so he put his posture very low. Suddenly as if he remembered something, He Qi continued: "The edict of the Son of Heaven: Move Qiaoren to lead the new capital to the general of Fuyue. General Joe, this is the seal of appointment? ”

General Fuyue is one of the miscellaneous generals, and only Sun Ce is a miscellaneous general in Jiangdong, what does it mean to be a general of Feng Qiaoren? Sun Yi and Qiao Ren and their generals didn't understand what they meant. "May I ask Governor Hedu, can the eldest brother be promoted" Only Sun Yi dared to ask this.

"Lord, I have worshiped the general to lead Yangzhou pastor." He Qi replied. General Hou is a high-ranking official than Jiuqing, higher than the so-called miscellaneous generals, and half a level higher than Liu Biao's Zhennan generals.

"Congratulations to the eldest brother and Wu Hou for being promoted together." Dai Gang whispered congratulations in Qiao Ren's ear.

"It's not that simple." Qiao Ren didn't believe that Cao Ying would be so kind to give himself such a small role as an official, "He Dudu, besides me, there is also that general who has been appointed by the imperial court. ”

He Qi replied with a sigh: "There is also Sun Changsha who attacked and led the rebellious general." ”

Sowing discord This was the only word that flashed through Qiao Ren's mind, "Attack the leader!" Sun Quan was originally a favorable candidate for Sun Ce's position, and now Gu Diandao is in his place, and he has become a father and brother. I'm afraid it's time for someone to stir up trouble again? ”

"Big brother, this" not only Dai Gang understood the meaning, but there were also wise people among Qiao Ren's subordinate officials. "Ziwei, a certain general Fuyue can be big or small. At the very least, it is just a miscellaneous general, but at the very least, I am responsible for all the affairs of the Han people concerning the Yue people, just like my grandfather's general Du Liao. This is making me compete with Sun Quan, and at the same time, it is also dividing the Huaisi family and the Wuzhong family! ”

"What a ruthless Cao Ying." Dai Gang said with emotion

"No, it's not Cao Ying." However, Qiao Ren didn't think so, "The appointment to the lord was made by Cao Ying, but he was far away in Hebei to conquer Eryuan, how could he have the energy to deal with my small role." The appointment of me and Sun Quan should be the idea of Xun Yu, who stayed in Xudu. Qiao Ren sneered in his heart, "Two tigers fighting? Sun Quan and I are not Lu Bu, no matter who is the heir before the Sun family grows stronger, Sun Quan and I are comrades-in-arms who fight the world, as for the future. Hmph"

Just when Qiao Ren was in a daze, He Qi, as the commander of the three armies, would not be in a daze: "General Qiao, let's point out to me the place where we will go down to the village first."

"Uh" Qiao Ren was thinking about himself but forgot to take He Qi's army down to the village, He Qi's soldiers and horses finally arrived Of course, he would not let him set up camp by himself, but had already prepared, "It's my fault, I suddenly got promoted and forgot my form for a while, and I smiled." Come, He Du Du will send his troops to lead the army to the place of Xiazhai. The governor may rest with us as a magistrate. ”

Originally, the encampment was to be supervised by He Qi personally, but the soldiers and horses of the three of them could not stay in Shi'an for a few days, so He Qi did not arrange it in person, but went to the county government with Qiao Ren. In the lobby, He Qi sat on the main seat, Qiao Ren and Sun Yi were half of the main seats on the left and right, and the rest of the civil and military forces were arranged according to their official positions. For a time, the hall was full of talents.

"Qi Cheng was wrongly loved by the lord, and he supervised the three armies to invade the military, and hoped that the lord would not be contemptuous and help each other." Although He Qi's sentence was humble, he also reminded everyone in the hall that he was the governor of the capital appointed by Sun Ce himself, although his official position was not high, but he was the governor of the military.

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