Ah Yu drooled and clumsily climbed on the back of the bridge. Daqiao held Ah Yu in one hand to prevent him from falling, and opened the book written by Zhou Xun with the other, with an indifferent expression, but the corners of her eyes fluttered from time to time to reveal her state of mind at this moment.

Xiaoqiao was nervous, his two hands were tightly stirred together, and his fingers, which were already very white, were as white as jade at the moment. After receiving Zhou Xun's book, she was very nervous, Sun Shao called him the king, and Sun Quan had become enemies, Zhou Xun thought about his family and returned to Sun Quan's side, Zhou Yu became a trouble, once her and Sun Shao's affair was known by Sun Quan, Sun Quan, who was in a bad mood, would definitely not spare the Zhou family.

"Where's Ayu?" Ohashi gently closed the book, glanced at Xiao Qiao, whose eyes were a little dark, and whose face was obviously a little haggard, and the corners of his mouth were raised. Xiaoqiao wanted to speak and stopped, and the words turned around in his mouth a few times, but he was still embarrassed to say it. Her intention is actually very clear, in order to prevent being affected by Sun Shao, she hopes that Daqiao can rot the private relationship between Zhou Yu and Sun Shao in her stomach, as long as it never happened. It's just that at this time, she felt very cruel and ashamed to say such things to Ohashi.

She ...... She was sick. ”

"So what you mean, that's what she meant?"

Xiaoqiao's lips were pale, he nodded, the ear bell beads on the side of his earlobes were dangling beside his cheeks, and Daqiao's eyes narrowed, this bead was also a Hepu bead given by Sun Shao, but the person who wore this bead has now become very unfamiliar.

"I see." Daqiao waved his hand and asked Qiao Ying to send off the guest: "There is no need to force the hit, this sentence is not bad at all." ”

Xiaoqiao was speechless, got up and bowed, and slowly withdrew to the door. Holding on to the door frame, she hesitated for a moment, her neck moved, as if she wanted to turn her head to look at the bridge, but just turned a little, she held back and said in a muffled voice: "Sister, take care." ”

"Hmm." Ohashi answered vaguely, got up and took Ah Yu's hand into the inner room. Xiaoqiao heard the footsteps behind him, and tears couldn't help but fall. Her heart is also uncomfortable, Daqiao is in danger, it is when she needs her only sister to comfort, but she has to consider the safety of the Zhou family, so she can only endure the pain and draw a line with Daqiao, which is equivalent to cutting a knife in Daqiao's heart, how heavy the damage is, she doesn't have to look back to know. In the past few years, Ohashi has never treated her so indifferently.

But what can she do? She can die with Daqiao, but the Zhou family cannot.

The bridge is gone, shedding tears along the way.

Daqiao sat on the small building, watching Ah Yu happily running back and forth in the house, curiously fiddling with the objects in the room, and laughing at her from time to time, her heart was mixed. Xiaoqiao did this, it really made her very uncomfortable, she could understand Xiaoqiao's approach, but she couldn't forgive.

"Madam, young master...... I won't ignore my wife's safety. Qiao Yue pouted and said softly, but the uncertainty revealed in her tone made people feel insecure at all. Daqiao glanced at her, and then looked at Qiao Ying: "You guys take advantage of the fact that the Supreme Person hasn't arrived yet, hurry up and pack up, and stay away for a while." and dismissed all the people in the house. ”

Ah Yu seemed to sense that the bridge was in a bad mood, and looked at the bridge with dark eyes.

"Ah Yue, can you take Ah Yu away too?"

"Madam......" Qiao Ying shook her head resolutely and said: "Let Ah Yue accompany you and Ah Yu, I will stay, and leave as soon as possible, otherwise it will be too late." ”

Ohashi shook his head and smiled lonely: "Don't worry, I won't die." Besides, I don't want to live that kind of escape, I'm just waiting here, no matter what the outcome is, it's my life. You go, take Ah Yu away......"

Before she finished speaking, there was a commotion outside the door, and after a short time, an old servant reported downstairs, and his voice trembled nervously: "Outside the house...... Come...... There were a lot of soldiers. ”

Daqiao was expressionless: "Okay, don't fight, you can't go if you want to." ”

"We don't plan to leave." Qiao Yue suddenly said as if she was out of breath: "I don't believe that the young master will ignore the life and death of Mrs. and Ah Yu." ”

"It's still Ah Yue's confidence in Feng Xian." Ohashi smiled with relief.

There was a rush of footsteps, and Mrs. Bu pulled Dahu and Xiaohu up, and more than a dozen heavily armed soldiers behind her quickly dispersed and surrounded Xiaolou. As soon as Ah Yu saw the big tiger, he cheered, broke free from the bridge's hand, opened his arms, and greeted him with a big laugh. The big tiger also giggled, leaned down, crossed Ah Yu's armpits with both hands, lifted him high, and smiled with a smile on his face: "Quick, call Auntie." ”

Ah Yu opened his mouth and laughed, and called out indistinctly: "Aunt...... Nun...... "Gu ...... sounds like a cuckoo.

The big tiger laughed.

"Ma'am." Mrs. Bu walked in front of the bridge, and just as she was about to speak, the bridge bowed down and said, "Concubine Qiao, meet Mrs." ”

Mrs. Bu was very embarrassed, Sun Quan's order to her was to let her watch the bridge to prevent any accidents on the bridge, what did it mean, Sun Quan did not explain. Mrs. Yibu's understanding of Sun Quan, she estimated that Sun Quan would not kill Daqiao, so she could not treat Daqiao as a criminal, and she could not be as close as before, and it was very difficult to grasp the balance between this. Now the bridge is putting on a rejecting appearance thousands of miles away, presumably because he has received the news and knows that he has been placed under house arrest.

She sighed helplessly, sat in front of the bridge, and didn't know what to say. Facing this woman who had actually taken away Sun Quan's heart, she was envious, jealous, and a little resentful, but Sun Quan gave her such a task.

Except for the happy laughter of Dahu and Ah Yu, the silence in the room was suffocating.

…… In Xiangyang, Liu Bei stood in the courtyard, looking up to the sky and roaring. Fei Yi sent the news to Xiangyang, Guan Yu rejected the King of Jing appointed by the Son of Heaven, and instead wept blood and wrote a letter, asking the Son of Heaven to crown Liu Bei as the king and defend the Han Dynasty. Although so far, I don't know the attitude of the Son of Heaven, but Guan Yu's sincerity made Liu Bei moved and ashamed.

From the day Guan Yu flooded the Seventh Army, broke through Fancheng, and began to march north, some people kept reminding Liu Bei. Guan Yu is like a bamboo, and his achievements are impressive, and Liu Bei was defeated on the Western Front, with Guan Yu's temper, he will definitely become more arrogant, and I am afraid it will be difficult to control in the future. Guan Yu broke through Xu County and snatched the Son of Heaven into his hands, such an argument was even more noisy, even Liu Bei was a little uneasy, his confidence in Guan Yu was shaken, and Sun Quan guarded against Sun Shao, he also began to guard against Guan Yu, stationed in Jiangling and refused to go north, and stopped in Xiangyang, sitting back and watching Guan Yu be trapped by Cao Ying. If it weren't for Sun Shao's maneuvering, Guan Yu would probably have been defeated by now.

A few days ago, Fei Yi also sent a message, saying that Guan Yu did not see him and might accept the throne. This news shocked Liu Bei and fidgeted. Guan Yu fought hard for him, but he didn't save him when he saw death, if Guan Yu became king, the damage to him would be amazing.

He was almost mad with a frenzy.

However, it turned out that he had once again mistaken Guan Yu.

Liu Bei was so ashamed that he burst into tears.

Zhuge Liang stood in the distance, his face indifferent. He knew that no matter what he said at this time, Liu Bei would not believe him. He regretted it a little, he didn't know the relationship between Liu Bei and Guan Yu, and he had always covered it up well before, why didn't he calm down this time? Thinking about it, he found that he still underestimated Sun Shao, if it weren't for Sun Shao's imbecile in Wancheng, with Guan Yu's imbecile in scheming, he would definitely not be able to think of a way out of the predicament, and the situation would definitely develop according to his pre-estimate.

It's too late to say that.

Guan Yu has made great contributions, his position in Liu Bei's heart is already unshakable, if he wants to keep pace with Guan Yu, there is only one chance left, that is, to go to Wancheng to negotiate, strive for greater interests for Liu Bei, form a three-legged momentum, and atone for his sins. But he can't go, at least not on his own initiative. Guan Yu of Wancheng has a deep prejudice against him, and Liu Bei is also very displeased with him now, and this good opportunity for meritorious service may not fall on his head.

"Kong Ming, Fei Yi's ability is insufficient, who else do you think can take on the task of negotiation?" Liu Bei tilted his head slightly and looked at Zhuge Liang. Zhuge Liang hesitated, bowed down and said, "The minister recommends Lu Zhu." ”

"He?" Liu Bei pondered for a moment and shook his head: "Although he is good at calculation, his surname is too gentle, and he is probably not the opponent of Cao Pi and Sun Shao." ”

"That'...... Liu Ba. ”

"Liuba?" Liu Bei snorted and did not speak. Although Liu Ba is in Yizhou, he is always thinking about leaving him and letting him negotiate? If Liu Ba doesn't sell him, it's okay, how can he fight for benefits.

"Liu Ba is proficient in government affairs, and he has a lot of research on economics, and he is the best at this kind of bargaining." Zhuge Liang explained softly. He tried his best to keep his voice steady so that Liu Bei could not see his uneasiness.

Liu Bei hesitated for a moment: "I believe in Liu Ba's ability, but he is unreliable." Well, you go with him, you preside, he is in charge, what do you think? ”

Zhuge Liang was in the middle of it, but he still paused with restraint and seemed a little hesitant, and then he responded: "The minister obeys the order." ”

Liu Bei slowly paced in front of Zhuge Liang, Zhuge Liang was eight feet tall, but his head was lowered, just like him with his head held high, he looked at Zhuge Liang's hanging head, and his voice was as cold as ice for three or nine days: "Kong Ming, don't let me down." ”

…… In May, Hu Zong arrived in Wancheng and immediately met with Sun Shao, the king of Yue. Sun Shao met him in the study. As soon as they met, both of them laughed.

"Hu Weize, there are no outsiders here, just say anything you have to say."

Hu Zong nodded. Sun Quan's purpose in sending him was simple, he wanted to know Sun Shao's true motives. The reason why he was sent here was because he had been engaged in secret work and was familiar with information related to Sun Shao, and he had been studying with Sun Quan since he was fourteen years old, and he was one of Sun Quan's most trusted people.

"The Supreme wants to know why General Guan accepted the title of king when General Guan was able to resign as king."

Sun Shao's mouth crooked: "Hu Weize, do you know how many kings there will be in the world?" ”

Hu Zong paused: "There are two now, and there may be two more." ”

"Among the four kings in the world, how many are there in Jiangdong?"

Hu Zong was silent, he still didn't understand what Sun Shao meant.

"With a different surname, Emperor Gaozu's White Horse Alliance has become an empty word." Sun Shao no longer played dumb riddles with Hu Zong, he stood up and paced slowly in the room with his hands behind his back: "Cao Ying occupies Hebei and Guanzhong, Liu Bei occupies the southwest, the Supreme has Jiangdong, and what the Son of Heaven can control is only Sanhe at most, and we have to help him fight for it." ”

Hu Zong nodded again and again. The place that the Son of Heaven can control is really limited, if Sun Liu joins forces to help him, maybe there is also hope that Sanhe, who originally belonged to Sili, will be brought over from Cao Ying's hands - Guanzhong doesn't even think about it, if Sun Liu doesn't help, his decree probably won't leave the capital - even where the capital is placed, the Son of Heaven doesn't count.

"The trend of secession has been achieved, although the Son of Heaven is the co-lord of the world, but he has no real power, and the Son of Heaven of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty is almost the same. Where is the power in the world? In the hands of the four kings. As far as the current situation is concerned, no one king can control full power, so everyone can only compromise with each other. At this time, do you think it is better to have two of the four kings with the surname Sun, or one of the three kings with the surname Sun? ”

Hu Zong suddenly realized. He thought for a while, and then shook his head again: "Otherwise, general, you, the feudal country of King Yue, will be cut out of Yangzhou." With one more king, the strength of Jiangdong will not increase, but will leave hidden dangers. ”

"There are no two heavens, and there are no two masters in the country?" Sun Shao pursed his lips and laughed sarcastically.

Hu Zong didn't speak, but his expression explained what he meant. Sun Shao shook his head and sighed: "You guys, you still stare at your own people more than when you stare at others." ”

Hu Zong smiled silently, disapproving Sun Shao's emotion.

"Yes, my feudal kingdom is in Huiji, and I tell you, I want to be in Huiji." Sun Shao raised his hand and asked Hu Zong, who was about to speak, to calm down. "I want to know, not for anything else, but for a shipyard, for a port where ships can dock. In addition to Huiji, I also want Zhuya, because that's my base for going to sea. Except for these two places, the supreme land, I don't want an inch. ”

Hu Zong frowned and carefully measured Sun Shao's words. There is no problem with Zhu Ya's belonging, it was originally fought by Sun Shao, not to mention that Sun Quan has no interest in Zhu Ya, even if he is interested, he does not have this strength. But Huiji is different, Huiji is one of the six counties in Jiangdong, although the strength is not very strong, but he is behind Sun Quan, if it is given to Sun Shao, how can Sun Quan sleep peacefully?

"If you don't give it to Huiji, it's okay, I can write a letter to ask the Son of Heaven to seal the South China Sea, what do you think?" Sun Shao looked at Hu Zong with a smile. Hu Zong shuddered and shook his head again and again. The strength of the South China Sea is much stronger than that of Huiji, and it is impossible for Sun Quan to agree.

"Jiaozhou and me and Bufujun worked together to take it, and he was reluctant to give me a county?" Sun Shao smiled disdainfully: "Hu Weize, you touch your conscience and think about it, without the financial support of Jiaozhou, can he be so confident?" Just a meeting can be exchanged for an inexhaustible treasury, such a simple account, don't you know how to calculate? ”

"The general means that you want to expand your territory overseas?" Hu Zong stroked his beard and somewhat understood what Sun Shao meant.

"I'm a businessman." Sun Shao smiled: "I never planned to be a farmer. He turned around and walked over to a wall, and with a "bang" the curtain opened, revealing a huge map on the wall. Hu Zong glanced at it, and couldn't help but be a little confused, this map seemed to have never been seen before.

"Wei Ze, come." Sun Shao beckoned, called Hu Zong to the map, and swiped his finger on the map: "This is the big river, this part of Hebei is Cao Ying's sphere of influence." This is the Great River, this is Yizhou, Liu Bei's territory, this is Jingzhou, Yangzhou, and the Supreme's sphere of influence. That's all I want. Sun Shao nodded at the place marked Huiji County, and then pointed to Qian Tangkou, who was like the tip of a knife, and said, "This is my port." From here, I go to sea, and this large area will become my Yue country. ”

Sun Shao's arm drew a large map on the map, enveloping a large area of the sea. Hu Zong still doesn't believe it, the sea is full of water, there is no land, and even a few islands are very limited, no matter how big it is, what's the use? Sun Shao, this is tricking him, right? However, standing in front of such a map, he did feel that the meeting was not big, and Sun Shao should not be greedy if he wanted to meet the account.

"When I lay down this sea, if you want two or three, I can give them to you." Sun Shao smiled proudly: "How much is the rent for a year?" I'll be honest with you, it's just the income from a trip to the South China Sea by my merchant ships. ”

Hu Zong believes that Sun Shao is doing a lot of business now, although he is just a rich marquis, it is not too much to say that he is rich and rivals the country.

"That's what I'm saying. If you're not at ease, I can't help it. Sun Shao's hand moved down and moved to the Youzhou area: "I will go to the Qingxu area or Youzhou to find a port, hehe, there are many people who want to cooperate with me." ”

Hu Zong's scalp suddenly exploded, and a cool breath rushed along his spine to the back of his head. The threat in Sun Shao's words is very strong. If you don't agree, it's okay, I don't want to be a fellow player, but you don't want to be my ally. I'll work with Cao Ying instead, and as for the consequences, you can figure it out for yourself. Hu Zong is not a fool, of course he knows that Cao Ying has been wooing Sun Shao, and the news of the marriage has not been broken, if Sun Shao and Cao Ying cooperate, it may not have much impact on Liu Bei, but it will be a disaster for Sun Quan.

Cao Ying, who is invincible in the world, plus Sun Shao, who is invincible in water warfare, isn't Jiangdong just a piece of fat? You must know that just one Su thick leg made the East China Sea panic.

Sun Shao has many options, while Sun Quan has limited options. While Sun Shao is still thinking about the same clan, accepting Sun Shao's kindness is the best choice at present. Hu Zong lowered his head, pondered for a long time, and finally raised his head and said, "Can the Supreme be called Wang Jiangdong?" ”

Sun Shao nodded and shook his head again. Hu Zong didn't understand, and stared at Sun Shao with a frown.

"Give me Huiji and Zhu Ya, he is not a king and a king, if you don't give it, he is not a king or a king."

Hu Zong bowed and bowed: "The minister understands, this will repay the Supreme." Please wait for the good news from His Royal Highness the King of Yue. ”

"There is labor." Sun Shao returned the salute: "If it is done, my Sun ancestors and ancestors will remember Hu Jun's favor and never forget it." ”

Hu Zong smiled, he knew that this was Sun Shao's promise to him, if the thing could be done, Sun Quan and Sun Shao did not need to turn their faces, then he would undoubtedly be a great hero, whether it was Sun Shao or Sun Quan, they would treat him well, as Sun Shao said, the ancestors of the Sun family would be grateful to him.

Hu Zong didn't dare to delay, hurried up, rushed back to Xiangyang in the starry night, and told Sun Quan the original story of the talks. Sun Quan sneered, didn't say anything, and let the exhausted Hu Zong go down to rest first. As soon as Hu Zong went out, Sun Quan kicked over the book case in front of him and scolded.

Hu Zong, who had just gone out, seemed to be prepared, he kept walking, maintained the original speed and rhythm, and walked out quickly. After more than twenty years by Sun Quan's side, he knows Sun Quan's temper too well. Angry is angry, but he can still distinguish the stakes. At the moment, he had no choice but to accept Sun Shao's kindness—although he didn't like Sun Shao's tough posture very much, and he didn't like to form an alliance with others in such a grievance situation.

Things were as Hu Zong expected, after Sun Quan vented, he convened the ministers again to discuss, and after a heated discussion, Sun Quan weighed the pros and cons and decided to ally with Sun Shao. Lu Meng sighed angrily and wept silently, and Zhonglang wept Xu Sheng bitterly, and suddenly shouted: "The incompetence of the ministers has caused the Supreme to suffer the humiliation of today." Finally gave Sun Quan a little comfort.

Half a month later, Hu Zong went to Wancheng again, conveyed Sun Quan's meaning to Sun Shao, and asked Sun Shao to write a letter to ask for Sun Quan's seal, and ordered someone to pacify Su Thick Leg in the East China Sea as soon as possible. Sun Shao was very satisfied, and he sent a letter back to Sun Quan, saying that he would immediately write to Sun Quan to ask for the title of King of Wu, and at the same time would personally rush to the East China Sea to quell the pirate rebellion. At the same time, he made a request to Sun Quan to redivide the area of Huiji County, he only needed the area near the mouth of the sea, and all the areas beyond the shore were given to Sun Quan, but his original fiefdom Fuchun wanted to be given to him, on the grounds that he liked the scenery of Fuchun Mountain very much.

Sun Quan scoffed, the scenery of Fuchun Mountain is a fart, Sun Shao's real intention is the ancestral tomb of Fuchun Mountain. Sun Ce's grave is in Wu County, he can't ask for it, but he wants the ancestral tomb of Fuchun Mountain, and with the ancestral tomb of Fuchun Mountain, he is equivalent to being the patriarch of the Sun family, that is, he wants Sun Quan to admit that he is the authentic of the Sun family. How could Sun Quan agree to this request, he immediately sent someone to Wancheng to negotiate with Sun Shao.

This time, the messenger was Zhang Wen. Before leaving, Sun Quan said to Zhang Wen in a serious tone, Originally, a talented person like you can't go out easily, but this matter is too important, and I don't worry about others going.

Zhang Wen responded, and rushed to Wancheng with Cao Gen and Shangguan Xuefei. When they arrived in Wancheng, Zhuge Liang and Liu Ba also rushed to Wancheng. Sun Shao picked up the wind for them, took them together to the Yue Wangfu, set up a feast, and invited Guan Yu, Cao Pi and others to accompany them. Representatives of the two kings and the two would-be kings of the Han Dynasty gathered together.

The banquet had not yet begun, and Yang Biao, the host of the Soldier Killing Conference and the servant, came uninvited.

(To be continued)