"Grand Governor, Mr. Lu Su's messenger has arrived!" A small school lifted the curtain and entered the tent, kneeling down on one knee to report.

"Please!" The man sitting on the table has sword eyebrows and starry eyes, white skin and red lips, and a faint smile that makes people feel like a spring breeze. Whether by the aesthetic standards of today or at the time, this guy is a handsome guy. Needless to say, everyone should also know who this person is? That's right, this person is Zhou Yu, the governor of the Jiangdong Water Army, Zhou Gongjin.

Zhou Yu, whose name is Gongjin, was born in Shu County, Lujiang (now southwest of Lujiang County, Anhui Province). Zhou Yu was born in a noble family of eunuchs, and his cousin Zhou Jing and uncle Zhou Zhong were both lieutenants of the Eastern Han Dynasty and ranked as the third duke. Zhou Yu's father, Zhou Yi, also served as the Luoyang Commander of Luoyang, the imperial capital of the Eastern Han Dynasty, which is equivalent to the current mayor of Beijing. Zhou Yu himself is tall and handsome. Chen Shou of the Western Jin Dynasty called it "strong and beautiful" in the "Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms", for Chen Shou, who cherishes words like gold, can come up with a single sentence to describe Zhou Yu's appearance, which can only show that this guy is not ordinary handsome, and handsome is very famous, even after Zhou Yu died for decades, Chen Shou, a historian of the Western Jin Dynasty who was born in the remote Shuzhong, could not ignore this.

Zhou Yu has had great ambitions since he was a child, and he is close friends with Sun Ce, the eldest son of Sun Jian, the elder brother of Sun Quan, the Taishou of Changsha. In the first year of the first peace, Sun Jian, the Taishou of Changsha, responded to the call of the school captain Cao Cao to raise troops to defeat Dong Zhuo, and moved the family to Shu County. became neighbors with Zhou Yu's family, Sun Ce and Zhou Yu were the same age, and the relationship was very good. Zhou Yu very generously gave up a large mansion in the south of his home to the Sun family to live in, and went to the church to meet Sun Ce's mother, Mrs. Wu. At that time, only friends who had a very good relationship would have to worship their mother. Later, because Lu Su respected Lu Meng's talent, he also took the initiative to make friends with Lu Meng. The history books also record the situation of Lu Su visiting the church to worship his mother. This shows that at that time, being able to come to the house to meet each other's mother would not have been an ordinary relationship. It is also a form of mutual affection as a family. Since then, the relationship between the Zhou and Sun families has become very close.

After Sun Jian's death, Sun Ce succeeded him and led his father's subordinates in various campaigns. Zhou Yu's uncle Zhou Shang was the Taishou of Danyang at that time, and Zhou Yu went to visit him, and happened to meet Sun Ce borrowing troops from Yuan Shu to go south to prepare to conquer Jiangdong and create a foundation. Sun Ce was very enthusiastic to invite Zhou Yu to join his army and create a great cause together. Zhou Yu then led his subordinates to greet Sun Ce and give him strong support. Sun Ce was very happy and said, "I have Gongjin, and the big thing has been done!" It can be seen that Sun Ce's trust and appreciation for Zhou Yu. The two led their subordinates to fight in Jiangdong, and quickly pacified the separatist forces in various parts of Jiangdong.

In the third year of Jian'an (198 AD), Sun Ce appointed Zhou Yu as the general of Jianwei Zhonglang, and Zhou Yu was twenty-four years old this year, and the people of Wu County called him Zhou Lang. "Lang" is the name of the young man by the locals of Wu County. Soon, Sun Ce wanted to attack Jingzhou, so he appointed Zhou Yu as the central protector and concurrently served as the Jiangxia Taishou, and accompanied the army to conquer. Zhou Yu and Sun Ce broke through Anhui City and captured the two daughters of the Jiangdong clan Qiaogong, the big name is Da Qiao, and the small name is Xiao Qiao. These two beauties are both beautiful and fragrant. Sun Ce himself married Da Qiao, and let Zhou Yu marry Xiao Qiao. I want to explain here that Er Qiao is not voluntary, he belongs to the forcible occupation, which is very similar to the scene of Lang Qing and concubine in the hearts of later generations. As for the relationship between them and their husbands after marriage, let's not talk about it for the time being. At least at that time, these two guys were suspected of robbing people's daughters.

In the fifth year of Jian'an, Sun Ce was assassinated at the age of 26, and entrusted military affairs to his younger brother Sun Quan on his deathbed. At that time, the territory of Jiangdong was actually only a few counties such as Huiji, Wujun, Danyang, Yuzhang, and Luling, and even among these counties, there were still many remote places that had not been completely annexed. The situation at this time can be described as very critical. At this critical time, Zhou Yu brought troops back to Chaisang from outside to mourn, and then stayed by Sun Quan's side to serve as the central guard. With the deterrent power of the elite troops in his hands, he finally assisted Sun Quan to sit firmly in the position of the lord of Jiangdong. Therefore, Zhou Yu has a great contribution to Sun Quan.

At this time, after Zhou Yu heard the news of Cao Cao's army's southern expedition, he drove his elite Jiangdong naval division to Poyang Lake adjacent to Jingzhou. Nominally, it was to train sailors, but in fact it was to watch the movements of Cao's army, and at the same time, it was also to prevent Cao's army from continuing to threaten the capital of Jiangdong Chaisang after conquering Jingzhou.

Lu Su went to Jingzhou to meet Liu Bei in the name of mourning to discuss cooperation, and Zhou Yu knew about it and agreed. As a highly strategic Jiangdong commander, Zhou Yu, like Lu Su, believed that only by uniting Jingzhou's resistance could it be possible to achieve the great cause of resisting Cao Cao.

But as a man with a family and a room, Zhou Gongjin, like many Jiangdong clans, has also been hesitant between the two roads of descending Cao and resisting Cao. Although it is said that many ** in later generations scolded Cao Cao as a Han thief, but that was a matter of later generations, and it was after Cao Pi usurped the Han Dynasty. At least at this time, Cao Cao did not show his side of a thief, and he became the Yi Yin of the Shang Dynasty and the Duke of Zhou of the Zhou Dynasty in the eyes of many scholars who aspired to revive the Han Dynasty. became a hero of the revival of the Han dynasty and a loyal minister to quell civil strife, at least at this time, many people thought so. This is also an important reason why after Cao Cao pacified the north, many scholars and doctors returned to the Central Plains. After all, in their hearts, in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, when Confucianism was prevalent and orthodoxy was rampant, the appeal of the mediocre and incompetent emperor was still much greater than that of any wise and martial local prince. This is also the reason why as soon as Cao Cao's army arrives, heroes like Cai Mao and Kuai Yue will surrender immediately. Liu Xie, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, who seemed to be a puppet in later generations, had an extremely powerful charm and appeal that later generations could not understand for these Han Dynasty scholars and doctors in various places at that time. In fact, sometimes the most difficult thing to convince is people's hearts, and the most difficult thing to convince is oneself. Only things that conform to the moral values of the time can people be at ease when they do it, and when this person's heart is smooth, everything will be logical. Therefore, it was not easy for Zhou Yu to muster the courage to resist the army of Prime Minister Cao Cheng, who was marching south in the name of the Han court.

Of course, this is only one aspect, on the other hand, Cao Jun's strength is real. After Cao Cao pacified the north, he occupied the Central Plains, which was the most politically and economically developed and densely populated area in China at that time. There are millions of young and middle-aged soldiers who can be recruited. Holding high the banner of the central government of the Eastern Han Dynasty that people from all over the world could not resist. All of this seemed invincible at this time. Therefore, the smart and wise Zhang Zhao chose to surrender, and the Jiangdong clans with a big family chose to surrender, because at this time, no matter who looks at it, resisting Cao is a dead end without any hope, and no one wants to tie themselves to Sun Quan's chariot and be smashed to pieces together with the Sun family.

But Zhou Yu is different, he is too young. Compared with Zhang Zhao, who is over half a hundred years old, Zhou Yu, who is in his early thirties, is young and vigorous. Like many young people, he has ideals, ambitions, wants to achieve great things, wants to establish immortal feats. Like many young people, he is more full of Lang Man's heroic temperament, and has a newborn calf that is not afraid of tigers. Therefore, he chose to tie himself to Sun Quan's chariot and chose a road against Cao that seemed to be a dead end at the time.

Lu Su's messenger lifted the curtain and entered the tent under the guidance of the school captain, and knelt down on one knee to report to the ground: "Governor Dadu, my lord went to Jingzhou on the order of Wu Hou to contact Uncle Liu Huang and Liu Qi's eldest son to discuss the matter of jointly resisting Cao. Don't want to be attacked by Cao Jun's assassins on the way back to Chaisang! ”

"What? Assassin? How is Zijing? Didn't get hurt, right? Zhou Yu was taken aback, he didn't expect Lu Su to meet Cao Jun's assassins.

"Don't worry! My family is fine! However, the big ship is about to sail to Jiangxia, and my lord is afraid that Cao Cao will send a fleet to intercept it! So send the little ones to ask the Metropolitan Governor for help! This is a handwritten letter from my lord to the governor! Please take a look! The messenger carried Lu Su's letter for help in both hands.

Zhou Yu opened the letter and browsed it, stood up violently, and slapped the tiger might: "Drum gathering!" ”

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