In the future of the summer solstice, the days will get longer and longer.

Liu Chuang, accompanied by officials of Donghai County, hiked up the mountain and looked at the East China Sea.

In the past, the east gate of Qin had long been dilapidated, and this time Liu Chuang came, there was still a thought, that is, to rebuild the east gate of Han in Qishan.

A huge stone monument rises from the ground in Yuzhou Mountain, about 80 miles away from the sea in Qu County.

Yuzhou Mountain has been officially incorporated into the maritime frontier of the Han Dynasty by Liu Chuang. When he started, Yuzhou Mountain Xuezhou contributed a lot. Now that he has developed, he will naturally not forget the old feelings. Although Xue Zhou has been dead for many years, his son has served under Liu Chuang's account. Xue Wen Xue Yuan Dynasty has now passed the year of standing, worship the Pavilion Marquis, Dongjun Taishou.

I think that at the beginning, what Xue Zhou looked forward to the most was to be able to glorify his ancestors.

Now that Xue Wen has become a member of the 2,000 stones, it can be regarded as fulfilling Xue Zhou's wish......

After ten years, Liu Chuang returned to Qu County again, but he was no longer human. What used to be a small town in the East China Sea has now become an important town.

Yuzhou Mountain became a base of the Han Navy, and Qu County, as the closest town to Yuzhou Mountain, naturally also developed. The size of the county seat has expanded by one-third on the original basis. The population has also grown from a small population of 20,000 to nearly 80,000, delivering a steady stream of materials and soldiers to Yuzhou Mountain......

The naval governor of Yuzhou Mountain is the wind galloping.

He built a lot of construction on Yuzhou Mountain and renovated it on the original basis.

In this way, Yuzhoushan has become the second large-scale naval base after Liaodong. Its scale even exceeds that of Tanglin Island, and the reason why Ganning was able to fight the Jiangdong Navy in Leadtang Bay also relied on the support of Yuzhou Mountain.

'Handong Gate' stands on Yuzhou Mountain.

Qu County, or that Qu County.

But it made Liu Chuang feel very unfamiliar......

In the past, the famous No. 1 wealthy and powerful elk family in the East China Sea has now moved to Luoyang and has become a new local wealthy family. And most of the places that once carried Liu Chuang's memories have disappeared. In this emerging coastal town, Liu Chuang no longer feels many traces of the past. The vicissitudes of life, the stars change. Perhaps it is characteristic of this era. Liu Chuang, who originally came on the spot, felt an unprecedented loss after arriving in Qu County.

Fortunately, he quickly adjusted his mood.

After all, the purpose of his hunting this time was not to remember his former home.

After staying in Qu County for a few days, he led his troops north from the East China Sea. However, this time to the north, the three elites did not all follow. Zhao Yun led Yafeng to leave the East China Sea first, went south to Guangling, and stationed in Jiangdu. This was also Liu Chuang's first action to cooperate with the Battle of Jiangdong. Sure enough, when the news of Yafeng's southward journey reached Jiangdong, Sun Quan was shocked. His previous worries. It seems to be further certain. Liu Chuang intended to start a war across the river in Guangling.

"Ziming. If you preside over the Battle of Koto. How? ”

On the way north, Liu Chuanghun asked unintentionally.

Ziming is a young man dressed in white who looks a little down. He was in his thirties. There is a heroic spirit between the eyebrows.

This young man is none other than Lu Meng.

In the battle of Tanglin Island last year, Gan Ning captured Lü Meng.

After that, Lü Meng was arranged to build the East Gate of the Han Dynasty in Yuzhou Mountain, and after Liu Chuang arrived at Yuzhou Mountain, he saw Lü Meng's name in the roster by chance. At first, he was puzzled, thinking that it was just the same name and surname. How do you know that it is clear when you ask, this Lu Meng. It was the famous Jiangdong general Lu Ziming who crossed the river in white clothes in history and caused Guan Gong to defeat Maicheng.

With such a talent, Liu Chuang naturally can't let it go.

He immediately asked Lu Meng to come over and entrusted him with the position of the prime minister's office.

Of course, at this time, Lu Meng was not up to the historical white-clothed crossing of the river. The level of a generation of famous generals. However, in the conversation, there is a different kind of spirit. Lu Mengshao is known for his courage, but he doesn't read much, so he was just a small general at the beginning. But he did not give up on this, and spent 20 years finally becoming a famous general and creating a great reputation.

If you talk about Jiangdong famous generals, Liu Chuang's favorite is Lu Xun, and the other is Lu Meng.

It's a pity that soon after Lu Meng became famous, he fell ill and died, which can be described as a young death...... In his previous life, when he read the romance, every time he saw Lu Ziming bleeding to death, Liu Chuang would feel inexplicably sad. Now, he still has a lot of opportunities to save this famous general, so naturally he will not let it go.

And Lü Meng is also very humble and studious, although he plays in Jiangdong, his feelings for Sun Wu are far from deep......

Sun Ce, although he appreciated Lu Meng, did not reuse it.

He had to be recommended by Zhang Zhao as Sima of other departments, and later worshiped Guangdechang.

After Sun Ce's death, Zhou Yu also recommended Lu Meng. Sun Quan valued it on the surface, but he never entrusted it with important tasks.

Lü Meng was really valued by Sun Quan, or in the fifteenth year of Jian'an, after Zhou Yu's death, Lu Su took the position of Zhou Yu and intersected with Lü Meng when he guarded Lukou. It was Lu Su's recommendation again, and at that time, Sun Ce's family had withered and could no longer threaten Sun Quan, so Sun Quan began to reuse Lu Meng, and later achieved Lu Meng's record of crossing the river in white.

However, in front of him, Lu Meng and Sun did not have too many entanglements.

He originally followed his brother-in-law Deng Dang to serve the Sun family, but now that Deng Dang is dead, the intersection between him and Sun Wu has been cut off.

In addition, Sun Quan did not reuse Lu Meng, and it was impossible for him to be grateful to Sun Quan.

Liu Chuang unified the north, and his momentum was unstoppable.

Lu Meng also knew the importance clearly, so when Liu Chuang revealed his intention to solicit, Lu Meng surrendered to Liu Chuang without saying a word.

Hearing Liu Chuang's inquiry, Lu Meng pondered for a moment and said: "If Meng presides over the battle, he must first induce the prime minister's navy to land, and then fortify the wall and clear the wilderness, and use the terrain to maneuver with it. The Prime Minister's navy is strong and has been formed for a long time. If you play at sea, you may win less and lose more. But if he goes ashore, the advantage of the prime minister's navy will be gone, and the victory or defeat may be divided into five or five. ”

Liu Chuang nodded lightly......

In fact, the news from Qian Tang that He Qi was also preparing to do so.

Lu Meng can take these into account, which shows that he is indeed attentive.

Liu Chuang no longer asked about the battle situation at the moment, but inquired about Lu Meng's homework during this time. After Lu Meng entered the Prime Minister's Mansion, Liu Chuang arranged for him to follow Xun Yu. I believe that with Xun Yu's skills, he will definitely be able to teach a more outstanding Lu Ziming.

The chariot passed through Kaiyang, and Liu Chuang stayed for three days.

He went north this time, ostensibly to inspect Donglai, but in fact he had a different mind.

Just as Liu Chuang's chariot was marching towards Beihai Kingdom, far away in Pingyuan County, Ma Chao and Ma Dai were also discussing the future.

Tai Shi Ci died in battle, and the top ten generals were vacant.

Ma Chao also has a choice to make......

In fact. Since Liu Chuang unified the north, Ma Chao's position has been a little embarrassing.

He is Liu Chuang's sworn brother, but when it comes to his status in the army, he is far inferior to Huang Zhong and Zhao Yun.

After the unification of the north, Ma Chao stayed in the plains.

The battle of Jiangdong kicked off, and the battle of Hanzhong was also in full swing, but Ma Chao could only watch the fire from the other side. At this time, it is also time for Ma Chao to make changes. It is to continue to exist as Liu Chuang's righteous brother, transcendent and extraordinary. But it's hard to make a difference? or officially serve Liu Chuang. Become Liu Chuang's subordinate. Capture the flag and make contributions? Ma Chao is very entangled!

It's no wonder that Ma Chao's current identity is indeed embarrassing.

His status is very high, but in fact, he has not really integrated into Liu Chuang's team.

People say that Ma Chao. must say that he is the identity of Liu Chuang's righteous brother; looks like Zhao Yun, who is Liu Chuang's brother-in-law. But people say that Zhao Zilong must be called 'Zhao Fenwei'. Don't look at this small title, but it is enough to show the status of the two. Zhao Yun is the head of the top ten generals, whether he is in the army or in the Prime Minister's Mansion, he will praise him. Ma Chao, on the other hand, is a little troublesome, and the generals in the army may respect him, but more or less, they will be a little repulsive...... It's like he's not a general in the army.

"Brother. Today's Prime Minister Dongjia is also the last chance for his brother. ”

Ma Dai persuaded bitterly: "I know that the prime minister and the elder brother are righteous brothers, but the elder brother has never lost his sincerity to the prime minister. In a certain way, the elder brother is not a prime minister. And how can it be accepted by the generals in the army?

Things are different now.

Maybe the prime minister doesn't care about this, but the elder brother wants to show his attitude.

Losing sincerity to the prime minister is not to bow his head, but to truly integrate into the army...... Otherwise, in the long run, the elder brother will inevitably be excluded from the army. At that time, the prime minister will still respect his brother, but what good is it with his brother? ”

Ma Chao was silent......

In fact, why doesn't Ma Chao understand the truth of this?

He is now 'helping' Liu Chuang, not 'serving' Liu Chuang. In a way, he and Liu Chuang are now in dialogue on an equal footing. He is not Liu Chuang's subordinate, but Liu Chuang's brother-in-law, which seems to be quite detached at first glance.

But in fact......

However, he was ostracized by the entire Liu Chuang interest group.

Do you bow your head, or do you want to maintain the status quo? Ma Chao was also very hesitant.

He is arrogant by nature and refuses to bow his head lightly. But what Ma Dai said is right, this time and that time, and now Liu Chuang is not the rootless wandering who worshiped him in Xudu City at the beginning. Liu Chuang's general trend has become a trend, and the trend of unifying the Han family is even more obvious. If he doesn't lose his sincerity to Liu Chuang at this time, I'm afraid it will be too late to lose sincerity in the future......

Do you bow your head, or continue to be proud?

Ma Chao hesitated.

"Where has the prime minister been?"

Ma Dai hurriedly said: "According to the scouts, the prime minister is close to the Beihai Kingdom.

I heard that he was going to Donglai and was planning to stay for a few days...... Brother, the prime minister is waiting for you. ”

Ma Chao smiled bitterly and nodded slightly.

Liu Chuang stayed in Donglai, just waiting for him to go and lose his sincerity.

If he misses it this time, I'm afraid that he will not have a future in the future, and he really can't let it go.

"In that case, you immediately prepare a gift and go to Donglai with me!"

Seeing that Ma Chao finally made a decision, Ma Dai was also very happy.

As long as Ma Chao is willing to bow his head, then the problem will be solved......

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For Liu Chuang, the task of this hunt is not to fight against Jiangdong, but to sort out the situation that he has not been able to stabilize in the past six months. That's right, Cao Cao died, and the old ministers of the Cao family returned to Liu Chuang. But that doesn't mean there aren't hidden dangers.

The uneasiness of the old ministers of the Cao family was not alleviated because Liu Chuang reused the children of the Cao family.

In fact, Liu Chuang's eastward hunt this time alleviated the panic of Cao's former ministers and further strengthened his integration with the entire north. Similarly, as Liu Chuang's authority grew, there were also hidden dangers in his old department. Some of the people who assisted Liu Chuang in a cooperative posture also need to be adjusted. For example, Ma Chao...... If Ma Chao does not lose his sincerity to him for a day, Liu Chuang will not be able to entrust him with important tasks for a day. After all, it was impossible for Liu Chuang to tolerate Ma Chao's self-respect. Tai Shici's death in battle also gave Liu Chuang a chance. Next, just look at Ma Chao's attitude.

Lujiang, nesting.

Zhou Yu showed a look of surprise, looked at the scout in front of him and said, "You just said." Zhang Liao and Guo Jia clashed? ”

"Exactly!"

"Why?"

"Before Li Dian was covered by heavy rain, the roads were muddy, so that the grain and grass could not be delivered in time.

Zhang Liao was dissatisfied with this, so he severely reprimanded Li Dian. After Guo Jia arrived, he spoke for Li Dian and had a conflict with Zhang Liao. Three days ago, the governor defeated the Han army, and Zhang Liao thought that Li Dian had delayed the fighter plane and failed to respond in time. However, Guo Jia believes that Zhang Liao's arrangement is negligent. It has nothing to do with Li Dian. So again there was an argument.

This time, the conflict between Guo Jia and Zhang Liao was fierce. After last night's quarrel, Guo Jia left Hefei with the headquarters of the Dianman and went to Lu'an. However, Tai Shixiang and Xiao Ling, who arrived in Hefei with Guo Jia. He didn't leave with him. ”

Of course!

Tai Shixiang is the son of Tai Shici, and Xiao Ling is also Liu Chuang's old department.

The relationship between these two people and Zhang Liao is far closer than the relationship with Guo Jia, how could they follow Guo Jia to leave?

When Zhou Yu heard this, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief!

In March, Guo Jia came to Hefei to assist Zhang Liao in the battle against Xiaoyaojin.

To be honest, Guo Jia's arrival did put great pressure on Zhou Yu...... During Cao Cao's period, he was regarded by Cao Cao as a right-hand man. The means are indeed extraordinary. After Guo Jia arrived in Hefei, he immediately visited Lü Fan and Lü Ziheng, who lived in Shouchun at the time, and said that Lü Fan would serve Liu Chuang and assist Zhang Liao in fighting against Zhou Yu in Hefei.

This Lu Fan was originally a famous minister of Eastern Wu.

Historically. He was valued by Sun Ce, so he ordered hundreds of private guests to join Sun Ce, and assisted Sun Ce in breaking through the Lujiang River.

Later, in Danyang, he successively participated in breaking Zhang Ying Yumi, seizing Xiao Danyang and Hushu, and ordering Wanling to crusade against Danyang thieves and worship the position of governor.

However, now because Tai Shi Ci has served Liu Chuang, Lu Fan has defeated Zu Lang in history, and the credit for descending Tai Shi Ci has disappeared without a trace, so after Sun Ce's death, he did not go to Eastern Wu to mourn as in history, but stayed in Shouchun. Lu Fan, a famous general who was underestimated by Yan Zhan in history, and even became a villain in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, fell into the hands of Zhang Liao. After Guo Jia arrived, he quickly said that he had surrendered Lu Fan.

And from Lu Fan's mouth, I learned a lot about Zhou Yu......

Subsequently, under the introduction of Lu Fan, Guo Jia visited Qiao Xuan, the father of Da Qiao and Mrs. Xiao Qiao.

According to the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Qiao Guolao's status in Eastern Wu is quite high.

But in fact, Qiao Xuan's two daughters were almost forcibly married by Sun Ce and Zhou Yu, and they were not wives, but concubines. Under such circumstances, how high can Qiao Xuan's status be in Jiangdong? After Sun Quan took charge of Jiangdong, Qiao Xuan's status became lower and lower. Especially after Mrs. Da Qiao and Sun Shao were sent to Yanjing, Qiao Xuan left Jiangdong in anger and returned to live in his hometown in Lujiang. Not only that, but he also had a deep grudge against Zhou Yu because of Da Qiao's matter.

Looking at the entire Central Plains, Qiao Xuan may be insignificant.

But in Lujiang, Qiao Xuan is famous for his kindness, his family is wealthy, and he has a good reputation among the people.

Guo Jia persuaded Qiao Xuan to come out and act as the Taishou of Lujiang.

Qiao Xuan's appearance also made Zhou Yu extremely embarrassed, and his network advantage in Lujiang was also reduced a lot.

These are the changes brought about by Guo Jia's arrival.

Now hearing that Guo Jia and Zhang Liao turned against each other, Zhou Yu suddenly felt relieved.

Thinking about it, it also seems normal.

Zhang Liao is Liu Chuang's old minister, since Xuzhou, he has followed Liu Chuang to conquer Liaoxi, swept Youzhou, swept Jizhou, can be said to be outstanding. Don't look at Zhang Liao's ranking among the top ten generals, but in terms of status and ability, he is definitely a leader. is also one of the top ten generals, except for Gan Ning and Tai Shici, who can really take charge of themselves.

Such a highly meritorious and arrogant figure and Guo Jia, a strategist of the Cao family, will inevitably have many contradictions.

However, Zhou Yu did not dare to take it lightly.

He pondered for a long time, and said softly: "Pass my order, continue to investigate, and be sure to determine the grievances between Zhang Liao and Guo Jia." ”

"Whoa!"

The scout retreated, and Zhou Yu let out a sigh of relief.

On the side, Ling Cao frowned and said: "Governor, that Guo Jia is a wise and resourceful person, and Zhang Liao is not a person who does not know the importance of it."

In this case, how could the two have a conflict lightly? In my opinion, there must be fraud in this, and the governor needs to be cautious. ”

Zhou Yu smiled when he heard this, "Don't worry, general, Zhou Yu will not be fooled."

That Zhang Liao was the most important person around Liu Chuang, and Guo Jia was also Cao Cao's right-hand man when he was alive. These two people are not good at their generation, so they naturally have to be guarded against. However, one is an old minister of Liu Chuang, and one is a subordinate of the Cao family...... Although Cao Liu is now one, he has fought many times back then, and it is inevitable that there will be grievances. It is precisely because these two people are not idle that they are unconvincing with each other. If the two of them really had an argument, it was not incomprehensible.

If this is the case, then the battle of Hefei will be assured......

In this way, tomorrow the general will lead his troops to feint Lu'an, and see what reaction that Zhang Liao will make, and then we will make a decision. ”

Ling Cao thought about it and bowed down to answer the order.

This Jiangdong warrior who should have been shot by Gan Ning during the conquest of Huang Zu in history is still alive and kicking.

And because of his merit in killing Huang Zu, he was even more important to Sun Quan.

Seeing Ling Cao retreat, Zhou Yu slowly sat on the handsome chair.

Guo Jia, Zhang Liao......

Zhou Yu's eyes also showed confusion.

What even Ling Cao could think of, how could Zhou Yu not think of it? It's just that he's under too much pressure now!

Liu Chuangtun troops Guangling, and Gan Ning attacked and plundered from the sea, and Lu Xun and Liu Yong advanced in two ways.

It can be said that Jiangdong's troops are already stretched...... If he can't repel Zhang Liao and return to Jiangdong, I am afraid that the situation in Jiangdong will be even more turbulent. He is also hesitating, what is the situation between Zhang Liao and Guo Jia? If there is really a conflict between the two, it will be an excellent opportunity for Jiangdong! But is this true or false?