Zhang Chao didn't believe that this would be an ordinary bandit, General Cheng Pu didn't solve the problem with 50,000 troops, but put his life there, if it was ordinary, it would be a strange thing.

Moreover, the timing of the appearance of these bandits was too coincidental, as soon as Sun Ce and Sun Quan left with the army, these people appeared, obviously a deliberate thing, and it should not only be aimed at Eastern Wu, but also their own Celestial Empire powers.

There is not much news yet, and Zhang Chao can't guess the details of these people, but he can be sure of one thing, that is, these people are afraid that they are not small and difficult to deal with. That was the case, and he decided to take matters into his own hands to see who else would dare to oppose him.

called the Minister of the Interior, Lu Su, and Zhang Chao said that he was going to go to Soochow to deal with the bandits. Now that the crown prince has sent troops to Xishu, as soon as he leaves, the affairs in the imperial city will be handed over to Lu Su to deal with.

In this regard, Lu Su bluntly said that he did not dare to bear such a heavy responsibility, and at the same time said that the little bandit was himself, and he would not need the Son of Heaven to drive the expedition himself.

In fact, it's just a little bandit, and it really doesn't need Zhang Chao to take action personally, and now there are still a lot of generals available to him in his hands, but Zhang Chao did shake his head, "Zijing." Sooner or later, the matter of Soochow needs to be resolved, and it would be beautiful to take this opportunity to go there in person and solve it at the same time. Okay, the matter is settled, and you will have to worry a lot about the affairs of the imperial city. ”

Zhang Chao made up his mind, even if this was the case, Lu Su could only shout long live and promised to be responsible for staying behind.

Suddenly, news came out that Zhang Chao was going to Soochow to solve the matter of the bandits, and Sun Shangxiang, the noble concubine in the harem, couldn't sit still.

Soochow can be described as her hometown, her parents, brothers and family are there, she is always dreaming of going back to see, now that she has the opportunity, where is there no reason not to seize it?

At that moment, Concubine Hua Guifei picked up her son Xiao Zhang Ying, and then took the maid towards the Zhengyang Palace.

In the Zhengyang Palace, Zhang Chao had just finished talking with Lu Su, the power of internal affairs, and sent him away, and Xiao Xiangzi came to report that Concubine Hua was coming.

"Hehe, I'm in a hurry, so let her go to the side hall and wait, I'll go over after dealing with these few folds in my hand." Zhang Chao smiled, of course he knew why Sun Shangxiang came, so he commanded.

I want to say here that the Zhengyang Hall is the place where Zhang Chao is the emperor's office, and no one else is allowed to enter at will, even if it is the imperial concubine. Only the queen Cai Yan, the lord of the harem, can enter in case of emergency, and other concubines do not have such privileges.

In the side hall, Sun Shangxiang was walking back and forth with Xiao Zhang Ying in her arms, she really didn't know if she could follow Zhang Chao to Dongwu this time, but no matter what, she would work hard.

"The emperor has arrived!" The voice of the chief eunuch Zhang Xiang came, and Sun Shangxiang was then excited, holding Xiao Zhang Ying and facing him in the direction of the gate.

"Slow down, slow down." Zhang Chao happened to come over and saw the scene of Sun Shangxiang hurrying away, and then he smiled, and then stretched out his arms and picked up Xiao Zhang Ying.

During this period of time, Xiao Zhang Ying also knew that the man in front of him who was not angry and self-righteous was his father, so he watched Zhang Chao stretch out his arms, and immediately cooperated with his arms and hugged his father.

After holding Xiao Zhang Ying in his arms, Zhang Chao grabbed Sun Shangxiang's slender jade hand with his left hand and said, "What happened?" Causing the concubine to be so anxious? ”

"Uh... There's nothing to do, I just want the emperor. Sun Shangxiang didn't know how to speak, so she had to find an excuse.

"I miss me, didn't I just go to you last night?" Zhang Chao looked puzzled, but in fact, he was really happy in his heart.

Among Zhang Chao's many concubines, there are beautiful and talented, and there are more knowledgeable ones, but there is indeed only one who is as heroic as Sun Shangxiang, so sometimes he can tease a Sun Shangxiang, which has become a kind of pleasure for him.

Now looking at Sun Shangxiang's anxious appearance, Zhang Chao just felt a burst of amusement.

was asked by Zhang Chao, Sun Shangxiang's face immediately turned red, and he didn't know how to say it. He could only bow his head and say no more.

Sun Shangxiang stopped talking, and Zhang Chao was even less anxious, just teasing Xiao Zhang Ying in his arms, as if he had completely forgotten the existence of Concubine Hua.

Zhang Chao didn't say anything, this was a hurry Sun Shangxiang, she didn't know what Zhang Chao thought in her heart, if she really decided not to bring herself, then it would be useless to ask for it, and what she had to do now was to fight for it before the decree was made, maybe there was a glimmer of opportunity. Thinking of this, she opened her mouth and wanted to speak.

Just didn't wait for Sun Shangxiang to speak, Zhang Chao took the first step and said: "Zhang Ying is so cute, presumably his grandparents will be very happy to see it." ”

"Hmm... Yes! First stunned, then Sun Shangxiang seemed to react, and then said happily with excitement: "Your Majesty, what did you say?" You said you were going to take Xiao Zhang Ying to meet his grandparents? ”

"That's right." Zhang Chao nodded slightly.

"That's... What about concubines? Sun Shangxiang asked with a hint of urgency. Although it is a good thing to agree to take Zhang Win, who knows if she will take herself, after all, she is now the status of the imperial concubine, and it is very troublesome to leave the palace.

"Xiao Zhang Ying needs his mother to be by his side, how can he not bring it, right?" Zhang Chao seemed to be talking about a trivial matter, but this was indeed like a natural sound, and when it came to Sun Shangxiang's ears, it really made her face full of excitement, and then said: "What the emperor said is true?" ”

As soon as she finished saying this, Sun Shangxiang regretted it a little, the Son of Heaven had no jokes, and she naturally understood this truth. At that moment, he knelt on the ground and said: "The concubine has thanked the emperor here first." ”

"Haha, Xiang'er, get up quickly." Zhang Chao laughed. Now that he decided to take Sun Shangxiang with him, it is better to say it himself, this is called the old man doing it to the end. In the future, there is also this person in the matter of recovering Jiangdong, and he can save a lot of trouble.

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The old general Cheng Pu was killed in battle, and Sun Jian, the king of Wu, fell into a deep sadness.

The death of this general, who had followed him all his life, was a big blow to Sun Jian, and it made him fall ill in bed.

Sun Ce, Sun Quan, Zhou Yu and others all went to the land of Western Shu, Sun Jian fell ill again, and for a time the person who presided over the overall situation in Eastern Wu became the minister Zhang Zhao.

Zhang Zhao is also old, and his courage is naturally not as good as when he was young, and his courage is not much. In the face of the rampant bandits, his choice of treatment was to dodge and defend.

For those who can hide, arrange for them to come to the interior, and for those who cannot leave, they are required to organize a human defense. However, because the main laborers followed the two princes to participate in the First and Second Legions of Eastern Wu, even if it was defensive, it was full of loopholes, and for a while, the voices of distress from all over the country were endless, filling the entire desk of Zhang Zhao's office.

Zhang Zhao, who couldn't think of it at all, and had no better way, had to pin his hopes on the reinforcements of the Celestial Empire, hoping that their appearance could restore peace in the territory of Eastern Wu.

After a long period of anticipation, the Fifth Legion of the Celestial Empire finally crossed the river and came to the realm of Dongwu.

In the face of the mighty army of the Celestial Empire, the soldiers of Eastern Wu chose to open the door to warm welcome, and with the entry of this army, it also represents the end of the Sun Dynasty's Eastern Wu era, and a new chapter is about to begin.

The Fifth Army also lived up to its expectations, in line with the content of the emperor's decree of Zhang Chao, not to disturb the people, not to invade the people's thinking, after entering the Jiangdong realm, abide by the military regulations, and achieve the real principle of not taking a stitch from the people, so that they were quickly accepted by the local people.

It's not enough to just satisfy the people, Shuangxu and the others have not forgotten what their purpose of coming to Jiangdong is, so as soon as they entered the country, they sent a lot of scouts to find out the news of the pirates, whether they can destroy them as quickly as possible is a manifestation of the ability of the Celestial Empire's army.

It's just that the scouts sent a lot, but there is really no useful news sent back, those pirates seem to have evaporated from the world, and suddenly disappear, so that Shuangxu Kong has heavy troops in hand, and he really doesn't know how to attack and where to point the sword.

In this way, after tossing and turning in Jiangdong for more than a month, there was still no progress, which made Shuangxu feel a lot of pressure, especially the legion commander Xu Huang, who even beheaded three scout captains in a row to vent his anger.

For more than a month, the Fifth Army Corps did not make the slightest progress, but news about the pirates began to reappear, and within three days, two more villages were looted, hundreds of villagers were killed, and the food stored in their homes was also looted.

When the news came, even the military advisor Xu Shu was a little unable to sit still, which is equivalent to an ant always showing off his might in front of an elephant, but you can't step on him, how depressing it is.

In July 213 AD, it had been three months since the Jiangdong First and Second Army Corps went to Shu, and more than a month had passed since the Fifth Army Corps entered Jiangdong, and finally Zhang Chao, the First Emperor of the Heavens, appeared in the palace of the Eastern Wu Palace.

Also appearing with Zhang Chao were the gorgeous concubine Sun Shangxiang and her son Zhang Zhen.

Zhang Chao's sudden appearance, before even Shuangxu did not get the news, after learning of the emperor's arrival, the two hurriedly changed into formal clothes and went to the palace to meet, but when they came to the gate of the palace, they were indeed blocked by the iron guards who were guarding here for security.

Think what a name Shuangxu is, commanding 500,000 people, and the power is beyond his reach. On weekdays, I don't know how many people want to spend a lot of money to see them, where can they eat a closed-door soup like today and act according to other people's faces?