That night, Zhou Yu sent Xiao Qiao back to his house and discussed with Sun Ce about Changmu Xiu's provocation. Both of them felt that if it was just for Yuan Shu to become the emperor, there was really no need to go to such great lengths, but they were afraid that Cao Cao had a deep meaning, and Changmu Xiu's sister and brother also had other plans.

In the early morning of the next day, Zhou Yu accompanied Sun Ce to the east of the city to watch the soldiers' drills, and Zhou Yu mentioned that he wanted to place an iron fence in the Niuzhu River to block the downstream Yuan army from going downstream, and proposed to train the navy army to use the rivers, lakes and seas as the battlefield. Sun Ce happily accepted, and asked him to deal carefully with Yuan Yin's succession as Danyang Taishou, and the two said that, Zhou Yu rode back to Niuzhu.

Xiao Qiao heard that Zhou Yu said goodbye without saying goodbye, aggrieved and sad, he didn't think about tea and dinner, and he was sad for several days. What's more, Yuan Shu said that the emperor was concerned about his father's safety, and Xiao Qiao was uneasy, so he couldn't pretend not to know. In late autumn, the temperature dropped sharply, Qiong'er was too young, she was infected with the wind cold, the high fever did not go away, Da Qiao's clothes were guarded all day long, and she had no time to take care of Xiao Qiao, so she had to ask Sun Shangxiang to take her around to play and relax.

But Xiao Qiao still couldn't raise his interest, during which Changmu Xiu came to the house to look for her several times, but Xiao Qiao avoided her. Needless to say, after hearing the conversation between Changmu Xiu and Zhou Yu that day, Xiao Qiao finally understood that the boy who defended her in everything when she was a child had weathered yesterday, and now Changmu Xiu is just a stranger, full of calculations and plunder. In the afternoon of that day, Xiao Qiao sat under the porch again, looking at the remnants of the pond in a daze, and suddenly heard a strange sound at the small door not far away, she was full of vigilance, and ran in small steps, only to hear the conversation outside the door It was Sun Quan and a strange girl.

Sun Quan hesitated with a rare expression: "Little Master, my brother sent me a job to escort Bing Ge Arrow Cluster to the front line of Niuzhu and give it to Brother Gongjin, I won't be able to see you these days...... However, when I get the silver, I will definitely buy the best hairpin for you. ”

The girl whispered, "Do you think I came to you to ask for something?" It's cold, so I made you a pair of knee pads...... You have to be careful, and come back safely as soon as possible. ”

Needless to say, the one who talked to Sun Quan must be the girl I met last time. I didn't expect Sun Quan to be so resourceful and win the heart of a beauty so quickly. Xiao Qiao shrugged her shoulders and left quietly, thinking about how she was in love with each other all day, but she was always the only one who hung each other. Xiao Qiao flicked his sleeves angrily, and was about to go back to the room, but his footsteps suddenly stagnated: Wait, the place where Sun Quan is going is Niu Zhu?

After Qiong'er was infected with wind and cold, Da Qiaoyi has been taking care of her, day and night, and she doesn't know how much haggard she is. Sun Ce was busy with military affairs, and stayed in the military camp in the north of the city for several days, and only returned home that day, so he rushed into Qiong'er's room and hugged Da Qiao out.

Da Qiao didn't understand what Sun Ce did, and struggled to go back, but was tightly restrained by Sun Ce: "Ying'er, Qiong'er is no longer burning, you should also rest, and you are not an iron body, where can you stand it." The nurse is very dedicated, you go to sleep first, and then go to see Qiong'er when you wake up. ”

Da Qiao's clear eyes were full of red bloodshots, and his little hand tugged at Sun Ce's clothes, and choked up: "Qiong'er is sick for the first time, how can I not be suspenseful, and I can't sleep horizontally, just let me watch her." ”

"No", Sun Ce's tone was irrefutable, and he pressed Da Qiao on the couch, "It's not easy to raise a child, and everyone has a cold and fever." You feel sorry for Qiong'er, don't I feel sorry for me as a father? If it weren't for the busy military practice in the past few days, I would have come back to share it with you. Now that Qiong'er is no longer feverish, you can rest for a while. ”

Da Qiao realized that Sun Ce was also tired, thinking that he might not be able to sleep for a long time, she raised her hand and brushed his cheek distressedly, and said: "Sun Lang, you are so tired these days, is it Yuan Shu that he ......?"

"Why are you so disobedient, you can't stop thinking nonsense. If Yuan Shu really moved, would I still be sitting here? When the maid brought the soup bowl, Sun Ce took it, stirred it carefully, and fed it to Da Qiao, "Come, drink this soothing soup and sleep well." ”

Da Qiao couldn't bear to bother Sun Ce anymore, so he obediently drank the decoction and lay down, and soon sank into his sleep.

Sun Ce tucked the brocade quilt for her, but his face was still not relaxed. In the past few days, although Yuan Shu has not moved, there is a Taoist priest named Yu Ji in Jiangdong to make waves, if you ask who this Yu Ji is, you must know that the "Taiping Sutra" is written by him. In that year, the three brothers of Zhang Jiao founded the Yellow Turban Sect and took this book as an important book for governing the world. If there was no book, I am afraid that there would be no Yellow Turban Rebellion that later swept through the six counties and eight states. And in the days when he was fighting and quelling the rebellion, this person preached everywhere, made waves in Jiangdong, and developed tens of thousands of believers. At that time, if Yuan Shu catches up with the emperor, Jiangdong will be troubled internally and externally, and will fall into misery again.

It was almost early winter, and it rained several heavy rains one after another, and the cold air carried the moisture, penetrating people's hearts and lungs. Zhou Yu stationed in Niuzhu near the river, the wet and cold meaning is heavier, in the morning and at night, the hair tips of the soldiers on duty will be condensed with frost, but the defenders are dutiful, they are not willing to relax, and they always keep an eye on every move in Jiangbei.

At first, the defenders were a little disappointed to see that the new general was young and handsome, and that he was Confucian and elegant, not as fierce and terrifying as ordinary generals. Who knew that within a few days, Zhou Yu cleared and rectified the entire Yangtze River defense line with the momentum of thunder, so that the regulations for the deployment of defense rotation were clear, and the rewards and punishments were clear. And no matter the wind or rain, he came to the school to supervise the soldiers' drills, and he did not slack off for a day, so that everyone gradually became respectful.

However, Zhou Yu's thoughts, these guards are afraid that they will not be able to fully understand. A few days ago, the cable reported that Yuan Shu had constant disputes with Yan Xiang, the chief bookkeeper, and several advisers loyal to the Han family, and later suspected that they were verbose, so they simply stopped summoning them, but stayed with Fang Shi every day. This dangerous signal shows that the date of Yuan Shu's claim that the emperor will change the yuan is approaching infinitely, and when that time comes, the fish will be dead and the net will be broken, and he will practice every day, and he will not be able to worry about it enough.

It was day and night, the north wind was howling, through the crack in the window, blowing the wick dimly, Zhou Yu did not notice at all, Wu tasted the art of war of the sages, and occasionally felt the empowerment, and benefited a lot.

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door, Zhou Yu put the scroll on the case, got up and opened the door, only to see that the person who came was a few young people, and the leader said to Zhou Yu: "General Zhou, the little ones came to Niuzhu with Sun Gongzi to do business, and brought some things to the general from the Wu County Mansion." ”

Needless to say, "Sun Gongzi" must refer to Sun Quan, Zhou Yu smiled: "Dare to ask where Sun Gongzi is?" ”

"Gongzi still has important things to do, so he specially asked a few of us to send things, and he has hurried back to Gusu."

Zhou Yu looked at the boxes, they were indeed old things from the old house, guessed that they were winter clothes sent by Aunt Zhou, and ordered: "Then bother a few people to carry them in." ”

The men bowed their hands again, and together they carried the wooden box inside, and then they all bowed and retreated.

Interrupted like this, Zhou Yu had no intention of reading again, thinking that he would go to the school early tomorrow morning, he returned to the inner room, bathed in wide clothes, and after cleaning up, he wanted to go back to the room to rest, and suddenly heard a sound of shrinking in the front hall, he turned around smartly and returned, and saw Xiao Qiao dressed in men's clothes, sitting on the futon, blushing and saying first: "Don't count me, it's you who broke the appointment first, and said goodbye!" ”