Even in the new year, Zhou Yu and Sun Ce were not idle, and they checked the case files in the government every day to understand the general situation of Lujiang County.

Lu Kang is worthy of being the minister of Jiuqing, and Lujiang is under his jurisdiction, in good order, and the people live in peace. Sun Ce was concerned about Lu Kang's illness and went to visit Zhou Yu with him, but he was refused to be outside the temple gate several times. Before the fifth day of the first lunar month, the news of Lu Kang's death came from the Lu family in the city, and Zhou Yu and Sun Ce were shocked and regretful, and entered the city to mourn. Nearly 10,000 people in Shucheng braved the severe cold to send Lu Kang on his last journey.

Sun Ce remembered the words that Lu Kang instructed that day, and he had mixed feelings, only to feel that the courage on his shoulders became heavier and heavier. Just when Sun Ce aroused 120,000 points of fighting spirit and made up his mind to govern the Lujiang River, Liu Xunhu, the lower part of Yuan Shu, brought a group of men and horses to him, and he was accompanied by a ceremonial official sent by the imperial court.

Zhou Yu felt that it was not good, he didn't care whether he would offend Yuan Shu, and stood behind Sun Ce to be prepared. Sure enough, the court official read out the holy decree, and the Lujiang Taishou who was sealed was not Sun Ce, but Liu Xun.

Yuan Shu really said one thing and did another! Sun Ce only felt that his qi and blood were surging, and he was angry. Several veterans were also angry, if it wasn't for Zhou Yu to stop them, they were afraid that they would have to clash with Liu Xunbu.

Zhou Yu finally fooled the ceremonial officer and Liu Xun, pulled the angry Sun Ce back to the tent, and persuaded: "Bo Fu, the more you are at this time, the more you should not be impulsive!" It is unreasonable for him not to allow you to deserve an official position, but if you resist the decree now, will you not openly oppose the court? ”

Sun Ce was so angry that he trembled but had nowhere to vent, he waved his old fist and chiseled heavily on the wooden rafters, and the dust and ash on the roof fluttered and scattered, choking Zhou Yu and coughing. After besieging the city for nearly a year, Sun Ce did his best, not only to siege the city, but also to overcome many difficulties such as the old generals not being subordinate, the opposition of the people, and the shortage of grain and grass. Now that he has finally won the hearts of the people and returned the victory, he wants to give away the credit, no matter who he is, he will definitely not be able to accept it.

What's more, this position of Taishou is also related to Sun Ce's future plans and whether he can marry Da Qiao as his wife. Before Zhou Yu could persuade Sun Ce, Da Qiao rushed to the news. Zhou Yu saw Da Qiao standing at the door of the tent, and hurriedly waved her hand, signaling her not to appear at this time, so as not to stimulate Sun Ce's emotions.

Clinker Sun Ce glanced back and saw Da Qiao at a glance. Seeing that Da Qiao's clear eyes were full of worry, Sun Ce was ashamed and annoyed, he strode out of the big tent and scolded loudly: "I'll go to Shouchun and ask Yuan Shu that old man for clarification!" ”

Da Qiao grabbed the hem of Sun Ce's clothes tightly, and stumbled again and again when he was involved: "No! Sun Lang, if you go now, won't you give someone a handle, let's think about it in the long run, okay......"

Da Qiao's plea seemed to add a handful of firewood and grass to Sun Ce's anger, clearly saying that he would protect her and let her rely on herself, but how could she be so frightened! Sun Ce couldn't hold back the anger in his heart anymore, and said to Da Qiao: "Ying'er, don't worry, I'll go to Shouchun and ask the rear general Yuan Highway what the hell is going on!" ”

After speaking, Sun Ce ignored the obstruction, and a whistle called Da Wanju to turn over and gallop away in the direction of Shouchun.

Da Qiao was so anxious that he burst into tears, and said to Zhou Yu in a trembling voice: "Zhou Gongzi, now only you can stop Sun Lang, the little woman is begging here, and please Zhou Gongzi must stop him!" ”

Xiao Qiao was waiting for Da Qiao at the camp gate, and when she saw Sun Ce riding a horse and running away, she hurriedly entered the camp to find Da Qiao. Da Qiao couldn't stop crying, and kept begging Zhou Yu, Xiao Qiao didn't know why, so he stepped forward and muttered, "Sister, what's wrong......

Zhou Yu handed over the silk handkerchief and explained: "Miss Da Qiao, I just asked Liu Xun's lower department, early this morning, Yuan Shu led the troops out of the camp and personally recruited Liu Bei. Bo Fu will be fine, you can rest assured, but Zhou has doubts and wants to ask Miss Da Qiao to solve his doubts. ”

Xiao Qiao stepped forward to help Da Qiao, and his little face was red with anxiety: "What time is it now, what's the use of asking my sister." ”

Zhou Yu didn't hesitate, and made a gesture of please. Da Qiao was sure that he would not do things without purpose, so he endured sobbing, shook slightly, lifted the curtain and walked into the big tent.

Zhou Yu made tea for Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao, and said in a deep voice: "Miss Da Qiao, I won't tell you, although Bo Fu is angry because he lost the chassis now, this matter is not enough to hurt his foundation. Bo Fu is still young, and he will have the opportunity to make contributions in the future. The biggest impact on him from this Lujiang County is his marriage to the girl. ”

Zhou Yu's words undoubtedly hit Da Qiao's heart, she frowned and said bitterly: "My father is not a person who climbs the dragon and attaches the phoenix, and the condition of the position of Taishou was proposed that day, which should be to motivate Sun Lang to ......."

"Yes, in the past few days, my sister and I have taken advantage of my father's good mood to persuade her, my father loves my sister so much, I can't bear to be sad about her, and I will definitely agree."

Hearing Xiao Qiao's words, the corners of Zhou Yu's mouth hooked up a slight smile: "In today's situation, even if Ling Zun believes that Bo Fu is his son-in-law, he doesn't dare to let go and agree." ”

"What", Xiao Qiao muttered, "My father didn't identify him, but my father liked you......"

Xiao Qiao's tone was extremely light, but these words still penetrated into Zhou Yu's ears, and he couldn't help but be stunned, looking at Xiao Qiao's gaze and feeling a little uncomfortable. Da Qiao couldn't listen to the ridiculous words, he was full of sorrow, and the six gods asked: "Why did Gongzi Zhou say that my father didn't dare to agree to our marriage, is it ......?"

"I had doubts before, but today's court reward can be regarded as confirming the doubts in my heart. I think General Qiao knows very well that this position of Lujiang Taishou is a sign of how Yuan Shu views Bo Fu. With the courage of Bo Fu, in less than a year, he even Kezulang and Lu Kang, Bagong Mountain and Lujiang County were in the bag, Yuan Shu was only afraid of both joy and vigilance, so he broke his trust with him several times. first gave Jiujiang Taishou to Chen Ji, and then gave Lujiang Taishou to Liu Xun. General Qiao is the number one general under Yuan Shu's account and commands more than half of the troops, how can Yuan Shu be willing to let Bo Fu become his son-in-law? The stakes are at stake, and the two girls will know if they think about it......"

Da Qiao's face was pale and silent. These days, she indulged in Sun Ce's deep affection, and didn't even think about the pros and cons of the current situation, today's Yuan Shu's reversal was like a slap in the face, waking her up, and she realized that although the battle was won, her relationship with Sun Ce was embattled, no wonder Mrs. Wu said that at that time.

Seeing that Da Qiao's face was extremely ugly, Xiao Qiao couldn't help but worry, and held her hand tightly: "If my father agrees to my sister's marriage, I don't know how to be embarrassed by Yuan Shu." But if it is not allowed, what will my sister and Sun Bofu do? ”

"There are some things, Zhou is inconvenient to talk about, Da Qiao girl Bingxue is smart, and she is very affectionate to Bo Fu, so she will definitely come up with a perfect solution. Zhou went to chase Bo Fu, and asked Miss Xiao Qiao to take good care of Sister Ling. ”

After speaking, Zhou Yu saluted, turned around and walked out of the tent. Little Joe held Da Joe's hand tightly, but no matter how she rubbed it, she couldn't warm Da Joe's hand.

Yes, after all, when the heart is cold, how can the body be hot, and what does Zhou Yu mean by the perfect strategy?

On the official road, Sun Ce galloped like a madman, and his eyes were full of unwillingness. Although he knew that Yuan Shu was moody, as long as there was a glimmer of possibility, he still hoped that Yuan Shu would be true to his word. But now, this only hope was shattered in the face of the cold facts, and Sun Ce could no longer restrain his patience and vowed to ask Yuan Shu for clarification.

At the foot of Bagong Mountain, he also swore an oath, saying that as long as Sun Ce could capture Zulang alive, he would allow him to be the Taishou of Jiujiang. Now that the world has changed, Sun Ce thought about it, Shouchun, which is under the jurisdiction of Jiujiang County, is the base camp of Yuan Shu, how can the position of Taishou be given to him, a hairy boy who is not a relative? Now even Lujiang has given Liu Xun, a veteran who has followed Yuan Shu for many years, and the intention of appeasing the old department is obvious. Thinking of this, Sun Ce became more and more annoyed, and couldn't help but speed up the frequency of hitting horses.

At sunset, Sun Ce rushed to the Shouchun camp and was stopped by the soldiers guarding the camp, who held up his waist card and shouted: "I am Sun Bofu, the captain of Huaiyi!" I have something important to ask to see General Yuan! ”

But the soldiers guarding the door had no intention of retreating: "I can't let you in until I get an order, Captain Sun, please go back!" ”

Sun Ce held back his anger, and his hand holding the silver spear trembled slightly: "I came here this time, since I have a major military incident to report, if you can't be the master, go to find the person in charge!" ”

While speaking, a man climbed the arrow tower, yin and yang weird, and said without hurry: "General Yuan went to Xuzhou in person early in the morning, and General Sun is afraid that this trip will be fruitless." ”

Sun Ce raised his eyes and saw that it was Li Feng. This kid and Huang Zu secretly communicated with each other, and also set up ambushes several times, wanting to harm himself and Da Qiao, Sun Ceden was smoking, and he only hated himself for not knowing archery, and he couldn't shoot him to death with an arrow: "Traitorous villain!" When our troops besieged Shucheng, not only did you not send troops to help, but also refused to send food, causing me to be short of food and grass! If I hadn't had another plan to raise food, I would have been dragged to death by you! After General Qiao left, you had bad intentions and sent troops to surround the mansion of my best friend Zhou Gongjin, wanting to hold Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao in your hands as hostages, if it weren't for Gongjin's desperate protection, you would have succeeded in your treacherous plan! I reported this matter to General Yuan, but you took the opportunity of General Qiao to sneak back here and slander General Yuan when he was in front of him! What qualifications do you have to be presumptuous here! ”

Most of the soldiers defending the city were Li Feng's subordinates, and when they saw Sun Ce insulting their chief general in broad daylight, they couldn't help but tighten the bowstring in their hands. Li Feng didn't make a fuss, he only sneered: "General Qiao's warrant must be required to transport grain and grass, you don't have it, why should I allocate it to you?" General Qiao is not here, the two girls should not have left the camp, why did they appear in your friend Zhou Gongjin's mansion? I sent troops to pick them up and keep them safe, what's wrong? I think you want to take the two girls as hostages and force General Qiao to ask for the position of Lujiang Taishou for you! ”

"What a thief shouting to catch a thief! I would like to ask you, if you hadn't sent someone to follow you secretly, how would you be so familiar with the whereabouts of the two girls? You colluded with Huang Zu and took the opportunity of getting close to General Qiao to leak the whereabouts of the two girls to people with ill intentions several times, causing the two girls to be attacked by unknown people several times! You are guilty! ”

Qiao Rui has a high reputation in the army, and Er Qiao is a well-known beauty, and Sun Ce's crime is really not small. Li Feng would not let Sun Ce expose it, he pretended to be innocent, and said loyally: "As the subordinate of General Qiao, Li's loyalty to General Yuan and General Qiao can be seen by the sun and the moon!" If you still want to confuse the people here, don't blame General Ben for the crime of disturbing the army's heart! ”

The matter of collaborating with the enemy was inferred from the fact that Sun Ce did not have any letters of correspondence between Li Feng and Huang Zu or his subordinates. Seeing that Li Feng looked confident, he knew that he must have handled it properly. At the moment, there is no way to take Li Feng, if you stay here any longer, I am afraid that I will be left unsatisfied. Sun Ce was in a heavy mood, but he pretended to have a heart on his face, and sneered: "The villain is still arguing!" Since you don't cry when you don't see the coffin, when General Yuan comes back, I will take out the ironclad evidence, and let's confront each other in court! After saying that, Sun Ce turned his horse's head and galloped towards Shouchun City.

At sunset, the sunset shone obliquely on the head of the city gate, and there were obviously no geese in this season, but Sun Ce seemed to hear the cry of the broken hong, crying blood. After days of running, Dawan Ma was tired and screamed in protest. Sun Ce patted the horse's head and said in a low voice: "Good boy, if you hold on for two more miles, you will arrive at the post station in the city......"

Da Wan Ma followed Sun Ce, as if he could understand his words, Qi Ji jumped, exhausted his strength, and ran in the direction of the post station.

Today is the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, there are not many business travelers, and the post station is empty. When the little servant saw Sun Ce from afar, he stepped forward, helped him hold Dawanju, and led him to the stable to eat grass and drink. After running around all day, Sun Cerao was a little unbearable because of his iron-beaten body, so he told the little guy a few words, and then walked out of the post station, wanting to find a wine shop to fill his stomach.

The night is shrouded, and the BMW carved cars between the east and west cities, dancing with fish and dragons, is lively. Young men and women retreated shyly and joined hands as companions, but Sun Ce was the only one. Looking at the bright moon rising under the eaves of the building in the east, Da Qiao's smiling appearance suddenly appeared in his heart, Sun Ce sighed unconsciously, it turned out that the most bitter thing in the world was nothing more than asking for it.

In a daze, Sun Ce walked into a wine shop with the flow of people. Seeing Sun Ce alone at the door, the little guy who ran the hall stepped forward and greeted: "This son, do you want to stay in the hotel?" ”

Sun Ce was about to reply, but another guy saw the waist card and said in surprise: "Isn't this General Sun?" Your cousin came here a few days ago, and Fang told us about the heroic deeds of the young general who captured Zulang and broke the Lujiang River. Quick, the backyard room is please! After that, without waiting for Sun Ce's reaction, several people smiled and invited Sun Ce in.

It turns out that this is the "Wangchun Building", when Sun Ce entered the door, he was stunned, he had not seen the archway, this place is indeed no different from the wine shop next to it, it seems that it is not the place of the wind and the moon. Sun Ce was led all the way, but saw that the rockeries in the courtyard were scattered, the bamboo was like a bay, a shallow pond in the middle, the water was clear and there were no fish, and in the middle was a chic pavilion, with a blue and white gauze curtain to partition the surroundings, hazy like a moon shadow, very elegant.

Sun Ce suddenly heard the melodious sound of the piano, which seemed to come from the pavilion, and he fixed his eyes to see what was going on, just as the wind was moving on the pond, and the gauze curtain was flying, revealing a woman's beautiful face and graceful posture. Seeing this, Sun Ce turned around and waved his hand and said, "It's just a point, why bother to be so grand, I think it's better to be in the hall." ”

Seeing that Sun Ce seemed to have some intentions, the little guy chuckled and pushed him on his strong shoulder: "The general doesn't have to worry, this is not an advocate, but our shopkeeper, who has long admired the general's fame, and is hereby invited." ”

Xu heard Sun Ce talking to the little girl, the sound of the piano in the pavilion stopped abruptly, and the woman said in a low voice: "The slave family has heard the name of General Sun Shao for a long time, and today you are destined to enter my wine shop, I will invite you to have a drink, is General Sun still afraid that I will not succeed as a little woman?" ”

It's just some vulgar powder, and I've seen a lot of it when I was in Wu County, so there's nothing to be afraid of. Sun Ce snorted coldly, flicked the hem of his clothes, and strode into the pavilion.

An elegant fragrance of lotus flowers came, Sun Ce opened the layers of gauze curtains, only to see a plain-clothed woman covering her face with a scarf, plucking the strings, her ten white fingers like onion pipes lightly playing, the seven-stringed piano flow sound is dignified, sometimes like a mountain and a rock, sometimes like a hibiscus crying dew, sometimes like Kunshan jade broken, sometimes like a knife and gun iron horse. Sun Ce was born on the battlefield, with thousands of hills and valleys in his chest, and was beaten by the sound of the piano, as if he had a resonance, he stopped and listened, and was silent for a long time.

After that, the woman smiled and said, "Why didn't General Sun sit down, it made the little woman embarrassed." ”

Sun Ce promised on his face, but his eyes looked around at this pavilion, this pavilion actually has octagonal, and the gauze curtains hanging on each side are scattered, which reminds people of the gossip scriptures in the Book of Changes, and this woman sits in the center opposite to herself, which is in line with the different ways of the host and the guest.

The two little guys just sent the jade plate delicacies, during which there was no shortage of shrimp and fish fresh meat, soft-shelled turtle bear's paws, and jade pot elixir. Sun Ce stared at the woman in front of him, and a wicked smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "You are the proprietress of this Wangchun Tower?" ”

"Exactly, the little girl Ji Qing, although she is a woman, she knows how to cherish heroes."

As he spoke, Ji Qing picked up the wine in front of him and saluted Sun Ce. Sun Ce pretended to want to drink, but first put the cup under his nose and sniffed it to make sure that it was safe, and then drank it all.

Seeing Ji Qing lifting the light veil to drink, Sun Ce touched his knees with his hands, squeezed his eyes and said, "Why does the girl still wear a veil when she drinks?" Could it be that he was born too ugly, afraid of scaring Sun? ”

Ji Qing was not annoyed, and replied with a smile: "The woman is a family, and it is inconvenient to show her face, which makes the young general smile." ”

"Since it is inconvenient to show up, why has my cousin ever seen the girl's face? Do you ...... Look down on Sun? ”

Sun Ce was really cunning, and he actually used Fang Cai Ji Qing to provoke him to fight back. Ji Qing couldn't, so he had to take off the gauze curtain on his face, lowered his eyes and smiled at Sun Ce: "The quality of Pu Liu, I'm afraid it will be difficult to enter the eyes of the young general." ”

"The girl's words are serious, you and I met in Pingshui, and invited me to dinner, how can there be any reason to think that the master is ugly?"

Ji Qing was stunned, thinking that he was forty out of twenty this year, even if he was not beautiful in appearance, he was as beautiful as jade, and he was graceful, how could he fall into Sun Ce's eyes and be ugly?

However, Ji Qing was a person who had seen the world in the end, and she didn't take this matter to heart, she lowered her wrist and got up to pour wine for Sun Ce, as if she was unintentional and seemed to be intentional: "Has the young general ever thought about finding another good master?" ”

Sun Ce's face turned pale, and he stared at Ji Qing, but he saw that she had a warm smile, as if Fang Cai's words were just casual questions, and had no other meaning.

Sun Ce didn't answer directly, but chatted with Ji Qing for a few gossips and ate some wine. After three rounds of drinking, Ji Qing suddenly held his forehead with his hand and muttered: "General Sun, the little woman doesn't drink well, I'm just afraid of ...... You can't drink with the general. After that, Ji Qing fell to the ground with a "bang".

Sun Ce was shocked, stepped forward to probe her mouth and nose, but saw that his breathing was fine, just when he was at a loss, Zhou Yu's voice suddenly came from outside the pavilion: "Okay, you Sun Bofu, you actually eat flowers and wine here, let me find it!" ”

When the moon hung on the dredging and the people were quiet, Zhou Yu and Sun Ce had not returned, and Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao had to go back to the barracks first. Qiao Rui's lower troops have been ordered to withdraw their troops back to Shouchun, and they are preparing to pull out the camp all day today.

I thought that my father was outside, supervising the situation of the camp, but I didn't think that he was waiting in the tent. Seeing Xiao Qiao, Qiao Rui said in a deep voice: "Wan'er, you go out to play for a while, Dad has something to say to your sister." ”

Little Joe answered, walked out of the tent, and slipped to the side of the window and sat down. Needless to say, what Qiao Rui wants to say must be related to the marriage of Sun Ce and Da Qiao. Xiao Qiao listened quietly, and sure enough, he heard Qiao Rui sigh and say, "Ying'er, you have heard about the matter of wanting to come to the reward." The Lujiang Taishou sealed by the imperial court is Liu Xun, not Sun Bofu. ”

Da Qiao's eyebrows lowered, and he responded: "Yes......"

"Ying'er, being a father is not greedy for power, it's just that the lord seems to be deliberately suppressing this kid, if the father is blatant and accepts him as a son-in-law, I'm afraid it will be difficult to gain a foothold in the future."

Da Qiao seemed to be standing on the scales, carrying her father on one side and Sun Ce on the other, no matter which side she preferred, the other side would fall to the bottom. Her father has the grace of nurturing her, and compared to her father's safety, what is her happiness?

But how easy is it to give up Sun Ce? I thought I could marry him as a husband and wife, he had even planned well, and he would come to propose tomorrow, the happiness that was within reach was fleeting, and she slipped away from her fingertips before she had time to cover it. Thinking of this, Da Qiao burst into tears before he opened his mouth: "My daughter will not embarrass her father, and she will make it clear to Sun Lang in the next two days, break off this love, and no longer have anything to do with him......

Qiao Rui looked at her daughter who was raining tears in front of her, not to mention how bad it was. Fourteen years ago, Mrs. died of hemorrhage due to childbirth and childbirth, when Little Joe was only two and a half years old. Qiao Rui has been fighting all year round, except for giving money, she has not been dedicated to her two daughters, but Da Qiao has never complained about her father, and with a weak body, she shoulders the burden of raising Xiao Qiao.

Qiao Rui is full of guilt for Da Qiao, after she is about to die, people often come to propose, but Qiao Rui does not climb the power and wealth, I only hope that Da Qiao can find a beloved, and a peaceful life, which can be regarded as a consolation for her hard work over the years.

It's a pity that people are not as good as heaven, and Da Qiao actually took a fancy to Sun Ce. The two of them are talented and beautiful, and they are a pair made in heaven, but due to the conflict of power, they have been delayed. Qiao Rui looked at her daughter with apricot eyes swollen like spring peaches, and her heart ached, but she couldn't say a word.

Outside the window, Xiao Qiao was also full of melancholy, and unconsciously had tears in his eyes. From childhood to adulthood, it was her sister who cared for her and took care of her, and she bathed in her sister's careful care, but she forgot that her sister was just a child.

Thinking of this, Xiao Qiao's tears couldn't hold back any longer, and they fell, she clenched her little fists slightly, and secretly made up her mind that she must help her sister achieve her wishes, but how can she help Da Qiao get her wish?