Cao Cao's order was to conscript;

The order executed by Xiahoudun was forcible requisition;

But according to Xiahou Nan's statement, it is violent expropriation.

Originally, among the hundreds of counties and counties in the Great Wei Dynasty, there were three achievements that could complete the number of recruits, but if they couldn't complete it, they resigned and were relegated to white.

But if it is the three families of bead chains? That's the new story.

It is inevitable that those counties that cannot complete the conscription task will have the situation of "catching strong men", which is undoubtedly a huge destruction for the "people's hearts" and "people's reputation" that Cao Cao cared about most in his later years.

Can... When considering the purpose of this conscription.

Xiahoudun couldn't help but clench his fists.

It is not an exaggeration to say that the relationship between him and Guan Yu is "not shared".

is not only Xiahoudun's "deputy general" and "confidant", he picked it up with one hand and served him for the death of Han Hao in front of his eldest brother.

It is also five levels and six generals, Kong Xiu, Han Fu, Meng Tan, Bian Xi, Wang Zhi, Qin Qi, and counting Qin Qi's uncle Cai Yang, six of the seven people are his deputy generals of Xiahoudun.

After five levels and six generals, Guan Yu is famous and spread in the sea, but he Xiahoudun has become a laughing stock.

This is a deep hatred!

Of course, in order to appease Xiahoudun, Cao Cao promoted him again...

But this kind of "promotion", Xiahoudun only feels ashamed, like a man's back!

Finally, Xiahoudun clenched his fists, he looked deeply at his son Xiahou Nan in front of him, and also glanced around at a cadre of soldiers, he made a final decision, "This general and lower his requirements, within a month, if the county guard of a county cannot complete the recruitment of 800 soldiers, and if the county order of a county cannot be recruited by 300 soldiers in Wancheng, in addition to being degraded to a white body, my Great Wei will never be hired, the crime will be increased by one grade, and the border will be distributed, and the three clans will be connected!" If it can be completed, the reward set by the prime minister will be doubled again! ”

This is a clear reward and punishment -

But Xiahoudun clearly chanted this sentence fiercely.

If it weren't for the anger, if it weren't for the fact that Han Hao's death hit him too hard, he would never have made such a "hurtful" decision.

But now, Xiahoudun just wants Guan Yu to die, so that Zhang Fei and Liu Bei can also taste the pain of losing their brother.

"The child receives the order, and the child will do the recruitment of soldiers himself!"

"The last general commands—"

"The last general commands—"

As Xiahoudun made the final arrangements and arrangements in the palace of Yecheng, a huge "forced expedition" kicked off in Cao Wei.

Breaking the cauldron and fighting against the water——

The wind is surging, and the sound is shaking the sky——

This is no longer a question of "whether the wind and waves are big or not, and whether the fish is expensive or not", this is almost a matter of fishing and killing chickens to get eggs!

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In Hefei City, in a study room of the government office, Sun Quan, the blue-eyed and purple-haired lord of Eastern Wu, was meditating at the moment.

He had to think quietly for an hour every day.

And at this hour, what he meditates on is often the art of balancing power!

Thinking about how to check and balance Jiangdong?

How do you consume your power?

How to keep the most military power in Jiangdong in his hands?

Only in this way can he secure the position of the lord of Eastern Wu.

He came out of the "hell start", he knows the feeling of "power" falling aside, and he has even suffered the loss of "military power".

It was still the Battle of Chibi, Sun Quan handed over the 30,000 soldiers and horses in his hand to Zhou Yu, but he never thought that Zhou Yu won the Battle of Chibi, but these 30,000 soldiers were like mud cattle into the sea, and there was no return.

This incident made Sun Quan realize that no one who is special can be relied on, and whoever has soldiers will become bad.

At that time, he learned from the pain and made the final decision - you Zhou Yu got these 30,000 soldiers with his ability, then my Sun Quan will come back with his ability!

Facts have proved that Sun Quan succeeded, that is, after the Zhou Yu incident, Sun Quan, the soldiers and horses of Jiangdong, would often be firmly held in his hands.

This is why Sun Quan knows that his level of commanding troops is not high, but he always goes to the battlefield and commands in person.

Defeat, he can accept it!

can be similar to Zhou Yu's, let Sun Quan hand over the military power to others, and let Sun Quan "fall aside" again, this kind of thing, Sun Quan can't accept it no matter what.

"Lord..."At this moment, Gu Yong walked in from outside the door.

Sun Quan, who was originally meditating, suddenly opened his turquoise eyes, "Gu Lao came here so late, I'm afraid there is something, right?" ”

"Two things." Gu Yong reminded: "One is that the news of the collusion between 'Zhang Liao and Guan Lin' has been released in accordance with the plan of the Governor of Lu, and some key clues and evidence have been sent to Shouchun City..."

Speaking of this, the corners of Gu Yong's mouth hooked, revealing a sly smile, "Of course, these are all fakes, but... First, we are realistic, and second, Cao Cao is suspicious by nature... It is expected that this Liao life will not be long. ”

Speaking of this, Sun Quan's eyes opened wider, and his purple beard was windless.

He opened his mouth hatefully: "How many people did this Zhang Liao kill my Jiangdong son?" His reputation as 'mighty and free' and 'child's cry' is so resounding... Hmph, if he was suspicious of Cao Cao and died in the end, hehe, how ironic this should be! ”

Although his tone was ruthless, Gu Yong's words obviously made Sun Quan's mood a lot clearer.

There is nothing more than Zhang Liao's pain that can bring happiness to this lord of Eastern Wu.

"Let's talk about the next thing?"

Sun Quan had already retracted his legs that were sitting cross-legged, and he sat up on his knees and continued to talk to Gu Yong in a rather formal capacity.

It was Gu Yong, his expression suddenly became solemn, "There is another thing, is it about General Ling Tong?" ”

"What?"

"Since the last time General Ling Tong openly refuted the lord, according to the lord's orders, he has closely monitored the residence of General Ling Tong and his clansmen, and recently intercepted a secret letter sent from unknown where."

This...

Hearing this, Sun Quan suddenly became nervous, his eyes narrowed, his fingers ran through his purple hair, and he asked in a low voice full of suspicion: "What secret letter?" ”

Gu Yong's eyes also narrowed, "It's strange that this is a very normal letterhead, there is no sender, the guy with the fake hand turned around and ran after being discovered by us, and even jumped into the river in the end, but the words in the letterhead are just that, someone asked Ling Tong if he was healthy?" It stands to reason that this kind of letterhead can be generously sent to the Ling Mansion, so why run? Why do you have to be so secretive? ”

Without waiting for Gu Yong to finish speaking, Sun Quan said categorically: "There must be an engraving, and there is a letter in the letter-"

It is said that Cao Cao is suspicious by nature, but Sun Quan is suspicious, and Cao Cao has nothing to do with him.

"Is the letter in your hand?" Sun Quan had already stood up.

Gu Yong carefully took out the letterhead and handed it to Sun Quan respectfully.

Sun Quan roughly swept it, as Gu Yong said, the content of this letter is normal, but Sun Quan has already given birth to suspicions, the corners of his mouth are raised, and he said with a faint smile.

"There must be an engraving, no wonder this Ling Gongji dares to contradict Yu Gu so blatantly, it seems that he has something to rely on... But he was careless in this letter..."

Speaking of this, with a "bang", Sun Quan slapped the letterhead directly on the table, "Since it is a secret letter to Ling Tong, the engraving must be in Ling Tong's mansion!" ”

Sun Quan chanted a sharp word, and Gu Yong hurriedly surrendered his hand: "Lord Mingjian..."

"Check! This matter needs to be investigated! Sun Quan's words were even sharper, "Lone wants to search Ling Tong's mansion, Lone wants to search out this engraving, Lone wants to know what is meant in this letterhead?" ”

Sun Quan at this moment, his expression was extremely gloomy...

It was Gu Yong, who remained as calm as ever, and he reminded: "Lord, there is still a problem now, Ling Tong has soldiers in his hands!" He returned to Yuhang, Wu County this time, just to recruit 'people in the mountains', to form a team of soldiers and horses alone, and then attack Shouchun in the north, seemingly... It's the woman's unusual attachment, but in fact, who knows? ”

With Gu Yong's words, Sun Quan clenched his fists with both hands, and slammed his fists against the table, and he snorted coldly, "Another Tai Shi Ci, and another Zhou Gongjin." ”

"Hmph, I really know how to pick the time, like Tai Shici and Zhou Gongjin, they all choose to blackmail Gu when Gu Teng can't make a move, and 'betray' Gu!"

As soon as these words came out, especially the word 'betrayal', Gu Yong was taken aback.

This nature is serious...

Gu Yong hurriedly met Sun Quan's sharp gaze, "Lord, there are two candidates for the old minister... The lord only needs an edict, which is enough to make that Ling Tong ready to be captured! ”

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There are some natives in the mountains of Wu County.

Ling Tong took the initiative to ask Ying to attack Shouchun but Sun Quan refused, so he moved his mind and planned to recruit these people in the mountains as soldiers.

Because Marquis Wu did not give him soldiers and horses and attacked Shouchun, Ling Tong chose to lead the troops by himself, and the "military system" of Eastern Wu allowed generals to recruit troops on their own.

Even if you can't capture Shouchun, you only need to win one or two battles and force Cao Cao to hand over Zhuo Rong...

Ling Tong is a person who values righteousness, and he is also a person who values love.

This Zhuo Rong, he has to save it in both sense and reason-

At this moment, in the mountains of Wu County, Ling Tong's clansmen moved gift boxes and cages, and a dry mountain people were greeting, Ling Tong's clansmen spoke in a humble tone, and the people in the mountains seemed to be very good at talking.

"General Ling Tong's name, style... We admire Jiuyi, in the past, that Wei general Zhang Liao suddenly killed to the north of Jin, surrounded Wu Hou Sun Quan, it was General Ling Tong who led 300 close soldiers to rush into the enemy encirclement, escort Wu Hou to break through. General Ling Tong turned around and fought again, all the soldiers on the left and right were killed, and he still personally killed dozens of enemy soldiers... It wasn't until Wu Hou was completely safe that he returned it... We live in the mountains, but this is awe-inspiring, and I admire it in particular! ”

"Yes, and General Ling Tong has always loved nurses, humble and polite, even when he sees a small county magistrate, he also holds three boards, respectfully and politely... The people of Wu County were full of praise for General Ling Tong, and called him a general who has the style of a national soldier, such a courageous and a national soldier, isn't it a general admired by people in the mountains such as us? Not loyal to General Ling Tong? How long will I have to wait? ”

There are more than 10,000 men in the mountains, which Ling Tong values.

But Ling Tong's clansmen didn't expect that the recruitment would be so smooth.

The people of Yigan looked at each other and felt relieved.

- "It's okay now, General Ling Tong has these 10,000 more soldiers, so you don't have to worry about the soldiers of Shouchun anymore!"

Immediately, the representative of the clansmen surrendered his hand: "Today we will send a gift box for General Ling Tong, and tomorrow General Ling Tong will come to the mountains in person, and then you can meet the general!" ”

The people in the mountains saw that the gifts sent by Ling Tong included gold, silver, jewelry, cloth, silk... Immediately shook his head, "What we admire is General Ling Tong's personality and demeanor, please return all these gift boxes..."

This...

The clansmen were a little embarrassed, but the people in the mountains waved their hands, "If you retreat, you will retreat, from now on, we are all soldiers of General Ling Tong, if the general wants to reward us, I will never shirk after we have made meritorious contributions, but now, this gift box cannot be accepted, Your Excellency should take it back!" ”

At this time, Ling Tong's clansmen just agreed, and then pulled these gift boxes and retreated to the mansion.

When moving...

A clansman opened the box and looked at the gifts, it was obvious that there were a lot of gold and jade, and he couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "The patriarch is thrifty, diligent and thrifty, generous to others, and even reluctant to buy meat, but the gift is quite generous, either gold or jade..."

The other clansmen asked, "The patriarch is not here, and there are so many gift boxes?" It was sent in secret, and these people in the mountains don't want to... So what to do? ”

The clansman said upsetly, "Then send it back to the patriarch's mansion secretly, don't want it, give it to our master for his own use!" ”

In this compartment, the convoy transporting the gift boxes slowly returned.

Over there... After the people in the mountains sent away Ling Tong's people.

From the back hall, an old man in his seventies walked out slowly while brushing his beard, "You have done a good job in this matter, the prime minister will meet tomorrow, and the official title edict you ask for will be delivered within a few days!" ”

As soon as this statement came out...

These people in the mountains bowed their hands to the seventy-year-old man, "Thank you, Prime Minister, and thank you Mr. Cheng—"

That's right, this time he secretly rushed to Wu County, Jiangdong, and it was no one else who was secretly deployed, it was the man who dared to dry human flesh into dried meat and eat it with relish when he was young - Cheng Yu Cheng Zhongde.

Jia Xu's poisonous scheme, others... Cao Cao is really not at ease.

Thanks to Cheng Yu, he took the initiative to ask for help, this "strategist" has always been as bold as a fight, and Taishan collapsed in front of him without changing his face...

Go deep behind enemy lines, add fuel to the fire, and use divisive tactics... For him, it's still handy!

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Wu County, Zhou Mansion.

This is the residence of Zhou Yu, the former governor of the capital, and is located in the most prosperous place in Wu County, only separated by a wall from the palace of Wu Hou, and the door is like a city all year round.

But because Zhou Yu is no longer there, this place suddenly became depressed.

In the winter, the courtyard is white and withered.

In this room, however, the oily barbecue is roasted on the stove, and the hot wine is taken out of the warm wine infusion.

Zhou Yu's son, Zhou Xun, who had not yet reached the age of twenty, was in his prime, and his behavior was quite old-fashioned, so he cut off a piece of barbecue meat and sent it to the plate of a general over thirty-five years old in front of him.

This general's appearance is very distinct, short hair, resolute, straight nose, slightly pursed lips, also a pair of red phoenix eyes, slightly slanted sword eyebrows, staring into the distance through the window, exuding an awe-inspiring aura all over his body.

It's like a huge setback...

It made him look somewhat depressed and depressed.

"I haven't congratulated General Lu on his return from Jiaozhou, if you don't die, there will be a blessing..."

This general is Lü Meng, according to the previous deal between Sun Quan and Lu Xun, the Lu family's 100,000 clansmen in exchange for the stability of Huainan in exchange for the return of Lü Meng and his three sons.

Speaking of which, Lü Meng has been back for half a month, and Sun Quan did not summon him to Shouchun, so Lü Meng temporarily stayed in this Wu County.

Just this morning, he received a letter from Sun Quan giving him an action... It is even more necessary for him to catch a person, a young general who has been rated very well by Jiang Dongfeng and has the style of a countryman.

Lu Meng didn't dare to slack off, so he rushed to Zhou's mansion as soon as possible and asked to see Zhou Xun.

"If you don't die in a great disaster, there will be a blessing in the future? Let's hope so? Lu Meng drank all the wine bottles in front of him, and he didn't say much to the point, "Zhou Gongzi should have also received an errand from the main bus, right?" ”

With this sentence coming out, the atmosphere here suddenly became cold.

Zhou Xunhu looked around the courtyard suspiciously, he personally closed the door, closed the window, and then opened his mouth:

"You mean Ling Tong Ling Gongji?"

Lu Meng bowed his head, "The knife must be cut, the axe must be cut, you and I are subordinates, and the lord ordered... Some things must be done when it is time to do them, and you must not be soft! ”

Lu Meng's words made Zhou Xun groan for a while, and he said lightly: "Back then, when my father was here, how could there be a general with two sides and three swords, and the matter of going to Qin and Chu?" But now... Alas... Pity... Pity! ”

Zhou Xun's words made Lu Meng silent for a while, but soon, he reined in his original mood, he knew... At this time, I didn't dwell too much on the past during the period of Zhou Yu, the governor of the year.

He quickly shifted the subject.

He asked Zhou Xun: "Can Zhou Gongzi hear the meaning of the lord's letter?" ”

Zhou Xun paused for a moment, and then popped out word by word, "I think, the investigation is fake, and Wu Hou wants to make the entire Ling Tong clan disappear—"

As soon as these words came out, Lu Meng clenched his wine glass tightly, he was shocked that the young man in front of him was so transparent, and he also pretended to be open and said: "It is worthy of the captain's praise of the lord as 'having the legacy of Zhou Lang back then', so knowledgeable, so courageous——"

"What do you mean?" Zhou Xun's eyes condensed, "The lord asked me to check, I will check it later, could it be that the secret letter and secret envoy are in front, and the corresponding engraving will not be found in Ling Tong's mansion?" Whether it's true or not, whether it's friend or foe, see the real chapter under the engraving! ”

Speaking of this, Zhou Xun's tone became more serious: "General Lu, the lord of this case has ordered you to preside over the trial, I am the deputy judge, how do you say about the trial, I Zhou Xun fully cooperates, the lord is afraid of Ling Tong's two thousand trilogy, but my Zhou family still has 10,000 trilogy in Wu County, it should be sealed and sealed, it should be tried, and it should be arrested... My Zhou family is loyal, and the only one who is loyal is Wu Hou! ”

Zhou Xun's courage and loyalty... To Lu Meng's surprise, Lu Meng raised his hand, "Then, I have a plan..."

Just when Lu Meng was about to say the plan.

The sound of "bang" came from outside the door, someone knocked on the door, and immediately Zhou Xun and Lu Meng became cautious.

I only heard a female voice outside the door: "Xun Gongzi can be in the house?" Mrs. Qiao has returned to Wu County and called you to the inner hall to talk about it..."

Not...

As this voice came out, Zhou Xun was the first to take off his guard, and he explained to Lu Meng: "It's my mother's maidservant, it seems that my mother came back from her hometown, but it's strange that she came back a little earlier this year..."

Lu Meng waved his hand, and also relieved his nervousness, "I want to be colder this year, in the Zhifu Mountain in Shu County, the cold is pressing... How can Mrs. Qiao's precious body stand it? ”

blurted out these words, Zhou Xun shouted outside the door: "Tell my mother, my son will go later!" ”

"Yes!"

The maidservant outside the door said yes and walked away.

Lu Meng got up, "Childe still has something to do, then Lu will come back tonight..."

"No!" Zhou Xun said solemnly: "General Lu came here to discuss justice, my mother called me a private reason, I Zhou Xun is the son of the governor Zhou Yu, and I am the commander of the cavalry ordered by the Marquis of Wu, how can I abolish justice because of private reason." ”

"General Lu said that it doesn't matter, how can the juniors cooperate with the general and capture that sinner - Ling Tong!"

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(End of chapter)