Chapter 43: Instigation
The night is like water, and the stars are bright.
Sun Quan stepped in from outside the door, Qiao Wei was writing about the objects that might be used for the New Year's Festival, thinking about asking Xu Yiniang and Xiaoye to find out in the warehouse to see if they could be used, when they heard the footsteps, they hurriedly got up to greet them.
As soon as Sun Quan entered the room, he first faded away, took Qiao Wei's hand and sat on the edge of the couch, did not speak, kept rubbing the back of Qiao Wei's hand, and then touched Qiao Wei's fingers to play, as if he was playing with something beloved.
Qiao Wei felt that Sun Quan's mood was not too high, "What did Master Li say to you?" ”
Sun Quan didn't want to say it, but thinking that Qiao Wei would be left alone to guard Sun's Mansion tomorrow, he felt that it would be good to inform her, and he could be more or less guarded.
"Lord Yan Xiangyan, the assassin of Yangzhou, wrote a letter to Li Shu to persuade him to submit to Cao Cao."
"Did Master Li tell you himself, or who told you?"
"Li Shuyan said that he didn't dare to hide his selfish intentions, so he took out Yan Xiang's letter and gave it to me."
Take the initiative to confess, that's a different matter.
Sun Quan suddenly thought of something and asked Qiao Wei, "What do you think?" ”
"This is a foreign matter, and I don't understand it, shouldn't you ask the opinion of the Central Protector?" Although Qiao Wei is not very good at learning history, she has still heard the famous saying "ask Zhang Zhao if you don't decide on internal affairs, and ask Zhou Yu if you don't decide on foreign affairs".
Sun Quan pinched her finger and bit it with a vengeance, "Say!" ”
Okay, just say it.
"I don't think he has the guts."
"Huh?" Sun Quan raised his eyebrows slightly, motioning for her to continue.
Qiao Wei gently withdrew his hand, "Lujiang has 3,000 men and horses, and it is okay to defend the city, but he has to resist the siege of other states and counties in Jiangdong, he does not have the confidence, and the grain and grass stored in the city are barely enough to make ends meet, and there is no more."
Even if Li Shu really led the Lujiang people to Cao Cao, whether it was Cao Cao or Yan Xiang, he would not be able to send any people to support Lujiang. ”
Cao Cao's biggest opponent now is not Sun Ce, but Yuan Shao, who is also entrenched in the north. Yuan Shao has long been dissatisfied with Cao Cao's policy of coercing the Son of Heaven to order the princes, whether Cao Cao wants to go north to conquer Gongsun and Karasuma, or go south to point at Jianghuai and Jingyi, he must consider whether Yuan Shao, who is eyeing him behind his back, will take the opportunity to copy his base camp.
Qiao Wei came to the conclusion: "It is imperative for Wu Hou to seize Xiakou, and Yan Xiang is still somewhat limited and fearful, so he wants to write a letter to disrupt the rear of our army." Whether this matter is successful or not, it has nothing to do with his strict image, he just needs to watch from the wall. ”
Sun Quan glanced at Qiao Wei with great appreciation, "Your words coincide with Brother Zhong, since you know it in your heart, then I can rest assured." ”
Doing it for a long time, just to make sure she knows it?
Sun Quan patiently explained, "I can only leave Yuan Yao as a containment, and if there is any change, I will use Yuan Yao as the guard." ”
From Qiao Wei's point of view, it is more reassuring to use Yuan Yao than to use Li Shu, Sun Ce was once a subordinate of Yuan Shu, and Yuan Yao is considered old, and he has Yuan as a concubine. And Li Shu is uncertain, he likes to drill camps, sometimes he is like a time bomb, and he doesn't know when something will happen.
"To fight with Huang Zu, you need to go all out, so ......"
Sun Quan couldn't send troops and horses to protect Qiao Wei, and even had to leave Qiao Wei in Anhui City again and deal with Li Shu alone.
"I understand." Qiao Wei's eyebrows softened, and he comforted in a low voice, "Don't worry, didn't you still leave this jade pendant and military order for me, and there is Youye, I can handle it." ”
The more Sun Quan heard her say this, the more guilty he felt in his heart, "When the war subsides, I'll take you back to Wu County." ”
It is far away from the battlefield, and it is all the relatives of the Sun family, who have lived in Wu County for a long time, operated for several generations, and consolidated their power. In Wu County, she will definitely be able to protect her well.
"Okay." Qiao Wei nodded, "Then can you take my father, mother and little Qiao with you?" ”
"Nature." Sun Quan hugged the person into his arms, "If the father-in-law and mother-in-law are willing to go together, it is naturally the best." lest you be left alone and always be anxious. ”
Qiao Wei sighed softly, "Actually, I still like to stay in Anhui City more and be closer to you." ”
She couldn't accompany him to the battlefield, but she was relieved that she could still do something for him in the rear.
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Sun Quan was reluctant to fight day and night, but in the morning he left refreshed, and Qiao Wei almost didn't get up.
She stood in front of the mansion and looked at Sun Quan, who was already on horseback, this was the second time she had sent him on the expedition, and she didn't know how many more times there would be in the future.
Sun Quan looked at Qiao Wei in red condescendingly, his eyes were bright, and he stared straight at himself. Sun Quan couldn't help but roll in his throat, he was really a little difficult to resist this innocent expectant look.
He rolled over and dismounted, hugged Qiao Wei, and dropped a kiss on her forehead, "Wait for me to come back." ”
In front of the generals, such an intimate behavior still made her a little shy, "Okay." ”
The hour has come, and he can't delay everyone's trip.
Zhou Yu behind her looked at another beautiful shadow, she accompanied her sister out to see her off, and stood very quietly in the crowd in a cyan outfit. Her eyes met Zhou Yu, and she found that the other party was also looking at her, her eyes widened in panic, and she immediately lowered her eyes unnaturally.
Thinking that Zhou Yu's eyes were still falling on him, Qiao Ying felt as if his limbs were superfluous, and he didn't know where to put them for a while.
Zhou Yu showed a self-deprecating wry smile on his face, he never thought that he, who had always had women's blue eyes, would lose his posture after Qiao Ying's walk.
Sun Quan turned over and got on the horse again, and a deep male voice sounded, "Let's go!" ”
With a wave of his healthy arm, the horse came out, and his hooves were like a torrential rain, and the dust went away.
Yuan Langlang's eyes were full of envy, but his eyes swept over Qiao Wei's jade neck from time to time.
Qiao Wei was stared at by her, and lifted the collar with a casual face, and secretly scolded Sun Quan in his heart, saying that he could not leave any traces on his body, which would damage her majesty as a housewife, but he still didn't mess around.
Yuan Langlang looked at her reaction and couldn't help but laugh.
In fact, when the men return from the battlefield, everyone knows what will happen in the house.
It's just that Yuan Langlang's smile became more and more ambiguous, Qiao Wei couldn't help but be annoyed, took her hand, glared at her and warned, "Don't laugh anymore." ”
Yuan Langlang said softly, "Okay, it's just that the concubine saw that the second son returned safely, and she was happy for her wife." If this lady doesn't make her happy, will she have to cry a few times? ”
Not necessarily.
Qiao Wei turned around and wanted to call Qiao Ying back to Luming Pavilion together, but found that she followed behind her with her head down, and even her eyes were red when she looked closely.
Qiao Ying secretly endured the sourness on the tip of her nose, "The wind just blows, and I don't know what kind of scrap has blown into my eyes, it hurts!" ”
Yuan Langlang didn't doubt him, "Then you have to go back and wash it with clean water." ”