Xiaoqi

In contrast, although the land of Jiangdong has changed from the original four counties to five counties, its population is extremely limited, and it is not an exaggeration to call it a large land and a sparse population.In particular, the newly captured land of South Vietnam is even more sparsely populated. Although it is a county, the population is less than [-], and soldiers cannot be recruited at all, which is almost negligible.In addition, there are still a large number of Nanyue tribes entrenched in Jiangdong. They have long been enemies of Jiangdong Sun Ce and wantonly plundered the population.

From this point of view, it is not difficult to imagine the strength gap between Jingzhou and Jiangdong.Although the territory occupied by Sun Ce is not much smaller than that of Jingzhou, the difference in strength is vast and cannot be compared.

The reason why the two armies are able to live in peace at present depends entirely on the Yangtze River as a barrier. Otherwise, Liu Biao would have sent his army to attack Jiangdong and occupy the five counties in Jiangdong.

The inner hall discussion lasted for an hour.Under the strong advice of Zhang Zhao, Cheng Pu and others, Sun Ce had to temporarily put aside the movement of the Xiliang army, so that he could concentrate on responding to the changes of the Jingzhou army, dispatching troops and sending more troops to consolidate the defense line along the river.

After the discussion was over, watching everyone leave one after another, the smile on Sun Ce's face quickly faded, and then he stood in front of the window with a gloomy face, took out a stack of letters from his sleeve, and slowly spread them out.

But I saw a few lines written on the letter: "The general who challenged the rebellion personally, General Wen Bofu newly merged with Jiangdong, all those who punished were heroes and heroes, who could win the power of death. However, Qing is light and unprepared. A crowd of millions is no different from walking alone in the Central Plains. If an assassin rises and falls, one person is the enemy. From my point of view, if the general does not observe it, he will die at the hands of the common man. Entrusted by the general, Jia Zhong said, I also hope that the general will be careful and careful. Sincerely, Guo Jia."

The inscription date on the letter is March [-]th, six months have passed since then.After receiving the secret letter in mid-March, Sun Ce kept it close to his body and read it almost every day.At first, he was quite concerned about what he said in the letter, and he took it for granted. After all, in order to consolidate his foundation and strengthen his rule, he did kill many Jiangdong families and gentry, including some well-known "celebrities" who made many enemies. There is a possibility of being assassinated and sneak attacked by Xiaoxiaozi.For this reason, Sun Ce stepped up efforts to investigate the fish that slipped through the net, hunted and killed the family and its remnants that might harm him, and strived to eliminate all evil and all potential threats.

Today, half a year has passed, and the counties and counties under Jiangdong's jurisdiction have conducted a thorough investigation, and indeed found many people who harbored resentment towards him, so he beheaded them without hesitation. More than one person died in Huangquan.

"Follow me to go hunting in Dongshan." After putting away the letter, Sun Ce smiled contemptuously, and after making some preparations, he took more than ten soldiers and rushed out of the mansion gate, heading straight for the forest outside the east gate. .

After holding back for half a year, Sun Ce finally couldn't bear to go out to hunt again.This is his favorite hobby in his spare time. In the past, he would go hunting every ten days and a half months. This time he was threatened by Guo Jia's secret letter, and he endured it for half a year.Unexpectedly, the words of Zhang Zhao and others disturbed him today, and he suddenly felt irritated, so he made an impromptu decision and left the city with a dozen of his own soldiers.Little did he know that he rode his horse out of the house with his front foot, and was followed by someone on his back foot

Chapter 184 Heart is boundless and love is boundless

The autumn wind is cool and the leaves are colorful.

Xishan maple leaves are red.

Outside the west gate of Chang'an, there is a gentleman's pavilion ten miles away.

I sent you off last year and welcome you again today. The leaves of the sycamore trees are falling and raining, and the autumn rains are continuous and there are few pedestrians.

There is only a line of canopy cars, three thousand iron armors, and a few beautiful shadows under the umbrellas folded by flowers.

There was a lot of drizzle, and the howling westerly wind carried the drizzle of ox hair and slanted past, tilting the hem of the long skirt, wisps of raindrops like mist were embedded on the exquisite and delicate bodies of the beauties, but they had no chance to kiss the beauty, they could only smell the fragrance. The fragrance overflowing with the wind on the skirt slowly evaporates and dissipates.

A group of [-] carriages with high canopy and canopy parked on the road north of the gazebo, and [-] Xuanjia cavalry surrounded the mountains, roads and fields within three miles around the gazebo. They reined in their horses and stood motionless in the drizzle.

"Sisters, don't look at it. I guess he won't be back for a while. Sit down and rest."

Standing upright for a long time, there was still no sign of a large group of people appearing on the west side of the road. A gust of cold wind blew by, and Li Xin shivered slightly. Then she gathered her collar and greeted softly the sisters around her who were just as eagerly looking forward to her.Although she is not the oldest among the sisters, she is the one with the highest status. As the eldest wife of the General's Mansion, she naturally becomes the eldest sister of the sister group. All the sisters regard her as the leader and respect her in everything.

Hearing the deep resentment in Li Xin's words, the 11 people including Dong Wan, Chen Yu, Cai Yan, Dian Wuxia, Tang Ji, Bu Lianshi, and Que Yue'er all looked at each other, smiled sweetly, and returned to the pavilion in unison. Take their seats.Perhaps others could not notice the strangeness in Li Xin's speech.But they, who are also sisters, know why Li Xin is resentful and angry.Why not call Li Li "husband" and use "he" instead.

As early as a month ago, when Li Li confirmed the return date.The girls in Chang'an then got the news that along with the news, Li Lixin hired two concubines and two sisters for them.They have long been accustomed to their men's flirtatious disposition, and they are no strangers to it.However, what made them feel uneasy was that one of the two new sisters was a widow who was already a married woman, and she was also the third sister-in-law of Liu Zhang, the late master of Yizhou, and the widow of Liu Mao, the third son of the late Liu Yan.

This is the most intolerable thing among the girls, as if their scars have been uncovered again.Let them be hit hard and resentful, so they are full of resentment towards Li Li, love and anger at the same time.

The appearance of Wu Cheng made all the girls think of Liu Hua, the princess of Yang'an three years ago.Right under their noses, Princess Yang'an Liu Hua actually seduced Li Li to go to bed. Since then, the two have had a passionate love affair, and they have maintained a long-term lover relationship for two and a half years.When they found out, Liu Hua had already given birth to a son to Li Li and was pregnant again.

It wasn't until the matter was exposed that the women knew that Li Li and Princess Yang'an had secretly married as early as the end of the Sili War.For this reason, Li Li also privately bestowed the mansion next to the general to Princess Yang'an.Come to a golden house to hide your beauty, as if the red flag at home is not down, and the colorful flags are fluttering outside.Eating in the bowl and looking at the pot, nothing will be delayed.

When the girls learned the truth, they were shocked.Feeling deeply ashamed, more than a dozen sisters live together every day.Unexpectedly, he couldn't tie Li Li's heart, so that he secretly cheated and produced two children in less than three years.How can this make Li Xin and the dozen or so sisters feel embarrassed?

Therefore, Li Li's private stealing aroused public outrage, prompting all the girls to unanimously boycott Princess Yang'an's entry into the mansion. Based on the principle that what is out of sight is pure, and because of the face of the sisters, they resolutely refused to let her in.As long as she doesn't enter the house, the girls will feel better. If she is allowed to enter the house, wouldn't it be slapped in the face?

It is precisely because of this that Princess Yang'an Liu Hua still lives next to the General's Mansion, and has never been able to step into the inner mansion; although she has the status of a concubine, she is not recognized by all the women.However, in order not to embarrass Li Li, they often went to visit Liu Hua in Princess Yang'an's mansion in private, and they still called her sisters behind their backs, and they accepted her as a sister indirectly; She has a share of all the items, and also brought her two sons to the inner mansion, let the children play and play together, and get along very well.

Naturally, what the girls did could not be hidden from Li Li's eyes and ears, which moved him very much and made him feel guilty.It is precisely because of this that it took Li Li's brains to marry Wu Cheng this time. After thinking for a long time, he still couldn't do anything, so he had to turn to Zhuge Liang for help.

And Zhuge Liang was indeed unambiguous, reminding Li Li that Mengxin needs to come forward to solve this matter.In the end, Mengxin's countermeasures surprised Li Li, he hesitated for a long time, and finally bit the bullet and did it.Mengxin's method is very simple, that is, to disclose the news of Li Lina's marriage to Wu Cheng to Li Xin and others in advance, so that they can be mentally prepared, and then Mengxin will explain to them in person when she arrives in Chang'an; Li Li does not need to intervene , just ignore it, don't explain it, just stay out of it.

Li Li was very worried about this, but he didn't have a better solution.But pretending to be confused is his forte. He has pretended a few times before. This time it is a repeat of the old trick. It is right for women to solve their own affairs. As a big man, he still has a lot of things to do. How can he be idle? things with women.This is Li Li's self-comfort, and it is also an expression of guilty conscience.

As a couple who have lived together for a long time, after Li Xin and others learned that their man had married two concubines, they had already guessed Li Li's intentions. Pretend to be confused and get away with it.In this regard, the girls felt helpless and a little bit happy. Although Li Li's doing so was a rascal, it also showed that he always had them in his heart and was always thinking about them. , is by no means a heartless man who likes the new and dislikes the old.

Therefore, the girls have actually accepted Wu Cheng and Zhu Rong.Although they felt somewhat uncomfortable, it was not unacceptable; especially when they learned that Wu Cheng's situation was exactly the same as Cai Yan's, they were completely relieved.After all, if Li Li insisted on taking a concubine, no matter who the other party was, even if he was a married woman, they would not be able to stop them, and they would not even dare to speak up.Fortunately, although Li Li has a romantic nature, he is not an unrestrained person; the only thing that is out of the ordinary is that he provokes Princess Yang'an, other than that, he has no bad deeds.

Most of all, Lily loves them and treats them with a respect they can hardly imagine.That's why they were able to be self-willed in front of Li Li, dared to raise objections to marriage, and occasionally acted like a baby and lost their temper, while Li Li often made them happy, making more than a dozen women live under one roof and get along very well. The backyard has always been safe.

A dozen sisters sat together and whispered, and the topic of discussion always revolved around Li Li who was about to return.

In fact, it should be Li Xuan, Li Ru, Jia Xu and Dian Wei, Wang Yue, Li Zheng, the commanders of the Huben battalion in Chang'an, who went out of the city to meet them this time. The sisters only need to wait in the mansion, but they He insisted on going out of the city to welcome them, and even blocked all the civil and military personnel back.This is because they heard that after their man led the army back to Chang'an this time, he will not lead the army to go out again for three to five years and will stay in Chang'an for a long time. This is undoubtedly great news for them, it is a surprise Not too much.

Speaking of which, more than half of the sisters have been with Li Li for more than eight years, but they have been together less and more, and the real time together has not exceeded two years, and the rest of the time is almost alone.Perhaps this is also the direct reason why they can accept other sisters to join in.The sisters gather together to chat and talk, and they are like best friends to each other. Even if the man is not at home all year round, he will not be too lonely or feel empty.

The moment the sound of "da da" horseshoes entered the gazebo, all the women shook their delicate bodies in unison, and then turned their heads to follow the prestige.

"My lady, ladies and gentlemen, the lord's army has returned, and it is only three miles away from this pavilion, and it will arrive soon." The scouts sent out half an hour ago came galloping on horseback.

"Ah!" All the girls cheered, even Li Xin, who was pretending to be angry just now, was full of joy, and there was no trace of resentment.Obviously, the reason why she had a bad face just now was purely to appease the emotions of the sisters, and to show that she was in the same hatred with them, so as to dispel the resentment in their hearts.It can be seen from this that Li Li's choice of her as his wife was definitely not impulsive, but the result of careful consideration.And Li Xin didn't disappoint Li Li either. He handled such a big general's house in an orderly manner, and successfully resolved the complicated barriers and conflicts among the sisters, so that Li Li had no worries and was able to lead the army all year round.

"Okay, thank you for your hard work, go down and rest." With a wave of the scout captain, Li Xin put on a fox-fur coat, couldn't help but walked out of the pavilion, followed the direction of the road west, and looked up into the distance.But she is not the only one, Dian Wuxia, Cai Yan, Dong Wan and Bu Lianshi are all like this, and all the girls do the same thing again.It can be seen that they have formed an unprecedented tacit understanding during their long-term relationship, and they are connected with each other. Many things do not need words at all, just a look or movement, and they can understand each other and make the same movements.

At this moment, Que Yue'er, who was born in the grassland, softly sang the ballad Li Li had taught her, but unexpectedly, all the girls were touched by the scene when they heard her singing, and they all echoed and sang:

"The rain is falling, the autumn grass is fragrant, it is the paradise in my heart.

Who turns the longing into a pair of wings, and opens your chest to find the legendary desire; outside the sky, the most beautiful melodious floats.

The rain is flying, the autumn grass is yellow, and the flow of clouds and water is long.

Whoever looks at the longing from afar, the continuous drizzle makes me fantasize to my heart's content; three miles away, it is the most dazzling light.

Let me become a beautiful steed, and gallop with you in the sky; guard the ancient myths and legends together, never wither.

Hold the crystal clear water, let it bloom in the sky, my heart is melted, Ai Lang is under the rain and mist"

Amid the melodious singing, the sound of "rumbling" horses stepping closer and closer.Not long after, Li Li's leaping horse galloped into the eyes of the girls.At this moment, more than ten pairs of beautiful eyes sparkled with crystal rain and mist, which instantly melted the heart of the galloping man and penetrated into his soft heart.

Chapter 185

At the same time that Li Li's class was triumphant, a major event that could change the world pattern happened in the south of the Yangtze River.

It's a pity that Li Li is still immersed in the gentleness at this time, and he doesn't notice it and knows nothing about it.

Not only did he not know, but Cao Cao in Jizhou also had no way of knowing, and he never even thought about it.

They, the two most powerful princes in the world, didn't know the news, but Liu Biao knew it, and he received the secret report at the first time.

Jingzhou, Xiangyang Prefecture Mufu.

At midnight, the wind lamp in the dormitory in the backyard of the state capital was still on, indicating that the state shepherd hadn't gone to bed yet.

However, the personal attendant who is familiar with Liu Biao's work and rest time clearly saw that the light in the dormitory had been extinguished fifteen minutes ago, and now that the wind lamp is on, it will not go out again, because Liu Biao's dormitory, the state shepherd, has always been lit all night long. , has been the case for the last ten years.

At the same time, insiders like the valet knew that the reason why the lights in the dormitory were turned off just now was because Liu Biao, the state shepherd, was engaged in a "big event" that was not small.Now that the big things are done, the lights will go on.

And things like turning off the lights and lighting the lights are all done by the servants, so they are very clear about everything that happened in this quarter of an hour.Although their tone was very strict, they couldn't help muttering to themselves every time after lighting the lamp again: "This time the time is shorter than last time. Madam must tell me to wait for the lord to make up for it tomorrow."

After secretly sighing, they would stand outside the bedroom door and look at each other, sticking out their tongues while looking at each other, shaking their heads helplessly.