The Three Kingdoms

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After the dowry was paid, Sun Quan's wedding date was fixed, the second year of the Warring States Period, the seventh day of May!

This day was a good day that Sun Jian sent a magic stick in the palace who knew divination, pinched his fingers, flipped through a book of ancient texts, and calculated it for a long time.

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In the second year of the Warring States Period, April [-]th.

The night is dark and the moon is bright.

On the Qinhuai River under the moonlight, brightly lit painted boats have appeared, flowing back and forth on the Huai River, and from time to time, there are bursts of melodious singing and dancing sounds.

The night view here has become a must in Jinling.

In February, with the Jiangdong Daily as the organizer, there was a scholarly essay competition held here. In order to raise the reputation of the Qinhuai River and attract more scholars to come to the competition, Sun Quan also invited Zheng Xuan's handwriting Come out, as a final victory prize.

Zheng Xuan's handwriting is a treasure that even ordinary Confucians desire.

This gimmick caused countless scholars to appear on the Qinhuai River one after another.

There is no progress without competition.

Scholars in this era have not actually formed an idea of ​​an article competition. This time, an article centered on a stretch of the Qinhuai River was competed on the spot, attracting hundreds of scholars to come to the competition, and each article was published, which is regarded as an opening. A new taxi mode.

The explosion of countless scholars this time allowed Sun Quan to see the prospect of opening up the imperial examination. Of course, it is too early to talk about the imperial examination, because there are too few scholars in the world today, and it is still insufficient.

When every city has an academy of higher learning, that is when the state of Wu officially opened the imperial examination mode.

Because of the article competition this time, the Qinhuai River had a certain influence in the hearts of the scholars, and the subsequent night when the painted boats appeared on the Qinhuai River, followed by the appearance of singers and dancers, countless talented people from aristocratic families lingered here.

The Qinhuai River was completely on fire.

Dongyue Painting Boat.

A not-so-small ship, about the size of a fighting ship. It used to be a warship, but it was decommissioned and bought by someone. It was converted into a painting boat. There were singers and dancers on it. Amid the sound of the piano, the dancers danced, It is the enjoyment of Jiuchi Yulin.

Now it is regarded as one of the most elegant places on the Qinhuai River.

Tonight, this painting boat has been fully reserved by people, and the sky is not completely dark yet, all the dignified and imposing men have already started to board the boat.

"Magistrate Lei, you are here too!"

"Dong Hou Ling called, why didn't someone come!"

"Li Juncheng, long time no see!"

"Lieutenant Xu, you are young and promising. In a few years, I am afraid that you will be able to rush to the position of county magistrate!"

"Lieutenant Chen, in the battle of Shanyue, you fought brilliantly. After hearing this, everyone admires you."

"General Liu Zhonglang, you are now an admiral of the navy!"

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The protagonist of this banquet has not yet appeared, but the hundreds of people from the military, political, business and business circles have already begun to get excited, talking with each other very harmoniously.

Everyone who appears here is a core talent of Donghou.

Their official positions are basically county magistrates and county lieutenants and above, and most of the military posts in the army are generals such as school lieutenants and above.

Lu Su and Pang Tong represented the Donghou Mansion, and as hosts, they were warmly greeting every official. Although Sun Quan has the ability to open the mansion, gathering a group of officials is not regarded as forming a party for personal gain, but if they are summoned directly at ordinary times, most likely they will After being impeached by the court, and now taking advantage of Sun Quan's wedding day to recall them all, it is not so particular.

Of course, not everyone from the lineage of Donghou Mansion showed up. Zhao Zilong's status as the No. [-] figure in the army meant that he couldn't show up, and neither could Li Nie Jinyiwei.

But there was an unexpected surprise, Huang Zhong appeared.

Although Huang Zhong is a talent recruited by Sun Quan, he has not completely surrendered to Sun Quan. As a general after the Wu Kingdom, he still has the opportunity to choose, and he can even be counted as not standing in line. His attitude expressed above the court.

It was a pleasant surprise.

The civil servants are headed by Zhu Zhi, Xu Shu, Li Gu...the generals are headed by Huang Zhong, He Qi, Xu Sheng, Pan Zhang...Mi Zhu of the Jiangdong Chamber of Commerce...

This huge formation of strength is the first strength revealed by the Donghou Mansion, which is enough to directly shake the court of Wu State today.

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Jianghou Mansion.

"Your Majesty, the gathering on the Qinhuai River told us that the Eastern Marquis is going to declare war!" Lu Fan murmured as he stood behind Sun Ce.

"Ha ha!"

With a smile on the corner of Sun Ce's mouth, he stood up, with a strong fighting intent in his eyes, and said in a deep voice: "Zhong Mou just wants to frighten us, such a declaration of war is not strong enough, since he has the heart, so it is Let him do it once, let's go and see!"

"promise!"

Lu Fan's eyes lit up slightly, and he nodded.

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This night, for Wu Guochaotang, was an uneasy night.

[Chapter 331 on the declaration of war]

The night is lonely and the moon is bright.

On the Qinhuai River, the water flow is soft and the blue waves are brimming. A long river appears to be brightly lit. Amidst bursts of melodious music and singing, the boats carry indescribable wind and moon, lingering on this spacious river. superior.

Tonight, the Dongyue Painting Boat is definitely shining with the brightest light, driving in the middle of the river, colorful lights, laughter and voices, it is very lively.

The surrounding painting boats wander around intentionally or unintentionally. On these painting boats, since pairs of eyes are staring at the guests on the painting boats, they seem to be waiting for something to happen.

On the East Moon Painting Boat, Qin Le'er, like a flower butterfly, shuttles among the men. She is about [-] years old, still charming, with a pretty face, wearing a bright red palace dress, and the turbulent weapon is hidden. Now, the wolf is boiling.

"Girls, toast the officials!"

She is the person in charge of the Dongyue Painting Boat. This painting boat was given to the Donghou Mansion by Mi Zhu, and the income used belongs to the Donghou Mansion. In the past, dozens of singers and dancers were trained by him.

She was originally a dancer from a small family in Jiangdong who trained singers and dancers.

Among the aristocratic families, most of them are scholars, scholars, arty, and like to keep the singers and dancers at home for the purpose of entertaining guests. These singers and dancers are of low status, just like goods.

Qin Le'er was bought by Mi Zhu with a lot of money.

Because of her presence, the atmosphere on this painting boat quickly heated up.

The moon is on the branches, and the night is deep. In the lively atmosphere of delicious food, wine, singing, music and dancing, Sun Quan's tall and straight figure appears on the Dongyue Painted Boat along with a light boat.