Sun Quan said bluntly: "Jiaozhou's military strength is very weak, and our Jiangdong Army is extremely strong in combat, so I can provide Jiaozhou with a strong security guarantee to eliminate the threat from the outside world to Jiaozhou." And Shi Zhijun is still the assassin of Jiaozhou. ”

Shi Xie said, "You mean, let me submit to you?" ”

"Wouldn't that be the best of both worlds?" Sun Quan said.

Shi Xie asked: "Jiaozhou is the Jiaozhou of the Han Dynasty, and my Jiaozhou assassin history is also canonized by the Han court, no matter how weak my Jiaozhou military strength is, I can protect myself, and I don't need the protection of outsiders at all." Besides, what do I have to submit to you, and what good is it for me? ”

Sun Quan said with a smile: "Big Han? The Han Dynasty has long existed in name only, even the emperor is a virtual reality, all the power is in the hands of the regent Yan Wang Zhang Yan, who doesn't know in the world, who doesn't know? Recently, Zhang Yan has vigorously implemented reforms, one of which is to limit the imperial power, so that the emperor really has no effect, the scholar is a loyal and patriotic person, I have always respected the monarch, but if the monarch is so stupid and loyal, it will inevitably seem too pedantic, right? In addition, in the seven counties of Jiaozhou, the people of the Shi family all serve as the Taishou of each county, and the Shi family seems to have taken Jiaozhou as their own, and what kind of court are they talking about here? ”

Shi Xie frowned, neither objected to what Sun Quan said, nor did he express any opinion. Because, Shi Xie also received a letter of appointment from a messenger sent by Zhang Yan, replaced the seal of Jiaozhou Assassin History, and was appointed as the general of Suinan Zhonglang and the governor of the seven counties of Jiaozhou.

Seeing that Shi Xie was indifferent, Sun Quan continued: "Shi Envoy Jun, I have 10,000 male soldiers. And he has already captured three people: Shiwu, Shiyuan, and Shihui. As long as I give the order. The three of them will hit the ground immediately. In addition, the soldiers who have been scattered to the rest of the counties are also waiting for my orders, and as soon as I give the order, they will raise an army and conquer the city, and the rest of the soldiers' family will be cut down to the roots. If you don't choose to submit to me today, then you are a member of the scholar's family. will suffer a catastrophe, although I will not win the hearts of the people by doing this, even if I occupy Jiaozhou, I will not stay for long, but it is enough to be able to destroy the Shi family who has a huge impact on Jiaozhou. Scholar Envoy, you should think about it, whether to submit to me, save all the people of the Scholar Family, or want the Scholar Family to perish, it all depends on the words of the Scholar Envoy. ”

Shi Xie saw that Sun Quan's gaze was so vicious. Zhilu Taoist Shixie didn't joke with him, and the Shi family was extremely rich in Jiaozhou. Thanks to his leadership. But when the scholars are challenged, they are so vulnerable. At the time of life and death, Shi Xie's mind flashed a lot, and in the end he chose to protect himself.

For Shi Xie, whoever is the assassin of Jiaozhou is the same, but it is just a change of master. But if the whole clan is destroyed because of his stubbornness, it is his sin. A hundred years later, he can certainly leave a name in history, but the scholar family has also become extinct because of this.

In the end, Shi Xie still agreed to submit to Sun Quan.

Sun Quan was very happy, and signed a covenant with Shi Xie, the Shi family will always be loyal to the Sun family, Sun Quan will divide the seven counties of Jiaozhou into two, Jiaozhi County, Rinan County, Jiuzhen County re-formed a new Jiaozhou, continue to serve as the assassin of Jiaozhou, and Shi Xie is the dragon marquis, Jiaozhou territory, all under the management of the Shi family, Sun Quan does not interfere in any way, but every year Shi Xie needs to pay tribute to Sun Quan, and pay a part of the tax, the Shi family can also go to Sun Quan's jurisdiction to be officials.

The four places of Yulin County, Nanhai County, Cangwu County, and Hepu County formed a new prefecture, called Guangzhou, with Panyu City in Nanhai County as the location of the state thorn history, Zhu Ran as the Guangzhou Thorn History, Nanhai Taishou, Pan Zhang as Yulin Taishou, Tan Xiong as Cangwu Taishou, and Ling Cao as Hepu Taishou, each leading 2,500 soldiers to garrison the four counties of Guangzhou.

Such a covenant can be regarded as a great joy for Shi Xie, after all, Shi Xie's army is not as effective as Sun Quan's army, and he can only compromise and seek perfection. And the Shi family can not only preserve the glory of the Shi family, but also avoid an unnecessary war.

After the covenant was signed, Sun Quan released Shiwu, Shiyuan, and Shihui, and then together with Shixie, they drank and talked happily, and swept away all the previous unpleasantness.

At this time, Shiwu only knew that Han Gai and Huang Dang were actually the famous Han Dang and Huang Gai under Sun Quan's account.

The misunderstanding was cleared up, and both the Sun and Shi clans were happy, and the dispute was resolved peacefully. At the same time, in order to blackmail Shixie and prevent Shixie from resisting, Sun Quan asked Shiwu, Shiyuan, and Shihui to go to Wuchang with him to become officials.

Shi Xie understood that this was to ask Shi Wu, Shi Yuan, and Shi Hui to be hostages, but he had no choice but to agree to Sun Quan's request.

As soon as the matter in Jiaozhou was over, Sun Quan left Jiaozhou with Han Dang, Huang Gai, Zhu Huan, Shiwu, Shiyuan, Shihui and others and returned to Wuchang. Before leaving, Sun Quan gave a special explanation to Zhu Ran, asking Zhu Ran to recruit soldiers in Guangzhou, train the army, continue to implement Shixie's previous policy, do not change it without authorization, and let Guangzhou become the rear base of Jiangdong. In addition, it was necessary to let Zhu Ran set up soldiers at the junction of Guangzhou and Jingzhou to defend to prevent Liu Bei in Jingnan from coveting Jiaozhou.

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Jingzhou, Xiangyang.

Liu Biao's envoy returned from Yizhou, but he did not bring back the news that Liu Biao wanted, but was angry because Liu Zhang had humiliated the envoy.

At the same time, the envoy sent to Jiangdong also returned, and Zhou Yu, who was stationed in Chaisang, stopped the envoy, and the envoy did not see Sun Quan at all, Zhou Yu just casually said a word or two, neither promising Liu Biao nor denying it.

For Liu Biao, these two news were a bit pessimistic, but they made him more aware of the unpredictability of people's hearts. It seems that you can only rely on yourself.

Liu Biao did not pin his hopes on foreign aid, but mobilized all the military forces that could be mobilized, and summoned Liu Bei, Zhang Xiu, and Liu Qi to Xiangyang, and the Jingnan army brought by Liu Bei also gathered in the area of Xiangyang and was temporarily stationed outside the city.

There are a total of 300,000 soldiers with armor in Jingzhou, and these troops are all Liu Biao's family foundation accumulated over the years, since Yuan Shu was driven from Nanyang to Huainan and occupied Nanyang. Liu Biao actively participated in the melee in the Central Plains. He has formed alliances with Cao Cao and Yuan Shao many times. attacked the alliance of Yuan Shu, Sun Jian, and Gongsun Zhan, and achieved some good results.

However, as his contradictions with Cao Cao and Yuan Shao gradually deepened, the alliance collapsed, and his plan to enter the Central Plains was hindered many times. And Jingzhou is well governed, the people live and work in peace and contentment, especially in Xiangyang, it has become a place of refuge, talents from all over the country have taken Jingzhou as the first place of refuge, and Jingzhou, a peaceful land, has also attracted a lot of foreign population, he took in Zhang Xiu, Liu Bei and others, let them use it, so that Jingzhou has also been duly improved in terms of military strength.

I have to say. Liu Biao's actions seem to be unremarkable. But it's very successful. It's just that the serious internal party strife has also become a criticism in Jingzhou, and it is a headache for Liu Biao.

The hall of the state pastor's mansion was full of people, and the people with heads and faces in Jingzhou all attended the meeting, Jingzhou Mu Liu Biao sat in the top position, looked around at the people present, and said loudly: "Call everyone here today, if nothing else, there is only one reason, Zhang Yan is rebellious and usurps the imperial power, and this mansion, as a descendant of the royal family, must not stand idly by." Therefore, the government decided to raise troops to crusade against Zhang Yan, clear the monarch's side, rescue the emperor's majesty who was played by Zhang Yan, and bring him to Xiangyang to restore the former achievements of the Han Dynasty. ”

In the hall, Liu Qi, Kuai Yue, Kuai Liang, Cai Mao, Zhang Yun, Liu Bei, Zhang Xiu, Wang Wei, Cai Zhong, Cai He, Yi Yuan, Zhang Fei, Huang Zhong, Sima Yi and others all listened carefully and clearly, and everyone was gearing up, as if they were looking forward to this big battle with Zhang Yan.

Liu Biao continued: "This time, the government is preparing to divide the troops into three routes, Nanyang Taishou Zhang Xiu led 30,000 troops of Nanyang, attacked the hometown of Luoyang, the old capital of the Han Dynasty, and after occupying Luoyang, he divided his troops to guard various passes and cut off the connection between Zhang Yan's east and west. Moreover, Jiangxia guarded Liu Qi too much, led Jiangxia's soldiers, and 30,000 naval troops, went straight downstream, attacked Lujiang, and contained Zhang Yan's troops in Lujiang. In addition, the government personally led Cai Mao, Zhang Yun, Kuai Liang, Kuai Yue and other soldiers out of Xiangyang, directly attacked Runan County under Zhang Yan's jurisdiction, and then went all the way east from Runan County, waving troops directly at Pengcheng, not rescuing His Majesty, vowing not to return the army! In addition, Liu Bei, the governor of Jingnan, you lead the soldiers of Jingnan and are responsible for escorting grain and grass......"

"When Xuande was desperate in the past, thanks to the envoy to take him in and reuse it, Xuande will have today's achievements. Xuande, like the envoy, is a descendant of the Han family, and he is deeply saddened by Zhang Yan's behavior, and he hates Zhang Yan to the core. Although there are not many troops in Jingnan, they are all carefully selected by Xuande, and they are all elite soldiers of a hundred battles, Xuande is willing to lead these soldiers to charge for the envoy, go into battle to kill the enemy, for the sword in the hand of the envoy, all the enemies who come to attack are cleared, and I hope that the envoy will give grace! Liu Bei stood up suddenly, clenched his fists, and said loudly.

After Liu Biao heard this, he said slowly: "It is enough for Xuande to have this thought, it is important to charge into battle, but escorting grain and grass is the top priority, there are several fierce generals under Xuande's account, with them, the grain and grass can be kept safe and sound, and the government will be much more relieved." ”

Liu Bei didn't quite understand why Liu Biao refused his request, so he continued: "Qiyu envoy, it is precisely because there are several fierce generals under Xuande's account that they should be allowed to play a role on the front line, Xuande ......."

Without waiting for Liu Bei to finish speaking, Liu Biao's face was furious, and he said sharply: "The decision of this mansion has been decided, don't say anything more, otherwise you will be killed!" ”

After saying this, Liu Biao brushed his sleeves and said loudly: "Tomorrow, all the armies will be assembled, and those who do not arrive on time will be severely punished!" ”

Liu Bei frowned, looked at Liu Biao's distant figure, had no choice but to give up, and at the same time sighed heavily in his heart.

After the meeting ended, Liu Bei left with Zhang Fei and Huang Zhong, and when he walked to the door of the governor's mansion, a family member suddenly stopped Liu Bei.

"General Liu, please stay!"

Liu Bei glanced at this family member and asked, "Is there anything wrong?" ”

The family came to Liu Bei's side and whispered: "Please come with me!" ”

Liu Bei was stunned for a moment, he didn't know what Lu Dao meant, and he was also confused by Liu Biao, so he followed his family, and Zhang Fei and Huang Zhong also followed closely.

Jiading glanced at Zhang Fei and Huang Zhong, and then said to Liu Bei: "The envoy ordered that only General Liu should go alone, and the rest were not allowed to follow." ”

So, Liu Bei asked Zhang Fei and Huang Zhong to go out of the city first and rest in the camp outside the city, while he was alone and followed this family member to see Liu Biao. (To be continued......)