In the palace hall of Luoyang, seven people including Jia Xu, Xun You, Gai Xun, Tian Feng, Bing Yuan, Guan Ning, and Zhuge Liang sat there quietly waiting. With Guo Jia, Sima Yi, and Pang Tong, these ten people He is Lin Nan's cabinet minister. The cabinet plays the role of communicating with superiors and declaring important matters. ¡÷If major military matters are involved, the top ten generals will be notified in advance, and then they will attend an enlarged cabinet meeting together on a certain day. This is the case with this Western Expedition. Although Jia Xu withdrew from the Privy Council, Lin Nan was still so important. In addition, he shouldered the position of Minister of the Ministry of Intelligence and had the right to know and speak on important matters. Moreover, he was a senior figure in the Huaxia Kingdom. In the Huaxia Kingdom, In the bureaucracy of the country, he was the only high-ranking official with the rank of Shangshu, and he was granted the title of Duke of the Town together with Guo Jia and Xun You, and his treatment was quite respectful. After a long time, Lin Nan came from outside the palace. At this time, he had changed his clothes, wearing a dragon robe and a crown. He looked majestic and full of royal style. "My dear friends, I called you here because I want to tell you some good news. That is, under the leadership of Lin Lin, the Western Expedition Army has achieved a major victory and will return in triumph soon." "Long live my emperor. , China is mighty!" the officials shouted together. "The Western Region has been pacified and the North has been settled. I am going to leave troops and horses to guard the Western Region to prevent the Kushan Empire from taking advantage of the situation. Who do you think is more suitable to stay?" Lin Nan asked. "It must be the Great General King." Tian Feng said first. Lin Nan nodded, and then said slowly: "He was originally the best candidate. But the Southeast has not yet been completed, and there have been frictions with Soochow for years. Now that the Western Region has been sorted out, we can free up our hands to deal with Soochow thoroughly. Soochow has already I have been sleeping soundly beside my Huaxia Kingdom for many years, and I have supported Soochow for many years. However, Sun Boxu and Zhou Gongjin are not grateful and always come to make trouble. Our Huaxia Kingdom now has millions of soldiers. The national strength has also reached an unprecedented scale, and no one can stop the pace of reunification. In the second half of the year, I will prepare to attack Soochow, deploy troops, and arrange troops to force Soochow to surrender. , it can only be solved by force. At that time, the general king will have a place to use, so you must choose another candidate." Zhuge Liang thought for a while and said: "The general Zhang Yide of the Conquest of the West will be the leader of the three armies. Not even a single soldier was lost during the Western Expedition. If he were left to guard the Western Region, it would be enough to shock the barbarians everywhere. "Bing Yuan hurriedly said, "I think General Tai Shi Ci can take on this responsibility." "Zhenyuan General Ma Mengqi can also take on this role." Gai Xun recommended. After Lin Nan heard this, he turned his face and asked, "Abbott, what do you think?" Jia Xu thought for a while and said, "Jingyuan General Wei Yan has received the emperor's favor and has worked hard for many years. Besides, he is now in Guishan City. . With 50,000 troops left behind by Feiwei General Anita Partridge, I thought General Jingyuan would be able to take on this responsibility. " Lin Nan nodded and said, "Wei Yan has always been the leader. One of my more valued generals has now been trained into a capable general, and he can indeed take on this task. However, the force of 50,000 is too small, and the Kushan Empire is looking at him from outside. There are countries in the Western Region that have just surrendered, so it is better to mobilize them again. All the 200,000 troops belong to Wei Yan and stay in the Western Regions to live among the locals and teach the locals some farming techniques. If there are changes, they can respond quickly and avoid losing ground. boasted. Lin Nan smiled and said: "Then it's settled. Wei Yan will be granted the title of Marquis of Anguo in the Western Regions, ranking first in the rank of marquis, and will be given a hundred gold coins. He will command an army of 200,000 to garrison in the Western Regions, defend Guishuang on the outside, and Anguo on the inside. An. Nita was the Marquis of Jingbian and was under the command of Wei Yan. Lin Lin, Zhang Fei, Tai Shici and others all returned to the court and made other arrangements. The meritorious officers were promoted to one rank and given a hundred silver coins to the secretary-general immediately. Drafting the imperial edict. "I obey the edict." Chen Lin sat aside and began to draft the imperial edict. After the imperial edict was drafted, he held it in front of Lin Nan for Lin Nan to read. After Lin Nan read it, he stamped it with a jade seal. After that, Lin Nan said: "Then, let's talk about the affairs in the southeast. What do you think, how should we capture Soochow?" "Your Majesty, I think it's too early to take Soochow now." "Oh? Tell me your opinion." When Lin Nan heard a different opinion, he paid more attention to it. Xun You said slowly: "Yes. I have been in Jingzhou for a long time and know a little more about the Kingdom of Wu than everyone else. Sun Ce, the emperor of the Wu Kingdom, appointed Zhou Yu as the chief governor to specialize in the Huaxia Kingdom. Therefore, for many years, Zhou Yu often used various There is no way to provoke friction with our country.?How to fight? There has never been a real confrontation. Last time, Yanhou used pheasants as bait to get angry with Zhou Yu. General Huya even asked his subordinates to shoot hundreds of Wu soldiers to death, but afterwards he expressed condolences to the dead. , and a portion of the pension was given. According to Zhou Yu's consistent style, he will definitely seize this opportunity and press forward step by step against our country, China. " After hearing this, Lin Nan nodded. Thinking of Zhou Yu, he interrupted Xun You and said slowly: "Zhou Yu is indeed like this. This man is both civilized and military, and he is smarter than others. If he is humiliated like this, he will definitely not give up. You go on. " Xun You continued: "However, almost half a month has passed, and Zhou Yu has made no movement. I thought that Zhou Yu must be planning something secretly and had been waiting for an opportunity. Moreover, our country, Huaxia, and Wu are in an alliance. If we openly break this alliance, I am afraid that people in the world will say that our country, Huaxia, is treacherous. " "The great cause of reunification is very close at hand. Wu Guo has taken every step forward to think that we are an ally. We have repeatedly caused panic on the border and have long since ignored our alliance. Lin Nan said angrily. Jia Xu hurriedly consoled him: "That said, it is indeed unreasonable. Once the covenant is openly broken, you will be reviled by the world. Please think twice, Your Majesty." " Zhuge Liang said: "Your Majesty, I think it is not a bad idea to attack Wu. We just need to use a little trick to let Wu break the alliance first. That's it. Our army can then follow the current and go south with its army, openly eating the Wu Kingdom and completing the unfinished task of unification. " Lin Nan said: "It's easy to say, but easier said than done? " Zhuge Liang stood up and asked for orders: "Wei Chen is willing to leave the capital. Go to Jingzhou to help Yan Hou deal with Zhou Yu together. The emperor only needs to give me three months. Within three months, I will definitely let Wu Guo break the alliance first and be reviled by the people of the world. After hearing this, Lin Nan thought for a while and then said: "Okay, I will allow you to go through it." In three months, I can also make military arrangements. Deploy troops on the southeastern front line. Chen Lin drafted an imperial edict to promote Lin Qi, the prefect of Jiangxia, to the prefect of Jingzhou, with full authority over affairs in the southeast, and named Zhuge Liang the prefect of Jiangxia. " "I obey the order. "Chen Lin immediately picked up the pen and started writing. Zhuge Liang thanked me and said: "Thank you, Lord, for your kindness. " Xunyang City. For half a month, Zhou Yu has been taking medicine according to the doctor's instructions and recuperating well. He seems to be calm. In fact, in his heart, he is deeply concerned about one thing. After breakfast, Zhou Yu I went to inspect the naval forces on the Xunyang River and saw the Wu soldiers training in full swing. I felt somewhat comforted, but more importantly, I felt an inexplicable worry that the Huaxia Kingdom had a vast territory, and Soochow only occupied one part of it. A small part, coupled with the fact that Huaxia has been prospering in terms of national strength in recent years, Wu State has lagged behind Huaxia State in both economic and military terms. For a long time, Wu State has been engaged in an arms race with Huaxia State, but the final result has been. This gave Wu State a series of economic crises. At this time, the population of Jiangnan was less than half of the population in the north. In addition, there was little cultivated land and few water conservancy projects. The annual tax revenue of Wu State was only that of Huaxia. One-fifth, such a weak country, I really don¡¯t know how long it can last. Zhou Yu walked leisurely in the military camp. He saw the faces that he was familiar with and felt more and more on his shoulders. The burden became heavy. In recent years, Sun Ce began to recruit soldiers and expand the army to 300,000. He divided the army into two and handed over half to Zhou Yu. He started an expedition to Yizhou seven years ago, which resulted in this war. The war lasted for two years. Many young and middle-aged people died in this war. However, after conquering Yizhou, they found that it was still an uncultivated primitive land. It was not even as good as the mountains. The people lived a primitive life. It can be said that it was not until Sun Ce personally entered the heart of Yizhou that he realized that he had been deceived by Lin Nan. From then on, Sun Ce vowed to recover this debt. Although Yizhou was beautiful, the people of Wu did not. I wish to live here, but in the end the Wu army withdrew from Yizhou, leaving the residents of Yizhou to pay tribute to the state of Wu every year, but received little. In order to capture Yizhou, Sun Ce spent hundreds of millions of military expenditures. , the soldier had to pay resettlement allowance when he died, which was the most unworthy deal. Coincidentally, Wu Jun could not stay in Zhuya Prefecture, and finally gave up the place to the local natives, in name only Zhuya Prefecture and Yi Prefecture. It has been included in the territory of Wu State, but in fact, it is still alone overseas. Zhou Yu has not returned to the capital to build Ye for three years. Sun Ce has not seen Zhou Yu again for three years. Zhou Yu only heard that Sun Ce was there. He was tinkering with how to develop more powerful war weapons and was obsessed with it all day long. He also followed the example of the Huaxia Kingdom and established a Hanlin Academy.He gathered a large number of craftsmen inside to hammer and hammer every day, and entrusted all court affairs to his younger brother Sun Quan. He always lived in the Hanlin Academy. "I wonder how the emperor is doing?" Zhou Yu stopped as he walked and sat down in a small pavilion along the river, feeling melancholy in his heart. Not long after, it began to drizzle outside, and Jiangnan had entered the rainy season. Zhou Yu sat quietly in the pavilion and looked outside. He saw a beautiful woman walking through the rain curtain, with a delicate and beautiful face. He will never forget it as long as he lives. The beautiful woman is holding an oil-paper umbrella and walking gracefully. If she goes faster, she looks hurried, if she goes slower, she looks sluggish. He walks neither fast nor slowly, which is a different kind of beauty. The beauty walked straight to the pavilion where Zhou Yu was. After putting away the oil-paper umbrella, she gave a slight salute to Zhou Yu, then showed a sweet smile and said: "Husband, why are you here? It's easy for me to find you." ¡¡± ¡°Ma¡¯am, is there anything you want from me?¡± Zhou Yu stretched out his hand, gently took the beauty into his arms, and asked with a smile on his face as she sat on his knees. The beauty is none other than Zhou Yu¡¯s wife Ouyang Yinying. She has been married to Zhou Yu for almost ten years and she was still an ignorant girl in the past. Now she is a noble lady, no matter how she looks at her, she is full of luxury. She smiled sweetly and said: "General Zhou is here. He said he has something important to ask you. I only asked you that you were studying in the study. I never dared to disturb you. When General Zhou came, I went to the study to look for you. Then I asked you I¡¯m not there, so I came out to look for you. Husband, you should go back quickly.¡± Zhou Yu smiled and nodded, saying, ¡°Well, I¡¯ll go back with my wife.¡± So, Zhou Yu and Ouyang Yinying supported each other. . He held up the oil-paper umbrella and went back together. In the Xunyang County Government Office, Zhou Tai waited anxiously for Zhou Yu. He waited and waited but never saw Zhou Yu come back, so he began to pace in the living room of the County Government Office, back and forth, sighing from time to time. Ling Cao, who came with Zhou Tai, couldn't help laughing when he saw it. He stood up and grabbed Zhou Tai, shouting loudly: "General Zhou. You're walking around like this, making my eyes dizzy. Can you stop wandering around?" Zhou Tai said anxiously: "You think I'm dizzy? Think about it, this matter is of great importance, the governor has been delayed in returning, I am worried." Ling Cao suddenly brought over a bowl of tea. It was handed to Zhou Tai. Zhou Tai didn't understand what he meant and asked: "What?" "Of course I'm giving it to you. If you're anxious, you'll get angry easily. Drink some tea to cool down the heat, and then sit there and wait patiently. It's not like the Governor is not unreasonable. Come back, why are you in a hurry?" Ling Cao said. Zhou Tai said: "I don't have that free time. If the governor doesn't come back, I will" "What do you do?" Ling Cao asked, holding his arms. "I'll just" Zhou Tai suddenly reached out and took the tea, drank it down, then sat there and shouted to the county government officials: "Tea, tea, tea, hurry up, you guys Why are you not diligent at all? Do you want me to die of thirst?" So, the handyman in charge of the county government came up quickly with a kettle. As soon as he poured a bowl of tea for Zhou Tai, Zhou Tai raised his neck and started to drink. drank it. The handyman had to fill it up again, but Zhou Tai raised his neck and drank it again. This was repeated several times, and Zhou Tai drank several bowls of tea in a row before he suppressed his anger and waved his hand towards the handyman to signal him to leave. After looking at it, Ling Cao burst out laughing and said, "The Governor said you were a pioneer, and that's true" "You're not much better!" Zhou Tai glanced at Ling Cao. Ling Cao was slightly older than Zhou Tai. Looking at Zhou Tai's appearance at this moment, it was like seeing himself when he was young. He laughed and said: "When you reach my age, you will know what It's called peace of mind. Now, just sit here and wait for the Governor to come back. It's raining lightly outside, and the Governor will definitely not go too far. Besides, Madam has already gone to look for her, so just wait patiently." Zhou Tai ordered. He nodded, but after waiting for a while, he started to feel restless. Finally, he couldn't stand it anymore, so he shouted: "It's so boring to wait like this, Grand Governor, why don't you come back" "Youping!" Zhou Yu's The words immediately came from outside the hall. After Zhou Tai heard Zhou Yu's voice, he hurriedly looked outside, but when he saw Zhou Yu and Ouyang Yinying walking out of the rain together, he stood up with Ling Cao and bowed to Zhou Yu: "Grand Governor." Zhou Yu After entering the hall, he said: "Excuse me, are you looking for me because of the matter I told you?" Zhou Tai said: "There is no response yet, it is another matter." Zhou Yu ""Yes." He said, supported Ouyang Yinying, and said, "Madam, you go back and rest. I have important matters to discuss with the two generals." " Ouyang Yinying nodded, then turned and walked towards the back hall. After turning into the back hall, she stopped and listened. Zhou Yu sat down, and at the same time motioned for Zhou Tai and Ling Cao to sit down together. Said: "Tell me, what is it that makes you so anxious? " Zhou Tai said: "Grand Governor, news just came from Jiangbei that the emperor of Huaxia promoted Lin Qi to the position of magistrate of Jingzhou, and even asked the inspection prime minister Zhuge Liang to serve as the prefect of Jiangxia. At the same time, my subordinates also learned that General Zhang Liao of Huya has returned. Xia Zhi's troops have been increased again, and General Hu Lie has also increased Runan's troops. These signs don't seem to be good. " Zhou Yu said: "Can Youping see the mystery? " "I can't see it, but I can smell the approaching war. Grand Governor, is China going to take action against our Wu Kingdom? Zhou Tai asked. Zhou Yu said with a smile: "Don't worry, this will not happen naturally. China will not be so stupid." If you openly break the alliance, you will definitely be reviled by the people in the world, and your success will be unknown. " "But why do they do this? Zhuge Liang was originally an enemy of Wu State, and now that he has become the governor of Jiangxia, he must be extremely hostile to us. Don't forget, he was defeated by the Grand Governor. I think he will definitely hold a grudge and want to find an opportunity to attack the governor. "Zhou Tai said. "Youping has been with the Governor for several years. Didn't you think that this guy has become smarter? "Ling Cao suddenly interrupted and sneered. "Why are you laughing? Don't think that because you are older than me, I don't dare to do anything to you. If you piss me off, I will spank your son. " Zhou Tai suddenly retorted. "You have the guts! Ling Cao raised his thumb and said sarcastically: "If you can beat me, what does it mean if you beat my son?" " "OK OK. stop fighting. It is better for Lin Qi to be the magistrate of Jingzhou than for Xun You to be the magistrate of Jingzhou. Lin Qi is young and energetic. Although Xia Zhi deceived me last time, I was impatient and fell into his trap. This time. I won't be fooled so easily, and I will ruin Lin Qi's reputation. "Zhou Yu said bitterly. Zhou Tai asked: "What about Zhuge Liang? How does the Grand Governor plan to deal with it? " "Zhuge Liang? He was my defeated enemy before. It is still the case, this person is nothing to worry about. Go to Chaisang and invite Zi Jing. Zi Jing is as talented as me and can resist Zhuge Liang. "Zhou Yu said. Ouyang Yinying listened attentively. She heard every word Zhou Yu said to Zhou Tai and Ling Cao in the hall. When Zhou Yu sent Zhou Tai and Ling Cao out, she sneaked back to the room, and then He wrote a concise note and walked straight to the place where the carrier pigeons were raised. The Wu people had basically mastered the breeding of carrier pigeons. Wu State mostly used carrier pigeons to transmit messages. It was much faster, but it also saved the time. A lot of manpower and material resources were spent. Ouyang Yinying came to a corner on the east side of the county government office where the pigeons were raised. When she saw the old slave who was responsible for raising the pigeons feeding the pigeons, she called out: "Old Hu!" " Lao Hu is about fifty years old. There was a flood in Changsha County a few years ago, and Zhou Yu was responsible for dispatching it. At that time, Ouyang Yinying went with Zhou Yu to rescue the disaster, and on the way he rescued Lao Hu who was trapped by the flood. From then on, Lao Hu As the housekeeper of Zhou Mansion, he followed Zhou Yu and his wife, and obeyed Ouyang Yinying even more. "Mrs. "Lao Hu turned around and saw Ouyang Yinying coming, so he asked, "Does the Governor have something to arrange? " Ouyang Yinying shook her head, looked around, and saw that no one was around, so she took out a note from her sleeve and handed it to Lao Hu. " Lao Hu took the note and felt it in his heart Understood, Dangjiu reached into the cage to pick up a gray spotted pigeon. Ouyang Yinying hurriedly shouted: "No, let's get the white one this time." " Old Hu nodded, changed the direction of his hand, grabbed the white carrier pigeon, then tied the note to the carrier pigeon's leg, and asked: "Madam, why did you change the location this time? " "Don't ask if you shouldn't ask. "Although Ouyang Yinying's voice was not loud when she spoke, it gave people a great intimidation. Lao Hu quickly shut up, stopped asking, raised his hand and released the carrier pigeon. Ouyang Yinying Watching the carrier pigeon fly high into the sky, she felt very entangled in her heart. Since marrying Zhou Yu, she has been secretly eavesdropping on the important secrets discussed by Zhou Yu and many ministers. On the one hand, it is her husband, and on the other hand, You En It is also a torture for her to be caught in the middle of her sworn brother as a spy.?This is a reward for you. "Ouyang Yinying threw a piece of gold directly to Lao Hu, then turned around and left. When Ouyang Yinying returned to the room, Zhou Yu was already sitting inside. When she saw Zhou Yu's face full of evil spirits, she hurriedly left. He went over and asked, "Husband, has something happened? Zhou Yu shook his head and said nothing. He just stared at Ouyang Yinying and asked, "Where did Madam go just now?" " "Oh, I didn't go anywhere, I just felt a little uncomfortable in my stomach and went to the toilet. "Ouyang Yinying said without blushing and without a beating heart. Zhou Yu stood up from his seat, walked behind Ouyang Yinying, stretched out his hand to hug Ouyang Yinying from behind, and placed his hands on her flat breasts. He rubbed his lower abdomen gently, and then asked with a smile: "Do you feel better? " "Well, with your husband's care, your stomach won't hurt anymore. "Ouyang Yinying leaned on Zhou Yu's chest. She held Zhou Yu's hand on her lower abdomen tightly with both hands and said calmly. Zhou Yu said: "If you still feel uncomfortable, please see a doctor. " "When the doctor comes, can he take care of it for me? This is normal. Aren¡¯t there only a few days every month? Husband, don't worry, I will handle it myself. My husband works hard for state affairs every day, and General Zhou is so anxious to find her husband today. It must also be a very important matter. Your husband cannot be exhausted just because of state affairs. "Ouyang Yinying turned around, put her arms around Zhou Yu's neck, looked at Zhou Yu affectionately, and said lightly. Zhou Yu smiled, brought his lips together and pressed a kiss on Ouyang Yinying's forehead. Then he held Ouyang Yinying tightly in his arms. Ouyang Yinying also nestled quietly in Zhou Yu's arms. Since they got married, they have always been in love with each other, and they are very affectionate between husband and wife. In Ouyang Yinying's heart, she had been worried about one thing. He was working for Lin Nan and stealing some important information about Wu. Once Zhou Yu found out, she really didn't know what Zhou Yu would think of her. A trace of inexplicable worry appeared on Yin Ying's face, and her brows furrowed slightly. After seeing this, Zhou Yu said: "Madam, you don't let me frown every day, why are you frowning now? What's on your mind? " Ouyang Yinying said hurriedly: "Isn't it because of you that I'm worried? As the Grand Governor, you are one person below ten thousand people in the Wu Kingdom. Your Majesty has assigned half of the troops to you to command. Now His Majesty is in the Hanlin Academy all day long, handing over all state affairs to the King of Song. In terms of power, you are greater than the King of Song. I am just worried that one day the King of Song will believe your slander. I'm afraid you will" Zhou Yu hurriedly interrupted Ouyang Yinying's words, and said with a smile: "Madam, you are worrying too much. Although Your Majesty and I are not flesh and blood brothers, we are brothers and sisters. The friendship between us is unparalleled by ordinary people. I am loyal to Your Majesty, and I am extremely loyal to the State of Wu, and the King of Song also knows it. Who would talk nonsense when they have nothing to do? " Ouyang Yinying said: "That being said, there are countless people who are jealous. Your Majesty has not summoned you for three years. In the past three years, all state affairs have depended on the King of Song. The King of Song is your majesty's brother. He is also assisted by Prime Minister Zhang Zhao and Taiwei Cheng Pu. My husband has not had much contact with Zhang Zhao and Cheng Pu. He has also had a quarrel with Zhang Zhao. I am afraid that someone will look at my husband's position. He was of high authority and dedicated his slanderous words to the King of Song Dynasty. Youdao is the leader with great achievements. One person said that maybe the King of Song does not believe it, but if three people become tigers, I am afraid that the King of Song will be shaken by my husband over time. If my husband makes any mistakes, how will we, mother and son, live " Zhou Yu laughed and said: "Madam, you are worrying too much. Your Majesty and I are sworn brothers. Logically speaking, I am also the elder brother of King Song. Although King Song handles national affairs for your Majesty, King Song will not be affected by outsiders. alienate. As for saying that there is a rift between me and the Prime Minister, that is even more nonsense. The Prime Minister and I just have political differences. Cheng Pu's lieutenant had a false position and had no real power. I, Zhou Yu, have done my best for the state of Wu, so I deserve a high and powerful position. As long as your majesty believes in me, no one will dare to do anything to me. " After Ouyang Yinying heard this, she rolled her eyes and continued: "But husband, His Majesty has not summoned you for three years. You have not seen each other for three years. Your Majesty has not come out of the Hanlin Academy all day long. Don't you want to go? See His Majesty? " "I think so, but it's a pity that I can't return to Beijing unless His Majesty summons me. "When he talked about Sun Ce, Zhou Yu felt worried in his heart. He had not seen Sun Ce for three years, and he missed him a lot. Ouyang Yinying saw Zhou Yu's thoughts and said: "After a while, it happens to be the late king's. On the anniversary of his death, why don¡¯t your husband use this time to return to Beijing? On the one hand, I can reminisce with His Majesty, and on the other hand, I can pay homage to the late king. It can be said that I kill two birds with one stone. " After Zhou Yu heard this, he nodded and said, "Madam, what you said makes sense. It¡¯s just that this place is notIt's important. If I leave, I'm afraid it will take a long time to go back and forth. What if something happens in the meantime, I'm afraid I can't bear it? " "My husband has always said that Mr. Lu is not as talented as you. If you go to the capital, you can temporarily entrust Mr. Lu with everything here. I believe Mr. Lu will not let down your trust. "Haha, madam is really my good wife. I have sent someone to invite Zijing. It will come tomorrow. After I have made arrangements, I can return to Beijing with peace of mind." " After Zhou Yu finished speaking, there was still a kind of expectation in his eyes. He had not seen Sun Ce for three years, and he was very much looking forward to it. The next day, Lu Su came from Chaisang, and Zhou Yu held a banquet in honor of him. After drinking, After three rounds, Zhou Yu said: "Zijing, you and I have not been apart for several months. When we saw him today, Zijing looked thinner than before. "Lu Su smiled and said: "To work hard for state affairs, Chaisang is a place with easy access in all directions. Its position is very important. Lu Su dare not not do his best. However, even if I work too hard, I don¡¯t work as hard as most supervisors. I heard a few days ago that the Governor was ill. Today I saw that the Governor looked normal and had a rosy complexion. It seems to be fine. I just don¡¯t know what the important thing is for the Governor to call me here this time? " Zhou Yu said: "The Huaxia Kingdom changed the position of Lin Qi as the prefect of Jingzhou, and asked Zhuge Liang to serve as the prefect of Jiangxia. Lin Qi is in Jingzhou. It is normal for him to take office, but Zhuge Liang may not have arrived here yet. I asked Zijing to come here just because I wanted Zijing to station in Xunyang and Chaisang to deal with Ge Liang. However, the death anniversary of the late king is approaching recently. I haven't been back to Beijing to worship for many years, so I wanted to go back to Beijing first this time. Firstly, I will pay homage to the late king, and secondly, I will meet with His Majesty and tell you the things here face to face so that His Majesty can be informed. Therefore, the reason for letting Zijing come this time is to entrust Jing and Yue to Zijing. After I come back, Zijing can resign. After hearing this, Lu Su hurriedly waved his hands and said: "No, no, no, how can I replace the governor? Zijing has little talent and little knowledge." I'm afraid it's not enough for this task. " "Zijing, your talent is not inferior to mine. Looking at the Wu Kingdom, the only person who can be my second-in-command is you, Lu Zijing. " "Grand Governor, this matter is of great importance. Should the Grand Governor consider it again?" "Lu Su still didn't want to replace Zhou Yu, so he pushed him away. Zhou Yu looked a little unhappy. He pushed the wine glass in his hand towards the table and said, "Is it possible that Zijing looks down on me, Zhou Gongjin? " "No, no, no, I have no such intention" Lu Su waved his hands hurriedly. "In that case, why did Zijing push back and hold back? Zhou Yu asked suspiciously. Lu Su thought for a while and then said: "This place is very important. The three armies all obey the governor, but not me." Furthermore, if the Huaxia Kingdom knew that the Governor was not here, they would probably be ready to cause some trouble. I'm afraid the generals under the governor will lose their composure. Without the governor, I'm afraid I won't be able to suppress them. Once something happens between the two countries, I, Lu Su, will be blamed. Zhou Yu thought about it and felt that Lu Su was right. Generals such as Zhou Tai, Ling Cao, Jiang Qin, Chen Wu, Pan Zhang, Xu Sheng, etc. all had bad tempers. Apart from him, there was really no one else. A few people were able to suppress them. He glanced at Lu Su and asked, "Zijing, what do you think of this? I will gather the generals and hand over the power in person. This way, they will not dare to make mistakes. "Well" Lu Su said, still embarrassed. "Zijing, please stop trying to shirk it. It's settled like this." Zhou Yu said hurriedly. Zhou Yu gathered the generals and handed over the power to Lu Su in public, letting Lu Su temporarily act as the governor. Then he rushed to the capital with two personal followers. In Jiangling City, the newly appointed Jingzhou Zhizhou Lin Qi and his men had just arrived. Zhuge Jin, the prefect of Jiangling, personally greeted Lin Qi and sent Lin Qi to the Zhizhou Prefecture. Since Jingzhou was ruled by the Huaxia Kingdom, the Zhizhou seat of Jingzhou was placed in Jiangling. First of all, it was far away from Jingzhou. The four southern counties are relatively close, and secondly they correspond to Jiangxia. They are located at the intersection of the Han River and the Yangtze River, which facilitates the control of waterway traffic. After Lin Qi entered the Zhizhou Mansion, Zhuge Jin hosted a banquet in person. After he was full of wine and food, Lin Qi sent him away. After the banquet, a group of maids poured into the hall and began to clean up everything. Each of these maids was taller and more graceful. When they passed by Lin Qi, They were all impressed by Lin Qi's appearance from time to time, and they wanted to take a few more glances. After the banquet was over, Lin Qi called the old steward of Zhizhou Mansion and asked, "Is there anyone in this manor?" how many people? " The old steward hurriedly replied: "For the record, Lord Zhizhou, there are a total of 199 people in this mansion, including 48 maids, 30 servants, 20 cooks, 100 government servants, and one old man. " ForestAfter hearing this, Qi nodded slightly and said: "I didn't expect that there would be so many people in a magistrate's mansionOld housekeeper, please send all those maids back home. There is no need for maids in the mansion" "Sir, this Isn't this inappropriate?" The old housekeeper was taken aback. "What's wrong?" Lin Qi asked, "These maids are more beautiful than the other, their skin is even fairer, and the skin on their hands is very delicate. Although they are wearing maid's clothes, they can't do things at all. It's not easy. If they are really maids, they have been doing heavy work all year round, so how can they be so delicate? Tell me the truth, are these beauties already in the house?" The old housekeeper hurriedly ordered them. He nodded and said: "Sir, these maids did exist in the Zhizhou Mansion" "Nonsense! The Duke of Zhen Guo has always been upright and clean, so how could he have so many beauties in the mansion?" Lin Qi suddenly asked sharply. . The old housekeeper knelt down on the ground with a "plop" and hurriedly kowtowed to Lin Qi and said: "Sir, please calm down. I have realized my mistake. I should not hide anything. I will undoubtedly slander the Duke of Zhen. These female maids, It is true that they are not original in the mansion. These people were carefully selected from the city a few days ago and were specially arranged to serve the adults in the mansion's daily life" Lin Qi glared at the old housekeeper, with a hint of coldness in his eyes. , asked with a straight face: "If you don't tell the truth again, don't blame my subordinates for being ruthless!" The old housekeeper looked at Lin Qi's cold eyes and couldn't help feeling frightened all over. He hurriedly kowtowed and said: "My lord, calm down your anger. My lord, please calm down. To tell the truth, these people are the daughters of wealthy merchants in the city. They know that you are not yet married, so they sent your daughter here" After hearing this, Lin Qi asked: "You are a small magistrate. Manager, I don¡¯t think you would be so bold as to arrange people in the house at will. Tell me, whose hands have passed this matter?¡± ¡°It was the master who asked me to do this¡± ¡°It¡¯s passed to the master. Come here to see me and tell him that I summoned him." Lin Qi turned to the guards beside him. "No!" Lin Qi personally helped the old housekeeper up and said slowly: "My husband, I scared you just now. Now, you can do as I say and send all the maids back home. "Except for Mr. Zhuge, the prefect of Jiangling, no distinguished guests have been seen in the past three days." "Yes, sir." The old housekeeper wiped the sweat from his forehead and hurriedly followed Lin Qi's instructions. Did it. ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? As soon as the sign to avoid guests was hung up, a distinguished guest came to visit over there, and it was Cai Lei, the richest businessman in the city. Cai's ten servants opened the way in front, and in the middle was a large sedan with eight lifts. On both sides of the sedan were four maids, all of whom were graceful. Behind them were all dressed in black, with steel knives on their waists. With twenty guards, the scene looked very grand. After the sedan was carried to the gate of Zhizhou Mansion, Cai Lei walked out of the sedan, looked up at the plaque of Zhizhou Mansion, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. After the sedan was lowered, Cai Lei walked straight towards the Zhizhou Mansion. As soon as he reached the door, the guard responsible for hanging the guest sign blocked Cai Lei's way and shouted loudly: "What are you doing?" Cai Lei had a smile on his face. Intentionally, he winked at a steward behind him, and the steward hurriedly came over, took out two silver coins from his arms, handed them to the two guards guarding the door, and said with a smile: "Two brothers, thank you for your hard work." Sorry, this is not respectful." The two guards guarding the door were Lin Qi's personal guards. They didn't even look at the silver coins. They stood blankly at the door with no expression on their faces. They shouted at the same time: "It's okay. Just wait and go!¡± (To be continued, please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!