Chapter 62 Heavenly Pure Sand

"Thank you for your effort." Zhou Yu carefully put away the book, and there was a faint smile on her delicate face, which looked calm and calm. She was not too excited and did not make people feel cold.

"Ayu, what is this written?" The bridge asked with a smile.

Zhou Yu shook her head: "It looks like a six-character poem, but two words are missing. I can't tell what it is. I just feel that it should be so appropriate to break the four words under the crow's horse. As for the right and wrong, I have to wait for the eldest brother to come back and ask him face to face.

The bridge pondered for a moment and nodded, "It's still Ah Yu's wisdom. I also think it's easy to read, which is also consistent with the scenery on the painting, but... It's just that this sentence sounds too quiet, not like his age. Broken-hearted people are in the world. Alas, it's always frightening to listen to it.

Zhou Yuqian smiled and said, "Auntie, don't worry. The literati often pretend to be amazing, and it is also common for people to moan without illness. It is also possible for the eldest brother to leave home for thousands of miles and miss his aunt and break his intestines occasionally.

When the bridge heard her, she couldn't help joking with her: "Do you miss me? It's not necessarily. Maybe it's someone else, and I'm embarrassed to say it, but it's just something else. It's a metaphor. I said, Ah Yu, you will be sixteen after the Spring Year. Is there any teenager you like? If you haven't, auntie will help you talk about the marriage?"

Xiaoqiao smiled and said, "Sir, you too. You have nothing to do with your child. Although Ah Man is your child, I am not bad for him. Even if he thinks about me, he should do it. Can't only think of you as a mother, and can't you miss me as an aunt occasionally? As for Ah Yu, I don't dare to bother my sister. She paused for a moment, and the smile on her face was a little reluctant: "A few days ago, Mrs. Bu went to my house and asked about Ah Yu's birthday. Listening to that, I'm afraid she is going to marry Ah Yu for your son."

The bridge was stunned for a moment: "Son Deng? He...he is only ten years old, isn't he..."

"It's a little smaller, but it's good. You can let Ah Yu accompany me for a few more years."

Although Xiaoqiao was smiling, he was a little helpless in his eyes. First of all, Sun Luyu fell in love with Zhou Xun. Sun Quan said that he would marry Sun Luyu to Zhou Xun. Zhou Xun could only wait for Sun Luyu to grow up. Even if he was of marriageable age, he could not find someone, and he didn't even dare to accept a concubine, for fear that Sun Quan would be unhappy when he knew it. As for whether Sun Luyu is the curious favorite of children or the favorite of men and women, none of them knows. Zhou Xun didn't say anything, Xiaoqiao was naturally more confused. Now there is a matter that Sun Deng is going to marry Zhou Yu, which makes Xiaoqiao scratch his head. Sun Deng is only ten years old, and he will not be able to get married until at least thirteen years old. That is to say, Zhou Yu will have to wait for at least three years.

Xiaoqiao knew that Zhou Yu had been thinking about Sun Shao in her heart. She rejected this marriage, but for the sake of the future of the Zhou family, she could not refuse. Although Sun Deng is not from a high birth, he is the eldest son of Sun Quan. Not surprisingly, Sun Deng is the future lord of Jiangdong, and may even be the lord of the world. Zhou Yu may be the queen of the mother of the world, and Zhou Xun is Princess Shang. They can't resist such glory. Neither Zhou Xun nor Zhou Yu can refuse. .

Probably no one can refuse before this glory. As for the mood of the parties concerned, it doesn't matter anymore. Although I heard that Sun Luyu liked Zhou Xun, and Sun Deng also had a good impression on Zhou Yu, no one has ever asked whether Zhou Xun and Zhou Yu were the same.

In fact, there is no need to ask, because they didn't refuse.

"It's a pity that Ah Man is not blessed." The bridge sighed regretfully and blamed himself for delaying things. If he had told Sun Shao earlier, he might not have come to this point. She also has a little resentment for Sun Shao. So is this child. He looks quite smart. How can't he see Zhou Yu's thoughts? Does he really hate Zhou Yu's previous teasing of him?

Guan Feng was in a bad mood when she heard it. The original little guard against Zhou Yu disappeared. She is a person who has experienced this kind of thing. Of course, she can understand Zhou Yu's thoughts at this moment. Zhou Yu and Sun Deng have only met once. Although Sun Deng is not ugly, he was still a childish child at that time. How could he enter Zhou Yu's eyes? Thinking of her helplessness at the beginning, Guan Feng's heart was full of guilt for Zhou Yu.

"Don't worry, auntie. Although you are a little reckless this time, you won't get into trouble." Zhou Yuqiang smiled and comforted, "There is a wise man like Yu Zhongxiang around him. He won't sit idly by. He must have a way to deal with it."

"I hope so." The bridge was a little sad and was not in the mood to talk about Sun Shao again. Since Zhou Yu also said that it would be fine, that's all she could do. She ordered the kitchen to prepare wine and dishes, entertain Xiaoqiao's mother and daughter for lunch, and laugh with them attentively. Guan Feng went to Jixin and tried her best to pull over Zhou Yu and sighed. For a moment, the guest was happy, but there was always a little depression between words.

... Sun Quan hesitated for a few days and asked a few close ministers to discuss. Some suggested that Sun Quan beware, and some said that Sun Shao should not have any different intentions. Sun Quan finally couldn't make up his mind and found Lu Xun again.

Lu Xun looked at Bu Qian's war report and thought for a moment: "I thought I should be rewarded."

Sun Quan looked at Lu Xun silently and listened to his reason.

"With the military achievements of General Fubo, if the supreme does not order the reward, it will inevitably chill the hearts of the soldiers. It is a great achievement to calm the East China Sea and the South China Sea within a year, regardless of whether his approach is suspicious or not. And at present, there is no sign that he has colluded with the pirates. I'm afraid it's hard to suppress him with this charge. Lu Xun said slowly without hurry, and his tone was calm and indifferent: "If you have merit, you will be rewarded, and if you have done, you will be punished. This supreme master can accept the loyalty of the generals. The supreme has been sitting in Jiangdong for 14 years, and which one of the supreme's use of people and the peace of rewards and punishments is not sincere?

Sun Quan exhaled quietly. Yes, he took over Jiangdong for 14 years, and his foundation was stable. He didn't have to worry that Sun Shao would use the name of his deceased brother Sun Ce to make trouble. Today's Jiangdong is the Jiangdong of Sun Quan, not Sun Ce. Especially in the past few years, most of Sun Ce's old subordinates have died, and the remaining ones have also become his cronies of Sun Quan. In this case, why always worry about Sun Shao? It's really not worth hurting my reputation for a worry.

"What's more, I think General Fubo's move is still for the supreme." Lu Xun continued to analyze: "Zhu Ya was abandoned by Jia Qianzhi as early as Emperor Xiaoyuan. Today, it has been more than 200 years, and it has not been the territory of my big man for a long time. Now General Fubo has taken it again. If the supreme is set up in Zhuya, it is no different from expanding the territory. Dare to ask, who can make such a feat in the 200 years since Emperor Guangwu, and in all dynasties? Duan Yu just broke through Dongqiang and pacified the territory that originally belonged to our Han Dynasty, so he was a lieutenant. Now General Fubo has taken Zhuya and just wants to set up a county on it as his own food. This requirement is not too much. Even if he doesn't set up a county in Zhuya, won't the Supreme give him Shiyi?

Sun Quan nodded repeatedly. Although Zhu Ya had no profit, he had a good reputation. Cao Qian is so good at fighting, and at most he will recover the lost land. When can he open up the border? Not to mention Liu Bei, he didn't guard the Yizhou he robbed from Liu Zhang and his son. In the north, he was taken away from Hanzhong by Cao Qian, and the barbarians in the south were in chaos. In fact, the territory that could really be controlled was limited. Among the three families currently fighting against, only Jiang Dong can get Zhu Ya, but it is a rare thing, which shows that the Sun family is enterprising and more subsent than Cao Qian and Liu Bei.

From this point of view, Sun Shao is a great meritorious official. He should not only be rewarded, but also be rewarded.

"What you said is reasonable." Sun Quan put his beard away and smiled with relief. Bo Yan, do you think the next step is to let him continue to conquer the barbarians, or what?

Lu Xun frowned and shook his head gently: "Take Zhu Ya, that's all. Adding more small countries is nothing more than the icing on the cake, and it can't play a big role. In my opinion, General Fubo is quite talented in using soldiers. He should let him return to the area of Danyang and Yuzhang to calm the mountains and stabilize his heart. It is more useful than conquering some barbarians.

Sun Quan didn't say anything. He thought about Lu Xun's words. Putting Sun Shao in Danyang to Pingding Shanyue is actually a matter of rising and falling. Sun Shao's men are now mainly sailors and leave the sea. He is the fish who left the water, and the threat is much smaller. Pingding Shanyue seemed to give him an opportunity to increase his strength. In fact, he deprived him of the rights of the sailor in disguise. He became an ordinary general, not the only sailor who could dominate the sea. But he was a little worried. Now that Sun Shao is in charge of the sailor, his attention may be outside, not yet in Jiangdong itself. If he is asked to Pingding Shanyue, let alone say whether he will be willing, even if he is willing, will he raise a tiger again? He started with 15 ships in a year, and now he has nearly 1,000 warships and 20,000 sailors. How can he know that he can't quickly calm the mountain? At that time, he will not only have strong sailors, but also have elite soldiers. Who else can cure him?

"Let's do the reward first. As for how to arrange him, it's not too late to discuss with the ministers." Sun Quan decided to take two steps and quickly awarded the reward of the meritorious officials in the South China Sea. Sun Shao was promoted from General Fubo to Later General, and was awarded the title of Marquis of Ganquan Township. Yu Fan was meritorious. Marquis of Huating, General of Yuehai Fengzhenhai, Marquis of Gutianting, Su Yu was the general of Henghai, the Marquis of Guan Nei, Cui Qian was the captain of Dinghai, and others were rewarded respectively.

As soon as the document was sent out, Deng Zhi, the messenger sent by Liu Bei, arrived in Jianye and conveyed an urgent message to Sun Quan.

In July, Cao Qian arrived in Hanzhong and commanded the army from Nanzheng to enter Brazil County, firmly containing Liu Bei's main force. The striker has attacked the area of Hanchang. Xia Houyuan was a right-wing person. He led the Guiyi Qiang people into Wudu and Zitong. He defeated Ma Chao and Wu Lan sent by Liu Bei one after another, and went straight to the Sword Pavilion. He could meet Cao Qian in the Sword Pavilion at any time. Liu Bei was under great pressure. In order to stop Cao Qian's offensive, he ordered the military general Zhuge Liang to send all the people who could be mobilized in Yizhou to the front line and squeeze out the last grain reserve in Yizhou. People in Yizhou are now panicked. Zhuge Liang is even worried about the turmoil in Chengdu and dares not recruit troops. In spite of this, Liu Bei's situation on the front line is still not optimistic. I heard that Cao Zhen is still continuing to increase troops in order to conquer Bashu in one fell swoop. Looking at his way, he will not stop capturing Bashu this time.

Yizhou has reached the most critical time. Liu Bei felt that it was difficult to stand alone. He had no choice but to accept Fa Zheng's suggestion and sent Deng Zhi to Jianye to ask Sun Quan to send troops to attack the Jianghuai area, attracting Cao's attention and reducing Liu Bei's pressure.

While sending Deng Zhi to Jianye, he also ordered Guan Yu in Jingzhou to attack Cao Ren in Xiangyang and Fancheng, but this military operation could only be launched when Sun Quan sent troops to Jianghuai. In case Guan Yu and Cao Ren fought, and Sun Quan stabbed him in the back, it would not only be Bashu's tight. Jingzhou may also be lost. Liu Bei was extremely worried about Sun Quan. He was afraid that he would remember the past, so he joined hands with Cao Qian and destroyed Liu Bei first.

Sun Quan is a smart man. Although Deng Zhi didn't say everything, he suddenly guessed Liu Bei's thoughts. After inquiring about Deng Zhi about Liu Bei's front line, he asked with a smile, "What benefits can General Zuo give me when I start a war with Xiahou Dun between Jianghuai?"

Deng Zhi smiled and said, "The general may be wrong. This is not for us asking the general for help, but to fight side by side with the general to destroy the Cao thief."

Sun Quan smiled indifferently: "Bumiao, are you insidation to me? Cao Wei is attacking Bashu, and it's not attacking my Jiangdong. Is it necessary for me to fight with General Zuo? At the beginning of last year, when I fought with Cao, he didn't fight side by side with me.

Deng Zhi was not in a hurry and bowed: "General, General Zuo did his best to fight against Cao Wei in Yizhou, not only for Yizhou, but also for Jiangdong. If General Zuo gives up Bashu, he is still an uncle. Even if he can't be a shepherd in Yizhou, there is still no problem to be a Jiuqing. It's just that at that time, Jiangdong... can it be finished alone?

Sun Quan smiled bitterly and was speechless. It was he who knew the situation well that he bargained with Deng Zhi. Otherwise, he directly kicked Deng Zhi out. However, Deng Zhi obviously understood the truth and put on a look like a broken jar. Won't you save me? Okay, let's do it together. There is something else in his words. What if Liu Bei surrenders to Cao Jian now, goes down the river, and helps Cao Jian fight Jiangdong, what will you do?

People who are barefoot are not afraid to wear shoes. Every time Sun Quan deals with Liu Bei, he has this kind of depression. Liu Bei is that kind of old scoundrel. There is nothing else. It's a bad life. If you don't let me live, I will drag you into the water. And Sun Quan had no choice but to do anything about his move. Every time he suffered a loss, he could only swallow his anger. Otherwise, he killed Liu Bei as early as the 14th year of Jian'an. How could he wait until today?

The reason why I bargained with Deng Zhi is actually just a kind of fluke mentality, hoping to get some benefits. However, the other party made it clear that it was not good to help, but there must be disadvantages if he didn't help. Sun Quan had to pinch his nose again and promised to send troops to contain Cao Qian and not let Liu Bei carry it alone.

Sun Quan immediately summoned the ministers to discuss the matter of sending troops to support Liu Bei. Although the ministers in Jiangdong did not have a good impression on Liu Bei, they also knew that if they watched Cao Jian kill Liu Bei at this time, Jiangdong's good day would come to an end. It is necessary to send troops. The only thing to discuss is how to send troops and how many troops to send.

Lv Meng suggested that he should send troops to Lujiang, Jiujiang, and fight with Xiahou Dun, mainly to attract Cao Yan's attention. There is no need to go all out. The main battlefield is in Jingzhou, and Guan Yu will send troops to attack Cao Ren. On the one hand, it is close to Xu County. If the progress goes well, it can quickly shake Cao Yan's heart and attract Cao Yan out of Hanzhong. To relieve Liu Bei's pressure, Guan Yu is Liu Bei's general. He deserves to work hard, and only when he leads the army to attack Cao Ren can Jiangdong be safer and don't worry about being stabbed by Guan Yu. To be honest, Jiang Dong suffered Liu Bei's loss not once or twice. Guan Yu has always been thinking about Jiang Dong. If he is not restrained, Jiang Dong will be ready to fight on two fronts at any time. Even if he wants to help Liu Bei, he can't do his best.

Lv Meng's suggestion was approved by everyone including Deng Zhi. Deng Zhi immediately stated that as long as Jiang Dong was willing to attract Xiahou Dun's attention on the eastern line, Guan Yu would naturally send troops to attack Cao Ren. At present, the situation is urgent, and Yizhou is overwhelmed. How can he plot allies? What about it? Besides, Jiangdong and Yizhou have a good marriage. Guan Yu's daughter Guan Fengke is in Jianye. Last time Sun Shao's son was one month old, Guan Yu also sent Yin Guan to congratulate him.

The general direction has been decided, and then we will discuss the details of the operation. At this time, Jiang Qin proposed to ask Sun Shao's sailors to help. Sun Shao's navy is now the most powerful navy in Jiangdong. If he can come to the war, then the threat of Qingxu navy to Jiangdong navy can be offset. Qingxu Shuishi is now the biggest concern of the generals in Jiangdong. Since the battle last year, the Qingxu sailors equipped with Thunderbolt cannons swept away their previous weakness and beat Jiangdong very awkwardly every time they took action. If it hadn't been for the insufficient number of warships, they might have hit Jianye long ago.

This proposal was unanimously approved by all the generals. Of course, the starting point here is a little different. Some sincerely hope that Sun Shaolai can restrain Qingxu Shuishi, while others guess that Sun Quan wants to take the opportunity to transfer Sun Shao to his side for easy control. As for what it is, it doesn't matter. Anyway, the result is the same. He wants Sun Shao to rush from the South China Sea to Dajiang to participate in the war.

Sun Quan immediately issued another order.

When the order reached the hands of the governor of Jiaozhou, Sun Shao was still in Nan County. The change of the situation was a little unexpected. They did not dare to neglect it. They immediately sent someone to inform Sun Shao quickly. The war was imminent, and it would take some time to rush from the South China Sea to Jianye. Please ask the general to leave immediately.

... "What a broken chart." Su's thick legs turned his eyes and glanced at Cui Qian contemptuously: "Look at your picture, where did you take your father?"

"How do you know it's the fault of the chart?" Cui Qian sneered and retorted, "I don't know that the road is not in the wrong direction. It's normal to walk more than a thousand miles away from one or two hundred miles."

"You mean that I'm on the wrong road?" Yu turned over his beard and smiled gently. However, his gentle smile in Cui Qian's eyes was much more terrible than Su's thick legs. He shrank his neck and hid aside without saying anything. Can't you afford to provoke and hide?

"It doesn't matter who is wrong. The key is to figure out where we are now." Sun Shao stopped them. For him, this error is completely within the acceptable range. Can you expect the chart at this time to be as accurate as the satellite map of later generations, and you expect the newly improved compass to be as accurate as GPS?

"Call the merchants here. They often take this sea road, and they should be familiar with the terrain here." Yu Fan said calmly.

The merchants came. They looked at them one by one with the thousand-mile eyes in Sun Shao's hands. After discussion, several people finally determined the location. This should be at the southern end of the south. If you go more than ten miles to the south, it should be Da Nang in Linyi. About 80 miles to the north, it is the port of Lurong County. There is an excellent harbor. There is a long waterway between the two islands about 100 miles long and about ten miles wide and the land, which is suitable for berthing. Not far from the shore is Lurong County. Of course, there are pirates on the island, but for Sun Shao, these pirates are not a problem.

(to be continued)