Reborn in the Three Kingdoms: Da Qiao Doesn't Want to Be a Widow Anymore

Chapter 311: The Relics of the Grand Historian (6)

"Your Excellency has sharp ears and sharp eyes. It is difficult to conceal such a thing from you."

Sun Quan shook his head, "General Huang had been tracking down Zhou Yi's whereabouts, but he suddenly disappeared near a post station. After several searches, he still couldn't find any trace of Zhou Yi.

Then someone intentionally or unintentionally sent the news about Zhou Yi to my desk. Can Ziming guess who did it?"

Taishi Ci had fought on the battlefield for half his life, and even though he was temporarily blinded by friendship, he was not stupid. Sun Quan only gave him a little reminder and he figured out the trick behind this matter. "This person not only informed the subordinates about Zhonglang, but also passed the news to the prince, which was really a strategy to sow discord between the prince and his subordinates.

The people who would do this are Guo Fengxiao and Jia Wenhe who are close to Cao thief. In short, they can't escape from these two people."

"Zi Ming has a clear vision and a clear mind. This plan was proposed by Guo Fengxiao. Cao thieves used Zhou Yi as bait to distract the Sun family and the Taishi family, and also used the position of Yangzhou governor as bait.

He is using both the light and the dark, and he is going to such great lengths to alienate you and me, so that we can fight for the territory of Yangzhou, and prepare for his future southward annexation of Jiangdong. "Sun Quan sighed, staring at Taishi Ci with burning eyes, "As for Zhou Yi, from today on, as long as he does not rebel, he will always be the second son of the Taishi family."

Taishi Ci stood up and knelt on the ground, "Thank you for your generosity, my lord. We did what was right when we wiped out Feilin Village. Although Zhonglang is a little impulsive, he is definitely not someone who cannot distinguish right from wrong. It's just that he has a difficult time accepting this family feud."

This would be a guarantee for Taishi Yi, and his Taishi family would never be an enemy of the Sun family.

Of course, Sun Quan wanted much more than that.

He personally handed the seal and edict of the Yangzhou governor to Taishi Ci, "This seal and edict are the emperor's orders. I am a Han minister, so I should respect the emperor's orders. I know you, but I don't know if you know me."

Taishi Ci held the heavy seal in his hand with mixed feelings. He had been displaced and unappreciated in the first half of his life. He had witnessed many cold eyes and misunderstandings in the world and had also had great ambitions but failed to achieve them. Since Sun Ce, he had met two generations of wise rulers who trusted him so much.

Even though he now holds some real power, he has indeed had a lot of suspicion since Sun Quan took over Jiangdong. On the one hand, he is worried that he will not be able to handle the heavy responsibility, and on the other hand, he is afraid that his achievements will surpass his master. On the one hand, he also thinks that it would be worthwhile if he could establish his own regime, and on the other hand, he does not want to break the promise he made to Sun Ce.

Looking at Sun Quan now, I realize that I was narrow-minded.

"I'm afraid you haven't opened this edict to read it. The space for my name is blank."

In other words, Cao Cao only gave half of the edict. Whoever got the edict and wrote his name on it would be the governor of Yangzhou.

When Taishi Ci received the imperial edict, he was not unaware that this was a plot by Cao Cao and his men to sow discord, but he also had his own selfish motives and considerations, and he even thought about writing Taishi Xiang's name on the edict.

If Sun Quan is unreliable, at least he can still earn a future for his son.

Now that I think about it, Guo Jia was indeed good at winning people's hearts.

Sun Quan did not expect that the edict actually contained only the name. When the Han envoy brought the edict to Haihun, such news had indeed spread, and it was even widely circulated in Danyang, Wancheng and other places.

Even Zhou Yu and Zhao Yun wrote letters specifically to clarify that they had cleared up the rumors in the city.

Now I think it’s fortunate that Zhou Yu and Zhao Yun were cautious and stopped the rumors in their tracks early on.

Otherwise, if the rumor spread, Cao Cao would use this edict to kill three people with two peaches, not only to attract the Sun family, Taishi Ci and Li Xin, but also to cause chaos between Yangzhou, Jingzhou and Jiaozhou. Sun Quan made a prompt decision, splashed ink on the edict, blew it dry, and took Taishi Ci to face the generals in the camp and unfolded the edict for them to see.

Taishi Ci was so shocked that he fell to his knees. The blank space on the edict was now filled with the three characters "Taishi Ci". "Your Excellency...Your Excellency, you can't do this!"

"Why not?" Sun Quan gently helped Taishi Ci up, his face calm, not a bit unhappy, "I know Ziming, does Ziming know me?"

Taishi Ci looked at Sun Quan with tears in his eyes. A man will die for his friend. "I once swore to follow the Marquis of Wu. Now I swear to follow you till death. I will follow you to the death, even at the cost of my life!"

The words "lord" and "subject" mean that from then on Taishi Ci was no longer just a minister of the Han Dynasty, but also a minister of the Sun family and Sun Quan!

Sun Quan held Taishi Ci's hand and announced to the generals, "With the emperor's edict and seal as proof, Ziyi is now the governor of Yangzhou in name only. Anyone who dares to say no will be considered disobeying the emperor's order. I, the Sun family, will mobilize the whole family to fight against the Han thieves!"

As soon as these words came out, all the generals in the camp cheered, and the shouts shook the earth, "Fight the Han thieves, fight the Han thieves, fight the Han thieves, fight the Han thieves!"

Lu Xun and Lu Meng smiled at each other, and old General Huang Gai looked at Sun Quan standing proudly above all the generals, and in addition to being pleased, he also felt a bit of admiration.

The young prince stood above all the ministers, full of vigor and looking down on the crowd.

"Your servant Huang Gai is willing to follow you, my Lord, to defeat the Han thieves!"

Seeing that Huang Gai had spoken, Lü Meng was unwilling to be outdone and raised his short spear, "I, Lü Meng, am also willing to follow you, the Lord, to defeat the Han thieves!"

The shouting that came one after another almost overturned the tents, and it continued for a long time.
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After Zhou Yi woke up, Taishi Ci invited Sun Quan and his party to a banquet. After three rounds of drinks, Lu Meng stood up and took the initiative to dance with swords to entertain the generals. His smooth sword skills caused the generals to cheer again and again.

Taishi Ci glanced over and saw that Sun Quan was not very interested, so he leaned in and asked in a low voice, "My Lord, is there anything else on your mind?"

Sun Quan smiled and said, "I just miss my wife a little."

Taishi Ci was stunned by these words, and for a moment he didn't know what Sun Quan meant.

Among the generals under the throne, there were also several who brought their families with them. After all, most of Taishi Ci's troops were stationed within the six counties, so some of the garrison commanders were not prohibited from bringing their families with them.

Seeing this, Military Advisor Chen whispered in Taishi Ci's ear, "There are still a few beautiful girls in the Military Concubine Camp, all of whom are from honest families and have not yet been given to the generals. Why don't you invite them..."

Taishi Ci followed Military Advisor Chen's gaze and looked at Sun Quan. It was then that he realized something. "In that case, go and arrange for the wine offering!"

Military Advisor Chen received the order and arranged for these beauties to enter the tent within a cup of tea. "Your Excellency has worked hard. Would you please do me the honor of allowing me to serve you wine?"

After saying that, she walked forward gracefully, picked up the wine jug and wanted to pour wine for Sun Quan.

Sun Quan immediately picked up the wine cup from the table and declined Meiji's request to continue.