Chapter 428 She herself was afraid that they would rebel
Luo Jiu said: "A man is innocent, but he is guilty of possessing a treasure. Some things may seem good, but they are actually hot potatoes. If you don't throw them away as soon as possible, you may bring disaster."
Sun Jian pondered for a moment and said, "I understand."
Sun Jian quickly mounted his horse, and Luo Jiu said again: "You will pass through Jingzhou on your way back. Jingzhou Liu Biao is definitely not a good person, so be careful."
Sun Jian cupped his hands and said, "Don't worry, I, Sun Jian, will never be defeated by a villain."
Luo Jiu and Cao Cao watched them go away, and Cao Cao suddenly said, "I suddenly understand why you reminded me."
Luo Jiu smiled and asked, "Why?"
Cao Cao said: "Because you know I won't listen even if you tell me."
Luo Jiu laughed loudly, then said seriously: "How is it possible? I am just being kind. Meng De, you shouldn't think of me like this."
Cao Cao stood there and didn't speak for a long time.
Cao Ren came out and asked curiously, "My lord, what are you thinking about?"
Cao Cao sighed helplessly, "Oh no, I might have met someone more cunning than me."
Cao Ren hurriedly asked: "Who are you referring to, my lord?"
Cao Cao: "You wouldn't believe it even if I told you."
Cao Ren said honestly: "I will definitely believe in you, my lord."
Cao Cao said, "I'm talking about Luo Jiu."
Cao Ren looked at the bandages wrapped by Luo Jiu himself, and said in surprise, "How could this be? General Luo is the most gentle and kind."
Cao Cao kicked him hard without saying anything, "Idiot!"
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Sun Jian finally got the imperial seal, so he was unwilling to give it up. However, one of his men was a fellow villager of Yuan Shao, and he had already informed Yuan Shao about it.
He said goodbye to Yuan Shao, who asked him for the imperial seal. He insisted that he didn't have it, and the two almost came to a fight.
Sun Jian broke up with Yuan Shao and left by force.
On the way back to Soochow, Sun Jian suddenly asked Sun Quan, "How were you captured?"
Sun Quan said, "I don't know what happened. I was relieving myself when someone knocked me out from behind. When I woke up, I was in my stepmother's tent. She asked me if I knew what happened. I said I didn't know. My stepmother then told me that I was kidnapped by bandits. Fortunately, General Feng passed by and saved me."
Sun Ce was suspicious and said, "This sounds too coincidental. Could it be fake?"
Sun Jian thought for a moment, "Everywhere was in chaos last night, so it's normal that there were thieves. The thieves fled in the direction of Dong Zhuo, so they must have wanted to use their power to gain merit in front of Dong Zhuo."
Sun Quan said, "I have thought about this. Dong Zhuo and other princes all have reasons to harm me, but my stepmother doesn't. She is an enemy of Dong Zhuo and is friendly with our family. Why would she kidnap me? This is unreasonable."
Sun Ce smiled and said, "Second brother is right, it is indeed true, I was overthinking it."
Sun Jian said: "Among all the princes, the army of Chang'an is the most benevolent and righteous. Quan'er, your stepmother is a rare good person. You should get to know her more often and ask for her advice."
Although this battle did not decide the outcome, the situation was quietly changing as the princes gained strength while others lost.
Feng Qi and Fu Bao both became famous in one battle and were recognized as the most powerful generals. Luo Jiu officially stepped onto the stage of the war among the princes, and the name of "Chang'an Army" began to be known by the world.
No matter how dissatisfied the princes were, they had to dismount and salute and say a few polite words to say goodbye when passing by the Chang'an Army's garrison.
The people were disillusioned and wanted to leave. Before leaving, Cao Cao went to Chenliu City again, scolded those scoundrels, and led his troops to Yangzhou.
When the others saw that the initiators had left, they also found reasons to leave. These people had their own agendas, and they usually fought each other. During the days of the alliance, they temporarily stopped fighting, but once they separated, they started fighting again.
For example, Liu Dai, the prefect of Yanzhou, asked Qiao Mao, the prefect of Dongjun, to borrow grain. Qiao Mao refused, so Liu Dai led his troops to attack him and then killed Qiao Mao.
When we gather together, we are like a fire, but when we disperse, we are like a pot of porridge. It is a mess. Today I am good friends with you, but tomorrow I declare war on you and fight you to the death. Today I beat A, but tomorrow I lose to B, and the day after tomorrow I surrender to C, and the day after tomorrow I seize C's city...
War, death, surrender, betrayal, defection, and betrayal happened alternately, and there was no sense of affection or reason to speak of.
So when these people fight with each other, they can curse each other for hours. They are really not good people, and each one has more dark histories than the other.
People will fight at any time for money, food, soldiers, territory and population.
What is a chaotic world? It means that people are fighting at any time and anywhere. It's just like a game, everyone is fighting for resources and developing every second.
Seeing that everyone was going back to recruit soldiers, Chen Gong hurriedly suggested: "The princes have all withdrawn today, we should also occupy a city, recruit soldiers, consolidate our power, and plan for the future."
Luo Jiu smiled and said, "No hurry, just wait a day. I want to go to Chenliu to pick someone up."
On that day, all the armies left Chenliu. Luo Jiu and Feng Qi went upstream and entered the city.
Chenliu Governor Zhang Miao was shocked, wondering why Luo Jiu had entered the city instead of staying outside Hulao Pass. Was he trying to seize Chenliu?
He hurried to greet them in person and invited Luo Jiu and Feng Qi to visit his house.
When Luo Jiu saw that the other party treated him with courtesy, he decided to go.
The two went to have a meal with Zhang Miao. During the meal, Zhang Miao asked tentatively: "Now that all the princes have returned to their respective territories, I wonder what General Luo is going to do?"
Luo Jiu chuckled, "I haven't planned yet."
Actually, she had a plan, but Luo Jiu was not in a position to say it out loud. Because she wanted to occupy a large city with strong defenses and abundant resources, but such a good place was occupied by others, and she had not yet figured out a reason to snatch it from them.
Her Chang'an army was now stationed outside Hulao Pass. The location was not very good. They were stationed in the wild without any city to rely on, which made them very easy to be attacked. Luo Jiu really hoped that someone would attack her. She would then start a war, kill the enemy and occupy the city. However, no one attacked her.
Perhaps because they felt sorry for them being stationed in the wild, the princes left some daily necessities for them when they passed by the Chang'an Army Station. Some injured and sick horses that could not be taken away were given to the Chang'an Army, with the words: "Kill them and eat the meat."
Luo Jiu thought about it and thought, yes, why should he hit her? She doesn't even have a territory.
Not to mention that she has two powerful generals who are difficult to defeat. Even if you defeat her, what can you get?
She herself was afraid that those 3,000 surrendered soldiers would rebel, so why would others want these surrendered soldiers?
Luo Jiu knew what Zhang Miao was worried about. People in that period had no sense of security. They were either thinking about beating others or afraid that others were thinking about beating them.
So Luo Jiu said: "Brother Meng Zhuo, don't worry. We came to the city today to visit the Cai family, and we have no other intentions. I have no intention of taking your Chenliu County, please rest assured."
Zhang Miao was so happy that he couldn't hold back his smile. He said hurriedly, "That's great. With General Luo's ability, even though his subordinates are surrendered soldiers, they are powerful generals. Sooner or later, he will be able to occupy a precious land. Naturally, he has no intention of competing with me for a small Chenliu."
Luo Jiu said: "Of course, we are neighbors now. Who dares to snatch Chenliu from you? I will help you beat him."
Zhang Miao's eyes lit up. "Okay, straightforward! You are a straightforward person, and so am I. I promise you that as long as you don't take Chenliu, I will provide you with food and fodder for your three thousand soldiers! You can stay here as long as you like!"
Zhang Miao patted his chest to assure him. Feng Qi covered his mouth with his wine glass and asked Luo Jiu in a low voice, "Can he really give it to me?"
Luo Jiu chuckled, "If he doesn't give it to us, won't that give us a reason to fight him? Can our Chang'an Army be easily deceived now?"
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