Perfect.
Sun Ce, along with his younger brothers, sharpened their swords and went into battle, pacifying the mountain tribes everywhere. Yan Baihu, Xu Zhao, and others were like ants on a hot pan.
Back then, Yan Baihu sent his younger brother Yan Yu as a peace envoy, but Yan Yu had a falling out with Sun Ce. Yan Yu was killed by Sun Ce with a single spear thrust from the Fire Pattern Overlord Spear.
Such a deep-seated blood feud.
Would Yan Baihu believe he could capture Sun Ce's beloved wife alive, making Sun Ce seethe with hatred?
Qiao Jingjing believed that Yan Baihu would definitely come.
Zhang Zhao considered it over.
Qiao Jingjing, that femme fatale in Lujiang City, troubled Sun Ce for years. Today, she finally came up with the right idea, instead of bewitching Sun Ce, she bewitched his opponent.
Madam Wu felt this was inappropriate.
Qiao Jingjing then invited her aunt, Madam Sun, back to ask if these methods would work.
Madam Sun thought it was a domestic matter, so she tidied herself up and rushed over.
It turned out that Xu Gong had been secretly colluding with Cao Cao.
The few who remained in Wu County discussed for most of the day whether or not to kill him, and how to kill him.
"Stop dawdling! I'll go back and prepare right away! That's settled here. A'Meng will have two thousand men, Ling Tong will have two thousand, and I'll send another two thousand! I refuse to believe we can't capture that Xu Gong. He dares to scheme against my Bo Fu, he's got a death wish! Is Xu Gong hiding in Baihu Mountain, or in Wucheng County?"
Wucheng County!
It is the birthplace of Yan Baihu.
It is also where Sun Hao is currently stationed, and where Sun Kuang inherited the title.
Qiao Jingjing's eyes lit up.
Mrs. Sun patted Qiao Jingjing's little face.
"Your husband is away, and you're running around at home, looking exhausted. Anyone who didn't know better would think your mother-in-law isn't feeding you. You're worried about Bofu, but what about us? Yes, after what happened with Ashao! And with such a large family, everyone inevitably has their own thoughts. No one will lay their heart bare for you to see if it's red or white. You're still young..."
Madam Sun mentioned this point.
They did not linger at Sun Ce's house.
Since it involves knives, we must not let anyone know. The fewer people who have ears, the better. And speed is of the essence.
Madame Sun's attitude was made very clear.
If they were to forcibly arrest Xu Gong, Yan Baihu, Xu Zhao, and others who were elusive in Wucheng County and the Baihu Mountain area, it is likely that they would accidentally injure Sun Hao and Sun Kuang.
If Sun Hao and Sun Kuang cooperate, nothing will happen. But if they panic, then no one can be blamed.
Madam Wu dared not hesitate.
Cooperate immediately.
Yan Baihu didn't realize at the time that things were so serious.
His relationship with Sun Ce was a drawn-out affair, lasting from when Sun Ce was twenty to when he was twenty-six. Sun Ce was unable to kill him, and he could not seek revenge against Sun Ce for killing his brother and seizing the mountain.
Yan Baihu, Xu Zhao, Xu Gong, and others colluded and formed a bandit gang.
Although Yan Baihu was far from the Han court, he would occasionally write a letter to Cao Cao, telling the emperor that they had not done anything wrong and that they were good people.
Yan Baihu would also secretly contact Sun Hao's faction from time to time to find out some information about Sun Ce's internal affairs.
In any case, Cao Cao was naturally happy to see the existence of someone like Yan Baihu.
No matter how much Cao Cao admired Sun Ce's abilities, he didn't want Sun Ce to have an easy life.
He often helped Yan Baihu by secretly sending him supplies and military pay.
Otherwise, how could Yan Baihu have held on until now?
In the past six months, Cao Cao and Yuan Shu have been locked in a fierce battle in the north, and everyone has heard that Sun Ce married Da Qiao and is utterly enamored with her.
Sun Ce suddenly led his men to attack Pan Lin and You Tu, these mountain bandits.
The Sun brothers were either leveling this place or that place.
In any case, there are still many grievances in the six counties of Jiangdong.
Cao Cao felt relieved for a short while.
Yan Baihu, Xu Zhao, Xu Gong, and others were also driven to the brink of madness.
Sun Ce launched a large-scale campaign to besiege Kuaiji, Zhuji, and the surrounding areas of Wu Commandery, but he neglected the area around Baihu Mountain.
Isn't this ridiculous?
“Sun Ce, this bastard is going too far! Does he think I’m no match for him, a defeated opponent from back then? He goes off to fight others with great fanfare, but leaves me here. Isn’t that making us a laughingstock? I’m hiding in White Tiger Mountain, occasionally going to Wucheng County for fun and sightseeing. Is it really that hard to find out where I am?”
Yan Baihu was so angry that his teeth itched.
On the third day of the third month, Madam Wu held a grand banquet for guests and even extended an invitation to Yan Baihu from afar.
"This is outrageous! Do you think I'm going to starve you while I'm hiding in the mountains?"
"Xu Gong's letters to Cao Cao over the past few days have become increasingly heated."
He was just waiting for Cao Cao and Yuan Shao to fight so he could spare a moment to deal with Sun Ce.
It's that simple.
All it takes is to issue an edict in the name of the emperor, summoning Sun Ce to Emperor Xian of Han.
Wouldn't that put Sun Ce in a very troublesome situation?
Xu Gong sat there with a sinister and unfathomable air.
Yan Baihu was furious.
Because of that Da Qiao, who proudly went around inspecting agriculture, people were itching to do the same.
Everyone wants to go back to farming.
What a joke! All the bandits have gone home to farm, who's following Yan Baihu Chao now?
"This is intolerable! Let's go, let's go down the mountain now and take our men to wipe out Sun Ce's stronghold."
Xu Zhao disagreed.
Xu Zhao felt that it was even possible to negotiate peace with Sun Ce.
Because Sun Ce had given Xu Zhao face after all.
Xu Zhao privately speculated that Sun Ce might have valued him as a talent and was waiting for them to surrender voluntarily, just like he had subdued Hua Xin in Yuzhang City.
Everyone got along well, and then Sun Ce gave him an official position and a house.
If possible, we can also arrange for him to marry a girl from a good family.
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