Sun Ce always felt that Qiao Jingjing had treated him very well over the years since they got married, and that she had done an excellent job, being patient and adaptable.
She cleared away the obstacles in her path without making it seem like she was doing it on purpose, earning praise from everyone, including Sun Ce's mother and Zhang Zhao, the head of the civil officials. These people, who were the most opposed to Qiao Jingjing at the time, now completely agree with her and like her very much.
Sun Ce's confidence stemmed from the fact that he had given Qiao Jingjing a stable life, a thriving life, and a happy and sweet life.
As for the other men, they compete on ability, status, youth, and good looks.
There's no one else like it.
Do Cao Pi and Cao Zhi, who are younger than Sun Ce, have the same abilities as him? Sun Ce's current power is comparable to that of Cao Cao, Liu Zhang, and Liu Biao, while Cao Pi and Cao Zhi are at best just rich kids who are still living off their parents.
So when Qiao Jingjing offered Sun Ce a suggestion: "The alliance between the two brothers Cao Pi and Cao Zhi is easy to break down because they are not of one mind. We need to befriend Cao Zhi more and isolate Cao Pi."
Cao Pi was narrow-minded and would use Jiangdong to suppress Cao Zhi.
Jiangdong would naturally not be the one to suppress Cao Zhi; on the contrary, they would be even more eager to befriend him.
We took the opportunity to leave Cao Zhi in Jiangdong, which pleased Cao Pi, who then returned to Xuchang.
Cao Cao's wishful thinking ultimately failed.
His most trusted advisor came to Jiangdong, but he was still worried about him. Of his two sons, two came and one went back, while Cao Zhi remained in Jiangdong, essentially as a hostage.
Sun Ce said that Qiao Jingjing's method was very clever, absolutely brilliant.
Zhang Zhao also helped Qiao Jingjing fill in the gaps:
“Cao Cao and Cao Pi are not so easy to deal with! If they are unwilling, we can think of a way. For example, talent exchange. As long as Cao Cao’s camp keeps Guo Jia and the three sons of the Cao family in Jiangdong, we can also send two outstanding scholars, such as Zhang Hong and Hua Xin, to Xuchang and send our people to Xuchang to speak well of us to Cao Cao and His Majesty the Emperor.”
This tactic is actually a battle of wills.
It all comes down to who truly wins the hearts of talented people.
If Sun Ce dares to send Zhang Hong, Hua Xin, and others to Xuchang, then he must place complete trust in these two people and must not harbor even the slightest suspicion towards them.
Sun Ce said he could do it.
As a commander who leads troops into battle, as Sun Tzu's Art of War says, "If you employ someone, do not doubt him; if you doubt him, do not employ him." Since you have already employed him, you must maintain absolute trust in him.
But that Yan Baihu.
Sun Ce already felt that Yan Baihu was someone who could not be allowed to live.
Under these circumstances, right under Sun Ce's nose, Yan Baihu exchanged glances with Guo Jia and even met with him in private.
After Yan Baihu returned, he actually took advantage of his drunken state to stare at Qiao Jingjing repeatedly, his eyes practically blazing with murderous intent.
joke!
Sun Ce not only had a mysterious fondness for his wife, the beautiful Qiao, but also a mysterious belief in her; he also had a mysterious confidence in himself.
But Yan Baihu, that filthy thing, is not allowed to desecrate indiscriminately. Even a glance is not allowed, let alone thoughts in one's mind.
Because it was a big event, with many people and lots of opinions.
Sun Ce suppressed his desire to kill Yan Baihu.
Sun Ce always took Qiao Jingjing with him, introducing her to these talented scholars and important civil and military officials around him.
Although Qiao Jingjing had discussed historical women such as Mi Ba Zi and Lü Zhi with Sun Ce and Zhang Zhao outside Lujiang City that year, demonstrating her judgment in certain areas, she was not without reason.
But in Sun Ce's heart, Qiao Jingjing was just his lovely and virtuous wife.
It is said that if Yan Baihu hadn't courted death, he wouldn't have died.
If Yan Baihu had lived out his remaining years like a fool after surrendering to Sun Ce, that would have been fine.
Yan Baihu insisted on thinking about all sorts of things. Even after the situation had turned against him, he still longed for the glorious days when he was a mountain king with more than 10,000 men under his command.
Yan Baihu wanted to collude with Cao Cao, but he was only being used by Cao Cao.
He always thought he could use Cao Cao to gain some benefits for himself.
Yan Baihu has lived for decades, yet he still doesn't understand the principle of big fish eating small fish, and small fish eating shrimp.
He was originally a small fish, but Sun Ce struck him down and turned him into a small fish. Later, his power gradually weakened, and he eventually became a shrimp.
Instead of living a peaceful and comfortable life in Wu Commandery under Sun Ce's rule, this nobody wanted to stir up trouble for Sun Ce and seek revenge.
The key issue is that Sun Ce has become invincible, so Yan Baihu wants to target Da Qiao, Sun Ce's favorite character.
Yan Baihu had only recently heard that Sun Ce's wife, Da Qiao, had a past relationship with Lu Xun, the grandson of Lu Kang of Lujiang City, which ended in heartbreak.
Yan Baihu was overjoyed, feeling that he had seized an opportunity.
"A young man like Lu Xun, still not married, doesn't that mean his goals are obvious? He's definitely still thinking about that Lady Da Qiao! Even a fool could see that."
Yan Baihu even went so far as to traverse mountains and valleys among the crowd to find Lu Xun for drinks and conversation.
Yan Baihu praised Lu Xun highly, saying that he had a good family background, a good image, good abilities, and was excellent in every way.
Yan Baihu then directly asked Lu Xun why he hadn't gotten married yet.
Lu Xun merely glanced at the elderly, burly man in front of him.
Ignore him!
Yan Baihu was not giving up and chased Lu Xun all the way from Sun Ce's banquet to Lu Xun's doorstep.
Yan Baihu must have a long talk with Lu Xun.
As a former bandit leader, he insisted on helping Lu Xun analyze how he could win back the beauty's heart.
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