Sun Quan was not bad either.
After Sun Quan returned to Wu from Lujiang, the entire Jiangdong region was peaceful for a time.
Cao Cao, in the north, calmly watched Sun Quan's grand entrance performance.
Cao Cao remained silent for a while.
His head started to hurt a little again.
Things were going well a while ago.
For two reasons, his second son Cao Pi and Zhang Liao fled back from Jiangdong, and they also brought back Hua Tuo, a benevolent and righteous doctor who cared for the world.
Cao Cao was displeased and wanted to reprimand his second son for leaving his third son in Jiangdong.
The second son, Cao Pi, put on a dutiful face and said, "Because I was worried about my father's condition, I had to leave my third brother in Jiangdong as a temporary measure. We must send Hua Tuo back as soon as possible to treat our father."
Now that Hua Tuo has been sent back, my father's headaches are flaring up again.
They quickly asked Hua Tuo to treat their elderly father.
After listening to Cao Cao's description of his illness, Hua Tuo offered an effective solution.
The idea was to split Cao Cao's head open with an axe, remove the worms from his head, sew his head back up, and the headache would be cured.
Cao Cao flew into a rage and quickly dragged Hua Tuo away, imprisoning him.
Cao Cao publicly claimed that it was because Hua Tuo wanted to kill him.
In reality, Hua Tuo was just a doctor who devoted himself to treating illnesses.
The treatment method that Hua Tuo proposed to Cao Cao was nothing more than an advanced craniotomy.
Cao Cao refused.
Cao Pi certainly understood why his father wanted to kill Hua Tuo.
You couldn't keep Hua Tuo in Xuchang no matter how hard you tried.
Hua Tuo would always travel around every now and then. It would be fine if he went to Jingzhou or Yizhou, because the commanders in those places were just dullards who wouldn't be able to do anything good even with Hua Tuo.
But things were different when Hua Tuo went to Jiangdong.
Hua Tuo went to Jiangdong and managed to do some amazing things there.
So this is the ultimate reason for Hua Tuo's death.
Hua Tuo had just died.
Cao Cao told the public that his headaches had improved considerably even without treatment.
This is about saving face no matter what.
Cao Cao himself would go crazy from the pain in the middle of the night.
If the servant were to come and cover Cao Cao with a blanket in the middle of the night, Cao Cao's headache would flare up, and his paranoia would flare up again. He would sit up, draw a sword, and kill the person who was covering him with the blanket.
Until Sun Ce suddenly died.
Cao Cao's headache subsided then, and remained for a long time.
Cao Cao knew that with Sun Ce's death, Jiangdong would inevitably descend into chaos.
If Cao Cao wanted to conquer Jiangdong, he would first have to pacify the north and eliminate all of Yuan Shao's foolish sons who had fled to the Wuhuan.
Therefore, Cao Cao focused all his efforts on fighting the Wuhuan people, determined to collect the heads of Yuan Shao's sons into a string.
Then Sun Quan wanted to attack Lujiang City, and even wrote him a proper letter saying that there were bad guys in Lujiang City who killed Yan Xiang, the governor of the province personally appointed by Cao Cao.
In the short time that Cao Cao showed mercy, Sun Quan had already established his authority in Jiangdong.
That's really true!
Sun Jian's sons were all remarkable; they were all extraordinary.
Cao Cao then wrote another letter to Sun Quan.
Cao Cao's meaning in the letter was very simple.
He first showed compassion for Sun Quan, who was grieving the loss of his elder brother.
Cao Cao said he was very willing to help Sun Quan raise the son left behind by his elder brother, and to help him take care of the beautiful widow left behind by his elder brother.
They are willing to bring them to Xudu to raise them.
After saying those polite words.
It's a serious order.
Cao Cao, speaking in the tone of an emperor, ordered Sun Quan to immediately send Sun Ce's widow and son to Xuchang as hostages.
Isn't Qiao Jingjing Sun Ce's widow?
That was the girl that Cao Cao personally chose to be his daughter-in-law, but none of Cao Cao's sons took a liking to her.
That girl then married into the Jiangdong region, bore children for Sun Ce, helped Sun Ce make Jiangdong a great success, angered Cao Cao so much that he developed a headache, and even sent Cao Cao a box of local specialties from Jiangdong.
Cao Cao still longed for that beautiful woman.
Sun Quan had just won a battle in Lujiang City and returned to Wu County. He hadn't even taken off his armor yet, and he was exhausted. He hadn't even had time to take a hot bath.
Zhang Zhao then told you that he had received a letter from Cao Cao in the north.
Cao Cao demanded that you, General, send Young Master Shao and Lady Da Qiao to Xuchang as hostages.
This is a big deal.
Sun Quan quickly summoned his ministers for a meeting to discuss the matter.
For a time, the ministers had many different opinions.
The civil officials were all holding their own opinions and seemed unable to make a decision.
"If we send a hostage, we can temporarily protect Jiangdong and continue to develop and produce in peace. I believe Madam Da Qiao and Young Master Ashao will be willing and will not refuse."
I don't know who deserves to be beheaded, but that's what I'll say.
Lu Xun, who also belonged to the Wencheng group, jumped out and started cursing at the man:
"What! Sending Lady Da Qiao and Young Master A Shao to Xu Du as hostages? You call yourself a scholar, all talk of loyalty, filial piety, benevolence, and righteousness? What have you learned? You eat the emperor's food and serve the emperor, it was the Lord of Wu who chose you from among many poor scholars! The Lord of Wu's body is barely cold, and Cao Cao is questioning you, using the emperor's power to pressure you, and you're already afraid? Although scholars may be weak and powerless, they still cannot lose their backbone. The more Cao Cao pressures us, the more we disagree! Don't mention Lady Da Qiao and Young Master A Shao, don't mention that they are the Lord of Wu's widow and his only son! Even if you take a single blade of grass or a single fruit from Jiangdong, we will not agree."
Lu Xun demonstrated his resolve.
Qiao Jingjing's sworn brother, Liu Ji, has turned eighteen and has already entered officialdom, beginning to participate in government affairs.
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