Yes, who can shake hands and make peace with someone who killed their father?
This isn't Romeo and Juliet.
Unless Ling Tong is a woman, or Gan Ning is a man.
Both of them were brave and fierce generals.
What happens today will lead to more disputes in the future.
We'll talk about it later.
Sun Ce simply prepared and ate a meal; he did not hold a grand banquet for his many generals, nor did he indulge in drinking and merrymaking.
After several reorganizations, carrying ships and spoils of war, they marched back to Jiangdong by both water and land.
Along the way, many Jingzhou soldiers came to join Sun Ce.
Qiao Jingjing thought that this was why Sun Ce was becoming more and more admirable.
Because Sun Ce accepted Gan Ning's surrender despite past grievances and sent Gan Ning 500 men.
When facing the world, Sun Ce displayed the attitude of a man destined for greatness.
Although he brought a woman with him on his military campaigns, this time it did not affect his image.
She followed Sun Ce for a while without becoming a burden to him.
Qiao Jingjing was overjoyed and forgot her fatigue from the journey.
At that time, Cao Cao in the north had taken Emperor Xian of Han hostage. Emperor Xian was extremely frustrated under Cao Cao's power and had secretly sent edicts to Liu Bei, Dong Cheng, Zhong Ji, Wu Shuo, Wang Zifu, Liu Bei, Wu Zilan, and others, ordering them to kill Cao Cao together.
However, Cao Cao caught them red-handed.
Emperor Xian of Han wrote the imperial edict in his own blood, sewed it into his belt, and secretly passed it to Dong Cheng.
Dong Cheng publicized the secret edict extensively, as if he wanted everyone to know that he was highly valued by Emperor Xian of Han.
While Sun Ce was attacking Huang Zu, the secret edict was leaked, and Dong Cheng and others were all executed.
Only Liu Bei was fast.
He hurriedly went to seek refuge with Yuan Shao in Henan.
Yuan Shao was even more audacious this time. He simply took the blood-stained edict from Emperor Xian of Han and raised his banner to attack Cao Cao.
From then on, the conflict between Cao Cao and Yuan Shao became completely public.
There is no longer any room for peaceful coexistence.
Cao Cao was being entangled in a fierce battle with Yuan Shao.
Upon hearing that Sun Ce's power had greatly increased and that he had defeated Huang Zu, Cao Cao felt a pang of worry and concern.
However, Cao Cao's advisor Guo Jia told him not to worry.
He believed that Sun Ce was as brave as his father Sun Jian, indeed very brave, and perhaps too brave.
"My lord, have no worries. Sun Ce is nothing to fear. He is reckless and unprepared, hasty and lacks strategy. He is merely a brave man with the courage of a commoner. He will surely die at the hands of a villain one day."
Regardless of whether Guo Jia's words were meant to comfort Cao Cao, Cao Cao genuinely lacked the mental strength to guard against Sun Ce.
After Sun Ce's great victory over Huang Zu.
On their way back to Wu County, they passed through Yuzhang and stopped at Jiaoqiu County.
The governor of Yuzhang at that time was Hua Xin, a famous minister of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
Hua Xin was a fellow student of Lu Zhi and Zheng Xuan, famous figures of the same era. During the reign of Emperor Ling of Han, he was recommended for his filial piety and integrity and served as a court official.
During the reign of Emperor Xian of Han, he was summoned by General He Jin to serve as a court attendant.
He was later recommended by Liu Biao of Jingzhou and appointed as the Prefect of Yuzhang by Emperor Xian of Han.
Because Hua Xin was peaceful and objective in his discussions when he was an official, and never slandered or harmed others, and because he governed quietly and did not bother the people when he was the prefect, he was deeply appreciated and supported by officials and the people, and was very popular.
Hua Xin is a virtuous and talented person who is also older and more experienced.
Sun Ce not only admired Hua Xin's talent, but also coveted his territory.
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