Gan Ning took Zhou Yu and a dozen members of his family and withdrew his troops immediately.

This made Sun Shao and the people in Xuzhou feel relieved, but, immediately afterwards, they felt humiliated.

After all, Zhou Yu was the Grand Commander of Xuzhou, but he was taken away just like that.

“It’s because my Xuzhou is not strong enough. If my Xuzhou is stronger than Xiangyang, how could this happen? One day, Shaoding will bring a strong force to invite Uncle Gongjin back!”

Inside the meeting hall of the governor’s mansion, Sun Shao gritted his teeth and spoke fiercely.

Everyone listened to Sun Shao’s words and nodded.

Sun Shao still has some of his father’s style. The oppression in Xiangyang this time has made Sun Shao understand that being weak is the consequence of original sin.

“General Taishi!”

Sun Shao suddenly raised his head and looked at Taishi Ci standing beside him.

Upon hearing this, Taishi Ci immediately bowed to Sun Shao and said, “My Lord!”

“General Taishi, now that Uncle Gongjin has been taken away, Xuzhou is short of generals. You and my father once fought for 300 rounds without a clear winner. You are both good at both civil and military affairs. Now, I wonder if General Taishi is willing to serve as the commander-in-chief of Xuzhou, train the troops, and strengthen the power of Xuzhou?”

However, Sun Shao decided to let Taishi Ci take over as Zhou Yu’s commander-in-chief.

Taishi Ci’s military talent, martial arts, character, and wisdom are all enough to make him the master of a region.

First of all, he is a master of martial arts.

Taishi Ci was seven feet and seven inches tall, with a beautiful beard and thick arms, and was an expert archer with a bow and arrow. He never missed his target. In Jiangdong, he was a true marksman, and there was almost no general who could compete with him in archery.

However, what made Taishi Ci famous in Jiangdong was that he once fought a fierce battle with Sun Ce at Shenting Ridge. After a fierce battle with Sun Ce, Taishi Ci took back Sun Ce’s helmet, demonstrating his extraordinary martial arts.

Sun Shao said that Taishi Ci fought with his father for 300 rounds without a clear winner, so he was still giving face to his father.

Then, Taishi Ci was both intelligent and brave. He was studious and alert when he was young. When he was rescuing Kong Rong in Beihai, he broke through the siege alone and asked Liu Bei for help. He successfully broke through the siege and brought in reinforcements through his wisdom, thus saving Kong Rong. In addition, he also used a trick to defeat the state official’s Tongzhang and gained benefits for Donglai County.

Taishi Ci was loyal to his master and righteous to his friends. He once risked his own life to save Kong Rong and broke through the siege alone to seek help. After being accepted by Sun Ce, he also fought for Sun Ce wholeheartedly and helped him sweep Jiangdong. After Sun Quan took over, he entrusted Taishi Ci with the important task of managing the south because he could control Liu Pan.

Therefore, Taishi Ci is not only a martial arts expert, wise and brave, but also loyal, righteous, benevolent and brave. These advantages can almost be seen.

Inside the hall, all the civil and military officials of Xuzhou were somewhat surprised to hear that Sun Shao wanted to appoint Taishi Ci as the Grand Commander. But they were not surprised. Now that Xuzhou had thrown out Zhou Yu, it would be hard to find someone who could serve as the Grand Commander.

However, Cheng Pu, Han Dang, Huang Gai, Jiang Qin and others were not dissatisfied with Taishi Ci’s appointment as the Grand Commander. Taishi Ci’s loyalty and bravery were enough to convince everyone.

Taishi Ci was also shocked, but he did not speak immediately. Instead, he thought carefully for a long time before he bowed to Sun Shao and said:

“Taishi Ci thanks the lord for his trust, but Taishi Ci is still inferior to Gongjin in many ways. I am afraid that he has many deficiencies in the position of Grand Commander. Taishi Ci needs Lu Zijing’s help. If Lu Zijing is willing to help, Taishi Ci will have the confidence to become the Grand Commander of Xuzhou!”

Taishi Ci did not refuse, but put forward a condition to Sun Shao, asking Lu Su for help.

Taishi Ci had a very good relationship with Zhou Yu and Lu Su, and he naturally understood Lu Su’s talents.

Sun Shao was stunned for a moment, looked at Lu Su, with a complicated look in his eyes, stood up, bowed to Lu Su, and said:

“Uncle Gongjin recommended Mr. Zijing to Xiang Shao.”

“Now, General Taishi has also recommended Mr. Zijing to Shao. Shao’er is short-sighted. For the sake of Xuzhou’s plan, Shao’er asks Mr. Zijing for help!”

Seeing Sun Shao was so polite, Lu Su did not dare to neglect him and said hurriedly:

“My lord, you are too kind. If you have any orders, please let me know. I will never hold back.”

After a pause, Lu Su continued:
“The current situation in the world is that Liu and Cao are competing for supremacy. No matter Liu Zhang of Yizhou, Zhang Lu of Hanzhong, Sun Quan of Jiangdong, or my lord, none of them are their opponents. We must strive to survive and develop in this trend. Therefore, we in Xuzhou should act according to the actual situation. Gongjin’s decision was not wrong at the beginning.”

Lu Su’s words made everyone nod seriously.

Now that the situation of Cao Cao and Liu Wu competing for supremacy in the world has been established, other princes can only act cautiously.

……

Zhou Yu and his family were taken away by Gan Ning. In Xuzhou, Sun Shao appointed Taishi Ci as the commander-in-chief and trained the troops extensively. At the same time, he reused Lu Su, paid attention to agricultural production, and began to recuperate.

And at this time.

In Xiangyang City, the voice of the King of Chu became louder and louder, and officials from all over the country submitted memorials to the emperor, requesting that Liu Wu be named the King of Chu.

The people in the city were already talking about it, saying that Emperor Liu Xie had no tolerance for others, was unclear about rewards and punishments, and treated his meritorious officials unfairly.

Many people even brought up the fact that Dong Zhuo, Li Que, Guo Si and Cao Cao had imprisoned Liu Xie. Now, Liu Wu not only saved him, but also did not restrict Liu Xie’s actions. Liu Xie could go wherever he wanted, and Liu Wu never restricted him. Compared with the traitors back then, they were like heaven and earth.

Liu Wu supported the Han Dynasty, restored its rule in various states, and defeated Cao Cao, but the emperor turned a blind eye.

Such remarks were rampant in Xiangyang City.

Liu Xie was so angry that his teeth were itching, but it was of no use. He also understood that it was inevitable to make Liu Wu a king.

If this continues, his reputation will be ruined.

Liu Wu didn’t care about Liu Xie’s reaction.

At this time, Liu Wu’s heart was on Da Qiao.

Yes, after he led his army to defeat Cao Cao’s 100,000 cavalrymen, Da Qiao became pregnant for him for ten months. Today, Da Qiao, the most beautiful of the two Qiao sisters of Jiangdong, is finally going to give birth to a child for him.

Xiangyang, the General of Cavalry’s residence, backyard.

Liu Wu, the pregnant Madam Mi, as well as Madam Gan, Zhen Mi, Sun Shangxiang and other women were waiting outside the delivery room.

In the delivery room, Da Qiao’s screams were heard.

“Humph!”

Sun Shangxiang looked at the delivery room nervously, while at the same time she rolled her eyes at Liu Wu in anger.

Yes, Sun Shangxiang was very dissatisfied with Liu Wu asking Da Qiao to help him give birth to a child.

Because of this incident, she was very…

“Ahem.” Liu Wu saw that Sun Shangxiang kept rolling her eyes at him, which made him feel a little embarrassed even though she was quite charming.

However, regarding the matter of taking Da Qiao as a concubine, Liu Wu said that he accepted it, but he would still do it. In fact, Liu Wu always felt that Cao Cao’s hobby should be fine. Why do you say that?

1. Analysis of Cao Cao’s Motives for Liking Married Women
Political considerations: Cao Cao married other people’s wives not entirely out of personal lust, but more out of political considerations and the times. For example, he married He Jin’s daughter-in-law Yin, not only because of Yin’s beauty, but more importantly because of the political legacy left by He Jin and the family power behind Yin. This kind of marriage helped Cao Cao consolidate his power and expand his political influence.

Fertility considerations: In ancient times, there were indeed various uncertainties in women giving birth, and difficult labor and other situations often occurred. Almost all of the wives Cao Cao robbed had children, which to a certain extent did show that they were fertile. In times of war, the size of the population directly determined the size of the power, so Cao Cao’s taking in wives also ensured the survival rate of his family’s offspring.

Second, there was a phenomenon where children raised by married women became important officials of Cao Wei.

In the process of taking in other people’s wives, Cao Cao did adopt a lot of adopted sons, such as Qin Lang, He Yan, etc. Some of these adopted sons did hold important positions in the Cao Wei regime and became important officials of Cao Wei. Although this was not the direct purpose of Cao Cao marrying other people’s wives, it was undoubtedly an additional effect brought about by political marriage. He was able to directly obtain the seedlings of these important officials, both beauties and adopted sons. In fact, Liu Wu felt that he needed to give Cao Cao a thumbs up.

Therefore, in ancient times, in the feudal era, Cao Cao’s love for married women was not pathological but a wise view, which was correct to a certain extent. The motivation behind this behavior was complex, including political considerations, fertility considerations, personal preferences and factors of the times.

Liu Wu felt very good.

“Wow wow wow~”

After an unknown amount of time, the sound of a baby crying in the delivery room reached the ears of Liu Wu, Sun Shangxiang, Madam Gan and others.

gave birth!

Mrs. Mi smiled and congratulated Liu Wu:
“My dear, now that Da Qiao has given birth, you are afraid that you will offend many of the civil and military officials in Jiangdong, right?”

Liu Wu listened to this and smiled indifferently: “How can I offend you? I am just envious. I just don’t know whether Da Qiao gave birth to a boy or a girl?”

He now has six children.

They are:
First son: named Liu Mu, mother Madam Mi, who cheated on Li Mu

Second son: named Liu Wei, mother Madam Gan, who was accused of fraud by Li Cunxiao
The third son: named Liu Zheng, his mother was Sun Shangxiang, who pretended to be Liu Bang

First daughter: named Liu Lizhi, her mother was Madam Gan, who was a fake Princess Changle Li Lizhi

The fourth son was named Liu Chen. His mother, Lady Mi, pretended to be Emperor Wu of Han, Liu Che.
The fifth son was named Liu Ji. His mother was Zhen Mi, who framed Liu Bowen.

The baby to be born now will be Liu Wu’s seventh child.

Is it male or female?

As Liu Wu watched, the door of the delivery room opened, and the midwife, holding the baby, congratulated Liu Wu:
“Congratulations, my Lord. Madam gave birth to a girl successfully. Both mother and daughter are safe!”

The midwife’s voice reached Liu Wu’s ears, which startled him slightly, and then he smiled.

The seventh child.

Here comes another caring little one.

Liu Wu quickly held his newborn daughter in his arms.

However, when Liu Wu just touched this little cotton jacket, his hand paused, and then a deep smile appeared on his face.

[Congratulations to the host for giving birth to a daughter. This woman has a personality that combines gentleness and fortitude, talent and wisdom, rebellion and strength. The system’s comprehensive evaluation shows that she has the highest compatibility of 89% with Li Qingzhao, a representative of the graceful poetry school and known as “the most talented woman in the history”. If the compatibility exceeds 60%, you can make a match. ]

[Congratulations to the host for giving birth to a daughter. Do you want to cheat on Li Qingzhao? After cheating on Li Qingzhao, the girl will have the complete talent of Li Qingzhao. ]

Liu Wu held his crying second daughter in his arms, listening to the system prompt sound, a big smile in his eyes.

Liu Wu was very happy that his second sweetheart could meet the greatest talented woman of all time, Li Qingzhao.

Historically, Li Qingzhao was born into a scholarly family. Her father, Li Gefei, was a student of Su Shi and had a rich collection of books, which laid a solid literary foundation for her.

She lived a wealthy life in her early years, and she and her husband Zhao Mingcheng worked together to collect and organize calligraphy, painting, and inscriptions. However, when the Jin army invaded the Central Plains, she lived in exile in the south, where she was in a miserable situation.

Li Qingzhao’s early poems mostly describe leisurely life, while her later poems lament her life and are sentimental. Her poems are famous for their gracefulness, good use of plain language, clear language and sincere emotions.

She proposed the idea that ci is a “separate genre”, opposed the method of writing ci in the same way as poetry, and emphasized harmony and elegance.

Her lyrics, such as “A Cut Plum·The Fragrance of Red Lotus Fades Away and the Jade Mat is Cold in Autumn” and “Song of Everlasting Sorrow·Searching and Searching”, are all popular masterpieces and are deeply loved by later generations.

Li Qingzhao’s character is full of contradictions, open-minded and traditional, happy and sad, strong and fragile. She is extroverted and quick to accept new things, but she is loyal in love and advocates pure and romantic love.

She hates evil and is full of patriotism, but she cannot stand the joys and sorrows of the world and likes to cry secretly when she is alone.

Li Qingzhao holds a pivotal position in the history of Chinese literature. Her poems are not only sincere in emotion and profound in artistic conception, but also have great artistic achievements.

She is hailed as “the most talented woman of all time” and is in no way inferior to male poets such as Su Shi and Xin Qiji.

Now that he is the top ruler of the late Han Dynasty, Liu Wu will naturally not let his sweet little cotton-padded jacket have the tragic situation of Li Qingzhao in history. What would it be like if he used his talent on happy things? Liu Wu is already looking forward to this little cotton-padded jacket growing up slowly.

“Touch porcelain! Touch porcelain Li Qingzhao!”

Liu Wu said without hesitation in his heart.

[Congratulations to the host for giving birth to a daughter, who is similar to the most talented woman in history, Li Qingzhao. This girl already possesses all the talents and qualifications of Li Qingzhao. ]

[Host can obtain the third ability progress: 7/9]

When the prompt sounded, Liu Wu was very happy.

Next, Liu Wu carried his daughter into the delivery room and named her “Qingzhao” in front of the weak Da Qiao.

“The word ‘Qing’ is often used in names to express purity, honesty, nobility, happiness, and understanding. It symbolizes a fresh and unworldly temperament.”

“The Chinese character ‘照’ (zhao) symbolizes the light of wisdom, which can illuminate the road ahead and guide the direction. It also implies excellent qualities such as carefulness, sharp hearing and eyesight, and intelligence.”

“The combination of the two characters can represent fresh, handsome and blessed. “Fresh and handsome” describes a person who is fresh, beautiful, novel, unconventional, and has an extraordinary temperament. “Lucky star” symbolizes good luck, happiness and well-being, implying that there are often noble people to help and good luck. That is, I hope my daughter can become a pure, noble, talented, happy and auspicious person.”

Liu Wu was fooling around. The beautiful Da Qiao, who was fooling around, looked at Liu Wu with a pair of beautiful eyes filled with deep admiration.

Apparently, Da Qiao was taken as Liu Wu’s concubine. During this period, Liu Wu’s strategies had made her fall in love with him.

When his second daughter was born, Liu Wu held a grand banquet at the residence of the General of Cavalry, and all the dignitaries of Xiangyang attended to congratulate him. At the same time, someone brought up the matter of the King of Chu at the banquet.

The voice of the King of Chu became louder and louder.

Liu Xie finally gave in and agreed to set a date to crown Liu Wu as the King of Chu in Xiangyang City.

(End of this chapter)