In the first month of the first year of Chuping, when Guan Yu went south to Hanoi, Sun Jian, the governor of Changsha, received Qiao Mao's message and finally raised his troops from Linxiang, Changsha, and slowly moved northward.
Sun Jian, whose courtesy name was Wentai, had been an official in Wu County for generations and his family lived in Fuchun. He claimed to be the queen of the military sage Sun Wu. Due to his family background, he has been a county official in Fuchun since he was a child. Although he is young, he has a broad-minded and open-minded temperament and superb martial arts. He has close friendship with many heroes in Wu County.
When he was seventeen years old, he followed his father to Qiantang along Zhejiang Province. On the way, he encountered the pirate Hu Yu and others who robbed the merchants' property and divided the spoils on the shore. A dozen people dressed in black military uniforms, carrying long bows on their backs, wielding knives in their hands, slashed at the goods. Three headless corpses were still at their feet, and their heads were hung on the branches by the river.
Business travelers and passing ships did not dare to sail when they saw this scene. On both sides of the river, only Sun Jian stepped forward and said: "These bandits can be caught." Ignoring the dissuasion of his father Sun Zhong, he strode towards the river bank with a knife in hand. Hu Yuchu, while walking, shouted loudly and gestured east and west with his hands.
The pirates saw a tall and handsome young man from a distance. Among the Wu people, he looked like a lone pine standing among the bushes. They were surprised and asked: "Where did this county general come from?" So he panicked, threw away his belongings and fled in all directions. Sun Jianyou refused to give up. After chasing down a pirate, he came back with his head.
Everyone present was amazed and said to Sun Zhong: "I didn't expect that there is such a strange man from the Jun family in the world. I think the Sun family's glory is not far away." Because of this incident, Sun Jian became famous throughout the county and became the county commander. The matter of being a school captain during the holiday. Then he repeatedly put down rebellions and showed his extraordinary military talent. In the first year of Zhongping, he was valued by Zhu Jun, who was then Zhonglang General. From then on, he rose to the top, participated in many national wars, and became a well-known general in the country.
Last year, he heard that the late emperor had passed away, and General He Jin and Shi Changshi were both dead after fighting for power. Dong Zhuo came to the capital to steal power, and made King Chenliu the emperor instead. He took control of the power in the court and acted arbitrarily and arbitrarily in the capital. Sun Jian first sighed: "If Captain Zhang had listened to my advice, how could the imperial court have suffered such a catastrophe!"
He was at odds with Dong Zhuo when he was suppressing the Yellow Turban rebellion, and they even blamed each other during the campaign against Xiliang. He often advised the commander-in-chief Zhang Wen: "Ming Gong personally leads the royal army and is powerful in the world. Why do we rely on Dong Zhuo?" Later, he proposed to kill Dong Zhuo. Unfortunately, Dong Zhuo had outstanding military exploits in Xiliang, but Sun Jian was disadvantaged in the battle, so he was ordered back to the court and sent to Changsha as a county guard. At this time, Yuan Shao ordered to raise troops. He and Dong Zhuo had always been at odds with each other, so naturally they had to actively respond by raising troops.
But before that, he still had other things to do.
Wang Rui, the governor of Jingzhou, also raised troops to challenge Dong. Before he raised his troops, he considered that Cao Yin, the prefect of Wuling, was at odds with him, and Wuling was located in the hinterland of Jingzhou. If Cao Yin sided with Dong Zhuo, his rear would be at a loss, so He planned to send troops to conquer Wuling first. Wang Rui, who worked in the Zhongzhong administration of the shogunate, was an old friend of Huang Wu and Cao Yin. After learning the news, he sent a letter to Cao Yin. Cao Yin was so shocked that he forged a message from the imperial envoy Guanglu doctor Wen Yi and sent it to Sun Jian, ordering him to execute Wang Rui.
Sun Jian happily accepted the order, and the army first entered Dongting Lake by boat, then entered Yunmengze and drifted all the way to Jiangling City. On the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, Wang Rui saw the army coming by boat from a distance, and wondered to his staff: "Sun Wentai and I agreed to meet the army in Xiangyang. How come the army came to Jiangling?" So he sent an envoy to the city to ask the soldiers why they were there. Zu Mao from the Ministry replied: "We have been traveling for a long time. We have worked hard and the reward we received is not enough to make a uniform. How can we fight in the war? This time, I just want to ask you to show mercy and reward me with some money."
Wang Rui was very embarrassed when he learned about it. He sent an envoy to say: "What's the problem? As a governor, can I still be stingy? I really have no money." So he went downstairs in person and opened the city's treasury. Let the soldiers come into the city to see if there is anything left, they can use it.
When Sun Jian and more than a thousand people came to Wang Rui, Wang Rui couldn't help but asked in surprise: "The soldiers are asking for rewards, why did Lord Sun come here?" Sun Jian ordered the soldiers to surround Wang Rui and others, and replied: " I am here to take your head because of the instructions of Dr. Wen, the person who executed the case." Wang Rui suffered this unexpected disaster. He didn't know why. He wanted to refute Sun Jian, but when he saw the sword shining around him, he could only hold back and asked: "I have What's the crime?"
Sun Jian knew that there was something fishy in the letter and would not convince the public, so he didn't bother to read it. He wanted to kill Wang Rui because Wang Rui often despised him, so he replied: "I don't know either." He answered like this. Wang Rui knew that he would die, and he He could only plead to commit suicide. He scraped gold shavings into the wine and sighed: "The wind and rain are like darkness, and the cock crows endlessly." He drank the gold and died immediately.
After Wang Rui's death, Sun Jian annexed his army, and his men immediately numbered more than 30,000. On the third day of February, he arrived in Xiangyang. When Yuan Shu heard that he had come from afar, he asked Sun Jian to be the Zhonglang General and proposed that Sun Jian join forces with him in the Northern Expedition. Sun Jian was very happy to give it to Sun Jian. He smiled at Qiao Rui and said, "Unexpectedly, the Yuan family in Ruyang will also recruit me one day."
Li Min is a descendant of Li Ying, the leader of the former eight heroes. Together with Li Zan, he is a rising star of the Li family in Xiangcheng. He previously served as the Yuanling Order. After Yuan Shu fled the capital, he followed him south and was appointed as a school captain by Yuan Shu. He had a banquet with Sun Jian, and then said: "The march is a major event, the first important thing is military supplies. There are tens of thousands of generals in the rear, and tens of thousands of troops are supported by Sun Fujun, a total of nearly 100,000 people. Where can the money and food be spent?" Come?"
Sun Jian was suspicious and said: "Nanyang is the hometown of the Guangwu Emperor. The wealth of one county is comparable to that of Yuzhou. I heard that Zhang Zi, the governor of Nanyang, also participated in the discussion against Dong Da. Could it be that we are short of military rations?" Li Min said, "We are not human beings." Sages and sages are all selfish. After Zhang Taishou stayed as a marquis, he became famous for generations. If he despises us and refuses to provide food, what can you and me do?"
After hearing this, Sun Nuojiao replied decisively: "If you are such a rat, I will kill him." He immediately ordered the chief historian, Qiucheng, to write an official document, and sent an envoy to Wancheng to ask him to supply rations to the army.
Zhang Zi had already received an order from Yuan Shao not to provide food to Yuan Shu and Sun Jian. His chief clerk also said: "Sun Jian is the governor of a neighboring county, how can he transfer the Nanyang treasury?" Zhang Zi thought it was reasonable, so he directly rejected the envoy and allowed Sun Jian to write a letter to convey the envoy. He also refused to see him, as if there was no such person in the world.
On the first day of March, Sun Jian led his army ten miles south of Wan County, but the garrison was unable to do so. At this time, it was Zhang Zi's turn to keep urging Sun Jian to send envoys, asking him when he would leave. However, when the envoys left, they could not see him. He only heard his subordinate Cheng Pu say: "General, I ate raw fish the past few days." , I suddenly got an emergency and couldn't stop vomiting worms, so I can only rest here." The worm disease is an incurable disease. Zhang Zi was overjoyed when he heard this, and saw that Sun Jian's subordinates were searching for witch doctors everywhere in Nanyang, and they were offering sacrifices to the mountain gods in Zheshan Taoist Temple. , more and more convinced that it is true.
At this time, Sun Jian sent his eldest nephew Sun Ben to Wan County to visit Zhang Zi with a gift of cattle wine. He also cried to Zhang Zi and said, "I am seriously ill and may not live long. It is a pity that I have not succeeded in defeating Dong Daye, and I have some hatred in my heart." , I want to personally entrust the army to the emperor, what do you think of the emperor?"
The next day, Zhang Zi also came to Sun Jian's army with cattle and wine, and five hundred cavalry. Sun Xiang was hosting a banquet in the camp to entertain the cavalry. Zhang Zi entered Sun Jian's tent alone, but as soon as he entered the tent, Then he noticed something was wrong. Sun Jianhu was sitting on a horse and drawing a map on the table. He was wearing black armor and a red kitchen hat. His eyes were like swords and guns, his face was ruddy, and he didn't look sick at all.
He was startled and felt something bad in his heart, but before he could react, Sun Jian's chief secretary, Yao Ji, came in and said, "Let me tell you that a month ago, there were documents from the army that sent the Nanyang Prefect to rest." We have prepared enough military resources to carry out the plan to attack Dong Da, but so far, we have been on the road for more than a month and nothing has been accomplished. Please entrust your commander to arrest Zhang Zi and hand him over to me to question his intentions."
Before Sun Jian could say anything, Zhang Zi hurriedly turned around and left the tent. Unexpectedly, there were soldiers outside the tent, surrounding the main tent several times. Fang Yan could see that they were all densely packed with human heads. He could not see the way back. He only heard Sun Jian's voice coming from the tent. Said: "When discussing crimes, we only discuss traces. What is the intention?"
Yao Ji then said: "In this case, the Nanyang prefect stopped the rebels and asked the thieves to be attacked from time to time. Please take him out of the camp, conduct military law and kill him!" As soon as the two sang in harmony, Zhang Zi's life or death was finalized. Zhang Zi was greatly frightened. He said sternly: "I am the governor personally appointed by the imperial court, you have no right to make any decision!"
Sun Jian walked out of the camp gate and stared at Zhang Zi with the eyes of an eagle. Zhang Zi was trembling all over and did not dare to say anything. Sun Jian put his hands behind his hands and said to everyone: "Now that the country is in chaos, what will the court do? The soldiers should be obedient according to the military law. Only by killing the traitors can we save the country, and I am going to lend you your head to help me achieve my goal!"
He personally tied up Zhang Zi with a rope and took him to the camp gate. He called on the people from all over the place to gather around and watch. Then he stepped on Zhang Zi's neck, sprayed a sip of wine on the steel knife, and swung it down, killing his head. After cutting, the blade was not even stained with blood. The soldiers and people around him cheered, and they all commented: "What a fast sword! Clean and neat!"
Sun Jian sent people to send the head back to Wan County, and asked the remaining officials of the county and court to ask for military supplies. The officials of the county and court were greatly shocked. Every time Sun Jian asked for it, he got it immediately. When Yuan Shu heard the news, he immediately took charge of the Nanyang Prefect, sent envoys to various counties in Nanyang to take over, and invited Sun Jian to go north with Li Min.
On March 26, Sun Jian led his army to Luyang. Yuan Shu went out thirty miles to meet him and rode hand in hand in a carriage. Along the way, Yuan Shu told Sun Jian about Yuan Shao and Cao Cao's defeat at Bianshui. He asked: " Wentai has unparalleled courage and extraordinary wisdom, but Dong Zhuo is rampant and his soldiers are terrifying. Today, it is really difficult for the Qing Dynasty to sideline the emperor. May I ask if Wentai can be sure?"
Sun Jian replied calmly: "Sun Jian did not meet the Ming Dynasty in the past, and there were always constraints in marching and forming, so his reputation fell behind others. Now I am determined to fight hard and fight against thieves with a whip. I want to let Yuan Jun know that there is no self in my eyes." The enemy of one!"
