Last time, I talked about Yuan Shao as the second Central Army Captain of the Eighth School, and he had great power. In addition to Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, there were two other people who attracted Wen Chou's attention, because in his previous life, they still had some fragmented impressions of these two people. Even though these two people did not occupy much chapter in this era of heroes.

These two are Jian Shuo, the military captain, Xiaohuangmen, and Chunyu Qiong, the right commander.

Jian Shuo has appeared many times in this article, and he is also the one with the most powerful power among the eight lieutenants. He is directly responsible to the emperor Liu Hong. In a sense, even the general He Jin must be controlled by him. It can be seen how powerful his power is. He is a small Huangmen, who is strong and powerful, and is favored by Liu Hong, so he can be appointed to this important position.

So what is his position? In fact, he is only a small official with a rank of 600 stones. He is a master, but he can serve the emperor and be in charge of the ministers. He is in the inner palace and has been in charge of the affairs of the Chinese and foreign countries and the central palace. When the princesses and the princesses are sick, they ask him about it. This shows the power of the Xiaohuangmen. Although his rank is low, he is a person around the emperor, making his power greater than that of the emperor.

After all, Jian Shuo is just a eunuch. In the late Han Dynasty, they may have been very active and influential in the early stage. They are important forces that can influence social development and should not be underestimated. They should not be ignored. However, this is not something that Wen Chou can participate. After Wen Chou's power has been slightly established and he is able to participate in the world, I think these eunuchs have become Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu brothers' deceased, so Wen Chou does not pay much attention to them.

Not much does not mean that there is no attention at all. For example, if you want to buy some management positions from the emperor Liu Hong, you need to pass the hands of these eunuchs. Now he may only need to serve all the people in the county court and be a county magistrate and govern one side, but in the future, if he wants to further develop, he will need to spend some financial resources and connect them up and down. Of course, this is a later story.

The remaining lieutenant who could gain Wen Chou's attention was Chunyu Qiong. As the right lieutenant, he chose to follow the party leader Yuan Shao instead of Cao Cao. And in that famous battle, he played a key role, of course, this role eventually led to his defeat. Although it was not very eye-catching, it was also considered to be a name left in history. As for his military qualities, character, etc., it was not something Wen Chou could understand. This person was not something he could move. There was no possibility of recruiting.

At this point, all the princes in the world have basically entered the stage of history

Let’s first talk about Sun Jian, who is known as the tiger in Jiangdong. Although he is far away from Wen Chou, their backgrounds are similar. They are not from officials and gentry, and are despised by scholars. Later, they stand out with their own military power. It can be said that Sun Jian’s growth process is of great reference significance to Wen Chou. Therefore, Wen Chou still pays great attention to Sun Jian. This can help him better adapt to this era and avoid many detours.

According to Wen Chou, Sun Jian was a county official when he was young, with a broad-minded nature and curious personality. At the age of seventeen, he became famous for killing and expelling many pirates. He successfully obtained the recruitment of the county government and was appointed as the acting lieutenant. At that time, Xu Chang, a native of Kuaiji County, raised troops in Juzhang and called himself Emperor Yangming. He and his son Xu Shao incited various counties everywhere and gathered tens of thousands of accomplices.

This gave Sun Jian a chance. It allowed Sun Jian to recruit more than a thousand brave heroes as the county Sima. He worked with the officers and soldiers of the prefectures and counties to fight and defeat the force. This year was the year when Wen Chou was born in the first year of Xiping. Governor Zang Min reported Sun Jian's contribution to the court. So, Sun Jian was appointed as the county magistrate of Yandu. At this time, Sun Jian was only seventeen years old, just like Wen Chou, who was now in troubled times.

However, in the next 112 years, Sun Jian did not get a job in his career, but was successively renamed the magistrate of Xuyi and Xiapi. Although he served as the magistrate of the three counties, he had a very high reputation wherever he went, and the officials and the people were close and obedient. However, he still did not receive any promotion. This is why Sun Jian was born as a poor scholar and was not recognized by mainstream scholars. If Wen Chou wanted to not retake Sun Jian's bumpy road, he would need to make a fame, which was what Wen Chou was doing.

Although Sun Jian was not recognized by the upper class, he won the obedience of the lower class among the three counties. When he was in office, the number of people who had interacted with him often reached hundreds or thousands. Among them were the elderly and famous people in the village, as well as the young men who were young. Sun Jian treated them like his children and relatives and friends, and did his best to receive and raise them.

If there were no changes, perhaps Sun Jian would have been the county magistrate until he was old and might have been promoted to a county magistrate, which was also the kind of subordinate magistrate who had no real power. However, God treated Sun Jian well. In the first year of Zhongping in the twelfth year of his position as a county magistrate in the local area, there was a drastic change in the world, that is, the Yellow Turban Rebellion.

This change caused the empire's powerful and powerful senior officials to undergo a major reshuffle, and many heroes took advantage of this opportunity to rise rapidly. Among them, Sun Jian was responsible for encircling and suppressing the Yellow Turban Army at that time, the General of the Chariot and Cavalry, Zhu Ye, the General of the Central Army, and Lu Zhi. It was Zhu Ye, who had a hometown relationship with Sun Jian, who asked Sun Jian to serve as the Sima of the Army. This allowed Sun Jian to participate in this major suppression event of winning fame.

At this time, Sun Jian's effect of being a county magistrate for twelve years was reflected. He recruited some soldiers in the Huai and Si areas, and the fellow villager who followed him to work in Xiapi County, and obtained a total of 1,000 elite soldiers. After that, Sun Jian led more than a thousand soldiers to fight with Zhu Jun in the south and north.

Sun Jian led his troops to attack. He was the only one who fought bravely, often taking the arrows and stones to take the lead in climbing the city walls. His troops were encouraged by this, and they would follow closely, with outstanding achievements and even captured Wancheng. Zhu Yan reported all Sun Jian's contributions and deeds to the court, and the court appointed Sun Jian as Sima of another department. At this time, Sun Jian had just entered the sight of the upper class.

Afterwards, if there was any war, I would think of Sun Jian. First, in the third year of Zhongping, the court sent Sikong Zhang Wen as the general of the fake chariot and cavalry, and attacked Bian Zhang and other riots in the west. Zhang Wen asked Sun Jian to join the military. Later, due to the conflict between Sun Jian and Dong Zhuo, the court appointed Sun Jian as a counselor. It could be regarded as having a little foothold in the political center of the empire.

Until the fourth year of Zhongping, that is, last year, the Changsha people rebelled and called themselves a general, gathering more than 10,000 people to attack the cities and towns. Perhaps because Sun Jian was a southerner, knew about military affairs and was good at attacking bravely, Sun Jian, who was appointed as the prefect of Changsha when the imperial court appointed him, went to wipe out him.

After Sun Jian arrived at the county, he selected the officials and made them govern the people. He also explained clearly: "You just treat the kind people well, handle the official documents and follow the rules. As for the thieves in the county, I will give them to me for their responsibility." He did what he said, and immediately led the soldiers and planned the strategy. In just one month, he defeated Qu Xing and the county was subdued.

At that time, the Zhou Dynasty, Guo Shi and others also revolted in Lingling and Guiyang areas, echoing Qu Xingyao. Sun Jian crossed the county boundary and went to the expedition. In this way, the three counties were pacified and orderly. The reason why they crossed the border and attacked the thieves was that they responded to the request of Lu Kang, the prefect of Lujiang.

At that time, the nephew of Lu Kang, the prefect of Lujiang, was appointed as the magistrate of Yichun County. He was attacked by enemy soldiers and sent someone to ask Sun Jian for help. At that time, the chief clerk advised Sun Jian not to cross the line to fight. However, Sun Jian was a fierce and humble man, and did not abide by the system like the scholars. He replied: "Prince, I have no morality, I only regard the conquest as a result. Crossing the line to fight is to protect the county and the country. If I were punished for this, I would be worthy of the world." So, he rectified the troops and raised troops to help. The bandits heard that Sun Jian was coming, and they fled after hearing the news.

Afterwards, the court made a rather stupid decision, which was to record Sun Jian's military achievements and confer him the title of Wucheng Hou. Why was it said that the court made a stupid decision? It was because of the story of the Han Dynasty that two thousand stones were not allowed to leave the country without an imperial edict, and it was not even possible to leave the country, let alone lead troops out of the country.

As the saying goes, "The great affairs of a country are only sacrifices and military affairs. Since ancient times, the emperor was born." However, Sun Jian led his troops out of the country without an imperial edict to conquer neighboring counties. This is a taboo in the court. However, Sun Jian not only did not blame him, but instead appointed him as a marquis. Why did he drink poison to quench his thirst? He gave up his heavy weapons. From then on, the court only had a majesty and no longer existed. This is why the court made such a stupid move. It was also helpless.

Today is in turmoil. When the court is employed, it is eager to seek knowledge about generals who can fight well. Sun Jian predicts that the court will not punish him easily. That is why he dared to make such a blatant violation of the court system. Sun Jian has set a good example for the world. No one else says it, but Wen Chou is only after learning that Sun Jian did this, and he dared to blatantly visit neighboring counties and counties, without worrying about being governed by the court.

After rescuing Lingling and Guiyang, Lu Kang asked for help, he crossed the border to save him, and naturally won the gratitude of the Lu family in Wujun represented by Lu Kang. Sun Jian also gained a firm foothold in Jiangdong, had a great say, and won the praise of the scholars in Nanzhou, making up for his biggest shortcomings and connections among scholars. This made him among the scholars, and his descendants were also children of officials.

The reason why Sun Jian's son Sun Ce was able to sit in Jiangdong in just a few years was that he dared to fight bravely, because Sun Jian accumulated a lot of connections in Jiangdong.

It can be said that Sun Jian's experience is the lesson of his Wen Chou. Whether it is his youth as an official, his youth wasted, or his events, his middle age was 2,000 stones, his strategies to win over scholars and win people's hearts, etc., it is of reference for Wen Chou, so that his family can develop better. To be continued.

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