Jiangdong's Lord, Sun Ce, was assassinated. When the news spread, all of Jiangdong was shocked. Who was Sun Ce? He was Jiangdong's Little Conqueror. Who in Jiangdong dared to make a move against him? And with the Little Conqueror's martial arts? How many soldiers would it take to assassinate him?
"Left Governor, have you heard? The Lord was assassinated! " Outside Marquis Wu's residence, many of Jiangdong's officials were gathered. With such a big thing happening in Jiangdong, no one could sit still.
"I heard, but I don't know if it's true or not. Someone actually dared to assassinate the Lord? In my Jianye City? How did Jianye City's defenses let the enemy in? Why didn't the garrison notice such a huge commotion? This is a dereliction of duty. We should immediately send people to investigate. "The man called Governor Zuo said with a hint of anger.
"Left Governor, the Lord was not assassinated in Jianye City, but outside of Jianye City." Someone said to the Left Governor. "I heard that the Lord went hunting, which gave the thief a chance."
"Milord, if you go hunting at this time, Jiangdong will be exhausted. We need to clean up the mess and clear up the universe." The Left Governor was an old antique. He had been in Jiangdong for a long time. Because of his reputation, he was able to become the governor of a prefecture.
"Milord, you're just going to relax," said a middle-aged man. This man was over eight feet tall. Despite his height, he was not a general, but a civil official. He wore the clothes of a scholar and had a righteous look on his face. He looked a bit like a mature version of a person.
As mentioned before, the Left Governor was an old pedant who was extremely stubborn. How could such an old man allow someone to interrupt him and even refute him? Although the middle-aged scholar did it unintentionally, a stubborn person like him wouldn't care so much about it.
"Oh, this old man was wondering who it was. So it was Mister Zhuge. Mister Zhuge is still in Jiangdong? Why did you not cross the river?" The Left Governor's words were full of sarcasm.
"You!" The middle-aged scholar was at a loss for words.
"That's right, Zhuge Sima. Jiangdong can only give Zhuge Sima the position of Sima. It's different on the north bank of the Yangtze River. At the very least, it's the position of Prefect."
"You! Hmph, I, Zhuge Ziyu, have my own integrity. There's no need for you to say anything. With the lord around, I, Zhuge Ziyu, will definitely not be disloyal. " This person was Zhuge Jin. The reason why Governor Zuo and the others used the north bank of the Yangtze River to bully him was because he had a close relationship with Zhuge Jin. Zhuge Jin was Zhuge Liang's elder brother. Zhuge Liang had sent the Yangtze River Navy to the bottom of the river to feed the turtles. This achievement made Zhuge Jin extremely embarrassed. He, Zhuge Jin, is a subject of Jiangdong. He also took a fancy to Sun Ce, the Lord of Jiangdong. But now, his younger brother destroyed most of Jiangdong's foundation. This is a slap to his face.
Therefore, Zhuge Jin was in an awkward position in Jiangdong. You can say that you hate Zhuge Liang, but if you curse Zhuge Liang with a group of colleagues in Jiangdong, it would be the same as cursing yourself.
If you say that you don't want to work with your colleagues in Jiangdong, then you would be living off one person. After all, his boss was Sun Ce of Jiangdong and he was receiving a salary from Sun Ce. That's why Zhuge Jin did not speak much and did not participate. This time, he accidentally opened his mouth and was caught by Governor Zuo.
"Oh, so you mean that if the lord is not around, you will sentence me to death? Good, good, I'm afraid that this attack on the lord has something to do with you, Zhuge Jin. You can't wait for the lord to die so that you can go to Jiangbei! " Well, well, this time, Sun Ce was involved in the attack. Zhuge Jin was really wronged.
"I, I, you, you two!" Zhuge Jin was a simple and honest person who was good at practical things. She was really not good at things like quarreling. After being pushed around by these two people, she didn't know what to say.
"That's enough! Everyone, stop talking. " Another person on the side spoke up. He looked at the crowd with a gloomy face and said.
"Who do you think you are, Gu Yong?" The people on the side of Governor Zuo thought that someone was stopping them because they started reprimanding. They then saw that it was Gu Yong. Gu Yong was only the current Deputy Governor of Jianye.
"Hmph, I, Gu Yong, am nothing. However, the lord's life and death is unknown and you are making a ruckus in front of the lord's residence. If the lord finds out, let's see which one of you will have an advantage," Gu Yong said to both sides.
After that, both sides stopped talking. Indeed, there had been no news of the lord, Sun Ce. This made people worried. If there was an internal conflict, it would end with both sides being punished. That's why everyone stopped talking.
After a long time, some people could not bear it anymore. They stopped making a ruckus and asked the person with the highest position, "This silence is unbearable.
"Envoy Zhang, what happened to the lord? Who is the assassin? "
Envoy Zhang was naturally the head of the civil officials in Jiangdong, Zhang Zhao, Zhang Zibu.
Zhang Zhao's face was solemn. He looked at the people below and said, "None of the soldiers the lord brought out returned. The lord's body is also covered in blood." Zhang Zhao was the head of Jiangdong's civil officials as well as the head of Jiangdong's nobles. Naturally, he knew more than the others. When Sun Ce and the others left Jianye city, Zhang Zhao's people had already informed Zhang Zhao. Zhang Zhao did not see Sun Ce in the carriage. The carriage was moving very slowly. It was said that someone was seriously injured and Sun Ce's soldiers did not return.
"What! Who could be so cruel as to injure Milord? Our Milord's martial arts skills have reached the acme of perfection! "
Although Zhang Zhao's face was solemn, he was thinking carefully. He was a little angry that this group of bandits could sneak into Jiangdong without anyone noticing. They even knew about the lord, Sun Ce's actions. What would happen to the rest of them?
But at the same time, Zhang Zhao was a little happy. Zhou Yu asked them to take out the money. If the lord was in trouble, Zhou Yu would not make things difficult for them. Moreover, if the lord really died, then the successor should be the second young master.
With the second young master's attitude towards the landowning households, the landowning households of Jiangdong should be grateful.
Sun Ce did not trust the landowning households. Although he gave them preferential treatment, he still did not trust them. Therefore, his subordinates were basically poor. Although there were a lot of landowning households, they did not occupy important positions. For example, Gu Yong and Bu Lu were all poor people. Even Zhuge Jin was a landowning household, but she was not part of Jiangdong's landowning household.
If Sun Quan became the sovereign, then he would naturally use the landowning households of Jiangdong. This was because he needed the support of the landowning households of Jiangdong. At the same time, he also needed to remove the image of his eldest brother.
However, Zhang Zhao was a little hesitant. If Sun Ce died and Sun Quan ascended the throne, then Zhang Zhao was afraid that he would not be able to maintain his current position. One must know that Zhang Zhao was now the head of the civil officials of Jiangdong.
The Zhang family was not the only landowning household that Sun Quan had a good relationship with. If there were other landowning households that Sun Quan considered, then the Zhang family would be annoyed.
While Zhang Zhao was still hesitating, a voice suddenly came from the other side. "Coming, coming, coming!" “
"Coming?" What's coming? Zhang Zhao was very puzzled and raised his head. But when he raised his head, he stared at the person.
This was because Zhang Zhao was very clear about who the person was. He rubbed his eyes to make sure that he was not mistaken.
That's right, the person who came out was none other than the master of Jiangdong, Sun Ce, Bofu Sun.
"Are you very shocked?" Sun Ce came out from the backyard and looked at the people below. His eyes were cold.
"This subject doesn't dare." Zhang Zhao lowered his head.
"What's there to be afraid of? Look at me. You are all very disappointed, right? I did not die in the jungle. You are very unhappy because the person you wanted to ascend the throne did not ascend the throne. You are very disappointed, right? " Sun Ce showed a strong killing intent towards the landowning households of Jiangdong for the first time. Although the landowning households of Jiangdong were not the mastermind, they were not good people. He believed that the arrival of Cao Cao's messenger was known by some of the landowning households, especially Zhang Zhao. He was the head of the Zhang family and the head of the landowning households of Jiangdong. How could he not know if Sun Ce sent someone?
At least there were some clues. But Zhang Zhao did not say anything, which led to Sun Ce's death.
"Get up!" Sun Ce waved his hand to the people below.
"Although I did not die, I was attacked. If Gong Jin did not push me, the one lying on the bed today would be me, Sun Ce, Bofu Sun." Sun Ce's sharp eyes swept over the crowd.
"What? The Governor is injured? Is it serious? " Everyone was shocked. Zhou Yu was injured. Zhou Yu's position in Jiangdong was second only to Sun Ce. When Sun Ce was not there, Zhou Yu was the one in command. Even the military pension was paid by Zhou Yu. This was something to buy people's hearts. If Zhou Yu was disloyal, then Sun Ce would be finished.
But now Zhou Yu was injured.
"Serious? Gongjin is already lying on the bed, tell me if it is serious or not. "Sun Ce almost used a roaring voice to shout at the crowd.
At this time, everyone understood Sun Ce's anger. Zhou Yu was Sun Ce's confidant and also Sun Ce's right-hand man. Zhou Yu was seriously injured. How could Sun Ce not be anxious?
"Who is this murderer? What kind of traitor is he? He must be severely punished."
"That's right, we must tear this traitor to shreds."
"Cut him into pieces? Good, that's what you said." Sun Ce said sternly to the crowd. "I will tell you who this rebel is. One of them is Xu Gong!"
"Xu Gong?" Jiangdong's civil and military officials were in an uproar.
"It's actually Xu Gong? How is that possible? "
"It can't be. Is this Xu Gong the original Xu Gong?" Some people who knew Xu Gong were shocked.
But some people did not know who Xu Gong was. One of them was Zhuge Jin. Because Zhuge Jin was a newcomer to Jiangdong, she did not know who Xu Gong was.
"This Xu Gong was originally the head of the Xu Family. He was also a governor of Jiangdong." Someone explained to Zhuge Jin.
"Milord, isn't this Xu Gong dead?" Gu Yong walked out and asked Sun Ce. The case of Xu Gong was known to all of Jiangdong's nobles. Xu Gong wanted to collude with Cao Cao and support Sun Ce to take over Jiangdong when Jiangdong was unstable.
If that happened, Jiangdong would be finished. How could Sun Ce let such a thing happen? That's why Xu Gong's family was taken down.
"Xu Gong is dead? Then what did I, Sun Ce, see? Was it a ghost? "Sun Ce snapped.
"This, this, Xu Gong's case …" Someone turned to the Jiangdong nobles because they were responsible for investigating Xu Gong's case. They needed to verify Xu Gong's identity in order to kill him. They were afraid that these nobles might have stand-ins. These stand-ins would die in their place.
During the Warring States Period, there were stand-in emperors.
"Plop, Plop!" Suddenly, two Jiangdong nobles knelt down. "Milord, please spare my life!" Xu Gong's case was handled by these Jiangdong nobles. Among them were the Zhao Family and the Cao Family.
"Spare your life? A person like Xu Gong actually let you guys escape? Good, good! " Sun Ce sneered. If it weren't for these people's negligence, how could today's situation happen? How could Gong Jin be seriously injured and unconscious? Sun Ce's killing intent soared. "Men, arrest Cao Ying and Zhao Kai for me and put them in prison. Then send people to the Zhao and Cao Clans to arrest them." Sun Ce was really angry.
"Milord, please spare our lives." The two Jiangdong nobles begged for mercy. "We just neglected our duties, neglected our duties!" “
Zhang Zhao glanced at them and stood up. "Milord, Cao Ying and Zhao Kai only made a small mistake. Is there a need to exterminate their families?"
"Small mistake? Good, good. Then I will ask Mister Zi Fang what a big mistake is. Who is Xu Gong? How could they let such a serious criminal escape? Is this a small mistake? Gu Yong, you tell Mr. Zi Fang what punishment he deserves! "Sun Ce angrily said to Zhang Zhao without any trace of politeness.
"Milord, Mister Zi Fang, releasing a serious criminal is a serious crime. He should be punished the same as the criminal." Gu Yong was in charge of Jiangdong's criminal law.
"Ah ah ah ah!" The Cao and Zhao Family's heads were scared out of their wits. Being punished the same as Xu Gong meant exterminating their families. They couldn't bear it. Zhang Zhao also had no other choice.
"When you let Xu Gong go, why didn't you spare his life?" Sun Ce was determined to kill a few Jiangdong nobles.
"Milord, please spare our lives. It wasn't us who let Xu Gong go. It was that, it was that." The Cao Family's head couldn't take it anymore and shouted.
"Cao Ying, do you want to die? You dare to say it? That!" Zhao Kai still had some consciousness.
"Zhao Kai, do I want to die? I will only say it if I want to die. If I don't say it, my family will be exterminated. If you don't say it, I will! " Cao Ying shouted loudly. Zhao Kai also remembered that if he said it, he might lose his life. But it was better than having his family exterminated.
"My Lord, my Lord, it wasn't that we didn't want to kill Xu Gong back then. It was that, it was that second young master. It was second young master who didn't allow us to kill him. Second young master said that Xu Gong was of great use to you, my Lord. Therefore, second young master casually found a death row prisoner to replace Xu Gong." Cao Ying spilled everything out.
Great! This Xu Gong wasn't a substitute he found. It was someone else who wanted to save his life.
Xu Gong's life was almost a few years ago. A few years ago, Sun Quan wanted to save Xu Gong's life. It was all for today.
"Shut up! How could Second Young Master do this! " Zhang Zhao said sternly to the two men.
The two men directly revealed Sun Quan. Zhang Zhao didn't know that Sun Quan had been exposed. He thought that Sun Quan found someone to replace him to assassinate Sun Ce. This person was Xu Gong. Although Xu Gong didn't succeed, as long as Sun Quan didn't expose himself, nothing would happen.
But these two cowards actually dared to talk about Sun Quan. Weren't they looking for trouble? If they didn't say it, Sun Quan and Zhang Zhao could still help them escape. Now that they said it, everyone was finished.
"Why did you ask them to shut up? Mister Zi Fang, this is my mansion. This is my Jiangdong. You are meddling too much. " Sun Ce slammed the table and said to Zhang Zhao.
"Milord, Milord, Second Young Master and Milord are brothers. How can brothers kill each other? These two thieves must be in cahoots with Xu Gong. Who knows, these two people might have joined Xu Gong's group and attempted to assassinate the Lord. My Lord, please investigate thoroughly. " These two people were courting death. They dared to accuse Second Young Master. Zhang Zhao didn't need to protect them. It was better to just trample them to death. Dead people couldn't speak. At that time, Second Young Master was stunned. If it was him, Zhang Zhao would make Cao Family and Zhao Family disappear slowly from Jiangdong.
"Mister Zi Fang, you are speaking up for my second brother. Your conscience is commendable." Sun Ce looked at Zhang Zhao with a smile.
"Milord, Second Young Master must be loyal to Milord."
"Men, drag Cao Ying and Zhao Kai out and kill them on the spot. Leave no one from Cao Family and Zhao Family alive." Sun Ce issued a kill order.
"Milord, please spare us. We are innocent. It's Second Young Master, Second Young Master!" Cao Ying and Zhao Kai shouted, but no matter how much they tried, they couldn't escape the fate of being killed.
Zhang Zhao sighed in relief. It was good that Cao Ying and Zhao Kai were killed. After they were killed, no one spoke again.
"Milord, where is Xu Gong? He should have been killed along with Cao Ying and Zhao Kai!" Zhang Zhao wanted to kill Xu Gong to prevent him from starting to accuse others.
"There is no need for Mister Zi Fang to worry about Xu Gong. Our Milord has already dismembered him. The Xu Family's ancestral grave has also been dug out," Lu Meng said.
Dug out the ancestral grave? This was truly a death without a burial ground.
"Alright, we have already executed Xu Gong's accomplice. Now, let us deal with the other thief!" Sun Ce said to everyone.
"There is another thief?" One Xu Gong was enough. He had implicated two Jiangdong landowning households and had their properties confiscated. If there was another one, everyone began to feel a little uneasy.
"Come out!" Sun Ce shouted to the people in the backyard.
"Pa Pa Pa Pa!" A very outstanding looking man walked out from the backyard. He had iron chains on his body. As he walked on the ground, the chains collided with each other and made a striking sound.
"This, this, this!" Zhang Zhao's eyes were about to burst because the person who walked out had blue eyes and purple hair. He had a wide head and big ears. He had a very noble aura. However, this aura was completely destroyed by the chains on his body.
"Second … Second Young Master!" Zhang Zhao's throat was almost stuttering. This person was none other than the noble of Jiangdong. Wasn't he the younger brother of the Lord of Jiangdong, Sun Quan, Sun Zhongmou?
"Milord, isn't this the Second Young Master?" Some people didn't understand. Could the Lord have made a mistake? Why would he tie up his younger brother with iron chains?
"Is this the Second Young Master? Could it be that you have mistaken him for someone else? Why would the Lord tie up his own brother? "Some people didn't believe it and asked doubtfully. Because the person who came had disheveled hair, they couldn't see his face at all.
"This is the Second Young Master," Gu Yong said with certainty. Gu Yong didn't understand. He and Sun Quan had worked together for a long time. When they were young, they learned from Cai Yong. When they were young, they became the Mayor of Hefei. Later, they became the Mayor of Lou, Qu A, and Shangyu County. Sun Quan understood the Governor of Ji. When he was not in the county, he made Gu Yong the Prime Minister. He was responsible for the Governor's affairs, suppressing bandits and stabilizing the county.
At that time, Sun Quan was the Governor of Kuaiji County and Gu Yong was Sun Quan's deputy. These two worked together for a long time. How could Gu Yong make a mistake?
"Milord, what's going on?" Everyone's eyes looked at Sun Ce, hoping that their lord can give them an explanation.
"You did not make a mistake. This is your second son, my younger brother, Sun Quan, Sun Bofu!" Sun Ce looked at his younger brother who had long hair and was shackled with a complex expression.
He really didn't expect that the person who wanted to kill him was his own younger brother, the younger brother that he raised himself. Sun Ce really wanted this to be a misunderstanding, a perfect misunderstanding. But after seeing Sun Quan's appearance in the forest, Sun Ce completely gave up on this idea.
This was what led to the current situation.
"Sun Quan, come. Tell everyone how you feel!" Sun Ce said to Sun Quan.
"Despicable person, you don't keep your word!" Sun Quan stared at his elder brother and said.
"Haha, haha!" Sun Ce suddenly laughed. "I don't keep my word? I'm a despicable person? Even if I am, I can't do something like killing my brother and usurping the throne. " Originally, Sun Ce really wanted to give up and leave the throne to Sun Quan. He was prepared to accompany his wife and mother in his Marquis Wu Mansion. However, who would have thought that Zhou Yu was injured by Xu Gong. Although Xu Gong had been torn into pieces, Zhou Yu was seriously injured and couldn't recover. Before Zhou Yu fainted, he told Sun Ce that Sun Ce couldn't pass the throne to Sun Quan. Therefore, Sun Ce went back on his word.
"Milord, could there be a misunderstanding?" Zhang Zhao on the other side said.
"Shut up!" Sun Ce shouted at Zhang Zhao. "Zhang Zhao, I haven't looked for you yet, and you're already making excuses for Sun Quan. Are you my subject or his?" Sun Ce said to Zhang Zhao. He walked towards Zhang Zhao step by step.
"I, I, I am naturally Milord's subject." Zhang Zhao was forced to step back by Sun Ce's sharp gaze and almost fell to the ground.
"I, Sun Ce's subject? Hahaha, I really don't dare to let Mister Zi Fang be my subject! I, Sun Ce, want to send out troops and want money and food. Mister Zhang Zhao repeatedly advised me not to go all out on the military and to rest. " Sun Ce walked beside Zhang Zhao. "But when my second brother sent out troops to Linhuai, Mister Zhang Zhao became very busy." Sun Ce could only give Sun Quan troops but not money and food. Although Zhang Zhao was unmoved on the surface, without Zhang Zhao's agreement, the Jiangdong nobles wouldn't have given Sun Quan so much food and fodder. Zhang Zhao himself gave Sun Quan 5000 gold. In addition, he gave Sun Ce even more.
It was really difficult for Sun Ce to get 5000 gold. Zhou Yu even threatened to use a knife to force them to hand it over.
"Isn't it the same as giving it to Milord?" Zhang Zhao took another step back. He wiped the cold sweat on his forehead and said to Sun Ce. In fact, Zhang Zhao was a merchant. However, he was different from Mi Zhu and the others. Mi Zhu was a merchant while Zhang Zhao was a merchant who bought and sold countries.
He supported Sun Ce in the beginning because he saw that Sun Ce was brave and could pacify the chaotic Jiangdong. Therefore, he spared no effort to help Sun Ce. Sure enough, Sun Ce pacified Jiangdong and Zhang Zhao's efforts were rewarded. He slowly integrated into the Jiangdong nobles' circle and became their leader.
But slowly, Zhang Zhao found that although Sun Ce was brave, he was not resourceful. Although Zhou Yu gave him a plan, Sun Ce did not understand the ways of the world. People said that the nobles ruled the world. Most of the wealth in the world was in the hands of the nobles. Only with the support of the nobles could one compete for hegemony.
However, Sun Ce did not use them. Firstly, he used poor people like Gu Yong and Bu Lu. Secondly, Lu Meng and the others were also poor people. These people were loyal to Sun Ce. Therefore, Sun Ce dared to use them.
Sun Ce was such a person. If you were good to him, he would be good to you. These poor people were loyal to Sun Ce. Naturally, Sun Ce was willing to use them. On the other hand, the nobles only wanted to maximize their family's benefits. After Jiangdong was conquered by Sun Ce, Jiangdong belonged to the Sun family. If you want to maximize your family's benefits, you would be robbing the Sun family. Therefore, Sun Ce would not be polite to a thief who came to his house to rob.
If the other nobles did not use the nobles, then the nobles would not give them any money or food. However, Sun Ce was not afraid. He would directly take a sword to the nobles and kill them if they did not give him any money. In addition to Sun Ce's first, second, and third expeditions to Jingzhou were all victorious. This made the nobles of Jiangdong not dare to say anything. Although the benefits were not big, there were still benefits to be had. Everyone was willing to make do with it.
However, the second son, Sun Quan, appeared. This person was completely different from his elder brother. His elder brother looked down on the nobles and used force to deal with them. However, Sun Quan was very soft towards the nobles. He gave his own benefits to the nobles and wantonly used the nobles to open the door for the nobles in the Imperial Auditing Army.
Maybe this Sun Quan was just doing what the ordinary nobles of the Central Plains would do. However, this made the nobles have a different idea. Sun Ce was good at conquering the world, but he did not have to be the one to rule the world. In the matter of Xu Gong assassinating Sun Ce, although Zhang Zhao was not fully involved, he knew about it and did not report it. Even if he saw it, he turned a blind eye to it. This was very hateful.
"Haha, Mister Zi Fang is really eloquent." Sun Ce looked at Zhang Zhao with a sneer. Zhang Zhao could only smile awkwardly.
"Mister Zi Fang, I, Sun Ce, have always felt that Mister Zi Fang's position in Jiangdong is a waste of talent. There was no opportunity before, but this time, there is an opportunity. Tomorrow, I will write a letter to the Han Emperor of Xudu to let Mister Zi Fang accompany the Emperor." Sun Ce said to Zhang Zhao.
"What!" Zhang Zhao was stunned. He did not expect Sun Ce to make a move on him. One must know that he was the head of the Zhang family. Sun Ce made a move on him. Was he digging his own grave? If it was before, Sun Ce's army was in his hands, then Zhang Zhao might not be able to resist. But now, the Zhang family did not need to resist too much. As long as they did not give Sun Ce money, then Sun Ce's Jiangdong would be finished. One must know that they did not even have enough compensation.
"What's wrong? Is Mister not willing?" Sun Ce looked at Zhang Zhao coldly.
"Milord, I, I …" Zhang Zhao did not know what to say. In the past, he had thousands of words to say. In the past, he thought that he was in control of the situation. Even this time, when Sun Quan dealt with Sun Ce, he was indifferent. If Sun Quan succeeded, then his status would naturally rise. Sun Quan would naturally rely on him. If Sun Quan lost, then Sun Ce would not do anything to him.
But he did not expect that Sun Ce would directly play a hard game with him.
"Where is Zhuge Jin?" Sun Ce shouted to the crowd of Jiangdong's civil and military officials.
"Your subject, your subject is here!" Zhuge Jin had been watching the show from the side. This matter originally had nothing to do with him. At the beginning, the remnants of Jiangdong were preparing to fight back against the Lord of Jiangdong, Sun Ce. Now, it had turned into a fight between brothers. Whether it was Sun Ce or Sun Quan who won, there was no difference. Zhuge Jin did not speak because this matter had nothing to do with him. He did not participate in Sun Ce and Sun Quan, so he was indifferent. But he did not expect that Sun Ce would suddenly call him out.
"Zhuge Jin, you have been in Jiangdong for a long time!" Sun Ce looked at Zhuge Jin and asked. Looking at Zhuge Jin, Sun Ce could not help but feel absent-minded. It was as if he was looking at the man with the feather fan. That man was talking and laughing. He casually sent 70,000 soldiers to the bottom of the Yangtze River. Thinking about this, Sun Ce could not help but bitterly smile. He could not help but sigh. How good would it be if Zhuge Jin was his younger brother Zhuge Liang?
"Replying to Milord, your subject has been in Jiangdong for a year and three months." Although Zhuge Jin did not understand why Sun Ce asked him, he still lowered his head and replied.
"A year and three months ah! How is it? Are you familiar with Jiangdong? How is it compared to Jingzhou? "Sun Ce asked as if he was a lord concerned about his subordinates.
"It is okay. Jiangdong and Jingzhou are not much different apart from Jiangdong being a bit hotter. They are both by the riverside. " Zhuge Jin said to Sun Ce. Zhuge Jin was very satisfied with Jiangdong. Whether it was Jingzhou or Jiangdong, they were both south of the Yangtze River. Zhuge Jin said to Sun Ce. Zhuge Jin was very satisfied with Jiangdong. Whether it was Jingzhou or Jiangdong, they were both south of the Yangtze River.
"Get used to it! Zhuge Jin, you have been in Jiangdong for a long time. Being in the position of Governor is a waste of talent. "Sun Ce said to Zhuge Jin.
"Ah!" Zhuge Jin was stunned. He had not been in Jiangdong for a long time and the position of Governor was not small. It was equivalent to a provincial official. Even the governor of a prefecture was at his level. It was precisely because Zhuge Jin had joined Jiangdong and was assigned an important position that Zhuge Jin was so loyal to Sun Ce.
"I still lack an envoy in Jianye City. Zhuge Jin, if you do not have any objections, you can come to my side and be my envoy." Sun Ce said to Zhuge Jin.
This sentence stunned everyone. Jiangdong's envoy? Jiangdong's envoy was different from the other envoys.
Other envoys, such as Yang Hong, were officials in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. They were only responsible for the coordination of the departments. If the foreign affairs department was ordinary, it would be a good position. If there were not many people in the foreign affairs department, then it would just be an idle position.
On the other hand, Jiangdong was different. Jiangdong was composed of Jiao Province and Yangzhou Province. One could say that Jiangdong was a province, but it was not the same. Both Jiao Province and Yangzhou Province were not part of Jiangdong.
Although it was not a province, it was bigger than a province. Therefore, Jiangdong was very embarrassed. In the end, he could not call himself Jiangdong Mu. He could only call himself Marquis Wu. He was the ruler of Jiangdong. Therefore, the position of Deputy Civil Servant was originally meant for someone else. In the end, he could only become the Growth Envoy.
Therefore, the envoy of Jiangdong was equivalent to the leader of a province, who was above the civil officials of a province.
Zhuge Jin had reached the heavens in a single bound. If he became the head of the civil officials, then he would have a lot of influence.
But there was a big problem. Jiangdong's envoy already had someone.
"Milord, the position of the envoy is not Zhang, Zhang Daren!" A civil official came out and carefully said to Sun Ce. He originally wanted to call him Zhang Chang Shi, but the ancients called him Zhang Chang Shi to show respect. But he still called him Zhang Daren.
"Zhang Daren? Haha, your Zhang Daren is going to Xu Du to accompany the Emperor of Han. This insignificant position of envoy will naturally be given up. Mister Zi Fang, am I right? "Sun Ce narrowed his eyes and looked at Zhang Zhao.
"Milord, Wu Hou's recommendation, Zhang Zhao is very grateful." Zhang Zhao had always called Sun Ce Milord.
"Well, Mister Zi Fang, you must be tired. Go back and rest. In a few days, you will be going to Xu Du. Men, send Mister Zi Fang back to rest." Sun Ce ordered Zhang Zhao to leave.
"Yes!" Soon, a soldier came forward.
Zhang Zhao wanted to say something, but two soldiers came in and said, "Milord, Cao Ying and Zhao Kai have been beheaded. Their heads are here." Two heads that were still stained with blood were placed in the meeting hall. Cao Ying and Zhao Kai's faces were filled with fear and pain. They were so lifelike that it made one's heart tremble.
Zhang Zhao looked at the two heads and knew that there was no way out.
"Zhang Zhao, Gao, farewell!" Zhang Zhao looked at Sun Ce and sighed. He cupped his fist and left with the two soldiers. He wanted to be an old man and wanted the Zhang family to be the strongest in Jiangdong. However, he was too greedy and served two masters. In the end, he did not have a good ending.
"Zhuge Jin, what's wrong? Are you not willing to take the position of the envoy? Or are you saying that my Jiangdong Temple is too small to keep Mister Zhuge? " To be honest, Sun Ce had a lot of complaints about the title of Mister Zhuge. Who asked Zhuge Liang to use one move to defeat Zhuge Liang?
"Minister Zhuge Jin, thank Milord for the gift!" Zhuge Jin knelt down and accepted Sun Ce's appointment.
Sun Ce nodded. The others looked at Zhuge Jin with envy. This Zhuge Jin was really lucky to be able to get Milord's appreciation. Zhuge Jin was about to return to his original position, but he was stopped by Sun Ce.
"No need to return. You are the head of the civil officials. You should stand in the front row."
"Ah ah ah!" Zhuge Jin was nervous and excited. He was already a middle-aged man. He thought that he was capable and talented, but he did not expect to be the head of the civil officials. However, despite his nervousness, Zhuge Jin still walked to the front and stood in the position of the head of the civil officials.
"As for Zhuge Jin's position, come, Gu Yong's position will be handed over to you!" Sun Ce arranged several positions in a row. Basically, those who were removed were nobles and people related to Sun Ce. Even Gu Yong was unlucky. He was demoted from Jianye's deputy to a county magistrate. These were all Sun Ce's efforts to clean up the officialdom in Jiangdong.
"Come, tell me. How should we deal with Sun Quan, Sun Zhongmou?" Sun Ce threw out the biggest question.
It was originally very simple. After all, he was a bandit who assassinated Milord and seriously injured Zhou Yu. According to reason, he should be beheaded in public. However, none of the civil officials dared to speak. This was because the bandit's name was Sun Quan. He was Milord Sun Ce's younger brother.
The scene suddenly became silent. After a long time, Sun Quan broke the silence.
"If you want to kill me, do whatever you want. Sun Ce, Bofu Sun, when did you become so indecisive?" Sun Quan said sarcastically to Sun Ce. "When you killed Xu Gong, didn't you have a lot of fun? Why don't you use the same way you killed Xu Gong to kill me? Cut me into a thousand pieces. Haha, Lu Meng, don't let me down." Sun Quan loudly laughed at Sun Ce.
"Sun Zhongmou, do you really think I won't kill you?" Sun Ce also became cold. He stared at Sun Quan with killing intent. If it was before, Sun Ce indeed wouldn't kill Sun Quan. That was because Sun Quan was Sun Ce's younger brother. Sun Quan had already lost his father. Sun Ce was both an elder brother and a father.
However, everything changed after Xu Gong seriously injured Zhou Yu. Sun Ce's friendship with Zhou Yu was deeper than his friendship with Sun Quan. The one who caused Zhou Yu to be seriously injured and unconscious was Sun Quan.
"Kill, why not kill? The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. This is your right, Sun Ce. I just hate that idiot Xu Gong for not killing you and letting you escape. I only hate that idiot for being discovered by Zhou Yu's people. I only hate that I didn't have the heart to kill you at that time. Otherwise, the one kneeling down now would be you, Bofu Sun! "Sun Quan shouted at Sun Ce with a ferocious face.
"You are still not convinced! You are still stubborn. "Sun Ce stared at Sun Quan and said.
"I am not convinced. Of course, I am not convinced. If it weren't for that dog Zhou Yu, you would have been dead. If it weren't for that dog Zhou Yu, Jiangdong would be mine. "Sun Quan laughed wildly at Sun Ce.
"Shut up!" Sun Ce was finally angry and directly waved his hand. "Pa!" A loud sound echoed in the hall.
Sun Ce's slap landed on Sun Quan's face. This slap was not easy because Sun Ce was a warrior at the peak of Spirit Refinement realm. Although he used his bare hands to slap Sun Quan, Sun Quan's face quickly became red and swollen.
"Cough, cough, cough!" Sun Quan coughed. Every time he coughed, he spat out a mouthful of blood and his teeth fell out. "You hit me, you hit me?" Sun Quan looked at Sun Ce and said.
"Zhongmou, you!" Seeing his second brother vomiting blood, Sun Ce's heart suddenly clenched. He was still reluctant. Sun Ce did not have a son and his younger brother was raised by him. It can be said that Sun Ce was sincere to Sun Quan.
But in the end, Sun Ce still hardened his heart because he still had a younger brother in the backyard. That younger brother even sacrificed his own home for Jiangdong. But this younger brother was seriously injured because of this younger brother in front of him. So Sun Ce hardened his heart again.
"You are not convinced. I know you are not convinced! You will think that such a good opportunity, why didn't you, Sun Ce, die? You will think that if it weren't for Zhou Yu, Sun Ce would have already been killed. Good, good, Sun Quan, I didn't want to say it. Since you are still stubborn, then I will be honest with you. I want you to know why you died. "Sun Ce said to Sun Quan sternly.
Sun Quan snorted disdainfully.
"Let me tell you, Sun Quan. You thought that your plan was flawless. You thought that no one knew that you were hiding Cao Cao's messenger. You thought that no one would expect you to form an alliance with Jingzhou. Then let me tell you, you were wrong. You were wrong from the beginning. You were wrong beyond belief!" Sun Ce said coldly.
"You know, before you took action, I got the news that you wanted to assassinate me." Sun Ce continued to speak to Sun Quan.
"You knew? Hehe, what a joke. If you knew, that … Zhou Yu wouldn't have become like this! " Sun Quan originally wanted to call Zhou Yu a dog, but when he saw Sun Ce's eyes become sharp again, he suddenly stopped.
"I didn't expect it. I really didn't expect that Gong Jin would appear. I didn't expect that Xu Gong would end up like that." Sun Ce's face became bitter. If he had killed Xu Gong at the beginning, would such a scene have happened? If he hadn't been disheartened, Zhou Yu wouldn't have become like this.
"I know you don't believe me. Just half a month ago, someone sent me a letter!"
"Who sent you a letter? What a joke. Half a month ago, I didn't want to kill you, my good brother." Sun Quan still didn't believe it.
"Do you have to say it?" Looking at Sun Quan's determined look, Sun Ce could only say, "It was sent from the north bank of the Yangtze River." “
North bank of the Yangtze River? Yangzhou? The King Of Shu, Liu Mang? " Sun Quan didn't believe it. The King Of Shu, Liu Mang, was the enemy of Jiangdong. Why would he tell Sun Ce that someone wanted to assassinate him? He can't wait for Sun Ce to die.
"Enemy? Hehe, you think too highly of your brother. Is Jiangdong still qualified to be my enemy? " Sun Ce smiled bitterly. Jiangdong had lost all its elites and had no money to expand its army. It could be said that it was a pool of stagnant water. How could it be qualified to be Yangzhou's enemy?
"You want to ally with Jingzhou. With Jingzhou's money, Jiangdong's soldiers can indeed compete with Yangzhou. However, Zhongmou, you lost because you wanted to ally with Jingzhou." Sun Ce continued to speak. If Cao Cao didn't want to ally with Jingzhou to fight against Yangzhou, Liu Mang wouldn't have thought that Jiangdong was not peaceful. This was because Jiangdong's Little Conqueror, Sun Ce really cared about his reputation. You asked him to ally with his father's murderer and he even followed the orders of his father's murderer. What would Sun Ce do? Obviously, he wouldn't do it.
If he wanted to ally with Jingzhou, then he would have to change the master. Therefore, Cao Cao naturally chose Sun Quan as the schemer. Guo Jia had planned to choose Sun Quan a long time ago. Otherwise, he wouldn't have left Xu Gong. Liu Mang could see that one of the reasons was because Liu Mang had read history. He knew that the Sun family's second brother was restless. This person was ambitious, but there was an elder brother in front of him. If he wanted to shine, he would have to get rid of his elder brother.
In addition, in history, Sun Ce died in the hands of a hanger-on called Xu Gong. Also, Sun Quan's good friend Lu Su was also in Yangzhou. Liu Mang immediately came to a conclusion. That is, Jiangdong is going to change and the person who will change is Sun Quan. That is why Liu Mang sent a messenger to Sun Ce to deliver a letter to Sun Ce.
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