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Chapter 368

November, Jiangdong, Wujun, Wuxian.

Jiangdong, which has entered the middle of winter, has become increasingly cold.

Sun Quan heard that Liu Jing captured Wuling a few months ago, unified Jingnan, and once again defeated Cai Mao on the water, and immediately moved his mind, and immediately held a banquet for Jiangdong Wenwu.

Sun Quan is now in his weaker years, he has inherited his father Sun Jian's good genes, he was born with a great appearance, Fang Yi big mouth, eyes like bright stars, energetic and energetic, and his appearance is very outstanding.

Although Sun Quan was young, he was very fond of wine, every time he held a banquet, he never returned home without being drunk, and today's banquet was the same as in the past, toasting frequently, and even got up to give orders to drink with the group.

Not long after, Sun Quan walked up to a handsome young man with a crown of swords and leather shoes, held a cup and invited him to drink: "Zijing, please drink up."

"Promise." Lu Su was already a little drunk, and he drank the wine in the cup boldly, and took the opportunity to say: "General, Jingzhou is adjacent to Jiangdong, and it can go directly to the Central Plains from the north along the river. Blocking the mountain mausoleum is as strong as a golden city, fertile and fertile for thousands of miles, and the scholars and people are prosperous, if it is owned by it, this is the capital of the emperor."

When Sun Quan heard the word "Emperor's Capital", he was stunned for a moment, which reminded him of the "Couch on the Couch" presented by Lu Su last year when he just came to vote. "Temporarily" stand on the east of the Yangtze River to watch the world's wars." Then paved the way for Sun Quan's future, that is, "eliminate Huang Zu, attack Liu Biao, go to the end of the Yangtze River, and establish the title of emperor to map the world."

At that time, Sun Quan was only 19 years old. Not long ago, he was embezzling public funds privately, and letting his subordinates make false accounts to deceive superiors and subordinates to spend their days together. Unexpectedly, his elder brother was out hunting and was assassinated to death.

Sun Quan was young and lacked dignity, and he led Jiangdong. Not only did Li Shu, the prefect of Lujiang, refuse to accept it, but even his own brother, uncle Sun Jing's eldest son, Sun Hao, also harbored dissatisfaction and tried to replace him.The mountains, yellow scarves, gentry, and heroes in Jiangdong are all eyeing him. Sun Quan was in a difficult situation at that time, which can only be described as "internal and external troubles".Whether Jiangdong's foundation can be preserved is still unknown, let alone "establishing the title of emperor to map the world." What Lu Su said, to Sun Quan's ears, it is simply a fantasy.

But it is undeniable that Lu Su's remarks deeply touched Sun Quan's heart, and gave the young man who had never had much ambition a faint thing called ambition.

Not far away, Zhang Zhao heard Lu Su's unabashed mention of "the emperor's capital" in public, and immediately showed displeasure on his face, and reprimanded him: "Young boy, how dare you talk nonsense here!"

As soon as Zhang Zhao finished speaking, the cheerful atmosphere in the hall disappeared immediately, and all the civil and military soldiers stopped their wine glasses one after another and looked at each other in blank dismay.

Although "Couch on the Couch" was dedicated by Lu Su to Sun Quan in private, there is no impenetrable wall in the world.

When Sun Ce was alive, Zhang Zhao, as a long history, assisted Sun Ce in managing Jiangdong's civil and military affairs, and Sun Ce regarded him as his Guan Zhong.

After Sun Ce was assassinated, he entrusted Sun Quan to Zhang Zhao at the end of his life, and said bluntly, "If Sun Quan doesn't do anything, the king will take it himself." , there is nothing in Jiangdong that can be hidden from him.

Zhang Zhao is a famous scholar in Xuzhou. He didn't like Lu Su who was born in a wealthy family and was young and careless. When he heard the "Couch on the Couch" presented by him, his speech was full of rebellious and immoral words, and he hated him even more in his heart.

Given the situation in Jiangdong, Sun Quan was able to keep his foundation in the end, and it was a blessing to be Dou Rong's second. Lu Su secretly instigated Sun Quan to compete in the world, which is simply ignorant.

Later, Zhang Zhao belittled Lu Su's arrogance and ignorance in public many times, his humility was insufficient, and he could not be reused.It's a pity that Sun Quan has been completely fascinated by Lu Su's crazy words. Not only did he not listen to the advice, but he valued Lu Su even more.

"What Mr. Zhang said makes sense. How can an emperor's capital be used by a minister." Sun Quan waved his hand and said, "I am alone in charge of Jiangdong. That's enough."

Zhang Zhao is Jiangdong's hope, even Sun Quan is afraid of three points, no matter how arrogant Lu Su is, he dare not retort with Zhang Zhao, so he pretends not to hear it, and continues:

"In the past, Dong Zhuo abolished the emperor and harmed the country. Righteous people all over the world fought against him. However, all the counties in Guandong Prefecture were defeated. Only Wu Chenghou was invincible all the way to the north. He went to Dong Zhuo, returned to Luoyang, and entered Hangu in the west. Dong Zhuo was discouraged. It is expected that Yuan Shao and Liu Biao, disregarding the rise and fall of the country, sent troops to attack the rear, and Liu Biao, the Marquis of Wucheng, was tricked and died on Xianshan Mountain. The general and Liu Biao had a country's hatred and family hatred, and they were incompatible."

"Liu Jing rose up in Jingnan last year, gathered Zhang Xian's remnants, and fought against Liu Biao. Biao Confucianists don't know about military affairs, and they have no power to fight back. They are defeated again and again. Their decline is obvious and they are helpless."

"The general has been in the east of Jiangdong for more than a year. The outside is level with Li Shu, and the inside is full of mountains and mountains. Thousands of miles are quiet, and the soldiers are happy and obedient. Today Jiangdong has a hundred thousand armour, a thousand buildings and ships, and the soldiers are enthusiastic. If the general raises his troops to In the west, unite with Liu Jing, and we will definitely destroy Huangzu in one battle and capture Jiangxia. Jiangxia will go north along the Han River and reach Xiangyang. Liu Biao will be trapped in an isolated city and will not escape defeat."

Lu Su finally made a generous statement: "Su Bucai, I would like to be an envoy to Changsha to persuade Liu Jing and the general to discuss Liu Biao."

Sun Quan was stunned when he heard this, and Zhang Zhao retorted before he could express his position, "General, don't believe his lies, the matter is not as simple as he said..."

When Sun Jian attacked Liu Biao in the past, Liu Biao was also defeated and trapped in Xiangyang. The situation was once critical, but in the end it was Sun Jian who died on the battlefield.Moreover, Jiangdong is far from being stable. If Sun Quan sent a large army to conquer Liu Biao, Jiangdong would inevitably rebel.

Zhang Zhao'e, a crowned doctor with a calm demeanor, stood in the hall and talked freely, refuting Lu Su's remarks from both internal and external aspects.

Since Zhang Zhao ignored him and interrupted himself, Sun Quan's face became more and more ugly.Zhang Zhao has a strong temperament, and he is self-proclaimed as a minister who is a lonely person, and he repeatedly humiliates him in front of everyone, which makes Sun Quan feel very angry.

"I think Lu Zijing's suggestion is quite feasible." At this moment, a clear voice sounded and reached everyone's ears.

The speaker was about 26 or [-] years old, wearing a white kerchief and a simple and elegant gown, handsome and majestic, with a dignified appearance. This person was Zhou Yu, who was in charge of all affairs with Zhang Zhao, and he was the only one who dared to stand against Zhang Zhao and support Lu Su.

Zhou Yusu has a close relationship with Lu Su. He knows that the latter has a strong heart and is a genius in the world. In order to prevent Lu Su from defecting to others, Zhou Yu did not hesitate to bring his mother to Jiangdong as a "hostage".

Before Lu Su went to the banquet, he had already communicated with Zhou Yu. Zhou Yu also agreed with his strategy of "joining Liu Jing and attacking Liu Biao together", and even intended to personally lead troops to attack Liu Biao.However, this will most likely not be the case.

Sun Jian's nephew and Sun Quan's nephew Xu Kun said: "My uncle was a hero in his lifetime, but he died at the hands of a villain. This revenge must be avenged. However, Zhongmou is the master of Jiangdong, so don't move lightly. If you let me lead the army to march west , to avenge my uncle!"

Although Xu Kun was unknown in the history of the Three Kingdoms, his status in Jiangdong at this time was extremely lofty, ranking first among all officials.

At the beginning, Xu Kun followed his uncle Sun Jian to fight in all directions. After Sun Jian died, he followed Sun Ce to pacify Jiangdong.Zeng led the army to defeat Yuan Yin, the prefect of Danyang set by Yuan Shu, and was named the prefect of Danyang by Sun Ce.However, Sun Ce soon realized that he had too many troops under his command, so he replaced him with his uncle Wu Jing, recalled Xu Kun to his side, took in his disciples, and strengthened himself.

Last year when Sun Ce was assassinated, Li Shu, the prefect of Lujiang, disobeyed Sun Quan's orders and harbored different ambitions.Sun Quan immediately sent troops to destroy Li Shu. This battle was called a personal conquest by Sun Quan, but in fact it was Xu Kun who commanded the battle.So after the war, Cao Cao granted Xu Kun the title of Marquis of Guangde and moved him to Pinghu General.

Cao Cao's intentions for this move were very sinister. You must know that Sun Quan was just a general seeking captives. , It is simply a blatant sowing of discord.

Sun Quan shook his head and said: "Brother has this intention, it is enough. "The Righteousness of Spring and Autumn": "A son who does not take revenge is not a son." Can the father's hatred be faked by others? I will take Huang Zu and Liu Biao head personally Please comfort my father's soul in heaven." Even Sun Ce was afraid of Xu Kun, let alone Sun Quan, who dared not let Xu Kun lead the army alone to conquer Liu Biao.

Zhou Yu and Xu Kun held a pivotal position in the army. They spoke one after another, and they all agreed with the idea of ​​sending troops. Sun Quan also had this intention. Zhang Zhao knew that the overall situation was settled and could not be changed. Send a general to lead the army westward.

Sun Quan refused without even thinking about it. Now that the military power in Jiangdong is in the hands of his father and elder brother, he must seize every opportunity to cultivate cronies and control the military power. Just a puppet.

Zhang Zhao's several suggestions were all rejected, and he felt resentment in his heart, so he couldn't help blaming Lu Su, and finally they broke up unhappy.

(End of this chapter)