Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Chapter 464

Lu Su's death made Jiangdong quiet. During the funeral, Sun Quan went to condolences many times, and gave his family a generous gift of land and property, showing a strong friendship between master and servant.

People in troubled times are always accompanied by death like the wind. Lu Su's position is to guard Jiangxia in the west, and he will directly face Guan Yu in Jingzhou and Cao Ren in Xiangfan.

The geographical location of Jiangxia is very important, it is the key to the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, one cannot ignore the defense of the east and west gates just because of one person's death, so during Lu Su's funeral, people kept urging Sun Quan to appoint a new governor.

Sun Quan was displeased by the news of Lou Chuan, and Lu Meng was not among those who urged him, but he did not want to be coerced into giving orders.

Sun Quan used Lu Su's grief during the funeral as an excuse to wait until after the burial to make arrangements, but in fact it was to delay time.

During this period, Sun Quan continued to investigate candidates for backup, but among the current generals, it is really difficult for anyone to compare with Lu Meng.

Although a few of them are of great training value, they were born in Jiangdong gentry.

People from the Jiangdong gentry had filled Sun Quan's large and small government offices, and it was impossible for Sun Quan to hand over military power to the locals.

After much deliberation, Zhang Zhao's son, Zhang Cheng, appeared in Sun Quan's mind. He was already mature and steady in his forties, and he was well-known in the Huaisi Sect.

Because Zhang Zhao held an important position, he never gave Zhang Cheng any important responsibilities. Now Sun Quan planned to use it in advance, so he asked his father to discuss.

Zhang Zhao was summoned by Sun Quan at night. He thought there was something confidential, but Sun Quan changed his sad expression during the day and poured wine for him himself.

Sun Quan said earnestly: "My elder brother asked Mr. Gu before he died of illness, and now Zijing has left me again. Zibu will help me in times of crisis."

Zhang Zhao took the wine bowl with both hands, and replied a little excitedly: "My lord, don't be sad. Although Zijing died young, there are still many heroes in Jiangdong. My lord should appoint the position of great governor as soon as possible, so as to reassure the hearts of the three armies."

Sun Quan stroked his purple beard with one hand and affirmed, "I called Zibu here at Kuiye to discuss matters concerning the governor."

"Lu Ziming was personally trained by the lord, and there are high voices for him to take over as the governor. Could it be that the lord has other considerations?" Zhang Zhao guessed the problem intuitively.

Sun Quan frowned with a serious face, "Although Ziming is suitable, he is too young and not stable enough. I am worried that he will not be able to fulfill his duties."

Zhang Zhao was confused by Sun Quan's explanation. Zhou Yu was not as old as Lu Meng when he died, right?When did age become a rigid indicator for taking office?Or does the protagonist have any new ideas?
"My lord, what do you mean?" Zhang Zhao asked curiously, knowing that Sun Quan said so, he must have other answers in his heart.

Sun Quan did not respond positively, but changed the subject and asked, "What has Zhong Si (Zhang Cheng) been up to lately?"

"Uh, I presided over Yu Zecheng's wedding with me some time ago, and now I often go to Yu's Firm to study business."

Zhang Zhao had a bad premonition, because Sun Quan would not ask such questions inexplicably, but thinking that Yu Zecheng was Sun Quan's dark chess player, it shouldn't be a bad thing to make more friends with him.

Zhang Zhao's words were perfect, but Sun Quan's ears changed when he heard it. Could it be that Zhang Cheng planned to use Yu Zecheng to befriend the Jiangdong Zhang family?
The peach tree I planted, your son is going to pick peaches?How can that work.

"Zhongsi is mature, stable and able to recognize people. I want him to replace Zijing as the governor. What does Zibu think?" Sun Quan said straight to the point.

Zhang Zhao's head was buzzing, and Zhang Cheng's disposition to be a father was naturally clear. Although his ability and character were good, he had never led a soldier. The happiness came too suddenly and he couldn't accept it for a while.

Looking at Sun Quan's expectant eyes, Zhang Zhao couldn't help but think deeply.

His status among the courtiers is extremely respected, if Zhang Chengzai takes over the position of governor, then his Zhang family will become the target of the Huaisi faction and Jiangdong faction, even if it can be prosperous for a while, how can it last?

"Thank you for your love, my lord, but Zhong Si has no experience in training, and the lieutenant general of the fearful army refused to accept it and made a mistake. Please, my lord, choose another wise man."

The seasoned Zhang Zhao couldn't agree, because he had seen through Sun Quan for so many years.

The Zhang family's grasping too much power is undoubtedly a catastrophe. Sun Quan is probably testing his loyalty, so Zhang Zhao's expression was exaggerated, and he tried his best to refuse to be fooled.

"With my support behind, why worry about the generals' dissatisfaction? Zibu should think again." Sun Quan continued to fight.

Zhang Zhao shook his head resolutely, "In the past, Zhao Guo replaced Lian Po with Zhao Kuo and suffered a disastrous defeat. My lord, please take history as a mirror and think twice. No matter who is appointed as the governor, Zhao and Zi will do their best to support it."

"In that case, I'll think about it again."

Seeing Zhang Zhao's persistence, Sun Quan had no choice but to let the old fox go back.

Because the incident happened suddenly, Sun Quan really had no other ideas, but Lao Zhang thought too much.

I used to illuminate the moon with my heart, but the bright moon shines on the ditch.

Seeing that the time for Lu Su's burial was getting closer, Sun Quan could not sleep at night because he did not choose a suitable candidate.

On the second day after seeing Zhang Zhao, Sun Quan changed into casual clothes and appeared secretly outside Yu's Firm. He felt that he had to play his own tricks and not foolishly match Zhang Cheng.

When Hu Ke saw Sun Quan coming in person, he was surprised and did not forget to close the store, and then led Sun Quan into the back hall to speak.

Taking advantage of the chaos in the city for Lu Su's funeral, Hu Ke cooperated with Wu Sihei to send Zhao Shuang's family away. He thought it was done perfectly, but he was also afraid that Sun Quan had other eyeliners. If he was exposed, he must immediately think of an excuse.

Sun Quan came to the back hall and sat down, looking up and down at Hu Ke with a pair of blue eyes.

Although Hu Ke was very nervous, there was nothing unusual on his face. He thought for a while and bowed his fists, and said, "My lord is here in casual clothes. Could it be that there is something urgent? There is nothing urgent in Jiaozhou recently."

Sun Quan asked earnestly: "Just keep paying attention to Jiaozhou affairs. I heard that you have had a close relationship with Zhang Zhongsi recently?"

"Eh, he and Mr. Zibu are preparing for my wedding, so I gave some playthings from intercourse. In fact, the relationship is not deep."

When Hu Ke heard that it was Zhang Cheng's business, the big stone in his heart fell to the ground.

Sun Quan nodded slightly, "This Zhang family is not that Zhang family, just maintain normal contacts, otherwise your uncle's family will be unhappy."

"I will write it down at the end." Hu Ke responded with cupped fists.

After Sun Quan instructed, Hu Ke's face softened.

Sun Quan said gratifiedly: "I heard that Zecheng and his bride are singing in harmony, and that they are loved by the Zhang family because they are very good at handling things. You have done a good job in this, and you must continue to maintain it in the future."

"The last general is in command, and I will definitely go all out to make the Zhang family available to the lord." Hu Ke's words were sonorous.

"Very good, if I have more loyal people like Cheng Cheng, why don't you worry that Jiangdong will not be peaceful and the world will not be peaceful?" Sun Quan sighed deeply.

Hu Ke heard what Sun Quan meant, and quickly asked, "Is there any trouble, my lord? Why don't you tell me and let me relieve your worries?"

(End of this chapter)