Three Kingdoms: The blind box draws Da Qiao at the beginning

Chapter 82 Two Sheets
When Zhu Zhi killed Yu Ji in the dungeon, Sun Ce returned to the government office angrily.

Sun Ce threw his sword to the ground, sat down on the ground, and asked his servants to bring him some liquor.

The servant hurriedly responded and went to bring the strong drink.

Sun Ce took the liquor and was about to drink it when he saw two middle-aged scribes walking over hand in hand.

Surprisingly, they were the two people who were kneeling next to Mrs. Wu in the teahouse before.

The two people with smiles on their faces were named Zhang Hong, also named Zigang, from Guangling, Xuzhou.

The other one with a serious and gloomy face is called Zhang Zhao, named Zibu, and is from Pengcheng, Xuzhou.

Both of them were recommended by Zhou Yi, the head of the Zhou family and Zhou Yu's father, when Sun Ce went to Lujiang Shu County to visit the Zhou family after the funeral.

Among them, Zhang Hong was the one who formulated the strategy for Sun Ce of "initially capturing Jiangdong, dividing the river to rule, and gradually moving northward".

Sun Ce relied heavily on these two people.

Seeing Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong coming, Sun Ce restrained some of his anger, but he still drank gloomily.

Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong stopped in front of Sun Ce.

The two looked at each other and nodded.

Zhang Zhao asked: "My lord, are you still angry with Yu Ji?"

Sun Ce motioned the two of them to sit down and snorted: "Can I not be angry? Look at those fools! I, Sun Ce, am the lord of Jiangdong, and they don't even worship me. They even regard me as a poisonous insect and a beast. But when they meet such a swindler, Taoist priests, they respect them as if they were gods!"

"Do they think I don't dare to kill them?"

Zhang Hong laughed.

Sun Ce said angrily: "Zigang, why are you laughing?"

Zhang Hong said: "My lord, why have you lowered your status? You are young and have great achievements, which are hard to find in the world. You may even become the master of the world in the future."

"Yu Ji is just a Taoist priest. He relies on deception and deception."

"My lord, isn't it ridiculous for you to compare yourself with this kind of people?"

Sun Ce: "."

Zhang Zhao on the side saw this and also said: "The question is, does the lord have any need to be angry with Yu Ji?"

Without waiting for Sun Ce's answer, Zhang Zhao asked himself and answered: "Actually, it's completely unnecessary."

"My lord is now committed to the whole of Jiangdong, and he is not comparable to mediocre people. Even if Yu Ji has great abilities, he cannot escape from the palm of my lord."

"Even if he is respected as a god by the people now, so what?"

"My lord wants to kill him, it's just a matter of words."

"But the problem is, everything has pros and cons."

"It's easy to kill Yu Ji, but it's more important to keep him alive."

"My lord used to impose taxes and killed many people, causing a lot of public dissatisfaction."

"If we kill Yu Ji again, it will inevitably lead to public resentment."

"If you keep this for good luck, it will show your generosity and kindness, my lord."

"Secondly, having Yu Ji attract the attention of the people can also divert the resentment of the lord's killing karma in the hearts of the people."

"Lord, we no longer have the Zhou family to provide stable food and grass from behind. The only thing we can rely on is the major families and people in this Jiangdong land."

"Slowly building a good relationship with these families and people is the foundation for our future journey north."

Zhang Hong also echoed: "Yes, my lord, a little impatience will mess up a big plan. If you take a step back, the world will be brighter."

After hearing what Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong said, Sun Ce's anger subsided a lot.

After raising his head and taking a sip of strong wine, Sun Ce smiled and said, "Okay, what you said makes sense. I don't trust other people, so how can I not trust you?"

Looking outside, Sun Ce said: "Come here, go find General Zhu Zhi and ask him to release Yu Ji from the dungeon."

There was a reply outside.

Sun Ce then looked at Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong and said, "By the way, I forgot to mention the important matter. This time the emperor issued the order to be the king of Qin, Master Lu said that he could not participate, and even asked me to send a request to Yuan Shu to ask Yuan Shu to be the king of Qin. What do you think?"

Zhang Hong stroked his long beard and smiled slightly: "This Master Lu is young, but he has some experience." "We are still under Yuan Shu's account now. How can we go beyond Yuan Shu for such a big matter as King Qin?"

"If Yuan Shu can go to King Qin, then the pressure on us to win other territories in Jiangdong will be greatly reduced."

Zhang Zhaodao: "However, I think Yuan Shu is not such a loyal person. I have heard before that there was a so-called nursery rhyme in Shouchun that said that the Han Dynasty should be Tu Gao. Yuan Shu is afraid that he has eaten the heart of a bear and the courage of a leopard. I have other plans."

Looking at Sun Ce, Zhang Zhao said: "My Lord, you should make plans early to break up with Yuan Shu to avoid being involved."

"Nowadays, most of the major families in Jiangdong are still loyal to the imperial court."

"If we want to stabilize Jiangdong, we must follow the trend."

"For a long time to come, we will still be able to call ourselves Hanchen."

Sun Ce nodded.

At this moment, there was a rush of footsteps outside.

Sun Ce frowned and looked out the door.

I saw a man running over in a hurry. He was still five steps away from the threshold. Facing Sun Ce's cold gaze, the servant said: "It's not good, Yu Ji was killed by General Zhu Zhi!"

The servant's words made the two men stand up at the same time, their expressions changed drastically.

Sun Ce was also shocked.

Although he was indeed angry with Ji.

However, he really hasn't thought about killing Yu Ji yet.

After Er Zhang's persuasion, he no longer had the murderous intention.

But he didn't expect that Yu Ji would be killed by Zhu Zhi!
Everyone in Sun Ce was dumbfounded.

Zhu Zhi was his father's right-hand man during his lifetime.

Zhu Zhi also took the greatest credit for his ability to successfully capture Wu County.

Why would he do such a stupid thing at this time?
Er Zhang was stunned for a moment and then came back to their senses.

Zhang Hong hurriedly said to Sun Ce: "My lord, immediately order Zhu Zhi to be arrested to alleviate the public's anger."

Sun Ce also came to his senses, waved his hand, and said decisively: "No, he is a veteran left over from his father's time, and he is loyal. Moreover, his killing of Yu Ji this time was definitely not selfish. I am short of talents now, if Punishing him will probably not only chill his heart, but also shake other soldiers."

"Compared to the people's hearts, I cannot lose the loyalty of my soldiers at this time!"

Zhang Hong still wanted to persuade him, but Zhang Zhao held his shoulders and said, "My Lord, what he said makes sense."

"Now my lord has set off a murderous cause in Jiangdong, which cannot be eliminated in a while."

"If we deal with Zhu Zhi again, we will not be able to please the major families and the people, but it will also affect the loyalty of the soldiers."

"In that case, it's better not to deal with Zhu Zhi."

"But we can't do nothing."

Looking at Sun Ce, Zhang Zhao said in a deep voice: "My lord, write a letter to Yuan Shu immediately and ask him as a Han official to send troops to serve the king."

"I don't expect Yuan Shu to agree."

"This is the time for us to break with Yuan Shu."

"While waiting for Yuan Shu's reply and breaking up with Yuan Shu, my lord and all the soldiers stayed behind closed doors."

"Yu Ji was killed. This matter will definitely cause a certain amount of chaos."

"However, if we ignore it and deliberately downplay the matter, after a period of fermentation, the major families and the people will calm down."

"Time tends to heal all traces."

"Especially a Taoist priest who has no merit."

Sun Ce frowned, somewhat reluctantly.

Zhang Zhao said with a serious face: "My lord, a little impatience will mess up a big plan."

Sun Ce threw the wine cup on the ground, exhaled, and said to the servants outside the threshold: "Notify me that from today on, all officials in Wu County are prohibited from discussing Yu Ji. Except for necessary matters, all officials, including me, are not allowed to go out at will. !”

(End of this chapter)