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Chapter 671: Sun's fall, new path emerges

Today, Duyang City.

After Sun Jian was temporarily imprisoned, the issue of how to deal with Sun Jian caused more waves.

As more people gathered in Duyang, the scope of the discussion became larger and more intense.

Wang Ling saw that there were many opponents, and only a few people like Dian Wei and Taishi Ci supported him. Su Yao was lost in thought again. He was anxious and hurriedly persuaded Su Yao to capture Sun Jian for help.

At the same time, he kept winking at Su Yao. In Wang Ling's opinion, there was no one better than Sun Jian to do the dirty work.

Lord Su, are you willing to be under someone else's control for long?

Lord Su, do you still have any unrealistic fantasies about this court?
Su Yao looked at Wang Ling's anxious eyes and slowly closed his eyes. He had made a decision in his heart.

Sorry, Xiaoling.

If I have to give up my principles for the sake of profit, I will accept someone who makes me feel uncomfortable and unhappy.

I don't want such benefits.

That’s right, the reason why Su Yao was conflicted was because of his feelings towards Sun Jian after the war.

The Jiangdong Tiger, despite his glorious reputation, his actions are really hard to praise.

Su Yao doesn't think he is a great and glorious person, but he still has some principles and bottom line in life.

Moreover, after spending a long time with these generals, Su Yao couldn't help but often feel a sense of heroism.

He believed that if his future great cause could only be maintained by selfish villains and treacherous people like Sun Jian, then what was the value of such a regime?

If I overthrow the Han Dynasty, do I also want to establish an unjust dynasty?
Should we establish the second Wei Dynasty or the third Jin Dynasty?

There must be another way to go.

Su Yao vaguely felt that he had grasped something.

A route that won’t make heroes lose their breath or idealists cry
A route that neither destroys the Han Dynasty nor turns against the pro-Han patriots under his command, yet is able to monopolize power both in name and in reality, freeing itself from constraints and allowing supporters to feel at ease.

Such a path has gradually taken shape in Su Yao's mind.

However, Su Yao did not want to express it directly in order to avoid Wang Ling being too disappointed, so he did not say it directly, but stood up and asked Lou Gui who was standing at the end of the team:

"Lou Zibo, you have made a great contribution in capturing Sun Wentai. I will consider your opinion. Let me ask you, how do you think we should deal with this?"

When Lou Gui heard this, his eyes lit up.

He didn't expect that he would have the opportunity to speak in this gathering of senior executives.

However, when he heard Su Yao asking him to express his opinion, he immediately understood Su Yao's orientation.

Are you kidding? He was the one who strongly advocated killing Sun Jian. When Marquis Guanjun asked him this, wasn't he just trying to get this answer?
Guan Junhou wanted to use his mouth to convince everyone.

Immediately, Lou Gui became energetic and clearly stated the three things that Sun Jian must not keep:

"First, Sun Jian was cruel and inhumane. He killed his superiors and tortured the people. His crimes were heinous and could not be tolerated by heaven."

"And Sun Jian is the first person in the world who dares to go against the orders of the Lord General. If this thief can be pardoned so easily, then where is the dignity of the Lord General?"

Seeing that Su Yao closed his eyes and listened, and did not object to the questioning, Lou Gui continued:
"Secondly, although Sun Jian is indeed brave, he is cruel and ambitious and will do anything to achieve his goals. Moreover, you have already made a great enemy of him in this battle. If he surrenders, it will be just a pretense. He will definitely surrender and rebel again if he has the chance. Keeping him here is just nurturing a tiger to cause trouble. It is not feasible!"

Su Yao nodded slightly: "What is the third one?"

Lou Gui's expression brightened and he said:

"The third one is my benefactor, Nanyang Governor Zhang Zi. He helped you to defeat Dong Zhuo, but was brutally killed by this villain while he was still in office."

"Mr. Zhang has been very kind to me and is widely loved by the people of Nanyang. He died tragically for no reason. If I, Lou Zibo, cannot avenge him, how can I stand in the world with dignity?"

Lou Gui's voice was filled with grief, anger and determination. He swept his eyes across everyone's faces and continued:
"Moreover, if we talk about justice, Sun Jian betrayed his loyalty and killed his colleagues. If we do not punish him severely, how can we explain this to the world? How can we demonstrate the justice of the Lord?"

Lou Gui's words were full of wisdom and reason, and everyone present nodded in agreement. Su Yao slowly opened his eyes, looked at Lou Gui deeply, and smiled at the corners of his mouth. He said to Wang Ling:

"Lou Zibo's words do make sense. What do you think, Xiao Ling?"

Wang Ling's expression changed slightly when he heard this. He naturally understood the deeper meaning in Su Yao's words.

He wanted to argue and fight for it again, but after a slight pause he gave up.

Wang Ling just sighed helplessly, and after a moment of silence, he clasped his hands and said:
"Your Excellency is wise. Mr. Lou is absolutely right. Sun Jian is a traitor who has committed treason. He should be beheaded and displayed to the public as a punishment."

Seeing this, Su Yao nodded slightly, then turned to Yuan Tan and said:

"Master Yuan, the matter of Sun Jian has been resolved. Do you have any suggestions on how to deal with the remaining troops under his command?"

When Yuan Tan heard this, his heart moved. He knew that Su Yao was testing him.

His father was the governor of Nanyang. Now that they have won a great victory, the next step is to advance towards Wancheng. Since Yuan Shao is not here, he will be the actual governor of Nanyang.

If I cannot hand in an answer sheet that satisfies Champion Hou, I am afraid it will be difficult to reassure him.

So, after a brief thought, Yuan Tan clasped his hands and replied:
"My Lord, although Sun Jian has many brave men under his command, except for a few veteran soldiers from Jiangdong and Huaisi, most of them were annexed by him through coercion and inducement. If we can properly place them, we may be able to use them."

"However, core generals such as Cheng Pu, Sun Jing, and Sun Ben all have close ties with Sun Jian and may not surrender easily. We need to handle them with caution."

Su Yao nodded slightly when he heard this, expressing his satisfaction with Yuan Tan's answer. He pondered for a moment and said:

"Mr. Yuan is right. We should treat the remaining troops of Sun Jian differently."

"For those who are willing to surrender, they can be incorporated into our army and entrusted with important tasks according to their abilities; for those who have different intentions, they must be strictly monitored to prevent them from making changes."

Upon hearing this, Yuan Tan was delighted and immediately bowed and said:
"Your Excellency is wise. I am willing to lead my soldiers to assist you in handling this matter."

Su Yao smiled slightly, patted Yuan Tan on the shoulder and said:
"Okay, with Master Yuan's help, I will be able to pacify Nanyang and stabilize the situation as soon as possible."

Yuan Tan's direct troops suffered heavy losses after the siege of Luyang.

This time Sun Jian's 50,000-man army was completely wiped out. Although they did not capture all the people due to the limited number of their cavalry, they still captured more than 10,000 prisoners of war.

Su Yao was generous with this. He asked Yuan Tan, Zhao Yun and Dian Wei to participate in the reorganization and slightly restore the base of his army.

After all, they will have to guard the south gate of the capital.

After the discussion, Su Yao ordered Sun Jian to be taken to the execution ground and beheaded on the spot, in accordance with the law.

Immediately, Lou Gui and the old people of Nanyang County present were all excited and celebrated the execution of their enemies.

At the same time, Su Yao also ordered people to detain core figures such as Cheng Pu, Sun Jing and Sun Ben and take them to Luoyang for trial.

At this point, all the adult backbone members of the Sun Group were arrested and destroyed.

Another obstacle for the future has been cleared.

"Okay, okay, finally done!"

Su Yao looked at the cheering people on the execution ground with a smile, and felt happy that he had made the right decision.

Then, taking advantage of everyone's happiness, he announced another "surprise":

"Everyone come down and work hard. After we flatten Nanyang, we will return to Beijing to hold the coronation ceremony!"

"what?!"

"Ascend the throne??"

"who???"

(End of this chapter)