The Jagged Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 393 Chapter 392 Promote Five Generals
In the afternoon, Sun Quan summoned all the generals, and Lu Fan, Cheng Pu, Han Dang, Huang Gai, Sun Ben, Sun He, Chen Wu, Dong Xi and others arrived in the hall of the government office.

This is the first time since Sun Quan took over Jiangdong, he summoned the generals in the name of the lord.

The hall was full of guests, but only the first seat on Sun Quan's right was vacant. This seat belonged to Zhou Yu. As the governor, he was absent when Sun Quan called the generals to discuss important matters for the first time.

Sun Quan waited for a while, but still did not see Zhou Yu coming. Although his face was calm, he was very upset in his heart.

At this time, Sun Quan was just about to speak to discuss matters, and Lu Fan, who was sitting in the first place on Sun Quan's left, went out to pay homage and said, "My lord, Zhou Yu, the governor of the capital, was afraid of infecting the lord because he occasionally caught a cold, so I asked my subordinates to do this for you." Please forgive me for asking for leave."

Sun Quan didn't say anything, but nodded slightly.

Lu Fan is Sun Ce's best friend, and has been ordered to protect Sun Ce's family many times, so he has a good relationship with Sun Ce's mother, and his relationship with Sun Quan is reasonable.However, because Sun Quan was sensible at a very early age and often followed Sun Ce, he had fewer opportunities to get in touch.

However, Lu Fan's status in Jiangdong was very prominent. Both Sun Ce and Sun Quan were filial sons. The mothers of Sun Ce and Sun Quan treated Lu Fan very well, saying that Lu Fan was the most reliable person in the Sun family.

Therefore, Lu Fan became one of the most trustworthy people in the Sun family, and together with Zhou Yu formed the second minister of the Sun family.

Zhou Yu was in charge of the outside, and Lu Fan was in charge of the inside, and jointly assisted Sun's Jiangdong.

"Since the governor is ill, let's not wait for him, let's start the discussion now!"

The generals present all pricked up their ears, everyone's heart was full of excitement, and they were all gearing up, ready to go to the battlefield and fight to their heart's content.

However, what Sun Quan was about to say next was like a pot of cold water extinguishing everyone's fiery affection.

"Because the enemy's army is too strong and vigorous, and our army's strength is not very large, so after serious consideration, I decided not to send troops for the time being. From today onwards, except for the navy army stationed in Chaisang, all the other All the troops retreated to the city of Nanchang to wait for a good opportunity." Sun Quan said solemnly.

As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar immediately. Veteran Cheng Pu stepped forward first, and shouted loudly: "My lord, the enemy has hit us so hard that our eyelids are lowered. Do we still want to be a coward?"

"This is an order! Anyone who dares to disobey will be subject to military law!" Sun Quan yelled at Cheng Pu with a cold face and eyes full of anger.

Cheng Pu wanted to say something, but was stopped by Han Dang and Huang Gai. The two began to persuade Cheng Pu, and begged Sun Quan to pardon Cheng Pu's crime of disrespect!
Sun Quan did not listen to the persuasion of Han Dang and Huang Gai. According to the military law, Cheng Pu, who had contradicted him, was exempted from the post of general and demoted to a commoner.

As soon as this remark came out, the audience was shocked, and Han Dang and Huang Gai were even more astonished, and they begged Sun Quan for mercy.

However, Sun Quan did not give Han Dang and Huang Gai any face, and said that whoever dares to intercede again will end up the same as Cheng Pu.

Han Dang and Huang Gai resigned their positions as generals to Sun Quan, and left the hall resentfully with Cheng Pu.

After Cheng Pu, Han Dang, and Huang Gai were relieved of their military posts, Sun Ben, Sun He, Chen Wu, and Dong Xi were stunned. Sun Ben and Sun He even persuaded Sun Quan, hoping that Sun Quan would He could take back his life, but Sun Quan was so angry that he even removed Sun Ben and Sun He from their positions.

Anyway, whoever dares to intercede will be removed from his position.

Sun Ben and Sun He are both Sun Quan's clan brothers and cousins. Sun Quan mercilessly dismissed them from their positions, which made Sun Ben and Sun He very angry. Seeing that they could not reason with Sun Quan, they left hall.

Chen Wu and Dong Xi joined Sun Ce later, and they were not on the same side as the three veteran generals Cheng Pu, Han Dang, and Huang Gai, nor were they on the same side as the two clan generals Sun Ben and Sun He.When they saw that Sun Quan dismissed five people from their positions in a row, they were shocked and stopped talking.

At this time, Sun Quan appointed Zhu Huan as General Zhenwu, and then successively promoted Zhu Ran, Ling Cao, Tan Xiong, and Pan Zhang as generals to succeed Cheng Pu, Han Dang, Huang Gai, Sun Ben, and Sun He respectively. position, while Chen Wu and Dong Xi maintained their original positions.

Zhu Huan, Zhu Ran, Ling Cao, Tan Xiong, and Pan Zhang were all Sun Quan's confidantes when he was in Nancheng County. Among them, Zhu Ran was the adopted son of Zhu Zhi, the prefect of Wujun. Like Zhu Huan, he was selected by Sun Ce to assist Sun Quan's entourage.

However, Ling Cao, Tan Xiong, and Pan Zhang were three brave generals recruited by Sun Quan when he was the county magistrate in Nancheng County. Among the five, Ling Cao was the oldest, and he also had a son who just turned 12 this year. It's called Ling Tong. Although he is very young, he has already shown extraordinary courage and insight. He often follows Ling Cao and goes into battle to kill the enemy.

Pan Zhang is a native of Fagan in Dongjun. His parents moved to Jiangdong to avoid chaos. It was at that time that Pan Zhang came to Jiangdong with his parents.

Pan Zhang's father often forced Pan Zhang to study, but Pan Zhang felt that the world was in chaos. If he did not have martial arts, he would not be able to gain a foothold. Therefore, he practiced martial arts since he was a child. .

Tan Xiong is a native of Nancheng County. His mother is Han and his father is Shanyue. His parents came together because of true love and gave birth to Tan Xiong. Therefore, half of Tan Xiong's body is Han blood, usually Shanyue blood.Tan Xiong also inherited the brave and ruthless folk customs of the Shanyue people. Under his father's teaching, he is skilled in bow and horse and martial arts.

After Sun Quan promulgated this order, he didn't care about the eyes of Chen Wu and Dong Xi. If Chen Wu and Dong Xi resigned like Cheng Pu and Sun Ben, he would immediately find suitable candidates to take their places. .

Since Sun Quan had no prestige in the army, he wanted to establish his prestige in the army, but Cheng Pu, Han Dang, Huang Gai, Sun Ben, Sun He and others were not convinced by him, and these generals might not listen to his orders. It would be better to just temporarily dismiss them and replace them with your own confidantes. It will be much easier to command in this way.

After Sun Quan issued the appointment order, he announced the adjournment of the meeting, and asked Zhu Huan, Zhu Ran, Ling Cao, Pan Zhang, and Tan Xiong to go to the barracks for handover procedures, accompanied by Chen Wu and Dong Xi.

This scene was clearly seen by Lu Fan who was sitting at the side, but Lu Fan didn't make any comments, and just watched the matter from the perspective of a bystander.

If left in the past, Lu Fan would definitely remonstrate directly, even if he was beheaded, he would not hesitate.But since talking with Zhou Yu today, he has calmed down a lot, and Sun Quan's actions just confirmed Zhou Yu's prediction.

After the meeting ended, Lu Fan just wanted to leave, but was stopped by Sun Quan.

Lu Fan hurriedly said: "Master, what's the matter?"

Sun Quan said: "Ziheng, you are someone my mother and brother trust. I just took over Jiangdong. If there are any mistakes in the handling of many things, I hope that brother Ziheng can bring them up in time so that I be corrected."

Lu Fan smiled and said, "Don't worry, my lord, Ziheng will definitely correct my mistakes in time. I don't know if my lord has any other orders?"

"Jiangdong is in danger now, the governor is sick and unable to govern. I just took office, and I have to rely on brother Ziheng for many things. As the saying goes, the food and grass go first before the soldiers and horses are moved. I have already made a counterattack plan , it won’t be long before they launch a counterattack against the enemy, and they may need to consume a lot of food and grass. I want to invite brother Ziheng to be the governor of food and grass, and he will be responsible for escorting food and grass. I don’t know what brother Ziheng wants?” Sun Quan asked very sincerely.

Lu Fan said: "How can Ziheng be able to receive such great love from the lord. Since the lord is so loved, Ziheng will definitely do the work of the lord."

After hearing this, Sun Quan said happily, "With brother Ziheng's words, I can rest easy."

Suddenly, Sun Quan's voice changed, and he asked again: "Brother Ziheng, is the governor really ill?"

Lu Fan said: "The governor is indeed infected with the wind and cold, so he can't come here today..."

Sun Quan said: "The Great Governor is the hope of the entire Jiangdong. Even my elder brother praised him for his resourcefulness. At this time, Jiangdong is in danger. If I can get the help of the Great Governor, it will be like adding wings to a tiger. Then I must defeat the invading enemy and keep Jiangdong. , it’s even easier.”

Lu Fan said: "My lord is very true. After I see the governor, I will definitely urge the governor to give advice to the lord. Please rest assured, my lord."

"Well, I may be busy these days, and I can't go to the Governor's residence. I have prepared some gifts for the Governor, and I will trouble Brother Ziheng to send them there for me!"

As soon as Sun Quan finished speaking, the soldiers had brought out several large boxes of gifts and placed them directly outside the hall.

Lu Fan saw that the box was quite big, but he didn't open it. He didn't know what was in it, but from the people who were carrying it with difficulty, he knew that the things inside the box must be heavy.

But no matter what it was, it had nothing to do with Lu Fan. Lu Fan promised to deliver Sun Quan's gift to Zhou Yu himself, and then left.

Sun Quan personally sent Lu Fan out of the government office, which seemed to be very important.

After Lu Fan left the government office, he took these gifts and went straight to Zhou Yu's governor's mansion. On the way, he was still thinking about what Sun Quan asked him, as if he didn't quite believe that Zhou Yu was ill.

After everyone arrived at the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, Zhou Yu heard about it and came out to greet him in person. When he saw the gift brought by Lu Fan, he asked, "Brother Ziheng, what are these boxes?"

"My lord asked me to give you a gift. Gongjin, look at what you did..."

The implication is that Lu Fan blamed Zhou Yu, even though he knew that Zhou Yu was doing it for Sun Quan's good, but in his opinion, he should discuss it with Sun Quan in advance, and after the two have decided on a plan, they will act for everyone to watch, so as to save the monarch and his ministers from being jealous .

Zhou Yu said with a chuckle, "Brother Ziheng, we can only take one step at a time. In the future, my lord will understand my hard work."

After finishing speaking, Zhou Yu helped Lu Fan into the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion together, and then ordered the servants in the mansion to carry all the gifts into the mansion and accept them as ordered.

When the servants struggled to carry the box into the Governor's Mansion, no one noticed that a pair of black eyes were secretly watching every move in the Governor's Mansion. When they saw the box being carried into the Governor's Mansion, He turned his head and left, heading towards the government office where Sun Quan was.

(End of this chapter)