Emperor of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 348 Sun Quan's Hesitation

"Okay! Zijing, let's talk quickly, I'm so anxious to wait alone!" Sun Quan said with a smile, picked up the teacup on the table, and drank it down in one gulp. After talking for so long, he felt a little thirsty, so he poured a cup. , then remembered that there was Lu Su, and hurriedly poured another glass, and brought it to Lu Su himself.

Lu Su sincerely thanked you!He took a sip of tea and said, "This person is Chang Bu Zhi from Haiyan County."

Sun Quan was stunned, this Bu Zhi was a descendant like Zhang Zhao, how could Lu Su recommend this person to Jiaozhou, he was not afraid of getting angry.

"Zijing, do you know that Bu Zhi is a member of the Lord's descendant?" Sun Quan asked.

Lu Su understood Sun Quan's meaning and said, "Of course I know this. Looking at the six counties in Jiangdong, this person is the only one suitable."

"As long as I can win Jiaozhou for my lord, I will recommend him to my lord, regardless of whether he is a surrender faction or a combatant faction."

"Isn't there still Zhang Zhao in the six counties of Jiangdong? Why not choose him?" Sun Quan asked.

"Zhang Zhao is the solitary and important minister of the late emperor Sun Ce. He relies on him for Jiangdong's affairs, and he needs to assist the lord, so Zhang Zhao can't do it, and he can't go to Jiaozhou." Lu Su said.

Sun Quan listed a few more people, both literary and military, and Lu Su listed the basic reasons why they were not suitable to go to Jiaozhou.

"Zijing, what you said exactly coincides with me! I said it to my heart, and I will release Gongjin tomorrow." Sun Quan said happily.

"I have thanked the lord for Gong Jin!" Lu Su cupped his hands, Sun Quan actually promised to release Zhou Yu, so naturally he would not break his word, as for Zhou Yu!Anyway, it will be released tomorrow, and it has been closed for so many days, so I don't care about waiting one more night.

Sun Quan discussed with Lu Su again, and seeing that it was getting late, Lu Su got up to leave, but the matter had already been negotiated, so naturally it was not good to stay and disturb Sun Quan's rest.

The next day, the news that Sun Quan was going to let Zhou Yu out and send Bu Zhi to seize Jiaozhou spread like wildfire. After Zhang Zhao and others learned about it, they naturally couldn't let Sun Quan do such "nonsense", so they joined other people to find Sun Quan.

When Sun Quan learned that Zhang Zhao and others had come, he couldn't help being a little annoyed. The good mood of last night was swept away.

Sun Quan said with a displeased face: "Just say that Gu is tired, see you! If anyone dares to trespass, he will be taken down by Gu directly, and there is no need to come to ask Gu."

"No!" The guard who came to report clasped his fists in salute, took the order and left, and went out to tell Zhang Zhao and others what Sun Quan meant.

Soon Sun Quan heard the commotion outside, went to the door, put his ear on the door, and listened.

"Zhang Changshi, what should I do now that my lord doesn't see me?" This was the voice of Yu Fanyu Zhongxiang, the captain of cavalry.

Everyone agreed and asked Zhang Zhao to think of a way. Among these people were Zhang Hong, Qin Song, Lu Ji, Yan Yan and others. Except for Bu Zhi who had been appointed as the governor of Jiaozhou, the rest of them came together. .

After listening to the corner, Sun Quan was dissatisfied. These people still want to surrender, and they don't think about Jiangdong's sake, and they don't think about themselves, the lord of Jiangdong. They are really a bunch of selfish guys. Compared with them , Lu Su is much stronger.

"Okay! Everyone, stop arguing. Even though the lord doesn't want to see us, we'll just wait here. If we don't see each other for a day, we'll wait for a day. If we don't see each other for a month, we'll wait for a month until the lord summons us." Zhang Zhao Said.

Everyone see this!They had no choice but to stand outside the door with Zhang Zhao and wait for Sun Quan's summons. The guards outside the door saw that Zhang Zhao and others had no intention of retreating, so they didn't know what to do!If they don't make trouble, they dare not do anything to them. These people are all important officials in Jiangdong, and I and others are just small personal guards.

As the afterglow of the setting sun fell on Chaisang City, Sun Quan put down the books in his hands and asked the maid beside him, "Can you leave now?"

"My lord! Zhang Changshi and the others didn't leave, they were still standing outside the door." The maid said respectfully.

"What? They've been standing there for a whole day, and they're still outside the door. What do you want to do?" Sun Quan said angrily. The maid was trembling and couldn't say a word. She had never seen Sun Quan get so angry.

Sun Quan was very dissatisfied with the civil servants headed by Zhang Zhao outside. He had asked Zhou Yu to be released today, but was stopped by these people.

"Go! Call them in! I want to see what they really want." Sun Quan said, and the maid bowed and retreated.

Knowing that Sun Quan wanted to see them, Zhang Zhao and others hurried inside to meet Sun Quan. Sun Quan sat on the throne, and Zhang Zhao and others hurriedly bowed their hands and said, "My lord!"

"What do you mean by this! Come on!" Sun Quan said hastily.

Zhang Zhao and others got up, Zhang Zhao said: "Zhang Zhaohe and everyone here heard that the lord is going to raise troops to fight against the imperial court again, I wonder if there is such a thing?"

"Nonsense! I am a Hanchen, how can I do such a rebellious thing, sir, I heard the rumors from there." Sun Quan said.

"It's not natural. I'm waiting because the lord is kind-hearted and easily bewitched by a villain. If you do something irreversible, it will be too late to regret it." Zhang Zhaoyu said earnestly.

Sun Quan bowed his head and said nothing, Zhang Zhao said, "My lord, what do you think of yourself and Yuan Shao before the Battle of Chibi?"

Sun Quan didn't understand why Zhang Zhao suddenly asked this question, but he answered truthfully, "I can't compare to Yuan Shao, Yuan Shao is sitting in the land of three states, and his armor is no less than a million."

Zhang Zhao nodded and said: "In the past, Li Song was able to easily defeat Yuan Shao, and he also defeated our army in the Battle of Chibi not long ago, resulting in the annihilation of our navy and the loss of the natural danger of the Yangtze River. Defeat him, not to mention the fact that his strength is greatly weakened now, what will the lord use to fight against others."

Sun Quan just bowed his head and remained silent. What Zhang Zhao said was right, but his own strength was greatly weakened, so what should he use to fight against others?Is it because of passion?Stop dreaming.

Gu Yongdao: "The reason why Jiangdong is in this situation is because villains like Zhou Yu and Lu Su bewitched the lord at the beginning, otherwise how could it be possible to fall into this situation."

"My lord, why would you rather listen to their slander than to listen to Zibu's words of loyalty? If you had listened to Zibu, what is happening now would not have happened."

Sun Quan pondered for a while, but his heart was already a little moved. If he had followed Zhang Zhao's advice, the situation would have been different.

Sun Quan said: "I didn't intend to let Zhou Yu go. I understand what you all mean. I still need to think about this matter. Please step back for now. Let me think twice."

The reason why Sun Quan was hesitant was entirely because of the shadow left by the Battle of Chibi.

"No!" Seeing that Sun Quan issued the order to evict the guests, Zhang Zhao and others had no choice but to leave. As long as Sun Quan no longer advocated resisting Li, he would have no problem thinking about it for as long as he wanted, and he would always be persuaded by them.

(End of this chapter)