Summoning of God of War of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 156 Young Master Jiangdong

In the prefect's mansion in Changsha County, Sun Ce and Sun Quan both stood in front of their father, but their relationship was rather strange.

Sun Quan was seven years younger than Sun Ce, and now he had grown up gradually and was exposed to political affairs.

Sun Ce was fine, he was not particularly wary of his younger brother, but Sun Quan had already started to have a city.

Sun Jian knew his two sons very well. One was a little overlord who fought in the Jiangdong area with extraordinary force.

One is the talented and intelligent Mr. Quan who has already convinced the talents of the major families in the south of the Yangtze River with his own ability.

Sun Jian also knew that he would definitely experience troubles in the future, that is, who would he hand over the foundation he laid down with his own hands.

Sun Ce is the eldest son, and has established a lot of military exploits, and his veteran generals all focus on supporting his eldest son.

However, Sun Quan is even more valued by the aristocratic family, and will surely control the economic lifeline of the Jiangdong area over time.

His two sons each have their own strengths, and they are both very outstanding talents, and Sun Jian does not want to favor any one of them.

Sun Jian looked at his eldest son Sun Ce and second son Sun Quan, took a deep breath, and said, "Bo Fu, Zhong Mou, I have two tasks for you as a father."

When Sun Ce and Sun Quan heard that their father had a mission for them, they both clasped their fists and bowed, listening attentively.

Standing beside Sun Jian, Zhang Zhao was also looking at Sun Ce and Sun Quan, and he knew what the lord was thinking.

Even Zhang Zhao knew the deep meaning of the lord's assignment to the two sons, after all, he and the lord came up with this idea together.

Sun Ce said: "Father, if there is any military order, you can just say it directly, and the child will definitely complete it with all his strength."

Sun Quan also nodded to his father. He doesn't talk much and prefers to listen to other people's speeches.

Sun Jian glanced at his eldest son with satisfaction, and then said: "Bo Fu, you go to Kuaiji County to visit the twelve aristocratic families headed by the Hu family. I need them to provide enough money and food for our army."

"This task is very difficult. I hope you can complete this matter smoothly. It is best not to meet with them, aristocratic families, and resolve this matter peacefully."

After Sun Ce heard the task assigned to him by his father, he suddenly felt strange and glanced at his younger brother Sun Quan.

These matters of attracting aristocratic families and asking them to contribute food and grass have always been handled by Sun Quan with his civil servants and advisers.

His father always asked him to lead troops to fight, but now he sent such a task that he was not good at, and Sun Ce felt very awkward.

But just when Sun Ce was about to resign, he saw his father staring at him with serious eyes.

Sun Ce swallowed all the words he wanted to decline, and continued to listen to his father's assignments to Sun Quan.

Sun Jian looked at Sun Quan with a smile, not the stern expression that looked at Sun Ce at all.

This made Sun Ce feel strange.

Sun Jian said to his second son: "Quaner, my father wants you to lead [-] troops to suppress the Baiyue rebellion in the Wujun area."

"My father will let Han Dang and Huang Gai follow you and assist you in suppressing the rebellion. Quan'er, are you willing?"

His attitude was very kind, and Sun Jian spoke in a completely inquiring manner, giving Sun Quan enough opportunities to refuse.

Such a contrast in attitude made Sun Ce feel very uncomfortable.

Compared with his younger brother, his father doesn't seem to like him.

But Sun Ce is an adult after all, so he will naturally not compete for favor because of these things, but worry about the issue of establishing an heir in the future.

Sun Quan smiled slightly, and replied to his father very calmly: "Thank you for your concern, father. My son will definitely suppress the rebellion in Wu County and restore peace to Jiangdong."

Possessing unusual composure at such a young age, Sun Quan gave his father an image of being scheming but capable.

Sun Jian glanced at his two sons, he smiled, and said, "In that case, you should go back and rest first!"

"I hope you can do these two things perfectly. If you can't do it, I won't blame you as a father. Go."

When Sun Quan and Sun Ce saw their father telling them to retreat first, they both bowed their hands and nodded.

After quitting Changsha Prefect's Mansion, Sun Ce smiled slightly and said to his younger brother, "Zhongmou, do you think we should change the mission?"

"How about you go to Kuaiji County to visit the Hu family and ask them to hand in food, grass and money? After all, this is something you have been dealing with all the time. You must be more experienced than me."

"I'm here to lead troops to Wu County to suppress the rebellion of Wu Yue's unruly people. My brother often leads troops to fight. I'm better than you in this regard."

Sun Ce didn't want to deal with those scheming aristocratic families, so he asked Sun Quan specifically.

But Sun Quan shook his head and replied calmly: "Brother, since it is a task arranged by father, let's just follow it."

"Father must have his own plan. As heirs, we should share father's worries. And my brother has just returned from the battle, so let Zhongmou lead the troops out!"

Sun Quan bowed deeply to Sun Ce, very polite as a younger brother, and at the same time turned around and returned to the residence followed by his attendants.

Sun Ce sighed quietly. After watching his younger brother go away, he turned around and walked towards the restaurant.

At the same time, Sun Ce waved to Zhou Yu who was waiting for him outside the general's mansion.

They are the closest brothers.

Zhou Yu was dressed in white, and had a perfect figure, and her combed hair was black and thick.

With her fair face and natural red lips, Zhou Yu looked like a woman, but she did not diminish her masculinity.

Mishuro, it really is true!

Although Zhou Yu didn't know what happened, he was smarter than Sun Ce, and could see some subtleties of Sun Quan's attitude.

Entering the restaurant, Zhou Yu asked, "Bo Fu, just now I heard you say that the prefect wants you to visit the aristocratic family in Kuaiji, and ask Sun Zhongmou to lead troops to suppress the rebellion in Wu County?"

Zhou Yu brought Sun Ce a cup of tea, and at the same time asked Sun Ce a question.

Sun Ce took a sip of wine worryingly, and said, "Brother, my father did arrange things like this. He doesn't trust me anymore!"

"You actually asked my younger brother to lead the army and let me visit the aristocratic family. It seems that I am going to retire."

Sun Ce took a sip of the wine alone, recalling the gentle look in his father's eyes when he saw Sun Quan just now.

Zhou Yu laughed aloud when he heard it, and said heartily, "Bo Fu, your thoughts are too straightforward, and you can't even think of the deep meaning in it."

"Why did Master Wu Chenghou ask you to visit the noble family? Because those noble families generally support Sun Zhongmou, not you!"

"In the same way, Master Wu Chenghou asked Sun Zhongmou to lead troops to suppress the rebellion in Wu County. At that time, because Sun Zhongmou had no military merits, he was not as good as you."

"And you have to know that whoever your father is stricter with is the one who has higher expectations. He is strict with you because he wants you to be better."

"You have to understand that your younger brother is not much younger than you, and he is also very good. When Mr. Wu Chenghou gets old, who should be the master of Jiangdong's foundation, who can say for sure?"

"I mean, you should understand, right? If you can make more aristocratic families surrender, then you are better than Sun Quan. If he, Sun Quan, is more suitable for the battlefield, it means he is better than you."

"When the time comes..."

Zhou Yu gave Sun Ce a simple explanation, which made Sun Ce suddenly understand, and when he understood, excitement flashed in his eyes.

"You are right! Sure enough, you are still smart! Come, drink and drink!"

After thinking about these things under Zhou Yu's reminder, Sun Ce laughed loudly and asked the waiter in the shop to quickly serve all the fat chicken and wine.

(End of this chapter)