Three Kingdoms: Take care of Lady Gan on behalf of Liu Bei at the beginning

Chapter 88 Sun Quan: "I'm done!"

At this time, Sun Quan frowned. The court envoy came to announce the imperial decree to Sun Shao, and then Sun Shao appeared. This made Sun Quan suddenly have a bad premonition.

"Lord Wu!" Da Qiao replied to Sun Quan, then glanced at the imperial envoy and asked in confusion:

"Is it related to Shao'er?"

"It turns out to be Madam Da Qiao. I am Jiang Wan, a subordinate of the General of the Cavalry. I have been ordered by His Majesty to come and announce the decree. Of course, the General of the Cavalry asked me to say hello to Madam Da Qiao."

At this time, Jiang Wan immediately stepped forward and said respectfully to Da Qiao, who was beautiful, plump, gentle as water, and had a moving appearance, with a smile.

Liu Wu married Sun Shangxiang, who was Sun Ce's sister, so Liu Wu should call Da Qiao his sister-in-law.

"Oh, thank you Zihao for your concern." When Da Qiao heard Jiang Wan introduce herself and ask Liu Wu to say hello to her, Da Qiao replied to Jiang Wan with a smile.

Sun Shangxiang had a good relationship with her, so she naturally knew that Liu Wu was Sun Shangxiang's husband. Therefore, she learned a lot about Liu Wu through observation and exposure.

"This must be your son Sun Shao, right? The childish boy of the past has now grown into a handsome young man. It's a rare opportunity that the General of Cavalry has specially asked Your Majesty to inherit Sun Bofu's achievements for Son Sun Shao." Jiang Wan stroked his beard, looked at Sun Shao and said with a smile.

"What? Liu Wu asked His Majesty to ask for Sun Shao to inherit Sun Ce's achievements!"

Da Qiao, Sun Quan, Zhang Zhao, Gu Yong, Lu Xun, Yu Fan, Zhuge Jin, Lu Su, Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, Han Dang and others all changed their expressions when they heard Jiang Wan's words.

In particular, Sun Quan's expression suddenly turned gloomy, and his eyes were fixed on Jiang Wan.

He understood that Jiang Wan's visit was definitely not a good thing.

Even the coming of Sun Shao and Da Qiao was probably arranged by Liu Wu.

In an instant, Sun Quan had the urge to order his men to capture Jiang Wan, but he obviously couldn't do so in front of the generals and Da Qiao.

Sun Quan looked unhappy, but the young man Sun Shao looked at Jiang Wan with surprise.

What did he hear?
Liu Wu actually asked the emperor to inherit his father's achievements?
Sun Shao, who had always been restricted by Sun Quan, looked at Jiang Wan with surprise and joy.

"Jiang Wan, Liu Wu violated the alliance before and even disobeyed the imperial edict. I'm afraid Liu Wu is using some tricks on us again?" Sun Quan's cold voice suddenly sounded, startling everyone.

Sun Quan, however, took the initiative and aroused Liu Wu's vigilance.

However, Jiang Wan remained calm and said:

"Lord Wu, you have misunderstood. Jiang Wan came here to obey the Emperor's order to give Xuzhou to your Sun family. What does this have to do with the General of the Cavalry?"

Jiang Wan's words were shocking, and shocked all the civil and military officials in Jiangdong.

Give Xuzhou to the Sun family?

Does Liu Wu have such good intentions?
At this time, Jiang Wan ignored the surprised and suspicious Jiangdong civil and military officials, and directly opened the imperial edict and read it out.

Seeing Jiang Wan like this, Sun Quan was reluctant to stop him. After all, it was an imperial decree.

However, Sun Quan did not believe that Liu Wu was so kind as to give Xuzhou to their Sun family.

“【Imperial Edict】

The emperor issued an edict:

In the past, Sun Ce was brave and good at fighting, and his meritorious service was outstanding. He made special contributions to the country and the people. Although he has passed away, his son Sun Shao has inherited his will and should be rewarded generously to honor his virtue. Therefore, I have decided to confer Sun Shao the title of Marquis of Peng and Governor of Xuzhou, grant him territory, and lead the people, hoping that he can carry on the legacy and take responsibility for defending the land.

In addition, Sun Ce's former subordinates Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, Han Dang, Jiang Qin, Zhou Tai and other generals are all loyal and brave. They have followed Sun Ce in his campaigns and made great achievements. Now I order you to follow the young master Sun Shao to Xuzhou to support him in governing the prefecture and county and work together for great cause. You should do your best to assist the young master and repay the country.

Furthermore, the four major families, Zhang, Lu, Zhu, and Gu, are all pillars of our dynasty and have great power. Now I order that the four major families should relocate part of their family power to Xuzhou to help Sun Shao and build a foundation together. You should put the overall situation first, respond positively, and seek common development.

I hope you will obey my orders promptly and without error. I will wait and see, hoping that you will make achievements and accomplish great things to comfort me.

Admire this! "

[Note] This imperial edict was written in the format of imitating the imperial edicts of the Han Dynasty.

In front of the gate of Wu Hou's mansion, when Jiang Wan's voice just sounded, conferring upon Sun Shao the title of Peng Hou, governor of Xuzhou, granting him territory and letting him lead his people, Sun Quan's pupils suddenly contracted, and Sun Shao was extremely surprised.

He actually appointed Sun Shao as Marquis of Peng and Governor of Xuzhou!

That’s Marquis Peng, the governor of Xuzhou!
What happened next made everyone unable to sit still.

Sun Ce's former subordinates Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, Han Dang, Jiang Qin, Zhou Tai and other generals were all loyal and brave men. They all followed the young lord Sun Shao to Xuzhou and supported him in governing the province and county.

This made Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, Han Dang and other generals present all surprised and puzzled.

Later, the four major families, Zhang, Lu, Zhu, and Gu, should all move part of their family forces to Xuzhou to help Sun Shao and build a foundation together, which made Zhang Zhao and Gu Yong couldn't help but pull their beards.

quiet!
silence!

After Jiang Wan finished reading the imperial edict, everyone was stunned.

The civil and military officials of Jiangdong all looked at each other in surprise and suspicion, and the atmosphere was quite weird.

They were very shocked.

Sun Ce's former generals followed the young master to Xuzhou, and some of the four major families entered Xuzhou. Obviously, the court really intended to give Xuzhou completely to Sun Shao.

However, no one spoke. Everyone looked at Sun Quan with strange eyes and an extremely gloomy expression.

On the other hand, the young man Sun Shao's face was filled with surprise at this time.

"Marquis Peng, Governor of Xuzhou, this is the emperor's personal edict. Why don't you accept it and express your gratitude?" Jiang Wan took in the expressions of everyone and smiled at Sun Shao, who was standing beside him with a look of joy and excitement.

"Marquis Peng, the Governor of Xuzhou? Me? This, this, this!" Sun Shao was unable to react when he heard Jiang Wan's words. He pointed at himself and said to Jiang Wan in surprise and excitement.

"Yes, Marquis Peng, Governor of Xuzhou, this is the emperor's decree, and it has already taken effect. This is because your father's former general Zhou Yu led his troops to defeat the Yuan brothers, and your aunt Zihao's father reported this to the emperor himself. The emperor has allowed you to inherit the reward for your father's achievements!" Jiang Wan encouraged with a smile.

After hearing Jiang Wan's explanation, Sun Shao realized that it was his uncle Liu Wu who invited them for him.

Sun Shao couldn't help but look at Sun Quan, only to see that Sun Quan's expression looked extremely ugly at this moment.

The beautiful woman Da Qiao was obviously at a loss when faced with such a situation.

Thinking of how Sun Quan had been suppressing him, Sun Shao gritted his teeth, bowed to Jiang Wan, and said:

"Sun Shao accepts the order and thanks the emperor for the reward!"

"Sun Shaoxie, Uncle Zihao!"

Sun Shao understood that Sun Quan must be very angry, but Sun Shao also understood that this was his best chance to break away from Sun Quan.

As he grew older, Sun Shao realized that Sun Quan would never easily return power to him, and this was a good opportunity.

"Haha, good, what a good young man!" Jiang Wan stroked his beard and handed the imperial edict to Sun Shao under the surprised gaze of everyone.

At this time, even though all the civil and military officials of Jiangdong understood that this imperial edict was definitely Liu Wu's conspiracy, they did not dare to act rashly.

Because of what?
Because the person who was bestowed the title was Sun Shao!
That’s the eldest son of their former master Sun Ce!
On that day, the sensational news swept the entire city of Hefei.

Whether it was the generals and soldiers in the army, or the noble families and wealthy clans, they were all in turmoil.

……

Cheng Mansion. In the meeting hall.

Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, Han Dang and several other generals gathered together.

Huang Gai shouted loudly:
"No matter what, this time the emperor has appointed the young master as governor of Xuzhou. I, Huang Gai, will definitely follow him to Xuzhou. Bo Fu died a long time ago, and now the young master has grown up. It is time for him to take power. However, Sun Quan is unwilling to hand over power. Now, the court is willing to appoint the young master as governor of Xuzhou. Marquis Peng, I will definitely lend a helping hand to the young master!"

Huang Gai's voice resounded.

Han Dang and other generals also shouted loudly:
"Yes, I will go with you, sir."

"And me, Bofu was kind to me, I must repay him!"

The generals in the hall expressed their attitudes one after another.

Cheng Pu, however, is older and more experienced, and said hesitantly:

"I'm afraid Liu Wu doesn't have such kind intentions and is here to deal with Marquis Wu."

"Demou, what do you mean? Are you unwilling to help the young master?"

"What are you saying? Of course I'm unwilling to help you, sir. But, you guys should think about it!" Cheng Pu was startled by Han Dang's words and said hurriedly.

……

Zhang family.

In the meeting hall.

Representatives of the four major families in Jiangdong, including Zhang Zhao and Gu Yong, gathered together.

"I wonder if you are willing to obey the imperial edict and send part of your family forces to Xuzhou?" Zhang Zhao asked, stroking his beard.

The people from the four major families looked at each other.

Among the four major families, Zhu Zhi of the Zhu family was the first one who couldn't help but stand up.

Zhu Zhi is a representative of the Zhu family. He worked in the county government in his early years, and later followed Sun Jian and became an old subordinate of Sun Jian. When Sun Ce started his army, Zhu Zhi actively helped and was an important assistant to Sun Ce in pacifying Jiangdong. He was highly valued by Sun Ce. Among them, Zhu Huan, Zhu Yi and other members of the Zhu family were firm followers of Sun Ce.

Similarly, after Sun Quan came to power and consolidated his position, the Zhang family became increasingly powerful.

"Everyone, my Zhu family is willing to follow the young master to Xuzhou with all our strength. As for whether you go or not, that is your business. However, I still want to advise you that the court of Xuzhou has probably given it to the young master. No matter what the purpose is, the young master is the leader of the Jiangdong forces, and it should be like this!" Zhu Zhi said in a sonorous and powerful voice.

Hearing this, Zhang Zhao, Gu Yong and others narrowed their eyes slightly, but nodded. In fact, they were all moved.

According to the imperial edict, the four major families can send part of their family forces into Xuzhou. This is equivalent to doubling the territory out of thin air. No family will refuse.

As for their loyalty to Sun Quan, what was their purpose in serving Sun Quan?
Don't you still want to expand your family?
However, Zhang Zhao and Gu Yong were both smart people. They both understood that this incident happened too suddenly and too fast. It must be some conspiracy of Liu Wu against Jiangdong. Now the situation was still unclear, so they needed to wait.

……

"Damn it, damn it all. Liu Wu actually divided our Jiangdong forces like this. And those idiots, don't they know that this is Liu Wu's conspiracy?"

Inside the hall of Wu Hou Mansion, Sun Quan angrily smashed everything he could and roared loudly.

Pan Zhang and Zhuge Jin were quite helpless facing this scene.

At this time, Sun Quan was furious, but he only kept Pan Zhang and Zhuge Jin by his side. This was because Pan Zhang and Zhuge Jin were not Sun Ce's subordinates before, nor did they belong to the four major families.

Sun Quan could be sure that Pan Zhang and Zhuge Jin were loyal to him.

As an important general under Sun Quan, Pan Zhang made great achievements in many battles. Sun Quan admired Pan Zhang's loyalty and bravery very much and regarded him as a trusted general.

Although Zhuge Jin's military performance was not outstanding, he won the trust of Sun Quan with his loyalty and steadiness. Zhuge Jin showed outstanding ability in handling diplomatic affairs and coordinating internal relations, and was also an indispensable assistant to Sun Quan.

Now, even Zhang Zhao, Gu Yong, Lu Su and others were suspected of their loyalty by Sun Quan.

As for Cheng Pu, Huang Gai and others, they will be highly suspected by Sun Quan and will abandon him directly.

"My lord, I will take people to kill those court envoys and say that they are impersonators." Pan Zhang said loudly.

"What a stupid idea! Everyone knows that he is the imperial envoy. If we kill him now, I'm afraid the army will rebel!" Sun Quan shouted.

"This...what should I do?" Pan Zhang also had a headache.

Pan Zhang had a headache, so how could Sun Quan not have a headache? He was stunned by this fierce attack.

At this time, Zhuge Jin bowed to Sun Quan and said:

"My lord, the most urgent thing is to visit the four major families and the generals in the army as soon as possible, and keep as many as possible!"

Zhuge Jin also felt helpless at this time, there was no way to save the situation.

Sun Quan's expression changed for a while, but in the end, he gritted his teeth and said unwillingly:

"Alas, it must be so!"

However, Sun Quan did not have too many expectations.

This time, Liu Wu had an open plot, and made him cut the meat. This time, he cut the meat in half, or even cut off most of it.

Sun Quan only wanted to keep more military generals, and he still had to maintain a good relationship with Sun Shao. If he wanted to resist Liu Wu, he still had to unite the two states of Yangzhou and Xuzhou.

"Report~"

"It's bad, it's bad, Marquis Wu, the captain of the personal guard battalion, Zhang Hu, led a dozen personal guards, drank and went to Sun Shao's mansion to cause trouble. They killed many of Sun Shao's guards. I heard that Sun Shao was stabbed."

A guard hurriedly ran into the hall and told Sun Quan the bad news, which startled Sun Quan and made his face change drastically.

Pan Zhang and Zhuge Jin's eyes widened in the hall.

Zhang Hu, the sergeant of the Royal Guard Battalion, led a dozen of the Royal Guards and went to Sun Shao's house to cause trouble after drinking. They killed many of Sun Shao's guards and even chopped Sun Shao?

The Royal Guard Battalion was Sun Quan’s personal guard army.

Now, Sun Quan's guard troops actually went to massacre Sun Shao's mansion.

Sun Quan only felt a thunderbolt exploding in his ears. However, despite his anxiety, Sun Quan still felt a sense of surprise. He was shocked and shouted:
"What happened? Why did the Royal Guards commit a crime? And how is Shao'er?"

While roaring, Sun Quan didn't even bother to listen to the other party's answer and ran out of the mansion anxiously.

"Something big has happened!"

Zhuge Jin and Pan Zhang also hurriedly followed. At this time, they also felt the situation was tricky.

Sun Quan ran all the way to Sun Shao's mansion. When Sun Quan arrived at Sun Shao's mansion, he saw dead bodies lying all over the place and blood everywhere.

Generals Cheng Pu, Han Dang and others had already arrived, looking at him stumbling with grim faces.

The beautiful woman Da Qiao had lifeless eyes as she held Sun Shao, who was pale and covered in blood.

At this time, Sun Shao glared at Sun Quan with gritted teeth.

"It's over!" Sun Quan looked at Sun Shao and stopped.

(End of this chapter)