The Three Kingdoms

"Say!" Sun Quan smiled: "I never use words to punish crimes, as long as you don't violate the laws of the Great Wu, even if you scold me face to face, I can bear it!"

This is Sun Quan's advantage.

Otherwise, those sharp censors at Yushitai would not be tolerated.

"Your Majesty is so generous, I admire you!"

Xun Yu nodded, and there was a hint of admiration in his eyes, which is probably something that Cao Cao could hardly achieve. After thinking about it for a while, he said: "Your Majesty, as the tour envoy of the five western states, my duty is to manage the five western states. State, shouldn't have questioned the court's policy, but..."

"No!"

Sun Quan interrupted Xun Yu's words: "You are wrong about one thing. You are not only a tour envoy of the five western states, but also a cabinet minister. You have the right to supervise the imperial court's policies. You can participate in the imperial court's decision-making!"

Xun Yu's eyes trembled slightly, but he calmed down very quickly, his eyes were as calm as water, without a single wave, and he continued, "In this case, I want to advise Your Majesty, don't use military force!"

"Militarism?"

Sun Quan narrowed his eyes slightly, and glanced at Xun Yu, but he didn't blame him, but was a little excited.

If he can say such a thing, does it mean that he has returned to Great Wu?

He placed Sun Quan in the west because he understood his temperament.

This is a diehard, he may be forced to do things for the court of Great Wu due to the situation, but it is very difficult for him to completely return to the court.

"Why do you say that!" Sun Quan asked.

"Your Majesty understands the state of the court better than your ministers. Although the Great Wu has a vast territory and vast territory, it has not been long since peace, and years of civil strife and wars have already exhausted the people's survival foundation. At this moment, it is time to recuperate for decades. Only in this way can we build a glorious and prosperous world where the people's livelihood is prosperous and strong!"

Xun Yu is Xun Yu, a loyal minister who would rather bend than bend, and never ambiguous in his words. He may not end up in the court, but he will end up in the people of the Central Plains, so even if he knew that Sun Quan might not be happy when he heard it, he still said it.

"In order to conquer the barbarians in the west, Your Majesty has expanded his army again and again, and now he has gathered millions of soldiers to fight bloody battles, causing countless bloodshed, and let countless Wu generals die in exile. This is not an act of a wise king!"

"Your Majesty has now achieved a hegemony that has never been seen before or since. Throughout the ages, no one can compare with the vastness of His Majesty's country, the number of His Majesty's people, and the breadth of His Majesty's territory. Why should Your Majesty take a step back!"

"It's just a barbarian in the west, what's the use of conquering it!"

"I feel sad when I see the numbers of casualties on the battlefield. They are all Zhongyuan soldiers!"

"Your Majesty mobilizes the army, is it just to let future generations leave a heavy mark on your annals of history, have you ever thought about whether the 8000 million people under the command of the Great Wu Dynasty have lived a good life?"

"..."

Xun Yu chattered countless things, but he didn't have any selfish intentions, nor was he trying to be sarcastic, he just wanted to dissuade him from mobilizing troops, disregarding the current state of the court, disregarding the people's livelihood and fighting again and again.

Sun Quan listened very attentively, and instead of being angry, he felt a little lonely.

No one has experienced that period of history in later generations, and will not understand that as a descendant of Yan and Huang, he read the two Opium Wars from history books, saw the Eight-Power Allied Forces trample on the capital, saw all the good places turned into Western concessions, and saw A mere United States has replaced China as the world's number one hegemon, the feeling of wanting to tear the entire world apart.

Xun Yu naturally did not understand Sun Quan's desire to rule the West at any cost.

So Sun Quan didn't blame him.

Of course, he couldn't stop Sun Quan's footsteps anyway.

"Wen Ruo, I don't deny everything you said, but I have to do something!" Sun Quan's green eyes were as clear as amber, and his voice was firm: "It is my mission to conquer the Roman Empire. If you become a tyrant, you will completely conquer the Roman Empire!"

"Since His Majesty is so determined, I have nothing to say!"

Xun Yu let out a long sigh. He also understood that he was not convinced by Sun Quan. Sun Quan had already thought more and more thoroughly than himself when he worked so hard to mobilize the crowd. He knew some situations better than himself, but he was determined to do it. That means that no one can convince him.

With Sun Quan's prestige above the imperial court today, one word can fix the sky, one word can collapse the sky, it is no longer something that can be shaken by the so-called persuasion.

"Wen Ruo cares about the imperial court, I am very pleased!"

A smile appeared on the corner of Sun Quan's mouth, and he said: "At the beginning, the inspection office of the five western states was established because of the instability in the west. In order to stabilize the five states in the west, this position was specially established. Now the west has gradually stabilized, and the inspectors of the five western states have also It's time to end, how about you enter the cabinet?"

"Your Majesty, I have nothing to ask for, but to stay in the west!"

Xun Yu raised his head and gazed at the land outside from the beaded curtain of the dragon: "I have never thought of serving the court, but now I only want to do my best for the people of this place!"

"Since you are so determined, I will fulfill you!"

Sun Quan sighed, and said helplessly: "We will cut off the tour envoys in the west, but we will set up a western camp. The purpose of setting up the western camp is to build the six western states including Mesopotamia. To become the link connecting the Central Plains to the Roman territory, this requires a courageous person to sit in charge!"

He has already begun to plan ahead.

Once the territory of the Roman Empire is conquered, he has decided to use it to entrust the heroes, and to rule these vassal states with the old Zhou Dynasty system and the suzerain state, so that the people of the Central Plains will slowly take root on this land.

But he will never let anyone touch the border of the six western states.

This became the link for the imperial court to contain these vassal states.

"The minister takes orders!"

Xun Yu heaved a sigh of relief, nodded and accepted the order.

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After staying in Nanhe City for a day, the army continued westward.

Three days later, the army entered Xizhou City.

The so-called Xizhou City was renamed after the Xizhou Governor's Mansion was established, and this is the former Tagan City.

Sun Quan decided to rest for three days in Xizhou City.

After all, after a long journey, both the soldiers and him felt extremely tired and needed to slow down before continuing on their way.

There is no palace in Xizhou, so Hongzi arranged a newly completed post station for Sun Quan to rest.

After two days of rest, Sun Quan's spirit improved a lot.

But at this time, an unexpected guest rushed over.

"My subject, Li Ru, pay homage to Your Majesty!" After Li Ru saluted, his eyes were a little urgent.

"stand up!"

Sun Quan narrowed his eyes slightly: "Lao Li, you came here in a hurry, but do you have any news to report in person?"

Based on Sun Quan's understanding of Li Ru, Li Ru should be in charge of the Roman Empire at this time, instead of rushing back.

"Your Majesty is wise!"

After Li Ru complimented him, he couldn't wait to get to the topic: "Your Majesty, Caracalla led the Iron Blood Legion out of Antioch ten days ago, and returned to Rome without any order. Li is a hindsight, and even loses his temper!"

"What else?" Sun Quan's eyes flashed a sharp light.