The Three Kingdoms

Thirty or so knights quickly appeared under the city gate. Xu Shu immediately went up to greet them, stretched out his hand to hold the front horse, and saluted respectfully to the burly man on the horseback.

"My lord!" Liu Ye and Xu Shan were also a little excited, looking at the burly man with clear eyes, they immediately stepped forward and saluted respectfully.

"You don't need to be too polite!"

Sun Jian put on his clothes, jumped off his horse with a burly body, looked at several people with tiger eyes, and said heartily.

This time Sun Jian came to Moling, except for Zhang Zhao, the other entourages were only 30 people, which was very secretive. After all, Jiangdong is now arguing for the title of king. There is some turmoil, and Sun Jian's every move may arouse suspicion.

"My lord, in this weather, you must be hungry and tired if you run thousands of miles. I have already arranged a secret courtyard. You should take a rest first, take a hot bath, and go to cool off. Then I have prepared a small windbreaker." feast."

Xu Shu said respectfully.

"Row!"

Sun Jian nodded: "However, I came here to find out whether Moling is qualified to become the capital of Jiangdong. Time is tight, and there are only three days. You have to make arrangements."

Although it is said that Wang Liguo is still under discussion, in the eyes of the higher-ups, this is already a foregone conclusion, and all aspects have entered the preparation stage.

Sun Jian originally made Wu County the capital, but Sun Quan proposed to establish Jinling as the capital. In the past, it was rumored that Jinling's purple spirit came from the east and had the spirit of the emperor, so he asked to change Moling back to Jinling and establish it as the capital.

This suggestion was approved by many people, including Zhang Zhao, Zhang Hong, Zhou Yu and others, so Sun Jian agreed, but before that, he had to see for himself whether Jinling New City had the bearing of a capital. .

A capital city is the cornerstone of a dynasty, and the significance contained in it is of great significance. There must be no negligence. If he doesn't take a look at it himself, he won't be at ease.

"This subordinate understands!" Xu Shu nodded.

Zhang Zhao followed Sun Jian, raised his head, looked at the majestic city gate, and said with a sigh: "My lord, the gate of Moling is much more majestic than that of Wu County. correct."

"This should be the new city gate!"

Sun Jian narrowed his eyes and looked at Zhengyangmen.

"Reporting to my lord, this gate is Zhengyang Gate, which was completed not long ago. It is the most magnificent gate in Jinling New City today. It was Liu Ye by my side, the supervisor Liu Ziyang, who personally supervised the construction. The old master built Jinling New City regardless of everything in the past. , It can be said to be well-intentioned." Xu Shu said proudly.

Few people knew how much Sun Quan had suffered for this new city, and he, the witness, paid the price for Sun Quan.

"Not bad!"

Sun Jian smiled slightly, his eyes flickered across a strange color, and said: "I just saw the beginning, and I understand why Zhongmou must put the capital here. I hope this place can give someone a surprise!"

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The next day, Moling was still lightly raining. Xu Shu and Liu Ye took Sun Jian and Zhang Zhao to visit Moling City early in the morning, from the city gates on all sides, to Zhongshan, then to Qinhuai River, and finally to Xuanwu lake.

"Isn't this a small pond before?" It's not that Sun Jian has never been to Moling. As a Jiangdong native, he is no stranger to Moling City.

"Indeed, but we dug up the swamp, reclaimed the waterway at the northern foot of Zhongshan Mountain, and introduced river water to form such a brand new lake!" Liu Ye stepped forward and explained.

"What a great deal!" Zhang Zhao said with a sigh.

After they walked through Xuanwu Lake, the last thing they visited was the imperial palace. Now the construction of this imperial palace has moved from the first half of the project to the second half of the project.

The rough prototype of the palace has been completed. It is surrounded by mountains and rivers. It occupies an area more spacious than the Weiyang Palace and Changle Palace in Chang'an City. The majesty of it makes people have an intuitive feeling.

"Zibu, if you are asked to build Jinling New City, do you have the ability to build this scale in just one year?" Sun Jian asked in amazement.

"My lord, I have calculated the cost of this new city. Our General's Mansion will not be able to spend so much financial resources even if we save money!" Zhang Zhao pondered for a moment, then said: "

"We don't have so much financial resources to control the entire Jiangdong, so does Sun Zhongmou have it?" Sun Jian squinted his eyes and asked a little puzzled.

"My lord, this can only show one thing. The merchants in Jiangdong are more fearful than we believe. Mr. Quan controls Jiangdong Chamber of Commerce, so he can control Jiangdong's largest financial resources."

"This little bastard is smart enough, no wonder he tried his best to offend the aristocratic family, but also to support these merchants!" Sun Jian said with a smile as he rubbed the rain on his face.

"This is Mr. Quan's vision. It is extraordinary. It can always see things that we can't see." Zhang Zhao also sighed,

"Zibu, with this city and this palace, we have the confidence to be kings. Sometimes I feel that Zhongmou's foresight really makes the hairs of a certain family stand on end!" Sun Jian looked at this palace, his gaze There was a touch of pride in it, and he suddenly thought of Sun Quan's proposal, and he even doubted whether Sun Quan had the ability to predict.

"My lord, I'm afraid this is not just a foresight."

The rain, like flying mist, poured down. It wasn't big, but it could make the world look hazy. Zhang Zhao looked at the palace, and there was a strange ray of light across it.

"Zibu, what do you mean?" Sun Jian was stunned and asked in a low voice.

"Young Master Quan, I'm afraid he has already planned it for his lord, and he will become a king and establish a country in a few years!" Zhang Zhao said softly with a deep smile on the corner of his mouth.

"How is it possible? If the emperor does not die, even if the princes of the world are powerful, it will be difficult for them to become kings in five to ten years. How would he know that the emperor will mention death?" Sun Quan stared slightly, unable to believe it.

"Under normal circumstances, he definitely doesn't know, but if the emperor's death has Jin Yiwei's power involved, do you think he would know?" Zhang Zhao looked around at Xu Shu and Liu Ye, and pulled Sun Jian to a corner. road.

"What?" Sun Jian's face changed in shock: "He is so courageous!"

"My lord, Zhao is just a guess. After all, the death of the emperor is unclear. Based on a certain analysis of Cao Mengde, he is not a person who will kill the enemy emperor."

Zhang Zhao said in a low voice: "However, the matter has already happened now. It doesn't matter whether the young master did it or not. Even if he did it, if he didn't tell the lord, he might be afraid that the matter would be exposed, and he would take it on himself."

"You're right, I can't calculate too much with this bastard, but when I think of him doing such a big thing and still keeping it from me, I feel a little uncomfortable all the time."

Sun Jian was [-]% sure that Sun Quan was involved in the death of the emperor, his eyes flashed coldly, and he said: "It seems that Jin Yiwei can no longer indulge, it is time to take back this right!"

[Text Chapter 281 Bingwei Shouchun]

Shouchun City.

With the collapse of Yuan Jun's front lines one by one, the city began to become an undercurrent. Some powerful households and families in the city were already disappointed with Yuan Shu, and began to withdraw step by step from this city that was about to become a battlefield.

Although their actions were done secretly, they still triggered a wave of people leaving the city. This wave of leaving the city instantly made the atmosphere of this building gloomy, and the morale of tens of thousands of Yuan soldiers in the city was low.

Rear General's Mansion.

In the hall, the atmosphere was gloomy, and everyone had gloomy faces. Yuan Shu was wearing a jade crown and a brocade robe, kneeling quietly on his throne. His face was cloudy and his eyes were very dark.

"Liyang is broken, and Ruyin City is also broken, isn't it?"

He looked down at the hall, and several generals with low expressions and lowered heads asked in a calm voice.

"Ok!"

Several generals glanced at each other, fell silent for a while, and nodded honestly.

"Tell me the details!"

Yuan Shu's eyes were as cold as ice, his hands were clenched into fists, his veins were exposed, and he looked at several people with a coldness.

"My lord, the Liyang pass was originally very strong, but because of Lu Su's assistance, tens of thousands of soldiers turned against General Ji Ling. In the end, General Ji Ling defeated Jiangkou and fled in a hurry. Now General Ji leads [-] remnants , stationed in Hefei!"

A general bowed his body and reported: "With the pass of Xiaoyaojin, Hefei is where the Jiangdong army is blocked!"