The Three Kingdoms

"Gu Yuantan is a good talent, I hope he can be smarter." Sun Jian narrowed his eyes and said softly.

"My lord, I feel that Gu Yuantan's actions in the past few days may be more shrewd and decisive than we imagined, and we may have unexpected gains." Zhang Zhao said softly: "For example, the Gu family completely surrendered. "

"Hope it!"

When Sun Jian heard this, he was a little happy and laughed.

At this time, a guard came in, cupped his hands and said, "My lord, Gu Yong, the governor of the county, begs to see me."

"Please come in!" Sun Jian said in a deep voice.

Gu Yong put on a long robe, and under the leadership of the guards, walked in with big strides, knelt on the ground, prostrated himself on the ground, and said respectfully: "The sinner, Gu Yong, pays his respects to the Governor and Lord Changshi."

"Yuan Tan, why are you doing this?" Sun Jian walked up with a look of surprise, and stretched out his hand to help Gu Yong up.

"Gu Zhou planned to assassinate the eldest son. This is because my Gu family is not strict in discipline. The Gu family is guilty and unforgivable. Yong begged the county governor to punish him!" Gu Yong stood up with Sun Jian's support and looked at Sun Jian with sincerity. the way.

He also clearly told Sun Jian that this assassination was just Gu Zhou's personal action, and the Gu family didn't know about it beforehand, and they didn't participate in it.

"Gu Zhou is Gu Zhou, and the Gu family is the Gu family. This general clearly distinguishes them." Sun Jian glanced at Zhang Zhao, who nodded, and said softly to Gu Yong, "You, Gu Yong, are loyal to this general." , this general understands."

Gu Yong was slightly pleased when he heard this, and let out a long sigh of relief. This is not Sun Jian's conclusion, but it is Sun Jian's attitude, which shows that Sun Jian will not kill the Gu family and is willing to talk.

Next, it depends on whether the price paid by the Gu family can satisfy the Jiangdong tiger.

"Lord County Sheriff, in any case, the Gu family is responsible for this matter, and I beg you to punish me!" Gu Yong's eyes flashed a gleam, and he said calmly, meaning that you can make a condition.

"Yuan Tan, my lord, let's sit down first and talk later!" Zhang Zhao knew it was time for him to talk to Gu Yong. suffer.

It's not that Sun Jian lacks wisdom, he has great wisdom, controls the general direction, and has a tough personality, speaks and does things straightforwardly, and doesn't like to pay attention to these twisted meanings.

"Sit down!" Sun Jian understood Zhang Zhao's meaning, nodded and sat down.

"promise!"

Gu Yong was a little surprised. He squinted his eyes and looked at Zhang Zhao. A bright light flashed in his eyes. This person was a little strange, but he was obviously not an ordinary kind person.

"Yuan Tan, you should know that assassinating the eldest son is a capital crime, no one can pardon him, Xu Gong has already obeyed the law, when do you think we will execute Gu Zhou?" Zhang Zhao said with a smile.

Gu Yong felt a slight chill in his heart.

In an instant, he understood that Zhang Zhao was his opponent today, and suddenly he felt a little uneasy. I am afraid that it will not be so easy for the Gu family to escape this time.

Gu Zhou can die, but if Sun Jian doesn't kill him, the Gu family won't keep him, but if, like Xu Gong, he is executed in public in full view, then the reputation of the Gu family for hundreds of years will be ruined. At that time, the Gu family will only be with Sun Jian forever.

So Sun Jian would definitely not do this, but Zhang Zhao's words still scared Gu Yong.

"Lord Chang Shi, Gu Zhou has been kicked out by the Gu family. This person has nothing to do with the Gu family. Yong dare not decide when to execute the sentence!"

Now Gu Yong can only respond to all changes with the same, and hold on to it. He must not raise conditions first.

"This little fox is really calm!"

Zhang Zhao was a little surprised, and he paid more attention to Gu Yong, a young man in his early twenties.

In this case, Zhang Zhao was not polite, and began to raise conditions, saying: "Yuan Tan, my lord will launch an attack on Danyang and Kuaiji in a few months. Now that there is insufficient food and grass, the prefect's government has already started to buy food from the people. At that time, the task of supervising the transportation of grain and grass will be handed over to you, how about it?"

Gu Yong was slightly taken aback. He was Wei Cheng, the capital of the Wu Commandery, and he had nothing to do with the task of requisitioning food and grass. He couldn't get his turn anyway. Zhang Zhao's meaning was obvious. The food and grass for this battle came from the Gu family.

"Fuck, old guy, it's the lion who opened his mouth!"

Gu Yong was silent, feeling pain in his heart, the Gu family was probably bleeding heavily for the food and grass that tens of thousands of people fought for.

"The subordinates are not capable enough, it is difficult to estimate Kuaiji and Danyang, and they are willing to supervise the logistics of the Danyang battlefield!" Gu Yong said softly.

Zhang Zhao smiled. Although the Gu family is a big family, they are not the richest in the world. Compared with some top local tycoons, their financial resources may not be as good. It is a big confession to be able to provide half of the food and grass.

The two continued to bargain, and Gu's family paid a lot of money, and even showed their full support for Sun Jian's attitude of presiding over Jiangdong, in exchange for a promise from Zhang Zhao, Gu Zhou's death from illness.

The Gu family was completely free from the assassination of Sun Ce this time.

Sun Jian sat in the middle, watching the two fight with a smile, and felt a little relieved in his heart. The two people talked too profoundly. If he let himself go into battle shirtless, he might die a lot of brain cells.

........................

The next day, in Gu Zhou's 'died of illness' cell, the Gu family sent someone to collect the body. At the same time, Sun Jian was invited by the old Patriarch to attend the appointment. Sun Jian went to the appointment calmly. At the banquet, Sun Jian and Gu Hong had a good talk. Sun Jian presided over Jiangdong.

This sudden change has shaken many families in Wu County, making these local tyrants even more disturbed.

Immediately afterwards, news came out that Zhang Chu in the prison had identified several powerful local families who had participated in the assassination of the eldest son Sun Ce. Sun Ce was furious, and without the consent of his father Sun Jian, he directly led troops into the city to kill these powerful families. Family ransacking.

At this time, some people in Wu County knew that the families killed by Sun Ce were not only the closest allies of the Zhang family, but also the masterminds behind Wu County's recent participation in price bazaars.

Sun Ce's violence made these families a little panicked, and they wanted to unite against the Sun family.

However, the Zhang family's misfortune caused the alliance to be destroyed before it even started.

Many local gentry families in Wu County did not believe that Zhang Chu would betray them, but after these big families were killed by Sun Ce, Zhang Chu was released without charge the next day.

These local gentry immediately believed it, became angry all of a sudden, and began to shift their targets away from the powerful Sun Jian, and regarded the Zhang family as their enemy.

The turmoil in Wu County caused by the assassination of the Sun brothers only lasted for more than a month. At the end of April, all parties began to bow their heads and calm down because they were afraid of Sun Jian's power.

[Text Chapter 76 Calm]

Wu County, the Zhang Family Mansion.

Zhang Chuyi wore a brocade robe, knelt down on both knees, and knelt quietly in a quiet room. Sitting in front of him was a white-haired old man. The wrinkles on the old man's hunched face were like dry grass. , but the eyes are full of spirit.

This old man is the old man of the Zhang family, Zhang Chu's father.

"Father, my child has fallen into Sun Jian's tricks, and now I don't know what to do. I can only ask my father for help and guidance." Zhang Chu told the old man the whole story, and then said respectfully.

The three of them plotted to assassinate Sun Ce, and finally fell into Sun Quan's net together. Xu Gong died, and Gu Zhou also died. He thought that he would die this time, but he didn't expect that Sun Jian not only didn't kill him. , actually let him go straight away.

Originally, he thought that Sun Jian was afraid of the local gentry in Wu County, so he let him go. After all, if this power solidified, it would be terrifying, and it would turn the entire Wu County upside down.

But after he returned home and heard the reports from the people below, he understood that Sun Jian had dug a hole for him. His body was cold for a moment, and he felt a kind of regret that he was willing to die in a prison.

The Zhao family, the Zhou family, the Lei family...these local gentry families are all staunch allies of the Zhang family. Now they have been wiped out, but the Zhang family is the only one left behind. It was also rumored that he promoted these big families as scapegoats.

The most important thing is that he, Zhang Chu, walked out of the county government office in Wu County alive. The Zhang family has to bear the blame if they don't. In any case, the Zhang family has already stood on the opposite side of these local gentry.

"Hmph, when you planned to assassinate Sun Ce, why didn't you discuss it with your father?" The old man's eyes turned cold, and he looked at Zhang Chu with a bit of hatred, and shouted in a cold voice.

Over the years, he had handed over his family to Zhang Chu, but he never expected that Zhang Chu would be so bold as to take the lead in assassinating Sun Ce, and even got caught in an ambush, almost destroying the Zhang family.

"My child just wants to..." Zhang Chu looked up at his father, panicked, and hurriedly explained.