In order not to cause panic among all parties in the city for the time being, Sun Quan's departure from the palace seemed very low-key.

There is no emperor's chariot, no emperor's banner, and only a few guards.

This is in sharp contrast to Sun Quan's previous travels, where everyone was cheered and supported.

Because of this, when an ordinary car drove through the streets of Jianye City, no one would have thought that the person sitting in this car would actually be their emperor Sun Quan.

Sun Quan, who was hidden in the chariot, looked ashen.

Especially after Sun Quan opened the car curtain and saw the red lanterns hung high on both sides of the street.

Red means joy.

But now that bright red color fell into Sun Quan's eyes, it completely changed its appearance.

ridicule!

The bright red fluttering in the wind seemed to represent Mi Yang's endless ridicule towards him.

When he thought of this, Sun Quan's stern words came from the car:

"Send an order to Captain Sili and ask him to dismantle all the lanterns in the city.

Leave no one behind!”

Although the pain in his heart has eased a lot now, Sun Quan's accent is still hoarse.

The hoarse accent invisibly deepened the murderous intent, which made Sun Chao tremble outside the car.

Sun Chao is Sun Quan's nephew and has served as the commander of the Yulin Army in the palace for many years. He knows Sun Quan too well.

Sun Chao knew that Sun Quan was on the verge of going berserk and killing anyone at any time.

In order not to anger Sun Quan, Sun Chao quickly responded: "I obey your order."

After Sun Chao responded to Sun Quan, he found that the car fell into an eerie silence again.

It was so quiet that Sun Chao and even Sun Quan's breathing seemed almost inaudible.

This made Sun Chao feel even more at a loss.

Fortunately, Sun Quan's destination was not far from the palace, so Sun Chao was not frightened for long. He drove Sun Quan's car to the outside of a magnificent mansion.

From the grand appearance of this mansion, we can see that the people who live in this mansion must have extraordinary status.

This is also true.

The person living in this mansion is none other than Zhang Zhao, the most important minister of Soochow.

But when Sun Chao drove outside Zhang Zhao's residence, what caught his eyes were not only the two tall palaces symbolizing the family's heritage, but also a mound of earth.

That mound of earth was just outside the gate of Zhang's Mansion, blocking the daily entry and exit of people inside.

After seeing the mound, Sun Chao unconsciously remembered an edict issued by Sun Quan not long ago.

I don't know why Zhang Zhao offended Sun Quan that day. The angry Sun Quan ordered Zhang Zhao to lead his army and seal the gate of Zhang's mansion with earth after Zhang Zhao returned to his mansion.

Sun Quan's move meant that Zhang Zhao no longer had to go out and he didn't want to see Zhang Zhao again.

It can be said to be very decisive.

And if you want to go deeper, Sun Quan's move has the intention of using imperial power to humiliate Zhang Zhao.

The Zhang family has a great business, and there are many servants in the house. Under normal circumstances, a mound of earth cannot stop the hundreds of people in the Zhang family.

However, this mound was brought here by Sun Quan's imperial order. How could an ordinary servant dare to move it away privately?

Unless Zhang Zhao is willing to surrender to Sun Quan.

But this is impossible.

Zhang Zhao has an upright character and will never be forced by power. Sun Quan knows this very well.

Sun Quan, who knew Zhang Zhao well, knew that the mounds he set up could successfully completely block the unyielding Zhang Zhao in the palace.

In this way, how can Zhang Zhao continue to interfere in government affairs in the future?

Of course, Zhang's Mansion is so big. In addition to the main entrance, there is also a back door. There is no mound of dirt outside the back door of Zhang's Mansion.

But Sun Quan also knew that with Zhang Zhao's reputation in the world, how could he be someone who would take the back door?

If Zhang Zhao really leaves, then Zhang Zhao's reputation will take a hit. How can Zhang Zhao continue to support Sun Deng then?

In terms of political skills, Sun Quan was indeed the best in the world.

He will not harm Zhang Zhao on the surface, but he can put Zhang Zhao into a dilemma through "an act of will".

Do you want your own fame or your loyalty to Sun Ce?

This was not only Sun Quan's persecution of Zhang Zhao, but also his humiliation of Zhang Zhao.

Facts have proved that Zhang Zhao was designed by Sun Quan and successfully fell into a dilemma.

Since Sun Quan sealed the gate of Zhang's Mansion with a pile of earth, Zhang Zhao, who was unable to go out, has been gradually declining in influence between the government and the public.

Originally, if things developed as planned by Sun Quan, he could have solved Zhang Zhao's big trouble almost quietly.

But things are unpredictable!

At present, the war in Chaisang is critical. Except for Zhang Zhao, no one in Jianye City can make suggestions for Sun Quan.

For the sake of state affairs, Sun Quan, who had previously put down his bold words and "never see Zhang Zhao again in this life", had to take the initiative to look for Zhang Zhao.

Sun Quan knew that with his arrival, the humiliation he had done to Zhang Zhao would be doubled back on him.

And his previous carefully planned efforts to weaken Zhang Zhao's power will all come to nothing in an instant.

But Sun Quan had no choice.

When the car stopped, Sun Quan put down the hand that had been covering his chest.

Even if he drinks poison to quench his thirst, he must drink this glass of wine from Zhang Mansion today!

Sun Quan, who was thinking about this, gave up all his thoughts and got out of the car with the help of Sun Chao.

When Sun Quan's eyes were fixed on the mound of earth outside Zhang's Mansion, Sun Chao immediately understood and ordered his men to step forward and remove the mound that had blocked Zhang's Mansion for several months.

Soon after, when there was nothing blocking the front door of Zhang Mansion, Sun Quan signaled Sun Chao to come forward and knock on the door.

But what Sun Quan didn't expect was that after Sun Chao knocked on the door for a long time, the door to Zhang's mansion still didn't open.

Sun Quan did not think that everyone in Zhang's house was deaf.

Sun Quan realized that even if he was willing to "show kindness" to see Zhang Zhao, Zhang Zhao did not want to see him.

After knowing Zhang Zhao's intention, Sun Quan's already ugly expression became even worse.

The angry Sun Quan asked Sun Chao to send people to climb up the high wall of Zhang's mansion to see what was going on inside.

Sun Chao quickly followed Sun Quan's orders.

When the guards who climbed up the high wall came back, Sun Chao had a look of shock on his face when he heard the guard's report.

Sun Quan saw the shock on Sun Chao's face at a glance.

He quickly asked: "What is the situation inside the mansion?"

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Facing Sun Quan’s inquiry, Sun Chao organized a well-organized reply:

"The gate of Zhang Mansion is also blocked by a mound of earth on the inside of the gate."

After Sun Chao said these words, he did not dare to look directly at Sun Quan again.

As Sun Chao expected, when Sun Quan heard what he said, his eyes almost burst into flames.

Sun Quan was so angry that he covered his chest again.

"What a great Zhang Zhao, what a great Zhang Zhao!"

Sun Quan's tone at this time already contained some murderous intent.

As the saying goes, thunder, rain and dew are all due to your kindness.

He can block the gate of Zhang's Mansion, and he can also unlock the gate of Zhang's Mansion.

Because he is an emperor and can do whatever he wants, but as a minister, Zhang Zhao can only suffer.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Zhao completely ignored the way of being a minister - you don't need to block my door, I will block the door myself. You don't want to see me, and I don't want to see you.

Zhang Zhao's approach was full of rebelliousness, and it also revealed invisibly that he was not afraid of Sun Quan at all, or rather looked down upon him.

How could Sun Quan endure this?

Sun Quan was so angry that he directly ordered:

"Burn the gate of Zhang's Mansion. Today I want to see if he is really not afraid of death!"

As soon as Sun Quan's order came out, Sun Chao was immediately frightened out of his wits.

Sun Quan is the emperor, he can control Zhang Zhao's life or death at will.

But if I were to force Zhang Zhao to death with my own hands today, would those disciples and former officials of Zhang Zhao in both the government and the public not be able to eat him alive?

Sun Chao was worried about Zhang Zhao's influence between the government and the public, so he did not dare to move for a while.
To be continued...