"I would rather die standing than live on my knees." Zhou Yu murmured what Liu Cong just said, "Oh, if Marquis Wu can have such determination, An Neng..."
After saying that, he shut his mouth again. It is definitely not Sun Quan's fault that Jiang Dong is today. Jing Chu is much stronger than Jiang Dong!
"Gu can promise not to move the Sun family, but what about Gu's ministers? What happens when Gu gets old and faints? If you take refuge in Gu, you can do practical things for China and protect the Sun family. Wouldn't you get the best of both worlds?"
These words are a bit threatening. The pros and cons have been mentioned. Now it depends on what Zhou Yu and Lu Su decide.
To be honest, Zhou Yu and Lu Su were quite moved. The first thing Liu Cong did when he entered the city was not to appease the people. He ignored Jiangdong's civil and military officials and ignored Jiangdong's household registration accounts. Instead, he immediately came to see the two of them.
They didn't even take off their armor, and they didn't mind the mess in the cell. The two of them were really moved.
"No matter what, I won't kill you. If Gu is gone, you can go home." After saying that, Liu Cong turned around and walked towards the cell door step by step.
He walked extremely slowly, and the fingers holding the sword hilt turned blue from the exertion!
"Zhou Yu is willing to serve!"
"Lu Su is willing to follow the Marquis of Chu!"
Liu Cong turned around and laughed, then stepped forward to help the two kneeling men up, "Gong Jin, Zijing, get up quickly, I will put you to good use!"
"Thank you, Marquis of Chu. I only hope that Marquis of Chu can treat the people of Wuhou and the Sun clan well, and the people of Jiangdong."
Liu Cong said with a smile, "You don't need to say more, I will definitely treat the people well. What I care about now is that you should change your title."
The two looked at each other and said again, "Lord!"
"well!"
Liu Cong smiled happily, "Gong Jin, Zijing, you all go back to your homes to rest for a while. For tonight's banquet, I need you to help Zhu Gu conquer Jiangdong Wenwu!"
"promise!"
After leaving the cell, Liu Cong did not return to the Hou Mansion. He was going to recruit another handsome man!
"General, the Marquis of Chu is asking for an audience!"
In the mansion, Lu Meng, dressed in plain clothes, was sitting in the hall. He suddenly came up to report.
Lu Meng waved his hand and said, "I understand, open the middle door to welcome you. Also, I am white now, so don't call me general anymore."
"promise!"
"Lü Meng, Jiangdong, pays homage to the Marquis of Chu!"
Liu Cong was a little surprised. Lu Meng at the door was wearing plain clothes. Could it be that someone died in the mansion? But someone died, why was he the only one wearing plain clothes in the whole mansion?
Then he smiled, and Liu Cong figured it out. He was wearing plain clothes for Jiangdong. Opening the middle door to welcome him showed that he did not resist him.
"Ziming, why are you wearing plain clothes?"
Lu Meng cupped his hands and replied, "I once served the Sun family, but now Jiangdong has been conquered by the Chu lords, so I wear plain clothes."
If it were a monarch who was intolerant and narrow-minded, and heard Lu Meng's words, he should just leave. It would be strange if he would beep with you again!
Lu Meng was also looking at Liu Cong. Seeing that Liu Cong showed no signs of anger, Lu Meng breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Chu Hou, please come in."
Liu Cong nodded and crossed the threshold, "Ziming, I heard that you were once called Wu Xia Amen?"
Lu Meng followed Liu Cong, "Yes, when I first joined the army, I was illiterate. Thanks to Wu Hou and Lu Zijing, I was able to learn some simple knowledge."
"So, Marquis Wu has shown you the kindness of knowing and promoting you?"
"Yes."
Liu Cong suddenly stopped, turned around and stared directly at Lu Meng, "Then do you know the purpose of Gu's visit today?"
Lu Meng stumbled and almost bumped into Liu Cong, "I can probably guess something."
"Gu Shi values you very much. Is Ziming willing to share your worries for Gu?"
In Liu Cong's surprised eyes, Lu Meng pulled off his plain clothes, knelt down and kowtowed, "If I am willing, I will definitely contribute to my lord!"
Liu Cong put his hands behind his back, "Ziming surrendered so quickly, which caught me off guard. I heard that Sun Quan beat you up and asked you to stay at home and think about your mistakes. Is this happening?"
Lu Meng replied, "I did not surrender to my lord because Wu Houbo stayed with me. I have done my best for Jiangdong and the Sun family. I surrendered to my lord just so that my ability would not be buried."
"Furthermore, only by taking refuge with the lord can we better protect the Sun clan. Isn't Zhang Liao also a subordinate of Lu Bu? He took refuge with Cao Cao, and Cao Cao also reused him and did not harm Lu Bu's family."
Hearing this, Liu Cong smiled.
Compared with Zhou Yu and Lu Su, Lü Meng was more foresighted. To be honest, in history, Zhou Yu's achievement of defeating Cao Cao in Chibi was to turn the tide. And Lü Meng's victory over Jingzhou was to open up territory and expand territory.
If we really talk about it, Lu Meng's contribution is greater than Zhou Yu's.
Furthermore, although the Sun family has been in Jiangdong for three generations, it has only been twenty years since Sun Ce occupied Jiangdong.
It takes at least a hundred years for a country to cultivate countless people with lofty ideals who can truly sacrifice their lives for the country when the country is destroyed!
Compared with the Sun family, Liu Cong's royal bloodline is more convincing, and the Han Dynasty has been around for four hundred years!
If Liu Cong really unified the world, it would be another version of Guangwu Zhongxing. Maybe a few hundred years later, the Liu family will be weak, but it may not disappear in the long river of history.
Liu Cong smiled and stepped forward to help Lu Meng up, "Zi Ming sincerely won't bully me!"
At the same time, in a mansion not far from the Hou Mansion, Sun Quan was also receiving a group of generals from Jiangdong.
Jiang Qin, Ding Feng, Zhu Ran and other generals were all there, and even Xu Sheng, Ling Tong, and Chen Wu were also present!
"Lord!"
"Lord, as long as you give the order, the last few people will lead you out and kill them!"
Sun Quan looked at the kneeling generals in front of him with some relief. Today, the civil servants no longer care about him. Only these people still obey his orders.
"I have surrendered. I have called you here today not to fight out or to regain my inheritance."
Sun Quan even changed his name, "I called you all here because I want you to help me with something. If it is really for me, you should respect the Marquis of Chu as my master!"
"How can that be done? Lord, he was the one who destroyed me Jiangdong!"
"Yes, my lord, if we take refuge in Liu Cong, how can we be worthy of you?"
For a time, the generals were furious.
Sun Quan waited until they stopped talking, and then said in a low voice, "I don't blame you for Jiangdong's situation today, but in the future, the Sun family will still have to rely on all the generals. If it is really for the Sun family, you should do a good job for the Marquis of Chu."
"Don't have any ideas. This is what I say from the bottom of my heart. For your sake, the Marquis of Chu will not embarrass the Sun family. Besides, he married my sister, so he is half a Sun family member. You surrender to him.
It’s not a betrayal.”
"Lord..."
"Stand back. Take care, everyone."
Some people wanted to say something, but Sun Quan turned his back to them and stopped talking.
Several people waited for a while, but saw no reaction from Sun Quan. They could only kneel on the ground and kowtow to Sun Quan, and then left.
Compared with the civil servants and generals in Jiangdong, Liu Cong really had no choice but to let Sun Quan speak out. They had to listen to Sun Quan's words, right?
As for those civil servants? Haha, they have more eyes than others.