In Guangling City, the news of the assassination of Luo Zheng, the son of General Luo Yang, made the people of Guangling City panic. There were not many pedestrians on the originally bustling streets, which gave it a rather depressed feel. Occasionally, a few people walked around, but they were cautious.
appearance.
In the Marquis of Wu Mansion, Sun Quan, who succeeded his brother as Marquis of Wu, looked at the important officials sitting down with a gloomy face. Among these important officials, there were Sun Quan's right-hand man Zhou Yu, the wise man Kuai Yue from Jingzhou, Bu Zhi, Ding
Waiting for a group of generals.
Sun Quan looked at the brocade silk placed on the low table in front of him, and his face was ashen. Since taking over the mess of Sun Wu ten years ago, Sun Quan can be said to have tried his best to maintain the inheritance passed down to him by his father and brother.
For this reason, Sun Quan, who is only in his forties, now has a head full of white hair, and his cheeks are deeply sunken, looking haggard. And a series of recent events have made Sun Quan feel even more exhausted.
He raised his head, looked at Zhou Yu, and asked in a hoarse voice: "Did you find out? Are you really the little girl?"
Zhou Yu's complexion was not much better. In order to fulfill his sworn brother's instructions, Zhou Yu had spent a lot of effort over the years. The handsome Mizhou Lang back then has now become a sick man. After hearing Sun Quan's question, Zhou Yu
He also nodded with a wry smile and said: "There can be no mistake! Everything about the assassin is consistent with Xiang'er's situation! It's Xiang'er who can't be wrong!"
"Boom!" Sun Quan punched the low table in front of him, gritting his teeth with hatred on his face, his unique pair of blue eyes showing murderous intent, and hummed: "Damn Luo Yang! If anything happens to my little sister,
, I will never forgive him!"
Everyone sitting down also looked ashamed. As courtiers, they saw their lord being humiliated, but they couldn't think of a way to share the lord's worries. And the face of Kuai Yue next to him was even more pale. It was he who paid homage to him back then.
Sun Quan suggested that Sun Shangxiang be married to Liu Bei to ease the conflict between the two parties. Originally, Sun Quan pitied his sister and refused to adopt this suggestion. It was Kuai Yue who worked hard and persuaded Sun Quan. Now Sun Shangxiang has been arrested for assassination. Let's get to the bottom of it.
, all because of Kuai Yue's relationship. I believe that in Sun Quan's heart, Kuai Yue's status has dropped to the extreme!
Sure enough, Sun Quan slowly raised his head and glanced at Kuai Yue, but Kuai Yue felt a chill on his back. He clearly felt that Sun Quan's eyes looking at him were full of blame and resentment, which made Kuai Yue feel sad.
I feel more and more bad. As a minister, I can no longer gain the trust of my lord. That is not good news.
Zhou Yu also glanced at Kuai Yue, but didn't say much. When Kuai Yue proposed a marriage with Liu Bei, it was indeed for the sake of Sun Wu. This cannot be blamed on him. Immediately Zhou Yu said to Sun Quan: "
Lord! My subordinates believe that we can all find out Xiang'er's identity. With the ability of the Western Qin Jinyi Guards, it is impossible not to find out! What we have to face next will definitely be the revenge of the Western Qin! Therefore, we should strengthen our vigilance.
, and at the same time send people to Pengcheng to ask Liu Bei for help!"
"What? Ask Liu Bei for help? No!" Sun Quan had not had time to answer Zhou Yu's suggestion. Among the generals sitting down, several people immediately rejected Zhou Yu's proposal. Among them was Sun Quan, who had gradually become Sun Quan.
Ling Tong, the general of the Wu army, came out with a gloomy face and said to Zhou Yu: "Master Zhou! This will never work! Have we not had enough conflicts with Liu Bei over the years? At this time
If you run to Liu Bei for help, wouldn't you give him your face to fight? No! Absolutely not!" Ling Tong's words were immediately approved by most generals.
Seeing the reaction of the generals, Zhou Yu also had a wry smile on his face. It was not that he didn't understand why everyone resisted Liu Bei so much. Over the years, there have been many conflicts between the Wu army and the Chu army. Let alone Zhu Zhi's.
Death is enough to arouse public resentment against Liu Bei! Not only that, but also the soldiers who died in these years of conflicts. Although there are no important generals of the Wu army among them, this hatred has penetrated into every Sun Wu army.
The warrior is in his bones!
Even so, Zhou Yu still said to everyone: "I can understand your mood! But now the Western Qin army may attack at any time! Without Liu Bei's assistance, we simply cannot resist the Western Qin army with the strength we have on hand.
The attack of the Qin army! Are we going to ruin Sun Wu’s foundation just for the sake of temporary anger?"
Originally, if they just mentioned the Western Qin army's invasion, all the generals would look fearless, but when Zhou Yu mentioned Sun Wu's foundation, all the generals would be silent. Most of them had served Sun Wu since the time of Sun Jian.
Yes, they also watched Sun Wu's foundation being established step by step. At that time, Yuzhou and Yangzhou were successively captured by the Western Qin, and their lord Sun Ce even died in Shouchun. As courtiers, they always had a sense of guilt hidden in their hearts!
Because of this, no matter how difficult Sun Wu is now facing, they are not willing to leave Sun Quan and walk away. In their opinion, it doesn't matter if they take their lives, but it is absolutely impossible to destroy Sun Wu's foundation.
!In this way, everyone will no longer raise objections to Zhou Yu.
After seeing that the generals were persuaded, Zhou Yu turned his attention to Sun Quan again, and at this moment Sun Quan was full of unwillingness. To be honest, Sun Quan didn't have any good impressions of Liu Bei. Back then, Sun Jian died in the battle at Hangu Pass, and Liu Bei
There are also many connections, and Xu Sheng also died tragically at the hands of Liu Bei's sworn brother Guan Yu. Ten years ago, if the situation was not urgent, how could Sun Quan choose to cooperate with Liu Bei? In addition to the incident of Sun Shangxiang, Sun Quan's deep feelings for Liu Bei
The resentment is not just a little bit. How can Sun Quan swallow his breath if he wants to bow his head to Liu Bei?
But the situation is stronger than the people. No matter how unwilling Sun Quan is, but as Zhou Yu said, the only way to ask Liu Bei for help is to ask Sun Quan for help at the moment. Sun Quan is not allowed to have other choices! Sun Quan clenched his fists with his hands, and his face was cloudy.
Maybe, it took a long time for a stick of incense to pass, but finally Sun Quan breathed a long sigh of relief and hummed: "Brother Gongjin! Just do what you said!" After saying this, Sun Quan
As if he had exhausted all his strength, he just slumped down on his seat, his face full of helplessness and shame.
Seeing that Sun Quan had figured it out, Zhou Yu was also happy and said quickly: "My lord! In the opinion of my subordinates, it is most appropriate for Sir Kuai to handle this matter!" The person who helped Sun Quan contact Liu Bei ten years ago was exactly
It was Kuai Yue. The one who had the best relationship with Liu Bei under Sun Wu was also Kuai Yue. Therefore, the task of going to Pengcheng to ask for help had to be Kuai Yue!
He raised his head and glanced at Kuai Yue. Sun Quan no longer had the intention to care about what happened to Sun Shangxiang back then. He waved his hand to express his agreement. A hint of joy flashed across Kuai Yue's face. He quickly stood up and saluted Sun Quan and shouted: "
I will definitely live up to my master's trust!" After saying this, Kuai Yue did not forget to give Zhou Yu a look of thanks. He understood that Zhou Yu was helping him, and Kuai Yue was not grateful for these kindnesses.
Will forget.
Zhou Yu also returned a look. Now is Sun Wu's critical moment. Kuai Yue's resourcefulness can provide Sun Wu with a lot of help. Naturally, he cannot give up easily. He watched Kuai Yue bow to Sun Quan and then turned around and left.
, Zhou Yu's mood did not relax because of this. Although Sun Quan was willing to put down his dignity and ask Liu Bei for help, there was no guarantee that Liu Bei would agree to send troops! You know, in the conflicts between Wu and Chu over the years, it was not only Sun Wu who suffered losses, but also Liu Bei's sworn brother Guan Yu.
His third son Guan Suo also died at the hands of Ling Tong! Zhou Yu was really not sure whether Liu Bei could put aside his past grudges and send troops to help. In any case, Zhou Yu did everything he could.
He can only rely on God’s will!
Just when Zhou Yu was relaxing a little, suddenly, there was a burst of hurried footsteps from outside the hall. Then, he saw a sergeant stumbling in and running in with a look of panic. He knelt down to Sun Quan and shouted loudly.
Shouted: "Lord, lord! Something bad has happened! Enemy troops were found outside the city!"
The moment he saw the sergeant appear, Zhou Yu's heart tightened inexplicably, and he had an unknown premonition. After the sergeant said the last words, Zhou Yu's face turned pale in an instant, and his whole person immediately became confused.
He stood up and exclaimed: "It came so fast!"
Not only Zhou Yu, but also everyone else present had the same expression. At this time, apart from the Western Qin army, who else would be the enemy outside Guangling City? Although the Western Qin would invade Guangling,
Everyone had already expected it, but they never expected that the other party would take action against Guangling so quickly! Originally, everyone was still making more arrangements in the remaining time to prepare for the future defense of Guangling, but now the enemy
They had already arrived, and there was no time to make any arrangements! As for Liu Bei's reinforcements, which Zhou Yu had high hopes for, they did not arrive so quickly!
However, Zhou Yu is not an ordinary person. After a brief period of surprise, Zhou Yu quickly regained his composure and regained his composure. He turned around and cupped his fists at Sun Quan and shouted: "My lord! The enemy has arrived. Please give me the order to defend the city!"
After Zhou Yu said this, Sun Quan also calmed down, nodded quickly and said: "Brother Gongjin! Leave everything to you! The generals will obey the order, and all the garrison in Guangling City will obey Zhou Yu's order! Anyone who disobeys the order will be punished.
Military law!" Sun Quan is also self-aware. In terms of other abilities, Sun Quan may still be somewhat confident, but in terms of fighting, even ten of himself can't compare to Zhou Yu! In such an emergency, Guangling can only rely on Zhou Yu's command.
There is a glimmer of hope!
The generals of Sun Wu also respected Zhou Yu from the bottom of their hearts. After hearing Sun Quan's order, all the generals sang in unison: "The last general will obey the order!"