"Xiangxiang, sometimes the bad people you see are not necessarily bad, and the people who everyone thinks are good are not necessarily good."
"Huh? What do you mean?" Sun Shangxiang was confused.
"Go to Chang'an with peace of mind, it is better than staying in Jianye."
"Chang'an is better than Jianye?" Now Sun Shangxiang didn't understand even more.
After a long time, Qiao Wushuang suddenly felt that since she had gone to Chang'an, it was okay to tell Sun Shangxiang some things. Anyway, whether Sun Shangxiang wanted to or not, she was going to become a member of the Sichuan Army.
"Xiangxiang, do you know how your eldest brother died?" Qiao Wushuang asked Sun Shangxiang.
"Wasn't he killed by the soldiers raised by Xu Gong on the eve of Liu Zhang's expedition? My eldest brother is a hero. If he were here, Jiangdong would never be like this."
Sun Shangxiang clenched his fists as he spoke, now Xu Gong's dead men were gone, and if Liu Zhang hadn't killed his third brother and attacked Chai Sang, making his eldest brother feel ashamed, he would not have gone to Jingzhou and would not have died.
Killing the third brother, indirectly killing the eldest brother, humiliating the second brother, forcing himself to get married, new and old hatreds, Sun Shangxiang hated Liu Zhang.
Qiao Wushuang shook his head: "It was not Liu Zhang who killed my husband, nor Xu Gong's dead men who killed my husband. Wangjiang Tower was planned by the Jiangdong family, and it was the sanctimonious officials in Jiangdong who killed my husband."
"What?" Sun Shangxiang felt a "bang" in his head and was completely stunned by Qiao Wushuang's words. He looked at Qiao Wushuang intently, as if he heard wrongly.
"Whether you believe it or not, my husband told me before he died that it was the Jiangdong family who killed him because the Sichuan army could not pose a threat to Jiangdong at that time and they did not want to fight.
At that time, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao were confronting Guandu, and my husband wanted to attack Xuchang by surprise. I heard from my husband that Xuchang's defense was extremely weak. A sneak attack was easy, but the Jiangdong clan kept using various excuses to obstruct it, so they couldn't attack by surprise.
At this time, the Sichuan army made a surprise attack on Chai Sang and killed his third brother (Sun Yi), as well as Tai Shi Ci, the first general in Jiangdong, so my husband decided to conquer Jingzhou.
Of course, the family still did not want my husband to launch an army, but this time the third brother died, Taishi Ci died, and the Sichuan army looted Chaisang again. My husband wanted to conquer Jingzhou, and Zhang Zhao and others could not find any reason to refute.
So when their direct advice failed, they planned the Wangjiang Tower incident and killed my husband. Before he died, my husband said, "Jiang Dong has no hatred." I know that my husband valued Jiang Dong more than his own life. If Jiang Dong was gone, my husband would
You will definitely die with your eyes open.
So I was afraid that Jiangdong would be split, so I never said anything about it. I just hoped that those noble families could protect Jiangdong, but I didn’t expect that it would lead to this result today.”
Qiao Wushuang felt sad and numb as he spoke. Is the Jiangdong family reaping the consequences now? If they supported their husband's expedition to Jingzhou, would they still be like this?
But Qiao Wushuang knew that with the nature of those people, even if it happened again, they would still choose to kill their husbands. A lord who wanted to conquer the world was not what they wanted.
Seeing Sun Shangxiang's unresponsive expression, Qiao Wushuang said calmly: "Xiangxiang. I hate those officials in my heart, but because of my husband's words, I didn't say anything. As long as Jiangdong is always in the hands of the Sun family, I will always be in the hands of the Sun family."
Can't tell.
But now the second brother's power has obviously been eclipsed by Lu Su and Zhang Hong. If they really dare to establish another lord, I will definitely tell the world about Wangjiang Tower. I believe there will always be loyal generals, such as Cheng Pu and Huang Gaihui.
Come out, even if Jiangdong is gone, I won't hesitate.
So it’s really nothing for Xiangxiang to go to Chang’an. Jiangdong is already dominated by those officials, and life in Jiangdong is worse than death. In fact, I sometimes thank Liu Zhang for allowing me to change places and get some fresh air.”
Qiao Wushuang smiled bitterly as she said that. Of course she knew that going to Chang'an was to be a hostage, but she felt that in Jiangdong, she could not speak out when facing her enemies, and could only live in seclusion in that deep and small courtyard, which was worse than a hostage.
But Sun Shangxiang was completely shocked when she heard Qiao Wushuang's words. For the death of her eldest brother, she hated Xu Gong the most, but Xu Gong was already dead, so she could only transfer her hatred to Liu Zhang.
But now I know that the eldest brother was killed by the family. If this is true, then the family not only harmed the eldest brother, but also the entire Jiangdong.
Thinking of the humiliation Jiangdong suffered after his eldest brother's death, he missed the opportunity to attack the Sichuan army again and again, and he was forced to get married twice.
When the source of hatred changed, Sun Shangxiang's hatred was all transferred to those officials. It was not only hatred, but also deception. After being deceived for so long before he knew the real murderer of his eldest brother, Sun Shangxiang only felt that the hatred for the family was like a torrent.
His hatred for Liu Zhang is millions of times greater.
Sun Shangxiang suddenly remembered that in Xuchang, he remembered the devil-like Liu Zhang, who slaughtered hundreds of thousands of people without blinking an eye, and his expression was so calm that it was scary. At that time, Sun Shangxiang felt that Liu Zhang had no humanity.
But now that Sun Shangxiang thought about it, he actually felt like "the killing was good", and even Sun Shangxiang wanted to round up the aristocratic families in Jiangdong and push them all into mass graves.
Sun Shangxiang has a hot temper and dares to love and hate. He used to hate Liu Zhang without reservation, and now he hates the Jiangdong family the same way.
At this time, Sun Shangxiang, who had a sharp change in his concept of the clan, finally analyzed some things rationally. Although the reputation of the Sichuan Army was deliberately vilified by the clan's pen, it also paralyzed the ordinary people below. Those people lived in a radius of only ten miles, so of course they could only
Listen to those rich masters.
But how could the Sichuan Army hide the details of the Sichuan Army from Sun Shangxiang? It was just that Sun Shangxiang and many celebrities were unwilling to admit it in the past. Although the Sichuan Army killed all the noble families, they had nothing to say to the common people.
Not only did the land order allow people to have land for farming, but they also had to pay cheaper taxes without paying taxes. The four civil service examinations allowed ordinary people to become officials as long as they were talented, without having to look at the faces of the family, let alone follow the rules of the family.
Set hidden rules.
In addition, there are Champa rice, double-cropping rice, improved planting methods, farm tools rented by the government, etc., all of which have allowed the people of Jingyi to live a good life.
Although the last time he was in the Sichuan camp was not long, Sun Shangxiang could feel that the Sichuan soldiers were loyal to Liu Zhang. Even when he scolded Liu Zhang, the anger shown by those soldiers towards him was not pretending, and was not used to please him.
of the Lord.
After learning about the ugly face of the Jiangdong family, although Sun Shangxiang was born in the Sun family, like Pang Tong, he hated the ugliness of the family to the core. Coupled with the death of his eldest brother and so many years of deception, Sun Shangxiang felt that his hatred was overwhelming.
On the other hand, looking back at the evil image that she had always thought of as a demon and massacring the whole family, Sun Shangxiang's mind had disappeared. Now that Liu Zhang had killed someone she hated, and he truly loved the people, Sun Shangxiang suddenly felt that Liu Zhang was a good lord.
But because of the death of the third brother, Sun Shangxiang would not have a good impression of Liu Zhang. The third brother really died at the hands of the Sichuan army.
However, the conspiracy behind the death of his eldest brother was revealed. Sun Shangxiang re-examined the death of his third brother. He only died in the war. The third brother was a general and died in a war with the Sichuan army. Who can he blame?
Sun Shangxiang still had many barriers to Liu Zhang, but the hatred was far less than before. Even if it weren't for the death of his third brother, Sun Shangxiang suddenly found that he was not so opposed to the marriage.
"Sister-in-law, those sanctimonious gentlemen have harmed my eldest brother, and now they have sidelined my second brother. Do we have to let them continue like this? I want revenge." Sun Shangxiang said angrily, thinking that Jiangdong's power now fell to these little people.
In the hands of others, Sun Shangxiang has uncontrollable hatred.
"Xiangxiang." Qiao Wushuang said calmly: "I have thought about revenge thousands of times. Even after my second brother was firmly in power, I wanted him to avenge my husband more than once.
But Jiangdong is different from the Sichuan Army. Most of the forces are in the hands of the noble families, and now they are the overwhelming majority. The four families of Jiangdong are the bones of Jiangdong. Let’s not say whether they can be removed. Even if they are removed, Jiangdong will no longer exist.
Eliminating Jiangdong, the most likely result is that the four Jiangdong families will backlash and uproot our Sun family, and even if we deal with them, Jiangdong will no longer be Jiangdong."
Qiao Wushuang hated the four Jiangdong families more than anyone else, but she couldn't do anything because of her dead husband.
"But I am unwilling..." Sun Shangxiang suddenly thought of an idea: "If I marry Liu Zhang, can I ask him to send troops..."
When Sun Shangxiang said this, she suddenly stopped. She knew that her sister-in-law didn't want Jiangdong to collapse because of her eldest brother. She didn't even want to take revenge herself, let alone rely on external help.
But Sun Shangxiang himself was unwilling to accept it. When he learned that his eldest brother's death was caused by people from Jiangdong, Sun Shangxiang could not suppress his anger.
But Qiao Wushuang didn't say anything, and just smiled sadly: "Don't worry, Liu Zhang is determined to conquer the world and must take Jiangdong. The reason for negotiating this time is because the benefits gained from negotiation are greater than the hard attack."
It's not that Qiao Wushuang is smart. In fact, Lu Su and others don't know. But if they don't negotiate, they will die immediately. Even if the huge strength of the Sichuan Army is consumed, the four Jiangdong families will no longer exist, and there is no way to watch the Sichuan Army decline or even collapse.
The scene is over.
Between immediate death and torture, Lu Su and Zhang Hong chose torture to death. This was a conspiracy by the Sichuan Army.
Because of her husband, Qiao Wushuang could not go against the family and harm Jiang Dong, but the hatred in her heart was no worse than that of Sun Shangxiang, or even stronger.
Qiao Wushuang couldn't destroy Jiangdong by himself, but the Sichuan army captured Jiangdong. Now that Qiao Wushuang thought about it, he would not have any fluctuations, and even felt a little happy.
Qiao Wushuang knew that she shouldn't be so happy, because Jiangdong was everything to her husband, but because her husband died at the hands of those people, Qiao Wushuang couldn't restrain this joy at all. At most, he could only bury this feeling in the deepest place.
"Sister-in-law, since I came to Wucheng from Jianye, my second brother's power has been almost gone. I can feel it. Even when I went to see my second brother, I was monitored. Is Jiangdong still the Jiangdong of the Sun family?"