When the people in the prison saw that it was Sun Quan's personal soldiers, no one dared to stop them. The soldiers rushed into the prison and immediately began to massacre. Thousands of nobles crowded into the huge prison and had no way to escape. They were shot to death by random arrows.
Hundreds of people died.
However, only a quarter of an hour after the killing began, soldiers were already rushing in to report to the captain of the soldiers.
"It's not good. Zhou Yu rebelled and my lord was kidnapped. Zhou Yu ordered us to stop killing the family immediately."
Zhou Yu led the army and took Sun Quan hostage. The people of the family who were dying of hunger and frightened by the massacre immediately knew that something had changed when they saw Zhou Yu arriving with Sun Quan in custody. Both Lu Xun and Zhang Hong knew that Lu Ding's message had been sent
out.
"Zhang Hong, Lu Xun, you said that my lord participated in the assassination of the late lord, do you have any evidence?" Zhou Yu was too lazy to talk nonsense and asked directly.
Zhang Hong was hiding at the back, and then he came out shivering and called out a Zhang family member. The Zhang family member took out a round chestnut-like object from his mouth. After cracking the shell, he found something inside.
This piece of paper looks like it is not paper produced in Sichuan, but the expensive Caihou paper in the past.
The soldier handed it to Zhou Yu. Zhou Yu opened it and saw that the paper was actually a contract with the clan written by Sun Quan himself. Although it was very messy and seemed to be a draft, Zhou Yu probably understood the content.
After killing Sun Ce, Sun Quan ascended to the throne and placed great emphasis on the family.
"Lord, what else do you have to say?" Zhou Yu unfolded the draft in front of Sun Quan. Sun Quan came and wanted to defend himself, but when he saw this piece of paper, he was completely speechless.
Sun Quan never expected that the family had already prepared a backup plan.
The original copy of the contract had long been destroyed by Sun Quan, but Sun Quan did not expect that this letter, which he thought had been destroyed, was actually preserved by Zhang Hong.
When Sun Quan saw that Sun Ce was overjoyed with his achievements and was headstrong and did not care about the opinions of the Jiangdong family, things would change sooner or later if things continued like this, because no matter how deep the Sun family's roots in Jiangdong were, they still needed the support of the Jiangdong family.
Sun Ce was able to quickly unify Jiangdong because of the trust of these families in the Sun family. However, after Sun Ce unified, he did not consider the interests of the family at all, which was destroying the foundation of the Sun family's rule.
Sun Quan desperately hoped that he could take power. Sun Quan believed that he must be better than his brother, because his brother only had force, and he was confident that he could blend in with all the forces in Jiangdong and rule by himself. He would definitely be able to stabilize Jiangdong and then compete for hegemony in the world.
Sun Quan did not express this idea, but his teacher Zhang Zhao saw it. The Jiangdong family had long been dissatisfied with Sun Ce and was eager to find a new spokesperson. In view of the influence of the Sun family in Jiangdong, and the similar personalities of Sun Yi and Sun Ce,
Then Sun Quan is the most suitable candidate.
Under Zhang Zhao's inducement and hints, Sun Quan finally made up his mind to make a coup. At that time, Sun Quan gave himself sufficient reasons. This was for the sake of Jiangdong and the Sun family's foundation.
Isn't it always the wish of father Sun Jian and various Sun Ce to grow the Sun family's foundation?
If Sun Ce continues to be so stubborn, Jiangdong will fall apart sooner or later, and the Sun family's foundation will inevitably collapse. It is better to leave it to him. Sun Quan is confident that he can control Jiangdong well and plan for the world.
As long as Jiangdong prospered, wouldn't Sun Jian and Sun Ce be still happy even if they were underground?
Therefore, Sun Quan chose to cooperate with the Jiangdong family and wrote a contract with each other. Later, Sun Quan cleverly destroyed the original contract, but he did not expect that this draft that he left at home and thought he had destroyed would actually appear in Zhang Hong's book.
in hand.
Sun Quan easily thought that this was secretly left by his respectable teacher. Sun Quan took a hard look at Zhang Zhao in prison, but Zhang Zhao also looked at Sun Quan with hatred.
Sun Quan wanted to kill people and silence him, and the people of the family were already planning to die with Sun Quan.
"My lord, why are you doing this? You are the eldest brother's younger brother? How can you do this? Is it just for the Lord of Jiangdong?"
Zhou Yu clenched his fists and said, if it had been anyone else, Zhou Yu would have ordered his death long ago, but Sun Quan, that was Sun Ce's younger brother, and the lord who he had assisted for so many years.
For Sun Ce's ideal, he has always tried his best to assist Sun Quan. Even if he was hindered by various constraints from the family, even if he wandered abroad, he never gave up.
However, even if Sun Ce was underground, he never expected that the person who killed him would be his own brother.
Sun Shangxiang, who had just entered the prison, was also stunned. Did his second brother kill his eldest brother? Sun Shangxiang was stunned on the spot, as if his whole body was filled with lead, motionless, and his eyes were fixed on Sun Quan.
"Hahahaha." Sun Quan suddenly laughed, his smile was a little desolate, and he seemed to let go of everything. He looked around at the people in the prison, including his own soldiers, Zhou Yu's soldiers, jailers, imprisoned noble families, Zhou Yu,
Lu Meng, and Sun Shangxiang.
His eyes swept over everyone and he said loudly: "Gong Jin, you think I'm worse than a beast now, don't you? You all think that I, Sun Quan, have no conscience, don't you?
I tell you, you cannot understand the pain of a king.
Yes, I, Sun Quan, participated in the incident at Wangjiang Tower, and it was I, Sun Quan, who asked these sanctimonious, despicable and cunning clan members to do it, but even today, I, Sun Quan, have never regretted it."
Sun Quan stared at Zhou Yu closely: "Gong Jin, after you learned that I, Sun Quan, participated in the Wangjiang Tower incident, are you wondering why I did this? Is it just for power, fame and fortune?
My brother treated me Sun Quan well. Even when Shaoer was born, he never feared my younger brother. My brother was upright and even before his death, he selflessly passed on the master of Jiangdong to me, Sun Quan.
In the end, I, Sun Quan, was the one who killed my brother. You must think that my death, Sun Quan, is not a pity.
However, Gong Jin, when his brother swept across Jiangdong, he relied on the support of the family. The power of the entire Han family was immeasurable, and Jiangdong's power was even more decisive.
The people in Jiangdong are weak. Can we rely on the support of the people? We can only rely on the support of the family.
The elder brother quickly determined Jiangdong because of his family, but he could not see this. He ignored the interests of the Jiangdong family and used his weapons arbitrarily, insisting on his own way. He wanted to conquer Xuchang and Jingzhou.
To fight a war, we need people, money and food, generals, and rear supplies. Where do these come from? They are all from noble families, and the four major families in Jiangdong are unwilling to go to war. What can my brother do?
Is it unreasonable to want to dominate the world by force without considering the foundation?
That’s why I seized power. I must seize power. If I don’t seize power, Jiangdong will be destroyed. Do I have to wait until my brother is defeated and killed, or the Sun family’s foundation is overturned by the family, before I regret it or complain about others?”
"Nonsense." There is a general behind Zhou Yu. It is the veteran Han Dang. He was a close confidant of the Sun family during Sun Jian's time and has always been loyal to Sun Quan. Tonight, Zhou Yu told him his guess, but Han Dang did not believe it.
At this time, he heard that Sun Quan was actually the culprit who killed Sun Ce. After so many years of deception, he couldn't help but be furious.
"Second Young Master, you don't need to quibble. What a bullshit family. Liu Zhang, the king of Shu, started massacring the family from Jiangzhou, and has massacred hundreds of thousands of people till now. Few families have ever supported him, and there are still hundreds of thousands of people imprisoned in Hebei.
, are still searching for the remaining members of the family, why can Liu Zhang dominate the world?
Second Young Master, don't you think this is a deceptive statement?" Han Dang was so angry that he even changed the title of his lord.
"That's Liu Zhang, General Han. Do you think everyone is Liu Zhang?" Sun Quan said loudly. Perhaps he felt that this sentence was not convincing enough, so he added:
"Liu Zhang. Lai is the lord of Yizhou and comes from a royal family. How many people have a higher starting point than him? He has an army of 100,000 and the territory of a state.
He can also get help from the peerless genius Huang Yueying. He is one of the top advisers in the world in terms of military and internal affairs. How many counselors can match him?
He also invented many weapons for the Sichuan Army, many farm tools and new farming methods for the people of Sichuan, and even paper printing was improved by Huang Yueying. Which of you has Huang Yueying's talent?
Liu Zhang himself was able to formulate so many perfect new policies, land orders, price limit orders, official examinations in the four civil servants, and invent things. I admit that I, Sun Quan, cannot compare with Liu Zhang, but how many princes in the world can compare with Liu Zhang?
Liu Zhang and Huang Yueying are both people who have not been around for hundreds of years. Apart from the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors who can invent, I, Sun Quan, have never seen such a king or such an adviser since ancient times.
Can you give an example of such a person? If I, Sun Quan, were not born at the same time as Liu Zhang, I might not be able to create a foundation.
What's more, even with Liu Zhang's ability as a king and Huang Yueying's ancient genius, Liu Zhang was in danger many times. The Battle of Fucheng, the surrender of Jiangling to Wei Yan, and the Battle of Qinchuan, were there any times when he was not surrounded by danger?
Especially when the clans of Jingyi and Yizhou rebelled, Liu Zhang almost died in Wuxi.
Liu Zhang and Huang Yueying are not only geniuses, but also blessed by God. How can I, Sun Quan, compare with them? Does this prove that I, Sun Quan, are incompetent?"
Sun Quan said, Han Dang was speechless, but his face was obviously unconvinced. He just felt that Sun Quan, as Sun Ce's younger brother, could kill his brother. This, even if Sun Quan said a thousand words, Han Dang would not be able to forgive him.
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"Lord." Zhou Yu's face was calm and he said to Sun Quan word by word: "Don't you ever feel ashamed all this time?"
"Ashamed? I'm so ashamed." Sun Quan suddenly wanted to recall the late-night scenes in the past few years. Whenever things went wrong in reality, or he was defeated, or he was bullied by the powerful officials of the family, Sun Quan could not sleep day and night, as if
It's like going crazy.
"I, Sun Quan, have never regretted what happened at Wangjiang Tower, but I have brotherly feelings for my brother. My crying in front of his mourning hall is true. Over the years, I have never forgotten that my brother left him alone before his death.
Because of this, I, Sun Quan, have never succumbed or extinguished the ambition of a king in these years, no matter how big the blow or what kind of failure I encountered.
Even if the family completely ignores me, even if Cao Cao surrenders, even if the Sichuan army has controlled most of the world, and I have only three counties and tens of thousands of soldiers in Jiangdong, I, Sun Quan, have never thought of surrendering.
Because I, Sun Quan, know that once I surrender, I will not be able to face my brother who is under Jiuquan.
I, Sun Quan, warned me countless times that I must succeed, but the reality is so cruel. Why were Liu Zhang and I born in the same era?
I underestimated the ability of the family. When I killed my brother, I always thought I could control them. Unfortunately, I was wrong. The king's way of adapting is far from being an opponent of the family's selfishness, because the king's balancing skills are just a means, and
The selfishness of the worldly people is their deep-rooted nature.
Apart from killing them all like Liu Zhang did, it is impossible to use them for one's own advantage.
I admit that I overestimated myself, underestimated the clan, and underestimated Liu Zhang’s opponent, but I, Sun Quan, dare to say that even if my brother is alive, Jiangdong will not be able to dominate the world."
Sun Quan glanced at everyone again with a sad look, and said slowly: "I'm not wrong."
"Brother Gongjin, you are a sworn brother. Although you are from a noble family, you have always thought about my Sun family. You have never given up on your wish to unify the world for my Sun family. Therefore, I have always believed in you. Now you are like this
Yes, I can understand, you are still the same Gongjin you were before.
I, Sun Quan, will never surrender, and I have nothing to say now. If you want to kill me to avenge your brother, just do it."
Sun Quan closed his eyes, and Zhou Yu looked at Sun Quan for a long time. He only cared about two people in his life, precisely because he found out that it was the family that killed Sun Ce.
Therefore, Zhou Yu no longer had any scruples in arresting the Shi clan. Otherwise, no matter how much the clan tried to show off their power, Zhou Yu would not be so straightforward in order to worry about the consequences.
Everything Zhou Yu did for the Sun family was all because of Sun Ce. Now that he knew that Sun Quan was responsible for Sun Ce's death, he could not forgive Sun Quan no matter what.
But after all, Sun Quan's words also let Zhou Yu know the reason why Sun Quan did this, not to mention that Sun Quan was Sun Ce's younger brother.
"My lord, Zhou Yu plans to lead the Jiangdong surrender army to Sichuan. Your life or death will be decided by the King of Shu."
How could Jiangdong resist the Sichuan army after such a thing happened? Zhou Yu no longer had the strength to speak, so he whispered that he would ask the soldiers to escort Sun Quan. At this moment, a sudden change occurred. Lu Meng, who was behind Zhou Yu, suddenly stepped forward.
He pulled out his sword and put it on Zhou Yu's neck.
"Grand Governor, I'm offended. Everyone, step back and let go of the lord."
Everyone in the audience was shocked, including the descendants of the family who heard that Zhou Yu was going to surrender to the Sichuan Army and that they would die. Even if they had already thought of dying with Sun Quan, the fratricide between Zhou Yu and Sun Quan came to an end, which was very sad.
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But even so, he was still shocked by Lu Meng's actions.
Who was Lü Meng? He was a die-hard loyalist of Zhou Yu, and he had studied with Zhou Yu for several years. Everyone thought that Lü Meng was more loyal to Zhou Yu than to Sun Quan, and he was Sun Quan's number one confidant.
But now, this number one confidant actually put his sword on Zhou Yu's neck.
Zhou Yu's soldiers, Sun Quan's personal soldiers, and Sun Quan himself were all stunned.
"Lu Meng, what are you doing? Do you want to help that beast who killed his brother?" Han Dang shouted loudly.
"Old General, you also need to step back." Lü Meng turned Zhou Yu around, shouted at Han Dang, and said to Zhou Yu: "Grand Governor, don't blame Lü Meng. Lü Meng feels that what the lord said is right and what he did is right."