In this way, Mrs. Ding sneaked into the secret room. As for what she did and said after seeing Zu Mao, no one knew. All I know is that Mrs. Ding's stay was very short, as if she had never been here before.
The reason why Mrs. Ding entered Zu Mao's prison so easily was that, in addition to the reason why the brothers Sun Ce and Sun Quan deliberately opened up some of the guards, there was another important factor. The current senior officials of the Sun Mansion had been replaced by another person. One thing attracted attention and caused many people to fight over it.
Sun Mansion, main hall,
The main seat was vacant, so Mrs. Wu hung the curtain and sat behind the main seat. Zhu Zhi, Zhang Zhao and others were all listed in the hall. With such a lineup, what everyone here is discussing is obviously not a trivial matter.
"Madam, there are a lot of rumors in Wujun City right now, and people are in panic. Please make a decision as soon as possible to settle the matter with the common people!" Zhang Zhao stood up first and said.
Mrs. Wu usually never interferes in the political affairs of the Jiangdong base camp. Basically, Zhang Zhao, Zhu Zhi and others can make decisions. But neither Zhang Zhao nor Zhu Zhi is qualified to judge this matter today, not only because this matter concerns the highest level, not only because this matter has a huge impact, but also because it is a family matter of the Sun family. .
This matter is simple to say, but it is actually the marriage of the two brothers Sun Ce and Sun Quan. But when the two brothers want to marry the same person, the meaning behind this is a bit subtle and even scary.
Sun Ce is the first-in-command in Jiangdong, and Sun Quan is the second-in-command in Jiangdong. If Sun Quan, the second-in-command, was still unable to hold up the stage before, now, when Sun Quan has occupied half of Xuzhou and incorporated many of Yuan Shu's old troops, not to mention Jiangdong, I believe that no one in the entire world dares to look down upon him anymore.
It is no exaggeration to say that if Cihang Jingzhai had not evacuated from Jiangdong, taking into account Sun Quan's influence in Cihang Jingzhai and the selection department, Sun Quan's comprehensive strength would have been enough to compete with Sun Ce!
In fact, in Jiangdong, as early as when Sun Ce agreed to let Sun Quan set up an election ministry and completely ignore political affairs, many people privately believed that one day there would be a fight between the brothers. But what no one expected was that this fight would come so quickly!
Zhang Zhao personally proposed Sun Ce to marry Da Qiao to Mrs. Wu, and in the eyes of many people, including Zhang Zhao, this was also the intention of the Qiao family. It can be said that this is an engagement where both parties are willing and there is no problem at all. It is understood that Sun Quan and the eldest daughter of the Qiao family have never had any interactions before, and there is no rumored drama about a private life-long contract and a fight for love.
Therefore, in a broad sense and from a fair point of view, this matter is completely and completely Sun Quan's fault! Because, not long after Mrs. Wu proposed marriage to the Qiao family on Sun Ce's behalf, Sun Quan, who was still in Guangling at the time, suddenly wrote back and said that he no longer needed to help him arrange the marriage with Miss Xie's family. Okay, if you, Sun Quan, don’t want to marry Miss Xie, that’s it. What’s the reason? The reason is that you want to marry a girl from another family, but this girl from another family is the eldest daughter of the Qiao family? !
What does Sun Quan mean? The following bullies the superior?
Can such a coincidence happen in this world? No one believes it! Although it is not ruled out that two brothers fell in love with the same woman at the same time, and it is also not ruled out that Sun Quan in Guangling may not know about the engagement between Sun Ce and Da Qiao, but Sun Quan in Guangling suddenly and inexplicably said that he wanted to marry Da Qiao without any warning. Marrying a big Qiao who lives far away in Lujiang is too illogical, right?
Therefore, most people believe that Sun Quan is not interested in Da Qiao, but that he deliberately wants to compete with his eldest brother! The two brothers who seemed to be harmonious in the past did not fall out because of a woman, but this woman exposed the disharmony between Sun Ce and Sun Quan.
With such a recognition, how can Jiangdong avoid chaos? How to avoid panic?
"I received a letter from Quan'er that day, and I thought at the time that there must be something weird about it. Although Quan'er is willful and has been doted on by me since childhood, he will never be the kind of person who would compete with his elder brother. So, I immediately put the letter away and kept it properly without leaking any news. So, what I am more concerned about is, who spread this matter? Where did you hear it from?" Mrs. Wu said in a deep voice.
Everyone below was shocked, but they instantly woke up from the original argument. What are they worried about? What they were worried about was that the brothers Sun Ce and Sun Quan were fighting, which might ruin Jiangdong's future, and might also bring death to themselves. But now, from Mrs. Wu's few simple words, everyone suddenly realized that Sun Ce and Sun Quan may not have conflicts, at least their conflicts may not have been made public. This incident was deliberately spread by people with ulterior motives. , sow discord from it!
"Madam, after my investigation on this matter, I have reached a conclusion. This matter first spread from a group of refugees among the people, which is really weird." Zhu Zhi also saw the opportunity and spoke out, "My lords, I believe you also Did you hear it all from other places?”
After saying that, Zhu Zhi looked at Zhang Zhao without leaving any trace. What he said, including what Mrs. Wu just said, were all discussed by them in advance. The purpose is to appease the ministers in Jiangdong and let them know that all this is a conspiracy of the enemy, and the two brothers Sun Ce and Sun Quan are not fighting among themselves.
Although the conflict can easily be transferred, this matter cannot remain unresolved. Today they are here to deal with the matter thoroughly. After all, Sun Quan suddenly jumped out and said that he wanted to marry Da Qiao, but it was indeed written by Sun Quan. . This made Mrs. Wu, including Zhang Zhao and Zhu Zhi, somewhat confused as to what Sun Quan's intention was.
Could it be that he was deliberately trying to get into trouble with Sun Ce because of the department selection matter? The incident in the optional department was entirely because of Cihang Jingzhai and had nothing to do with Sun Ce, right?
No matter what, Mrs. Wu always believed that there was absolutely no irreconcilable contradiction between her two sons. It is precisely based on this that Mrs. Wu dares to stand up and make this decision at this moment! In this decision, Mrs. Wu was not on the side of any of her sons. She was doing it for Jiangdong and for the foundation of the entire Sun family!
Therefore, no matter what Sun Quan's true thoughts are, now he can only feel wronged. After all, Sun Ce is Sun Quan's eldest brother and the actual controller of Jiangdong.
"The Qiao family's daughter will marry Ce'er, and there is no need to discuss this matter. As for Quan'er, I will comfort him. Sirs, please do not believe the rumors, stay safe, and don't fall into the trap of someone with good intentions. Now. Our side has won a victory on multiple fronts. As long as we don't mess up ourselves and are internally impregnable, I believe everyone can see what the future will bring." Mrs. Wu made her decision in public.
Once the matter has been concluded, the rumors will naturally gradually subside, and the Jiangdong region will be able to usher in a certain period of peace. As for the consequences of Mrs. Wu's decision, and whether Sun Quan would have any extreme reaction, to be honest, neither Zhang Zhao nor Zhu Zhi knew. Now they can only believe what Mrs. Wu believes.
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At the same time, Jiangxia,
"The remnants of Jiang Xia have been completely eliminated. It's a pity that Huang Zu ran away. Huang Zu is a strong general and has been running Jiang Xia for many years, so he is always a hidden danger. If Huang Zu doesn't die, we will not be safe in Jiang Xia. "Zhou Yu said to Sun Ce. Like Sun Quan in Xuzhou, these young people who aspired to the world have completely forgotten about the "children's matters" that were discussed a lot in Wu County.
"I suggest that we design a plan to kill Huang Zu first, and then we can plot against Liu Biao in Xiangyang." Zhou Yu said seriously.
Hearing this, Sun Ce couldn't help laughing,
"In this case, we will be far behind Zhongmou. Although we don't care about anything, the two of us who are the eldest brothers have been rushed to the front by our younger brother. Are you embarrassed!"
As a result, Zhou Yu's face suddenly changed and he became serious.
"Is there any news from Xuzhou?"
"That's right." Sun Ce nodded, "I just got the news. Zhongmou actually captured Huaiyin without spending a single soldier. Haha, to be honest, I can't believe how he did it! According to my understanding Zhongmou knows that a small Huaiyin is definitely not in his eyes. He should be trying to seize Xiapi before Cao Cao!" Sun Ce said with a smile, this is great news, and he was about to share it with Zhou Yu. But with a smile, Sun Ce finally noticed the change in Zhou Yu's expression, "What? Is there any problem with this? Although Zhongmou doesn't have many soldiers, it will definitely be quite difficult to capture Xiapi. But at least, there won't be any How dangerous is it?"
"No! Let Zhongmou withdraw his troops immediately. Don't let him attack Xiapi!" Zhou Yu suddenly shouted.
Sun Ce frowned.
"Is there really danger over there in Xiapi?"
Zhou Yu stretched out his hand, grabbed Sun Ce's shoulder heavily, and said seriously,
"Zhongmou acts cautiously. I never worry about him. What I worry about is not that he will be frustrated in attacking Xiapi. What I worry about is precisely letting him conquer Xiapi!"
"Conquer Xiapi, dominate Xuzhou, and have a steady supply of grain and grass. Even if Xuzhou is coveted by all the princes in the world, for us, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages, right?" Sun Ce couldn't help but ask.
"No! It's different!" Zhou Yu shook his head resolutely, "My original plan was to capture Jingzhou first and then Xuzhou. This order must not be messed up. When Zhongmou went to Guangling, I also thought it was for us to capture Xuzhou in the future. Planning in advance, I never thought that he would actually reach this point!"
"Gong Jin, what's the difference whether we take Jingzhou or Xuzhou first?" Sun Ce suddenly didn't react.
"The difference lies in Yuan Shao!" Zhou Yu immediately explained, "When we take Jingzhou, there is always Cao Cao between us and Yuan Shao. And because Emperor Xian is in Xudu, Cao Cao cannot give up this middle area no matter what. Therefore, even though Yuan Shao is watching us grow stronger, if he wants to go south, he must attack Cao Cao first. This is why Cao Cao will focus on dealing with Yuan Shao now and does not dare to go to war with us. But once we capture Xuzhou, this will not only Giving Yuan Shao the opportunity to directly attack us, our rapid expansion will inevitably arouse Yuan Shao's great vigilance. At that time, Yuan Shao is likely to change his strategy and shift his focus from attacking Cao Cao to attacking Xuzhou. And once Cao Cao fails Without the pressure from Yuan Shao's side, Cao Cao may no longer be our ally by then!" Zhou Yu quickly analyzed, "Bo Fu, haste makes waste. Zhongmou's capture of Xiapi will certainly gain a temporary advantage, but Judging from the overall trend of the world, for us, this is an irreversible step!"
After hearing this, Sun Ce's expression finally changed.
"Somebody come!"
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