"If we leave so soon, there won't be any problems here in Jiangdong, right?" Sun Quan couldn't help but say. Originally, according to Sun Quan's idea, during this period, he wanted to deal with the people who had caused trouble in Wu County before.
Zhou Yu was right when he said that Sun Hao would be severely punished. Sun Quan had no objection to this. However, while severely punishing Sun Hao, such a group of people with ulterior motives cannot be spared. Sometimes it is not enough to kill a chicken to scare the monkey.
In contrast, Sun Quan did not think that Sun Bi and Xu Kun were unimportant, but that there should indeed be a priority here. If the inside is not stable yet, how can we feel at ease outside?
Moreover, Sun Quan always believed that recapturing Lujiang at this time would probably affect the layout of Cao Cao's camp. If something went wrong in the end and Cao Cao was defeated quickly, the result would be even more unfavorable to Jiangdong.
"As long as the military power is in hand, others can't make any big waves." Zhou Yu said nonchalantly. In this regard, Zhou Yu and Sun Ce have always held quite the same views. The world is determined by force, and military power is in control, and everything else is just a cloud. The reason why Sun Hao was severely punished earlier was because Sun Hao led the troops to seize power, and Sun Hao really had a chance to succeed.
"Lord, am I not thinking well in any way?" Zhou Yu asked Sun Quan directly.
"No." Sun Quan shook his head. There was indeed nothing wrong with Zhou Yu's suggestion. This kind of thing is inherently a matter of opinion. Until the end, no, even at the end, you may not know who is right and who is wrong.
It's just a deep feeling of powerlessness.
Why. Sun Quan didn't want to be the lord in the first place, but it turned out that it was good now. Just two days after becoming the lord, he encountered a situation that made Sun Quan feel helpless.
There is no way, Zhou Yu's situation is too special.
In the past, Sun Quan relied on his father Sun Jian's superstition to do whatever he wanted. Not only in family affairs, but at least in his own affairs, he could often make the decision himself. Later, Sun Quan was nominally the second-in-command in Jiangdong, but because he and Sun Ce were two places apart, Sun Ce trusted Sun Quan and did not take too much care, so in fact Sun Quan had the final say. As a result, Sun Quan, who has officially become the overlord of Jiangdong, can no longer do things freely.
Of course, this does not mean that Sun Quan is stubborn and cannot listen to other people's different opinions. Along the way, whether it was Diao Chan or Wu Jing, because they had a good relationship with Sun Quan, they almost always said whatever they wanted without having too many worries.
However, Diao Chan's tone was: I hope you can do this. And Wu Jing's tone was: I recommend doing this. But now Zhou Yu's tone is: You should do this!
First of all, because Zhou Yu can almost be regarded as Sun Quan's elder brother, not only towards Sun Quan, but also towards Sun Ce, Zhou Yu always has such a tone, so it's no wonder that he is. Moreover, unlike Wu Jing, who is also Sun Quan's elder, Wu Jing recognizes Sun Quan's status as the superior from the bottom of his heart. But as for Zhou Yu, in Zhou Yu's heart, Sun Quan is always an administrator, not to mention that he has no respect for Sun Quan. Even many times, out of subjective assumptions, Zhou Yu would help his brother Sun Ce keep an eye on Sun Quan, so that Sun Quan could not squander the family property casually or act willfully.
So, the current situation has become that Zhou Yu makes decisions behind the scenes, and Sun Quan only needs to be a puppet in front of the stage. Perhaps this was not Sun Ce's original intention at all, nor was it Zhou Yu's deliberate intention, but Zhou Yu naturally did this for the sake of his brothers.
In fact, according to Sun Quan's character, a puppet is just a puppet. He doesn't care. Sun Quan is quite happy to be at ease. Sun Quan has never been the kind of person who particularly likes power, and it's not that he can't stand others telling him what to do, but! Sun Quan is a responsible person.
In this regard, Sun Quan is actually the same as Zhou Yu. Sun Quan recognized Zhou Yu's ability, and Zhou Yu also recognized Sun Quan's talent. But when their ideas were completely different, they would firmly believe that they were right. Therefore, Sun Quan was worried that Zhou Yu would bring Jiang Dong into the ditch, and Zhou Yu was worried that Sun Quan would bring Jiang Dong into the ditch. This seemingly same goal has become the biggest contradiction between the two.
So as the saying goes, there is no room for two tigers in one mountain, unless there is one male and one female.
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During the exchange between Sun Quan and Zhou Yu, people from Cao Cao's side came, people from Liu Biao's side came, and people from Yuan Shao's side also came.
Of course, under the deliberate arrangement of the Sun family, these people came to worship Sun Ce separately and did not meet each other. Although everyone was well aware of the existence of the other party, at least it would not be embarrassing. What was somewhat unexpected, but also reasonable, was that the people sent by the three parties this time were all heavyweights.
Because he was in a hurry to come back and prepare Sun Ce's memorial ceremony as soon as possible, Sun Quan didn't know who the three parties were coming until just now.
interesting.
Sun Quan's eyes flashed. Important people had arrived, which meant that it was not just a formality. They must all have important matters to discuss with Sun Quan. And only important people can make some big decisions on the spot.
It seems that it has become a popular one! Is that a good opportunity to sit down and raise the price?
Just as he was thinking this, Sun Quan suddenly remembered Zhou Yu behind him and suddenly had a headache again. Zhou Yu was anxious for him to rush to Lujiang, and would not leave Sun Quan any time to mess around. I'm afraid that in Zhou Yu's eyes, Sun Quan values small profits, and the big picture is the Lujiang side.
Hey, brother, look at the mess you left for me.
It's not that Sun Quan can't be strong, but Zhou Yu is one of the insiders of Sun Ce's survival. If Sun Quan wants to be strong with Zhou Yu, will Zhou Yu mistakenly think that Sun Quan really wants to seize power? He wants to eliminate dissidents and establish his own Are you on the team?
Just when Sun Quan was thinking about things,
"Lord, Sun Jing is here." Zhou Yu reminded.
Sun Quan's face straightened, knowing that today's highlight was coming!
As Sun Hao's father, it is impossible for Sun Jing not to plead for Sun Hao. As Sun Quan's third uncle and Sun Jian's younger brother, Sun Jing has been protecting the Sun family's bloodline in the clan and has a high prestige among the clan. Unless Sun Quan wants to disown the family, he has to pay attention to Sun Jing's attitude.
Therefore, how to deal with this problem is what Sun Quan is most worried about today, and it is also what others are most concerned about today. Especially Zhang Zhao and other ministers, they all wanted to take this opportunity to take a good look at Sun Quan and consider the scale of Sun Quan's judgment and his ability to withstand pressure.
In response, Sun Quan used his skill without hesitation. Soon, after exiting the illusion, Sun Quan's face turned gloomy.
What a great Sun Jing!
They just came to pay homage to Sun Ce, and they brought countless Sun family members with them, but they even brought Sun Hao, who was supposed to be in custody.
Sun Hao, are you qualified to come and pay homage?
"Don't let anyone come in yet." Sun Quan ordered immediately, otherwise Sun Jing would be caught off guard.
