"Are you serious?" Sun Jing asked seriously. Sun Jing was obviously shocked by Sun Quan's words.
"We are a family after all, right?" Sun Quan smiled.
Sun Jing seemed to have made up her mind and nodded heavily.
"Okay! I believe you! From now on, all the children of the Sun family will be at your mercy!" Sun Jing said.
"Sure enough, the third uncle is the most far-sighted." Sun Quan replied, "However, I have to say something ugly first. I, Sun Quan, have always had a clear distinction between grudges and grievances. If you treat me as a relative, I will naturally not treat you badly. But who wants to treat me as a relative?" Outsiders, don’t blame me for not recognizing him as a member of the Sun family. I will still change the family law!"
Sun Jing's expression condensed and she nodded silently.
Seeing this, Sun Quan smiled with satisfaction,
"In that case, Third Uncle, please take the family members in."
In the blink of an eye, the expression on Sun Quan's face instantly disappeared and changed into a sad one. At least on the surface, Sun Quan was still the host of the memorial ceremony, and now was not the time to show a smile in public.
••••••
not far away,
Zhang Zhao, who has been watching this side, looked solemn.
"The days ahead may not be good." Zhang Zhao murmured softly.
"Why do you see this?" A person next to him asked puzzledly, "I think this Sun Zhongmou is able to anticipate the enemy's opportunities, strategize, and deal with things in a sophisticated manner. He can easily resolve a crisis without being able to see it. With his skills, all parts of Jiangdong believe that it will soon be over. Restore stability and get back on track.”
Zhang Zhao nodded,
"In the short term, Jiangdong is really lucky to have this lord." But then, Zhang Zhao shook his head again, "But I'm afraid it's not your luck or mine. Even in the long run, I'm afraid it's not the great man's luck. "
The expression on the person beside him changed and he quickly said silently,
"Hush, Mr. Zhang, be careful what you say. Be careful what you say."
"Haha, I'm talking nonsense. You can't take it seriously. You can't take it seriously." Zhang Zhao laughed and said, and soon his expression darkened.
"However, one thing must be true. Judging from Sun Jing's reaction, our new lord will probably reuse the children of the Sun family. Over time, all power will inevitably be concentrated in the hands of the Sun family. What will you and I say in the future? The power will only get lower and lower."
Centralization of power will inevitably lead to two consequences: First, Sun Quan will gradually be unable to hear the voices of opposition. In addition, Sun Quan is a very independent person, and he will easily be willful in the future. Second, the growing power will inevitably make the Sun family's ambitions more and more inflated.
Therefore, Zhang Zhaocai said that in the long run, it may not be the great fortune of the Han Dynasty.
••••••
Back here, Sun Jing reached some kind of agreement with Sun Quan, and finally brought the children of the Sun family into the mourning hall to worship in peace, while the sinner Sun Hao was naturally left where he was.
Sun Quan asked his third brother, Sun Yi, to lead Sun Jing and others in, but he did not turn around directly.
Sun Quan walked to Sun Hao, who was already tightly bound by the guards.
"The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit, Sun Quan, I just hope you can keep your promise." Sun Hao looked at Sun Quan and said.
"Promise? Have I promised you anything? Don't make up your mind." Sun Quan immediately denied, "Actually, I don't want to kill them all, but to be honest, I really have a headache. Cutting off the grass without eradicating the roots is not a good idea." Are you looking for trouble yourself?"
If Sun Hao is killed, won't Sun Hao's children avenge their father? Even if you don't have that ability for the time being, the seeds of hatred have probably been planted.
"Sun Quan! Do you really want to do this?" Sun Hao struggled with his eyes wide open.
"What I do depends on you." Sun Quan suddenly whispered.
Sun Hao instantly regained his composure. He was not an idiot. He did not understand what Sun Quan meant.
"what do you want to do?"
"Do something that will lead to a narrow escape from death." Sun Quan said.
Sun Hao's face darkened.
"I can promise you!"
From this day on, Sun Hao was removed from the Sun family and never appeared again in history.
The whole world believed that Sun Hao had been executed privately by Sun Quan, but only a few people knew the truth of history.
••••••
Jiangdong, Wujun,
During this period, Cao Cao wanted to form an alliance with Sun Quan, Liu Biao wanted to end the war with the Sun family, and Yuan Shao did not want Sun Quan to sneak up on him when he was preparing to attack Cao Cao.
Although on the surface, Yuan Shao had a clothing edict, Cao Cao must have tried his best to deny the authenticity of the edict. So in the final analysis, it still comes down to profit. Although in this chaotic situation, a paper alliance is child's play, but as long as Sun Quan can be dragged elsewhere, it will be a success for any force.
Therefore, this made Sun Quan once the favorite of all parties. This may be the only and last opportunity for the Sun family to ask for a hefty price. Coupled with Sun Quan's "make me think twice" skill, as long as you give him time, he will definitely be able to figure out the bottom line of all parties with ease.
To know the bottom line, it not only represents the benefits that Sun Quan will get in the end, but also can be used to infer the decision-making and bias of the forces behind them based on how much these guys paid.
It can be said that if it were not for Zhou Yu, Sun Quan would never choose to leave Wu County at this time.
Of course, that's right originally. But on this day, Sun Quan completely changed his attitude.
"Zuo Ci?"
Late at night, Sun Quan met an unexpected person at his house. However, although Zuo Ci's appearance surprised Sun Quan, it also made Sun Quan very happy.
"My eldest brother is back?"
Zuo Ci's expression froze, and he seemed a little embarrassed, unable to speak.
Seeing this, Sun Quan felt his heart beat suddenly. No matter how peaceful he was, he could not stop him from having extremely bad thoughts.
"What happened? Where is my elder brother?" Sun Quan asked, his voice unspeakably hoarse and gloomy.
"I'm ashamed to say that." Zuo Ci replied. Seeing Sun Quan's change in aura, he waved his hands and hurriedly explained, "But don't be nervous. I just lost your eldest brother. It doesn't mean he is dead!"
In terms of strength and means, Zuo Ci is definitely not afraid of Sun Quan, but this time he felt ashamed, so he couldn't hold his head high in front of Sun Quan.
"Lost him?" Sun Quan stared, but he felt relieved in his heart. If he just lost him, it should be fine. Zuo Ci, an old naughty boy, is indeed unreliable. It is really difficult for him to protect someone for a long time.
However, soon after questioning Zuo Ci in detail, Sun Quan's heart, which had just been relieved, became anxious again.
"In short, either your eldest brother has fallen into the hands of the Demon Sect; or he is hiding somewhere, and even I can't find him; or..." Zuo Ci did not say anything about the last possibility.
"Demon! Door!"
Sun Quan clenched his fists and gritted his teeth, his eyes bursting with red light.
If a false alarm is the most beautiful thing, then losing it again is the most painful thing! Sun Quan never thought that such a change would happen to his already reversed fate. This made Sun Quan unable to accept such fluctuations and contrasts. Although the matter had not yet been concluded, Sun Quan's heart was filled with grief and anger, and his stable Taoist heart was on the verge of being broken at this moment.
"You kid!" Zuo Ci saw something was wrong and hurriedly came behind Sun Quan.
