Sun Quan agreed with Zhou Yu's decision to occupy Hanzhong and then explore the Central Plains. As for killing Zhang Lu, Sun Quan still thought Zhou Yu went too far.
First of all, Sun Quan does not reject Taoism. To be precise, Sun Quan still has a good impression of Taoism. Secondly, historically speaking, after Zhang Lu surrendered to Cao Cao, he kept his duties and did not do anything excessive.
Of course, as mentioned before, Zhou Yu did not take Zhang Lu seriously from the beginning. Zhou Yu's target was Cao Cao. Therefore, Sun Quan understood Zhou Yu's move. If you step on an ant to death, do you still have to think about it so much? Moreover, with Zhou Yu's ability, even if he uses radical methods, there will be no problems in Hanzhong.
The only worry was that the remnants of the Five Pecks of Rice Cult might assassinate Zhou Yu, but Zhou Yu was not Sun Ce, and Sun Quan didn't think he would be that careless, so Sun Quan quickly forgot about this matter.
I have to say that Zhou Yu is really strong. Zhou Yu's actions not only caught the enemy by surprise, but also disrupted Sun Quan's plan.
If you want to kill Cao Cao, even if Sun Quan is the best in the world, you can't just kill him. Just like Jing Ke's assassination of Qin, you must first create an opportunity for the two to meet directly. Therefore, the real strength of Sun Quan lies not in his personal force, but in Sun Quan's ability to use system cards to artificially create causal relationships!
This was the trick he used to kill Yuan Shao, and now he uses this trick to assassinate Cao Cao. So how can we establish a causal connection with Cao Cao? Sun Quan's original plan was very simple. Cao Cao was at war with the Yuan brothers. Sun Quan only needed to join the Yuan family, and he would naturally be able to use cards against Cao Cao.
Previously, Cao Cao's unexpected attack caused the Yuan brothers to retreat steadily. Cao Cao was strong, but the Yuan family was weak, so it was logical for Sun Quan to take the opportunity to show up and help the Yuan family. Even if Sun Quan didn't bring a single soldier, his own strategy and reputation alone could be worth thousands of troops!
But now, the news that Zhou Yu had captured Hanzhong had reached Sun Quan, and naturally it had also reached the northern battlefield. I don't know whether this news shook Cao Cao's military morale, or boosted Yuan's morale. Of course, it is not ruled out that Cao Cao deliberately faked defeat. In short, Cao's army was defeated, and it was a big defeat. It is said that Cao Cao fled back to the south bank of the Yellow River overnight and had his soldiers force the people in the north to cross southward.
what does that mean? It means that Cao Cao has given up on the northern battlefield and the territory he just won! I just didn't want my efforts to be in vain, so I snatched the people away. After all, in the war years, there was a shortage of people.
At this moment, Sun Quan went to the Yuan brothers again and said that he would fight with them against Cao Cao. Will the Yuan brothers accept him?
Please! It’s true that Cao Cao is a tiger, but you, Sun Quan, are also a wolf! Do you really think that the Yuan brothers are stupid for doing such a stupid thing as luring a wolf into the house?
However, the Chinese nation has a fine tradition, that is - come and come.
So, even if Sun Quan actually had no hope in his heart, he was here, so why not give it a try? Therefore, Sun Quan said nothing and continued to move forward until he arrived in front of Yuan Tan's city and asked me to think twice.
Then, he turned around and left without any hesitation.
Zhang Ning was confused.
Are you mentally retarded? ! We have traveled thousands of miles, traveled so many days, slept in the open air, and been covered in the dust, and now we are all here, and at the last moment, you don’t want to come in? !
Swearing? Normal people would scold Sun Quan, but Zhang Ning didn't. It wasn't because of Zhang Ning's high quality, but because she simply couldn't bear the thought of scolding Sun Quan. At this moment, Zhang Ning's face was pale, his legs and feet were weak, and he could hardly stand still.
Sun Quan silently thought about plan B in his mind. It wasn't until he was far away that he finally noticed something strange about Zhang Ning.
"What's wrong with you?" Sun Quan asked, with a completely concerned tone.
"No."
But Zhang Ning shook his head quickly, looking nervous and flustered.
Seeing this, Sun Quan frowned. In the Sansi fantasy just now, although Sun Quan did not focus on Zhang Ning, at least Zhang Ning's words and deeds were natural. Why is there such a change now?
What's the difference between before and after? The only difference is that Sun Quan did not enter the city!
I see.
Sun Quan was not an idiot, and he immediately understood why Zhang Ning reacted this way.
Sun Quan went all the way north this time. No one knew his whereabouts and purpose except Zhang Ning. And Zhang Ning must have secretly passed on Sun Quan's information, at least she would have passed it on to Dou Yuru. So, in Zhang Ning's eyes, Sun Quan's sudden action of not entering the city just now had another interpretation.
Could it be that Sun Quan suspected that there would be a trap waiting for him ahead? No! It is not Sun Quan who only notices danger when he is approaching. Moreover, Sun Quan's reaction could not be as calm as it is now.
So there is only one possibility left - Sun Quan has already thought of doing this! Sun Quan deliberately used her, Zhang Ning, to release false information to cover up Sun Quan's true purpose!
After figuring out the cause and effect, Sun Quan could only smile bitterly. Yes, he had thought that Zhang Ning would send news to Dou Yuru, but Sun Quan didn't care about such a thing at all, let alone take advantage of Zhang Ning.
Of course, what Zhang Ning was afraid of was not Sun Quan's use, but Sun Quan's knowledge that she was doing tricks behind his back!
"Am I that terrible?" Sun Quan asked helplessly.
Zhang Ning shrunk his neck and kept silent, not daring to look at Sun Quan, and even held his breath.
"Hey." Sun Quan sighed softly, turned around and walked away slowly, no longer putting pressure on Zhang Ning that he didn't have in the first place.
Alone? A widower?
Sun Quan suddenly felt a little unmotivated. He hadn't even become an emperor yet. He didn't have friends around him, so why didn't he even have anyone who could talk to him normally?
In fact, Sun Quan has long discovered the shortcomings of the Let me think twice illusion. People's hearts cannot stand the test. Abusing the illusion will eventually lead to Sun Quan not being able to trust anyone! Therefore, Sun Quan has always grasped the bottom line, and he will never let me think twice to test the people around him! Even if this does involve risks, Sun Quan's strength makes him not afraid of risks.
However, when a person's strength reaches a certain level, it is no longer a question of how Sun Quan views others unilaterally. Sun Quan's every move will stir up the nerves around him and lead to over-interpretation by people around him.
Accompanying you is like accompanying a tiger? Maybe it's just that you always thought of him as a tiger.
••••••
this day,
Sun Quan disappeared from the eyes of the world. He disappeared in a real sense. Even the Demon Sect was unable to grasp Sun Quan's movements because they never received any news from Zhang Ning.
In fact, it was not only Sun Quan who disappeared. There was no news about Diao Chan, who crossed the border to Bashu alone.
Cihang Jingzhai insisted that it was Sun Ce who carried out the murder, and many of his disciples had rushed to Chengdu to fight for Sun Ce. In fact, Sun Ce did take action many times, and he had no way to quibble. This matter has become known to everyone, causing the Sun family to be devastated and people in Jiangdong to be panicked.
Just because Sun Quan was away, it seemed peaceful on the surface. But precisely because of Sun Quan's absence, everyone, including Mrs. Wu, could only be filled with worry. They couldn't do anything. They couldn't find Sun Quan or persuade him. They were afraid that Sun Quan would do something drastic!
This is the calm before the storm. Everyone knows that at some point, when Sun Quan reappears, this matter will be completely detonated!
Until, the bad news struck.
