The ancient ingot knife was originally owned by Sun Jian, and after Sun Jian's death, it became Sun Ce's saber, but Sun Quan's means of becoming the lord of Jiangdong were not legitimate, and the ancient ingot knife was not passed on to him, and it was still owned by his brother Sun Ce.

If it was put aside, Sun Quan would very much like to get the ancient ingot knife, in addition to the ancient ingot knife is a divine weapon, but also because the ancient ingot knife represents an extraordinary meaning, it cannot be obtained by the head of the Sun family. But now seeing the ancient ingot knife, Sun Quan felt a little scared. This ancient ingot knife was sent by Sun Ce, otherwise it wouldn't have appeared in front of him. I thought that I had cleaned up the secret agents of the imperial court around me, and I didn't want the imperial court to still let people approach me unknowingly, and the feeling of uneasiness that might save my life at any time arose spontaneously in Sun Quan's heart.

"Mother, who sent this?" Sun Quan cautiously asked Wu Guotaidao, who sent the knife this time.

"Zhongmou, you first answer a question for your mother, do you really plan to fight the court to the end?" Wu Guotai asked without answering. Hearing Wu Guotai's inquiry, Sun Quan couldn't help but show bitterness, "Mother, now it's not a question of whether the child wants to go against the court, but whether the court is willing to spare the child's life." As early as not long after the defeat of Chibi, the child sent Xue Zong across the river to negotiate peace with the imperial court, but as you know, the imperial court categorically rejected the child's proposal. ”

Regarding Sun Quan's answer, Wu Guotai rolled his eyes covertly, that is also called peace? Jiangdong has already hurt his vitality but still wants to rule the river with the imperial court, and the imperial court is not stupid, of course he can't agree.

"Zhongmou, what do you think now, if the imperial court agrees to negotiate peace with Jiangdong at this time, do you still want to divide the river with the imperial court?"

“…… Mother, didn't the imperial court send someone to contact my mother? ”

“…… It was your brother who sent someone to bring it to your mother. ”

"Big brother ......" Sun Quan couldn't help but be stunned when he heard his mother mention his brother Sun Ce. Sun Quan is self-aware, he did not hesitate to poison his brother in order to become the lord of Jiangdong, if this matter was changed, even if he did not fall into the well, he would stand by and watch, and it would be impossible to rescue him. Unexpectedly, his brother reached out to him when he was desperate.

"Mother, what did the eldest brother tell you?" Sun Quan wanted to be tough, but as soon as the words came out, it became like this.

"Your brother said that although you are sorry for him, you are his brother after all, and he, as your brother, cannot watch death without help. Zhongmou, this ancient ingot knife was sent by your brother. ”

“…… Mother, let's return this knife to my brother, I'm afraid the Sun family will have to rely on my brother in the future. Sun Quan was silent for a moment and said to Wu Guotai.

"Even if you want to pay it back, you should pay it back yourself. Zhongmou, the destiny of heaven is difficult to violate, you must not act against the sky. Wu Guotai looked at Sun Quan worriedly and persuaded.

“…… The mother can rest assured that the child is greedy for life and afraid of death, and will not seek his own death. It's just that for the brother, the child feels ashamed, has no shame to see each other, and annoys the mother to do the work for the child. Sun Quan said and handed the ancient ingot knife to Wu Guotai with both hands.

"Zhongmou, are you willing to ask the court to surrender?" Wu Guotai confirmed uneasily.

"Mother, this matter is not for the child to make a decision, in order to defend this Jianye, Lu Meng, Jiang Qin, Zhu Zhi and others have contributed their advice, and now if they want to open the city and surrender, they must also consult their opinions."

"There are many Han soldiers, Jianye is just an isolated city, even if you can really hold on for a year or two, in the end it will not be breached, and Lu Meng, Zhu Zhi and others will oppose your decision?"

"Mother, this time is different from the past, and there are still people who want to give it to people as a meeting gift." Sun Quan replied with a wry smile.

"Okay, my mother is just a woman's family, and my mother doesn't understand big things, but I don't want to see your brothers kill each other, so I promised your brother to bring you a message for him, how to decide is your own business." Wu Guotai said when he saw this.

"Thank you for your mother's concern, and the child will not disappoint her mother." Sun Quan hurriedly assured.

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came out of Wu Guotai, Sun Quan immediately ordered someone to find Zhou Fang. Since Jianye was besieged by the Han army, Zhou Fang has been trying his best to get in touch with the outside world, but no matter who he sends out of the city, there is no news of him. Now Zhou Fang also knows nothing about the specific situation in other places in Jiangdong.

Knowing that Sun Quan was summoned, Zhou Fang couldn't help but chuckle in his heart, the unfavorable work made him have no confidence to see Sun Quan, but Sun Quan was the lord, he wanted to see himself, and Zhou Fang couldn't find a reason not to go. had to bite the bullet and follow the comer to Sun Quan's residence.

"Lord, the subordinates are not doing well, and please punish the lord." Zhou Fang saw Sun Quan without saying a word, and asked for leniency. It's just that Sun Quan made Zhou Fang's attitude cry and laugh, he didn't mean to punish Zhou Fang, and asked Zhou Fang to come to see him, just to know from Zhou Fang's mouth what abnormal behaviors the families in Jianye City had at this time.

There are many families in Jiangdong, but the most powerful is the Zhu family except for the Sun family. The qualifications of the head of the family, Zhu Zhi, are second only to Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, and Han Dang, the three late old ministers of the Sun family, and his son Zhu Ran is a general in the army and is deeply used by Sun Quan. Of course, these are all in the past, as the heads of the Gu and Lu families absconded from Jianye after the fall of Wu County, Sun Quan's attitude towards the Zhu family changed greatly, first Ming Sheng secretly descended Zhu Zhi idle, and then took Zhu Ran's military power under the pretext of taking advantage of the situation and demoted to Lü Meng's deputy general. Now that Jianye is trapped, the Zhu family is also trapped in the city, but Sun Quan does not regard the Zhu family as a grasshopper on the same rope as himself, but regards the Zhu family as the biggest hidden danger.

As the saying goes, a snake can't be without a head, and the Zhu family is the family that is qualified to be the leader in the Jiangdong family. Back then, Sun Ce attacked Jiangdong, and it was with the full support of Zhu Zhi's family that he was able to gain a firm foothold in Jiangdong, but now Jiangdong is in danger, and Sun Quan is very worried that Zhu Zhi will repeat his old tricks, and for the benefit of the Zhu family, the Sun family will be used as a name for the Zhu family to defect to the imperial court.

The Zhu family can't move lightly! Among the defenders guarding Jianye, there are more than a dozen children of the Zhu family who have soldiers and horses in their hands, and once the Zhu family is moved without real evidence, then there is no need for the Han army to attack the city and Jianye will fall due to civil strife. However, although he couldn't do it immediately, Sun Quan didn't dare to relax his surveillance of the Zhu family. Zhou Fang, as Sun Quan's number one secret agent, in addition to trying to get news about the outside world, his biggest task is to monitor the Zhu family's every move.

There are many Jiangdong families in Jianye City, but if there is no Zhu family to lead the trouble, the rest of the Jiangdong families will not stretch out their heads, and will only wait for the city to break before they can get in touch with the Han army. Keeping an eye on the Zhu family is equivalent to suppressing the Jiangdong family in the city, and it also minimizes the possibility of riots and civil strife in the city.

Zhou Fang knew that the matter he was responsible for was very important, and he didn't dare to slack off at all, and when he heard Sun Quan's inquiry, he hurriedly replied: "Don't worry, the eyeliner secretly planted by his subordinates in the Zhu family has not returned any unfavorable news to the lord. ”

“…… Are those eyeliners reliable? Sun Quan asked.

"Reliable, those eyeliners are carefully selected by subordinates, and there is no doubt about the loyalty of the lord." Zhou Fang hurriedly assured when he heard this.

"Zhou Fang, continue to let the eyeliner closely monitor the Zhu family, and at the same time, you transfer some people to my mansion and secretly investigate the people in my mansion."

“…… Lord, is there someone in the house who is making trouble? ”

"Don't ask, you just have to do what you are told, remember not to be exposed, once exposed, I will never admit it." Sun Quan said uneasily.

"My subordinates understand."

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The Zhu family in the west of Jianye City

In the past, the gate of the Zhu family was often crowded and lively. The Zhu family is a veteran family in Jiangdong, and it stands out among the Jiangdong family because Zhu Zhi approved Sun Ce's bet. Those who want to befriend, woo, and trust relationships are naturally like flies circling around the Zhu family around stinky meat.

But as the imperial court soldiers and horses passed through Jiangdong, there were fewer than half of the people who came to the Zhu family as guests, and after Sun Ce captured Wu County, the front of the Zhu family became crowded.

The Zhu family, the Zhu family, and Zhu Zhi made the right bet in this life, and also made the wrong bet. When Sun Ce attacked Jiangdong, Zhu Zhi was right, but when Sun Quan became the lord of Jiangdong, Zhu Zhi made a mistake again. Unlike Sun Ce's uncle Wu Jing, Zhu Zhi chose to support Sun Quan, and now Sun Ce has returned to Jiangdong, Wu Jing, who was suppressed and idle by Sun Quan, also took advantage of this to turn over, and the Zhu family, which was reused by Sun Quan, was also alienated with Sun Quan's power.

Feng Shui takes turns, and no one dares to guarantee that they will have a smooth ride in their life, and there will always be times when they are unlucky. Everyone is responsible for any decision they make, and even if you don't want to, someone will help you force you to do it. Sun Quan is going to be unlucky, and as Sun Quan's supporters, the Zhu family will naturally be unlucky.

But Zhu Zhi didn't want to accompany Sun Quan to the funeral, the family is a big family, the interests of the family come first, and personal honor and disgrace are not worth mentioning. Seeing that Sun Quan was about to fall, Zhu Zhi naturally gave up Sun Quan for the future of the Zhu family, just because he wanted to give it up does not mean that he could give it up. The Zhu family is Sun Quan's number one supporter, and it is not easy to get rid of the relationship with Sun Quan. It's not something that can be done in a single sentence! Unless the saint speaks today, the first person to suffer after Sun Quan's bad luck will be the Zhu family.

In order to avoid being suppressed and liquidated by the imperial court, Zhu Zhi tried every means to get in touch with the imperial court, but the imperial court was not too interested in the Zhu family's surrender. There is no way, Zhu Zhi is still a little late, the Gu and Lu families have established contact with the imperial court long before him, with the friendship of the same family and Lu Xun, the former head of the Lu family, the Gu and Lu families are already on the big ship of the imperial court, and they can leisurely watch the Sun family's broken ship that is about to sink and jump in order to get on the ship.

Zhu Zhi doesn't care what outsiders think of him, he only cares about the interests of his family, just like when he chose to support Sun Ce, Zhu Zhi's starting point for thinking about things is to protect his own interests, and Sun Ce turned to Sun Quan when he was killed, which is the same reason.

It's just that now, it seems that this road is not going to work. If the Zhu family wants to change the court, they must not only get the approval of the imperial court, but also beware of Sun Quan's plots. Sun Ce and Sun Quan don't look like brothers, but their temperaments are very different, compared to Sun Ce, Sun Quan is obviously more ruthless. Sun Ce's ruthlessness is only aimed at the enemy, while Sun Quan's ruthlessness is not only aimed at the enemy, but against all those who stand in his way.

The Zhu family wants to borrow Sun Quan's head as a petition to defect to the imperial court, so they can't help but consider what kind of revenge Sun Quan will receive once the incident is leaked. Now the appeal of the Zhu family in Jianye is not as good as before, although there are more than a dozen Zhu family children in the army, but the number is not much, and those people are not in important positions, it is difficult to provide strong help to Zhu Zhi, at most it is to beat the side drum and shout and cheer.

Zhu Zhi believes that if it weren't for the Zhu family's prestige in the Jiangdong family in the past, the person who was the leader of the family this time might not be himself. The minds of the rest of the families, Zhu Zhi, understood that they did not believe in the Zhu family, but had no choice. In the past, when Sun Quan suppressed the Gu and Lu families, these people acted as the vanguard and got a lot of benefits, but now that the Gu and Lu families are turning around, these people will not be welcomed even if they come to the door.

For these people who see the wind and steer the rudder, Zhu Zhi looks down on him from the bottom of his heart, even if he is also a person who sees the wind and steer, he still looks down on those "peers". It's just that there is no one available at the moment, so it is difficult to use these people to build momentum for themselves.

If you want to take refuge in the imperial court, the biggest obstacle is undoubtedly Sun Quan in Jianye City, as long as Sun Quan is eliminated, the war in Jiangdong can be declared over, although Lü Meng, Jiang Qin and others have military power, but once they lose their lord, they are estimated to be scattered.

The reason why he didn't poison Sun Quan was not that Zhu Zhi still cared about the old relationship with the Sun family, but that he had not negotiated with the court until now. As mentioned earlier, Zhu Zhi is a person who puts the interests of the family first, Jiangdong returns to the rule of the imperial court, and the original Jiangdong forces will be reshuffled, as the second family of Jiangdong after the Sun family, the Zhu family will definitely be suppressed by the imperial court, and what Zhu Zhi wants is that the imperial court can start lighter, so that the Zhu family will suffer less losses.

But now is different from the past, the actual control of the imperial court over Jiangdong has exceeded eighty, Sun Quan and the representatives of the Jiangdong family who are trapped in Jianye do not know that after the Han army surrounded Jianye, they did not stop, except for leaving a part of the men and horses to continue to besiege Jianye, the Han army divided its troops and continued to attack the remaining counties in Jiangdong that have not yet returned to the imperial court, at present, in addition to Jianye, only the Huiji controlled by He Qi's eldest son He Da has not been taken over by the imperial court, but from the perspective of Heda's attitude towards the imperial court, It can be said that the bloodless capture of Huiji by the imperial court soldiers is expected.

Zhu Zhi, who had a premonition that his time was running out, had to speed up his actions, striving to get Sun Quan before the imperial court launched a general attack on Jianye, so as to win a certain initiative for the Zhu family in future negotiations with the imperial court.