Although the news of the defeat in Lingyang, Yixian, Shexian and other places concealed Sun Ce, it did not mean that it was hidden from everyone, among which Sun Ce's second brother Sun Quan knew everything about this qiē.

In fact, Sun Quan is also a generation of heroes, although he is young, but he is also eloquent, both civil and military, and good at recruiting talents, although only nineteen years old, there are Zhou Tai, Ling Cao, Zhuge Jin, Liuzan, He Qi, Zhu Huan, Zhu Ran, Pan Zhang, Xu Sheng and other cultural relics talents, these people are appreciated by them, are willing to serve their death.

After hearing about Jiangdong's successive defeats, Sun Quan couldn't help but feel indignant in his heart, so he came to Wanling from Danyang to meet Sun Ce and discuss strategies to deal with the current situation.

At that time, Sun Ce's injuries were gradually healing, and he was quietly recuperating, and the usual government affairs were handed over to Zhang Zhao to take care of, and military affairs were handed over to Zhou Yu to take care of.

But today, when he heard that his second brother Sun Quan had come to ask for a meeting, he immediately threw away a qiē and went to meet him.

"Big brother, I wonder how your injuries are? The younger brother came to visit. Sun Quan put the carefully prepared gift for Sun Ce in front of him and said respectfully.

"Hehe, it's just a small injury, it's no big deal now, it's just that my mother has to let me recuperate for 100 days before I can fight, and I have no choice but to tease Shao'er to pass the time, but there is Brother Lao Xian to bother." Sun Ce smiled and said to Sun Quan.

"Big brother, where are these words? Our brothers are like the ten fingers of a hand, connected to each other, why are we so polite? The eldest brother was injured, and the younger brother has always been worried about it, but the military affairs are busy, Shanyue has made trouble repeatedly, and the younger brother has no time to visit, and I hope that the eldest brother will not blame him. ”

Sun Quan apologized to this Sun Ce, and chatted with Sun Ce for a while, and then suddenly said: "Now that Cao Cao has taken a new seat of Sui County, and the threat to Xuchang in the south has been lifted, he led the army to hold on to Guandu with Yuan Shao of Hebei. ”

Sun Ce also knew that Sun Quan must have something to do when he came to see him, and when he saw that he was asking this, he said without hesitation: "Cao Cao's name is Han Xiang, but he is actually a Han thief, he coerced the Son of Heaven and ordered the world, but heaven and earth do not tolerate it, I should unite with Yuan Gong to jointly flank Cao Thief, break through Xuchang, and welcome the Son of Heaven." ”

Sun Quan saw that Sun Ce was really like this, and couldn't help but shake his head and said: "The younger brother foolishly thinks that the elder brother's plan is not appropriate, Hugh said that our army is still separated from Xuchang by a Lujiang River controlled by Liu Qi, even if our army can reach Xuchang along the way, we should not rashly agree to Yuan Shao, Cao Gong, the hero of the world, there are Xu Chu, Xiahou Dun, Xiahou Yuan's bravery, Le Jin, Xu Huang, Zhang Liao, Cao Ren's ability, Guo Jia, Xun Yu, Xun Yu, Cheng Yu's wisdom, although the number is less than Yuan Shao, but the whole is united, and the soldiers use their lives, In the future, we will definitely be defeated by Cao Gong, so why do we have to travel thousands of miles to capture a Xuchang that cannot be defended? According to the younger brother's opinion, instead of helping Yuan Shao attack Xuchang, it is better to run the three counties of Jiangdong, conquer Shanyue, develop agriculture, and then plot Jingyang to become a hegemon. ”

Sun Ce laughed when he heard this: "Now Yuan Cao is vying for the front, the world is about to be in chaos, it is a good time for us to plot the Central Plains, although Liu Qi Xiaoer looks violent, but it is not a problem, we wait until Cao Cao's Zhang Liao army and Lujiang's Yu Ban are both defeated, then lead the army to cross the river, you can take Lujiang lightly, and then take advantage of the situation to occupy Jiujiang, and then on this basis, lead the army according to Xuchang to Qin Wang, and then use the king's order to conquer Cao Cao and Liu Biao, who in the world dares not to obey?" In this way, we divided Cao Cao's land with Yuan Gong, and the business of the king was completed. And the words of the virtuous brother, although they are also good, can only sit in Jiangdong and lose the great opportunity to plot the world. ”

Sun Quan couldn't help but sneer secretly in his heart when he heard this, because he naturally knew that with the current strength of Jiangdong, it would be difficult to protect himself, let alone compete for the world? Now that the three counties of Lingyang, Yixian and She County have all been lost, even with Zhou Yu's ability, now they can only defend helplessly, and if they want to draw their strength to attack Xuchang, it is tantamount to a fool's dream.

But he couldn't say this to Sun Ce, because hiding the news of the defeat of the three counties from Sun Ce has now become a semi-open secret in Jiangdong, if this comes out of his mouth, if the eldest brother has something to do with three long and two short, wouldn't everyone in the world know that it was him Sun Quan who did it deliberately?

Therefore, Sun Quan could only persuade Sun Ce on the basis that Liu Qi was powerful, it was difficult to defeat and level Jiangdong and Jiangnan first, and persuaded him to surrender to Cao Cao first, and then to Cao Cao.

However, Sun Ce first thought that Cao Cao was a thief and must not stoop to be a thief, and secondly, he thought that the strategic significance of welcoming the Son of Heaven was far greater than worshipping Liu Qi, and he only had Sun Shao under his knees, how could he be sent to Xuchang as a hostage? Therefore, he naturally refused without hesitation, and decided to let Sun Quan collect all his military forces in Qu'a, Wu County, and Huiji, and lead these forces to cross the river to the north, first seize the Lujiang River from Liu Qi's hands, and then take the opportunity of Yuan Cao's confrontation to attack Xuchang in order to establish the hegemony of the world.

Sun Quan couldn't help but feel even more dissatisfied when he heard this, although there were a lot of talents gathered around him now, even if the army was all combined, there were thirty or forty thousand, but this was the foundation he used to protect himself.

Now that his nephew Sun Shao is young, if his brother Sun Ce encounters something unexpected in the future, he can take this force as the core, control Sun Shao in his own hands, and become the Duke of Zhou in Jiangdong.

According to him, although his elder brother Sun Ce fought bravely, as the lord, he often charged ahead, and sooner or later he would encounter an accident. Originally, he tried to persuade him many times, but he never listened, and when he grew up, a strange thought faintly rose in his heart, and he actually hoped that this brother who was close to him would have an accident earlier, because in this way he could assist the government like Duke Zhou.

At the beginning, even he was startled, but this thought was like a weed, wildfires burned inexhaustibly, the spring breeze blew and reborn, as time went by, more and more lingering, and even every time this thought was generated, he could feel a faint trace of excitement in his heart.

Although intellectually he knew that he was very cold-blooded and inhumane in doing so, he couldn't suppress this idea at all, and now he heard Sun Ce say that he should gather all his private soldiers to do such meaningless things as attacking Xuchang and supporting the Son of Heaven, and he found an excuse for his terrible and exciting thoughts.

"Alas, he is just in pursuit of fame, but he doesn't care about my current situation in Jiangdong, and even tries to weaken my strength, if I keep being so passive, the result will definitely be that all my private soldiers are lost, so what strength do I have to be the Duke of Zhou? What's more, he is simply dragging my entire Jiangdong into the war. Now that my Jiangdong is under the threat of Liu Qi'er, it is already becoming more and more embarrassed, if I am an enemy of Cao Gong again, it is simply a way to kill myself, in fact, the best way in front of me is to express my subordination to Cao Gong, and take him as a hostage, but unfortunately he can't listen to my good words. ”

After returning to Qu'a, Sun Quan's heart couldn't be calm for a long time, these private soldiers were all his net worth, how could they be buried so lightly? After thinking for a long time, his brilliant blue eyes suddenly opened, shot a sharp gaze, and said secretly: "Instead of waiting for death, it is better for me to strike first and control Jiangdong by myself, anyway, the biggest thing for me in Jiangdong now is not expansion, but how to find a way to protect myself, and he is not as good as me in this regard." ”

Thinking of this, Sun Quan couldn't help but shudder, he felt incredible that he suddenly came up with this terrible idea, because after all, it was his own brother, in the eight years since his father's death, it was his brother who supported the whole family with his immature shoulders, shouldered the dual responsibilities of the eldest son and father, and took care of the whole family with all his heart and pains, so from a personal point of view, Sun Quan still respects and appreciates this brother very much.

But when he thought that the talents he had so hard to discover and the private soldiers he had accumulated were about to be buried, and that the entire Jiangdong might be buried because of his brother Sun Ce's obstinate behavior, Sun Quan's heart couldn't help but drip blood, and such an ending could be said to be something he absolutely did not want to see.

"Brother, please don't blame the younger brother for being rude to you, because I am thinking about the foundation of the entire Jiangdong, this is a huge foundation created by my father and you, and no one is allowed to bury it, not even the elder brother and the younger brother. Please rest assured that the younger brother will treat his sister-in-law and nephews and nieces well in the future, so that they can spend this life carefree. ”

Sun Quan sighed a few words with tears, and then said slowly: "Actually, even if the younger brother doesn't do this, if the elder brother hears the news that the three counties are all lost, he will definitely vomit half a liter of blood." What's more, now Liu Qi's army is conquering Huiji, along the way like a bamboo, only a month's effort, Songyang, Taimo, Wusheng, Zhang'an and other counties surrendered, only my subordinate He Qi led the army to resist for a while, but after all, under Liu Qi's strong attack was forced to retreat to Zhuji, Yanxian and other places, if the younger brother raises troops to the north, I am afraid that the entire Huiji will no longer be owned by our army. ”

Sun Quan sighed silently and wept for a long time, and then secretly summoned the three knights he secretly recruited, and asked them to disguise themselves as Xu Gong's disciples who were killed by Sun Ce, and so on.

The three knights couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat when they heard this, but after all, they were Sun Quan's henchmen, and they had been favored by Sun Quan for many years, and at the same time, Sun Quan also promised them that once they succeeded, they would give their families a wealth and wealth, and at the same time threatened them, if they didn't comply, they and the whole clan would be punished.

"It's only three days later, and then he'll go out north of the city to hunt, and you can just take your camera, and you'll be able to succeed." Sun Quan secretly told the three of them, and a trace of hideousness flashed in his eyes.