Sun Quan, whose name is Zhongmou, was a native of Fuchun, Wujun, Yangzhou (now Fuyang, Zhejiang) in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. His father, Sun Jian, was a generation of heroes who competed with Cao Cao and Yuan Shu in the last years of the Three Kingdoms. However, it is a pity that he died young, and was killed by Liu Biao's subordinate Huang Zu in the battle of uniting Yuan Shu to attack Liu Biao in Jingzhou. Since then, the Sun family has formed a feud with Jingzhou. This was mentioned earlier. There was also the matter of Sun Quan's three expeditions to Jiangxia later.

However, the reason why Sun Quan was able to become the lord of Jiangdong was not the credit of his father Sun Jian. This is thanks to the fact that he has an invincible elder brother - Sun Ce. Sun Ce is Sun Jian's eldest son, who is eloquent and strategic, brave and good at fighting. After Sun Jian was killed by Liu Biao, the Sun family declined for a while. Sun Ce had to send people to take refuge in Yuan Shu, a powerful Huainan warlord at that time. Although Sun Ce is brave and good at fighting, he has repeatedly made military exploits. But Yuan Shu didn't appreciate him. Very snub to him. This made Sun Ce, who had a strong sense of self-esteem, very annoyed. So in the name of rescuing his maternal uncle, he borrowed 3,000 soldiers and horses from Yuan Shu with the heirloom jade seal left by his father Sun Jian as collateral. Cross the river to the south to conquer Jiangdong. In a few years, he successively pacified the separatist forces in various parts of Jiangdong, and quickly grew into an extremely bright political star in the late Eastern Han Dynasty.

However, it is a pity that God is jealous of Yingjie, in the fifth year of Jian'an (200 AD), Sun Ce was assassinated by the enemy and died at the age of twenty-six. When Sun Ce was dying, he entrusted Sun Quan to Zhang Zhao, and then handed the seal letter to Sun Quan, saying to him: "If you lead the Jiangdong soldiers to conquer and kill the territory, and compete with the heroes of the world in the Central Plains, you are not as good as me." But if you talk about knowing people and being good at their duties, and work together to stabilize Jiangdong, my brother and I are not as good as you. Now that the responsibility has fallen on your shoulders, you should work hard yourself. At this time, Sun Quan was only nineteen years old.

With such a young boy shouldering such a heavy burden, one can imagine how much pressure Sun Quan was at that time. However, there are always extraordinary people in this world. Sun Quan is such a person. The young Sun Quan not only skillfully reconciled the internal contradictions in Jiangdong, but gradually stabilized the situation. With the assistance of Zhou Yu and Zhang Zhao, he continued to expand his strength. made the Jiangdong Group the only one with the political power to compete with Cao Cao after the fall of Yuan Shao. Of course, at this time, even Sun Quan himself did not think that he had the strength to resist Cao Cao. So at this time, more than ever, he needs allies who can unite against Cao Cao. And the news of the defeat of Cao's army in the Dangyang War made Sun Quan's eyes shine.

Sun Quan is a man with great ambitions, and he does not want to be said by others to rely on the foundation of his father and brother to achieve today's status. He is more eager than anyone to prove himself. Therefore, since taking over Jiangdong Foundation from Sun Ce, he has been working hard every day to deal with government affairs and collect talents. Circling between the Jiangdong clan and the Huaisi group. Painstakingly running the six counties and eighty-one prefectures of Jiangdong, I hope that one day I can become a famous generation of heroes like my father and brother.

But just when he was full of ambition and preparing to make a big move, Cao Cao came! This troubled man who terrified the heroes of the Central Plains led a powerful army he built to the south! As for Cao Cao's strength, Sun Quan heard more often from the mouths of others, learned from the detailed reports, and saw it from the twists and turns of the ministers he trusted. But I never really felt it.

It wasn't until a few days ago that Liu Biao died of illness, Liu Cong surrendered to Cao, Liu Bei fled, Cao Cao's million-strong army was in Hanshui, and the news of the sword pointing at Jiangnan reached Jiangdong, and Sun Quan began to really feel the existence of that powerful force. Worries and fears grew in my heart. However, as the leader of Jiangdong, he could not show such true feelings in front of his courtiers. Because if he panicked, then he really couldn't imagine what kind of chaotic situation his subordinates would be?

For the past few days, he has been worrying about his uncertain future every day, and he has never felt alone like ever. However, the news of the defeat of Dangyang Cao's army brought hope to Sun Quan. He began to realize that Cao Jun was not invincible! At the same time, he also found that Liu Xuande was an ally that he could rely on.

"Tell the prince, Lord Lu Su is asking to see you outside the palace!" The attendant bowed his head and walked in with small steps to report.

"Please come in, Lord Lusu!"

"No!" The attendant bowed his head and slowly withdrew from the main hall.

After a while, a tall, thin middle-aged man strode in. When he reached the center of the main hall, he bowed down and bowed, "Meet the lord!" Sun Quan hurriedly got up and helped the man up, and said with a smile: "Zijing! How many times have I said it! Don't be so rude when no one is around! What a hassle! The man got up and said with a smile: "How can the great gift of the monarch and the minister be abolished?" The middle-aged man in front of Sun Quan was Lu Su.

Lu Su, whose name is respectful, is a native of Linhuai Dongcheng (now Dingyuan County, Anhui Province). In the fifth year of Jianning of the Eastern Han Dynasty (172), he was born in a scholar family; He lost his father at a young age and was raised by his grandmother. He has a burly physique, a bold personality, likes to read, and is good at riding and shooting. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the eunuchs were autocratic, expropriating and expropriating, the big landlords of the wealthy clan frantically annexed the land, and the peasants fled in large numbers and became homeless. In 184 A.D. (the first year of Zhongping), the Yellow Turban Rebellion broke out, and the Eastern Han Dynasty was devastated. In the process of suppressing the peasant uprising in the Eastern Han Dynasty, the feudal separatism in various places continued to expand, and the world was in chaos. At this time, Lu Su not only did not manage family affairs, but on the contrary, he gave a lot of money and sold land to help the poor and make friends with sages. For this reason, it is deeply supported by the villagers.

At that time, Zhou Yu was the head of the nest, and when he heard about Lu Su's name, he brought hundreds of people to visit him and asked him to fund some food. At that time, Lu Su's house had two large round granaries, each containing 3,000 grains, Zhou Yu just said that he wanted to lend grain, Lu Su did not hesitate, immediately pointed to one of the warehouses, and gave it to him. After this incident, Zhou Yu was convinced that Lu Su was a different person, and took the initiative to associate with him, and the two established an unbreakable friendship like Gongsun Qiao and Ji Zha.

When the melee between the heroes was about to expand to Lu Su's hometown, in order to avoid the harm of the war, Lu Su moved his family to Dongcheng. At that time, Dongcheng was the jurisdiction of Yuan Shu. When Yuan Shu heard of his name, he asked him to be the mayor of Dongcheng. However, Lu Su found that Yuan Shu's subordinates were in vain, and they were not enough to achieve great things, so he led more than 100 people to move south to Juchao to join Zhou Yu. When he moved south, he put the old and weak in front and the young men who were quick and strong in his own hands behind. Yuan Shu learned that Lu Su was going to run, and hurried to stop him. Lu Su lined up the strong men, stretched out his bow and arrows, and said to the pursuers: "You are all men, you should understand the general trend." Why do you want to persecute me? So saying, he ordered the shield to stand on the ground, and shot it from a distance, and the arrows pierced the shield. On the one hand, the pursuers felt that Lu Su's words were reasonable, and on the other hand, they estimated that they could not help him with their own strength, so they had to retreat. Lu Su successfully arrived at Juchao.

Soon, Zhou Yu crossed the Yangtze River east and defected to Sun Ce, and Lu Su walked with him and left his home in Qu'a. After meeting Sun Ce, Sun Ce appreciated Lu Su very much. After Sun Ce's death, Zhou Yu recommended Lu Su to Sun Quan, saying that he was talented and could be an assistant minister. And suggested that Sun Quan should search for talents like Lu Su in many ways to achieve great causes, and not let them be scattered.

Sun Quan immediately made an appointment to meet Lu Su and talk with him, and was very happy. When the guests got up and withdrew, Lu Su also said goodbye. But after a while, Lu Su was quietly led back by Sun Quan and drank together.

Sun Quan said to Lu Su: "Now the Han family is in decline!" The world is in turmoil, I inherited the foundation of my father and brother, and I want to respect the royal family, order the princes, and pacify those traitors who are in turmoil like the Duke of Qi Huan and the Duke of Wen of Jin, so as to achieve great causes. Since you have come to assist me, what can you teach me so that I may realize my ideals? ”

Lu Su replied: "In the past, Emperor Liu Bang of the Han Dynasty also wanted to serve Emperor Yi well and be a loyal and promising courtier, but the reason why he couldn't do it was because of Xiang Yu's obstruction. The current Cao Cao is the same as Xiang Yu back then. So how can the general respect the royal family, order the princes, and achieve hegemony like Duke Huan of Qi and Duke Wen of Jin? Lu Su privately predicted that it was impossible for the Han Dynasty to be revived again! Cao Cao is also impossible to be eliminated! So for the general's great cause, the best way is to base on Jiangdong and take Jiangdong as the foundation to peep into the world. If you want to do this, then you should first eliminate Huang Zu in Jiangxia and Liu Biao in Jingzhou, occupy all the Yangtze River, and then call the emperor to fight for the world! This is a great cause like Emperor Gao! ”

Sun Quan was very appreciative of Lu Su's answer, and treated Lu Su more favorably from then on. He gave Lu Su generously, so that the wealth of the Lu family reached the level of the old time. Lu Su also tried his best to assist Sun Quan, every time he encountered a major event, he was a counselor and planned, and his thoughtful planning was always outstanding! So when Sun Quan heard the news of the defeat of Dangyang Cao's army, the first person to be summoned was Lu Su!