Zhang Chao agreed, and Sun Shangxiang was naturally very happy, which at least shows that the life safety of his family has been guaranteed to a certain extent.

Sun Shangxiang stayed in the hall for half an hour before leaving, and she still cared about Xiao Zhang. It was Zhang Chao, after Concubine Hua left, he said to Xiao Xiangzi beside him: "Pass the decree, take Sun Quan out of death row to see me, well, the location is in the Zhangjia Weapons Academy." ”

The Zhangjia Weapons Academy belongs to the most secret place in the Celestial Empire.

The development of weapons has always been one of the projects that Zhang Chao attaches the most importance to. Imagine that in the era of cold weapons, if there is a strong firearm support, what advantages will it have on the battlefield?

Because of Zhang Chao's support, the Zhangjia Weapons Academy is asking for money, food, and things, even in the most difficult period of the Celestial Empire, all kinds of supplies have not been cut off at all.

Set to see Sun Quan here, Zhang Chao just wanted to use the powerful advantage of weapons to tell Sun Quan that the strength of the Celestial Empire is beyond the imagination of outsiders, and if Eastern Wu must go to war, it will be a sure loss.

As soon as the holy decree arrived, Tie Twenty took Sun Quan to the outside of the Zhangjia Weapons Academy. Here, Tie Yi has been waiting here for a long time.

Even if it is an iron guard, if it is not allowed by Zhang Chao, it is not allowed to enter the weapons academy casually, and Tie Twenty naturally knows this rule, so after seeing Tie Yi, he bowed respectfully and stepped aside.

Looking at the handover of the Iron Guard, Sun Quan also felt a lot of feelings in his heart, this kind of hierarchy of the Celestial Empire is indeed comparable to non-Eastern Wu, and at this moment his thoughts about fighting with the Celestial Empire are a little lighter.

In the main hall, there was no one else, only Zhang Chao existed, and there was only Xu Yu who was standing with a broken sword.

After the iron hand sent Sun Quan into the hall, he left, and it seemed very quiet for a while.

Standing in the hall, Sun Quan looked up at Zhang Chao who was wearing an imperial robe, his eyes were blazing, speaking of which, although he had seen it from afar before, this was the first time he had faced Zhang Chao, the emperor of the Celestial Empire. In the rumors, this person is described as three heads and six arms, but in fact this is just a middle-aged man.

Condescendingly, Zhang Chao was also looking at Sun Quan and the monarch of Soochow, one of the three kingdoms in history.

Maybe without Zhang Chao's unexpected arrival, Sun Quan would have become the master of Eastern Wu, and under all the changes, this person lost his platform and became an ordinary second prince.

When the two were looking at each other, Xu Yu on the side shouted, "Your Highness, why don't you kneel when you see my emperor, and when will you wait." ”

"That's it." Zhang Chao stretched out his hand and stopped Xu Yu. He knew Sun Quan's pride, and let him kneel down as soon as he could, it was indeed a little embarrassing, the important thing was that there was no way to talk about the following things, he was saying that he was not a person who pursued the situation, what he needed was someone to kneel to him sincerely and surrender.

"The Emperor of the Celestial Empire? My brother-in-law? Hehe, you want to annex our Dongwu, do you want to kill millions of our soldiers and people in Dongwu? He was not frightened by Xu Yu's shouting, on the contrary, Sun Quan still asked with a righteous and awe-inspiring look.

Seeing Sun Quan asking like a gentleman, Zhang Chao snorted coldly in his heart and said: "It's true that I am the emperor, but what you said about annexing Eastern Wu and killing the people of Eastern Wu is indeed nonsense. Do you really think that even if there is no me, others will not deal with Soochow? Or is it that with the strength of Soochow, you can protect yourself in troubled times? ”

"Why not?" Sun Quan replied unbelievingly.

"The world is in turmoil, the people are displaced, and a famous lord is urgently needed to come to the rescue, and only when the world is unified and there is no war, can the people return to peace and the country recuperate. As the saying goes, one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers, the Celestial Empire and Eastern Wu are destined to exist only one, and what I do is only out of the emperor's instinct. However, you Dongwu, where the righteousness does not fall from the wind, really want to establish a country within a country, do you know how narrow and short-sighted this vision is? ”

"Oh? The Celestial Empire is where the righteousness lies, and our Dongwu is not attached to the people's hearts? What makes sense? Sun Quan heard that Zhang Chao said that he was the embodiment of justice, and that Dongwu had indeed become a crime of hindering the people from living a good life, of course he was unconvinced.

"The weak eat the strong, Dongwu is not as strong as the Celestial Empire, so it is naturally going to be attached, is there any doubt about this?" Zhang Chao said with a natural expression.

Sun Quan, who was choked by Zhang Chao's words, immediately blushed and said: "The strong may not be able to dominate the world, but can bring a better life to the people." ”

"Yes, but the weak cannot unify the world, let alone bring happiness to the people? If our Celestial Empire can't do this, can it be that Soochow can? In a safe corner of the place, only doing things that are done, the people will face the pain of war at any time, how can we talk about development in such an environment? ”

Looking at Sun Quan, Zhang Chao said coldly: "At least, our Celestial Empire has been committed to outward development over the years, leveling the three Hans, going down to Goryeo, defeating Rus, and now pointing the finger at the Western Regions, maybe it won't be long before it will also be the territory of our Celestial Empire, and it will also become the land of China, you tell me, have you been able to do what you have done?" ”

Zhang Chao's questioning made Sun Quan really speechless.

Not to mention, just say that in the past, the Han Dynasty had to face the invasion of foreign tribes such as the Xiongnu and Xianbei at any time, and now, they have indeed become slaves of the Han people.

As the second prince of Eastern Wu, Sun Quan is still very clear about his strength. Then even these alien races can't be defeated, let alone glorify the Chinese nation?

Sun Quan, who couldn't answer the question, stood there and didn't know how to defend himself, Zhang Chao spoke again: "There is a way to be a home and everything is prosperous. Although Soochow is now a country within a country, in my eyes, he has always been a part of China and a part of the Celestial Empire. What we should be doing is to unite as one, to go all out to the outside world, and to strive for our generation to make greater contributions to the nation. It's not like fighting in the nest like now, fighting back and forth, but cheapening outsiders. ”

"Do you really regard Soochow as your own family?" Hearing this, Sun Quan asked with doubts.

"I know you don't believe it, but you don't want to think about it, if I really want to set foot in Dongwu, then I will do it a long time ago. Before sending troops to the Rus' country, he conquered Eastern Wu, presumably if he really did that, the current Eastern Wu should have been a dependent territory of the Celestial Empire. But I didn't, and I put the national righteousness first, sent troops to Rus', and expanded the territory. On the contrary, it is you, who have taken this opportunity to develop and grow, and now you want to send troops to the Celestial Empire, hehe, to say something arrogant, it is really beyond your strength. ”

Zhang Chao described Dongwu like this, Sun Quan Feidan was not angry, but had a trace of guilt.

All this is because what Zhang Chao said is correct. Soochow was indeed secretly developing its military strength, in order to wrestle with the Celestial Empire. Now that I think about it, what people do is for the nation, but what about them? There is only oneself in the eyes, the pattern is small, the vision is short-sighted, and the thinking is narrow, how can people not be ashamed when they listen to it?

Seeing that Sun Quan's attitude had changed radically, Zhang Chao knew that the heat was almost over, and immediately said: "Sun Zhongmou, I know that you are also a person who wants to do great things, even like this, I will give you a chance to persuade Eastern Wu to return to obedience, and after that, send troops to the Western Regions, such a battle, once it is won, it will definitely leave a name for the ages, compared to cannibalism within the clan, the reputation is not known how many times better, but I don't know if you dare, do you have such strength?" ”

Zhang Chao's words were radical, and Sun Quan, who had already entered the trap, immediately retorted: "There is nothing I dare not do, but how powerful the Western Regions are, more than 30 countries of all sizes, and millions of troops, how can I say that I can win?" ”

Seeing that Sun Quan had already talked about practical problems, Zhang Chao laughed and said: "People are short, do what you want to do, even if we can't do it, there are still our sons, sons can't still have grandchildren, I believe that as long as you persevere, there will be a day when you can do great things." But if you just think about it in your heart, and always use various excuses to not do things every day, then things will never be done. What's more, the Western Regions are not in my eyes, and they want to destroy the army of the Heavenly Empire, and wherever they go, there is no opponent. Even the mighty Rus' kingdom could be defeated, let alone dealt with the Western Regions, and if the army of Eastern Wu joined the war, there would be no reason for defeat. ”

This pride made Sun Quan moved when he heard it. A man was born in the world, he should have such courage, thinking that he is also a man, even if Zhang Chao can do it, Soochow can also do it.

In his heart, he had already begun to have the idea of sending a war to the Western Regions, but before that, Sun Quan still had to ask some questions, otherwise, even if he sent troops, he would have palpitations. "Emperor Tianshi, if it is the Eastern Wu Rebellion, do we have to hand over the military power, and what arrangements are you going to make for my father and those ministers?"

Hearing this, Zhang Chao knew that Sun Quan was already moved, and the matter was equal to half of it. Therefore, after hearing this, he laughed and said: "Your father is also my father-in-law, so naturally he will not have the slightest embarrassment." When it will be placed in the imperial capital to be offered, once necessary, all of them will be supplied according to the highest equipment. As for the army of Soochow, of course, it is necessary to carry out reforms, and I will also set up two Soochow legions, one legion with 500,000 people, and the generals will be selected by you, and I will not interfere much. Of course, if there are incompetent people who occupy an important position, then I have no choice but to take action. As for those ministers, those who have the ability will naturally be reused, and those who are not capable will send a sum of money to put home, and the Celestial Empire will not support useless people. ”