Regarding the policy of Soochow, Zhang Chao had already discussed with the crown prince Zhang Tian and Lord Lu Su, and now he naturally did not have the slightest hesitation.

Zhang Chao's words spoke to Sun Quan's heart. As the second prince of Dongwu, he has long been displeased with some of the courtiers of Dongwu, but his father is nostalgic, so that some important positions are occupied by mediocre people. And Zhang Chao is determined to reform, which is equivalent to the ability to go up and the mediocre to go down, which is really the right thing. When it comes to the statement that the Eastern Wu army can be autonomous and set up two legions, Sun Quan is also very satisfied. After all, the military power is in hand, and it is hard to speak, so the spirit of Soochow is still there. To put it mildly, even if one day, Zhang Chao wants to violate today's words, it doesn't mean that they don't have the strength to fight.

When it comes to the fact that the father was enshrined in the imperial capital of the Celestial Empire, this should have happened. It seems that Yuan Shao and Liu Bei, weren't they all placed in Kyoto? Although it is not as free as before, it is indeed taken care of and lives a good life. You don't have to worry so much about it every day, playing with flowers and planting grass is another pleasant thing.

It can be said that Zhang Chao's answer is satisfactory to Sun Quan, but it is useless for him to be satisfied, not to mention that he is just a second prince, just to say that he is still a prisoner, even if he agrees, he can't do anything.

Seeing Sun Quan standing there, intending to speak again, Zhang Chao said directly: "Sun Zhongmou, I respect you as a man, a man who stands up to the sky. If you wish, I can order you to be let go at once, and you will go back to lobby your father, brother, and the important ministers of Eastern Wu. Of course, it's not unconditional, I only give you three months, if there is still no news within three months, then don't blame me for the Celestial Empire's army, at that time there will be no conditions to talk about, and wherever the army goes, there will be no more people. Okay, if you make a decision, just quit and go whenever you want, no need to report it. ”

After saying this, Zhang Chao waved his hand as if he was a little tired. Xu Yu on the side immediately stood up and said to Sun Quan, who was standing tall, "Second prince, please." ”

"You really just let me go. Aren't you afraid that the whole army will come back when I go back? Sun Quan was stunned by Zhang Chao's words, he didn't expect that he would be let go so easily. He hadn't said anything from beginning to end.

"Fight again, if you want, I don't mind beating you again. But if I do that, I'm afraid I won't say anything as good as this time. Okay, you go, if you want, you can go to Shenghua Palace to see your sister, she is very worried about you. ”

After saying these things again, Zhang Chao simply lowered his head, looking like he wanted to work and didn't want to be disturbed.

Xu Yu sent Sun Quan out of the palace. And after leaving the main hall, Sun Quan suddenly turned around and saluted in the direction of the main hall, and at the same time muttered in his mouth: "Emperor Tianshi, even if you trust me so much, I, Sun Zhongmou, am not an ignorant person, and I will definitely try my best to persuade Dongwu to join after I go back this time." ”

After saying this, Sun Quan turned around and strode away, without even going to take a look. He believes that when the brother and sister meet again, they will already be a family. It doesn't make any kind of promises now, but it's better to talk about it with practical actions.

Sun Quan left, and the matter soon spread in the palace. Not to mention the excitement and happiness in Sun Shangxiang's heart, at least she doesn't have to be embarrassed by her husband and family. Let's just say that Lu Su, a member of the first product, sighed sincerely after hearing the news, "The emperor is the emperor, and his broad-mindedness is very accessible." ”

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Soochow Jianye City.

Sun Jian in the palace received the news that Sun Quan, the second son, had been released.

As soon as the news came out, Sun Jian was naturally very happy. But with Zhou Yu, the commander of the left army, he came to the palace and came to meet with the eldest prince Sun Ce.

When the two Lian Yang came, Sun Jian naturally had no reason not to see them, and met the two in his study at the moment.

"Father, was the younger brother really let go?" As soon as he saw Sun Jian, Sun Ce asked a little anxiously.

"Let it go, let it go, this matter has been passed by our secret agents buried in Jinyang City." Sun Jian laughed and said, looking really in a good mood.

It's just that this laughter hasn't completely fallen, and Zhou Yu, the left military division of Eastern Wu who came with Sun Ce, has already spoken: "If the second prince was really let go, then why hasn't there been any news yet?" I've just asked us about the secret offices set up by the Celestial Empire, and no one has found anything. ”

"Huh? What does the public mean? Hearing a different meaning, Sun Ce asked anxiously.

At this moment, not only him, but also Sun Jian on the side also widened his eyes with an inquiring attitude.

Feeling the slightly anxious gaze of the two of them, Zhou Yu took a deep breath and said, "I'm afraid I'm just afraid that I will be released on the surface, but in fact, I was arrested again, even..."

Even what Zhou Yu didn't say, he believed that both of them could guess it. And after saying this, he explained, "After all, the second prince was the main battle before, so the emperor of the Heavenly Dynasty must have known about this matter." ”

"Gong Jin means that the emperor of the Celestial Empire has hatred in his heart, and has he already killed his second brother?" Sun Ce asked quickly.

"No, no!" Zhou Yu hurriedly shook his head and said, "I didn't say that, but there is a possibility of this." ”

Zhou Yu is actually saying in disguise that Sun Quan was released, but there is no news so far, it is likely that he was killed by Zhang Chao. Hearing this, Sun Ce immediately said angrily: "If this is the case, I will definitely not let go of that Zhang Chao, even if it is to pour the national strength of Eastern Wu, I will make him pay the price." ”

The relationship between Sun Ce and Sun Quan is still very good, and now that he hears that his younger brother may have been killed, how can he not be in a hurry. Not only is this the case, even Sun Jian, the king of Wu on the side, also reprimanded angrily and said: "Yes, if there is any mistake in Quan'er, it will make that Zhang Chao regret it." In this way, the Left Army Division, from now on, the whole army will be fully armed for war, and at the same time, it will also send more secret agents to inquire about the news. If the whereabouts of Kwon'er's body are discovered, then a full-scale war will begin. ”

Based on Sun Jian's understanding of Zhang Chao, he didn't believe too much that he would harm his son, but now that the facts are afraid, he really can't afford not to prepare.

After Zhou Yu agreed, he immediately withdrew. Then the entire Soochow army began to gather rapidly, preparing for a possible war.

At this time, Sun Quan was indeed riding on a fast horse and came from the trail to Eastern Wu.

Sun Quan came out of Jinyang City, and he avoided everything he knew about the secret agents of Eastern Wu. The reason why I did this is because I don't have face.

Think about how proud he is, and he is the dignified second prince of Dongwu, how noble his identity is, but now that he has been defeated and become a prisoner, it is too embarrassing to say it, for this reason, along the way, he tried his best to pick a small path, avoiding every opportunity to meet people, let alone meet the secret agents of Dongwu.

Sun Quan thought that he could save face by doing so, but he really didn't know that he was putting himself in danger.

There is a Zhuge Liang in the Shu country, who is famous all over the world for his accurate insight into people's hearts. He also had a thorough understanding of Sun Quan's temperament, and he expected this person to do this, so he was prepared early. Even more than that, Zhuge Liang didn't even expect that Zhang Chao would not kill Sun Quan and would let it go. And in order to prevent Eastern Wu from being attached to the Celestial Empire, he even sent people to prepare for robbery and killing by the river early.

Zhuge Liang calculated that Zhang Chao would not kill Sun Quan, he could only let it go, and with Sun Quan's personality, he would definitely walk alone. With this inference, he arranged for Meng You, the king of the Southern Barbarians, to go to the riverside to make preparations. This Meng You is one of the few people under Zhuge Liang's account who understands water nature, and it is really appropriate to arrange this person to do robbery and killing.

Sun Quan really didn't know anything about this. I rode all the way and came to the river after more than ten days. Seeing that the river was Jiangdong, he couldn't help but breathe a long sigh of relief. And from a distance, I saw a small boat staying by the river, and I couldn't help but be overjoyed, and shouted loudly from a long distance to attract the attention of the other party.

Of course, Sun Quan knew the location of the Eastern Wu spy boat, but under his pride, he still wanted to continue to hide, thinking that once he persuaded his father to join the Celestial Empire, then everyone would have the same identity, and when he came out to meet people at that time, naturally there would be nothing awkward.

The shouting attracted the attention of the boat, and gradually, the boat came from far and near.

One person and one horse, standing by the river, watching the boat getting closer and closer, and the road away from home was also close at hand, Sun Quan's mood became extremely complicated.

This time he was able to leave the land of the Celestial Empire and return to Soochow, in a sense, it can be said that he was reborn, at least compared to many captured soldiers, he was much luckier. And this time, after returning to Soochow, he was not very confident that he would be able to persuade Jiangdong to submit to the Celestial Empire, or rather, his own will was not very firm.

Although Zhang Chao persuaded himself when he talked to him, once he subjugated the Celestial Empire, Dongwu would lose its autonomy, which also needed to be carefully weighed by the Sun family.

Sun Quan knows that the Celestial Empire is strong, but you may not be strong, I must surrender to you, and there is still some struggle in his heart.

In a state of confusion, the boat had slowly sailed over, and in the cabin, an arrow with a full bow had been aimed at Sun Quan who was on the shore, if it weren't for the fact that the wind was too strong on the riverside, I am afraid that this arrow had been shot out.