"Cheng Pu!" Sun Quan shouted, "Tell me, what is the duty of a soldier?" ”

Cheng Pu's face changed slightly, but he still replied truthfully,

"Obedience!"

"Very well, then it's none of your business." Sun Quan stroked Cheng Pu and waved his hand.

"But the lord 。。。。。"

Without waiting for Cheng Pu to say more, Sun Quan turned to Zhang Zhao again. Seeing this, Zhang Zhao took the initiative to answer,

"My lord, the fate of the civil servants is death."

"Hah!" Sun Quan smiled, "You have learned to answer, but my question is not this, I don't ask where you are located, I ask where you come from." ”

"Where do you come from?" Zhang Zhao was puzzled.

"Yes, where did you come from and why did you come here? In the peaceful and prosperous times, the literati had no choice, either to be an official or to live in seclusion, but now in troubled times, good birds choose trees to perch, I choose you at the same time, you are also choosing me. Sun Quan said, "This initial choice is where you come from. ”

"Belonging to Jiangdong, I naturally believe that the lord can achieve hegemony!" Zhang Zhao replied.

"You chose me because you believed in me, so why don't you believe it now?" Sun Quan asked rhetorically, "Do you think I'm no longer capable?" ”

"The subordinates are just worried that the lord is not thoughtful. A wise man thinks a thousand times, and he is afraid that he will make a mistake. Zhang Zhao said.

"That's right." Sun Quan nodded, "It is true that a person may not be thoughtful, so I need you." But have you ever wondered why I insisted on doing this after you reminded me of all the things that were wrong? Sun Quan asked.

Yes, if Sun Quan didn't think of this, then it is understandable that he did this, but since Sun Quan knew that there were all kinds of drawbacks and insisted on doing this, it could only mean that he had other considerations.

"Why?" Zhang Zhao subconsciously asked.

"What do I have to explain to you what I decide? Are you the lord or am I the lord? Sun Quan said.

Zhang Zhao was shocked into a cold sweat, and hurriedly surrendered his hand,

"Don't dare! Can't! ”

"That's right! This matter is settled, and it will not be discussed again in the future. You really have to have the heart to think more about how to benefit the people and how to deal with Cao Cao and Yuan Shao. Sun Quan said, got up and walked out,

"By the way, there's one more thing, all the people who are here against me today—"

In everyone's nervous and frightened expressions, I only heard Sun Quan say,

"All officers have been promoted to one level!"

In the main hall, everyone looked at each other, those who had just mustered up the courage to stand up immediately cheered loudly, and those who had not come out were full of regret.

Cheng Pu found Zhang Zhao and was very puzzled,

"What the hell do you mean, my lord?"

"The lord is afraid that because of his insistence this time, no one will dare to admonish him in the future. Therefore, the lord wants to use this to encourage the admonition, of course, this is also a disguised appeasement of the army, so as not to disagree with us. Zhang Zhao said.

"In that case, why does the lord insist on going his own way?" Cheng Pu asked.

Zhang Zhao glanced at Cheng Pu, didn't you just listen to the lord, you have to know, it's better for you to be the lord.

"Since the lord doesn't want us to know, he naturally has a reason. At least we can be sure of one thing now. Zhang Zhao said.

"What?"

"The lord is still the lord before, just the means just now, it is not something that ordinary people can do. So, you and I don't have to worry, the lord has a number in his heart. Zhang Zhao patted Cheng Pu.

Here, Sun Quan returned to the inner courtyard, and Mrs. Wu was already waiting for him in front of the courtyard.

"Mother, why didn't you accompany the child today?" Sun Quan took the initiative.

Mrs. Wu smiled angrily,

"Before and after, there are three more at once, you're afraid you want to tire me to death! Can't be a mother's rest for a day? ”

"Mother, who do you blame for this? You're in pain and happy. Sun Quan said with a smile.

"Okay, you kid, your wings are stiff, everything you say makes sense!" Mrs. Wu scolded with a smile, suddenly put away her smile, and asked in a low voice, "I heard that you named Zhou Gongjin as the governor of the capital and let him have full jurisdiction over Yizhou?" ”

"This matter, mother, let's go inside and talk about it." Sun Quan said.

"Hmm."

The two came to the inner room, waved away, and Mrs. Wu spoke,

"Wang's son, your eldest brother named Sun He, implying that the two of you brothers are in harmony. Then Xie Ji gave birth, and you named Sun Ba, indicating that you have never forgotten your eldest brother, Sun Ce, the little overlord of Jiangdong. Your brothers are in harmony, and the two children are raised together, regardless of dignity or inferiority. You let Sun He inherit the title, that's enough, your eldest brother can understand your mind, why do you want to divide Yizhou? ”

"Mother, can't you still trust Zhou Gongjin?" Sun Quan said.

Mrs. Wu was silent for a long time, but still said to Sun Quanzhi,

“。。。。。。 I'm afraid your big brother will think too much. In fact, there is no difference between the two of you brothers who is in charge of the matter, and the only thing that the mother doesn't want to see is that the brothers turn against each other. ”

"Mother, I understand what you mean, are you worried that the eldest brother will mistakenly think that I want to split up?" Sun Quan pondered.

Indeed, if you think about it carefully, it is no wonder that Mrs. Wu has such worries. Yes, if Sun Quan really wants to give way, you will be able to give way when Sun Ce comes back one day, and now it will only make people think that Sun Quan wants to divide the current Jiangdong into two, and he and Sun Ce are one and a half!

Those who didn't know that Sun Ce was still alive only thought that Sun Quan was confused, and most of those who knew that Sun Ce was still alive had the same idea as Mrs. Wu.

"Of course, this is a woman's opinion. Quan'er, you must have your own thoughts, my mother only hopes that Quan'er can always think about this matter, and if there is anything you really have, you can also explain it to your eldest brother, so as not to cause some unnecessary misunderstandings. Mrs. Wu said.

"Mother, you can rest assured, what I'm worried about is never that my eldest brother comes back, what I'm worried about is that my eldest brother won't come back. For example, the situation is gradually becoming clear today, Cao Cao won Yuan Shao in Guandu, but the foundation of the Yuan family is still there, and it is impossible to tell the winner in a short time. Sun Quan said.

Mrs. Wu shook her head suspiciously,

"My mother doesn't quite understand. We are now the strongest troops, the largest territory, from Xuzhou to Yizhou, the world's granary is in my hands, there is more danger of the Yangtze River, advance can be attacked and retreated, as long as it is steady and steady, why worry about the world? Why do you still want to go to the army? ”

After marrying into the Sun family for so many years, Mrs. Wu also knows a little about the art of war, but she can't understand Sun Quan's current behavior.

"Mother, steady and steady, we are taking the royal road, but if we take the royal road now, it is likely to force Cao Cao and Yuan Shao to form an alliance. Once the situation develops to that point, I am afraid that in 20 years, we will not be able to dominate the world. Twenty years, the variables are too great, and the people of the Central Plains can't afford to toss these twenty years, if we are finally taken advantage of by foreigners, then we are sinners. Sun Quan said.

"Twenty years? Not really, right? "Mrs. Wu can't believe that their current strength in Jiangdong can take twenty years to unify the world?

"Since ancient times, the Northern Army has tended to be better at fighting than the Southern Army. Even if we don't talk about combat power, just talking about population, the south is far inferior to the north. Don't give them a chance to breathe, or else this battle will be difficult to fight. Sun Quan replied.