There was a 'boom' and a spark flickered on the wick, shattering the silence in the room.

"My lord, Jiangdong is the root of my lord and most of the people here, if this foundation is gone, then how can my lord have a foothold?"

Zhou Yu's words are very simple, of course, the reason why it is simple is that he doesn't want to say too ugly, there are no stupid people here, they naturally know what Zhou Yu is going to say, if Sun Ce really chooses to go east, then he is willing to give up his ancestral property and hometown, as well as the fields that depend on it, in this way, how many people will choose to continue to follow Sun Ce?

In the same way, how many of the soldiers who have left their homeland will be able to continue to unswervingly support Sun Ce?

Sun Ce nodded silently, Zhou Yu was right, his roots are in Jiangdong, if he loses his roots, then he will lose his vitality, in the difficult environment of a foreign country, he must rely on the support of Fang Zhiwen and Yiren to persist in fighting, this kind of thing of putting his lifeblood in the hands of others, Sun Ce can't do it, even if Sun Ce can do it, can everyone here accept it calmly?

Zhang Hong glanced at Zhang Zhao, and his heart was also swaying from side to side, as a native of Xuzhou, Zhang Hong's own interests in Jiangdong did not have much, so in Zhang Hong's view, Dongdu is a feasible option, and Fang Zhiwen is worthy of credibility, besides, in terms of substantive interests, one more thug Fang Zhiwen is undoubtedly beneficial and harmless, even if Sun Ce becomes big on Yingzhou Island in the future, not to mention that Yingzhou is not a big place, just the restrictions of the navy can firmly lock Sun Ce, the tiger cub, on Yingzhou Island, Therefore, for Fang Zhiwen, there is no need to frame Sun Ce.

As for the foundation problem that Zhou Yu said, it is the big problem. But this is not an insurmountable difficulty, because even if it is really a crossing, it will definitely be only a troop crossing the sea at the beginning, and it will not gradually begin to move the people until a stable chassis is laid. This process will take time, and with the new land, these Koto clans may reconsider.

Zhang Zhao thought more, when he first negotiated with Fang Zhiwen, Guo Jia once said that it was the Jiangdong clan with Sun Ce as his arm that restricted Sun Ce. If we can skillfully take advantage of the opportunity of the eastward crossing, we can fundamentally eliminate this influence, if nothing else, at least replace the old ones with new clans, and re-form a stable elite class.

Compared with sticking to Jiangdong and waiting for the opportunity to not know if it can appear, Zhang Zhao is now more inclined to go east.

"My lord. Gong Jin is right, the generals and soldiers of our army are all children of Jiangdong, if you want to cross Yingzhou to the country and go to other countries, then it is inevitable that there will be various problems, born and raised in Si, Jiangdong is our root, and we must not give up 1

Sun Ben's words basically represent the voice of the Jiangdong clan. Zhu Zhi and Gu Yong, who had never spoken out, also nodded in agreement, Sun Ce glanced at everyone, and smiled faintly: "I understand, Jiangdong can't give up!" Then, the rest of the matter is to decide the relationship with Liu Bei, whether to continue to fight for Changsha, or give up Changsha to make peace with Liu Bei, and then try to recapture Lujiang and even Guangling. ”

Zhang Zhao sighed in his heart, and couldn't help but feel a little depressed in his heart, and he was actively speaking to discuss the gains and losses of his relationship with Liu Bei. There is no interest at all, Guo Jia's words at that time are fermenting in Zhang Zhao's heart, Sun Ce is waiting patiently, but the people around him are desperately growing and developing, will the opportunity for Sun Ce and others really appear? Or in the end, it can only become bait for others.

And also. The attitude of Zhu Zhi and Gu Yong and others is really a little strange, their family is engaged in maritime trade, and they should be able to clearly know the strength of Youzhou and Tianxia at sea now, even if they don't see it, as long as they calculate the amount of trade, they can get a glimpse of it, but they are secretive about it, and they must have other plans.

Lord! is still too young, deceived by these slippery elites of the world, he is trusted by Sun Jian and entrusted with a heavy responsibility, but he can't watch Sun Ce embark on a dead end! There is also Zhou Yu, this young man is too arrogant, he easily ascended to the throne by virtue of his righteousness of worshipping Sun Ce, although he is smart enough, but he is too reckless and self-righteous, but he doesn't know that this will kill Sun Ce.

Until the end of the discussion, Zhang Zhao only heard that it seemed to have decided a general direction, and the final bottom line was to give up Changsha in exchange for the possibility of re-making peace with Liu Bei, which was not the result of the result, in fact, after Liu Bei took Changsha, he had no reason and ability to continue to advance eastward, and this issue was discussed in vain.

"In this case, I will write a letter to Qin Song to act accordingly, and I will return to Linxiang as soon as possible, and the matter of Jiujiang will be entrusted to Gongjin, and as for Mr. Moling Zibu, please be more distracted. If nothing else, everyone will disperse and return to their respective places tomorrow. ”

"No1

Zhang Zhao stood up and gave a salute, and walked at the end slowly, and when everyone went out, Zhang Zhao turned around and entered the gate again, asking to see Sun Ce again.

Sun Ce was about to go back and change his clothes to rest, when he heard Zhang Zhao asking to see him, he paused and asked Zhang Zhao to take him to the back hall.

Zhang Zhao saw that Sun Ce had changed into his regular clothes, and there was no one else in the room, so he walked in a few steps and knelt opposite Sun Ce, and said in a slightly hurried manner: "Lord, my subordinates have some personal affairs that need to be told to the lord alone, please don't blame the lord 1."

"Mr. Zibu, why do you say this, you are the important minister of your father's Tuogu, and if there is something wrong with a certain family, even if you point it out, a certain family is not a person who can't listen to opinions."

"It's not the lords who have opinions, but the clans! They are misleading the lord and trying to harm him.1

"What? 1 Sun Ce was frightened, and his waist stiffened suddenly, but then, Sun Ce suppressed the horror in his heart, sat down again, looked at Zhang Zhaoqiang and asked calmly, "How do you say this?" What did Mr. Mo Fei find? ”

"The lord, Zhu Zhi and Gu Yong and other Jiangdong clans have always had a lot of trade with Youzhou and Yiren, the lord should know about this, right?"

"I do know, but it doesn't mean that they are suspected of colluding, right?"

Zhang Zhao shook his head and did not answer, but continued to follow his train of thought and said:

"Then the lord also knows that Zhu Zhi and Gu Yong have sea ships going back and forth between Youzhou and Jiangdong, right?"

"Know! Yes"

"Lord, what the subordinates said must be that the subordinates are exaggerating, just to convince the lord and ignore the facts?"

"This"

"Lord, although his subordinates are not talented, but they will not lie, my old eyes have not fainted, I can see what is strong, what is weak, and I can count the number clearly, what the subordinates say is true, and there is not a word of falsehood, if the lord does not believe it, you can go to see it in person, and you don't have to go far, you can see it in the waters near Xiaoye Island."

Sun Ce's face was flushed, and he said embarrassedly: "I didn't suspect Mr., but does this have anything to do with what Mr. Shicai said?" ”

"Yes! Since they belong to the things that can be seen when they go to sea, how can Zhu Zhi and Gu Yong not know, are these two people people who close their eyes and listen? No, they must be people who will keep their eyes open all the time for the benefit of the family, so I'm afraid they already know about these things, but have they told the lord about it? Moreover, when the subordinates said it just now, although they did not refute it, they did not help the subordinates confirm the matter, which shows that they must have other plans in their hearts, lord, these people are already half-hearted, and the lord should think twice1

Zhang Zhao finished his worries in one breath, his eyes were fixed on Sun Ce, Sun Ce's face was constantly changing, and his palms were unconsciously clenched and released, showing the complex changes in his heart.

"Mr. Zibu, is this all true?"

"The Lord sees 1

"But a certain family is only engaged in maritime trade."

"No, General Sun Ben didn't go to sea directly, he was just carrying goods, and it was Zhu Zhi, Gu Yong and others who handled the shipping, these two people had already been in contact with Fang Zhiwen, and it was likely that they wanted to deliberately conceal this, or Fang Zhiwen's request, anyway, no matter what the purpose, these two people misled the lord and made the lord misestimate the true strength of Yiren and Fang Zhiwen."

But what if you miscalculate? At least we won't be at war with Fang Zhiwen and Inhumans now, and we won't see it in the future. ”

"My lord, this is not a matter of actual loss, but a matter of attitude, and the ambiguity of the clan in these matters shows that they themselves cannot be too trusted, and by extension, their other opinions need to be re-examined."

Sun Ce suddenly nodded and said, "Does Mr. Zibu mean that he still thinks that he should go east to Yingzhou to start a new situation?" ”

"Yes, the subordinates do have this idea, Jiangdong is a dead land, the surrounding forces are stronger than us, and in the end they will keep an eye on our piece of fat, the chance is not nothing, but slim, on the other hand, looking at Yingzhou, although it is also a dead land, but the enemy is only a foreign race, even if the foreign race is destroyed in the future, with Fang Zhiwen's actions, he will not fight with the lord for the small Yingzhou, this foundation is here, isn't there more opportunities? However, what his subordinates said had nothing to do with this matter, but just wanted to remind the lord not to believe too much in the words of the clan, otherwise it would be too late to be betrayed by them. ”

Sun Ce frowned and thought for a while, then said with a smile: "I will pay attention, thank you Mr. Zibu for reminding me, but I still think that it is right that our army's foundation is in Jiangdong, even if the clan is unwilling to cross east for their own interests, the soldiers are the same, people are the same, no one wants to leave their homeland." ”

"The lord is saying that if his subordinates and Zigang and others are willing to leave their hometowns?"

"That's not what I mean, Mr. Zibu, don't get me wrong"

"The subordinates understand, the subordinates say all this, please be cautious, be cautious! General Zhengbei's words are hard to hear, but it is a fact, if there is no value of even a thug, I am afraid that General Zhengbei will reconsider the ownership of Yuzhang and Danyang, the lord, the foundation is not all, the way to choose is to be willing, the lord thinks twice1

After Zhang Zhao finished speaking, he got up and gave a salute, turned around and left silently, leaving Sun Ce alone to sit there in a daze, the lights were dim, the night was dark, and many people were sleepless at night. . .