When Zhu Zhi killed Yu Ji in the dungeon, Sun Ce returned to the palace in a rage.

Throwing his sword on the ground, Sun Ce sat on the ground and beckoned his subordinates to bring spirits.

The servant hurriedly answered and went to bring the spirits.

Sun Ce took the liquor and was about to drink it, but saw two middle-aged scribes walking over together.

It was the two people who were in the teahouse before, kneeling next to Mrs. Wu.

These two people, with a smile on their faces, are named Zhang Hong, Zigang, and are from Guangling, Xuzhou.

The other one with a serious face and gloomy water is called Zhang Zhao, the word Zibu, a native of Pengcheng, Xuzhou.

Both of them were recommended by Zhou Yi when they went to Lujiang Shu County to visit the Zhou family after Sun Ce's funeral.

Among them, Zhang Hong was the person who set the strategy of "initially taking Jiangdong, dividing the river and ruling it, and gradually going north" for Sun Ce.

Sun Ce relied on the two of them very much.

Seeing Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong coming, Sun Ce restrained some of his anger, but he was still depressed and drunk.

Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong stopped in front of Sun Ce.

The two looked at each other and nodded.

Zhang Zhao asked, "The lord is still angry with Yu Ji?" ”

Sun Ce motioned for the two to sit down, snorted and said, "Can I not be angry?" Look at those idiots! I, Sun Ce, am the lord of Jiangdong, and they don't worship me, and even regard me as a poisonous insect and beast. But when encountering such swaggering Taoist priests, they are like gods! ”

"They think I don't dare kill them?"

Zhang Hong laughed.

Sun Ce said angrily: "Zigang, why are you laughing?" ”

Zhang Hong said: "Why did the lord surrender his identity? You are young and promising, it is difficult to find in the world, and it is very likely that you will even become the lord of the world in the future. ”

"Yu Ji is just a Taoist priest, relying on the abduction and deception."

"Isn't it ridiculous that you compare yourself with such people, my lord?"

Sun Ce: "."

Seeing this, Zhang Zhao on the side also said loudly: "The question is, is there no need for the lord to be angry with Yu Ji. ”

Without waiting for Sun Ce to answer, Zhang Zhao asked and replied: "Actually, it is completely unnecessary. ”

"The lord is now determined to be in the entire Jiangdong, not comparable to mediocre people, even if this Yu Ji has monstrous ability, he can't jump out of the palm of the lord's hand."

"Even if he makes the people worship them like gods now, so what?"

"If the lord wants to kill him, it's just a matter of one sentence."

"But the problem is that there are pros and cons to everything."

"It's easy to kill Yu Ji, but it's more important to leave him alive."

"In the past, the lord forcibly levied taxes, killed many people, and caused a lot of public resentment."

"If you kill this Yu Ji again, it will inevitably make the people resentful."

"If you stay here in Jiji, once you come, you can show the generosity and benevolence of the lord."

"Second, having Yu Ji attracts the attention of the people, and it can also divert the resentment of the lord's killing karma in the hearts of the people."

"Lord, we no longer have the Zhou family to provide stable grain and grass behind, and the only thing we can rely on is the major families and people in this Jiangdong land."

"Slowly building a good relationship with these families and people is the foundation for us to go north in the future."

Zhang Hong also echoed: "Yes, lord, if you can't bear it, you will make a big plan, take a step back and open the sky." ”

When Sun Ce heard Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong say this, the anger in his heart decreased a lot.

Raising his head and taking a long sip of the spirits, Sun Ce smiled and said, "Okay, you have a point. I don't trust anyone else, can I not trust you? ”

Looking outside, Sun Ce said, "Come on, go to General Zhu Zhi and ask him to release Yu Ji from the dungeon." ”

An answer sounded outside.

Only then did Sun Ce look at Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong and said, "By the way, I forgot to talk about big things." This time, the Son of Heaven issued an order from King Qin, and Master Lu said that he could not participate, and even asked me to send a request to Yuan Shu to let Yuan Shu be King Qin, what do you think? ”

Zhang Hong stroked his long beard and said with a slight smile: "This Master Lu is young, but he has a little knowledge. ”

"We are still under the account of Yuan Shu now, how can such a major event as King Qin surpass Yuan Shu?"

"If Yuan Shu can go to King Qin, then the pressure on us to take other territories in Jiangdong will be greatly reduced."

Zhang Zhao said: "However, I look at Yuan Shu, I'm afraid he is not such a loyal person. I heard before that Shouchun spread the so-called nursery rhyme of Dai Han Dang Tu Gao. Yuan Shu, this person, I am afraid that he has already eaten the bear's heart and leopard gall, and he has other plans. ”

Looking at Sun Ce, Zhang Zhao said: "The lord should make a plan early and break with Yuan Shu to prevent being involved." ”

"Now most of the major families in Jiangdong are still loyal to the imperial court."

"If we want to stabilize Jiangdong, we have to follow the trend."

"For a long time to come, we will still be able to call ourselves Hanchen."

Sun Ce nodded.

At that moment, there was a rush of footsteps outside.

Sun Ce frowned and looked out the door.

I saw that people ran over in a hurry, and they were still five steps away from the threshold, facing Sun Ce's cold gaze, and the subordinate said: "Oh no, Yu Ji, I was killed by General Zhu Zhi!" ”

The next person's words made the two stand up together, and their faces changed greatly.

Sun Ce was also taken aback.

Although he did be born out of Ji's anger.

However, he really hadn't thought about killing Yu Ji yet.

After Erzhang's persuasion, he lost his murderous intent.

didn't expect that Yu Ji would be killed by Zhu Zhi!

Sun Ce was stupid.

Zhu Zhi was his father's right-hand man.

He was able to successfully take Wu County, and Zhu Zhi also made great contributions.

Why did he do such a foolish thing at this time?

The two were stunned for a moment, and they came back to their senses.

Zhang Hong hurriedly said to Sun Ce: "My lord, immediately order Zhu Zhi to be arrested to alleviate the anger of the people." ”

Sun Ce also came back to his senses, waved his hand, and said categorically: "No, he is a veteran left over from his father's time, and he is loyal." Moreover, it was definitely not selfish for him to kill Yu Ji this time. I am now short of talents, and if I punish him, I am afraid that it will not only chill his heart, but also shake other soldiers. ”

"Compared with the hearts of the people, I can't lose the loyalty of the soldiers under my account at this time!"

Zhang Hong still wanted to persuade, but Zhang Zhao pressed his shoulder and said, "The lord has a point. ”

"Now that the lord has set off a killing karma in Jiangdong, it will not be eliminated for a while."

"If you deal with Zhu Zhi again, it will not be able to please the major families and the people, but it will also affect the loyalty of the soldiers."

"In that case, it's better not to deal with Zhu Zhi."

"But we can't do nothing."

Looking at Sun Ce, Zhang Zhao said in a deep voice: "Lord, now immediately write a book to Yuan Shu, and ask him to send troops to the king as a courtier of the Han Dynasty." ”

"I don't expect Yuan Shu to agree."

"This is the time for us to break with Yuan Shu."

"Before waiting for Yuan Shu's reply and breaking with Yuan Shu, the lord and all the soldiers are closed."

"Yu Ji was killed, and this matter will definitely cause a certain amount of chaos."

"However, if we ignore it and deliberately downplay this matter, after a period of fermentation, the major families and people will subside."

"Time tends to smooth out all traces."

"Especially a Taoist priest with no merits."

Sun Ce frowned, a little reluctant.

Zhang Zhao said with a serious face: "Lord, if you can't bear it, you will make a big plan." ”

Sun Ce threw the wine cup on the ground, spit out, and said to the subordinates outside the threshold: "Inform me that from today onwards, all officials in Wu County are forbidden to discuss Yu Ji." Except for necessary things, including me, all officials are not allowed to go out at will! ”

(End of chapter)