Han Xiang

Chapter 200

For the gift from Long Xiang, Sun Quan liked it from the bottom of his heart.

During the period of succession and mourning, Sun Quan realized that Jiangdong was not monolithic, and each faction held together for the sake of benefit.

The power of the Sun clan, the power of the relatives of the mother Wu's family, the veterans and old ministries of the Sun Jian era, the emerging power of the Sun Ce era, and the dormant local gentry
After Sun Quan thought about it, he found that none of the various factions left by his father and brother could be used with confidence, even within the Sun clan, they did not recognize him.

In the past, his elder brother Sun Hao wanted to raise his own army, and recently he received news from Luling that Sun Fu, the prefect, threatened that Sun Quan was not worthy of commanding Jiangdong, and was secretly contacting Cao Cao to surrender the county.

As for Sun Yi, who was supported by Zhang Zhao and others, although he obeyed Sun Ce's decision on the surface, no one knew what he thought in his heart.

Sun Quan can only secretly fortify his brothers, and he must show brotherly respect on the surface, otherwise outsiders will say that he is narrow-minded.

Zhang Zhao and Zhou Yu controlled Jiangdong's military and government, and almost no one from each faction was available.

But when sleepiness came, someone sent a pillow, and the rest of Yuan Shu's tribe would leave their hometown. They had no foundation in Jiangdong, and they happened to be taken over by Sun Quan for his own use.

Sun Quan and Cao Cao had the same abacus. There is no psychological pressure to use the general, and he can serve as cannon fodder in both external wars and internal struggles. He is his best chess piece at this stage.

After dark, Zhang Zhao took Lu Su to meet Sun Quan in secret.

During the mourning period, Sun Quan stayed in the mourning hall during the day, and temporarily lived in the small room behind the mourning hall at night. Because the interior space of the small room is not large, there is only one side of the bed inside, and a small case is placed on the bed.

When Lu Su and Zhang Zhao came to visit, Sun Quan was leaning on the couch reading a book.

"My lord, Mr. Zijing has arrived."

"General Sun."

"Sir, you are polite. My place is cramped. Please sit on the couch and talk."

"Ah this."

Lu Su saw that Sun Quan wanted to be equal to him, so he turned his head and looked at Zhang Zhao and asked, as if he was asking why your master is like this?
"The lord is respectful and virtuous, corporal, don't doubt that Zi Jing sits in peace"

While explaining with a smile, Zhang Zhao pulled Lu Su to sit opposite Sun Quan. The scene in the hut at this moment was like three people performing a skit on the kang.

After sitting down, Sun Quan looked Lu Su up and down with his blue eyes.

In any era, the appearance can get a good impression when you meet for the first time.

Lu Su had thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a tall and stalwart body, so Sun Quan couldn't help but not like him.

After Bi Yan finished appreciating the visitor, Sun Quan looked at his legs again, thinking that I am only now, and in the future these legs should grow longer, right?It is enough to have Lu Zijing's body type.

Lu Su saw that Sun Quan was silent all the time, and his expression was sometimes joyful and sometimes serious, so he cupped his hands and asked, "General Sun, why are you calling me late at night?"

Sun Quan glanced at Zhang Zhao, and smiled perfunctorily: "In the mourning hall in the afternoon, all civil and military officials are there, so it's inconvenient to get acquainted with Zijing, so I asked Zibu to invite him at night, sir, you are really a good-looking talent."

"General Sun has a great reputation, but I'm just an ordinary scholar."

Lu Su stayed with Long Xiang for a long time, and learned a lot of the other's words.

"Mediocre? No way"

Sun Quan waved his hands when he heard this, and said with a smile: "Whether you are elder brother, Gongjin or Zibu, everyone praises you very much. If Zijing is mediocre, how can scholars have the face to go out that day? You are too modest."

Lu Su didn't continue to answer the conversation, but went straight to the point.

"The matter of Yuan Shu's family members coming to Wu. Zibu hasn't given me an answer yet. I don't know what General Sun means?"

"As the saying goes, one should not forget one's roots. The eldest brother borrowed Yuan Shu's soldiers in the past to have Jiangdong's current situation. It would be immoral for me not to take him in."

"General Sun is really anxious for justice"

"At this time, you hand over to Zibu, just ask Long Yunqi to send him over later."

"Uh, there is no ship in Hefei, General Sun had better send a Jiangdong ship to pick him up."

Sun Quan was taken aback when he heard this, and asked curiously, "Hefei is also a large county with tens of thousands of people, why doesn't it even have a few big ships?"

"The common people are busy digging food, so how can they have the spare time to build big boats? There are only small fishing boats in the river. Hefei was a deserted city a few years ago. It is not easy for everyone to have something to eat."

Seeing Lu Su shaking his head bitterly, Sun Quan said solemnly: "It turns out that Hefei is really so difficult. No wonder Long Yunqi sent Mr. here. These thousands of people do not cultivate or work, and it is indeed a burden for Hefei."

"General Sun is extremely intelligent, and Lu Su admires him very much."

Seeing Lu Su cupping his hands and saluting, Sun Quan couldn't help joking: "Long Yunqi threw the burden on Jiangdong, so he doesn't intend to repay me?"

"Ha ha."

Lu Su just smiled lightly and didn't continue the topic. Sun Quan didn't bother with the answer and continued to ask:

"Since Hefei is so difficult, Mr. is trapped there to work hard, and he will not be able to use what he has learned. Why not come to Jiangdong with Yuan Shu's orphans, and I will definitely treat him as a national soldier."

"General Sun said it was far away."

Lu Su shook his head lightly, neither agreeing nor refusing.

Seeing this, Sun Quan thought he had a relationship, so he stopped Zhang Zhao and told him: "Zibu, since you have decided to take in Yuan Shu's survivors, and Yang Hong, Lu Mian and others who came to Wu with Zijing, you don't have to let them return to Hefei, and don't let them go back to Hefei. They live in a posthouse, you go and find a place for them to settle down first, Jiangdong does not reject talents, so don’t be rude.”

"only."

Zhang Zhao thought it was getting late, and it would be better to live in a posthouse if he went to settle down at this time, he guessed that Sun Quan wanted to dismiss him, and it seemed that he wanted to recruit Lu Su alone, so he got up knowingly and said goodbye.

Both Bofu and Gongjin failed in persuading him to surrender, and the lord's efforts were probably in vain, so Zhang Zhao closed the wooden door with a conclusion.

With a creak, the room fell into a brief silence.

Seeing that Lu Su was silent, Sun Quan took the initiative to fight for him:

"As the saying goes, a good bird chooses a tree to live in. Long Xiang has neither birth nor reputation. It is difficult for Mr. to succeed after following him. No matter how well-built Hefei is, he is marrying for others. You are so smart that you can't see clearly. If Zijing has Feel free to speak up about your concerns, and I will definitely find a way to resolve them.”

"Hefei is located at the throat of the Jianghuai River, and it is indeed a place of many battles. Long Sima chose Hefei as a base, but it was actually a helpless move."

Lu Su smiled bitterly, and continued: "Yuan Shu was defeated by Lu Bu and Cao Cao back then, and the natural disasters in Huainan caused poor harvests, and the soldiers in Huainan were often hungry. Long Sima, like Chen Lan and others, chose to leave at that time. It's a pity that he doesn't have many plays himself, so he can only choose the deserted city as his base, and he doesn't think so much about the following things at all."

Sun Quan nodded solemnly: "In a few years, Hefei has been able to develop into a county with tens of thousands of people. This is due to Mr.'s contribution and Long Yunqi's own ability, but I can't figure it out."

"Please tell me"

"Long Yunqi has no background and no backing, why did he refuse my brother's persuasion to surrender? Did he really think that with his little Hefei, he could fight against me in Jiangdong? Why didn't Zijing persuade him?"

"this one"

Seeing that Lu Su hesitated to speak, Sun Quan hurriedly asked, "Please be frank, sir."

"Long Sima lived in the Qiao Mansion when he was young, and he had long admired the two young ladies of the Qiao family, but General Bo Fu and Gong Jin wanted to accept the Second Bridge, how could he agree?"

"It turns out it's wrong for women"

Sun Quan suddenly realized, and suddenly asked in surprise, "You mean he wants both?"

(End of this chapter)