Chapter 89: Zhou Yu and Lu Su both left, and Sun Zhongmou’s power in Jiangdong collapsed
The scene at the scene made Sun Quan’s heart sink.

However, Sun Quan reacted quickly and ran towards Da Qiao and Sun Shao, asking nervously:

“How is this going?”

“Shao’er, are you okay?”

Sun Quan wanted to check on Sun Shao’s injury, but he simply pushed Sun Shao’s other uninjured arm away.

“Sun Quan, don’t be so hypocritical. Are you disappointed that I was not killed? You want to kill me and don’t want me to go to Xuzhou, right? You want to occupy Xuzhou as well, right? Isn’t Yangzhou enough?”

Sun Shao’s face was filled with rage, and he yelled at Sun Quan.

The boy’s passion prevented him from thinking too much.

He only knew that in recent years, as he got older, he wanted to do things, but Sun Quan never responded and even suppressed him.

And today, the time for my luck to change has finally arrived.

He was granted the title of Marquis of Peng and governor of Xuzhou.

However, in the blink of an eye, Sun Quan’s personal guards rushed to his house and almost killed him.

That is true.

The long knife came directly at his head.

If the other party hadn’t been drunk and staggered, or if he hadn’t blocked it with his arm.

He is dead!

At this moment, seeing Sun Quan’s hypocritical look, the fourteen or fifteen-year-old Sun Shao exploded and cursed Sun Quan.

What uncle, what Marquis Wu, bah.

“Shao’er, you misunderstood your uncle. Why would your uncle kill you?”

“Go away, traitor, don’t come near me.”

Sun Quan’s face changed drastically and he stopped approaching Sun Shao.

Sun Quan looked at Da Qiao and took a deep breath.
“Sister-in-law, Quan definitely did not send his personal guards to assassinate me. Please don’t misunderstand me.”

Da Qiao glanced at Sun Quan with a complicated expression and shook her head:

“You’d better investigate it thoroughly.”

Da Qiao also felt very heartbroken at this time. In the past few years, she had been taking care of Sun Shao. She even tried to appease Sun Shao for the situation in Jiangdong and let Sun Quan lead Jiangdong.

However, she could also clearly feel that Sun Quan did not want Sun Shao to interfere in the military or even to participate in political affairs.

She understood that Sun Quan had no intention of returning power to Sun Shao.

She knew all this, but she didn’t say anything.

But today, Sun Shao was slashed and almost lost his life, she couldn’t bear it.

“Investigate, Brother Quan will investigate it thoroughly.” Sun Quan looked at Da Qiao’s cold attitude and felt his heart go cold, but he still gritted his teeth and said.

However, when Sun Quan looked up at the personal guards who participated in the assassination, there was not a single one alive; they were all dead.

Connecting today’s events with each other, Sun Quan sensed a strong sense of conspiracy. Was he being plotted against?

“Pan Zhang, take people to protect Sun Shao and my sister-in-law immediately.” Sun Quan said to Pan Zhang behind him.

“Don’t bother, Lord Wu. We brothers will protect the safety of the young master and the lady.” Just as Pan Zhang stepped forward to respond, Cheng Pu, Han Dang and other generals beside him could not help but shouted.

“This…” Upon hearing this, Pan Zhang immediately looked at Sun Quan.

Sun Quan looked at Cheng Pu, Han Dang and other generals who were all looking at him coldly, and felt angry and aggrieved in his heart. He understood very well that Cheng Pu, Han Dang and other generals did not believe him at all.

If it were during the day before, Cheng Pu, Han Dang and other former generals under Sun Ce would still have hesitated whether to follow Sun Shao to Xuzhou.

Well, this assassination might make many people choose to leave him.

“Thank you for your hard work, sister-in-law, Shao’er, I will give you an explanation!”

Sun Quan took a deep breath, suppressed his inner anger and frustration, and said.

Having said that, Sun Quan did not stay here any longer. He was already very unwelcome here.

Pan Zhang and Zhuge Jin bowed to Da Qiao and hurriedly followed Sun Quan.

“Investigate, find out what happened, and whether it was done by Liu Wu’s people!” Sun Quan shouted angrily with an extremely ugly expression after walking out of Sun Shao’s mansion.

Sun Quan felt that all this was too coincidental, and the coincidence made Sun Quan immediately suspect Liu Wu.

“Yes! I will check it out right away!”

Pan Zhang also responded quickly.

“My lord, the most urgent task is to find out the facts and prove that this matter has nothing to do with you. The other thing is to stabilize the four major families.” Zhuge Jin on the side said to Sun Quan with a serious expression.

“Okay, I will go visit the four major families of Zhang family right away.” Sun Quan took a deep breath and didn’t dare to put on airs this time, because Sun Quan understood that he must gain the support of the four major families in order to stabilize Jiangdong.

That night, Sun Shao was attacked and hacked by Sun Quan’s personal guards at his mansion. The news spread quickly, causing a sensation among the noble families and common people in Hefei.

The old soldiers and generals in the army were in an uproar and were boiling with excitement.

You have to know that the Jiangdong Army was built by Sun Ce from scratch.

Sun Ce is also known as the Little Overlord of Jiangdong. It can be said that Sun Ce’s position in the army is far stronger than that of Sun Quan.

Therefore, after learning that Sun Shao was conferred the title of Marquis of Peng and Governor of Xuzhou today, many veteran soldiers were discussing that they were willing to follow Sun Shao to Xuzhou.

As the news spread that Sun Shao was almost killed by the assassination of Sun Shao by Sun Quan’s personal guards, many generals and veterans were completely mobilized.

A large number of generals and soldiers originally under Sun Ce flocked to Sun Shao’s mansion to visit Sun Shao, and announced their decision to go to Xuzhou with Sun Shao.

……

Wu Hou Mansion, meeting hall.

Guarded by a large number of soldiers.

Cheng Pu, Han Dang and other generals brought their men to block outside the mansion, and the angry heroes demanded an explanation from Sun Quan.

“My lord, we still haven’t found out. These guards joined your army after you came to power. I heard from the waiter at the restaurant that they were angry about you while drinking. They were very dissatisfied with Sun Shao taking over as the governor of Xuzhou and splitting the forces in Jiangdong, so they wanted to cause trouble.”

Pan Zhang reported to Sun Quan with sweat all over his forehead.

“Asshole, how could this be an accident? As soon as Jiang Wan arrived yesterday, Sun Shao and Da Qiao were called over. Who called them? And what a coincidence that my personal guards blatantly assassinated Sun Shao? He is my nephew. They assassinated my nephew openly and came to me to claim the reward? Trash, trash, this is obviously Liu Wu’s conspiracy, and you can’t even figure it out!”

In the hall, Sun Quan was furious and picked up the wine jar and threw it at Pan Zhang.

“This… My lord, please forgive me.” Pan Zhang suddenly became anxious and panicked.

“Go, go down and check again.”

Sun Quan waved his hand and sat down on the main seat, as if all the strength had been drained from his body.

Although Sun Quan understood that this must be Liu Wu’s trick.

Some wise men in Jiangdong, such as Zhang Zhao, Lu Su and Zhuge Jin, all felt it.

But it was useless. Sun Shao would not let go of this good opportunity.

I’m afraid Sun Shao has already thought of using this opportunity to go to Xuzhou and cut off a large amount of troops and wealth from him.

Liu Wu’s plan was so sinister that it made Sun Quan feel powerless.

Now, the old generals and soldiers in the army were all clamoring to follow Sun Shao to Xuzhou.

However, there has been no movement in the recruitment of new soldiers in the army since he came to power.

However, even so, veterans still account for 30% of them.

Thirty percent! These thirty percent are all the elite troops of Jiangdong. The strength of the Jiangdong army is mostly based on these thirty percent.

And the veterans in the army account for more than half of the total number.

It can be imagined that if this part of power was cut off, Sun Quan’s power would plummet by more than half.

At that time, there was no way he could join forces with Cao Cao to attack Liu Wu. Sun Quan could only pray that Liu Wu would not lead his troops to attack him.

“Zi Jing, what should Quan do?”

Sun Quan looked dejected as he spoke to Lu Su, who was frowning in the hall.

Sun Quan still trusted Lu Su very much. After living with Lu Su for so many years, Sun Quan knew that Lu Su would support him.

As Lu Su listened to Sun Quan’s questions, his face was full of worry.

On the surface, Sun Shao and Sun Quan separated. The Sun family’s sphere of influence expanded from Yangzhou to Xuzhou, almost doubling their sphere of influence. The Sun family should have become more powerful.

But that’s not actually how it works.

At this time, Sun Shao already had a deep hatred for Sun Quan. After all, that knife strike was a very solid one.

If Sun Shao hadn’t blocked it with his arm, he would have died instantly.

It was done by Sun Quan’s personal guards.

Sun Shao would not analyze it like these advisers did and think it was Liu Wu’s conspiracy.

After all, Sun Quan had been suppressing Sun Shao before, which gave him a motive for committing the crime.

Lu Su took a deep breath, stood up, and said to Sun Quan:

“My lord, Liu Wu might want to dismantle the power of Marquis Wu, or even cause civil unrest in Jiangdong.”

“The generals in the army are all indignant and have already forced their way outside the Wu Hou mansion. We can’t delay any longer. Otherwise, I’m afraid it will lead to infighting. For now, the Wu Hou should be more generous to Sun Shao Gongzi, give him soldiers, money and food, and send him away, leaving him some face.”

Lu Su persuaded Sun Quan, and Sun Quan’s eyes widened, filled with disbelief.

Lu Su persuaded him to give soldiers, money and troops, and send Sun Shao away?

“This, this, this, is this really the only way?” Sun Quan said very unwillingly.

Lu Su shook his head, immediately cutting off Sun Quan’s thoughts.

“Well, okay, give it to me, I will give it to you!” Sun Quan finally said with gritted teeth.

Sun Quan was still sober. He knew that just as Lu Su said, all the generals in the army were already indignant and had already forced their way outside the Wu Hou Mansion. He could not delay any longer or else they would start fighting each other. As long as the fighting started, regardless of the outcome, he, Sun Quan, would be completely disgraced.

Seeing that Sun Quan agreed, Lu Su hesitated slightly and said:
“Lord Wu, Su is about to resign from you!”

In the hall, Sun Quan only felt a thunderbolt in the clear sky. He stared at Lu Su in a daze and said, “Zijing, Zijing, you, what did you say? Are you going to leave me too?”

Sun Quan couldn’t accept it.

He really feels abandoned by everyone now.

Lu Su shook his head slightly and explained to Sun Quan with a sigh:
“Lord Wu, it’s not that Su wants to leave you, but the rise of the Sun family and the foundation it has today are not easy.”

“Young Master Sun Shao is too young. He is impulsive and easily deceived. If he goes to war with Marquis Wu, how will the two Sun brothers fight each other, just like the brothers of the Yuan family?”

“Only if the two Suns reach a consensus on strategy and have the power of two states, even if Liu Wu wants to attack Jiangdong, he will need to think carefully.”

“So, I think that I would be more useful in Xuzhou than in Hefei.”

Lu Su said with a complicated tone.

As he said, Sun Shao is too young, impulsive and easily deceived. If he goes to war with Sun Quan, the two Suns will fight each other, which is no different from the Yuan brothers killing each other. However, if the two Suns reach a strategic agreement and have the power of two states, they can turn a bad thing into a good thing. Even if Liu Wu wants to attack Sun Quan, he needs to consider Sun Shao’s attitude.

However, this is obviously difficult. Will Sun Shao get along well with Sun Quan?
Even Lu Su was not sure.

“Zi Jing went to Xuzhou for this!” When Sun Quan heard the reason why Lu Su was leaving, he was speechless.

“Well, okay, Zijing, if you are unhappy in Xuzhou, you can come to Jiangdong at any time. Quan is always looking forward to it. Come, Zijing, Quan respects you!”

Sun Quan raised his wine jar and bid farewell to Lu Su.

Sun Quan agreed to Lu Su’s request without hesitation, because he felt more at ease with a smart man like Lu Su by his side.

Sun Quan is not stupid.

In fact, Sun Quan was very smart to become one of the three great heroes in the late Han Dynasty.

Historically, Cao Cao had a high opinion of Sun Quan.

During the Three Kingdoms period, Cao Cao and Sun Quan faced off at Ruxuwu, southeast of Chaohu Lake in Anhui. Cao Cao led his army southward and was impressed by the majestic and well-organized army of Sun Quan. He said with deep emotion: “If I have a son, I want him to be like Sun Zhongmou!” (Sun Quan, courtesy name Zhongmou). This sentence expressed Cao Cao’s admiration for Sun Quan’s talent and his belief that if he had a son, he should have a talent like Sun Quan.

This idiom was later widely used to praise people with outstanding talents. In Xin Qiji’s “Nan Xiang Zi – Thoughts on Climbing Beigu Pavilion in Jingkou”, there is also a sentence “If I had a son, I would want him to be like Sun Zhongmou”, which obviously praises Sun Quan’s excellence.

After leaving Wu Hou Mansion, Lu Su immediately went to Sun Shao’s residence to express his loyalty to Sun Shao.

However, Sun Shao was not so trusting of Lu Su’s arrival.

Because, strictly speaking, Lu Su was not one of Sun Ce’s old subordinates, but rather seemed to be Sun Quan’s confidant.

Lu Su actually appeared very early in the Jiangdong regime.

Lu Su had already appeared when Sun Ce was still alive. At that time, Sun Ce was sweeping Jiangdong. When Sun Ce led his army across the Yangtze River, Zhou Yu went to join Sun Ce. Lu Su had a very good relationship with Zhou Yu in his early years, so he also went to join Sun Ce with Zhou Yu.

When Sun Ce met Lu Su, the two quickly hit it off. After a brief conversation, Sun Ce instantly realized that Lu Su was an outstanding talent, in no way inferior to Zhou Yu, so he planned to make use of Lu Su.

Unfortunately, at this time, Lu Su’s grandmother passed away. According to the custom at that time, Lu Su had to go home to mourn. It was precisely because Lu Su went home to mourn for several years that Lu Su missed the entire Sun Ce era. It was not until Sun Ce died and Sun Quan came to power that Lu Su came to the Sun family again at the invitation of Zhou Yu and began to officially serve the Sun family.

After coming to the Sun family to serve again, although Lu Su missed the entire Sun Ce era and was much inferior to Zhou Yu in terms of qualifications, Sun Quan still recognized him very much and entrusted him with important tasks. This was mainly because Lu Su’s strategic vision was too high.

Therefore, Sun Quan valued Lu Su very much, but Lu Su was not Sun Ce’s confidant in the strict sense.

However, Sun Shao still accepted Lu Su’s arrival.

Because Lu Su asked Zhou Yu to be the middleman.

Sun Shao did not trust Lu Su, but trusted Zhou Yu, because Zhou Yu had a very good relationship with his father Sun Ce.

Yes, Zhou Yu was very angry when he learned that Sun Quan’s personal guards almost killed Sun Shao. Although he vaguely understood that this might be a conspiracy, he still directly hung up the seal of the Grand Commander of Jiangdong, joined Sun Shao’s army, and decided to go to Xuzhou with Sun Shao.

Just like that, Zhou Yu and Lu Su both left, and Sun Quan’s power in Jiangdong collapsed.

The incident in Jiangdong spread throughout the world, and all forces were in an uproar. However, Cao Cao had just been happy for a while when he received the news and immediately scolded Liu Wu for being a beast.

(End of this chapter)