Chapter 139 Great changes in Jiangdong! Sun Quan can’t go back! !

Chapter 139: Great changes in Jiangdong! Sun Quan can’t go back! !

The sun rises and the moon sets, and half a month of time passes like a mighty river flowing eastward.

Outside Xiling City,

A convoy stopped at the city gate, and Jian Yong stood there holding a staff of authority.

"Uncle Xianhe..." Liu Wu held a glass of wine to see Jian Yong off: "Thank you for your concern for this trip to Fancheng."

Jian Yong will go to Fancheng today as an envoy to Cao Cao to lobby Cao Mengde in advance for Liu Wu to meet the emperor.

Jian Yong took the wine cup and drank it all in one gulp: "Jian Yong will definitely fulfill his mission and ensure that the lord's plan will not be ruined by Cao Mengde!"

Xilulu! ~
Rumble, rumble~
finished speaking,

Jian Yong had already boarded the carriage, and the convoy slowly headed north.

Liu Wu looked at the convoy going farther and farther away without saying a word...

I want to lead my troops north to meet the emperor, and Cao Cao will always be there. It would be great if he agrees... Of course, it doesn't matter if he doesn't agree, I will make him agree.

"Go back to the city." Liu Wu jumped on his horse and slowly walked towards the city.

……

Xiling County Magistrate's Mansion,

The front yard was filled with boxes of all sizes, with their lids open, creating a dazzling sight.

"My lord, please look..." Mi Zhu stood in front of Liu Wu, pointing at a coral tree that looked like red jade. "This is a coral tree shipped from Jiaozhou overseas. It is four feet tall, with extraordinary branches and shining like the sun!"

"It is truly a treasure in the world, rarely seen in the world..."

"This night-shining pearl is made of transparent jade. It has no strange effects during the day, but at night it can emit a cold light that allows you to see a person's hair within a hundred steps!"

"This seven-treasure throne is said to be the favorite of the King of Sindhu. It is made of pure gold and inlaid with colored glaze, coral, giant clam, red pearls, and agate..."

Mi Zhu talked incessantly, explaining to Liu Wu the origins of each treasure in front of him.

Sun Shangxiang, who was standing next to Liu Wu, was already dazzled. She had been spoiled in Jiangdong and was used to seeing all kinds of treasures, but she had never seen so many rare and precious treasures.

Sun Shangxiang knew that the Mi family was a well-known wealthy merchant, but it was not until this moment that she realized how wealthy the Mi family was. No wonder the Mi Zhu brothers were able to directly fund an army for Liu Bei...

In order to prepare tribute for Liu Wu to pay homage to the emperor, Mi Zhu really put in a lot of effort, not only did he dig out the best things that the Mi family had kept in the bottom of the box for many years.

He even mobilized the connections of the wealthy Mi family to search for all kinds of rare treasures from all over the world.

Not to mention those ordinary gold, silver, pearls and shells, just the ones introduced by Mi Zhu in front of him, any one of them, would be enough to make many nobles of the Han Dynasty envious.

As a tribute to the emperor, it can definitely hold up the occasion and bring honor to Liu Wu.

Mi Zhu bowed respectfully to Liu Wu and said, "These things are just part of the tribute that Mi Zhu prepared for the Lord. There are more treasures on the way..."

"It's just that the journey is long and it will take some time to reach Xiling. Please forgive me, my lord."

Liu Wu nodded with satisfaction: "It's okay, you did a good job."

With these things to support the occasion, Liu Wu dared not say anything else when he met the emperor, but at least in terms of his "loyalty" and etiquette, no one would find fault with him.

Mi Zhu was overjoyed when Liu Wu praised him, and was about to speak...

Xilulu! ~
A horse neighs.
Tap tap tap! ~
I saw a figure holding a horse whip, striding into the palace with high spirits. It was Sun Quan, Marquis of Wu...

The authority Liu Wu originally gave to Sun Zhongmou was to move freely within Xiling City.

But since Sun Quan sent those two letters to Jiangdong, Liu Wu completely lifted Sun Quan's ban. Except that he still had to wait until the prisoners were exchanged before returning to Jiangdong, Sun Quan could enter and leave Xiling City freely.

From then on, Sun Quan no longer doubted Liu Wu's sincerity in letting him return to Jiangdong.

During the past half month, Sun Zhongmou had completely let himself go, going out of the city to hunt almost every day, and was having so much fun that he didn't even think about Wu anymore.

"Zi Lie, I went out of the city today and hunted a deer, and I sent it to you..." Before Sun Quan finished speaking, he was shocked by the four-foot-tall coral tree in front of him, which looked like a red jade. "Is this the tribute you want to give to the emperor?"

"It's really a good baby!"

Sun Quan's face was full of amazement. It was no secret that Liu Wu was going to go north to pay homage to the emperor. Sun Quan had heard about it before.

Go north!
Sun Zhongmou dreamed of going north, but Hefei was blocking his way and he kept hitting a wall. Unexpectedly, Liu Wu got ahead of him and went north.

Sun Zhongmou sighed, "If I hadn't been concerned about Jiangdong's foundation, I would really like to go north with Zilie."

Speaking of Jiangdong, Sun Shangxiang's face was full of disdain: "Second brother, the speed over there in Jiangdong is too slow. Have they gathered all the 10,000 Shanyue prisoners?"

"For the past half month, you have been eating and drinking delicacies from land and sea, and spending money like water... Otherwise, you can write a letter and urge Jiangdong to quickly exchange the prisoners and return."

Although ten thousand Shanyue is a considerable number, it is not a big problem for Jiangdong at the moment. A few noble families can gather them together. Why would it take half a month?

Sun Quan didn't care: "My second brother just used your family's food for a few meals, you are too stingy..."

"Don't worry, it's just 10,000 Shanyue. I think the big families are shirking responsibility for the number of Shanyue captives, so it has been delayed for so long. I estimate that in the next few days, 10,000 Shanyue will be delivered."

"And Liu Xuande, he was probably chased away long ago."

As the lord of Jiangdong, he was now trapped in Xiling City. Facing Liu Wu's request, even if the Jiangdong nobles had some small thoughts, they would not dare to really make a move on the exchange of prisoners. With Zhou Yu, Lu Su, and Zhuge Jin, his trusted aides, who would dare to take the risk of the life and death of the Marquis of Jiangdong?
The matter of Liu Xuande was even simpler. I was afraid that by the time my letter arrived, he would have already been driven away.

Liu Wu suddenly spoke up: "What if the lords of Jiangdong don't want to carry Liu Xuande?"

Jiangdong is unwilling to drive Liu Xuande away?
Sun Quan was startled, then burst out laughing: "Zi Lie is overthinking, how is this possible?"

"Although I am in Xiling now, I am still the ruler of Jiangdong. Once my letter reaches Jiangdong, it will be like a great order. How dare the civil and military officials of Jianye disobey it?"

"Even if Liu Xuande is still in Jiangdong, what can we do?"

"After the exchange of prisoners between the two families is completed, I will return to Jiangdong and personally drive Liu Xuande out... No, when I return to Jiangdong, I will send someone to tie up Liu Da'er and send him to Xiling City!"

Although the Marquis of Jiangdong Wu spoke with great confidence, Liu Wu still had a cold face.

He believed that Sun Quan still had power in Jiangdong, and he also believed that if Sun Quan really returned to Jianye, he would most likely tie up Liu Bei and send him over.

But Sun Quan was not in Jiangdong after all, so Zhuge Liang and Liu Bei took advantage of the situation.

In order to protect themselves and fight their way back to Jingnan, these two people might do anything, and might even ruin their own destiny...

Sun Quan looked at Liu Wu, who was silent and cold, and frowned: "Ten thousand Shanyue captives are coming, and I also agree that you can bring them to Xiling. What is Zilie still worried about?"

Sun Zhongmou didn't understand. Liu Wu had already gotten almost everything he wanted, so what else was there that he couldn't let go of?
Liu Wu raised his eyes and looked outside the county magistrate's mansion.

His eyes seemed to pass through Xiling City and look at the other side of the river. He slowly said, "Uncle, Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang will never sit there and wait for death..."

"Zi Lie is worried that you may not be able to return to Jiangdong."

Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang would not sit idly by and wait for death?

Can’t go back to Jiangdong by yourself?
Sun Quan instantly understood what the other party meant.

"Ha, ha ha..." Sun Quan laughed, his face full of disdain: "My Jiangdong Sun family has gone through three generations, the people have been loyal to us for decades, the civil officials and military officers are loyal, how can we be overthrown by a few words from a villain?"

"Zi Lie, you worry too much..."

……

The night is deep and everything is quiet.

Somewhere deep in the house,

Inside the bedroom, Sun Quan was lying on a large carved bed, sleeping soundly with the warm fragrance of jade in his arms.

He had a dream...

In his dream, he led 100,000 navy from Jiangdong, captured Hefei City, headed north to the Central Plains, and attacked Xuchang directly!
He saw Cao Mengde kneeling at his feet.

He saw Liu Xuande paying homage to him.

He even saw Liu Zilie apologizing to him, saying that he shouldn't have kidnapped him to Xiling!
Jiangdong's great cause was finally accomplished, and Sun Zhongmou finally...

boom! ~
A loud noise suddenly woke Sun Quan from his sleep.

"Ah!~"

Amid the screams of the beauty in his arms, Sun Quan hurriedly stood up and looked towards the door: "Who is it?!"

A beautiful figure rushed in holding a lamp and said, "The situation in Jiangdong has changed! Second brother, are you still sleeping?!"

"Little sister?" Sun Quan stared at the figure who broke in in amazement. It was his own sister, Sun Shangxiang.

But he immediately realized something was wrong: "What? What's the matter with Jiangdong?"

Sun Shang looked at the beauty on the bed, and with a frosty face, he said tenderly, "Get out now!"

The woman hurriedly put on her clothes, disheveled her hair and hurried out of the room.

Tap tap tap! ~
Steady footsteps were heard, and a tall figure stood behind Sun Shangxiang. With the flickering light, Sun Quan could see clearly that it was Liu Zilie? !

In the dead of night, Liu Zilie and his younger sister did not rest and broke into his bedroom together. Something big must have happened.

Thinking of what Sun Shangxiang had just said, "The situation in Jiangdong has changed", Sun Quan had a bad feeling and felt panicky.

Sun Zhongmou swallowed hard and said, "Zi Lie, this, this could be Jiangdong..."

Liu Wu looked indifferent and said nothing, but handed an opened bamboo slip to Sun Quan.

Bamboo slips?

Could it be another letter from Jiangdong?
Sun Quan took it in astonishment, and leaning against the light of Sun Shangxiang's hand, he read every word:
[The civil and military officials of Jiangdong announced this to the world, letting all directions know about it…]

[Sun Quan, the Marquis of Wu, is a man of low moral character and low conduct. Since he took over Jiangdong, he has repeatedly broken alliances and promises for his own achievements, and started wars without authorization, causing the people of Jiangdong to suffer. The six counties and eighty-one states have suffered for a long time! ]

[Previously, Sun Quan led tens of thousands of elite Jiangdong naval forces to attack Hefei, but he did not achieve any success and was captured alive by the enemy, nearly putting the foundation of Jiangdong for three generations at risk...]

[For the sake of Jiangdong’s foundation, and for the sake of the people of the six counties and eighty-one states…]

[Jiangdong civil and military officials jointly elected Sun Shao, the son of the first ruler Sun Ce, as the fourth generation ruler of Jiangdong! ! ]

(End of this chapter)