Chapter 141 Sun Zhongmou was abandoned by Jiangdong! Liu Wu led his troops north to the Central Plains!
Chapter 141: Sun Zhongmou was abandoned by Jiangdong! Liu Wu led his troops north to the Central Plains!
boom! ~
The huge waves empty out,

The wind howled.

The two huge navies faced each other with swords drawn.

More than ten Jingzhou warships came and went, slowly turning around and trying to sail to the shore of Jianye from the side, but they were always blocked by more Jiangdong warships.

No matter how hard the Jingzhou warships tried to break through the blockade of the Jingzhou navy from the front and side, their route was always blocked by the enemy.

"Lord Wu!" Gan Ning walked quickly to Sun Quan's side and said, "The Jiangdong navy has stopped our warships. I'm afraid we can't go to Jianye now."

The Jiangdong navy has stopped our warships!

This sentence almost broke the defense of the "former" Marquis Wu.

Sun Quan looked at Zhuge Liang and Liu Bei opposite him, holding on to the side of the boat tightly with both hands, almost knocking out sawdust.

"Big-eared thief! You have no shame!" Sun Quan shouted angrily, his eyes bloodshot: "If it weren't for me, you would have been killed by Cao Cao long ago!"

"If it weren't for me, how could you have survived in Jingnan?"

"Last time, I was kidnapped by Liu Zilie and called for help from you, but you turned a blind eye..."

"This time you have alienated the ruler and his subjects in Jiangdong and seized my position as Marquis of Wu..."

"You are truly the most ungrateful person in the world!"

Thinking of everything he had done for Liu Bei, and then looking at Liu Bei's "reward" to him, Sun Quan wished he could eat Liu Bei's flesh and sleep on his skin.

"My dear brother Zhongmou..." Liu Bei kept calling him dear brother and never mentioned the word "Marquis Wu" again: "You really wronged Liu Bei."

"When I saw that my brother was being held hostage, I immediately informed Zhou Gongjin and the other officers on the ship and asked them to stop the ship and go to the shore to rescue my brother."

"However, Gongjin and others did not believe it, thinking that I was talking nonsense, and did not take it seriously. This is why we missed the great opportunity to save my brother!"

Liu Bei was helpless: "So, it's not that I don't want to save you, brother, but Zhou Gongjin and others don't want to save you! This matter has nothing to do with me."

"As for the matter of establishing a new ruler for Jiangdong, it has little to do with me..."

"We are only trying to give some advice to the civil and military officials of Jianye for the sake of Jiangdong's foundation. In the end, it is the intention of the officials of Jiangdong to depose your brother, the Marquis of Wu, and establish a new ruler."

With just a few words and lightly downplaying the incident, Liu Xuande cleared himself and Zhuge Liang of all charges, as if the Jiangdong Rebellion had nothing to do with them at all.

Sun Quan didn't believe a word of it. He was about to start cursing...

"Second Uncle, long time no see!" A figure dressed in the robe of Marquis Wu appeared on the deck.

It’s Sun Shao!
boom! ~
Looking at Sun Shao wearing the robe of Marquis of Wu, Sun Quan's head buzzed. In a trance, he seemed to see his elder brother Sun Ce appear in front of him again.

The scene that Sun Quan was most angry and afraid of finally appeared...

From the perspective of etiquette and law, no one could say anything about Sun Shao inheriting the throne of Marquis of Wu. It was truly legitimate, more legitimate than Sun Quan's.

"Second Uncle, you shouldn't have come back..." Sun Shao's face was full of regret, and the joy in his heart almost made him want to shout out.

Sun Zhongmou, oh Sun Zhongmou, you have come to this day?!

It would have been fine if Sun Quan had seized the title of Marquis of Wu that should have belonged to him. After all, that was his father's last wish, and he couldn't say anything.

But over the years, Sun Quan not only did not treat him as his nephew at all.

He was even gradually deprived of the power that should have belonged to him. He, the son of the second generation lord of Jiangdong, had actually fallen to the point of doing odd jobs.

The last time my aunt returned to Jiangdong, it was clearly Sun Quan who asked me to go and greet her.

As a result, he was inexplicably whipped in public. Afterwards, Sun Quan said nothing and walked away, not caring about his own life or death.

I've had enough of all this!

I finally got back everything that belonged to me!
Sun Shao's voice continued: "Second uncle, Lord Xuande fled to Jiangdong and did not even return to Jingnan. Now that you have gone to Xiling, you should not return to Jiangdong..."

"Go back to Xiling, uncle. I will take over your care of Jiangdong!"

"Not only that, I will also follow the example of my father and expand the territory. I will never be a ruler who only maintains the status quo!"

"As for Hefei, I will take it for Second Uncle in the future."

If you go to Xiling, you shouldn't come back...

Take good care of Jiangdong for Sun Quan...

Expand the territory and never be a ruler who only guards the status quo...

Lonely home...

You are also worthy of being called a loner!!

Every word Sun Shao spoke was like an arrow dipped in poison, piercing Sun Quan's heart.

"Little bastard! Little bastard!! You, you..." Sun Quan was furious. He pointed at Sun Shao opposite him with trembling hands, but could not utter a word.

Sun Shao bowed to Sun Quan and said, "I do not wish to engage in battle with my uncle. I will take my leave."

After he finished speaking, Sun Shao had already returned to the cabin.

Only Sun Quan was left standing opposite, his face turning blue and red, and he almost fainted from anger.

……

Inside the cabin.

"Lord Wu, you shouldn't be here at this moment." Liu Bei looked at Sun Shao opposite him with a frown.

Sun Shao gritted his teeth and said, "My second uncle has come with bad intentions. If he dares to come to Jianye, I will personally command the navy and fight him!"

Go to war?
Liu Bei smiled bitterly and shook his head. The new Marquis of Wu did not know how difficult the current situation was. After all, Sun Shao was too young.

If Liu Xuande hadn't helped, given the situation in the Wuhou Hall that day, Sun Shao might not have been able to take the position of Wuhou. In a trance, he seemed to recall the scene of that day...

At that time, in the palace,

After Kong Ming proposed to establish Sun Shao, the situation in the hall changed immediately.

After a brief silence, the ministers from the aristocratic families, led by Zhang Zhao, stood on Sun Shao's side without hesitation.

In recent years, Sun Quan's suppression of the Jiangdong families has become increasingly severe, and the families are in urgent need of a respite.

If Sun Shao could be made the new ruler, not only would Jiangdong's foundation be preserved, but more importantly, Sun Shao was too young and easy to control. After he succeeded to the throne, he could only rely on the noble families who helped him to the throne.

Sun Ce, Sun Quan, and Sun Shao, it has only been a few years and three have been replaced. If they continue to do so, it will form a pattern where the Wu marquises come and go but the aristocratic families remain unchanged. Jiangdong will still be the Jiangdong of the Jiangdong family!
However, Zhou Yu, Lu Su and others were still determined to protect Sun Quan and strongly opposed it.

Zhuge Kongming appeared again at this time. He led the Jiangdong families in a heated debate with Zhou Yu and his men.

Zhuge Liang's former opponent in debates with other scholars now strongly supports Kong Ming, while Zhou Yu, who once cooperated with Zhuge Liang to defeat Cao, now stands against Zhuge Liang.

The two sides argued for two hours, but neither could convince the other.

Zhou Yu was so angry that he wanted to send troops to attack Kong Ming and the other noble families.

But these noble families were not to be easily manipulated. Nearly half of Jiangdong's army were private soldiers of these families, and Zhou Yu was unable to mobilize them at all.

Those noble families also wanted to send troops to deal with Zhou Yu, but Zhou Yu’s prestige in the army was extremely high. Who would dare to attack him?
For a while, both sides restrained each other and neither could do anything to the other.

But everyone forgot that at this moment, there was another team in Jiangdong that was not in the Jiangdong Army...

It was the three thousand troops brought by Liu Xuande!
When the situation reached a stalemate, Liu Bei led three thousand soldiers and escorted Sun Shao into the council hall!

Even among the civil and military officials in the hall, nearly half of them kept cursing.

Liu Xuande still supported the frightened Sun Shao and sat on the seat belonging to Marquis Wu!
The overall situation is settled, and the fourth generation of Wu Hou of Jiangdong ascends the throne! !
But the current situation in Jiangdong is not optimistic...

Liu Bei sighed, "Zhou Gongjin was stripped of his military power, Lu Su retired because he didn't want to get involved in Jiangdong's political affairs, Taishi Ci was imprisoned because he didn't obey Jiangdong's new master, and Huang Gai, Han Dang and other veterans pretended to be submissive..."

"There are no generals in the army right now. Even the generals who are leading the Jiangdong Navy were just promoted from the lower-level lieutenants. How can they command a large army to fight?"

"Right now, the Jiangdong navy is extremely weak, like a paper tiger that will break at the slightest provocation!"

Listening to Liu Bei's worries, Sun Shao was at a loss, his face full of panic: "Uncle Liu, what can I do?"

Liu Bei spoke slowly: "No matter what, the Marquis of Wu cannot go to war with Sun Zhongmou today. The best thing is to avoid the battle!"

"Another thing is to immediately promote generals from the aristocratic families, so that the military power is firmly in the hands of Wu Hou himself, and the Jiangdong navy will not be leaderless."

At this moment, Liu Bei is Sun Shao’s entire hope and his only hope.

After listening to Liu Xuande's suggestions and strategies, Sun Shao felt as if he had found a backbone. He breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Liu Bei eagerly: "If there was no uncle, there would be no Sun Shao today! In the past, King Cheng got Duke Zhou, and then there was the Cheng and Kang reigns."

"Although Shao is not talented, please ask Uncle Liu to be Shao's Duke of Zhou! Shao is willing to serve him as his father-in-law!!"

……

……

Under the setting sun, scouts came galloping from the north.

The horses galloped, raising a cloud of dust.

near,

near,

Xiling City is approaching.

This was the seat of the newly promoted great prince Liu Zilie.

Although it has never been deliberately repaired, it governs 89 counties from north to south, with people coming and going, and it has begun to take shape.

Check outside the city.

When they arrived outside Liu Wu's residence in Xiling, they presented the bamboo slips, which were then relayed inside the residence by the guards.

Sun Shangxiang took the bamboo slips, looked at the signature, and quickly handed them to Liu Wu: "Zi Lie, this is an urgent letter from Uncle Jian."

Take the bamboo slips,

Expand it to browse...

Liu Wu's expression did not change, because all this was within his expectations.

It is simply wishful thinking to expect Cao Mengde to allow his army to march north with just a few words and persuasion.

In this way, Liu Wu's goal was achieved, but Cao Mengde, the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty, would lose face...

After all, the world today belongs to the Han Dynasty.

As a descendant of the Han Dynasty, I led the army north to pay homage to the emperor...

The two Han dynasties lasted a total of four hundred years. The Liu family of the Han Dynasty had a deep foundation, which was the reason why people like Cao Cao were loyal ministers of the Han Dynasty when they were young. Of course, whether Cao Cao has other thoughts now, or the world has misjudged him, Cao Mengde.

This is hard to explain, really hard to explain!
Regardless of class or occupation, people from all walks of life, including scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans, even in Cao Cao's old nest, Xuchang, there were only a few people who were loyal to the Han Dynasty.

Therefore, once he leads his troops north, the Central Plains will surely be in turmoil.

Cao Cao found it hard to accept...

But Liu Wu must do this!
His purpose of going there is to stir up the whole world, to make the Central Plains bustling, and to thoroughly make famous his name, Liu Wu Liu Zilie!

As long as he can successfully lead the army to meet the emperor this time, Liu Wu's reputation will be surpassed by Liu Xuande's decades of hard work in a very short time!

Let the world see what a loyal Han minister with strong soldiers and horses, strong enough to be on par with Cao Mengde, is like!

Let the people of the world see what it means to respect the king and expel the barbarians! What it means to strive for the dominance of the Central Plains! What it means to be the descendants of Yan, Han and Miao! !
Even if it meant stepping on Cao Mengde's face, even if it was very likely to anger Cao Mengde, Liu Wu had to do it...

The wolf hair brush is already filled with ink.
Put pen to paper!

【A letter from the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty, Cao Cao! 】

[Liu Wu, governor of Jingzhou, pays respects...]

[Only 10,000 people will go north to meet the emperor this time. It will be difficult for them to achieve anything in the Central Plains. The Prime Minister can rest assured...]

[Liu Xuande has previously spread rumors in Jiangdong, full of slanderous words, but they have already spread throughout the world. To prove my name, I must establish my virtue and my authority! ]

[Leading the army north this time to meet the emperor is an act of establishing virtue and prestige! My mind is made up and cannot be changed...]

[If Prime Minister Cao doesn't help, Zilie will have to do it on his own. By then, it won't just be 10,000 soldiers heading north...]

[When two armies engage in battle, envoys are not killed.]

[Jian Yong is Zilie's uncle, and he has done me a favor. He is now by the Prime Minister's side. If Jian Xianhe is ill, I will follow the Prime Minister's example of slaughtering Xuzhou after his father's death and plunder Xuchang!]

Put down the brush,

Liu Wu murmured: "Cao Mengde, you must take it seriously..."

"Otherwise, I'll keep my word..."

In a moment, the ink on the bamboo slips had dried.

Liu Wu put his hand into the bag and said, "An urgent letter to Cao Cao."

"Yes." Sun Shangxiang immediately took it and dispatched light cavalry to deliver the letter to the north...

Liu Wu stood up.

His arms shook violently, his waist stretched out, and his entire body was crackling with countless joints.

"It's almost done..." Liu Wu muttered to himself as he walked out of the lobby.

Since Xiling had been severely injured when he captured Cao alone, he had finally recovered some of his energy, but it was wasted again in the Jiangdong Palace...

now,

Finally I have recovered almost completely!

The qi and blood flowed and boiled in his body like a river, and Liu Wu liked this feeling very much.

It's time to get back your Fang Tian Hua Ji!
But the painted halberd was stolen by Wen Pin...

I heard that Cao Cao took him back to Xuchang...

Therefore,
This time, I must go to Central Plains no matter what!

When Liu Wu stepped into the military and political hall, many officials headed by Lu Xun, Mi Zhu and Pang Tong were busy.

"Lord!"

"Lord."

"Lord..."

When the officials saw Liu Wu, they immediately stopped what they were doing and bowed in the same direction.

"You guys continue to do your own things, don't be restrained."

After Liu Wu finished speaking, he walked to Lu Xun and Pang Tong, who were in charge of the military affairs, and said, "Bo Yan, immediately mobilize 30,000 elite troops for me and follow me north to the Central Plains."

Lu Xun was stunned: "My Lord, didn't you say it was 10,000 a few days ago? How come it suddenly became 30,000?"

"These 30,000 soldiers are heading north to the Central Plains. The journey is long and the cost is huge."

Mi Zhu also hurried over: "My lord, if it is just to meet the emperor, it is not worth it to spend so much military funds. After all, we have just settled Jingzhou..."

Only Pang Shiyuan sat there motionless, reached out and touched his wine gourd before saying, "My good disciple, are you going to attack Xiangfan?"

Liu Wu nodded: "Teacher, you know me well. If we don't capture Xiangfan, it won't be enough to shake the Central Plains. If we don't shake the Central Plains, Cao Cao won't be afraid... If he's not afraid, how can he agree to my unreasonable request?"

"This trip to the Central Plains to meet the emperor is of great importance and must be done no matter what."

Mi Zhu was speechless. He was only in charge of finances. He had no say in these military and political matters, and he had no right to speak.

Lu Xun was stunned for a long time before he said, "Xiangfan is an important town. Send 30,000 soldiers to attack it..."

"enough?"

Feng Chu also came over and said, "My good disciple, Xiangfan is an important town. It was the seat of Liu Biao's government back then. The city is huge, much larger than Jiangling. It is not our small Xiling city."

“Even if your celestial body recovers, you can’t break open the city gate even if you swing the Fang Tian Hua Ji a hundred times…”

Liu Wu was speechless at the moment.

Maybe I was reckless in the early stages of my business.
Or maybe it was because he had been lying down after capturing Cao... which resulted in him not having any chance to show his abilities, leading them to have the illusion that he, Liu Wu, knew nothing about military affairs.

Now,

Liu Wu looked at them and said, "If I, Liu Zilie, were to lead the troops to capture Xiangfan, 30,000 would be enough."

(End of this chapter)