si-mexico Chapter 277 Dong Wan fakes her death to enter the Su residence! Sun Yi is appointed Lord of Jiangdon
Chapter 277 Dong Wan fakes her death to enter the Su residence! Sun Yi is appointed Lord of Jiangdon
"I, Sun Zhongmou, kidnapped Lu Xun under the guise of a marriage proposal and deliberately refused to release him?"
chaisang
In the council chamber
Sun Quan listened in stunned silence to the criticism from the Lu family's envoy.
The Lu family envoy was furious, but he tried his best to refrain from swearing.
"Isn't there... absolutely no trust between people?"
"What benefit would it bring me, Sun Quan, to hold Lu Xun hostage?"
Sun Quan was both shocked and furious.
Lu Xun had just taken Sun Ru away to fetch his bride, how could this have happened!
In that instant, Sun Quan thought of many things.
Who exactly kidnapped Lu Xun and Sun Ru?
Was it the third brother, Sun Yi? Zhou Yu? Zhang Hong? Or was it all orchestrated by the Lu family themselves?
Or perhaps other hostile forces?
"General Sun, if you truly dislike the Lu family, you don't need to resort to such despicable methods!"
The envoy persisted, still believing that Sun Quan had kidnapped Lu Xun.
This is also Sun Ce's fault.
His act of killing Lu Kang without a word made the entire Lu family feel very insecure.
From a purely economic standpoint, Sun Quan gained nothing from kidnapping Lu Xun.
But Sun Ce killing Lu Kang wouldn't bring him any benefit either!
You should know that people can be neurotic at times.
They might actually do things that harm others without benefiting themselves.
Sun Quan was enraged by the messenger's rebuke.
But he has always been good at being tolerant.
He then smiled obsequiously at the envoy and said:
"If your esteemed envoy and the Lu family truly believe that I, Sun Zhongmou, have kidnapped Lu Xun, then I, Sun Zhongmou, may personally visit the Lu family in Wu County to apologize to them."
"We can offer gifts and apologize, but the most urgent task is to find out who kidnapped my niece and nephew-in-law!"
Sun Quan's earnest demeanor moved the envoy sent by the Lu family.
He returned to Wu County and reported the news to the old patriarch of the Lu family.
The old clan chief decided to temporarily trust Sun Quan and cooperate with him in searching for Lu Xun and Sun Ru within the Jiangdong region.
What Sun Quan didn't know was...
At this moment, Lu Xun and Sun Ru had already left Jiangdong with Guo Jia, and were even close to Hefei!
As for what Sun Quan could find out, at most it was that the "Mountain Yue people" had attacked Lu Xun and Sun Ru.
However, many of the Yue tribes were hidden deep in the mountains, which meant that the investigation would end there.
……
Xuchang
Imperial Palace
The grand court assembly, held every two weeks, proceeded as scheduled.
On the dragon throne, Liu Xie absentmindedly touched the hem of his dragon robe.
Just yesterday, Dong Wan gave birth to his son.
However, due to a difficult childbirth, both mother and child died.
This was Liu Xie's first son, but he could not be kept.
One can only imagine how grief-stricken Liu Xie was!
but……
Unbeknownst to him, Dong Wan was fast asleep in the Weiwei Mansion.
"His Majesty!"
"His Majesty!"
In the main hall
Yang Biao called Liu Xie's name twice before he managed to pull Liu Xie out of his sad memories.
"Minister Yang, do you have something to report?"
Liu Xie asked instinctively.
"Your Majesty, Sun Ce of Jiangdong has died suddenly, and the remaining troops of the Sun family army under his command have been handed over to his brother Sun Quan."
“Sun Quan sent an envoy, hoping that Your Majesty would grant him the position of Governor of Yangzhou.”
"The Prefect of Yangzhou?"
Liu Xie murmured something and looked at Cao Cao.
Cao Cao looked up at the pillar not far away, displaying an attitude of indifference and detachment.
wrong!
Liu Xie suddenly awoke.
Cao Cao must have known about Sun Quan's request for an official position beforehand.
But Yang Biao still reported this matter to the emperor, which was clearly not right!
"Could this be a test of me?"
Liu Xie pondered Cao Cao in this way.
He dared not act rashly, but instead spoke to Cao Cao:
"What is your opinion on this matter, Minister Cao?"
Cao Cao laughed and said:
"Your Majesty, Sun Quan and I are both Han officials, and both are Your Majesty's subjects."
"It is not appropriate for me to say much about such matters; Your Majesty should make the decision yourself."
Liu Xie was instantly drenched in sweat.
This, this, this!
It was definitely Cao Cao testing him, setting a trap for him!
For a time, Liu Xie was like a lost lamb, surrounded by officials, yet he didn't know who to turn to for help.
Su Yu yawned at the opportune moment.
The sound was quite loud.
I was quite busy last night and didn't sleep well. Seeing that there were more and more babies in the mansion, Lü Lingqi insisted on having one with him too.
Please! Lu Bu's grandson is super cool!
If one inherits Lu Bu's martial arts genes, and is equipped with a smaller version of the Fangtian Halberd, as well as the Red Hare and the Jade Lion at Night, they will instantly transform into a fierce general on the battlefield when they grow up.
But to Liu Xie, Su Yu's yawn sounded like heavenly music, saving his life!
His eyes gleamed, and he quickly asked in the direction of Su Yu:
"Minister Su!"
"What do you think about this?"
Su Yu stepped forward a few steps, cupped his hands, and said:
"Your Majesty, I heard that Sun Quan is the same age as you, and is also a young and handsome man."
"He also had purple hair and blue eyes, and there were extraordinary celestial phenomena at his birth!"
"Over in Jiangdong, it's said that the people are going crazy over the news that Sun Quan possesses the aura of a true dragon!"
"Isn't that just utter nonsense?"
"The only true emperor is Your Majesty. Sun Quan is nothing but a traitor and rebel. Where does he get the aura of a true emperor?"
Upon hearing the first half of Su Yu's speech, Liu Xie's face turned ashen, his expression extremely unpleasant.
In the latter half, however, he strongly agreed.
Yes! Only I am the true Son of Heaven!
The self-proclaimed emperor Yuan Shu is a perfect example; he's dead now!
Sun Ce and Sun Quan, those two brothers, used to serve under Yuan Shu, right?
Based on this, Sun Quan must have been a bad person!
Governor of Yangzhou?
Do you deserve it?
In an instant, Liu Xie's goodwill towards Sun Quan plummeted to rock bottom.
Appoint an official?
At most, they'd just give him a minor general title as a token gesture.
Suddenly, Su Yu changed the subject, speaking with a pointed tone:
"I've heard that Sun Quan's third brother, Sun Yi, is a loyal minister."
"This man previously opposed Yuan Shu's claim to the throne and even considered going north to submit to His Majesty."
"Unfortunately, this person is not the successor of the Sun family army."
and many more!
What did Liu Xie hear?
The call of the loyal subjects!
Without comparison, there is no harm.
Since Sun Quan was a traitor, then Sun Yi must be a loyal minister!
Moreover, this is someone even Minister Su praised, so it can't be wrong!
Liu Xie made up his mind and said:
"The majesty of the Han Dynasty is beyond question."
"I have decided to appoint Sun Yi as the Governor of Yangzhou!"
"Your Majesty is mighty!"
Su Yu, Cao Cao, Yang Biao, the Han court officials, and the core civil and military officers of Cao Cao's camp in Xuchang all unanimously expressed their support for this matter.
Su Yu and Cao Cao exchanged a smile.
in fact.
Cao Cao had no intention of testing Liu Xie today; he simply wanted Liu Xie to personally announce the appointment of Sun Yi as the governor of Yangzhou.
Liu Xie naturally did not trust this powerful minister.
Only through the words of Yang Biao and Su Yu could Liu Xie go against the grain.
Moreover, if Cao Cao's guess is correct.
Liu Xie must be feeling smug right now!
They believed that he still possessed the necessary imperial authority.
This was exactly the effect Cao Cao wanted.
He needs to boost Liu Xie's confidence a bit, lest he become depressed.
After all, Fu Wan was dead, Dong Cheng had faked his death and had his face altered, and Liu Xie had no one he could rely on, plus he had no princes, so it was easy for him to become emotional.
With Yuan Shao, a formidable enemy, at hand.
Liu Xie's title as the emperor of the Han dynasty was still quite useful.
This would show everyone that Liu Xie and Cao Cao stood firmly together against Yuan Shao, which would also help boost the overall morale of Cao Cao's camp!
As for appointing Sun Yi as the governor of Yangzhou, this was naturally to give Sun Quan some more ruthless tasks.
Whether Sun Yi had rebellious intentions or not is not important.
The important question is whether Sun Quan thinks he has such intentions!
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