HLnovel Chapter 282 Shocking Change! Sun Quan Killed Sun Yi? Zhou Yu Questions Sun Quan!
Chapter 282 Shocking Change! Sun Quan Killed Sun Yi? Zhou Yu Questions Sun Quan!
Jiangdong
chaisang
The heads of the four great families gathered in the council hall.
Sun Quan felt a cold sweat break out on his forehead as he was stared at by the four old men.
It is worth mentioning that.
Sun Quan looked very young today, with the clear eyes of a college student from later generations.
"General Sun, let's get straight to the point."
“We old guys now believe that Boyan’s disappearance has nothing to do with you.”
"But we must see the person alive or dead."
"How many days has it been?"
"Why is there still no trace of them?"
The old patriarch of the Lu family slammed his fist on the table in anger, expressing his dissatisfaction in this way.
If Sun Ce were still alive, based on what he just did, he would definitely turn against the old patriarch of the Lu family.
But Sun Quan was different.
He coaxed the old patriarch of the Lu family in a gentle voice and personally poured him a cup of tea.
"The matter concerning Boyan is something that my Sun family owes to the Lu family."
"From this day forward, if the Lu family ever needs any help, the Sun family will do its utmost to assist them!"
Upon hearing Sun Quan's assurance, the old patriarch of the Lu family finally relaxed his expression.
Nearly twenty days have passed since Lu Xun and Sun Ru went missing.
The joint search by Sun Quan and the four major families of Jiangdong yielded no substantial breakthroughs.
The biggest discovery to date is the finding of a burned-out forest.
Other traces seemed to have been deliberately erased, leaving nothing behind.
But this burned-out forest makes it impossible to determine anything.
Even Sun Quan didn't know whether Lu Xun's group was burned or whether they set the forest on fire themselves.
Even now, no matter how much hope the old patriarch of the Lu family still held, he knew that Lu Xun was probably dead.
But with the deaths of Lu Xun and Sun Ru, the bridge of friendship between the four great families of Jiangdong and Sun Quan was severed.
The new bridge needs to be rebuilt.
Thinking of this, the old patriarch of the Lu family coughed softly.
The Gu family patriarch, who was standing to the side, immediately understood and said:
"General Sun, this marriage alliance should be restarted. What do you think?"
Sun Quan had the same idea.
However, Lady Wu was unwilling to marry off Sun Shangxiang.
Sun Ce only had one daughter, Sun Ru.
Sun Quan and Sun Yi, on the other hand, had no children at all.
The patriarch of the Gu family seemed to sense Sun Quan's predicament and reminded him:
"General Sun, there's no need to worry. An adopted daughter is still a daughter."
"As long as the meaning is conveyed effectively, this marriage will be a win-win situation for both of us."
If Sun Quan still doesn't understand the Gu family patriarch's meaning after all this has been said, then he truly doesn't deserve the title of "master of checks and balances."
"Don't worry, Chief Gu. Give me three days, and I will give you all a satisfactory explanation."
……
three days later
In the absence of both Sun Ce and Sun Ben, Sun Quan placed Sun Ben's daughter under Sun Ce's name as his adopted daughter.
In the Han Dynasty, it was considered taboo to recognize a dead person as a godfather.
But Sun Quan couldn't care less about that now.
Although the Gu family patriarch's attitude was very clear: it's just a marriage alliance, as long as the intention is there, that's enough.
But Sun Quan couldn't just randomly pick a woman off the street and have her recognize the deceased Sun Ce as her adoptive father, could he?
Only the collateral branches of the Sun family are the best choice.
Upon hearing this news in prison, Sun Ben secretly vowed to tear Sun Quan apart and drink his blood!
But at this moment, he was just a prisoner, unable to do anything.
The marriage partner of the Sun family daughter changed from Lu Xun to Lu Ji.
There is no other way.
The deceased Lu Kang was a member of the Lu family.
Sun Quan could not arrange a marriage with one of the other three great aristocratic families, so he could only choose the Lu family.
Apart from Lu Xun, the only other member of the younger generation of the Lu family is Lu Ji, who is Lu Kang's grandson.
Although Sun Quan's handling of this matter was rather abstract.
Sun Ce, the elder brother, killed Lu Kang and then arranged for Lu Kang's grandson, Lu Ji, to marry Sun Ce's adopted daughter.
But how many abstract things has Sun Quan done?
All I can say is that this is very much like Sun Quan.
Taking this as an opportunity, the cooperation between Sun Quan and the four major families of Jiangdong was formally established.
But Sun Quan's joy was short-lived.
His envoy to Xuchang has returned, bringing with him some exciting news!
"What!?"
"You appoint my third brother as the governor of Yangzhou, and me as the prefect of Wu Commandery?"
Sun Quan gripped a cup tightly.
"Bang" sound!
The cup flew out of Sun Quan's hand, tracing a beautiful parabolic arc.
"That's unreasonable!"
"I am the rightful ruler of Jiangdong. How can that traitor Cao make me subordinate to my third brother?"
Even Sun Quan, who was usually good at being patient, was caught off guard by Cao Cao's actions!
The governor of Yangzhou's territory was mostly in the Jiangdong region.
The Prefect of Wu Commandery was a subordinate of the Governor of Yangzhou.
This investiture signifies that the Han court considered Sun Yi to be the true ruler of Jiangdong, and Sun Quan merely Sun Yi's subordinate!
If Sun Quan hadn't become the ruler of Jiangdong, he probably wouldn't have reacted so strongly.
But now, after a tremendous amount of effort, he has regained power and reached a cooperation agreement with the Jiangdong aristocratic families.
As a result, Cao Cao's camp retorted:
"Sun Quan, you've worked hard. Quickly hand over the position of ruler of Jiangdong to your third brother, Sun Yi!"
How could Sun Quan not be angry about what he had done?
He wasn't entirely at ease with Sun Yi to begin with, and planned to eliminate him slowly after stabilizing the situation.
So much so that Cao Cao's actions had Sun Quan dreamt of him strangling Sun Yi to death, thus relieving him of a thorn in his side.
But Sun Quan clearly knew a little about dream interpretation.
The Duke of Zhou was Ji Dan of the Shang Dynasty. He was an all-around prime minister and authored "The Duke of Zhou's Interpretation of Dreams".
The saying "The Duke of Zhou spat out his food to welcome guests, and the world turned to him" refers to this Duke of Zhou.
Sun Quan believed that dreams and reality are often opposites.
To dream that he strangled Sun Yi means that in reality, Sun Yi might strangle him!
Thinking of this, Sun Quan broke out in a cold sweat.
He immediately intensified his surveillance of Sun Yi.
After learning that Sun Yi had arrived in Poyang, he would invite the Zhou family, a prominent local family, to his residence for banquets every few days, which made Sun Quan even more resentful!
The Zhou family of Poyang has no relation to the Zhou family of Lujiang.
But in the future, there will be a person in the Zhou family named Zhou Fang who likes to cut hair to feign surrender and deceive people.
Sun Yi deepened his ties with the Zhou family of Poyang. Was this preparation for a future rebellion?
Sun Quan made up his mind.
Ten days later, Sun Yi died suddenly.
It is said that he died of poisoning.
However, Cao Cao's intelligence agents, who were stationed in Sun Yi's residence, saw this clearly and immediately spread the word throughout the Jiangdong region that Sun Quan had harmed Sun Yi.
Upon receiving the news, Zhou Yu rushed back to Chaisang from the front lines, preparing to personally question Sun Quan.
It wasn't that Zhou Yu was stupid.
On the contrary, he was both a scholar and a warrior, a rare talent for commanding troops and governing the country.
However, as Sun Ce's sworn brother, he had always regarded Sun Quan and Sun Yi as his own younger brothers.
He simply couldn't believe that Sun Quan had actually killed Sun Yi.
Is this still the same boy who used to follow him around, calling him "Brother Gongjin" and diligently studying military strategy?
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