Three Kingdoms: Bandit Cao, let go of that woman!

Chapter 211 Zhang Zhao: My lord, we are descending to Han, not Cao
Lu Su took the order to leave, and he said to Sun Quan that he could test the intentions of the counselors.

Sun Quan also had this intention, so he asked someone to call Jiangdong Wenwu to discuss the matter in the lobby tomorrow.

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On the second day in the lobby, all the civil and military officials were already arguing, and Sun Quan didn't come, but they held on to their own opinions and spoke freely.

Sun Quan pushed the curtain and walked in, and everyone stopped talking.

"Meet the lord."

Everyone bowed their hands and saluted, and the civil servants and military generals glanced at Sun Quan without any trace.

It seems that whether to fight or surrender is decided today.

Sun Quan also looked at all the civil and military personnel. Young people like Lu Meng and Zhou Tai were not here, they must be with Zhou Yu.

On the civil servant's side, led by Zhang Zhao, Zhuge Jin and others are all here.

"Now that Cao Cao is going south, he has wolfish ambitions for my Jiangdong land. Do you think I should surrender or fight Cao Cao to the death?" Sun Quan asked.

Everyone looked at me and I looked at you, and they didn't intend to be the first to speak.

Sun Quan said with a smile, "You guys have quarreled many times before! Why didn't you talk about it today?"

At this time Zhang Zhao stood up and bowed to Sun Quan.

"My lord, the old minister has been discussing with you for a long time, and they all think that you should surrender!"

Sun Quan didn't get angry, but smiled lightly and said, "Why? Please give me some famous words, sir."

Although the tone was flat, in fact, he was already very disgusted by Zhang Zhao's old face.

When a strong enemy is pressing down on the situation, he doesn't want to share his worries but persuades him to surrender. It's not bad for him to have such a good face.

But Zhang Zhao didn't see what Sun Quan meant at all.

"My lord, now Cao Cao represents the imperial court of the great Han. He came to us under the order of the emperor. It is better to obey the destiny and submit to him. It is for the sake of surrendering the Han and not the Cao. It is not shameful."

Just as Zhang Zhao finished speaking, Sun Quan hadn't answered yet, but the general next to him interrupted.

Huang Gai yelled: "Old man, you are so shameless. Fortunately, you were the one who attacked Tuo Gu's minister first, but now you bow your knees and want to surrender to that Cao thief. I am ashamed to be with you!"

Zhang Zhao just ignored Huang Zhong's scolding words, and continued to say to Sun Quan: "What I just said is just one of them, and there are a few more truths that I haven't said."

Sun Quan laughed and said, "Sir, it's okay to say..."

"To put it bluntly, how many soldiers and horses can I have in Jiangdong now, and Cao Cao can defend it at the moment. I have a million troops, but not 20 Jingzhou navy troops. How can we compete with him?"

Having said this, Zhang Zhao looked at the generals, and continued, "I keep saying that I'm groveling. Do you really want to turn the Jiangdong land that the former lord took down into a piece of scorched earth?!"

Cheng Pu, Huang Gai and the others immediately exploded after hearing Zhang Zhao's seemingly reasonable words.

"Old man, if you want to surrender yourself, I would rather die in battle than live in mediocrity."

"That's right, this Jiangdong land was brought down by us following our late lord, and it's not your lip service!"

Seeing that it was about to turn into groundless abuse again, Sun Quan had no choice but to come out and preside over the overall situation, and once again quelled the disputes among the people.

But after hearing this, Sun Quan finally understood, and Zhang Zhao made up his mind to make himself surrender.

It's just that it's intriguing whether he really thinks about himself or for his own selfish desires.

What warms his heart is that Jiang Dongdong is still a bloody man.

Huang Gai's people were all followers of his father, Sun Jian, and even hugged him when he was a child.

With the personal support of these veterans, Sun Quan already had some confidence.

So the key lies in Lu Su's side. What kind of attitude does Zhou Yu hold?

There's not much more to say here.

Sun Quan stood up, "It seems that the weather is getting colder, and this place in the south of the Yangtze River is actually so infiltrating."

After all, Sun Quan left the clothes on his body, leaving behind a group of civil and military personnel, and left on his own.

After Sun Quan returned to his residence, he didn't think about eating or drinking, and waited until evening for Lu Su's return.

"Zijing, what about Zhou Gongjin?" Sun Quan asked hastily.

Lu Su smiled helplessly, "Gong Jin only said that her body is no longer in the way, and the auspicious day will return."

"As for my asking him, whether Cao Cao should surrender or fight, he said that he can decide freely after returning..."

Sun Quan frowned after hearing this cunning remark.

"Damn Zhou Gongjin, you still have to do this to me at this time."

Lu Su continued, "However, I think that Gong Jin is willing to fight this battle. Otherwise, why would he come back at this time and continue to push the disease? Wouldn't it be better..."

After hearing what he said, Sun Quan felt that it made sense.

"I hope so!"

Lu Su asked again, "What is the attitude of the people in the courtroom today?"

Sun Quan sighed, and talked about some of the disputes among the civil and military people in the court today.

Lu Su also sighed after listening, and said helplessly:

"In the end, Zhang Zhao and the others didn't take the lord seriously at all, they only thought of their own interests!"

Sun Quan nodded, and said: "What's even more ridiculous is that old man Zhang Zhao actually told me that surrendering to Cao Cao is not shameful. We are surrendering to the imperial court. The so-called surrendering Han is not surrendering Cao!"

Speaking of this, Sun Quan clenched his fists a little bit, and he even moved to kill Zhang Zhao.

These people talk about surrender very lightly.

But Sun Quan is a sober person. Once he surrenders, he may not even save his life.

The aristocratic family headed by the Zhang family had restricted themselves everywhere on weekdays, but now they jumped out at this critical moment to make trouble.

Moreover, Zhang Zhao is also Sun Quan's teacher, even if he is like this, it is conceivable that other people are yin and yang.

Lu Su said helplessly: "It doesn't matter whether you surrender to Cao Cao or the imperial court, there are only advantages and no disadvantages for them..."

The reason for saying this is because as a huge gentry, no matter who is the lord of Jiangdong, their interests can be guaranteed.

Even after Cao Cao took Jiangdong, there was a lot of waste waiting to be done, and they had a better chance of profiting from it.

This is the fundamental disadvantage of the gentry.

This is the reason why Cao Peng took advantage of the problem and killed on the eve of the battle between Yuan Shao and Cao Cao.

In the eyes of these gentry, there are only interests, and there is no loyalty at all.

"My lord, we can't act rashly now, let these old guys quarrel!"

"As long as Gongjin comes back, he will definitely be able to frighten these monsters!" Lu Su said.

Sun Quan nodded and said bitterly: "I understand, let's just wait!"

I hope that Zhou Yu can firmly stand on the position of a general. As long as the army is still in his hands, these civil officials will have to fight if they don't want to.

(End of this chapter)