EBE Chapter 275 A marriage alliance with the Lu family? Guo Jia: Then I'll just have to snatch her
Chapter 275 A marriage alliance with the Lu family? Guo Jia: Then I'll just have to snatch her
Wu Guotai agreed to Sun Quan's request.
After bidding farewell to Lady Wu, Sun Quan turned to his cousin Xu Kun.
"boom!"
Sun Quan kowtowed to Xu Kun!
"My lord, what are you doing?"
Xu Kun was so frightened that he quickly helped Sun Quan up.
But Sun Quan's knees seemed to be glued to the ground, refusing to budge.
"Cousin, Zhongmou's position as the ruler of Jiangdong is really too hot to handle."
“Zhongmou knew that he did not have his elder brother’s great talent and strategy.”
"Among all the soldiers, only you, my cousin, can surpass my elder brother."
"Zhongmou wants to hand over the position of ruler of Jiangdong to my cousin!"
Does Xu Kun have ambitions?
Of course there is.
But you should always consider whether you are qualified for something.
If he truly takes over the position of ruler of Jiangdong from Sun Quan.
Wu Jing, Sun Ben, and Sun Yi could rebel at any moment!
Zhou Yu certainly wouldn't side with him.
Therefore, Xu Kun had the desire to steal, but not the courage to do so.
However, Sun Quan's "weak" behavior made Xu Kun despise him from the bottom of his heart.
Sun Quan smiled secretly.
He caught a glimpse of the disdain on Xu Kun's lips.
It's good that you look down on him!
This is exactly the effect he wanted!
Suddenly, Sun Quan grabbed Xu Kun's leg and pleaded:
“Cousin, when Zhongmou first saw Ling’er, he was like he was bewitched.”
"Day and night, my dreams are filled with Ling'er's image!"
"Zhongmou dares to ask my cousin for Ling'er's hand in marriage!"
Xu Kun's brain froze for two and a half seconds. Just as he was about to refuse Sun Quan, another greedy thought slowly took shape in his mind.
The Ling'er mentioned by Sun Quan refers to Xu Kun's eldest daughter, Xu Ling.
Xu Ling was about the same age as Sun Quan.
Xu Kun looked down on Sun Quan, but this just happened to be an opportunity!
Xu Kun's surname was Xu, not Sun or Cai, so he couldn't directly rule Jiangdong.
But he could take a different path and become Sun Quan's father-in-law!
During the Han Dynasty, those who knew about the power of the imperial relatives were well aware of it.
If Sun Quan had a strong personality like Sun Ce, Xu Kun, as his father-in-law, would naturally not have been able to gain real power.
But given Sun Quan's current cowardly state, Xu Kun felt that he could easily subdue Sun Quan in a matter of minutes!
This has potential!
Xu Kun immediately became interested and discussed with Sun Quan the idea of having him marry his daughter, Xu Ling.
……
After dealing with Xu Kun, Sun Quan then approached his eldest cousin, Sun Ben.
In short, eldest cousin, you are a member of the Sun family, and the face of the Sun family!
My uncle Wu Jing commands the elite troops of Danyang, which makes me very uneasy.
Big brother, if you help me, I'll give you command of the elite troops in Danyang after this is done. Do you want to do it?
Sun Ben had long coveted the elite troops of Danyang!
With the elite troops of Danyang, plus his own forces, who in the entire Jiangdong region could rival him?
Sun Ben fell right into Sun Quan's trap.
Little did they know, Sun Quan had secretly found two of Sun Ben's half-brothers.
We're going to team up with them to teach Sun Ben a lesson on what it means to lose everything!
Sun Yi, who was the last one remaining, was much easier to deal with.
Sun Quan showered Sun Yi with praise, making him almost lose his bearings.
Although Sun Yi looked down on his "weak and pathetic" second brother, what could he do? He was Sun Ce, the future of the Sun family who would inherit his elder brother's heroic bearing!
When it's time to help my second brother, I should still lend a hand.
……
A few days later, Wu Jing of Danyang received news that Wu Guotai was bedridden and about to pass away.
In her letter, Wu Guotai recalled the past to Wu Jing, who was moved to tears.
He couldn't help but recall how good his sister had been to him when he was little. His mother had passed away early, and his sister had raised him like a mother.
Wu Guotai's "last wish" was that Wu Jing could bring his children to Chaisang to see her one last time.
Wu Jing rushed towards Chaisang without stopping.
Upon arriving at Wu Guotai's room, he was immediately apprehended by Sun Quan's personal guards!
"Sister! Zhongmou! What are you doing?"
Wu Jing stared at the scene before him in disbelief.
Suddenly, Lady Wu, who was "terminally ill," sat up in bed and sighed:
"Ziyang, you should hand over your military power."
"From now on, you will stay in Chaisang and spend the rest of your life with your sister."
Wu Jing lowered his head like a quail caught in the rain.
And naturally, he could not hand over his military power to Sun Ben.
Although Wu Jing has retired, as long as Wu Guotai is around, his life will not be in danger, and his retirement life will still be guaranteed.
Sun Ben's house was raided by Sun Quan and his two half-brothers, who were born out of wedlock, and he was imprisoned in the dungeon!
Subsequently, Sun Yi was sent by Sun Quan to Poyang to take over the troops left behind by Sun Ben.
However, those two half-brothers then took on a supervisory role over Sun Yi.
To put it simply, if Sun Yi wanted to rebel...
Sun Quan could easily crush him!
Xu Kun became Sun Quan's father-in-law.
At first glance, Xu Kun's ending seems pretty good.
But I don’t know why.
Since Xu Kun became Sun Quan's father-in-law, his health has been deteriorating day by day.
He could barely hold his weapon, let alone take charge of the military and political affairs of Jiangdong on behalf of Sun Quan.
In a short time, of the five bigwigs in the Jiangdong army, apart from Zhou Yu, who had always supported Sun Quan, the other four were all rendered incompetent.
Sun Quan achieved unprecedented centralization of power in an extremely short period of time!
……
chaisang
In the council chamber
Sun Quan and Zhou Yu sat facing each other.
Sun Quan adopted a very humble attitude, not treating Zhou Yu as a subordinate, but addressing him as "elder brother".
With that sincere look, anyone who didn't know better would probably think Sun Quan was a sunny and cheerful good boy!
But only he knows what he's really thinking.
“Brother Gongjin, when my elder brother was alive, he killed Lu Kang of the Lu family.”
"If this hatred is not eliminated, it will be difficult to resolve the past misunderstandings with the powerful families of Jiangdong."
Sun Quan covered his forehead, his brows furrowed with worry.
Zhou Yu sighed:
"Bo Fu was too impulsive back then."
“Lu Kang is a veteran in Jiangdong, we can’t kill him.”
"The best course of action now is to send someone to contact the Lu family and see if there is any way to resolve the hatred."
Sun Quan, feigning a sudden inspiration, suggested:
“Brother Gongjin, I have heard that Lu Ji and Lu Xun of the Lu family are both outstanding young talents.”
"Could we arrange a marriage between the Sun and Lu families as a bridge of friendship?"
Zhou Yu frowned and said:
"Lu Ji was only eight years old. Although he had the reputation of being 'carrying oranges,' he was still just a child."
"Moreover, Lu Ji is Lu Kang's own grandson. Logically and emotionally, I'm afraid he wouldn't be able to accept such a marriage."
"Lu Xun is not bad, and his age is also more suitable."
"No, Zhongmou, who are you going to marry off to a member of the Lu family?"
"Could it be Bo Fu's only daughter, Ru'er?"
Seeing Zhou Yu's expression change drastically, Sun Quan quickly lied and said it wasn't Sun Ru.
Zhou Yu then calmed down a bit.
Sun Quan, however, was pondering that he would discuss this marriage alliance with his mother later.
As long as the mother, as the grandmother, agrees to marry Sun Ru, no matter how much Zhou Yu, an outsider, opposes it, it will be useless!
Why not marry Sun Shangxiang?
Because Lady Wu was very fond of Sun Shangxiang, who was her own flesh and blood.
They didn't value Sun Ru, their illegitimate granddaughter, as much.
Moreover, Sun Ce's principal wife, Lady Wang, had already given birth to his eldest son, Sun Shao, before Sun Ce's death.
If they hadn't been only two years old, the matter of succession probably wouldn't have fallen to Sun Quan and Sun Yi.
however.
What Sun Quan didn't know was...
Guo Jia, who was lurking in Jiangdong.
At this time, I received a handwritten letter from Su Yu in Xuchang.
"Steal Sun Ru?"
"Su Ziyi, Su Ziyi, you really never learn!"
Guo Jia laughed and scolded.
Actually, Su Yu had a second half to say, but Guo Jia omitted it.
Su Yu's original words were: "Snatch Sun Ru, snatch Lu Xun!"
But based on Guo Jia's understanding of Su Yu...
Sun Ru, whom he had snatched, would never marry Lu Xun; he would definitely keep her in his own household!
This bad uncle is just not serious.
……