Chapter 297: Marching into Wu County, the Blue-eyed Girl of the Sun Family Sun Ce died just like that, ending his brilliant life. Although he died a year earlier than in original history, he avoided being killed by a villain. Faced with the people who forced Sun Ce to death, Zhou Yu and Zhu Zhi were naturally angry. When Zhu Zhi heard the news, he prepared to lead his troops to kill all the officers. But Zhou Yu stopped Zhu Zhi's action, because he knew very well that Sun Ce was not forced to death. After all, if Sun Ce wanted to give an explanation to Cheng Pu and others, and leave a way out for his family and his officers, he had no choice but to die. Sun Ce had obviously realized this a long time ago, which was why he let him take action. He originally wanted to stop it, but by accident he fulfilled Sun Ce's wish! If they were angry at everyone because of Sun Ce's death, that would be disrespecting Sun Ce's last wishes. So after Zhou Yu calmed down, he persuaded Zhu Zhi who was about to get angry: "Bofu's death was forced by the situation, not by you. If we turn against him, we will be betraying Bofu's wishes."

"What we can do is to respect Bofu's last wish, protect his family, and not commit murder." After hearing what he said, Zhu Zhi suppressed his anger and said no more. With the death of Sun Ce, they had no reason to resist and soon opened the city gates and surrendered. However, the act of surrender seemed to drain Zhou Yu of his energy and spirit. He did not react until he was brought before Liu Bei. Liu Bei originally wanted to try to win over this genius, but after several words, Zhou Yu remained silent. In desperation, Lao Liu had to have Zhou Yu taken away and kept under good care. But at this moment, there was a hint of spirit in Zhou Yu's lifeless eyes. "We surrender to you today, sir, to fulfill Bofu's wish." "But I wonder how you plan to deal with Bofu's family after you take over Wu County?" Seeing that he took the initiative to ask questions, Liu Bei hesitated for a moment and said frankly: "If they are willing to surrender, I will take care of Sun Lang's family." "But if they still resist, I will consider the lives of my officers!" This statement clearly told Zhou Yu that the death of Sun Ce was not the end, and the entire Sun family must surrender. Otherwise, Sun Ce’s death alone would not be able to completely save the lives of all members of the Sun family. At this time, Qin Zhen, who was standing by, stepped forward and added: "I know that some of the Sun family's disciples have fiery tempers. If Gongjin is interested, you can go and persuade them to surrender." "If they really don't want to surrender, what happens in the future will have nothing to do with Gongjin!" He knew that Zhou Yu was now desperate, but if Zhou Yu really wanted to save the lives of all the Sun family members, it would be best for him to go and persuade them to surrender in person. Because many of Sun Ce's family members are not easy to deal with!

Whether it is Sun Yi or Sun Hao, as well as the blue-eyed Sun Quan, they are all the source of trouble. If Zhou Yu couldn't handle it, he didn't mind doing it himself. Zhou Yu frowned and thought for a moment after hearing what he said, then he bowed to Liu Bei and said: "Please go to Wu County first to help the general persuade them to surrender!" When Liu Bei heard this, he looked at Qin Zhen who was standing beside him. Qin Zhen nodded slightly, so he nodded and said: "Yes, Gongjin can go first, and my army will follow soon!" When Zhou Yu saw this, he clasped his fists to Liu Bei again, glanced at Qin Zhen, and turned and left. After Zhou Yu left, Liu Bei looked at Qin Zhen with some confusion and said: "Now that Zhou Yu has not surrendered to our army, why did the military advisor send this person to persuade him to surrender?" "What should we do if this person never returns and becomes our enemy again in the future?" Facing Lao Liu's question, Qin Zhen smiled slightly and explained: "You don't know Zhou Yu well. He and Sun Ce are close friends. He only surrendered to our army after Sun Ce entrusted his family to him." "Although our army does not want to kill Sun Ce's family, the matter is still undecided and we don't know what they are thinking." "If there is really someone who rebels, we will definitely kill him. This person will definitely feel resentment because he doesn't know the reason." "So we should send this man to persuade them to surrender. If he can persuade them to surrender, our army will be spared a bloodbath." "If he fails to persuade them to surrender, he will know that it is not our army's fault. If our army kills people from the Sun family again in the future, he will have nothing to say." "Only in this way can we settle this man's heart and preserve the integrity of our army!" Qin Zhen could certainly fully understand Zhou Yu's current mentality. Simply put, the reason why Zhou Yu is still alive is because Sun Ce's family is not yet stable. This small family does not include Sun Fu, Sun Ben and others, but is Sun Ce's immediate family. These people included his mother Wu, his brothers Sun Quan, Sun Yi, Sun Kuang, and Sun Lang, his sister Sun Ren, his son Sun Shao, and three young daughters. As long as these people are not settled down, Sun Ce's mission will not be fulfilled. It would obviously be very difficult for this large family to escape from Wu County. If he abandons the army and flees, his safety cannot be guaranteed even if he escapes from Wu County. If they did not abandon their troops and flee, what would follow would be a pursuit battle lasting a thousand miles. Therefore, if Zhou Yu wanted to help Sun Ce settle this family, the best way was to surrender to them. In this way, given Liu Bei's reputation, Sun Ce would not be left without an heir. All they need to do is to control the ships along the coast and prevent these people from going out to sea. Thinking of this, Qin Zhen gave Liu Bei another suggestion, to divide the troops and take Lou County first. After taking Lou County, he would join forces with Zhang Fei to completely encircle Wu County.

When Liu Bei heard this, he immediately ordered Xu Sheng to lead his troops to capture Lou County. Afterwards, he raised another army, carrying Sun Ce's body and Zhu Zhi and others, and marched towards the south. At this time, Wu County, which was a hundred miles away, had obviously not received the news of Sun Ce's death. The first news to arrive here was the news that Wu Jing was defeated, resulting in Wuxi being captured by Zhang Fei. At this time, in Wu County, the core members of the Sun family and a group of ministers were sitting here to discuss countermeasures. The main seat in the hall was vacant, with Sun Jing and Zhang Zhao sitting on the left and right, and below them were Yu Fan, Gu Yong, Sun Hao, Sun Yu, Sun Quan, Sun Yi, Li Shu and others. As everyone sat together, the situation seemed a little delicate, or even a little solemn. Because the current situation is extremely unfavorable for the Sun family. After all, from the news they received, Sun Ce was on the front line resisting Liu Bei. However, Wuxi was seized by Liu Bei first. Although there were still more than 10,000 soldiers in the city, their connection with Sun Ce had been cut off by Liu Bei. In this situation, it was obviously difficult for them to decide what to do. According to Zhang Zhao's suggestion, they should directly send a letter to Sun Ce, urging him to surrender. In this way, as long as Sun Ce nodded and pleaded with Liu Bei, saving their lives would not be a problem. However, as soon as he put forward this suggestion, it was rejected by Sun Jing! Sun Jing's reason was that Sun Ce was still fighting on the front line, and if he surrendered now, Liu Bei would definitely not tolerate Sun Ce. As Sun Ce's uncle, he could not watch Sun Ce die at the hands of Liu Bei. This reason naturally could not convince Zhang Zhao, because Zhang Zhao felt that Old Liu had a reputation for being kind and righteous. As long as Sun Ce was truly willing to surrender, Liu Bei would not kill Sun Ce. Sun Jing retorted that no matter how merciful Liu Bei was, he was still a great ruler and would not be soft-hearted. Now that they have troops, they still have the opportunity to choose. Once they surrender, they will be slaughtered at will. As a result, neither of them could convince the other, causing the atmosphere in the hall to become increasingly tense. At this moment, Sun Hao couldn't help it, he stood up and said in a deep voice: "Father, please forgive me for speaking frankly, but our army is now doomed." "If you insist on doing this, it will only lead to the extinction of our Sun clan!" "Mr. Zhang is right. If our army surrenders to Liu Bei now, we may still have a chance of survival." "Now that my father is still alive, the Sun family should not regard Sun Ce as their leader." "Why not take this opportunity to surrender to Liu Bei and protect our entire Sun clan?" As soon as he said this, Sun Jing flew into a rage, pointing at him and saying: "Rebellious son, Bofu is your brother, how dare you say such disrespectful words?" When Sun Hao saw this, he frowned and said with a stiff upper lip: "Sun Boyang is also my brother. Why can Sun Boyang surrender to the enemy but I can't?"

The news that Sun Ben had surrendered to Zhang Fei had also reached Wujun. This is also the reason for the current chaos in Wu County. After all, that was Sun Ben, the eldest brother of the Sun family. Even the big brother has surrendered, so naturally these little brothers will follow suit. When he said this, Sun Jing was naturally speechless. But the hot-tempered Sun Yi stood up and pointed at Sun Hao and cursed: "Sun Hao, didn't you hear your uncle say that this action would kill my brother?" "How dare you act so recklessly and make decisions on your own?" Sun Yi is Sun Ce's third brother, and among all his brothers, he has the most similar temper to Sun Ce, with an extremely hot temper. But he was young after all. When Sun Hao heard this, he sneered: "Little boy, when your brother and I were at war, you were still studying in the academy." "Now you have only learned some trivial skills, and you want to show off. What do you think?" Seeing this, Sun Yi could not stand the provocation, so he stood up and drew his sword, saying: "Don't think I can't kill you because I'm young. Do you dare to go out and fight with me?" "Why not? I have long wanted to teach you a lesson, and today is the perfect time to do it!" After hearing this, Sun Hao also stood up suddenly and glared at the other man. Sun Jing was already in poor health, and seeing his nephews like this, he was so angry that he covered his chest: "You two boys, hurry up and sit down with me. The enemy hasn't arrived yet, and you are doing this. How will outsiders view our Sun family?" To be honest, Sun Jian's background was not very good, and his father made a living by growing melons. This also resulted in the fact that although the Sun family had many sons and nephews, most of them had a rough and unruly spirit. But after all, they had been rich for too long, so they both had to save their face, so they just sat down and sulked for a while. Sun Jing finally managed to stop everyone, then he turned his gaze to Sun Quan who was standing next to Sun Yi and said: "Zhongmou, now the Sun family is headed by your brother. Now that your brother is gone, why is Zhongmou silent?" I saw Sun Quan, a man with a square chin, a big mouth, purple hair, closed eyes, and a very strong body. Facing Sun Jing's question, Sun Quan had no expression on his face and said in a low voice: "The elders do not ask, the younger do not speak, and now I have you all in front of me, and the matter has not been decided, so I dare not speak!" Seeing that he was so polite, Sun Jing glared at Sun Hao and said: "You are far inferior to Zhongmou, what a coward!" Upon hearing this, Sun Hao immediately turned his head away and snorted coldly. Seeing his son like this, Sun Jing heaved a sigh of relief and said to Sun Quan: "Now we have to focus on state affairs. There is no need to worry about empty formalities. Zhongmou, if you have anything to say, just speak up!" After hearing this, Sun Quan pretended to be in deep thought, and after a while he said:

"If you follow my opinion, the current plan should be based on Mr. Zhang's words!" "It's fine to surrender to Liu Bei, but what my uncle said is also true. My Sun family has a great hatred for Liu Bei, and Liu Bei may not tolerate it!" "From this perspective, if we surrender like this, my brother will not be able to escape." "We should have a good discussion with Liu Bei and come to an agreement. If he can spare my brother, it won't be too late for us to surrender!" His opinion was also to surrender, but not simply surrender, but to negotiate terms with Liu Bei. When Sun Jing heard this, he was surprised. He stroked his beard and pondered: "But Liu Bei already has all the advantages now, how could he easily agree to pardon Bo Fu?" "Because Liu Bei wants to seize Jiangdong as soon as possible and stabilize the situation here!" Seeing that Sun Jing was puzzled, Sun Quan shook his head and analyzed carefully: "Uncle only thought that Liu Bei had the upper hand at the moment, and didn't consider the overall situation." "In my opinion, the Cao and Yuan families are now at loggerheads, so a war is necessary!" "The reason why Liu Bei attacked Jiangdong so fiercely is probably because he wanted to gain some benefits from it." "If we insist on not surrendering now, although our Sun clan will be destroyed after the defeat, this move will obviously delay Liu Bei's chance to fight." "So the sooner our army surrenders, the better it will be for Liu Bei. As long as our army can put forward conditions, he will most likely agree!" Although Sun Quan was only eighteen years old at the time, he had already served as a county magistrate at the age of fifteen. Therefore, in terms of vision, he was far superior to other children of the Sun family. When Sun Jing heard what he said, he stroked his beard and thought deeply. When Zhang Zhao saw this, he said with a happy face: "Zhongmou's argument is quite insightful. If we follow this argument, Liu Bei will certainly agree with it." Seeing that Zhang Zhao also thought this was feasible, Sun Jing made a plan and then asked: "Although this proposal is acceptable, what if Bofu disagrees?" As soon as he said this, Sun Quan stood up, bowed and said: "I am willing to go to Piling in person to persuade you, brother. Once you agree, I will go to Liu Bei's camp." Seeing that he asked directly, Sun Jing smiled with relief and agreed to his request immediately. (End of this chapter)