Three Kingdoms

"The Governor just... said this? 』

Sun Quan sat at the top, his face in half-light and half-darkness.

Zhou Jun nodded, "Yes." 』

What kind of person is Zhou Yu? Zhou Jun's little thoughts cannot be hidden at all, and perhaps there is no need to hide them. Zhou Jun served as an official under Sun Quan and was considered a breadwinner of the Sun family.

One advantage of eating from the Sun family is stability. As long as the Sun family does not collapse, no matter whether it is wind or rain, they will be a little tired at most, running back and forth like this, but the salary will usually not be in short supply, and it will be enough for Zhou Jun to support his family.

But equally, there are disadvantages. Eaters have a short mouth. If they eat the food of the Sun family, of course they are from the Sun family, and their Zhou attributes will be relatively less. To put it simply, they will easily lose their humanity and become a tool.

Now Zhou Jun looks less like a person and more like a sounding board.

Sun Quan asked him to find Zhou Yu, and Zhou Jun went there. He drank a lot and then came to Sun Quan to pour it out. If there was a tape recorder at the moment, Zhou Jun would definitely be unemployed.

No, not necessarily, because some people just want this tone. No one is running errands below, which will make him feel like he is not a ruler.

Sun Quan now felt that he did not feel like a ruler, let alone the lord of Jiangdong.

Because almost no one in Jiangdong is willing to listen to him.

At least in Sun Quan's opinion, that's the case.

Needless to say, the nobles are either doing it or not, or they are just thinking about enriching their own pockets. When assigning tasks, they all complain and push back, and when they are making money in private, they work overtime and are full of energy...

Even the people seemed to be against Sun Quan. They refused to do anything Sun Quan wanted them to do! For example, if Sun Quan wants these people to stay away from the nobles and join him, he can at least show a gesture, but what about these people? None of them cooperate! This made these Jiangdong nobles even more unscrupulous.

So, it’s everyone else’s fault!

It’s the fault of the nobles, the fault of the people, and even Zhou Yu’s fault!

Sun Quan waved his hand and told Zhou Jun to step back, as if he was trying to dislodge a used toilet.

There are only a few words in Zhou Yu's letter, "Win the trust of the people, win over the people's hearts, and slow down the use of weapons."

Sun Quan stood up, put his hands behind his back, and wandered around the hall.

Twelve words, three things.

It sounds simple and looks simple, but it is not simple to do.

"Winning the trust of the people?" Why doesn’t someone want to win the trust of the people and win their hearts and minds? ! Sun Quan was waving his arms alone in the hall, as if Zhou Yu was sitting in front of him, "But these untouchables don't believe me, what can I do!" No way! Do you think I didn't do it? Do you think I didn't comfort these people? But these Jiangdong people would rather trust those country squires and right-wingers than trust me, you say, you say! What does this make me do? Are you still going all day long to "win the trust of the people"? How to win over the people? ! 』

"I also reduced the taxes that were reduced!" Build bridges, pave roads, build water conservancy projects! Which one, you say, is not beneficial to the people, but these untouchables don't take it seriously at all, and they are not grateful at all! I spent money, spent money! But these untouchables walk every day on the roads and bridges I spent money to build, and use the canals I repaired to water their fields and crops every day, but they just don’t thank me! You say, what should I do? How can this "win the trust of the people"? How to "win over"! It can’t be caged! 』

Sun Quan was very angry, even a little aggrieved.

This is indeed Sun Quan’s true feelings...

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This problem has actually been addressed since Sun Quan took over Sun Ce's position, but the problem is that there has never been much success. Sun Quan himself felt that he had worked very hard, even doing better and more than ordinary Han officials and county governors. But for some reason, the people in Jiangdong did not behave as Sun Quan expected. Respect the Sun family and respect Sun Quan himself.

At the beginning, Sun Quan thought that he was doing something that the people did not know and did not know, so he not only did it, but also found someone to publicize and boast about it, saying that he had built such-and-such a road and built such-and-such a bridge. The construction of such-and-such wharf, the opening of such-and-such market, etc., have facilitated so many people, attracted so many refugees, and saved so many households from the suffering of displacement...

However, it still had no effect.

Did these people listen? Yes, but why did they still not "believe" and "cage" Sun Quan after hearing what Sun Quan had done?

Later, Sun Quan felt that the powerful and powerful Jiangdong gentry were behind the sabotage, so while promoting how close he was to the people and how much he worked for the welfare of the people, he also kept an eye on the powerful and powerful Jiangdong gentry to prevent these guys from making small moves. It turned out that , even with such staring, which ensured that "little tricks" were eliminated to a certain extent, the people of Jiangdong still did not regard Sun Quan as a great benefactor, but upheld the same treatment as they did to the powerful Jiangdong gentry, or even worse. Attitude.

This is very strange...

Sun Quan was torn apart and unable to ride.

So in the end, Sun Quan simply messed it up. He couldn't be "trusted" or "cageed" anyway, so he simply "controlled" it and "blocked it" directly!

I felt relieved immediately.

What a hassle-free thing.

It is indeed very trouble-free, saving manpower and material resources. Anyway, it can finally achieve what Sun Quan wants. Roads are built, bridges are built, and the wharf is opened.

But Sun Quan didn’t know that after the road was built, some people stood on the road to collect money. After the bridge was built, some people stood on the bridge to collect money. After the pier was opened, some people stood on the pier to collect money...

Not giving? This is the road built by Jiangdong Zhizhu, the bridge built, and the dock connected. What qualifications do you have to refuse to pay, you untouchable? Didn’t you see the squire on the side also paying?

Then when he turned around, the clerk who collected the money smiled and paid the road and bridge management fee to the squire, kept some for himself, and gave Sun Quan a small change for the rest, indicating that everything was fine here. Not only did Sun Quan not continue to spend money, but he could also turn it over. Profit!

At that time, Sun Quan was very happy. So to this day, Sun Quan still doesn't know why he couldn't win the trust of the people, and he doesn't know why he lost the support of the people.

Of course, Sun Quan may also know some things, but it was very annoying, trivial, and difficult to change or do it at that time, so Sun Quan simply stopped doing it at that time, and now he suddenly has to do it , only to discover that Sun Quan had not won over the hearts of these people at the lowest level.

This is why Zhou Yu specially gave Sun Quan these dozen words to remind him.

And it also pointed directly at Sun Quan's key move, soldiers.

Sun Quan wanted to gain military power, and it took more than a day or two. Because he had Fei Qian and Cao Cao as templates in front of him, and also had the experience of his father and brother, Sun Quan was very eager for the day when he could master the big stick, but he didn't know that wielding the big stick also required a certain amount of strength. of.

Zhou Yu basically made it clear that he must first build confidence, then win more people's hearts, and finally control the soldiers. But the problem is that Sun Quan does not have such patience. He became a little anxious when he saw the word "slow".

Fei Qian occupied Guanzhong with great momentum. Cao Cao held the emperor hostage and dominated Henan and Hebei. In any case, he was more powerful and popular than Sun Quan. If there was a three-person ranking match at the moment, Sun Quan himself would be at the bottom!

How could this keep Sun Quan from being anxious?

Zhou Yu does not need to participate in the qualifying competition, so Zhou Yu is naturally not in a hurry. Guys like the Kodong Gentlemen don't want to participate in the qualifying competition, so they won't be in a hurry either. The only one who was anxious was Sun Quan himself.

If you are in a hurry, you will easily make mistakes.

So even if Sun Quan received the reminder, he still did something wrong, or in other words, he felt that the time had come. After all, Sun Quan had "foreign aid" at the moment.

Liu Bei.

After all, Liu Bei came from the South China Sea, so he can be considered a foreigner, uh, doesn't it? Forget it, otherwise how could Sun Quan have the strength in his waist?

It is difficult to defend a lonely city, but it will be different when there are foreign aids.

So, make trouble!

But Sun Quan forgot that others also had foreign aid...

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Wangjiangtai.

This is the place where Sun Lang was imprisoned.

No matter what, Sun Lang is still Sun Jian's son, even if he is a concubine.

As soon as Sun Quan came to power, he immediately imprisoned Sun Lang. He said it was because Sun Lang complained a lot when Sun Quan came to power and slandered Sun Quan, but in fact...

If a few complaints and slanders can bring down a regime, then it is impossible for Cao Cao to do nothing but complain and slander Fei Qian every day...

Even a cell could be escaped, let alone a prisoner?

As time went by, loopholes naturally appeared. Even if Sun Quan gave repeated orders and took strict precautions, problems still could not be avoided.

Yuan Shao was born as a commoner, but at least Yuan Shao became famous for a while.

Sun Lang was also a concubine, but at the moment he could only look at the river from Wangjiang Terrace...

The area of ​​Wangjiang Terrace is neither too big nor too small. After all, in the current era of the Han Dynasty, the land is not as embarrassed as in later generations. Well, even in later generations, it may not be really embarrassed. After all, scarcity is the most valuable thing. Isn't it rare? Why is it expensive? After smashing it and throwing it away, what is left can naturally be sold at a high price.

It is said that this Wangjiang Terrace was planned to be used as a separate courtyard by Sun Ce in his early days, so it was quite large at the beginning. Unfortunately, Sun Ce died early, and the construction here was stopped, and the construction was not continued, but the scale is still there. .

With a large scale, there are naturally many loopholes. At the beginning, the manpower can still take care of it, but as time goes by, everyone will be tired. In addition, Wangjiangtai has no oil and water, so naturally they will not try their best. At the moment, some guards are actually useless, as long as If you give money, you can go in and out.

In the back garden of Wangjiang Terrace, Sun Lang was walking slowly.

This garden is a real garden. All the plants were collected slowly by Sun Lang alone. After all, he was imprisoned here every day. If he didn't find something to do, he would have gone crazy.

And today, in this garden, besides Sun Lang, there is another person, who seems to be Gu Ti.

A family with many children has this advantage.

The head of the family will always have sufficient alibi, and if something goes wrong, it will be... well, the fault of the temporary worker is not the intention of the official clan members, and the head of the family will definitely not know about it, and will make a statement saying that he will be severely punished. In the last three to two generations, no one knows what happened to the person who made the mistake. After the limelight has passed, no one knows.

Sun Lang was wearing a black gown, and Gu Ti was also wearing a black gown, walking one behind the other among the trees and shrubs. If you didn't look carefully, you would have thought you were dazzled.

Sun Lang is getting older, and his face has some shadows of Sun Jian. In this regard, Sun Lang and Sun Quan are different. Sun Quan's appearance is more like his mother, while Sun Lang is more like Sun Jian.

So from this point of view, when Sun Quan came to power, the one he was most afraid of was Sun Lang. There may not be some reasons for this.

At the same time, because he was born as a commoner, Sun Lang has not been very squeamish since he was a child. He has been in the army almost like Sun Ce. Even after being imprisoned for so many years, Sun Lang has a military atmosphere in his movements. Gu Ti, who was following behind, couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

Back then, if...

Who knows?

When they helped Sun Quan ascend to the throne, most people believed that Sun Quan was young, had no military experience, and was incompetent in both civil and military affairs. For Jiangdong, he was simply the best choice for the lordship. Just like when the Han Dynasty elected the emperor, they all liked Young Teeth. As for the changes that happened later, the children of Jiangdong at that time could not have imagined.

Once Sun Quan came to power, they did get along well for a while, but the good times did not last long.

As a person from Jiangdong, my general idea is that after Sun Quan is promoted to the top, this idiot who has neither a military foundation nor a lot of scriptures will basically be an empty frame. When Sun Quan grows up later and does something, , everything has become settled, and it becomes increasingly difficult for Sun Quan to flip the table.

But no one thought that Sun Quan's temper was the tradition of the Sun family. Although he didn't look much like Sun Jian, his inner temper was almost the same. His hands and feet were a little stiffer, and he just wanted to overturn the table...

In this way, how can everyone eat meat and drink together in a friendly manner?

In politics, you still need to create momentum, and you still need someone to flatter you. Otherwise, what is the purpose of everyone trying their best to form a party?

Therefore, Gu Ti found Sun Lang.

As for the guards around Sun Lang...

With the ability of the Jiangdong nobles, there is no need to fake a pass or anything like that! It’s tasteless to hold a fake one. If you want to use it, use the real thing. It is a real document issued by a special person. Let alone the guards at Wangjiangtai, even if it is taken to Wu County, most people will not be able to find any problems. That kind of thing.

But after Gu Ti arrived, Sun Lang was like a gourd with his mouth cut off. Although he was not silent, if Gu Ti said ten sentences, Sun Lang might not be able to reply. For a while, the self-proclaimed eloquent man Gu Ti didn't know what to do, so he could only follow Sun Lang, observe his movements and try to figure out his thoughts.

The two of them have been wandering around here for probably half an hour.

Gu Ti maintained his smile, but his face was stiff with laughter and his mouth was dry. He couldn't help but feel a little anxious in his heart. His eyes gradually became lower, thinking about how to ask straightforward questions if Sun Lang didn't say anything anymore. You know it clearly, no matter how shameless it is, you must always get some truth out of his mouth!

As a result, Sun Lang stopped in front of a crabapple tree, looked up at the branches and trunk, and suddenly said: "Why didn't you choose me back then?" 』

Gu Ti was stunned, but was caught off guard by Sun Lang's sudden attack, "This..."

"If we can't treat each other with sincerity and eliminate the estrangement, there will be no need for cooperation..." Sun Lang's eyes still stayed on the crabapple tree, as if he was missing something or thinking of something.

Gu Ti frowned, pondered for a moment and then said: "In the past, I didn't know what kind of person the young master was... so..."

Sun Lang laughed, "At this point, we are still ambiguous!" When you use the word "gongzi", are you talking about me or my brother? 』

Gu Ti was a little embarrassed when he saw that his words had been undermined by Sun Lang, but he quickly handed over his hand and said, "It's both... The situation was urgent at the time, and there was no time to consider it carefully..."

"So, now you have thought about it carefully? Sun Lang was still looking at Haitang, "Or is it just a try? If it works, use it. If it doesn't work, then find another way?" 』

Gu Ti's eyes moved slightly, "Of course I have thought about it carefully. I am here with sincerity." 』

"Another lie. ” Sun Lang looked leisurely and put his hands behind his back, “I am just an unlucky person. I am imprisoned here. The only thing I can rely on is this identity... If you are really honest, tell the truth. Why, what should we do... Otherwise, wherever you came from, you will go back to where you came from, and neither you nor I want to do it. 』

Sun Lang's words were considered very rude, but Gu Ti's eyebrows moved, and he showed some joy, and said loudly: "Now Jiangdong is in chaos, the situation is unstable, and the people are worried. If the young master is willing to take charge of the overall situation, , to gather Jiangdong, this alternation of power is naturally inevitable! The young master can also jump up and be accompanied by the wind and clouds, and does not have to be among the grass, trees, flowers and trees here. 』

"well said! Hahaha! Sun Lang burst out laughing, but after laughing twice, he suddenly stopped smiling and turned back to stare at Gu Ti, "But you still didn't tell me why..."

"..." Gu Ti was silent for a moment, "The head of the family is imprisoned. Just like the young master at the moment! If you don't save yourself, you will be a prisoner forever! 』

"Is this it..." Sun Lang nodded, then turned his head and continued to look at Haitang, "This way we can have a sense of connection... But, aren't you worried that I will still imprison your master after I go out?" 』

Gu Ti glanced at Sun Lang and found that Sun Lang had given him a blow on the back of his head. He could not go around to get to Sun Lang's front, so he could only say a little helplessly: "In the future, when the young master comes back, he will naturally need helpers by his side... Now In times of crisis, the rest have different thoughts. Only I and the Young Master are of the same mind and heart. Who can be trusted and relied on? I don’t need to say more. What's more, the Gu family is now considered the leader of Jiangdong and can definitely help the young master! If it’s two points, it’s two evils! 』

These words were actually extremely rude. But in political matters, once the other party is really useful, even if there is a deep hatred like the sea, you still need to smile at each other, and there is no need to talk about moral integrity. Or just talk superficially. Whoever takes it seriously will definitely suffer the most.

What's more, Gu and Sun Lang didn't have much friendship before. Naturally, talking about interests is more effective than talking about friendship now.

After a while, Sun Lang nodded, "Okay... I also have a question I've always wanted to ask my brother Quan, why... he locked me up for so long..."

"Haha, haha... on earth, why?" ! 』