The revival of the Han Dynasty must start with Dong Zhuo

Chapter 466: Going to a Meeting Alone
Guan Yu and Lu Su each took a small boat.

Except for a boatman, there was no one else around the two men. They just moored at a flat water place and stood at the bow of the boat.

Salute each other.

Guan Yu first asked: "Are you inviting me to meet you to discuss surrender?"

Lu Su: "General, how do you know that it must be surrender, rather than issuing a declaration of war against you?"

"I already know the general situation of Jiangdong now!"

When Guan Yu mentioned Jiangdong, the disdain in his eyes became even stronger.

"Sun Quan has probably been named Marquis of Wu now, and is colluding with the local noble families to divide up the property of Sun Ce and Zhou Yu! In this situation, how can you fight against our army?"

Lu Su smiled slightly and said, "How can what General Guan knows be the truth?"

"Besides, even if it is true, Sun Ce is Sun Ce, and Sun Quan is Sun Quan. The one leading the troops here now is the Sun Ce who unified Jiangdong, Sun Bofu!"

Lu Su's voice gradually became louder: "Now Bofu still has 100,000 soldiers and countless ships! If the general really pushes too far, I will destroy you together with you!"

Burning together?

A hint of surprise flashed across Guan Yu's almond-shaped eyes. Obviously, he didn't expect Lu Su to be so courageous.

Regardless of whether the other party really wanted to perish together with him, when Lu Su was able to say these words in front of Guan Yu, he had already won!

Guan Yu stroked his beautiful beard, but sat down on the bow and asked Lu Su: "What do you want?"

Lu Su followed suit and sat down with Guan Yu.

"Today I met with the general, and I wanted to ask, what is the attitude of the court... or the emperor towards Jiangdong? Or what is the attitude towards Bofu?"

Guan Yu had no hesitation about this.

"Whether it's the imperial court or the emperor, they must be thinking about reviving the Han Dynasty and recovering their homeland. They will never watch Jiangdong split!"

"As for you, Sun Bofu... The emperor didn't even kill Yuan Shao's two sons, and he was able to forgive Cao Cao. His mind is so broad that you can't imagine it!"

"Besides, Sun Ce's sister, Sun Shangxiang, has been named a concubine by the emperor and has a good relationship with the queen. What do you think the emperor's attitude towards Sun Ce is?"

After hearing this, Lu Su nodded.

"Will the emperor be willing to grant me the position of a pillar of state?"

"You're dreaming!"

Guan Yu really wanted to complain like this.

But when the words came to his lips, he was too disdainful to argue and just turned his eyes slightly to the side.

Lu Su was not surprised to see Guan Yu like this.

Zhuguo is the position that Lu Su wants to get for Sun Ce.

But there is no doubt that it is far from easy to become the pillar of the Han Dynasty.

Niu Fu, Dong Zhuo's son-in-law, was a hero of Xiliang and had made countless military achievements.

Lu Bu, the adopted son of the Grand Master, was unrivaled in the world. He killed the Chanyu in battle and drove out the Xianbei. He sealed the Wolf's Lair and drank water from the vast sea. He was personally appointed by the emperor as the Marquis of Champion and the General of the Cavalry.

Xu Rong, who was stationed alone in Xingyang, ambushed Cao Cao, defeated Sun Jian, and took the overall situation into consideration in the Battle of Anyi and launched a surprise attack on Yuan’s camp.

Zhang Liao swept through Anyi and defeated Yuan Shao! The bloody battle of Jimen, a thousand-mile raid!

Zhang Xiu came to the rescue of the emperor at Meiwu, planned to build Nanyang, resist Cao Cao, and protect the western barrier of Chang'an.

Liu Bei sneaked across Yinping, pacified Yizhou, won a great victory in Yiling, and became famous in Jing and Yi.

Guan Yu killed Yan Liang and Wen Chou, guarded the Central Plains, and awed all of China!

Xu Huang killed Gao Gan and led Yuan's army to gather in the direction of Bingzhou, creating excellent conditions for the emperor to attack the Central Plains.

Gao Shun, determined to break through the enemy lines, even if he died! In the Battle of Hebei, he used the Que Yue Formation to seize the river bank, shattering Yuan Shao's fantasy of holding on to Hebei.

Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun first followed Liu Bei to pacify Yizhou and won the Battle of Yingshui. Later, they killed Zhang He and Gao Lan, two pillars of the Hebei court, and annihilated the last field forces in Hebei...

Ma Chao, the only pillar of the state who was enthroned due to political needs at that time, had already been stripped of his position by the emperor and driven to the Western Regions.

Even Cao Cao, who once commanded three states and ruled the Central Plains, surrendered, but the emperor did not give him the title of pillar of the country!
Now Sun Ce wants to take the position of pillar of the country away from the emperor. It is really wishful thinking!
But Lu Su still wanted to fight for it: "There are still 100,000 Jiangdong soldiers in the camp!"

"Now that we have cut off our supplies, what can we do even if we have a million troops, let alone 100,000?"

Guan Yu was not easily intimidated and was well-versed in the art of war.

"An army of one hundred thousand is not your reliance!"

"If they knew that the retreat route to Jiangdong was cut off, these soldiers would mutiny immediately!"

"Instead of thinking about how to use those Jiangdong soldiers to negotiate with me, you should think about how to suppress those soldiers!"

Guan Yu doesn't have to do anything now.

As long as we hold a few key places, we can just sit back and watch the Jiangdong camp completely collapse!
So... no matter how much Lu Su exaggerates, Guan Yu remains unmoved!
At this moment, Lu Su seemed to have lost all his strength and means.

"General, can you tell me what conditions the court can offer?"

Guan Yu: "If you don't want to fight with the world from now on, the court will now set up a position for a miscellaneous official! You can be granted the position of a purple and blue doctor!"

But Lu Su shook his head.

Sun Ce, Zhou Yu, Taishi Ci, and even myself, are still young and strong. It is time for us to make great achievements. We will not be like Tian Feng who just stays as an official and lingers on.

"If you want to join the army, you can naturally fight your way out with military merit."

"If you want to become an official, just take the imperial examination!"

The previous sentence is fine.

The latter sentence made Lu Su confused and asked, "Could it be that I have to take the imperial examination too?"

"Nonsense! In terms of wisdom and strategy, can you compare with Ma Zhongda and Zhuge Kongming?"

"In terms of position and power, can you compare with Ju Shou of Hebei and Chen Gong of the Central Plains?"

"In terms of reputation and knowledge, can you compare with the great scholar Fu Wan?"

"Even they have to take the imperial examination to become officials, let alone you?"

……

Lu Su opened his mouth.

Because Jiangdong was isolated from the outside world, Lu Su didn't know a lot of things. He thought that Sun Ce was fair enough in suppressing the noble families and supporting the poor in Jiangdong, but he didn't expect that the court's system had become so strict!

Compared with the imperial court, Jiangdong is simply a poor imitator!
Perhaps it was precisely because Jiangdong had only carried out a clumsy imitation that the Jiangdong aristocratic families took advantage of the opportunity and carried out a restoration.

"If this is the general's answer, then I understand it in my heart."

Lu Su stood up and was about to leave.

But Guan Yu stopped Lu Su at this time.

"If you really want to surrender, I can give you a guarantee."

"What guarantee?"

"I've said before that neither the imperial court nor the emperor will allow Jiangdong to continue to secede!"

"Even with the natural barrier of the Yangtze River, we still can't stop the imperial army!"

"When the imperial court conquers Jiangdong, Sun Quan and the other Jiangdong nobles will all be at your disposal!"

After hearing this, Lu Su's expression became complicated again.

After bowing to Guan Yu, Lu Su returned to the Jiangdong camp.

Sun Ce and Zhou Yu were both lying on the couch at this moment.

Lu Su stepped forward and, ignoring the obstruction of the people around him, directly helped Zhou Yu up.

"Gong Jin!"

no response.

"Snapped!"

In front of everyone's shocked gaze, Lu Su actually slapped Zhou Yu in the face!

Zhou Yu was hit hard by this and a look of astonishment appeared in his eyes.

No matter what the expression was, there was at least a gleam in Zhou Yu's eyes!

"Gongjin, I went to see Guan Yu."

"Guan Yu promises that he will not harm you, me, or Bo Fu's lives, and that he will cross the Yangtze River sooner or later and strike back at Jiangdong!"

"It's been a long time now. The soldiers in the barracks probably already know that their retreat has been cut off. Our survival depends on a single thought. You must make a decision!"

Zhou Yu's brain, which seemed to have been dead just now, slowly started to work.

He looked at Lu Su in a daze: "Is there no choice but to surrender?"

"You can only surrender!"

Lu Su did not hesitate at all at this moment.

"I agreed to your attack on Jingzhou before because once Jiangling is taken, Jiangdong will still have a way out and can compete with the imperial court!"

"But now Jiangdong is gone. Even if you fight to the death and really defeat Guan Yu, what can you do?"

"This is the current situation!"

"Those nobles in Jiangdong and Sun Quan all want us to die!"

"These soldiers around us who have been cut off from retreat also want to kill us!"

"Only the imperial court wants us to live!"

"Guan Yu's meaning is very obscure, but he did remind me——"

"If the imperial court wants to capture Jiangdong as soon as possible in the future, they will definitely need us!"

"So, there is no need for the court to kill us now!"

"If you really want revenge, surrendering now is probably the only way!"

Lu Su was so excited that he spit on Zhou Yu's face.

While Zhou Yu was still bowing his head, a weak voice came from beside him: "Gongjin, surrender."

Sun Ce.

He and Zhou Yu woke up at the same time.

Sun Ce now cares about almost nothing.

The only thing he cared about was what Lu Su had just said -

"When will the imperial court attack Jiangdong?"

Lu Su shook his head.

"This is a secret of the imperial court. How could Guan Yu tell me?"

"But conservatively speaking, it will probably take one to two years of preparation."

"it is good!"

Sun Ce struggled to sit up from the couch.

"It's only one or two years. I can wait!"

"But the emperor must promise me that I must be the vanguard when attacking Jiangdong in the future! I must go and ask him in person why... cough cough cough!"

Sun Ce seemed to have consumed most of his mental energy at this moment. He couldn't help coughing wildly after saying only a few words.

Taishi Ci hurried forward to help Sun Ce relax and breathe smoothly.

At the same time, he also looked at Zhou Yu and Lu Su: "Just follow Bo Fu's wishes and surrender!"

Zhou Yu looked down at the calluses on his fingertips, and when he thought of his recent joy over defeating Gan Ning, he shook his head in self-mockery.

"In that case, surrender."

When it is still cold.

On the eighth day of the second month of the eighth year of Jian'an, Sun Ce and Zhou Yu led their army to surrender to Guan Yu at Chibi.

At the same time, Sun Ce also sent a letter to the Emperor of Pengcheng.

What Sun Ce didn't know was that his younger brother Sun Quan also sent a letter to the emperor at almost the same time.

As a result, there were two letters on Liu Xie's desk, with the handwriting almost identical!
(End of this chapter)