System Blessing: The Young Master of the Dong Family and Diao Chan's Fate

It seems like a loss of face, but in fact the foundation has been preserved.

You know, the Battle of Yiling lasted for a full year, and most of Jiangdong's main forces were tied up on the front line.

It was definitely the wisest choice for Sun Quan to be Cao Pi's grandson.

"What's the point of calling me brother? Don't you look down on me?"

"And he personally led the retreating army?"

"Besides, I won't let you go!"

"Stop dreaming!"

"If I let you go, how can I become a marquis?"

Zhang Liao glanced at Sun Quan speechlessly and asked back.

He has worked so hard for so many years, isn't it just for the title of nobility?

In order to avoid large-scale land annexation at the beginning of the founding of the country, Dong Yu has always been very cautious about the issue of conferring titles of nobility.

High positions and generous salaries are only temporary and can be bestowed casually.

However, a title is an iron rice bowl that lasts for several generations or even an entire dynasty.

For example, Zhang Liao's current official position is General Pingnan, which is considered a powerful general, but his title is only a Marquis of Guannei without any actual fiefdom.

The Marquis of Guannei has food and salary but no fiefdom. To put it bluntly, it is just an honorary title.

Although the generals and soldiers also wanted the highest rank of marquis, the country was not yet stable and Dong Yu was not even an emperor. Even if they were awarded the title of marquis, they would at most be marquises of the Han Dynasty.

It was still unknown whether they would still be marquises after the Han Dynasty fell, and whether they could inherit the newly established court of Dong Yu.

So, they are not in a hurry!

Don’t think that Wei Yan was granted a title of marquis right from the start, because that was a marquis of the Han Dynasty.

Dong Yu was certainly generous in not enfeoffing his own land.

"Brother Liao, do you want to be a marquis?"

"That's not easy!"

"If you let me go, I'll draw a piece of land for you in Jiangdong."

"This place is dedicated to collecting rent and taxes for you, how about it?"

Sun Quan remained undaunted and spoke while pounding his shoulder.

"What are you thinking about?"

"This time we not only captured you, but also intercepted more than twenty large ships."

"When Zhang He arrives in a few days, I will lead my men to conquer your Jiangdong region. By then, all of it will be mine."

"Do you think my Lord will not grant me a title of nobility?"

Zhang Liao slapped Sun Quan's arm and said unhappily.

"Brother Liao, how about this? You come with me to Jiangdong. Your status is only second to mine. How about that?"

Sun Quan was still unwilling to give up. He had to go back, otherwise he would be nailed to the pillar of shame for the rest of his life.

"You don't have to think about it."

"I'm determined to be the Marquis."

"I have drafted a memorial and sent it to Jingzhou. I only want the title of Marquis of Xiaoyao, even without the fiefdom."

"It's just a fiefdom, how can it compare to eternal fame?"

"Just imagine, from now on, when others hear the name Xiaoyao Hou, they will remember me defeating 100,000 rats with only 800 men at Xiaoyaojin and capturing the rat thief Sun Quan alive. What a great reputation that would be!"

Zhang Liao raised his head, his face full of enjoyment.

"Brother Liao, you can't do this!"

"Then not only will my life be over, but I will also be nailed to the pillar of shame for thousands of lifetimes to come."

"Besides, I don't have an army of 100,000!"

Sun Quan was almost crying. Now that you have gained fame, won’t others think of me when they mention you in the future?

"Aren't you known for having an army of 100,000?"

"The historians won't care about the truth. After all, you yourself claimed that you led an army of 100,000 to the north to attack Hefei."

Zhang Liao no longer thought about so many things and was only concerned about becoming famous throughout the ages.

"Wenyuan, I heard you captured Biyan'er?"

Just then, Zhang He's voice came from outside the tent.

Hearing the sound, he looked and saw Zhang He had already opened the tent and walked in.

"Haha, look, the prisoners are here."

Zhang Liao laughed out loud and pointed at Sun Quan.

"What a blue-eyed kid."

"I've heard that Sun Quan has blue eyes and a red beard, but I didn't expect it to be true."

"I've also met Sun Jian. Could it be that your mother is cheating on Sun Jian?"

Zhang He looked at Sun Quan and teased.

"Don't go too far!"

Sun Quan shouted with some embarrassment.

Although Wu Guotai was his aunt, she was also his father Sun Jian's second wife. How could he allow others to humiliate her?

"I've heard Cao Mengde loves women. When I conquer Jiangdong, I'll give him Wu Guotai. Perhaps I can even exchange his delicate daughter for a concubine."

Zhang He's face darkened and he threatened.

"..."

Sun Quan's face turned pale and he immediately shut his mouth.

His aunt was already 40 years old, and he didn't want his late father to still be wearing a hat in the afterlife.

"Okay, Junyi, there's no need to waste time on this blue-eyed girl."

"I only brought him with me so that I could admire my trophy at all times."

"How many soldiers did you bring with you this time?"

Zhang Liao looked at Zhang He and asked.

"Yuzhou has a garrison of 50,000 soldiers. To prevent Yuzhou from being left empty and giving someone an opportunity to take advantage, I only brought 30,000 soldiers."

Zhang He's expression turned serious and he spoke.

"Can you swim?"

Zhang Liao looked delighted and asked.

"know a little."

"I've been training along the Huai River for a while now. It's not as good as on the river, but at least I don't get seasick."

Zhang He nodded and said.

Naval warfare is not like land warfare.

Even though Zhang He was good at training his troops, he still felt restricted in every way when training the navy and clearly felt that he was unable to do the job.

"This is enough."

"The soldiers and horses that Bi Yaner brought with him this time are all scared to death."

"When we attack Jiangdong, I will lead Bi Yan'er into the first battle, and I guarantee that the Jiangdong rats will collapse without a fight."

Zhang Liao grabbed Sun Quan's collar and laughed.

Sun Quan felt so humiliated that he lowered his head and wished he could bury his face in his clothes.

When you humiliate me, can you please consider my feelings?

No, you can just let me go out.

How could someone call someone a rat or a blue-eyed person in front of others?

unacceptable!

"Okay, I've brought a lot of weapons and arrows, enough for us to advance into Jiangdong."

"Could you send someone to Jingzhou as fast as possible to inform the lord?"

Zhang He was also getting excited.

If Jiangdong could be destroyed, it would undoubtedly be a great achievement.

Being granted a title of nobility and appointed as a general is definitely enough.

"Someone has been sent."

"But I think the lord will not miss such a good opportunity."

Zhang Liao stroked his beard and smiled.

"It's good that we went. Otherwise, if we used military force without authorization, even if there was a reason, we would still be impeached."

"A little impeachment is fine, but I'm afraid it will make the Lord suspicious of us."

Zhang He was still very cautious and did not dare to move troops easily without Dong Yu's order.