Your Majesty, please spare Diao Chan; your yang energy is too strong.

Zhou Heng was naturally unaware of what had happened in Jiangdong.

Of course, it doesn't matter even if I knew.

He was determined to win over Jiangdong.

In fact, Zhou Heng was very puzzled in the original work.

Why didn't anyone send troops to Jiangdong at that time?

After all, at that time, Jiangdong could be considered a blank slate in the world.

If we can take over Jiangdong, we can definitely use it as a base.

With the natural barrier of the Yangtze River at their disposal.

It can be used for both offense and defense, making it virtually flawless.

But no one did that.

He could understand why Cao Cao didn't do that.

After all, Cao Cao was facing Yuan Shao at the moment, and he had neither the time nor the energy to go to Jiangdong.

If Liu Biao didn't do this, then there would be absolutely no reason for him to do so.

Liu Biao claimed to have an army of 330,000 men, both land and naval.

It can be said to be dozens of times that of Sun Ce.

They are fully capable of making a deep run into the enemy territory.

But he did not do that.

It can only be said that Liu Biao was old and had lost his ambition to dominate; he only wanted to live out his retirement in his own little territory.

But apart from Liu Biao, neither Liu Zhang of Yizhou nor Zhang Lu of Hanzhong did this, which is incredible.

Either of these two men could easily take over Jiangdong in its current state, regardless of who sends troops.

But they still didn't choose to do that.

Instead, they fought to the death while guarding their own little patch of land.

It just goes to show that sometimes a person's perspective is indeed a problem.

However, Zhou Heng wouldn't make such a basic mistake now.

For him, such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity was not one he could possibly miss.

Most importantly... if other people were to send troops, they might lack a legitimate reason to do so.

But Zhou Heng was originally Yuan Shu's son-in-law.

What's wrong with taking back the territory that your father-in-law used to occupy?

Whether it's the reputation of the master or the favorable timing, location, and people.

He fits all of them.

Naturally, they couldn't let go of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

As for peace talks?

"What right do you have to negotiate with me?"

Zhou Heng glanced at Zhou Yu in front of him and said calmly.

"General, you have just taken over Jianghuai, and your foundation is not yet stable. If you rashly send troops, it would not be a good thing for you."

"As for my lord........."

Zhou Yu spoke eloquently.

However, before he could finish speaking, Zhou Heng interrupted him.

"Does Gongjin intend to emulate Su Qin and Zhang Yi and use his silver tongue to persuade people in the Jianghuai region?"

Zhou Heng sneered.

"General, you misunderstand. Do you think Su Qin and Zhang Yi are just persuaders?"

"In my opinion, this is completely wrong. These two are great heroes who save the world and its people."

“Su Qin…”

Zhou Heng was speechless.

These words sound somewhat familiar.

Oh, so that's it. In the original story, Zhuge Liang debated with the Confucian scholars.

They used this one trick.

Was Zhou Yu planning to fool him like a bunch of idiots from Jiangdong?

A hint of disdain appeared on Zhou Heng's lips.

"Come on, take Zhou Yu down for me."

Zhou Heng simply waved his hand, and the next second dozens of axemen emerged from under the corridor.

This left Zhou Yu completely bewildered.

"General, what do you mean by this? In war, envoys are not to be killed..."

Zhou Yu's expression changed drastically.

"You call yourself an army? In my opinion, you're not even as good as bandits. A mere few thousand soldiers dare to wag your tongues in front of me?"

Dealing with such eloquent people.

The best approach is to interrupt his spellcasting directly.

"General, you are mistaken. I originally thought you were a great hero, but today it seems you are nothing special."

Zhou Yu said sarcastically.

"You don't think you can pique my curiosity by using these provocations, do you? Then please continue."

"Let me tell you, I've played these games to death."

“Take him out and behead him, then present his head to Sun Ce in front of the army.”

Zhou Heng said calmly.

This single command so frightened Zhou Yu that he wet his diaper.

Originally, Zhou Heng seemed to be acting unpredictably.

He even tried to use reverse psychology, but not only did it not work, it also ruined him.

How could he not feel bewildered?

If he had known Zhou Heng was a time traveler, he wouldn't have used such a stupid approach.

I don't know how many times I've seen someone say something like that in my past life.

If I'm just trying to scare you, then I don't care and will listen to you continue.

At that time, the two sides can also reach a considerable cooperation agreement.

But now, I want to take over Jiangdong.

What's the point of all your rambling?

Anyway, Zhou Yu isn't the kind of person who would surrender.

Since that's the case, why waste words?

“Zhou Heng........”

“Gag him and kill him.”

Zhou Heng waved his hand.

What? You mean why didn't you persuade Zhou Yu?

Zhou Yu was a simpleton.

In modern terms, he was incredibly stubborn; winning him over was no less difficult than winning over Cao Cao.

Zhou Heng wasn't in the mood for that.

Moreover, this person is not one to easily surrender to others.

Yuan Shu was completely fooled by him back then.

Even if I win him over now, I might still have other thoughts later.

He had no interest in watching him all day long.

Once I unify the world, what kind of talented people won't I have?

Can't you train them yourself?

I am not the same person I used to be.

There's no need to expend so much effort for a mere civil or military official.

Of course, this is only one of the reasons.

The most crucial thing is..........

The two Qiao sisters of Jiangdong had long coveted them.

If you don't die, how can I sleep with your wife?

Zhou Heng thought to himself.

These two beauties are renowned throughout history.

Zhou Heng is an ordinary person.

Naturally, I wanted to get it.

"Yes."

Thus, poor Zhou Yu, upon arriving at Zhou Heng's camp, was dragged out and beheaded without even uttering a few words.

Poor little dog.

But there is nothing we can do about it.

You won't surrender to me.

I am determined to acquire Jiangdong.

Letting you go back would be aiding the enemy, wouldn't it?

How stupid must I be to make such a foolish choice?

When Sun Ce received this news.

I almost fainted from anger.

When the two armies are fighting, the envoy will not be killed.

But you went against the grain.

How could this not make him feel a deep-seated hatred?

What he hated most was... the sentence Zhou Heng had Zhang Liao say in front of the army.

"In war, envoys are not to be killed, but what about soldiers?"

“What are you, Sun Ce? You’re not even a bandit or a brigand.”

“I am now the Marquis of Wuxiang, General of the Cavalry, and Governor of Xuzhou. What is your official position, Sun Ce?”

"Your father is the Prefect of Changsha, and you still don't even have an official position?"

"Is he considered part of the military?"