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"This matter is not worth mentioning to the elder brother, and it can be done with just a handful of hand. It depends on whether the elder brother is willing to help."

Speaking of this, Zhou Yu paused and smiled and said, "I don't know what Brother Yu said in the letter, how are your brother thinking about?"

"Uh! This,,," Sun Ce hesitated in surprise, and smiled bitterly with a difficult face: "I am not sad about this matter. On one side are allies of the princes and on the other side are his own brothers. I feel deeply embarrassed for my brother!

However, allies are just working temporarily, while brothers are in love with each other for the rest of their lives. Therefore, I can agree to what Gongjin said in my letter, but I also have something to invite you. I wonder if Gongjin can help me?"

Zhou Yu seemed not surprised at all and said loudly: "Brother, be polite. Anything that does not violate faith and righteousness will not disappoint you as long as you can. Why bother with your brother? Why not speak out in a blunt way?"

"Oh, isn't it against faith?"

While pondering softly, Sun Ce was surprised that Zhou Yu was so cheerful. He was hesitant and didn't know whether to ask for it. Because he vaguely felt that Zhou Yu might already know what he wanted to say, so when Zhou Yu promised, he specifically stated that "not disobeying the truth." The implication was to remind him that if there was anything against the truth, he would give up this idea as soon as possible and not speak up.

However, as Zhou Yu and Lu Su said before, Sun Ce was definitely not a person who gave up easily. Anything he had decided was only a matter of success or failure. But he never gave up halfway. Once he had already made up his mind, no one would convince him to change his original intention or give up directly. This is the character of Sun Bofu from Jiangdong. Think twice before acting. Once he made up his mind, he would rather fail than surrender.

With a sudden turn, Sun Ce was not in a hurry to speak, but took up the teacup and slowly savored tea. While drinking tea, he looked at the situation in the big tent with a faint smile on his face.

Seeing this, Zhou Yu couldn't help but look at Lu Su, and then shook his head tacitly, and a helpless smile appeared on his face.

Obviously, Zhou Yu and Lu Su were prepared for Sun Ce's reaction at this time and the questions to be raised, or as expected.

Now, Sun Ce has 30,000 troops and is famous. He also has the imperial edicts and imperial entrustment requested from Li Li, and he already has the ability to separatist the side. He only needs an opportunity to leave the Allied camp and return to Jiangdong as soon as possible. From then on, the dragon will travel to the sea and the eagle will strike the sky. Major events can be accomplished and hegemony can be expected. Therefore, what does he need Zhou Yu's help at this moment, or what does he want from Zhou Yu?

Put down the teacup gently. Sun Ce said to Zhou Yu with a smile: "Mr. Zhou and his uncle are still in Yangzhou now. I believe Gongjin has not seen each other for many days. How about this time I will go to Yangzhou with my brother Yu?"

"Huh?" Zhou Yu was shocked when he heard this. He expected that Sun Ce would definitely want to invite him to return to Jiangdong with him, but he never expected that Sun Ce would speak so tactfully and act so ruthlessly, and directly brought out the elders of the Zhou family to talk about it. This move really caught Zhou Yu off guard and couldn't help but feel a little angry, so he had complaints about Sun Ce.

In fact, Zhou Yu cherished the brotherhood between him and Sun Ce. The two met since childhood because they were the best of the general, and the two families were family friends, so he always regarded Sun Ce as his brother and respected him very much. Last year, after careful consideration, he finally decided to serve under Li Li. Since then, he felt deeply sorry for Sun Ce and was quite blamed. However, in order to show his ambitions, for the future and long-term considerations of the Zhou family, he finally chose to be loyal to Li Li. However, it was precisely because he always felt that he had lost Sun Ce's brotherhood that when he was serving Li Li, he specially pleaded for Sun Ce, so that he could get a promise from Li Li, so that he could feel at ease.

Now, the reason why Sun Ce can still live well is because of Li Li's past promise. Otherwise, Sun Ce would have been in a different position in the battle of Dongyuan City. All of this was Zhou Yu's achievements. If Li Li had not been for his sake, he would have been killed by just 20,000 or 30,000 people under Sun Ce's tent.

Zhou Yu did not know about the battle in Dongyuan City, but in just a few days after the war, he knew the whole process and saw many problems from it. First, the lord Li Li was willing to kill Sun Ce, as if he wanted to kill Sun Ce, the tiger in Jiangdong, before it rose, and eliminate future troubles as soon as possible; second, Sun Ce came to the alliance under the banner of revenge in name, but in fact, in order to make a name for himself, he wanted to make a name for himself and asked for an imperial edict; third, Zhou Yu saw from this war that his lord Li Li was really a monarch who would do his best, keep his promises, and valued him very much.

It was precisely the magnanimity that Li Li showed in the Battle of Dongyuan City that made Zhou Yu feel grateful and a little ashamed, which prompted him to deeply reflect on how the brotherhood between him and Sun Ce should be handled, and whether it was necessary to do everything he had done. You must know that it was precisely because he could not let go of his brotherhood with Sun Ce that Sun Ce survived the death of the Battle of Dongyuan City and received a free imperial edict, which made many generals of the Western Liang Army very dissatisfied and complained about it. However, Li Li did not complain from beginning to end, forcibly suppressing the dissatisfaction and advice of the generals, and still gave Zhou Yu the right to be arbitrary and to take over all the troops in Bingzhou.

It is no exaggeration to say that the most important reason why Zhou Yu was promoted from Juchao Ling to General Anbei and Hou Duting in just one year, and made great achievements and became famous all over the world. In addition to his outstanding talent, the most important reason is that Li Li's absolute trust and careful cultivation of him.

I think that when he first entered the Western Liang Army, he served as the deputy general of the Central Army, and then he even led tens of thousands of troops to fight alone. He had the power to arbitrarily and mobilized all the Northern Expedition troops. In order to ensure that the generals obeyed his orders, Li Li personally stood in the rear and pressed Zhou Yu, so that no one in the entire army dared to disobey his general orders, which was absolutely prohibited. This was undoubtedly very lucky for a commander who had just taken charge of military power. Li Li really provided him with a stage to display his talents. Because of this, Zhou Yu made many contributions in just one year, wiped out the Southern Xiongnu and recovered Bingzhou. He then became famous all over the world, becoming a popular general in the world, and was a famous general in the world.

In other words, if Li Li had not had the strong support, maybe Zhou Yu would have become famous sooner or later, but this time would have been delayed by at least a dozen years. If the world continues to develop accordingly, it is unknown what it will look like in more than ten years and whether there will be such an opportunity.

Therefore, it is not so much that Zhou Yu is now conquering the world for Li Li. It is better to say that Li Li made him successful. If Li Li did not have Li Li's trust and appreciation, he would not have Zhou Yu's present. If Li Li had not given him the brave and fighting cavalry of Xiliang, and gave him the opportunity to stand alone and support him, even if he had the talent of heaven and earth, it would be in vain. There has never been a shortage of amazing people in the world, but there are very few lucky people who can indulge in talent. Therefore, there is a saying in the world that "a thousand-mile horse is always there but a Bole is not always there."

Because of this, Zhou Yu is extremely loyal to Li Li today. Xiu said that Sun Ce has a brotherly relationship with him, but he is not a brother. Even if the elders of the Zhou family came to serve as lobbyists in person, it would not be possible to convince him to abandon Li Li and leave.

What's more, when asked, there was no betrayal between him and Sun Ce, because he was never Sun Ce's subordinate or general. He had never received any favors and care from Sun Ce. On the contrary, before that, his Zhou family sponsored Sun Jian, Sun Ce and his son many times. During Sun Jian's leadership of his troops to participate in the Chenliu League, all his family members were entrusted to the Zhou family, and Zhou Yu himself helped Sun Ce through the danger after Sun Jian's death. Therefore, there was no interest relationship between him and Sun Ce at all, and it was a true brotherhood.

But now, this brotherly relationship ended with Zhou Yu's participation in Li Li, as Sun Ce led his troops to break up with the Western Liang army, and it was completely declared over as Sun Ce threatened the Zhou clan.

Private friendships always seem so fragile in the face of vital interests. Although many people are unwilling to admit it, this is the truth.

Zhou Yu regarded his brotherhood with Sun Ce as a treasure, but at this moment he felt that the treasure suddenly fell to the ground, smashed to pieces, and could never be restored.

After a while of silence, the expression on Zhou Yu's face gradually returned to calm, and then became extremely calm, just like a calm water surface, calm and unremitting.

"Brother Lao Bofu is not concerned about the matter between the ancestors of the family and the uncle of the family. If it weren't for the melee of Sili, the ancestors of the family and my Zhou clan had already moved to Chang'an to settle down. The battle is about to end. I expected that when Brother Bofu returns to Jiangdong, the ancestors of the family would have arrived in Chang'an. In this way, I can fulfill my filial piety sooner or later and reunite the family. However, Brother Bofu reminded me that this matter must be handled quickly, and what will happen if I change it later!"

After a brief speech, Zhou Yu said earnestly: "In addition, I would like to remind my brother. Yuan Shu in Yangzhou is definitely not a good person. It is a lucky thing for Brother Bo Fu to borrow 20,000 troops from him this time. If he is not returned, he is afraid that he will be angry and angry with the Sun clan. Therefore, Brother Bo Fu should prepare early to avoid any trouble."

"Oh?" Sun Ce's brows moved, a look of anger appeared on his face, and he laughed unhappily: "Thank you, Gongjin, reminding me that Brother Yu had already made arrangements for this matter. My mother and younger brother and sister have returned to Jiangdong. Gongjin is not worried about it."

While speaking, Sun Ce forced himself to calm down. After adjusting his emotions, he calmly said: "Since Gongjin's intentions have been decided, Brother Yu is not inconvenient to force him. However, this time we have a private discussion, it is difficult to guarantee that General Li will not be suspicious. If Gongjin is implicated, Brother Yu is so uneasy!"

Zhou Yu smiled calmly, pointed his hand at Lu Su, and said with a laugh: "Brother is too worried. My lord is broad-minded and generous. This is known to everyone and widely praised. Moreover, it is not accidental that Zijing is here to accompany him, but is actually a witness to the secret discussion tonight. Perhaps the elder brother does not know that in addition to being the chief clerk of the army and joining the army, Zijing is also the current governor of Bingzhou and is the righteous brother of my lord. Therefore, my brother does not have to worry about me. It is getting late, so you and I will discuss it as soon as possible to avoid delaying the opportunity to fight. I wonder what my brother wants?"

Speaking of this, Sun Ce no longer turned around and said bluntly: "All the troops in Anyi City belong to me, plus 30% of the food, grass and supplies, and the Xiliang army will not stop me from moving south."

Zhou Yu shook his head when he heard this and said without hesitation: "The 70,000 troops in Anyi City cannot be swallowed by my brother. With my current strength, my brother can merge at most 30%, and my food, weeds and supplies can be taken away by 20%. This is my heartfelt words, and I hope my brother will consider it carefully."

Sun Ce looked slightly angry. After a while of silence, he suddenly stood up and walked out the door. After turning over the horse, he sang: "Well, just follow Gongjin's words, take action in the fifth update."

After leaving a word, Sun Ce rode his horse away, and his figure quickly disappeared into the darkness.

"Oh, the love of the former general leader has ended up unhappily tonight, which is not what I wish!" Zhou Yu sighed as he watched Sun Ce take a horse and leave with a loss.

Lu Su nodded slightly and comforted him with kind words: "Gongjin doesn't have to worry, how can the world be as good as others' wishes? Sun Ce is ambitious and will go against us sooner or later, and today's affairs are inevitable. Fortunately, the enemy we are going to wipe out is Zhang Yang, not him, otherwise we will have already faced each other at this moment."

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Chapter completed!