Ling Tong had defected, and Gan Ning had been injured. The unexpected turn of events had caused the Jiangdong forces to suffer greatly.
Zhou Yu felt ashamed and angry for his miscalculation, but the worry in his heart grew stronger and stronger!
As for Sun Quan, he was still in the midst of his anger after being betrayed, thinking about how to vent his anger.
"Although Ling Tong fled, his father Ling Cao's corpse is still in his hometown!”
Sun Quan's eyes were filled with viciousness, and his voice was unusually ruthless.
"Go! Dig up Ling Cao's bones and hang them on the sails. Whip them day and night on the other side of the river. I want Ling Tong to have no peace for the rest of his life!”
He immediately wanted to pass down the order, but was stopped by Zhou Yu!
"My lord, you can't do this at this time!”
Sun Quan was furious."Ling Tong looks down on me. I wish I could eat his flesh and drink his blood!" Why couldn't he whip Ling Cao's corpse? Could it be that you want me to sit here and watch the Ling family humiliate me?”
Zhou Yu thought of some terrifying consequences, but he didn't care about Sun Quan's anger and continued to dissuade him.
"My Lord, a little forbearance will ruin the great plan! Guo Yu was not an ordinary person. He had set his eyes on River East when he had just stepped out of the cottage. How could he be after an unremarkable Ling Tong?”
However, Sun Quan didn't listen to him at all. You can deal with Guo Yu. I'm going to dig up Ling Cao's grave now. I just need to save my face and let everyone know the consequences of betraying me! Men! Dig a grave!"
"My lord!" Zhou Yu shouted and knelt down.
"If my lord digs up Ling Cao's tomb, Jiangdong will be in chaos!”
Seeing that Zhou Yu wasn't trying to scare him, Sun Quan's furious mind cleared up a little.
"Ling Cao is already dead, and the entire Ling Family has defected. Even if Ling Cao is still alive, what can a mere Ling Family do? Whipping corpses could cause unrest in River East? Duke of Zhou Jin, if you dare to say anything false today, I'll punish you as well!”
Zhou Yu hammered the ground and swore,"I am not lying! Ling Tong had defected because Gan Ning had shot Ling Cao, and the lord had placed Gan Ning in an important position! Ling Cao was the lord's elder brother's trusted aide. He not only represented himself, but also the lord's father and elder brother's old subjects! Not only did the lord not avenge Ling Cao's death, but he also put Gan Ning in an important position. This would definitely cause the old generals to be dissatisfied!”
When Sun Quan heard this, he suddenly became irritable." They are old, and I kindly let them retreat behind others and enjoy their retirement in peace. How can they not remember my painstaking efforts? Gan Ning is a talent, and I'm using him for the greater good of River East.”
"My lord may have good intentions, but you old generals have lost your military power and are now under Gan Ning and me. How can you be satisfied? It would have been fine if this hadn't happened, but now that Ling Tong had defected, it would shake the hearts of the old generals and make them feel even more indignant for Ling Cao! If my lord continues to dig up the graves and whip the corpses, forgive me for being blunt, but the ones who will be whipped will not be Ling Cao's bones, but the faces of the old generals! They would feel that this was the attitude their lord had towards this old subject. Ling Cao's life today was their future!”
Sun Quan wasn't stupid. When he heard this, he suddenly understood what Zhou Yu was worried about. However, the intense humiliation still made him feel a little unwilling!
"So what? Could it be that they are going to turn against me for a dead man and a family of traitors?”
Zhou Yu knew that Sun Quan was already afraid, so he softened his tone.""If they dare to openly rebel, then my lord can also send troops to destroy them! He was afraid that they would be depressed from then on, and the hearts of the people in River East would be scattered. When that happened, even if the gods came to help, they would be powerless to turn the situation around! Once Cao Cao's army goes south, no one will be willing to work for the lord anymore!”
When he heard that it was related to the death of River East, the anger in Sun Quan's heart immediately disappeared!
He thought about it for a long time and remained silent. However, he gradually understood everything and knew that Zhou Yu's worries were very likely to happen.
"Phew…"
After a long period of silence, Sun Quan finally let out a heavy breath. His anger disappeared, and his face was filled with contemplation and worry.
"I didn't expect that a small figure like Ling Tong's defection could cause such a huge consequence!”
Seeing that Sun Quan had finally stopped going crazy, Zhou Yu let out a long sigh of relief. He knew that the greatest danger had passed, and hearing Sun Quan say this, he couldn't help but sigh.
"Yeah, who would have thought that Ling Tong alone could affect the overall situation of River East! If he had known this earlier, his lord would have handled Gan Ning and Ling Tong's relationship more appropriately, and this wouldn't have happened! This matter was all my fault for not thinking things through and ruining my lord's plans. Please punish me severely!”
"I'm a ruler, but I can't appease the people. What does it have to do with you?" Sun Quan smiled bitterly. If I'm going to be punished, I should go to my father and brother's memorial tablets and go on a hunger strike to apologize! Even you and I didn't notice Ling Tong, so why would Guo Yu recruit him? You even set up an ambush for him?"
Zhou Yu sighed and said worriedly,""This is what I'm most worried about! Guo Yu was Guo Jia's younger brother, a peerless genius that Cao Cao had to invite thrice! His vision was so high that even if he wanted to recruit, he would only recruit those noble families. How would he notice a small figure like Ling Tong? However, he had recruited Ling Tong and even used that mysterious ship in order to receive Ling Tong! That can only mean one thing!"
"What exactly is it?" Sun Quan was incomparably nervous when he heard this, and cold sweat even began to drip down his temples!
"Guo Yu saw through the implications of this matter long ago! In other words, he didn't recruit Ling Tong at all. Instead, he wanted to use this to intensify the conflict between the lord and General Huang. He wanted to make Jiangdong fall into chaos without fighting!”
"What is it? He actually has the ability to shake the foundation of my Sun family with a lowly character? This is impossible, I don't believe it! How could there be such a terrifying person in this world!”
Sun Quan's eyes were filled with fear. He clearly believed it, but he wanted to deny it.
"I'm afraid that all of this is true. Guo Yu has indeed predicted all of this! He must have a deep understanding of our manpower and our grudges. That's why he knew about the hatred between Ling Tong and Gan Ning and why he could come up with such a simple yet dangerous plan! It is said that knowing your enemy and knowing yourself is invincible. I feel that the current Jiangdong has no secrets in front of Guo Yu! I really don't know how he will scheme against us in the future!”
"Stop it, stop it!" When Sun Quan heard this, he felt his legs tremble. In the past, he had only heard rumors about Guo Yu, but he had never thought much of it.
But now that he had personally witnessed Guo Yu's scheme, Sun Quan felt an instinctive fear towards Guo Yu.
"Fortunately, Gongjin, you're here. You can still see through his vicious scheme! River East will be safe with you!" Sun Quan suddenly grabbed onto Zhou Yu's arm, like a person who had suddenly caught a float.
"Me?" Zhou Yu shook his head slowly." Ling Tong's betrayal is a fact! To the old generals and the people of Jiangdong, even if they did not say it, they would think that their lord had lost his virtue and forced Ling Tong away! I can see through Guo Yu's vicious plan and avoid directly intensifying the conflict, but I'm afraid that after this incident, the hearts of the people in Jiangdong will still be scattered!”
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