Sun Ce was born in Wu County, so he had an understanding of the local gentry.
Zhu Zhi followed Sun Jian and had the friendship of the same county.
The various forces in Wu County were complicated. The four strongest families were the Gu, Lu, Zhu, and Zhang families.
" Lu " referred to Lu Xun's family. When Sun Ce attacked Lujiang County, Governor Lu Kang was from the Lu family of Wu County.
Lu Kang was fair in his rewards and punishments. He defeated the bandit Huang Rang and stabilized the situation.
When Sun Ce had visited Lu Kang personally, Lu Kang had looked down on him and had only sent the official to brush Sun Ce off.
Sun Ce therefore held a grudge and later attacked Lujiang County under Yuan Shu's orders.
Lu Kang's clan had more than a hundred people, and nearly half of them had died in the war and famine.
Those who didn't know would think that Sun Ce was not magnanimous enough.
But the situation was not that simple.
When Lu Kang's nephew was the county magistrate of Yichun, he was attacked by enemy soldiers and sent people to Sun Jian for help.
The registrar advised Sun Jian not to cross the border, but Sun Jian retorted.
He immediately reorganized his troops and sent troops to help.
Such a friendship!
In the end, when Sun Ce went to visit Lu Kang and was treated like this, how could the hot-blooded Sun Ce let it go?
Moreover, he was not the one who killed Lu Kang's clan. He was forced to do so by the war, so he did not lose his morals.
The enmity between the two races could not be resolved with a few words.
However, Sun Ce never expected that his daughter would marry Lu Xun.
Of course, this was only for later. This was also Sun Quan's ability to rope in the aristocrats.
But for now, it would be very difficult for Sun Ce to obtain the help of the Lu family of Wu County. He could not completely control Wu County.
The more Xiang Yu understood Wu County, the more he felt that there were hidden dragons and crouching tigers here, and there were thorns in the dark.
If he was not careful, he could easily attract trouble.
Sun Ce praised Xu Zhao and let him go. Other than Zhu Zhi's help, there might be other deeper meanings.
Xiang Yu had to stand on Sun Ce's side and take a firm stand. There was no need to participate in the love and hate between the aristocrats.
As for Cheng Pu's request, Xiangyu could only chuckle. He did not want to get involved.
Moreover, Xu Gong's henchmen were not to be trifled with.
Xiang Yu remembered that Sun Ce had died in the assassination of Xu Gong's henchman…sparing Xu Gong's life now might have a miraculous effect.
At this point, Xiang Yu thought that he could just brush it off lightly.
He didn't expect that something big would happen in just two days!
Xu Gong dared to attack the former county governor Sheng Xian, so how could he be a good person?
His ambition could no longer be concealed by Ping An.
Xu Gong refused to give up Wu County and came out to cause trouble.
If he returned to the fields and became a rich man, Sun Ce would definitely let him go.
However, this guy was looking for an opportunity to defeat Sun Ce and take back his Wu County.
Xu Gong knew that he was definitely not Sun Ce's match in battle, so he adopted his henchman's trick.
He sent a memorial to the imperial court, saying,"
"Sun Ce is valiant and similar to Xiang Ji. He should be favored and summoned back to the capital. If the imperial edict has to be returned, if it is released outside, it will certainly become a disaster for the world.”
To put it simply, he was demoting Sun Ce.
The imperial court had almost no prestige left. Even if they issued an edict, Sun Ce might not listen.
But it would be easy for Sun Ce to become the target of public criticism!
Xu Gong's scheme was very sinister, and he could easily fall for it if he was not careful.
Fortunately, Cheng Pu intercepted the memorial and informed Sun Ce.
Sun Ce was a man of great talent and bold vision, and he was not a kind person. He immediately sent someone to summon Xu Gong to confront him. Due to Sun Ce's military might, Xu Zhao asked Xu Gong if there was such a thing.
Unexpectedly, Xu Gong refused to admit it.
"This memorial was definitely not written by me, I swear!”
"Since you didn't do it, it must be someone else's trap. Why should I be afraid of Sun Bofu?" Xu Zhao said.
Thus, in order to prove his innocence, Xu Gong followed Sun Ce's messenger back.
He held his head high and puffed out his chest, looking fearless.
After entering the military camp, Xu Gong felt a trace of fear.
These soldiers had cold faces and their gazes were soul-stirring. They were elites.
As soon as Xu Gong walked in, his legs could not help but tremble.
When he saw Sun Ce, Xu Gong pretended to be calm, but his heart was pounding.
"Did you write this memorial?" Sun Ce asked.
"It wasn't me, it definitely wasn't me. If I really wrote it, why would I walk right into the trap?”Xu Gong firmly denied.
If you confess, you'll be lenient, and you'll go to jail.
Resist strictly, go home for the New Year.
Since he had no evidence, Xu Gong thought that he could just get away with it, but he was pressured by Sun Ce.
"Other than you, who else could it be? If you accept it openly, I will let you live.”
"Sun Bofu, don't go too far." Xu Gong hesitated for a moment before gritting his teeth.”
Bang!
Sun Ce slammed the table and stood up." Take a good look at this memorial," he said angrily." Who is bullying who?"”
Xu Gong shivered. He picked up the memorial and pretended to read it.
"This is not my handwriting."
Sun Ce no longer had any patience and ordered Xu Gong to be dragged away and beheaded.
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