Three Kingdoms: Madam, I am a decent person

Chapter 571: Two Things Sun Ce Entrusts Zhou Yu with
Sun Ce waited on the bed for nearly half an hour before he saw a tall veteran walk in.

Cheng Pu.

A general during the time of Sun Ce's late father, Sun Jian.

Cheng Pu quickly came to Sun Ce's bed, knelt on one knee and said, "My Lord, you finally woke up! I knew it. May the Lord bless you!"

Sun Ce looked at Cheng Pu, forced a smile and said, "Zi Yi is dead."

The smile on Cheng Pu's face froze.

After a moment of silence, he nodded and said in a hoarse voice, "Yes, Ziyi is dead."

"He was protecting you, my lord, before he died."

"He suffered severe injuries on his thighs and back."

"In the later stage, it was the back of the vest, and the chest was pierced."

"We have received news from Xiakou that the wound that killed Ziyi was caused by Zhang Sui's horse lance."

"This Zhang Sui——"

Cheng Pu gritted his teeth and said, "Although I don't want to admit it, I am also a young hero like my lord."

"but--"

Cheng Pu quickly came to his senses and comforted Sun Ce, "Young Master was just careless this time."

"Don't charge into battle next time."

"The battlefield is not a one-man show."

"We, the sons of Jiangdong, are willing to fight to the death for our lord."

"When the lord recovers, we will find a way to take revenge."

"This time, I will definitely cut off Zhang Sui's head and avenge General Ziyi!"

Sun Ce smiled bitterly and said, "No chance, General Cheng."

"Once Ziyi died, I felt like I had reached the end of my rope."

"Looking back, you and Ziyi have advised me many times, but I have not repented."

"It was me who killed Ziyi."

"I will follow Ziyi soon."

Cheng Pu's eyes were red, and he choked up and said, "My Lord, how old are you——"

Sun Ce raised his hand and interrupted Cheng Pu, saying, "General Cheng, please stop trying to comfort me."

"I asked Zhongmou to find you this time because I have something important to do for you."

Cheng Pu then hurriedly wiped his eyes and said, "My lord, tell me!"

Sun Ce whispered, "My son is no match for Zhongmou."

"These are troubled times, and my son is not able to shoulder the heavy responsibility."

"I will pass the title of Marquis of Wu to Zhongmou."

"But Zhongmou is afraid of Gongjin, and the Zhou family, which has three dukes in its second generation."

"Before, you asked Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai to work under Gongjin."

"After I die, you will become my Jiangdong Left Commander."

"If Zhongmou finds you and wants to get rid of Gongjin, you can have Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai sneak attack Gongjin and kill him."

"You are responsible for leading the army to eliminate all members of the Zhou family."

Cheng Pu narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Sun Ce in disbelief.

They all saw the relationship between Sun Ce, Zhou Yu and Taishi Ci.

Especially Sun Ce and Zhou Yu, they were childhood friends.

Zhou Yu even led the Zhou family to sell all their assets in Shu County, Lujiang, just to support Sun Ce.

Now, Sun Ce actually wants to do this!
Sun Ce saw Cheng Pu's shock and laughed at himself, "If Zhongmou really finds you about this matter, just do it directly."

"In my grave, I will apologize to Gongjin and the Zhou family."

After a pause, Sun Ce stroked Cheng Pu's back and said sadly: "General Cheng, after I die, you will be the elder of the three dynasties of my Sun family. My younger brother, Zhongmou, can only be entrusted to you."

Cheng Pu came back to his senses, his face full of gloom.

Looking at Sun Ce's pale face, Cheng Pu burst into tears and was about to cry.

Sun Ce shook his head and said, "General Cheng, I am not dead yet! Go and call Gongjin in."

Cheng Pu rubbed his face with his dry hands a few times, not daring to look at Sun Ce, and quickly left the room.

Zhou Yu came in after Cheng Pu left.

Zhou Yu walked straight to Sun Ce's bed. He sat at the head of the bed, looking down at Sun Ce, and said softly, "Bofu, do you have anything to arrange?"

Sun Ce held Zhou Yu's hand and said with a smile: "Just now, when the doctor Hua was changing my dressing, he told me that although I have woken up, my wound is on my face and the wound is in danger of bursting at any time." "The next time the wound bursts, it may be the day of my death."

Zhou Yu said angrily: "Then you should just rest!"

"Whatever happens, I and the ministers will support you."

Sun Ce shook his head, held Zhou Yu's hand tightly and said, "Don't you know my character? It's impossible for me to rest."

Zhou Yu fell silent.

Sun Ce said: "Moreover, Ziyi's death made me realize that I am really not suitable to be the lord of Jiangdong."

"Maybe, we need to change people."

Zhou Yu looked at Sun Ce, seeming to want to say something but stopping himself.

Sun Ce smiled and said, "Don't say words of comfort."

"You know, I don't like vague things."

"I have made my decision, and no one of you can persuade me."

"I called you here this time because I want you to help me do two things."

Zhou Yu exhaled and said, "Speak."

Sun Ce said, "First, help me analyze which aristocratic family was the most active during the time I was unconscious? I want to eliminate this family for Zhongmou before I die, to serve as a warning to others."

"My hands are already stained with blood, I don't mind killing a few more people."

"My tyranny will serve as a reference for Zhongmou's future efforts to stabilize Jiangdong."

“When things go to extremes, they must be reversed.”

"My tyranny can make the various noble families understand that it is acceptable to have someone like Zhongmou, who seems to have an easy-going personality, as a lord."

Zhou Yu: “.”

Sun Ce smiled and looked at Zhou Yu and said, "Go ahead!"

Zhou Yu frowned.

After a long while, he said, "Recently you were in a coma, and the whole Jiangdong was in chaos."

"My uncle has been moving between various aristocratic families, and General Cheng Pu and I have sent a large army to suppress them, so we can still maintain stability."

"You want to eliminate the aristocratic family that jumps the most, it will definitely not work."

"The one jumping the most is naturally the Lu family."

"The Lu family's connections are all over Jiangdong."

"They are also related by marriage to another great family, the Gu family."

"You also killed the head of the Lu family, Lu Kang, the former governor of Lujiang County. We have a deep hatred for each other."

"If we continue to do this, the entire Jiangdong region will surely be engulfed in war."

"If we really do this, Jingzhou and Hebei will not let go of the opportunity."

"If you want to kill a chicken to scare the monkey, you can only choose those that are easy to control."

"Xu Gong, the former commander of Wu County, is from the Xu family, a wealthy family in Danyang. However, the Xu family is just a wealthy family, not an aristocratic family."

"Besides, he has always been dissatisfied with you. He is jealous of you for taking Wujun away."

"The most important thing is that he also has many loyal followers."

"You can take him."

"First of all, there is enough reason to kill him. Just say that he keeps assassins as retainers just to assassinate you one day."

"Secondly, the Xu family in Danyang where he is is not big, but it is not small either."

"Hundreds of heads are enough to show your slaughter."

Sun Ce nodded and said, "Then later, you will arrest all the Xugong people in Wujun and Danyang in my name and lock them up. After that, I will deal with it myself."

Zhou Yu hummed.

Sun Ce carefully traced Zhou Yu's face with his eyes for a while before he continued, "The second thing is, after you capture the Xu Gong people, you will go to guard the Lukou Port in Chaisang County."

"Zhongmou is very afraid of you."

"I told him that if he wants to expand his territory, he must use you and must let go of his fear of you."

"If he comes to Chaisang County to find you, you should humble yourself and help him for my sake."

"Believe me, he will be a good master."

Sun Ce originally wanted to say, if he didn't come.

But in the end, he didn't say any more.

Zhou Yu didn't ask any more questions, but just nodded again.

(End of this chapter)