I did it all for the Han Dynasty!

Chapter 20 Your Excellency, Please Take a Seat

At this moment, Chen Yu felt as if he had a thorn in his side, a fishbone stuck in his throat, and was sitting on pins and needles. He jumped up from the couch, ready to rush up and argue with Liu Miao.

Liu Miao remained calm and simply gestured for Chen Yu to look at Sun Ce.

Sun Ce is the one wielding the knife now, not them!

The cold gleam of the ancient sword stung Chen Yu's eyes.

His already anxious heart was also doused with cold water, leaving him standing there blankly, not knowing what to do.

"And Gongjin as well. Did Gongwei just now imply in any way that he was bullying the Sun family's orphans and widows? You shouldn't make a mountain out of a molehill."

Zhou Yu hadn't expected Sun Ce to point his sword at Chen Yu's neck so soon, so he quickly stepped forward from behind and snatched the blade from Sun Ce's hand.

In this way, Liu Miao brought the previously extremely tense situation under control.

Liu Miao pointed at Chen Yu: "These days, I've been drinking with Gong Wei every day. He must still be drunk, which is why he said such absurd things."

"I wonder if the Zhou residence has any guest rooms available? Perhaps we could have Gongwei rest there for a while?"

Chen Yu originally wanted to argue with Liu Miao, but when he heard that Liu Miao had finally "let him go," he quickly walked out, not wanting to be in the same room with the others for even a moment longer.

Seeing that Liu Miao had sent Chen Yu away, Zhou Yu also patted Sun Ce on the shoulder—

"Bo Fu has indeed been working too hard these days, which is why he is so easily startled."

"You should also go and rest, and don't stay here any longer and offend Magistrate Liu!"

Sun Ce was filled with grievances and doubts, but after all, it was Zhou Yu who had spoken. Sometimes, Sun Ce trusted Zhou Yu even more than himself, so after apologizing to Liu Miao, he went outside and splashed a basin of cold water on his face several times!

Now, finally, only Liu Miao and Zhou Yu are alone in the room!
Zhou Yu did not stand on ceremony and sat directly opposite Liu Miao.

“Lord Liu, you are many years older than us. When Bo Fu and I saw you sincerely mourning the Marquis of Wucheng and composing such poems to express your feelings, we regarded you as a respected elder. So why are you being so aggressive?”

"Have it?"

Liu Miao showed a surprised expression, and then instead of kneeling, he sat up cross-legged and helplessly waved his sleeves.

“I came here today without saying a single word of coercion. Gongjin, you must be sure to make your point.”

Seeing that Liu Miao was still pretending to be stupid, Zhou Yu finally couldn't hold back anymore.

Whether it was youthful impetuosity or heroic spirit, Zhou Yu always acted with integrity and straightforwardness, and even his speech was very frank.

“Lord Liu, I can actually understand the purpose of your visit today.”

"By bringing Chen Yu here, you are essentially bringing the banner of the Rear General."

"Using the banner of the Rear General to coerce Bo Fu and his wife, isn't that considered aggressive coercion?"

Liu Miao smiled slightly.

"Good! Gongjin is right!"

"Since you know everything, why don't you tell me why I'm using the banner of the Rear General to coerce you?"

Zhou Yu shook his head to himself.

"If Chen Yu and Bo Fu were to answer, it would probably be because Lord Liu really wanted to use his power to intimidate others, and because he was greedy for beauty, he married the Lady of Wucheng."

"But if you ask me... what Lord Liu covets is probably those few thousand veteran soldiers left behind by the Marquis of Wucheng, who are skilled in battle, right?"

Zhou Yu thought Liu Miao would continue to play dumb with him, but to his surprise, Liu Miao nodded generously: "That's right! Gongjin is absolutely right! And then?"

and then?
And then?

Zhou Yu was at a loss for words!

Why does Liu Miao sound so self-righteous, as if he wants to find him for an explanation?

Do you, Lord Liu, feel no remorse whatsoever?
This is not over yet!

Liu Miao's counter-questions followed immediately: "Gongjin, you are a smart man! Come, come! Tell me, if you were me now, the governor of Jiujiang appointed by the court, and suddenly found yourself surrounded by such an elite and valiant army, how would you conduct yourself?"

Zhou Yu was stunned on the spot.

Clearly, even Zhou Yu hadn't expected Liu Miao to ask him to put himself in someone else's shoes at this moment.

But what if Zhou Yu were Liu Miao...?

Nonsense! Even if Zhou Yu wasn't Liu Miao, he would still be incredibly tempted by such an elite force, one of the best in the world, and would want nothing more than to recruit it into his ranks!
However, Zhou Yu certainly couldn't agree with Liu Miao's words, so he compromised by saying, "If I were Lord Liu, I would wait for General Liu to arrive in Huainan before handing over the troops to him!"

"whispering sound!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Miao immediately stood up, his disdain piercing Zhou Yu's young heart.

Liu Miao stood up, dusted himself off, and started to walk out, muttering sarcasm as he went.

"I have long heard that Zhou Yu and Sun Ce were as close as brothers, even closer than brothers."

"I never imagined that the friendship between the two of you was just so-so, truly not worth mentioning!"

Exciting general method!

Zhou Yu knew that Liu Miao was using a provocation tactic!

Liu Miao also knew that Zhou Yu must know he was using a provocation tactic!

So when he was just one step away from the threshold, Liu Miao slowed down.

"Wait a minute!"

Zhou Yu looked at Liu Miao helplessly.

He admitted that he had underestimated Liu Miao after all.

From the moment he entered the Zhou residence, Liu Miao had the situation completely under his control.

It wasn't that Liu Miao had such a powerful aura or amazing charm.

It's simply because Liu Miao was far too adept at leveraging the prevailing trends!

The moment Yuan Shu was exposed, it was clear that Zhou Yu and Sun Ce had no other choice.

If Sun Ce and Zhou Yu really refused Liu Miao, then the falsehood would become the truth, and Yuan Shu, that petty man, would definitely think that Sun Ce and Zhou Yu were disrespecting Yuan Gonglu, whose family had held high office for four generations...

Therefore, even if Zhou Yu was unwilling, he only had one path to take—

negotiation!

This negotiation is not only a matter between Liu Miao and Sun Ce, but also between Liu Miao and Zhou Yu!

Zhou Yu wanted to know what kind of person Liu Miao was, who had come to their door without any prior warning and had now driven them to a dead end!

"Why did you say just now, Lord Liu, that the friendship between me and Bo Fu is not worth mentioning?"

Upon hearing Zhou Yu's call, Liu Miao immediately stopped and turned around, his expression a mixture of amusement and sarcasm.

"With Gongjin's wisdom, could he not see that Yuan Shu was destined to perish?"

"You're sending Sun Ce with his troops to join Yuan Shu. Isn't that like pushing your own brothers into a fire?"

"How can you utter such a scheme to harm your own brothers? Can you really say that your relationship with Sun Ce has reached the point of being willing to grow old together?"

Zhou Yu was greatly alarmed!

It wasn't anything else that horrified me, but Liu Miao's statement that "Yuan Shu is doomed to perish!"
Zhou Yu immediately sat up straight, his expression serious.

"Please, Lord Liu, take your seat again and let us discuss this further!"

(End of this chapter)