Zhou Yu bowed deeply to Sun Shangxiang:
"It's Zhou Yu's incompetence! In the north, Zhou Yu couldn't annihilate Cao Cao in one fell swoop; in the west, he couldn't take Jingzhou in one fell swoop. We in Jiangdong are attacked from both sides, caught in a dilemma. We had no choice but to come up with such a bad plan!"
Zhou Yu's voice was so gentle and warm.
Sun Shangxiang couldn't get angry at all after hearing this.
On the contrary, I understand and sympathize with them:
"Zhou Gongjin is so modest. You are the naval commander of Jiangdong and a pillar of my second brother's side. My second brother manages Jiangdong entirely by relying on Zhou Gongjin to handle foreign affairs! Over the years, Zhou Gongjin's achievements are too numerous to mention, yet Zhou Gongjin always belittles himself like this."
Sun Shangxiang understood this best.
Zhou Yu then said:
"Before Emperor Wu of Han, starting with Emperor Gaozu of Han, Liu Bang, the policy of marriage alliances was adopted with the Xiongnu. From Emperor Wu of Han onwards, the policy of marriage alliances was no longer adopted. At that time, the Han Dynasty had Huo Qubing and Wei Qing, the two great empires, as well as General Li Guang. Civil and military officials from all walks of life were united in resisting the Xiongnu."
Zhou Yu felt ashamed! He lacked the talent of Wei Qing and Huo Qubing, and had only fulfilled Bo Fu's entrustment. Bo Fu and I were like brothers, growing up together. Bo Fu's sister was naturally his sister as well.
Zhou Yu hereby apologizes to the young princess!
Zhou Yu bowed deeply to Sun Shangxiang.
Sun Shangxiang quickly helped Zhou Yu up:
"What are you doing? You're the older brother, yet you bow to me? You've devoted yourself to Jiangdong, while I'm just a wealthy idler. How can I let you bow to me!"
Sun Shangxiang stopped.
The horse stood obediently beside her.
This horse was a precious gift from her sister-in-law, Qiao Jingjing, before she left home.
Sun Shangxiang thought of her sister-in-law.
"To tell you the truth, my sister-in-law told me to leave and not to look back. No matter who came or what anyone said to me, she told me not to go back to Beigu Mountain! I didn't want to leave at the time, but my sister-in-law was so serious and cautious. She even thought of my maids, servants, and all my money! I was grateful for her good intentions and knew she wouldn't harm me, so I left!"
I didn't think that far ahead at the time.
Along the way, Lü Fan came after me, Jiang Qin came after me, Zhou Tai came after me, and now you've come too. I think things are really serious.
Sun Shangxiang was not heartless during these days of travel.
It wasn't that Qiao Jingjing pressed the "start the elopement" button for Sun Shangxiang, and she immediately became like a robot, following Qiao Jingjing's instructions without looking back, heading straight to Guilin to live a carefree life from then on.
Sun Shangxiang actually misses Beigu Mountain very much.
Zhou Yu was facing Sun Shangxiang, a young girl.
This little girl is proud and bold, like her older brothers, but she is sensible, kind-hearted, brave and upright.
Such a good girl, married that nearly fifty-year-old, cunning Liu Bei!
To waste such a precious resource.
Who understands the reluctance in Zhou Yu's heart?
At a distance where Sun Shangxiang and Zhou Yu were talking.
Ye Rong and Lü Meng each stood with their swords at their sides.
Two fine horses were leisurely grazing on the green grass.
When Zhou Yu caught sight of the young and beautiful Ye Rong, even this battle-hardened man was momentarily stunned.
Zhou Yu never paid attention to the fact that there was such a maidservant by Lady Da Qiao's side, whose figure was exactly the same as that of Princess Sun Shangxiang.
A plan suddenly came to Zhou Yu's mind.
This plan must be fully understood by Sun Shangxiang herself.
Zhou Yu was about to tell Sun Shangxiang the plan, a brilliant scheme that would both protect her and ensure the success of the Sun-Liu marriage alliance.
However, there is also the opposite.
For the rest of my life, I will have to put up with the humiliation of this proud, spirited, and lively little group leader.
“Princess, Zhou Yu has a plan. If you agree, I will go back and discuss it with General Sun. This will satisfy both the young princess and Lady Qiao, and will not harm the Sun-Liu alliance. However, the princess will have to live in Jiaozhou from now on, hiding her identity.”
Upon hearing Zhou Yu's words, Sun Shangxiang's face showed a look of doubt.
Zhou Yu was always full of strategies.
At the confluence of the three rivers, if it weren't for Zhou Yu's counter-espionage schemes, chain schemes, and self-inflicted injury schemes, Cao Mengde wouldn't have been so easily defeated!
Sun Shangxiang asked Zhou Yu to keep quiet about it.
Zhou Yu said, "Princess, this marriage alliance can be arranged like this! You and A'Meng can stay in Jiaozhou. Once things have stabilized, you and Liu Ji can marry. Liu Ji can come to Jiaozhou later and live there with you. However, someone must go to marry Liu Bei in your place."
Ye Rong has lived by Lady Da Qiao's side for many years. She is extremely knowledgeable about the people and events on Beigu Mountain and is a loyal and devoted servant of Lady Da Qiao. She bears some resemblance to the princess and could be considered a suitable replacement.
However, the drawback of this plan is that from then on, Ye Rong will be known as Sun Shangxiang, and Sun Shangxiang herself can no longer be called Sun Shangxiang; she can only continue to live under another name.
After hearing Zhou Yu's plan, Sun Shangxiang did not relax her brows; instead, she frowned.
Zhou Yu then gave a second suggestion.
"The first strategy is the least likely to arouse suspicion from Guan Yu and Zhuge Liang in Jingzhou, and it is also the best way to silence public opinion and prevent Liu Bei from taking advantage of the situation."
If we're talking about the second option, it would be that General Sun would adopt Ye Rong as his sworn sister, and Ye Rong, as a young lady of the Sun family, would marry Liu Bei as a member of the Sun family.
The world then knew that the woman who married Liu Bei was not Sun Quan's own sister, but rather a maidservant of Lady Da Qiao, and Sun Quan's adopted sister.
Sun Shangxiang still frowned when she heard about this second plan.
Would Liu Bei, that cunning and treacherous fellow, accept such a poor strategy?
Zhou Yu offered two strategies.
Sun Shangxiang frowned at both of the plans.
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