Choose Liu Bei at the start, I am the only one who knows the plot of the Three Kingdoms.

Guan Yu gave Zhang Fei a cold look, then ignored Zhang Fei and walked behind Gu Rubing.

Not long after, the captain of the Younu Army brought Wei Xi to Gu Rubing's room.

"You came so soon. I thought you were not in Kuaiji County."

Gu Rubing was also very surprised to see Wei Yi appear so quickly.

"King Lie, although Sun Jian doesn't allow our Wei family to take advantage of us, the business in Yangzhou is our Wei family's territory. It is impossible to completely cut off contact with us. With me here, the Wei family can still get some benefits."

After Wei Yi finished speaking, he walked in front of Gu Rubing.

"My lord, do you want to snatch back Kuaiji County from Sun Jian?"

"It's not okay to snatch it back. After all, the reason why this place is so popular is entirely because of the trade with the Anluo Empire. If we really snatch it back completely, Sun Jian will definitely stop trading. Without the items of the Anluo Empire, who would care about a Kuaiji County? So my goal is to snatch a piece of meat from Sun Jian's mouth."

Hearing this, Wei Yi nodded and smiled, "No problem, I will contact several local families now. They all have some complaints about Sun Jian. We can unite them and attack Sun Jian together. It won't be a problem for us to eat some meat while the chaos is going on."

Wei Yi saw that after he explained the plan, Gu Rubing did not agree with it, but remained silent, as if he was thinking about something.

After thinking about it, Wei Yi immediately understood what Gu Rubing meant.

"King Lie, I understand. I will contact those families now and ask them to cause trouble for Sun Jian. Then you will bring people out and eliminate those families. That will be fine for you. Have you spoken to Sun Jian?"

"Smart. I like talking to smart people."

Wei Yi smiled, turned and left.

Two days later.

Sun Quan had finished all his chores and was about to sit down for a cup of tea when a letter was delivered to him.

Open the letter.

There was only one sentence on the letter: several major families in Kuaiji County have joined forces to assassinate you, and the time is tonight.

See the contents of this letter.

Sun Quan suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.

Both the content of the letter and the way the other party sent the letter were somewhat unexpected to Sun Quan.

However, Sun Quan now has no energy to investigate who sent the letter and how. What he needs to deal with is the killer in front of him.

Soon, under Sun Quan's command, all the Bailing Guards gathered in Sun Quan's residence.

In order to avoid suspicion, Sun Jian did not send many people into Kuaiji County. Only a thousand people were used to maintain order, and the real elite were only the hundred-man White Feather Guards.

Late at night, dozens of assassins, taking advantage of the moonlight, climbed over the wall and entered Sun Quan's house.

However, as soon as they entered the yard, they saw a group of White Feather Guards looking at them.

The killers reacted and turned and ran.

However, how could these people's movements be as fast as Bai Lingwei's?

In a blink of an eye, Bai Lingwei surrounded these killers.

Sun Quan slowly walked out from the Bailing Guard.

"You guys still want to assassinate me? We in the Sun family provide you with food and drink, yet you dare to attack us. You are really a bunch of ungrateful people."

However, just when Sun Quan thought that all the assassins had been caught by him and was feeling somewhat proud.

A huge voice suddenly sounded.

Sun Quan felt that the ground beneath his feet was shaking.

Soon, a scream came from not far behind.

Sun Quan saw a man with a black scarf covering his face, who quickly dealt with the three White Feather Guards in the blink of an eye.

And I was still thinking about rushing over here.

"Stop it. Stop him for me."

After Sun Quan's voice fell, countless White Feather Guards rushed over quickly.

However, no matter how many people there were, they could not stop the opponent's sword.

Just as the man in black was about to kill Sun Quan, a voice came from the wall.

"Who dares to commit murder in the City Lord's Mansion?"

As the voice fell, Ma Chao jumped down from the wall and swung his spear.

Several gunshots rushed out, knocking the man in black back repeatedly.

The man in black then turned and ran, and Ma Chao had no intention of chasing him.

Sun Quan was so frightened that he didn't react for a long time.

Gu Rubing took the opportunity to walk in.

"Nephew, are you okay?"

When he saw Gu Rubing coming, Sun Quan hurriedly suppressed the panic in his heart.

Sun Quan was very dissatisfied with Gu Rubing's constant calling him his nephew, but he did not dare to object.

"King Lie, why are you here?"

"I was passing by Kuaiji County, so I came to take a look. I didn't expect to encounter something like this. How are you? Are you injured?"

Sun Quan smiled and shook his head, then took Gu Rubing back to the living room.

On the way, the fear in Sun Quan's heart was completely suppressed, and his clever IQ took over the high ground again.

After connecting all the things that happened tonight, it is not difficult to find that all of this is probably related to Gu Rubing.

Those families have been dissatisfied with the Sun family for a long time. Why did they choose to assassinate me today? In addition, who gave me this information? The last time a similar situation occurred, it was done by Gu Rubing's people.

And they passed by Kuaiji County, what a coincidence? Although Kuaiji County has a dock that can correspond to the Anluo Empire, it is still relatively remote. Passing by here? Where can they pass by Kuaiji County? Are you kidding?
After figuring this out, Sun Quan looked at Ma Chao behind Gu Rubing and immediately thought of the man in black. No matter his movements or strength, he was obviously not a first-rate general. He must be at least a famous general, or even a legendary general. How could a few small families hire such a general?

The more Sun Quan thought about it, the more he felt that the person who attacked him was Gu Rubing, and he definitely had a purpose in doing this.

After they sat down in the reception room, Sun Quan looked at Gu Rubing.

"King Lie, I don't know why you came to see me this time and made such a big fuss. Maybe something happened."

"Nephew, what you said makes me a little sad. Can I..."

"King Lie, no matter what, I am also the second son of the Anluo Empire. You don't need to use this method on me. Let's just tell you what you want to do."

"Okay, I want half of the tax revenue from Kuaiji County."

Gu Rubing did not expect that Sun Quan, who was frightened, would recover so quickly and think calmly, realizing that this matter was related to him. It seems that as he grows older, Sun Quan has gradually shown his brilliance. Sun Quan did not expect that Gu Rubing's appetite was so big that he would eat half of it in one mouthful.

"King Lie, you promised us Kuaiji County in the beginning. Why are you asking for taxes now? Is it because King Lie saw that Kuaiji County is getting better that he wants to get a piece of the pie? Isn't this damaging to your reputation for benevolence?"

In response, Gu Rubing shrugged.

"Nephew, you don't have to worry about this matter. Anyway, I want half of the tax revenue of Kuaiji County. I know you can't make the decision on this matter. Let your father come. It just so happens that I am very free now and I am looking for something to do."

Very idle? Does Liu Bei not want to fight anymore?
The news of Gu Rubing's ceasefire had not yet spread to Sun Quan, and he still thought that Gu Rubing was currently facing enemies on three sides.

"King Lie, I can't make a final decision on this matter. I will contact my father and ask him to come and tell you in person. Please settle down in the city in the next few days."

"Ok, I will wait for you."

After Gu Rubing and others left, a deputy general came to Sun Quan's side.

"Second Master, are we really going to give the tax revenue to Liu Bei?"

"Of course not. Liu Bei has a lot of trouble on the front line. We don't need to worry. He won't be here for long."

Sun Quan did not send anyone to inform Sun Jian at all, but Gu Rubing had already sent people to the Anluo Empire to help Sun Quan notify him.

Five days later.

Sun Quan was finally notified that Cao Cao, Liu Zhang, and Shi Xie of Youzhou had reached a ceasefire agreement with Liu Bei.

As soon as this news came out, Sun Quan felt very bad. He also got news that Gu Rubing was accompanied by not only Ma Chao but also the four legendary generals Guan, Zhang, Zhao and Huang.

Who can stop this lineup from stealing half of the tax revenue, let alone Kuaiji County?
Sun Quan had no choice but to send a message to Sun Jian immediately, saying that the current situation was no longer under his control.

Gu Rubing had been waiting in Kuaiji County for half a month. According to his calculations, Sun Jian should have received the news and was rushing here.

However, what Gu Rubing did not expect was that someone actually came.

"Husband!"

When Gu Rubing walked out of the inn, he saw Sun Quan and Sun Shangxiang coming here.

"Shangxiang, why are you here?"

"My father and my second brother sent me a message saying that you were here and asked me to come and accompany you."

Damn it, Sun Jian and Sun Quan, you are real dogs. Knowing that I was starting to become shameless, you became even more shameless and used my wife to force me, right?

"My husband, why are you in Kuaiji County? Shouldn't you be in Yulin County?"

"Um...this..."

Gu Rubing was a little hesitant for a moment. After all, he had come here to cause trouble for the Sun family. Now that Sun Shangxiang was here, it was a bit difficult for him to speak.

"Sister, you don't know that my brother-in-law came to Kuaiji County to collect taxes. We have finally gotten better, but now my brother-in-law is asking us for taxes. What should we do?"

Seeing Sun Quan's pitiful appearance, Gu Rubing had the thought of striking him with a sword, but he quickly suppressed the thought. After all, it would be inappropriate for him to do so in front of Sun Shangxiang.

"Taxes? What taxes?"

Sun Shangxiang looked at Sun Quan in confusion.

"Yes……"

"Hey, Sun Quan, didn't you say you would take me for a walk? It's just right for us to go for a walk. Shangxiang, you must be tired after traveling all the way here. Go upstairs to my room and take a rest. I'll take you to eat something delicious tonight."

Sun Shangxiang watched Sun Quan being taken away by Gu Rubing. She always felt that there was something going on, but Gu Rubing didn't want to say it, and she was too lazy to ask.

After the few people walked away, Gu Rubing kicked Sun Quan on the butt.

"Sun Quan, why didn't I notice it before? How can you be so shameless?"

"King Lie, what are you doing? No matter what, I am also the second prince. If you attack me casually, I will fight back."

"Fight back? Fight back and let me see?"

After saying this, Gu Rubing slapped him on the head, then started punching and kicking him, venting his resentment towards Sun Quan in the street.

With Guan Yu and others watching, Sun Quan didn't even have the courage to fight back.

Finally, after Sun Quan wailed, Gu Rubing stopped.

With a long sigh, Gu Rubing pulled Sun Quan up from the ground.

"Finally I felt comfortable for once. You two are worse than dogs. But I tell you, it's useless even if you get Shangxiang here. Our affairs are not something Shangxiang can interfere with."

When Sun Quan saw Sun Shangxiang coming, he did not ask Gu Rubing to restrain himself and could not help but sigh.

Not only did the plan fail, but I was also beaten for no reason. Who can I go to for justice?

After the two of them strolled around the street for a while, Sun Quan found an excuse and ran away.

Gu Rubing was too lazy to chase him and strolled leisurely, thinking in his heart how to tell Sun Shangxiang when he returned. After all, his current behavior was somewhat shameless.

After a long time, Gu Rubing finally returned to the inn.

Guan Yu and the others tactfully returned to their respective rooms. No matter how Gu Rubing called them, they pretended not to hear.

I went back to the room with my head held high.

Sun Shangxiang had already cleaned the room by this time.

Seeing that the room was much cleaner, Gu Rubing hurried to Sun Shangxiang.

"Just let the waiter handle these things. You are the wife of King Lie, how can you do such a thing? And why did you come here alone? Why didn't you bring a maid?"

"No, I can feel that there must be someone behind me protecting me secretly. This should be the Prime Minister's order. If there is someone protecting me, why would I bring a maid with me?"

Hearing this, Gu Rubing didn't know what to say, so he sat down at a table nearby. The two of them just sat there, neither of them speaking.

Finally, Gu Rubing couldn't stand the silence any longer and spoke immediately.

"Madam, I came to Kuaiji County this time for..."

"I know that my husband saw that the tax revenue in Kuaiji County was too high, so he wanted to get a piece of the pie?"

"Hmm? Madam, you know everything?"

"When I received the letters from my father and my second brother, I felt something was wrong. My husband, there was no need for you to come to Kuaiji County and ask me to come, so I went to find the prime minister. The prime minister guessed what my husband was going to do, so he told me the matter and asked me to pretend that I didn't know what they were thinking."

Gu Rubing breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this. With Zhuge Liang in charge, he felt at ease. Even his own family affairs could be handled clearly by Zhuge Liang.

"Ma'am, what do you mean?"

"Since Kuaiji County belongs to my husband, even though I gave it to my father and his family, Kuaiji County is now developing so well, I should give my husband some benefits, so I don't think it's too much. It's just some money, not to kill anyone. My father will just earn a little less, it won't be a big deal." (End of this chapter)