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Chapter 337 Zhou Yu, do you admit your guilt? (Please give me a monthly ticket!)
All rats in the world share one stone.

Jiangdong alone occupies eight buckets.

Liu Xie originally thought that the Jiangdong rats were just a joke, but when he learned that Sun Quan pretended to surrender and stabbed Zhang Liao in the back, he felt that it was the pure truth.

Sun Quan's generosity wasted. If it weren't for Zhang Liao and Huang Zhong's extraordinary bravery and their great defeat of the enemy, Sun Quan would have stabbed them in the back!
Now these rats are in his hands.

Then he definitely can't let it go easily.

Following Liu Xie's order, Sun Quan, Zhou Yu, Cheng Pu and others, who were tied up, were escorted into Tai'an Palace by the guards.

"Your Majesty!"

Gao Lan yelled and kicked Sun Quan on the leg.

Sun Quan was kicked and staggered.

Seeing this, Cheng Pu yelled at him, "You are a bunch of Lu Bu's lackeys! Come at me if you dare, don't insult my lord!"

"Shut up!"

The guard beside him was not polite to Cheng Pu. Upon hearing what he said, he slapped him in the face without saying a word, causing blood to appear at the corner of his mouth.

But Cheng Pu still refused to accept it. He stiffened his neck and glared at the officials in the palace, cursing, "You are a bunch of traitors who helped Lu to commit atrocities and hold the emperor hostage. You will not have a good end!"

These words stunned all the ministers.

Holding the emperor hostage? Helping Lü to commit atrocities?
Everyone looked at Lu Bu.

Lu Bu was also confused at this time, and said with a frown: "What nonsense are you talking about, old man? When did I hold the emperor hostage? Stop talking nonsense!"

You can eat indiscriminately, but you can't talk indiscriminately.

He, Lu Fengxian, is a very loyal minister!
Zhou Tai on the side sneered: "Three-surnamed slave! What are you still pretending to be at this point? You know whether you have held the emperor hostage or not!"

"We were defeated in this battle and fell into your hands. It was not our fault, but fate!"

Lü Bu felt that he had been slandered. He pointed at Zhou Tai and cursed, "How dare you slander someone's innocence out of thin air!"

"Fengxian, there's no need to talk to him."

Just when Lu Bu was about to have a good talk with Zhou Tai, Liu Xie, who was sitting above, suddenly spoke, his eyes cast on the people in the hall.

Or rather, it fell on Sun Quan.

"Sun Quan, your father and brother are both rebellious thieves. I gave you the opportunity to surrender to the court, but you did not know how to cherish it and chose to continue to be my enemy."

"Now that things have come to this, do you admit your guilt?"

Liu Xie's tone was very indifferent.

At this moment, he no longer seemed approachable, but had turned into an emperor who was high above everyone else and had the power of life and death!
Cheng Pu, Han Dang, Zhou Tai and others were all shocked when they heard this. They looked up at Liu Xie in surprise, unable to react for a while.

Isn’t the emperor being held hostage by Lu Bu?
But the emperor before him could make Lu Bu shut up with just one word. With his majestic demeanor, how could he look like he was being held hostage?

Facing Liu Xie's sharp gaze, Sun Quan remained silent for a while, and finally sighed: "Your Majesty, I, the guilty minister Sun Quan...know my crime."

Cheng Pu and the other two were shocked.

What exactly is going on?

Sun Quan looked at the three people and said with a complicated expression: "Your Majesty has never been held hostage by Lord Wen. This is just a lie I told to deceive you."

"I am against the court and Your Majesty not for the purpose of clearing the emperor's entourage and supporting the Han Dynasty, but for my own ambitions."

In front of the emperor, he finally told the truth.

There was no point in hiding it at this point.

After he finished speaking, he did not look at Cheng Pu and the other two who were in shock, but bowed deeply to Liu Xie and said, "Your Majesty, this is all my fault."

"I have committed treason and rebellion, and I know that my crime is unforgivable, but my subordinates and family members have all been deceived by me and do not know that I am rebelling."

"Your Majesty, please be merciful and forgive their mistakes. I am willing to bear all the punishment!"

Sun Quan did not roar in the court or challenge the emperor in public like Yuan Shao did. Instead, he sincerely admitted his guilt and mistakes and asked the emperor to punish him.

His temper was not as stubborn as Yuan Shao's. He was well aware of his current situation and knew that refusing to plead guilty would result in the extermination of his entire clan.

Only by actively confessing your guilt can you have a chance of survival.

Zhou Yu sighed slightly when he heard this, and Cheng Pu and the other two woke up as if from a dream. However, after learning that they had been deceived, they did not choose to curse Sun Quan, but their eyes became red.

"My Lord, why do you say that?"

Han Dang's voice choked with sobs, and he said to Sun Quan in a deep voice: "We are originally servants of the Sun family. No matter what the lord does, we will do our utmost to serve him!"

"We are willing to die with our lord!"

Even though they knew that Sun Quan had deceived them, they did not feel any resentment and were still willing to die with Sun Quan.

Because they are all retainers of the Sun family.

Even if they knew that Sun Quan was against the emperor, they would choose to support him without hesitation in order to repay the Sun family's kindness to them.

"Nonsense!"

Sun Quan angrily rebuked the three men and said sternly, "I was just lying to you. What does my rebellion have to do with you?"

"Why don't you confess your guilt to His Majesty immediately!"

Cheng Pu and the other two were deeply saddened, but at this moment, Liu Xie above them suddenly let out a faint laugh, which sounded particularly harsh in the hall.

Liu Xie held his chin with one hand and tapped the armrest of the dragon throne with the other hand, saying approvingly: "They are a group of heroes who are loyal and righteous and are arguing for their crimes before the emperor."

As he spoke, he looked through the pearl curtain of the crown at the people below, narrowed his eyes slightly, and said: "But...what do you think this place is?"

All the civil and military officials looked at Sun Quan and others indifferently.

Sun Quan's heart suddenly trembled.

Without waiting for him to speak, Liu Xie waved his hand casually and said, "Drag these three guilty traitors out and execute them along with their entire families."

"promise!"

Gao Lan immediately clasped his fists and accepted the order, then led his men to drag Cheng Pu and the other two out of the hall.

They were not even given a chance to confess.

After dealing with the three people, Liu Xie looked at Sun Quan again and said coldly: "I just asked you whether you admit your guilt or not. I didn't ask you to say so much nonsense."

"I gave you the opportunity to surrender before, but you didn't cherish it. Now that you've been captured, you regret it and ask for my forgiveness?"

"Do you know how many warriors I lost because of you?"

"It's easy to spare you, but give me back the lives of our Han soldiers!"

If there had been no such thing as surrender, he might have forgiven Sun Quan's relatives and generals and only killed Sun Quan.

But since Sun Quan pretended to surrender and then chose to stab him in the back, there was nothing to say. Now he not only wanted to kill Sun Quan, but also to carry out a thorough purge of all his subordinates and forces, uprooting them completely!

Not doing this is not enough to shock people!
Sun Quan was horrified when he heard this. He was filled with endless regret and fear. He kept begging, "Your Majesty, I know my crime! Please be merciful, please be merciful!"

"Drag him away and execute him another day!"

Liu Xie ignored Sun Quan's pleas, made the decision expressionlessly, and directly sentenced Sun Quan to death.

Sun Quan's pleading voice gradually faded away.

Zhou Yu was the only one left in the hall. At this time, Zhang Liao stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, this man is called Zhou Yu, the former Grand Commander under Sun Quan. After Sun Quan was captured, he surrendered and handed over half of Xuzhou."

Zhang Liao briefly introduced Zhou Yu's actions.

Then he stepped back and said nothing.

He and Zhou Yu had no friendship, he was just speaking the truth. How the emperor dealt with Zhou Yu had nothing to do with him.

"Zhou Yu?"

This name made Liu Xie raise his eyebrows, and his eyes turned to the handsome young man kneeling in the center of the hall.

The famous Zhou Gongjin.

Now it was right before his eyes.

Zhou Yu had remained silent since entering the hall. Even when he felt Liu Xie's gaze, he remained silent.

Liu Xie examined him for a moment and said calmly, "Since you have surrendered half of Xuzhou, why are you not talking now?"

He had a very average impression of Zhou Yu.

Although Zhou Yu's intelligence was ranked among the best in the entire Three Kingdoms period, and was not much inferior to Zhuge Liang, he was unfortunately his enemy.

Moreover, the Zhou family and the Sun family are old friends. Zhou Yu previously assisted Sun Ce and later assisted Sun Quan. The Sun and Zhou families have long been bound together.

Therefore, the possibility of winning over Zhou Yu is slim.

But what he didn't understand was why Zhou Yu had chosen to surrender before, but now he didn't say a word when he was in front of the emperor, not even a word of admitting his guilt or begging for mercy.

Zhou Yu lowered his eyelids and said calmly, "I surrendered Xuzhou because I followed the advice of my good friend."

"Besides, the situation is over. Whether you vote or not, the outcome cannot be changed. It is better to have fewer casualties and killings."

"As for why I don't speak... I know I have committed the crime of treason. Now I have no choice but to die. What's the point of speaking or not speaking?"

The crime of treason cannot be erased by surrender.

Unless he surrendered voluntarily before Sun Quan was captured and helped the court defeat Sun Quan, in that case he would not only be pardoned but also be granted a title of nobility and appointed as a general.

But after Sun Quan was captured and surrendered, his life or death depended entirely on the emperor's will. However, he did not care about it because he had already prepared for his death.

"A friend's advice?"

Liu Xie was suddenly moved when he heard this, and asked, "Who is your good friend? Is he also under Sun Quan's command?"

When talking about Zhou Yu's friends, the first person he thought of was Lu Su. According to history, Lu Su should have also served under Sun Quan, but Lu Su was not seen among the people captured this time.

Is he dead?

Zhou Yu replied, "My good friend's surname is Lu, his name is Su, and his courtesy name is Zijing. He is a wise man whom I met when I was the mayor of Juchao. He has the talent of Guan Zhong and Zhang Zifang."

"When I went to seek refuge with Sun Bofu, I wanted to invite him to go with me, but it happened that his mother passed away and he had to go home to mourn."

"Later, when General Zhang attacked Xuzhou, he came to me and helped me repel General Zhang's attacks repeatedly, but he did not accept the official position offered by Sun Zhongmou."

"Lu Zijing is an innocent man. He has repeatedly advised me to surrender to the court, but I did not agree. I hope Your Majesty will understand and not kill a good person by mistake."

Zhou Yu briefly introduced Lu Su.

Of course, he did not say this for no reason. He was both trying to exonerate Lu Su and paving the way for him.

This was the last thing he could do for his good friend. He owed Lu Su so much that he could never repay him in this lifetime.

"So it was because of him?"

Zhang Liao couldn't help but look surprised when he heard this, "No wonder my schemes were repeatedly discovered during that period... This person is really good."

His previous attacks on Xuzhou were extremely successful, but later on, there was a period of time when his plans were repeatedly discovered and the momentum of the attacks was hindered.

It turns out it was because of this person's existence.

After hearing what Zhou Yu said, Liu Xie felt a little surprised. If Lu Su really had not accepted the official position from Sun Quan, then he could really use him for his own purposes.

Thinking of this, Liu Xie continued to ask: "You exonerate your friend, why don't you exonerate yourself? I have always cherished talented people. If you beg for surrender, I may forgive you."

Zhou Yu's words just now changed his mind. If Zhou Yu was willing to beg for mercy, he would not be unwilling to forgive him.

After all, Zhou Yu had surrendered voluntarily before, so it was not unreasonable to make an exception and forgive him. It would be a pity to kill such a talent.

When the ministers heard this, they were shocked.

Cui Yan was the first to step forward and said, "Your Majesty, this official once assisted the traitor Sun Ce in his fight against the imperial court. This time he surrendered Xuzhou without his own will. How can you forgive him so easily?"

"Your Majesty, please do not be soft-hearted for a moment!"

Cui Yan's words represented the thoughts of most of the ministers, including Jia Xu and Guo Jia.

Although they didn't say it, they all thought in their hearts that killing Zhou Yu was the best option and that staying was too risky.

Lu Bu also snorted coldly and said, "If I hadn't run out of time the last time I killed Sun Ce's kid, I would have killed him too!"

"But it's not too late to kill him now!"

When he tried to kill Sun Ce, it was Zhou Yu who led his troops to aid Sun Ce. He had no good feelings towards the enemy.

Feeling the fearful gazes from the crowd, Zhou Yu's expression showed neither sadness nor joy. He remained silent, but a hint of sadness flashed in the depths of his eyes.

“My dear ministers, what you said makes sense.

Liu Xie nodded. Just when his ministers thought that he had decided to punish Zhou Yu, he smiled and said, "But I can tolerate everything in the world, let alone a guilty minister."

After saying this, Liu Xie looked down at Zhou Yu.

"Mr. Zhou, let me ask you——"

"Are you guilty?"

Zhou Yu was shocked and looked up in surprise.

Then he met Liu Xie's majestic and sharp gaze, as if he could see through him from head to toe. The overwhelming aura made him feel as small as an ant.

It’s like seeing the sky above.

Zhou Yu was stunned for a long time. Finally, under the gaze of everyone, he slowly lowered his head and said in a trembling voice: "The guilty minister Zhou Yu... I admit my guilt!"

"it is good."

The majesty on Liu Xie's body disappeared like ice and snow melting, and he smiled faintly: "Since you surrendered voluntarily, I will spare you the death penalty and put you in prison."

"Take it down."

Of course, it is impossible to absolve Zhou Yu of all his guilt so easily, but it is possible to exempt him from the death penalty. As for whether to use it or not, we will have to wait and see in the future.

Zhou Yu felt mixed emotions and kowtowed to express his gratitude.

Then he allowed the guards to take him out of the hall.

During this process, no civil or military officials in the palace dared to say anything against it. The emperor could kill Sun Quan and others with just one word, or pardon Zhou Yu's death sentence with just one word.

This is the will of the Emperor.

Thunder, lightning, rain and dew are all blessings from God!

Everyone once again deeply felt Liu Xie's majesty and courage, and the awe in their hearts deepened.

　The Han Dynasty is about to fall. My dear ministers, please vote for me to support the Han Dynasty. I will appoint you as generals.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)