The elite did not migrate south

Chapter 606 Prince
"Brother!! What do you mean?!"

After Puyang Duan left, the other young people finally couldn't help it.

The short man who spoke was called Yan Zheng, and the leader was his cousin, Yan Cong.

Yan Cong looked at his cousin, then at Zhu Mai, who was closest to him, and said, "Follow me home, and I will tell you."

Several people walked towards Yan Cong's mansion. As soon as they returned to the mansion, Yan Cong closed the door.

He looked at the two people in front of him coldly, "If we continue to stay in Wu, we will only wait for death."

"Let's not even talk about whether it can be completed in three months. Even if it is completed, what will it matter?"

"If it is completed, Puyang Duan will be rewarded. If it is not completed, we will be punished."

"Could Puyang Xing and the others' attitude towards us change because of this incident?"

Hearing Yan Cong's words, his cousin was startled. Yan Zheng hurriedly asked, "Brother, are you thinking about..."

"That's right, I'm going to join Wei!"

"We don't hold prestigious positions, nor do we have any reputation. If we simply flee to Wei, we won't be of much use. However, we have warships under our command. If we can lead our fleet to Wei, we will surely receive a great reward!"

Zhu Mai was a little scared at this moment. He said, "Brother, if we are exposed..."

Yan Cong said unhappily, "Could the outcome be any worse than it is now?"

"Even a dandy who hasn't done anything great dares to humiliate us. We once conquered barbarians and chopped off heads. Wasn't it dangerous back then?"

"Puyang Xing has gone too far! I must capture his son and bring him back to the Wei Dynasty!"

"In the future, I will lead a large army to Jianye, capture Puyang Xing, and use his head in exchange for military merit!!"

After hearing Yan Cong grit his teeth and speak out his thoughts, the other two looked at each other and quickly came up with an idea.

"Brother, we are all willing to listen to you!"

"Okay, then let's go back and get the money. We don't need these things anymore. Give them to Puyang Duan and ask him to get me more warships and more men. Then we can each command the three large ships."

Yan Cong talked about his plan, and the other two just listened.

Soon, they succeeded in bribing Puyang Duan to get him two large ships.

So the plan began to be implemented. They set out from Jianye and went along the waterway to Lexiang and other places. From there, they loaded the laborers along the way and brought them back to Jianye quickly.

This was their original plan. In fact, after the fleet left Jianye, Yan Cong changed direction.

Of course, no one under his command raised any objection to this.

Navigating by water is different from sailing by land. It is very common to have to take a detour or change direction due to weather, wind and waves, or even because of the Wei army.

But after the fleet had sailed for a distance, Yan Cong suddenly gave a flag order, and the entire fleet instantly slowed down, almost floating in the water, and no longer moved forward.

No matter how stupid Puyang Duan was, he could still see it.

He led two confidants and quickly walked to the highest point of the ship. Yan Cong was standing there, ordering the soldiers to continuously wave flags.

"But what happened?"

Puyang Duan looked a little frightened at this moment.

In the past, the Wu people would definitely not have to fear anything on the river, but the situation is somewhat different now. The power of the Wei people is growing, and the waters outside Jianye are becoming extremely dangerous.

Puyang Duan didn't care about the speed, but he cared about his own safety.

Hearing Puyang Duan's question, Yan Cong stood above with a smile on his face, but did not answer.

During these days, those who were promoted by General Shi Ji have suffered greatly.

They are constantly excluded and suppressed, and all kinds of dirty and tiring work are assigned to them. If they make mistakes, they will be humiliated.

Even a young man who had done nothing dared to give him orders and ignore them.

Thinking of the frustration he had felt these days, Yan Cong became a little excited.

Puyang Duan became furious when he saw that he did not answer.

"Are you deaf?!"

"Can't you hear me?"

"As for people like you, I really don't know how much bribes you paid to get such important positions."

"Thirteen heads."

Yan Cong looked at Puyang Duan and said with a smile, "When I was fighting against the barbarians, I cut off a total of thirteen heads, and was promoted because of that."

At this moment, Puyang Duan also realized that something was wrong.

Yan Cong looked at him with a somewhat wanton look, staring straight at him, and Puyang Duan could even sense a sense of hostility.

He looked around and said, "General Yan, what happened?"

Yan Cong smiled and jumped from the lookout tower to the deck, standing next to Puyang Duan. He was much taller than Puyang Duan, so Puyang Duan had to look up at him.

"You're just like your beastly father, a cowardly dog. You only know how to bare your teeth when you're beside your master, but once you're away from your master, you wag your tail at everyone you meet."

Puyang Duan was furious. He suddenly drew his sword and slashed at Yan Cong in front of him. Yan Cong smiled and dodged, leaving him empty. Yan Cong grabbed his clothes as if playing and dragged him in front of him. Puyang Duan swung at him several more times.

But in Yan Cong's eyes, his swordsmanship and physique made him look like a piece of trash, and he had no qualifications to fight back at all.

He teased and threw the other person to the ground. Puyang Duan was lying on the ground in a mess, his face still full of anger.

"How dare you humiliate my father! I will definitely exterminate your entire clan!"

Just as he was cursing angrily, Yan Cong easily picked up his sword and pressed his knee on his neck, preventing him from getting up.

"What did you say about me just now?"

"Deaf, right?"

As Yan Cong spoke, he acted quickly and cut off Puyang Duan's ear. Puyang Duan let out a violent scream and then burst into tears.

Yan Cong stood up and said to his attendants with a smile, "Tie this fellow up for me."

Immediately, Yan Cong quickly walked down the deck and summoned many officers.

He looked at the crowd and shouted, "Wu is unjust, tyrannical, and cruel to its people. We have fought bloody battles, yet have received no reward! I have decided to defect to Wei! Is there anyone who would disobey?!"

He held the sword and the ear in his hand, looking angrily at the people in front of him.

These people were frightened by Yan Cong's aura, and no one dared to oppose him.

Yan Cong immediately adjusted the course and continued to give orders to the remaining warships.

The rebellion of Yan Cong and others was very successful. Under the benevolent rule of Wu State for many years, no soldiers were willing to die for Wu State anymore.

The worst thing Sun Xiu should have done was to let his soldiers cultivate lake fields.

Cao Mao always regarded the soldiers as his base and gave them salary increases every year, but Sun Xiu used the soldiers as coolies. Since there were not enough people doing labor service, he directly called up the army to do this.

Even many armored soldiers were exhausted to death. It would be strange that the soldiers were still willing to fight for the State of Wu.

Yan Cong and others easily took control of the fleet, but how to get to Wei State became another problem.

In order to prevent attacks from the Wei State, the Wu State took many defensive measures on the river, and even had patrol boats. If they were discovered to be doing something wrong, it would be difficult for them to escape.

However, before choosing to defect, Yan Cong had already thought of the specific approach.

He decided not to go directly to Guanqiu Jian across the river, but to take a detour to join the Wei army in Qingxu.

As long as we can get around these obstacles, it doesn't matter even if it takes a little longer.

What's more, I heard that General Lu originally defected to the army of Qingxu of Cao Wei and received a lot of rewards!

They quickly began to sail around and away, speeding towards their destination.

"what?!"

Hu Zun pushed aside several doctors around him and strode up to the scout.

“How many ships??”

The scout whispered, "A deputy general, two captains, six tower ships, and over fifty fast boats. They also kidnapped the son of Puyang Xing, a senior official of the Wu State."

Hu Zun was stunned for a moment, then he threw his head back and laughed.

Hu Zun had been feeling unwell these days, as if he had caught a cold, but when he heard the news, he felt so comfortable all over and extremely happy.

"Yeah!"

"Send someone to bring them here! I'll reward you handsomely!!"

As the scout ran away, Hu Zun couldn't help but say to the deputy general, "Do you think I am very lucky?"

The deputy general didn't know what to say at this moment. He saluted and said, "The general is deeply favored by His Majesty and has the emperor's protection, so everything goes smoothly."

"Hahaha, that makes sense!"

Hu Zun welcomed the surrendered soldiers with great ceremony, and rewarded them in person with various gifts. As for Puyang Duan, he had become a prisoner of General Hu.

Unlike Hu Zun's happiness, the Wu Kingdom was completely furious after learning about this. Puyang Xing came to the emperor crying and complaining.

But when Sun Xiu learned the news, he fainted.

Sun Xiu fell with a loud bang, and the Wu government was in chaos. Many forces began the first round of fighting.

The first issue is the right of succession. The major families all hope to elect an emperor who is easy to talk to, friendly to the major families, and older.

They did not want Sun Xiu's youngest son to come to power because they were worried that Zhang Bu and Puyang Xing would sideline the young emperor and become the new powerful ministers.

The Wu Kingdom cannot have any more powerful ministers!

At this moment, Zhang Bu and Puyang Xing also began to waver.

Their power came entirely from the emperor's favor, and they did not have as strong military power and allies as Sun Jun and Sun Chen.

When Sun Xiu was still alive, they could issue orders in the temple, but if Sun Xiu was gone, even if they wanted to establish Sun Xiu's son as the heir, the ministers would have to recognize him!
Why don't we find a successor who is friendly with us?
Just as the two sides began to struggle, Sun Xiu finally opened his eyes, which instantly cooled the temperature in the temple.

The first thing Sun Xiu did after waking up was to make his eldest son Sun Chen the crown prince.

(End of this chapter)