Sun Quan looked at Hu Ke meaningfully. Even Jiefeng Wei could not solve the trouble in front of him. What could this new son-in-law of the Zhang family do?
"There is a young guard in my house. He has been trained carefully for many years and is very obedient. He is also relatively harmonious with the other guards. However, the head guard recently resigned due to illness.
I originally planned to promote him to the position of captain of the bodyguard, but before the appointment was announced, the people below him have already regarded him as the commander, so now I am hesitant to promote him." Sun Quan used an analogy.
Hu Ke was such a smart man. He immediately understood that Sun Quan was talking about Lu Meng. After all, Lu Su's funeral was a big event, but he had to make Sun Quan feel that he had not guessed.
"My lord, are you talking about your undercover tigers, right? I'm not used to talking behind other people's backs, but I still want to express my opinion on my lord's matter..." Hu Ke replied.
Seeing that Hu Ke seemed to have a solution, Sun Quan became interested and asked, "Does Zecheng have any solution?"
"Listening to what my lord just said, I think you still trust this guard. It is the best choice for him to serve as the captain of the guard. I'm just worried that he will take credit and become arrogant and form a clique?" Hu Ke asked tentatively.
Sun Quan nodded, "That's right."
"In fact, it's easy to handle. If you support another person, you can make him recognize himself and know that everything he has is given by the Lord." Hu Ke suggested.
Sun Quan stroked his beard and shook his head: "It is extremely difficult to change Chrysostom once it is opened. If the new supporter does not do things well, won't it make things worse?"
Hu Ke said with a smile: "The lord chooses a minister who is poor in martial arts and has good popularity. He knows that he cannot do it but refuses it with all his strength. During the rejection, he can achieve the purpose of beating him. In the end, the original person becomes the captain of the guard. This way the lord's prestige is dealt with.
Just come up."
Sun Quan's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he praised excitedly: "Zecheng is worthy of being a businessman. Your mind is indeed very flexible. No wonder you can handle the Zhang family with ease..."
Hu Ke scratched his head and smiled bitterly: "People in the shopping mall are unpredictable and deceitful. If you make a mistake, you will lose everything. It's better to follow the master and do things freely."
"Zecheng, you work hard. I rely on you a lot. I don't know if I will be granted a title or title in the future." Sun Quan gave an affirmative expression.
"Thank you so much, Lord. I am willing to go through fire and water to repay your kindness." Hu Ke knelt down on one knee with his hands clasped in fists and said very touchingly.
"Ze Cheng doesn't have to be like this from now on. I already know your loyalty." Sun Quan lifted him up with both hands, thinking that he had recovered the man in front of him.
Sun Quan Yu's Trading Company felt very happy after getting the answer. After returning home, he thought about it and finally locked in the candidate.
After Lu Su was buried in great glory, Sun Quan convened a meeting with ministers in Jianye. Everyone knew that he was announcing the candidate for the governor, and the civil and military officials in Jiangdong guessed that it was Lu Meng.
The eyes of the officials in the main hall were all different, some were envious, some were contemptuous, some were blessing, and some were looking forward to it.
At the beginning, Gu Yong, Zhuge Jin and others discussed the internal military affairs, the chaos in the mountains behind, and the floods in the area.
Then the topic of discussion gradually turned external, talking about the defense issues of Jiangxia and Ruxukou.
The veteran general Han Dang proposed to appoint the governor as soon as possible, otherwise the military morale in Jiangxia and Lukou would be unstable.
"Who do you think can succeed Lu Zijing?" Sun Quan looked around everyone, and finally fixed his gaze on Lu Meng's face.
Only Zhang Zhao in the hall knew what Sun Quan was thinking, so he wanted to see who would jump out and make a fool of himself first.
After waiting for a long time in silence, the general Pan Zhang came out to admonish: "General Ziming is very strategic and often fights beside the lord. I think he is the best choice."
Pan Zhang took the lead, Ding Feng, Song Qian and other generals all clasped their fists in agreement, while Sun Quan looked at Lu Meng meaningfully.
Seeing this, Lu Meng politely replied: "The last general is still young and may not be able to take on such a big responsibility..."
"Although Ziming (Lü Meng) is modest, he also agrees with Zijing's last words. He needs to practice for a few more years before he can be entrusted with important tasks." At this time, Sun Quan promoted Lu Su and suppressed Lü Meng with the comments of his previous leader.
Lu Meng was always polite, but Sun Quan's words were like pouring ice water on his head.
The mixed feelings combined with the fiery eyes in the palace made Lu Meng instantly ask three questions in his heart: Who am I? Where am I? Where are I going?
Gu Yong was very surprised when he saw that Lu Meng was defeated. Could it be that his lord wanted to use a local general? So he went out and asked: "After Zhou Gongjin passed away, he recommended Lu Zijing. If Zijing left a will, he would definitely recommend him. Who is this person?"
Sun Quan stroked his purple beard and said leisurely: "The person recommended by Zijing is Yan Mancai."
Yan Jin was working as a lieutenant at this time and was a standard scholar in Jiangdong. He was originally recommended to Sun by Zhang Zhao. As soon as these words came out, the palace was extremely quiet, but almost no one questioned Lu Su's last words. After all, the deceased was the most important.
"Zijing has a good understanding of people. His recommendation of Mancai must be justified. I second my opinion."
Yan Jin himself was still at a loss. Zhang Zhao was the first to jump out and agree with Sun Quan. If he didn't cooperate, he was afraid that his boss would directly kill Zhang Cheng. At that time, he was really in trouble.
"I also second the proposal." Zhuge Jin had good relations with Yan Zhen and belonged to the Huaisi faction. Seeing that the 'big brother who took the lead' had already set the tone, he stood up immediately.
"I second the proposal." Gu Yong, the representative of the Jiangdong gentry, also agreed. Although Sun Quan did not choose a local general in the end, Yan Zhen was relatively close to the Jiangdong gentry, so it was better than those warriors from the Huaisi faction to be in power.
"I second the proposal."
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With the addition of Gu Yong, the Jiangdong nobles stepped forward to support him, which confused the Huaisi generals in the palace.
"Mancai, it seems that you have been welcomed by the public. Then you will take over as the Commander-in-Chief and immediately go to Jiangxia to command the troops and defend against Guan Yu in the west and Cao Ren in the north. This task is not light." Sun Quan made the decision.
"Lord, I..." Yan Zhen never imagined that this would happen, why suddenly everyone was supporting him.
"This matter has been settled. Let's all disperse first." Sun Quan waved his sleeves, turned around and walked towards the back hall.
Everyone in the hall immediately gathered around Yan Zhen, with kind smiles on their faces, and shouted that Yan Zhen was going to have a drink to celebrate. Lu Meng stood in the corner like a clown.
The Grand Governor thought I was not as good as Yan Mancai? Lu Meng didn't get over his disappointment for a long time.
When Sun Quan left, he turned around and took a glance. The feeling of being in control of the overall situation was exhilarating from the soles of his feet to the top of his head. He felt that Yu Zecheng was right at all. It is really amazing to establish something like prestige.
What kind of big governor or little governor? Without me, the lord, to give you the power, you are nothing.
Yan Zhen had never led an army before, and he didn't know why Lu Su would take a fancy to him. Even though he belonged to the Huaisi sect, he was obviously just a civil servant, let alone compared with Lu Meng, even Lu Fan, who was so good at dressing up.
Can't compare.
Chapter completed!