Ever since entering the hall, Zhou Yu had not said a word. Even now, feeling Liu Xie's gaze upon him, he remained silent.
Liu Xie studied him for a moment, then said evenly, "Since you surrendered half of Xu Province, why do you say nothing now?"
His impression of Zhou Yu was unremarkable.
Although Zhou Yu's intelligence ranked among the best in all the Three Kingdoms, not far behind Zhuge Liang's, he was, unfortunately, his enemy.
Moreover, the Zhou and Sun families had been friends for generations. Zhou Yu had first assisted Sun Ce, then Sun Quan; the Sun and Zhou Families had long been bound together.
Thus, the chances of winning Zhou Yu over were slim.
What he could not understand, however, was why Zhou Yu had chosen to surrender, only to say nothing now before the emperor-not even a plea for mercy or an admission of guilt.
With his eyes lowered, Zhou Yu said calmly, "This guilty subject surrendered Xu Province on the advice of a close friend."
"Besides, the tide had turned against us. Whether I surrendered or not, the outcome could not be changed. Better to spare some deaths and bloodshed."
"As for why I say nothing... I know I committed the grave crime of treason. Now only death awaits me. What difference would speaking or remaining silent make?"
The grave crime of treason could not be erased simply by surrendering.
Unless he had surrendered of his own accord before Sun Quan was captured and helped the Imperial Court defeat him. In that case, he could not only have earned a pardon, but also been made a marquis and a general.
But having surrendered after Sun Quan's capture, whether he lived or died depended entirely on the Son of Heaven's wishes. He did not care, however,