"Zhuge Ke, Teng Yin, Lü Ju, and the others were innocent all along."
"They suffered at the hands of the brothers Sun Jun and Sun 𬘭. This pains me deeply, and I wish for them all to be reburied and offered sacrifices."
"All those implicated because of them and sent into exile may return!"
In Jianye, Emperor Sun Xiu began issuing edict after edict.
The first edicts concerned reassuring his ministers. He pardoned not only those persecuted by Sun 𬘭, but even those eliminated by Sun Jun.
The main reason was the profound unease throughout the Wu Kingdom, with generals fleeing abroad repeatedly. To reassure these people, Sun Xiu did not rush to reward meritorious ministers, but instead began pardoning past offenders on a large scale.
This edict finally curbed the defections that had continued for so long.
Unfortunately, in these few months alone, a great many generals and ministers of the Wu Kingdom had already defected.
Looking at the list in his hands, Sun Xiu was so furious that he could not help bursting into curses.
"Those filthy traitors! Our Great Wu was ruined in the hands of those two brothers!!"
Hearing Sun Xiu's roar, Zhang Bu hurried to soothe him.
"Your Majesty, please do not be angry. The imperial physician said you must rest properly and avoid agitation..."
Sun Xiu took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down.
Yet the veins on his forehead still throbbed.
Sun Xiu truly hated Sun 𬘭 and Sun Jun to the marrow of his bones.
Especially when he prepared to send men to reinforce Shi Ji, only to discover that there was no general within the kingdom who could serve as commander, his hatred reached its peak.
Couldn't you at least have left me one?!
There were no generals left