Yongan County, Wu Kingdom.
"Sun Hao has thrown the government into chaos! He is brutal and indiscriminately slaughters the innocent. He has not even been on the throne a full year, yet he has already committed countless crimes, enraging Heaven and the people!"
"If you refuse to step forward and quell this calamity, the Wu Kingdom will surely perish at Sun Hao's hands!"
"You are the Great Emperor's own grandson and Emperor Wen's son. How can we allow a man without virtue like Sun Hao to possess the realm?"
"Please agree to come with us to Jianye. Once our great undertaking succeeds, whether you wish to kill me or cut me to pieces, I will obey your every command!"
The mountain bandit Shi Dan knelt before Sun Qian, the Marquis of Yongan, and bowed low.
Sun Qian watched this absurd scene, his eyes filled with sorrow.
His mother sat nearby, trembling, her eyes full of terror as she looked at the men.
Earlier that day, a group of visitors had suddenly arrived at Sun Qian's residence. They had stormed inside but had not harmed anyone around him. Their leader called himself Shi Dan and claimed to be a local mountain bandit.
Yet this mountain bandit was rather handsome, with fair skin and impeccable manners.
He and his men had taken control of Sun Qian and his many household retainers and trusted aides. His reason for doing so was simple: he actually wanted to install Sun Qian as emperor.
When Sun Qian learned their purpose, he was utterly dumbfounded.
For mountain bandits, aren't your ambitions a little excessive??
He had never heard of mountain bandits who wanted to enthrone an emperor!
Sun Qian looked at the mountain bandit before him and asked, "General Shi, why do you wish to rebel?"
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