Chapter 518: The war of words escalates

Zhou Gongjin read slowly.

First, it was certainly like Chen Lin, insulting Sun Ce's ancestors.

"Sun Zhong, a man from Fuchun, was Jian's father, who made a living by planting melons..."

Liu Bei's ancestors were at least imperial relatives, while your grandfather, Sun Ce, was just a melon farmer!

Although Sun Ce was a man from Wu Jun, when he led his army back to Wu Jun, he did not receive a welcome from the elders of his hometown, but was instead collectively resisted by the powerful clans of Jiangdong.

He didn't return home in glory, but was instead like a street rat.

One reason was that the banner Sun Ce raised at the time was that of Yuan Shu's henchman, and most of his troops were from Jianghuai; wasn't this invading Jiangdong?

Secondly, the Sun family was not considered a major clan in Wu Jun, and the great clans of Jiangdong didn't look down on him, Sun Ce, at all.

Sun Ce angrily slapped the table.

"Liu Daer bullies me too much! Continue reading."

"The Sun family for two generations have been people fond of killing. Jian, unable to get military supplies, wantonly killed the Inspector of Jingzhou, Wang Rui, and the Administrator of Nanyang, Zhang Zi. Ce attacked Lujiang, harming the Administrator of Lujiang, Lu Kang, and dozens of people of the Lu family!"

"Sheng had a relationship of ascending the hall and seeing the wife with Ce's father; now his sons and brothers have all been executed, leaving only one old man."

Sun Ce killed everyone of Sun Jian's good brother Wang Sheng's family; Wang Sheng was only spared because Lady Wu begged bitterly.

"Ce killed Gao Dai and Xu Gong of Wu Jun, killed Yu Ji, and Ce also killed Sheng Xian and the three Zhou brothers, who were great scholars of Jiangdong, executing tens of thousands of people in Jiangdong... and also killed the people of Jiangxia..."

The manifesto painted Sun Ce as a gang leader, cruel and fond of killing, yet these were all facts.

When this manifesto was seen by the great clans of Jiangdong, they all agreed in their hearts.

Liu Bei took the entire Yizhou, and apart from exterminating the rebel Yong Kai and the barbarian leaders like Meng Huo, only Wang Lei, who jumped off the city gate, died!

In comparison, Sun Ce was far worse.

Sun Ce's veins bulged, and his eyes were already bloodshot.

Zhou Gongjin considered whether to continue reading.

"Gongjin, continue reading!"

Zhou Gongjin's expression was poor; what followed would truly be 'shrimp-hearted and pig-hearted'!

"Jian and Ce, in name are Han ministers, but in reality are Han thieves. Jian obtained the Imperial Jade Seal in Luoyang and hid it, intending to usurp the Han!"

"Ce again seized the Jade Seal and hid it... yet he did not know that the Jade Seal is a heavy vessel; his body is not worthy of it, and he will instead suffer from it!"

This was to let the world know that Sun Ce had taken the Jade Seal and also wanted to usurp the Han and establish himself like Yuan Shu!

Sun Jian also died because of the Jade Seal. Sun Ce, you must recognize your position; your family is not worthy of being Emperor at all, so don't do stupid things again!

Sun Ce was furious and kicked the table away.

"Liu Daer bullies me too much!"

"Husband Ce bullied famous scholars, but was defeated by Brother Xuande in one move, sparing his life, yet he repaid kindness with enmity!"

It indicated that Sun Ce could only fight scholars, but was useless when encountering Liu Bei, and was even scared away, and didn't know how to be grateful!

Sun Ce was almost driven mad with anger.

There was also a small section for the melon-eating masses:

Sun Ce and Zhou Gongjin planned to forcibly seize the commoner girls, the Two Qiaos, as spoils of war. The Two Qiaos would rather flee and become refugees than have the two of them, and Liu Bei naturally played the hero saving the beauty!

Zhou Gongjin almost spat out a mouthful of old blood. Am I really that unbearable? Does Little Qiao look down on me that much?

After the two finished reading the manifesto, they were both full of anger!

Sun Ce cursed loudly.

"I swear to kill Liu Bei and break Changancheng!"

All the people of the Great Han watched with great interest.

Before the great battle had even begun, the dark histories of several warlords had been dug up!

Liu Bei didn't feel much; these were all trivial matters. A beautiful lady is what a gentleman seeks; if a person isn't romantic, they aren't young!

Yuan Shao and the others were miserable.

Everyone finally knew who the mastermind behind the chaos in the Great Han for so long was—it was this hateful Alliance Leader Yuan!

"How is this disloyal, unrighteous, unfilial, and unbenevolent Yuan Shao qualified to occupy the land of three provinces and even become the alliance leader!"

"Cao Cao wantonly kills the innocent, massacres cities, and digs up graves—he does no good deeds and damages the lifespan of his descendants. Everyone, just watch."

"So, Sun Ce and Sun Jian both harbored rebellious intentions, wanting to usurp the Han and establish themselves, and were also cruel and fond of killing!"

"Even the Two Qiaos don't look down on Sun Ce and Zhou Gongjin; their character is too poor. How are they like Brother Xuande, who is benevolent and righteous!" ===== CHAPTER 519 =====

"So, Sun Ce and Sun Jian both harbored rebellious intentions, wanting to usurp the Han and establish themselves, and they were also cruel and bloodthirsty!"

"The two Qiao sisters also look down on Sun Ce and Zhou Yu; their character is too poor, unlike Lord Xuande who is benevolent and righteous!"