"What did you say!"
Liu Zhang's eyes widened and he stood up in shock.
Liu Zhang, who had always been at ease and calm, suddenly panicked.
Perhaps because he felt his loss of composure, the look of shock on Liu Zhang's face flashed away.
Then he walked to Mi Zhu's side and put on his extremely casual smile again.
"Zizhong, are you kidding?"
"Xu Shu is Liu Bei's military advisor. You should ask Liu Bei how much his mother is worth."
Unfortunately, this fleeting change never escaped Mi Zhu's eyes.
From beginning to end, Mi Zhu's eyes never left Liu Zhang.
He clearly sensed Liu Zhang's inner panic.
Although Liu Zhang adjusted very quickly and covered it up with almost no flaws.
But until now, there was still lingering panic in his smiling eyes.
As strong as Liu Zhang, would there be anything that would make him afraid?
"What Mr. Qin said is absolutely true. I am confused!"
Mi Zhu smiled and did not continue to test.
He already got the answer he wanted.
Liu Zhang nodded slightly and looked elsewhere with a vague look in his eyes, not looking at Mi Zhu.
"Zizhong, go back!"
"Tell the big-eared thief that if you want to capture him, he must follow Gu's terms."
Mi Zhu said yes again and again, but did not stay for long.
"I'll definitely bring it to you next time!"
"Zizhong, remember what Gu asked you to bring to Zhuge Liang!"
"Yes! I'm taking my leave."
Mi Zhu slowly exited the room, unable to stay any longer.
His mind has long returned to Jiangling!
This time the harvest was quite fruitful, almost the greatest result.
He wanted to tell Liu Bei everything that happened here as soon as possible!
After Mi Zhu left, Liu Zhang breathed out softly, and then slowly rubbed his cheeks.
"Hey, it's much harder to pretend than to show your true feelings..."
At this moment, a disdainful sneer came from behind.
"Haha, Duke Qin doesn't have to be humble, didn't he successfully deceive Mi Zhu?"
Liu Zhang did not look back and immediately burst into laughter.
"Okay, okay, no flaws were exposed!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Shu appeared in the house accompanied by Dian Wei.
It was Xu Shu who was sneering before.
"It's a pity that this kind of trick can only deceive a white-faced scholar like Mi Zizhong, but it can never be deceived by Zhuge Kongming!"
"Qin Gong spends so much time and effort, but in the end, it's just a bamboo basket to draw water!"
Xu Shu was specially arranged by Liu Zhang to sit behind him so that he could hear the conversation between him and Mi Zhu with his own ears.
Everything was as Liu Zhang expected, and Mi Zhu revealed Xu Shu's mother.
But looking at Xu Shu's face at this time, he didn't seem angry at Mi Zhu's words.
"Yuanzhi, did you hear clearly what Mi Zhu said just now?"
Xu Shu's face was full of disdain and he snorted again.
"Duke Qin spread the news of your betrayal, isn't it just to get Mi Zhu to come and seek verification?"
"I'd better advise Qin Gong to save it. This kind of trick will never be hidden from Kong Ming!"
Liu Zhang fiddled with his fingers gently, with a proud look on his lips.
"Yuanzhi, Gu refers to Liu Bei's execution of Zhang Nan's family!"
"I wonder what Yuan Zhi thinks?"
Xu Shu was stunned for a moment, with a hint of helplessness in his eyes.
"Zhuge Liang killed Zhang Nan more to stabilize people's hearts. This is understandable..."
"In order to stabilize people's hearts? It's not enough to kill one person, but the whole family must be killed?"
"Is this the benevolence and righteousness of a big-eared thief?"
Xu Shu lowered his head slightly and was left speechless by Liu Zhang's question.
Xu Shu couldn't even convince himself of these far-fetched explanations.
Speaking to Liu Zhang, it was just a struggle to make excuses.
At least Xu Shuruo would never allow Zhuge Liang to wield the butcher's knife without permission in Jiangling.
This time the Xiaoting fire plan failed, but Zhang Nan's achievements were indeed not low.
Personally lead the fire ship to attack Xiaoting Water Village!
When the fire broke out, Zhang Nan almost burned to death on the boat.
Since there were not many ships to meet him, Zhang Nan almost drowned in the river again!
After a lot of trouble, Zhang Nan fell into a coma immediately after landing.
It was under this circumstance that Zhang Nan was captured by Huang Zhong.
They all say that if you survive a catastrophe, you will be blessed later!
Unexpectedly, Zhang Nan survived the catastrophe and made great achievements, and got the blessing of having his entire family beheaded!
What a naked irony!
"Mr. Qin, who is not a sage and sage without making mistakes? Doesn't Mr. Qin make any mistakes?"
"The death of Zhang Nan's family is to stabilize the situation in Jingzhou!"
"Even if it means death, it is a worthy death!"
Perhaps this is the only way Xu Shu can defend Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang.
Pale and weak, but he mustered up all his strength.
Liu Zhang was rude about this and rebutted directly and fiercely.
"Zhang Nan's whole family was innocently killed. Can you explain it with just one sentence?"
"Why should Zhang Nan's family bear the responsibility for Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang's faults?"
"I will not attack Jiangling at all, and the situation in Jingzhou can gradually stabilize. Zhang Nan's family's death was completely in vain!"
"Have you ever thought that the death of Zhang Nan's family was just Zhuge Liang's excuse to cover up his failure!"
Xu Shu lowered his head again, his eyes extremely downcast.
What a smart man he is, his talent is many times higher than that of Liu Zhang!
Is it possible that Xu Shu could not see the essence that Liu Zhang could see through?
Everything is for the so-called face.
Xu Shu had no way to uncover Zhuge Liang's fig leaf, and was unwilling to admit that his friend Zhuge Liang was such a person.
"Liu Bei is an outsider to the Jingzhou family. Naturally, there must be an explanation for the disaster he brought to Jingzhou."
"Zhang Nan's family has become the reason for the confession."
"Yuanzhi, Gu said it...right?"
Xu Shu remained silent and did not express any opinions.
But without refutation, what's the difference between a disguised admission?
Xu Shu just didn't agree with Zhuge Liang's approach.
But if it were him, would there be a better solution?
the answer is negative.
Killing Zhang Nan's family can not only resolve internal conflicts, but also resolve personal crises. It is undoubtedly the best way.
"Mr. Qin, in troubled times, of course you can't help yourself!"
“It’s also said that those who achieve great things don’t stick to trivial matters!”
"If it were you, wouldn't you kill Zhang Nan's family?"
Xu Shu couldn't find the answer himself, so he couldn't help asking Liu Zhang.
Liu Bei's approach is undoubtedly against the principles of benevolence and justice, but if there is no other answer, this is the best way.
Liu Zhang shook his head slightly, showing great contempt for this statement.
"The death of Zhang Nan is nothing. Every war will kill tens of thousands of people."
"But as a lord and a mastermind, don't you think it's shameful that you can only avoid the mistakes you make and let your subordinates bear the painful consequences?"
"If Zhuge Liang had not been greedy for credit and chosen the safest method like yours, would Zhang Nan's family have to die miserably?"
Xu Shu fell into silence again, and his eyes gradually became confused.
Seeing this scene, Liu Zhang felt extremely proud.
A simple concept of secret exchange, I didn’t expect that even a wise man like Xu Shu would be affected!
Liu Zhang really didn't expect that a little Zhang Nan could cause such a violent shock!
Thanks to the tragic death of Zhang Nan's family, Liu Zhang also successfully changed the views of Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang in Xu Shu's heart!
