Regarding Huang Zu's remarks, Shi Zimiao did not comment. Huang Zu completely ignored these and continued speaking, minding his own business.
"Originally, the Sun family was passive in this negotiation. But now, Sun Jian has made a fuss and turned from passive to active, which in turn defeated our army. If we can't get people, the Sun family has enough reason to use force. The soldiers attacked Jingzhou, and Sun Jian only needed to command from behind. Master Shizhao, when the Sun family attacked Jingzhou, I, Jiangxia, was the first to bear the brunt. I am full and can I hold on? I will do such a thing that is not good for myself. Say something ugly. , if our Jiangxia is defeated, and the Jiangdong Army of the Sun family marches in and marches directly to Xiangyang City, then who will be their opponent in Jingzhou? Can we still count on Cai Hao?"
Huang Zu's tone was obviously sarcastic. Maybe Cai Mao had been a general for many years, but how many tough battles had he fought? Huang Zu is not bragging. Looking at the whole Jingzhou, Huang Zu is the only one who has two brushes. If he wants to resist the Jiangdong Army, he can only rely on him. The others are just talk on paper. This is Huang Zu’s confidence!
If you, Liu Biao of Jingzhou, don't take good care of me, the worst is that we will be separated, and I will surrender the city to Jiangdong. It will be up to you what you will use to defend me! The Huang Zu of today is not the Huang Zu of history. The Huang Zu of history had a mortal feud with the Sun family for shooting Sun Jian, and he had no choice. But it is different now. Sun Jian is missing. Of course, it is hard to say whether he is really missing. At least there is no evidence to prove that it was Huang Zu. Besides, even if it were true, if the Sun family wanted to blame, they would blame Cihang Jingzhai and Liu Biao. What does Huang Zu have to do with him?
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Shi Zimiao and his party left the Jiangxia City Lord's Mansion.
"Master, do you really believe Huang Zu's words?" asked a disciple who approached him.
"One-sided words cannot be trusted." Shi Zimiao answered simply. Yes, perhaps there was no reason for Huang Zu to harm Sun Jian in terms of motivation, but still, the person who is most capable of committing the crime is Huang Zu, so Shi Zimiao cannot It will eliminate the suspicion on Huang Zu, "However, Huang Zu is right about something. Whether Sun Jian is really missing or fake, Jiangdong Army is very likely to attack. Do not worry about any doubts. That is, at this stage, we still fully support Huang Zu, and Jiangxia cannot afford to lose anything!"
"Understood! What about Sun Quan and the Jade Seal of the Kingdom..."
"Sun Quan was able to escape under such circumstances. To be honest, I underestimated him. This kid has a sharp mind, acts erratically, and is unpredictable. It is not that simple for Yuan Shu to get the jade seal from him. . There is no hurry in advance. Since we do not rule out the possibility that Sun Jian is hiding behind the scenes, let’s go to Jiangdong and see if we can force Sun Jian out."
If Sun Jian could be forced out, that would be great; but if Sun Jian never came out, proving that he was really missing, it would actually be better, because Shi Zimiao was fully confident that Jiangdong Army's rear would be unstable and even homeless. However, this is only true in the short term. Shi Zimiao is used to looking at the overall situation. She likes to have everything under control, so whether Sun Jian is alive or dead, Shi Zimiao hopes to have an accurate answer. Otherwise, this mystery will always hang on Shi Zimiao's mind, and she will worry , will Sun Jian come out again one day, she will worry, will there be any huge enemies and conspiracy hidden behind this? Sun Jian is missing, Jiangdong and Jingzhou are at war, who is the most beneficial?
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Runan, at Yuan Shu's house,
"What do you think of Sun Quan?" Yuan Shu asked. Next to him was an old man with a white beard. He looked like an immortal. In Sun Quan's words, he was like a fortune teller. But it was Yang Hong, Yuan Shu's counselor.
"My subordinates can't understand." Yang Hong said bluntly, "When we first heard the news, even we would be shocked, but Sun Quan behaved so calmly. It is really not the reaction that a son of man should have."
I have never heard that Sun Quan had a bad relationship with his father Sun Jian, right? Even if they really didn't have a good relationship, Sun Quan should have shown some relief or joy when he heard that Sun Jian was missing, right?
However, in fact, Sun Quan was so calm and indifferent, as if he was a complete bystander, listening to an irrelevant story. Yang Hong has met many people over the years, but he has never met anyone like Sun Quan, not even an adult, let alone a child.
"I also feel a little strange. As far as I know, he shouldn't be the indifferent type." As he spoke, Yuan Shu glanced at Yang Hong, "Do you understand what I mean? What I want to say is, will this Sun Quan Is there any confidence that we don’t know about?”
Yang Hong condensed,
"My lord, what you mean is that Sun Quan already knew that Sun Jian would disappear? Did Sun Jian inform him in advance?!"
Yuan Shu shook his head,
"I thought so at first, but then I thought about it, no, with Sun Quan's intelligence, if Sun Jian had really informed him, how could Sun Quan have pretended to be in front of us, right?"
"That makes sense." Yang Hong nodded, "Then what my lord means is..."
The two looked at each other, and their suspicions already coincided.
Either this is not the first time Sun Quan has heard this news, but this possibility is very small, because Sun Quan is now in the Yuan family, and his source of information cannot be faster than the Yuan family. Or, Sun Quan had been mentally prepared for this matter. He had long expected that such a situation would occur. Sun Quan knew who made his father disappear, and this person even used this as a threat in advance and negotiated with Sun Quan. . Therefore, the other party’s goal is indeed the national jade seal that Sun Quan holds in his hands!
"Keep a close eye on Sun Quan recently. Don't let anyone try to contact him!" Yuan Shu said. He is bound to get the imperial seal!
"Understood." Yang Hong nodded.
Yuan Shu paused, still feeling a little uneasy, and then said,
"In addition, we must also beware of Sun Quan escaping on his own. Since he was able to escape from the heavy encirclement of Cihang Jingzhai, we cannot take it lightly at any time."
"But we are not Cihang Jingzhai after all, so we can't completely restrict his freedom, right?" Yang Hong said hesitantly.
"Send Yuan Yin. Sun Quan will marry my Yuan family sooner or later, so let the children of the Yuan family get closer to him."
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This side,
"Don't worry, people who disappear often scare themselves. Maybe your father will come out and scare everyone. Don't you military strategists have the ability to surprise and win by surprise?" Yu'er comforted Sun Quan on the side, although The words are rough, but the reasoning is not rough. At this time, there are no phones or anything, and it is common for people to get lost. Perhaps Sun Jian encountered some kind of situation, and as a result, he jumped into the forest without knowing where he went.
"The possibility is very small." Sun Quan said directly. Ordinary people might get lost, but what kind of difficult conditions did his father never encounter? How could there be no news in this familiar territory of Jiangdong?
"Then will he hide it by himself?" Yu'er asked again, trying to think of good things.
Sun Quan shook his head,
"No way. What's the purpose of hiding it? To find an excuse to attack Jingzhou? But if you want to attack Jingzhou, there are too many excuses to find, and you are caught off guard, without making any excuses, and suddenly take action at a time that no one expects. , is the kingly way. As it is now, Jingzhou must be on guard, and to fight at this time is simply to chew on a hard nut!"
If Sun Quan was in Jiangdong at this time, he would definitely side with Zhu Zhi. He would not agree to launch a general attack on Jingzhou at this time.
"Could it be that Cihang Jingzhai secretly detained your father?" Yu'er asked again.
Sun Quan shook his head again,
"If that's the case, Cihang Jingzhai will definitely release the news. At that time, our Sun family will be in a trap and will be controlled by others. Even if Cihang Jingzhai asks us to use the imperial seal to replace someone, we will definitely agree without blinking an eye. Come down."
Snapped!
"That's it!" Yu'er suddenly clapped her hands.
Sun Quan looked at Yu'er and was stunned for a moment, only to hear Yu'er say,
"Now, although the best possibility has been eliminated, the worst possibility has also been eliminated, right?"
Yuan Shu and Yang Hong thought that Sun Quan was too calm. That was because they didn't understand Sun Quan. Yu'er, who had been with Sun Quan day and night, noticed Sun Quan's abnormality from the beginning. Others may think that Sun Quan is intelligent and even scheming by nature, but in normal life, Sun Quan is definitely the type who expresses joy and anger. Perhaps, Sun Quan would think things over calmly, but if someone offends him or the people closest to him, even if Sun Quan smiles in front of him and doesn't scold the other person's ancestors for eighteen generations in private, then he is no longer Sun Quan!
Yes, Yu'er was also surprised that Sun Quan didn't seem surprised when he heard the news, as if he had expected such a thing to happen. But even if Sun Quan had expected it in advance, he would never behave like this. Being too calm proved that Sun Quan was actually upset.
To use an analogy, it’s like when facing a question that he didn’t know how to solve during the college entrance examination, Sun Quan stayed calm, read the question over and over, and kept looking for ideas to solve the problem. This seems right and normal, but if it is a normal situation, If Sun Quan was really calm enough, he should have skipped this question like he usually does in exams, and then returned to think about it after completing the questions he would do later.
The same was true for Sun Quan at this time. Before the "College Entrance Examination", he had already thought about countless situations in his mind, and he had also considered the corresponding strategies. But when he actually faced the "College Entrance Examination", Sun Quan still Senseless. Caring too much made him too persistent and acted too calmly.
"Thank you, Sister Yu'er." Sun Quan took a deep breath and smiled at Yu'er.
"Hehe, sister takes care of her brother, isn't that what she should do!"
At this time, Yu'er didn't know that her comfort actually had no effect at all. The best possibility has been eliminated, yes, but has the worst possibility really been eliminated?
Sun Quan just said that if Cihang Jingzhai detains Sun Jian, Cihang Jingzhai will definitely release the news. However, if Cihang Jingzhai tries to detain Sun Jian, because Sun Jian resists fiercely, he ends up accidentally Sun Jian was accidentally killed? Does Cihang Jingzhai dare to release the news like this? They will definitely say that they have never seen Sun Jian from beginning to end!
In addition, apart from the recent enemy Cihang Jingzhai, their Sun family also has other enemies. For example, the remnants of the Yellow Turbans, Dong Zhuo's camp, and the barbarians in the south who were suppressed by Sun Jian many times. These forces have enough reasons to assassinate Sun Jian, and they also have enough reasons to push Jiangdong and Jingzhou to fight to the death and watch the chaos in the Central Plains.
It can be said that Sun Quan's calmness now is not only because he cares too much, but because Sun Quan now cannot find an outlet to vent his emotions! Sun Quan didn't know who his enemy was, so he could only suppress all his anger in his heart!
