The mistake of my subordinates was that they were defeated on the front line, causing heavy losses to our Jiangdong Army and damaging the lord's prestige; the mistake was that General Xu Kun lost his life due to improper handling of matters. "
Sun Ben lay on the ground and admitted his mistake. Not only did he not blame Xu Kun for the defeat, he also took the initiative to resist Xu Kun's death, which was considered very responsible.
In this case, normally, Sun Quan should give Sun Ben a fault, but because of the special circumstances, he was allowed to redeem his fault. After all, these are all Sun Ben's soldiers. If Sun Quan wants to recapture Lujiang, he will naturally have to use Sun Ben.
However, no one expected that Sun Quan would launch an attack at this juncture!
"Is that all?" Sun Quan said coldly.
Sun Ben, who was kneeling on the ground, looked stunned and replied in a deep voice,
"I don't know, I hope my lord will make it clear."
At this time, everyone could tell that something was wrong with the atmosphere. Sun Quan actually did not give Sun Ben any steps to follow.
"I heard that you have private correspondence with Li Shu and Cao Cao?" Sun Quan said in public.
As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked. Originally, victory or defeat was a matter of military strategists. Sun Ben's defeat in Lujiang could only be regarded as a disadvantage in the expedition, or at best, he underestimated the enemy. But if Sun Quan’s words are confirmed, it would be collaboration with the enemy, collusion with the inside and outside, and betrayal of the country!
The former, to be serious, would be demoted at most, but the latter was a serious crime of beheading!
"Lord! Don't listen to rumors, it's not true!" Sun Ben shouted hurriedly, and he could no longer be as calm as he was at the beginning.
"Brother Quan, no, lord, my brother is innocent!" Sun Fu also quickly said, "If we really colluded with Li Shu, our side wouldn't have suffered such a big loss!"
"Whether there is collusion or not, I will know as soon as I search." Sun Quan said, and as he spoke, he led the people directly inside. When the soldiers next to him saw this, no one dared to stop them.
When passing by Sun Bi, Sun Quan said aloud,
"You said I listened to lies? You should know me, right? If I didn't have full evidence for this kind of thing, I would say it in public?"
Sun Ben's face changed drastically with his head buried, and his eyes kept flashing. If he gave the order now, Sun Ben believed that there was a 70% chance that his subordinates would listen to him even if they faced Sun Quan. However, Sun Quan's words made Sun Ben suspicious. Someone among his subordinates must have tipped off Sun Quan secretly. Otherwise, how could Sun Quan dare to be so sure? How can Sun Quan be sure that he can find the evidence? !
Who took refuge in Sun Quan? How many people took refuge with Sun Quan? Of course, it cannot be said to be a surrender. After all, Sun Quan is now the lord of Jiangdong. Whether it is for righteousness or for the future, others have sufficient motivation to do such things. For the same reason, in Sun Ben's mind, there are probably not just one or two people who truly understand current affairs.
Thinking of this, Sun Bi suddenly broke into a cold sweat. If he had been really impulsive just now, it was probably not him who subdued Sun Quan, but Sun Quan who took the opportunity to kill him on the grounds of rebellion!
"My lord, be clear!" Sun Ben kowtowed and shouted, "I do have correspondence with Cao Cao and Li Shu, but the discussions are all personal matters. I can present all the letters to my lord and inspect them one by one!"
"Brother?!" Sun Fu was stunned. It was obvious that Sun Bian even kept him in the dark about this kind of thing. Even Sun Fu didn't know, let alone other people at the scene.
"Come here, tie up Sun Ben first. As for the extent of the crime, I will tell you after I read the letter."
Sun Quan waved his hand, and someone immediately came forward to tie up Sun Ben.
"Brother? Why? Why do you do such a thing?" Sun Fu chased Sun Ben and asked.
Sun Ben always lowered his head and said nothing. Why? I'm not worried about what might happen, I want to find a way out in advance. For example, in Cao's camp now, there are probably countless officials who secretly communicate with Yuan Shao. But no matter what, for someone of Sun Ben's level and a member of the Sun family, his actions were indeed somewhat unexpected. But really speaking, it’s not surprising that Sun Ben fled from Shouchun secretly, leaving Wu Jing, Sun Quan and others behind. Since then, Sun Ce gradually began to alienate Sun Ben, and Sun Ben’s brothers were also arranged to live in Luling. A remote place, almost out of touch with the core. And now, even if Sun Ce dies but Sun Quan comes to power, this situation will not change. After all, Sun Quan was one of the parties involved in Shouchun!
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Lujiang,
"Well done, I didn't realize you had such talent before." Dou Yuru praised Li Shu, also known as Li Rudao.
"Thank you, Lord, for your compliments." Li Ru bowed.
"Don't be too happy too early. You have only saved your head temporarily." Dou Yuru put away her smile. "Once Xu Kun dies, that boy Sun Quan cannot sit idly by and do nothing. Who knows, he will go out to fight in person. By then, Can you still hold on?"
Saying that, Dou Yuru glanced at Li Ru and said,
"To be honest, I don't think much of you. You have no advantage in terms of military strength, resources, strategies, or even military talent."
Li Ru didn't get angry at Dou Yuru's remarks about emphasizing other people's ambitions. Instead, he nodded and acknowledged it.
"I never think lower of Sun Quan than the Lord. I am not afraid of anyone in Jiangdong, but I don't want to face Sun Quan. So I have been fully prepared for this." Li Ru said .
"Oh? What preparations have you made?" Dou Yuru asked.
Li Ru smiled and elegantly showed people his series of serial schemes.
"At that time, the reason why I was waiting was not just waiting for Xu Kun to be fooled or Sun Ben to fall into the trap. At the same time, I was also in contact with the other two people."
Dou Yuru narrowed her eyes slightly,
"One of them is probably Cao Cao!"
"That's right." Li Ru didn't hide anything. "Cao Cao needs me to help him block Sun Quan here temporarily and prevent Sun Quan from suddenly attacking Xudu. In this way, Cao Cao can safely challenge Yuan Shao. And I am doing such a big favor for Cao Cao. , He must have to pay something. Of course, I am all doing this to benefit my Demon Sect." Li Ru replied.
snort!
Dou Yuru snorted coldly. Li Ru said it nicely. She kept hiding this kind of thing from her. Most of the benefits were probably swallowed up by Li Ru himself.
"Where is the other one?" Dou Yuru asked.
"The other one is Huang Zu." Li Ru replied, "The reason why I chose to kill Xu Kun is that, in addition to the fact that Sun Ben may be useful in the future if he is retained, the biggest reason is that Jiangxia is currently dominated by Xu Kun. I'm guarding. I have made an appointment with Huang Zu. As soon as the news of Xu Kun's death reaches Jiangxia, Huang Zu will take action immediately. Compared with our Lujiang family, Jiangxia obviously plays a greater role for the Sun family. Jiangxia will enter Jiangxia in the future. The gateway to Jingzhou. Moreover, we are only one city and do not pose any threat to Jiangdong. It is very difficult to defend and we will never take the initiative to attack. But Huang Zu is different. With the support of Liu Biao and the entire Jingzhou, they are capable To compete with Jiangdong." Li Ru said with great certainty, "So, even if Sun Quan is coming, he will eventually rush to Jiangxia first. With Huang Zu helping us drag the Jiangdong army, we only need to hold on to the north to Cao Cao and Yuan Shao Until the winner is determined, at that time, we will decide our future policy based on the results there.”
Li Ru just finished speaking.
"Report! Jiang Dongjun is calling again!"
"Um?"
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