Seeing how angry Chen Deng was, Lu Yi hurriedly pulled down his sleeve and motioned for him to lower his voice.
Chen Deng suppressed his anger and apologized to Lu Yi: "Wu Hou, please forgive me. I was really angry with him. He not only let Lu Meng go, but also encouraged Xu Sheng to go!"
"Xu Sheng's crime will not lead to death, but he will only have to suffer some physical pain."
"He is clearly trying to be clever in front of us!"
"He knew the relationship between Xu Sheng and Wu Hou, and thought that Wu Hou would not kill Xu Sheng, so he did it deliberately so that Wu Hou would be concerned about Xu Sheng and not pursue Lu Meng fiercely."
Lu Yi nodded and said, "I will handle this matter alone. You need to calm down first."
After saying that, he asked his servants to bring tea and poured a cup for Chen Deng himself.
Chen Deng hurriedly said: "Wu Hou, how can this be done! You are a dignified Wu Hou——"
Lu Yi smiled and said: "Envoy! You are my Jiangdong military advisor general. You have worked so hard and just have a cup of tea."
A look of gratitude appeared on Chen Deng's face and he said, "Thank you, Marquis Wu!"
Lu Yi watched Chen Deng take a sip of tea, and then asked in a low voice: "Is there any way to save it? Although Deng Dang's behavior is indeed abominable, people's hearts are made of flesh."
"If it were Gu, if Zhuge Liang had done anything wrong and he had not yet married and had no children, Gu, as his brother-in-law, would try his best to protect him."
"Of course, although it is impossible, if you are Yuanlong and you have younger brothers and sisters who have done something wrong, I will try my best to help you as long as the crime is not punishable."
Chen Deng looked at Lu Yi, with mixed emotions for a moment.
Such a lord is indeed kind and righteous.
Moreover, he is also very kind to his subordinates.
However, if he wanted to dominate the world, he still wanted Lu Yi to be more cold-blooded.
But then again.
When you are really cold-blooded, if the problem falls on you and your own life is at risk, that is another matter.
Thinking of this, Chen Deng took a deep breath and said, "Wu Hou must be saved?"
Deng Dang hurriedly raised his head and glanced at Lu Yi.
Chen Deng glared over.
Deng Dang was busy crawling to the ground again.
Lu Yi nodded and said seriously: "If you can, save me!"
Chen Deng then sighed and said, "It's okay to save him."
"Although I have never met this Lu Meng, he can guess my thoughts, and he can be regarded as a very strategic person."
"We in Jiangdong need a lot of generals to capture Jingzhou."
"It's just that this sets a precedent. In the future, if everyone commits a crime, they will come to Wuhou to seek help. What should we do?"
Lu Yi said in a deep voice: "I'll let you handle the rest of the matter. However, there is one general rule, which is not to be implicated and not to exterminate the clan. Anyone who commits an offense will be punished, and I will never interfere."
Chen Deng smiled and said: "Okay! Since Wu Hou, you said this, how can I, a minister, continue to be stubborn? To put it bluntly, this matter is actually simple."
"Originally, according to the plan, Lu Meng was executed at noon today at the Xiangyang vegetable market in front of the entire Jingzhou gentry."
"Marquis Wu is not among those who went to oversee the execution."
"After all, even Jingzhou Mu's status is lower than that of Wu Hou."
"The people who will supervise the execution were originally scheduled to be me, Cheng Pu, the left governor, and Zhu Zhi, the right governor."
"Since Wu Hou wants to protect Lu Meng, then Wu Hou will go with all the civil and military officials later."
"First of all, this can let the Jingzhou nobles see how much Wu Hou attaches importance to this matter."
"Secondly, with such attention, the Jingzhou nobles do not dare to be too showy and will be restrained."
"At that time, I will have people take Lu Meng and Xu Sheng out of the dungeon first."
"Let everyone see that the two of them were indeed the ones who killed Jingzhou Shepherd Liu Cong at that time."
"When we get to the cell exit, I will arrange for someone to quickly take action and replace a deaf-mute death row prisoner with Lu Meng and put a hood on him."
"During the execution, Marquis Wu, tell everyone that the reason why he put on the hood is because his behavior is despised by the world and he has no face to see the light of day."
"After beheading the condemned prisoner, let Deng Dang cry and take away the body immediately."
"Although it is a serious crime to kill Jingzhou Mu, people's hearts are made of flesh. Lu Meng has been executed, and as his brother-in-law, Deng should collect Lu Meng's body, so there is nothing wrong with him."
"In the past, when Dong Zhuo brought trouble to the world, he was killed, and Cai Yong collected his body for him. He still received the support of countless nobles. On the contrary, Situ Wang Yun hated Cai Yong because of this incident, and even imprisoned him and tortured him to death, which was criticized by the world. .”
"As for Xu Sheng, his achievements must be reduced and he must be punished a hundred times!"
"A mere soldier can mobilize him, and he can even be instigated by Deng Dang. It's just no brainer!"
"If you don't teach him a lesson, he will definitely cause trouble for you, Marquis Wu, in the future."
"Also, from now on, he must be allowed to read and understand right from wrong."
"As a young general who followed you, Marquis Wu, how can he shoulder an important task if he is only brave?"
"However, you, Marquis Wu, have to say this yourself."
"Except for Wu Hou, no one else can talk to this kind of person."
Lu Yi nodded and said, "Okay."
Chen Deng then looked at Deng Dang, who was still prostrate on the ground, and said, "Why don't you go and take them back to the dungeon? Today, if it weren't for Wu Hou Renyi, I would have executed you and Lu Meng!"
Deng Dang hurriedly kowtowed to Lu Yi several times.
Lu Yi waved his hand and said: "Bring the person back. Tell Lu Meng, don't think yourself smart in the future. There are many smart people in the world, but it's not that he is different. What he can consider, others can also consider."
Deng Dang said: "Here!"
Chen Deng and Lu Yi watched Deng Dang disappear outside the door. Chen Dengcai smiled and said: "I hope I can teach these two brats Lu Meng and Xu Sheng a lesson. If they can get rid of their bad habits, they can open up territory for me in Jiangdong in the future." Tuotu has made a great contribution. If not, Wu Hou should put less effort on them as soon as possible."
Lu Yi smiled and said, "Okay."
Not long after, news came from the dungeon that Lu Meng and Xu Sheng had returned to the dungeon.
It turns out that they didn’t leave at all!
Deng Dang took them out of the city gate.
However, Lu Meng knew that he had caused a big disaster and Deng Dang would definitely die if he left this time, so he did not dare to leave.
And Xu Sheng was also afraid of breaking Lu Yi's heart after leaving.
Therefore, both of them were tangled in place.
In this way, if Lu Yi loses his temper and wants to find them, he can find them where they are without having to search everywhere.
Lu Yi didn't know whether to laugh or cry when he heard what happened between the two of them.
Fortunately, the two of them are not white-eyed wolves.
If they really left and executed Deng Dangxiao, he would never let them live.
In order to survive, even the people closest to him can be ignored.
Regardless of whether they are historical generals or not, at least their character is not good.
What's more, he actually had some bad feelings about Lu Meng in the original history.
Although each has his own master, in the original history, Lu Meng crossed the river in white and killed Guan Yu, which led to the collapse of the Shu Han camp and made him unhappy for a long time.
If Guan Yu had not died, the Three Kingdoms would not have returned to Jin in the end.
Without Jin, there would not have been the Rebellion of the Eight Kings and the chaos of the Five Husbands.
After Lu Meng and Xu Sheng returned to the dungeon, Lu Yi summoned all civil and military officials to go to the Xiangyang vegetable market.
At noon, according to Chen Deng's established steps, Lu Meng and Xu Sheng's crimes were announced in front of all the Jingzhou nobles.
All of Xu Sheng's achievements and official positions were removed, and he was punished hundreds of times.
Afterwards, he put a hood over "Lü Meng's" head, and Lu Yi declared that this was punishment for Lü Meng. What he had done was outrageous and shameful.
Finally, the executioner beheaded "Lü Meng".
Deng Dang, as his brother-in-law, cried and collected Lu Meng's body.
After everything was completed, Lu Yi returned to the general's mansion with all the civil and military officials.
Before entering the general's mansion, he received urgent information.
This time, the urgent information was provided to Chen Deng by Huang Chengyan, about Wancheng.
Chen Deng didn't look at it and gave it directly to Lu Yi.
Lu Yi opened the information, glanced at it, and looked at all the civil and military officials with a serious expression: "Cao Cao personally led an army of 30,000 people, starting from Xudu, to conquer Wancheng, and will soon arrive at Wancheng City!"
Lu Yi's words made all the civil and military officials become noisy.
"Wancheng is the gateway to Jingzhou! Once Wancheng is captured by Cao Cao, Cao Cao's army can threaten Xiangyang's safety at any time!"
"We must capture Wancheng. Only by capturing Wancheng can we send troops from both Hefei and Wancheng to threaten Xudu!"
"Wancheng won't fall so easily, right? After all, Zhang Xiu of Wancheng was killed so hard that Cao Cao abandoned his armor two years ago. Cao Cao even left his eldest son and nephew in Wancheng. It can be said that Zhang Xiu and Cao Cao are mortal enemies. Once Wancheng If he is defeated, it is impossible for Cao Cao to spare Zhang Xiu's life."
"Cao Cao must take revenge. When his father died tragically in Xuzhou, he went to Xuzhou twice. Wherever he went, no chickens or dogs were left, and the Si River was blocked by corpses. Now that Wancheng has killed his son, he will definitely massacre the city. Zhang Xiu for We will defend ourselves to protect ourselves, we have plenty of time to fight through slowly."
Everyone returned to the general hall.
Lu Yi listened to all the civil and military officials talking and shook his head.
Although everyone has the same brain, this time he clearly saw that everyone has different abilities.
Most normal people thought that Cao Cao would massacre Wancheng in revenge for the murder of his son, and that Zhang Xiu would fight to the death.
However, as a time traveler, he clearly saw that Cao Cao accepted the surrender of Zhang Xiu and Jia Xu of Wancheng in order to prepare for the Battle of Guandu.
Not to mention, now that he has captured Jingzhou, for Cao Cao, it is like sitting on pins and needles, like a light on his back.
If he could take Wancheng without any bloodshed, he would definitely accept it.
Not to mention, there is Jia Xu in Wancheng.
Among the many counselors in the Three Kingdoms at the end of the Han Dynasty, Lu Yi always thought that there were two smartest people.
One is Zhuge Liang.
The other one is Jia Xu.
These two people belong to the same level, and other counselors are one level behind.
Seeing that the vast majority of civil and military officials agreed that Wancheng would not be captured so quickly and that there was no need to be so impatient and that Jingbei Wenpin should be captured first, Lu Yi signaled everyone to quiet down.
All civil and military officials looked at Lu Yi.
Lu Yi looked at Hengjie and said: "Bo Xu, I have always known that you are not only very courageous, but also have a long-term vision. Today, please tell me first, how long can Wancheng survive Cao Cao's second expedition in the current situation?"
Hengjie stood up, was silent for a moment, and then said slowly: "At most half a month, and at the fastest surrender directly."
Hengjie's words instantly caused the civil and military officials to explode.
"How can it be!"
"The soldiers and horses under Zhang Xiu are all the mighty soldiers that Zhang Ji once led. They have experienced hundreds of battles and are unmatched in bravery! When Cao Cao conquered Wancheng, they were all beaten to the point of losing their armor. Now, why can't Zhang Xiu hold on? ?”
"Heng Boxu has been in Changsha and doesn't understand the situation in Wancheng."
Lu Yi signaled everyone to quiet down again, looked at Chen Deng and said, "Yuanlong, what do you say?"
Chen Deng stood up and said: "Bo Xu and I have the same view. The reason is very simple. We have already captured Xiangyang, and Cao Cao has also reached an alliance with us. In order to seize Wancheng before us, Cao Cao will definitely risk everything to attack Wancheng. .”
"Otherwise, once we take Wancheng first, as an ally, it would be difficult for him to tear up the agreement and attack us instead."
"After all, there is a powerful enemy Yuan Shao to the north who may move south at any time."
Lu Yi nodded, looked at Zhuge Liang, and said with a smile: "Second brother-in-law, what do you think?"
Zhuge Liang's face turned a little red.
Although he is indeed his second brother-in-law.
However, there is always a sense of deliberate favor in calling someone like this in front of civil and military officials.
Although he was a little embarrassed, Zhuge Liang still said: "I also thought I couldn't hold on for too long, but the reasons were different."
"I think the reason why Wancheng cannot sustain for long is because since Wancheng was in Zhang Xiu's hands, it has never been a king, but a dependency."
"Zhang Xiu of Wancheng, he has never regarded Wancheng as his own territory. He only regards it as a means of self-protection."
"Therefore, when the former Jingzhou Mu was alive, Jingzhou was strong, and he attached himself to Jingzhou and formed a rivalry with Jingzhou to protect himself."
"However, when Cao Cao conquered Wancheng, Jingzhou was fighting in Changsha and was unable to assist, so Zhang Xiu immediately surrendered to Cao Cao."
"It's just that Cao Cao seemed to be too smooth these years, so he got carried away and forgot that although Zhang Xiu surrendered, he still had the ability to fight to the death."
"So, Cao Cao proved this with bloody lessons and was defeated by Zhang Xiu, who had already chosen to surrender."
"Now, Cao Cao is marching to Wancheng for the second time."
"Wancheng Duan cannot continue to defend."
"If we cannot capture Jingbei as soon as possible and attack Wancheng quickly, then Zhang Xiu will inevitably surrender to Cao Cao."
"Cao Cao will naturally endure the humiliation and bear the burden of the current situation, and accept Zhang Xiu, who has the hatred of killing his son, for the sake of the future."
"And if we can capture Jingbei quickly, Wancheng will be able to hold on for a little longer, and Zhang Xiu will surrender to us after we capture Jingzhou."
(End of chapter)
