Two days later, in the same place, the sun was just right.
Sun and Liu arrived as agreed. In addition to the people involved in the negotiations, there were two boats parked nearby. The larger one held the ransom, and the other was a small fishing boat with a shed.
Zhuge Jin's face was filled with joy, he raised his hands in salute and said, "The 160 million yuan is all on this ship. General Lan can send someone up to check it out."
Lantian knew from the draft that the cargo on the ship was not light. He waved his hand and said boldly: "How can a mere one or two hundred million be insignificant? I trust Tzuyu's character. Moreover, this is our first transaction, so we must be honest." Lord, there’s no need to check again, right?”
"Well...the general is so heroic..." Zhuge Jin proposed to inspect the goods, also to check whether it was Lu Meng, but seeing that Lan Tian was so generous, he was embarrassed to mention it again.
"I think it's getting late. How about we change ships and go back to discuss the follow-up transaction as soon as possible?" Lan Tian suggested.
"Very good." Zhuge Jin nodded in agreement.
Gan Ning took out his whistle and blew it, and the sailor rowed the fishing boat over. Zhou Tai signaled with his flag, and the cargo ship loaded with coins slowly moved north.
Zhuge Jin stood on tiptoe and looked up in anticipation. He vaguely saw a person sitting under the fishing boat shed. As expected, his upper body was covered with black cloth. He thought to himself, you almost know your cards, why are you pretending to be a ghost?
"Mr. Ziyu, how about we set off together, each boarding his own ship?" Lantian stretched out his hand to signal.
"Thank you general for taking care of me..." Zhuge Jin bowed his hands in salute.
The entourages on both sides kept a distance and walked to the river side by side. The sailors on the oars also changed boats. When everything was ready, both parties boarded the boat at the same time.
"Weigh the anchor and sail the ship quickly." Lan Tian ordered immediately after boarding the ship, and Gan Ning followed and ordered the sailors to row the oars.
On the other side, the fishing boat was tossed back and forth by the Yangtze River because of its small hull. Zhou Tai grabbed the bow rope to fix it, and asked his followers to help Zhuge Jin onto the boat.
"Grand Governor?" Zhuge Jin called softly after getting on the boat. He only saw the man's body moving slightly, but he did not respond to him.
At this time, Zhou Tai also boarded the ship. When he saw Zhuge Jin dumbfounded, he strode up and took off the black cloth. It turned out that the prisoner's hands and feet were not only tied up, but also his mouth was stuffed with cloth. say.
"Captain, let me help you." Zhou Tai removed the cloth stuffed in the other person's mouth, moved the messy hair from his forehead, and an unfamiliar face appeared in front of him.
Zhou Tai stepped back in shock, causing the fishing boat to sway from side to side. He pointed at the prisoner and shouted, "He is not the governor, Mr. Ziyu. We have been fooled. Hurry up and catch up with Lan Tian."
The sailors moved after hearing the order, but there were only four oars on the boat and they couldn't move faster even if they wanted to.
Zhuge Jin panicked and ran under the shed. He found that the person was neither Lu Meng, nor Pan Zhang, Han Dang, Zhu Ran and others. Suddenly, there was a buzzing in his head. Did Lan Tian lie to him?
No, Fangzhou Mu was not so mean, Zhuge Jin hypnotized himself.
"Who are you?"
Zhou Tai grabbed the prisoner's collar and asked fiercely, but the other party's eyes were dull and he was not willing to answer at all.
Zhuge Jin was a little panicked. He staggered to the bow of the boat and shouted at the top of his lungs not far away: "General Lan, please stop the boat. I have something to say. I'm wrong..."
As expected, Lan Tian ordered the people to stop, and walked to the stern of the boat, smiling and clasping his fists: "Mr. Ziyu, what else can you do?"
Seeing that he was calm and composed, Zhuge Jin felt even more confused. He quickly asked: "General Lan made a mistake. This prisoner of war is not the governor at all. Send him back quickly."
"When did I say that this prisoner was Lu Meng?" Lan Tian asked.
"You're talking about a senior general. Who else could it be if you weren't Governor Lu Meng? If you want to maliciously deceive my lord, do you know how serious the consequences will be?" Seeing Lantian cheating, Zhuge Jin felt something bad in his heart.
Lan Tian replied solemnly: "I am an honest man, so how can I do dishonest things? Does the senior general represent Lu Meng? His military position is nothing more than General Huwei."
"Don't worry about Zi Ming's military position. He is the governor of Jiangdong. Besides, I don't know this person. You can't just find someone to fill the position, right?" Zhuge Jin argued.
Lan Tian frowned and said, "The man on your ship is called Yu Jin. He is General Zuo under Cao Cao. His military position is not better than that of Lu Meng. Isn't a senior general worthy of his name?"
Zhuge Jin and Zhou Tai behind him were both confused. Jiangdong spent 160 million in exchange for a general from Cao Ying?
"But what we are redeeming is General Jiangdong. Even Cao Cao himself is not interested in him. General Lan will exchange it for us." Zhuge Jin quickly bowed and begged.
"The ransom goods have been delivered, how can you ask for an exchange at will? If you want to exchange if you are not satisfied, wouldn't things be messed up? How much time do I have to play with you? Besides, this is the rule of secret redemption. Since you have enjoyed the low price, You have to take the risk because you are greedy. Now you are redeeming your mistake and you are no different." Lan Tian said with certainty.
"But...but I can't do the job..." Zhuge Jin was so anxious that he almost cried.
Lan Tian frowned and stroked his beard, "Tzuyu, please go to those trading houses and ask. The so-called goods cannot be returned or exchanged after they leave the cabinet. It is indeed your fault that you are responsible for, but it doesn't matter if you spend a little money. Yu Jin has a high status in Cao Cao's heart. You guys You can definitely resell it to him."
"Ah..." Zhuge Jin was at a loss.
Lan Tian waved his hand: "Tzuyu should take Yu Jin back to recover first. If not, my fleet will wait here for a while. Maybe your master also wants to buy some mid-level generals?"
"I..." Zhuge Jin said sadly.
Zhou Tai came up behind him and admonished, "This person deliberately set a trap for us. This fishing boat cannot catch up with Lantian. We should go back to the lord first. At worst, we will fight them with the navy."
"It has to be this way." Zhuge Jin was beating the cucumber like a frost, but she had no strength at all.
The two took Yu Jin on board the ship. Everyone on the ship was stunned when they saw that it was not Lu Meng. Sun Quan got angry in public and scolded Zhuge Jin and Zhou Tai, and then sent someone to take Yu Jin down to the cabin and put him there.
After the violent storm was over, Sun Quan asked the civil and military officers on board to express their opinions. He had already suffered the loss of being dumb, and he could not let go of the prisoners.
Gu Yong complained in a low voice: "I said that I would first redeem the mid-level generals to prevent Lantian from being cheated and lose less. Now I have spent 160 million to redeem them in the ban..."
"Okay, that's the end of this matter." Sun Quan suddenly shouted angrily, shocking Gu Yong's body.
Seeing that the situation was under control, Sun Quan continued to ask with empty eyes: "Xuan Owl is a scoundrel in the market. I had a bad impression of him the first time I met him. You can't keep playing this kind of tricks. Does he have any words left?"
"General Lan gave us the news. The rest of the redemption transaction has not been finalized yet..." Zhuge Jin lowered his head and answered.
Sun Quan slammed the railing, "How brave, Youping. I sent the order for the warship to enter combat readiness. I want to go and meet him in person."
"Wei." Zhou Tai nodded and clasped his fists.
"That humble position..." Zhuge Jin knew that he had failed in his job, so he faced Sun Quan speechlessly at this time.
Sun Quan snorted: "It's hard for Ziyu to take Yu Jin to Ruxu and imprison him. What that bastard Lan Tian said is right. We helped Cao Cao contain the general who paid such a high price and spent one billion to redeem him. Isn't this reasonable?"
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