Han Zong tactfully stated his intention. He hoped that Sun Quan would give Han Dang his father's song to him for his contribution. However, the current situation is that the song may be available, but the party that pays for it is the Jiangdong noble family.
Sun Quan used the excuse that Han Dang was killed in battle and detained by Lantian, and said that after the delivery of the prisoners was completed, Han Dang's descendants would be treated favorably based on his merits.
After sending away Han Zong, the master of suffering, Sun Quan summoned Zhang Zhao again. Although this man lacked some backbone, he was much more knowledgeable than generals such as Zhou Tai and Xu Sheng.
"Lord, why are you looking for me late at night?" Zhang Zhao arranged his robes and bowed his hands to Sun Quan.
Sun Quan looked up and down and asked curiously: "Zibu, did you just get off the couch?"
"Well, the generals are decorating the mourning hall, so the old ministers will rest first if they have nothing to do..." Zhang Zhao explained with a smile.
"I remember Zibu said that old age and young age sleep..."
"Yes, yes, it's just that it's cold in Chai Sang in the first month, and since it's adjacent to the Yangtze River, I would stay warm on the couch. What does my lord want from me?" Zhang Zhao changed the subject awkwardly.
Sun Quan frowned and said, "I believe Gu Li about General Han. Zi Ming has no reason to kill him, but now he is suffering from the lack of evidence. Han Zong seizes this and wants to get his father's Buqu back.
Zibu, you understand the reason. We redeemed only ten thousand people, and half of them were Yu Jin's soldiers. The number that really belonged to the old general was less than five hundred, but the ransom was also paid by Yuan Tan and the others... "
Zhang Zhao thought for a while, held his chin and replied: "The Lord Yi died for the country. It is pitiable for Han Zong to do this, but this time the troops cannot be allocated well. Jiangdong is afraid that there will be a big chaos. The Lord blames Lan Tian." Yes."
"But we can't redeem it in the short term, and the guy in Lantian still needs to collect the ration money. I decided to wait until the delivery is completed tomorrow, and then we won't want any of the remaining prisoners of war." Sun Quan looked serious.
"Long-term pain is worse than short-term pain. There is no problem with this, my lord." Zhang Zhao agreed.
"But if we don't continue to ransom the prisoners, we will never be able to find witnesses..." Sun Quan was in a dilemma.
Zhang Zhao followed up and said: "If there is no witness, let's look for circumstantial evidence. The old general is my famous Jiangdong general. If he is really killed by Lan Tian's son, Liu Bei will definitely reward him for such great military achievements, and the truth will naturally come to light."
"Wonderful." Sun Quan confirmed, stroking his purple beard.
"However, during the funeral ceremony for the fallen soldiers, it is necessary to send capable people to watch Han Zong farewell, otherwise the lord's prestige will be affected." Zhang Zhao added.
"Zi Bu is right. Who do you think is appropriate to send?" Sun Quan asked.
Zhang Zhao said meaningfully: "Cheng Zi, the eldest son of Duke Cheng."
"Zibu is well recommended." Sun Quan nodded in agreement, and then continued to ask: "Is there any news about Ziyu? Is Cao Cao willing to spend one billion to redeem him from the ban?"
Zhang Zhao shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Ziyu wrote twice. Because the king of Wei was far away fighting in Nanyang, the general Xiahou Dun stationed in Shouchun scolded Yu Jin for being shameless and betraying his master. He didn't talk about the ransom at all. He had to wait until the battle between Guan Yu and Cao Cao was over. Xiahou Dun can’t make the final decision on such a big matter.”
"That's all we have to do. I hope it can be used to recover the losses." Sun Quan sighed.
The next day, the Sun and Liu families made the final deal in E County. Sun Quan accepted Zhang Zhao and Gu Yong's suggestions and did not put on an aggressive posture, but followed the escort warship.
The warship was anchored on the shore of E County. Sun Quan sent someone to ask Lan Tian to come forward to answer the question. Unexpectedly, Liu Bei also followed him to E County.
When he saw that Liu Bei and Lan Tian were only surrounded by Gan Ning, Chen Dao and a dozen of their entourage, Sun Quan did not dare to ask for help, so he took Zhou Tai and Xu Sheng off the boat to meet them.
"Xuande, General Lan." Sun Quan took the initiative to say hello.
"Zhongmou." Liu Bei raised his hand gently. He seemed to be in a good mood today.
Lan Tian said with a smile: "General Sun is actually here in person. Are we going to continue to trade in the future? I will have people transfer the remaining prisoners of war to E County."
"General Lan, wait a minute. It takes time to raise money and food. We will wait until we are ready to deal with the subsequent transactions." Sun Quan replied with a wry smile.
Liu Bei nodded, "I heard that General Zhu has a close relationship with Zhongmou. Could it be that he is here to take him back? General Zhu should have boarded the ship by now. Ziyu is still very honest in his work."
"Integrity? Not necessarily?" Sun Quanxin said, "Integrity in Lantian?" Isn't that the biggest joke?
"Why did Zhong Mou say that?" Liu Bei frowned slightly, expressing his dissatisfaction.
"General Lan used the ban to pretend to be Lu Meng and defrauded me of Jiangdong's 160 million. He also said that Lu Meng was sold to Cao Cao and asked me to use the ban to find Cao Cao in exchange for ransom. Now Cao Cao has sent Zi Ming's head without taking any money. , General, what a good trick..." Sun Quan showed a fierce look in his eyes and teased Lan Tian despite Liu Bei.
Just as Liu Bei was about to explain, Lan Tian responded first: "I want to state again that I used the secret redemption to buy Yu Jin at a low price. It was not because I deceived Zhuge Ziyu, but because of your greed. In addition, what Cao Cao does with Lu Meng has nothing to do with us. He is willing to It is his freedom to give the general his body and head as a gift. It is also his freedom to ask the general for ransom. You can't blame me for everything."
"General Lan, what do you mean, Ziming was still alive when he gave it to Cao Cao?" Sun Quan saw that Lan Tian spoke sincerely and in front of Liu Bei, so it should be impossible for him to lie.
"What do you think? If General Guan wanted to vent his anger when Lu Meng was defeated and captured, he would have killed him directly in Linju. Why did he have to wait so long? General Sun could have asked the returning soldiers. They should have seen him then. "Lantian continued to lie.
Sun Quan questioned the prisoners of war and confirmed that all the prisoners were sent to Jiangling. However, Lu Meng was taken to Xiangyang by Guan Yu. When he heard what Lan Tian said, he felt a drum in his heart again. Could it be that Cao Cao was lying to me?
"Why did Cao Cao lie to me?"
"I don't know the real purpose, but Xu Shao calls him a traitor. Is it normal to be a bit traitor? Besides, isn't he the one who benefits from instigating our hatred to start a war?"
Sun Quan was stunned for a moment by what Lan Tian said. At this time, he asked doubtfully: "The general said that he would sell Ziming to Cao Cao. I don't believe that he will pay a high price to buy it. How can I explain this?"
Lantian smiled slightly: "Don't you know, General Sun? Cao Cao had withdrawn to Wancheng a few days ago, and now Fancheng is completely controlled by General Guan. The reason why Fancheng was captured so quickly is mainly due to General Lu Meng's contribution."
"How?"
"Fan City is strong and difficult to attack. If Cao Ren didn't have Cao Cao's instructions, would he have withdrawn so quickly? In fact, he was exchanged for Lu Meng. Cao Cao planned to stabilize General Guan's negotiations and delay the time until the army from the rear could encircle him. Unfortunately, Cao Ren failed to understand Cao Cao's intention. In the end, we were allowed to occupy Fancheng first. Cao Cao could not take down Jiancheng, so naturally he had to retreat to Wancheng."
Sun Quan seemed to realize something. He suddenly remembered something, pointed at Lantian and tortured his soul: "No, this is wrong. Lu Meng is the governor of Jiangdong. Why does Cao Cao value him so much?"
