"Zitong, are you kidding me?" Chen Qun asked.
Jiang Ji shook his head and replied: "No, this is exactly the clever trick the Taiwei came up with."
"What's so wonderful? Why can't I see it?" Chen Qun's face was full of questions.
Jiang Ji smiled and said: "If everyone could figure it out, wouldn't everyone be able to become a captain?"
"I'd like to hear the details." Chen Qun calmed down. He wanted to know where Miao was.
Jiang Ji sat upright and explained in a low voice: "First of all, the Sima family is a prominent family in Hanoi, and no one wants to be charged with such a big crime, even if the assassin is really from Jiangdong.
Not only will the Sima brothers not be persecuted when they arrive in Jiangdong, they may also be treated as honored guests by Sun Quan. Moreover, the murderer is very likely to be in Wei State. Liu Bei and we are mortal enemies. Looking at the world, Jiangdong is the safest place. "
"Hiss... Sure enough, I can't figure it out, but how can I let the lord send him away? After all, he is very close to Zhongda, and why would Sun Quan accept it?" Chen Qun asked.
Jiang Ji continued to answer: "This matter requires a long article to work hard to persuade those officials who support the Sima family to accuse Zhongda of accepting bribes and betraying the country, and encourage the king to expel Sima Shi and Sima Zhao brothers. When the time comes, I will persuade the king. Let him give the two brothers to Sun Quan."
"This is really risking death, but we can do whatever we do here. How can Sun Quan be obedient?" Chen Qun questioned again.
"If Sun Quan doesn't dare to accept it, it means he has a guilty conscience. Moreover, the king is now heavily armed. If Sun Quan accepts two down-and-out children in order to seek peace, it should not be a big problem." Jiang Ji shook his head gently.
Chen Qun sighed: "Lieutenant Jia really has no plans left, but it's just that a good Hanoi noble family will decline and become a poor family from now on..."
"Under this situation, it's good to be able to continue the bloodline. Moreover, even if Sun Quan is pretending to be in front of the Jiangdong nobles, he will be very kind to Brother Sima..." Jiang Ji patted Chen Qun's shoulder to comfort him.
"Then I'll contact him as soon as possible." Chen Qun nodded lightly, thinking that it would be a good time to test Cao Hong's reaction. If the other party insists on letting him go, Sima Miemen will have to overturn the case.
In the following time, there was an undercurrent in Cao Ying, and the topic of Sima Yi accepting bribes and treason was rampant.
Cao Pi finally could not withstand the pressure and sent his cronies to Yecheng to pick up the Sima brothers, but Cao Hong quickly let them go.
Zhuge Jin returned to Ruxuwu and relayed Cao Pi's words to Sun Quan.
When Sun Quan saw Cao Pi's lion opening his mouth, he couldn't think of what to give as a gift. As for the matter of destroying the Sima family, he didn't want to be blamed for it. If he could send assassins to plow the fields in the Central Plains, those people would not The obedient Jiangdong nobles are not meat on the chopping board?
When everyone was deep in thought, Zhou Tai, the governor of Ruxu, made a suggestion: "My Lord, we are farming rice in Wan County, Juchao, Linhu, and Xiang'an. There is only one month left before the autumn harvest. Anyway, I have withdrawn the farmers to Jiangdong. , why not make them cheaper?”
"Well... that's a way, but Cao Pi may not be satisfied..." Sun Quan nodded.
Zhang Zhao then added: "The so-called negotiation means talking back and forth. Cao Pi came empty-handed with 100,000 people. It would be good for each person to bring back two bundles of rice. It is wise for Ziyu to make more trips to save money and food for Jiangdong." , I can’t bear to negotiate with Lan Tian like that anymore.”
Sun Quan finalized the decision and encouraged Zhuge Jin: "What the military advisor said makes sense. Doesn't Cao Pi want to be sincere? I will send Yu Jin back first, and then let them cut off the rice. It will not be out of line. Ziyu will stop working hard before going." Shu County, let’s see what he says this time.”
"What about the assassin?" Zhuge Jin reminded.
"Don't take the initiative to mention it yet. If Cao Pi persists in pursuing him, just say that I have sent people to investigate." Sun Quan planned to use delaying tactics.
"Wei." Zhuge Jin once again embarked on the road of envoy.
Cao Pi came all the way, not just to make some rice. He was about to proclaim himself emperor on behalf of the Han Dynasty, and what he wanted was fame and legal principles.
Zhuge Jin sent Yu Jin to Shu County, and under the guidance of Jia Xu and others, he returned to Ruxuwu to resume his life.
When leaving Cao Ying, Xu Chuze brought up the old matter again, which once again put great pressure on Zhuge Jin.
During the negotiation, Xu Sheng led the Jiangdong warship to Chao Lake for reconnaissance. Cao Pi's navy retreated to the water village of Chao Lake and seemed to be used as a diversion by Wei Guo's infantry. Lu Xun led 10,000 infantry from Danyang and rushed to Ruxu. Come to support.
Zhuge Jin returned to Ruxuwu, and Jiangdong ministers gathered to discuss countermeasures. Zhang Zhao was the first to speak: "Cao Cao obeyed the emperor's orders and conquered the nine states in the north. Xu Du had become a puppet long ago. Han Zuo had already rebelled against Dong Zhuo. The government existed in name only. Now it is inevitable that Cao Pi will proclaim himself emperor on behalf of the Han Dynasty. If the lord does not obey, Jiangdong will be in ruins..."
"Bo Yan, the ministers recommended you to be the Commander-in-Chief. I have agreed before and will officially become a general after returning to Jianye. Now you also want to share your opinion." Sun Quan threw the problem to Lu Xun.
Lu Xun clasped his fists and said, "What the military advisor said is not unreasonable. Cao Pi's 100,000-strong army is threatening Huainan this time. He has no intention of fighting. The purpose is to use our Jiangdong to establish power and build momentum for him to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor..."
"Hmph, Cao Pi bullies the weak and fears the strong. Why doesn't he go to Jingzhou to find Guan Yu to establish his power?" Sun Quan blew his beard and glared in anger.
Seeing this, Lu Xun continued: "If my lord is willing to fight Cao Pi, I would like to issue a military order to stand firm in Ruxu and never let Cao Pi take another step forward."
"Can we defeat Cao Pi and then take advantage of the situation to capture Hefei?" Sun Quan asked.
"Well... after all, there is a huge disparity in strength between the enemy and ours. Let alone counterattack and capture the strong city of Hefei, it is not easy to defeat Cao Ren..." Lu Xun shook his head awkwardly, thinking that everyone recommended me, but I am also an ordinary person.
"Then we can only fight with Cao Pi..." Sun Quan said to himself.
When Zhang Wen heard this, he added: "My lord, it is difficult to raise food and grass in the future. Once there is a protracted war with Cao's army, we may not be able to take advantage..."
Seeing everyone's sad faces, Zhang Zhao walked slowly to the center of the room and called loudly: "The old minister suggested temporarily professing vassalage to Wei. Cao Pi wants face and prestige, can't we give it to him? What Jiangdong wants now is to recuperate, don't care. Those are false things, my lord is still the lord of Jiangdong, so it doesn’t matter if Cao Pi gets his name, do you think so or not?”
Lu Xun, Zhou Tai, Xu Sheng and others all lowered their heads, while Zhuge Jin kept wiping the sweat from his forehead with his sleeves, thinking that only Zibu dared to be so bold.
Sun Quan's eyelids kept twitching, and then he remembered the scene on the eve of Red Cliff.
Lu Su's words are still in my ears: Everyone can surrender to Cao Cao, but generals cannot surrender to Cao Cao...
"Lord, don't hesitate any more. With Jiangdong's current national strength, how long can we fight with Cao Pi? And it's only in name that we surrender to Cao Pi. In fact, nothing has changed. If you are inconvenient to write the letter of surrender, Zhao can ghostwrite it. In fact, Face is the most useless..." Zhang Zhao gently patted his wrinkled cheeks.
"The military advisor will decide what to do." Sun Quan thought for a long time and could only compromise.
Having just experienced the Jingzhou War, Jiangdong indeed did not have the national strength to compete with Cao Pi. As for Zhang Zhao's shamelessness, Sun Quan was already numb.
Right and wrong can only be left to future generations to comment.
