Ah Da knows best how many trump cards Cao Wu has prepared for this war.
In a period of relative peace, outsiders would not be able to see the generals of Sun and Liu at all.
At that time, Cao Wu ordered people to secretly draw portraits of important figures on both sides.
Except for Da Qiao, who was easy to understand, Zhang Xia and his subordinates had seen portraits of almost all the important figures in the Sun and Liu parties.
This work was not as easy as imagined. Cao Wu spent two years planning this matter alone before slowly getting it together.
Now, Zhang Xia said that it was Lu Su who entered the city, so there is a high probability of that.
As for the suspected Zhao Yun...
Ah Da waved Zhang Xia away, returned to the bedside, shook Cao Wu awake, and informed him of the information.
Cao Wu was not as surprised as A Da. His judgment that Sun and Liu would join forces was firmer than Zhuge Liang's.
No matter what the rats in Jiangdong say, Sun Quan is Sun Quan. Looking at his actions of shooting tigers, you can see that he is still a passionate young man. With strategists like Lu Su and famous generals like Zhou Yu, Sun Quan will eventually go to fight with Liu Bei. of union.
Then Zhao Yun appears here and comes with Lu Su. It’s nothing.
What concerned him was the person he didn't recognize.
Maybe he didn't recognize it because his vision was unclear, or maybe the man was hiding his figure, but without Zhuge Liang, who would Liu Bei send to join forces? Who can argue with other scholars?
Among Liu Bei's advisers, Mi Zhu is dead. Who among Jian Yong, Sun Qian, and Liu Yan has this ability?
Anyway, it can’t be Zhang Fei.
Cao Wu got up and stretched, although it was not yet dawn. But the second act of the chain plot is about to begin.
…
A street corner in Chaisang.
A group of children who got up early were playing together. Suddenly, there was a sound of "tick-tick" and a round ball rolled over.
The small ball was clear and beautiful, and the children immediately liked it very much. They wanted to go over and get it, but a big hand grabbed them first.
A big man chuckled and said: "Little boy, if you want this ball to be simple, you have to play a game with me!"
A kid with braids rolled his eyes and asked, "What game is it?"
"I will teach you a nice piece of music. As long as you learn it, everyone will be rewarded with such a ball!"
The children immediately cheered and clamored to learn the song.
The same scene is happening everywhere in Chaisang.
…
Lu Su, Pang Tong, and Zhao Yun traveled all the way. After entering the city, Lu Su stayed in the guest room of the house where Sun Quan stayed. However, because Pang Tong had not been introduced yet, the guards did not let them in, so they had to stay at the inn first. Zhao Yun had nothing to do. Pang Tong was naturally unhappy, but there was nothing he could do about it.
Lu Su ordered the guards to call his lord as soon as he woke up. Unexpectedly, when he was called, it was already three o'clock in the morning and it was already midnight.
He got up quickly and realized that it was Sun Quan who refused to let the guards call him and asked him to sleep a little longer.
He got up in fear and went to see Sun Quan. Sun Quan exchanged greetings with him and heard him talk about Liu Bei's intention to form an alliance, but he was not as happy as he imagined.
Lu Su hesitated and said, "General, you haven't decided yet whether to fight or surrender?"
Sun Quan shook his head: "The conclusion has been reached."
"That……"
Lu Su wanted to ask again, but Sun Quan had handed him a bamboo slip.
Lu Su took it over doubtfully, and the more he looked at it, the more frightened he became.
Finally, he squeezed the bamboo slip tightly and said angrily: "Slander! This is a villain. Slander!"
He turned to Sun Quan and said, "My lord, please do not believe the villain's slander!"
Sun Quan said: "It's just some nursery rhymes. Gu Ye doesn't take it to heart. Zijing doesn't need to care."
Lu Su frowned. He simply stood up, knelt on the ground, raised the bamboo slip high and said, "Lord, Lu Su, please burn this slip and prohibit children from singing this nursery rhyme in the city!"
Sun Quan didn't expect him to be so solemn and quickly got up to help him up, but Lu Su didn't get up.
"If my lord doesn't agree, I won't be able to stand up."
Sun Quan then sighed and said: "Don't you know that someone spread it deliberately? Don't worry, I really don't take it seriously! If Zijing wants to burn the slips and silence people, just do it yourself."
Lu Su then got up and walked out of Sun Quan's room with a sad face.
Then he slapped his head and forgot to lead Pang Tong and Pang Tong into the house, so he turned back again, only to see Sun Quan teasing his young daughter Sun Luban, and the three of them in harmony with Mrs. Bu's family, so he couldn't help but take a step back.
Sun Quan saw him and smiled: "Zijing is back again, but what did he forget?"
Lu Su felt that Sun Quan's smile was still very friendly and said: "I forgot that Liu Bei's envoy Pang Tong and his general Zhao Yun are at the inn at the moment. I would like to invite my lord to see them."
Sun Quan nodded and said: "I have heard that Liu Bei's men, Guan, Zhang and Zhao are three tiger generals. They have never had a chance to meet each other. Please quickly invite them... No, I will go to see Zhao Yun personally!"
After hearing Sun Quan's words, Lu Su said: "The envoy Pang Tong is a man of great talent, so don't neglect him!"
Sun Quan thought carefully: "Have you ever heard of Pang Tong?"
Lu Su then explained that Pang Tong was an official from Jiangdong. He had previously served in the county government and had recently joined Liu Bei.
Sun Quan was not very happy immediately. One of his people defected to someone else and became an envoy to him. Was he showing off his power?
So he gave up the idea of going to see him in person, and only asked Pang Tong and Zhao Yun to come to his house to see him.
Not long after Lu Su left, Da Qiao hurried over. She had the right not to report to Sun Quan, so she went directly into the inner hall. When she saw Sun Quan, she said: "Quan'er, have you heard about the nursery rhyme? That must be it." Don’t believe that traitors harm others!”
Sun Quan smiled bitterly and said, "Sister-in-law, why are you asking this? I'm not a child anymore. How can I believe a few nursery rhymes?"
Da Qiao finally felt at ease and said, "I shouldn't be too involved in political affairs, but Quan'er, since you have made up your mind to resist Cao Cao, isn't it time to meet Gong Jin?"
Sun Quan handed Sun Luban in his arms to Mrs. Bu and said, "Sister-in-law, actually I wanted to meet Gong Jin yesterday, but he went to your place and it was inconvenient for me to meet him. When we meet again today, the nursery rhymes happened again. It’s not easy to meet again. I understand that this matter must be settled immediately, but it would be bad if Gong Jin is separated from me!"
Da Qiao lowered his head and thought about it, and finally said: "Then let me go and find out what Gong Jin has to say first."
"good!"
…
"Get out of the way!"
A group of soldiers entered the alley and arrested several children. After scaring them, the children explained the ins and outs of learning the nursery rhymes.
The soldier released the child and searched along the city wall. Finally, all the clues converged on an inn.
The soldiers did not dare to alert the enemy, so they went to report to Lu Su who was temporarily in charge of the matter. However, Lu Su led Pang Tong and Zhao Yun to see Sun Quan, so they had to chase Sun Quan.
They didn't notice that when they were arresting the children, Lu Ji happened to pass by and heard the content of the children's nursery rhymes.
He was shocked and immediately ran to Zhang Zhao's house. Unexpectedly, there were already several people sitting in the hall.
Yu Fan smiled bitterly and said: "Zibu's house has become a gathering of heroes every day."
Zhang Zhao did not comment, closed his eyes and rested his mind.
Everyone was talking about it. Some said that the nursery rhyme came into the world because it was God's will and must not be ignored. Some said that it was pure nonsense made up by children. Some said that it must be the instigation of a traitor, but they could not explain why. For a moment, Discussions yield no results.
Gu Yong asked tentatively: "What does Zibu think of this matter?"
Zhang Zhao sipped his tea and said, "As you know, Li Jing returned to the city yesterday."
This light sentence immediately attracted everyone's attention, waiting for the next words.
"Zijing's mission on this mission was extremely brave. I admire him whether he succeeded or not. I won't mention it, but I said that there were two other people who entered the city yesterday, and they were the envoys of Liu Bei, the general of the left."
Everyone pricked up their ears to listen.
Zhang Zhao sipped the tea for a long time before continuing: "One person is from Baima Yicong. His surname is Zhao, his name is Yun, and his alias is Zilong. He has a long spear and is the most brave in the world."
"The other person is Pang Shiyuan, whom everyone has seen at some point. He has a deer head and rat eyes. His surname is Pang Mingtong, and he is nicknamed Mr. Fengchu."
Hearing this name, the hall immediately exploded.
Everyone knows that this man is a madman, who was once a great figure under Zhou Yu. He is extremely ugly and different from the handsome people at the table. He also likes to criticize others, as if everyone is inferior to him.
From Zhou Yu to Zhang Zhao, no one in power in Jiangdong liked him, so he was unpopular.
Zhang Hong frowned: "How could this madman become General Zuo's envoy?"
Lu Ji snorted: "I must have been appreciated by the big-eared thief who weaves mats and sells shoes and pretends to be a relative of the emperor. The two have similar tastes, so we call them confidants!"
It's okay if he didn't say it. As soon as he said it, the hall suddenly became quiet.
Lu Ji looked left and right, not knowing what he said wrongly. He thought about what he said carefully, and suddenly realized: "I know!"
Zhang Zhao laughed loudly and took out a roll of bamboo slips, threw it on the ground and said, "As you may have guessed, it is Liu Bei's son who is trying to drive a wedge between us, the king and our ministers!"
What I saw on the bamboo slips spread out was the content of this nursery rhyme.
"The emperor is not the emperor, the emperor of Luoyang is standing by the side!"
"The king is not the king, but Yecheng is called the Prime Minister Gu Cao!"
"A relative is not a relative, but the king of Hanzhong is weaving mats and selling shoes!"
"Generals are not generals, Zhou Lang will conquer the Yangtze River in one battle!"
