Chapter 58: One step at a time to kill (please read, please vote, please invest)
After Lu Meng walked out of the meeting hall, he stood on the steps outside the hall and looked at the dense dark clouds over the general's mansion.
He breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.
Finally, the Supreme Being made up his mind to march westward.
Unlike his previous decision to secretly attack Jingzhou, Sun Quan may regret it.
Sun Quan ordered the Jiangdong army to march westward in the meeting hall today. This was an explicit warning.
Presumably, within a few days, Sun Quan's order will spread throughout Jiangdong.
For Sun Quan, who pays attention to maintaining his own authority, he will not easily go back on his word under such circumstances.
At this time, a cold wind hit. Lu Meng, who was relaxed, was caught off guard and hit by the cold wind. He could no longer suppress the pain in his body.
In the square outside this magnificent meeting hall, he kept coughing violently.
The violent coughing made Lu Meng's body shake constantly.
But at this time, Lu Meng's peripheral vision saw Jiangdong generals starting to walk out of the meeting hall.
Worried that his condition would be revealed, he quickly took out a piece of cloth from his arms and covered his mouth and nose, forcing himself to stop coughing.
A sweet and fishy taste had already reached Lu Meng's throat, but now he swallowed it hard.
Previously, he pretended to be ill and returned to Jianye to recuperate, hoping to paralyze Guan Yu and make him relax his guard against Jiangdong.
At that time, he was not actually pretending to be sick, he was really feeling unwell.
Lu Meng did not even tell Sun Quan the truth about this matter.
He didn't want his physical illness to affect Jiangdong's military morale, nor did he want it to affect Sun Quan's determination to capture Jingzhou.
Lu Meng's strangeness was not noticed by the Jiangdong generals who filed out behind him because he covered it up in time.
But this scene was witnessed by a figure hidden in the shadows of the square.
And the existence of that figure could not escape Lu Meng's keen observation in the end.
Seeing that the man noticed something strange about him, Lu Meng's eyes narrowed slightly, and murderous intent flashed through his heart.
The Jiangdong army is about to set off, and his condition as the governor of Jiangdong must not be leaked.
Otherwise, the Jiangdong army will be mentally unstable. After all, what they are going to attack this time is Guan Yu, who has already become a powerful force in China.
At this time, the generals who came out of the meeting hall had also walked behind him. Upon seeing this, Lu Meng said to Huang Gaiyan, who was leading him,
"Huang Gong, please lead the generals to the military camp outside the city and wait for orders."
Since Cheng Pu, the most senior member of the Jiangdong Army, died of illness, Huang Gai and Han Dang have undoubtedly become the only two remaining veterans of the Three Dynasties in the Jiangdong Army.
Such a person is suitable to temporarily command the generals for Lu Meng.
Huang Gai, who had white beard and hair, didn't understand why Lu Meng didn't lead his generals to the military camp outside the city.
But facing the great governor whom he admired very much, Huang Gai did not rely on his seniority and questioned the meaning of his orders.
Huang Gai bowed to Lu Meng and then said,
"Only, Gai obeys the order of the Governor."
Huang Gai then led the Jiangdong generals behind him and left the meeting hall towards the military camp outside the city.
After Huang Gai led the Jiangdong generals away, Lu Meng held Sun Quan's sword in his hand and walked down the steps step by step.
He walked step by step towards the person who was looming in the shadow of the stone pillars in the square.
Every time Lu Meng took a step, he was thinking in his heart,
Do you want to kill this person?
When Lu Meng narrowed his eyes and walked slowly towards him with murderous intent, Sima Yi, who was deep in thought, noticed the abnormality almost instantly.
After thinking about it for a moment, Sima Yi understood why Lu Meng had murderous intentions.
Compared to Cao Cao's vague fear, Lu Meng's current murderous intention was nothing to Sima Yi.
Lu Meng is different from Cao Cao. Their status is very different, and the power in their hands is also very different.
Sima Yi was able to live peacefully under Cao Cao's suspicion, but now faced with Lu Meng's murderous intention, how could he be helpless?
Just when Lu Meng walked in front of Sima Yi, Sima Yi immediately bowed to Lu Meng,
"When I was in the Central Plains, I once heard the King of Wei say:
Sun's family was on the left side of the Yangtze River, Kangheng and Zhongzhou. They were based on policies and powerful strategies. However, for a while, they were heroes, such as the people of Lü Meng. They were really called the heart of the country, and they were ministers of the country's survival."
"Today I am fortunate enough to be able to watch the majestic appearance of Governor Lu alone. He is really a dragon and a tiger, and he is worthy of being called a bear general for a while."
In fact, compared to Lu Meng's military force, Lu Meng can be called a famous general today mainly because of his ever-changing strategies.
But now Sima Yi is avoiding the important thing and praising Lu Meng's appearance like a dragon and tiger. In fact, it's not that Sima Yi doesn't know how to praise others, he said it on purpose.
He wanted to hint to Lu Meng that although he saw something he shouldn't have seen, he would definitely keep it secret.
Sima Yi is a smart man, and Lü Meng is also a smart man.
Communication between smart people and smart people is always simple.
After Sima Yi finished praising him, Lu Meng understood what Sima Yi meant almost instantly.
Lu Meng was still thinking about whether he should kill Sima Yi just now, but after Sima Yi said this, Lu Meng temporarily suppressed the murderous intention in his heart.
After all, Sima Yi was the envoy of the King of Wei. The two countries were fighting and the envoy would not be killed. What's more, now is the time when the two countries have a diplomatic treaty.
Killing Sima Yi was equivalent to slapping the King of Wei in the face, and the consequences could be big or small.
Furthermore, Sima Yi had already hinted in his words that he would remain tight-lipped.
Sima Yi came from a well-known family, and for a person with such a background, his promises are credible.
After temporarily suppressing the murderous intention in his heart, Lu Meng's face also showed a smile at Sima Yi. He said to Sima Yi,
"The envoy did not rest in the post house, so why are he outside my lord's meeting hall today?"
Faced with Lu Meng's question, Sima Yi answered frankly,
"Yi carries the mission of King Wei, and today he learned that the Marquis of Nanchang held a meeting on whether to capture Jingzhou.
Yi was worried in his heart, so he waited outside the hall, hoping to know the intentions of the Marquis of Nanchang as soon as possible."
Sima Yi's explanation was watertight. It not only explained why he was outside the meeting hall, but also showed the appearance of a loyal minister of Cao Wei.
Although Sima Yi came from a famous family, his reputation in the world at this time was not obvious, so Lu Meng did not pay much attention to him.
When Lu Meng saw Sima Yi waiting outside the meeting hall for this reason, he immediately said to Sima Yi,
"Don't worry, envoy. Just now, our Lord has ordered the Western Expedition."
Hearing the news, Sima Yi couldn't help but beam with joy.
Sun Quan agreed to order the Western Expedition, which would not only make the trick he proposed for Cao Cao work, allowing him to achieve another great feat, but also allow him to return to the Central Plains after completing his mission.
But soon, Lu Meng's words made Sima Yi's heart fall to the bottom.
"The name of Sima Bada in Hanoi has long been heard even though I live in the south."
"Now my army from Jiangdong is about to attack. Guan Yu has a reputation of being good at fighting, but I am not sure that I can defeat him.
Zhongda can be appointed as the envoy by the King of Wei, so he must be outstanding."
"Jiangdong and Wei have been allies since then, and Zhongda and I should treat each other equally as internal and external."
"Now I also invite Zhongda to serve as my staff officer and to be my military counselor. I wonder if that's okay?"
(End of chapter)
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