Liu 1 and Xu Ping tried their best to stay calm, but there was still a look of embarrassment on their faces.
One of them was a meritorious officer, and the other was a minister of five senses, and they were Sun Ben's right-hand men. As a result, Sun Ben left all his affairs to his foreign minister Pan Zhang, and excluded the two of them. There was even a hint of warning, which made it clear that this was the case.
Don't trust them.
In fact, it is no wonder that Sun Bi, not to mention Liu Yi, and Xu Ping all came from local wealthy families in Yuzhang, and they would never hang themselves on a rope.
And strictly speaking, Liu 1 and Xu Ping were just officials of the Yuzhang Prefecture who were subordinate to Sun Bi, and had no relationship with Sun Quan. As soon as Sun Bi died, they would become kingless people, and they could switch to Liu Jing with peace of mind.
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In comparison, Pan Zhang, who was born directly from Sun Quan, is undoubtedly more reliable.
Sun Ben also knew that what he did would definitely make Liu Yi and Xu Ping feel chilled, but when it came to this, he didn't care so much.
Sun Ben was indeed exhausted. Shortly after explaining his funeral, he died of serious injuries.
At this time, the soldiers in the city had just experienced a major defeat and were trapped in the isolated city. There was a rumbling wind and everyone was uneasy. Once the news of Sun Ben's death was leaked, the consequences would be disastrous.
Therefore, after Sun Ben's death, Pan Zhang immediately sent troops to blockade the official residence and prohibit entry and exit to prevent the news from leaking. What is shocking is that Liu 1 and Xu Ping were also prohibited. In other words, the two of them were
Pan Zhang was placed under house arrest.
Liu 1 and Xu Pingping couldn't hide their irritation. Even with the dignity of Sun Ben, they respected the two of them and never spoke or behaved disrespectfully. Pan Zhang, a mere rogue in the market, had some courage and luckily won Sun Quan's favor. How dare he
Being so unreasonable to them?
Liu Yi had a kind-hearted character, so he could hold back. Xu Ping had always been upright and had old grudges with Pan Zhang. How could he bear this anger? He immediately got angry and directly asked Pan Zhang with a broken face: "Pan Xiaowei is this
What does it mean?"
"Don't rush, you will know in a moment." Pan Zhang pressed the knife and sneered, looking at Xu Ping as if he was looking at a dead person.
Seeing Pan Zhang acting like this, he obviously wanted to take the opportunity to cause trouble, but Xu Ping couldn't guess the other party's intention and felt very uneasy.
Liu 1 tried to ease the atmosphere, but Pan Zhang said nothing. Time passed by, and the three of them just sat in the empty and silent lobby. The atmosphere was extremely depressing.
Just when Xu Ping couldn't bear it anymore and was about to leave, he suddenly heard a burst of footsteps outside the official residence. Then a general entered the hall with more than ten soldiers and reported to Pan Zhang: "The captain will not leave the school."
As expected, Xu Ping is indeed in league with the thieves, and several letters from Chu thieves urging them to surrender will be found in his home."
"You...!" Xu Ping was horrified. Recently, he did receive some overt and covert lobbying letters, including a letter from his brother Xu Zong. Although he never betrayed Sun Bi, he did not tell Sun Bi. Now,
Pan Zhang caught him by his pigtails.
Pan Zhang glanced at it hastily, threw the letter in front of Xu Ping, and said with a sneer: "I usually look like a loyal minister, but I didn't expect that I was doing such a shameless thing behind my back. In front of the evidence, what else can I say?"
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Xu Pingqiang calmed himself and said: "What kind of evidence is this? Since the Chu army entered the country, there has been an endless stream of people who have surrendered and rebelled. I am a high official in Yuzhang, and I have been lobbied by the Chu people. It is normal. I want to betray the king, and then
Why wait until today?"
"Hmph! No matter how you talk and confuse right and wrong, you will not be able to escape punishment today!" Pan Zhang said as he drew the sword from his waist.
"What do you want to do?" Xu Ping couldn't help but change his expression. He saw Pan Zhang approaching step by step with a knife, and said sternly: "You dare to kill me?!"
Liu Yi was also shocked, and hurriedly stepped forward to persuade: "Pan Xiaowei, Xu Wuguan is a loyal and upright man, and he is definitely not a person who betrays his master..."
Liu 1 has recently received a lot of letters persuading him to surrender. According to Pan Zhang's approach, should he also be killed? What makes him smarter than Xu Ping is that he is cautious by nature and has destroyed all the letters without leaving any evidence.
Pan Zhang turned a deaf ear. He had wanted to kill Xu Ping for a long time. Even if he didn't find the traitor letter this time, he would have forged a piece of evidence. How could he be swayed by Liu 1's persuasion? Under Xu Ping and Liu 1's disbelieving eyes,
Pan Zhang slashed horizontally with his sword, and saw a flash of white light, and Xu Ping's head rolled to the ground.
Because the distance was too close, Liu 1 was spattered with blood. He was stunned for a long time before he pointed at Pan Zhang tremblingly and said: "How dare you, how dare you...?!" He never expected that,
Pan Zhang actually killed Xu Ping.
Pan Zhang was filled with boredom and resisted the urge to hack the opponent to death. Liu 1 could not kill him, at least not now. After the death of Sun Bi and Xu Ping, Liu 1 was the only one who could stabilize the situation in Nanchang. Pan Zhang was a foreigner.
General, who lacks prestige, must rely on Liu 1 to control Nanchang.
Thinking of this, Pan Zhang said patiently: "What are Liu Gongcao saying? There is irrefutable proof that Xu Ping is a traitor. At this critical moment, I will kill him with military law. What's wrong with that?"
Liu 1 retorted: "Pan Xiaowei only found a few lobbying letters and found no evidence of Xu Wuguan's betrayal. At best, Xu Wuguan knew the truth and did not report it. The crime is not worthy of death..."
"Doesn't a crime lead to death?" Pan Zhang waved his hand to interrupt Liu Yi and said: "Failure to report the knowledge is disloyal. If you are a disloyal minister, you will die!"
Liu 1 was immediately speechless.
Pan Zhang added: "If Liu Gongcao is dissatisfied with my approach, he can report it to the general later and let the general make a decision. For now, I hope Liu Gongcao can work together with me to defend Nanchang."
Liu Yiran didn't know how to react for a moment. Pan Zhang still held such unrealistic ideas. Under the current situation, even if Sun Ben was not dead, it would be difficult to defend Nanchang, let alone Sun Ben was dead.
Pan Zhang was good at killing Xu Ping, so it was even more impossible to defend him.
General Xu Ping of Liu 1 was killed, which was parallel to the death of Sun Ben. This was by no means just a lie. Xu Ping had been in the military affairs department for many years, and he was a good person. There were countless people in Yuzhang County who were supported by him.
Moreover, although the Xu family in Yuzhang has produced numerous celebrities in the past dynasties, it is not just a Confucian family. In fact, if a family wants to gain a foothold in a place like Yuzhang where mountains and rivers are raging and clan thieves are rampant, it is not enough to rely on Confucianism alone. It must also be supported by force.
, the Xu family is the leading wealthy family in Yuzhang, with thousands of tribes, and many of the Xu family's descendants join the military.
Unless Pan Zhang can kill all the people who have been favored by Xu Ping, and then uproot the Xu family in Yuzhang, the impact of Xu Ping's murder can be completely eliminated. However, this is tantamount to fantasy. Liu Yi has already foreseen that soon
After that, with the continued fermentation of Xu Ping's murder and the death of Sun Ben, Nanchang will surely fall into chaos.
Of course, Liu 1 would not tell the truth about these words. Pan Zhang's killing of Xu Ping really angered Liu 1. He decided to sit back and watch Pan Zhang's defeat, and even added fuel to the flames at critical moments.