Chapter 435: I am happy here and don’t miss Wu Ye
Author: Playing with Basilisk
"Liu Chan invited me to the palace for a banquet?"
In the back garden of Anlehou Mansion, Sun Quan was shocked when he learned that Liu Chan invited him to the palace for a banquet tomorrow.
Fu Jun, who was reporting to him next to him, said worriedly: "Wu Hou, is it possible?"
Sun Quan stood in the corridor with his hands behind his hands, frowning at the flowers and plants in the courtyard, his face was very gloomy, and he was caught in a tangled emotion.
When people are doing big things, if something unexpected happens, they can easily feel guilty.
For example, in his early years, Liu Bei was ordered by Liu Xie to carry out the Clothes Edict with Dong Cheng and others to eradicate Cao Cao. However, when Cao Cao invited him to cook wine with Qingmei in Sikong Mansion, he was frightened by the words "You have done a great job at home."
Now Sun Quan is plotting a rebellion, and he has sent people to contact many Jiangdong families. At this juncture, Liu Chan suddenly invites him to a banquet. How can he be reassured?
"Won't."
Sun Quan thought for a while, shook his head and said: "If Liu Chan really found evidence that Gu was connected to the Jiangdong family, he would not have invited Gu to a banquet, but would have directly sent troops to capture Gu."
Fu Jun thought: "Then why did Liu Chan suddenly invite Wu Hou to the banquet? In the past, Liu Bei occasionally invited Wu Hou, but Liu Chan had no friendship with Wu Hou."
"There are two possibilities. One is that Liu Chan saw Liu Bei's victory on the front line, so he wanted to entertain him to a banquet and show off his military power. He had no other intentions."
Sun Quan thought for a while, raised two fingers and said: "Secondly, they have indeed discovered what Jiang Dong is plotting. It's just that they are in the name of Cao Pi and have been communicating on a single line. They have not gathered many people. They just
I suspect Gu may be involved, so I want to test it out."
Fu Jun then said: "Why don't Marquis Wu decline on the grounds of physical discomfort?"
Sun Quan immediately shook his head and said: "No, if you find an excuse to refuse this banquet, it may be counterproductive. They are not suspicious at first, but it will make them feel suspicious. Wouldn't it be a big deal?"
Fu Jun said with a worried face: "What should we do? If during the banquet, Liu Chan tests Wu Hou in words, how should Wu Hou respond at that time?"
Sun Quan frowned.
This is a very serious problem.
When doing important things, if you are accidentally exposed, it will be terrible.
While Cao and Liu were at war, he wanted to take a chance on the future.
But if you don't go, you will look very guilty. People don't have any suspicion at first, but his behavior will make people suspicious.
So if you should go, you still have to go.
But what kind of attitude you should take when you get there depends on temporary measures.
After thinking for a moment, Sun Quan said: "I still have to go to the banquet, but if Liu Chan tests me, I will just find a way to deal with it."
"That's all it can do."
Fu Jun sighed.
As a steward, he was not qualified to be invited, nor could he help Sun Quan cover for it.
At that moment, Sun Quan made up his mind and decided to adapt to circumstances.
The next day, at the end of the morning meal.
Sun Quan walked out of Anlehou Mansion, got on the carriage, and drove slowly to the palace.
The weather in Jingzhou has been gloomy these past few days. It seemed like it was going to rain or snow, but it didn't. It was just a cold wind howling, making it quite cold.
When the carriage stopped at the entrance of the palace and Sun Quan got out of the car, a gust of cold wind blew by and stirred the dead leaves on the ground, making him shiver.
There were also more than ten carriages parked nearby, and some people got out. When those people saw Sun Quan, they were surprised for a moment and stopped talking.
One of them hesitated for a moment, then stepped forward and said, "Wu Anlehou."
Sun Quan turned around, saw Zhang Zhao, his lips twitched, and finally nodded without saying anything, and went straight into the palace under the leadership of the palace attendants.
The Jiangdong gentry now have a divided attitude towards Liu Bei's group. Some are willing to submit, such as Zhuge Jin, Lu Xun, Gu Yong, etc., while others are unwilling to submit, such as Zhang Zhao, Hu Zong, Yan Zhen and so on.
Liu Bei was relatively tolerant and did not criticize those who were unwilling to submit too much. Just to prevent them from causing trouble in Jiangdong, he moved most of them to Xiangyang to raise them. He also spent thousands of gold to buy horse bones, which expressed his generosity to the enemy's monarchs and ministers.
Liu Chan held a banquet today and not only invited Sun Quan, but also Zhang Zhao, Hu Zong, Yan Zhen and others. More than ten Jiangdong veterans were also testing whether they were conspiring for Sun Quan.
Everyone entered the hall.
Under the guidance of the attendants, they all sat on the seats below.
After a while, Liu Chan, Zhuge Liang and more than ten people came in. Sun Quan and others quickly stood up and saluted.
"Prince."
"Marquis Anle doesn't need to be polite."
Liu Chan returned the greeting with a smile and said, "Sit down quickly."
Sun Quan said: "Thank you, Prince."
Saying that, he sat down.
Everyone sat in rows again.
Jiangdong's old ministers sat on one side, while Zhuge Liang, Lai Min and others sat on the other side.
After everyone was seated, Sun Quan said again: "I wonder why the prince is inviting ministers to the banquet?"
Liu Chan looked over at Sun Quan and smiled: "Can't we invite Anlehou to a banquet if we have nothing to do?"
"Of course not, of course not."
Sun Quan quickly said: "I just feel honored."
Liu Chan said: "My father has won consecutive battles in the north. As a son, I also feel honored. Therefore, to celebrate this event, I invited Anlehou to dance and banquet with him."
"Bah bang bang."
Next to him, the prince's servant Yin Mo clapped his hands.
Immediately, a maid in the inner hall carried a tray and walked to the center of the hall, then placed the food and fruits on everyone's tables.
After the maids retired, another singer and musician entered the hall and began to play vocal music.
The dignitaries of the Han Dynasty were very particular about banquets, because the ancient dignitaries themselves had no other fun to find. In addition to having sex every day, they just sang, danced and feasted.
The short lifespan of many emperors and dignitaries was often related to excessive indulgence.
Liu Bei himself liked to play music and dance. As a glorious tradition of the old Liu family, Liu Chan naturally inherited this. He liked dogs, horses and beautiful clothes. He often played with cats and dogs in the back garden with the Shen brothers.
It's just that this is the first time for Liu Chan to sit in the main seat at such a large-scale song and dance banquet. In the past, he could only watch from the sidelines, and even rarely had the opportunity to watch.
Now for the first time, Liu Chan saw many beautiful ladies wearing very few clothes, and Liu Chan showed a silly smile at that time.
My saliva almost flowed out.
Halfway through the banquet, Liu Chan suddenly heard a cold snort like a silver bell coming from behind.
His heart suddenly trembled, and he hurriedly made a serious expression. He glanced around and found that everyone was enjoying the dance music and no one noticed his gaffe, so he breathed a sigh of relief.
Only then did Liu Chan think of business and look at Jiangdong's old ministers.
I saw Sun Quan smiling brightly and clapping his hands from time to time. But next to him, Zhang Zhao, Hu Zong, Yan Zhen and other old officials from Jiangdong looked embarrassed and dejected.
Obviously Sun Quan was very happy to see the singing and dancing, and did not feel anything wrong because it was Jingzhou singing and dancing.
After a while, the song and dance finally ended, and a new group of beautiful ladies came in. They were dressed in Jiangdong Wudi song and dance costumes. The music sounded, and it turned out to be Wuyue tunes. The melodious sound spread throughout the hall.
The dancers danced the Wu dance, and the soft and waxy tunes suddenly brought many old Jiangdong officials back to their hometown in Wu. Thinking of the fish and rice in their hometown, they all secretly shed tears.
Only Sun Quan smiled broadly, laughed freely, and had no hatred at all for the country's subjugation. Facing the music, songs and dances of his hometown, he felt only joy and no sadness.
When Liu Chan saw this scene, he asked in a low voice to the prince's family Ling Laimin beside him: "Lailing Shi, what do you think of Sun Quan?"
Lai Min frowned and said: "It seems that Sun Quan only knows how to enjoy himself. He is so ruthless that this is the end! Even if Zhou Yu and Lu Su are not dead, he will not be able to support such a master of Jiangdong for a long time."
"Um."
Liu Chan nodded slowly.
The singing and dancing continued.
After a while the song ended and the singers left.
Liu Chan then looked down at Sun Quan and said, "Marquis Anle, are you thinking about Wu Fu?"
Sun Quan smiled and said: "I am happy here and don't miss Wu."
"Um."
Liu Chan had no doubt about him and felt that Sun Quan really no longer missed Jiangdong.
It seems that he is not the mastermind behind the Jiangdong rebellion.
But when Jiangdong's old officials saw Sun Quan like this, they were all filled with grief and anger.
After a while, Sun Quan drank too much, so he got up and left the table to go to the toilet.
Zhang Zhao hurriedly followed him out, caught up with Sun Quan in the corridor, and secretly said to him: "Marquis Wu."
Sun Quan turned back to look at Zhang Zhao and said, "Master Zibu, what's the matter?"
Zhang Zhao said: "How can the Marquis of Wu say that he does not miss the land of Wu? If he does say he misses the land of Wu, maybe we can still go back."
Sun Quan looked around and saw no one around, so he could only smile bitterly and said: "Zibu Gong, now we are prisoners. If we say that we miss Wu, they may be suspicious. How dare I?"
Zhang Zhao thought for a while and said: "I heard that Liu Chan has always been kind-hearted and soft-hearted. If he asked Wu Hou again if he missed Wu, Wu Hou would cry and say that there is not a day when he doesn't miss Jiangdong. Maybe his heart will be soft.
Will you let Wu Hou go back?"
"Really?"
Sun Quan's face changed slightly. He felt that this kind of thing was probably impossible. Liu Bei didn't even dare to return a general like Ma Chao who had surrendered to Liangzhou, let alone an old Jiangdong master like him who was already a prisoner.
Zhang Zhao sighed and said: "Although it may not be a big deal, maybe Wu Hou can give it a try. What's more, even if it doesn't work, Wu Hou's evasion is just what Wu Hou said."
Sun Quan's expression changed, and after a moment he nodded and said, "Okay, I'll note it down. If Liu Chan asks again, I'll answer like this."
After that, go to the toilet.
On the way, Sun Quan kept thinking about whether there would be any problems today.
He understood that this might be a test for him, so he always tried to pretend to be crazy and try to deceive Liu Chan.
From just now until now, Sun Quan acted like he was completely emotionless about the songs and dances of Jingzhou and Jiangdong, just to make Liu Chan think that he didn't miss Jiangdong at all.
But suddenly I thought that Zhuge Liang was watching from the side, and such an obvious deception might not be able to be hidden from him, so I realized it later and thought that something might have happened.
However, Zhang Zhao chased him out, which made him have other ideas.
After returning home, if Liu Chan asked again, he would follow Zhang Zhao's instructions and tell them that it was Zhang Zhao who taught him, and they might be able to get away with it.
At that moment, Sun Quan firmly remembered what Zhang Zhao said, and quickly returned to the banquet to continue drinking.
After three rounds of wine and five tastes of food, everyone was a little tipsy. Liu Chan then turned his head to Sun Quan and asked, "Do you, Marquis Anle, want to go back to Wu to visit?"
Sun Quan's face suddenly became filled with sadness, and he bowed down and said, "Prince, there is not a day that goes by that I don't miss Wu. If the prince shows mercy, he would allow us to go back to Wu to see him. Your kindness will be unforgettable to us."
But when he said this, there wasn't much sadness on his face. Even though he tried his best to pretend to be miserable, he didn't even shed a single tear, which seemed a bit fake.
Lai Min, who was standing next to him, saw this situation, glanced at Zhang Zhao not far away, and asked: "How come the words of Marquis Anle are the same as those of Mr. Zhang Zibu?"
Sun Quan was shocked when he heard this. He quickly looked around and said, "Lai Gong is right. It was Zibu Gong who taught me to say this."
For a moment, Liu Chan, Laimin and others burst into laughter. Seeing Sun Quan's embarrassed and stupid appearance, the old officials from Jiangdong next to him all hated Sun Quan. They secretly clenched their fists, full of hatred for him.
Sun Wentai, the fierce tiger of Jiangdong, and Sun Bofu, the little overlord of Jiangdong, are both famous heroes. How could there be such a weak and incompetent son and brother as Sun Quan?
Soon after the banquet ended, Sun Quan was taken back to the Anlehou Mansion in a carriage.
Liu Chan and others returned to the side hall. There was a scent of fragrance floating in the side hall, and there was a vague figure peeking out from behind the side curtain. There seemed to be a look in his eyes that wanted to kill someone.
"It seems a little cold."
Liu Chan had no idea that his naivety while enjoying the song and dance was noticed by the Crown Princess. After sitting back in the main seat of the side hall, he smiled at Zhuge Liang and said: "Prime Minister, it seems that Sun Quan is not the person behind the Jiangdong rebellion."
"yes."
Lai Min also smiled and said: "How could Sun Quan, who is so ugly, be the person who linked up many famous families in Jiangdong to rebel?"
"If it were him, it would be impossible for him not to ask Zhang Zhao and other old ministers for help, but looking at Zhang Zhao and the others, they still make Sun Quan miss Wu. How can this help Sun Quan connect with the rebellious families in Jiangdong?"
"That is to say, Your Majesty and the Crown Prince are kind. If it had been anyone else, if they had heard Sun Quan say that he missed Wu, I would have already had murderous intentions towards him."
"Do you think this is Sun Quan's cover-up? Deliberately pretending not to miss Wu?"
"It's possible, but his demeanor doesn't seem to be hypocritical. If that's the case, the prince asked him just now if he wanted to go back to Wu. If he really wants to go back, he should be more sincere. Maybe the prince will agree."
Yin Mo, Fei Yi, Dong Yun, Huo Yi and others also expressed their opinions one after another.
They all felt that Sun Quan did not really miss Wu, which meant that Sun Quan was not the one who linked up with the Jiangdong family to rebel. These things were probably done by others.
"Prime Minister, what do you think?"
Liu Chan felt that what everyone said was very reasonable, and nodded in agreement. However, he still had to ask Zhuge Liang for his opinion on this matter, so he turned to him and asked: "The Prime Minister should also feel that this was not done by Sun Quan."
"No."
Zhuge Liang had been silent from the banquet till now. He seemed to only be enjoying the singing, dancing and feasting, but he had been staring at Sun Quan's movements. He looked around the crowd and said in a deep voice: "This is what Sun Quan did! And he
He should have heard the temptation today, let's see if he will wake up."