Chapter 148 Disrupting the Dangerous Situation in Jiangdong
This time Long Fei became cautious. He didn't want to have someone almost kill him like last time. Now that he knew the mastermind behind the scenes, he must keep a good record of this revenge and wait for more time in the future.
After all, Qiao Xuan was buried, Lujiang returned to peace again, and the envoys from all the princes also stood up to say goodbye. Before leaving, Ma Ridan went out of his way to find Long Fei.
Ma Ridan nodded slightly: "The general has done a good job in Mr. Qiao's affairs. I will tell your majesty when I get back. I hope General Long will put the Han people first and end the matter here as soon as possible. Wancheng needs a general."
Ma Ridan suddenly said such words, which were extremely inconsistent with his previous image. Long Fei vaguely felt that something big might happen in Wancheng, and hoped that Jia Xu could handle it properly. After sending Ma Ridan away, Zhang Zhao arrived, and the two of them
The arrival was so coincidental that it made people think that Zhang Zhao had been waiting outside the post house early. Zhang Zhao's arrival was naturally for the purpose of the imperial edict.
"General, since my lord is in Lujiang, I think we should announce the decree in Lujiang to save the general from having to make a trip!" Zhang Zhao said sincerely. It is said to be several hundred miles from Lujiang to Kuaiji, and a round trip takes ten days.
Jiangdong has just been pacified, and bandits are rampant on the road. The ceremonial guard walks slowly and easily becomes the target of bandits.
Long Fei thought for a moment and nodded slightly: "That's what Mr. Zhang said! In that case, please choose an auspicious day for General Sun to bathe and fast, and then read out the imperial edict! Where is it? I think Lujiang Yamen is the most appropriate place.
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Zhang Zhao was very happy and nodded quickly.
When Sun Ce received the news, he immediately ordered people to start sorting out the yamen, looking through the almanac to find a good day for everything, and sent people to rush back to Kuaiji to bring the general's robes that he had already made to Lujiang. Everything
Things were progressing quite smoothly. Seeing the day approaching day by day, Sun Ce was full of excitement, looking forward to the day when he would be promoted to general impatiently.
In the back hall of Lujiang Yamen, Cheng Pu stood neatly. A dark figure was hiding in the shadow of the light. Because of the light, it was impossible to see the person's face clearly. A voice came from the dark shadow: "
Has Long Fei really found out about this matter? In recent times, he rarely mentioned it! "
Cheng Pu quickly replied: "Probably not! Those people are all my dead soldiers, and besides, they are all dead. Long Fei has no clue at all. How did he know it?"
"You must not be careless!" The man's voice was cold: "Long Fei can step by step from a retainer to his current position, which shows that he is different. There are also a few people under him, including Dian Wei, Xu Chu and others.
Enemy, Guo Jia is the most arrogant, please check again and make sure there are no mistakes!"
"No!" Cheng Pu turned around and walked out the door. As soon as he reached the door, he was called back.
The man asked, "What happened to our plan?"
"We have sent people to Shu County! The Zhou family has agreed to our conditions!" Cheng Pu turned around hurriedly: "As long as their status in Jiangdong is guaranteed after the completion of the matter, Zhou Ang will take care of the rest for us.
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"Is there any news from Kuaiji?"
"Huang Gai, Han Dang has already agreed, but Zhang Hong doesn't seem interested. He sent all the people we sent back!"
The man stood up slowly and walked out of the shadows little by little. He was tall and tall, with a strange appearance, light yellow eyes, slightly red hair, and a high nose. He was not as steady as the Han people at all.
There was a lot of insidiousness and cunning. Sun Quan nodded: "This Zhang Hong was invited back by my eldest brother, so naturally he is on his side. We don't need to care about him as a civil servant. Zhou Yu is different. Half of the soldiers and horses in Jiangdong are from him."
Yes, without his support, we can't do anything. Now we can put aside other things for the time being and concentrate on handling Zhou Yu's affairs. We must bring him to our side."
Cheng Pu agreed, and as soon as he turned around, a dark shadow flashed past the window. Cheng Pu instantly drew out his sword, shouted: "Who!" and immediately chased him out. It was pitch black outside the house, with the moonlight shining through.
It was not bright, and the shadows of the big trees hid many corners of the courtyard in darkness. The guards who came after hearing the news held bright torches in their hands, and the entire courtyard was illuminated.
"What's wrong, General?"
"Hmph!" Cheng Pu said angrily: "Who is on duty tonight? Send the order and kill them all!"
"Ah!" Everyone was shocked. Sun Quan coughed lightly: "General Cheng doesn't have to be so harsh, isn't he just an assassin? Besides, there's nothing he can do. Just send your brothers to find him."
Cheng Pu said with a dark face: "For the sake of the young master, I will spare you. If you find the assassin, you will be exempted from the death penalty!"
"Thank you, Mr. Thank you, General!" In order to survive, everyone spread out in the courtyard, searching carefully from corner to corner, not missing any trace of a spider or horse. The burning torches illuminated the entire yamen, and the whole office was illuminated.
All the guards in the yamen were awakened and came out to help.
Long Fei did not expect that this small Lujiang Yamen was guarded by so many soldiers. It seemed that Sun Quan was really well hidden. Long Fei hid in the bushes of the big tree in the courtyard and looked at his feet.
The people coming and going were shouting and shaking their heads slightly. My own efforts were wasted. I didn't do this well, and I was almost discovered by others. I made up my mind to practice more frequently in the future.
While the soldiers below were not paying attention, Long Fei quietly climbed up from the branches to the roof, climbed over the ridge and disappeared into the darkness. Cheng Pu was still angry. The government office was always the top priority and no problems were allowed to occur.
Someone could easily come in and overhear such an important conversation. This kind of mistake is absolutely unforgivable. If it were Sun Ce's people, he knew the consequences very well.
"Don't worry, general, it won't be someone sent by big brother!"
"Master, are you so sure?"
Sun Quan nodded and smiled slightly: "We know the situation of eldest brother's men very well. He does not have such men. In addition, if he doubts us, he will never bring only these troops to Lujiang this time. What I am most worried about is...
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"Zhou Yu?"
Sun Quan frowned: "Zhou Yu has a close relationship with the elder brother. He must know more or less about the things we are doing now. Although he has not told the elder brother yet, if one day he does, we will be in danger.
, Therefore, the plan to win over Zhou Yu must be advanced, and we can no longer wait for news from Shu County. You will bring Zhou Yu tomorrow, and I want to talk to him personally!"
"I'm afraid this isn't right! If Zhou Yu doesn't agree, won't we just bring it upon ourselves?" Cheng Pu was a little worried: "It's better to test it out first before talking!"
There are always many surprises in everything. Take Sun Quan's plan this time, everything seems to be going very smoothly. Among the people in Jiangdong, those who hold military power have basically surrendered to him, except for Zhou Yu, the largest warlord.
Before he showed any intention to surrender to him, just when he was about to win over Zhou Yu at the right time, Long Fei's appearance completely disrupted his plan. Originally, Sun Quan persuaded Sun Ce to bring Qiao Xuan to Lujiang, hoping to take advantage of Qiao Xuan's two daughters.
Beauty tied up Sun Ce with one end and tied Zhou Yu in with the other end.
Sun Quan's original plan was to give Da Qiao to Sun Ce and Xiao Qiao to Zhou Yu, and then control Qiao Xuan and play political tricks between Sun Ce and Zhou Yu in order to break up the alliance. But Sun Ce actually wanted to monopolize both Qiao Xuan's
With a daughter, these matters can be dealt with, but Qiao Xuan was too excited about Long Fei's arrival, and it is very likely that he would go to Wancheng with Long Fei. This is what Sun Quan does not want to see. In this case, it is better to kill Qiao Xuan's whole family
, and then put the blame on Zhou Yu, believing that Sun Ce would have a conflict with Zhou Yu because of this, and it was because of Long Fei's intervention that he saved Qiao Xuan's two daughters, and things became complicated.
The next day, a whirlwind suddenly broke out in Lujiang City. A large number of people talked about Qiao Xuan's death. Some said it was someone sent by other princes, others said it was Qiao Xuan's former enemy, and even more bizarrely, someone said it was Qiao Xuan's death.
It is believed that someone in Jiangdong took action to stop Sun Ce because Sun Ce was obsessed with Er Qiao's beauty, and he was in the category of saving Jiangdong. The people were more inclined to the third party, and there was a lot of discussion as to who it was. Cheng Pu
, veterans such as Han Dang and Huang Gai are naturally the targets of suspicion, and powerful figures such as Zhang Zhao, Zhang Hong, and Zhou Yu are also another group of suspects.
But there is one point of view that everyone agrees with the most, and that is Zhou Yu. Rumor has it that although Jiangdong is dominated by the Sun family, it is actually Zhou Yu who has made the greatest contribution. In order to avoid Jiangdong's defeat, Zhou Yu cannot just watch the lord of Jiangdong sink like this.
, so this was the last resort. As soon as this message came out, Lujiang was boiling, and many people who thought they were knowledgeable cited various reasons to support this statement.
Sun Ce was surrounded by a sudden flood. He seemed to have believed that all this was done by Zhou Yu, and was a little embarrassed for a while. Many past events appeared in his mind. Zhou Yu came to surrender in Shu County, and Zhou Yu's troops were used to attack Wu County.
Strange plan! During the Kuaiji period, Zhou Yu did not hesitate to disobey his orders and risked his life to protect Wang Lang. There was also the massacre of the city in Dongzhi. Zhou Yu was opposed from the beginning to the end.
In addition, Sun Ce also has another consideration. Zhou Yu accounts for half of Jiangdong's soldiers. Will he replace him? In the past, he thought he would never, but now he hesitates. Everyone will become tempted when faced with temptation. Will Zhou Yu replace him?
It has also changed. During this period of time, Zhou Yu has often stayed in the mansion. Even his brother, the Lord, has found it difficult to meet him. What is he doing? Winning people's hearts? Yes, if Zhou Yu wants to replace him, it is best to win people's hearts.
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Long Fei suddenly asked for a meeting, which surprised Sun Ce. Tomorrow is the day when the decree is announced, so what is the purpose of coming today? Sun Ce hurriedly got up and went out to greet him. After the guests and hosts were seated, Long Fei looked around and said, "Yes, everything is well prepared.
!Things should go smoothly tomorrow!”
Sun Ce smiled: "This is a big deal, it affects our future in Jiangdong, so there can't be any mistakes!"
Long Fei also smiled: "I hope so! Things in Jiangdong are really subtle. Ever since Captain Qiao was killed, everything seems to have become weird!"