Chapter 1118 When something goes wrong, there must be a demon
Chapter 1,118 If something goes wrong, there must be a demon
In short - when Zhang Zhao received such news, a day had already passed.
Originally, when he saw what was written in the intelligence, he was a little stunned - because he and Zhu Ran actually had the same idea.
He thinks this kind of thing is too ridiculous. What kind of nonsense voting and speech?
Let the people choose the final lord of Jiangdong?
What are the people for?
Isn't the only use of the common people to support wealthy families like them?
Just as Zhang Zhao was thinking this, he planned to increase taxes on some unscrupulous people, so as to squeeze out the last bit of money from the people before the decisive battle with Lu Xun and others.
Zhang Zhao has lived for so many years and fully knows where the limits of the people are.
Compared with the terrible taxes in the last years of Emperor Ling, now that the quality of life has improved a lot, the people can always come up with this amount of taxes.
However…
He later discovered that he seemed to have ignored the letter he had sent earlier.
After opening the letter with curiosity, Zhang Zhao was suddenly dumbfounded, not for anything else but because the letter contained no advice written by his companion.
Instead, someone simply attached something similar to public opinion statistics.
The results can be imagined.
At this moment, more than 70% of the people in the entire Jiangdong, even in the counties and districts including Poyang, chose to get the tickets from Lu Xun and the others.
Because he did not respond for a long time, Sun Quan actually claimed to be "merciful" and gave Zhang Zhao some time to prepare.
However, as time went by, the situation on Zhang Zhao's side became worse, because with the guidance of Sun Quan, Lu Xun and others, the people who were just a ragtag group of people now became extremely organized and began to denounce Zhang Zhao and the others.
This is what Zhang Zhao cannot accept the most.
The last thing Zhang Zhao wants to see is that Sun Quan, who was just a loser before, suddenly gains the support of the people. Even if Sun Quan gains the support of the people, it doesn't matter. The problem is that Sun Quan, Lu Xun, and the people suddenly stand together.
, they have no money or power, but they have more manpower.
In a sense, as long as Lu Xun and others are willing to cooperate with their original armies, as long as they arouse the anger of the people, wouldn't this become a replica of the Yellow Turban Army?
How could Zhang Zhao still sit still?
But on the other hand, the affairs of Liu Bei and others made him unable to escape.
He still needs to continue dealing with Liu Bei and others, and he also needs to discuss future strategies with the wealthy families and how to maximize their interests.
The key - there is a question that, although not obvious, lingers in Zhang Zhao's mind all the time.
That's the problem with the low-priced refined salt.
Attacked by three parties, Zhang Zhao wanted to curse for a moment.
But he knew that swearing wouldn't solve any problems.
Probably... Zhang Zhao probably spent a whole day struggling with this matter.
In the end, he chose to put aside Liu Bei's affairs temporarily.
Yes, he compromised.
Soon, Zhang Zhao wrote a reply and told Liu Bei that they were willing to accept the current conditions proposed by Liu Bei, and finally gave up the decision to set the location of the alliance in Wuchang.
After writing the letter and handing it over, Zhang Zhao ran towards Wu County without stopping.
With Lu Xun and Sun Quan joining forces, this was the first time that he felt that his opponent was so troublesome——
——
Liu Bei was naturally happy.
Zhang Zhao's sudden compromise letter made Liu Bei dance with joy on the spot.
Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong both laughed. Everyone gathered around a small letter, and the joy on their faces could not be hidden at all.
"It seems...Zhang Zhao finally compromised."
"Yes, just judging from the words in his letter, it seems that he is a little anxious."
"I have never seen Zhang Zhao with such a humble tone. Could it be that something has changed in Jiangdong?"
Fazheng was puzzled by Zhang Zhao's rapid change of attitude, which was even a bit strange.
Seeing Zhang Zhao's doubts, Pang Tong explained to him confidently:
"Don't forget, there is Lu Xun behind Zhang Zhao, who has been waiting for him to reveal his flaws."
"We have delayed this for so long, and Lu Xun must have found a way to threaten Zhang Zhao."
"As for what it is specifically, we don't need to think about it - as long as the alliance succeeds, we can easily help Zhang Zhao get rid of Lu Xun -"
While Pang Tong was talking, suddenly Zhuge Liang stopped him:
"Shi Yuan... you... wait a minute, something is wrong..."
"Huh? What's wrong?"
Zhuge Liang's words stunned Pang Tong, but seeing Zhuge Liang staring at the letter intently, Pang Tong couldn't help but become curious.
Suddenly, everyone gathered in front of Liu Bei again.
Zhuge Liang didn't say much, he just pointed to a place on the letter that everyone assumed was the location of the alliance——
As a result, there was another statement from Zhang Zhao:
"When we meet to form an alliance, we can only take a long-term view and ask you to send troops to Chaisang as soon as possible..."
There are a lot of words that follow. Basically, this is not Zhang Zhao compromising, but Zhang Zhao is completely asking for help.
"What...what is going on? Zhang Zhao...was he forced?"
Meng Da didn't understand.
Because the emotion revealed between the lines of Zhang Zhao's words was extremely anxious.
This reminds people of what Pang Tong said just now:
"Lu Xun...is he really that powerful?"
Pang Tong also suddenly fell silent.
Zhuge Liang frowned and thought about countermeasures - the situation was indeed such a special one. They had been working hard before, vowing to wait for Zhang Zhao to compromise and give them the maximum rewards and conditions, but now...Zhang Zhao suddenly lost his temper at all.
No more, even like throwing myself into my arms, I want to offer Jiangdong——
What is the difference between settling in Chaisang and handing over the naval base to Liu Bei?
So, everyone suddenly got scared.
There is something wrong with the situation, so everyone has to be cautious.
During hesitation, Liu Bei said awkwardly:
"How about... why not send a letter to ask?"
"Well...what the Lord said is very true...should we stop asking?"
Zhuge Liang didn't quite believe that Zhang Zhao could be forced to this extent by Lu Xun.
Of course, after all, Zhuge Liang and the others are not gods, and there is really no way to know the situation in Jiangdong in detail, but as far as this change is concerned, be careful to make the Wannian Ship.
Pang Tong also nodded:
"Then... let's ask?"
"At least let Zhang Zhao be more specific, otherwise how could we easily send troops."
Just kidding - Liu Bei's army is still extremely short of supplies. If this dispatch of troops causes a serious loss of vitality in the territory, let alone Jiangdong, Cao Ren behind him may be able to get rid of them with all his strength.
So, they chose to wait.
However, this wait gave Sun Quan and Lu Xun the best opportunity to counterattack.
