The way of a lobbyist is to die without surprising people.
For example, when Zheng Pulu deceived Zhuge Rong into reporting to Sun Quan, claiming that "the powerful clan is about to rebel," it was not that there was actually a rebellion within the Jian family, it was just to get Sun Quan to summon him as soon as possible.
Just like Deng Zhi's mission to Wu in the past, Sun Quan was suspicious and undecided.
Deng Zhi had no choice but to prepare a form and present it with the words "I am here to serve Wu, not just Shu" before being summoned.
Seeing that Sun Quan had rescheduled his previous meeting, Zheng Pu was worried that there would be another change at the last moment, so he made this move at the right time when he was handed a letter.
Yes, he was in a hurry to return.
Not only did he expect that Wei would launch a massive counterattack after losing Liangzhou, he wanted to return as soon as possible to discuss detailed plans or supervise the defense; he also did not want to stay in Jiangdong with nothing to do.
In particular, accusations such as "Scar Pu is arrogant" have become widespread.
As for Sun Quan, does he believe that some powerful family will rebel?
Absolutely impossible!
If he didn't even have this ability to discern, then the Sun family's Jiangdong foundation would have long since ceased to exist.
But as soon as Zhuge Rong went to deliver the message, Sun Quan would definitely summon Zheng Pu.
And he was summoned very quickly.
Because your family’s ugliness cannot be publicized!
One of the envoys and foreign ministers was actually betrayed by a secret letter of conspiracy. This incident made the whole country of Sun Wu lose face.
Even if Sun Quan knew that this move was made by someone who wanted to lure Zheng Pu into a trap and destroy it, he still had to comply with the order and repent, so that Zheng Pu would stop talking about it and avoid giving the Wu State a pretext for instability in its rule.
Things are just as they are.
Only half an hour after Zhuge entered the palace to attend the meeting, a man who claimed to be Gu Li came to Zhuge Jin's residence with a carriage escorted by more than ten tiger soldiers, and asked Zheng Pu to follow him into the palace immediately.
Gu Li seems to have a low reputation in Jiangdong and has few achievements.
But it was a person who Sun Quan's descendants would talk to in a friendly manner whenever they saw him.
Because he was Sun Quan's confidant, he would always supervise the tiger soldiers who dismounted from the chariot and stay on the guard side wherever he was. His responsibilities were as simple as Chen Dao, who led the white soldiers of the Han Dynasty to guard the late emperor Liu Bei.
Therefore, Zheng Pu did not hesitate, he just told Qi Yacuo Haosheng to restrain the other followers, then boarded the car and left.
Traveling quickly.
When he arrived in front of the palace, Zheng Pu finally knew the reason why Gu Li asked him not to change into court clothes and summoned the deputy envoy Chen Zhi.
It turned out that Sun Quan was about to go hunting in the fields, so he regarded this meeting as an unexpected one.
It was not a secret in Jiangdong that even though Sun Quan was a human king, he still liked to take risks and hunt tigers. It was also inevitable that Zhang Zhao, the mainstay minister, had repeatedly warned him about this. Zheng Pu even heard about it when he was in Bashu.
At this moment, he was sitting upright on a good horse, walking slowly under the protection of many soldiers.
When he saw Gu Li leading Zheng Puzheng, he didn't say anything. He just waved his hand and ordered the carriages and horses to follow him into the procession.
Zheng Pu, who was unable to get out of the car and salute, couldn't help but feel helpless in his heart - he really had no interest in hunting with Sun Quan, nor did he want to see the power of the beast.
Those who often drive away armored soldiers show their ability by attacking cities and seizing territory. How can they show off their bravery when faced with fierce beasts?
Emulating the bravery of an ordinary man and replacing the labor of his minions is nothing more than adding to the unintended ridicule.
No wonder Hefei never broke it!
Secretly slandering, Zheng Pu also secretly looked at Sun Quan in front of him.
Sun Quan's body was not very long, but he was long at the top and short at the bottom. He showed great power on horseback. With the powerful sword, bow and arrows and other equipment, he looked like a general and not like a human king. Compared with what he was called by the Huns envoys in the past.
"The person who catches the knife by the bedside is a hero", Cao Cao of Wei Dynasty was incomparably more majestic.
After a while, I went to the hunting ground.
Many of the accompanying soldiers took gongs and golden drums and other equipment without having to give orders, and walked into the mountains and swamps in small groups to drive away wild beasts;
The tiger hunter drove out.
Zheng Pu, who got off the carriage, walked towards Sun Quan's place without waiting for Gu Li to lead him. He stopped four or five steps away, bowed his head and saluted, and said, "Foreign minister Pu, who is protecting the army in Hanzhong, pays homage to your majesty."
"No need for extraneous gifts."
Nodding lightly, Sun Quan smiled gravely, "Hunt for a while, I will enjoy it with you."
He looked at the grain profit and signaled that he should offer bows, arrows and other items to Zheng Pu.
However, Zheng Pu did not take the bow as promised, but continued to salute and accuse, "Although I dare not disobey Your Majesty, the foreign minister's muscles and bones have been weak since childhood, and it is difficult for him to do martial arts, such as shooting, shooting, etc.
None of them are good at hunting in the field, let alone doing it like this."
"Hey!"
Hearing this, Sun Quan, who was pulling the string to test the strength of the bow, couldn't help but paused. He looked sideways and said in surprise, "I don't think it's possible for someone who Ni Wei calls "the biggest patient of Wei" to be able to do martial arts?"
After saying that, before Zheng Pu could say anything, he seemed to have thought about something, and his expression suddenly froze.
He casually discarded the beautifully decorated two-stone bow on the ground and sighed, "It is difficult for those who are capable of martial arts to restore the country's territory for thousands of miles, which makes everyone in Niwei afraid. I have shot countless tigers, but it is difficult to conquer a city in Niwei.
How much fun can there be here!"
Hey, you are so evil-minded?
As soon as Sun Quan finished speaking, Zheng Pu couldn't help but question him in his heart.
Yes, he knew what Sun Quan wanted to do without having to think too much.
The purpose was simply that Zheng Pu had previously said that there was no sizeable land expansion east of the Yangtze River, so he took this opportunity to pretend to sigh, and then took advantage of the situation to ask Zheng Pu to make suggestions for the state of Wu.
After all, Prime Minister Zhuge Liang praised Zheng Pu for his ability in planning, and Jiangdong also heard about it.
And since the deaths of people such as Zhou Yu and Lu Su, it has been difficult for Sun Quan to find planners to make plans.
It’s not that Jiangdong has no talented people.
But it is hard to find someone who has no selfish motives or concerns about the sect's rural party, and who wholeheartedly plans for the rise of Jiangdong.
As for letting a foreign minister do things, Sun Quan would not feel ashamed.
This is not a court meeting, but the joy of hunting in the field!
What's the point of chatting?
Furthermore, the current Han and Wu countries are seeking to coexist for the same interests. As long as the Wu State sends troops to attack the Wei State, it will reduce the defense pressure of the Han Dynasty in Longyou and Hexi.
Planning for the State of Wu would also benefit the Han Dynasty, so Zheng Pu had no reason not to do his best.
In other words, this is the main reason why the Prime Minister asked Zheng Pu to serve as the envoy - to plan for the State of Wu, he must persuade Sun Quan to send troops to contain the State of Wei, so as to buy the Han people time to cultivate and recuperate.
Otherwise, given Jiangdong's consistent style, it would be too late for Sun Quan to send troops to attack Wei.
The Prime Minister felt that if nothing unexpected happened, he should wait until all the troops from Guanzhong of Wei State came to attack Longyou!
This is a tacit understanding between both parties.
However, what puzzled Zheng Pu was why Sun Quan was so eager?
Moreover, as a monarch, he was careless in his words and did not hesitate to say such depressing words as "It is difficult to defeat the Wei city."
Could it be that he saw that my great Han Dynasty had regained Liangzhou, and that the whole country in the rebellion against Wei was focusing on the northwest, so he felt that the opportunity was not to be missed, so he worked hard to open up new territories?
With doubts, Zheng Pu raised his eyebrows and said, "Why is your majesty so modest? Although the foreign ministers are stupid, they also know that since your majesty ruled Jiangdong, you captured the rebel general Li Shu in Lujiang and killed Huang Zu in Jiangxia; there is Red Cliff in front of you."
After one battle, the rebels against Wei returned north in a hurry, but now there is Shiting. After one battle, the rebels against Wei did not dare to approach the river. Such achievements are rarely heard of in ancient and modern times. Isn't it the power of a heroic lord!"
