Mi Han

Chapter 58 One Step at a Time

After Lu Meng walked out of the conference hall, he stood on the steps outside the hall, looking at the dark clouds over the General's Mansion.

He let out a sigh of relief.

Finally let Supreme make up his mind to go west.

Unlike the previous decision to secretly attack Jingzhou, Sun Quan may go back on his word.

Sun Quan ordered the Jiangdong army to march westward in the meeting hall today, which is a clear order.

Presumably, within a few days, Sun Quan's order will spread throughout Jiangdong.

For Sun Quan, who pays attention to maintaining his own authority, under such circumstances, he will not easily go back on his word.

At this time, a gust of cold wind hit, and Lu Meng, who was relaxed in heart, was caught off guard by the cold wind, and he could no longer suppress the pain in his body.

On the square outside this magnificent meeting hall, he kept coughing violently.

The severe cough made Lu Meng's body tremble continuously.

But at this moment, from the corner of his eyes, Lu Meng saw Jiangdong generals walking out of the conference hall.

Worried about leaking his condition, he hastily took out a piece of cloth from his arms to cover his mouth and nose, and forced himself to stop coughing.

Originally, a fishy sweetness had reached Lu Meng's throat, but now he swallowed it abruptly.

Previously, he planned to pretend to be sick and return to Jianye to recuperate, in order to numb Guan Yu and make him relax his guard against Jiangdong.

At that time, he was not pretending to be sick, he was really feeling unwell.

Lu Meng didn't even tell Sun Quan the truth about this matter.

He didn't want to affect Jiangdong's military morale because of his physical illness, nor did he want to affect Sun Quan's determination to capture Jingzhou because of it.

Because Lu Meng's abnormality was covered up in time, the Jiangdong generals who filed out behind him did not notice.

But this scene was witnessed by a figure hidden in the shadows of the square.

And the existence of that figure could not escape Lu Meng's keen observation in the end.

Seeing that the man noticed his strangeness, Lu Meng's eyes narrowed slightly, and murderous intent had already flashed in his heart.

Jiangdong's army is about to set off, and the illness of the governor of Jiangdong must not be leaked out.

Otherwise, Jiangdong's army will be in turmoil. After all, what they are going to attack this time is Guan Yu, who has already shaken China.

At this time, all the generals who came out of the meeting hall had already walked behind him. Seeing this, Lu Meng said to the leader Huang Gai,
"Huang Gong, you should lead the generals to wait in the barracks outside the city."

Since Cheng Pu, the most senior in the Jiangdong Army, died of illness, Huang Gai and Han Dang have undoubtedly become the only two remaining veterans of the Three Dynasties in the Jiangdong Army.

Such a person is suitable for Lu Meng to temporarily command the generals.

Although Huang Gai, who had all white beard and hair, didn't understand Lu Meng, why didn't he lead the generals to the barracks outside the city by himself.

But facing the governor he admired very much, Huang Gai did not rely on his high qualifications to question the meaning of his order.

Huang Gai bowed to Lu Meng and replied,

"Wei, Gai complies with the order of the governor."

Afterwards, Huang Gai led the Jiangdong generals behind him, leaving the meeting hall first and heading towards the military camp outside the city.

After Huang Gai led the Jiangdong generals away, Lu Meng walked down the steps step by step, holding Sun Quan's sword in his hand.

He walked step by step towards the person who loomed in the shadow of the stone pillars in the square.

Every time Lu Meng took a step, he was thinking about it in his heart.
Do you want to kill this person?

And when Lu Meng narrowed his eyes and slowly walked towards him with killing intent in his arms, Sima Yi, who was deep in thought, also noticed the abnormality almost instantly.

After thinking about it for a while, Sima Yi understood why Lu Meng wanted to kill him.

Compared with Cao Cao's faintly fearful heart, Lu Meng's current killing intent is nothing to Sima Yi.

Lu Meng is different from Cao Cao, the status of the two is very different, and the power in the hands of the two of them is also very different.

Sima Yi has been able to live in peace under Cao Cao's suspicion, but now facing Lu Meng's murderous intentions, how can he be helpless?
Just when Lu Meng walked up to Sima Yi, Sima Yi immediately bowed to Lu Meng,

"When I was in the Central Plains, I heard the king of Wei say:
The Sun family is in Jiangzuo, Kangheng Zhongzhou, solid in strategy and power, but a hero of the time, such as the people of Lv Meng, is really the so-called heart of the country, and the country is the minister of survival. "

"Today, I am fortunate enough to be able to see the majestic appearance of Dudu Lu alone. It can be said that he is a dragon and a tiger, and he is worthy of being a bear general for a while."

In fact, compared to Lu Meng's military strength, Lu Meng can be called a famous general today, mainly because of his ever-changing strategies.

But now Sima Yi avoids the important and pays the light, boasting that Lu Meng's appearance is like a dragon and a tiger. In fact, it's not that Sima Yi can't praise people, he said so on purpose.

He wanted to imply that although Lu Meng saw something he shouldn't see, he would definitely keep his mouth shut.

Sima Yi is a smart man, and Lu Meng is also a smart man.

It is always easy for smart people to communicate with smart people.

After Sima Yi praised him, Lu Meng understood Sima Yi's meaning almost instantly.

Lu Meng was still thinking about whether he should kill Sima Yi, but after Sima Yi said that, Lu Meng temporarily suppressed the murderous intention in his heart.

After all, Sima Yi is the envoy of the King of Wei, and the two countries will not be beheaded if they are at war, let alone now is the time for the two countries to make an alliance.

Killing Sima Yi is tantamount to slapping King Wei in the face, and the consequences of this can be big or small.

Furthermore, Sima Yi had hinted in his words that he would keep his mouth shut.

Sima Yi was born in a famous family, and his promises to people of such background are credible.

After temporarily suppressing the murderous intent in his heart, a smile appeared on Lu Meng's face towards Sima Yi at the right time, and he said to Sima Yi,
"The envoy is not resting in the post house, why is it outside the meeting hall of our lord today?"

Facing this question from Lu Meng, Sima Yi answered frankly,

"Yi is carrying the mission of King Wei, and today I learned that Nanchang Houyou held a discussion on whether to capture Jingzhou.

Yi was worried, so he waited outside this hall, hoping to learn about the will of the Marquis of Nanchang as soon as possible. "

Sima Yi's explanation was impeccable, not only explaining why he was outside the conference hall, but also showing the appearance of a loyal minister of Cao Wei.

Although Sima Yi came from a famous family, his reputation in the world was not obvious at this time, so Lu Meng didn't pay much attention to him.

Seeing that Sima Yi was waiting outside the conference hall for this reason, Lu Meng immediately said to Sima Yi,
"Envoys, don't worry, just now, my lord has ordered the westward expedition."

Hearing the news, Sima Yi couldn't help but beam with joy.

Sun Quan agreed to order the Western Expedition, which would not only allow him to make the ultimate plan he offered to Cao Cao effective that day, so that he could make another contribution, but also allow him to return to the Central Plains after completing his mission.

But soon, Lu Meng's words made Sima Yi's heart fall to the bottom.

"The name of Sima Bada in Hanoi, even though I live in the south, I have heard of it a long time ago."

"Now our Jiangdong army is about to launch, Guan Yu is known as a good fighter, and I have no confidence that I will be able to defeat him.

Zhong Da can be appointed as an envoy by the king of Wei, presumably there is something special about him. "

"Jiangdong and Wei have been allies since then, and Zhongda and I should not discriminate between internal and external."

"Now I also ask Zhongda to be my staff officer, and to be my military counselor. I don't know if that's possible?"

(End of this chapter)