Three Kingdoms: Cao Ying's mastermind, from nine to five

Chapter 327 What Yu is to me is what Xu Zhen is to Cao!

"Who?!"

Liu Bei thought he didn't hear clearly.

At this moment, his ears were a little unclear, and his head was slightly dizzy. The development of this situation seemed to be somewhat beyond his expectations, and it seemed that the sky had fallen.

The Lord of Allies was assassinated and seriously injured.

The news of such a serious injury may cause a crack to appear in their coalition forces immediately.

"Sun Ce, seriously injured."

Jian Yong lowered his voice again.

Sun Qian came to add at this moment: "Originally, the news should have been concealed, but it can no longer be concealed. Someone spread the rumors wildly. At this moment, all the Marquis of Wu have been rioted and killed. It is certain that they are Xu Gong's disciples."

"Xu Gong at this time is fleeing across the river, and I'm afraid he's going to join the Cao family."

"His family and his family were secretly sent to Jingzhou to settle down in Jingzhou all these years ago. With such a body, as long as he crosses the river, he will immediately gain glory and wealth. The rewards Cao Thief promised must be quite a lot, otherwise Xu Gong would not have taken such a risk. "

"Who is Xu Gong?"

Liu Bei was immediately confused, why did another Xu Gong appear? !

Guan Yu also dismounted from his horse, but now he was not in a hurry, he was just curious about how to deal with the current situation. Like Liu Bei, the three brothers had never heard of who Xu Gong was, so naturally they wanted to understand the situation immediately.

However, no result was obtained.

"My lord, what should we do now?"

"Don't panic," Liu Bei raised his right hand calmly. Although his heart was spinning, he never felt that he was really defeated. After turning around and thinking for a while, he said, "In the past, I dared to fight Cao Cao without soldiers and horses. Now Jiangxia has 10,000+, so naturally there is no fear."

"At least one or two years of peace can be guaranteed. Before conquering Jiangdong, Cao Cao will not immediately fight to the death with us. We are still fighting with Jiangdong."

"For the immediate plan, we should immediately send people across the river to visit the Marquis of Wu to see if there is still order, and express my heart. No matter who will inherit the throne in the future, whether Zhou Yu or Sun Quan, Mr. Liu Qi will form an alliance with him forever. Never betray."

"Yes, as it should be!"

"In addition, Gongyou, please send me a letter to Zijing to express my current intentions. The Sun family's foundation will not be destroyed by assassination. Please lobby for me to ensure that the Sun family and the gentry do not fight each other. , should stabilize the family business as soon as possible.”

"As for Marquis Wu, he was only seriously injured and did not die immediately. This is the favor of God. He still has enough time to arrange his funeral."

"Wide."

Liu Bei called out.

"Hey, I'm here."

Zhang Fei approached, and responded with cupped fists. He had talked a lot before, but now he obviously couldn't think so much. A series of news made him a little confused.

He can only obey his elder brother's orders, and it doesn't matter what happens afterwards, anyway, life and death are already accompanied by each other.

"Yide, can you invite General Gao Lan to go and chase Xu Gong's boat with Hengjiang to stop him? If it is possible, tie him up and send him to Jiangdong."

"If it doesn't work, I have to try my best to chase after it, so as to show my revenge and fury."

"Hey! I'm going right now!"

Zhang Fei didn't hesitate at all, and left with a team of old guards.

At this time Liu Bei swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and his Adam's apple rolled up and down.

After such an arrangement, he felt a little relieved. After Sun Ce's death, the alliance army lost a general before the battle, but even so, Jiangdong was still full of talents.

Moreover, with Cao Cao must be immortal.

This point may not be seen by those with narrow vision, and may be seen by those who are arrogant and conceited but treat it as if they do not see it.

Cao Cao must be able to see it, but he will not be afraid of Jiangdong's hatred at all.

And take this as a deterrent, thinking that assassinating Sun Ce will deter Jiang Dong, and his idea may be right.

The current Jiangdong should be really chaotic.

Need a person, peace of mind.

This person is either Sun Quan or Lu Su.

Or, it was Zhou Gongjin who led the army for the young and had countless talents since she was a child.

But how to weigh these relationships requires Lu Su to mediate, Liu Bei can't control these, he can only wait.

Unexpectedly, Yun Chang was thinking about the front line and was worried that Cao Cao would be a hindrance, but he waited for such news.

He is now mainly designing and reading, and it really is Jiangdong!

that day.

Zhang Fei persuaded Gao Lan, took three warships from Jiangxia, crossed the river, blocked them on the river, fought with Cao Jun, and found the warship that Jiangdong was chasing after.

He encircled and found Xu Gongjun who was about to smuggle in. His army was not many, hundreds of people, and there were more than a dozen followers under his command.

Seven or eight people were killed in the battle, and the rest jumped into the river to escape.

Because Zhang Fei boarded the ship to fight, he captured Xu Gong first and took him back to Jiangxia.

Liu Bei came to interrogate immediately, and after whipping and inducing a confession, he lied that he wanted to save his life, and induced him to tell the real reason for the assassination, which was Xu Bowen's prediction of Yu Ji's death.

Let Xu Gong see Sun Ce's arrogance and rudeness, and at the same time understand that although the gentry in Jiangdong belonged to them, there were still people who were dissatisfied. Chance.

This is not only the case with Xu Gong, but also with many gentry clans. They and Sun Ce either have resentments of insulting or killing relatives, and these resentments will not be resolved with the passage of time.

Because Sun Ce himself did not intend to resolve these.

So someday in the future, the lottery will break out, and Xu Gong is just one of the righteous men.

Coming out of the camp, Liu Bei immediately understood the whole reason. There was actually Xu Bowen's shadow in it. He was already in Xiliang, but he could still use tricks to get rid of the little overlord in Jiangdong.

His mind is really sinister.

Liu Bei had never seen such a person, it was as if Xu Bowen would bury a hidden knife whenever he had nothing to do every day, and it might appear anytime and anywhere to stab him in the back.

Where did he get so much energy? !

Fighting against such a person, fortunately, I am not his first enemy. If the two armies confront each other in the future, we must defend day and night.

Don't let your guard down in the slightest.

However, Liu Bei also smelled something from it.

Let him be comforted.

"Yun Chang, don't tell anyone what you have to ask for tonight," Liu Bei immediately instructed Guan Yu, who was walking with him, and the two of them couldn't help but look at each other for a while, with a little shock in their eyes.

If I hadn't heard it with my own ears, I'm afraid it would still be incredible.

"Yun Chang understands."

Guan Yu nodded and clasped his fists in agreement.

"Okay," Liu Bei patted him on the shoulder, and said: "Send Xu Gong to Jiangdong, they may have been waiting impatiently, and tell Zijing, I want to respect Sun Quan as the Lord of Jiangdong, as long as he knows, You don't need to tell Marquis Wu."

"Oh, I understand."

Of course Guan Yu didn't know what Liu Bei was thinking, but he knew that such a deliberate arrangement must have a purpose.

Liu Bei watched Guan Yu turn and leave, and sighed easily.

He suddenly figured out one thing.

In recent years, almost all Jiangdong's butcher knives were made by Sun Ce alone, while Sun Quan deliberately made friends with many nobles in Jiangdong, visited them on trips, and sought teachers and friends for many years.

This is enough to show that the relationship between the two brothers is like this. The elder brother suppressed and subdued the gentry with bravery, so that he could expand the territory so quickly and get countless soldiers and horses in his hands.

The younger brother, Sun Quan, has always faced each other with a gentle attitude, looking for teachers and friends to make friends with people in Jiangdong, and making friends with each other.

Now, it was the time when Sun Quan came to power, once he came up, he would definitely calm people's hearts very quickly.

Maybe, maybe this time, the Cao family may have helped him, not necessarily.

……

In Jiangdong, Lu Su received news from Liu Bei.

Soon Sun Ce was informed.

In Jianye City near Daying by the river, before Sun Ce returned to Chaisang to recuperate, Lu Su hurried in and informed him of the news from the other side of the river.

Moreover, Lu Su was outspoken and told Liu Bei what he had said.

Sun Ce lay weakly on the bed and moved his arm feebly. Lu Su immediately moved closer and listened carefully.

"Since that's the case, when supporting Sun Quan, I will force him to assume the position in the future, and call Zhang Zhao and Zhou Yu. I need to entrust him again."

"Zijing worked hard. Although he is not as high as the queen of the famous family, he has won my heart."

"Quan'er, he is immature, has no wings, and there are not many loyal soldiers under his command. I originally planned to gradually entrust part of the general power to him within these years, but unfortunately it was too late."

"The foundation of my Sun family rests entirely with my father and I. To suppress the gentry, Zijing was raised by the wealthy merchants. You must be kind and help me. I will entrust the power to you."

"But to the outside world, I only said to entrust Gong Jin and Zhang Zhao, because they are our civil and military officials in Jiangdong respectively, so they should not be neglected."

"Gongjin is my life-and-death brother, but the incident happened so suddenly that I didn't have time to ask him what he was thinking. I don't know how he treats Quan'er..."

"If there is a double heart... I still need to see him."

"Cough cough."

Speaking of this, Sun Ce felt a burning pain in his face, and he, who was extremely brave, couldn't escape the attack himself.

After the beginning of spring, Cao Jun had retreated due to the flooding of the Yangtze River, and he also had a little leisure time. He had time to hunt in the hunting grounds in the suburbs and relax and talk.

After he relaxed, he didn't think too much about Cao Jun's affairs. He just wanted to hear a little news from his tense nerves, but he didn't expect that at this moment, he was assassinated and ambushed.

The front door was pierced by an arrow, causing this disaster.

I don't know if I can last until Zhou Yu comes back.

Zhou Yu was in the north near Hefei, guarding near Xiaoyaojin. It was the season to recruit troops, and the Hefei defenders were always ready to attack. It was uncertain when they would attack. If he was recalled rashly, there might be chaos.

The more it is at this time, the less flustered the minds of the three counties will be. They should stand still and be ready to prevent Cao Cao from taking advantage of it.

It is conceivable that Cao Cao now must be waiting to hear the news of his injury, and then prepares to launch a surprise attack. Once he succeeds, Jiangdong will definitely not be able to completely defend.

In this way, the Sun Liu alliance may cease to exist.

"Gongjin, he..."

Lu Su looked rather troubled, and he also understood that Zhou Yu must not be recalled hastily now, so he didn't know how to answer, but seeing his troubled face, Sun Ce also understood that it was too late to force things.

Originally, I was assassinated, which already had a huge impact on the overall situation. If I didn't handle it well, it would have an irreversible impact on the situation. Now I must deal with things calmly.

"Then, please come here, old lady. I don't know if it can be cured, but judging by the current situation, my body is in more pain. I'm afraid I will die at some point."

"My lord, don't be so disheartened!"

Lu Su hurriedly tried to persuade him, but at this moment he immediately raised his hand to persuade him, mainly because of these words, his heart was almost broken. A few days ago, he was still a heroic general, Sun Shierlang.

For a hero, there is no greater insult than this. He was not killed by a famous general on the battlefield, but was plotted against by an unknown villain, and he hated it.

How to go away with peace of mind, Lu Su was with him day and night, and he understood Sun Ce's temperament best. After suffering such a serious injury, it might not be that he could not be cured, but that Sun Ce himself did not want to be healed.

He just felt that he had nothing to say to Jiang Dong's elders now.

"go."

Sun Ce had tears in his eyes, and closed his eyes in hatred. In his opinion, it was impossible to see so many civil and military confidantes now. They all had important responsibilities and could not move around freely.

It is the best choice to tell the old mother who I trust most about this matter.

Jiangdong, his mother was the former mistress, she had great prestige, she was also the person who raised the two brothers, her status was respected, and she always had a gentle attitude towards the gentry, so she won their respect and dared not bully her.

Only with her as the backing can Quan Er be preserved in the future.

……

Three days later, Mrs. Wu was picked up from Chaisang by Starry Night.

Hastily entered the hall.

Standing at the door and looking at Sun Ce lying on the bed, he was stunned for a moment and was speechless.

I don't know how long it took before calling out.

"Cer."

"Mother!"

Sun Ce suddenly opened his eyes, feeling the wound crack again, his eyes widened in pain, and then struggled to get up, but Mrs. Wu immediately stepped forward and held him down.

"Who buried the assassination?!"

Sun Ce sighed deeply, with hatred in his eyes, he said in a deep voice, "Xu Bowen."

"General Xu Zhen? Why is he?!"

Mrs. Wu was surprised. She thought about many people along the way, but in the end she thought it was the local gentry, because no matter how powerful Cao Cao was, he did not spy on the south and did not get the support of many gentry. When discussing matters in the hall, Zhang Zhao and others The attitude is ambiguous, and the heart is unknown, so it is more likely to be them.

The purpose is to make meritorious service to vote for Cao Cao and gain glory and wealth.

If Jiangdong descends, except for the Sun family, the other prominent families will have a high status.

But he couldn't think of it.

It turned out to be Xu Zhen.

He and Mrs. Sun don't have any enmity at all, so why did he suddenly attack and devise a strategy not far away thousands of miles away, to form such an enmity with Mrs. Sun.

Mrs. Wu has always had a good understanding of political affairs. Because the gentry love to visit, she often asks questions. She is also intelligent, otherwise she would not be able to accompany her husband Sun Jian to lay the foundation and raise these two amazingly talented sons.

So she knew that Xu Zhen was not in Jingzhou at all, but was in Xiliang. It stands to reason that he had no energy to manage Jiangdong's affairs at all.

"It's him."

Sun Ce said helplessly: "Although Xu Bowen invited me to be the Marquis of Wu, when I raided Hefei, he left an ambush and retreated."

"He has always had reservations about me, even if it wasn't for Cao's interference, he would attack Jiangdong himself."

"Right now, the Cao family has transferred him to Xiliang in order to dismiss him and prevent Xu Zhen from gaining merit, but Xu Gong is the spy he left behind back then!"

"Xu Gong! I've already returned to Xu Zhen!"

"In the land of Jiangdong, I don't know how many enemies there are of my Sun family. In the future, mother must be careful. Quan'er is on the way here at this time, and I will mention him."

"And mother, you have to help me ask someone if she is willing to support Quan'er!"

Sun Ce stared at Mrs. Wu eagerly.

The old lady understood immediately, she opened her lips and murmured: "Zhou Yu."

"Yes, Zhou Yu is to me what Xu Bowen is to Cao Cao."

"Our relationship is beyond human reach, but because of this, at this moment, at this moment, I must ask his heart. Even if I know that he will never stand on his own, I must ask and ask him to speak out."

"it is good."

(End of this chapter)