Ji Han Grand Commander

Chapter 292 286. Escape
After being held back by Zhuge Jin, Zhang Zhao tried to persuade him, but he could not break free and had no choice but to go with Zhuge Jin to see Feng Xi. At this time, Feng Xi had already moved into the residence of the former General of the Cavalry, Bu Zhi.

Naturally, Feng Xi could not and did not dare to live in the palace, so he could only seal it up and then find the best environment in the General of Cavalry's Mansion to live in.

"Grand Commander, Lord Zhuge Jin has been brought back."

Feng Xi was still busy with paperwork when the guards outside the door came to inform Feng Xi.

"please come in."

Not long after, Deng Ai escorted Zhuge Jin and Zhang Zhao in. Deng Ai bowed and left very tactfully. He still had to settle Zhuge Jin's family and prepare to send them back to Jiangling.

"Brother Ziyu, Lord Zibu, please take a seat. I didn't expect Bu Zishan to be such a tasteful person that he actually bought so many high-end tables and chairs."

Feng Xi smiled and asked the two to sit down.

"A general who is defeated is ashamed."

Zhuge Jin and Feng Xi had met each other several times. When Old Liu was still alive, Zhuge Jin was sent as an envoy to Sichuan many times, and he had debated with Feng Xi several times. Now they met again, one of them had risen to become the Grand Commander, while the other was really down and out, having been sold out as a bargaining chip by his own emperor.

"Brother Ziyu is the Prime Minister's brother, why do you have to do this? If there is anything you need to take with you in Jianye, you can pack it up, and when Brother Ziyu is ready, we can go back to Sichuan via Jiangling. The Prime Minister said a few days ago that he has not seen Brother Ziyu for several years and misses him very much."

Feng Xi teased Zhuge Jin. Previously, because of Guan Yu's death, Zhuge Liang did not show up when Zhuge Jin was on a diplomatic mission to Sichuan in order to avoid suspicion. Later, Zhuge Jin went to see Lao Liu in Jingzhou, so it was indeed several years ago that Zhuge Liang met Zhuge Jin in person.

"Lord Zibu, I haven't seen you for a few days. Why are you trying to kill yourself? Do you think that the officials of the Han Dynasty are like your Majesty, who would even use his important officials as bargaining chips to negotiate with the enemy?"

After chatting with Zhuge Jin for a while, Feng Xi looked at Zhang Zhao again. Deng Ai's soldiers had already informed Feng Xi of Zhang Zhao's intention to jump off the city wall.

"I have long heard that the Han people from Emperor Zhaolie onwards are all benevolent and righteous. It is me who is short-sighted."

Zhang Zhao accepted it and praised the quality of Han officials a little.

"Okay, Master Zibu, please take care of yourself. The Jiangdong clans are complicated, and both I and the future Yangzhou governor Li Zhengfang need the assistance of someone like Master Zibu who is familiar with the local situation."

Feng Xi comforted Zhang Zhao with a few words, which was also a way of telling Zhang Zhao that he would definitely be needed in the future.

"Grand Commander, there is something I don't understand. The three-day deadline has come, but you are sitting in Jianye City instead of chasing after Zhongmou and the others?"

Zhang Zhao saw that Feng Xi was not very hostile and looked relaxed, and the doubts in his heart became stronger.

Zhang Zhao thought that based on the Han army's previous determined attitude, if the three-day deadline was up, everyone from Feng Xi on would immediately and impatiently chase after Sun Quan, and he probably wouldn't even see Feng Xi.

But now Feng Xi was just sitting in Bu Zhi's chair, talking to him in a leisurely manner, and seemed to not care where Sun Quan was going. This made Zhang Zhao confused.

"Mr. Zibu is wrong. Now only Wu and Kuaiji counties are still in Sun Quan's hands. Where else can he go? He is just trying to survive. Why worry?"

Feng Xi waved his hands, as if he didn't care at all about Sun Quan's movements, which made Zhang Zhao feel a little relieved. As long as Feng Xi was not in a hurry to chase Sun Quan, Sun Quan would have room to turn around.

"What a pity. Although Feng Xiuyuan is good at battle formations, he is a military officer after all. He would never have thought that Zhongmou could go to sea and go to a foreign land. By the time Feng Xiuyuan realizes what is happening, it will probably be difficult to find Zhongmou." Zhang Zhao was relieved to hear Feng Xi's answer. Isn't Feng Xi giving Sun Quan a chance to go to sea? Of course, Zhang Zhao didn't plan to tell Feng Xi about this. He wanted to keep it to himself.

The three chatted for a while, and Feng Xi sent them away. Zhuge Jin didn't have too many concerns. For him, whether he surrendered to Han or Wu, it was like returning home. He went to organize his family and pack his luggage.

Zhang Zhao went home to have a good rest. For an old man like him, these three days had consumed a lot of energy, so he needed to recuperate.

After the two men left, Feng Xi revealed a hint of a sneer.

It was impossible for him not to send people to chase Sun Quan, but he did not go in person. Bao Feng, Fu Zhu, Sha Mo Ke, Liu Yin and others were all sent by him to chase Sun Quan, and only he and Deng Ai stayed in Jianye. Zhang Zhao was not familiar with the generals on his side, so he did not see the clues.

As for Sun Quan, the distance from Jianye to Wujun was not too far, and they had already covered most of the distance in three days. Of course, Sun Quan also knew that the Han army would definitely send people to chase them, so Sun Quan led the senior officials and ministers in a light-weight manner, and the baggage and other things that would hinder the journey were behind.

If the Han army came after them, the prisoners and confiscated items would also slow them down. As long as Sun Quan was fast enough, he could gather ships from the vicinity of Wu County, cross the sea to the south, continue to gather ships in Kuaiji County, and then cross the sea to the east.

"Your Majesty, we are expected to arrive at Wujun County tomorrow."

The scout who led the way came back to report to Sun Quan.

"Were there any ambushes or other anomalies?"

Sun Quan hurriedly asked a few questions, fearing that Feng Xi had already made arrangements and would block him, and then he would be really finished.

"Your Majesty, the journey was safe and there were no unusual incidents."

The scout shook his head, indicating that he found nothing unusual, which made Sun Quan breathe a sigh of relief.

Wu County was the hometown of the Sun family, and its prefect was Sun Lang, a member of the Sun family. The prefect of Kuaiji County, Lu Fan, was also a loyal soldier of the Eastern Wu, so it was unlikely that any problems would arise.

"Let the whole army speed up, we can have a good rest when we reach Wujun."

Sun Quan also used a trick to quench his thirst. According to Zhang Zhao's previous plan, he still had a lot to do when he arrived in Wujun. Collect ships, take away family members, and raise food... But this did not prevent him from making promises to his subordinates.

On the morning of the second day, Sun Quan led more than a thousand soldiers and important officials to advance, and they were less than ten miles away from Wujun. The remaining nearly ten thousand soldiers were hanging behind them dozens of miles away, slowly marching to Wujun.

Then there were the carts and baggage that had gone to who knows where. Even if these convoys were captured, Sun Quan would not feel too bad.

"Who's coming ahead?"

Several scouts of the Wu army appeared on the road. Judging from their appearance, they should be from Wu County. Seeing such an army coming, they would definitely ask some questions.

"You are blind! Can't you see that it was His Majesty in person?"

Bu Zhi was already in a bad mood because he had been running for his life for the past few days. Now seeing that these scouts were so blind, he immediately started to show off his power.

(End of this chapter)