Three Kingdoms: I, Liu Feng, do not want to die

Chapter 118: Liu Feng sends an envoy to tease Sun Quan
A fight tonight.

Sun Quan was defeated miserably.

Even though he had the advantage in military strength and geographical location, and had seen through Liu Feng's internal conspiracy, he still lost in the end.

Guan Yu ordered his men to guard the three gates of the outer city, and at the same time ordered Yue Ju and Yang Xing to bring two thousand people to block the partition between the inner and outer cities, that is, outside the south gate of the inner city.

When he was on his way to the government office, Wang Fu, an official of the Council of Ministers, came to see Guan Yu with more than a hundred officials and celebrities, including Shi Xin, the Inspector of Posts, Li Xun, the Thieves Officer of the Palace, Wang Qi, the Supervisor of Thieves of the Palace, Yang Guang, the Gold Officer of the Palace, Liu Yi, the Military Officer of the Palace, Liu Zhong, the Official of the Grain, Liu Rang, the Ship Officer, Wang Zhong, the Warehouse Officer, and Han Chong, the Transport Officer.

These people were arrested by Pan Jun on the charge of having secret dealings with Guan Yu.

Meet Guan Yu.

Wang Fu's eyes filled with tears. He stepped forward and bowed deeply: "I am Wang Fu, an official of the Council of Ministers, and I pay my respects to you, my Lord."

Everyone also stepped forward and saluted.

Guan Yu helped Wang Fu up and said, "It is my fault that you have suffered this hardship. I will meet you in person tomorrow to tell you about your loyalty."

Everyone thanked with tears in their eyes, feeling that all the suffering they had endured during these days was worth it.

Talking room.

Everyone also mentioned that Mi Fang went to prison tonight to rescue Wang Fu and his old subordinates who were imprisoned, and set fire to the armory to create chaos.

Guan Yu could not help but frown: "Where is Mi Zifang now?"

Everyone said they didn't know.

Liu Feng had already guessed where Mi Fang was going and said, "Sun Quan would set up an ambush in the city tonight, probably because Mi Fang had informed Sun Quan of the secret.
He knew that he could not escape the blame, so he went to prison and released Wang Yicao and his former subordinates, and burned the armory to create chaos in the hope of gaining some merit to atone for his sins.

Now we should rush out of the city to Chengdu."

Guan Yu snorted coldly: "You run pretty fast."

Although he said this, Guan Yu was secretly relieved in his heart.

Although he really wanted to grab Mi Fang by the collar and ask him why he wanted to surrender the city, if Mi Fang was still in Jiangling City at this moment, Guan Yu really didn't know how to deal with Mi Fang.

Since Mi Fang has run away, Guan Yu doesn't have to worry about this matter anymore, as someone will deal with Mi Fang properly.

Instead, it gave Guan Yu one less thing to worry about.

Since many officials in Jiangling City had lost their loyalty this time, even if they surrendered to Guan Yu again, Guan Yu would not dare to entrust them with important tasks.

After discussing with Liu Feng for a while, Guan Yu promoted more than a hundred people including Wang Fu and restructured the official system of Nanjun.

Perform his duties temporarily to reassure the people.

The surrender official Han Chong requested to be able to stay with Liu Feng.

Han Chong always remembered the courtesy Liu Feng showed him in the past. He was able to withstand Pan Jun's torture in prison and firmly believed that Liu Feng would win.

No matter what the outside world says about Liu Feng, Han Zhong just wants to work with Liu Feng.

Liu Feng also admired people like Han Chong who had the ability to make progress and would not betray their allies because of their poor situation.

After repeated confirmation, Liu Feng agreed to Han Chong's request and appointed Han Chong as the commander of the grain department, and temporarily kept him in the tent.

Han was overjoyed.

Being promoted from a transport official in a small Jiangling city to the commander of the grain department of Liu Bei's son could be considered a quick rise to fame.

After arranging all matters, Guan Yu and Liu Feng rode together to the south gate of the inner city.

There were flags like a forest on the top of the city wall, and the Wu soldiers drew their bows and arrows, looking at the city below nervously.

Liu Feng called the newly appointed grain commander Han Chong and asked, "Do you dare to enter the city as an envoy?"

Han Zhong survived the disaster and was highly regarded. He was already excited: "I am willing to serve as an envoy for the general!"

After Liu Feng explained the details, he ordered Han Chong to come forward and knock on the door.

Guan Yu stroked his beautiful beard and said, "My dear nephew, you have appointed a grain-controlling captain as your envoy. Aren't you afraid that Sun Quan or his civil and military officials will criticize and laugh at you?"

Liu Feng chuckled: "In the past, Han Zhong was recommended by everyone to come and see me. In addition to surrendering his official status and being able to leave the city, the more important reason was that Han Zhong was courageous.

After returning to the city, he was bullied by Pan Jun again, so he must have felt resentful. I promoted him to be the commander of the grain department and sent him into the city, both to help me with official business and to avenge his personal grudge. "

Guan Yu praised him, “I recall that when my brother was stationed in Fancheng, a cook accidentally left a piece of meat at a banquet. My nephew did not remove the dust or blame the cook, but just ate it without hesitation.

When asked by his elder brother, the nephew said, "As a general, I should always have compassion on the people. Every grain of rice and every piece of meat is hard to come by, and it would be a pity to throw them away. Soldiers and cooks work hard all day long, and I should love them more than enough. How can I bear to scold them if they make mistakes occasionally?"

My dear nephew, you have not changed your original intention. It is so precious! "

Liu Feng was slightly stunned because he didn't expect that Guan Yu still remembered what happened ten years ago.

Seeing that Guan Yu seemed to have a nostalgic look between his eyebrows, he smiled and said, "If it weren't for that kitchen servant, my nephew would have no chance to establish a father-son relationship with my father."

Guan Yu also laughed.

The past seems to be right before my eyes.

Talking room.

Han Chong has entered the inner city.

Upon learning that Liu Feng had sent an envoy, Sun Quan ordered people to set up a large cauldron outside the hall, pile up firewood and burn it for cooking. He also gathered civil and military officials in the hall, and his momentum was quite frightening.

Han Zhong saw the large tripod in the hall without any fear. He strode into the hall, saluted and shouted: "Under the command of the Deputy General of the Han Army, the Commandant of the Grain Administration, Han Zhong, greets the Marquis of Wu."

Pan Jun, who was standing by, recognized Han Zhong and sneered, "How did a small official who was in charge of paying taxes become the commander of the grain department? It's ridiculous that Liu Feng hired people without considering their talents."

Pan Jun now has a kind of "terrified at the mention of a title" mentality.

Every time he uses a trick, it is quite "coincidental".

He suggested that Yu Jin attack Liu Feng, but Yu Jin and Liu Feng's troops fled to Fancheng without a single drop of blood.

He suggested raiding the camp during the snowy night. As a result, Liu Feng fought in the snow, killed Han Dang, and seized a boat to cross the river.

He offered a plan to lure Liu Feng into the city, but Sun Quan was defeated and retreated to the inner city.

If Pan Jun had not harmed his colleagues, everyone would have suspected whether Pan Jun was Liu Feng's accomplice.

Otherwise, why did every time Pan Jun offered advice, Sun Quan would suffer huge losses and have a significant impact on the current situation?

Therefore.

When hearing Han Zhong calling himself "Han Zhong, the grain officer under the command of the Deputy General of the Han Army", even Pan Jun, who was usually steady, couldn't help but make sarcastic remarks.

Enemies are extremely jealous when they meet.

Han Zhong was already resentful of Pan Jun's torture in prison, and now seeing Pan Jun's sarcastic remarks, he was not polite either: "Since ancient times, people have been employed based on their morals. Although I don't have great talent, I have great morals. How can I not be the governor of grain? On the contrary, you, Pan Jun, the king respects you as a great scholar and appoints you as the governor of Jingzhou. Instead of thinking about protecting Jingzhou for the king, you are ungrateful and harm your colleagues. You are really a shame for the scholars of Jingzhou.

The two ministers are traitors who can only talk nonsense; the dog with a broken spine can only bark wildly.

I have never seen anyone so shameless!"

The first two lines are written by Han Chongxiang; the last two lines are written by Liu Fengjiao.

When he came, Liu Feng specifically instructed that if he got the chance, he should use these two sentences to criticize Pan Jun in order to avenge his hatred.

Looking at Pan Jun whose red blood instantly shot up from his neck to his forehead, Han Zhong secretly exclaimed in his heart: The deputy general can scold people without using any dirty words, his literary talent is truly unparalleled in the world!

Pan Jun clenched his fists.

Although he wanted to kill Han Zhong with a knife, he finally suppressed his anger.

Han Zhong was focusing on Pan Jun's disloyalty. If Pan Jun went back to argue with Han Zhong at this time, he would be the only one who would be embarrassed.

With a cold snort, Pan Jun turned his head away and stopped looking at Han Zhong.

Pan Jun suddenly had a hunch: Liu Feng deliberately sent Han Chong to disgust him.

Seeing that Han Zhong had made Pan Jun speechless with just a few words, Sun Quan was surprised and his face darkened: "What does Liu Feng want to do by sending you here?"

Han Zhong glanced around and said bluntly: "The deputy general has a son who is only three years old and very smart; I heard that the Marquis of Wu has a daughter who is also only three years old and very well-behaved.

I have come here to ask for marriage, so that the two families can reconcile and work together to defeat Cao. This is truly a good thing, please consider it, Marquis Wu."

Sun Quan was furious: "My sister was married to the King of Hanzhong, and now the grandson of the King of Hanzhong wants to marry my daughter. How shameful!"

Han Zhong ignored Sun Quan's change of expression and said with a smile: "The sister of the Marquis of Wu has long since betrayed the king, and the king has married a virtuous woman in Xichuan as his principal wife. The king and the Marquis of Wu have long lost the relationship of marriage according to etiquette and law.

Therefore, there was nothing wrong with the son of a deputy general marrying the daughter of the Marquis of Wu.

On the contrary, if the King of Hanzhong heard that the Marquis of Wu was willing to give his daughter in marriage, he would certainly not care about the Marquis of Wu's sneak attack on Nanjun anymore."

Sun Quan was so angry.

The boomerang that Zhuge Jin was sent to ask for Guan Yu's daughter in marriage for his son has actually flown back!

Liu Feng, you little thief!

He must have sent someone here on purpose to disgust me!
My daughter married the son of the little thief Liu Feng. Doesn't that mean I am one generation lower than Liu Bei?
Do I still have to call Liu Bei "Uncle Xuande"?
and also.

What does it mean that my sister betrayed Liu Bei?
defamation!

This is slander!

Sun Quan gnashed his teeth in hatred.

If it weren't for the difficult situation now, Sun Quan really wanted to say, "How can my tiger daughter marry a dog son?"

a long time.

Sun Quan adjusted his breath and tried to keep his tone calm: "I took Nanjun originally on the orders of the King of Wei. Although there was a small defeat today, we still have strong cities and dangerous passes to defend, and the King of Wei will send a large army to help. I think it is too early to talk about marriage."

Asking for prices all over the place and paying back the money on the ground.

Sun Quan did have the capital to negotiate. After all, nominally speaking, Sun Quan was ordered to seize Nanjun after he pledged his loyalty to Cao Cao.

In addition, Sun Quan also sent an envoy to meet Cao Ren a few days ago. He was planning to negotiate with Liu Bei after Cao Ren sent troops, just like the last time when the Xiang River was used to draw the boundary.

Han Zhong was well prepared and said without hesitation: "The King of Hanzhong and the Marquis of Wu should be close friends. If they advance, they can coexist and seize the world. If they retreat, they can stand on equal footing.

If the Marquis of Wu wanted to submit to Wei, Wei would either order him to submit to the court or send his son as a hostage. If the Marquis of Wu showed any disrespect, Wei would take the opportunity to attack him.

Seeing that the Marquis of Wu is weak and also annoyed that he had seized Nanjun, the King of Hanzhong will certainly send a large army downstream. In this way, the land east of the Yangtze River will no longer belong to the Marquis of Wu.

The deputy general sent me here because he was considering the interests of the Marquis Wu. The Marquis Wu should think twice."

Hearing Han Zhongzhen's words, Sun Quan couldn't help but be surprised: "You were just a minor official in Jiangling City, but you have such insight?"

Han Zhong glanced at Pan Jun and said sarcastically, "I have been a tax official for four years without being promoted. I was looked down upon by the great Confucian scholars just because of my humble background. Fortunately, the deputy general did not despise me and promoted me to the position of the grain commander and allowed me to be an envoy. Now I have a chance to display my talents."

Pan Jun only felt a huge amount of depression stuck in his heart, making it difficult for him to breathe.

You're coming for me again, right?
I am a disciple of a great Confucian scholar, I will not get angry with a small official!

Pan Jun closed his eyes.

Simply out of sight, out of mind.

Sun Quan was not in the mood to care about Pan Jun's thoughts at the moment. He asked Gu Li to invite Han Zhong to rest in the hall, and then asked his attendants: "Do you have any good ideas?"

The civil and military officials on both sides bowed their heads and said nothing.

How can we have any good ideas when we have already failed to this extent?

In fact, everyone wanted to make peace, but they did not dare to speak up easily. The first person who proposed peace would inevitably be hated by Sun Quan in the future.

Silence.

Ding Feng suggested quietly: "Your Majesty, why don't you ask Governor Lu for advice?"

Sun Quan's expression changed slightly.

Because Lü Meng was too ill to manage affairs, Sun Quan automatically ignored Lü Meng when making important decisions. Even when Lü Meng asked Yu Fan to advise Sun Quan not to hurt the people's hearts, Sun Quan automatically ignored him.

However, there is nothing we can do about the current predicament.

Without any choice.

Sun Quan had no choice but to send someone to invite Lu Meng.

Before anyone left the house, Lu Meng had already arrived by carriage.

Such a big change happened in Jiangling City, it is impossible for Lu Meng, who was recuperating in the inner city, to be unaware of it.

After learning the details, Lu Meng asked, "It is impolite not to return the favor. Since Liu Feng and Guan Yu have sent envoys into the city, how can Your Majesty not send envoys in return? Please allow me to leave the city and talk to Liu Feng and Guan Yu."

Sun Quan said worriedly: "How is your condition now, Ziming?"

Lü Meng interrupted, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. I am not going to die yet. Just let Yu Zhongxiang go with me."

Seeing that Lu Meng insisted, Sun Quan sighed and agreed to Lu Meng's request.

He also told Lü Meng the truth: "I can give up Changsha and Guiyang, but the marriage with Liu Feng is absolutely not feasible."

(End of this chapter)