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

Chapter 163: Father is not like son, Liu Feng slaps Sun Quan in the face (6K)

A trace of bitterness appeared on the corner of Lu Xun's mouth: "Your Highness, Prince of Yan, you flatter me too much. I am just a small governor."

Is it up to me?
How could it be my fault!
If the situation wasn't stronger than the person, Lu Xun really wanted to curse: If you want to kill me, just use a knife, don't play with me!

If Lu Xun said he would save Sun Quan, and rumors spread afterwards, Sun Quan would have to suspect whether Lu Xun had an affair with Liu Bei: You said you would save Liu Feng, so who are you, Lu Xun?

If Lu Xun said that he would not save Sun Quan, and rumors spread afterwards, Sun Quan would have to suspect that Lu Xun was seeking revenge for personal gain: After years of compromise, he wanted to be like Goujian, right?

No matter what choice Lu Xun makes, it will bring disaster to the Wujun Lu family.

This was undoubtedly a devastating disaster for Lu Xun, who believed that "family was above everything else."

"You are Sun Ce's son-in-law!"

Liu Feng emphasized the word "son-in-law" to remind Lu Xun of his identity: even though they are both governors, a son-in-law and a non-son-in-law are completely different!

Lu Xun clenched his fists in his sleeves, and his nails dug into his palms.

in silence.

See this.

Liu Feng did not urge him, but just looked at the surging river in front of him, waved his sleeves and chanted a poem: "The rolling Yangtze River flows eastward, and the waves wash away all heroes. Right and wrong, success and failure are all in vain. The green mountains are still there, and the sunset is red again.

White-haired fisherman Qiao Jiangzhu, used to watch the autumn moon and spring breeze.A pot of muddy wine rejoiced to meet each other.Many things, ancient and modern, are in the middle of a joke.

Lu Boyan, the revival of the Han Dynasty is a trend that you cannot stop, and Sun Quan is destined to only survive in Jiangdong.

Whether you want to repay Sun Quan's kindness or to save your family's life in this chaotic world, you should not reject my kindness."

Although Liu Feng's voice was not loud, it struck Lu Xun's heart hard.

Lu Xun actually knew it very well.

Since Sun Quan gave up Echeng and retreated to Jianye, he had completely lost the qualifications to take Jingzhou in the west.

Unable to take Jingzhou in the west, and unable to take Huainan in the north, there was no possibility for Sun Quan to make a comeback except to linger in Jiangdong and wait for the Han and Wei to decide the victory or defeat!

In the past, he was able to get the best of both worlds between the Han and Wei dynasties.

This time, Cao Pi personally led the expedition to Jiangdong, which clearly showed that he had lost trust in Sun Quan.

Especially after the death of Zhang Liao, Cao Pi became even more resentful towards Sun Quan.

To Cao Pi, Sun Quan was like a dog that always stuck out its tongue to please him every day, but suddenly bit off Cao Pi's toes. Cao Pi would not be satisfied unless he beat Sun Quan to death.

According to historical records, Cao Pi launched three expeditions against Sun Quan during his six years in power, which shows how much he hated Sun Quan.

Although the general situation is different now, Cao Pi's mentality is not much different. Whether it is out of anger at Sun Quan or to consolidate his authority, Cao Pi wants to kill Sun Quan.

As for Liu Bei's side, it is even more impossible for him to trust Sun Quan.

Even though Liu Feng treated Sun Lu equally by using psychological warfare, he did not ask Sun Lu to emulate Sun Quan. Instead, he skipped his father and went straight to his grandfather's generation to ask Sun Lu to emulate Sun Jian.

The intention is self-evident: If Liu Feng finds that the disadvantages outweigh the advantages of defeating Sun Quan by force, he will definitely support Sun Lu to enter Jiangdong and use Sun Lu to stabilize the situation in Jiangdong.

By creating the character of Sun Lu who "shed tears for three days and asked for troops to save Sun Quan", Liu Feng was also trying to build up Sun Lu's popularity.

Just during the banquet, Sun Lu's admiring eyes showed Liu Feng, and his pride when he shouted "Great Han".

Lu Xun had no doubt that the first thing Sun Lu did after he came to power in Jiangdong was to request the abolition of the "King of Wu". Liu Feng then took the opportunity to recommend Sun Lu as the "Governor of Yangzhou". Liu Bei or Liu Chan then took the opportunity to issue an edict to confer the title of "Marquis of Loyalty" on Sun Lu. After a few years, they would find a reason to transfer him to the court and rank him among the Nine Ministers.

By then, Sun Lu would have money, power, fame and fortune, and history books would be able to add another record: "He was loyal and sincere, worried about the country and sacrificed his life, preserved the loyalty of the Sun family, and protected the honor of the Sun family, which was far better than his father."

This is much better than following Sun Quan and only being a supporting role for Sun Deng and being a hostage to seek peace!
Let alone Sun Lu. Even if Lu Xun was Sun Lu, he would not follow Sun Quan and never turn back until he hit his head against the wall.

a long time.

After carefully weighing the pros and cons, Lu Xun finally made a decision: "As long as there is an order, no one dares to disobey."

"Good!" Liu Feng clapped his hands and smiled: "Lu Boyan, I was right about you!"

After making the decision, Lu Xun felt relieved. He took a deep breath and asked, "Your Highness, can you tell me the real purpose of mobilizing troops this time?"

Liu Feng did not answer but asked: "Besides saving Sun Quan, do I have any other purpose?"

Lu Xun analyzed in a serious tone: "If His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan only wants to rescue the Prince of Wu, he only needs to gather the navy from Lukou, Xiakou and Fankou to attack Shiyang. Upon hearing the news, Cao Pi will surely send troops to rescue, and the danger at Ruxukou will naturally be resolved.

This time, he chose the long way instead of the near, and deliberately used the name of "Sun Lu saving his father". It is hard not to suspect that His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan wanted to imitate the old incident of taking over Xichuan, and while helping the Prince of Wu to resist Cao Pi, he would also destroy the Prince of Wu.

However, as the art of war says: Only by taking the enemy by surprise can you have a chance of victory.

If everyone suspected that His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan was targeting the Prince of Wu, and His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan was actually secretly taking Shiyang, Cao Pi would not be able to predict it in advance and it would be difficult to rescue him in time, and the entire territory of Jiangxia would fall into the hands of the Prince of Yan!"

Liu Feng chuckled: "Bo Yan can make such a guess, how can we know that Cao Pi's unwise men will also make such a guess? We can't underestimate the wise men in the world!"

Lu Xun added: "There are many wise men in the world, and your Highness the Prince of Yan has a reason to worry. However, the art of war is full of falsehoods and realities. If someone surrenders to Cao Pi at this time, it will also confuse his judgment."

Liu Feng motioned for Lu Xun to continue: "Tell me about it."

Lu Xun's tone was a little colder: "Han Zong, the son of Han Dang, is now the governor of Poyang appointed by the King of Wu. He is a villain who has achieved success and has no self-awareness.

During his tenure, he was not only promiscuous, but also allowed his subordinates to frequently harass and plunder, and he even colluded with Poyang thieves such as Peng Qi and Dong Si.

Han Zong was often worried that the King of Wu would hold him accountable later, so he secretly stored food and grass, and raised assassins to lure him into rebellion. He then offered Poyang County to Cao Pi and asked Cao Pi to send troops to support him.

"Your Highness the Prince of Yan has also killed Han Dang, and he has a grudge against Han Zong for killing his father. If Han Zong wants to surrender, Cao Pi will not be suspicious. When the reinforcements arrive, he can kill Han Zong together with him, and then march to Shiyang, and he will surely succeed!"

Although Lu Xun's plan was different from Liu Feng's original plan, it was also a good thing for Liu Feng to have Lu Xun induce Han Zong to rebel against Sun Quan.

Han Dang's sons rebelled against Sun Quan, which was a big blow to Sun Quan's prestige in Jiangdong.

"This plan is feasible! Let Boyan take charge of the task of inducing Han Zong to rebel against Sun Quan and join Cao Pi." Liu Feng agreed to Lu Xun's plan after only a brief thought.

Lu Xun was slightly surprised: "Your Highness the Prince of Yan, aren't you worried? Is the plan I proposed a bad one?"

Inducing Han Zong to rebel could be aimed at both Cao Pi's reinforcements and Liu Feng.

However, Liu Feng only listened to Lu Xun's advice and asked Lu Xun to carry out the plan, which surprised Lu Xun. He didn't understand why Liu Feng trusted him so much!

What Lu Xun didn’t know was that although Liu Feng’s memories of his previous life could not directly make Liu Feng invincible in the world, they could make it easier for Liu Feng to understand a person’s character.

Even if Liu Feng had not killed Han Zong, Han Zong would have rebelled against Sun Quan and joined Wei.

What's more, Han Zong is now the prefect of Poyang. If he sees that Sun Quan is in dire straits and Liu Feng appears before him again, Liu Feng will not believe Han Zong if he has no idea at all.

In Liu Feng's original plan, he was already wary of Han Zong.

This time, Liu Feng adopted a balanced combination of "tower ships + fighting ships + Mengchong ships + Zou Ge", rather than a flexible combination of fighting ships and Mengchong ships. He even brought 40 baggage ships loaded with three months' worth of food and fodder.

We are adopting the regular military mode, and the purpose is to prevent any accidents on the way to Jiangdong.

In short: Liu Feng expected Han Zong to do bad things; Liu Feng did not expect Lu Xun to induce Han Zong to rebel.

Although he thought so in his heart, Liu Feng naturally would not express it that way.

Seeing Lu Xun's surprise, Liu Feng just smiled proudly: "If you employ someone, trust him. If you doubt him, don't employ him. Since I employ you, I will trust you. Besides, how do you know that I really intend to go to Shiyang?"

Lu Xun's heart trembled.

If you think about it carefully, from beginning to end, Lu Xun was unable to get a positive answer from Liu Feng.

When Liu Feng was asked whether to destroy Sun Quan or save Sun Quan, Liu Feng asked Lu Xun about his choice.

When asked about the real purpose of Liu Feng's mobilization of troops, Liu Feng was also asking Lu Xun the same question.

Even though Lu Xun made a lot of analyses and offered some brilliant ideas, Liu Feng only let Lu Xun be responsible for inducing Han Zong to rebel against Sun Quan and join Cao Pi.

[His Royal Highness Prince Yan is very scheming. Did I guess wrong? ]

Lu Xun thought secretly.

However, the more he thought about it, the harder it became for Lu Xun to guess Liu Feng's true intention. Instead, he began to waver in his initial judgment that Liu Feng intended to go to Shiyang.

"Go back to your seat. If you stay out for too long, Ding Feng and Xu Sheng will also doubt your intentions."

Liu Feng turned and left.

Seeing this, Lu Xun did not ask any more questions, but he became even more wary of Liu Feng.

even.

Lu Xun had a guess: If there was an intention to target Liu Feng in the plan to induce Han Zong to rebel against Sun Quan and join Cao Pi, Chaisang would become his burial place!
【The overall situation is important, don’t act rashly. 】

Lu Xun secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

If he said that he would truly submit to Liu Feng, not only Lu Xun himself would not believe it, but Liu Feng would not believe it either.

It's just that the interests of both parties are temporarily the same.

Return to the table.

Ding Feng and Xu Sheng looked at him inquiringly, and Lu Xun shook his head to signal them not to say any more.

It was not until the banquet was over and they returned to their own ship that Lu Xun informed Ding Feng and Xu Sheng of the results of his discussion with Liu Feng.

Ding Feng was shocked and said, "General Lu, General Han died at the hands of Liu Feng, and now we want to induce General Han's son to rebel against the Supreme. This is too much."

Xu Sheng's expression also became complicated.

Lu Xun snorted coldly, "If I hadn't tempted Han Zong to rebel, would Han Zong not have rebelled? After Han Zong became the governor of Poyang, he committed adultery, plundered the people, colluded with bandits, secretly stored food and grass, and secretly raised assassins. Which of these was for the sake of the Supreme? It was only because we were stationed in Chaisang that Han Zong felt apprehensive, otherwise Han Zong would have offered Poyang County long ago. How could he have endured until today? Can't you two see the current situation clearly?
If I don't let them go, Sun Lu will scold us on the spot as traitors who are colluding with Cao Wei; if I let them go, Han Zong will definitely resent us. Should we sit and wait for death or seek a way out for the Supreme? The two generals should think carefully!"

Ding Feng and Xu Sheng fell silent.

"hateful!"

Ding Feng just felt unbearable inner depression.

This feeling of being plotted against and having to compromise is really depressing and annoying.

Xu Sheng also stamped his feet heavily and sighed to the sky.

Seeing that Ding Feng and Xu Sheng no longer objected fiercely, Lu Xun appeased them, "In times of emergency, we have no choice but to do this. If you want to blame someone, blame Han Zong for not taking his position seriously and disregarding General Han's reputation."

Liu Feng did not care how Lu Xun would implement the plan.

After passing Chaisang, more than a hundred warships continued downstream towards Ruxukou.

The troops continued to make a big fuss along the way. Every time they arrived at a place, they would publicize the story of "Sun Lu crying blood for three days and asking for troops to save Sun Quan" in order to win the support of the people. At the same time, they were also promoting the attitude that "even if Sun Quan broke the alliance three times, Liu Bei was willing to live in harmony with Jiangdong."

The news that Liu Feng was leading his troops to provide assistance soon reached Cao Pi in Shouchun City on the north bank.

"Will Liu Feng be kind enough to save Sun Quan?"

Upon hearing the news, Cao Pi's mind was full of doubts.

This time he was determined to attack Sun Quan, and some of his ministers advised Cao Pi to focus on recuperating and give priority to dealing with Liu Bei.

However, Cao Pi believed that since Sun Quan had betrayed Liu Bei three times, Liu Bei must be hoping for Sun Quan's death, so he concluded that Liu Bei would not save Sun Quan!

Cao Pi concluded that the most likely outcome was that Liu Bei would send troops to Jiangdong to seize territory while Cao Pi was fighting Sun Quan at Ruxukou, and then the two families would work together to divide Jiangdong.

Therefore.

When Cao Pi heard the news that Liu Feng was leading his troops to rescue Sun Quan, his first reaction was that Liu Feng had bad intentions!

On Cao Pi's left and right, Liu Ye and Jiang Ji stood side by side.

During this campaign against Sun Quan, Cao Pi left Sima Yi in charge of Xuchang and only brought Liu Ye and Jiang Ji with him as military advisers.

Although Liu Ye was a descendant of Emperor Guangwu, he was convinced that the Han Dynasty had declined and there was no hope for its revival. He bluntly said, "The Han Dynasty is like rotten wood. Even a skilled craftsman would find it difficult to revive it." He believed that supporting the Han Dynasty was "going against the trend."

In addition, his family's status had declined and his sense of belonging to the Han Dynasty was weak. In addition, Cao Cao's kindness in recognizing his talent made Liu Ye wholeheartedly loyal to Cao Wei.

but.

Although Liu Ye was determined to be loyal to Cao Wei, Cao Pi was always suspicious of Liu Ye.

Cao Pi believed that although Liu Ye had a distant blood relationship with the Han Dynasty, he was ultimately a hidden danger. In addition, Liu Ye had opposed Cao Pi's appointment of Sun Quan as King of Wu, which made Cao Pi suspect that Liu Ye's political stance was not pure enough.

Therefore, although Cao Pi employed Liu Ye, he basically only used Liu Ye as a close minister such as the Shizhong, and would not send Liu Ye out to entrust him with important tasks, let alone let Liu Ye lead the army to garrison Xuchang like Sima Yi.

During this campaign against Sun Quan, Cao Pi only brought Liu Ye with him as a military adviser to assist in military affairs.

Although Liu Ye felt that his ambitions were difficult to realize, he had no complaints against Cao Pi and only wanted to show his talents and abilities in front of Cao Pi.

Upon hearing Cao Pi's doubts about Liu Feng's rescue of Sun Quan, Liu Ye quickly expressed his opinion and offered a suggestion: "Liu Feng is a treacherous and cunning man, and should not be underestimated. Your Majesty should suspend the attack on Ruxukou and use a strategy of alienation to induce Liu Feng to fight with Sun Quan first."

Cao Pi's eyes did not leave the intelligence bamboo slips, and he asked without raising his head: "How to sow discord?"

Liu Ye said: "If Liu Feng wants to rescue Sun Quan, he doesn't need to send troops to Ruxukou. He only needs to gather troops from Lukou, Xiakou and Fankou to attack Shiyang, and then he can divide your majesty's troops.

Now, Liu Feng deliberately led his troops here in the name of "Sun Lu saving his father", and along the way he kept promoting Sun Lu's filial piety and Liu Bei's benevolence, which was deliberately undermining Sun Quan's authority in Jiangdong.

If your majesty is too powerful, Sun Quan will be worried about the survival of Jiangdong and will not dare to fight with Liu Feng; if your majesty stops attacking Ruxukou and pretends to withdraw, I expect Sun Quan and Liu Feng to clash. "

Cao Pi frowned, "Whether we suspend the attack on Ruxukou or pretend to retreat, it will give Sun Quan a chance to catch his breath, and the soldiers on the front line will lose all their previous efforts. When we use troops to fight the enemy, we must do it in one go. How can we damage our morale before we are defeated?"

This strategy is not feasible! "

True.

Liu Ye’s strategy is a very good idea.

If Liu Feng had led his troops at the beginning of the war, Cao Pi would have adopted Liu Ye's strategy.

however.

In Cao Pi's opinion: the war has been going on for three months now, and the soldiers on the front line have finally gained the upper hand. If they suddenly stop the attack and pretend to retreat, it would be better to retreat directly to Xuchang.

Cao Pi looked at Jiang Ji again.

To be honest, Jiang Ji agreed with Liu Ye's proposal. It was unwise to go to war with Liu Feng and Sun Quan at the same time.

Although Liu Feng only brought more than a hundred warships, Liu Feng's dispatch of troops also meant that Liu Bei could send reinforcements at any time.

However, Liu Ye's proposal was rejected by Cao Pi. If he agreed with Liu Ye's proposal again, he would only make Cao Pi dislike him.

ponder for a moment.

Jiang Ji chose his words carefully: "Your Majesty can send a soldier to meet Liu Feng and agree that both sides will share Jiangdong. I think Liu Feng has this intention but he is afraid that he has no reason to fight and will definitely refuse.

Your Majesty then secretly instructed the assassins to deliberately let themselves be captured by Sun Quan's patrol troops, pretending to be unable to withstand the torture, and then leaked to Sun Quan the fact that Your Majesty and Liu Feng had agreed to divide Jiangdong, and then let the assassins tell Sun Quan Liu Feng's reaction truthfully. "

Cao Pi asked suspiciously, "Since you are going to send assassins, why not have them lie and say that Liu Feng has agreed?"

Jiang Ji smiled and said, "Sun Quan is not a stupid person, and the dead soldiers do not know Liu Feng's temper. If the lie is discovered, it will be bad. Speaking the truth directly will make it easier to deceive Sun Quan. The Art of War says: The real and the fake, this is the principle."

Cao Pi nodded: "This plan is feasible. I will select the death squad to go. The attack on Ruxukou must not be stopped, lest Sun Quan become suspicious."

Liu Ye was dissatisfied: "Your Majesty, I think it is too risky to rely on a single assassin to sow discord."

Jiang Ji's face changed when he heard this, and he quickly winked at Liu Ye.

Liu Ye pretended not to see it and said, "If Liu Feng deliberately deceives Your Majesty and joins hands with Your Majesty on the surface but secretly steals Shiyang, Your Majesty's army will be fighting with Sun Quan and you cannot send troops to help, then Shiyang will be in danger."

Cao Pi sneered, "Do you think I don't know how to fight? With Wen Pin and Yu Jin in Shiyang, we can resist even if Guan Yu comes in person. Moreover, there are only Guan Yu's two followers in Xiakou and Echeng now. How can these two be a match for Wen Pin and Yu Jin?"

If Liu Feng was in Xiakou, I might still be worried, but now Liu Feng has arrived in Lujiang area, so how could Shiyang be in danger?
It sounds easy to say "feign retreat", but the officers and soldiers at the front are now so bloodthirsty that they are holding on by their last breath. If I give the order to feign retreat, can the officers and soldiers understand my intention?

You have also served in the army. Why do you keep asking me to withdraw my troops? "

Liu Ye's face changed, and he said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, please understand. I am doing this for your Majesty's overall interests, and I have no second thoughts."

Cao Pi waved his hand, not wanting to listen to Liu Ye's explanation: "If it weren't for your diligence in the past, I would have punished you today. Don't talk nonsense anymore. I have my own considerations. Everyone, leave!"

Outside the account.

Seeing that Liu Ye still looked worried, Jiang Ji sighed, "Zi Yang, your suggestion is good, but the one fighting on the front line is the general. The general was captured alive by Liu Bei last year, but fortunately, Your Majesty ceded land in exchange for him.

Now that the general has the upper hand at Ruxukou, how can he retreat easily? Although it is the dry season, it is gradually entering the flood season. The longer the time drags on, the more advantageous Sun Quan will be. It will be difficult for the general to fight back after retreating.

I also know that it is too risky to rely on a single assassin to create discord, but you should also be aware that Liu Feng's participation in the war means that your majesty has already lost half of the battle in this southern expedition.

The current situation is no longer something you and I can decide by relying on our wisdom.

Your Majesty is just gambling, betting whether Liu Feng really wants to destroy Sun Quan! As for Shiyang, with Wen Pin and Yu Jin there, it should be safe. "

Jiang Ji guessed correctly.

Cao Pi did have the intention of gambling.

Cao Pi, who had followed Cao Cao since he was a child, was not stupid, although his military level was not as good as Cao Cao's.

Liu Feng has already joined the war, so would Liu Bei just sit back and watch?
If Liu Feng had not intended to destroy Sun Quan, Cao Pi's southern expedition would have basically been declared a failure.

Cao Pi was betting that Liu Feng would take this opportunity to destroy Sun Quan, so that in future conflicts between the North and the South, he would not have to worry about Sun Quan causing trouble.

Did Liu Feng intend to destroy Sun Quan?
There must be some!
However, Liu Feng did not want to divide Jiangdong with Cao Pi, but to take it all!

therefore.

When Liu Feng saw the assassins sent by Cao Pi, the corners of his mouth curved with a smile.

"Sun Lu, I leave it to you."

The assassins looked at Sun Lu, who claimed to be "Sun Quan's second son", in astonishment and felt dizzy.

The script is wrong!
Why is Sun Quan's son so close to Liu Feng?

Your Majesty asked me to deliver a letter to Liu Feng, not to Sun Quan's son!
Liu Feng paid no attention to how Sun Lu interrogated the assassins sent by Cao Pi, but just quietly drank hot tea in the cabin.

It was not until half an hour later that Sun Lu came to find Liu Feng angrily and said, "Your Highness, the Prince of Yan, that man is very stubborn. No matter how we interrogate him, he refuses to say a word. We only found a letter from Cao Pi trying to persuade Your Highness, the Prince of Yan, to join forces to deal with my father."

Liu Feng had expected this and smiled calmly, "As a dead warrior, he will not speak easily. You will personally deliver this person and the letter to the King of Wu. After meeting the King of Wu, if you do not want to return to Jingzhou, send someone to give me a letter."

Sun Lu was shocked: "Your Highness Prince Yan, I will definitely come back."

Liu Feng stood up and patted Sun Lu on the shoulder: "Don't think too much. I planned to make you a hostage at the beginning, and I had the intention of using you. But later I found that you are smart and know gratitude and filial piety, so I couldn't bear to drag you into the vortex of power struggle.

This time I have promoted your reputation for "filial piety", which is also my compensation to you. If you want to stay in Jiangdong in the future, you can stay in Jiangdong. If you want to come to Jingzhou, send someone to tell me, and I will come to pick you up in person.

Don't worry, your father and I don't necessarily have to fight each other, and I don't want the soldiers of our two families to fight and become enemies again."

Sun Lu felt tears welling up in his eyes: "Your Highness Prince Yan, I will definitely persuade my father!"

(End of this chapter)