The Jagged Emperor of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 446 Exchanging Heads
Zhou Tai was furious immediately, but there was nothing he could do. After yelling and yelling for a while, he stopped yelling—you yelled and yelled, but the enemy couldn't hear you at all. If you continue to yell, wouldn't you be a madman? ?
Zhou Tai had no choice but to withdraw his troops at nightfall with resentment.

In the afternoon of the second day, Sun Quan received a letter from Zhuge Jin requesting that the heads of Jiang Qin, Xie Jing and Li Yi be exchanged for the bodies of Guan Yu and his son and Zhou Cang.

At the beginning, Sun Quan thought that he was in a trance and read the wrong letter. Otherwise, how could that kid Liu Chan do such a bastard thing?But when he read the letter twice again, he couldn't help but feel very angry.

With a bang, the grandson's huge palm slapped on the table.

Now things are very clear.Liu Chan used an army with low morale to defeat Jiang Qin's army and kill the senior generals in Jiang Qin's army. Then he sent troops to attack Yiling City, killing almost all the army generals in the city. Cut off, it turned out to be for this purpose!
Sun Quan felt really aggrieved in his heart. The Nuoda Jiangdong Army, with so many senior generals, could not guess Liu Chan's strategy for so many days.Moreover, for no reason so many generals were buried with Guan Yu!

Sun Quan couldn't help gnashing his teeth at Liu Chan, and said angrily, "This Liu Adou is really hateful, and he is really angry with me!" After he said this, how can there be any relationship between him and Liu Chan?Those in power are really a group of heartless and ungrateful people, it is really unbelievable.

Ling Tong had been outside the tent all the time, and suddenly heard a lot of movement in the tent, thinking that something happened to the lord.So, without Sun Quan's orders, he opened the curtain door and broke in, only to see that Sun Quan was fine, but his face was ashen, and his thick beard was moving up and down due to his shortness of breath.

Ling Tong couldn't help feeling very strange.My lord just received Zhuge Jin's letter just now, did the letter bring any bad news?Could it be that Zhuge Jin was defeated by the Jingzhou army again this time?
Ling Tong hurriedly asked: "Master, what's wrong with you?"

Sun Quan raised his head, and two frightening blue lights shot out from his eyes.Seeing that it was Ling Tong who came, he uttered an oh, and immediately restrained himself a little, appearing calmer.

Ling Tong asked again: "Is there some bad news in Mr. Zhuge's letter that made you so angry?"

Sun Quan waved his hand, not wanting to reveal more information to Ling Tong.After all, this matter is of great importance, and it is not appropriate to spread it to the outside world for the time being.

Sun Quan thought for a while, and then said to Ling Tong: "Gongji, you should first send someone to bring Lord Kan Ze and Commander Lu Meng to see Gu. I have important matters to discuss with them."

Seeing this, Ling Tong didn't dare to ask any more questions. After saluting Sun Quanyi, he turned around and walked out quickly.Then, Ling Tong immediately called two clever bodyguards and told them to quickly pass on Kan Ze and Lu Meng.

A quarter of an hour later, Kan Ze rushed to Sun Quan's tent first.Kan Ze's figure is not very tall, and he looks very formal in a black robe.His pair of eyebrows are very thick, his eyes are big and energetic, although his face is a little rough, but the whole person looks very shrewd and capable.

Seeing Kan Ze coming, Ling Tong hurried up to greet him.

Kan Ze knew that Ling Tong was deeply trusted by Sun Quan, and he knew many things, so he wanted to find out some news from Ling Tong first, and asked, "Gongji, why did my lord summon me in such a hurry?"

Ling Tong pulled Kan Ze aside, and told Kan Ze in a low voice that he didn't know what happened to the lord just now.But he still told Kan Ze that Sun Quan seemed to be very angry when he received Zhuge Qiao's letter.

Ling Tong did not forget to remind Kan Ze: "Mr. Kan, you must be careful when you go in to meet the lord later."

Kan Ze touched his smooth chin subconsciously, nodded, and seemed to be thinking about something.He suddenly said: "Is there any bad news from Mr. Zhuge? Otherwise, with the temper of the lord, he wouldn't be so angry?"

Ling Tong nodded, as if agreeing with what Kan Ze said.He said rather mysteriously: "Actually, the general asked the lord just like this just now. But the strange thing is that the lord didn't explain it to me, but asked the general to send someone to inform you and the governor to come to discuss matters."

Kan Ze followed up and asked, "The governor is here too? Who else did my lord find to discuss the matter?"

Ling Tong replied honestly: "Apart from you, Mr. Kan, there is only the Chief Superintendent."

Kan Ze's heart moved, the lord only asked him and Lu Meng, it seems that this matter must be of great importance, and he wanted to consult with them in advance, otherwise he would have called everyone to discuss together.

Kan Ze finally had a bottom line in his heart.At this time, he suddenly heard someone calling him and Ling Tong from behind.Kan Ze turned around, and it turned out that the person who came was Lu Meng, the governor.Kan Ze and Ling Tong stepped forward to greet Lu Meng.

After returning the gift, Lv Meng, like Kan Ze, asked Kan Ze and Ling Tong whether they knew the reason for the lord's summoning.

Kan Ze didn't hide his secrets, so he told Lu Meng everything he knew and thought.Lu Meng nodded when he heard this, and said: "From this point of view, I'm afraid it's not appropriate to spread this matter to the outside world. Gongji, you must not spread this matter around, so as not to cause unnecessary troubles in time."

Ling Tong smiled and said, "Don't worry, Dudu, don't you still feel worried about me?"

If Ling Tong's tone was not strict, it would be impossible for Sun Quan to let him lead the personal guards.Lu Meng nodded to Ling Tong, and then said to Kan Ze: "Master Derun, let's go in and see the lord, so as not to keep the lord waiting for a long time."

So Lu Meng and Kan Ze entered Sun Quan's tent together.They found that Sun Quan was indeed as Ling Tong said, and his expression was a little displeased.It seems that the lord was really angry just now.

Seeing Kan Ze and the two of them coming in together, Sun Quan's expression softened, as if he had suddenly relaxed.

After the two came forward to greet each other, Sun Quan asked, "Why did you two come here together?"

Kan Ze and Lu Meng glanced at each other. They couldn't say that they met Lu Meng after waiting outside for a while to hear the news from Ling Tong, right?
Kan Ze smiled slightly, and replied, "Ze met the governor outside, so he came in to see the lord together. It's just that the lord summoned us in such a hurry, did something urgent happen?"

Sun Quan didn't say anything else, and after letting the two sit down, he told Lu Meng the content of Liu Chan's letter.

The two couldn't help but let out an ah.

Kan Ze opened his eyes wide, and the expression on his face revealed the incredible feeling in his heart.Lu Meng's face suddenly sank.Swap heads?Was the general under his command killed by snipers for such a child's play? !The resentment in his heart was evident.

Sun Quan saw the performance of both of them, and asked: "You two, this matter is really very difficult. If Gu does not agree to Liu Adou, then they must say that Gu Nai is a heartless and unjust person, and it is easy It has affected the morale of our army; if Gu agrees, our general will be so easily killed by the opponent, and it will also affect the morale of our army. Tell me, how should Gu deal with this matter?"

Kan Ze thought to himself, why is this Liu Adou so hateful, he only regretted that Fuyun Futian was far from being able to kidnap him back then!At that time, what Liu Adou was doing now was indeed unprecedented. He actually wanted to exchange corpses for corpses...

In fact, in Kan Ze's view, this seems to be fair.At least by exchanging three people for three people, I won't lose face on my side.And there are disadvantages to changing compared to not changing.But the benefits of agreeing to exchange are much more.

After Kan Ze's mind turned like this, he had already made up his mind.But when he looked towards Lu Meng, he found that Lu Meng had been sullen, and seemed to be angry.When Kan Ze came to his lips, he didn't say it immediately.

After the three of them were silent for a while, Lu Meng finally spoke first: "My lord, the general thinks it's inappropriate to agree to this matter."

Before Sun Quan could speak, Kan Ze couldn't help asking, "Why did the governor say that?"

Lu Meng sighed and said: "Because once this matter is established, it is equivalent to our army compromising with the hostages. Other people, such as the Shanyue and barbarians in my Jiangdong territory, may follow suit in the future and use the captured our army The soldiers are hostages, forcing us to make unfavorable decisions. How should we deal with it then?"

Kan Ze was stunned for a moment.He never expected that Lu Meng would think this way, and his viewpoint was much deeper and far-reaching than his own.He suddenly remembered that Cao Cao had issued a rule never to show weakness to the hostage-takers back then.

Kan Ze couldn't help but cupped his hands to Lu Meng and said, "What the governor said really makes sense."

Sun Quan was also lost in thought because of Lu Meng's words.After a while, he asked Kan Ze, "Derun, what do you think?"

Kan Ze showed a wry smile, and said: "Ze previously thought that accepting Liu Adou's suggestion would have more advantages than disadvantages. But now it seems that the impact of this matter may indeed be far-reaching. Therefore, Ze can't help but hesitate now. gone."

Sun Quan was indeed caught in a dilemma.If Lu Meng hadn't said what he just said, he would have decided to adopt what Kan Ze said.Moreover, Sun Quan also had his own considerations, exchanging the heads of Guan Yu and others for the heads of Jiang Qin and the others could indeed reflect his benevolence, and it could also restore the morale of the army and exchange for the loyalty and gratitude of the generals.

After Sun Quan pondered for a while, he felt that what Lu Meng said was a long-term situation, but now the matter is in sight.

Sun Quan sighed, and decided to think about the present first, and said, "Forget it, Gu is not a heartless and ungrateful person. Now that there is a chance for the three generals Jiang Qin to recover their bodies, I think we should agree to exchange them with Liu Adou." .”

Kan Ze and Lu Meng did not expect Sun Quan to agree in this way.Lu Meng wanted to argue right away, but suddenly saw Kan Ze gesturing to him with his eyes, so he suppressed the conversation.

Therefore, Sun Quan immediately wrote back to Liu Chan, agreeing to send representatives to discuss the matter.

After Kan Ze and Lu Meng came out of Sun Quan's tent, Lu Meng pulled Kan Ze aside and asked in a low voice, "Mr. Kan, why did you signal to me just now?"

Kan Ze sighed in a low voice: "Captain, our lord is a wise lord. Although he said he came to us for advice, he should have already made up his mind. Our opinions are just for him. Just for reference."

Lu Meng nodded.He was so excited just now that he forgot about it for a while.

Kan Ze continued: "In the end, what the lord said made this point even more. If that's the case, why should the governor go against the lord's intentions? Besides, it's not such a bad thing to agree to exchange heads. As for Shanyue and the barbarians, that is something in the future, and the Lord probably won't need to think about such long-term things now."

Scribes are indeed scribes, and they know how to restrain themselves.Lu Meng immediately bowed his hands to Kan Ze and said, "What Mr. Kan said is true, you have been taught!"

Then, Ling Tong also walked over to greet Lu Meng and the two of them at this time.The three of them then said some more words, and then they dispersed.

(End of this chapter)