The Jagged Emperor of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 871 Differentiation
Although Zhuge Ke knew that Liu Chan's autographed letter was of great importance and might have a great impact on the situation in Moling City, after careful consideration, he finally handed over the letter to Zhang Zhao.

Originally, Zhuge Ke thought that Zhang Zhao's reaction after reading the letter would be very big, but in fact Zhang Zhao was surprisingly calm at that time, as if he hadn't been touched in any way.Such a reaction immediately made Zhuge Ke a little puzzled.

Then, Zhang Zhao just calmly asked Zhuge Ke to go back to preside over military affairs first. Liu Chan asked them to consider whether to sacrifice the city and surrender within three days. He already knew about it, and he would discuss it with Gu Yong. Yes.

Zhuge Ke immediately said: "My lord, this kind of thing is definitely a trick set by Liu Adou for us, maybe it is used to numb our vigilance, and then take the opportunity to launch a surprise attack on Moling City! Come on, Liu Adou's proposal, you and Master Gu Yong don't have to take it to heart at all, let alone think about it."

Zhang Zhao nodded, seeming to agree with Zhuge Ke's statement, and said, "Maybe that's the case! Yuan Xun, you go back to the top of the city right now, don't relax for a moment, and order the soldiers guarding the city, no matter what time Duan, we must strengthen our vigilance in case of a sudden attack by the Shu Han army."

Seeing that Zhang Zhao had listened to his opinion, Zhuge Ke breathed a sigh of relief, bowed his hands to Zhang Zhao, said his farewell, and immediately turned around and left.

After seeing Zhuge Ke leaving, Zhang Zhao frowned on his originally calm face, and suddenly sighed, "What should I do? Dedicating the city can save the lives of the people in the city; If we don’t dedicate the city, there will inevitably be countless casualties, and what should the Sun family do, old and young! Three days, three days, is there really only three days left to decide the fate of my Jiangdong?”

It seems that he has been hiding his emotions in front of Zhuge Ke just now, and he has concealed them so successfully that no flaws have been revealed.Even Zhuge Ke didn't see that Zhang Zhao's position was not as firm as he imagined.

Immediately, Zhang Zhao ordered someone to find Gu Yong, and after talking about the negotiations between Zhuge Ke and Meng Xi in the city, he gave Gu Yong the letter written by Liu Chan to the two of them. Naturally, it has something to do with making them sacrifice the city and surrender.

Gu Yong's face has become extremely dignified.After pondering for a while, he said: "This Prince Liu is really a cunning boy! The envoy he sent to negotiate with Zhuge Yuanxun in public in the city is completely the same as the contents of this letter written by him! Since If that’s the case, it’s enough to send the letter directly, why do you need to negotiate under the city? His purpose is actually very obvious, that is to make the matter public, so that everyone in Moling City knows about it!”

Zhang Zhao sighed, and said: "Yes, with Yuan Xun's wisdom, he didn't even see the intention of the place at that time, and even foolishly negotiated with that Meng Xi in the city for a long time. It can be seen how nervous Yuan Xun is now , I'm afraid it's already beyond what his age can bear."

Gu Yong nodded, I'm afraid that's the case, and said: "But I'm afraid this news can't be covered up, I believe that those well-informed people have almost heard the news by now! When the time comes, this promised In the big Moling City, I'm afraid there will be a lot of troubles because of this. It's really 'there are strong enemies around, and troubles will arise inside'! Zibu, how do you think we should deal with this matter?"

Zhang Zhao waved his hands wearily, and said, "Look, this matter cannot be covered up, and if it is covered up, the more people will come out to make trouble, and the matter will only get bigger and bigger!"

Gu Yong frowned, and said in a low voice: "Zibu, do we really want to let go of this? What if things cause a big riot?"

Zhang Zhao looked at Gu Yong, this Yuan Tan was good at everything, but he would be too involved in many cases, it was his affairs that had to be handled well.But that's the problem, it's not his business, and he never likes to express his opinions, even if Sun Quan asks, he is pretending to be confused.Such a person really makes people feel a little strange and strange.

Zhang Zhao said: "Yuan Tan, do you know the intention behind Liu Chan's handwritten letter to the two of us? That is, he deliberately forced the two of us to stand out, and forced us to be here immediately. Time to choose a position: to surrender or not to surrender! If we support surrender, what do you think the consequences will be? But if we choose not to surrender, what will the hearts of the people think? So, no matter what position we choose, we must Become an immediate target for others! Liu Chan is trying to force us to extremes!"

Hearing what Zhang Zhao said, Gu Yong's face suddenly turned pale, and the hand holding the letter trembled, and he said in an almost trembling voice: "At that time, we will finally appease the emotions of all the officials. When it comes down, everyone will definitely fight again because of it. Even the grandsons Sun Deng and Sun Jing will come out of the mountain again on behalf of the Sun clan. At that time, Sun Jing will definitely demand very strongly that he himself wants to control Moling City situation, because he will no longer be at ease with the two of us."

Zhang Zhao nodded and said, "From Sun Jing's point of view, if Xiancheng surrenders, it is equivalent to ruining their foundation, and it also means sending the lives of their family members into their household registration. So no matter how you say it, Even if they let Moling City and the Shu Han army burn together, they will not hesitate. But the people in the city are innocent!"

In fact, Gu Yong was inclined to adopt a tough method of resistance against the Shu Han army, but he also had to consider the survival of his own family. Seeing Zhang Zhao's words now clearly weakened his position of resistance, but he Nor will it be pointed out.Because the reason why the two of them can cooperate happily is that the two of them have been playing the roles of one strong and one soft, just like someone playing the red face, then someone has to play the black face.

Gu Yong said: "Then what should we do here?"

Zhang Zhao was still scheming, and said: "Don't be too anxious, because there must be someone who is more anxious than us. Liu Adou's personal letter was written to the two of us, and it was for the two of us to make a decision, so to some extent Speaking from the above, the final decision of the matter is in our hands! So, we can wait, at least we still have three days to see what Yan Yan and Sun Jing will do Reaction."

Gu Yong nodded, not expressing his position for the time being, in fact, it is the smartest way at present!

Zhang Zhao went on to say: "However, our side must also have enough mental preparations to deal with the cruel facts that may happen next. Therefore, we must make Zhuge Ke's side ready to deal with riots in the city at any time .”

Gu Yong questioned: "Zibu, is it really necessary to do this to such an extent? What's more, what if Zhuge Ke doesn't listen to our command by then?" , which caused very unfavorable consequences, and made Gu Yong worry about him.

Zhang Zhao sneered and said, "Unless he doesn't care about the current situation, he can watch the various forces in the city fight against each other and ignore each other. Besides, he has to choose a side. The military power in his hand is given to him by us." , he is loyal to the Sun family in his heart, so he must maintain a neutral position at that time. Otherwise, as he intervenes in the dispute, it will only make the situation more chaotic. With Zhuge Ke's wisdom, he It’s impossible not to think of that.”

Gu Yong nodded and said, "If that's the case, then let's wait and see what happens. I will be with Zhuge Ke and prepare for it at any time."

The two separated immediately.

Things were exactly as Zhang Zhao said, and all the forces in Moling City were moved by the news.

Officials quickly divided into two distinct groups.However, the power of the main combat faction is obviously greater than that of the capitulation faction, because there are not only great scribes like Xiang Yan in the main combat faction, but also dignitaries like Sun Jing.

Moreover, Yan Yan and Sun Jing hit it off right away this time. The previous grievances suddenly disappeared because they had a common enemy, and they became an offensive and defensive alliance.

As a result, the dispute between the two factions was indeed fraught.Both sides unanimously requested Zhang Zhao and Gu Yong to express their positions immediately.But Zhang Zhao and Gu Yong are so cunning now, how could they go into the muddy water, just keep silent.

The matter could no longer be delayed, so Sun Jing went to see Sun Deng very quickly, and persuaded Sun Deng to take tough action against the capitulators. At that time, Zhang Zhao and Gu Yong would have nothing to do.

Sun Deng also knew that if the capitulation faction succeeded, it would be a catastrophe for himself and the Sun family.So, Sun Deng, Sun Jing, Yan Yan and others suddenly dispatched their generals, private soldiers, and servants in the afternoon of the second day, and all the force that could be used was used.

They suddenly rushed into the homes of those capitulators and carried out a brutal massacre.

But Sun Jing's actions did not achieve much success in the end, because Zhuge Ke's men had been monitoring their actions for a long time.Therefore, Zhuge Ke immediately took measures to forcibly disperse the murderer's actions with the army, temporarily quelling a bloody massacre.

But in this way, the rift between the main combat faction and the surrender faction has reached an irreparable point after all, and the two sides have become mortal enemies!The surrender faction has completely come to the opposite side of the Sun clan.

Such a result, maybe Zhuge Ke could never have imagined it.A catastrophe.So, Sun Deng, Sun Jing, Yan Yan and others suddenly dispatched their generals, private soldiers, and servants in the afternoon of the second day, and all the force that could be used was used.

They suddenly rushed into the homes of those capitulators and carried out a brutal massacre.

But Sun Jing's actions did not achieve much success in the end, because Zhuge Ke's men had been monitoring their actions for a long time.Therefore, Zhuge Ke immediately took measures to forcibly disperse the murderer's actions with the army, temporarily quelling a bloody massacre.

But in this way, the rift between the main combat faction and the surrender faction has reached an irreparable point after all, and the two sides have become mortal enemies!The surrender faction has completely come to the opposite side of the Sun clan.

Such a result, maybe Zhuge Ke could never have imagined it.

(End of this chapter)