Chapter 308: As a Last Resort
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"There are more than 100,000 enemies in Nanyang, Cao Ren, Yu Ban and others are all good generals in the world, and there is only one Guiyang County, I am afraid that there will not be many troops, isn't this a bit inappropriate. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info" Gu Yong said with a frown.
"In the previous battle of Xiangfan, General Guan shocked Huaxia, and Cao Ren was just a defeated general, besides, although there were many thieves, what was the use of low morale, and it was enough to transfer the troops of Guiyang County." Fang Shao clearly did not intend to make concessions.
The two of them argued for a long time, and Gu Yong saw that he couldn't persuade Fang Shao to give in for the time being, so he had no choice but to leave, and after going back to discuss with Sun Quan, he would make a decision.
In fact, Fang Shao seemed to insist on only giving up Guiyang County on the surface, but he was still ready to make concessions again, if Sun Quan insisted on refusing and had no choice but to do so, then he only had to use that trick again.
After sending Gu Yong away, Fang Shao remembered Xiao Qiao's entrustment before leaving, so he asked Jiang Wei to prepare a car and go to Sun Ce's mansion to visit his sister-in-law.
Over the years, although Fang Shao and Xiao Qiao are very familiar with each other, they have never visited her, a sister who is famous and famous in history. Now, Fang Shao, as the son-in-law of the Sun family, is also related to Da Qiao, so if he visits Da Qiao's sister-in-law in his current capacity, others will not be suspicious.
Not long after the car left the pavilion, Jiang Wei knocked on the window outside, Fang Shao lifted the curtain and asked, "Boyo, what happened?" ”
Jiang Wei frowned and said: "Sir, there are a few suspicious people in the back, who have been following us sneakily for a long time, if you want me to find a way to teach them a lesson." ”
Fang Shao smiled indifferently and said disapprerovingly: "We are on other people's territory, and it is normal to be followed. We're not going to do anything unseemly, so if we want to follow, we should tell them to go along. ”
Fang Shao ignored the spies who were following him, and went all the way to Sun Ce's mansion in an open manner.
Since Sun Ce's death and Sun Quan's assumption of power, this mansion has been cold, except for Sun Quan's occasional pretending to care, the civil and military generals of Eastern Wu, in order to avoid Sun Quan's suspicion, have rarely come to visit, Fang Shao's visit, naturally made Da Qiao feel a little surprised.
Now, Fang Shao has finally met the legendary Mrs. Da Qiao, and it is not too much to describe this young woman with the fragrance of the country.
If Xiao Qiao is compared to a fragrant orchid, quiet and elegant, then Da Qiao is a lotus flower in full bloom, quiet and luxurious, so that people will have a sense of respect at first sight.
"Shao has sent envoys to Jiangdong many times, but he has not been able to visit his wife, which is really rude." Fang Shao showed a polite and gentlemanly attitude.
Da Qiao smiled faintly, "General Fang's words are serious, your duty is to put official affairs first, I, a lonely widow, is really not worth your precious time to visit." ”
Fang Shao made a gesture and ordered his entourage to present a bunch of generous gifts, "A small gift is a little bit of a heart between me and Ah Xiang, and I hope that Mrs. will not dislike the meagre." ”
Da Qiao hurriedly said: "You can look at me, this intention is enough, as for this gift, I don't dare to accept it." ”
"As the son-in-law of the Sun family, I offer a small gift to my wife, but I am just a little filial piety, and I have no other intentions, if my wife doesn't accept it, I won't be able to explain to Ah Xiang after I go back."
Da Qiao resigned for a long time, but he couldn't resist Fang Shao's intentions, so he had to reluctantly accept it, and thanked him again and again.
Da Qiao is so low-key and humble, and she doesn't have the bearing of Mrs. Jiangdong Xiaobawang, and then look at her words and deeds, there seems to be an unspeakable depression, Fang Shao guessed that her low-key is probably a last resort, but it is a way to preserve Sun Quan.
"Madam, Ah Xiang also asked me to bring some gifts to Mrs. Zhou, I am inconvenient to visit, so it is better to ask Mrs. you to pass them on to her." Fang Shao did this on purpose, because he was thinking about whether to give the letter to Da Qiao.
Hearing Fang Shao mention his sister, Da Qiao's face suddenly became sad, and he sighed: "I'm afraid of you and Ah Xiang's intentions, and he won't be blessed with his sister." ”
Fang Shao pretended to be stunned, "What does Madam mean by this, could it be that Mrs. Zhou ......?"
Fang Shao meant that Mrs. Zhou had lost her incense, and Xiao Qiao hurriedly explained: "General Fang, you misunderstood, I didn't mean that." It's only because my sister took Ayu to say goodbye a few years ago, and there has been no inquiry yet, so I said that. ”
Fang Shaoru pretended to breathe a sigh of relief, but his face was full of suspicion: "Mrs. Zhou is so dignified, I don't know why she wants to say goodbye?" ”
"This ...... I don't know very well. Da Qiao wanted to talk and stopped, looking at her appearance, I thought that I had heard a little about Xiao Qiao's thoughts about Sun Quan, or perhaps, before Xiao Qiao left, he also hinted at her sister, but he had never told himself before.
"So, doesn't Madame know Mrs. Zhou's whereabouts?" Fang Shao asked tentatively.
"Well, I really don't know, actually, it's better not to know." As he spoke, Da Qiao accidentally missed a few extraneous words.
Fang Shao sensitively grasped this point, and said curiously: "What does Madame mean by this, doesn't Madame want to reunite with Mrs. Zhou's sisters as soon as possible?" ”
Da Qiao realized that he was careless, and hurriedly said: "No, of course not. By the way, I heard that Ah Xiang gave birth to a little boy for you, so congratulations. ”
Da Qiao obviously wanted to tear the topic away, Fang Shao's mind was flying, and he gradually guessed a few points.
So, Fang Shao didn't ask more about Xiao Qiao, and after a few more casual words with Da Qiao, he got up and said goodbye.
After returning to the pavilion, Fang Shaoping retreated, leaving only Jiang Wei behind, and when there was no one around, he took out the letter that Xiao Qiao had entrusted him to Da Qiao before.
"Look at this letter, Beryo." Fang Shao gave the letter to Jiang Wei.
In fact, although Fang Shao has recruited Jiang Wei at this moment, he has not yet cultivated him as a confidant, and the reason why he dares to show him Xiao Qiao's letter is because Xiao Qiao did not mention any name in this letter, just ordinary words such as "Everything is fine, sister don't read it".
Jiang Wei read the letter roughly, and his face suddenly showed a blank look, "Sir, there must be nothing special about this letter, could it be that there is something at stake in it?" ”
Fang Shao smiled, "Boyo, you don't need to care about the benefits of this letter. I'll just ask, can you copy the handwriting on the letter? ”
Jiang Wei was suspicious, and read the letter carefully, before he said: "Although the handwriting on this letter is neat, there is nothing special about it, and it should be okay to copy it." ”
Fang Shao was overjoyed in his heart, and said, "Then you can write a letter according to what I said, copying the handwriting on this letter." ”
Jiang Wei became more and more confused, and couldn't help but ask, "Sir, don't you have any clever plans?" ”
Fang Shao smiled mysteriously and said leisurely: "The secret of heaven must not be revealed, and it will be known in the future, you just need to do what I say." ”
………… Three days later, the Marquis of Wu's military mansion.
In the meeting hall, the monarchs and ministers of Eastern Wu were discussing the conditions offered by Fang Shao.
A group of important ministers was divided into two groups, and the party headed by Zhang Zhao thought that it was impossible for the king of Hanzhong to cut the three counties east of Xiangshui, and it was already an extra harvest to be able to get Guiyang County, so he might as well accept it when he saw it.
Most of the Wu Huishi led by Gu Yong advocated that they must take the three counties of eastern Hunan to ensure the safety of the west of Eastern Wu, and put the southern counties and other central areas of Jingzhou under the threat of their own at any time before they could agree to send troops.
At this time, Sun Quan was in a dilemma again.
There is no way, the Soochow Group headed by Sun Quan is not like the Liu Bei Group back then, and has the development blueprint of Longzhongce set by Zhuge Liang earlier, so whenever Liu Bei Group encounters a major decision, it will take Longzhong as the foundation and take it as a trade-off.
As for the Soochow Group, it is simply a group of interests that do not have a unified goal, so the founding policy of Soochow is that where there are interests, take a bite first, and then talk about it, as for what the consequences will be after biting, it is not manageable.
Just when Sun Quan was given a headache by everyone's dispute, the attendant quietly entered, whispered a few words in his ear, Sun Quan's eyes lit up slightly, and then he got up and said, "You guys discuss slowly first, and come if you go alone." ”
Sun Quan got up and walked straight to the back hall.
And at this moment, in the back hall, Da Qiao was pacing anxiously in it, holding a letter that had just been opened in his hand.
It was last night, and the man sent the letter to the doorman and then disappeared without a trace. When Da Qiao opened the letter, he recognized the handwriting on the letter at a glance, yes, it was the handwriting of his sister Aqing.
After getting this letter, Da Qiao was worried and happy in her heart, happy that her sister and little niece were safe and sound, and now they were living a peaceful life, but she was worried that Sun Quan had threatened her before.
Xiao Qiao clearly knows that Sun Quan at this time is no longer the Sun Quan of the past, and now he has done everything for his power and status.
When Sun Ce just died, he was afraid of a group of old ministers, Sun Quan naturally didn't dare to do anything to Sun Shao, but now, he has firmly sat in Jiangdong, and now he is fully capable of killing his son by justifiable means.
In his own house, there are many eyes and ears, and this letter is afraid that Sun Quan will not be able to hide it, so Da Qiao thought about it, and in order to protect his son, he had to come to Sun Quan with this letter.
When she was still anxious, Sun Quan had already moved from the front hall, and when she saw Da Qiao, she smiled and said: "Sister-in-law, I heard that you have something important to see me, what's the matter, could it be that you have figured it out and plan to let Ashao contribute to Jiangdong?" ”
As soon as she saw Sun Quan, she threatened, Da Qiao was shocked again, at this time, she did not hesitate, so she handed over the letter, "Uncle doesn't want to know the whereabouts of my sister, this is the letter she just sent, uncle, please take a look." ”
Sun Quan's eyes immediately flashed with two fine lights.
(To be continued)