Chapter 313: Cherish Talents
It is Diao Chan's character of putting righteousness first that Sun Quan found her, Diao Chan will never do villain things, she will not peek at Sun Quan's letter, let alone pretend to agree, and then deliberately not deliver it.
"You know that on the way from Chaisang to Xiangyang, there must be many crises, and the supply route of the Jiangdong Army has been cut off, and only by virtue of my identity as a disciple of Cihang Jingzhai can I easily pass through. You're using me! Diao Chan directly said Sun Quan's intentions.
"That's right." Sun Quan admitted frankly, "I can even tell you that my letter is to persuade my eldest brother to withdraw from the army. If no one dissuades him, with my eldest brother's character, he will inevitably choose to risk his death, are you willing to see this kind of lose-lose result? ”
Diao Chan frowned, looking a little puzzled,
"Although I don't understand the art of war, I also know the situation, and the Jiangdong Army's supply is now cut off, which also means that the retreat has been cut off. Sun Ce now wants to return to Jiangdong, not only to face the pursuit of the Xiangyang army, but also to face the interception and obstruction of Jiangxia Huangzu and the army of Lujiang and other places that have already stood on their own, and the difficulty of his return to Jiangdong is even greater than the difficulty of capturing Xiangyang in one go. Instead of becoming a turtle in an urn, it is better to risk death to fight, will your dissuasion letter really be useful? Or is this not really a dissuasive letter? Diao Chan looked at Sun Quan suspiciously. Diao Chan knows Sun Quan, Sun Quan has a lot of ghost ideas, maybe he also values feelings, but this does not mean that he will not lie to you.
Faced with Diao Chan's suspicion, Sun Quan just shrugged his shoulders,
"If you don't believe it, you can take it apart and look at it, I don't mind."
A trace of annoyance flashed in Diao Chan's eyes, if Sun Quan was really sincere, he could take the initiative to open it and show her, Sun Quan knew what kind of person she was, and he deliberately said this kind of thing, this is not what an angry person is!
Taking a deep breath, Diao Chan also knew that if Sun Quan was really prepared, then even if she opened the letter, she would not be able to see through Sun Quan's true intentions, and there would definitely be some information hidden behind the letter that outsiders could not understand. Therefore, the question goes back to the beginning, regardless of the content of the letter, whether Diao Chan should help Sun Quan deliver this letter.
"I don't owe you anything." Diao Chan spoke.
"This time I owe you a favor." Sun Quan replied.
Diao Chan glanced at Sun Quan,
"Where you stand now, I don't want us to have too many entanglements."
"It's because of this stance that human favor is more meaningful, isn't it?" Sun Quan asked rhetorically. Diao Chan's eyes froze, Sun Quan's meaning made it clear that the situation would be reversed in the future, and she also had a time to beg Sun Quan. The Jiangdong Army tasted this defeat, and the backbone Sun Jian disappeared again, can it really make a comeback? Where did Sun Quan get his confidence?
Although he thought so intellectually, for some reason, Diao Chan always felt that Sun Quan was not joking. Moreover, even if she didn't help Sun Quan this time, would Sun Quan really not be able to find someone else to send the letter? From this point of view, Diao Chan, who can earn Sun Quan's favor once, did not suffer.
Thinking of this, Diao Chan already has a bias in his heart,
"Are you really persuading your eldest brother to quit the army?" Diao Chan asked again about the question she was most concerned about.
"Of course. Now everyone, including you, believes that my eldest brother will inevitably fight to the death, which means that this road Jingzhou has been prepared for a long time, so it is the one we can't take the most. Surprise, but there will be a glimmer of life. Sun Quan replied.
Diao Chan is still difficult to understand, but as she just said, she doesn't know the art of war, and in front of Sun Quan, the heir of the military family, Diao Chan really can't find a reason to refute,
"Are you sure your eldest brother will retire?" Diao Chan said again.
Sun Quan shook his head,
"I don't panic, I don't want to lie to you, I'm not sure about this. But I'm at least sure that if it weren't for this letter from me, my eldest brother wouldn't have withdrawn! ”
Hearing this, Diao Chan finally made up her mind,
"Good! I promise you! ”
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Soon, Sun Quan led people away, and he knew that the people near Chaisang were basically inclined to Jingzhou now, and once they were discovered, there would be a lot of trouble. Moreover, Sun Quan didn't want people to bump into him looking for Diao Chan.
Until Sun Quan and his entourage left for a long time, Diao Chan still stayed in place, thinking about the letter, thinking about what the consequences of this letter would be after she sent it, thinking about the future, and in addition, he was also guessing what the identity of the extra man and woman around Sun Quan was (because the yellow scarf was too sensitive, so Sun Quan asked Zhang Ning Guan Hai to change his clothes), and after that, what will Sun Quan do? Do you want to go back to Koto?
Thinking about it, Diao Chan's pupils suddenly shrank, and she hurriedly raised her head, and the next moment, her face changed and became pale.
"Master, Master! When did you come? ”
It's like the feeling of a child who has done something bad and is discovered by the teacher, Diao Chan wants to hide the letter in his hand, but he doesn't dare to make any moves. Although Diao Chan has a personal relationship with Sun Quan, her current behavior, strictly speaking, can easily be identified as betrayal and collaborator!
"Show me Sun Quan's letter." Shi Zimiao said lightly, without any annoyance on her face, and her eyes did not open.
But as soon as she heard this, Diao Chan understood that everything was over, Shi Zimiao obviously knew everything, and she didn't even have any room for defense.
"Master, I'm sorry." Diao Chan instantly knelt on the ground and buried his head deeply.
Shi Zimiao slowly stepped forward and walked to the side of Diao Chan, and just when Diao Chan was extremely nervous, a warm hand touched the top of her head,
"Why apologize, you didn't do anything wrong." Shi Zimiao said slowly.
Diao Chan: "But! ”
"I'm not trying to comfort you." Shi Zimiao interrupted Diao Chan's words, "Diao Chan, your qualifications are not remarkable in the door, but you are my favorite one, do you know why?" ”
"The disciple is puzzled." Diao Chan lowered her head and replied, she didn't dare to think about it at all now.
"You've guessed it. I believe it's the same reason that Sun Quan will find you. Your temperament is too much to suffer in troubled times. Shi Zimiao gently touched Diao Chan's head, "However, I don't want you to change." In this world, everyone is unique. Let's stay true to our original intentions. ”
"Master." Diao Chan slowly raised his head and looked at Shi Zimiao, his eyes were already full of tears, wiped his eyes, and Diao Chan took the initiative to present the letter in his hand.
Although Shi Zimiao didn't open her eyes, she seemed to see Diao Chan's contradictory state of mind, and chuckled,
"Didn't he agree to let you open it, and it's not a breach of trust."
Diao Chan, who was seen through his thoughts, blushed and buried his head again.
Shi Zimiao knew that Diao Chan valued faithfulness, so she didn't force her, took the initiative to take the letter, opened her sharp eyes that she usually never used easily, and read the contents carefully. After reading it, Shi Zimiao didn't close his eyes for a long time, and sighed,
"It would be nice if I could have brought him back to Jingzhai to cultivate a few years earlier."
Diao Chan's face changed with his head buried, looking at the world, there are very few talents who can be appreciated by Shi Zimiao, not to mention that Shi Zimiao takes the initiative to accept apprentices. If it is known that Shi Zimiao's evaluation at this moment is definitely much higher than the gold content of the South Sun Quan and the North Zhen Mi. However, Shi Zimiao will never be arrogant enough to think that if she teaches Sun Quan, she will definitely be able to teach Sun Quan better than she is now, and saying such things shows that Shi Zimiao thinks that Sun Quan has embarked on an evil path.