Sun Quan thought about it, and finally made a decision, he did not blame Zhang Fei for the past, after all, Zhu Ran had become a dead man, and Guan Yu was killed, Zhang Fei was defeated, and Ling Cao, Tan Xiong, and Pan Zhang deliberately delayed the fighter, all of which were the consequences of Zhu Ran's single-handedness, and someone must bear this charge, and Zhu Ran could not escape the blame.

Since Zhu Ran is dead, it is in vain to pursue any responsibility.

So, Sun Quan said slowly in front of Xiang Lang and Peng Tuo: "Zhu Ran is my subordinate general, even if he makes any mistakes, he should be ordered to be executed, if others kill without authorization, there is no doubt that they will rebel." However, since there is a reason for this incident, and Zhu Ran himself made a mistake first, it is understandable that Zhang Fei killed Zhu Ran without knowing it. I have always dealt with it impartially, and I amnesty Zhang Fei for his innocence for killing Zhu Ran. Even if I bring Zhu Ran back, I will still kill him. Zhang Fei did the work for me, which also saved me a little trouble. ”

When Xiang Lang heard Sun Quan say this, his hanging heart finally fell, and he arched his hand and said, "General Sun Shengming!" ”

Sun Quan said: "Shengming doesn't dare to be, and I don't deserve to have the word Shengming." If I really were Shengming, I sent someone to Jingzhou to invite Mr. to Jiangdong to be an official, why did Mr. refuse? And now, although I am here to meet with my husband, but my husband is a messenger sent by Zhang Fei, and Mr. is willing to run for Zhang Fei, is it not that my Sun Quan is not as good as him Zhang Fei? ”

Xiang Lang is a smart person, of course he knows that Sun Quan has something to say, and it seems that he is investigating the matter of his refusal of Sun Quan's recruitment in the first place. Xiang Lang shook his head helplessly, and said to Sun Quan with a bitter face: "General Sun." Tell the truth. Zhang Fei is just a puppet. How could Xiang Xiang, who was familiar with the books of the sages, be willing to work under such a person? It's just that Xiang was also forced to do it as a last resort. That Zhang Fei kidnapped my family and tried to blackmail the lives of my whole family of thirteen to force me to comply. If I don't do things for Zhang Fei, Zhang Fei will kill my whole family and let me live in this world in pain, I have no choice. Only then did he stoop to work under Zhang Fei's hands. ”

After Sun Quan heard this, he let out an "oh" in surprise, and a pair of hot eyes were constantly looking at Xiang Lang, as if he didn't believe much in Xiang Lang's words, but he couldn't find any flaws. He squinted at Peng Tuo, and a simple eye contact, as if to ask Peng Tuo if what he said was true.

Peng Tuo seemed to understand, and nodded lightly at Sun Quan, which dispelled Sun Quan's concerns.

"It turns out that Mr. Xiang was put on his neck with a knife by Zhang Fei, this Zhang Fei is simply too nonsense. Mr. Xiang. I have always respected your reputation and appreciated your abilities. Now Jiangdong needs talents like you, why don't you stay in Nanchang this time, be by my side, and help me make suggestions, how about it? Sun Quan said.

Xiang Lang arched his hand and said: "Thank you General Sun for your kindness, the general has a lot of talents, and I, Xiang Lang, am just a mountain villager, and I don't deserve the general's respect." And my family is in Zhang Fei's hands, if I don't go back, Zhang Fei is afraid that my family will be embarrassed......"

"He dares! As long as I say a word, I can ask Zhang Fei to send your family over obediently. Mr. Xiang, as long as you are willing to give me advice, I can guarantee the safety of your whole family, and in addition, I can make you famous all over the world! Sun Quan said.

Xiang Lang said: "Xiang Mou has long been accustomed to the life of idle clouds and wild cranes, if it weren't for Zhang Fei using my family's lives as a threat this time, I would definitely not have come here thousands of miles away and appeared in front of General Sun." Moreover, I am also old, and my memory has deteriorated a lot, and I am no longer suitable for giving advice to others, so I ask General Sun to forgive me. ”

Sun Quan threw an olive branch to Xiang Lang twice before and after, but Xiang Lang refused, so he knew that Xiang Lang had no intention of giving him advice, so he simply gave up, after all, the twisted melon was not sweet. However, Sun Quan had another question, if he was just asking for guilt, how could Zhang Fei force Xiang Lang to be a messenger, isn't this overkill?

So, Sun Quan immediately asked, "Mr. Xiang, Zhang Fei sent you here just to ask for guilt?" Anything else? ”

Xiang Lang pretended to be surprised and said: "Oh, look at my memory, Zhang Fei also asked me to bring a letter to General Sun, so that I must hand it over to General Sun in person." ”

As he spoke, Xiang Lang took out an unopened letter from his arms, and then handed it to Sun Quan's henchman, who handed the letter to Sun Quan.

After Sun Quan took the letter, when he opened it and read it in a hurry, his brows couldn't help frowning tightly, the expression on his face changed, he looked at Xiang Lang and asked, "Zhang Fei wants to enter Sichuan?" ”

Xiang Lang nodded and said, "When I was leaving, Zhang Fei told me this, saying that he was going to Yizhou or something, so he sent me here, hoping that I could persuade General Sun and let him lead the troops into Sichuan!" ”

Sun Quan was very conflicted at this time, although Zhu Ran was stubborn and liked to bully others, he would never lie to him. He had received a letter from Zhu Ran before, saying that Zhang Fei was about to enter Sichuan, reminding him to be vigilant and prevent Zhang Fei from entering Sichuan if necessary. It's a pity that Sun Quan didn't take the words in Zhu Ran's letter to heart at that time, but felt that this was another unreasonable trouble for Zhu Ran.

"What does Zhang Fei want to do?" Sun Quan asked with a gloomy face and not very happy.

"What Zhang Fei told me is that he led the army into Sichuan to seize Yizhou for General Sun, and then united the forces of Yizhou and Jiangdong to jointly attack Jingzhou, recapture Jingzhou, and then use the Yangtze River as the line to fight against Zhang Yan. In addition, Zhang Fei was also worried that General Sun would listen to the villain's slander and misunderstand that he had different intentions, and hoped to use the lives of his whole family as hostages, and if he had different intentions, he would kill his whole family. Xiang Lang said.

After Sun Quan heard this, he glanced at Xiang Lang and asked, "Zhang Fei, did he really say that?" ”

"Every word is from Zhang Fei's mouth, if you hide anything from Xiang Mou, I will be punished by five thunders, and I will die without a place to be buried." Swore to Lang.

After the ancients died, they always went to the earth for peace, so that the soul could be redeemed, and they believed that only in this way could they have the opportunity to be reincarnated. Therefore, death without a place to bury can be described as the most poisonous kind of oath.

Sun Quan saw that Xiang Lang made such a poisonous oath and believed it, but what he didn't understand was that although Zhang Fei was a 10,000-strong enemy, with Zhang Fei's existing troops, how easy was it to seize the entire Yizhou?

So, Sun Quan immediately asked: "Even if I allow Zhang Fei to lead the army into Sichuan, how can I capture the entire Yizhou with the defeat of those remnants of the army in his hands?" ”

Xiang Lang said: "I don't know about this, but when Zhang Fei said it, he was full of confidence and seemed to be confident." ”

"Isn't it that there are people around Zhang Fei who are secretly helping each other?" Sun Quan asked.

Xiang Lang said: "Zhang Fei's side, there is indeed a person helping him, although this person is young, but he is well versed in the art of war, and he is also quite strategic, he was originally a subordinate of Yizhou Mu Liu Zhang, because Liu Zhang listened to slander and innocently killed his family, so he broke with Liu Zhang, and then escaped from Yizhou, and got acquainted with General Zhang in Yuanling City, and then the two of them had nothing to talk about, and the person persuaded Zhang Fei to seize Yizhou, Zhang Fei did not agree at first, thinking that it was nonsense. But the man said that he had an internal response in Yizhou, and as long as the internal and external affairs were combined, he could seize Yizhou. Zhang Feixin thought it was true, so he was going to enter Sichuan, ready to give it a go. ”

After hearing this, Sun Quan hurriedly asked: "I see, then who is the surname of this person who persuaded Zhang Fei to enter Sichuan?" ”

"This person's surname is right, the word is filial piety, he is a person who is right-wing, Dong Zhuo was in trouble in the early years, this person migrated to Yizhou with his father, and since then he has lived in Yizhou, and has never taken half a step out of Yizhou." Xiang Langdao.

After Sun Quan listened, he thought to himself: "This Xiang Lang is also honest, and what he said is exactly the same as the person mentioned in Zhu Ran's letter, which shows that he did not deceive me." ”

"Even so, Zhang Fei only has less than a thousand remnants of the defeated army, and Yizhou has tens of thousands or even more than 100,000 soldiers and horses, to say the least, to seize the entire Yizhou, in my opinion, it is not a realistic thing. If he goes like this, he is likely to embark on a point of no return......" Sun Quan said.

Xiang Lang said: "I also persuaded Zhang Fei, but Zhang Fei was full of confidence in capturing Yizhou, and said that once he captured Yizhou, he would lead Yizhou's soldiers and horses, take a boat down the river, and directly attack Jingzhou, avenge his dead eldest brother and second brother. ”

After Sun Quan heard this passage, a magnificent hegemony also appeared in his mind, as if he saw the picture of himself and Zhang Yan rowing the Yangtze River in the future and ruling the world.

"Hehehe...... Zhang Fei only has an army of less than 1,000 people, how can he fight over tens of thousands of soldiers in Yizhou, not to mention that this trip to Xichuan, the Sichuan road is difficult and difficult to walk, and the layers of passes are blocked, and this trip to Xichuan will inevitably end in failure. You go back and tell Zhang Fei, I don't agree with him going to Xichuan, let him lead the remnants of the army, and find a way to return to Nanchang, I will definitely not treat him lightly. Sun Quan said.

Xiang Lang said: "General Sun, Zhang Fei is a double-edged sword, if you use it well, he is a sharp weapon in your hand, if you don't use it well, you will hurt yourself." Please think about it again, do you really want to make this decision? ”

Sun Quan frowned and asked, "Mr. Xiang, what do you mean by this?" Why can't I understand it? ”

"Zhang Fei is a fierce general in the world, the reason why he is willing to do things under the general is nothing more than to use the general's strength to take revenge, once Zhang Fei has revenge, and he has the army in his hand, how can Zhang Fei obey the general's dispatch? And in this world, there are only two people who can control Zhang Fei, one is Liu Bei, and the other is Guan Yu. Now that these two people have died one after another, Zhang Fei himself is like a wild horse that has escaped from the reins, rushing indiscriminately, and if you want to control this wild horse, you must have good riding skills. Let me ask the general, do you have the ability to control Zhang Fei? Xiang Lang asked. (To be continued......)