After thinking about it, Sun Quan finally made a decision to let Zhang Fei go. After all, Zhu Ran has become a dead man. Moreover, Guan Yu was killed and Zhang Fei was defeated. In addition, Ling Cao, Tan Xiong and Pan Zhang deliberately delayed the fighter plane, all of which were caused by Zhu Ran. Someone must bear this charge, and Zhu Ran can't stand it.

Since Zhu Ran is already dead, it will be in vain to hold any responsibility accountable.

So, Sun Quan said slowly in front of Xiang Lang and Peng Tuo: "Zhu Ran is my general. Even if he makes any mistake, I should order the execution. If others kill him without authorization, it will undoubtedly be a rebellion. However, since there is a reason for this matter 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, so I pardoned Zhang Fei for no reason. Even if I bring Zhu Ran back, I will still kill him. Zhang Fei will do it for me, which will save me some trouble."

When Xiang Lang heard Sun Quan say this, his heart finally fell down and bowed: "General Sun's holy wisdom!"

Sun Quan said: "I dare not be a wise man, and I am not worthy of the word wise man. If I were really a wise man, why did I refuse to send someone to Jingzhou to Jiangdong to be an official? But now, although I meet with you here, you are the envoy sent by Zhang Fei. The gentleman is willing to run for Zhang Fei. Could it be that I, Sun Quan, is not as good as Zhang Fei?"

Xiang Lang is a smart man. Of course, he knew that Sun Quan had something to say, and seemed to be pursuing the fact that he had rejected Sun Quan's recruitment. Xiang Lang shook his head helplessly and said to Sun Quan with a bitter face: "General Sun. I am just a common man. Xiang has always been familiar with the books of sages, so how could he be willing to do things under such a person? However, Xiang also forced him to do it. Zhang Fei hostage my family and wanted to hold him up with the lives of thirteen of my family and forced me to submit. If I don't do things for Zhang Fei, Zhang Fei will kill my whole family and make me live in this world with a pain. I have no choice. Then he leaned over to do things under Zhang Fei."

After hearing this, Sun Quan said in surprise, "Oh" and his hot eyes were constantly looking at Xiang Lang. He seemed to not believe Xiang Lang's words, but he could not find any flaws. He glanced at Peng Tuo, and a simple look of eyes met, as if asking Peng Tuo if what he said was true.

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

"It turns out that Mr. Xiang was put on his neck by Zhang Fei with a knife. Zhang Fei is simply too rude. Mr. Xiang. I have always respected your reputation and admired your abilities very much. Now Jiangdong is in need of talents like you. Why not stay in Nanchang this time, beside me and help me with advice, how about it?" Sun Quan said.

Xiang Lang bowed and said, "Thank you General Sun for his kindness. The general has a lot of talents. I, Xiang Lang, is just a mountain villager and is not worthy of the general's praise. Moreover, my family is in Zhang Fei's hands. If I don't go back, Zhang Fei will be embarrassed by my family..."

"He dares! With just one word of mine, Zhang Fei can send your family here obediently. Mr. Xiang, as long as you are willing to give me advice, I can guarantee the safety of your whole family. In addition, it can also make you famous all over the world!" Sun Quan said.

Xiang Lang said: "Xiang has long been used to living a life like a wild crane. If Zhang Fei had not used my family's life as a threat this time, I would never have traveled thousands of miles to come here and appear in front of General Sun. Moreover, I am old and my memory has declined a lot. I am no longer suitable for giving advice to others. Please forgive me."

Sun Quan threw olive branches to Xiang Lang twice, but Xiang Lang refused. He knew that Xiang Lang had no intention of giving him advice, so he gave up. After all, the forced melon is not sweet. However, Sun Quan had another question: If he was just apologizing, how could Zhang Fei force Xiang Lang to be an envoy? Isn’t this a waste of talent?

So, Sun Quan immediately asked, "Mr. Xiang, Zhang Fei sent you here just to apologize? Is there anything else?"

Xiang Lang pretended to be surprised: "Oh, look at my memory. Zhang Fei also asked me to bring a letter to General Sun, asking me to hand it over to General Sun in person."

As he said that, Xiang Lang took out a letter that had not been opened yet and handed it to his confidant beside Sun Quan, who handed it to Sun Quan with the letter.

After Sun Quan took the letter, he immediately took it apart and looked at it. After browsing it quickly, his brows couldn't help but frown tightly, and the expression on his face also changed. He looked at Xiang Lang and asked, "Zhang Fei wants to enter Sichuan?"

Xiang Lang nodded and said, "When he left, 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 his troops into Sichuan!"

Sun Quan felt very conflicted at this time. Although Zhu Ran was naughty and liked to bully others, he would never lie to him. He had received a letter from Zhu Ran saying that Zhang Fei was going to enter Sichuan, reminding him to be wary of it and prevent Zhang Fei from entering Sichuan if necessary. Unfortunately, Sun Quan did not take the words in Zhu Ran's letter to heart, but instead felt that this was another unreasonable act by Zhu Ran.

"What do Zhang Fei wants to do if he is in Chuan?" Sun Quan asked with a gloomy face and unhappy.

"What Zhang Fei told me was that he led his army into Sichuan to capture Yizhou for General Sun, and then joined forces with Yizhou and Jiangdong to attack Jingzhou together, seize Jingzhou again, and then took the Yangtze River as a line to compete with Zhang Yan. In addition, Zhang Fei was also worried that General Sun would listen to the slander of villains and misunderstand that he had strange intentions, hoping to use the lives of his whole family as hostages. If he had strange intentions, he would kill his whole family." Xiang Lang said.

After hearing this, Sun Quan glanced at Xiang Lang and asked, "What did Zhang Fei really say?"

"Every word is pearl, and it comes from Zhang Fei's mouth. If Xiang is hiding it at all, I will suffer the punishment of five thunders and die without a place to bury me." Xiang Lang swore.

After the death of the ancients, they always stayed in peace and could be saved. They believed that only in this way could they have the opportunity to be reincarnated. Therefore, death without a place to bury is the most poisonous oath.

When Sun Quan saw Xiang Lang making such a vicious oath, he believed it, but what he didn't quite understand was that although Zhang Fei was an enemy of ten thousand people, it was not easy to seize the entire Yizhou with Zhang Fei's existing troops?

So, Sun Quan immediately asked, "Even if I allow Zhang Fei to lead his army into Sichuan, how could he seize the entire Yizhou with the remnants of his hands?"

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

"Is it because someone around Zhang Fei is secretly helping him?" Sun Quan asked.

Xiang Lang said: "There is indeed a person around Zhang Fei who is helping him. Although this person is young, he is well versed in military tactics and has a lot of strategy. He was originally a subordinate of the governor of Yizhou Liu Zhang. Because Liu Zhang believed in slander and innocently killed his family, he broke up with Liu Zhang, then escaped from Yizhou, met General Zhang in Yuanling City, and then the two of them talked about everything. The man even advised Zhang Fei to seize Yizhou. Zhang Fei did not agree at first, thinking it was nonsense. But the man said that he had internal responses in Yizhou, and as long as he cooperated with the inside and outside, he could seize Yizhou. Zhang Fei believed it and then wanted to enter Sichuan and prepare to give it a try."

After hearing this, Sun Quan asked hurriedly: "So that's the case. So who is the name of this person who advised Zhang Fei to enter Sichuan?"

"This person's surname is Fa Zheng and his courtesy name is Xiaozhi. He was originally from Youfufeng. In his early years, Dong Zhuofu was in trouble with Sanfu. This person moved to Yizhou with his father. Since then, he has lived in Yizhou and has never taken a step forward from Yizhou." Xiang Lang said.

After hearing this, Sun Quan thought to himself: "Xiang Lang is honest. What he said is exactly the same as the person mentioned in Zhu Ran's letter, which shows that he did not bully me."

"Even so, Zhang Fei had less than a thousand soldiers and defeated soldiers, and Yizhou had at least tens of thousands or even more than one hundred thousand soldiers. In my opinion, it was not a realistic thing to seize the entire Yizhou. If he went like this, he would likely embark on a path of no return..." Sun Quan said.

Xiang Lang said: "I have also advised Zhang Fei, but Zhang Fei is a hundred times more confident in capturing Yizhou. He also said that once he seized Yizhou, he would lead the troops of Yizhou, go down the river by boat, attack Jingzhou directly, and avenge his dead elder brother and second brother. When the revenge is avenged, he will present all Jingzhou and Yizhou to General Sun to compete with Zhang Yan."

After hearing this passage, a grand and overlord emerged in his mind, as if he had seen the scene of his future and Zhang Yan drawing the Yangtze River and ruled the world.

"Hahaha... Zhang Fei only has an army of less than a thousand people. How can he defeat the tens of thousands of soldiers in Yizhou? What's more, the road to Xichuan is difficult to walk, and the barriers are blocked. If you go back, you will definitely end in failure. If you go back, tell Zhang Fei that I don't agree with him to go to Xichuan and ask him to lead the remaining troops and find a way to return to Nanchang, I will definitely not treat him poorly." Sun Quan said.

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

Sun Quan frowned and asked, "Mr. Xiang, what do you mean? Why don't I understand very much?"

"Zhang Fei is a powerful general of the world. The reason why he is willing to do things under the general is simply to take revenge with the help of the general. Once Zhang Fei gets avenge and has an army in his hand, how could Zhang Fei obey General's orders? Moreover, in this world, there are only two people who can control Zhang Fei, one is Liu Bei, and the other is Guan Yu. Now these two people have died one after another. Zhang Fei himself is like a wild horse that has broken away, rushing around. If you want to control this wild horse, you must have good riding skills. General, do you have the ability to control Zhang Fei?" Xiang Lang asked. (To be continued...)
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