Chapter 510 People's hearts, the most unpredictable
Cai Mao's arrival not only brought Cao Cao connections in Jingzhou and a naval commander, he also brought Cao Cao another good news.
After Cao Ren sent people to send Cai Mao to Xuchang,
Cai Mao then cried to the emperor Liu Xie in the court: Liu Jingzhou was said to be ill, but in fact he was secretly poisoned by Liu Qi, Zhuge Jin, Pang Tong and others. He also implored Liu Xie to send troops to attack Jingzhou to seek justice for the dead Liu Biao.
The Chinese nation has always paid attention to the fact that teachers have a good reputation. The arrival of Cai Mao and the cry to the emperor in the court, didn't this just provide a good excuse for Cao Cao to send troops?
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In February of the tenth year of Jian'an, Cao's army prepared for war and pointed its sword at Jingzhou!
In the meantime, Lu Yan took the time to visit the cell in Xuchang, where three Jiangdong generals, Ling Tong, Zhu Ran and Dong Xi, who were captured from Jingzhou, were imprisoned.
Xuchang Prison is divided into three areas. The lowest level is the one where death row prisoners are held, which is dirty and smelly and never sees the light of day.
However, these three Jiangdong generals Lu Yan still have great uses, so he will naturally not treat them too poorly.
Attacking the heart is the top priority, and attacking the city is the bottom priority.
Although it is not the time to attack Jiangdong yet, Lu Yan is still planning to use these three people to drive a nail of disharmony within Jiangdong!
The best cell is where Ling Tong, Zhu Ran, and Dong Xi live.
Not only is this place spacious, clean and bright, but there are also tables and quilts; the food is also non-vegetarian, and the food is very good; the jailer can even provide some books to the prisoners to kill their boring time.
In the prison corridor, Lu Yan was sitting on a stool leisurely, looking at the three prisoners with different expressions in the three cells in front of him.
Ling Tong had the strongest temper. Although he didn't know Lu Yan's identity, seeing that even Xia Houlan and Zhao Yun were standing behind him, he naturally knew that the identity of the scribe in front of him was extraordinary.
After thinking about the people Zhao Yun and Xia Houlan were following, Zhu Ran, who had the most vivid mind, immediately guessed the true identity of the "weak" scribe in front of him.
Seeing that Lu Yan didn't speak for a long time, Zhu Ran finally couldn't help but came to the railing and asked first: "My Excellency, Zhu Ran, may I ask if you are the hussar general of the dynasty, Lu Yan and Lu Changsheng?"
Zhu Ran lives in the middle of the three cells.
As soon as he opened his mouth, Ling Tong and Dong Xi, who were in the two cells next door, immediately came to the railing and stared at Lu Yan with hostility on their faces.
Lu Yan nodded slightly and replied with a smile: "It's Mr. Lu."
After receiving confirmation from Lu Yan, Ling Tong immediately roared: "Lu Yan! I, Ling Tong, will personally cut you into pieces!"
"Lu Yan! I...I can't beat you..." Dong Xi originally wanted to scold you or something, but when he thought that Lu Yan was one of the few masters today, he immediately felt like he was being beaten.
Like an eggplant, wilted.
After hearing Ling Tong's words, Xia Houlan sneered and said disdainfully: "It's just you? Let's wait until you defeat me first, and then Ziyi, Dianwei, Hansheng, Zilong and others."
After hearing the names of these people, Dong Xi couldn't help but swallow his saliva and did not dare to look at Lu Yan anymore.
Although Ling Tong was still angry, with the names of these people in front of him, the anger in his heart could not help but decrease rapidly until it was extinguished.
We are fighting for each other, but now we are in prison, so how can we talk about revenge or kill Lu Yan? What's more, it seems that he can't beat any of the people Xia Houlan mentioned...
.Alas, sad.
Lu Yan was not angry at all, but watched the three people's reactions with interest.
Zhu Ran is worthy of being a man of both civil and military skills. He has always been very calm and is a good young man.
Ling Tong was extremely brave, generous and righteous, and had the style of a national scholar, but he was still too young and easily got too excited.
Dong Xi was a talented general, but he was only above average.
Even if he wanted to persuade these three people to surrender, there was no need for Lu Yan to come in person. He came here for his other plans.
Out of the blue, Lu Yan suddenly asked: "Tell me, how much food is Sun Quan willing to spend to redeem you?"
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After hearing Lu Yan's words, the three people couldn't help but be startled.
Surrender is impossible. They all thought that even if they would not lose their lives, they would probably have to spend the rest of their lives in prison. But they didn't expect that Lu Yan suddenly asked such a question?
The three of them are considered the mainstay of Jiangdong, but Lu Yan would actually let them go back for money and food?
Are they really short of money and food, or are they joking or humiliating them?
Not knowing how true or false Lu Yan's words were, Zhu Ran and the other three naturally chose to remain silent.
The three people actually ignored Lu Yan's questions. Xia Houlan couldn't stand it anymore, "Sir, what are you asking, are you all deaf?!"
After a while, Zhu Ran asked tentatively: "Lu Qiaoqi's question...are you serious?"
You actually questioned Lu Yan?
Now Zhao Yun couldn't help it anymore, and he answered for Lu Yan: "Sir, he always means what he says, and he means exactly what he says! Since he asked this, he won't play tricks on you, so you can tell us what you want!"
With Zhao Yun's guarantee, Zhu Ran was six or seven points convinced.
But how much would Sun Quan be willing to pay to redeem them? Zhu Ran really didn't know.
"Tell me, how much food do you think you are worth?" Lu Yan asked Dong Xi, tapping his chin slightly.
"Me?" Dong Xi was suddenly called on by Lu Yan, and he suddenly felt uneasy, a bit like the feeling when he was absent from class and suddenly called on by the teacher to answer a question.
"I...um...uh..." Dong Xi hesitated for a long time, then said a number, "Two thousand gold?"
Two thousand gold...this is too cheap!
Not to mention Lu Yan, even Xia Houlan couldn't help but shake his head.
Lu Yan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and said, "Are you worth just a few thousand gold in Sun Quan's eyes?"
But the problem is that in the eyes of Dong Xi and others, two thousand gold is already a lot! You know, in Jiangdong, one thousand gold can buy 30,000 to 40,000 stones of food and grass! Two thousand gold is not 70,000 to 80,000 stone of food and grass.
Got it!
But looking at Lu Yan, he clearly disliked them for underestimating him...
Zhu Ran instinctively felt that Lu Yan's words were a trap, but before he could speak again, Lu Yan had lost his patience and said directly: "Zhu Ran fifty thousand gold, Ling Tong forty thousand gold, you Dong Xi twenty thousand gold, let's just
Such a happy decision!”
Zhu Ran, Ling Tong, and Dong Xi looked at Lu Yan in astonishment. Er immediately shook his head and said: "Impossible, the asking price is really too outrageous!"
"Of course, I didn't say you can't counteroffer... As for the final result, it depends on how much weight you have in Sun Quan's heart!"
After Lu Yan finished speaking, he stood up and said: "At the latest half a month, there will be a reply from Jiangdong... I hope you can all occupy more weight in Sun Quan's heart."
After speaking, Lu Yan left.
The three people in the cell were lost in thought at this moment.
How much money would Sun Quan pay to redeem their lives?
If it is more, it may be difficult to achieve; if it is less, does that mean that I am not valuable in Sun Quan's heart?
If it is not worth anything in Sun Quan's heart, then what is the purpose of all his hard work?
