Chapter five hundred and fortieth one: the power of ten thousand chariots
The secret envoys sent to Wei State by Shi Bao and Cai Hong have arrived in Luoyang.
Compared with the passes on the Wei-Shu border, the road nodes in the southeast are mainly Jinkou; they are even more difficult to guard against well-prepared spies. As long as the Wu people cross the river first and bring a piece of oiled cowhide, they can find a way around it.
Crossing the rivers at various Jinkou, not to mention the caravans between Wei and Wu, the exchanges were even closer.
Of course, after infiltrating the enemy's country, the key is to have internal contacts in the enemy's country! Otherwise, it will be difficult to get anything. At most, you can just look at the prices in the market and listen to some rumors from ordinary people.
The secret envoy of the State of Wu met the Sima family undercover from the school affairs office, but did not get the clues Shi Bao wanted as to who was Jianye's traitor. The Sima family undercover told the secret envoy that in Wei State, not only the school affairs office was engaged in espionage activities, but also the school affairs office
Ling is a member of the General, and there is a group of people at the General's Mansion.
However, the emissary's escape was not in vain. He received another news: Wei State has decided to launch a large-scale attack on Dongguan this year!
So the secret envoy immediately left Luoyang and returned to Wu to report the military situation.
When Shi Bao got the secret message, he couldn't wait to go to the palace to see him, and at the same time sent an envoy to Dongguan to tell Zhuge Ke the news. Shi Bao defected to Wu, and the person who really took refuge was actually Zhuge Ke. If he hadn't
Report it as soon as possible. Once the Wei army moves south in a large scale and the movement is too big, Wu Jun's careful operations will probably notice it. At that time, Shi Bao's news will be useless!
In the Taichu Palace of Jianye City, Emperor Sun Quan couldn't help but smile when he saw the secret letter.
Nearby ministers present included Sun Jun, Sun Hong, Zhongshu Ling, and others. Just as Sun Jun opened his mouth to speak, Zhongshu Ling said first: "Your Majesty planned the strategy and won the battle thousands of miles away. I and others are amazed!"
Pan Shu, who was beside Sun Quan, looked at Sun Quan's smile blankly.
At this time, Sun Jun also echoed: "Your Majesty is far-sighted."
Pan Shu then asked Sun Jun: "Why did you say this?"
Sun Jun explained patiently: "After the general (Zhuge Ke) captured Hefei New City, he wanted to take advantage of the victory and pursue it. Your Majesty ordered the general not to be greedy for credit. The Wei army suffered a loss and would not let it go. Looking at it now, isn't it just like your Majesty?
Expected?"
Zhongshu Ling Sun Hong's eyes suddenly revealed a trace of anger that was hard to detect. He had shown kindness to Mrs. Pan several times, but Mrs. Pan did not appreciate it. The details of Sun Jun's exchange with Mrs. Pan may be slightly different now.
This stimulated Sun Hong.
In addition, the relationship between Sun Jun and Zhuge Ke is also very close, but when Sun Jun was complimenting the emperor just now, he did not hesitate to belittle Zhuge Ke! Sun Quan was quite satisfied with this situation.
Pan Shu suddenly said: "I see, your Majesty is really amazing!"
Sun Quan said calmly: "Big things cannot be accomplished overnight, let alone quick success. Repeated events are inevitable. Rather than letting Zhuge Ke advance rashly, why not wait for work now and wait for the Wei army to come to attack, while our army defends, wouldn't the chance of victory be greater?"
He was somewhat complacent at this time. Although the effect of his personal leadership was not good, in terms of strategy, few people could match him.
Shi Bao felt the emperor's tone and quickly bowed: "Your Majesty is wise and powerful!"
Zhongshu Ling Sun Hong then said: "If our army defeats Qin Liang at Dongguan this time, it will be a result of your majesty's calculations."
Shi Bao's voice said again: "Qin Liang is indeed good at commanding troops, but he is only a talented general. How can he be compared with His Majesty's ability of thousands of times?"
Emperor Sun Quan knew that the ministers were complimenting him, but he was also very impressed. He reached out and touched his curly beard and laughed "haha". Besides, Shi Bao was right. Even if Qin Liang had power in Luoyang, he was still a minister.
Sun Quan then said earnestly: "I have seen young people who become famous and talented (such as Zhou Gongjin). But whether a person can become a great person, he always has to suffer some losses first to see. This time, let the young man become famous."
Qin Liang, who was full of energy, fell into trouble."
Sun Jun, the servant, immediately said: "In the past, the Wei army suddenly attacked Dongguan, but was defeated and returned in disgrace. This time, our army has been well prepared. With the power of victory, morale is strong, and the situation is better than last time. Your Majesty, this battle
Our master will definitely defeat Qin Liang!"
Shi Bao, Sun Hong and others all agreed.
Sun Quan nodded and read again: "Hefei..."
Several people immediately stopped talking and listened intently to what was going on.
Sun Quan was indeed very happy when he heard about the good news in Hefei. Unexpectedly, as he was nearly seventy years old, he finally fulfilled his wish many years ago! Of course, it was not because Sun Quan liked Hefei, on the contrary, that place seemed to be a pain in his heart that he hated.
After pondering, he said decisively: "I ordered Zhuge Ke to burn the new city of Hefei! All the troops retreated to Dongguan and made use of the terrain there to make complete preparations."
After Sun Quan said these words, he seemed to see a raging fire burning in the city of Hefei, turning into ashes in the light of the fire. His heart felt as if a big stone had fallen to the ground, and he felt relaxed and comfortable in an instant!
Zhongshu ordered Sun Hong to pay homage immediately: "I obey your decree."
At this time, Sun Quan slowly got up from the banquet. The ministers bowed their heads and said, "I will thank you and leave."
...When Sun Jun returned to the mansion, Ma Mao, the foreign governor, had been waiting in the courtyard for a long time.
The two of them sat down in an open pavilion, and Ma Mao asked: "I heard that the general went to Taichu Palace to meet with His Majesty?"
Sun Jun did not respond immediately, but looked at Ma Mao for a few times without saying a word. His eyes had a sinister look, which made Ma Mao feel uncomfortable.
After a while, Sun Jun nodded calmly and said casually: "Enter the palace."
Ma Mao was thinking in his mind, how to find out what Sun Jun was going to the palace to discuss. Because it was already afternoon, and if there was nothing to do, the emperor usually would not summon ministers.
Unexpectedly, Sun Jun asked first: "How many years has it been since Le De came to Wu?"
Ma Mao already felt that something was not right about today's atmosphere, so he immediately became cautious and deliberately thought for a while before saying: "It must have been seven or eight years ago."
Sun Jun asked again: "Why did you abandon your family business and come to Wu?"
Ma Mao had already prepared his words and repeated what he had said before: "I used to be the chief of Zhongli in Wei State, and there was a county magistrate named Lao Kun under him. He was often disrespectful and once made bad remarks to him. Then
Lao Kun was from Qi County and had a good relationship with Wang Yanyun, the governor of Yangzhou at that time. Soon Lao Kun was recalled to Shouchun as a vassal, and he falsely accused me in the governor's mansion. In a hurry, I had to flee Zhongli County!"
Sun Jun kept paying attention to Ma Mao's face, and after hearing this, he muttered: "Lao Kun?"
Ma Mao said calmly: "Kunpeng's Kun is in front of the general. It seems that he has mentioned this person before?"
When Sun Jun smiles, it always makes people feel a little insincere: "As I said, my memory is not very good."
Ma Mao also laughed and said: "Looking back, it is not a bad thing. I am from a humble background and have no future in Wei."
Sun Jun said: "It's the same in Wu State, and it's more important to know your background. However, you are a foreigner and you are appreciated by your majesty, so you are treated differently."
There is another reason. There are indeed not many people from Wei State who surrendered to Soochow. Almost all of them were because they were desperate.
Sun Jun pondered for a moment and finally said directly: "The general (Zhuge Ke) believes that there is a traitor in Jianye, but he doesn't know who it is."
Ma Mao's heart tightened, and he almost blurted out and asked, how did Zhuge Ke know? But Ma Mao calmed down and did not ask immediately. Instead, he pretended to be relaxed and smiled: "Does the general think that the servant is the traitor?"
Sun Jun said with a smile on his face: "It doesn't look like that."
Ma Mao then slowly asked: "Why does the general think so?"
Sun Jun shook his head and said, "I don't have a chance to ask in detail."
Ma Mao was still thinking to himself. Zhuge Ke led his army in Xiaoyaojin and fought with the Wei army for many days. Therefore, Zhuge Ke may have thought that Jianye had leaked the news of the Northern Expedition in advance, so that the Wei army could gather so many troops in advance. Zhuge Ke was
Guess?
At this moment, Sun Jun suddenly said: "Shi Bao still has someone in Luoyang's school affairs office. He is here to meet you today and it's a carefully crafted secret letter."
Ma Mao seemed to hear a "thump", and his heart almost rose to his throat. He noticed that Sun Jun's pupils shrank, so he had to try his best to calm down and said calmly: "It's better to find out sooner, my servant."
Can get rid of suspicion."
Sun Jun buried his head in weighing for a while, then said with a smile on his face: "If you are suspicious, why should I discuss this matter with you?"
Ma Mao secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said generously: "That's true. But the servant is from the Wei State, so it's easy to be suspected. It's not surprising."
The two continued to talk for a while, but Ma Mao didn't dare to ask for more information for the time being, so he found a reason and left as soon as possible.
He walked into the carriage, and it wasn't until he got out of the Sun family's mansion that he felt like his soul returned to his body. At this time, Ma Mao discovered that at some point, his vest was completely soaked with sweat! Fortunately, there was still a piece of sweat inside.
The lining is layered, and the outer robe is made of autumn white fabric. It should not have been noticed?
Ma Mao has always been very courageous, but today he really felt scared.
If the spies of the Wei State School Affairs Office find out Ma Mao's identity, he will definitely die without a burial place! However, it should not be found out yet, just because Sun Jun is very suspicious. Otherwise, Sun Jun would not need to be like this
Test, and then let Ma Mao walk out of the Sun family mansion alive!
Maybe Ma Mao made a wrong choice by having a close friendship with Sun Jun at first.
In any case, Ma Mao has already smelled danger. This time it is really dangerous, and his identity will be exposed at any time!
Ma Mao returned home, hesitated for a long time, and decided to risk sending a secret message. He had to tell the general Qin Zhongming about his situation first, and only after obtaining Qin Zhongming's approval could he rush back to Wei.
After all, with a background like Ma Mao's, he could only make a difference when he returned to Wei with the approval of the general. Because Wang Yanyun, the governor of Yangzhou, originally wanted him to kill Sun Quan, the emperor of Wu; Ma Mao was strictly prohibited from killing people who asked him to undercover Jianye.
, it’s actually Qin Zhongming!
Ma Mao immediately returned to the bedroom, moved the bookshelf, lifted up a floor tile, and took out the copied "Historical Records" and a few pieces of yellow paper. He first made a draft, and then used numbers like characters to write out the contents of the letter.