Chapter 96: Sun Quan was accused of plotting against his sister-in-law, and Jiangdong was in an uproar

In Xiangyang City, Liu Wu mobilized the guards and directly blocked the news.

This ensured that after he entered Marquis Peng’s Mansion, no news about Marquis Peng’s Mansion would spread outside.

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In addition to Penghou Mansion, there were several more layers of manpower inside and outside the palace. The entire Xiangyang City was still a peaceful and bustling scene, as if nothing had happened.

Sun Shao and Zhu Zhi quickly entered the city and then returned to Penghou’s mansion.

“Aunt…Uncle, what’s going on? What happened to my aunt?”

As soon as he saw Liu Wu, Sun Shao immediately asked.

Liu Wucai looked gloomy and asked, looking at Sun Shao:

“Didn’t you send the butler to hold a banquet in the mansion to entertain your uncle, and let Da Qiao play the zither to thank your uncle for lending you grain in Xuzhou? Where have you been?”

Liu Wu took the initiative and snorted at Sun Shao.

“Ah, this, uncle, Shao went out hunting today, and didn’t say he would treat you to a banquet.” Sun Shao heard Liu Wu’s cold questioning and immediately said anxiously.

“Bring the man up!” Liu Wu shouted coldly, and immediately the guards brought up the steward of Penghou Mansion and pushed him to the ground.

At this time, Cheng Pu stepped forward, grabbed the housekeeper, and shouted angrily: “What’s going on?”

“General, General, Marquis Peng, Marquis Peng, spare my life, I don’t want to do it either, but if I don’t do it, they will kill my entire family. All thirteen members of my family are in their hands.”

The housekeeper of Penghou Mansion immediately begged for mercy miserably.

“Is it really you? What’s going on?”

Sun Shao, Zhu Zhi and Cheng Pu were all furious and were extremely angry at the housekeeper.

The steward of Marquis Peng’s mansion did not dare to be negligent and told the whole story.

It turned out that it was Cao’s spies who captured his whole family and used them to force him.

If he cooperated, not only would his family not be killed, but he would also be given a large amount of money and allowed to live a carefree life in Guanzhong.

Under the dual threat of threats and rewards, the steward fully cooperated with Cao’s spy operations and even arranged Cao’s spies in Penghou Mansion.

Their plan was to lure Sun Shao out first, then lure Liu Wu into Penghou Mansion, and then use drugs to make Liu Wu have sex with Da Qiao. Regardless of whether he was exposed or not, they would withdraw immediately and at the same time spread the news that Liu Wu insulted Da Qiao’s innocence.

Because at that time, no matter what, Liu Wu would be convicted of the crime, and the news would be sent back to Yangzhou and Xuzhou, which would make Sun Ce’s former subordinates restless and angry, and that would be enough.

However, the housekeeper and Cao’s spies obviously did not expect that they would be captured and controlled by Liu Wu’s men so quickly, and they did not even have time to spread the news.

Listening to the butler telling me everything like a bamboo tube pouring beans,
At this time, more than a dozen Cao army spies were also brought to the front.

After checking, it was found that he was indeed a spy from Cao’s army.

Inside the hall, Sun Shao, Zhu Zhi and Cheng Pu all looked extremely unhappy.

Now, they also felt that their team had been infiltrated and turned into dice. If Cao’s spies launched a sudden attack on them, they would all be in danger.

Thinking about Liu Wu and Da Qiao who had already had a relationship, they found it very difficult to accept.

However, it was obvious that Liu Wu was also a victim. Even if they wanted to blame Liu Wu, they had no reason to do so, because the key witness, the steward of Penghou Mansion, was their own person they brought from Jiangdong.

He sent Sun Shao away, hosted a banquet for Liu Wu, and even spread a false message to let Da Qiao go to the hall to play the piano to liven up the atmosphere. This guy participated in the whole process and was caught red-handed.

Sun Shao drew his sword and slashed at the butler.

The butler screamed several times as several bloody holes were cut on his thighs and arms. Blood gushed out immediately and the butler screamed in fear.

Liu Wu did not stop Sun Shao’s behavior, but just watched quietly.

“Aunt…Uncle, Shaoer made a mistake in employing the right people. He actually allowed such an important position in the mansion to be bought by Cao’s spies.”

After being persuaded by Zhu Zhi, Sun Shao calmed down and apologized to Liu Wu who remained silent.

The reason they came to Xiangyang this time, apart from being summoned by the emperor, was also to borrow grain from Liu Wu. Now it seems that Liu Wu is also a victim, so it is hard for them to blame him for anything.

Sun Shao admitted his mistake.

Liu Wu’s expression eased a little and he said:

“Shao’er, you are still too careless. Don’t ignore the safety of your surroundings in the future. Your father was assassinated. You should remember it. Fortunately, it was only against me this time. If it was an assassination, with your vigilance, I’m afraid you would have surrendered.”

Liu Wu’s blunt words made Sun Shao nod and admit his mistake.

Liu Wu took a deep breath and said:
“Da Qiao has been involved with her uncle, so I’m afraid she can’t go back to Xuzhou. Otherwise, gossip will spread. With Da Qiao’s personality, she will probably be unhappy. So she should stay in Xiangyang City and keep your aunt Shangxiang company.”

Liu Wu said this in a way that left no room for rejection.

Hearing Liu Wu’s words, Sun Shao, Cheng Pu and Zhu Zhi immediately looked up and looked at Liu Wu.

Sun Shao looked at a loss.

Cheng Pu’s eyes were filled with anger.

As for Zhu Zhi’s look, although there was anger, there was more surprise and suspicion.

“This…Uncle, is it okay to leave my aunt in Xiangyang?” Sun Shao asked Liu Wu at a loss. Liu Wu’s words just now made him confused.

“What’s wrong with that? You and Da Qiao are like mother and son. Da Qiao will not forget you if she stays in Xiangyang. It will only benefit the relationship between Xiangyang and Xuzhou, not harm it. Moreover, you should think more about how Da Qiao will feel if she goes back with you?!”

Liu Wu snorted coldly without any courtesy.

“This…” Sun Shao was somewhat moved by Liu Wu’s words. Sun Shao understood that Liu Wu left Da Qiao in Xiangyang in order to take Da Qiao into his backyard, but this had already happened and it was impossible to change it. However, as Liu Wu said, he, Sun Shao, and Da Qiao were like mother and son. Da Qiao would not forget him if she stayed in Xiangyang. It would only benefit the relationship between Xiangyang and Xuzhou, and not harm it. After all, pillow talk could still be very effective.

Thinking of this, Sun Shao looked at Zhu Zhi.

At this time, Zhu Zhi also reacted. After a slight hesitation, he nodded to Sun Shao.

Zhu Zhi is no longer young and is no longer impulsive.

However, he felt that Liu Wu and Da Qiao had a relationship beyond friendship, which was really offensive to the former Sun Ce.

However, this was the work of Cao’s spies.

Things have happened.

No one wants to.

Now we can only look forward. Leaving Da Qiao in Xiangyang is really a good choice for the relationship between Xuzhou and Xiangyang.

Obviously the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.

“Well, I’ll trouble you, uncle, to take care of my aunt.”

When Sun Shao saw Zhu Zhi nodded, he immediately said to Liu Wu.

Sun Shao did not ask Cheng Pu for his opinion. In fact, Sun Shao was very angry with Cheng Pu at that time.

Cheng Pu came to Xiangyang to protect their safety.

Now, the mansion has been infiltrated like a sieve, and Cheng Pu’s dereliction of duty is not unrelated.

In the hall, Liu Wu finally smiled and said:

“In that case, today, your uncle will take Da Qiao away. You will handle the affairs of your house by yourself. Your uncle will personally urge you to borrow grain. You should return to Xuzhou as soon as possible. Cao’s army has a plan for Xuzhou, and if it fails, I’m afraid they have a backup plan.”

“Damn Cao’s army, Shaoding can never coexist with them!” When Sun Shao heard that Liu Wu was going to take Da Qiao away today and asked him to return to Xuzhou early, his anger immediately shifted to Cao’s army.

That day, Liu Wu sent someone to take Da Qiao away. After Liu Wu left, Sun Shao was furious and tortured Cao Jun’s spies severely.

Zhu Zhi was also involved in this, and Zhu Zhi even interrogated Liu Wu to see if he was the mastermind behind this incident.

That’s right, Zhu Zhi vaguely felt that something was wrong. In fact, although Liu Wu seemed to be a victim, if you look at the whole picture carefully, Liu Wu was probably the biggest beneficiary.

The two Qiao sisters from Jiangdong were both beautiful and were often coveted by others.

Although Liu Wu seemed to be a victim of a conspiracy, he managed to capture almost all the spies, escaped unscathed, and got the beauty home.

There was nothing strange, Zhu Zhi didn’t believe it at all.

In the end, Zhu Zhi did not find out any information about Liu Wu’s involvement through torture, but he did find out that the mastermind behind the incident was Jiang Ji, a counselor under Cao Cao.

At this time, Jiang Ji was on a diplomatic mission to Hefei.

Upon hearing the news, Sun Shao, Zhu Zhi and Cheng Pu were extremely angry.

Sun Shao even started cursing Sun Quan.

Sun Shao didn’t need to think at all to understand that this matter was probably related to Sun Quan.

Cheng Pu and Zhu Zhi also pointed their fingers at Sun Quan in Hefei out of their suspicion of Liu Wu.

Although there is no evidence, it is enough to point to it.

In the next few days, Liu Wu stayed with Da Qiao, who was in a bad mood. Liu Wu even openly took Da Qiao in and gave her an identity.

Because of the new identity, Da Qiao will be able to get out of it quickly.

At the same time, 150,000 shi of grain were also transported from Runan to Xuzhou.

These 150,000 shi of grain were Liu Wu’s bargaining chip to win over Sun Shao.

After Sun Shao received the grain borrowed from Liu Wu, he immediately left Xiangyang. After visiting Da Qiao, he went back to Xuzhou in anger.

After Sun Shao returned to Xuzhou, Zhou Yu, Huang Gai, Han Dang, Jiang Qin, Zhou Tai and others learned about what had happened in Xiangyang.

Upon learning that this might be a conspiracy between Sun Quan and Cao’s army, all the generals were furious and their favorability towards Sun Quan plummeted.

Sun Quan’s notoriety for plotting against his sister-in-law quickly spread throughout Xuzhou and Yangzhou.

On the contrary, Zhou Yu, Huang Gai, Han Dang, Jiang Qin, Zhou Tai and others did not have any bad feelings towards Liu Wu. They were even grateful to Liu Wu for his timely assistance and sending 150,000 shi of genuine grain at a reasonable price.

Just as Liu Wu said before, Sun Shao and Da Qiao were like mother and son. Even if Da Qiao stayed in Xiangyang, she would not forget Sun Shao. The close distance between Xiangyang and Xuzhou made the generals under Sun Shao feel closer.

In fact, many generals under Sun Shao felt that Liu Wu was closer to them, and Sun Quan had become their enemy.

In fact, Sun Quan’s behavior made them quite angry.

First, Sun Quan’s personal guards attacked and killed Sun Shao.

Then, it is possible that Sun Quan was involved in the planning and used Da Qiao’s innocence to provoke a conflict between them and Liu Wu.

Because of these two reasons, Zhou Yu, Zhu Zhi, Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, Han Dang, Jiang Qin, Zhou Tai and others all developed a dislike for Sun Quan and regarded him as their enemy.

If Xuzhou had not been short of troops and food, I’m afraid all the generals under Sun Shao would have directly led an army to attack Yangzhou.

Sun Quan’s notoriety for plotting against his sister-in-law quickly spread in Yangzhou, and the noble families and powerful families under Sun Quan’s command in Yangzhou were in an uproar.

Hefei, Wuhou Mansion.

In the hall.

“Damn it, you rubbish, rubbish, how could you do what you did? Did I ask you to do it? You can’t even do these things right!”

Sun Quan cursed Pan Zhang loudly, and was so angry that he kicked Pan Zhang over.

Sun Quan was furious. He didn’t get to eat mutton but ended up smelling bad. How could this be okay?
The key point is that this bad reputation will greatly damage his prestige, because she is the woman of his elder brother Sun Ce.

His conflict with Sun Shao had already caused his prestige to decline greatly. Now, it happened again, which made Sun Quan fall into a cesspool and a hole.

“My lord, I know I was wrong. I know I was wrong. Jiang Ji swore that it was my fault. I will go out now and say that it was my fault. I will never bring trouble to you, my lord.” Pan Zhang begged for mercy from Sun Quan in panic.

“You piece of trash! If you admit that you did it, everyone will only think that it was me who ordered it.” Sun Quan cursed.

Upon hearing this, Pan Zhang immediately became timid and dared not speak.

Even if Sun Quan vented his anger, it was impossible for him to kill Pan Zhang. He only had two or three big cats and small cats under his command, and Pan Zhang was considered the best.

“Go, have someone issue a notice immediately. I, Sun Quan, strongly protest against the actions of Cao’s spies!”

Sun Quan paused and said to Pan Zhang.

“Yes!” Pan Zhang breathed a sigh of relief and bowed and left.

“Damn it, why is my luck getting worse and worse, and I fail in everything I do!” With no one around, Sun Quan’s face turned grim, and he said with anger and frustration.

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Sili, Luoyang.

Sikong Mansion.

“The operation failed. Liu Wu married Da Qiao? This Liu Wu is extremely cunning!”

In the meeting hall, Cao Cao looked at the news about Xiangyang presented by the spies and immediately started cursing.

Cao Cao had a sharp eye and he saw immediately that Liu Wu must have controlled all the situations early on, and then he used the trick against him. Cao Cao and Sun Quan took all the bad reputation, but Liu Wu got the beauty.

Thinking that Da Qiao, one of the two beautiful Qiao sisters from Jiangdong, was also taken away by Liu Wu, Cao Cao felt so angry that his heart ached.

“Sikong, Liu Wu has an elite spy force under his command, called the Jinyiwei. Our spies have fought against them many times, and we have been defeated many times.”

“However, our advantage lies in the fact that Jinyiwei was established a short time ago and is not as large as ours.”

Xun Yu bowed to Cao Cao and said.

“Jinyiwei, let the spies learn more. Even if we only catch a few of them, we must learn all the skills of Jinyiwei.” Cao Cao said dissatisfiedly.

“Yes!” Upon hearing this, Xun Yu hurriedly bowed to Cao Cao.

Cao Cao had many spies under his command, most of whom were hidden in the dark. Cao Cao was able to achieve his current success because he attached great importance to intelligence work and had an efficient team of spies under his command.

Since the annexation of the heroes.

Cao Cao’s spies were widely distributed behind enemy lines and in various places. They were responsible for collecting various political, military, and economic intelligence, providing important basis for Cao Cao’s decision-making.

It may also carry out tasks such as instigating enemy generals to defect, overthrowing enemy regimes, etc., in order to achieve the effect of defeating the enemy without fighting.

Psychological warfare: By spreading rumors, creating chaos, and other means, spies put psychological pressure on the enemy and weaken the enemy’s will to fight.

Protecting Cao Cao: At critical moments, spies were also directly involved in protecting Cao Cao himself and his important generals to ensure their safety.

At the same time, Cao Cao also used spies many times to create chaos and division within the enemy, creating favorable conditions for the ultimate victory over the enemy.

It can be said that since the annexation of many heroes, the spy force has made a lot of contributions to Cao Cao’s grand ambitions and achievements.

However, after the Jinyiwei came into being, they immediately suppressed Cao Cao’s spies, which gave Xun Yu a headache.

The appearance of the Embroidered Uniform Guard also made Cao Cao feel a sense of crisis.

(End of this chapter)