Dragon of the Three Kingdoms

Thinking of this, Sun Zhizhi gave Zhuge Jin a helpless look. It was Zhuge Jin who suggested that Ling Cao go to Shouchun to meet Yuan Shu. Because Ling Cao was young and quite brave, someone like him might make Yuan Shu angry. But as long as you don't deliberately push your nose to show off, Yuan Shu will not deliberately kill an ant easily, unlike Cheng Pu, a middle-aged uncle, if Cheng Pu dares to make Yuan Shu unhappy in person, his head will move in minutes.

It's just that Sun Ce regretted it a little now, and just reported the news, but it turned out to change the insiders' hearts, which is really not worth it.

Sun Ce shook his head, put those past events behind him, and then said in a deep voice: "Although we now have a temporary shelter in Wu Jun, it seems that we have gained a lot, but in fact, we are in danger. If you are united, you must not cause internal changes because of small grievances, otherwise all previous efforts will be wasted, and our lives will be in danger, so let’s let go of today’s matter, and I hope you will not mention it again!”

Sun Ce's tone was very serious, and everyone knew he was serious. Cheng Pu and several other seniors who were similar to him stood up immediately, clasped their fists and said, "Here, I'm waiting for the order of the young general!"

Sun Ce glanced at a few people and nodded slightly. There was a lot of emotion hidden in the depths of his eyes. With his humerus on his side, how could his Sun family not be prosperous?

With these veterans taking the lead, no matter whether it was Zhuge Jin, Ling Cao, or others, they also responded one after another.

Seeing this, Sun Ce breathed a sigh of relief, and began to wonder whether he should transfer Ling Cao away from this place. He didn't want to cause any disturbance in the assassination of Li Yi. However, before he could make a decision, a The young and burly man came striding forward, and there were still more than ten steps away, so he shouted at Sun Ce: "Bo Fu, things have changed!"

Hearing this, Sun Ce didn't care about Ling Cao anymore, turned his head and hurried up two steps, and asked aloud, "You Ping, what's going on, but Li Yi turned back?"

The person who came was Zhou Tai, whose nickname was Youping, and he was also considered as a newcomer under Sun Ce's command like Ling Cao. This time, he was sent by Sun Ce to follow Li Yi's team, so Sun Ce and others were very concerned when they saw him come back. I wonder if Li Yi will really leave the brigade and come back to hunt the white deer.

Ling Cao was equally nervous, he was afraid that Li Yi would bump into Sun Ce when he came back, and it would be difficult for him to do so.

Facing everyone's gaze, Zhou Tai's face was not very natural, and he said first: "Li Yi and his party have gone far away, and it seems that no one will come back."

Sun Ce paused, and then his face was full of disappointment. He knew that if he wanted to kill Li Yi to avenge his father, he didn't know how long he would have to wait.

But Zhuge Xuan was very careful, and found that Zhou Tai's expression was not right, and asked, "Youping, is there any other situation?"

"Ok?"

The expression on Sun Ce's face froze, and he looked at Zhou Tai again, with hope in his eyes, hoping that he could give a more acceptable answer.

But today is not destined to be Sun Ce's lucky day. Zhou Tai frowned, with doubts on his face, and a little confused, and said slowly: "I don't know why, that group of people walked not far away, suddenly changed the flag, put down Li Yi's banner was changed to a banner with the word "Huo" in it."

Sun Ce and others looked at each other. They knew a little about the people around Li Yi, but they were limited to Dian Wei, Zhang Liao and others. As for Huo Jun, who had just followed Li Yi and was not well-known, he naturally didn't know.

It was Ling Cao who explained to everyone in a low voice: "Li Xiang and Li Yi's personal guard commander looks like his surname is Huo Mingjun."

Everyone frowned even more when they heard the words, and for a moment they couldn't figure out what Li Yi was up to.

After a while, Zhuge Jin suddenly opened his eyes slightly, stepped forward and asked Zhou Tai: "Did there be any confusion in the team when Li Yi changed the flag?"

Zhou Tai glanced at Sun Ce, saw him nodding, and then said: "Yes, but it soon stabilized, and there is no uncontrollable trend."

Zhuge Jin's expression became more solemn, and then he asked: "The people who made the mess are Li Yi's personal guards, or Yuan Shu's soldiers from Yangzhou?"

Zhou Tai felt that there seemed to be something more important in it, and after thinking about it seriously, he replied: "Li Yi's personal guards are in the middle, although the flag has been changed, but there has been no change. Negotiated with the middleman, and soon settled down."

Many people at the scene were confused and didn't know what the problem was. Only Zhuge Jin bowed his head and thought for a while, then slammed it heavily on the palm of his hand, and said angrily to Sun Ce: "Bo Fu, we are afraid this time It was played as a joke by Li Yi."

Sun Ce hadn't figured it out yet, so he frowned and asked, "How do you say that?"

"If Li Yi is in the team, there is absolutely no reason to build up the banner of others, and there is no possibility of seizing power with a mere personal guard commander. Even if something happens, he will not be able to convince the soldiers and horses of Yangzhou. Therefore, this The situation can only be that Li Yi is not in the team at all, and he left a warrant in advance, allowing them to change the flag at an appropriate time, and using the warrant to calm people's hearts."

Sun Ce and the others were all stunned when they heard this. Cheng Pu, who was not very good-tempered, felt humiliated inexplicably, and said with a bit of anger: "How could Li Yi be like this? Could it be that he is full?"

Zhuge Jin opened her mouth to answer, but suddenly there seemed to be a bright light flashing in her mind, she didn't know what to think of, she turned her head and looked at Ling Cao in surprise, then opened her mouth slightly, obviously hesitating, not knowing whether to say or not explain.

Sun Ce kept looking at Zhuge Jin, and found that his expression was not right. Following his gaze, he saw Ling Cao again, frowned, thought for a while, and asked, "Ziyu, is there something wrong with this?"

Ling Cao also noticed Zhuge Jin's gaze, and felt that Zhuge Jin might have guessed something in his heart. Suddenly, there was a trace of fear in his heart, but he gritted his teeth and stood there without moving.

Zhuge Jin didn't speak in a hurry, but waited and found that Ling Cao obviously didn't mean to speak, so he sighed secretly, and said slowly: "I waited to release the news of Bailu Xiangrui before, but Li Yi was unmoved. I wondered why Li Yi could remain indifferent, and now it seems that there are several reasons, one is that Li Yi himself is not in the team, and the other is that Li Yi has already explained that these people can't make trouble in the middle of it!"

Zhugejin cast her eyes on Ling Cao for the second time. Although Ling Cao was hostile to him, Zhugejin didn't blame Ling Cao. She just thought of some things Ling Cao might do and what might happen later. I feel very sorry.

"And the reason why Li Yi did this is most likely because he knew in advance that the journey was not peaceful, so he spread suspicions and attracted our attention. As for the whereabouts of Li Yi himself, he may have turned to Nanyang by water. Or go to another place because of something, in short, I waited here to wait for the plan, and it was futile from the very beginning."

Sun Ce gradually clenched his fists, with a ferocious expression, bloodshot eyes even burst out.

If Li Yi was in the front team because he acted too carefully and let Sun Ce's plan fail, then Sun Ce would admit it although he regretted it.

But if Li Yi knew the news a long time ago, and didn't take his ambush seriously at all, why should he go? This made Sun Ce feel like he was being played by Li Yi as a monkey, and he couldn't bear it in his heart .

Sun Ce pressed the knife with one hand, then slowly turned his neck, looked at Ling Cao, but asked Zhuge Xuan, "Ziyu wanted to say that someone leaked the news in advance?"

"Ugh."

Zhuge Jin sighed, cupped his hands and did not answer.

Zhuge Jin didn't want to do the kind of thing of correcting his own people, but he didn't need to correct him, because Ling Cao's pale face and slightly trembling body had already confessed everything to the people around him.

The remote mountain forest was extremely quiet for a while, no one spoke, but Cheng Pu and the others blocked Ling Cao's retreat without a trace.

Only Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin, who didn't quite understand the situation, and Zhuge Jin, a non-combatant, stood silently behind Sun Ce and didn't say anything.

After a long time, Sun Ce held the knife in his hand, closed his eyes, and asked in a low and hoarse voice, "What do you have to say?"

Ling Cao swallowed, feeling extremely bitter in his mouth, subconsciously moved his arm, and the pendant ring on the long knife around his waist jingled softly, Cheng Pu and the others immediately showed their weapons at the same time, and all of them stood together. Qi aimed at Ling Cao, afraid that he would fight to the death.

Although Sun Ce was so skilled in martial arts that he would not be able to hurt him in a leisurely manner, Ling Cao was not given for nothing. Cheng Pu and others did not want Sun Ce to take this risk for nothing.

However, compared to everyone's vigilance, Sun Ce didn't even open his eyes, let alone use his weapon, and didn't appear to be defensive at all. He just sighed and said to everyone: "Although I don't know the reason behind this, I believe that Kuntao won't hurt me on purpose, will she?"

Ling Cao, who already felt ashamed of Sun Ce, had a sore nose, threw the long knife on the ground with a clang, then knelt down on one knee, lowered his head and said in a trembling voice, "Ling Cao, I'm sorry, Major General, I wish to lead the army."

Sun Ce glanced at Ling Cao's neck, and then at the knife in his hand. He could kill Ling Cao with a lift of his hand, but he didn't do that. He just took a deep breath, didn't look at him, and asked in a calm tone. Said: "I just want to know why you reported the news to Li Yi. Although I, Sun Ce, are not considered rich and cannot afford the luxury and food, I treat everyone around me like a brother. I don't understand why you want to Help that villain Li Yi!"

Ling Cao sniffed. Anyway, things are like this, and there is nothing to hide, so he said: "I met Yuan Shu that day, and Yuan Shu thought my words were offensive, so he wanted to punish me severely twice, but both times it was Li Xiang Hou Chuyan excused me, and even if I said that I would use Xianghou's life as a reward for the major general's military merits, everyone in the hall was angry because of it, but Li Yi still defended me as before."

Because Ling Cao was kneeling on the ground, he didn't see the incomparably annoyed and frustrated look on Sun Ce's face when he heard his words.

Because Sun Ce knew that Ling Cao was deceived by Li Yi's hypocrisy, just like in the Allied camp, when Li Yi warmed wine and killed Hua Xiong, why didn't Sun Ce regard Li Yi as a famous hero at that time?

ridiculous, sad

Ling Cao didn't know what Sun Ce was thinking, and continued to say, "I am not related to the Marquis Xiang, and I don't know why he treats me like this. Life, such an act of repaying revenge with kindness, every time I think about it, my heart hurts like a knife, so I really can't do this kind of thing, so I had to shoot a letter with a bow and arrow when Xianghou was out of the city as a warning."

After all, Ling Cao paused, and added: "I didn't mention the name of the major general in the letter, so the Marquis Xiang probably didn't know about it."

"Hahaha, it's really funny. It's really admirable to pay attention to kindness with a despicable villain, but I want to ask you, you are worthy of the major general for doing this!"

Sun Ce was so angry and aggrieved by Ling Cao that he clenched his teeth and couldn't speak, but Cheng Pu was so angry that he just opened his mouth and yelled loudly. If Huang Gai hadn't been pulling him by, he might have been stabbed Killed Ling Cao.

In fact, Huang Gai and the others also wanted to kill Ling Cao, but after all, Sun Ce had the final say here, and they couldn't go beyond the rules.

As for the newcomers like Zhou Tai, although they looked at Ling Cao with complicated eyes, they didn't have much resentment. After all, it was really embarrassing for him to substitute Ling Cao's situation at that time.

Ling Cao didn't have the confidence to refute Cheng Pu at this time, so he could only bow deeply to Sun Ce, and said in a trembling voice: "Ling Cao has to repay the kindness of the Marquis of Xiang, but he has to be punished for being unfaithful to the Major General. Ling Cao knows this. Please, it is difficult to have both, so please die today, and I hope the major general will do it!"

After all, Ling Cao maintained his kneeling posture, but raised his chest and head, just closed his eyes tightly, waiting for Sun Ce to kill him.