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In the study, Sun Ben was paced back and forth anxiously. He had just received the news that an abnormal army was mobilized. Huang Gai led his army to Beigushan. It seemed that something had happened.

Of course, Sun Ben knew what was wrong. He carefully planned and arranged the assassination of Liu Jing. There were a total of sixteen folk masters who were good at shooting crossbows. The arrows were covered with poison that was blood-sealed. As long as Liu Jing was shot by the arrow, he would definitely die even if he didn't hit the vital point.

Sun Ben was not worried that the sixteen assassins would betray him. They didn't know whose money they took. At this moment, Sun Ben only cared about the result and whether he shot Liu Jing.

He was very nervous and restless. At this time, the butler's voice came from the door, "Master, I have something to report."

Sun Ben hurriedly stepped forward and opened the door and asked, "What's the matter?"

"Report to the master, I heard from the servants that there seemed to be many people monitoring us outside the mansion."

Sun Ben was shocked. He changed his mind and immediately realized that it must be Sun Quan suspected him. He suddenly felt aroused in his heart and said as if nothing had happened: "I understand, go ahead."

He looked at the butler walking away, and immediately turned around and said to his two confidants: "Follow me."

They walked quickly to the backyard and soon came to a small courtyard. Sun Ben knocked on the door, "Brother Ji Bi, it's me."

The door opened, revealing Chen Jiao's slightly pale face. Chen Jiao smiled and said, "But there is good news to tell me."

Sun Ben stepped forward and said a few words. Chen Jiao frowned and asked, "There is no evidence, does Sun Quan dare to touch you?"

"Although it's not very likely, I think it's better to be on the safe side. Brother Ji Bi should hide first and wait until the exact news is received, and I'll find a way to send Brother Ji Bi across the river."

Chen Jiao thought about it and agreed, "Okay, I will obey the envoy's arrangements in everything."

Sun Ben immediately said to the two confidants: "Take Mr. Chen to my underground secret room and make good arrangements."

The two confidants agreed and hurried towards the garden with Chen Jiao. The entrance to Sun Ben's secret room was located in the garden. Below was actually an underground warehouse, which contained a large amount of weapons and money, and there was also a very comfortable hiding secret room.

Sun Ben put his heart a little, and then hurried back to the study room. As soon as he arrived at the study courtyard, the housekeeper stumbled and ran over and said in horror: "The master has an army breaking in."

Sun Ben was shocked. Without further ado, he walked quickly to the front yard and saw a fire in the front yard. Several soldiers held torches in their hands, filling the front yard and corridor. Dozens of his servants held swords and confronted the soldiers, not allowing them to enter the back yard.

Sun Ben was furious. He pushed the servant away and walked forward, shouting loudly: "Bold"

The courtyard was silent, and the soldiers were silent. After all, Sun Ben had a high status in Jiangdong, and the soldiers were somewhat taboo about him. Sun Ben shouted angrily: "Who is the leader? Come and see me?"

A general came out, burly, covered with armor and helmet. It was General Zhou Tai. He bowed and bowed and said, "According to the order of the Marquis of Wu, please ask the envoy to come."

"Hmph" Sun Ben snorted coldly, "If you have anything to do, I'll talk about it tomorrow. I'm not feeling well and I don't want to go out."

Zhou Tai bowed again and said, "The Mu of Liuzhou, Jingzhou, was assassinated, and the assassin admitted that he was the envoy."

Before Zhou Tai finished speaking, Sun Ben was furious, his eyes widened, stared at Zhou Tai and shouted fiercely: "It's simply nonsense. What's the relationship between Liu Jing's assassination and me? What is the evidence that I did the frame-up and slandered people."

Although he was roaring fiercely, Sun Ben secretly complained in his heart that something was wrong. It was obvious that Sun Quan took advantage of the situation and used this matter to deal with him. The so-called confession must have been forced out. He realized that the situation was a little unfavorable to him.

Zhou Tai said coldly: "Wu Hou is the same, it must have nothing to do with the envoy, but he wants to prove this to Liuzhou Mu, so he asked the envoy to confront the assassin in person. He could not allow Liuzhou Mu to accuse him at will. If the envoy refused to go, the envoy would not be able to prove the envoy's innocence. Instead, Liu Jing caught the handle. It may be detrimental to the envoy. In order to prove his innocence, the envoy would ask."

Sun Ben couldn't find a reason to refuse, so he had to force himself: "Why did I want to go? This matter has nothing to do with me. I just don't want to go. What do you want to do to me?"

Seeing that he refused to leave, Zhou Tai turned around and winked at the soldiers. Dozens of soldiers rushed up from both sides and grabbed Sun Ben firmly. The servants were shocked and wanted to rush up to save the master, but were surrounded by soldiers with spears and were not allowed to move rashly.

Sun Ben shouted in anger: "Zhou Tai, do you want to kill me to silence me

"I dare not be humble. I am humble because I am concerned about the interests of Jiangdong. Assassination of the governor of Jingzhou is a major event, and no one can afford the consequences."

Zhou Tai waved his hand and "take it away"

Dozens of soldiers pushed Sun Ben and dragged him away, forcibly took him away, blocked his mouth, and pushed a carriage. The carriage quickly drove away from the mansion. Zhou Tai then ordered: "I will give it all, and I can't let you go in every inch."

In the official residence of Wu Hou, Sun Quan sat in his seat with his eyes closed, like an old monk entering a meditation. Zhang Zhao, Zhang Hong, Zhou Yu and others have arrived beside him. Liu Jing's assassination was undoubtedly a big deal. Fortunately, Liu Jing was not stabbed, but the impact was bad.

Jiangdong issued a written security guarantee, including Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong and other senior officials who signed the guarantee letter. Now that Liu Jing was assassinated, it will be a heavy blow to Jiangdong and their own reputation.

However, Zhang Zhao and others have guessed that it must be Sun Ben's actions. Liu Jing's assassination triggered a melee between Jiangdong and Jingzhou, and Sun Ben could seize the throne in chaos. Obviously, he was the biggest beneficiary.

"Wu Hou wants to use this matter to deal with Sun Shou. I am worried that if there is no evidence, it will be difficult to convince the public, and it will affect Wu Hou's reputation."

Zhang Zhao considered that Sun Quan and Sun Ben were brothers of the same clan after all, and taking action with their elder brother would make Sun Quan unkind. Besides, Sun Ben was also a veteran of Jiangdong. If there was no sufficient evidence, those who supported Sun Ben would take the opportunity to attack and instead support Sun Lang, causing the division of Jiangdong.

Zhou Yu said coldly: "Sun Ben has a disobedient heart, and no one knows about Jiangdong. If everything has to be compromised, then Kuaiji County will sooner or later be divided, make a decision, open up the conflicts, and use force to recover Kuaiji County. Sun Lang wants to rebel, that is, he is the most rebellious, and everyone can be punished."

Zhang Zhao looked at Zhou Yu with some dissatisfaction, "Governor Zhou, things have not reached the last step, how can you speak out and use war? They are all their own people, killing each other, and suffering the people, and destroying the cornerstone of Jiangdong. Governor, please speak carefully."

Zhang Hong next to him said: "From the current situation, Sun Ben will definitely not compromise, and the situation will continue to be stalemate. Of course, the longer it delays, the more people's hearts will gradually dissipate, which is indeed beneficial to us. Sun Ben also knows this. I am worried that he will prepare for war in Kuaiji County and delay it for a long time, but instead give them the opportunity to prepare. I am especially worried that Sun Lang will collude with Shanyue people and use the power of Shanyue people to expand his power, which is not good."

Although Zhang Hong said implicitly, his meaning was consistent with Zhou Yu, and he suggested that Sun Quan deal with it decisively.

Sun Quan opened his eyes and nodded and said, "The Governor and the Chief Secretary have a reasonable point and are beneficial to us, but Wu is not good. This assassination is the best excuse. Even if it is not Sun Ben's actions, we must push it to Sun Ben and find a way to find evidence of his collusion with Cao Cao, so that he can't tell the truth."

Zhang Zhao understood what Sun Quan meant, and even if it was not Sun Ben's actions, he would create false evidence. He sighed and said, "But it is not that easy to hide it from Zhu Ran."

At this moment, a guard came from outside the door and reported: "General Zhou asked to see the Marquis of Wu in an emergency."

Sun Quan immediately said: "Let him come in."

After a moment, Zhou Tai quickly walked into the room, knelt down on one knee and said, "Report to Mr. Wu, we arrived at Chen Jiao, a counselor of Cao Cao in the basement of Sun Ben, and received a large number of weapons and armor."

He raised another roster, "This is coming to Sun Ben's study, it is his roster of gangs."

Sun Quan stood up in a hurry, he took the roster and flipped it out, feeling ecstatic in his heart, and couldn't help laughing to the sky: "It's really God helping me."

That night, Jingkou City began to arrest overnight. Huang Gai and Zhou Tai led 5,000 soldiers to arrest each family according to Sun Ben's roster of party members. Less than two points, all 18 important party members including Zhu Ran and Han Dang were arrested.

Every household in Jingkou City was alarmed, and people guessed something, and the whole Jingkou City almost couldn't sleep all night.

The next morning, notices were posted on important places such as the city gate, government office, and city entrance. Sun Ben colluded with Cao Cao to assassinate the governor of Jingzhou and attempted to overthrow Jiangdong. The evidence was conclusive. This news shocked the Jiangdong government and the people, and various speculations spread rapidly at the city gate.

But for the Jiangdongwu official, Liu Jing, the governor of Jingzhou, was assassinated, captured Chen Jiao on Sun Ben's mansion, and released a large number of weapons and armor. This is an ironclad fact that makes people have nothing to say.

Many originally neutral officials also expressed their opinions, strongly condemning Sun Ben for betraying Jiangdong's interests and trapping Jiangdong for not believing in unrighteousness, which triggered a devastating war. Daoyi has completely stood on Sun Quan's side.

Sun Quan immediately ordered Zhou Yu to lead an army of 10,000 to Wujun, preparing to deal with Sun Lang's rebellion.

Although Liu Jing's assassination put a shadow on the marriage between Jingzhou and Dongwu, Sun Quan still hoped that the wedding could be held as planned. In particular, Mrs. Wu was even more worried that her daughter's marriage would be affected by this matter, so she specially asked Qiao Guo to apologize to Liu Jing on her behalf.

In the cabin, Qiao Guo Lao bowed and apologized to Liu Jing: "Mrs. Wu was also furious about this and ordered Sun Ben to be severely punished. She entrusted me to express my sincere apology to the provincial master, hoping that this incident would not affect the wedding of the provincial master monk Xiang."

After pausing, he said again: "The old lady said that if necessary, she could come and apologize to the provincial governor in person, and she would definitely not want this to happen."

Liu Jing smiled and said, "This incident was just an accident. I believe in Jiangdong's sincerity. Besides, I have already called my mother-in-law, so how can I change my words? Please tell my mother-in-law to tell my mother-in-law that the wedding will be held as scheduled."
Chapter completed!