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Chapter 332 Fishing in troubled waters

Mrs. Sun stared at Fei Yi's eyes for a moment, and raised the corners of her mouth slightly. "Don't you admit it?"

Fei Yi returned the confession with both hands, neither humble nor arrogant. "People with a little knowledge know that this is nonsense."

"I hope to hear the details."

Fei Yi felt relieved, reached out to signal, and asked Mrs. Sun to come to the hall with a smile.

There are indeed some flaws in the confession, but it is generally true. At most, he can only clear Zhuge Liang's suspicion, but he cannot prove his innocence. All he can do is to take all the responsibilities, reduce losses as much as possible, and avoid affecting the alliance.

When Wu and Han Dynasty benefited both, they would benefit each other, and if they were divided, they would suffer two injuries. Zhuge Liang knew this, and Sun Quan knew this too. As long as he could prove that this matter was not instructed by Zhuge Liang, Sun Quan would turn a blind eye and at most he would seek some benefits and would never break up.

Mrs. Sun seemed to be aggressive, but in fact she was just a common method used in negotiations. She wanted to gain some advantage, otherwise she would not take the initiative to hand over the interrogation to him.

Since that's the case, things will be easier. The more calm he is, the more he can take the initiative in the subsequent negotiations. If he is lucky, he might be able to control this matter within his own power and avoid it from reaching Zhuge Liang's ears in a short period of time.

All he needs now is time, come up with an explanation that will satisfy Sun Quan and propose a condition that can meet Sun Quan's requirements.

This is the real purpose of Mrs. Sun's trip.

After leaving his seat, Fei Yi talked happily. "Madam, who is Zheng Jian?"

Mrs. Sun said: "He told me that it was the Zheng family of Guanghan, and his brother Zheng Du, who was once the old subordinate of Liu Zhang."

"Yes, but my wife must not know that the late emperor took Yizhou and recruited talents. Regardless of whether Liu Mu's old subordinates were not, there were countless people who hired according to their talents. Yi was not talented, not only Liu Mu's old subordinates, but also his in-laws, but also his in-laws. Why couldn't Zheng Du hire him?"

Mrs. Sun looked at Fei Yi and sneered in her heart. Why Zheng Du couldn't hire him? Zheng Xiao had already explained it, but it was not written in this confession. The confession she gave to Fei Yi was a copyed version, not an original record. Some were she didn't want Fei Yi to read for the time being, some were not allowed to read for Fei Yi, and some were deliberately written ambiguously so that Fei Yi had a chance to defend herself.

"Why?" Mrs. Sun picked up the teacup, took a sip, and frowned inadvertently. There was ginger in the tea, and the taste was very good.

Fei Yi could see clearly and complained secretly. Mrs. Sun's tea showed that there was room for ease. Frowning meant that the negotiation would be very hard. Sun Quan's appetite might not be able to bear the responsibility.

Even so, Fei Yi still explained quietly. "Zheng Du knew that the victory and defeat had been decided and his destiny was back, but he still ignored the lives and death of the people. He suggested that Liu Mu clean up the walls to resist the late emperor and resist stubbornly. Therefore, the late emperor was not happy, and the literati and officials were not ashamed..."

Fei Yi was clever and tried his best to overthrow Zheng Yi's confession. He did not completely deny it, but only adjusted the details, and while clearing Zhuge Liang, he reduced his responsibilities, and described most of the matter as Zheng Yi's own choices and actions, which had nothing to do with the Shu Han court.

There are many explanations, but it is not the point. The point is that Shu Han and Wu are not enemies, but ally. He is here, on the order of Prime Minister Zhuge to congratulate King Wu to become emperor, and proposes to divide the world. In this case, why should Shu Han do this forever and rebel? This is not in the interests of both sides and is not reasonable.

Mrs. Sun knew that Fei Yi was quibbling, but she did not expose it. She just kept arguing with Fei Yi in details. Early in the morning, she entered the palace with confession and discussed with Sun Quan. Sun Quan's meaning was very clear. It was not in line with the interests of Wu when he turned against Western Shu and turned against him. He did not want to face the attack of Wei Shu at the same time. He took this opportunity to force Zhuge Liang to make concessions. Gaining an advantage in the following formal negotiations was what he wanted most.

Fei Yi brought Zhuge Liang's proposal to divide the world, but Sun Quan agreed in principle, but was unwilling to accept it.

Without anyone reminding him, he saw at a glance that Zhuge Liang's plan was beneficial to Shu Han. Once it was realized, Shu Han not only occupied the upper reaches of the north and south lines, but also formed a condescending strategic advantage for the Wu Kingdom, but also controlled Yanzhou and Jizhou, expanding its power to the hinterland of Wu Kingdom.

To avoid this, we must fight for Bingzhou and take Yanzhou and Jizhou for ourselves. Sun Quan had mentioned this with Fei Yi before, but Fei Yi firmly disagreed. Sun Quan was eager to proclaim himself emperor and had no confidence to refuse. Now that such a thing happened, Sun Quan naturally had to make good use of it and forced Fei Yi to make concessions.

Different paths lead to the same destination. Although the focus of the two sides’ arguments is different, the purpose is the same.

Mrs. Sun was not good at debate, and her purpose was not to discuss the details of the agreement - Sun Quan would send more suitable people to discuss - but to demonstrate. Seeing that Fei Yi refused to admit his conscience, he immediately changed his face and threw down a few threatening words and left.

At the end of the first round, the two sides seemed to part with disagreement and the situation was tense, but in fact the principle was decided, and all that was left was to negotiate [58].

Despite this, Fei Yi was still very uneasy.

Sun Quan's appetite is very big and it is beyond Zhuge Liang's acceptable unless he tells Zhuge Liang the truth of the matter.

In that case, his future will be over. Such a huge loss is enough to kill him.

Fei Yi sighed, even losing his appetite for eating, and his usual calmness disappeared. He thought hard and racked his brains, but he could not think of a way to protect himself.

Before we knew it, the night was getting deep, and the servants were nervous for a long time, exhausted and drowsy.

Fei Yi was also very tired. He returned to the inner room and lay in his clothes. He looked at the bottom of the tent and felt as if he was ashamed.

"Captain." A servant walked in, holding the food table in his hand, and called softly: "Eat something, don't starve."

Fei Yi waved his hand upset. "Put it aside and go down."

"Here." The attendant responded, put the table next to the bed, but did not retreat. He walked to Fei Yi's bed and leaned over to look at Fei Yi. Fei Yi was a little surprised. He looked closely and found that this person was not his attendant. He was shocked and was about to scream, but it was too late.

The man made his palm like a knife, and he cut it on Fei Yi's neck.

Fei Yi fainted without even humming.

The man quickly pulled out an arrow from his body and stuffed it into Fei Yi's hand. Then he held Fei Yi's hand and inserted the arrow into his throat.

Blood gushed out and soaked the bedding. Fei Yi struggled for a few times and then lost his life in a coma. The man waited for a moment, confirmed that Fei Yi was out of breath, picked up the food case again, sighed, and retreated.

The attendant guarding outside the door yawned without notice.

The man left the yard and walked to the place where no one was left. He looked around and invisible corner. He took off his servant's clothes, changed into a green dress, pretended to be a servant in the inn, and swaggered out of the inn and boarded a small black-topped boat leaning against the river.

"Let's go, go to Xishifang."

The oars swayed and made a "bang" sound. The boat slowly left the dock and disappeared into the night.
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