The fact that Wei and Wu did not trust each other was true and there was nothing to be ashamed of.

It was embarrassing to be caught by the other party.

Zhou Bing knew that he had fallen into the other party's plan and lost a move, but he had no choice but to admit defeat.

The opponent's crossbow arrow is aiming at him. If there is a conflict, it will only suffer a greater loss.

After going down the mountain, Zhou Rui bought some local products casually and took his subordinates back to the boat. The time he was restrained by the other party was enough to exchange situations, and it was meaningless to stay on the shore, and it would only increase the danger.

Cao Miao was sitting opposite Sun Luban, chatting and laughing, but he didn't know what to say. Seeing Zhou Feng come in, he held a crossbow arrow in his hand and laughed.

"The lieutenant has gained a lot."

"Shame." Zhou Feng sat down aside, placed the crossbow arrow on the table, bowed and left.

Sun Luban picked up the crossbow arrow, looked at the words written on it, and his eyebrows raised lightly. "Did you arrange it?"

"It's not me, it should be arranged by Cao Zhuan." Cao Miao took the crossbow arrow, glanced at it, and then put it down. Sun Luban handed over the cloth with the words. Cao Miao took it, moved his heart, picked up the crossbow arrow again, observed it carefully, pinched the arrow, and rotated it slightly. The arrow was removed, and there was a tightly rolled note hidden in the arrow stool. The note was only half a finger wide and one finger long, and it was filled with dense small characters.

Cao Miao walked to the lamp with the note, read it carefully, pondering without saying a word.

Sun Luban originally wanted to be calmer, but he couldn't help but feel curious. He stretched his neck and came over to see it. After only one look, he felt dizzy and immediately chose to give up. "What is this?"

"My father sent a message. The emperor sent him to investigate Ziwu Valley, saying that there was a possibility of using troops to Hanzhong."

When Sun Luban heard this, he said, "So, isn't this the person arranged by Cao Zhuan?"

"No, it's an old subordinate in my mansion. I arranged for him to go to Guanzhong to meet my father. He came back and brought back the latest news."

Sun Luban said oh and scratched his head. "Do you want to go ashore to meet him?"

"No, the news is all here." Cao Miao looked at the notes in his hand and then looked at Sun Luban. "Do you want to read it?"

Sun Luban shook his head repeatedly. They had an appointment first and did not force the other party to provide information unless the other party took the initiative.

Cao Miao didn't say much, lit a note on the lamp, threw it on the plate, waited for the note to burn to ashes, and poured some tea on it. When he did this, he didn't speak, and his expression was obviously a little uneasy.

Sun Luban didn't dare to say much. Emperor Wei arranged for Cao Zhi to investigate Ziwu Valley. This news was very important, but it was good news for Wu. It was naturally not a small move to use military forces in Hanzhong. At least it had to use the main force in Guanzhong, and it might even use the imperial guards in Luoyang.

In this way, the pressure on Wu State was greatly reduced, and Sun Quan could handle internal affairs with confidence.

"Yunliang, are you worried about your father?"

Cao Miao rolled his eyes and slowly came to his senses. "I'm not worried about my father, I'm worried that the general Cao Zhen underestimated the enemy. He thought that if he defeated Zhuge Liang several times, he would have the opportunity to counterattack Hanzhong. The last time Xiahou Yuan was killed, the Great Wei suffered heavy losses. It took so many years of rest to recover some vitality. If he gets troubled, all the previous results may be ruined."

Cao Miao patted his forehead and smiled at himself, "It's important, I want to discuss it with them."

Sun Luban nodded considerately. Cao Miao bowed and left in a hurry.

After Cao Miao left for a while, Zhou Feng appeared outside the cabin door again. He looked at the direction where Cao Miao left, curled his lips, and invited him in again. Sun Luban asked him to take his seat, and ordered someone to change his cups and talk about what had just happened.

Zhou Feng listened quietly and finally said, "I have seen it."

"What?" Sun Luban, who was drinking water, was stunned and almost choked by the water.

"I saw the secret letter." Zhou Feng roughly repeated the content of the letter, then picked up the wine glass and drank it all. "At least he is still honest to the princess."

Sun Luban's mouth twitched, unable to tell what it felt. Zhou Feng looked depressed when he first came in. She thought Zhou Feng had suffered a loss. Now she realized that Zhou Feng had suffered a loss, but she also got the advantage. He had already secretly read the secret letter, but pretended not to know anything.

"Then how did you not reveal any flaws?" Sun Luban was very curious when he thought of the tightly rolled up notes.

"Uh..." Zhou Feng was a little embarrassed. He did take a lot of effort to send the note back. He used to be very easy to dry his hands, but now he only has one hand, which is too much trouble. When necessary, he had to use his teeth.

Seeing that Zhou Bree looked wrong, Sun Luban realized that he had made up his words and quickly changed the topic.

"What does the lieutenant think of this news?"

"The Emperor of Wei is afraid that he has suspicion of Cao Jun and his son, and wants to kill someone with a knife. When he goes to Liaodong, the princess should try to separate her relationship with him and avoid being affected by the fish in the pond and causing great trouble. When necessary, the princess may also be prepared to abandon her son."

"Abandoned son?" Sun Luban changed his face, and the tea cup in his hand suddenly blew on the table with a "bang", and tea splashed out.

"Princess." Zhou Feng looked calm and bowed. "I am following the order to assist the army and should give straight advice. Listening or not, all depends on the princess. I hope the princess will focus on the overall situation and putting the Great Wu first. It is not appropriate to be confined to the affection of children and lose the big ones for the sake of the small."

Zhou Feng paused and said, "Jun Cao is unique and wants to compete with a woman and a man, and he has high hopes for the princess. The princess should not disappoint him."

Sun Luban opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say.

Killing Cao Miao when necessary is the best way to repay Cao Miao?

This sophistry-sounding truth was spoken from Zhou Rui, but there was no difficulty at all, and she had gained insight.

But if you think about it carefully, you can't say that Zhou Bing said nothing.

She is the princess of Wu. This mission is not only related to whether Wu can grasp the weakness of Wei, but also to whether women can lead troops and carry out missions like men. This is exactly what Cao Miao has always advocated, and he definitely doesn't want to see her frustrated.

only……

Sun Luban didn't know how to face this problem. She realized now that the complexity of the mission to Liaodong this time was far beyond that of Wuchang's bandit suppression. When necessary, she might really have to face difficult choices.

"I'll think about it again." Sun Luban waved his hand powerlessly.

Zhou Qi bowed again, got up and retreated. Standing outside the cabin door, listening to the sound of Sun Luban pounding the desk in the cabin, he sighed secretly.

He knew this was cruel, but he had to say it. Since Sun Luban chose this path, he had to be conscious of facing such difficulties. It would be better to let her be mentally prepared earlier than to reason at that time. Don't be like him, and be disappointed after being hurt and be determined to die.

The battlefield is dangerous and the outcome is impermanent. He should have been mentally prepared.
Chapter completed!