Mi Han

Chapter 692: Two Confessions Fish in the Net

Chapter 692: Two Confessions Fish in the Net

The atmosphere in the lobby became quite quiet because of Mi Yang's scolding.

In this quiet atmosphere, Zhang Wen and Zhou Qian's faces looked very good.

If the master humiliates the minister, he shall die. If the master humiliates the minister, he shall die!

Although every word of Mi Yang's speech was insulting Sun Quan, as Sun Quan was the master of Jiangdong, and being insulted by Mi Yang made Zhang Wen and Zhou Cang feel more uncomfortable than if he had directly insulted them.

Shame, anger, surprise

The various facial expressions made Zhang Wen and Zhou Qian's faces turn pale and blue.

Fortunately, Zhang Wen and Zhou Qian were in their prime, otherwise, if it were any other older famous scholars in Jiangdong, they might have been scolded to death by Mi Yang.

After cursing for a while, Mi Yang picked up the tea on the table and took a sip to moisten his throat.

Mi Yang originally thought that if Zhang Wen and Zhou Qian dared to speak out to excuse Sun Quan, he wouldn't mind continuing to scold them for a while.

As a disciple of Fa Zheng, Mi Yang was familiar with the Four Books and Five Classics since childhood.

Although Mi Yang, who was well-versed in the Four Books and Five Classics, could not write any decent articles, he was good at quoting from classics to denounce shameless people.

But after moistening his throat, Mi Yang still didn't see Zhang Wen and Zhou Cang speak.

The two of them were now like Shiba Inus that had been pissed off. Although their chests were rising and falling violently, they dared not open their mouths even a little bit.

Don’t Zhang Wen and Zhou Cang want to refute Mi Yang and restore Jiangdong’s reputation?

Some things cannot be done just by thinking about them.

Every word Mi Yang said to insult Sun Quan was well-founded.

No matter how much Zhang Wen and Zhou Qian wanted to refute, they couldn't lie with their eyes open.

Zhang Wen and Zhou Qian were hesitant to respond, which made Mi Yang secretly despise them:

Is this still a famous scholar in Jiangdong?

However, the deafening silence of Zhang Wen and Zhou Qian also deprived Mi Yang of the opportunity to attack again.

It seems that Zhang Wen and Zhou Qian have made up their minds not to respond to Mi Yang anymore.

After all, Mi Yang has not yet made a positive response to the two points Zhou Qiang just made, and those two points can also be the reason for his current silence.

As long as I am thick-skinned enough and you lose your patience, won't you let us go?

Unfortunately, Zhang Wen and Zhou Qian were too naive in their calculations.

Mi Yang had not called the two of them here today to scold them.

Mi Yang raised his hand slightly, and several Han soldiers rushed in from outside the hall.

The sudden rush of several vicious Han soldiers scared Zhang Wen and Zhou Qian who were sitting there.

At this time, the two of them thought that Mi Yang felt that scolding was not enough and was going to start taking direct action.

However, before Zhang Wen and Zhou Cang could open their mouths to excuse themselves by claiming to be envoys, the next scene that appeared on the field made Zhang Wen and Zhou Cang freeze in their seats.

After the Han soldiers rushed in, they did not take Zhang Wen and Zhou Cang out of the hall.

Their target is only Zhang Wen.

When Zhang Wen, who was sitting there in a daze, was lifted up by several Han soldiers and taken out of the hall, Zhou Qian finally reacted.

Zhou Cang hurriedly stood up and said to Mi Yang:

"Mr. Zhang is well-known throughout the world, and he is also the chief envoy to Jiangdong. Doesn't the Grand Marshal really fear the gossip of the world?"

When saying this, Zhou Qiang was half anxious and half nervous.

Although Zhou Cang and Zhang Wen were both famous scholars in Jiangdong, their reputations in Jiangdong were not on the same level. Such a gap made it difficult to say that there was any friendship between Zhou Cang and Zhang Wen.

But Zhang Wen was the chief envoy of the Wu Dynasty and a beloved person of Sun Quan. Even if Zhou Cang had reservations, he had to show his attitude and protect Zhang Wen for both public and private reasons.

Unexpectedly, after listening to Zhou Qian's words, Mi Yang just smiled and said nothing.

Blatant disregard.

Before Mi Yang could reiterate his stance, Zhang Wen was quickly dragged out of the hall by several Han soldiers.

As a result, Zhou Qian had to face Mi Yang alone in the entire hall.

Looking at the empty seat beside him, thinking about the unpredictable fortune or misfortune of Zhang Wen, and then remembering the undisguised disgust for Sun Quan that Mi Yang had just revealed, Zhou Qian felt uneasy.

Who can guarantee that he who is left behind will be the safe one?

The suspicion in his heart, coupled with the fact that Mi Yang just drank cup after cup of tea without saying a word, made Zhou Qian feel more and more uneasy.

Although it was a sunny day today, Zhou Qian always felt that he was in an ice cellar in the hall.

Zhou Qian is a smart man, and he is also quite courageous, which allows him to sometimes rely on the confidence in his heart to make risky moves like asking Mi Yang just now.

But in essence, Zhou Qian and Mi Yang are not people of equal status, not to mention that Mi Yang's reputation has long been deeply rooted in Zhou Qian's heart.

Under the influence of these two aspects, when Mi Yang did not play by the rules and did something that Zhou Qian had never expected, Zhou Qian would inevitably become more and more panicked.

Zhou Cang was not very afraid of the Grand Marshal of the Han Dynasty, nor was he very afraid of the General of Tian Ce who was carrying Liu Bei's last hopes, because the heavier the burden was, the more constraints they would often face.

But Zhou Qiang was really afraid of Mi Yang, who was a rookie who rode alone into Gong'an.

Although human hearts are complex and changeable, sometimes they are not without traces.

Mi Yang slowly sipped the tea in his hand, all the time paying attention to Zhou Qian's expression.

Mi Yang put down the teacup in his hand only when he realized that the time was almost ripe.

Unlike what Zhou Qian expected, Mi Yang spoke again in a gentle tone:

"Zi Yu, do you know why the envoys from the Western Regions are plotting rebellion?"

Zi Yu is Zhou Yu's courtesy name.

Zhou Qiang was surprised to be suddenly addressed by Mi Yang by his courtesy name, but the suspicion in his heart also slowly dissipated.

As for what Mi Yang asked, Zhou Qian was unable to give his own opinion.

Because the time is too short.

No matter how smart a person is, any judgment he makes depends on the support of a lot of intelligence.

Zhou Qiang had only been in Chang'an for a few days, and during these days he had been staying in the Sifang Pavilion and had never gone out.

He didn't know whether there had been any foul play between the Han Dynasty and the countries in the Western Regions recently, nor did he know the character of the people in the Western Regions. How could he make a judgment?

In confusion, Zhou Qian could only say:

"Perhaps it is because the envoys from the Western Regions were lured by Cao Wei's spies."

This judgment is the thinking of most people in Chang'an City recently.

In order to ensure that he did not say the wrong thing, Zhou Qian could only go with the flow.

After hearing Zhou Qian's perfunctory answer, Mi Yang remained silent.

Mi Yang, as if he had expected Zhou Qian to answer like this, turned his gaze to Jiang Ji.

Jiang Ji, who received Mi Yang's gaze, understood and stood up and walked in front of Zhou Qian.

Then, under Zhou Qian's puzzled gaze, Jiang Ji took out two bloody silk books from his arms and placed them in front of Zhou Qian.

"Messenger, please look."

After leaving these words, Jiang Ji left Zhou Qian's presence.

When Jiang Ji left, Zhou Qian's curiosity was aroused to the maximum when he looked at the two bloody silk books on the ground.

Finally, driven by curiosity, Zhou Qian reached out and picked up a silk book on the ground and began to read it.

Both of these silk books are confessions of the envoys from the Western Regions that survived.

In the confession that Zhou Cang picked up, the envoys from the Western Regions confessed that they were seduced by Cao Wei's spies and wanted to start an uprising in Chang'an to cause chaos.

Although the confession was signed by all the people involved in the case, Zhou Qian knew at a glance that it contained many omissions.

Not to mention how Cao Wei's spies sneaked into Chang'an and maintained long-term contact with envoys from the Western Regions without being discovered.

For example, if Cao Wei wanted to make the envoys from the Western Regions rebel while they were in Chang'an, how great would the promises they made be?

What kind of identity should the Cao Wei spy who took on this heavy promise have in order to gain the trust of the envoys from the Western Regions?

However, the identity of the Cao Wei spy was never mentioned in the entire confession, which poses a big problem.

After realizing this, Zhou Qian felt even more confused.

Among the three regents left by Liu Bei, not to mention Zhang Fei, Mi Yang and Zhuge Liang were both wise and far-sighted.

Especially Zhuge Liang, who had been in charge of state affairs for many years, and even he could see that there were problems in the confession, so it was impossible for Zhuge Liang not to see it.

But if Zhuge Liang really saw it, then why did he let this confession exist in the world?

With doubts in his heart, Zhou Cang reached out and picked up the second confession on the ground.

When he opened the confession, Zhou Cang discovered at a glance that there were more people signing on it.

At first, Zhou Qiang was fine, but after seeing a sentence on the confession, his eyes opened as wide as possible.

An expression of disbelief appeared in Zhou Qian's eyes.

What is this sentence?

"I know that the envoys of Wu State secretly discussed the peace talks with the Grand Marshal of Han."

What a vicious sentence!

Shock, fear, confusion, all kinds of emotions appeared on Zhou Qian's face at once.

At this moment, Zhou Qian's heart felt as if it was hit by various torrents and could not calm down for a long time.

Even Zhou Qian's hand holding the confession began to tremble.

"This is slander! Slander!

This is not the case! This is not the case!

How could I?

While constantly defending himself, Zhou Qian subconsciously looked at Mi Yang with panic.

He must be the one who knows best whether he and Zhang Wen have secretly colluded with him to negotiate peace.

Zhou Qian’s subconscious reaction was not wrong, but he overlooked a very important point, which was that it was Mi Yang who showed him this confession!

When meeting Mi Yang's eyes, Zhou Qian accurately read the playful yet confident look in Mi Yang's eyes.

After seeing Mi Yang's eyes, it was as if a flash of lightning flashed through Zhou Qian's mind.

The bright lightning instantly dispelled the fog in Zhou Qian's mind.

It's him, it's all him!

At this moment Zhou Qian realized belatedly why the envoys from the Western Regions had gone crazy and attacked him and Zhang Wen without any warning.

At this moment Zhou Qian realized belatedly why Mi Yang had specially summoned him and Zhang Wen today.

As he thought more deeply, Zhou Qian realized at this moment why Mi Yang had insulted Sun Quan so harshly!

Good means, good layout, and such deep scheming!

Zhou Qian laughed miserably without realizing it. He held the confession tightly in his hand and stood up with his staggering body.

When he stood up, Zhou Qian looked towards Mi Yang with a look of shock, fear, and deep resentment.

"Mi Yang, I have never had any grudge against you, why do you want to harm me like this!

Why! "

Zhou Cang's sudden attack caused Ding Feng, who was standing behind Mi Yang, to draw the knife from his waist. It also caused dozens of Han soldiers outside the hall to rush in and surround Zhou Cang.

Due to the obstruction of dozens of strong Han soldiers, Zhou Qian lost sight of Mi Yang.

But Mi Yang's next words, passing through the obstruction of dozens of Han soldiers, fell into Zhou Qian's ears clearly.

“There is never a shortage of smart people in this world, and smart people tend to think a lot.

You are a smart man, and Sun Quan is also a smart man.

You can see the clues that the envoys from the Western Regions are colluding with Cao Wei, and Sun Quan can naturally see it as well.

Once Sun Quan sees the clues, he will certainly have doubts.

If, when he was in doubt, our dynasty published a confession with more solid evidence and more in line with common sense, which one do you think Sun Quan would believe?

Of course, Sun Quan is not a person who can be easily deceived. He will not rashly suspect you and Zhang Wen just because of a confession.

But our dynasty is about to march westward. Before the march, the hundred or so Western Regions envoys in Chang'an City will be executed at the entrance of Chang'an Street.

Since the outcome of death and destruction of the nation cannot be changed, the content of the confession that is more in line with common sense is naturally the truth.

Even if Sun Quan trusts you, would he believe that more than a hundred envoys from the Western Regions would use their lives and the future of their country to frame you and Zhang Wen?

How is this possible? "

"Zi Yu, I told you that you are a smart person. What do you think Sun Quan will do to you if things develop to this point?"

Mi Yang's words were like gusts of biting cold wind, whistling in Zhou Qian's ears.

The answer to Mi Yang's question is not difficult to come by.

Thinking of the words Mi Yang had just used to scold Sun Quan, Zhou Cang closed his eyes in pain.

It was true that Mi Yang scolded Sun Quan just now, but Mi Yang had another purpose, which was that he wanted to use facts to remind himself and Zhang Wen - would a person with no manners, no courtesy, and no self-control allow a time bomb to be by his side?

Think about Sun Deng, think about Sun Shangxiang, and then think about Zhang Zhao. Can I compare to their status in Sun Quan's heart?

The answer is self-evident!

When he thought of this, Zhou Qian staggered even more and almost fell down.

At this moment, the Han army surrounding Zhou Qian separated from both sides, revealing an aisle.

In this aisle, a tall figure slowly appeared.

"Zi Yu, I respect your talent and love your family's reputation. I really can't bear to see you die and your family destroyed one day."

There was a strong sense of bewitching in those light words.

When Mi Yang finished saying this, he was already standing in front of Zhou Qian again.

Looking at the man in front of him, a chill from the bottom of his heart instantly permeated Zhou Qian's whole body.

Obviously, Mi Yang's appearance had not changed at all, but Zhou Qian seemed to have recognized Mi Yang in a new way.

A look of struggle and pain kept swirling in Zhou Qian's eyes. Mi Yang did not use his power to force him to submit. Instead, Mi Yang showed an expression that he was thinking about him.

The tone was still warm and the attitude was still sincere, but Zhou Qian felt a chill in his throat.

"What do you want?!"

After shouting this, Zhou Qian seemed to have lost all his strength and fell directly to the ground.

He was scared, really scared!

　Chapter One.

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(End of this chapter)