Just as Zhuge Liang left Wen Pin's camp, a Jingzhou Navy general walked towards Wen Pin's camp. Before he reached Wen Pin's camp, he looked around as if he was afraid of being discovered. "Is the general here?" At the entrance of the camp, he was stopped by Wen Pin's personal guards.
"Who are you?" The two personal guards blocked the general's path.
When the general saw them, he immediately said, "Generals, I am Zuo Chao, a general of a thousand men under Huo Jun of the navy. Right now, I have something very important to report to General Wen Pin. Please help me pass on the message!" As he spoke, Zuo Chao stuffed a silver ingot into each of his guards' hands.
"Looking for the general?" Wen Pin's personal guards did not dare to accept the ingot. Wen Pin was known for his strict management of the army. If they had such thoughts, they would be chased out of the camp by Wen Pin. Therefore, Wen Pin's connections in Jingzhou were not good and he had offended many people. If not for Huang Zu's defeat in Jiangxia, Wen Pin would not have been able to obtain the position of the general of the Jiangxia Navy.
"Okay. Wait here. We will go in and pass the message!" The general was shocked that the personal guards did not accept the ingot. However, when he saw that the personal guards had gone in to pass the message, he smiled.
"Huo Jun's thousand men want to see me?" Wen Pin was in the camp. He had just asked Zhuge Liang to leave and he was still looking at the map and military books. Huo Jun? Isn't he the military advisor Zhuge Liang's subordinate? Why is a general of a thousand men looking for me? Why doesn't he look for Huo Jun? It would be better if he looked for Zhuge Liang. Although Wen Pin didn't want to see Zuo Chao, but Wen Pin wasn't just strict with his troops, he was also strict with himself. "Let him in." The guard received the order and left. Zuo Chao was then brought into Wen Pin's camp.
"Jiang Xia's Sanjiangkou Navy Camp, Huo Jun's thousand-man general Zuo Chao greets General Wen Pin!" This thousand-man general knelt on the ground as soon as he entered.
"En!" Wen Pin nodded and put down the military book in his hand. "You're the one who wants to see this general? He said there was something important? Why didn't you directly tell your general Huo Jun or your military advisor that you came to my camp?! " Wen Pin didn't have a good impression of Zuo Chao as soon as he opened his mouth. This was because Zuo Chao had a protruding mouth and monkey cheeks. His first impression was that Zuo Chao wasn't a good person. Later, Wen Pin found out that Zuo Chao had bribed two of his personal guards. This made Wen Pin's impression of Zuo Chao even worse. "What is it? Hurry up and say it. This general still has important matters to attend to! I don't have time to talk nonsense with you! “
Zuo Chao wasn't an idiot. He was very observant. When he saw that Wen Pin didn't have a good impression of him, he knew that if he didn't make a name for himself, Wen Pin might chase him out. "General! It's not that Zuo Chao doesn't want to tell General Huo Jun, but that I don't dare to! "
"Don't dare?!" Haha, if you don't dare to tell General Huo Jun, do you dare to tell this general?! If you're here to flatter me and slander me, then get out of here immediately before you speak. This general doesn't like people like you! " "Skipping ranks and going to higher ranks is nothing more than a tattletale!" It was precisely because of this that the atmosphere in the military and even in the officialdom was very bad. Wen Pin had been a tattletale back then. That was why Wen Pin had been promoted to a general of an army. At the same time, he had also been a commandant, a sergeant, and a hundred-man general!
"General, Zuo Chao is really here because of Huo Jun, but this isn't flattery!" Zuo Chao's words were righteous, but his appearance was really unsightly. This led to his current appearance being even more disgusting.
"Get out!" Get out now and I'll pretend I didn't hear anything. Otherwise, I'll give you the crime of slandering a superior officer and then hand you over to General Huo Jun for punishment! " Wen Pin was very disdainful. He was about to pick up the military book on the table and study it again when Huo Jun's next sentence almost made Wen Pin lose his grip on the book.
"General, Huo Jun wants to rebel!" Zuo Chao threw caution to the wind. He had originally planned to discuss with Wen Pin before revealing his intentions, but now he couldn't care less.
"What?" Wen Pin was really frightened by Zuo Chao. "Huo Jun wants to rebel?!" Wen Pin was stunned at first, then he sneered. "You're really not afraid of death. Since you don't want the chance I gave you, then I can only send you to General Huo Jun and let him punish you well!" Huo Jun wanted to rebel? Who was behind Huo Jun? That was the military advisor Zhuge Liang. It could be said that Huo Jun's every move was instructed by Zhuge Liang. If Huo Jun wanted to rebel, then it meant that Zhuge Liang wanted to rebel! Who was Zhuge Liang? His ancestral home was Xuzhou's Langye, but he had long settled down in Jingzhou's Nanyang County. Who was his teacher? That was Master Shui Jing and Pang Degong. His eldest sister was married to the Kuai family, one of the four great families in Jingzhou. His second sister was also married to Pang Degong's son, Pang Shanmin. It could be said that Zhuge Liang was closely related to the entire Jingzhou. It was really a joke.
If Zhuge Liang wanted to rebel, where would he go? Which warlord would he go to? It was true that his elder brother Zhuge Jin held an important position in Jiangdong, but this was a trick of the nobles. They waited for the right price to sell. They supported the warlords in hopes of succeeding the Emperor, but they wouldn't put all their eggs in the same basket. That was why Zhuge Jin went to Jiangdong while Zhuge Liang stayed in Jingzhou.
However, this didn't mean that Zhuge Liang would rebel. If he rebelled, his reputation would be ruined. These scholars didn't care about high positions and wealth. They also didn't care about gold, silver, and jewelry. They only cared about their reputation. In the Three Kingdoms, there were several famous people who didn't care about their lives. For example, Lao Cao borrowed a knife to kill Mi Heng. There were also Kong Rong and Kong Wenju. These people weren't afraid of death, but they were afraid of not having fame. If Zhuge Liang rebelled, what good would it do him? First of all, Zhuge Liang would have to bear the infamy. Not only would he be unlucky, but his Zhuge Family would also be unlucky. Even if he was a noble, he wouldn't be able to bear it. Moreover, he would also implicate Pang Degong and Master Shui Jing. Also, why would Zhuge Liang rebel against Jingzhou? Would he join Jiangdong? Jiangdong already had Zhuge Liang's elder brother. Zhuge Liang would not go. If he wanted to go, he would have already gone. There was also Lü Bu of Lujiang. Even Wen Pin, a martial artist, knew that Lujiang was about to be destroyed. How long could Zhuge Liang last? The only thing left was to be independent. In this Yangtze River, there were no provisions and no territory. He could only be a pirate. If he didn't want to be a high official in Jingzhou, why would he become a pirate? What a joke!
"Men, bring this despicable person to General Huo Jun and let General Huo Jun punish him!" Wen Pin didn't waste any more words and wanted to drag this person away for General Huo Jun to punish.
"General, this matter is true. It is true! You have to believe me. Believe me! " Zuo Chao was scared silly. What he saw was true. He accidentally heard the conversation between Huo Jun and Zhuge Liang. However, he had no evidence. He could only say that he heard it. He, Zuo Chao, came here to report in exchange for wealth. If he was sent to Huo Jun, he would not be able to live. "General, General. Even if you don't believe me, you have to believe your own eyes. Look outside the camp. There are so many new faces. Also, after Zhuge Liang came to Xiakou, he sent Huo Jun and Li Yan to treat the generals and officers. What does Zhuge Liang want to do? What does Huo Jun want to do? "
"Huh?" After hearing Zuo Chao's words, Wen Pin started to think about it. He looked for two of his guards and asked them. The two guards did not dare to hide anything. Huo Jun and Zhuge Liang's actions were not small. Wen Pin had invited a lot of high ranking officials for a meal and even bribed some of the lower ranking officials. This cannot be blamed on Huo Jun. It was mainly because Zhuge Liang was too impatient and had no choice but to do something.
"Moreover, they are going to take action tonight. If nothing happens in the camp tonight and General Huo Jun hands me over, then I will have nothing to say!" Zuo Chao continued to plant bombs. Take action tonight? If it was really tonight, then there was nothing wrong with keeping Zuo Chao here for a while.
"Fine, this general will keep you for one more night. If this is true, then this general will record your merit. If this is false, then this general will not only hand you over to General Huo Jun, this general will also execute you in front of the entire army!" Wen Pin looked at Zuo Chao. If this was true, then Wen Pin would have one more preparation. If it was false, then he could only kill Zuo Chao to make the army feel at ease.
"Thank you, General. Thank you!" Zuo Chao was overjoyed. He finally reached heaven from hell. He heard it from Qinger. Zhuge Liang and Huo Jun were talking about it. Otherwise, he would not have come to report it. It could be said that it was the truth. He was very sure of it. He now began to fantasize about suppressing Zhuge Liang's rebellion. He could forget about the position of military advisor. However, Huo Jun's position was lacking. How could he not be tempted by it?
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