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A tired war horse carried the veteran Huang Gai and finally returned to Jianye. After Huang Gai escaped from the inn, he went to Wucheng County again. Half-learning learned that the five thousand defenders of Wucheng County had also surrendered to the Han army. Huang Gai was as heartbroken as a knife, but he had no choice but to go, so he had to return to Jianye alone.

There was still one mile away from Jianye City. On the opposite side of the official road, more than a dozen cavalrymen rushed over and rushed to Huang Gai for a moment. These cavalrymen were obviously Sun Quan's guards.

He bowed to Huang Gai for the guards and said, "We are here to welcome the old general under the order of the Marquis of Wu!"

Huang Gai's nose felt a little sore, and he asked quickly: "Thank you all for coming to greet me. How did Mr. Wu know that I'm back?"

"The scouts have come first to report to the Marquis of Wu, so they know that the old general has returned."

"So that's it, then I'll ask you to take me to see Wu Hou."

Unexpectedly, the guards showed no sign of leaving, but instead surrounded Huang Gai from all directions. Huang Gai couldn't help but be stunned, "What are you doing?"

He laughed dryly for the guards and said, "To prevent accidents, please give us the weapons."

Huang Gai was immediately furious, "You dare to be so rude!"

"Please calm down the anger of the old general, we are just on orders."

Huang Gai sighed, this should be what Sun Quan meant. It seemed that Sun Quan was not a good thing to see him, but now that things have come to this, he could not turn his head and leave, so he had to hand over the spear and sword to the guards.

"And the dagger!"

He pointed at the dagger in his leather boots and said, "Mr. Wu has an order, and all weapons must be handed over, including daggers."

Huang Gai felt sad. Liu Jing had not taken away any of his weapons. Sun Quan distrustd him so much, which was so cold. Huang Gai was moved by Sun Quan's sending someone to greet him, but at this time he only felt a burst of chill.

He handed the dagger to the guards, and there was another weapon on him. The guards checked him and the horse bag again, and then he held him to Jianye City. At this time, Huang Gai's heart was cold and allowed the guards to be rude to him.

After a moment, the group entered Jianye City and went directly to the steps of Jianye Palace Square, "Please, General! Marquis Wu is waiting in the main hall." The guards turned over and dismounted and said coldly to Huang Gai.

At this time, Huang Gai suddenly saw Zhang Zhao coming from the side. He hurriedly went up to him and said, "Military advisor, what happened?"

Zhang Zhao sighed and shook his head and left. At this time, several guards stepped forward to hold Huang Gai, and without saying a word, forcing him to walk up the steps quickly and walked into the main hall.

The main hall of Jianye Palace is actually the main hall, with a total scale of a hall. It was named "tang" just to avoid taboos, but it was actually an usurpation, which is also one of the reasons why Liu Jing accused Sun Quan of usurpation and rebellion.

In the wide lobby, Sun Quan sat on the throne of the high white jade steps, looking at Huang Gai coldly. Next to him were Lu Meng, Bu Zhi and more than a dozen senior military officials. Huang Gai broke free from the guards, sorted out his armor, and knelt forward to salute, "Huang Gai was a humble official and joined the Marquis of Wu!"

"Huang Gai, do you know your guilt?" Sun Quan scolded in a stern tone.

"I was unable to command the army and was eager to defeat the enemy. I was ambushed by the enemy, and the entire army was wiped out. I was guilty of being punished."

"Hmph? If so, I won't pursue you anymore. I mean you are guilty of colluding with the enemy!"

Huang Gai's mind buzzed!, and his heart was in chaos. How could Wu Hou say that he colluded with the Han army? It was clearly Zhu Heng who colluded with the Han army and offered Wu County Town, but how did he fall on him?

"I reported to the Marquis of Wu that he did not collude with the Han army in his humble position, but Zhu Heng... He secretly colluded with the Han army, and finally took advantage of my leadership of the army to surrender in the city, which led to his final defeat. Please ask Marquis of Wu to Mingjian!"

Sun Quan sneered and asked, "Since that's the case, why are you the only one left? Are the other soldiers dead?"

"I reported to the Marquis of Wu that Beiye was surrounded by the Han army, and only Beiye broke out, and the rest of the soldiers were captured by the Han army."

Although the truth is slightly different, Huang Gai doesn't want to say much, as long as he has a clear conscience, Sun Quan sneered repeatedly, "What a siege. You think I don't know anything, let you talk nonsense, bring it with you!"

Sun Quan waved his hand, and for a moment, a man was brought up by the guard. Huang Gai recognized him as his general Chen Yan at a glance, and also broke up with him in the inn. Huang Gai was stunned, "Why are you?"

"Why is it not me, the veteran general?"

Chen Yan sneered and bowed to Sun Quan, "See Marquis of Wu!"

"General Chen, confront him!"

Chen Yan turned around and said to Huang Zhong calmly: "I believe that the veteran has already told Zhu Hengxiancheng that the failure to attack the Han army camp. There will be no differences in these, so I won't say more. The key is what happened in the inn. General Huang, let me ask you, have you met Liao Li?"

Huang Gai sighed in his heart. He couldn't explain even if he jumped into the Yellow River. He nodded, "Liu Jing sent Liao Li to persuade me to surrender. This is indeed the case."

"Liao Li is a military advisor of the Han army. Why doesn't General Huang use him as a hostage?"

"The two countries fight and do not kill the envoys, and Liao Li comes up openly. If I take him as a hostage, wouldn't it ruin the reputation of the Jiangdong Army? I won't do such a thing."

Chen Yan sneered repeatedly, "It sounds better than singing, no wonder Liao Li called you Uncle Shi."

Huang Gai was furious, "I don't arrest him, it's not for personal love. I, Huang Gai, served in Jiangdong for decades. Am I a person who cares about personal love and ignores the righteousness?"

Chen Yan did not give in and said tit-for-tat: "Huang Gai, don't use your qualifications to suppress others. I will be with Hou Wu for longer than you!"

Huang Gai was stunned for a moment. He stared at Chen Yan for a while and asked word by word: "Who are you?"

Chen Yan knew that he had made a mistake and made it clear, "I was originally an inner guard and have been following the Wu Hou."

Huang Gai slowly turned around, stared at Sun Quan, and smiled miserably, "It turns out that Marquis Wu has installed a detective next to me, and I only found out today."

Sun Quan said coldly with a blank expression: "You don't need to change the topic. Let me ask you, have you surrendered to the Han army?"

"The old minister was loyal to Sun's family and was loyal to Jiangdong and never surrendered to Liu Jing."

"nonsense!"

Chen Yan next to him said angrily: "You clearly accepted Liao Li's conditions and presented more than a thousand brothers to the Han army, but you got out. If you did not surrender to the Han army, would they let you go?"

Huang Gai shook his head, "You are such a stupid pig. I refused to fight to the death to save your lives. Liu Jing is a kind king. He couldn't bear to be slaughtered by the Jiangdong population again, so he asked me to leave on his own. You are clearly a villain, how could you understand the heart of the general?"

Sun Quan heard Huang Gai's words and ridiculed himself as a villain. He could no longer help but slammed the table hard, "Huang Gai, you are clearly here in Jianye to ambush. At the critical moment, you still want to use sweet words to coax me. Come and take it down for me!"

More than a dozen guards rushed up and pressed Huang Gai to the ground. Seeing that Sun Quan only believed in his personal guards and did not believe in the general, Huang Gai couldn't help but feel sad. He thought that Sun Jian's business was not easy, so he couldn't help but feel sad and shouted loudly: "Sun Quan, Jiangdong is in your hands. What are your faces to meet your father and brother?"

Sun Quan was furious and ordered: "Pull it out and kill it!"

The guards rushed Huang Gai outward, and Zhu Zhi, Zhang Zhao and others begged one after another, "Wu Hou calmed down, there was no conclusive evidence for Huang Gai's surrender. Killing would affect Wu Hou's reputation. Please spare his life."

Lu Meng also pleaded for mercy and said, "Huang Gai has a high prestige in the army, and killing him will affect morale, Wu Housi!"

Lu Meng's plea made Sun Quan's worry, and he slowly said, "Since all the ministers pleaded with me, I will spare him to die, but I will be punished with life. I will beat him two sticks and guard him strictly!"

The guard pushed Huang Gai down, and he shouted from afar: "Sun Quan, incompetent rats, you have died in Jiangdong, what's the face to see your father and brother?"

The atmosphere in the lobby was awkward. Sun Quan snorted heavily, got up and walked towards the harem. The other ministers shook their heads and sighed secretly in their hearts. However, Lu Meng was a little worried and had no intention of going to the military camp and returning to his home.

In the study, Lu ** was sitting at the table alone to drink and Huang Gai's return was actually extinguishing the last glimmer of hope in Wujun. Although Wu Hou did not ask about the situation in Wucheng County today, Lu Meng knew that Wucheng County must have been lost, which, as he expected, would not make him so depressed.

The key is that he accidentally learned today that Sun Quan had installed a secret spy next to Huang Gai to monitor Huang Gai's actions. So would there be a secret spy from Wu Hou beside him? The answer is obvious. Wu Hou could not believe even Huang Gai who followed Sun's generation, so how could he trust him?

At this time, the door opened, and Lu Meng's wife Xie carried a food plate into the study. Lu Meng's ex-wife had passed away. He wanted Xiao Qiao, but Xiao Qiao went to Chang'an and married Liu Jing as a concubine. Sun Quan intended to win over Lu Meng, so he ordered his wife Xie to be a matchmaker and married Mrs. Xie's widowed clan sister to Lu Meng.

Xie is kind-hearted, gentle and considerate, beautiful and dignified, and very loving to Lu Meng. Although she is the clan girl of Mrs. Xie, she rarely goes to the palace to see Mrs. Xie. She devotes herself to raising the two children left by Lu Meng's ex-wife at home, and is highly respected by Lu Meng.

"The general seems to be in a bad mood?" Xie asked with a smile on his face.

Lu Meng sighed, "The wind and rain in the east of the Yangtze River are shaking. At this time, who can get better?"

"The general is doing his best. He really can't save Jiangdong. It's because Jiangdong is exhausted. No one can blame the general. He just hopes that the general will think of our mother and not fight with his life."

Lu Meng nodded silently. His wife was right, and he would be ashamed of doing his best. At this time, he remembered something and asked, "What did Mrs. Wu ask you to go to the palace today?"

"Mrs. Wu Hou said that Moling County is not safe, so I asked me to take my child to live in Jianye Palace so that I can take care of each other."

Lu Meng was stunned, "Did you agree?"

"I didn't agree. I said I wanted to go home and ask the general for instructions, so she didn't persist."

"This is the best. If you really fight, Jianye Palace will not be safe. I think Moling County is safer."

"I also think so. Senior officials and ministers such as Mr. Zhang and Mr. Bu Changshi all live in Moling City. Since it is not safe, let everyone live in Jianye Palace together. Why do you have to let me take my child alone?"

The speaker was unintentional, but the listener was intentional. Lu Meng suddenly realized that it was clearly Sun Quan who wanted to take his wife and children as hostages! Lu Meng suddenly became angry from his heart, and with a "bang!", he pinched the ear cup in his hand to pieces.

"General, you are..." Xie was so scared that he was so scared.

Lu Meng held back his dissatisfaction and said lightly: "It's nothing, remember what I said. If Mrs. Wu asked again, you would say I would not agree. In addition, don't go to Jianye Palace again."

Xie nodded in a vague way, "She originally invited me to go tomorrow, but I told her that I was not feeling well."

Lu Meng smiled and patted his wife's back of her hand, "When the war is over, we will go back to our hometown to have a look."
Chapter completed!