"right!"
All the valiant ministers are willing to fight, but no one can be sure whether they can win.
Zhuge Liang saw through this little trick.
After the civil and military officials around Sun Quan finished arguing, Zhuge Liang gave a cold, clear smile:
"You people are so out of touch with reality! You're so incredibly out of touch with reality!"
The Wu team held their own debate competition, and Zhuge Liang, an outsider, came here to stir up trouble and watch the fun. He wasn't kicked out, and he even dared to sneer to attract attention.
Liangzai is really going all out to break into the mainstream.
It was Zhuge Liang's smile that drew everyone's attention.
Sun Quan, Zhou Yu, Zhang Zhao, civil officials, and military generals all looked to Zhuge Liang.
Zhuge Liang remained calm and said:
"Cao Cao! We have fought against him and know him very well. He is an extremely skilled military strategist, and no one can stop him!"
Previously, only Lü Bu, Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, and Liu Biao dared to oppose him, but now they have all been wiped out, and there is no one left in the world! Only our Imperial Uncle Liu dares to contend with him.
I advise you all to surrender quickly, so you can preserve your possessions, your wives and children, and continue your wealth.
To be honest, Zhuge Liang's actions here are truly quite pretentious.
His goal was to persuade Sun Quan to accept Liu Bei so that they could fight against Cao Cao together.
However, it wasn't straightforward! They used words to provoke Sun Quan.
Sun Quan was young.
Not that stupid.
Not so easily provoked.
Therefore, Zhuge Liang had to continue.
Zhuge Liang said to Sun Quan and Zhou Yu:
"You don't need to argue anymore. I have a brilliant plan that won't bother any of you. I don't need you to send any property or gifts, nor do I need you to send any envoys. All I need to do is send a small boat and two people to Cao Cao. Cao Cao will definitely annihilate this million-strong army and return to the north."
Zhuge Liang spoke in a mysterious tone, deliberately making sure everyone present could hear him.
Even Zhou Yu couldn't help but ask, "Which two people are needed to make the army retreat?"
Throughout history, the best strategy in warfare has been to subdue the enemy without fighting.
So the handsome but naive Zhou Yu was easily fooled by Zhuge Liang.
"Jiangdong sending these two away is like pruning a leaf from a big tree or picking up a grain of rice from a large warehouse—it's not a big loss for you! But for Cao Cao, he must be overjoyed."
Zhuge Liang deliberately kept Zhou Yu in suspense.
Everyone is guessing which two they are.
Which two civil or military officials were they?
As a result, Zhuge Liang said, "Cao Cao has built a new residence called Bronze Sparrow Terrace, which is incomparably magnificent. He has selected beauties from all over the country to fill his harem. Cao Cao is a lecherous man, and he has long coveted the Qiao family in Jiangdong. That family has two daughters, the elder one named Da Qiao and the younger one named Xiao Qiao. They are said to have the beauty to make fish sink and geese fall from the sky, and the beauty to make the moon hide and flowers blush. Cao Cao once swore that he would conquer the world and establish an empire, and he wished to have the two Qiaos of Jiangdong and place them in Bronze Sparrow Terrace to enjoy his later years. Even if he died, he would have no regrets."
Zhuge Liang was enjoying himself, but he couldn't see the expressions on Sun Quan's and Zhou Yu's faces.
"If Fan Li offered Xi Shi to Cao Cao, why can't Eastern Wu offer the Two Qiaos to Cao Cao now?"
Sun Quan's face turned pale!
Zhou Yu insisted, "Cao Cao wants the two Qiao sisters, but that's just a rumor and shouldn't be believed!"
Zhuge Liang was determined to fan the flames: "There is evidence! Cao Cao's son, Cao Zhi, wrote a poem about the Bronze Sparrow Terrace, in which he described how he embraced the two Qiao sisters in the southeast and enjoyed their company day and night!"
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