French Advisor's Second Surrender Plea

"Zitong, you are joking, aren't you?" Chen Qun pressed.

Jiang Ji shook his head and replied, "Not at all. This is precisely the brilliant strategy devised by the Grand Commandant."

"What is so brilliant about it? Why can I not see it?" Chen Qun's face was full of confusion.

Jiang Ji laughed, "If everyone could think of it, wouldn't everyone be able to serve as Grand Commandant?"

"I would like to hear the details." Chen Qun composed himself; he wanted to know where the brilliance lay.

Jiang Ji sat up straight and whispered, "First, the Sima family is a prominent clan in Henei. No one is willing to take such a heavy charge upon themselves, even if the assassin were truly from Jiangdong.

Once the Sima brothers arrive in Jiangdong, not only will they not be persecuted, but they might even be treated as honored guests by Sun Quan. Furthermore, the culprit is highly likely to be within the State of Wei. Liu Bei is our mortal enemy, so looking across the world, Jiangdong is the safest place."

"Hiss, truly a divine and ghostly scheme. I certainly could not have thought of it. But how can we get the Lord to send them away? After all, he is very close to Zhongda. Besides, why would Sun Quan accept them?" Chen Qun asked.

Jiang Ji continued, "This matter requires Changwen to put in the effort. Persuade those officials who support the Sima family to turn around and accuse Zhongda of bribery and treason, and incite the Great King to expel Sima Shi and Sima Zhao. When the time comes, I will persuade the Great King to send the two brothers to Sun Quan."

"This is truly seeking life from the jaws of death. But no matter what we do on our