Sun Quan's face darkened. "The Shi Clan truly can't be entrusted with anything important. Lan Tian dismantled them so easily and so quickly, yet that old thief Shi Xie still dreamed of joining forces with me for a pincer attack? And I actually believed him."
Pointing at the contents of the newspaper, Sun Bu analyzed, "Shi Hui exposed his own father and brought Lan Tian to Jiaozhi to help him seize power. Yet in the end, he rebelled right before the battle, trying to wipe out the Trap-Breaking Army. That man is stupid as pigs and dogs."
"Blinded by greed, he brought a wolf into the house, yet did not even know his own measure. Every one of Shi Xie's sons is useless."
Though he found it a pity to lose this line into Jiaozhi, Sun Quan was fortunate not to have been dragged down by pig teammates. Even thinking about it now left him shaken with fear.
"One can see the rest from Shi Xun alone. Lan Tian made him Prefect of Jiaozhi, but he is no more than a puppet. There is one thing this subordinate cannot understand: the Shi Clan has already fallen apart. Why did Lan Tian leave Shi Xie and the others alive? They should all have been exiled. One must cut the grass and pull out the roots." Sun Bu could not puzzle it out.
Sun Quan answered in a deep voice, "Heh heh. How many days does Shi Xie have left to live? Lan Tian may seem softhearted like a woman, but his methods are truly masterful. For such a man to stand against Jiangdong is a grave threat close to our heart."
"Lan Tian is resourceful and cunning, and he also possesses the valor of the Trap-Breaking Army. If Lu Xun has