Jianye City, in the palace of Wu Kingdom.

Zhou Yuqian sat on the top seat, his expression was unusually calm, as if there was no change in mood. "I think you already know the news of the envoys sent by Liu Bei, their purpose is very simple, they want to join forces with us to fight against Cao Cao."

As soon as the words fell, one of His Royal Highnesses quickly walked out of the column, bowed down and said: "Report to the lord, the minister thinks that this matter is very important, and he must not make a hasty decision, I hope the lord will think twice before acting." ”

Zhou Yuqian said lightly: "I don't know what Mr. Zhang Hong has in mind, I'm also preparing to discuss it with you now." ”

I saw Zhang Hong straighten up and replied righteously: "The minister thinks that this matter must be Liu Bei's ulterior motives." You must know that Liu Bei now has no way to go to heaven and no door to enter the earth, and that small Jiangxia City is definitely not a place to live for a long time. Therefore, his purpose this time is not the superficial alliance, but to take advantage of the alliance to seize our city. ”

Before Zhou Yuqian could speak, a person came out on the opposite side of Zhang Hong, and when he looked at it, it was Zhang Hong's brother Zhang Zhao.

After bowing slightly, Zhang Zhao said with a serious expression: "My lord, the minister does not agree with Lord Zhang Hong's opinion. I believe everyone present knows what kind of temperament Liu Bei has, and he should not do such a thing. Besides, even if Liu Bei really had this idea, how could he take a city from our territory with a few thousand people of his size? The minister thought that Liu Bei's request for the alliance this time was sincere. ”

When Zhou Yuqian heard this, he nodded lightly: "Then Mr. Zhang Zhao proposed to accept the alliance?" ”

Who knows, Zhang Zhao shook his head firmly: "No, although Liu Bei really wants to ally with us, he came up with this method when he was desperate." Its purpose is nothing more than to use our strength to contend with Cao Cao, so that they can seek a chance to survive from it. And we have no grievances with Cao Cao, so why should we contend head-on with Cao Cao, the overlord of the north? ”

Zhou Yuqian held his chin in contemplation with his hand, and did not respond positively to his proposal.

At this time, one person stood up in the team behind Zhang Zhao again, but unlike the previous two, this time it was a general in armor named Lu Meng. "My lord, what the two adults said before is very reasonable. However, the last general believes that not only can we not avoid this battle, but we should also take the initiative to confront Cao Cao. If Cao Cao is allowed to defeat Liu Bei and at the same time take Jingzhou, it will only make the situation even more unfavorable for us. Now Cao Cao's power is extremely huge, and we are not his opponents if it continues to develop. Therefore, we should give them a big defeat now, just like the Battle of Chibi in the past! ”

As soon as he heard this, Zhang Hong was furious: "General Lu Meng! You're going to push us up the fire pit, so Cao Cao's power is so huge, what you said is simple, defeat them like you once did. But do you think that Cao Cao is a fool, and will the previous methods still work for them? ”

Lu Meng looked at Zhang Hong without giving in, and said righteously: "Then Cao Cao is not stupid, are we stupid?" If the previous tactics didn't work, can't we come up with another way? Or do you think you're inferior to Cao Cao's advisors? ”

"You're ......!"

Seeing that the two were about to quarrel, Zhou Yuqian hurriedly coughed lightly and said, "Okay, what you said is very reasonable, but now is not the time to argue." So, do the other ministers have any suggestions? ”

There was silence in the hall, everyone looked at me, I looked at you, and I didn't know what to say for a while.

After looking around, Zhou Yuqian fixed his gaze on a handsome man in the front on the left. He smiled faintly and asked, "Gong Jin?" I've been silent this morning, have you come up with any good ideas? ”

Zhou Yu was slightly stunned, bowed down and replied: "My lord, the two adults and General Lu Meng have already analyzed it, but I don't have any new suggestions." It's just that I've been thinking about a problem before, so I've been silent. ”

"Oh? What is the problem? ”

Zhou Yu's face turned grim, and he said with a straight face: "That's Liu Bei sent as an envoy, who is it?" ”

Hearing this question, Zhou Yuqian's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help laughing: "Gong Jin, Gong Jin, your question is the key, this messenger is not a simple character!" ”

Zhou Yu laughed lightly and said, "Well, I probably guessed it." I think that instead of blindly speculating and arguing here, it is better to let this messenger personally analyze for us, what does the lord think? ”

Zhou Yuqian stood up from his seat and raised his head and said, "That's it, tomorrow I will announce him into the hall and come to have a good talk with you." Retreat! So saying, he took the lead and walked away from the side hall.

The ministers were still confused, and they didn't know what medicine Zhou Yu and the lord were selling in the gourd. After leaving the hall in a hurry, they all gathered around Zhou Yu and asked anxiously.

Zhou Yu couldn't help but have a big head for a while, and hurriedly raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet. After everyone stopped making noise, he slowly spoke: "Don't worry, everyone, I know that you are all curious about who that person is, but I am just guessing, as for whether tomorrow's person is him, I am not sure." So, let's give you a hint, think about who in history persuaded everyone to unite against Cao? ”

Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but be stunned, and Zhou Yu hurriedly took this opportunity to leave the crowd. After a few seconds, everyone slammed their heads, and a name emerged at the same time.

Mr. Wolong - Zhuge Liang!

Turning his head, after Zhou Yuqian left from the side hall, he went straight back to his residence. Sitting on a comfortable wooden chair, Zhou Yuqian casually picked up a letter on the table, only to see that it was Zhuge Liang's name written on it.

The corners of Zhou Yuqian's mouth twitched, this Zhuge Liang is really not an ordinary person, and the content written in his letter is exactly the same. I still remember that when I first read this letter yesterday, I didn't believe the contents at all. Because, Zhuge Liang actually wrote in detail all his speculations about today's discussion, whether it is Zhang Hong's extreme mastery, Zhang Zhao is mediocre and gentle; Or the all-out main battle led by Lu Meng and Huang Gai was accurately guessed by him.

On the contrary, there was no mention of the specific matters and conditions of the alliance in the letter, which made Zhou Yuqian even more curious. And at the end of the letter, Zhuge Liang also wrote down a name, Zhou Yukun!

Could it be that Zhou Yukun also came to Jianye this time? If this is really the case, then Zhou Yuqian will have to turn them aside, he hasn't figured out what happened a few days ago, and he doesn't know if Zhou Yukun can accept Yuan Xinwen's parents?

Thinking of this, Zhou Yuqian slowly sat up from the chair, maybe he should go to Yuan Xinwen to talk about this matter, and by the way, he could also ask her about Liu Bei. Putting the envelope in his arms, he got up and went straight to Yuan Xinwen's residence.