"Liu Yuanjun questioned Xu Du's false transmission of the holy decree?"

As soon as Zhou Yu's words came out, the atmosphere at the scene suddenly became tense. Whether it is questioning the decree or falsely proclaiming the decree, it is a terrible accusation. At this moment, Cao Ren's face was pale, and he was about to attack, and Sima Lang stood silent with his hands behind his back. As for Sun Ce, he twisted his beard and watched lively.

However, since Zhuge Liang dared to go to the Zhangshui camp in person, he was naturally prepared. Faced with a question from Zhou Yu, Zhuge Liang calmly refuted, "Zi said: If the name is not right, the word is not good; If you don't go your way, you won't get it. The relocation of the capital and the division of the seal are related to the society, and if the truth of the holy decree is not distinguished, will the monarchs sitting here not become the laughing stock of future generations! ”

Zhuge Liang raised his head and calmly looked at Sun Ce and Cai Ji in the hall, and saw Sun Ce's eyes stagnant, obviously because he was in his heart. Looking at Cai Ji on the side, he was calm and unmoved. Seeing this scene, Zhuge Liang couldn't help but feel nervous. As far as he knows, anyone who enters the world and fights for the world, no matter how high or low, will care about the evaluation of future generations. Cai Ji's reaction now, either the holy decree is indeed from the original intention of the Son of Heaven, or the pretentious behind the scenes is her Cai Anzhen herself!

Facing Zhuge Liang's hostile gaze, Cai Ji asked with interest, "Then according to Zhuge Junshi's opinion, how should Yu and the others distinguish the authenticity of the holy decree?" ”

Zhuge Liang arched his hand towards the sky and said solemnly, "It's up to the Son of Heaven to decide!" ”

Speaking of which, everyone finally understood Zhuge Liang's intention, that is, to release the Son of Heaven first and then relieve the siege of Dangyang. Sun Ce and Zhou Yu naturally don't care. But how could Cao Ren and Sima Lang agree to such a request. I heard Sima Lang sneer in a deep voice, "Since that's the case." I asked Liu Yuanjun to go to Xudu for verification. ”

Zhuge Liang said unceremoniously, "Everyone in the world knows that the Cao family's father and son imprisoned the monarch and killed the concubine, how can Liang sit back and watch the lord go to the tiger's den!" ”

"Bold and wild. Hugh is nonsense! Cao Ren burst into a shout, rolled up his sleeves and was about to repay Zhuge Liang with an old fist. Seeing this, Chen Zhi hurriedly jumped out and protected Zhuge Liang behind him. The atmosphere in the tent also dropped to freezing point with the confrontation between Cao and Chen.

For Cai Ji, who is used to seeing big scenes, this little episode is not enough to make her messy. Seeing that as the host, she waved her hand calmly and said, "Don't be impatient, gentlemen. The holy car will move the capital to Xiangyang in a few days, and Liu Yuanjun will be able to personally face the saint to find out the authenticity. ”

Before Cai Ji's voice fell, Sima Lang and Zhuge Liang seemed to have changed their expressions. Sima Lang was shocked that Cao Ang let the Son of Heaven go south so lightly. And Zhuge Liang didn't know that there was such a thing as moving the capital to Xiangyang from the beginning. At this moment, I suddenly heard that the Son of Heaven was about to go south, and Zhuge Liang was in a hurry. At this time, I couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

However, without waiting for Zhuge Liang to think about it, Cai Ji had already announced loudly with a wave of his hand, "The matter of moving the capital and dividing it will be discussed later." Today, the lone will set up a banquet to entertain you. ”

Sun Ce was obviously tired of the verbal sparring between the strategists, and instead asked Cai Ji with great interest, "Is there any wine?" ”

It turned out that in order to rush to Nanjun as much as possible, the Qi-Wu coalition army strictly prohibited drinking alcohol along the way. Cai Ji knew that Sun Ce had been holding back his alcohol addiction for months. I couldn't help but smile. "That's enough."

"Haha! Qi Hou is the most refreshing! Sun Ce stroked his palms and laughed, "Lone is not drunk today!" ”

With Cai Ji's order, Cai Yan and Lily of the Valley prepared wine and meat dishes in the army to entertain everyone. The wine is the world-famous Jimo mash wine, although this wine is not as strong as Cai Ji's "smoke and fire" brewed in the dragon's mouth, but it is better than the rich aroma of the wine, the mellow taste, the key is not the head, so it is often used by Cai Ji to reward meritorious people. The meat is freshly killed yellow sheep stewed with reeds. There are also seasonal delicacies such as steamed fish belly, tofu bighead carp head soup, cold bean sprouts, etc.

In the wet and cold winter in the south, I drank mash wine and ate stewed reeds with yellow sheep. It should have been a pleasant thing. It's a pity that Zhuge Liang is thinking about how to deal with the southward movement of the Son of Heaven, and he has no heart to taste the wine and food in front of him. In his opinion, the Son of Heaven moved the capital to Xiangyang, which had both advantages and disadvantages for Liu Bei. The advantage was that Liu Bei was finally able to get in touch with the imperial court unimpeded. and then assisted the Son of Heaven as a clan. The downside is that once the Son of Heaven moves to Xiangyang, it will undoubtedly block Liu Bei's road from Jingzhou to the Central Plains, so that Zhuge Liang has to revise his plan for the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains. In addition, the reason why Cai Ji and Sun Ce crossed the Han River at night is still bothering Zhuge Liang. Because according to Cai Ji's statement, she and Sun Ce didn't need to be in such a hurry to go south at all.

Zhuge Liang's pretending to be calm but lacking appetite was completely seen by Cai Ji. Although Mr. Wolong in front of him was still as young as an unripe plum, when he thought that the other party was Zhuge Wuhou, who was famous in history, Cai Ji did not dare to slack off. Because she had experienced business negotiation in her previous life, she knew that negotiation was a psychological war that combined power, resources, information, time and pressure. Any qualified negotiator will be mentally prepared for the upcoming negotiations to adapt to the unpredictable circumstances on the negotiation floor. Cai Ji believes that at most one night, Mr. Wolong on the other side will come up with a new way to deal with it. Fortunately, so far Cai Ji still understands Zhuge Liang's bottom line, but Zhuge Liang doesn't understand her bottom line. So in order to further suppress Zhuge Liang, Cai Ji decided to strike while the iron was hot and make a big splash at the banquet to completely block the other party's back road.

Thinking of this, Cai Ji put down the wine cup in his hand, turned to Sun Ce, who was sitting on the side and was drinking happily, and asked, "Wu Hou, how many people can you say can escort the capital this time?" ”

Sun Ce burped, crossed his fingers and responded, "Lonely, Qi Hou, Cao Chengxiang, and Liu Zhijun are also four." ”

"Definitely." Cai Ji shook his head and said, "I thought that Ma Mengqi should be counted." ”

When Cai Ji mentioned Ma Chao, Zhou Yu, who had just brought the wine cup to his mouth, raised a subtle arc at the corner of his mouth. Apparently he had understood what Cai Ji was trying to do. But Zhou Yu did not interfere in the dialogue between Cai Ji and Sun Ce, but let Sun Ce continue to play on his own. Because he knew that there were some words that Bo Fu would say more powerful than him.

Sun Ce did not disappoint Zhou Yu, and in the face of the burden thrown by Cai Ji, he seemed to be drunk, and asked in a disapproving tone, "According to Qi Hou's opinion, Cao Jun is not the enemy of horses?" ”

Sun Ce's fluttering rhetorical question was like a gust of wind stirring up a stormy wave in the seemingly calm tent. Cao Ren, who couldn't hold back for the first time, suddenly got up and asked. "What did Wu Hou say?"

Cai Ji sighed and answered for Sun Ce, "Don't hide it from General Cao, Ma Chao is in the name of escorting people into Beijing. With tens of thousands of Guanxi disciples, they knocked on Longxi, and the soldiers were three auxiliaries. Although Yuan Changgong, the captain of Si Li, had led troops to support, Cao's army was outnumbered, and the outcome was still unknown. ”

After listening to Cai Ji's explanation, Mo said that Cao Ren and the other Cao Ying civil and military were anxious, and even Zhuge Liang, who was sitting on the side, turned pale with a white face. You must know that the Sanfu mentioned by Cai Ji originally referred to the three officials who governed the Gyeonggi region in the Western Han Dynasty, and later gradually evolved to refer to the areas under the jurisdiction of these three officials. Ji Jing Zhaoyin, left Feng Yi, right Fufeng. According to Zhuge Liang's previous tailor-made strategy for Liu Bei, after Liu Bei captured Jing and Yierzhou, he should have divided his troops into two routes to the Central Plains. One of them, Liu Bei selected a general to lead the army of Jingzhou to the Central Plains. On the other hand, Liu Bei personally led the army of Yizhou to attack from Qinchuan. But today, Zizi moved the capital to Xiangyang, as if it had blocked the road of Liu Beibing's Northern Expedition from Jingzhou. If Ma Chao was allowed to unify Liangzhou and take Sanfu, and then obtain the official division of the imperial court, wouldn't Liu Bei even be blocked from the route of his troops out of Qinchuan.

At this moment, Zhuge Liang finally understood why Cai Ji and Sun Ce were in a hurry to cross the Han River at night. However, according to the current situation, Liu Bei can't afford to spend time with Cai Ji and Sun Ce. Of course, Zhuge Liang can also bet on Zhong Xuan to break Ma Chao and resolve the predicament. But this kind of gambling is not in line with his Zhuge Liang's consistent style of doing things.

As if he had seen through Zhuge Liang's thoughts, Cai Ji elegantly turned his head and smiled at Zhuge Liang and said. "It's urgent. I also hope that Mr. Zhuge will tell Liu Envoy that Gu and Wu Hou are willing to participate in the grand event with Envoy. ”

From the perspective of Cai Ji and Sun Ce, skipping Zhuge Liang and Liu Bei to negotiate directly face-to-face is the most time-saving and effective. Therefore, as soon as Cai Ji's voice fell, Zhou Yu also reminded Zhuge Liang in a half-persuasion and half-warning tone, "Brother Kong Mingxian, matters related to the society still need to be decided by your lord personally. ”

Now Sima Lang and Cao Ren have also understood the intentions of the Cai and Sun families, although the situation in Liangzhou is still tugging at their hearts, but when they think that the Zhuge villager who has been making it difficult for them for months is finally deflated, the two still cast gloating glances at Zhuge Liang.

In fact, Cai, Sun, and Cao joined forces to exert pressure. Zhuge Liang didn't find it difficult to do. What really shook him was Zhou Yu's sentence "Matters related to society still need to be decided by your lord himself." "Don't look at Zhuge Liang's young age. Born in a scholarly family, he has a lot of research on the way of being a minister, and knows what things can be exempted from military orders abroad, and what things cannot be replaced by a courtier. So even if there was no more unwillingness in his heart, Zhuge Liang at this time still replied respectfully, "Liang will definitely convey the words of the Marquis of Qi to the envoy." ”

Seeing that Zhuge Liang chose to give in, Cai Ji secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and then raised his glass and saluted, "It's rare that Mr. Zhuge understands the righteousness so well, and he is here to give Mr. a drink." ”

"Qi Hou is polite." Zhuge Liang generously raised his glass and returned the salute, and drank all the water and wine in the cup with his head high. The burning sensation of the wine through his intestines was like a raging fighting spirit burning in his heart.

The next day, Zhuge Liang returned to Liu Bei's camp outside Dangyang City with Cai Ji's message. At this time, Liu Bei had already learned the news that the Qi-Wu coalition army had arrived in Zhangshui, and was very afraid of the arrival of Cai Ji and Sun Ce. So he led the civil and military forces to wait in front of the tooth tent for a long time, and when he saw Zhuge Liang, he couldn't wait to step forward and take the other party's hand and asked, "Kong Ming has worked hard all the way, I don't know what the purpose of Cai Anzhen and Sun Bofu is going south?" ”

Zhuge Liang glanced at his colleagues with different expressions around him, and then said aloud with a smile on his face, "Don't worry, my lord. The second marquis of Qi and Wu went south this time to participate in a grand event with the lord. ”

"Together?" Liu Bei was slightly stunned, and immediately remembered the news that Xu Shu brought back before, so he followed up and asked, "But what about escorting and moving the capital?" ”

In the face of Liu Bei's questioning, Zhuge Liang did not give an answer on the spot, but lowered his voice and reminded Liu Bei, "My lord, the matter is important, there are many people here, it is better to enter the account and discuss it in detail." ”

Liu Bei, who came back to his senses, nodded quickly, took Zhuge Liang's hand and walked into the tooth tent quickly. After the ministers were seated, Liu Bei asked Zhuge Liang again, "Kong Ming, what's going on?" Thou shalt tell me the lonely. ”

This time, Zhuge Liang did not sell Guanzi, but told Liu Bei and others about his experience in Cao Ying and Zhangshui Camp as it was. Compared with the sporadic news sent back by Xu Shu before, Zhuge Liang's grasp of the situation is more detailed and more moving. When he said that the Son of Heaven was about to move the capital to Xiangyang, Liu Bei and the others showed joy in their eyes. But this joy didn't last long before it was completely broken by the news that Ma Chao knocked on the door and asked for closure.

However, compared with Zhuge Liang, who was bent on the Northern Expedition, Liu Bei was more concerned about whether his territory could continue to expand externally in the future. So without waiting for Zhuge Liang to finish speaking, Liu Bei had already taken the case and said, "If Ma Chao is sealed in Liangzhou, and Zhang Lu in Hanzhong is the inside and outside of each other, won't he be trapped in Jingzhou!" ”

Seeing this, Zhang Cun, who was not driving on the side, hurriedly twisted his beard and said to Liu Bei, "Lord Mingjian, a rabbit goes, hundreds of people chase it, accumulate rabbits in the city, and ignore it, if you don't want rabbits, you can't fight for it." For today's plan, it is advisable to escort Qi and Wu Erhou south as soon as possible and divide the name. ”

Liu Bei nodded again and again under Zhang Cun's instigation, "Chu Ren is reasonable. Lone will make an alliance with Qi and Wu Erhou on the same day! ”

Seeing that Liu Bei was eager to negotiate peace, Zhuge Liang couldn't help frowning and arched his hand and said, "Although it is imperative for the lord to join Qi and Wu Huimeng, you can't rush it. ”

Liu Bei turned his head and asked, "How did Kong Ming say this?" ”

Facing Liu Bei's question, Zhuge Liang got up and walked to the cowhide map, pointed to the location of Xiangyang on the map and analyzed, "My lord, please see, the Son of Heaven will move the capital to Xiangyang, and Wang Ji will definitely be redrawn." Yu heard that Qi, Wu Erhou and Xu Du Zhugong wanted to divide the three counties of Jingbei into Wangji, so ......"

"In this way, only Jing Nanye is left." Liu Bei smiled bitterly and said the second half of the sentence for Zhuge Liang. As the weakest prince in the army, Liu Bei knew very well that with the strength he currently had, he could not compete with the Qi-Wu coalition army. If Cai Ji and Sun Ce really planned to weaken his strength by dividing Wang Ji through Guò as Zhuge Liang said, then he Liu Bei would be powerless at this time.

And just when Liu Bei was disheartened, Zhuge Liang confidently hugged his fist at him, "Don't worry, my lord, there is still a chance to turn things around." ”

"A chance to turn around?" Liu Bei laughed at himself and said, "The lone soldier is not as good as the Qi and Wu coalition army, and the reputation is not as good as that of the princes of Xu Du, so what is the opportunity to turn around." ”

"That being said." Zhuge Liang raised his hand and pointed directly in the direction of Dangyang and said, "However, the lord has Cao Gong." ”

Liu Bei's eyes suddenly lit up when he heard this, and he immediately bowed his hand to Zhuge Liang, "Please also ask Kong Ming to give advice." (To be continued......)