Liu Du was deeply angry because of Pan Feng's killing, and Lu Yan and Jiang Shi killed Pan Feng and threw themselves under Han Xuan. Moreover, Han Xuan caused him to fail to capture Jingzhou before, and he also lost his troops and generals, and he was unhappy.

Liu Du had long been preparing to attack Han Xuan, and Zhao Yunli persuaded: "The national thief is Cao Cao, not Han Xuan." If Wei can be destroyed, then Han Xuan will naturally be subdued. Although Cao Cao died, his son Cao Pi stole the throne of the Han Dynasty. Your Majesty should conform to the will of the people, seize Guanzhong as soon as possible, and occupy the upper reaches of the Yellow River and Weishui, so as to facilitate the conquest of the fierce and rebellious. His Majesty should not ignore Cao Wei and start a war with Han Xuan first. Once the war between the two countries starts, it is unlikely to end soon, and this is not the best policy. ”

There were many people who advised Liu Du to give up the war with Jiangdong, but Liu Du did not agree. Qin Mi, a native of Guanghan, stated in his book that the time of heaven must be unfavorable to the Shu army, so he was convicted and imprisoned.

Liu Du still had a letter on the ground, pointed at the hundred officials and said angrily: "Han Xuan and I have a long-standing grudge, first harming my brother Xing Daorong; and Lu Yan and Jiang Shi killed my general Pan Feng, and I have a grudge against them, gnawing on their flesh and destroying their clan, Fang Xue hates! Why are they holding back? ”

Zhao Yun admonished: "The enemy of the Han thief, the public also; Brotherly enmity, selfishness. I am willing to put the world first. ”

Liu Du replied angrily: "I want to swallow Jiangdong first, and then go north to attack Wei!" ”

Liu Du then did not listen to Zhao Yun's advice and ordered an army to attack Jiangdong. Liu Du ordered all counties in Yizhou to recruit soldiers, and Liu Du personally selected a new army to drill military horses from the lower teaching field every day.

In addition, Liu Du also asked the Ordnance Supervision Workshop to secretly develop a weapon to control the enemy. Liu Du ordered the superintendent to build a heavy martial law, and no outsiders were allowed to enter except Liu Du himself, and even Zhuge Liang and other Liu Du's henchmen did not know what Liu Du was developing, which shows how much Liu Du attached importance to it.

Liu Du reorganized the army day and night, prepared for the Keri Xing Division, and drove the expedition in person. So the ministers all went to the prime minister's mansion to see Zhuge Liang and asked: "Today, the son is in the first place, and he is in charge of the army. The prime minister is in the position of Junheng, why not admonish? ”

Zhuge Liang sighed: "I have been admonished several times, but I just don't listen. Today, the public will go with me into the church. ”

At that moment, Zhuge Liang led hundreds of officials to play Liu Du and said: "Your Majesty first ascended the throne, at this time, it is advisable to form Jiangdong outside the country and fight for Han thieves in the north, so as to uphold the righteousness of the world." If Cao Pi, the lord of Wei, takes advantage of the situation and attacks one of our two families on a large scale, the situation is bound to be dangerous. Your Majesty, please think again! ”

Liu Du saw Zhuge Liang's bitter admonition, and his thoughts in his heart were a little shaken. Suddenly, someone came to report the funeral, and Liu Du was urgently summoned to see him.

"Fa Shang Shu He ......" The mourner couldn't cry silently, it turned out that Fa Zheng had died of a serious illness at home not long ago. Fa Zheng's death made Liu Du very sentimental and cried for several days. Subsequently, Liu Du pursued Fa Zheng as the Marquis of Wing, and gave his son Fa Miao Jue as the Marquis of Guannei.

Zhuge Liang is the humerus, Fa Zheng is the mastermind, although the two have different personalities and interests from each other, they can always focus on public affairs, Prime Minister Zhuge Liang's rear government affairs, full of soldiers and food; Fa Zhengze accompanied the army to discuss and make suggestions. They are able to work closely with each other and learn from each other's strengths. Zhuge Liang now sees that his good partner has passed away, and he is not very sad and regretful. is even more because Liu Du is more willing to listen to Fa Zheng's words, and now that Fa Zheng has died, I am afraid that no one can persuade Liu Du to give up the Eastern Crusade.

In February 220 AD, Liu Du raised an army of 170,000 to Kuiguan and drove the White Emperor City. The front team of military horses has left the Kawaguchi. The close minister said: "Jiangdong envoy Zhuge Jin sent a letter. ”

Liu Du opened the letter and looked at it, Zhuge Jin said in the letter: "The minister's brother has been serving Your Majesty for a long time, so the minister does not avoid suspicion, and he is here to play the matter of Jingzhou." Now the Marquis of Chu learned that His Majesty had raised troops, and wanted to bind and surrender the generals Lu Yan and Jiang Shi, and still return Jingzhou, and form an alliance forever, and destroy Cao Pi together, so as to usurp the crime of rebellion. ”

The more Liu Du looked at it, the more annoyed he became, but he saw that Zhuge Jin continued to write on the letter: "Please discuss with Your Majesty about major and minor matters: Your Majesty is the imperial brother of the Han Dynasty, and the current Han Emperor has been usurped by Cao Pi, and he does not want to eliminate it; But for personal grievances, and to bend the respect of ten thousand times, it is to sacrifice the great righteousness and the small righteousness. The Central Plains is a land in the sea, both of which are the way for the Han Dynasty to start a business, His Majesty does not take it, but fights for Jingzhou, which is to abandon the heavy and take the light. The whole world knows that His Majesty will ascend the throne, and he will prosper the Han dynasty and restore the mountains and rivers; Now His Majesty ignores Wei, but wants to cut down Chu, and steal for His Majesty not to take. ”

Liu Du ignored Zhuge Jin's persuasion and faith. At this time, there were rumors in Jiangdong that Zhuge Jin sent his cronies to exchange news with the King of Han, and the news reached Han Xuan, Hua Xin and others suspected that Zhuge Jin had betrayed Chu and surrendered to Shu, but Han Xuan shook his head and said: "Lone and Ziyu can be described as divine friends, and they are not obtained by foreign words. ”

As soon as Han Xuan finished speaking, Zhuge Jin came to meet him and sighed: "Liu Du raised an army of 170,000 on land and water, and came towards the border of Xiangshui in the starry night. Jin tried his best to persuade him, but Liu Du insisted on refusing to make peace. ”

Han Xuan saw that Liu Du was menacing, and his own troops were too scattered, so he had to guard against Cao Pi in the north. Han Xuan couldn't help but have a big head, stroked his beard and sighed: "If that's the case, then Jiangnan is in danger!" ”

Suddenly, a person under the stairs said: "There is a plan to solve this danger." ”

When Han Xuan looked at the person, it turned out to be the doctor Zhao Shi. Han Xuan asked, "What is Dedu's good strategy?" ”

Zhao Shi replied: "The lord can make a table, a certain wish to be an envoy, go to see Emperor Cao Pi of Wei, Chen said that the benefits and disadvantages, so that the attack on Hanzhong, the Shu soldiers are in danger." ”

Han Xuan agreed: "This plan is the best. But Qing went and lost the weather in Jiangdong. ”

Zhao Zhi replied proudly: "If there is a small mistake, that is, he will throw himself into the river and die, and he will see the characters in Jiangnan!" ”

Han Xuan was overjoyed, so he immediately wrote a statement to call him a minister and ordered Zhao Zhi to be an envoy. The starry night arrived in Xudu, the seer Sima Yi, Wang Lang, etc., and large and small officials, the next morning, Cao Pi immediately ordered to summon Zhao Zhi to see, Zhao Zhi bowed under the Danqi.

After Cao Pi finished reading Han Xuan's descent, he asked Zhao Shidao: "How is the Marquis of Chu like the master?" ”

Zhao Zhi raised his head and replied: "The lord of wisdom, benevolence, and eloquence. ”

Cao Pi smiled and said, "Isn't the praise too much? ”

Zhao Shi waved his hand and said, "The minister is not too famous." Chuhou Nalu is solemn in mortal products, and it is his wisdom; Pulling Lumon in the marching array, is its clear also; It is benevolent to be forbidden but not harmful; Taking Jingzhou soldiers is not bloody, it is its wisdom; According to Sanjiang, it is its hero; It is also a strategy to bow down to His Majesty. In this way, is it not the lord of wisdom, wisdom, and strategy? ”

Cao Pi asked again: "Lord Chu is quite knowledgeable?" ”

Zhao Shi replied: "The lord of Chu has 10,000 ships on the floating river, with a million armor, and he is able to enable, expand overseas, and keep his ambitions; There is little spare time, reading books and biography, looking at historical books, adopting its main purpose, and not following the scholars to find chapters and excerpts. ”

Cao Pi deliberately asked again: "I want to destroy Chu, but what?" ”

Zhao Zhi's face did not change: "A big country has a conquest army, and a small country has a defense strategy." ”

Cao Pi asked again: "Chu Wei Weihu?" ”

Zhao Shi raised his head and expanded his chest, full of confidence, and replied: "With a million, Jianghan is the pool, why be afraid?" ”

Cao Pi looked at Zhao Shi and nodded, and asked, "How many doctors are there in Jiangdong?" ”

Zhao replied: "There are eighty or ninety people who are smart and special; Such as the minister's generation, the amount of car buckets, innumerable. ”

Cao Pi sighed: "'Make it to the Quartet, not disgrace the king's life', Qing can be deserved." ”

Cao Pi then issued an edict and ordered Taichangqing Xing Zhen to go to Jiangdong to send a decree to canonize Han Xuan as the king of Chu and add nine tin. Zhao Zhi thanked him and went out of the city. Jia Kui admonished: "Today, Han Xuan is afraid of the momentum of the Shu soldiers, so he came to ask for surrender. In the humble opinion of the ministers: Shu and Chu fought against each other, and it was the death of the heavens; Today, if the general is sent to raise tens of thousands of troops, cross the river to attack it, Shu attacks it, Wei attacks it, and the death of Chu State will not take ten days. If Chu dies, Shu is lonely. Why didn't Your Majesty plan it earlier? ”

Cao Pi didn't care: "Han Xuan is not only in a ceremonial dress, but if I attack it, it is to chill the hearts of those who want to surrender in the world; It is better to accept Han Xuan's surrender for the time being and attack the back road of Shu. ”

Jia Kui persuaded and said: "My Great Wei is far away from Shu, but close to Chu, if Shu knows that we are attacking it, it will retreat and attack Chu." If you hear that our army is attacking Chu, Shu knows that Chu will fall, so it will quickly march to Chu and fight with us for and divide the territory of Chu, and will never change its plan to rescue Chu. ”

Sima Yi learned that Cao Pi wanted to crown Han Xuan as the king of Chu, and hurriedly came to advise: "Your Majesty, you must not crown Han Xuan as the king." The first emperor conquered the world, the world has taken eight-tenths, Weizhen Hai, His Majesty accepted the Han Emperor's Chan concession, succeeded to the emperor, Dehe heaven and earth, and broadcast in all directions. Although Han Xuan has great talents, he is only 10,000 marquis of the Han Dynasty, the officials are humble and light, and his subjects are afraid of our Central Plains court, and it is difficult to force him to conspire with our Great Wei. His Majesty had no choice but to accept Han Xuan's surrender, and he could be promoted to the title of general and made him a marquis of 100,000 households, but he could not be directly named a king. Compared with the emperor, the king was only one level behind, and the level of the ceremonies, costumes, chariots and horses used was also very confusing. ”