"Not really." Sun Shao shook his head: "This time and that time." The most important thing at the moment is to fight against Cao Ying, my Jiangdong is not strong enough, so I have to compromise and seek perfection, and after this difficulty, it is not too late to think about other things. He smiled suddenly, raised his glass and gestured: "I believe that with the supreme wisdom and the power of the kings, a solution will always be found." ”

Lu Meng couldn't cry or laugh, after a long time, you didn't have a solution, it was all in vain.

"Instead of envying the fish in the abyss, it is better to retreat and close the net. No matter how good the strategy is, if it is not practical, then what's the point? I dare not say that the marriage plan will be long-term, at least it can solve the current dilemma. If there is a better solution for Fu Jun, why should we go all the way to Nanjun to see Guan Yu's face? If things are not harmonious, not only will we be humiliated, but the Supreme will also feel that his face is dull. ”

Lu Meng choked angrily, and these words were directly a slap in the face. Aren't you a cow? If you have the ability to do it, we will go back, and we will propose marriage because you are incompetent, so we will stick to other people's cold butts with a hot face. Sun Shao went around in a circle, and finally the responsibility returned to him, Lu Meng.

Zhang Cheng saw that Lu Meng's breath was thickened, and his face was pale, so he hurriedly played a round, raised his wine glass and said, "Fujun, I heard that in the last battle of Hefei, you were injured, have you ever recovered?" ”

Lu Meng smiled awkwardly, Zhang Cheng was a good word, but in Lu Meng's ears, he was suspected of revealing his old background. Aren't you a, why was Hefei beaten by 7,000 people in the First World War. His face was red, so he had to raise his wine glass to cover his face and said, "Thank you for your concern, it's better, but it hasn't been well, and it relapses from time to time." ”

"Nafu-kun still has to pay attention to rest, don't be too tired." Zhang Cheng said sincerely: "The prince of the government is the pillar of Jiangdong, and he is the person who wants to be entrusted with important tasks, so he should take care of the country." ”

"Don't dare." Lu Meng's face looked better at this time, and he didn't look at Sun Shao again. Sun Shao didn't care, he drank by himself.

After saying goodbye to Lu Meng, returning to the boat, Zhang Cheng couldn't help but ask: "Feng Xian, Lu Meng is this temper, why do you want to be serious with him?" ”

Sun Shao was silent. He rubbed the knife ring around his waist and looked at the wide river outside the cabin in a daze, his eyes looking quite deep. Zhang Cheng saw that he was distracted, but he didn't interrupt his thoughts. Sun Shao sighed after a long while before he sighed and said, "Brother Zhonghe, Lu Meng is a hero, but his vision is a little narrow. ”

Zhang Cheng hesitated for a moment, raised his head and looked at Sun Shao, waiting for his further explanation.

"Today, in addition to the Gongsun family in Liaodong, the number of forces, that is, the three families of Sun Cao and Liu, Cao Ying occupies the Central Plains, and the strength is the strongest, whether it is my Jiangdong or Liu Bei, it is extremely difficult to deal with Cao Ying. Liu Bei occupies Yizhou, and there is still some geographical advantage, even if he can't make a big difference, he can still hold on to himself for a while. But what about my Koto? It seems that there have been many victories over the years, but the footprints have not dared to leave the Yangtze River too far, and the famous ministers and generals have passed away a lot. Could it be that the Supreme will be satisfied with separating Jiangdong? Could it be that if he wants to secede Jiangdong, he can secede Jiangdong? Our worst enemy is Cao Ying, not Liu Bei. Of course, there will be a fight between Sun and Liu, but in the current situation, it must be based on cooperation, supplemented by fighting, otherwise wouldn't it be a cheap Cao Ying for nothing? If the Supreme didn't think so, why did he divide Jingzhou with Liu Bei the year before last, and it was only right to destroy Liu Bei in one fell swoop when Cao Ying attacked Hanzhong. He didn't do it, he just looked at the big picture. It's a pity that Lu Meng has been fighting for many years, and as the Supreme's henchman, he can't understand the Supreme's hard work. ”

Zhang Cheng smiled bitterly, feeling concerned. He tapped lightly on the lacquer case, and also sighed, "Isn't that the case?" It's just that these generals are focused on their own interests, they want war exploits, they want food, otherwise what reason is there to raise so many soldiers? Once people have their eyes on profit, they will inevitably be short-sighted. If the northward advance is blocked, the only way to go from the west is also helpless. ”

Sun Shao also smiled bitterly, and he also heard some other ingredients from Zhang Cheng's words. At present, the autumn is eventful, the war is frequent, and the generals are favored. Lü Meng and these people all crossed the river, they had no property in the south of the Yangtze River, and Sun Quan gave them a privilege, that is, the world military system. Most of the soldiers brought by Lu Meng were private soldiers, and these soldiers were the same as the title, which could be inherited. In order to make them afford to raise these soldiers, Sun Quan gave them food and yi, for example, Lu Meng's food yi is Yangxin and Xunyang counties, and the taxes in these two counties are all his. For example, when Zhou Yu was alive, there were four counties of food, after Zhou Yu's death, because Zhou Xun was young and could not inherit for the time being, Zhou Yu's more than 4,000 private soldiers were all left to Lusu, including the food of these four counties. Now that Zhou Xun has grown up, Sun Quan is not good at asking for these soldiers and food from Lu Su, so he will allocate another compensation to Zhou Xun. Of course, it is impossible to pay these compensation in full, and if Zhou Xun wants to restore Zhou Yu's strength, he must continue to fight and win battles, so that he can have more soldiers and more food.

In the same way, if Lü Meng wanted more wealth, he had to fight and win the war. There is no chance of winning a battle in the north, and if they want to win the war, they can only go west. Although Lu Meng's plan is not all selfish, it is undeniable that selfishness accounts for a very important reason.

Compared with the generals, Zhang Zhao's treatment is much worse, they have no soldiers to bring, and they don't have so many food estates, so they can only be rewarded by Sun Quan with some fields, which can't be compared with the food towns in several counties where the generals moved, not to mention that Zhang Zhao has been treated coldly by Sun Quan recently.

The three governors of Jiangdong, Zhou Yu is a radical, he wants to take Yizhou, and Cao Ying will rule the river. Lu Su is a steady faction, he promotes seeking common ground while reserving differences with Yizhou, focusing on cooperation, compared to Zhou Yu, he is less atmospheric, but he still has vision. Compared with Zhou Yu and Lu Su, Lu Meng doesn't even have this vision. He was eager to recapture Jingzhou from Liu Bei's hands, because taking Jingzhou back was the most practical benefit. If Zhou Yu and Lu Su still think about forging ahead and thinking about the Central Plains, Lu Meng doesn't have the idea of the Central Plains at all. In the face of the powerful Cao Ying, all he wanted was to keep Jiangdong and his vested interests. Therefore, getting rid of Guan Yu, an unreliable neighbor, is far more practical than it turned out in the enterprising.

They no longer look at problems from the perspective of the overall situation of the world, and they can't see this.

Zhang Zhao can see it. His hometown is in Pengcheng, his roots are in Xuzhou, and in Jiangdong, he will always be a guest. If he didn't want to bury his bones elsewhere, he would have to go back to Pengcheng. He wants to see the unification of the world, and as for whether it is Cao Ying or Sun Quan who unifies the world, it is not so important to him.

"Once the troops are sent to Jingzhou and Yizhou turn their faces, it seems that we all occupy the middle and lower reaches of the river, and the west gate is safe, but our battle line is too long, and we are afraid that we will be stumbling left and right at that time, and we will be unable to cope, let alone be enterprising."

Sun Shao let out a long sigh, drank all the wine in the cup, walked out of the cabin, and howled in the wind.

Zhang Cheng looked at Sun Shao's upright back, savoring Sun Shao's words just now, and suddenly felt that the burden on his shoulders was very heavy. He hesitated for a moment, then walked out of the cabin, stood side by side with Sun Shao, and asked softly, "Feng Xian, you said that we can do it this time?" ”

Sun Shao turned his head, looked at Zhang Cheng seriously, looked at it for a long time, and then said word by word: "If you still want to win the world, you must succeed." ”

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