"Still no news?"

"Yes, now it seems that neither the King of Han nor the King of Wei has any intention of sending envoys to form an alliance!"

After waiting for a month, although the three parties had tacitly maintained restraint, Qiao Ren was still anxious in his heart, because the reality was not as he expected. He Qiao Ren did not become a fragrant dumpling and was scrambled by Liu Cao and Cao sides, but no one cared about it, whether it was Cao Cao, the king of Wei or Liu Bei, the king of Han, there was no intention of sending an envoy to form an alliance, which made Qiao Ren not embarrassed.

However, Qiao Ren and the others were not worried, because Liu Bei did not have the strength to defeat Cao Cao, and Cao Cao did not want to spend a long time here, because of the problem of the heir. Although Cao Pi was the official legal heir confirmed by Cao Cao, Cao Zhi and Cao Pi did not give up, Cao Zhi had a large number of followers, and Cao Zhang used tens of thousands of soldiers to sit in the northern Xinjiang and made great achievements. If Cao Cao dies in Jingzhou, even if he is seriously ill in Nanjun, Cao Pi in Yecheng will face unprecedented pressure, huge pressure from his brothers.

"Why, our general is panicking!" After a good joke, the middle-aged beautiful man in Confucian clothes raised his glass and toasted Qiao Ren from afar.

"That's enough, Boyan. Do you think I'm not worried enough? "It turns out that the middle-aged man who dares to tease Qiao Ren is Lu Xun Lu Boyan, Lu Boyan and Qiao Ren had a very good relationship when they were studying, although he is Sun Ce's son-in-law, but Sun is not from Da Qiao after all, although he sometimes calls Qiao Ren's uncle, but it is just for the occasion, and in private they still call each other most of the words.

Lu Xun didn't seem to have the slightest sense of urgency, so he was interested in teasing a few words. "How dare I tease my uncle!"

"Enough Lu Boyan, it's endless," Qiao Ren pretended to be angry, but obviously it was not lethal, and it only aroused Lu Xun's louder laughter. Qiao Ren changed the topic very self-consciously, "Zizhang, regardless of your brother, tell me what is going on over there with Liu Bei!" ”

It stands to reason that Liu Bei needs allies the most at this time, but why hasn't there been a sound. It is true that Dongwu attacked his Nanjun, but Nanjun was originally borrowed by Sun Ce, and Liu Bei did not lose much in this battle, Guan Yu's main force in Jingzhou was still there, and Guan Yu was also defeated by Xu Huang, not him Dongwu. It is worth mentioning that because the water was not enough to forbid the army, it was not annihilated but defeated, and the loss was not large, not to mention that Pang De escaped, and Yu Ban was only seriously injured and sent to Wancheng for treatment.

After the Battle of Yiling in later generations, Liu Bei was almost spared but also accepted Sun Quan's request for peace talks in the following year. Could it be that Liu Bei is still waiting for me to take the initiative to negotiate peace, and he won't. Liu Bei is a person who doesn't care about face, everything is based on reality, Qiao Ren really can't figure it out.

After Lu Mao was lieutenant in Zhang Wen, he was in charge of helping Jiang Ji manage intelligence, and in Jingzhou, he was in charge of the intelligence of the Han army, so Qiao Ren asked him about Zigui.

Lu Mao thought for a while and summarized the language, and said, "Zigui is mainly due to Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. ”

"Oh, what to say!" It was Lu Mao's eldest brother Lu Xun who said this, don't look at the breezy wind, he was actually a little apprehensive.

"Guan Yu has been in Jingzhou for a long time, but Fancheng lost his armor in the battle, and Jiangling and Gong'an (Xiaoling) were occupied by our army again. He can't wipe his face, he may be a little emotional, and he is unwilling to form an alliance with our army. And Zhang Fei is a lord who refuses to suffer, Nanjun suffered such a great humiliation, with Zhang Fei's character, how could he easily agree to reconnect with our army. Because of the relationship between these two people, although Liu Bei already had ideas but was not decided, now Fa Zheng is persuading the two! ”

"Ziyan, what did you teach my brother to be, what a mouth full of secular slang." When Lu Xun heard this, he actually thought of Lu Mao's words.

"Don't worry, Bo Yan, you can teach people more than you."

In later generations, Lu Mao's father and son in the Eastern Wu official position is not high, far inferior to Lu Xun father and son, Lu Mao is the highest is to choose Cao (the predecessor of the Ministry of Officials) Shangshu, but his grandson is no worse than Lu Kang (Lu Xun's son) son, Lu Ye in the Eastern Jin Dynasty official to the Wei General, Kaifu Yi with the three divisions of the Jiangling Gong, posthumously presented the car riding general, and another grandson Lu Play in the Eastern Jin Dynasty is also an official to the servant, Sikong, Feng Xing Pingbo, posthumously presented to the captain. is not worse than Lu Xun's grandsons, of course, there are also Lu Xun's grandsons who have too close a relationship with Eastern Wu, and almost all of them died in the battle to destroy Wu.

"Okay, isn't it time for you two to get down to business!" Pan Jun couldn't even see it, what is this called, it's obviously discussing military affairs!

"There's news!" Jiang Ji, who was originally dealing with intelligence and was not present, rushed in, and behind him, Sun Song did not leave the personal protection.

"Which?" Qiao Ren asked at the same time as successively, Pan Jun, and even Gan Ning, who was almost asleep.

"North! The king of Wei sent a secret envoy to invite the general to meet in Maicheng on the third day of the next month! ”

"Emissary!" Qiao Ren secretly pondered to himself, feeling that Cao Cao, the king of Wei, did not want to form an alliance with Eastern Wu, and if he formed an alliance, he would definitely publicize it, and he would never send secret envoys. "Zitong, do you think Lone should go!"

"Why not!" Originally, Jiang Ji and Sima Yi were active advocates of uniting Wu Zhiyu, but they didn't expect that now they have changed positions and still choose Wu and Wei to unite.

Maicheng is located between Dangyang and Linfu, not near or far, just between the two places, which is just right for the alliance. But this is the end of the Han Dynasty, not the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the Spring and Autumn Period from time to time the princes will be allied, and the princes and kings will leave their own countries to gather in a certain place, and the alliances will occur many times. During the Warring States Period, King Wei Hui led Korea and some small countries to Xuzhou (southeast of Teng County, Shandong) to meet King Qi Wei, and respected King Qi Wei as king, King Qi Wei did not dare to claim the king alone, so he also recognized the king of Wei, and was known as "King of Xuzhou" in history. It was not uncommon for one of the two powers to go to the territory of the other to meet in the territory of the other power. But since the death of King Chu Huai in Qin, no king has left his country to meet the alliance in other places.

Although Qiao Ren is not the king of a country, he is also the pillar of the country and the cadre of Jiangdong, if he is imprisoned in the Wei State, even if he can't use it to coerce Sun Ce, at least it can be regarded as cutting off one of his arms.

Therefore, Pan Jun, a great talent in Chu, felt deeply inappropriate, "Jun Hou really wants to go to Maicheng to meet King Wei!" Cao Cao didn't seem to have the intention of forming an alliance with Sun Ce, so Pan Jun didn't use the word alliance well.

"Seungmyung worried about me?" Qiao Ren's brows were also furrowed, he didn't expect this possibility, but he was decisively vetoed by Qiao Ren. "King Wei is old, and he won't take risks easily. Lone still decided to go, this is a great opportunity, Lone must not miss it. Zitong, you replied to the messenger, saying that Hanyang Hou Qiao Ren would welcome His Royal Highness King Wei in Maicheng on the third day of the next month. ”

"Whoa! The secret envoy also said that the king of Wei was willing to make an appointment with the king, and the two sides only brought 3,000 soldiers and horses, and the two ministers met at a pavilion three miles outside the outskirts of Maicheng. Jiang Ji only slowly said these requests after Qiao Ren responded.

"Where is Wheat City?"

"Our army, the terrain of Maicheng is important, and my subordinate captain Xie Jing will lead an army of 1,000 to garrison." Lu Xun re-mentioned it.

Let Xie Jing withdraw from Maicheng, and show his sincerity to King Wei first. In addition, Wei Yan, the general of Wuwei, was notified to be on standby at any time, and as soon as there was any trouble, he would immediately send troops to Maicheng. ”

"Whoa!" On the side, Lu Mao quickly wrote down Qiao Ren's order, who called him to engage in Zhonglang No. "Which Wen and which Wu do you plan to bring with you?"

"Wenchen is naturally a lonely good candidate to join the army! Wu, King Wei is accompanied by a tiger, so he will take Xingba with him! ”

"Jun Hou, can you not go!" Jiang Ji said with some embarrassment.

Qiao Ren then remembered that Jiang Ji was originally a strategist under Cao Cao and won Cao Cao's trust, but now he was Qiao Ren's henchman, and it would be embarrassing to see him in a different place.

"Then, let Gongheng accompany Gu Go!" Gongheng is Huang Quan, Qiao Ren's new long history. In his later life, he served as a high-ranking official in the Wei State, and even became a general of the chariot and cavalry, and the three divisions of the Kaifu Yi and the three divisions began with Huang Quan.