Xiangyang, the backyard secret room of the state capital.

Liu Feng looked at the young man in front of him with interest, speculating in his heart about the intention of this person's sudden visit.

This young man's name is Zhou Jun, and he is the son of Zhou Yu's cousin Zhou Hui.

Zhou Yu's father Zhou Yi, and his uncle Zhou Zhong are all officials to the third duke.

At that time, Zhou Hui was a good guest, and he was based on the Jianghuai River, and he often had more than 100 cars in and out, and he was also a local tyrant.

After the collapse of Emperor Ling, Dong Zhuo monopolized the government, and Zhou Hui heard that Jingshi was uneasy, so he went to Luoyang to welcome his father home. Dong Zhuo was very jealous of Zhou Hui's influence in Jianghuai, so he made the soldiers rob and kill him.

After Zhou Hui's death, his son Zhou Jun has been taken care of by Zhou Yu, because Zhou Yu contributed to Wu, and was worshiped by the official at a young age.

According to common sense, Zhou Jun at the moment should serve his uncle in Shouchun, but now he is thousands of miles away, appearing in Xiangyang in a low-key manner, and claiming that he has a confidential matter to see Liu Feng, which is an extremely unusual thing in itself.

Liu Feng had vaguely guessed that Zhou Yu seemed to have something big that he didn't want Sun Quan to know.

"I don't know if Zhou Dudu's health has always been good now?" Liu Feng remained silent, and first greeted politely.

Zhou Jun arched his hand and said: "Thanks to Liu Yuanjun's rescue back then, although my uncle's body and bones are not as good as before the injury, they are also tough. ”

"That's good, that's good." Liu Feng was very pleased.

Zhou Jun said with a grateful face: "Uncle often mentions Liu Yuanjun's life-saving grace in front of his juniors, and he has not been able to thank Liu Yuanjun in person, which is really uneasy. Therefore, the younger generation came to visit this time, and the first thing was to thank Liu Yuanjun for his uncle. ”

Since it is the "first thing", it proves that there is something else.

Liu Feng hurriedly shook his hand and laughed at himself: "Zhou Dudu is really polite, when Liu Bei attacked Linxiang, the city could be broken, if it wasn't for Zhou Dudu's secret action to stop it, I'm afraid there will be no me Liu Feng today." If I want to say thank you, I should thank him. ”

Zhou Jun said with a smile: "So, as my uncle usually says, although he and Liu Yuanjun only have a one-sided relationship, they are long-time friends of God, heroes in the world, but only Zhijun and his uncle." ”

Cao Ying's sentence "The heroes of the world are only the envoys and Ye'er", but he single-handedly made Liu Bei popular.

At present, the overall situation of the world has changed, Cao Ying and Liu Bei seem to be in the eyes of Zhou Yu, and only the young Liu Feng can be compared with his beautiful Zhou Lang.

Liu Feng was a little proud to be able to get such an evaluation from Zhou Lang, who had a very high vision, but he knew very well that this praise was not in vain, and it must be reciprocated.

Liu Feng smiled faintly at the moment: "I don't dare to be a hero, but to say something from my heart, I do have some pity for Gongjin, but it's a pity that ......"

A "pity" has another deep meaning.

Zhou Jun took advantage of the situation and said: "I don't know what the envoy is sorry for? ”

Liu Feng took a sip of tea and said with emotion: "Gongjin has the talent of a king, if he is not controlled by others, he will not only have today's achievements and achievements." Isn't it a pity that the bloody battlefield is fought to the death, but after all, it makes wedding dresses for others? ”

Although the words are euphemistic, the meaning is already clear, Liu Feng's words pierced Zhou Yu directly, as well as the sore spot of the Zhou family.

Zhou Jun's gaze flickered with a certain anger and excitement like a flame suddenly ignited.

He only hesitated for a moment, then lowered his voice and said in an extremely solemn tone: "What Liu Yuanjun said, how can it not be hated by my uncle. To tell you the truth, the younger generation secretly came to see the envoy this time, precisely for this matter? ”

Speaking of this, Liu Feng was about to guess the ** score, and at this time, his spirit was also solemn. "What is Gongjin's plan?" Liu Feng asked in a deep voice.

Zhou Jun no longer hidden, and said a little hoarsely: "My uncle has decided to support the army and stand on his own, and I hope that Liu Yuanjun can help, and after the matter is completed, my uncle is willing to share Jiangdong with Zhijun in return." ”

Liu Feng's expression changed slightly, although he had already prepared, he was still shocked when he heard Zhou Jun say this "amazing" plan in person.

Koto Mishuro is finally going to rebel.

At this time, Liu Feng couldn't help but admire Pang Tong's cleverness.

When Gan Ning sought medical treatment for Zhou Yu, many people were opposed, but Pang Tongyi strongly agreed, believing that saving Zhou Yu would be beneficial to him in the long run.

What happened later was really expected by Pang Tong.

When Jingzhou was attacked on all sides, it was Zhou Yu who went out of the mountain to ask for battle, dispelling Sun Quan's idea of attacking Jingzhou.

Later, it was Zhou Yu who fought with Shouchun in Hefei and helped Liu Feng share a lot of the pressure of Cao Jun.

And now, when Sun Quan's strength has improved by leaps and bounds, and he is about to surpass him again, Zhou Yu has come to such a self-reliant drama again.

Zhou Yu, if it was really his Liu Feng's "magic weapon" to suppress Sun Quan.

Hearing Zhou Jun's words, Liu Fengxian did not answer whether he answered or not, but laughed: "As the saying goes, there are no two heavens and no two people, if I help Gong Jin destroy Wu Hou, will Gong Jin and I also meet each other in the future?" ”

Zhou Jun seemed to expect him to say this, and said indifferently: "Uncle has a saying, after dividing Jiangdong equally, my Zhou and Liu families can form an alliance to jointly wipe out Liu Bei and Cao Ying, and then divide the world." As for what will happen in the future, who can predict it, it is better to talk about it in the future. ”

Liu Feng said happily: "It's better to say it in the future!" Well, I'm interested in that. However, this matter is very important, and I can't make a decision easily, and I hope that Zhou Gongzi can give me some time to consider. ”

Zhou Jun was not in a hurry to listen to the reply, and said with a smile: "Such a big thing, Liu Yuanjun should think twice." However, I also want to remind Liu Yuanjun that no matter what you decide, this matter is already on the bow and has to be sent. Perhaps, at this moment, when I was talking to the envoy, there had been drastic changes in the southeast. ”

Zhou Jun's words seemed to remind Liu Feng that even if he didn't agree, there was no need to bother to tell Wu Hou, because Zhou Yu had already taken precautions against this, and even if you told everything, it would be too late.

It seems that Zhou Yu is determined to rebel.

Liu Feng nodded slightly: "Don't worry, give me three days, and I will give you a satisfactory answer." ”

At the end of the day's secret meeting, Liu Feng arranged for Zhou Jun to rest in a secret courtyard.

That night, Liu Feng summoned Pang Tong into the mansion.

According to the original plan, Liu Feng wanted to find a way to get rid of Liu Bei and Sun Quan after the three families destroyed Cao, among them, Sun Quan was even ranked behind Liu Bei for a time.

But now, killing Zhou Yu halfway is such a variable, which is a bit of a mess of the overall situation.

Under such circumstances, Liu Feng had to reformulate the strategic policy of dominating the world.

However, when Liu Feng told Pang Tong the whole thing, this phoenix chick did not have the slightest surprise.

"Sir, it seems that you have long guessed that Zhou Lang would do this." Liu Feng asked.

Pang Tong stroked his short beard and said with a smile: "Lord, have you forgotten, I have been with Zhou Lang for a long time." As you said, the bystanders are clear, the authorities are confused, although I Pang Tong couldn't see myself clearly, but I saw Zhou Lang clearly. ”

How many old things have surfaced in front of us like a passing cloud.

Liu Feng sighed lightly and sighed: "In this way, Zhou Lang can come to this point, and when Mr. persuaded me to save him, he had already calculated it." ”

"Hehe~~ Well, if the lord thinks it is, that's it."

If the wisdom of man can be counted to this point, then it is not a man, but a god.

Pang Tong's face was a little thicker.

Liu Feng smiled slightly, and said: "According to Mr. Chen's opinion, Zhou Lang wants to rebel against Sun Quan, whether I will help or not." ”

"Help, of course I have to help."

Pang Tong replied very simply, and then squeezed out a little sly smile in his eyes, "If it sounds good, it is called 'help', and if you put it another way, it can also be called 'robbing while the fire is hot'." ”

What a 'robbery while the fire is on'.

Speaking from his heart, Liu Feng did have the heart to start a war with Sun Quan.

Although most of Jingzhou is under his possession, most of Jiangxia County is occupied by Sun Quan, and key points such as Xiakou and Lukou are all in the hands of Sun Quan.

If there were no Gongwei of Jiangxia County, the powerful sailors of Eastern Wu could arrive at any time and reach Xiangyang and Jiangling City.

In other words, the two most important waterfront cities in Jingzhou are always under the threat of Soochow.

All along, Liu Feng has a feeling of being on his back.

And when he attacked Jingzhou the last time, Sun Quan came to Jingzhou with a fierce attitude, and he almost forced Liu Feng into a desperate situation, and Liu Feng always remembered all kinds of grievances.

Although Zhou Lang is good, but the soldiers under him are all Sun Quan's courtiers in the final analysis, and it is still unknown whether these people can follow him to rebel. If I had responded to him today, and before I had time to get the benefits, he would have been defeated by Sun Quan over there, and I would have offended Sun Quan at that time, wouldn't I have ended up empty-handed. ”

Although Liu Feng has a heart of revenge, he still maintains a rare calmness.

Pang Tong sneered, "I'm afraid the lord is too worried, with Zhou Lang's strategy, there is no certainty of victory, will he choose to turn his face with Sun Quan?" In my opinion, he must have the magic weapon of victory in his hands, and we don't need to worry about him. ”

"Sir, I mean ......"

After Pang Tong's reminder, Liu Feng suddenly thought of something.

Pang Tong smiled, and his mysterious expression proved Liu Feng's guess.

Liu Feng exhaled lightly, shook his head and smiled: "I see, it seems that I underestimated Zhou Lang." That being the case, then my enmity with Sun Quan is now just a matter of revenge. It's just that we have to destroy Sun Quan, Cao Ying and Liu Bei and have to think about it. ”

Pang Tong said with a smile: "The southeast is changing, the happiest person must be Cao Ying, I think he will take advantage of this rare opportunity to clean up Liu Bei in the pass first, let's just use some tricks to add fuel to the fire." ”

Hearing Pang Tong's words, Liu Feng's confidence doubled, and he made up his mind immediately.

Just as Liu Feng's blood was boiling and he was about to kill Sun Quan, the hateful man, Pang Tong seemed to have a deep meaning: "Lord, I'm wondering, before you start a war with Sun Quan, do you have to convince someone first." ”

"Convince whom?"

Liu Feng was on the rise, he didn't come back to his senses for a while, and after a while, he suddenly realized.

The person Pang Tong said was naturally Liu Feng's wife Sun Shangxiang.

…………………… Shouchun City, Hou Mansion.

Zhou Yu, the governor of Eastern Wu, who had just been promoted to the Marquis of Shouchun, was sitting idly in this palace that used to be Yuan Shu, and now belonged to his own Hou Mansion, as if he was enjoying the rare leisure after the war.

Standing on the left and right are Pan Zhang, Ling Tong, Jiang Qin and several other confidants.

The expressions of these people are not as idle as Zhou Yu, and the faces that have been baptized by war are full of war, but at this moment, there is a certain anxiety from time to time.

Or maybe it's some kind of excitement.

"Governor, there is news from Jianye, Wu Hou will soon set off for Shouchun, we don't have much time, it's time to make a decision." There was a bit of excitement in Jiang Qin's tone.

This native of Shouchun followed Sun Ce to pacify Jiangdong in his early years and made great contributions. The Battle of Chibi, the Battle of Jiangling, and even the battles of Hefei and Shouchun, he fought against Zhou Yu and fought countless bloody battles, which was also a great contribution.

Like Ling Tong, Jiang Qin is also Zhou Yu's confidant.

"As soon as Marquis Wu arrives in Shouchun, he will immediately take over the military and political power of the entire Huainan, and then we will have no chance to make another incident."

Pan Zhang also urged him, and Pan Zhang, who was born in Huaisi, has also been very trusted by Zhou Yu over the years with Zhou Yu's expedition to the west.

Zhou Yu still smiled and said nothing.

At this time, Ling Tong said with a solemn expression: "Even if we start an incident before Wu Hou enters Shouchun, I am afraid that there is still an extremely important matter to be solved." ”

"What's the matter?" Pan Zhang and Jiang Qin looked at Ling Tong in unison, and their spirits became tense.

Ling Tong paused for a moment and silently said four words:

"The teacher is unknown."

Pan Jiang and the others were shocked when they heard this.

Ling Tong is indeed right, in the final analysis, whether it is Zhou Yu or Pan Jiang, they are nominally the courtiers of Marquis Wu and Sun Quan.

As a courtier, openly "betraying the master" and standing on his own, unless there is a high-sounding reason, how can the soldiers be convinced, and why should the people of the world not regard them as disloyal and unrighteous.

"This ...... It's a tricky thing indeed. Jiang Qin frowned and said.

Everyone's eyes invariably looked at Zhou Yu, and in this matter, they had to rely on their "mastermind" to make a decision.

Zhou Yu's faint eyes flashed with a complicated look.

It seems to be some kind of resentment.

That came from resentment towards Sun Quan.

He asked himself to be loyal to the Sun family, when Sun Ce died, the foundation of the Sun family was in danger, and it was he who supported Sun Quan at the critical moment and helped him sit firmly on the throne of the lord of Jiangdong.

In the Battle of Chibi, it was he who relieved Sun Quan's danger of being upside down, and even he won Nanjun for Sun Quan at the cost of being seriously injured.

Zhou Yu asked himself what he said to Sun Quan, it can be said that he has worked hard and made great achievements.

But what did you get in exchange?

Even if there is no reward, no knighthood, just a little bit of insignificant trust.

But that blue-eyed boy can only play with power tricks and use such despicable means against me.

At that time, Zhou Yu was disheartened, struggling on the verge of death, and almost died of depression.

Therefore, since Zhou Yu asked Sun Quan to fight out of the mountain again, he had already made up his mind.

Sun Quan, a short-sighted deceitful opportunity, is no longer worthy of being the monarch of my Zhou Yu.

In Zhou Yu's view, whether it is to capture Hefei, capture Shouchun, or capture Xiapi, he is opening up territory for himself.

Now, Sun Quan plans to move to Shouchun, clearly intending to pick the fruits of the present.

At this time, Zhou Yu had to put his plan on the agenda.

Today, he summoned these trusted generals to the Hou Mansion in order to discuss a major event.

With their extremely high prestige, Jiang Qin and others were far more loyal to Zhou Yu than Sun Quan.

Moreover, under the pretext of developing Huainan a few times ago, Zhou Yu has moved all the families of the soldiers to Huainan without a trace. There are no worries, and the generals are naturally more assured to follow Zhou Yu's self-reliance.

In their eyes, Zhou Yu was a far more promising male lord than Sun Quan.

Although this is the case, the words "no name in the division" are like shackles that bind the generals and make them unable to let go of their hands and feet.

Looking at the anxious faces, Zhou Yu only smiled indifferently: "Don't worry, the so-called teacher is unknown, and I already have a way to deal with it." ”

When the generals heard this, their spirits were lifted.

"Come, bring our new master."

Zhou Yu clapped his hands, and the confidant's family member left after hearing the order, and after a while, a handsome young man entered the hall from another room.

When Jiang Qin and the others recognized this young man, their expressions were instantly occupied by surprise.

That young man is Sun Ce's son, Sun Shao.

When Sun Ce was assassinated that year, Sun Shao had just been born.

Although he has no father since he was a child, perhaps because he inherited his father's excellent genes, Sun Shao has practiced martial arts since he was a child, and when he grew up, he was born with a dignified appearance.

According to the system of Soochow, soldiers are generals, and after the sons of Jiangmen grow up to a certain age, they can have their own troops, fight on the battlefield, and establish meritorious deeds.

Among the generals of Eastern Wu, many of them have their own subordinates and serve the country.

Only Sun Shao, but his uncle Sun Quan insisted on not letting Sun Shao lead troops to the battlefield on the grounds that Sun Shao was his brother's only bloodline.

In fact, Sun Shao has always been under house arrest in disguise set up by his brother with "glory and wealth" and "uncle and nephew care".

Sun Quan didn't want Sun Shao to make a contribution at all, because he was afraid that his elder brother's son would establish prestige in Jiangdong and affect his own power.

After all, the foundation of Jiangdong was laid down by Sun Ce, and if it wasn't for Sun Shao's young age, the seat of the lord of Jiangdong would definitely not be his turn to sit Sun Quan.

Previously, when Zhou Yu conquered Xuzhou, he expected that Sun Quan would soon move to Shouchun, so when he returned from Xiapi South, he secretly sent someone to take Sun Shao out of Jianye and hide in the Hou Mansion.

The moment Jiang Qin and the others saw Sun Shao, they immediately understood Zhou Yu's intentions.

Their Mei Zhou Lang is planning to break with Sun Quan by supporting Sun Shao.

As the son of the pioneer of Sun's Jiangdong foundation, legally speaking, Sun Shao has a more legitimate inheritance right than his uncle and grandson.

As long as Sun Shao is raised as a banner, any scruples of "no name in the teacher" will all be floating clouds.

It turned out that Zhou Yu had this clever plan for a long time.

The generals in the hall paused for a moment, and suddenly they all burst into laughter.

(To be continued)