Everyone smiled, and Pang Tong smiled: "Let him say it." Lord, Ziyu must have come to make peace this time, he came so quickly, it seems that Sun Quan is really in a hurry, we can take the opportunity to ask for a price. ”

Liu Bei nodded proudly and said, "The last time Zhuge Ziyu entered Shu, it was Zhongzheng that you dealt with first, and this time you should meet him first." ”

Fang Shao was "forced" to deal with his eldest brother again, he smiled bitterly in his heart, but said: "But I don't know what is the bottom line of peace between the lord and Sun Quan?" ”

Liu Bei thought for a while and said: "I will write off the matter of Jingzhou, and all the land west of Lukou will belong to me, and the two sides will guard their borders, and they will not offend each other again." ”

Liu Bei didn't have a lion to open his mouth, it seems that he was also afraid that Sun Quan would be forced to be in a hurry, so he chose to fall to Cao Ying's side in desperation and deal with him together, which Liu Bei never wanted to see.

Fang Shao had a bottom in his heart, so he was ordered by Liu Bei to go to see Zhuge Jin first.

This is the second time Zhuge Jin has served as a messenger, the last time he came as a creditor, but this time his identity is very different, he is the weak party, and he reluctantly came to ask for peace.

However, when Fang Shao saw Zhuge Jin, this eldest brother did not have the slightest weakness, the two sides had just said a few polite words to meet, Zhuge Jin accused him solemnly: "You and I were originally an alliance, but now Liu Yuanjun has reneged on his promise and openly invaded my Jiangdong, Jin wants to ask, isn't Liu Yuanjun afraid of the world's shame?" ”

It seems that the face of the envoy must be thick, Fang Shao smiled secretly in his heart, faced his questioning, and said calmly: "Brother Ziyu, you and I are both understanding people, there is no one else here, you don't have to pretend like this, this time the dispute between the two families, in the end, who is right and who is wrong, in fact, we all know it." ”

Zhuge Jin wanted to play diplomatic rhetoric, but Fang Shao just played straightforward with him, and in a few words, Zhuge Jin was speechless, and his expression was quite ugly.

Zhuge Jin held back for a long time, and then continued to say stiffly: "Whose fault can it be, of course it's your family's fault, my lord lent Jingzhou to Liu Yuanjun, Liu Yuanjun borrowed it but didn't pay it back, my lord couldn't bear it, so he sent troops to get back the land that belonged to him." If you don't give it, you will invade our land in turn, and everyone in the world knows who is right and who is wrong. ”

If you want to say strong words, who can be stronger than Zhuge Liang's apprentice, Fang Shao immediately smiled coldly and said: "Brother Ziyu's words are not interesting, didn't Brother Ziyu bring the IOU written by my lord to Wu Hou, or did Brother Ziyu drop the IOU into the Yangtze River on the way back to Jianye?" ”

The previous trip to Shu was really shameless for Zhuge Jin, but now that Fang Shao moved out, he immediately became depressed. At this point, Zhuge Jin was speechless, there was no way, it was originally his own reason, who let that Sun Quan can't help but use force first, and just move, but he lost, such a situation, even if it is Su Qin and Zhang Yi as messengers, they will still be laughed at.

Fang Shao was also embarrassed to embarrass his uncle too much, so he sighed: "Actually, I also understand Brother Ziyu's suffering, the alliance between the two families of Sun and Liu is a long-term plan, and from Brother Ziyu's vision, it is naturally clear that Wu Hou was only bewitched by those short-sighted people to make such a ridiculous decision." Now that you have fallen into such a mess, but you are forcing Brother Ziyu to come and make peace, how can Shao not know your suffering. ”

Fang Shao's thoughtful words seemed to be envisioned by Zhuge Jin, but there was a secret set in it.

Zhuge Jin was said to be in the middle of the pain, so he unconsciously fell into the trap, his expression became melancholy, and then he shook his head and sighed, and said: "Two weak against one strong, retreat can protect each other, advance can share the Central Plains, this is the overall strategy, don't say it's me, even Zijing knows it well, it's just that Lu Ziming and others are greedy for immediate benefits, and there are many main fighters in Wuzhong, and the lord can't help it." ”

When Zhuge Jin said this, it was tantamount to admitting his own mistakes and admitting that he was making peace.

Fang Shao immediately said: "Wu Hou wants to make peace now, in my personal opinion, I should also focus on the overall situation, and it is best for the two families to return to the old good." It's just that Wu Hou's unkind behavior really hurt the heart of my lord, and now he is angry, and he will definitely wave his army to Jianye to ask Wu Hou for his guilt, but I am afraid that he will not make peace for a while. ”

After Fang Shao finished saying these words, he felt strange in his heart, what kind of "unkind" and "heartbroken" sounded like Liu Bei and Sun Quan were two lovers with opposite goals.

However, Zhuge Jin was anxious when he heard this, and hurriedly said: "When Liu Yuanjun was helpless, in the end, it was my lord who lent Jingzhou to him to set up, and now although my lord has done some impulsive things, Liu Yuanjun has always understood the righteousness, and he should ignore the past suspicions and focus on the overall situation." ”

Fang Shao lowered his head and pondered for a while, and said, "Well, if I persuade the lord well, I promise that he will not be guilty of the past." But if you make a mistake, you have to pay the price, and now my lord has lost so much money, food, soldiers and horses for this mistake of Wu Hou, if he agrees to make peace so casually, then how to give an account to the dead soldiers in the heavenly heroic spirit. ”

Zhuge Jin hurriedly said: "As long as Liu Yuanjun is willing to reconcile, then I, Dongwu, am willing to compensate you for all the money and grain." ”

Fang Shao shook his head again and said, "Just money and food, I'm afraid it may not be able to appease the anger of the soldiers." ”

Zhuge Jin knew the meaning of Fang Shao's words, was silent for a moment, and said with great difficulty: "Then you see if this will work, we might as well use Xiangshui as the boundary, and the southern counties, Wuling, and Lingling in western Xiangxi should be sent to Liu Yuanjun, and Liu Yuanjun only needs to return Guiyang and Changsha two counties." ”

Fang Shao suddenly laughed, and in the laughter, it was extremely ironic.

Zhuge Jin frowned and said, "I don't know what you are ridiculous about?" ”

Fang Shao's laughter stopped abruptly, and said coldly with irony: "I'm laughing at Wu Hou's good idea, now if my lord marches in, let alone Nanjiangxia, even Chaisang, and even Jianye can easily go down." At present, if we make peace with Wu Hou, not only will we have to return Lukou and Baqiu, which our army has won in a hundred battles, to Wu Hou, but we will also have to attach two more counties. Wu Hou is the lord of the defeated army, and he will lose his land and recover it with just one mouth, and he has to go to two more counties, this deal is really cost-effective. It's just that my lord is not the kind of honest man who is easy to be deceived. ”

Fang Shao's words had already made the meaning clear, and Zhuge Jin knew that this Jingzhou would not come back, so he had to say: "Then according to your opinion, what does Liu Yuanjun need to be willing to make peace." ”

When it came to this, it should be the time for a showdown, Fang Shao then resolutely said: "My lord's meaning is also simple, the two sides only need to keep the existing boundaries, and there is no more land ownership between each other, then Wu Hou's fault, my lord will no longer care." ”

Fang Shao's words couldn't be clearer, where Lao Tzu's soldiers and horses occupy, where is Lao Tzu's land.

Zhuge Jin's expression became more and more solemn, and said: "Borrowing the matter of Jingzhou to write it off, is it too much for Liu Yuanjun to occupy my Lukou and Baqiu now." ”

Fang Shao said coldly: "I said earlier, if you make a mistake, you have to pay the price, if Wu Hou is really such a person who can't afford to lose, then there is no need to talk about this peace talks, Ziyu, please go back, let's fight again on the battlefield." ”

Fang Shao was making an ultimatum, he expected that Sun Quan had no choice.

Silence, long silence.

Then, Zhuge Jin sighed and said silently: "Okay, for the sake of the overall situation, I can accept such harsh conditions on behalf of my lord, but the final result is that I have to go back to report to my lord before I can make a final decision." ”

As an envoy, Zhuge Jin naturally does not have the power to promise casually, and since he should do it now, it means that this is the final bottom line that Sun Quan gave him before leaving.

Fang Shao's heart hung on the ground, he was quite proud in his heart, but his face immediately changed to a friendly smile, and said: "Although you and I are our own masters, but after all, we are still relatives, Ziyu, you rarely come here, this business is over, it is better to stay for a while, wait for me to boil a pot of good wine, and then we can have a good chat." ”

Zhuge Jin didn't have a good face for his brother-in-law, and said: "I am on business, so I won't talk about family affairs today." By the way, I heard that my Miss Sun is also here, so I don't know if I can see her. ”

Since the two families have reached a settlement intention, then this Sun Shang spice will have to be sent back sooner or later, and it is not impossible for them to meet with their ministers.

Fang Shao said generously: "This is natural, Ziyu, please." ”

So, Zhuge Jin was taken to Baqiu City.

In the heavily guarded mansion, Sun Shangxiang was dancing his sword boredly, and when he saw Zhuge Jin coming, he couldn't help but be overjoyed.

"Jin has seen a little ......"

"Alright, excuse me. Ziyu, when you come back, is the second brother going to make peace with Liu Xuande? Sun Shangxiang didn't wait for Zhuge Jin to finish his salute, so he couldn't wait to ask.

Zhuge Jin was stunned for a moment and said, "Jin was ordered by the lord to come to make peace with Liu Yuanjun. The lord also ordered Jin to come to visit the young lady to see if she was okay. ”

A big stone in Sun Shangxiang's heart finally fell to the ground, and his mood immediately improved, and he said with a smile: "They treat me very well, I'm okay at all, you can rest assured that the second brother is." ”

Zhuge Jin also breathed a sigh of relief, and said: "Miss is fine, then please ask Miss to be wronged here for a few more days, and in a few days, Wu Hou will send someone to pick up Miss and go back to reunite." ”

Sun Shangxiang was naturally happy to hear the news that the war was over and the two families were back together, but when she thought that after returning to Jianye, her brother would definitely force her to marry the one surnamed Gu again, so she had scruples in her heart.

After pondering for a moment with low eyebrows, Sun Shangxiang suddenly said, "I won't go back." ”

Zhuge Jin was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said, "Why did Miss say this?" ”

Sun Shangxiang turned around, turned to his side, and said, "You go and tell the second brother, hasn't he always wanted to marry me, now it's okay, I have decided to stay and marry Fang Zhongzheng, he can rest assured now." ”

As soon as these words came out, Zhuge Jin was taken aback.

(To be continued)