In the pavilion, Liu Bei waited anxiously, Fang Shao went for a long time, and did not come back until the evening, and his calm expression made Liu Bei feel a lot more at ease.

"Zhongzheng, how are things going?" Liu Bei couldn't wait to ask.

"The lord is in a hurry, just wait for the news." Fang Shao replied confidently.

Liu Bei knew that his young man was very skillful, and since he was so confident and confident, Liu Bei also put his mind at ease and stopped asking questions for the time being.

After staying in the pavilion for another night, the next afternoon, news was sent to the pavilion, saying that the eldest lady Sun had made a big fuss, and Wuhou Sun Quan was forced to give up the idea of marrying this girl to Liu Bei.

When others heard that their wives were gone, most of them were depressed, but when Liu Bei heard the news, he was overjoyed, so he called Xiao Beibo to celebrate with Fang Shao.

"Zhongzheng, you have done a good job, come, drink this cup."

This eastward trip, not only borrowed Nanjun, but also sued Zhou Yu fiercely, and there was no need to marry Sun Quan's arrogant sister, this harvest was really rich to the point that Liu Bei felt a little surprised, no wonder he couldn't wait to celebrate a little.

After a few glasses of wine, Liu Bei asked curiously: "The Sun brothers and sisters are so difficult to deal with, but I don't know what good strategy you used to make them change their minds." ”

"Well, it's actually simple, I just went to see her and told her that Wu Hou married her to the lord this time, just to use her to spy on the lord. That Miss Sun's surname is strong, and she must not be at the mercy of others, so if she wants to die or live, Sun Quan naturally has no choice. ”

Fang Shao's explanation is still artistically processed, he didn't say that Miss Sun was unwilling to marry him, a "bad old man", in that case, in addition to making the leader feel faceless, it would only make his own credit lose a lot in the leader's heart for no reason.

Liu Bei suddenly realized, and said with a smile: "It's easy to say, but it's not easy to really think of it, come, have another drink." ”

After the two of them drank, Fang Shao suddenly remembered something, so he took advantage of Liu Bei's happiness and said: "Lord, it seems that Sun Quan is very jealous of Zhou Yu, and he wants to reduce his strength. Then why didn't the lord take this opportunity and borrow the right to supervise the four southern counties with Sun Quan. Otherwise, the lord has the southern county, but there is Zhou Yu Chengpu in the east, Cao Ying in the north, and Huang Gai in Wuling County in the south, and the situation is still not optimistic. ”

Liu Bei nodded in approval, but sighed: "Why don't I want to do this, it's just that this time borrowing Nanjun, although it seems that we are benefiting, but the benefit that Sun Quan has obtained is that it can weaken Zhou Yu's momentum." If we borrow the four southern counties again, we must exchange the relative interests with Sun Quan, and what other interests do we have in our hands that can make Sun Quan look at them. ”

Fang Shao smiled and said, "Why not, of course the lord still has a big profit in his hand that can be exchanged." ”

Liu Bei was stunned and said, "What a big benefit, why can't I think of it." ”

Fang Shao pointed to the southeast and said with a sly smile: "Haven't you forgotten that in the south of Jingzhou, there is still Jiaozhou?" ”

The so-called Jiaozhou, which includes today's Guangdong, Guangxi and the northern part of Vietnam, was divided into seven counties at this time.

Although the seven counties of Jiaozhou are far away from the Central Plains, they are not as barbarian and uncivilized as imagined, but have a large population and are very rich.

The powerful figures in the seven counties include Wu Ju, Lai Gong, and Shi Xie, among which Lai Gong is the Jiaozhou assassin appointed by Liu Biao, and he was friends with Liu Bei when he was in Jingzhou. And the relationship between Wu Ju and Liu Bei is even more unusual, he was a fierce general under Liu Biao, and he was also a close friend of Liu Bei.

Now that Liu Biao's family is ruined, most of its old departments belong to Liu Bei, and although Wu Ju and others are divided into one side, they also have close contacts with Liu Bei, and nominally want to belong to Liu Bei.

This intimate relationship between Liu Bei and the powerful people in Jiaozhou is another great benefit that Fang Shao said.

Fang Shao further said: "The rich land of Jiaozhou, didn't Sun Quan have the intention of getting involved before, but Jiaozhou is located in a remote area, and it is probably impossible to transfer a large army to conquer it, and the relationship between the lord and Wu Ju and others can help Sun Quan save a lot of effort." Moreover, the important surnames of Jiaozhou and the lord are far inferior to those of the four southern counties, and if they are exchanged, they should be worth it. ”

Liu Bei's spirit was lifted, he thought about it for a while, but he was worried, and said: "It's just that Wu Ju and others are old friends with me, so if you say this, isn't it equivalent to betraying your old friends, and others will inevitably gossip." ”

Liu Bei unexpectedly began to be fettered by his "benevolence and righteousness" again, and Fang Shao had to enlighten and said: "With Sun Quan's ambition, Jiaozhou will be taken sooner or later, and with the strength of the seven counties, it will still be impossible to resist in the end, and then Wu Ju and others are afraid that the result will be even worse." Rather than this, why don't the lord let them take the initiative to join Sun Quan, so that we can not only exchange for the four southern counties, but also save the lives of the seven counties from the scourge of the soldiers, this is a win-win thing, why not betray the old friend. ”

As soon as Fang Shao explained this, Liu Bei listened to it much more pleasantly, so he nodded and said, "Zhongzheng is reasonable, I will think about it." ”

Three days later, the military government sent off the banquet.

"In the matter of Jiaozhou, there is Lao Liu to make Jun worry a lot, and Lone Dang sent a team of people to accept Jiaozhou, and I hope everything will go smoothly."

"Don't worry, the general will rest assured that this matter will be covered by Bei, Wu Ju's side, Bei will issue a handwritten letter, so that he has no precautions, as for how the general will absorb the seven counties, Bei will not ask too much."

Sun Quan laughed, raised his glass and said: "Okay, well, the four counties of Nanjun and Jiangnan will be supervised by Liu Yuanjun, and the affairs of the west will be supervised by Lao Zhijun." ”

Liu Bei also raised his glass and said with a smile: "Be prepared to do your best, this glass of wine will celebrate the eternity of our alliance, and work together to destroy the Cao thief." ”

The two reached an agreement like this, and they drank freely and enjoyed themselves in their hearts.

This farewell banquet was carried out quite harmoniously, and when the hour came, the banquet had come to an end, and the two alliance leaders and the ministers present at the banquet were all enjoying themselves.

At this time, Fang Shao gently pulled Liu Bei and glanced at him.

Liu Bei understood, approached Sun Quan with a wine glass and pretended to be close, took Sun Quan's hand, and said in a low voice: "The general trusts Bei so much, Bei also has a few psychological words that are not unhappy, but I don't know whether to say it or not." ”

Sun Quan hurriedly said: "I and the envoy have a heart-to-heart relationship with each other, and we should talk about everything, and it doesn't hurt to make the gentleman talk about it." ”

So, Liu Bei said earnestly: "Gong Jin Wen Tao Wu is the hero of ten thousand people, and his ambition is great, I am afraid that he will not be willing to be a minister for a long time, and the general should be careful to beware." ”

At this parting banquet, when he was drunk, Liu Bei lost no time in stabbing Zhou Yu in the end.

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