The book details that the second letter from Hefei was sent to Luoyang again after only two and a half days.

Obviously, Pang Tong, who is in charge of the Southeast Regional Intelligence System, also attaches unusual importance to this matter.

It is not surprising that Sun Ce is brave and Zhou Yu is strategic, which is originally a difficult pair to deal with. If it weren't for Sun Quan's precarious situation under the oppression of Zhang Jaw and Pang Tong that day, and Zhou Yu had to stay to help, Sun Ce might not have suffered such a big loss in the battle of crossing the river.

Now, although the Jiangdong Army was defeated in the Central Plains, the territory under its jurisdiction has not been weakened too much, and the rule of Jiangxia, Jingnan, and Jiangdong has not been shaken, and the main loss is the newly acquired Huainan, which is basically back to the original point.

Judging from the state of Jiangdong's preparations during this period, the future battle of the Southern Expedition may not be as easy as imagined. In the south, the strongest cavalry of the Qingzhou army was not of much use, and mainly relied on the naval army. Although the Qingzhou naval army is strong, it is an expedition after all, and it is difficult to achieve an overwhelming advantage.

In this case, Sun Ce's death was originally a good news that was refreshing, and if Pang Tong's speculation was true, it would not be an ordinary benefit, and it could be said that the two pillars of Jiangdong would disappear at the same time.

In the months after Wei Yan, Gao Shun, and Tai Shici sent troops to reinforce the Western Front, Wang Yu held a military conference for the first time.

"Shiyuan's speculation is reasonable......"

It was still Zhuge Liang who presided over the military discussion on behalf of Wang Yu. After the situation in the world gradually became clearer, Jia Xu began to consciously delegate power, and on the side of the intelligence system, he pushed more responsibility to Pang Tong, and in terms of military affairs, it was naturally Zhuge Liang.

In his own words. Young people are energetic and not afraid of getting tired. Naturally, you have to take on more. In the past, there was a shortage of manpower, and the situation was also tense. There are still a lot of inconveniences for the little ones to get started, now, anyway, the lord also said that he wanted to cross the river by touching the stones, so let the more energetic children touch it, bump and bump, and slowly become a pillar.

Zhuge Liang did live up to Jia Xu's expectations—if there was one......

In short, his ability is being more widely recognized, and as a host on such a relatively solemn occasion, it will not attract anyone's suspicious eyes.

"After the Great War in the Central Plains. There were disagreements within Jiangdong, one of which was dominated by Zhang Zhao, Zhang Hong and other Xu Huai celebrities, who believed that the situation was no longer possible, and they should make plans in advance, using the land of Jiangdong as a bargaining chip to bargain with the king. This faction, which can be called the Lord's Peace faction, has the greatest influence......"

Zhuge Liang paused slightly, leaving time for the listener to think. Then he continued: "Correspondingly, General Sun holds a completely opposite view. Whether it's out of ambition or anything else, in short. His momentum has not been diminished by the previous fiasco, and he still intends to compete with our army. ”

The expressions of everyone present were a little strange.

At this time, there are people who still have the idea of competing with the lord for the world, I really don't know how to describe it.

Say he's crazy, right? However, Sun Ce's preparations for the war were orderly. There is no taste of hysteria and perverseness at all.

But it's not right to say that everything is normal with him. Even the Xiang Ji of the year refused to cross the river to make a comeback, isn't it because he knows that his arms can't twist his thighs? Facing the entire Central Plains with a mere Jiangdong land. It's hard to protect yourself, do you still want to counterattack?

The staff didn't mean to be disdainful, after all, their own lord was also this kind of character, when he blatantly challenged Yuan Shao, weren't many people's views similar to now?

It can only be said that such two people were born in the same era, maybe it was a joke made by God, right? It's no wonder that Sun Ce has the idea of fighting to the death.

Finally, there is also a faction dominated by Gu Yong, Kan Ze and other Wuyue celebrities. They did not agree with Sun's radicalism, believing that Jiangdong did not have that kind of strength, and at the same time they did not think it was a good idea to lay down their arms now, their view was that Jiangdong had no hope of advancing and had more than ...... to protect himself."

Zhuge Liang glanced at Wang Yu and observed the latter's expression change, before further explaining: "They think that the current princes of the Five Roads, as well as the princes who will continue to be canonized in the future, will sooner or later become trouble, and when the smoke rises, Jiangdong will have a chance to fight for the Central Plains." ”

These words caused a slight commotion, and in the empty hall, even whispers were amplified many times over.

"Of course, this is only a superficial reason, and the root cause is that the Jiangdong clan is unwilling to give up their existing status and interests, believing that our army is strong in cavalry warfare, and with the great river and natural dangers, there is hope to resist the invasion of our army."

The status of the Jiangdong Hao clan in the Jiangdong Army is very transcendent, and with the expansion of the power of the Jiangdong Army, the territory and private army strength of each family have also been growing rapidly.

When Sun Ce took Jiangdong, the total military strength of Jiangdong had exceeded 50,000, and then he seized Jiangxia and Changsha counties, as well as parts of Huainan and southern Henan, and the strength had already doubled or tripled, but Sun Ce could command freely, but only the 30,000 horses he brought to cross the river were the ones he could command.

Just these 30,000 people, not all of them are his descendants, including Zhu Huan's 5,000 private soldiers, and Chen Wu's 3,000 old men, who really belong to Sun Ce's team, only the dead Han Dang and 22,000 men.

This is not a special case, and other princely forces will also have this problem to some extent.

Cao Cao's solution was to expand the power of his relatives and gradually replace the powerful factions of the foreign family with his relatives, so as to consolidate the dominant position of the Cao family.

Sun Ce went straight and directly subdued him with force, unless all the scholars joined forces, no one in Jiangdong could fight him head-on. Historically, Sun Quan used power to create checks and balances between foreign factions and local factions.

Because of this, when Cao Cao was poor, the choice of the clans was to go home separately, and there was not much resistance to Wang Yu's new national policy. In Jiangdong and Yizhou, the mainstream opinion continues to resist.

Bustling often, what is the matter?

Without him, only interests.

In this situation, the Sun clan, whose own strength has been seriously damaged, can no longer suppress the forces of all parties as before. At such a time, in order to restore his strength as soon as possible, Sun Qilu actually made an idea on the Shanyue tribes, which was in the interests of all forces in Jiangdong. Undoubtedly, another major injury. ”

Yamagoe is the indigenous people of Jiangdong, and it is a local clan that expands the population. One of the main sources of plundering wealth.

In particular, the population is expanding, and Koto is vast and sparsely populated. There are many places that can be explored, and it is not enough to rely on the people who fled from the Central Plains, but more to look for from the side. Shanyue is indigenous, there is no human rights, if you catch it, you will be a good serf, and if you train it, you will be a quite fierce warrior, and by the way, you can grab some money and food, which is the best of both worlds.

In order to quickly regain his strength, Sun Ce reached a peace agreement with Shanyue. The tribes that sent troops could be protected by the General's Mansion in the future, and suddenly cut off a major interest of the Jiangdong clan.

Coupled with the differences in foreign strategy, it is not uncommon for the parties to have undercurrents.

Zhuge Liang continued to explain, and said that there were probably disagreements within the Sun family.

Hearing this, Wang Yu's attention began to lose concentration, his thoughts wandered, and a very strange thought suddenly condensed: It wouldn't be his younger brother Sun Quan who plotted against Sun Ce in history, right?

He didn't talk about it, he just startled himself.

But think about it in retrospect. It's not necessarily unreliable.

For Sun Ce's death, among the many speculations in later generations, Guo Jia or Cao Cao is the most suspicious, which is deduced from the principle of profit. At that time, it was on the eve of the Battle of Guandu. Cao Cao was attacked from many sides, and once Sun Ce's troops left Huainan, the threat to him was not ordinary.

Solve Sun Ce in advance. Naturally, the crisis was resolved.

However, with the same line of thought, it was placed on Sun Quan and the Jiangdong clan. Why can't we come to similar conclusions? In terms of profit, isn't Sun Quan's profit greater? Ages. How many brothers and brothers have inherited?

There are also some details that can be used as a reference.

Zhou Tai's position next to Sun Ce is similar to that of Dian Wei and Xu Chu next to Cao Cao, and they are close guards. But just before Sun Ce was assassinated, Sun Quan asked him to take him under his command, weakening the protection of Sun Ce's side.

In addition, Sun Quan's attitude towards the heroes who followed Sun Ce to fight the world is also debatable. After Sun Ce's death until the Battle of Chibi, Zhou Yu was never able to release the army, saying that he and Zhang Zhao jointly assisted Sun Quan, but his strength was not in government affairs.

Considering Sun Quan's precautions against Sun Shao, it is not difficult to conclude that the possibility that Sun Quan and the Jiangdong clan conspired to kill their brother exists.

Of course, to investigate these secrets, for Wang Yu, it can greatly satisfy his gossip psychology, but it is of little significance to others, and it seems that there is no need to be so serious.

But in fact, this will involve a major decision, that is, to assess the feasibility of plotting against Zhou Yu!

In history, Cao Cao fought this idea, but Zhou Yu rejected it verbally, and Wang Yu did not dare to guarantee that his charm would definitely be greater than Cao Cao's. However, if strong evidence can be produced to prove that Sun Quan or the Jiangdong clan had something to do with Sun Ce's death, then things may be a little different.

After all, the brotherhood between Zhou Yu and Sun Ce is still very deep, and there is no family to stay with Sun Quan as a hostage, and more importantly, Pang Tong's intelligence system is still very successful in infiltrating Jiangdong, and there is still room for investigation in this matter. If necessary, Pang Tong can even plant it to a certain extent!

Sun Ce is dead, and then he went to Zhou Yu, although Jiangdong's strength is there, there is no one who really has a strategic vision and can arouse the combat power of the generals.

In fact, not only these two people, but also several great talents who supported the situation in Jiangdong after Sun Ce and Zhou Yu in history, Lu Su, Lu Xun, and Gan Ning, except for Lu Meng, are almost all under Wang Yu.

Without these difficult opponents, the battle of the southern expedition in the near future will be much easier, and the sacrifice and cost will be greatly reduced.

The military council eventually came to a workable conclusion, but the lobbyist was not easy to find.

With Zhou Yu's resourcefulness, ordinary people are afraid that they will bring humiliation on themselves, and maybe they will be used in turn. However, if you send someone of equal talent, it is difficult to guarantee safety.

Kong Rong, You Heng, Lu Su, and the newcomer Fa Zheng, a candidate was proposed, and then rejected by everyone, and in the end, Zhuge Liang took the initiative to ask for help.

"Kong Ming, you should know how dangerous this trip is, right?" Wang Yu frowned and looked at his army.

"Back to the lord, the minister has already thought it through." Zhuge Liang bowed and replied, "However, for now, the minister is the best candidate. ”

"First of all, the identity is comparable, with Zhou Yu's arrogance, if he goes to a nameless person, he may feel despised by him; secondly, they are close in age, and it is more convenient to speak; Third, when it comes to the understanding of the new policy of the lord, I am afraid that only the teacher and Mr. Wenhe can surpass the minister; Moreover, Brother Liang is now an official in Jiangdong, and the original introducer was Zhou Yu; And ......"

Although he didn't deliberately flaunt his eloquence, Zhuge Liang had seven or eight reasons in one mouth, all of which were reasonable and well-founded, and looking at his unfinished appearance, if he was allowed to keep talking, maybe he would be able to count dozens of them.

In short, the persuasiveness is quite strong.

Wang Yu was finally impressed. Since the safety performance is guaranteed, isn't it a match made in heaven to let the two enemies talk directly?

What does that poem say? Well, as soon as the golden wind and jade dew meet, they will win countless ...... in the world

"Let's do it." When Wang Yu smiled, the wheel of history began to turn at an accelerated pace. (To be continued......)