Lu Su is an honest person and will not lie, he hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Although Jiangdong suffered the defeat of Hefei, it did not move its roots, there are more than 100,000 troops, and there is enough grain and grass, frankly speaking, Jiangdong's problem is not in strength, but in officialdom." ”

Liu Jing also heard that Jiangdong officialdom was full of factions and fierce infighting, but he didn't expect Lu Su to be able to tell himself frankly, which made Liu Jing have a little more good impression of Lu Su, he nodded and said: "Jiangdong's officialdom infighting, from the Sun family's infighting, in fact, is closely related to Sun Quan's unstable foundation, the two western expeditions were defeated, although the Chibi War was won, but did not get enough benefits, the Battle of Hefei was also the first victory and then the defeat, it can be said that Sun Quan lost more and won less, so it naturally shook the foundation of his power, in this case, Only by provoking factional struggles can he stabilize his position, but success is also Xiao He, defeat is also Xiao He, and the defeat of Jiangdong in the future may also be defeated by officialdom infighting. ”

Lu Su didn't speak for a long time, Liu Jing used the sharpest way to directly dig out the root cause of Jiangdong's weakness over the years, Lu Su also knew that Jiangdong's weakness was due to officialdom infighting, but Liu Jing pointed out the reason for the intensification of officialdom infighting, and the root lay in Sun Quan, who deliberately provoked infighting in order to maintain his position of power.

Lu Su couldn't help what Zhou Yu said to him before he died, 'I don't know people, I'm ashamed of Bofu', Zhou Yu said that he doesn't know people, he refers to Sun Quan, which makes Lu Su feel extremely uncomfortable, will Jiangdong really be ruined by the factional struggle in officialdom?

Liu Jing sensed Lu Su's emotional instability, so he comforted him and said: "If Zijing is unwilling to participate in the internal fighting in Jiangdong, he might as well give Wu Hou a clear message that he can represent Jiangdong in Chengdu for a long time." ”

Lu Su smiled bitterly and shook his head, and Sima Yi next to him smiled: "Zhou Mu is joking!" How could Wu Hou let the governor of Jiangdong go to Chengdu for a long time. ”

Liu Jing didn't smile at all, he looked at Lu Su and said, "Zijing still remembers what I said to you on the dock when I first sent Chaisang many years ago?" Those words are still valid today, if you remember. ”

Lu Su himself didn't know when he returned to the cabin, he was sleepwalking, standing in front of the window of the boat and staring blankly at the surging river, he couldn't help but think of that scene many years ago, when he first arrived in Chaisang, Liu Jing personally invited him to stay in Chaisang and become Chaisang's military advisor, but he refused disdainfully.

But today Liu Jing mentioned that incident again, but it made Lu Su infinitely emotional, but can he still choose? An indescribable wry smile couldn't help but appear on Lu Su's face.

When Zhou Yu was the governor of Dadu, he did have military power, and Sun Quan had no choice, but after Zhou Yu died, Sun Quan appointed himself as the governor of Dadu, but the military power was not given to him, but was taken back by himself.

To put it bluntly, he is only a nominal governor, but the actual military power is in the hands of Sun Quan, and even his real power is not as good as Lu Xun.

"Could it be that Koto really died in the third life?" Lu Su muttered to himself

Lu Su left, and Liu Jing and Sima Yi were still discussing the negotiations with Jiangdong in the cabin, and Liu Jing would not participate in the specific negotiations, and Sima Yi was fully responsible.

Sima Yi sighed and said: "We heard a news when we passed through Xiakou, Cao Cāo has fully deployed troops in the Central Plains, which means that Cao Cāo has seen through our attempt to contact Jiangdong, I am a little worried, if the northern attack on the Central Plains fails, but we have conceded such great benefits to Jiangdong, especially Changsha and Hengyang, once lost, it is very likely that the two counties of Xiangdong and Guiyang will not be able to keep it, do we lose more than we lose?" ”

Liu Jing smiled slightly: "Zhongda is too worried, whether it is Changsha or Hengyang, they are not food, they are not eaten and gone, they are land, no matter how many years have passed, the land will never be lost, as long as we want, we can take it back at any time, even if the whole Jingnan is given to them, it doesn't matter, they can't digest it if they swallow it, just when we are temporarily put there in Jiangdong, there will be a day in the future, not only Changsha and Hengyang, but the whole Jiangdong will become our bag." ”

After a pause, Liu Jing said again: "As for Cao Cāo's deployment of troops in the Central Plains, this is what I expected, a full deployment of 250,000 troops, frankly speaking, this is exactly the result I want." ”

Sima Yi was stunned, "What does the state pastor mean by this?" ”

Liu Jing laughed, "If there is no alliance with Sun Quan, how many troops does Zhong Da think Cao Cāo will send?" Will 250,000 troops be sent? No, at most 100,000 troops, 50,000 in Nanyang and 50,000 in Runan, if the Central Plains Cao army is insufficient, we still have no chance in Guanzhong. ”

Only then did Sima Yi suddenly realize that the strategic purpose of the original state pastor was to contain Cao Cāo's main force in the Central Plains, and he finally understood.

Liu Jing walked to the window, looked at the river with his hands, and said lightly: "In any case, this negotiation with Sun Quan must be successful, except for not giving them food and goods, we can agree to all the land conditions they propose, first tempt them with heavy profits, and then clean them up later!" Speaking of this, Liu Jing's gaze became very cold

Two days later, the Han fleet finally arrived in Jianye, the fleet was moored in the river, and Liu Jing's big ship slowly docked, and on the shore, Sun Quan led more than 100 civil and military officials had been waiting for a long time.

When Liu Jing took Sun Shangxiang and slowly walked off the boat, Sun Quan greeted him, and he smiled from afar: "Brother Xian, don't come to be harmed?" ”

The two laughed and hugged tightly, Liu Jing looked at Sun Quan, and said with a smile: "Brother seems to be a lot fatter than before." ”

"Not only are we fat, but we are also getting old, we haven't seen each other for four years, and we have changed a lot in the past four years!"

"Brother is right, I wonder if my mother-in-law is in good health?"

Sun Quan nodded, "Although her health is not too good, the most dangerous time has passed, and yesterday she was still thinking about when you will arrive, Brother Xian, my mother likes you very much." ”

At this time, Sun Shangxiang stepped forward to greet his brother, and Sun Quan smiled slightly, "Does the little sister go to see her mother first, or go to the city with us first, and then go to her old man's house together in the evening?" ”

Sun Shangxiang turned her head and looked at Liu Jing, this was up to her husband to decide, Liu Jing smiled and said, "You go to see your mother first!" Don't wait for her, I'll visit her again in the afternoon. ”

Sun Shangxiang saw that her husband was considerate of herself, and her heart was happy, so she said to her brother: "Since this is the case, then I will go to see my mother first." ”

Sun Quan nodded, and immediately arranged a carriage, and ordered the guards to send his sister to Changgan Palace to see her mother, watching Sun Shangxiang's carriage go away, Liu Jing met with the Jiangdong officials one by one to greet each other, and also got into Sun Quan's carriage and drove towards Jianye City.

Jianye City is only an official city, the city is not big, inside is the official office and Moling Palace, the circumference is only ten miles, and the ordinary people live in the surrounding stone city and Danyang County, Sun Quan specially ordered a detour to Danyang County, so that Liu Jing can feel the enthusiasm of the people of Jiangdong.

At this time, the news that Princess Shangxiang and Liu Jing came to Jiangdong to visit relatives had already spread all over Jiangdong, the streets in Danyang County were already crowded with people, the streets were crowded with people who came to welcome Liu Jing, tens of thousands of Jiangdong soldiers maintained order on both sides, all sweating profusely, when Liu Jing's carriage entered the city, more than 100,000 people on the street were boiling, the people raised their arms and shouted, and the cheers resounded in the sky.

Looking at the extremely excited faces, Liu Jing's heart was also moved, he seemed to have returned to the year of the recovery of Xiangyang, and the people were also so excited to cheer, at this time, Sun Quan said lightly on the side: "Do you know why they are so excited and looking forward to it?" ”

"I'm confused too!"

Liu Jing smiled and said, "Could it be to welcome the arrival of Jiangdong's son-in-law?" ”

Sun Quan shook his head, "Not exactly, the real reason is that the virtuous brother has become famous all over the world, and it is already the hope of the revival of the Han Dynasty, if the virtuous brother doesn't believe it, he has the opportunity to go to Luoyang or Chang'an, I believe that he will be so popular, of course, this is also related to the release of tens of thousands of prisoners of war by the virtuous brother back to Jiangdong, people's hearts!" ”

Sun Quan sighed slightly, "Sometimes I envy Brother Xian too. ”

"My brother has won the award, and I think the real reason is not me, but my brother is by my side."

Sun Quan smiled and patted Liu Jing on the shoulder, "Have a good rest, my mother will hold a family banquet to welcome you in the evening, I am really happy that you are here." ”

Lu Su walked briskly through the long corridor in the palace under the leadership of the guards, until he came to the inner hall, the guards went in first to report, and after a while, the guards walked out and said: "Marquis Wu, please see the governor!" ”

Lu Su straightened his clothes and walked into the inner hall, only to see that on the inner hall, Sun Quanzheng was talking to Zhang Zhao and Gu Yong, I don't know what to do, Lu Su actually had an inexplicable resistance in his heart, Zhang Zhao is the leader of the Jiangbei faction, and Gu Yong is the leader of the Wuyue faction, which reminded him of Liu Jing's words on the boat, the defeat of Jiangdong will inevitably come from the officialdom infighting, and the officialdom infighting, the root cause is Sun Quan.

Lu Su sighed in his heart, and stepped forward to give Sun Quan a deep salute, "Weichen participates in Wu Hou!" ”

"Lu Dudu has worked hard, please take a seat!"

Sun Quan smiled and invited Lu Su to sit down, and said to him: "We are all very concerned about Liu Jing's coming to the east this time, can Zijing tell us what is the real purpose of his coming east this time?" ”

Lu Su is a generous person, although he was very disgusted with Zhang Zhao and Gu Yong, he still nodded to them, and then said to Sun Quan in no hurry: "Indeed, as we speculated before, this time Liu Jing came to Jiangdong for Sun and Liu to unite and go north to the Central Plains together, of course, the premise is to eliminate some of the unpleasantness of the two families in the last battle of Hefei." ”

"How can there be such a cheap thing in the world!"

As soon as Lu Su finished speaking, Zhang Zhao said angrily on the side: "Did he think that if he came to visit once and win the hearts of the Jiangdong people, the Jiangdong army would die for him?" What about the benefits? What benefits can he give to Jiangdong! ”

Rao is Lu Su is heart is relaxed, and he finally couldn't bear it anymore, his face changed, and he angrily reprimanded Zhang Zhao, "Zhang Junshi's words must be called interests, is it true that in the heart of the military advisor, there is no other relationship between people except interests?" ”

Zhang Zhao didn't expect Lu Su to be so rude, reprimanding himself, his face was suddenly extremely ugly, and he snorted heavily, Sun Quan saw that the atmosphere was embarrassing, and hurriedly said: "Zijing has worked hard all the way, and the weather is hot, it is inevitable that he will be a little irritable in his heart, let's talk slowly, Zijing, please relax, don't worry." ”

Lu Su restrained the dissatisfaction in his heart, and said to Sun Quan: "Weichen also asked Sima Yi, and Sima Yi said that in order to show Jingzhou's sincerity, we can assign Changsha and Hengyang counties to Jiangdong, or Qi Chūn County to Jiangdong, we can choose one of them." ”

Sun Quan, Zhang Zhao, and Gu Yong glanced at each other, and their eyes all showed surprise, especially Sun Quan, when he heard that Liu Jing was going to give Changsha County and Hengyang County to himself, he suddenly couldn't hold back the excitement in his heart, got up and walked quickly to the wall, brushed the ground and opened the curtain, and on the wall was a huge map of Jiangdong Jingzhou.

Sun Quan looked at the map with his hand, Changsha County is the second largest county in Jingnan after Nanjun, and Hengyang County is a strategic place, if you can get these two places, it will also block the road of Jingzhou Army to the south, then the following Xiangdong County and Guiyang County have naturally become Jiangdong's bag, and the six counties of Jingnan have won four of them, which is the territory he dreams of!

Sun Quan Huo Di turned around and said to Zhang Zhao: "Liu Jing must use Sima Yi to negotiate, this person has a lot of strategies, the chief negotiator of Jiangdong must be Zibu, and try his best to fight for more interests in Jiangdong." ”

Lu Su couldn't help sighing in his heart, and his interests came first, but this time it was from Sun Quan's mouth.