Nan Ye was stunned when he heard that the guards were coming to report that Zhuge Liang arrived. Just now Zhuge Jin also said to beware of Zhuge Liang, I didn't expect him to come so quickly. However, no matter how careful he is behind the scenes, he is still an ally on the surface, and Nan Ye is busy asking Zhuge Liang to enter.

Zhuge Liang was still that handsome look, and after entering the hall, he smiled and saluted Nan Ye and the generals. Nan Ye knew that Zhuge Liang had the ability to fight the Confucians, and he was not interested in learning from Sun Quan in front of Zhuge Jin. Instead, he asked directly: "What is Mr. Kong Ming doing here?" ”

Zhuge Liang said with a smile: "I am here to thank the national teacher for borrowing the talisman and return the Nanjun talisman." ”

After Nan Ye captured Nanjun, it was already said that he would borrow a talisman to Zhuge Liang, and Zhao Yun once said to Zhou Yu that he would send someone to ask Nan Ye about the authenticity of the agreement, but in fact, he sent someone to Zhuge Liang to send a talisman. However, Nan Ye didn't expect Zhuge Liang to use this small Nanjun soldier talisman to transfer out Xiangyang people and take Xiangyang.

This Nanjun talisman is Cao Cao's thing, and it is useless for Nan Ye to take it. Although it was lent to Zhuge Liang at that time, Nan Ye did not plan to let Zhuge Liang return it. After all, Zhuge Liang's plan to divert the tiger from the mountain was used once in chaos, and it expired and became invalid. At this time, Zhuge Liang solemnly came to return the talisman, and Nan Ye guessed that this was just an excuse for Zhuge Liang to come to himself, and he was afraid that there was something else.

Nan Ye knew that he was not Zhuge Liang's opponent, so he didn't want to give Zhuge Liang a chance, and pretended to be very generous: "It's not enough to worry about trivial things." I'm useless to use that talisman, so I'll send it to Mr. Kong Ming as a souvenir. Mr. must have been tired all the way when he came here, so he asked Mr. to take a bath and rest for the time being, and then set up a banquet to entertain Mr. after I broke up the account. ”

Seeing that Nan Ye didn't want to talk more to him, Zhuge Liang smiled slightly and said, "The national teacher is discussing the matter of sending troops to attack Cao?" ”

Nan Ye didn't want to say more, but he couldn't stand Zhuge Liang from taking the initiative to ask, so he had to say a little less than gold: "Exactly!" ”

Zhuge Liang laughed and said: "If the national teacher has this intention, it is just right! Our lord is also planning to march into the army, if the two armies advance and retreat together, the Cao army will not be able to take care of each other. ”

Pang Tong and Zhuge Liang knew each other very well, and seeing that Nan Ye didn't want to say more for fear of revealing flaws, he asked, "Isn't it where Xuande Gong wants to march into the army?" ”

Zhuge Liang said: "My lord is a pastor in Yuzhou, so naturally he went north to Yuzhou. Where is the national division going again? ”

Nan Ye was a little crying and laughing when he heard Zhuge Liang's righteousness. Liu Bei, the pastor of Yuzhou, was still sealed by Cao Cao, and Liu Bei did have the title of Liu Yuzhou, but he never owned the land of Yuzhou, but he didn't expect Zhuge Liang to use this reason as a soldier at this time, so that Liu Bei had the name of righteousness.

Zhuge Jin heard that Zhuge Liang was really ambitious and said: "The national teacher is also discussing sending troops to Yuzhou, and the virtuous brother can go back and inform Xuande Gong not to let the two soldiers and horses clash." ”

Zhuge Liang was not angry when he heard this, but said happily: "My lord is worried about the number of soldiers, if the national teacher wants to attack Yuzhou together, we can divide Yuzhou equally as a boundary." Or the national teacher will go to Yuzhou, and my lord will take the division. ”

Zhuge Jin didn't expect that there was also a saying that Yuzhou would be divided equally, Nanyang and Xiangyang were all connected to Yuzhou, and if the two families marched at the same time, they might really get half of each. If this is the case, not only will Liu Bei's plan to go north fail, but the soldiers and horses that have been divided cannot be fully attacked, and it is better to attack elsewhere to get more benefits. As for exchanging Si Li for Yuzhou, it is even more inappropriate.

Nan Ye didn't want to conflict with Liu Bei at this time, if Zhuge Liang didn't come to discuss, he could fight as much as he wanted, since Zhuge Liang came to talk about cooperation, it would be boring to fight for Yuzhou again, it was better to concentrate on taking the division. So Nan Ye said: "Since Xuande Gong wants to take Yuzhou, I will take Si Li." The Cao army occupies the land of the eight states, and we don't have to fight for it. ”

Zhuge Liang said with a smile: "What the national teacher said is extremely true! The fight between us and others will only make Cao Jun happy. On the contrary, we can work together to get more land for Cao Cao. In addition to thanking the national teacher, I also want to borrow some soldiers and horses from the national teacher to fight Cao, and I hope that the national teacher will agree. ”

Nan Ye really didn't expect Zhuge Liang to kick his nose and face and climb along the pole. Nan Ye did not fight with Liu Bei for Yuzhou, and he made concessions, and Zhuge Liang even had to borrow troops. Others borrowed troops from Nan Ye may still consider it, but Liu Bei has never repaid the borrowed soldiers, and he has not repaid the loan from Jingzhou, this kind of credit record Nan Ye is not at ease. So he directly refused: "If Xuande Gong wants to take Yuzhou, he will take it, and if there are no soldiers and horses to take Yuzhou, I will take it." Mr. Kong Ming wants to borrow my soldiers to take Yuzhou for Xuande Gong, which is like borrowing chickens to lay eggs, and I will never agree. Besides, the sword has no eyes, if there are casualties among the borrowed soldiers and horses, how can Mr. Kong Ming pay it back? ”

Zhuge Liang smiled when he heard this: "Definitely! Definitely! The national teacher blamed me. Liang borrowed troops from the national division not for siege, but for defending the city. What's more, I didn't borrow for nothing, but like the national teacher's money bank lent money to the outside world, I mortgaged first and then loaned. ”

Nan Ye felt that Zhuge Liang had brought him a lot of surprises, he even knew about mortgages, and it seemed that Zhuge Liang had a lot to do with the money bank he opened. Nan Ye couldn't help but wonder: "Which city does Mr. Kong Ming want to guard, and what is the collateral for?" ”

Zhuge Liang glanced left and right and said: "This matter is very important, and I also ask the national teacher to step back." ”

Nan Ye was full of his own people in this room, so there was no need for that, so he said: "Mr. Kong Ming bluntly said that these are all my confidants. ”

Zhuge Liang said: "My lord wants to use Jiangxia and Xiangyang as a mortgage, and borrow troops to defend Jiangxia and Xiangyang." It doesn't matter how many soldiers and horses there are, as long as the national teacher holds the two counties. ”

The generals in the hall were shocked when they heard this, and they couldn't help but talk about it. "Kong Ming, what does this mean?" "Isn't this sending the second county to the national teacher?" "Could it be that there is a fraud in it?"

Nan Ye couldn't understand what Zhuge Liang's intention was in doing this, so he frowned and asked, "What does Mr. Kong Ming mean by this?" ”

Zhuge Liang smiled and didn't explain, but pointed to Pang Tong and Jia Xu, who were also laughing, and said: "The national teacher can make Shiyuan or Mr. Wenhe solve their doubts." ”

Jia Xu is low-key and doesn't like to compete for merit, so he pushed Pang Tong. Pang Tong was straightforward and unpolite, and walked to Nan Ye's side and explained in a low voice.

Nan Ye couldn't help but nod after hearing this, only to know that Zhuge Liang was using an anti-guest-based strategy. This plan is not aimed at Nan Ye, but the eldest son Liu Qi. As long as Nan Ye cooperates, there are only benefits and no harm.

Although Liu Bei Chibi defeated Cao Cao in the first battle with Sun Quan and Nanye, his own foundation was weak and he was unable to control too much territory, and if he wanted to occupy the entire territory of Yuzhou, he had to use all his troops and horses. However, in this way, Jiangxia and Xiangyang will be empty, both of which are close to Jiangdong, and Sun Quan is not very friendly to Liu Bei, and is likely to take the opportunity to capture the two places. From Liu Bei's point of view, it is not a loss to lose the land of the two counties in exchange for Yuzhou. But Liu Qi may not be willing to change, after all, Jingzhou is his hometown ancestral property. But Liu Qi couldn't come out, and Liu Bei couldn't eat Yuzhou. It's a dead knot.