At the same time that Liu Jing went to worship Zhou Yu, in the Qinzheng Hall of Jianye Palace, Zhang Zhao began negotiations on behalf of Jiangdong and Sima Yi, in addition to Zhang Zhao on Jiangdong's side, Gu Yong and Yu Fu were also sitting, and the other party only had Sima Yi and Liu Min, Liu Min, as Sima Yi's assistant, also sat down. 5

"Master Zhang, this is the second time we've dealt with!"

Sima Yi smiled: "I hope that this time, like last time, we can reach a consensus smoothly." ”

Zhang Zhao smiled faintly, "Our two families are a state of brothers, the relationship is close, and there is also the marriage of Qin and Jin, but as the saying goes, brothers still have to settle accounts, I think some things still have to be honest, what does Sima Yuanjun think?" ”

Sima Yi nodded, "I like Zhang Junshi's word 'honesty' very much. ”

"Since this is the case, then I will get straight to the point, we want to know Lu Dao, why did Liu Zhoumu ask Jiangdong to send troops to the Central Plains?"

"We can't say that the request, the word 'request' is too strong, we have no right to ask Jiangdong to do anything, but hope that Jiangdong will send troops, the purpose is of course very simple, weakening Cao Cāo's strength, whether it is for Jingshu or Jiangdong, it will be beneficial."

Sima Yi knew very well what Zhang Zhao meant, that is, he wanted to set this matter as the Han army asking Jiangdong for help, and then he could open his mouth on the conditions, so Sima Yi must avoid this, he wanted Jiangdong to understand that not only the Han army would benefit, but Jiangdong would also benefit.

Zhang Zhao shook his head, "Frankly speaking, we don't have a plan for the Northern Expedition for the time being, especially after the defeat in Hefei, the military and civilians in Jiangdong are very resistant to the Northern Expedition, we are planning to go south, and now Liu Zhoumu has a request, let's just say hope!" I hope that we will send troops to the Central Plains, not to mention the deployment of troops and the preparation of materials, and more importantly, Wu Hou must first convince the civil and military officials, and also change the plan of the southern expedition, which will cost us a lot of manpower and material resources, I hope you can understand this. ”

Zhang Zhaoling was sharp and blocked Sima Yi's back roads one by one, and more importantly, he knew that the other party was here to ask Jiangdong, and even Liu Jing came to Jiangdong in person, which shows the other party's expectation for Jiangdong to send troops, since this is the case, he will use this expectation to seek the greatest interests for Jiangdong. 2

Sima Yi nodded, "We also know the difficulties of Jiangdong, so Jingzhou will compensate Jiangdong to a certain extent, Lu Zijing should have told Wu Hou, we plan to assign Changsha County and Hengyang County to Jiangdong as compensation for sending troops, I think Zhang Junshi should also know Lu Dao!" ”

"But we've heard that there's still a county of Qichūn." Zhang Zhao looked at Sima Yi with a smile.

"Qi chūn county is just a choice, if Jiangdong does not want Changsha county and Hengyang county, then you can choose another county of Qi chūn."

"Master Zhang, I am a frank person, I think we should be honest with each other between the two families, we can send troops, but the conditions are slightly different from yours."

Sima Yi looked at Zhang Zhao's unconcealed pride, he had probably guessed the other party's conditions in his heart, and he said quietly: "I am willing to listen to you!" ”

"The conditions are very simple, not only Changsha County and Hengshan County, but also Qi Chūn County, that is, the three counties must belong to Jiangdong, in addition, I also hope that Jingzhou can afford the military rations of the Jiangdong Army's northern expedition, there are so many conditions, is it possible to agree?"

Sima Yi's heart suddenly burned with anger, it was too much, he actually wanted the three counties of Jingzhou, not only that, but also Jingzhou to bear the military rations, Sima Yi said coldly: "When we put tens of thousands of Jiangdong soldiers back in Jiangdong, there were no conditions, why is Jiangdong so harsh?" ”

Zhang Zhao didn't speak for a long time, and sighed slightly, "I'm sorry, but Jiangdong has suffered repeated setbacks over the years, morale is low, public resentment is boiling, and financial resources are gradually poor, please Sima Junshi can understand our difficulties." ”

Of course, Sima Yi understood them, and tried his best to use this opportunity to squeeze the greatest benefits for Jiangdong, he restrained the dissatisfaction in his heart, and said to Zhang Zhao: "It is the greatest sincerity to assign Changsha County and Hengyang County to Jiangdong, if Jiangdong is not satisfied, then we can only say sorry, as for other conditions, Jingzhou cannot agree." ""Whole Site, Fast Update, No Mistakes"

Sima Yi's attitude is clear, there is no room for compromise, this negotiation took an hour, and in the end it was fruitless, and the two sides could not reach a compromise——, remember-

After the negotiation, Zhang Zhao immediately rushed back to Jianye Palace, and he saluted Sun Quan and said: "Qiqi Wuhou, as we expected before, the other party refused to accept our conditions, and still insisted on the original conditions, and his attitude was very resolute. ”

Sun Quan smiled and asked, "Then did they mention that there is no need for Jiangdong to send troops?" ”

"It's not mentioned, they still want us to send troops."

"That's right!"

Sun Quan sneered and said: "They still want us to send troops in their bones, as long as they grasp this, they are not afraid that Liu Jing will not compromise, I expected it to be good, sending troops to the Central Plains is related to his battle of Guanzhong, which is very important to him, since it is so important, of course he has to pay the necessary price." ”

Sun Quan took a few steps with his hand in his hand, and said: "The negotiation will be suspended for a while, I believe that if it is delayed a little, Liu Jing will have a greater chance of compromise." ”

A carriage quickly drove towards Changgan Palace, and on the carriage, Liu Min said worriedly: "I don't think it's appropriate to give Hengyang County to Jiangdong, if we lose Hengyang County, we will not be able to support Xiangdong County and Guiyang County, and in fact, we will lose Xiangdong and Guiyang Counties, which is too expensive." ”

Sima Yi smiled slightly and said: "Although your worries are reasonable, you have to understand one thing, this matter has been carefully thought out by the state pastor, and he understands it very well in his heart, including Jia Xu, he has also carefully considered it for the state pastor, since he has put forward such a condition, he has his own reasons, you don't have to worry too much." ”

Liu Min nodded silently, he was indeed a little worried, and soon, the carriage arrived at the Changgan Palace, in the Changgan Palace Reception Hall, Liu Jing met with Sima Yi and listened to his report on the negotiations, and after Sima Yi finished speaking, Liu Jing shook his head and said clearly: "On the way to Jiangdong, I have made it very clear that the conditions of any materials cannot be agreed, as for them still want Qi Chūn County"

Liu Jing looked back at Sima Yi and said, "My principle is to go south in Jiangdong, do you understand?" ”

Sima Yi nodded silently, "I understand." ”

"Since the military advisor understands, then I don't need to say it again, but one thing must be clear, they must send troops to Hefei and Xuzhou before they can get the benefits I ced, not like the last time, just nominally, this point must not be ambiguous."

"Wechen will make this clear with you, and the time of sending troops needs to be clarified."

Liu Jing pondered for a moment and said, "We also need time to deploy, just in early November!" After the ice began to freeze in the north, both sides sent troops together. ”

After three consecutive negotiations, the Sun and Liu families finally reached a compromise, Jiangdong gave up the demand for military rations, and also gave up the claim to Qi Chūn County, as compensation for interests, Liu Jing promised to assign the four counties of Changsha, Hengyang, Xiangdong and Guiyang to Jiangdong, and the two sides reached an agreement, Jiangdong would send 80,000 troops to attack the Central Plains, and Jingzhou would send 100,000 troops to attack the Central Plains from the two directions of Nanyang and Runan.

Ten days later, Liu Jing ended his visit to Jiangdong and prepared to return to Jingzhou.

On the Yangtze River wharf outside Jianye City, Sun Quan once again led hundreds of officials to say goodbye to Liu Jing, and Sun Quan's Mrs. Xie and a group of female dependents were also bidding farewell to Sun Shangxiang.

"Brother doesn't have to send it far!"

Liu Jing hugged his fists and smiled: "I hope that our cooperation in winter can be a complete success, and I also wish Jiangdong can successfully seize Xuzhou and Hefei, I hope this is a win-win cooperation." ”

Sun Quan smiled a little reluctantly, where would Cao cāo give them the Central Plains, his heart was like a mirror, sooner or later he would have to withdraw the army, if it wasn't for the four counties of Jingnan, he would not have agreed to this northern expedition, but to put it mildly, Sun Quan smiled, "This is the common hope of both of us, and I also hope that Brother Xian's trip to Jiangdong is not in vain, Brother Xian will take care all the way!" ”

The officials in Jiangdong also saluted one by one, "Liu Zhoumu has a good journey!" ”

"Take care, everyone, see you again for a chance!"

Liu Jing saluted everyone, then turned around and headed towards the big boat, at this time, Sun Shangxiang also finished saying goodbye, and walked briskly under the escort of several female soldiers, she smiled at Liu Jingyan, grabbed his arm, turned around and waved to his brother and Baiguan, and walked towards the big boat with Liu Jing.

"Husband, there may be guests coming to our house next year." Walking on the boat, Sun Shangxiang said with a smile.

"Who is it?"

"Xiao Qiao is coming, she said that she was very depressed in Jiangdong and wanted to go out for a walk, so I invited her to Chengdu, is it okay?"

"Absolutely!"

Liu Jing smiled: "But we may move next year." ”

"Are you going back to Xiangyang?" Sun Shangxiang asked in surprise.

Liu Jing waved his hand to the people who saw them off on the shore, and smiled at Sun Shangxiang: "It's just possible, it's not determined yet, let's talk about it next year!" ”

Sun Shangxiang's eyes also fell on the tens of thousands of people who sent them, and she sighed slightly: "Last time, this time they are still so enthusiastic, how can I bear their expectations?" ”

"You are too arrogant, do you know what the result will be in Jiangdong if you marry me?" Liu Jing gently put his arm around her shoulders and asked with a smile.

Sun Shangxiang blinked and asked, "Oh! Mo Feifulang's idea to fight Koto? ”

"Sooner or later, the world will be unified, I hope to protect the Sun family to the greatest extent, I have to give my wife a face."

Liu Jing lowered his head and kissed Sun Shangxiang on the cheek, and said with a smile: "But now, what I am more concerned about is whether we have harvested the chūn cultivation and winter reclamation these days." ”

Sun Shangxiang leaned his head on his shoulder and said in a low voice: "Seriously, I have a very strong feeling that maybe next year, I will teach my baby daughter to practice martial arts." ”

"You have it?" Liu Jing looked at her in surprise.

"I don't know what to do, I just feel that something is not quite right."

Sun Shangxiang hugged his arm and smiled mischievously: "I'm afraid that the intensity of cultivation is not enough, and I still need to work hard to have a better harvest." ”

Liu Jing pinched her nose, "There's no way to take you, go!" Let's go back to the cabin and discuss the true meaning of life. ”

Although Sun Shangxiang felt that it was inappropriate during the day, he finally followed Liu Jing to the cabin half-pushed and half-pushed.

The fleet left Jianye City and sailed towards Jingzhou.