Liu Bei was a little hairy when he received Fang Zhiwen's letter, to be honest, Liu Bei was really weak about Fang Zhiwen, so the moment he received the letter, Liu Bei only thought about how to defend himself to Fang Zhiwen, and as for Changsha, he had forgotten everything that should have been under his Jingzhou pastoral jurisdiction.

He just summoned a group of wise brains, and before he could find out why, someone reported that Lu Su had arrived, and he didn't go to the post house, and came directly to Liu Bei's official office.

Looking at the entanglement and anxiety on Liu Bei's face, Zhuge Jin said loudly: "Lord, this Lu Su came in a hurry, I'm afraid it's also for this matter, we might as well listen to what he said first, the lord has forgotten that Changsha is under the rule of Jingzhou, and the lord accepted the request of the local people in order to guard against bandits, so that the army entered the city to maintain law and order." In any case, there can be no doubt that the measures taken by the lord are appropriate and timely. ”

When Liu Bei heard this, his heart was slightly wider, and he nodded knowingly, Zhuge Jin told Liu Bei that he wanted to bite to death at the request of the local people, and entered the city to maintain law and order and guard against thieves.

"That's right, please come and see Lu Su."

When Lu Su came in, he couldn't help but feel a little strange when he saw that several of Liu Bei's think tanks were present, but then he understood the reason for the matter, and then looked at Liu Bei, although he hid it well, but there was always a trace of stiffness in that seemingly kind smile.

After the polite greeting between the two parties, the guests and hosts sat down. Lu Su asked straight to the point about Changsha.

"Lord Liu, I received a message from my lord on the way. It is said that your army has entered Changsha City without knowing it, I don't know what your army is planning? Is there a plan to prepare to occupy Changsha? Or some soldiers want to enter Changsha to loot! In addition, our army has been divided by land and water, cutting off the retreat of the troops occupying Changsha, and if there is no private behavior without orders, our army is very willing to help the adults restrain the troops. ”

Lu Su asked unhurriedly, with a kind smile on his face, and Liu Bei twitched the corners of his mouth. Said with a dry smile: "I think Zijing must have misunderstood, this matter is actually like this, because Sun Ce's troops suddenly withdrew from Hengyang, Xiangyin and Changsha, these cities lost the protection of the troops, and the people in the city were worried that the thieves would take the opportunity to cause chaos, so they took the initiative to ask our army to enter the city to maintain law and order and protect the city, not a chaotic invasion." ”

"Oh? That's a fair point. Lord Liu has always been benevolent and virtuous, how can he sit idly by and ignore the suffering of the people, right? Huh"

"Nature, nature, huh"

"Now that our department has arrived in Changsha, can Lord Liu let your army evacuate from Changsha and Hengyang?"

Zijing's words were wrong.1 Sun Qian smiled coldly and said, "Changsha is under the rule of Jingzhou. My lord is a pastor of Jingzhou, so he naturally has the right to dispatch troops and manage the place under the rule of Jingzhou. Don't Zijing think this is a bit excessive? ”

"Oh? First of all, our army appeared in Changsha County. It was entrusted by Yangzhou Mu Zhuzhi, not without authorization; In addition, Gongyou means that this Changsha County will be under the management of Jingzhou in the future? ”

"It's not what I mean, it's how it should be, right?"

Lu Su shook his head with a smile, looked at Liu Bei and said, "This is what Lord Liu meant?" ”

"This is a legal principle, isn't it a matter of course for the state pastor to manage the state border?"

Liu Bei said stubbornly, he also knew that he couldn't be too soft at this time, if he was soft, he would collapse for a thousand miles.

"Next, I am asking, does Lord Liu think you should manage Changsha County?"

"This"

"Zijing, now Changsha County has actually been divided into two actual control areas, this cannot be denied, if our army cedes the territory that the soldiers have gained bloodily, it will definitely chill the hearts of the soldiers, so it is useless for Zijing to entangle like this, even if the adults consider the good relationship between the two sides, it can only be a situation where the status quo continues to be maintained, what does Zijing think?"

Pang Yuan saw that Liu Bei was embarrassed, and took the initiative to take over the conversation, everyone is a smart person, and it is not interesting to play around with these empty things, Pang Yuan's words are quite direct.

Lu Su nodded: "What Fuqing said is very true. So what does the so-called status quo mean? ”

"Of course, it's the status quo, it's the actual control area now."

"Oh, so Changsha is also considered to be under actual control? Does Fuqing mean that it represents Lord Liu? ”

Lu Su's words were very peaceful, and the expression on his face was also very easy-going, but Liu Bei always felt that there was a strong deterrent in Lu Su's words, thinking of Lu Su's previous statement, Liu Bei suddenly understood that if he was at this point, the battle of Changsha would begin, even if it was not a big fight, as long as the water and land passages were firmly controlled, Guan Yu would be trapped and killed in Changsha sooner or later.

At that time, as long as Lu Su slowly drags this matter, the border that he actually controls in the end may retreat to Wuling County, if this is the case, he is not afraid, at most he will fight slowly, but Cao Cao

"This Changsha can be handed over to your army, after all, we are also going to defend the city for the people, if you and I have a quarrel, but it will harm the people of the city, I can't bear to do this1

Looking at Liu Bei's demeanor, Lu Su's face was full of admiration, and he said with a smile: "My lord's benevolence is unparalleled. ”

"It's just that our army in Hengyang has transported supplies and so on to Hengyang, and some people in Hengyang have retreated to Yiyang because they are worried about the war, and this Hengyang is"

"With the Xiangjiang River as the boundary, the Changsha County is divided, and the imperial court is on the table, the west of the Xiangjiang River is Hengyang County, which belongs to Jingzhou, and the east of the Xiangjiang River is Changsha County, which belongs to Yangzhou, and there will be no more disputes over ownership from now on, isn't it a solution once and for all1

Lu Su simply gave up Hengyang, in fact, because Hengyang has always been the front line, there were not many people. After Sun Ce withdrew, the remaining people also fled to Changsha. So Hengyang is simply an empty shell, for Fang Zhiwen, the territory is not enough, but too big, the larger the territory, the more defenders are needed, in fact, Fang Zhiwen invested a total of more than 70,000 troops in Jiangdong, plus his own direct troops. With less than 100,000 troops, it is too thin to control the boundaries of two and a half counties, and these two and a half counties are still very large state counties.

"This" Liu Bei hesitated again, Lu Su's suggestion has a certain amount of truth, so it comes. It can indeed solve the current problem and eliminate the potential contradictions, but in this way, Liu Bei will no longer have the righteous name of Changsha, which makes it difficult for Liu Bei to decide.

"My lord. The subordinates thought that Zijing's suggestion was feasible, so that our rights and responsibilities with Yangzhou would be basically sorted out, and there would be no misunderstanding due to the legacy of Changsha County, which would be conducive to the further maintenance and development of the relationship between the two sides in the future. It is more conducive to our current grand strategy of blocking Cao Cao. ”

Zhuge Jin's words made Liu Bei suddenly wake up, and now his big problem is Cao Cao. It would have been a bit petty to make trouble in Changsha County, and if he hesitated for the boundless things in the future, it would be even more inexplicable, thinking through the gains and losses of the matter, Liu Bei grinned.

Ziyu is right, according to Zijing's plan, with the Xiangjiang River as the boundary, re-divide the two counties, and in the future, the boundary between Yangzhou and Jingzhou will be clear, and there will be no more contradictions because of this, this policy is very good1

Sun Qian seems to have some reservations, but Liu Bei has already set the tone, Sun Gan will no longer speak, Pang Yuan is very much in favor of Zhuge Jin's statement, and he also appreciates Liu Bei's immediate decision, taking advantage of Changsha is just a convenient move, if there is still an aftertaste, it will inevitably be used by someone with a heart, and now it is beneficial for Liu Bei to resolutely eliminate the robbery after taking advantage of it, not to mention, now Liu Bei's big chess is in the Central Plains, and it is definitely a stupid trick to stare at Changsha all the time.

"Lord Liu is wise, since this is the case, we should reach an agreement as soon as possible, and General Guan Yu's troops had better withdraw from Changsha immediately, so as not to cause trouble if there is any bad misunderstanding."

"That's right, I'll give the order."

"My lord, I am not here for Changsha, but for Cao Cao's affairs."

"Exactly, exactly. Cao Cao's crime was extremely heinous, and it was the source of the chaos of the country, so he should be eliminated first. ”

"Well, what your lord said is very true, this Cao Cao colluded with foreign clans and caused chaos in the dynasty, and he should be punished, but we have recently received some not very good information, and I am afraid that things will change somewhat, and my lord should also respond as soon as possible."

Liu Bei's face became nervous, changing? What changes made Lu Su so solemn!

"What did Zijing say?"

"My lord, there are two important news, the first is Han Sui's attitude, now Han Sui seems to have the intention of approaching Cao Cao, it is rumored that Cao Cao promised a position of governor to Han Sui, and at the same time, Cao Cao sent additional troops to Jiyin County, and Xun Yu himself has also arrived in Dingtao Town."

"This Governor? Cao Cao, is this going to let the tiger return to the mountain? ”

"Not necessarily, if one governor can be exchanged for the entire Central Plains and even Jingzhou, what about the governor, even if he is crowned king, he will die one day."

Liu Bei immediately understood what Lu Su wanted to say, and couldn't help but regret a little, at that time, he had promised Han Sui a governor early, wouldn't there be no chance for Cao Cao to stretch out his hand. However, Liu Bei forgot that if the position of governor was promised to Han Sui at that time, Yuan Shao would probably have to turn his face with Han Sui immediately.

"And what about the news?"

"There is also news from Chang'an, I heard that Sima Fang intends to follow Cao Cao and re-implement the prime minister system in Chang'an, intending to monopolize the power of Chang'an and re-rectify the powerful clan in Guannei with an iron fist."

Unlikely, 1 Liu Bei was a little surprised, and he didn't know what to say.

Sun Qian and Zhuge Jin on the side also looked incredulous, how stupid would Sima Fang have to be to make this kind of decision, Pang Yuan looked thoughtful, in Pang Yuan's opinion, this situation is not impossible, after all, the people of the Sima family seem to be not ambitious, as for the danger, Pang Yuan thinks that it is only superficial, if you analyze it carefully, this strategy is actually feasible. To be continued...