After leaving Chen Liucheng, Zhuge Liang didn't think about continuing eastward at all, crossing Mount Tai and entering Qingzhou to meet Kong Rong or Xuzhou to meet Tao Qian, and secretly circled in his heart the list of forces that needed to be cut off, after Zhao Xing of the Jin Kingdom, Gongsun Zan of Youzhou and Ma Teng of Liangzhou, it was Kong Rong of Qingzhou and Tao Qian of Xuzhou, so he would not waste time traveling east at all.

Zhuge Liang walked quickly in the southeast direction, and soon arrived at Yuzhou County, where he had a long night with Liu Yan, and then went non-stop towards Yangzhou Shouchun.

Although in history, Liu Yan was a careerist who made his own dragon robe, but in this time and space, because Yuzhou is close to the Sili area, the central army of the imperial court can enter the territory of Yuzhou in the blink of an eye, so even if Liu Yan has more small abacus in his heart, as long as Lu Zhi and Liu Bei are here, he will not dare to have any wrong thoughts, and will always firmly hold the thigh of the imperial court. Liu Yan knew very well in his heart that Cao Cao, Liu Biao, Yuan Shu and others didn't just have thoughts about the land of Qingxu, if it weren't for the relationship between his royal family and clan, he was taken care of today, and these guys would definitely calculate with him once they had the opportunity.

Because he needs the court to cover himself, when Kong Ming sees Liu Yan and Cao Cao, he has to be arrogant and casual in both posture and language. Kong Ming, who is holding the secret edict of the Son of Heaven, is representing Liu Bian outside, and naturally he will not be too polite to those who need to be hugged into Liu Bian's thigh.

After Zhuge Liang asked Liu Yan to personally see the secret edict of the Son of Heaven, he analyzed in detail the complex situation of today's undercurrents, and reminded Liu Yan intentionally or unintentionally that he must unswervingly follow the imperial court in the future, otherwise after the sinking of the big ship of the Han Dynasty, Liu Yan will definitely follow closely. Liu Yan naturally showed enough humility to the imperial court, indicating that he would unreservedly support any decision made by the imperial court.

After entering Shouchun City, Zhuge Liang first met with his uncle Zhuge Xuan and eldest brother Zhuge Jin. These two relatives who have a very important meaning in his life have always been respected and loved by Zhuge Liang, and they will not change in the slightest because of his status as an important minister of the imperial court today.

After the three uncles and nephews met, they first talked about the shortcomings of their parents since they separated, and then turned to a heavier topic.

Kong Ming asked Zhuge Jin: "Dare to ask my brother, how is Yuan Highway now?"

Zhuge Jin replied: "Defeated by Zhao Xing of the Jin State several times, and now sandwiched between Cao Cao of Yanzhou and Sun Jian of Wuzhou, I dare not move a little, and I am addicted to the song and dance of Yingyan all day long, and I no longer have the ambition of the year." ”

Kong Ming nodded and said: "Yuan Highway is a great talent, he swore to compete with Zhao Guochang in the past, and he has suffered enough, but now he also understands the truth of Taoguang's obscurity." This is very good, but it can allow the Yuan family to survive in this world for a few more years. ”

Zhuge Jin said again: "The son of the Yuan family, with a gentle temperament and good listening to good words, is very different from his father, but he deserves our assistance. ”

Kong Ming then briefly revealed his intentions to his uncle and brother to go south, and asked Zhuge Jin to arrange for him to meet with Yuan Yao, so that he could explain some truths to Yuan Yao. Zhuge Jin naturally would not refuse his brother's request, and immediately ordered someone to invite Yuan Yao to come over to the mansion to talk.

After seeing Kong Ming, Yuan Yao really showed great enthusiasm and affinity, and after listening carefully to Kong Ming's intentions, he first calmly said that he could not make a decision on behalf of his father for such a major matter, but he would immediately report this very important matter to his father, and asked Kong Ming to stay in Shouchun for a few days, and to meet his father Yuan Shu no matter what.

Kong Ming deliberately saw Yuan Yao first, in fact, he just wanted to investigate Yuan Yao's behavior, and with the secret edict of the Son of Heaven in his arms, he could have directly become Yuan Shu's guest as a special envoy. Of course, having met Yuan Yao first, and having Yuan Yao speak on his behalf not only made the matter of Hezong seem less abrupt and compelling, but also left enough time for Yuan Shu to think calmly about the current situation. To put it bluntly, Zhuge Liang didn't believe in Yuan Shu's political vision, so he came up with such a curve strategy.

Although Yuan Shu was a little stubborn, he was still very satisfied with his eldest son. Since handing over some daily affairs to Yuan Yao to complete, Yuan Yao, with the assistance of Zhuge Jin and other good strategies, has done everything assigned by Yuan Shu very well, so he has won Yuan Shu's trust and respect even more.

After patiently listening to the report of his eldest son Yuan Yao, Yuan Shu did not immediately make his own decision, but raised his head and asked Yuan Yao, "What does Yao'er think about this matter?"

Yuan Yao obviously also thought carefully about the matter of co-indulgence, so he calmly replied: "If the skin does not exist, Mao will be attached?" Although the prestige of the Han court cannot be compared with the prosperity of the past, it occupies the name of righteousness, and can make the princes of the world slightly restrained and obedient. Now that Zhao Xing in the north is gaining momentum, he aims to be in the world, if there is no imperial court to call for checks and balances, the states will inevitably fall into internal friction, which is just for it, and finally each of them will be broken. Therefore, the child thought that he should obey the will of the imperial court and jointly prevent and resist the Jin State. ”

Yuan Yao's words were clearly organized, with clear views and sufficient arguments, which made Yuan Shu very satisfied after listening to it. So Yuan Shu smiled and said: "My son is becoming more and more mature, and his thinking is very important, he is a rare talent in my Yuan clan, and he will definitely be able to take on great responsibilities one day! ”

Yuan Yao didn't expect his father to be able to hand over such a major task to him, so he quickly knelt on his knees and said very solemnly: "The child must live up to his father's expectations and entrustment, and do his best for the Yuan family!"

Since Yuan Shu had handed over the power of Hezong to his eldest son Yuan Yao, and Yuan Yao regarded Zhuge Jin as his Guan Zhong Leyi, all Zhuge Jin's opinions and suggestions were obeyed, so Kong Ming easily pulled Yangzhou into a new round of anti-Zhao alliance.

After a few days in Shouchun, Zhuge Liang said goodbye to his uncle and brother, and rushed to Wu County (present-day Suzhou), the seat of Wuzhou Governorship, by water, to meet Sun Jian, another very important tycoon in this joint venture.

Although Sun Jian's Wuzhou only has three counties, namely Wu County, Huiji and Yuzhang, the territory he actually controls is not small, these three counties include the current Jiangxi, Fujian and Zhejiang provinces, and Yanzhou, Yuzhou, Qingzhou, Xuzhou and Yangzhou and other prefectures, the territory area is not small by half a point, or even more.

The land of Wuyue has been a rich land since ancient times, not only rich in rice, but also rich in various mineral resources, and the iron ore and coal produced in Yuzhang County (most of Jiangxi) are important materials for refining steel. Sun Jian has been in charge of Wuzhou for nearly ten years, not only uniting the families within the three counties under his own banner, but also recruiting many handsome men from the world to the Internet, such as the highly respected Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong, the young Gu Yong, Kan Ze, and the young and vigorous Zhou Yu and Lu Su.

Under Sun Jian, there are so many famous scribes in the history of the Three Kingdoms alone, not counting Zhang Wen, Yu Tuo, Xue Zong, Wu Cang, Zhou Yi, Bu Qi, Luo Tong and other virtuous people, as for some other celebrities who have been seen in the Three Kingdoms, there are even more numerous.

In addition to the scribes, Sun Jian's military generals were also all together, and he and his son Sun Ce alone were very brave, not to mention Han Dang, Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, Zhou Tai, Ling Tong, Ding Feng, Xu Sheng and others. The kung fu of these generals may not be as good as Zhao Xing's gang of cattle men, but above the rivers, lakes and seas, they are like fish in water, and all of them have good skills.

It is precisely because Sun Jian now has a rich family background and many talents, and because he is far away from the war-torn north, there are no strong forces around, so it has become very difficult for Kong Ming to persuade Sun Jian to obey the call of the imperial court and join the anti-Zhao alliance. If there are not enough benefits, it is estimated that Sun Jian will play a few haha at most, but in actual action, he will disobey the yang and the yin.

After entering Wu County, Zhuge Liang, who showed his identity, was politely received by Sun Jian, but this was only a superficial article, and the same would be true for other state pastors.

What really made Zhuge Liang feel a headache was that Sun Jian sent a henchman to contact him turned out to be a handsome young man in his early twenties, not only did he not lose his knowledge and conversation at all, but he was also quick in thinking, his eyes were like a torch, and he was even more insightful about his thoughts and intentions. This made Zhuge Liang, who already felt that it was not easy to persuade Sun Jian, to be even more worried in his heart, after all, with just one of his mouths, it was really difficult to make the Dongwu forces throw off their arms and fight with Zhao Xing.

This handsome guy who was sent by Sun Jian to fight Kong Ming in the ring is none other than Zhou Yu, the number one talent in Jiangdong in history!

In "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Zhou Yu was angry to death by the resourceful Zhuge Liang, but this is not the case at all in the official history. The Battle of Chibi did happen, but Liu Bei and the strategist Kong Ming at that time were just the role of waving the flag and beating the side drum for Sun Quan of Eastern Wu, and the "first actor" who led the Battle of Chibi was Zhou Yu, the governor of the capital at that time.

The real cause of Zhou Yu's death was related to the great plague that had been rampant in the north and south of the river for many years. And Zhou Yu in the historical materials is an open-minded, elegant and partial gentleman, who will not be as unbearable as the old guy Luo Guanzhong arranged in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", he was suffocated to death by Zhuge Liang, who was a few years younger than him.

In this time and space, Zhuge Liang, the top strategist, met Zhou Yu, the most outstanding military strategist, but they had to discuss how to deal with Zhao Xing together, and what kind of exciting story would they deduce?

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