There was a muffled thunderclap. Before I knew it, it was the second of February.

On the second day of February, the dragon raised its head. Spring raindrops fall on both sides of the Yangtze River, soaking the land where the seeds were sown and wetting the clothes of passers-by.

Sun Quan took Buqi, disguised as a scholar who went to various places to study, escorted by a hundred domestic servants, and walked east for a distance out of Wu County, and after coming to the Yangtze River, he took a big boat upstream, and went to Liyang County, which is close to the north bank of the Yangtze River in Jiujiang County, Yangzhou.

Because of the spring rains, the fog on the river is hazy, and the travelers standing on the bow of the boat will be wet by the drizzle of cattle after a long time.

Sun Quan, who was strong and strong, was not afraid of the slightly chilly river wind and rain, standing on the upper deck of the big ship, staring at the north bank of the Yangtze River for a long time. Not long after, Buqi, who was worried that Sun Quan was drenched in the rain, wore a Wuzhou specialty oil-paper umbrella with a large umbrella cover to shield Sun Quan from the raindrops that seemed to be gradually increasing in the sky.

Sun Quan didn't look back, and asked Buqiu softly: "Zishan, since you came to Jiangdong to avoid trouble, how many years have you not returned to your hometown to worship your ancestors?"

Bu Qi followed Sun Quan's gaze to the north, and said leisurely: "Since I left my hometown and went south to Jiangdong, I haven't returned to my hometown for seven years. ”

Seeming to feel that the atmosphere was too depressing, Sun Quan joked and said: "If the Sun family gets the land of Xu Yang in the future, I will be the first to protect Zishan and go to the north shore to be an official!"

Bu Qi comprehended, smiled and echoed: "The second son is fierce and ambitious in the world, there will always be a day when he soars to the sky, this Xu Yang land is afraid that it will not be able to accommodate your ambitions." ”

The two laughed heartily, quite a bit of pride in pointing out the country and inspiring words.

After a long time, Bu Qi asked Sun Quan: "Zhongmou, do you have any plans in mind when you go to Shouchun this time?"

Sun Quan replied: "There is a preliminary plan, which is roughly divided into three steps. The first is to instigate Yuan Shu to become king, the second is to return to Wu with his little sister, and the third is to meet my future brother-in-law. ”

Bu Qi nodded, agreeing with Sun Quan's opinion. He said: "Yuan Shu is the king, the Central Plains will be chaotic, Jiangdong just took advantage of the situation, in the name of Yuan, and other forces to seize the territory of Yangzhou." Bringing the eldest lady back to Wu County can prevent the monarch and the eldest prince from falling into passivity and making difficult decisions. It's just that I don't understand why you want to see Zhao Guochang's eldest son?"

Sun Quan thought for a moment, but still told the truth: "If I can meet Zhao Zhenbang and secretly reveal the news of his presence in Yangzhou to Yuan Shu, what do you think will happen?"

Bu Qiu was shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly stopped Sun Quan's crazy idea: "Zhongmou must not act like this, you need to know that there is no impermeable wall in the world, in case Yuan Shu captures Zhao Zhenbang and uses this to blackmail Zhao Guochang, it will definitely completely anger the Jin Kingdom, and it will be another bloody storm." This is still secondary, the key is that if Zhao Xing realizes that we are hindering us afterwards, the relationship between Jiangdong and the Jin Kingdom will face the danger of a complete rupture, which is not something you and I can deal with at the moment!"

After Bu Qi finished speaking, Sun Quan said with a relaxed face: "Why is Zishan so timid. Zhao Zhenbang fell into the hands of Yuan Shu, and he may suffer some flesh and skin, but Yuan Shu never dared to kill him, but used it as a life-saving hole card in his hand. As long as Zhao Zhenbang does not die, then the marriage secretly made by Jiangdong and the Jin State will not be canceled, and I will only be severely punished by my father. What's more, if this matter is made secret, by the time Zhao Guochang finds out, it may already be a cloud of smoke for the New Year. ”

Bu Qiu felt that it was too dangerous to take this step, but it was not good to save Sun Quan's face, so he stopped talking.

Just as Sun Quan and Bu Qi set off for Shouchun, Yuan Shu sent several teams to contact Cao Cao, Liu Yan, Liu Biao and Sun Jian also left Shouchun separately, and in the days of Yin Yufeifei, they were divided into east, west, north and south.

Zhuge Jin suggested that Yuan Shu should not rush to the imperial court that day, and first secretly communicate with several other forces to advance and retreat together, which was just a delaying tactic he adopted. Zhuge Jin knows Yuan Shu's personality and character too well, as long as an ambition plants a seed in his heart, it will take root and sprout inexorably, and it will be difficult to stop it no matter what.

Sure enough, not long after the last hall meeting, Yuan Shu was instigated by Yuan Yin, Yang Hong and others, so he couldn't wait to send several envoys to contact Cao Cao, Liu Yan, Liu Biao and Sun Jian to lobby and prepare for his early claim to be king.

In order to avoid Zhuge Jin's nagging, Yuan Shu simply sent him out, appointing Zhuge Jin as the plenipotentiary envoy to Wuzhou, and trying to get Sun Jian to support his move to crown the king of Huainan.

Zhuge Jin had no choice but to accept this hopeless errand, and took Zhuge Fang, the little butler who was also hard-headed, and stepped on the boat to Wu County downstream.

When he heard Zhuge Jin's order to clean up and accompany him to Wu County, Zhao Zhenbang was depressed in his heart, which was indescribable. He was originally waiting for the fifth uncle's order on his next move, and he was ready to make a big fuss in Shouchun City, but he had to accompany Zhuge Jin to Jiangdong. Now, the Little Tiger players who infiltrated Shouchun City have no core, and seeing that a big drama has no protagonist, it is really depressing and depressing.

However, Zhao Zhenbang can also think about it, as long as he serves Zhuge Jin well, and he can get Yuan Shu in the future, he will be able to personally subdue a powerful talent, which is more fulfilling than making trouble in Shouchun City. What's more, Yuan Shu called the king is not something that can be achieved in a day or two, the big deal is to accompany Zhuge Jin to Wu County and come back, and then find a way to play tricks on Yuan Shu's father and son.

One day in early February, Zhuge Jin, who was going downstream, and Sun Quan, who was going upstream, passed by in an unknown channel on the Yangtze River. Since both sides have concealed their true identities, they naturally do not know that there is a person they want to see on the ship passing on the opposite side. After just a few breaths, the fleets of both sides drifted away and disappeared above the vapoury river.

Seeing that he was about to arrive in Wu County, Zhuge Jin, who had been sullen, suddenly asked the little butler: "Xiao Fang, do you think that we can persuade Yuan Highway to support Yuan Highway as king by going to see Sun Jian this time?"

Zhuge Fang, who was already depressed, said indignantly: "I used to hear that Yuan Highway was a rat's eye, but now I think he doesn't even have an inch of light!

Zhuge Jin was amused by the little butler's foul words and angry attitude, so he asked again: "Why are you so sure that Sun Wentai will not agree to Yuan Shu being king?"

Zhao Zhenbang said in his heart: "Because my Lao Tzu disagrees!" But he said: "Jiangdong currently maintains very close contacts with the Jin Kingdom, and Sun Wentai himself is not the kind of person who is crazy and greedy for fame, how can he see the fire pit in front of him and jump down with Yuan Highway?"

Zhuge Jin looked at the little butler's increasingly extraordinary momentum, and his heart moved, and he thought of a good way not to let himself lose face, but also to go back to Yuan Shu to give advice.