Two days later, Zhuge Liang and Sun Qian took a boat to Anhuikou.

Under the leadership of Lu Su and Zhuge Jin, they first went to mourn Zhou Yu on behalf of Liu Bei's forces.

Zhou Yu's mourning hall is located in Wankou County, and various funeral rites are constantly carried out every day, and the family members are wailing every day, full of sadness.

In the mourning hall, Lu Meng, Ling Tong and many other young generals watched Zhuge Liang come to Zhou Yuling under the guidance of Lu Su Zhuge Jin.

At this time, Zhuge Liang actually didn't see Zhou Yu, but he still seriously offered incense to Zhou Yu, comforted his family, and behaved in accordance with etiquette.

But they all glared at him.

Zhuge Liangquan turned a blind eye, behaved politely, and never showed timidity.

Strictly speaking, there is no hatred between the Liu Bei group and the Sun Quan group, and they are even superficial allies who have concluded an alliance.

There is hatred for the Sun Quan group and the Liu Qi group.

Huang Zu killed Sun Quan and his father, Shen Chen killed Cheng Pu and Huang Gai, and indirectly killed Zhou Yu.

But everyone knows that Liu Bei and Liu Qi are allies who wear a pair of pants, so when these generals hate Wu and Wu, they even hate Zhuge Liang and Sun Gan.

Of course.

It is not ruled out that this is a dismount given by Sun Quan to the two, wanting to deter them.

But Zhuge Liang and Sun Qian are not afraid, now it is Sun Quan who asks for them, and if others want to dare to find trouble, they have angered Liu Bei Group, with the weak strength of Jiangdong now, they will not be able to last long under the strong attack of Liu Bei Group.

So in the face of the angry eyes of those generals, Zhuge Liang and Sun Qian still maintained etiquette, did not care, and after a series of etiquette that made people unable to find any fault, the two came to the backyard.

In the small hall in the backyard, when Zhuge Liang and Sun Qian entered the hall, they saw a middle-aged man sitting on the main seat.

This man has a wide mouth, a strong body, piercing eyes, and a thick beard on his chin, making it impossible to tell whether he is in his twenties or thirties.

He is none other than Sun Quan.

When Shen Chen caught him, he was only twenty-two years old, and now five years have passed, and he is twenty-seven years old, which is very different from his appearance at that time.

At least at that time, Sun Quan's beard was not so thick, his eyes were not turquoise, and his beard was not purple, so Shen Chen couldn't recognize him as the Lord of Jiangdong at all.

However, the real Sun Quan's appearance is not blue-eyed and purple-haired, what Blue-Eyed says is that he has two eyes, and Purple-haired says that he has a thick beard, so if you believe the content of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and think that Sun Quan is this look, it is a big mistake.

"Kong Ming, Gongyou, come."

Zhuge Jin guided Zhuge Liang and Sun Qian into the hall and introduced them to them: "This is Wu Hou. ”

"Zhuge Liang (Sun Qian) meets Wu Hou."

The two saluted.

Sun Quan glanced at them majestically, and said to the lower right seat with his right hand, "Polite, please take a seat." ”

"Xie Wuhou."

Zhuge Liang and Sun Qian sat under Sun Quan's right hand.

In ancient times, the right was respected, and the guests often had to sit under the right hand of the host to not be rude, Sun Quan was obviously not so petty and deliberately let the guests sit on the left hand, which made him fall down.

After the two sat down, Lu Su and Zhuge Jin sat opposite, Sun Quan supported his temple with his right hand, put his left hand on the table, and said softly: "The two of you can come to Jiangdong, Lone is very happy." The reason for the lonely Xuande Gong must have been known to the two of them. ”

Zhuge Liang said with a smile: "This is natural, when Marquis Wu signed an alliance with my lord, promising not to attack Jiangxia in a short time. Since Wu Hou kept his promise, then my lord will naturally fulfill his promise and give Jiaozhou to Wu Hou. ”

Sun Qian also said: "It's just that I also ask Marquis Wu to know that my lord has just helped Gongzi Qi of the same sect to get Jingzhou, and Jiaozhou is a remote place, and he has already sent someone to pass on the letter, and then my lord will send someone to summon the counties of Jiaozhou to return to Jingzhou, and Marquis Wu only needs to send one person to go, probably it should be enough." ”

Sun Quan glanced at Lu Su and Zhuge Jin, the two nodded slightly, and then said: "This is naturally good, but Jiaozhou is located in a remote area, and it is impossible to pass by land from Yangzhou in the past, so I can only borrow the road from Jingnan, so I want to borrow Jingnan from Xuande Gong, what do you think?" ”

"Borrow Jingnan?"

Zhuge Liang waved his hand again and again: "Although my lord is benevolent, this Jingnan can't be borrowed." Now my lord is preparing to attack Yizhou and help Liu Yizhou of the same sect to fight against Zhang Lu, Jingnan is currently going to provide grain and grass to my lord, if I lend it out, won't my lord have no inheritance? What's more, my lord is only temporarily borrowing Gongziqi's Changsha County as the foundation, and my lord can't do this Jingnan matter. ”

Sun Quan narrowed his eyes and said: "Mr. is too modest, who doesn't know that now Liu Qi is seriously ill and entrusts Jingzhou to Xuande Gong, not to mention that Xuande Gong has been in Jingnan for many years and is strong, many people think that Jingnan has been occupied by him, how can he not be the master?" ”

Zhuge Liang smiled silently.

Sun Qian didn't speak, just smiled and tidied up his clothes.

The field fell silent.

Seeing that the atmosphere was solid, Lu Su hurriedly said: "Wu Hou naturally knows that it is a reckless move to borrow Jingnan from Xuande Gong, but he also asks Xuande Gong to understand Wu Hou's difficulties. Now the general trend of the world, the north is all under Cao Cao, Liu Qi in Jingzhou is seriously ill, Xuande Duke leads Jingzhou is expected to return, Yizhou Liu Jiyu himself is difficult to protect, Xuande Gong West takes Bashu, the world is divided into three parts, Sun Liu Alliance, and it is also a good thing to resist Cao Cao. ”

Who is in the alliance with you Sun Liu?

Zhuge Liang smiled secretly in his heart, but said: "Please also ask Mr. Zijing to know that the name of my lord Uncle Liu Huang's benevolence and righteousness is all over the world, because Cao Cao held the Son of Heaven hostage, he went to the south to unite Liu Biao, Liu Zhang and other clans, and wanted to attack Cao Cao in the north and save the country." It's just that I didn't expect Liu Biao to hide evil intentions, and now that Jingzhou has returned to the hands of Gongziqi, he went to Bashu to rescue Liu Yizhou, not to have the heart of plotting to seize the foundation of the same sect, and Mr. Zijing should not talk nonsense. ”

"It's nature, it's nature."

Lu Su was busy.

However, even Sun Quan, including Sun Quan, scoffed at this set of rhetoric.

What is the so-called rescue clan.

If this were the case, I'm afraid I would have gone to Bashu a long time ago, why did it delay for so long?

Aren't you waiting for Zhang Lu to attack and Liu Zhang to be destroyed, and when they are both defeated, they will be wiped out?

At that time, not only can Yizhou and Hanzhong be gained, but also the infamy of plotting to seize the foundation of the clan will be avoided.

So this is clearly a situation where snipes and mussels compete for the benefit of fishermen, and it is really hypocritical to say anything about rescuing the clan.

It's just that because Liu Bei is strong now, Sun Quan doesn't dare to say anything, and the Jiangdong forces can only choose to be silent.

Zhuge Jin said: "Kong Ming, isn't it completely impossible? Wu Hou just hoped that Xuande Gong could keep his promise, not to take Jingnan. Since Xuande Gong is willing to give Jiaozhou to Wu Hou, he should also be able to understand the fact that Yangzhou and Jiaozhou are not passable, so he can only use Jingnan. ”

Zhuge Liang groaned: "If you say that you want to give Jiaozhou to Wu Hou, but you block the road and make Wu Hou unable to go, it is indeed a bit unkind." It's just that since it's just borrowing the Tao, why do you want to borrow the four counties of Jingnan? From Yuzhang County to Guiyang County, won't you be able to go south to Jiaozhou? At that time, my lord will ask General Liu Pan not to attack your army, so why bother to say anything? ”

Lu Su smiled bitterly: "Kong Ming is a reasonable person, he should know that if Yangzhou and Jiaozhou can't continue to pass the road, then what's the point of Jiaozhou?" The grain, taxes, and rarities produced in the south cannot be transported to Jiangdong, so what is the difference between Jiaozhou and the enclave? Therefore, we must have a stable and passable road for transportation, Kong Ming should understand. ”

"Hehe, of course I understand."

Zhuge Liang smiled and said, "It's really surprising that just this mouth borrowed the four counties of Jingnan. These four counties, with a population of more than two or three million, are as prosperous as one state. Wu Hou has Jingnan and Jiaozhou, how can his strength be doubled? Liang remembered the Battle of Hongkou, where Marquis Wu was defeated. Even if my lord is willing to lend Jingnan to Wu Hou, now the more than 100,000 troops in Jingzhou led by Shen Xiaoqing under Gongzi Qi's account may not agree. Moreover, Jingnan is now the foundation of our lord's western aid to Bashu for the time being, and all the supplies of grain and grass materials need to be allocated from Jingnan Changsha. If you lend these four counties to Wuhou, if you make an analogy, it is to destroy the city wall, and there is no foundation. Please also ask Wu Hou to compare his heart to his heart, if I am mainly looking for Wu Hou to borrow Yangzhou, as the foundation of the Northern Expedition Cao Cao and Kuang Fu Han Dynasty, I don't know if Wu Hou is willing to cut his love? ”

The three of them turned red when they said this.

Zhuge Liang's meaning is simply that Lingsun Quan is really thick-skinned, and as soon as he opens his mouth, he wants a piece of territory that is no less than a state, and he also adds a state.

Those who know know that your brain is in the water, and there is something serious about you. I don't know, I still think that you Sun Quan defeated the Jiangxia Sailor in the Battle of Hongkou, and now the Jiangdong Sailor is showing off his might in Jingzhou, forcing Liu Bei and Liu Qi to cede Jingnan.

So it's not that we don't want to talk to you, it's that you're outrageous.

Sun Quan, Lu Su, and Zhuge Jin are not stupid people, so they naturally understand that Zhuge Liang is implicitly sarcastic.

It's just that they can't refute it.

The main reason is that when Lu Su formulated this plan, he knew that he would definitely not be able to borrow it from the four counties of Jingnan.

Therefore, he proposed to play a broken window effect, first assuming an impossible condition, waiting until the other party refuses, and then discussing with the other party, so as to slowly talk about a mutually acceptable condition.

So in the face of Zhuge Liang's accusation, Lu Su was cheeky and said without changing his face: "Kong Ming misunderstood, we are not trying to borrow the four counties of Jingnan, but as long as Guiyang County and Lingling County, these two counties are adjacent to Nanhai County, Cangwu County, and Yulin County of Jiaozhou, and these two counties can connect Yangzhou and Jiaozhou." ”

"Oh?"

Zhuge Liang smiled and said, "As long as" the second county? ”

"Yes."

Lu Su nodded and said.

"These two counties are not two small places. Guiyang County has a population of more than 100,000 households, and Lingling County has a population of more than 200,000 households, and the combined population of the two places is nearly 2 million. ”

Zhuge Liang shook his head with a smile and said, "Besides, doesn't Wu Hou feel a little rude?" Our lord is not an enemy of Wu Hou, but an ally of Wu Hou, and he promised to give Jiaozhou to Wu Hou, which is also fulfilling his promise. But even if the loan money has to be interested, Wu Hou opened his mouth to ask for two counties, as if my lord owed Wu Hou, which is really incomprehensible. ”

"Amount"

Sun Quan and Lu Su glanced at each other.

Lu Su thought for a while and said: "Wu Hou is very sincere, and he is willing to marry his sister to Uncle Liu Huang, and the two families will form a family. In the future, we will unite to resist Cao Cao and revive the Han dynasty. ”

Zhuge Liang and Sun Qian also glanced at each other, and they didn't know if Lu Su and Sun Quan had something wrong with their brains, or if they took the two of them for fools.

Marrying a sister to Liu Bei can be exchanged for two counties with a population of nearly two million.

Is your sister made of gold, or is the dowry all gold?

Even if it's both, it doesn't add up to a penny like the two counties.

"Wu Hou."

Zhuge Liang stood up and said: "I still have to go back and report this matter to the imperial uncle, how about the imperial uncle being the master?" ”

Sun Quan hurriedly said: "Then how can you be willing to borrow?" ”

As soon as he said this, Lu Su suddenly secretly screamed in his heart.

In fact, of course, Lu Su knew that their demands were very excessive, very unreasonable, and even close to being unreasonable.

But the essence of borrowing is actually business, and you have to follow the principle of "sitting on the ground and paying back the money on the spot".

Although Lu Suti's request is very unreasonable, the two sides are pulling in such a process.

You put forward a condition, I put forward a condition, slowly pull, and finally reach a situation that both parties are satisfied with.

So he just started to make unreasonable demands, just waiting for Zhuge Liang to make a counteroffer.

used to borrow Jingnan, and then it became Guiyang Lingling, and even Lu Su's psychological bottom line was actually borrowed from Guiyang County.

Guiyang County has a small population, only 100,000 households, about 500,000, and is close to Jiaozhou and very far away from Jingbei, and the geographical location can be described as extremely remote.

Strategically, whether it is location or value, it is dispensable for Liu Bei Group.

Therefore, Lu Su thought that after paying some other costs, such as marrying Sun Shangxiang, providing Jingzhou with some salt from Jiangdong, or concluding an alliance to attack Cao Cao together, etc., it was not good to say that Guiyang County could be exchanged.

In this way, they have a channel to send troops to Jiaozhou, and they can also use a few years to pacify Jiaozhou, and grab a steady stream of food, treasures and people from Jiaozhou to make up for the losses of Yangzhou.

But he didn't expect Zhuge Liang's move to retreat into advance, but it made Sun Quan anxious, and directly put the initiative in the negotiation into the hands of the other party.

In this way, won't it become a sky-high price?

Sure enough.

Zhuge Liang said with a smile: "Borrowing has to come and go, in the past, Liu Yin, the Marquis of Bianguang, lent money to collect interest, and the interest was too much, and finally lost his title. Isn't it because of too much greed? Although my lord is benevolent, he also believes in fairness and morality, how can he give Wu Hou Jiaozhou and then give two counties at the same time? This Lingling County must not be borrowed, but this Guiyang County can be discussed. ”

"Oh?"

Sun Quan hurriedly asked, "Sir, please speak." ”

Zhuge Liang groaned: "My lord has always wanted to attack Cao Cao in the north, but Nanyang is a horse and a flat river, and it is not easy to fight with the northern soldiers, Lujiang County is in Huainan, and Huainan has a lot of water, which is convenient for the southern soldiers to fight with the northern soldiers." Wu Hou now only occupies a small part of the south of Lujiang County, and most of the north is attributed to Cao Cao, taking less than half of Lujiang County for Guiyang County, presumably Wu Hou is also willing. ”

Sun Quan was stunned for a while, he didn't speak for a long time, Lu Su and Zhuge Jin's faces were very solemn, they never expected Zhuge Liang to make such a strange move, it can be described as sinister!

Suddenly cooled down last night.,Cold.,Today's day is groggy and in no state.,At present, it's a chapter.,Take a medicine to let me sleep.,Get up tomorrow and work hard to code words.,Make up for it if you can.。 It is necessary to restore the status of the daily update.

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