Chapter Seventy-Nine: Forming an Alliance with Soochow (4)

Jingzhou is now occupied by Cao Wei and Eastern Wu. When the Han and Wu were in the alliance, his father conquered the four counties in the south of the Yangtze River, and Zhou Yu occupied the richest Jiangling. The geography of Jiangling is the center of southern Jingzhou, without Jiangling, Jingzhou in the south of the Yangtze River seems to have lost its capital and is not systematic, so when my father personally went to Dongwu to marry, he said that his land was small and difficult to accommodate the people, and he hoped to take Jingzhou and asked Sun Quan to "lend" Jiangling to him. But Zhou Yu was still there at the time, not only did he not borrow it, but he wanted to lock up his father, but fortunately he was protected by Sun Shangxiang, so he returned safely.

Nanjun was alone on the north bank of the Yangtze River, far away from other territories of Eastern Wu, facing the threat of Cao Wei Xiangyang to the north, and to the south was not borrowed from Jiangling's father, and the hearts of Jingzhou people did not return to Dongwu, and it was not ordinary people who could do it here. A person with such ability as Zhou Yu can be guarded, and it is likely that Lu Su chose him as his heir because he has a good relationship with Liu Bei or can be kept, and Zhou Yu chose him as his heir in addition to personal relationships. However, after Zhou Yu's death, Sun Quan did not fully abide by Zhou Yu's will, but only handed over his subordinates to Lu Su, but another meaning of "can act on behalf of Yu" is to let Su take over as the Taishou of Nanjun. Sun Quan didn't know that out of such considerations, he let Cheng Pu be too guarded. Cheng Pu, who was not very capable, naturally found it difficult to deal with Cao Liu at the same time, so Sun Quan agreed to Lu Su's suggestion to lend Nanjun to his father through Jingzhou's suggestion, and use him as a barrier against Cao Cao. And Lu Su is not too guarded anyway, and it doesn't matter. This is what later generations said about borrowing Jingzhou. This borrowing is actually just Gangneung.

At this point, borrowing Jingzhou can be regarded as a favor owed by his father to Soochow, but it is also a mutually beneficial cooperation. There was no objection from either side.

But later, my father took Yizhou, and this situation changed. At first, Zhou Yu wanted to take Yizhou, but his father said that Liu Zhang was his own clan and couldn't bear to see being attacked, and if Eastern Wu insisted on attacking, he would rather go into the mountains and other words. At this time, it happened that Zhou Yu died of illness, and the proposal of Eastern Wu to destroy Shu was abandoned. Of course, his father didn't let Zhou Yu attack Yizhou, in fact, he wanted to attack it himself, and after Dongwu knew that his father took Yizhou, of course he was angry, so he wanted to take Jingzhou back. My father also felt that the reason was unreasonable, and he was reluctant to Jiangling, so he returned the three counties in the south of the Yangtze River to Dongwu with Xiangshui as the boundary, which was the result of the negotiation after "going to the meeting alone". It is difficult to eliminate Sun Quan's anger by exchanging the three counties of Jiangnan for Jiangling, which is not because of Jiangling, but actually because of Yizhou. Sun Quan originally wanted to benefit the state by himself.

So later, the friction between Guan Yu and Eastern Wu, there were all kinds of tragedies, Guan Yu died, Jingzhou was gone, Sun Quan at the most critical time, he inserted a knife in the back of his ally, not only took Jiangling, but also took away all the foundation that his father worked hard in Jingzhou.

So when Zhuge Jin said anything moral sophistry, I didn't bother to defend it. What Jingzhou belongs to Eastern Wu, it is reasonable to take the round, and if he says the great heavens, he can't change the fact that Sun Quan has betrayed his trust, and he can't change the fact that he destroyed the Sun-Liu alliance and caused Ji Han to suffer a lot of damage. In this matter, Soochow has done too much.

Since ancient times, all alliances have spoken in terms of strength, so I would rather say less and do more, in a word, ask for Jingzhou, and not give me Jingzhou. I don't want to reason with Zhuge Jin, nor do I want to reason with Sun Quan, and the so-called covenant has never been reasonable. Now that Ji Han has won a big victory and Eastern Wu has suffered a fiasco, it is impossible for him to offend Cao Wei and us at the same time. So I said, "Uncle, I'm here." Sun Quan asked Zhuge Jin to come.

Strength is the cornerstone of all negotiations. Ji Han, not the Shu Han of the past, has a population of more than 2 million people and nearly 200,000 soldiers and horses in 27 counties (countries) in three states, and his strength is stronger than that of Eastern Wu. Sun Quan doesn't want to fight, he just wants to make peace, and he doesn't want to face Cao Wei and us at the same time. In the battle of Weinan, Cao Pi was defeated, but Cao Hong and Cao Xiu on the north bank of the Yangtze River were victorious, and their troops were like rainbows, pointing directly to the south of the Yangtze River. I have the geographical advantage and the backing of Kong Ming Ji Han, the aftermath of our army's great victory, and the pressure of the fiasco of Eastern Wu on the Eastern Front.

In the face of a good negotiator like Zhuge Jin, I will be unreasonable for once.

In the past month, Deng Zhi and Zhuge Jin have been shuttling back and forth, constantly passing words, testing each other's bottom lines, and striving for the greatest interests for themselves. Everyone knows that among my four conditions, only the third point is the key, half of Jingzhou on the south bank of the Yangtze River, which is one-twentieth of the whole world, and between gains and losses, it will have a huge impact on national strength.

While talking, Feng Xi's army and Zhao Yunchen's army to Zhang Bao's army have been confronting Wu's army, although no fierce battles have broken out, but they are constantly exerting pressure. I thought there might be a few skirmishes, after all, Sun Quan is not easy to mess with, and his water army is still powerful. But no, from beginning to end, Sun Quan behaved extremely rationally. His sanity also made me dare not make further mistakes. In history, the people of Dongwu are the best at pretending to be grandchildren, even if they are ready to slap you to death tomorrow, they can still meekly bow their heads and smile at you today. Although I behaved domineeringly, I knew very well what the bottom line was.

My sentence "Uncle, I'm coming" first recognized our kinship and told him that I would not break down, but I always reminded him that our relatives are relatives who have had a holiday, and I will come to settle the old accounts between us, which will be more complicated than the dispute between the two countries.

After constant bargaining, the two sides only tug-of-war on the core issue of Jingzhou. Although I don't want Jingzhou from the bottom of my heart, even if he gives me Jingzhou, I don't want it. But now I'm just biting that Jingzhou is ours, and Dongwu has taken Jingzhou in his back and must return it. Only in this way can the remaining conditions be successfully realized. and asked to meet directly with Sun Quan to discuss the matter.

In the end, Sun Quan sent his son and grandson to the White Emperor City to negotiate with me.

Sun Deng, the character is high, Sun Quan's eldest son. A year younger than me. In history, this year Sun Quan was appointed by Cao Pi as the king of Wu, and at the same time appointed him as the general of Dongzhong Lang and the marquis of Wanhu. Sun Quan made him the crown prince. Of course, now that Wei and Wu are at odds, all this has changed, and he is now just the prince of Wu Hou.

This person is very good to say, intelligent, filial, benevolent, knows how to cherish the people, protect the people. Sun Deng's biological mother had a low status, and Mrs. Xu had nurtured Sun Deng since she was a child, and later Mrs. Xu was deposed because of jealousy and lived in Wu County, and Mrs. Bu was the most favored. Mrs. Bu had a reward, but Sun Deng didn't dare to refuse, but just respectfully accepted it. Madame Xu sent someone to bring him all the clothes that were given to him, and he would wear them after bathing. When Sun Deng was canonized as the crown prince, he excused himself and said: "Only when the original principle is established can morality be generated, and if you want to establish a crown prince, you should first establish a queen." Sun Quan asked, "Where is your mother?" Sun Deng replied, "In Wu County." Sun Quan listened and was silent. Sun Deng sometimes went hunting, and he should have walked the field paths, but he often avoided the fertile fields far away, did not trample the crops, and rested only when he reached the open fields, not wanting to disturb the people. He once went out on horseback and a projectile flew past him, and his men went looking for the person who shot the projectile. There was a man with a slingshot with a projectile on his body, and everyone thought he had done it. Interrogated him, but he didn't admit it, his men wanted to beat him, but Sun Deng didn't allow it, so he sent someone to find the projectile that flew by, compared it with the projectile on the man's body, it was different, and released the man. Another time, Sun Deng lost the golden horse bowl containing water, and found out that the person who stole it was done by his subordinates, Sun Deng could not bear to punish him, so he called him to reproach him, sent him home forever, and ordered the people around him not to mention this matter again. Speaking of which, this Sun Deng is much stronger than his younger brothers, if he lived longer, he would not have died in the second time of Eastern Wu, but the fate of heaven is unpredictable, and he only lived for thirty-three years.

The people who came with him, as well as his attendants, Zhuge Ke, Zhang Xiu, Gu Tan, Chen Biao, etc., who are known as the four friends, Zhuge Jin's two sons are still destined to be attendants, which can be regarded as a coincidence.

The spring wind blows softly, and the sleeves and hair of the robe are gently swaying with the wind.

Standing at the head of the White Emperor City, looking at the surging river flowing eastward, his heart fluctuated for a while, and he just wanted to let out a long howl.

Historically, this is the sad place of Shu Han. Tens of thousands of horses were wiped out, and my father died here. Since then, Shu Han has been in a slump and has not expanded at all. It was also here that Kong Ming picked up the rivers and mountains of Shu Han and became my father. From then on, he unconsciously assumed the role of a father, treated me as a child who did not grow up, took care of my food, clothing, housing and transportation, and married a wife and concubine......

I can't imagine how I could be self-reliant in that situation.

I don't blame Kong Ming, I only blame that "I" can't stand on my own early, and I can't reassure people.

And now, although my father is old, I am sitting on Yongliang, and I have the hearts of Kong Ming, Ma Chao, Zhang Feizi, and Long generals, although I am only sixteen years old, no one dares to treat me as a child. And Kong Ming is no longer a father who can preside over everything on my behalf, he is just my husband, a respectable elder, and a capable assistant. When I take Yongliang, he can help me guard Chang'an, and when I guard Chang'an City, he can fight Weinan on my behalf. We cooperate with each other like fish in water, but no one dominates the other. This is the so-called monarch and minister.

Thinking about it, the warships at the foot of the mountain came like clouds, and it was Sun Deng.

Although Sun Quan didn't come in person, I felt slightly despised by him, but I still received him very politely. After Sun Deng greeted me, he stood very respectfully on the side, I was stunned, and suddenly looked at the mountain road, and my heart fluctuated, behind him, what other big people were, could it be......

Sure enough, the flow of people separated, and an incense cart slowly moved forward. The first person came up the mountain with an expressionless face, and it was Zhou Shan.

With Zhou Shan, could it be that Sun Shangxiang is here?

Looking at the incense car, unconsciously, my hands began to tremble, and my body began to tremble. I tried my best to control myself and make myself appear calmer, but no, I was calm and calm in the mountains of blood and blood of thousands of troops, but I didn't know where to go. I secretly hated myself for all these years of training, but the corners of my eyes began to get wet.

Sun Shangxiang, Sun Shangxiang......

You're finally here......

At this moment I really wanted to rush forward, lift the curtain, see if she was fat or thin, ask her if she had thought about me all these years, throw myself into her arms and cry loudly.

But my feet were like nails, and I couldn't move for half a minute.

Over the years, I hated her so much, but when we met at this time, I couldn't hate her. Scenes from childhood only flashed in front of me like lightning.

"Adou, you've gained weight again." She threw me into the air and scared me into screaming.

……

"Mother, don't leave me." I woke up from my sleep, crying and grabbing her. She held me in her arms: "Don't worry, son, my mother will not leave you." You are so obedient and sensible, apart from you, where do I have any relatives. ”

……

"Adou, why are you here?" In Jiangdong, I saw her again, "I haven't seen her for a few years, Adou has grown taller, and my mother is afraid that it will take some effort to throw you into the sky again." ”

……

"Cousin." Beside me, Sun Deng smiled and called me according to the family etiquette, "That's my aunt is here." ”

I suddenly regained my composure, smiled indifferently, and straightened my clothes, even before I had time to flick the dust off the placket. I grabbed a few steps and slowly saluted the incense cart: "Son-in-law Liu Chan welcomes his mother's return." ”