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Chapter 476 Winter Solstice
But Lu Su was ordered to go to Xiangyang as an envoy, board a ship from the north of Wujun, go up the river, and arrive in Pengze on the [-]th day.

Due to the deep enmity between Huang Zu and Jiang Dong, Lu Su did not dare to enter Jiangxia to avoid being killed. He finally chose to abandon the boat in Chaisang, go to Changsha by land, and then cross the river north through Baqiu. Xiangyang.

In November, Lu Su finally arrived in Xiangyang. As soon as he entered the city, he saw the people in the alleys, coming and going like a cloud, their clothes were neat, and everyone looked happy.

Lu Su was puzzled at the beginning, but when he counted the days, he suddenly realized that tomorrow is the winter solstice, and he was busy on his way before, but he didn't realize it.

Although there was no saying in the Han Dynasty that "winter is as big as the year", the winter solstice is the beginning of the cathode and yang, so there has always been a tradition of worshiping ancestors and respecting the elderly, and it can be called one of the most important festivals in the Han Dynasty.

Before and after the winter solstice, gentlemen should be quiet and quiet. Officials will never do anything, do not listen to politics, and choose an auspicious day to save trouble. Generally, they will have a holiday of at least five days. The length of the holiday is second only to Zhengdan.

Therefore, during the period before the winter solstice, Liu Jing became extremely busy and stepped up to deal with the accumulated government affairs so that he could spend the festival with peace of mind.

But when he heard of Lu Su's arrival, Liu Jing immediately put down what he was doing, and met Lu Su in person while sitting down, and invited Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong, Wang Can, Huan Jie and others to accompany him.

Huan Jie was transferred from Changsha to Xiangyang by Liu Jing at the beginning of this month, while Liu Ba continued to stay in Changsha to supervise the political affairs of the four southern Jing counties on Liu Jing's behalf.

"Zijing, I haven't seen you in the past year, are you okay?" Liu Jing was very enthusiastic, and he smiled with Lu Su as soon as they met.

"I'm worried about General Lao..."

Lu Su was very moved. When he was sent to Changsha last year, Liu Jing was very enthusiastic and valued him, and even commented on him: "He has great ambitions, is talented as well as civil and military, and Wang Zuozhi is also a talent." Lu Su's social status doubled, Even Zhang Zhao, who had always despised him, did not dare to humiliate him again.

It's a pity that following the disastrous defeat of the Jiangdong Army in Jiangxia, he received many accusations as a planner, and now he is notorious in Jiangdong.

Zhuge Liang, Jiang Wan, Huan Jie and other Jingnan ex-officials all knew Lu Su, especially Zhuge Liang. After he returned to Jiangdong, the two exchanged letters in private.As for the later joiners such as Pang Tong and Wang Can, Lu Su did not recognize them.

Liu Jing pulled Lu Su to introduce him one by one.

Wang Can doesn't need to make any introduction. Twelve words, "He came from an eminent background, made him the world's top talent, and is famous all over the world" are enough to describe him.

Pang Tong's reputation is not obvious, but he can succeed Pan Jun as Zuo Sima and become Liu Jing's military minister, second only to the military adviser Zhuge Liang. In Lu Su's view, he must be extraordinary.

When Liu Jing and Lu Su talked about Pang Tong, they first planned to capture the city in the battle of Yicheng and wiped out the Biao army. Liu Bei and Zhang Yun only saved themselves.Later, he entered Xiangyang alone and persuaded Liu Cong to surrender all the states. It is no exaggeration to say that one of them can reach ten thousand troops.

In addition to admiring Pang Tong, Lu Su also felt sad. Pang Tong defected to Liu Jing at the beginning, and even worshiped him as Zuo Sima. Pang Tong also lived up to his expectations.Look at yourself again. It has been two years since I defected to Jiangdong, and I am still a government official.

Liu Jing invited Lu Su to sit down and asked, "I don't know why Zijing is here?"

Lu Su withdrew his thoughts, and said solemnly: "At the beginning of October, Sun Chaolu suddenly heard that the general broke Liu Biao in the north and took all Jiang, Han, and Liu Biao. Sun Julu avenged his father, Sun Julu was very grateful, so he ordered me to come to Xiangyang to express his gratitude to the general and congratulate the general on his unification of Jingchu."

Liu Jing shook his head and said, "It's not necessary for Sun Qiulu to be like this. Liu Zhennan died of illness, and I didn't kill him."

"Otherwise." Lu Su said, "Liu Biao is old and strong. If the general hadn't destroyed his army, punished his eldest son, and overturned his foundation, why would Liu Biao get sick and vomit blood to death?"

Liu Jing laughed, stopped there, and said instead: "I originally met with Sun Doulu in Jiang and Han, but things didn't go as planned. Sun Doulu failed to leave the army. Now Huang Jiangxia has returned to me. Wang Zijing told Sun Doulu , from now on, your family and I will use the two prefectures of Jing and Yang as the boundary."

It is no secret that Huang Zu's surrender to Liu Jing was in Jingzhou, and Lu Su heard about it on the way.

Although the two parties had agreed long ago, one would take Nanjun and the other Jiangxia, and Jingbei would be divided up with the Han River as the boundary.However, Jiang Dong himself did not live up to his expectations and could not defeat Jiang Xia. Now that Huang Zu raised Jiang Xia to surrender to Liu Jing, unless Jiang Dong wanted to turn against Liu Jing, he could only accept this result.

Lu Su came here for the purpose of consolidating the alliance. He didn't have extravagant expectations. He said calmly: "In addition to inheriting from his father and brother, Sun Chaolu has only the heart of protecting Jiangdong, but has no ambition to manage the four directions. Form an alliance with the general to attack Liu Biao. , just to avenge my father, now that Liu Biao is defeated and has an alliance with the general, I will never plot Jiang and Han again."

Lu Su paused, and then continued: "Cao Cao is so tyrannical today that he fears that he will usurp the Han and stand on his own. The brothers Jing and Yang should work together to punish the traitors of the country and reclaim the Han Dynasty. I can't pass the merit..."

Lu Su deserves to be the leading diplomat in the Three Kingdoms, and his eloquence is really good. First, he said that Sun Quan succeeded to the throne at a young age and lacked prestige. He deliberately showed weakness to Liu Jing and lowered Liu Jing's vigilance.Then, on the condition of Jiangxia's concession, the alliance will be consolidated.Unavoidable that Liu Jing coveted Jiangdong, Lu Su moved out Cao Cao again, showing that the latter is Liu Jing's confidant enemy, Sun Quan is willing to join forces with Liu Jing to fight against Cao Cao, the two sides will benefit from cooperation, and the two will suffer from division...

If Liu Jing hadn't come from a later life, I'm afraid he would have been persuaded by him, what a pity...

Liu Jing raised his brows and pretended to be surprised: "Mr. Cao usurped the Han? Why did Zijing say that? Although Mr. Cao's actions were too violent and unsatisfactory, in today's world, the world is collapsing, the world is in ruins, and morality Teaching is useless, and non-Shen and Shang's spells are useless to save the country and revitalize the community..."

Liu Jing changed the subject: "Besides, Mr. Cao is not a violent and ungrateful person. Hearing that I pacified Jingzhou, I paid homage to General Annan and made Hanchang County Marquis. I will agree to everything I do..."

Lu Su was puzzled. In his imagination, Cao Cao was the key to the renewal of the alliance between the two parties. However, Liu Jing's reaction at this time was really beyond his expectations. Liu Jing actually praised Cao Cao and was not hostile. Naturally, there is no need to continue to form an alliance.

joke!Lu Su would rather believe that the sun will rise from the west tomorrow morning than Liu Jing's true thoughts.

Liu Jing and Cao Cao must be at odds!

So why did Liu Jing say that?
Could it be that they want to take advantage of Jiangdong's eagerness to consolidate the alliance and force Sun Quan to make greater concessions, or simply plot against Jiangdong?

When Lu Su guessed Liu Jing's intention, he saw Liu Jing picked up a letter from the desk in front of him, asked someone to hand it to him, and said, "Zijing, read this letter first."

Lu Su hurriedly interrupted his speculation, and took the letter in a daze. It turned out that this letter was a good news from Liu Jingcong's brother and Suijun Zhonglang Liu Xiu: In early November, more than a thousand Yuzhang bandits came from the east and harassed (Changsha) Counties) Liling County, killing and plundering countless officials and people, Liu Xiu led his troops to fight for peace.At the end of the letter, it is said that this is the third time that the Yuzhang bandits have invaded this year.

(End of this chapter)