Riding and cutting the imperial pirates of the Three Kingdoms

The next day, Lu Su formally delivered an official document to Jingzhou as an envoy from Yangzhou.

After Liu Biao learned about it, he reacted immediately. He sent someone to bring Lu Su and his party from the inn to the embassy, ​​but they were not summoned immediately. Lu Su waited for another two days. After all, he couldn't stand the wait, so he went to Jiang Chao and asked: "How is this going?"

Liu Biao sent people to Shouchun on his own initiative twice. The chief envoy, Kuai Liang, was not only Liu Biao's mastermind, but also a representative of the Kuai family, a wealthy local family. Naturally, Lu Su would not look for him, so he asked the deputy envoy of the envoy, Jiang Chao. , he was warmly received twice during his missions in Shouchun, and it is reasonable to "reciprocate courtesy", but he has nothing to do with the current situation of the Yangzhou mission being neglected, "Brother Zijing, I have already reported this matter to you." Informed Zhou Mu, and also truthfully conveyed your intention to come.”

"That being the case," Lu Su stared at Jiang Chao, his tone becoming more and more rude: "Then why Liu Jingzhou refuses to show up so far?"

"This"

When Jiang Chao first went on a mission, he got a lot of private benefits from Wang Zheng. Although he was happy when he took it, he became a handle. Brother Jing, when reporting this matter to Zhou Mu, Zhou Mu was not the only one, Master Kuai was also present, Zhou Muben was playing chess with him, and Xia was watching from the sidelines. Do you hesitate, maybe"

"Kuai Liang?"

Lu Su's face darkened when he heard this, and he turned back to his residence to discuss with everyone.After explaining the whole story clearly, he looked at Zhou Yu and smiled wryly, "Gong Jin, unfortunately you were right in what you said. It seems that Kuai Liang really doesn't want Liu Biao to help my lord."

"With Kuai Liang's standpoint, I'm afraid Cai Mao is also in the same position. I've heard that Kuai Liang and Liu Biao's guest and host are very friendly and trustworthy. If this person stands in the way, it will be a little tricky."

Zhou Yu nodded slightly: "Then have you thought of a countermeasure?"

Lu Su didn't answer first, but sat on the table, took a sip of refreshing soup, thought for a while, then suddenly smiled, and said: "I saw you today, the rumors are true, since this Liu Biao really listened to Kuai Liang's words, then first Is it the right medicine to persuade this person to turn resistance into thrust?"

Before Zhou Yu could answer, he shook his head, "This strategy is difficult. If we can persuade Kuai Liang to change his mind, the problem will be solved, but we are not familiar with each other. My lord said before that Jingzhou is too far away. Far away, at present, the Benming Division has not yet established a foothold, and since there are not many connections, it is difficult to meet Kuai Liang in private, and this method will most likely not work."

Just because you don't have access doesn't mean I don't either.

Zhou Yu smiled slightly, but he didn't take the initiative to mention it. Although he and Tai Shici hit it off, he didn't know Huang Chengyan.

Such favors are naturally used in crucial places, so they can't be used before meeting Liu Biao, right?
Convincing Kuai Liang was no good, and he tried before bypassing it, but he didn't even take a step forward to the gate of Liu Biao's private house, so what else can he do next?

Lu Su thought about it for a long time, but he couldn't find a good plan. His brows furrowed more and more. When he looked up, Zhou Yu looked calm, but everyone else looked at him eagerly, so he replied slowly, "It's hard to do it overnight. It has to be done slowly." Picture it."

A Dubo jumped up when he heard the words, and said with a cold snort, "Isn't Lu Zhengshi's words nonsense?"

The dubo's name is Gongsun Shu, although he is from Yangzhou, he joined the Heavenly Army in Linzi, and he has always claimed to be an old man under Wang Zheng's command, and he had a slight contempt for Lu Su, a scholar, at this moment, he immediately became angry. He raised his arms and said angrily: "I think the envoy of Liu Biao came to our Jiangdong, and the general entertained him attentively. A small banquet on the third day, and a big banquet on the fifth day. Eat meat in big pieces and drink in big bowls. The affection for him is not unfathomable, but the result is not good." , in exchange for what?"

"We have traveled thousands of miles, as far as Xiangyang, but we are thrown away in idleness, and we will never see each other. I heard that Liu Jingsheng is a relative of the Han family, and he is one of the eight steeds. He is well-known. Is this the case? His hospitality?"

As he spoke, his eyes widened, he looked around at the crowd, and shouted word by word: "That generation is so rude, according to my opinion, there is no need to stay in Xiangyang any longer!"

"Lu Zhengshi, let's go back to Shouchun and tell the general about it. Isn't he unwilling to borrow food? Okay, then let's get it ourselves."

Before Lu Su could speak, Zhou Yu on the side looked serious and cut off his voice sharply: "Shut up!"

Zhou Yu talked and laughed at Yan Yan on weekdays, giving people the feeling of spring breeze, but once his face changed color, he immediately showed his majesty, which made people look awe-inspiring and gave birth to a sense of awe.

Gongsun Shu was no exception, even though the other party was not his superior, he was still taken aback, and almost instinctively called out the word "No".

At this moment, Lu Su also came to his senses, and immediately turned his head to look at the surrounding windows. Still feeling uneasy, he stood up again, walked to the door, opened the door and looked around to make sure that this would cause the servants in the embassy, The maid who didn't pass by just let out a soft breath.

When he sat down again, he saw that although Gongsun Shu looked sullen, he had become obedient. He couldn't help but glance at Zhou Yu, and secretly sighed, this is the so-called weapon of a general, right?
Fortunately, he brought Gong Jin with him this time, otherwise, he might not be able to restrain this group of arrogant soldiers by himself alone.
After thinking for a while, Lu Su said again: "Everyone, we are here as an envoy, and we must fulfill our mission. How can we give up lightly when encountering difficulties?"

"Although I haven't seen Liu Biao, I have encountered an obstacle first. This is actually already in my expectation. Don't be anxious, just calm down and talk about it." Then he asked Zhou Yu, who was sitting upright beside him. Said: "Gongjin, can you teach me a good strategy?"

Lu Su may be very talented, but after all, his experience is still inexperienced. Of course, it is indeed rare to be able to keep his face unchanged and not panic when things are not going well, but he is still a little upset after all. He has no ideas and can only ask for advice. Zhou Yu.

Zhou Yu didn't answer directly, but suddenly looked sideways at Gongsun Shu: "Gongsun Dubo is worthy of being a soldier, and his strength is commendable. I have a question. If I meet Jingzhou Shepherd Liu Biao in the future, Dubo will have the courage to fight with me. Colleague, can you repeat what you just said?"

Gongsun Shu was regretting just now, why did his family show timidity in front of Zhou Yu in a muddleheaded way, when he heard this, how could he hold back, he immediately puffed out his chest and belly, and replied loudly: "Young Master Zhou thought I Is it a gutless bandit?"

"I followed the general in the Xingping era, fought south and north, and killed countless people. What dragons and tigers have not broken through, and what heroes have not seen?"

"A mere Liu Biao, why don't you dare?"

"Great goodness!"

Zhou Yu smiled slightly and applauded, "Gongsun Dubo is so courageous, this time I have three points more confidence in convincing Liu Biao."

Lu Su listened to what he said, he didn't seem to pay attention to the difficulties in front of him, he couldn't help feeling happy, and asked quickly, "Could it be that Gong Jin has a plan in mind?"

"Zijing, like Jingsheng, guarding the dog ears of the household."

Zhou Yu's eyes flashed, and he said calmly: "It's as difficult as climbing the sky to ask for land and sacrifices for this generation!"

"I also know the joints."

Lu Su said: "It's just that since we have revealed our identity as envoys, we are representing the lord. If we don't tell the truth about the request for food, we will inevitably be suspected of deceiving and attract people's attention. Even if we meet Liu Biao, he may not Because of this, you will feel dissatisfied, preconceived, and conflicted, which is not beautiful.”

"I didn't say you did something wrong." Zhou Yu said with a smile, "A majestic formation is upright and upright. It is the style of a king. However, when two armies confront each other, it is always the courtesy first and the soldiers later."

Zhou Yu said proudly, "Now that Liu Biao has been rude, we can't blame us for dealing with Yibing."

Lu Su was taken aback, and quickly asked: "How do you say?"

"Zijing, go find Jiang Chao again, and tell him that the Yangzhou embassy came to Xiangyang not only for food, but also for the safety of their allies!"

Zhou Yu stood up, patted Lu Su's shoulder, and said with a smile, "Brother Jiang, please go and ask Liu Biao whether he wants to be trapped in Jingzhou, and he will never escape the situation of destruction, or if he wants to help the Han Dynasty and clean up the mountains and rivers." ambition?"

"This"

Zhou Yu has already talked about this, how can Lu Su not understand what he means?
Yangzhou asks for food, whether to borrow or not has nothing to do with Jingzhou
It hurts, so Liu Biao will see it if he wants to see it, and he will not see it if he doesn't want to.

This is indeed a way, and Lu Su also knows that this kind of alarmist and deceitful talk is also a trick that political strategists have always used.

Lu Su believed that Liu Biao and his advisers could also see this point.

But even if it is seen that it is empty talk and big talk, even if he does not believe it, Liu Biao cannot but pay attention to it.

So what's the next point?

It's how Zhou Yu made everyone believe it when everyone had preconceived "it's a lie"!

Can Gongjin do this?

Looking at Zhou Yu, who was tall and tall, with piercing eyes, looking majestic and majestic, all the worries and doubts in Lu Su's heart suddenly disappeared.

On the morning of the second day, Liu Biao dispatched an envoy to summon the Yangzhou delegation to visit.

"As Gongjin expected."

On the way to Zhou Yu's mansion, Lu Su nodded to Zhou Yu.

"Lobbyist's pretentious astonishing words have been like this since ancient times. Why are they so common? The reason is that they are very effective."

Zhou Yu smiled lightly and said, "So it's expected that Liu Biao can be persuaded to take the initiative to summon us, but it's still unknown whether he can be persuaded to lend me food later."

These words are very straightforward, but these "amazing words" are not just said casually. If you say too much, it will be regarded as nonsense, and if you say too little, you will not pay much attention to it. The other party's concern, it is best that the other party is really worried about this matter, so that the other party can be persuaded.

"It's better to sell grain," Lu Su corrected from the side, "It's best if you don't owe favors."

Zhou Yu glanced at Lu Su when he heard the words, and shook his head again and again: "If you have not gained an inch, you want to gain more. It can be seen that the suffering of life is mostly in not being satisfied."

There were nearly a hundred people from the Yangzhou Mission, but naturally they didn't need to go to see Liu Biao, because the meeting place this time was not the Supervisory Office of the state pastor's office, but Liu Biao's mansion.

Lu Su is the full-time envoy, he is one, Zhou Yu is one, plus the general who ordered Du Bo Gongsun Shu, the three of them, under the leadership of Jiang Chao, faced the drizzle, walked through the thoroughfare, and walked through several lively streets , Transferred to Liu Biao's residence.

Around noon, Shi Shiran, a carriage stopped in front of the stone steps of the Liu Mansion. The four of them had just got off the car. When they looked up, they saw hundreds of soldiers standing proudly and proudly on both sides of the mansion, all of them in red armor.

Wear a black cloak.The fine and continuous raindrops hit their armor and spears, making a slight sound.

It's early winter now, it's already cold to the bone, and with the rain pouring down, it's even more uncomfortable, but these soldiers are all standing in awe, none of them moved a little bit, and before they were ahead, there was already a fierce murderous look on their face hit.

Zhou Yu and Lu Su looked at each other, both thinking: "Be the first to win, this is the next step."

Gongsun Shu on the side snorted coldly, and said in a low voice, "A group of scumbags, who are you scaring?"

In the future, Lu Su, who is delicate and fleshy, dares to go to the meeting alone, and his courage is not bad. Zhou Yu and Gongsun Shu, who have been on the battlefield for a long time, are not to mention. Under the guidance of the leader, the three of them kept their eyes on each other, walked boldly, and walked slowly among the wolves and tigers of Jingzhou soldiers, and entered the mansion in the rain.

Entering the mansion, stepping through the corridor in the dark sky, stepping in, I felt my eyes light up, I saw a deep hall, occupying a huge area, the two sides were full of desks, dozens of people were sitting or standing After the residence, there are scholars in Confucian uniforms and generals in armor, old or young.

The hall, which was originally noisy with people, suddenly became completely silent because of the three people entering. Everyone's eyes were burning, and they all focused on them.

Zhou Yu turned a blind eye to it, but raised his eyes to look at the head of the hall. At this time, there was a person sitting upright, presumably it was Liu Biao, the head of Jingzhou.

Lu Su took the lead and stepped forward, bowing slightly, and the three saluted back and forth: "Yangzhou envoys Lu Su, Zhou Yu, and Gongsun Shu have met Liuzhou Mu."

a soft
Then the voice sounded: "Everyone is coming from Yangzhou, no need to be polite, please sit down."

The speaker's voice is not loud, but very thick, and with a strong northern accent, echoing in the wide hall, it seems a bit empty.

Liu Biao arranged for them to be in the front. After the three sat down, Zhou Yu looked up again.

Now that the distance is getting closer, even if the light is not enough, you can still see clearly. However, even though the famous Liu Jingsheng is over fifty years old, he still has a good eye and a good appearance, but his face is a little pale with wine. The cheekbones are slightly sunken, the lips are a bit thin, and the overall feeling is more like a gentleman than a powerful lord.

When Zhou Yu was looking at Liu Biao, Liu Biao was sitting lazily leaning against the couch, leaning on the table with one hand and glancing here, and was also looking at the three of them.

When looking at Lu Su and Gongsun Shu, he just nodded slightly, until his eyes fell on Zhou Yu, there was a faint flash of light in his eyes, as if he was also surprised by the handsomeness of the other party.