Soldiers come to the world

Sun Quan held the banquet with sincerity, but Jiang Gan's gaffe after drinking spoiled the fun, and finally broke up. Liu Jing returned to his own boat and stood in front of the window with his hands behind his back, looking at the dark river. He was quite proud. Jiang Gan is indeed capable, and I hope he can be used by himself in the future.

However, Zhuge Liang is also a great talent, and he can help himself at critical moments. Although he is for Liu Bei, based on his performance today, he can be spared once in the future.

At this time, Shen Mi's voice came from outside the door, "Zhou Mu, the humble job is back!"

"Come in!"

Shen Mi walked into the room, bowed and saluted and said: "I have heard about it, Jiang Gan asked Marquis Wu to resign, and he will leave Qichun County overnight."

Liu Jing nodded, it seemed that Jiang Gan was quite obedient, "Has Marquis Wu allowed him to go?" Liu Jing asked again.

This is the key. If Sun Quan allows Jiang Gan to leave, it means that Sun Quan has completely given up on Cao Cao. However, according to common sense, Sun Quan should not stop Jiang Gan. After these things happened tonight, even if Sun Quan still wants to take Jiang It doesn't make much sense to be a pawn.

"Wu Hou allowed him to leave, and even sent a boat to escort him!"

Liu Jing walked a few steps with his hands behind his back. He was still a little worried that General Jiang Xia would intercept and kill Jiang Gan in the middle of the river, so he said to Shen Mi: "Two hundred brothers will follow you in a big boat immediately, and you must protect the safety of Cao Cao's envoy. .”

"Humble post obeys orders!"

Shen Mi left in a hurry, Liu Jing sat down, he spread out the paper, picked up a pen and wrote down the words 'no sailing order'.

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At night, Lu Su took a entourage and found Zhuge Liang's boat with a food box. His entourage stepped forward and called, "Has Mr. Zhuge rested?"

The lights in the boat came on, and Zhuge Liang coughed. Zhuge Liang asked, "Is Zijing looking for me?"

Lu Su was very surprised, stepped forward and asked, "How did Kong Ming know that it was me?"

"Come in and talk!"

Lu Su got on the boat, handed the food box to the boy, and said with a smile, "Bring the wine warm!"

He picked up the curtain and entered the cabin. In the cabin, Zhuge Liang was sitting by the window. He was wearing a fine linen Zen robe, a flat scarf on his head, and lightly waving a feather fan. I."

Lu Su immediately shook his head, "This reason is not sufficient. It is very possible that Marquis Wu or Liuzhou Mu sent someone to look for him."

Zhuge Liang pointed at the window with his feather fan and said with a smile: "I saw you through the crack of the window. Is there a good reason for that?"

The two laughed together, and then Lu Su sat down, asked the boy to serve the food and wine, and said to Zhuge Liang: "Drinking at the banquet is not very pleasant, let's have another drink.

Zhuge Liang was surprised and said, "I feel very happy tonight! Could it be that Zijing hopes that Marquis Wu and Cao Cao will form an alliance?"

"You're mocking me on purpose!"

Lu Su smiled wryly, "If I was not happy, would I come to you for a drink? It's just that something unpleasant happened, but the result was overjoyed."

Zhuge Liang took a sip of his wine, leaned against the wall of the ship and smiled, "What do Jiangdong generals say about me? Don't they want to eat my flesh and sleep on my skin?"

"This is Cao Cao's embarrassment. It has nothing to do with you. However, Gong Jin said that you have a delicate heart, and no one can match the skill of throwing stones into trouble."

Zhuge Liang laughed loudly, "Your governor thinks too highly of me."

As soon as he stopped laughing, he said lightly: "What am I, you haven't seen the real scheming master yet!"

Lu Su hesitated for a moment and asked, "You mean... Liu Jing?"

Zhuge Liang stared at Lu Su, "Did you see anything?"

"I don't see anything, but I know something."

Zhuge Liang lifted his spirits and quickly asked, "What's the matter?"

Zhuge Liang is indeed a delicate heart. Although he doesn't know the relationship between Liu Jing and Jiang Gan, the development of the situation is not harmful to Liu Jing.

In the end, Jiang Gan cut off Sun Quan's hope of forming an alliance with Cao Cao. He couldn't help but have doubts. Liu Jing and Jiang Gan cooperated so well. Could it be that they really have nothing to do with each other?

Even though Zhuge Liang had no evidence, he still felt that Jiang Gan shouldn't have told about Da Qiao, even if he drank too much wine, he couldn't insult Jiang Dong like this.

Moreover, Zhuge Liang and Jiang Gan were sitting opposite each other, and he could see very clearly that Jiang Gan had only drank three glasses of wine before and after, and three glasses of wine would definitely not have this effect.

Now that there seemed to be something in Lu Su's words, Zhuge Liang was immediately interested, and he stared at Lu Su without blinking.

Lu Su hesitated for a while before sighing: "Actually, it can be guessed that Jiang Gan had to go through Jiang Xia when he came to Qichun, and it is very likely that he was intercepted by Jiang Xia, and Liu Jing made a move out of it.

"wrong!"

Zhuge Liang shook his head, "Zijing, what you said is insincere, if you really don't want to say it, I won't force it."

Lu Su bit his lip, looked outside, Zhuge Liang understood, and hurriedly asked the boy to get off the boat to play, and he said: "Now there are only you and me on this boat, tell me!"

Lu Su was forced to be helpless, so he lowered his voice and said: "My mother's tomb is in Lujiang County, I went to visit my mother's grave at the beginning of the year, and met Jiang Ji, the prime minister of Lujiang County.

This person turned out to be Huang Zu's staff member, and he was also Jiang Gan's clan uncle. When we talked about Jiang Gan, we realized that Jiang Gan was from Chaisang. His father is still in Chaisang. He did not tell the truth to Marquis Wu . "

Zhuge Liang narrowed his eyes and nodded slowly. He understood that Jiang Gan must have been intercepted by Liu Jing, and then he used his father as an excuse. In the end, Jiang Gan gave in and betrayed Cao Cao. After contacting what happened today, Zhuge Liang gasped. With a breath of cold air, Liu Jing is so terrifying.

"Zijing, have you told anyone else about this?"

Lu Su shook his head, "Only you and I know about this matter, no third person knows about it, not even Gongjin and I."

Zhuge Liang told him again: "This matter is of great importance. Once it is leaked, I am afraid Liu Jing will immediately attack Jiangdong Army."

Lu Su was taken aback, "No way!"

"Don't you believe it?"

Zhuge Liang sneered and said, "If I'm not mistaken, Cao Cao's conditions must be very generous, even including the allocation of Southern Jingzhou to Jiangdong. There is absolutely no saying that Jiangdong's army is not allowed to pass through Wuhu. Do you think such conditions will be met by Marquis Wu? To whom?"

Lu Su felt cold in his heart. He knew Marquis Wu. If this was the case, Marquis Wu would join forces with Cao Cao to attack Jingzhou. Zhuge Liang continued, "If that's the case, Liu Jing's only solution is to use Cao Cao's training in Jiangling. Opportunity, attack the Jiangdong army with the momentum of thunder, and use fire oil to completely defeat Jiangdong.

"Don't say any more!"

Lu Su understood completely, and he was very worried. He shook his head and said, "I don't think I will tell anyone about this matter, and I ask Kong Ming to swear that I will never reveal it!"

Zhuge Liang said with a smile: "If it leaks out, Southern Jingzhou will be over. Do you think I will say it?"

"No! The matter is of great importance, so please ask Kong Ming to make an oath."

"You! What a stubborn bull temper."

Zhuge Liang had no choice but to raise his hand to make an oath. Lu Su was overjoyed, raised his ear cup and said with a smile: "I wish the negotiation success tomorrow, we drink this cup."

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Jiang Gan's overnight departure left no suspense in the alliance between Jiangdong and Jiangxia, and the two sides sat together again with the greatest sincerity.

Early the next morning, in a well-lit cabin on Sun Quan's Liuqianshi boat, the two sides started a formal negotiation.

Generally speaking, this kind of negotiation does not require the participation of the lords of both parties, and their respective plenipotentiary representatives will come forward. For the Jiangdong side, the military adviser Zhang Zhao is the plenipotentiary representative, Lu Su is the deputy, and for the Jiangxia side, the chief secretary Ma Liang is the plenipotentiary representative. Deputy Liu Min.

It can be said that the positions of the two parties are not very equal. Zhang Zhao is Jiangdong's military advisor and the head of civil servants. Jiang Xia can only sit opposite Zhang Zhao if he sends Xu Shu or Jia Xu. Therefore, Zhang Zhao is obviously not very happy. He said coldly: "I don't really understand. This is a major event of the alliance between the two military and government. Why did you only send a small master book? It seems that your sincerity is not enough!"

Ma Liang was furious, which made him feel extremely humiliated. He took out Liu Jing's gold medal and put it on the table, and said a little excitedly: "I need to remind Grand Master that the one you are sitting on is not a horse master, but Jingzhou shepherd's." Plenipotentiary, I can decide all the terms on behalf of Jingzhou Mu, if Grand Master must be equal, then well, you can also change to another master to negotiate."

Lu Su quickly smoothed things over and said: "Ji Chang misunderstood, my family's military adviser is not looking down on the position of chief bookkeeper, but worried that Ma Shijun will not be able to make the decision, which will affect the negotiation process."

"I've already said that I can decide all the terms on behalf of Jingzhou Mu. If you still don't believe me, please go and confirm with my lord first."

"Hehe! That's good, no need for confirmation."

Lu Su smiled at Zhang Zhao again, "What do you think, the military adviser?"

Zhang Zhao said coldly: "I don't doubt that he can't make the decision, I just think it's not polite. Of course, I don't have to worry about it. Anyway, this is your arrangement, and being rude is your own business. If you don't want to change, then Let's get started!"

Lu Su's face was flushed with swelling, and Zhang Zhao also didn't give him face. He was annoyed in his heart, so he could only hold back his anger, and sat aside without saying a word.

Ma Liang said solemnly: "Considering that the battlefield is in the Xiakou area, and the two militaries need to conduct joint drills first, we still hope that the Jiangdong Navy can be stationed in Zhucheng. I hope this will become apparent first."

Zhang Zhao laughed and said proudly: "It is not impossible to be stationed in Zhucheng, but there is a principle that must be determined in advance, Jiangxia and Jiangdong, who is the master and who is the slave?"

"Jiangxia has fought against Cao Jun many times, and has won many battles. Recently, he wiped out the enemies of Anlu County. He has rich experience, and my lord will personally lead the army to fight. The battlefield is in Jiangxia County. Naturally, we are the main ones. Jiangdong Army It is human nature to be a guest, so is it true that the Jiangdong army will turn against the guest?"

Ma Liang's words were reasonable and restrained, and Zhang Zhao was speechless for a long time. He was about to show his strength to refute. At this moment, a worker hurried in and handed a note to Zhang Zhao. Zhang Zhao opened it sideways under the table, and looked After a quick glance, it was Wu Hou who gave it to him, and there was only one sentence on it, each of them is master, and there is no distinction between master and slave.

It seems that Marquis Wu also realized the passiveness of the situation. Zhang Zhao squeezed the note into a ball and said calmly: "Although we are not in command of Marquis Wu, the army is the army of Jiangdong, the army of Marquis Wu. We don't want outsiders to command us." Our army, our plan is to fight independently and coordinate operations."

Ma Liang and Liu Min looked at each other. It was Jiang Dong's concession. Ma Liang immediately nodded and said, "Actually, this is the most fair way. We fully agree."

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On the third floor of the negotiation cabin, Liu Jing and Sun Quan sat opposite each other in front of the low window, drinking tea and chatting at the same time. As superiors, they did not need to participate in specific negotiations.

Their attitudes and opinions have been clearly explained to their subordinates. As long as they maintain a close and good relationship at this time, it is the most important atmosphere for negotiations. "My dear brother, I plan to move the capital to Jingkou after this battle. I ordered the construction of Iron Barrel City in Jingkou a few months ago. What do you think of Jingkou?"

Liu Jing smiled, "Where do you look at Shenzhou? You can see the beautiful scenery of Beigu Tower. Although the scenery of Beigu Mountain is good, it is not the atmosphere of an emperor. Why didn't Marquis Wu consider Moling Zijin Mountain?"

Sun Quan chuckled, "It seems that you and Zhang Hong have the same opinion."

He pondered for a while and then said: "To tell the truth, dear brother, although Zijin Mountain has a majestic atmosphere, I'm just worried that Longzangpu has broken the dragon's veins, and it will not be a long-term place."

Liu Jing pondered for a moment, then smiled slightly: "Moling Zijin Mountain is the place where dragons prosper, elder brother may consider building an empire here first, and then move the capital to the Central Plains in the future, won't this avoid the taboo of Fengshui?"

"This is also a way, let me think about it again!"

Speaking of consideration, Sun Quan thought of something again, and said with a smile: "Your brother really don't want to be my sister-in-law? My sister will never forget you."

Liu Jing shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Brother, I was joking. At the beginning, I promised my sister to receive three arrows from her in a month, but I just walked away. Of course, she will never forget me. Besides, my family already has a wife who is a mess. Wu It's not realistic for Hou's sister to be my Mrs. Ping, so let's treat this as a joke!"

Sun Quan was not thinking about Mrs. Ping, but if he married Liu Jing, it would inevitably involve various interests of both parties. It is indeed not the time to consider this matter. To him, status is not important. Profit is the first, and he laughed it off.

"After this battle is over, does my brother still decide to put the state government in Wuchang?" Sun Quan asked tentatively.

Liu Jing shook his head, "I can clearly tell my brother that after this battle is over, I will transfer the state government back to Xiangyang, and then concentrate my forces to attack Nanyang. During several battles in Xiangyang, Wancheng is the logistics center of Cao's army, which puts great pressure on Xiangyang. Only by winning Nanyang, Xiangyang will have strategic depth."

Sun Quan was secretly happy. He also hoped that Liu Jing would return to Xiangyang and develop to the northwest. If he stayed in Jiangxia, he must have the intention of expanding to the east. This is definitely not something he would like to see.

After pondering for a while, Sun Quan probed again: "But if my virtuous brother intends to look north, it's okay if the south is unstable!"

He was alluding to Liu Bei in Jingnan, and wanted to know Liu Jing's attitude towards Southern Jingzhou. Of course, Liu Jing also understood what Sun Quan meant. He said with a faint smile: "I will use the Yangtze River as the boundary. I don't want to think too much about the area south of the Yangtze River." gone."

He was implying to Sun Quan that the Jiangdong army could take Jingnan, and he would not interfere.

In fact, although Liu Jing used countermeasures to destroy the alliance between Sun Quan and Cao Cao, he also knew in his heart that although he deceived Sun Quan for a while, he could not keep it forever. Sun Quan is not stupid, and he will know the truth sooner or later.

Therefore, for such things as alliances, you can't deny some benefits to others. If you have to make concessions, you must make concessions. Anyway, Jingnan is in Liu Bei's hands. If Sun Quan intends to seize it, he might as well be a favor.

So he drew the Yangtze River as a line, which is to tell Sun Quan that he is free to move south of the Yangtze River, but he is not allowed to move north of the Yangtze River.

Sun Quan understood Liu Jing's deep meaning and was overjoyed, but he pretended to say, "I'm also thinking about going north, just like my virtuous brother. I plan to seize Hefei and the important places in Hefei, so that the city of Jiangdong and Tokyo will be safe. As for the southern region , I have no idea yet."

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At this time, the negotiation downstairs has reached a critical point. Zhang Zhao has clearly stated that he hopes that Jiang Xia can cede the four counties of Hengyang, Guiyang, Lingling, and Wuling to Jiangdong. Although these four counties are in Liu Bei's hands, he hopes that Jiang Xia The army should not participate in the competition with the Jiangdong army.

But Ma Liang only promised that Jiang Xia's army could give up fighting for Hengyang County. The rest of the counties are the ancestral property of Jingzhou. Liu Qi still refuses to give up. How can Jiang Xia give up?

"Please forgive me, Grand Master. Although we don't want to go south to seize the four counties in Jingnan for the time being, we will never promise to give up. After all, it is the family property left by the former state shepherd."

"But they don't belong to you, do they?"

"indeed so!"

"Since this is the case, if the Jiangdong Army attacks Guiyang, will the Jiangxia Army assist Liu Bei in resisting?"

"This is not true, but we will not admit the Jiangdong Army's occupation of Guiyang County. Maybe one day we will regain it, so we will never promise to give up the four counties in Jingnan. Except for Hengyang County, this is already ours. The biggest give in."

Both sides were silent for more than half an hour. Zhang Zhao got up to change clothes. Just as he walked out of the hatch, someone handed Zhang Zhao a note from Sun Quan.

Zhang Zhao quickly glanced at the note, there were only four words on it, 'Don't talk about Jingnan', Zhang Zhao immediately understood that the lord and Liu Jing must have reached some kind of tacit agreement.

Zhang Zhao turned around and came back again, breaking the deadlock between the two sides. He smiled helplessly and said, "Since we can't make up the difference, let's not discuss the ownership of the four counties in Jingnan for now. Let's clarify a principle first. Jiangdong Army will never attack the three counties of Changsha, Anlu, and Jiangxia, but I also hope that the Jiangxia Army will never set foot in Qichun County and Yuzhang County. As for the Jingnan Four Counties, it is still too early to talk about it.”

This is also Liu Jing's bottom line for Ma Liang. He will never give up the four counties of Jingzhou to Jiangdong in writing. Ma Liang nodded slowly, "As you said!"

The two parties finally reached a consensus, which meant that Jiangxia and Jiangdong had reached a formal alliance, but the foreshadowing was also planted in the formal alliance, that is, the four Jingnan counties.