Three Kingdoms, I'm really not a general!

Chapter 21: I can also confront people!

Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang took Lu Su to the government residence and entertained him with wine.

Xing Daorong saw that it seemed that he had nothing to do with it, so he ate and drank in peace. After all, if the sky fell, Zhuge Liang would hold it up.

But there was nothing good about Lu Su's coming here.

Sure enough, he heard Lu Su say, "The emperor's uncle said earlier that if the prince was not here, Jingzhou would be returned. Now that the prince has passed away, it must be returned. I wonder when it can be handed over?"

Xing Daorong listened and looked at Liu Bei, thinking that this was not going to be easy to handle!
From this perspective, Liu Qi’s death really had nothing to do with Liu Bei.

But Liu Bei said, "Please drink some wine, I have something to discuss."

Xing Daorong knew at a glance that Liu Bei didn't want to return it!

Lu Su didn't waste any words, and drank three cups of wine in a row, and said: "We have drunk the wine, so there is no need to discuss anything. Just ask the emperor uncle to keep his promise."

Liu Bei was speechless and looked a little embarrassed.

Just as he was wondering what to say, Zhuge Liang's face suddenly changed, and he stepped forward to help speak: "Zi Jing is so unreasonable, you have to wait for someone to speak! Since Emperor Gao killed the snake and started the uprising, he founded the country and has passed it down to this day; unfortunately, treacherous heroes have risen up and each has occupied a different place; it is inevitable that the law of nature will be restored and the orthodoxy will be restored. My master is the descendant of King Jing of Zhongshan, the great-great-grandson of Emperor Xiaojing, and the uncle of the current emperor, so shouldn't he be given a share of the land?"

Xing Daorong listened to Zhuge Liang speak and thought to himself that this guy was really amazing.

You actually started talking about the story of Emperor Gaozu of Han slaying the white snake. Why don’t you start from Qin Shi Huang?
Lu Su was obviously stunned by what he said. He looked at Zhuge Liang and Liu Bei with a frown.

Xing Daorong was listening with great interest.

From Liu Bei's perspective, it feels really good to listen to Zhuge Liang scolding others.

But Zhuge Liang suddenly changed the subject and said, "General Xing, why don't you say a few words? You shouldn't be so silent when you are in front of the two armies."

My goodness, how come I ended up talking about myself?

Xing Daorong opened his mouth and took a piece of red meat into his mouth. He swallowed it with great difficulty and said, "This... Xing is just a warrior, how can he understand these great principles?"

Liu Bei glanced at Zhuge Liang and wondered what this matter had to do with Xing Daorong.

However, he naturally listened to what Kong Ming said and had no objection.

Zhuge Liang laughed and said, "General Xing, you can say whatever you want. We are all brothers. It doesn't matter."

Although Xing Daorong was wondering why Zhuge Liang was staring at him, he didn't bother to ask and just let him say it!

He put down the cup and said, "So... I just said something random. Liu Jingsheng is my master's brother. I am following in his footsteps. Why shouldn't I follow in his footsteps?"

As he was talking, Xing Daorong felt something coming, so he stood up and pointed at Lu Su and said, "Your master! He is the son of a minor official in Qiantang, and has never done any good deeds in the court! Now he relies on his power to occupy the land of six counties, and he is still greedy and wants to swallow up the Han land."

"The Liu family owns the world. My lord is surnamed Liu and has no right to it. Your lord is surnamed Sun and you want to fight for it? Moreover, in the Battle of Red Cliff, my lord worked very hard and all the generals obeyed his orders. How could it be that only your Dongwu was responsible?"

Of course Xing Daorong was also good at arguing with others. Zhuge Liang and Liu Bei had both been arguing with him before, so they naturally knew the answer.

Seeing Xing Daorong scolding Lu Su at this moment, it felt so cool.

Especially the sentence "The son of a minor official in Qiantang, who has never done any good deeds in the court" really touched the hearts of the two people.

But Xing Daorong is not done yet.

Then he pointed at Zhuge Liang and said, "If it weren't for my military advisor who helped us with the east wind, how could Zhou Lang achieve even half of his success?"

"Once Jiangnan is destroyed, let alone placing the two Qiao sisters in the Tongque Palace, even if you have a small family, you can't protect them."

"My master did not agree immediately because he thought Lu Zijing was a wise man and did not need to be explained in detail. How could you be so ignorant!"

Xing Daorong did it in one go, directly following Zhuge Liang's words, which was even better than the master! Especially when he changed "Zhuge Village Man" into "Mr. Borrowing the East Wind", he really made a lot of sense.

Lu Su was secretly surprised when he heard this and looked at Xing Daorong carefully.

"Although this general's words are all sophistry, he is indeed eloquent and good at speaking!"

"Who is this person? I have seen Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun, all of whom are under Liu Bei, and none of them is him. Could it be that he surrendered from Jingnan?"

After a while of thinking, Lu Su bowed and asked, "May I ask your name, General?"

Xing Daorong was a badass, but he had no grudge against Lu Su. When asked his name, he smiled and said, "I don't have a great name. I'm Xing Daorong, but I'm just a general under the Emperor's uncle."

Xing Daorong.
Lu Su secretly memorized this name.

It was hard to argue with Zhuge Liang and Xing Daorong. Lu Zijing was silent for a while, and then he said, "I'm afraid what you two said is unreasonable. But Lu Su is in a very difficult situation."

Zhuge Liang heard that Lu Su had lost his confidence. He had a plan in mind, but he looked puzzled and asked, "What's the inconvenience?"

Lu Su replied solemnly, "When my uncle was in trouble in Dangyang, it was I who led Kong Ming across the river to see my lord. Later, when Zhou Gongjin wanted to raise an army to take Jingzhou, it was Su who stopped him. When it came to returning Jingzhou to the prince after his death, it was Su who took the responsibility. Now you don't follow through on what you said before. How should I respond?"

"My Lord and Zhou Gongjin will certainly be convicted. I have no regrets about dying, but I am afraid that it will anger the Eastern Wu and lead to war. The Emperor's uncle will not be able to sit in peace in Jingzhou and will be laughed at by the world."

Well, what Lu Su said makes a lot of sense.

This approach really put Lu Su in a difficult position.

However, Xing Daorong didn't have to reply this time. Instead, Zhuge Liang stepped forward and said, "Cao Cao commands millions of people and always claims to be the emperor. I don't mind him. How can I be afraid of a kid like Zhou Lang? If you are worried that it will make you look bad, I suggest you write a written document to borrow Jingzhou temporarily. When my master plans to take another city, we will return it to Dongwu. What do you think?"

Xing Daorong's heart moved when he heard this. They came to borrow Jingzhou!
As expected, Lu Su asked, "Kong Ming, where will you take Jingzhou back to me?"

Kong Ming said: "The Central Plains cannot be conquered in a hurry. Liu Zhang of West Sichuan is weak, so my lord will conquer it. If we conquer West Sichuan, we will return then."

In fact, Lu Su knew very well that Liu Bei would not return Jingzhou.

They wanted to force Liu Bei to return it, but Liu Bei refused. Since the negotiations failed, they were afraid they would have to fight!

Now I came here not to tear my face apart, so I had no choice but to obey.

Liu Bei was overjoyed when he saw it, and he wrote a document with his own handwriting and signed it.

The guarantor Zhuge Kongming also signed his name.

After the matter was done, Zhuge Liang himself said, "I am a native of the emperor's uncle's place. Can I be the guarantor myself? Mr. Zijing, please also put down your signature. It will also look good when I meet the Marquis of Wu."

Lu Su said: "I know that the emperor's uncle is a kind and righteous man, and he will not let me down."

So he signed his name, took the document, and left after the banquet.

Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang did not keep them and sent them to the boat.

Zhuge Liang told Lu Su, "Zi Jing, go back to see the Marquis of Wu and express your wishes in a kind way. Don't have any unrealistic thoughts. If you don't allow me to write, I will turn against you and take away all 81 states. Now we just need to make peace with each other and don't let Cao Cao laugh at us."

This is threatening!
Xing Daorong thought that it would be good if Dongwu remembered him. But if Jiangdong hated him for this, wouldn't they keep an eye on him on the battlefield in the future?

Then he joined in and said, "Sir, go back and talk nicely, don't talk nonsense, or the son of the Qiantang official will be embarrassed to cause trouble. If I teach him a lesson, it will be embarrassing..."

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PS: This is the first round of recommendations for new books.
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