The Three Kingdoms Voyage

Chapter 81
Lu Su and Zhang Cheng drank wine and talked freely about the situation in the world.Sun Shao has been listening silently by the side.It is a rare learning opportunity for him to hear a general like Lu Su and a wise man like Zhang Cheng analyze the situation. If he doesn't ask what is right and wrong, he will talk nonsense, then he is really the number one fool in the world.

Maybe the marriage with Guan Yu is more in line with Lu Su's usual strategy. Lu Su is very interested in talking, and some words are beyond what a courtier can say to Sun Shao, but Lu Su doesn't take it seriously, and Zhang Cheng has no displeasure. Said that Sun Shao of course had no choice but to pretend to be confused and pretend not to hear.

"It's a good thing to propose a marriage, but it's not easy." Lu Su's face was a little flushed, and he didn't know whether he was drinking or tired. He put down the wine glass in his hand and sighed: "Guan Yu has both civil and military skills. He is an outstanding man of his generation, but he is naturally protective of the past (proud) and despises scholar-bureaucrats, so it is not easy for him to go here."

After Zhang Cheng was reminded by Sun Shao, he was already prepared for the difficulties. Now that Lu Su said this, he didn't dare to let it go. He immediately put down his wine glass and said earnestly: "Please teach me, General."

The corner of Lu Su's mouth twitched, and he glanced at Sun Shao calmly, but he saw that Sun Shao looked at him with a face as heavy as water, with a faint smile on his face, showing no urgency, but also listening attentively.Lu Su was very satisfied, but he didn't pay too much attention to it. In his opinion, Zhang Cheng was mainly responsible for this mission, and Sun Shao was just a deputy envoy. Whether it was successful or not had nothing to do with him.

From Lu Su's heart, he hoped that this marriage proposal would be successful.The last time he advocated the marriage of Sun Shangxiang and Liu Bei, it went well. Although the two sides had disputes from time to time, they still focused on peace on the whole.It's a pity that Liu Bei cheated on his allies in order to take Western Shu, angered Sun Quan, and recalled Sun Shangxiang to prepare to attack Liu Bei. This time, the marriage ended without a problem.Of course, Liu Bei did this wrong, but Liu Bei took Xishu, and the power of both sides has changed. Liu Bei is no longer the left general who depends on others, but the lord of Yizhou, and occupies the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. Said, whether you admit it or not, at this time, you must change your mind, form an alliance with Liu Bei, and fight Cao Cao together, otherwise, Cao Cao will only divide and break it, and reap the benefits.

"Although Guan Yu is lonely and arrogant, his loyalty to Liu Bei can be seen by the sun and the moon. Furthermore, as a general and the commander-in-chief Jing Xiang, he can't casually marry Jiangdong, otherwise he will be suspected of collaborating with the enemy. Su thinks that Cheng and No, I'm afraid the key lies not in Guan Yu, but in Liu Bei."

Zhang Cheng smiled, he also thought of this key point, and nodded with sympathy: "What the general said is true, so should I go to Chengdu first to meet General Zuo?"

Seeing that Zhang Cheng agreed with him, Lu Su also smiled: "This matter should have been done in the first place, otherwise how could it be possible? If we don't go to see General Zuo, why should Guan Yu take the initiative to bring it up to General Zuo?"

Zhang Cheng smiled, but didn't say anything.With soldiers in hand, Lu Su had the confidence to accuse Sun Quan of wrongdoing, but Zhang Cheng did not.

"However, even if General Zuo agrees, Guan Yu's consent must be sought at the end." Lu Su clenched his fists, covered his mouth and coughed lightly twice. Being a king and subject really has brotherhood, and Guan Yu's daughter is indeed an extraordinary woman. If Guan Yu were to marry his daughter to the son, not only would Guan Yu not be willing, I'm afraid Liu Bei would also be unwilling. Zhong Si will go, except In addition to affirming the sovereign's kindness to Liu Bei, we must also seek help from counselors around General Zuo."

Zhang Cheng hastily bowed and saluted: "General, please give me advice."

Lu Su raised his head slightly and looked at the cloudless sky. The mighty river wind blew his kerchief, causing a few locks of hair on his temples to dance with the wind. One of the silver threads was very eye-catching by the sun. Shao narrowed his eyes, feeling very emotional.Lu Su garrisoned Lukou with [-] soldiers to protect the west gate of Jiangdong, and the pressure was really heavy.

"Now there are a few people around General Zuo, you must pay attention." Lu Su said slowly: "General Yangwu is upright, resourceful and decisive. If General Zuo speaks, then this matter will be accomplished."

Zhang Cheng nodded, remembering the name carefully.Sun Shao was a little surprised, he thought Lu Su was going to say Zhuge Liang, but he didn't expect it to be correct.He knew that Fazheng was Liu Bei's confidant, but it was beyond his expectation that he was more favored than Zhuge Liang.

"Since the rectification of the law, it is Zhang Fei. Like Guan Yu, Zhang Fei is Liu Bei's most trustworthy person. Apart from monarchs and ministers, there is also brotherhood. If he agrees to make a marriage, General Zuo will think about it." Lu Su continued unhurriedly: "Compared with Guan Yu, although Zhang Fei is rough, he respects scholar-bureaucrats. He is a talented heir. It shouldn't be difficult to get close to him." He glanced at Sun Shao and said half-jokingly: " Zhang Fei is good at wine, if the captain gives him two jars of new wine, it will definitely get twice the result with half the effort."

Sun Shao just woke up from a dream, slapped his head and smiled and said: "The general's words awakened the dreamer. I was young and careless, so I really didn't think of this. I will send someone to do it immediately."

Lu Su nodded, and then said: "Other than these two, it is Zhuge Kongming. Kongming has a strategy and experience. He should agree with this move, but..." Lu Su obviously hesitated, as if Some worried: "He is now a military advisor general, in charge of General Zuo's affairs, and has quite an influence on General Zuo."

Zhang Cheng also hesitated for a while, and said with some shame: "What the general said is true. It's just that Cheng came here in a hurry, with superficial thoughts, and didn't think so much. If this matter was dealt with earlier, he should ask Zhuge Jin for a letter before departure." Yes, just now..."

Before Zhang Cheng set off, he didn't think so much. He didn't think that things would be so complicated. Now that Lu Su reminded him, he really regretted it.In fact, asking Zhuge Jin for a book is a secondary matter, because Brother Zhuge Jin is cautious, and if Sun Quan does not nod, he will not write a letter to Zhuge Liang. Zhang Cheng said that his real intention was to ask Lu Su to write a letter to Zhuge Liang. Zhuge Liang.When Sun Liu joined forces, Lu Su and Zhuge Liang formed a deep friendship.It's just that he was afraid that Lu Su would worry about Sun Quan's suspicion, so he couldn't directly make a request.

Lu Su was a bosom friend. He stroked his beard and smiled, waved his hand, and asked Lin Zhi to fetch the brush and ink and the letter, pondered for a moment, wrote a handwritten letter, and handed it to Zhang Cheng: "I have some friendship with Kong Ming, you Bringing this letter with you may be useful."

Zhang Cheng was so grateful, he quickly picked it up, read it carefully, and handed it to Shangguan Xuefei behind him to keep it.

The guests and hosts enjoyed themselves, Lin Zhi sent Zhang Cheng and Sun Shao back to the boat on behalf of Lu Su, and was about to say goodbye when Sun Shao was stopped by someone and asked him to wait outside.Zhang Chengzheng was puzzled, but he saw that Sun Shao took the brush and ink in his hand, spread out a piece of silk, skillfully drew a picture of a person sitting cross-legged on it, and then wrote on the side in his small script, which has already become quite famous in Jianye. After a few lines of writing, he handed it to Zhang Cheng with both hands.

"Brother Zhongsi, I think that although Lu Hengjiang is angry, he has worked hard for the country and his health is not good. You give him this method of sitting and forgetting, and ask him to practice it. In time, it may be beneficial to his health .”

Zhang Chengjie came over to take a look, and frowned: "The Immortal Family's sit-and-forget technique?"

"Exactly." Sun Shao knew that Zhang Cheng was an authentic Confucian scholar, and he didn't believe in these things from the Immortal family, but he was confident, knowing that Lu Su's current condition was not due to illness or injury, but due to fatigue. Meditation should be effective for him. Even if he cannot live forever, it should be no problem to delay his life for a few years.Lu Su tends to unite Liu against Cao, but Lu Meng does not. Once Lu Su dies and Lu Meng takes over the defense on the western front, then the strategy of uniting Liu against Cao will inevitably change. Since I am here, I certainly hope to let Lu Su Live a few more days.Seeing that Zhang Cheng didn't take it seriously, he quickly added: "I got this from Ge Xianweng. I tried it myself and it's quite effective."

After Zhang Cheng heard this, he didn't dare to deny it completely. Firstly, Ge Xianweng's reputation is indeed famous, and secondly, since Sun Shao said that he had tried it himself, it might be really useful.He had the same idea as Sun Shao, it would be good for Lu Su to live a few more years.He glanced at Sun Shao, and said with a half-smile, "In that case, why didn't Fengxian hand it over to General Hengjiang himself, instead of me?"

Sun Shao didn't hide anything, and smiled very calmly: "It's not that you don't know my situation. Right now, saving your life is the most important thing. I wouldn't dare to do such a thing as making friends with important generals. If it wasn't for General Hengjiang's relationship with my Jiangdong government Policy, I will not get into this trouble."

Zhang Cheng thought for a while, went out with the silk book, and told Lin Zhi according to Sun Shao's words.When Lin Zhi heard that it was the method of sitting and forgetting taught by Ge Xuan, he was overjoyed, thanked him quickly, and went away happily holding the silk book.

Looking at Lin Zhi's back, Zhang Cheng shook his head with a smile, and went back to the cabin, and sent a handwritten letter to Jianye.Now that he is going to Chengdu, he must report to Sun Quan first, so as not to be unclear in the future.At the same time, he also told about Lu Su's letter to Zhuge Liang, and briefly described the content of the letter so that Sun Quan could know it.At the same time, Sun Shao also wrote a letter to send wine, and handed it over to a soldier to send back to Jianye.

(End of this chapter)