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Lu Congtian understood that these ministers wanted to let it go.

Let us openly set aside our hatred and peacefully unite to resist Cao Wei.

Wouldn't it be wonderful to have another beautiful story told?

however.

Have you forgotten the demarcation of the Xiang River? Have you forgotten the crossing of the Yangtze River in white? Have you forgotten the invasion of Bazhong?

Oh, we didn't demarcate their territory, we didn't steal their assets, and we didn't attack their troops.

Of course they wouldn't feel bad, and of course they wouldn't hold a grudge.

After all, they are just employees; the loss is suffered by the boss, not them.

For someone like Lu Congtian, who was promoted from a lowly military position, it was Liu Bei who gave him everything he has now.

He couldn't swallow this insult.

Liu Bei looked at Lu Congtian with admiration.

Lu Congtian understood him best.

Liu Bei did not respond to Lu Congtian, but turned to look at Zhuge Jin, waiting for Zhuge Jin to express his opinion.

Zhuge Jin frowned. "Cease territory to sue for peace? How can this be acceptable? Wouldn't that be an insult to my lord?!"

Lu Congtian chuckled, "Let's not even talk about how Jiangdong betrayed its allies and harmed its people. When you ceded four counties of my Jingzhou, why didn't you consider whether you were disgracing our lord?"

Zhuge Jin remained silent.

Lu Congtian bringing up these embarrassing incidents from Jiangdong on such an important occasion was simply disrespectful to Zhuge Jin.

Zhuge Jin felt her face burning hot.

Li Yan and others did not speak up in support.

They wouldn't be stupid enough to interrupt at this point.

"Brother Ziyu, do you think I'm right or wrong?"

Suddenly, Zhuge Jin stood up, bowed, and took his leave. "Since that's the case, it seems there's no need for us to negotiate peace anymore. We might as well wait to die together. Farewell."

Li Yan quickly called out to Zhuge Jin, "Ziyu, wait a moment. My lord is by no means so petty."

Liu Bei glanced at Li Yan, seemingly oblivious to whether he was pleased or sad.

To be honest, Li Yan's words were meant to highlight Liu Bei's magnanimity and benevolence, but they just didn't sound quite right.

Lu Congtian's words sound better.

Only Lu Congtian, who had no ties to the world, dared to say such things on this important occasion.

"Let him go if he wants to. So what if he dies? At least Jiangdong will die first, and we will die later. Besides, Ziyu, don't forget how Emperor Gaozu started his dynasty."

Lu Congtian's words made Zhuge Jin stop in his tracks.

How did Emperor Gaozu Liu Bang rise to power? He started from Hanzhong, of course.

Who controls Hanzhong now? Liu Bei!

In other words, Liu Bei still had hope of restoring the Han Dynasty, while Jiangdong was doomed.

Zhuge Jin, having shaken off his earlier anger, turned and bowed to Liu Bei, saying, "King of Hanzhong, I think we should leave it at that for today. We can discuss this another day."

Zhuge Jin sent out a signal that hinted at compromise.

Liu Bei, of course, understood and repeatedly said politely, "Guards, treat Ziyu with the utmost respect. If there is any neglect, I will not forgive you!"

"promise!"

The first day of competition has come to an end.

Liu Bei dismissed everyone except Lu Congtian.

Liu Bei simply praised and admired Lu Congtian, but the others who took this unique moment to heart didn't see it that way.

In particular, Yang Yi, Li Yan, and others.

That night, Li Yan secretly met with Yang Yi, and no one knows what they said.

The battle continued the following day.

But Zhuge Jin was no longer as prominent as he once was.

"I am willing to make the decision on behalf of my lord, and cede Lujiang Commandery to the King of Hanzhong."

Zhuge Jin was resigned and helpless, as if making a difficult choice.

After months of reflection in the imperial court, Lu Congtian no longer believed that others would wear their true feelings on their sleeves.

Li Yan immediately bowed to Liu Bei and said, "Your Majesty, Ziyu's sincerity shows his desire to negotiate peace. I hope Your Majesty will consider the past friendship between our two families and not put Ziyu in a difficult position."

Lujiang County spanned both banks of the Yangtze River and bordered Cao Wei to the north.

With Guan Yu having captured Chaisang, Lujiang County will be within easy reach.

Zhuge Jin's cession of Lujiang Commandery was of little consequence to Jiangdong, and it actually relieved Liu Bei of the pressure from the north.

Huang Quan agreed, saying, "Your Majesty, the most urgent task now is to join forces with Jiangdong to resist Cao Cao's army. We must not be greedy for small gains and lose sight of the greater good."

Dong He and others also advised Liu Bei, meaning that it was about time to stop.

Liu Bei's gaze swept around the room and finally landed on Lu Congtian.

Lu Congtian knew that his eldest brother was not satisfied with just Lujiang County.

Indeed, if we obtain Lujiang County, we must help Sun Quan alleviate the pressure on the garrison of Hefei. What if Sun Quan takes Hefei while Cao Pi's attention is focused on Liu Bei?

It should be noted that Ruxukou and Ruxuwu both belong to Lujiang County. Even if they were transferred to Lujiang County, these passes would not be given up easily.

Cao Cao had built up Jiujiang and Hefei for many years, Sun Quan had managed Ruxu for a long time, and Liu Bei arrived later but could not gain any advantage.

If we take over Lujiang, the territory is full of other people's trump cards. What good is it if we own it in name only?

Lu Congtian cupped his hands to Liu Bei and said, "Your Majesty, I believe that Jiangdong still lacks sincerity."

These words struck a chord with Liu Bei.

Upon hearing this, Li Yan rebuked Lu Congtian, "This is a matter of life and death for both families. How can you continue to cause trouble? Your Majesty..."

Liu Bei raised his hand. "Zhengfang, let Congtian explain what it means for Jiangdong to show sincerity."

"Let's cede another Yuzhang Prefecture."

Liu Bei reluctantly nodded, "I have no problem with it, it's up to Ziyu."

"What?!" Zhuge Jin exclaimed.

What are these two, the emperor and his minister, doing, working in concert? They just ceded Yangzhou and Yuzhang Commandery like that?

Did you ask for his opinion?

Yuzhang Commandery was a wealthy and prosperous commandery in Yangzhou, and was the most economically and agriculturally powerful commandery besides Wu Commandery.

The famous large counties of Chaisang, Haihun, Poyang, Nanchang, Ganxian, and Yichun all belong to Yuzhang.

You two think you can just let it go with a single sentence?

But Lu Congtian looked understanding. "Your Majesty, this makes it difficult for Ziyu to go back and report. How about we also establish a boundary demarcation along the Gan River?"

Liu Bei seemed to be thinking about it, but still reluctantly agreed, "It was I who didn't think it through. Ziyu, how about we use the Gan River as the boundary? That way, I won't put you in a difficult position."

Are you saying you don't want to put me in a difficult position? Do you mean I should thank you for your generosity?

The aforementioned county towns are mostly scattered west of the Gan River. With this division, except for a few counties such as Poyang, 70% of the other major counties were transferred away.

However, although Zhuge Jin was heartbroken by this result, it was easier to accept than losing the entire Yuzhang.

Actually, before Sun Quan sent Zhuge Jin, Sun Quan had already discussed the issue of ceding territory with Zhuge Jin.

Sun Quan knew, of course, that Liu Bei wouldn't let him go just because he begged for mercy.

Sun Quan then revealed his bottom line to Zhuge Jin: at most, he would cede the two commanderies of Yuzhang and Lujiang.

Now that we've harvested less of Yuzhang, we should be considered to have made a profit.

What reason would Zhuge Jin have to refuse?

Unfortunately, under Sun Quan's "wise and mighty" leadership, after forcing Liu Bei to draw a boundary at Xiangshui, Jiangdong suffered repeated defeats, and its territory shrank again and again.

Jiangdong is now the weakest of the three, and in order to preserve any hope of a comeback, they have no choice but to agree.

Next, the two sides will conduct further consultations on the boundary demarcation issue.

After seven days of negotiations, all the peace arrangements were finally finalized.

After seeing off the Jiangdong envoy, Liu Bei held a grand victory banquet, and Lu Congtian was unsurprisingly placed in the lower left seat of the chief.