He ​​Shao's face was not red, and his heart was not beating. He held his hands and said: "The general is joking. These five counties in Jiangbei are originally my land of Soochow, but they were accidentally stolen some time ago.

But I, Soochow, are still the nominal masters of these five counties. Now my Majesty reluctantly parted ways with me, and against all opinions, I gave the land of the five counties in Jiangbei to the general as the eldest princess’s dowry!”

Wang Ling, who was sitting in the hall, read the letter and slapped the table angrily: "Such a dowry method is unheard of. Let others spit out what they have eaten and eat it again. How could Master Wu do this!"

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Wen Qin stood up directly, cupped his hands and said: "General, the "dowry" sent by Soochow is so insincere. As long as you give me 50,000 soldiers and horses, I am willing to take the land east of the Yangtze River for the general.

Congratulations on the wedding of Princess Wu!"

Zhuge Dan sternly scolded Wen Qin: "Zhong Ruo, please shut up quickly, General, how can I allow you to speak nonsense in front of the distinguished guests of Soochow!"

Wen Qin said: "General..." Obviously he didn't want to give up this opportunity to serve Cao Shuang and make contributions to the Wei Dynasty.

Cao Shuang waved his hand and said: "Zhong Ruo, you must not be rude in front of these two distinguished guests from Soochow. Sit down quickly!" Cao Shuang interrupted Wen Qin's words, worried that letting this big boss continue talking would not disturb the two parties.

Plan for peace talks and withdrawal of troops.

Wen Qin just sat down unwillingly, picked up the tea cup on the table and drank it all in one gulp, and stopped talking.

Deng Ai took the bamboo slip from Wen Qin, looked at it, and said: "Except for the dowry from the five counties in the north of the Yangtze River, the other dowries are also quite heavy.

Listen, I heard that Lord Wu is quite fond of touching gold. Could it be that some of these things were dug out from some large tombs of the previous dynasties in Soochow?"

He Shao said seriously: "How is this possible? The dowry given to the eldest princess by my Majesty is all Jiangdong specialties and treasures, such as the South China Sea Luminous Pearl, which is a specialty of Yazhou County, Dongdong, Jiangdong.

The ancient ingot sword with pine pattern was passed down from the time of Emperor Wu Lie in Jiangdong. Governor Deng, please don’t taint the innocence of my Majesty out of thin air!”

Deng Ai smiled and said: "If you want others to not know how to get rid of it, you have to do it yourself. If you do it, you have done it. Even if the dowry for the eldest princess is not digged out from the tomb,

There are probably things from the tombs in your majesty's palace. I heard that your majesty also found forty-two seals from the tomb of the former King of Nanyue!"

He Shao looked a little embarrassed and said: "This, I'm afraid this is a rumor. How could my Majesty be digging graves?"

Deng Ai knew that if he continued to entangle himself, the Wu envoy would probably not acknowledge the matter for his majesty, so he said calmly: "Well, I'm afraid I made a mistake. The Lord Wu was praised by Emperor Wu as having a son like Sun Zhongmou.

How could you do the evil thing of digging graves?"

Ding Feng said angrily: "The governor of Deng must have heard wrongly. It is impossible for my Majesty to do such a thing of digging for food in the tomb!"

Wang Ling saw that it was already getting late and it was time to arrange a dinner. He was also worried that if Ding Feng continued to make trouble, the two sides would start fighting, and that would be an idiot to talk to. So he smiled and smoothed things over and said, "General, look at the weather.

It’s getting late, so why not start arranging a dinner party to wash your hands with all the distinguished guests from Soochow!”

Cao Shuang said with a smile: "What Wang Sikong said is true. You almost forgot about the dinner while chatting, so let's spread the word about the dinner!"

The steward of the County Sheriff's Mansion who was waiting in the hall immediately went to arrange for the maid in the mansion to bring the wine and food. The maid in the mansion jumped in and brought steaming, fragrant and cold Wei and Wu dishes and fine wines to the engraved table.

A lacquer plate with exquisite flower and bird patterns is placed on the table in front of everyone...

He Shao smiled and cupped his hands and said: "General, since this is a banquet for us to welcome the wind and wash away the dust, why don't you invite the eldest princess to come out and have a banquet with us, the officials of Soochow?"

Cao Shuang said with a smile: "Now that Dahu is out, it seems that my father still misses you very much. Even after knowing that you were captured, his love for you has not diminished at all!"

After Cao Shuang finished speaking, everyone saw Sun Luban, wearing a red gauze skirt, slowly walking out from behind the screen behind Cao Shuang, kneeling down next to Cao Shuang, picking up the wine pot himself, and filling one for Cao Shuang and himself.<

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He Shao said happily: "Princess, I have finally met you. During these days when you are not with Your Majesty, Your Majesty misses you very much. Every day, he orders the generals of Jiefanying to come to the palace and ask the chief.

News from the princess,

At first, His Majesty had strict orders to rescue the eldest princess back to Jiangdong at all costs, but later I heard from the defeated soldiers who came back from Jingzhou,

The general treated the princess well, so he decided to get married to the general and turn the feud into friendship with the state of Wei."

Sun Luban said happily: "I also know all this. The general is very good to me. As long as my father can be healthy in Jianye, that will be the end."

Zhuge Dan smiled and said: "Since Lord Wu loves the eldest princess so much, why don't you give me some land in Jiangdong that the Wei Dynasty has not yet obtained as a general to congratulate the eldest princess on her wedding? Wouldn't it make Lord Wu more interested in getting married and negotiating peace?"

Sincerity?"

He Shao cupped his hands and said: "My Majesty also sees that the land north of Jiangsu is far away from Jiangdong, and is relatively close to the Wei Dynasty. It is not blocked by the Yangtze River, and the land east of Jiangdong is south of the Yangtze River, so it was given to the general.
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It's not easy for the general to send people to govern, so after much deliberation, he decided to give the land of the five counties in Jiangbei to the general as the eldest princess's dowry.

Since then, the danger of the Yangtze River has loomed, and I, Soochow, cannot easily attack the land north of the Wei River at will. This is also the sincerity of my Majesty’s peace talks with the Wei Dynasty!”

Cao Shuang waved his hand and said: "My lords, tonight we will only talk about banquets and not political affairs. Please stop talking about these unpleasant things that make both parties unhappy. Come, drink this wine with me and greet the distinguished guests from Soochow!"

As Cao Shuang spoke, he picked up the wine cup. Zhuge Dan, He Shao and other guests, who were sitting in two rows on the left and right in the hall, also picked up the wine cup filled by the maid and drank it all with Cao Shuang.

The banquet ended at the beginning of Haishi. Although the guests and hosts were not happy, Zhuge Dan, Wen Qin, Zhang Te and others still drank as much as they did in the past.

After the generals of Cao and Wei returned to their camps to rest, Wang Ling also returned to his temporary residence in Jingzhou.

The envoys of Soochow, He Shao and Ding Feng, left and returned again. They said that the Lord of Wu had something urgent to tell them, so Cao Shuang met with them again.

Under the bright oil lamp, He Shao carefully took out Sun Quan's secret letter from his sleeve and said solemnly: "General, this is a secret letter written by my Majesty to you. Please read it, General!"

Cao Shuang read the secret letter and said with a smile: "Does my father-in-law want to help me or harm me?"
Chapter completed!