This was not the first time Lu Su came to Jiangling. Maybe Zhou Yu had evil intentions, and his mentality at this time was different from before.
Horses could walk but not ride in the city. Lu Su kept watching the patrolling soldiers, feeling uneasy like a thief seeing the law enforcers.
Wei Yan walked beside him silently, making the already lonely atmosphere even more stagnant.
"General Wei has a good appearance. I wonder what position he holds under Liu Shijun?" Lu Su opened the topic. Now was the opportunity to spy on the military situation, and he didn't want to let it go.
Wei Yan had no expression on his face and replied calmly: "Yanchu surrendered to the lord, but he has not done anything yet, so he is temporarily in Jiangling..."
"Cao Cao went south again. I heard that General Yide also went to help. I wonder how many troops he brought with him?" Lu Su asked.
"This is all due to the mobilization of the lord and military advisors, how could the general know..." Wei Yan shook his head and replied.
Lu Su nodded and sighed, "I think Jiangling is well-defended and General Huang is always strong. It's just that he was originally a general of the eldest son, but the envoy still entrusted the important task of city defense to him, which shows that he trusts him..."
"The veteran general is both civil and military. He has been responsible for the city defense of Jiangling for a long time. His lord and servants never doubt..."
"I have made you benevolent and righteous, and you have so many talents under your command..."
Lu Su stopped talking after complimenting Liu Bei. His lord still had to practice these words of "not trusting others".
Although there are only a few words with Wei Yan, there is something gained in the few words, that is, after Liu Bei took control of Jiangling, he still put Huang Zhong in charge of city defense.
This veteran general is so familiar with the road that even if he doesn't have a small number of troops, he can't break it in a short time.
Where to find internal agents?
Originally, Zhou Yu came to Jiangling for a surprise attack, and even if he won Jiangling, he would turn against Liu Bei. By then, the situation in Jingzhou would be in chaos, and it would be impossible for Jiangdong's strength to fight against Cao Liu.
The more Lu Su thought about it, the more confused he became, and soon he came to Sun Shangxiang's courtyard.
Sun Shangxiang has hundreds of maids and attendants, all of whom are skilled in martial arts. If there is any abnormal behavior that will not end well, Liu Bei will send Zhao Yun and a battalion of soldiers to 'protect' beside the other courtyard.
Wei Yan brought Lu Su over to hand over. Seeing that General Zhao Yun was also in the city, Lu Su had forgotten his small thoughts of capturing Jiangling. He was thinking about Zhou Yu's next step.
"Mr. Zijing."
"General Zilong."
After the two parties clasped their fists and saluted, Zhao Yun said to Wei Yan, "If you are long, please go. I will introduce Mr. Zijing to see the mistress."
"Wei." Wei Yan clasped his fists and left.
The only brave general who followed Zhou Yu to Jiangling was Ling Tong. Lu Su thought to himself that even if Zhao Zilong in front of him didn't fight, Wei Wenchang might not be able to defeat him, so he still honestly talked about old times with Miss Sun.
Zhao Yun led Lu Su to the gate of the other courtyard. When Sun Shangxiang heard that someone else was coming from Jiangdong, he sent his generals out to greet him.
Lu Su was a little surprised when he saw that man. Isn't this the Lord's confidant Zhou Shan? How could he be in the lady's courtyard?
Although Lu Su was shocked, he managed his emotions well. He smiled and saluted Zhao Yun.
As soon as he walked into the gate of the other courtyard, Lu Su asked doubtfully: "Guard Zhou, why are you here?"
"My lord is worried that the young lady misses her hometown, so she sent me here to deliver some Wuhui specialties. I plan to go back in the next few days." Zhou Shan responded with a smile.
"So that's it..." Lu Su turned around and looked around, then asked mysteriously: "Miss, are there any outsiders in this other courtyard?"
"We are all from Jiangdong both inside and outside the courtyard. Miss is still very free in Jingzhou." Zhou Shan replied.
Lu Su nodded, "This is the best..."
It's cold in early spring, and Jiangling City is as cold as ever.
As soon as Lu Su entered the main hall, he felt warm all over. There were carbon basins around the room.
Sun Shangxiang was born in a wealthy family, and now she is the mistress of Jingzhou. She still knows how to enjoy herself, and she has basically remained the same after marrying Liu Bei.
After the two greeted each other, Lu Su and Zhou Shan sat down at the bottom, while Sun Shangxiang asked the maid to bring soup and tea to keep out the cold.
"How come Zijing has time to come to Jiangling?" Sun Shangxiang asked.
The climate in Jingzhou is almost the same as that in Jiangdong. In addition, Liu Bei transferred several cooks from Guiyang to her. Sun Shangxiang was married to Jingzhou for several months and not only did she not adapt to it, but on the contrary, she was raised to be fat and white.
Lu Su nodded and said: "Su and the Governor passed by Jiangling and wanted to meet Duke Xuande. I heard that he went to Lingling, so I stopped by to say hello to the lady. I saw that the lady looked good and seemed to be living a good life here.
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"Xuande has many capable people, and they all live in harmony. As long as there is no war, I think Jingzhou will soon be able to regain its former vitality."
The original four powerful families in Jingzhou, Cai Kuai, Pang Huang, had split. As Liu Cong, Cai Mao and others surrendered to Cao Cao, most of the Cai family and Kuai family moved to the Central Plains, with a small number staying in Xiangyang and Nanyang. The Pang family and Huang family
The relationship between Pang Tong and Zhuge Liang has now all turned to support Liu Bei. In addition, the small gentry who supported Liu Qi have also come over. The current situation in Jingzhou is more stable than during Liu Biao's time.
In essence, Liu Bei's foreign faction controlled the military, and Jingzhou's local gentry controlled the political power. Although the situation was very similar to Jiangdong, Liu Bei's confidence came from the unity of the civil and military forces, and from Lan Tian's great achievements in farming in Jingnan.
Even without the support of the Jingzhou gentry, Liu Bei could still obtain food and grass from Jingnan and recruit soldiers from the conquered Yue people, but Sun Shangxiang and Lu Su did not know this.
"Gong Xuande is indeed a hero. It seems he can defend Jingzhou..." Lu Su said to himself.
Sun Shangxiang frowned slightly and asked in confusion: "I heard that Cao Cao had arrived in Xinye, and Zijing was not with Zhou Lang, so why did he come to Jiangling?"
"Ahem...Liu Zhang in Shu is weak, and the governor wants to seize Xichuan for his lord. We are passing by Jiangling with our navy, and we are going to rest for a while and then go upstream..." After Lu Su finished speaking, he wiped the blemishes on his forehead with his sleeves.
beads of sweat.
"Zhou Lang has withdrawn all the navy troops. Now who is resisting Cao's thieves in Xinye?" Sun Shangxiang looked confused.
"Cheng Gong led his infantry and cavalry to guard the new field, and General Guan's reinforcements..." Lu Su felt that he was wearing too much clothes, why was the sweat on his forehead constantly dripping?
Sun Shangxiang burst into laughter: "Zhou Gongjin claims to be unparalleled in intelligence, so he wants to take Xichuan at this time? Could it be that he wants to betray me, Jiangdong?"
Lu Su was shocked and said, "Miss, why did you say this? The governor's plan to take Xichuan was approved by my lord in front of me."
"Huh, when did you get it? When did you not get it? He left Cheng Gong and General Guan in Xinye, why didn't he join forces with Yide to attack Xiangyang? Or he could have gone back to Jiangdong to help his brother attack Hefei, but he just came to Jiangling.
Well, Zhou Yu either betrayed Jiangdong or wanted to sneak attack Jingzhou." Sun Shangxiang sneered.
Lu Su was so stunned that he couldn't speak for a long time. He never expected that Miss Sun was so knowledgeable.
"Why didn't Zijing say anything? Could it be that I was right?" Sun Shangxiang continued to ask.
Lu Su wiped the sweat from his forehead again and said with a smile: "Miss, it's so warm here. You can see the sweat coming out unconsciously. In fact, it was the governor who suffered an arrow injury and came to Jiangling to seek medical treatment from Zhang Zhongjing."
Chapter completed!