Hearing Sun Quan compare him to Deng Yu, Lu Su couldn't help but be moved and said: "Although Su has no disciples and Qu Yuan's talents, he also admires their loyalty. Since he has decided to assist the general in the pursuit of kingship, he will never
Will switch to others."
However, after that, Lu Su took Sun Quan into consideration and no longer praised Liu Jing as a person, but instead praised Jingnan's politics.
Since Liu Jing took charge of Jingnan, he has implemented many policies to benefit the people. Lu Su has never been to Lingling, Guiyang, and Wuling, let alone mention them. As far as Changsha is concerned, the people have suffered from military disasters in recent years, and Liu Jing has also repeatedly used troops.
, Logically speaking, the people in Changsha should be living in poverty, but he traveled through many counties and found that there were very few people in Changsha who looked good.
In the past, Dayu suffered from ten years of floods and seven years of drought, and there was no food in the world. Although Liu Jing's governance of the people was not as good as that of the ancient sages, it was still worthy of praise. Compared with it, Jiangdong inevitably pales in comparison.
Sun Quan pretended to listen carefully, but his expression became darker and darker, and his displeasure could hardly be concealed. In his opinion, Lu Su's praise of Jingnan's politics made him feel more satisfied than his praise of Liu Jing himself.
Not happy.
Lu Su then talked about the army in Jingnan and the talents in Jingnan. He talked for more than an hour and did not leave until sunrise.
After sending Lu Su away, Sun Quan sat alone in the dark room, his brows furrowed and his heart heavy.
Liu Jing started from the market, and he encompassed the four counties of Jingnan in one county. He was an unusual person. Sun Quan could not say he didn't take it lightly. But what he didn't expect was that Lu Su only went to Changsha and was taken over by Liu Jing.
Jing was completely impressed.
Sun Quan was even shaken for a time. Is it really the right choice to join forces with Liu Jing to deal with Liu Biao?
However, Sun Quan quickly gave up this idea. Jiangxia was the gateway to the east and west of Jiangxi, and Huang Zu was his father-killing enemy. Regardless of public or private interests, he wanted to capture Jiangxia. As Lu Su said, this matter should be done sooner rather than later.
If he just sits on the sidelines and waits until the winner is decided in Jingzhou, it will be too late to try to capture Jiangxia.
Besides, at this moment, Jiangdong's army was all gathered on Dan Tu, and they had an arrow on the string and had no choice but to launch it.
The two sides agreed to raise troops together in March, but Dantu was more than a thousand miles away from Jiangxia. Even by boat, it would take nearly a month, so Sun Quan had to set out in February.
Before leaving, Sun Quan said goodbye to his mother Wu.
Mrs. Wu is in her forties this year. She has elegant features, still has charm, is graceful and courteous, and has a sense of nobility in her movements. Unlike her husband Sun Jian, who was born into a poor family, Mrs. Wu was born in the Wu family of Wu County, and is an upright person.
Erbajing came from a noble family, and his father was the governor of Danyang.
Originally, with Sun Jian's background, there was no chance of marrying a daughter of the Wu family. When Sun Jian proposed marriage, the Wu family members regarded him as a toad who wanted to eat swan meat. They refused without thinking. However, Mrs. Wu remembered her father's early death and added that
Sun Jian was a strong and cunning man, and his refusal to marry might bring disaster to the clan, so he took the initiative to commit himself to Sun Jian.
Mrs. Wu was born into a noble family. She had read poetry and books since she was a child. She was as intelligent and cunning as a man.
When Sun Ce pacified Jiangdong, he arbitrarily killed local famous tycoons. Mrs. Wu thought that Sun Ce was too cruel, and she was worried about this. She often used her special status to persuade Sun Ce, and even threatened to throw herself into a well. Many Jiangdong scholar-officials were because of this.
And live it.
It's a pity that after Mrs. Wu made so many efforts, Sun Ce finally died at the hands of Xu Gong, the former governor of Wu County, and his disciples.
After Sun Quan succeeded to the throne, Mrs. Wu even took the initiative to appear in front of the stage to help Sun Quan manage military and state affairs. Whenever there was an important matter, the court issued a statement, or the counties transferred orders, it was actually Mrs. Wu who ordered Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong to create and write. .
This time in alliance with Liu Jing, Sun Quan also took the lead in gaining the support of Madam Wu, and Madam Wu came forward to appease Zhang Zhao and others, otherwise things would never have gone so smoothly.
"Ahem..." Mrs. Wu lowered her head and coughed several times as she said goodbye to Sun Quan.
Sun Quan's face was full of worry. His mother suddenly fell ill in spring. It has been more than a month and she has not gotten better. "Mom, I heard that Yu Zhongxiang is not only good at Yi Shu divination, but also good at medicine. How about I will He invited me to treat my mother."
Mrs. Wu showed hesitation when she heard this, and said reproachfully: "Yu Zhongxiang is well-educated, talented in both civil and military affairs, and he is a national scholar. In the past, your brother regarded you as Xiao He. The year before last, your brother Sun Hao saw that you were young, and he was afraid that you would not be able to manage things, so he wanted to take over. Kuaiji became independent, and it was Yu Zhongxiang who resolved the disaster of the Xiaoqiang. In these years, Liu Yangzhou promoted talented people, the imperial court called him to serve as a censor, and Cao Gong appointed Sikongbu, but Yu Zhongxiang was not accepted. You should personally invite Yu Zhongxiang to appoint him as a trustee and entrust him. In terms of national affairs, how can you just call me in on someone just because I'm sick?" After saying that, there was another violent cough.
When Sun Quan saw this, he immediately knelt down beside his mother and admitted his mistake obediently: "My son made a mistake. Mom, please don't be angry. Your health is important."
Mrs. Wu sighed in her heart. Over the past month or so, she had seen countless famous doctors and taken countless prescriptions. Instead of getting better, her condition was getting worse. She vaguely felt that she might not live long.
Mrs. Wu is not afraid of death. She is worried about Sun Quan. Fortunately, Jiangdong still has powerful ministers like Zhang Zhao and Zhou Yu. Even if she dies, with the assistance of Zhang Zhao, Zhou Yu and others, Sun Quan will be able to secure his position in Jiangdong. .
Sun Quan also had some speculation about this, but the fear in his heart prevented him from thinking deeply. Before leaving, he kowtowed heavily to his mother and said: "Mom, when I go to Jiangxia this time, I will definitely kill Huang with my own hands." I took my ancestor’s head to comfort my father’s spirit in heaven.”
"Mianzhi..." Mrs. Wu sighed softly. As a woman who lost her husband and eldest son one after another, she did not want to experience this pain again. Compared with revenge, she hoped that Sun Quan could return safely.
Sun Quan stood up and looked at his third brother, Sun Yi, who was standing beside his mother. Sun Yi was nineteen years old. He was fierce, fierce, joyful, and very similar to Sun Ce. Because of this, Sun Ce was assassinated that year. , Zhang Zhao and others all preferred Sun Yi to succeed, but Sun Ce overcame all opinions and handed over his seal and ribbon to Sun Quan.
Sun Quan held Sun Yi's hand and said, "After I leave, this family will be handed over to you."
"Yes." Sun Yi nodded vigorously.
Sun Quan patted Sun Yi on the shoulder, then touched the heads of his fourth brother Sun Kuang and his younger sister Sun Shi, then turned around and strode out of the house.
Zhang Zhao, Zhou Yu, Zhu Zhi and others saw him off. As they watched Sun Quan's car drive away, Zhang Zhao sighed to his left and right: "Not long after I succeeded to the throne, I should have given up the war and rested with the people, but now I have boldly marched westward. I’m afraid it’s not a good thing.”
"Why should the chief historian say such depressing words when we are sending troops to conquer the captives?" Zhou Yu said with a smile: "Now that all the good generals from the east of the Yangtze River have been sent out, even if the conquered captives cannot achieve a great victory in this western expedition, they will not be defeated."