Lu Su resigned and went out. He did not follow the officials to his accommodation, but waited in the corridor under the hall, his brows furrowed, showing his melancholy.
Before coming, he was extremely confident about the prospect of a solid alliance between the two sides. He was not only 100% sure about this trip, but still 70% to 80% sure.
As a result, Liu Jing gave him a blow to the head as soon as he met him, shattering his wishful thinking.
Will Liu Jing change his mind later?
Lu Su's attitude is pessimistic, because for a wise and decisive hero like Liu Jing, once he has made a decision, he will not change it easily.
Soon Zhuge Liang came out of the hall, went straight to Lu Su, and invited: "Zijing, there are people coming and going in the hall, the environment is noisy, and it is not peaceful. Why don't you come and stay at my house? My wife is still in Changsha now, and I am the only one at home.
Zijing can be my companion."
"Kong Ming invites me kindly, but I would rather obey my order than to be respectful." Lu Su agreed without hesitation. The two of them already have a personal relationship, and Zhuge Liang is deeply trusted by Liu Jing. If he can persuade Zhuge Liang, he can persuade Liu Jing together.
, may make Liu Jing change his mind.
Lu Su said in a sincere tone: "Kong Ming, with your wisdom and strategy, you can't see the harm that Cao Cao has done to the Han Dynasty, right? Chu and Wu are lips and teeth, working together to advance, Qin, Wang Xuchang, save the country, and retreating will benefit each other.
Horns, to protect oneself from danger, it actually has hundreds of benefits and no harm. General Annan doesn't know why, but he doesn't want to consolidate the alliance and continue the good relationship. If there is a dispute between Wu and Chu, it will only benefit Cao Cao. Kong Ming must pay attention to it.
, we should persuade General Annan to change his mind."
It's a pity that Lu Su was destined to be disappointed. Zhuge Liang was the only person under Liu Jing who knew Liu Jing's next strategic direction.
The plan to seize Jiangdong has been made. In fact, Zhuge Liang has noticed very early that Liu Jing is extremely wary of Jiangdong, or Sun Quan. This kind of unfounded vigilance seems very inexplicable to Zhuge Liang, and he really can't see it.
Why does Sun Quan deserve Liu Jing's attention?
Zhuge Liang still believes that Jiangdong should not be set as the next strategic direction, but Liu Jing is extremely resolute and stubborn. Zhuge Liang can only obey and plan for it with all his heart. He attacked Jiangdong with the Yuzhang bandit issue.
Strategy. Therefore, it is impossible for Zhuge Liang to be persuaded by Lu Su.
Zhuge Liang argued: "It's not that the general doesn't want to renew the alliance with Jiangdong, but that Sun Ben has hidden evil intentions towards Changsha. If he doesn't get rid of it first, there will be secret resentment between the two sides, so how can we talk about an alliance?"
"But..." "But Sun Ben really can't move," Lu Su smiled bitterly in his heart.
If Sun Bi is touched, his brother Sun Fu must also be taken in. Otherwise, given the deep feelings between the two, Sun Fu will raise an army to rebel.
Let’s not talk about whether Sun Quan has the ability to deal with Sun Bi and Sun Fu at the same time. Even if he succeeds by chance, will Wu Jing, the prefect of Danyang, die in grief? His cousin can be abolished at his will, so what does his uncle mean?
As long as Sun Quan dares to take action against Sun Ben, no matter whether he succeeds or not, there will only be one result, and that is chaos in Jiangdong. If Liu Jing takes the opportunity to send troops to Jiangdong, the consequences will be disastrous. Therefore, Sun Quan will never touch Sun Ben.
Lu Su sighed and said: "In the past, Qin killed Bai Qi, and the princes congratulated each other; Zhao deposed Lianpo, and the country was destroyed. Sun Yuzhang used his clan relatives to deal with three generations, and made outstanding achievements. He was also a general in Jiangdong. Sun Tui would never dig his own grave."
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Lu Su added: "General Annan is a man who aspires to the world. Cao Cao recruited Zhang Xiu to show his ambition regardless of the revenge of killing his son. Therefore, all heroes in the world will return to their hearts. Why doesn't General Annan temporarily put aside his small grudges for the country?
If this is the case, everyone in Jiangdong will be extremely grateful and will certainly act accordingly in the future."
"This is not something I can decide. You need to convince the general." Zhuge Liang was afraid that Lu Su would continue to pester him, so he hurriedly said: "I still have some official business to deal with and I can't get away for the time being. It's still early before the banquet. Zijing
You might as well go back to my house to rest first. When the banquet starts, I will send someone to pick you up..."
At this time, there was no one at Zhuge Liang's house. Although Zhuge Liang didn't care, Lu Su couldn't agree. He shook his head and said: "It doesn't have to be like this, Kong Ming, where do you work? I will go with you to the office for a while, which saves you the trouble of going back and forth."
"That's fine." Zhuge Liang nodded, and then took Lu Su to his office.
Zhuge Liang's current position is military advisor, and the military advisor in General Annan's Mansion is not just a staff, but a huge independent military organization, with several people in the army and dozens of assistant officials, similar to the general staff of later generations. Liu Jing
All military orders came from this.
As one of the most powerful institutions in Jingzhou, the Military Advisor's Office is adjacent to the main hall of General Annan's Mansion. It occupies a very large area and has dozens of houses.
Zhuge Liang arranged for Lu Su to rest in a separate room, while he continued to sit in the hall and edit his books.
Lu Sulian had been traveling for more than a month and was really exhausted. Although he was full of worries, he soon fell asleep.
When he woke up again, it was already afternoon. Lu Su got up and left the room, and saw Zhuge Liang still sitting in front of his desk, handling official business.
"Zijing, you're awake." Zhuge Liang put down his pen and said to Lu Su, "The banquet is about to begin, and I was about to call you..."
Lu Su couldn't help but persuaded: "Kong Ming, you should know the way to govern. Each superior and subordinate must maintain their own positions and not invade each other. You are a member of General Annan, and you have dozens of officials. Documents have their own assistants to check them, so why bother?
Do you have to do everything yourself?"
Zhuge Liang smiled and said: "The general often advises me like this, but my nature is like this, what can I do?"
At this time, someone outside announced that the banquet time had arrived. Zhuge Liang immediately stood up from his seat and took Lu Su out. At this time, hundreds of officials from not only the Military Advisor's Office, General Annan's Mansion, but also the Jingzhou Prefecture Department came to the main hall.
In Jingzhou, Zhuge Liang was truly inferior to one person and superior to ten thousand people, comparable to Zhang Zhao's status in Jiangdong. Wherever he went, officials of all sizes, regardless of age, were greeted by him.
Zhuge Liang returned the courtesy one by one, and even the petty officials did not ignore them. When he met important ministers or talents, he would stop to chat for a few words and introduce them to Lu Su.
As he got to know more and more people, Lu Su became increasingly restless.
Nowadays, the talents under Liu Jing's command have undergone earth-shaking changes from those in the Jingnan period. Last year when he was sent to Changsha as an envoy, Liu Jing's staff were still mainly locals from Jingnan. Only a few people, such as Zhuge Liang, Xu Shu, and Liu Wei, were from the north.
Yan is far inferior to Jiangdong.
But now Liu Jing not only wiped out all the talents in Jingzhou, but also recruited many northern scholars from Sili, Yan, Henan and other places. The number and talents were even greater than those in Jiangdong.
"Dang! Dang! Dang!"
The Huang Zhong bell rang with a loud and solemn sound, followed by the flute, yun, chime, harp, and drums also played at the same time, all based on the Huang Zhong.
Zhuge Liang, who was on the right side of the court, led his ministers and entered the main hall one by one to pay homage to Liu Jing. In a moment, the sound of roaring mountains and tsunami swept over him. Lu Su felt the dull pain in his eardrums, his face was as gloomy as water, and he didn't know what he was thinking.