On the outskirts of Yizhou city, soldiers and horses were mobilized, and people gathered around to watch.
Not long after Li Yu left, Zhuge Liang started planning. He believed that Li Yu could complete this lobbying.
It's not because he is so eloquent, but because Li Yu has a good thing in his hand - the elixir.
The benefits of this thing have not yet been fully realized. Who among the emperors of the Six Dynasties is not afraid that he might have a hand in it? With Li Yu's reputation over the years, he really can't say for sure.
Wherever he goes now, he is a very respectable person.
Immortality is not an ordinary thing. For mortal emperors and generals, this temptation is too great.
Li Yu's aura of refining the elixir has not completely dissipated. Heavenly Court's direct action of sending troops also confirmed from the side that he really knows how to refine the elixir.
In front of the three words "elixir", everything becomes negotiable.
On the battlefield, Zhuge Liang held a command flag in his hand. Although this thing was small, it could command thousands of troops in Western Shu.
Liu Bei, who was standing next to him, looked at the generals on the battlefield and asked softly: "Who is suitable to go?"
Zhuge Liang didn't need to look around the battlefield, but he knew the situation here clearly, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I have reviewed the mountains and rivers along Tianzhu. In the westward expedition to Tianzhu, we should divide our troops into five groups and finally meet at Lingshan Mountain!"
Joining forces at Lingshan, he said it so lightly that Liu Bei couldn't help but laugh. After laughing, he twisted his wrist guard, looked at his elite generals, and said: "If the elixir of death is true, then the heaven and earth will be busy."
Sir, sincerity is nothing to worry about!"
"Tianzhu has many people and fertile soil. After taking it, it will definitely strengthen my power. The Pure Land of the Western Heaven is just a casual one. We used Li Yu's reputation and sent Zhang Fei to lead one, Zhao Yun to lead one, and Huang Zhong to lead one.
Ma Chao led the way, and Wei Yan led the way, leaving General Guan behind to guard Jingxiang, to intimidate Xiaoxiao, so that I will have no worries."
Liu Bei clapped his hands and said: "Okay!"——
Flying in the air, running as fast as the wind.
Arriving at the border of Soochow, Li Yu kept a low profile and landed early.
There was a small town in front of him. He was very polite and stepped forward and said, "Excuse me."
The gatekeeper was sitting lazily on a chair. Not many people came to this place in a year. The roads around were rough, birds and beasts were rampant, and poisonous insects were everywhere. When he looked up impatiently, he stood up in fright.
The man in front of me was dressed as a Taoist priest and was covered in golden light. He knew at a glance that he was not a mortal.
"The little man pays homage to the little god!"
Li Yuxu gave him a hand, used his spiritual power to lift him up, and said, "I am neither a god nor an immortal, but a serious Taoist priest, Li Yu. I have come to Soochow specifically. Please hurry up and inform me."
Although this town is remote, there is a military camp not far away. Li Yusheng was afraid of giving excuses to Zhou Yu and Sun Quan, so he behaved very carefully.
When the soldier heard this, he hurriedly went to report the news. Li Yu found a shade and began to meditate by himself.
After a while, a general came on horseback and saw a golden light in the distance.
He rolled off the saddle, bowed his head, and was supported by Li Yu.
"Taoist Priest, please come this way."
Although Li Yu abducted Er Qiao, this romantic affair was unknown to everyone in the Six Dynasties. However, facing such a big land god, this little general did not dare to neglect and took Li Yu to the nearby area.
Camp in the mountains.
Contrary to Li Yu's expectation, the scale of this military camp was huge, and it seemed that they were also preparing for a sneak attack from Xi Shu.
There were sounds of drills in the camp, and Li Yu, led by General Pi, came to the Chinese army's tent.
When he opened the curtain and went in, what he saw was a black-faced general who looked very vicious. Li Yu couldn't help but be stunned when he saw him.
General Pi crawled up to him and whispered, "This is Li Yu, a serious Taoist priest."
When the commander of the camp heard this, he was so frightened that he stood up straight. He was a troublesome person.
"Taoist Priest, why do you want to come to Soochow?"
Li Yu coughed lightly and said, "I have some important matters that I would like to discuss with His Majesty the Emperor of Soochow. I would like to ask the general to lead the way."
If this were an ordinary country, he would fly directly to the capital to ask for an audience, but in Soochow Li Yu had to be more cautious.
Upon hearing this, the general nodded quickly and said, "Come on, prepare horses for the Taoist Master!"
"No need, just arrange things in the camp and we'll leave in the air."
"That's fine."
"By the way, I haven't asked the general for his name yet."
The general smiled and said: "What a shameful name? I'm here with Pan Zhang of Soochow."
Li Yu secretly thought that Soochow was indeed on guard against Xishu. This Pan Zhang was no unknown person. He was considered a powerful general in Soochow.
More importantly, this man was Sun Quan's confidant. When Sun Quan was fifteen years old, he was appointed magistrate of Yangxian County, and Pan Zhang began to follow Sun Quan.
Pan Zhang was dissolute by nature and liked to drink. But his family was very poor, so he often had to buy wine on credit. When he was drinking, he had no money, and he had no money to pay off his debts. When creditors came to collect debts, he said: "I will pay you back when I get rich."
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This kind of lame behavior quickly aroused public outrage, and Sun Quan wiped his ass every time.
Despite this, Sun Quan still liked him very much, and later asked him to recruit troops to suppress bandits. Now Pan Zhang came to his senses, and he became addicted to suppressing bandits. He was a veritable demon who suppressed bandits. It was not because he hated evil, but because he suppressed bandits.
The bandit thing was very lucrative. He would kill every bandit every time and then pocket the stolen money from the bandit. Over time, the bandits disappeared for dozens of miles around.
Pan Zhang was very brave and good at fighting, but his shortcomings were also prominent. He may have been afraid of poverty when he was a child, so he liked luxury enjoyment and plundering money. When he found out about his richer subordinates, the old man killed them and embezzled his money.
Family property. But because of his good relationship with Sun Quan, he has always been protected by Sun Quan, and no one can do anything to him.
Pan Zhang was arranged to be stationed here, which is an arrangement worth pondering in itself, because it is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the Shu Kingdom would not attack from here. However, if Soochow wants to back-stab the Shu Kingdom, this place is really good.
With such a guide, Li Yu didn't panic. He directly rose into the air, grabbed Pan Zhang's shoulders, and lifted him up lightly.
Pan Zhang was a general of Soochow. He was no longer the poor boy who had never seen the world. After he stood up straight, he started talking to Li Yu.
"The Taoist priest came from here. Did he go to Xishu?"
"Exactly, he just came from Yizhou." Li Yu said with a smile.
Pan Zhang's expression changed, and he didn't know what he was planning in his heart. He soon arrived at Jianye City.
Returning to this place, Li Yu felt as if he had lived a lifetime ago. In fact, he also left many memories in Jianye.
The manor by the river was Diao Chan's former residence, and there was a courtyard not far away, where he met Xiao Qiao.
At that time, I was forced by Fang La to fake death and escape, and my body drifted along the river to this place.
If you think about it carefully, it has been so long.
Pan Zhang saw that he was stunned and didn't move, so he raised his voice and asked: "Taoist?"
Li Yu came back to his senses and said with a smile: "We haven't seen you for a few years, Jianye City has become a lot more prosperous."
Pan Zhang smiled and said: "Not long after my lord moved here, it was natural to expand it. Construction has been going on in the past few years, and many palaces and residences have been built inside and outside the city."
Li Yu said as he walked: "Your Majesty has worked hard to govern, and you have General Pan and other loyal ministers and good generals. It is really a blessing to the people of Soochow."
Although Pan Zhang had long heard about the reputation of the upright Taoist priest, he never thought that a person who kidnapped Er Qiao and dared to enter his territory would be such an easy talker.
Not only did he smile throughout the whole process, but he also said all kinds of nice things, which made Pan Zhang even think about it.
There was a bit of hostility towards him at first, but it quickly disappeared. Zhuge Liang was right, no matter who he is, he will always give some face to the person who can make you live forever.
When Pan Zhang arrived in Jianye City, he asked Li Yu to wait outside the palace while he went directly into the palace to find Sun Quan.
In the main hall, Sun Quan was startled when he saw Pan Zhang.
"Why are you here? Could it be that something happened in Banzhou?"
Pan Zhang shook his head, stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, the serious Taoist priest is here."
He knew the Liangzi of Soochow and Li Yu, so he did not use the two Taoist priests and directly used Taoist priests.
This is also a common name among the people of Soochow. They do not dare to offend Zhou Yu and Sun Quan.
These two unlucky guys, a concubine was stolen and an imperial sister-in-law was abducted, and they were abducted by the same person. Just thinking about it makes me angry.
Sun Quan surprisingly didn't get angry. His expression changed and he asked, "Are you sure it's him?"
"The Buddha's light shines all over his body, just like the rumors say. It's absolutely true."
Sun Quan nodded, stood up, walked around the hall, winked and said, "Bring him in."
Soon, Li Yu met Sun Quan as he wished, and the latter was very polite after seeing him.
Everyone has to live up to their expectations, after all, they are still allies after all.
Li Yu slightly cupped his hands and said, "I have met Your Majesty."
"When Taoist Master Bianliang said goodbye, he was protected by Buddha's light. It was such a profound opportunity that people were envious of it."
When everyone faced Li Yu at this time, they immediately said that this Buddha's light was too eye-catching.
Li Yu smiled and said: "Your Majesty has become much more heroic, and this Jianye City has become more magnificent."
The two chatted with each other for a while, and a palace maid brought a chair. After Li Yu sat down, he started talking about business.
He revealed all his plans, including Jin Chanzi and Xuanzang, who wanted to attack the Pure Land of the West together.
When Sun Quan heard that Liu Bei wanted to conquer the west, Sun Quan was mixed. At least the pressure on Jing Xiang could be greatly reduced, but he began to worry that the Shu Kingdom would occupy Tianzhu, and his ambitions would rekindle as his power expanded.
He frowned and thought for a long time before speaking: "This matter is of great importance. I want to discuss it with Zhou Gongjin and the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty."
Li Yu expressed his understanding and stood up to leave, "Pindao is at Honglu Temple, waiting for news from His Majesty."
Li Yu stood up and walked out of the hall. Sun Quan reached out to the chamberlain and asked him to invite Zhou Yu into the palace.
In fact, he only planned to discuss it with Zhou Yu. The forces in Soochow were deeply intertwined, and Sun Quan had been scheming with Jiangdong clans.
The four surnames of Gu, Lu, Zhu, Zhang and Soochow were already local snakes before the Sun family took over this place.
In the Han Empire, it was customary for the sons of well-dressed men to monopolize the state and county offices. This situation also existed in Jiangdong, and was particularly prominent in Wu County. Because there were many dignitaries in Wu County, there were also many children of the four surnames seeking official positions, so that "county officials often
There are thousands”.
After Sun Quan came to power, he has been fighting with the powerful families headed by the four major families. His methods are very simple and crude, he just finds reasons to kill.
Zhuge Liang is right. Sun Quan is a pragmatic person. He only seeks to achieve his goals and never cares about whether the means are decent or not.
This is true externally, and even more so internally. When the four major families are needed, their leaders will be promoted, and then they will fall out.
Lu Xun's talent could not be concealed in Soochow, but Sun Quan only made him a minor official, and even sent him as an envoy to station in Bianliang to squeeze him out of the capital.
If you want to say that he doesn't know how to make good use of people, he is particularly accurate in using people at critical moments.
