Chapter 1083 Liu Bei is already morally invincible
Chapter 1083 Liu Bei is already morally invincible
The envoy instinctively felt that Zhuge Liang definitely had more than just the intention of conquering Cao Cao.
But...he...for the sake of protecting himself and completing the mission - the key was to make a covenant and meet again near Wuchang City, the envoy really couldn't think independently.
He only planned to leave the subsequent troubles to Zhang Zhao and others, so he quickly agreed.
"Yes... it should be no problem. Regarding this point, I would like to ask you to speak directly to Mr. Ge when the time comes to sign the covenant..."
"Everyone should have seen that Mr. Ge hopes that you can make an alliance with us in Wuchang City and hand over Jiangxia. The time is set to be..."
In fact, Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong didn't mind much about what happened next.
How could the envoy know that the initial plan of these two men was to give Jiangxia away? As the saying goes, know yourself and the enemy and you will never be defeated in a hundred battles. The other party obviously did not understand their needs, but they took advantage of them and gained more benefits.
It seems that sharing the profits of Jiangdong Salt Industry, including getting support from Jiangdong in the future battle in Yizhou, are very valuable, but in fact, this is also a trap played by Zhang Zhao on them.
"No problem, no problem! We will definitely arrive on time, and please prepare the venue..."
Zhuge Liang replied symbolically, urging the envoy to leave before finishing a few sentences.
Of course the envoy was eager to leave this place quickly. After getting permission, he left alone on horseback without waiting for anyone to guide him. Looking at the posture of each team of hundreds of people, they couldn't stop him even if they wanted to.
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In short... Zhang Zhao's envoy left, and peace finally returned to the tent.
Liu Bei breathed a long sigh of relief, rubbed his stiff shoulders, and asked Zhuge Liang beside him:
"How about it, Kong Ming, it's done?"
"That's natural, my lord. Please rest well these days, and leave all other matters to me and Shi Yuan to handle it."
Zhuge Liang shook his feather fan and showed no signs of panic.
Pang Tong on the side also pinched his mustache and said with a smile:
"It can be seen that Zhang Zhao has inherited Zhou Yu's legacy to some extent - the reason why he proposed to support us from the rear when we attacked Yizhou was because he wanted to sneak attack us from behind while we were not paying attention. This
In one aspect, he is much smarter than Sun Quan."
Pang Tong really looked down on Sun Quan. It was Sun Quan who personally ordered him to cut off his official career in Jiangdong. For such a short-sighted person, Pang Tong would definitely investigate. Years ago, when he heard that Sun Quan suddenly led an army, he attacked Zhou Yu
Before he came back, when the surprise attack on Jiangling happened, he was so happy that he was so happy at home.
At that time, he asserted that Sun Quan would definitely pay the price for his stupid behavior, so he immediately set out to collect various confidential information about Jiangdong, and planned to run away early.
Sure enough, everything went as Pang Tong expected. Sun Quan fell and Zhou Yu simply died. The timing for him to come to Liu Bei's side couldn't be better.
In his eyes, the current Jiangdong is just a piece of cake.
"And he has no good intentions at all when he wants to share the Haiyan industry with us."
"Ah... no... it can't be right? That's... that's the sea salt from Jiangdong? Don't we want it if it was given to us for free?"
Liu Bei was so scared of poverty. During the years he stayed in Jingnan, although his life was much better than before, he was still more or less picky and very restrained in his life.
It is true that the nobles in Jingzhou support him, but they are all down-and-out nobles who fled to Jingnan after the Battle of Xiangyang. The truly wealthy people in Jingzhou are still living happily in Xiangyang City.
Poverty is a problem they have been unable to change.
Jingnan is said to be a piece of Jingzhou, but in terms of wealth, it may only be comparable to these small pieces of land north of Jiangling in Nanjun.
Places like Lingling, Wuling, and Guiyang have crisscrossed water systems and numerous mountains. They are as poor as they are poor.
So when Liu Bei heard that Zhang Zhao was going to give them the inheritance that had made the Jiangdong nobles rich, he almost didn't hold back.
If Zhuge Liang hadn't been there to remind Liu Bei to stay calm, he might have gone down to be brothers with the envoy.
Hearing Liu Bei's doubts, Zhuge Liang shook his head:
"My Lord, you must not look at the superficial appearance of Jiangdong Salt Industry's prosperity."
"Have you forgotten that since that salt shop appeared, the salt industry revolution that swept across the north has destroyed the lives of many noble families who relied on the salt business?"
"Now Jiangdong seems to be able to produce and sell its own goods and live a very prosperous life, but... there is no guarantee that in three to five years, their salt industry will eventually be infiltrated by Cao Cao, and by then, there will be no Cao Cao's ability to regulate salt and iron.
If we only rely on our four counties to run the salt industry in Jiangdong, it won't take long for us to lose money."
"Sea salt...this is a bottomless pit."
Zhuge Liang said meaningfully, but actually he still had something to say.
Zhuge Liang is all too aware of these traps in diplomatic rhetoric.
Zhang Zhao said that he wanted to transfer the salt industry to them, but in fact, the other party would only hand over the salt production route to them. However, Yannong, salt fields, including salt refining, etc., who relied on the salt industry for a living,
In terms of skills, the other party will still only cover it up, saying that they want to share the wealth, but in fact the other party just wants to graft the losses on their heads.
This move cannot be said to be insidious.
But... Similarly, as long as Liu Bei refuses, the other party will have no excuse to buy or sell by force, because on the surface, Liu Bei's refusal will only be praised by people, and Zhang Zhao will either accept it or shelve the proposal, or just
It will be regarded as unkind.
The essential…
In order to silence Zhang Zhao, on the surface, Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong would come up with other conditions instead - to use the road to defeat Cao. Speaking of which, this is really a very small favor.
However…
If the situation in Jiangnan is stabilized and Jiangdong has been experiencing internal strife for a long time, this excuse will most likely turn into a full-scale surprise attack.
This... is what everyone is considering.
Yangmou, what is Yangmou? They saw that Zhang Zhao had to use them to fight against Lu Xun. Relying on morality and etiquette, they suppressed Zhang Zhao to death, and easily laid hidden mines for Jiangdong's future. Zhang Zhao
No matter how unwilling he is, he still has to accept it.
Because if it continues to be delayed, Cao Cao may take action.
This is a situation that Zhang Zhao absolutely does not want to see.
Even if Zhang Zhao breaks the pot and openly breaks the alliance, Liu Bei can still attack the opponent openly and openly on the grounds that the other party has broken the contract. Morally, Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong have pushed Liu Bei to an invincible position.
After the two explained this, Liu Bei finally laughed innocently.
"With the sleeping dragon and phoenix chick by my side, why should I, Liu Bei, worry about not being able to conquer the world?"
It's so refreshing. This feeling is so refreshing.
