Chapter 474: People from Soochow, Sun and Liu United
Since the Battle of Dangyang, Cao Cao seemed to be less anxious.
He went down the city, taking Nanjun and Jiangling into his arms. At this time, Liu Bei, who was resting in Dangyang and about to switch to Jiangxia to join Guan Yu, received the turning point mentioned by Zhuge Liang.
The "perfect solution" is coming to your doorstep.
"Lord! Let me introduce to you, this is Lu Su and Lu Zijing. He is now serving as the admiral of the Navy under the Marquis of Wu. He is an old friend of mine!"
Before Liu Bei could recover from the beatings of the two ladies, he was woken up early in the morning by Zhuge Liang's call.
Seeing that Zhuge Liang had attracted an elegant scholar who was in the same grade as him, Zhuge Liang opened his mouth and introduced Liu Bei like this.
"Lu Zijing? A person from the Marquis of Wu?"
Liu couldn't bear the surprise. He just felt that everyone around him was an enemy at this moment. He also forgot all the plans Zhuge Liang had told him before.
"Wu...Why did Marquis Wu send you here? Could it be that you are here to laugh at me, Liu Xuande?"
Liu Bei was as nervous as a patient.
Lu Su was also a little confused. He came with good intentions, but why was Liu Yuzhou so haggard and nervous?
Lu Su cast a questioning look at Zhuge Liang. Zhuge Liang hurriedly reconciled, walked to Liu Bei, and whispered beside him.
"My lord... Lu Zijing came to us to discuss the alliance... Have you forgotten what I said to you before?"
Liu Bei finally nodded tremblingly.
"That's it...that's it...the coalition forces are good!"
"only…"
Liu Bei suddenly turned to look at Lu Su, and whispered to Zhuge Liang beside him:
"It's just that Jiangxia, aren't we going?"
Lu Su's hearing was extremely keen, and he probably knew that Liu Bei was still a little hostile at the moment, so he smiled and said to Liu Bei:
"Liu Yuzhou doesn't need to worry. Jiangxia has been occupied by Wu Hou some time ago, and Jiangxia guard Huang Zu was also killed on the spot. Today Jiangxia is our territory."
"ah?"
Only then did Liu Bei hear the news that Jiangxia had been captured, and his heart felt as if he had been struck by thunderbolts——
"I know that Liu Yuzhou wants to seize Jiangxia to compete with Cao Cao... Why don't we, the Sun and Liu families, discuss this matter carefully? If Liu Yuzhou and Wu Hou can reach an agreement, what will be the difficulty for you if Jiangxia... is given to Liu Yuzhou? "
Lu Su was very good at talking, and his negotiating tone guided Liu Bei, who was a little panicked at the moment, and made Liu Bei's thinking much clearer.
Liu Bei received Zhuge Liang's affirmative look, and finally calmly expressed his last concern:
"Of course there is no problem on my side, but on the contrary, it's Marquis Wu's place..."
Liu Bei frowned and looked troubled. He had heard Zhuge Liang analyze the current situation of the Jiangdong nobles in detail.
"All the six counties in Jiangdong are controlled by aristocratic families. It's not that I look down on Marquis Wu... Can what Marquis Wu say at this moment really be the final word?"
"this…"
Lu Su also showed a little embarrassment on his face.
In fact, even though Lu Su is nearly forty years old, his status in Jiangdong is still unable to shake those truly aristocratic families.
In Jiangdong, what matters is not your qualifications. No matter how many good things you do for the people of Jiangdong, the ones who really control the financial and material resources are always the famous families of Jiangdong.
Without them, Sun Quan would have no soldiers, without them, Lu Su and the others would have no food - the key is that these aristocratic families often fight openly and secretly, and Sun Quan is already somewhat unable to balance them.
Now that Cao Cao's army is moving south, Liu Biao's side is in chaos without a fight, and the situation in Jiangdong is not much better.
Except for a few truly vigorous generals who took charge of the battle, the rest of the nobles basically held a conservative and opposed attitude.
They believed that once Cao Cao's troops entered Jiangdong, they would lose no matter how they fought.
It would be better to surrender as soon as possible. Cao Cao will treat the wealthy families well, considering the support they can bring to him.
Lu Su is a staunch warrior. It does not mean that he cannot get the blessing of the nobles and must fight, but Lu Su has a very far-sighted vision.
The nobles could hide for a while, but they could not hide forever. As long as Cao Cao unified the world, it would be these stubborn local gangsters who would suffer slowly.
"Marquis Wu is still wavering, so I think if Liu Yuzhou brought your idea to the court, some people would change their minds, right?"
"In the final analysis... Wu Hou still hasn't decided yet. This matter is very difficult to handle..."
After listening to Lu Su's words, Liu Bei finally understood that in the end, Lu Su was just a waterweed. In the face of such strong winds and waves, he could never really affect the direction of the waves.
Liu Bei's face fell. He was already looking older, but now his face was full of wrinkles. He suddenly looked older than he knows how many years.
The two or three days of being in shock almost made him lose all confidence in confronting Cao Cao.
While the two were sighing, Zhuge Liang finally spoke.
He first stepped between the two of them, like a breeze, the feather fan swayed, making Lu Su a little dizzy.
"Kong Ming...what else can you do?"
Lu Su wondered, because he saw Zhuge Liang's confident expression. Zhuge Liang was usually confident at this time.
"There is a way...that is..."
Zhuge Liang took a breath and seemed to be struggling with something.
"Kong Ming! Do you really have a way? Then tell me quickly. I'm really anxious today..."
Liu Bei also changed his attitude quickly. When he heard that Zhuge Liang had another idea, he finally did not dare to make any mistakes. After these dangerous situations, Liu Bei trusted Zhuge Liang more and more, and regarded Zhuge Liang as his only one.
His thighs were tightly held in front of him.
However, Zhuge Liang shook his head, and the feather fan finally pointed at Liu Bei's head.
"I?"
Liu Bei was confused and didn't know what his relationship was.
Zhuge Liang finally showed a resentful expression at this time:
"My lord, I am the one who can convince the Marquis of Wu and everyone in Jiangdong. And my lord, you..."
At this time, Zhuge Liang suddenly took out the brocade bag from his arms.
He muttered quite proudly:
"Humph... I have a bag of tips and tricks here today. I want to see if it is my bag of tips or yours that is more powerful!"
With that said, he put a small bag of tips in Liu Bei's hand.
"My lord! By the time your troops arrive at Xiakou, I must have convinced Wu Hou. When you receive the news from me, you can open this bag of tips. It will tell my lord what you should do next..."
"I promise my lord, this tip will never be worse than the one given to Cao Cao by the man named Yi Xiaotian!"
Zhuge Liang snorted coldly and shook his feather fan rapidly. Lu Su looked at the beads of sweat falling on Zhuge Liang's forehead and probably realized that Zhuge Liang actually didn't have much confidence.
"It's better than nothing."
Lu Su smiled, but was a little confused, who is Yi Xiaotian?
——
It was already night in Yecheng on the other side.
It's just that there is a villa that is destined to have no sleep tonight.
A gust of cold wind blew by, and Yi Xiaotian sneezed. He wrapped his clothes again and muttered:
"It's really cold at night."
However, Yi Xiaotian's hands were not idle. He helped Zhen Luo mount the horse and said hello to the figure in the distance behind him.
"Brother Guo! I'd like to ask you for the Youjian Villa in Yecheng!"
"Brother Yi, take care along the way!"
Guo Jia handed over his hand quite gracefully.
Finally - Yi Xiaotian, Zhen Luo, and Xu Chu set out on the road together, with the goal of Xiangyang City, which Cao Cao had just captured.
Yi Xiaotian thought that there would eventually be a battle in Chibi. If he could catch up, there would be less room for error and more confidence.
