Wandering the Heavens

Chapter 385 New 3 Kingdoms 25

Sun Ce was the leader of the pro-war faction, but Sun Quan, based on the principle of opposing if his brother approved, wanted to advocate peace. Why the hell should a sickly person like you be the county magistrate? If anyone should be the county magistrate, it should be me.

During this time, Zhou Yu, who was training the navy outside, came back. That night, Zhang Zhao and Cheng Pu came to ask Zhou Yu for his opinion. Because Sun Ce's current physical condition was not suitable for going to the battlefield, Zhou Yu, as the only candidate to lead the troops, his attitude was crucial.

Zhou Yu did not express his opinion directly, saying that he was very tired on the way and wanted to rest first and wait until dawn to see Sun Ce. He sent away two groups of people one after another, thinking that he should be able to communicate with Xiao Qiao in peace, but the third group of people came again.

The third group of people were Lu Su and Zhuge Liang.

As Cao Cao's army was approaching, Jiangdong was naturally extremely concerned about the situation in Jingzhou, so they sent Lu Su to Jiangxia in advance in the name of mourning Liu Biao to find out the truth.

Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang analyzed that with the current strength of Jiangxia, they had no chance of winning a one-on-one duel with Cao Cao, so they could only look for allies. First, they eliminated the tough guy Xuzhou. They openly declared that they only wanted to farm, but they would kill anyone who disturbed them.

They do have the strength. Both Cao Cao and Liu Bei have been beaten before, so they don't dare to provoke them unless they are sure of victory.

The remaining princes are Liu Zhang, Ma Teng, the three Yuan brothers, Gongsun Du, Zhang Xiu, Zhang Lu and Sun Ce. Sun Ce is the most promising one now, the others are either too far away or too weak to help at all.

So Zhuge Liang decided to risk his life and go to Jiangdong with Lu Su to lobby for an alliance. When Guan Yu and Zhang Fei in Liu Bei's camp heard that Zhuge Liang was leaving, they immediately said in a sarcastic tone that he saw he was going to lose the battle and was running away to Jiangdong to join his brother Zhuge Jin.

What the hell is this bullshit!

When Guan Yu and Zhang Fei came here to die, Liu Bei was in the same state again. Zhuge Liang had no way to defend himself and could only leave Jiangxia with grievance and board the ship to Jiangdong.

In terms of how to deal with Cao Cao's attack on Jingzhou, Lu Su was a staunch advocate of war, and his ideas were more radical than those of the first Grand Commander Zhou Yu. However, this Lu Su was obviously problematic, and he did things that damaged his character, such as being two-faced.

But that is a matter for the future. The most important thing now is to prepare for the special meeting tomorrow morning. Based on the above considerations, Zhuge Liang and Lu Su felt that they needed to communicate with Zhou Yu in advance to avoid disagreements at that time. Therefore, they quietly visited Zhou Yu after Zhang Zhao and Cheng Pu had left.

Zhou Yu was quite surprised by the visit of Lu Su and Zhuge Liang, so he could only let Xiao Qiao go, put on his clothes and go back to the hall.

"Gongjin, I'm sorry to bother you so late at night. I really have no choice!" Lu Su explained as soon as he sat down.

"It's okay. Who is this?" Zhou Yu knew who it was but he still had to put on a show.

"Oh, Gongjin, this is Zhuge Kongming, whom Liu Bei invited out of seclusion after three visits to his thatched cottage. He is the younger brother of Zhuge Ziyu." Lu Su said with a bow.

"I see. Nice to meet you! I wonder what important matter has Mr. Zijing and Mr. Kongming come to visit you so late at night?" Zhou Yu replied in a surprised tone.

"We came to visit late at night, and Gongjin knew it very well. It was for the discussion tomorrow morning, whether to fight or make peace with Cao Cao."

Lu Su didn't waste any time and got straight to the point. He wanted to finish the job quickly and go back to bed.

"What about war? What about peace?"

Zhou Yu was no longer in a hurry now. He couldn't bear the fact that someone had stayed up late at night to disturb him and his wife's intimacy. He couldn't get over it unless he let out some anger.

Lu Su and Zhuge Liang did not expect Zhou Yu to not buy it and directly threw the question back. Zhuge Liang's brows were so furrowed that he could kill a fly. If Lu Su had not seen what happened to him with Liu Bei, he would have thought that Jiangdong was not well treated and he was wronged.

In fact, this meeting was unnecessary. Zhou Yu was undoubtedly the pro-war faction. There was no problem if Lu Su came alone, but if Zhuge Liang came, it would be tantamount to giving away his life.

What does the war between Cao Cao and Liu Bei have to do with Jiangdong?

Cao Cao will not attack Jiangdong immediately. Liu Bei is now at the end of his rope. What value does he have other than a sign claiming to be a relative of the Han royal family?

When fighting against Cao Cao, Jiangdong provided money and troops, what did Liu Bei provide?

"Cao Cao has evil ambitions. We can tell from the books circulating among the princes that this villain has been spreading arrogant words of treason and disloyalty to the emperor and his father many times since the assassination of the director. Jingzhou and Jiangdong are closely related. If the skin is gone, where will the hair be attached? The commander-in-chief should understand the pros and cons!" Zhuge Liang racked his brains but could only say something meaningless.

"Alas, Jiangdong is in a turbulent time and people's hearts are unstable. Cao Cao is coming with great force, and I am afraid I am powerless to fight him!" Zhou Yu put down his teacup and sighed heavily.

Sun Ce's physical condition was no secret, so it was normal for Zhou Yu to use it as an excuse.

At this time, Cao Cao was still living in a small place like Xu County, and Yecheng was still in the hands of the Yuan family. Naturally, there was no Bronze Sparrow Tower, Cao Zhi naturally did not write that poem, and Zhuge Liang naturally had no source for the rumor.

"Commander-in-chief, I am here today just to visit someone I know, not to mention any official business!"

Seeing that the atmosphere was getting cold, Lu Su quickly changed the subject. As a result, both parties had a great time chatting and drinking for more than an hour before the party ended. In the end, Lu Su sent Zhuge Liang to the posthouse.

As soon as it was dawn, Zhuge Liang, led by Lu Su, went to Sun Ce's mansion to attend a morning meeting. Before entering, Lu Su was worried and reminded him again.

"Mr. Kong Ming, when you meet General Sun today, remember not to mention that Cao Cao has many soldiers and generals."

"Don't worry, Zijing. I will act according to the situation!" Zhuge Liang said with a smile, waving his feather fan.

Seeing Zhuge Liang's confident look, Lu Su took him in and to the waiting place, where more than 20 counselors and generals including Zhang Zhao and Gu Yong were already waiting.

Lu Su brought Zhuge Liang forward to meet and introduce them to each other. After the pleasantries, Zhuge Liang sat down in the guest seat.

Zhang Zhao glanced at the counselors present. As the chief counselor of Jiangdong, he had to fire the first shot.

"Mr. Kong Ming, I heard that when you lived in seclusion in Longzhong, you often compared yourself to Guan Zhong of Qi and Yue Yi of Yan. These things were spread to Jiangdong a long time ago, and even a mediocre person like me heard about it. Is this true?"

"That's right!" Zhuge Liang nodded, shaking his feather fan.

"I recently heard that Liu Xuande visited Mr. Kong Ming three times in his thatched cottage. I always felt that Kong Ming was like a fish in water to me. I originally hoped that with Mr. Kong Ming's assistance, we could conquer Jingzhou. Why did he flee as soon as Cao Cao arrived?"

Zhang Zhao's words were not giving any face at all. Before Liu Bei met you, Zhuge Liang, he was dependent on others everywhere. After you came out of seclusion to assist Liu Bei, he was still dependent on others everywhere. Didn't you come out of seclusion in vain?

Zhuge Liang thought that Zhang Zhao was the number one strategist under Sun Ce, and the only way to convince Sun Ce was to kill him first.

"If I want to marry the land of Jingzhou, it's easy. But my master Liu Xuande is a kind and righteous man. He can't bear to snatch the foundation of his clan. This time he repeatedly refused Liu Jingsheng's entrustment. Liu Cong is a child and doesn't understand. He listened to the villain and surrendered without a fight, which made Cao Cao so rampant. Now my master has his own plan to station troops in Jiangxia, which is not something people like you can understand."