cite Han

Chapter 369

"Your respect, don't blame me." After the banquet, Sun Quan left Lu Su alone, shook his head and sighed: "Mr. Zhang is a straightforward man. Every time he discusses a matter, he speaks forcefully and expresses his righteousness. He doesn't obey what he says. If you are aggressive and domineering, even if you speak alone, it is like walking on thin ice, and you dare not be arrogant."

Although Sun Quan was comforting Lu Su, his face was extremely gloomy, obviously also very angry at Zhang Zhao's words and deeds at the banquet just now.

On the contrary, Lu Su's expression was as usual. Since he defected to Sun Quan last year, he had been targeted by Zhang Zhao not once or twice.But there is no way, no matter the reputation, identity, status... between him and Zhang Zhao are not the same, if there is a head-on conflict with him, it will be Lu Su who will be unlucky in the end.

Instead of this, it is better to imitate Lin Xiangru, who shunned Lian Po, to show his tolerance of being impartial and abandoning personal grievances.

Lu Su said calmly: "Although Zhang Changshi has lost his strength and is not satisfactory, he is sensitive and extraordinary, elegant and wise. He used to be a rebel (Sun Ce), and he has the beauty of extending reputation; he is now a general. You Yidai's merits are just like the saying "the king's ministers are jealous, and the bandits are bowing down." Zhang Changshi is such a person."

Sun Quan nodded with a complicated expression, "The king's ministers are in danger, and the bandits bow to them" comes from the "Book of Changes", which says that a loyal and upright minister will not avoid hardships and dangers, but will help his master out of difficulties.Zhang Zhao was ordered by his will to do all the work, and he made great achievements, so he really deserves such praise.

In the same way, there are also the captain of Wujun and Zhu Zhi, who is in charge of the prefect. Both of them are known for their loyalty.

Maybe it's because Sun Quan is too young and lacks stamina. In short, among Jiangdong's ministers, he has a lot of opinions on Zhang Zhao and Zhu Zhi.

Helpless, both of them are ministers of Jiangdong's arm, Zhang Zhao needless to say, is the head of Jiangdong's ministers, Zhu Zhi is Sun Quan's leader, he was once called Xiaolian, and he was the leader of his official career.No matter how big of an opinion Sun Quan had on the two of them, he could only hold it in his heart and find it difficult to vent it.

From this, Sun Quan admired Lu Su's mind more and more. He patted the back of Lu Su's hand vigorously, and praised: "Zi Jing is dedicated to the public and does not think of personal hatred. He is really an ancient minister."

Lu Su said modestly: "This is just the duty of a courtier, it's not worth it."

Afterwards, Sun Quan and Lu Su discussed the details of the mission to Changsha, and they talked until late at night.

After all, the banquet was not a formal occasion. The next day, Sun Quan summoned Zhang Zhao, Zhang Hong, Qin Song, Zhou Yu, Xu Kun, Cheng Pu, Zhu Zhi, Lu Fan and other important Jiangdong officials in the main hall to discuss.

Although Zhang Hong, Qin Song and others were biased toward Zhang Zhao, Sun Quan had made up his mind and had the full support of Zhou Yu, Xu Kun, Cheng Pu and other generals who held military power. Literati and bureaucrats such as Zhu Zhi and Lu Fan also expressed their support At this time, the situation can be said to be clear and the overall situation has been settled. Naturally, they will not jump out and sing the opposite.

Sun Quan quickly unified his opinions and made a strategy of uniting Liu Jing and attacking Liu Biao.

If the plan goes well, Sun Quan will personally command the army in March next year and march west to Liu Biao.But now it was the beginning of November, time was pressing, and things were certain, Lu Su bid farewell to Sun Quan immediately, and set off with all the guests.

Zhou Yu and Lu Su had a deep friendship, just like Gongsun Qiao and Ji Zha in the Spring and Autumn Period. Zhou Yu temporarily put aside military affairs and sent Lu Su out of the city. The two walked around Guobei in Wu County.

Zhou Yu has a majestic appearance and a heroic spirit. He was only in the Zhou Dynasty. Everyone in Wuzhong called him "Zhou Lang".Although Lu Su is also a man with a handsome appearance, but standing beside Zhou Yu at this time, he has completely become a foil.

Seeing the ladies and ladies showing signs of stopping to watch, Zhou Yu didn't dare to delay any longer, took Lu Su's hand and said solemnly: "Zijing, although Liu Jing is a clan, he started in the market, and he is not as weak as the crown, so he is famous." Crowning Jing and Chu, famous scholars and heroes in Jiang and Hunan, all respect each other."

"When Liu Biao sent his army south and Jingnan was in peril, Liu Jing wiped out tens of thousands of Liu Biao's elite troops with only one county. It swept across the four counties in Jingnan, ruled across the river with Liu Biao, and fought against the court, and now it has the upper hand. It can be called a hero in the world, far from being comparable to Zhang Xian, or it will be a strong enemy in the future. When Zijing arrives in Changsha, he must take a good look Liu Jing himself."

"I know that." Lu Su nodded solemnly.

There is one crucial reason why the two can become confidantes, that is, both of them are talented and ambitious, and want to make some achievements in this troubled world.

Therefore, they will never be willing to nest in Jiangdong, and it is their ambition to assist Sun Quan in "going to the extreme of the Yangtze River and establishing the title of emperor to map the world".And the first step is Liu Biao.After Liu Biao is dealt with, it will be Liu Jing's turn.

If Liu Jing is interested in the world, his thoughts must be the same as theirs. The two sides may form an alliance because of a common enemy at this stage, but they are destined to turn against each other in the future. After all, although the southern region is vast, it cannot accommodate two overlords.

Looking at the crowd gradually gathering around, Lu Su said to Zhou Yu: "Gongjin, just send it here. If you send it down, there will be a lot of spectators. It will not be easy for you to get away at that time."

"Okay." Zhou Yu didn't force it, nodded slightly and said, "I wish Zijing all the best in this trip, and return home with success."

Lu Su nodded heavily, then turned around and boarded the carriage, and headed north under the guard of more than a hundred guests.

A few days later, Lu Su and his party came to Dantu, the northernmost county in Wu County.Here Lu Su abandoned his car and boarded a boat, went back to the west of the river, and after more than half a month of sailing, he arrived in Pengze County, Yuzhang County.

Lu Su's boat departed from the Yangtze River and went south, entered Ganshui via Peng Lize, and then turned to Xiushui, heading west all the way to Ai County.Further west of Ai County is the boundary of Hanchang County, Changsha County.

Lu Su landed in Ai County, and after a short rest, he officially set foot on the land of Changsha County. It was already the beginning of the twelfth lunar month, and the sixth year of Jian'an (201 AD) was coming to an end.

Since Liu Jing and Sun Quan had no grievances, the roads between Changsha County and Yuzhang County were unblocked, and merchants from the two counties had frequent contacts. However, there were more than a hundred guests in Lusu's trilogy, and he was held by a soldier, which immediately aroused the attention of Hanchang County. attention.

Lu Su Dao Ming came, Hanchang County did not dare to neglect, and immediately sent people to Linxiang to report.

Lu Su did not enter the city, and directly asked Hanchang County to send officials as guides, and went south without stopping.

On this day, Lu Su traveled to the east bank of the Xiangshui River. To his surprise, the vast water surface of the Xiangjiang River was densely covered with ships, with boats and boats connected to each other, covering the sky and the sun and heading south.On both sides of the Xiangshui River, there are also infantry winding their way, with spears like forests, and Zhu Qi's flags crimson in the sky, the military appearance is magnificent.

Lu Su frowned unconsciously, and muttered to himself: "Liu Jing has such a strong army, no wonder he was able to attack Liu Biao in the north and Zhangjin in the south, and occupy the three rivers and four counties in the south of Jing."

(End of this chapter)