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Chapter 373 Covenant

Lu Su is worthy of being one of the most outstanding diplomats in the Three Kingdoms era. He is eloquent and eloquent. He starts with love and talks about Sun Jian's contribution to the stability of Jingnan and Sun Ce's righteousness in rescuing Changsha, so as to eliminate the vigilance of everyone in Jingnan heart, thereby drawing closer the relationship with each other.

Then he pointed the finger at Liu Biao, accusing him of murdering Sun Jian and invading Jingnan, which is the common enemy of both sides, and finally proposed an alliance to fight against Liu Biao.

Although Liu Jing has decided to attack Liu Biao in the north next year, he did not make it public out of caution, and there are only a few people who know about it.

Therefore, when Jingnan Wenwu heard that Jiangdong wanted to form an alliance with himself to attack Liu Biao, everyone had different expressions, happy or worried, whispering and whispering, and the whole hall was buzzing.

Liu Jingduan sat in the main seat, looked around the hall, coughed lightly, the hall fell silent for a moment, civil and military officials sat upright, and stopped whispering.

Seeing this scene, Lu Su looked a little dignified. Literati are proud, and warriors are fierce. But in front of Liu Jing, no matter whether they are celebrities or fierce generals, they are all respectful and obedient, and dare not be a little more polite. From this, it can be seen that Liu Jingwei Heavy.

To be honest, this kind of prestige was not as good as that of Sun Ce when he was still alive, not to mention the young and unprestige Sun Quan.

There was no way, Sun Ce captured Jiangdong with a whole brigade; Liu Jing also occupied Jingnan with a city. In terms of martial arts, Liu Jing was not half inferior to Sun Ce.

However, Liu Jing was born in a royal family, but he was far from a poor family like the Sun family.Moreover, Liu Jing himself possesses both moral integrity and talent, and his famous book Chudi is the crown of scholars in Jingzhou, which is beyond the reach of Sun Ce.

Liu Jing himself has almost no shortcomings, and is a near-perfect lord. The former Guangwu Emperor Liu Xiu was nothing more than that.

It's no wonder that Lu Su and Zhou Yu were deeply jealous of Liu Jing.After all, in their view, Liu Biao is ostentatious and Liu Zhang is weak and incompetent. With their help, Sun Quan will be able to merge the two in the future, rule the Yangtze River, rule the south, and establish an empire...

It's a pity that Liu Jing's sudden rise in Jingnan last year broke their wishful thinking.

When Lu Su and Zhou Yu discussed privately, they both believed that Jiangdong must not treat the dispute between Liu Jing and Liu Biao in Jingzhou with the heart of a snipe and a clam fighting for profit.Otherwise, a little negligence will cause Liu Jing to unify Jingzhou, which will be a major disaster for Jiangdong.

The best way to deal with it is to take the initiative to seize Jiangxia County in the upper reaches of Jiangdong.At that time, no matter what the situation in Jingzhou is, with Jiang Xia in hand, he can go forward to seek Jingzhou, and retreat to protect Jiangdong.Only then did Lu Su's suggestion of "joining Liu Jing and attacking Liu Biao together".

Seeing that the hall was quiet, Liu Jing looked at Lu Su with piercing eyes, and slowly said: "Sun Julu wants to form an alliance with me to deal with Liu Zhennan together? You can see that there is no personal grudge between me and Liu Zhennan, even in the early years. I was favored by him and was promoted as a talented person." Liu Jing paused for a moment when he said this, and then said:

"The reason why I raised troops to resist Liu Zhennan was firstly that I advocated revenge in Changsha, and secondly that I couldn't bear to see the people in Jingnan suffering from the war. The reason why I sent troops to Wuling before was because the emperor worshiped me as General Anyuan, Dong Du Jingnan four counties, That's where the power lies."

Liu Jing finally said: "Liu Zhennan is the shepherd of Jingzhou officially appointed by the emperor, and I am the prefect of Lingling, and I am his subject. People complained."

Lu Su already had a plan in mind, and he said calmly: "General Liu said he had received Liu Biao's favor, but this is a small favor, which is insignificant compared to the country's rise and fall. As the leader of the Han Dynasty, Liu Biao didn't want to save the country. In the midst of the fire and water, the internal forces were reckless, killing Zhongliang, and colluding with Yuan Shao externally, embarrassing the country. The year before last, the imperial court ordered Sun (Ce) to seek rebellion, directly denouncing Liu Biao as a "rebel", and ordered Sun to merge with Duke Cao. Attack the thieves with all your strength. General Liu sent troops to attack them, not only for nothing, but for the country.”

In fact, the emperor's edict to Liu Jing also directly called Liu Biao a "rebel". Of course, this was probably not the emperor's own intention, but Cao Cao's instruction.

But no matter who it is, in short, with this emperor's edict, Liu Jing can attack Liu Biao confidently without having to bear the reputation of being ungrateful and ungrateful.

Liu Jingguo made it difficult, and it was Zhuge Liang's turn to appear on the stage at this time. He stood up and said generously: "The general has always had the heart to revive the Han Dynasty, and to clarify the ambitions of the world. Being in a remote location, far away from the Central Plains, is not enough to develop the general's ambitions."

"Jingzhou reaches the Han and Mian in the north, and benefits the South China Sea. It is connected to Wuhui in the east and Bashu in the west. It is fertile and wild for thousands of miles. The soil is fertile and the crops are abundant. It is a country of military use, which is enough to help great things. Liu Zhennan is old and has no one to save the world. In his heart, there is only the thought of severance and completeness, and he is the master of Jingzhou, which is not the blessing of the country."

"The general might as well take his place and unify the north and the south, thinking that it will help the world. At that time, the general will drive the troops of Jing and Chu out of Nanyang, and Sun Chaolu will send the soldiers of Wu and Yue out of Huaisi. The king of Qin, Xudu, will have an audience with the emperor. The revival of the Han Dynasty is just around the corner!"

Of course, Zhuge Liang would not naively think that Sun Quan is a loyal person with a heart for the country, these are all words for Lu Su.

Of the problems that Lu Su and Zhou Yu could be aware of, it is naturally impossible for Zhuge Liang to fail to realize that after Liu Biao is resolved, the two sides must turn against each other.

Like Zhuge Liang, Liu Ba and Huan Jie were the top decision-makers in Jingnan, and they were also one of the few people who knew about Liu Jing's plan for the Northern Expedition. It was in their own interest to form an alliance with Jiangdong, so they both voted for it.

Zhuge Liang, Liu Ba, and Huan Jie expressed their opinions one after another, which was undoubtedly a weathervane. For a while, everyone followed.And all the generals were even more enthusiastic and strongly agreed, without exception, wishing to fight Liu Biao immediately.

When Liu Jing saw that the generals under his command were talking about the words, he had no choice but to nod reluctantly, and sighed: "The elder of Liu Zhennan's clan, a famous scholar in the country, has invaded Jingnan since he took over Jingzhou. The poor tax, the rest with the people, and the tranquility in the territory make Jingzhou a rare paradise in the troubled times..."

Lu Su said: "In the past, Kaihuo was graceful and graceful, and he was also known as an elder. He was a tiger in Liangzhou, he was a criminal and a government minister, his soldiers were rich and prosperous, and his three assistants, senior scholars and bureaucrats, competed to join him. It's a pity that he didn't know the current affairs, so he sat on the sidelines. Xibo will inevitably be defeated in the end. Liu Biao is like today's Kaihuo."

"Arguing strongly with one step, Youyi and Qin Zhifeng." Liu Jing smiled wryly and shook his head.

But I don't continue to be hypocritical anymore. It's just for the sake of character design. As the saying goes, too much acting is too much, and acting too much will appear hypocritical.

Afterwards, the two sides formally finalized the covenant: In March next year, troops will be raised at the same time. Liu Jing will attack Nanjun, while Sun Quan will enter Jiangxia.

(End of this chapter)