Uncle Emperor, I am really not Wolong Zhuge!

Chapter 126 Zhuge borrows food
The next day it was Pingming.

The white fish belly in the east has just risen, and the gate of Wuhou Palace has been opened.

Sun Quan took Lu Su's arm and escorted him out of the palace in person, followed by civil and military officials on both sides.

"Zijing, no one in Jiangdong has ever enjoyed such a favor. You can be regarded as No. 1. Is this a great honor?"

Sun Quan looked back at Zhang Zhao and other civil servants, lowered his head and whispered in Lu Su's ear, smiling softly.

Lu Su stopped, gently broke away from Sun Quan's arm, bowed and saluted, and said sternly: "If my lord can face the south with dignity, spread benevolence and love all over the world, and make Lu Su's name engraved on bamboo and silk, it will be glorious. We can only meet each other with kindness like this." It will make Lu Su tremble and tremble, make the ministers jealous, and the ministers will not dare to think of glory!"

Sun Quan sighed and said, "Zi is a man of kindness and love, and is loyal to the country. In the past, when my brother passed away, he left all important affairs of the court to Zi Bu and Gong Jin. However, Gong Jin was away leading troops all the time and rarely got along with each other. , Although Zhang Zhao is wise, he was disappointed in surrendering to Cao Cao. As long as you, Zijing, are by Gu Fang's side, Gu Fangjue Gu is really not alone."

Lu Su nodded and said: "Zijing is willing to die for the rest of his life to repay the lord for his kindness. Gong Jin is responsible for the safety of Jiangdong and dare not slack off day and night. It is really a blessing for the lord to have such a good general, and it is also a blessing for the people of Jiangdong. If there are important matters in the imperial court that cannot be resolved, you can try your best to listen to Gong Jin's opinions, and I, Jiangdong, will naturally be safe and sound."

When Sun Quan heard Lu Su speak like this, his face became happy.In his mind, Zhou Yu was his favorite.If someone points out something wrong with Zhou Yu, he will inevitably hate that person.Lu Su did not mean to flatter Sun Quan. He also recognized Zhou Yu's talent and responsibility in his heart, and sincerely admired Sun Ce's vision of Tuogu in the past.

Sun Quan saw Lu Su off to the riverside before waving goodbye.

Lu Su went up the river and instead of going to Xiangyang, he steered the boat around and headed for the water village of Poyang Lake, heading straight for Zhou Yu's village gate.

In the water village of Poyang Lake, 20 Jiangdong navy troops are practicing day and night. Their military appearance is neat and solemn.Lu Su often came in and out of the camp, and he was Zhou Yu's distinguished guest, so he did not need to report. A small school drove a fast boat into the inner camp to inform Zhou Yu, and another small boat led the way and meandered forward.

Zhou Yu saw such a grand military appearance and majesty, with warships and bright armor and bright clothes.I couldn't help but cheer for Zhou Yu and admire his ability to manage the army.

After traveling no more than twenty miles, a large ship came flying towards us. On the bow was a man in white clothes and silver armor, holding a sword in his hand. He was tall and handsome. It was Zhou Yu, the commander-in-chief of the three armies on the Jiangdong Waterway!

Behind Zhou Yu, Gan Ning, Lu Meng, Ling Tong and other generals were also wearing armor and holding troops, following closely.

Lu Su got off the boat and boarded Zhou Yu's ship, and the two of them greeted each other.

"Grand Governor, every time Lu Su comes, I have to bother the Grand Governor to welcome him so warmly. How can Lu Su feel comfortable?"

Zhou Yu laughed heartily, looked at the generals behind him, took Lu Su's hand personally, and stood on the bow of the ship. On both sides were hundreds of warships and tens of thousands of soldiers, all standing in order, not daring to move, and watching with neat appearance. Aboard the governor's ship.

"Zijing Yugong is an important minister of my lord, a colleague of Zhou Yu, and a close friend and benefactor in private. If I treat you with contempt because of my inferior status, even if you don't care, how can I live with myself?"

Lu Su smiled bitterly, lowered his head and whispered, "You're here again. Is a few tons of grain really worth your lifetime bragging for me?"

Zhou Yu said sternly: "When a man is doing things, every drop of kindness should be repaid by a spring. Your few tuns of grain saved my army and my brother Sun Bofu's troops. Without that grain and grass, how could I have conquered Jiangdong in recent days?" The prosperity!"

Lu Su had no choice but to change the subject, approached Zhou Yu, and whispered: "Gong Jin, I came to your camp today and I have something to say. I beg you to leave."

Zhou Yu understood this and led Lu Su into the inner hall. He ordered the other generals to disperse and continue to practice military and horse battle formations.

The two of them were sitting at a square table, with a pot of tea and two porcelain bowls, just like the friendship between two gentlemen, which was as light as water.

"A few days ago, Liu Bei wrote a letter to his lord, inviting him to go to Jingzhou to discuss the hunting of the Central Plains. The lord had doubts and could not decide. So Lu Su took the bold step and proposed to go to Jingzhou on his lord's behalf. I don't know what the governor thought of this matter. , and I have something special to say about Lu Su’s trip, so I came here to see the Governor and ask for his instructions.”

After Lu Su sat down, he explained his intention.And handed the letter written by Zhuge Liang to Sun Quan in the name of Liu Bei to Zhou Yu.

Zhou Yu took the letter, read it roughly, nodded and said: "My lord is in danger of Jiangdong, how can he enter Jingzhou easily? I deeply agree with Zijing's approach. Zhuge Wende is full of tricks, there is no guarantee that he will not attack me Jiangdong, everything is You still need to be careful.”

Lu Su nodded: "The Governor has been dealing with Jingzhou for a long time. It can be said that he knows himself and the enemy. I don't know what the Governor's instructions are for Lu Su's trip?"

Zhou Yu folded the letter neatly, packed it and handed it to Lu Su. He said calmly: "You are going to Jingzhou now. You can adapt to other situations and act according to circumstances. But there is only one thing!"

"If Zhuge Wende borrows grain, no matter how much it is, you must never agree to lend it to him!"

Lu Su picked up the tea bowl and was about to take a sip. When he heard Zhou Yu's words, he hurriedly put the tea bowl down and asked in surprise: "How did the governor know that Liu Bei would borrow food from me? Jingzhou has always been prosperous. Although it is not as good as Jiangdong, it is still rich." It is more than enough to be self-sufficient, and the Jingzhou clan are all experts in business and economy, so why do they still need to borrow grain from me, Jiangdong?"

Zhou Yu waved his hands repeatedly, shook his head slightly and said, "Zijing, your ideas are too superficial!"

Lu Su pushed the cup and stood up, bowed and said: "I would like to listen to the teachings of the governor."

Zhou Yu stood up, helped Lu Su sit down again, poured tea and drank a bowl of tea together, and then slowly said: "The nearly 20 Southern barbarian soldiers and horses of the Southern Barbarian King Meng Huo were stationed in Chibi when they first came to Jingzhou, and they took advantage of the fish in the river. Shrimp supplies and Jiangxia Liu Qi’s grain reserves will also be allocated, but I don’t think much about it yet.”

"Now these 20 people have been stationed in Fancheng for a long time. How can Fancheng afford these 20 uncle soldiers? Moreover, the southern barbarian soldiers are arrogant and disrespectful and cannot bear the slightest grievance. If my prediction is correct, I am afraid that the Jingzhou clan's The food and salary subsidy is about to be exhausted! This time you go to Jingzhou, he will definitely borrow food from you!"

"That day, Cao Cao met the Southern Barbarians for the first time. Although they suffered a setback, they did not shake the foundation. As long as they regrouped, they could fight again. But he suddenly killed Yang Xiu and found any excuse to retreat to Wancheng. Did you know that it was What’s the purpose?”

Lu Su touched the tea bowl in his hand and said without thinking: "At that time, Ma Chao's army was strong, like a whirlwind, heading south towards Xuchang. I heard that the nobles in Xuchang were rushing to flee, and it had become a mess. If Cao Cao didn't return his troops, I'm afraid the suppression If we don’t stay in Xuchang, sooner or later Ma Chao’s troops will come, and Xuchang will definitely fall.”

Zhou Yu shook his head and corrected him again: "Ma Chao is a brave man. When Xun Yu tried his best to spread rumors, he became suspicious and tied up his hands. He did not dare to move lightly and quickly to raid Xuchang. Instead, he dilly-dallyed, fearing that he would not be able to continue his food supply. . So the opportunity was missed. There is no cure."

"Cao Cao's troops retreated from Wancheng to defend Xuchang. But the main reason was that he did not want to fight Fancheng and fight with 20 Nanman soldiers. This was because he had already seen that as long as Fancheng was short of food and grass, the Nanman soldiers would be defeated. If civil strife breaks out, I'm afraid even Liu Bei's loyal ministers Zhao Yun, Wei Yan and other famous generals will be poisoned by him!" Lu Su suddenly woke up and was so shocked that he couldn't speak for a long time.

My heart was beating wildly, and my heart almost jumped out of my chest: "What do you mean by the governor, Cao Cao retreated to Wancheng just to wait for Liu Bei's Fancheng to be short of food? If he doesn't occupy it, he will go into chaos?"

Zhou Yu smiled slightly, filled a new bowl of tea for Lu Su, and said slowly: "Cao Cao's viciousness is rarely seen in the world. I'm afraid he may not be so peaceful. In the past, he cut off Yuan Shao's Wuchao food and grass in Hebei. The day before yesterday, he was Xiliang sent Qingqi again to burn down Ma Chao's grain roads, forcing him to retreat back to Xiliang. I'm afraid he will also send cavalry this time to disturb Liu Bei's Fancheng grain roads, forcing Fancheng to accelerate its defeat!"

Lu Su nodded repeatedly after hearing this, admiring Zhou Yu's insight and analysis, but then he frowned slightly and said with a bit of worry: "I, Jiangdong, and Liu Bei have an alliance. The two families will cooperate to fight against Cao Cao. If Liu Bei fails, wouldn’t it mean that I, Jiangdong, would be unable to survive alone and fall into crisis?”

Zhou Yu waved his hand: "If Liu Bei wins, it will be detrimental to me in Jiangdong. It's best to lose both sides, so that my lord can rule the world!"

"Liu Bei's military strength at this time is no longer inferior to mine in Jiangdong, and the southern barbarian soldiers..."

Zhou Yu paused for a moment, and suddenly said with a sense of injustice: "In the past, my lord also sent people to southern Xinjiang to befriend Meng Huo and gave him so many heavy gifts! I didn't expect that now, Meng Huo would ignore me in Jiangdong. , but rushed to the aid of Liu Bei in Jingzhou!"

"If Liu Bei defeats Cao Cao, he will take advantage of the Yangtze River to swim down the river and seize Jiangdong. Instead, let him suffer a big defeat, and then we can cooperate with him to fight against Cao Cao, and let him know the status of Jiangdong. !”

While Zhou Yu was speaking, he pointed to the letter on the table: "Liu Bei has just decided to settle in Jingzhou. There are many arrogant words in his words, and he does not take our 20 naval troops from Jiangdong in the slightest. That's right. Let him have a long memory!"

Lu Su was silent for a moment, thinking over and over in his mind. It seemed that Zhou Yu's words had some truth to them.But I feel like something is wrong, and I want to argue, but I don’t know where to start.

At this moment, he suddenly remembered something. He hurriedly straightened his body, looked at Zhou Yu, and said: "It is rumored that although Cao Cao gathered troops in Wancheng, he secretly used Zhang Liao as his general to move his troops to Hefei with the intention of attacking our eastern front. I don't know what happened. Can the Governor hear about this?"

Zhou Yu stood up, walked back and forth for a few steps, thought for a long time, and returned to his seat.

"I have known about this matter for a long time, but the truth or falsehood cannot be determined, so I did not report it to the lord. But even if it is true, it is not difficult to decipher it!"

Lu Su was curious and asked in a low voice: "I wonder how Gong Jin wants to deal with it?"

Zhou Yu put his hands on the table and said in a deep voice: "Although Zhang Liao is brave, Taishi Ci and his lord join forces to fight against the enemy, so they will not be able to gain an advantage. I can even send one or two generals to help the eastern front. Since Cao Cao's troops are thinking about Fancheng, I won’t go all out to the east.”

"With Cao Cao's wisdom, if he dared to send his troops and horses to the east, he would not bluff and pretend to add troops to Wancheng and then attack Jingzhou! Not to mention that Ruwancheng's troops and horses are weak, even if If the Southern Barbarian King runs out of food, he will be instigated by Liu Bei to attack Wancheng and enter Xuchang in an instant! That will really be the end of Cao Cao, and the gains will not be worth the losses!"

"If Cao Cao was so stupid, how could he be alive today? When he assassinated Dong Zhuo, he would have been dead long ago!"

Lu Su's expression changed, and he said in a trembling voice: "Are you asking the lord to personally go into battle to face the enemy Cao's army?"

Zhou Yu raised his eyebrows, his eyes flashed, and said loudly: "What's wrong with this? In the past, my brother Sun Bofu would take the lead in every battle and worked tirelessly to conquer the six counties and 81 counties in Jiangdong. Even though it was the Cao thief we cursed day and night. , His position is extremely high, isn’t it true that he must go out for conquests, and he has never been greedy for pleasure in the capital! Could it be that my lord is superior to others!”

"Zijing! Born in sorrow, died in peace and happiness! The three pillars of the world are Cao Cao, who is resourceful and has abundant troops. Liu Bei is a commoner, good at winning over people's hearts, and even Zhuge Wen's virtues and wise calculations in the world. I feel so ashamed. If my lord doesn’t have a sense of worry, how can he be worthy of standing side by side with them..."

Lu Su nodded, admiring Zhou Yu's insight and strategy even more.

He was also thinking in his mind: "It turns out that Gongjin is cold on the outside and hot on the inside. Although he is far away in Poyang, he still thinks about the lord and the rivers and mountains east of the Yangtze River. Although this plan may temporarily embarrass the lord, in the long run, it is not a bad thing. "

"Gong Jin is devoted to the country, and he doesn't accept the great importance that Sun Bofu entrusted him with. He just doesn't know the master, but does he understand Gong Jin's painstaking efforts?"

The two of them stopped talking about official business at this point, and Lu Su was leaving for Xiangyang the next day, so he didn't dare to drink too much. The two of them were old acquaintances and had similar spirits. Although they had tea instead of wine, they still had a good conversation until late at night. , just now they dispersed with unfinished thoughts.

The next day, Zhou Yu arranged a boat to carry Lu Su and took the road to Xiangyang.

Xiangyang City, in the Military Advisor's Mansion.

in the courtyard.

It is still under the green willow tree and among the flowers.

Zhuge Liang arranged a small wine banquet to entertain Lu Su alone.

When Lu Su first came to the Military Advisor's Mansion, he was immediately attracted by the dozens of pots of flowers on the flower stands on both sides.

There are countless exotic flowers and plants of various colors planted in the inner garden of Chaisang Wuhou Palace, but compared with these potted plants, they seem to pale in an instant.

These flowers are soft in color and have a faint fragrance, which is either there or not.Just like a gentleman in the world, he upholds his integrity, does not follow the crowd, and does not flatter others.More like a noble woman, with three virtues and nine virtues, who will remain loyal until death.On the other hand, the flowers in Wuhou Palace are like a group of vulgar and secular women who flatter others in order to please others and have no idea of ​​self-respect.

Naturally, he didn't know that as a traveler in the 21st century, all the flowers in Zhuge Ming's military advisor's mansion were new products that he had carefully improved and cultivated over the years based on his memory and biological knowledge. Naturally, they would not be the same as the flowers of the Three Kingdoms in 2000. overlapped.

"More than ten days ago, I hosted your General Cheng Pu here!"

Zhuge Liang picked up the wine pot, poured a glass for Lu Su, and said with a smile.

"Oh? Why did Cheng Pu come here?"

(End of this chapter)