Uncle Emperor, I am really not Wolong Zhuge!

Chapter 129
"Grand Governor...this matter is too risky. If Jingzhou surrenders, or is unable to resist Cao Cao and is defeated, wouldn't Jiangdong destroy his alliance and put himself in a single fight with Cao Cao?"

"What's more, Jingzhou resisted Cao Cao for our Jiangdong, and that's why we are here today. If we have the intention to embezzle, it is inconsistent with reason, and it is even more inconsistent with emotion."

"It's better to maintain friendly relations, support them with food and grass, and fight against Cao together."

Lu Su also stood up, looked at Zhou Yu in the sword light, and said anxiously.

"Crack!"

Zhou Yu suddenly stopped, returned his sword to its sheath, and walked slowly in front of Lu Su. His face was not red, his heartbeat was normal.

"Zijing, don't keep saying that Jingzhou resisted Cao Cao because of me, Jiangdong."

"Zhuge Wende is full of tricks. I don't know how he persuaded you with his clever words. But I still advise you not to be fooled and become the sinner of my Jiangdong."

Lu Su was silent, lowered his head in thought, holding the teacup in his left hand, and gently holding the teapot lid on the body of the teacup in his right hand, making waves of weak but clear sounds.

"You are just here to ask for my opinion on my lord's order. I will tell you clearly that you must not provide money or food to Fancheng!"

Seeing that Lu Su never expressed his stance, Zhou Yu seemed to still feel guilty about Jingzhou Liu Bei and Fancheng garrison, and he immediately felt displeased.

Seeing Zhou Yu's resolute attitude, Lu Su had no choice but to give up. He reluctantly exchanged a few words with Zhou Yu, ignored the darkness of the night, jumped on the boat, and went to meet Chai Sang overnight.

……

"My lords, what do you think?"

There were three people sitting in Lu Su's Chaisang Mansion.Although these three people are not amazing in appearance, they control more than half of Jiangdong's economy and all of Jiangdong's money and food supply.

"Zijing, the three of us are sitting here now, but we don't see anyone!"

Zhang Zhao looked around and looked at Zhang Hong and Gu Yong, his eyes full of resentment.

Gu Yong also had a look of dissatisfaction and pointed in the direction of Poyang Lake: "In the past, Lu Ji just proposed to reconcile with Prime Minister Cao in front of the lord and retain my strength in Jiangdong. What crime did he have? He then did it in front of the lord. I personally drew my sword and killed Lu Lang!"

Zhang Hong hurriedly stretched out his hands and made compression and comforting movements. After asking Zhang Zhao and Gu Yong to do it, he turned to look at Lu Su, who was the guest of honor, and asked in a gentle voice: "Zijing, we all know You are an upright and virtuous person. Since he covers the sky with one hand, and my lord only listens to him in all affairs, why do you need to ask us?"

Lu Su was silent for a long time, then finally raised his head and said seriously: "The world in Jiangdong is the lord's world, not the world of any one of his ministers. Today's situation is changing and it is difficult to guess and determine. It is what we need to work together to protect." Jiangshan. It was the lord’s idea that I go to see Gong Jin, and it was also the lord’s idea that I come to invite you to meet him today. Please feel free to speak out if you have anything to say.”

Zhang Zhao smiled faintly and pointed at Lu Su: "Zijing, did you hit another snag with Zhou Gongjin?"

Lu Su's color did not change, his expression was calm, and he smiled slightly: "My family, my country, my country, my personal honor and disgrace, what does it matter to me, Lu Su?" I have proposed to the Lord to allocate grain and grass to the aid of Fan City to help them stabilize the city defense and prevent Cao's thieves from going south to invade. However, some people think that although Jingzhou and I are called allies, we are actually rivals. Jingzhou is developing too fast, and Zhuge Wende is so wise that no one in the world can match it. If they are allowed to develop and grow, Cao Cao will not be able to do so in the future. However, we were poisoned first."

"So someone doesn't agree with my lord allocating grain and grass to Fancheng."

"Whether we should support Jingzhou or not is up to the judges to decide."

Lu Su did not mention Zhou Yu's name, but everyone understood that the person he was talking about could only be Zhou Yu.

Zhang Hong gently picked up the wine glass, took a sip of the wine in the cup, nodded in admiration, and said calmly: "Jingzhou and I, Jiangdong, are feuding. They have been fighting each other endlessly since the time of the old master Sun Wentai, and each suffered casualties. In the past, Sun Bofu and even the current lord have raised troops many times to make enemies of Jingzhou Liu Biao. From this level, if Jingzhou is destroyed, we should applaud and cheer."

Lu Su shook his head, tapped the food plate on the table lightly with his chopsticks, and called on everyone to pick up their chopsticks to eat the food. He said at the same time: "Now the country has changed hands, the old master is no longer there, and Liu Biao has also turned into withered bones in the grave. The old grudges, What’s the point of mentioning him?”

Gu Yong picked up a mouthful of vegetables, put it in his mouth and chewed it carefully. After a long time, he slowly swallowed it. He picked up the wine cup, took a sip of wine, smiled softly, looked at Lu Su and said, "Zijing. This question , it seems this is not the first time you have asked us."

Two months ago, when Cao Cao raised his troops to go south, Zhuge Liang went to Chaisang to meet with Sun Quan. He said he wanted to thank Jiangdong for returning Jingzhou, but in fact he came to Jiangdong to form an alliance on Zhuge Wende's order.

However, at that time, Jiangdong was struggling with the issue of war or surrender.The civil servants, mainly from the Jiangdong clan, advocated surrendering to Cao Cao and executed Liu Bei together.However, Lu Su strongly advocated fighting with Liu Bei in the west and rejecting Cao Cao in the north.

Lu Su proposed to fund one hundred thousand shi of grain in Jingzhou as a sign of sincerity in forming an alliance, and asked Zhuge Liang to take him back to Jingzhou and persuade Liu Bei to form an alliance with Jiangdong.However, this proposal was severely rejected by Zhang Zhao, Zhang Hong, Gu Yong, Lu Ji and others of the peace faction.

They believed that only by surrendering to the Han Prime Minister Cao Cao could their own interests be preserved. As for whether Wu Houcun existed or not, it was a secondary matter.

Later, Zhou Yu suddenly led his troops to Chaisang, killed Lu Ji angrily, and refused to surrender. He also sent someone to send [-] shi of grain to Jingzhou to show his sincerity.

Lu Su smiled bitterly, raised his glass and apologized to the three of them: "In the past, Lu Su was just doing it for my Jiangdong foundation. He couldn't help himself. I hope you can forgive me. Could it be that today's gentlemen still stick to their original views?" , don’t you agree to support Jingzhou?”

Zhang Zhao was leaning on the backrest, picking his teeth gently; Zhang Hong lowered his head, pinching the thick ring on his left hand with two fingers of his right hand, playing with it back and forth; Gu Yong sneered and looked at Lu Su indifferently , without saying a word.

Lu Su couldn't help but feel cold in his heart when he saw the three people's indifferent and extremely indifferent attitude.Could it be that this time, the civil and military forces of the DPRK and the Chinese government agreed that they must watch Jingzhou's joke and let Fancheng fall into military chaos?

"You are known as an important minister, but you vent your personal anger and harm the country! If this is true, I, Lu Su, would be ashamed to share the same table with you!"

Lu Su was extremely angry. He did not expect that after making such a promise to Zhuge Liang this time, he would still be alone when he came back, without support from any faction.It seems that even if the lord Sun Quan wants to help Jingzhou, he doesn't have a suitable reason!
Kong Ming!

I, Lu Su, feel guilty about you again!

Thinking of this, Lu Su felt so angry that he picked up the wine pot and drank half a pot of old wine.

"Haha! It seems that Zijing is really good-natured!"

Zhang Zhao suddenly changed his attitude, clapped his hands and laughed.

Zhang Hong also twirled his beard and looked at Lu Su's excited expression with a smile, as if he was watching a scene directed by himself.

Gu Yongze stood up with a smile, took Lu Su's arm with one hand, snatched the wine bottle from his hand, and put it on the table: "Zijing, you guessed wrong this time."

Lu Su was startled, stared at Gu Yong, and asked in confusion: "Yuan Tan, what do you mean by this? Are you teasing me?"

Gu Yong looked at Zhang Zhao, who nodded slightly.

Only then did Gu Yong pull Lu Su back to sit down, took out a piece of paper from his arms, put it on the table, pointed at it gently with his finger, and said, "Before the three of us came to your house, we had already agreed on this. As long as the lord agrees, we can immediately allocate 50 shi of grain and grass, go upstream, and deliver it to the Jingzhou headquarters in Jiangxia in just three days!"

Zhang Zhao nodded, with a serious look, walked slowly to Lu Su's side, gently stroked Lu Su's back, sighed and said: "Zijing, you are a good person, but the three of us are not selfish. Disciple, how could you put life and death in Jiangdong into a trifle just for your own selfish interests and to establish some great achievements?" The words reflected Zhou Yu who was very happy to achieve success and dedicated to building great achievements.

Zhang Hong also followed up and said: "Jiangdong and Jingzhou are allies. Jingzhou's resistance to Cao's thieves is also to fight for our victory in Jiangdong. Is there any reason to ignore it? Besides, Jiangdong is not short of food and grass. As long as Fancheng needs it, we will send more One hundred thousand stones is not a difficult task for our Jiangdong Grain Depot. It is difficult to save, because there are villains in power and hindering the work."

The three of them all spoke magnificently, portraying themselves as selfless and loyal ministers who served the country wholeheartedly.

But Lu Su knew in his heart that they were just afraid of Cao Cao!

If there was still the idea of ​​surrendering to Cao Cao and preserving the family's strength in the past.So ever since Cao Cao blamed Jiang Dong for Cao Chong's death, they already knew that Jiang Dong and Cao Cao were fighting to the death and would never have a chance to coexist peacefully!

If Cao Cao really attacks Jiangdong, I am afraid that not one of the military clans, civil and military officials in Jiangdong will die well!

Instead of being invaded by Cao Cao one day and beheaded and confiscated.It is better to use it to support Jingzhou as soon as possible. As long as Jingzhou is stable, Jiangdong will be as safe as Mount Tai!

Xiangyang, in the Military Advisor's Mansion.

Zhuge Ming sat upright with his arms stretched out, still practicing his calligraphy that never seemed to improve.

But the calligraphy of the 21st century, although not very elegant and unrestrained, is unique among the military strategists of the Three Kingdoms. Even in the Han Dynasty, there is no one whose calligraphy is similar to his.

Even Zhuge Ming's font is slightly different from other ordinary people's fonts.This Zhuge-style writing mode has also become one of Zhuge Ming's unique symbols.

But only he understands that the reason for this is that the fonts of the 21st century are simple and clear, and it is much more time-consuming and labor-saving to write than the fonts of the Three Kingdoms period.

Not far away, on the table in the middle of the lobby, Zhuge Liang and Ma Liang were coordinating and calculating the money and grain allocated from the nine counties of Jingxiang and Xiang, when it would arrive, when it would be put into the treasury, and how to distribute the allocation and other matters.

Jingzhou is not preparing for war every day!

However, all preparations for war were carried out in a tense, calm and silent manner.

"The letter from Military Advisor Zhuge was dropped in front of the mansion, specially sent to the Military Advisor."

While the two were busy, suddenly the captain guarding the gate hurriedly walked into the courtyard and outside the entrance of the hall, holding a gray cowhide envelope in his hand.

"A letter from my brother?"

Zhuge Liang was startled for a moment, turned to look at Zhuge Ming, and saw that his brother was still raising his arms attentively, practicing calligraphy as if he were painting, so he put down the things in his hands, carried his robe to the door, and took the envelope. "Brother!"

"I wonder when, brother, there was an eldest brother in Yingchuan?"

Zhuge Liang smiled and handed the letter to Zhuge Ming.

Zhuge Ming stopped writing and did not take the letter. He only looked up and raised his eyebrows.

Sender: Xun Wenruo, Yingchuan!

"Brother: Zhuge Wende Taijian."

Kong Ming arranged the letters and put them on the desk in front of Zhuge Ming. This was his personal letter, and Cao Cao was an eternal enemy of Jingzhou. Now Cao Cao's chief military advisor, Mr. Xun Lingjun, actually wrote the letter himself and sent it to the Military Advisor's Office. If it is complicated, it will inevitably cause criticism.It would be best to hide the handling so that no outsiders know about it.

"Kong Ming, since you accepted it, you might as well read it out for everyone to listen to. Ji Chang is also here, so let's take a look. Why did Xun Wenruo send letters thousands of miles away and call me his brother?"

Zhuge Ming smiled faintly, finished the last stroke, placed the brush on the desk, turned around and gently picked up the teacup, drank tea, and waited leisurely for Zhuge Liang to read the letter.

"Brother, this is inconvenient..."

Zhuge Liang looked at Ma Liang awkwardly and whispered.

Ma Liang stood where he was, neither leaving nor staying.He reached out and scratched his head, feeling like a piece of wood and not knowing what to do.

"It doesn't matter, just read it out. Neither Ji Chang nor you are outsiders, so what should I avoid?"

Zhuge Ming didn't take it seriously at all, and just urged Zhuge Liang to read the letter quickly.

Zhuge Liang had no choice but to open the envelope, unfold the letter and read in a low voice.

Its meaning is roughly like this:

"Zhuge Wende, my younger brother, Taijian: Xun Yu was born in Yingchuan, but he stayed in Xudu for a long time, and his responsibilities were so important that it was inconvenient to travel far away. Recently, I asked Zhuge about the name of the wise brother, and it was like thunder in my ears. The wise brother is wise, calculating, knowing people, and judging power. They are all outside the heaven and earth, not within the four seas. All living beings like me are so ashamed."

"Although my brother has great talents, he has no great ambitions. He does not seek to be heard by the princes, but to survive in troubled times and benefit the people. In the past, he lived in seclusion in Xiangyang and devoted himself to studying. He only hoped to preach and gain knowledge and develop the people's wisdom. However, he was killed by the Jingzhou clan. He created difficulties in every possible way: Cai Mao burned down the school and killed 36 of your students; Zhang Yun massacred Xishan and killed 500 more people!"

"Such crimes are too numerous to describe! The various injustices suffered by my worthy brother are even more disgusting to hear!"

"If my foolish brother Wen Ruo is not talented, I would like to report to the emperor on my behalf to rectify my virtuous brother's name. I will punish the Jingzhou clan and avenge my virtuous brother."

"Be registered as a disciple of the Emperor, serve in the court, and serve the country."

"In this way, we will live up to the peerless talent of the wise brother! The foolish brother can also see each other day and night, and listen more to the wise brother's teachings!"

"Thousands of longing thoughts cannot be conveyed in the book. I hope that Zhuge Xiandi will come to Xuchang soon. Xun Yu leans on the door and looks at it every day, looking forward to a reply!"

When the words were finished, everything fell silent.

The entire Military Advisor's Mansion seemed to become as silent as death at this moment.

Zhuge Liang held the letter in his hand, feeling shocked and unable to move.Ma Liang stood nearby, and he could clearly hear every word Zhuge Liang read. He was even more frightened at this moment, and his heart was beating so fast that he seemed to be suppressing it and wanted to jump out of his voice.

Only Zhuge Ming was still strolling back and forth in the lobby calmly, walking gently.Every step was so light and casual, and the rhythm sounded even, which showed that his heart was calm and as still as still water.

How did Xun Yu know about Zhuge's military advisor's encounter in Xiangyang and even the conflicts with the Jingzhou clan?
He was far away in Xuchang, how could he know what happened in Jingzhou a few years ago?What's more, at that time, Zhuge Wende was just an unknown person, how could he attract the attention of the high official of the court, the dignified Xun Lingjun!
Ma Liang was puzzled. Zhuge Ming came out of Jingzhou, rented Ma's old house, and established Xiangyang Academy. It was located in a hidden place and acted in a low-key manner. Not many people knew about it.Later, Cai Mao led his troops to burn Xiangyang Academy and burned the students in the academy together. This was a decisive move.If the house hadn't belonged to the Ma family, even he wouldn't have known about it!
How did it reach Xun Yu’s ears? ?
In Zhuge Liang's heart, this matter was in another state of mind!
He didn't know at first that his brother Zhuge Ming, who had raised him when he was young, had come to Xiangyang, otherwise he would not have abandoned him and allowed Zhuge Ming to be humiliated and bullied by the Jingzhou clan!

As for all Zhuge Ming's experiences and grievances, he also learned from Zhuge Ming and Ma Liang after getting to know Zhuge Ming.

The three of them work together every day to outline the great development of Jingzhou, and in their spare time, they often come up with a few strokes.And Zhuge Ming is also free and easy, and has no scruples or care about his past lows and losses. Whenever Zhuge Liang asks, he never refuses.So over time, Zhuge Liang also understood it clearly!

But how did Xun Yu know it?

Is it...

Zhuge Liang's eyes flashed and he couldn't help but curse himself secretly!
"Confused! I'm so confused!"

Zhuge Liang couldn't help but put down the letter in his hand, stretched out his hand and slapped his two crisp mouths in succession.

Ma Liang hurriedly took a few steps forward, got in front of Zhuge Liang, reached out and grabbed his arm: "Kong Ming! What happened? Why are you doing this?"

Kong Ming was extremely regretful and did not speak. He just stretched out his other hand and hit his forehead hard, looking extremely regretful and resentful.

"Is it because of the three of them?"

Suddenly, Zhuge Ming, who was standing behind him, asked calmly.

"Um……"

Kong Ming frowned and nodded, and continued: "I recognized the three of them as Taoist scholars and brothers of the opposite sex, but I didn't expect that the three of them had no moral integrity and told Xun Yu about my confidant's words!"

Zhuge Ming walked to the gate of the mansion and looked up at the white clouds floating in the blue sky: "So, not only have the three of them arrived in Xuchang, but they have also surrendered to Cao Cao!"

Zhuge Liang nodded: "It must be so. It's a pity that what I know is not human!"

"But Xun Yu's letter is just a stratagem to alienate people. I hope the military advisor can clear his mind and don't be fooled!"

"Although the Jingzhou clan had treated their elder brothers in every possible way, the chief culprit, Cai Mao and Zhang Yun, has already died after being beheaded. The elders of the other clans who were threatening to follow them also seem to have forgiven them, so why bother to fight and kill again because of this..."

"What's more, if brother Jun leaves Jingzhou and goes to Xuchang, how can Jingzhou exist?"

"Our hard work over the past few days has been in vain."

Zhuge Liang felt nervous for a while, and looked at Zhuge Ming again. He looked calm and calm, unable to see the fluctuations in his heart at all, and he felt even more unsure.

He became an official this time because he wanted to use Jingzhou as his foundation, follow Zhuge Wende, and accomplish a great cause.If Zhuge Ming's heart is moved, if Xuchang follows Cao Cao and takes an official position in the Han Dynasty, then Jingzhou will probably fall apart with the departure of Zhuge's military advisor, and everything will be declared disbanded!

At that time, I will really be like duckweed, with nothing to rely on.

"Strategic Advisor, Kong Ming. Who are the 'three people' you are talking about? I am already so confused..."

Ma Liang stood aside, listening to Zhuge Ming and Zhuge Liang talking back and forth. They kept mentioning the "three people". He was very puzzled. He didn't know who the three people they were talking about were.

Zhuge Liang sighed and turned to look at Ma Liang: "Ji Chang, you also know these three people. In the past, they could be regarded as the three most famous people in Jingzhou!"

"Who it is, just tell me straight away, why are you trying to keep it secret..."

Ma Liang felt restless after hearing this and didn't want to guess, so he urged him impatiently.

"Cui Zhouping, Shi Guangyuan..."

Cui Zhouping, Shi Guangyuan, Meng Gongwei?
Ma Liang swayed and almost fell!
These three people are also famous people in Jingzhou. They were the most friendly with Zhuge Liang, because they were like life-and-death friends.

In the past, everyone in Jingzhou knew the talents of the four of them.However, Zhuge Liang was only talented and thought highly of himself, so he was unwilling to become an official easily.

Soon after, Cao Cao attacked Xinye, and heavy rains were coming in Jingzhou, causing many people to panic.

It was also at that time that the three of them bid farewell to Zhuge Liang and said they would go to Xuchang to meet Cao Cao and do something important.

It has been almost two months since I said goodbye to Kong Ming in the mountains.The three of them were in Xuchang and did not really join Cao Cao's shogunate. They often exchanged letters with Kong Ming to describe each other's situations.

Unexpectedly, it was suddenly revealed today that Xun Yu knew about Zhuge Ming's life experience!
"Brother, I'm ashamed of myself. I was so stupid and gullible..."

Kong Ming took two steps forward, knelt in front of Zhuge Ming, kowtowed and apologized.

(End of this chapter)