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When Sun Quan's fleet arrived in Liyang County, Liu Jing's dozen warships were still in Liyang County, but Liu Jing himself was gone.

Li Fu was brought into Sun Quan's cabin, and he bowed and saluted, "Jiangxia Lord Bo Li Fu is visiting Marquis Wu!"

Sun Quan glanced at him, and asked with a smile: "If I remember correctly, Mr. Li should be the leader of Yuan Shang's army, Bo! When did you vote for Jiang Xia?"

"Birds choose good trees to live in. Is it strange that I vote for Jiangxia?"

"It's not surprising, Mr. Jing is a very good lord. When I dealt with him at the beginning of the year, I knew that he would be the lord of Jingzhou sooner or later. It is indeed wise for Mr. Li to vote for Jiangxia."

Sun Quan smiled, then changed the subject, "I want to know where Mr. Jing is?"

"Reporting to Marquis Wu, Mr. Jing has something to do at the moment, so he's going back to Jiangxia first. He left a sentence for me to tell Marquis Wu. The alliance between the two parties can also be discussed in Peng Ze, and it doesn't have to be Soochow."

Although Sun Quan was always calm, he still couldn't hold his breath at this time, and asked in a deep voice, "I wonder when Young Master Jing will leave?"

"What a coincidence, I just left last night. If I knew that Marquis Wu was coming, my lord would definitely wait another day."

"Thank you, Mr. Li, I know what's going on."

Sun Quan really knew that Liu Jing knew he was coming before he left. He immediately called Zhou Yu and told him, "Liu Jing just left last night, so it shouldn't be far away. Gong Jin can go after him immediately. Be sure to catch up with Zhou Yu." He please come back."

Zhou Yu hesitated and said, "I feel that Liu Jing actually doesn't want to leave. He knows that the lord will come to pick him up in person, so he should come back."

Sun Quan shook his head, "Since I have shown my sincerity, I should show my sincerity to the end and give him enough face. This is my apology for neglecting him."

"Weichen understands, immediately go after him."

Zhou Yu saluted and went out. At this time, the guards reported to the side: "Report to Marquis Wu, the magistrate of Liyang County has brought it, and wait outside."

"Let him in!"

Soon, the magistrate of Liyang County in official uniform came in hurriedly, knelt down and saluted, "My minister Liyang County Magistrate Luo Min pays homage to Marquis Wu!"

Sun Quan sat down and asked him, "I want to know about the assassination of Mr. Jing, have you investigated it?"

The county magistrate Luo Min nodded, "I started a detailed investigation the next day, and there was indeed an assassination. Many cargo ship crews can confirm that there were more than a dozen men in black riding horses. They shot at Mr. Jing's boat with crossbow arrows. Someone witnessed Seeing that there were also men in black in the water, the quality of the water was excellent, they climbed ashore and ran away, and I went to the east to investigate again, and these men in black fled into Yangxian, and then ran to the northeast."

"Any other clues? Such as horses, accents, etc.?"

Luo Min shook his head, "I don't dare to talk nonsense, I really don't know anything, I only know that this group of people is very disciplined, they shoot one arrow and leave at the same time, obviously very well trained."

Sun Quan asked a few more questions, very detailed, but the county magistrate Luo Min couldn't come up with any more favorable clues, so Sun Quan had no choice but to order someone to send him away. As soon as the county magistrate Luo left, Sun Quan's expression darkened immediately. He said to the guards: "Go and get Chenggong and Zhang Changshi for me."

Although Sun Quan also thought of the possibility of bitter tricks, the current situation made him dare not think too much about it. He is very passive now, and he has not arranged for guards along the way, so it is a bit unclear. Look internally for those responsible.

Not long after, Cheng Pu and Zhang Zhao rushed over and bowed together, "See Marquis Wu!"

Sun Quan stood in front of the window with his hands behind his back, and without turning his head, he asked coldly, "Tell me! Who arranged the assassination?"

Cheng Pu and Zhang Zhao looked at each other, shook their heads together and said, "Report to Marquis Wu, this matter has nothing to do with us."

"I still want to quibble!"

Sun Quan turned around suddenly, stared at Cheng Pu and said angrily, "You are the one who advocates killing Liu Jing. I disagree, so you should do it secretly, right?"

The veins on Sun Quan's forehead popped up, and he finally lost his temper. Zhang Zhao and Cheng Pu had never seen Sun Quan lose such a temper. They couldn't help kneeling together. Cheng Pu kowtowed and said, "Although I hate him, it's not because I don't know the overall situation." Man, without the consent of Marquis Wu, I would never have made such a reckless and stupid move, never!"

Zhang Zhao also explained: "Of course I will not assassinate him, this will only harm Jiangdong's interests and force Jiangxia to surrender to Cao."

Cheng Pu is the oldest person in Jiangdong, with a high status. If he did it, he would admit it, and Zhang Zhao would not do such a stupid thing. Since the two of them denied it, and Sun Quan believed them, he thought about it Thinking again: "Could it be that your nephew did it secretly, or some military children, who hated Chaisang's disastrous defeat back then, secretly organized this assassination. Can you guarantee that it has nothing to do with them?"

Cheng Pu and Zhang Zhao were silent. They couldn't guarantee it. There was indeed a possibility. Jiangdong's young children were extremely active, including Zhang Zhao's second son, Zhang Xiu, who often called a group of officials' children to gather. Zhang Zhao considered that he could accumulate contacts for his son. , never block.

More importantly, there are indeed many people in Jiangdong who are worried about the fiasco of Chaisang. There are many people who hate Liu Jing, especially Ling Tong and Pan Zhang's younger brother Pan Long. They have repeatedly threatened to kill Liu Jing.

This time Liu Jing came to Jiangdong, there is indeed a possibility of being assassinated by them, and the possibility is very high.

Sun Quan glanced at them, and said coldly: "It seems that you also understand that there is such a possibility. Now I can't find out who did it. How do you think I will give Liu Jing an explanation?"

Zhang Zhao pondered for a moment and said, "My lord, you can tell Liu Jing that this matter is under investigation. It is very likely that Cao Cao wanted to destroy the alliance between the Sun and Liu families and deliberately assassinate Jiangdong. Kill him, and then they annex Jiangxia, in short, the responsibility can be shifted to these two families, and then the lord promises that this matter will not happen again, it should be regarded as an explanation."

After a pause, Zhang Zhao smiled again: "The more important thing is that the lord came to greet him in person, showing his sincerity and giving him enough face. If he really wants to form an alliance with the lord, he won't be too entangled in the assassination. He didn't Did you just leave?"

Sun Quan nodded. Although Zhang Zhao had a different standpoint, he considered the issue carefully and understood people's hearts thoroughly.

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Zhou Yu chased Liu Jing all the way by boat, and he knew very well in his heart that since Liu Jing left the night before Wu Hou's arrival, it meant that he didn't really want to return to Jiangxia, but just made a gesture for the sake of the people below. Gain a psychological advantage in negotiations.

Zhou Yu had to secretly scold Liu Jing for being cunning. This is actually a bit like shopping at a small stall in later generations. The customer looked at the item and turned around to leave. The small vendor would coax the customer back with soft words. such as.

If this kind of market psychology is used in a small way, it is a street vendor, and if it is used in a big way, it is a negotiation between two countries. The principle is the same.

Zhou Yu knew that Liu Jing still needed supplies, and there was a supply place at the wharf in Wuhu County. At dusk the next day, Zhou Yu's [-]-year-old clipper arrived at the wharf in Wuhu County. : "Look, captain, Jiangxia's boat!"

Zhou Yu also saw that seven or eight warships of five hundred shi were moored at the pier, and soldiers were loading things from the pier to the ships, and they were indeed replenishing here.

Standing on the prow of a large ship, with his back to them, he watched the soldiers carrying the goods with his hands behind his back. From his back, he was tall, dressed in a long robe, and wore a golden crown on his head. Judging from his appearance, he should be Liu Jing.

At this time, a soldier reminded the boat coming from behind, Liu Jing turned around, and happened to be face to face with Zhou Yu. Although the Chaisang War broke out three years ago, they had never seen each other. , Your Excellency is Young Master Jing!"

Seeing Zhou Yu's handsome appearance, tall and straight figure, and elegant demeanor, Liu Jing couldn't help but secretly praised Zhou Yu: "As expected of Zhou Lang from Jiangdong, he is indeed a romantic and talented man, with the appearance of a dragon and a phoenix among people." '

Liu Jing also smiled back and said: "It is Liu Jing, who has heard the reputation of Jiangdong Zhou Lang for a long time."

Zhou Yu was overjoyed, and hurriedly said: "Gong Jin came from Liyang County, can I have a talk with you?"

Liu Jing stared at him indifferently for a moment, then waved his hand, "Commander Zhou, please board the boat and talk!"

The two entered the cabin and sat down. Zhou Yu said sincerely: "Wu Hou has already rushed to Liyang County. Wu Hou was deeply angry at what happened to Mr. Jing in Liyang County. He has ordered the investigation of the murderer. He will definitely arrest the murderer and give you an explanation. , but no matter what, please believe me, this is definitely not Wu Hou's original intention."

"Of course I believe in Marquis Wu's sincerity, otherwise I would not have come to Jiangdong. In fact, I have had countless enemies over the years. Whether it is Cao Cao or Cai Mao, they all have motives to kill me. I don't necessarily think that Jiangdong people did it.

The key point is that I hope to see the sincerity of Marquis Wu's alliance. I hope that our two families can put aside the unhappiness in the past and join hands to fight against Cao Cao. This is the purpose of my coming to Jiangdong. I hope Governor Zhou will tell Marquis Wu. "

Zhou Yu nodded silently. He pondered for a while and asked again: "I wonder when the young master thinks Cao Cao's army will go south?"

Liu Jing smiled, "I think I and Zhou Dudu should have the same opinion. As soon as Cao Jun ends the battle of Liaodong, he will immediately start to invade the south. If it is soon this winter, if it is slow, next spring and summer, Cao Cao's army will definitely attack Nanyang on a large scale. What does Governor Zhou think?"

Zhou Yu sighed, "Heroes see the same thing, and I think so too."

Zhou Yu was anxious, got up and saluted, "Master Jing, please go back with me no matter what, and discuss with Marquis Wu the plan to fight Cao."

Liu Jing nodded, "Since Marquis Wu and Governor Zhou are so sincere, of course I will put the overall situation first."

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The assassination turmoil was finally dissipated by Sun Quan's sincerity. Liu Jing did not ask about the assassin's situation, nor did he mention the differences within Jiangdong. On the next afternoon, accompanied by Zhou Yu, Liu Jing returned to Liyang. county.

Sun Quan has been waiting here for nearly four days. Although a series of turmoil has occurred, many people are worried that they will be a little awkward when they meet.

But what actually happened proved that this kind of worry was completely unnecessary. They were like old friends who hadn't seen each other for many years, and they laughed and hugged each other as soon as they met.

Sun Quan looked him up and down, and said with a smile: "Many years ago, I was thinking about who dared to bully my sister, and then I found out that this daring guy is Mr. Jing."

Liu Jing quickly explained, "That was a misunderstanding!"

Sun Quan chuckled, and patted Liu Jing on the shoulder, "My lord, you don't need to explain. I know it well. If it wasn't for your lord's willingness to protect her, my younger sister would probably be caught by Huang Zu. I don't even have time to be grateful."

Liu Jing smiled slightly, "Sister Ling really shouldn't have gone to Jiangxia back then, it was too dangerous."

Sun Quan nodded, changed the subject, and smiled again: "To be honest, I was not convinced in the Chaisang battle back then. Would Mr. Jing be willing to fight with me again?"

Liu Jing smiled happily, "I am willing to accompany you again, so that Wu Hou will be convinced in defeat!"

The two looked at each other, and they both laughed. Sun Quan took Liu Jing's hand and walked to the side of the boat. My younger brother, whoever dares to be rude to him is deceiving me, Sun Quan, and I will kill him!"