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But at this time Sun Quan was thinking too much, he was eager to talk to Lu Su, so he ordered his guards to escort Sun Shangxiang back to the city, watching the large group of guards escorting the carriage go away, Lu Su slowly stepped forward and bowed and said: "See Wu Hou !"

Sun Quan patted him on the shoulder and praised him, "Bringing the soldiers back is your greatest achievement!"

Lu Su shook his head and said in shame: "This is not the merit of the humble minister, but Liu Jing's face for Princess Shangxiang."

"Shang Xiang's face?"

Sun Quan was a little stunned, how could it be his sister's face?But then he realized that as Liu Jing, he would never release so many prisoners of war for a woman. This was actually Liu Jing's attitude. The two families stopped fighting and peace was the most important thing.

Thinking of this, Sun Quan no longer entangled in this matter, and asked, "Tell me about the negotiation with Jingzhou. What conditions did they propose?"

This is what Sun Quan is most concerned about. Now the situation in Jiangdong is very serious. Zhao Yun's army is still stationed in Liyang County in Jiangbei, maintaining the trend of pressing southward against Jiangdong. There was a sharp drop, and voices of dissatisfaction filled the ruling and opposition parties.

The Shanyue people have publicly stated that they no longer recognize him as the lord of Jiangdong, and even some counties in Jiangdong have called for him to abdicate. The internal and external difficulties have put Sun Quan under great pressure.

If the aftermath of the Western Expedition cannot be properly resolved, he may not be able to keep the Lord of Jiangdong. There is a little explanation. [

Just as Lu Su was about to answer, Sun Quan waved his hand, "On the way back, I said, this is not a place to talk."

In the carriage returning to the city, Lu Su carefully proposed Liu Jing's conditions to Sun Quan. Sun Quan was silent for a while, and he sighed slightly, full of regret, how could he accept it?Open the inland river ban, cede Qichun County and Yuzhang County, destroy warships of more than a thousand shi, and compensate 30 shi for grain. If these conditions are spread, Jiangdong will really boil.

But the crisis is at hand. If he does not agree, the four counties of Qichun, Yuzhang, Lujiang and Jiujiang will be completely lost. More importantly, they are now weak in national strength and cannot afford another big war. Levy, Jiangdong will fight again.

At this time, the Jiangdong army didn't even have the strength to expel Zhao Yun's army in Liyang County, so what qualifications did Sun Quan have to challenge Liu Jing again?

At this moment, Sun Quan felt deeply humiliated and powerless. He couldn't find a way to break through the predicament in front of him, unless he asked Liu Jing to give in, but would he give in?

At this moment, the carriage stopped suddenly, and a guard outside the car whispered: "Marquis Wu, there is an urgent report."

"What's the situation?" Sun Quan asked lightly.

"General Dingwu Zhonglang secretly called on the prefect of Yuzhang this morning."

A murderous intent suddenly shot out from Sun Quan's eyes, and then the murderous intent disappeared, and he replied calmly, "I see!"

Next to him, Lu Su was a little nervous. He knew that Dingwu Zhonglang was Wuhou's younger brother Sun Lang. What did he mean by visiting Sun Ben?

Judging from the murderous intent in Wu Hou's eyes, there must be sensitive matters involved. Could it be that Lu Su suddenly thought of a possibility, and suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.

Sun Quan glanced at him, smiled slightly and said, "Don't worry, Zijing! Everything is under my control, and there will be no civil strife in Jiangdong."

Sun Quan was not worried that Sun Lang would rebel. What he was worried about was Sun Ben. This cousin and Cao Cao were in-laws, and his relationship with Cao Cao was very ordinary. He also knew that Sun Ben had secretly exchanged letters with Cao Cao.

Sun Fu's collusion with Cao Cao was actually related to Sun Ben, but at that time I had to let him go in order to stabilize Jiangdong. [

Moreover, Sun Ben is a veteran of Jiangdong, and has deep connections in Jiangdong's army and official circles. If he really uses the failure of the Western Expedition to overthrow him, it will indeed be a great threat.

Sun Quan closed his eyes. He felt that he was in a dangerous moment of internal and external difficulties. If he was slightly behind, he would fall off the cliff

In the study, Zhou Yu, Zhang Zhao, and Zhang Hong hurried over one after another, and they all sat down. Sun Quan asked Lu Su to explain the situation of Jiang Xia's envoy again. The room was silent, and everyone was not angry. They all knew that Jiang Dong was On the case of fish, there is no choice.

"Let's talk about it! How should we deal with it now?"

Sun Quan said slowly to the crowd: "I can't afford such a condition, but it seems that I have to accept it, but once I accept it, how can I explain to Jiang Dong?"

At this time, Zhou Yu said first: "Actually, the condition of destroying the thousand-stone warship is not a big problem. At present, we have 120 warships that exceed the thousand-stone warship. These 120 warships can be sold to Liu Jing as part of the food compensation. Keep one of Marquis Wu's boat, I think Liu Jing will agree."

Next to him, Zhang Zhao frowned, "But without the warships of more than a thousand stone, isn't our navy in Jiangdong finished? In the future, Cao Cao will invade Wu, how can I resist?"

Zhou Yu smiled slightly, "I have led the navy for a long time, and I know that the battle of the navy mainly depends on the thousand-stone warships. The two-thousand-stone and three-thousand-stone warships are actually only used for logistics transportation. Although we do not have thousand-stone warships, we In the future, warships of [-] shi can be built, which is actually no different from a warship of [-] shi. As for transportation and logistics, a cargo ship of [-] shi can be used equally well. Navigating inland rivers only requires a little more quantity.”

Sun Quan's mind was a little clear, he nodded, "Gong Jin's words are reasonable, more importantly, our national strength is weak now, and we are trying to build big ships. If Cao Cao attacks south, a [-]-stone warship can still stop Cao's army from crossing the river." , and we will try our best to go west again within ten years, and it is actually useful to build large ships, and I can agree to this."

Everyone fell silent again, Sun Quan looked at Zhang Hong, and he found that Zhang Hong seemed to have something to say, so he said, "If Zhang Changshi has anything to say, just say it clearly. By now, we should have no worries."

Zhang Hong smiled wryly, "It's not that I have any concerns, it's just that my thoughts are not yet mature."

"You might as well tell me!"

Zhang Hong pondered for a while and said: "Weichen is trying to figure out Liu Jing's mentality. Since he released more than 5 prisoners of war regardless of conditions, Weichen feels that he actually does not want to completely weaken Jiangdong. He still hopes that Jiangdong can form an alliance with him. , to deal with Cao Cao together, but he is not at ease with us, and at the same time he is also worried that it will not be easy to explain internally, so he only returns the soldiers, not the generals."

"Chang Shi is right!"

Zhang Zhao also nodded in agreement: "That's true, otherwise there is no way to explain why Liu Jing released the prisoners of war. He is actually implying that we can talk about everything, so we can grasp Liu Jing's deep meaning and protect Jiangdong to the greatest extent. Interests."

Sun Quan was stunned for a moment, he didn't think so deeply, he thought Liu Jing released the soldiers to buy people's hearts, but now he understood Liu Jing's deep meaning, which made him a little ashamed, he asked Zhou Yu again, "What does Gong Jin think?"

Zhou Yu thought for a long time and said: "I also agree with Chang Shi's opinion, and I heard that Cao Cao has withdrawn his troops from Fancheng and Xinye, and left hundreds of thousands of shi of grain to Jingzhou. There should be no shortage of food, and we can actually use other things to pay for food, so that we can solve our own food shortage."

Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong looked at each other and said in unison: "Pig iron!"

Sun Quan suddenly realized, why Zhao Yun stationed troops in Liyang, isn't it because of Liyang's iron mines?He slapped his forehead and sighed: "I'm really stupid. The iron mines in Jingzhou have always relied on us. We have enough pig iron, and we can use rough iron slabs instead of grain to alleviate our immediate difficulties. This problem will be solved. .”

"But pig iron is a strategic material, and Jingzhou is an enemy!" Zhang Zhao was still a little worried.

Zhou Yu shook his head and said: "The military commander is too worried. As far as I know, Jingzhou has found a large iron ore in the area of ​​Green Copper Mountain, but the ore is not as good as ours. Even if we block the export of iron ore, it will have little impact on Jingzhou. , and since the opening of trade is promised, the iron mines cannot be blocked, so giving them pig iron will not have any strategic impact."

"Gong Jin is right. Compared with pig iron, food is our lifeblood. I think it is feasible to exchange pig iron for food!"

Sun Quan affirmed Zhou Yu's plan. Although Zhang Zhao still felt a little inappropriate, he couldn't find a better plan for a while, so he remained silent.

At this time, Lu Su said from the side: "I had a special talk with Liu Jing about the lifting of the ban on inland rivers. He thinks this is a matter of mutual benefit for both parties. Jingzhou will also release the ban on inland rivers to Jiangdong. He said it is not What harsh conditions."

"But does Zijing think about the consequences of opening the inland river ban?"

Zhang Zhao was a little dissatisfied and said, "As soon as Jiangxia's money comes out, Jiangdong will be swept away. One hundred Jiangxia's money can be exchanged for 150 Jiangdong's money. If the inland river ban is lifted, our folk supplies will be plundered by Jiangxia. How can Jiangdong protect itself?"

Lu Su hurriedly said: "I also raised this issue with Liu Jing. He suggested that we adjust the coin casting formula and use the same copper material as Jiangxia coins. This problem can be solved gradually. The key is that opening the inland river ban can promote trade and handicrafts. The development of the workshop is beneficial to both parties.”

Zhang Hong also agreed with Lu Su's suggestion, "Actually, what Zijing said is right, the ban on rivers and seas is lifted, even if Jingzhou merchants don't go deep into the inland rivers, Jiangdong merchants will still go deep into the villages to buy various items in exchange for Jiangxia money, and the inland rivers are banned. It doesn't make much sense, the key is to unify the money, so that we won't be controlled by Jiang Xia Qian, Zijing is right."

Sun Quan knew in his heart that if the ban on inland rivers were lifted, Jiangxia merchants would directly trade in the hinterland counties and counties. This would inevitably hit the interests of the big Jiangdong merchants. This was the key, and he still needed to coordinate.

Sun Quan pondered for a moment and said: "The inland river ban can be released first, so that more ministers can participate in the discussion. The key is the land issue. This is the big problem that I can't explain. Now Jingzhou wants to cut off Qichun County and Yuzhang County. And Peng Zehu, these are the foundations left by my father and brother, lost in my hands, how can I face my father and brother? How can I explain to Jiangdong’s elders.”

Speaking of this, Sun Quan sighed a long time. In fact, he was more worried about internal division. If there was a consequence of splitting the land and borders, he would encounter unprecedented opposition and doubts in Jiangdong. Abolish his Jiangdong inheritance rights and establish a new master. Even if he will not be arrested without a fight, Jiangdong will be in chaos and cause division. This is a scene that Sun Quan absolutely does not want to see.

Therefore, resolving the land issues in Qichun and Yuzhang was the top priority of this negotiation, and he looked at everyone expectantly.

Zhang Zhao thought the most about the land issue. He was also very realistic and knew how to choose. He said to Sun Quan: "Now the four counties are in the hands of Jingzhou. If Liu Jing refuses to return even one county, we have nothing to do. My minister The meaning is to take back Lujiang and Jiujiang counties first. As for Qichun County, it is across the river from Jiangxia and poses a great threat to Jiangxia. Simply give it to Jiang Xia, Peng Zehu can also give it to Jiang Xia, the key is Yuzhang County, I have thought about it for a long time, maybe I have a plan."

Sun Quan was overjoyed and hurriedly said, "Zi Bu, please tell me!"

While sorting out his thoughts, Zhang Zhao said slowly, "We can promise Jingzhou to give them Qichun County and Yuzhang County, but ask them to wait for a year before handing over to Jingzhou."

"Why wait a year?" Several people asked at the same time.

Zhang Zhao sighed and said: "The key is that we protect Marquis Wu's reputation. Handing it over to Jingzhou now will do too much damage to Marquis Wu's reputation. A year's delay in the delivery will dilute the shadow of defeat, and we can use this year to expand southward. , the three counties of Luling County, Linchuan County, and Jian'an County will be officially included in Jiangdong's pocket, so that Jiangdong's territory will be more than doubled. At that time, the loss of Qichun and Yuzhang Counties will have little impact. I think Liu Jing is also a person with vision, will he agree with our plan?"

Sun Quan nodded. This plan is considered a blessing in misfortune, and it can be adopted. He thought for a while and asked, "Then how will Qichun and Yuzhang arrange this year? Does Zibu have a plan?"

"We can discuss with the Jingzhou side. The army will be stationed by them, but the prefect will be appointed by us. In this way, on the surface, we will take back the two counties of Yuzhang and Qichun."

Sun Quan also knew that this was just their plan, and the key depended on whether Liu Jing could accept it or not. He glanced at Lu Su. Although Lu Su was a good envoy, his position was a little low. After all, he couldn't make decisions on major issues.

Sun Quan pondered for a long time, and then said to Zhang Hong: "Chang Shi and Zi Jing will go to Jingzhou together this time. Be sure to finalize the contract, and then discuss the details of the marriage."

Zhang Hong immediately got up and saluted, "My minister is willing to share the worries for Marquis Wu!"

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