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In the official room of the state government office, Jia Xu was reporting to Liu Jing about the communication with Zhang Hong today. Liu Jing couldn't help laughing, "I want to use pig iron to compensate for the grain. How do you calculate the price? The flowers in the middle are very big, so it's not good. We can only get pig iron at the price of 40 shi, which is considered good, which is equivalent to 80 shi of grain, so how to set this price?"

Jia Xu also laughed and said: "I also raised this question. Zhang Hong said that we will decide the price of grain and pig iron. I feel that they are willing to suffer big losses in this regard, but they hope that we will be able to sell the land. Accept their proposal."

"Sun Quan is not stupid at all to take advantage of a small loss! What land plan did he propose?" Liu Jing asked with a smile.

"Zhang Hong first agreed to cede Pengze Lake to us. They have no dispute on this point, but they have different opinions on ceding Qichun County and Yuzhang County."

"What? Are they unwilling to agree?" Liu Jing's tone became cold.

"No, they hope to cede the two counties to us one year later. After they take Luling County, Linchuan County and Jian'an County, they will cede Qichun and Yuzhang Counties, so that they won't suffer too much. Objecting, Zhang Hong said, hope we can understand the pressure Wuhou is facing."

Liu Jing nodded. Of course he knew the predicament Sun Quan was facing now. If there was news of land cession again, the people in Jiangdong would be full of resentment, and Sun Quan would not be able to sit on the position of Marquis Wu. Sun Ben would come to power and become Cao Cao's dog. This is by no means in the interests of Jingzhou.

Thinking of this, Liu Jing asked: "How can Jiangdong guarantee to give us Qichun and Yuzhang counties?"

Jia Xu laughed and said, "What Zhang Hong meant is that we can garrison troops in these two counties. They don't garrison troops, but only send them as prefects. After a year, they will transfer the prefects and we will take over."

Liu Jing thought about it. In fact, it doesn't matter whether they garrison troops in these two counties. He can take them back at any time. The key is the safety of the Yangtze River waterway. His control of the Yangtze waterway.

Liu Jing laughed and said, "Simply, I'll be more personal. I will station troops at the wharf of Qichun County, and then both Qichun and Yuzhang will not station troops. One year later, I will take over the two counties, so Sun Quan is under pressure. Will be smaller, but”

Speaking of the word 'but', Liu Jing smiled meaningfully: "I also need Jiangdong's consent. Jiangdong's military ships are not allowed to appear on the river west of Wuhu. In addition, Zhang Hong will cooperate with us to set up a "mystery" situation. , we can reach an agreement in private, but the negotiations on the table have failed.”

Jia Xu thought for a while, and immediately understood, "Has the envoy from Bashu arrived?"

Liu Jing nodded, "I just got the news that the envoy from Bashu has arrived in Fangling County. In addition to the envoy Fazheng, there is also Wang Lei, the deputy envoy. We have always advocated self-defense and opposed Liu Zhang's rapprochement with Jingzhou. We must convince this person that the reason for the failure of the negotiation between Jing and Wu is that we are watching the "chaos" in Jiangdong and trying to take advantage of the "chaos" to seek Jiangdong."

Jia Xu happily smiled and said, "I think Zhang Hong will be willing to cooperate with us in setting up this puzzle."

Zhang Hong has never been so happy in his life as he is today. When he signed his name on the Jingwu contract on behalf of Sun Quan, he couldn't help but burst into tears.

The signing of this contract means that Wu Hou's biggest weakness no longer exists, and Sun Ben will stop blaming Wu Hou for his fiasco, which also means that Jiangdong has stopped on the verge of the most dangerous split.

Although Jiangdong military ships cannot appear on the Yangtze River waterway west of Wuhu, Jingzhou agrees that Jiangdong official ships can patrol normally. Of course, Jingzhou's military ships cannot cross the border.

The person in Jingzhou who signed the contract on behalf of Liu Jing was Shi Xushu, the governor of Jingzhou. However, their signing was not the final contract, but a letter of intent, or memorandum of negotiation, which marked that the two parties had reached an agreement on several major issues. consensus.

The formal contract must be signed one year later. When Jiangdong handed over Yuzhang County and Qichun County to Jingzhou, this was also a request of Sun Quan. If he signed the formal agreement prematurely, he would also be attacked by Sun Ben and others. .

The letter of intent was in duplicate, and each party held one copy. Zhang Hong put away the agreement, smiled at Xu Shu and Jia Xu, and said, "After the official business is over, let's talk about private matters, which is about the marriage of the Jing and Wu families. Marquis Wu hopes to take care of the major future events of the two families as soon as possible."

Xu Shu and Jia Xu looked at each other the same way, they both laughed, Xu Shu said: "Although my lord has not officially answered the matter of the marriage, we in Jingzhou all agree that the marriage between Sun and Liu is not a personal matter of the state shepherd, just like Zhang As the public said, it is a major issue related to the future of Jing and Wu, so we agree to the marriage. In addition, let's discuss the details again, who will be the matchmaker? Where will the marriage be married? Unnecessary misunderstandings will arise."

Zhang Hong and Lu Su discussed it. Although Marquis Wu advocated marrying his younger sister Sun Shangxiang to Liu Jing, it was only an intention. The final success of the marriage would have to be determined by Mrs. Wu and even Princess Shangxiang herself. It's hard to decide on the details now.

Zhang Hong smiled apologetically and said, "I can only decide on the marriage intention now. I need to go back and discuss the detailed arrangements. I suggest that Jingzhou send a marriage envoy to go to Jiangdong with me. We will discuss the marriage in Jingkou. Xu Chang What does history think?" [

Xu Shu smiled and said, "There's no problem with this. I'll go back and discuss it with Zhou Mu."

At this time, Jia Xu reminded again: "Tomorrow we will continue to negotiate in the state government office. In the end, the negotiation will break down, and the two parties will break up. This is our agreement in advance, Mr. Zhang, don't forget it."

Zhang Hong nodded silently. Although the contract has been signed, he still needs to cooperate with Jingzhou to make a "puzzle". He thought for a while and said: "Since we broke up unhappy, we plan to leave Xiangyang and return to Jiangdong tomorrow night."

At dusk, several five-hundred-stone passenger ships slowly stopped at Xiangyang Wharf. On the prow of the first big ship, Sima Yi stood with a happy face. He went north from Chengdu, passed Hanzhong via Shangyong, and then took a boat to Xiangyang. Although climbing mountains and wading through water is quite hard work, compared with the harvest of his trip to Bashu, this hard work is nothing.

On the second boat stood two scribes. On the left was a man in his thirties, with a medium build and a thin face. It was Wang Lei, the deputy envoy.

Wang Lei, an official in Yizhou, was about 40 years old. He was tall and thin, with a serious expression and a serious expression. He was a difficult person to deal with. He was also known for his uprightness in Bashu.

Although Liu Zhang agreed with Fazheng to go to Xiangyang as an envoy, but Fazheng belonged to Dongzhou scholars after all. Liu Zhang was not at ease. From the perspective of balancing interests, he appointed Wang Lei, who belonged to the native line of Bashu, as his deputy envoy, and the two went together. Xiangyang negotiated peace.

Although the purpose was to negotiate peace, Wang Lei's mission was just the opposite. He wanted to find evidence of Liu Jing's attempt to enter Bashu westward in order to persuade Liu Zhang to sever ties with Jingzhou.

When the ship slowly docked at Xiangyang Wharf, Liu Jing, who had been waiting for a long time, led Jingzhou civil and military officials to greet him. Sima Yi stepped off the ship quickly and gave a deep salute, "My minister, Sima Yi, sees my lord!"

Liu Jing patted his arm and said with a smile, "Zhongda has made great contributions during this trip to Bashu. I understand it very well. Let's talk in detail later. Let me introduce the two envoys from Bashu to me first."

Sima Yi understood, and hurriedly introduced two envoys to Liu Jing who had just disembarked, "This is Fa Xiaozhi who joined the army in Yizhou, and this is Yizhou who was engaged in Wang Gongxian. Both of them are seniors with profound knowledge and high morals."

Although Liu Jing and Fazheng have met twice and have a tacit understanding with each other, in front of Wang Lei, they still seem to have met for the first time. Mu is a hero in the world, and I am lucky to see you today!"

"It's polite to join the army. Liu Jing just got the shadow of his father's generation and governed Jingzhou for the emperor. He is really a mediocre person. How dare he call himself a hero in the world. Shame! Shame!"

After speaking, Liu Jing turned his eyes to Wang Lei again, and asked with a smile, "Is this Wang Gongxian, who is famous for his uprightness and integrity in Bashu?"

Wang Lei despised Fazheng's flattery in his heart, he saluted slightly, and said nonchalantly: "I am Wang Lei, who is sent to Jingzhou by Liu Zhoumu's order, and I hope that the Marquis of Chu will help me to complete the official duties as soon as possible."

Liu Jing introduced the high-ranking civil and military officials of Jingzhou to the two of them, and everyone greeted them one by one. Seeing that it was getting dark, Liu Jing laughed and said, "Everyone is a Hanchen, and they work for the emperor. There is nothing wrong with discussing it. Your honorable envoy has worked hard all the way, please go to the post house to rest first, we will talk about business tomorrow."

Liu Jing asked Jiang Wan to lead the two of them to the expensive hotel to rest, and then he gave Sima Yi a wink, and everyone returned to the state government office.

In the official room, everyone sat down one by one. Jia Xu first introduced the negotiation with Jiang Dong to Sima Yi. At this time, Liu Jing smiled and said, "I am very interested in this Wang Lei. Zhongda might as well tell me about this person." .”

Sima Yi leaned forward and smiled, "If you want to talk about Wang Lei, you must first talk about the faction relationship in the local clan of Bashu."

"I'm all ears!"

Sima Yi sorted out his thoughts a bit and said: "The Dongzhou scholar system is very simple, it is the Jingzhou faction and the Sanfu faction. The Jingzhou faction is headed by Dong He, and the Sanfu faction is headed by Pang Xi. Relatively speaking, the Bashu local system is much more complicated. , in simple terms, they are divided into Chengdu School, Shubei School, Berkshire School and Mianzhu School.”

Sima Yi took a sip of tea and continued: "Chengdu School is headed by Zhang Song and Zhang Ren, Shubei School is headed by Wu Yi, Berkshire School is represented by Yan Yan, Mianzhu School was originally headed by Wang Shang, Wang Shang After his death the year before last, Huang Quan became the leader of the Mianzhu Sect. This Wang Lei is Wang Shang’s nephew, and he also belongs to the Mianzhu Sect. However, because Huang Quan is actually from Langzhong, Brazil, Wang Lei did not recognize him as the Mianzhu Sect. The contradictions are deep, so the Mianzhu School is further divided into the Mianzhu King School and the Mianzhu Yellow School.”

When Sima Yi said this, everyone laughed. The relationship is indeed very complicated, but Sima Yi shook his head and continued: "The complexity of the Bashu native faction is not limited to this. It was just a faction formed by the geographical environment, but recently because of Liu Bei and the lord. Because of this, local factions in Ba and Shu stood in line one after another, and soon formed a supportive Liu faction, such as Zhang Song; there were also conservative Huang Quan, Zhang Ren, and centrist Wu Yi, but they were divided based on interests."

Liu Jing understood a little bit, this is the division of factions related to them, he pondered and asked: "Is Yun Shao mentioned in Zhongda's letter also among these three factions?"

Sima Yi smiled and said: "He is a special case. He is just an upstart in Yizhou. He is not yet qualified to become a nobleman in Yizhou, and he has no part in faction disputes."

Liu Jing nodded, "Zhongda, please continue!"

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