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Two days later, Lu Fan and Qiao Guolao visited Mrs. Wu together. Both of them were the most respected persons of Mrs. Wu. They received a grand reception and were invited into the noble guest hall of Ganlu Palace.

Mrs. Wu rarely sees outsiders, and the guest hall has never been opened. Today is the first time it has been opened. In the guest hall, Lu Fan and Qiao Guolao sat on both sides. Things of the past.

Unexpectedly, Sun Shangxiang also attended the meeting. She sat quietly by the side without saying a word.

In fact, Mrs. Wu also knew that these two people came for her daughter's marriage, but she was not disgusted, and she also wanted to hear Lu Fan and Qiao Xuan's views on this marriage.

"Did Lu Gong meet Liu Jing?" Mrs. Wu glanced at her daughter and asked Lu Fan with a smile.

Sun Shangxiang trembled slightly, she pretended to drink tea, but pricked up her ears.

Lu Fan chuckled, "Of course I've seen him. Last year he came to Jiangdong to discuss the alliance with Marquis Wu. We all saw him. Princess Shangxiang even danced swords for him. We all thought, could it be God's will!"

Sun Shangxiang's face flushed suddenly, "Why did you mention that matter?" She was a little ashamed, but she still refused to leave. In fact, she asked Liu Jing to dance together because she wanted to teach him a lesson, but Liu Jing took the sword away, and she became Huang Qiufeng in the eyes of everyone.

Mrs. Wu never knew these things, she was even more surprised, and asked: "I mean, how is his character?"

"It can be called a dragon among men!"

Lu Fan made no secret of his admiration, "Although he is Jiangdong's great enemy, in all fairness, I still want to admire him. This man is the best man Lu Fan has ever seen in his life. He has gradually become the lord of Jingzhou from a military lord. , everyone in Jingzhou admired him sincerely, only Bo Fu back then could compare with him, even Cao Cao praised him as a hero in the world, more importantly, he is only 24 years old, young and heroic, he is the perfect match for Shang Xiang."

Sun Shangxiang finally couldn't sit still, she got up and said: "Mother, my daughter will leave first."

She turned around and ran away in a panic. Everyone laughed together. Mrs. Wu sighed and said, "I believe in Lu Gong's knowledge. It sounds like he is indeed worthy of Shang Xiang. It is also Shang Xiang who can have this man as his son-in-law." Xiang's blessing is just that he already has a wife, and Shang Xiang can only marry him as a submissive wife, I am not willing to do so!"

At this time, Qiao Guolao smiled and said: "Actually, this is not a big problem. Liu Jing is a direct descendant of the royal family. Cao Cao wanted to make him King of Xiangyang, but he refused. I also heard a rumor that Cao Cao "Fuck" was even willing to honor him as emperor, but he also declined. From this, it can be seen that it will be a matter of time before he becomes king. Although Shang Xiang cannot be his wife, once Liu Jing becomes king, he can be called the king together in terms of etiquette. Princess, with Jiang Dong as the backing, no one dares to underestimate Shang Xiang, Shang Xiang has her own status, and Liu Jing has no elders and in-laws, so Shang Xiang will not suffer any grievances."

"Are his parents gone?" the old lady asked again.

"He is gone, and his uncle Liu Biao has also passed away. He has almost no elders in his direct line."

Mrs. Wu nodded silently. It is of course best not to be controlled by her in-laws. She also knows that a woman's status in her husband's family depends on her natal family's backer. The Tao family is just a businessman. , the status will not be low.

She herself is the best example. She and her elder sister married Sun Jian together. The elder sister is the righteous one, and she is the obedient one. But in fact, both of them are Sun Jian's wives, and she doesn't feel the low status. example, Mrs. Wu finally nodded in agreement.

"Okay! You can tell Marquis Wu that I only have one condition. Let me see this Liu Jing with my own eyes. If I like it, I will marry my daughter to him. If I don't like it, the marriage will be over."

After listening to Lu Fan's report, Sun Quan was both happy and worried. He was happy because his mother let go, but worried because Liu Jing was willing to come to Jingkou.How could mother see him.

"I'm afraid he won't come." Sun Quan frowned.

Lu Fan smiled and said: "I also told the old lady about this difficulty. The old lady said that she can guarantee Liu Jing's safety. In fact, I think it is not impossible to let Liu Jing come. The key is that we have to tolerate the army he brought."

Sun Quan nodded. It was true. If Liu Jing was to come to Jingkou, it would be possible only if he was allowed to lead the troops. Sun Quan was a little embarrassed. He didn't want to see the scene of Jingzhou warships overwhelming the river again.

After pondering for a long time, he sighed and said, "Let's talk about this matter when Chang Shi and the others come back!"

For the past two days, Sun Ben has been silent. He tried to take advantage of Sun Quan's absence in Jingkou to create an opportunity to seize power, but was destroyed by Sun Shangxiang. This made Sun Ben very annoyed.

But at the same time, he paid close attention to the subtle movements of Jiangdong's officialdom and observed Sun Quan's every move, as if Sun Quan hadn't noticed what he was doing. Sun Quan didn't take any action these days, which made Sun Ben a little confused.

In this secret battle for the position of Marquis Wu, Sun Ben tried his best to overthrow Sun Quan, although he also had some advantages, such as his deep connections in the Jiangdong military and official circles, and the fact that he got He won the support of Jiangdong elders Zhu Ran and Han Dang, but the biggest advantage is that he controlled Kuaiji County.

However, Sun Ben admitted in frustration that he is still at an obvious disadvantage. Most of the officials he visited have made it clear that they support Sun Quan, which shows that everyone is not optimistic about him. This is an extremely unfavorable trend. If More and more people are not optimistic about him, and those who originally supported him will turn against him and betray him. At that time, he will desert everyone, and the general trend is over.

So Sun Ben eagerly hopes to break the situation. He expects the situation to be chaotic and doesn't like a peaceful situation. The fastest way for those in power to step down, for this reason, Sun Ben is full of expectations for the negotiations between Sun and Liu.

Just as Sun Ben was pacing back and forth restlessly in the room, there was a report from the housekeeper at the door: "I would like to report to the envoy, there is a person from outside the house who said he came from the north, and there is a name card."

'From the north? ’ Sun Ben’s heart moved, and he immediately asked, “Where is the famous post?”

The butler stepped forward and presented a name card. The name card was sealed, and obviously he did not want outsiders to see it. Sun Ben tore open the envelope and quickly opened the name card. 'Chen Jiao' appeared in front of him, and he suddenly became nervous. , It really is the person sent by Cao Cao.

He pondered for a moment, then ordered in a low voice to the butler: "Bring this person into the mansion through the side door, and bring him to the study to meet me!"

The housekeeper hurried over, and Sun Ben wiped the sweat from his forehead. He and Cao Cao are in-laws, and his daughter is married to Cao Zhang. He and Cao Cao have always had secret contacts. Quan, of course he also hopes that Cao Cao can support him.

He originally thought that Cao Cao sent Zhang Liao troops to Hefei to support him, but he didn't expect Cao Cao to go one step further and directly intervene in the competition for the Lord of Jiangdong. He didn't know that Cao Cao would let Chen Jiao give him What do you bring?

Not long after, the housekeeper brought in a middle-aged scribe, who was Cao Cao's aide Chen Jiao who was captured by Zhao Yun in Huoshaobian County. Later, he was released back to Fancheng as a condition for letting Xiangyang go.

Today, Chen Jiao came to Jiangdong under the order of Cao Cao. It is true that Sun Ben can take over the position. If Sun Ben takes the position, Jiangdong will be occupied by Cao Jun sooner or later. Zhang Liao was ordered to lead an army of [-] troops to Hefei, and Chen Jiao was also ordered to secretly come to Jingkou to assist Sun Ben.

When Chen Jiao entered the room, he saluted deeply, "See the envoy!"

Chen Jiao avoided disaster in Jiangdong in the early years of Jian'an, and he knew Jiangdong's people like the palm of his hand. Back then, Sun Ben's daughter married Cao Zhang in the north, and Chen Jiao was the envoy to meet her. He knew Sun Ben very well, and this was the main reason why Cao Cao sent him to Jiangdong. .

Sun Ben laughed and said: "I remember that she married a daughter in the fourth year of Jian'an. I said goodbye to you. I haven't seen you for ten years. How time flies!"

Chen Jiao also said with a smile: "Ten years is indeed not a short time, but when I look back, many things seem to be like yesterday, and the prime minister often feels that time is not waiting for me."

Sun Ben smiled knowingly, and asked Chen Jiao to sit down. The maid brought in two cups. Sun Ben ordered the door to be closed, and then asked, "Did Ji Bi come from Hefei, or from Yedu?"

Sun Ben asked very implicitly. If he came from Yedu, then Chen Jiao should have Cao Cao's letter on him. Chen Jiao smiled and said: "I came from Yedu, but I don't have Cheng's letter on me, only the letter. .”

Sun Ben was a little disappointed that Cao Cao didn't have a personal letter. Could it be that he didn't take him seriously?Chen Jiao seemed to understand Sun Ben's disappointment, and explained with a smile: "It's because the prime minister is worried that Jiangdong has more people who know me. If I'm arrested, if the letters are found, I'm afraid it will be bad for the envoy, so I didn't bring a written letter, but The prime minister gave the envoy one thing."

He took out a jade vessel from the pocket at his waist and handed it to Sun Ben. Sun Ben turned out to be a small jade tripod, the size of a pear. , Looking at it for a while, the words "Jiangdong Zhiding" are engraved on the bottom of the jade tripod. Sun Ben suddenly understood that this is what Cao Cao wanted him to aspire to Jiangdong.

He was overjoyed, put the jade tripod on the table, respectfully worshiped three times, and said in his mouth: "Thank you, Prime Minister, for your kindness!"

Chen Jiao didn't expect Sun Ben to act so flatteringly. He felt a little contemptuous in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face. He just smiled lightly and said, "The Prime Minister hopes that you can win Jiangdong and become the new lord of Jiangdong. I don't know what progress has been made recently?"

Sun Ben smiled wryly and shook his head, "We are in a stalemate recently, and I look forward to breaking the situation as soon as possible. Look at the contract signed between Jiangdong and Jingzhou, and maybe we can catch Sun Quan."

Chen Jiao pondered for a while and said: "I heard that Jiangdong and Jingzhou are going to marry Qin and Jin. The Prime Minister is very interested in this. He wants to ask how is the progress?"

Sun Ben was a little stunned. There are so many complicated things, why is the prime minister only interested in this?But he didn't dare to ask more questions, and quickly said: "The old lady has already agreed to this marriage, and this marriage is probably settled. The only change is that the old lady wants to see Liu Jing, and I hope Liu Jing can come to Jingkou."

Chen Jiao clapped his palms and laughed, "Sure enough, as the Prime Minister expected!"

Sun Ben was at a loss, and he quickly asked, "What does Ji Bi mean by that?"

Chen Jiao smiled slightly and said, "The prime minister guessed that Mrs. Wu's final condition must be to meet her future son-in-law. This is also human nature. If Liu Jing really comes to Jiangdong, our chance will come."

Sun Ben was stunned, "Prime Minister means to think"

Chen Jiao narrowed his eyes and smiled, "The Prime Minister said that he had a bet with Liu Jing to see who would die first, and he was very worried that Liu Jing would win the bet, so he very much hoped that Liu Jing would stay in Jiangdong."

Amidst Sun Quan's gracious expectations, Zhang Hong and Lu Su finally returned from Jingzhou. Sun Quan was overjoyed by the negotiation results they brought. In the meeting hall, Sun Quan burst into laughter, "I knew Liu Jing was not short-sighted." Man, he can be my brother-in-law."

Sun Quan was most concerned about grain and land. Liu Jing agreed to use rough iron to cover the grain, which was extremely beneficial to Sun Quan, because the rough iron slabs in the Liyang warehouse were piled up like a mountain, estimated to be several million catties, and there was no one who knew them. There is no difference in transporting a million catties.

In particular, Liu Jing promised not to station troops in Yuzhang County, which made Sun Ben unable to grasp his own handle. You must know that Sun Ben has been in Yuzhang for a long time as the prefect, and he has many eyes and ears. It will cause public outrage, so the impact of defeat is actually not that great.

He passed this catastrophe safely, but Sun Quan also knew that although he could escape this catastrophe by chance, if he wanted to march west to Jingzhou, he really had no chance.

Thinking of this, Sun Quan said happily: "I can give Liu Jing a formal written promise that within ten years, Jiangdong will never go west again."

Zhang Hong nodded and said, "Then it is about the marriage of the Jing and Wu families. Jingzhou needs specific details."

Sun Quan thought for a while, the two parties need a matchmaker first, after thinking for a while, Sun Quan smiled and said: "In this case, I will send Qiao Guolao to Jingzhou to be a matchmaker."

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