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Lu Su is an honest man who can't tell lies. He hesitated for a moment, then said: "Although Jiangdong suffered the defeat of Hefei, it didn't change the fundamentals. There are still more than [-] troops and sufficient food and grass. Frankly speaking, Jiangdong's The problem is not strength, but officialdom."

Liu Jing also heard that there are many factions in Jiangdong's officialdom, and there are fierce internal struggles, but he didn't expect Lu Su to tell him frankly, which made Liu Jing feel a little more fond of Lu Su. Fighting comes from the internal fighting of the Sun family. In fact, it is closely related to the unstable foundation of Sun Quan. The two Western Expeditions all ended in disastrous defeats. Although the Chibi War was won, they did not get enough benefits. It can be said that Sun Quan loses more than he wins, which naturally shakes the foundation of his power. In this case, only by provoking factional struggles can his position be stabilized. I am afraid that he was also defeated by the infighting in the officialdom."

Lu Su didn't speak for a while. Liu Jing used the sharpest method to directly dig out the root cause of Jiangdong's weakness over the years. Lu Su also knew that Jiangdong's weakness was due to infighting in the officialdom, but Liu Jing pointed out that the infighting in the officialdom was intensifying. The root of the reason lies in Sun Quan. In order to maintain his power position, Sun Quan deliberately provoked internal fighting.

Lu Su couldn't help what Zhou Yu said to him before his death, "I don't know people well, I'm ashamed of Bofu." Zhou Yu said that he didn't know people well, referring to Sun Quan. Is it above the struggle?

Liu Jing sensed Lu Su's emotional instability, so he comforted him and said, "If Zijing doesn't want to participate in Jiangdong's internal strife, he might as well tell Wu Hou that he can represent Jiangdong in Chengdu."

Lu Su shook his head with a wry smile, and Sima Yi smiled and said, "The state shepherd is joking! How could Marquis Wu let Jiangdong's governor go to Chengdu for a permanent residence?"

Liu Jing didn't smile at all. He looked at Lu Su and said, "Zijing, do you still remember what I told you on the pier when I first went to Chaisang many years ago? If you remember, those words are still valid today."

.......

Lu Su himself didn't know when he returned to the cabin. He seemed to be sleepwalking, standing in front of the window and staring blankly at the surging river. He couldn't help thinking of the scene many years ago, when he first arrived in Chaisang At that time, Liu Jing personally invited him to stay in Chaisang and become Chaisang's military advisor, but he dismissed him dismissively.

But today Liu Jing mentioned that matter again, which made Lu Su feel infinitely emotional, but can he still choose?An unspeakable wry smile appeared on Lu Su's face.

When Zhou Yu was the governor, he really had the military power, and Sun Quan had no choice but after Zhou Yu's death, Sun Quan appointed himself as the governor, but he didn't give him the military power at the same time. Instead, he took the opportunity to take it back.

To put it bluntly, I am only a superintendent in name, but the actual military power is in the hands of Sun Quan, and my real power is even inferior to Lu Xun.

"Could it be that Jiangdong really died in the third generation?" Lu Su said to himself.

.......

Lu Su left, and Liu Jing and Sima Yi were still discussing the negotiation with Jiangdong in the cabin. Liu Jing will not participate in the specific negotiations, and Sima Yi will be fully responsible.

Sima Yi sighed and said: "When we passed Xiakou, we heard news that Cao Cao had fully deployed his troops in the Central Plains, which meant that Cao Cao had seen through our attempt to contact Jiangdong. I was a little worried. If the northern attack on the Central Plains fails, we will However, Jiangdong has given up such great benefits, especially Changsha and Hengyang. Once lost, it is very likely that Xiangdong and Guiyang counties will not be able to keep it. Are we not worth the loss?"

Liu Jing smiled slightly and said: "Zhongda is worrying too much. No matter Changsha or Hengyang, they are not food. If they are eaten, they will be gone. They are land. No matter how many years have passed, the land will never be lost. As long as we want it, You can take it back at any time, even if you give them the whole of Jingnan, they won’t be able to digest it if you swallow it, just think that we are temporarily placed there in Jiangdong, and one day in the future, not only Changsha and Hengyang, but the entire Jiangdong will become our pocket of things."

After a pause, Liu Jing said again: "As for Cao Cao's deployment of troops in the Central Plains, this is within my expectations. A full 25 troops have been deployed. Frankly speaking, this is exactly the result I want."

Sima Yi was taken aback, "What does Zhou Mu mean by that?"

Liu Jing laughed, "If there is no alliance with Sun Quan, Zhongda thinks how many troops Cao Cao will send? Will he send 25 troops? No, at most [-] troops, [-] in Nanyang and [-] in Runan. If the Cao army in the Central Plains With insufficient troops, we still have no chance in Guanzhong.”

Only then did Sima Yi suddenly realize that Zhou Mu's strategic purpose was to contain Cao Cao's main force in the Central Plains, and he finally understood.

Liu Jing walked to the window and looked at the river with his hands behind his back. After a long while, he said calmly: "No matter what, the negotiation with Sun Quan must be successful this time. Except for not giving them food and goods, we can accept all the land conditions they put forward. Promise, first lure them with high profits, and deal with them later!" Speaking of this, Liu Jing's eyes became very cold.

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Two days later, the fleet of the Han army finally arrived at Jianye. The fleet was moored in the middle of the river, while Liu Jing's big ship slowly docked. On the shore, Sun Quan and more than a hundred civil and military officials had been waiting for a long time.

When Liu Jing and Sun Shangxiang walked off the big boat slowly, Sun Quan greeted him, and he smiled from afar, "My dear brother, are you safe?"

The two laughed and hugged tightly. Liu Jing sized Sun Quan up and said with a smile, "Brother seems to be much fatter than before."

"Not only is he fat, but he is also getting old. We haven't seen each other for four years. The past four years have changed a lot!"

"Brother is right, I wonder if my mother-in-law is in good health?"

Sun Quan nodded, "Although her health is not very good, the most dangerous time has passed. Yesterday she was still thinking about when you will arrive. Brother, my mother likes you very much."

At this time, Sun Shangxiang came forward to greet his elder brother, Sun Quan smiled slightly, "Sister, should I go to see my mother first, or go to the city with us first, and then go to see her old man together at night?"

Sun Shangxiang turned her head to look at Liu Jing, it was up to her husband to decide, Liu Jing said with a smile: "You go see your mother first! Don't wait for her, I will visit her in the afternoon."

Seeing that her husband was considerate of her, Sun Shangxiang was delighted, so she said to her elder brother, "In that case, I will go see my mother first."

Sun Quan nodded, and immediately arranged a carriage, and asked the guards to take his sister to Changgan Palace to meet her mother. Watching Sun Shangxiang's carriage go away, Liu Jing met and greeted all the officials in Jiangdong one by one, and also got into Sun Quan's carriage to Xiang Jian. Industry City drove away.

Jianye City is just an official city, and the city is not big. Inside are the government offices and Moling Palace, with a circumference of only ten miles, while ordinary people live in the surrounding Stone City and Danyang County City. Feel the enthusiasm of the people of Jiangdong.

At this time, the news that Princess Shangxiang and Liu Jing came to Jiangdong to visit their relatives had spread throughout Jiangdong. The streets in Danyang County were already crowded with people. Both sides of the street were crowded with people who came to welcome Liu Jing. Tens of thousands of Jiangdong soldiers maintained order on both sides. Everyone was sweating profusely. When Liu Jing's carriage entered the city, more than [-] people on the street erupted.

Looking at the extremely excited faces, Liu Jing was also moved in his heart. He seemed to have returned to the year when Xiangyang was taken back, and the people were also cheering and excited. Why are you so excited and looking forward to it?"

"I'm confused too!"

Liu Jing smiled and said, "Could it be to welcome Jiang Dong's son-in-law?"

Sun Quan shook his head, "Not entirely, the real reason is that the virtuous brother is already famous all over the world, and he is the hope of the revival of the Han Dynasty. If the virtuous brother doesn't believe it, if he has the opportunity to go to Luoyang or Chang'an, I believe he will receive such great honor." Of course, this is also related to the release of tens of thousands of prisoners of war back to Jiangdong by my virtuous brother, ah!"

Sun Quan sighed slightly, "Sometimes I also envy my virtuous brother."

"My brother won the award, I think the real reason is not me, but my brother is by my side."

Sun Quan chuckled, and patted Liu Jing on the shoulder, "Rest well, mother will hold a family dinner to welcome you tonight, I am really glad that you are here."

Led by the guards, Lu Su quickly walked through the long corridors of the palace until he came to the inner hall. The guards went in first to report, and after a while, the guards came out and said, "Marquis Wu, please come and see me!"

Lu Su adjusted his clothes and walked into the inner hall. In the inner hall, Sun Quanzheng, Zhang Zhao and Gu Yong were talking about something. For some reason, Lu Su felt an inexplicable resistance in his heart. Zhang Zhao was from the Jiangbei faction. Gu Yong was the leader of the Wuyue faction, which reminded him of Liu Jing's words on the boat that Jiangdong's defeat must be caused by internal strife in the officialdom, and the root cause of the internal strife in the officialdom was Sun Quan.

Lu Su sighed in his heart, stepped forward and bowed deeply to Sun Quan, "My humble minister joins the Marquis of Wu!"

"Captain Lu has worked hard, please sit down!"

Sun Quan smiled and asked Lu Su to sit down, and said to him, "We are all concerned about Liu Jing's coming east this time. Can Zijing tell us what is his real purpose for coming east this time?"

Lu Su is a generous person. Although he was disgusted with Zhang Zhao and Gu Yong, he still nodded to them, and then he said to Sun Quan: "It is indeed as we speculated before, this time Liu Jing came to Jiangdong for the purpose of Sun and Liu will unite and march northward to the Central Plains, of course, the premise is to eliminate some of the unhappiness between the two families in the last Hefei battle."

"How can there be such a cheap thing in the world!"

As soon as Lu Su finished speaking, Zhang Zhao said angrily from the side: "He thought that Jiangdong's army would work for him if he came to visit once and win Jiangdong's hearts? What about benefits? What benefits can he give Jiangdong!"

Rao Lu Su was kind-hearted, and finally couldn't bear it anymore. His expression changed, and he scolded Zhang Zhao angrily, "Mr. Zhang must talk about interests. Doesn't it mean that in the mind of Mr. Zhang, there is no relationship between people other than interests?"

Zhang Zhao didn't expect Lu Su to be so rude, and scolded himself, his expression became extremely ugly, and he snorted heavily. Seeing the embarrassing atmosphere, Sun Quan quickly smoothed things over and said, "Zijing has worked hard all the way, and with the hot weather, he is inevitably a little irritable. , let's talk slowly, please rest assured, don't worry."

Lu Su restrained his dissatisfaction, and bowed to Sun Quan, "I also asked Sima Yi, and Sima Yi said that in order to show Jingzhou's sincerity, we can assign Changsha and Hengyang to Jiangdong, or give Qichun County to Jiangdong. You can choose one."

Sun Quan, Zhang Zhao, and Gu Yong looked at each other, their eyes were full of surprise, especially Sun Quan, when he heard that Liu Jing was going to give him Changsha County and Hengyang County, he couldn't bear the excitement in his heart, and got up quickly Walking to the wall, he quickly opened the curtain, and on the wall was a huge map of Jingzhou in the east of the Yangtze River.

Sun Quan stared at the map with his hands behind his back. Changsha County is the second largest county in Jingnan after Nanjun, and Hengyang County is a strategic place. Xiangdong County and Guiyang County also naturally became Jiangdong's possessions, and the six Jingnan counties won four out of one net. This is the territory he has dreamed of!

Sun Quan turned around abruptly, and said to Zhang Zhao: "Liu Jing must use Sima Yi to negotiate. This man has a lot of strategies. Jiangdong's chief negotiator must be Zibu, and try his best to win more benefits for Jiangdong."

Lu Su couldn't help sighing in his heart, profit is paramount again, but this time he said it from Sun Quan's mouth.