The Yuan Family of the Three Kingdoms I call the shots

Chapter 684 Expulsion of Zhuge

Sun Quan and the others didn't catch up with Yuan Shang, and they couldn't get Sun Shangxiang back, so they could only leave angrily. Before leaving, Zhou Yu took a deep look at Yuan Shang, his eyes seemed to be quite thoughtful.

On the way back, Sun Quan's expression was not very good all the way, obviously he was extremely unhappy.

Zhou Yu rode his horse slowly and followed Sun Quan. After a long time, he saw him asking quietly, "My lord, what do you think of what Yuan Shang said just now?"

When Sun Quan heard the words, Purple Beard trembled immediately, and said out of breath, "What else can I do? It's just a shame! You said that you should be like Sun Zhongmou when you give birth to a son, and I should be like Yuan Laosan when I give birth to a grandson! Just based on this sentence , I, Jiangdong, will be at odds with him from now on! We cannot live together!"

Zhou Yu smiled helplessly, shook his head, and said, "My lord must be so angry, I'm not asking such nonsense... I just want to ask, what do you think of Yuan Shangshi's proposal to go south and west?"

Hearing this, Sun Quan's angry face calmed down immediately, he stroked the purple beard on his chin, and after a long moment of silence he said: "The southward that Yuan Shang said, is it because he wants to attack Jingzhou?"
Zhou Yu nodded and said: "In the Battle of Hanzhong, Liu Bei completely ruled the land of Bashu. For Yuan Shang, it has undoubtedly become the biggest stumbling block to the world. In the land of Jingzhou, the strength is hardly inferior to that of Yuan Shang, and now that Yuan Shang has consolidated the northern territory, it must be reasonable for Yuan Shang to go south to attack Jingzhou."

Sun Quan hurriedly said, "What about us? If Yuan Shang goes south, what should we do in Soochow?"

Zhou Yu thought for a while, and said: "Yuan Shang deliberately disclosed the news to us just now, presumably because he hoped that we could also send troops to deal with Guan Yu together. intention, and therefore..."

Having said that, Zhou Yu stopped talking, but looked at Sun Quan, hoping for his reaction.

Sun Quan was silent for a while, before he said slowly: "To be honest, we have long wanted the land of Jingzhou. This is a strategic point, and it is also a place to hold back the land of Soochow in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. If Soochow wants to contend for world hegemony, it must seize Jingzhou."

Zhou Yu nodded and said, "In that case, I think now is an excellent opportunity."

Sun Quan shook his head: "I don't know that this is a golden opportunity, but in the current situation, Yuan Shang is the most powerful in the north, and Eastern Wu and Western Shu are weaker than Yuan Shang. Now we can join forces with Liu Bei to fight against Yuan Shang." , if you fight in the nest..."

Zhou Yu shook his head and said, "My lord, you don't have to worry about this. According to Zhou Yu, we don't need to unite with Yuan Shang, but take advantage of the method of reaping the benefits. When Yuan Shang and Guan Yu are both defeated, we No matter how grandiosely he takes over Jingzhou."

Sun Quan was stunned when he heard the words: "You mean, sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight?"

"Of course."

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Hefei.

Hefei is located at the junction of Soochow and Huaidong. It is a strategic location where Soochow attacked Huaizhong and took the Central Plains. The general Yuan Shang sent to guard Huainan was Gao Lan, a famous Hebei general, and his deputy was Zhang Liao.

Although the two of them only sit in Hefei, they are in charge of the military and horse power in Huainan.

After entering Hefei City, Yuan Shang first arranged for Sun Shangxiang, Wang Yi and others to rest at the post house, while he himself led a group of civil servants and generals to the Hefei Conference Hall to discuss the important matters of attack.

Everyone sat at the table, but Gao Lan got up and congratulated Yuan Shang: "Congratulations, my lord, this time I went out to marry the princess of Soochow, and made the other families very popular. With such means, I and my subordinates should take it as their responsibility." I'm really ashamed of myself."

Yuan Shang smiled slightly and said: "General Gao, you don't have to be polite. Picking up girls has always been my specialty. I have nothing to show off. The most urgent thing to delay is to attack Jingzhou and deal with Guan Yu. What's your opinion on this?"

When it came to fighting, Gao Lan was already gearing up, and said cheerfully, "Don't worry, my lord! During the time you were recruiting relatives in Soochow, Mr. Ju Shou and General Yuan Xi had already recruited soldiers and horses and all the troops in Xuchang. General, just wait for your lord to come back, and with an order, you can immediately attack Jingzhou and have a showdown with Guan Yu."

Yuan Shang nodded, turned to look at Sima Yi, and said, "Zhongda?"

Sima Yi turned his head: "What's the matter?"

"Do you think Soochow will send troops when we attack Jingzhou this time?"

Sima Yi smiled and said, "If I were Zhou Yu, I would definitely advise Sun Quan to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight. We will take Jingzhou after we fight Guan Yu and we will lose both!"

Yuan Shang nodded and said: "I guess it's the same, but if this is the case, wouldn't Dongwu take advantage of it? You say, should we still fight this battle?"

Sima Yi hurriedly said: "Of course we must fight. In fact, the battle of Jingzhou is no longer about who can take the city in his hands, but whether he can maximize the relationship between Sun and Liu. If it can provoke Sun Liu, don't say Jingzhou city, just give them a few more, so what?"

Yuan Shang nodded, deeply understood Sima Yi's words, and asked back: "But according to Zhou Yu and Sun Quan's temperament, I'm afraid they may not be so easily fooled, so what should we do?"

Sima Yi smiled and said: "This has to be done according to the time, and we have to look for opportunities to arrange, but all actions will be led by us. If we want to make a difference, we must base ourselves on the battle! In any case, with Jingzhou's front Confrontation, our army is duty-bound."

Speaking of this, Sima Yi paused, and then said: "As for who can pick up the leak, who can't pick up the leak, who is a fisherman, and who is a snipe and clam, it depends on the means and level of each family."

Yuan Shang nodded when he heard the words, and said, "When is the best time to raise troops?"

Sima Yi smiled and said: "We have been preparing for a long time, naturally the sooner the better, but definitely not now."

Zhang Liao on the other side couldn't help being surprised when he heard the words, and said: "Since the master said that the sooner the better, why is it not immediately, but has to wait, isn't it contradictory?"

Sima Yi said hesitantly: "What I mean is, we can't do anything until at least one person leaves Jingzhou."

Yuan Shang was stunned when he heard the words, and said: "You are talking about Zhuge Liang, right?"

Sima Yi nodded and said: "Exactly, with this person around, we can't take Jingzhou."

Yuan Shang frowned and said, "Then what should we do?"

Sima Yi supported his hands and said, "Force him to go! Although Zhuge Liang wanted to observe the situation in Jingzhou, we can immediately send people to Xishu to spread rumors, saying that Liu Bei's son is not very likely to be thrown in the court this time. In the well, fell into a dementia, Liu Bei loves this son like his life, once he heard this message, regardless of whether it is true or not, he will definitely order Zhuge Liang to personally escort A Dou back to Chengdu. After all, he brought the child. Go back and explain."

Yuan Shang nodded when he heard the words, secretly thinking that at the end of the matter, he really had to make a fuss about A Dou.

This child deserves to be Zhuge Liang's nemesis, a "Kong Ming killer."

After a moment of quiet silence, Yuan Shang suddenly said: "Just now you said that you sent someone to Chengdu to spread the message, but according to my opinion, it doesn't seem to be a message, but a fact, right?"

Sima Yi was surprised when he heard the words, and said, "How do you say it?"

"Didn't that child, A Dou, become demented by being thrown? I feel that even if he didn't fall, he would still be worthy of this title."

Sima Yi: "..."

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Jingzhou, Jiangling.

After the martial arts match to recruit relatives, the news that A Dou was thrown into a well and fell into a dementia was spread back to Chengdu by someone, prompting Liu Bei to issue three urgent orders, and Zhuo Kongming quickly escorted his son back to Xichuan.

After the martial arts competition to recruit relatives, Zhuge Liang returned to Jiangling. He wanted to take this opportunity to rectify Jingzhou, but he was recalled by Liu Bei. Although it was a pity, he had to obey the emperor's order.

Before leaving, Zhuge Liang found Baimei Maliang and told him earnestly: "If there is no accident when I leave this time, Yuan Shang will definitely do something to Jingzhou. Jingzhou has strong soldiers and horses, but I am not afraid of him fighting head-on. The only thing I am afraid of is General Guan. You are arrogant by nature, Zhong Yuan is still scheming, you must be careful and be good at assisting, if you are negligent, remember to send someone to inform Chuanzhong immediately, and you must entrust General Guan, when you fight Yuan's thief, don't forget to make friends with Soochow."

Upon hearing this, Ma Liang hurriedly took the order.

Zhuge Liang swayed the pasted feather fan, looking to the north, feeling sad in his heart, feeling unspeakably depressed for a while.

(End of this chapter)