Shu Han Confucian General of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 54
"General Zhao, Brother Zijing, this is the general of my Jiangdong Mansion, Mr. Zhang Zhao and Zhang Zibu, who is known as one of the two Zhangs in Jiangdong. Mr. Zibu, these two are well-known figures in Xuzhou. This It is Lu Su, Lu Zijing, the military commander, and also Yu's old friend. When the lord raised his army in the past, Duomeng Zijing generously donated his money; this one is even more famous, and he is the prefect of Pengcheng, General Zhao Feng and Zhao Botao!" A lot of chatter In other words, Zhou Yu finally introduced both sides of the negotiation.

"Long admiration, long admiration!" The two sides were polite again, and Zhao Feng also took the opportunity to look at Zhang Zhao in front of him. What was more surprising was that he looked like he was in his 40s, unlike the gray-haired one in the TV series. old man.In fact, Zhang Zhao was only 42 years old at this time, and his quality of life was not bad in a high position, and he was not as weak and sick as his elder brother Zhang Hong, so he was naturally well maintained.

Of course, the reason why Zhao Feng is so interested in this Zhang Zhao is purely because this old brother is too "prominent" in the whole "Romance of the Three Kingdoms". There are not many ideas that are useful, and there are many bad things.It is true that the real Zhang Zhao is not so unbearable, but his internal affairs talent Lao Luo really didn't give him too many opportunities to show off.

"I have heard for a long time that Mr. Zibu is a great talent in the world. It is a great fortune to meet you today!" Zhao Feng also responded politely. Zhang Zhao has always been used to being flattered, so he also replied now: "General Zhao is young and talented. Because, at the age of the weak crown, he is already a high-ranking official in the state and county, Zhao deeply feels that the younger generation is awesome!"

After finishing the formalities, we began to talk about business. "My lord, General Sun, is the Yangzhou Shepherd conferred by the imperial court. Now that Yuan Shu's traitor has been exterminated, the two counties of Lujiang and Jiujiang should be under my rule." Zhang Zhao said first.After a pause, Zhang Zhao said again: "Of course, Taiwei Liu led his troops to fight bloody battles this time, so how can they not gain anything? The two prefectures of Anfeng and Yiyang originally belonged to Yuzhou, and now they will be returned to their original owners." , General Guan Yunchang will take over, I don't know what the two of you want?"

Ruthless, really ruthless enough, this was Zhao Feng's first thought.Taking down the whole territory of Yangzhou first, but pretending to be generous and handing over Anfeng and Yiyang to Liu Bei, this wishful thinking is cracking!Zhao Feng naturally couldn't let him do what he wanted, he said with a smile: "Mr. Zhang's words are wrong, I think that although the Lujiang River was captured by General Sun, if General Zhang and General Gao hadn't raided the East Gate, I am afraid that the situation of the battle at this time is unknown. As for Jiujiang County, apart from Shouchun, which was attacked by the three families, the thirteen counties were all pacified by me in Xuzhou. What's more, Li Tong and other county magistrates have defected to my lord. If Zhang Gong asked my lord to evacuate here, wouldn't it be Let me be that unfaithful villain?"

The meaning in Zhao Feng's words is also very clear: Your brother didn't fight much, but he wants to occupy the city for nothing. How can there be such a cheap thing in this world?Zhang Zhao didn't take it seriously, but continued: "Although that's the case, now my lord is the shepherd of Yangzhou. Since Jiujiang is the boundary of Yangzhou, it should be governed by me. It's true that Liu Taiwei is eager to conquer the rebels. , but you can’t just take advantage of the magpie’s nest!”

Zhao Feng smiled slightly, he had already thought up his words, and then said: "General Sun is the shepherd of Yangzhou, but it's hard to say whether Jiujiang County is the boundary of Yangzhou or not. Let's just say Anfeng and Yiyang two counties , originally belonged to Yangzhou, but later belonged to Yuzhou. Now Jiujiang County is located at the junction of Xuzhou and Jiangdong, how can it no longer belong to Xuzhou?"

"This!" Zhang Zhaowan didn't expect Zhao Fengfeng to say these words, so the two started arguing with each other. After a while, Lu Su and Zhou Yu also joined the battle of words.Zhao Feng came from later generations, and he knew the true meaning of bargaining in this negotiation. The conditions in his mouth were to become the same and the same, Anfeng and Yiyang, and he was even willing to let Ruyin a few more counties.However, Zhang Zhao was too determined to eat Huainan, and this was the focus of the dispute between the two sides.

"Fortunately, there is a countermeasure!" Zhao Feng and Lu Su saw that the conversation was about the same, they exchanged eye contact and decided to play the hole card, and Zhao Feng said at the moment: "Since General Sun does not want to give us Huainan for nothing, I have a suggestion, that is Replace Huainan in one place.”

"Where? General Zhao, don't say it's Anfeng Yiyang." Zhang Zhao was also very wary, for fear that he would be fooled into fainting.

"Of course not, my lord would like to exchange Jiaozhou for Huainan, how about that?" Zhao Feng laughed.This was also discussed with Liu Bei yesterday, and it was Xuzhou's final limit.

"Jiaozhou?" Zhang Zhao and Zhou Yu also looked at each other in astonishment, both feeling inconceivable. "What method does Taiwei Liu have to make us occupy Jiaozhou?" Zhang Zhao couldn't help asking, and Zhou Yu also looked at a loss.

"Hehe, Wu Ju, the prefect of Cangwu, is my lord's life-and-death friend. If my lord sends a letter, Wu prefect is willing to hand over Cangwu County. Now the Jiangdong Army has occupied the South China Sea. If we can go down to Cangwu, With Zhou Dudu's plan, the seven counties of Jiaozhou can be determined within a day?" Zhao Feng laughed.

Zhou Yu and Zhang Zhao looked at each other and nodded. Then Zhang Zhao said, "It's really hard for me to make a decision on this matter. I will make a plan after I report back to my master!"

"Please, Mr. Zhang!" Zhao Feng said with a pleasant smile.At that moment, Zhang Zhao left in a hurry and went back to the camp to ask Sun Ce for instructions, but Zhou Yu stayed here waiting for news from Zhang Zhao.Looking at Zhao Feng, Zhou Yu suddenly smiled and said, "General Zhao's mouth is so powerful, I finally understand why Brother Zijing left Jiangdong and went to Xuzhou."

Lu Su couldn't help being a little embarrassed when he heard the words, but Zhao Feng laughed and said, "If Governor Zhou wishes to come to Xuzhou, the future must be limitless, and it's much better than staying in this corner of Jiangdong!"

"Huh?" Zhou Yu was a little speechless at Zhao Feng's blatant digging, and then smiled: "General Yu Mengsun knows the kindness of his encounter, so why would he go elsewhere? General Zhao's kindness, Yu Xin accepts it!"

Unexpectedly, Zhao Feng waved his hand carelessly and said: "Captain Zhou, don't blame me. Zhao Feng said bluntly that the land of Jiangdong is not the foundation of hegemony. The forces of various families and powerful families are intertwined, so it is easy for General Sun to pacify Jiangdong, but it is difficult to stabilize Jiangdong. Besides, Governor Zhou Coming from a poor family, I'm afraid this life will not be easy!"

"This!" Zhou Yu couldn't help being a little surprised, and then secretly admired Zhao Feng's insight.Although his status in Jiangdong has been extremely respected these years, in fact Zhang Zhao and other scholar-bureaucrats don't buy his account very much.If it wasn't for his own military power, he might have been squeezed out by them long ago.Seeing his friend's gloomy expression, Lu Su quickly persuaded him with kind words.

Not long after, Zhang Zhao hurried over and said that Sun Ce agreed to replace Huainan with Jiaozhou.In addition, Lujiang County and Anfeng County belonged to Sun Ce, and Yiyang belonged to Yuzhou.But the specific delivery will have to wait for Wu Ju from Jiaozhou to respond.Zhao Feng also knew that bad checks are not easy to guarantee, so he nodded immediately and said: "Very good, my lord has already written the letter, and it will be sent to Taishou Wu in a few days. After Taishou Wu sends it to Cangwu, General Sun can withdraw his troops from Huainan, right?" In addition, you must not harm the life of Wu Taishou, otherwise, my lord and Wu Taishou are life-and-death friends, and we will never let it go." The reason for adding this is purely because Zhao Feng remembered that Wu Ju was killed by Dong Wu's prey in history. , now if his life is killed for no reason, then Liu Bei can't bear it.

"Naturally!" Zhang Zhao also agreed abruptly.So in the days that followed, both sides were busy taking over their respective territories.Liu Bei transferred Xu Sheng, the former Prime Minister of Xiapi, to serve as the prefect of Yiyang, but Xiapi was reserved for Wu Ju to take up the post.In the letter to Wu Ju, Liu Bei first recounted the past, but more importantly, he explained the current situation to Wu Ju.Although Jiaozhou is located in southern Xinjiang, both Sun Ce and Liu Biao coveted it.Zhang Jin, the governor of Jiaozhou appointed by the imperial court, died a long time ago. At present, there are seven counties in Jiaozhou, Shi Xie brothers occupy four counties, and the remaining Nanhai County has been taken down by Sun Ce. The remaining Wu Ju in Cangwu County was neither the best friend of the Shi Xie brothers nor many elite soldiers, but he was still the front line against Sun Ce's army.If it weren't for relying on the high mountains in the South of the Five Ridges to resist, Wu Ju's bones might have melted.

So Liu Bei asked him to simply leave Jiaozhou, a place of right and wrong, and come to the affluent Xuzhou to be an official. Presumably Wu Ju will come happily.For Sun Ce, as long as he can break through Cangwu, the remaining four counties of the Shixie brothers are not blocked by mountains, and they can be broken in the near future.Thinking of this, Zhao Feng was also filled with emotion: In history, Lao Liu wanted to go to Wu Ju before Chibi, but now it is Wu Ju who came to go to him, and the history has been changed too much by himself.

As for replacing Huainan with Jiaozhou, this proposal was also proposed by Zhao Feng to Liu Bei.Now Jiaozhou is mainly composed of three parties, brothers Shi Xie, Wu Ju and Sun Ce.The Shi Xie brothers have always been attached to Liu Biao, while Wu Ju lives his own life, and Sun Ce and Liu Biao are at odds with each other, so naturally they will not let the Shi Xie brothers go.Therefore, if Wu Ju, who is left in the middle, can be allowed to get out of the matter, the remaining Sun Ce and Liu Biao will definitely be strangled, which will also involve a lot of Sun Ce's energy.Liu Bei took this very seriously, and Zhang Fei and others admired Zhao Feng's overall situation.

Wu Ju hasn't come yet, but life must pass.At present, both sides are also busy with their own affairs. After Liu Bei promulgated various safety measures, the people of Jiujiang County have gradually settled down and will not migrate to Jiangdong on a large scale.According to Li Tong's estimation, only 7 to [-] people actually escaped, which is acceptable.As for the [-] soldiers, nearly [-] defected under Ji Ling's call.

Transportation was inconvenient in ancient times, and it was almost two months before Wu Ju arrived in Xuzhou. "Mr. Xuande, it's been a long time!" A middle-aged scholar who looked to be about the same age as Liu Bei greeted Liu Bei from a distance, and then simply jumped off and came straight over.

"Brother Haochen, it's been almost 20 years since the first capital!" Liu Bei also sighed.Now that Wu Ju had arrived, Sun Ce kept his promise and withdrew all the troops from Huainan.However, Liu Bei did not restore the name of Jiujiang County, but combined the eight counties in the east to establish Nantong County, with Zang Ba as the county guard; border, and defend Jiangdong together.The original Guangling County was once again held by Chen Deng who had recovered.

"Next time we meet, let's fight!" Zhao Feng looked at the Jiangdong Army retreating in an orderly manner, feeling full of emotion in his heart.Now that Sun Ce is gone, Liu Bei will also return to Xuzhou.As a result, on the way back, the military doctor accompanying the army diagnosed that Mrs. Mi, who came to visit Liu Bei, was pregnant.

"I, Liu Bei, have been a soldier for half my life, and I finally have some flesh and blood!" Liu Bei couldn't hide his joy.Zhao Feng counted the time, and this child obviously shouldn't be the one who can't afford to support him.It seems that because of his arrival, Liu Bei was not so displaced, and even the child was born early.It's just that Liu Bei is really mighty, Madam Mi came to visit him more than a month ago, and now she is already a month pregnant.

"The treasured sword is not old!" Zhao Feng thought mischievously, and at the same time ended his nearly one-year war between the South and the North, and returned to Xuzhou with Liu Bei's army.

(End of this chapter)