Emperor of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 305 Meeting Sun Quan
On one side, Li Song rewarded the sailors. On the other side, Zhuge Liang returned to Jiangdong with Lu Su who had come to inquire about the truth. The two disembarked and landed.

When Lu Su was about to leave, he pulled Zhuge Liang aside and said softly: "Sir, don't forget what you said on the boat. When you meet my lord, don't tell the truth. Tell him that Li Song has many soldiers under his command. .”

Zhuge Liang shook his feather fan lightly, and smiled knowingly: "You don't need to be respectful, Liang naturally knows what to say."

After finishing speaking, he patted Lu Su's hand lightly, and followed a soldier to the post to rest. Lu Su looked at Zhuge Liang's back and turned to see Sun Quan.

Sun Quan was gathering civil and military affairs in the hall to discuss matters. When he heard that Lu Su had returned, he hurriedly called him in and asked, "Zi Jing went to Jiangxia, can he find out Li Song's truth?"

Lu Su cupped his hands and said, "I have already found out, please allow me to explain, my lord."

"This is not urgent, Zijing will take a look at this first!" Sun Quan handed Li Song's letter to Lu Su and said, "Yesterday Li Song sent an envoy across the river to send me a letter to Jiangdong. I have sent it first. Come and go back, and now the congregation is still undecided.”

Lu Su took the call to action and watched it. After reading it, Lu Su said, "I don't know what the Lord is going to do?"

Sun Quan said, "I haven't made up my mind yet."

Zhang Zhaodao: "Now Li Song has millions of people, using the name of the emperor to conquer the four directions and deal with disobedient people."

"Besides, what my lord can rely on to resist Li Song is nothing more than the natural danger of the Yangtze River. Now that Li Song has obtained Jingzhou, the danger of the Yangtze River has become shared with Li Song. Our army is not the enemy of Li Song's army."

"In my opinion, it is better to surrender. This is the strategy of Wanan. Only surrender can protect the environment and the people, and only Jiangdong can be kept."

All the counselors hurriedly echoed: "Zibu's words are true! It is in accordance with the will of God to avoid the war and surrender. Please think about the creatures of the six counties in Jiangdong, my lord."

Sun Quan was unhappy, frowned, and remained silent.Zhang Zhao said again: "My lord, don't worry too much. As long as Li Song is surrendered, the people of Eastern Wu can be protected, and the six counties in the south of the Yangtze River can also be preserved from the flames of war."

Sun Quan bowed his head and remained silent. After a while, Sun Quan said: "It's getting late now, you go down first! I'm going back to my room, we'll talk about it tomorrow."

Zhang Zhao and others bowed their hands and said goodbye. Sun Quan got up and left the hall. When he passed by Lu Su, he motioned for Lu Su to follow, and Lu Su followed Sun Quan.

Sun Quan returned to his residence and asked Lu Su, "Now everyone is urging me to surrender, but you haven't said a word about it. I think you already have an idea, but what is it?"

Lu Su cupped his hands and said, "My lord! What everyone said just now is deeply misleading you, my lord! All of them can surrender Li Song, even I, Lu Su, can surrender, but you alone can't, my lord." Send down Li Song."

Quan said: "Oh! Why am I the only one who must never surrender to Li Song?"

Lu Su said: "For example, I, Lu Su, surrendered to Li Song. At worst, I will stop being an official. I can just find a place, play with pens and ink, open the door to accept disciples, and it will not be a problem to get enough food and clothing."

"After Zhang Zhao and the others surrendered, they can still continue to be officials, manage farming and mulberry, and continue to manage states and counties; they can even sit higher, and their essence has not changed."

"If my lord surrenders to Li Song, where will I go to settle down? The position is no more than a feudal lord, no more than one car, no more than one horse, and no more than a few people. If you are trapped in Xuchang, how can you be happy to be king in the south! The opinions of the people, in the final analysis, are for oneself, so it doesn’t matter if you don’t listen to their opinions! My lord should have made a plan earlier.”

After hearing this, Sun Quan said with emotion: "I am really disappointed by their suggestion, but what you said, Zijing, is exactly what I want."

"Zijing, you are the best gift God gave me! But Li Song has won Yuan Shao's army, and recently won Jingzhou's army. Now that his strength has greatly increased, we are afraid that it will be difficult for us to resist Li Song's army."

Lu Su said: "When I went to Jiangxia to inquire about the truth, I invited Zhuge Jin's younger brother Zhuge Liang. My lord can call him to ask him, and then I will know the truth of Li Songjun."

"Oh! Mr. Wolong, he came to our Jiangdong?" Sun Quan said happily, obviously he also knew Zhuge Liang's name.

Lu Su said: "Yes, I asked someone to take him to the posthouse, where he is now resting."

Sun Quan wanted to call Zhuge Liang to see him right away, but on second thought, it would be disrespectful to see him like this, so let him hang out first, and let him meet Jiangdong Yingcai by the way, so as to show him off.

Sun Quan said to Lu Su: "It's too late today, so I won't ask him to meet. Tomorrow, I will call Qi Wenwu under the tent. First, he will see me Jiangdong is handsome, and then I will be promoted to discuss the matter."

After Lu Su heard this, he understood what Sun Quan meant, and he didn't point it out, and took the order to leave.The next day, I went to see Kong Ming in the Posthouse and took him to see Sun Quan.

When he came to Marquis Wu's mansion, Lu Su warned again and again: "You met my lord today, you must remember not to tell him the fact that Li Song has many soldiers."

Zhuge Liang smiled and said, "Don't worry, Zijing, Liang will play by ear and will never miss a big deal."

Then Lu Su took Zhuge Liang to the curtain with peace of mind, and said to Zhuge Liang: "You sit here first, and I will ask the Lord to come out. Remember not to forget my words." After speaking, he went inside to invite Sun Quan.

Only then did Zhuge Liang see that there were already people sitting here in this hall. They were Zhang Zhao, Gu Yong, and a group of more than twenty civil and military people, all dressed up and sitting upright. Zhuge Liang went up to meet each other and asked questions. Name.

After saluting, Zhuge Liang sat in the guest seat.Zhang Zhao and the others saw that Kong Ming was handsome and imposing, and thought that this person must be a lobbyist, so Zhang Zhao and the others decided to give this guy a blow.

Lu Su came to Sun Quan's place and reported to Sun Quan. Sun Quan said, "Go with Gongfu and invite him to meet me in the hall."

"Promise!" Lu Su and Huang Gai bowed their hands together and took orders to leave.

When Huang Gai and Lu Su arrived, Zhuge Liang had just finished his verbal battle with the Confucian scholars, and he was completely silent when they refuted them, especially Zhang Zhao was refuted.

"Kong Ming, I see that my lord wants to see you, so you come with me!" Lu Su stepped forward and said, Zhuge Liang smiled and said, "I'm sorry, both of you."

Huang Gai and Lu Su led Kong Ming in.When he walked to the middle gate, he happened to meet Zhuge Jin, and Kong Ming saluted him, "I've seen you, brother."

Zhuge Jin was overjoyed and said: "Since you have come to Jiangdong, why don't you come to see me?"

Zhuge Liang smiled and said, "I'm currently working under General Cao, so I should put public affairs before private affairs. I don't dare to talk about private matters before I finish my official business. I hope you will forgive me."

Zhuge Jin said: "That's fine, the business is important! My brother first went to see Marquis Wu, and then come to me, you and my brother have a good talk about it." After talking, let's go.

Lu Su whispered: "Don't forget what I told you, and don't miss a big deal."

Kong Ming nodded his promise and led him to the hall, where Sun Quan stepped down to greet him and treated him with courtesy.After the gift was finished, Kong Ming was given a seat.

(End of this chapter)