In the room, Liu Jing was writing a letter to veteran Huang Zhong. The war was approaching. Huang Zhong had already written three consecutive letters, asking to be transferred to the Jiangxia front line. Although Liu Jing still hoped that Huang Zhong could guard Changsha, he had promised Huang Zhong after all that he had let him participate in the fight against Cao. Liu Jing had no choice but to re-arrange the garrison in Changsha.

'I have appointed General Huo Jun as the governor of Changsha County, and the veteran general temporarily guards Changsha. He will set off today. I hope that the veteran general and General Huo will handle the handover.'

Liu Jing put down his pen. Although Huang Zhong was his master, he hesitated for a moment and still did not call him master. He did not want anyone in his army to be special. Perhaps Huang Zhong would not have the idea of ​​privilege, but as the highest commander of the army, his attitude must be clear, and the same is true for Liu Hu.

At this time, a report from a personal guard came from outside, "Qi Bizhou Governor, Mr. Kong Ming asked for a meeting!"

Liu Jing was stunned. Zhuge Liang came. Although Liu Jing's dissatisfaction with Zhuge Liang had faded over time, his appearance reminded Liu Jing of the unhappiness in the past. After hesitating, he still agreed to receive Zhuge Liang.

"Please come in!"

After a moment, Zhuge Liang quickly walked into Liu Jing's room. He smiled and gave a deep bow when he entered the door, "Kong Ming met with the governor of the state!"

Liu Jing also stood up and bowed, "Sir, don't be too polite, please sit down!"

He also ordered the personal soldiers at the door, "Give tea to the sir."

The two of them sat down separately, and Zhuge Liang took out another letter and handed it to Liu Jing, "This is a letter written by Neizi to Mrs. Zun. Please ask the provincial governor to forward it."

Liu Jing smiled, took the letter and put it away, Zhuge Liang bowed and said, "I heard that the provincial governor was happy to have a noble son, Kong Ming congratulated the provincial governor."

"Thank you for your kindness, sir!"

The two of them exchanged greetings for a moment, and the awkward atmosphere of the initial meeting gradually disappeared. At this time, the personal soldiers brought in two cups of hot tea. Zhuge Liang took the tea cup and thanked him, and then asked in a low voice: "The envoy Cao Cao has arrived. Does the Zhou Mu know about this?"

Liu Jing nodded without saying a word, "I have heard about it just now, I am with me."

The news of the arrival of Cao Cao's envoy had spread, and it was not surprising that Liu Jing knew that it was not surprising that Zhuge Liang continued: "But did the governor of the state know that Wu Hou had secretly received Cao Cao's envoy?"

Liu Jing was surprised. It was not that Sun Quan secretly received Jiang Gan, but how could Zhuge Liang know about Sun Quan secretly receiving Cao Cao's envoy? Liu Jing asked with a smile: "Since it is a secretly received, how can sir know?"

Zhuge Liang pondered for a moment and said, "This is just a coincidence. One of my entourages came into the city to buy wine for me. When a carriage entered the city, Zhang Junshi stopped in front of the gate of the mansion. A mysterious man came down and was protected by the guards and entered the mansion. The cover was very tightly and the appearance could not be seen clearly. But soon, the Marquis of Wu rushed over, and soon the news of Cao's arrival spread throughout the city. I inferred that Marquis of Wu had secretly met Cao's envoy."

"Is it really such a coincidence?" Liu Jing asked with a smile again.

"Of course, otherwise how could Kong Ming know?"

In fact, where Jiang Gan was docking the boat, he saw the carriage coming to pick it up with his own eyes, and asked his followers to check it out. Seeing that the carriage was parked in front of Zhang Zhao's mansion, as for Sun Quan's secret meeting with the envoy Cao, it was just Zhuge Liang's inference. If Sun Quan had not met the envoy Cao Cao, the news would never have been announced. This is common sense.

Liu Jing pondered for a moment and asked, "Sir, what news will be there if the messenger Cao Cao is coming?"

"I thought Cao Cao would make a major concession this time. Although Cao Cao had heavy troops, he was mainly the northern army. He was not familiar with water warfare. The Sun and Liu coalition also had 100,000 warships and thousands of warships. Cao Cao might not be able to gain the upper hand. Cao Cao must also understand, so he would do everything possible to destroy the alliance and even join forces with Jiangdong to attack Jingzhou. So I think Cao Cao must have made a heavy bet. With the support of Zhang Zhao and other civil officials, once the Marquis of Wu is moved, the situation will be in danger!"

Liu Jing nodded secretly, saying that he was Zhuge Liang, and the situation was clearly seen. Unfortunately, Zhuge Liang didn't know that he had intercepted Jiang Gan. Liu Jing asked again: "With Mr.'s opinion, how should I deal with it?"

Zhuge Liang pondered for a moment and said, "It should be said that the battle of Anlu County in the state governor was a very wise decision, which made Sun Quan feel afraid. But if Sun Cao joined forces, the battle of Anlu County would be useless. If the state governor had the courage, he could take advantage of the time difference between Cao's army and the Thunder Army, concentrating the thunder army, defeating the Jiangdong army in one fell swoop, forcing the Jiangdong army to retreat eastward, and unable to intervene in the Jingzhou battle again. At that time, the emperor was willing to lead the army to cooperate with the state governor to defeat the Cao army."

Liu Jing paced back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back. Zhuge Liang was indeed very clever. He had to admit that although Zhuge Liang's plan was bold, it was a good way to solve the dilemma. If he had not intercepted Cao Cao's envoy, he might have adopted this strategy, but now he is almost sure to win, and this strategy is basically gone.

Liu Jing glanced at Zhuge Liang, and saw that he wanted to speak but stopped, he asked with a smile: "Sir, do you have any suggestions?"

Zhuge Liang said slowly again: "The strategy I just mentioned is an urgent solution, but the matter may not have reached such a serious step."

"Sir, please continue."

Zhuge Liang hesitated and said slowly: "Now I don't know what attractive conditions Cao Cao has offered, but I think the conditions should not be too good."

"How can I see it?"

Zhuge Liang smiled, "If the conditions offered by Cao Cao are attractive enough, the Marquis of Wu will never announce the news of the arrival of the envoy of Cao Cao, and will never give the provincial governor any chance to prepare, and will even detain the provincial governor in Qichun County. Now that he announces the arrival of the envoy of Cao Cao, it is obviously to test the provincial governor, or to use the Cao Cao Cao as a chess piece, the purpose is to gain greater benefits from the provincial governor."

Liu Jing laughed, "What the sir said is very true. Maybe there is no envoy of Cao Cao at all, and Sun Zhongmou is making a fool of himself."

"This is also possible!"

Zhuge Liang couldn't help laughing. He had already said what he should say, so he stood up and said goodbye. When he walked to the door, Liu Jing stopped him, "Sir, please stay!"

Zhuge Liang stopped and looked at Liu Jing with a smile, "Is there anything else in the state master?"

"I'll leave a word for you! As long as you're willing to come to Liu Jing, I'll welcome you whenever you want to."

Zhuge Liang was silent for a moment, and he suddenly smiled and said, "If one day Kongming had a dead end, I would definitely bring my wife and young man to join the envoy. Kongming had no high requirements, just a thatched cottage was enough!"

After saying that, Zhuge Liang bowed his hand, turned around and left.

Liu Jing looked at Zhuge Liang's figure and walked away. His mind returned to Sun Quan's incident. He silently thought about Zhuge Liang's words. He suddenly ordered: "Come!"

Several personal soldiers rushed in, "Please give instructions from the provincial governor!"

"Pack up your luggage immediately and return to the boat!"

Zhou Yu nodded, "This person was a classmate and friend of mine when I was a teenager. I heard that he is now a staff member of Cao Cao, and is responsible for sorting out official documents and books."

"My lord thinks he has a problem?" Zhou Yu asked a little strangely.

Sun Quan shook his head, "There is no problem, but Zibu is a little suspicious that he was sent by Liu Jing to disguise Cao Cao's envoy and deceive us, so I want to confirm with you."

"This is not possible. Jiang Ziyi must be Cao Cao's aide. I can guarantee that his identity is true. Moreover, the minister thinks that if Liu Jing wants to take advantage of the tricks to deceive Wu Hou, then there is no need for him to mobilize troops to attack Anlu. Perhaps it is because the military advisor was quite disappointed with Cao Cao's sincerity, so he became suspicious."
Chapter completed!