Liu Min quickly walked into the official room, stepped forward and bowed, "Liu Min, see Marquis Wu!"

Sun Quan was already very familiar with Liu Min. He smiled and asked Liu Min to sit down, then ordered someone to serve tea, and asked, "But what does the King of Han want Liu Zongjun to tell me?"

Liu Min nodded, "His Highness of the King of Han said that the situation is gradually calming, and he is preparing to lead his army back to Jingzhou. However, he heard that Mrs. Wu was seriously ill, so he really wanted to visit the old lady before leaving to fulfill his filial piety to his juniors."

Liu Jing is the son-in-law of Mrs. Wu. It is natural for him to come to visit his seriously ill mother-in-law, but Sun Quan still keenly smelled it. This was just an excuse for Liu Jing. His approach to Cao Cao made Liu Jing feel uneasy. He wanted to take the opportunity to talk to him.

But the problem is that Cao Cao is also coming to Jianye to meet him. Sun Quan pondered for a long time and finally nodded, "I can understand the feelings of the King of Han. In principle, I agree to him visit the old lady, but for the specific safety details, Liu Shenjun can discuss with Zhuge Prefect and Governor Lu in detail."

Zhuge Prefect refers to Zhuge Jin, the prefect of Danyang, and Lu Governor refers to Lu Meng, the new naval army commander. One of them is responsible for local security and the other is in charge of the naval army. Liu Jing will definitely not come to Jianye alone. Then his safety guarantee must be discussed in detail with Jiangdong, especially when he is so sensitive, Liu Jing's safety is even more important.

In fact, Liu Ye also came to Jianye with Bu Zhi and was also discussing Cao Cao's safety. Sun Quan realized that this three-party meeting was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If it was well controlled, he would bargain between Liu Jing and Cao Cao to obtain the greatest benefit.

Sun Quan finally made a decision. He sent Bu Zhi and Lu Su to Cao Cao and Liu Jing respectively to send them invitation letters to meet in Jianye, and promised in writing to ensure their safety. The time was set on the eighth day of November, which was seven days later.

Cao Cao had three major regrets in his life. One is that during the Battle of Wancheng, his eldest son Cao Ang died tragically due to his carelessness. His wife Ding divorced, causing his irreparable family pain in this life.

The second was the Battle of Rangshan. He did not take Liu Jing seriously, which led to Liu Jing's escape and went to Xiangyang, and finally became the root of his decline from prosperity. Liu Jing also became his biggest enemy. Every time he talked about Liu Jing, he would always miss this matter.

The third regret is that he had long admired Erqiao for being so beautiful, but he started too late and was married to Sun Ce and Zhou Yu. He launched the Battle of Chibi, preparing to pacify the south in one fell swoop and unify the world. However, he also had some ambition to "pursuing the world's hegemony and seize the beauty of the country" to regain the big Qiao and Xiao Qiao to entertain his old age.

Among the three major regrets now, the eldest son cannot be resurrected from the dead. Liu Jing has become a big shot and is difficult to shake. Only Er Qiao can have the opportunity to retake it to make up for his great regret. This time, he took advantage of the verge of slaughter and implicitly put forward this condition to Sun Quan. Cao Cao believed that the emperor of the King of Wu and the annual assistance of 100,000 stones of grain were enough to make Sun Quan hand over Er Qiao to himself.

Of course, Cao Cao did not offer such generous conditions for the two women. The two women were just additional conditions. His real purpose was to break the alliance between Jiangdong and Liu Jing. Once Liu Jing and Sun Quan got into evil, Sun Ben would have the opportunity to unify Jiangdong. At that time, Jiangdong was his belonging.

Sun Quan actually came to express his surrender. How could Cao Cao not seize this opportunity?

"Have the Prime Minister ever thought about why Sun Quan came to express his surrender and offered tribute to the land?"

Cheng Yu smiled slightly and said, "Did the Prime Minister think of why this is the reason?"

Cao Cao pondered for a moment and said, "I heard that Lu Xun led 3,000 naval troops to Wujun, which should be related to this, but I don't understand why he supported Sun Shao?"

Cheng Yu nodded, "The Prime Minister said it well. Liu Jing was indeed considering supporting Sun Shao instead. The reason why he supported Sun Shao was the same as Sun Yu, because among the three grandsons in Jiangdong, Sun Shao was the easiest person to control. After controlling Sun Shao, he also controlled Wujun. If he controlled Wujun, the three-point number of Jiangdong could no longer be unified. This is in Liu Jing's interests and he will annex Jiangdong at the lowest cost in the future."

"So Sun Quan was extremely dissatisfied with Liu Jing's support for Sun Shao, so he came to express his surrender to me. That's right!" Cao Cao said lightly.

Cheng Yu sighed, "The problem is here. Sun Quan's surrender to the Prime Minister is not sincere. He just used this means to put pressure on Liu Jing and forced Liu Jing to make concessions, because Jiangdong has the benefits of the Yangtze River for us, but has no defense against Jingzhou. Jingzhou can annex Yuzhang County and Poyang County at any time. Sun Quan is actually even more afraid of Liu Jing and dare not turn against Liu Jing easily. The Prime Minister promised him 100,000 stones of grain. Is it too hasty?"

The last sentence is the center of Cheng Yu's expression. He opposed the Cao army's assistance to Sun Quan every year. Sun Quan did not dare to turn against Liu Jing in his bones. The 100,000 stone of food was undoubtedly wasted. Instead of helping Sun Quan, it would be better to help Sun Ben.

At this time, Cao Cao sneered, "Zhongde really thought I would give him 100,000 stones of food? He was always cheating. If Sun Quan really believed it, it would be him stupid. Because I expected Sun Quan to lack food, he drew this pie out of thin air for him. As long as he broke the alliance with Liu Jing, this pie would no longer exist. Didn't Zhang Yi, who broke the alliance of Qi and Chu in the past, just drew a pie out of thin air for six hundred miles?"

Of course, Cao Cao also wanted to use this short promise of 100,000 s of grain every year to make Sun Quan obediently return Er Qiao to him. It was just that he would not make it clear in front of Cheng Yu that this kind of personal thought.

Cheng Yu then understood the profound meaning of Cao Cao's promise. He sincerely praised: "The Prime Minister turned his hand into clouds and turned his hand into rain. I admire him!"

Cao Cao shook his head, "After all, I am the leader of Wei State. I promised to be worth a thousand gold. It is better to do less of such self-destructive things. If I hadn't been to breaking the Sun-Liu Alliance this time, I wouldn't have paid such a great price."

Cheng Yu pondered for a moment and said, "This time Jianye met, Sun Quan also invited Liu Jing at the same time. He wanted to get along with the Prime Minister and Liu Jing, take advantage of the conflict between Cao and Liu Jing, and get the greatest benefit. I think he would definitely offer the same sky-high price to Liu Jing."

"That's what he dreamed!"

Cao Cao sneered, "Who is Liu Jing? He will be held by him? He thought he could get along with everything, but he might be in the end. He would have nothing to gain."

Speaking of this, Cao Cao walked to the gate with his hands behind his back and stared at the dark sky in the south. After a while, he said in a low voice: "Actually, I want to take advantage of this opportunity to have a good talk with Liu Jing."

On the sixth day of November, two days before the Jianye meeting, two hundred warships left Wuhu and protected the ship of King Liu Jing of Han, and headed towards Jianye. According to Liu Min and Jiangdong's agreement, Liu Jing's army guards were still the same as before, with 6,000 people, of which 500 could be used as personal guards.

Cao Cao also had the same safety conditions. Zhang Liao led 6,000 troops and 200 warships to escort Cao Cao to Jianye. This time, Jianye has made sufficient safety preparations and will ensure the safety of Cao Cao and Liu Jing. Jianye's storm gathering, and a far-reaching meeting is about to begin.

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In Changgan Palace, Sun Quan's wife Xie came to Daqiao's residence. Daqiao lived with Mrs. Wu. She also believed in Buddhism. Most of the time she spent practicing and chanting scriptures. More than ten years of widowhood made her feel calm. In the early years, her father Qiao Xuan also advised her to remarry, but Daqiao knew in her heart that her identity as a princely wife in Jiangdong made her unable to have a new choice and she could not remarry again.

As time passed, her desire to remarry became weak. She relied on her daughter Sun Qian and was ready to spend her life peacefully. However, she hoped that her sister Xiao Qiao would remarry. Xiao Qiao did not have such heavy status pressure and had no children. She was less than 30 years old and could completely choose a new life.

Da Qiao knew that her sister had the intention of remarrying, but it was not easy to choose a suitable new husband for her. Da Qiao was thinking about this, and a maid walked to the door and bowed to her knees and said, "Report to the mistress, Mrs. Xie is here!"

Da Qiao quickly put down the embroidery in her hand and said, "Please come in!"

A few days ago, Da Qiao was quite rude to Mrs. Xie for her mother's illness, and she said something accusations. But when she calmed down, she realized that she was a little impulsive and felt a little apologized. She hurried to the door and saw Mrs. Xie, who was covered in jade, walked in swayingly.

"Why are my brother and sister here today?" Da Qiao asked with a smile on his face.

"I just went to visit my mother and come to see my sister-in-law."

Mrs. Wu's condition gradually stabilized. Although it was still very bad, she was at least temporarily out of danger of life and needed more rest, so Da Qiao no longer served her by her side at all times. As for Xie, Mrs. Wu did not like her and would not let her stay for a long time.

Da Qiao and Mrs. Xie are sisters-in-laws, but they are not close and do not have much contact. She has a very good relationship with Sun Quan's other wife, Bu. Da Qiao knew in her heart that Xie would not enter the Three Treasures Palace for nothing, and she would come to find herself, so she must have a serious matter. Da Qiao hurriedly invited Xie into the house and sat down, and ordered the maid to have hot tea.

Xie was entrusted by Sun Quan today and discussed with Da Qiao with important things. She smiled and chatted with Da Qiao for a while, and then tentatively said: "A few days ago, Wu Hou talked about the affairs of his sister-in-law and Xiao Qiao. Qiao Guo Lao expressed his hope that his sister-in-law and Xiao Qiao remarried. In fact, Wu Hou also supported him very much. After all, his sister-in-law is still young and in her early thirties. Xiao Qiao is even less than thirty years old. She is so young and widowed, and life will be difficult for the future. I am also a woman, and I know this kind of torment very well in my heart."

Out of politeness, Da Qiao did not interrupt Xie's words, but in the end she couldn't bear it. Before she could finish her words, she said coldly: "It is our sisters who decide whether to remarry or not, it has nothing to do with my brother-in-law! Li went to Guatian, and Wu Hou should still avoid suspicion."

Da Qiao said this very rudely, just accusing Sun Quan of meddling in other people's business. Xie blushed and quickly explained: "Marquis Wu is the king of a country after all, and he has to ask about some things."

Da Qiao heard the implicit sound and sneered, "If you have anything to say, just say it! If you go around, you will miss the matter of Wu Hou."

Xie knew that Da Qiao was gentle, but it involved matters of principle, but she was very strong. She couldn't just marry Da Qiao, so she said according to her husband's instructions: "Now Sun Shao disregarded the overall situation of Jiangdong and split Jiangdong. Cao Cao's army was in a state of crisis. Jiangdong was worried about internal and external troubles. Seeing that the end of annihilation, Wu Hou was anxious and restless. As a member of the Sun family in Jiangdong, each of us has the responsibility to save the country and protect the hard-won country of Sun family. Although I am a woman, I donated all my savings. I hope my sister-in-law can share the worries of Jiangdong."

Sun Shao was raised by Da Qiao. Xie directly pushed the responsibility of splitting Jiangdong to Sun Shao, which actually implied that Da Qiao was responsible. Da Qiao understood what she meant and said without hesitation: "I also have some money and food savings, and I have saved some jewelry. I donated them all to do my best to Jiangdong."

"No! No! Sister-in-law doesn't have to pay. If the sister-in-law really wants to share the worries of Jiangdong, there is a chance now. To be precise, only the sister-in-law can save Jiangdong now."

Da Qiao was stunned, "I don't understand what you mean. I am a woman, and I have no power to tie a chicken. Why can only save Jiangdong?"

Xie laughed dryly and said, "Now Cao Cao has proposed the condition of withdrawing the army, that is, his sister-in-law goes to Yedu as a hostage, so he retreats the army and Jiangdong will be saved."

Da Qiao stood up suddenly, his pretty face turned red with shame and anger, and he angrily scolded: "Will men let women go to the battlefield if they are incompetent? He doesn't have shame and wants to give his sister-in-law to the enemy. How do he explain to his dead brother? How do he explain to the people of Jiangdong? How do he explain to the soldiers of the three armies?"

Xie's face turned red, and she knew she was in the wrong, so she said embarrassedly: "Mr. Wu doesn't want to do this either, so he asked me to ask my sister-in-law about her own wishes, if she wants to."

"Pooh!"

Da Qiao spat at Xie's face, "I asked me to voluntarily marry you, but you are moral and shameless. Get out! Get out!"

Xie couldn't hold back her face, and she also stood up and glared at Da Qiao and said, "If you don't want to, who will force you!"

After saying that, she turned around and rushed away angrily, and walked to the door, she turned around and said angrily: "Some things are unforgivable!"

"Get out!"
Chapter completed!