At this time, the civil servants in Jiangdong, headed by Zhang Zhao, advocated surrendering to Cao Cao. These were basically from aristocratic families, and each of them had interests involved behind his back.

Once the war spreads to the land of Jiangdong, the interests of the family will be affected. These people have the same idea as Kuai Yue and Cai Mao under Liu Biao. If they change their master, they will still have high officials and generous salaries. The only ones affected are the Sun family.

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Zhang Zhaonai was an important minister of Sun Ce Tuogu, and his reputation in Jiangdong was very high. If Zhou Yu had not led troops to attend the funeral, his status would have been the same as that of Zhuge Liang in the late Shu Han Dynasty.

Because Sun Ce said the same thing as Liu Bei before his death: If Zhongmou does not do anything, you will take it for yourself. If Zhongmou cannot defeat Jiji, he will return west slowly and has nothing to worry about.

Although there are coincidences in history, Zhang Zhao is not Zhuge Liang, and Sun Quan is not Liu Chan.

Zhang Zhao had great influence in Jiangdong, and the only person who could check and balance him was Zhou Yuyuan in Chaisang.

Just when he was depressed, Lu Su came in to see him. Sun Quan was overjoyed: "Zijing came just in time. I have something to discuss with you."

"My lord, are you worried about Cao Cao?" Lu Su asked.

Sun Quan nodded: "Cao Cao sent a letter to force me to surrender in Jiangdong. The princes outside the palace are all working for themselves, which makes me very disappointed. However, Cao Cao is indeed powerful. What can I do?"

"Cao Cao's troops are all infantry and cavalry in the north. If he wants to cross the Yangtze River and go south, he needs a lot of ships. Now that he has captured Jingzhou, his warships must be insufficient. In addition, the navy is not trained, so it may not be able to fight with me in the east of the Yangtze River." Lu Su analyzed.

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Sun Quan sat upright and said happily: "Oh? Zijing has a strategy to defeat the enemy?"

Lu Su nodded and said: "A few months ago, my lord marched westward to Jiangxia. I saw that Guan Yu's navy was well-trained. Now Liu Bei is stationed in Jiangxia. They know Cao Cao's situation best. It's better to send envoys to Liu Bei to form an alliance with us."

The two armies will surely defeat Cao Cao."

"The public statement is very good, but who can entrust it?" Sun Quan asked.

"If Su is not talented, I would like to send an envoy to Jiangxia on behalf of my lord," Lu Su said.

"Zijing, please go quickly." Sun Quan said.

Just as Lu Su handed over his hands and was about to leave, he turned around and suggested: "If my lord is bored in the city, why not use the excuse of inspecting the naval forces and stay in Chaisang for a few days, where you can find peace at the governor's place."

Sun Quan's blue eyes lit up and his heart immediately moved, "Then let's meet in Chaisang."

"Wei." Lu Su turned and left.

Sun Quan wanted to go to Chaisang to relax, and he would be followed by guards and servants, so it took a long time to prepare. Lu Su's boat sailed upstream from Wu County and arrived in Jiangxia a few days later.

When Lu Su came, he found that Liu Bei seemed to be waiting for him. After the two exchanged greetings, he got straight to the point: "Cao Cao has always been afraid of the general. Now he is leading his army south to Jingxiang. The king will be in danger sooner or later if he guards the isolated city in Jiangxia. I don't know what to do?"

Liu Bei shook his head and showed a helpless expression, "Soldiers are coming to block it, and water is coming to cover it with soil. If you can block it, then you can take it. If you can't, just leave..."

"Is the whole world not the king's land, and the shores of the land are not the king's ministers? Where can the emperor escape to?" Lu Su asked.

"Bei has an old relationship with Wu Ju, the governor of Cangwu. If Jiangxia is defeated, he will surrender to him." Liu Bei felt guilty when he said this.

Lantian promoted scientific planting in Guiyang, and many people from Cangwu County had moved to Guiyang. At this time, the two sides had exchanged letters many times.

Lu Su smiled hoarsely and said: "Wu Juliang has a small army and a small army. He can't even protect himself. How can he accommodate others?"

"Although it is not enough to live in for a long time, I can rely on it for a while. There is nothing else..."

Before he finished speaking, Kong Ming appeared holding a feather fan, and Liu Bei immediately introduced him to Lu Su.

Zhuge Liang gave Liu Bei the Longzhong pair, and earlier, Lu Su gave Sun Quan the Jiangdong pair.

In Lu Su's plan, Sun Quan occupied Jingzhou and Yizhou, dividing the world with Cao Cao in the north. These two people with great strategic vision cherished each other after meeting.

During the conversation, Zhuge Liang analyzed Cao Cao's strengths and weaknesses very clearly. Lu Su became more and more impressed by this man who regarded himself as a wind musician. He found that Zhuge Liang also agreed with the Sun-Liu alliance.

After the situation was thoroughly discussed, Lu Su said: "Liu Shijun, my master has been in Chaisang recently. Su would like to invite Kong Ming to clarify the true nature of Cao's thieves and discuss an alliance between the two families."

"I rely on my military advisor a lot. If I really want to go, I have to come back quickly..." Liu Bei was a little embarrassed.

"Don't worry, Chaisang is only half a day's journey away from here, and Mr. Kong Ming can return in a few days," Lu Su said.

"Since we want to form an alliance to fight against Cao, I think we can invite more families." Zhuge Liang added.

"More? Who are you looking for on the Yangtze River?" Lu Su looked puzzled.

Liu Bei said: "Young Master Liu Qi has become the Lord of Jingzhou. He now controls the four counties in Jingnan and has tens of thousands of troops."

Lu Su asked in surprise: "When did this happen? Isn't he just the prefect of Lingling?"

"More than ten days ago, our Lord appointed him as the governor of Jingzhou, and the three counties of Changsha, Guiyang, and Wuling surrendered directly..." Zhuge Liang explained.

Lu Su was stunned for a long time. Isn't Liu Qi just a mediocre person? Why did these counties surrender in the face of the wind? Could it be that this guy also has the ability of his father to conquer Jingzhou alone?

"What happened to Zijing?" Liu Bei asked.

"No matter what, now that we are facing a powerful enemy, we should share the same hatred. Where is Liu Jingzhou now?" Lu Suxin said that he still had to re-evaluate Liu Qi.

Zhuge Liang said: "The eldest son went back to Jingnan for inspection. I don't know where he has gone now, but his new Lingling prefect is in Jiangxia. We can go to see Sun Polu together."

"Who is this?" Lu Su looked puzzled.

"The surname is Lan, the given name is Tian, ​​and the courtesy name is Ziyu." Zhuge Liang introduced.

"What is his talent?" Lu Su asked subconsciously. He had never heard anyone mention this name.

"I don't know yet, but he seems to be a good cook." Zhuge Liang said.

"Can this person make the decision for Liu Qi?" Lu Su frowned, thinking that if he couldn't make the decision, bringing him over would make Sun Quan unhappy.

Liu Bei nodded in affirmation: "Lan Ziyu is the eldest son's confidant, Zijing can just take him to Chaisang."

After hearing this, Lu Su stopped asking any more questions. He guessed that this person was not very talented and should have gained Liu Qi's trust through special means.

Lu Su and Lan Tian met for the first time when they boarded the ship. Lan Tian often went to the fields and wandered around, and his delicate and handsome facial features were tanned to a bronze color.

Zhuge Liang introduced both parties, and Lan Tian and Lu Su saluted each other and said hello.

Before Lu Su had time to communicate with Lan Tian, ​​two tall warriors followed him onto the boat.

Lu Su thought these were Lantian's guards, so he asked Zhuge Liang: "Mr. Kong Ming, are these two..."

"This is General Zilong, and this is General Shuzhi..." Zhuge Liang introduced.

"Are they also under the command of the eldest son?" Lu Su saw that the two men were extraordinary in martial arts, and now he was even more suspicious of Liu Qi.

Zhuge Liang shook his head and smiled: "They are all under my master's tent. Ziyu is a distinguished guest of Jiangxia, so we can't make any mistakes..."

Lu Su felt that Zhuge Liang's words were very reasonable. If something went wrong with Liu Qi's confidant, Liu Bei would be in trouble on his territory.

He just sent two powerful generals at once. Was Liu Bei too cautious?

"Are they all protecting Mr. Ziyu?" Lu Su asked in confusion.

"Zhao Yun was ordered to protect Mr. Ziyu..."

"Chen Dao was ordered to protect Mr. Kong Ming..."
Chapter completed!