Wu Ju, the governor of Cangwu, was forthright and unconventional.
He attracted many scholars from the Central Plains to join him. The relationship between him and Shi Xie was nominally subordinate, but in fact they were separate forces.
When Liu Bei was in a panic, he had the idea of defecting to Wu Ju.
Lu Qiling was so amused by Wu Ju's words that she blushed and the latter stopped joking.
"Everyone, why are you here looking for me?"
Wu Ju said with a smile: "Xuande is now in charge of the four counties in Jingnan, and he has powerful generals like Zhang Zhaoyun under his command. It can be said that he has well-equipped soldiers!"
Wei Yan snorted softly, and Ma Di raised his hand and said, "Master Taishou, have you heard that Shi Xie decided to accept Shanyue from Soochow?"
Shanyue?
Wu Ju nodded and said, "It's true! I heard that the Three Thousand Mountain Crossers fled thousands of miles away!"
"Sun Quan from Jiangdong always plundered Shanyue, so their rebellion was expected."
"This guy Shi Xie has become a member of Jiuxi now, and his ambitions are very strong!"
Ma Di continued: "Master Taishou, there is something fishy here, you must be on guard against it!"
Seeing Wu Ju's confusion, Ma Di continued his analysis: "Shanyue who defected to Shixie could obviously go from Nanhai County to Gaoliang County, then pass through Hepu County, and directly reach Jiaozhi County!"
"Why bother looking far away from the near and pass by your Cangwu County?"
"I'm looking down here. This is Jiangdong's poisonous plan. Sun Quan wants to get involved in Jiaozhou! I hope the governor will take more precautions!"
Wu Ju laughed loudly when he heard this, "Your name is Ma Su? Are you from the Ma family in Jingzhou?"
"I have been running Cangwu for many years, how could I be deceived by such a shameless person?"
"Mountains are mountains, so what if they get involved in Jiaozhou? It's just a dream to think about Cangwu County!"
Ma Su wanted to say more, but was stopped by Lu Qiling.
"He doesn't believe it, so there's no need to say more!"
Wu Ju waved his hand and motioned for his servants to take Lu Qiling and others to rest.
"Sister! That Wu Ju is so rude!"
Ma Su was so angry that he jumped up and down, "I clearly explained my interests to him, but he didn't listen and ignored me!"
Wei Yan sighed and said, "No wonder the young master sent us here! Wu Ju, whose army is weak and yet claims to be a strong one, is no match for the rats from the east of the Yangtze River."
Lu Qiling took a deep breath, calmed down, and said bluntly: "This is Feiyu's first time in battle! We must protect Wu Ju!"
"As long as Wu Ju doesn't die, my lord will have a reason to enter Cangwu! He has a good reputation, and winning Shi Xie is a piece of cake!"
Ma Su smiled and said: "Sister, we Feiyu, this time we are all the best!"
Wei Yan echoed: "Zhang Nan, Feng Xi and Fu Wei, these are all the best in Feiyu!"
Lu Qiling has absolute confidence in the people she has trained.
What's more, the three people Wei Yan mentioned will definitely be qualified to be generals in the future!
"Everything depends on the situation! Wen Chang and You Chang, whether we can capture Jiaozhou depends on you two!"
"Don't worry, eldest sister, we will definitely protect Wu Juzhou!"
…
After listening to what Ma Su and others said, Wu Ju also did not dare to slack off and called in counselors to discuss.
"Zhang Ba, you heard what Xuande's men said just now behind the screen."
"My son, Sun Quan, do you really want to get involved in my Jiaozhou state?"
"Does he really dare to attack Cangwu?"
Zhang Ba said bluntly: "Sun Quan only wants to separate the country, and he is nothing more than a watchdog who supports his troops and respects himself!"
"On the other hand, Liu Bei is the one Ming Gong really wants to be wary of!"
"This person is quite unknown!"
oh?
Wu Ju frowned and said, "Xuande has always been famous for his trustworthiness in the world."
Zhang Ba retorted: "Ming Gong! This man took refuge with Yuan Shao, which led to the defeat of Guandu! He took refuge with Liu Bei, which led to the loss of northern Jingzhou!"
"If he had come to seek refuge with the lord, maybe even Cangwu would have fallen into Cao Cao's hands!"
Wu Ju was a little hesitant, wondering whether he should reply to the letter and ask Liu Bei to send troops to support him.
"Zhang Ba, why don't you change your surname back to your original name?"
"If Liu Bei is not eliminated and the four counties of Jingnan are not restored to Duke Cao, how can I change my surname back to Liu?"
Zhang Ba is none other than Liu Ba, a famous scholar in Jingzhou in the past.
As a well-known Jingzhou surrender faction, Liu Ba had already gone to meet Cao Cao.
As a result, he volunteered and wanted to go to persuade the four counties in Jingnan to surrender and make great achievements.
Unexpectedly, a fire in Chibi burned Cao Cao's northern army and looked south. Liu Bei and his son seized the four counties of Jingnan with lightning speed.
Liu Ba became a lonely man and had no choice but to go south to join Shi Xie. After arriving at Cangwu, he was worshiped as a distinguished guest by Wu Ju.
Liu Ba felt that he was ashamed of Cao Cao, so he changed his surname to "Zhang" and vowed not to change his surname back to the four counties of Jingnan for one day.
Regarding the barbarians in Jiaozhou, Liu Ba mainly used pacification and suppression as a supplement, and the governance of Cangwu County was very effective.
Now he is highly regarded by Wu Ju.
"Ming Gong! Liu Bei is hypocritical and benevolent, and his son Liu Mang is cunning and cunning!"
"His father and son wrote letters, clearly wanting to use Ming Gong's name to intervene in the affairs of Jiaozhou!"
"If Duke Ming wants to maintain his current power, he must not lure Liu Bei into Jiaozhou!"
Liu Ba vowed: "Otherwise, even if you rely on Sun Quan, it will still be a temporary solution!"
When Wu Ju heard this, he was furious: "I am a minister of the Han Dynasty! What qualifications do you have for me, Sun Quan, my son?"
"Xuande is a clan member of the Han Dynasty! Cao Cao plus Jiuxi, the world's heroes dare not say a word, but Liu Mangxian's nephew speaks up!"
Liu Ba retorted, "Ming Gong! Your Majesty is now with Duke Cao, not Liu Bei! The two of them, Liu Bei, are the rebels. If you want to be a Han official, you should defect to Duke Cao!"
Uh-huh!
Wu Ju drew his sword and glared at him, but Liu Ba showed no fear.
"Zichu, stop talking nonsense!"
"The Han Dynasty has fallen into decline. Now the only people who want to revive the Han Dynasty are Xuande and his son!"
"Although I, Wu Ju, am not a gentleman, I never behave like a mean person!"
Seeing that Wu Ju didn't listen to the advice, Liu Ba cupped his hands and said, "We don't agree with each other! Since Duke Ming doesn't believe it, please resign!"
Liu Ba had already made preparations and took the Zangke Road to Bashu to defect to Liu Zhang.
"Zichu will leave on his own! Xuande is a benevolent and righteous person! If I don't let Xuande down, how can he let me down?"
"Ming Gong, take care!"
Wu Ju and Liu Ba broke up unhappy and looked at each other without saying a word.
…
The border of Nanhai County.
Lü Meng led three thousand elite troops to the border of Cangwu.
Using Shanyue's surrender as a disguise, Lu Meng deceived the Nanhai city gate into opening, killed the county guard directly, and captured the city.
The territory of Nanhai County has been completely owned by Jiangdong.
"Soldiers are valuable and quick. I will head to Cangwu as quickly as possible. The target is Wu Ju's head!"
Lu Meng's eyes were as bright as fire, "The first battle in white clothes is to capture the entire territory of Jiaozhou for the Marquis of Wu!"
Xian Yudan and Li Yi followed closely behind.
"General, don't worry, Wu Ju has no one he can use!"
"As long as this person dies, Liu Bei will no longer have any reason to interfere in Jiaozhou!"
Lu Meng said confidently: "Benevolence, righteousness and morality are a luxury in troubled times!"
"White clothes captured the South China Sea, killed Wu Ju, and attacked Cangwu. Future generations will only remember our achievements!"
"After Xu Sheng, Zhu Huan, and Sun Huan guard the South China Sea, they will come to meet with me!"
White clothes, coming!
