After all, Sun Quan did not agree to the marriage, and wrote a letter to Guan Yu, declining the proposal.
After all, Sun Quan also knew how ridiculous it was to betroth an eight-year-old boy and a three-year-old girl.
If both parties are from ordinary families, and they arrange a baby marriage for the sake of lasting friendship, it doesn't matter. It will still be a good thing to spread the word.
But both parties are monarchs of one party, and when considering things, they should not only consider the immediate situation, but also take into account many things that may happen in the future. Therefore, neither party will seriously consider this kind of marriage that is full of uncertain factors.
It's just that Sun Quan refused like this, Guan Yu felt even more embarrassed that Sun Quan was just teasing him.
At this point, the second master's psychological expectations for Sun Shiwan were extremely low.
But there is nothing we can do now. After all, the other party is the leader of the party. No matter how much the second master looks down on him, he will at most scold him as "Sun Quan's son" in private, but he still has to respect him on the stage.
Moreover, the second master does not want to have too much interaction with Sun Quan. As Zhang Xi said, he is now in a place of suspicion. No matter how good the relationship with the eldest brother is, he still needs to pay attention to what he should pay attention to.
Therefore, the second master ignored Sun Quan and set his sights on the north, Xiangyang City.
The second master was once again thinking about how to transform himself, the governor of Xiangyang, from a remote leader into a real one.
I have been thinking about this for several years, and the second master has been preparing. If he were not worried about the untrustworthy Jiangdong Group behind him, he would have gone north to Xiangyang.
And soon, the second master received a piece of news that he didn't know whether it was good or bad - the Lukou guard Lu Su was seriously ill and was taken back to Chaisang by Sun Quan to recuperate. The person who replaced Lu Su was Lu Meng.
This personnel change not only attracted the attention of the second master, but also Zhang Xi.
This operation feels a bit familiar. What is Jiangdong doing? !
The second master is still in Jingzhou. Even if you change your generals and attack by surprise, can you still capture Nanjun? !
Furthermore, Lu Su valued the Sun-Liu alliance. After all, it was his political property and would not be destroyed easily.
Now that Lu Su is seriously ill, he has been replaced by Lu Meng and Sun Quan, who has no strategic vision but is pretty good at tactics. What is Sun Quan going to do? !
Although it was Lu Su who was seriously ill and went back to recuperate, Zhang Xi still did not dare to be careless and called Fei Yi to ask about the specific situation.
After Fei Yi came to Jingzhou from Yizhou, he spent half a year on the one hand to establish good relations with the aristocratic families in Jingzhou, especially the four major aristocratic families, and to secure their paper agency rights.
On the other hand, Fei Yi also developed detailed operations in Xiangyang, Wancheng, Xudu, Runan, and Jiangdong through the four major aristocratic families, and fully took charge of Jingzhou's intelligence work.
Therefore, Zhang Xi asked Fei Yi to ask about Jiang Dong's situation, which was considered the right person to ask.
But Fei Yi told Zhang Xi with a look of embarrassment that although he had arranged some craftsmen in Jiangdong, their current status was not high, and most of them were paper merchants and could not play a big role.
Fei Yi could not get any real information about an important minister like Lu Su.
Then Zhang Xi felt that Fei Yi was really not good at all.
Is it difficult to do intelligence work? !
Have you heard of Jin Yiwei? !
Fei Yi said I had never heard of it.
Then Zhang Xi started to talk about how Jin Yiwei bribed informants, how they monitored important ministers, and how they obtained enemy intelligence through various means. The more Fei Yi listened, the more he felt that what Zhang Xi said made sense.
But just one question – where does the money come from? !
Whether it's buying informants or developing downlines, it costs money, right? !
No one else knows what is going on with our lord, but you, Zhang Yuanchang, can you still know? !
I know everything you said, but the problem is, I have no money. How can I do these things without money? !
Then Zhang Xi asked strangely, doesn't he hold the right to issue the paper? !
Isn’t this thing more valuable than money? !
We have one-third of an acre of land, and we still need to pay a certain deposit for the agency's paper issuance rights. In Jiangdong, if we don't pay, we still want to get paper for free? !
Fei Yi was dumbfounded for a moment, and then he realized.
Really, it's not that Fei Yi is stupid, he just didn't get out of this misunderstanding for a while. He always regarded paper as a tool to infiltrate the enemy's country. He didn't realize the value of the paper agency itself at all, let alone thought that he could actually use it. This paper and distribution rights to make money.
There is only one place in the world that can produce paper in large quantities. Even if you have money, you may not be able to get it.
Now that Zhang Xi reminded him, Fei Yi found that there seemed to be no conflict between using this distribution right to make money and engage in intelligence.
It can even be said that by raising the price of the paper distribution rights first, it will be more convenient for him to place agents in various places to collect intelligence.
When he thought of this, Fei Yi immediately thought of a way and ran to apply to Guan Yu because he was going on a business trip.
Fei Yi hoped that Guan Yu would send him to Jiangdong, on the one hand to spread paper in Jiangdong, and on the other hand, to take this opportunity to buy the Jiangdong family with the right to issue paper.
Of course, you can also go and find out in person whether Lu Su is really seriously ill.
Guan Yu readily agreed and asked Fei Yi to go to Jiangdong as his envoy in the name of visiting Lu Su.
Despite Guan Yu's arrogant appearance, Guan Yu actually has a lot of experience in using rooms. In recent years, he has been to Xiangyang, Nanyang and Runan County to infiltrate spies. He can easily understand the importance of this trip across the river. sex.
So, when Fei Yi said it, Guan Yu agreed, and the next day Fei Yi took two large boxes of paper and took a boat to Jiangdong.
Fei Yi's trip here should be to spread the issue of paper agency rights in Jiangdong, and arrange it carefully. He should not be able to come back before the end of the year.
But about Lu Su, Fei Yi should write back to inform him. After all, Lu Meng's purpose of stationing in Lukou and whether Lu Su was really seriously ill need to be clarified.
After all, Lu Su still values the Sun-Liu Alliance more. His survival is a guarantee for both families.
Before getting a clear answer, Zhang Xi thought for a while and wrote to Xu Shu to exchange mutual views and increase vigilance. At the same time, he also wrote to Wenpin to ask him to pay attention to the Jiangdong Army's movements on the Yangtze River. I don’t know if I was attacked by someone.
The most reassuring thing about Wenpin is that he is stable. He will not rush forward and is most cautious in doing things. Zhang Xi will not believe such a person in the police station. You, Lu Meng, can persuade Wenpin to surrender with a letter. .
In fact, Lu Meng replaced Lu Su to guard Lukou this time, and almost as soon as he was sorting out the military affairs left by Lu Su, he immediately received a report from a sergeant, saying that a police officer claimed that the navy was approaching Lukou for training.
Lu Meng calmed down at that time, and after a while, he ordered his navy to go out to the Yangtze River for training.
What excuse is there for navy drills? Lu Meng doesn't believe that the distance from the police to Lukou is within the scope of normal navy drills? !
Obviously, this was Wen Pin, the police guard, who came to test his authenticity.
Although Lu Meng is determined to attack Jingzhou and make great achievements, he also knows that without the support of your lord, Sun Quan, it is impossible for him to attack Jingzhou, so he is relatively honest now.
On the one hand, sending the naval forces out for training was to demonstrate the combat power of the Jiangdong navy, and on the other hand, it was also to put on an upright posture and show that they had no selfish motives.
If the police navy arrived at the entrance of the village and he still didn't respond, such an abnormal behavior would definitely arouse suspicion in Jingzhou.
After all, Guan Yu was a famous general in the world, and Zhang Xi was recognized by the Zhou governor. It would be difficult to deceive the enemy with such a small means of showing weakness.
So it is better to put up a majestic formation and confront the Jingzhou Army. Later, Lu Meng also wrote a special letter of greetings to Guan Yu. On the one hand, he wanted to say hello when he took office, and on the other hand, he also asked why the public security navy was training. Will run to Lukou.
Lu Meng's actions really shocked Wenpin. Wenpin saw the Jiangdong navy leaving the stronghold, stayed for a while, then led the troops back to the police and reported the incident at the same time.
Guan Yu felt a lot more relieved after receiving Lu Meng's letter of greetings and accountability.
Zhang Xi didn't dare to take it lightly.
Zhang Xi has studied Lu Meng, who is famous in history for being good at using scheming tactics.
Looking at Lu Meng's two classic battles, whether he attacked Jingnan or Nanjun, he did not spend much money. Often he just wrote a few letters, and the opponent's garrison surrendered.
On the one hand, this shows that Lu Meng is good at using time. On the other hand, in both attacks, Lu Meng showed his ability to attack the heart.
Before the demarcation of the Xiang River, Hao Pu guarded Lingling. Even though Lu Meng knew that Guan Yu had already invaded the police, he still used information gaps and scheming to lure Hao Pu to surrender. This shows that people have a good grasp of human psychology.
When attacking Jingzhou, it was reasonable for Shiren to surrender. He might have been bribed by Lu Meng in advance, but Mi Fang's surrender was more of a reflection of Lu Meng's grasp of people's hearts.
Logically speaking, Mi Fang is the last person who should surrender. There will be no benefit to him surrendering.
Even if Guan Yu threatened him and said he would kill him when he came back, the problem was that Shi Renxin had no problem with this, but how could Mi Fang and Guan Yu kill his lord's brother-in-law so easily.
Having said that, the premise of Guan Yu's scare was that you Mi Fang and Shi Ren made a mistake in transporting ordnance. According to military law, they must be killed on the spot. However, Guan Yu just wanted to scare you and said that he would come back to deal with you. Neither of you were killed at the time. How can he really do it when he comes back? Kill you? !
Therefore, Mi Fang's surrender must be because Lu Meng made Mi Fang believe that Guan Yu would really kill him. In the meantime, no matter what Mi Fang did himself or what Lu Meng did using Shiren, Lu Meng finally achieved his goal. .
Zhang Xi really didn't dare to take this person lightly.
Maybe his command is not as good as Zhou Yu's, and his strategic vision is not as far-sighted as Lu Su's, but with such a scheming guy staying next door to your house, who dares to let down his guard? !
(End of chapter)
