Zhang Zhao's so-called "previous events" and "posterior events" are actually talking about the Sun-Liu Alliance.
The "previous matters" have been determined. Lu Su advocated and Sun Quan agreed. We cannot change it.
But today is different from the past. The Liu Bei Group has completely grown up, while Jiangdong is still stuck in a corner. If you don't want to change, you can only live with one-third of an acre in Jiangdong.
Zhang Zhao actually does not agree with the so-called Sun-Liu Alliance. It was not easy to oppose it before, but now Lu Su, who advocates the Sun-Liu Alliance, is critically ill. So once Lu Su dies, will the Sun-Liu Alliance still need to exist?
After all, there had been a fight in Jingnan a few years ago. Although it didn't completely break out, both sides knew that this alliance was already very fragile.
Therefore, Zhang Zhao wanted to test Zhou Yu in advance and ask Zhou Yu whether he valued the Sun-Liu Alliance.
Zhou Yu is really not easy to answer this question now.
In the early days, Zhou Yu, like Zhang Zhao, felt that the Sun-Liu alliance was unnecessary.
But at that time, Zhou Yu was actually more radical than Zhang Zhao.
Zhang Zhao just felt that there was no benefit in forming an alliance with Liu Bei, and he would suffer the consequences. After defeating Cao Cao, Liu Bei occupied most of Jingzhou.
At that time, Zhou Yu simply believed that forming an alliance with Liu Bei was useless. It was still a threat, so it was better to eliminate it as soon as possible.
And at that time, Zhou Yu was also full of confidence in himself and Jiang Dong, believing that he could fight Cao Cao alone with Jiang Dong's strength alone.
The Battle of Chibi is an obvious example. I defeated more with less and won differently.
In addition, Liu Bei's group sent two civil servants to press them, and they set a fire in the Wulin area afterwards, which was useless. Zhou Yu really felt that there was no need to form an alliance with Liu Bei.
But later, Liu Bei's group unknowingly captured the four counties of Jingnan, and unknowingly captured Yizhou, becoming an important separatist force.
In the past few years, whether Zhou Yu first attacked Nanjun or Sun Quan sent troops to Huainan three times, Zhou Yu saw the power of Cao Cao's group.
People can really fight on both the east and west fronts at the same time, and even win on both fronts.
Now Zhou Yu, to be honest, really understands Lu Su's difficulties - a family can handle two dozen people, but if you two weak parties continue to fight among themselves, I'm afraid it will really be a dead end.
This Sun-Liu alliance is really something that can benefit both sides if they unite, and harm both if they divide.
But if he just thought about this, Zhou Yu would not become the number one person in Jiangdong.
What Zhou Yu is thinking about now is what kind of decision Sun Quan will make after his three failed attacks on Huainan. After all, it is useless no matter how much he thinks about it. The one who truly guarantees the existence of the Sun-Liu Alliance is Sun Quan, not He is Zhou Yu.
So Zhou Yu really can't say anything about this matter now.
Of course, there is another concern, that is: Lu Su is not dead yet. Talking about whether the Sun-Liu alliance is necessary now always makes Zhou Yu feel that he is sorry for his good friend Lu Su.
Therefore, when Zhang Zhao asked Zhou Yu about this matter, Zhou Yu was confused and just drank without expressing his position.
Zhang Zhao didn't get the answer he wanted, and he couldn't figure out Zhou Yu's attitude. He could only keep it in mind for the time being and wait for the right time to talk to Sun Quan about this issue.
Although Zhou Yu's attitude was important, Zhang Zhao also knew that the person who really made the decision was Sun Quan.
But this matter was delayed for a while.
Shortly after Zhou Yu visited Zhang Zhao, Lu Su, the defender of Lukou in Jiangdong and the de facto governor of the region, died of illness.
Sun Quan was greatly saddened and found it difficult to govern for a while. He went to Lu Su's mansion in person to help Lu Su's family deal with the funeral.
There is a saying that Sun Quan may be a little wary of Zhou Yu and Zhang Zhao, but Sun Quan really has absolute trust in Lu Su.
Lu Su is to Sun Quan what Zhuge Liang is to Liu Bei. The relationship between the two is really harmonious.
Unless Zhang Zhao was screwed, he would not have said something to Sun Quan about the inappropriateness of the Sun-Liu alliance when Lu Su died of illness.
Therefore, this matter was temporarily postponed. Throughout December, Jiangdong's main tone was to pay tribute to Lu Su.
Sun Quan arranged a funeral for Lu Su that was full of mourning and honor. He named Lu Su the governor of Jingzhou to commend Lu Su for his achievements in guarding Lukou and governor of Jiangxia, Changsha and Guiyang.
Although Fei Yi was dissatisfied, Lu Su had a good reputation within the Liu Bei Group. Now that he was dead, Fei Yi couldn't say much. He had to attend Lu Su's funeral on behalf of the Liu Bei Group. Woolen cloth.
The news of Lu Su's death reached Jingzhou first, and both Zhang Xi and Guan Yu remained silent.
Guan Yu was really shocked. Someone he had always had a good relationship with passed away, and he left so suddenly. Guan Yu was somewhat sad.
As for Zhang Xi, although he knew that Lu Su died at about this time, he still felt sad when he thought about Lu Su's character and ability.
Therefore, the two people discussed and built an altar in Jiangling City to worship Lu Su from afar. By the way, they spread the news to Chengdu and informed Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang.
After all, Lu Su's death may lead to changes in Jiangdong's diplomatic strategy, which is a very important matter.
After the remote sacrifice was completed, Guan Yu discussed with Zhang Xi, Ma Liang, and Xizhen Jiang Dong's possible reaction.
Anything is possible. After all, in the entire Jiangdong, except for Lu Su, no one holds high the banner and firmly believes in the Sun-Liu alliance.
Therefore, Guan Yu really couldn't tell what kind of actions Jiangdong would take next. He remained calm on the surface, but secretly sent out orders to strengthen his vigilance.
Especially Wuling County and the Public Security Bureau.
Zhang Xi, on the other hand, suggested that Guan Yu wait until after Lu Su's funeral to recall Fei Yi and ask for Fei Yi's opinion.
On the one hand, Zhang Xi believed in Fei Yi's ability and would definitely be able to get some inside information during this trip to Jiangdong.
On the other hand, Fei Yi has stayed in Jiangdong for long enough and should come back. If he stays any longer, he will be suspected by Jiangdong.
When Guan Yu heard this, he thought it made sense and immediately sent someone to deliver a message to Fei Yi, asking him to return to Jingzhou after Lu Su's funeral.
If we have official documents, we won't be afraid that Jiangdong people will block it if they discover something fishy.
Fei Yi did return to Nanjun in the first month of the 22nd year of Jian'an.
Then, I was dragged to a meeting.
In addition to the three participants last time, this time Xu Shu also returned to Jiangling from Wuling County under the pretext of returning to Nanjun to report his work, to participate in this meeting that may affect the Liu Bei Group's foreign strategy.
At the meeting, Fei Yi talked about his experiences in Jiangdong and his work achievements - he had established a good relationship with the Zhang family of the four major families in Jiangdong, and the Zhang family had obtained the agency rights for Wujun paper.
Fei Yi himself also established a good personal friendship with Zhang Wen.
But, before coming back, there was a big flaw in this matter.
Before leaving, Sun Quan specially summoned Fei Yi and mentioned that Zhang Zhao would control the distribution of paper agents throughout Jiangdong. He also wrote a special letter to Liu Bei and asked Fei Yi to take it back to Jingzhou.
Fei Yi's evaluation of this was that the results of this trip to Jiangdong may be in vain.
Although Zhang Zhao also had the surname Zhang, he was not from the Zhang family in Wu County. He was from the Huaisi Group, whom Sun Quan respected as his teacher.
It is clear that he is Sun Quan's confidant.
Moreover, Sun Quan was obviously aware of what Fei Yi had done, and he was almost active in Fei Yi. He made such a suggestion. Once Liu Bei agreed, Fei Yi would have broken his trust with the Zhang family in Wu County, and I am afraid he would never be able to use it in the future. The Zhang family of Wu County collected information.
Regarding this point, Fei Yi took the initiative to apologize to Guan Yu and Zhang Xi. After all, the main purpose of this mission was not achieved.
Well, Guan Yu and Zhang Xi didn't pay much attention to this matter. If the land of Jiangdong could be infiltrated and bribed so easily, then how could Sun Quan still be the master of Jiangdong for almost twenty years?
These things can be done slowly in the future. The most important thing now is whether there are any new changes in Jiangdong after Lu Su's death. Regarding Lu Su's successor, is it the one who has already been stationed in Lukou? Lu Meng, these are the key issues to be discussed now.
Fei Yi naturally paid attention to such important information. Through the conversation with Zhang Wen when he was on good terms, Fei Yi also analyzed a lot of useful information.
First of all, Lu Su's successor, if nothing else happens, should be Lu Meng who is stationed in Lukou.
Although there has been no official appointment from Jiangdong so far, judging from the movements of some low-level officials, this matter is almost certain.
These days, Lu Meng's residence in Jianye is often visited by people, many times more than before. You know, Lu Meng is not in Jianye at this time.
If Lü Meng had only served as the garrison of Lukou, this situation would definitely not have occurred. The occurrence of this situation shows that Lü Meng will most likely be the governor of the place like Lu Su.
As for Lu Meng, Fei Yi also specially sent people to collect information.
In the early days, Lu Meng was indeed just a brave general. Later, after he was valued by Sun Quan, his position was quickly promoted. At Sun Quan's suggestion, he began to read, read, and learn military strategies, and gradually grew into the general he is now in charge of.
But generally speaking, Lü Meng was a general who climbed up from the bottom. Therefore, all parties in Jiangdong still have a lot of objections to his governorship. Moreover, the information collected by Fei Yi does not show that Lü Meng has any governorship. experience of.
Therefore, Fei Yi analyzed that even if Lu Meng takes office, he may only be a transitional candidate, and it will be difficult to govern the people well. I am afraid that Zhou Yu will have to take action in the end to solve all problems.
After hearing this, Guan Yu frowned slightly and looked at Zhang Xi. It seems to be different from what you said.
According to Zhang Xi, this Lu Meng's early experience was quite right, but his later experience was forced by the lord to read a few books, and he could become a guard commander? !
So being a commander-in-chief these days is a little too easy, right? !
Moreover, with such a person who has no experience in governing local areas, can Sun Quan really feel at ease if he is asked to handle the complex situation in Jingnan area? !
Guan Yu is also more inclined to Fei Yi's analysis. Maybe this Lu Meng is really a temporary overachiever, and his opponent will eventually be Zhou Yu.
But Zhang Xi knew that Lu Meng could really be a good governor of a place. Historically, he was one of the four major governors of Soochow, the kind who entered the martial arts temple.
Zhang Xi was afraid that Guan Yu would despise Lu Meng because of this, so he quickly told Lu Su's evaluation of Lu Meng, such as "Wu Xia Amen", "If you haven't seen him for three days, you should look at him with admiration", and other allusions .
Second Master, you should believe Lu Su’s evaluation of this person, right? !
Then Fei Yi was very surprised. He had never heard of these things in Jiangdong for so long. Where did County Sheriff Zhang know about it? !
Zhang Xi, who was embarrassed, quickly said that he had corresponded with Lu Su before, and Lu Su said it in the letter.
Anyway, now that Lu Su is dead, there is no evidence of his death.
Fei Yi did not doubt what Zhang Xi said, but after hearing this, Guan Yu still didn't think Lu Su was very powerful.
Lu Su wrote a letter to Zhang Xi, bragging that Jiangdong had produced an incredible talent. This kind of exchange was accompanied by bragging, and whoever believed it would be a fool.
Guan Yu admitted that maybe this Lu Meng was a bit good, but compared to Lu Su, he was definitely far behind.
This evaluation is not wrong. But Zhang Xi always feels that our second master is guilty of arrogance again.
Xu Shu was still reliable at this time and said to Guan Yu, "I fought with Na Lu Meng. He commanded the battle rigorously and had a well-organized system. He was not an incompetent person. To say the least, even if Na Lu Meng was only half as capable as Lu Zijing, the prince would also Don’t be careless, lest you take advantage of it.”
With Xu Shu's testimony, Guan Yu restrained himself a little and nodded to express his approval of Xu Shu.
After all, Guan Yu and Xu Shu had worked together for the longest time in Jingzhou. To say who Guan Yu recognized the most, Xu Shu might be ranked ahead of Zhang Xi, and even compared with Zhuge Liang, it was difficult to distinguish him.
Since Xu Shu said that, Guan Yu still listened, and his evaluation of Lu Meng was slightly higher.
Xu Shu, on the other hand, found Zhang Xi privately after the meeting and asked strangely, "Why is Yuan Chang so afraid of that Lu Ziming?!"
Xu Shu really didn't understand that in today's meeting, Zhang Xi had always been wary of Lu Meng, and it was very serious, even more serious than when he faced Zhou Yu and Lu Su.
Is that Lu Meng really stronger than Zhou Yu and Lu Su? !
Zhang Xi replied, "It's not that I'm afraid, but I'm afraid that Guan Junhou will underestimate the enemy. Although Lu Meng has no far-sighted strategy, he is also a rare general. His ability to lead an army may not be inferior to that of the monarch. The monarch is arrogant, and if he doesn't If you take it for granted, it may lead to catastrophe."
Zhang Xi's evaluation of Lu Meng is somewhat high, but it is not too high.
Lu Meng is really good at commanding battles. Maybe he is not inferior to Guan Yu, even if he is not as good as him, he is not too far behind.
In fact, Guan Yu in the historical line was aware of this, otherwise he would not have breathed a sigh of relief after Lu Xun replaced Lu Meng.
In Guan Yu's opinion, Lu Xun, a scholar with little reputation, must be easier to deal with than Lu Meng.
Although Lu Xun is actually more difficult to deal with
After hearing Zhang Xi's answer, Xu Shu understood Zhang Xi's intention, but at the same time, he also comforted Zhang Xi and said, "Although the monarch is proud, he is not a person who does not listen to loyal words. You and I are in Jingzhou, and we are in love with each other from the north to the south." Hope, even if Zhou Gongjin comes back, I won’t be afraid of him, why should I be afraid of just Lu Meng’er?!”
Well, that’s right! ! !
(End of chapter)
