Of course, Zhou Yu sometimes criticized some of Sun Quan's actions and was a little sad about Sun Quan's integrity. But in the end, Sun Quan was his master and the supreme king of Wu.
Zhou Yu stirred up discord and even praised Liu Chan as a "magnanimous person" when he was in a bad mood. How could anyone be like Zhang Xi who directly said "treacherous" and "capricious" when he came up? !
That's not a yin and yang thing, that's just a direct curse, okay? ! !
Someone scolds your lord like this in front of you. In this era where "the Lord worries about the humiliation of his subjects, and the Lord humiliates his subjects and dies", how could Zhou Yu not be angry, and how could he still talk to you peacefully? !
Getting up in arms was already a sign of restraint, and not drawing his sword was considered a sign of Zhou Yu's self-cultivation.
Zhou Yu rose up after taking the case, and Zhang Xi, who has experienced more than ten years of battlefield fighting, could still be frightened by your Zhou Gongjin's behavior? !
"Gong Jin thinks there's something wrong with what I said?!" Zhang Xi said unhurriedly, "Let's not mention the Jiangxia matter for the time being. The matter of Lingling and Wuling counties can also be ignored. We don't want to mention the sneak attack on the police, intimidation of Jiangling, and siege of Xiangyang. All these things are done by the Lord who keeps his word?!"
As soon as these words came out, Zhou Yu's momentum stagnated for a moment, and then slowly began to dissipate.
There was no way, it was indeed Soochow who did this dishonestly, and it was his Zhou Yu's credibility who was willing to risk everything.
You want to say that Zhou Yu is not dissatisfied with this at all, but that is impossible.
However, in this case, the defense still needs to be defended.
"This is not my lord's fault!" Zhou Yu slowly sat down and explained according to the words he had already thought of, "Previously, your lord made a secret agreement to exchange the land of Jiangxia for me to invade Soochow and Runan. Do it and make it reasonable. What happened in Lingling and Wuling was that you withdrew your troops first. As a result, the barbarians in the two counties were left unchecked and ran rampant. The people in the two counties were forced to have no choice but to ask for help from Soochow. The people were willing to sacrifice The soil is self-protecting, and it is not me, Soochow, who invades the territory without reason. It is a matter of public security. The public security was subordinate to Wuling County in the pre-Qin Dynasty. Since Wuling has surrendered to me, Soochow, we want to send officials to govern it, but your guard will expel us. The officials of the Eastern Wu Dynasty are good at launching military affairs. As for the matter in Xiangyang, I, the Eastern Wu Dynasty, was worried about the Yingchuan and Wei thieves invading the territory, so I sent troops to set up defenses. I didn't want to cause Wen Zhongye to misunderstand. This is also not what my lord wants!"
After Zhang Xi heard Zhou Yu's rhetoric, he felt a little stupid. How could someone be so shameless? !
Then he laughed angrily and asked Zhou Yu, "Do you believe what Gong Jin said?!"
I asked Zhou Yu directly and kept silent.
Indeed, this rhetoric is too shameless. If it is spread like this, it will fool the common people who don't understand anything. No one with any brains will believe this.
Especially using this method to deal with Shu Han's questioning is a bit insulting to the other party's intelligence.
This fig leaf-like rhetoric is useless, at least in front of Zhang Xi.
Therefore, after thinking about it, Zhou Yu could only change his mind and said bluntly, "If you don't take what God gives you, you will suffer the consequences; in a time of great strife, if you don't advance, you will retreat."
In this day and age, if you don’t eat the meat that is put in front of you, that would be really heartless.
What's more, ordinary people may not understand Soochow's strategic ideas, but it is impossible for Zhang Xi to understand. So Zhang Xi said from the beginning that he actually did not want to pursue the affairs of Jiangxia, Wuling, and Lingling counties.
Because that is an obvious thing, it is strange that Soochow does not take these three counties.
Therefore, Zhang Xi’s focus from the beginning was on the police. If possible, try not to lose this place.
"Gong Jin's words are really unreasonable!!!" Zhang Xi nodded and continued, "The Jiangxia matter has been secretly agreed in advance, and the matter of Wuling and Lingling counties will not be pursued. However, the public security has been since ancient times. Then it was under the rule of Nanjun, why did it come to be said that it was under Wuling in the pre-Qin Dynasty?!"
Are you bullying me for not studying enough? !
"It's recorded in ancient pre-Qin books. It's not surprising that Yuan Chang didn't know about it!" Zhou Yu said somewhat vaguely.
When Zhang Xi heard Zhou Yu's words, he obviously planned to cheat. He stopped being polite and went straight to the point.
"I'm having a banquet with Gong Jin today, and Xi just wants to ask one thing. Is Gong Jin still willing to abide by the secret agreement, return Lingling and Wuling counties to me, and withdraw from the police?!" Zhang Xi glared and said seriously.
From here on, it’s business, which is Zhang Xi’s biggest purpose today.
Regarding Zhang Xi's serious behavior, Zhou Yu also sat slightly upright, and then replied, "This is not what a minister should say."
I'll go, this bastard's character is ruined, Zhou Yu's house is ruined, hey! ! !
Zhou Yu, such a noble and noble person, actually said such words to shirk responsibility. You are the supreme general of Soochow. In Soochow, you can be said to be one person below ten thousand people. What can you say? What can't be said? !
Zhang Xi's anger immediately rose.
"Gong Jin's words are wrong!" Zhang Xi said angrily, "In the original secret agreement, it was Gong Jin who came forward as the guarantee, and we were willing to make the exchange. Now that the letter is still there, Gong Jin has made such false statements. Isn't it a shame? The world is laughing at you?!"
If you press harder, we will make your letters public. Then the reputation that Zhou Gongjin has accumulated for most of his life will be destroyed in one day! ! !
These words somewhat poked at Zhou Yu's weakness. Some of the famous generals and celebrities these days really don't care about their reputation.
Therefore, Zhou Yu hesitated for a moment and then said, "Why should Yuan Chang be so aggressive? Aren't you afraid that I, Da Wu, will turn to cooperate with Cao Wei and plot against Shu Han?!"
If you really dare to do that, the two families will be completely at odds with each other. When the time comes, our monarchs and ministers will be forced to have no choice but to talk to Cao Wei about the possibility of cooperation.
This is of no practical benefit to you Shu Han people.
Zhou Yu also threatened Zhang Xi in turn.
In the end, Zhang Xi just smiled and said, "Let's not say that the Wei thieves are now trapped in the Central Plains and throwing rat weapons, so they may not be able to threaten the Han Dynasty. It is just that the Lord of Wu is so capricious, even the thieves of Wei will not dare to trust the Lord of Wu. Form an alliance?!"
In a word, Sun Quan's reputation is already bad. Even if you come to him, Cao Rui, as long as he is not stupid, will have to consider whether he can gain benefits from cooperating with you.
After all, no one wants to be an ally with a guy who likes to backstab his teammates for no reason.
Zhou Yu was also a little speechless about this, and could only reluctantly argue, "As a king, you should give top priority to state affairs. My Lord's actions are all for the great Wu Jiangshan community. Why worry about other people's opinions!"
This is typical of speaking out.
People should not be prone to intrigues and caprices among themselves, let alone between countries. If people have no faith, they will not be established. Once a country has no faith, it will cause big troubles.
No matter what angle you come from, what Sun Quan did cannot be said to be completely from the perspective of Jiangshan Sheji. It can only be said that he only focused on the present and did not care about the future.
Zhang Xi didn't want to talk to Zhou Yu who was trying his best to find support for his master. He always felt that when this guy got old, he was really a little different from when he was young. The Zhou Gongjin who dared to lead troops to funerals would probably never be found again. .
But it’s not incomprehensible. After all, it’s reasonable to see some changes in a high position when you reach fifty.
Even Zhang Xi himself has changed a lot over the years.
But when it comes to this, today's meeting is destined to be fruitless.
If the conversation continues, Zhou Yu will continue to find excuses for Sun Quan, trying to legitimize the results Soochow swallowed by despicable means. It is impossible for them to spit it out like this.
And Zhou Yu's verbosity before was nothing more than a statement to Zhang Xi: Although he also knew that it was shameful to do so, for the sake of Soochow's interests, he, Zhou Yu, had to be a villain for once.
Negotiating here will yield no results.
Just like what Zhou Yu said before - it is not what a minister should say.
To translate that sentence, it actually means that it doesn’t matter what we say. If we really want to resolve the matter through negotiation, then the Shu Han should send an envoy to Jianye to talk to Sun Quan in person.
As a courtier, before the matter is truly resolved, you have only one choice.
Zhou Yu wanted to protect the territory and the people and defend the territory he had finally conquered.
Zhang Xi wants to prepare his army and strive to regain the robbed land and people.
Therefore, this one-on-one meeting ended unhappy.
After returning to Jiangling, Zhang Xi sent letters to Chang'an and Chengdu to inform them of Soochow's attitude after this initial contact. On the other hand, Zhang Xi directly ordered Shi Bao to start preparing for war and to train the navy. When the time was right, he At that time, troops were sent across the river to attack the police.
The outcome at the negotiation table is sometimes directly related to the outcome on the battlefield.
It does not necessarily mean a forceful attack on the police, but it is obvious that the current confrontation across the river cannot put enough pressure on Soochow, which is why Zhou Yu had that attitude in the one-on-one meeting.
Now, it's time for Zhang Xi to put pressure on Zhou Yu.
At about the same time, Zhou Yu, who returned to Xiakou, immediately reported the situation to Sun Quan and immediately ordered Zhu Ran, who was stationed at Lukou, to organize his navy immediately and strengthen patrols along the river. Once the Shu thieves were discovered, If there are signs of crossing the river, don't have any worries, take the initiative to attack, and strive to destroy the Jiangling navy in one battle.
Either don’t fight, or if you want to fight, don’t leave any hidden dangers.
Although Zhou Yu seems to have been suppressed by Zhang Xi in the one-on-one match, on the battlefield, it is still unclear who will win and who will lose! ! !
(End of chapter)
