In Jianye's meeting hall, Jiangdong's civil and military officials took their seats in order of official position.
Sun Quan sat on the main seat facing south with a solemn expression, which made everyone who came to the meeting confused. Although he is also a hero of the party, he is not diligent in politics and even indulges in pleasure.
Today is not a major festival, nor is it the time of the monthly grand meeting. Everyone was suddenly summoned and looked at each other.
After Lu Su and Cheng Pu sat down, Sun Quan spoke: "Lu Ziming trapped Wu Ju and captured Cangwu as planned, which shocked the land of Jiaozhou. Shiweiyan was afraid of our military strength in the east of the Yangtze River, so he sent his son Shiren to Jianye to pay tribute. As a pledge, there is only one Lai Gong left in Jiaozhou, and the effect of killing the chicken to scare the monkeys is very obvious. I have summoned you all to come to court today, mainly for the matter of Jiaozhou. Please speak freely."
The ministers in Jiangdong were not interested in the barren land in the south. Now that they heard that Shi Xie wanted to surrender, they all planned to persuade Sun Quan to use Huairou's strategy and not waste money, food, troops and horses in Jiaozhou.
Zhang Zhao hurriedly admonished and said: "My lord, the main thing to decide Jiaozhou is the scholar's family. Since the scholar is so sincere, he should be a high-ranking official with a generous salary to tie his heart. We only need to appease the scholar's family, and Lai Gong can defeat the enemy without fighting." , General Lu has successfully returned to Jiangdong."
"Zibu's words are reasonable. Jiaozhou is far away from Jiangdong, and it takes a long time to transport food and grass. It is not the best strategy to stop the war with troops. I also think that we can appoint an official and promise to settle Jiaozhou as soon as possible." Gu Yong agreed.
Sun Quan nodded after hearing this, and then turned his attention to the general group.
After Lu Su and Cheng Pu looked at each other, Cheng Pu stood up and suggested: "My lord, the main force of Cao's army is at Tongguan. I heard that the generals in Guanxi are powerful. Cao Cao will definitely draw troops from various places. We can attack Huainan again. Ziming If we can decide on Jiaozhou early, Hefei can be taken."
As soon as Cheng Pu finished speaking, Gu Yong and others became serious again, wondering why they wanted to attack Hefei again?
"Since the opinions of all the princes are unanimous, the Jiaozhou scholar family will focus on appeasing them. Let's talk about Jingzhou next." Sun Quan said with a frown.
Sun Quan suddenly mentioned Jingzhou, and everyone in the palace murmured.
Lu Su mistakenly thought that Sun Quan was going to join forces with Liu Bei to attack Cao Cao, so he immediately got up and reported: "My lord is wise, the main force of Cao's army is now in Tongguan to resist Ma Chao and other generals. If Liu Shijun can be asked to send troops to attack Xiangfan, our army will attack Hefei with all its strength. Cao Cao will face a three-front battle." pressure, this opportunity is even more advantageous than after the battle in Chibi."
"Grand Governor, I heard that Liu Xuande led troops to Sichuan. Where are there any extra troops in Jingzhou to attack Cao Cao?" Zhang Zhao reminded.
Lu Su turned around and replied: "It is unknown how many Jingzhou soldiers and horses Liu Shijun took away, but General Guan's navy stationed in Xiakou has not moved. If there are more than ten thousand infantry and cavalry in Jiangling to attack, Xiangyang will definitely be under great pressure. General Guan will We are now the governor of Jingzhou, as long as we persuade him to contain and attract Cao's army, we have great hope of capturing Hefei."
Sun Quan chuckled: "Even if Jingzhou really has 20,000 troops, does Guan Yunchang really dare to send them all to Xiangfan? If there is an internal rebellion among them, or they are attacked by other forces, wouldn't Jingzhou be in danger?"
"Uh...there's nothing to fear from a little rebellion. Where will other forces attack?" Lu Su looked confused.
"Did Zijing forget that Gong Jin planned to attack Guo and take Jingzhou by false route?" Sun Quan said meaningfully.
Lu Su quickly said: "Now that Cao Cao is strong and Sun Liu is weak, if we attack Jingzhou from behind, we will undoubtedly help Cao Cao eliminate his opponents. As the saying goes, if there is no check and balance from Liu Xuande, the lord will have no chance to go south to claim solitude..."
Sun Quan smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Zijing is really an honest person, but Liu Xuande is not as honest as you..."
"Lord, what do you mean?" Lu Su looked puzzled.
Sun Quan sneered and asked, "Zijing still remembers how our three families divided Jingzhou in Chaisang before the Battle of Chibi?"
"Lord, are you talking about Lan Ziyu? It's also our fault that we didn't win over him in advance, so he led Jingnan to surrender to Liu Shijun after Liu Qi's death..."
"Why didn't you win over him? Zi Heng gave him a lot of gold and silver, but it was useless even if he gave him a gold mountain. Does Zijing know why?"
Lu Su shook his head when he heard this, "I don't know..."
Sun Quan slapped the table in front of him and snorted: "I only found out yesterday that that guy from Lantian is actually Liu Bei's brother-in-law. They have been plotting against me in Jiangdong from the beginning..."
As soon as Sun Quan said these words, all the officials in the palace were stunned.
Lu Su suddenly felt that his brain was not enough. When he was in Chaisang, Lan Tian was extremely high-profile. At that time, he once thought that Lan Tian did not take Liu Bei seriously because of Liu Qi's favor.
"Is there any misunderstanding? General Guan was still covering Cheng Lao's retreat in Xinye before. If he really wanted to plot against us, why would he send troops to help?" After Lu Su finished speaking, he looked at Cheng Pu.
Cheng Pu also nodded and said: "If it hadn't been for Guan Yunchang's help, none of the Jiangdong children stranded in Xinye would have been able to return..."
"Haha, you still don't believe it? Lan Tian is not only Liu Bei's brother-in-law, he also married Lu Bu's daughter. Lu Bu's powerful trap camp is now in his hands. Do you really think that Jiangling was captured by Huang Zhong? ?”
It was as if Sun Quan had broken the law and connected all the doubtful points together to form a complete chain of evidence.
Sun Quan's words struck the ground like broken ice, and the main hall, which was still whispering, suddenly became extremely quiet. Everyone never expected that this unknown Lantian would actually stir up the storm in the torrent.
Lu Su also frowned immediately, "If what my lord said is true, then we need to re-examine the issue in Jingzhou. At least we can no longer underestimate Lan Ziyu."
"How can the news from people around my little sister be false?" Sun Quan sneered.
"Will Hefei still be attacked?" Cheng Pu asked.
Sun Quan shook his head, "Since Liu Bei has already planned it, how dare Guan Yunchang's naval army despise him? Zijing wants to keep an eye on him in Chaisang."
"My lord, Liu Bei has not broken his promise on justice. Lantian was indeed Liu Qi's important minister at the beginning. It can only be said that they took advantage of the right time, place and people. If we turn against each other rashly, it may be despised by the world." Lu Su continued to admonish.
He is still a supporter of the Sun-Liu alliance. If Sun and Liu turn against each other, it will only be Cao Cao who benefits.
"The soldiers are unknown, and the accidents are accidents. What the governor said is reasonable. My lord, you should think twice before you act." Gu Yong saw that Sun Quan was angry and worried about provoking a war with Liu Bei, which would cost Jiangdong's troops, money and food, so he immediately went out Ban advised him.
"You are all wise men, why can't you find a reason to send troops?" Sun Quan sneered.
Lu Su: "I thought we should go all out to capture Hefei, continue to maintain a close alliance with Liu Xuande, and wait for changes in Jingzhou before taking surprise measures."
"Now that Liu Xuande is leading troops into Sichuan, isn't it the time when Jingzhou is undergoing changes?" Sun Quan asked again.
Lu Su smiled and said: "Guan Yunchang is a famous general in the world. He is currently guarding Jiangxia. Even if he leads troops to attack, he may not be able to defeat him."
"Then invite Guan Yu to attack Xiangfan. If he really takes away all the defenders in Jingzhou, it will be great for us to capture Hefei. If we can't capture it in a short time, we will take advantage of the situation and capture Jingzhou." Sun Quan made the final decision.
