But soon, Cao Wu took control of the situation. He told Sun Quan that as long as Jiangdong sent troops, Liu Zhang of Yizhou would definitely take the waterway out of the Three Gorges, go down the river, pass Yiling, and go straight to Jiangling to support him.
Sun Quan was overjoyed and briefly explained some of his trump cards.
It turns out that the armies east of the Yangtze River are usually at various borders, but this time they conquered Huang Zu in the westward expedition and were digesting the power they captured, so his main forces were basically near Chaisang.
This coincides with Zhuge Liang's analysis of Cao Wu and Cao Wu's understanding of history.
If Sun Quan's troops hadn't happened to be in Chaisang, then Sun Quan would have been unable to mobilize troops from Jiangdong to participate in the Battle of Chibi.
Now he has a heavy army, but he has been persuaded to surrender by civilian officials, so he has difficulty making a decision and hides in the mountains.
As for the military attaches, because Zhou Yu, the leader of the military attaches, was sent to another place and had just returned, they were not united.
After receiving Liu Zhang's guarantee to send troops, Sun Quan believed that it was time to convince the civil officials.
He and Cao Wu entered the city together in a high-profile manner, and all forces in Chaisang City immediately learned the news.
In Zhang Zhao's mansion, Yu Fan, Gu Yong and others gathered together, with worried faces on their faces.
Lu Ji said: "What is the origin of this pine tree? The Lord is so polite!"
Zhang Zhao closed his eyes and rested his mind, and Gu Yong said: "It is said that I am a close friend of Liu Zhang. I am a close friend of Yizhou. Liu Zhang has more than enough self-preservation but not enough progress. I don't know what the lord is thinking when he treats him with courtesy."
Yan Quan said: "Cao's army is powerful and has the emperor with him. For the sake of the people of Jiangdong and the emperor of Xudu, we are willing to take the risk of abandoning our official positions and let the lord become his ministers to protect the peace of Jiangdong. But the lord has not seen me for days. Wait, it really chills everyone’s heart!”
Zhang Zhao let out a "hum" in his nose.
Xue Zong said: "I'm afraid that this person will come and destroy my three-generation Jiangdong inheritance!"
Bu Zhi said: "Then I'll ask my sister-in-law to find out what's going on!"
After deliberation for a long time, there was no result, so Bu Zhi had to come forward to find Mrs. Bu.
Among Sun Quan's many wives, Mrs. Bu was his favorite. Even when he went to the front line to supervise battles, he took his wife with him.
As a result, when Bu Zhi arrived, he saw his sister, Mrs. Bu, guarding the empty room, holding the baby in her arms, shaking her head sadly. Sun Quan was nowhere to be seen, let alone Zhang Song.
In Mrs. Bu's arms, Sun Quan's eldest daughter, who was only a few months old and had not yet decided on a name, frowned and stretched her little fists, puzzled by her mother's sorrow.
Bu Zhi said: "Isn't the Lord back? Isn't he in the mansion?"
Mrs. Bu said: "My husband has not returned for several days. Today he came, but he came back with the man named Zhang Song, and then left again."
Bu Zhi inquired, "Did that man named Zhang Song say anything?"
Mrs. Bu said with a subtle expression: "He named the child..."
"name?"
Bu Zhao frowned.
"It is said that my husband likes to shoot tigers and is a natural shooter, so the child should be named Lu Ban. Since he likes tigers, the cousin's nickname is Dahu. In addition, he also said some words that were incomprehensible."
Luban, Sun Luban, Dahu, Sun Dahu?
Bu Zhi thought about it carefully and couldn't understand the connection between the shooter and Lu Ban.
On the other side, Sun Quan pulled Cao Wu away. After leaving home, he passed Bu Zhao's path and swaggered to Zhang Zhao's mansion.
A well-informed servant heard about it and informed everyone in the mansion.
Yu Fan, Gu Yong and others wanted to avoid it, but Zhang Zhao snorted again: "Let's see what's so special about this pine tree!"
Everyone then sat down as they were, waiting for Sun Quan and Zhang Song to come in with their own thoughts.
As soon as Sun Quan entered Zhang Zhao's house, he immediately walked a few steps quickly, saluted Zhang Zhao respectfully and said, "Zhongmou has seen you, sir!"
Zhang Zhao no longer closed his eyes to meditate, and solemnly returned the greeting: "My lord, long time no see."
Sun Quan blushed and was about to explain, when Cao Wu next to him said, "I have heard for a long time that Zhang Changshi is the leader of Jiangdong's civil servants. When I saw it today, it turned out that Jiangdong's civil servants gathered together and had more talents than the emperor's court!"
As soon as he said this, everyone in the house was shocked. Yu Fan and Gu Yong stood up immediately. Zhang Zhao also had an uncertain face. Zhang Song actually had evil intentions and sow discord in his first sentence. He was talking about the emperor's court, but in fact he was not. It means that Zhang Zhao gathered his ministers and did not take Sun Quan seriously.
He finally suppressed his anger, but he stood up and saluted, waiting to see Sun Quan's reaction.
Sun Quan quietly pulled off Zhang Song's sleeve and said to the crowd: "For the future of Jiangdong, it is only right that you gather here to discuss countermeasures. Zhong Mou thanks you all."
"Lord Mingjian!"
"My lord, you have worked hard and I will respect you!"
Only then did the ministers reply one after another.
Cao Wu snorted coldly.
He had just entered the door and had not yet sat down. He and Zhang Zhao had already fought for a round. He asked the Dukes to stand up, which was regarded as the first victory.
Sun Quan introduced Cao Wu to everyone, and introduced the officials to Cao Wu, and then he was ready to sit down.
Before the two arrived, Zhang Zhao ordered someone to set up a table for Sun Quan in the hall, set out a small table, tea and food, but at the end he also prepared a shabby table for Zhang Song with nothing to eat.
Unexpectedly, Cao Wu laughed loudly and sat down on the seat prepared for Sun Quan.
There is no place for Sun Quan to sit. He cannot sit down as the lord of Jiangdong.
Sun Quan had a look of displeasure on his face. Gu Yong stood up and offered his seat to him. He just waved his hand and was about to sit down with Gu Yong. Suddenly, Cao Wudao said, "Zhang came from afar and is a guest. Guests are respected and should sit at the top." . General Sun is the lord of the six counties in Jiangdong, so he should sit in the middle hall. What do you think?"
Zhang Zhao's face was livid, he stood up and asked Sun Quan to sit down in the middle seat where he had just been sitting, while he sat down at Gu Yong's place.
Cao Wu sneered in his heart. It was really not clever to do such a small trick. A thick-skinned person can break a thin-skinned person. He won the second game again.
Gu Yong sighed, glanced at the poor seats, and finally took care of his identity and asked the people next to him to move back one seat in turn. Finally, the hot-tempered Lu Ji went to sit on the poor seats.
How could Lu Ji be willing to suffer such a loss? Besides, the atmosphere was tense and he didn't hesitate to be the first one to take the lead.
Lu Ji didn't sit down. He stood up and held his hands in his hands and said, "Zhang Biejia, I heard that Yizhou is the land of heaven. Biejia is not in Yizhou, but he came to my Jiangdong. What do you mean?"
Cao Wu ignored him and looked at Sun Quan.
Sun Quan was annoyed that Lu Jiqiang had come forward and ignored him. He just waved and a boy came in with a piece of cloth.
Sun Quan said: "There is nothing else. It's just that Brother Ziqiao and I were playing in Lushan Mountain, and I came across a poem. I'll share it with you and appreciate it."
Lu Ji stood on the broken mat with his hands still cupped. He could neither sit nor stand. He was extremely embarrassed. He quietly sat down while everyone was looking at the cloth.
The broken mat was cold, but not as cold as his heart. He clenched his fists with anger on his face, thinking to himself, how could a person who had never heard of it know how to write poetry?
Everyone in the audience basically had the same idea. All the heroes from Jiang Biao were here, and everyone was familiar with poetry. They wanted to see what was written on this pine tree.
Only Yu Fan and Gu Yong looked at each other, and they could see each other's surprise. Sun Quan was calling Zhang Song's cousin Zi Qiao.
It stands to reason that the two met for the first time today, and Zhang Song was still a foreign minister. It was really unusual to address him by his cousin's name like this.
It would be fine if the lord was a playboy, but Sun Quan was obviously not. He was just naughty at times, but overall he was still an extremely wise lord.
What is the magic power of this pine that makes the young protagonist fascinated?
The two of them looked at the cloth carefully and saw beautiful handwriting on it, with twenty-eight words written on it.
Gu Yong stood up suddenly, savored it for a long time, and then recited each word: "Looking at it from the side, it looks like a ridge and a peak on the side, with different heights from far to near."
"I don't know the true face of Mount Lu, just because I am in this mountain."
