Kong Ming said mysteriously: "As long as these two people go to Jiangdong, it will be like a leaf is missing and the warehouse is missing a grain of grain. After Cao Cao gets it, he will be very happy and then withdraw his millions of troops." Zhou Yu was a little confused and asked Said: "Is it really just these two people?"
Kong Ming said: "After three visits to the thatched cottage, I tried my best to assist Uncle Liu Huang and exchanged letters with his fourth brother Yu Yi. In the letter, I asked Yu Yi what the shortcomings of Cao Cao were. He told me one thing, that is, Cao Cao defeated After Yuan Shao occupied Hebei, he built a place in Zhanghe called Tongque Terrace. It was very magnificent. This place was used to select beauties from the world. Cao Cao was a very lustful man. After attacking Zhang Xiu earlier, he saw Zhang Xiu's sister-in-law Zou. Because of his beauty, he called for his escort, which later led to a catastrophe. Dian Wei also died in this battle. After Baimenlou captured Lu Bu, he kept searching for traces of Diao Chan. I also heard about this attack on Jiangdong. Some things, Jiangdong Qiao Gong has two daughters, one is called Da Qiao and the other is Xiao Qiao. They have the appearance of sinking fish and falling geese, and the moon is shy of flowers. I heard that Cao Cao has another wish for Jiangdong this time. He Tell everyone, this time I plan to conquer Jiangdong, conquer the world, and achieve imperial status, just to get Jiangdong's Erqiao and put it in the Tongque Tower to avoid boredom in my later years. Even if I die, I will have no regrets. Now I lead millions The men and horses are preparing to attack Jiangdong, in fact, to capture these two women. In this case, if the general cannot do it, he will go to the Qiao Gong, buy these two women with thousands of gold, and send them to Cao Cao , Cao Cao was very satisfied with getting these two women. If you go and flatter him again, he will not come again in such a short period of time, so he will return to the court. Moreover, Fan Li confuses the King of Wu by offering Xi Shi. , and strived for the opportunity for the development of Vietnam, you can also follow suit."
Zhou Yu didn't believe it and said, "You said Cao Cao wanted to get Er Qiao. Do you have any evidence?"
Kong Ming was shocked, thinking that Zhou Yu seemed not easy to fool, but it was okay, there was an alternative strategy, so he changed his mind and said: "Cao Cao had a young son named Cao Zhi, and he wrote a poem, so Cao Cao asked him to write a poem. , called "Tongquetai Fu", I have also read the content in it, which means that the Cao family should be the emperor and must collect the beauties from all over the world, and the second Qiao from Jiangdong is also in this list."
Zhou Yu continued: "Do you know what is written in this?"
Kong Ming said: "Of course I know. How come I have no impression of such a beautiful thing?"
So Kong Ming revised the content with added detail. While reciting it, he looked at Zhou Yu's face and found that Zhou Yu's face was not good. Kong Ming fully expressed Cao Cao's intention of occupying the second Qiao through the situation of reciting the Fu. As for the identity of the second Qiao , how could he not know?
Zhou Yu endured the end of listening, closed his eyes, and for a long time he stood up and slapped the case, pointed to the north and cursed: "Old thief, you bullied me too much!"
Kong Ming hurriedly came out to stop him and said: "Previously, the Chanyu repeatedly violated the borders of the Han Dynasty, and the emperor of the Han Dynasty used marriage to maintain relations. Why do you value two common women so much now?"
Zhou Yu sighed: "Sir, you don't know. Da Qiao is the wife of General Sun Ce, and Xiao Qiao is my wife!"
In fact, Kong Ming knew about this matter. He said so much just to provoke Zhou Yu. However, he still pretended to be very frightened and said: "Ah! I really don't know about this matter. Don't blame me for what I just said!"
He was about to seize his wife. How could Zhou Yu not be angry and cursed again: "The traitor Cao and I are incompatible!"
Kong Ming said: "This matter is of great importance. Please think about it more to avoid regrets!"
Zhou Yu sneered and said: "I have inherited Sun Ce's trust, how can I have the reason to surrender to Cao Cao? What I just said is just to test you deliberately. I left Poyang Lake with the determination of the Northern Expedition, even if the sword and ax were placed on me I won’t change my mind! I hope Kong Ming can help me and defeat Cao together.”
Kong Ming bowed and said: "If the general doesn't mind it, I hope I can do my best and provide encouragement sooner or later."
Zhou Yu said: "Tomorrow we will meet with the lord and start discussing the matter of raising an army."
Kong Ming and Lu Su left. On the way, Lu Su said with some blame: "You two are tempting me like this, and it's really hard for me to deceive you!"
Kong Ming smiled and said: "It's just that your governor is too smart. It's true that Cao Cao is ready to accept all the beauties in the world." So the two of them parted and went back to rest.
On the second day, Sun Quan came out. On the left were the civil servants Zhang Zhao and Gu Yong, and more than thirty people. On the right were the military attachés Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, and more than thirty people. They were well-dressed, with swords and clanging swords, and were standing in different groups.
Soon after, Zhou Yu came close. After the ceremony, Sun Quan offered his condolences. Zhou Yu opened the door and said: "I recently heard that Cao Cao was stationed in Han Dynasty with his troops and sent a message. I don't know what my lord thinks." ?”
Sun Quan immediately sent someone to take out the memorandum and handed it to Zhou Yu. After Zhou Yu read it, he laughed and said, "This old thief thinks that we have no one in Jiangdong, so he insults us like this!"
Sun Quan asked: "Then what do you think about this matter?"
Zhou Yu said: "Have your lord Zeng Jin discussed this with both civil and military officials?"
Sun Quan said: "That's for sure. We have been talking about this matter every day recently. Some people advise me to surrender, and some people advise me to fight. I don't know what to do, so please come back and discuss this matter." Make a decision."
Zhou Yu asked: "Who advises my lord to surrender?"
Sun Quan said: "It's Zhang Zhao and others' idea."
Zhou Yu asked Zhang Zhaodao: "I hope to hear your thoughts on surrender."
Zhang Zhaodao: "Cao Cao took the emperor to fight in all directions, and in the name of the imperial court, he recently gained Jingzhou. He showed his sharp edge and became more powerful. The reason why we in Jiangdong can resist Cao Cao is simply that we have the Yangtze River as a natural barrier. Now Cao Cao's There are more than a thousand warships. He attacks from both water and land. How can we stop him? Why don’t we surrender first and then think of other ways!"
Zhou Yu changed his previous attitude and said: "This is completely a pedantic theory. Since the founding of Jiangdong, three generations have passed. How can I bear to abandon it overnight?"
Sun Quan saw something was wrong and quickly asked: "If this is the case, how should we resist Cao Cao?"
Zhou Yu said: "Although Cao Cao was the prime minister of the Han Dynasty, he was actually a traitor to the Han Dynasty. The general relied on his father and brothers' inheritance to occupy the east of the Yangtze River with his martial prowess. Apart from cruelty, why should he surrender to the bandits? Moreover, Cao Cao came all the way this time and often violated the taboos of military strategists. The land in the north was not completely pacified. Ma Teng and Han Sui were behind him, which was his trouble. Moreover, he There are several taboos in attacking. First, the northern army is not familiar with water warfare at all. Cao Cao gave up his most powerful horse to rely on ships to fight Soochow. Second, it is the middle of winter and the horses have nothing to eat. Thirdly, most of Cao Cao's troops came from the Central Plains. They were not accustomed to the climate and soil, and some infectious diseases developed. Fourthly, the people of Jingzhou were not completely attached. Cao Cao committed so many taboos and would definitely fail. The general captured The traitors who live in Cao, today, I request to send tens of thousands more elite troops to garrison in Xiakou to defeat Cao for the general!"
