When Kongming saw that Liu Bei had no clear objection, he asked Sun Qian to go to Jiangdong to talk about the marriage. Sun Qian and Lu Fan went to Soochow to meet Sun Quan. Sun Quan said: "I am planning to marry my sister to Uncle Liu Huang, and I have no other ideas."
Sun Qian nodded and thanked him, then went back to see Liu Bei and said, "Wuhou is waiting for my lord to get married."
Liu Bei was still doubtful and did not dare to go. Kong Ming said: "Please rest assured, my lord, I have made three strategies, which must be implemented by Zhao Yun." So he called Zhao Yun to him and said softly: "You protect the lord when he enters Soochow. Take these three tips, which contain three strategies, and act according to the strategies above."
So Zhao Yun put it away and kept it close to his body. Kongming sent people to Soochow to pay the betrothal gift, and everything was ready.
In the winter of October of the 14th year of Jian'an, Liu Bei, Zhao Yun, and Sun Qian brought ten clippers, accompanied by more than 500 people, and left Jingzhou and headed south to Xu. The affairs in Jingzhou were decided by Kong Ming.
After Liu Bei left, Yu Yi dialed Kong Ming's video. It turned out that Kong Ming explained what happened in Jingzhou, which attracted Yu Yi's attention. Thinking that if something went wrong in Jingzhou, Xichuan's plan would be in vain, so he opened the ancient book to read a paragraph. What happens within the time period mainly depends on Zhou Yu’s intentions.
Yu Yi said: "Is this obviously Soochow's plan? It is to trick the lord into going to Jiangdong. The plan is just Jingzhou. I just checked it. After Lu Su returned, he was blamed by Sun Quan and Zhou Yu. Zhou Yu thought about this again Method."
Kong Ming nodded and said: "I have known some of the things that Zhou Yu's son was thinking about for a long time. This time we will go directly to Jiangdong and let Soochow pay compensation to his wife."
Yu Yi said: "Then you must be careful!" After saying this, Yu Yi expressed the doubts in his heart and said: "My lord lost his wife in middle age, which has a great impact on his life. I hope this marriage can change it. The fate of the lord."
Kong Ming said: "You're talking about this, I just happened to have a divination lesson recently, and I found that Zhou Yu's fate is really not good!"
Yu Yi smiled and said: "You are superior to Zhou Yu in every aspect, so his fate will naturally be bad, but our old enemy has already appeared!"
Hearing this, Kong Mingming was very surprised and said: "Is this the Sima Yi you often talk about?"
Yu Yi nodded and said, "He is a powerful character!"
Kong Ming disagreed and said: "You have a new income in your account, Xu You, and your strength is much stronger. What can Sima Yi do?"
Yu Yi said: "You still have to be careful. I have to continue marching to the west recently. I may not have much time to pay attention to things in Jingzhou. Take care!" After saying that, he hung up the video.
Liu Bei was uneasy all the way. When he arrived at Nanxu, after the ship docked, Zhao Yun said: "The military advisor has ordered three strategies to be used in sequence. Now that we have arrived at the shore of Nanxu, we should open the first one." So he opened the strategy and summoned the people. The five hundred accompanying sergeants gave orders and everyone left. Then Liu Bei was asked to see Mr. Qiao. Mr. Qiao was the father of Da Qiao and Er Qiao and lived in Nanxu. Liu Bei led the sheep and drank wine, and directly I went to see him and told Duke Qiao about Lu Fan acting as a matchmaker to get his wife.
The five hundred sergeants accompanying him all wore red ribbons and entered Nanxu to buy some items. It was said that Liu Bei was going to marry Soochow, and the people in the city also knew the news.
Sun Quan soon learned that Liu Bei had arrived, and asked Lu Fan to receive him. He rested in Guanyi on the first day.
When Duke Qiao saw Liu Bei, he went to Wu Guotai to congratulate him. Guotai asked, "Is there anything worth celebrating?"
Qiao Gong said: "Your daughter has been promised to Liu Bei as his wife. Now Liu Bei has arrived in Nanxu, why should you hide it?"
Wu Guotai was very surprised after hearing this and said: "I really don't know about this!" He sent people to find Wu Hou to inquire about the authenticity of the matter, and also sent people to the city to inquire.
Everyone went to report and said: "It is true that this happened. The son-in-law has already rested in the hotel. The five hundred accompanying soldiers are in the city to buy pig fruit and prepare to get married. The matchmaker is Lu Fan, a member of the woman's family, and the man is here." At home, Sun Qian is resting in the post office."
Wu Guotai was shocked when he learned what had happened. Soon after, Sun Quan entered the back hall to visit his mother. Wu Guotai cried.
Sun Quan asked: "Why is mother crying so sadly?"
Wu Guotai said: "You have absolutely no confidence in taking it seriously. What did my sister tell you before she left?"
Sun Quan was a little surprised after hearing this and said, "If you have anything to say, mother, just say it. Why do you have to do this?"
Wu Guotai said: "It is the ancient and modern truth that men should marry when they are older, and women should marry when they are older. As your mother, you should tell me first if you have something to do. Why did you hide it from me when you recruited Liu Bei as your son-in-law? I know that I raised my daughter!"
Sun Quan was very surprised after hearing this and said: "Where did you say this?"
Wu Guotai said: "If you want to hide something, then don't do it. Who among the people in the city doesn't know about it now? You are still hiding it from me!"
Qiao Gongdao: "I've known about this for many days, and now I'm here to congratulate you."
Sun Quan shook his head and said: "That's not the case. That was Zhou Yu's plan. Because he wanted to take Jingzhou, he imprisoned Liu Bei to Soochow in this name and asked his men to take Jingzhou in exchange. If he didn't obey, he would be killed. Killing Liu Bei is a strategy, not an intention."
Wu Guotai was very angry and cursed Zhou Yu, saying: "You have become the governor of six counties and eighty-one states. How come you don't have a plan to take Jingzhou? You want to use a beauty trick to kill Liu Bei in the name of my daughter. My daughter is Widow, how can we talk about marriage in the future? That will delay my daughter's life! You are going too far!"
After hearing this, Duke Qiao said: "If we use such a strategy, even if we take Jingzhou, we will probably be ridiculed by everyone in the world. How can we do this?"
Sun Quan also felt speechless after hearing this.
Wu Guotai still kept scolding Zhou Yu. Duke Qiao couldn't stand it anymore and advised: "I think things are already like this. Liu Bei is the emperor's uncle of the Han Dynasty. It's better to recruit him as his son-in-law to avoid making a fool of himself!"
Sun Quan said: "I'm afraid I don't want to be old enough!"
Mr. Qiao said: "Uncle Liu Huang is a hero in this world. If you recruit this son-in-law, you will not be an insult to your sister!"
Wu Guotai said: "I don't know who this Uncle Liu Huang is. Let's meet at Ganlu Temple tomorrow. If I don't like him, you can do whatever you want. If I think it's okay, marry your daughter to him!"
Sun Quan was a filial man. When his mother said this, he didn't worry about it anymore. He immediately agreed and went out to find Lu Fan, preparing to hold a banquet at Ganlu Temple the next day. Wu Guotai wanted to see Liu Bei in person.
Lu Fan said: "Why not let Jia Hua and his three hundred swordsmen and axemen ambush on both sides? If Wu Guotai is unhappy, just give the order and the swordsmen and axemen on both sides will come out and capture Liu Bei."
So Sun Quan followed the advice and asked Jia Hua to prepare an ambush in advance, only to watch Wu Guotai's actions.
