At this time, Kong Ming came out from behind the screen and said, "I have been listening to your conversation just now for a long time. Do you know why my lord is crying so sadly?" Lu Su said, "I really don't know!"
Kong Ming said: "What don't you know about this? When my lord borrowed Jingzhou, he promised to return Jingzhou once we captured Xichuan. After thinking about it carefully, Liu Zhang from Yizhou is my lord's younger brother, and he was also from the Han Dynasty. If we directly take our soldiers and horses to take their city like this, we will definitely be reviled by the world. If we don’t go, we will return Jingzhou and there will be no place to stay? But if we don’t return it, in my uncle’s I don’t look good in terms of face, I’m really in a dilemma, that’s why I cry so sadly.”
After Kong Ming finished speaking, things touched Liu Bei's heart again and he burst into tears again.
Lu Su advised: "Uncle Liu Huang, don't worry. Kong Ming and I will discuss this matter in the long run."
Kong Ming said: "I would also like to trouble you to go back to see Wu Hou and use some convenient words to tell Wu Hou these troubles. I hope you can give us some grace."
Lu Su said: "I was sent by Marquis Wu this time. I'm afraid Marquis Wu won't listen to my advice. What should I do?"
Kong Ming said: "Marquis Wu actually married his sister to my lord, so he will not disobey your advice. I hope you can go back and give me some advice."
Lu Su had a very generous character. Seeing Liu Bei crying so sadly, he could understand their temporary difficulties, so he could only agree to Kong Ming's request. Liu Bei and Kong Ming thanked each other, held a banquet, and then sent them away. Lu Su.
After Lu Su got off the ship, his first stop was to go to Chaisang to see Zhou Yu. He told Zhou Yu about the matter. Zhou Yu said: "You have fallen into Zhuge Liang's scheme again this time! When Liu Bei attached himself to Liu Biao, he had the intention of annexing him. , let alone Liu Zhang in Xichuan now? If this drags on, it will probably affect our descendants. I have a plan that will prevent Zhuge Liang from realizing my intentions, and I hope you will go again."
Lu Su said: "I hope I can listen to your strategy."
Zhou Yu said: "You don't need to go to Wuhou. Go directly to Jingzhou and tell Liu Bei that the Sun and Liu families are related by marriage, so they are one family. If the Liu family cannot bear to go to Xichuan, then I, Soochow, are willing to raise troops to take it. I got Xichuan as dowry materials, and I hope they will return Jingzhou to Soochow."
Lu Su said: "Xichuan is far away from Soochow. I'm afraid it won't be easy for us to get it. Should we reconsider this plan of the Governor?"
Zhou Yu smiled and said: "You are such a generous elder. Do you think I really want to take Xichuan to them? I just used such a name, but actually I wanted to capture Jingzhou so that they would not be prepared. When Soochow's troops want to take Xichuan, they will definitely pass through Jingzhou, so we will pretend to ask him for some money and food. Liu Bei will definitely come out to reward the soldiers, and then we will take advantage of the situation to cover up and capture Jingzhou to eliminate our hatred and break you into The disaster can also be lifted."
Lu Su was very happy and returned to Jingzhou again.
Liu Bei asked: "Why did he just leave and then come back again!"
Kong Ming said: "Lu Su must not have gone to Wu Hou, but went to Chaisang to meet Zhou Yu, and then discussed some strategies. As long as he said something, the lord would look at me, just nod, and agree with me." "After discussing it, we connected to Lu Su.
Lu Su said: "The Marquis of Wu praised the emperor's virtue very much, discussed with the generals, and decided to raise troops to help the emperor take back Xichuan, so that the emperor can return our Jingzhou, and Soochow will use Xichuan as a wedding gift." However, if Soochow’s army is going to Xichuan, it will definitely pass through Jingzhou, and I hope to borrow some money and food.”
After hearing this, Kong Ming nodded and said: "This is the best thing. Thank you Wu Hou for your kindness!"
Liu Bei also bowed his hands and thanked him, saying, "These are all sir's words!"
Kong Ming said: "If the lion of Soochow arrives, we will definitely come out to reward him."
Lu Su thought that the two of them had fallen into the trap, and was very happy, so he said goodbye and left immediately.
After Lu Su left, Liu Bei asked Kong Ming, "What does this mean?"
Kong Ming laughed and said, "Zhou Yu's death is coming soon. Even a child can't hide such a plan!"
Liu Bei was a little confused and asked what it was. Kong Ming said: "This is a false plan to destroy Guo. It sounds like it is to help us capture Xichuan, but in fact it is to capture Jingzhou. When the lord goes out of the city to reward the soldiers, we will take advantage of the situation." Cover up the killing, charge into the city, attack it unprepared, and take it by surprise."
Liu Bei said: "If this is the case, what should we do?"
Kong Ming said: "Please rest assured, my lord, you only need to prepare some archers to capture the tiger, and arrange some bait to catch the fish. By the time Zhou Yu comes, even if he is not dead, he will be basically out of breath." "After that, he called Zhao Yun over and gave some instructions. Liu Bei was very happy when he found out.
After Lu Su returned, he went to see Zhou Yu as usual and explained that Liu Bei and Kong Ming were very happy and were going to go out of the city to reward them. Zhou Yu burst out laughing and said, "It seems they fell into my scheme!"
So Lu Su was asked to report to the Marquis of Wu, and then Cheng Pu was sent with troops and horses to respond. Zhou Yu's wounds were slowly recovering at this time, and there were no major health problems, so he sent Gan Ning as the vanguard, and he and Xu Sheng , Ding Feng was the second Lingtong, Lu Meng was the rear team, and there were 50,000 land and sea troops, coming to Jingzhou.
When the former army arrived at Xiakou, Zhou Yu asked: "Is there anyone in Jingzhou who is waiting in front to meet us?"
He replied: "The emperor's uncle sent Mi Zhu to see the governor."
Zhou Yu called him to his side and asked how the rewarded army was doing.
He replied: "Our Lord has already arranged everything."
Zhou Yu asked: "Where is the emperor's uncle?"
He replied: "He is waiting outside the gate of Jingzhou City to practice with the governor."
Zhou Yu said: "We at Soochow are sending troops on expeditions to reward military advisors for your business. You can't make it too simple!"
Mi Zhu took Zhou Yu's words and went back to tell Liu Bei first.
Soochow's warships were secretly lined up on the river, moving forward according to order. When they arrived near the police station, they found that there was no warship and no one came to greet them.
Zhou Yu let the warship continue to move forward. When they arrived ten miles away from Jingzhou, they saw silence on the river. The spies came back and reported: "There are two white flags on Jingzhou City, and no one is seen."
Zhou Yu was very confused, so he had the ship docked, went ashore in person, rode on horseback, and led a group of officers such as Gan Ning, Xu Sheng, and Ding Feng, as well as more than 3,000 elite soldiers, to the bottom of Jingzhou City.
However, there was still no movement under the city. Zhou Yu asked the soldiers to stop and asked the military advisor to call the door. The people on the city asked who it was.
Wu Jun replied: "The governor of Soochow is here."
