Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 205 The Benefit of Tongue
Wuchang (now Ezhou) in autumn has a special flavor. The temperature difference between day and night is huge in the morning and evening. When a gust of autumn wind blows, pieces of red leaves fall on the lake, and several small boats wander on Niangzi Lake (now Liangzi Lake).

After half a sound, it was dusk, and the number of boats on Liangzi Lake gradually increased, and the lights on the boats were lit up.

Liao Li opened the curtains, looked around, and saw the autumn rain coming to the world, outside the window, the autumn rain was dripping down the lake surface, causing faint ripples.

Zhuge Ke picked up the Wuchang fish, swallowed it in one gulp, felt the delicious taste of the fish, and said, "Why doesn't Gongyuan eat fish? Does it not taste like Gongyuan?"

Liao Li put down the curtains, picked up his chopsticks, and said with a smile, "The autumn rain scene is very beautiful. I loved this scene the most when I was in Jingzhou."

Zhuge Ke took the opportunity to say: "What is Shu? If there is water, it will be turbid, and if there is no water, it will be Shu. The eyes are squatting, and the insects enter its belly. How can An Neng compare with Wu?"

Liao Li glanced at Zhuge Ke with dissatisfaction, and wanted to refute, but considering that he was on a mission, he kept his head down and ate fish without saying a word.

Seeing Liao Li ignoring him, Zhuge Ke continued to prod, "Is Gongyuan eating fish dung?"

Liao Li put down his chopsticks and said with a sneer: "A friend comes from afar, and the master should not be Ge Jun who eats first, and then let me taste it!"

After finishing speaking, the fish that Liao Li had eaten in the bowl was poured into Zhuge Ke's bowl.

Liao Li added: "Wu is a brawler. A brawler is rude. He is good at talking. He is also a sensationalist."

Zhuge Ke was not angry at all, he snorted softly, took another set of tableware, and buried his head in eating the fish.

Lu Hao, who was at the side, eased the atmosphere between the two of them, tapped on the table, and said with a smile, "I don't know what Gongyuan thinks of Wuchang?"

Lu Mao, whose name is Zizhang, is Lu Xun's younger brother. He is diligent, studious, and loyal, and he often makes good friends with scholars in Huaisi.

Not far away, Chen Zhen and Zhuge Jin raised their glasses and drank each other after hearing the words.

Zhuge Jin stroked his beard and smiled and said, "Gong Yuan and Yuan Xun will repay each other's grievances!"

Chen Zhen put down the wine bottle and said with a smile, "As long as it doesn't hurt the relationship between the two countries!"

Liao Li glanced at Zhuge Ke, and said with a faint smile, "Wuchang is beautiful, but it's not suitable for an imperial capital."

"Oh! Gongyuan has never been to Jianye, why did Gongyuan say that?" Zhuge Ke sneered.

Liao Li caressed his beard and pondered, and said slowly: "Although I have never been to Jianye, I have heard Prime Minister Zhuge say that Jianye is backed by mountain barriers, the Yangtze River is in front of it, and there is Xuanwu Lake inside. Huju is the house of Xingye."

Zhuge Ke put down the wine bottle, laughed, and said, "Gongyuan's superficial words are not enough to prove that Jianye is better than Wuchang."

"There are mountains in the north of Wuchang, and there are Xishan Mountain, Snake Mountain, and Niangzi Lake as barriers. How can we not be able to build a business? Besides, Wuchang is an important iron smelting town in Wu State. Weapons and agricultural tools can be used by our army and people in Wu State for a long time."

Liao Li smiled lightly, didn't take it seriously, and said, "Why is Ge Jun so anxious! I haven't finished talking yet."

"Wuchang takes Jiang Mian in front of it, and blocks Hushan, controls Lufei on the left, and connects Xianghan on the right. It is guarded by Jiangdong, the hub of Jingyang, and the hub of the north and the south. The king of Wu hoards heavy troops here, and he can fight against Cao Wei in the north and fight against us in the west. , you can rush to help Jianye, and take care of the middle and lower reaches of the river, so I chose this place specially."

Liao Li used ingredients to lay out a brief topography of Wuchang and Dongwu on the table, and analyzed them one by one for everyone present.

Zhuge Ke turned his head to look at each other for a while, and said with a smile: "Gongyuan said that Wuchang is the best place, why can't he say that it can't be the capital of the emperor of Wu?"

Liao Li glanced at Zhuge Ke, and said with a sneer: "Ge Jun needs to know this moment and that moment. Although Wuchang is superior, I think it still has shortcomings."

"Wu State can occupy more than a hundred miles to the north of the great river because of its elite navy. It can be said that wherever Wu State's navy can reach, Wu State's soldiers will be stronger. Therefore, from this point of view, the shortcomings of Wuchang are obvious. Also, although Wuchang is good, there is no big lake in the surrounding area for sailors to gallop. Moreover, Wuchang is adjacent to the border of Wei, so it can be said that the king of Wu guards the border."

"But Jianye is different. Chaohu Lake and Taihu Lake are on the left and right sides of Jianye, like two fists that go forward to protect Jianye. If Cao Wei attacks Wuchang with all his strength, the state of Wu can only rely on the great river. If Cao Wei attacks Jianye, the king of Wu will You can send sailors to gallop into Chaohu and Taihu, but Cao Wei is invincible!"

Lu Mao and Zhuge Ke looked at each other in blank dismay, but Liao Lian could analyze the pros and cons of the two clearly and clearly in terms of military affairs.

At this time, a person lifted the curtain and came in, clapped his hands and smiled, and said: "I thought Bo Miao was a great talent, and I often asked Bo Miao, how are the talents of the big man comparable to shoulders? He often said that there are many sages of the big man who are far better than others. I don't believe it, today When I saw it, it was true.”

Everyone in the boat heard the reputation and looked around, only to see this man Fang Yi with big mouth, blue eyes and purple beard, tall and tall, standing in front of the door.

Zhuge Ke, Lu Mao, and even Zhuge Jin and Chen Zhen in the back cabin were startled, and hurried forward to bow down.

Sun Quan waved his hands boldly, and said: "There is no need to be polite, I just happened to pass by, and I learned that you are here to receive the Han envoy, so I came here for a while."

Sun Quan motioned everyone to sit down, stroked his beard and smiled and said, "I heard Gongyuan's words about Jianye and Wuchangli's gains and losses outside the warehouse alone, and thought it was quite insightful. Listening to Gongyuan's words, it seems that he hasn't fully expressed it. I wonder if we can continue to talk about it?"

Liao Li restrained his ostentatious tone, looked around the crowd, and said a meaningful sentence: "Wealth and honor do not return home, like brocade clothes walking at night."

Sun Quan stopped his movements, and after a while, he understood what Liao Li meant.

Liao Li seemed to talk about letting Sun Quan return to his hometown rich and honored, and let everyone know that Sun Quan became emperor.

In fact, the implication is that Sun Quan may not be the only one returning home, but the entire political group behind him returning home.

At present, the political core of Sun Quan's rule of Soochow has changed from the reuse of the Huaisi Group in the early stage to the political structure of the Jiangdong Group as the mainstay and the Huaisi Group as the supplement in the mid-term.

Therefore, if you want to better control the Jiangdong Group, you must move the political center to Jiangdong, and Jianye is undoubtedly the most suitable choice.

At the imperial court, the Jiangdong gentry served as officials under Sun Quan; at the local level, the gentry hid the population and controlled the local economy.These Jiangdong scholars are naturally unwilling to leave their hometown to become officials. In the long run, it will inevitably affect Sun Quan's governance of Jiangdong's basic situation.

Sun Quan looked at Liao Li with approving eyes. He did not expect that Liao Li, who had just come to Wu State, had such a clear and thorough grasp of Wu State's political situation.

However, Liao Li's words made Sun Quan shudder...

Chen Zhen secretly thought it was bad, and said with a smile: "Gongyuan is talking nonsense, please don't blame your majesty!"

Liao Li also came to his senses, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty comes from the land of Wu County, and it is most suitable for you to establish Jianye as your capital. It is exactly the saying of returning rich and noble!"

Zhuge and his son were thoughtful, but Lu Mao listened to Liao Li's explanation with a puzzled expression.

"Haha! Gong Yuan's words hit Gu Zhi's heart. Qing has lived up to the name of Jing Chu Liangcai, but it is a pity that he will not be used by Gu Zhi." Sun Quan said regretfully.

Liao Li pinched his beard with a smile, and replied wittily, "Where did your lord say that? The Han and Wu countries resisted Wei, and the minister resisted Wei in Han, just like resisting Wei in Wu."

"Gong Yuan is smart!" Sun Quan admired Liao Li even more.

(End of this chapter)