Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 611
The next day, Sun Quan announced Liao Li and Zhuge Qiao into the palace to ask about their envoys.

Outside the hall, Liao Li tidied up his clothes and said, "Bo Song, Master Wu called me to meet privately. It's no small matter. You should be on guard. All the correct measures will be left to someone."

"promise!"

When Sun Quan received envoys from the Han Dynasty, almost all of them met with the officials in the main hall. Only when Deng Zhi visited Wu, he went to the side hall to persuade Sun Quan.But today, Sun Quan uncharacteristically let Liao Li and others enter the side hall for an audience, which made Liao Li quite alert.

Without waiting for Liao Li and Zhuge Qiao to say a few more words, the attendant said: "Han envoy, Your Majesty announces the two of you to enter the palace."

Liao Li took a deep breath and walked into the hall with Zhuge Qiao.

"Foreign ministers Liao Li and Zhuge Qiao pay respects to Lord Wu~."

"Free gift!"

Sun Quan sat on the couch, looked at Liao Li and Zhuge Qiao who had not seen him for a long time, and said with a smile: "I haven't seen Liao Qing for a long time, and I miss you very much. When I saw you today, Qing is still full of energy, but I am old."

Sitting at the guest table, Liao Li cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty is too modest. Your Majesty hunts the wilderness, can shoot tigers with a bow, and can still conquer the world. How old is he?"

Sun Quan shook his head and said with a sigh: "Time is hard to forgive, and it is not as strong as the Han Lord."

As he spoke, Sun Quan picked up the tea in front of him and asked disapprovingly, "I don't know how your country is fighting in Nanyang?"

"My great Han raised 20 troops, and the four counties of Nanyang surrendered in anticipation. The only thing to do now is to retreat against the Wei reinforcements. Once the reinforcements retreat, the four counties of Nanyang will all fall into the hands of my great Han." Liao Li said.

Sun Quan took a sip of his tea and said, "Since this is the case, why did Gong Yuan come to send our envoy to Great Wu and let our country send troops to Jianghuai, thinking that it would be a diversion. Gong Yuan should tell the truth."

Liao Li showed a wry smile at the corner of his mouth, and cupped his hands and said: "To be honest, my lord, the reinforcements against the Wei Dynasty are coming fiercely. Xiangfan is still in the territory, and Hu Zhi is sticking to Xinye. I am afraid that something will go wrong, so I ordered my minister to go to Great Wu so that your army can respond. Peace, and take the land of Huaisi, and share the joy of carve up the land against Wei."

"Haha!" Sun Quan put the teacup on the case, and said with a smile, "Qing has visited Great Wu several times, and what he said is the same, why don't you change a thing or two?"

"The Supreme Being is the king of sages. Success or failure depends not on the ministers, but on His Majesty!" Liao Li boasted.

Sun Quan suppressed his smile, and said: "I read the Guoshu, saying that your country wants to cede the four counties of Jingbei, Nanyang and my great Wu in exchange for my great Wu to attack Jianghuai. Do you want to deceive me?"

"Don't dare." Liao Li said: "Han and Wu have been in good relations for more than ten years. They have jointly defeated Wei and divided the world. Today's affairs should be as usual. Please don't be suspicious."

Sun Quan raised his eyebrows slightly, and said: "I think that when your country borrowed Jingzhou, it said it would attack Yizhou and return it, and after your country won Yizhou, it didn't want to return it. The two countries have continued to dispute over this. Therefore, your country's words should be repeated. , how can you believe it?"

Liao Li chuckled, and said: "My lord Wu's words may be wrong. My Great Han Emperor Xianzu took the four counties in Jingnan by force, and Lord Wu didn't send troops into Tunjiaozhou, capture the seven counties of Jiaozhou, and expand the land thousands of miles. Get millions of people."

After the Battle of Chibi, Zhou Yu, the eagle faction, had the idea of ​​taking Yizhou for himself and separating the north and the south.The relationship between Sun and Liu is sometimes in and out, and it is not optimistic. After his illness and death.The dove sent Lu Su to the throne and determined the policy of uniting Liu against Cao.

During this period, Liu Bei took Mrs. Sun as his wife in exchange for the land of Nanjun captured by Soochow Wu, occupied the window to Yizhou in the west, and went south to capture Changsha, Guiyang, Wuling and other Jingnan counties, and then established his foundation.

At the same time, Sun Quan withdrew from the territory of the four counties in Jingnan and attacked the seven counties including Cangwu and Nanhai in Jiaozhou in the south.

Otherwise, with Sun Quan as a man, how would he be willing to endure Liu Bei's looting of Jingzhou's loot alone.After all, after the Battle of Chibi, Sun Quan appointed Zhou Yu as the prefect of Nanjun, Cheng Pu as the prefect of Jiangxia, and Huang Gai as the prefect of Wuling.

As for Liu Qi's illness and death, Liu Bei led the Jingzhou pastor and wanted to monopolize Jingzhou in the name of this, is it a joke?Such a name cannot convince Sun Quan at all, nor can it convince the Soochow Group.

Back and forth, Sun Liu's first unspoken covenant was reached, that is, Liu Bei would take the four counties in Jingnan, and Sun Quan would occupy the seven counties of Jiaozhou.

Such secrets can only be known to Liu Bei's core personnel who served as officials earlier.Liao Li was one of these people, and it was appropriate to block Sun Quan with his words.

However, Sun Quan's expression was as usual, and he said: "The things in Jingzhou are all in the past. It's just that your country wants to exchange the land in the future for today's soldiers. This is very difficult. You are a resourceful man, and you know how to come here empty-handed. Wish?"

Liao Li stroked his beard and said with a smile: "The city is in the Jianghuai River. Your Majesty sent troops to the north. If you can win it overnight, how can you speak empty-handed?"

Sun Quan looked at Liao Li for a long time, and said with deep meaning: "Your words can convince me, but I'm afraid they won't be able to convince Jiangdong Jiashi."

Liao Li pursed his lips, pondered for a long time, then cupped his hands and said, "I don't know what your majesty wants? Can you let your majesty send troops?"

Sun Quan tapped on the table and said, "There is nothing but Xiangyang and Jiangxia counties."

Soochow captured the entire Jiangxia County in the early days, but due to the defeat of Anfeng, the northern counties of Jiangxia County were spit out again.Therefore, the territory of Jingzhou in Eastern Wu today is only tens of miles north of the Yangtze River.And Sun Quan's request was to push Soochow's Jingzhou territory northward by nearly a thousand miles.

Liao Li was startled, but his expression remained unchanged, and he said slowly: "Perhaps what the Supreme Being asks is too much."

"The Han Dynasty opened up thousands of miles, so how can you be stingy with Xiangyang County?" Sun Quan said.

Liao Li lowered his eyes, and replied respectfully: "Xiangyang County has not yet belonged, and the Han Dynasty will not take Xiangyang until your Majesty conquers Jianghuai. How can we take it?"

Hearing this, Sun Quan fell into deep thought, and after a long while, he suddenly asked Zhuge Qiao, "Zhugeqing adopted Prime Minister Zhuge and became a great man. What do you think of the Lord of Han?"

Zhuge Qiao, who was listening to the two people's swords, did not expect that Sun Quan would ask him. He was taken aback for a moment, and then he came back to his senses and said: "I want to report to Lord Wu, I think that your majesty has the strategy of being a hero, and fighting for the strength of the former master. Respect the virtuous and courteous, open up thousands of miles of land, and be a god of martial arts."

"How is it compared to me?" Sun Quan asked.

"Both the Supreme and Your Majesty succeeded to the throne at a young age, and they rarely get the help of good ministers, so they can have the land of three states. Therefore, I think that Your Majesty and Your Majesty should be the heroes of the world."

Zhuge Qiao still knew how to measure, and praised both his monarch Liu Chan and Sun Quan, comparing them with each other, so as not to displease Sun Quan.

"It's for the hero." Sun Quan stroked his beard and raised the corner of his mouth and said, "I also know Liao Qing's heart. Why don't you go back to the mansion for a while and rest for a few days, so that I can discuss with you and then reply to you. How about it? "

"promise!"

After Liao Li and Zhuge Ke left, Lu Xun walked out from behind the screen.

Sun Quan motioned Lu Xun to sit down, and asked, "What do you think of Liao Li's words?"

Lu Xun straightened his back, cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I think the Shu people are treacherous and should not be trusted. Liao Li's words, or a strategy of delaying the army, wait for Shu to conquer Nanyang. I am afraid that Shu will categorically reject it. I only want to cut off several counties in the south of Xiangfan." Come with me Da Wu."

Sun Quan stroked his beard and said in a deep voice, "Han and Wei are untrustworthy. I have doubts about Liu Chan's talent now, but in the future it will be a disaster for my Great Wu."

"Liu Chan?" Lu Xun pondered for a while, and said: "Liu Chan is able to entrust important matters to Zhuge, and the monarchs and ministers are harmonious without suspicion, which shows that he has a broad mind. And Zhuge governed the army, and Liu Chan governed the country. Praise. The strength of Shu is growing day by day, which has a lot to do with Liu Chan."

"As for the military strategy, although Liu Chan commanded few troops, he appointed the famous general Wang Ping to Rongwu. He also served as Qiang Hu for the purpose of leading Shanyu himself. Watching his actions and observing his actions, I think Liu Chan is not an ordinary king, so he should be on guard. .”

Sun Quan looked at the memorabilia of Wuling Taishou Wei Jing on the case, and said: "No hurry, wait for Master Xuan Sima to enter the hall at noon, so as to listen to what he has to say."

"promise!"

After leaving the palace, Zhuge Qiao saw that Liao Li was preoccupied, and asked, "Brother Liao, do you think Lord Wu wants to send troops?"

Liao Li shook his head, and said: "I originally wanted to take the strategy of slowing down the army, but I don't know if Sun Quan is aware of it. What happens now depends on the wishes of Sun Quan and his close ministers."

As he spoke, Liao Li sighed, and said, "Do your best and obey the destiny. Take it as it is."

Seeing that there was no one around, Zhuge Qiao said in a low voice: "Master Wu is afraid of our army's advance, and he is afraid that helping my great man will make the Han rule the world, so I don't want to help him now."

"It's not impossible, report today's matter to His Majesty as soon as possible."

"promise."

(End of this chapter)