The Shuhan Empire of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 68
Mission to Jiangdong
"No, the envoy can't be done by just one person. Besides, Bo Song, you attacked the Public Security City this time. Soochow must hate you to the core. If something happens, it will not be worth the loss." Liu Bei was also shocked by Zhuge Qiao. Thinking that Zhuge Qiao still had such guts, now that the Han army has conquered nearly three counties in Jingzhou, Sun Quan can give the envoy a good face.

"Your Majesty, I also think that Guard Zhuge is not suitable for envoy to Soochow. After all, Guard Zhuge has made great achievements in Jingzhou. If Sun Quan turns his back on Guard Zhuge and threatens His Majesty, our army will be in a dilemma." The secretary Chen Zhen also stood He came out to oppose the Tao, and every sentence of the truth pierced into Liu Bei's heart;

Ma Liang was staring at Zhuge Qiao at this moment, as if he was thinking about something, he was motionless as if he wanted to speak and restrain himself.

"Your Majesty, I think it would be a good thing to send Guard Zhuge to Soochow as an envoy. As the son of the Prime Minister, Guard Zhuge will not make Sun Quan feel that we are insincere. Besides, Guard Zhuge grew up in Jiangdong and is familiar with Jiangdong. , and Zhuge Jin is an official in Soochow, Sun Quan will definitely not harm Zhuge's guards; His Majesty also saw the talents and strategies of Zhuge's guards in the battle of Jingzhou, and it was taught by the prime minister himself. It's definitely not bad; the old minister thinks that Zhuge's guard is the best candidate to go to Jiangdong to make peace." Ma Liang analyzed the situation carefully and said to Liu Bei;
Zhuge Qiao stared at Ma Liang in disbelief, unable to let go of it for a long time; he had no idea why Ma Liang would speak up for him, and every sentence hit the point, making it impossible to explain; Ma Liang also felt Zhuge Qiao's fiery eyes on him. He shot himself, but didn't intend to make any response, and continued to pretend to be thinking.

"Your Majesty, the military and state affairs of the two countries, I think that Zhuge's guards may not be able to take care of them when they are young. If they are not serious, they will provoke the two countries to continue fighting. Please choose someone else," Chen Zhen continued to propose; He also went to Soochow as an envoy twice, so it is not difficult to understand why Chen Zhen repeatedly stopped him.

In fact, Chen Zhen was not alone, and the civil and military officials behind were also pulling their faces at this time. They seemed to disagree with Zhuge Qiao's mission to Soochow, but because of Zhuge Qiao's identity and his military exploits, they did not directly refute.

And Liu Bei was also caught in a dilemma at this time. Although he was not worried at all that Zhuge Qiao would not be able to complete the task of envoy to Soochow, because Zhuge Qiao had already fully trusted him by saying that he studied from the ancients and took history as his teacher; But he was still worried that Zhuge Qiao would have an accident in Soochow. After all, the talent Zhuge Qiao had shown could serve as a good general in the world, so how could Liu Bei, who is eager for talents, give up.

Seeing that Liu Bei did not make a decision, "Your Majesty, the last general knows that your majesty is worried about the last general's safety; but if you don't enter the tiger's den, how can you get a tiger's cub, not to mention my father is still an official in Soochow, how dare Sun Quan have murder and I mean," Zhuge Qiao continued pleading;
"Your Majesty, if you are worried about the Zhuge Guard going alone, you can send another person to assist the Zhuge Guard to go to Jiangdong together." Seeing that Liu Bei had not made a decision, Ma Liang persuaded again.

"Who can I send to assist?" Liu Bei seemed to be grasping at a straw to respond; Zhuge Qiao finally breathed a sigh of relief, but was also full of doubts. What kind of medicine does Ma Liang's gourd plum sell, and who does he want to send to go with me? .

Chen Zhen took a deep breath and stared at Ma Liang fiercely. There were not many people in the hall who could be sent as envoys, but he himself was one of them.

"Return to Your Majesty, my brother Ma Su can take on this task" Ma Liang responded calmly, and there was no hesitation in raising his hand; Chen Zhen who was beside him was finally relieved when he heard the person recommended by Ma Liang;

But Zhuge Qiao gasped again. The name Ma Di was not unfamiliar to him, on the contrary, he was very familiar with it; However, he was surprised, happy and afraid; he was happy that he finally saw the person Liu Bei had specially ordered, but Zhuge Liang still dared to use it; opportunity.

"Ji Chang didn't tell me, I forgot, Ma's Wuchang, Youchang is second only to you; pass on Ma Di to see him" Liu Bei laughed; and his words seemed to be full of trust in Ma Di.

Hearing Liu Bei's comments, Zhuge Qiao suddenly felt that he couldn't face up to this fact. Obviously, when you were in Baidi City, you specifically told Zhuge Liang to say that Ma Su's words were too exaggerated to be useful, but why did you use them yourself? Zhuge Qiaohuai My head is full of questions, I can't figure it out.

When Ma Di stepped into the hall and saw the seven-foot-tall, heroic young scribe in front of him, Zhuge Qiao suddenly thought of something; , Liu Bei will definitely not draw such a conclusion, it means that Ma Di once held an official position beside Liu Bei, and Liu Bei's last battle was the battle of Yiling, "so it is so," Zhuge Qiao said silently.

"Chen Ma Su sees His Majesty"

"Youchang, how dare you go to Soochow as an envoy?" Liu Bei said bluntly without beating around the bush;
"Why don't you dare?" Ma Di responded directly without thinking at all, with a firm expression and a calm voice.

"Okay! As expected, Ma's Wuchang is indeed worthy; Zhuge Qiao and Ma Di listen to orders" Liu Bei ordered; his eyes immediately became abnormally firm, as if something had been decided at this moment.

Zhuge Qiao and Ma Su all walked to the center closest to Liu Bei; Ma Di was still wondering why His Majesty sent him to Soochow, but he was even more surprised that Zhuge Qiao came back from the front line.

"Let the two of you go to Jiangdong to make peace with Sun Quan, Zhuge Qiao will be the leader, and Ma Su will be the leader; the deputy will leave tomorrow," Liu Bei ordered; and he stared at Zhuge Qiao a few times, as if hoping that he would change his mind.

"Nuo" the two responded in unison; the moment Ma Di looked at Zhuge Qiao, Zhuge Qiao also looked at Ma Di, and the moment the two eyes met, Ma Di finally solved the doubt in his heart. Up and down, it turned out that the reason for going to Soochow was because of the imminent truce; but thinking about it a few days ago, my brother was still very distressed when facing His Majesty's death without a truce; now he has suddenly changed his strategy. Could it be that this is also related to Zhuge Qiao , Ma Di thought silently.

But when Zhuge Qiao looked at Ma Di, he saw the firmness in his deep eyes;
"Your Majesty, I think that since Zhuge's guards are going to be envoys to Soochow, their current official position is the guard in front of the palace appointed by His Majesty in Zigui City; now I still hold this position, I think it's inappropriate," Ma Liangjin remonstrated;

"What Ji Chang said is very true. I almost forgot about this matter. It is really wrong that Bosong has made such great achievements in battle, but he is still serving as a guard. The ministers think that what position I should seal Bosong, in order to show Bosong Your credit," Liu Bei asked the ministers in the hall.

(End of this chapter)