Chapter 28
That night, Liu Jue rested at Zhuge Liang's place for a night, and the two of them fell asleep on their feet, discussing the general trend of the world.
Liu Jue is a traveler and is familiar with the history of the Three Kingdoms, so of course he is the Tao.
Although Zhuge Liang lives in seclusion in Longzhong, he is knowledgeable, secretly pays attention to the general trend of the world, and his insights into the situation are even more to the point.
Liu Jue admired Zhuge Liang even more, and Zhuge Liang was also pleasantly surprised, thinking that he had finally not chosen the wrong person.
The next day, Zhuge Liang and Huang Yueying packed their luggage, left Zhuangzi with their brother Zhuge Jun, and returned to Xiangyang City with Liu Jue.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he set foot in Xiangyang City, Liu Jue received the news that Sun Quan sent an envoy to Xiangyang.
Liu Jue first settled Zhuge Liang and his wife to live, and then went to find Liu Biao non-stop.
When Liu Biao saw Liu Jue, he immediately smiled and said, "You should have heard the news of the arrival of Sun Quan's envoy, right?"
Liu Jue nodded and said, "I don't know what is the purpose of Sun Quan sending the envoy?"
Liu Biao said with a smile: "Zhou Yu lost the important town of Chaisang, and now Shanyue has begun to riot again, Sun Quan is afraid that we will take the opportunity to attack Jiangdong, so he sent an envoy to sue for peace." "
Liu Jue sneered and said: "Seeking peace is just Sun Quan's strategy to delay the army, and when Jiangdong quells the Shanyue riot, they will be the ones who take the initiative to raise troops at that time, and it is impossible for Sun Quan to give up Chaisang." "
If it weren't for the current Shanyue riots, which made Sun Quan anxious, he would have personally led his troops to recapture Chaisang.
The four cities, with a combined population of seventy or eighty thousand, and the strategic location is very important, how could Sun Quan give up in vain?
Liu Biao frowned and said, "Then what should I do? Do you really want Jiangdong to die endlessly?"
Liu Jue said in a deep voice: "When Huang Zu was here, the war equipment was not repaired, the military law was excessive, and the Jiangxia soldiers were embarrassed to be of great use, and I also needed time to train the soldiers, so it was better to agree to Sun Quan's request for peace." Even if Sun Quan raises troops to attack in the future, my Jiangxia soldiers have also been trained, which is enough to resist his Jiangdong army. "
Liu Biao nodded and said, "In this case, the matter of negotiating with the envoy will be handled by you." "
Liu Jue was stunned and said, "Father, isn't it appropriate to leave this matter to me?"
Liu Biao said with a smile: "Zhou Yu is defeated in your hands, and it is most appropriate for you to leave the matter of peace talks to you! Although you do it boldly, don't have any worries." "
Liu Jue arched his hand and said, "Then I won't shirk anymore." "
Returning to his residence from Liu Biao, Liu Jue told Zhuge Liang about Sun Quan's envoy and asked him to go with him to meet the Jiangdong envoy.
The envoy sent by Sun Quan this time was none other than the famous Lu Su in history.
"Jiangdong envoy Lu Su, I have seen Jiangxia Taishou!" As soon as Lu Su saw Liu Jue, he came up and bowed.
"Mr. Zijing is very polite, sir, please take a seat. Liu Jue said while looking at Lu Su, this is a big talent.
Many people can easily ignore Lu Su for this period of history, because throughout Lu Su's life, he has neither fought famous battles nor made any strange schemes.
What is more impressive is that during the Battle of Chibi, the alliance between Sun Quan and Liu Bei was promoted, and the second was that Sun Quan was persuaded to lend Jingzhou to Liu Bei.
At first glance, Lu Su seems to be a bad guy with no skills.
As we all know, Zhuge Liang helped Liu Bei put forward the strategy of dividing the world into three parts, but in fact, Lu Su was more prescient than Zhuge Liang.
When Sun Quan had just inherited Jiangdong, he met Lu Su on the recommendation of Zhou Yu.
At that time, Lu Su believed that the Han family could not be revived, and only by staying in Jiangdong to observe the changes in the world, and then occupying the south of the Yangtze River, could he establish the cause of the emperor.
You must know that at that time, Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shao in Guandu, so many people believe that Cao Cao will quickly pacify the north and then unify the world to the south.
But Lu Su didn't think so, he felt that the situation of division in the world would continue to be maintained, and in fact it was just as he expected.
Moreover, Lu Su also has a hand in presiding over military politics, and Sun Quan once said that Lu Su is his Deng Yu.
Who is Deng Yu?
That was a great contributor to assisting Liu Xiu in establishing the Eastern Han Dynasty, but Liu Xiu himself was too dazzling, covering up the brilliance of his courtiers.
"It would be nice if I could recruit Lu Su. Liu Jue couldn't help but think in his heart that at this moment, he even wanted to detain Lu Su.
However, Liu Jue thought about it, he was afraid that it would be counterproductive.
The three of them sat down separately and introduced each other, Liu Jue said with a smile: "Mr. Zijing came from afar, I don't know what it is for?"
Lu Su said with a serious face: "Lu Su was ordered by Wu Hou to make peace with Liu Jiangxia this time. "
"Talk about peace and repair?" Liu Jue smiled noncommittally.
Zhuge Liang opened his mouth and said: "Mr. Zijing, as soon as my son-in-law entered Jiangxia, Wu Hou sent Zhou Yu to attack. Later, my son-in-law defeated Zhou Yu and captured Chaisang, and Wu Hou immediately sent you to peace talks, isn't it a bit too child's play?"
Liu Jue also said disdainfully: "That is, if you lose the battle, you will come and make peace, when I Liu Jue is easy to bully? If he Sun Quan doesn't give me an explanation, I will let Huang Zhong attack Yuzhang tomorrow." "
Lu Su's face changed, and he couldn't help but feel angry, but considering the overall situation, he still endured and said: "Wu Hou was deceived by the villain at the beginning, and now that the villain has been eradicated, Wu Hou will also give a generous gift to Liu Jiangxia to compensate him." "
Liu Jue sneered, and instead of answering Lu Su, he asked, "Is there anything else besides?"
Lu Su hesitated for a moment, and then said: "In addition to making peace with Liu Jiangxia, Wu Hou also wants to take back Zhou Yu's mother and son. "
Liu Jue was a little surprised, and said: "Zhou Yu only needs his wife and son, not his wife and daughter?"
When Lu Su heard this, he immediately rolled his eyes, didn't he ask knowingly?
But he couldn't say this, and in the end Lu Su had to say: "Please also ask Liu Jiangxia to let go of Zhou Yu's mother and son, and Wu Hou will definitely be thanked." "