After Sun Quan agreed to Lu Xun's request, he ordered people to summon Zhuge Jin.

Zhuge Jin, courtesy name Ziyu, was born in Yangdu, Langya.

When Zhuge Jin was young, he visited Luoyang and read extensively in the Book of Songs, Shangshu, Zuo's Spring and Autumn Annals and other books.

Zhuge Jin's biological mother passed away early. During his filial piety, he followed all etiquette and served his stepmother respectfully and cautiously, which made him very popular among people.

In the fifth year of Jian'an, Zhuge Jin fled Jiangdong due to the war in the Central Plains.

Sun Quan's sister-in-law Qu Ahongzi met Zhuge Jin and was surprised by his talent and recommended him to Sun Quan. In the same year, Zhuge Jin, Lu Su and others became Sun Quan's guests.

Zhuge Jin was a kind-hearted person. In Jiangdong, he not only had friendly relations with Bu Zhi and other ministers of the Huaisi sect, but also had a close relationship with ministers from Jiangdong such as Yan Zhen.

In the sixth year of Jian'an, the three of them traveled around Wuzhong together and gradually became famous. They were all called outstanding talents in the world.

After that, Zhuge Jin was appointed as the magistrate of Haiyan County by Sun Quan. He was gradually promoted to the chief historian of Sun Quan and transferred to Sima.

The reason why Sun Quan summoned Zhuge Jin at this time was so that Zhuge Jin could go on an envoy to Jingzhou on his behalf.

Zhuge Jin's words are changeable and his thinking is quick.

Such people are very suitable to be messengers.

Another very important reason why Sun Quan wanted Zhuge Jin to go as an envoy to Jingzhou was that Zhuge Jin was the brother of Zhuge Liang, who was currently Liu Bei's confidant.

Sun Quan knew that his previous sneak attack on Jingzhou had undoubtedly angered Liu Bei.

Under such circumstances, if he sends other envoys to go there, he may order Liu Bei to be killed before he even sees him. In this case, no matter how eloquent that envoy is, it will be useless.

Liu Bei had no choice but to send Zhuge Jin there. Liu Bei loved Wu Jiwu, and for Zhuge Liang's sake, he would at least meet Zhuge Jin.

When he planned to attack Jingzhou, Sun Quan originally planned to let Zhuge Jin go with the army.

But later, Mi Yang used the trick of doubting the troops to make Sun Quan hesitate, which caused the original dispatch time to be postponed for a period of time.

During that time, Sun Quan sent Zhuge Jin to Wu County to supervise the transportation of grain and grass, so he missed the opportunity to go on an expedition with Lu Meng later.

Later, when Sun Quan went from Jianye to Gong'an, he did not take Zhuge Jin with him.

In the previous period, Zhuge Jin had been staying in Jianye City to assist Zhang Zhao in handling government affairs after returning from Wu County.

After Sun Quan came to Yong'an City, Zhang Zhao of Jianye learned about the defeat of the public security forces. He was worried about Sun Quan and sent Zhuge Jin to Yong'an to inquire.

Faced with Zhang Zhao's inquiry, Sun Quan simply sent a handwritten letter to Zhang Zhao instructing him to guard Jianye, and then he left Zhuge Jin with him.

At Sun Quan's summons, Zhuge Jin, dressed in loose clothes and broad sleeves, came to the hall.

Zhuge Jin had a dignified appearance and a gentle and elegant temperament, which made him very popular with Sun Quan.

When Sun Quan saw Zhuge Jin arriving, he hurriedly greeted him before Zhuge Jin could salute.

He held Zhuge Jin's hand as he was about to bow down and said to Zhuge Jin, "Tzuyu, I have something to trouble you about."

Although Zhuge Jin was Zhuge Liang's brother, he was loyal to Sun Quan. When Sun Quan asked him to trouble him with something, he took a step back and bowed to Sun Quan and said: "If you have something to do, your Majesty, just give me your orders. It is the duty of a minister to share your worries with the Lord."

, why talk about trouble?"

Zhuge Jin's words brought joy to Sun Quan's face.

Sun Quan said to Zhuge Jin: "Since returning from Gong'an, I have often regretted my previous invasion of Jingzhou."

"Now a big mistake has been made. The King of Hanzhong wants to march eastward, and Jiangdong is in danger."

"There is an old saying that it is not too late to look after the dog when you see the rabbit; it is not too late to mend the hole of the sheep after it has died."

"Now I wish I could have Ziyu go to Jingzhou to pay homage to the King of Hanzhong, firstly to test the reputation of the King of Hanzhong, and secondly to show my desire for peace and friendship."

"At this time of crisis in Jiangdong, I hope Tzuyu can take over this important task."

When Sun Quan finished speaking, he took the initiative to bow to Zhuge Jin.

Sun Quan really needed Zhuge Jin to do this for him. Sun Quan would never be stingy with his courtesy to the people he needed.

As soon as Zhuge Jin finished listening to Sun Quan's words, he saw Sun Quan bowing to him. He quickly turned aside, not daring to accept Sun Quan's bow.

Then he said to Sun Quan: "Since the Supreme Being has a destiny, Jin will naturally run for the Supreme Being."

After saying this, Zhuge Jin thought about the current situation of the two families, and asked Sun Quan: "Just before leaving, Jin wants to know what the Supreme Lord wants in his heart."

Since you are on a mission, you naturally need to know what your master wants and what your master's bottom line is, so that you can be well-aimed in the subsequent negotiations.

Facing Zhuge Jin's inquiry, Sun Quan's eyes flashed with decision, and finally he made a decision in his heart.

He held Zhuge Jin's hands and said: "Guard Jiangxia."

After receiving Sun Quan's four-word reply, Zhuge Jin, who had followed Sun Quan for a long time, immediately understood Sun Quan's profound meaning.

He bowed to Sun Quan, and then said to Sun Quan: "Please grant me the Talisman Festival, and Jin will set off today!"

Sun Quan quickly ordered someone to fetch his talisman and handed it to Zhuge Jin with his own hands.

He gave his last request to Zhuge Jin: "I am alone in Yong'an City, waiting for the good news about Ziyu."

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As batches of people returning to the south were accepted by Ma Liang, the population exchange between the Han and Wei armies on both sides of the Han River was proceeding in an orderly manner and was almost coming to an end.

Originally, when Cao Cao moved north to Jingzhou, the people of Jingzhou did not move too far. Most of them moved to the Ruying area, so when he ordered those people to go south again, the distance would not be very far.

In the governor's mansion in Xiangyang City, Liu Bei was sitting on the main seat, flipping through the details and current status reports that Ma Liang and a group of good ministers had worked together to compile recently regarding the population exchange between the two armies.

After reading it, Liu Bei stroked his long beard and smiled.

Sure enough, he was right. Ma Liang was indeed a great political genius.

Ma Liang has a humble personality and is very down-to-earth in his work.

No matter how complicated the political affairs are put into his hands, he can quickly get them on track under his careful handling.

In this regard, Ma Liang's younger brother Ma Su could not catch up with him.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Thinking of Ma Di, who was known as the "Jingzhou Wizard", Liu Bei felt a little hesitant.

He saw that although this man had talents, he was too boastful, arrogant, and had his eyes set above his head, so he could not be put to great use.

After Liu Bei finished flipping through the melodies in his hand, he put the melodies in his hands aside, and then turned to look at the two confidants sitting under him.

One of these two people was the former general Guan Yu, and the other was the general who protected the Han Dynasty Mi Fang.

Mi Fang was originally responsible for garrisoning Jiangling, but Mi Yang had advised Liu Bei many times before: "My father is old, and he often wants to take care of himself in front of Yang. I would like to ask for your permission."

Mi Fang is Liu Bei's brother-in-law. Liu Bei is good at recognizing people. Of course he knows the character and talents of his brother-in-law.

But before, Liu Bei was grateful for the Mi family's contribution to him, and since the Mi brothers followed him for nearly thirty years, Mi Fang, although not very talented, was loyal to him and never abandoned him.

Therefore, even though he knew that Mi Fang was not worthy of much use, he still gave him such an important position as the governor of Nanjun.

The reason why Liu Bei entrusted Mi Fang with important responsibilities before was also to let Mi Fang take on the important responsibilities. He hoped that he would make some achievements and help the second generation of the Mi family, so that the Mi family would not decline in the future.

Now Mi Yang no longer needs to rely on the merits of his elders for help, so after Mi Yang suggested it, Liu Bei agreed.

Following Mi Yang's advice, Liu Bei ordered Chen Dao to be the prefect of Nanjun and stationed in Jiangling instead of Mi Fang.

After removing Mi Fang from the post of governor of Nanjun, Liu Bei traced Mi Fang's achievements and promoted him from the original Fuyuan General to the Protector General of the Han Dynasty.

The military system of Liu Bei's forces is different from that of Cao Wei. Under Liu Bei's rule, some miscellaneous generals have a higher status than the four towns and four expeditions generals.

The highest-ranking miscellaneous general among Liu Bei's forces is none other than General Anhan.

The rest of the generals with mixed names with Chinese characters also have a very transcendent status.

For example, Li Yan's general who assisted the Han Dynasty, and now Mi Fang's general who protects the Han Dynasty.

Therefore, although Mi Fang was removed from the official position of Nanjun Prefect, in terms of status, he was greatly improved.

After Liu Bei looked at Guan Yu for a while, he finally focused his eyes on Mi Fang.

Mi Fang and Guan Yu have never dealt with each other, but today Liu Bei invited him to sit opposite Guan Yu, and there were only three of him in the hall.

Mi Fang subconsciously felt that Guan Yu had complained to Liu Bei?

Now he saw Liu Bei fixating his eyes on him again. Liu Bei's eyes that seemed to see through everything were scanning up and down his body, making Mi Fang feel like sitting on pins and needles.

Unlike Mi Zhu, Liu Bei respected Mi Zhu beyond measure.

But Liu Bei always scolded Mi Fang mostly because he hated iron and could not make steel.

So Mi Fang was in awe of Liu Bei.

When Mi Fang was looked at by Liu Bei and felt that he was about to be criticized again, Liu Bei said to Mi Fang:

"Zifang, you gave birth to a good son."

Liu Bei's tone was filled with relief.

Mi Fang originally thought that she was going to be scolded, but she didn't expect that after Liu Bei looked at him for a long time, he unexpectedly praised him. Although he only praised him for his ability to give birth, it still made Mi Fang very happy.

He immediately bowed to Liu Bei and replied: "Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty."

It's not his ability to be a student.

After Liu Bei praised Mi Yang, Guan Yu on the other side coughed slightly and wanted Liu Bei to get to the point quickly.

He has been sitting here for almost half an hour, and he still has military affairs to deal with.
To be continued...