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Unlike Liu Bei, Liu Jing came to Dongwu to take a waterway. He only brought a dozen small warships of 500 stones into Lishui from Wuhukou and headed east along Lishui.

Lishui, also known as Zhongshui, is a medium river, flowing through the hilly areas west of Taihu Lake. Before Dongwu dredges the Jiangnan river channel on a large scale, Lishui was the only channel connecting Taihu Lake and the Yangtze River. It was busy with freight and was an important golden waterway in the Jiangnan region.

It was not until the 14th year of Jian'an that Sun Quan ordered the capital to be moved to Jingkou and Jianye, and organized a large number of civilians to clear the many rivers in the south of the Yangtze River with dense water networks, which gave new waterways from the Yangtze River to Dongwu and Kuaiji, and the shipping value of Lishui gradually declined.

On the evening of that day, the fleet arrived in Liyang County. As the name suggests, Liyang County is the county town on the north bank of Lishui. It rose due to the prosperity of Lishui's shipping, and at the same time it fell due to the decline of Lishui's shipping.

The Lishui River channel is narrow, with many ships, and the fleet is slow to sail, but the beautiful scenery on both sides is amazing. This time, Liu Jing went to Jiangdong without taking Xu Shu or Jia Xu, but only brought Li Fu with him.

Li Fu's outstanding performance in Yecheng praised Liu Jing. He was an extremely rare talent, full of wise and unrestrained in minor details. With him, he could also give advice when he encountered danger in Jiangdong.

In the cabin, Liu Jing was having tea and chatting with Li Fu. Since Li Fu came back from Yecheng, he has already agreed to Liu Jing as the lord. He has realized that the Yuan family will perish, and staying in Jiangxia may be his best choice.

With a belonging in his heart, he naturally had the concern of being a minister. He was a little worried about this trip to Eastern Wu. "Young Master, I am worried about whether Sun Quan will put his son under house arrest, take the opportunity to attack Jiangxia and take Jiangxia into his bag. Is the young master a little risky during this trip to Eastern Wu?"

Joining Jiangdong to fight against Cao was Liu Jing's plan for revival. He had this idea a few years ago. Although there was a Battle of Red Cliff in history, history deviated due to the appearance of Liu Jing. He was a little worried whether history would follow its original trajectory.

Although there were some concerns, Liu Jing believed that the general situation would not change. It was inevitable that Cao Cao would pacify the north and go south. In order to protect himself, Jiangdong would join forces with Jingzhou to fight against Cao.

But some details may change, such as the main battlefield is not in Chibi, or Cao Cao went south early due to Liu Biao's death. Liu Jing cannot grasp the details, but he must seize the general trend.

Liu Jing took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "If Wenhe had no plan, there was indeed this possibility, but if Wenhe had a plan, Sun Quan would have concerns. If he dared to put me under house arrest or kill me, Jiangxia would surrender to Cao Cao and would give Jiangdong a fatal blow. Sun Quan is also a talented and stubborn person and will not lose his big fortune because of small things."

"Although Sun Quan doesn't, it's hard to guarantee that his subordinates will do anything wrong. The young master should be careful."

Liu Jing nodded, "It's really good to be careful."

At this time, the ship stopped. Liu Jing leaned out of the window and saw a small boat in front of him. The boatman was talking to his soldiers. A young scholar came out of the boat. He was about twenty years old, wearing a blue Confucian robe and a flat scarf. He was majestic and had an extraordinary demeanor.

A soldier rushed over to report, "Your Majesty, there is a young scholar in front of you asking for the young master, saying that he has been waiting for the young master for many days."

Liu Jing became interested and walked out of the cabin and slowly came to the bow of the boat. When he saw the young man, Liu Jing smiled and said, "Is this scholar having something to do with me?"

When the young master saw Liu Jing, he hurriedly stepped forward and bowed, "Little student Lingling Jiang Wan, I have been waiting for Mr. Jing here for many days."

Li Fu next to him laughed, "Are you Liu Min's cousin Jiang Gongyan?"

"It's exactly!"

Liu Jing didn't expect it to be Jiang Wan. He was a little surprised. Of course, he knew that Jiang Wan, Liu Xian, Liu Min and Zhou Buyi had recommended Jiang Wan to him one after another. It is said that this person is one of the three prodigy in Jingzhou, with outstanding talent and excellent knowledge.

For this reason, Liu Jing sent someone to Lingling to find him, but learned that he had been traveling, but he didn't expect to meet him here.

Liu Jing quickly smiled and said, "It turns out that you are Jiang Gongyan. Liu Jing has heard of his reputation for a long time. Can you upload it?"

Jiang Wan is Liu Min's cousin. She has been with Zhou Buyi since she was a child. Liu Min studied with Liu Xian. The three of them have a very good relationship and are known as the Three Young Masters of Lingling. Jiang Wan, Zhou Buyi and Ma Su are also known as the Three Prodigy of Jingzhou and are well-known.

Later, Zhou Buyi and Liu Min went to Lumen Academy to continue their studies, but Jiang Wan did not want to be bound by the academy and went out to travel and went to various places to study. He had been studying in Jiangdong for half a year. Not long ago, he heard that Liu Jing was coming, so he made a special trip to Liyang County to wait.

Jiang Wan got on the boat happily and sat down with Liu Jing. Liu Jing poured him a bowl of herbal tea and asked with a smile: "How come Brother Gong Yan is in Liyang?"

Jiang Wan smiled slightly, "I was actually following Yuan Tan Gong in Dongwu to study. A few days ago, I heard from him that the young master had come to Jiangdong, so I came all the way. I arrived in Liyang County the day before yesterday and waited here."

Yuan Tan Gong, also known as Gu Yong, a counselor under Sun Quan, was a disciple of Cai Yong. He was talented and extremely upright. Jiang Wan followed him to study for three months and was considered to be half a teacher and half a friend.

Liu Jing nodded and said, "Does Gong Yan know about Liu Gong's affairs?"

Although Liu Xian was just a distant relative of Jiang Wan, Jiang Wan studied with Liu Xian since she was a child. Liu Xian was his de facto master and had a deep relationship. Jiang Wan also heard about Liu Xian being harmed by Cai Mao.

Jiang Wan's eyes were dim and he nodded silently.

Liu Jing comforted him a few words and asked, "Brother Gong Yan is here to find Liu Jing, what advice do you have?"

"I dare not give advice, I just want to tell the young master about the internal situation in Eastern Wu, so that my master can know what he wants."

Liu Jing and Li Fu looked at each other. He was talking about this just now, but unexpectedly Jiang Wan came to report the message. The two were excited. Liu Jing smiled and said, "Pong Yan's words are like sweet rain. Jing is willing to listen with politeness!"

Jiang Wan said slowly: "Zhou Yu strongly advocated joining Jiangxia to fight against Cao, but Zhang Zhao and Cheng Pu firmly opposed it. They believed that joining with the prince was a disaster for raising tigers, and advocated joining Jiangling and Xiangyang to destroy Jiangxia first. Now the two sides have a lot of differences in opinions, and Zhang Zhao and Cheng Pu's plan was supported by most civil officials."

Li Fu next to him said, "Did Gong Yan get the news from Gong Gu?"

Jiang Wan shook her head, "Yuan sighed that Duke was as proud as gold and could not say anything. I had a friendship with Zhang Zhao's second son Zhang Xiu, and I heard what he said after drinking."

Liu Jing was thinking, and at this time he asked, "What is Sun Quan's attitude?"

"It is said that Sun Quan's attitude is ambiguous and he never expresses his opinion."

Speaking of this, Jiang Wan whispered: "I also heard that Zhang Zhao proposed to put down the young master in house arrest and then send troops to attack Jiangxia. I suggest that the young master not go to Dongwu. If Jiangdong is sincere, let them come to Wuchang for negotiations."

Jiang Wan's suggestion made Li Fu very approve of it, and he also advised: "It's better for the young master to go back to Chaisang and negotiate with Jiangdong in Pengze!"

Liu Jing walked a few steps behind his hands and thought for a long time before saying, "It's already evening now, I'll order to stop the boat for the night temporarily and set off again tomorrow morning!"

As night fell, the lively Liyang County Wharf became quiet. The county town was about two miles away from the pier. Liu Jing stood in front of the boat window with his back and stared at the small county town in the distance. It was just dark at this time, and there was still a slight twilight sky, and the dark walls of the county town could be clearly seen.

But Liu Jing turned a blind eye to the county town. He was still thinking about what Jiang Wan said. There is no doubt about the correctness of those words. From the words Lu Su told him, Liu Jing guessed the internal differences in Jiangdong, but he did not expect that Zhang Zhao would actually propose to put him under house arrest.
Chapter completed!