In the winter of the 22nd year of Jian'an in the Han Dynasty, Lu Su, the commander of the garrison in Lukou, died of illness.

Sun Quan first sent people to escort his coffin back to Wuzhong for a grand funeral, and he was buried at the foot of Zijin Mountain in Jianye, north of Stone City.

Later, when discussing matters in the lobby just now, he overcame all opinions and appointed Lu Meng as the prefect of Hanchang. He took over Lu Su's command of more than 10,000 troops and stationed them in Lukou, responsible for the defense of the west.

At this time, the world situation seemed to be turning for the better.

The news was sent back to the north and central Shu respectively.

The king of Wei, Cao Cao, who had already assumed the title of king, and all his ministers couldn't help but celebrate. They all had a premonition that if Lu Su did not mediate the conflict between the Sun and Liu families, there would be a gap in the future!

As long as the two families move from alliance to separation, it will be a great joy for our side.

Yecheng, in the palace of the King of Wei.

The ministers standing on both sides were all wearing the red and black court uniforms designed by Cao Cao after the founding of Wei Fengguo. They had been facing this time wearing royal crowns and royal robes with flying dragons embroidered on them.

The picture shows Cao Cao, an old man who is already over sixty years old.

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It seemed that after a while, one of them looked like a wolf, with a slightly evil look, but his expression showed a kind-hearted look.

This person was Sima Yi, whom Cao Cao proclaimed his queen and was promoted to the position of Chief Historian of the Palace.

After Xun You, Guo Jia and others passed away one after another, and Cheng Yu and Jia Xu became old, Cao Cao was forced to use Sima Yi, Jiang Ji and other rising stars as his staff to advise on important military affairs.

This time, Sima Yi stood up first and said, "Your Majesty, according to the 20th year of Jian'an, when the Sun and Liu families fought for several counties in Jingnan, the relationship between the two families has reached a freezing point and is far from what it was before.

Such closeness over the years.”

"In the past two years, I have heard that small-scale conflicts between the two armies have continued to break out in private. However, because of the mediation and mediation by Governor Lu Su, the conflicts between the two parties have been alleviated and the situation has not escalated."

"Now that Lu Su is dead, our opportunity has come!"

As soon as these words came out, Cao Cao's wrinkled face, which had already smiled like a magic flower, became increasingly filled with joy and asked, "Zhongda, what do you say?"

Hearing this, Sima Yi looked indifferent, cupped his hands and said softly: "Your Majesty, when I heard about the Sun-Liu Alliance, it was Lu Su who strongly advocated it at first. Later, he was also busy between the two families to maintain the relationship."

"Even though he puts the overall situation first and knows that the two families must join forces to fight against us, he is unable to change the geographical structure of Jingzhou."

Having said this, all the ministers looked at him talking confidently, and all focused their attention on him.

Sima Yi didn't show the slightest hesitation. He paused and then analyzed it very calmly: "Jingzhou is located in the upper reaches of the river. Facing the lower reaches of the river, Jiangdong has always had the potential to swoop down and intimidate."

"Since ancient times, if those who occupy the east of the Yangtze River do not have the Jingxiang County, the gate to the west will be wide open, and there will be no strategic buffer area at all, which will pose a great threat to the country!"

"If Jingzhou is not in your hands, it will always be like a sharp sword hanging above your head, making Sun Quan, the Lord of Wu, terrified and fearful at any time."

"But Liu Bei's separatist rule in the middle of Shu, without the strategic location of Jingzhou, would be like a dragon swimming in the shoals. He is trapped in this four-blocked area. Even if he has three heads and six arms, he will not be able to use his full strength!"

Sima Yi's words were like a beacon guiding the way, lighting up the hearts of the ministers on both sides of the palace.

Everyone undoubtedly reacted at this time.

Jiang Ji, who was standing on the other side, was the first to react and echoed: "Zhongda's words undoubtedly made us enlightened as if the clouds were clearing and the sun appeared!"

"Jingzhou is a battleground between the Sun family in the east of the Yangtze River and Liu Bei in the middle of Shu."

"The two parties are bound to fight to the death for the ownership of this state and county. Only with Lu Su's mediation in the past can the two alliances be maintained."

"But in the future, if there is no one to mediate the dispute between the two families, it may lead to even greater disasters. This move will be a good opportunity for us to sit back and watch the fight between tigers and take advantage of it."

"Is this what Zhongda is thinking?"

"Exactly what I thought!"

After Sima Yi heard this, he responded generously.

"good!"

After hearing the analysis of the ministers, even the powerful King of Wei Cao Cao couldn't help but praise him, and said with excitement on his face:

"Zhongda, Zitong's analysis is not unreasonable,"

"After the defeat at Chibi, I originally wanted to gather more troops and mobilize the masses to march south to avenge the defeat, but I didn't expect that Sun and Liu would really unite with Lu Su's help."

"At that time, Gu was worried. If the two families were separated, it would be fine, but if they were united, it would be detrimental to us!"

"In the past seven or eight years, I have lived in solitude for many years, and now I am finally waiting for the moment when the world situation will change again."

A deep and firm voice came out.

Cao Cao, who was getting older, seemed to be gradually regaining his former domineering demeanor, and the ambition and vigor that had been sapped returned again, filling his heart with endless energy.

He seemed to once again see the great cause of leading the army to the south, unifying China, and establishing unparalleled achievements.

Such ambitions only existed before Lu Su's proposal to borrow Jiangling was adopted by Sun Quan. I thought that with Lu Su's mediation, the Sun-Liu alliance would be unbreakable!

In this life, I may never have the opportunity to conquer Jiangnan with my own hands.

But who could have expected that at the critical moment, the second governor of Jiangdong would die young.

Could this move be God’s will?

As soon as he thought of this, Cao Cao's chest began to boil with blood unconsciously, as if he had returned to the beginning of the army.

…

As the news spread back to Chengdu, Liu Bei and other emperors and ministers also began to discuss what strategy they would adopt for the Sun family in the next step.

Should we continue to unite with the Sun family to fight against Cao's thieves, or should we strengthen the defense in the east of Jingzhou to prevent the people from Jiangdong from following suit two years ago and making a comeback!

At the court meeting, Zhuge Liang, the tall and tall military advisor, still wearing a silk scarf, plain clothes, and holding a goose feather fan in his hand, stood up first as the chief adviser and the number one person under Liu Bei who controlled actual power.

, Gongshou Road:

"Your Majesty, in my opinion, we should try our best to maintain the Sun-Liu alliance for now."

After saying these words, he immediately attracted the attention of all the ministers present.

It seemed that after a while, Li Yan on the other side came up with a different opinion: "The military advisor's words are wrong!"

"Across Jiangdong, only Lu Su and Lu Zijing are willing to coexist peacefully with us and fight against Cao's thieves together."

"Now that he is dead, how can we still unite with the Jiangdong Sun family?"
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