To the west of Wuxian County, there is the vast Zhenze Taihu Lake. Taihu Lake is so big that it covers an area of hundreds of miles.
There are also three large islands in the lake, which are distributed in a triangle. There are many delicate small islands dotted around them, and the big islands are tightly clustered in the middle.
There are many flowers, plants and trees planted on the big island, which looks elegant and delicate. When the willows are hanging low, it is time to go boating in the lake. In the beautiful scenery, enjoying the scenery, reciting poems or chatting about the world, this is the favorite thing of many children and girls of Jiangdong family.
One of the ways to travel and play.
On this day, a large ship, obviously from the government, slowly sailed out from the Wuxian pier.
The big boat swayed close to the largest island, and then slowly stopped in the middle of the lake.
In addition to the servants responsible for rowing, there were more than a dozen military guards wearing exquisite armor on the boat.
In the protective circle of the guards, on the second floor of the ship, there were three people sitting: Zhou Yu, the governor of Jiangdong, Zhuge Jin, the governor of Jingzhou, and a student from Lumen who had recently arrived in Jiangdong and had not had time to meet Sun Quan.
Feng Chu Pang Tong.
On the second floor, three people sat around a table, drinking sake and talking about major events in the world today.
Speaking of recent world events, the vigorous shipbuilding movement in Chenliu County under Cao Cao's rule is naturally indispensable.
"People say that Wuyue in the east of Jiangdong is a gentle land, with beautiful women like water, soft and shadowless, beautiful scenery, warm spring in the streets..." Zhuge Jin admired the beauty and beauties of Jiangdong while picking up peanuts from the Central Plains.
, put it in your mouth and chew it "click-click".
When Zhou Yu heard this, he smiled casually and said: "Brother Ziyu is right... But in addition to beautiful scenery and beauties, I, Jiangdong, also have strong-willed men and talented and strategic monarchs!"
"Haha." Pang Tong, who was sitting between Zhou Yu and Zhuge Jin, chuckled and said: "If you go too hard, it will be easy to break, but if you go soft, you will lose weight. Only by combining hardness and softness can you go further."
"What Shi Yuan said is... Come, let me toast you!" Zhou Yu was not only extremely handsome, but also elegant in his demeanor.
Compared with Zhou Yu, Pang Tong, who looks like a kid, seems a bit vulgar and even eye-catching.
But Zhuge Jin and Zhou Yu who were present here all respected Pang Tong, simply because Pang Tong had a talent that spanned the world.
Pang Tong didn't like meaningless social interactions. He believed that a group of people gathering together to talk about romance was a complete waste of time and life.
Pang Tong picked up his wine glass and drank it down in one gulp. Then he looked at Zhuge Jin and said, "Lu Yan has already started building a warship. It is said that the deputy assisting him this time is Ziyu, your biological brother.
Zhuge Liang?"
Of course Zhou Yu also knew the news. Now that Pang Tong had asked, Zhou Yu was also curious about how Zhuge Jin would answer.
The expression on Zhuge Jin's face did not change at all, and he said: "At first, the master of the family asked us to go our separate ways... I felt that I had little talent and knowledge, so I took a shortcut and accepted the recommendation from the master of the family to the master...
The second brother Zhuge Liang hoped to further his studies in Taixue, so he stayed in the Central Plains to serve the imperial court."
"The imperial court... haha." Pang Tong laughed. He did not dwell on the matter of Zhuge Liang and Zhuge Jin's separation into two masters. Instead, he changed the topic and said: "When Cao Cao conquered the world, it was the day when the imperial court changed its name...
.Tzuyu, what do you think?"
Zhuge Jin shook his head and said, "I don't know whether Cao Cao will usurp the throne; and whether Cao Cao can conquer the world, I don't know yet!"
Seeing this, Zhou Yu acted calmly and added wine to Pang Tong, Zhuge Jin and himself, and then continued: "Although Cao Cao has many soldiers, they are not good at water. Lu Yan's choice of building ships in the Yellow River highlights his deep understanding of the navy and the sea.
Ignorance. To rely on these false pretenses to defeat our Jiangdong and Jingzhou naval forces would be too childish."
"But I heard that they are building a warship that can sail on the sea." Pang Tong continued.
"In the whole world, the only one that can build a ship that can sail on the sea is my Jiangdong Sun family's shipyard."
"Lu Yan always prepares for a rainy day and never does anything he's not sure about..."
Zhou Yu raised his hand, interrupted Pang Tong's words, and said: "Although I am not talented, I have been trusted by two generations of Jiangdong masters, and I have never dared to slack off in the slightest.
The Navy is my foundation in Jiangdong, and I have always been responsible for training...
If Cao Cao and Lu Yan want to come from behind, it may not be that easy."
Although Zhou Yu's words were somewhat arrogant, they were also true.
You, Lu Yan, are making inventions and making progress. Am I, Zhou Yu, just a wooden person who has been standing there waiting for you?
Zhuge Jin and Pang Tong both laughed and said nothing, but Zhou Yu continued: "Although Lu Yan wants to build a large ship that can sail in the sea, even my Jiangdong large ship cannot guarantee that it will be safe in the sea.
Shipbuilding is not about building armor and weapons. New discoveries can lead to immediate results.
Shipbuilding requires years or even decades of accumulation of technology, experience and manpower.
Wanting to build a warship that can compete with our Jiangdong Navy in recent years is probably just a daydream on the part of Lu Yan."
Hearing this, Zhuge Jin finally couldn't help but said: "Gong Jin, you'd better not underestimate Lu Yan..."
"I never underestimated him, I just told the truth..."
Pang Tong glanced at Zhou Yu and thought to himself: "Zhou Yu appears to be elegant and noble, but in fact he doesn't want others to put him down..."
Thinking of this, a shadow suddenly fell over Pang Tong's heart, "I don't know whether it is right or wrong for me to come to Jiangdong... That's all, no matter what the outcome is, I still have to meet Sun Quan first."
The three of them had their own thoughts and were silent for a long time.
Zhuge Jin, who had the most calm temperament, broke the slightly awkward atmosphere, "Gong Jin, the reason why I came here this time is to strengthen the alliance between Jiangdong and Jingzhou... The situation is urgent, I will go there tomorrow.
See Wu Hou."
Of course, Zhou Yu also knew the priorities. Even if he no longer wanted to believe that Lu Yan could come from the sea to Jiangdong, he could not relax his defense against Cao Cao.
"Okay, you and Shi Yuan have a good night's rest today, and I will take you to meet Wu Hou tomorrow!"
When Zhuge Jin and Pang Tong heard this, they both stood up and said, "Thank you very much, Gong Jin!"
"It's easy to talk!" Zhou Yu took them both by the hand and sat down, and said: "It's rare for us to get together today. We shouldn't talk about those troublesome things. We should just have a good time over wine!"
"Come Gongjin, let me toast you!" Zhuge Jin picked up the wine glass and said.
“Do it first as a courtesy!”
The three people on the boat were of the same age, and they were all talented people. In addition, they were now in the honeymoon period of their alliance. After putting aside some differences, the more they chatted, the more speculative they became. Unknowingly, the sky had turned dark.
After the three of them rested on the island for a night, early the next morning, Zhou Yu took Zhuge Jin and Pang Tong to meet Sun Quan as promised.
"Zhuge Jin, the envoy from Jingzhou, comes to see the Marquis of Wu!"
"Pang Tong, a student from Lumen, meets the Marquis of Wu!"
After seeing Sun Quan, Zhuge Jin and Pang Tong saluted Sun Quan respectively.
When Sun Quan came to Zhuge Jin, he was extremely enthusiastic and familiar, but when he came to Pang Tong...