Zhuge Jin is thirty-six years old this year. He has an elegant appearance and the demeanor of a famous scholar. He has served Sun Jian for several years. Although he has not been as trusted by Sun Jian as Zhou Yu, Lu Su, and Zhang Zhao, he is still quite important. Now he is
He held the post of chief historian under the King of Wu, and he had a certain status among the civil servants under Sun Jian.
At this moment, Zhuge Jin was in his living room, receiving his younger brother Zhuge Liang, who was seven years younger than him.
Zhuge Liang came here to plan for Liu Bei. After the two brothers drank a few sips of tea and exchanged a few words, they got down to business.
"Now the Cao thieves want to use the power of the Central Plains to invade Jiangdong. I hope that my brother can make some suggestions in front of the King of Wu so that Duke Xuande can command an army to ward off the Cao thieves and do his best for the people of Jiangdong." Zhuge Liang
He was the first to state his purpose of coming here.
Zhuge Jin frowned slightly after hearing his brother's request. Zhuge Liang sought troops for Liu Bei. Although he said it was to help defend Jiangdong, in fact his real intention was clear, and he wanted to take the opportunity to expand Liu Bei's power.
After Liu Bei entered Wu, he was constantly suppressed by Sun Jian, and the number of troops he could control never exceeded 10,000. Unlike Liu Biao, Sun Jian was unable to increase his power even if he tried his best to live in Wu.
Now, Cao Cao raised 250,000 troops and went south to invade Wu. Liu Bei saw an opportunity - an opportunity to strengthen his own strength and break away from Sun Jian.
Although Zhuge Liang and Liu Bei stayed in Jiangdong for a long time, the number of meetings between the two brothers was very rare. That is to say, during holidays, the two brothers would come out to get together, and they rarely met at other times. After all, Zhuge Liang is now
Although he is in Wu camp, he has never been truly loyal to Sun Jian in his heart. Everyone in Jiangdong knows this. If Zhuge Jin and Zhuge Liang stay together too many times and for too long, causing unnecessary misunderstandings by the master Sun Jian, then
This is very troublesome. Although Sun Jian is not a suspicious person, he always pays attention to precautions in everything. Therefore, if there is nothing important, Zhuge Jin will not easily visit his brother. And Zhuge Liang can also understand his brother's difficulties.
, will not come to him casually.
But now, my younger brother asks me to go to the King of Wu and ask the King to send troops. Isn't this embarrassing for me? If I say that to the King of Wu, no matter how generous the King of Wu is, he will definitely suspect that I have something to do with Liu Bei.
Collusion.
"Kong Ming, I wonder how many troops Xuande wants?" Zhuge Jin asked tentatively.
"Twenty thousand." Zhuge Liang also knew that he was being unkind to his brother, but this was the best opportunity for Liu Bei to develop his strength, and it was the only opportunity!
Once the current opportunity is missed, Liu Bei will never have a chance to turn around after the Battle of Wu and Wei. If Sun Jian wins, Liu Bei will be firmly controlled by Sun Jian for the rest of his life, and he will eventually die in depression; if Cao Cao wins, Liu Bei will either die or escape.
He went to the deep mountains and wild forests, and from then on he became anonymous and lived a secluded life without caring about worldly affairs.
In order to prevent these things from happening, he must pull a force for Liu Bei before the battle between Wu and Wei, so that no matter which side Wu and Wei wins, Liu Bei's existence cannot be easily despised. If Liu Bei can take advantage of the opportunity when the two sides are fighting,
If you are a fisherman, it would be even better if you get a piece of territory.
And the only person he could ask for help was Zhuge Jin. Others like Zhang Zhao and others would never pay attention to the request of their lord Liu Bei. As for Zhou Yu and others, they regarded their lord as a thorn in their flesh and did not try to harm him.
It's not easy, how could you help him in the slightest?
"Twenty thousand?" Zhuge Jin frowned even more. Now Liu Bei has ten thousand troops. If you give him another twenty thousand, the total number of troops he can control will reach thirty thousand. This number is not small.
.With Liu Bei's ability, once he has 30,000 soldiers and horses, he will already have the strength to break away from Jiangdong's control, which may pose a threat to Jiangdong. Neither Sun Jian nor Zhou Yu will allow this to happen, let alone
Liu Bei is allowed to have so many soldiers and horses in Jiangdong.
Not to mention that Cao Cao has not sent out troops yet, even if he has already reached the outside of Jianye City, Sun Jian will not let Liu Bei command 30,000 troops!
If Zhuge Liang said that he wanted 6,000 troops, Zhuge Jin might go to the King of Wu and tell him so out of brotherly love. But as soon as Zhuge Liang asked for 20,000 troops, Zhuge Jin had no idea of going to see the King of Wu.
No.
He knew that as soon as he mentioned this matter to King Wu, he would be chased out by the guards around King Wu the next moment.
"I can't do anything about this matter." Zhuge Jin's face changed repeatedly, and finally he refused.
"Brother..." Zhuge Liang wanted to try to persuade him again, but was interrupted by Zhuge Jin.
"I can't help you with this matter, but I can recommend someone to you who may be able to help you realize your wish."
"Oh? Dare I ask who my brother is talking about?" Zhuge Liang was disappointed when he heard Zhuge Jin's rejection at first, but then he saw that Zhuge Jin had other candidates, and Zhuge Liang's expectations were revived.