Chapter 448: Persuade Cao Cao to give his daughter Liu Zhang
Chapter 448: Advising Cao Cao to donate his daughter Liu Zhang
When they arrived at Lu Mansion, Lu Su and Lu Meng began to drink to calm down their shock. While drinking and chatting, Lu Meng had admired Lu Su for a long time and wanted to express his feelings. Lu Su gradually discovered that Lu Meng had extraordinary talent and learning, and every word in his words was even more interesting.
Zhuji, they deliberately made friends. The more they chatted, the more they became more and more speculative, and they actually developed a sense of confidant. With alcohol on his mind, Lu Meng took Lu Su into the back hall to visit his mother, and Lu Su also readily agreed.
In the Han Dynasty, worshiping one's mother in court was equivalent to sworn friendship. Lu Su had met Lu Meng's mother and became closer to him. The two returned to the front hall and began to drink and mingled with each other again. The atmosphere in the hall was very strong. Now that they had become brothers, Lu Meng would
He asked questions that he usually didn't understand, and Lu Su answered them one by one and put forward many constructive suggestions. Of course, arguments were inevitable, but it was an eye-opener for Lu Meng.
Finally, both of them were drunk and fell asleep soundly in the hall. The excited Lu Meng put his head on the plate and muttered as if he was discussing some topic with half of the hoof on the plate.
Relatively speaking, Lu Su was much more elegant. Although he was also drunk, he slept with his clothes on on the ground. Thanks to the hot climate in Jiangdong, it would not be too cold even in winter, otherwise the two of them would sleep like this.
Overnight, the cold was considered mild.
"Sir, wake up." Early the next morning, Lu Su and Lu Meng were still hungover in the hall, but the two primary schools shook them desperately.
"What's going on?" Lu Meng and Lu Su asked in unison as they opened their eyes at the same time and saw their own guards.
"Someone is coming from the Governor's Mansion, please come in." The guard did not dare to neglect and told the situation quickly. Lu Su and Lu Meng immediately got up, changed their clothes and rushed to the Governor's Mansion. The two knew that Sun Shangxiang had made up his mind.
In the back hall of the Governor's Mansion, Sun Shangxiang cried all night. When Lu Su and Lu Meng arrived, she just glanced at the two of them with her red and swollen eyes, and then lowered her head. She understood that she could not blame anyone but herself for what happened to her.
I blame myself for being in a wealthy family. Since I can't change my destiny, there's no point in blaming others.
"Zijing, Ziming, you go back and tell Zhongmou that if you really need Xiang'er to sacrifice her life, you can..." As the night passed, Mrs. Sun seemed to have aged twenty years. Although she was pampered and well-maintained, she could not
It changes the aging of the soul, so this aging is more obvious on her face.
"This..." Lu Su and Lu Meng looked at Sun Shangxiang in surprise. They thought they would be criticized, but they didn't expect this to be the result. They really didn't understand why Sun Shangxiang's attitude changed after just one night.
"Mother is right, I agreed." The lively and happy Sun Shangxiang seemed to have matured overnight. Her expression and tone were so cold, which made Lu Meng and Lu Su shiver.
"Miss, you can..." Seeing the light in Sun Shangxiang's eyes, Lu Meng felt a pang in his heart. Even if he didn't like Sun Shangxiang's character, he couldn't bear the little princess of Jiangdong turning into a walking corpse. But he suddenly remembered Sun Quan's
I asked you to keep your mouth shut.
"Ziming, thank you..." Seeing the look on Lu Meng's face, Sun Shangxiang understood what he wanted to say, and couldn't help but smile slightly: "I have offended many people in the past, but I still want to ask Ziming Haihan..."
"Miss, I..." Lu Meng's throat twitched twice, and his heart was filled with panic. He had never discovered that Sun Shangxiang also had a gentle and virtuous side. It was just that he discovered it too late, otherwise with his ability, as long as he tried his best to please,
How could Mrs. Sun be dissatisfied?
This relationship can be recalled, but it was already lost at that time. Lu Meng actually felt a trace of regret in his heart. If he could pursue Sun Shangxiang back then, maybe Sun Shangxiang would have become his person long ago, and now he would not have to be forced into marriage. Unfortunately,
No one can predict the future, otherwise there wouldn’t be so many people in need of regret medicine.
"Okay," Mrs. Sun said, "You go back and tell Zhongmou that as long as it is beneficial to Jiangdong, the Sun family will fully support it."
"Yes..." Lu Su and Lu Meng responded dumbly and immediately left the Governor's Mansion. Since Sun Shangxiang had expressed his stance, they had to go back and resume their duties.
At the gate of the Governor's Mansion, someone had already prepared fast horses for them. The two of them didn't even have time to return home, so they mounted their horses and galloped out of the city. Half a day later, the two arrived at Ruxukou Camp. Upon learning of Sun Shangxiang's decision, Sun Quan immediately ordered someone
Write a letter to Wuwei and let Zhang Hong act accordingly.
Ruxukou, Cao's army camp. Not only did Sun Quan receive Zhang Hong's letter, Cao Cao also received it. One of the letters sent by Zhang Hong was robbed in Jingzhou. Sima Yi immediately sent the letter to Ruxu without saying a word.
It's just that the land route is slower than the water route. Jiangdong's envoys can go down the river, but Cao Cao's people can only hurry up.
"Everyone, what do you think about Liu Jiyu's possible intervention?" Cao Cao was shocked after receiving the letter, and he immediately summoned everyone for a meeting.
"My lord, Liu Jiyu is not a lecherous person. How could he force Sun to give away his daughter?" Holding the letter, Cheng Yu frowned. As a strong enemy, he had carefully studied Liu Zhang's deeds. It is undeniable that Liu Zhang was domineering and cruel.
He is ruthless, but values love and righteousness. It is not even heard that he is greedy for women.
"Once a person is in a high position, his thoughts will naturally be different." Cao Cao sneered: "Now that Liu Zhang has one-third of the world, he will naturally be arrogant."
"I always feel that it's not that simple." Cheng Yu frowned and said, "Given the current situation, Liu Zhang's best choice is to send troops. He will definitely not give up such a good opportunity for a woman. Besides, if Liu Zhang asks Sun Quan for
Woman, to put it bluntly, why do you need to do so many things? Unless this is not his true intention."
"Zhongde, you are off topic," Cao Cao said: "The truth is, no matter what Liu Zhang thinks, I just want to block his attack and buy time to win Jiangdong."
"My lord, you can rest assured. Xuchang has not only Wen Ruo but also Lu Bu. As long as Liu Zhang doesn't come back with a large army, I believe no one can attack Yanzhou." Cheng Yu said with a smile: "What we should discuss now is how to attack Yanzhou as soon as possible."
Jiangdong"
"Conquering Jiangdong? Easier said than done." Cao Cao said with a wry smile: "Although our army and Sun Quan have won and lost each other, and our strength is far superior to Sun Quan, but we can't cross just a small river, how can we talk about conquering Jiangdong?"
"Lord, it's not that we can't get through, but the Jiangdong navy is too powerful. Why don't you bring in the Jingxiang navy?" Jiang Ji has always been strange. Although the Jingzhou navy is not as good as the Jiangdong navy, it can barely make a tie, but Cao Cao
I have never thought of using the Jingzhou navy, which is puzzling.
"Sigh...Zitong, I dare not use my true form." Cao Cao said with a bitter smile: "The Jingzhou army's surrender is short-lived, and the commander-in-chief Cai Mao died, no one in the entire Jingzhou army can unite the morale of the army. Under such circumstances, Jingzhou Water
The army is just scattered around, so what's the use? If you look at this information, you will know my concerns."
"This..." Jiang Ji took a look at the information in Cao Cao's hand and was stunned. He asked in disbelief: "Zhang Yun surrendered and most of the Jingzhou army fled?"
"Sima Zhongda was about to kill a chicken to scare the monkeys, but who knew that the chicken ran away and asked him to break a handful of rice?" Cao Cao said with some helplessness: "A mere Zhang Yun could actually take away most of the Jingzhou army. God knows whether they will because of
What's the reason for betraying me in battle? I don't want to be stabbed by one of my own people when I'm fighting the enemy."
Everyone was in a daze. They really didn't expect that Zhang Yun would have such great energy. Cheng Yu asked with some confusion: "Prime Minister, things are not that simple. With Sima Yi's wisdom, how could such a mistake happen? Besides,
, there are so many generals in Jingxiang, why did Sima Yi use Zhang Yun to make a chicken?"
"Power, origin." Cao Cao sneered and said: "Among the generals in Jingzhou, only Zhang Yun came from a poor family and had no backing, but he had tens of thousands of troops under his command. How could Sima Yi not take action if he was so powerful? It's a pity that Zhang Yun is not stupid either.
Before he could take action, Zhang Yun actually surrendered. Zhang Yun's surrender made Sun Ce laugh to death. Jiangdong's army increased from 50,000 to 60,000 troops to 150,000 to 156,000."
"Something's wrong." Cheng Yu frowned and said, "Sima Yi is just a person temporarily sent to Jingzhou by the Prime Minister. Even if he seizes the military power, which general will command for him? Without such a person, wouldn't Sima Yi's work be in vain? My lord, you have to pay attention.
Generals of Jingzhou, please do not let them collude with Sima Yi."
"Don't worry," Cao Cao said with a sneer; "How could the truth not know how ambitious Sima Yi is? As long as he doesn't go out of line, the truth will turn a blind eye. If he goes out of line, the truth will have his own back-up plan."
After listening to Cao Cao's words, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Compared with external enemies, internal enemies are more troublesome, mainly because they are too concealed. Xun You smiled and said: "Since the Prime Minister has taken precautions against Sima Yi, we can deal with Liu Zhang with peace of mind, Prime Minister."
, I have a suggestion, I don’t know whether to say it or not.”
"Said" Cao Cao still trusted Xun You's wisdom, but he was just a little dissatisfied with Xun Yu's attachment to the Han Dynasty. In recent years, due to Sima Yi's methods, even Xun Yu lost confidence in Liu Xie. As long as Cao Cao does not usurp the throne,
Xun Yu was too lazy to participate anymore. As a result, the relationship between the Xun family and Cao Cao was slowly restored, and the relationship between Xun Yu and Cao Cao seemed to be back to the past.
Xun You asked with a smile: "Since Jiangdong can ask Liu Zhang to send troops, why don't we ask Liu Zhang to divide Jiangdong?"
"Go on." Cao Cao's eyes lit up when he heard this. He didn't want to ask Liu Zhang to carve up Jingzhou, but he wanted to delay Liu Zhang's time to send troops. If Liu Zhang sent troops to Jiangdong from Yizhou, it would definitely take more time than sending troops to Yanzhou.
"My suggestion may be offensive to the Prime Minister, but don't be surprised." Xun You said: "If it is according to what the Prime Minister said, Liu Zhang has been dazzled by the victory, so he asked Jiangdong for a woman. With such a request, we can satisfy him. I remember that the Prime Minister has three
The eldest daughter is married to His Majesty, and she is only sixteen years old. She is gentle and virtuous, and will definitely be more popular with men than the owl concubine from Jiangdong. The champion Hou Xionglie is as fierce as fire. If he is a seductress, who do you think he will choose? "
"This..." Cao Cao hesitated, not because he cared about a daughter, but because he was worried about the feasibility of the matter. He frowned and asked: "Gongda, how sure are you of this matter?"
"I'm not very sure. After all, I don't know Liu Zhang." Xun You said with a smile: "But if the Prime Minister marries a daughter to Liu Zhang, it will bring all the benefits and no harm. To put it bluntly, even if you are a spy, you can get more information."
"Gongda, Benxiang and Liu Zhang are old enemies. How dare he want Benxiang's daughter?" Cao Cao smiled and shook his head. After all, he still didn't want to show weakness in front of Liu Zhang, let alone admit that he was inferior to Liu Zhang.
"Prime Minister, don't worry. With Liu Zhang's character, as long as you are willing to give it, he will definitely give it." Xun You understood Cao Cao's mood, but he did not intend to give up.
"Huh..." Seeing Xun You's insistence, Cao Cao took a deep breath and said, "This is the end of the discussion. After careful consideration of the facts, we will make a decision. Let's all disperse."
"Yes" everyone retreated, leaving only Cao Cao sitting in the Chinese army's tent.
"The Prime Minister is here, Cheng Yu wants to see you." After a long while, just when Cao Cao was about to make up his mind, a voice sounded outside the tent.
"Come in." Cao Cao frowned. He knew Cheng Yu's purpose, but he was a little unhappy.
"Meet the Prime Minister." Cheng Yu entered the tent and saw Cao Cao frowning, his eyebrows almost connecting together. He couldn't help but smile and said: "Is the Prime Minister still worried about Liu Zhang's sending troops?"
"Asking knowingly," Cao Cao rolled his eyes and said, "Zhongde, I know you agree with Gongda's opinion, but if I really do that, where will you put my face?"
"Prime Minister, compared with the great Han Dynasty, which one is more important?" Faced with Cao Cao's many complaints, Cheng Yu smiled calmly and blocked him back with just one sentence.
"Of course the country is important," Cao Cao gritted his teeth and said, "If we can defeat Liu Zhang, it doesn't matter if we lose some face. But even if we give our daughter to Liu Zhang, we can't defeat him."
"The prime minister is different. It is precisely because we cannot defeat Liu Zhang that we give him our daughter. If the prime minister can defeat him, what does it matter whether we give him his daughter or not?" Cheng Yu asked in return: "With Liu Zhang's current situation,
Does he need to send his daughter to the prime minister or Jiangdong?"
"Zhongde, say it directly, there is no need to beat around the bush." Cao Cao heard that there was something in Cheng Yu's words. These counselors just don't like to be straightforward, and they have to be tried hard to understand.
"My lord, are you confident in defeating Liu Zhang?" Cheng Yu did not answer Cao Cao's question, but stared at Cao Cao with bright eyes and asked.
"No." Seeing Cheng Yuwen's seriousness, Cao Cao also said very seriously: "With the strength of our army, if we fight Liu Zhang, we are less than three-level sure of victory."
"Don't worry about victory, think about defeat first. What if the prime minister loses?" Cheng Yu said: "Whenever the world is in chaos, a big family will let the children of the family join different princes to protect the family. This is also Jiangdong's shamelessness and insistence.
The reason why she gave her daughter to Liu Zhang was that Sun could see that Liu Zhang had a great chance of unifying the world. In order to prevent the family from being killed, Sun had to give her daughter to him. Perhaps Sun Shangxiang could not change the situation of the war, but she could save Sun.