Chapter 10 1. Four sides betting

Meng Da's two short black and bushy eyebrows were tightly twisted, and a faint cold light shone in his dark pupils. From time to time, he would sway around the pavilion, his fat face and cheek muscles twitched from time to time, and his hands clenched tightly. Pressing the edge of the desk, he looked like he wanted to lift the table, but he gritted his teeth and remained silent. Meng Xing, Deng Xian, and Li Fu knew this master's temper best. The tall waist that had been holding his breath was bent down one by one, waiting for him to vent his anger. G. Finally, Meng Da finally endured it, licked his lips with the tip of his tongue, and looked at the east sky outside the window with a slanted face: "Okay! Good! Good! Sima Yi and Pei Qian are really good—they are actually fighting dangerously. Going straight to Xiakou, they solved the siege of Jiangling and the danger of Mianyang in one fell swoop! High! High! High! I really admire you!"

After all, he turned his head and glanced at Li Fu: "Oh, I should still listen to your suggestion, Master Li - when Sima Yi and Zhuge Jin faced each other in Xiakou, we should use the name of 'raise troops to aid the east'." Pass through Huayang Jinkou and go to Xiangyang to sit in town and watch the changes..." When Li Fu heard this, a wry smile appeared on the corners of his lips: "My lord, he hesitated at the beginning, and it was a big mistake to sit and watch the success or failure of other people's battles; now, Sima Yi and Pei Qian have repelled the Wu army and grasped the initiative of Jingzhou's overall situation." Right, but you just came to find the "regret medicine" to take, isn't it a pity?There was a hint of worry on his face: "My lord, the governor Sima sent a silk letter from Xiangyang the day before yesterday, inviting you to the Mufu Mansion in Xiangyang to attend the celebration banquet for the victory in the battle against Wu... I wonder if you have decided to go or not?" not going?"

"No. Of course not! You just write a reply letter on behalf of me, claiming that I'm sick in bed due to a sudden cold, and after I recover, I will go to Xiangyang to visit Governor Sima, Pei Mujun, etc. Congratulations..." Meng Da hesitated for a while, and said, "However, although I cannot be present to celebrate in person, etiquette is necessary—— Li Fu! You go down and prepare a generous gift. Take twenty-five boxes of silk and satin and pearl and emerald gold cakes and send them to Commander Sima and the others." "Okay." Li Fu responded respectfully.He was secretly typing the draft of the reply letter in his heart, when Meng Da suddenly lowered his voice and asked Deng Xian intentionally and seemingly unintentionally: "Nephew, has the insider you sent ever reached Weixing County?" Is there any change? Will Shen Yi leave the city and go east this time to attend the celebration banquet at the Xiangyang Shepherd's Mansion?"

"Hmm... Report to Uncle, my nephew received a secret report, everything in Weixing County is as usual, there is no change. It seems that Sima Yi did not send a letter to invite Shen Yi to Xiangyang to attend the celebration banquet... Uncle, you know that Shen Yi is in Jingzhou How can the weight and influence of the officialdom compare to yours!" Deng Xian replied with bowed his body and cupped his fists. Meng Da thought to himself: I wish that Shen Yi would also be invited by Sima Yi to leave the city, so that I could send a few assassins to assassinate him on the way, so that people would be able to escape without anyone noticing. Pull out his thorn in the side!He secretly sighed, seeing that Meng Xing opened his mouth to say something, he asked him: "Xing'er, what's the matter with you?"

Meng Xing cupped his hands and said: "Father, Mr. Gao Chong came to urge you again this time to 'return to Chengdu and destroy the Wei family together'... He said that this time he brought a letter from Shu Han Prime Minister Zhuge Liang to you personal letter." "Zhuge Liang's personal letter to me?" Meng Da's eyebrows twitched, his face changed suddenly, "Then why don't you hurry up and bring him in as your father!" After receiving the silk letter from Zhuge Liang presented by Gao Chong, Meng Da couldn't wait to open it, and after a closer look, it was indeed Zhuge Liang's elegant handwriting:

Dear Mr. Meng: Fenxiang recently received a letter from Li Lingjun, and knowing that Mengjun had the sincerity of repenting and returning to his homeland, he couldn't help feeling excited and dancing.Alas!All the unpleasant things in the past were all caused by Liu Feng's child's power to invade and bully his subordinates, so as to hurt the righteousness of the former master, Emperor Zhaolie, in treating virtuous and respectful scholars!Its feelings and its appearance are well known to the prime minister.Therefore, I want to trace the love from the beginning, pursue the good of my life, and look eastward, never forgetting, so I send this letter to my step, and I hope that Meng Jun will be decisive and come back to righteousness, and we will help the Han Dynasty together!

Meng Da looked at the silk script over and over for a while, and gradually changed from excited to calm, and asked Gao Chong as if nothing had happened: "Didn't Zhuge Kongming write "Teacher's Biao" by himself to rectify it with his own efforts?" Did the Han destroy Cao? He is such a smart and capable person, does he still need my help? If I vote under his command, I am afraid it will drag him down!" Gao Chong knew that Meng Da previously belonged to the Dongzhou faction in the Shu Han regime, and like Li Yan, he had some political disagreements with Zhuge Liang.Seeing Meng Da's lukewarm attitude, he could only pretend to ignore it, and followed what Zhuge Liang had taught him before he arrived, and said politely to Meng Da: "The Prime Minister has led an army of 130,000 troops to Hanzhong County and settled down. He personally told Gao Mou that he hoped that General Meng would raise his troops quickly and flank Shen Yi in Weixing County with him; as soon as Weixing County was taken, the key to the southwestern part of the false Wei would be unlocked, and you would be able to join forces with Prime Minister Zhuge in Hanzhong County. , the Cao bandits will be wiped out!"

Meng Da didn't answer his question, but asked deeply: "Brother Li Yan and Zhuge Kongming came to Hanzhong County together?" Gao Chong replied: "The imperial court allowed Li Lingjun to stay in Yong'an Palace, and he did not accompany Prime Minister Zhuge to lead the Northern Expedition. However, he can fully support General Meng Guiyi from the rear!" Meng Da lowered his head slightly, pondered for a while, and then said: "Actually, Mr. Gao can go back and bring a message to Brother Li Yan, saying that I have been looking forward to him riding his horse from Yong'an Palace, swinging his master to the north, crossing Shennong Mountain, and coming here. Join me in fighting against Wei..."

Gao Chong was startled when he heard the words, and remained silent for a long time before slowly answering: "General Meng's words will be brought back to Li Lingjun verbatim. However, your reply to Prime Minister Zhuge's letter is... " Meng Da stretched out his hand to touch his shiny forehead for a while, finally nodded slightly, untied a piece of green jade from his waist, handed it to Gao Chong, and said, "Gao Jun, let's do this! And hand over this piece of jade to Prime Minister Zhuge, after he sees it, he will naturally understand what I mean." Gao Chong knew that Meng Da always liked to play riddles with "borrowing implication", so he couldn't keep asking.He pinched the jade ring in the palm of his hand, but saw that it was shaped like a piece of thin emerald lotus, exquisite and translucent, exquisitely crafted, truly exquisite.

Meng Da thought for a while and explained to him: "This is the ancestral treasure 'Qinglian Jasper Jade'. When the Japanese seat was working with Prime Minister Zhuge in Chengdu, he often saw this thing, so naturally he would know it." Seeing Jue is like meeting someone." "Okay!" Gao Chong respectfully replied, and put the "Qinglian Jasper Jue" into his pocket very carefully. "Nephew, take Mr. Gao down to rest first." Meng Da put on a slightly tired look on his face, and waved Deng Xian to lead Gao down. As soon as Gao Chong came out of the room, Meng Da stood up from the couch, refreshed, looked at Li Fu, and said thoughtfully: "Master Li, I am going to write a book to Soochow Lu Xun, the commander-in-chief of the three armies..."

"Writing to Lu Xun, the governor of Eastern Wu?" Meng Xing was listening, and couldn't help being stunned, "What are you writing to him?" "Master Li, what do you think?" Meng Da ignored his question and just looked at Li Fu quietly. A trace of indescribable complexity flashed across Li Fu's eyes, and he said slowly: "My lord's 'bright move' of 'hedge your bet' is really clever, but it's just..." "No! No! No! Li Fu, this seat is actually 'betting on three sides, all three sides meet the source' - to the west, this seat can rely on Zhuge Liang; to the east, this seat can rely on Lu Xun; to the south, This seat can return to Li Yan's Yong'an Palace..." Li Fu looked at Meng Da's triumphant appearance, and thought to himself: Your strategy of "the cunning rabbit and three caves" is certainly good, but if you go from east to west, from Qin Muchu to Qin Muchu, you will not be enamored with anyone, but Naturally, no one will love you in return.At a critical moment, who will really help you?If you "bet on three sides, all three sides will succeed", maybe in the end, none of the parties may help you... He pondered for a long time with a solemn expression, and couldn't help but said: "My lord, according to my subordinate's blunt words , if you really want to 'seek another way out', the only way is to return to Yi Shu Han. The best strategy for Gui Yi Shu Han is not as good as what Prime Minister Zhuge said, to make secret preparations, stealthily surprise troops, and attack Weixing County in one fell swoop. Yi, as a 'gift' to the Shu Han side, I successfully joined forces with Zhuge Liang in Hanzhong County! In this way, you will have the safety of a rock and the blessing of safety! Why do you need to borrow strength from Lu Xun and other Jiangdong children?" When Meng Da heard Li Fu's words, his face immediately turned purple.He touched his chin, but he didn't make a sound for a long time.Zhuge Liang is the person I am most familiar with—his character and virtue are just like a pot of boiling water, which is so pure that there is almost no fish. What profit can I gain from following him?He is truly impartial and selfless!For the great cause of Kuang Han to destroy Wei, I heard that he has been eating vegetables and vegetarian robes for the past few years, donating his salary to the country, and humble himself to encourage others. Seizing power and dominating"?If you really want to talk to Zhuge Liang, you might as well stay here and be a "Emperor of Earth" to be more comfortable! But Meng Da would not express these thoughts to Li Fu, he coughed sullenly at last, and said in a deep voice, "Well... go to Hanzhong County to meet Zhuge Liang? Hmph... don't get caught by him there." Can you annex the family fortune that I have accumulated so hard over the years? I am a bit unwilling to be a general under him, and to serve side by side with Wei Yan and other small characters..." As he said that, he raised his eyes and swept across Li Fu, then said slowly with a more serious tone: "In my opinion, let's take another look at the conditions that Sun Quan and Lu Xun set for me. Soochow is thinking wholeheartedly. In order to reverse the defeat of "the defeat of Heilinyu" and "the defeat of the Hanjiang Estuary", it is also urgently needed for me to form an alliance with them to win Jingxiang... Perhaps, Sun Quan and Lu Xun will be honored as guests and take responsibility for each other. Treat me preferentially! In this way, Master Li, you will follow me, won't you have a brighter future?" "This Meng Da just likes to play such fancy little tricks, which are not practical! Is there anything he can't say to you, Gao Jun, directly? He even sent a jade ring from a long way to 'borrow meaning'!" Zhuge Liang Sitting upright on the couch in the tent, slowly shaking the goose feather fan with his left hand, he held up the delicate and exquisite "Qinglian Jasper" with his right palm and looked at it carefully, "'Lotus' Those who refer to "joint"; those who use "bi" to refer to "must"; those who refer to "jue". He gave this piece of "Qinglian Jasper Jue" just to tell the truth: he and I, a big man, joined hands to destroy Wei, and my decision has been made..." After a short pause, he slowly raised his head and looked at Gao Chong: "However, since Meng Da is determined to return to the righteousness of the great man, why didn't he tell the truth when he will raise troops to join forces with my great Han Tianjun to attack Weixing County?" , Capture Shen Yi?" "This... I asked many times when I went down, but General Meng never gave a clear answer." Gao Chong replied with some hesitation. Zhuge Liang stared straight at him, his eyes suddenly brightened, and he stared so intently that he couldn't lift his head: "Gao Chong! Although you are Li Lingjun's servant, you are also a subject of my great man. The way of a minister is to be loyal to the emperor. The first priority is to die for the country. I am following the edict of the emperor, upholding the power of the yellow axe, shouldering the cause of rejuvenating the Han Dynasty, inheriting the hope of the people, wading through the dangers of the mountains, and defeating the enemies of tigers and wolves. I am willing to do my best and die! Both are ministers of the great man, and only by thinking about it together can we be worthy of the ancestors of heaven and earth, and the descendants of future generations! Therefore, if you know any other news, you must ask the truth It’s better to tell each other privately and with all your heart! Otherwise, if you miss the great cause of Xinghan, don’t say it’s you, even Li Lingjun can’t afford it!” When he spoke with eloquence, he seemed righteous and serious, and he bent down and muttered: "My lord, Meng Da wanted to go down to give Li Lingjun a message when he was parting this time. , claiming that he has been looking forward to Li Lingjun's rapid horse riding from Jiangzhou Yong'an Palace, commanding troops northward, crossing Shennong Mountain, and joining forces with him in Xincheng County to fight against Wei in the east..." "Hmm... Truth is just wondering, my Dahan Tianjun is only a few hundred miles away from Meng Da in Weixing County, but he is hesitating and evasive, and he refuses to come to the east to meet him. It turns out that he has such a plan in his heart at the moment! Well, Gao Jun, go down and rest." After sending Gao Chong away, Zhuge Liang put the goose feather fan in his hand on the desk heavily, and his face slowly sank: This Meng Da really has no rules in his actions - he insisted on taking the closeness of the master of Hanzhong and taking Li Yanzhi of Yong'an Palace. Far away, it is clear that he is openly and secretly unwilling to join forces with the truth to fight the Wei thief!It seems that he still believes in and attaches himself to his former Dongzhou faction friend Li Yan and others in Chengdu more... When he thought of this, his heart suddenly moved, he gritted his teeth secretly, suppressed the anger in his chest, turned his head and asked Ma Di, who was standing by his desk and joined the army in the north: "Youchang (Ma Di's word is "Youchang"), Your Majesty Didn’t you already issue an edict to Li Yan, telling him to bring 40,000 people from the six counties of Jiangzhou to the north to join the real minister? What’s going on with him now?” Ma Su looked a bit hesitant, and said in a low voice: "Prime Minister...according to the report from the envoy sent by His Majesty, Li Yan does not seem to have any intention of going north to join forces with the Prime Minister." "Huh?! Now that Wu and Shu have negotiated peace, why is Li Yan still staying at Yong'an Palace? If he doesn't go north to join forces with the truth, what else does he want to do?" Ma Su glanced at Zhuge Liang timidly, and muttered, "I want to report to the Prime Minister, in fact, Mr. Li sent two silk books earlier, but I see that the Prime Minister has been busy with state affairs recently, and I am worried that these two silk books will disturb you." Your heart song, I will read it to you again at the right time..." "Bring those two silk scripts and read them right away." "This... I remember the contents of these two silk scriptures, and I will tell you now: In the first silk scripture, he declared that he wanted to send troops eastward from Yong'an Palace, cross Shennong Mountain, and join forces with Meng Da of Xincheng County. Soldiers attack the puppet Wei together..." "Heh! Heh! Heh! Dare to feel that Meng Da and Li Yan are 'thinking in one place, making energy in one place', 'playing a double-reed play' in front of the truth?!" Zhuge Liang's eyes flashed coldly, his face Smiling coldly, "The two of them really are 'in harmony with each other, hit it off'! What did he say in the second silk book?" Ma Di took a look at Zhuge Liang's stern and menacing expression, and felt a slight shock in his heart, so he slowed down his tone as much as possible, downplayed the content, and said softly: "In the second silk book, he proposed to use Jiangzhou City as the foundation of the city. The axis is to integrate the eight counties of Yibin, Fuling, Linjiang, and Yunyang into one, and establish a separate "Bazhou". "Establish Bazhou? He will be the shepherd of Bazhou again? Humph! Humph! Humph! Is he a little jealous because he looks at the truth and holds the position of Yizhou shepherd?" Zhuge Liang burst out, "This Li Yan has not done anything , An inch of land has not been developed, how dare to stretch out his hand to the court and the truth? He is too greedy... Also, there are not many soldiers in my Shu Han, but he wants to lead the 40,000 elite soldiers across mountains and mountains, and seek far away , Trek to Xincheng County to toss around with Meng Da! It's so exasperating..." "Please calm down, Prime Minister! Please calm down, Prime Minister!" Ma Di urged repeatedly. "Youchang, I know the reason why you didn't let him read his two silk letters with your own eyes...I'm afraid that Li Yan's original words in that letter will be even more harsh? Let’s seal the silk book with parchment, and let the civil and military men of the Manchu Dynasty read it after the teacher who wins the truth returns to the court. Alas! That’s all! That’s all! Don’t take it out and make my ministers of the Shu Han ugly, so as not to get caught by those arrogant words. Come out and pollute the eyes of the people of the world!" As he said, Zhuge Liang raised his head and stared at the high tent, as if he wanted to see through it all the time: "The truth here has been working hard and forgetting to eat and sleep in order to restore the Han industry, but they are pulling ladders behind their backs, throwing cold arrows, and grabbing seats. It’s such a joy! The late emperor—you show your spirit, and let your dream shake and warn these courtiers who are disregarding the overall situation and greedy for profit..." Hearing this, Ma Di, who was standing by the side, couldn't help but burst into tears. Zhuge Liang suddenly looked determined again, became very serious, stood up, walked up and down in the big tent with his hands behind his back and his head down, muttering to himself: "No! No! The truth cannot be seen with our eyes. Let Li Yan and Meng Da lead tens of thousands of soldiers to commit suicide! You Chang! You immediately draw up a warrant for the truth, and sternly prevent Li Yan from sending troops to join Meng Da from Shennong Mountain!" "Yes!" Ma Di replied, turned his eyes, and suddenly asked hesitantly: "Prime Minister, if Mr. Li doesn't listen to your order to stop him, and still insists on his own opinion, what should we do?" "Hmm..." Zhuge Liang was taken aback when he heard the words, and his spirit disappeared in an instant, replaced by a calm and steady expression.He picked up the goose feather fan from the desk and slapped it lightly on his chest, and said leisurely: "You are right in reminding me. If Li Yan is stubborn, I will give him a 'two-pronged approach'. Immediately, on behalf of the truth, send a secret letter to Chen Dao, the deputy governor of Jiangzhou and the general of Zhendong, asking him to secretly resist and hinder Li Yan's move to send troops to the east. Chen Dao was cultivated by the late emperor and the truth for many years As a loyal person, he will definitely do it according to the truth. "The second is to ask Jiang Wan to take the warrant of the truth and go to Yong'an Palace to persuade Li Yan face to face, saying that the imperial court is studying the establishment of Bazhou, please calm down. Stop him..." After hearing this, Ma Su's face immediately showed a deep joy: "Your Excellency, the Prime Minister, managed to manage the chaos and calm the changes thousands of miles away. I am deeply impressed." Zhuge Liang's face was a bit sad, and he murmured: "Alas...whatever you say about strategizing, eliminating chaos and calming changes is nothing more than the conspiracy and tricks of the truth! What the truth has always admired is "to be upright and upright, to conquer with virtue." People', but now they flatter Li Yan for Kuang Han's fight against Wei Daye, it's really sad..." When he said this, something suddenly popped up in his mind, which made him unable to continue his emotion, Lian Rong said to Ma Su again: "By the way, we need to find a way as soon as possible to get Meng Da to join forces with the truth—" What a formidable character is Sima Yi, the southern governor of the pseudo-Wei Zhennan? Ten Meng Da and Li Yan combined may not be his opponent!" "Prime Minister, this Sima Yi was just a fake minister of Wei Yijie before, and he was just transferred to the position of general this year. I'm afraid he's not even familiar with the spear in the army...Why are you so afraid of him? " "Young Chang, you don't know. The truth is that I had dealt with this Sima Yi during the Jian'an period of the Great Han Dynasty, and I have also seen his methods-this man is very strategic and flexible, and now he is in charge of the military power of the puppet Wei Fangzhou. It is really me. A rare and formidable enemy of a big man! Leaving aside the distant cases, let’s talk about how clever and ingenious his tactics of "avoiding the truth and then pretending to be false", "circling the attack", "surrounding Wei and saving Zhao", and "waiting for work with leisure" in the battle against Wu not long ago? Even a master like Lu Xun, the Confucian commander-in-chief of the Eastern Wu Dynasty, suffered a bit of a secret loss under his hands. Li Yan and Meng Da actually wanted to go down from the east of Xincheng County with tens of thousands of people to provoke him? Really? Self-restraint!" "Prime Minister, but this Meng Dayuan is in Xincheng County, we really can't do anything to him. If you call him so earnestly to come to Hanzhong County to join forces, if he still ignores it, how should we respond then?" "Well...if that's the case, I'm going to secretly attack him if I don't know the truth!" Zhuge Liang stopped abruptly, stood still, looked at Ma Di with piercing eyes, and said coldly, "According to the truth, Shen Yi, the prefect of Weixing County, has always been at odds with Meng Da, and the situation is the same. You send Guo Mo, a general under our army's tent, to feign surrender to him, and give him the news of Meng Da's intention to return to the Han Dynasty as a "meeting gift". Shen Yi Yi and Guo Mo were old friends from the same hometown in Dongzhou, and he had always secretly hated Meng Da. After receiving this "meeting gift" from Guo Mo, he would definitely report it to the false Wei court. In this way, the matter has been leaked Meng Da had no time to sit and wait for Li Yan to travel thousands of miles to join his army—in fact, Li Yan would not send troops to the east at that time. He could only be forced to rebel against Cao in advance, attack Weixing County, and capture Shen Yi, for the truth, I sent troops from Hanzhong County to Jingxiang to open the southwestern feudal gate of the puppet Wei..." Ma Di also likes to break the casserole and ask the bottom line. He frowned, and couldn't help asking: "Prime Minister, if you secretly force him like that, he still refuses to send troops east to Hanzhong County to fight with you." You join forces, what should you do?" Zhuge Liang listened, his expression moved, and he squeezed the "Qinglian Jasper Jade" tightly in his palm, sparks almost burst out from his eyes: "If he is still so stubborn, he is really stupid!" You have to seek your own death, there is no cure..." On the second day after Lu Xun received Meng Da's letter of surrender in Changsha County, he took a light boat down the river and went straight to Wuchang City to meet Sun Quan and ask for instructions. Sun Quan, who was wearing a fur cloak, was sitting on a couch in the side hall, and there seemed to be a lot of red and emerald objects on the imperial case in front of him. Seeing Lu Xun stepping in, Sun Quan smiled and held up a utensil and shook it at him: "Bo Yan—come and have a look at the celadon utensils that have just been smelted in the Yue Kiln in Ji County, Wu Guo. ..." Lu Xun took a closer look and saw that Sun Quan was holding a blue and oily sheep's head porcelain lamp, which looked fresh, bright and lifelike, so he couldn't help smiling and praising: "My great Wu has such a treasure of heaven and earth. Skillful craftsman, I sincerely congratulate the king!" "That's right! That's right! Those red pottery utensils in the Central Plains look simple, heavy, and dull. How can they be as bright, bright, delicate and exquisite as the celadon objects in our Wuyue land? The lonely king is going to call Yue The kiln masters refine another batch of utensils, such as porcelain pillows, porcelain cups, and porcelain inkstones. Let Zhang Wen take them to Xishu to show them the beauty of Wuhua Tianbao and the essence of skilled craftsmanship. !" Lu Xun listened, nodding his head to show his approval, but secretly smiled in his heart: This Sun Quan really is unwilling to be subordinate to others in everything, and his selfish intention is to show off the beauty of Yue kiln celadon to Cao Wei in the Central Plains. It's hard to say, so I turned a corner and borrowed Xishu to show off. It's really interesting! Sun Quan put down the sheep's head celadon lamp on the imperial case, picked up a big yellow baht coin, handed it to Lu Xun, smiled and said: "Just take a look at this baht coin..." Lu Xun hurriedly took it, but saw that the money was about the size of a palm, about four or five cents thick, and engraved with four small seal scripts "Daquan Wuqian" on it.He couldn't help being secretly surprised: the highest value of baht coins circulating in the Soochow market is only "Daquan five hundred", but Sun Quan ordered Hu Cao to mint this big coin worth "Daquan five thousand" for what? Sun Quan seemed to see the surprise in his eyes, he laughed and said, "This batch of 'Daquan five thousand' baht coins was specially ordered by King Hu Cao to cast for you meritorious ministers! In the past, the lonely king rewarded you all One hundred boxes of 'Daquan 500' baht money, you use calf carts to load one cart after another, and you can't move them in an hour or two, which is really troublesome! From now on, when meritorious deeds are rewarded, the lonely king will reward you More than ten boxes of 'Daquan five thousand' baht coins, you can carry them yourself..." "My lord, I am really grateful to you for your kindness to me! Originally, in ancient and modern commercial markets, there are rewards for coins and decrees for baht, which is the great system of the country-but the king is so grateful for you!" Rewarding ministers and others without hesitating to give favors outside the law, ministers and others are deeply grateful, and the only way to repay them is to smash their bodies to pieces!" Lu Xun has always been cautious and introverted, but at this moment he couldn't help knocking his head on the cypress floor, and said with tears in his eyes. "That's all! That's all! Gu Wang and Bo Yan, you have always been "entrusting the righteousness of the monarch and his ministers on the outside, and fraternal love on the inside, obeying what you say, sharing misfortune and fortune, and never burdening each other"-you are a bit out of touch when you say these words today !" Sun Quan waved his hands in panic, and stood up to help. Lu Xun hastily stepped back on his knees, wiped away the tears from his cheeks, and sat down respectfully. "Bo Yan, you came here in a hurry, but what is there to tell you?" Sun Quan calmed down, sat up straight behind the case, and asked him with a straight face. Lu Xun also looked solemn, so he reported Meng Da's intention to surrender to Sun Quan from the beginning to the end. After Sun Quan listened, he pondered for a moment, his eyes sparkled, he looked at Lu Xun and asked, "So, according to Bo Yan, is this Meng Da a real surrender or a fake surrender?" "It should be a true surrender. Last month when I led an army to attack Jiangling, according to common sense, Meng Da should have rushed down from the east of Xincheng County to help Pei Qian nearby. However, I have been besieging Jiangling for 26 days. , the situation was already extremely critical, but Meng Da remained indifferent! At that time, the minister could see that this person was hesitating to wait and see. Now that the "siege of Jiangling" has been lifted, Pei Qian will definitely hold a deep grudge against him; And Sima Yi and Wei Ting also had a clear understanding of Meng Da's hesitation and wait-and-see behavior at the beginning, so it was naturally difficult for him to tolerate him. Therefore, this time Meng Da sent people to ask for surrender, and there was a danger of internal coercion, and it must be true surrender. " Sun Quan listened to every word he said very carefully, with a serious expression on his face, bowed his head in meditation for a long time, and said slowly: "Since this is the case, the lonely king will believe that he is really surrendering. Originally, if Meng Da he raised Xincheng For my great Wu, it is really a blessing: if my great Wu gets the county of Xincheng, it is equivalent to adding another "fulcrum" on top of the previous two counties of Xiakou and Changsha. Implement a half-moon-shaped 'arc of outflanking' on the Jingxiang area from the east, south, and west directions-at that time, even though Sima Yi has the ability to reach the sky, under the attack from these three sides, he will still be at a loss! Fortunately, after my Great Wu took advantage of the momentum and captured Jingxiang in one fell swoop, I can smoothly advance northward into the hinterland of the Central Plains, and when the army approaches Yuzhou and Luoyang, the emperor's career can be accomplished!" Hearing this, Lu Xun's eyes were shining brilliantly, and he was so excited that he couldn't help interjecting: "Your Majesty is indeed wise and wise, unparalleled in this world! The reason why this humble official came here in a hurry to meet and ask for instructions is also to see the leopard in the pipe. But I didn't expect that the king would have a keen insight into all this when he heard it——I am so amazed!" Although Sun Quan understood that these were Lu Xun's compliments, he still felt very comfortable with the sound, and his eyes suddenly overflowed with a deep sense of complacency.He was silent for a moment, and suddenly there was a secret movement in his heart, and a gleam of worry could not help adding to the brows: "Of course, if Meng Da can come here smoothly, my great Wu's "outflanking, attacking on three sides, and sweeping Jingxiang" It can be said that he succeeded in one fell swoop! However, what a sinister and cunning person is Sima Yi, the governor of Zhennan, the pseudo-Wei, how could he just sit back and watch Meng Da surrender to my Great Wu so easily under his nose? Maybe At this moment, Sima Yi has already secretly monitored him." "Your Majesty is very worried about this." Lu Xun couldn't help admiring the idea in Sun Quan's chest, nodded slightly and said, "Because of this, I came to meet you in a hurry to ask for instructions: I implore Your Majesty to agree to allocate 40,000 yuan." The elite soldiers went upstream to Xiling City, under the leadership of Weichen himself, went straight up the Shennong Mountain Range, passed through the Mulan plug, and joined forces with Meng Da in Xincheng County, and then waited for the opportunity to go east to Xiangyang! If the king does not act decisively , I'm afraid it will change if it's too late!" "Forty thousand elite soldiers? You want to send forty thousand elite soldiers to aid Meng Da?" Sun Quan was stunned, and his eyes shot at Lu Xun. "That's right. There are a lot of Wei bandits in Jingzhou, and I have to use 40,000 elite soldiers to help them in depth." Lu Xun said in a very positive tone. "Forty thousand elite soldiers? After the forty thousand elite soldiers are dispatched, how much armor, food and grass, and boats will it cost me? If you use 40,000 elite soldiers to make a special trip to fight against the wooden barrier, the lonely king will at least pay for it." You are equipped with 10,000 logistics soldiers..." Sun Quan frowned, and said thoughtfully, "Gu Wang has agreed here, I am afraid that Gu Yong Xiangguo may not be able to pass..." As soon as Lu Xun heard this, he immediately understood that Sun Quan was playing Tai Chi-style excuses again, so his complexion darkened and he remained silent. "Bo Yan!" Sun Quan stared at Lu Xun deeply, and said slowly, "The lonely king has fought in the north and south for so many years, and he has killed countless enemies and made great achievements. Designed according to the enemy - all strategies are adapted to the enemy's conditions and changes according to the enemy. The key to the lonely king's invincibility is to never underestimate any opponent on the opposite side. You have seen Sima Yi's methods , How cunning, unpredictable, and deceitful he is, how can he be taken lightly! "Also, the lonely king said just now that Meng Da's return is really a 'fortunate inheritance'. Since it is a 'fortunate inheritance', it is difficult to guarantee that everything will be successful and the achievements will be made. Bo Yan, listen to the lonely king. In other words, don’t invest too much energy and time in Mengda, just give it a try! You must not take risks to help Mengda, you can only send 10,000 people to Mulan at most It’s enough for Sekou to meet Meng Da! You must remember that the lonely king is here to give you eight-character advice—‘Advance when you see something is possible, and retreat when you know it’s difficult’!” At this point, he saw that Lu Xun's eyes were full of disappointment, so he got up and leaned into his ear and whispered: "Bo Yan, you don't know something. A secret report came, claiming that Peng Qi, the elder of the rich clan in Poyang County, was secretly gathering tribes and tribesmen, preparing to raise troops and respond to Cao Xiu in Hefei to make trouble. Do you think the lonely king can take care of the West Wing at this moment? Maybe in the future In two days, the lonely king will personally lead Zhou Fang, Lu Dai and others to go eastward to settle this trouble..." Lu Xun's face became even more gloomy, and he only sighed softly: "Since the king has such internal worries, I will stop talking too much. It is a pity that my great Wu will lose another victory over Jingxiang. Good opportunity... In the future, if you want to find such an opportunity again, it will be extremely difficult!"