Chapter 286 Lu Su's Condolences
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Wu was always the biggest heart disease for the couple, and it was even more pressure on Tao Zhan. Wu was one of the seven outings. Although she did not drive her out of the house, Jiang Xia stayed in a dignified Jiang Xia and then followed Wu, which put Tao Zhan under great pressure. In the years since her marriage, she had worshipped many temples and visited many famous doctors, but it was useless.
But Zhang Ji, the guard of Changsha, said it was the man's problem and used a strange prescription to cure her husband's illness. It took only more than a month.
However, this kind of prescription effect is unacceptable. The couple needs to go to the room every night, the more times the better. Although Tao Zhan is reluctant, she has to endure it in order to conceive her heir. Now she has signs of pregnancy, which in some way makes her breath of relief.
Although Tao Zhan was extremely happy, he still had to deliberately stretch his face and said: "Zhang Shou said at that time that Yuehong would not come and he would not be able to go to the room within a month. I want to protect my child, so you can bear it."
Liu Jing smiled bitterly, not knowing what aphrodisiac was put in Zhang Ji's prescription, which made him soar this month. Even if he stopped taking the medicine, it would be difficult to return to normal for a while. However, he reminded him to stop going to the room as soon as he saw the red. This is a bit tricky. Could it be that he would not be able to take a concubine.
However, there is one thing that I have to tell my wife. Liu Jing pondered for a while and said, "I may have to go to Jiangdong and meet Sun Quan for two months before I can return. If my mother is really pregnant, she will take advantage of this time to rest."
Tao Zhan is a reasonable person. He knew that there must be something big about her husband going to Jiangdong. She nodded silently and said, "I will naturally not object to you, but I am a little worried that Jiangdong will be unfavorable to you. After all, in the Battle of Chaisang, my husband and Jiangdong had a deep hatred."
"It's time and time, and Sun Quan will ensure my safety. The Jiangdong envoy arrived yesterday and gave me Sun Quan's handwritten letter."
"When will my husband set out?"
Liu Jing thought about it, "The Queen of Heaven sets off"
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The envoy of Jiangdong was still Lu Su. The news of Liu Biao's death had reached Jiangdong. Liu Biao's death was a major news for both Jingzhou and Jiangdong.
If a few years ago, the people of Jiangdong would celebrate Liu Biao's death and go out to the streets to sing and dance. Today, although Liu Biao's death still makes the king and ministers of Jiangdong secretly happy, this joy will not be superficial.
At least the official pretended to be a little sad and sympathetic on the surface, and Sun Quan also specially ordered Lu Su to come to Wuchang to pay his condolences for the envoy.
Lu Su can no longer remember how many times he came to Jiangxia. In the past years, he has come to Jiangxia as an envoy several times to invite Liu Jing to Jiangdong, but Liu Jing declined them all. This is not because he is afraid that Jiangxia will have a second thought, but because he does not want to anger Liu Biao.
Until his death, Liu Biao regarded Jiangdong as a great enemy in his life. Although he was unable to fight eastward, he would never reconcile with Jiangdong. He also did not allow anyone to secretly communicate with Jiangdong.
Now that Liu Biao's death not only prevents Liu Jing from the most critical constraints, but also allows Liu Jing to communicate with Jiangdong openly, but even Liu Bei is quietly seeking Jiangdong's support.
In the lobby of the county government, Lu Su was chatting with Xu Shu and Dong Yun, and intentionally or unintentionally revealed to them the information that Liu Bei secretly communicated with Jiangdong.
"The two don't know that when the Jiangxia envoy arrived in Dongwu, Liu Qi also sent someone to Jiangdong to contact the condolences, hoping that Jiangdong could send an envoy to Jiangling to pay condolences. To be honest, there were also differences of opinions within Jiangdong."
Xu Shu was secretly surprised that Liu Bei was also secretly contacting Jiangdong. Why did Xu Shu not ask about any internal differences in Jiangdong, but asked without saying a word: "I don't know who Liu Qi sent to Jiangdong."
"I heard that Pang Tong was sent to Dongwu."
Lu Su sighed and said, "There are differences of opinions within Jiangdong now. Some people argue that Jiangdong should recognize Liu Qi as the governor of Jingzhou and ask my lord to form an alliance with Liu Qi."
At this time, a hearty laughter came from the gate, "I don't know who advocates forming an alliance with Jiangling."
Liu Jing quickly walked into the lobby, following his aide Jia Xu, with a wry smile on his face. He didn't want to come to see the Jiangdong envoy, but Liu Jing invited him again, so he had no choice but to come with him.
Jia Xu felt that he was tied up by Liu Jing once in public. A year later, even if Liu Jing let him go, he had nowhere to go. However, Liu Jing grasped a principle, which was to involve Cao Cao's exchanges and did not allow him to participate and show up, which made Jia Xu secretly glad.
Although it was a bit embarrassing to come to Jiangdong today, it was actually okay.
Seeing Liu Jing walk in, Lu Su and Xu Shu quickly got up and salute. Liu Jing smiled and introduced Jia Xu to Lu Su and said, "This is Jia He, who was killed by his enemies, and come to Jiangxia for the time being to take refuge."
Lu Su was solemnly respected that the thin and thin old man with a bad appearance turned out to be the famous Jia Xu. He hurriedly greeted him, "Su has heard of Mr. Jia for a long time, and he has the honor to see him today."
Jia Xu also replied with a smile: "Jing is working hard for the Sun and Liu Alliance, which is admirable. I hope Jing can complete his mission and live up to the Marquis of Wu."
Liu Jing smiled and asked everyone to sit down, and ordered someone to serve tea again. Then he asked with a smile: "I don't know if I can get used to the stuffiness of Jiangxia."
Lu Su smiled bitterly and said, "Jiangdong is also so stuffy and hard to bear. I thought I could come to Jingzhou to escape the heat, but I didn't expect to run from one steamer to another."
Everyone laughed, and the atmosphere in the lobby suddenly became relaxed. Liu Jing then turned the topic back and asked with a smile: "I don't know who Jiangdong advocates contacting Jiangling."
Lu Su was silent, he knew that if he said it himself, he would reveal the internal discord in Jiangdong to Liu Jing, and the lord Gongsun Quan did not agree that he could tell it, but Lu Su thought that it would not be hidden from Liu Jing sooner or later. It would be better to tell the truth to Liu Jing and give him a clear understanding of the situation.
After a moment of silence, Lu Su slowly said: "At present, there are two opinions within Jiangdong. One is to support Liu Qi and Liu Bei, with Zhang Changzhi and Zhuge joining the army as the main advocates. They advocate the eldest son as the first, and believe that Qi Gong is the legal successor of the governor of Jingzhou. At the same time, they also highly appreciate the reputation of the Emperor Liu of the world."
"What is the attitude of Wu Hou and the military?" Liu Jing asked without saying a word.
"Wu Hou's attitude is ambiguous, and the military also agreed with Zhang Changshi's opinion, mainly some veterans of Cheng Pu, and those who support the alliance with Jiangxia are the Grand Commander-in-Chief."
Speaking of this, Lu Su smiled bitterly again: "Things of the world are often unpredictable. I thought the military would resent the Battle of Chaisang, but the facts were just the opposite. Most of the military supported the alliance with Jiangxia, but the ministers were biased towards Jiangling.
Except for some places in Jiangdong, most ministers prefer Jiangling, which is probably influenced by Zhang Bu, so I hope my husband and I can set off as soon as possible and go to Jiangdong to convince Wu Hou to support Jiangxia."
Liu Jing smiled slightly, "Who will respect that respect?"
"Of course, I firmly support the alliance with Jiangxia. Before leaving, Zhang Changshi suggested that I go to Jiangling to go to Jiangling at the same time. I did not agree. Wu Hou had to appoint Bu Zhi to Jiangling to pay condolences. While I set out to Wuchang, Bu Zhi also set out to Jiangling. If I was not wrong, Uncle Liu was already going to Jiangdong at this time."
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Lu Su went down to rest. Liu Jing, Xu Shu, Jia Xu, and Dong Yunren continued to discuss the matters in Jiangdong. Dong Yun stood up and said angrily: "This is really a bit inexplicable. We are the main force of Jingzhou's fight against Cao's army. In the future, Cao's army invaded south, and we are still the pillars and beams. Liu Bei retreated without fighting in Fancheng. Now he is separated by Xiangyang and Jiangxia. How did they fight against Cao and actually recognize Liu Qi as the governor of Jingzhou? Is this the so-called sincerity of Jiangdong?"
Xu Shu smiled and said, "Xiu Zhao doesn't have to be angry. The current situation has nothing to do with resisting Cao for the time being. In fact, there are differences within Jiangdong, which is that their internal factions are fighting. As far as I know, there are many factions within Jiangdong, and the interest structure is very complicated. What are the Wu factions, the Northern factions, the Kuaiji factions, the Anhui factions, and the old factions, and the young and strong factions, and the struggle is extremely fierce. But from the perspective of the major factions, it is actually the two major factions of Zhou Yu and Zhang Zhao. It is obvious that Zhou Yu advocates resisting Cao, while Zhang Zhao advocates plotting Jing, so there will be a dispute between Jiangxia and Nanjun."
Liu Jing nodded. Although he was dissatisfied with Jiangdong's Chaomusi like Dong Yun, he also agreed with Xu Shu's analysis that this matter did involve the internal factional struggle of Jiangdong.
Liu Jing looked at Jia Xu again. He wanted to hear Jia Xu's opinions. Jia Xu smiled and said, "It is normal for there to be differences within Jiangdong. After all, Cao's army is still far away in Liaodong and he goes south for some time. If his eyes are longer, he wants to form an alliance with Jiangxia to deal with future crises. If his eyes are shorter, he considers taking advantage of the opportunity to use Jingzhou division to seek more benefits. In fact, the key is Sun Quan."
Liu Jing asked with interest: "I don't know what Mr. Jia thinks Sun Quan is intended."
Jia Xu smiled, "I think alliances are like transactions, and there are bargaining. If Sun Quan wanted to form an alliance with the public, it would be normal for him to bring Liu Bei in in order to win more dominance. The purpose is just as Xu Changshi said, pursuing the greatest interests."
After listening to Xu Shu and Jia Xu's analysis, Dong Yun was secretly ashamed. He realized that his power and strategy were still a little more immature and did not see through Jiangdong's intentions.
But Dong Yun didn't want to be a listener either. He asked Jia Xu carefully: "Does Mr. Jia think Lu Su know the true intention of Wu Hou?"
Chapter completed!