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The next morning, Liu Jing's carriage came down from the escort of the cavalry of Yu's personal guards to the General's Mansion. This was his first time since this year.

Just as it was Mao's hour, the sky was not yet completely bright, and the east sky was dyed with morning glow red, and dawn lights passed through the clouds, plastering the entire city with a layer of gold.

Outside the gate of the General's Mansion, many officials came to court one after another. Several officials were greeting each other and chatting in front of the gate. At this time, someone shouted: "The governor of the state is here."

All the officials made way out, and Liu Jing's carriage slowly stopped. He walked out of the carriage and nodded to everyone with a smile. The officials stepped forward and bowed and said, "See the governor of the state."

"I came out of the court so early, thank you for your hard work."

Everyone laughed and said, "We are used to it. However, the state governors fought in the south and north, and were worried about the world. This is the real hard work."

Liu Jing smiled and walked into the gate of the General's Mansion. The General's Mansion was the former Yizhou Prefecture Office. After several renovations, it formed a magnificent building complex covering an area of ​​nearly five acres. After entering the gate, there is an open square with two cubes in the middle. On the front is the Jixian Hall of the General's Mansion, which is actually the main hall, with various official offices on both sides.

Behind the conference hall is the original conference hall, which is now renamed Pingzhangtai, which is the place where the Five Secretarys of the State discuss military and national affairs. There are ten smaller buildings around it, corresponding to the Ten Caos, which are the specific executive bodies of Pingzhangtai.

On the left side of Pingzhang Platform is Liu Jing's official room. However, today Liu Jing did not go directly to his official room, but came to Pingzhang Platform. He signed an order in Hanzhong to announce the establishment of the Five Secretariat System, but this was his first time to come to Pingzhang Platform.

Liu Jing just walked into Pingzhang platform, but met Sima Yi. Sima Yi was stunned and hurriedly stepped forward to greet him, "Why is the governor of the state?"

Liu Jing smiled and said, "I've had a rest, it's almost done. Did Zhongda not have a rest after returning from Xiangyang?"

"I have a day off, but there are too many things to do, so I have been invited by the ministers to discuss matters."

"It's said that I pushed all the trivial government affairs to everyone. I'm relaxed, but you have worked hard. I'm still a little sad to think about it," Liu Jing said with a smile.

At this time, a loud voice came from behind, "The state governor should concentrate on considering the major affairs of the world. Let us share these daily government trivial matters for the state governor."

When Liu Jing turned around, it was Dong He, and he nodded with a smile, "It turned out to be Dong Shangshu."

Dong He hurriedly stepped forward and bowed, "See the governor of the state."

Dong He was the leader of the former Dongzhou scholars of Bashu. He served as one of the Five Secretaries, which represented the interests of the Dongzhou scholars, Fei Guan represented the interests of the local Bashu faction, Xu Shu represented the original Jiangxia faction, Sima Yi represented the northern faction, and Jiang Wan represented the Jingzhou faction. The five Secretaries all had their own power backgrounds. As the highest power, although Liu Jing himself did not like this distinct factional pattern, he must also adapt to reality and balance the interests of all parties, otherwise there would be disputes within, which would affect his plan for the world.

Liu Jing asked Dong He: "Are you all here?"

Dong He nodded, "Today we want to discuss the alliance with Jiangdong. Everyone arrived early in the morning. Yesterday afternoon, Lu Fan sent a letter expressing his willingness to give up Qichun County and form an alliance as soon as possible, so everyone needs to discuss specific plans."

At this time, Fei Yi, an engaged in the industry, walked forward quickly, bowed to Liu Jing, and said to Sima Yi and Dong He: "The time is coming, please ask the two ministers."

"We're urging us, let's go, I'm going to listen to you today."

Liu Jing smiled and walked into the inner hall.

The inner hall is solemn and solemn. Four huge pillars stand on the lobby, with curtains several meters high hanging. Five wide tables are arranged in a semicircular shape in the middle, with soft mats. This is the seat of the Five Secretary of the Secretariat, and dozens of small tables behind it. They are the seats of the Shangshu and the ten Cao Cao Orders, and the heads of each official office. Generally, only the Shangshu is sitting, and the rest of the seats are empty. Only some special and important discussions will be attended.

On the upper left side of the Five Secretary’s Session, there is a wide table, which is Liu Jing’s seat. The table is covered with golden ribbons and seals of the governors of the two sides. Of course, this table is only a symbolic meaning, which is actually a characteristic of Han and Tang politics. The emperor did not care about government affairs, and the government’s pragmatism was in the hands of the prime minister.

But it did not completely undermine Liu Jing's power. Today is mainly to discuss the alliance with Jiangdong. So yesterday Xu Shu came to see Liu Jing specially to seek Liu Jing's opinions. Moreover, the final alliance resolution still requires Liu Jing's signature to be finally passed.

Liu Jing sat down in his position. He did not interfere with the discussion of the Five Secretary of the People. This was a matter of principle, and he did not want to destroy this principle. At this time, the five Secretary of the People were sitting and the discussion had not officially begun.

Liu Jing smiled and said, "Since the discussion has not started yet, I will tell you a message first. Cao Cao has sent Zhang Liao to lead 50,000 troops to counterattack Hefei. The situation in Hefei is now tight, and Sun Quan is eager to hope that we will send troops to help the battle."

The inner hall suddenly had a lot of discussion, and everyone knew why the Jiangdong envoy was eager to reach an alliance. It turned out that the war broke out in Hefei. At this time, Fei Guan asked: "Master, when is the news?"

"This is the news I just got last night. It is said that Sun Quan has personally led his army back to Hefei. The battle situation should be unfavorable to Jiangdong, so Sun Quan is eager to form an alliance."

"Did the provincial governor decide to send troops?" Jiang Wan asked again.

Liu Jing smiled and said, "It depends on how you negotiated with the Jiangdong envoy. If the negotiations can be made, I can send troops. In addition, I also said to Yuanzhi yesterday that Pengze Lake poses great threat to Chaisang. Pengze County can be returned to Jiangdong, but Pengze Lake cannot be returned. The situation is different now. Since Jiangdong took the initiative to demand an alliance, except for the Yangtze River waterway east of Qichun County, the rest of the land will not be concessions."

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The alliance between the Sun and Liu families was finally reached an agreement due to Sun Quan's concessions. Jingzhou preserved Qichun County, Pengze County and Pengze Lake, and finally made only a slight concession and returned the Li Yangtze River waterway east of Qichun County to Jiangdong.

The alliance also requires the signature and printing of the two lords, and it will take at least several months to go back and forth. However, the situation in Hefei is already very tense, so Liu Jing agreed to let the Jingzhou naval army take the lead and rush to rescue Hefei.

That morning, on the river east of Chaisang, a fleet of five warships was rushing on the river. The fleet was huge and stretching for dozens of miles. This was the 20,000 Jingzhou naval army led by Gan Ning, who rushed to Hefei to support the Jiangdong army in accordance with Liu Jing's order.

On the first large ship, Gan Ning held a sword in his hand and stared at the vast river surface. Less than a month after returning to Jiangxia, he set off again to Hefei. Perhaps because of the battle in Hefei, he was full of concern about the Cao army's counterattack on Hefei. He didn't know if the Cao army's Tiger and Leopard Cavalry participated in the war. If the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry were also among them, the situation in the Jiangdong Army would be unfavorable.

While meditating, a soldier pointed to the river and shouted: "General Gan, it seems that there are ships calling us over there."

Gan Ning walked to the side of the ship and saw a five-stone clutch turning around. The Jiangdong Army flag was hanging on the mast. A red flag was waving. This was a flag language, meaning to ask for boarding the ship. Gan Ning immediately ordered: "Slow down the ship and pick up the other party on boarding the ship."

The warship slowly slowed down. Soon, the Jiangdong ship approached, and a report soldier climbed onto the large ship. He stepped forward and knelt down on one knee to salute: "I am the Marquis of the Army of Jiangdong. He came to Jiangxia to deliver the letter under the order of the Marquis of Wu."

After saying that, he took out a scroll and presented it to Gan Ning with both hands. This was a handwritten letter written by Lu Su, which was written to Gan Ning. Of course, if it was Sun Quan's handwritten letter, it should have been written to Liu Jing. Obviously, it was too late to go in time.

Gan Ning opened the scroll and read it. Lu Su's tone in the letter seemed quite anxious, hoping that he could send troops to support Hefei as soon as possible. The situation in Hefei was in critical condition.

This made Gan Ning feel a little stunned. Why is Lu Su so anxious? Why is the situation in Hefei critical? Why is it not that Qiao County or Shouchun not given an answer in the letter? Gan Ning asked the letter to the Junhou, "Has the Jiangdong Army abandoned Qiao County and Shouchun?"

Junhou sighed and said, "Qiao County gave up, but Shouchun was defeated. General Huang was attacked by Cao's army in Shouchun, burned all the warships and lost tens of thousands of people. General Huang was forced to withdraw back to Hefei."

"Where has the Marquis of Wu gone?" Gan Ning asked again.

"When Beizhi set out, Wu Hou was heading towards Hefei in Ruxu Water. He was afraid of Cao's fire attack, so he did not leave the water. The warships stopped at Ruxu's mouth and rushed to Hefei from land."

"How many troops did Wu Hou lead?"

"About a hundred thousand troops."

Gan Ning felt a little relieved when he heard Sun Quan lead a hundred thousand troops to support Hefei. He smiled and said to Junhou: "Don't worry, I'm going to Hefei to support Jiangdong Army, I will arrive as soon as possible."

"Thank you General Gan"

Junhou got off the boat. At this time, Shen Mi slowly walked to Gan Ning and whispered: "General, Sun Quan dared not take the boat north, but he hoped that our navy army would be a bit unpredictable."

"I know this," Gan Ning sighed and said, "Sun Quan was not ulterior motives, but something that was clearly in front of him. He needed a naval army to defend Hefei, but he was afraid of fire attack and did not dare to take a boat. He hoped that we would take the lead. However, if the Jiangdong Army was defeated in this battle, he would probably never dare to fight north again. It would be detrimental to sharing our pressure. From the overall situation, we must abandon our dissatisfaction with the Jiangdong Army."

Speaking of this, Gan Ning immediately ordered: "Tell me my order, and the speed of the warship will be faster."

The speed of Jingzhou naval warships, which were originally traveling at a constant speed on the river, accelerated again. Ganning changed its reinforcement plan. It had arrived in Hefei for eight days, but now it has been changed to five days. As soon as possible, the Jingzhou naval army drove day and night, but the journey was long after all, and at this time, the crisis in Hefei was imminent.
Chapter completed!