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The fire burned for a whole day and night, burning the last little capital of Jiangdong. When the fire was extinguished, the water camp no longer existed. The river was filled with wreckage of warships. The black, burnt keels and boat boards were undulating on the shore under the propelling of the water waves. All eight major warships in Jiangdong were burned down, and only a few stone boats hiding in the Qinhuai River were spared.

At this time, the Han army warships had disappeared and the mission was completed. Several Han army warships turned around and returned to Ruxukou. The river surface became empty, the sky was covered with clouds, and the fine and dense drizzle was wrapped in the river wind and hit Sun Quan's pale face.

On the banks of the river, dozens of senior military officials accompanied Sun Quan to inspect the pier and water village after being burned by the fire. Several small boats hiding in the Qinhuai River appeared on the river, patrolling back and forth, looking for possible surviving soldiers.

"Mr. Wu, fortunately, there are no casualties, which is a blessing in disgrace." Bu Zhi whispered to comfort Sun Quan.

Sun Quan sighed and said to Zhang Zhao: "Military advisor, what should we do now?"

After a while, Zhang Zhao smiled bitterly: "Without a warship, we may not be able to participate in the Hefei War. It is useless for Cao Cao to force us. I suggest that Jing go to Ruxukou again and talk to Liu Jing again."

"Does the military advisor think Liu Jing is willing to talk again?"

"After all, he is the son-in-law of Jiangdong, and it is unbearable to be in a relationship. Besides, he also hopes that Jiangdong can be stable for the war for Hefei. I believe he is willing to talk."

Sun Quan nodded and turned around and asked, "Where is Lu Jing?"

Someone answered, "Mr. Lu returned to Yuzhang this morning."

Sun Quan's face suddenly sank, and he was secretly annoyed. Seeing the fire in the river, Lu Su ran away. He obviously refused to serve as an envoy for him. Sun Quan asked again: "Which envoy is willing to serve as an envoy in the Han army?"

No one agreed to the dozens of people. Although Zhang Zhao comforted Sun Quan and could talk about it again, everyone knew that it was tantamount to being humiliated by the Han army at this time. Everyone was willing to do the icing on the cake, but not many people had the courage to help in time.

Sun Quan became more and more angry, "Doesn't you want to be an envoy for the orphan?"

At this moment, Yu fenced out and said, "If the Marquis of Wu does not mind, I am willing to go to the envoy to Ruxu's mouth."

Sun Quan and everyone suddenly felt relieved. Finally someone stood up. Sun Quan nodded, "I can write a letter, so I have to bother Zhongxiang to go there."

At this time, a soldier suddenly pointed at the Jiangzhong and shouted: "Look, Han army warships."

Everyone looked into the river and saw more than a thousand-stone warships cruising in the fine rain, with pedal impellers behind them. This is a typical Han army warship. They patrol the river with their mighty power, and the small boats in Jiangdong dodge one after another.

This blatant oppression made the ministers in Jiangdong feel sad. They no longer had the capital to confront the Han army, and the entire Yangtze River was controlled by the Han army warships. Sun Quan sighed and turned toward Jianye City.

All the ministers looked at the big ship on the river and shook their heads. Everyone's eyes were very complicated. Jiangdong was moving towards decline step by step. The loss of the Jiangdong naval army would be the most critical turning point in the decline of Jiangdong. Without the naval warships, the Jiangdong army would be like a tiger with its minions removed. Sooner or later, they would be surrounded by the Han army. Everyone followed Sun Quan toward Jianye City in a heavy mood.

The reason why Yu Fan volunteered to serve as an envoy for Sun Quan was second, but for his own and family interests, his brother Yu Wang had surrendered to the Han army and served as the governor of Kuaiji County, and took over the government affairs of Kuaiji County.

Yu Fan received another secret letter from Kan Ze, in which Kan Ze told him that Jiangdong had to plan a future as soon as possible. Yu Fan had been thinking repeatedly, and no one was willing to go on a mission to the Han army, so he volunteered to seize this opportunity.

Yu Fan did not meet Liu Jing before he reached Ruxu. The boat he was riding on was intercepted by the Han army warships not long after he left Jianye. Yu Fan was taken to the north bank of the Yangtze River. He saw a 5,000-stone tower ship moored on the north bank of the Yangtze River, surrounded by small patrol boats. Yu Fan thought to himself: Could it be that Liu Jing is here.

Yu Xian was taken onto a large ship and went straight into a cabin. The cabin was dimly lit, and a huge sand table was placed in the middle, occupying most of the cabin. A burly general stood in front of the sand table with his hands on his back. Yu Xian recognized the other party at a glance, which was Liu Jing, the King of Han.

Yu Fan hurriedly stepped forward and bowed, "The lower official Yu Fan met His Highness the King of Han."

Liu Jing smiled slightly, "It turns out it's Yu Envoy, I haven't seen you for a long time."

"The official brought the letter from the Marquis of Wu and came to present to Your Highness, please give it a look."

Yu Fan took out the letter and presented it to Liu Jing respectfully. Liu Jing took it but did not look at it. He put it aside and waved his hand to Yu Fan and smiled, "Envoy Yu, please sit down."

Yu Fan was surprised. He felt that Liu Jing's respect for him was more important than Sun Quan's handwritten letter. He was a little nervous and sat down with Liu Jing. Liu Jing ordered the guards to serve tea again. Then he smiled and said, "I heard that the Lord of the Envoy Yu was ruthless and frank for him. I just wanted to ask the Lord of the Envoy Yu, what is the most important thing for being a king?"

Yu Fan took a sip of tea and pondered without saying a word. He was here to serve as an envoy for Jiangdong. Unexpectedly, Liu Jing discussed the way of being a human being with him. Yu Fan said slowly: "I often tell Wu Hou that the way of being a king is to be honest. This is especially important when establishing a foundation, but it is not necessary to follow the rules step by step. It is actually okay to act exceptionally well. The key is not to touch some bottom line principles."

"What, for example?" Liu Jing asked seriously.

Yu Fan felt Liu Jing's sincerity, and he also admitted frankly: "For example, in the way of employing people, His Highness the King of Han publicly promoted scholars in Jingzhou, and only talent was promoted. This is actually very good, but the end result was that most of the brothers of the aristocratic family took office, and it was not to say that there was a problem here. After all, everyone knows that many talents from aristocratic families emerged, and it is reasonable for them to rise to power. Many poor families were ready to wait for the second year to come again. Unexpectedly, there was no news in a flash, and it was only held that time. This made people have to doubt whether the true intention of Your Highness at the beginning was whether the only talent was promoted."

Liu Jing nodded, Yu Fan was right. He had not held a public recruitment of scholars for so many years, which really made many scholars feel cold. At this time, Yu Fan said bluntly: "There is Pingzhangtai. What is Pingzhangtai? On the surface, it seems to be the office of the prime ministers, but I have not seen where the prime minister is. I only saw a high-ranking official of Jingshu who was obsessed with power and refused to let the wise. Xu Shu had been in charge of government affairs for many years. Jiang Wan had been in charge of many years. Fei Guan and Dong He. They were just minor officials in Shu. What kind of virtues and abilities are there, but they occupied a high position. Sima Yi was both a military advisor or a Secretary of the Shang Dynasty. He wanted to rule the world, but he was timid and shrunk, doing something inappropriate and unruly. You must know that military tactics can be tricky, but the king had to follow the right path, the king's way, and even domineering, but he could not follow the tricky path."

Liu Jing sighed and said, "Sun Quan has a clear mirror like Yu Zhongxiang, but he doesn't need it. If he abandons it as a waste, it is his stupidity. If the envoy of Yu is willing to surrender to the Han Kingdom, I will appoint the envoy as a counselor and can go to court with a sword."

Yu Fan was moved and bowed deeply and said, "Yu Fan also has the intention to restore the great Han Dynasty. However, in trouble in Jiangdong, I cannot abandon it. I hope your highness understands."

Liu Jing nodded, "I can understand. I don't force the envoy to send you a lord. No matter when the envoy comes, I will welcome you."

Yu Fan thought of Sun Quan's indifference and disgust towards him, but in contrast, Liu Jing was so tolerant and valued by him, which made him feel moved and couldn't help crying: "Your Highness's value to me is engraved in Yu Fan's heart."

Liu Jing also knew that the time was not yet ripe, so he stopped mentioning surrender. He took Sun Quan's letter casually and read it roughly. The content of the letter was as expected. Liu Jing smiled and said, "I have learned about Wu Hou's credit, but for Princess Shangxiang's sake, I am still willing to give him a chance, but I want to know first, what is Wu Hou going to do with the 20,000 Cao troops in Wu County at present?"

Yu Fan calmed himself down and returned to the official business of the envoy. He hurriedly said: "We still have some private cargo ships that can be transported to them across the river by cargo ships. Wu Hou hopes that Your Highness will not stop them."

Liu Jing smiled faintly, "I'm afraid it's easy to invite God but it's hard to send him."

Yu Fan was stunned. He was about to ask again, but Liu Jing waved his hand, "I said just now. For Princess Shangxiang's sake, I promised to give Jiangdong another chance. I can put the people of Wu County back, or return Xindu County to him, and even return Jiang Qin and the surrendered soldiers to him. Both sides use Zhejiang River as the boundary and are at peace. Please tell you Wu Hou that this is my last tolerance."

Yu Fan nodded silently. This was indeed the greatest sincerity that Liu Jing made. He asked again: "I wonder if the troops stationed in Huxishan can also be withdrawn together."

Liu Jing said coldly: "It is impossible for good things to be occupied by Jiangdong. If Sun Quan wants me to withdraw the Xishan garrison, it is OK, provided that Cao's army must also withdraw from Jiangdong. If Cao's army does not withdraw, then I cannot give up Xishan. In short, as long as Cao's army is in Jiangdong, the Han army will definitely be in Jiangdong. This is an equal choice."

Liu Jing said it firmly, without any concessions at all. This is his bottom line. If he gave up this bottom line, then Kuaiji County would be in danger. He believed that his judgment was correct. Even if Jiangdong could not participate in the Hefei War, Cao Cao would never let Jiangdong go easily. He tried his best to drive the army into Jiangdong. How could he let them withdraw easily?

At night, Cao Cao received a message from Feige sent by Jianye. The news that the Han army burned the Jiangdong warship made him furious. He slapped the table and scolded: "No wonder Sun Quan is a fool, no wonder Liu Jing beaten to pieces. He is really stupid. He was burned to the water camp warship by the Han army. He really deserves to die."

Cao Cao was anxious and angry. Without the support of the Jiangdong Navy on the Yangtze River, he fell into a passive position in this battle in Hefei. Cao Cao walked back and forth in the lobby with his hands behind his back, feeling extremely upset.

At this time, Cheng Yu advised him: "This is actually not Sun Quan's negligence. His strength is not as good as the Han army. Something happened to Wujun again. He sent a large army south to recover the lost territory, and the Yangtze River was empty. How could Liu Jing not catch this opportunity? This is Liu Jing's usual trick to remove firewood from the cauldron. As long as the Jiangdong army warships are destroyed, the Jiangdong army will no longer participate in the battle in Hefei. It can only be said that Sun Quan is not Liu Jing's opponent, nor is he stupid."

"I don't care whether he is stupid or not, but without the Jiangdong Army restraining the Han army from behind, what should I do? How should I continue this battle in Hefei?" Cao Cao shouted in anger.
Chapter completed!