Chapter 476: The Rich Huainan
Zhuge Jin and Mi Zhu and his group walked day and night. After passing Jingzhou, they entered the Huainan territory. The prosperous and prosperous scene came to their faces, which surprised Mi Zhu. When he arrived in Shouchun, he was completely stunned by the prosperity of Shouchun. It felt that there was a huge change compared to when he was on the previous mission to Lu Bu. Walking on the street, I saw pedestrians on the street bustling shoulder to shoulder, and the shops on both sides were lively and noisy. Everyone's face was
With a smile, the clothes of ordinary people are equivalent to those of ordinary scholars and officials in Xichuan. Although Mi Zhu does not know the details of Shouchun and even Huainan, you can imagine how rich Shouchun and Huainan are now! Mi Zhu couldn't help feeling depressed in his heart, and he felt that compared with Lu Bu, he was like a cold countryman standing with a rich man, which was really inconsistent!
The officials of Shouchun came to greet Zhuge Jin and Mi Zhu and his group, clasped their fists and said, "Mr. Zhuge, Mr. Mi Zhu, the official was ordered to welcome the two!" Mi Zhu hurriedly clasped his fists and said, "It's a blessing!" The official said to Mi Zhu: "The guest hall is ready, so the official will take the gentleman and his group here." Then he said to Zhuge Jin: "The lord is waiting for news in the General's Mansion, sir, can go over to meet the lord immediately." Zhuge Jin nodded and said, "Brother Zizhong, let's leave for now." Mi Zhu clasped his fists and said, "Brother Zizhong is really a blessing on the way!" Zhuge Jin smiled, "Brother Zizhong, don't be polite! Say goodbye!" Then he led his own follower to the General's Mansion. Mi Zhu and his group followed the official who came to greet him to the guest hall.
Not long after, Zhuge Jin came to the hall of the General's Mansion. When he saw Lu Bu, he immediately bowed: "My subordinate Zhuge Jin pays homage to the lord!"
Ailang laughed loudly, got up and walked down the hall to Zhuge Jin and helped Zhuge Jin up. He patted Zhuge Jin on the shoulder heavily, and praised: "Tiyu's trip has really gained a lot! He actually convinced me to come over! This is really a surprise!" Zhuge Jin smiled and clasped his fists and said: "I dare not take credit for this matter. If it weren't for Liu Bei's neglect of virtuousness, even if I had a mouth full of my mouth, I wouldn't be able to convince General Ma Chao to abandon the darkness and turn to the light!" Ailang pointed at Zhuge Jin and smiled: "I am too humble!..." Zhuge Jin clasped his fists and said: "I dare not!"
Ailang laughed. Thinking of the purpose of Zhuge Jin's mission, he asked, "What is the result of this mission? Did Liu Bei agree to form an alliance with us?" Zhuge Jin smiled and said, "Liu Bei has no choice but to unite with me to fight against Cao Cao!" Ailang smiled, with a smug look in his expression.
Zhuge Jin clasped his fists and said, "In order to show his sincerity in forming an alliance, Liu Bei made a special suggestion, hoping to marry Miss Lingqi with him!..." Ailang was startled and shouted, "What's the idea? How old are they?" Zhuge Jin hurriedly said, "The two are the same age, which is suitable..." Ailang waved his hand vigorously and said angrily: "You can discuss anything, this matter is absolutely not possible! Xiao Lingqi is my baby, I can't use her as a tool! You can just refuse this matter!"
Zhuge Jin was surprised, and then he thought of what Zhao Yun and Xu Shu had said: The general is different from the lords who are profit-oriented. He cares very much about his relatives and friends. He would rather fight with others than sacrifice his relatives and friends!
Zhuge Jin didn't take this seriously at that time, and now he saw Ailang's stubbornness. Thinking of the consequences of his refusal, he couldn't help but frown and clasped his fists and said, "Lord, if this happens, isn't it an alliance with Liu Bei..."
Ju Su, who stood beside him, smiled and said, "Tiyu, in this situation, no matter how negotiations are, it is unreliable. The lord sent Brother Ziyu to Xichuan not really to form an alliance with Liu Bei. What is the use of an alliance? Just like before, Liu Bei was an alliance with me on the surface, but was plotting against us behind the scenes. What we have to do is to encourage Liu Bei and Cao Cao to fight troops as much as possible so that our army can take advantage of the opportunity. But if we give him a handle, it would be a loss. In the current situation, not only me
They had this idea. Liu Bei and Cao Cao all made this plan, and they all wanted the other two families to fight to get a great opportunity to make progress. The conditions proposed by Liu Bei seemed reasonable at first glance. However, they had evil intentions. The lord's love for Miss Lingqi is known to everyone. Liu Bei's purpose is nothing more than to earn Miss Jiang into Sichuan to use it as a hostage to threaten his lord to attack Cao Cao. Once we fight with Cao Cao, Liu Bei will have an opportunity to take advantage of it. At that time, whether it is going out of Jingzhou in the east or Guanzhong in the north, Liu Bei and the others will be at ease."
Zhuge Jin suddenly realized and then said blamingly: "I didn't even see Liu Bei's intentions. I'm really sorry for my lord!" Ai Lang smiled and patted Zhuge Jin on the shoulder, saying: "You don't have to blame yourself. This is not what you are good at."
Zhuge Jin showed gratitude on his face, then frowned and said, "But when Mi Zhu arrives, how should he negotiate with him?"
Ailang said: "I won't see him for now. Go and talk to him." "Yes. How should my subordinates respond to the matter of Miss entering Sichuan? Should I say no?"
Ju Su hurriedly clasped his fists at Ailang and said, "My lord, I have a plan, I don't know if it is feasible?" Ailang smiled and said, "What can be feasible? Let's talk about it." "Yes. Lord, with the strength between us and Liu Bei, we are far stronger than Liu Bei. There has always been only the weak side who sends people to the strong side who has the strong side. I have never heard of the strong side who wants to send people to the weak side who has the weak side. Liu Bei's proposal is actually rude, so please ask Brother Ziyu to emphasize this point when discussing with the other party, and then propose it with the flow. If Liu Bei is sincere, he will send Liu Chan to Shouchun to get married..."
Ailang's face suddenly changed and he waved his hand and said, "No, no! How old is he? How can he get married? Besides, Liu Bei's son is just a mess of mud, so how can he deserve my Xiaolingqi!"
Ju Su smiled and clasped his fists and said, "Don't be anxious, please listen to my subordinates for the end." Ai Lang temporarily suppressed his excitement, and only Ju Su continued, "Liu Bei was drifting for half his life, only Liu Chan's blood! We want Liu Chan to come to Shouchun to get married, but in fact he wants him to come to Shouchun as a qualifier. Doesn't Liu Bei understand the truth? My subordinate dares to assert that Liu Bei will never agree to our request, but will find an excuse to turn it off. In this way, the responsibility will be on Liu Bei's side. How can Liu Bei be suspicious about this? The alliance will not be affected."
Ailang couldn't help but worry and said, "What if Liu Bei really sent Liu Chan here? I can't really marry Xiao Lingqi to him, right? Liu Bei seems to be kind and righteous, but in fact he is extremely dirty. Liu Bei may not be able to sacrifice his stupid son." Ju Shu clasped his fists and said, "The lord is too worried. Indeed, Liu Bei is indeed just a hypocrite who appears benevolent and righteous. But he can't sacrifice his son. The reason is very simple. Judging from Liu Bei's current age, if he could still have children, how could he be the only one? If Liu Chan was sacrificed, Liu Bei would achieve great things in the future. Who can inherit it? Wouldn't he have struggled for life be meaningless? So although Liu Bei was vicious, he would never sacrifice his only son." Ailang couldn't help but nodded.
Ju Su continued, "Take a step back and say, even if Liu Bei sent his son over, everything was decided by the lord at that time, so what's there to worry about?" Ai Lang was stunned, then laughed, patted his head and said as if he was self-deprecating: "I'm not thinking about it!" After thinking for a while, he said to Zhuge Jin: "Ziyu, just talk to Mi Zhu as Ju Su wants." Zhuge Jin clasped his fists and agreed.
Zhuge Jin and Ju Su came out of the General's Mansion, then rode on horseback and headed to the official office. Along the way, they discussed the alliance with Liu Bei in detail. Before they knew it, they came to the street.
"Huh? The eldest son?" A girl's voice suddenly sounded on the street. Zhuge Jin heard the familiar voice and couldn't help but look in the sound. He saw a little maid wearing green clothes and beautiful face standing outside a medicine shop. Zhuge Jin was surprised and said, "Xiaoqing? Why are you here?" It turned out that this little maid was no one else, but Zhuge Mengxue's personal maid Xiaoqing.
Xiaoqing quickly stepped forward, Yingying bowed and smiled, "I am naturally following the lady! Do the eldest son think that I am running away privately?"
Zhuge Jin smiled, and pointed his finger at Xiaoqing and cursed, "You little girl, really haven't changed at all!" Then he asked, "Why did Mengxue come to Shouchun?" Xiaoqing said, "It's not just the eldest lady! The second lady is here too!" Zhuge Jin wanted to ask, "What are they doing in Shouchun?" Then he moved his heart and swallowed the words that came to his mouth.
Xiaoqing glanced at Ju Su beside Zhuge Jin and asked curiously: "Is this gentleman a friend of the eldest son?" Zhuge Jin said angrily: "Don't be rude! This is Lord Ju Su, why don't you come and greet him!" Xiaoqing was startled and hurriedly stepped forward and said: "I pay homage to you! I don't know if it's in front of the Lord. Please forgive me for your rudeness!" Ju Su smiled and waved his hand and said: "No need to be rude! No need to be rude! The little girl is innocent and I like it very much!" Xiaoqing looked very happy. Ju Su said to Zhuge Jin: "Brother Ziyu, since I'm in Shouchun, you should go and reunite with them. It's not too late to come here later." Zhuge Jin bowed and agreed. Ju Su led his entourage to the government office.
Xiaoqing looked at Ju Su's back and couldn't help but say, "I didn't expect that Ju Su would be so kind and not arrogant at all!" Zhuge Jin smiled and said, "The lord is not arrogant at all, so how dare you be arrogant at all as a subordinate!" Xiaoqing immediately asked curiously: "Did the eldest son go to see his lord just now? Is the lord as heroic as the legendary one?"
Chapter completed!