In the hall of the palace, the man sent by Sun Quan to follow Lu Fan came back and told Sun Quan what he had seen.

After Sun Quan heard this, he sneered and said secretly: "As I expected, Zhou Yu is really pretending to be sick!" ”

However, after Sun Quan got the news, he fell into contemplation again, Zhou Yu and his brother were like brothers, and his brother entrusted the entire Jiangdong to Zhou Yu before he died, and he also respected Zhou Yu very much, why did Zhou Yu pretend to be sick?

Sun Quan thought about it, but he couldn't figure it out, so he decided to go to Zhou Yu's mansion to ask what was going on.

"Prepare your horse and go to the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion!" Sun Quan gave an order, turned around and walked out of the hall.

The official of the palace hurriedly went to the stable, led out a horse, Sun Quan stepped on the war horse, shouted loudly, and immediately galloped out, and with a snort, he went away and went to the governor's mansion alone.

At this moment, in the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, Zhou Yu was feasting Lu Fan in the hall, and he didn't even look at the gifts sent by Sun Quan, five big boxes were placed in the hall in turn, Zhou Yu only cared about inviting Lu Fan to eat and drink, and didn't even ask about these gifts.

However, Lu Fan was very curious, what were the contents of these five big boxes?

After three rounds of drinking, Lu Fan couldn't hold back any longer, and said to Zhou Yu: "Gong Jin, what the lord has rewarded you, don't you open it and take a look?" ”

Zhou Yu smiled: "Brother Ziheng, with your intelligence, I don't know if you can guess what is in the box?" ”

Lu Fan thought for a moment and said slowly: "No matter what the box contains, it is definitely not gold and silver jewelry anyway. ”

"How so?" Zhou Yu asked.

Lu Fan said: "How much does Jiangdong pay in a year? If all five of these chests are filled with gold, silver, and jewelry. Before that, when the embankment was built. Why didn't Brother Bo Fu take out these gold and silver jewels and use them? Instead of worrying about money? Besides, if these five large boxes were really full of gold, silver and jewelry, they would almost be worth a year's taxes in Jiangdong. The treasury of Jiangdong is not empty, but at least for the time being, it can't come up with so much money. On this basis alone, I dare to assert that these five large chests were definitely not filled with gold or silver jewelry. ”

Lü Fan served as the Minister of the Interior and was in charge of the revenue and expenditure of money and grain, although he was not in charge of the money and grain of the entire Jiangdong. But you should know a lot about the money and food in the treasury.

Zhou Yu listened to Lu Fan's analysis, and then laughed and said: "Brother Ziheng's speculation is indeed good, and I also conclude that these five big boxes will definitely not contain gold, silver and jewelry. But what is it about it that is so heavy to lift? ”

Lu Fan became more and more curious, so he said to Zhou Yu: "What's the matter, open the box and see!" ”

Zhou Yu then ordered someone to open the five big boxes, and the moment the boxes were opened, Zhou Yu and Lu Fan were shocked. What caught my eye was a pile of stones!

Stone?

Yes, it is indeed a stone. And it is also a pile of the most ordinary stones, which can be found everywhere, and countless can be picked up on the mountains outside the city, which is worthless.

After a short period of stunned, Lu Fanhu looked at Zhou Yu suspiciously, and asked, "Gong Jin, what does the lord think, he wants to give you a box of stones?" ”

Zhou Yu was silent for a moment, then suddenly laughed, and said to himself: "I understand, I understand......"

Lu Fan asked confusedly, "Gong Jin, what do you understand?" ”

Zhou Yu explained: "The lord wants to take this opportunity to hint at me by sending these five boxes of stones, which means that the lord's heart to resolutely resist the incoming enemy is as strong as the stones of these five boxes, and it is impossible for anyone to change his decision......"

Before Zhou Yu finished speaking, a voice came directly from outside the hall: "In addition, there is another meaning, if Gongjin is not willing to help me give advice and get through this difficulty, I will live up to my brother's trust and Sun's love for Gongjin." Then, these five boxes of stones are enough to build a grave for Gong Jin! ”

When Zhou Yu and Lu Fan heard this voice, they raised their heads together and looked out of the hall, but they saw Sun Quan dressed in a strong suit, with a gloomy face, and his eyes emitted a Dao essence light, implying a killing intent.

"Meet the Lord!" Zhou Yu and Lu Fan saw that Sun Quan suddenly appeared here, and hurriedly got up and bowed.

Sun Quan stepped forward in great strides, personally helped Zhou Yu and Lu Fan, and hurriedly comforted: "Both of them are the heroes of my Sun family, without the two of them, my Sun family would not have come to this day." Now that it is in a time of crisis, the Metropolitan Governor does not come forward and lead many civil and military forces in Jiangdong to resist the invading enemy, but he pretends to be ill and is unwilling to serve the council, which really chills me. Has the Governor forgotten the oath my brother made on his deathbed? ”

Zhou Yu said loudly: "Lord Qi, Gong Jin doesn't dare to forget the slightest. But Gong Jin did this as a last resort, all for the good of the lord......"

"For my good? If you really want my good, you should take the initiative to stand up and take the responsibility you should bear, instead of pretending to be sick and hiding here to eat and drink! Sun Quan angrily reprimanded.

Zhou Yu has always been expressionless in the face of Sun Quan's reprimand, and when Sun Quan finished speaking, Zhou Yu said very sincerely: "Yes, yes, the lord is extremely criticized, and Zhou Yu is confused!" ”

Lu Fan couldn't stand it anymore, and hurriedly interjected: "Lord, in fact, Gong Jin has another reason for doing this. Actually, Gong Jin wanted to ......"

"Brother Ziheng!" Zhou Yu immediately interrupted Lu Fan's words, "What I did wrong, that is, I did wrong, I shouldn't be afraid of the enemy's strength, and stay out of the matter, but put Jiangdong in disregard, Gongjin admits his mistake!" ”

Seeing that Zhou Yu was unwilling to let him tell the truth of the matter, Lu Fan closed his mouth, stopped making any excuses, and stood aside as a dumb man.

Sun Quan's sudden appearance surprised Zhou Yu, Sun Quan was able to feel that he was pretending to be sick, and he also came to see Zhou Yu in person, which is enough to show Sun Quan's extraordinary wisdom and superior courage.

"Dadu, I'm still young, I just took over Jiangdong, and now I'm facing such a crisis, it's really difficult to deal with, if Dadu doesn't help me, then Jiangdong will be really dangerous. I hope that the Metropolitan Governor will help me for the sake of the face of the thousands of people in Jiangdong and my brother! ”

As soon as the words fell, Sun Quan was about to kneel, but he was supported by Zhou Yu, who was quick-eyed.

"Don't worry, Gong Jin will do his best to help the lord."

"With Gongjin's words, I am relieved." Sun Quan said.

Subsequently, Sun Quan discussed the current situation with Zhou Yu and asked Zhou Yu what to do.

Zhou Yu actually asked Sun Quan in turn, what would Sun Quan do if it weren't for him.

Sun Quan thought about it for a long time, and then he said the plan he had been thinking about for a long time, only four words, lure the enemy deeper!

After Zhou Yu heard this, he hahadaxiao, but he didn't expect Sun Quan's thoughts to coincide with his own.

In the current situation, Zhang Yan's army is strong, while Jiangdong's troops are weak, and the enemy is outnumbered, and the battle line is too long, Jiangdong simply does not have enough troops to deal with it, so the only way to concentrate the superior forces is to ignore them for the time being, and let the enemy army drive straight in. Let the enemy take the city, the more the better. In this way, the enemy's forces will be too scattered, and when the time is ripe, it will be the day of the Jiangdong army's counterattack, and then as long as you find out where the enemy's main general is, you can lead the elite troops to a sneak attack.

As the saying goes, if the thief captures the king first, and captures the enemy's main general, the enemy army will lose its unified command, and no matter how many the enemy army is, it will be a piece of scattered sand.

In addition, Zhou Yu and Sun Quan are also preparing to bewitch the people of Shanyue and resist the army from the north together, whether it is to confuse the public with evil words or distort the facts, in short, as long as they incite these Shanyue, it is enough for the enemy army to drink a pot.

In the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, Sun Quan and Zhou Yu had a real long talk for the first time, in this meeting, Sun Quan thoroughly admired Zhou Yu's ability to strategize, and Zhou Yu also looked at Sun Quan differently, because some of the two had the same opinion. This shows that both of them thought of going together.

Half an hour passed, and Sun Quan and Zhou Yu's conversation was almost over, and Zhou Yu suddenly said to Sun Quan: "My lord, with the current strength of our army, it is not enough to fight the threat from the north alone, even if we can rely on ourselves to regain the lost territory in this war, but how to defend still needs to be considered in the long run." I think we should actively look for allies to fight the threat from the north. ”

Sun Quan nodded and asked, "Do you have any suitable candidates?" ”

Zhou Yu didn't think about it, so he immediately said: "Jingzhou Liu Biao! ”

"Liu Biao? Liu Biao is my father-killer, my father died at the hands of his subordinates, you let me form an alliance with my father-killer? After Sun Quan heard this, his face immediately turned ugly.

"I know that very well. But at this time, the only one who can have great strength to fight against Zhang Yan is Liu Biao. If the lord is unwilling, I have another alternative, but his strength is slightly worse than Liu Biao. ”

"Who?"

"Under the account of Jingzhou Mu Liu Biao, Liu Bei, the governor of Jingnan!" Zhou Yu said.

"Liu Bei? I've heard of this person, isn't the person who quelled the rebellion of Zhang Xian in Changsha a few years ago Liu Bei? Sun Quan asked.

Zhou Yu was stunned for a moment, but he didn't expect that Sun Quan also paid great attention to collecting news from all over the world in Nancheng County, and actually knew Liu Bei.

"Yes, this is the person. Liu Bei's account of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, the two invincible brave generals, and the newly accepted Chen Zhi, Huang Zhong and other generals who can conquer and fight habitually, and there are more Yi Yuan, Jiang Wan and others under the account as their staff, although the strength is not as good as Liu Biao, but the strength should not be underestimated. Zhou Yu slowly introduced.

After Sun Quan heard this, he said: "Then form an alliance with Liu Bei, Changsha borders Nanchang, and it is convenient to come and go, and Liu Bei is not my father-killing enemy, you can form an alliance." Gong Jin, the matter of forming an alliance with Liu Bei will be handed over to you to deal with with it with all your powers, the sooner the better! ”

"Whoa!" (To be continued......)