Jiangdong's shape has changed greatly, and Sun Jian was inexplicably forced to rise, which was really beyond Wang Xu's expectations.

As the saying goes, history creates heroes, and heroes write new history, this may be the so-called fate, the will of heaven is difficult to disobey, the Sun family turned around, or turned back to the starting point, and it seems to be more prosperous than in history. Although it seems that his current strength is not as good as Liu Xuan, Wang Xu has no doubt that if the two parties really fight, at most one year, Liu Xuan will definitely finish playing.

And carefully calculate the time, don't say a year, I'm afraid that within two years, it will be impossible for me to go to Jiangdong. This time against Liu Biao, the losses in all aspects were quite large, and the pacification after the war, the replenishment of soldiers, and the renovation and building of armaments were not things that could be done in a short time. In addition, the treasury is now empty, there is no food for food, there are no materials for materials, what to fight?

Not to mention Jiangdong, even the conquest of Jingbei is not something that can be done in a short time. If you ignore Liu Biao and go directly east to Yangzhou, it is very likely to take it in one fell swoop, but the premise is that Liu Biao suddenly goes crazy or stupid, otherwise he is afraid that he will wake up laughing in his dreams.

But if you don't care about him, the Sun family will slowly become stronger in Jiangdong, and when you have the strength, the other party is no longer a soft persimmon that is easy to pinch.

As soon as he thought of this, Wang Xu's heart was indescribably heavy. It's a pity that there are no more than five people in Jingnan who can understand him, because most people don't take Sun Jian in their eyes, in their minds, even if Sun Jian is a tiger, it is insignificant, as long as Jingzhou wins, the strength is overwhelming. It is impossible to realize that this is the most magnificent era in thousands of years, with too many talents, too many miracles, and so many that it is terrifying.

Many of them, if they were born in another dynasty, might be the pillars of a dynasty. But being born in this era is a tragedy, because when he looks up, he will find that there are still many people who can compete with him. Even the vast majority. None of them are numbered.

And Jiangdong is a concentration of talents who are good at producing and not entering the rankings, except for a few people, more people can't be among the best in comparison, but when they get together, it's very scary. Cao Cao has the most famous generals and good ministers, and his strength is also the strongest. But he went south several times, and he couldn't fight him alive or dead. There were also a lot of cattle in the early days of Shu Han, but except for Zhuge Liang, I didn't see anyone who could get the slightest bargain! The reason is that Jiangdong's group of talents are not conspicuous, but they have always been creating miracles.

Speaking from his heart, Wang Xu was very afraid. It's not that I'm afraid that I won't be able to gain a foothold, but I'm afraid of three points. Once the shape is three points, it will be difficult to seize the world, he wants the world, not to be a soil emperor. Liu Bang was able to win the world so quickly because there was no strong enough third party, and the other princes were all dependent on the two of them. If Han Xin and the others don't help him, they will split up a group to go alone. The ghost knows if there is any difference with the Three Kingdoms.

So. In Wang Xu's mind, the strategic direction is not important. The important thing is that there must be an imbalance between the forces. And the current situation also makes him have to rethink whether the strategy of taking Yangzhou is worth it? After pacifying Jingbei, it is by no means a short-term matter to start a war with the powerful Sun Jian, and when the time comes, you will fight to the death, and Cao Cao will quickly unify the north, won't this take the old way?

In the next few days, Wang Xu spent all day looking at the map in the big tent in a daze, no one knew what he was thinking, and the affairs of the army were also handed over to Zhao Yun and Zhou Zhi.

It wasn't until the fifth day that Wang Xu's eyes finally returned to clarity, and he made a new decision in his heart, and immediately called Ling Wanqing, who had been accompanying him, to the tent.

"Lord, what's so urgent?" Ling Wanqing walked into the big tent and saw that there were only Wang Xu and herself, so she couldn't help but ask strangely.

Wang Xu smiled slightly, but he was not in a hurry. "Sit down and talk!"

"Hmm!" In response, Ling Wanqing sat down with a stomach full of doubts. In the past few days, Wang Xu has been locking himself in the tent, and no one is seen unless necessary, and this sudden summoning of someone is her, which really makes her very puzzled.

"Wanqing, there's something I want to trouble you!" Wang Xu smiled slightly.

"My lord, please speak!" Ling Wanqing said suspiciously.

"You will go south to Linxiang in a while, convey my order, and let Cao Peng Pang Ji be the envoy and send the envoy to Wu County. Liang Rui is familiar with Jiangdong, let her go with her, and protect Pang Ji's safety by the way. ”

As he spoke, Wang Xu slowly pushed a roll of bamboo slips on the table to the edge before he continued: "This is my handwritten letter, let him bring it to Sun Jian by hand, probably meaning that he wants to marry Sun Jian." The reason for this, Pang Ji will understand, he knows what to do. But you also have to tell him not to make too many promises, what gestures to make, let him judge clearly. ”

"Marriage?" Ling Wanqing's eyes widened in surprise suddenly, and she said puzzledly: "Lord, Sun Jian is only a mere guard, and there are only thirty or forty thousand soldiers who can fight. Although he annexed Huiji, he was by no means my enemy of Jingnan, so what was the point of marrying him? ”

"Huh!" Wang Xu smiled slightly and waved his hand. "You don't have to ask too much, just do it. I have already written the specific marriage method in the letter, and it is up to the Sun family to choose. ”

I don't know why, Ling Wanqing seems to be very resistant to such a thing as marriage, hesitated for a moment, but couldn't help but persuade: "Lord, in fact, your subordinates also know that you are extremely concerned about Sun Jian, although you have never known the reason, but compared to the lord, you have the consideration of the lord. But let his subordinates say more, the matter of marriage is related to the happiness of the lord's family, if it is not necessary, it is better to be cautious. ”

Actually, Ling Wanqing was right, since she wanted to marry Sun Jian, she definitely couldn't use imposters. And now, the only immediate family member who meets the requirements is his sister Wang Li, who just turned fifteen years old in February this year, and has performed the ceremony, which is considered an adult. But in Wang Xu's heart, Wang Li is still just a little girl, and she loves her very much on weekdays, so she is willing to do it. It can be said that in the past few days, a great ideological struggle has been done.

But according to the plan in his heart, this had to be done, because he had two ways to choose, one was to enter Sichuan, attack Hanzhong, take Chang'an and Luoyang before Cao Cao's rise, and then plot the Central Plains with half of the country in the west, following Zhuge Liang's strategy. And the premise of this strategy is that before he gains a firm foothold in Shuzhong, no one will hit him on the back. If it was Sun Quan, of course this plan would not work, but Sun Jian was in power, then this plan would work, because he valued love and righteousness.

On the second road, there is a prerequisite, that is, when he takes Jingzhou, Sun Jian has not really risen. Then at this time. can rely on an overwhelming advantage. and this kinship, as well as the old friendship, persuaded Sun Jian to attach himself and let him be his own Han Xin. When the time comes, Yangzhou will be pacified in an instant.

This is not impossible, because Sun Jian himself does not have the heart to fight for the world, as long as the power does not grow. There was no fuse for his ambitions. And Sun Ce was not persecuted by Yuan Shu as he was in history, it was impossible to think of fighting for the world, Sun Quan was even more of a little child, so he could instantly win over everyone in the Sun family.

It's just that both of these must have a minimum condition, and that is trust. Liu Bang has Xiao He to gain Han Xin's trust for him. But he has no Xiao He, he can only rely on other methods, and the most direct and effective is undoubtedly marriage.

As for Wang Li's happiness, Wang Xu also thought about it, anyway, his father Wang Yan would find him someone to marry sooner or later. It is not necessarily bad to be able to marry Sun Ce, the little overlord of Jiangdong, as his wife. Even if it goes to the first road. In the end, I still had to face the Sun family. He is already strong enough, comparable to Cao Cao in history. And the most important thing is that the Yangtze River, which is not in the way, can directly enter Yangzhou eastward.

At that time, Jiangdong's little strength was impossible to resist, as long as he used this to persuade and accept it sincerely, it would be easy to make him submit without blood, and it would also give Wang Li a happy result.

Therefore, in the face of Ling Wanqing's persuasion, Wang Xu sighed, but still said slowly: "Wanqing, I have already carefully considered this matter, and there is no need to persuade more." ”

"Lord ......"

Ling Wanqing wanted to persuade again, but Wang Xu was afraid that he would be soft-hearted when he heard it, so he immediately waved his hand decisively and said, "Needless to say, go and carry out the order!" ”

"Hey!" Looking at Wang Xu's resolute appearance, Ling Wanqing opened her mouth, but remained silent.

After a long time, he asked softly, "Does the lord have anything else to order?" ”

"No more! Go ahead! ”

"No!"

Ling Wanqing answered, walked forward slowly, picked up the bamboo slip on the table with some trembling, and slowly walked out of the tent! He walked very slowly, very slowly, as if he was waiting for Wang Xu to stop him!

It's a pity that although Wang Xu wanted to reach out to stop him several times, he finally clenched his fists and didn't say anything.

It's just that he didn't see that when Ling Wanqing turned his back to him, his beautiful face had lost its charm, and it seemed to be extremely painful, and he didn't know if it was completely for Wang Li, or if there were other reasons, and he didn't know that Ling Wanqing's heart kept shouting: Could it be that you are the same as those men......

But at this moment, a high-pitched shout suddenly came from outside the door: "Report...... Linxiang urgent! ”

Shocked by this voice, the pain on Ling Wanqing's face disappeared in an instant, and he became indifferent. Seeing the man rushing in, he didn't say anything and walked out.

However, Wang Xu was taken aback by this urgent report, and stood up suddenly: "What happened to Linxiang?" "Just kidding, Linxiang is the seat of Jingnan and the base camp, and Wang Xu's nerves can't withstand this kind of fright.

The man was stunned by Wang Xu's sudden rise in momentum, but then he also reacted, and quickly knelt down to explain: "Report to the general, there is no accident in Linxiang!" ”

"Huh......" Wang Xu suddenly breathed a long sigh of relief, glanced at the herald angrily, and said, "Then what are you yelling for?" ”

"This ...... Subordinate......"

Seeing his trembling appearance, Wang Xu couldn't help but wave his hand. "Forget it, let's talk, what's the matter?"

Hearing this, the herald was relieved, wiped the sweat from his forehead, did not dare to hesitate, and hurriedly continued: "General Hui, Sun Jian's envoy is here!" ”

"Sun Jian's envoy?" Wang Xu suddenly raised his head in surprise.

"Hmm!"

Seeing that the herald nodded affirmatively, Wang Xu thought about it, and immediately asked, "I don't know what's going on?" Who is coming? ”

"General Hui, the visiting envoy is headed by Lu Fan, and there are only more than ten people in his entourage, and he is coming quickly, and Sun Jian's eldest son, Sun Ce, is also entourage." The herald replied immediately.

"Sun Ce is here?" Wang Xu was even more surprised, and after sighing, many thoughts flashed in his mind, and he said urgently: "What's the matter with that?" ”

"Sun Jian wants to form an alliance with the general!" As he spoke, the herald paused, and then suddenly continued: "Moreover, propose to marry the general!" ”

"What?" In an instant, Wang Xu was stunned. I was stunned for a long time before I suddenly reacted.

Why did Sun Jian go with him, and what was his purpose in doing this? His current strong enemy is only Liu Xuan, and Liu Xuan is sandwiched between the two of us, could it be that he is here for this? But this shouldn't be in line with Sun Jian's character, he has always been rough. It can't be because the opponent is tough. And use the way of marriage to ask for help. As for the same plot as himself, it is unlikely, if Sun Jian was interested in the world, he would have started to sweep Yangzhou a long time ago, why wait until now?

After thinking about it for a while, Wang Xu gradually calmed down and looked at the herald for a long time. Only then did he ask cautiously, "Do you know what purpose they came this time?" Also, who is the object of the marriage? ”

Hearing this, the herald immediately shook his head, then took out a roll of bamboo slips from his arms, and respectfully handed it forward: "General." This is a document of the general's wife. ”

"Hmm!"

nodded, Wang Xu did not hesitate, waved his hand to take it, and read it carefully.

After a while, the corners of his mouth involuntarily showed a hint of a smile, but then he seemed to remember something, and said hurriedly: "Quick!" Get out of here and call Ling Wanqing back!" ”

The herald was stunned. Apparently didn't understand what was going on.

Wang Xu's eyes widened. Hurriedly said: "Why are you stunned, go quickly!" ”

"Oh!" The herald was dumbfounded even though he was made by Wang Xu. But fortunately, the reaction was quite fast, and he stood up and ran out.

After a while, Ling Wanqing, who was full of doubts, walked in and said strangely, "Lord, what's going on again?" ”

"Haha! I tell you good news, Wang Li doesn't need to ......" As he was saying, when Wang Xu raised his head, he suddenly found that Ling Wanqing's eyes were red, and he immediately stopped, looked at him suspiciously for a long time, and then said strangely: "Wanqing, why are your eyes red, as if you have cried?" ”

"Huh? Nope! No! Ling Wanqing was stunned for a moment, then shook her head in a panic.

His actions made Wang Xu even more suspicious, but this kind of thing is not easy to ask too much. After thinking about it, he looked back at the bamboo slip in his hand and said with a smile: "Wanqing, I tell you good news, you don't need to let Wang Liyuan marry Jiangdong." ”

"What? The lord has changed his mind. A hint of surprise suddenly flashed across Ling Wanqing's face.

"Yes! Because of this bamboo slip. Wang Xu nodded and smiled.

Ling Wanqing looked at the bamboo slip in Wang Xu's hand, frowned, and said, "Listening to the report of the herald just now, it seems to be an urgent report from Linxiang!" ”

"Yes, it is an urgent report from Linxiang, and the letter says that Sun Jian's envoy has come." Wang Xu smiled, not verbose, and slowly explained: "The letter said that the reason for Sun Jian's envoy this time was to marry me. ”

"In-laws again?" Ling Wanqing's eyes widened suddenly, and her dissatisfaction overflowed.

"Huh! Listen to me! It's not that we are married, but that she asks people to marry. Wang Xu said with a smile.

"Marry?" Ling Wanqing thought about it suspiciously, but said a little strangely: "Sun Jian only has one young daughter, how old is he now, how can he marry me?" ”

"No, it's his eldest brother's orphan and Sun Ben's sister!" Wang Xu smiled and continued: "What he means is that he wants to marry my younger brother Wang Xiong, and the two families will form an in-law, and they will take care of each other in the future and jointly support the Han family." Moreover, he and I are already close friends, so I hope that with the help of this matter, my two families will have more contact in the future, so as not to be estranged because of this. ”

"That's it! That's okay, Wang Li finally doesn't have to marry far away. Although Ling Wanqing breathed a sigh of relief, she was obviously still not in a good mood.

However, Wang Xu didn't pay attention to these at this time, the more he thought about it, the happier he became, and immediately smiled: "Okay, Wanqing, you shouldn't have said anything about what I told you before!" You go back to Linxiang first and help Xu Shu. When I send Liu Biao back to Jingbei, I will rush back immediately. ”

"Hmm!" Ling Wanqing nodded.

"By the way, also, remember to tell Xu Shu and ask her to entertain Sun Jian's envoy. Sun Ce's kid, you can let him have more contact with Wang Xiong, in short, let Wang Fei and them all treat him as family and have a good relationship. It's just that if it's about military matters, don't respond lightly, and make a decision after I return to Linxiang. ”

"No!" Ling Wanqing looked at Wang Xu's happy appearance, and couldn't help but show a smile on her face, and without saying anything more, she walked out.

After Ling Wanqing left, Wang Xu walked around the tent excitedly, happy in his heart.

This is really a good thing, Wang Li doesn't have to marry far away, and it also adds a bargaining chip. It's just that the woman is the orphan of Sun Jian's brother, it's not enough, in the future, we must find a way to deepen the relationship between in-laws, there are several brothers in the family, and we will see if we can get married to the Sun family in the future.

Sun Jian also seems to have the intention of being friendly with himself, so take this opportunity to win over more, and when the relationship between the two parties is entangled, he can't get rid of it if he wants to. As long as he always maintains a dominant position, it is not impossible to turn Sun Jian into a dependent force, and when the time comes, it will naturally come naturally.

However, we can't help but be vigilant, as the shape changes, there may be other variables. After all, the Sun family has several heroes, and it is difficult to guarantee that it will not change in the future because of the shape, and this matter still has to be considered in the long run, but no matter what, it is not wrong to build a good relationship now.

Thinking of this, Wang Xu thought about it, and immediately returned to his position, waved a book, and wrote a secret letter to his father Wang Yan and his two uncles. Subsequently, he let the henchmen of the guards quietly send them to Linxiang......

After finishing this, I looked at the sky outside and wanted to take a break. Who knew that before the sword was taken off, Zhou Zhi had already hurried into the camp, and said with joy: "Boss, the enemy army can't stand it anymore, and has begun to retreat to Exian, and is out of the city at the moment!" ”

Wang Xu was stunned for a moment, and then couldn't stop laughing: "Hahaha...... It's really time to run! Let's go, attack immediately, and order Lai Gong, who is in ambush near Exian, to prepare for an attack for me. (To be continued.) )

PS: Twenty-seven minutes late, sorry...... Actually, I'm also very hurt, and the 500 yuan full attendance award is gone because of the late update......

Fortunately, the subscription of this book has increased this month, and the income should exceed the 100 yuan mark, barely enough for the electricity bill, and the cigarette money is still paid by yourself, congratulations to me...... Hehe!

In the midst of the tragedy, tears welled up in my eyes......