Arrived in Wuchang Shu Han envoy is the horse commander Deng Liang, Deng Liang was ordered by the queen Liu Chan to send an envoy to Eastern Wu, knowing that the responsibility is heavy, not daring to slack off, on the same day on the fast boat left Chengdu, along the Yangtze River eastward, full sail smooth water, but three days, has arrived in Wu.

There were treaties of mutual trade between Wu and Shu, and merchant ships came and went frequently, but when passing through the two checkpoints of Yong'an and Xiling, they had to stop and accept the inspection of the two countries. The exception was Deng Liang's ship, which had diplomatic immunity, so it continued eastward without much delay in Xiling.

According to Deng Liang's original planned itinerary, he was going to Jianye to meet Sun Xiu, the emperor of Wu, but as soon as he arrived in Wuchang, Deng Liang got the news that Sun Xiu had just arrived in Wuchang.

As for whether he could persuade Soochow to send reinforcements, Deng Liang was very confident.

Deng Liang's father Deng Zhi was a well-known diplomat, after the Battle of Yiling, the relationship between Shu and Wu fell to the freezing point, Zhuge Liang in order to rebuild the Shu and Wu alliance, sent Deng Zhi as an envoy to Eastern Wu. At that time, the situation was very grim, and the whole of Wu had extreme hatred towards Shu Han, and even Sun Quan refused to meet Deng Zhi, and some people even suggested to Sun Quan that Deng Zhi's head be cut off to marry Cao Pi.

At the critical moment, Deng Zhi took the initiative to ask to see Sun Quan, knowing it with courtesy, moving with affection, Chen said it was powerful, and finally persuaded Sun Quan to change his mind. Between Deng Zhi's mediation, Shu and Wu rebuilt the old friendship, and Deng Zhi's visit. It is also considered an icebreaker trip. Even Sun Quan praised Deng Zhi. He said that the only one who could make the two countries shake hands and reconcile was Bo Miao.

In his opinion, the life and death of Shu has only depended on this trip to Soochow, and the burden on his shoulders is very heavy.

When I arrived in Wuchang, it was already evening. The person who received Deng Liang was Shen Ying, the secretary of the state of Wu, which was the institution of the state of Wu that was specifically responsible for foreign affairs with the state of Shu.

Shen Ying was very polite, gentle and elegant, and the diplomatic etiquette that should have been exhausted did not fall, but when Deng Liang made a request to meet Lord Wu overnight, Shen Ying politely refused: "I'm very sorry, my lord has just arrived in Wuchang today, and the dragon is not in good health, so he has already rested at this moment." I'm afraid I won't be able to meet the envoy, who has come from afar. The car and boat are tired, and I have the right to rest for one night in the post house, and I can meet my lord tomorrow. ”

Deng Liang couldn't wait to see Sun Xiu when he came to Wuchang, but in the face of this situation, he could only reluctantly accept Shen Ying's arrangement. Shen Ying set up a banquet for Deng Liang in the post house, and the wine banquet was extremely rich, but Deng Liang was unpleasant.

After a sleepless night, Deng Liangtian had already gotten up at dawn, and couldn't wait to go to the secret mansion to find Shen Ying. Wu Ren's office seemed to be a little lazy, and it wasn't until after the end of the day that Deng Liang saw Shen Ying, who was belated.

Although Deng Liang was very anxious, he couldn't lose his temper with Shen Ying, and asked, "Lord Shen, I don't know when I will be able to see Your Majesty today?" ”

Shen Ying said with a spring breeze on her face: "My lord has a will, please ask the Han envoy to see you at this moment, Lord Deng, please." ”

Deng Liang immediately accompanied Shen Ying into the palace and met Sun Xiu, the lord of Wu.

After a night's rest and the treatment of the imperial doctor, Sun Xiu's complexion recovered a lot, and after Deng Liang paid his respects, Sun Xiu asked, "Why is the envoy here?" ”

Deng Liang said: "On the orders of the Han Emperor, I came to see Your Majesty, now the Wei State has invaded our country on a large scale, and the three counties of Hanzhong, Yinping and Wudu have been lost one after another, and their survival is in danger. ”

Sun Xiu said indifferently: "I have heard that Jiang Weiwen, the general of the Han Dynasty, has excellent intelligence, and is a famous general in the world. ”

Deng Liang said: "General Jiang guarded the Sword Pavilion, and blocked the Wei General Zhonghui with 50,000 people, so that he could not enter an inch, and this is the power of General Jiang." However, the Wei country is powerful, the sword pavilion is blocked, and another division is sent to invade Langzhong, our army is limited, taking care of this and losing the other, although General Jiang has a capable person, but he is also a lack of skills, only I hope that your country can send reinforcements as soon as possible to relieve the danger of the Han Dynasty. ”

Sun Xiu pondered for a moment and said: "Since Wu Shu is an alliance, how can he be saved when he sees death?" It's just that now the Wei State also has heavy troops in Shouchun Xiangyang, snooping from time to time, waiting for an opportunity to go south, and I have to guard against it. If the troops are divided into Shu at this time, Jingzhou Jiangdong will inevitably be empty, and if the Wei soldiers take advantage of the weakness to advance, it will be too late for our army to return thousands of miles to help. ”

Deng Liang had already expected that Sun Xiu would be difficult and deliberately difficult, which was also an ordinary diplomatic rhetoric, although Shu and Wu were allies, but they were far from being intimate, and they could be coerced and stabbed, in the face of Lord Wu's prevarication, Deng Liang was obviously prepared, and immediately said: "Han and Wu are allies, when they share weal and woe, and their lips and teeth depend on each other. Yizhou is blocked by mountains and rivers, Dongwu has the danger of the Yangtze River, the cornerstone of the three kingdoms, if the Han Dynasty dies, the danger of Yizhou will no longer exist, the Wei army occupies the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, and the benefits of the Yangtze River will also be gone, Your Majesty is afraid that it will be difficult to sleep. Your Majesty's rescue of Yizhou is not to save Han, but to save Wu. Now that the Wei State has invaded the Han Dynasty on a large scale, and the heavy troops are gathered in the northwest, how to take care of the southeast and deploy troops in Xiangyang, Huainan, is just a bluff, and Your Majesty must not be confused by it. ”

Sun Xiu smiled and said: "Qingguo can speak well, when the emperor was alive, he often praised Ling Zun for his eloquent talent, and today it seems that Qing is not far behind compared with Ling Zun." ”

Deng Liang saluted and said: "Your Majesty Xie praised, but according to the truth, there is no exaggeration, Han and Wu are one, and share honor and disgrace, and I hope Your Majesty will be cautious." ”

Sun Xiu nodded and said: "I also deeply feel the same way about Qing's words, so let's do it, Qing is tired of boating, let's go back to the pavilion to rest for the time being, Rong Zhen thinks about it for a while, and immediately replies to Yu Qing." ”

Deng Liang understands that this is Sun Xiu to discuss with the ministers of Wu, after all, sending troops to aid Shu is also a big deal for Wu, and he has to give the world a little time to think about it, but Deng Liang is not too worried, he believes that his words have already moved Sun Xiu, Deng Liang looked at it coldly, and many of the ministers of Wu present also acquiesced, after all, this matter has risen to the height of the life and death of Shu and Wu, and it is probably impossible for Wu to stay out of it.

At that moment, Deng Liang bowed down and retreated, leaving only a group of monarchs and ministers of Wu State in the palace. (To be continued......)