Chapter 82 Treating the sick and saving people
Lu Su and Zhang Cheng talked about the situation in the world. Sun Shao has been listening silently. It is a rare learning opportunity for him to hear such a general like Lu Su and a wise man like Zhang Cheng analyzing the situation. If he doesn't ask indiscriminately, he is really the number one fool.
Perhaps the marriage with Guan Yu is in line with Lu Su's consistent strategy. Lu Su's conversation is very exciting. Some words have been heard by Sun Shao beyond what a minister can say, but Lu Su did not think so, and Zhang Cheng did not express any unhappiness. Of course, Sun Shao had to pretend to be confused and pretend not to hear it.
"It's a good thing to propose marriage, but it's not easy." Lu Su's face was a little flushed. He didn't know whether he was drinking or tired. He put down the glass in his hand and sighed, "Guan Yu has both literature and martial arts. He is sincerely a generation of heroes, but his surname is Hu Qian (proud), and he despises the scholar and doctor. It's not a little difficult for Zhong Si to go here."
After Zhang Cheng was reminded by Sun Shao, he was ready for the difficulties. Now after listening to Lu Su's words, he did not dare to let it go at will. He immediately put down the glass and said earnestly, "General, please teach me."
Lu Su picked up the corners of his mouth and glanced at Sun Shao quietly, but saw Sun Shao looking at him with a faint smile on his face. He was not urgent, but also seemed to listen attentively. Lu Su was very satisfied, but he didn't pay too much attention to it. In his opinion, the main responsibility of this task lies with Zhang Cheng. Sun Shao is just a deputy envoy. Whether he succeeds or not has nothing to do with him.
From Lu Su's heart, he hopes that this marriage proposal can be achieved. Last time he insisted on the marriage between Sun Shangxiang and Liu Bei. Originally, it was going well. Although the two sides had disputes from time to time, they were still mainly made peace. Unfortunately, later, Liu Bei cheated his allies in order to take Xishu, angered Sun Quan, and recalled Sun Shangxiang to prepare to fight against Liu Bei. This time, he died without illness. Of course, Liu Bei did something wrong in this matter, but Liu Bei took Xishu, and the forces of both sides have changed. Liu Bei was no longer the left general who looked up to others, but the lord of Yizhou, and occupied the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. For Jiangdong, whether he admit it or not, at this time, he had to change his mind and form an alliance with Liu Bei. Fight against Cao, otherwise, Cao will only break it and take advantage of it.
"Although Guan Yu is arrogant, his loyalty to Liu Bei is visible. In addition, as a general and commander-in-chief Jing Xiang, he can't casually get married to my Jiangdong, otherwise he would be suspected of collaborating with the enemy. Su thought that whether it is successful or not, I'm afraid the key is not Guan Yu, but Liu Bei.
Zhang Cheng smiled, and he also thought of this trick and nodded with the same feeling: "What the general said, should I go to Chengdu first to see General Zuo?"
When Lu Su saw that Zhang Cheng agreed with his opinion, he also smiled: "This should have been done, otherwise how could it be done? If we don't go to see General Zuo, can't we let Guan Yu take the initiative to mention it to General Zuo?
Zhang Cheng smiled and said nothing. Lu Su had soldiers in his hands. He had the confidence to accuse Sun Quan of doing something improperly, but he did not have it.
"However, even if General Zuo agrees, he will finally ask for Guan Yu's consent." Lu Su clenched his fist, coughed gently against his mouth, ponded for a moment, and showed some sadness: "Guan Yu and Liu Bei are called Junchen. They are really brothers, and Guan Yu's daughter is indeed an outstanding strange woman. If you want Guan Yu to marry his daughter to a prince, not only is Guan Yu unwilling, but also afraid of Liu Bei. I also don't want to. Zhong Si went here. In addition to affirming the supreme beauty to Liu Bei, he also wanted to seek the help of General Zuo's counselors.
Zhang Cheng hurriedly bowed and saluted: "General, please give me some advice."
Lu Su raised his head slightly and looked at the cloudless sky. The vast river wind blew his turban, blowing a few strands of hair on his temples to dance with the wind. One of the silver wires was very eye-catching by the sun. Sun Shao narrowed his eyes and sighed. Lu Su stationed at the Lukou with 10,000 troops to protect the west gate of Jiangdong, which was under a lot of pressure.
"Now there are a few people around General Zuo. You must pay attention." Lu Su slowly said, "General Yangwu is correct and resourceful. He has many expeditions with the army, and General Zuo obeys him. If Zhong Si can speak to General Zuo through him, this matter can be done.
Zhang Cheng nodded and remembered the name carefully. Sun Shao was a little surprised. He thought that Lu Su was going to say Zhuge Liang, but he didn't expect that he was right. Fa is Liu Bei's cronies, and he also knows it, but he is more favored than Zhuge Liang, but he didn't expect it.
"The law is down, that is Zhang Fei. Zhang Fei, like Guan Yu, are Liu Bei's most trusted people. In addition to kings and ministers, there is still a brotherhood. If he agrees with the kiss, General Zuo will more or less consider it. Lu Su continued slowly: "Compared with Guan Yu, although Zhang Fei is rude, he respects the scholar and doctor. Zhong Si is talented, and it should not be difficult to get close to him." He took a look at Sun Shao and said half-jokingly, "Zhang Fei is a good wine. If the captain gives him two jars of new wine, he will definitely get twice the result with half the effort."
Sun Shaoru woke up from a dream and patted his head and said with a smile, "The general woke up the dreamer. I was young and careless. I really didn't expect this layer. I immediately sent someone to do it."
Lu Su nodded and then said, "Other than these two, it's Zhuge Kongming. Kong Ming has a plan and has seen people. He should agree with this move, but..." Lu Su obviously hesitated for a moment and seemed to be a little worried: "He is now a military general, in charge of General Zuo's affairs, which also has a considerable impact on General Zuo."
Zhang Cheng also hesitated for a moment and said with some shame, "What the general said is very true. It's just that I was in a hurry and thought superficially, but I didn't think so much. If this matter is early, you should ask Zhuge Jin for a book before leaving, but now..."
Zhang Cheng didn't think so much before he set out. He didn't think that things would be so complicated. Now Lu Su reminds him that he really regrets. In fact, asking Zhuge Jin for a book is the second thing, because the Zhuge Jin brothers are cautious, and Sun Quan does not nod. He will not write to Zhuge Liang. Zhang Cheng said so, and his real intention is to ask Lu Su to write a letter to Zhuge Liang. In those years, Sun Liu joined forces, Lu Su and Zhuge Liang formed a deep friendship. It's just that he was afraid that Lu Su was worried about Sun Quan's suspicion, so it was not easy to make a request directly.
Lu Su was a bosom friend. He stroked his beard and smiled, waved his hand, and asked Lin Zhi to take the pen and ink and briefs. He pondered for a moment, wrote a handwriting, and gave it to Zhang Cheng: "I have a good friendship with Kong Ming. It may be useful for you to take this letter with you."
Zhang Cheng was very grateful. He quickly took it over, read it carefully, and then gave it to Shangguan Xuefei behind him to put it away.
The guests were happy. Lin Zhi sent Zhang Cheng and Sun Shao back to the ship on behalf of Lu Su. Just as he was about to leave, Sun Shao asked someone to stop him and asked him to wait outside. Zhang Chengzheng was puzzled, but he saw Sun Shao taking pen and ink in his hand, spreading out a piece of silk, skillfully drawing a picture of a person sitting cross-legged on it, and then wrote a few lines of words next to him with his little regular script, which was already quite famous in Jianye, and then handed it to Zhang Cheng with both hands.
"Brother Zhong Si, I think that although Lu Hengjiang is angry, he works hard for the country, but he is in poor health. You give him this method of forgetting and ask him to practice according to this. If it is from time to time, it may be good for his health.
Zhang Cheng took over and took a look and frowned: "The immortal's forgetfulness?"
"Exactly." Sun Shao knew that Zhang Cheng was an authentic Confucian student and did not believe in the immortals, but he was confident. You should know that Lu Su's current situation is not caused by illness or pain, but by fatigue. Meditation should be effective for him. Even if he can't live long, it should be no problem to delay his life for a few years. Lu Su tends to join forces with Liu against Cao, while Lv Meng is not. Once Lu Su dies and Lv Meng takes over the defense of the western front, then the strategy of connecting with Liu against Cao will inevitably change. Since he has come, of course, he hopes to let Lu Su live for a few more days. Seeing that Zhang Cheng didn't think so, he quickly added, "This is what I got from Ge Xianweng. I have tried it myself, and it works quite strangely."
Zhang Cheng listened and dared not deny it completely. On the one hand, Ge Xianweng's name was indeed famous, and on the other hand, since Sun Shao said that he had tested it himself, it might be really useful. Like Sun Shao's idea, it is good for Lu Su to live a few more years. He took a look at Sun Shao and said with a faint smile, "In this case, why don't you give yourself to General Hengjiang, but let me come forward?"
Sun Shao did not hide it and smiled calmly: "It's not that you don't know my situation. At present, I don't dare to do such a thing as making friends. If General Hengjiang hadn't been involved in my Jiangdong's policy, I wouldn't have caused this trouble.
Zhang Cheng thought for something, went out with a silk book, and said to Lin Zhi according to Sun Shao's words. When Lin Zhi heard that it was the way of sitting and forgetting, he was overjoyed. He hurriedly thanked him and went with the silk book happily.
Looking at Lin Zhi's back, Zhang Cheng shook his head with a smile and got back to the cabin. He wrote a handwritten letter and was sent to Jianye. If he is going to Chengdu now, he must file with Sun Quan first, so as not to make it clear. At the same time, he also told the story of Lu Su's letter to Zhuge Liang, and briefly described the content of the letter so that Sun Quan could know. At the same time, Sun Shao also wrote a letter for people to send wine, and handed it back to Jianye with a soldier.
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