Chapter 105 for the balance of the world

A Yi drooled and clumsily climbed on the back of the bridge. The bridge held A Yu in one hand to prevent him from falling down. He opened the book written by Zhou Xun with the other hand and looked indifferent, but the corners of her eyes that trembled from time to time exposed her mentality at this moment.

Xiaoqiao was nervous, and his hands were tightly mixed together. His fingers, which were already very white, were as white as jade at this moment. After receiving Zhou Xun's letter, she was very nervous. Sun Shao claimed to be the king, and Sun Quan had become enemies. Zhou Xun and his family returned to Sun Quan's side. Zhou Yu became a trouble. Once her affair with Sun Shao was known to Sun Quan, Sun Quan, who was in a bad mood, would certainly not spare the Zhou family.

"Where's Ah Yu?" The bridge gently closed the note, looked at the small bridge with dark eyes and obviously haggard face, and picked up the corners of its mouth. Xiaoqiao stopped talking, and the words turned around a few times, but he was still embarrassed to say it. Her intention was actually very clear. In order to prevent being affected by Sun Shao, she hoped that the bridge could rot Zhou Yu and Sun Shao's personal feelings in her stomach, just as if it had never happened. It's just that when she said such a thing to the bridge at this time, she felt cruel and ashamed.

"She...she is sick."

"So what you mean, that's what she means?"

Xiaoqiao's lips turned white and he nodded. The ear beads on his earlobe swayed beside his cheeks. The bridge's eyes narrowed. This bead was also a Hepu bead sent by Sun Shao, but the person wearing this bead has become very strange now.

"I know." The bridge waved his hand and asked Qiao Ying to see the guests off: "If you don't force it in the hit, it's not bad at all."

Xiaoqiao was speechless. He got up and bowed and slowly withdrew to the door. Holding the door frame, she hesitated for a moment and moved her neck. It seemed that she wanted to turn her head to look at the bridge, but as soon as she turned a little, she resisted and said in a muffled voice, "Simi, take care."

"Hmm." The bridge answered vaguely, got up and took A Yu's hand into the inner room. Xiaoqiao heard the footsteps walking away behind him, and tears couldn't help falling down. Her heart was also uncomfortable. The bridge was in danger. It was when she needed her only sister to be comforted, but she had to take into account the safety of the Zhou family and could only bear the pain and draw a line with the bridge. This was equivalent to cutting a knife in the heart of the bridge. How much the damage was, and she could know it without looking back. In the past few years, the bridge has never treated her so indifferently.

But what can she do? She can die with the bridge, but the Zhou family can't.

Xiaoqiao left and shed tears all the way.

The bridge sat on the small building, watching A Yi running back and forth in the room happily, playing with the things in the room curiously, and laughing at her from time to time. Her heart was mixed. Xiaoqiao really made her very uncomfortable by doing this. She can understand Xiaoqiao's behavior, but she can't forgive it.

"Madam, young master... will not ignore your wife's safety." Qiao Yue pouted and said softly, but the uncertainty revealed in her tone made people feel insecure at all. The bridge glanced at her and then looked at Qiao Ying: "Before the supreme people arrive, you should clean up quickly and avoid it for a while. All the people in the house were also dismissed.

A Yan seemed to feel that the bridge was in a bad mood and blinked at the bridge with dark eyes.

"A Yue, can you take A Yu away too?"

"Madam..." Qiao Ying shook her head resolutely and said, "Let A Yue go with you and A Yi. I'll stay. If I want to leave, I will leave as soon as possible, otherwise it will be too late."

The bridge shook its head and smiled lonelyly: "Don't worry, I won't die. Besides, I don't think of that kind of fugitive. I'm just waiting here. No matter what the result is, it's my life. You go, take A Yi..."

Before she finished her words, there was a noise outside the door. After a short time, an old servant reported downstairs and trembled nervously: "Outside the house... come... a lot of soldiers have come."

The bridge was expressionless: "Okay, don't argue. You can't leave even if you want to."

"We're not going to leave." Qiao Yue suddenly said, "I don't believe that the young master will ignore the life and death of his wife and A Yu."

"A Yue still has confidence in Fengxian." The bridge smiled with relief.

With a rapid sound of footsteps, Mrs. Bu pulled the big tiger and the little tiger up, and more than a dozen heavily armed soldiers behind her quickly dispersed and surrounded the small building. As soon as A Yi saw the big tiger, he cheered, broke away from the hand of the bridge, opened his arms, and greeted him with a smile. Dahu also giggled, bent down, put his hands under Aqi's armpits, raised him high, looked up and smiled, "Come on, call him aunt."

Aqi laughed with his mouth open and shouted vaguely, "Auntie...aunt...aunt..." It sounded like a cuckoo.

The tiger laughed.

"Madam." Mrs. Bu walked to the front of the bridge. Just as she was about to speak, the bridge bowed and said, "My concubine Qiao, see you, madam."

Mrs. Bu was very embarrassed. Sun Quan gave her an order to look at the bridge to prevent any accidents on the bridge. Sun Quan did not explain what it meant. With Mrs. Bu's understanding of Sun Quan, she estimated that Sun Quan would not kill the bridge, so she could not treat the bridge as a criminal or be as close as before. The proportion in the middle was very difficult to grasp. Now the bridge looks like he is thousands of miles away. He must have got the news and knew that he had been under house arrest.

She sighed helplessly and sat in front of the bridge, not knowing what to say. In the face of this woman who had actually taken away Sun Quan's heart, she was both envious, jealous and resentful, but Sun Quan gave her such a task.

In addition to the happy laughter of Dahu and A Yu, the silence in the room was suffocating.

...Xiangyang, Liu Bei stood in the courtyard and roared up to the sky. Fei Yi sent the news to Xiangyang. Guan Yu refused the King of Jing appointed by the emperor. Instead, he wrote a letter with tears and asked the emperor to make Liu Bei the king and the vassal guard. Although he did not know the attitude of the emperor so far, Guan Yu's sincerity moved and ashamed Liu Bei.

From the day when Guan Yu flooded the seven armies, broke through Fancheng, and began to march north, someone kept reminding Liu Bei. Guan Yu is like a broken bamboo and has made great achievements in the war, while Liu Bei was defeated on the Western Front. With Guan Yu's temper, he will definitely become more arrogant, and I'm afraid it will be difficult to control in the future. Guan Yu broke through Xu County and snatched the emperor. Such an argument was even more noisy. Even Liu Bei was a little uneasy. His confidence in Guan Yu was shaken. Like Sun Quan's defense against Sun Shao, he also began to guard against Guan Yu. He stopped in Jiangling and refused to go north for a long time. When he arrived in Xiangyang, he stopped and watched Guan Yu being attacked by Cao. Sleepy. If it hadn't been for Sun Shao's circumnavigation, Guan Yu would have been defeated now.

A few days ago, Fei Yi also sent a message saying that Guan Yu did not see him and might accept the throne. The news made Liu Bei stunned and restless. Guan Yu risked his life for him, but he did not save his life. If Guan Yu became king, the harm to him would be amazing.

He was almost in a hurry to go crazy.

However, it turned out that he misread Guan Yu again.

Liu Bei was so ashamed that he burst into tears.

Zhuge Liang stood in the distance with an indifferent face. He knew that no matter what he said at this time, Liu Bei would not believe him. He regretted that he didn't know the relationship between Liu Bei and Guan Yu. He had been covering it up very well before. Why didn't he calm down this time? After thinking about it, I found that he still underestimated Sun Shao. If it hadn't been for Sun Shao's in Wancheng and Guan Yu's incompetence in power, he would certainly not have thought of a way out of trouble, and the situation would have developed according to his pre-estimation.

It's too late to say this now.

Guan Yu has made great contributions. His position in Liu Bei's heart has been unshakable. If he wants to keep pace with Guan Yu, there is only one opportunity left, that is, to go to Wancheng to negotiate, strive for greater interests for Liu Bei, form a three-legged tripod, and atonement for his sins. But he can't go, at least he can't take the initiative to go. Guan Yu of Wancheng has a deep juncture in him, and Liu Bei is also very unhappy with him now. This good opportunity to make contributions may not fall on him.

"Kong Ming, Fei Yi's ability is insufficient. Who else do you think can take on the task of negotiation?" Liu Bei turned his head slightly and looked at Zhuge Liang. Zhuge Liang hesitated for a moment and bowed and said, "I recommend Mi Zhu."

"He?" Liu Bei pondered for a moment and shook his head: "Although he is good at calculation, his surname is too gentle. I'm afraid he is not the opponent of Cao Pi and Sun Shao."

"That...Liu Ba."

"Liu Ba?" Liu Bei snorted and didn't say anything. Although Liu Ba is in Yizhou, he is always thinking about leaving him and letting him negotiate? It's good if Liu Ba doesn't sell him. How can he fight for benefits for him?

"Liu Ba is proficient in government affairs and has a lot of research on economics. He is the best at this kind of bargaining." Zhuge Liang explained softly. He tried his best to keep his voice stable so that Liu Bei could see his uneasiness.

Liu Bei hesitated for a while: "I believe in Liu Ba's ability, but he is unreliable. Well, you go with him, you will be the host, and he will be in charge of it. What do you think?

Zhuge Liang was in his arms, but he still paused for a moment and seemed a little hesitant. Then he answered, "I obey."

Liu Bei slowly walked in front of Zhuge Liang. Zhuge Liang was eight feet tall, but his head was lowered, just like him with his head held up. He looked at the top of Zhuge Liang's drooping head, and his voice was as cold as three or nine days of ice: "Kong Ming, don't let me down."

...In May, Hu Zong arrived in Wancheng and immediately met Sun Shao, the king of Yue. Sun Shao received him in the study. As soon as they met, both of them laughed.

"Hu Wei, there are no outsiders here. If you have anything to say, just say it directly."

Hu Zong nodded. The purpose of Sun Quan's sending him is very simple. He wants to know Sun Shao's real motivation. The reason why he was sent here is that he has been engaged in secret work and is very familiar with information related to Sun Shao. He has accompanied Sun Quan to study since the age of 14, and he is one of Sun Quan's most trusted people.

"The Supreme wants to know why General Guan can resign as king, but the general accepts the king."

Sun Shao's mouth was crooked: "Hu Wei, do you know how many kings there will be in the world?"

Hu Zong paused: "There are two now, and there may be two more."

"How many of the four kings were there in Jiangdong that day?"

Hu Zong didn't say anything, but he still didn't understand what Sun Shao meant.

"With different surnames, Emperor Gaozu's white horse alliance has become empty words." Sun Shao no longer played riddles with Hu Zong. He stood up and walked slowly in the room with his hands behind his back: "Cao Yan occupies Hebei and Guanzhong, Liu Bei occupies the southwest, and the supreme has Jiangdong. What the emperor can control is only Sanhe at most. We still need to help him fight for it."

Hu Zong nodded repeatedly. The place where the emperor can control is really limited. If Sun Liu joins hands to help him, there may be hope that the Sanhe, which originally belonged to Sili, will be brought over from Cao Jian's hands - Guanzhong can't even think about it. If Sun Liu doesn't help, his decree will probably not go out of the capital - even where the capital is placed, the emperor can't say.

"The power of separation has been achieved. Although the emperor is the co-owner of the world, he has no power, which is similar to the emperor of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. Where is the power of the world? In the hands of the four kings. As far as the current situation is concerned, no king can control the full power, so everyone can only compromise with each other. At this time, do you think it's better to have two of the four kings surnamed Sun, or one of the three kings with the surnamed Sun?

Hu Zong suddenly realized. He thought for a while, and then shook his head again: "Otherwise, General, you, the king of Yue, were cut off from Yangzhou. With one more king, the strength of Jiangdong has not increased. On the contrary, it will leave hidden dangers.

"There is no two in heaven, and there are no two lords in the country?" Sun Shao curled his lips and smiled sarcastically.

Hu Zong didn't say anything, but his expression showed the meaning. Sun Shao shook his head and sighed: "You guys still stare at your own people more than others."

Hu Zong smiled silently and didn't agree with Sun Shao's feelings.

"Yes, my Fengguo is in Huiji, and I tell you, I want Huiji." Sun Shao raised his hand and asked Hu Zong, who wanted to speak, to calm down. I want Huiji, not anything else, but a shipyard, and a port that can dock warships. In addition to Huiji, I also want Zhu Ya, because it is my base to go to sea. Except for these two places, I don't want an inch of the supreme land.

Hu Zong frowned and carefully measured Sun Shao's words. There is no problem with Zhu Ya's ownership. It was originally taken down by Sun Shao. Not to mention that Sun Quan is not interested in Zhu Ya, even if he is interested, he does not have this strength. But Huiji is different. Huiji is one of the six counties in Jiangdong. Although his strength is not very strong, he is behind Sun Quan. If he gives it to Sun Shao, how can Sun Quan sleep peacefully?

"If you don't give it to Huiji, it's okay. I can write a letter to ask the emperor to migrate to the South China Sea. What do you think?" Sun Shao looked at Hu Zong with a smile. Hu Zong shivered and shook his head repeatedly. The strength of the South China Sea is much stronger than Huiji, and it is impossible for Sun Quan to agree.

"He can't bear to give me a county taken by Jiaozhou and Bufu Juntong?" Sun Shao smiled disdainfully: "Hu Weize, think about it with your conscience. Without the financial support of Jiaozhou, can he be so confident? Just a Huiji can be exchanged for an inexhaustible treasury. Can't you calculate such a simple account?

"The general means that you want to expand your territory overseas?" Hu Zong stroked his beard and understood what Sun Shao meant.

"I'm a businessman." Sun Shao smiled and said, "I never planned to be a farmer." He turned around and walked to a wall and opened the curtain with a bang, revealing a huge map on the wall. Hu Zong took a look and couldn't help but be a little confused. It seemed that he had never seen this map before.

"Wei Ze, come on." Sun Shao waved his hand, called Hu Zong in front of the map, and drew his finger on the map: "This is a big river. This area of Hebei is Cao's sphere of influence. This is Dajiang, this is Yizhou, Liu Bei's territory, this is Jingzhou and Yangzhou, which is the supreme sphere of influence. That's all I want." Sun Shao clicked at the place marked Huiji County, and then pointed to Qian Tangkou, which was like the tip of a knife, and said, "This is my port. From here, I will go to sea, and this large area will become my Yue country.

Sun Shao's arm drew a large picture on the map and wrapped a large area of the sea in it. Hu Zong still doesn't believe it. The sea is full of water and there is no land. Even if there are a few islands, it is very limited. What's the use of being big? Sun Shao, this is slandering him, isn't it? However, standing in front of such a map, he really felt that Huiji was actually not big. If Sun Shao wanted Huiji, he should not be greedy.

"When I hit this sea, if you want two Huiji and three Huiji, I can give it to you." Sun Shao smiled proudly: "How much is the rent of Huiji for a year? Let me tell you the truth, it's just the income of my merchant ship's trip to the South China Sea.

Hu Zong believes that Sun Shao is doing a lot of business now. Although he is just a rich marquis, it is not too much to say that he is rich.

"I have already said this. If you are still worried, I can't help it. Sun Shao moved his hand down to the area of Youzhou: "I will go to the area of Qingxu or Youzhou to find a port. Hey hey, there are many people who want to cooperate with me."

Hu Zong's scalp suddenly exploded, and a cool air rushed straight along the spine to the back of the head. The threat in Sun Shao's words is very strong. If you don't agree, it's okay. I don't want Huiji County. I don't want to fight with you, but you don't want to be my ally anymore. I turned to cooperate with Cao Wei. As for the consequences, you can think about it yourself. Hu Zong is not a fool. Of course, he knows that Cao Jian has been merging Sun Shao, and the news of the marriage has not been interrupted. If Sun Shao and Cao Jian cooperate, it may not have much impact on Liu Bei, but it is a disaster for Sun Quan.

With Cao Wei, who is invincible in the world, and Sun Shao, who is invincible in water, isn't Jiangdong just a piece of fat meat? You should know that just one thick leg makes the East China Sea panic.

Sun Shao has many choices, but Sun Quan's choices are limited. While Sun Shao is still thinking about the feelings of the same clan, it is the best choice to accept Sun Shao's kindness at present. Hu Zong lowered his head and pondered for a long time. Finally, he raised his head and said, "Can the Supreme be called Wang Jiangdong?"

Sun Shao nodded and shook his head again. Hu Zong didn't understand. He frowned and stared at Sun Shao.

"Give me Huiji and Zhu Ya. He is not a king but also a king. If you don't give it, he is neither a king nor a king."

Hu Zong bowed and said, "I understand, this is the reward of the supreme. His Royal Highness, please wait for the good news.

"For your hard work." Sun Shao returned a salute: "If the great success is achieved, my Sun ancestors will remember Hu Jun's kindness and never forget it."

Hu Zong smiled. He knew that this was Sun Shao's promise to him. If things can be done, Sun Quan and Sun Shao do not need to turn against each other, then there is no doubt that he will be a great meritorious minister. Whether it is Sun Shao or Sun Quan, they will treat him well. As Sun Shao said, the ancestors of the Sun family will be grateful to him.

Hu Zong did not dare to delay. He rushed back to Xiangyang in the starry night and told Sun Quan the original story of the talks. Sun Quan sneered and didn't say anything, so that the tired Hu Zong went down to rest first. As soon as Hu Zong went out, Sun Quan kicked over the book in front of him and cursed.

Hu Zong, who had just gone out, seemed to be prepared early. He kept walking, maintained the original speed and rhythm, and walked out quickly. After being with Sun Quan for more than 20 years, he is too clear about Sun Quan's temper. Anger is angry, but he can still distinguish the interests. At present, he has no choice but to accept Sun Shao's kindness - although he doesn't like Sun Shao's tough posture very much and doesn't like to form alliances with people in such an aggrieved situation.

As Hu Zong expected, after venting, Sun Quan summoned the ministers to discuss it again. After a heated discussion, Sun Quan weighed the pros and cons and decided to form an alliance with Sun Shao. Lv Meng sighed angrily and didn't say a word in tears. The middle-aged general Xu Sheng cried bitterly and shouted, "I am incompetent, causing the supreme to be humiliated by today." Finally, he gave Sun Quan a little comfort.

Half a month later, Hu Zong went to Wancheng again and conveyed Sun Quan's intention to Sun Shao. At the same time, he asked Sun Shao to write a letter to seal for Sun Quan, and ordered someone to calm down Su's thick legs in the East China Sea as soon as possible. Sun Shao was very satisfied. He wrote a letter to Sun Quan, saying that he would immediately write a letter to the King of Wu for Sun Quan. At the same time, he would personally rush to the East China Sea to calm down the pirate rebellion. At the same time, he made a request to Sun Quan to redraw the area of Huiji County. As long as he entered the area near the sea, all the area beyond the shore would be given to Sun Quan, but his original land, Fuchun, wanted to give it to him, on the grounds that he liked the scenery of Fuchun Mountain very much.

Sun Quan sneered at it. The scenery of Fuchun Mountain is nothing. Sun Shao's real intention is the ancestral tomb of Fuchun Mountain. Sun Ce's grave is in Wu County. He can't take it, but he wants the ancestral tomb of Fuchun Mountain. With the ancestral tomb of Fuchun Mountain, he is equivalent to being the patriarch of the Sun family, that is, to ask Sun Quan to admit that he is the authentic of the Sun family. How could Sun Quan agree to this request? He immediately sent someone to Wancheng to negotiate with Sun Shao.

The messenger this time is Zhang Wen. Before leaving, Sun Quan said to Zhang Wen earnestly that a talent like you could not go out easily, but this matter was too important. I was worried that others would go.

Zhang Wen responded and took Cao Gen and Shangguan Xuefei to Wancheng. When they arrived in Wancheng, Zhuge Liang and Liu Ba also rushed to Wancheng. Sun Shao picked up the wind for them, took them to the Yue royal palace together, set up a feast, and invited Guan Yu, Cao Pi and others to accompany them. Guan Yu was angry and did not come, but took care of Sun Shao's face and sent Guan Ping and Yin Guan to represent him. The representatives of the two kings and two prospective kings of the Han Dynasty gathered together.

The banquet has not yet begun, and Yang Biao, the host of the soldiers' meeting, came uninvited.

(to be continued)