Chapter 67 Jiang Ling Pays 300 Gold

Liu Bei was conflicted about Zhou Gongjin's death as told by the light curtain.

On the one hand, no one could help but admire Zhou Gongjin, who was so handsome and outstanding. He conquered Jiangdong and won the Battle of Chibi. He was a talented and beautiful man.

On the other hand, Zhou Gongjin was indeed a great enemy. In Lu Su's secret letter, Zhou Yu's attitude towards Liu Bei was almost the same as Cao Cao's.

Therefore, when Liu Bei learned from the light curtain that Zhou Gongjin was dying, he secretly felt lucky that such a great enemy had been taken away by heaven.

But at the same time, he felt regretful for seeing a generation of heroes die young.

It was not until he met Zhou Yu in the river two months ago to negotiate that Liu Bei suddenly came to his senses.

Whether Zhou Gongjin died or not was not something he could decide.

According to later generations, Zhou Gongjin might have suffered from bacterial inflammation, which was swift and fierce. Doctor Zhang, who was asked privately, also said:

If the poisoned flesh was cut off early and supplemented with rest, it might be rejuvenating, but if Zhou Yu suppressed the injury like this, it could only be said that there was no hope, and he could wait to die.

Besides, even if he told Sun Hou, he would probably think it was a sorcery, so why bother?

Liu Bei, who had figured it out, became more indifferent. When he received the letter, he felt that it should have been so long ago.

And... if Gongjin didn't go, where would Pang Tong come from?

"Zhou Gongjin is critically ill?" Kong Ming was surprised.

There were two secret letters. Kong Ming had already understood the whole story after reading them at a glance.

One came from Jiangxia, saying that a boat came from Jiangling to Chaisang last night.

The other came from Jiangling, recording that the defense change time of Jiangling City had become longer.

"Lu Zijing's trip has been effective, and Zhou Yu went to Chaisang to recuperate?" Kong Ming easily guessed it.

Combined with what the light curtain said, Zhou Yu's trip was half to recuperate and half to persuade Sun Hou to send troops to Yizhou.

"Congratulations, my lord, Jiangling City has been taken." Kong Ming bowed his hands to congratulate.

"What's the plan?" Liu Bei thought about it for a while but couldn't come to this conclusion, so he simply gave up thinking.

"My Lord, you can send another letter to Sun Hou, and again explain Le Jin's bravery, and promise that if Zhou Gongjin sends troops to Yizhou, he is willing to be the vanguard, but he can't bear to kill his brothers, so he is willing to attack Hanzhong alone."

In addition... Reaching into his sleeves, Kong Ming took out a letter that had already been written:

"Secretly order Mi Zifang to send this secret letter. If both letters are sent out, Jiangling can be taken."

After a while, Mi Zhu, who came here with orders, received the secret letter from his lord with a slightly complicated mood.

It was a kind of shame mixed with touching, and at the same time, there was hatred for his brother for not fighting and admiration for the military advisor's quick wit:

"Zhu will not fail in his mission!"

...

In Dantu in late May, the dusty Lu Su saw Sun Quan who was in high spirits as soon as he entered the door.

"Come, come, Zijing, drink this cup of Jiuyunchun!" Sun Quan's cheeks were slightly flushed, and with slightly different eyes and beard, the whole person was more heroic and extraordinary.

Taking the wine cup and sniffing it, Lu Su drank it: "Thank you, lord, for the wine."

"Is there a happy event at this banquet today?"

Sun Quan snatched the wine cup and handed it to the waiter: "Fill it up!"

Then he smiled and said: "Today's banquet is to send off Zishan!" Although he was a little drunk, he spoke slowly and not hurriedly:

"Jiaozhou Lai Gong wrote a letter saying that he was humiliated by Wu Ju. Zishan took the initiative to volunteer and was willing to lead only a thousand people to rule Jiaozhou."

Lingling Lai Gong? Didn't he all surrender to Liu Bei? A letter crying about being humiliated by Wu Ju?

Lai Gong's heart was with Wu Hou? Lu Su pondered it in his mind and threw away this idea.

Impossible, whether Lai Gong or Wu Ju had no intersection with Jiangdong, it was true that the lord had always favored Jiaozhou.

Jiaozhou is vast and sparsely populated, so it is better to please Shi Xie rather than conquer him. The Lord's move is more like a display of force.

Bu Zhi came over with a wine glass in hand to greet Lu Su.

"Then the post of Zishan prefect..." Lu Su was puzzled.

"Now he is the governor of Jiaozhou!" Sun Quan patted Bu Zhi on the shoulder and was very close.

"Moreover!" Sun Quan took the full Jiuyunchun served by the waiter and took another sip and said:

"Liu Bei wrote a letter saying that if Gongjin planned to attack Yizhou, he would attack Hanzhong, and he also pretended that he did not want to kill Liu Zhang's clan, hey!"

After taking another sip, Sun Quan burped a little and said: "Who doesn't know the tricks of the devil? Just want to steal Hanzhong like the four counties of Jingzhou! Do you think you are the emperor?"

Lu Su glanced at Bu Zhi, who felt guilty and stepped back because he was drunk.

Lu Su stepped forward and approached Sun Quan and said, "The Grand Commander received a secret letter from Gong'an the day before yesterday, saying that Liu Bei had forgotten everything and boasted to his people that Guan Yu was invincible and the four counties of Jingzhou were impregnable."

"Before that, Cao Gong sent Le Jin to garrison in Xiangfan, but Le Jin is always the first to ascend the battlefield. I'm afraid he will take the initiative to attack Jiangling after July."

"In my opinion, Jiangling should be handed over to Liu Bei to see who is more powerful, Le Jin or Guan Yu?"

Sun Quan's blue eyes became clear again, and he thought slowly in his heart, saying, "Where did Gongjin's secret letter come from?"

"He is Mi Zhu's younger brother. He is greedy for pleasure. Mi Zhu allocated his family property to fill Liu Bei's treasury, so he has a lot of resentment towards Mi Zhu."

"Is he reliable?" Sun Quan was worried about this.

Lu Su suddenly brought up another topic:

"Madam Sun's entourage had sent back news that a new paper mill had been built in Gong'an."

Sun Quan said nothing, motioning Lu Su to continue. The two of them walked and talked from the main hall to the study in the back hall.

"It is said that Mi Zhu bought it from Cao Gong's rule at a huge cost. It can be used to make Zuo Bo paper. Liu Bei wants to earn military funds from it."

"However, in the secret letter, the person claimed that he had stolen the remaining recipe of Zuo Bo paper and wanted to sell it to the Grand Commander for 300 gold."

"300 gold?!" Sun Quan had just picked up a pen to write a piece of calligraphy to sober up, but when he heard this, his hand trembled and a page of Zuo Bo paper was wasted.

He was distressed and shocked at the same time, and cursed: "Is he crazy?! A hundred gold... no, ten gold! If he doesn't sell it, I will send the secret letter to Liu Bei!"

"The Grand Commander has already paid him the money and goods." Lu Su said embarrassedly: "The Grand Commander said that the papermaking residue can verify whether the person is reliable."

"And leaving a record can also threaten more important information."

"Give it to me... What a mean person!" Sun Quan cursed: "Did the residue verify the result?"

"The Grand Commander summoned papermakers in Chaisang to verify it. Most of the papermakers said that the residue was real, but it would take a long time to make Zuo Bo paper."

"No problem." Sun Quan made up his mind: "Let Liu Bei move to Jiangling, wait for Gongjin to recover and lead his troops to Yizhou, and force Liu Bei to be the vanguard, Gongjin All of An will be mine."

"When the time comes, find the villain who took the three hundred gold coins and kill him to vent your hatred!"

"Zi Jing, do you think it's okay?"

Lu Su's face was filled with relief: "My lord, the order is appropriate, great!"

...

"Is this Jiangling City?" Zhang Fei's face was full of disappointment:

"Is this the great pass in the world?"

"Let's go, General Zhang." Huang Zhong rode up and laughed:

"If Jiangling wants to become a great pass in the world, it still needs General Guan to work hard. Now it can only be regarded as an important town in Nanjun."

Guan Yu, who was riding in front, did not answer. He was very curious about the city, but there was still a hint of ambition in his eyes:

In this life, the Jiangling City built by himself should be famous in the world under his own hands!

It's a pity that he was intimidated by others and achieved fame for others!

In front of Guan Yu was Liu Bei, and there was no one else beside him.

"Brother, why didn't Kong Ming come?" Guan Yu was curious.

Guan Yu also clearly admired the military strategist's strategy. He imitated Mi Fang's handwriting to write a letter to lure him, calmly grasped the thoughts of Sun Hou and Zhou Yu and made a fortune.

Finally, he was able to enter Jiangling one year earlier than in the light curtain. His contribution was great. Why didn't he see him?

"Kong Ming..." Liu Bei had a trace of worry in his heart, and whispered:

"Someone came from Wu Ziqing, Jiaozhou may have changed."

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