"The front line of the three cities is too long and has no connection with Li Yizhou's original territory. It is in an isolated situation. And if Cao Wei goes south again, these three cities will be the first to attack. However, Li Yizhou's soldiers are good at land warfare, but they are not

He is a good naval force, so occupying these three cities will not be of much use to Li Yizhou, so what is the use? If we don't follow the covenant and return it to our lord, our lord will definitely be able to restrain Cao Wei on the river. So Jiangdong is very lucky, and the alliance of Li and Sun is very lucky."

Bu Zhao sounded serious and thoughtful, and seemed to be thinking about Li Qi at every turn.

Li Qidao: "I have already explained the matter of the covenant just now, so Mr. Zishang does not need to talk about the covenant anymore. As for the territorial issue, as long as I open up the Lujiang River, we will be connected together, so Mr. Zishang does not need to worry about me.

.Once I capture Lujiang County, I will return it to Yuhu, how about that?"

Bu Zhi knew very well that there was no benefit in arguing with Li Qi here, so he said: "After Zhi reports this matter to the Marquis of Wu, he will definitely give Li Yizhou a satisfactory answer."

Li Qi held up the bottle and said with a smile: "If this is the case, then there will be a monkey named Laozi."

Early the next morning, Bu Zhi returned home and told Xu Sheng and Zhu Huan: "Although Cao's army has retreated, Li Qi is still there. You two must stick to the camp and make no mistakes."

Xu Sheng and Zhu Huan knew that they were in the wrong regarding Spring Valley, so they had no choice but to obey Bu Zhi's instructions.

Bu Zhi returned to Xuancheng and told Sun Quan exactly what Li Qi had said.

Sun Quan was furious and said: "If the three cities are in Li Qi's hands, there will be no peace."

Zhuge Jin admonished: "Marquis Wu should calm down. Since Li Qi intends to attack Lujiang County, we might as well wait until he crosses the river and then send troops to attack the three cities so that they cannot look at each other."

Zhang Zhao came out to oppose Zhuge Jin's proposal, but remonstrated with Sun Quan: "Jiangdong has been fighting for many years, and almost half of the territory has been lost. When Li Qi is strong, it is not easy for him to have another dispute. It is better to move the seat to Wu Commandery.

, rest and recuperate, waiting for the situation to change, and it will not be too late to make another move."

Gu Yong: "What Zhang Gong said is true. I hope Wu Hou will think twice."

Zhang Wen: "I second the proposal."

Zhu Ju: "I second the proposal."

Sun Quan: "..."

In addition to the Lu family, which had been destroyed by Li Qi, representatives of the Gu, Zhang and Zhu families all stood on the same front.

On the surface, the indigenous people in Jiangdong do not want to fight. But the deeper reason is probably that they do not want to protect the Sun family.

If he really wants to meet Li Qi in battle, Sun Quan knows very well that Zhuge Jin's proposal is the most appropriate. If he really wants to do what Zhang Zhao said, after Li Qi captures Lujiang, he will first lose the opportunity to attack Li Qi with Cao Wei.

Opportunity. Secondly, Li Qi's prefectures and counties in Jiangdong are connected and support each other. It will not be easy to take back the three cities by then.

Just when Sun Quan was depressed and frustrated, Zhang Zhao said again: "I heard that Zhu Xiumu suffered a defeat in Spring Valley. Wu Qi's crime cannot be forgiven. I hope Wuhou will use military law to calm the morale of the army."

Sun Quan: "..."

The three major families want to abandon themselves, but they also want to weaken their own strength through Wu Qi's case.

At this time, Sun Quan began to miss Zhou Yu and Lu Su very much.

Jiangdong is no longer the Jiangdong of the Sun family.

Sun Quan said: "Formerly, Ji Yan is rectifying the administration of officials and has taken measures to impeach Wu Qi. Now let's hand Wu Qi over to Cao Cao."

If Wu Qi is handed over to Ji Yan, the worst he can do is to be dismissed from his post, but he can still save his life.

Zhu Ju raised his head and was about to say something, but saw Zhang Zhao wink at him, so he suppressed what he wanted to say.

After exiting the hall, Zhu Ju asked Zhang Zhaodao: "Wu Qi escaped before the battle and put our army at a disadvantage. His crime should be dealt with according to military law. If Wu Hou handed him over to Ji Yan, the most he could do was to remove Wu Qi from his official position. This would be detrimental to the frontline personnel.

To the soldiers, this is so unfair, why did Duke Zhang stop it?"

Zhang Zhaodao: "Haste makes waste in everything. If we don't agree to attack Li Qi, we have violated the will of the Marquis of Wu. There is nothing we can do after Wu Qi is deposed. At this time, just follow the wishes of the Marquis of Wu. Don't do that."

Do everything in a hurry to avoid backlash."

Zhu Ju was another representative of the Zhu family after Zhu Huan. He had the same interests as the Zhang and Gu families. Since Zhang Zhao said this, Zhu Ju had no choice but to obey.

Sun Quan was deeply worried about today's discussion.

Looking at the attitude of Zhang Zhao and others, Sun Quan was even worried that the three major families in Jiangdong would tie him up and surrender him to Li Qi as a surrender certificate in order to ensure the stability and continuation of the family.

This is not impossible to happen.

At present, the only one who can make suggestions from his own perspective is Zhuge Jin.

Therefore, Sun Quan summoned Zhuge Jin privately and mentioned the prospects of Jiangdong.

Zhuge Jin also saw that the three major families in Jiangdong were now alienated from each other, and said to Sun Quan: "The only way to gain a foothold in Jiangdong is to rely on Li Qi."

Sun Quan sighed and closed his eyes slightly.

Sun Quan was not as lucky as Cao Cao, and he still had Cao Cao, Xiahou and other clans to rely on.

On his side, since the death of his third uncle Sun Jing and Sun Yu, there were few available.

Sun Hao, as early as when Sun Ce passed away, was thinking of seizing power from himself;

Sun Bi, when he was in Chibi, he wanted to surrender to Cao Cao;

As for uncle Wu Jing, there are several meters of grass on Wu Jing's grave. Now there is only one Wu Fen, and that is Wu Qi who was just impeached.

In the past, Sun Quan mostly relied on the power of the Huaisi Clan to compete with the Jiangdong Clan, but with the deaths of Zhou Yu, Lu Su and others, the Huaisi Clan was weakened and could not suppress the Jiangdong Clan at all.

Therefore, Zhuge Jin persuaded Sun Quan to follow Zhang Zhao's advice and move the capital to Wu County.

On the one hand, Wu Fen, as the governor of Wu County, had an army sufficient to protect Sun Quan;

On the other hand, I returned to Wu County and started to return Mrs. Sun.

Only by having Wu Fen inside to protect him and Li Qi outside to support him can Sun Quan's position in Jiangdong be preserved.

Sun Quan followed his plan and sent a letter to Li Qi, stating that he agreed with Li Qi to occupy the two cities of Chungu and Wuhu, and agreed to use the lake until Li Qi captured Lujiang. At the same time, he said that he would return Mrs. Sun on the same day, and that the two families would forever form an alliance.

…

The twenty-third year of Jian'an, 218 AD.

King Cao Cao of Wei died of illness.

It was suspended two years earlier than originally planned.

From a scientific point of view, Cao Cao consumed a lot more brain cells when facing Li Qi than when facing Liu Bei, so he died earlier.

The news spread to Wuhu, and the civil and military forces were excited, thinking that the world could be settled and the troubled times were about to end.

Accompanied by his wife Ma Yunluo, Li Qi rode by the river and looked north.

Then the wine was poured into the river to pay homage to a generation of heroes:

"Singing to wine, life is so long! Just like the morning dew, the past days will be bitter. Generosity should be used to make worries unforgettable. How to relieve worries? Only Du Kang. Qingqing Zijin is so long in my heart. But for the sake of you, I have been pondering it till now. Yo yo

The deer roars, eating the apples in the wild. I have a guest, playing the harp and the sheng. It is as bright as the moon, when can I cut it off? The sorrow comes from it and cannot be cut off. Crossing the distance across the country, we have been together in vain. We have a long talk and remember the old kindness.

The moon and stars are sparse, and the magpie is flying south. It circles the tree three times, and where is the branch to lean on? The mountains never get too high, and the sea never gets too deep. The Duke of Zhou spits out food, and the world returns to its heart."
Chapter completed!