Chapter 342

Using public office for private gain, killing two birds with one stone!

"Yes, Lord!"

Liu Bei left Yuzhang for Jingzhou, letting Sun Quan breathe a sigh of relief.

He began to clean up those who were not convinced by him.

Xiakou,

After Liu Bei inspected Wen Pin's Jingzhou navy camp, he welcomed a batch of talents,

All of whom came from Jiangdong,

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Yan Jun from Pengcheng,

Bu Zhi from Huaiyin,

Wei Jing from Guangling Commandery,

These were all great talents of the later Eastern Wu, with Bu Zhi being the most powerful, becoming the Prime Minister of Eastern Wu and also leading troops to pacify Jiaozhou.

Taking only over a thousand troops to Jiaozhou, not only pacifying Jiaozhou but also bringing back over ten thousand troops, he was definitely a great talent.

Liu Bei held a banquet to entertain the three,

"Lu Zijing said you three have great talents; seeing you today, you are indeed extraordinary."

Lu Su was very familiar with Yangzhou talents and had recently been desperately recommending talents to Liu Bei, and also sent people to Jiangdong to lobby, which was also done with all his heart.

The three hurriedly cupped their hands and were humble, their hearts excited.

Liu Bei appointed Yan Jun and Wei Jing as County Magistrates of Yuzhang on the spot,

And appointed Bu Zhi as an official in his General's mansion; seeing Bu Zhi, Liu Bei remembered Bu Bu Lianshi,

"Bu Bu Lianshi seems very virtuous and beautiful."

All three were very satisfied,

At this time, their reputations were not obvious, and the General of Cavalry was courteous to the wise, which made them very moved.

Pang Tong walked in,

"My lord, secret report from Jiangdong."

The three looked at each other and planned to go down,

Liu Bei waved his hand,

"Everyone is our own people; listen to it."

The three were moved again, not expecting the lord to trust them so much.

Pang Tong summarized the intelligence,

"My lord, Sun Quan cut off the troops of Sun Ben and Sun Fu, put both under house arrest, and also said he colluded with the lord."

Liu Bei smiled,

"If you want to add a crime, why worry about no words."

"My lord, Cao Cao and Sun Quan reached an alliance agreement, which includes marrying Sun Sun Shangxiang to Cao Pi."

Liu Bei frowned; this Sun Sun Shangxiang was his wife in history, so wouldn't he be greened by Cao Pi?

Although he grabbed Zhen Mi first!

But, Sun Sun Shangxiang absolutely won't do!

Zhang Fei was angry,

"Sun Quan is truly useless; his brother just died, and he sent his sister to the Cao family; it's extremely humble!"

"Big Brother, we must destroy their marriage!"

Bu Zhi and others also nodded; Sun Quan was indeed too lacking in dominance.

Pang Tong said again,

"My lord, Sun Quan intends to take action against Lujiang Governor Li Shu; troops have already gathered in Qu'e."

"Li Shu has also sent us a request for help."

Liu Bei nodded,

"Li Shu only took in people who were dissatisfied with Sun Quan, and he wants to crusade? Since Li Shu asked for help, we must save him."

Pang Tong said again,

"My lord, there is also gossip that Zhuge Jin suggested that Sun Quan intends to take Bu Bu Lianshi of the Bu family; at this time, he has secretly sent people to Wancheng."

Bu Zhi stood up abruptly and muttered,

"How could Ziyu do such a thing!"

Everyone was a smart person and naturally understood that Zhuge Jin wanted to use this to pull Bu Zhi into Sun Quan's camp.

After Zhang Fei figured it out, he slammed the table,

"How could Kongming's brother do such a thing!"

Guo Jia cupped his hands,

"To avoid Zishan being in a difficult position, only the lord can take Bu Bu Lianshi and cut off Sun Quan's thoughts."

Bu Zhi's eyes lit up; Military Advisor Guo was indeed full of wisdom and instantly thought of a solution—drawing the firewood from under the cauldron!

He bowed deeply,

"My lord, my clan sister is virtuous and beautiful; please help me take her."

Bu Zhi naturally hoped Liu Bei would take Bu Bu Lianshi, so his status would rise with the tide.

Yan Jun and Wei Jing were a bit depressed; why didn't they have such a beautiful clan sister!

Liu Bei?? How did this happen?

He nodded and said,

"Also, this way Zishan doesn't have to be embarrassed; I will definitely treat your sister well."

Bu Zhi bowed deeply again,

"Thank you, my lord!"

The live broadcast room exploded,

"Wow, grabbing a concubine is said so clearly and refined!"

"My Bei brother is mighty, Sun Quan is just a little brother!"

"I, Sun Quan, lead Jiangdong and take a concubine, and you, Liu Bei, also grab it; that's too much!"

"Liu Bei not only wants to grab the concubine Sun Quan scheduled, but also grab his sister, and Jiangdong territory... just wooling Sun Quan alone? Is this good?"

"Sun Ce's pain of Da Qiao is still fresh in my memory; now it's Sun Quan's turn!"

As time passed,

The war in Jiangdong reignited,

Sun Quan, under the protection of Zhou Yu's navy, led Sun He, Sun Shao, Zhou Tai, Pan Zhang, Zhen Jiang Qin, Zhu Heng, Chen Wu, Dong Xi, Ling Cao, and others, gathered sixty thousand troops and set off from Qu'e to Wancheng!

He wanted to decide Wancheng in one battle and establish his prestige!

Cao Cao, who also received the news, sent Le Jin with twenty thousand troops from Shouchun to express his help.

Li Shu had only over ten thousand troops, so he naturally closed the city and defended strictly; he flew a horse to Liu Bei for help!

Bu Bu Lianshi and her mother were also trapped in Wancheng, worried.

Liu Bei didn't wait for Li Shu's request for help,

And had already sent Lu Xun, Gan Ning, and Xu Sheng to lead the navy to set off to confront Zhou Yu in the Lujiang section of the Yangtze River.

Wei Yan and Taishi Ci led fifteen thousand troops, crossed the Yangtze River, gathered in Xunyang north of Pengze Gaoyou Lake, and marched towards Wancheng!

Liu Bei himself led ten thousand cavalry, led Ma Chao, Zhang Zhang Liao, Zhang Fei, Xing Daorong, and other generals to rush to Wancheng from Jiangxia!

Almost the eyes of the entire Han were focused on Lujiang Commandery, or more precisely, Wancheng!

Liu Bei's troop mobilization naturally couldn't be hidden from Sun Quan,

He was originally worried about Liu Bei's large army attacking,

But after learning that Liu Bei combined Wei Yan and Taishi Ci's troops to only twenty-five thousand, his thoughts increased,

"Not counting Zhou Yu's navy, I still have sixty thousand troops, plus Cao's twenty thousand; eighty thousand fighting Liu Bei's twenty-five thousand, how can I fear him?"