Chapter 142: The Yangtze and Han Rivers experience a major flood, and the timing is on my side!
Chapter 142: Floods in the Yangtze and Han Rivers, the timing is on my side!
The navy came ashore,

Return to Xiling!

Sun Zhongmou was in a state of disarray, and his whole body was empty as he got off the boat.

It wasn't good when I came...

This is great. He can't even go back to Jiangdong...

absurd,

It's ridiculous!

It was so absurd that even Sun Quan himself couldn't believe it!

How can Jiangdong's civil and military officials let Liu Xuande and Zhuge Kongming give...

Zhou Gongjin, Lu Su, and Taishi Ci! Not to mention Han Dang, Huang Gai and other veterans!

How dare Liu Bei do such a reckless thing? What are these people doing? !

At this time, Sun Zhongmou's mood had changed from the initial anger to numbness and endless frustration.

He returned to his own residence in Xiling City alone.

He drove away the beauty that Sun Shangxiang had found for him.
After he closed the door,
He lay weakly on the couch, with the quilt covering his head.

Sun Quan finally couldn't help crying...

"Brother, Zhongmou is incompetent!"

"The foundation of Jiangdong, six prefectures and eighty-one counties, the hard work of three generations of my father and brothers, is now being usurped by Liu Xuande..."

"I defended against Cao Mengde's 800,000-strong army at Chibi, but I failed to defend against this two-faced big-eared thief!"

"Sun Shao is a little bastard. How can he be a match for Liu Xuande? How can he be a match for the Jiangdong aristocratic families... a puppet..."

"I pity the blood shed by my father and brothers, and I pity the hard work I, Sun Zhongmou, have endured over the years..."

……

……

"Xingba is back, sit down."

Liu Wu was reading the grain and tax plan sent by Lu Xun, Mi Zhu and others: "Didn't the Marquis of Wu go back?"

Gan Ning sat down helplessly: "The Jiangdong navy blocked my entry, I followed my lord's wishes and did not engage in battle with them."

No matter what happens in Jiangdong, Liu Wu means to avoid friction with Jiangdong for the time being, because there is a more important thing to do at the moment.

Gan Ning also participated in the Battle of Chibi. It would be a lie to say that he had no feelings for his former master Sun Quan. Although he is now loyal to Liu Wu, Gan Ning feels really bad to see Sun Quan in such a miserable state.

Liu Wu's expression did not change, as if all this was within his expectations: "Did you meet Zhou Gongjin?"

Gan Ning: “Never seen it.”

Liu Wu: "Have you met Lu Zijing?"

Gan Ning: “Never.”

Liu Wu: "What about Han Dang, Huang Gai, Jiang Qin, Zhou Tai and others?"

Until this moment,

Gan Ning suddenly realized that something was wrong: "I haven't seen any of them. This..."

Liu Wu: "Who did you meet?"

Gan Ning was stunned, and then his expression was complicated: "Beside Sun Shao are Liu Bei and Kong Ming..."

Upon hearing this, Liu Wu almost laughed out loud: "It seems that in Jiangdong today, my old friends from Shentingling have lost their power..."

"But if they hadn't taken action, Liu Bei would have been trapped and killed in Jingnan by me."

"They were willing to break off relations with me to rescue Liu Bei, but what was the result?"

After Liu Wu's words came out, Gan Ning suddenly understood. He couldn't help but shook his head and sighed, really!

It's amazing!

Zhou Yu and his men fought desperately to rescue Liu Bei from Liu Wu, but as soon as Liu Bei arrived in Jiangdong, he overthrew them!

How ridiculous...

If Zhou Yu and others had not rescued Liu Bei, there would naturally not be the current disaster.

Now it seems that Zhou Gongjin is really trapped in his own web.

Liu Wu stood up and said: "Marquis Wu is your former master, please comfort him and don't let him get upset."

"Marquis Wu..." Gan Ning smiled bitterly: "My lord, the current Marquis Wu is Sun Shao."

Liu Wu raised his eyes and glanced at Gan Ning, and said meaningfully: "Liu Bei's Wu Hou is a fake, and my Wu Hou is the real one."

Gan Ning smacked his lips and said, "Liu Bei's Wu Hou is a fake one, and my lord's Wu Hou is the real one?"

Liu Wu: “Yes.”

……

……

It's night.

At the Xiling City Pier, a small boat coming from Jiangdong docked.

Lu Xun's uncle Lu Ji looked up at the top of Xiling City, feeling mixed emotions and sighing...

The last time Liu Wu came to Xiling, he only had the small town of Xiling.

Lu Xun was nothing more than a powerless counselor.

Now Liu Wu has controlled 89 counties, and his territory even exceeds that of Jiangdong. Lu Xun is in charge of the central military affairs, second only to the emperor, and above everyone else...

"Please inform Lu Biejia that Lu Ji, the head of the Wuzhong Lu family, begs to see you!"

After reporting, Lu Ji waited quietly outside the city gate.

In a moment,

A figure rode over on horseback: "Uncle?!"

Lu Xun turned over and dismounted.
Lu Ji immediately bowed and said, "Greetings, Biejia Lu."

Lu Xun didn't respond at all, and went straight to the point: "At this critical moment, why did my uncle and father come here to make this trip? What's the big deal?"

"Could it be that our Lu family is going to rebel against Jiangdong..."

"Don't talk nonsense!" Lu Ji hastily denied: "I'm here for a big event!"

"I came here to exchange Shanyue. Our Jiangdong Lu, Zhu, Gu, and Zhang families know that you hold a high position in Jingzhou, so I came directly to you!"

Lu Xun was stunned for a moment: "So, the 10,000 Xiakou prisoners in exchange for 10,000 Shanyue?"

Lu Ji nodded.

"Before, Marquis Wu wrote to urge you personally, but you all disagreed. Now..." Halfway through his words, a gleam of light flashed in Lu Xun's eyes, and he understood immediately.

"Of course you can." Lu Xun nodded and smiled bitterly.

Even if Lu Ji didn't say it, he already understood the situation.

Exchanging captives for the Shanyue was a sure win for Jiangdong, after all, those Shanyue still needed to be trained.

It had been changed several times before, so why were the noble families unwilling to do so in the hall this time, and then secretly rushed to change it afterwards?

This is so abnormal, the gap is not shallow...

The key is that before, Jiangdong was used as a whole to exchange prisoners with Liu Wu. Although Chushanyue was sent by their family, they had to go through the Jiangdong platform every time, right?
Sun Quan plundered the passers-by and asked them to pay taxes...

It’s always a 30-70 split!

In the past, the tax for capturing Shanyue was divided into 30% and 70%, 30%! A full 30%, such a heavy tax, the hearts of the noble families were bleeding.

Why should they surrender only 30% of the Shanyue people they captured with their own ability? The noble families were already very unhappy...

If swapped with Liu Wu, Sun Quan would still deduct 30%...

Adding the two together, the total tax amount exceeds 50%...

Anyone who conducts export trade through the Jianye platform will be subject to heavy taxes!
When Sun Quan was around, they had to bear the pain and pluck the feathers.

That day in the hall, Jiangdong was without a master, so of course they would not do it!! Now it’s not Jiangdong and Liu Wu doing business, but the four major families coming here to smuggle!

Without the middleman to make a profit, this trip would cost 10,000 Shanyue people, and the four major families could steal the taxes of 3,000 people...

Three thousand people!

No, it's three thousand well-trained soldiers!
In the eyes of the four major families, one prisoner is more than worth two Shanyue!

After this smuggling trip, each of the four major families will have nearly 800 more people... No, each family will have 800 more well-trained private soldiers!
"Uncle, can you tell me exactly what happened in Jiangdong?" Lu Xun made a tentative move.

Now, although each serves his own master,
But after all, Jiangdong...

The two Wu Hous...

"Alas!" Lu Ji sighed, "This is all confidential. The new Marquis of Wu has already issued a ban..."

"Bo Yan, if you can complete the exchange of Shanyue and the governor of Jingzhou agrees, it's not impossible to tell you and the governor of Jingzhou..."

"This is all for the benefit of the family..."

"That day, Zhou Gongjin and others returned..."

"In the hall, Zhuge Liang said..."

"..."

……

……

Snap! ~
Another bamboo slip was thrown into the box by Liu Wu.

"Husband, go to bed early." A mosquito-like whisper sounded.

Liu Wu raised his eyes and saw Sun Shangxiang looking extremely attractive under the candlelight.

Bow your head,

The next bamboo slip is from Wei Yan...

Liu Wu said calmly, "You go to bed first. I will not read this article today after I finish reading it."

"Um……"

He lowered his head and opened the bamboo slips.

There are some summaries of examples in it.
Now Wei Wenchang is stationed in the two cities of Jiangling and Gong'an, commanding tens of thousands of troops. He is the top general under Liu Wu, so Liu Wu has to pay special attention to him.

Browsing from beginning to end, it is all summary, summary...

Liu Wu didn't want to watch it anymore.

After all, these bamboo slips are not as warm and soft as jade to attract people's attention.

Just as he was about to put down the bamboo slips, Liu Wu suddenly froze...

Then he leaned forward involuntarily. What attracted him were some suggestions from Wei Yan at the end.

Wei Yan said,
this year,

Jingbei area...

Han River Basin...

Isn’t it just Xiangfan?

There is a possibility of big news...

Slowly raise your head,

Liu Wu seemed to be isolated from the outside world at this time.

He couldn't hear anything but his own heartbeat.

right now,

It’s mid-June…

He remembers it clearly!

In history, in August of the autumn, Guan Yu flooded seven armies in Xiangfan, shocking the whole of China and forcing Cao Cao to almost move the capital!

If it weren’t for Lu Meng’s white-clothed crossing of the river…

Historically, Guan Yu had been in Jingzhou for ten years. He had his own judgment on the hydrology of Jingzhou, so he led the Jingzhou navy to launch that war.

What about Wei Yan?

Where was he before he met me and before he joined Liu Bei?
He was a subordinate of Liu Biao...

I have been in Xiangfan all year round...

He had his own views on the hydrology of Xiangfan, just as he had his own views on the surprise attack on Ziwu Valley in history!
Historically, Zhuge Liang did not believe him.

I, Liu Wu, don’t believe him either?
Boom!~
Liu Wu stood up suddenly, and the beauty behind him was already forgotten.

……

……

Pang Tong had already fallen asleep, and the three of them slept together.

And I slept very soundly, mainly because I was very tired.

There was no way. The good disciple was too sensible. He was given two beautiful concubines as soon as he arrived in Xiling.

I work hard dealing with government affairs and military affairs during the day, and it's also very tiring at night.

He Pang Tong is really working too hard...

"teacher."

There was a sudden noise outside the house and Pang Shiyuan woke up in a daze. He was too tired and didn't want to pay attention to it.

"Teacher, Zilie has something important to ask you."

There was another sound.

Pang Tong heard it clearly and immediately became alert: "Don't, don't sleep, change clothes for me!"

"The governor of Jingzhou wanted to talk to me about something urgent. Didn't you hear me?"

"Hurry!"

In a moment,

The door opens.
Pang Tong came out in disheveled clothes: "Good disciple, if there is anything important, tell the teacher quickly!"

Liu Wu cupped his hands and said, "Teacher, are you from Xiangfan?"

Pang Tong nodded: "Everyone in the world knows that Crouching Dragon and Phoenix are both from Xiangyang. I am from Xiangyang, born in Xiangyang and raised in Xiangyang!"

Liu Wu raised his eyes and said, "Kong Ming knows astronomy and geography..."

Pang Tong patted his chest and said, "I can do everything that Kong Ming can do, and I can do everything that Kong Ming can't do!"

Liu Wu: "Teacher, it's almost autumn now. Do you know the hydrology of Xiangfan area?"

Pang Tong was stunned and looked at Liu Wu with a strange expression.

Then he was seen counting on his fingers and shaking his head as if he was trying hard to recall something.

He mumbled to himself, calculating repeatedly...

suddenly,

Snapped! ~
A slap landed on Liu Wu's shoulder. Pang Tong was so excited that he was no longer sleepy. His eyes were full of energy. "This year's Han River has great news!"

"Calculating the time, it's only been two months at most..."

"Good disciple, hurry up! Quickly lead the Jingzhou navy westward to Jiangling!"

"The water level of the Han River is about to rise sharply. Let's go up the river from Jiangling to the north. If we take advantage of this opportunity, we can conquer Xiangfan!"

Xiangfan was conquered.

Then the door to the Central Plains will be wide open!

Central Plains shakes...

　I was delayed today by something, and I am working on another chapter, which will be completed before 1 o'clock.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)