Cheng Pu heard Lu Meng's words, and said angrily: "You son, do you know what you are talking about Cao Pi and Liu Bei, who have no one in their eyes, and bluntly said that they want me to ask for grain and grass in Dongwu, and one is hundreds of thousands of stones, you must know that these grains and grasses can support the front line for several months for my Dongwu army.Besides, once we give it to them this time, they will open their mouths next time, and if this continues, sooner or later, my Dongwu will be dragged down, and the two sides will still break up at that time.Instead of this, if you refuse them this time, after the grain and grass in the province are sent, the meat buns and dogs will not return. ”Seeing Lu Meng's words, the two elders of Dongwu were all angry, Lu Su, who was standing next to Lu Meng, hurriedly stood up and smiled at the two of them: "Cheng Gong is angry, Lu Meng's words are just what he thinks in his heart, and it is just for the good of my Dongwu, Cheng Gong is an old minister of Dongwu, and there is no need to be so serious with the juniors." ”But he didn't want to face Lu Su's persuasion, but Cheng Pu didn't appreciate it at all, and still said angrily: "Hmph, what about the juniors, this time this kid is so unprotective of my Dongwu prestige, but he worships those Wei Shu disciples so much, where will I put Dongwu."
Let me tell you, this time I, Cheng Pu, will definitely not compromise with these people from Wei and Shu, if these people dare to come to my Dongwu to spread wilderness, I, Cheng Pu, will definitely behead them with the iron halberd snake spear in my hand. ”Seeing that the generals under his command were arguing, Sun Quan couldn't help but dissuade him at this time: "Okay, let's stop arguing for now, let's calm down and discuss it."
Now that my Dongwu has just been built, this is the time for my Dongwu to unite, and we must not mess with our own family history because of these people from Wei and Shu. ”In fact, Sun Quan could have stopped it early in the morning, but Sun Quan deliberately watched the disputes between the generals and ministers of several parties, just to take a look and listen to the respective meanings of the civil ministers and generals under his command, and see whether they should refuse or compromise.Sun Quan deliberately delayed until now to speak, and he was also quite good at mastering the hearts of his ministers, which was also a rare imperial power technique.With Sun Quan's order, everyone stopped their voices, after all, even if these generals were noble, they did not dare to disobey Sun Quan's imperial order, especially in this court.I only heard that Sun Quan suddenly rushed to Zhou Yu, the thinker of Eastern Wu on the side, and said: "Gong Jin, the generals and ministers are disagreeing at the moment, according to your opinion, what do you think Cao Pi and Liu Bei suddenly opened their mouths this time and asked our army for food and grass" Sun Quan pushed Zhou Yu out of this matter, it can be said that he trusts Zhou Yu very much and is willing to listen to Zhou Yu's opinions, and secondly, Sun Quan also pushes Zhou Yu out, as his own shield, which can be described as extremely clever means.Hearing Sun Quan's words, Zhou Yu bowed his head slightly at him, and said casually: "Back to Your Majesty, Zhou Yu thinks that Cao Pi and Liu Bei have a good grasp of my weaknesses in Dongwu this time.If His Majesty refuses to give aid to the two countries this time, it will definitely arouse the hostility of Wei and Shu, and it will be extremely detrimental to the future development of our Eastern Wu.Let's say that now that my Eastern Wu has broken with Zhao Jun, it is really inappropriate to have friction with Wei and Shu at this moment. ”Hearing Zhou Yu's words, Huang Gai immediately said with displeasure: "What Gong Jin means, we have to agree to Cao Pi and Liu Bei's request, and give them food for nothing, so that Wei and Shu will underestimate my Dongwu, and when the time comes, these guys will continue to open their mouths widely, and they will ask for endless food once or twice."
Won't my Soochow become their granary, let them take it?
”Zhou Yu hurriedly said: "No, no, General Huang misunderstood what I meant. ”After speaking, I saw Zhou Yu pretend to hesitate for a moment, and then continued to Huang Gai and you: "For the sake of the great cause, sometimes some things have to be patient, although it is really hateful to say that this time the Wei State and the Shu State asked for grain and grass from our army for nothing.But in the future, when our army goes to war with the Zhao army, these two countries will also be the two barriers of our Eastern Wu, in any case, with some grain and grass, it is also good to drive hundreds of thousands of troops for our army, so you don't need to be so angry. ”"However, as you said just now, if you agree to Wei and Shu on this, I am afraid that it will seem that I have no aura in Dongwu, and I will even be looked down upon by Wei and Shu.Therefore, Zhou Yu felt that this time Wei and Shu came to ask for hundreds of thousands of stone grain and grass, we would only give them a part, and each country would give 50,000 stone grain and grass. ”Although many people in the DPRK and China were unwilling to allocate grain and grass to Wei and Shu, after hearing Zhou Yu's words, everyone also knew that there were some things that could not be taken lightly.But after hearing Zhou Yu's statement that a country only gives 50,000 stones of grain and grass, everyone couldn't help but be happy, and even Huang Gai himself was somewhat embarrassed and said, "Gongjin, you."
You're too bad, only give 50,000 stones, which is not enough to eat. ”I only heard Zhou Yu speak: "Gong Jin knows that these 50,000 stone grains and grass are useless for a country, but only in this way can Wei and Shu know the role of my Eastern Wu."
If we prepare enough grain and grass for them at one time, I am afraid that these people will not treat me as equals, and we promise to give them hundreds of thousands of stones of grain and grass.However, due to the recent recruitment of some new recruits in Dongwu, the harvest in some places is not good, and the supply of grain and grass is insufficient, so it cannot be given all at once, and can only be distributed. ”"Moreover, due to the recent Zhao army in Xuzhou, I have not had too many troops to transport.If Wei and Shu continue to carry these grains and grasses, they must send their own men and horses to pull the transportation, otherwise, I Dongwu will not be able to do anything. ”"Although the first 50,000 stone grain and grass is small, the follow-up grain and grass will be replenished every once in a while, but as for how long it can be replenished, it depends on the recent harvest of Dongwu and the situation of the people of Dongwu.In the past, the treasury was very empty because of the war, but now the common people have begun to reserve grain and grass when they hear that the war is tight, and it is inconvenient for us to collect grain and grass from the people when we build a new country. ”"As for the purchase of grain and grass, how can it be that after the new recruits in our army, there is an extreme shortage of ordnance and materials.All the money and silver in the treasury are used to build weapons and armor, so there is not too much money to store grain and grass. ”Zhou Yu said so much in a row, and then he couldn't help but say: "Presumably, with a few factors in a row, Wei and Shu can only eat Coptis dumbly if they want to have any dissatisfaction."
If they are really short of food and want to come and carry grain and grass, we will give each country 50,000 stone of grain and grass in advance, and if they are not satisfied and do not want it, it is better, we will save it. ”Zhou Yu's words this time amused everyone, and it originally seemed that Wei Shu was in the limelight for asking for grain and grass, but it turned out to be led by the nose of Dongwu.It's just that after Zhou Yu's strategy, the relationship between the front and back has been reversed, as Zhou Yu said, the food is still sent, but you need to take it yourself.And the main thing is that due to the shortage of food in the country, it is not possible to give you all at once, and you need to allocate a batch every once in a while.In this way, Wei and Shu had to look at the face of Dongwu, after all, the 50,000 stone grain and grass were not much, and they said that they needed but they were also urgently needed.If the relationship with Dongwu is estranged, and one of them encounters natural disasters and a bumper harvest is tense, even if they don't allocate grain, the two countries of Wei and Shu don't dare to say anything, who calls the means of eating others and taking other people's means.Sun Quan immediately said: "It is worthy of the Mei Zhou Lang Zhou Gongjin who is my Dongwu think tank, and with a single strategy, I can subvert the initiative of my Dongwu and Wei Shu."
Presumably, with this point, in the future, Wei and Shu will not dare to be disrespectful to my Dongwu, and even need to curry favor with my Dongwu in order to have enough food in the future.He acted according to Gong Jin's plan and told the envoy from the Shu Kingdom that if he was unwilling, he would drive him away. ”As soon as Sun Quan's voice fell, Lu Meng hurriedly stepped forward and bowed his hand: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, Lu Meng is willing to deal with this matter." ”Seeing that someone took the initiative to ask for help, Sun Quan immediately said with great joy: "Well, Lu Meng is steady, and I am quite relieved to deal with this matter, this matter must be handed over to you to handle, and I can't lose face in my Eastern Wu when I go, and I can't tear my face with Wei and Shu." ”After the matter of the last dynasty, Lu Meng went straight to the resting residence of Fei Yi, the envoy of Shu State, and Fei Yi couldn't help but be ecstatic when he saw someone coming from Eastern Wu, thinking that this time he asked for grain and grass, and it was completed, and it was very simple to see.As soon as he saw Fei Yi, Lu Meng went to the landlord's etiquette and said respectfully: "Dongwu Lu Meng has seen Lord Fei Yi. ”After hearing Lu Meng's self-reported name, Fei Yi couldn't help but be surprised, he didn't expect the other party to be so young.If you want to say why Fei Yi was so surprised by Lu Meng, it was because the Eastern Wu army attacked Jingzhou Cao Bing before, and the Dongwu sneak attack on the four counties of Jingzhou after the incident, although the leader of the troops was Jiangdong Meizhou Lang Zhou Yu, but he had been following Lu Meng behind him.It can be seen that Lü Meng is Zhou Yu's right and left hand, a figure who gives the Wei army and the Shu army a headache, and a general of Eastern Wu who can write and martial arts.Fei Yi hurriedly bowed to the other party and said: "It turned out to be General Lu Meng, I have long heard that General Lu Meng is both civil and military, wise and brave, Fei Yi has always heard of it, but he has never seen his true face."
When I saw it today, the general was really a talent, like a dragon and a phoenix among people. ”Regardless of whether Fei Yi's words were true or false, Lu Meng was very comfortable listening to it, after all, anyone likes to listen to nice words, I saw Lu Meng immediately smiled slightly, and said with a smile: "Lord Fei Yi is really joking, I am full of talents in Dongwu, how can Lu Meng be that outstanding person, my lord is not deliberately flattering me Lu Menghu." ”"No, no, in the past, General Lü Meng followed the governor of Zhou and joined hands to capture Jingzhou, causing the enemy army to be terrified, which is known to everyone in the world, so Fei Yiyuan also knew about it in Yizhou
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