Sun Quan was actually not very sure whether the Shu State, which claimed to be the orthodox Han Dynasty, would agree to his proposal to honor the two emperors simultaneously.

He was even ready to fall out with Shu.

Anyway, in his opinion, the Wei State suffered two consecutive defeats last year, coupled with Cao Xiu's death, the Wei State would be unable to move south in a short period of time.

It can be seen from the layout of the Wei army in Hefei that the Wei state has even shrunk its defense line and only defended the key passes.

There is no longer the pressure of wanting to cross the Yangtze River from time to time.

If it really doesn't work in the end, it's not out of the question to make peace with Wei again.

Anyway, given the current situation of Wei State, coupled with the fact that Wei Emperor Cao Rui's foundation is unstable and he is still young, I believe he will not refuse his kindness.

At that time, the Wei State can attack Longyou and Hanzhong with all its strength. If it adds more troops to Baqiu to increase pressure on the Shu State, how will this situation be different from when Liu Bei was defeated a few years ago?

If it really gets to that point, Shu will naturally recognize the reality and obediently send people over to make peace with itself again.

Therefore, the Kingdom of Shu not only sent people out to celebrate his ascension to the throne, but also made it clear that the alliance between Shu and Wu would be officially announced to the world.

It's really beyond people's expectations.

This is an alliance in the name of the country, not the previous verbal alliance.

If you betray your alliance again, you will be abandoned by everyone in the world.

Sun Quan thought a lot in a short period of time.

"What do you think of this proposal, Your Majesty?"

Chen Zhen below asked.

Sun Quan picked up the letter of credence and read it carefully from beginning to end.

Judging from the current situation of the three countries, the official announcement of the alliance between the two countries is actually more beneficial to Wu State.

Because if the Wu Kingdom wanted to march westward into Shu, not only would they have to go upstream, but Yong'an's terrain would be too dangerous to get around.

But if the Shu Kingdom wanted to move eastwards, it could just go down the river.

After the alliance was formally formed in the name of the two countries, it also meant that Shu recognized Wu's ownership of Jingzhou.

It's just that Sun Quan survived Cao Cao to death, Liu Bei to death, and Cao Pi to death, so he can be regarded as a tolerant figure.

How could he express his position so easily?

He pretended to ponder for a while, and then he said, "Han and Wu are allies, and everyone knows it. Now if we want to formally inform the emperor and the queen, we have to take some time to prepare."

"The matter of dividing the world between the two countries is related to the national destiny of the two countries. Wu State was in a hurry and was not prepared, so it must be discussed carefully."

Chen Zhen nodded, "This is natural. The foreign minister will stay in the guest house to wait for your majesty's good news."

After sending someone to send the Shu envoy out of the court, Sun Quan dismissed the court and ordered his chamberlain to summon Lu Xun, Gu Yong and other important ministers to the palace for discussion.

After handing the credentials of the Kingdom of Shu to several people to read, Sun Quan asked, "How should you, gentlemen, view this matter?"

"Now that the world is divided into three pillars, and Wei occupies eight points of the world, it is reasonable for Wu and Shu to form an alliance to fight against the powerful Wei."

As the Prime Minister of the State of Wu, Gu Yong was the first to speak, "Furthermore, Wu and Shu have already had an alliance. The two countries formally swore an alliance, but it was just in real names."

"And Your Majesty ascended to the position of Dabao and swore an alliance with the Shu Kingdom. This move can just show that the Wu Kingdom is standing side by side with the Shu Kingdom."

Sun Quan listened and nodded secretly.

Even if he didn't admit it on the surface, in his heart, he had to admit that among the three kingdoms, Wu State lacked the legal principles to claim emperor the most.

Otherwise, we wouldn’t have emphasized repeatedly in the enthronement edict that the Han Dynasty did not exist.

Because the monarchs and ministers of the Wu Kingdom were nominally the subjects of the Han family.

If the Han Dynasty still exists and he rashly proclaims himself emperor, what is the difference between that and the Cao thieves he claims to defeat?

So the Han Dynasty must have ceased to exist now.

Although the Kingdom of Shu in the west was named Han, it only occupied one state. How could it be regarded as the Han Dynasty?

Now that the Shu Kingdom officially recognizes the two emperors of Wu as equals, no matter what, it finally has some confidence.

"What's Boyan's opinion?"

Sun Quan asked Lu Xun.

Lu Xun agreed: "The Prime Minister is right. Taking the oath to swear an alliance is just a name for the Wu-Shu Alliance."

"Since the prime minister and the general said the same thing, then the matter cannot be wrong."

Sun Quan nodded, with a look of hesitation on his face, "It's just about dividing the world. What do you think of this division?"

In the credential of the Kingdom of Shu, the world was divided, and Shu took the land of Yongliang to the west of Hangu Pass, and the three states of Bing, Ji, and You to the north of the river.

And Wu took the four states of Henan, Qing, Xu, and Yan to the west of Hanguguan and south of the river.

If we can really join forces to destroy Wei in the future, this division is very reasonable.

It was even Wu who took advantage.

Because even if the Shu Kingdom captured the land of Yongliang, it would be far more difficult to cross the Great Hebei to capture the three states of Hebei than it would be for the Wu Kingdom to capture the four states from Jingzhou and Yangzhou.

Gu Yongzheng, who didn't think anything was wrong, wanted to nod, but Lu Xun suddenly asked: "Your Majesty, what else do you have in mind?"

Sun Quan looked at Lu Xun, his eyes flickering very vaguely, but there was no change on his face.

"Yes. Since Boyan can see that I have other thoughts in my mind, can he possibly guess what I am thinking?"

Lu Xun didn't realize it and said bluntly: "Does your Majesty want Youzhou?"

Sun Quan finally looked shocked: "How did you know?"

Lu Xun smiled confidently: "Since Gongsun Yuan usurped his uncle's position last year and ruled the land of Liaodong, he has been secretly sending people to contact our country of Wu."

"Your Majesty, there are still a few good horses from Liaodong in your palace. So I think that the king may have borrowed the power of Liaodong for a long time in order to seduce Cao Cao."

Sun Quan's face changed slightly at first, and then he broke out into a smile: "Sure enough, Boyan knows my heart! So Boyan, do you think this method is acceptable?"

Lu Xun seemed to have considered this issue for a long time: "Your Majesty is very concerned. We, the State of Wu, are good at boats and can sail northward to connect with Liaodong."

"The Gongsun family has been in Liaodong for a long time and has been in the same family for three generations. Although they clearly submitted to the Wei Dynasty, they actually appointed themselves as officials because of the obstacles of the mountains and rivers."

"Furthermore, since Gongsun Yuan took charge of Liaodong, he took the initiative to send good horses to His Majesty, which is enough to show that he will not be subordinate to Wei for a long time."

"This is why we call it distant friendship and close attack. Your Majesty's plan is indeed far-reaching."

Sun Quan was very happy after hearing what Lu Xun said.

The little bit of unhappiness that someone had just revealed my inner thoughts also dissipated.

"Since Boyan said this, how about I give Gongsun Yuan a heavy gift in order to make good friends with him, and then I can buy good war horses from Liaodong?"

When Lu Xun heard what Sun Quan said, he quickly dissuaded him and said: "Your Majesty, it is okay to induce Gongsun Yuan to rebel against Wei; but it is not okay to treat him too harshly!"

Sun Quan frowned when he heard this: "If I don't treat me with kindness, how can people from far away plan big things with me?"

"Your Majesty, Liaodong is close to the Kingdom of Wei and far away from the Kingdom of Wu. If there is trouble in one dynasty, it will be impossible to save him. Gongsun Yuan is suspected of going back and forth between Wei and Wu."

"If you give him generous gifts and then buy horses from there, the treasures, money and food that the fleet will carry will be immeasurable."

"When Gongsun Yuan really wants to change his mind, the treasures, money and food will no longer belong to the Kingdom of Wu. It would be better to just send envoys to carry out the imperial edict and give him a title."

"When we see what he does in the future and it is confirmed that he really rebelled against Wei and returned to Wu, we will discuss it separately."

Lu Xun suggested sincerely.

Sun Quan was quite dissatisfied with this statement.

After all, Gongsun Yuan is also a dominant figure. If you really want to surrender to him, wouldn't it be considered as an insult to him if you talk about it in vain?

What's more, I am still a dignified emperor now. If I am given a title and no reward is given, the world will only say that I am stingy. How can I win the hearts of the people in the future?

It's just that at the moment, Liaodong and Wu have only tentatively communicated with each other, and it's far from time to talk about this matter.

So Sun Quan responded to Lu Xun's non-committal and turned the topic back to the most important matter at hand: "What does Boyan think of Shu's intention to divide Youzhou?"

This time it was Lu Xun's turn to disagree.

If we really had to wait until the Shu Kingdom could capture Youzhou, I'm afraid the Wei Kingdom would have perished long ago.

Does Your Majesty still really think that the two kingdoms of Shu and Wu can divide the world into two parts safely?

It's just that he knew that Sun Quan had just ascended the throne and wanted to do something, so it was understandable that he wanted to swallow Wei.

"If His Majesty has such ambitions, then it would be better to let the Shu envoy divide Youzhou into Wu State. I think he will not have any objections."

Lu Xun suggested.

"good."

Sun Quan nodded.

The next day, Sun Quan sent his palace servants with gifts to greet Zhang Zhao at his home.

"Big father, big father, the palace has sent someone over."

Zhang Zhao's grandson Zhang Zhen ran into the back house in a panic and shouted loudly.

Zhang Zhao, who had white beard and hair, was sitting in the room annotating "The Biography of the Zuo Family in the Spring and Autumn Period". At this moment, when he heard his grandson's shout, his face lit up with joy and he was about to stand up.
To be continued...