Liu Mang's fist made the messenger who came Xu Du suffered enough.

"Lord, stop beating, stop beating!" Xu Shu hurried forward to stop Liu Mang.

"Inner Prime Minister, it doesn't matter. Cao Cao is not a good person, and this envoy is not a big deal! How can we be afraid of him in Yangzhou?" Guan Hai next to him was about to stop Xu Shu. The last time Xu Du sent troops to Yuzhou had not yet revenge.

"No, no!" Xu Shu had no intention of stopping him, but if he continued to fight like this, the so-called angel would really go to heaven, so Xu Shuwu could only come forward to stop Liu Mang.

"Hu, Hu!" Liu Mang finally let go of his hand. The so-called angel on the ground had less air intake and more air out.

"You, you, you!" The so-called angel looked at Liu Mang with a snot and bloody face.

"What? Do you want to be beaten?" Liu Mang continued to speak, scaring the angel so much that he shivered, and finally closed his eyes and fainted.

"Huh?" Liu Mang frowned. He was also afraid that he would kill someone. The envoy who killed Xu Du was killed. Although Liu Mang was not afraid of Cao Cao, if he didn't give Cao Cao face, he might have to start a war.

Fortunately, Zhou Cang next to him looked forward and replied with anger. Then Liu Mang wiped his hands casually.

"Okay! Now you can tell me what news Cao Cao has sent me." Liu Mang said with a smile to the deputy envoy next to him. This smile seemed to be no less than the deputy envoy, so the devil smiled.

A trembling envoy followed him picked up the bright red thin man from the ground. The great man was prosperous with fire virtue, so it was not the so-called yellow robe or the golden imperial edict but a bright red imperial edict.

"I am the king of Shu, and I am the king of Shu, Liu Mang and Liu Hanyang, who supported the country and restored the Han Dynasty..." The deputy envoy here trembled and finally finished chanting the imperial edict.

"Are you promoted?" Liu Mang listened to the words in the imperial edict. His original general of Zhendong was gone, and he became a general of cavalry. Even his cheap father-in-law changed from a mere Yangzhou master to a current general of the auxiliary country.

These two official positions are both second-rank or above, and above are the generals among the three Dukes who are in charge of the world.

"When did Cao Cao become so good?" Liu Mang was a little confused. Looking at the messenger lying down, Liu Mang felt a little embarrassed. He was here to announce the promotion to you. However, he was beaten by Liu Mang so hard that he could not take care of himself. In terms of emotion and reason, Liu Mang should not do anything. When Liu Mang was about to come forward and pretend to be false, Xu Shu had a gloomy face over there.

"Come on, I'll send two envoys and this great Han general to rest." Xu Shu shouted to his subordinates on behalf of others.

Soon several guards outside the hall came up and carried the angels on the ground away. The deputy envoys there were just running away, and he didn't dare to stay for a moment.

"What's wrong with Yuan Zhi?" Liu Mang also noticed the gloomyness on Xu Shu's face.

Xu Shu gritted his teeth and spit out a few words from his mouth, "It's so calculating, it's so calculating, it's so calculating, it's so calculating, it's so calculating. It's the righteousness of our Yangzhou, and the safety of Jingchu."

"Yuan Zhi. What does this mean? Cao Cao sent this order to be promoted and promoted. Is he trying to make peace with me, Yangzhou?" Liu Mang asked Xu Shu next to him. For Liu Mang, the so-called righteousness is not as real as strength, so he doesn't know much about this kind of verbal thing.

"Lord, this Cao Cao not only has no intention of reconciling with me Yangzhou, but even more so, he also wants to kick the place where my army enters Jingchu," Xu Shu explained to Liu Mang.

"Lord, the lord's original general Zhendong, although his official position is not high, he is a rare general with real power and can manage the generation of Jingchu and Shuchuan. Therefore, when our army conquered Jingchu, we could occupy the righteousness, and even Liu Biao could be regarded as his subordinate. But this time the general of the cavalry is different. Cao Cao wants to treat you as the champion marquis!"

The most outstanding figure in the official position of General Cavalry was the champion of the Han Dynasty, Huo Qubing, the subordinate of Emperor Wu of Han. This person helped Emperor Wu of Han break the Huns. He was already the marshal of the world's military and horses at a young age, and had unlimited power.

The official position of General Huo Qubing was shot by him. If Huo Qubing gained military merits, then there would be no title. Or he would continue to be promoted to a general, so that he would have greater power. Therefore, Emperor Wu of Han wanted to change his official position to Huo Qubing and take down Huo Qubing's military power. However, Huo Qubing did so many things for you Emperor Wu of Han, you can't just take down Huo Qubing. So who in the world dares to work for you in the future? Although the main force of the Huns was destroyed at this time, there were still remnants. Therefore, Emperor Wu of Han thought of an official position, that is, the current General Huo Qubing.

This cavalry general sounds majestic. He added a cavalry in front of the general, which seemed to be greater than the general. It was indeed the case when Emperor Wu of Han. It was higher than the third duke in his official position. However, this cavalry general had a very deceptive point, that is, the cavalry general did not hold military power. You say he was a civil servant, and he had a general title. You say he was a military servant, but he did not take charge of the troops. He was in charge of the emperor. In other words, he was a chief imperial guard.

So the general Cao Cao gave to Liu Mang was a complete joke.

"What about this general of the auxiliary country?" Liu Mang asked Xu Shu with a frown.

"Hmph! If this general of the auxiliary country is his subordinate of Cao Cao, it is indeed very good. At least he can be the deputy commander of Cao's army, but this is for Wen Hou. Do you think Wen Hou will work under Cao Cao's command? Without the official position of Yangzhou Governor, then you will have no righteousness to conquer Jiangdong, lord, you will have no right to conquer Jiangdong!" Xu Shu said.

Liu Mang did not have the official position of General Zhendong, so he did not go to conquer Liu Biao Jingzhou because he was not under your control. Lu Bu changed from the governor of Yangzhou to the general of the auxiliary state. Similarly, Yangzhou now has also lost the righteousness of attacking Jiangdong. After all, most of the wealthy places in Jiangdong are in the territory of Yangzhou. Others are close to Jiaozhou, and there are basically wild places there.

Cao Cao was really a good idea. As soon as the imperial edict came, he immediately lost the righteousness of Yangzhou to attack the enemy.

"The inner minister. I'm so hungry after being interrogated!" Just as Xu Shu was answering the meaning of this imperial edict to Liu Mang, a subordinate of Xu Shu walked in and said respectfully to Xu Shu.

"This is a confession!" Xu Shu's subordinates taught Xu Shu a blood-stained letter.

Xu Shu looked over with all his eyes, and the more he looked at the brows, the more he frowned. At the end, the anger on his face was already overwhelmed with words, "The genius Guo Fengxiao, it's true that he is worthy of his reputation."

"Lord, this is the confession of the deputy envoy." Xu Shu said to Liu Mang.

"Deputy Envoy?" Liu Mang also took it and looked at it. Sure enough, this was the confession of the deputy envoy who sent a letter to Cao Cao. It contained the name and origin of this person, and what position he had in the Cao army. What was the so-called thing about him coming here? What was Cao Cao's orders all the instructions on it. Liu Mang could only sigh that Xu Shu was so fast, so naturally this confession was not what the deputy envoy took the initiative to explain, but it must have been prepared by Xu Shu.

In fact, most of the credit for the confession was Liu Mang. If it weren't for him, the slaughtered and vomited blood, and the man fainted, his face and body were stained with blood. How could this deputy envoy cooperate so much? For the sake of his life, Xu Shu's people would say whatever they asked.

"Let Liu Biao in Jingzhou and Sun Ce in Jiangdong practice?" Liu Mang was surprised, because the confession stated that Liu Mang's position as General Zhendong was given to Liu Biao by Cao Cao. Although the governor of Yangzhou was not Sun Ce, Jiangdong had the position of General Chengdong.

Logically speaking, this General of the East is under the command of General Zhendong. Cao Cao really had some intention to give Jiangdong the official position. He was the deputy general of General Zhendong. Cao Cao wanted to join forces with the two!

"Will Sun Ce agree to this Jiangdong?" Liu Mang didn't understand. Sun Ce and Liu Biao were mortal enemies. Cao Cao was thinking of reconciling these two people with his official position and forming an offensive and defensive alliance?

Although there is no eternal enemy among the princes, only eternal interests, Sun Ce is a different person. The inheritance of Xiang Yu, the king of Western Chu, he was very upright, and Liu Biao had a grudge against Sun Ce to kill his father.

Sun Ce can surrender anyone, but he will not surrender Liu Biao, and the revenge of killing his father is irreconcilable.

"If Sun Ce does not agree, he will not send his second brother to Xu Du to congratulate Cao Cao's wife!" Xu Shu said to Liu Mang from the side. Xu Shu didn't know much about Sun Ce, because Xu Shu has always dealt with Yangzhou affairs, and the enemy is also Liu Bei and others in Yuzhou. Sun Ce naturally has Chen Gong and others from Lujiang to deal with him. So if you ask Chen Gong to do it, he will naturally have the same idea as Liu Mang, that is, Sun Ce cannot practice with Liu Biao.

"His second brother?" Liu Mang suddenly heard someone coming, "Is it Sun Quan?"

"Yes! This deputy envoy of Cao Cao said that Sun Quan, the second son of Jiangdong, gave their Lady Bian gifts." Xu Shu said to Liu Mang, how could it be if it weren't for Sun Ce's permission?

"No!" Liu Mang shook his head. Something was wrong here. Sun Quan from Jiangdong? If Sun Ce wanted to show kindness to Cao Cao, he would just send an envoy directly. Why should he borrow his brother's hand?

"Lord, it's not time to go, we should send troops to Jiangdong immediately!" Xu Shu said to Liu Mang that Cao Cao gave Liu Biao the general to the east, and it didn't matter, because Yangzhou is not like attacking Jingzhou now, but it can't be like Jiangdong.

Jiangdong has many soldiers and Jingzhou has many wealth. If the two are combined, then the fun will be great. So now, the envoy has not yet arrived in Jiangdong to announce his decree, so he will send troops to capture Jiangdong directly. At that time, it will be clear who Liu Biao will be in alliance with.

"It's still wrong!" Liu Mang was still shaking his head, "Yuan Zhi waited for a while!"

"My lord can't wait anymore. Kong Ming finally sent Jiangdong's main naval army into the Yangtze River. If he waited further, Jiangdong would be difficult!" Xu Shu advised hard that he would not deal with Jiangdong before, because Jiangdong was too poor, and even if he fought, there would be no fuel or water. Another thing was that Lu Xun and Zhuge Liang were using troops to Jiangling and wanted to take down Jiangling, a wealthy land, with all his strength.

Jiangdong is just a stagnant. If he wants to recruit soldiers, you must be rich. In the past few years, Jiangdong has won more than he wins against the battlefield in Jingzhou, and when he faces the soldiers of Yangzhou, he loses more than he wins, and basically fails to make ends meet.

Therefore, the issue of recruiting troops in the capital was put aside Jiangdong. However, once Jingzhou and Jiangdong are united, this will be difficult to deal with. With Jingzhou's money, it is impossible to expand the army of Jiangdong by 100,000, but it is still feasible to get another 70,000 or 80,000.

You should know that Jiangdong is a strong people, and Danyang and Jiaozhou are all places where elite soldiers are produced. Once Jiangdong has a chance, it will be another war of attrition.

Liu Mang was also hesitating. Should he send troops to attack Jiangdong or not? Jiangdong is completely useless to Liu Mang. It is a pity to abandon it. Attacking Jiangdong not only does it have no money to go, but it may also have to pay for it. In order to attack Jiangdong, the shipbuilding plan of Yangzhou may be stranded. Liu Mang did not want to use troops to Jiangdong because Liu Mang wanted to force Jiangdong to surrender.

Jiangdong is now in trouble. Liu Biao in Jingzhou has enough money, so he can eat and drink enough when he defeated the war. However, Sun Ce in Jiangdong is different. He originally raised his belt, pressed his stomach down, and used the money for food to fight. Just like the Japanese pirates in later generations, if they were not fighting to support the war, otherwise they would be greatly damaged and Liu Mang would not have to send troops. The Jiangdong gentry and people could push Sun Ce off. Over the years, Yangzhou's business has been developing again, cement and some circulating armor are consuming Jiangdong's money. Jiangdong's money is constantly pouring towards Yangzhou. Jiangdong can be said to have exhausted his energy. If you force him too much, he might have really been a trapped beast to fight the fish to death. Liu Mang doesn't want his elite troops to throw him over Jiangdong.

"Zhou Cang!" Liu Mang suddenly said to Zhou Cang next to him, "Go, call Lu Shangshu!"

"Call Zijing?" Xu Shu was a little confused about what Liu Mang was going to do.

"Yes!" Zhou Cang left immediately, and soon Lu Su was summoned.

"Lu Su pays homage to the lord." Lu Su was very surprised. It was already late. Lu Su was about to wash and go to bed, but Zhou Cang called him into the hall.

"Zijing, how do you know about Sun Quan?" Liu Mang immediately asked straight to the point when he saw it.

"Second, the second young master?" Lu Su was stunned. He didn't understand why he was called late at night and asked Sun Quan about it. Subconsciously, Lu Su called Sun Quan the name in Jiangdong.

"Lord, I am now a minister in Yangzhou and I am under my lord's command, and I will definitely not miss the old master!" Lu Su clasped his fists at Liu Mang and said, thinking that Liu Mang suspected that he had something to do with Jiangdong.

"The lord is incompetent, so please remove him from his position as Minister of Personnel." Lu Su's eyes were a little dim. Didn't he want to show his talents on this stage in a chaotic world? But when Liu Mang called him late at night, he should be the lord who doubted him.

"Don't you be the Minister of Personnel?" Liu Mang shook his head with a wry smile, "Zijing, Zijing, what are you talking about? If this Ministry of Personnel leaves you, Lusu, Lu Zijing, where can I find such a talented and upright minister."

"My lord is so late to invite me?" Lu Su looked at Liu Mang in confusion.

Only then did Liu Mang realize that Lu Su was a misunderstanding. Lu Su was a surrendered minister. What the surrendered minister feared the most was the suspicion of his lord. Liu Mang's words naturally made Lu Su feel disheartened. If Liu Mang asked Sun Ce, the lord of Jiangdong, Lu Su would not have such a reaction, but Liu Mang asked him about his old master Lu Su, so it was hard not to let Lu Su think too much.

"I just want to ask you how much you know about Sun Quan! The Second Young Master of Jiangdong!" Liu Mang said to Lu Su.

"Don't worry, I'm always using people without doubting them." Xu Shu next to him also smiled and said to Lu Su.

"Know yourself and your enemy." Lu Su used these four words to describe his understanding of Sun Quan. To say who is the most familiar with Sun Quan in this world, except for Sun Quan himself, Lu Su even knows him even more than Sun Quan, because Lu Su is a bystander, Lu Su and Sun Quan have known each other for a long time. At that time, the two of them hit it off. Sun Quan had Taotao's revenge, and Lu Su also had a heart that followed the dragon, so the two hit it off.

Sun Quan's actions in Kuaiji, Jiangdong made Lu Su nod, because Sun Quan had the momentum of a generation of heroes in all aspects. He was able to make friends with the gentry, he was able to coordinate the local areas, and even knew very well in military law strategies, and he was a pretty man.

But Lu Su never expected that Sun Quan lost his mind again and again because the outstanding brother above was pressing on his head. This was the most deficient thing that Sun Quan could not see what his brother did for him for the Sun family. What he saw was his brother blocking his face, and his brother's glory blocking him.

In the battle of Linhuai, Lu Su had the possibility of winning. Even if it was not good, Lu Su could draw with Zhang Liao. But at least he had gained a foothold in Jiangbei. However, Sun Quan was too eager for quick success and instant benefits. For the sake of military power, he forced the generals Lu Meng and Ling Cao away. In order to get rid of his brother's independence, he wanted to prove himself with a battle, but in the end he did not listen to Lu Su's persuasion, and was seized by Zhang Liao and wiped out the north bank of the Yangtze River. In the end, he was trapped and arrested.

Why did Lu Su turn against Jiangdong and surrender to Yangzhou? Most of the reasons were made by him. For his own life, Sun Quan didn't care about Lu Su who shared the joys and sorrows with him, Lu Zijing, who only thought of himself, which made Lu Su feel discouraged.

"Does Sun Quan have great ambitions?" Liu Mang looked at Lu Su with flickering eyes and asked.

"Second Young Master!" Lu Su didn't want to say, what does it mean to have great ambitions? Sun Quan was just a minister in Jiangdong. Jiangdong's master was Sun Ce, his elder brother. Unless his brother died, even if he had great ambitions, Sun Quan would be destined to achieve nothing. However, seeing Liu Mang looking straight at him, he could only nod and said, "Yes!"

"Zijing, do you know! The little overlord of Jiangdong, Sun Ce, the man from Wu, actually sent a letter to Cao Cao and asked Cao Cao to help him and let him join the Jingzhou alliance, and to be the leader of Liu Biao to resist our Yangzhou army together!" Liu Mang said to Lu Su.

"Impossible!" Lu Su vetoed without thinking, "Lord, where did you get the news? Sun Ce from Jiangdong will definitely not join forces with Jiangdong." Sun Ce's violent temper would not know. According to Sun Ce's temper, he had no choice but to kill Liu Biao before he could do anything. He asked Cao Cao to form an alliance with Jingzhou, and he also appointed Liu Biao as the leader?

To put it bluntly, Sun Ce was defeated, and he was just surrendered to Yangzhou. He also had the opportunity to take revenge. But if you become Liu Biao as the leader of the alliance, Yangzhou will never be destroyed. Sun Ce is your minister under the name of Liu Biao, and Liu Biao is his enemy of Sun Ce's killing father. How can Sun Ce face his father and mother in the future? What has supported Sun Ce to build such a big foundation for so many years is just two-word bond.

With the bondage of relatives, longing for his father, and thinking about avenging his father, Sun Ce has achieved his current achievements. Do you ask Sun Ce to let go of his hatred and practice with his enemies? Is this possible?

Sun Ce has always been a very respectful person. At that time, there was a hermit named Gao Dai in Jiangdong. This man was a knowledgeable and knowledgeable person. Sun Ce wanted him to discuss "Zuo Zhuan" and invited him out. At this time, a villain appeared. The villain went to Sun Ce and said: Gao Dai is very arrogant. He thinks that General, you are a martial artist, not a cultural person, and have no knowledge. He doesn't want to discuss any academic issues with you. Look, after he comes, he will definitely say he doesn't know what you ask him. Then this guy ran to Gao Dai again and said: You have to pay attention. Sun Ce is a man who wants to save face. He hates people overwhelming him when discussing problems with him the most.

, better than him, so when you see him, you say you don't know. It's bad enough. After Sun Ce invited Gao Dai to discuss academic issues, he really said he didn't know. Ask again, I don't know, ask again, ask another question, I don't know, Sun Ce was furious, you really looked down on me and disdained to discuss issues with me, lock up! This lock up is amazing. Almost all the cultural people, celebrities, and literati and officials came out to plead for mercy. Sun Ce walked upstairs and looked down. It was dark and filled with all the alleys. Sun Ce thought that Gao Dai had so many fans, and this was worth it. Killed Gao Dai, and killed someone who shouldn't have been killed for his face.

Now Liu Biao is his enemy who killed his father. Cao Cao and Sun Ce have ridiculed him and asked Sun Ce to send someone to Cao Cao to plead for life and let him be worshipped under Liu Biao, the enemy who killed his father. Where did Sun Ce give his face?

"If it weren't for this little overlord of Jiangdong, who could have called Sun Quan, the second son of Jiangdong, to Xu Du to celebrate the birthday of Cao Cao's Mrs. Bian?" Liu Mang looked at Lu Su with a smile.

"Naturally, naturally, yes..." Lu Su subconsciously asked to answer, but he still closed his mouth and closed his mouth. He couldn't help but smile bitterly, "Lord, don't you take Lu Su."

"Of course this is his second son Sun Quan and Sun." Liu Mang helped Lu Su answer this question. Sun Quan was the second son of Jiangdong, except for Sun Ce who could use Sun Quan to impress Sun Quan, then Sun Quan was the only one.

However, this time, Sun Ce from Jiangdong did not ask Sun Quan to send someone to send a gift to Cao Cao, so this question arises. This behavior was done by Sun Quan privately. What exactly did Sun Quan want to do? In addition, Sun Quan has great ambitions, which makes people even more suspicious.

"Could it be!" Lu Su's eyes widened, "Second Young Master. Second Young Master, do you really want to get to that point!"

"Guo Jia, Guo Fengxiao, I should have thought of it long ago, I should have thought of it long ago!" Liu Mang murmured to himself.

"Lord, why do you know that Sun Quan of Jiangdong sent an envoy on his back?" Xu Shu asked Liu Mang next to him.
To be continued...