Since joining Liu Bei's team, Zhuge Liang has provided Liu Bei with many good strategies.
For example, Cao Cao was too powerful to resist, so he went to Eastern Wu for refuge. Sun Quan took this as an opportunity to support him, which led to a conflict between the north and south. Liu Bei was able to benefit from this. This clever idea was devised by Zhuge Liang for Liu Bei.
When Zhuge Liang and Liu Bei were in Xinye, Liu Biao had just passed away and Cao Cao was marching south. The situation was very unstable. Zhuge Liang was also hoping that Sun Quan would send someone to Jingzhou.
Zhuge Liang said to Liu Bei, "As long as Eastern Wu can send someone, I will definitely be able to take this opportunity to go to Jiangdong and use my silver tongue to make Sun Quan and Cao Cao annex each other."
If Sun Quan defeats Cao Cao, then you should contact Sun Quan to jointly attack Cao Cao, in order to obtain Jingzhou and then plan to conquer Yizhou in the west.
If Cao Cao wins...
If Cao Cao wins, then none of us will have a future!
How could someone as intelligent as Zhuge Liang not have thought of this?
So even if you know it's impossible, you still have to do it.
Forming an alliance with Sun Quan is Liu Bei's only way out at present.
Of course, Zhuge Liang also believed that forming an alliance with Liu Bei was Sun Quan's best option at the moment.
Because everyone had a common enemy, Cao Cao.
At that time, Lu Su was ordered by Sun Quan to go to Jiangling to offer condolences to Liu Biao.
In reality, it was to probe Cao Cao's strengths and weaknesses, and to give Liu Bei a way out.
Sun Quan publicly claimed that he had come to offer condolences on Liu Biao's death, but everyone knew the real reason behind it. Jiangdong and Jingzhou were sworn enemies, constantly locked in fierce battles; why would they be so kind as to come to offer condolences?
It's because Liu Biao's eldest son, Liu Qi, is now allied with Liu Bei.
Lu Su came to Liu Qi to express the concern of Sun Quan, the ruler of Jiangdong.
Through these back-and-forth exchanges, Lu Su eventually met with Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang.
After meeting, Lu Su asked Liu Bei several questions:
Was Cao Cao really that powerful? Did he really have an army of 800,000?
"Liangzi, after you appeared, it's said that you used two fires to burn Cao Cao so badly that he lost his soul and courage. Is that true?"
"If given the opportunity to form an alliance with Jiangdong, would Liu Bei be truly sincere?"
Lu Su's question was particularly direct.
Zhuge Liang answered readily:
“My elder brother, Zhuge Jin, is currently handling affairs in Jiangdong. If you could introduce me to General Sun, we could discuss the important matter of confronting Cao Cao together! As long as someone can make the introduction, things will be much easier.”
It was because of this pleasant conversation that Zhuge Liang came to Jiangdong.
Zhuge Liang had the opportunity to go to Beigu Mountain in Jingkou.
For years, Liang Shuai has been working diligently in Nanyang, hoping to gain a wise ruler.
He also experienced setbacks in his youth. When he was a teenager, he followed his uncle to take up his post in Yuzhang. However, his uncle was killed by local power struggles just a few days after becoming the prefect, which terrified him. He returned to his hometown and studied for many years.
This knot in my heart still hasn't been untied.
The world is cruel, and the struggles are fierce.
Beigu Mountain has a strategic location with the Yangtze and Yangzi Rivers flowing at its foot and magnificent palaces on its summit.
Sun Quan resided in the Qinde Hall and often discussed important matters with his subordinates in the Wenyuan Pavilion.
Several dozen feet east of Qinde Hall, there is an elegant mansion called Fubihai, which was the residence of Lady Da Qiao, the widow of the late Marquis of Wu, Sun Ce.
Further down the mountain from Fubihai, on one side is Yunguang Mansion, where Sun Yi's widow, Madam Xu, lived with her children.
Located directly above the mountaintop is the Lin Hua Mansion, where Sun Quan's mother, Lady Wu, and his sister, Sun Shangxiang, resided.
Sun Quan's family members lived in Liuyun Hall behind Qinde Store.
Those mansions are scattered and intertwined.
Majestic, solemn, and magnificent.
Zhuge Liang had long heard that Jiangdong was a vast and resource-rich land with many talented people, and was extremely wealthy.
Seeing the newly built cities and mansions of Sun Quan in Jingkou and on Beigu Mountain today, I can't help but admire them.
Zhuge Liang believed the rumors circulating that the late Lady Qiao, wife of the Marquis of Wu, was an extraordinary woman who was extremely skilled in farming and made great contributions to the economic development of Jiangdong.
Zhuge Liang gazed at the house on the floating blue sea from afar.
There were many guards protecting it.
To put it simply, Lady Da Qiao is now treated like a prince in Jiangdong.
When Zhuge Liang sought an audience with Sun Quan.
Sun Quan was discussing Cao Cao's proclamation with everyone:
"Cao Cao's letter says that he was ordered by the emperor to punish those who disobeyed him, and led his army south. Liu Cong surrendered without resistance. The land of Jingzhou submitted at the mere sight of him. Now he has a million soldiers and thousands of generals, and he wants to have a big battle with me in Jiangxia, so we can all attack Liu Bei together, divide the land, and become allies from then on. This matter is urgent, and he told me not to hesitate and to reply to him immediately!"
Upon hearing this, everyone found Cao Cao's letter quite interesting.
It is said that Cao Cao lost his appetite when he learned that Liu Bei and Sun Quan intended to get involved together.
Cao Cao, in his capacity as prime minister, quickly wrote a letter to Sun Quan to win him over.
Sun Quan also wanted to use this letter to give Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang a warning.
Didn't Zhuge Liang just happen to arrive?
Sun Quan had heard that this Liangzai was quite special.
Back when his elder brother Sun Ce passed through Jingzhou, he personally invited Zhuge Liang to come to Jiangdong to work, but Zhuge Liang refused.
Now that he's back, I'm going to give him a good beating!
Zhang Zhao took the lead:
"Cao Cao now boasts an army of a million, and he is using the emperor's authority to conquer these disobedient forces from all directions."
Originally, our Jiangdong region was able to contend with the north only because we relied on the Yangtze River. But now, even Jingzhou has surrendered to Cao Cao.
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