Three Kingdoms: Take care of Lady Gan on behalf of Liu Bei at the beginning

Chapter 19: Sun Quan uses his trick to gain sharp weapons through marriage between Sun and Liu

"The messenger said that Jiangdong is in danger. I don't know what this means. Please enlighten me, messenger!"

As Xu Shu said that he was willing to donate 300 sharp weapons to Jiangdong, Sun Quan also patiently asked Xu Shu to sit down and asked.

Inside the hall, Zhang Zhao, Gu Yong, Lu Xun, Yu Fan, Zhou Yu, Lu Su and others had their eyes flickering as they pondered over Xu Shu's intentions.

With such a big move, Xu Shu must not be so kind when he came to Jiangdong. He must have some ulterior motive.

Everyone looked at Xu Shu, who smiled and said:
"For the safety of Nanyang, my lord wants to ally with Yuan Shang in the north to deal with the threat of Cao Cao's forces."

"To the south, he made friends with Liu Biao, sold sharp weapons to Jingzhou, and tried to win over the aristocratic families of Jingzhou and form an alliance with them by marriage."

"So, if my lord has a good relationship with Jingzhou, Liu Biao gets such sharp weapons and equips the army, then the Jingzhou army will definitely undergo a complete transformation. Jingzhou and Jiangdong do not have a good relationship, so Jiangdong is probably in danger."

As soon as Xu Shu finished speaking, the expressions of Sun Quan and others in the hall suddenly changed drastically, and they became shocked and angry.

Generals like Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, Han Dang and others stared at Xu Shu.

Sun Quan, Zhou Yu, Lu Su and others almost died in one breath.

What did they hear?
Liu Bei actually wanted to make friends with Liu Biao and sell Liu Biao those magical weapons. Did he specially send an envoy to inform them in Jiangdong?

"Hey, you are so bold, are you here to insult and intimidate me, Jiangdong? Do you think my Jiangdong sword is not sharp?"

Han Dang suddenly shouted at Xu Shu and at the same time drew his sword.

"hehe."

Xu Shu glanced at Han Dang who jumped out, then sneered and shook his head, standing still as still as a mountain and saying nothing.

"Don't be rude to the messenger, Lord Yi."

"Since Liu Xuande wants to make peace with Jingzhou, he has sent envoys all the way to Jiangdong to deliver three hundred magical weapons. I'm afraid he wants to make an enemy of Jiangdong, right?"

"Emissary, why don't you get straight to the point and explain your purpose!"

Sun Quan, who was sitting in the main seat, sent Han Dang away, looked at Xu Shu with a calm face, took a deep breath, and asked Xu Shu.

Xu Shu smiled when he heard this, stood up, bowed solemnly to Sun Quan, and said with a smile:
"As expected of you, you are the younger brother of Sun Bofu, the Little Overlord of Jiangdong. To be honest with you, General Taolu, my lord does not want to be an enemy of Jiangdong."

"We are on good terms with Liu Biao because Nanyang County originally belonged to Jingzhou, and Nanyang is too close to Xiangyang. For the safety of Nanyang County, we can only resort to this last resort."

"But Nanyang is on good terms with Liu Biao. If we sell sharp weapons to Liu Biao, I'm afraid it will be disadvantageous to Jiangdong."

"So, my lord sent me to Jiangdong to show goodwill."

"If possible, my lord is willing to make friends with Jiangdong and sell Jiangdong 1,500 of these sharp weapons every three months to help Jiangdong deal with the threat from Jingzhou. What do you think, General Taolu?"

Xu Shu spoke to Sun Quan with a sincere look.

Listening to Xu Shu's words, he said that he was willing to sell 1,500 of these sharp weapons to Jiangdong every three months.

Sun Quan, Zhou Yu and others were all agitated, and then they all frowned.

Xu Shu said this, and it was obvious that Nanyang was really going to become friends with Liu Biao.

He would also sell a large number of sharp weapons to Liu Biao.

This is undoubtedly very unfavorable for Jiangdong.

When Liu Biao killed Sun Jian, Jingzhou and Jiangdong became enemies for life.

It can be said that even when Sun Ce was alive, he had attacks on Jingzhou.

After Sun Quan succeeded to the throne, he also fought with Jingzhou on the Yangtze River in Jiangxia for several years.

Jingzhou and Jiangdong have a feud!

If Liu Biao is powerful, he will definitely send troops to Jiangdong!
Sun Quan looked at Xu Shu with a gloomy expression.

Nanyang, are you willing to sell 1,500 magical weapons that can easily cut off the best weapon in the world, the Hundred Forged Long Sword, to Jiangdong every three months?
How many of these magical weapons does Nanyang produce every month?

How much will you sell to Liu Biao?

Are these 1,500 sharp weapons a lot or a few?
Sun Quan thought that there were tens of thousands of troops in Jiangdong. If they wanted to change their equipment, it would take a long time. His eyes were filled with ripples.

"Haha!" Sun Quan suddenly laughed, and all the civil and military officials of Jiangdong looked at Sun Quan.

Xu Shu stroked his beard and looked at Sun Quan with a smile, wanting to see how Sun Quan would respond next.

Since he came to Jiangdong with such a sharp weapon, he must bring back a good result for Liu Wu, otherwise wouldn't such a powerful weapon be wasted?

Xu Shu thought about how he had been stunned when he learned about the number of weapons that Nanyang could forge when he was testing the weapons.

He couldn't help but admire Liu Wu.

Liu Wu said:
"We in Nanyang County control such steel, so we are not afraid that Jingzhou, Hebei, and Jiangdong will obtain sharp weapons and threaten Nanyang. Because they can only get weapons, while we in Nanyang can not only equip the entire army with weapons, but also mass-produce and equip the entire army with strong defensive armor."

"By obtaining a large amount of iron, stone, grain, and money from the various lords, Nanyang will only develop faster and better."

Xu Shu thought about Liu Wu's confident look and quietly watched Sun Quan who suddenly laughed.

"Since Emperor Liu is willing to make friends with Jiangdong, Jiangdong will naturally be willing to make friends with Emperor Liu."

"I have heard my father say that Uncle Liu is kind and righteous in his early years. Today we must entertain the envoy well."

Sun Quan's attitude changed, and all the civil and military officials of Jiangdong understood what he meant and started chatting with Xu Shu.

On that day, Sun Quan held a grand banquet and personally entertained Xu Shu.

At the banquet, Sun Quan, Lu Su and others told Xu Shu that they understood Nanyang's strategy, while at the same time they inquired in detail about how many weapons Nanyang could produce each month, how many it was going to sell to Liu Biao, and even how Nanyang planned to win over the Jingzhou families.

In response to this, Xu Shu disclosed what should be disclosed and did not respond to what should not be disclosed.

Xu Shu clearly understood that Nanyang had the sharpest weapons in the world, but it was still far away from Jiangdong. There was Liu Biao in Jingzhou in between, so Jiangdong had no power to threaten Nanyang. If Sun Quan wanted to buy more weapons, he would only increase his investment in Nanyang.

For example, at the banquet, Xu Shu, half drunk and half awake, gave Sun Quan a suggestion:

Although my lord wanted to be close to Liu Biao, he was also wary of him because he was afraid that Liu Biao would suddenly attack Nanyang.

The purpose of sending Xu Shu to Jiangdong this time was to strengthen the relationship with Jiangdong. If Jiangdong firmly showed friendly relations with Nanyang, then Nanyang would definitely increase the sales of magical weapons to Jiangdong and would never let Liu Biao's strength surpass Jiangdong!

……

That night.

Wu County, County Magistrate's Mansion, inside the meeting hall.

Bright lights.

Sun Quan sat in the main seat, still reeking of alcohol.

Below, Zhang Zhao, Gu Yong, Lu Xun, Yu Fan, Zhou Yu, Lu Su and other civil and military officials gathered together.

"You should have all heard what Xu Yuanzhi said. What do you think?" Sun Quan rubbed his brows and asked everyone.

Hearing this, Zhang Zhao took the lead and said to Sun Quan:

"My lord, Xu Shu's performance is real and fake. I'm afraid he is trying to lure me to Jiangdong and threaten Liu Biao for Liu Bei."

"However, the only thing that is certain is that Liu Bei is really going to make friends with Liu Biao, and will try to win over the aristocratic families of Jingzhou and have his brother Liu Wu marry into a family of Jingzhou to ensure the stability of Nanyang County. This is even Liu Bei's plan to seize Jingzhou!"

Zhang Zhao was indeed an old fox. He guessed Liu Wu's plan at a glance.

Hearing Zhang Zhao's words, Sun Quan, Zhou Yu, Lu Su, Gu Yong, Lu Xun and others all nodded.

"Then what should we do with Jiangdong? We can ignore Liu Bei's purpose for now, but we must not let Liu Biao get a large number of weapons, otherwise, Jiangdong will be in danger." Sun Quan asked again with a frown.

Everyone hesitated for a moment, and then Lu Su stood up and bowed, saying:

"My lord, Nanyang is located in a place surrounded by enemies. There is Cao Cao in the north and Liu Biao in the south. Liu Bei is afraid that he is alone and weak, so he wants to win over Jiangdong and give him 300 magic weapons to lure Jiangdong."

"In this case, why not take advantage of the situation and deepen the connection between Jiangdong and Nanyang? Since Liu Bei wants his cousin to marry a noble family in Jingzhou, why don't we let a Jiangdong woman marry his brother Liu Wu? In this way, Jiangdong will be one family with Liu Bei. Does he trust Liu Biao or his own people in Jiangdong?"

Lu Su bowed and spoke in a deep voice, and the hall fell silent for a moment.

Also let the women from Jiangdong marry Liu Bei's brother Liu Wu?

Sun Quan, Zhang Zhao, Gu Yong, Lu Xun, Yu Fan and others looked at each other, but their eyes became brighter.

in ancient times.

Marriage is indeed a very effective way to quickly bring people closer together.

(End of this chapter)