Chapter 498 Meet Sun Quan and Discuss!

At the same time, Jiangdong.

At this moment, Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong had arrived in Soochow.

But for some reason, the whole of Soochow seems lifeless.

At this time, a little soldier wearing armor slowly walked out and said respectfully:

"You two are Mr. Wolong and Fengchu, right?"

"My lord has been waiting for you for a long time. Please invite me."

Zhuge Liang couldn't help but frown slightly and looked at the person coming, and whispered:

"Please tell me why the Governor of Lu Su is not here this time?"

The soldier cupped his hands and said:

"The Governor has been ill for the past few days and has not been able to go to court. I have specially sent someone to greet you two."

Having said that, Zhuge Liang always felt a little weird.

In the past, when Zhuge Liang came to Jiangdong to pay a visit, it was always Lu Su who came to receive him.

Even if it wasn't Lu Su, there must be at least a dozen guards.

Soochow is now like a dead city, with no one on the streets in broad daylight.

It was just a little guard who came to greet him.

What does it mean?

"Please, you two."

After the soldier finished speaking, he walked forward on his own.

At this moment, Pang Tong suddenly felt a surge of ignorance, and whispered to Zhuge Liang:

"Kong Ming, the last few times you came to Jiangdong, was this how Sun Quan treated you?"

"It's simply too much!"

"After all, we are also military advisors under the lord's command. How can we be treated like this?"

Zhuge Liang shook his head and said:

"No, when I came here before, Lu Su brought people to receive him. Today is really a bit strange."

"On weekdays, Jiangdong looks very prosperous, not to mention this is Wu County."

"Wu Jun, how can it be so cold?"

Hearing Zhuge Liang's words, Pang Tong couldn't help but be slightly startled:

"Are you suspecting that there is something wrong with this soldier?"

Zhuge Liang shook his head and said:

"No, I told Sun Quan long ago when I came to Jiangdong. How could Sun Quan not know about it?"

"Besides, this is Wu County, and we are taking the same route to Wuhou Mansion."

"There shouldn't be anything wrong."

"It's just, what kind of medicine is being sold in Wuhou's gourd now?"

"Forget it, I and I will find out what the situation is."

After saying that, the two quietly followed Jiangdong soldiers to Wuhou Mansion.

Sure enough, Sun Quan was indeed in the mansion.

Sun Quan said with a smile:

"Kong Ming, Shi Yuan, hahahaha, let Guhao wait."

Hearing Sun Quan's words, the two of them couldn't help being slightly startled, but they didn't think much about it and said:

"I have met Wu Hou."

Sun Quan waved his hand and said:

"When you two arrive in Jiangdong, is there a war in Jingzhou?"]

Zhuge Liang cupped his hands and said:

"Reporting to the Marquis of Wu, this is not the case."

"The two of us came here today for the matter of handing over the state..."

Before Zhuge Liang finished speaking, a gloomy look gradually appeared on Sun Quan's face.

"What about Jiaozhou?"

"What does Kong Ming mean by this?"

Sun Quan narrowed his eyes and said coldly.

When Zhuge Liang saw this, he immediately understood what the strange events along the way were.

As soon as Sun Quan took Jiaozhou, he came by himself.

Sun Quan was afraid that he would take Jiaozhou into trouble!

Therefore, there is no one on this road, it is purely an ambush!

Once the two of them make rude remarks, they will most likely be taken down on the spot!

What a cruel heart!

Zhuge Liang's expression suddenly changed slightly.

Zhuge Liang originally knew that Sun Quan was not a good person.

Looking back now, I really didn't expect him to be such a cruel and ruthless person.

Zhou Yu's death was absolutely inseparable from him.

Thinking about it now, he and Jiangdong are obviously allies, but they dare to treat him like this.

I'm afraid that Lu Su was sent home by Sun Quan while he was trying to persuade him.

Otherwise, with Lu Su's temperament, he would never allow this to happen.

Sun Quan, what kind of existence is this person?

However, the most important thing now is to eliminate this misunderstanding as soon as possible.

Thinking of this, Zhuge Liang said solemnly:

"Please rest assured, Marquis Wu, my lord is very supportive of Marquis Wu taking over Jiaozhou."

"Na Shixie is not a wise master at all, and Jiaozhou will only get worse and worse in his hands."

"Marquis Wu is the master of the Ming Dynasty. Taking Jiaozhou is a good thing for the people of Jiaozhou."

"The two of us came here to discuss with Marquis Wu how to maximize the benefits after taking Jiaozhou."

Sun Quan was surprised when he heard Zhuge Liang's words.

He didn't expect that Zhuge Liang didn't come to him to argue with him this time.

Sun Quan has already thought about it.

Once Zhuge Liang said he wanted to get a piece of Jiaozhou's pie, he would immediately break up with him.

After all, in Sun Quan's eyes, Liu Bei's power was extremely weak, and it didn't matter whether he formed an alliance with him or not.

He can also take the opportunity to kill the Crouching Dragon and Phoenix chick under his control, killing two birds with one stone.

Now that Zhuge Liang actually said this, Sun Quan didn't know what to do.

"Is what Zijing said right?"

Sun Quan couldn't help but think silently in his heart.

At this moment, Zhuge Liang cupped his hands and said:

"Marquis Wu, after discussing with my lord, I came here to inform Marquis Wu that after taking Jiaozhou, we should use Jiaozhou as a base to expand southward."

Upon hearing this, Sun Quan was stunned:

"Why?"

Zhuge Liang continued to elaborate on his point of view:

"Now Cao Cao controls the entire north, and his territory and population are much stronger than those of Jingzhou and Jiangdong."

"Jingzhou and Jiangdong alone are far from enough to shake Cao Cao."

"Now, it is better to expand southward and increase territory and population as soon as possible."

"Otherwise, if we defend two cities like this, we may only face destruction."

"Then Cao Cao is now at the height of his power, and he was even named King of Wei by his current emperor."

"How the King of Wei was granted the title, I think Wuhou should know that the emperor is already a puppet in his hands."

"This is enough to see his ambition."

"Although Cao Cao has not taken action against Jingzhou now, it will happen sooner or later. It is better to make plans early."

At this time, Sun Quan finally understood what Zhuge Liang meant.

Now, we should expand to the south of Jiaozhou and increase our territory.

"Do you know how many tribes there are south of Jiaozhou?"

Sun Quan said coldly:

"There are hundreds of tribes, large and small, south of Jiaozhou!"

"These hundreds of tribes are working together. If they unite, even if all the troops from Jiangdong and Jingzhou are dispatched together, they may not be enemies!"

"How can you be so sure that we will be able to get those territories?"

Sun Quan had naturally considered expanding his territory, but after investigation by scouts, he found that the current military strength was simply not enough to attack these foreign tribes.

What should we do if Cao Cao sends troops during the attack?

If Jingzhou is lost and the barren land of the southern tribes is gained, what's the use?

Sun Quan directly chose not to accept Zhuge Liang's suggestion.

He would rather rely on the natural chasm of the Yangtze River to settle in a corner in the east of the Yangtze River.