Chapter 20: The marriage between Sun and Liu, the north and south attacking Jingzhou, the world is shocked
The next day.

Wu County, County Magistrate’s Mansion, Meeting Hall.

Xu Shu was invited again.

“Xu Shu greets the General of Suppressing the Enemy!”

Xu Shu greeted Sun Quan when he saw him.

“Someone, give Mr. Yuanzhi a seat!”

Sun Quan smiled.

Xu Shu was slightly startled, vaguely realizing that things were moving in a good direction, but he did not show his joy on his face.

Next, after Xu Shu sat down, Sun Quan started chatting with him.

Soon, Xu Shu sensed something was wrong.

Because Sun Quan and other civil and military officials of Jiangdong all asked about Liu Wu.

Ask Liu Wu how old he is, whether he has a close relationship with Liu Bei, etc.

Sun Quan learned from Xu Shu that Liu Wu was Liu Bei’s brother and was trusted by Liu Bei. Liu Bei had no children, so Liu Wu would inherit Liu Bei’s legacy. Moreover, Liu Wu was only twenty-two years old and was excellent in both civil and military affairs, which made Sun Quan very satisfied.

“Mr. Yuanzhi, after returning last night, Quan also carefully considered the relationship with Nanyang. Although we are separated by Liu Biao, we can still be as close as brothers.”

“I have a younger sister named Sun Shangxiang, who is a natural beauty and a beauty from Jiangdong. I heard that your brother Liu Wu is so outstanding, so I wanted to bring them together. I wonder what Mr. Yuanzhi thinks?”

Sun Quan asked Xu Shu with a smile.

When Xu Shu heard what Sun Quan meant, his brows immediately frowned.

In fact, it was Xu Shu who deliberately leaked the news that Liu Wu was going to marry into a noble family in Jingzhou yesterday.

In Xu Shu’s view, there was Liu Biao between Jiangdong and Nanyang.

At the very least, Jiangdong is more reliable than Liu Biao and the aristocratic families of Jingzhou, and at least they will not resort to war against each other.

They could even agree to attack Jingzhou together, which was all possible.

Will Liu Biao and the aristocratic families of Jingzhou obediently cooperate deeply with Liu Wu?

If it was just bribery, Xu Shu felt that it was not enough.

They still need threats and put a knife to their heads, and only then will Liu Biao and the Jingzhou families obediently cooperate with Liu Wu.

Therefore, Xu Shu deliberately revealed to Sun Quan that Liu Wu was going to marry into a noble family in Jingzhou.

Of course, whether to marry with Jiangdong or not, the initiative lies with them, in Nanyang.

Now, Sun Quan was really fooled and even wanted to offer his sister for marriage.

This amount is quite heavy.

If Liu Biao knew that Nanyang was marrying Sun Quan’s sister, Sun Jian’s daughter, he would probably be terrified and restless.

In the hall, Xu Shu’s frowning face was seen by Sun Quan, Zhang Zhao, Gu Yong, Lu Su, Yu Fan and others.

Sun Quan was immediately displeased and said:
“Mr. Yuanzhi came to Jiangdong and kept saying that he wanted to establish friendship with Jiangdong. Now, I want to marry my sister to your master’s brother, but you are frowning. But you don’t like Jiangdong’s daughter. How can you talk about friendship?”

Xu Shu hurriedly bowed to Sun Quan and said with a wry smile:
“General, please don’t be angry. This matter is of great importance. Xu Shu dare not accept it.”

“Your father, the fierce tiger of Jiangdong, has a life-and-death feud with Liu Biao. If my lord’s brother marries your daughter, I’m afraid Liu Biao will be furious and send troops to attack Nanyang.”

“This… If Yuan Zhi agrees, wouldn’t it put our lord in danger? General, please understand!”

Xu Shu’s words made Sun Quan look a little relieved, but he still looked very angry.
“I am marrying off my daughter from Jiangdong, so why should I consider whether Liu Biao agrees or not? That’s it, Mr. Yuanzhi. When you go meet my sister later, you will know that I did not lie to you.”

“As for Liu Biao, after the marriage between Sun and Liu, if Liu Biao dares to attack Nanyang, Jiangdong will definitely raise a large army to attack Jingzhou. Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are both great generals in the world, and with Jiangdong’s support, there is no need to worry about Liu Biao!”

“What do you think of this?”

Sun Quan asked Xu Shu, as if everything was arranged.

“This… this, Yuanzhi still doesn’t dare to accept it.” Xu Shu said in embarrassment:

“However, Yuan Zhi has already seen the attitude of the general who is suppressing the enemy.”

“Yuan Zhiding reported this matter to the lord truthfully, saying that if the two families were to marry, the general would definitely work together to fight against Liu Biao.”

“Hahahahaha, Yuan Zhi is really a wonderful person, yes, this is my attitude.” Sun Quan laughed out loud. Although he knew that Xu Shu was trying to lure him into a trap and use Jiangdong, he had no choice but to take advantage of him. Otherwise, Jiangdong would not be able to get more of those magic weapons. However, in the case of marriage, it was a different situation.

After that, Xu Shu stopped discussing the price and quantity of the weapons with Sun Quan. If the two families were to form an alliance, then the quantity and price would naturally need to be renegotiated.

However, Sun Quan actually asked Xu Shu to meet Sun Shangxiang.

It turned out that Sun Shangxiang was indeed a stunning beauty with delicate features, tall figure and outstanding temperament, just as Sun Quan had described. She was no worse than Madam Mi.

Xu Shu was very surprised.

Xu Shu soon set out on his return journey, and after traveling quickly, he soon returned to Nanyang.

The left general’s residence, the meeting hall.

“Sun Quan is willing to let his sister Sun Shangxiang marry me?”

Sitting in the main seat, Liu Wu was shocked when he heard the news. After he came to his senses, he looked at Xu Shu with surprise and delight.

Liu Wu was indeed surprised.

After all, Sun Shangxiang is also a famous beauty in history.

However, Sun Shangxiang seems to be one of Liu Bei’s wives.

Liu Wu looked at Xu Shu with some strange eyes.

There’s no way, Xu Shu actually wants to match him up with Sun Shangxiang!

In the hall, Zhao Yun, Jian Yong and Mi Zhu were also shocked when they heard the news, but then they frowned.

Jian Yong said worriedly, “Liu Biao is currently stationing troops in the northern part of Xiangyang, confronting Yunchang and Yide. If we form an alliance with Jiangdong at this time, I’m afraid it will anger Liu Biao, right?”

Facing Jian Yong’s worry, Xu Shu shook his head and said:
“In fact, this mission to Jiangdong was to deliberately leak to Sun Quan that the young master wanted to marry into a noble family in Jingzhou, in order to attract a marriage to Jiangdong.”

“Liu Biao has occupied Jingzhou for more than ten years, and his power is well-entrenched. We can only bribe him, but I’m afraid it won’t work. If you marry into the Jiangdong clan, Sun Quan will promise that the Sun and Liu families will become one. If Liu Biao dares to send troops to Nanyang, he will send troops to attack the heart of Jingzhou.”

“I think that we must first make Liu Biao afraid of us, and make the Jingzhou noble families afraid of us, and then we give the Jingzhou noble families sweet things, and then they will be conquered by us!”

Xu Shu’s voice resounded loudly, and everyone in the hall heard it. After a moment’s thought, they all nodded in agreement.

Indeed, Liu Biao would not give in easily, nor would he accept them so easily.

In that case, then let’s threaten him and place a sword over Liu Biao’s head.

“Mr. Yuanzhi, what you said is very pleasing to me. So let’s do it this way. I will trouble you to go to Jiangdong again. This time, bring 3,000 sharp knives and swords as my betrothal gift to Nanyang. At the same time, please ask Jiangdong to send troops to attack Jiangxia immediately to let Liu Biao know that the Liu and Sun families are getting married!”

Liu Wu also felt that Xu Shu’s words made sense, and he quickly made a decision.

Everyone was shocked when they heard Liu Wu’s decision.

Xu Shu’s eyes flashed with something strange, but he also bowed to Liu Wu and said, “Yes!”

Liu Wu decided to form an alliance with Jiangdong, but he did not consult Liu Bei about such a big matter. Although everyone felt it was inappropriate, they did not say anything. Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were not there, so no one mentioned this matter.

After Liu Wurong had calmed down, he went to see Liu Bei, talked to him about the matter and analyzed the pros and cons.

He also said that Liu Biao’s army was approaching.

Liu Bei sighed and said that this was not a very kind thing to do towards the people of Jingzhou, but he did not blame Liu Wu too much.

Liu Wu talked to Liu Bei about some things in Nanyang and then left.

As for what would happen in the room after Liu Bei left, Liu Wu had no idea.

Xu Shu quickly returned to Jiangdong with an elite team sent by Liu Wu.

Sun Quan was overjoyed when he learned that Liu Bei agreed to the marriage and gave three thousand sharp weapons as a betrothal gift.

On the one hand, the marriage between the Sun and Liu families was promoted to the outside world, and on the other hand, Zhou Yu was appointed as the commander-in-chief and led a large army equipped with sharp weapons to launch a fierce attack on Jiangxia from the Yangtze River.

The Jiangdong Army, equipped with new and sharp weapons, won victory after victory and was extremely brave. They even captured eight cities in Jiangxia County and reached the city of Xiling, the capital of Jiangxia County.

Huang Zu was greatly alarmed and asked Liu Biao for help while defending Xiling City to the death.

The news of the marriage between Sun and Liu spread across Jingzhou at an extremely fast speed and spread to all states in the world, shocking all forces.

(End of this chapter)