Fortunately, Liu Jue did not know what Lu Su was thinking. Otherwise, he would definitely point at Lu Su's nose and scold him in anger.
To be honest, Liu Jue had been so busy recently that he had even forgotten about Xiao Qiao, let alone Zhou Yu's mother and son.
Liu Jue paused Lu Su's words and shook his head.""I can consider other things, but I definitely can't hand over Zhou Yu's mother and son to him.”
"Why?" Lu Su frowned slightly and asked.”
Liu Jue said," Zhou Yu suffered a crushing defeat in my hands. He lost the four cities of Chaisang and I captured his mother, wife, and children. All of these are irreconcilable grudges. I'm afraid that Zhou Yu will immediately attack you when you pacify Shan Yue in River East. With his mother, wife, and children in hand, I can still make him hesitate.”
Of course, all of this was nonsense. Liu Jue had the system cheat and now he had Zhuge Liang's support. Why would he be afraid of Zhou Yu?
This was just to sell Zhou Yu's mother, wife, and children for a better price.
Lu Su seemed to have expected that Liu Jue would say this. He immediately smiled and said,"Liu Jiangxia, please listen to me! Our Han Dynasty rules the world with benevolence and filial piety. Anyone who is benevolent and virtuous will not cut off other people's descendants. If Liu Jiangxia harmed Zhou Yu's mother and son, I'm afraid it will be bad for your reputation.”
Liu Jue and Zhuge Liang both smiled without saying a word, waiting for Lu Su to continue.
As expected, Lu Su continued,""Zhou Yu's mother and son are both physically weak. If they fall seriously ill at Liu Jiangxia's hands and something goes wrong, it will only make Zhou Yu hate Liu Jiangxia even more. If this continued, it would definitely be a waste of manpower and money. It would not be good for both families, so Liu Jiangxia would have to reconsider.”
Liu Jue pretended to be deep in thought, then looked at Zhuge Liang and asked,""Brother Kong Ming, what do you think?”
The two of them had already discussed this. Zhuge Liang immediately said,"What Zijing said makes sense. Why don't we return Zhou Yu's mother and youngest son and turn hostility into friendship?”
Liu Jue nodded and said,"If that's the case, then let's do as Brother Kong Ming says."”
Lu Su did not expect Liu Jue to agree so readily. He hurriedly cupped his hands and said,"Thank you, Liu Jiangxia!"
Liu Jue waved his hand and said,"Don't be anxious!" Sun Quan sent you to talk about reconciliation and asked me for Zhou Yu's family. Don't you have anything to say?”
"Zijing was muddle-headed and almost forgot about this.”Lu Su smiled and continued," Marquis Wu has already sent twenty beauties from River East and five boxes of gold and jewelry.”
"That's all?"
"Shouldn't we cede territory and pay reparations when we're defeated?" Liu Jue pursed his lips and said. A few women and a few boxes of jewelry, and you want to send me away?”
Lu Su's smile froze, and he cursed himself for forgetting this. This time, it was his side that came to sue for peace, so how could Liu Jue not demand an exorbitant price?
Lu Su immediately said," Liu Jiangxia, if you have any requests, feel free to state them. As long as they are within the scope of Jiangdong, we can discuss them."”
These were the instructions Sun Quan had given Lu Su before he came to Xiangyang.
Seeking peace was the result of the discussion between the ministers of River East, but it was Sun Quan's own decision to take back Zhou Yu's mother, wife, and children.
Although Zhou Yu had lost the battle and lost Chaisang, his ability was unquestionable.
When Sun Ce attacked Jiangdong, Zhou Yu was his right-hand man. Before Sun Ce died, he told Sun Quan," If you can't decide on internal affairs, ask Zhang Zhao. If you can't decide on external affairs, ask Zhou Yu.
After so many years, Zhou Yu was indeed Sun Quan's most reliable subordinate. Furthermore, he had to rely on Zhou Yu to pacify Shan Yue.
Therefore, he wanted Zhou Yu's mother and son back to comfort Zhou Yu.
Liu Jue said casually,"How about this, leave the beauties and jewelry behind first, and get Sun Quan to give me another 100,000 dans of rations and 100 skilled blacksmiths.”
Lu Su's expression immediately changed, and he said,""Liu Jiangxia, isn't this request too much?”
Liu Jue suddenly slammed the table and said angrily,""How did I go overboard? Your Jiangdong army attacked my Jiangxia for no reason. In the battle of Wuchang City, our Jiangxia soldiers suffered countless casualties. So many lives, how could they not be worth 100,000 dan of grain?”
When Lu Su heard this, he looked a little embarrassed. After all, strictly speaking, it was Jiang Dong who first attacked Jiangxia.
One had to know that Ancestor Huang was already dead at that time. If Sun Quan wanted to say that he wanted to take revenge for his father, it wouldn't make sense no matter what.
Why didn't Sun Quan go down and find Ancestor Huang himself?
"Liu Jiangxia, that's not what Lu Su meant!" Lu Su could only cup his hands and say. However, River East is currently in a state of chaos in Shanyue, and all the places need food. One hundred thousand dan of food is not a small amount, so Lu Su can't make the decision.”
Liu Jue curled his lips and said," That's your business. I only want 100,000 dans of food and 100 old blacksmiths. If you can't afford these, don't talk to me."”
Lu Su saw Liu Jue's firm attitude and couldn't help but look at Zhuge Liang.
Zhuge Liang chuckled and said," Mr. Zijing, even though Jiangdong is not as rich as Jingzhou, it should still have some food reserves. Although 100,000 dan of grain is not a small amount, I believe the Marquis of Wu can still afford it."”
Liu Jue was a little impatient and said to Lu Su,"Since you can't make the decision now, why don't you go back and let Sun Quan make the decision! By the way, don't bring those beauties and jewelry back. Send someone to send them to my residence immediately.”
Lu Su was dumbstruck when he heard this and was momentarily speechless. After living for several decades, this was the first time he had seen such a shameless person.
Liu Jue saw that Lu Su was in a daze and immediately said,"Don't just stand there, hurry back and report to Sun Quan!”
Even though Lu Su had great self-restraint, he was still burning with anger at this moment. However, he could only suppress his anger and say to Liu Jue,"In that case, Lu Su will take his leave first.”
After saying that, Lu Su immediately walked out without looking back. He simply did not want to stay here for another second.
Just as Lu Su walked out of the door, he heard Liu Jue's voice,""Brother Kong Ming, it's autumn now. After we return to Jiangxia, why don't we go hunting in Yuzhang? He heard that the landscape in Nanchang was very good. He could also go there to have a look.”
Then, Zhuge Liang said,"It's all up to Young Master!"”
Lu Su almost fell when he heard that. The little bit of anger in his heart instantly turned into cold sweat.
Liu Jue wasn't going to Yuzhang to hunt and play. He was clearly going to send an army over.
Jiangxia had a strong army now, while Jiangdong was in a state of chaos. If Liu Jue attacked Yuzhang southward, Yuzhang would fall into Liu Jue's hands in a few days.
"We can't delay. We have to hurry back and report to Marquis Wu.”Thinking of this, Lu Su immediately quickened his pace.
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