The next morning, Liu Mang trembled as he walked into the Shouchun Assembly Hall. His legs were numb and trembling. How could this be called a wedding night? How could this be called a small ceremony? This was a den of tigers and wolves.
"Milord, you just got married yesterday. Did you enjoy the night?" Zhuge Liang and the others saw Liu Mang coming out from the backyard. They kowtowed three times and nine times to Liu Mang and immediately smiled at Liu Mang.
Even the honest man Lu Su had a smile on his face. Who didn't know that their King Of Shu was begging for mercy yesterday?
Liu Mang gritted his teeth as he looked at the civil and military officials below. Especially this villager Zhuge. If he didn't collude with Zhou Cang and Guan Hai, Liu Mang wouldn't have eaten Sun Shangxiang. He wouldn't have been taught a lesson last night.
But after all, the villager of Zhuge County did not do much wrong, so Liu Mang did not want to punish him, so he could only grit his teeth and swallow his anger. Liu Mang then sat on the main seat and closed his eyes to rest. Last night was too tiring.
Seeing Liu Mang sit on the main seat, the civil and military officials below also became solemn.
"Congratulations, Milord. Congratulations, Milord. You have won the Marquis of Wu Sun family's daughter." Zhuge Liang stood up and congratulated Liu Mang. Xu Shu also followed and said, "Milord, in Jiangdong, in Marquis Wu's residence, brothers are estranged and brothers fight each other. Jiangdong's name is not worth mentioning. Milord, please make a decision!"
The two completely unrelated matters were brought up by the two of them. Naturally, they were not joking, but rather, they were serious about it.
What kind of place was Jiangdong? A part of it originally belonged to Yangzhou. If Liu Mang attacked Jiangdong before this, it would be righteous. This was because his father-in-law, Lü Bu, had the position of Yangzhou's Magistrate.
But now in Xu Du, Guo Jia publicly promoted Lu Bu, but secretly demoted Lu Bu. Lu Bu was promoted to Assistant General of the Country.
Therefore, if Liu Mang wanted to take Jiangdong, he needed a name. Only with righteousness would people follow him. Otherwise, he wouldn't be a righteous person. Even if he took Jiangdong, there would be a lot of trouble.
But now, Liu Mang married Sun Shangxiang. What was Liu Mang's identity? He was Sun Ce's brother-in-law. He was Sun Ce's brother-in-law. The two of them went from enemies to relatives. Of course, Liu Mang didn't want to recognize him as a relative. He wanted a name.
Your Jiangdong was in chaos. Your brothers were estranged. I am your brother-in-law. I am your relative. I can't bear to see my family members kill each other. Therefore, I will go to Jiangdong to uphold justice. I will not let your brothers kill each other. Liu Mang was Sun Ce's brother-in-law. He was also Sun Quan's brother-in-law. If he wanted to uphold justice, he might stay in Jiangdong and help his brother-in-law manage Jiangdong.
"In Jiangdong, Sun Ce is my wife's brother. Sun Quan is also my wife's brother. I don't want them to kill each other!" Liu Mang pretended to be uncomfortable.
"My Lord is Marquis Wu's relative. You should go to Jiangdong to uphold justice. You are part of the family. "A civil official said.
"But my soldiers are all from Yangzhou. They are not from Jiangdong." Liu Mang deliberately said.
"Half of Jiangdong's people are from Yangzhou. My Lord, you should go to Jiangdong to kill each other. This person is righteous. My Lord, you cannot refuse!" Xu Shu said to Liu Mang. He immediately knelt down. A group of Yangzhou civil officials also knelt down happily. They loudly called for their Lord to not refuse.
The civil officials were happy because they could attack Jiangdong and take control of Jiangdong. First, they could expand their Lord's sphere of influence. Second, there were countless counties in Jiangdong. Naturally, there would be people who would be promoted and become rich.
The generals were also happy. Only by sending troops to Jiangdong could they have a war to fight. Only by fighting a war could they have military merits.
"Good. Since everyone has said so, this Prince will order the Jiangxia Navy's Commander Lu Xun and Lu Boyan to lead twenty thousand naval troops, ten thousand Yangzhou New Army, five thousand Black Flag Battalion, and five thousand Xiliang Cavalry. A total of forty thousand troops to follow the river to Lujiang and await orders." Liu Mang ordered.
Forty thousand troops. In Jiangdong, only twenty thousand troops could be brought out. Liu Mang had brought out forty thousand elite troops.
"My Lord, General Zhang Liao's Xiliang Cavalry is not allowed to go to Jiangdong." Lu Su said.
"Eh?" Liu Mang was a little puzzled.
"My Lord, Jiangdong is located in the Jiangnan area. The water system is developed and the land is muddy and fertile. In addition, there is a lot of rain. It is difficult for the heavy cavalry to be deployed in the Jiangnan area." Lu Su was from Jiangdong and naturally knew the situation in Jiangdong.
"Is that so?" Liu Mang frowned. The reason why it was difficult for the Yangzhou Army to find an enemy was because of the heavy armor of the Yangzhou Army. Not only did they have the world's number one cavalry, the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry, they also had the Xiliang Cavalry. In this era of cold weapons, this kind of heavy armor was definitely something that could tear apart the enemy's formation.
"My Lord, we are not going to Jiangdong for field battles. We are going to attack the city! There is also no need to bring heavy armor. " Zhuge Liang also opened his mouth. If they went to Jiangdong, how many elite troops could Jiangdong have? If they went to Jiangdong now, they would just attack and take over the city. If Sun Ce was tactful and surrendered to Yangzhou, then it would be fine. If he was not tactful, then they would just attack the city.
"Then we will add twenty thousand Yangzhou New Army to make fifty thousand troops." Liu Mang could not use the heavy armor, so he could only add twenty thousand light armor troops.
"That is good!"
Yangzhou's allocation was very fast. Xu Shu stamped the stamp and took it to the Ministry of Revenue. The Ministry of Revenue opened the granary to release the provisions. The Ministry of War and the Armed Police Force escorted the provisions to Lujiang. Lu Xun's army in Jiangxia began to move towards Lujiang.
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Liu Mang tried peaceful means before resorting to force. He sent a letter to his brother-in-law, Sun Ce.
This letter was about Sun Shangxiang's longing for her brother and mother in the Sun family. There was no mention of Liu Mang's threat to Sun Ce. There was also no hostility in it.
"How about Marquis Wu? If Marquis Wu has finished reading the letter and wants to write back to Madam Sun, you can let me take it back to Yangzhou!" A Yangzhou official smiled at Sun Ce in Marquis Wu's mansion.
This letter was indeed written by his sister, Sun Shangxiang. Sun Ce confirmed it. The tone was also Sun Shangxiang's. He knew that his sister escaped to Yangzhou and became a female official. However, he did not expect that this female official would become the hostess of Yangzhou.
"Is Xiang 'er okay?" Sun Ce asked Liu Mang's messenger.
"Madam Sun is fine, but she has been thinking about Marquis Wu. She wants to know when Marquis Wu can go to Shouchun to see her." Liu Mang's messenger said.
"Go to Shouchun?" Sun Ce sneered and shook his head. If he went to Shouchun, would Sun Ce be able to come back? "If she is homesick, let her come back for two days. The door of my Sun family will always be open for her. If there is nothing else, leave early! "
"Marquis Wu didn't send a letter to Madam Sun?"
"No!" Sun Ce picked up the tea. This meant that Sun Ce wanted to see the guest out.
Watching Liu Mang's messenger leave, Sun Ce's eyes were complicated. He thought for a long time and said, "Prepare a horse. Follow me to Gong Jin's mansion!"
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