Chu State, Jianye City.

Ji Shu finished handling the government affairs in his hands early and went home to play with his infant daughter. Looking at the baby's chubby face, Ji Shu couldn't help but kiss and hug her, making Huang Yueying next to her roll her eyes.

"Master, the envoy from the Kingdom of Shu has arrived."

Xu Tu hurriedly walked into the room holding a roster of Shu envoys.

The smile on Ji Shu's face faded and he looked helplessly at Xu Tu. Huang Yueying at the side had already taken the child and carried it aside.

Seeing this, Xu Tu handed the roster to Ji Shu and said.

"The credentials of the Kingdom of Shu have been sent to the palace, and arrangements have been made for the envoys to stay in the post house. Head of the family, would you like to arrange for someone to receive them?"

Just after the war, military affairs were extremely heavy. Seeing that Yueying had just given birth to a daughter, Zhou Yu took over all military affairs and left Ji Shu in charge of relatively relaxed government affairs. The reception of the mission was indeed under Ji Shu's charge.

The news of the Shu envoys has already been reported to Jianye, and Ji Shu has already asked the officials below to receive them. However, Ji Shu has not yet issued an order as to whether to send an important minister to contact the Shu envoys first.

He took the mission's roster and looked at it carefully. In fact, he didn't need to look too carefully. When he looked up, the name "Zhang Song" appeared.

Zhang Song! Zhang Song.

This man was an important figure in history who led Liu Bei's army to seize Shu.

It is disgraceful to betray one's master and surrender to the enemy.

But there is no doubt that gaining Zhang Song's support can greatly reduce the casualties of the Chu army.

Zhang Song. Zhang Song.

Ji Shu's fingers unconsciously tapped the roster in his hand.

This person is not an ordinary villain. According to history, he first went to see Cao Cao, then went to see Liu Bei after not receiving courtesy, and finally took refuge with Liu Bei. Ji Shu was worried that if he left it alone, he might not get what he wanted.

Want something.

Of course, Zhang Song should have brought that thing with him, and Ji Shu could still find the thing after killing all the envoys. But when the two countries were at war, the envoys were not killed, and the rules were broken. It was Chu's credibility that was ultimately damaged.

"Let's go, Xu Tu, let's go meet this Lord Zhang Song."

Huang Yueying and Xu Tu were both a little stunned. They didn't expect Ji Shu to go and receive them in person. While they were talking, Ji Shu had already walked out of the door, and Xu Tu quickly followed.

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When he arrived at the post house, he asked the lower-level officials to lead the way. Ji Shu soon met Zhang Song.

Zhang Song is short in stature and has fairly regular facial features. However, he is nearly middle-aged and has a poorly groomed beard. Some people may look at him and think he is bold and uninhibited, while others may look at him like he is unruly and unruly.

Ji Shu observed Zhang Song, and Zhang Song also observed Ji Shu. The officials around him introduced Ji Shu to Zhang Song, and then introduced Zhang Song to Ji Shu. After some official talk, both of them opened their mouths and said, "I have admired you for a long time."

They all sat down.

Ji Shu asked the reception officials to go down and prepare the food and drinks, and asked Zhang Song pleasantly.

"Sir, along the way, how are the customs and customs of our Chu people?"

Zhang Song had just stayed here not long ago, and he did not expect Ji Shu to visit suddenly. He was not sure of Ji Shu's purpose for the moment, so he simply said.

"All industries are prosperous, farmers walking in the fields are happy, and workers walking in the shops are full of vitality."

This is indeed the most intuitive feeling Zhang Song saw when he came from the west.

When Ji Shu heard this, he nodded secretly in his heart, and it seemed that he had left a good impression. Seeing the servants of the post house bringing food and wine, he picked up his wine glass and toasted Zhang Song, and then told others to leave and not to disturb them.

Ji Shu then continued to ask.

"How does Chu compare with Shu?"

A sharp light flashed through Zhang Song's eyes as he lowered his head to drink. He looked at Ji Shu with a smile and said.

"My king has had a truce for many years, and all the barbarians from all over the world have surrendered. The talented people in Shu have put their talents to use, the people are rich, and the national treasury is full. It is no better than the Chu State who has been fighting for years."

hehe!

Ji Shu smiled silently.

Do you think I believe it or not?

"Really?"

The situation in Shu was really as good as Zhang Song said, so how could he have any different intentions? Although Ji Shu had not asked the intelligence department about the situation, he had already guessed it.

"The Shu Kingdom is in danger of the tigers and wolves of the Qin Kingdom in the north, and the southern barbarians are in danger in the south. I even heard that the domestic aristocratic families are seriously annexing land by powerful powerful people, and the people are in poverty. The poor people have no desire to change, but they have no way to serve the country.

Mr. Ziqiao is a great talent, why not join my king?"

Zhang Songgang thought that Ji Shu was here to inquire about the intelligence of the Shu Kingdom, but he did not expect that the other party would reveal everything about the current situation of the Shu Kingdom, and even openly recruit him to betray the King of Shu.

Is Zhang Song afraid of death?

What a joke, what fear does death have for him?

He had never told anyone about his alienation, he just silently made his own preparations. But why did Fa Zheng reveal that he wanted to betray the master before? Now Ji Shu in front of him opened his mouth and invited him to surrender to the enemy!

"You, you!"

Zhang Song's brain suddenly shut down. He shouldn't have lost his composure like this. It was actually the performance of Fazheng and Ji Shu that made him doubt his life.

After a moment of astonishment, Zhang Song immediately thought whether this might be a further test by Ji Shu, and he did not intend to make such a hasty decision to seek refuge with Sun Ce. He bowed slightly and thanked him.

"Ji Lingjun fell in love with someone by mistake. Zhang Song is living quite well in Shu and has no plans to find another place for the time being."

Ji Shu smiled. He was no longer the young boy he used to be. He knew it just from Zhang Song's instant reaction. Fortunately, Ji Shu was not in a hurry. This was their first contact. He would wait until Zhang Song saw him.

After passing the big brother, he will look at what kind of work he needs to do.

Thinking of this, Ji Shu bowed and bowed in return.

"Haha, it's okay. My king is very thirsty for talents, and this door is always open to talents like Mr. Zhang. Mr. Zhang must be tired from the journey, so I will take my leave today."

After speaking, Ji Shu stood up and left.

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The next day.

Sun Ce solemnly summoned Zhang Song in the palace meeting hall.

Zhang Song was wearing official uniform and walked into the gate with his deputy holding the certificate of credence. He glanced at the civil and military officials on both sides of the palace, walked forward and asked the deputy to hand the certificate of credence to the palace people in front of the steps.

The female official put the credentials of the Kingdom of Shu on Sun Ce's desk, but Sun Ce did not turn it over. He had already read the contents, and now he was just going through the process to show the solemnity of state relations. In fact, he was quite annoyed by this set of false etiquette.

"Why did the messenger come?"

Sun Ce began to look at Zhang Song at the foot of the stairs.

Hearing this, Zhang Song raised his head and spoke calmly.

"Come to negotiate peace."

Sun Ce raised his eyebrows, feeling a little disdainful.

Liu Zhang was cowardly. Even though dozens of princes in the Central Plains had fought against each other until the present situation, he still did not dare to send troops to fight for the territory. There had long been news that Zhang Ren was sending troops privately. Liu Zhang was obviously afraid and sent people to sue for peace. The envoy said it well.

Sun Ce curled his lips and pretended to be angry.

"I had no offense with King Qiu of Shu, but Zhang Ren took advantage of my northern expedition to attack Jingzhou. It's a pity that he had great ambitions but no plan, and returned defeated. Since the King of Shu wants to seek peace, how dare you, Zhang Song, be so arrogant?"

Hahaha~~

What surprised everyone in the Chu State was that Zhang Song burst into laughter when faced with Sun Ce's questioning. After laughing, Zhang Song handed over his hand and said.

"The six counties east of the Yangtze River are originally rich in food and grass. Jingzhou is also where merchants gather. Xuzhou connects the north and the south and is a battleground for military strategists. Half of the world's wealth is owned by Chu!"

"Right now, the king is already Dong Zhuo, Cao Cao's biggest enemy, and he still wants to turn against Shu. Do you really think you are invincible?"

Good guy!

There is something!

Ji Shu secretly thought, Zhang Song was right. After Xuzhou was conquered, the situation in the world became more delicate. This is equivalent to taking the crisis of Shu that Ji Shu ran against Zhang Song yesterday and applying it to Chu.

Sun Ce's face darkened, his eyes narrowed slightly, but he had already put away his contempt in his heart.

"How brave!"

At this time, Zhou Yu slammed the table and shouted.

"In this battle, we, the great Chu, fought against Cao Cao alone in the north, and Liu Bei's coalition forces finally conquered Xuzhou, and went west to repel Zhang Ren and Qin's troops who attacked Jingzhou. I dare not say that I am invincible in the world, but who among the princes in the world is

Dare to face the Chu army alone?"

"The envoy is arrogantly provocative. Do you really think that I, the great Chu, dare not destroy Shu?"

The deputy envoy next to Zhang Song was already sweating on his forehead and trembling slightly when he heard this. What Zhou Yu said was exactly what Shu feared the most. The Chu army's combat power really impressed the people of the world.

Zhang Song shook his sleeves and chuckled.

"Why should Taichang Ling be angry?"

"Wherever the king's troops go, the battle will be won and the attack will be captured. I have known it for a long time. For example, in the past when I was besieged by Liu Biao in Jiangxia, when I was besieged by the Jiangdong family while drinking wine, and when Liu Bei chased me to the edge of Wujiang River

At that time, it was truly invincible in the world!"

Good guy! Good guy!
To be continued...