Lu Xun was still watching the detective report attentively. When he saw Sun Quan's question, he hurriedly closed the letter and replied: "Your Majesty, I think what the Prime Minister and General Ziyu said are correct. This time Western Shu failed to capture Chang'an, so for us,

It is extremely advantageous for Soochow. Our country will take the initiative in negotiating with Shu envoys tomorrow, and they will no longer have enough reasons to prevent the Supreme Being from achieving his imperial career."

Sun Quan couldn't help but nod his head, thinking that all the important ministers had the same idea, and he should be safe as the emperor this time.

He had long wanted to be the emperor, but due to lack of strength and status, he had to bear it for many years, until now he is a king.

Moreover, this King of Wu was granted the title of Cao Wei. Although Soochow and Cao Wei later severed the tributary vassal relationship, for a proud and arrogant person like Sun Quan, his name was always unfair, his words were not smooth, and he always felt that his face was shameful.

Light.

Not to mention that Ji Han and Cao Wei had already proclaimed themselves emperors seven or eight years ago. Sun Quan's patience has reached the limit today. If he does not establish his empire, not only will he have no patience, but even his ministers may not be able to do so.

I'm willing to delay it any longer, after all, everyone wants to go further.

Since the Battle of Yiling, Lu Xun has become the most valued minister in Sun Quan's heart. Seeing that he, Gu Yong, Zhuge Jin and others are all on the same page, Sun Quan is very satisfied.

However, he was not happy for long, but Lu Xun changed his excited tone and said with some worry: "But I think that even if Xishu fails to regain Chang'an and has lost its biggest support, Zhuge Liang and the others probably won't give up."

, I’m afraid there will be some twists and turns if the Supreme Lord wants to successfully proclaim himself emperor, which may affect the two alliances and even the situation of the entire world. We must prepare early for this change."

"What do you mean by Boyan's words? Are you saying that in order to prevent Gu from becoming emperor, Xi Shu will really break off the alliance and go to war with us?" Sun Quan's expression changed and he asked in a deep voice.

Previously, Ji Han increased his troops to Yong'an and pretended to march eastward at any time. Although this move made the situation on the Han-Wu border tense, most Sun Quan and his ministers believed that Ji Han was just bluffing. Zhuge Liang has always been a person who has the overall situation in mind. In the end, Ji Han

It can only be a truce. It is absolutely impossible to really sever the alliance that the two countries have finally established in order to prevent Sun Quan from becoming emperor.

Of course, Lu Xun had the same opinion as most people before today, but after reading the latest intelligence report sent back by Xi Zuo, his original thoughts began to waver, and it seemed that he no longer believed that it was impossible for Ji Han to break off the alliance and start a war.

Before Lu Xun could reply to Sun Quan, Zhu Huan, who was sitting below him, rushed to say: "Hmph, so what if Xi Shu dares to start a war? Are we, Soochow, still afraid of them?

When Liu Bei personally led his troops to invade the east, we were defeated and fled. Even if Zhuge Liang leads his troops to invade again this time, we are not afraid at all. The worst we can do is give the Shu people another battle at Yiling."

Sun Quan slapped the case and shouted: "Xiumu's words are very encouraging. Yes, even if Zhuge Liang really dares to start a war, what should I be afraid of? Xi Shu has indeed increased its combat power a lot in the past two years, but so has I, Soochow.

Not weak, they defeated the Wei army in Yongliang, and we also defeated Cao Xiu in Shiting. It can be said that they are equally matched.

Furthermore, our country, Soochow, is better than Western Shu in terms of state and county territory and household population. With the natural danger of the Yangtze River and strong national strength, it is not impossible to start a war with Shu and Wei at the same time.

What's more, doesn't Cao Rui's son support Gu's claim to be emperor? Even if he is using this matter to destroy my alliance with the Shu people, Cao Rui will only watch the fire from the other side and reap the benefits of others. He will not join forces with Western Shu in the short term. This powerful enemy has joined forces to attack us. Therefore, you don’t have to worry about harming Western Shu by proclaiming yourself emperor."

After saying that, he glanced at Lu Xun out of the corner of his eye, with a somewhat unhappy look on his face. He was already a little dissatisfied with the somewhat weak speech of Lu Xun, the most important minister.

Lu Xun pretended not to see Sun Quan's ugly face, and continued to say calmly: "I, Soochow, are not afraid of Western Shu, but for more than a year, the Shu army has been winning consecutive battles on the western front, and the Wei army had to retreat. Chang'an, I'm afraid their combat power is stronger than we previously estimated.

Let's talk about the Yongzhou Shu army's eastward advance this time. Although Yang Qing failed to capture Chang'an, he not only successfully captured Qicheng and other places, but also wiped out no less than ten thousand Wei troops. The result can be said to be better than our Shiting victory in Soochow. Even more grand.

We must know that it only took Yang Qing and others more than half a month to obtain these results. Can our Wu army do it in a different place? This shows how powerful the Shu army is!"

"The Shu army has indeed fought beautifully in several major battles over the past year. I also admit that their combat power is quite strong, but if you look deeper, it is mostly because the main force of the Wei army is on the eastern front against me, Soochow.

The defenses on the western front are sparse, and the Shu army can gain a lot from a sneak attack. However, based on this alone, Boyan said that their combat power is better than our army, and I really don't agree." Zhu Huan said unconvinced.

Lu Xun said: "General Xiumu, this time Yang Qing attacked Chang'an, the Wei army was prepared in advance, and the strength of both sides was almost the same. But even so, Cao Zhen, Guo Huai and others were still fooled by Yang Qing.

The Shu army moved thousands of miles in more than ten days, disrupting the Wei army's defense line. Even the city of Qi, which was guarded by famous generals such as Zhang He, was captured by the Shu army. Doesn't this mean that the Shu army's combat power has been reduced? Is there a clear tendency to dominate the world?"

"This..." Zhu Huan was speechless.

Sun Quan couldn't listen anymore, and barely suppressed the anger in his heart, and said with a sullen face: "Bo Yan, is it because the Shu army is stronger than our army, do you want to surrender to that little Liu Chan?"

"I don't dare, that's not what I meant." Lu Xun stood up in a hurry and bowed to apologize.

Sun Quan continued to ask angrily: "Then what do you mean?"

"I just want to say that in recent years, Western Shu's national and military power has grown tremendously. Especially after capturing most of Liangzhou and Yongzhou, its strength cannot be compared to what it was seven or eight years ago.

Your Majesty, we can no longer regard Xishu as that small country that lives in a corner of Yizhou. Now they can be regarded as occupying three states, and the gap in national power with our Soochow has been greatly narrowed. Once they break off their alliance and start a war, , the pressure we face is even greater than Liu Bei's time.

Therefore, I sincerely ask Your Majesty to think twice before proclaiming himself emperor. When negotiating, you do not have to be tit-for-tat with Xi Shu. For the sake of the emperor's cause, I think I can make concessions in certain places when necessary.

This minister speaks from the bottom of his heart and has absolutely no selfish motives. I hope the Supreme Being will give me a clear warning." Lu Xun fell to the ground with a sincere expression on his face.

Sun Quan came down from the throne and personally helped Lu Xun up: "Bo Yan, why are you doing this? How can I not know your loyalty? Well, Western Shu is indeed different from what it used to be. Just as the Qing family said, I can do it at the right time.

Make certain concessions.”

He turned his head and told Zhuge Jin: "But Ziyu, don't let this leak out in tomorrow's negotiations. Let's be tough first and see how Fei Yi, Chen Zhen and the others react."

"Follow the orders of the Supreme Being."

In the hotel, Fei Yi and Chen Zhen sat opposite each other, drinking tea and discussing tomorrow's negotiations.

"Wen Wei, our army failed to recapture Chang'an, which is not good news. Now that Sun Quan is about to proclaim himself emperor, we may not be able to stop this unfavorable move with just the few chips we have." Chen Zhen looked bad.

said.

Fei Yi leaned on the soft cushion, yawned, and said with a smile: "Isn't it good news? Although our army has not captured Chang'an, it has gained a lot after all. This is news to you and me anyway."
Chapter completed!