"Congratulations?"

Xing Daorong hesitated for a while.

Of course he was not hesitating whether to pay condolences.

Liu Qi is dead, do you care about his bad business?

Not to mention him, even his predecessor, he has nothing to do with Liu Qi.

Therefore, from his own perspective, mourning is meaningless and even more unnecessary.

But he is no longer alone!

As neighboring forces, such funerals usually need to be expressed.

To put it bluntly, condolences are false, forces are in contact with each other, and negotiations are true.

Moreover, according to the grand strategy that Jiang Wan and him had previously told, he and Liu Bei should have an alliance.

But so far, this alliance has not been confirmed!

"Do you want to take this opportunity to get closer to Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang and discuss the alliance between the two sides?"

With this idea in mind, Xing Daorong thought for a long time, but in the end he was unable to confirm, so he said:

"Zi Chu, wait for me to call Gong Yan and Nanhe to discuss it together!"

Immediately, I asked someone to go and invite Jiang Wan and Liu Yong to come.

Not long after, Jiang Wan and Liu Yong also came here.

They were working not far away, but after the servant passed the message, they rushed over quickly.

When Liu Ba general Liu Qi died of illness, Jiang Xia held a funeral, Jiang Wan first pondered for a moment, then looked at Xing Daorong and said:

"Lord, Wan thought it would be better to send someone to mourn, but we just need to act according to the etiquette system and if Liu Bei doesn't mention it, we don't have to mention it on the initiative!"

"Why is this?"

Xing Daorong asked in confusion.

“It’s very simple!”

Jiang Wan smiled and said:

"Just as Wan and the lord agreed on that day, we hope to form an alliance with Liu Bei's army, but Liu Bei's army is more eager to form an alliance with our army. Naturally, it is for them to mention this matter first!"

"Those who talk first have insufficient confidence, and there will be losses in the initiative. Although it is an alliance, it cannot be abandoned. It is an initiative that is beneficial to us!"

Jiang Wan smiled and said slowly.

Xing Daorong understood.

Just like later business negotiations, privately, both parties hope to complete a deal.

But the party who takes the initiative to mention it will invisibly lose confidence, and it is easy to see through its trump card for the other party, thus allowing the lion to speak loudly.

Many entrepreneurs with honest personalities (actually inexperienced shopping malls) just lose their initiative little by little and are eventually eliminated by the market.

As the saying goes, "the shopping mall is like a battlefield." If you take a step back, you will have less initiative. On the contrary, if others take a step forward, you will have more initiative.

If you accumulate like this, the strong will always be strong and the weak will always be weak!

This is true for shopping malls in later generations, and now in the midst of great struggles, even more so among the princes!

Of course, what we are talking about here is strategy, not fooling people!

Some later marketing elites could describe the white as black and the black as white. They seemed to mention it actively, but in fact they were all kinds of deceptions and frauds.

That kind of behavior is only suitable for shopping mall competition in peaceful times.

In this world where people often kill and destroy people and fight, talking is a very dangerous behavior.

If you play the game of marketing elites in later generations, you might end up dying on the spot. How could the princes with great power in their hands be teased at will?

Later generations only saw Zhang Yi and Su Qin's great reputation. Have you ever seen many envoys, lobbyists, etc. who were killed on the spot?

Therefore, you can't play with vain easily.

There are only a few people like Zhang Yi, Su Qin and others since ancient times, but not everyone can be called them!

Of course, it doesn’t matter if you can trick people from beginning to end, such as Zhang Yi and Su Qin!

But how many people have done it since ancient times?

To be honest, the princes who have the power to kill and kill their hands cannot directly defraud or deceive, unless you can guarantee that they will not be seen through!

Once discovered, you will turn your back on the spot!

However, it is a strategy that should be taken to appropriately use favorable forms to put pressure on potential allies to take the lead in telling the alliance and thus take the initiative in negotiations.

In the current situation, although Jingnan faces the future oppression of Jiangdong, he is not anxious. On the contrary, Liu Bei is eager to get rid of the dilemma of Jingzhou and enter Yizhou. He is the anxious side.

Therefore, Xing Daorong should of course wait for Liu Bei to take the initiative to mention the alliance, so as to gain more favorable conditions for himself.

It's a bit of a twist, it's fine to skip it and not mention it.

Anyway, Xing Daorong understood what Jiang Wan meant.

Just be more stable and wait for others to come over, don’t rush to find others. Anyway, they will come sooner or later, so why bother posting so early?

"What Gong Yan said is reasonable and is exactly what I want!"

Xing Daorong nodded with satisfaction and said:

"I'm also concerned!"

Then he looked at Liu Yong sitting beside him, and Xing Daorong said:

"Nanhe, please go to Jiangxia and pay condolences to Liu Qi in the name of General Nan of our town!"

"Here!"

Liu Yong naturally understood Xing Daorong's meaning and bowed down.

The next day, Liu Yong brought gifts and came to Jiangxia under the support of a team of soldiers.

...

Jiangxia.

"Military advisor, Jiangdong is indeed aggressive. I have good intentions to give him Xiakou, but he still wants Jiangxia to go together. It's really too much!"

Liu Bei said angrily with an angry face.

"It's just expected!"

Zhuge Liang shook the feather fan slowly and said calmly:

"If Zhou Yu is still seriously injured, Sun Quan and Lu Su will definitely not force each other like this. But since Zhou Yu was cured by my brother, he will inevitably interfere. This is an inevitable thing!"

After saying that, Zhuge Liang shook his head.

There is something he has never said, according to the original astrological sign, Zhou Yu would not survive next spring.

However, after the changes in the world, the astrological signs changed drastically, and all the observations in the past changed, resulting in a turning point in Zhou Yu's fate.

The turning point was also the number one general in Jiangdong, Taishi Ci!

These unexpected things made Zhuge Liang feel very depressed secretly.

However, Zhuge Liang did not want to say this kind of metaphysics.

"Lord, don't pay attention to Jiangdong. Even if we have to hand over Xiakou and Jiangxia, it will be on the eve of our army entering Sichuan!"

Zhuge Liang said:

"It's better to pay more attention to the direction of Jingnan. Now, Lu Zijing and my brother are coming to pay their respects in Jiangdong. Someone should come to Jingnan!"

"Um!"

Liu Bei nodded and said:

"According to the horse detective report, the famous scholar Liu Yong of Quanling came!"

"When Liu Yong comes, lord should not take the initiative to mention the alliance!"

Zhuge Liang instructed.

"Don't worry, military advisor, I know!"

Liu Bei replied.

Three days later.

When Liu Yong came to Jiangxia, Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang went out of the city to greet him, which gave Jingnan enough face.

Liu Yong is a famous scholar. He is used to the scene and is even more exquisite in his heart. Seeing Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang treat him so grandly, he immediately understood.

After entering the city hall, both sides took a seat, Liu Yong bowed and said:

"Uncle, my lord general Zhennan, heard that Mr. Liu Qi had abandoned the emperor and was very generous. He sent someone to come to pay tribute. Before leaving, he repeatedly greeted Uncle Liu, Mr. Zhuge!"

Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang stood up to thank him, and then asked someone to accept the gift and set up a banquet to entertain Liu Yong.
To be continued...