Chapter 61: Mission (III)

As they walked down the river, the big ship went straight to Chaisang before stopping. After everyone got off the boat, Xue Bing said to Sun Shangxiang: "You should take your children to see your mother first, and I will go to see Marquis Wu by myself."

Sun Shangxiang said: "You have met your brother, so you went to your former residence to find me. Do you still remember?"

Xue Bing smiled and said, "How could I not remember?" So he called Zhang Yi and asked him to protect Sun Shangxiang and lead Qin Mi to see Sun Quan.

At that time, someone had reported it to Sun Quan. Sun Quan knew that Xue Bing took his sister home to visit his mother, but he did not expect that Xue Bing would come to see him immediately as soon as he arrived at Chaisang. When Lu Su was standing beside him, Sun Quan asked Lu Su, "Does Zijing know where Xue Bing's behavior come from?"

Lu Su thought for a while and said to Sun Quan: "I think it was Liu Bei who wanted to visit Hanzhong, but Yizhou was settled and could not easily move troops, so he sent Xue Bing to ask the lord for help."

Sun Quan said: "Please help me? What will I help him?"

Lu Su said: "Liu Bei wanted to take Hanzhong, but Cao Cao also wanted to take Hanzhong. Now Liu Bei cannot move troops, so he asked his lord to send troops to drag Cao Cao down so that he could not advance westward."

After hearing this, Sun Quan chuckled and said, "Liu Bei is thinking very well!" Then he thought about it, as if he had thought of something, and asked Lu Su again, "Look at Zijing, what are the benefits if we join forces with Liu Bei?"

Lu Su said: "Liu Bei wants to take Hanzhong, why don't we take the opportunity to ask for Jingzhou?"

Sun Quan frowned and said, "However, Jingzhou is the foundation of Liu Bei, how can we let it go?"

Lu Su said: "You can discuss with him. If he agrees, the lord can handle this matter."

Sun Quan thought about it and said lightly to Lu Su, "I will leave this matter to Zijing. If Zijing feels it is beneficial to us, I will repay it to me again."

Lu Su said: "I will never let go of the lord's entrustedness."

When the two of them spoke, people reported that Xue Bing had arrived. Sun Quan then ordered his subordinates to invite Xue Bing in. A moment later, Xue Bing entered. Today, Xue Bing was wearing only a white shirt, not wearing armor, and not wearing soldiers. As soon as he entered the hall, he hurriedly saluted Sun Quan. Sun Quan hurriedly helped Xue Bing up and said, "Zihan took my sister home to visit relatives, and came to visit us again. Today, he only talked about family affairs, not military affairs."

Xue Bing said, "Bing also has this intention." So he chatted with Sun Quan, saying something here and another sentence there, but there was no government affairs inside.

I heard Sun Quan say: "Zihan and my sister have been married for a long time, have they ever had children?"

Xue Bing smiled and said, "I already have a son and a daughter, but I brought it together this time."

Upon hearing this, Sun Quan asked with a smile: "Two? But I don't know what names are called?"

Xue Bing replied, "My name is Ning, her courtesy name is Chengping. Her daughter is Qing, and her courtesy name is Yu Ji." As she said, she secretly gestured to Qin Mi beside her.

Qin Mi saw it, then came to Lu Su and said, "Sir, Lu Su Lu Zijing?"

However, Lu Su had noticed this person long ago. As soon as Xue Bing came in, he noticed him. When Xue Bing and Sun Quan only talked about family affairs and not government affairs, this person's arrival was a bit strange. Since they came just to talk about family affairs, what should they do to bring this person? Thinking of this, Lu Su had guessed Xue Bing's intention, and the lover also had the same idea as Sun Quan, and left the negotiations to others. The two continued to chat.

At this time, seeing someone coming up to say hello, he replied, "Isn't it Lu Su Lu Zijing, how dare you ask me?"

Qin Mi said: "I have a surname named Qin Mi and his courtesy name Zishe. I have heard of Mr.’s name for a long time in Sichuan, so I want to ask my husband for advice."

When Lu Su heard this, he replied, "A meager name is not worthy of respect. If you are just chatting, Su should accompany you." Then he said to Sun Quan, "The lord talks about family affairs with General Xue, and Su will leave first." As he said, he used his eyes to suggest that Sun Quan pay attention to Qin Mi beside him.

When Sun Quan saw it, he was stunned, then he reacted and smiled and said, "Zijing, go back and rest first! If there is anything, he should call each other." After that, he continued to chat with Xue Bing, as if he didn't care about Lu Su.

Lu Su knew that he was clear and led Qin Mi to leave. Xue Bing watched the two of them retreat, knowing that the two must have been looking for a secret place to discuss important matters. What he had to do was to continue chatting with Sun Quan, but he always talked in the mansion, so he said to Sun Quan: "Brother dealing with political affairs in the mansion all day long, but he was too tired. Now there is nothing to do, so why would you go out for a walk?" He really didn't know what to do, but he thought that since Sun Quan said that he only talked about family affairs today, he called his elder brother.

After hearing this, Sun Quan didn't care about the name, but said, "I have this intention, so I happened to visit with Zihan." At this point, he suddenly remembered something and said, "Where is my sister now?"

Xue Bing replied: "I should have gone to pay homage to my mother!"

Sun Quan said: "In this way, why don't Zihan go with me to find my sister and then go out for a tour together. She married you herself, but I never saw her again."

Xue Bing smiled and said, "It's just right, you can ask your brother to meet your nephew."

Sun Quan said: "I'm curious whether my niece is like my sister." Xue Bing looked at Sun Quan and laughed.

The two left the Marquis' Mansion and rode their horses straight to the Guotai Mansion. Sun Quan had a noble status, so naturally there was no need to be a Marquis outside the mansion. He only asked the man at the door: "Where is my mother now?" The man told him: "The Guotai was chatting with the princess in the backyard." After hearing this, Sun Quan said to Xue Bing behind him: "I think my mother was very happy to see Shang Xiang. My mother was not in good health recently and rarely came out to walk around."

Xue Bing was stunned when she heard this, but she didn't expect that Wu Guotai was so weak, so she said, "I don't know that I have been in Sichuan for a long time and I rarely hear about Jiangnan."

Sun Quan sighed, "Even if you don't come today, I will write a letter to you recently. I hope you can get Shangxiang back so that you can meet my mother. The doctor once said that my mother is getting older and she is worried about Shangxiang, so she can't get sick for a long time."

Xue Bing said: "Shang Xiang and I should be able to live there for a while. I hope to take advantage of this time to cure Guotai's illness."

Sun Quan replied: "I just hope this."

After saying so much, the two of them had already arrived in the backyard. There were servants on the left and right to report to Guo Tai, so Guo Tai knew that the two of them had arrived. Seeing that the two of them arrived, they happily said, "I don't know what day it is today, but they are all here. After all, it's a reunion for the family." After saying that, he called Xue Bing to his side, looked at him carefully for a long time, and said, "It's been nearly two years since the blink of an eye, very good, very good!"

The two were very good, and they were confused by Xue Bing's words, but they didn't know what this good thing meant. They saw Sun Shangxiang covering her mouth and laughing secretly, and became more confused. In the end, Sun Shangxiang pointed to the child in her arms with her hand, and Xue Bing realized it. However, when she reacted, she felt even more embarrassed.

At this time, Sun Quan cleared his siege and hugged a child beside him. Seeing that he was naughty and flirted, he smiled and said, "This must be a girl."

Sun Shangxiangqi said, "How can my brother guess? When others saw him, they only thought that this was a boy."

Sun Quan smiled and said, "It's exactly the same as you, how can you guess?" Sun Shangxiang's face turned red, but it was still unsuccessful.

Wu Guotai was by the side. Seeing the family harmonious and smiling, she smiled more and more happily. Finally, she ordered her servants to prepare food and eat together in the backyard. At the table, Sun Quan and Xue Bing talked about many interesting things in Jiangnan, and Xue Bing would also talk about some of the customs and customs in Sichuan. The two of them had a speculative conversation. This meal became a veritable family dinner and a reunion dinner.

For several days, Xue Bing and Sun Shangxiang lived only in the Guotai Mansion. Wu Guotai met his daughter and grandson, and his mood became better and better. However, his condition also tended to improve. In addition, Sun Quan often came to greet him these days, but Guotai only felt that these few days were the few happy days in recent years.

And in places where these people didn't know, Lu Su and Qin Mi discussed the issue of sending troops every day. The two of them needed to go back to ask Shangguan after the negotiations.

Lu Su wanted to ask Sun Quan what he meant, but Qin Mi was not that troublesome, just reported the negotiation progress to Xue Bing. Because Xue Bing felt that he could not do these things, he gave the negotiation task entirely to Qin Mi, and he just drank and had fun with Sun Quan all day long.

Five days later, Qin Mi came to look for Xue Bing again. Xue Bing invited him into the inner room and shut him away. Then he asked, "How is the progress?"

Qin Mi said: "The Marquis of Wu has agreed to send troops, and the price is that we need to give up the three counties in Jingnan. However, the general once said that at most three counties can be given up, because his subordinates have agreed to the conditions of the Eastern Wu. Now we are about to discuss the specific date of the dispatch. I wonder when the general was originally scheduled to send troops?"

Xue Bing thought for a while and secretly thought, "It's autumn now, and the lord's army will need some time to reorganize. Moreover, Zhuge Liang is secretly rectifying grassroots officials, which is probably impossible to complete in a short period of time. These trivial matters will take a long time to put together." After thinking for a moment, he said, "You ask the Marquis of Wu to prepare for war in Yangzhou, and Cao Cao thought that Eastern Wu wanted to advance to the north. But don't really advance. After waiting next summer, our lord will enter Hanzhong and ask the Marquis of Wu to march into Yangzhou at that time."

After hearing this, Qin Mi replied, "Will time be too tight when sending troops tomorrow?"

Xue Bing thought about it again and then said, "No! The lord went to Hanzhong to use soldiers from Sichuan. Although the military reform has not been completed, the rest are only some specific details. By next summer, you should be able to officially enter the battlefield." After saying this, he paused and said, "I just don't know if the equipment I originally planned can be fully equipped." This last sentence was not to Qin Mi, and he looked at the side with his eyes dazzled, and didn't know what he thought of.

Qin Mi sat quietly on the side and said at the end: "General, let's take a break first, I will talk to Lu Su in detail about the date of the troops to send a military service tomorrow."
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