Lu Su invites Zhuge Liang to come over to the other side of the Yangzi River, but Liu Bei pretends to be unwilling to send him. Through Zhuge Liang’s negotiation, Lu Su’s invitation to visit the Southland is accepted, after all. Liu Bei brings with him his civil and military officials to the dock to see off his military counsellor. While Zhuge Liang and Lu Su play chess in the cabin of the boat, Zhuge Liang tricks Lu Su into revealing inside information on the situation in the eastern area and gets a pretty good picture.
魯肅請諸葛亮過江，劉備假意不肯，經諸葛亮轉言，答應魯肅的邀請到江東。劉備領文武官員到碼頭送軍師，諸葛亮艙中與魯肅對弈，諸葛亮套繞魯肅瞭解江東內情，做到心中有數。