Xu Shao sneered and said, "Wasn't General Du captured alive?" Judging by your appearance, you should have surrendered to Liu Bei. So, you're here to be a lobbyist, right? ”

Du Xun said with a smile: "The military advisor is smart, I am indeed here to be a lobbyist." ”

After hearing this, Heqia, Liu Xian, and Fu Xun looked at each other, and the three of them couldn't help but think in their hearts: "Even Du Xun is willing to surrender to Liu Bei, so if we surrender, we will naturally not cause criticism......

Xu Shao said: "General Du is very frank, but if you come, don't leave." Heqia, tied up Du Xian, brought him back to Xiangyang, and handed it over to the prime minister. ”

After hearing this, Heqia was stunned, first looked at Du Xian, and then at Xu Shao, stunned and didn't know what to do.

"What are you doing there? Du Xun is now Liu Bei's person, that is, the enemy, and he cannot have the slightest mercy for the enemy. Xu Shao said.

Du Xun laughed and said, "Is the military advisor too confident? Don't the military advisors know? He Qia, Liu Xian, Fu Xun and I are all old friends, although we don't usually interact much, but we are very good friends in private......"

The smile disappeared suddenly, and as soon as Du Xian turned his head, he shouted at the soldiers guarding them, "Tie up Xu Shao for me." ”

Du Xian, just in case, before going out, specially brought ten house slaves to act as his personal soldiers, at this time ten house slaves gathered around them, as soon as they heard Du Xi's words, they immediately surrounded Xu Shao, and Xu Shao was taken down immediately.

Xu Shao's face did not change, he glared at Du Xian angrily, and scolded: "You guy who eats inside and out, Liu Jingzhou was not thin on you when he was alive, and you actually ...... when his bones were not cold."

"Xu Zijiang! I tell you the truth, this is called the person who knows the times as Junjie, Liu Bei's righteous brother Guan Yuli let me return despite the public opinion, which shows that he trusts me very much. When Liu Jingsheng was alive, He had trusted me so much, except for Cai Mao, Huang Zu, and Zhang Yun, he didn't believe anyone. What's more, Liu Bei is now the time to employ people, and there are only a handful of people under his account who can be driven. If I follow him, no matter how I say it, I can be a county guard, which is much better than being a small official in Xiangyang City. Du Xun directly interrupted Xu Shao's words.

Xu Shao didn't say anything anymore, just glared at Du Xian.

Du Xun turned over his horse, galloped on his horse, gathered the soldiers in front of him, and said loudly: "Soldiers! Now that I, Du Xi, have taken refuge in Xinye Ling Liu Bei, if you take refuge with me, you will inevitably be reused. After you take the whole of Jingzhou, you can also be a captain and a general, and if anyone is unwilling to surrender, stand up. ”

Everyone looked at each other, no one dared to stand up, standing up is equivalent to sending them to death, and no one will be so stupid.

Du Xian saw that everyone's faces were still a little hesitant. Immediately Lang Sheng continued: "Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are both fierce generals in the world, and they both have the courage of ten thousand people. In today's battle, I can see how powerful they are, and I think you all know it in your hearts. Even I, the general, have surrendered, so why should you hesitate? ”

Subsequently, everyone expressed their willingness to surrender.

Du Xian's face was happy, and he took Heqia, Liu Xian, Fu Xun and more than 10,000 troops to surrender. tied Xu Shao to see Liu Bei together.

The two armies met, Liu Bei was in front, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei stood behind Liu Bei, Zhuge Jin, Yi Yuan, Sun Qian, Tian Yu, Mi Fang, Pei Qian, Han Song and others stood behind Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei, and saw Du Xi with Heqia, Liu Xian, and Fu Xun. Tied Xu Shao to meet him, his heart was full of joy.

"Du Xian, the general of the defeated army, together with his subordinates Heqia, Liu Xian, and Fu Xun, visited General Liu." Du Xun and the others walked to a place separated from Liu Bei by some distance and said loudly.

"I'll wait to meet General Liu!" He Qia, Liu Xian, and Fu Xun shouted at the same time.

Liu Bei said with a smile: "No courtesy, you have led your troops to vote, my Liu Bei's joy is really indescribable." ”

"Humph! Hypocrisy! Xu Shao was tied up, stood there, and snorted coldly.

Liu Bei didn't like it in his heart, but he didn't come out, and when he saw that Xu Shao was tied up, he asked, "Who is this?" ”

Xu Shao took refuge in Jingzhou, rarely met anyone, often did not go out of the gate, and did not step out of the second door, Liu Bei naturally did not see him.

Du Xun hurriedly said: "This is General Xu Zi of Runan." ”

After Liu Bei heard this, he pretended to be surprised, hurriedly stepped forward to untie Xu Shao in person, and hurriedly said: "Let Mr. Xu suffer, and be prepared." ”

Xu Shao saw that Liu Bei personally untied himself, so he only sighed heavily and didn't say anything. Liu Bei said: "I have heard Mr. Xu's name for a long time, and when I see it today, it is Liu Bei's blessing, if Mr. does not dislike it, can he be willing to serve as the chief secretary of our army?" ”

Xu Shao knew very well that this was Liu Bei's naked, naked, and naked pull, he still didn't say anything, just stayed there quietly, but kept thinking in his mind.

Seeing this, Guan Yu approached Liu Bei's side and asked in a low voice, "Big brother, who is Xu Shao?" ”

Liu Bei said: "I don't know, I don't have too much contact with the southerners, but this person can be Du Xian's military advisor, he must have some wisdom, and Du Zhan and others also respect him very much." ”

Guan Yu couldn't help but think: "Big brother is really good at wooing people, I haven't heard of it, so I will woo it at will, it seems that the eldest brother is really thirsty for talent." ”

Seeing that the situation was deadlocked, Du Xun said loudly: "Master Xu, General Liu sincerely invites you, if you refuse, I'm afraid it's too unkind, right?" Even if General Liu lets you go back, how can you explain that you are standing in front of Kuai Yue? 20,000 soldiers, you are the only one to go back, even if Kuai Yue does not kill you, he will completely humiliate you. ”

Fu Xun immediately persuaded: "Yes, Mr. Zijiang, instead of you going back like this, it is better for you to submit to General Liu, contribute under General Liu's account, and wait for Jingzhou to be pacified, which will naturally be indispensable for your benefits." You have always had the ability to know people, in the past, I only saw Cao Cao's side, and he said that he was 'a capable minister who ruled the world, and a traitor in troubled times', and today a hero like General Liu is placed in front of you, why don't you recognize it? ”

After Liu Bei and Guan Yu listened to Fu Xun's words, they knew that Xu Shao turned out to be Xu Zijiang, and Xu Zijiang commented on Cao Cao's affairs, and they had also heard about it. In the late Eastern Han Dynasty, there was a social atmosphere, that is, to carry out character appreciation, or call people and object evaluation, a person to become a character, to get ahead, to enter the upper class. A well-known connoisseur of the character must write him an appraisal in order to be recognized by society.

Xu Shao is a well-known connoisseur, and he has to comment on the people at that time on the first day of the new year at the beginning of every month, just like we have a press conference now, the first day of the new month. That's why it's called the Moon Review.

It's just that after Yuan Shu occupied Yuzhou, he sent people to hire him as an official, he knew that Yuan Shu could not achieve anything big, so he politely refused, and then moved his family south, and then arrived in Xiangyang, Jingzhou. Although he also knew that Liu Biao was not the material of the overlord, he had no intention of becoming a leader, and only wanted to live a stable life. stayed in Jingzhou, and at the same time no longer held the Yuedan Review, but only lived a light life.

"Mr. Xu, I know that you are very virtuous and unwilling to go out, and this expedition is also forced to go, and you still have a small family. Even if you don't think about yourself, you should think about your children, right? He Qia persuaded.

Xu Shaojin Chinese New Year's Eve eight years old. has children and daughters, and after listening to Heqiao's slightly threatening words, he was also stunned.

"Mr. Xu, Bei is sincere, and I hope you can agree." Liu Bei said very sincerely.

Xu Shao looked around, and saw that everyone's eyes were focused on him, so he said, "Okay." Let's leave it at that, I, Xu Shao, am willing to be the master book for General Liu. However, I have one condition, if General Liu does not agree, I will be considered dead. I won't take refuge in General Liu. ”

"Mr. Xu, please speak!"

"Liu Qi, the Marquis of Chu, is still young, and he is relatively generous, if General Liu captures Jingzhou, I only ask General Liu not to kill Liu Qi after seizing Jingzhou. If General Liu agrees, I am willing to go to Jingxiang with my incorruptible tongue and persuade all the people of Xiangyang and Jiangling to join General Liu. Xu Shao said.

Liu Bei knew that one mountain could not accommodate two tigers, and if he didn't kill Liu Qi, the old department in Jingzhou would inevitably be suspicious. But if you don't agree, Xu Shao doesn't have anything to do, the key is to be able to quickly take Xiangyang and Jiangling, which is equivalent to having the capital to dominate Jingzhou.

When it was difficult to make a choice, Zhuge Jin walked over, close to Liu Bei's ear, and whispered: "Lord, Liu Qi is weak, everything is done by Kuai Yue alone, if it is not for Kuai Yue's prevention, the lord can steal Jingzhou in another way, his subordinates think that it doesn't matter if Liu Qi kills or not, but Kuai Yue must be killed, this person can't stay." ”

After Liu Bei heard this, he said to Xu Shao: "Okay, I promise you." It's just that I don't know how you can persuade Xiangyang and Gangneung to submit to me? ”

Xu Shao said: "Now Jingzhou is in turmoil, Liu Qi is difficult to preside over the overall situation, although there is Kuai Yue's assistance, but it is not enough to resist the general's offensive, Jingzhou's scholars, generals, all hope to get a male lord who really leads them." General Liu is a person who is worthy of a great responsibility, and he can deter the entire Jingzhou. ”

After speaking, Xu Shao glanced at Du Xun and the others again, and said with a smile: "Of course, there are many people who have taken refuge in Jingzhou, and they also have their own thoughts. In this way, Jingzhou can be unified again, and it will become General Liu's majestic posture to dominate the world. ”

After Liu Bei heard this, his heart was surging, and he no longer asked Xu Shao how to persuade him to surrender, so he said, "Sir, do you want any help?" My two righteous brothers, Yun Chang and Yi De, have the courage of ten thousand people......"

"I understand General Liu's kindness, but persuasion is not the same as fighting, if someone wants to go with me, I only need two people!"

"Which two? Although Mr. spoke, even if he asked Liu Bei to follow Mr. in person, Bei would not hesitate. Xu Shao said with a smile: "General Liu can't go, and if he goes, he won't be able to come back." I just need these two. ”

Liu Bei looked at Xu Shao and pointed at Zhuge Jin and Tian Yu with his finger, and said suspiciously: "Sir, these two people are still young, do you want to think about it again?" ”

"General Liu, don't worry, I have always been very accurate in my opinion, and with these two people, it is enough to win thousands of troops and horses."

Zhuge Jin is full of confidence, he is very confident in himself, but the first time he heard such celebrity comments and praises, he was still a little flattered.

Tian Yu was very surprised that Xu Shao nodded at himself, in terms of force, he was not as good as Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, in terms of intelligence, he was not as good as Zhuge Jin, Yi Yuan, and Sun Qian, he was a little unconfident and said: "I ...... What can I do? ”

Xu Shao smiled: "You can do a lot, you have to be confident in yourself." ”

Liu Bei said: "Zhuge Jin, Tian Yu, the two of you will follow Mr. Xu to Xiangyang and be responsible for persuading Liu Qi to surrender." ”

Zhuge Jin and Tian Yu said: "No! ”

……

Xiangyang, Chuhou Mansion.

Liu Qi is practicing calligraphy in the hall. The pen walks the dragon and snake, and the handwriting is beautiful.

The words are like his person, Liu Qi's handwriting is beautiful, just like his appearance, wearing gorgeous clothes, which looks very noble.

"Lord...... Big things are wrong! Kuai Yue walked in from outside the hall shouting and panicking.

Liu Qi looked flustered when he saw Kuai Yue. Then he asked, "Prime Minister, what's wrong?" ”

Kuai Yue hurriedly said: "The 20,000 troops and horses led by Du Raid were defeated in Nanyang, and finally Du Raid and others all led the army to surrender to Liu Bei. ”

After Liu Qi heard this, the brush he was holding suddenly stopped, raised his head suddenly, frowned, and said: "Liu Bei got the soldiers and horses of Du Xi and others, like a dragon entering the abyss, I am afraid that it is unlimited." ”

Kuai Yue heard Liu Qi's negative words. Then he said: "Lord, it is imperative that you send troops to attack Nanyang again, and your subordinates are willing to lead the troops in person!" ”

Liu Qi put down the brush, shook his head, and said: "Liu Bei has been on the battlefield for a long time, and he has fierce generals such as Guan Yu and Zhang Fei under his account, and now he has obtained soldiers and horses from Du Xi and others. I'm afraid it will be even more difficult to deal with it again. Our army lacks generals, there are no good generals. It is impossible to extinguish Liu Bei. As the saying goes, thousands of troops are easy to obtain, but one general is hard to find, looking at the entire Xiangyang and Jiangling, who can stop Liu Bei? ”

Kuai Yue said: "Lord, don't be negative, I'll raise two more people." Maybe you can go with me to stop Liu Bei. These two people are from Zhijiang in Nanjun, and these two are brothers, when they were young and vigorous, they have not been reused, and their brother Huo Du. His younger brother Huo Jun has courage and courage ......"

Liu Qi said: "Okay, let's send troops to attack Nanyang again, this time you have to do your best, you will personally lead the troops, Huo Du and Huo Jun will be the deputy generals, go to resist Liu Bei's offensive, and don't let them enter the Xiangyang realm." ”

Kuai Yue said: "There are still 30,000 horses in Xiangyang, if they are all taken away, the safety of the lord ......."

"Well, then you will take 28,000 men, and leave 2,000 men to defend the city, and advance by land and water." Liu Qi said.

"No!"

After the discussion, Kuai Yue sent a letter to Nanjun on the one hand, dispatching Huo Du and Huo Jun to come, on the other hand, mobilizing 20,000 sailors and 8,000 horse infantry troops, Chen soldiers were on the border of Xiangyang, just waiting for Huo Du and Huo Jun to arrive, and then they sent troops to attack together.

In addition, Kuai Yue also personally put all the families of Du Xi and Xu Shao on death row, and waited until Liu Bei was defeated before beheading. The families of He Qia, Han Song, Pei Qian, Liu Xian, and Fu Xun were not in Xiangyang and survived.

At the same time, Xu Shao with Zhuge Jin and Tian Yu had arrived in Xiangyang, and when the news of Du's defeat reached Xiangyang, they also entered the city.

Liu Qi was restless in the Chu Hou Mansion, thinking that Liu Bei was too invincible, and he was not an opponent at all.

"Master Hou, Xu Shao asks to see!"

"Who? Who did you just say? Liu Qi said in surprise.

"Xu Shao, Runan Xu Zijiang."

Liu Qi said: "Didn't he surrender to Liu Bei?" Who else came with him? ”

"Two young offspring, I don't know their names."

"Order fifty school knife men to lie in ambush in the hall, let the three of them all go to the hall, and let the school knife men obey my orders at any time." Liu Qi felt a little unusual.

Xu Shao took Zhuge Jin and Tian Yu into the Chuhou Mansion and was taken to the hall by the gatekeeper.

Before entering the hall, Tian Yu's alertness first noticed the abnormality, and he vaguely felt that many pairs of eyes were silently watching them from a distance.

Tian Yu took two quick steps forward, and said in Xu Shao's ear: "There is an ambush in the hall. ”

Xu Shao remained silent and whispered: "Don't be impatient." ”

Zhuge Jin also sensed that something was wrong, and saw Tian Yu and Xu Shao talking in a whisper, and he already had the answer in his heart, and he thought in his heart: "Perhaps, the reason why Xu Zijiang asked Tian Yu to come with him was because he took a fancy to Tian Yu's alertness, right?" Xu Shao is worthy of being the person who has presided over many Yuedan reviews, and he can detect Tian Yu's extraordinary ability only when he meets Tian Yu for the first time, and this kind of vision is beyond my comparison. ”

The three of them entered the hall together, and the subordinates in the hall took the initiative to serve tea to the three people, and the three of them sat in the hall, quietly waiting for Liu Qi to appear.

The atmosphere in the hall was extremely tense, and after Tian Yu noticed that someone was ambushing around the hall, his nerves were tense, and he followed Xu Shao this time. The main task is to protect Xu Shao and Zhuge Jin, if the enemy rushes up, he doesn't know if he can save them, but no matter what, he has to do his best, even if he loses his life. It can't live up to expectations.

Xu Shao sat next to Tian Yu, and when he saw Tian Yu's nervous face, he stretched out his hand, put it on Tian Yu's hand, patted it gently, and said, "Don't be nervous, everything is in my expectation, just keep a normal heart." ”

After hearing this, Tian Yu nodded heavily. said, "I see." ”

The three of them sat there and waited, Tian Yu saw that Xu Shao and Zhuge Jin were all right, he adjusted his mentality, took a few deep breaths, and slowly calmed down.

Time passed minute by minute, Liu Qi refused to show up for a long time, the hall was unusually quiet, and the nerves of everyone who was lying around the hall were also tense. The palms of the hands holding the hilt of the knife were covered with sweat, and some even had beads of sweat on their foreheads.

In the sandwich wall at the back of the hall. Liu Qi had been hiding inside, he watched the situation in the hall through a gap, and saw Xu Shao, Zhuge Jin, and Tian Yu all sitting there as if nothing had happened, and he couldn't help but feel very curious.

"I can't see a trace of murder on the faces of these three people, they shouldn't have come to kill me, but the calmness of these three people makes me very curious. I wonder if they really didn't notice the ambush in the hall, or if they were all dismissive? ”

Unable to figure out why, Liu Qi didn't wait any longer, walked straight out of the wall, and came to the hall after a while.

"Keep the three of you waiting." Liu Qi came to the hall together accompanied by two guards. He sat down and said loudly.

"Xu Shao has seen Chu Hou." Xu Shao took the lead in standing up and arched his hand.

Zhuge Jin and Tian Yu then also stood up, and reported their homes to meet Liu Qi, but they were secretly thinking in their hearts: "I didn't expect Chuhou Liu Qi to be so young and handsome......

After Liu Qi accepted the bows of the three of them, he said, "Please sit down." ”

After Xu Shao, Zhuge Jin, and Tian Yu sat down again, they only heard Liu Qi say: "Hasn't Mr. Xu already surrendered to Liu Beijun?" And aren't Mr. Zhuge and this General Tian also Liu Beijun's military advisors and generals, I don't know, why did the three of them suddenly visit me? You know, Liu Bei and I are now hostile, and I can kill my enemies at any time. ”

Xu Shao said: "If I exchange my life for the peace and contentment of millions of Li people in Jingxiang, I think I Xu Shao will die." Hou Ye is not a person who likes to kill, and he will not do anything terrible, so I dare to come here. ”

After hearing this, Liu Qi asked, "What is Mr. Xu doing here?" ”

"For the sake of the life of the Hou Ye and the safety of the millions of Li people in Jingxiang, I am here to persuade him to surrender." Xu Shao said unabashedly.

After Liu Qi heard this, his face was stunned, and he didn't want to say that Xu Shao didn't hide it at all, and spoke so bluntly. He sneered and asked, "How can Liu Bei come to persuade me with only one or two thousand soldiers and horses?" ”

"I know this sounds a bit ridiculous, but I also ask Chu Hou to listen to me, and after I finish speaking, I am willing to accept Chu Hou's will." Xu Shaodao.

Liu Qi raised his hand and said, "Please speak." ”

Xu Shao said: "As the saying goes, thousands of troops are easy to get, but one general is hard to find." Now Jingzhou has entered a state of fragmentation, although Hou Ye inherited the throne, but it is not enough to deter the whole state, the reason is that Hou Ye has no generals who can lead troops to fight, there are no generals under Hou Ye's account, and there are in time, but they are only temporarily selected, such people are not familiar with the soldiers, and they cannot fight together, and when they fight, it is easy to fall into chaos......"

"It is said that Xu Zi will not go out of the door, but he knows the world so clearly, it is really incredible......" Liu Qi heard Xu Shao's words, and he thought secretly on the side.

"Nowadays, the scholars of Jingzhou are looking forward to a male lord, Liu Bei has been fighting on the battlefield for many years, and has experienced a lot of tribulations, and has been depressed, although there are good generals and strategists under the account, it is not enough to occupy a city in the troubled times, is it not sad. However, fortunately, he came to Jingzhou, and now Jingzhou is split, let me ask Chu Hou, do you have Liu Bei's martial strategy? Xu Shao asked.

Liu Qi shook his head and said, "I'm not as good as Liu Bei." ”

"So, dare to ask the Marquis of Chu, command the soldiers and horses, and go into battle to kill the enemy, how is it compared to Liu Bei?" Xu Shao continued to ask.

"I'm not as good as Liu Bei." Liu Qi said helplessly.

Xu Shao said: "Dispatch troops and appoint virtuous people." How many times stronger is Chu Hou than Liu Bei? ”

Liu Qi sighed and said, "I'm even worse than him." ”

Xu Shao said: "If you want to pacify Jingzhou and win the world, you must be fully equipped with civil and military weapons." Liu Bei is martial and courageous. More able to endure what ordinary people can't bear, these people are the heroes of the world, although Liu Bei now has few soldiers, but if the Hou Ye insists on fighting with Liu Bei, I am afraid that Liu Bei's soldiers and horses will be more and more. Hou Ye, let alone pacify the four counties of Jingnan and Jiangxia, I am afraid that it will not be long before Liu Bei will be destroyed. Jingzhou is not the Jingzhou of the Hou Ye, but the Jingzhou of millions of Li people. The one who is popular with the people, Liu Bei also. Why didn't Lord Hou conform to the will of the people and the principles of heaven, open the city gate, and welcome Liu Bei into Xiangyang City to preside over state affairs? ”

After listening to Xu Shao's words, Liu Qi felt that he was very useless, except for dancing and writing, it was almost useless. But if he wanted to give it to Liu Bei, he was not reconciled. But if you want to start fighting. He definitely can't beat Liu Bei, he has soldiers under him and no generals, and he can't lead troops, how can he fight?

Seeing that Liu Qi was moved, Zhuge Jin stood up and arched his hand and said, "Chu Hou can rest assured. My father-in-law and Chu Hou are uncles and nephews, even if they are a family, the family does not speak two words. This Jingzhou is the lifelong effort of the father of the Marquis of Chu, if it is lost in the hands of the Marquis of Chu. I think Chu Hou is also unwilling. However, the shape shì is forced, and it is not impossible to use extraordinary means. Now Yan Hou Lin Nan is king in Jizhou, and Wei Hou Cao Cao and Wu Hou Sun Jian are attacking Yuan Shu of the Song State. In the northwest, Lianghou Ma Teng was not idle, on the one hand, he encircled the Qiang people, Xianbei people, and Di people, and on the other hand, he controlled the imperial court. However, the responders did not. In a fit of rage, Ma Teng adopted a strategy of attacking and making friends in close proximity, and tricked Liu Zhang, who was far away in Yizhou, to send troops to attack Hanzhong with him and take Hanzhong down. Has Chu Hou ever heard of it? ”

"Naturally, I heard that there are only a few princes left in the world, and along the Han River, it is Hanzhong, Jingzhou extends in all directions, and the news is transmitted very quickly, if I don't even know the news of Ma Teng's occupation of Hanzhong, then wouldn't I, the Marquis of Chu, be in vain?"

Zhuge Jin said: "Well, since the Marquis of Chu knows, then the Marquis of Chu should know that Ma Teng is now going with all his strength, trying to capture Shu and take it for himself." For example, today is already in chaos, except for Jizhou and Jiaozhou, which are still in a state of peace, and the rest are breaking out in war. However, unlike the other princes, the war of the Marquis of Chu was fought within Jingzhou, while the rest of the princes were expanding externally, and if the Marquis of Chu could not pacify the whole of Jingzhou while the rest of the princes had no time to patronize Jingzhou, he was afraid that it would bring great trouble to Jingzhou. ”

"Of course I know that, but ...... Alas. "Liu Qi can't say what he is suffering.

"I understand Chu Hou's feelings, so I specially followed Mr. Xu to come and offer Chu Hou a clever plan, but within a month, I can occupy the entire territory of Jingzhou." Zhuge Jin said.

Liu Qihu said suspiciously: "Liu Bei and I have a hostile relationship, what is your intention to give me advice?" ”

Zhuge Jin said with a smile: "Chu Hou, I just said, Chu Hou and my father-in-law are one family, why should the family deal with the family?" If the lord agrees to cooperate with my lord, the pacification of the entire Jingzhou will be just around the corner. ”

"Cooperation? How is the Cooperation Act? Liu Qi became interested and asked.

Zhuge Jin said with a smile: "Chu Hou has soldiers, my lord has generals, plus the two families are originally uncles and nephews, if it weren't for Kuai Yue's provocation, my lord felt a trace of crisis, and he wouldn't be so hasty to capture Nanyang, this qiē is all Kuai Yue is secretly making ghosts, if Chu Hou is willing to cooperate, please hand over all the military power under the name of Chu Hou, give it to my lord, and my lord will personally command, first level the four counties of Jingnan, and then set Jiangxia, and it will be easy to unify Jingzhou." ”

Liu Qi said with a smile: "That's what I originally meant, but I was vetoed by Kuai Yue, but I didn't expect Liu Bei to mean the same thing." ”

"Hehe, Chu Hou, my lord's meaning is similar to this, but there are also differences." Zhuge Jin said with a smile.

"What's the difference?" Liu Qi asked.

"The difference is that once my lord led the troops to conquer the entire Jingzhou, the Marquis of Chu is still the Marquis of Chu, but the lord of my family can be called the King of Chu, and his name and identity must be above the Marquis of Chu." Zhuge Jin said.

After Liu Qi heard this, he immediately said, "Mr. Zhuge , you're not joking, are you?" Am I stupid enough to make Liu Bei's wedding dress by myself? Lend him troops to pacify Jingzhou, and in the end, he will be the king, and he will be above me. So isn't the whole of Jingzhou owned by him? So what am I? What is the difference between doing this and surrendering? I'm not stupid enough to be that stupid, am I? ”

"Nope! Doing so will only show Chu Hou's cleverness, and will definitely not say that Chu Hou is stupid. You know, if Chu Hou doesn't do this. And if you insist on going your own way and fighting openly with my family master, I am afraid that I will not even have my life, where did Chu Hou come from? Zhuge Jin retorted.

"You threaten me?" Liu Qi looked at Zhuge Jin, with a hint of murderous intent in his eyes.

"This is not a threat, this is a warning, a warning to Chu Hou not to do anything stupid, otherwise, Chu Hou will cause evil consequences for himself. Only Chu Hou himself will pay for it. Zhuge Jin was still talking and laughing, and said without changing his face.

"Aren't you afraid I'll kill you all?" Liu Qi was ready to call people at any time, sneered, and asked.

Zhuge Jin said: "Hehe, if we were afraid, we wouldn't have come like this." Even if the Marquis of Chu kills us, it will be useless, and now the army of my lord is hiding and ambushing outside the city. If we don't wait for us to get back, they will attack immediately. The people of Xiangyang City have not experienced war for a long time. If the fire of war is ignited, I am afraid that it will be ruined, and the foundation established by Liu Jingsheng will be destroyed in a war. Are these what Chu Hou is willing to see? ”

After Liu Qi heard this, cold sweat broke out on his back. I didn't expect Liu Bei's actions to be so fast. He doubted it, but when he saw that Zhuge Jin, Xu Shao, and Tian Yu were all calm, confident, and not afraid of life and death, he was suspicious.

"The people are not afraid of death. Why fear it? Xu Shao stood up and sneered.

After Liu Qi heard this, he frowned, he knew that this was the words in "Lao Tzu", he had read it, which meant that the people were not afraid of death, how could you make the people feel afraid if you threatened with death. Although he studied Confucian culture, he also occasionally looked at Taoist classics and read the books of Huang Lao's thoughts, which was so gentle because of his character.

"Alas! You go back, let me think about it, a day later, it will be a battle or a surrender, and I will naturally send someone to inform Liu Bei. Liu Qi stood up, turned to leave, and said at the same time, "Send them out of the city, and no one can stop them." ”

As soon as the words fell, Liu Qi disappeared into the hall.

Subsequently, fifty school swordsmen also quietly withdrew from the hall, and the gatekeeper was responsible for sending Zhuge Jin, Xu Shao, and Tian Yu out of Xiangyang City.

Out of the city, Zhuge Jin, Xu Shao, and Tian Yu walked side by side on the road outside the city, Tian Yu breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It was really dangerous just now. ”

"No, it's dangerous. Mr. Xu, in your opinion, will Liu Qi agree to surrender? Zhuge Jin asked.

Xu Shao said: "Yes, Liu Qi is kind-hearted, he is not a person who likes to kill, and he will not want to see his people killed at will." Although he is very similar to Cousin Liu, his heart is not the same, judging from his words and demeanor, as well as the questioning just now, he already has a plan, but things are too sudden, and he needs to be given a room to think. ”

"Strategist, Mr. Xu, when I went out of the city just now, I noticed that the soldiers and horses in the whole city were secretly mobilized, and the naval army outside the city was also sorting out supplies. Tian Yu was very alert, a small detail could attract his attention, even Zhuge Jin and Xu Shao didn't see it, but he was the first to discover the situation.

"Hehe, Guorang, your advantage is that you are very alert, any clues come to you, you will get the answer, that's why I chose you to come with me." Xu Shaodao.

"I used to serve as a scout for a while, maybe that's why. Mr. Xu, your family members are all locked up in prison, do you want to find a way to get them out? Tian Yu asked.

"No need, Liu Qi will not kill them for the time being, when Liu Qi surrenders, it will naturally be when they are released from prison. We hurried out of here, and once Kuai Yue found us, the consequences would be unimaginable. Xu Shao said.

Tian Yu suddenly noticed something, and hurriedly said, "It's late, we are already surrounded." ”

As soon as the words fell, a group of cavalry suddenly emerged from all directions, quickly surrounding Zhuge Jin, Xu Shao, and Tian Yu.

"Hahahaha!"

A hearty laugh sounded, Kuai Yue appeared in front of everyone on a tall horse, pointed at Xu Shao and said: "Xu Zijiang, I really have nowhere to find the iron shoes, and it takes no effort to get here, I still calculated how to find you, but I didn't think that you actually ran to die by yourself." I don't care what you told the lord when you entered the city, as long as I am here, you don't want to deceive the lord's mind. Come on, give me ......."

"The lord has an order, no one is allowed to stop Xu Shao and others, and those who violate the order will be beheaded!" A person who often followed Liu Qi, holding the beautiful jade that Liu Qi was wearing, rode a horse to pass the word.

When Kuai Yue heard this, his face was anxious, and he immediately said: "The general is outside, and the military order is not subject to it." Come on, take down Xu Shao and the others, and kill them on the spot! ”

"Bold, you don't listen to the lord's words?"

"When I kill these three people, in front of the lord, I will apologize." Kuai Yue insisted on killing Xu Shao, Zhuge Jin, and Tian Yu, and said casually, then raised his hand and waved it downward, signaling the surrounding cavalry to kill Xu Shao and others.

At this moment, Tian Yu's body shook, directly blocking the front of Zhuge Jin and Xu Shao, and both hands pulled out two daggers from behind at the same time, and quickly threw them towards Kuai Yue.

Kuai Yue was defenseless, there was no one in front of him to resist, seeing two daggers flying towards him, he immediately turned his body sideways, dodged one of the daggers, and the other one was forced into his abdomen, wearing a robe, and the part of his abdomen was stained red with blood.

He had never been injured, and for the first time felt pain that he had never felt before, and not only did he scream, but he fell from his horse on one side of his body, and fell heavily to the ground, and with all his strength, he cried out loudly, "Kill them...... Kill them......"

"The Lord has an order, no one is allowed to harm Xu Shao and others, and those who violate the order will be killed!" The cronies sent by Liu Qi didn't care about Kuai Yue very much, and immediately held Liu Qi's jade pendant and shouted loudly.

The rest of the people didn't dare to move, they looked at each other, and felt that they were still the lord, so they didn't move, but watched quietly.

"You wait to leave as soon as possible, and tell Liu Bei that tomorrow at noon, my lord's guild will wait under Xiangyang City, and the power will be handed over at that time."

Xu Shao, Zhuge Jin, and Tian Yu were all happy in their hearts, and they were all very happy.

Subsequently, Liu Qi's cronies asked the cavalry to give Xu Shao, Zhuge Jin, and Tian Yu a horse for each person, and after seeing them leave, he ordered Kuai Yue, who had been injured and unconscious, to be carried back to the city.

……

In the golden autumn of October, the Jingxiang area does not show the depression in the north, the leaves are not all yellow, and the weather is still a little hot, which makes people can't help but like the autumn in the Jingxiang area.

At noon, Liu Bei personally led the army to Xiangyang City, looking at the majestic Xiangyang City that he had entered and exited many times before, his heart was full of emotion.

"Since the Yellow Turban Rebellion, I Liu Bei have been displaced for several years, until today, there is a foothold, the suffering suffered before, I will redouble it in the future, Lin Nan, Cao Cao, both of you are waiting for me, I Liu Bei, will lead the soldiers of Jingzhou to compete with you for the world, let you know that my descendants of the Liu family have not come to the point of decline." Liu Bei thought secretly in his heart.

Outside Xiangyang City, Liu Qi took hundreds of civil and military officials, holding a surrender book, and when he saw Liu Bei coming, he went to greet him.

"Nephew Liu Qi has seen my uncle." Liu Qi no longer regarded himself as the Marquis of Chu, but as an uncle and nephew.

Liu Bei got off the horse, personally helped Liu Qi, and said with emotion: "If it weren't for Kuai Yue's obstruction, I believe that in the past half a month, the four counties of Jingnan should have been pacified. (To be continued......)