At the beginning of the first month of the fifth year of Xingping

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I don't know if I can still use this era name now.

The Son of Heaven is gone, the imperial court is gone, but the new emperor has not appeared, and the people of the world have defaulted to this year as the fifth year of Xingping.

Anyway, before the dust settles, let's do it like this.

At this time, Liu Biao received Liu Pan's letter and Sun Ce's letter, and after reading it, Liu Biao was silent, and it took a long time to find Cai Mao and Kuai Yue.

"Sun Bofu wants to stop fighting with me."

Concise, just like that.

Cai Mao and Kuai Yue looked at each other, and probably understood what Liu Biao meant.

The pattern of the world has changed dramatically, and in just a few months, the pattern has changed beyond recognition.

When they went to war, the world was in chaos, and now, it is even more chaotic.

Obviously, this is not the time to continue the war with Sun Ce, because the threat from the north is too great.

Guo Peng pacified Xuzhou, the last obstacle in the Central Plains disappeared, and no one could hinder Guo Peng's footsteps in the Central Plains.

Guo Peng's power and Yangzhou are ruled by the river, and Jingzhou is bounded by Nanyang County.

It seems that Guo Peng has no plans to go south, after the drastic change in Hongnong, he returned directly to Yecheng, and he has no intention of going south, and it is estimated that the next focus is in Kansai, not in the south.

Having said that, Guo Peng has unified Hebei and the Central Plains, and his power is huge and unique in the world, if he continues to develop, and Liu Biao continues to fight each other with Sun Ce, doesn't this mean that everyone commits suicide together?

"If Guo Zifeng intends to go south, and Sun Bofu and I will continue to fight, it will be a laughing stock in the eyes of the world, will there be any difference between me and Tao Qian?"

Liu Biao took a deep breath and slowly tapped on the table: "Xuzhou Chen Yuanlong, together with the major families in Xuzhou, rebelled against Tao Qian and invited Guo Zifeng to go south to Xuzhou, isn't this the conspiracy instructed by Guo Zifeng?"

The mouth is full of national righteousness, full of benevolence, righteousness and morality, and at the last moment, he looks helpless, not only won the reputation of the world, but also got the title of Duke of Wei, feudal statehood, and took the advantage, Guo Zifeng! What hypocrisy! How terrible! ”

Cai Mao looked at Liu Biao, and saw Liu Biao's frightened face, and felt a little disdainful in her heart.

It was you who always looked down on Guo Peng before, and you were the one who said that Guo Peng was a yellow-mouthed child, but now you find him terrible?

When he defeated Yuan Shao, it was terrible enough, and when he defeated Yuan Shu, it was even more terrifying, isn't it like this?

Just found out now?

Liu Jingsheng, you are too arrogant, the Queen Mother knows it.

"If there is no longer a stop, Jingzhou will definitely follow in the footsteps of Xuzhou."

Liu Biao looked at Cai Mao and Kuai Yue, and his eyes became a little cold: "Or do you already follow in Tao Qian's footsteps?" ”

Cai Mao and Kuai Yue's hearts suddenly burst, their pupils shrank, and they immediately fell to their knees together.

Feeling Liu Biao's psychological state, Cai Mao and Kuai Yue, who were not prepared for anything, were shocked.

"Envoy, there is absolutely no such thing!"

"Envoy, for several years, we have worked together, do you want to suspect us?"

The two of them were busy expressing their loyalty and expressing their will to have no two hearts, which made Liu Biao look at it for a while before he breathed a sigh of relief and asked them to stand up.

"You don't let me be the monarch of Chu, I was very angry in the past, but when I saw Tao Gongzu's fate, I knew that forcibly becoming a monarch against the will of the people will not end well, I will not insist on this matter anymore, I am still Jingzhou Mu, not the monarch of Chu."

Liu Biao retreated and compromised, which made Cai Mao and Kuai Yue a little surprised.

Could it be that it was not until this time that Liu Biao woke up because of Guo Peng's huge threat and the death of the Son of Heaven and decided to be a low-key person?

"Not only that, but I also want to form an alliance with Sun Bofu to fight against Guo Zifeng, and it is best to send someone into Shu to reach an alliance with Liu Jiyu to fight against Guo Zifeng together, once he wants to go south, we will send troops to the north together on three sides, and we will never let him succeed!"

Liu Biao squinted his eyes and said his plan.

Cai Mao and Kuai Yue suddenly felt that Liu Biao had been confused for so long, and only this decision made at this time was very correct.

If Jing Yiyang and the three states can reach an offensive and defensive alliance, Guo Peng attacks one family, and the other two families send troops north to clamp down, then Guo Peng's trouble will definitely be very big.

However, not to mention whether this agreement can be reached, and even if it does, isn't it a little too late?

It has not been a day or two since Guo Peng became the first prince in the world, in the past, Liu Biao was afraid of Guo Peng because he was strong, and he didn't dare to offend him, so he didn't dare to do anything, and now he saw Guo Peng annexing Xuzhou, and finally felt that it was meaningless to be blindly afraid?

It's really a bit late.

The most elite places in the whole Han Dynasty are occupied by Guo Peng, whether it is population or materials, Jingyiyang Sanzhou and Jiaozhou further south cannot confront Guo Peng at all, and the development potential of population and materials is greatly weaker than that of the north, which is not an order of magnitude at all.

Now I have come to my senses, it is really too late, the overall situation has been decided.

I thought so in my heart, but Liu Biao's orders still had to be obeyed, Kuai Yue was responsible for contacting Sun Ce, and Cai Mao was responsible for contacting Liu Zhang.

The two sides contacted together, preparing to sign an offensive and defensive alliance treaty, confronting Guo Peng together, and resisting Guo Peng's possible invasion together.

In addition, Liu Biao is also very concerned about the public opinion situation in the Central Plains and Yangzhou Yizhou after the death of the Son of Heaven, and wants to know how the people of the world view this matter, as well as the most critical and core issues.

Liu Xie is dead, who will continue to be the emperor?

Liu Biao felt that this decision must be difficult to make.

No matter which Liu clan wants to be the emperor, it must be recognized by the major princes, otherwise everyone will support an emperor, and the world will be directly divided.

Of course, the most critical figure in this is Guo Peng.

Only Guo Peng has strong strength and vast territory, and the emperor he elected is the most qualified to become the Son of Heaven, while the other forces are really a little unqualified.

The other person is like the central emperor, and his own side is like the soil emperor in a corner of peace.

How to look at it, how to pity the weak and helpless.

However, will everyone agree with the emperor nominated by Guo Peng?

The Son of Heaven gave Guo Peng the qualifications of the princes, and the righteous name was given to Guo Peng, he didn't mean where to fight?

So do you still have a way to live?

The result is inevitably non-recognition, and it is inevitable to introduce its own emperor as a representative.

That would really be a full-scale Warring States confrontation.

Liu Biao suddenly thought of such a terrible future.

You have to be preemptive, you have to be prepared, you have to be ready before the dust settles.

The times have changed, really changed.

Jing Yiyang and the three states must unite to fight Guo Peng and any threat and risk together, and everyone must be tied together and resist together.

In the end, the extreme situation is that the three families will elect an emperor together, resolutely resist with the defense line of the land south of the Yangtze River and the Yangtze River, and never admit defeat.