Liu Bei went to Jingzhou and met with Guan Yu. The two brothers didn't see each other for a long time, and they didn't feel strange at all, but they felt very cordial, and slept together for several days in a row.

It was not until the news of Cao Cao's urging to promote the army came that Liu Bei, at the suggestion of Zhuge Liang and others, led 300,000 troops north. Guan Yu, Zhuge Liang and others accompanied him.

When he went to the Nanyang area, most of the 100,000 troops from Shu were unadaptable, and Liu Bei simply postponed his march and lived in Nanyang temporarily. Nanyang Taishou hinted many times that Liu Bei set off for the north, but he was pushed over on the grounds that he was not adaptable.

It wasn't until the news of Cao Zhen's death came that Liu Bei felt that something was wrong.

"Quick, please come with this king!" Liu Bei hurriedly gave the order.

"Meet the King!"

"Excuse me~"

Liu Bei hurriedly responded and said, "Cao Zhen is dead!" ”

Zhuge Liang was slightly startled and said, "Really? ”

Seeing Liu Bei nodding, his brows immediately furrowed, and said: "Although Cao Zhen is not Cao Cao's own son, since Cao Ang was killed, he has been highly valued, and now that he is dead, I am afraid we can no longer sit idly by." ”

Ma Liang said: "And before Prime Minister Cao Cheng asked us to go north to help Cao Zhen, but we couldn't arrive in time for various reasons, I'm afraid Prime Minister Cao Cheng will take advantage of the topic to play at that time!" ”

Liu Bei's heart couldn't help but sink when he heard this, and said: "This is the fault of this king, and when the time comes, this king will personally ask His Majesty for guilt." ”

Zhuge Liang hurriedly said: "The king's words are serious, the general will inevitably die in battle, Cao Zhen is just one of them, his death is no wonder to the king, and it is not worthy of the king to ask His Majesty for guilt." Moreover, thinking about it, His Majesty also didn't want the king to bow to Cao Cao because of this. ”

The word "Cao Cao", Zhuge Liang bit so hard that he didn't even call the prime minister.

Liu Bei was stunned at first, then nodded clearly, and then said: "It's just that now that we have an alliance, if there is no movement, I am afraid that it will be criticized." ”

"Don't worry, the king!"

Zhuge Liang arched his hand and said: "Judging from the temptations of these days, Cao Cheng is quite a sincere alliance, at least until the Ming army is completely defeated, it is impossible to tear up the alliance." Besides, we are not untargeted, and the soldiers in Shu are not adaptable to the soil and water, which is not something we can control. ”

"Hahaha!"

Liu Bei and Ma Liang both laughed when they heard this, and only they knew whether it was true or false.

Zhuge Liang smiled faintly and said, "But what the king said is not unreasonable, we also need to go north to repel the Ming army." The most important thing is that His Majesty also needs the appearance of the king. ”

"That's right!" Ma Liangkou said, "The Cao army and the Wu army are not in a good position, and some generals have been damaged, and their momentum has fallen into a trough. Let His Majesty and the ministers who are interested in the Han family see hope and boost their confidence. ”

"In this case, pass on the king's decree and set off for the north tomorrow!" Liu Bei stroked his beard and said.

"Yes, King!" Zhuge Liang and Ma Liang bowed in unison.

Liu Bei nodded, and said: "Anyway, Cao Zhen died for the sake of the court, and someone sent a congratulatory gift on behalf of the king...... Forehead cough...... It's people who go to mourn! ”

"Yes, my lord."

The two of them responded like this, but they thought in their hearts: Why did the king say what was in his heart? Luckily, there's no one else here.

"Big brother!"

Not long after the two retreated, Guan Yu hurriedly came to the door.

"Brother Yu, what's wrong?" Liu Bei was still happy about Cao Zhen's death at this time, and he didn't pay attention to the problem in Guan Yu's title.

"This time to fight the thief, Yu Yuan is the vanguard!"

When Liu Bei heard this, he only felt that his head was big: "This ......"

"Big brother!"

Only then did Liu Bei realize the problem of salutation, and looked at Guan Yu, but did not speak.

Guan Yu said: "The eldest brother is a descendant of Gaozu, he died today, and he was edicted to fight the thief, and the eldest brother should have been in front, but he was a party of the people, so he should not go lightly." It's just that His Majesty is waiting for him, if he can't, it will make the eldest brother unable to raise his head in front of the ancestors and ancestors, yes, the younger brother is willing to be the vanguard and beg for thieves on behalf of the eldest brother! ”

Liu Bei thought about it, it was really like this, so he agreed: "Okay, just follow your words." ”

"Thank you, big brother!" Guan Yu was overjoyed, "My brother will definitely be proud of the king!" ”

Liu Bei pondered for a moment and said, "Brother Yu, since you are a pioneer, let's go immediately!" Well, the strength of the Ming army is strong, if there are too few people, I am afraid that it will take advantage of it, and lead 50,000 people as the front. ”

"Thank you, King!"

Guan Yu retreated overjoyed. Not long after, Guan Yu led his troops out and looked at the Luoyang area. (Xingyang and other places still belong to Henan County, that is, Luoyang area)

When Zhuge Liang and Ma Liang learned about this, Guan Yu had already walked several miles. At that time, the two were talking to Nanyang Taishou about the departure of the army, and they extorted a lot of money and food.

"Ji Chang, I'm afraid that General Guan is not only for the sake of the king, but also doesn't want to see you and me!" Zhuge Liang's face was full of bitterness.

Ma Liang was silent.

Zhuge Liang was not surprised to see this, but smiled bitterly and said, "It's Liang who lost his words." ”

This time Ma Liang reacted, but he only shook his head, still silent.

Zhuge Liang was happy in his heart, but he didn't say anything more.

Xuchang.

Since Cao Zhen's death, Cao Cao has stayed in the mansion and ignored court affairs for ten days. A few days earlier, there was an endless stream of ministers who came to mourn in the house, and today, only deserted remains, and there is quite a taste of people walking away from tea.

"Prime Minister!"

"What?"

"The Winged King has sent troops!"

"Really?" Cao Cao said coldly.

Cheng Yu's eyes did not squint, his eyes were slightly closed, as if he had not heard of it.

After a while, Cao Cao said impatiently: "But is there anything else?" ”

Cheng Yu was "surprised" and said: "Back to the prime minister, the court has been restless recently, and His Majesty has sent someone to send a message to ask when the prime minister will go to the court?" ”

"Humph! This world is his Liu's world, not Cao's world, he can do what he wants, what does it have to do with Cao? ”

This was the previous minister of the court, Yu Gao, who had a lot of words for him Cao Cao, but Liu Xie just watched coldly, which made him angry and simply closed the door to thank the guests.

Cheng Yu didn't dare to speak, but continued to pretend that he didn't hear it.

Cao Cao just complained, and he didn't really care, he groaned for a while, and asked, "Where is the army of the Wing King?" ”

"Guan Yu, the general under the command of the Wing King, led 50,000 troops to the front, and will arrive in Xingyang in the near future, and the Wing King has led an army of 250,000 to the rear, and now it has passed Mi County." Cheng Yu replied.

"Hmm!" Cao Cao nodded and said, "Order, give up all the Luoyang area west of Bishui Pass to the Wing King." Remember, in order to show sincerity, you must withdraw every soldier cleanly. ”

"Yes, Prime Minister." Cheng Yu's heart sank, and he responded.

After a while, seeing that Cao Cao didn't move, Cheng Yu had to say again: "Then Your Majesty's side?" ”

"Huh?"

"The minister lost his words, and the minister retreated!" Cheng Yu hurriedly wanted to leave.

"Wait!" Cao Cao opened his mouth to stop him.

"Prime Minister."

"Tell Your Majesty, just say that Cao is worried and ill, and it will be difficult to recover in a short time, please forgive Your Majesty!"

"Yes, Prime Minister." Cheng Yu answered without hesitation, and then immediately retreated.

Cao Cao got up and walked out of the room, turning to the study. Its pace was so steady that it didn't look like it was sick.

However, it was said that Cheng Yu left the Prime Minister's Mansion, first arranged everything Cao Cao said, and then entered the palace.

Liu Xie got the reply and said worriedly: "Ming thieves are rampant, ignoring the imperial court, I can rely on it, only the prime minister!" Now the prime minister is seriously ill and uneasy, can you ask the imperial doctor to visit him, a medicine should be needed, but all in the palace can be used, I wish the prime minister a good health as soon as possible! ”

As for the little things in the palace, even the Prime Minister's Mansion can't compare, and I don't know how His Majesty is embarrassed to speak, it's really ......

Cheng Yu slandered in his heart, but he was not slow in his mouth, and said: "It is good to teach Your Majesty to know that the Prime Minister's illness is a heart disease, and the medicine stone is useless, please ask Your Majesty Haihan!" ”

"So...... Cheng Aiqing, step down! Liu Xie was quite unhappy when he heard this, but he didn't show it.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

As soon as Cheng Yu left, Liu Xie's face changed suddenly, and he picked up the things in his hand and smashed them to the ground, scolding: "Cao thief, you dare to deceive me like this, I want you to die!" Die! ”

After venting fiercely, Liu Xie called Fu Shou and others to discuss secretly.

It's just that all this soon reached Cao Cao's ears, and someone called Cheng Yu.

"Is everything arranged?"

"The order has been passed down, and it will be withdrawn in a few days."

"That's it, let our Majesty take a good look at the face of this Wing King, and see if he is a loyal minister in his heart. Hum! Cao Cao's eyes were full of coldness.

"What the prime minister said is extremely true!" Cheng Yu echoed.