Xiangyang, the state pastoral house.

Although Liu Bei felt that it was inappropriate, he had also lived here for two years.

Whew, Whew......

Liu Bei was practicing martial arts in the courtyard, and when the tiger was in the wind, he saw Xu Shu's figure out of the corner of his eye, and immediately put away his sword, without any hindrance, which shows that Liu Bei's martial arts have actually reached the realm.

"Yuan Zhi is here?"

Liu Bei handed the double-strand sword to Chen Zhi on the side, took the sweat towel again, wiped the sweat, and said, "How is Lingtang doing recently?" ”

"There is a husband who cares about him, and his mother is still good."

Nearly a year after Cao Cao retired from the army, Xu Mu arrived in Jingzhou under the protection of Bai Yu's elite soldiers. Xu Shu was overjoyed when he saw it, and his loyalty to Liu Bei was a little more.

"That's good!"

When the words fell, Liu Bei just finished wiping the sweat on his body, threw the sweat towel aside, took a thin shirt casually, draped it on his body, and walked into the house: "Go into the house, it's not too late to say something later." ”

"Yes!"

Xu Shu responded and walked into the house with him.

After a while, Liu Bei and Xu Shu sat down one after another, and the subordinates also brought tea and water.

"Yuan Zhi, try it, this is a good tea purchased from Zhuo County." Liu Bei beckoned first.

"Is this the legendary best tea?" Xu Shu smiled slightly. Although Liu Bei is not as wealthy as Cao Cao, he is not so bad that he can't afford to buy tea. Xu Shu, as Liu Bei's henchman, will naturally not be without a chance. But since Liu Bei is so joking, he can't continue it.

Liu Bei smiled, shook his brows, picked up the teacup with a smile, and drank it.

Xu Shu was not restrained, and followed suit. It's just that after tasting it many times, Xu Shu still can't stop praising it: "The entrance is clear, tactful and long, and the tea fragrance between the lips and teeth is still there, which is really a rare good tea." ”

There was a pause, as if to reminisce. Suddenly, he said: "This uses Longzhong Mountain spring water, right?" ”

Liu Bei seemed to have been poked in the heart, and a trace of discomfort flashed on his face, and he said, "Drink tea, drink tea!" ”

Xu Shu sighed in his heart and shook his head wordlessly. This tea-making water, naturally, does not mean that it must be the spring water in Longzhong, but Liu Bei smelled Zhuge Liang's ability and had a lot of concerns, and he went there many times in the past two years, but unfortunately he didn't have the opportunity to see it. Xu Shu saw it in his eyes, and he also secretly helped, but since the last time he appeared, Zhuge Liang seemed to have evaporated from the world, and he didn't even have a letter, and he didn't know if he was hiding or had been assassinated.

After taking another sip of tea, Xu Shu said what he meant: "Lord, the eldest prince seems to be sick again." ”

"What?"

Liu Bei stood up and said hurriedly: "Isn't this just a few days?" Why are you sick again? ”

"I don't know." Xu Shu shook his head slightly, but a different color flashed in his eyes.

Liu Bei, who was anxious, didn't notice it, but just said, "Did you call a doctor?" ”

"Called."

Xu Shu sighed and said, "It's just that this time the eldest prince doesn't seem to be able to survive." ”

"Huh? Why? Liu Bei exclaimed.

"The doctor said that the eldest son had just recovered from a serious illness before, and his body had not yet recovered, and he was sick again this time, and his vitality could not recover, and he was already terminally ill."

"This, this ......"

Liu Bei ate and said: "This is called how to explain to Brother Jingsheng after a hundred years!" ”

After a long time, Liu Bei's mood was a little restrained, and he said: "Yuan Zhi, is there really no way?" ”

Xu Shu thought for a while and said, "It's not that there is no way, but it is also equal to nothing." ”

"If you have a way, just say it! What does it mean to be equal to nothing? Liu Bei said strangely with wide eyes.

Xu Shu pondered for a moment and said: "According to Ji Bo, there is a medical school in Zhuo County, and there is a place called a hospital. ”

"I heard that two years earlier, Prime Minister Cao Cheng fought with Ming Gong, and there was a miracle doctor who cured all kinds of poisons, and wanted to relieve Prime Minister Cao Cheng's stubborn headache, but it was not achieved in the end."

"In this way, Ming Gong's subordinates should have capable people with excellent medical skills, or they can be reincarnated by Bian Que, if they can be invited, or find a way to send the eldest prince to Zhuo County, there is no chance of healing."

"Then hurry up and invite someone!" Hearing this, Liu Bei was happy and anxious.

Xu Shu shook his head and said, "It's not that simple!" If the lord has such a miracle doctor under his hands, will the lord let him easily go to someone else's hands? ”

Liu Bei's face was stunned for a long time before he said with an ugly face: "Can you only send Qi'er to Zhuo County?" Then he said worriedly: "Qi'er's body is already weak, can she hold out to Zhuoxian?" ”

Xu Shu was silent.

Liu Bei also knew that this question was a bit embarrassing, and after thinking for a long time, he gritted his teeth and said: "Ask Qi'er what he thinks, if he is willing, let Dr. Zhong go with him, and make sure that Qi'er is intact before she arrives in Zhuo County." ”

"This ......"

Dr. Zhong is not an unknown person, but the leading good doctor in Jingzhou, although he is not as good as the imperial doctor in the court, but no one in Jingzhou can stand out.

Xu Shu's hesitation did not dispel Liu Bei's thoughts, and in the end he could only respond.

"My lord, I received the news that Prime Minister Cao Cheng sent someone to Jiangdong again, and he will arrive in Moling in a few days." Xu Shu's face was straight, and he said another thing.

Liu Bei frowned and said, "Yuan Zhi, do you think Cao Cao is really trying to fight against Gongsun Du?" ”

Xu Shu understood that Liu Bei was not giving up, and he also regretted his previous refusal, thought about it, and said: "Today, the power of Duke Ming is the heaviest. Two years ago, Prime Minister Cao Cheng fought with him in Xuzhou and was defeated. After getting the artifact, the food was abundant, and he wanted to raise troops for revenge, but Prime Minister Cao Cheng was defeated before, and he had no confidence to win, so he wanted to unite the power of the princes to fight against the Ming Duke. ”

"It is said that we should form an alliance with it to resist the Ming Gong, in case the Ming Gong defeats Prime Minister Cao Cheng and becomes more powerful. However, our Jingzhou and Jizhou are far apart, if you want to send troops, you have to go through Sili, or the land of Yanzhou, besides, Jiangdong is strong in Chaisang, and sometimes there is a sense of westward expansion, if the army goes north, how to resist? You must know that Wu Hou and Jingzhou have a deep blood feud! ”

When Liu Bei heard this, he also remembered the cause of Sun Jian's death, and his heart was suddenly clouded with a layer of haze. After a while, Liu Bei's complexion changed, and Liu Bei said unwillingly: "If Cao Cao is defeated, how can he resist it then?" ”

Xu Shu shook his head and said: "Although Ming Gong is strong, but Prime Minister Cao's strength is not as good, it will not be able to break it in a while and a half, at least three or five years, and even if there is Jiangdong to help, it is not impossible to do more than ten years." Besides......"

Speaking of this, Xu Shu suddenly stopped.

Liu Beizheng listened energetically, and couldn't help but say: "Say, what's more?" ”

Xu Shu shook his head and said, "Don't ask, even if you ask, it's equivalent to nothing." ”

"Huh?" Liu Bei was not stupid, and immediately understood. It's nothing more than letting him ......

After a long time, Liu Bei said with difficulty: "Is it really like this?" ”

Xu Shu was silent for a moment and said: "Yizhou is dangerous, fertile and thousands of miles, the people of Tianfu, Gaozu became an emperor because of it." Liu Yizhou has a cowardly personality and can't give orders, and Zhang Lu is in the north, the people are rich and don't know how to save compassion, and the intelligent man Chang Siming is a gentleman. The lord is a descendant of Gaozu, and his faith and righteousness are heard all over the world, so he can become the second in Guangwu, why hesitate? ”

"If Prime Minister Cao is defeated, and the lord is still trapped in Jingzhou, it will be too late to regret it!"

"This, this ......"

Liu Bei still couldn't make up his mind, and he just sighed for a long time: "Wait, wait!" ”

After speaking, he didn't give Xu Shu another chance to speak, and left in a hurry.

Seeing this, Xu Shu sighed in his heart, shook his head, put the fold he brought in the house, and turned to leave.

Liu Bei later discovered the excerpt, and after reading it, he agreed to Xu Shu's advice. If it was usual, Liu Bei would not agree to Xu Shu's proposal to expand the army, but this time he just rejected the proposal to move west, and then rejected this proposal is really a bit ugly. Moreover, as soon as sweet potatoes and other seeds arrived, Jingzhou's abundant grain was unimaginable, just like these things were naturally suitable for planting in Jingzhou, and the yield was much higher than that of the north.

Liangzhou, Jincheng.

Tens of thousands of iron horsemen stood outside the city, and the awe-inspiring aura of slaughter filled the wilderness.

"Can my son be confident that he will fight?" Ma Teng had been on the battlefield for a long time, so he didn't care about this, but asked in a deep voice to the man in front of him who was wearing a white robe and silver armor.

This person is none other than Ma Chao, who is known as the general of Shenweitian.

"Father, rest assured, Zhang Lu's control of Hanzhong with the Five Bucket Rice Sect is just a foolish move, the child has more than 10,000 iron horses, and it can be broken in one battle!" Ma Chao said in high spirits.

"Okay, then the father is here waiting for my son's triumph!" Ma Teng is not a procrastinating person, patted Ma Chao's shoulders and encouraged.

"Yes, please rest assured! In less than three months, the child will be back! ”

Ma Chao swore an oath, turned around and ordered: "All the soldiers~"

"Let's go!"

"Obey the general's orders!"

More than 10,000 iron horsemen were in a roar, and the situation in Hanzhong would be rewritten in an instant, Zhang Lu ......