After choosing Jiangxia Taishou, the next thing is to reward meritorious deeds, which is also a headache for Liu Cong, he is just a state pastor, General Pingnan, not like Cao Cao, who is the prime minister, controls the government and does whatever he wants. casually worship the marquis, and some are waiting for their subordinates in official positions.

Since it was difficult to decide for a while, Liu Cong had to drag it out first and think slowly. But there are a few people who have to work it out. Liu Cong's first thought was naturally Xu Shu, and Liu Cong's only purpose in rescuing Xu's mother was to leave his filial son Xu Shu.

Xu Shu was a well-known chivalrous warrior in his hometown when he was young, and later abandoned martial arts and literature, and moved his family to Jingzhou after Liu Biao pacified Jingzhou in order to avoid war. In Jingzhou, Xu Shu got acquainted with Cui Zhouping, Meng Gongwei, Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong and others who lived here. In his interactions with Zhuge Liang, Xu Shu was overwhelmed by Zhuge Liang's profound knowledge, superhuman insights, keen observation and judgment of the current situation, and unique skills in governing the country and using troops.

Zhuge Liang also admired Xu Shu's outstanding talent and noble character. The two came and went frequently, talked about the general trend of the world from the heart, commented on the heroes of the time, and discussed the way to govern the country and use the army. Therefore, Liu Cong placed Xu Shu in Zhuge Liang's house as soon as possible, because he wanted Zhuge Liang to be a lobbyist for him.

Now that he has successfully repelled Cao Cao, Liu Cong feels that his prestige and charm are enough, so he went to Zhuge Liang's mansion to visit Xu's mother in the name of preparing to recruit Xu Shu.

Mother Xu also praised Liu Cong when she saw her.

Although his son had high regard for Liu Bei and Uncle Liu Huang before, Liu Bei would be defeated in every battle!

Liu Cong is different, he is young, he captures Liu Bei and retreats from Cao Cao, especially when he repels Cao Cao. Cao Cao swore an oath when he marched south, claiming to be an army of 800,000, but he failed to cross the Han River even a single step.

Of course, what impressed Xu's mother the most was that the main force of Cao's army had not yet arrived, and Liu Cong successfully rescued tens of thousands of Xinye people from Xiahoudun, including the rescue of Xu's mother. The grace of saving her life, Xu Mu didn't say it, and Xu Shu was also very grateful.

Moreover, Liu Cong is already the lord of Jingzhou, and Liu Biao still has a Liu Bei when he is there, so purely in terms of control, Liu Cong is not lost to Liu Biao at all.

So as soon as Liu Cong arrived, Xu's mother called Xu Shu to her.

"Yuan Zhi, General Liu can be described as a young master, and you have read a lot of books over the years. Now that General Liu is here to employ people, why do you want to join General Liu and contribute to the people of Jingzhou? ”

"Mother's ......"

"What? You don't even want to help that imperial uncle, why don't you want to help General Liu? ”

"No, Mother......"

In the end, there are still some shelfs in the reader, although Xu Shu also knows that in this situation, it is impossible for him to continue to follow Liu Bei. And his mother will never leave Jingzhou, and it is only a matter of time before she works for Liu Cong. But this is Xu Shu still hopes that Liu Cong will bring it up first.

Liu Cong is naturally not the arrogant lord, in order to recruit Xu Shu can be regarded as a painstaking effort, this time I saw Xu's mother take the initiative, and then followed the topic of Xu's mother and said: "Yes, Mr. Yuanzhi, although my Jingzhou is a big land, but Liu Cong is only shallow in learning, then Cao Cao dares to easily send troops to bully, if Mr. is willing to help me govern Jingzhou, it is the blessing of the people of Jingzhou and the blessing of the Han court." ”

"Yes, Yuan Zhi, you and I have been friends for many years, when have you ever seen Liang Bai to serve anyone? But my lord does have the talent of Wang Zuo and is a hero of the world, why don't you work with me to assist Ming Jun and jointly support the Han family? Zhuge Liang didn't know when he also appeared next to Xu Shu.

His mother and best friend came forward, Liu Cong also came to invite him personally, Xu Shu was not good to hold it anymore, and saluted Liu Cong at the moment: "Shu is a shallow learner, and the lord will not give up, and I am willing to serve the work of dogs and horses!" ”

"Good! Good! Liu Cong was also full of joy when he saw that Xu Shu agreed. There is a real strategist in his camp.

"My lord, I have something to tell you." After the courtesy of the monarch and the minister, Xu Shu was no longer polite, looked at Liu Cong and Zhuge Liang, and motioned for the three of them to go out and talk.

Mother Xu saw it clearly: "You guys are busy, and the old body is so clean." ”

"Goodbye, old lady!" Bidding farewell to Xu's mother, the three of them came to Zhuge Liang's study.

"Yuan Zhi, what did you just say?" Liu Cong asked.

"Oh, it's about General Zilong."

When Liu Cong heard that it was Zhao Yun, he immediately stood up: "You can talk about it." ”

"A few days ago, Kong Ming was often not in the mansion, so I chatted with General Zilong. Naturally, the future is also spoken. General Zilong is a native of Changshan, and in order to display his talents, he once followed the white horse general Gongsun Zan and the emperor's uncle Liu Bei. Now that I am not confused, I am unwilling to return to Changshan, if I ......"

Liu Cong listened carefully to Xu Shu's narration, to be honest, in this troubled world, there are many heroes, and Zhao Yun thinks that his martial arts are not bad.

It must be unwilling to let him go back to work at home at this time, but Liu Cong is the one who defeated Liu Bei, and Liu Bei and his gang will be executed immediately. When Xu Shu said this, Liu Cong immediately thought that it might be that Xu Shu and Zhao Yun were trying to unite to protect Liu Bei and the others.

Zhuge Liang saw that although Liu Cong listened very carefully, he frowned tightly and immediately reminded: "Yuan Zhi, regarding the departure and stay of Liu Bei and others, I strongly recommend it, and the lord and Liang coincide. Liu Bei has coveted Jingzhou for a long time, if this person is not removed, it will damage the prestige of the lord, if it is this matter, there is no need to mention it! ”

Seeing Zhuge Liang relieve himself, Liu Cong finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Xu Shu has just been thrown under his command, if he pleads for mercy in this matter, Liu Cong really doesn't know how to return, but Liu Bei must die, no matter what Zhuge Liang thinks, Liu Cong will insist!

"Kong Ming is not in a hurry, the lord, it's not that Xu Shu is troublesome, he just wants to leave this fierce general for the lord."

Liu Cong looked at Zhuge Liang, then at Zhuge Liang, and then at Xu Shu, thinking that Zhao Yun could be recruited for his own use or forced to listen to Xu Shu.

"The lord, Kong Ming, Zhao Yun has been by Uncle Liu Huang's side for many years, and has a deep relationship with several of them, if the lord can forgive one or two of them, he can win the heart of General Zilong, and will not damage the prestige of the lord, on the contrary, the people will definitely think that the lord is generous and merciful."

"Is this also General Zhao Yun's idea?" Zhuge Liang still didn't dare to be careless, for fear that Xu Shu would take the opportunity to blackmail Liu Cong.

"This was originally what General Zilong meant, and Shu just relayed it on his behalf. If the lord can listen to General Zilong's opinion, General Zilong will be grateful and willing to serve the lord. ”

This time it was Liu Cong's turn to be embarrassed, killing Liu Bei and the others was only a matter of minutes, but if Zhao Yun wanted to be convinced and obedient to himself, Liu Cong really had no good way.

"Mr. Yuanzhi, Liu Bei is a big hazard in Jingzhou, Kong Ming has already said it. And Liu Guanzhang is like a brother, if I leave one of them, life will be worse than death. Besides, if one day I get rid of it, I will definitely hold a grudge, and if I wait for an opportunity to seek revenge, what will I do? ”

"My lord, I have also thought about this matter. Uncle Liu Huang and Zhang Fei naturally couldn't stay, but General Naguan was different. On that day, Cao Cao broke up the three of them, but he was still grateful for Cao Cao's kindness and fought for Cao Cao several times. If the lord can forgive him, not only General Zilong can have it for the lord. General Guan will definitely be grateful for the kindness of the lord. It doesn't matter if he doesn't appreciate the magnanimity of his lord, the brotherhood is deep, and he lives alone, and he will soon die of depression! ”

As he spoke, the corners of Xu Shu's mouth showed a strange smile that was imperceptible.

Liu Cong finally understood when he saw Xu Shu's expression, Xu Shu was not bent on interceding for Liu Bei, but wanted to win over Zhao Yun as a meeting gift for himself to defect to Liu Cong, as for the life and death of Liu Bei and the other three is not the point!

Liu Cong's mind quickly analyzed Xu Shu's words, and Zhuge Liang's attitude gradually eased.

After a long time, Liu Cong raised his head and said to Xu Shu: "Okay, just according to what Mr. said." Among the three, Guan Yu can live alone. However, Guan Yu is very good, and Liu Guanzhang and others have deep feelings, so even if Guan Yu is left, he must wear an anklet like a repeat offender. People can not stay in the prison, but in the past, Liu Bei's subordinates had to get my consent to visit, including Mr. and Zhao Yun! ”

"Lord Shengming! Xu Shu for Zilong and Yun Chang, thank you! ”

"Mr. is dedicated to recruiting talents for me in Jingzhou, it should be Mr. Cong Thank You! Kong Ming, Mr. Yuan Zhi and General Zhao have no place to stay in Xiangyang, so I bother you to do it yourself, especially Yuan Zhi, don't wronged him! ”

"Xu Shu thank you!"

For talents like Xu Shu and Zhao Yun, Liu Cong naturally can't be treated badly, of course, no matter how awesome the talent is, there must be a distinction between monarchs and ministers, although Liu Cong is happy in his heart, but arranging accommodation for Xu Shu and Zhao Yun and buying a house, of course, he can't do it himself, but in order to show his attention, he can only hand it over to Zhuge Liang, not to mention that Zhuge Liang is already good friends with Xu Shu!