Zhuge Liang bowed his body to give a salute, Liu Biao's face changed when he heard this, and after staring at Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang silently for a while, his face suddenly showed a little loneliness and said.

"I'm too old and sick to be a director, but my brother can come to my aid. After my death, my brother became the lord of Jingzhou. ”

Liu Biao's words don't know if it's a temptation or a sincerity. But Liu Bei inevitably felt a little happy in his heart, but he still shouted in a condensed voice.

"Brother, why do you say this! At the expense of life and death, I will help each other, hoping to help my brother keep the royal land of the Han family! Dare to take on this important task! At this time, Zhuge Liang secretly looked at Liu Bei frequently, indicating that this was a good time to obtain Jingzhou. But Liu Bei didn't look at it, and looked at Liu Biao calmly with clear eyes.

After a while, Liu Biao sighed meaningfully.

"Brother Xian is unwilling, and I can't force it. Regarding the matter of borrowing troops, let me think about a good strategy. ”

Liu Bei heard this, so he resigned and retired with Zhuge Liang.

Back at the pavilion, Zhuge Liang's face showed a little regret, and he suddenly asked.

"It turned out that Liu Jingsheng wanted to entrust the lord with Jingzhou, and the lord could have been bloodless, and Jingzhou was justifiable, but why did he do it?"

When Liu Bei heard this, his footsteps stopped suddenly, his face changed continuously, and he secretly said in his heart.

"This Zhuge Kong is wise and victorious over demons, how can he not see that this is not the time to reveal his intention to plot Jingzhou. What's more, Liu Jingsheng's words today are mostly temptations, not sincere at all. Could it be that this Zhuge Kongming is also testing me? ”

Liu Bei finished thinking about it, his face froze, and he turned around and shouted with a bit of anger.

"Jingsheng treats me with kindness, like a brother, and is prepared to take advantage of the danger? Don't say much! ”

Zhuge Liang heard it truthfully and couldn't help sighing.

"Lord, what a merciful lord is! It's a bright gaffe. ”

Just when Zhuge Liang and Liu Bei were discussing, someone suddenly came to report, and the son Liu Qi came to see him.

"Hehe, it seems that there is a certain fortune in the sky, and Jingzhou will belong to the lord sooner or later."

Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang glanced at each other, Zhuge Liang smiled slightly, as if he had expected Liu Qi to come, and motioned for Liu Bei to hurry up and meet him.

"Kong Ming must not indulge, be cautious!"

Liu Bei frowned, hurriedly signaled Zhuge Liang with his eyes, and then went out to bring Liu Qi in. As soon as Liu Qi entered, he cried and begged.

"The stepmother is incompatible, and her life is only on the horizon, so I hope my uncle will save her."

It turned out that since the incident in Xiangyang, Cai Mao failed to kill Liu Bei, and later heard that Liu Qi had more contact with Liu Bei, so he was afraid and told Cai. Since then, Cai has been more wary of Liu Qi, as if he wants to secretly get rid of Liu Qi all the time, and Liu Qi finds that he is walking on thin ice all day long, and he is restless in sleep. At this time, when he heard that Liu Bei had come to Jingzhou, he immediately rushed to ask for help.

After Liu Bei heard this, he comforted Liu Qi for a while, but Liu Qi couldn't stop crying and couldn't stand on his knees. Liu Bei gestured to Zhuge Liang with his eyes and asked him for advice. Zhuge Liang shook his head lightly.

"This is Liu Gongzi's family business, and Liang doesn't dare to hear about it. Otherwise, if others find out, they will think that Liang and Uncle Huang are afraid that the world will not be chaotic. Please go back first. ”

Zhuge Liang's words were very ruthless, and Liu Qi asked for more uselessness. When he was young, Liu Bei sent Liu Qi out and whispered in his ear.

"It's no wonder that the virtuous nephew is not a ruthless and unrighteous person. The reason why he refused was because he was afraid of implicating me. In the coming day, I will ask Kong Ming to return to pay homage to his nephew, but in this way, he must have a clever plan to tell him. ”

Liu Qi was overjoyed when he heard this, so he thanked him and left.

The next day, Liu Bei deliberately pretended to have abdominal pain and asked Zhuge Liang to worship Liu Qi on his behalf. Zhuge Liang knew Liu Bei's intentions, and he didn't break it, so he promised to ride a horse to Liu Qi's house and see Liu Qi. Liu Qi rushed to greet him, invited him into the back hall, and sat down with Zhuge Liang.

After tea, Liu Qi knelt on the ground and bowed to Zhuge Liang for a prayer.

"The stepmother can't tolerate Yu Qi, and she wants to harm her day and night. Qi only hoped that he could save himself, and hoped that Mr. would come to the rescue. Great kindness, Qi is toothless and unforgettable! The coming day will be rewarded! ”

Zhuge Liang heard the words change and shouted.

"Liang and the emperor's uncle are here, how dare they teach people to kill each other? If there is a leak, it will be harmful. People in the world will say that I and the imperial uncle are unkind and unjust. Liu Jingzhou's desire is difficult to compatible! Childe, this is going to kill me and have no place to be buried? ”

Zhuge Liang said goodbye, got up and said goodbye. Seeing this, Liu Qi hurriedly confessed and kept Zhuge Liang indoors to drink together. After three rounds of drinking, the night is getting late, and most of the people in the house have gone to rest.

Liu Qi said suddenly.

"Qi has an ancient book, please take a look."

Zhuge Liang promised to go with Liu Qi, Liu Qi led Zhuge Liang to climb a small building, Zhuge Liang saw that there was nothing in the building, and asked suspiciously.

"Where's the book?"

Liu Qi knelt on his knees again and wept and prayed.

"Qi's life is on the verge of death, and Mr. can't bear to save him without saying a word?"

Zhuge Liang listened, didn't say a word, got up, and wanted to go downstairs, only to see that the stairs had been removed, and he had no choice but to turn back. Liu Qi whispered.

"Qi wanted to ask for advice, but Mr. was afraid that there would be a leak and drag down the emperor's uncle, so he refused to speak. Now it does not go up to the sky, it does not go down to the earth, it comes out of the mouth of the king and enters the ear of Qi. Mr. 's words, only Qi alone can hear, dare to love Mr. to teach. ”

Zhuge Liang pretended to be embarrassed and said with a sigh.

"It's really unrighteous to be intimate, how can Liang plot for his son?"

"Mr. refuses to save him, and Qi's life is not guaranteed, that is, he dies before Mr. !!!"

Liu Qi suddenly went crazy, and after finishing speaking, he wanted to kill himself with his sword. Zhuge Liang saw it through in his eyes, and secretly said in his heart, this is enough. Hurriedly stopped.

"Don't commit suicide, Liang has a good plan."

Liu Qi was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly thanked him.

"Sir, teach me quickly!"

"This Liu Qi really relies on the lord a lot, although he is cowardly, but he is better than his noble background. Just take advantage of it, leave a back road first, in case of future accidents. ”

Zhuge Liang secretly paid in his heart, thought about it, and opened his mouth to teach.

"The son is in Jingzhou, and the Cai family is afraid that you will seize power, and you will inevitably cause harm, and you will not die. Nowadays, Huang Zu is newly dead, Jiangxia has no one to defend the emperor, and Han Xuan's talent is mediocre, and it is difficult to take on a big responsibility. Why don't you say that Liu Jingzhou is the son of Liu, and the beggar soldiers guard Jiangxia, so that they can avoid trouble. ”

Liu Qi was overjoyed when he heard this, and was busy thanking the sect, and then ordered someone to take the ladder and send Zhuge Liang downstairs. Zhuge Liang has already planned to teach, that is, he said goodbye and returned to the pavilion to see Liu Bei, and said about the past. Some arrangements, although the two did not speak directly, but their hearts were clear, and Liu Bei was very happy.

The next day, Liu Qijin saw his father Liu Biao say that he wanted to guard Jiangxia. Liu Biao hesitated, Liu Qi was the eldest son, and he couldn't bear to let him go, so he asked Liu Bei to discuss it. Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang had already discussed, and replied to Liu Biao.

"Jiangxia is an important land, which cannot be guarded by others, and it is necessary for a person who is close to him to ensure that it is not lost. Childe and brother and even relatives, Childe has such great ambitions, just because of his tempering, the brother might as well send him. ”

Liu Biao also felt that it was reasonable, and bowed slightly.

"What the virtuous brother said is true. The day before listening to the detailed report, I recently heard that Cao Cao made a Xuanwu pool in Ye County to train the water army, it seems that he does have the intention of the southern expedition, and it must be guarded against. I pondered about the matter of the virtuous brother borrowing troops. The current situation is unstable, and I really don't dare to borrow more soldiers and horses from my brothers. At most, you can only lend 10,000 yuan, and as for the military order, the virtuous brother doesn't have to. ”

After Liu Bei heard this, he felt a lot of regret in his heart, but he also knew that Liu Biao was in difficulty and did not dare to force it again. Then Liu Biao and Liu Bei talked for a while, and Liu Bei was dismissed and prepared to return to Xinye.

The next day, Liu Biao had gathered 10,000 soldiers and horses and sent them to the city. Liu Bei took the lead, and after thanking Liu Biao, he saw that Liu Biao's face was gloomy, and his face was full of old age.

"Brother doesn't have to worry about Xinye, he has his own brother to resist the Cao thief. Brother still needs to take care of himself, don't work too hard, Jingzhou is in danger, and my brother's body affects the entire Jingzhou! ”

When Liu Biao heard this, he was quite moved in his heart, so he said.

"Don't worry, brother. Brother has his own measure. ”

After all, Liu Biao and Liu Bei have water curtains in their eyes, which is very touching. The two said goodbye, and Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang led 10,000 soldiers and horses back to Xinye.

A few days later, Liu Bei just arrived in Xinye, and Pan, Zhang and other generals were happy to see that they had really borrowed soldiers and horses. But only Zhuge Liang frowned deeply, not knowing what he was thinking.

Seeing this, Liu Bei's heart tightened, and he hurriedly asked.

"Why is Kong Ming so sad, could it be that he is worried?"

Zhuge Liang bowed slightly, and said immediately.

"According to my plan, Cao Cao should have sent troops to the northwest at this time, but I saw him mobilize his troops and horses, but he did not see his troops and horses move. I expected something to happen. The lord should be on guard first. ”

Liu Bei was immediately shocked when he heard this, and asked hurriedly.

Kong Ming's meaning, could it be that Cao Cao is about to come to Jingzhou in the south? Now is a good time to conquer the northwest, Cao Cao is like a god with soldiers, don't you know this truth! ”

Zhuge Liang shook the goose feather fan lightly, and after thinking for a while, he smiled slightly.

"I'm afraid that there is a person with a great strategy, teach Cao Cao to go north and south together, and go both ways, and dominate the world as soon as possible!"

When Liu Bei heard this, he couldn't help but tremble with fright, and secretly sighed that Cao Cao's spirit was shocking. Zhuge Liang's expression froze, and he suddenly asked.

"How is Ming Gong more self-conscious than Cao Cao?"

As soon as Zhuge Liang's words came out, he immediately made the surrounding soldiers angry, and this answer was clear at a glance, if Liu Bei answered, wouldn't it be humiliating himself. But Liu Bei was calm in his heart and said heavily.

"It's better to do it."

After Zhuge Liang heard this, he smiled instead. Only those who know themselves can see their weakness, improve it, and become the general trend. Zhuge Liang was most afraid that Liu Bei was the person who was stubborn and self-serving, because of the previous few small victories, he became arrogant, so even if there were 100,000 troops, Liu Bei would never be able to resist Cao Cao.

Zhuge Liang's smile made Liu Bei feel a lot more relieved, and then he heard Zhuge Liang speak.

"Don't worry, lord. Now we must make early preparations and put our troops and horses in order. Liang teaches himself, and he can treat the enemy. If Cao Cao really sent an army to attack, Liang had a good plan to deal with it. ”

Liu Bei was overjoyed when he heard this, and he relied more on Zhuge Liang. In the following days, Zhuge Liang trained 20,000 soldiers and horses day and night, taught formations, and prepared to deal with Cao's army.

It is said that Cao Cao sent Liu Ye to Yizhou to meet Liu Zhang and finish the ceremony. Liu Zhang asked what he meant. Liu Ye's eyes flickered, and he announced the holy decree. When Liu Zhang heard that Cao Cao had taught him to send troops from Dongchuan, he was shocked. Liu Zhang is cowardly and hesitant. At this time, Fa Zheng stepped out and said in a condensed voice.