Xu Shu said: "The lord is benevolent and righteous, and the ministers admire him." But.... Cao Cao has a good saying, those who are famous all over the world are often ruined all over the world. If the lord wants to support the Han family, he must have a stable rear, how can he miss a powerful opportunity because he cares about his own reputation? ”

"The lord remembers Han Gaozu, he can be regarded as a benevolent and righteous king, right? Han Xin defeated Xiang Yu for him, eliminated Qiang Chu, and annihilated the princes of the world one after another, but Han Gaozu still booby-trapped him without hesitation. Then, he killed Peng Yue, the king of Liang, Yingbu, the king of Huainan, and Zang Di, the king of Yan. There are only 400 years of great men.... ”

What Xu Shu said was very reasonable, but Liu Bei still didn't dare to take that step.

He sighed: "When you get to Jiangxia, let's act when we see the opportunity." ”

.............

Liu Bei packed up and prepared to go to Jiangxia.

Xu Shu was also ordered to stay in Jingnan and urge the generals to train their soldiers.

Unexpectedly, at this time, Xu Shu received a letter.

The letter was in her mother's handwriting, saying that she had arrived in Xiangyang and asked him to go to Xiangyang for a meeting.

Xu Shu took the letter and found Liu Bei anxiously: "Lord, lord..." ”

"Sir, what's the alarm?"

"My mother arrived in Xiangyang and asked me to go to the meeting, and I had to go immediately." Xu Shu said anxiously with a crying voice.

Liu Bei read the letter: "Sir, this is likely to be Cao Cao's trick." He was afraid of Mr., so he wrote such a letter and tricked Mr. into going to Xiangyang, and then I went to Jingnan. ”

"I thought about this section as well. The words on this letter, although they try to imitate my mother's handwriting, are not written by my mother. But the lord... My hometown is in Yingchuan, which is Cao Cao's capital, and if Cao Cao wants to take down his mother, he can easily get it. True or not, I have to go to Xiangyang. Xu Shu said.

"But I can't live without my husband. As soon as Mr. is gone, how can I fight Cao? ”

"Lord, just let me go. I'm so distraught that I can't afford to stay, I want to see my mother right away. Xu Shu knelt down and said.

"Ugh...."

Liu Bei was also anxious like an ant on a hot pot, walked back and forth a few steps, and said secretly in his heart: "I knew this was the case, I should have taken Mother Xu to Jingnan..." ”

"My lord..."

"Sir, do you really want to go?"

"I have to go!"

Liu Bei also cried with Xu Shu: "Okay, go find your mother." Hope you come back soon. To resist Cao's great cause, you can't do without Mr. Liu Bei blocked in Jingnan to burn incense and pray for the old lady. ”

"Thank you, Lord."

Xu Shu made a gesture, rolled his eyes and said: "Lord, I suddenly remembered a person, if he is willing to go out of the mountain, he will help the lord to achieve great things." Cao Cao's hundreds of thousands of troops, in his eyes, are not worth mentioning. ”

"What did you say?"

"Nanyang County, Xinye City, three hundred miles to the west, there is a place called Wollongong, on which lives a great sage, named Zhuge Liang, the word Kongming, Lang Evil Yang people, he is proficient in military strategy, astronomy and geography, Qimen Dunjia, everything knows."

Liu Bei didn't care too much, and said: "Xinye is too far away from this, and it is in the rear of Cao Cao. I would like to wait for Mr. to come back in Jingnan. ”

"Lord, you must see this person, only he can help you help the Han family!" Xu Shu said decisively.

"How does he compare to Mr.'s talent?"

"Hehe..."

Xu Shu smiled and said, "The lord compares me with him? It is like the fire of a candle, brighter than the starry sky. Kong Ming's talent is a hundred times better than me! ”

Liu Bei knew that Xu Shu never joked.

Even if Zhuge Liang can't beat Xu Shu a hundred times, he should be a peerless talent.

Liu Bei nodded, and arched his hand: "I will follow Mr. Order, I will go to Xinye and place Mr. Kong Ming." However, in this way, I will not be able to go to Jiangxia. ”

"Jiangxia's affairs, let Sun Qian go on his behalf."

"Hmm."

Liu Bei thought the same in his heart.

.............

Cao Cao's letter made Xu Shu rush to Xiangyang City non-stop.

Cao Cao led hundreds of civil and military officials, ceremoniously received Xu Shu, and also rewarded two mansions. One is in Xiangyang City and the other is in Xuchang. In addition, in the name of the Son of Heaven, Xu Shu was named the commonplace, ranking as the third duke...

And so on, and so on.

Xu Shupi thanked him without smiling, and after Cao Cao perfunctory, he returned home to see his mother.

When the mother and son met, they asked for warmth. Then talking about the letter, Xu's mother said angrily: "My mother has never written a letter. Son, you fell for Cao Cao. ”

"My son has already seen through it, this is Cao Cao's treacherous plan, but my mother is in danger, how can my son ignore it?"

"You..." Mother Xu slapped Xu Shu a few times with a cane: "You came back a few days ago, saying that you took refuge in Uncle Liu Huang and were happy for your mother for a long time." But now... You.... ”

"Mother, the child knows his mistakes."

"Ugh...."

Xu Shu helped Xu's mother sit down. Mother Xu said: "You go back now, don't stay in Xiangyang." Cao Cao is a national thief, you must not serve him. ”

"What happens to the mother when the child is gone?"

"Leave me alone, I'm seventy-three, and my days are numbered..."

...........

The mother and son argued for a while.

Xu's mother wanted Xu Shu to go back, but Xu Shu wanted to stay in Xiangyang to fulfill her filial piety. However, the dispute was over, and Xu's mother pretended to agree and let him go back to the house to rest. By the next morning, Xu's mother had committed suicide and left a letter asking Xu Shu to flee from Xiangyang and assist Uncle Liu Huang.

Xu Shu hugged his mother's body and cried for a long time...

Xu's mother's suicide made Guo Jia see the clue, worried that Xu Shu would flee to Jingnan, so he ordered a team of soldiers to follow inch by inch. It's called protection, but it's actually surveillance.

Cao Cao held a big funeral for Xu's mother, and she cried worse than Xu Shu.

However, Xu Shu obeyed his mother's last wish, and although he could not return to Jingnan to serve Liu Bei, he did not die for Cao Cao.

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Hebei.

Jizhou.

Yecheng.

Yuan Xi came back by four non-phases.

The civil and military officials stood at the gate of the city to greet them.

The guards cleared the streets and stood in line.

Yuan Xi didn't go through the city gate, and flew back to the Assassin's Mansion directly, put the four sides in the side courtyard, and ordered his subordinates to take care of them.

Zhen Mi and Gao Ling hadn't seen Yuan Xi for more than half a year, and the moment they saw it, Gao Ling flew over: "Husband..." ”

"Husband."

Zhen Mi also smiled and bowed.

"All up, all up..." Yuan Xi helped them up, sat down and said, "These days outside, I miss you..." ”

"The husband is lying. You have four disagreements, dozens of miles in the blink of an eye, if you really miss us, why don't you come back and take a look? Gao Ling snorted: "If I go on an expedition in the future, I must follow." If you don't agree, I have to go too, save ... I didn't come back for most of the year. ”

"Good... I'll take you next time. Yuan Xi smiled helplessly.

"Husband, what about me?" Zhen Mi asked.

"What are you? Do you want to go too? Yuan Xi waved his hand and said: "Don't be joking, with your weak body, you can't walk a hundred miles, how can you stand it if you have a large army of food and accommodation?" ”

Gao Ling smiled: "Sister, you should stay in Yecheng honestly." ”