Assassin in the house.

Liu Bei announced to the civil and military ministers: "The leader of Meng is aware of the righteousness and is willing to join hands with me to govern Yizhou, which is the honor of this king and the blessing of the people of Yizhou." I fulfilled my previous promise, and Jin Feng Meng was awarded the title of Yunnan Taishou, and also the Emperor of the Middle Kingdom. ”

"King Xiewu!"

Meng Shu walked out of the ranks and gave Liu Bei a big gift.

Zhuge Liang said: "Congratulations to the king, pacifying Yunnan and gaining the support of the Yi people." In the future, when he fought with the princes, he would have no worries. Sure to win. ”

"Borrow the good words of Mr."

Liu Bei chuckled.

Everyone took their seats.

Zhuge Liang's expression gradually became solemn, and he said, "Has the lord heard about Sima Yi?" ”

"Sima Yi?"

Liu Bei looked puzzled.

Zhuge Liang said: "Sima Yi is Sili Hanoi County, the son of the Sima family, and his cousin is Zhongda. Originally, he was loyal to Lu Bu and was appointed as an attendant of Wenxian Pavilion. Then, Cao Cao sent someone to Shouchun and bought Sima Yi with 10,000 stone of grain. But no one expected that Lu Bu would regret it afterwards and want to recover Sima Yi. He ordered Xiang Yu to lead 10,000 to break the military camp, chase after Cao Cao's capital Xuchang, and ask Cao Cao for someone. Cao Cao was afraid of offending Lu Bu, so he took 40,000 stone grain and 10 million copper coins before sending Xiang Yu away. And Sima Yi.... ”

Hearing this, many people present laughed.

Pang Tongle said: "It's really ridiculous, the princes of the dignified party are as cowardly as mice?!" ”

Liu Bei couldn't help grinning.

Zhuge Liang glanced at Pang Tong and asked, "Shi Yuan knows, what happened to Sima Yi in the end?" ”

"How do I know?"

"Humph!"

Zhuge Liang snorted lightly and said, "Sima Yi was arrested in Yuzhang County and imprisoned in a cell in Nanchang City. That night, he was robbed by the shadow killing. Xiang Yu was furious and wanted to attack my Yizhou.... ”

"We all know that Lu Bu has a straightforward temperament and will take revenge if he has revenge. Seeing that Sima Yi, who was finally captured, was robbed by our people, can you be willing? ”

"That's... What happened in the end? ”

Liu Bei and Pang Tong were worried.

If Lu Bu went south because of this matter and ruined the good situation in Yizhou, it would not be worth it. Because Yizhou's strength is still very weak, it needs enough time to accumulate strength.

Liu Bei glanced at Pang Tong.

Pang Tong understood and said, "The minister doesn't know anything about this matter. ”

"Kong Ming, tell me quickly, what happened in the end?"

Zhuge Liang took out a letter and handed it to Liu Bei: "Take a look, the king, this is the war letter sent by Lu Bu." To fight the king in Fucheng. According to the time, his soldiers and horses are almost in Fucheng. ”

"What?!"

Liu Bei took the letter in surprise, and after reading it, his face changed suddenly.

Zhuge Liang shook his feather fan and said to Pang Tong: "The only way now is to return Sima Yi to Lu Bu, and then send someone to negotiate with Lu Bu to quell the conflict." ”

Pang Tongyi is belligerent, but he knows very well that with Liu Bei's strength, it is difficult to stop Lu Bu. If there is a war, the regime, which has just stabilized, will be shaken again. The hundreds of thousands of troops in Shu will face the threat of artillery.

Pang Tong said eagerly: "I'll go back now and find out where Sima Yi is." After that, he handed Sima Yi over to Kong Ming, hoping to appease Lu Bu's anger. ”

"It's best..."

Zhuge Liang nodded.

With Liu Bei's permission, Pang Tong quickly left.

Zhuge Liang got up and said, "We can't hope that if we return Sima Yi to Lu Bu, we will definitely be able to exchange for peace." Because according to intelligence, Lü Bu had already left Huainan with an army of 100,000 in early March and went to Jingzhou. Among them were Xu Shu's First Group Army, Li Cunxiao's Flying Tiger Army, and Li Yuanba's Dragon Guard. Plus... The broken military camp that arrived in Jingzhou first was full of 110,000 people. ”

"It can be seen that Lu Bu has made up his mind to attack my Yizhou."

"yes."

Liu Bei said with a sad face: "We have to be ready to fight." ”

"Hmm."

After several years of fighting, Liu Bei, like Cao Cao, developed a fear of Lü Bu. There is no confidence in the battle. Especially after the appearance of artillery, it hit their self-confidence even more.

"Hmph, isn't it just 110,000 people, what is there to be afraid of?" Zhang Fei said viciously: "I am willing to go to Fucheng, and I will meet Lu Bu for a while!" ”

Seeing Zhang Fei asking for battle, Kuai Liang and Kuai Yue at the end couldn't help but roll their eyes.

When he was defending Jingzhou, if it wasn't for Zhang Fei's bad things, how could he be so easily defeated? Now Shouyi Prefecture, dare to ask for war? Are you afraid that Liu Bei will not die fast enough?

Zhuge Liang glanced at Zhang Fei and ignored it directly.

Guan Yu walked to the hall, hugged his fists and said, "The last general is willing to lead a strong team to Fucheng." ”

"General Guan doesn't need to be in a hurry. Listen to what I'm saying. Zhuge Liang continued: "More than half of Lu Bu's 110,000 men are equipped with firearms, which can destroy the city gate and attack the enemy thousands of miles away. Li Yuanba, Li Cunxiao, Xiang Yu, and Lu Bu are even more brave and fierce generals. We must have five or ten times as many troops as them in order to win. ”

"So... The minister advised the king to recruit troops immediately! All men over the age of 15 and under the age of 50 should enlist in the army for training. If Sima Yi can't be exchanged for peace, he must be prepared to fight against Lu Bu. ”

At the same time, send someone to Xudu to explain to Cao Cao, consolidate the alliance with him, and ask the 200,000 soldiers and horses stationed in Hanzhong to help each other in Shu. If we can get Cao Cao's soldiers and horses to help, we have a few more points of certainty of victory. ”

Zhang Fei was ignored and a little unhappy. But he also knew the serious mistakes he made in the Battle of Jingzhou. There was no repeated request for war. Just wait for the ministers to finish discussing and assign tasks.

Zhang Song said: "The minister has contacted the Shuzhong clan and is willing to donate 200,000 stone grain and 30 million copper coins. Help the king and repel Lu Bu. I only hope that Yizhou can get a long-term peace. ”

"Ziqiao, you... Is this true? Liu Bei was both surprised and delighted.

"Yes."

Zhang Song replied.

Liu Bei's gaze moved to Huang Quan and Wu Yi. Both of them replied: "I am willing to help the king and repel Lu Bu!" ”

It is necessary to mention the following.

Zhang Song, Huang Quan, and Wu Yi are representatives of the Shuzhong family. Their decision-making was made from the standpoint of the family. Zhang Song welcomed Liu Bei into Shu, but also to see that Liu Zhang was weak and could not give Yizhou a long-term peace. Otherwise, with Liu Bei's strength, he would not be able to occupy Yizhou.

As soon as Liu Bei entered Sichuan and Shu, he reused the local family, and naturally gained their support.

However, in history, when Liu Bei entered Sichuan and Shu, he repeatedly suppressed the family, and did not reuse the talents cultivated by the family, and had deep grievances. Later, Deng Ai attacked Chengdu, obtained the help of the local family, and destroyed the Shu Kingdom heartily.

"Good!"

Liu Bei said excitedly: "I will be played by Kong Ming, and I will immediately recruit troops and prepare to fight against Lu Bu!" ”

"The king is wise."

Everyone hugged their fists.