Liu Du looked at Liu Bei and said with a smile: "Xuande said that I am joking, I have only three counties, and there are no more than 50,000 soldiers. Self-protection is not enough, how can we talk about sending troops to fight Cao thieves? ”

Seeing this, Liu Bei hurriedly said: "Don't worry, general, Brother Jingsheng bluntly said that once the covenant is concluded, the three families will not invade each other and save each other." Now Chu Hou is also here, I don't know what Chu Hou's attitude is? ”

Han Xuanchang sighed and said, "Now that Jiangdong is still in charge of my brother, Xuanjin is in charge of General Liu, and I am afraid that I will not be able to fulfill the emperor's uncle's wishes." ”

Liu Bei hesitated for a moment and said: "After Cao Cao pacifies Hebei, he will raise a large army to march south, and if the three of us do not cooperate to resist the enemy, they will eventually be defeated for each of them." May you both ponder it! ”

"I also know the reason for the cold lips and teeth, but Cao Cao is a resourceful person, and his army can be unprepared when he goes to Jizhou Xu Duyan? Cao Cao still has 300,000 Qingzhou troops, and the Tuntian army does not know how much it is, and the soldiers of our southern army are not as good as Cao's soldiers in land battles, so they will be defeated if they rashly attack Xu! Liu Du analyzed Cao Cao's hidden strength in detail.

Han Xuan also even claimed: "Xu has Xun Yu in charge, and there are countless strategists and generals." If our army can't break it in one battle, when Cao Cao returns to the army, our three families will all be captured. ”

Liu Du was embarrassed, but he didn't expect Han Xuan and Liu Du, who had been extremely beautiful before, to refuse to send troops now. In fact, if you think about it carefully, you can understand that after weighing the pros and cons, Liu Biao and Han Xuan's territory borders Cao Cao, even if their combined forces can capture a few counties, it is not easy to divide the territory.

Liu Du was the farthest away, so he naturally didn't want to suffer this loss, and although Liu Bei was the negotiator sent by Liu Biao, he was the fourth real ally. If the troops are jointly dispatched, Liu Bei will gain the most in this battle, and he will gain both fame and fortune.

Then only Han Xuan and Liu Biao were left to compete for territory, and Han Xuan was naturally unwilling to tear his face with Liu Biao and let Liu Du benefit from the fishermen behind.

The alliance was difficult to negotiate for a while, so Liu Bei first invited Han Xuan and Liu Du to stay in the Xiangyang Post House and went to discuss with Liu Biao.

Liu Biao's health improved a little, and when he heard Liu Bei say that the alliance with Han Xuan and Liu Du had not been negotiated, he felt depressed and invited Liu Bei to drink. When the wine was half-drunk, Liu Biao suddenly burst into tears.

Liu Bei put down the wine and said: "Han Xuan and Liu Du have different intentions, if Cao Cao leads the army to attack Jingzhou, he should lead the army as his brother." Why is my brother like this? ”

Liu Biao sighed: "I'm not doing this! ”

Liu Bei asked, "What is the difficult matter for my brother?" If there is a place for the younger brother, the younger brother will not give up even if he dies. ”

Liu Biao said: "The son of his ex-wife Chen, Qi, is virtuous, but soft and cowardly is not enough to do things; The young son Cong born to his wife Cai is quite smart. I want to abolish the growth and the young, for fear of hindering the etiquette; If you want to set up the eldest son, how can you say that the Cai clan is in charge of military affairs, and there will be chaos in the future. Therefore, it will not be commissioned. ”

Liu Bei said: "Since ancient times, the way to take chaos is to abolish the long and the young. If you are worried about the weight of the Cai family, you can slowly cut it, and you can't spoil it and set up a young son. ”

Liu Biao was silent, Mrs. Cai, Liu Biao's wife, was not used to Liu Bei, as long as Liu Bei and Liu Biao were talking, they would definitely come to eavesdrop. At this time, she was eavesdropping behind the screen, and when she heard Liu Bei say this, she felt a deep grudge in her heart.

Liu Bei noticed that he had lost his words, so he got up and went to the toilet. Liu Bei saw that the fat on his inner thighs had grown again, and he unconsciously cried sadly. Soon after, when he came to the banquet again, Liu Biao saw that Liu Bei seemed to have just cried, and felt a little strange, so he asked him.

Liu Bei sighed: "Bei always does not leave the saddle, and the flesh is scattered; I haven't ridden for a long time, and my hips are fleshy. The sun and the moon are faltering, the veteran is coming, and the meritorious work is not built, it is sad! ”

Liu Bei and Liu Biao were drunk and went back to rest. Liu Biao listened to Liu Bei's words, was jealous, and retreated into the inner house. Mrs. Cai said to him: "I heard Liu Bei's words behind the screen at the right time, and I looked down on people very lightly, which shows that he has the intention of annexing Jingzhou. If it is not removed now, it will be a trouble. ”

Liu Biao didn't answer, just shook his head. Cai then secretly summoned Cai Mao to come in to discuss the matter, and Cai Mao said: "You can kill him in the hall first, and then inform the lord." ”

Cai listened to Cai Mao's words, and after Cai Mao went back, he ordered the army overnight.

Han Xuan and Liu Du also lived in the pavilion, and they already knew that Liu Bei's conversation with Liu Biao would cause Cai's grudge, and Cai Mao would inevitably kill Liu Bei.

Han Xuan said to Liu Du: "You don't want Liu Bei to hang up so early, as soon as Liu Bei dies, the alliance will be completely hopeless." ”

"Looks like you want to be tied to the chariot by them?" Liu Du asked rhetorically.

Han Xuan stood up and said: "The current Cao Cao is much stronger than the Cao Cao in history, not only is Dian Wei not dead under his command, but there is also a Guo Jia, and Lu Bu has also taken refuge in him. In short, the current history is very different from the original. Although you and I are traversers, are we really sure to defeat Cao Cao, who is about to dominate the north? ”

Liu Du asked: "How can you say that the butterfly effect has led to a change in the trajectory of history?" ”

"Not only that, there are too many forces lurking in the shadows of this world, and they can easily lead the general trend of the world." Han Xuan's eyes flashed with a hint of jealousy.

"For example?"

"Heavenly Tribulation Gate, do you know about this organization? Most of their members are strange people with various stunts, and each of them has a bronze medal engraved with the ancient beast Qiqi. ”

"Oh, is that it?" Liu Du took out a bronze medal and showed it to Han Xuan.

"That's the kind of bronze medal, where did you get it?" Han Xuan asked.

Liu Du sighed: "That was a long time ago, I was assassinated by a black-clothed swordsman, fortunately, my house was already prepared. That swordsman's martial prowess was so high that the guards in my house fought him fiercely, almost allowing him to escape. Or Xing Daorong killed him! ”

Han Xuan looked at the bronze medal, and the word "exchange" was engraved on the reverse side, Han Xuan couldn't help but cry when he thought of the past. This black-clothed swordsman is Li Bai, the envoy of the Heavenly Tribulation Gate, when he passed through Jiangxia to Changsha to take office, he was attacked by water thieves led by Zhang Hu.

This Li Bai came with that Zhang Hu and killed his loyal guard Yang Xiong, Han Xuan didn't want to avenge Yang Xiong all the time. Unexpectedly, this Li Bai was killed by Xing Daorong, but Xing Daorong was shot with a giant crossbow by himself.

"What is the purpose of this Heavenly Tribulation Gate, with their strength, they can definitely dominate the world. But why did they ......" Before Liu Du finished speaking, a black shadow flashed down from the beam of the room and took Liu Du directly.

A cold light flashed, Liu Du was caught off guard, and Han Xuan hurriedly grabbed a scroll of books and smashed it towards the black shadow. The black shadow dodged sideways, and Han Xuan and Liu Du saw that the black shadow was a short man in black, who was holding a dagger that shone with a red cold light, staring at Liu Du and Han Xuan with cold eyes.

"You're from the Heavenly Tribulation Gate, aren't you?" Han Xuan asked, pointing at the man in black.

The man in black didn't answer, he swung his dagger and stabbed straight at Liu Du, who had already pulled out the Chunjun Sword in his hand at this time. The man in black swung his dagger at Liu Du's neck, Liu Du stood up for his sword to stop him, and Han Xuan took the opportunity to shout outside the post house: "General Zhang Nan, come to the rescue, there are assassins!" ”

Zhang Nan had long heard the sound of fighting in the post house, and now when he heard the call for help, the guards immediately broke in, and seeing that Han Xuan and Liu Du were not the opponents of the man in black, he raised his sword and rushed over and shouted: "Lord, Chu Hou." Get out of the way, Zhang Nan is here! ”

Han Xuan and Liu Du hurriedly stepped aside, the man in black still wanted to swing a dagger to stab Liu Du, but Zhang Nan stopped the dagger in his hand with a sword. The man in black dodged flexibly, squatted down and waved a dagger to attack Zhang Nan's lower plate.

The guards under Zhang Nannan all rushed to help, and several iron knives slashed at the man in black together, and the man in black stopped several iron knives with a dagger, retreated, and then flew out several hidden weapons, shooting down several guards.

The man in black took the opportunity to run out of the post house quickly, and Zhang Nan led the troops to chase after him, when Liu Du shouted: "Zhang Nan, stop chasing." ”

When Zhang Nan came back, he strictly ordered his subordinates to strengthen their defenses and not let a single insect enter the post house. Han Xuan said to Liu Du: "This person must be from the Heavenly Tribulation Gate, and he just interrupted our conversation, so it can be seen that he intends to take your life." ”

"I didn't expect the post house to be so tightly defended, he all mixed in, what is the origin of this robbery?" Liu Du was still a little afraid.

Han Xuan said: "It's too late to say this, Liu Bei is in danger, we have to hurry up and save him!" ”

(End of chapter)