Lu Zhi and Cai Yong came, Liu Bei and Cai Yan were waiting at the gate of the provincial mansion to greet them, and Zhao Yu was originally going to come over together, but he was pregnant, and Liu Bei and Cai Yan didn't allow it, so they gave up!

After the banquet, Lu Zhi took the lead in speaking, in fact, Lu Zhi was not very old at this time, but he was in his sixties, and his body bones were very healthy after Hua Tuo's conditioning!

"Xuande, the great men of the three states of Cifanning, Liang, and Yong, have handled it well with a few ministers, and the people should come first no matter what!"

"The master praised it falsely, if it weren't for the fact that the master and father-in-law have cultivated a lot of talents for me over the years, this time the Han will inevitably hurt my six states in the northwest!"

Cai Yong nodded slightly when he heard Liu Bei's words, and then shook his head and said: "I and Zigan have indeed cultivated a lot of talents for you, but talent training is only one aspect, and the appointment of talents is the key to success, so in terms of talent appointment, Xuande, you are still the only one!" ”

Hearing Cai Yong's words, Liu Bei was not modest, and then after thinking about it, he said:

"More praise from the father-in-law, now the Han is like a boat drifting in the wind and rain, and my northwest is a corner of the boat, if you can't work hard, he will inevitably make wedding dresses for others in the future!

However, although the six states in the northwest are stable, but the people are tired, according to the estimates of the Minister of Cultural Relics, in the next three or four years, they may not have the ability to use force outside the team, Suo Xing planned properly to capture Nanyang, otherwise the six states in the northwest will not have a chance to compete with the heroes outside the border in ten years! ”

"Even so, but the lord has the advantage of the mountain pass, although it is a corner of peace, but as long as he works hard, he can sweep the pass with enough food and food; And the princes outside the Guan, although there is no food and grass at this time, the soldiers are worried, but in the next few years, there will be continuous conquests, and the lord will inevitably be stronger than the princes outside the Guan! It was Lu Yu who spoke.

Lu Yu is Lu Zhi's only son, and Lu Zhi has carefully cultivated Lu Yu since he was a child, and Lu Yu is also the true biography of Lu Zhi, but Lu Zhi is afraid that Lu Yu's ability is not enough, so although he is in his thirties at this time, he has not been an official, but he has only followed Cai Yong and Lu Zhi in the academy to teach homework and cultivate talents!

"Today is a family banquet, there are only senior brothers, no lord and subordinates, and besides, you are my eldest brother, how can you call me my lord!" After Liu Bei finished speaking with Lu Yu, he hurriedly stopped and said!

"Master, the eldest brother can only be a state assassin or a state pastor, and now the six states in the northwest are short of people, I don't know if I can let the eldest brother defend one side for me?"

However, hearing Liu Bei's words, Lu Zhi was a little puzzled, the entire northwest has not launched a war against the outside world for more than a year, and for more than a year, the county guards have also worked hard to govern the country, and they have worked hard to complain, but Liu Bei said that there was a lack of officials in the Taishou and assassination history, and he couldn't think for a while, so he asked:

"Xuande, now in the six northwestern states of Kangning, the officials perform their duties, and they have not seen and vacant positions, so how can there be a shortage of people?"

"The master doesn't know that although the six states in the northwest cannot fight outside the country in a short period of time, the pace of my Liu Bei's expansion will not stop.

Presumably, the father-in-law and the master also found that many counties, counties and capable officials have returned to Chang'an recently, but this is mainly because after the spring of the next year, I want to attack Nanzhong from the north of Jiaozhou, and then attack Yizhou, and finally encircle Hanzhong in Yongzhou and Liangzhou.

And Yizhou Hell is vast, and there are many counties, so I mobilized many Taishou county orders from the six northwestern states to fight with me, so the six counties in the northwest are too guarded, and the county orders are very vacant! If the master agrees, the eldest brother is willing, and the eldest brother can be appointed as the Yin of Luoyang Mansion to govern Luoyang! ”

"What, you're going to send troops from Jiaozhou to attack Nanzhong next year, what's going on with Jiaozhou?" Without waiting for Lu Zhi to ask, Cai Yong said confusedly!

When Liu Bei heard Cai Yong ask this, he knew that he couldn't pass the test without explaining in detail, so he opened his mouth and said in detail:

"There are two Wenchen under my command, one Zhong Xuan and Zi Yuanchang; A drama loyalty, word Zhicai. In their early years, the two were appointed by me as the Taishou of Huiji County.

A few years ago, I secretly ordered Xi Zhong to lead the troops to attack Jiaozhou, and in this way, after several battles, Jiaozhou fell under my rule. Nowadays, although the six northwestern states are unable to fight abroad, Jiaozhou is full of soldiers.

Therefore, after the beginning of spring of the next year, I will lead dozens of generals and a civilian official to the south. If I can successfully capture Yizhou, the territories under my rule will be connected, and there will be no princes in the world who can resist me alone! ”

"Oh, I see!" Lu Zhi and Cai Yong suddenly realized.

After that, Lu Zhi did not stop Lu Yu, and then Liu Bei appointed Lu Yu as the Yin of Luoyang Mansion to oversee the restoration of the Luoyang Palace and the governance of Luoyang!

This dinner was also very enjoyable, and Liu Bei also truly realized that there is a treasure in the family!

That night, Liu Bei spent the night at Cai Yan's place, the two of them had not been warm for a long time, this time the two of them were like dry firewood, Liu Bei opened three times, and the two fell asleep!

After that, Liu Bei has been slowly preparing for the war in Chang'an for the coming year. Time passes slowly, and the New Year is quietly gone!

Jingzhou, in the city of Xiangyang.

On the first day of the new year, Liu Biao ushered in the messenger of the Son of Heaven - Zhizhao!

Seeing Dong Zhao's arrival, Liu Biao was actually not very happy, mainly because Liu Biao knew that Dong Zhao was actually Cao Cao's person, and Cao Cao was a traitor who blackmailed the Son of Heaven to order the princes!

Although Liu Biao is not a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty, but the world of the Han Dynasty is the world of the surname Liu, how can this Cao Cao coerce Liu Tianzi to make Liu Biao happy?

However, Liu Biao is a scheming person after all, and Liu Biao has not sent troops to conquer cities and territories in these years, not because Liu Biao has no ambition, but because the entire family in Jingzhou has not been completely conquered!

Moreover, although the Taishou of several counties in Jingzhou surrendered to Liu Biao, they were not really loyal to Liu Biao, and Liu Biao still needed time to straighten out these families and forces!

"I wonder what the envoy is doing here?" Seeing Dong Zhao, Liu Biao said without joy or sorrow!

"I sent an envoy for the Son of Heaven to save Liu Zhoumu!" Understanding Zhao is still the same set of rhetoric that persuaded Yuan Shu!

However, this set of rhetoric is really very useful, because Liu Bei's power at the moment is too big and too strong, if Liu Bei really takes Jingzhou, it will be impossible to control.

So in just one morning, Liu Biao compromised, and then agreed to form an alliance with Cao Cao, and after preparing to start the spring and planting, he started the battle against Liu Bei Jiaozhou!

After Dong Zhao left, Liu Biao summoned Cai Mao, Cai He, Kuai Yue, Kuai Liang, Huang Zu, and Xiangyang, as well as the county Taishou Dao, to discuss the attack on Jiaozhou!

Originally, Liu Biao felt a little bottomless about persuading these families and Taishou to follow him to attack Jiaozhou, but when Liu Biao said that Jiaozhou was under Liu Bei's rule, and that he might even go north to attack Jingzhou at any time, none of the Wenchen generals were at odds with Liu Biao, and they all agreed with Liu Biao's objection to sending troops to attack Jiaozhou!!

…… After Dong Zhao led his team back to Xudu, he told Cao Cao about the situation of the envoy, and Cao Cao was overjoyed when he learned that Sun Ce, Yuan Shu, Zhu Fu and Liu Biao had all agreed to attack Liu Bei.

Overnight, Cao Cao convened his subordinates and generals to discuss the matter!