Sun Ce saw from afar that there was a cluster of men and horses under the city, led by a young man, only twenty-five or six years old, wearing a black and green tiger-striped brocade robe, riding a white horse. When Sun Ce saw it, he reined in his horse and shouted.

"The person wearing the black and blue brocade robe in front of him, can he be Liu Jingzhou's eldest son, the son Liu Qihu!?"

Liu Qi listened to the words and ordered to reply left and right. Sun Ce and Zhou Yu glanced at each other, and shouted again.

"Please also ask the son to come and speak, don't worry, I will never harm you, but I am afraid that the son will be restrained by others, and I dare not tell the truth!"

After Sun Ce finished drinking, Zhou Yu hurriedly flew out of the horse and stopped in one place. Liu Qi hesitated when he heard this, and Zhang Fei, who was behind him, was afraid that Liu Qi would lose, so he couldn't do anything. Liu Bei was also dissuaded. Zhuge Liang said with a calm smile.

"You don't have to be careful. Zhou Gongjin will not hurt his son. Childe, but you can go and see it alone. ”

Zhuge Liang's words, if there is magic power, Liu Qi suddenly calmed down a little, and rode slowly towards Zhou Yu. When the two were close, Zhou Yu gave a salute first.

"Jiangdong Metropolitan Governor Zhou Gongjin, I've seen Gongzi!"

Liu Qi's face was pale, his body was weak, and he replied.

"The sick body can't give gifts, don't blame most of the governors."

Zhou Yu was taken aback when he saw Liu Qi like this, and was silent. After a long time, Fang asked Liu Qi again and again. Zhou Yu's questions were all about asking Liu Bei if he could do anything wrong, and Liu Qi answered them one by one, all saying that Liu Bei was benevolent. Zhou Yu naturally didn't believe it, and secretly thought that Liu Qi was incompetent, and his father's business had been eroded by others, and he was still in the dark.

Suddenly, Zhou Yu changed his words and asked Liu Qi.

"I don't know what affairs the son inherits his father's business and leads the nine counties of Jingxiang, so he is responsible for it on weekdays?"

Liu Qi was slightly startled, pondered for a while, and replied truthfully.

"The governor is troubled. I can be mediocre, my uncle is a masterpiece in the world, and there is Zhuge Kongming, a great talent under my command, and I will hand over all the affairs of Jingzhou to my uncle. My uncle practiced day and night for Jingzhou, but he didn't want me to work hard, so he took great pains to find all the beauties of Jingzhou and good wine for me. On weekdays, I live like a fairy, but my uncle works hard for Jingzhou, and every time I think about this, I feel a lot of guilt! ”

Liu Qi looked moved, as if he regarded Liu Bei as his father. When Zhou Yu heard this, he sneered in his heart, and said secretly.

"Liu Xuande is really hypocritical, and his heart is vicious, and it is even more unique! On the surface, he treated Liu Qi well and looked for beautiful women and good wine for him, but he deliberately let Liu Qi indulge in wine and ignore political affairs, so that he could monopolize power!! ”

Zhou Yu thought about it for a while, then said goodbye to Liu Qi and returned to the battle, and Liu Qi also returned. Zhou Yu was in Sun Ce's ear, and Sun Ce's expression changed again and again.

When he was young, Sun Ce galloped out and asked Liu Bei to come out to answer. Liu Bei drove his horse forward and came to see Sun Ce. The two of them saluted, and Sun Ce said with a smile.

"Gong Jin has asked Gongzi just now, Uncle Liu Huang is really a righteous man in the world, and he did not covet the power of Jingzhou. Today's son, Liu Qi, sits on the throne of Jingzhou, and Jingzhou returns to orthodoxy, if I continue to ask for it, it is really unjust. I accept that the two truces are united, and it is not unavoidable. But before that, I still have a question, and I ask Uncle Liu Huang to answer it, and then discuss! ”

"Wu Hou has something to say, if you and I can join forces, it will be a blessing for the people of the world!"

Liu Bei was overjoyed when he heard this, and asked Sun Ce anxiously. Sun Ce sneered in his heart and asked.

"Although Uncle Huang is the uncle of Gongzi, Jingzhou is his Liu Jingsheng's foundation after all. If the emperor takes it, it is unjust. What if the son is not there in the future? ”

Liu Bei's expression was, and he said in a condensed voice.

"Wu Hou doesn't have to worry too much! I, Liu Xuande, will never covet other people's inheritance, and now I am temporarily leading the affairs of Jingzhou, all because of my brother Jingsheng's last life. Liu Qixian's nephew, in one day, I will guard Jingzhou for one day. If not, don't discuss! ”

"So much for the best. If his son is not there, and Uncle Liu Huang takes it by force. I will raise up an army against me! Even Uncle Liu Huang, don't say that my grandson is unkind and unjust! ”

"As it should be!"

"Good! In this case, the two families of Sun and Liu will join forces on the same day! ”

"Wu Hou Dayi, I will prepare a banquet in the city. Also invite Wu Hou into the city for a banquet! ”

When Sun Ce heard this, he immediately laughed and said.

"Haha! I am the commander of the army, how can I be alone to enjoy myself, if the emperor wants to have a banquet, he needs to invite me to 30,000 Jiangdong children! ”

Although the two families of Sun and Liu have temporarily ceased to join forces, yesterday, the two families were still mortal enemies, and Sun Ce naturally would not participate in Liu Bei's Hongmen banquet alone. However, Sun Ce refused in person, but it hindered his face, so he deliberately embarrassed Liu Bei.

When Liu Bei heard this, he smiled and bowed his hand.

"Of course. Since the Sun and Liu families are well-connected, the Jiangdong soldiers are their own family, so how can they be hopeful. However, Jiangling City could not accommodate so many soldiers and horses of Wu Hou, and invited Jiangdong soldiers to bend down and have a banquet outside the city. ”

Sun Cehu's eyes narrowed, stared at Liu Bei for a while, and raised his eyebrows.

"Oh? It turns out that Uncle Huang has already made arrangements, if so, Sun Mou will be respectful and obedient! ”

After Sun Ce finished speaking, he said goodbye to Liu Bei, then rushed back to the formation, and after discussing with Zhou Yu for a while, he ordered all troops and horses to press to Jiangling City. And Liu Bei seems to have great trust in this newly formed ally, and he opened the city gate wide and was defenseless. However, in various places in the city, Sun Ce and Zhou Yu faintly noticed that there were many crossbowmen ambushing and guarding in the dark.

Zhou Yu also made arrangements in secret, ordering the sergeants not to be greedy for cups, only to drink three glasses, to supervise each other, if there is more than one glass, it will be killed!

At night, 30,000 Jiangdong soldiers had a banquet outside the city, Sun Ce led the Jiangdong ministers to drink and feast in the city, and Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang warmly entertained them, without hypocrisy. In the banquet, the surface is harmonious, but everywhere seems to be full of crisis, Sun and Liu are preparing each other, Sun Ce has been not away from Liu Bei's side ten meters away, Zhou Yu is also close to Zhuge Liang, both of them are prodigies who have not been one of them for ten thousand years, Zhou Yu's eyes are full of-for-tat hostility, but Zhuge Liang's eyes are plain and peaceful, and the mirror stops the water. As for the generals of Sun and Liu, they were all staring at the tiger, as if they were ready to fight at any time.

At the end of the banquet, Sun Ce politely refused Liu Bei's invitation, led the generals to resign from the city, and led the army under the city to return to the village overnight. At night, Sun Ce gathered under the tent to discuss matters. The generals all had doubts about Sun Ce's easy agreement to a truce, and they all asked.

"That Liu Qi is young, cowardly and ignorant, and is manipulated by others to monopolize power, but he doesn't know it. In this way, Jingzhou is in Liu Bei's hands. The lord is friendly with him, how to conquer Jingzhou in the future!? ”

Sun Ce smiled brightly and turned his eyes to look at Zhou Yu. Zhou Yu also laughed, and then said.

"Rest assured. The lord said today that if Liu Qi is still in Jingzhou for a day, my Jiangdong will be friendly with Jingzhou, if Liu Qi is not there, and Liu Bei forcibly occupies Jingzhou, Jiangdong will send troops to fight! ”

Before Zhou Yu could finish speaking, Cheng Pu interrupted suspiciously.

"Then Liu Qi is so young, how can he die!?"

"Huh. General Cheng's words hit the nail on the head. Today, I see that Liu Qi is too drunk, terminally ill, and now his face is thin, panting and vomiting blood, but in half a year, he will die! At that time, if Liu Bei occupies Jingzhou, my Jiangdong soldiers and horses can divide the army from Changsha and Guiyang and send troops to fight! ”

Zhou Yu's words were amazing, and the faces of the Jiangdong generals changed, and Cheng Pu even widened his eyes like copper bells. Lu Meng, who was on the side, immediately groaned, his mind was spinning, as if he had caught a clue, and his face suddenly shook and he said quickly.

"Liu Qi is in the prime of life, how can he be invaded by wine! Could it be that Liu Xuande did it intentionally! ”

When Zhou Yu heard this, the corners of his mouth suddenly opened into a bright smile, and he secretly sighed in his heart that this Lu Ziming was really extraordinary, and he replied.

"Ziming is smart, Liu Xuande is hypocritical, his heart is extremely vicious, and he can kill people thousands of miles away without blood, which is really terrifying! It's a pity that everyone in the world is deceived by his superficial hypocrisy! ”

After hearing this, the generals of Jiangdong all showed horror on their faces. Sun Ce squinted at the tiger eyes full of domineering brilliance and snorted coldly.

"Humph! Sooner or later, the hypocritical mask of the big-eared thief will be exposed, and the world will know that it is vicious! At present, since the two families of Sun and Liu have temporarily ceased fighting, I think that my Jiangdong soldiers and horses have been fighting in Jingzhou for a long time, and the soldiers are exhausted. Tomorrow, we will withdraw our troops and rush back to Jiangdong to recuperate and rest in preparation for the future war! ”

"Huge !!"

Sun Ce gave an order, and the generals of Jiangdong responded in unison. The Jiangdong army rested overnight, and the next day, the generals of each department led the army to retreat slowly, looking at Jiangdong and returning. At the same time, Sun Ce also sent people to Jiangxia to inform Zhou Tai to withdraw his troops.

Liu Bei saw that Sun Ce really kept his promise, and the class teacher returned to Jiangdong, and the boulder in his heart was finally put down.

Half a month later, the Jiangdong Army in Nanjun and Jiangxia all returned to the Jiangdong border. Sun Ce sealed Cheng Pu as the Taishou of Guiyang, guarded Guiyang, and sealed Huang Gai as the Taishou of Changsha. Two Jiangdong veterans, guarding Guiyang and Changsha, training soldiers and horses day and night, rehearsing formations, and preparing for future wars, naturally no problem.

Sun Ce's Jiangdong Army withdrew from Jingzhou, and Liu Bei immediately divided his troops to defend the rest of Jingzhou's counties, stabilizing the situation in Jingzhou with lightning speed. Here, the seven counties of Xiangyang, Wuling, Nanjun, Jiangxia, Lingling, Nanyang, and Shangyong all fell into the hands of Liu Bei, and Liu Bei's power rose sharply, and the rising trend was unstoppable!

Sun Ce returned to Jiangdong and saw that Liu Bei's power was expanding rapidly, so he naturally did not want his henchmen to live in peace, so he discussed with Zhou Yu. Zhou Yu offered advice and teaching.

"Liu Bei is a hero in the world, and Cao Cao is extremely jealous of him, otherwise he would not have wanted to die again and again in the past. Now that Liu Bei is powerful, he has established a foundation in Jingzhou, how can Cao Cao tolerate it? Why didn't the lord send someone to show Liu Bei as the pastor of Jingzhou, so that not only could Cao Cao be jealous of Liu Bei, but also made the people of Jingzhou panic, and Liu Bei and Liu Qi turned against each other! ”

"Hahaha! Gong Jin's plan is wonderful!

Sun Ce was overjoyed when he heard this, and laughed brightly, so according to Zhou Yu's plan, he sent Hua Xin to Luoyang.

However, it is said that Cao Cao ascended the throne of Wei, stabilized the internal situation, and wanted to dominate the world for his imperial plan, and then did it. At this time, Cao Cao was gathering a group of ministers under his command to discuss matters. Some of the advisers said that they would go north and west, or that they would raise troops in the south of the Yangtze River, each with their own reasons and endless arguments.

At this moment, someone overlooked.

"Eastern Wu made Hua Xin play Liu Bei as the pastor of Jingzhou, Sun and Liu are good, and most of the nine counties in Hanshang belong to Liu Bei!"

"What!! Liu Bei had already won most of the counties in Hanshang!! ”

When Cao Cao heard this, he got up angrily, his face full of surprise. Cheng Yu frowned and said.

"The King of Wei was among the ten thousand armies, and when the arrows and stones were attacking, he was not tempted, and he could still wait calmly. Now I heard that Liu Bei won Jingzhou, why was he so surprised? ”

Cao Cao narrowed his eyes as if he could swallow the sky, and said coldly.

"Liu Bei, thick and shameless, hypocritical and righteous, good at confusing people's hearts, quite like the style of the ancestors of the past. He is the dragon among men, and he has been defeated for many years, all because he has never tasted water in his life. Today, Jingzhou is trapped in the sea, and its momentum is unstoppable. Moreover, he got Zhuge Kongming, a genius of the world, Sun Ce raised troops in Jingzhou, but he was forced to withdraw his troops and return, which must have been caused by Zhuge Liang's scheme. Lonely and unmoved! ”

When Cheng Yu heard this, he was also shocked, and then groaned. At this time, Guo Jia showed a faint smile and asked Cao Cao.

"Does King Wei know Hua Xin's intentions?"