As soon as Liu Bei entered Liu Biao's bedroom, there was a strong smell of medicine. Liu Bei frowned, put the bundle of night-breathing incense next to the incense burner, and straightened his waist. In the waiting hall before coming, there were many powerful and powerful ministers in Jingzhou, especially Cai Mao and others who had just come out of Liu Biao's bedroom. Although Liu Bei was not completely under the fence this time, in order not to have a head-on conflict with Cai Mao and others, he kept bent over, making his back ache.

The furnishings of this bedroom are quite simple, with thin beams and low eaves, plain gauze and thin boards, which is not as simple as the ordinary county guard house. a black-painted jujube wood table, on which rests a copper crane-beak oil lamp and pen-ink bamboo slips; On a bookshelf there are a handful of volumes. A lacquered bamboo screen painted with dragons and phoenixes stands in the middle, dividing the entire room in half, which is considered the most valuable thing in the room. On the other side of the screen, the candlelight flickered, as if a figure flickered.

Turning the screen, the first person to enter Liu Bei's sight was a woman kneeling beside the bed. This woman looks young, with a pair of charming and energetic eyes, extremely dark and bright pupils, a pointed jaw and a round forehead, and high temples. A golden step is slanted into the bun, which seems to be easy, but it sets off her unpowdered jade face and shines brightly. The mere fact that she sat there quietly on her knees already gave a thrilling beauty.

Liu Bei knew that it was Cai Mao's own sister and Liu Biao's concubine Cai. Seeing this person present, Liu Bei's frown frowned a little deeper, and Cai's face also rose with disgust when he saw that it was Liu Bei entering. However, it seemed that Liu Biao had something to explain, she gently saluted Liu Bei, and then walked out of the bedroom.

Liu Biao's bedside was resting with a bowl full of black-brown medicinal juice, which was still steaming. There was a person lying in the brocade quilt, that person no longer had the graceful demeanor he had been, and his body was curled up in the quilt by poison, as if he was looking for a warm child. Liu Bei's eyes couldn't help but heat up when he saw this: he sympathized with Liu Biao, and felt a little sad about the dead fox. After all, if he gets Jingzhou in the future, maybe there will be an ending like Liu Biao......

"Is it Xuande?" Liu Biao's eyelids raised slightly, and after seeing that it was Liu Bei, he burst out with a little hope: "I'm dying, before I die, there is something to trust." ”

These words trembled, Liu Bei's tears naturally fell, lying on the head of Liu Biao's bed, choked up and replied: "If you have something to say, you will be prepared to obey your fate!" ”

As soon as the words fell, there was a noise in the bedroom, Liu Bei turned back vigilantly, and quickly took two steps back. When his right hand subconsciously stretched out to his waist and touched it, he felt an empty space - this is Liu Biao's bedroom, where can people bring sharp weapons in?

Thinking of this, the cold sweat on Liu Bei's head immediately flowed, and his reaction in the next moment was even more strange, not to raise his legs and run out, but to rush to the head of Liu Biao's bed again!

At this time, those sounds gradually became clear, and Liu Bei looked back and saw that it was a team of guards escorting one person inside. The man in custody was dressed as a pastoral servant, trembling in front of a group of wolf-like guards. Liu Bei saw that Liu Biao didn't seem to want to assassinate him at this time, so he immediately opened his mouth and asked Liu Biao: "Envoy, what does this mean?" ”

"Xuande, kill this thief for me!" Liu Biao gritted his teeth, his face turned purple, and his eyes were staring at the slave, eager to swallow it to relieve his hatred.

"Make it, make it ......" Liu Bei was dumbfounded by the change in front of him for a while.

"This person eats inside and out, and my body is sick, because of this, people poison my food, and it has been a long time, and I have no way to return to heaven today. cough cough ......" Liu Biao coughed twice, looking very excited: "Xuande, kill him for me!" ”

As soon as the words fell, one of the guards immediately handed Liu Bei a knife. Liu Bei carried the knife in his hand, but his heart was churning and shocked: What the hell is going on?!

Obviously, Liu Biao's move was to verify Liu Bei's loyalty. But in fact, Liu Bei also knew that he and Liu Biao had a nominal subordinate relationship, and it was ridiculous for Liu Biao to suddenly use this hand.

Moreover, if you want to kill someone, you have to ask him Liu Bei to do it for you? If you really hate this person to the core, then it is not impossible for these guards to be cut by a thousand knives in front of them; Also, why didn't this happen to the minister of Jingzhou who entered the visit before?

Kill?

Liu Bei shook his head, he felt ridiculous: "Envoy, this person really poisoned your person?" ”

"That's true."

"In this case, it is okay to drag people out and cut it with a knife, why do you want to prepare for it?" Liu Bei asked this very clearly, and at the same time, after this sentence, his whole body was highly nervous, and he always paid attention to those guards.

What reassured Liu Bei was that those guards did not say a word or move, and did not say the worst outcome of Liu Bei's disobedience. And Liu Biao was asked by Liu Bei so bluntly, he seemed to be a little unable to react, and after coughing twice, he said again: "Xuande, you and I are relatives of the Han family, and our personal relationship is even closer. My hand is your hand, and my hatred is your hate. Xuande didn't know that this person had been loyal to me since he was sold into my hands at the age of ten, but I never imagined that such a person would betray me. Today, if I had not been powerless, I would have slashed this thief myself! ”

Saying so much in one breath, Liu Biao looked a little tired, he lay in the brocade quilt, and finally looked at Liu Bei with pleading eyes: "Xuande killed him for me, but my last wish before I died......"

Liu Bei was still a little hesitant, although Liu Biao's explanation was reasonable, and he also had a deep personal relationship with Liu Biao, so it was nothing to let him do it for him. But this is Liu Biao's bedroom, and outside the bedroom, there are a large number of Jingzhou ministers. If he really slashed the servant to death, a group of people outside the door heard the noise and rushed in, and saw that they were carrying a blood-stained knife, and one of the servants was lying in a pool of blood, and a group of guards were holding knives against each other...... That kind of scene is completely ironclad evidence that Liu Bei wanted to assassinate Liu Biao, but was saved by a slave.

At that time, he won't even have a chance to explain, and then he will be hacked to death by these guards! Especially...... Liu Bei looked at Liu Biao who was lying on the bed with air in and out of breath at this time, he was really worried that Liu Biao would die suddenly in the next moment - the only person who could explain it for himself was not there, and he couldn't wash it even if he jumped into the Yellow River!

However, with so many scruples and unreasonableness, Liu Bei suddenly smoothed his brows, he walked towards the servant gloomily, and suddenly lit up the knife in his hand!

Hand up, knife down!

The servant didn't even have time to shout, and was beheaded by Liu Bei. The pungency and boldness of the knife even seemed to be shocked by the guards on the side, and they didn't wipe their robes even when the servant's broken neck spewed hot blood and polluted their robes, just looked at Liu Bei in a daze.

Liu Bei's expression remained unchanged, he picked up the head on the ground, walked to the head of Liu Biao's bed with the knife that was still dripping blood, and let the blood dripping from the man's head wet the brocade sewn by the Shu silk: "Make the king, the thief who harmed the lord is dead." ”

"Good!" Liu Biao's voice was full of anger, as if he was returning to the light, but Liu Bei completely felt it next, Liu Biao was not seriously ill at all. I saw Liu Biao lift the brocade quilt, sit at the head of the bed and say: "Xuande is really a loyal and righteous person, such a taboo thing, and dare to have no regrets because of my dying trust!" ”

"Make, make the king ......" Liu Bei was really shocked by Liu Biao at this time, hurriedly threw down the steel knife in his hand, and stammered and asked, "You, are you safe?" ……”

Liu Biao waved his hand, and there was a bit of sadness in his tone: "How can it be okay?" After two years of continuous drug use, he has already sunk into his body. If this is not the case, I really can't find out, it is actually that person who is doing it! ”

"The man?" Liu Bei noticed the mystery in Liu Biao's sentence: "Is the envoy saying that there is someone behind this person?" ”

"Naturally, someone instructed him to be a servant, and he had no reason to harm me at all." Liu Biao said this, but did not continue to say the identity of the person behind the scenes, but made a gesture to chase away the guests and said: "I have made those factions in Jingzhou clear, and I am even more relieved to know that Xuande is so loyal and courageous." Time is running out, Xuande please go back, quickly put the military in order, at that time, Xiangyang is in chaos, and Xuande needs to preside over the overall situation! ”

Liu Bei was shocked, Liu Biao's last sentence, although he did not clearly say that he wanted to give Jingzhou to himself, but he vaguely had this meaning. Moreover, Liu Bei looked at Liu Biao's warm eyes at the moment, and was nodding at himself with a smile, which was clearly a hint. At the moment, I understood that this was not the time to say more, so I restrained my mood and left.

As soon as Liu Bei left, after the guards cleaned up the body of the servant and left, a voice came from behind Liu Biao's bed: "Lord, is this person really reliable?" The subordinates clearly saw that he retreated before and quickly pounced on the head of the bed, clearly wanting to take the lord hostage! ”

Liu Biao didn't even look back, and replied helplessly: "In troubled times, only such people are suitable for survival." Liu Bei, it's a good knife......"

"It's a pity, a good knife can hurt others and yourself."