Liu Bei's mood is very contradictory now, and with his experience of several times of crawling and rolling, it is enough to hear that Ma Chao's words are what kind of earth-shattering strategic planning for him, who has been in deep pain and confusion and difficulty, but does not know how to take advantage of the situation!

These words were like lightning breaking through the fog, waking up Liu Bei's spiritual platform. pointed out a clear path for him and all the advisors and generals behind him. Even, to put it more politely, this plan is definitely a change in the entire Han Dynasty.

Thinking that in the future, the world will be divided into four parts, and the land of the two states will be in his own hands. The melancholy and regret in Liu Bei's eyes were instantly covered by the blazing fire of ambition, and the whole person was filled with a longing and beautiful atmosphere. However, in the next moment, this ambition and longing seemed to have encountered a huge flood and quickly receded from his body.

"Hussar general, prepare for ......" Liu Bei muttered for a moment at this time, at this time, he knew that if he still had to say some high-sounding nonsense, Ma Chao would definitely wave his hand and drive himself out. From this, he calmed down slightly before continuing: "The general's words are endlessly useful. However, as the general said, it will take at least five or even ten years to complete this plan. Although Bei is a self-righteous person, he is not a stupid and dull person, dare to ask the general, what should the Ma family do during this time? ”

Ma Chao sighed, as if he knew that Liu Bei would ask this question, and said with a wry smile with his hands: "Uncle Huang thinks that in the past five years, the Ma family can still make a difference?" Or is there another way of saying that the Ma family is still willing to make a difference? ”

Liu Bei was stunned, but then nodded: he is also a hero who has been in charge of a large state in Xuzhou, so he naturally knows how much time and energy it takes to completely stabilize the land of a state. What's more, Ma Chao's half-year campaign actually won the three places of Mergezhou, Jizhou, and Youzhou in a row, and almost doubled the territory of the Ma family. And these three places have been connected to Rongdi, and the beacon land that has been infested by Hurong has taken a lot of time to gather people's hearts and recuperate.

As a result, the current situation of the Ma family, just under stable rule, has to worry about labor and hard work. If you have to worry about other princes during the period, it will definitely be more stretched and anxious, and even more, if there is internal turmoil and external disasters, the Ma family is likely to fall to the point of losing everything if you are not careful.

Thinking about this, Liu Bei couldn't help but take a deep look at the young man who was still a little ruffian. At this moment, he has shown such a grand and long-term strategic vision and impeccable calmness, which is no less than a veteran who has already been in the ups and downs of the political arena. This strong contrast between age and ambition made Liu Bei's eyes can't help but feel a little more admiration, as well as ...... Frightened.

Coughing lightly, Liu Bei tried to break free from that emotion, and said in a deep voice: "In this way, the general took the initiative to contact him before, and it was not a whim. However, listening to the general's plan today, Bei also knows the importance of these three to five years of stable development for the Ma family. However, there is only one question that has always been wondering. ”

"Uncle Huang, please speak."

"Why me?" As if he was afraid that Ma Chao didn't hear clearly, Liu Bei deliberately emphasized again: "There are many heroes in the world, why is it me Liu Bei?" ”

"Uncle Huang is really a wonderful person," in the face of Liu Bei's solemn news, Ma Chao not only did not answer cautiously, but laughed: "I remember before, but someone wanted to say that he would cooperate with my Ma family." Why did I put this great benefit in front of Uncle Huang at this time, but Uncle Huang said this? ”

"Because as the general said, I don't believe that there is a good thing in the world to drop pies......" Liu Bei also licked his lips when he said this, which obviously proves that the charm of gourmet pies that only Chang'an will produce is not small.

At this moment, Ma Chao's face became solemn, he looked at Liu Bei, and said word by word: "Because I have no choice!" After seeing that this sentence was indeed like a hammer stunting Liu Bei, Ma Chao lowered his tone and began to explain: "Liu Biao and Liu Zhang, I have already said before, they are useless; The cost of the Ma family's military conquest is too great and the unknown risk is extremely high, and the person who can replace him is preferably a member of the Han family, and he must have great personality charm and good prestige; What's more, this person hasn't made a fortune at this time! ”

"Count and count, in the whole world, I only found one person." Speaking of which, Ma Chao pointed like a sword, directly pointing at His Highness Liu Bei!

"In this case, why doesn't the general admit that the Ma family wants to cooperate with me Liu Bei?" Liu Bei seems to be a person who is really incapable of himself at this time, but in troubled times, sometimes what is needed is this kind of person who is desperate and firmly grasps the one-in-10,000 opportunity.

"Uncle Huang, at this time, you better give up your illusions." Regarding Liu Bei's final provocation this time, Ma Chao did not have too many emotional fluctuations, and replied calmly: "If Uncle Huang enters this palace and takes the initiative to speak out about this strategy, I, Ma Chao, may be afraid of you, the male lord who will inevitably rise in the future, but at this moment, I have pointed out a clear path for you, and the only choice left for Uncle Huang is to agree or disagree." ”

"Besides......" The rhythmic knuckle sound of the desk was interrupted by a slight knock, Ma Chao turned his head and glanced at Liu Bei: "Uncle Liu Huang really thinks that without the secret support of the Ma family, you Liu Bei really think that it is possible for you Liu Bei to win Jing and Yi Erzhou in five to ten years?!" ”

Liu Bei was silent and bowed his head gloomily. But Ma Chao's words were not over yet, he leaned forward slightly, making his voice clearer and more solemn: "You Liu Bei can concentrate on it for five to ten years, but the Ma family doesn't want to wait for so long." If Uncle Huang is willing to become a subsidiary of the Ma family, I can guarantee that this time will definitely only take about three years! ”

Liu Bei was even more silent, and the expression on his face changed for no reason, as if there were two emotions fighting back and forth on his face for control of the conflict. In the end, Liu Bei suddenly gritted his teeth, as if he had made some decision, and said categorically: "In this case, I am ready to worship under the command of the hussar general!" With that, Liu Bei lifted his robe and knelt on the ground.

After three bows, Liu Bei's expression was grim, and he suddenly pulled out the dagger at his waist and stretched out his left arm. Ma Chao was slightly stunned when he saw this, and then said: "Uncle Huang should avoid these bloody oaths, I, Ma Chao, have seen Lu Fengxian like this, and I have also seen Yu Fuluo and Liu Bao like this." However, it was from these people that I deeply understood a truth. ”

"In the face of absolute interests, any flowery language is a mirror." Ma Chao waved his hand and motioned for Liu Bei to get up: "Uncle Huang has something to think about, and he should be, in the next few years, who can say the general trend of the world?" ”

Hearing Ma Chao's words, Liu Bei's face was a little annoyed, and at this time he extremely regretted his incompetence and scheming when he first came, which made Ma Chao guard against him at this time. But at this point, he can only say: "Bei will be grateful for the kindness of the general for the rest of his life, and swear not to betray the Ma family!" ”

Ma Chao smiled slightly, noncommittal about this promise. Then, he looked a little tired, and said lazily: "In Runan County, Yuzhou, Cao Cao has agreed to give it to the Ma family. However, the Ma family still needs to cross Yingchuan to take over that place, and the imperial uncle is now adrift, so the county will be taken care of by the imperial uncle. Xinye County, I really wronged Uncle Huang......."

Hearing this, Liu Bei did not have a monstrous look of ecstasy on his face, but the chagrin and regret were even heavier - although this move seemed to be no different from Liu Bei's defection to Liu Biao. But don't forget that Liu Biao assigned Xinye under the Ma family to Liu Bei, and completely used Liu Bei as cannon fodder. But what Ma Chao gave was a Runan County with complete jurisdiction! One county and one county, there is not much difference between them, but more importantly, the attitudes of the two families are very different, which is definitely the difference between a billionaire throwing a villa and a petty rich man throwing out an adobe house, not to mention, the adobe house is not a petty rich man's.

If there is any regret medicine in the world, Liu Bei really wants to pack a pound and pour it into his stomach......