Chapter 24: The Eve of the Great War

Xiangyang City, the state pastoral mansion.

Liu Biao held a bamboo slip, his eyes were dull, thoughtful, the candle flame was like a fire snake popping and jumping, and the crackling sound was very harsh in this immersive night.

There was a rush of footsteps in the corridor, Liu Biao was stunned, blinked his eyes, and pretended to study the military book, but in those eyes, there were obvious tears flickering, which was even more obvious against the background of the candle flame.

Gongzi Liu Qi broke into the study, looked quite flustered, and said, "Father!" Hundreds of corpses were found on the road to Jiangxia outside the city, all of them Jingzhou cavalry"

Liu Biao chuckled in his heart and swallowed his saliva: "Well, I know." ”

Son-in-law Liu Qi was taken aback, he didn't expect his father to be so indifferent, but when he got up young, how could he pretend to be confused?

"Father! It was found that this group of cavalry was from the Overseers of the Metropolis, whether "

Liu Biao waved his hand, still staring: "Life and death are fate, it's better not to interfere." ”

Liu Qi was a little anxious: "But father"

"I'm a little tired today, I want to rest early, Qi'er, you go back first." Liu Biao sighed and directly interrupted the words of his son Liu Qi.

Liu Qi had no choice but to give his hand: "Yes!" The boy will go back. With that, he leaned back and left the study.

"Alas!" Liu Biao put down the bamboo slips, shook his head and sighed, and said in his heart: "After all, Qi'er is young and vigorous, and she is proud of her talents, and her ideas are still a little immature and unbearable." ”

For Liu Bei, Liu Biao is wary, but the son Liu Qi is not like this, he has always adhered to the principle of not using suspicious people, employing people without suspicion, and still acting on the principle of not doubting, for Liu Bei, Liu Biao still does not change his heart under several temptations, which has completely won the trust of his son Liu Qi.

Even in Liu Qi's heart, if Liu Bei can get away with winning Sun Quan this time. Even if he was allowed to turn against the entire Jingzhou Cai clan, he would protect Liu Bei and never let him have an accident, but he was wrong. In fact, Liu Qi's real backer should be his father, not his nominal uncle.

However, in fact, for Liu Biao, even if the "evidence is conclusive", he will definitely not embarrass Liu Bei himself. After all, Liu Bei's strength is very weak, and Liu Bei personally greeted him to settle in Jingzhou, he will only use this matter to sell Liu Bei a favor, and then knock Cai Mao on the side: Jingzhou's sky has not changed.

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Xiangyang City, the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion.

"Bastard! Who gave you the right to call the army privately!? ”

The first Cai Mao was furious, the green tendons on his forehead burst out, and there was a chilling murderous aura between his eyebrows, and the entire front hall was filled with a creepy atmosphere.

"Big brother, me"

Cai Zhong knelt on his knees, frowning. The three hundred elite horsemen sent out all died on the official road, Rao was like this, and Liu Bei's body was not found, which was originally enough, but there was news from Jiangxia that Liu Bei came back unharmed.

"What are you!? Something that is not enough to achieve and more to lose! ”

Cai Mao's anger did not decrease, he waved his big hand and shouted: "Get out of here!" Get out of Xiangyang! Get lost!!! ”

Cai Zhong could hear that Cai Mao was really angry, completely angry. At this moment, Cai Zhong's heart was completely panicked, and he knelt all the way to Cai Mao, and kowtowed: "Big brother!" My brother was wrong, and he would never dare to make his own decisions in the future. Don't dare! ”

Cai Mao was even more angry, in his heart he actually looked down on such a spineless "grandson", stood up, raised his foot and kicked it, pointed to the door, and shouted: "Get out!" ”

Suddenly. Cai Zhong flew upside down like a short-line kite, and the moment he landed, a mouthful of bloody blood spurted out, barely supporting his body with one hand, covering his lower abdomen with the other, clenching his steel teeth, staring at the copper bell, without a trace of words, he got up and turned around and left the front hall.

On the side, Cai He was so frightened that he trembled, he and Cai Zhong's temperament was diametrically opposed, this person was cautious and even a little timid, the only thing worthy of praise was obedience, let him do what he wanted, and never dare to do anything if he was not allowed to do anything.

But such a person can only be an entourage at best, how can he really become a general who stands alone, Cai Mao originally cultivated Cai Zhong with all his might, but this person's repeated failures have made Cai Mao lose confidence, and the demeanor of this person in front of him proves that Cai He is definitely a wine bag and rice bag!

There is no saddest thing in life than Si!

Cai Mao let out a long sigh, glanced at Cai He, and greeted, "Third brother." ”

Cai He was stunned and stood up: "Big brother." ”

"Have you done your business?" Cai Mao suppressed the anger in her heart and asked indifferently.

Cai He arched his hand: "It's all done, Jiangxia responded, Liu Bei's generals are very brave, it is difficult to succeed on weekdays, so they have to rely on fighting, and Liu Bei will do it when there is a shortage of major generals." ”

"Hmmm! OK. Cai Mao waved his hand and said calmly: "Tell him that everything is safe first, and he must be reckless, in order to kill with one blow." ”

"No!" Cai He arched his hand.

"Third brother!" Cai Mao spoke out to stop Cai He's departure.

Cai He turned around and bowed his hand: "Big brother, what's the matter?" ”

"I guess you already know about the bounty order, what do you think about it?" Cai Mao asked directly.

"This" Cai He frowned, his eyes flickered left and right, he was silent for a moment, and said: "The lord has completely turned his face with the big-eared thief, let's"

"That's it!" Cai Mao suddenly interrupted, glanced at Cai He in disappointment, and wanted to say something, but in the end he waved his hand and said helplessly: "You go." ”

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Jiangxia City, Taishou Mansion.

"Father, what should we do with this bounty?" Huang asked.

In fact, Xiangyang's bounty order has come to Jiangxia City at dusk, and it has been passed to the hands of Taishou Huang Zu, but this bounty order is obviously unfavorable to his benefactor, if it is posted, then Liu Bei will inevitably face a catastrophe, one side is his own lord, and the other side is a life-saving benefactor, for Huang Zu, it is really a dilemma.

Huang Zu frowned, lowered his head and couldn't stop studying the bounty order, suddenly a flash of inspiration flashed, Huang Zu's eyes lit up, he gasped, and said softly: "So that's the case." ”

Huang Zhu hurriedly stepped forward: "Father, what did you find?" ”

"Shoot. Son, come and see what's so strange about this bounty order. Huang Zu handed the reward order to Huang Shot, casting a happy gaze.

Huang Zhu looked at it carefully for a long time, pondered and meditated, but still had no clue, snorted, and sighed: "The child is stupid, and he still wants his father's guidance." ”

"Hmm!" Huang Zu smiled lightly, pointed to the bounty order, and said, "Shoot. Son, Uncle Liu Huang committed a major crime of collaborating with the enemy, if this crime is placed on you and me, father and son, we must destroy the three clans, but you look at this reward order, our state pastor seems to be very magnanimous to Uncle Liu Huang, and this word is always aimed at one person. ”

Hiss~

Huang Zhu gasped, and once again lowered his head to figure out the reward order, and sure enough, as his father Huang Zu said, it seems that Liu Bei deliberately showed mercy to Liu Bei's subordinates.

"Father! Could it be because both of them are relatives of the Han family, and the lord thinks of the love of brotherhood. ”

"Humph!" Huang Zu snorted coldly: "Son, you also underestimate our state pastor, if our state pastor is an emotional person, then how can you come to Jingzhou to be too peaceful?"

As for how the lord would make such a reward order, the father really has no way of knowing, but there is one thing that the father can affirm is that the lord does not want Liu Bei to die, and this reward order is just for others to see. ”

Huang Zhu hurriedly spoke, and asked, "Who is it for?" ”

Huang Zu was silent for a moment, and said impressively: "It may be Cai Mao, or it may be Dongwu!" ”

Huang Shotng was shocked: "Could it be that Uncle Liu Huang really wants to attack Sun Quan?" No way! When pigs fly! ”

"It's not clear whether it's a father or not, it depends on Uncle Liu Huang."

Huang Zu's expression was very indifferent, it can almost be described as calm and composed, and the opposite of him was Huang Zhu, although Huang Zu broke the deep meaning of the reward order, but the matter was still not resolved, once the reward order was issued in Jiangxia, Liu Bei would still face a huge disaster!

"Father, you better have an idea, what should we do?" Huang Zhu asked directly.

Huang Zu was very calm: "It's very simple, what to do, just do it." ”

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Jiangxia, Liu Jun is stationed.

At this time, it was already the second watch, and the first minute of the hour.

A sharp pain rushed to his brain, Liu Bei gritted his teeth, raised his arm and kept beating his forehead, turned over and sat up, opened his hazy eyes, the candle flame trembled slightly, and several phantoms finally merged into one.

In a haze, Liu Bei remembered some things, and suddenly he was stunned, and secretly said that it was not good, and hurriedly greeted: "Someone!" ”

The little official guarding the door turned into the tent, clenched his fists and said, "Lord! ”

"What time is it?" Liu Bei was very anxious.

The little official said: "Back to the lord, the beginning of the year." ”

The first time of the year!?

Liu Bei was stunned, it was less than an hour away, why didn't these guys wake me up!!

"Let's go! Take me to the big tent of the Chinese army. Liu Bei shouted, hurriedly got up, and followed the little official to the big tent of the Chinese army.

The moment he broke into the big tent, Liu Bei was stunned, all the high-level generals were ready, the main seat in front of the copper case was always waiting for the real master, and Tian Feng was on the side of the copper case, presiding over the proceedings on his behalf.

"Lord!"

Everyone in the big tent looked back at Liu Bei and saluted Liu Bei in unison.

Liu Bei waved his hand, sat down in front of the handsome case, and the first thing he said was: "Tonight is the moment to decide your fate!" ”

For a while, there was silence in the tent, but the faces of every general and adviser were very calm, as if they had already prepared for battle.

In fact, this is indeed the case, when each of them revealed their secret mission, Tian Feng, Fu Zhu, Chen Deng, and Kong Ming were all shocked, this plan had really already begun. (To be continued.) )

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