Soldiers, the major affairs of the country, the place of death and life, and the way of survival, must not be overlooked. In such a war, we must be cautious, we must consider comprehensively, and while looking for the opponent's flaws, we must also be careful not to expose our own flaws and let the opponent have a chance.

The possibility that the Han army came from the sea is not unfounded, thinking that since the Penglai naval army was able to cross the Bohai Sea and directly attack Lelang and Belt Fang, it is entirely possible to go south from the sea and attack any city along the Jiangdong coast. Once the Han army landed and entered the hinterland of Jiangdong, the efforts made by Jiangdong in Chibi were almost in vain, the rear was unstable, and how to hold on to the front line.

The more he thought about it, the more he felt that he couldn't wait for Lu Meng, who couldn't wait for him, said goodbye to Zhuge Liang, and rushed to Chaisang in the starry night, he wanted to persuade Sun Quan to transfer an elite army to stay in Wu County, even if he couldn't repel the attacking Han army, he had to buy time for the army to come back and help. And this kind of suggestion to leave the elite in the rear to watch the play, except for Lu Meng's personal persuasion, others persuaded Sun Quan to listen to it at all.

Lü Meng left the camp, and Zhuge Liang also left the camp. Lü Meng went to persuade Sun Quan, while Zhuge Liang went to meet Liu Bei. Since it is possible for the Han army to enter the hinterland of Jiangdong from the sea, it is also possible to enter Jingnan from the land of the Southern Barbarians, cutting off Liu Bei's return journey. Although Liu Bei has now taken Jiaozhou as the focus of construction, the importance of Jingnan is still undiminished. Owning Jingnan means that there is still hope of returning to the Central Plains, but if you lose Jingnan, you can really only be in a corner of peace, and with the character of today's saint, it is impossible for him to let Liu Bei hide in Jiaozhou to be a grassy man, after recovering Jingnan, the next target must be Jiaozhou, and at that time, what can Liu Bei do except continue to run south?

Zhuge Liang didn't want to be a stranger, and finally died in a foreign land. This time he joined forces with Jiangdong, and Zhuge Liang made a lot of efforts, in order not to lose Jingnan. Through their conversations with Lü Meng, the two concluded that it was possible that the Han army would send troops to land in Jiangdong by sea in wartime, but this possibility also applied to Jingnan.

Since the failure of the capture of Yizhou, the original Yizhou people or Nanban who took refuge in Liu Bei are now dead or surrendered, and the current Yizhou is an iron plate, if the imperial court really intends to send troops from the Nanban into Jingnan, then not only will there be no trouble along the way, but will get the help of most of the Nanban.

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Knowing that Zhuge Liang asked to see him, Liu Bei was very surprised. As the representative of Liu Fang of the Sun-Liu Alliance this time, Zhuge Liang at this time should have discussed the military situation with Lu Meng in Chibi, and came to ask for a meeting at this time, could it be that what happened in Chibi?

I don't know why Zhuge Liang came at this time, Liu Bei immediately ordered someone to let Zhuge Liang into the account, intending to hear what bad news Zhuge Liang brought to him. After listening to Zhuge Liang's story, Liu Bei secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, he thought that there was something wrong with the Chibi area, but he didn't expect that he was just worried that the imperial court would send troops from the southern barbarian land to Jingnan.

"Who do you think the military advisor should send to stay behind Lingling?" Liu Bei asked Zhuge Liang.

"This is someone who is trusted by the Lord and has the ability to deal with emergencies." Zhuge Liang was stunned when he heard this, and replied.

"Strategist, I'm asking you who can take on this role." Liu Bei reminded Zhuge Liangdao.

"Yes, this, what does the lord think of Huo Jun?"

"Huo Zhongmiao......" Liu Bei couldn't help but fall into deep thought after hearing this. Huo Jun, Fu Tong, Xiang Pet, these three are all generals that Liu Bei received after defecting to Jingzhou, and he has followed Liu Bei for a long time, and has gradually been reused by Liu Bei, and now he is the backbone of Liu Beijun, second only to Zhang Fei and Li Yan.

Huo Jun is good at guarding, but he is indeed a suitable person to stay in Lingling to guard against the attack of the imperial court. But Liu Bei was a little reluctant, he originally wanted to arrange Huo Jun in Changsha to prevent the imperial court from launching a surprise attack like last time, but Zhuge Liang recommended Huo Jun to him at this time.

"Military advisor, if Huo Jun is asked to guard Lingling, then Changsha will be handed over to anyone to guard?" Liu Bei asked. According to Liu Bei's idea, the best defense is to attack, when the imperial army and the Sun and Liu coalition forces are fighting fiercely in Chibi, he will not be idle here, but also to launch an attack on the imperial court, leaving one more available person around him, and there will be no embarrassing situation where no one is available.

"This, you can order Xiang Pet to stay in Changsha, and Wuling can be handed over to Li Yan ......"

"Strategist, let me think about this matter." Liu Bei interrupted Zhuge Liang's words.

Zhuge Liang's current status in Liu Bei's mind is naturally not comparable with the kind of obedience in romance. The capture of Bashu failed, the plan to divide the world into three parts was aborted, and the image of Zhuge Liang as a god-man was shattered in Liu Bei's heart. Thinking that he Liu Bei has joined the army since the Yellow Turban Rebellion, after several ups and downs, his mind has already been honed like iron and steel, and he respected Zhuge Liang earlier, because Zhuge Liang described the bright prospects of the three-point world for him to fall for him, but when the plan failed, Zhuge Liang was kicked off the altar, Liu Bei naturally will not blindly listen to Zhuge Liang's strategy.

Zhuge Liang also obviously felt the change in Liu Bei's attitude towards him, but Zhuge Liang was also helpless about it. After all, the plan to seize Bashu did fail, and the idea of dividing the world into three parts of the world was no longer possible. It is inevitable that the intended purpose will not be achieved, and suspicion will be aroused. And Zhuge Liang has nowhere to go at this time, except for Liu Bei, whether it is the imperial court or Sun Quan, Zhuge Liang is unwilling to go. Sun Quan and Liu Bei are half a catty and eight taels, and they are the same wherever they go. On the side of the court, Zhuge Liang has a lot of "enemies", Zhuge Liang has no hobby of abuse, and he is unwilling to go.

Let Zhuge Liang return to the mountains and forests to be a hermit Zhuge Liang is unwilling, he has not yet reached the point of exhaustion, and what he has learned in his life has not been fully displayed, how can he be willing to be a hermit who does not ask about the world, and he is not seventy or eighty, and his time is running out.

Seeing that Liu Bei was delaying time, Zhuge Liang shut up and did not persuade again. He knew that Liu Bei was not a master who could persuade him to change his mind in a few words, and the only way was to wait, and when he figured it out himself, then everything would fall into place. It's a waste of your own saliva to say anything now.

Zhuge Liang wanted to say goodbye and return to Chibi, but he didn't want to be stopped by Liu Bei again.

"What else does the lord command?" Zhuge Liang looked at Liu Bei, who was about to speak and stopped, and asked.

“…… Kong Ming, you said that if someone from the imperial court took the initiative to contact us, saying that they were willing to help us defeat the imperial court, is this credible? Liu Bei thought about it and asked Zhuge Liang.

Zhuge Liang was very surprised when he heard this, when the general trend is already clear today, with the imperial court recovering Hebei, it is just around the corner to calm the south in time. At this time, someone in the court wanted to contact Liu Beili to calculate today, which does sound a bit unbelievable.

"Lord, who wants to join forces with the lord?" Zhuge Liang asked.

"The person who came claimed to be from Xuzhou."

"Xuzhou...... Could it be the Chen family? Zhuge Liang asked after thinking about it.

"Well, the person who came did say that it was from the Chen family."

"Chen Jia...... Since Chen Deng's death, the Chen family in Xuzhou has no successor, even if they have the heart to help the lord, but what are their abilities? ”

"It's not a military advisor, it's not Chen Deng's Chen family, it's Chen Qun's Chen family."

There are two families in the Xuzhou family surnamed Chen, and Chen Deng's branch declined with Chen Deng's death, but Chen Qun's branch is still strong. Chen Qun is a famous scholar in Xuzhou, good at internal affairs, and it is said that he has been appointed by the imperial court as the county guard of Nanpi County, Hebei, and according to the time calculation, he has taken office at this time. But the question is that his Chen family is getting along in the middle of the court, so what reason does he have to secretly help Liu Bei, who is an enemy of the imperial court.

When Liu Bei seized Xuzhou, Chen Qun was not optimistic about Liu Bei, and he was perfunctory about Liu Bei's solicitation. How could he choose to send someone to contact Liu Bei at this time and conspire with him.

"Lord, be careful of deception." Zhuge Liang reminded Liu Bei softly.

"Well, I think so too." Liu Bei nodded in agreement.

If Chen Qun and Liu Bei were face-to-face at this time, the doubts between Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang could still be explained, but now that Chen Qun is not there, then Liu Bei can only rely on his own judgment. In Liu Bei's view, the Chen family represented by Chen Qun is now mixing well in the court, although it is not as valued by the court as the Xun family or the Zhong family, but it is also a well-known name. If Chen Deng's branch sent someone to contact Liu Bei, then Liu Bei would probably believe it a little more, but the Chen family ...... Liu Bei really couldn't think of a legitimate reason for Chen Qun to calculate to be today's son.

In order to let Zhuge Liang give himself more staff officers, Liu Bei deliberately left Zhuge Liang to live in the army for one night, and after dawn the next day, Liu Bei called the messenger who claimed to be sent by Chen Qun to the tent, and Zhuge Liang hid behind the screen to observe the words and deeds of the messenger.

This kind of treacherous and unrighteous act naturally requires the use of close and credible people around you, so as not to leak the news and bring death to yourself and even the entire family. Chen Qun's messenger's name is Chen Tong, who is a scholar beside Chen Qun, who grew up with Chen Qun, and is called a master and servant, just like a brother.

After some talking, Chen Tong also heard the concerns in Liu Bei's heart, immediately smiled slightly, took out a handwritten letter written by Chen Qun from his sleeve, and handed it to Liu Bei with both hands, "Liu Yuanjun, the answer to your concerns is all in this letter." ”

Liu Bei took the letter suspiciously, opened it and glanced at it a few times, and was still a little suspicious of Chen Qun's attitude, so he sent Chen Tong down, and called Zhuge Liang, who was hiding behind the screen, to consult with him.

Chen Qun's letter explains in detail why he is calculating the reason why he is today. After Zhuge Liang saw it, he also believed a little in Chen Qun's intentions.

People are divided into three, six, nine and so on, and not all of them have lived in an era of preaching equality for all like Liu Xie. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the gate valve system reached its peak, and the view of the portal was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. A good background can be said to play a vital role in helping a person.

The fundamental purpose of the nine-product Zhongzheng system proposed by Chen Qun to Liu Xie in the past is to consolidate the gate valve system. It's just a pity that Liu Xie is not Cao Pi, and he doesn't need to accept this kind of system that does more harm than good in order to curry favor with the scholars.

The nine-rank zhongzheng system is the opposite of the role of the imperial examination system. The imperial examination system selects talents regardless of their background, only on their talents, while the nine-grade Zhongzheng system is based on their talents, only on their backgrounds.

The benefits of the imperial examination system, but all those who are talented and learned, whether they are born in a scholar family or a poor family, as long as they are in the middle of the list, they will have the opportunity to change their own destiny, so as to achieve the purpose of glorious lintel, glory and wealth. But the Jiupin Zhongzheng system is different, even if you are a genius, but if you have a bad background, then I'm sorry, you are also a slave who has served people all your life. But if you are from a noble family, then on the contrary, even if you are an illiterate straw bag, there will be a wealth waiting for you.

Cao Pi's purpose in accepting the Jiupin Zhongzheng system was to gain the support of the scholars and maintain their rule. But Liu Xie doesn't need it, there are Xun Yu and Zhong Xuan who were born in the scholar clan under his command, and Jia Xu and Guo Jia who were born in the poor family. To be realistic, even if officials from the scholar clan such as Xun Yu and Zhong Xuan go on strike collectively at this time, Liu Xie also has alternative candidates to fill the vacancy left by the departure of Xun Yu, Zhong Xiang and others.

Chen Qun hoped to use the Jiupin Zhongzheng system to put the power of appointing officials in the hands of the scholars, so as to achieve the goal of controlling the court. But Liu Xie was not fooled, insisted on the imperial examination system, and did not let the scholar family dominate. In this way, Liu Xie naturally became a person who was not very friendly to the scholar clan in the eyes of Chen Qun and others.

For this kind of person, the scholars often hope that they can get rid of it quickly. But the problem is that Liu Xie's identity is not ordinary, and what is even worse is that the military of the imperial court is on Liu Xie's side, even if Chen Qun and others really succeed, the subsequent revenge will be a catastrophe for Chen Qun and others.

The scholars have always been accustomed to putting their home before their country, and this family refers to their own family, not to other people's homes. Therefore, there is no need to expect Chen Qun and these selfish people to do such a noble thing as sacrificing themselves for others.

It is impossible to die together, after all, Liu Xie did not completely block the way out of the scholars, the imperial examination is applicable to anyone, whether it is the scholars or the Hanmen, as long as you have the ability to pass the examination of the imperial court, then you are qualified to be an official and a politician, as for future achievements, it depends entirely on your own ability.

Since he couldn't deal with Liu Xie directly, Chen Qun naturally hit Sun Quan and Liu Bei, the two thieves who were still fighting against the imperial court. Originally, Chen Qun's target was Yuan Xi, but he didn't expect Yuan Xi to be so uncompetitive, and he couldn't make the best use of the treasure land in Hebei. Now that Yuan Xi is dead and Hebei is back under the rule of the imperial court, Chen Qun can only retreat and replace his cooperation with Liu Bei and Sun Quan.

Although Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang analyzed Chen Qun's original intention to calculate to be today's son, they still couldn't think of any way Chen Qun could use to help him. When today's Zi Liu Xie's prestige in the army is unparalleled, and in the court, there are more loyal and virtuous ministers such as Xun Yu, Zhong Xuan, Fa Yan, Du Yi and so on, it is difficult to pose any threat to today's Zi with only Chen Qun or a few officials from the scholarly family.

"My lord, why bother about this? No matter what method Chen Qun intends to use, it will be the imperial court that will be in trouble, and we just need to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight. Zhuge Liang seemed to have suddenly figured it out, and said to Liu Bei with a smile.