Liu Bei sat back in his seat, and Zhuge Liang's calmness made him feel that things were not simple; The first is the faint coercion from this scholar, and the second is the force behind him - the Shu thief Meng Shu has a heavy army, which is Liu Bei's henchman, if he kills him casually, he will inevitably lose both.

Regardless of Liu Bei's ambition to restore the Han dynasty or unify the country and establish himself as emperor, his main enemy now is Cao Cao. If he had lost too much before he crusaded against Cao Cao, wouldn't it have cheapened him?

What's more, if Zhuge Liang came this time to show goodwill, then why wouldn't he do it?

"Mr. Zhuge , there are many rudeness in the next place, please take a seat!"

Liu Bei relaxed his tone and ordered someone to sit in the hall, Zhuge Liang was unceremoniously, sat in front of the desk, nodded with satisfaction, and saluted: "Looking at Liu Yizhou below, he stopped talking, and seemed to be worried about Meng Shu behind him." Looking at it now, it is really a lot of worries, Liu Yizhou is angry with the rivers and mountains, and admires it below! ”

Liu Bei's face was pale, at least from Zhuge Liang's words, he could hear that Meng Shu's intention to send him here this time was full of kindness. He ordered someone to serve tea and asked, "Why did Mr. Zhuge come here as an envoy from Meng?" ”

Zhuge Liang smiled slightly: "It's really for Liu Yizhou's survival!" ”

Liu Bei was stunned, but Pang Tong behind the curtain was secretly surprised, although many years had passed, he still remembered that his classmate was very good at dialectic. If he has any misdeeds and intends to harm Liu Bei, he can't even be fooled into it.

But he still chose to stand still, he wanted to see, how much ability does this Wolong have now?

"Coming for my survival?" Liu Bei instantly became interested, even though he knew that Zhuge Liang's next words would probably have a lot of sophistry, but the very handsome person in front of him had a charm that made it difficult for him to look away.

He seemed to be telling himself that if he didn't choose to listen to him, he would regret it for the rest of his life.

"Sir, please."

Zhuge Liang's feather fan shook gently, his eyes were deep, and he seemed to be hiding a sea of stars: "Since Dong Zhuo, heroes have risen together, and there are countless people who have crossed states and counties. When the princes were divided, Li Dao Guo Yan violated the important points of Chang'an and persecuted the Son of Heaven; When Cao Cao was a small herd in Yanzhou, he had few soldiers, but he supported the emperor, served Yuzhou, and broke the green Xu; More occupy the sky, break Yuan Shao in Liyang, Dinghebei, get seven or eight out of ten fertile soil in the world, hold a million soldiers, I don't know what Yizhou has to say? ”

Liu Bei was secretly shocked when he heard this, it seemed that this Zhuge Liang was still a little capable, so he replied: "Of the thirteen states in the world, Cao Cao alone has nine, if there is a head-on collision, Sun Ce and I are not his opponents." After the defeat of Yiling, Yizhou was chaotic, with more than 10,000 armor, and the grain was unable to make ends meet. The annexation of Yizhou is still difficult to take into account, how to make Cao Cao an enemy? A certain has the ambition to revive the Han Dynasty, but there is no place, dare to ask Mr. What is the clever plan? ”

Zhuge Liang saw that he only said a few words, so he asked Liu Bei to be honest, and he didn't know if Liu Bei was negligent in his scheming, or if he really wanted to ask for himself.

"The difficulty of Yizhou, the dispute between the scholars of Yizhou and Jingzhou is not the itch of moss, and the bandit party led by Meng Shu is the big trouble. If Liu Yizhou can get the help of Meng Shu, he can join Sun Ce in the east, advance to capture the Central Plains, and retreat to hold on to the mountains and rivers for the coming day. With the wisdom of a general, you will know the advantages and disadvantages. ”

Zhuge Liang directly said that Meng Shu was Liu Bei's henchman, which surprised Liu Bei; Isn't this Zhuge Liang Meng Shu's person, how could he say such a thing?

However, Liu Bei didn't care about this, after all, what Zhuge Liang said was indeed true; If it weren't for the Mengshu Rebellion in Yizhou, Liu Bei might have reorganized his troops and horses and planned the Northern Expedition a long time ago.

"But I have repeatedly recruited An Meng, but Meng Huo has not accepted it, and even threatened to kill my envoy, and now I have sent Mr. here, but I have changed my mind?"

"Meng Huo has not changed his mind."

This preface does not match the afterword, which makes Liu Bei feel quite strange, this Meng Shu has not changed his mind, why did Zhuge Liang come and lobby with him?

Zhuge Liang smiled slightly: "I had previously advised Meng Shu that the eldest husband is determined to dominate the world in all directions, how can he stay between the mountains and forests in vain?" Meng Huo's heart was shaken, but he was unwilling to stoop to others, and was only willing to conclude an alliance with Liu Yizhou and go north to conquer Cao Cao together. Whether you can play this person in the palm of your hand depends only on the general's talent! ”

Zhuge Liang's words shocked Pang Tong behind the curtain, first of all, it can be determined that Zhuge Liang must have broken into Meng Huo's central team, otherwise it would be impossible to convince Meng Huo. secondly, his move was completely playing a risky game for Liu Bei; If Liu Bei is defeated by Cao Cao in the future, then Meng will be opposed, and he will be attacked on his back. If Liu Bei breaks Cao Cao and returns to the Central Plains to serve the Son of Heaven, then Meng Shu may also take the opportunity to turn against the water and let Liu Bei fall into a situation of attacking from three sides, which is really dangerous.

But if he can skillfully use Meng Shu's power, Liu Bei has no worries, and tens of thousands of soldiers and horses are added to help, which can be described as a tiger with wings. Liu Bei's imperial talent is indeed outstanding, but whether he can convince Meng is not confident.

Liu Bei frowned slightly, as if he was dissatisfied: "What do you mean...... Let me form an alliance with Meng Huo, and I will not dominate anyone? ”

"Exactly!"

"Ridiculous!" Liu Bei took the case and glared at Zhuge Liang angrily, "He can't get a mere thief, how can he be on an equal footing with us?" You guy is disrespectful, but you look down on me? If that's the case, I'll detain you here and see how much of a storm Meng Shu can make! ”

Pang Tong was shocked, he knew that Liu Bei was really angry, and he was about to rush out to stop it, but he didn't want Zhuge Liang to suddenly laugh and said: "Liu Yizhou only fights for a while, but he doesn't want to lose the opportunity to fight for the world!" ”

Liu Bei's anger did not decrease, and he scolded: "Crazy, the man and the thief are not separate!" I don't share the sky with Cao Cao, what do I have to say to you, a thief? ”

"Cao Cao arrogated to be the king, and the world dared to ask for it in the name of Taizu, why not? It's luck! Today, Liu Yizhou doesn't know how to be flexible, he doesn't know the change of fortune, and he is guarding the country, but he is still breathing! Not to mention that Liu Yizhou can't defeat Meng Huo, if the general questions and detains him, Meng will know the righteousness, and he will raise troops to crusade against the general, and then the jade will be burned! ”

Liu Bei calmed down, his mind gradually grew old in decades of strife, and he naturally understood the pros and cons. However, it was too dangerous to form an alliance with Meng Huo, so he could only temporarily send Zhuge Liang back and discuss with his staff.

After Zhuge Liang left, Pang Tong slowly walked out from behind the curtain, his eyes were solemn, and he saluted Liu Bei: "I don't know what the lord is planning?" ”

"Shi Yuan's opinion?"

"Although this plan is dangerous, but with the sage of the lord, it will be collected for a long time. If the lord is afraid of what is to come, it is better to disarm as soon as possible! ”

Pang Tong was obviously provoking Liu Bei, but for them, there seemed to be no better solution now. If Liu Bei can subdue Meng Shu with his charm, then today's risk is indeed worth it.

"If you don't get rid of internal worries, why do you have to worry about them?" Liu Bei pondered for a moment and nodded, "Meng Huo's trouble has trapped me for a long time, and now although this plan is not in line with the etiquette law, it is indeed worth a try." ”

Seeing that Liu Bei nodded in agreement, Pang Tong silently withdrew, and suddenly Liu Bei opened his mouth and asked, "Shiyuan, you and this Zhuge Liang are classmates, right?" ”

"Yes."

"Well...... If we can win him under our command, then it would be better to ......"

Pang Tong saw that Liu Beiguo meant this, and said yes again and again, but he thought to himself why Zhuge Liang was under Meng Huo, and why would he help Liu Bei subdue Meng Huo?

Why is his arrival more like a conspiracy?