"Does Senior Brother mean not to let us enter Xiangyang City?" Zhuge Liang asked.

Jiangxia and Nanyang are both good places, but they are not safe places, Nanyang County borders Cao Cao, Jiangxia County borders Jiangdong, and now Liu Bei and Cao Cao are already like fire and water, if they are at war with Sun Quan, even if they take Nanyang County and Jiangxia County, and at the same time are enemies of these two princes, Liu Bei can not bear it with only two counties.

But if you don't agree, the negotiation with Ma Hong will be broken, and maybe there will be a conflict with Ma Hong, with Ma Hong's current combat strength and territory, Liu Bei can be dragged to death just by holding it up, if Liu Bei is an enemy of Ma Hong, it is obviously a more unclear choice.

"I understand what Senior Brother Zhuge thinks, taking Jiangxia means being an enemy of Sun Quan, but how can Sun Quan, the second ancestor, be the opponent of Uncle Huang."

Ma Hong smiled slightly and moved his feet, his shoes were already soaked by the rain.

Yes, Ma Hong's meaning is very clear, Liu Bei, do you want to form an alliance with me and regard Sun Quan as an enemy, or do you want to be an enemy with me, you choose for yourself! If you are a friend of me, I can protect you to take Jiangxia, but if you are an enemy of me, you will not even get Nanyang County.

"Senior brother, I understand what you mean, Liang will go back to Wancheng to tell my lord, and the lord will definitely give you an answer in five days."

Ma Hong nodded and watched Zhuge Liang get on the horse and leave, and then Ma Hong walked into the rain with an umbrella, stretched out his hand to grab Xiangyang City in the rain, the corners of his mouth moved slightly, and said: "Xiangyang, you are already in my bag." ”

Three days later, Wancheng.

Liu Bei's closed eyes opened, and he said slowly: "Ma Hong wants to use me as a shield. ”

Zhang Fei nodded and said, "Yes, but this Ma Hong is much more kind than Liu Biao, and the territory given is big enough." ”

"This Jingzhou is not his Ma Hong's, why does Ma Hong use his eldest brother as a shield."

Guan Yu said coldly on the side.

Zhuge Liang said: "My lord, we need to develop at the moment, so I think it is best to cooperate with Ma Hong." ”

"Humph!" Guan Yu snorted coldly and said, "Who doesn't know that you are Ma Hong's junior brother, are you standing on Ma Hong's side?" ”

"Yun Chang, Hugh is rude." Liu Bei stopped Guan Yu, turned to look at Zhuge Liang with a gentle face, and said, "Strategist, is this the best for us?" ”

"It's the best, the four counties of Jingnan are not under the control of the Kuai family, nor are they under the control of Ma Hong, if we take Jiangxia, we can fight with Ma Hong to see who will take the four counties of Jingnan first. If the four counties of Jingnan are taken, the lord will not be under the control of Ma Hong at that time. ”

Yes, in this world, only the strong are not dominated, Liu Bei knows this truth well.

"Then according to the military advisor." Liu Bei said slowly.

"Big brother, don't cooperate with Na Ma Hong, this son is disloyal and unjust......"

"Yun Chang, the military advisor will definitely be able to do this well, you have to trust the military advisor."

Guan Yu said no more.

Yun Chang! If loyalty can be exchanged for territory, how can we send people under the fence, if loyalty can be exchanged for thousands of troops and horses, I would have killed Xu Du a long time ago.

In troubled times, loyal and righteous people are needed, but loyal masters are not needed.

The sun is bright, the autumn clouds are rolling, the haze of the sky is blown away by the morning breeze, and the chrysanthemums in the courtyard are in full bloom, full of vitality.

Ma Hong led his troops into Xiangyang on this day, and also stepped into Liu Cong's mansion.

"Where is my brother Liu Qi buried?"

This was the first thing Ma Hong said when he met Liu Cong.

Liu Cong thought about it many times, Ma Hong would ask what he would ask when he saw him, but he didn't expect this sentence, his brother was buried in Atou Mountain, Ma Hong naturally knew where Liu Qi was buried, he asked Liu Cong just to show that Liu Qi was buried in Atou Mountain.

"Do you think it's appropriate to bury your brother in Ah Tou Mountain?" Ma Hong asked lightly, without a trace of emotion in his voice.

Suitable or unsuitable? These two words are not suitable no matter which one is said, if it looks appropriate in Ma Hong's eyes, then he will not bring it up, if it is not appropriate, isn't Liu Cong slapping himself in the face? knew that it was not suitable, but he had to bury Liu Qi there. When Liu Qi died, Liu Cong thought it was arranged by Cai Mao, and when Liu Biao was seriously ill, he went to retrieve Liu Qi's body without telling Liu Biao, but as soon as he entered Xiangyang, he heard another news that Liu Biao was sick and died.

Liu Cong was shocked, so his subordinates buried Liu Qi in Atou Mountain indiscriminately, and then went to guard Liu Biao's filial piety, he didn't expect Cai Mao's affair, nor did he expect Ma Hong to enter Jingzhou, but it was too late to say anything.

Liu Cong bowed his head and was silent, Ma Hong looked at Liu Cong and said slowly: "Then go with me to Atou Mountain to retrieve my brother's corpse, and by the way, put someone's corpse in." ”

Liu Cong only felt that his legs were weak, and then his head went blank, he didn't know how he followed Ma Hong to Atou Mountain. When Liu Cong saw Liu Qi's grave, he immediately knelt in front of Liu Qi's grave and cried.

"Don't even have a tombstone? Are you really good to your brother? ”

Ma Hong snorted coldly after speaking, knelt down and kowtowed three times to the grave.

After the ceremony, Ma Hong straightened up, and said with tears in his eyes: "Brother, I will take you back and go back to Xiangyang." ”

When Ma Hong sent someone to take out Liu Qi's coffin, Ma Hong asked people to open the coffin, looked at the decaying corpse and said, "Brother, whoever harms you, I will let him lie in this grave." ”

"Liu Cong, come here." After Ma Hong finished speaking, he shouted loudly to Liu Cong, who was kneeling and crying.

Liu Cong walked over with a snort, and before he could reach the coffin, he smelled a foul smell, and he tried to close his throat, but his stomach was still tumbling.

"Look at my brother and say who killed my brother."

Ma Hong said word by word.

Liu Cong was forced to look at Liu Qi in the coffin, and when he saw Liu Qi, tears suddenly came out, and he knelt on the ground and said, "It's not me who hurt my brother." ”

Ma Hong helped Liu Cong up, made him look at Liu Qi's corpse again, and asked, "What you said is true?" ”

"It's true, I, Liu Cong, swear to the sky, it's definitely not me who hurt my brother." Liu Cong's tears rained down.

"Do you think I should believe what you say?"

Ma Hong asked.

"Please believe me, brother." Liu Cong wept bitterly.

A brother called him Ma Hong's heart was sour, and he closed the coffin and transported Liu Qi's coffin away, and then Ma Hong glanced at Liu Cong, who was kneeling on the ground, and said slowly: "Liu Cong, this time I believe you, within ten days, I will let Cai Mao's head lie in this grave." ”

After Ma Hong finished speaking, he left, leaving Hu Du with a team of soldiers to monitor Liu Cong.

"Ah Tou Mountain, Ah Tou Mountain, it's really a suitable place to bury people's heads, General Liu, do you think so?"

Hu Du looked at Liu Cong, who was kneeling on the ground, and said with a smile.

Liu Cong knelt on the ground crying, vomiting, spitting and spitting blood.

After Ma Hong brought back Liu Qi's body from Atou Mountain, he found a good cemetery in Xiangyang City to bury him.

After Liu Cong returned from Atou Mountain, he became ill and stayed closed all day to recuperate at home.

Ten days later, Li Yan returned triumphantly and brought back Cai Mao's head, and Ma Hong had Cai Mao's head buried in the grave of Ah Tou Mountain. (To be continued.) )