Liu Cong listened to Kuai Yue's analysis, and heard a cold sweat, and the last bit of so-called flesh and blood affection was left behind him, and now what he wanted to do was to send Liu Qi away quickly.

Liu Cong then said: "Then Mr. will find a way to drive Liu Qi away, and it is not a way to always let him shout outside." ”

So, Kuai Yue showed his face by the city wall, and said loudly to Liu Qi under the city: "Eldest prince, you have a heavy responsibility to guard Jiangxia, and you dare to leave your post without the order of the state pastor." ”

Liu Qi looked up and saw Kuai Yue, hurriedly suppressed his tears, and arched his hand: "I just want to go into the city to pay tribute to my father, and then rush back to Jiangxia, please give the order of Mr. to let me into the city." ”

Kuai Yue said coldly: "Jiangxia is the east gate of Jingzhou, now that Liu Gong is newly mourned, if the Sun family takes advantage of this time to raid Jiangxia, the eldest prince will have the crime of losing his land, can he be worthy of Liu Gong in Tianyingling." Since the eldest prince wants to be filial, he should immediately go back to guard Jiangxia, this is the real filial piety. ”

Kuai Yue was clearly arguing with strong words, but Liu Qi was not as eloquent as him, and he was speechless for a while.

"The eldest prince, the Xinzhou Mu has given a death order, he will never open the city gate, and condone you to leave his post without permission, you should not delay here, it is better to return to Jiangxia as soon as possible." After Kuai Yue dropped a cold word, he brushed his sleeves away.

Liu Qi knew that there was no hope of entering the city, and after thinking about it, he had to grit his teeth and glared at Xiangyang, and then whipped his horsewhip fiercely, bypassing Xiangyang City, and running in the direction of Fancheng.

However, he said that Liu Bei led the crowd to cross the Han River, and Xiangyang City was in front of him, so Zhuge Liang said: "Lord, now that Liu Jingsheng has gone, if you connive at Liu Cong'er to take charge of Jingzhou, sooner or later this piece of foundation will be destroyed in his hands." Why didn't the lord take advantage of the opportunity to rush to Xiangyang and seize control of Jingzhou in one fell swoop. ”

This is not the first time Zhuge Liang has raised such an opinion, but Liu Bei listened to it this time, but he did not reject it as before.

Zhuge Liang saw that Liu Bei was moved, and he was secretly happy in his heart, so he further said: "The lord only needs to enter the city under the pretext of running for funeral, and he ordered Zilong to lead a thousand elite soldiers to seize the city gate first." Then as long as you hold on for a while, when Yide's followers and horses follow, you can attack the city, and at this time, Yun Changshui also attacked the water gate at the same time, and under the attack on both sides, Xiangyang is at your fingertips. Even if Liu Cong escapes at that time, we can welcome back Liu Qi from Jiangxia, and serve him as the master, in the name of the eldest prince, and the name of benevolence and righteousness spread by the lord in Jingzhou for so many years, the people of Jingzhou will inevitably be attached to him. ”

Zhuge Liangbu's head is the Tao, Liu Beiyan can not be moved, he suddenly stopped running, and his eyebrows changed uncertainly, thinking that he was weighing the benefits.

After pondering for a long time, Liu Bei exhaled lightly and said: "Military advisor, I know what you mean, this is also the most effective means to seize Jingzhou in a short time, but I still say the same thing, I, Liu Bei, will not lose the long-term benefit of the people's hearts for the sake of immediate small profits, the military advisor does not need to persuade again, let's go to Xiangyang as soon as possible to mourn." ”

Zhuge Liang was disappointed again, and sighed in his heart: "Sure enough, as Fang Shao expected, it seems that I have to continue to let him bake that biscuit when I go back." ”

More than 1,000 people continued to move forward, and when they did not reach the city of Xiangyang, they suddenly saw several horses galloping, and the first person was the eldest prince Liu Qi.

That Liu Qi galloped to the front, rolled the saddle and dismounted, and cried in front of Liu Bei's horse: "Liu Cong closed the city gate tightly and did not allow his nephew to enter the city to mourn, which is really a big rebellion, and my uncle wants to uphold justice for my nephew." ”

Liu Bei was startled, and hurriedly dismounted to help Liu Qi up, asking about the ins and outs.

Liu Qi cried and said: "As soon as my nephew heard the bad news of his father's death, he rushed back from Jiangxia to mourn in the starry night. Uncle, this is obviously Liu Cong's lack of heart as a thief, presumably the last order of his late father was also forged by him, so I asked my uncle to help me attack Xiangyang and clean up Liu Cong, the unfilial son, for my late father. ”

"How can this be reasonable, filial piety comes first, even if there is a big thing, how can Liu Cong not let you mourn for your father!" Liu Bei was also indignant for Liu Qi.

Zhuge Liang saw that the opportunity had come again, so he hurriedly fanned the flames from the side: "Liu Cong's approach is indeed suspected of being a thief. I think that when Liu Gong was seriously ill, he did not declare that he would make Liu Cong his heir, and Liu Cong first did not allow the lord to visit Liu Gong, and now he does not allow the eldest prince to enter the city to mourn, which is obviously a plot. Lord, Duke Liu asked you to assist the new lord of Jingzhou, and at this time, you are attacking Xiangyang, finding out the truth, and seeking justice for the eldest prince! ”

Zhuge Liang's rhetoric was very inflammatory, but Liu Bei was unmoved, and only stroked Liu Qi and said: "In any case, you are also brothers of flesh and blood, and now that the southern invasion of the Cao army is imminent, at this juncture, if the Xiao Wall is in trouble, the foundation that my brother has worked so hard to manage will be in vain." ”

Liu Qi was also angry for a while, and forgot about Cao Ying's southern invasion, and at this time, after Liu Bei's concern, he couldn't help but be a little more afraid, and said: "Then what should I do, is it up to Liu Cong to act recklessly." He is so ruthless even with his own brother, and one day he will calculate it on his uncle's head. ”

Liu Qi thought that he could talk about Liu Bei in this way, but he was wrong, a person who had been mixed up in Lu Bu, Yuan Shao, Cao Ying, and his father's subordinates would not be confused by the radical method.

"The overall situation is important, the overall situation is important. The virtuous nephew is angry, and he is about to go to Xiangyang for funeral, so you can go with me, and then ask Liu Cong for clarity and then make a long-term plan. Liu Bei comforted Liu Qi in a calm tone, then pulled him on his horse, and the group continued to Xiangyang.

And when they came to the city of Xiangyang Beicheng, the city gate was also locked, and the city was even more heavily swordsmen, as if facing a great enemy.

Liu Bei frowned, but he still stepped forward quietly, stood outside the range of the bow and crossbow, and said in a loud voice: "Liu Xuande came to mourn for his brother Liu Gong, please open the city gate and let me in." ”

After a few moments, no one squeaked, the gates were still closed, and the drawbridge was still hanging high.

Seeing that no one agreed, Liu Bei was a little angry, and said sharply: "I am Liu Bei, come to mourn for Duke Liu, and open the city gate immediately!" ”

The bell-like sound echoed between the city walls, mixed with a moving momentum, and many of the soldiers on the city changed color.

At this moment, Liu Cong heard that Liu Bei was coming, and hurried to the city. He knew that Liu Bei was not as easy to bully as his weak brother, and after Liu Bei shouted for the second time, he had to show up at the head of the city, and said very politely: "My nephew has seen my uncle, and now that Cao's army is on the border, the Fancheng garrisoned by my uncle is the Xiangyang barrier, at this juncture, how can my uncle leave his post without permission." ”

Liu Bei was not angry for the time being, and said lightly: "I heard that Lingzun is gone, and I came to mourn, and after the worship, I will return to Fancheng immediately." ”

At this time, Liu Qi couldn't help but ride forward, rode with Liu Bei, and said loudly: "And me, Liu Cong, quickly open the city gate and let us go to worship my father." ”

Liu Congwan didn't expect Liu Qi to run into Liu Bei, so he fell into a dilemma again, and quietly turned back to look at Kuai Yue and Cai Mao, who frowned and shook their heads at him again and again with a calm face.

Liu Cong had no choice but to grit his teeth, barely hold up a little momentum, and said loudly: "My father has left a testament, so you don't have to mourn, you just need to defend against foreign enemies." The order of the ancestors, Liu Cong did not dare to disobey, please go back. After that, Liu Cong didn't dare to confront the two of them anymore, and hurriedly went down to the city.

When Liu Cong left the city, Cai Mao seized the time to deploy troops and horses, and ordered that if there was any change in the men and horses outside, they should fight back with all their might, and they must not be allowed to get closer to the city.

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