"Lord Cao!" Seeing that Cao Cao insisted on sending someone to Jingzhou, Liu Bei's eyes flashed with a hint of disappointment and retreated.

"Well, Xuantong's temporary defeat in Jingzhou is a good thing for us, otherwise, according to Xuantong's eloquence, we will sweep our eyes to the Central Plains when we capture Jingzhou, but even so, we must not relax at this time, Gongsun Zan of Youzhou has not been a few days at this time, Yuan Shao has the possibility of going south at any time, we must also hurry up the time to destroy Lu Bucai, we will definitely take the entire Langya County in these days!" After Jingzhou's intelligence episode, Cao Cao refocused his attention on the strategy of attacking Xuzhou and instructed everyone. After all, Lu An is just a distant worry that may occur, and Yuan Shao is a sharp sword hanging over his head.

"Yes!" All the generals in the audience said in unison.

Next, Cao Cao began to discuss the strategy of capturing Xuzhou with the civil and military forces, and it was not until it was completely dark that everyone returned to their camps to rest.

"Big brother, why are you so depressed? Are you worried about the big battle with Lu Bu in the future? After Liu Guan and Zhang returned to their tents, Zhang Fei, who had always been rough and fine, found that Liu Bei had not been in a very high mood, so he asked in a loud voice.

"It's Cao Cao who is fighting with Lu Bu, what does it have to do with us, we're just fighting!" Liu Bei shook his head, looked at the surroundings and saw that there were no outsiders, and then said softly: "I'm thinking, that Kong Ming and Pang Tong can actually defeat characters like Lu Xuantong, they must be the top people in this world, if our brothers have their help, then there is hope for the revival of the Han family!" ”

"Big brother, you think too much, that Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong defeated Lu Xuantong, it can be said that they became famous in the world, not to mention that Cao Cao is already planning to send someone to invite them with a lot of money, let's just say that with their current reputation, no matter if they go to any prince in the world, they will receive the highest VIP treatment, with our strength, how can the other party take a fancy to us!" Zhang Fei poured cold water very hopelessly.

"The third brother can't talk nonsense, our eldest brother is a relative of the Han family and has a prominent status, so where is he worse than those big princes?" Although Guan Yu on the side scolded Zhang Fei, he actually didn't give back hope in his heart, after so many years of wandering, the three brothers had already recognized this cruel world, in the troubled times, they were all respected by strength, and their three brothers now have no hair except for their ambitions, where will anyone be willing to take refuge in those world-famous celebrities.

"It's man-made, how can you know if you don't try!" Liu Bei is not as pessimistic as the two righteous brothers, but is very firm. He may not be as good as those great princes in other aspects, but when it comes to toughness, no one in the world can match, otherwise he would not have fallen until now without giving up the great ambition in his heart.

"What's the big brother's plan? Why don't we send someone to ask them to be military advisors! Zhang Fei asked.

"No, Cao Cao has already sent someone to invite them, if we also send someone to invite, Cao Cao will definitely not be able to eat good fruit if he finds out!" Liu Bei shook his head and said. He couldn't be clearer about what kind of person Cao Cao is, he is definitely a first-class ruthless character, playing tricks under Cao Cao's nose, and the success rate is too low.

"What does big brother mean?"

"Let's wait and see, if Cao Cao's people can't invite those two talents over, then let's all go to Jingzhou and visit them every day to impress them with sincerity!" Liu Bei thought about it, then gritted his teeth and said.

"To Jingzhou? Let's not fight Lu Bu to avenge the capture of Xuzhou? Zhang Fei said in surprise.

"Does Big Brother want to give up Xiaopei?" Guan Yu's gaze also looked over.

"As long as we can invite talents, we can give up anything, I have thought about it for a while, after Cao Cao defeats Lu Bu, then the next step will definitely be to annex us, we only have a small pei, we are powerless to compete, rather than this, it is better to abandon everything and go to Jingzhou to join Liu Jingsheng, first, you can visit the talents of Jingzhou, and second, you can also accumulate some strength!" Liu Bei said firmly.

"What the eldest brother said is very true, as soon as Lu Bu is destroyed, Cao Cao can destroy us casually, it is better to go out and find another way!" Guan Yu nodded, agreeing with what Liu Bei said.

"But what if Cao Cao invited Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong over? Then let's go to Jingzhou too? Zhang Fei scratched his head and asked suddenly.

"Go, they were invited over by Cao Cao, which means that I, Liu Bei, have no fate with those two great talents, but we still have to find an opportunity to break away from Cao Cao, so that we can seek our own way out!" Liu Bei said ruthlessly. After the defeat of Yuan Shu, the Central Plains was left with Cao Lu and Lu to fight for hegemony, and Lu Xuantong took the initiative to withdraw from this battle, so only Cao Cao and Lu Bu were left, and he Liu Bei stayed here and did not develop at all, so it was better to jump out.

"Big brother just make a decision, we will always support you!" Guan Yu and Zhang Fei looked at each other for a moment, and they both said firmly. After years of brotherhood, although the ambition has not been realized, the three of them have already dissolved in blood and almost become one, and they are closer than their closest relatives.

"Good brother, the greatest luck in my life Liu Xuande is to have two virtuous brothers!" Liu Bei also looked moved. Heaven was cruel to him, his dream never gave him a chance to come true, but it gave him two of the best brothers in the world, and no matter what the outcome of his life was in vain.

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The time has entered November, autumn has entered the end, the leaves are yellow, sprinkled everywhere, the weather has become a little cold, the prelude to winter is coming.

In the hall of the Jiangdong Prefecture Pastoral Mansion, Lu An sat on the top alone, looking at the music in his hand that had been passed from the counties of Jingnan in Jiangdong.

This time, he didn't go on the expedition for a long time, only more than two months, but because it happened to be the most important time of the year between the autumn harvest, there were a lot of things that had been accumulated, and he had to deal with them as soon as possible.

"Lord, Lord Zhuge Jin is here!" The guard outside the door walked in and whispered.

"Let him in!" Lu An didn't look up, but just answered.

"See the lord!" After a while, Zhuge Jin hurriedly walked in and bowed.

"You're nervous?" Lu An raised his head and looked at Zhuge Jin, but found that the other party's face was sweating, so he asked.

"No, no!" Zhuge Jin replied, but obviously he didn't mean it, and the sweat on his head was even more dripping.

Lu An nodded, and suddenly asked, "Zhuge Liang is your younger brother!" ”

"Yes!" Zhuge Jin's heart trembled, he swallowed his saliva, and forced himself to calm down. Ever since he knew that the person who repelled Lu An in Jingzhou was his younger brother Zhuge Liang, he had been worried for the past few days, and until today, Lu An summoned him alone, which made him feel that there was a worry in his heart that was likely to become a reality.

"Don't be nervous, you are you, Zhuge Liang is Zhuge Liang, I won't mix the two of you together, there is one other thing to find you this time!" Lu An smiled. Although Zhuge Liang calculated and suffered a little loss this time, this obviously has nothing to do with Zhuge Jin, and he naturally will not be angry with him because of this, and it is not uncommon for a family like this to be in two camps in this era, like the Xun family in Yingchuan has family children in Yuan Shao and Cao Cao respectively.

"The lord has something to do, just command!" Zhuge Jin breathed a sigh of relief and said with some gratitude.

"The branch of Changhe Academy in Jiangdong has been established for a while, and recently there are more and more students, and a senior must be sent to manage it, so I plan to let you go to Changhe Academy to serve as an academician, what do you think?" Lu An nodded and spoke.

"Let me run the Changhe Academy?" Zhuge Jin was a little surprised, although a small academy sounds like no big deal, but in fact this is a position that many people dream of, because Lu An's new policy offended all the families at the beginning, it was almost impossible to recruit talents from the family, and Lu An couldn't trust the family, so all the big and small official positions in Jiangdong were promoted from the cold family, and directly speaking, they were promoted from the Changhe Academy, and many of the big and small officials in Jiangdong came from there.

Although the relationship between Jiangdong and the family has improved slightly during this time, and many children of the family have begun to serve in Jiangdong, but Changhe Academy is still the most important blood transfusion base for Jiangdong talents.

"Don't you want to?" Seeing that Zhuge Jin was speechless for a long time, Lu An asked again.

"No, no, the subordinates are willing, thank you for the cultivation, and the subordinates will keep it in mind!" Zhuge Jin came back to his senses, and thanked him happily at the moment.

"It doesn't have to be like this, I think you have this ability, I don't want to insult your talent!" Lu An smiled faintly and called Zhuge Jin up. He understands the importance of Changhe Academy better than anyone else, and even Gu Yongna and other prime ministers are now placed in Changhe Academy in Wuling as an academician.

But he still appointed Zhuge Jin as an academician based on two considerations. First, Zhuge Jin is talented, and he is a great talent, but Jiangdong's internal affairs first have old ministers such as Sun Shao, and then there are internal affairs scholars like Erzhang, Zhuge Jin's talent has not been shown in a good position, which is undoubtedly a great waste of resources.

Second, this time Lu An suffered a loss at the hands of Zhuge Liang, although he didn't say it, he always had a little diaphragm in his heart, but this diaphragm should not be against Zhuge Jin, but Zhuge Liang himself, okay, you Wolong Niu, right, labor and management will not only personally defeat you in the future, but also reuse your brother, when the time comes, you will be put down by me if you are against me, your brother is on the rise under me, and I am embarrassed to see your eldest brother in the future, and at the same time you can also show his strength Lu someone.

"My subordinates will definitely live up to the trust of the lord and do their best to teach the students of those colleges to become talents!" Zhuge Jin didn't know what Lu An was thinking, and he slowly retreated after repeatedly thanking him.