Chapter 143: Guanzhong

Everyone's eyes were all focused on Fang Shao's side, and Liu Bei was also surprised, and said: "What kind of time is it, Zhongzheng might as well say it clearly." ”

Fang Shao then said: "The lord personally led the army into Sichuan, and this news will definitely be known soon by Cao Ying in the north and Sun Quan in the east." Sun Quan in the east wishes that we would get Shuzhong as soon as possible, so that Jingzhou could be returned to him, so he has no worries for the time being. The only thing to worry about is Cao Ying in the north, if he hears that the lord is not in Jingzhou, what if he takes the opportunity to lead the army south? ”

Liu Bei seemed to have understood a little, his expression suddenly became solemn, and said, "Zhongzheng, what do you mean......?"

Fang Shao stood up, walked to the map hanging on the side, put his finger to the northwest, and said: "If the lord wants to take Sichuan, he must take advantage of Cao Ying's lack of time to withdraw, and now Cao Ying ordered Xiahou Yuan to enter the pass by attacking Hanzhong, his intention must be to destroy Yu by falsehood, if Shao expected it to be good, Ma Chao, Han Sui and other princes in Guanzhong will inevitably rebel, with the strength of the Liang army in the west, a mere Xiahou Yuan will definitely not be an opponent, and then Cao Ying will personally lead the army to the west to conquer Guanzhong, and the lord will be waiting for this opportunity." ”

Fang Shao's words made everyone's eyes jump out of Jingyi Erzhou at once, and then looked at Guanzhong, Zhuge Liang nodded and said: "What Zhongzheng said is very true, Cao Ying will not leave the Central Plains, we will not be able to enter Sichuan, and guarding Jingzhou should be put first." ”

Pang Tong waved his hand and said categorically: "Cao Ying is deliberately trying to force the princes of Guanzhong to rebel, so as to find a suitable excuse for his army to enter the customs." Ma Chao is extremely suspicious, and he is ambitious, so I expect him to raise troops against Cao Cao. The lord doesn't have to worry too much, just make every effort to prepare for the entry into the river. ”

Liu Bei stood at the front of the map for a long time, pondered for a long time, and then said: "Zhongzheng's concerns are very reasonable, if Ma Chao is opposed, Cao Ying will go to Guanzhong in person, this is a good time for me to enter Sichuan with confidence." ”

Fang Shao remembered his previous concerns, so he further reminded Liu Bei: "Lord, Cao Ying has entered the customs, although the princes of Guanzhong are numerous, they are not monolithic in the end, and sooner or later they will be defeated by Cao Ying." At that time, Yongliang and Liangzhou are both peaceful, and Cao Ying's next step will inevitably attack Hanzhong, and after Hanzhong, followed by Yizhou. Therefore, our steps must be fast, we must rush before Cao Ying, and at the latest, we must take the east and west rivers before Cao Ying sweeps away Guanzhong. And the key to this lies in whether the battle of Yizhou can be resolved quickly. ”

"Quick fix...... Quickly and quickly......" Liu Bei repeated these four words, as if he had thought about it in his heart.

――――― Fang Shao Fuzhong.

Fang Shao called Liu Bei away early in the morning, Zhuge Rong also had to get up early to take care of him to dress and wash, and after sending Fang Shao away, thinking that there was still a distinguished guest living in the house, he took the maids to see if Sun Shangxiang was up, and if she got up, she could let the maids serve her to change her clothes.

As soon as he went around to the back wing, he heard a shouting sound in the courtyard, and there was a faint sound of swords brushing, Zhuge Rong thought that there were robbers in the house, and ordered the maids to greet the family to protect the courtyard, and on the other hand, he secretly went around to check.

After a look, I found out that it was Sun Shangxiang who got up early and was dancing the sword in the courtyard.

"It turned out to be a false alarm, it's okay, so the nurses don't have to come."

Zhuge Rong breathed a sigh of relief, tried to put on a little smile on her face, walked into the courtyard calmly, and said with a smile: "Miss Sun is so interested, she got up and danced the sword so early." ”

Sun Shangxiang saw that she was coming, a dashing close, the long sword brushed into the sheath, she dusted the beads of sweat from the edge of her hair with her fingers, gasped and said: "It's just a habit, I don't practice the sword a few times, and my whole body will be uncomfortable." ”

"My daughter's family only likes to dance with knives and guns, it's really weird, it's strange that my husband is tempted by a woman like you."

Zhuge Rong had a lot of contempt for her in her heart, but she had a look of envy on her face, and said: "Miss Sun is really a woman who doesn't let her eyebrows, if she is a man, I am afraid that she will be able to enter the list of famous generals in the world." ”

Sun Shangxiang snorted and said, "What about my daughter's body, there are only a handful of those generals in Jiangdong who can beat me." It's just that the second brother didn't let me go to the battlefield, otherwise I would have been able to make a contribution on the battlefield. ”

"Miss Sun is right, seeing that Miss is also tired and sweating, come and wash up. A few of you, serve Miss Sun well. ”

Sun Shangxiang is pampered at home, and he is used to being served, so he will enjoy the service of other people's maids.

After a while, after Sun Shangxiang finished washing, Zhuge Rong ordered someone to bring breakfast again, and said with a smile: "Coarse tea and light rice are not as delicious as Jiangdong, if Miss doesn't dislike it, let's have some breakfast together." ”

Zhuge Rong said that it was coarse tea and light rice, but she hired a new chef for her yesterday, and she made delicious Jingzhou specialties that are rarely eaten.

After breakfast, Zhuge Rong made a pot of tea herself, and the two bored women chatted without a word while drinking tea.

"I heard that Mrs. Fang's original surname was Zhuge , I don't know what the relationship is with that Zhuge military advisor in Liu Jingzhou?"

Zhuge Rong suddenly asked such a question, obviously a little knowingly, Zhuge Rong had not guessed what her intentions were, so she said truthfully: "Don't hide it from Miss Sun, Zhuge Junshi is my cousin." ”

"I see, no wonder." Sun Shangxiang's eyebrows were slightly raised, and his tone was a little weird.

Zhuge Rong seemed to have guessed a few points, and still asked with a quiet smile: "Miss Sun seems to have something to say?" ”

Sun Shangxiang sneered and said: "Mrs. Fang is the cousin of Zhuge Junshi, and Zhuge Junshi's status in Liu Jingzhou's mansion is extraordinary, and I heard that Madame, the Zhuge family, has in-law relations with many major clans in Jingxiang, and Fang is also well-intentioned to marry Mrs. ”

Sun Shangxiang's words were obviously sarcastic that the reason why Fang Shao married her was to climb the dragon and attach the phoenix, just for his own future, not out of sincerity.

"Hmph, it seems that this Miss Sun is not just a brutal and brainless person, she has learned to provoke the relationship between me and her husband, and I don't know who taught her."

Sun Shangxiang's intentions, with Zhuge Rong's intelligence, were clear at this time, so he smiled lightly: "Actually, my husband and I have known each other a long time ago, when my second brother was still cultivating in Longzhong, my father has been dead for a long time, and the peace has not been very good, and my husband is only living in the second brother's cottage. If you want to say that the husband has good intentions, it may not be. ”

Sun Shangxiang thought that he was the one in front, but unexpectedly hearing Zhuge Rong say this, he became a latecomer. I heard that the husband and wife have known each other for a long time, and her heart is not good, but on the surface it is very plain, and she said: "It turns out that you have known each other for a long time, but I don't know how to get such a good relationship later." ”

Zhuge Rong recalled the events of the year, and couldn't help but show a look of relief on her face, and smiled silently: "It's really a coincidence, at that time, my mother forced me to get married, and I couldn't help it, so I had to set up a literary test, and I wanted to push those who asked for marriage in the name of lack of literary talent." It happened that my husband came to visit my home, and when I heard that I had this problem, he pretended to be a suitor to participate in the competition, but unexpectedly, my husband's literary talent was so extraordinary, and the poems he wrote that day were amazing, and even my mother had nothing to say, so we got married. Later, the second brother made a matchmaker for this family affair, but then the war continued, and it was dragged on until recently. ”

Zhuge Rong counted the events of the year, although she wanted to prove that it was a destiny to show Sun Shangxiang that he and his husband and wife were made in heaven, but when she recalled those warm pictures, her face showed a heartfelt joy.

After Sun Shangxiang listened to this love history, he realized that his fate with Fang Shao was not unique, and he couldn't provoke it, but he was bored with himself, and his expression was suddenly a little disappointed.

Zhuge Rong saw that her expression darkened, so she took the opportunity to ask: "It's also a little strange, I've always been curious, with the dignity of the young lady's identity, my husband doesn't know how to meet the young lady." ”

Zhuge Rong wanted to take her words and see if Fang Shao really sat up straight as he said, and didn't do anything out of the ordinary.

Sun Shangxiang remembered the first time they met, it was still on the street of Chaisang, he fell off his horse, and when he almost landed, he was hugged by a handsome Confucian student. It was the first time in his life that a man was so close to his body except for his father Sun Jian. Although she was extremely ashamed and angry at the time, after the past, she would always recall the different feelings of that moment every time she inadvertently.

However, Sun Shangxiang is a strong person, such a shameful past, of course she will not tell it, she pondered for a while, but put on a very relaxed demeanor, and said casually: "Actually, we didn't have a chance to meet, but I was killed by someone on the river, and I accidentally fell into the water, and I happened to be rescued by Fang Zhi who was passing by." You also know that my Sun Shangxiang has always been a person who knows how to repay his kindness, so when I was in Jiangdong later, I would take the time to take care of Fang Cheng, which can be regarded as repaying him for saving his life. ”

"The grace of saving her life, no wonder she pestered her husband so much, alas, it's no wonder, which daughter's family was replaced, and she was saved by a handsome Langjun like her husband, so it's strange if she didn't move."

Zhuge Rong finally figured out why this Miss Sun would never forget her husband, and felt that this matter was really not easy to handle, and she had to find a way to persuade her to let go.

This Zhuge Rong was pondering, and suddenly heard a rush of footsteps, the two looked up at the door, and saw Fang Shaozheng walking in sweating, looking in a hurry.

Zhuge Rong hurriedly got up, wiped his sweat, poured a cup of tea on the other hand, and asked, "Husband, how can you be so anxious, and you are tired and sweating." ”

"This ...... I want to come back sooner to see you, madame. ”

Fang Shao was actually relieved that the two of them were in the same house, and rushed back in a hurry after the meeting, but he didn't expect the two of them to really get together. He was uneasy, so he smiled and asked with a smile: "It turns out that Miss Sun also got up early, are you two chatting?" ”

Zhuge Rong nodded and said, "Yes, we are talking about the old things between you and Miss Sun." ”

As soon as Fang Shao heard this, a chill immediately surged in the hot sky.

(To be continued)