As soon as these words came out, he got a sneer from Kuai Yue from the seat.

There was contempt in this sneer, it was clear that he did not take himself as a state pastor in his eyes, Liu Cong was very unhappy in his heart, but he had no choice but to support his own meritorious ministers, and he was fledgling, of course, he did not dare to resign.

Liu Cong swallowed his saliva and said sullenly: "What do you think? ”

"Regardless of Liu Bei, I agree with General Cai, two words - descend to Cao." Kuai Yue replied very simply.

Without waiting for Liu Cong to speak, Kuai Yue immediately said: "Kuai Yue eats the lord's Lu, and he should be the master of the plan, according to the current general trend, if the lord returns to Cao Gong, it is the only feasible strategy from three aspects." ”

Kuai Yue's expression and tone were similar, Liu Cong was slightly moved, and hurriedly said: "Which three aspects, let's listen to them." ”

Kuai Yue then said: "First of all, Duke Cao coerced the Son of Heaven to order the princes, surrendering Duke Cao is to submit to the imperial court, and not surrendering is to confront the imperial court, which is rebellion, is this crime borne by the lord?" ”

Although the hat of "rebellion" is big, in fact, in this era of the jungle, it is not very convincing, Liu Cong just responded to it, but he didn't think so.

Kuai Yue continued: "This second aspect, as the saying goes, people have self-knowledge, and they will definitely lose against Cao Gong, has this lord thought about it?" ”

Cao Ying's prestige Liu Cong has heard of it, but after all, it is not as deep as empathy, so although this second aspect has some weight, it is not enough to impress Liu Cong.

In the end, Kuai Yue asked bluntly: "How does the lord feel that he compares to Liu Bei?" ”

"Of course I'm not as good as Liu Xuande." Kuai Yue's question was direct, and Liu Cong's answer was frank.

The corners of Kuai Yue's mouth moved slightly, and said: "The lord really has self-knowledge, so since the lord admits that he is not as good as Liu Bei, the lord wants to use Liu Bei to fight against Cao Ying, if Liu Bei can't beat Cao Ying, even if the lord wants to fight, he can't beat him either." On the contrary, if Liu Bei can defeat Cao Ying, at that time, will Liu Bei still be willing to surrender to the lord? ”

After Kuai Yue's persuasion, Liu Cong finally got into his sleeve, and after saying this, Liu Cong was really a little frightened when he heard it.

Seeing that Liu Cong was already frightened, Kuai Yue said: "The situation in front of the lord is so grim, so no matter what the lord does, it will be difficult to divide one side in the end, but the difference is that if you return to Cao Gong, you must not worry about fame and fortune, and if you choose to fight, Lu Bu and Er Yuan are a lesson from the past, and I hope the lord will think twice." ”

Liu Cong fell into deep thought, speaking from his heart, although Kuai Yue's words have the ingredients of the next sleeve, but it is not unreasonable, yes, with Lu Bu's strength and Yuan Shao's strength, they were all killed by Cao Ying in the end, and his Uncle Liu Huang, although he survived, didn't he also flee from the north to Jingzhou for refuge. Then, according to this, if you are determined to resist Cao, your fate will not be much better than that of these people.

Liu Cong hesitated for a long time and muttered: "What the other degree said is not unreasonable, it's just that Jingzhou is the foundation that my father has worked hard for eighteen years, so how can I be worthy of my father's spirit in the sky." ”

When the so-called filial piety card is played, it means that his heart is actually inclined to surrender. Kuai Yue had a subtle insight, and hurriedly enlightened: "The lord is too worried, Duke Liu is a descendant of the Han family, and Cao Ying is the prime minister of the Han Dynasty, even if the lord is obedient, it is His Majesty the Emperor of the Han Dynasty who is in Xudu." The so-called whole world, it is not the king's land, the lord does this, but the thing is returned to the original owner, this is a matter of loyalty and filial piety, and Liu Gong will also feel happy for the lord in the spirit of the sky. ”

It is difficult for him to find such a grandiose reason for surrendering. At this moment, Liu Cong's mood is so complicated, all in all, in a blink of an eye, his dignified position as the state pastor has become a hot potato, Liu Cong may be thinking at this time, if he knew this, why did he have to fight with his brother Liu Qi in the first place.

After frowning and thinking for a long time, Liu Cong sighed and said, "This matter is very important, you allow me to weigh it for a few more days." ”

Time flies, soon it is late August, this day, Liu Bei received a express report, Cao Ying forward has entered Xinye County, the number is about 10,000, and it will not be enough to enter Xinye City.

Hearing this news, Liu Bei became more and more anxious, so he had to send someone to Xiangyang with his handwritten letter, asking his little nephew to send troops against Cao. This is the sixth letter he has sent in half a month urging the troops, but this time it is still a stone in the sea.

Liu Bei was really angry, but he had no choice but to ask Zhuge for advice indignantly: "Strategist, in your opinion, Liu Cong, this kid is so procrastinating and refusing to send troops, do you want to get rid of me by Cao Ying's hand." ”

Zhuge Liang said with a solemn face: "According to Liang's opinion, I'm afraid it's worse than this." ”

Liu Bei said: "How do you say this? ”

Zhuge Liang analyzed: "Fancheng is the gateway to Xiangyang, if the lord is defeated by Cao Ying, Xiangyang Yan can be defended, Liu Cong is foolish, but his subordinate Kuai Yue is a smart person, if they just want to get rid of the lord, they will definitely not take such a big risk." Therefore, Liang boldly guessed that Liu Cong's gang was probably planning to surrender to Cao Ying. ”

Liu Bei was stunned, as if he didn't believe it, and said: "Liu Jingsheng is also a generation of heroes, and he will never give birth to such an uncompetitive son." ”

Zhuge Liang smiled slightly, and said: "Yuan Shao back then, ten times more beautiful than Liu Biao, and the sons he gave birth to in the end were not like pigs and dogs, tiger fathers and dogs, it's normal, I'm afraid that this Liu Cong is not even worthy of a dog, he can only be regarded as a worm." ”

Liu Bei pondered for a moment and said silently: "It's not that there is no such possibility, we still need to plan for the worst, military advisor, these days will be passed down from the speed, so that the whole army, civil officials and military generals can bring their families to Fancheng as soon as possible, so as not to become a drag at that time." ”

Zhuge Liang said: "Don't worry, Liang has already made arrangements." ”

Just when Liu Bei was still unhappy with Liu Cong's delay, an envoy left Xiangyang that night, crossed the Han River in a low-key manner, and then went to Xinye.

The envoy hurried his horse and arrived at Xinye County at dusk, but he spared the new county town and did not enter, and went straight to the Cao army camp twenty miles away.

At this moment, 10,000 Cao troops have been encamped here, just waiting to rest for a few days, and after the rest of the armies are assembled, they will take Xinye as a breakthrough point and launch a comprehensive attack on Jingzhou.

Five miles from the camp, the envoy met a troop of Cao's cavalry, a squad of well-armed cavalry with armor and good equipment, and when they spotted the approaching suspicious figure, they killed them like the wind.

At present, the tiger general in the red robe bent his bow and arrows on the horse's back, hoping that it would be an arrow to ride, but he heard a neighing horse, and the horse was hit by an arrow, and the messenger immediately rolled off the horse.

The red-robed general stepped forward, the cold light flashed, and the blade was already on the neck of the messenger who was lying on the ground, and he shouted coldly: "The dog is bold and careful, say, did Liu Bei send you to spy on the military situation?" ”

The messenger was so frightened that he couldn't give up, and shouted tremblingly: "The saber people keep people, and the small one is here to surrender on the order of Liu Cong, the pastor of Jingzhou, I want to see Prime Minister Cao, I want to see Prime Minister Cao!" ”

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