"Yongnian, what do you think of Your Majesty's move?" Liu Xiu's three envoys had already left the palace, but the quiet Chen Zhen was the first to chat, "Our lord has occupied Wancheng at this time, and Wancheng is only three or five days away from Luoyang, Your Majesty is not worried at all, isn't it jealous?!" ”

Chen Zhen, who was originally engaged under Liu Biao, has a loyal and pure personality, and after Liu Xiu occupied Nanyang, he was enabled.

"Filial piety, do you still remember what Your Majesty said," Zhang Song has an excellent memory, has the ability to never forget, and remembers the details just now more clearly, "Your Majesty said that he will crown the lord as the Duke of Chu, and only hope that the lord will garrison heavy troops in Wancheng to help him deter the Cao army in the neighboring Xuchang and Runan!" ”

"Garrisoning heavy troops in Wancheng, this is what the lord must do, but His Majesty said that he wanted to help him deter and garrison heavy troops, and the meaning naturally changed..."

"That's true, Your Majesty's move not only gives the lord justice, but also allows himself to borrow the power of the lord, so that Cao Cao will definitely be tied up and dare not go to [Greet Your Majesty] easily!" Xue Rengui's strategy was not bad, he followed Zhang Song's words and said.

"Yes, this is equivalent to allowing His Majesty to easily keep the south and east without spending a single soldier!" Zhang Song said with a serious face.

"Your Majesty is not afraid of the lord at all?!" Chen Zhen is good at diplomacy, and he came from the negotiations with Liu Xie, but because of this, he is not very good at conspiracy.

"The lord is the Marquis of Chu, and he is the Liu clan of the Han Dynasty," Zhang Song smiled with an ugly face, "Coupled with His Majesty's statement, didn't Xiao Qi still think that the lord could send troops directly from Nanyang and attack Luoyang?!" ”

"Isn't the lord very passive?" Chen Zhen was a little embarrassed for his father-in-law.

"No," Xue Rengui said, "Although the lord asked Governor Yue to lead a heavy army to garrison Wancheng, he actually didn't plan to directly attack the place where His Majesty was!" ”

"Therefore, Your Majesty is only beneficial to the lord this time. And harmless! ”

……

In the middle of the night in Luoyang, after the curfew.

Liu Bei, Ma Teng and others found a wine shop, drank some wine, and returned to their residence.

"General Ma has been stationed in the northwest of the Han Dynasty for decades, which is really hard! I've been admiring it for a long time, but it's a pity that I can't see it. Liu Bei raised his glass and said solemnly: "I am fortunate to see the general today, and I should drink this cup full!" ”

"Uncle Huang is polite!" Seeing this, Ma Teng also raised his glass.

"Humph!" Ma Chao snorted coldly, he was most unaccustomed to this kind of flattery.

"You guy..."Zhang Fei drank the wine in the bowl in a big gulp, and was about to scold angrily, but was immediately stopped by Liu Bei, "Third brother! ”

"Bei Chu arrived in Chang'an. I don't know much about the situation in Guanzhong, and I heard that General Ma also came to Luoyang, so I want to ask General Ma for advice...! Liu Bei said politely.

"I wonder what Uncle Huang wants to know?!" Ma Teng asked bluntly.

General Ma also knows that for more than ten years, Chang'an has often been disturbed by foreigners, and more than half of the people during this period are foreigners. I don't know how to balance the relationship, but I also ask General Ma to give advice! Liu Bei said. A respectful salute.

"Xiliang and Guanzhong, although Han and Hu live together, they are still dominated by Qiang and Han people! Ma Teng didn't know what Liu Bei was going to do, but he still introduced him to him

"General Ma really deserves to be the general of the town of my Han Dynasty, and he knows so much about the situation..." said: "There is a reluctant request,"

"I want to invite General Ma to come to my Chang'an for a period of time, in order to prepare for adjustment and balance,"

"Be prepared to be a national soldier!" Liu Bei finished speaking. I can't afford it for a long time.

"Big brother!" Even Zhang Fei couldn't imagine that Liu Bei would suddenly do this, and he had to help him up.

Ma Chao on the side was also dumbfounded: Is this Liu Bei really as rumored by the outside world, as a Han family, but he treats people with courtesy and kindness? ! You must know that although his father is a general on the edge of the town, he is at most on an equal footing with Liu Bei, but at this time, Liu Bei treats his father so politely...

At this time, Ma Chao couldn't help but have a good impression of Liu Bei in his heart

"This..." Ma Teng was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly stepped forward to help Liu Bei, but he didn't respond, but hesitated and said: "This matter is very important, please let Uncle Huang think about it!" ”

"Exactly, exactly, hahaha is abrupt, forgetting that General Ma still has a lot of family business in Xiliang..."Liu Bei swept away the previous seriousness, without the slightest embarrassment of being rejected, and laughed heartily, "Eat and drink This time, I want to have a long talk with the general, so I can ask for advice..."

Liu Bei had a friendship with Ma Teng step by step, "Please also ask General Ma to consider it...!" ”

……

It's still the middle of the night, Sun's Station.

"Ziyu, let's ally ally with Your Majesty so easily in front of that Zhang Song and the others, is it really okay?!" Zhou Tai was still a little confused about what happened in the South Palace and North Palace, so he asked for advice.

"Naturally, it's not that simple, tomorrow you and I need to go to see Your Majesty again!" Zhuge Jin stroked his short beard, squinted his eyes, and said slowly.

"Discuss the details?!" Zhou Tai's heart gradually cleared up and asked.

"Exactly!" Zhuge Jin said with a smile: "Today, Your Majesty will call us to the North Palace, in order to clearly form an alliance with the lord, and it will end so quickly, in order to let us go to see each other alone in the future, so as to discuss some things that cannot be passed on!" ”

"As long as we can ally with Your Majesty this time, it will definitely be a great help for my Sun clan to enter Qingzhou, Yuzhou and other places!" Zhuge Jin muttered.

"Liu Xiu also seems to be interested in forming an alliance with His Majesty, so he won't do anything to us?!" To this day, Zhou Tai still clearly remembers the strength of the generals under Liu Xiu.

"Hehe..."Zhuge Jin didn't answer, but asked: "If the general faces the tiger wolf, will he kill the tiger first, or will he get rid of the wolf first?!" ”

"What does the gentleman mean"

"Exactly!"

"Since we have formed an alliance with Your Majesty, can we still find Liu Bei?!" Zhou Tai continued to ask about the other purpose of this trip, "It is reported that Liu Bei and His Majesty are now staring at the entire territory of Guanzhong..."

"So what," Zhuge Jin said: "Liu Bei's rivalry with His Majesty has no conflict with us, so why bother with him!" ”

"We will not only meet Your Majesty tomorrow, but also go to see Liu Bei, you know, Liu Bei was driven away by Liu Xiu and had no place to hide..."

"At this time, he, Liu Bei, is not only facing the righteousness of His Majesty, but also has Liu Xiu's Bashu Chu army eyeing him!"

Zhuge Jin slowly explained to Zhou Tai, "We have no conflict of interest with Liu Bei, one east and one west, and we are willing to form an alliance with Liu Bei, he should be happy!" ”

"I see..."Zhou Tai replied as if he didn't understand, "Since that's the case, then I'll go and prepare for the post, lest that Liu Bei leave early tomorrow morning..." )