In the autumn of the third year of Jian'an (198), the imperial capital was Xuchang

In the residence of Lu Bu

Since Lu Bu surrendered to Cao Cao, it can be said that everything is not going well, first many of his generals have voted for Cao Cao, and even the soldiers and horses under these generals have also fallen to Cao Cao, and now only Gao Shun, Chen Gong, and Zhang Liao are left under his command

However, when Lu Bu was in Xuzhou, he was already singing and dancing every day, and now he is under house arrest in Xudu, in fact, it is still the same, not much different, it seems that he has long lost his fighting spirit

"Fengxian, why are you still drinking here?!" Chen Gong walked into the hall quickly, his face full of dissatisfaction and sorrow;

"It's Mr. Gongtai?!" Lu Bu raised his eyes and glanced at Chen Gong, continued to drink and said, "If I don't drink here, where else can I go?" As he spoke, he gestured to the servants outside the main hall and around him, and saw that they all looked here from time to time, whether intentionally or unconsciously

"Hey!" Chen Gong also seemed to know the situation, sighed, and then stepped forward to approach Lu Bu, and said softly: "I just met Lord Dong Cheng who came out of the palace, and he gave me this."

Chen Gong revealed a piece of cloth with red characters from his sleeve, and Lu Bu only glanced at it and moved his nose to understand that it was written in blood;

Before Lu Bu could think about it, he heard Chen Gong whisper in his ear: "Mi--edict!" ”

Although Lu Bu is a reckless man, it doesn't mean that he has no brains, he heard Chen Gong's words, and immediately whispered: "Come to my room later!" ”

Then he said loudly: "You go down first!" Ben is going to find Mrs. Diao, Diao, where are you?! ”

Lu Bu shouted, but staggered to the backyard

Not long after, Chen Gong left the Lu Mansion and walked angrily to Liu Bei's residence

Liu Bei's residence

Since Liu Bei took refuge in Cao Cao, he was directly arranged to live in Xu Du, although under Cao Cao's intentionally or unintentionally, he was recognized by the current emperor as Uncle Liu, not only as an official in the court, but even a special guard escort assigned by Cao Cao, in the final analysis, it is also the meaning of house arrest

At noon, Liu Bei suddenly returned home quickly from outside, saw Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, and just called softly: "Come in with me!" ”

"Big brother, what's so mysterious?!" Zhang Fei asked in a rough voice, but the voice was not loud, which showed the delicacy of his thoughts

Liu Bei revealed a secret edict written in blood from his sleeve robe, and whispered: "The emperor's secret edict!" ”

As soon as Guan Yu heard this, he immediately went back and forth around the house and the surroundings, and then asked Liu Bei in a low voice: "Big brother, what did you say in the emperor's secret edict?!" ”

"It is rumored that the north thinks that Yuan Shao is unified, and he is about to go south soon! Cao Cao will bear the brunt of the attack! Liu Bei explained: "Therefore, Your Majesty's secret edict with me, just wait for Yuan Cao's battle to start and the opportunity appears, Your Majesty will order someone to lead the 10,000 soldiers and horses under his command, echo with us inside and outside, and catch Cao Cao off guard!" Kill the thief in one fell swoop and set things right! ”

"Good! My old Zhang has long had itchy hands! Zhang Feiqing shouted;

"Your Majesty has a detailed plan?!" Guan Yu asked;

"Not yet! Now it's just the Prophet and I! A detailed plan will be sent later! Liu Bei was quite pleased;

At this moment, there was a sudden knock on the door outside the house, almost causing Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to draw their swords out of their sheaths

Liu Bei appeased the two of them, and went out generously to open the door, but it was Chen Gong who came up from Lu Bu's Mansion!

"How could Mr. Gongtai come to the mansion?!" Liu Bei asked with a smile on his face, "I don't know if there is anything important?!" ”

"I've seen Xuande Gong! This time, I came here, but there is something important! Chen Gong bowed and said;

"Mr. Gongtai, talk in the house, please"

After a long time, Chen Gong left quite satisfied

Outside of Xudu, Xiliang, Shuzhong, and Jingbei are different scenes

Let's say that in the middle of Xiliangguan, since the defeat of Dong Zhuo, there have been many forces, among which the Ma, Han, Qiang and other forces are the largest

However, since Cao Cao sent Zhong Xuan and Zhang Ji into the Guanzhong, these two people have been constantly maneuvering between them, causing the various factions to fight each other to check and balance, and they have no time to take care of the Central Plains, and they have been quiet for a while

Among the three counties of Jingbei, there are also many forces conspiring

The Kuai family, the Kuai brothers have always been loyal to Liu Biao, and most of them are plotted by Liu Biao

Liu Biao Fuzhong

"Wu Ju still hasn't heard from him?!" Liu Biao's face was gloomy and asked;

"Not yet! I'm afraid that the second prince has not arranged a high position for him, and General Wu Ju will not be able to get useful news at all! ”

"This son of a! It is really hateful that he actually borrowed the matter of going on the expedition at the beginning, took the opportunity to support the army in Jingnan for self-respect, and refused to accept the order! Back then, I was soft-hearted, and I planted such trouble," Liu Biao regretted;

"The lord doesn't need to be like this, no one would have thought that the second prince would have such ability, and he would be able to capture the four counties of Jingnan in just one winter with thousands of soldiers and horses, and defeat Zhang Xian's army of nearly 100,000!" Kuailiang Road;

"What the lord needs to worry about now shouldn't be the second son!" Kuai Yue Road;

"What's the explanation?!" Liu Biao wondered;

"In the land of the three counties of Jingbei, Cao Cao captured Wancheng and Nanyang last year, but fortunately the Central Plains changed, otherwise if Cao Cao went south, Jingzhou would be difficult to defend! Secondly, Jiangxia is also the place of four wars, Yuzhou in the north, Lujiang in the east, although there are General Huang Zu, as well as Liu Pan, Huang Zhong General guarded, but it is still dangerous! ”

"Therefore, now the lord should show favor to the second son, and ask the second son to help change the current situation!"

"Show favor to that son of a witch?!" Liu Biao said angrily, but then he seemed to feel justified, Jingbei was in a very serious crisis, so he frowned and said: "Let me think about it, think about it!" ”

Seeing this, the Kuai brothers glanced at each other, sighed and stopped talking

In the Cai family's mansion, the Cai brothers and sisters were also in the conspiracy

"Brother, Liu Xiu is in Jingnan like the sky, and it seems that Liu Cong's status is in danger, what should I do?!" Mrs. Cai said anxiously;

"Liu Biao's attack is insufficient, and now there will be problems even if he defends it, there are many problems in Jingbei Quartet, and the enemies are looking around, if this is the case, we will be finished sooner or later!" Cai Mao said viciously: "If there is really no way, then you can only do it."

Cai Mao said, looked at the Central Plains and other places in the north, and said: "Send charcoal in the snow, presumably he won't treat my Cai family badly, right?!" ”

In Jingshan Academy, there are also a few people who are planning