It was snowing heavily, but the room was warm as spring.

On a warm kang, Elk was holding Liu Sheng, looking at Zhuge Ling and Mrs. Gan with a smile.

Zhuge Ling and Mrs. Gan also each carried a baby in their arms, Liu Chuang's two daughters, one named Liu Wan and the other Liu Yu.

After the winter, Zhuge Ling and Ganyu each gave birth to a daughter, and they also became mothers one after another.

The birth of the two daughters made Liu Chuang extremely happy.

Not only that, but Huang Yueying also gave birth to a daughter after winter, which made Zhuge Liang really happy.

After becoming a father, Zhuge Liang seems to have become more stable.

And Liu Chuang is the same as before, it seems that nothing has changed......

The three of them whispered, and from time to time they burst into laughter; In the room, around a boxy card table, Xun Dan, Lu Lan, Zhao Yan and Cao Xian were gathered to play cards. This card is naturally a mahjong card made by Liu Chuang. In winter, the weather gets colder and colder. Outdoor activities also decreased, and a group of little girls had nothing to do, so Liu Chuang came up with this game.

Obviously, after figuring out the rules of mahjong, the game immediately became a favorite activity among women.

It's not just the women who get together to play a few laps, but also Liu Chuang's subordinates who are also affected and have devoted themselves to this activity.

Liu Chuang was talking to Xun Chen in the hall, but suddenly saw Wu Anguo walk in with a black face.

Looking at him like this, Liu Chuang knew what was going on.

"Yuanji, lost it again?"

"In the future, I will never play with Kong Mingyuan and them again, and play mahjong once. It's harder than fighting people. ”

Liu Chuang and Xun Chen couldn't help laughing when they heard this.

Also, Zhuge Liang and Xu Shu definitely belong to that kind of human spirit. All sorts of calculations when playing cards. Where can Wu Anguo be hostile?

Don't talk about Wu Anguo, even Liu Chuang never played with Zhuge Liang Xu Shu a few times after playing mahjong with them.

Just like Wu Anguo said, play cards with them. It's so tiring!

can't show the slightest affection, otherwise what cards in their hands will be guessed clearly by Zhuge Liang. Once, Zhuge Liang was even able to guess all the cards in Liu Chuang's hand, so that Liu Chuang couldn't win a single time for a whole night, and almost lost all his pockets.

The person who can play with Zhuge Liang's gang must also be the kind of scheming master.

Xun Chen would play with them once in a while, but it was too much of a drain. It's also addictive. So Xun Chen doesn't often participate. However, Sima Yi often comes to join the game. Every time I fight with Zhuge Liang and others, in the end, no one loses, and no one wins.

Like Wu Anguo's straight nature. The master, who can be seen from his face no matter what the situation, is really not suitable for playing cards with Zhuge Liang and those people.

Kong Ming was ruthless. It seems that Yuanji has lost all of it again today. ”

Wu Anguo said with a sad face: "This month's Yulu is gone, and when Kong Ming started, it was too vicious......"

That aggrieved appearance made Liu Chuang laugh.

He waved his hand, "You eat here on weekdays, and you don't have to support your family."

Go and find Kong Ming and them, I have something to discuss with them. ”

"Whoa!"

Wu Anguo turned to leave, and the smile on Liu Chuang's face faded.

In August of the sixth year of Jian'an, Yuan Shao died of illness.

Historically, Yuan Shao died in Jian'an for seven years, but now he died a year early, which really surprised Liu Chuang...... It is said that Yuan Shao was angry to death by the two brothers Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang. But in fact, Liu Chuang knew very well that it was Sima Yi who secretly ordered Yuan Chaonian to tell Yuan Shao the reason for Xin Ping's rebellion. After Yuan Shao learned the truth, he was indeed furious. He never expected that he would fight Cao Cao in front, but his two sons would be intrigued. If you are a strategist, you seem to be completely disregarding the overall situation, how can this achieve great things?

Yuan Shao became ill because of this, and his condition became more and more severe.

After the autumn, Yuan Shao's condition was terminal...... He once sent someone to Nanyang to seek treatment for Zhang Zhongjing, but learned that Zhang Zhongjing had already moved his family to Liaoxi.

Yuan Shao began to feel frightened!

He found that every step Liu Chuang made was so right to step on his soft underbelly.

It can be said that Liu Chuang's achievements today are completely established by stepping on Yuan Shao...... This also made Yuan Shao panic, and he had nightmares all day long.

After the Mid-Autumn Festival, Yuan Shao died of illness in Yecheng!

Yuan Shao's early death caught Liu Chuang off guard.

In fact, if Yuan Shao was still alive, it would not be easy for Cao Cao to enter Hebei.

But now that Yuan Shao is dead, Cao Cao no longer has any scruples. Although Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang are here, how can they be the opponents of Cao Cao's treacherous and cunning man?

And, as it has historically evolved.

After Yuan Shao's death, the Yuan brothers immediately turned against each other...... Yuan Shang is Yuan Shao's beloved son, and with the help of his mother Liu, he also made suggestions and made Yuan Shang his heir. Yuan Tan originally wanted to replace Yuan Shao, but his dream came to naught. Under Guo Tu's Jianyi, Yuan Tan angrily led his troops to leave Ping'en, led his own chariot and cavalry general, and stationed troops in Liyang.

Yuan Tan's purpose is very simple, he wants to defeat Cao Cao to prove that he is the true heir.

It's just that his departure disrupted all the deployments of Yuan Shao before his death...... Yuan Shang hurriedly responded, and urgently recruited the general Feng Li to garrison Ping'en, and finally stabilized the Qinghe defense line. But the impact of Yuan Tan's private departure could not be dissipated, and Jizhou became a mess.

"As soon as Yuan Shao dies, Yuan Sangongzi may not be Cao Cao's opponent."

Liu Chuang sat behind the mound and warmed the wine himself, filling everyone with wine.

Xun Chen, Xin Ping, Tian Shi, and Fu Hu sat on his left hand, while Zhuge Liang, Xu Shu, and Lu Yu sat on his right.

"I was going to take a break for a while, but now it seems that time is running out for me."

Liu Chuang's meaning is very clear.

Everyone here also knows it.

If Yuan Shao was alive, he would not be able to resist Cao Cao's troops for Liu Chuang. And Liu Chuang can also take this opportunity to try to mend the relationship with Yuan Shao, and then try to rest. Youzhou's results this year are good. Although Liu Chuang frequently fights, most of them fight outside the territory, although it has brought huge pressure to Youzhou, but the war has not burned to Youzhou after all. So the impact is not bad.

Like the battle of Guandu, Heluo is almost ten rooms and nine empty.

During the Battle of Cangting, even Qingzhou was affected......

Compared with the losses suffered by Cao Cao and Yuan Shao in the war, the losses of Youzhou were not very large.

Especially during the autumn harvest. The bumper harvest of Champong rice on the Korean Peninsula also relieved the pressure on Youzhou to a large extent. Similarly, since the implementation of various farming policies at the beginning of the year, Youzhou has had a smooth year, so the harvest is not bad, enough to maintain Youzhou's plan for the coming year. You must know that Liu Chuang plans to add 500,000 to 800,000 people to Youzhou in the coming year, which is a very huge project. The whole Youzhou is busy with this, and the need for this strategic grain reserve is also growing.

Other words. Youzhou needs to recuperate. We can't afford to fight too much.

From five years of Jian'an to six years of Jian'an. At the end of the battle, the sergeants under Liu Chuang also felt tired......

According to Liu Chuang's plan. It is hoped that after the autumn harvest of next year, the army will be used against Jizhou. But now it seems. I'm afraid there isn't enough time!

Xun Chen took a sip of warm wine, suddenly looked at Zhuge Liang and asked, "Kong Ming, what do you think?" ”

I don't know why, listening to Xun Chen say this, Liu Chuang will always have an inexplicable sense of disobedience.

Isn't this sentence exactly what he liked to ask Zhuge Liang before?

Zhuge Liang didn't feel anything, and said with a slight smile: "The boss already has a countermeasure, so why bother Kong Ming?" ”

"Hehe, I just wanted to hear your thoughts."

A pair of eyes stopped at Zhuge Liang's body.

In this house, except for Xun Chen and Xin Ping, the others are all young and handsome. The oldest frustrated Hu is only thirty, and the youngest Lu Yu is less than twenty. Sima Yi also looked at Zhuge Liang with interest, wanting to hear his opinion.

Now, Sima Yi is at the helm of the Yellow Pavilion and has achieved initial results.

His mind gradually shifted from competing with Zhuge Liang to build the Yellow Pavilion with all his might. Sima Yi knew and knew very well the position of Zhuge Liang in Liu Chuang's mind. If Zhuge Liang is Liu Chuang's brain, then he will be Liu Chuang's eyes, ears, and minions.

In contrast, Sima Yi's weight in Liu Chuang's heart is not necessarily inferior to Zhuge Liang.

Under the gaze of many eyes, Zhuge Liang appeared calm and measured.

He thought for a while and said, "As soon as Yuan Shao dies, the pattern of the world is bound to change.

Er Yuan is by no means Cao Cao's opponent, and Cao Cao has already set his sights on the lord at this time...... Liang thought that the thieves would inevitably speed up the conquest of Hebei in the future, so as to prevent the lord from taking the opportunity to develop and grow. Previously, the lord had always been Lian Cao against Yuan, but in the future, I am afraid that he will have to change his strategy and join Yuan to resist Cao, so as to strive for enough respite and restore his vitality before he can fight against the thief. ”

In the fourth year of Jian'an, Liu Chuang was based in western Liaoning, and his foundation was unstable.

At that time, Yuan Shao was arrogant and could threaten Liu Chuang at any time, so Liu Chuang formulated a countermeasure against Yuan.

Now, the situation has changed.

Yuan Shao, the most powerful in the past, is no longer there, and Yuan Shang and Yuan Tan are not Cao Cao's opponents, not to mention the brothers who are close the wall and intrigued...... In Liu Chuang's memory, when Yuan Tan encountered Cao Cao in Liyang, Yuan Shangnian sent troops to rescue him in brotherhood. But later, because of this heir, he took the initiative to attack Yuan Shang, which caused the brotherly relationship to break down completely, and then he became in-laws with Cao Cao and lured the wolf into the house. Although Yuan Tan rebelled again when Cao Cao besieged Yecheng in the end, he was finally killed by Cao Cao and exterminated.

Yuan Tan is not enough to conspire with him.

To put it mildly, this man is short-sighted and narrow-minded. To be a little more ugly, Yuan Tan is capricious and is really a villain.

Liu Chuang has worked with Yuan Tan and knows Yuan Tan quite well.

Thinking that at the beginning, Yuan Shang was besieged by Taishan thieves, and Yuan Tan sent Liu Chuang to rescue Yuan Shang, but he did not fight with Liu Chuang.

In the end, Liu Chuang attacked Banyang and defeated the Taishan thieves. Yuan Tan became hostile to Liu Chuang because of this incident, and later made things difficult in every way.

is so open-minded, even if Yuan Shao handed over Hebei to him, he would not want to keep it.

In contrast, Liu Chuang's sense of Yuan Shang seems to be better......

"Lian Yuan resists Cao?"

Liu Chuang looked at the others and saw that everyone nodded.

There is no doubt that cooperating with the Yuan family to fight against Cao Cao together is Liu Chuang's best choice at present.

If the Yuan brothers can resist Cao Cao's attack, even if it takes half a year, Liu Chuang will be able to take this opportunity to recover his vitality. But the question is, he and the Yuan family have long turned against each other, will the Yuan family be willing to cooperate with Liu Chuang? This question is the key for Liu Chuang to consider.

Sima Yi said suddenly: "The lord doesn't have to worry about the Yuan family's disobedience.

The current situation is not up to him to choose...... The ambition of the thief and wolf has long been intended to annex Hebei. If the Yuan clan does not join forces with the lord, it will definitely be defeated. I believe that it won't be long before the Yuan family will send someone to invite the lord, and the lord can talk to him at that time. ”

Liu Chuang couldn't help laughing!

Sima Zhongda is not the later Tsukasa Tiger after all, and he has not practiced the ability to be pampered and not shocked.

In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, he fought with Zhuge Liang, Zhuge Liang gave him a woman's clothes, but Sima Yi didn't care, but asked Zhuge Liang about his diet, and from some details of Zhuge Liang's life, it was inferred that Zhuge Liang's health was not good and his life was short.

But now, he is still young and vigorous.

Although he is in charge of the Yellow Pavilion, he still can't see Zhuge Liang in the limelight.

Sima Yi is now in charge of the Yellow Pavilion, and his eyes and ears have already penetrated into Yecheng, and he knows the wind and grass capital of Yecheng well.

When he said this, he believed that Yecheng must have such a rumor.

Sima Yi is also using this way to show Liu Chuang his achievements during this time.

Indeed, from the beginning of the Battle of Liaodong, Sima Yi was far less in the limelight than Zhuge Liang. The first battle of Liucheng was even more humiliated by Sima Yi. Xianbei people made such a big move, as the lord of the Yellow Pavilion, Liu Chuang's eyes and ears, he didn't get any news in advance. This is an absolute dereliction of duty! Sima Yi was even more ashamed because of this...... It is precisely because of this incident that Sima Yi has been working hard to run the Yellow Pavilion for the past two years, and now it is finally the beginning of the results. This time, Liu Chuang summoned him, and it was also the time for him to report his results.

Since becoming a father, Liu Chuang feels that his state of mind is very different from before.

Of course, he could see Sima Yi's thoughts, but it was also in line with his own thoughts......

Liu Chuang values Zhuge Liang, but he also needs someone to restrain Zhuge Liang, lest Zhuge Liang become such a powerful minister in history.

"What Zhongda said is indeed reasonable."

Liu Chuang glanced at Zhuge Liang, and then nodded at Sima Yi, "Since we have decided to cooperate with the Yuan family, then we have to prepare for this."

However, Yuan Tan can't conspire with him, this person is ambitious, talented, short-sighted, and capricious.

Zhong Dake strengthened his investigation of Yuan Sangongzi, and tried to spread our meaning to his ears, so that he could take the initiative to come and sue for peace.

We must not take the initiative in this matter! ”

Xun Chen also smiled and said: "The lord has Kong Ming and Zhong Da, but they complement each other. ”

Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi glanced at each other and did not communicate at all.