After Jian Yong said that Zhang Xiu was moved, he hurriedly returned to Luyang with the good news. After Liu Bei heard about it, he blamed Jian Yong and said, "How can Xianhe be so abrupt! Zhang Xiu lost his father, and the Zou family was newly widowed, how could he take advantage of the danger of others at this time and take advantage of the weakness to enter? ”

Zhang Fei immediately persuaded: "Heaven gives Fu to take, and he will suffer from it!" This Nanyang is not the place where Zhang Ji's uncle and nephew should come, Zhang Ji is not good at his own ability, he lost his life in Sanhu Pavilion, and his wife and nephew are helpless, the eldest brother is willing to take in Zhang Xiu and Zou, that is their blessing, how can they take advantage of the weakness to say it? ”

Xu Shu didn't know that Liu Bei deliberately reprimanded Jian Yong in front of people was actually just for acting, and thought that Zhang Xiu was really willing to merge, so he also persuaded him: "Xuande must not hesitate at this time, although Zhang Ji died, there are still nearly 10,000 soldiers and horses left behind, Zhang Xiu himself is also brave and good at fighting, if it can be used, it can grow a lot." ”

Guan Yu did not object to the merger, but he reminded: "Zhang Jixin is mourning, and the Zou family, as his wife, should be filial piety." If the eldest brother marries the Zou family at this time, I am afraid that his reputation will be damaged. ”

Sun Qianjian said: "You can settle the marriage first, wait until this year is over, and then welcome the Zou family into the door." ”

Jian Yong also echoed and said: "The marriage between the two families is very important, and it is an important means to win the trust of Zhang Xiu and Yang Ding and others, and Xuande cannot shirk it." ”

Liu Bei saw that everyone was not right, he was secretly happy in his heart, and said: "Since everyone thinks that the advantages of joining forces with Zhang Xiu outweigh the disadvantages, I have no choice but to make it difficult." ”

When Liu Bei was calculating how to annex Zhang Xiu, Zhang Xiu was also discussing the matter with Yang Ding.

Yang Ding asked Zhang Xiu with some puzzlement: "Young General, since you want to take refuge in others, why don't you find a big tree with lush leaves, but you want to merge with Liu Bei's weak forces?" ”

Zhang Xiu said with a cold face: "The reason why I chose to take refuge in Liu Bei is to see if Liu Bei really wants to avenge my uncle!" Liu Bei's strength is comparable to mine, even if I am the auxiliary, he is the main one. For a while, he couldn't completely control the soldiers and horses left behind by his uncle. If Liu Bei really attacks the Sanhu Pavilion, I will do my best to assist him in the future. If Liu Bei is just trying to vomit the soldiers and horses left by his uncle, then he will not blame me for turning my face and not recognizing people! ”

Yang Ding understood the meaning of Zhang Xiu's words, so he said: "Liu Bei talks about Xiangyang Liu Biao at every turn, as if only he can speak in front of Liu Biao." When General Zhang was alive, although he had an unpleasant affair with Liu Biao, but now that time has passed, the young general might as well secretly send someone to Xiangyang to meet Liu Biao, as long as he obtains Liu Biao's understanding, if he wants to take action in the future. There is no need to worry about Liu Biao jumping out and making mistakes. ”

Zhang Xiu felt that Yang Ding's mention made sense, so he chose a bold and careful henchman and went to Xiangyang with his handwritten letter.

When Liu He learned about Liu Bei's annexation of the forces left behind by Zhang Ji, it was already two months after Zhang Ji's death. At this time, Liu Bei had already joined forces with Zhang Xiu, occupying the territory north of Xinye in Nanyang County to the Funiu Mountains, and there were hundreds of thousands of people in the territory, which was a few points stronger than when he left Runan.

Liu He didn't expect that Liu Bei would be able to make such a big deal in such a cracked place in Luyang, if he sat back and watched Liu Bei enter Liu Biao's territory in Jingzhou in the future. I don't know how much chaos I have to add to my great cause of reunification.

In order to curb the momentum of Liu Bei's rapid development, Liu He summoned Guo Jia, Jia Xu, Tian Chou and others together to discuss a solution.

Liu He first said: "I returned to Youzhou in the second year of Chuping, and now ten years have passed. In the past ten years, I have experienced many things and fought with many opponents, but this Liu Xuande is as slippery as a loach, and he actually mixed all the way from Youzhou to Nanyang safely. During this period, he repeatedly offended me. For Liu Xuande, I am not afraid of him, and I can't talk about how much hatred he has. The fact that he was able to set up a stall like this today with his background as a mat weaver is enough to prove his ability. I've often told you before, it's not that this big man lacks people with skills, but that there are too many people with skills, so there are constant battles. Liu Biao of Jingzhou is a man of observance, and the threat to us in the future is not too great, Liu Xuande is now entrenched between Luoyang and Xiangyang, if he steals Jingzhou, it will be a big trouble. I don't like to make simple things complicated, so I called you over today just to let you help me come up with an idea, to see how I can solve Liu Bei's trouble in a short time, and you can talk freely. ”

When Liu He said these words, his tone was calm, and he did not show that he gritted his teeth or frowned. Although Liu He is a little tired of the black belly of the big ears, from an objective and fair point of view, Liu Bei, as a master of playing politics, has many practices that Liu He can learn from.

Liu He was a human being, and in the memory of his previous life, he had his own understanding and judgment of Cao Cao, Liu Bei and Sun Quan, the founders of the Three Kingdoms of Wei, Shu and Wu. Liu He admires Cao Cao the most, and Liu Bei the most. Cao Cao was outstanding in many aspects such as politics, military affairs and literature, and although he was also treacherous and suspicious, he was frank enough to be called a real hero. Liu Bei came from a humble background, but he was able to endure the days of being under the fence for a long time, although he was criticized by later generations as a broom star who hindered the master, but he persevered to the end for a belief, and this tenacity is worthy of admiration.

In this life, Liu He actually had several opportunities to kill Liu Bei directly, but he always felt that he couldn't bear to kill Liu Bei like this. In the previous life, Liu He was just a grassroots hard worker, from a certain point of view, he and Liu Bei have a lot of similarities, in this life Liu He was born noble, but as long as Liu Bei is alive, he can always remind Liu He not to forget his former origin.

In other words, Liu Bei in this time and space is a projection and coordinate in Liu He's heart, as long as Liu He's safety is not really endangered, he will not think of putting Liu Bei to death.

Several people picked up the internal information sorted out by Tian Chou and carefully studied Liu Bei's experience and family history over the years. Although it may seem cumbersome, it is very helpful in grasping the habits and behavioral characteristics of the opponent, and has a good auxiliary role in studying and judging the opponent's next behavior and actions.

After Guo Jia read Liu Bei's complete information, he raised his head and said, "Childe, with our current situation, if we send troops to deal with Liu Bei, it may cause a strong backlash from Cao Cao and Liu Biao. We can now draw up a maximum of about 30,000 troops, and if it is without the interference of other forces, it should be enough to solve Liu Bei. But we now have an unsolvable problem, and that is that there is not enough food to support such a military operation. In my opinion, dealing with Liu Bei does not necessarily have to be his life, nor does it necessarily have to send troops to solve it, as long as it dissolves his power in Nanyang, so that he has no chance to turn over, and our goal will be achieved. ”

Jia Xu nodded, completely agreeing with Guo Jia's analysis. "Liu Bei's ability to survive in the Luyang area to this day is inseparable from the acquiescence of Cao Mengde and Liu Jingsheng, who want to unite to fight against us, and at the same time need a buffer between each other, and Liu Bei just meets these conditions. At present, our forces are mainly north of the Yellow River, although there are about 40,000 troops in the Luoyang area, but more than 20,000 of them have to deal with Yuan Shao in Guanzhong and Lu Bu in Hedong, and the remaining more than 10,000 troops have to defend both Luoyang and Cao Cao in Yanzhou. If we send troops to attack Liu Bei, we not only need to find a justifiable reason and excuse, but also need to mobilize troops from Hebei, and such a big action will definitely not be able to hide from Yanzhou and Jingzhou. Cao Mengde and Liu Jingsheng are not simple-minded people, they must be able to think that as long as we solve Liu Bei, we will occupy Nanyang, and whether we go south or east, they will be a great threat to them. When we send troops, we will force Cao Mengde and Liu Jingsheng to provide support to Liu Bei, and if Liu Bei is unfavorable in the war, it is possible to withdraw to the vicinity of Xiangyang or to the area of Runan, so that we will not be able to achieve the goal you put forward. ”

"The two military advisors can rest assured that I will not send troops to attack Liu Bei until the problem of merging the state and Guanzhong is completely resolved. I'm mainly worried that if Liu Biao has three longs and two shorts, Liu Bei will occupy the magpie's nest and become a difficult opponent for us in the future. Liu He saw that Guo Jia and Jia Xu were tactfully reminding themselves, so he explained.

Guo Jia saw that Liu He dispelled the idea of sending troops directly, so he said: "You can let the imperial court crown Zhang Xiu as the general of Anbei, that is, the position that Zhang Ji originally held, and at the same time appoint him as the Taishou of Nanyang, and then give Liu Bei a court position, which can not only attract Cao Cao and Liu Biao to be wary of Liu Bei, but also make Liu Bei and Zhang Xiu suspicious of each other." ”

"That's a good idea! As long as Liu Bei is given an official position, he will definitely not go to Luoyang to take up his post, which will pave the way for sending troops to Nanyang in the future. In addition to giving Zhang Xiu and Liu Bei official titles, they can also be forced to hand over the annual endowment in the name of the imperial court, with their current situation, they will definitely not be able to hand it over, and there will be another crime at that time. Jia Xu added.

Xu Miao interjected and said, "Since Gongzi is worried that Liu Bei is plotting to seize Jingzhou after Liu Biao's physical problems, why not use the "Dahan Times" to expose this possibility?" Nowadays, our newspapers are exported to Jiaozhou, and Liu Biao will definitely be able to see it. ”

"Haha, Jingshan, your trick is enough to damage!" Tian Chou quipped.

"I think it works! You can secretly find a few reporters from Jingzhou and ask them to shake out the things that Liu Bei has done over the years, and then hint vaguely that Liu Biao will definitely be vigilant. Liu He said.

After some planning, Liu He's "big move" against Liu Bei was prepared, and after his father Liu Yu made a move in Luoyang, he released it so that Liu Bei had nothing to hide. (To be continued......)