Jingzhou, Xiangyang, Chengwu Marquis Mansion.

"Cough, cough, cough~~"

Liu Biao lay on the bed, coughing up phlegm towards the side of the bed, a mouthful of thick blood slowly trickled down the side of his lips to the ground, and the sticky phlegm was mixed with blood, which made people feel distressed and panicked.

At the moment when the bloody phlegm was about to fall on the ground, he saw that Liu Biao's bed suddenly stretched out a wide palm, dragging a wooden spittoon on the palm, and gently caught the mouthful of bloody phlegm. The phlegm-bearers, on the other hand, show no disgust.

The owner of this hand dragging the spittoon was none other than Liu Bei.

Liu Bei's face was worried, he put the spittoon on the ground, and stepped forward to stroke Liu Biao's back.

"Brother, your illness seems to be serious again... Why don't you let the doctor show you, it's not a long-term solution to drag it like this......"

Liu Biao leaned on the back of the bed exhausted, his chest rising and falling, very irregular.

I saw Liu Biao's head covered with silver silk shook gently, and said: "The old man's destiny has been exhausted, and it is beyond the power of man to maintain it, so why bother with those medical officers... Brother Xian, my brother is fifty in his sixties this year, and his longevity is enough, and I hope that Brother Xian will not think of the old man and take care of all things in Jingzhou properly. ”

Liu Bei's eyes were a little red, and he nodded and said, "Brother, don't worry, even if my brother is crushed, he will definitely keep Jingzhou from losing..."

Liu Biao nodded with satisfaction and said, "The talent of the virtuous brother is ten times better than mine, with you, the old man will be at ease... Virtuous brother, the old man's two sons are cowardly, not the world's talents, the virtuous brother is ambitious, and he is a hero in the world. Only he Cao Cao and you Liu Bei, but they didn't even mention Yuan Shao's name, Brother Xian, the old man's life is not long, this Jingxiang Nine Counties, it is better for you to take over Brother Xian......."

"Brother!"

Liu Bei hurriedly got up and gave a big salute to Liu Biao: "Brother has the grace to save his life and the virtue of regeneration, Liu Beiyan can do this unrighteous thing, although the military and government of Jingzhou are currently in the hands of Bei." But it's just because the elder brother can't be a director, and the two sons are still young, if the elder brother can't believe it, Bei is willing to immediately hand over the military power, return to Xinye, and appease the brother's heart. ”

Liu Biao shook his head and said, "Brother Xian, you are serious... I can trust you, sit down. ”

Liu Bei seemed to be a little hesitant. Liu Biao had to hold up a little bit and said weakly: "What? Don't you want to stand up and help you for your brother? ”

Hearing this, Liu Bei hurriedly got up and said, "How dare you bother my brother." ”

After that, he sat on the edge of Liu Biao's bed.

After you sit down. But seeing Liu Biao ask Liu Beiyan: "Brother Xian, my brother's destiny is not much, for the future of Jingzhou, I want to hear your truth." The old man's two sons, Liu Qi and Liu Cong, who can be the lord of Jingzhou? ”

Liu Bei did not answer directly when he heard this. He just said, "Brother, who can stand?" ”

Liu Biao sighed and said: "The eldest son Liu Qi, although he is generous, but he is cowardly by nature, and the second son Liu Cong, although he is still young, is smart since he was a child, and he seems to be able to undertake great undertakings. ”

Liu Bei shook his head when he heard this, and said: "Since ancient times, the abolition of the long and young, the way to take chaos is also, although Liu Cong is smart, how can he still be young, and he has no ideas, besides, the Cai family is prosperous, and the world will be chaotic if the children and young mothers are weak, and the elder brother must not be cautious to investigate it." ”

Liu Biao nodded and said: "I understand what you said, but today, Yuan Shang of Hebei Province, Wenzhi and martial arts are enough to stand among the best in the world, and he is not the eldest son." ”

Liu Bei nodded: "Yuan Shang's matter is an exception, brother, you also said that Yuan Shang's martial arts are the best in the world, although he is a young son, he has the ability to sort out civil strife, dare to ask brother, Liu Cong has Yuan Shang's treacherous resourcefulness?" And the eldest son, Liu Qi, is he as stupid as Yuan Tan back then? Jingzhou is located in the middle of the world, with Cao Zhi and Guo Jia in the north, Zhao Yun and Yan Xing in the west, and Sun Quan and Zhou Yu in the east. ”

Liu Biaochang sighed and said: "According to Brother Xian's intentions, the old man only has the step of establishing his son Liu Qi?" ”

Liu Bei said: "No matter who my brother appoints as his heir, Bei should do his best to assist and live up to my brother's expectations." ”

Liu Biao thought for a while and said, "Go ahead, let the old man think about himself." ”

"In this way, the younger brother will retire first, and the elder brother will take care of his health."

After Liu Bei left, Liu Biao stared at his back tightly, and suddenly popped out a sentence for no reason.

"You're done, you can come out."

At the screen behind Liu Biao's bed, a figure slowly flashed out, his face was not good, he was very young, and he looked supple, it was Liu Biao's eldest son, Liu Qi.

"Liu Bei, it seems that I value you very much." Liu Biao didn't look at Liu Qi, but said slowly.

Liu Qi said in a low voice: "Since my uncle arrived in Jingzhou, he has always taken good care of the child, and the child respects him very much. ”

Liu Biao turned his head and glanced at Liu Qi and said, "What do you think of Liu Bei?" ”

Liu Qi thought for a while and said, "Benevolence, gentleman." ”

Liu Biao shook his head and said: "There is nothing wrong with a benevolent gentleman, but he is also a hero, and today, he is the only hero who can compete with the dead Cao Cao and the current Yuan Shang." ”

Speaking of this, I saw Liu Biao sigh and said helplessly: "After I die, the real power in Jingzhou will inevitably fall into the hands of Liu Bei, and you are just a puppet in name at most." ”

"Father!"

"Don't worry, listen to me."

Liu Biao said unhurriedly: "However, in the old man's opinion, this is not a good thing, in troubled times, you two brothers are not successful, if you are the master of one party, sooner or later you will be destroyed by others, and you will end up with a dead and annihilating the clan, it is better to rely on Liu Bei, although Liu Bei is a hero, but his character is still benevolent, as long as you don't disobey him, he will be able to treat you well, and he is determined to be in the world, a corner of Jingzhou, and may not be in his eyes." In this way, you will directly lead Jingxiang in the future and survive in this troubled world. ”

Speaking of this, he saw Liu Biao pause and said: "The worst, he is also surnamed Liu, and Jingzhou gives it to him, which is much better than giving it to Cai Mao in the future." ”

Liu Qi heard this and said: "Fortunately, Cai Mao died in Xudu, if not, the two of them will fight in the future, and Jingzhou will not be in a hurry." ”

"Dead in Xudu?" Liu Biao was happy when he heard this, and said: "Liu Bei, he can hide this from everyone in the world, but he can't hide it from me, Cai Mao died in his hands, is the old man deaf and dazzled...... It's just that this matter is harmless to Jingzhou, and the old man just lets him do it. ”

Cai Mao...... Did he die at the hands of his uncle? Liu Qi was taken aback.

"Definitely." Liu Biao got up from the bed slightly, shook his head and said: "Although the old man is not as good as Cao Cao, he is not a mediocre person, there are some things, the old man is not incomprehensible, he just doesn't want to care, Qi'er, this point, you must keep in mind in the future, what you shouldn't care about, even if you understand it, don't say more." ”

"Yes......"

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Out of Liu Biao's mansion, Cui Jun stepped forward to greet Liu Bei at the door.

"Zhou Ping, are you in a hurry?" Liu Bei smiled slightly.

Cui Zhouping hurriedly shook his head and said: "The lord is the lord of his subordinates, and he is the lord of the ministers, so why hurry...... What did Liu Jingzhou say to your lord? ”

"It's nothing, it's just about establishing an heir."

Cui Zhouping hurriedly said when he heard this: "Who does Liu Jingzhou intend to set up as his heir?" Liu Qi or Liu Cong? ”

Liu Bei shook his head and said, "Cai Mao is dead, there are no more people in Jingzhou who make waves, and everyone is the same...... By the way, you're waiting for me here in such a hurry, is there something wrong? ”

"Lord, Huang Zhong submitted a battle report from Jiangxia, saying that his army was defeated, humiliating the military prestige, and asking the lord to surrender."

Liu Bei shook his head when he heard this, and said: "Han Sheng is not to blame for this matter, it is really that I underestimated that Gan Ning, what a talent, Huang Zu has such a good general and can't make good use of it, how foolish." ”

"Lord, in Huang Zhong's letter, in addition to mentioning Gan Ning's matter, he also mentioned another major event!"

"Oh, what's the matter?"

"He said that in Ganning's camp, he saw Yuan Shang in Hebei, and he said that Yuan Shang fell into the grass, just in Jiangxia, please send elite soldiers to support him."

"Bang dang~~!"

Liu Bei didn't stand firm and almost fell down.

"Yuan Shang fell into the grass? Zhou Ping, you're not kidding me, are you? ”

Cui Zhouping hurriedly handed Huang Zhong's letter to Liu Bei and said: "My lord, please see, every word on it is clearly written, how dare your subordinates say anything." ”

Liu Bei grabbed the letter, read it carefully, shook his head, and said, "This matter...... Amazing! ”

"My lord, in your opinion, what should I do about this?"

Liu Bei thought for a while and said, "Pang Tong and Kong Ming inspected the counties of Nanjun, but have they come back?" ”

"No, but my subordinates have already sent someone to ask Kong Ming and Pang Tong, and the two have also replied."

Liu Bei hurriedly said when he heard this: "What did Kong Ming and Shiyuan say? ”

Cui Jun said: "Shiyuan said that nine times out of ten, Huang Zhong saw the wrong person. The matter ...... Absurd. ”

"What did Kong Ming say?"

Cui Jun hurriedly said: "Kong Ming said, although this matter is ridiculous, but there must be no absolutes in everything, but if we make a big fight for this, it is really a joke for the people of the world, thinking that we are using an unwarranted excuse to deal with a thief with heavy troops, which is not the prestige of the Han family." But I can do something about it. ”

Liu Bei hurriedly said when he heard this: "How to article?" ”

"One, walking around the rumors, spreading this matter to the world, it is true that Yuan Shang fornicated with thieves and thieves, and lost the loyalty of the Heavenly Empire."

Liu Bei said: "What about the second? ”

"Second, quickly send someone to recruit Gan Ning, no matter how strange and ridiculous Yuan Shang is a thief, as long as Gan Ning surrenders, everything will naturally be solved. Besides, you can also take this opportunity to recruit a new general for the Lord in one fell swoop, why not? ”

When Liu Bei heard this, after thinking about it carefully, he immediately smiled.

"It is worthy of Kong Ming, the left and right strategies are all good deeds, which are incomprehensible, and preparing Kong Ming is really like a fish in water!"

"............" (To be continued......)