The Yangtze River is surging and surging, meandering to the east, and it makes a big bend in the territory of Nanjun, from Yiling to the southeast. This section of the river runs between the two mountains, suddenly widening and slowing down. Its two mountains, Jiangxi is Jingmen Mountain, Jiangdong is Huya Mountain, all are majestic and high, such as carrying the water potential and standing on the plain.

Just in the middle of summer, the grass grows like weaving in the Huya Mountain, the arbor is green, and the three rides are slowly coming in the middle, and the young time has reached the high cliff, overlooking the endless river that has been rushing through the ages, it is inevitable to give birth to the vast eternity of heaven and earth, and the sigh of the insignificance and transience of life.

On the left hand is a young man, of medium stature, with a very ordinary appearance and a slightly short beard under his chin. He was dressed in a Confucian shirt, tied a scarf on his head, shook a fan in his left hand, and raised a whip in his right hand and pointed: "From now on, go up the river, from Wuxian County to Yufu, that is, Shu." Thousands of miles of fertile fields in Shu, and the Quartet is dangerous, the so-called 'Tianfu' is also, Emperor Gao has become an emperor because of it - the lord is intended? ”

The one he called the lord was a middle-aged man, with wide friendship, thick eyebrows and big eyes, a thick beard under his chin, dressed in a military uniform, wearing a leather bifurcat, and obliquely inserting double feathers. Hearing what his subordinates said, the lord was noncommittal, still expressionless, but seemed to be looking at the river under the mountain very seriously.

The one on the right of the three horsemen, older than the person who spoke before, but less than the "lord" in the middle, with broad shoulders and thick back, quite strong physique, but also wearing a Confucian shirt, but the waist is not tied with silk, but with a belt, and a big sword hangs on it. Before the "lord" could speak, this person first asked, "What is so high and far away?" The lord is still only a cone in Jingzhou, and he hopes for Yizhou, isn't it a lie? ”

The young man shook his head and smiled: "It's not a lie, it's just that the lord is only standing in Jingzhou." Therefore hope will be placed elsewhere. As he spoke, his hands were spread out. First pointed to the north with a horsewhip: "Cao Cao coerced the Son of Heaven and ordered the princes." Before breaking Yuan Shao, the bottom of the Qing, Ji, and his brother Cao De to merge, such as the day, this sincerity can not compete with it. Pointing to the east again: "Although Sun Ce died, Sun Quan was assisted by Zhang Zhao, Zhou Yu and others to win the hearts of the people and make the people follow." Moreover, the Yangtze River is a dangerous obstacle, a corner of safety, which can be helped, but not for the sake of the plan. ”

Immediately drew a circle on the folding fan in his left hand: "Liu Mu Shoucheng is only, but there is Zhang Xiutun in Nanyang, Zhang Yi is in Changsha, and there is Cai's power and the two sons are not in harmony, and I expect that his death will not be in the future." This state is based on Han and Chu in the north, Tongba and Shu in the west, Wu and Yue in the east, and the South China Sea is the land of four wars. It's hard to get started. In addition, the lord has Liu Mu's kindness, and he can't bear to carry it. Therefore, the lord wants to be self-reliant and prosperous. The only way to enter Yizhou and drive Liu Zhang ......

"If the time is not right, the unification will not dare to speak, fortunately Zhao Wei is now against Bazhong, Zhang Lu to divide Hanchuan, send an envoy to ask Liu Mu to send troops to help. The Lord took advantage of this opportunity to borrow an army to Chengdu. Liu Zhang's intimidation, the Dongzhou soldiers, are all my Jingxiang natives who moved westward, and they are willing to say that they will be attached, so they can look at Hanchuan, advance to Xiliang, and resist Cao Cao. ”

This eloquent person is a native of Xiangyang, surnamed Pang Mingtong Shiyuan, and he is only twenty-three years old this year. However, when its weak crown, it was the crown of the famous scholar Sima Hui as the Nanzhou scholar, so he was recommended by Sima Hui and Xu Shu to enter Liu Bei's curtain in Nanyang. Liu Bei and Pang Tong met each other, and they were very important, and they were responsible for the merits of Cao, and they relied on the heart.

Therefore, the "lord" persuaded by Pang Tong is naturally Liu Bei and Liu Xuande, who have spent half his life. Liu Bei is known to have great ambitions, when Nai is unlucky, now it is called the guard of a county, in fact, it is only a few counties, Nanyang three points, he only accounts for forty percent, and forty percent is in the hands of Zhang Xiu, and the remaining two percent are still under Liu Biao's orders. Therefore, Pang Tong was a big word and persuaded him to enter Sichuan to seek the world, Liu Bei couldn't help but be moved, but he immediately frowned and asked: "Yesterday, Chen Changwen wrote that the Yun Imperial Court was divided into Jing, with Changsha and Guiyang as Xiangzhou, so that Zhang Yi led it, and Wuling and Lingling were Yuanzhou, and wanted to make a certain leader - his heart was clearly revealed, how should he deal with it?" ”

The leftmost hand is Liu Bei's henchman, Xu Shu, who sneered when he heard this: "This plan to drive the two tigers to fight each other, in order to make Liu Mu suspicious of the lord, I expect it must be Hongfu's strategy." Chen Changwen first reached this letter, I am afraid it is not a good idea, now Liu Mu is strong and the lord is weak, it is difficult to resist, so first make the lord take precautions, or the north and Zhang Xiu, the south and Zhang Yi, can be with Liu Mu to decide. However, Zhang Xiuben attached Cao Cao, Zhang Yi was a young man, following his father's business, and now he is still breathing, and he will die soon. If the lord unites with them, he will either be defeated by Liu or Cao, and there will be nothing he can do. Therefore, we must not obey the order, and we should pay tribute to Liu Mu to show our sincerity......"

Pang Tong smiled and shook his head, interrupting Xu Shu's words: "What Yuan Zhi said, although it is a correct theory, it is still shallow. Since the imperial court wants to separate the lord and Liu Mu, what is the difference between accepting it and not receiving it? Rather than resign from the state and not be able to relieve Liu Mu's doubts, how can he accept it calmly? "It is better for him to build yì Liu Bei or accept the post of Yuanzhou Assassin.

Liu Bei didn't quite understand Pang Tong's plan, so he looked at him and waited for a more detailed explanation. Pang Tongyi shook the fan lightly, and said with a smile: "The lord lives in Jingzhou, first driven by Liu Mu, embroidered by Zhang Yi, and then sent south to fight Zhang Xian, Zhang Yi's father and son. Today, Zhang Xian died of illness, Zhang Yi led his soldiers, and his momentum was declining, and the four counties of Jingnan could not be released in a few days. Liu Mu was worried that the lord would get these four counties, so he allowed Zhao Wei to invite and ordered the lord to go out of Hanchuan to force Yizhou. The former commander is not in the army, and the lord refuses to do so, so Liu Muzhi's suspicions should be even more ......"

Xu Shu frowned and asked: "With Shiyuan's intentions, if you want to help the lord to benefit the state, then you should follow Liu Mu's orders?" However, Liu Mu is magnanimous on the outside but suspicious on the inside, or he is afraid that the lord will be able to get Ba and Shu, and he will not borrow the army. If its army is small, how can it win? After defeat, I am afraid that Nanyang Banjun will not be able to survive. ”

Pang Tong nodded and said: "What Yuan Zhi said is true, if Liu Mu orders it, the lord is happy, then he will be suspicious, and he will be restrained from behind." Therefore, the unification wants to make the lord first and then allow, if he is helpless, and by the imperial court Yuanzhou assassin Shi Feng, then Liu Mu thinks that the lord does not Muba, Shu land, victory and return, and to return, Zhang Yi will die, Xiang, Yuan Erzhou, but also Liu Mu in the palm of the thing. His self-restraint and ability to control the lord and the prince are not hindered......"

Speaking of this, he shook his fan lightly and blocked Xu Shu's rebuttal: "Liu Mu's believers, Cai's and Kuai's." Fortunately, Kuai Zirou (Kuai Liang) is seriously ill, and Kuai Yidu (Kuai Yue) is outside, and now he can say Liu Mu, only Cai Deqi (Cai Mao). He who is greedy also asks the lord to pay a lot of money to bribe him. It must be said in front of Liu Mu. If you borrow soldiers to help your lord, you will be in danger. Jingzhou can be abandoned, the name can be obtained, and Yizhou can be entered. ”

Liu Bei twisted his beard and muttered for a long time, then turned his head and asked Xu Shu again: "What do you think Shiyuan said?" Xu Shu immediately waved his hand: "It seems reasonable." Shiyuan's plan is not as good as it, and the lord can listen to it. ”

Liu Bei said Okay, then let's go back and do the same-it is Hongfu who wants to divide my Jingzhou. We will do what we want, and we will not be able to make him do what he wants.

Because it was Xun who calculated Liu Bei many times, Liu Bei was somewhat paranoid, and among Cao Cao's advisers, Xun was the one who knew the most about Jing Xiang's situation, so he calculated this discord on his head. In fact, Xun Ting was wronged, when Cao Cao planned to divide the state of Jingxiang, he was not in Xudu at all, and it was more than half a month later that he finally heard the news.

April of the sixth year of Jian'an (200 AD). The imperial court officially abolished the three princes and restored the prime minister, but there was only a single minister. It is held by Cao Cao, and no one can compare with it. Probably to appease Liu Xie's heart, Cao Cao immediately sent his second daughter into the palace as the concubine of the Son of Heaven.

The minister's subordinate officials, with Xun Yu as the long history, the king must be the deputy, in charge of the general affairs, and lead the twenty-four Cao; Guo Jia, Wang Cang, Liu Ye, Chen Qun, etc. are used as military sacrifices and are responsible for the military; With Shi Xun, Mao Jue, Xun Chen, Sima Lang, etc., as the director, he is in charge of supervision and recommendation. Mao Jue was upright and often in the center, and the remaining few scattered to inspect the states.

Shi Xun grabbed Haizhou first, and immediately left Cao Miao, who had just returned to the capital, and left Xu Du with Zhuge Liang and Guo Huai, and went to Lang Xie first. As soon as he left, news came that Zhang Xian was sick and died.

Previously, Zhang Xian echoed Cao Cao and set off a counter-flag, Liu Biao Nai transferred Cai Mao to help his nephew Liu Pan, and the two sides met a few battles, and the victory was inseparable. So Kuai Yue offered a plan, personally supervised Liu Beijun to conquer Zhang Xian, and as a result, in the battle of Zhushan, Guan Yu took the lead in breaking the siege, captured the Changsha general Yuan Long, and then entered Wuling, and Liu Rui just invited the barbarian king Sha Mahajian to fight. At this time, Zhang Xian suddenly fell ill, and his son Zhang Yi led his army.

Shi Xun told Cao Cao what kind of goods this Zhang Gongzi was, and also estimated that if Zhang Xian had three longs and two shorts, Zhang Yi would be defeated. Now that the news has reached Xu Du, Cao Cao has summoned a group of officials to discuss, how should we deal with Liu Biao? Now that Jizhou has been pacified, why don't you simply wave your army to the south, meet Zhang Xiu, and swallow Liu Biao in one fell swoop?

Guo Jia objected, saying that although Jizhou was still in Youzhou, Yuan Shao was not dead, and it was too unsafe to put his back directly to him. Liu Ye said, it is better to divide and disintegrate the various forces that do not obey the king, especially Liu Biao, who can be weak and strong without a fight.

Therefore, Youzhou is divided into two states, Youzhou and Pingzhou, Yuan Shao is still Youzhou Mu, but at the same time, he worships Liaodong Taishou Gongsun Du as the history of Pingzhou Thorn; divided Yizhou into Yi and Liang two prefectures, Liu Zhang was still the pastor of Yizhou, but he worshiped Zhang Lu as the assassin of Liangzhou - although he had just mastered a Hanzhong County at the moment; Following the separation of Luzhou, the Jiangdong region of Yangzhou was divided into Yang, Hong, and Quanzhou, with Sun Ben as the history of Yangzhou Thorn, Zhou Yu as the history of Hongzhou, and Zhang Zhao as the history of Quanzhou Thorn - what, you ask Sun Quan? Didn't he succeed his brother Wu County Marquis? That's enough.

As for Jingzhou, on the one hand, Liu was added to represent the general of the Southern Empire and made the envoy, and at the same time, the four southern counties were divided into Hunan and Yuan prefectures, which were promised to Liu Bei and Zhang Yi respectively. The big guys all know that Liu Biao has a generous appearance, but in fact, he is suspicious and jealous in his heart, so he just gives you a chance to fight.

When Liu Bei was the plain minister, Chen Qun had followed him for a period of time, and he also offered advice on this, saying that Liu Bei's power was weak and weak, not only could not defeat Liu Biao, but it was also difficult to play a role in containment, so it was better for me to write to Liu Bei first to stab the news and let him be ready to be attacked by Liu Biao. If it is purely defensive, maybe it can be carried for a while longer, besides, if Liu Bei is afraid because of this, and Zhang Xiu asks for it to be attached, it will be even better.

So he did what he planned. Because the communication and transportation at that time were very underdeveloped, it was not until half a month later that Shi Xun, who was visiting the Wang clan in Langxi, got the news, and couldn't help but slap the table and said hatefully: "If Liu Bei gets a state, I'm afraid it will be difficult to control it!" (To be continued......)

PS: I must recommend it, my old friend Wenzhou's "Xuantian Battle Armor" (ISBN 3125852), which has been placed on the bookshelf and has no time to read, and I can't put it down when I pick it up today. Looking at the beginning, the setting is quite dark, but after enduring the first few chapters, it is simply not ordinary joy! Especially the "three-day war" between the protagonist and Feng Qi...... Forget it, no spoilers, I recommend watching it, and I will never regret it!