After Zhuge Liang returned to his hometown, he studied at home, and also paid attention to the situation in the world. At that time, Ma Chao and Cao Cao were in full swing, and Zhuge Liang thought that if Liu Biao could take advantage of the situation, he would have a great future after attacking Cao Cao. Zhuge Liang felt that Liu Biao invited Pang Degong out of the mountain several times, and knew his name, and nine times out of ten he would come to invite him, and at that time, he would offer a plan to attack Cao Cao with Ma Chao, and he would definitely become famous in one fell swoop.

But people are not as good as heaven, Zhuge Liang didn't calculate that Pang Tong would visit Liu Biao first. Unexpectedly, after Liu Biao met Pang Tong, he classified Wolong and Phoenix Chick as a type of character, for fear that Zhuge Liang would also look crooked melons and cracked dates, so he lost interest in Zhuge Liang, and naturally would not come to invite him out of the mountain. It can be seen that Zhuge Liang also miscalculated.

Although Zhuge Liang did not come to offer advice to Liu Biao, there was one person who had the same idea as Zhuge Liang, that is, Liu Bei who was stationed in Xinye. Since taking refuge in Liu Biao, Liu Bei has developed in Xinye with peace of mind. It's a pity that Xinye is a small county, and no matter how much development it is, it can't be much stronger, and there are not many military and government affairs that Liu Bei needs to deal with. On weekdays, Liu Bei accompanies his wife Mrs. Gan at home.

Liu Bei used to be homeless and had no time to accompany his wife, but now that he has leisure time, he and Mrs. Gan make villains at home all day long. Not to mention that Liu Bei, who has never had an heir, really let Mrs. Gan get pregnant and gave birth to a son, named Liu Chan. And because Mrs. Gan dreamed of swallowing Beidou when she was pregnant, Liu Chan's milk name was Adou.

When Liu Bei heard that Ma Teng was dead and that Ma Chao and Cao Cao fought to capture Chang'an, he felt that his time had come. As long as Liu Biao can be said to send troops, after Cao Cao's territory is conquered, Liu Bei himself will have the opportunity to expand his territory. So Liu Bei went to Jingzhou to see Liu Biao and said: "Now that Cao Cao has sent troops to the west, Xuchang is empty. If the people of Jingxiang attack it from behind, great things can be accomplished. ”

Liu Biao's ambition was not big, and Sun Quan, who had to guard against his enmity, said to Liu Bei: "It's enough for me to sit on the nine counties of Jingxiang, how can I have other plans?" ”

Liu Bei was indifferent when he heard this. Liu Biao saw that his expression was gloomy, so he invited him to drink in the back hall. When the wine was half-drunk, Liu Biao suddenly sighed. Liu Bei asked, "Why did my brother sigh?" ”

Liu Biao said: "I have something to tell my virtuous brother, but I haven't been able to get it. ”

Liu Beiqi said: "What is it difficult for my brother to decide? If there is a place for the younger brother, the younger brother will not give up even if he dies. ”

Liu Biaodao: "Liu Qi, the eldest son of his ex-wife Chen, is virtuous, but soft and cowardly. Liu Cong, the young son born to his wife Cai, is quite smart. I want to abolish the elder and the young, but I am afraid that it will hinder the etiquette. wants to set up the eldest son, and because the Cai clan is in charge of military affairs, they are worried about chaos. Hence the hesitation. ”

Liu Bei also felt a headache when he heard that it was Liu Biao's family matter. It can be said that every family has a scripture that is difficult to read, and Liu Bei himself has been having a headache about his heirs recently. Liu Bei had no children before, so he accepted a righteous son named Liu Feng, and planned to inherit the foundation in the future, but now that he has a parent-child Liu Chan, how can Liu Bei not worry about Liu Feng and Liu Chan fighting for power in the future? However, Liu Bei's strength over Liu Biao lies in the fact that he has his own principles of action, that is, righteousness first. What is righteousness in the matter of offspring? Naturally, it is the long and not the young, and the descendants are not the young. Therefore, Liu Bei had long planned to let Liu Chan inherit his inheritance in the future.

At this time, Liu Bei heard Liu Biao ask about family affairs, so he said according to the principle in his heart: "Since ancient times, it has been the way to take trouble by abolishing the long and the young. If you are worried about the weight of the Cai family, you can slowly cut it, and you can't set up a young son because of doting. ”

This time it was Liu Biao's turn to be silent, and the room was silent for a while. At this moment, Liu Bei suddenly heard the sound of ringing bells behind the screen. It turned out that Mrs. Cai had always been suspicious of Liu Bei, and every time Liu Bei discussed with Liu Biao, she would come to eavesdrop. After listening to Liu Bei's suggestion that Liu Biao's eldest son Liu Qi be the queen behind the screen, she was resentful for a while, and then she showed her deeds.

As soon as Liu Bei heard Huanpei's voice, he didn't see Mrs. Cai and knew that it was Liu Biao's family members eavesdropping. He knew that he had lost his words, so he got up and went to the toilet to give the woman a chance to avoid it.

When Liu Bei saw that his hips were resurrected, he felt that he was sending someone under the fence, and even Liu's cousin didn't dare to offend, so he couldn't help but burst into tears. After a while, Liu Bei returned to the table, and Liu Biao saw that his eyes were red, so he asked, "Why is Xuande crying?" ”

Liu Bei naturally didn't dare to say in front of Liu Biao that it was because of the suffering of sending people under the fence, so he sighed: "In the past, I will not leave the saddle, fight in all directions, and the flesh will be scattered." Now I haven't ridden a horse for a long time, and my hips are fleshy. The sun and the moon are fighting, people will be old, and if they don't build their deeds, they will be sad! ”

Liu Biao heard the words and persuaded: "I heard that Brother Xian was cooking wine with Cao Cao Qingmei in Xuchang and discussing heroes. The virtuous brother is a famous man in the world, Cao Cao disagrees, but he says that the heroes of the world are only Xuande and Cao'er. With Cao Cao's authority, he didn't dare to be ahead of my brother, so why should the virtuous brother worry about his achievements? ”

Liu Bei took advantage of the wine and replied: "If there is a foundation, there is no need to worry about the people in the world. ”

Liu Biao didn't say anything when he heard this, and he was unhappy in his heart. Liu Bei knew that he had lost his words, so he used the excuse of being drunk and returned to the hall to rest. Liu Biao sent Liu Bei back to the inner house, and Mrs. Cai said: "I heard Liu Bei's words behind the screen very lightly, which shows that he has the intention of annexing Jingzhou." If it is not removed now, it will be a trouble. ”

Liu Biao knew that Mrs. Cai hated Liu Bei because Liu Bei supported Liu Qi, not that Liu Bei really had the intention of taking Jingzhou, so she shook her head and refused to allow it.

Seeing that Liu Biao did not allow it, Mrs. Cai secretly summoned Cai Mao to discuss, wanting to get rid of Liu Bei. Cai Mao said: "This matter is very easy, I will go to the pavilion to kill him, and then inform the lord." Liu Bei is dead, what can the lord do? Mrs. Cai nodded yes, and asked Cai Mao to order an army to kill Liu Bei overnight.

Liu Bei returned to the hall and remembered that he had lost his words twice today, and deeply regretted it, so he couldn't sleep for a while and sat with a candle. Tianzhi wanted to go to bed on the third watch, and suddenly a person knocked on the door and entered, it was Yi's nationality. It turned out that Yi found out that Cai Mao wanted to harm Liu Bei, so he came to tell him and urged Liu Bei to get up quickly.

Liu Bei didn't know whether it was true or not, so he said tentatively: "I'm afraid it will be inappropriate to say goodbye." ”

Yi Ji said anxiously: "If Xuande Gong goes to say goodbye, he will be harmed by Cai Mao." ”

Liu Bei saw that Yi was anxious and did not look like a hypocrisy, and he also knew that his small life was more important than a false courtesy, so he thanked Yi and summoned the servants and got on the horse together. Without waiting for dawn, Starry Night fled back to Xinye.

By the time Cai Mao led the troops to the pavilion, Liu Bei had been gone for a long time. Cai Mao was full of remorse, and suddenly had an idea, wrote a poem on the wall, and then saw Liu Biaodao: "Liu Bei has the intention of rebellion, and the poem is written on the wall, and he leaves without resignation." ”

Liu Biao didn't believe it, so he went to the museum to look at it, and sure enough, he saw four lines of poetry on the wall: "Several years of trapping, empty to the old mountains and rivers." The dragon is in the pool, and he wants to go to the sky by thunder! ”

Liu Biao was furious when he saw the poem, drew his sword in his hand and said: "Swear to kill this unrighteous man!" But he was just about to order to hunt down Liu Bei, but he suddenly woke up, and said secretly in his heart: "I have never seen him compose poems when I have been with Xuande for a long time, and the handwriting on the wall is not like what he wrote, but like Cai Mao's handwriting." This is a divisive plan. After thinking about it, he used the tip of his sword to cut off the wall poems.

Cai Mao thought that Liu Biao would inevitably send troops when he saw the poem, and when he saw Liu Biao leaving the hall, he said: "The sergeants have been ordered, and they can go to Xinye to capture Liu Bei." ”

Liu Biao saw that Cai Mao was so enthusiastic, and he was even more sure of what he was thinking, so he stopped: "Don't make a mistake, let me figure it slowly." ”

Seeing Liu Biao's hesitation, Cai Mao went to discuss with Mrs. Cai: "Liu Bei was not eliminated this time. can take the opportunity to gather officials in Xiangyang and lure them to kill. ”

Mrs. Cai listened to Cai Mao's words, and saw Liu Biao the next day: "In recent years, Jingxiang has been rich and mature, why don't the lords gather officials in Xiangyang to show their rewards." ”

Liu Biao said: "This is very good, but I have recently had a qi attack and can't work, so I can ask Qi'er and Cong'er to come forward to entertain guests." ”

Mrs. Cai said: "The two of them are young, and I am afraid that it will be rude. ”

Liu Biao thought for a while and said, "You can go to Xinye and ask Xuande to entertain you." He is of the same clan as me and knows etiquette very well, and he will not be rude. ”

Mrs. Cai was secretly happy when she heard this, so she sent someone to Xinye to invite Liu Bei. Liu Bei fled back to Xinye that day, knowing that he had lost his words and caused trouble, and did not mention it to the generals, at this time the envoy asked him to go to Xiangyang, he hesitated and summoned the generals to discuss.

Xun Chen said: "The day before yesterday, the lord came back in a hurry, and he seemed to have something on his mind. foolishly speculated that the lord would have an accident in Jingzhou. Today, the envoy is invited to attend the meeting again, and the lord should not go lightly. ”

Liu Bei heard Xun Chen already guess what was on his mind, so he told everyone about the past. After hearing this, Guan Yu said: "My brother is suspicious of his words, Liu Jingzhou has no intention of blaming, and the words of Yi should not be believed." Xiangyang is not far from here, and if you don't go to Liu Jingzhou today, you will have doubts. ”

Liu Bei nodded and said, "What Yun Chang said is true!" ”

Zhang Fei said: "There is no good banquet, there will be no good meeting, it is better not to go." ”

Chen Zhi said: "I am willing to lead 300 people of the horse infantry army to go with me, but I can ensure that the lord is fine." ”

Liu Bei knew that Chen Zhi's subordinates were all elites selected from the Xuzhou soldiers, and they were also his personal guards, known as the Baiwei Army. This kind of elite soldier route was also learned by Liu Bei from Nan Ye, which is very suitable for Liu Bei, who has a small territory and no money to raise soldiers, and three hundred Baiwei troops can be three thousand ordinary soldiers. So Liu Bei nodded and said, "So good!" After that, he went to the banquet with Chen Zhi.

Cai Mao saw that Liu Bei was really coming, so he went out of the city to greet him, and he was courteous. Liu Qi and Liu Cong, the second sons, led a group of civil and military officials and generals to greet them. Liu Bei saw that Cai Mao had no evil intentions, and saw that the two sons were there, and the doubts in his heart disappeared slightly. Chen Zhi didn't dare to be careless, and led three hundred elite soldiers to surround him for protection, wearing armor and hanging swords, and not leaving Liu Bei's side.

Liu Qi didn't know Cai Mao's plan, and when he saw that Liu Bei was surrounded by soldiers, he was very careful, so he explained: "My father had a qi attack and couldn't move. Only then did he invite his uncle to entertain him and encourage the officials everywhere. ”

Liu Bei supported Liu Qi to ascend to the throne, so he naturally didn't believe that Liu Qi would harm himself, and his doubts went to Liu Qi again, and he said to Liu Qi: "I didn't dare to take on this important task." But since it's my brother's order, I'll do my best. ”

The next day, the officials of the nine counties and 42 states had arrived. Cai Mao first consulted with Kuai Yue and said: "Liu Bei, the hero of the world, if he stays here for a long time, it will be a disaster, but he can be eliminated today." ”

Now that Kuai Liang has died of illness, Kuai Yue, as Liu Biao's chief strategist and the head of the Kuai family, has a lot of power, even Cai Mao can't bypass him. Hearing this, Kuai Yue hesitated and said: "Uncle Liu Huang is not guilty of acting kindly, and killing him is afraid of losing the hope of the people." ”

Cai Mao lied: "I have secretly received Liu Jingzhou's order. ”

Kuai Yue knew that Cai Mao was Liu Biao's brother-in-law and did not doubt him, so he nodded and said, "Since this is the case, you can prepare like this......"