In the hall, the Iraqi Kuai Liangwen, Wang Wei, Wang Cang and others have all arrived.

Liu Xiu directly asked the soldier to set up a seat next to Kuai Liang, and asked in a deep voice, "What is the situation now?"

Yi Ji's face was solemn, and he said: "Liu Qi established himself as the pastor of Jingzhou in Xinye, and openly declared that he did not obey the leadership of the lord. Moreover, Liu Qi also said that the will of Jingsheng Gong was fake, and he did not approve of the edict of the Son of Heaven. His rebellion now ignited the internal troubles in Jingzhou, and the situation was very serious. ”

Wen Ping's eyes were sharp and murderous, and he said in a deep voice: "Liu Qi is rebellious and must be exterminated." If they are not exterminated, it is likely that other counties will follow suit. When the time comes, Jingzhou will be torn apart, and it will be a mess. The last general believed that troops should be immediately sent to attack Nanyang County and exterminate Liu Qi. ”

Liu Xiu thought about it, shook his head and said, "The matter of sending troops, I am not in a hurry for the time being. At war with Liu Bei, if it can't be directly exterminated, it can only be Cao Cao and Jiangdong who can benefit. The most important thing is that at present, Jingzhou's internal affairs are not united, so it is difficult to start a war at all. ”

The current situation, Liu Xiu is very clear

This battle cannot be rushed, otherwise once you make a wrong step, you are likely to fall into endless passivity.

Of course, the most important point is that Liu Xiu is sure enough to make Liu Bei obedient and let Liu Qi revoke his self-reliance without sending troops.

Liu Xiu said calmly: "Nanyang County is a meal, and I'm afraid there will be news from Nanjun and Wuling County." Now, let's find out the actions of Nanjun and Wuling County. Otherwise, if we send troops on the front foot, these people will be killed on the back foot, how can we resist?"

Kuai Yue said: "Lord, I am hurrying to find out the news. ”

"Dada"

There was a sound of hurried footsteps coming in from outside the hall.

The soldier came in quickly and reported: "Lord Qiqi, the Taishou of Nanjun of Wuling County announced that he respects Liu Qi as the lord, and only recognizes Liu Qi as the pastor of Jingzhou, and does not recognize the lord. ”

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In an instant, the faces of the people in the hall were solemn.

There was an incredible look in everyone's eyes.

Wuling County and Nanjun actually rebelled and followed Liu Qi, which is really a strange thing.

Although Liu Qi is the eldest son, his ability is not outstanding, and he has no intersection with Nanjun of Wuling County. It's incredible that these two counties actually surrendered to Liu Qi.

In any case, this situation is indeed complicated, making it difficult for Liu Xiu to handle.

Nanyang County and Wuling County are bordered, the three counties are united, and Xiangyang is in the middle of the South County, although the counties such as Lu Yicheng in Xiangyang are under the control of Liu Xiu, but the Nanjun Taishou said that he respects Liu Qi, which means that the Nanjun Taishou is likely to mobilize troops to attack, causing the situation in Xiangyang to fall into a predicament.

The eyes of everyone became extremely solemn.

Xu Shu smiled slightly and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, although it is said that Nanyang County and Wuling County of Nanjun rebelled, it is beneficial for the lord to raise their banners to rebel. At least Liu Qi's forces have surfaced. If Nanjun and Wuling County suddenly rebelled when the lord attacked Liu Qi, that would be the real killing move. ”

When everyone heard this, they all nodded.

Wen Ping said again: "Lord, Liu Qi's situation has almost been exposed. Now, it's time to mobilize the army. ”

For Liu Qi, Wen Ping looked down on him in his heart.

In Wen Ping's view, the reason why Liu Qi rebelled was also Liu Bei's prodding, and Liu Bei must have contributed to the trouble behind the scenes.

Liu Xiu shook his head and said: "Although I know the news of the other party's rebellion, the other party's troop strength and so on, are still black-eyed, and I don't know anything." After all, the situation of Liu Bei and Wuling Nanjun is still unclear. The most important thing is that as soon as the war began, it kicked off the civil war. When the time comes, it will be Cao Cao and Sun Quan who will benefit. ”

started a war with Liu Bei, Liu Xiu was not afraid at all.

It's just that Liu Xiu doesn't fight uncertain battles.

"Newspaper"

The sound of hurried footsteps came in again.

A servant quickly came in and reported: "My lord, there is a person outside the mansion who claims to be Zhuge Liang and is Liu Qi's envoy. ”

When everyone heard this, they all looked surprised.

Zhuge Liang still dared to come

The corners of Liu Xiu's mouth rose, and there was a look of expectation in his eyes. He was unwilling to go to war, and similarly, Liu Qi or Liu Bei were unwilling, no matter what, once a war started, it would be a disadvantageous situation for both sides. Now that Zhuge Liang is here, the war will not happen for the time being, and Liu Xiu will have room to turn around.

Moreover, Zhuge Liang came to Xiangyang, and he was destined to suffer.

Wen Ping said: "Lord, Liu Qi still dares to send someone." The last general suggested that Zhuge Liang be killed first. ”

Wang Wei echoed: "The last general agrees with General Wen's suggestion. ”

A group of generals spoke one after another.

The civil officials in the hall were all thinking about the purpose of Zhuge Liang's visit. Zhuge Liang dared to come alone, which in itself illustrates a problem, Zhuge Liang is not afraid of death, or Zhuge Liang is not worried about his safety.

Liu Xiu said: "Let's listen to what Zhuge Liang wants to do first. ”

"Please Zhuge Liang"

Liu Xiu vetoed the generals' suggestions and ordered them directly.

After a while, a white figure slowly stepped into the hall. Zhuge Liang wears a scarf on his head, a collared coat, a white feather fan in his hand, and his clothes are in the wind, chic and handsome, which is heartbreaking.

Zhuge Liang saw Liu Xiu and arched his hand: "Under Zhuge Liang, meet Master Xiu." ”

He called himself the son of Xiu, and obviously did not recognize Liu Xiu's official position as the pastor of Jingzhou.

Liu Xiu smiled, as if he hadn't heard anything beyond his words, and said, "Kong Ming went south to Xiangyang, is there anything going on, is there a shortage of food for Liu Bei again, and he needs Jingzhou's support." ”

Zhuge Liang said confidently: "Thank you for your concern, the lord has enough grain and grass, and there is no shortage of food." ”

Liu Xiu smiled and said, "It seems that Liu Bei doesn't need to ask for help." ”

Zhuge Liang didn't seem to hear the sarcasm in his words, his tone was very calm, and he said even more confidently: "The lord has never asked for help, and the care of the cultivator is thanked for the lord." ”

Liu Xiu laughed and said, "Please take a seat."

"Thank you Xiu Gongzi"

Zhuge Liang bowed and thanked him, and then waited for the soldiers to arrange their seats and sit down in the hall.

Zhuge Liang glanced at Xu Shu with a surprised look.

When he went to Xinye, he once asked about Xu Shu's situation, and Xu Shu was not out of office at that time, and was still living in seclusion in Lumen Mountain. Unexpectedly, this time he went south to Xiangyang, and Xu Shu had already come out.

According to Zhuge Liang's understanding, Liu Xiu's subordinates currently have Pang Tong, Xu Shu, Ma Liang and others, plus Pang Degong Huang Chengyan Kuai Liang Kuai Yue and others, and the masterminds under Liu Xiu's command have been quite consolidated.

In Zhuge Liang's view, Liu Xiu's only flaw is the lack of peerless generals.

It seems that under Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Chen Zhi and others are all first-class peerless generals, and they can all be independent. But under Liu Xiu's command, Wen Pingzuo is a general, although Wen Ping's ability to lead troops in battle is better than Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, but his force is much weaker.

As for the rest, Zhuge Liang thought that Huang Zhong was a veteran and should not be worried; Huang Hu was a fierce general with infinite strength, but he was too honest and mentally incomplete.

Under Liu Xiu's command, the generals are very weak overall.

Liu Xiu asked, "What is the purpose of Kong Ming's coming to Xiangyang?"

Zhuge Liang replied: "Liang returned to his hometown, the purpose is very simple, that is, to make Master Xiu recognize the status of Prince Qi. Jingzhou respects the two masters, divides and governs. ”

"Bold"

Wen Ping stood up and glared angrily.

Divide and rule

Respect the two masters

It's just a joke, Jingzhou is absolutely impossible to divide