Xiangyang, the palace of the king of Chu.

Liu Xiu led the army back and returned to the palace.

The army returned to the barracks, and the generals all did their jobs.

Pang Tong, Jia Xu and others came to the house.

In the palace.

Liu Xiu, Yi Zhi, Kuai Liang, Jia Xu, Pang Tong, Deng Zhan and others all sat down in the hall.

Liu Xiu's gaze swept over everyone, and finally fell on Kuai Liang, and said, "Zirou, during the time you went north, how was the situation in the Chu State?"

Kuai Liang said: "Back to the King of Chu, all this year's grain has entered the treasury. ”

"According to statistics, this year's grain has doubled compared to last year. ”

"In terms of food, my Chu country is already enough. ”

"But on the other hand, the border 'exchanges' between Chu and Wu have occurred from time to time, and the situation is somewhat unstable. ”

"In addition, Yizhou suddenly had a dark 'tide' surging, and the situation was a little weird. The minister has arranged for someone to investigate, but no news has come back yet. ”

Kuai Liang said a rough idea.

The current state of Chu is generally thriving.

It's just that there are local conflicts.

Liu Xiu nodded and said, "It's normal for me to have a border conflict between Chu and Wu. It's just a matter in Yizhou, can you verify it clearly?"

Speaking of this, Liu Xiu's face suddenly turned cold.

The voice also became heavy.

When he was fighting Cao 'Cao' on the front line, Jia Xu informed him of the news that there was something wrong with Yizhou.

But so far, there has not been a concrete result.

What's going on here?

It is quite a strange thing that the results cannot be verified for such a long time.

Kuai Liang replied: "King Chu, I have received news that it is the servants on the southwest border of Yizhou who are 'in chaos', and these servants are attacking everywhere and attacking many places. ”

"However, the servant is quite cunning. ”

Even if Huo Jun and others sent troops, there was no clear result. ”

"Moreover, in addition to the servants, there are also barbarians who are 'chaotic'. ”

After the ministers deliberated, they thought that someone was inciting behind them, or even secretly directing them. ”

"It's just that at the moment, we don't have any news. ”

Kuai Liang said: "King Chu, in the southwest of Yizhou, there are poor mountains and bad rivers everywhere, and there are rugged mountain roads everywhere, and it is difficult for our army to reach them. This position is indeed very difficult to obtain. ”

After Liu Xiu heard this, he bowed slightly.

Liu Xiu also has a general understanding of the location of the servant.

This area is already in the direction of Yibin City in the future.

These areas are indeed mountainous, especially since this is more than a thousand years ago, and there was no development in the still slash-and-burn Servant area.

Such areas are indeed worse.

Liu Xiu had previously led his troops to 'Jiao' Prefecture to attack Liu Bei.

The environment in the state is also very harsh.

However, the harshness of the environment in Jiao Zhou is not due to the terrain, but more due to the weather.

If you go to the 'Jiao' state, if you choose the right time, it is not a big problem.

However, in the rugged mountainous areas, summer and winter are very difficult, and although the 'spring' and autumn plans are high, the terrain and topography are not changed, which still makes it difficult for the army to march.

The problem of Yizhou was gradually solved by the development of successive dynasties little by little.

It's just that now, it's a little difficult for Liu Xiu.

For example, the Shanyue people under the rule of Sun Quan in Jiangdong, the terrain of Jiangdong is already quite good.

However, Sun Quan had to spend a lot of manpower and material resources to solve the Jiangdong problem. Rao is like this, and from time to time there will be a situation of Shanyue people making 'chaos' in Jiangdong.

After Liu Xiu had a bottom in his heart, he looked at Deng Zhan and asked, "Deng Zhan, is there any news from Jinyiwei?"

Deng Zhan said: "Back to the king, the news of Lord Kuai comes from Jinyiwei. ”

Liu Xiu nodded.

It seems that the current news is already the latest news.

Liu Xiu looked at Jia Xu again and said, "Mr. Wenhe, what do you think is the situation between the servants and the barbarians in Yizhou?"

Jia Xu stroked his beard under his chin, and his eyes flashed with 'fine' light.

On his way back, he kept thinking about it.

He also had some clues in his mind.

Jia Xuzheng said: "King Chu, regarding the situation in Yizhou, the old minister has the following three thoughts. ”

Liu Xiu said: "Say!"

Jia Xu replied: "First, the most likely 'sex' is Sun Quan. ”

"When there was a 'turmoil' in Yizhou, even Sun Quan had a move, and it must be said that Sun Quan had no suspicious location. ”

"In particular, Sun Quan and I, the Chu State, are already hostile. ”

Although the relationship between Sun Quan and Chu is a little complicated, Sun Quan always wants to avenge his father in his bones, so Sun Quan always wants to take revenge. ”

In particular, the deaths of Zhang Hong, Huang Gai and others made Sun Quan feel a pimple in his heart. ”

"Sun Quan has been dormant before. ”

"It's either to please the King of Chu, or to please Cao '', in short, it's two-sided to please. ”

"Now that Sun Quan has a certain strength, or Sun Quan's arrangements are appropriate, it makes sense that he is now going to send troops to wrestle with the King of Chu. ”

Jia Xu said: "Therefore, the first suspicion of the old minister is Sun Quan. ”

Saying this, everyone nodded.

All of them 'revealed' a look of approval, because Jia Xu's analysis was indeed reasonable.

The states of Wu and Chu are adjacent to each other.

Under such circumstances, the state of Wu was always hostile to the state of Chu.

Liu Xiu nodded and said, "What about the second?"

Jia Xu replied: "Second, what the old minister suspects is Cao's ''. ”

"It's just that I suspect Cao's '', but there are also contradictions. ”

"The rivalry between the King of Chu and Cao 'Cao' has always existed, and Cao 'Cao' has also been arranging, wanting to 'insert' the chess pieces in the Chu State to further explore the news. ”

"It's just that Cao's '' has not been successful in Jingzhou. ”

"Yizhou is different, Yizhou is vast and sparsely populated, and there are countless lofty mountains and mountains, and there are countless deep mountains and old forests. ”

"These places are inhabited by many barbarians. ”

"It is also possible for Cao 'Cao' to arrange for people to go, and then persuade the barbarians to make 'chaos'. ”

"However, the contradiction in this news is that Cao 'Cao' actually withdrew his troops. If Cao Cao knew that the barbarians would make a 'mess', after getting the news, Cao Cao should not have retreated. ”

"Of course, this time Cao 'Cao' withdrew from the army, and another reason was that Cao 'Cao' was seriously ill and also found the miracle doctor Hua Tuo. ”

"So it's normal for Cao to retreat. ”

Jia Xu said: "So in this analysis, Cao's '' is also suspicious, but the suspicion is relatively small. ”

For Cao's '', Jia Xu has never despised it.

Jia Xu once served under Cao Cao's 'Cao', and even fought against Cao Cao'.

Jia Xu admires Cao's methods and Cao's strategy, because Cao's 'Cao' is really powerful.

If Cao '' has some arrangements, it will be passable.

When everyone heard this, they all agreed with Jia Xu's analysis.

Cao '' is skeptical.

There is no doubt about that.

Everyone spoke one after another and discussed the possible feasibility of Cao's ''.

Liu Xiu listened to everyone's opinions, and then said, "Mr. Wenhe, what about the third?"

Jia Xu looked solemn and said loudly: "The third possibility is Liu Bei." ”

When Liu Xiu heard this, his pupils shrank.

Liu Xiu's eyes showed a hint of surprise, this matter was indeed out of his medical treatment.

Liu Bei?

Could it be Liu Bei?