"Praise you?"

Kuai Yue's face was stunned, "Why are you complimenting, although it is an old acquaintance, but I haven't seen it for many years, it's just a compliment, why do you need to say it so deliberately?" ”

"The general must not be so secretly happy because of a few words of praise, maybe it is that Prime Minister Cao Cheng deliberately wooed me and wanted me to have civil strife in Jingzhou?"

"If you surrender in the future, you may not be able to break your promise."

Kuai Yue is still quite calm, although he is pro-Cao, but he is also worried about this letter, the person who comes and goes is not Cao Cao, but someone who has a heart to do it deliberately.

Or, this is just Prime Minister Cao Cheng's deliberate words for Jingzhou, maybe at that time, he will no longer speak so kindly.

"No, the prime minister and I are old acquaintances, and what is said in the letter is from the past, and I am convinced that this letter must come from him."

Cai Mao is sure and convinced, but he does have to be reminded of what Cao Cao said in his heart, and he doesn't dare to believe it.

"If the prime minister wants to deceive me, it is meaningless, after taking Jingzhou, he needs the old future to lead troops for him, and he also needs local celebrities to manage the political people for him."

"We can naturally sit back and relax, as long as we don't take credit and wait for many years, we can also achieve fame."

"Besides, surrendering to the prime minister is equivalent to surrendering to the Son of Heaven, why not?"

Kuai Yue, Cai Zhong and the others glanced at each other and didn't say anything, but the main thing was right.

On the surface, it is still surrendered to the Son of Heaven, but it is actually attached to the Cao family, and it is not too much to damage the face of the Wang family, and Jingzhou is attached, which is naturally a good thing.

"So, what should I do?"

Kuai Yue put his hands on his sleeves, his face was embarrassed, "At the moment in Jingzhou, the soldiers and horses are still in the hands of the lord, even if we intend to surrender, what do we want to make merit?" ”

"I'm afraid I can't run alone, and although the lord is sick in bed, he is gradually being cured, and I am afraid that this disease will be cured in a short time."

"Can the general have a meter?"

The Cai brothers looked embarrassed, and they all smiled bitterly, and said: "The lord has already arranged in these years, and intends to hand over the soldiers and horses to the prince Liu Qi, and Liu Qi is a person who is close to Liu Bei and rejects Cao Cao, if he is the lord of Jingzhou, I am afraid that we will be sent to fight a bloody battle." ”

"Yes, we want to start with Liu Qi, spend him first, and go to the border to lead the troops."

"Let him go to the border to lead the troops, stay away from Xiangyang, and then find a way to recall and discharge his power in the future, as long as Liu Qi leaves Xiangyang, then you and I can write Liu Cong's name safely on the lord's will, so that the Cai family can secretly control it."

"The difficulty is that Liu Qi is not stupid, if he gives the order, he will probably understand what is happening soon."

"If you resist and don't comply, civil strife will break out in Jingzhou, and Liu Bei is also about to move?"

Cai Mao's eyes suddenly weakened, "Hmph, this Liu Bei, he has traveled many places, hindering people's lives, and now he is coming to Jingzhou again, just to drag me and others into the water." ”

"This kind of person should be eliminated."

At this time, there was a little silence in the hall for a while, and there was no school office in Jingzhou, so it was not afraid of others eavesdropping on it when it was discussed in the private courtyard.

Kuai Yue was silent immediately, but the expression on his face kept changing, and he was also contemplative.

Now the lord is obviously unwilling to kill this ancestor with the same surname who came to vote, Liu Bei and him are in the same sect, although they have not met in the early years, but later they talked very happily, and they hated to see each other late.

In addition, Liu Bei has always existed in the world in the name of virtue, which is admirable, and his own bearing is easy to attract people.

At this point, these scholars and famous clans in Jingzhou feel very terrible, especially the people who are pro-Cao faction, they are not willing to fight with Cao Cao at all, in their hearts, the Cao clan in the north has fought for many years, and the accumulated achievements are enough to shock the world.

Although Jingzhou's soldiers and horses are strong, if they really fight, Cao Cao can continue to send troops south and consume Jingzhou's troops.

The only thing that can be adhered to is that the people's hearts are in Jingzhou Liu's, and they have not shifted to Cao, which is the result of ten years of painstaking management.

In recent years, the reputation of Xu Zhen and Cao Cao has been continuously corrupted, and at the same time, the scholars in Jingzhou have leisure and elegance, and their reputation is spread, so of course they prefer these Jingzhou people.

"Liu Bei, it's a little difficult."

Kuai Yue nodded heavily, his face was not very good-looking, and it was not easy to kill Liu Bei.

First of all, the two brothers around him should be separated, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are not ordinary people, the bravery of the two of them, the soldiers of Jingzhou have long heard of it.

Cai Mao pondered for a long time, and suddenly showed a sinister smile, and said: "We can say that we invite Liu Bei to come to Xiangyang in the name of visiting the lord, or directly ask the lord to invite." ”

"I once heard the prime minister say in the letter that Liu Bei and him have a lot of grudges, and this Liu Xuande has failed the prime minister several times and wants to kill him."

"If it is sent to Xudu by its head, it may be a merit, around Xiangyang, I can control the troops and hunt down Liu Bei, what do you think?"

"Not bad," Cai He nodded hurriedly.

Kuai Yue also nodded and smiled: "Very good, Liu Bei sent people under the fence, and received the favor of the lord in Jingzhou, and he didn't dare not come, especially knowing that the lord was ill, and if he didn't come, he would be criticized." ”

"If he comes, ask the general to send troops and kill him in the field."

"And if he doesn't, we can speak out and discredit him, that he is ungrateful."

Cai Mao immediately laughed when she heard this, "It has to be you, you can be suppressed if you advance or retreat, Liu Bei and Liu Qi are very close, first weaken their henchmen, and then they can better support it." ”

……

A day later, the letter was delivered to Shinno.

"Sir," Liu Bei took out the letter and put it on the case in front of Xu Shu, frowned, and said suspiciously: "Brother Jingsheng is seriously ill, why did he specially ask me to go to Jingzhou?" ”

"There must be something hidden in this."

"Perhaps, this trip is not easy."

"No," Xu Shu blinked, his face calm, "How can the lord be so suspicious?" This should not be the character of the lord. ”

"Liu Jingzhou is kind to the lord, whether this letter is true or not, there is no doubt that it will go, after it goes, if it is dangerous, there is no way."

Xu Shu said bluntly.

Liu Bei was numb for a moment, his eyes trembled, and he was stunned in place.

Strategist, do you want to listen to what you're talking about?

What does it mean that if there is danger, then there is no way?

These are the words that you can say as a military advisor in your thirties, with a talented mind and a martial arts strategy?

"Strategist, is there really no danger? Cai Mao, Kuai Yue, Zhang Yun and others, but they will not give me a good face, many generals in Jingzhou, each divided, trying to compete for power, I went to meet with this imperial brother at this time, is it not a kind of struggle for power, will be feared. ”

Although Liu Bei is in his forties now, he has not become deaf and knows the current situation very well.

If he goes, he is likely to be chased and killed by the Cai family, who used to stay in Xinye City, and there are 300,000 people in Nanyang, and 30,000 soldiers and horses are stationed.

They didn't dare to blatant persecution, so they could only secretly withhold the food distributed, but Liu Bei had already found a way to deal with it within a year.

Cultivating the land and taking the people to reclaim the farmland by themselves, the autumn harvest will naturally increase, and Xinye is the place where Liu Bei garrisoned, so there is no need to deliberately divide taxes and send them to Xiangyang.

In such a few years, it can continue to grow, and now I finally can't help but make a move, I'm afraid this matter is really not Liu Bei's suspicion, and now that I know, it's better to take precautions in advance, otherwise I will inevitably suffer from disaster.

"Lord, I'm thinking about it a lot, and then I think that in Xiangyang, you must have your own heavenly appearance, and whether the Cai family and others secretly use troops, that's a later story."

Xu Shu smiled and fanned, got up with a smile and looked directly at Liu Bei, and then said with great confidence: "Besides, can the lord really not go?" ”

"It's impossible for me not to go," Liu Bei immediately sighed, if he didn't go to the letter this time, then he wouldn't have the face to stay in Jingzhou, after all, when Yuan Shao was defeated in the north, it was Liu Biao who gave him a place to live in the garrison.

This kindness is a good story in Jingzhou, Liu Biao also has the name of virtue and love, and Liu Bei also has the meaning of benevolence and righteousness.

If you don't go here, everything will come to naught, nothing will count.

It is estimated that it is difficult to gain a foothold.

"That's it, what else is there to consider?"

Xu Shu smiled and nodded, and immediately bowed his hand to Liu Bei, "I only look forward to it, if the lord goes to the banquet, it is better to move forward in style, not to look forward and backward, just bring a personal guard." ”

"Going to the meeting in search of kindness and righteousness will also be a good talk in the future."

Xu Shu's eyes were blazing and confident, which ignited Liu Bei's enthusiasm in his heart, and he only felt that he had returned to the time when he was a ranger and fought against the thieves.

The young man is high-spirited and enthusiastic, but he really wants to play a single trip to the meeting.

The personal guard is nothing more than the brave and loyal Chen Zhi, who has been guarding left and right over the years, and has made remarkable achievements.

Thinking of this, Liu Bei couldn't help but nod secretly and said "um" softly.

"The military advisor said this, should have planned early and had insight into it? Should a sergeant be sent along the way to pick him up, or should he have a plan in his belly? ”

Liu Bei didn't believe that this Shan Fu military master was so highly educated, and his mind was extremely intelligent, it was impossible not to know the danger, and if he went to Xiangyang, he didn't know about life and death, maybe he would become a ghost in the wild.

"Well, there are celestial phenomena, the lord doesn't need to worry, you can ask Yide and Yunchang along the way, wait in these two places, once the banquet is dispersed, the lord can come back, after the two generals occupy the main road outside Xiangyang City, Cai Mao can't do it."

"Moreover, in Xiangyang City, the lord will have someone to help, so there is no need to worry."

"Who?" Liu Bei was stunned.

"Young Master Liu Qi."

"Oh!" Liu Bei suddenly remembered the young man with a handsome face and slender eyes.

Liu Qi is indeed quite familiar with himself, he has met several times before, and Liu Biao also intends to guide him to get closer to him, which is related to the fact that it is just available now?

However, the words of the military advisor also seemed to mean something, Liu Bei pondered for a while, and immediately understood, and asked again: "The meaning of the military advisor is that the Cai family wants to kill me, and Liu Qi Gongzi wants to save me, this banquet is set up by Liu Biao, and his move is to let Liu Qi Gongzi give me a favor, so that I can repay me in the future?" ”

Xu Shu smiled but did not speak, pretending to be mysterious.

How do I know, casually said...... The letter asked me to find a way to harm you, I can't live with the lord, since ancient times, loyalty and filial piety have been difficult to achieve.

My mother is in his hands, how can she not be filial, but only by this measure, and see how the creation is.

It's just strange, now that the situation has come to this point, this banquet in Xiangyang City must be go, and it cannot be shirked.

"Okay, let's start immediately, the military advisor is right, even if it is a sea of swords and fires, as long as it is invited by Liu Jingsheng, I must go."

Liu Bei's expression was much firmer, he took a deep breath and became bold, and suddenly turned away.

arranged for Zhang Fei and Guan Yu to pick them up along the way, and took Chen to Xiangyang.

Starting at night, during the day, he just arrived in the afternoon, and in the government office in Xiangyang, he was able to sit alone with Liu Biao and sit opposite each other.

During this period, Liu Biao was full of energy, his face was full of red light, and at first glance he didn't look like a dying person at all, and it seemed that the letter said that he was seriously ill and incurable, which was alarmist.

This body has to be quite tough.

That is, when he held the wine in both hands, he was a little trembling, and his white hair was gray and wrinkled.

It's old.

He is not so old, it should be due to his weak body, Liu Bei glanced at Mrs. Cai who was smiling not far away, with a black hairband hanging down in front of her forehead, and her complexion was as white and tender as a treasure jade.

She is dressed in black tones, which makes her skin appear whiter, and her domineering and cold expression makes people can't help but look sideways.

I can't help but want to take a few more looks.

"This is not strange," Liu Bei thought to himself.

At such a young age, he actually married a rare frost beauty like a room, and gave birth to a son.

No wonder the body is weak.

"Xuande, I'm really happy that you can come today, and I'll have a few more drinks with me."

Liu Biao smiled sincerely, his face lost the majesty of a hero, just the kindness of an ordinary old man.

Liu Bei had to raise his glass to touch, he drank a lot, and he was already slightly drunk, but after Liu Biao said this, it also made him feel friendly.

Today's banquet, there is no killing opportunity at all, is it really that I am thinking too much?

Liu Bei also thought that outside this city, there would be many swords and axes to be buried, and Liu Biao would also threaten him with a few questions, but this kind of drama was not staged.

"What the imperial brother said today, I took it to heart, and when I received the letter, I really thought that the imperial brother was seriously ill, and he came immediately without stopping, so that he only brought so many people, and he smiled."

"This is true temperament, true affection."

Liu Biao sighed, "Unlike me over the years, there are many people around me who are hypocritical, fighting for power and profit, trembling, walking on thin ice, so that Fang Yuan can be balanced." ”

"Xuande, in the future, my Qi'er, you have to teach him more, lead him to be benevolent and virtuous, not to be a traitor and cunning villain, foolish brother is here, worship Xuande."

The eyes of the two looked deeply, and Liu Bei hurriedly reacted that this banquet actually had the meaning of hiding needles in the cotton.

Why is that?

It still looks red, far from the time when the oil runs out and the lamp is dry, why would he say such a thing?

Could it be that he knows that he has gradually lost control of the struggle within the clan of his subordinates, and he is going to start entrusting the future?

These princes can make a name for themselves in troubled times, everyone is not so simple, even when they die, they can leave enough capital for future generations.

Yuan Shao was like this back then, and asked how many fathers in the world could leave 300,000 soldiers and hundreds of thousands of gold for their sons, which was almost the military strength of the dominant party and enjoyed endless glory.

It's just that his sons don't fight.

And now Liu Jingsheng seems to be doing the same thing.

Cooled down, coughed for a day and slept for a day...... The difficulty is to open as much as possible