In February, the peach blossoms are in full bloom, the warblers and swallows, and the warm afternoon sun is sprinkled down, which is refreshing.

Outside the grass house, Liu Bei took Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to come slowly, and saw Zhuge Liang pruning the branches and leaves under the peach tree, so he bowed and stepped forward to pay respects.

"The end of the Han Dynasty, the fool of Zhuojun, the name of Mr. for a long time, like thunder, has been promoted twice and has never met, today I came to visit rashly, and I finally see Mr., and I hope Mr. will forgive me."

Liu Bei bowed and bent ninety degrees, and made a big bow seriously, and Guan Yu behind him also saluted, only Zhang Fei bowed a little reluctantly.

Zhuge Liang took two steps forward, clasped his fists slightly excitedly and saluted, and said: "Nanyang savages are lazy, and they have been repeatedly visited by the emperor's uncle in vain, and they are ashamed. ”

"It's a blessing to see Mr., although Bei is a descendant of the Emperor and Han, but he doesn't see the light of day all day long, and I hope Mr. will help me."

Liu Bei bowed down again.

Zhuge Liang smiled, stretched out his hand in the direction of the grass house and said, "Uncle Huang, please talk in detail in the house." ”

"Thank you, sir."

Liu Bei's spirits were lifted, and Zhuge Liang was willing to talk to him, which showed that there was a great hope of inviting him out of the mountain this time, so he turned his head to Guan Yu and Zhang Fei and said, "Second brother and third brother, wait here." ”

Saying that, he followed Zhuge Liang into the grass house, and came to sit in the outer hall, Zhuge Liang knelt and sat and said: "Uncle Huang's ambition, Liang has already heard of it, and his heart of worrying about the country and the people is also very admired by Ling Liang, but he hates Liang for being young and talented, and I am afraid that Uncle Huang will ask by mistake." ”

"Mr. Shuijing's meaning, Xu Yuanzhi's words, is it nonsense." Liu Bei hurriedly said: "Mr. Wang does not abandon contempt, and Qu gives teachings." ”

"Ah Chen has the talent of the world, the enemy Cao Cao in the north, and Sun Quan in the east, he is a famous man today, I often hear that he admires the imperial uncle, but Liang is just a rural village husband who dares to talk about the world's major affairs? Why did Uncle Huang give up the beautiful jade and ask for the stubborn stone? ”

Zhuge Liang picked up the kettle and poured a cup of tea for Liu Bei, this tea is Shen Chen's favorite fried tea, the Han Dynasty tea drinking style originated from Bashu, and Jingzhou and Bashu are clothed with water, naturally by Yizhou customs.

Liu Bei respectfully took the teacup with both hands and said: "Mr. is too modest, Mr. and I did have a young relationship, and he is also full of praise for Mr. May Mr. take the common people in the world as his mind, and be foolish and not hesitant to teach. ”

Zhuge Liang raised his head, stared at him for a moment, and saw that Liu Bei's eyes were sincere, and he was also looking at him seriously, so he said softly: "In this way, I wish to hear the ambition of the emperor's uncle." ”

"Ugh."

Liu Bei put down the cup in his hand and sighed: "The Han family is declining, and traitors are in charge." I am willing to uphold the righteousness of the world. It's just that the wisdom is shallow, and there is nothing to be achieved so far. It is a great blessing that Mr. Hope was foolish and saved from danger. ”

Zhuge Liang said with a smile: "Uncle Yu was kind to Ah Chen when he was young, and you fought side by side in Yingchuan Zigui and other places, he didn't plan a foundation for Uncle Huang?" ”

Liu Bei smiled bitterly: "Ah Chen did have a plan for me, but he said that the king of Chu was the emperor and wanted me to plan Jingzhou." ”

"Hahaha."

Zhuge Liang covered his mouth with the feather fan beside him and chuckled: "Although Ah Chen is brave and wise, there are still some mistakes after all. ”

Liu Bei sighed and said: "I also think this plan is too amazing, although if the king of Chu is called the emperor, I will not be able to stand with him, but the king of Chu now has 200,000 soldiers, strong soldiers and strong horses, I can't be the enemy, how can I be an enemy of him?" ”

Shen Chen's plan is actually relatively rough, because his plan comes from knowing that Liu Biao will die soon, and when he reaches the age of more than sixty, he is weak and sick, and he will die of illness in less than two years.

But others didn't know the news that Liu Biao was going to die, so if Liu Bei immediately made trouble after Liu Biao became emperor, it would be tantamount to sending him to death. Compared with Liu Biao's current scale, his few people can't be said to be 108,000 miles, at least it's the difference between cloud and mud.

Therefore, in Zhuge Liang's opinion, Shen Chen's plan for Liu Bei was indeed inappropriate.

So he said softly: "Ah Chen's plot against Jingzhou is right, but you can't rush it. Cao Cao in the north defeated Yuan Shao in Guandu, although there was the defeat of Kuangcheng, but Yuan Shao died newly, and within five years, the north will be taken by him. Ah Chen defeated Sun Quan in Yuzhang, but Jiangdong has gone through three generations, the country is in danger and the people are attached, if you want to be an enemy of the king of Chu, you can only use it for aid and not for it. ”

"Hmm."

Liu Bei listened and nodded secretly.

He wanted to attack Jiangdong, but there was no naval army, and it was delusional to plot Jiangdong.

"The west of Jingzhou is Yizhou, the road is dangerous, the land of abundance, and Gaozu became the emperor because of it."

Zhuge Liang continued: "Now Liu Zhang's defeat in Zigui, Zhang Lu went south to try Bashu, and the king of Chu sent Cai Mao to attack it, but in fact, he wanted to plot Xichuan, but Liu Zhang didn't know about it, so he stuck to Shu County, sat and watched Cai Mao and Zhang Lu fight, and did not move, thinking that he was sitting and reaping the profits, but he was sitting and waiting to be killed. ”

Liu Bei sighed: "The road to Yizhou is difficult and dangerous, and now the road from the Yangtze River to Ba County has been controlled by the King of Chu, even if I want to enter Ba County, it will be difficult to pass." ”

Zhuge Liang said with a smile: "Uncle Huang can sit in Jingnan, and wait for the day, I expect that with Cai Mao's ability, he may have some chance of winning in the Yangtze River water battle, but if he enters Ba County and fights with Zhang Lu's army on land, he will be defeated." At that time, Zhang Lu's annexation of Yizhou will not be tolerated by the king of Chu, and the king of Chu will recruit his uncle to fight in Yizhou, which will be feasible at that time. ”

The current general trend of the world has long been different from the time when Longzhong was right in history.

Liu Biao is powerful and is the first prince in the world.

The surrounding Liu Zhang and Sun Quan were all defeated, and the intention of the emperor was clearly revealed.

Liu Bei is trapped in Jingnan, and the east and west sides are not very good at plotting, Jiangdong needs a naval army, so there is only Bashu to go.

This year, Liu Zhang continued to send envoys to Liu Biao, willing to conclude an alliance with him and restore the old friendship.

Liu Biao pushed the boat down the river, and in the name of concluding a clan and expelling domestic slaves, he sent troops to attack Ba County and fight against Zhang Lu's army in Ba County.

Liu Zhang's troops were comprehensively reduced to Shu County, Guanghan County, the northern part of Qianwei County and other places, and he wanted to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight.

But his troops are already less than 30,000, and it seems that he is sitting on a mountain watching the tiger fight, but in fact he is sitting back and waiting to die, once Zhang Lu and Liu Biao divide the victory or defeat, no matter who will annex his Yizhou.

Therefore, Zhuge Liang's suggestion is to sit and watch the world in Jingnan first, wait until the situation changes, and then take advantage of the situation to seize Bashu, and then send troops from Yizhou to take Jingzhou, which is diametrically opposed to Zhuge Liang's plan to seize Jingzhou first and then take Bashu in history.

The main reason at that time was that Liu Biao and Liu Zhang were relatively weak, and Liu Biao was very afraid of Cao Cao, so Zhuge Liang strongly suggested that Liu Bei take Jingzhou, but Liu Bei was unwilling to attack Liu Cong even when he passed through Xiangyang, and finally became the first to capture Bashu, and then divide Jingzhou with Jiangdong, and finally go north to plot the world.

And the current situation is that Liu Biao is strong, and it is not easy to plot against him, so he entered Bashu first, and took advantage of the time when Zhang Lu, Liu Biao, Liu Zhang and others attacked each other, and seized Yizhou as the foundation, and when Liu Biao died in the future, Jingzhou would inevitably have civil strife, and at this time he could go down the river to occupy Jingzhou to become a hegemon.

"Could it be that after the king of Chu becomes emperor, I still have to work for him?"

Liu Bei didn't understand very well.

Once Liu Biao is proclaimed emperor, it would be good for him not to meet the other party's sword soldiers, and still want to serve him?

Zhuge Liang said: "This is a void and a snake, the king of Chu is called the emperor, then Jingzhou will inevitably have more than civil strife, and the emperor should sit and watch its changes, waiting for it." Once the land of Jingzhou is obtained, it can go south to take Jiangdong first, and then it will inevitably be opposite to Cao Cao in the north and south, and then go north to plot the Central Plains. ”

In history, Zhuge Liang planned to divide the world into three parts, and he wanted to unite Sun Quan to resist Cao Cao. But that was because Cao Cao was strong at that time and had already occupied the entire north, so he could only choose to ally with Sun Quan and had no way to fight inwardly.

But now due to Shen Chen's obstruction, Cao Cao's road to unify the Central Plains is far away, and they have at least five years of development space.

After all, at that time, no matter how bad Cao Cao is, he must have already obtained Jizhou, and his strength will not be worse than Liu Bei, if he doesn't take Jiangdong first, once Cao Sun unites, it will be Liu Bei who will be besieged.

Therefore, this is the so-called time and time, the framework pattern of the Longzhong pair has changed greatly, from the trend of dividing the world into a situation of confrontation between the north and the south.

Liu Bei nodded secretly when he heard this, Zhuge Liang's plan was much more detailed than Shen Chen's rough plan, although it was roughly the same, it was also to take the south first and then the north, but at least it provided him with a definite and feasible plan, otherwise just listening to Shen Chen's plan, he didn't know where to start.

"Uncle Huang, please take a look."

While speaking, Zhuge Liang took a silk silk from the table, hung it on the wall and unfolded it, and said: "This is the map of the fifty-four states of Xichuan, first take Xichuan as the home, and then get Jingzhou as the foundation, and then go south down the river to get Jiangdong, so as to become the opposition between the north and the south." The emperor's uncle is the emperor's family, Xinyi is written in the four seas, the heroes are in charge, the thinking is thirsty, if you cross the four states of Jing, Yi, Yang, and Jiao, protect its rock resistance, the west and Zhurong, the south Fu Yiyue, the outside is good to the west Liang, and the internal government is cultivated; If there is a change in the world, he ordered a general to send the army of Yizhou out of Qinchuan, and from the army of Yangzhou to Xiang Yan and Xu, and the emperor led the people of Jingzhou to Xiang Yu and Luo. If this is the case, then the hegemony can be achieved, and the Han family can be prosperous. This is the great cause that Liang planned for the emperor's uncle, what is this called success? ”

Liu Bei was overjoyed and said: "Mr.'s words, the mouth plug suddenly opened, so that the preparation is like a cloud and mist and see the blue sky." Mr. did not come out of the grassland, but he knew that the north and south of the world were divided, and it was really beyond the reach of the people of the ages. ”

So saying, he knelt down and kowtowed, as a salute of his head. This salute is not a nod, but a kneeling etiquette second only to the head of the nine bows, and it is the most respectful salute for people, which is enough to see Liu Bei's sincerity.

Zhuge Liang was also moved when he saw him so respectful, and immediately knelt on the ground, and said admittedly: "For the ambition of the general, Liang is willing to serve the work of dogs and horses!" ”

(End of chapter)