Chapter 434: The Present Speaks of the Past
Liu Bei saw the honest middle-aged man again on the afternoon of the third day after he asked Sun Qian to hang up the wooden sign.
The spring sun is shining, and the air is filled with the rich scent of grass and flowers.
But Liu Bei didn't have any Yaxing at the moment, to enjoy this spring afternoon.
After two more all-nighters, he looked sluggish and had extra heavy bags under his eyes.
If it weren't for the fact that his complexion was already dark, his two dark circles would definitely be more conspicuous.
"Let Liu Yuanjun wait for a long time, Liu Biao has been entertaining guests day and night for the past few days, and we are very busy." With a polite but somewhat distant smile on his face, the middle-aged man arched his hand at Liu Bei.
Liu Bei returned the salute politely, and said deliberately, "Bei almost thought that the imperial court had abandoned me and was ready to directly conquer Liu Biao."
"I think you're misleading." The middle-aged man said, "The imperial court conquered Jingzhou, and the people who conquered it should be those thieves who caused trouble to the place."
Liu Bei smiled and said nothing, he could listen to this, but he had no way to believe it.
"I've already seen Liu Biao's disobedience, I wonder if the captain is willing to help me?" Liu Bei went straight to the point and said.
The middle-aged man just bowed his head lightly, "Guan Yu came blatantly, I'm afraid that if he hasn't even touched the gate of Xiangyang, the soldiers and horses that Liu Yuanjun spent a lot of money to build will be killed and injured. He should be able to reach Xiangyang after estimating General Guan Yu's strength, but just his single-handedness breaking in should not be of much help to the envoy."
"Please send a message to Guan Yu and ask him to abandon his war horses and hide those armors made of heavy money, and I will send someone to find a way to send them into Xiangyang."
Liu Bei was stunned in an instant, and his whole body was numb.
"You...... How did you find out about this?" Liu Bei asked in disbelief.
He really did it very secretively, and the place where the soldiers were trained was still Mizhu's Zhuangzi, how could the imperial court know?
The middle-aged man looked at Liu Bei indifferently, "Although I don't know why Your Majesty is willing to reuse the envoy, but with the clues in the hands of the humble position, the envoy should ...... Can die at least three times. And if the lowly officials want to kill the king, there is not a thousand, but probably eight hundred."
"As the eyes and ears of His Majesty, the Suppression Division has done such an errand, so that you have nothing to be surprised about."
Liu Bei was not only numb, but also felt uncomfortable.
A cool breath swished from the soles of his feet directly onto the Heavenly Spirit Cover, making him think about it in horror.
"I should be surprised." Liu Bei calmed down and said, "I will tell Guan Yu to follow the arrangement."
The middle-aged man bowed his head and continued, "The envoy is prepared, and Liu Biao has also been prepared recently. The Pacification Division will not meddle in the fight between the two of you, but please make your envoy as soon as possible."
Liu Bei bowed his head heavily, "My luck has always been good."
"I believe it." The middle-aged man chuckled, "But it is not a very desirable thing to deliberately compete with Your Majesty for fame, and I feel that this matter makes you think twice before acting."
Liu Bei was shocked again, and his entire back was cold all of a sudden.
This kind of thing, the emperor even knew!
There have been countless times when people around him talk about the emperor, he has used the emperor's bad reputation to show his benevolence, so to speak, stepping on the emperor's shoulders and standing up for his reputation.
It's really how cool it used to be, and how uneasy it is in my heart at the moment.
"Once young and ignorant, Bei will definitely ask Your Majesty for guilt!" Liu Bei said truthfully.
At this point, it was useless for him to quibble, only to plead guilty.
The middle-aged man stood up and arched his hand at Liu Bei, "That's all I can do to help the envoy, if the envoy can deal with this mess in Jingzhou before the imperial army arrives in Jingzhou, I think Your Majesty will definitely look down on the envoy."
"I understand, thank you!" Liu Bei said sincerely.
The three words of this middle-aged man made Liu Bei's mentality extremely correct all of a sudden, and his thinking was exceptionally clear.
Moreover, he finally understood the emperor's intentions
Think.
The emperor crowned him as the Assassin of Jingzhou, and he had always felt that the emperor was disgusting him.
But now it seems that the emperor just wants to give him a chance.
But he had other thoughts at that time, and he didn't think about it at all.
Now that the imperial court has quickly destroyed Yuan Shao like thunder, and the army has gone south to Jingzhou, this is his last chance.
If he couldn't get Jingzhou out of the way before and open a way for the imperial army, he would have lost his last chance.
This is probably the last and only chance!
If this thing can't be done, the emperor will probably have to turn over old accounts.
The lieutenant of the Zhenfu Division basically said it clearly.
Liu Bei, who was very worried, personally sent the middle-aged man out of the door, and when he came back, he said to Sun Gan: "Go and buy oil and grain as soon as possible, the more the merrier."
"What is this doing, my lord?" Sun Qian asked puzzled.
Liu Bei said, "The captain of the Zhenfu Division just now said very clearly, Liu Biao is also preparing, he wants to kill me!"
"We are now under the roof, rushing out, afraid that we will die sooner. I thought about it, but the only way to do this was to strengthen the government office, put more defensive materials and food, and prepare to hold on to it."
"Actually, when we get to that point, we may not have much to do, but we should still make some preparations."
Sun Qian's heart was shocked, and he nodded solemnly, "I'll go and prepare."
When Liu Bei was intensively preparing and striving to build this assassination office into the last fortress, Liu Biao suddenly came alone with only two servants.
Liu Bei was outside the gate of the government office at that time, commanding the soldiers he brought, unloading the old gate of the government office, preparing to replace the wood and reinforce it with iron bars.
Seeing Liu Biao, who was standing not far away with his negative hand and looking at it with relish, Liu Bei was suddenly stunned.
"Brother is coming, why don't you accompany someone to inform me? You see, I'm making a miasma, and I don't have a place to stay." Liu Bei stepped forward with a smile and said.
Liu Biao waved his hand, "It's okay, Brother Xian, you're busy with you."
"It's just ......," Liu Biao pointed to the somewhat embarrassing door, "What are you doing?"
Liu Bei laughed and said, "Speaking of making my brother laugh, I am greedy for Xu Rong. This door is also the gate of the Thorn History Office, but the wood has been eaten by insects, and I have seen it unpleasant for a long time. It happened that there was nothing to do for the past few days, so I simply dismantled it and replaced it with a new one."
Liu Biao laughed, "I really coincide with Brother Xian, in fact, I have long seen him unpleasantly in this door. You said that it was also the door of the Assassin History Office, and the door panels were about to fall, and they were still holding the façade there. It's just that I've been busy, busy coming and going, and forgetting about it."
"Brother is very busy, and it is indeed not easy to think of this door." Liu Bei said deliberately, "But I'm a thorn in the history of leisure, I don't have anything to do all day, this in and out, my eyes glance at it, I see it."
"Brother, please come in, let's go to the hall and talk."
Liu Biao pointed to the dusty gate that had been demolished, "I can't get into your door now if I want to, go and sit there." An inn built after the Sunset Inn, the dishes may not be as good as the Sunset Inn, but the beauties inside are definitely better than the Sunset Inn."
"Brother has an invitation, don't dare to disobey." Liu Bei arched his hand and beckoned to Zhang Fei, who was standing not far away.
Seeing this, Liu Biao quipped: "I'm just sitting with my virtuous brother and talking about what is in my heart, are you still worried about anything?"
"To say something that makes my brother laugh, Zhang Fei is a dead man, if I don't take him, he will definitely have to yell in my ear for dozens of days, sometimes more troublesome than a woman." Liu Bei said distressedly, "Take him, he is drinking next to him, and I can talk to my brother, although this guy is rude, he also knows how to be measured, and he will not disturb his brother."
"I don't care about it, I don't have to." Liu Biao said, "On the contrary, I have always liked Zhang Fei's refreshing temperament, a real hero."
Liu Bei laughed dryly, he couldn't afford to like him.