"Xuande sees the same as me, but those people also have arguments, thinking that Cao Cao has a strong enemy Yuan Shao in the north, and Sun Quan in the southeast is at odds with him, so he may not dare to invade Jingzhou easily." Liu Biao's expression was solemn.

Liu Bei shook his head and sighed: "Yuan Benchu was greatly injured in Guandu and Cangting, and when the Huainan War was fought this year, Hebei did not dare to cross the river easily, if Cao Cao attacked the southwest and invaded Jingzhou, Yuan Benchu may not send troops in time to contain it, you must know that Cao Cao is the most adventurous." ”

"I also thought of this, but all the generals said that Xuande was stationed in Wancheng, and Cao Cao was always jealous of you, so he may not be."

"Brother didn't know, just when I returned to Wancheng to recuperate, the imperial court also issued the same edict to Yun Chang, asking him to lead the people of Wancheng to crusade against Zhang Lu, I haven't had time to report to you yet"

"What?"

Liu Biao's eyes rolled, and he said in his heart that Cao Cao was blatantly calculating Jingzhou? His expression then became serious.

"Listening to Xuande say this, I already know the key point, it seems that Cao Cao really has the heart of Jingzhou, how can I be in danger of Jingzhou for the sake of Qi'er's merits?"

Liu Bei glanced at Liu Biao, as if he had made a difficult decision.

"There is a sentence that should not be said, but my brother treats me as a brother, and I still want to persuade him, the eldest son is old and steady, and he also has his own thoughts and judgments, and the second son is still in his infancy, and he is very easy to be instigated by others, and his brother must know in his heart, and he has been respectful and orderly since ancient times."

"Well, I see."

Liu Biao bowed slightly, and added: "Xuande worked hard to quell the rebellion last year, so I stayed in Xiangyang to rest during this time, and I will allocate you a house next to the house, so that I can often come to talk with me to relieve my boredom;

By the way, you can send someone to bring the two ladies over, how can you continue the bloodline for Xuande by living in two places? ”

"Ahh

Liu Bei didn't know how to answer for a while, and said in his heart If you hadn't forced me to stay here, as for living separately from my wife?

Seeing this, Liu Biao patted Liu Bei on the shoulder: "That's it, Xiangyang under our feet is really a blessed land, for my brother to be able to give birth to two sons in a row over fifty years, Xuande has just arrived at the age of not being confused, are you afraid that there will be fewer children?" It's right to give you some blessings. ”

"Well, that's bothering."

Liu Bei had no choice but to agree, no matter whether Liu Biao's so-called blessing was accurate or not, he really longed to have an heir of the Liu family.

Now with Xu Shu and Liu Ye to help, there should be no more displacement like before.

Liu Bei and Liu Biao chatted until dusk, and when they went out of the house, they saw Liu Ye and Zhao Yun waiting outside the door, and the two had completed the handover with Cai Mao in the afternoon.

"My lord."

"Envoy."

"Let's go, let's go back to the inn."

A few people saluted briefly, beat their horses and ran to the post house.

Liu Bei didn't care about Yu Zhang's victory or defeat, he only cared about Liu Ye's personal safety, so he stopped Zhao Yun when he arrived at the place.

"Zilong, I originally planned to let my uncle go with me, but just now Liu Jingsheng personally recommended it, so I worked hard for you to protect Ziyang."

Zhao Yun clenched his fists and replied sonorously: "Don't worry, the lord will ensure that Mr. is safe and sound." ”

"Hmm." Liu Bei continued to instruct: "Zilong's dazzling performance in Jiangxia should be Cai Mao to learn about the situation from Cai Zhong, and then reveal it to Jingsheng, but remember your mission, no matter how Huang Zu provokes you to fight, push it away." ”

"I can save it." Zhao Yun nodded in response.

After Liu Bei explained to Zhao Yun, he continued to nag Liu Ye, asking him to think of a way out before he set out on the expedition.

In the future, no matter whether the battle of Yuzhang is won or lost, we must take precautions to protect ourselves.

Liu Ye deeply felt Liu Bei's care, the kind of worry that came from the bottom of his heart like an old father, and he finally understood why Long Xiang took a fancy to Liu Bei.

Looking at the princes of the world, there are too few lords like Liu Bei.

That night, he talked with Liu Bei by candle, and went to Jiangxia by water after dawn.

Huang Zu wanted to take revenge for a long time, and 30,000 Jiangxia officials died at the hands of Sun Ce, and finally captured 20,000 or 30,000 people, which was the biggest defeat he had ever fought in his life.

When Huang Zu was defeated by Sun Ce, the rebellion in the four counties of Jingnan was quelled, and Liu Biao asked him to go to the four counties to replenish the source of troops, but the warship needed to be built slowly.

Jiangxia experienced the last fiasco, the population was insufficient, and the tax revenue was lacking, so it could only barely achieve self-sufficiency, without sufficient money and food, and the warships were slowly replenished one by one.

If you want to build warships in batches quickly, you need Liu Biao to allocate a huge amount of money and food.

Liu Ming was the lord of Jingzhou on the surface, but the soldiers, horses, money and food were concentrated in the hands of a few big clans.

Huang Zu guarded the east gate for Jingzhou Town, and the Huang family behind him did not want the family to pay, and the Cai family and the Kuai family were also unwilling to make up for it, so although Jiangxia supplemented the defenders after the war, the lack of warships lost the power to attack.

Liu Biao suddenly persuaded Cai Mao that he was willing to transfer 700 warships from Xiangyang.

A windfall from the sky, giving Huang Zu the feeling of winning the lottery, seems a little unreal.

Liu Biao not only replenished the warships, but also provided operational staff officer Liu Ye.

Liu Ye has been in Jingzhou for a year, Huang Zu has heard of his talent, and on the night he received the warship, he held a feast in Shaxian Taishoufu.

On the one hand, he washed the dust for Liu Ye, and on the other hand, he also traveled for the soldiers.

Out of respect for Liu Ye, Huang Zu arranged for him to sit first on the right side.

Liu Ye took a seat after pushing it, and soon gave Huang Zu a vaccination.

"Mrs. Huang is guarded, although I was invited by Liu Fujun to come to counsel military affairs, but I actually don't know anything about water warfare, so I may not be able to provide a good strategy, please return"

Huang Zu smiled leisurely and said: "Mr. Ziyang is polite, it doesn't matter if Mr. doesn't understand water warfare, all the generals under my command are familiar with water warfare, but they just landed in Yuzhang to attack the city and pull out the village, and they may need Mr.'s mention." ”

"Mrs. Huang has been in battle for a long time, and Jingzhou is fully prepared for this battle, you can march according to your own ideas, I still want to observe and observe" Liu Ye lowered his posture.

Huang Zu was very satisfied with Liu Ye's attitude, and said in his heart It doesn't matter if you offer a plan or not, what I need is the seven hundred warships, so the two of them drank very happily at the banquet, and asked all the generals under his command to toast.

Liu Ye was overwhelmed by the enthusiasm of the Jiangxia generals, and he was a little drunk in the end.

"Mr. Ziyang, I will give you a glass at the end."

"I can't drink anymore"

When the last military general toasted, Liu Ye held his abdomen with his left hand, and waved his hand directly at the visitor with his right hand.

"The last will be the last."

"Huh?"

"If you can't drink it, forget it, the fleet will set sail tomorrow morning, don't let Mr. stay down."

"Yui"

Huang Zu saw that Liu Ye was already shaking, so he decisively stopped the last toaster, and the person was obviously a little disappointed after hearing this.

Liu Ye shook his head, seeing that the person who came was nearly eight feet tall, and the contours of his facial features were particularly stylish, he felt that this postponement would have a good appearance, but why did he come to the end of the line to toast?

"General Zilong, you haven't drunk a drop of wine tonight, drink a drink for me and this general, don't let him run in vain."

"Well, okay."

Zhao Yun was stunned at first, his seat was set behind Liu Ye, always keeping in mind the responsibility of guarding, and he didn't drink a glass of wine at the banquet.

Hearing Liu Ye's instructions, Zhao Yun did not adhere to the principle, got up and raised his glass to the other party, and said in his heart that it was the last glass of wine anyway.

While toasting, the two sides exchanged names to show respect.

"Zhao Yun."

"Ganning."

(End of chapter)