Yuan Shao set off a war in the Central Plains with nearly 800,000 troops on both sides on the two fronts of Yanzhou and Qingzhou at the same time, and since the end of the battle between Liu Xiu and Wang Mang, the Han Dynasty has never launched a war of this scale.

Such earth-shattering battles determined the belonging of the dynasty to a certain extent.

If Yuan Shao can win, he can annex the four states of Yan, Henan, Xu, and Yang in one go, plus the four states of the northern country, and he alone occupies eight states in the thirteen states of the Han Dynasty and becomes a veritable lord of the world.

Because of this, it is extremely difficult for all forces to take advantage of their war to get a piece of the pie, even if you have the title of state pastor and assassin on your head, the family headed by your command will also dissuade you, and they prefer to wait for the results to come out before making a choice.

For example, Liu Biao.

Looking at the whole world, the person with the most strength to intervene and influence the trend of the battle is him Liu Jingsheng, but unfortunately, Liu Bei and Liu Qi persuaded him several times, but he was indifferent.

Being old and having no ambition is one aspect, and not being able to twist the four major families into a rope to exert force is also another.

The Cai family is the dominant family in Jingzhou, and they will not bet easily before they have an absolute chance of winning, and as long as the Cai family does not nod, Liu Biao wants to forcibly use troops, and it is difficult to be honest.

What's more, Liu Biao himself is a caretaker.

In history, Cai Mao strongly persuaded Liu Cong to ask Cao Cao to surrender, not because Cao Cao was kind to him, it was because he had the land of Bazhou under his feet, and theoretically it was only a matter of time before he dominated the world, so he would not hesitate to choose to take refuge.

If you Liu Bei can have such strength, he can also please you.

This is the family, and it will always be the first word.

Obviously, Liu Bei in this period was just a lost dog, and Cai Mao didn't even open his eyes to look at him.

I have been in Xinye City for a year, and the soldiers and horses have finally gathered 1,500 people, and I am afraid that I can only take a look at the border city wall of Yingchuan from afar.

Although Liu Bei is anxious like an ant on a hot pot, he also understands the truth that everything must be done according to his ability, so he can only govern Xinye on the one hand, and take time to visit Jing Xiang Junjie on the other.

Yin Ji is really good to Liu Bei, and he came forward to find Huang Chengyan several times, and he also found it, and at the same time he didn't eat the closed door, but Huang Chengyan was obviously not interested in participating in Jingxiang's internal fighting, and he didn't think he could help Liu Bei, so he had been playing Tai Chi.

This is even more depressing than Pang Degong and Pang Tong.

However, the loss of Lin Mo had a great impact on him, Liu Bei seemed to have changed as a person, and he no longer felt sorry for himself, he hoped to influence Huang Chengyan with his sincerity, and throughout the winter, he ran to Huang Chengyan's residence every three or five times, and always brought Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to show his sincerity.

"Big brother, I've been looking for this old thing seven or eight times with you, or you can go with the second brother, and it's more fun for me to shoot roe deer." Zhang Fei was completely impatient.

"Did the third brother forget Lin Mo?" Whenever this happens, Guan Yu will give him some fierce material.

As long as Lin Mo is mentioned, Zhang Fei will immediately be like a deflated ball, following honestly and no longer squeaking.

"Yun Chang, don't mention this matter in the future, the third brother is also an unintentional mistake, and I am blessed by God." Liu Bei's tolerance for Guan Yu and Zhang Fei has never had a bottom line.

In fact, if ordinary people had fallen into Liu Bei's encounter, their Dao heart would have collapsed and they would have chosen to lie down, but he still did not give up, and this will is no longer stronger than many people in the world.

This time I came to Huang Chengyan's courtyard, and I heard that the master went to the Pang family to find Pang Degong, Liu Bei was not lost because of the air, he seemed to be getting used to this disappointment.

Yes, could there be anything more disappointing than losing Lin Mo?

When he turned to leave, he met an old man who was nearly half a hundred years old and had an extraordinary pine-shaped crane bone and came with a donkey, Liu Bei hurriedly stepped forward to make a move, "I've seen Mr. Sima." ”

"Uncle Liuhuang, are you looking for Chengyan again?"

Sima Hui nodded with a smile, "Uncle Huang's sincerity is really touching. ”

Sima Hui was met by Liu Bei in Huang Chengyan's courtyard, and later inquired like Yin Ji, he was not from Jingzhou, but Yingchuan Daxian, who went to Jingxiang to avoid trouble, and was friends with Huang Chengyan and Pang Degong.

"I have nothing to do, so I want to come and chatter, but unfortunately Huang Gong is not in the house, so I can only come back another day."

Perhaps because of his eagerness to seek talent, even in the face of Sima Hui, who is not visible, he also respects him very much.

It is precisely because of this respect that Sima Hui seems to be moved by compassion, and said with a smile: "Cheng Yan is not here, I don't know if the emperor can have time to have a cup of tea with the old man." ”

Liu Bei was stunned, Sima Hui had always been silent when he met Sima Hui a few times before, but today he took the initiative to invite him, and immediately nodded and said: "I don't dare to ask for it." ”

Jingxiang has not yet snowed, but in the middle of winter, the cold wind hits like a steel knife and hurts.

Therefore, a few people went directly into the Huangfu to eat tea without being polite.

"Uncle Huang is a hero in the world, and he wants to help the people fall down and save the common people, this ambition is admirable." Inside the house, the burning charcoal made people warm, and with the hot tea in his hand, Sima Hui felt that the whole person was much more comfortable.

"Sir's words are serious, I am nearly forty years old now, but I am mediocre and have no work, only the flesh and belly" Liu Bei showed a wry smile.

"Does Uncle Huang feel that today's situation is actually somewhat similar to Lu Bu in the past?" Sima Hui smiled knowingly.

"What the gentleman said, in one word."

Liu Bei didn't think there was anything about this analogy, what he thought was that when Lu Bu lived in Peicheng that day, it was indeed the end of the road, and there was nothing wrong with saying that he was somewhat similar to himself.

But Guan Yu and Zhang Fei's eyes flickered slightly, they didn't like this metaphor.

What grade, the three surnamed slaves are on a par with my eldest brother.

"However, after Lu Bu got Lin Mo's assistance, he marched all the way, like a bamboo, from the land of two counties to the domain of two states, the soldiers and horses expanded several times, and his strength was stronger than once a day."

Lin Mo is pain in the hearts of the three brothers, and when Sima Hui, who didn't know the inside story, said this, the eyes of the three of them dimmed.

Originally, I was on the Qingzhou front in the Central Plains War

Not wanting to make Zhang Fei sad, Liu Bei chose to skip this topic and said with a smile: "Lu Bu is indeed favored by heaven, and now his strength can compete with Yuan Shao." ”

"Therefore, if Uncle Huang wants to succeed, he also needs to be assisted by a genius like Lin Mo who looks up to the world and has excellent resourcefulness, if so, the great cause will be accomplished."

"But such a talent, rare in a hundred years, where can I find it." When Liu Bei said this, he was full of helplessness.

How could he have expected that Sima Hui would deliberately lead the topic to this, so he had the line that moved the Three Kingdoms, "There are sleeping dragons and phoenixes in the world, and the two of them can settle the world if they have one." ”

However, this sentence did not bring much turmoil to the three brothers.

Feng Xiao has already understood, and the taste of the closed-door soup is very average, and she doesn't want to eat it anymore.

As for Wolong

Guan Yu on the side stroked his long beard and looked at Sima Hui: "Dare to ask sir, how does this Wolong compare with Lin Mo." ”

Sima Hui raised his head and smiled, and then said slowly: "Don't lose to Lin Mo." ”

Don't lose to Lin Mo?

The three of them were stunned at first, and then looked at each other, and their interest was immediately adjusted.

Not losing to Lin Mo means that if you get Wolong, you can become the second Lu Bu, for Liu Bei, who is at the end of the road, it is like a lonely boat floating on the boundless sea, and finally sees the lighthouse guiding the direction, and immediately gets up and says:

"Dare to ask sir, where is Wolong?"

"There is only so much that the old man can say, as for whether he can be assisted by a wizard, it only depends on the emperor's uncle's destiny." Sima Hui is very high-spirited, and he pays attention to the point.

Later, the chat between the two was limited to some insignificant topics, and even if Liu Bei deliberately guided him several times, Sima Hui deliberately avoided it.

However, he was not discouraged, and he got the clue of Wolong, which was a life-saving straw for him, Sima Hui didn't say it, someone was willing to say it.

Liu Bei, who ended his visit to Xian, immediately went to Yin Ji to inquire about the situation in Wolong.

Feng Xiao Pang Shiyuan, the representative of the new generation of the Pang family;

Wolong Zhuge Kongming, this name made Liu Bei a little surprised, I thought it should be someone in the four major families, but it turned out to be Xuzhou Langya Zhuge Clan, who has been in Jingzhou for more than ten years to avoid trouble.

The reason why Lin Mo often makes Liu Bei feel rare is because he was born in a lowly family and does not have the support of a strong family, although the Zhuge family is also a family, but here in Jingzhou, it is obvious that this signboard cannot be eaten.

From this point of view, Zhuge Kongming does have real talent and real learning.

So, after asking Zhuge Liang's residence, Liu Bei immediately took Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to Wollongong.

It's a pity that Zhuge Liang went out to travel a year ago.

The young heroes of this era are very fond of traveling, whether it is a family or a poor family, this is not because it is fun, in fact, it is a way to run themselves.

By visiting various states and counties, expressing some profound opinions in places where celebrities and celebrities gather, and making their own signs, these people can give a certain amount of support if they need to go through the relationship in the future; Second, the fame in this circle will also grow.

Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong, Xu Shu and even Sun Quan, who has died, used to like to visit Xian.

In fact, such an experience also brought them a lot of convenience in the later stage.

But Liu Bei was not discouraged, but became more and more persistent, and resolutely ran Wollongong once a quarter from this moment until Zhuge Liang came back.

"Big brother, this kind of errand thing, just let your subordinates do it, and when Zhuge Liang comes back, it will be the same for our three brothers to come to the door again." Zhang Fei said he didn't understand.

"Yes, big brother, instead of being so blind, it's better to visit the junjie around you more." This time, Guan Yu didn't support it either.

"Mr. Shuijing said that Wolong's talent is not inferior to Lin Mo, if you ask for Daxian, our three brothers need to show sincerity from the bottom of our hearts, there is no need to say much about this matter." Liu Bei's attitude was very resolute.

Maybe it was because he knew Liu Bei's desire to seek talent, or because he mentioned Lin Mo, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei wanted to talk and stopped, and finally chose to hold back.

Liu Bei, who knew the personalities of the two of them, let out a long sigh, stood up from the couch in the house, closed the door, folded back and sat down again, and said earnestly: "Yun Chang, Yide, why do we repeatedly look for Pang Degong and Huang Chengyan?" ”

"In order to get the support of the Pang family and the Huang family, and help Gongzi sit firmly on the throne of the prince, as long as Gongzi can take over the throne from Liu Jingsheng's hands, there will be hope for saving the Son of Heaven." Guan Yu analyzed seriously.

Liu Bei nodded, comforted by his second brother's determination not to forget his original intention and keep his mission in mind, and then lowered his voice, "I know that the two of you have doubts about Zhuge Liang's talent because of Pang Unification, but don't mention it, do you know who is behind Zhuge Liang?" ”

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei looked at each other, isn't it Langya Zhuge Clan?

I have already sent someone to check, Zhuge Liang's father Zhuge Jue has been a Taishan County Cheng, and he can barely be regarded as having some connections, isn't there other more secret networks?

"Yin Ji went to investigate Zhuge Liang, and when he came back, he told me that Zhuge Liang was so involved that even he was shocked."

Liu Bei leaned forward and leaned forward to Guan Yu Zhang Fei in front of him, and said in a low voice: "Zhuge Liang's wife Huang Yueying is Huang Chengyan's daughter. ”

This alone has already made Guan Yu and Zhang Fei gasp, so to speak, Zhuge Liang is behind the Huang family, and unlike the support of the younger generation like Huang Zu, Huang Chengyan, as the highest authority of the older generation, his support is crucial.

And once Zhuge Liang is co-opted, he will naturally be able to get Huang Chengyan's support.

But Liu Bei's words were not finished, "His eldest sister married Kuai Qi of the Kuai family, and the second sister married Pang Shanmin of the Pang family, coupled with the relationship between Zhuge Liang's father, Sima Hui and other friends helped, and he alone is equivalent to half of Jingzhou's support, now you know who Zhuge Liang is, right?" ”

This will make Guan Yu and Zhang Fei a little speechless, this layer of relationship network is too terrifying, it is even stronger than Pang Tong.

No wonder Sima Hui can say that he can calm the world, whether he can calm the world or not, whether he can calm the world or not, An Jingzhou is really not a big problem.

If he is willing to assist wholeheartedly, and with his son Liu Qi in charge, it is conceivable that the three brothers will definitely be able to seek development in Jingzhou, and even compete with the Cai family.

"I can't imagine that a Zhuge Liang has such a big involvement." Guan Yu let out a long breath and finally understood Liu Bei's hard work.

"Moreover, Sima Hui didn't mention anything about his background, only said that his talent was not inferior to Lin Mo, such a person, such a background, if we can go out of the mountains to help, why should we worry about the great cause?"

When Yin Ji came back and told Liu Bei about these things, he had already made up his mind, even if he asked for it, he also asked Zhuge Liang to come out of the mountain.

He didn't care about the fact that something like eating behind closed doors at Pang Tong's house happened again, because this was his last chance.

has already missed Lin Mo, and can't miss Zhuge Liang anymore.

"Big brother, don't worry, in the future, my third brother and I will go to Wollongong with you and invite Mr. Kong Ming out of the mountain." Guan Yu also knew that Zhuge Liang was a chance for the three of them to turn the tables.

The authenticity of his talent can be verified later, but his network is simply terrifying to the point of outrageousness, and it is worth inviting himself to this point.

(End of chapter)