All the things, all the things.

Despite the impassioned statements he had imagined countless times before, whether it was from his own interests, the fate of the soldiers, or the prospects of Jingzhou, Liu Qi felt that his choice was justified.

But when he really faced Liu Bei's questioning, he was still a little speechless from his heart, and even avoided Liu Bei's gaze, and the knuckles holding the cup in his right hand turned white.

He looked at Zhang Hu who was ready to go, then looked at Liu Bei who was like a torch, and then glanced at Guan Yu and Zhang Fei who were shining like a man, and finally, swallowed his saliva, and said with a timid smile: "Uncle Huang, the little nephew has been thinking a lot recently, and occasionally feels something, if you say something wrong, I hope you don't mind." ”

"Childe, but it doesn't hurt to say it." Liu Bei said calmly.

"That's it. Uncle Fang Cai said that the Son of Heaven was disgraced, and the society was upside down. Is it overstated? ”

Seeing the subtle changes in Liu Bei's expression, Liu Qi didn't dare to stop, for fear that he wouldn't be able to say anything more after an interruption, "The little nephew heard that since Lu Lin joined Xuchang to welcome back the Son of Heaven, he has been respectful and courteous, and he has done his best to be a minister, and it is rumored that the decision on the position of the Three Princes and Nine Secretaries is completely up to His Majesty. ”

Speaking of which, Liu Bei has completely confirmed that Liu Qi's so-called banquet today is exactly as Zhuge Liang predicted, it is a Hongmen banquet with hidden murderous intentions.

Four hundred years ago, their ancestors opened the chapter of the rise of the Han Dynasty in such a banquet, but Liu Bei couldn't have imagined that Xiang Yu in the past had become Liu Qi today, and he couldn't help but sneer.

"Of course, the little nephew has also seriously thought about whether there are rumors in this matter, but if you think about it, Uncle Huang and Lu Lin also have old suspicions, but they still won the award, I think it should be Your Majesty's holy will, right?" Liu Qi did not forget to pull Liu Bei's situation into it, so as to increase the convincing power of his words.

Liu Bei sighed, his face was distressed, and said, "So, Gongzi invited me to come today, but do you want to surrender to Lu Lin?" ”

"This is, that is, I want to hear what Uncle Huang means." Facing Liu Bei's questioning, Liu Qi smiled more ugly than crying.

After speaking, the banquet hall in the general's mansion fell into a deathly silence, Liu Bei stared at Liu Qi, heartache, sadness, and despair, what happened to him, Liu Bei really didn't understand what kind of soup Wei Yan poured into him to make him have such thoughts.

"Uncle Huang. I have my problems. ”

Liu Qi slowly lowered his head and said in a low voice: "As you said, joining forces with Cao Cao to resist Lu Lin will do me no good." It was Cao Cao's victory, and Liu Cong was in Xiangyang at this time, and Cao Cao pretended to be the assassin of Jingzhou, will he still remember me as an ally at that time?

If you lose"

Liu Qi smiled bitterly and didn't continue, just looked up at Liu Bei, "Uncle Huang, I don't have a choice." ”

"Childe"

Liu Bei raised his head and sighed, and when he lowered his head again to look at Liu Qi, his eyes were like falcons, "Although the decision of the Three Princes and Nine Qings is also related to the society, it is not the foundation of the country, if Lu Lin is really a loyal person, he should hand over the military power and let His Majesty judge it, but have they handed it over?" With military power in hand, it is in front of others, and if you are courteous, how can Your Majesty be at ease and pro-government?

I suggested that Gongzi join Cao to resist Lu Lin, because he thought about the 400 years of the Han Dynasty, and plotted to break the way of Lu Lin's unification, and tried to rejuvenate the Han dynasty in the future, which was a last resort.

On the day when the family and country were in trouble, when the sun and the moon were gone, everyone who had the Han family in their hearts had a grudge against Lu Lin, and was determined to get rid of the thief, but what about the son? ”

Liu Bei's eyes were solemn, and he pointed at Liu Qi and said sharply: "You have red mouth and white teeth, but today you said such words of no king, no father, disloyalty and unfilial piety!" Brother Jingsheng always had the heart of loyalty and the idea of serving the country when he was alive, because he always understood that today's all kinds of things are embraced by the shadow of the ancestors and the blood of the ancestors.

As the eldest son of Jingsheng's brother, you don't inherit your father's ambition to serve the country, but because of your own illegitimate thoughts of being a thief, you are not worthy of being the son of Jingsheng's brother, nor are you worthy of the surname Liu, and you will have no face to see the twenty-three emperors of the Han Dynasty after your death! ”

In the Linxiang General's Mansion, Liu Bei came with a key, and returned to the land key fairy realm, he was impassioned, he was sonorous and powerful, and every word was like a knife and an arrow.

Liu Qi is a cowardly person, he first lost his loved ones, and was persecuted by Cai Mao, how much time was spent in panic, today under Liu Bei's accusations, it seems that he has no face to stand between heaven and earth, as if no matter what he does, it is wrong, and he can't help but feel sad and trance.

Bang~

Liu Qi, who was scolded, lost his strength unconsciously because of the shame and anger in his heart, and he crushed the wine glass in his hand, and blood flowed out from his fingers.

The sound of the broken wine glass hitting the ground was just a signal to the ambush soldiers on both sides, and with a 'boom', the doors and windows of the two compartments slammed down, and countless armorers rushed out with knives.

This sudden but expected scene made Guan Yu and Zhang Fei immediately raise the weapon in their hands, one left and one right, and seized Liu Qi's retreat.

In the small banquet hall, hundreds of people were crowded in at once, and countless people stood outside the door of the banquet hall and were ready to go.

The bright ring-headed knife was cold, but no one dared to rush forward, because it was precisely the planner of the whole thing who did not expect this scene to come.

At this time, he sat on the main seat, and Liu Qi, who had not yet reacted from Liu Bei's sharp questioning, looked at this scene in a daze, and was at a loss for a while.

According to the prior agreement, Liu Qi should be the first to dodge and leave after the cup is broken, but the current situation is that Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are only three steps away from Liu Qi, and it is very likely that Liu Qi will be in a different place in the next breath.

Therefore, they could only hold their knives and wait for Liu Qi's next instruction.

But now Liu Qi has just experienced the idea of doubting life, and he was engulfed by Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, his heart is about to jump out of his throat, where can he give any instructions, he gasped for breath, his face was sometimes red as blood, and sometimes as white as paper.

He really didn't know how to clean up this mess, so he looked at Liu Bei reflexively.

Liu Bei looked around at the left and right, it was a man who had experienced a bloody battle of life and death, his eyes were indifferent with a trace of complicated sadness, and he sighed lightly and walked slowly in front of Liu Qi.

In the next breath, his right hand lightly rested on Liu Qi's shoulder, and shook it with a slight force, "Virtuous nephew, if Brother Jingsheng sees this scene in the Spirit of Heaven, do you think he can be blind?"

You and I are both descendants of the Han Queen, with the same blood flowing in our bones, but today we are in the same room for the national thieves, which is painful for relatives and happy for enemies.

I don't blame you for doing such a ridiculous act, it's me who failed to reassure you, I have a responsibility, if you firmly believe that taking down my head will keep you rich and noble for life, can make Brother Jingsheng blind, and make the ancestors and ancestors happy, then you can do it."

Liu Bei was already in tears at this time, he slowly pulled out his sword, and then put it in Liu Qi's hand, the sword body hung between his neck, and slowly closed his eyes.

"Big brother!" Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were all stunned by this scene, as long as Liu Qi exerted a little force, Liu Bei would die on the spot immediately, even at this distance, they couldn't stop it.

Liu Qi looked at Liu Bei blankly, the height that Fang Cai's words had risen to was not something he could digest at all, and he had become a sinner of the Liu family through the ages.

At this time, he was also teary-eyed, and he seemed to hear Liu Biao's ear and face again, how could he start if his father was still kind to him, he was in the same vein as himself.

If he really does it, Liu Qi believes that he will be awakened in his sleep for countless days and nights in the future, and even in the future, he will be nailed to the pillar of shame of Liu's unscrupulous descendants, and he will not be able to raise his head for the rest of his life.

What's more, there are still eyes around Guan Yu and Zhang Fei who choose people to devour, and they don't dare to start with him.

In the face of tremendous pressure, this weak body finally couldn't support it.

Bang dang~

The sword fell to the ground, Liu Qi knelt on the ground, lowered his head to hide his face and choked, and a whimper came from between his fingers, "Everything you do is wrong, everything you do is wrong."

Seeing that his nephew was already on the verge of collapse, Liu Bei leaned down, put his hands on his shoulders and dragged Liu Qi up, his eyes were facing each other, his eyes were firm, "Virtuous nephew, those who have great ambitions have great pain, I know that you are just a thought, fortunately it was not a big mistake, and now everything is still in time."

Believe me, the tripartite alliance of Cao, Sun and Liu won, and I will also have a way to protect you back to the position of the lord of Jingzhou! ”

"Uncle Huang." Liu Qi was moved, moved by his heart.

Just now, he was still planning to kill the other party, but now, he is still willing to support himself, and a kind of guilt spontaneously arises in his heart, "Uncle Huang, my nephew is wrong"

"You can restrain yourself from the precipice, and Brother Jingsheng will smile happily for you if you know it."

It's hard to say whether Liu Biao is relieved or not, but Liu Bei is very relieved at the moment.

Liu Qi can get lost and return under the persuasion of his own painful liver and intestines, then he is still a good descendant of the Liu family and his good nephew.

The righteous and awe-inspiring righteous words eliminated a sword soldier invisibly, Guan Yu's admiration for Liu Bei in his heart added a few points, and the success of the eldest brother in the future will inevitably be passed on as a good story in later generations, and Guan Yu is even honored.

He put the Qinglong Glaive Knife on the floor, but the habitual brushing of the beard in his right hand was empty, and the light speed in his happy heart dimmed, the kind that no amount of light could illuminate, damn Yan Liangwen and ugly, you have to take your head to sacrifice the flag!

"Since the virtuous nephew is willing to listen to me, then go to the back hall to be honest and honest, and I have a lot of things to say to you." Of course, things are going well, but with Liu Qi's temperament, will he change his mind again in two days.

In order to put an end to this possibility, this time not only to dispel his thoughts, Liu Bei also had to think of moving back to Linxiang City, in order to achieve this goal, it is not enough to be moved for a while, it is necessary to put his heart into his heart, and of course he must strike while the iron is hot.

Looking at Liu Bei's scorching gaze, Liu Qi waved his hand at Zhang Hu and the others, and after everyone retreated, the uncle and nephew led each other towards the backyard.

This time, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei didn't keep up anymore.

As the soldiers and horses from all over the city were assembled in the camp outside Xuchang City, a silk cloth was placed on the desk of Sikong Mansion, which was the number of soldiers and horses reported by Zhao Yun.

There were 28,000 cavalry, 165,000 axemen, 20,000 spearmen, 80,000 crossbowmen, and other chariots, heavy armor, etc., making a total of 340,000 troops.

That's it, it's just the garrison of Xuchang City, not counting the Jiangxia side of the navy, and in the end, the soldiers and horses who can join the division in Jingzhou are no less than 400,000.

"Wenhe has already chosen an auspicious day in Taichang Temple, and on the sixteenth day of this month, please ask Your Majesty to worship your ancestors in Taimiao, and then go to the school to swear that you can drive straight to Jingzhou!"

Above the court, of course, Lu Bu's request for war would not be rejected by Liu Xie, and Liu Xie was also very cooperative, and the decree was made clear on the same day, and Lu Bu's mood was naturally very good at this time.

Today is already thirteen, and there are still three days left, and the ancestor oath will end in three days, and the last battle to recover the world will be officially started.

"Yes, we not only have more than 400,000 troops in this battle, but also nearly 2 million stone of military rations, which can be described as enough soldiers, I hope to end this war in the spring of next year." Lin Mo also said with some feelings.

"Oh, it's good now, when I was in Xuzhou, I wanted to fight a battle, I had to dispatch soldiers and horses, fortify border cities, and go to the major families to prepare grain, grass and ordnance, and don't think about leaving in two months."

You see, how good it is now, there are millions of stones of grain in the granary alone, and the ordnance in the armory can make our people wear more than fifty percent of their armor, and it is really not easy to think about the past. "People who have suffered hardships are always easy to remember bitter and sweet, and when he said this, Lu Bu's face still showed a little bitterness.

Of course, Lin Mo knew very well how he had come all the way, but his background was different, and he still couldn't empathize with Lu Bu.

Now the things that should be prepared are in place, just waiting to go, Lin Mo was thinking about whether to invite the Son of Heaven Sword to make a strong reputation, Zhao Yun ran in quickly.

"Taiwei, Yunwen, something happened!"

"What's wrong?" Lu Bu frowned, Cao Cao, Liu Bei or Sun Ce? In this situation, they can't make any splashes.

Zhao Yun has always been steady, rarely so abrupt, and Lin Mo couldn't help but sit upright and look at Zhao Yun.

"Your Majesty has been assassinated!"

Seeing that the expressions of the two of them changed suddenly after glancing at each other, Zhao Yun hurriedly added: "Don't worry, it's just a skin injury, and the medical officer is fine after seeing it." ”

Hearing this, Lu Bu's hanging heart fell, and then he suddenly got up, "What about the assassin?" What is the source, is the interrogation clear? ”

Zhao Yun sighed and said regretfully: "There are three assassins, they should have been lurking in the rockery of the Imperial Garden for a long time, Your Majesty is used to walking around the Imperial Garden in the afternoon, they suddenly moved, fortunately the Imperial Forest Army shot in time, and the threesome committed suicide on the spot after the failure of the threesome assassination." ”

It's a dead man, this is not strange, the question is, how can they do it to the Son of Heaven, this is too unreasonable, Lu Bu habitually looked at Lin Mo, but the latter sneered.

"What are you laughing at?"

"Our majesty, your mind is deep, and you dare to hurt yourself if you are in a hurry." Lin Mo shook the teacup in his hand and said lightly.

"You say Your Majesty did it himself?"

Lu Bu sat down again and said suspiciously, "How can you see it?" ”

"Is this not clear, after we re-fortified this Xuchang City, there are 12,000 permanent troops in Jiumen, and the patrol battalion is personally led by Uncle Gao, plus 3,000 Royal Forest Army."

Lin Mo sneered, looked at the two of them and asked, "Lord Yue, Zilong, ask yourself, can you run to the palace to assassinate through this heavy defense?" ”

Yes, this is almost unrealistic, every pass is guarded, even if this assassin has a way to get the household registration hand to mix into Xuchang City, at most go to the outer city, the palace is in the inner city, and those who enter the inner city are not rich or expensive, even the local people in Xuchang City can't enter, not to mention the unknown assassins, and they also carry weapons.

Lu Bu and Zhao Yun asked themselves if they couldn't do it, what assassin was so capable.

"But why did he do that?" Zhao Yun said that he could not understand it at all.

"What else can he do, he is going to fight, he is afraid that we will have to force him to drive the expedition himself, and now that he is injured, it is naturally impossible to leave the land of Gyeonggi."

Lin Mo took a sip of tea and continued: "Besides, we will go on the expedition in three days, and after we leave, he can also use this matter to replace more Imperial Forest Army, and when we come back, he will have a better chance of winning, isn't it?" ”

Lu Bu showed a sudden look on his face, and couldn't help but sigh: "Your Majesty's mental technique is really not simple. ”

"It's not just a mental technique, being able to bring the assassin into the palace through many defenses, which proves that his control over the Imperial Forest Army has reached a certain level, in addition to the people who have them in the Nine Gates, he has also completely understood the rules of the patrol camp, it's not simple." Lin Mo expressed his admiration for this.

"Yunwen, if we really get to this point, then should we take down the guard before we go out of the city?" After listening to Lin Mo's analysis, Lu Bu felt a sense of crisis.

After pondering for a while, Lin Mo finally shook his head, "Forget it, let him make trouble, it's not a big deal, Yan Liangwen Chou is starting to take over the patrol camp now, as long as they don't move, there will be no big things in this imperial city." ”

Lu Bu bowed his head slowly, this is also true, the people in the patrol battalion are all in the original camp, their combat effectiveness is not a joke, and the three thousand Royal Forest Army can be cleaned up together.

"Why are you going?" Seeing Lin Mo get up, Lu Bu asked curiously.

"Your Majesty is injured, why don't you go and take a look at the Taiwei and Sikong of the dynasty?" Lin Mo said with a smile.

"That's right, let's go." Lu Bu shook his head helplessly, I turned a blind eye to the performance that should cooperate with you.

(End of chapter)