After returning from Wuyang Shipyard, Huo Jun did not return to Anhui City, but stopped at Anhui Pass to meet Liu Bei who went north to Xiangyang.

Second, Liu Lian's army entered Kejiangzuo, and sent Sun Quan's family and Cheng Pu, Zhu Zhi and other confidants and dignitaries to Xiangyang. Liu Biao was overjoyed, and took advantage of his spirit to call Liu Bei and Liu Qi into Xiangyang.

Liu Bei Tun ruled Jingkou, and wanted to consult Huo Jun about something, so he took the first boat to meet Huo Jun in Anhuikou, and then met Liu Qi in Anhui and went north to Xiangyang. The person who traveled with Liu Bei was not Zhuge Liang, but Lu Su, a new favorite minister.

Since Danyang County was returned to Liu Bei's autonomy, Zhuge Liang became the Taishou of Danyang in the substantive sense, and checked the population of Danyang County with Zhuge Jin, Buqi, Xu Shu and others, allocated taxes, and persuaded Shanyue to go down the mountain.

Lu Su's promotion speed was like a fire river, Wuhu County magistrate served for more than two months, and Liu Bei was invited into Beijing as General Zuo to join the army and complete the gilding of his identity. Then Wei Yan served as the magistrate of Wuhu County, and the bandits in the south of the Yangtze River were leveled.

"Envoy!"

"Zijing!"

Huo Jun and Liu Bei entered the big tent together, accompanied by Lu Su, Ding Feng and Tai Shiheng guarding the tent door. Although Jiang Ji joined the army and knew the military and political secrets inside and outside Poyang County, this kind of secret matter was not known to him for the time being. Now he has been arranged by Huo Jun to the county to handle government affairs for Huo Jun.

"Zhong Miao!"

"Governor!"

Huo Jun and Liu Bei sat on the same bed, Lu Su was in second place, and the three of them were not far away.

I haven't seen each other for a few months, Liu Bei didn't talk about important things immediately, but jokingly said: "Zhong Miao, is the family home Ning Ning recently?" ”

Huo Jun laughed a few times and said: "Jun is not like Kong Ming, the Bu family is not good at jealousy, Er Qiao is also obedient, the house is very peaceful, and it is as usual as before." ”

It is normal for a little girl to be jealous, Huo Jun coaxed with sweet words, plus the step trainer is from the Jianghuai Bu family, has a family style to teach, and is not good at jealousy, and the matter of Er Qiao was quickly revealed. The little girl pretended to be an eldest woman and placed Er Qiao for him.

"Kong Ming?"

Liu Bei said helplessly: "Seeing that Kong Ming has no heirs, I will give two beauties to him." Kong Ming refused to accept it, and the reason for this is probably as Zhong Miao said. ”

Huo Jun poured tea for Liu Bei and said with a smile: "If you have no children under your knees, you should be more attentive." ”

Jiang Zuo is Ke, Liu Bei took two widowed women as concubines out of the idea of procreation. With the addition of Gan, Elk and other wives, there are already six wives and concubines in the house, two more than Huo Jun. But except for the birth of a second daughter, there has been no movement so far.

Hearing this, Liu Bei lowered his voice and said: "Zhong Miao doesn't know the secret affairs in Anhui City, and the concubine Gan has a happy event. Today, internal and external information is blocked, and it is not allowed to be known to outsiders. ”

"Huh!"

Seeing Huo Jun's surprised expression, Liu Bei explained in a low voice: "Today, in order to see Brother Jingsheng, I have to do it as a last resort, so as not to make his disciples suspicious." ”

Liu Bei was not easy, his son in the early years was lost by Lu Bu. Now that he is more than forty years old, he has to be careful when giving birth to a child, and he is afraid that Liu Biao will know about it, so he will not dare to announce it.

Huo Jun didn't talk about this kind of embarrassment, changed the topic, and said with a smile: "Jun's wife Bu has also had a happy event recently, and it is estimated that the time is not far from Mrs. Gan." ”

In order to appease the tasty foot trainers, Huo Dadu worked hard day after day. In the past few days, the step trainer has reacted, and the doctor has confirmed the pulse, and the step trainer is indeed happy. The foot trainer was pregnant, Huo Jun was happy for several days, after all, he was a human being in two lives, and he could have an heir with a long bloodline, how could he not be happy.

"Huh!"

At that moment, it was Liu Bei's turn to be surprised, and said with a smile: "Zhong Miao has never spoken, it is really gratifying!" ”

"Recently, even people in the army don't know much." Huo Jun explained.

"Good!"

Liu Bei smiled and applauded, and said: And Kejiangzuo, Yide, and Zhong Miao all have heirs, which is gratifying. ”

Zhang Fei's wife, Xiahou, was pregnant three months ago, and at that time, Zhang Fei shouted to everyone with great fanfare, and Huo Jun also heard about it at that time. At present, except for Zhuge Liang, everyone else has children.

After chatting for a while, Liu Bei finally explained the purpose of the trip.

Liu Bei sat on his knees and sighed: "Zhong Miao, Bei is nearly fifty years old this year, and he only has a corner of Danyang. Today's chaos is chaotic, but I don't know when it will be decided? ”

Huo Jun took a sip of tea and asked, "I don't know what Zijing and Kong Ming say?" ”

Liu Bei thought about it a little and said: "Kong Ming thought that he should slowly plan it, compare Cao Cao with Xiang Yu, Xiang Yu couldn't help it, although he dominated the Central Plains, but was finally destroyed by Gaozu. ”

"Su is shallow in knowledge, stealing that the main public should stand according to the river, first prosper the Han Dynasty, and then cut down the Central Plains." Lu Su arched his hand and said.

"What about the envoy's intentions?" Huo Jun asked.

"Cai Mao and Kuai Yue want to help Liu Cong succeed to the throne, Cao Cao is close to Xiangyang, and I am far from Xiangyang. If Cao Cao leads his army south to attack Xiangyang, I am equal to thousands of miles away, and I am afraid that Jingzhou is rare. And the place of Jianghuai, there is no army to defend it, and the East China Sea is too guarded by Chang Xuan's letter, but now I don't know what to do! ”

As he spoke, Liu Bei took Chang Xuan's letter promising to raise troops to the desk and said.

Chang Xuan, together with Zang Ba, Sun Guan, Wu Dun, Yin Li and others, each gathered a crowd to rebel, one of the Kou of Mount Tai. At first, he fought with Lü Bu, and after Lü Bu was defeated, Chang Feng surrendered to Cao Cao and was appointed as the Taishou of the East China Sea.

Later, Liu Bei killed Che Zhou and occupied Xuzhou, and Chang Feng rebelled to help Liu Bei resist Cao Cao. Liu Bei was defeated by Cao Cao, and Chang Feng surrendered to Cao Cao; After the Battle of Guandu, Chang Fan rebelled again, Xiahou Yuan and Zhang Liao led troops to conscript, and Chang Feng surrendered to Cao Cao again.

Later, Cao Cao attacked Changba five times in the table, and his Changba was originally the East China Sea Taishou Changfeng.

Huo Jun knew in his heart that Liu Bei was worried about Cai Mao and Liu Cong, and Cao Cao would take Jingzhou earlier than him, so Liu Bei was worried about Jing Chu. And there is a letter from the East China Sea Taishou Changfeng to him, promising to raise troops to rebel, and Liu Bei is worried about Jianghuai.

Huo Jun put down the letter and asked, "Forgive Jun for his courage, Cao Cao is Xiang Yu, dare to ask if the envoy can be compared to Gao Zu and Shi Zu?" ”

Lu Su, who was in the second seat, looked stunned, worried that Liu Bei would be unhappy because of this. However, to his surprise, Liu Bei sighed and admitted: "It is not as good as Gao Zu, and it is not as good as Shi Zu. ”

Liu Bei was very self-aware, and said with a wry smile: "Gaozu raised troops for seven years to destroy the tyrannical Qin, killed Xiang Yu, and won the world; Shizu defeated Xin Mang in the 12-year campaign, died his grandson, and revived the Han family; After preparing for 20 years, he only got a corner of Danyang, the military affairs were not as good as the second ancestor, the political strategy was not as good as the second ancestor, and the governor was late, An Neng compared to the second ancestor? ”

Gaozu raised troops for seven years, and when he was called emperor, he was only the commander of Pingyuan County and obeyed Gongsun Zhan; Liu Xiu fought for 12 years and when he revived the Han Dynasty, he was stolen by Lu Bu and exiled to Haixi. Comparing Liu Bang, Liu Xiu and Liu Bei, Liu Bei is ashamed of himself, where dare he fight back.

Seeing that Liu Bei was not floating, Huo Jun said with relief: "So that Jun is not the second ancestor of the Gao Dynasty, and Cao Cao is not Xiang Yu's person, it is not impossible to turn around and win." ”

"Please speak carefully!" Liu Bei asked.

"Do you remember that Lu Bu attacked Yanzhou, Cao Cao led the army into exile, and was almost destroyed?" Huo Jun asked.

Nodding, Liu Bei said: "Cao Cao is in exile and has no military rations, and cannibalism. At that time, Beichu led Xuzhou, Cao Cao turned to destroy Lu Bu, recaptured Yanzhou, and the army was greatly boosted. ”

Huo Jun commented: "Cao Cao's move at that time was like Gaozu Baoguanzhong. Guangwu is based in Hanoi, and it is deeply rooted in order to balance the world. Advance can be attacked, retreat can be defended, so although there is a defeat, the end of the great cause. If Cao Cao was afraid of Lu Bu's troops, worried about the gains and losses of grain and grass, and transferred to Xuzhou, it would be a self-defeating move. ”

"Cao Cao in the past is like a king. Although Jing Chu is good, the people's hearts are not attached; Although there are many soldiers and horses, they do not belong to me; Although the land is extensive, it is not for me to live. Jianghuai's place seems to be strategic, but it is difficult for me to use Cao Cao's troops. ”

"Let the king lead half of the left part of the river, although it is ruined now, it can still protect itself, and it is also the king's Guanzhong and Hebei, you can't not settle down first, you can't not caress first."

The reason why Xun Yu has such a lofty status in Cao Cao's group is that Xun Yu saved Cao Cao again and again. At that time, after Cao Cao was attacked by Lu Bu, he wanted to take advantage of Tao Qian's illness and seize Xuzhou. was persuaded by Xun Yugui to come back and defeat Lu Bu to retake Yanzhou.

If Xun Yu hadn't said this, Cao Cao would attack Xuzhou and most likely be defeated at the hands of Liu Bei. At that time, Liu Bei was able to stand firm in Xuzhou and enter the Central Plains by virtue of his military exploits in defeating Cao Cao.

In Huo Jun's view, Cao Cao's southward movement is imminent, and Jiangzuo is uneasy inside. If you don't protect Jiangzuo, but worry about Jianghuai's territory, it's too dangerous.

And Jing Chu's internal problems are not so easy to solve. Liu Biao is not dead, Liu Bei and Liu Qi lack reputation. Even if he has a reputation, whether it is a local scholar in Xiangyang or an exiled scholar in the north, a bunch of leading the way party is waiting for Cao Cao. For example, in that history, Liu Cong had the idea of resisting Cao Cao, and as a result, a group of people supported him to surrender.

Liu Bei gradually had a score in his heart, and said with emotion: "This trip to Xiangyang, I want to advise Jingsheng's brother to establish Bowei as his heir, and let Bowei succeed Jingzhou Mu and join hands with Jingchu; Jianghuai has a prosperous internal response, and I raise troops to attack it, but the strategy of the whole north and the south. Kong Ming persuaded to slow down, prepare to hesitate, and now he has Zhong Miao's advice, so he should not think about it! ”

Huo Jun poured a cup of tea for himself, raised his head and said seriously: "Don't talk to the general of the chariot cavalry about the matter of making an heir, I am afraid that it will make the general of the chariot cavalry more suspicious." And Kuai Yue is not an unscrupulous person, Jun listened to the words of friends in Xiangyang, Cai's family has been isolated from inside and outside, except for Liu Hu, the generals in the north and south of Hanshui listened to Cai Mao's military orders. ”

The second Liu fought Jiangdong, Cai Mao and Kuai Yue were not idle, Cai Mao took advantage of the relationship between the second sister Cai, and he was the general of the chariot cavalry, and the two joined forces to almost isolate the inside and outside during Liu Biao's serious illness. And fatally, Liu Qi went down to Jiangdong and took away loyal generals like Wen Ping and Liu Pan, and there were not many reliable generals in Jing Chu.

Scholars like Yi and Wang Kai, who are related to Er Liu, have been pushed out of the political circle, and Yi has been driven to Jiangdong to serve as General Zuo. Wang Kai reluctantly stayed in Xiangyang City by virtue of his identity as Liu's cousin's son-in-law, and now Jiangdong can get the core news of Xiangyang, all thanks to Wang Kai.

"This~"

Liu Bei frowned slightly, his mind was uncertain, and he exhaled and said: "If the matter of establishing an heir is not successful, Bei and Bowei will quickly retreat to Jiangzuo and never stay." ”

"Hmm!" Huo Jun said with a smile: "Youzi Jing has made suggestions, so that your trip will be unhindered." ”

The night is temporarily gone, and tomorrow the third watch will start

(End of chapter)