The sun is on the sun, and the state capital is laughing.

In the house, Liu Qi was blindfolded and playing hide and seek with his beloved Chu Ji in the house. Liu Qi took Jing Chu, his mind gradually became wild, there was no Liu Biao on his head, no one could take his position, and he gradually became presumptuous.

Most of these singers are the beauties offered by the Jiangling clan who wanted to please Cao Cao after Cao Cao went south. However, Cao Cao was defeated, and these outstanding singers were accepted by Liu Qi. Seeing that the singer was so beautiful and had no external pressure, Liu Qi's mind was already rippling.

"Here!"

In the hot summer, the thinly dressed singers frolicked around Liu Qi.

"Is it here?"

Liu Qi pounced, but he was empty.

"Make you a step slower!"

The plump singer covered her mouth and snickered.

Liu Qi sniffed the rouge in the air, smiled at the corner of his mouth, and said, "When Gu catches you, see how to punish you." ”

"The slave is so scared!"

The other singer, with a graceful posture, pretended to be timid on her face, and was pitiful, and said in a whisper.

"Now you know you're scared?"

Liu Qi pretended to be displeased, blindfolded and touched in the opposite direction, and said, "It's too late~"

Before the words fell, Liu Qi turned around suddenly, grabbed the graceful singer, put his hands up and down, and said greasyly: "Are you afraid?" ”

"The slave is so afraid, make you light!"

The rest of the singers saw that someone was deliberately caught, and although they secretly scolded that person for being a bitch, their bodies leaned over, and they were afraid of losing Liu Qi's favor.

"Hey, hey!"

Just when Liu Qi was enjoying himself, the uninteresting attendant announced outside the house and said, "Envoy Qiqi, Yizhou envoy Fa Zheng asks to see!" ”

Liu Qi, who was kneading the dough, was irritable and said, "Didn't you talk to that Fazheng?" Waiting for Liu Yangzhou and General Huo to return, they will discuss the alliance of the three families. ”

"Envoy, Fa Zhengyan has important matters, and I have come to pay a visit to you." The squire said stiffly.

"Got it!"

Liu Qi was displeased, but thinking of the importance of Fazheng, he had to reluctantly bow down and frolic.

Both hands patted the round buttocks, and Liu Qi said helplessly: "Spare you for the time being, and wait for the lonely life to be punished tonight." ”

"The slave is waiting for the envoy."

Those singers reluctantly let Liu Qi go, and Liu Qi was also nostalgic.

After grinding for a long time, Liu Qi put on his formal clothes and walked to the main hall to meet Fazheng.

Fa Zheng is wearing Xuanxi Confucian clothes, and his actions are moderate. Although his appearance is not as outstanding as Zhuge Liang, Lu Su, and Huo Jun, the shrewdness revealed in his eyes is constantly looking at Liu Qi, as if telling him that he is not an ordinary scholar, and this trip is not as simple as going to the embassy.

"The envoy of Yizhou, the military lieutenant Fa Zheng is on the order of my lord to visit Liu Jingzhou. Today, 5,000 Shu brocade and 200 war horses are offered to congratulate the king on his great achievements in defeating Cao. Fa Zheng arched his hand and said.

Liu Qi flipped through the documents presented by Fa Zheng, and the article was written by Xu Jing, which was full of the righteousness of the Han family, and understated the contradictions that occurred between the Yi and Jing families in the past.

Most of the contradictions between Jingyi and Jingyi were provoked by Liu Biao before, if Liu Zhang was not to blame in the past, in fact, there were not many contradictions between the two families. Of course, if Liu Zhang's assistance to Cao is investigated, it is not impossible to pursue it.

Putting down the paperwork, Liu Qi said: "The heart of Yizhou is already known." Cao Cao usurped and rebelled against the Central Plains, and Yizhou could have this thought, and he was very relieved. The matter of the covenant between the three families is not alone, so I ask Mr. Fa to wait for a few days. ”

Seeing Liu Qi's answer like this, Fa Zheng was quite disappointed in his heart.

In this situation, the alliance of the three alliances was almost formed by the trend, and Liu Qi could not be sure. Could it be that he doesn't know that he is sitting in Jingzhou, Yizhou on the left, and Yangzhou on the right, and he is the leader of the alliance? Liu Bei wanted to oppose it, but he was not qualified to oppose it, he was destined to stand on the opposite side of Cao Cao.

Fa Zhengwei didn't make sure that he didn't look away, and then said: "If the covenant of the three families is completed, my lord wants to honor the king as the leader of the alliance." Forgiveness dares to ask, how does the king want to kill Cao? ”

Liu Qi was stunned, his mind blank.

How to cut Cao, he doesn't know!

Today's success in breaking Cao, in addition to relying on Huo Jun's blood C, is to rely on Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang, Wen Ping and others who are the main fighters. What ideas can he have, for him now, stabilizing Jing Chu is his top priority.

Coughing a few times, Liu Qi said: "Let's see how Yi and Yang Erzhou cooperate, this matter should be studied in detail, and there is no need to rush for a while." ”

"No!"

Fa Zheng bowed his head and saluted, a look of helplessness and disappointment flashed in his eyes.

Liu Qi is not a wise lord, if Liu Qi is ambitious, how can he answer like this.

Yizhou, the country of abundance, has no pressure to support grain and grass, or to send troops to fight. Liu Zhang can send food and troops to help Cao Cao, and he will inevitably be able to send troops and food to help Liu Qi, but unfortunately Liu Qi doesn't have this idea.

Fa Zheng originally wanted to test Liu Qi's ability, and then look for an opportunity to sell himself for a good price. But seeing Liu Qi today, Fa Zheng's wish is destined to fail.

Walking out of the state pastoral mansion, Fa Zheng sighed, with a regretful tone, and said to himself: "Sitting on Jianghan Wu Chu but not knowing it, his ability is not as good as his father Liu Biao, how is it different from Liu Zhang?" ”

Liu Yan and Liu Biao both belong to the Liu clan with different aspirations, and they both left a lot of inheritances for their descendants. However, it is a pity that the descendants of the two of them have no ambitions and are all dogs guarding the household. Liu Bei sat big, and Liu Qi couldn't check and balance; The governance is lax, and Liu Zhang is difficult to manage Yizhou.

Fa Zheng's mind was full of thoughts, and he secretly thought in his heart: "There are only two people to see now, Liu Bei in Yangzhou and Huo Jun in Nanjun." Liu Bei turned to the world, with ambitions, or it can be seen. But Liu Bei is far away in Jiangzuo, and I live in Yizhou. ”

"Huo Jun was born in civil and military affairs, and his fame shocked China, and he was the hero of ten thousand people. The current lord Liu Qi is weak, and I don't know if he is unwilling to live under people. But the following offenses have a terrible reputation, and they are not a good choice. ”

"Or you can look at Liu Bei first, if Liu Bei doesn't know talents. How can I hinder my reputation and hide my talent from the world? When looking at Huo Jun as a person, see what his ambition is! ”

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And it is rare to miss the Ming Lord, and the two Liu Huo who are thinking in their hearts are taking a boat to walk the Han River, enter the Yangshui, and rush to Jiangling.

On the way, Liu Bei chatted with Huo Jun about the harvest of the Battle of Chrysostom.

The Battle of Jinkou is a large-scale battle, from Liu Bei's insistence on Jiangxia as the outpost battle, and ended with Huo Jun's plundering of Hannan Minyi Nangui, the battle lasted as long as a year, from Jianghuai to Jianghan involved about 300,000 soldiers, more than the battle of Guandu involved more men and horses.

Liu Bei stood on the deck and said: "From Zhongmiao to Xiangfan in the north, the two armies have collected about 30,000 people and more than 2,000 war horses. But it's a pity that Chrysostom caught fire, and most of the soldiers were burned, so the soldiers didn't capture much. Kill Lou Gui, Lu Zhao, Le Jin, Cheng Yu and other generals...... After this battle, Cao Cao was already injured. ”

Through Liu Bei's fragmentary narration, Huo Jun could hear the joy in Liu Bei's tone. The Battle of Chrysostom almost wiped out most of the soldiers and horses accumulated by Cao Cao in the southern and northern wars for more than ten years, and completely ruined Cao Cao's expectation of dominating the world.

But Cao Cao also had to rejoice, he used Jiang Han's soldiers as a sailor to take out most of the main forces in the north. Otherwise, Chrysostom would be on fire and the loss would be like that, Cao Cao would have vomited blood and would not dare to stay in Xiangyang.

Cao Cao suffered heavy losses, but Er Liu was full.

30,000 were lowered, the baggage was seized, and the two were divided equally. However, in addition, the captured civil and military personnel, the people under Liu Biao's account, all belonged to Liu Qi, and Liu Bei took a small head in talent. The scholars who followed Liu Bei to flee south before, except for a small number who stayed to serve Liu Bei, most of them also returned to Liu Qi's account.

Of course, it is also interesting in terms of talent attribution, and Liu Ba, a famous man in Jingnan, is unwilling to work for Liu Qi. Liu Bei thought he had a good reputation and wanted to invite Liu Ba out of the mountain, but Liu Ba was also not a bird Liu Bei, which made Liu Bei lose face.

In order to save Liu Ba, Zhuge Liang wrote to Liu Ba when he was far away in Jianghuai, knowing the righteousness and saying that Liu Bei was really the master and could work for him.

Liu Ba replied to Zhuge Liang, indicating that Cao Gong unified the world for the sake of the people of the world. Er Liu is selfish, greedy for his own wealth and nobility, and prevents the unification of the world, how can he continue to work for Er Liu. Er Liu is not worthy of his service, he should travel the world until Cao Gong returns.

After writing the letter, Liu Ba was afraid that Er Liu would be punished, so he ran to Jiaozhi County. Seeing that Liu Ba was so ignorant, both Liu and Liu hated it.

In addition to these, Cao Ren's retreat from the burning of Gangneung also caused considerable losses. Thousands of people were killed and wounded, most of the houses needed to be rebuilt, and all the treasury of Gangneung was burned.

Huo Jun looked at the rivers on both sides of the river and said, "Although Jiangling has losses, the essence is still there. After raising the people for several years, you can see the abundance of the past. In the four counties on the left side of the river, there are more than 10,000 soldiers, recuperating for several years, and the number of soldiers and horses may be 60,000 or 70,000. ”

Liu Bei said meaningfully: "If you want to go north to rejuvenate the Han Dynasty, it is also insufficient!" ”

Hearing this, Huo Jun smiled and said nothing!

(End of chapter)