At the same time as the dark tide in Jingchu's political arena was surging, Liu Bei, who was thousands of miles away, also received the news from Huo Jun.

In the big tent, Liu Zhong had a scruffy beard and a haggard face. He took a boat from Hanshui into the Yangtze River, and then went down the Yangtze River, day and night for five or six days, and finally arrived at the mouth of the water.

Offering the white whip, Liu Zhong arched his hand and said: "Loyal to see Liu Yangzhou, now on the order of my family's Taishou, go east with the whip and deliver a message." The prince of the palace said that the king suddenly fell ill, and hoped that the Duke of Xuande would not be delayed by the battle in Susukou, and rush to Hanshou as soon as possible. ”

Liu Bei recognized at a glance that this was the white whip that had been given to Huo Jun, the white whip had been used by Huo Jun for a long time, and it had gradually been damaged, and the whip body was messy.

Putting away the white whip, Liu Bei remained silent and said, "Sir, you can retire and rest first, and you know the meaning of Huonan County." ”

"No!" Liu Zhong bowed and retreated.

After Liu Zhong left, Liu Bei's face changed slightly, and he said: "Kong Ming, Zijing, Zhong Miao ordered someone to come with a whip, although there is no detailed word, Ran Gu already knows a little about Zhong Miao's meaning. Bo Wei should be seriously ill and fearing for his life, and now he wants to choose a successor. ”

Zhuge Liang stroked the feather fan lightly and said in a deep voice: "Liu Jingzhou has two sons under his knees, and the second son is young and difficult to inherit. Only the eldest son, Liu Pu, can inherit the state pastoral position, but the eldest son is not a weapon, and it is difficult to unify the great cause. In addition to the two sons, Liu Jingzhou has blood relatives around him, and only his younger brother Liu Pan can inherit the great cause. At this time, Zhong Miao's henchmen came with whips, and they should let the envoy quickly go west to see if he could succeed Liu Jingzhou's great cause. ”

Liu Bei held the white whip, paced in the big tent, and said hesitantly: "If you are not a relative of Bowei, I am afraid that it will be difficult to take charge of Jing Chu." ”

Zhuge Liang pondered a little and said: "From the courage of his younger brother Liu Pan, An Nengbei Yu Cao Cao, and Jing Chu in the interior? Although the envoy is not as close as Liu Pan, his talent is far superior to Liu Pan. Today, among the thorns, there are many people who think about the lord. And there is Zhong Miao in charge of the inside, so that the monarch enters Hanshou, can see Liu Jingzhou, or has the hope of succeeding Jing Chu. ”

Lu Su also got up, pulled Liu Bei's sleeve, and said anxiously: "Lord, don't hesitate." Under Jing Chu's rule, there were ten counties, 100,000 soldiers, millions of men and women, and Wen Chenliang should be in the hundreds. Now there are four counties in Jiangzuo, ten counties in Jingchu, the lord has to hold Wu Chu, and the west enters Bashu, then the great cause will be successful! ”

This kind of thing can't tolerate Lu Su not being in a hurry, now Liu Qi is seriously ill, Liu Bei is in Hanshou, and there is a chance to pick up Jingzhou for nothing. Whether this kind of thing is successful or not, you have to try to do it.

Liu Bei held Lu Su's hand and said, "Gu is hesitant now, not because he is worried about entering Hanshou, but because he wants to retreat from Cao Cao's army. If you can win Cao Cao's merits, you will definitely be able to make the Jingchu people respectful, which should help you to take charge of Jingchu. ”

Liu Bei has been able to come to this day, almost grasping most of the opportunities in his life, and now he is not hesitating whether to go to Hanshou, but thinking about how he can let Liu Qi deliver the foundation and himself when he enters Hanshou.

Saying that, Liu Bei looked at Lu Su and Zhuge Liang and asked, "If you want to go to Hanshou alone, how will you deal with the war in Susukou?" Or who is in charge?"

Cao Liu confronted each other at Weixukou for more than a month, except for Guan Yu who defeated Zhang Liao at Tianzhu Mountain, and about 200,000 people fled south to Jiangding, but the two sides did not make any specific progress in the war at Weixukou and Hefei.

Zhuge Liang stroked the fan and groaned, and said: "Liang has a plan, which can let Cao Cao's soldiers retreat and Jiangbei rest, so that the lord can take Cao's retreat and enter Hanshou." ”

Liu Bei's eyes lit up and said, "Please Kong Ming." ”

Zhuge Liang shook the feather fan lightly and said: "Cao Cao's troops defeated Jiang Han, and now he is leading his troops south, and he has no intention of crossing the river. Only because Jianghuai Haoqiang wanted to rebel, Liu Fu died of illness in Hefei, Jianghuai needed to be peaceful, and had to go south. However, Jianghuai Haoqiang is not dead and surrendered, Cao Cao has been in Shouchun, Hefei and other places, and in order to look at it, there is already the intention of retreating. ”

"So that you can write a letter to Cao Cao, saying that the spring water will be born, the northwest will be warmer, and the Han water has risen, so that he can return to the Central Plains as soon as possible. And you can also enclose a letter, praising it openly and secretly, so that Cao Cao can return to the north. ”

Liu Bei paced for a while, stroked his palms and smiled: "Kong Ming won Cao Cao's heart, Cao Cao's army defeated Jiang Han, and now the southern expedition is not Jiangzuo, but Jianghuai." Give him some face, so that Cao Cao can return north with peace of mind. ”

Stopping, Liu Bei said: "A letter from a lonely family will be sent to Cao Cao." The matter of Hanshou will be accompanied by Zijing, Kong Ming, and Yun Chang. The mouth of the wet beard was garrisoned by Xingba, and Yide led the army to garrison Danyang Jingkou, thinking that it echoed. ”

"What about filial piety?" Zhuge Liang asked.

Liu Bei pondered for a moment and said: "When Xiaozhi first arrived in Wu Chu, Jing Chu didn't know about it, and let him stay in Jiangzuo. ”

Liu Bei has a lot of secrets, and there are many advisors and ministers, and Fazheng's status today is not as important as in history.

"No!"

After the discussion, Liu Bei wrote a letter in his own hand, asking the captured Cao soldiers to return to the camp with the letter and deliver it to Cao Cao.

At this time, Cao Cao was comforting the injured Zhang Liao, holding down Zhang Liao, who wanted to get up and salute, and said: "Wen Yuan defeated the two thieves, and the merit has been accomplished. Just because Tianzhu Mountain was dangerous, he went deep into the heavy mountains and was unfortunately defeated by Guan Yu. ”

Zhang Liao looked ashamed and said, "Liao regrets not listening to the words of the Ming announcement and went to the lair. In the future, we must learn from this and dare not go to the enemy's position lightly. ”

When Changfeng rebelled, Zhang Liao only went up the mountain to persuade Changfeng to surrender. Although he succeeded, he was also reprimanded by Cao Cao, saying that the general could not easily go to danger, but Zhang Liao, who was successful, did not think so. At this time, on Tianzhu Mountain, Guan Yu seized the opportunity to defeat him, and Zhang Liao learned this lesson.

Cao Cao patted Zhang Liao's shoulder and said with a smile: "Wen Yuan should be a good student to recuperate. Hefei, Jianghuai is dangerous, and non-Qing can not hold on. ”

"Xie Minggong appreciates!"

Just when Cao Cao was visiting Zhang Liao, Yang Xiuzhi wrote a letter into the account and said: "Prime Minister, Liu Bei's letter is here, and Yan Ming is sent to the Prime Minister." ”

"Huh?"

Cao Cao raised his eyebrows and said, "And bring Liu Bei's letter." ”

"No!"

Cao Cao took the letter from Yang Xiu's hand and opened it to browse. Liu Bei said in his letter that the spring water is gradually growing, the Han water will rise, and your wish has come true, why not go quickly!

When Cao Cao saw the content of the letter, he snorted coldly, quite dissatisfied.

"Prime Minister, Liu Bei has a note in the letter." Yang Xiu said.

Cao Cao picked up the note again, and when he saw the content of the note, he couldn't help laughing. His note said that he would not die under his feet, and he would be lonely and uneasy; The Battle of Chrysostom, the hatred fire is too small.

Raising the letter, Cao Cao sneered and said: "The Battle of Chrysostom, the sky burned the ship, Huo Jun's night attack, what does it have to do with Liu Bei?" ”

"Let's bring pen and paper, Lone Letter and Liu Bei." Cao Cao said with interest.

"No!"

The attendant presented a pen and paper, Cao Cao took the pen and wrote, and the text said: "Going south to Jianghuai, just to view the situation of Chaohu Lake, I have something to gain today." If you fight again in the coming year, you will break the monarch's array. ”

Seeing the content of the letter, Xiahou Yuan asked, "The prime minister wants to withdraw from the army?" ”

Cao Cao nodded and said: "This spring is coming, this is the time when the Jiangzuo Water Division uses force, and our army cannot fight against it." The mouth of the wet beard is dangerous, and it cannot be broken by tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. Retire for the time being, and wait for the next year to fight again. ”

As he spoke, Cao Cao instructed left and right, and said: "Hefei, where Jianghuai is located, is garrisoned by two generals, Li Dian and Zhang Liao. Today, Zhang Liao was injured, and let Li Dian preside, and after recovering from the injury, Wen Yuan presided over the military. ”

"No!"

"If our army withdraws, Liu Bei will chase after him, what if?" Yang Xiu asked.

Cao Cao stroked his beard and smiled, and said: "Liu Bei has always been benevolent and trustworthy, and he is a deceptive. At this time, Jiangzuo is attached at the beginning, and Liu Bei will retreat and return to the division to appease Jiangdong. And there is a lonely Hefei city, which is not to be feared. ”

As Zhuge Liang said, Cao Cao had achieved his goal of stabilizing Jianghuai. Lei Xu and Chen Lan led their troops to Jiangdong, and Chen Ce and Mei Cheng's subordinates were moved to the vicinity of Shouchun. In addition to Hefei, Jiangbei has been completely depopulated for hundreds of miles.

At this time, Cao Cao ordered people to strengthen Hefei City, and appointed Wen Hui as the assassin of Yangzhou, and the work that Jianghuai should have completed was completed. Even without Liu Bei's letter, Cao Cao would have returned north a few days later, and now he is only being used by Liu Bei.

Seeing that Cao Cao collected his troops and returned to the Central Plains, Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhuge Liang, Lu Su and others hurried by boat day and night. On the road, he met two groups of messengers who were ordered to summon Liu Bei to Hanshou, and Liu Bei had a legitimate reason to enter Jingzhou, and was able to pass through Xiakou, which was stationed by Wenpin, normally.

When Liu Bei was in a hurry, a new change occurred in Jing Chu.

Hanshou, the state pastoral hall.

Liu Pu sat on the main seat, and the distribution of his left and right hands was respected by Huo Jun, Liu Pan, Liu Xian, and Wang Cang, and the rest of the state officials sat on the left and right.

In the lobby, an unfamiliar face with a good appearance, slightly dark skin, and about forty years old, with a look of indignation on his face, confided in Liu Pu about Wu Ju's rudeness.

This person is Jiaozhou Thorn Shi Lai Gong, a native of Lingling Quanling. After Liu Biao rode into Jingzhou, he promoted a large number of Jingnan scholars, among which Lai Gong and Liu Xian had the most noble status.

Lai Gong is good at learning scriptures, slightly versed in martial arts, and has to be valued by Liu Biao. After the death of Zhang Jin, the assassin of Jiaozhou, Lai Gong was appointed as the assassin of Jiaozhou and became the master of Cangwu. However, Lai Gong relied on his identity and often looked down on Wufu Wu Ju, so the two became enemies.

During the change of ownership of Jingzhou, Wu Ju saw through Jing Chu's reality and Liu Qi's weakness, so he moved to expel Lai Gong. Although he did not tear his face with Liu Qi, Wu Ju had completely occupied Cangwu County and refused to obey the order.

Lai Gong was indignant and said: "Eldest son, Wu Ju is a fierce man, he occupies his own cangwu and refuses to obey orders. If such a thief does not ask for it, how can he subdue the unscrupulous people. ”

Liu Pu was very nervous, he didn't know how to answer, and couldn't help but look at Huo Jun, Liu Pan, Liu Xian and others.

Liu Xian coughed and said, "Lai Jiaozhou, today you are sick, and Wu Ju's matter will be discussed later." Jun Keju Hanshou cultivated, and after the spring of next year, he will discuss this matter. ”

As he spoke, Liu Xiang looked at Huo Jun and Liu Pan and asked, "What do you think?" ”

Liu Pan hesitated slightly, and used his heart and sex to please Wu Ju, but he also knew that the current situation was not suitable for him to use troops.

Just when everyone thought that this matter was over, Huo Jun's thoughts were different from everyone else.

Huo Jun looked around at everyone and said in a deep voice: "If you are sick on the couch, Cangwu is deliberately self-reliant, if you don't ask for it now, won't it boost Wu Ju's momentum?" ”

Saying that, Huo Jun bowed his hand to Liu Pu and said, "The eldest son can order Guiyang Taishou Huang Zhong to conquer Cangwu, and destroy those who are not convinced, so as to threaten those who are wrongdoers." ”

Such iron-blooded words caught Liu Pu off guard.

Liu Pu didn't dare to face Huo Jun's sharp gaze, and said cautiously: "Huo Jun, my father is sick on the couch, and I am afraid that it will not be good to move troops at this time, so it is better to discuss it later." ”

Liu Pan saw that Huo Jun wanted to use Huang Zhong to support him, and also said: "Guiyang is attached at the beginning, and Huang Tai does not have many soldiers and horses. Cangwu is far away, Wu Ju has many soldiers and horses, it is better to discuss it next year. ”

Huo Jun looked at everyone's expressions, and said helplessly: "It's better to report to the envoy and let the envoy know about it." ”

"And so it can be!" Everyone responded and said.

When this matter reached the inner house, Liu Qi, who was sick and lying on the couch, sighed and his mind was confused.

Today's eyes are sore, and there is no change, and tomorrow it will be from 7.5k.

(End of chapter)