Among the crowd, Liu Bei's face did not change, and the spring breeze of laughter blew on his face, as if he was not affected by Shamoke's words at all.

He said: "Prepare for nothing but an expedient system, profit from the community, wait for the world to be calm, succeed, be prepared to retreat and correct crimes, although there is no hatred in death." ”

He spoke in a crepe manner, Shamoke couldn't understand it very well, Ma Liang pulled him aside, and after some explanation, Shamoke understood what Liu Bei meant, and laughed, very ashamed.

Others listened to Liu Bei's words, but they felt a lot more comfortable, and the sentence "retreat and correct the crime, although there is no hatred in death" is even more convincing.

Over the years, Liu Bei's famous works of Xinyi have been written all over the world, and the banner of righteousness of "Kuang Fu Han Family" has been held high, and everyone has been convinced in just a few words, and it is no wonder that so many people follow him, although they wander in the Central Plains, they will never give up.

With Liu Bei's words, Yi Yuan and other civil officials put their minds at ease to do things.

Shamoke was not satisfied, and asked for food, but fortunately Ma Liang and Ma Jian persuaded him for a while, and Ma Liang took out a piece of Ma's heirloom to him, so he stopped.

Pang Tong looked at it coldly, and knew that Ma Liangkou persuaded Shamoke if he was hanging on the river, and he didn't know how many treasures he used behind him to impress him. As for the Ma Liang brothers themselves, they claimed to be infected by Liu Bei's Xinyi, but in fact, they wanted to seize Liu Bei's last opportunity to turn around and see if they could find a glory and wealth.

When everyone dispersed, Liu Bei and Pang Tong sat down opposite each other and asked questions, there were only Liu and Pang at the table, and the Ma brothers who came to vote in Jingnan were not there, so it can be seen that although it was rumored everywhere that Pang Tong was crazy, Liu Bei still only believed in Pang Tong.

Liu Bei said worriedly: "Zhang Wenyuan guards the west and south intersections, our army cannot advance or retreat, and we can neither return to Jingzhou in the north, but may only be able to surrender to the Sun clan in Jiangdong in the east." ”

Pang Tong shook his head: "If we still have Xiakou and can have 20,000 soldiers, the Sun family will definitely treat Ming Gong well." Now that he has fled south to this point, Sun Quan'er will not treat us well. ”

Liu Bei said sadly: "What can I do if so? ”

"What happened to the envoys who went south?"

"Not returned."

Pang Tong lowered his eyebrows and pondered: "Cangwu is just an expedient place, it is not suitable to go, there are only 120,000 households in Cangwu County, but only 500,000 people, even if the army is exhausted, it can only afford to raise 350,000 soldiers and horses, and it can't fight the world." ”

"What about Jiaozhou?"

"Cangwu is already a rich place in Jiaozhou, and the other Ruohepu and Rinan are only 20,000 households and 100,000 people, and even the richest Jiaozhi County has a population of less than one million. The northern conquest, Jiaozhou is unique, the total of seven counties, but only three million people, and most of them are southern barbarians, and they are not interested in the Central Plains. If it weren't for his strength, why would Shi Xie be in a safe corner? ”

Liu Bei fell silent, Pang Tong's implication was that he still wanted to go to Yizhou, which coincided with his original thoughts, but he couldn't break through Zhang Liao's camp, and it was a fantasy to take Yizhou.

Pang Tong blamed himself very much, he obviously calculated Zhang Liao, but he was put on the side by Zhang Liao's reinforcements. The best opportunity last night was lost, Zhang Liao's camp has been completed, and it will be difficult to capture it.

"In short, it is necessary to make progress in Xichuan, if we don't get Yizhou, we will always be rootless."

Pang Tong made up his mind, and a bold idea was formed.

But this is not the way to tell the merciful lord.

The infamy can only be borne by him.

Anyway, he's already saddled with a lot of scolding.

……

In the evening, Jian Yong, Liu Bei's strategist, appeared at the gate of Guangxin County, Cangwu County.

Compared with the Central Plains City, although this Guangxin is a county rule, the city is very small, not to mention the Xiakou City built as a fortress, even compared with Shiyang City, it is not big.

Jian Yongben brought two old pawns with him, but he didn't dare to take the big road along the way, so he could only cross the mountains and mountains, and when he came here, he was the only one left, and the other two died in the hands of Zhang Liao's scouts.

This Guangxin is open, and does not check the identity of passers-by at all, it seems that it has been a long time in life, and it has not seen a sword soldier for a long time.

He paid the entrance tax and entered the city, Cangwu County was mixed with Han and barbarians, Han people were the majority, and there were also many barbarians, and their clothes were different from those of the Han people, and they were also different from the Wuxi barbarians.

He asked for the location of the Taishou Mansion, and then touched the letter in his arms, which was Liu Bei's handwritten letter, which was more important than his life.

The lord often said, "Cangwu guards Wu Ju and I have an old relationship", and now is the time to verify this old relationship.

He reported his name in front of the Taishou Mansion and asked to see Wu Ju, the guard in front of the mansion was a Han man, but he was polite, and he didn't embarrass him, but said: "Taishou is seeing guests, please come back tomorrow." ”

Among Liu Bei's advisers, Jian Yong was the most flexible, often traveling around as a lobbyist, and his thinking was very vigilant. ”

"The new Jiaozhou Mu!"

Jiaozhou pastor?

Jian Yong sighed in his heart, Wu Ju was also under Liu Biao before, and came to Cangwu with Liu Biao's Jiaozhou Assassin Shi Lai Gong, and then the two fell out, Lai Gong fled north, and only found Liu Bei's army in recent days, and joined Liu Bei as a staff member.

In addition, the imperial court has not appointed Jiaozhou officials for many years, where did the Jiaozhou pastor come from?

Jian Yong took a deep breath, suppressed the panic in his heart, didn't let the guards see the problem, and said in a deep voice: "I don't know who Jiaozhou Mu is?" It's lonely and unheard of, and I don't know that Jiaozhou has a new state pastor. ”

The guard looked up and saw that this person was not afraid when he heard the name of Jiaozhou Mu, it seemed that he had seen the market, so he said: "The little one doesn't know which Jiaozhou Mu, to be honest, there are two Jiaozhou Muli in the house!" ”

"Two?"

Jian Yongmeng, what is this Cangwu Taishou going to do?

……

"Again, the Jiaozhou forces are divided into three forces, the strongest is the Shixie clan, one door and four guards, and four counties in hand. The second is Cangwu Taishou Wu Ju, monopolizing the second largest county in Jiaozhou, and again the two counties occupied by the barbarians. ”

Lu Xun was also ready to leave for the front line, and he made a plan with Cao Wu for the last time before going.

Cao Wu nodded and said: "Win over a wave, divide a wave, and suppress a wave." How do you choose these three waves? ”

Lu Xun said eloquently: "Shixie's heart is to the Central Plains, and it is easiest to win him over, but Shixie has the greatest power, and winning him over is equivalent to raising a tiger for trouble, and winning him over is equivalent to admitting his separation." ”

He pointed to Cangwu on the map again: "From the north into Jiaozhou, there are three roads, one is the mountain road of Yizhou, and the other is in Jiangdong, only Wuling is in our hands, but Cangwu County is here, not into Cangwu, and cannot communicate with other counties." Since Cangwu is the gateway to Jiaozhou and the old department of Jingzhou, the value and possibility of winning over are also the greatest. ”

Cao Wu nodded, in this regard, he and Lu Xun had different opinions: "I don't recommend that you go to Cangwu for an adventure. ”

Lu Xun glanced up at Cao Wu, and made sure that Cao Wu was indeed unwilling to take risks by himself, rather than worrying that he would run away, so he said: "However, I am willing to take Cangwu for the general!" ”

Cao Wu was also sure that Lu Xun was really going to Cangwu.

"Then Bo Yan, you will follow the vanguard army of the two generals Huang and Wei, first break Liu Bei, and then take Cangwu."

Lu Xunqi said: "Didn't Kong Ming go to General Zhang's army?" Break Liu Xuande has him ......"

Cao Wu shook his head: "Kong Ming has a knot, he is only here to contact Wenyuan." Break Liu Xuande, you have to go. ”

Lu Xun thought for a short time when he heard this, and immediately made a plan: "Okay, Boyan must live up to his mission." ”

Lu Xun said goodbye and got out of the car to chase Huang Zhong's vanguard.

Diao Chan pinched Cao Wu's shoulders and said softly: "Cao Lang finally has his own cronies, Zhuge Kongming and Lu Boyan are all geniuses in the world, and fortunately they are all loyal." Just now I was worried that Lu Boyan would take the opportunity to leave, but now it seems that I am too worried. ”

Cao Wu said with a smile: "Don't be suspicious in employing people, don't use suspicious people, it is precisely because Lu Xun is a genius in the world that he knows how to measure it." ”

The two chatted for a while, and Cao Wu asked Diao Chan again if he had any information about Jiaozhou Mu Manpet, but Diao Chan didn't know.

This full favor is like evaporating from the world, and no one has known about him since he took office in the south.

……

With a "bang", Man Pet put all the melons and fruits on several cases off the table, and said angrily: "This cangwu, isn't it the land of the Son of Heaven?" I came with the seal of the state pastor and the document of the Son of Heaven, and you Wu Ju ate the bear's heart and leopard gall, and you want to detain me here? ”

Wu Ju was obese, but his eyes were small, he was sweaty, squinted, and apologized: "I don't know anything about the Manchurian pastor, and I never doubted it when you came, but in less than a day, another person came over with a state pastoral document, and also said that it was handed over to the state pastor." The small temple in Cangwudi is small, and I really can't tell who is real and who is fake! ”

Man Chong stood up, pointed to Wu Ju's nose and said: "I started as the Luoyang Commander, which is the county commander of Gyeonggi Town, and I was promoted to Runan Taishou for a few years, so that Runan was politically harmonious, and the Son of Heaven felt that I was loyal, so I was promoted to the position of Jiaozhou pastor." Where is the state pastor you are talking about, and what qualifications are you, come and let me see? ”

Wu Ju waved his hand: "Manchurian Muzi is real, he is real, but we can't afford to offend that one." ”

Man Zhong looked down on Wu Ju more and more, patted the table and said, "Then let the old man confront him!" ”

"That person didn't let me arrange a confrontation, and I can't help it."

Wu Ju spread his hands.

"Then let the old man go to Jiaozhi County to take office!"

Wu Ju waved his hand again: "The poor people in Jiaozhi County Mountain are evil, the Taishou Shixie dominates the city, and he does not serve the Son of Heaven, and the brothers with the same surname are all Taishou, look at it, how can there be a reason in this world that the four brothers are too guarded?" Can you go, will you ......?"

"What will happen?"

"That's not a good idea."

Wu Ju was still smiling, his eyes were squinting on a face made of fat and meat, but he no longer had any expectations for him.

A few days ago, he received a letter from the state pastor, knowing that Cao Wu was taking revenge on him, but he was loyal and upright, and he did not resist the appointment of Jiaozhou.

He knew that Liu Bei was still among the five ridges, so he bought a guide, took an extremely steep path, and crossed the five ridges before Liu Bei and Zhang Liao battled.

He originally wanted to continue to Jiaozhi County and win over Shixie first, but he didn't expect that Wu Ju, the Taishou of Cangwu, would weave a big net in Cangwu, and he and his servants would be caught shortly after they came out of the mountain.

Knowing his identity, Wu Ju was entertained with delicious food and drink, and even beauties and antiques were used at will, but he did not let him leave this small courtyard, let alone leave Cangwu.

He pretended to be angry, and he also went to find out the details of Wu Ju, but Wu Ju was very cunning and didn't reveal anything.

Man Pet grabbed his hair and was in a hurry, and the accompanying slaves had nothing to do.

He didn't know that not far from the compound where he was under house arrest, another courtyard, another Jiaozhou pastor, was also under house arrest.

Bu Fei looked at the courtyard wall with a gloomy expression, and was thinking about how to pass the news on.

Wu Ju is a kind-hearted and ruthless fellow, far beyond their estimates, and he must find a way to inform the ambushed army in the east of the information he has.

There, Zhou Yu and his 10,000 elite soldiers were waiting for news from him.