Liu Yan! At that time, Liu Yan had the instability of the local clan inside, and Zhang Lu, Li Dao and others were eyeing him outside.

Liu Biao! Inside, Sun Jian was waiting for an opportunity, and externally, Yuan Shu said that the emperor and Liu Biao went directly to the opposite side.

As the saying goes, there is no impermeable wall in the world, although on the surface it is claimed that Liu Yan and his whole vein died at the hands of Meng Da, but anyone with a discerning eye can see that this thing may have been done by Meng Da, but there must be He Si'an's plan behind it, so from another point of view, He Si'an may have been rushing to seize Yizhou!

In this context, it is likely to backfire if I rashly write to say that I want to open up the front line of Yong'an! ‘

Thinking of this, He Si'an's eyes widened suddenly, and he said in disbelief: "What do you mean... Li Hui also saw through all this, but he couldn't say it clearly, after all, the means we used to obtain Yizhou back then were not glorious, and Li Hui had just joined after all, so he couldn't figure out my thoughts, so he rashly said that he was afraid of offending me? ”

Jia Xu nodded: "This is also the reason why Yuan Zhi and I praised Li Hui, according to His Royal Highness, looking for Li Hui to ask questions is also a whim, and Li Hui can think about things so carefully in a short period of time, proving that he can be called young and old, which can be of great use!" ”

Then, Jia Xu looked at Xu Shu again and asked, "Can Yuan Zhi think of a countermeasure?" ”

"As Li Hui said, this matter should be sooner rather than later, Shu believes that the lord should be open and honest with Liu Biao, after all, at this time, the lord only had a corner of Hanzhong and Wudu, and it was a helpless move to seek Xichuan, and now that Xichuan is in the bag, I believe Liu Biao will also understand the mind of the lord, after all, for the lord's lineage, Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, these people are the biggest threat."

As if thinking of something, Xu Shu shook his head and continued to speak: "The reason is such a reason, but the difficulty lies in the character!" Liu Yan has ambitions, so naturally he will have more ideas, and even mutual use is acceptable, but Liu Biao is different, Liu Biao only seeks self-preservation, and has no ambitions, and once he forms an alliance with the lord, then Cao Cao will naturally not sit back and watch the lord become bigger, and will definitely do whatever it takes to defeat Liu Biao first. That's what he doesn't want to see. Forgive the foolishness of the courtiers..."

"That is to say, Liu Biao did not trust us in the secret alliance, and the open alliance was unwilling, and this is the crux of the problem."

After He Si'an finished speaking, he and Xu Shu looked at Jia Xu together, but the latter shook his head.

"What you can think of, but they are too fierce and vicious, not suitable for the current Highness, if you want to take countermeasures, Your Highness can go to find Li Hui with Yuan Zhi, I believe there will be unexpected gains."

The two said goodbye and left, and soon continued to find Li Hui in the procuratorate, and after a polite exchange, Li Hui spoke: "Hui is going to find His Royal Highness, but he can't hide it, after separating from His Royal Highness, Hui is thinking about this matter, and now he has thought of countermeasures!" Let's listen to His Royal Highness and Lord Xu come together..."

A quarter of an hour later, the two looked at Li Hui with strange expressions.

"It's as simple as that? What does Yuan think? ”

"Hmm... You should be able to give it a try! ”

"Well, De'ang is worthy of being highly recommended by filial piety, and he really does it! If this happens, I will remember you a great achievement! He Si'an immediately made a decision.

"Your Royal Highness's false praise, in Hui's opinion, His Royal Highness will go to the meeting with a single knife and enter Sichuan, Lord Xu has strategized and defeated the 200,000 army of Cao thieves, and Lord Fa has handled Yizhou's government affairs in an orderly manner with his own strength, this is a great talent, whether it is temperament or resourcefulness, it is far better than Li Hui, but about this kind of market path, several adults don't know much!"

…

Half a month later, Jingzhou and Xiangyang

Liu Biao has three sons, the eldest son Liu Qi, the second son Liu Cong, the third son Liu Xiu, the eldest son Liu Qi was born to Liu Biao's wife Chen, the personality is gentle and humble, and the appearance is eight points similar to Liu Biao, Liu Biao is very popular.

However, the world is impermanent, Chen died of illness, and Cai's successfully became Liu Biao's wife (the wife of the original wife after his death) by virtue of his beauty and the Cai family behind him.

And as Liu Biao's second son Liu Cong married Cai's niece as his wife, Cai's love for Liu Cong and hatred of Liu Qi was often used to Liu Biao's words to slander Qi's reputation. Liu Biao favors his stepwife, and he accepts it every time, so far, the two brothers can be said to be intolerable!

And Mrs. Cai, the most noble woman in Jingxiang area, is looking at a beautiful picture book at the moment, and she is not letting out a sigh of praise...

"What does the eldest sister think?" The person who spoke was about thirty years old, star-eyed, and handsome. It is the captain of Changshui who is in charge of the naval army under Liu Biao's account, Cai Mao, Cai Deqi!

"Yes, the painting is beautiful, the handwriting is clear, and more importantly, the subject matter is quite novel!"

In this era, there were not many books, and almost all of them were written by men, and this kind of picture book can be said to be the first of its kind, and even people with little literacy can study the patterns drawn in the picture book.

"That's good, the Zhen clan said, King Hongnong established a publishing department in Chengdu, presided over by the Shi Xieshi and the Xi Xi family, and recruited a large number of calligraphers and painters, intending to distribute such books on a large scale. And the Zhen family promised that the income in Jingzhou could be divided into forty percent of my Cai family! ”

Hearing this, Mrs. Cai's eyes lit up, but she quickly calmed down, looked at Cai Mao and asked, "Then King Hongnong and my Cai family are not related, why did you let us take advantage of us?" ”

"The eldest sister is too worried, after all, the mountains are high and the road is far away, and with the help of my Cai family, it can also save a lot of unnecessary trouble!"

Mrs. Cai thought about it for a while, and felt that this was so, so she readily agreed.

…

After March, it was a scorching summer and the weather was hot outside, and there were many fewer pedestrians on the streets of Xiangyang, however, there was one exception...

The Hanshui bookstore was crowded, countless people crowded in the hall, and even many children of the family did not care about their identities, even if there was incense burning inside, it was still difficult to hide the smell of sweat.

"Squeeze what? My son-in-law is..."

"What is it? Who doesn't have a background yet? ”

"Phew! Insult Sven, insult Sven! ”

"Sven is a ball, you are so Sven, why are you still squeezing forward!"

"You... Who are you, dare to talk to my son like this! ”

There were bursts of shouting and scolding in the hall...

…

Cai's back house

"Eldest sister, what else do you have to hesitate, it's not a way to go on like this, instead of going around Jiaozhou for a long distance to transport, it is better to directly open the Yongan line, besides, I have already discussed with the Zhen family, and they also agreed to recruit a dart master to be responsible for escorting along the road in Yizhou!"

"But if I don't tell your brother-in-law, I always feel that something is wrong!"

"What's wrong? After all, it's all private, as long as we are cautious, who will know? Besides, the eldest sister has also seen it, these days the people who ask me to buy books have made Mao annoyed, and some people don't even want to offend our Cai family, if it goes on like this, money is secondary, I'm afraid I won't be able to get along with my colleagues! ”

…

Xiangyang – Procuratorate

At this moment, there are two old men sitting opposite each other in the back hall, one of them is more than eight feet tall, with handsome facial features, and a lofty spirit, it is the history of Jingzhou Thorn, Liu Biao, Liu Jingsheng, who is known as the eight handsome, and the person opposite is too old, but he is still in good spirits, it is Mr. Shuijing, known as Sima Decao, Sima Hui! On the table in front of the two of them was a stack of books.

"Brother Decao, what do you think?" Liu Biao smiled and spoke.

"The handwriting is clear, the content is novel, and the side page is accompanied by a portrait whenever it comes to important people. Brother Jingsheng's nephew is really wonderful! And it can be used by everyone in the world such as Shixie and Ji Xi, and the old man really wants to meet this legendary King Hongnong! ”

"That's true, the last time the old man saw King Hongnong, it was still the reign of the first emperor (Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty), the then King Hongnong was still staying in the Taoist temple, I didn't expect the time to change, the old man really has a feeling that the back wave pushes the front wave, it seems that he can't accept the old man, it's just... This nephew of mine is too underestimated and decrepit, so why bother using this market method..."

"It's not to blame King Hongnong, who let Brother Jingsheng you be too low-key on weekdays, he obviously thinks that you will not dare to form an alliance with him in order to be alone." Sima Hui shook his head with a smile.

"Why did Brother Decao speak for him like this, could it be because you love your apprentice Xu Shu?" Liu Biao teased.

"Eh~ non-also, non-also! The old man looked at his style and responded to the sentence: 'If you don't make a sound, it's just a blockbuster!' And know how to make good use of people, treat people kindly, and really have the appearance of a generation of bright monarchs! ”

Speaking of this, Sima Hui's expression was serious, and he continued to speak: "And the old man understands the temperament of my apprentice, and the unbelievable things such as the big snake turned into by the Red Emperor mentioned in his letter may be done by the outside world, but in the eyes of the old man, it may not be groundless!" ”

Liu Biao pondered for a long time, but instead asked another question: "Brother Decao thinks, whose idea is it this time?" ”

"Brother Jingsheng refers to?"

"Brother Decao, why pretend to be confused, you and I have been together for half a year, so I naturally know who talents are under my nephew! What I want to ask is... Who came up with this bad idea to use my uncompetitive brother-in-law (Cai Mao) to get through the front line of Yong'an! ”

"Hahaha..."Sima Hui couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Jingsheng, Jingsheng, do you still know what kind of virtue your subordinates are, and you still blame me and Pang Degong for not helping you?"

Liu Biao was not annoyed when he heard this, but shook his head with a wry smile: "Brother Decao, don't laugh at him as a brother, what can I do?" Although my brother-in-law has a bad character, he can barely get by at least in commanding the troops, not to mention that in order to balance the major forces in Jingzhou, it is impossible for me to be a meritocracy like my nephew, let alone learn from Liu Junlang's fierce situation! All I can do is leave a glimmer of hope for the revival of my Han dynasty in troubled times, and that's it..."

Thinking of the current situation in the Central Plains, the two couldn't help but sigh together, and they invariably set their eyes on the far west, as if they had passed through thousands of mountains and rivers, and fixed on a handsome young man who was beyond the world...