Han Shimou

Zhuge Liang bowed his body to salute, Liu Biao's expression changed, after silently staring at Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang for a while, his expression suddenly became a bit lonely and he said.

"I'm old and sick, and I can't manage the affairs. My virtuous brother can help me. After my death, my brother will be the master of Jingzhou."

Liu Biao didn't know whether it was a temptation or sincerity.But Liu Bei couldn't help but feel a little bit secretly happy, but he still shouted loudly.

"Brother, why did you say such a thing! Bei spares no hesitation in life and death, and helps you with all your might. I only hope that I can help you keep the imperial land of the Han family! Liang Bei'an dares to take on this important task!" At this time, Zhuge Liang secretly looked at Liu Bei frequently, indicating that this is exactly what he had achieved. Great timing for Jingzhou.But Liu Bei looked at Liu Biao with clear and calm eyes as if he was not obstructed.

After a while, Liu Biao sighed meaningfully.

"Your younger brother is unwilling, and I can't force it. Regarding the matter of borrowing soldiers, let me think of a good plan."

Liu Bei heard the words, so he resigned with Zhuge Liang.

Back at the post house, Zhuge Liang asked suddenly with a regretful expression on his face.

"It turns out that Liu Jingsheng wants to entrust Jingzhou to the lord. The lord can win Jingzhou without bloodshed, so why not?"

When Liu Bei heard the words, his footsteps stopped abruptly, his face changed continuously, and he secretly said in his heart.

"This Zhuge Kong is wise and wins over monsters. How can he not see that this is definitely not the time to reveal his intention to plot Jingzhou? What's more, Liu Jingsheng's words today are mostly temptations, not sincere at all. Could it be that Zhuge Kongming also Are you testing me?"

After Liu Bei thought about it, his face froze, and he turned around with a bit of anger and shouted.

"Jing Sheng treats me with kindness and courtesy, just like a brother, ready to take advantage of the danger and take it away? Don't talk too much, military commander!"

Zhuge Liang heard the truth and couldn't help sighing.

"My lord, you are truly a merciful lord! This is Liang's slip of the tongue."

While Zhuge Liang was discussing with Liu Bei, someone came to report suddenly, and the young master Liu Qi came to see him.

"Hehe, it seems that there is a destiny, Jingzhou will belong to the lord sooner or later."

Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang looked at each other, Zhuge Liang smiled slightly, as if he had expected Liu Qi to come, and signaled Liu Bei to meet him quickly.

"Kong Ming must not indulge, be careful!"

Liu Bei frowned, quickly signaled Zhuge Liang with his eyes, and then went out to connect Liu Qi.As soon as Liu Qi entered, he burst into tears, begging for Taoism.

"The stepmother can't be compatible, her life is at stake, I hope my uncle will take pity on her and save her."

It turned out that after the incident in Xiangyang, Cai Mao failed to kill Liu Bei. Later, he heard that Liu Qi had many contacts with Liu Bei, so he was afraid and told Cai.Since then, Mrs. Cai has become more wary of Liu Qi, as if she wanted to get rid of Liu Qi secretly all the time. Liu Qi found that she was walking on thin ice all day long, restless.At this time, hearing that Liu Bei had come to Jingzhou, he rushed to ask for help.

After hearing this, Liu Bei comforted Liu Qi for a while, but Liu Qi kept crying and knelt down.Liu Bei signaled Zhuge Liang with his eyes and asked him for advice.Zhuge Liang shook his head lightly.

"This is a matter of Mr. Liu's family. Liang dare not hear about it. Otherwise, if others find out, they will think that Liang is with the emperor's uncle. They are afraid that the world will not be chaotic. Please return Mr. Liu first."

Zhuge Liang's words were very ruthless, and Liu Qi's extravagance was useless.When he was young, Liu Bei sent Liu Qi out, whispering in his ear.

"Nephew, don't blame him. Kong Ming is a heartless and righteous person. The reason why he refused was because he was afraid of implicating me. In the coming day, I will ask Kong Ming to come back to worship my nephew. But if this is the case, he must have a clever plan to tell you."

Liu Qi was overjoyed when he heard the words, so he thanked him and left.

The next day, Liu Bei deliberately pretended to have abdominal pain, so Zhuge Liang went back to worship Liu Qi on his behalf.Zhuge Liang knew Liu Bei's intentions in his heart, and he didn't want to expose it, so he promised to ride to Liu Qi's house on horseback and meet Liu Qi.Liu Qi rushed to greet him, invited him into the back hall, and sat down with Zhuge Liang as guest and host.

After tea, Liu Qi bowed on his knees, asking Zhuge Liang for advice.

"The stepmother can't tolerate Yu Qi, and Yu will harm her day and night. Qi only hopes to save her life, and hopes that her husband will save her with words. Great kindness and virtue, Qi will never forget it! Come day will be a reward!"

Zhuge Liang's face changed when he heard the words, and he shouted sharply.

"Liang and the emperor's uncle are sent here. How dare you teach people about fratricide? If there is a leak, it will do a lot of harm. People in the world will say that I and the emperor are inhumane. Liu Jingzhou is incompatible! This is the key, my lord." I wait for death without a place to bury me?"

After Zhuge Liang finished speaking, he got up and said goodbye.Seeing this, Liu Qi quickly pleaded guilty and asked Zhuge Liang to drink together indoors.After drinking for three rounds, the night is getting late, and most of the servants in the house have gone to rest.

Liu Qi spoke suddenly.

"Qi has an ancient book, please read it, sir."

Zhuge Liang promised to go with Liu Qi. Liu Qi led Zhuge Liang to a small building. Seeing that the building was empty, Zhuge Liang asked suspiciously.

"Where are the books?"

Liu Qi knelt down on his knees again, weeping and praying.

"Qi's life is at stake, sir, can't help but have nothing to say?"

Hearing this, Zhuge Liang got up without saying a word, and wanted to go downstairs, only to see that the stairs had been withdrawn, and he had no choice but to turn back.Liu Qi whispered.

"Qi wants to ask for advice on a good strategy. Mister is afraid of leaking it and dragging down the emperor's uncle, so he refuses to speak out. Now you can't go up to the sky, and you can't go down to the earth. It comes out of the king's mouth and enters into Qi's ears. Only Qi can hear what you say. , Mr. Ganqing enlighten me."

Zhuge Liang pretended to be embarrassed, and said with a sigh.

"It's really unrighteous to be close to each other. How can Liang set up a scheme for the young master?"

"Mr. refuses to save her, Qi's life will not be guaranteed, and she will die before her husband!!!!"

Liu Qi suddenly became mad, and when he finished speaking, he swung his sword to kill himself.Zhuge Liang saw it clearly in his eyes, and secretly said in his heart, this is enough.Hastily stopped and said.

"My lord, don't commit suicide, Liang already has a good plan."

Liu Qi was overjoyed when he heard the words, and quickly thanked him.

"Sir, teach me quickly!"

"This Liu Qi really depends a lot on the lord. Although he is cowardly, he is better than being born noble. It can be used. Let's leave a way out first, in case of future accidents."

Zhuge Liang paid in his heart, and after thinking about it, he opened his mouth to teach.

"My son is in Jingzhou. The Cai family is afraid that you will seize power, so we will surely harm you and will not stop dying. At present, Huang Zu has just died, and Jiangxia has no one to guard him. Han Xuan is mediocre, and it is difficult for him to take on a big job. Why don't you speak to Liu Jingzhou and beg for soldiers to guard Jiangxia, so that you can avoid it?" Woe."

Liu Qi was overjoyed when he heard the words, and hurriedly thanked him for teaching, and then ordered someone to fetch a ladder to send Zhuge Liang downstairs.Zhuge Liang had taught the plan, so he said goodbye and went back to the post to see Liu Bei, and made a statement about the past.For some arrangements, although the two of them did not speak directly, they were clear in their hearts, and Liu Bei was very happy.

The next day, Liu Qijin saw his father Liu Biao's words and wanted to guard Jiangxia.Liu Biao was hesitant, but Liu Qi was the eldest son and couldn't bear to let him go away, so he asked Liu Bei to discuss it together.Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang had discussed it a long time ago and replied to Liu Biao.

"Jiangxia is an important place, and no one else can keep it. It takes a trusted person to protect it. The son and the elder brother are even relatives. The son has such great ambitions, and it is just for him to sharpen it. The elder brother might as well send him away."

Liu Biao also thought it was reasonable, nodded slightly and said.

"My brother's words are reasonable. Listen carefully and report back. I recently heard that Cao Cao built a Xuanwu pool in Ye County to train his navy. It seems that he really has the intention of going south. We must guard against it. My brother borrowed troops. Think about it for a while. The current situation is unstable, so I really dare not borrow more soldiers and horses from my virtuous brother. The most I can lend is [-]. As for the matter of military orders, my virtuous brother does not need it."

After Liu Bei heard this, he felt quite sorry, but he also knew Liu Biao's difficulty, so he dared not push him any further.Then Liu Biao talked with Liu Bei for a while, and Liu Bei was dismissed and prepared to return to Xinye.

The next day, Liu Biao had assembled ten thousand soldiers and horses and sent them to the city.Liu Bei accepted the gift, and after thanking Liu Biao, he saw that Liu Biao's face was pale, with an old look on his face.

"Brother, you don't have to worry about Xinye. You have a younger brother to resist the Cao thief. You still need to take care of yourself, don't work too hard. Jingzhou is in danger, and your body will affect the whole Jingzhou!"

Liu Biao was quite moved when he heard the words, so he said.

"Don't worry, brother. Brother has his own measure."

After all, Liu Biao and Liu Bei have water curtains in their eyes, which is very touching.The two bid farewell to each other, and Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang led ten thousand soldiers back to Xinye.

A few days later, when Liu Bei arrived in Xinye, Pan, Zhang and other generals were delighted to see that they had indeed borrowed soldiers and horses.But only Zhuge Liang frowned deeply, not knowing what he was thinking.

Seeing this, Liu Bei's heart tightened, and he asked quickly.

"Why is Kong Ming so sad? Could it be that he is worried?"

Zhuge Liang nodded slightly, and said immediately.

"If according to my plan, Cao Cao should have sent troops to the northwest at this time, but I only saw him mobilizing his troops, but he didn't see his troops move for a long time. I guess there must be a change in the matter. My lord should do it first beware."

Liu Bei turned pale in shock when he heard the words, and hurriedly asked again.

"What Kong Ming meant, could it be that Cao Cao is about to come to the south to conquer Jingzhou? This is a great time to conquer the northwest. Cao Cao uses his troops like a god, don't you know the truth!"

Zhuge Liang shook the goose feather fan lightly, and after thinking for a while, he smiled slightly.

"I'm afraid that someone with a great strategy will teach Cao Cao to go up and down in the north and down in unison. If we work together, we will rule the world soon!"

When Liu Bei heard the words, he couldn't help but tremble all over in fright, and secretly sighed that Cao Cao's aura was astonishing.Zhuge Liang's expression froze, and he asked suddenly.

"How is Minggong's own degree compared to Cao Cao?"

As soon as Zhuge Liang said this, all the soldiers around him immediately became angry. The answer was obvious at a glance. If Liu Bei answered, he would be humiliating himself.But Liu Bei was calm in his heart and said heavily.

"Not as well."

After hearing this, Zhuge Liang showed a smile instead.Only those who know themselves can see their weaknesses, improve them, and become a general trend.Zhuge Liang was most afraid that Liu Bei would be a self-willed person. Because of the previous small victories, he became arrogant. Even with an army of [-], Liu Bei would never be able to resist Cao Cao.

Zhuge Liang's smile reassured Liu Bei a lot, and he heard Zhuge Liang's speech immediately.

"My lord, don't worry. Right now, we must make early preparations and rectify the troops. Liang teaches himself that he can wait for the enemy. If Cao Cao really sends troops to attack, Liang has a good strategy to deal with it."

Liu Bei was overjoyed when he heard the words, and became more dependent on Zhuge Liang.In the following days, Zhuge Liang trained [-] soldiers and horses day and night, taught formations, and prepared to deal with Cao Jun.

In other words, Cao Cao sent Liu Ye to Yizhou to meet Liu Zhang, and the ceremony was over.Liu Zhang then asked why he came.Liu Ye's eyes flickered, and he announced the imperial decree.When Liu Zhang heard that Cao Cao taught him to send troops from Dongchuan, he was shocked.Liu Zhang is cowardly and hesitant.At this time, Fazheng stepped forward and said in a concentrated voice.