Three Kingdoms: Cao Ying's mastermind, from nine to five

"praise you?"

Kuai Yue's face was startled, "Why do you praise it? Although it is an old acquaintance, I haven't seen it for many years. It's nothing more than a compliment. Why do you need to say it so deliberately?"

"General, don't be so secretly happy just because of a few words of praise. Maybe it's because Prime Minister Cao deliberately wins me over, and wants me to have civil strife in Jingzhou?"

"If you surrender in the future, maybe you will break your promise."

Kuai Yue was still quite calm. Although he was close to Cao, he was also worried about this letter. The person who communicated with him was not Cao Cao, but someone with a heart who deliberately wrote it.

Or, it's just that Prime Minister Cao said it deliberately for the sake of Jingzhou. Maybe at that time, he won't speak so kindly again.

"No, the prime minister and I are old acquaintances, and what is said in the letter is from the past. I am convinced that this letter must come from him."

Cai Mao was sure and believed, but Kuai Yue had to remind Cao Cao not to believe what Cao Cao said in his heart.

"If the prime minister wants to deceive me, it is meaningless. After taking Jingzhou, he needs the old future to lead his troops, and also needs local celebrities to govern the people."

"Naturally, we can sit back and relax. As long as we don't take credit for it, we can still achieve fame after waiting for many years."

"Furthermore, surrendering to the prime minister is equivalent to surrendering to the emperor, why not?"

Kuai Yue, Cai Zhong and the others looked at each other, but they didn't say anything, but the main thing was right.

On the surface, he still surrendered to the Xudu Emperor, but in fact he belonged to the Cao family, which did not hurt the face of the famous family too much. Besides, Jingzhou's surrender was naturally a good thing.

"Then, what should we do?"

Kuai Yue clasped his sleeves with both hands, with a troubled expression on his face, "At present in Jingzhou, the soldiers and horses are still in the hands of the lord. Even if we intend to surrender, what should we take as merit?"

"I'm afraid it's impossible to run alone, and although the lord is sick in bed, he is getting cured day by day. I'm afraid the pain will still be cured in a short time."

"Can the general have a measure?"

The Cai brothers all looked distressed, and they all laughed wryly, and said: "My lord has made arrangements for these years, and intends to hand over the soldiers and horses to the young master Liu Qi, and Liu Qi is a person who is close to Liu Bei and rejects Cao Cao. If he is the lord of Jingzhou, I'm afraid I'm going to send them to a bloody battle."

"So, let's start with Liu Qi, send him out first, and go to the border to lead troops."

"Let him go to the border to lead troops, stay away from Xiangyang, and find a way to recall him in the future. As long as Liu Qi leaves Xiangyang, then you and I can safely write Liu Cong's name on the lord's will, so Cai can be secretly control."

"The difficulty is that Liu Qi is not stupid. If a transfer order is issued, he will probably understand what happened soon."

"If you don't resist, there will be civil strife in Jingzhou, and isn't Liu Bei also ready to move?"

Cai Mao's eyes suddenly dimmed, "Hmph, this Liu Bei has traveled around in many places, disturbing people and killing people, and now he's coming to Jingzhou again, just to drag us all into trouble."

"This kind of person should be eliminated."

At this time, the hall was silent for a while, there is no school government office in Jingzhou, so when discussing in the private courtyard, it is not afraid that others will eavesdrop and leak.

Kuai Yue didn't say a word immediately, but the expression on his face kept changing, and he was also in deep thought.

Now the lord obviously doesn't want to kill this clan member with the same surname who came to vote. Liu Bei came from the same clan as him.

In addition, Liu Bei has always existed in the world in the name of virtue, which is admirable. He has his own bearing and is easy to attract people's hearts.

This point, these scholars and famous families in Jingzhou feel very scary, especially those who are pro-Cao faction, they are not willing to fight Cao Cao at all. In their hearts, the Cao family in the north has been fighting for many years, and the accumulated achievements are enough to shock the world.

Although Jingzhou's soldiers and horses are strong, if there is a real fight, Cao Cao can continue to send troops southward to consume Jingzhou's troops.

The only thing that can stick to it is that the hearts of the people are in the Liu family in Jingzhou, and they have not shifted to Cao. This is the result of ten years of painstaking efforts.

In addition, the reputation of Xu Zhen and Cao Cao has continued to deteriorate in recent years. At the same time, the scholars in Jingzhou are leisurely and elegant, and they have a good reputation. Compared with them, of course they prefer these people from Jingzhou.

"Liu Bei, it's a bit difficult."

Kuai Yue nodded heavily, his complexion was not very good-looking, it was not easy to kill Liu Bei.

First of all, the two brothers beside him must be separated. Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are not ordinary people. The soldiers of Jingzhou have heard of their bravery.

Cai Mao pondered for a long time, then suddenly showed a sinister smile, and said: "We can persuade Liu Bei to come to Xiangyang in the name of visiting the lord, or let the lord invite him directly."

"I once heard the prime minister say in a letter that Liu Bei had a lot of enmity with him. This Liu Xuande failed the prime minister several times and wanted to kill him."

"If I get his head and send it to Xudu, it may be a merit. Around Xiangyang, I can control the troops and chase and kill Liu Bei. What do you think?"

"That's right," Cai He nodded quickly.

Kuai Yue also nodded and smiled and said, "Very good, Liu Bei is under the fence and received the kindness of the lord in Jingzhou, so he dare not not come, especially knowing that the lord is ill, if he doesn't come, he will be criticized by others."

"If he comes, please send troops to kill him in the wild."

"And if he doesn't come, we can speak out to ruin his reputation and say he is ungrateful."

Cai Hao immediately laughed when he heard that, "It still has to be you, who can be suppressed at any time of advance and retreat. Liu Bei and Liu Qi are very close, and we must weaken his party members first, so that we can better support him."

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A day later, the letter was sent to Xinye quickly.

"Sir," Liu Bei took out the letter and put it on the case in front of Xu Shu, frowned, and said suspiciously, "Brother Jing Sheng is seriously ill, why did you specially ask me to go to Jingzhou?"

"There must be something hidden in this."

"Perhaps, this trip is not easy."

"No," Xu Shu blinked, with a calm face, "How can my lord be so suspicious? This shouldn't be my lord's temper."

"Liu Jingzhou is very kind to the lord. Regardless of whether this letter is true or false, it will definitely go away. If it is in danger after it goes, there is nothing we can do about it."

Xu Shu said bluntly.

Liu Bei was numb for a moment, his eyes trembled, and he froze in place.

Military division, do you want to hear what you are saying?
What do you mean if there is danger, there is nothing you can do about it?

Are these words something that you, a military adviser in your thirties, with a mind full of talent and learning, can say?

"Military division, is there really no danger? Cai Mao, Kuai Yue, Zhang Yun and others will not give me a good face. Many generals in Jingzhou are trying to fight for power. Isn't it a kind of power struggle to meet each other, which will be feared by others."

Although Liu Bei is in his forties this year, he has not become dizzy and is very aware of the current situation.

If I went there, I would probably be chased and killed by the Cai family. In the past, I stayed in Xinye City, and there were 30 people returning to Nanyang, and [-] soldiers and horses stationed there.

They didn't dare to persecute them blatantly, so they could only secretly withhold the food they distributed, but Liu Bei had already found a way to deal with it within a year.

Plowing the land by yourself, leading the people to reclaim the farmland by themselves, the autumn harvest will naturally increase, and Xinye is the place where Liu Bei garrisons, so there is no need to specially allocate taxes and send them to Xiangyang.

It can continue to grow in such a few years, and now I can't help but make a move. I'm afraid it's not because Liu Bei is suspicious. Now that I know it, it's better to take precautions in advance, otherwise it will inevitably suffer disaster.

"My lord, don't worry too much. I think that within Xiangyang, you must be auspicious and have your own auspiciousness. Whether the Cai family and others secretly mobilize troops is another matter."

Xu Shu slapped it with a smile, got up with a smile, looked directly at Liu Bei, and then said confidently: "Besides, can my lord really not go?"

"It's impossible for me not to go," Liu Bei sighed immediately. If he didn't go with this letter, he would have no face to stay in Jingzhou. After all, when Yuan Shao was defeated in the north, it was Liu Biao who gave him the place to garrison.

This kindness is a good story in Jingzhou. Liu Biao is also known as virtuous and talented, and Liu Bei also has the meaning of benevolence and righteousness.

If this is not done, everything will be reduced to nothing, and nothing will count.

It is estimated that it will be difficult to gain a foothold.

"That's it, what else is there to consider?"

Xu Shu nodded with a smile, and immediately bowed his hands to Liu Bei, "I only hope that if my lord goes to the banquet, it's better to go forward in style, don't look forward and backward, and just bring a personal guard."

"Going to the meeting in search of kindness will be a good talk in the future."

Xu Shu's eyes were piercing and his self-confidence ignited the enthusiasm in Liu Bei's heart. He only felt that he was back to the time when he was a knight-errant and fought against sect thieves.

Youthful spirit, full of enthusiasm, I really want to perform a solo trip to the meeting.

The personal guard is nothing more than the brave and loyal Chen Dao. He has made great achievements in guarding the left and right over the years.

Thinking of this, Liu Bei couldn't help but nodded secretly, and gave a soft "hmm".

"The military division's words should have been planned long ago and have insight into the matter? It should be possible to send a sergeant to pick him up along the way, or, do you have a plan in your belly?"

Liu Bei didn't believe that Shan Fu's military commander was so talented and quick-witted, he couldn't be unaware of the danger. If he went to Xiangyang and didn't know his life or death, he might become a ghost in the wild.

"Well, my lord does not need to worry about the celestial phenomena. You can invite Yide and Yunchang to wait here along the way. Once the banquet is over, the lord can come back. After the two generals occupy the main road outside Xiangyang City, Cai Mao can't do it."

"And, in Xiangyang City, the Lord will also have someone to help, so there is no need to worry."

"Who?" Liu Bei was stunned.

"Master Liu Qi."

"Oh!" Liu Bei suddenly thought of the handsome young man with slender eyes.

Liu Qi is indeed quite familiar with himself, he has met several times before, and Liu Biao also intentionally guides him to get closer to him and make friends with him. Isn't this related to the fact that it is just available now?

However, the words of the military advisor seemed to mean something, Liu Bei pondered for a moment, then understood immediately, and asked again: "The military advisor meant that Mrs. Cai wanted to kill me, and Mr. Liu Qi wanted to save me. This banquet is for Liu Biao set it up, he did this to let Mr. Liu Qi do me favors, so that I can repay him in the future?"

Xu Shu smiled and said nothing, pretending to be mysterious.

I didn't know, I just said it casually... The letter asked me to find a way to harm you. I'm sorry, my lord. Since ancient times, loyalty and filial piety have been difficult.

My mother is in his hands, how can I be unfilial, the only way to do it, let's see what happens.

No wonder, now that the situation has come to this point, this banquet in Xiangyang City must be attended, and cannot be shirked.

"Okay, let's start now. The military adviser is right. Even if it's a sea of ​​swords and swords, as long as Liu Jingsheng invites me, I must go."

Liu Bei's expression became firmer, he took a deep breath to build up his courage, and immediately turned around and left.

Arranged for Zhang Fei and Guan Yu to pick him up along the way, and took Chen Dao to Xiangyang.

Starting at night and arriving in the afternoon during the day, I was able to sit alone with Liu Biao in the government office in Xiangyang.

During the period, Liu Biao was in high spirits and his face was full of red light. At first glance, he didn't look like a dying person at all. It seemed that the serious illness mentioned in the letter was an exaggeration.

This body bone has to be quite tough.

That is to say, when holding the wine in both hands, he trembled a little, his white hair was gray, and his wrinkles were all over the place.

Old age.

He is not so old, it should be due to his frailty, Liu Bei glanced at Madam Cai who was smiling not far away, with a black hair band hanging on her forehead, her complexion was as white and lustrous as precious jade.

She is dressed in black tones all over her body, so her skin looks fairer, and with her domineering and indifferent expression, people can't help but look sideways.

Can't help but want to take a few more glances.

"It's not surprising," Liu Bei thought to himself.

At such an advanced age, she actually married such a rare Frost beauty and gave birth to a son.

No wonder the body is weak.

"Xuande, I'm really happy that you can come today, let's have a few more drinks with me."

Liu Biao smiled sincerely, no heroic power on his face, just the kindness of an ordinary old man.

Liu Bei had no choice but to toast to each other. He drank a lot and was already getting a little drunk, but after Liu Biao said this, he also felt friendly.

Today's banquet didn't have any murderous intentions at all. Could it be that I was overthinking it?

Liu Bei also thought that many swordsmen would be buried outside the city, and Liu Biao would also threaten him with a few questions, but this kind of drama did not happen.

"What the emperor said today, I will keep it in my heart. When I received the letter, I really thought that the emperor was seriously ill, so I rushed here without stopping, so that I only brought such a few people with me. It's a joke."

"This is true temperament, true love."

Liu Biao became emotional, "It's not like I have been surrounded by people who are hypocritical and fighting for power and profit in recent years. They are trembling and walking on thin ice, so they can check and balance Fangyuan."

"Xuande, my Qi'er in the future, you have to teach him a lot, guide him to be kind and moral, and not to be a treacherous and cunning villain. Brother Yu is here to worship Xuande."

The eyes of the two took a deep look, and Liu Bei quickly realized that this banquet actually had the intention of holding a needle hidden in the cotton.

Why is this?
It seems that his face is still rosy, and it is far from the time when the oil is exhausted and the lamp is dry. Why would he say such a thing?

Could it be that, knowing that he has gradually lost control of the power of struggle within the gentry under his command, is he about to start entrusting his funeral?
It is not so simple for these princes to stand up and make a name in troubled times. Even when they die, they can leave enough capital for future generations.

When Yuan Shao was like this, how many fathers in the world can leave 30 soldiers and hundreds of thousands of gold to their sons, almost dominating one side's military power and enjoying inexhaustible glory.

It's just that his sons are not up to date.

And now Liu Jingsheng seemed to be doing the same thing.

The temperature has dropped, I coughed for a day and slept for a day... It's difficult, try to open the update as much as possible