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

Chapter 272 Xu Bowen!You return my military division!

"Alas... alas... what should I do..."

Liu Biao was lying on the bed, and Cai Mao was standing not far in front of him, with a solemn expression, at a loss for what to do.

"My lord, if you subdue Cao, you can protect your fame and glory. It's okay. If you want to fight, you have to rush to help immediately, but Xinye City in Nanyang is almost all Liu Bei's land. There may be chaos in the garrison, and Liu Bei is good at fleeing. He In order to protect ourselves, we will definitely let our Jingzhou soldiers die."

"In these years, you don't know that Liu Bei is always asking for food, and his desires are hard to fill. He has recruited soldiers and horses in the local area and now has tens of thousands of people. The local people are bewitched by him, and they are willing to work in the camp."

"This is his ability," Liu Biao sighed weakly, "He is based on benevolence and righteousness, and has a great reputation. No one in the world knows that Liu Huangshu is benevolent and loves the people. He is a rare and good official."

Cai Mao did not make any comments, and was silent about it. Many people should be grateful for Liu Bei's heart.

What he wants is not only fame, but also the support of the people, strong soldiers and horses, and many generals under his command, all of which are the capital of conquering land.

Coupled with the fact that there are so many scholars in Jingzhou, maybe he really has a chance to occupy half of Jingzhou in the future.

Liu Biao took a deep look at him, and said weakly, "You want to surrender Xu Du, don't you?"

"No, no, no..." Cai Mao smiled wryly and waved his hands immediately, "My lord wrongly blamed me. Of course I obeyed my lord's orders, but I felt that I couldn't send troops to help Liu Bei."

"This is a waste of troops. We should make good use of soldiers and horses in order to deal with Cao Jun's continuous southern expedition."

A few days ago, Liu Bei had written several letters asking for help and came to Xiangyang. He had already discovered that the number of Cao troops in Wancheng, Anding County, and Fancheng was increasing. Newfield.

Ask Liu Biao to send reinforcements, and Liu Biao has readily agreed, but was blocked by these civil and military forces during the negotiation.

Huang Zu, Wenpin and others were not here, and Cai Mao was basically in charge of the hall, so the others could only chime in. Public anger was hard to offend, so Liu Biao planned to think again for a few days.

If it wasn't for Cai Mao's obstruction, tens of thousands of Jingzhou soldiers and horses have already been dispatched to Xinye from various places.

Each county in Jingzhou has its own garrison troops, and there are also local famous generals ready to move, planning to compete with the north.

"It's a waste of troops? You mean to let Xuande resist Cao Jun by himself?"

Liu Biao's face was slightly flushed, he was so angry at Cai Mao's words, he was restless, and he was also a little stagnant.

"How can you say such words? Liu Xuande defended me outside against Cao's army. It was a great achievement. I feel ashamed for giving me a little food and grass. Now I don't talk about supporting troops, but I should send troops to support them."

When Liu Biao spoke excitedly, he coughed a few times in a very uncomfortable way, which made Cai Mao dare not speak bluntly again, and just kept laughing.

After all, apart from the relationship between the master and minister, the two are still relatives by marriage, and Liu Biao has taken good care of him these years, with kindness and recommendation.

Don't disobey too much face to face, otherwise you will be criticized in the future, thank you for your recommendation.

"This, this is... oh my lord."

Cai Mao felt unwilling, "How can we support Liu Bei with our troops? We can't beat Cao Jun by ourselves. If we lose our troops, how can we defend other counties and cities?"

"Also, Liu Bei has been asking for military rations, so he must have stockpiled a lot by now."

"There is no need to support food and grass. Also, my lord, look, Liu Xuande was originally intended to be stationed in Xinye, at most manage Nanyang, and then resist Cao's army for us. Now that Cao's army has come, it should be him who has served us. At that time, how can we spend more troops? This is not in line with what we said at the beginning."

"Ugh!"

Liu Biao sighed again and again on the bed. After all, he refused to send troops and food to support Liu Bei.

It's so chilling, what the people of Nanyang will say about him is unknown.

Liu Biao couldn't speak anymore. He felt that it was absolutely impossible for Cai Mao to succumb to his power now. He now controls a lot of military power and enjoys a lot of voice in Jingzhou.

Sending troops can only be ordered. As long as they keep disagreeing, there may be nothing they can do as the lord.

This time, it is estimated that he will be stopped again, and it is impossible for him to make another decision.

For Liu Qi, most of the important ministers and confidant generals around him have been transferred to Jiangxia. The price brought by this is that the soldiers, horses, civil and military forces of Cai Mao, Kuai Yue and others occupied Xiangyang.

Now Liu Biao has lost power.

Now, it depends on whether Xuande can stop Cao Cao's vanguard. They are hoarding in Anding, Fancheng, and Wancheng, and they must wait for the opportunity to attack.

Moreover, it was Cao Ren, the famous general of the Cao family, who came here. He was extremely comprehensive in his military skills, good at attacking and defending, and won the hearts of the army.

Among the civil and military people in Jingzhou, he is well-known, and he can even be said to be a powerful general.

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Xinye, in the inner city.

"military adviser!?"

"Army! There are enemy troops stationed in Fancheng! It's less than a hundred miles away from our army! It's time to arrange something!"

"The military division must show its talents in this battle, and we are ready to use it! Where is the army-division?"

Liu Bei strode into the main hall and found that there was no one there.

When he came back from the barracks, he found that if the military division was not in the barracks, he must be above the main hall, but now he didn't even see anyone.

After searching around, there were only a few guards guarding the mansion, but they didn't know it when asked.

"Where is the military commander!?"

Liu Bei looked at the guards blankly. Of course, the guards also looked strange, because just a few hours ago, the military adviser had already stated that he was going to the barracks.

"My lord, isn't the military advisor in the barracks?"

"What? So, the military division has already left, right?"

Liu Bei reacted in an instant, feeling empty in his heart, a little flustered for a while, and his brows were furrowed into deep thought.

The military division is not in the lobby, and it is not in the barracks.

There was no trace of him in the city.

"Look! Send someone to look for it immediately. In Nanyang territory, we must find the whereabouts of the military adviser!"

"Here!"

All the guards immediately dispatched and spread the order to search for the whereabouts of the military adviser Shan Fu in various places in the city. They did not find any news until the sunset of the day.

Zhang Fei and Guan Yu were also in the barracks and dispatched hundreds of cavalry to search along the way, but they also found no trace.

Liu Bei didn't realize until late at night that there was a letter in his inner courtyard, which was left by him.

After reading the letter, Liu Bei was struck by lightning.

"Xu Bowen! It's Xu Bowen again!"

Surprised in his heart, Liu Bei found Xu Zhen's shadow here again, so he sat down on the stone steps in the courtyard, feeling hopeless.

I feel like I can't get out of his shadow in this life.

In the letter, it clearly stated that Xu Bowen controlled Shan Fu's mother, so he had to go back.

And his name is not Shan Fu, but Xu Shu.

It was a person from Yingchuan who had to escape after killing someone in the village and handed over his mother to a friend to take care of him. Unexpectedly, it fell into Xu Zhen's hands now.

And he already knew that he was in Xinye, so he kept threatening him with letters, but he didn't do much to harm Liu Bei.

I just inquired about a lot of news about Xiangyang.

"Lord!"

When Liu Bei was reviewing this extremely long letter, Sun Qian had already stepped in quickly. Of course, the news was not found, but someone seemed to be watching Yiqi heading north.

When he said it, Liu Bei sighed deeply, and even handed out the letter to Sun Qian with a look of despair on his face, beckoning him to take a look.

After reading it, Sun Qian looked up to the sky and sighed, "Heaven, this Xu Zhen really has supernatural powers."

"His hands and eyes are open to the sky, he even knows that Mr. Xu Shu is in Xinye? How can he know? Could it be that there are Xu Zhen's spies by our side?"

Liu Bei stood up, pacing back and forth in the yard with his hands behind his back with a serious face, thinking about everything, and considering everyone.

"Yun Chang and Yi De must be impossible. Chen Dao and I share life and death, and of course they are also my own. Like Xianhe, he has followed me since childhood. Although he was the first to be friends with Xu Zhen, he would not betray him. to me."

Sun Qian was stunned for a moment, and immediately said loudly: "My lord, although I am from Xuzhou, I know that Xu Zhen was benevolent and righteous to Xuzhou's soldiers and people, but I am absolutely loyal to my lord, and I have absolutely no half-heartedness. Please learn from me, my lord! "

"Oh, that's not what I meant. Gongyou doesn't need to be so worried. I just said that there shouldn't be Xu Zhen's internal response. He knows these things, and there may be other spies."

"There is no need to talk about this matter," Liu Bei waved his hand, his face turned bitter, and he sighed one after another. He couldn't figure out why this person would always find a way to make himself feel uncomfortable, was it because he provoked him in the first place?
"Gongyou, do Xu Bowen and I really have a deep hatred?"

Sun Qian smacked his lips, and immediately said: "When the lord was in Xudu, he and Dong Cheng secretly designed this chariot general. I think with Xu Zhen's character, I'm afraid I will always remember it in my heart. In [-], when we paid attention to Xu Bowen, we also understood that he had a temperament with clear grievances and grievances, and we will never forget it."

"He attaches great importance to kindness, so he does the same to enmity. Not to mention, now the lord and Xu Zhen are their own masters, and they are in the stage of hostility."

"Furthermore, Jingzhou scholars have ruined Xu Zhen's reputation and constantly slandered and ridiculed his life experience. This matter is also promoted by the master. He has been an enemy since Guandu. Why should the master ask such questions?"

There's no need to worry about him anymore, it's already an endless situation, and Xu Zhen's status is not as good as it was back then.

If it was said that he was only acting as Erqianshi back then, and there was no aristocratic background behind him, and if he was attracted by true affection and kindness, it would be possible for Xu Zhen to follow behind and do great things together.

But now, he has long been under Cao Cao's leadership, and the soldiers and civilians in Jizhou and Bingzhou are all at his disposal. If he is not still a subject under Cao Cao's command, he may be regarded as a major prince in the north now.

The Cao family will not easily turn against Xu Zhen, such a status is remarkable.

How does it compare to that year.

It's a bit ridiculous to say that I still miss the so-called friendship of the past.

"Then he can insult me ​​at will! My military adviser!! How many years! How many years have passed!! I finally found someone!"

"This person is a great Confucian in Jingzhou. Mr. Pang De, Sima Hui, and countless Confucian scholars have been teaching and teaching. In addition, he is very talented. He has just cultivated a great Confucian scholar! He is well versed in the art of war and internal affairs!"

"I haven't even seen what art of war he knows! I treat him so well, why does he leave me!!"

Liu Bei suddenly shouted loudly, and it seemed that he was really uncomfortable.

He not only hated Xu Zhen for kidnapping his mother secretly and making him an insider in Xinye, but now he also blamed Xu Shu for not telling him about these things, but sneaking away instead.

"Why did he leave secretly! Wouldn't I send him away? I, Liu Xuande, have no room for Xu Shu!?"

Liu Bei drank bitterly, leaving Sun Gan at a loss as to what to say.

He lost his temper for a while, then walked into the inner room with big strides, and closed the door. Looking at the shadow on the door, he was sitting behind the desk, doing something, and seemed to have calmed down.

not moving at all.

Only the candle flame flickered and the shadows trembled.

Sun Qian looked outside for a long time, couldn't help but sighed, and didn't dare to leave, so he could only stay outside.

Liu Bei is a very nice person, but at the beginning he offended many people in Xudu, offending Cao's clan and Cao Cao's advisers, especially Xu Zhen, if he was kind to him, it was indeed good.

But it was to win him over. Knowing that he couldn't shake his heart, he naturally turned to layout and planning, transferred him away from Xudu, cooperated with Dong Cheng to relieve Xu Zhen of his duties as Jinwu Guard, and placed hundreds of dead soldiers Around the Son of Heaven.

Of course, the layout of that time was forcibly dismantled after Xu Zhen came back, and at the same time, Dong Cheng was humiliated and beaten by Dian Wei.

Liu Bei is hidden in it, but Xu Zhen should know it.

In this way, it is not something to be sad about being used by him to win over Xu Shu, because they don't owe anything at all, if it is to help Xu Zhen form a marriage.

To be honest, Sun Qian didn't feel that there was any great kindness. After all, Cao Cao had already repaid this kindness to Xu Zhen. Moreover, the lord himself said that "brothers are like brothers and feet, women are like clothes", why bother to let Xu Zhen People will always remember this kindness.

This state lasted until Guan Yu and Zhang Fei returned from abroad.

Zhang Fei with a loud voice began to curse as soon as he came in, "What a ghost! If it wasn't planned earlier, I wouldn't believe it at all!"

"What kind of bullshit army division is this? He has never done anything here, and I have never seen him marching and fighting! It is nothing more than a decree to plow the fields, and it is straightforward when he slips away!"

"I must have seen Cao Jun's menacing approach, so I knew I wouldn't dare to fight! That's why I ran away!"

"Oh, second brother, what's that sentence called? The entrustment is not human!"

Guan Yu scolded, "Third brother, don't talk too much, go see your elder brother first."

"Ugh!"

Zhang Fei's face was ugly, and he clenched his fists tightly. If he saw Shan Fu again at this moment, he would definitely go up and grab him by the collar to ask for clarification.

Why did he want to let down his elder brother's loyalty.

But soon, Liu Bei in the room yelled, "Second brother and third brother, come in immediately, we have important matters to discuss!"

"Eh!"

The two looked at each other with surprise in their eyes.

Even Sun Qian, who was standing in the yard, was stunned for a moment. It didn't sound like the feeling of despair and despair that he had before, but now he could hear that he was full of anger.

What happened again? !

The lord is in the house, could it be that he has already figured it out? !
Such a strong heart? !
The corner of Sun Gan's mouth twitched.

Seriously, if I had experienced such a thing, the military advisor I had been thinking of would be taken away suddenly without the slightest suspicion.

I'm afraid I won't be happy for half a month.

　Sorry, it’s almost Chinese New Year today and I’ve been shopping outside, and I’m starting to update continuously when I come back!Today's update will never be less, everyone, please wait for a while, more, more, rush

　　
　
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