Three Kingdoms: I, the eldest son of Cao, a loving father of a great man!

At the same time, the envoys sent by Cao Ang to various counties in Jingzhou returned to Xiangyang with their missions.

These envoys came from Sichuan, Yizhou and Yangzhou, and they all brought back Cao Ang's imperial edict.

The most important of these was that Cao Ang sent Zhang Xiu to lead 50,000 elite troops to the north to attack Jiangdong, and he also sent Pang Tong to Jiangdong to take command.

After Cao Ang's edict was conveyed, the whole Jingzhou was in an uproar, and the gentry were discussing Cao Ang's decision.

The gentry knew what Cao Ang's move meant. Cao Ang was going to attack Jiangdong.

This kind of thing had never been seen before, and all the nobles thought Cao Ang was crazy.

Liu Bei was even more furious.

After receiving the imperial edict, Liu Bei immediately summoned Zhuge Liang, Sun Ce and Zhou Yu to discuss countermeasures.

"Meng Yan, what exactly does this imperial edict mean?" Liu Bei asked Sun Ce anxiously.

Sun Ce said calmly: "Bofu, Ziyu, I think we should rebel against Uncle Liu!"

"How can this be possible? Didn't we join Uncle Liu just to continue enjoying wealth and glory?

If you rebel against Emperor Liu now, wouldn't that be like shooting yourself in the foot?" Liu Bei looked at Sun Ce in disbelief.

Sun Ce looked at Liu Bei with disdain. Liu Bei had completely brought shame to the aristocratic family.

"Bofu, what do you mean? Don't you want to rule the world?" Liu Bei was frightened by Sun Ce's gaze.

Sun Ce said: "I, Sun Ce, have never been interested in the world!"

"But." Liu Bei wanted to say something.

Unfortunately, Sun Ce did not give Liu Bei any chance and said coldly: "Bo Xuan, I advise you to submit to Uncle Liu.

I know you don't like Uncle Liu. But you have to understand that Uncle Liu is in the upper hand now. If you go against Uncle Liu's wishes,

I'm afraid that Liu Huangshu will chop off your head with a knife. You won't even have a chance to regret it then."

Liu Bei was suddenly speechless. What Sun Ce said was very correct. He, Liu Bei, could not defeat Cao Ang at all.

Zhou Yu stood up and said, "My lord, Brother Bofu is right. My lord, Uncle Liu is your uncle, you have to consider your own life."

"Alas!" Liu Bei sighed and said finally.

"Since Brother Ziyu has said so, then I will listen to you. From now on, our Liu family can only rely on Uncle Liu."

Sun Ce nodded with satisfaction: "Well, that's right."

Then, Sun Ce turned to Pang Tong.

Pang Tong smiled and said, “Brother Bofu, I agree with you.

No matter what, Uncle Liu's target is always our Han royal family, and we should support Uncle Liu."

"Good! Brother Zibu, I admire smart people like you!" Sun Ce praised.

Pang Tong said modestly: "Now what we need to do is to unite the powerful people from all over the country to resist the threat from Emperor Liu."

"Leave this matter to me." Sun Ce said.

"Then I'll trouble you, Brother Bofu!" Pang Tong bowed and asked.

When Liu Bei saw that Sun Ce and Pang Tong had reached a consensus so quickly, he secretly cursed these two bastards in his heart for colluding with each other so quickly.

"My lord, what do you think we should do now?" Pang Tong asked.

Liu Bei said: "We should first send people to various counties to publicize the evil deeds of Emperor Liu and tell the people not to trust Cao Ang.

Then we will send people to spread rumors, stir up the anger of the people and force them to rebel."

When Liu Bei said this, Pang Tong's eyes lit up.

Sun Ce frowned and said, "My Lord, do you think Cao Ang has a backup plan?"

"Humph! What's there to guard against against a despicable man like Cao Ang? Cao Ang will definitely not have any tricks up his sleeve.

And I believe that once Cao Ang's troops arrive at the city, the people will definitely rebel.

After all, we have enough food, while Cao Ang's army lacks food and fodder, so the people will definitely choose to follow us." Liu Bei said confidently.

Pang Tong nodded in agreement.

Sun Ce shook his head and said, "Cao Ang is extremely cunning. He will not leave any loopholes."

Both Sun Ce and Liu Bei had good ideas, but they ignored Cao Ang's strength.

Although Cao Ang was relatively young, he was very intelligent and had already figured out the enemy's weaknesses.

Neither Liu Bei nor Sun Ce thought of this because their enemies were too powerful.

After a moment's hesitation, Pang Tong suggested, "My Lord, since we have made all the necessary preparations, why don't we just attack Xuzhou?"

Liu Bei was stunned and asked, "This is not appropriate. Cao Ang had just taken over Yuzhou and was recuperating.

If we attack rashly, Cao Ang will surely pursue us and we will be attacked from both sides."

Pang Tong smiled and said, “My lord, this is a great opportunity.

Cao Ang is recuperating, so wouldn’t it be great if we could take advantage of his rest to launch a surprise attack on Xuzhou?

If we succeed, we can not only annex Xuzhou, but even seize Yanzhou!"

"Great idea!" Sun Ce clapped his hands in praise.

"This is a good idea! I will prepare it right away!" Liu Bei said excitedly.

Sun Ce and Pang Tong were both wondering when Liu Bei became so impulsive.

Pang Tong reminded: "My lord, we must not act too hastily.

Cao Ang was a heroic leader and he must have been on guard, otherwise Cao Ang would not be Cao Ang.

We now need to proceed steadily and steadily, and it is a good idea to nibble away at Xuzhou step by step."

"Brother Zi Bu is right. My lord, will you remember it?" Sun Ce said seriously.

Liu Bei wiped the sweat from his forehead and said awkwardly: "Thank you, Brother Zibu, for your reminder."

"Then we'll take our leave. I hope the lord won't let us down!" Sun Ce and Pang Tong left the Jingzhou Mu Mansion.

"My Lord, what do brothers Zibu and Bofu mean by this? Why are they reminding you?

Do they know something?" Chen Gong said worriedly.

Liu Bei said bitterly: "Zilong, they don't want me to die! What do you think I should do?"

"My lord, they are both loyal ministers. They are upright and righteous people. I am willing to take the risk with you!" Chen Gong said solemnly.

Liu Bei was a little conflicted. He really didn't want to let Chen Gong take the risk.

But he had no way to refuse, because Chen Gong was his only trusted adviser.

He was also his right-hand man. If anything happened to Chen Gong, Liu Bei would suffer a great loss.

Finally, Liu Bei hardened his heart and said, "Okay! Zilong, don't worry, if Cao Ang dares to attack me, I will drag him down with me even if it costs me my life!"

Chen Gong showed a relieved expression. The fact that Liu Bei was able to figure this out proved that he had reached a dead end.

Chen Gong decided to lead Liu Bei out of the dead end.

"My lord, you are wise!" Chen Gong complimented him and then asked, "My lord, what should we do next?"

Liu Bei pondered for a while and said: "We should first send people to various villages to persuade the people to join us. (End of this chapter)