The Mythical Version of the Three Kingdoms: The Evil God Arrives

Chapter 271 The Qingzhou fleet is missing. Do you know who did it?

After Yuan Shao withdrew his troops from Jie Bridge, Yang Ji ordered Gan Ning and Taishi Ci to gradually send the 100,000 infantry back to Youzhou through the Qingzhou naval fleet.

However, just after Gan Ning and Taishi Ci completed this task, Gongsun Zan stuffed Liu Yu into Gan Ning's fleet.

It was said that Gan Ning would take Liu Yu to Fenggao, and Liu Bei would send Liu Yu to Chang'an to "enjoy life".

Then Gan Ning's fleet encountered a strange event in the Bohai Sea, which was almost calm. It was not known whether it was a typhoon, tsunami or some other strange event.

In short, the Qingzhou naval fleet where Liu Yu and Gan Ning were located is now completely missing, and no one knows where they were blown to.

Then somehow, Yuan Shao learned about Liu Yu's disappearance.

Then Yuan Shao and his men began to station troops in Hejian State and Bohai County in the name of revenge for Liu Yu, planning to attack Youzhou.

However, because the morale of Yuan Shao’s main army plummeted at Jie Bridge, they can only rest in Yecheng for a while.

Therefore, Yuan Shao sent Ju Yi and his vanguard soldiers to lead the 100,000 miscellaneous soldiers originally deployed in Bohai County.

Logically speaking, Yuan Shao should not have sent troops to Youzhou at this time. After all, losing Liu Yu's Youzhou would mean losing reliable internal logistics.

All Yuan Shao and his men had to do was wait quietly for Gongsun Zan to self-destruct due to logistical reasons.

Because it is impossible for Liu Bei and Chen Xi to provide unlimited logistical support to Gongsun Zan.

If this were true, Gongsun Zan would no longer be an independent vassal, but a frontier troop under Liu Bei.

Well, if that's the case, it seems that Yuan Shao should have sent troops to Youzhou at this time...

Well, in short, Yuan Shao planned to defeat Gongsun Zan of Youzhou first, and then plot against Liu Bei.

To this end, Yuan Shao spread the news that Gongsun Zan had killed Liu Yu among the Hu tribes in the north of Youzhou, and let the Hu people who regarded Liu Yu as their benefactor go south to attack Gongsun Zan and avenge Liu Yu.

On the one hand, he sent Ju Shou and Xun Chen to Fenggao under the pretext of attending Chen Xi's wedding to test Liu Bei's attitude towards this matter.

Although no matter what Fenggao's attitude is, it will not prevent them from attacking Youzhou.

However, the military strength under Liu Bei was too strong, so strong that even if Yuan Shao wanted to make a move, he had to consider the possibility that Liu Bei would raid Jizhou at this time.

Therefore, Xun Chen and Ju Shou came to Fenggao to see if they could temporarily delay Fenggao's progress so that Jizhou could take over Youzhou while Liu Yu was missing.

However, when they set out from Yecheng and crossed the boundary bridge to Pingyuan County, Ju Shou and Xun Chen felt disappointed.

After crossing the boundary bridge, Xun Chen and Ju Shou followed the straight road opened up by Yang Ji to Pingyuan County.

Investigating the level of economic development under Liu Bei's rule was also one of the main purposes of their visit to Fenggao.

The reason why the two of them had to pass through Guojie Bridge was because it was a place where the glory and sorrow of the entire Jizhou army were intertwined.

I just wanted to see how this guy Yang Ji was able to relocate more than 300,000 people to Pingyuan County in just half a month.

Although we have already learned from the scouts that the reason why Yang Ji was able to relocate 300,000 people to Pingyuan County without exception within half a month was because of this.

This is because Yang Ji built a straight road of more than 400 miles between Jieqiao and Pingyuan.

However, Yuan Shao and his men still wanted to see with their own eyes whether this straight road was as magical as the scouts described.

As a result, Xun Chen and Ju Shou stood on the straight road built by Yang Ji in a daze for a long time.

Are you fucking telling him that a straight road of this level was made on the spot by Yang Ji using the mud from both sides of the road?
Can you go and take a look at other straight roads in the territory of the Han Empire before telling him that this is a temporary straight road?
Who would build a temporary road with etched patterns of the secret art of nurturing on the roadbed?

Although Xun Chen and Ju Shou did not recognize the patterns that Yang Ji had etched on the roadbed of the straight road.

But it did not prevent them from figuring out the purpose of the secret rituals that Yang Ji etched on the roadbed.

You actually etched the ritual of the Nurturing Secret Art on a makeshift straight road.

What do you want to do?
This straight road connects Liu Bei’s largest troop station in Qingzhou.

Although there have been signs that the army of Pingyuan County has been transferred to Licheng recently.

However, with Yang Ji's road-building ability, would it be difficult to build another straight road or highway from Licheng to the plain?
It was precisely because of this that Xun Chen and Ju Shou had to doubt how much preparation Fenggao had made for the surprise attack on Jizhou.

Before meeting Liu Bei, the two saw the extravagance of the Keji Hall and thought that after Liu Bei had achieved such great success, the side of him that loved luxury, chicken racing and dog fighting had reappeared.

If Liu Bei really showed this side of him, then after they returned they would persuade Yuan Shao to give Liu Bei a lot of beautiful women and good wine, so as to corrode Liu Bei's heroic spirit.

As a result, the plan to corrupt Liu Bei's heart can be discarded.

From the crystal desk in front of Liu Bei piled with official documents, and Liu Bei's indifferent attitude towards the precious treasures around him.

The two of them also realized that this luxurious house was not built by Liu Bei himself.

Instead, it was built by the people in Fenggao Government Affairs Office in order to educate Liu Bei.

Because Xun Chen himself had received education from a top aristocratic family, he knew the importance of relevant education.

Xun Chen sighed in his heart. He now understood how Chen Xi and the others made up for the last flaw in Liu Bei's heart.

It's nothing more than fighting poison with poison.

"Xun Youruo of Jizhou greets Lord Xuande." Xun Chen, as if shocked by the luxurious items in the Keji Hall, saluted Liu Bei.

"Jizhou Ju Gong and Xuande Gong greet each other." Ju Shou also saluted Liu Bei in shock, "I have never seen such a rare treasure. I am intoxicated for a moment, please forgive me, Xuande Gong."

Liu Bei looked at the two people who were pretending and couldn't help shaking his head. The shock of the two people was indeed real, but what shocked them was not the objects in the Keji Hall, but him, Liu Xuande.

"Since you two like the things here, why don't you take a few of the ones you like back with you?" Liu Bei said to Xun Chen and Ju Su with a smile.

If some mundane things could create a little rift between Yuan Shao and these two people, Liu Bei would give it to him without hesitation even if they just wanted this Keji Hall.

Sure enough, these top wise men saw at a glance what Liu Bei wanted to do.

"Thanks to Lord Xuande's kindness, there are countless treasures in Jizhou under the rule of my lord Lord Yuan. If Lord Xuande needs anything, I can ask him to send some over." Ju Su said calmly to Liu Bei.

Xun Chen stood aside and watched quietly the conversation between Ju Su and Liu Bei.

At the same time, he activated his spiritual talent and tried his best to simulate Liu Bei's thinking at this time. When Xun Chen activated his spiritual talent, Liu Bei seemed to sense something and subconsciously glanced at Xun Chen.

Xun Chen lowered his head in horror, hiding the horror in his eyes in the shadows. His heartbeat suddenly accelerated. [How did he sense that I was simulating his thinking?]

Liu Bei glanced at Xun Chen who was lowering his head, an elusive smile appeared on his face, and then he continued talking to Ju Shou.

Putting aside all those miscellaneous matters, Liu Bei directly asked Ju Su: "I wonder if you came to me because the leader of the alliance wants to see me for something?"

There was a slight smile on Liu Bei's face, as if the person who was chatting with Ju Shou just now was not him, Liu Bei.

However, the fact that Liu Bei called Yuan Shao the leader of the alliance made Ju Su feel a little uncomfortable.

If you, Liu Xuande, really recognize Yuan Shao as the leader of the alliance, why don't you withdraw the troops stationed at Baimazin in Dongjun?
“I guess Lord Xuande has already received the news that Gongsun Zan murdered Lord Bo’an of Youzhou.

The reason why my lord Yuan Gong sent us to Fenggao was not only to congratulate Lord Chen, who is also from a noble family.

I also want to borrow the Qingzhou navy from Lord Xuande to help my lord to attack Gongsun Zan and avenge Lord Bo'an."

Ju Su only mentioned that he had borrowed the Qingzhou navy from Liu Bei to attack Gongsun Zan and that he had congratulated Chen Xi, but he did not mention anything else.

Although Ju Su could use the fact that Liu Yu had helped Liu Bei after the Battle of Hulao Pass to kidnap Liu Bei and force him to borrow the Qingzhou navy or send troops to Youzhou.

However, how could Ju Su, who also participated in the Battle of Hulao Pass, not know that the more than 20,000 troops that Liu Bei started with were funded by Gongsun Zan?

If Ju Su really used this reason to kidnap Liu Bei, Liu Bei could use Ju Su to sow discord, causing Liu Bei to be in a dilemma of being unable to be both loyal and righteous, and label Ju Su as a villain who is good at sowing discord.

Therefore, Ju Su only proposed a request to borrow the Qingzhou navy to transport Yuan's troops, and did not mention anything else.

"My senior brother killed Lord Bo'an?" Liu Bei asked Ju Su in confusion, "Where did you get the news?"

"This is not the information I received." Liu Bei shook his head.

"When my senior brother sent Lord Bo'an away from Youzhou, it was the Qingzhou navy under my command that escorted him." The smile on Liu Bei's face gradually faded.

"Now, I don't even know where my Qingzhou navy has gone." Liu Bei stared at Ju Su and said softly.

Liu Bei did not lie. He really didn't know where Gan Ning and the others had gone.

However, Yang Ji told him not to worry, he knew where Gan Ning was now.

A trace of cold sweat broke out on Ju Su's forehead. He really didn't know that Gongsun Zan had stuffed Liu Yu onto the Qingzhou navy's ship.

Moreover, it was not just Liu Yu who was missing, but also the entire Qingzhou navy.

Ju Shou did not suspect that Liu Bei was deceiving him. People of Liu Bei's status would no longer bother to tell lies.

At most, I didn't say everything, so he couldn't get a bird's eye view of the overall information.

Moreover, how could Ju Shou, as a top wise man, not have any ability to distinguish between truth and falsehood?

What's more, Xun Chen is still here. Under Xun Chen's thinking simulation, Ju Shou doesn't think anyone can lie under Xun Chen's nose.

"This..." Facing Liu Bei's deep gaze, Ju Su didn't know what to say.

If they said anything more, Ju Su suspected that Liu Bei might put the blame of the disappearance of Qingzhou navy on them in Jizhou.

After all, the person who has the most motivation to attack Liu Bei's Qingzhou navy is Yuan Shao.

If you can't get it, you have to destroy it. This is not just playing house.

Yuan Shao had sent people to look for Gan Ning many times, but except for the one time when he saw Gan Ning at Jie Bridge, he could not find Gan Ning at other times.

Yuan Shao once thought of looking for Gan Ning's family, but he didn't expect that Gan Ning was also from a noble family and was the county magistrate of Shu County.

Now, even the Yuan family, which had three generations of officials, did not want to take action against Gan Ning's family.

Yuan Shao doesn’t want to take action against Gan Ning now, but others don’t know about it. What if someone really believes the rumors spread by Feng Gao?
After all, it just means that they will not attack Gan Ning himself, but it does not mean that Jizhou cannot attack Qingzhou navy.

Therefore, Liu Bei's current attitude is very clear. He knows that Liu Yu and the Qingzhou navy are fine, but he just doesn't know where they have gone.

You in Jizhou can send troops to Youzhou to attack Gongsun Zan, but don't bring up slogans like revenge for Liu Yu.

Also, when you, Jizhou, send troops to Youzhou, whether we, Qingzhou, send troops to raid Jizhou is our business. It is not your turn to interfere.

Xun Chen grabbed Ju Su, who was about to say something to Liu Bei, and said to Liu Bei, "In that case, we will take our leave."

Liu Bei nodded and allowed them to leave the Keji Hall. Then he said to Hua Xiong, "Zijian, send off the two envoys from Jizhou for me."

"Yes." Hua Xiong bowed to Liu Bei and then turned to Ju Shou and Xun Chen and said, "You two, please come in."

Xun Chen and Ju Shou did not say anything more, but just followed Hua Xiong silently and walked out of the Self-Restraint Hall which was built with piles of Wuzhu coins.

Hua Xiong brought them to Fenggao Post Station, not to the Mi family's restaurant.

Although the environment of the Mi family restaurant is much better than that of the post station, these two people are envoys after all, and they still have to act like envoys.

Watching Hua Xiong's disappearing figure, Xun Chen looked at Ju Shou, "Should we return to Jizhou directly, or wait until after tomorrow's sacrifice?"

Ju Su pondered for a while and said, "Go find your uncle to find out the situation."

After hearing what Ju Shou said, Xun Chen's eyes flickered, but he still agreed.

It seems that the large number of Xun family members gathered in Fenggao has attracted Yuan Shao's attention.

However, this is not something difficult to guess. After all, it is because Xun Chen has been lingering outside Yuan Shao's core circle.

After a simple packing, Xun Chen took Ju Shou to Xun Shang's residence in Fenggao.

……

"My lord, the two of them went to see Prime Minister Xun." Hua Xiong reported to Liu Bei who was buried in a pile of official documents.

"Okay, I understand. You go and do your thing." Liu Bei waved at Hua Xiong and told him to go and do his own thing.

(End of this chapter)