The Three Kingdoms: A vicious plan was offered, and Liu Bei was stunned!

Chapter 361: Guan Ning has not yet settled Jiangling, Liu Bei is tempted to come

"It's not stay, it's invite." Luo Yuan said with a smile, "Sir, you are well versed in Confucianism, you teach everyone, and you have no prejudice. Jiangling wants to promote culture and education, and it needs someone like you to run the academy. I have ordered people to build academies, including a medical academy and a textile academy. The academies lack talents like you, so why don't you stay in Jiangdong to teach and educate people? Of course, I won't stop you if you want to leave. Jiangling is free to come and go!"

Guan Ning breathed a sigh of relief. If Luo Yuan had used force, he would have had no way out.

Being able to come and go freely, Guan Ning was willing to wait and see: "I have just arrived in Jiangling, and I don't know much about it. Wait for me to take a look before making a decision!"

Guan Ning also found it magical

Nowadays, there are no princes who are involved in education. Even Cao Cao didn’t do it!

As a prince, who is interested in education?

Luo Yuan was the first one to engage in education. Today's talented people all come from the gentry and are educated by their families.

Guan Ning came to attend the literary gathering and to socialize at the same time. Luo Yuan didn't say anything but just arranged for people to entertain him well.

More and more nobles came from Jiangling, and many of them were famous families in the world. Both the Wei and Du families in Chang'an sent people. Luo Yuan asked Xu Shu to receive these celebrities and wealthy families.

Shuo Li is one of the giants in Jiangling, and his reception will not embarrass those people!

Luo Yuan is the lord after all, so the reception should be based on equality.

More and more scholars came to Jiangling. Luo Yuan did not feel any pressure at all, but Liu Bei and Sun Quan became restless.

No one expected that so many nobles would come to participate in the Jiangling Literary Meeting.

All the famous families in the world have come to participate, it would seem wrong if they didn't go.

Liu Bei really didn't want to come to Jiangling.

Will I be laughed at if I go to Jiangling again after losing to Luo Yuan on the battlefield?

Liu Bei discussed with Sun Qian, Mi Zhu and others: "More and more people are going to the Jiangling Literary Society. It is a gathering of rich and famous people. If I don't go, I will be laughed at by the world!"

Sun Qian smiled bitterly: "My lord, we have to go. The people of the world have gathered in Jiangling, and Luo Yuan has already won the battle. If you don't go, the heroes of the world will be missing you, and Cao Cao can take advantage of the situation to win over the hearts of the nobles."

Luo Yuan was frantically trying to whitewash Cao Cao in Jiangling!

If you don't get hot shit, you can't eat it.

This is what Liu Bei was worried about. A gathering of this scale is a great opportunity to develop personal connections and also a time to gather supporters.

He knows it too well!

After all, he had participated in the League of Eighteen Princes. The reason why Boss Cao developed so fast was because of his connections.

Many of his subordinates were among the eighteen princes.

Mi Zhu sighed deeply, thinking back to when Luo Yuan was with Liu Bei, if he had been more polite, would their relationship have been better.

Luo Yuan is now a formidable figure. His subordinates are powerful, and he is flirting with Cao Cao. It is simply terrifying.

The Battle of Baihe was even more thrilling.

If he doesn't ease the relationship with Luo Yuan, and if Luo Yuan really colludes with Cao Cao, then... Liu Bei's situation will really be dire.

Mi Zhu also advised Liu Bei not to be stubborn, as they still had a chance to ease relations with Luo Yuan.

"If you don't go to Jiangling, my lord, I'm afraid our army and Jiangling will no longer have any relationship. If Cao Cao wins over Jiangling, Luo Yuan will go downstream and think that Jiangling's army is too powerful. Jiangxia... will be in danger."

Jiangxia is just downstream of Jiangling. Luo Yuan and Gan Ning are both veterans of the navy. When it comes to being familiar with the waterways of Jingzhou, they must be veterans. Liu Bei only has Liu Qi who knows a little about water warfare, but Liu Qi is in poor health, so there is actually no general who is really good at water warfare.

Luo Yuan has invited him several times and even organized such a big event for the meeting of the princes. If Liu Bei doesn't express his opinion, it would be really a lack of face.

Do you still want to talk when we meet next time?

We are all here to make trouble, and we don’t want to maintain any friendship anymore. Next time I will kill you without any discussion.

Liu Bei was speechless and felt very embarrassed. He understood the reason, but he just couldn't let go of his face.

After a lifetime of running around and being bullied everywhere, he finally built up some foundation, with 70,000 to 80,000 soldiers under his command, and two bases in Xinye and Jiangxia. Yet, he was still bullied?
It feels like all these years have been wasted.

But Liu Bei also knew that he had few choices. He would go if he wanted to, but he couldn't say that. He was not forced to do so. "It's not that I don't want to go. The Prime Minister and I are acquaintances. It's just that it's Jiangdong. If I go too early, I'm afraid I'll be laughed at by the Marquis of Wu. After all, Cao Cao is a traitor to the Han Dynasty. I'm afraid people will misunderstand me and try to please Cao Cao!"

Sun Qian and Mi Zhu were both smart people. They saw through the situation but didn't say anything. They nodded quickly and said, "As long as you are willing to go."

They have no choice but to go under the current circumstances. If Liu Bei doesn't go, their situation will surely get worse and worse, and the nobles all over the world will look down on them.

This is the general trend. Luo Yuan has made such a big move that even people like Guan Ning came from Liaodong. You, Liu Bei, are also considered a great hero in the world. You are just at the edge of Jiangling, so why don't you come?
Do you still have any shame?

As long as Liu Bei is willing to go, Sun Qian and Mi Zhu will be satisfied. Sun Qian said quickly, "My lord is worried about this, and the Marquis of Wu may be worried too. Now he is under pressure from the general situation, and the Marquis of Wu is also afraid that others will say that he is trying to please Cao Cao. Why don't we agree to go together so that we can look after each other. Besides, Luo Yuan must have done something like this, not just because of the literary gathering, but must have discussed the matter among the three families."

Mi Zhu said: "Cao Cao will go south this year. I think this must be a pre-war negotiation. We also need to discuss and have a response."

Sun Qian added: "Cao Cao's march south has frightened the Jiangdong nobles. The impact is too great to estimate. My lord, be careful that Cao Cao is trying to win over the Marquis of Wu. If Jiangdong is persuaded by Cao Cao and is unwilling to resist Cao, then everything will be over. We should ask Kong Ming to come back and ask Yun Chang to accompany you. We will lead 10,000 troops to support them near Jiangling to prepare for any unexpected events."

After hearing what Sun Qian and Mi Zhu said, Liu Bei finally reacted.

He is not afraid of anything else but he is afraid that Cao Cao will collude with Sun Quan. Now everyone is definitely going, so he has to keep an eye on Sun Quan!

Otherwise it would really be the end.

Liu Bei, who was still a little hesitant, became determined. He agreed to Mi Zhu and Sun Qian's arrangement and quickly asked Kong Ming to return from Jiangdong.

Then he made an appointment with Jiangdong to go to Jiangling together.

In the Jiangling Military Commander's Mansion, Luo Yuan received letters from Jiangdong and Liu Bei a few days later, and finally smiled.

It's damn easy!
It’s not that difficult to invite Mr. Buddha. You two finally decided to come.

Xu Shu laughed and said, "It's very unexpected. I thought Liu Bei and Sun Quan would never come back because of Cao Cao."

I didn't expect Luo Yuan to do it.

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"Have they figured it out?"

"How can they figure it out? Given the current situation, how can they not come? The world's famous people gather together on such a big stage, how can they stand out and show themselves in front of the world's nobles if they don't come?"

Whenever Cao Cao was free in the north, he would take his men to the Tongque Tower to socialize. Did he like that? Of course not. He was doing that to demonstrate his strength and boost the confidence of his men.

You have seen how capable this boss is.

When the people below see that their boss is really capable, they become completely loyal to him.

(End of this chapter)