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In the study, Liu Bei took a sip of hot tea and finally restrained his inner anxiety. Zhuge Liang's calmness gave him another glimmer of hope.

Zhuge Liang pondered for a moment and said: "The biggest doubt about this matter is that Liu Jing actually assembled [-] troops and [-] warships. At the moment when Jingzhou is most in need of self-cultivation, such a large-scale mobilization of troops is just to deal with Jingnan. My lord thinks is it possible?"

Liu Bei was uneasy because of Liu Qi's incident. He knew that Liu Qi's life was not long, so he thought Liu Qi was really dead. In order to pass the responsibility, Liu Jing blamed Jing Nan for Liu Qi's death.

It is precisely because of this concern that Liu Bei fully believes that Liu Jing is going to attack Jingnan, but Zhuge Liang's reminder immediately wakes Liu Bei up. Crazy?

In fact, with the strong combat power of the Jingzhou Army, even [-] troops can recover Jingnan, why call [-] troops.

Thinking of this, Liu Bei hesitated and asked, "Could it be that Liu Jing has other plans?"

Zhuge Liangliang nodded and said with a smile: "I think... Maybe this is Liu Jing's plan to build plank roads and hide Chen Cang in the dark. It is obviously to attack Jingnan, but in fact it is to capture Bashu. Other than that, I can't think of it at all, Liu Jing Is there any reason to assemble an army of [-] in Jiangling?"

"What if he destroys us by the way? Will the false way of destroying Guo happen?" Liu Bei still asked with some concern.

Zhuge Liang walked a few steps with his hands behind his back, and finally said slowly: "It is indeed possible for the Jingzhou army to cross the river, but Liu Jing will never really trap himself in Jingnan, he will definitely send someone to communicate with us in advance." [

Liu Bei suddenly realized, "It seems that Liu Jing has sent Jiang Wan to question the truth about Liu Qi's death."

Zhuge Liang chuckled, "That's it. Liu Jing still has a very methodical way of doing things. My lord, if you don't worry, the matter is not that serious."

Zhuge Liang's comfort made Liu Bei's extremely nervous heart finally relax slowly.

At this moment, one of Liu Bei's personal guards reported outside the door: "Qi Emperor Uncle, just got the news of the city gate guards, Xiangyang sent envoys."

Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang looked at each other, and they both realized at the same time that it must be Jiang Wan.

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Outside the city gate, Jiang Wan, with a few followers, was looking at the newly built city with both hands. Jiang Wan is now the official of Jingzhou Zhizhong, in charge of Caigu Boshu, and he is already the second most powerful figure in Jingzhou civil servants.

Biejia should be the first civil servant in Jingzhou. Now Biejia in Jingzhou is held by Zhang Ji, but Zhang Ji is obsessed with medicine and only uses the name of Biejia instead of government affairs. He also resigned Biejia not long ago. Now there is a vacancy in Jingzhou.

Therefore, Xu Shu, the chief historian, became the highest civil official in power, equivalent to the prime minister of Jingzhou, and Jiang Wan became Xu Shu's most capable assistant, in charge of Jingzhou's money and food.

At this time, the gate of the city opened, and several carriages rushed out like a gust of wind, and stopped in front of Jiang Wan. Sun Qian got out of the carriage, cupped his hands and smiled at Jiang Wan, "Let Zhizhong wait for a long time!"

Jiang Wan also smiled slightly, "So it's Brother Gongyou, long time no see!"

At the beginning, Liu Bei had also heard about Jiang Wan’s talent for a long time, so he wanted to invite Jiang Wan to be his vassal, so he specially sent Sun Qian to Lingling to persuade Jiang Wan. Sun Qian tried to persuade Jiang Wan for three days, but Jiang Wan refused. Liu Jing was chosen.

At this time, the two wanted to see each other again, and it was a little embarrassing about the past. At the beginning, Sun Gan had sworn that Liu Bei would be the Lord of Jingzhou, but now. . . . .

A trace of shame could not help but appear in Sun Gan's eyes.

However, the shame in Sun Gan's eyes just flashed by, and he immediately put on a smile, "On behalf of Uncle Huang, I welcome Zhizhong to come. Uncle Huang is waiting for you. Please follow me!" [

Jiang Wan arched his hands and smiled, "Then please brother Gongyou to lead the way."

The two entered the city in a carriage, and soon arrived at Liu Bei's military office. Before the steps of the military office, Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang had been waiting for a long time.

In the inner hall of the military yamen, everyone sat down as guests and hosts. Liu Bei glanced at the guards on both sides, and ordered: "Stay back!"

The guards withdrew one after another, and only Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang, and Jiang Wan were left in the inner hall. Jiang Wan then cupped his hands and said, "I'll convey Liu Zhou Mu's words first. The previous agreement between Jingzhou and the emperor's uncle is still valid!"

This sentence made Liu Bei's tight heart relax. He was silent for a moment and said: "Then I don't understand why the Jingzhou army gathered in Jiangling in large numbers, and they kept saying that they wanted to avenge Mr. Qi, so that everyone in Jingnan panicked. What's the point?"

Jiang Wan smiled, took out a letter and handed it to Liu Bei, "This is a handwritten letter from my family, Zhou Mu, the emperor will understand after reading it."

Liu Bei took the letter and read it hastily. It was exactly the same as Zhuge Liang's analysis, and Liu Jing told them clearly that they could withdraw the troops and supplies to Hengyang County. Liu Bei frowned and promised to give them half a year. Prepare, and now they are asked to withdraw their troops to Hengyang County. How can this be called that the consensus is still valid?

Liu Bei became a little annoyed. He handed the letter to Zhuge Liang, and said with a sullen face, "Didn't you say that we would withdraw in half a year? It's only been two months now, why do you believe the words of the shepherd of your home state?"

Jiang Wan was not angry, and still calmly explained: "It may be that the emperor did not understand the key to the consensus reached by the two sides. I can explain that the Jingzhou army promised not to attack the Jingnan army and supported the transfer of the Jingnan army to Jiaozhou. Now Although we have a large army gathered in Jiangling, we still promise not to attack the Jingnan army, but please transfer to Hengyang County, and attack Jiaozhou in half a year is also perfectly fine, but..."

Speaking of this, Jiang Wan's expression became serious, and he looked at Liu Bei and said, "All our promises are based on the sincerity of both parties. If your army destroys the vital interests of the Jingzhou Army, then all promises will be invalid. These are also the original words of my Zhou Mu, although the words are not pleasant, but we must speak first."

Liu Bei understood what Jiang Wan meant, but he was actually warning them not to leak the secrets to Bashu, otherwise they would directly destroy Jingnan. Although the words were good, but this kind of "naked" threat made Liu Bei lose face, he blacked out The face said nothing.

At this time, Zhuge Liang smiled and said, "I wonder when Liuzhou Mu wants us to retreat south to Hengyang County?"

Jiang Wan secretly praised that this is a smart person who faces the reality, follows the trend, and does not make unnecessary resistance. Jiang Wan said sincerely: "We will complete the army assembly in 20 days, and we will officially cross the river in five days. Jiang, please leave before then."

Zhuge Liang nodded, "Please convey our thanks to Zhou Mu for keeping his promise, and at the same time please rest assured that we will not let third parties know what we said today."

"If that's the case, then I'll take my leave!"

Jiang Wan got up to say goodbye, Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang sent him out of the military office, and ordered Sun Qian to send him to the riverside, and then Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang returned to the inner hall.

"Are we really going to do what Liu Jing asked?" Liu Bei couldn't hold back the annoyance in his heart.

Zhuge Liang sighed, "Of course I don't want to, I don't think anyone would be willing, but our strength is here, we can't choose, and Liu Jing sent Jiang Wan to report in advance, it is also a face for the uncle, besides, he is still a good man. Keep your word, otherwise he will directly send troops to destroy us, which is actually his chance."

"Hmph! He's not trustworthy. He expects me to run Jiaozhou for him." Liu Bei said angrily. He knew Liu Jing's thoughts very well, so he let himself go to Jiaozhou to manage for him, and he would come to harvest again in the future.

Although he was extremely dissatisfied, Liu Bei had nothing to do. He had no choice but to retreat to Hengyang County as soon as possible. He had no other choice. He sighed deeply, "Okay! Please ask the military adviser to make a withdrawal plan." , we will implement it as soon as possible.”

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Hanzhong refers to a long and narrow mountain corridor between the Qinling Mountains and the Daba Mountains. In this mountain corridor, there are three basins distributed from west to east. These three basins have become the places where human beings live and thrive. It is fertile and rich in products, which also made Hanzhong the land of Longxing in the Han Dynasty.

In terms of administrative division, the three basins are Wudu County, Hanzhong County and Weixing County. The three counties are linked together by the Han River and are called the Three Counties of Hanzhong. Among them, Hanzhong County has the largest basin and the largest population.

Hanzhong is also the birthplace of Wudou Rice Sect, a branch of Taoism. It was founded by Zhang Xiu, but it was soon usurped by Zhang Lu, and Wu Dou Rice Sect became an important tool for Zhang Lu to carry out warlord separatism.

Zhang Lu was originally a general of Liu Yan, and Zhang Xiu was ordered to attack Su Gu, the prefect of Hanzhong. After Zhang Lu killed Zhang Xiu, he immediately separated Hanzhong to stand on his own. It has been more than [-] years. Fleeing to Hanzhong to avoid war and chaos caused the population of Hanzhong to increase rapidly.

Due to a large amount of land development and Zhang Lu's good management, Hanzhong has gradually become strong, with an army of [-] and sufficient food and grass.

But since the new year, Hanzhong has been shrouded in an atmosphere of uneasiness. As early as the beginning of December last year, Bashu revealed news that Liu Jing of Jingzhou was about to attack Hanzhong and expand northward, which made Zhang Lu start to worry. stand up.

At this time, Zhang Wei, Zhang Lu's younger brother, also proposed to seize Shangyong first, and use Shangyong's favorable terrain to prevent the Jingzhou army from going north.

But Zhang Lu was worried. He didn't express his opinion on this suggestion for a long time, and nearly a month passed, and no one mentioned this matter again. Suggestions are like a sand vessel in a rising tide. After the tide passes, there are no traces left.

But at the end of January, there was great news from Jingzhou that the Jingzhou army began to cross the south of the Yangtze River and advance to Jingnan. This news made Zhang Lu's heart a little "disordered".

Yang Song came out of Zhang Lu's Tianshi Mansion, got into the carriage, and got on the carriage worriedly. Yang Song was about 50 years old, tall and tall, with a long face and a hooked nose, which made his appearance very treacherous. , giving a very unreliable feeling.

He was originally a famous scholar in Guanzhong, and he came from the famous Hongnong Yang family. He came to Hanzhong to avoid the "chaos" at the end of Han Dynasty, and was used by Zhang Lu as an aide. Yang Song was very good at managing money. It became a place of prosperity, and he also gained great trust from Zhang Lu, becoming the second most powerful person in Hanzhong.

Although Yang Song has outstanding abilities, his shortcomings are also obvious. He is extremely greedy for bribes. While Hanzhong was prosperous, he himself became the richest man in Hanzhong. Fortunately, Zhang Lu took money lightly and didn't care about him. It was under Zhang Lu's connivance that Yang Song was almost not greedy for anything.

But today, Yang Song's worry was not about money, but Zhang Lu's cryptic suggestion that Hanzhong's defense should be expanded eastward. Yang Song understood Zhang Lu's meaning at once. Yongcheng is gone, and Yang Song finally understands that Zhang Lu has always taken the matter of Shangyong to heart.

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