Chapter 404 The Wind and Cloud Conference of Runan City

On the day when Tai Shici and Ma Yunqi arrived in Luoyang, super counselors Xu Shu and Pang Tong also coincidentally came to Runan City almost at the same time. Pang Tong entered the city from the south gate of Runan City, while Xu Shu entered from the north gate. At this time, no one knew Pang Tong except Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, but Xu Shu was different. After all, he stayed in Liu Bei's army for a period of time. Therefore, the soldiers guarding the gate did not know Xu Shu, but the soldiers patrolling the city happened to know Xu Shu. The captain of the team came to visit Xu Shu. After the two exchanged greetings, the captain himself personally led Xu Shu to visit Liu Bei.

And at the door of Liu Bei's official residence, Pang Tong also happened to arrive on a little donkey. Xu Shu was the first to see Pang Tong. Pang Tong also felt that someone was deliberately paying attention to him. Finally, their eyes were facing each other, and there was a wave in their hearts. The next moment, in front of everyone, the two quickly came together and came with an all-round bear hug!

"Brother Xu Shu, I didn't expect to see you at this time! I miss my little brother..." Pang Tong raised his hand and beat Xu Shu on the back and said in surprise.

And Xu Shu is as calm as a mountain, motionless. Of course, his strength in hugging Pang Tong is not small. After all, Xu Shu himself is also a little good at martial arts. Of course, Pang Tong is also a skilled intermediate general.

Just as the two met and talked about their friendship, the lieutenant had already entered the mansion to inform Liu Bei. When the two were walking side by side to the gate of Liu's mansion, they heard a burst of rapid footsteps from the mansion, and the same strong voice trembled and said, "Mr. Xu, Mr. Pang, you can come to see Ben..."

Hearing this man's cry, Xu Shu and Pang Tong stopped in place. When Liu Bei's figure appeared at the gate, they knelt down to Liu Bei at the same time. At the same time, they said solemnly, "Xu Shu (Pang Tong) visits Uncle Liu!"

Maybe it is polite for others to call Liu Bei Uncle Huang, such as Tai Shici. He calls Liu Bei Uncle Huang, which seems to respect Liu Bei quite a lot. In fact, he has no reaction in his heart, just like the name of ordinary people. The feelings of Xu Shu and Pang Tong are obviously different from others. In addition to respecting Liu Bei from the bottom of their hearts, they also have a different feeling in their hearts: as if they agree with Liu Bei as the identity of the royal family, they are loyal ministers; like Cao Cao, "hijacking the emperor and commanding the world", although it is full of prestige, it makes They look down on Cao Cao...

It is this subtle feeling that makes them determined to follow Liu Bei. It was this kind of self-feeling of loyal ministers that made them look down on the previous Yuan Shao and Cao Cao at this time. Even Liu Biao and Liu Zhang, who are also members of the royal family, are not in their eyes!

At this time, Zhang Fei happened to be by Liu Bei's side. Another super fierce put Liao Hua out on a mission - escorted the skilled craftsman to Wolong Valley in Nanyang County; Guan Yu was already in Youzhou at this time and discussed the alliance with Gongsun Zan.

Liu Bei excitedly helped Pang Tong and Xu Shu up. After a greeting, Liu Bei held Xu Shu with his left hand and Pang Tong with his right hand. The three walked side by side to the living room.

Zhang Fei behind them did not feel neglected. Of course, Zhang Fei was happy for Liu Bei. Of course, he also has a careful thought in his heart: Usually, Liu Bei can't ask his father to tell his grandmother for the assistance of a super counselor, but now, there are two of them... Pang Tong and Xu Shu are a little ugly, but their wisdom and management ability are indeed extremely outstanding. With the assistance of super counselors, and without the assistance of super counselors, even Zhang Fei can feel the difference: in the past, Xu Shu helped Liu Bei manage various affairs. Every soldier knows what he is going to do in the last three days. Any government and military camp can operate normally like a machine; without the assistance of super counselors, even Liu Bei himself has a hard time managing all kinds of affairs. Like Zhang Fei, he only knows what to do today. As for what to do tomorrow, he is also blackened! Even in the war, Zhang Fei is just a goods rushing forward. He doesn't know how to plan at all, let alone arrange troops according to the rule of "get the greatest benefit with the least effort"...

After the guests sat down, Pang Tong took the lead in saying to Liu Bei: he listened to Zhuge Liang's advice and had left the teacher's door in advance. At the same time, he also moved his family to Wolong Valley in Nanyang County... Pang Tong said to Liu Bei with his actions: He is eating weight - he is determined to break into the world with Liu Bei. It is.

And Xu Shu also immediately said that from now on, as long as he is no longer dispersed by the enemy, he will stay in Liu Bei's barracks and go nowhere! Later, Liu Bei asked Xu Shu about the situation of Sun Zun, the Duke of Youzhou. After all, he was a classmate and friend. Of course, Liu Bei should care about it.

Xu Shu stayed in Youzhou for more than half a year before. He basically figured out the situation in Youzhou. He truthfully said to Liu Bei, "Lord, at this time, Sun Zan, the herdsman of Youzhou, has hardly asked about the affairs of Youzhou. Gongsun Zan's intention is to keep one side safe and not start a war with the outside world at will, so he treats Cao Cao. It is with an attitude of 'non-cooperation and non-violence'... Of course, Gongsun Zan is not willing to be independent of Cao Cao, so behind his back, Gongsun Zan also sent envoys to secretly contact the high-level officials of Jingzhou, Jiangdong and Xiliangzhou. He hopes to contain Cao Cao through these three forces, so that Cao Cao has no time to take care of Youzhou! ..."

When Liu Bei heard this, he was immediately happy. He smiled and said, "It seems that Guan Yu, the second brother of the general, went to Youzhou to discuss the alliance with Brother Gongsun. There is a great possibility of success..."

When Xu Shu heard the words, he had no words, but nodded heavily to Liu Bei. Then, Liu Bei looked sad and said slowly to Xu Shu and Pang Tong, "Mr. Xu, Mr. Pang, a few days ago, the state government issued an urgent secret report. The secret report said: Cao Cao, the king of Wei, has issued an order to Jingzhou. He asked Jingzhou to immediately hand over the traitor Zhang Kai for a period of ten days... If Jingzhou does not do it, Cao Cao will personally lead a million army to attack Jingzhou and personally catch the traitor Zhang Kai..."

This is the first time Xu Shu and Pang Tong heard this news: a trace of enlightenment suddenly appeared on Xu Shu's face, and Pang Tong's face changed from joy to seriousness!

Liu Bei saw the different expression reactions of the two people, and he looked at them confusedly. After Pang Tong and Xu Shu looked at each other, they took the lead and said, "Master, no wonder I saw Zhang Kai leading a general hurried to Jiaozhou on the road. It turned out that Cao Cao was going to arrest him!"

Zhang Kui was originally the leader of the Yellow Turban Army. After the failure of the Yellow Turban Army's rebellion, he defected to Xuzhou Mu Taoqian. When he was an official in Xuzhou, he poisoned Cao Cao's parents because he coveted the property carried by Cao Cao's parents who passed by Xuzhou. When Cao Cao led a large army to the city of Xuzhou, Zhang Wei saw that the situation was not good, so he escaped from the city... Finally, due to Tao Qian and the famous scholars' strong regional consciousness and the mentality of contempt for Cao Cao, Cao Cao was furious and slaughtered Xuzhou City! Now, Cao Cao finally freed his hands and took time to deal with Zhang Kui.

The hatred of killing a father and the hatred of taking a wife are all to be borne by a man, and he is desperate to take action for it! Cao Cao wants to create an atmosphere of "revenge for his parents", which can inspire his subordinates to work together! Revenge for Cao Cao's tragic death...

When Cao Cao gave orders to Jingzhou as the king of Wei, the high-level officials in Jingzhou reacted with different reactions: Zhang Mo, a fierce general, insisted on obeying Cao Cao Cao's orders; while Liu Brown, a young and vigorous state pastor, did not pay attention to Cao Cao at all. In his opinion, Cao Cao was just a foreign prince, how could he compare with himself? I am an authentic royal relative! With just a piece of white paper and black words, he handed over the generals under his command. How can he have authority to convince the public in the future? ... His mother, Fan, also supported him.

No matter how everyone reacted, the state official Kuai Yue immediately sent someone to inform Zhang Kai that Cao Cao was going to arrest him and asked him to leave the boundary of Jingzhou as soon as possible... Why is Kuai Yue so good to Zhang Kai? Because after Zhang Kui came to Jingzhou, he gave all the wealth he had accumulated over the years to Kuo Yue. The handler's hands are short, and the mouth is soft. About the unfavorable news about Zhang Kai, Kui Yue can only take the risk to tell the news to Zhang Kai.

After receiving the news, Zhang Kai packed his bags and led his confidants to escape from Jingzhou. It was because of Kui Yue's behavior that he could not surrender to Cao Cao and forced him to join Liu Bei's camp! At that time, most of the family property was lost in vain! This is the after story...

Finally, with the support of his mother Fan, Liu Tan, the pastor of Jingzhou, resisted the public discussion and decided to refuse to carry out Cao Cao's order. If Cao Cao wants to arrest the enemy who killed his father, let him send someone to arrest him! Jingzhou doesn't have the obligation to help him catch Zhang Kui!

At the same time, Liu Tan also issued an order to Liu Bei, the northern gateway of Jingzhou, to strengthen urban defense, increase vigilance, and prevent the invasion led by Cao Cao at any time...

So when Pang Tong said that Zhang Kui had escaped from Jingzhou, Liu Bei's face suddenly turned pale. At this time, Xu Shu sighed and said, "Liu Brown, this stinky boy, is really a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers. For the sake of an irrelevant person, he dares to rebel against Cao Mengde... Lord, no wonder when I passed Cao Cao's territory, I saw Cao's troops from all over the world constantly gathering and marching to the south! It turns out that Cao Cao is going to attack Jingzhou! Lord, Liu Brown did not know the power of Cao Cao, so he did not capture Zhang Cai and give it to Cao Cao. When he knew the power of Cao Cao, Zhang Cai could not be caught. In this way, Cao Cao was bound to attack Jingzhou! ..."

Xu Shu's words hit Liu Bei's heart. Liu Bei cried with a sad face and couldn't help nodding.

After thinking about it for a moment, Pang Tong slowly said, "Lord, although I haven't seen how Cao's army attacked the city, through the alliance army's attack on Chang'an City a few years ago and Cao Cao led the army to attack Xuzhou City, I can also imagine the sharp weapon owned by Cao Cao's side - the fierceness and domineering degree of the continuous stone throwing machine. ! Lord, in this way, if Cao Cao leads a large army to attack Runan City, it will definitely be irresistible only with our troops at this time and the broken wall of Runan City..."

Once he accepts the reality of embarrassment, Liu Bei's heart is much calmer. This is the effect of some people's worries! Pang Tong saw that Liu Bei could listen to his own opinion, so he continued: "Lord, since Liu Brown, the pastor of the state, ignores our life and death, let us be cannon fodder, and we don't need to obey his orders!" If Cao Cao leads the army to really attack Runan City, we can only abandon the city and retreat to preserve our strength..."

After listening to Pang Tong's advice, Liu Bei immediately fell into a dilemma. If he abandons the city, what will the people of the city do? Liu Bei has always loved the people like a son. It is more painful for him to abandon the people than to cut his flesh.