Chapter 768 The Great Change in the World
Zhuge Liang bowed and saluted. Liu Biao's face changed a little. After staring silently at Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang for a while, he suddenly looked a little lonely and said.
"I'm old and sick, and I can't be a director. My virtuous brother can help me. After my death, my brother became the lord of Jingzhou.
I don't know if Liu Biao's words are tentative or sincere. However, Liu Bei inevitably had a little joy in his heart, but he still shouted loudly.
"Brother, why did you say this! I don't hesitate to spare my life and death, and I only hope to help my brother save the imperial land of the Han Dynasty! Dare to take this important task!" At this time, Zhuge Liang secretly glanced at Liu Bei, indicating that this was a good time to get Jingzhou. However, Liu Bei looked at Liu Biao with clear and calm eyes.
After a while, Liu Biao sighed meaningfully.
"It's hard for me to force my virtuous brother not to want to. Regarding the matter of borrowing soldiers, let me think good policy.
Liu Bei heard the words, so he resigned with Zhuge Liang.
Back to Guanyi, Zhuge Liang's face showed a little regret and suddenly asked.
"It turned out that Liu Jingsheng wanted to entrust the lord with Jingzhou. The lord could not have a blood blade, and his name was right in Jingzhou, but why did he?"
When Liu Bei heard the words, his footsteps suddenly stopped, his face changed, and he secretly said in his heart.
"Zhuge Kong is wise and wiser than the demon. How can he not see that this is not the time to show the heart of Jingzhou? What's more, Liu Jingsheng's words today are mostly tentative and not sincere at all. Is Zhuge Kongming also testing me?
Liu Bei thought about it, his face turned around with a little anger and shouted.
"Jing Sheng treats me with kindness and courtesy, just like his own brother, prepares to take advantage of his danger and take it? Military division, don't talk too much!"
Zhuge Liang couldn't help sighing when he heard the truth.
"Lord, you are really a benevolent Lord! It's a mistake."
During the discussion between Zhuge Liang and Liu Bei, suddenly someone came to report, and his son Liu Qi came to see him.
"Ha ha, it seems that God has good luck. Sooner or later, Jingzhou will belong to the lord."
Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang looked at each other, and Zhuge Liang smiled. It seemed that Liu Qi would come early, signaling Liu Bei to meet him quickly.
"Kong Ming must not indulge, be careful!"
Liu Bei frowned, hurriedly motioned Zhuge Liang with his eyes, and then went out to connect Liu Qi. As soon as Liu Qi entered, he cried and begged.
"The stepmother is incompatible, and her life is only on the eve. I hope my uncle will pity her and save her."
It turned out that since the incident in Xiangyang, Cai Mao failed to kill Liu Bei. Later, he heard that Liu Qi had a lot of contact with Liu Bei, so he was afraid and told Cai. Since then, Cai has been moreware of Liu Qi, as if she wanted to get rid of Liu Qi secretly all the time. Liu Qi found that she was like walking on thin ice all day long, sleeping and eating uneasy. At this time, he heard that Liu Bei came to Jingzhou and immediately came to ask for help.
After listening, Liu Bei comforted Liu Qi for a while. Liu Qi couldn't stop crying and knelt down. Liu Feimu motioned Zhuge Liang to ask him for a plan. Zhuge Liang shook his head gently.
"This is Mr. Liu's family matter, and Liang dares not hear about it. Otherwise, if you are known by others, you will think that Liang and the emperor's uncle are afraid that the world will not be chaotic. Please ask Mr. Liu to come back first.
Zhuge Liang's words were very ruthless, and Liu Qi asked for more useless things. When he was young, Liu Bei sent Liu Qi out and whispered.
"No wonder your virtuous nephew, Kong Ming is not a ruthless and righteous person. He refused because he was afraid of implicated in me. In the future, I will make Kong Ming go back to worship his nephew, but in this case, he must have a clever plan to tell him.
Liu Qi was overjoyed when he heard the words, so he thanked him and left.
The next day, Liu Bei deliberately pretended to have abdominal pain and ordered Zhuge Liang to pay homage to Liu Qi. Zhuge Liang knew Liu Bei's intention and did not expose it. Now he promised to ride to Liu Qi's house to see Liu Qi. Liu Qi rushed to greet him, invited him into the back hall, and sat down with Zhuge Liang.
After tea, Liu Qi knelt down and bowed and begged Zhuge Liang.
"The stepmother can't tolerate Qi, and she wants to harm day and night. Qi only hopes to protect himself, and he hopes that his husband can speak out for help. Great kindness, Qi has no teeth and is unforgettable! It will be a good reward in the future!"
Zhuge Liang heard the change of words and shouted harshly.
"If Liang and the emperor's uncle are here, how dare they teach people to be cruel to each other? If there is a leak, it will do a lot of harm. People in the world will say that my uncle and I are unkind and unrighteous. Liu Jingzhou is difficult to be compatible! Is this the way to kill me and have no place to bury me?"
Zhuge Liang said, got up and said goodbye. Seeing this, Liu Qi quickly pleaded guilty and detained Zhuge Liang to drink indoors. After three rounds of drinking, the night is getting late, and most of the servants in the house have gone to rest.
Liu Qi suddenly said.
"Qi has an ancient book, please have a look."
Zhuge Liang agreed and went with Liu Qi. Liu Qi led Zhuge Liang to a small building. Zhuge Liang saw that there was nothing in the building and asked suspiciously.
"Where is the book?"
Liu Qi knelt down again and cried.
"My life is imminent, and my husband can't help me?"
When Zhuge Liang heard this, he didn't say anything. He got up and wanted to go downstairs. He saw that the stairs had been removed and he had no choice but to turn back. Liu Qi whispered.
"Qi wants to teach a good strategy, but I'm afraid that there will be a leak, which will drag down the emperor's uncle, so he refuses to speak. Now it doesn't go up to the sky, it doesn't go down to the earth, it comes out of the king's mouth, it enters Qi's ear. Only Qi can listen to Mr. Sir's words. He dares to teach him.
Zhuge Liang pretended to be in a dilemma and said with a sigh.
"It's really unrighteous. How can Liang plot for the prince?"
"If you don't want to save him, Qi's life will be guaranteed, that is, he will die before you!!!!"
Liu Qi suddenly became crazy. After saying that, he wanted to take himself with his sword. Zhuge Liang could see through it in his eyes and secretly said in his heart. That's enough. He quickly stopped and said.
"Don't commit suicide. Liang has a good strategy."
Liu Qi was overjoyed and hurriedly thanked him.
"Sir, teach me quickly!"
"This Liu Qi really depends on the master. Although he is cowardly, he is better than his noble birth. It's just right to use it. Leave a back road first to prevent it from happening in the future.
Zhuge Liang paid secretly in his heart, thought about it, and opened his mouth to teach.
"The prince is in Jingzhou. The Cai family is afraid that you will seize power, and he will inevitably cause harm. At present, Huang Zu's new death, Jiangxia lacks people to guard, and Han Xuan is mediocre and difficult to take on a big job. Why doesn't the prince talk about Liu Jingzhou? If you beg for troops to guard Jiangxia, you can avoid disaster.
Liu Qi was overjoyed when he heard the words and hurriedly thanked him. Then he ordered someone to take the ladder and send Zhuge Liang downstairs. Zhuge Liang had already taught the plan, that is, he said goodbye and went back to Guanyi to see Liu Bei and talk about the past. Although the two of them didn't say anything about some arrangements, they were clear in their hearts, and Liu Bei was very happy.
The next day, Liu Qijin saw his father Liu Biao and said that he wanted to guard Jiangxia. Liu Biao hesitated. Liu Qi was the eldest son and couldn't bear to let him go away, so he asked Liu Bei to discuss it. Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang had a long discussion and replied to Liu Biao.
"The important land of Jiangxia is not something that others can defend. It needs a close relative to protect it. The prince and his brother and even his relatives, the prince has such great ambition, just to sharpen it, the brother might as well send him away.
Liu Biao also felt reasonable and nodded slightly.
"What the wise brother said is reasonable. I heard that Cao Cao made a Xuanwuchi in Ye County to train the water army. It seems that he does have the intention of the Southern Expedition and can't be prevented. I thought deeply about the virtuous brother borrowing soldiers. At present, the situation is unstable, and I really don't dare to borrow more soldiers and horses. You can only lend 10,000 yuan at most. As for the military order, you don't have to.
After hearing this, Liu Bei felt quite sorry, but he also knew that Liu Biao was in trouble and did not dare to force him again. Then Liu Biao and Liu Bei talked for a while, and Liu Bei was fired and ready to return to Xinye.
The next day, Liu Biao had sent 10,000 soldiers and horses to the city. After Liu Bei took over and thanked Liu Biao, he saw that Liu Biao's face was pale and his face was full of oldness.
"Brother, you don't have to worry about Xinye. You have your own brother to resist Cao thieves. Brother, you still need to take care of yourself. Don't work too hard. Jingzhou is a time of crisis, and the brother's body affects the whole Jingzhou!"
Liu Biao was quite moved when he heard the words, so he said.
"Don't worry, good brother. My brother has his own moderation.
After saying that, Liu Biao and Liu Bei have water curtains in their eyes, which is very touching. The two said goodbye to each other, and Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang led 10,000 soldiers back to Xinye.
A few days later, Liu Bei just arrived in Xinye. Pan, Zhang and other generals saw that they really borrowed soldiers and horses, and they were all happy. But only Zhuge Liang's eyebrows were deeply locked and he didn't know what he was thinking.
Seeing this, Liu Bei tightened his heart and asked quickly.
"Why is Kong Ming's face full of sadness? Is he worried?"
Zhuge Liang nodded slightly and said at this moment.
"According to my plan, Cao Cao should have sent troops to the northwest at this time, but he only saw him mobilize his troops and horses, but he has not seen his troops and horses move for a long time. I expect that something will happen. The lord should beware first.
Liu Bei was shocked when he heard the words and hurriedly asked again.
"The meaning of Kong Ming's words is that Cao Cao is about to come to Jingzhou in the south? This is a great time to conquer the northwest. Cao Cao used his troops like a god. Don't you know this truth!"
Zhuge Liang gently shook the goose feather fan. After thinking for a while, he smiled slightly.
"I'm afraid that there are people who have great strategies. Teach Cao Cao Cao to go north and south together, and unify the world as soon as possible!"
When Liu Bei heard the words, he couldn't help trembling with fear and sighed that Cao Cao was shocked. Zhuge Liang's expression condensed and suddenly asked.
"How can Ming Gong compare himself to Cao Cao?"
As soon as Zhuge Liang said this, the surrounding soldiers suddenly became angry. This answer can be seen at a glance. If Liu Bei answers, isn't it self-ru? But Liu Bei said calmly in his heart.
"It's better."
After listening, Zhuge Liang smiled instead. Only those who know themselves can see that they are weak, improve, and become the general trend. Zhuge Liang was most afraid that Liu Bei was the stubborn person. Because of the previous few small victories, he was arrogant. Even if there were 100,000 troops, Liu Bei could never resist Cao Cao.
Zhuge Liang's smile made Liu Bei feel much more at heart, so he immediately heard Zhuge Liang's speech.
"Don't worry, my lord. At present, we must make preparations early to rectify the soldiers and horses. If you teach yourself, you can treat the enemy. If Cao Cao really sends troops to attack, Liang has his own good strategy to deal with it.
Liu Bei was overjoyed to hear this and was more dependent on Zhuge Liang. In the following days, Zhuge Liang trained 20,000 soldiers and horses day and night, taught the formation, and prepared to deal with Cao's army.
By the way, Cao Cao sent Liu Ye to Yizhou to meet Liu Zhang and finish the ceremony. Liu Zhang asked his intention. Liu Ye's eyes were shining, and he announced the imperial edict. As soon as Liu Zhang heard this, Cao Cao taught him to send troops from Dongchuan, and he was shocked. Liu Zhang is cowardly and hesitant. At this time, Fa was stepping out and said in a condensed voice.