Xiaoqi

It is precisely because Liu Biao has been troubled by this unspeakable secret for a long time that he is particularly sensitive in some aspects, especially not seeing a handsome man in his prime in his backyard.Even his son is no exception.For this reason, he replaced or eliminated all the young and strong followers in the backyard, leaving only a few loyal old servants and maids, and decided not to allow other men to appear in the backyard.I'm afraid that someone will contact Cai's behind his back.Even though he knew that no one would dare to catch Cai's attention, he still couldn't help thinking about it.Therefore, in order to prevent problems before they happen, the backyard has become a forbidden area for men except him.And the Cai family is his forbidden scorpion.Except for him, no one can contact Cai, not only can't look at her more, they can't even get close to her.

This kind of deeply hidden secret, except for those close to Liu Biao who are faintly aware of it, other people have no way of knowing it.So the Kuai brothers came to the state capital at night, but instead of going to the backyard to ask Liu Biao to see him, they instigated Liu Biao, who had different political views with their brothers, to report to Liu Biao.But Liu Xian knew it was inappropriate to go to the backyard late at night, but because of his face and the words of the Kuai brothers, he went into the backyard without hesitation.

Thus began the scene at the entrance of the inner hall.Liu Biao saw Liu Xian, the chief bookkeeper, standing in the inner hall with his own eyes, and immediately thought that Liu Xian might have discovered his secret, so he was very annoyed with Liu Xian, and hated him.

Just now, Liu Biao's mind was full of Sun Ce's assassination, and he temporarily put it behind him. Hearing Liu Xian's laughter at this moment, he felt particularly harsh, so that the matter that had just been left behind naturally came to mind.Therefore, in Liu Biao's eyes, Liu Xian's smiling face at this time is a mockery of him, ridiculing him for his incompetence, rushing to Cai's body in a hurry, and spraying before he tossed a few times; mocking him for being self-confident and old Still want to eat tender grass.

As soon as he thought of this, the anger in Liu Biao's heart suddenly rose, and his eyes were full of murderous intent. The cold and sharp eyes seemed to want to tear Liu Xian into pieces, and the hatred in his heart could only be relieved by smashing his body into thousands of pieces.It's just that Liu Biao is good at concealing his emotions, and his emotions are invisible. Even though he has murderous intentions towards Liu Xian at this moment, on the surface he squints his eyes in contemplation, giving people an unfathomable feeling, and it is impossible to guess his thoughts at all. .

But this is limited to Liu Xian, or only he is still kept in the dark, but the Kuai brothers who have been with Liu Biao for a long time noticed the strangeness in Liu Biao's eyes at the first time, so they suddenly became alert, and after a little thought, they It's not hard to guess why.And this fell right into the hands of the Kuai brothers, which can be regarded as a successful plot, so their brothers' smiles at this moment are very bright, and in Liu Biao's eyes, they are smiling sincerely, which is completely opposite to Liu Xian's "sly smile".

Fortunately, Liu Biao was extremely particular about his work, the more secret the matter was, the deeper he hid it, the more he did it without leaving any traces, and he was determined not to raise suspicions.He will not punish Liu Xian without teaching, nor will he arbitrarily punish Liu Xian with trumped-up charges. He will either hold back or do nothing, and if he wants to do it, he must do it openly and quietly to achieve what he wants. The results will not come true and will be criticized by others.

As a man of nearly seventy years old, Liu Biao pays more attention to his face than anyone else. He knows the truth that the passing of geese leaves a note and the passing of a person leaves a name, and he is determined not to do stupid things that ruin his fame for a lifetime.Therefore, before there is no sufficient reason to deal with Liu Xian, he will not make a statement, or even show the slightest abnormality, let alone convict Liu Xian at will.

After pondering for a while, Liu Biao asked the Kuai brothers calmly, "Once Sun Ce dies, Jiangdong is bound to be in chaos. How should we deal with it then?"

The Kuai brothers seemed to have expected this question from Liu Biao, and Kuai Liang, who hadn't opened his mouth until now, replied without hesitation: "My lord, don't worry, I have countermeasures for this. Sun Ce is now critically ill. The situation in Jiangdong is bound to be turbulent and unstable. People's hearts are fluctuating. However, it is precisely because of the unstable situation that the Jiangdong generals are bound to strengthen their troops and garrison along the defense line along the river. Gather heavy troops and always be on guard against our Jingzhou army's sneak attack across the river.

In view of this, right now our soldiers and horses in Jingzhou should not move lightly, especially the navy. The situation turned to point the edge at Jingzhou.In other words.Even if we send troops to attack Jiangdong immediately, it will be difficult to make substantial progress, and even indirectly help the Sun family to stabilize the situation, so that they can unite as one and resist our Jingzhou army.If this is the case, the loss outweighs the gain for us, and we have missed an excellent opportunity to seize Jiangdong in one fell swoop.Therefore, it is really the next strategy to send troops to advance Jiangdong.What the wise don't do. "

Liu Biao nodded thoughtfully, thinking, "Zirou's words are not unreasonable. In your opinion, after Sun Ceyao's death, who will lead Jiangdong from the Sun family?" (Kai Liang. Zirou , a native of Zhonglu in South County, set the political direction for Liu Biao to appease Jingchu. Assisted him to succeed, and was hailed by Liu Biao as "the theory of Yongji". He was the hero of Liu Biao's entry into Jingzhou and the first chief book under Liu Biao's account .)

After Kuai Liang heard the words.It became clear to him, knowing that Liu Biao actually wanted to say, "Who among the Sun clan will take over Jiangdong will be the most beneficial to me in Jingzhou", but his identity as a clan member of the Han Dynasty and the face of the head of a state, he said it very cryptically, rather There is a taste of evasion.But Kuai Liang has followed Liu Biao for many years, and knows his nature well. He knows that Liu Biao once missed the opportunity to seize Jiangdong, and he regretted it afterwards; It's a good time.This is the second chance before Liu Biao to seize Jiangdong.

The last chance was back when Sun Jian was ambushed and killed by Huang Zu.At that time, Sun Jian died and the situation in Jiangdong was in chaos. Kuai Liang once offered advice to Liu Biao to eradicate the remaining forces under Sun Jian's tent, and then sent his troops south to seize Jiangdong.Unexpectedly, Liu Biao had no intention of striving for hegemony, he only wanted to sit in Jingzhou, and had no intention of attacking the city and expanding the territory, so he rejected Kuai Liang's advice.However, with the rapid changes in the world situation and the severe situation facing Jingzhou, Liu Biao finally stopped being complacent and realized the importance of expanding his territory and strengthening his strength.However, Jiangdong Sun Ce was brave and good at fighting, and the Jiangdong Army under his command was also more and more courageous in the Vietnam War, and his combat power was not bad. As a result, Liu Biao sent troops to confront the Jiangdong Army several times, but they all lost, and lost troops because of this.

To this day, every time Kuai Liang thinks of this matter, he can't help shaking his head and sighing, very annoyed.Fortunately, the opportunity he had been waiting for for many years finally came again, and this time was different from the past. Liu Biao had a clear attitude, and it was extremely urgent to win Jiangdong's heart.In this regard, Kuai Liang was happy to see the success, and was willing to offer suggestions to help Liu Biao achieve success.

"Sun Ce died young, and his son was young. He was only five years old, and it was difficult to convince the public. Therefore, only his four younger brothers can take Jiangdong. The eldest brother Sun Yi, the second brother Sun Quan, the third brother Sun Kuang, and the youngest brother Sun Lang Among them, the best candidates are Sun Yi and Sun Quan. Sun Yi is fierce and brave, his personality is exactly the same as Sun Ce, and he is highly respected by Jiangdong Wenwu; but Sun Quan was forcibly recruited by General Li Li two years ago and went to Chang'an to serve. Return. Therefore, if there is no accident, Sun Yi is the best candidate to lead Jiangdong after Sun Ce."

At this point, Kuai Liang paused, looked at Liu Biao's face, and continued: "Since Sun Yi is quite like his brother Sun Ce, the secret agents and assassins we sent to Jiangdong might as well divert their targets and repeat the old tricks. I am going to pass everything on to Sun Yi, so that he will follow in the footsteps of Sun Ce and die prematurely again. At the same time, spreading rumors and promoting Sun Ce's son to the throne will be in the best interest of Jingzhou. This is my humble opinion, I don't know what the Lord wants how?"

After Liu Biao heard the words, he laughed and said, "Zi Rou's words are exactly what I want, so I can implement them accordingly. However, Sun Ce's new funeral, I should send envoys from Jingzhou to express condolences. Well, I have a laborious trip, and I will leave after dawn. Go early and return early." After finishing speaking, without waiting for Liu Xian to answer, Liu Biao waved his hand to signal the Kuai brothers to go back and rest, then got up and left the main hall, and walked to the backyard.

What was supposed to come finally came, and the master secretary Liu Xian was ordered to go to Jiangdong to express his condolences.

When Sun Jian was shot and killed, the Jiangdong envoys came to Jingzhou to express their condolences. Liu Biao listened to Kuai Liang's advice and ordered all the Jiangdong envoys to be killed.Since then, although Jingzhou and Jiangdong are only separated by a river, there are few precedents of sending envoys to negotiate with each other, and almost cut off contact.This time Liu Biao set a new precedent by sending envoys to offer condolences, which can be called an act of benevolence and righteousness, but one wonders whether Liu Xian can come back alive?

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Chapter 188 Soldiers and chariots, disdain the three armies

Another year of warm spring, flowers bloom, weeping willows, Asakusa can have no horseshoes.

On the border road from Bingzhou to Youzhou, a group of carriages moved forward slowly. Three thousand Xiliang iron cavalry led the way, two thousand heavy cavalry guarded the carriage on both sides, and five thousand light cavalry supported the rear.

The fleet is very large, with ten high-top two-horse carriages in the first half, and sixteen luxuriously decorated four-horse carriages in the second half, which are the carriages of princes. There is a big golden banner, and the inscription: "Great General Li" is inlaid with four gold characters.

Obviously, this is the inspection tour of the world's military general Li Li.

Among the princes from all walks of life in the Han Dynasty, tens of thousands of cavalry were often deployed to escort the travel lineup along the way. This is the only one, and there is no semicolon.

It's not that other princes don't have so many cavalry, and they can't use such a big ostentation, but that Li Li is the only prince like Li Li who uses tens of thousands of elite cavalry when he travels casually, and he is the only one; Such a lineup must be carefully prepared before the trip can take place.But Li Li didn't need to be so troublesome. There were tens of thousands of cavalry at his beck and call, and he didn't need to make any preparations at all, and he could set off at any time.

Li Li and his team set off from Chang'an City on the [-]th day of the first lunar month, passed through Shangjun and Shuozhou, crossed the Yellow River, entered Yanmen in Bingzhou, and then went directly east to Shanggu, and drove along the grassland outside the Great Wall to Youzhou.

The current inspection convoy has just left Bingzhou and entered the territory of Youzhou. After five days, it will stop in Shanggu County for a while, and then continue eastward.

Three days later, they temporarily went to the big tent.Mu Huaxin from Youzhou and General Xu Rong from Zhendong led three thousand soldiers to pick him up.At the same time as they arrived at the handsome tent, there were generals such as Ju Yi, Ma Dai, and Xu Huang, the governor of Jizhou.

Hua Xin, Xu Rong and other civil and military officials from Youzhou rushed to the commander-in-chief to have an audience, and Ju Yi, Xu Huang and other generals arrived shortly thereafter.The two groups of people happened to meet at the door of the handsome tent, and blocked on the steps of the door of the handsome tent.

immediately.The two groups of people couldn't help being slightly taken aback, and almost at the moment when the two sides met head-on, Ma Dai, Xu Huang and other generals couldn't help but backed up a few steps, intentionally making way for Hua Xin, Xu Rong and his party to pass first. Not to mention Xu Rong's high status and high qualifications, and they are about to pay their bills, they should be allowed to go first based on emotion and reason.

However, at the same time when Xu Huang and Ma Dai made concessions.Ju Yi, the governor of Jizhou, who was walking in front of them, did not stop, strode forward with his head held high, and walked towards Xu Rong who was walking on the opposite side, without any intention of giving way.At this moment, the expressions of Ma Dai and Xu Huang, who were following Ju Yi, changed drastically. They reached out to grab Ju Yi, but it was too late. They grabbed Ju Yi's dark shirt, but there was no one who could hold him.Can't stop his strutting figure.

Seeing Ju Yi walking straight over, Xu Rong's face turned gloomy instantly, and he also had no intention of stopping to give way, and walked towards him.Unexpectedly, the moment he was about to meet Ju Yi head-on.Hua Xin stepped forward quickly, and greeted Ju Yi before Xu Rong said, "I'm here, Hua Xin, I have met the governor of Jizhou."Hua Xin stood in front of Xu Rong to prevent the two of them from conflicting.

"Oh. So it's the governor of Hua, I'm so polite." Hua Xin stepped forward to salute.Ju Yi had no choice but to stop, but his expression and behavior were a little disrespectful, but his hands were clasped fists and they would fall apart as soon as they touched him. The rank is equal, but the qualifications are far less than Hua Xin.If it were someone else, they should give Hua Xin three points of courtesy and regard themselves as the last generals, so as to express their respect for Hua Xin, Xu Rong and other veterans.This is the most basic etiquette, and it is also the etiquette that the late learners should have for the seniors, and it has been like this throughout the ages.

But Ju Yi is a lonely and arrogant person, putting on a business-like posture, thinking that his official rank is not below Hua Xin, and they are equal to each other, so there is no need to pretend.Or, he thought that his time under Li Li's command was too short, so in order to avoid being bullied and angry in the future, he planned to establish his prestige as early as possible.Clearly express one's position, not subject to the oppression and restraint of colleagues, and deal with each other in business, and no one dares to rely on his seniority in front of him and despise him by relying on his own seniority.

It has to be said that Ju Yi is still the same Ju Yi he used to be. Although he is a general who surrendered to Li Li halfway, his temperament has not changed at all, and he has no awareness of being a newcomer.

"Doctor Ju Yi is also ordered to come to see the lord this time?" Hua Xin asked with a smile on his face.

Ju Yi nodded slightly, and said indifferently: "That's right. I received the military order from the Lord three days ago, and I rushed here all day and night, and finally arrived at the Lord's Xingyuan two days earlier. The word "two days in advance" seems quite conceited and not without complacency.

"So that's how it is. The governor and the generals are exhausted all the way, and they should go first. Please, generals!" Before the words finished, Hua Xin leaned forward and raised his hand to invite, and then retreated to the side of the tent door.Seeing that Hua Xin had already given in, Xu Rong knew what he meant by doing so, and immediately waved his hand lightly, signaling the civil and military personnel in Youzhou behind him to get out of the way, and asked Ju Yi and others to enter the account first, and then go out.

Seeing Hua Xin, Xu Rong, and more than a dozen civil and military personnel from Youzhou pushing towards both sides of the tent, Ju Yi didn't thank him, so he strode across the threshold and walked straight into the handsome tent.Xu Huang, Ma Dai and other generals following behind him couldn't help shaking their heads slightly, bowed their hands apologetically to Hua Xin, Xu Rong and others, and then followed Ju Yi into the commander's tent.This is just a small incident, a small episode, but it reveals a lot of information that cannot be ignored, which is thought-provoking.

Li Li, who was sitting high on the high-ranking commander-in-chief, had a panoramic view of what happened at the door of the handsome tent, but he just watched quietly, didn't interrupt, didn't make a sound, and ignored it, as if he turned a blind eye and turned a deaf ear.But what he was thinking in his heart, no one knew, and it was impossible to fathom.

"The last general Ju Yi (Xu Huang, Ma Dai) pays respects to the lord!"

Facing Ju Yi and other more than ten generals bowing and saluting, Li Li smiled and said: "Hehehe, it came very quickly! The original five-day trip was scheduled to arrive in three days, and the journey is more than two hundred miles a day, day and night. It's been hard work, let's all sit down and talk."

Ju Yi, Xu Huang and other generals thanked each other, then got up and went to sit on both sides of the big tent. At this time, Ju Yi hesitated again.He wanted to go to the right side and sit down, but just as he raised his leg, he suddenly realized that the rules under Li Li's rule were different from those of the previous dynasty. Instead of respecting the right, he was headed by the left.So he immediately turned around and walked to the left, unexpectedly someone was already sitting on the first and second seats on the left; the first one was Li Xuan, Li Yuanzhong, the former Shang Shuling, who is now the governor of Liangzhou and the general in charge of the army. Those who are in charge are Jinwu, the general Shi Liru and Li Wenyou, the famous "Double Lee Chariot".

While hesitating, Ju Yi noticed that there were also two burly and mighty generals sitting on the first seat on the right.The first one sat a "giant" like an iron tower. He was as tall as a general standing upright when he was kneeling, and his body was extremely strong. Shocking light.Seeing this person for the first time, Ju Yi's heart trembled inexplicably, and he secretly called a master. Although he hadn't seen him for several years, he still recognized this person at a glance.This mighty general who is as strong as an iron tower is Huan Fei, who is known as "the first general of the Xiliang Army".

Ju Yi didn't have any impression of the general sitting at Huan Fei's head, he just felt that his face was kind and familiar, but he couldn't remember who he was.Fortunately, when Xu Huang walked to the right and sat down, he saluted Huan Fei and the two. Ju Yi finally heard who this general was who was half a head shorter than Huan Fei, but whose body shape and skin color were almost the same as Huan Fei's.It turned out that he was one of the "Five Tiger Generals" under Li Li's command, Jiuniu Xu Chu and Xu Zhongkang.

After seeing the two literate and two martial artists who had already been seated under the tent, Ju Yi was startled secretly, and immediately walked quickly to Li Ru's lower head to sit down, without any temper at all.Facing the four people under the tent, Ju Yi didn't dare to make mistakes, dared not provoke Hua Xin and Xu Rong face to face like before, so he could only sit down without saying a word, and no longer dared to pick and choose and oppress others with his official rank.Even though his current position is higher than that of Sangong, Li Xuan and Li Ru, half a rank higher than Huan Fei, and one rank higher than Xu Chu, who is in the same rank as Jiuqing, he dare not Say one more word in front of these four people, and dare not act recklessly in front of Li Li.

The prestige of "Shuangli Chariot" has long been known all over the world. Not only are they high and powerful, but they are also Li Li's direct descendants and confidantes, and they are also "foreign relatives" who are closely related to Li Li.The status of the two of them in the Xiliang army is definitely the top existence besides the coach Li Li. Not to mention that Ju Yi dare not provoke them, even the military advisers Jia Xu, Guo Jia, Zhuge Liang and others have to be courteous when they see them. Who dares to make trouble in front of them.

As for Flying Tiger General Huan Fei, if he hadn't been lazy by nature, free-spirited, and had no intention of chasing fame and fortune, he might have been promoted to the general of the four towns, ranking higher than the third.In contrast, Xu Chu's record and position are slightly inferior, but he is also equivalent to Jiuqing, and he is a prestigious tiger general in the army.The reason why Ju Yi didn't dare to provoke the two of them was because these two were famous for their "hot tempers" in the army. Once they were offended, the consequences would be very serious, and they were bound to fight.A hero doesn't suffer immediate losses, and Ju Yi keeps these two plague gods at arm's length, and will never take the initiative to provoke them.

After everyone was seated, Ju Yi, Xu Huang and Ma Dai reported their military affairs within their duties successively, and made detailed statements, including reports of military achievements, mistakes, seizures and required ordnance one by one.Therefore, what they reported was roughly consistent with the military situation that Li Li had known for a long time.

Just when Ma Dai finished his report, Li Ru, who bowed to leave a quarter of an hour ago, came back again, and immediately notified Li Li and everyone in the tent of the information just sent by Xi Zuo.

"Sun Ce is dead?" Li Li asked in surprise.But Li Ru's next words made him even more surprised.

Chapter 189

Li Li's surprised voice interrupted Li Ru's military briefing, and after receiving Li Li's nod, he continued to report the information just sent by Xi Zuo.

Careful people can easily find that Li Ru's next briefing is completely different from the previous one.Just now he explained in great detail, but after Li Li uttered surprise, Li Ru immediately changed the way of reporting, and briefly stated the general situation, which was very general, giving people a feeling of clouds and mist.

But the general idea was still expressed, making everyone in the tent realize that the situation in the world is about to change again.The original situation of separatist rule by the princes of the four directions has been broken, and the states of the Central Plains, which have been quiet for only one year, are in turmoil again. The peaceful days will go away and the flames of war will reignite.

After Li Ru finished his report, the astonishment on Li Li's face disappeared completely, but he didn't mention the emergency information Li Ru reported, but changed the subject and asked about the rest and replenishment of the battalions and the situation in Jizhou .

When the generals Huan Fei, Xu Chu, Xu Huang and Ma Dai finished answering one by one, it was already evening, and Li Li ordered a banquet in the commander's tent to reward the generals who came from afar.