Liu Biao stared at Kuai Yue for a moment, and he realized that Kuai Yue was insincere, but since Kuai Yue refused to say it clearly, Liu Biao stopped asking in detail and ordered the guards: "Please come and talk to Duke Xuande."

Soon, the guard led Liu Bei into the official room. As soon as he entered the door, Liu Bei bowed and smiled, "I'm here to congratulate my brother and have a talented child."

"Hey, don't hold him to heaven, it's just a sword competition. If I talk about this again, I will run away." After saying that, Liu Biao took a stance to leave.

Liu Bei waved his hand exaggeratedly, "Okay, I admit that it was for something else. It has nothing to do with Young Master Jing, brother, don't escape."

The two looked at each other and laughed together. Liu Biao asked Liu Bei to sit in the room and met Kuai Yue again. Liu Bei did not mention Liu Jing anymore, but did not mention Jiangxia, Chen Sun, and Zhang Wu's rebellion.

"I have been to Jingzhou for a month. I have received my brother's warm hospitality and I am very grateful. Today I will say goodbye to my brother."

This news surprised Liu Biao, "Where are you going?"

Liu Bei smiled bitterly, "Ma Shoucheng and I have an old age, and we plan to go to Xiliang to surrender to him."

Ma Shoucheng is also Ma Teng in Xiliang. When Liu Biao heard that Liu Bei was going to surrender to Ma Teng, he frowned. Kuai Yue asked from the side: "Why did the emperor pass by Jingxiang and from Hanzhong and Guanzhong?"

"I plan to take the route to Bashu, go north to the Western Qiang in Wenjun, and then take a detour to Liangzhou."

It was simply nonsense. Liu Biao was a little dissatisfied and said without saying a word: "Is it someone who is behind the scenes that he has to come up with this bad plan."

"No, no one is instigated."

"That's because I don't take good care of myself and I've given enough grain and rice."

Liu Bei still shook his head, "Brother is as kind as a mountain to me, and only has a lot of grain and rice. How dare you think your brother is not well-careful?"

"Why did you leave Jingzhou and leave me?" Liu Biao stared at him with bright eyes, his expression as if he wanted to raise an army to question him.

Liu Bei smiled bitterly, "Bi did not want to leave Jingzhou, he was really unsatisfied. Bei felt deeply uneasy..."

Before Liu Bei finished speaking, Liu Biao suddenly realized and couldn't help laughing. He pointed at Liu Bei and sighed, "You brother, why do you want me to say you? If you have anything, you can't just say it directly? Do you have to go around it? I thought I offended you. Let me tell you what I want to do."

It is not unnecessary for Liu Bei to say things like this. If he enters the house, he says he wants to fight Zhang Wu and Chen Sun. Liu Biao may not agree. He thinks that Liu Bei has other intentions, but if he goes around like this, the matter will be open to negotiable.

In fact, everything is like this, and it is open and honest. Although it seems sincere, the attitude will become stiff, making others unprepared and thus have a resistant mind, and things will not be done well.

If you are round and slow, things will often be much easier to handle. In interpersonal communication, this is also called smoothness. Sleepiness is by no means a bad thing. Sleepiness means at the same time. It is a means of interpersonal communication. Roundness is implicitness, and slowness is time. With implicitness and time, giving others some room for thinking, it is easy to make it easier for people to get along with each other and to eliminate barriers.

Liu Bei was so worldly. How could he not understand this principle? He did not mention seeking refuge in Liu Zhang, but to seek refuge in Ma Teng, which made his ideas absurd. There must be reasons for absurdity. If he explored it further, the matter would be easy to discuss. If he said seek refuge in Liu Zhang, Liu Biao would probably have other ideas.

Since the words have been explained, Liu Bei no longer took turns and directly made his own request, "I heard that Jiangxia, Chen Sun and Zhang Wu rebelled, so Bei was willing to share his worries for his brother."

Jiangxia, Chen Sun, Zhang Wu’s rebellion, Liu Biao was discussing with his subordinates, but it was not decided yet. Since Liu Bei took the initiative to propose, Liu Biao thought about it for a moment and happily agreed, "Since my good brother is willing, I'll ask my good brother. However, the Jingzhou army has just returned from the Jiaozhou camp, and the soldiers are tired, so I can only give my good brother 20,000 troops. There is no need to worry about food and grass logistics. In addition, I will let General Wang Wei be my good brother's deputy general and help me to eliminate the rebellious bandits."

Although Liu Biao agreed to let Liu Bei go to the expedition, the issue in principle was unambiguous. The army would not give more, and the military power would not be handed over to Liu Bei.

This was as expected by Liu Bei, and he smiled slightly, "Assume everything by my brother's arrangement."

At this time, Kuai Yue, who had been silent, suddenly laughed and said, "I suggest that Master Jing can follow Xuande to the battle and exercise his abilities."

Kuai Yue originally wanted to suggest that Liu Jing and Liu Bei should not have too much contact, but if you don’t understand some things in depth, you won’t know whether it is a pro or a disadvantage. Whether Liu Jing’s relationship with Liu Bei was pros or cons, Kuai Yue decided to wait and see for a year or two before talking about it.

In fact, Kuai Yue has a deeper intention. Today's sword competition is to push Liu Jing to the opposite side of the Cai family. I heard that Liu Jing's martial arts was taught by Zhao Yun, so can Liu Bei also be pushed to the opposite side of the Cai family?

Liu Biao did not object to this proposal. He had a deep hope for Liu Jing. More importantly, he also knew that he could not build a good car behind closed doors. Since he had the opportunity to go out, it would be no bad thing to let Liu Jing go out for training.

Liu Biao pondered for a moment and smiled: "That foolish brother's nephew is also asking me to do my best."

.........

In a ward in the backyard of Cai Mansion, the window curtain was pulled up to cover the afternoon sun, making the room a little dim and filled with a strong smell of medicine. Cai Jin was lying on the bed, his face was sallow and his spirit was listless and haggard, and he was no longer as decisive as usual.

Two doctors had just changed the medicine for him. Cai Jin's brother Cai Hong sat next to the couch and carefully fed him the medicine. At this time, someone at the door whispered: "The head of the family is here."

Cai Mao walked into the room with his hands behind his back, his face stretched out. Cai Mao was in a bad mood today, not only because Cai Jin lost the sword and lost the reputation of the Cai family.

There is another thing. He just got the news that his lord had agreed to lead the army to suppress the rebellion of Zhang Wu and Chen Sun in Jiangxia. Such an important matter was not discussed with him, Cai Mao.

In fact, Cai Mao originally planned to recommend his clan brother Cai Zhong to lead his army to suppress Zhang Wu and Chen Sun's rebellion. On the one hand, he could redeem Cai Zhong's crime of defeat in the defeat of Gan Ning last year, and on the other hand, he could enable the Cai family's military forces to attack Jiangxia, which Huang Zu firmly controlled, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

Unexpectedly, the lord actually asked Liu Bei to lead the army, which completely destroyed his plan and made Cai Mao extremely depressed.

Cai Mao walked into the room, Cai Hong quickly knelt down and bowed, "Welcome to the head of the family"

Cai Mao nodded and stood in front of the sickbed and looked at Cai Jin coldly. As the saying goes, the winner is the king and the loser is the enemy. Although this sentence is a bit exaggerated here, the meaning is similar.

Cai Jin's failure this time made Cai Mao extremely disappointed. He had too much hope for defeating Liu Jing this time, so he did not hesitate to use family resources to promote this sword competition. But in the end, if the expectations were too high, he would be even more disappointed.

The cold face of the head of the family made Cai Jin feel uneasy. His lips moved and he stuttered: "My nephew has failed the head of the family and is willing to be punished."

"Let's talk about the punishment later"

Cai Mao asked Cai Hong next to him again, "How is he injured?"

"Report to the head of the family, the third brother was injured without any injury and did not hurt his internal organs and muscles. The doctor said that it would be fine if he recuperated for one or two months."

Cai Jin is the son of Cai Yan, the younger brother of Cai Mao. Cai Yan was the prefect of Ba County at that time. He was not in Xiangyang, so he entrusted his son to Cai Mao. He was injured and Cai Mao could not explain to his brother, so he came to ask him. He heard that his injuries were not hindered, so he looked a little slow and asked Cai Jin, "Why did he fail this time?"

Cai Jin's eyes showed pain, and the master later told him that his martial arts skills were actually solid and more comprehensive than Liu Jing, but he was defeated because of his underestimation of the enemy.

"Nephew...I didn't expect that he was very experienced, and my nephew... underestimated the enemy."

"experience"

Cai Mao’s eyes were puzzled, “What experience will he have?”

"The master said he has...rich fighting experience."

Cai Mao was even more confused, "How could the lord's nephew have experience in fighting? This is puzzling."

However, as soon as this thought arose in Cai Mao's heart, it was interrupted by his daughter who had been invaded by Fengfeng Huohuo. Cai Shaoyu, wearing a red warrior uniform, rushed into the room and shouted: "Third brother, I decided to lead the warriors of the Cai family to kill that bastard tonight and avenge the third brother."

Cai Mao turned around and glared at his daughter, "What are you talking about?"

Cai Shaoyu didn't expect that her father was also in the ward. She was so scared that she shivered and lowered her head, "No... I didn't say anything."

Cai Mao became more and more angry. He was frustrated in the officialdom and the younger generation in the family did not let him go. Even his daughter became a troublemaker.

Cai Mao snorted heavily, turned around and walked to the door, and turned back to warn his daughter, "I will warn you first, Liu Jing will be your husband in the future. If you hurt him, you should stay tuned for the rest of your life."

"No"

Cai Shaoyu shouted in horror, "Dad, I don't want to marry him."

"You can't help it."

Cai Mao left a harsh word and walked quickly. Cai Shaoyu chased after him for a few steps, "Dadfather"

But Cai Mao ignored her and walked away quickly. Cai Shaoyu looked at her father's back as she left resolutely, and tears burst out with grievance. She wiped away her tears and gritted her teeth, "I will never marry that rude bastard."

...........

At dusk, a wide carriage slowly stopped in front of the Liu Mansion gate. A young man in a white brocade robe got off the carriage, walked up the steps quickly, and gave a slight salute to the doorman, "I'm here to Kuai Qi, and I'll send an invitation to Master Jing on my order, and ask the manager to pass it to the master."

After saying that, he took out a silk scroll and handed it to the concierge manager. The concierge manager was a little dizzy. The concierge was the place to receive gifts and was very clear about various etiquettes.

When civilians treat guests, they can just send a young man to say something orally. If the small and medium-sized households are a little particular, they will give a bamboo slip to show respect and formality. When the wealthy households treat guests, they will write an invitation in hemp paper.

Only when a banquet is inviting a very noble person can he use brocade books. Mr. Kuai treats guests, not only sends his nephews to come in person, but also sends brocade books. This kind of courtesy is extraordinary.

The concierge manager is the gatekeeper of Liu Biao's mansion. Of course, he is knowledgeable and doesn't care about Jinshu himself, but Kuai Yue's attitude towards Prince Jing surprised him. In a sword competition, has Prince Jing's reputation actually increased to this level?

"Please wait for Mr. Kuai"

The concierge manager ran to the east courtyard. Soon, the well-dressed Liu Jing hurried out of the mansion. He had been waiting for a long time.

Kuai Qi also saw today's sword competition, met Liu Jing, and hurriedly bowed and said, "Let Master Jing wait for a long time. I will come to welcome Master Jing at the order of my uncle."

Liu Jing originally planned to go to Kuai Mansion by himself, but he did not expect that Kuai Yue was so solemn that he not only sent a brocade letter, but also sent his nephew to welcome him in person. The grand etiquette made him a little flattered. You must know that this is the second-ranked family in the Kuai family, Jingxiang.

Only when a banquet for big figures such as Liu Biao, Cai Mao would be so polite. Now, his little nephew, Liu Jing was also somewhat moved by such a solemn courtesy.

"Liu Jing was ashamed of making your mansion so troubled."

Kuai Qi smiled slightly, "Young Master Jing defeated Cai Jin today and was already the boy who was highly anticipated by Jingxiang. It is an honor for the Kuai family to be the first to entertain the young master. You are invited to the carriage."

He posed for a call, and his graceful and calm attitude made Liu Jing respect him. He was worthy of being a young man from aristocratic family. As expected, he was gentle and elegant, which changed his prejudice against the children of aristocratic family brought to him by the Cai family.

The two of them got on the carriage, which accelerated and rushed towards the Kuai family's house located in the south of the city.
Chapter completed!