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Just as the drums were making loudly on the north bank, Liu Bei on the south bank also heard the movement. He quickly walked up to the viewing platform and looked at the north bank. However, in the thick river fog, he could only see the flames, and heard the sound of shouting and killing in his ears, but he knew nothing about the specific situation.

What's going on? Is Feng'er breaking through? But where can he break through? Various unknown speculations made Liu Bei worry.

The situation on the other side was unclear. Liu Bei returned to the tent worriedly. He could not sleep anymore. He sat at the table, holding his face tiredly with his hands, and remained motionless for a long time.

A series of blows made him feel extremely tired. This was a feeling he had never had in more than 20 years of fighting. The deep frustration made him unable to compete for dominance in the world. At this moment, Liu Bei only wanted to be a rich man and spend the rest of his life quietly.

At this time, a personal soldier rushed over and rushed to the tent and stopped suddenly. The personal soldier looked at his lord with some anxiety, not knowing whether he should report it. Liu Bei slowly raised his head and asked hoarsely, "What's the matter?"

"Qi Bian is here to join the army"

"Who" Liu Bei couldn't believe his ears.

"Jian Joins the Army"

Liu Bei stood up, his fatigue suddenly faded away, and he said anxiously: "Take him in."

It turned out that Jian Yong was coming. Liu Bei was walking back and forth in the big tent with his hands behind his back. He was so anxious that he was so anxious that the situation on the other side was so that Zigui could not be protected. In the Wucheng, he was still unwilling to accept it until the last moment.

After a moment, Jian Yong was led into the big tent. As soon as he entered the tent, he knelt down and cried, "Lord, we are all done."

"Stop crying"

Liu Bei stomped his feet in an anxious manner, "Tell me quickly, what happened?"

Jian Yong wiped away his tears and said, "The Jingzhou army bypassed Zigui from the mountain road and successfully attacked Wucheng. We were cut off our food. Feng Gong had no choice but to break through the encirclement. He was ambushed by the Jingzhou army. Gong was injured and captured."

Before Jian Yong finished speaking, Liu Bei felt dizzy, his legs became weak, and he sat on the ground. Zhang Fei happened to enter the tent. He quickly rushed forward and supported Liu Bei, "Brother, what's going on?"

Liu Bei felt sadness come from his heart, and tears flowed down his face. Wucheng was lost, Zigui was lost, and all six thousand troops were wiped out. This means that his dream of Bashu was completely shattered. Zhang Fei looked at Jian Yong and asked again: "Xianhe, what happened, why did you come here?"

Jian Yong sighed and said the words just now. He took out a letter and presented it to Liu Bei with both hands. "Actually, the Wei minister was also captured. But Liu Jing asked me to send a letter and let me come back. Lord, this is Liu Jing's handwritten letter."

Liu Bei helped Zhang Fei stand up. He took the letter and returned to his seat. The letter said: "Mu Jing from Jingzhou to Jiaozhou Mu Huangshu.

This made Liu Bei's heart move. Liu Jing actually called himself the governor of Jiaozhou. He opened the letter and read it quickly. He didn't know whether it was joy or sorrow in his heart. The feeling of feeling surged in his heart. Zhang Fei stepped forward and asked in a low voice: "Brother, what is the letter said?"

Liu Bei sighed and said, "Liu Jing said that as long as I give up the counties of Jingnan and do not take away the people of Jingnan, he can return your second brother's father to us and send us out of the country. In addition, he wants to exchange seals for clothes and belts."

The lace edict mentioned by Liu Bei here is the original blood edict of Emperor Liu Xie of Han. Dong Cheng recorded five copies, but because it was not safe in Xu, the original was placed here. Cao Cao wanted to kill Liu Bei in Runan, but in a certain way, he also wanted to regain the blood edict of the lace edict.

Zhang Fei frowned, "Where can we go after leaving Jingnan?"

Liu Bei pointed to the envelope, "He asked us to go to Jiaozhou."

Liu Bei sighed and said, "He also asked Liu Qi to announce publicly that Jingnan should be merged in Jingzhou."

Jian Yong also stood up and said uneasyly: "Now with his strength, he will capture Jingnan Yiru, why do he still use Yunchang to exchange it?"

Liu Bei shook his head, "Xianhe, this is why you don't understand. The reason why he has been slow to attack Jingnan is because Liu Qi is in my hands. Liu Qi is in charge of Nan County and Jingnan, which was granted by the first lord Liu Biao. Now Liu Qi is still there, nominally the lord of Jingnan and the eldest lord. If he attacks Jingnan, he will be morally untenable. The people of Jingzhou will think that he is very bullying. So he wanted Sun Quan to attack Jingnan, and then he will take it back from Sun Quan and possess it legitimately. This has always been his thoughts, how could I not understand."

"But now" Zhang Fei is even more worried about Guan Yu's safety, "The second brother and nephew are all in his hands."

Liu Bei pondered for a moment, took out a jade box from the box and handed it to Jian Yong, "This is the blood letter he wanted for the robbery. Since he wanted to deal with Cao Cao, I will fulfill him. I will bother Mr. Lao to go to the north bank and exchange Feng'er for another trip."

At this time, Liu Bei thought about it, took out a package from the box, handed it to Jian Yong, and told him: "There is a sword in the package called Leng Dian, and a thin armor, named Silver Wire Armor. They are all famous tools that Yuan Shao gave me back then, so you can transfer it to Liu Jing for me, thank him for saving my wife and children back."

"The Weishi obeyed the order" Jian Yong took the jade box and the package, gave a bow and left in a hurry.

Liu Bei read Liu Jing's letter again. After all, he was also a hero. Despite the heavy blow, he quickly faced the reality.

In fact, when Zhang Song was killed and Liu Zhang turned against him, he no longer had great hope for Bashu. It was just because he was unwilling to give up the long-running Wucheng that he had been holding, that he once again had the idea of ​​seizing Bashu.

Now that Wucheng is lost, Zigui is lost again, and he has cut off his hopes. He can only face reality. In the letter, Liu Jing hinted that he went to Jiaozhou, which made Liu Bei feel a little doubtful.

He has been dealing with Liu Jing for many years and has gradually understood him. Liu Jing has a far-reaching vision. Some things seem to be at a disadvantage, but in fact they are fishing for a long time. He suggests going to Jiaozhou by himself, which is definitely not a good intention.

Liu Bei was thinking in the room with his hands behind his back for a long time. He gradually understood Liu Jing's intention. He asked himself to deal with Jiaozhi Guardian Xie, unify Jiaozhou, and then run Jiaozhou for him. After Jiaozhou has achieved some results in his own Chinese development, he would take over and let himself make his wedding dress. This must be the case.

Liu Bei couldn't help but gritted his teeth and felt very regretful. He had known that he would have revealed this to Liu Biao as a fake, but he made him bigger and eventually became his own confidant. He had been in the world for many years. Could it be that he really fell into the hands of this young man?

"If brother doesn't want to go to Jiaozhou, let's discuss countermeasures again." Zhang Fei felt Liu Bei's emotional changes and said carefully.

Liu Bei waved his hand, "If you go back, discuss with the military advisor again. Yide, you go and clean up the army, we are going to withdraw our troops."

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In the large tent of the Central Army in the North Bank, Liu Jing took the jade box from Jian Yong. He opened the jade cover and placed a piece of white brocade on one of the velvet pads. It was a blood-written edict written in blood and covered with a jade seal. The blood was old and looked a bit old. This was the famous robbery.

When Dong Cheng took out a robbery from the palace, the original was given to Liu Bei. It was obvious that he wanted Liu Bei to take the lead. Unfortunately, Liu Bei was unwilling to take the lead and made an excuse to leave Xu Du. In the end, Dong Cheng, Wu Lan and others were killed, which made people sigh at the cruelty of political struggle.

Sima Yi next to him couldn't help but feel a little worried when he saw that Liu Jing was going to come for a robbery. He knew that Liu Jing wanted to take over the banner of anti-Cao from Liu Bei, and this was undoubtedly pushing him to the main battlefield of confrontation with Cao Cao. Although it would be like this one day sooner or later, is it a little earlier?

Sima Yi was worried, but said nothing. Liu Jing asked again with a smile: "Does the emperor have any explanation for the matter of Yun Chang?"

Jian Yong bowed and said, "Uncle the emperor wants to go back and discuss with the military advisor, and ask the provincial governor to worry about waiting for the news."

"Haha, I'm not in a hurry. If General Guan is willing to surrender to me, I will not refuse."

Liu Jing immediately ordered: "Leave Liu Feng to Mr. Jian to take him away."

Jian Yong gave a gift and took another package to put it on the table. "This is a famous sword and a thin armor collected by my lord. The sword is called cold electric. The thin armor is like silver wire and cannot penetrate the sword. The emperor thanked Zhou Mu for saving his wife and children back, and gave them these two things."

Liu Jing laughed. Liu Bei was very good at bribing people's hearts. He smiled slightly, "thank you, thank you."

Jian Yong slowly retreated, and Liu Jing then glanced at Sima Yi, "Does the military advisor agree with me to accept the edict?"

Sima Yi smiled bitterly and said, "It is not impossible to receive the edict of robes, the key is whether the provincial governor is ready."

"So what?"

Liu Jing sneered and asked back: "Will Cao Cao launch a large-scale attack on me?"

"This won't be, but Cao Cao's strategic goals will be aimed at us from now on. What I mean is that if he can stand out in his later years, Cao Cao will have no choice but to do anything to us. The time is not yet ripe."

"Maybe, but I want to give the robbery, in fact, it is to exchange Bashu with Cao Cao."

Sima Yi was stunned, "The state governor did not want to use clothes to bring edicts to oppose Cao Cao."

Liu Jing shook his head, "The edict of a lace is the right of a minister. If I take over the edict of a lace, I have to bear the ethics of a minister. What should I do in the future, will I give the country I have to do with the hard-earned one's zodiac sign to Liu Xie?"

Sima Yi was silent. Although he also felt that Liu Jing's words were a little harsh, on the other hand, Liu Jing's trust in him moved him. After a long time, he sighed and said, "But if Liu Bei announced to the world that the belt edict had been transferred to the provincial governor, then how can we explain it?"

Liu Jing smiled and said, "I think although Liu Bei has this intention, he will not do this unless he wants to break his trust in the world. You must know that God calls him Emperor Liu to be a very profound meaning."

Sima Yi sighed, "Although he said that, try not to give the robbery to Cao Cao, as that would affect the reputation of the provincial governor. Once the matter spreads, many people will be disappointed. This is a big problem, and the provincial governor must be careful."

Liu Jing nodded, "The military advisor is right to remind me, I almost misunderstood."

Seeing that Liu Jing followed his advice, Sima Yi was happy again and said with a smile: "In fact, it is a clever move to attract but not to do so. The governor of the state can let Cao Cao know that the robbery is in our hands, but he will not take it out, so that Cao Cao will have concerns in some aspects."

“Good said”

Liu Jing praised: "Just do what the military advisor said."

Sima Yi was praised by Liu Jing and his thoughts became more keen. He smiled and said, "Actually, the governor of the state can do it. After the governor of the state will conquer the country in the future, is it not easy to deal with the heavens again, for example, asking him to abdicate his abdication due to illness, etc. I think the robbery should be used well. One day in the future, the governor of the state can sacrifice the magic weapon of the robbery and announce the orders to fight the thieves in the world, so that the Northern Expedition will be famous."

Liu Jing narrowed his eyes and smiled. He deserved to be Sima Yi, and he was really scheming.

At this time, Liu Jing opened the package again, which contained a short sword and a pair of fine armor. He pulled out the sword and saw a cold light shining, extremely sharp and exquisitely crafted. It was a famous sword.

He picked up the fine armor again and looked at it. The fine armor was made of silver wire, very fine and dense, and could be seen to be tough and light and thin, so he could wear it inside to protect himself.

Liu Jing handed the dagger and thin armor to Sima Yi, and said with a smile: "These two things are good, so I will give them to the military advisor."

Sima Yi quickly refused, "Weichen doesn't need such a thing, so the governor should keep it yourself."

"The military advisor doesn't have to be polite."

Sima Yi refused again, but in the end he had no choice but to take the fine armor, but he didn't want the cold electric sword. He didn't like to collect swords, and this short sword was useless to him. He knew that Zhou Mu's newly married wife loved collecting weapons the most, and this famous sword was just for her.

Seeing that he refused to accept the sword, Liu Jing had no choice but to do so.

At this time, Sima Yi remembered something again and asked: "There is also Pang Tong. The governor of the state wants to use him. If he wants to use him, I am willing to convince him and make him loyal to Jingzhou."

Liu Jing sighed softly and said, "Pang Tong is actually talented, but Liu Bei is useless to him. Zhuge Liang is good at strategy and Pang Tong is good at tactics. Unfortunately, Liu Bei did not realize that I can hire him as the deputy director of Jingzhou Academy and ask him to assist his uncle Pang Degong in managing the academy. This way, he will give him a step. When he gets my salary, he will gradually change his mind."
Chapter completed!