Liu Bei was shocked and looked at Guan Jing subconsciously. Guan Jing lowered his eyelids without feeling silence. Liu Bei stood up to greet him with a warm attitude and a bright laugh. "Chang Yun, why are you here? I didn't send anyone to inform you. I can go and greet you."

Guan Yu laughed loudly, bowed his hand and nodded to Guan Jing again. "Xuande, you are so serious, why should you stick to those common etiquettes and welcome and send them to you? Tell me quickly, when will you attack? I can't wait."

Liu Bei did not answer, his smile slightly lowered, and asked again: "Chang Yun, what happened to you suddenly came to Jicheng?"

Guan Yu felt a little embarrassed, coughed falsely, and said slowly: "Xuande, I'm here today. I have something private to discuss with you."

Liu Bei felt relieved when he heard the word "private affairs". Guan Yu, as the prefect of Zhuo County, left his post without saying hello, suddenly rushed to Ji County. He thought something big had happened. He waited for Guan Yu to say, but Guan Yu didn't say anything. Guan Jing, who was beside him, got up to salute and bowed. "General, I may have just blown the wind and felt a little uncomfortable, so I will go back to rest first. Guan Fujun, Jing has lost his companion."

Liu Bei knew it and personally sent Guan Jing to the door. He took this opportunity to sort out his thoughts. When he returned to the building, he had recovered his calmness and chatted and laughed. "Chen Yun, you regard the military camp as your home and are busy training troops. I asked you to marry and have children several times, but you said you were not free. Why did you get anxious today? Did you like someone's woman and want to marry her as your wife? Tell me, who is the one from? I will propose marriage for you. If you refuse, we will even snatch it."

Guan Yu laughed in silence. "Marrying a wife is a big deal. The order of parents and the words of matchmakers can't be casual. However, I came today with my father." As he said, he took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Liu Bei. Liu Bei took it and found that it was written by Xu Huang, and he couldn't help but feel suspicious. He and Guan Yu were close to Guan Yu, but they were not close to each other's letters between friends. He looked at Guan Yu, but he saw that Guan Yu insisted, but he couldn't refuse, so he had to read the book. After reading the letter, Liu Bei couldn't help frowning, and there was no smile on his face.

"Chang Yun, what are you... planning?" Liu Bei glanced at Guan Yu sideways, pushed the letter over, and waved his hand inadvertently, signaling the guards to stay away and let them be alone.

Guan Yu sat on the case and looked directly at Liu Bei. "Xuande, the King of Wu and Cao Cao went to war, who do you support?"

Liu Bei pondered for a moment. "Yunchang, do you think this is the matter between King Wu and Cao Cao?"

"Isn't it?"

Liu Bei laughed. "Of course not, this is the matter between the King of Wu and the court." He raised his hand and signaled Guan Yu not to hurry. "Who do you support between the King of Wu and the court?"

Guan Yu opened his mouth, and suddenly he didn't know how to answer.

Liu Bei was not surprised at all. Although Guan Yu was a desperate person and had no experience in office with him before, he had read "Spring and Autumn Annals" since he was a child, and he was prided on his loyalty and righteousness, so that he could not tell him to be an enemy of the court. He slowly followed him again. "Chang Yun, if I choose to support the court and be an enemy of the King of Wu, would you still be willing to stay in Youzhou to help me?"

Guan Yu's face turned red, his eyes widened, staring at Liu Bei, and his anger was faintly anger. He said goodbye to Sun Ce's attempt to stay and traveled thousands of miles to Youzhou, but Liu Bei asked him what he said?

"Chang Yun." Liu Bei moved forward and reached out and patted Guan Yu's hand tightly on the edge of the desk. "I know that the King of Wu is a true hero. He treats you and I have loyalty, especially with people. I ask myself, he can use you better than me. If you stayed in Yuzhou, you would have a seat among the nine governors. Even if you were not as good as Zhou Yu, you should be on par with Taishici."

Guan Yu narrowed his eyes and was almost on the verge of being angry. "Xuande, what exactly do you want to say?"

"Chief Yun, although you and I belong to the monarch and ministers, they are really brothers and sisters. We should be honest and honest with each other. We must not hide it from Chang Yun. The envoy of the court has arrived in Ji County. I just don't know how to tell you. The King of Wu is powerful and has a slim chance of winning against him. I am the descendant of King Jing of Zhongshan. Although my blood is distant, I am a descendant of Emperor Gaozu. After all, I am a descendant of Emperor Gaozu. I cannot sit idly by the country and the ancestors cannot eat blood. You have not received the court's kindness. Moreover, the King of Wu not only treats you with righteousness, but also cures Lingzun's eye disease. His kindness is as heavy as a mountain. Xu Huang is your close friend, and now he is under the command of the King of Wu. This letter must be written by the King of Wu. If you go back now, you can not only reunite your father and son, but also..."

The more Guan Yu listened, the less uncomfortable he felt. He shook Liu Bei's hand and shouted sternly: "Xuande, do you think I'm here to say goodbye?"

Seeing Guan Yu getting angry, Liu Bei's heart fell to the ground instead. "The clouds are long..."

"Stop talking! Although Yu is a martial artist, he still knows loyalty, righteousness, benevolence and filial piety. The King of Wu treats my father and son with kindness, and he will repay me as a gift. How can he harm justice with personal righteousness?" Guan Yu stood up and paced back and forth, his steps were urgent and heavy, like a war drum, which made the whole building shake a little. He waved his arms a few times and sighed. "I will send someone to Xiangyang tomorrow to take my father to Zhuo County."

Liu Bei quickly got up, rushed to Guan Yu, and grabbed Guan Yu's arm. "Chang Yun, no!"

Guan Yu stopped, stammered his neck, staring at Liu Bei.

Liu Bei knew that he had misunderstood and said with a smile: "Chang Yun, don't get me wrong. If you are willing to stay and help me, I will naturally be unable to ask for it. But there is no need to rush to take Lingzun to Youzhou. Although the envoy from the court arrived, the imperial edict did not explicitly state that he would be an enemy of the King of Wu. In my opinion, there is still a turning point in this matter. If you are rushing to take Lingzun to come, you are suspected of breaking with the King of Wu."

Guan Yu was confused by Liu Bei and confused. Liu Bei pulled him down and explained the situation in detail.

The imperial envoy arrived in Youzhou, but the edict did not clearly state the matters related to the King of Wu, but only said that he could be granted a king by making great contributions. The title of a king in a different surname was contrary to the White Horse Alliance, and Sun Ce was domineering. Although the court met his requirements, it could not guarantee that Sun Ce would not be able to make progress. If he did something about usurpation, he would not prevent any trouble before it happened. Once Sun Ce planned to rebel, he would call on the princes of the world to serve the king.

The conflict between Cao Cao and Sun Ce can be seen as a warning from the court to Sun Ce, so that Sun Ce knew that when the manpower was finally in poverty, he had not reached the point of rampant world. The terrain of Yizhou determined that strong attacks were not easy, and this was the case in the Three Gorges and Hanzhong. Cao Cao launched an attack in the Three Gorges, but Sun Ce counterattacked in Hanzhong, which shows that Sun Ce himself knew this. What if his offensive in Hanzhong was also frustrated? Maybe he would recognize the situation, be at peace with himself, and no longer have any inappropriate thoughts. In this way, the court naturally had no need to deal with him.

In general, the court was still on guard against Sun Ce, and it was not to the point where he really wanted to eradicate him. Xu Zhuzhu's reward for being a king also had the possibility of slandering Sun Ce. After all, the court was in a critical state and reform was inevitable. Before that, the court had already demonstrated its courage and determination in this regard, and it was not impossible to break the ancestral system.

Guan Yu heard it a little confused, but he felt relieved that he had no need to be an enemy of Sun Ce immediately. Naturally, he couldn't find out what he wanted, so he didn't delve into the true meaning behind Liu Bei. He immediately returned to the topic and asked about the joint dispatch of troops with Taishi Ci.

Liu Bei explained it, but of course he didn't say it all. Guan Jing mentioned this topic at that time, which meant to deal with Guan Yu. Guan Yu was tall and had heavy footsteps, and was extremely distinctive. As soon as he stepped on the stairs, Liu Bei should know who was coming. But he was thinking about it at the time and didn't pay attention. Fortunately, Guan Jing adjusted the topic in time and did not let Guan Yu hear anything he shouldn't have heard.

"Together with Taishici to send troops to the grassland is to prevent the invasion of the Hu people, to accumulate strength and train soldiers. If King Wu was frustrated in Hanzhong, he could know how to advance and retreat, it would be a good thing. If he did not know how to advance and retreat, and he would just be in a military state, a war would be inevitable, and we must be prepared. Yun Chang, I know that you and Taishici know each other very well. If you are unwilling to fight against him in the future, I can understand."

"Who else can be Ziyi's opponent besides me?" Guan Yu sighed. "Don't worry, when it comes to that day, I will definitely do my best and never let Xuande be embarrassed."

Liu Bei breathed a sigh of relief.

——

Guan Yu personally arrived in Changli to meet Taishici.

Taishi Ci was also preparing for the war after the autumn. When he learned that Guan Yu was interested in joining forces, he was very happy. Without saying a word, he pulled Guan Yu straight to the stable, pointed to several tall and strong war horses and said, "Pick two."

When Guan Yu saw these horses, his eyes became straight. He was nine feet tall and weighed more than four hundred kilograms (Hanjin). With his armor and weapons, he had reached the limit of ordinary war horses. No horse could carry him to run for a long time. He could only prepare three war horses to change at any time. Choosing a suitable war horse was simply an incomplete task for him.

But the horses in front of him were tall and strong, and you could tell at a glance that they were very strong and should be able to meet his requirements.

“Where did it come from?”

"The real Liangzhou horse, the gift given to King Wu by Ma Chao, said at a glance that the person who needs this horse is your Guan Yunchang, and he specially sent a few of the best horses. You can try it and see if it is suitable. The horse is strong and the speed is good. With your Qinglong Sword, there are only a handful of people who can stop you from scratch in the future, and even I will be willing to give it a disadvantage."

Guan Yu had already thought about it, and after hearing Taishi Ci's words, his expression was even more depressed. He was entangled for a moment and said with a forced smile: "Ziyi, have you ever thought that we might one day fight against the battlefield?"

Taishi Ci smiled. "Is Chang Yun here to declare war?"

Guan Yu forced himself to calm down, without nodding or shaking his head.

Taishi Ci caressed the smooth fur of the war horse and pondered for a moment. "The clouds are long, everyone has their own ambitions, so don't force it. If there is really that day, you don't have to worry about it. Just let it go." He turned around and looked at Guan Yu, and smiled and said, "Of course, you have to work hard. With your current prefect of Zhuo County, if you really want the two armies to fight, you may not have the chance to walk in front of me."
Chapter completed!