Chapter 163 The thief Cao and I vow to be incompatible

"Cao Cao, the rebellious minister and traitor, wants to kill me! I and the traitor Cao Cao vow to be incompatible!"

Liu Bei was really angry at the moment.

Previously, Cao Cao recruited him to the Xudu court to serve as one of the Nine Ministers of Agriculture. He also appointed him as Qingzhou Mu and Zuo General, and granted him the title of Mouping Marquis. It seemed that he was doing good to him, but in fact he wanted to take the opportunity to weaken and eradicate him.

Liu Bei.

However, although Cao Cao was harmful to Liu Bei in the first two times, he did not show it so obviously, and he could get practical benefits from Liu Bei, so he didn't have to argue with him.

This time, Cao Cao came almost obviously, which made Liu Bei not angry.

"Brother, Cao Cao is bullying people too much. Why don't we take Xuzhou back? Lu Bu is dead anyway, and Xuzhou should be ours." Zhang Fei shouted immediately.

"Yes, brother, we now have the two counties of Donglai and Beihai. If we capture Xuzhou, we can unite them into one, and then we can capture the plains and occupy the entire Qingzhou. With Qingxu and Xuzhou in our hands, it will be easier for us to pacify the world!" Guan Yu followed.

Advise.

Lu Bu died, and Cao Cao led his troops to Dongjun again. Liu Bei really wanted to take the opportunity to recapture Xuzhou, but he also understood that he was now an enemy of Yuan Shao. If he openly fought for Xuzhou with Cao Cao again, if Yuan Cao attacked at the same time, he would be

It can't be stopped at all.

Xuzhou must be captured, but not now, at least until after Yuan Shao is overthrown.

"Bo'an, is there any news about Langya?" Liu Bei looked at Sun Kang and asked.

Sun Kang was shocked by Liu Bei's accusation just now. When he heard that the other party was only scolding Cao Cao and not Zang Ba, it meant that the person Liu Bei hated was only Cao Cao and not Zang Ba, which made him feel a little more at ease.

"General Liu, although Zang Xuangao did not agree to Cao Cao's request, but..." Sun Kang said hesitantly, "After General Liu sends troops to the plains, if Zang Xuangao is tempted by Cao Cao and changes his mind, the consequences will be disastrous. General Liu must take precautions.

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The implication of Sun Kang's words was very clear. Although Zang Ba did not agree to Cao Cao's request, he did not refuse it either. Maybe it was not impossible for him to choose to accept Cao Cao's request after seeing the benefits.

Liu Bei's face was gloomy and solemn. Zang Ba was not one of his own. Although he was friendly to him on the surface, when it was profitable, such a heroic figure could do anything.

Moreover, Zang Ba is not just one person, he has so many brothers around him. His brothers are all gathered together for righteousness, and they may be persuaded by their brothers to change their minds.

However, among Zang Ba's brothers, Sun Guan is the most important person. Now that Zhou's military advisor is Sun Guan's brother-in-law, and his brother Sun Kang is working under him, he should not want to betray and attack him.

While Liu Bei was thinking about it, everyone in the hall was speechless for a moment, and there was silence.

"How many troops does Langya have now?" Liu Bei asked Sun Kang.

"There are seven thousand people." Sun Kang quickly replied.

"There are so many!"

Liu Bei seemed a little surprised that one county actually had seven thousand soldiers and horses, which seemed a bit too much.

But it's no wonder that Zang Ba's Langya was taken by force, and it was sandwiched between Lu Bu and himself. If he didn't raise more soldiers and horses, he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to hold it.

Sun Kang added: "There were five thousand people before, but two thousand more were raised later."

"Your brothers Sun Zhongtai and Zang Xuangao are just like brothers, and they are most valued by Zang Xuangao. You and Zang Xuangao are also from Taishan. Why do you want to tell me what happened today? Also, what is Sun Zhongtai's opinion on this matter?"

After Liu Bei thought about it carefully, he looked at Sun Kang and asked, and at the same time glanced at Zhou Xing.

Logically speaking, Sun Kang is Zang Ba's man, and he should stand on the side of Zang Ba's interests. He came to Beihai to serve as the magistrate of Mi County because Zhou Military Advisor wanted Zang Ba to connect with him, and because he was Zhou Military Advisor

Only my brother-in-law would do this.

Now Sun Kang took the initiative to tell him these things. If Zang Ba really wanted to seize the opportunity to seize Beihai, wouldn't Sun Kang betray Zang Ba?

Or maybe Sun Kang told Zhou’s military advisor first, but it was Zhou’s military advisor who asked him to explain to him?

Liu Bei thought of this and remembered what Sun Kang said just now: "Knowing but not speaking is disloyal!"

Military Advisor Zhou is loyal to himself, so he asked his wife and brother Sun Kang to do this!

Sun Kang replied: "General Liu, this is exactly what Zhongtai sent to tell me. Wen Sheng is our brother-in-law and the general's military advisor. When Cao Cao sent someone to persuade Xuan Gao, Zhongtai strongly opposed it and even

He wanted to kill Cao Cao's envoy. But the general also knew that with Langya's current strength, there was no way he could be an enemy of Cao Cao, so Zang Xuangao did not follow Zhongtai's advice and sent Cao Cao's envoy away."

"Although Zang Xuangao and I are both from Taishan County, and brothers Zhongtai and Xuangao are as close as brothers. Regarding this matter, I came to tell the general clearly that I don't want to see them be deceived and perish! Besides, since I arrived in Beihai,

Following the general in his work, I saw with my own eyes that the general cares about the people of the world and wants to calm the chaos. He is such a benevolent lord, which makes Kang yearn for him. If the general trusts him and never abandons him, Sun Kang is willing to worship the general as his lord!"

Sun Kang stood up and saluted Liu Bei. As soon as he agreed, he immediately knelt down in front of Liu Bei and paid homage to his lord.

By worshiping the Lord at this time, Sun Kang wanted to show Liu Bei that he had absolutely no objections, and if he became Liu Bei's man, his brother Sun Guan would definitely not be Liu Bei's enemy.

If Sun Guan doesn't want to be Liu Bei's enemy, Zang Ba certainly won't either.

After all, Sun Kang still has some doubts about Zang Ba.

At present, if Zang Ba is asked to choose between Cao Cao and Liu Bei, it is undoubtedly better to choose Cao Cao.

Because Cao Cao represents the imperial court and is much stronger than Liu Bei, by following Cao Cao, you may really be able to occupy a state and become a prince in the future.

Following Liu Bei, such a prospect is too slim. Zang Ba only respects the strong, not the benevolent.

Whoever can defeat him, or make him feel that he cannot defeat him, he will follow him willingly.

After Cao Cao defeated Lu Bu, he did not attack Zang Ba. In fact, he wanted to keep him to deal with Liu Bei.

At the same time, Cao Cao does not want to be an open enemy of Liu Bei now. Now their common enemy is Yuan Shao. They can only work together to destroy Yuan Shao first. When the time comes, Cao Cao believes that with his own strength, he can completely suppress Liu Bei and destroy him.
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Zhou Xing had been watching and listening silently without saying a word. At this time, he saw that his wife's brother Sun Kang suddenly wanted to worship the Lord, and he was secretly happy, feeling that his wife's brother was indeed a smart man.

By worshiping the Lord at this time, not only can you gain Liu Bei's trust, but it will also be much easier to deal with subsequent matters.

Zhou Xing looked at Liu Bei, waiting for his lord's reaction.

Liu Bei was stunned for a moment, then his face showed joy, and he quickly stood up and said: "Bo'an is a wise man, and he told the truth about Langya today. If you can help me wholeheartedly, that will be Liu Bei's blessing!"
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Sun Kang was also overjoyed and hurriedly walked to Liu Bei and knelt down: "Sun Kang pays homage to my lord!"

"Bo'an, get up!" Liu Bei quickly stepped forward and helped Sun Kang up.

The two sat back down again, and their relationship was now completely different.

"Does the military advisor have any ideas about the Langya incident?"
Chapter completed!