Liu Biao hasn't been feeling well these days. I don't know why. Recently, he has been dizzy and has some slight pain. He can't read administrative orders for a long time, otherwise it will inevitably get worse. The rest of the time, his body doesn't feel too much discomfort, so
Liu Biao didn't pay much attention to it. It wasn't until today when he suddenly got up and pulled up Cai's hair that he saw his own shadow in the bronze mirror, which was not very clear, and his heart suddenly jumped.
It turns out that I am already old.
In the mirror, Ms. Cai's complexion is still delicate and smooth, and her hair is smooth and shiny, but her own face is already covered with wrinkles and most of her hair is gray...
Old, old.
If there are heroes in the world, we should be afraid that time will flow eastward.
"Lang Jun..." Ms. Cai felt that Liu Biao was in a daze and didn't know what was going on, so she asked softly, "Lang Jun, what's wrong?"
"..." Liu Biao came back to his senses, put Cai's hair into a bun, and fixed it with a hairpin. He smiled slightly and said, "It is appropriate to smile at the same time. Zimu Yuxi is good and graceful..."
"Mr. Lang..." Mrs. Cai was a little shy, "I'm here to make fun of the slave family again..."
"Haha, haha..." Liu Biao used laughter to hide the fear in his heart. This kind of fear, no one can share the worry, no one can share the burden, no one can resolve it, and no one can escape it.
"To put it in perspective...someone came to Jingzhou..." Liu Biao stroked his beard, pondered for a moment, and said, "It seems to have been quite some time..."
Mrs. Cai didn't know what was going on, so she nodded and said, "Cong'er is already seven years old..."
"Yeah..." Liu Biao turned his head, not wanting to look at himself in the mirror anymore, and walked aside and said, "How is Cong'er's studies lately?"
When it comes to her children, Cai is similar to most mothers in later generations, eager to show off every advantage of her children, "Cong'er is already learning from Dayu Mo..."
"Oh?" Hearing that his child had made progress, Liu Biao couldn't help but smile a little, even though he followed the policy of strict discipline. He nodded and said, "...there is no danger in being on guard, and there is no violation of the law. No wandering."
, don’t indulge in pleasure... Dayu Mo has many profound meanings, you should understand them carefully..."
"What Lang Jun said is..." Cai naturally did not want to reveal Liu Biao's thoughts and responded in a low voice.
"Well, how is Qi'er doing lately?" Liu Biao asked again.
Liu Cong was born to the Cai family, but Liu Qi was not born to Liu Biao's ex-wife, who was eight years older than Liu Cong. In these years, in addition to giving birth to Liu Cong, the Cai family also gave birth to a Liu Xiu, and the year before last, she also gave birth to a little daughter of the Liu family.
, was still in his infancy, so he also gained the respect of Liu Biao, and his position in the Liu family could not be stronger.
After all, in this era, a good heroine is one who can spread her wings.
"Qi'er?" Ms. Cai replied, "She should have gone hunting in the northern suburbs of the city..."
After hearing what Cai said, Liu Biao couldn't help but frown slightly. Compared to Liu Cong, Liu Qi didn't like reading very much, and naturally he didn't like to sit still. He either went hunting or played, and rarely had the time to sit down.
Good at reading.
Cai quickly glanced at Liu Biao's expression, and then lowered his head, showing no abnormal expression at all.
Liu Biao waved his hand and said: "I have gone to the front hall... If you want to eat late breasts, please ask someone to bring them to the front hall. There are heavy political affairs recently, so I won't accompany you..."
"Only..." Ms. Cai agreed, and then said, "Mr. Lang also needs to pay attention to his health and don't overwork himself..."
"I know..." Liu Biao was silent for a moment and then walked forward. Tired of work? What's not tiring? Eat when you're full, sleep when you're full, and sleep when you're full. Although it feels good for a while, it will eventually become a dead soul under the knife of others.
!
Cao Cao was making great progress all the way, but Liu Biao was also very hesitant in his heart.
On the one hand, the newly expanded territory needs to be consolidated. On the other hand, it is the deployment and expenditure of military and political financial materials. Another very important factor is that Liu Biao feels that Cao Cao is becoming more and more threatening...
This threat is growing day by day.
On the other side of the couch, who would be willing to sleep with a tiger?
But if you want to get rid of the tigers, you must be careful, otherwise you will be eaten by the tigers, which will be bad. Although the problem of Fei Qian, the general who conquered the west, is not small, firstly, the successful experience of the pre-Qin Dynasty may not be replicated by Fei Qian. Secondly,
In terms of strategy, the strategy of establishing distant relations and attacking close quarters was not only used by the Qin State, but was also a very important strategy for Liu Biao.
Therefore, Liu Biao had many things to worry about, and they were not easy at all.
But for Liu Qi, he didn't know anything about his father Liu Biao's problems. Or for Liu Qi, even if he knew, he would think that these problems were not important. What was important was that he hoped Liu Biao could give him some advice.
More love instead of just scolding, blaming, and teaching...
Liu Qi didn't understand why Liu Cong could get praise from Liu Biao after reading a few books, but he also read in front of Liu Biao, but he always only criticized him!
Why?
Why!
Liu Qi didn't understand what it means to be passionate, nor did he understand Liu Biao's anxiety and worry hidden under his angry face. He just kept thinking about a question in his heart, why, why can't he get his father's love?
Although he has lost his mother, his relationship with Cai is not bad. After all, whenever he needs something, Cai does a good job. He has brocade clothes, money, and servant girls. As long as he asks, he doesn't even need to ask Liu Qi.
, Cai Shi has already done it steadily and without any mistakes. Under such circumstances, Liu Qi can't tell what is wrong with Cai Shi or what he did badly...
However, under Cai's thoughtfulness and preparation, Liu Qi could feel a deep sense of distance. Under Cai's smile, Liu Qi felt cold. However, no one could describe this feeling, and no one could understand it.
, not even his father Liu Biao could.
Liu Qi wanted to attract the attention of his father Liu Biao, but every time he attracted attention, he would be scolded, and then he had to do this and that. Over time, Liu Qi no longer looked at Liu Biao expectantly, but Liu Biao went to
Wherever Liu Biao was, he would not go there. Wherever Liu Biao was, he would not go there.
"Here!" Liu Qi opened his bow and shot an arrow. He hit a wild pheasant on the tree and burst into laughter. The hound at his feet rushed out like the wind, then picked up the wild pheasant back and put it at Liu Qi's feet.
Ask for credit with your tongue.
"Hahaha, good dog, good dog!" Liu Qi put away the long bow, then rubbed the dog's head, "Go back and reward you with meat!" He turned around and looked at it, feeling that he was almost done with hunting this time, so he greeted
Several attendants began to return.
When he arrived at the gate of Xiangyang City, Liu Qi suddenly hesitated. Should he give Liu Biao a share of the prey he hunted? If he did, wouldn't it mean that he had told Liu Biao without asking that he had gone out to hunt in the city again?
Liu Qi raised his head, looked at the gate of Xiangyang City, and frowned. He found that as long as he left Xiangyang City, he seemed to be happy no matter what he did, but when he returned to Xiangyang, everything he was happy about became unhappy.
"Forget it!" Liu Qi impatiently rode into the city and refused to send him off! He would have saved himself another reprimand!
In the lobby of the Jingzhou Mufu Government Office, a servant came forward and whispered to the guard Liu Biao in front of the hall...
【.】"What's the matter?" Liu Biao glanced at it, and then returned his gaze to the document in hand.
"Your Majesty..." the guard reported, "Young Master has returned home..."
"Oh? You're back?" Liu Biao didn't look up, "Why didn't you come to see so-and-so?"
"..." The guard was silent for a moment, and then said, "The servant said he went directly into the back door and did not go to the main hall..."
Liu Biao paused, then put down the document in his hand. His gray beard trembled slightly, "... Got it... Go down..."
Calm down the morning and dusk!
This traitor!
You didn’t even do this most basic thing?!
Liu Biao took several deep breaths to keep his emotions from showing. Then he put down the document in his hand and said to Kuai Liang beside him: "Zirou, what can you do about Liu Yizhou's request?"
In the past two days, in addition to his own problems and his family's problems, Liu Biao was worried about Liu Zhang's affairs. Liu Zhang's envoy had arrived in Xiangyang, earnestly requesting Liu Biao's help. To be honest, Liu Biao was indeed very tempted, but he had to read Badong
, and then entering Sichuan and Shu is not an easy task.
"If we can connect with Yizhou, we can get salt, iron, and copper, which will be of great benefit..." Kuai Liang put down the pen in his hand, pondered for a moment and said, "What's more, the lord of Yizhou is cowardly and incompetent. If the lord gets his military and political power,
Then we can gradually encroach, and given time, we can control the entire territory of Sichuan and Sichuan, which will truly be the foundation of hegemony..."
"However, the road to the Sichuan-Shushan Mountains is difficult and difficult to get in and out of. This is one of the reasons. The second reason is that Liu Yizhou invited my lord to come to Sichuan just to use my lord's strength to resist Brazil..." Kuai Liang glanced at Liu Biao and then said, "
If the lord marches into Sichuan and Shu for this reason, it will be the same as...Pang De Gong and Huang Gong..." Kuai Liang Barabala said a lot, but in fact he didn't say anything. He just stated the pros and cons. As for the judgment, Liu Biao still has to do it himself.
Come.
Kuai Liang has been following Liu Biao for many years, so he naturally knows Liu Biao's character. Liu Biao looks friendly on the outside, but in fact he is very stubborn. If Kuai Liang decides everything for him, Liu Biao will not say anything on the surface, but in his heart
There will definitely be extreme dissatisfaction, so this level is just right.
"Well..." Liu Biao sighed heavily, put his head on his hands, and rubbed his temples. What Kuai Liang said was exactly what Liu Biao was worried about, so Liu Biao couldn't even sleep at night in the past two days.
I am stable, and my head often feels a dull pain.
There is nothing wrong with Jingxiang being a land of fish and rice, but the problem is also here, there is only fish and rice. Fish and rice can feed people and feed people, but it is not easy to raise soldiers! Soldiers need copper and iron, salt, leather, war horses, and many things.
, and here in Jingxiang, sorry, there is only fish and rice.
There are copper mines in the Poyang area, but the land that belongs to the Sun family is not only separated by Jiangling, but also by Jiangxia and Lujiang. No matter how much Liu Biao wanted to, he couldn't reach that far for a while. Therefore, there is the advantage of copper and iron salt.
Yizhou of Yizhou actually asked Liu Biao to send troops and lifted up his skirt to Liu Biao. Even though Liu Biao was already fifty or sixty years old. Of course, in the Han Dynasty when the average life span was less than forty, fifty or sixty years old was naturally considered an advanced age.
, his heart is still beating and his blood is gushing.
To go or not to go, that is the question.
"If Xuande is sent there..." Liu Biao pondered for a long time and then said, "What do you think Zirou thinks?"
There was a conflict between Cai Hao and Gan Ning. Liu Biao knew about it, and Liu Biao was happy to see it. After all, Cai Hao and Gan Ning both held military power. If these two people live in harmony, what if they join forces to sideline themselves? So Liu Biao
In fact, he appeared to be impartial on the surface, but in fact he fanned the flames behind the two people's backs, and then stepped in to mediate when the two people were torn together...
Therefore, Cai Mao could not leave Jingzhou, and Gan Ning could not leave either. Liu Biao felt that these two people were like two ends of a scale. Losing either side would break the balance between Jingzhou and Xiangzhou, so only the marginalized Liu Bei seemed to be more suitable.
This stone serves as a stone for asking questions.
Kuai Liang lowered his eyelids, cupped his hands and said: "If Xuande is sent as the vanguard, it is naturally the best choice... However, Xuande is very ambitious and must not be willing to stay under others for a long time... My lord still needs to be careful..."
Kuai Liang could understand Liu Biao's hesitant look, but he didn't quite agree with it, so he gave it a vague nod.
"What if I send Uncle Ji to go with him?" Liu Biao asked again after a moment.
Can Yi Ji's small body suppress Liu Bei? Kuai Liang expressed doubts, but at this moment, Kuai Liang could not say that Yi Ji's ability was not good, so he could only say: "Ji Bo and Xuande have a good relationship. If
If we work together, we can definitely work together..."
Liu Biao said "Yes", and then he didn't know whether it was okay or not. He immediately talked about some other things and arranged the government affairs. Then his spirit gradually became sluggish. The ink characters on the writing became blurred, and his head felt swollen and painful.
, he could only get up and go to the side room to lie down for a while and rest.
"I'm still old after all..." Liu Biao sighed silently in his heart. He remembered that when he first entered Xiangyang, he stayed up all night correcting administrative documents and issuing government orders, and the next day he had to follow the troops to clear out the surrounding clan thieves. There was no problem at all.
But now, just reading the text and giving comments is already too much for my body.
I am getting old, but my children have not grown up yet...
Liu Qi, Liu Qi!
Liu Biao suddenly turned over and sat up from the couch. What if Liu Qi was allowed to follow Liu Bei to Sichuan? Doesn't this unfilial son not like studying, but instead likes to dance with guns and sticks? If I add Yi Ji as an assistant, if I can take advantage of this
Opportunity, winning Sichuan and Shu can also be used as a career...
No, I still need to find another one. I'm afraid Yi Ji alone may not be enough.
Cai He, Cai Zhong?
Forget it, the Cai family and the Huang family are still married, just in case...
