Chapter 220 Crouching Dragon, Phoenix, Tiger, Silver Fox
Chapter 220 Crouching Dragon, Phoenix, Dragon, Tiger and Silver Fox
Join forces with Liu Zhang and send troops to Yizhou?
When Liu Biao heard Jia Xu's suggestion, he had a puzzled expression on his face.
He and Liu Zhang are already on equal footing, how can they still unite?
He hesitated for a moment and asked: "Wen He, I and Liu Zhang."
Jia Xu immediately said: "Liu Zhang is on the verge of life and death, so we can only accept it. In addition, the dispute between the king and Liu Zhang is just a clan dispute. Zhang Lu is just a slave, how can he compete for the position of the head of the family?"
"I understand."
Liu Biao nodded, he understood what Jia Xu meant.
After all, the dispute between him and Liu Zhang was an internal fight between the clans of the Han Dynasty, and Zhang Lu was a domestic slave and wanted to seize the power of the Han Dynasty beyond his own capabilities, which would not be tolerated by the clan.
Therefore, it was reasonable for him to unite with Liu Zhang in the name of it. After expelling Zhang Lu, he would then turn around and annex Liu Zhang. Naturally, it was also reasonable.
Although this is very unethical, Liu Biao had the idea of proclaiming himself emperor. Proclaiming himself emperor was already the biggest loss of his righteousness. If he pretended to attack Guo once more, what could he lose by annexing his fellow clan?
Therefore, for his own benefit, he sent troops to attack Yizhou when Liu Zhang was weak, first destroyed Zhang Lu, then killed Liu Zhang, and then destroyed Zhang Lu and captured Hanzhong. In this way, in addition to Guandong, he had obtained three
With two-thirds of the world divided, the three prosperous Han Dynasties are just around the corner.
Thinking of this, Liu Biao looked at Jia Xu and said with a happy expression: "Wen He is really my son Fangye. If I can conquer the world and revive the Han Dynasty again, Wen He will definitely be the prime minister. By then, I and Wen He will be together."
Together, we will be rich and famous, and our reputation will be passed down through the ages!”
"This is all because the king is wise and knows people."
Jia Xu smiled and saluted.
"Hahahahaha."
Liu Biao stroked his beard and laughed, his face flushed, he was extremely proud of the spring breeze.
Compared with the prosperous Liu Biao, Sun Quan in Jiangdong was in a state of gloom and gloom, and the entire Jiangdong was shrouded in gloom.
The Battle of Wuling was a life-and-death battle for Jiangdong, but Jiangdong lost this battle. Sun Quan's prestige was extremely low overnight. The aristocratic family and Shanyue continued to rebel. The name of Shen Chen could stop Jiangdong's children from crying.
cry.
But the only good news is that before they lost the battle, they defeated the main force of Jiangxia Navy, leaving Jiangxia Navy without enough ability to launch another attack on Jiangdong.
At the same time, Shen Chen gave all the food and grass to the Shanyue people and asked them to help dig and build a water storage lake. Therefore, in the absence of food and grass, they were unable to travel long distances to launch an attack on Jiangdong, so they could only choose to temporarily retreat back to Nanchang.
Let Sun Quan barely stabilize the situation.
Although there was no catastrophe for the time being, both Liu Zhang and Sun Quan were under internal and external troubles for a while, and even Liu Zhang's regime was already in danger under Zhang Lu's attack. This was the best result for Liu Biao.
In September of the 10th year of Jian'an, Liu Biao sent Cai Mao to lead an army of 40,000 to Sichuan and Sichuan in the name of supporting the same clan and fighting against the slaves. They entered Bajun along the Yangtze River and joined forces with Liu Zhang to launch an offensive against Zhang Lu.
In the north, Cao Cao stayed in Chenliu after the defeat of Kuangcheng. Finally, when Yuan Shao died of illness, he used Guo Jia's plan to unite with Yuan Tan to fight against Yuan Shang, who had strong soldiers and horses.
However, Yuan Tan had Jushu Tian Feng to help him, so he naturally knew what Cao Cao had in mind, so he was aloof from him and did not fully trust him.
The situation in the north is gradually becoming clearer. Although Jushu and Tianfeng advised Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang to deal with Cao Cao first and then deal with internal affairs, they both hated each other deeply and stubbornly believed that the other party had robbed them of their inheritance rights.
Decide to resolve internal worries first and then deal with external ones.
Therefore, just as Guo Jia expected, when Cao Cao retreated to Chenliu to lick his wounds, Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang attacked each other and fought fiercely. The entire Jizhou was in civil strife, while Cao Cao took advantage of the situation and verbally supported Yuan Tan.
But no troops were sent to help.
Soon the time came to the end of the 10th year of Jian'an, and the north and south were in chaos. Only Liu Bei, who was still based in southern Hunan, was still in peace and calm.
Liu Bei recruited Wu Yi and other Yizhou soldiers to surrender with his extremely high charisma. Although some soldiers fled because they missed their hometown, most of the Yizhou soldiers stayed, allowing him to expand his army to more than 30,000 people.
He was sent by Liu Biao to suppress the Jingnan barbarian rebellion, but the Jingnan barbarian rebellion did not cause a big disturbance. At Xu Shu's suggestion, Liu Bei just sent Zhao Yun to defeat it and stationed in Changsha.
At this moment, he saw that the general trend of the world was constantly changing, but he was wasting his time in Jingnan. He felt a little melancholy for a while. At Xu Shu's suggestion, Liu Bei went north to Xiangyang, hoping to find talents.
On October 3rd of the 10th year of Jian'an, the north of Yicheng County in Jingzhou stretches for more than a hundred miles. Along the way, there is endless countryside, Zhuxuanhui, endless canopies, countless wealthy businessmen and powerful families, countless carriages and horses, and the mountains of Taishan in the distance
Green and beautiful.
This is called "Guangeli", where most of the wealthy families in Jingzhou live.
Liu Bei led the horse, with only Guan and Zhang beside him. It happened to be a light rain in Jingnan on that day, and the raindrops fell on the streets of the town, and the rainwater gathered into a stream and flowed.
In order to take shelter from the rain, the three of them had no choice but to stand under the eaves of a high-ranking house. There happened to be a servant holding a bamboo hat and going out on business. After opening the door, they suddenly saw three big men outside. They were slightly surprised and handed over their hands.
Said: "You three are polite."
"The master is polite."
Liu Bei politely raised his hand and said, "My three brothers were passing by here. Because it suddenly started raining, we had no choice but to borrow the eaves of the master's house to look at the sea."
The servant smiled and said, "It's October in winter and it's damp and cold outside. Why don't you go inside and sit down?"
Liu Bei was surprised that a slave could actually make the decision to invite a stranger into the house, but at this time his emotional intelligence was much higher. He did not ask directly, but said: "My three brothers will only wait for the rain to stop, because they are afraid of disturbing others."
The master’s house, I dare not enter the house.”
The servant said: "My master's family has always been generous to others. He always tells us that if we see others in trouble, we must help them. Besides, it is not a big deal to sit in the house. There is a concierge inside the door, and you can burn your clothes over a charcoal fire."
"I see, then thank you so much, Master."
After Liu Bei saluted, he followed his servants into the door. Inside the door was a large courtyard with corridors on the left and right sides. In the corridor on the left was a concierge hall similar to a guard's room. There were people guarding it and a charcoal fire was lit.
The servant asked the porter to take the horses of the three people to the stable in the backyard, and then said to the three people: "The master is currently entertaining guests. I have to go out to do some things. I will report the matter to the master when I come back. If the master is
I don’t have time to see the three guests at home, so they can leave after the rain stops.”
Liu Bei said curiously: "You are all very polite. I am very curious, who is your master?"
The slave smiled and said, "My master's family is the Ma family in Yicheng."
"Thank you."
Liu Bei bowed his hand again, and he and Guan Zhang warmed themselves over the fire in the gatehouse.
At this time, the porter went to the backyard to fetch the horses, and the servant who had just greeted them also went out to do some business. There were only three of them.
Seeing this situation, Guan Yu still said with emotion: "The Ma family has a lot of etiquette. When they see three passers-by taking shelter under the eaves outside the door, they will invite them inside to sit. Aren't they afraid of bringing in thieves?
"
Liu Bei smiled and pointed in the direction of the front hall and said: "Just now I saw a lot of people in the hall, and they seemed to be guarded by guards. I guess this family is a wealthy and powerful family. Although they are polite, they are still cautious, and they have servants guarding the house.
Only in this way can we be polite to others, and naturally we don’t have to worry about attracting thieves.”
"Look at what this family is doing with so many guards. Back then, I had such a big house in Zhuo County, so I didn't hire any guards. I'd rather have a predator break into my house. It would be nice to get me beaten up."
Zhang Fei said with a smile that he was also powerful in Zhuo County. He had a big courtyard, only a few servants, and no guardians.
After all, with his fighting prowess, a group of twenty or thirty bandits would probably never come back.
"Third brother is really..."
Liu Bei and Guan Yu joked a few words, and the three of them were chatting.
After a while, the porter came back and said to them: "You three, our master heard that guests have arrived and invited you to come to the hall to have a chat."
"It's time to work."
Liu Bei bowed his hands in a salute, and the concierge stretched out his hand to signal them to invite him.
The three of them placed their weapons in the concierge, with only the swords hanging on their waists, and walked from the cloister to the outer hall, then passed through the outer hall to the atrium, and all the way to the middle hall.
At this moment, there are two people sitting cross-legged in the middle hall. One is a young scholar in his thirties, sitting on the main seat. The other is an old man in his fifties with a generous face, sitting on the guest seat.
Seeing the three people coming in, the young scholar stood up and said with a smile: "But General Zuo in front of you?"
"Exactly."
Liu Bei was surprised that this young scholar knew him, so he said, "I don't know the name of my master."
"I'm Ma Jun, courtesy name Bo Chang."
Ma Jun said with a smile: "I heard that General Zuo is stationed in Jingnan, why are you free to come to Yicheng today?"
Liu Bei sighed and said: "Because the world is in decline and the country is withered, I want to revive the Han Dynasty, but I am not resourceful. I heard that there are many hermits in Xiangyang, so I want to find a wise man to help me solve my doubts."
Ma Jun pointed to the old man and said, "General Zuo is here at the right time. This is Mr. De Cao, a great talent that has never been born in the world."
"Are you Mr. Virtue?"
Liu Bei looked at the old man in surprise. Sima Decao's reputation was well known among Jingzhou scholars.
The old man nodded to Liu Bei with a smile and said: "I am indeed Sima Decao, but my brother Pang Degong and I are passionate about the mountains and rivers, and neither of us want to serve as an official."
"well."
Liu Bei sighed and said, "Isn't it a pity that your talent is only hidden among the mountains and rivers?"
Sima Hui shook his head and said: "Jingzhou will soon undergo great changes, and I don't want to be lost in it. I hope General Zuo will take care of himself."
"Is there a big change in Jingzhou?"
Liu Bei hurriedly said: "Please sir, please help me clear up my doubts."
Sima Hui and Ma Jun looked at each other.
Ma Jun sighed: "General Zuo must have heard that the King of Chu is about to proclaim himself emperor."
After he finished speaking, the audience fell into silence.
This matter has actually caused uproar in Jingzhou. Some officials from major aristocratic families are watching, some are discouraging, and some are following.
But overall the wind direction is actually not favorable to Liu Biao.
Yuan Shu's fate is yet to come, and no one can guarantee that Liu Biao will succeed in becoming emperor.
The most important thing is that although everyone in the world now knows that Cao Cao is holding the emperor hostage to order the princes, the real emperor is in the north after all.
Although Liu Biao, the King of Chu, was justified in his reputation, if he proclaimed himself emperor, he would completely lose the hearts of the people.
Therefore, most aristocratic families were opposed to Liu Biao proclaiming himself emperor.
Sima Hui had many friends in Jingzhou, and many neutral aristocratic families had very good relations with him. This time it was Ma Jun who came to him to ask about the situation.
But he couldn't stop Liu Biao because it was basically a dead end.
When Liu Biao was not strong, he acted presumptuously and proclaimed himself emperor. Now that he is so strong, he will naturally go further.
Therefore, many wealthy families in Jingzhou can only adopt a wait-and-see attitude. They neither dare to write letters to advise for fear of angering Liu Biao, nor dare to support rashly to avoid being liquidated in the future.
At this time, when he heard that Liu Bei had suddenly come over, Ma Jun had other ideas, so he wanted to show his goodwill.
Everyone was silent for a long time.
Liu Bei sighed: "I have heard about this matter, but when I wrote to the King of Chu to advise him, the King of Chu did not listen, so what can I do? I have no talent for planning, and no one can give me any advice."
Sima Hui pondered for a moment, glanced at Ma Jun, and said softly: "If there are countless talented people in Jingchu, only the Crouching Dragon, Phoenix, Hatchling, Tiger, and Silver Fox can be the best in the world."
"oh?"
Liu Bei quickly said: "I wonder who the Crouching Dragon, Phoenix, Hatchling, Tiger and Silver Fox are?"
Sima Hui said with a smile: "I usually like to use my own nicknames, so I gave myself the title of "Mr. Shui Jing". Those few friends have a close friendship with me and often study the scriptures and meanings together. These are all my The ones taken for them are the Crouching Dragon, Zhuge Kongming, Fengxiao, Pang Shiyuan, and the Tiger Tiger, Shen Chen!"
"It turned out to be them."
Liu Bei nodded and said, "Xu Shu once mentioned Zhuge Kongming and Pang Shiyuan to me, but I just don't know who Silver Fox is?"
"The silver fox is Shen Chen!"
Sima Hui looked to the east and said: "Shen Chen is truly an unparalleled talent, with the wisdom of a silver fox in literature and the courage of a tiger in military affairs. His Ming Dynasty will be called Chenye." After the emperor died, he moved his uncle to Shangqiu. "Chen." is the fox in the heart. Also, the Chen in the East is the Yin Tiger. The talents of the fox and tiger should be nothing like this!"
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Liu Bei was stunned for a moment, and then he vaguely remembered that wise and brave young man.
He is intelligent, capable of reciting the classics in literature, and capable of fighting in the world with martial arts. This nickname of "Dragon Tiger and Silver Fox" is really apt.
Sima Hui then said: "Crouching dragons, phoenixes, hatchlings, tigers and silver foxes, we can make peace in the world. If we can win Shen Chen, we will surely become a king. From last year to this year, General Zuo fought side by side with Shen Chen, wouldn't he? Do you know how powerful he is?"
Liu Bei cupped his hands and said, "Thank you sir for your advice. However, Shen Chen has his own ambitions and cannot force him to do so. Please tell me where Zhuge Kongming and Pang Shiyuan live so that I can go and visit them."
"Um."
Sima Hui nodded and told him the location of Longzhong where Zhuge Liang lived in seclusion and Pangjia Village outside the east city of Xiangyang where Pang Tong lived.
Liu Bei actually came to Xiangyang quite often, but each time he only went to the city to see Liu Biao. The main reason was that he was afraid that Liu Biao would suspect him if he went around looking for famous people, so he did not dare to stay for a long time. So now that he learned the residence of the great talent, he was overjoyed.
At that time, he discussed some other matters with Sima Hui and Ma Jun. After the rain stopped, he hurried to Xiangyang.