"If you kill Liu Bei alone in exchange for the peace of the entire Jingzhou, I think this is a very good idea." There was a hint of murderous intent in Kuai Yue's eyes.
"No, no, my uncle is kind. If I kill him, I will be punished by God. What's more, he is my uncle, and my father treats him well. How could I be so cruel?" Liu Qi firmly objected.
Kuai Yue had predicted it earlier, sneered and said: "If the lord doesn't want to kill Liu Bei, he shouldn't use Liu Bei, just let him stay in Xinye County. Xinye is very close to Xiangyang. If there is any abnormal behavior, he will be killed in a day
It can be reached within 1 minute.”
"What if I insist on handing over the troops and horses of Jingzhou to my uncle's command to fight for me?" Liu Qi asked tentatively.
"Then my lord can only kill me first before doing this. I don't want to see Jingzhou stolen by Liu Bei." Kuai Yue said sternly.
Liu Qi was startled. He never thought that Kuai Yue's attitude would be so resolute. The reason why he is in today's position is thanks to Kuai Yue's support. He has a grateful heart for Kuai Yue, and his
His father Liu Biao also attached great importance to the brothers Kuai Yue and Kuai Liang. Although Kuai Liang died in the battle with his father, Kuai Yue was still there, and Jingzhou's soldiers and horses were still there, but they had just changed their masters.
"In this case, let's follow the advice of the Prime Minister and let Uncle Xuande live in Xinye. If he doesn't do anything unusual, I will definitely ask my uncle to help me in the future."
After Liu Qi finished speaking, he turned and left.
Kuai Yue sighed and said slowly: "Both the old lord and the young lord are too kind-hearted, and they were deceived by Liu Bei's appearance, but this is fine. After the lord sees Liu Bei's true face, he will not
I will never trust Liu Bei again."
Afterwards, the hanging ceremony officially began. Liu Qi, Kuai Yue, Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and officials at all levels in Xiangyang all paid homage to Liu Biao. After the ceremony was completed, everyone returned to Xiangyang City, while Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei
Return to Xinye on your own.
"Brother, Kuai Yue is so disrespectful to me today. I really want to go up and slap him." Zhang Fei said with great displeasure as he walked side by side with Liu Bei and Guan Yu.
"As soon as Liu Biao died, Jingzhou fell into panic. The four counties in Jingnan broke away from Chu. Huang Zu's old troops occupied Jiangxia and refused to obey orders. Liu Qi was young and inexperienced, and could not support the situation in Jingzhou. Now Cao Cao
Cao Cao is attacking Yuan Shu's Yuzhou, and Sun Jian is attacking Huainan. It's time for us to take action. Taking advantage of this moment, we can occupy Jingzhou and use Jingzhou as our foundation to conquer the world." Liu Bei said as he walked.
"Brother, the relationship in Jingzhou is complicated. Cai family, Kuai family and others are now fully supporting Liu Qi. The troops under Liu Qi's control alone are 80,000. We only have 4,000 people in Xinye. How can we resist Liu Qi's 80,000 people?"
Soldiers and horses?" Guan Yu felt quite troubled and said worriedly.
Liu Bei was now full of confidence and said: "The second brother and the third brother are both enemies of ten thousand people, and they can take the rank of general among ten thousand armies. Nowadays, most of the famous generals in Jingzhou have died in Sili, Cai Mao, Zhang Yun, Huang
After Zu's death, there were not many generals in Jingzhou who could lead the army in war. Gan Ning, Wang Wei, and Su Fei once again defected to Yan.
Army, what kind of war can the remaining scribes fight? What's more, Liu Qi may not necessarily be able to get the support of the army. As long as we can do well and do it beautifully, if we take Xiangyang first, Jiangling and Jiangling will not be a problem.
However, before that, we must first seize a place as our foundation."
"Where?" Guan Yu and Zhang Fei asked in unison.
"Nanyang County!" When Liu Bei said this, his face was full of confidence, as if it was already his territory.
After Guan Yu heard this, he nodded and said: "Nanyang was originally occupied by Yuan Shu. Later Yuan Shu attacked Yuzhou and Liu Biao sent troops to attack Nanyang. Yuan Shu's Nanyang governor Li Feng surrendered after hearing the news, and Liu Biao has always regarded Li Feng as the governor of Nanyang until today.
This is still the case today. Li Feng is not a very talented person. Although he has more than 10,000 soldiers, he is not a worry. Brother, I am willing to lead 500 sergeants to attack the county town of Nanyang. After Li Feng is captured, the remaining counties
It will definitely fall upon hearing the wind."
Liu Bei was waiting for these words, and his face lit up with joy. Just as he was about to agree, he heard Zhang Fei snort and asked, "Is it possible that my third brother also wants to capture Wancheng?"
Zhang Fei glared and said, "Why don't I go? My second brother killed Lu Bu and is famous all over the world. It's better to leave this small battle to me to test the spear. I can capture Li Feng and occupy Wancheng by myself."
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"Third brother, don't act recklessly. After returning to Xinye, I'd better allocate you a thousand soldiers, otherwise..." Liu Bei said.
"Hmph! Even eldest brother looks down on me? Then how can I live in this world? You don't need to worry about it. I can take Wancheng alone. Then I will go to Xinye to welcome eldest brother."
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Fei slapped the horse's butt fiercely, shouted loudly, and immediately ran away.
"Where are you going, third brother?" Liu Bei asked nervously.
"Nanyang, Wancheng."
In the blink of an eye, Zhang Fei disappeared without a trace, leaving only smoke and dust on the ground.
"Second brother, let's return to Xinye quickly and quickly mobilize troops to Wancheng. Third brother is reckless by nature, and we can't let him cause trouble." Liu Bei said hurriedly.
Guan Yu was not worried at all. He narrowed his red phoenix eyes, smiled slightly, and said: "Don't worry, brother, the third brother is both rough and subtle, so he will definitely not mess around. Since he dares to go to Wancheng alone, he must have an idea in mind.
Third brother is angry with me for killing Lu Bu instead of him. However, Lu Bu did not die in my hands..."
"Huh? It was obviously you who cut Lu Bu in half with one knife, so how can I say he didn't die in your hands?" Liu Bei asked suspiciously.
Guan Yu sneered and said: "Everyone in the world saw me slashing Lu Bu, but they didn't know the secret. In fact, Lu Bu could have blocked that move, but he didn't. Instead, he faced my offensive calmly and deliberately let it go.
I killed him, so Lu Bu died by his own hands, and I was just a substitute. Lu Bu is unparalleled in the world, and he and I are indeed still one level apart, but... looking at the world, how many people can be like Lu Bu?
So brave?"
"No matter whether Lu Bu died willingly or not, he was indeed killed by you, second brother. This is an indisputable fact. Second brother, let's return to Xinye quickly. Even if third brother has a way, just in case
First, we still have to send soldiers to respond, and we cannot ignore the life of our third brother." Liu Bei said.
"Of course, I will personally lead five hundred sergeants to Wancheng to support the third brother. The eldest brother will just stay in Xinye."
The plan was decided, and the two of them galloped forward. Because Guan Yu's Red Rabbit was faster, he left first. As a result, Liu Bei was the only one left on the road.
It was getting late at this time, the sun was setting in the west, and twilight was closing in. Liu Bei felt uncomfortable walking alone on the road. He recalled all the things he had done along the way, and he felt a look of worry on his face.
Liu Bei gradually slowed down and walked slowly on the official road, feeling tired, hungry and thirsty.
At this time, the sound of the hooves of a fast horse was heard from the official road. Liu Bei was alert and immediately drove his horse into the woods beside the road and hid behind a big tree.
The fast horse behind gradually followed him, and when he walked in front of Liu Bei, he stopped, looked around, and said to himself: "It's strange, I was here just now, and why did it disappear all of a sudden?
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Liu Bei saw that there was only one person on the other side, and the man on horseback was only in his early twenties, wearing a long robe, and was a scribe. He listened to the scribe's words and seemed to have been following him secretly, so he said nothing and continued to hide there.
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"General Liu! General Liu..."
When Liu Bei saw that the scribe started shouting, he ignored him for a while. After a while, he saw that no one was following him, and when he was sure that the scribe was alone, he led the horse out from the side of the road.
"I don't know who you are, why have you followed me all the way here?" Liu Bei pressed his double swords in his hands and was ready to draw the sword at any time. He thought that his force was pretty good, and it would not be too difficult to kill a scribe.
When the scribe saw Liu Bei coming out, he was overjoyed. He quickly got off his horse and bowed respectfully, "I have seen General Liu in Yiji."
Liu Bei had never seen this man before, so he asked, "Why are you following me?"
Yi Ji had pretty features and was dressed in a scribe's robe, although it looked a little shabby, but very neat. With a smile on his face, he took two steps forward.
"Whoa!"
Liu Bei immediately drew out his two-pronged sword, held both swords in his hands, pointed them at Yi Ji, and shouted: "Speak quickly, or I will kill you."
Yi Ji's face was startled at first, and then he smiled and said: "General Liu is very vigilant, which really makes me admire you. The reason why I follow the general is because I want to take refuge under the general. I wonder if the general is willing to take him in?"
"Reliance on me?" Liu Bei asked suspiciously.
Yi Ji said: "I am from Shanyang County, Yanzhou. A few years ago, Yanzhou was imprisoned. I took refuge in Jingzhou and temporarily relied on Liu Biao. Now that Liu Biao is dead, all knowledgeable people in Jingzhou are thinking of the Ming Lord. Today I am offering sacrifices to him."
Seeing General Liu's extraordinary bearing, he felt that General Liu was not someone who had lived under others for a long time, so he came to seek refuge with General Liu and was convinced that General Liu would take him under his wing."
"I'm just a foreigner in Jingzhou, just a warrior. How can I have such magnanimity?" Liu Bei was worried that Kuai Yue sent someone to deliberately test his reputation, so he replied.
Yi Ji smiled and said: "Is it possible that General Liu is worried that I am sent by Kuai Yue? In that case, I must show my loyalty first."
As soon as he finished speaking, Yi Ji immediately took out the sword hanging from his waist and held the blade directly in his hand. He grasped the blade with his palm and pulled it gently. Everything he touched was covered with blood, and he
His face remained expressionless, except for a slight twitch of pain, and there was nothing else.
When Liu Bei saw it, he was also shocked. Who would have thought that a scribe would be so courageous. He put away his double sword and asked, "Are you really here to seek refuge with me?"
Yi Ji inserted his sword into the ground and knelt on the ground with a plop. He didn't care about his injuries and clasped his fists and said: "I sincerely come to seek refuge with General Liu. I hope General Liu will accept him. From now on, I will do whatever I want."