Xu Shao entered the Chuhou Mansion with Zhuge Jin and Tian Yu, and was taken to the hall by the gatekeeper.
Before entering the hall, Tian Yu's alertness first noticed something unusual. He vaguely felt that there were many pairs of eyes silently watching them from a distance.
Tian Yu took two quick steps forward and whispered in Xu Shao's ear: "There is an ambush in the hall."
Xu Shao remained calm and said in a low voice: "Be patient and don't be impatient."
Zhuge Jin also noticed something was wrong, and saw Tian Yu and Xu Shao talking quietly, and he already had the answer in his mind. He thought in his heart: "Perhaps the reason why Xu Zijiang asked Tian Yu to follow him was to see
Did you fall for Tian Yu's cleverness? Xu Shao is indeed a person who has hosted many monthly reviews, and he was able to detect Tian Yu's extraordinary ability just after meeting Tian Yu for the first time. This kind of vision is beyond my ability."
The three of them entered the hall together. The servants in the hall took the initiative to serve tea to the three of them. The three of them sat in the hall, quietly waiting for Liu Qi to appear.
The atmosphere in the hall seemed extremely tense. After Tian Yu noticed that someone was ambushing around the hall, his whole body was tense. He followed Xu Shao this time. His main task was to protect Xu Shao and Zhuge Jin. If the enemy swarmed up,
If so, he didn't know if he could protect them, but no matter what, he would try his best. Even if he lost his life, he would not let down the public's expectations.
Xu Shao was sitting next to Tian Yu. Seeing Tian Yu's nervous expression, he stretched out his hand, put it on Tian Yu's hand, patted it gently, and said: "Don't be nervous, everything is as expected."
All you have to do is keep a normal mind."
After hearing this, Tian Yu nodded heavily and said, "I understand."
The three of them sat there and waited. Tian Yu saw that Xu Shao and Zhuge Jin were both calm. He adjusted his mentality, took a few deep breaths, and slowly calmed down.
Time passed minute by minute, and Liu Qi refused to show up. The hall was extremely quiet. The nerves of each school swordsman lying around the hall were also very tense, and the palms holding the handle of the knife were full of sweat.
, some even had beads of sweat hanging on their foreheads.
Liu Qi had been hiding in the wall behind the hall. He looked at the situation in the hall through a gap and saw Xu Shao, Zhuge Jin, and Tian Yu sitting there quietly as if nothing had happened. He couldn't help but feel very curious.
"There was no trace of murderous intent on the faces of these three people. They probably didn't come to kill me, but the calmness of these three people made me curious. I don't know if they really didn't realize there was an ambush in the hall, or because they were
Are you dismissive of everyone?"
Unable to figure out why, Liu Qi stopped waiting and walked straight out of the wall, and soon came to the hall.
"I've kept you three waiting for a long time." Liu Qi came to the hall accompanied by two guards, sat down and said loudly.
"Xu Shao has met the Marquis of Chu." Xu Shao stood up first and cupped his hands.
Zhuge Jin and Tian Yu then stood up and introduced themselves to Liu Qi, but they all thought to themselves: "I didn't expect that the Marquis of Chu Liu Qi would be so young and handsome..."
After Liu Qi accepted the three people's respects, he said: "You three, please take a seat."
After Xu Shao, Zhuge Jin, and Tian Yu sat down again, they heard Liu Qi say: "Didn't Mr. Xu surrender to Liu Beijun? And weren't Mr. Zhuge and General Tian also Liu Beijun's military advisors and generals? I
I don’t know why the three of them suddenly visited my place? You know, Liu Bei and I are now hostile, and I can kill my enemies at any time."
Xu Shao said: "If I can exchange my life for the peace and contentment of millions of people in Jingxiang, I feel that I, Xu Shao, will die in a good place. Lord Marquis is not a person who likes killing, and he will not do anything cruel, so
That’s why I dare to come here.”
After hearing this, Liu Qi asked: "What is Mr. Xu doing here?"
"For the sake of the life of the Marquis and the safety of the millions of people in Jingxiang, I am here to persuade you to surrender." Xu Shao said without concealment.
After Liu Qi heard this, his face was startled. He didn't expect that Xu Shao did not conceal anything and spoke so straightforwardly. He sneered and asked: "How can Liu Bei be so virtuous? He actually wants to come with only 10,000 or 20,000 troops."
Persuade me to surrender?"
"I know this sounds a bit ridiculous, but I ask the Lord of Chu to listen to me. After I finish speaking, I am willing to accept the Lord of Chu's arbitrary decision." Xu Shao said.
Liu Qi raised his hand and said, "Please speak."
Xu Shao said: "As the saying goes, a thousand troops are easy to get, but a general is hard to find. Now Jingzhou has entered a state of fragmentation. Although the Marquis has inherited the title, it is not enough to deter the whole state. The reason is that the Marquis's
There are no generals who can lead troops in war. If there are any generals in time, they are only temporarily selected. Such people are not familiar with the soldiers and cannot fight together. When fighting, they will easily fall into chaos..."
"It is said that Xu Zijiang never leaves the door, but he knows the world so clearly, which is really incredible..." Liu Qi heard Xu Shao's words and thought to himself.
"Nowadays, the scholars in Jingzhou are looking forward to a heroic leader. Liu Bei has been on the battlefield for many years and has experienced many hardships. He has always been depressed. Although he has good generals and counselors under his command, they are not enough to occupy a city in troubled times. Isn't it disappointing?
Sad. But fortunately he came to Jingzhou. Now Jingzhou is splitting. I would like to ask the Marquis of Chu, do you have Liu Bei's military strategy?" Xu Shao asked.
Liu Qi shook his head and said, "I'm not as good as Liu Bei."
"Then, I dare to ask the Marquis of Chu, how does commanding troops and horses, going into battle to kill the enemy, compare to Liu Bei?" Xu Shao continued to ask.
"I'm not as good as Liu Bei." Liu Qi said helplessly.
Xu Shao said: "How many times more powerful can the Marquis of Chu be than Liu Bei in deploying troops, appointing virtuous generals, and governing the country?"
Liu Qi sighed and said, "I'm even worse than him."
Xu Shao said: "If we want to pacify Jingzhou and conquer the world, we must have both civil and military skills. Liu Bei is a civilized and military strategist with extraordinary courage and insight. He can endure what ordinary people cannot endure. These people are the heroes of the world. Although Liu Bei has few soldiers now,
But if the Marquis insists on going to war with Liu Bei, I'm afraid Liu Bei's troops will become more and more powerful.
Duo. Let alone the four counties of Jingnan and Jiangxia, the Marquis will be destroyed by Liu Bei soon. Jingzhou is not the Jingzhou of the Marquis, but the Jingzhou of millions of people. The one who the people want is Liu Bei.
.Why don’t the Marquis comply with the people’s wishes and the laws of heaven, open the city gate, and welcome Liu Bei into Xiangyang City to preside over state affairs?”
After hearing what Xu Shao said, Liu Qi felt that he was very useless. He had almost no use except for writing and writing. However, he was not willing to give up to Liu Bei. But if a fight was to start, he would definitely
You can't defeat Liu Bei. He has troops but no generals, and he doesn't know how to lead troops. How should he defeat him?
Seeing Liu Qi's moved expression, Zhuge Jin stood up, cupped his hands and said, "Don't worry, Marquis Chu. My lord and the Marquis of Chu are uncles and nephews. They are one family, and one family does not speak the same language. This Jingzhou is Chu."
Hou's father Bi
If the hard work of life is lost in the hands of Chu Hou, I think Chu Hou will be unwilling to do so. However, the situation is pressing, and resorting to extreme measures is not necessary. Now Yan Hou Gao Fei is king in Hebei, and Wei Hou Cao Cao and Wu Hou Sun Jian are attacking
Yuan Shu of the Song Dynasty. In the northwest, Liang Marquis Ma Teng was not idle either. On the one hand, he won over the Qiang, Xianbei, and Di people, and on the other hand, he controlled the court. After Gao Fei became king, Ma Teng realized the crisis and issued a public proclamation.
, denounce Gao Fei
. However, the responders did not. In anger, Ma Teng adopted the strategy of attacking at close quarters and making friends at distant places, and persuaded Liu Zhang, who was far away in Yizhou, to send troops to attack Hanzhong with him and capture Hanzhong. Did the Marquis of Chu ever
Did you hear that?”
"Of course I have heard about it. There are only a few princes left in the world. Upstream along the Han River, there is Hanzhong. Jingzhou is connected in all directions, and the news is transmitted very quickly. If I don't even have the news that Ma Teng occupied Hanzhong,
If you know, then wouldn’t it mean that I, the Marquis of Chu, was in vain?”
Zhuge Jin said: "Well, since Chuhou knows, then Chuhou should know that Ma Teng is now moving forward with all his strength, trying to capture Shu and take it as his own. Now the world is in chaos. Except for Hebei, Jiaozhou is still in a state of chaos.
Peaceful state, the rest are erupting
However, unlike other princes, Chu's war was carried out within Jingzhou, while the other princes were expanding externally. If Chu cannot pacify the entire Jingzhou while other princes have no time to visit Jingzhou, I'm afraid it will
It will bring big trouble to Jingzhou."
"Of course I know this, but...sigh." Liu Qi felt troubled and couldn't say anything.
"I understand how the Marquis of Chu feels, so I specially came with Mr. Xu to propose a clever plan to the Marquis of Chu, so that we can occupy the entire Jingzhou within a few months," Zhuge Jin said.
Liu Qi said suspiciously: "Liu Bei and I are hostile, but you want to give me advice. What's your intention?"
Zhuge Jin smiled and said: "Chu Hou, I just said that the Chu Hou and my lord are the same family. Why should one family deal with the same family? If the lord agrees to cooperate with my lord, the entire Jingzhou will be pacified soon."
"Cooperation? How to cooperate?" Liu Qi became interested and asked.
Zhuge Jin said with a smile: "The Marquis of Chu has troops, my lord has generals, and the two families are uncles and nephews. If Kuai Yue hadn't instigated it, my lord would have felt a slight crisis and would not have captured Nanyang so hastily.
It's Quiney
If the Marquis of Chu is willing to cooperate, please hand over all the military power under the name of the Marquis of Chu and give it to my lord. My lord will personally command it. First, the four counties of Jingnan will be pacified, and then Jiangxia will be conquered. It will be easy to unify Jingzhou.
"
Liu Qi smiled and said: "That's what I meant originally, but it was vetoed by Kuai Yue. I didn't expect Liu Bei also meant the same thing."
"Hey, Chu Hou, what my lord means is similar to this, but there are some differences." Zhuge Jin said with a smile.