While Zhuge Liang was talking with Liu Bei, Sun Qian hurried in.
The conversation between the two people was interrupted.
The two turned their heads and looked over, only to see Sun Qian looking panicked. He was stumbling as he ran, as if his footing was unstable and he might fall to the ground at any time. After Sun Qian ran into the thatched cottage, he hunched over and his face turned red. , chest heaving, and continuous breathing, obviously because of excessive running, the lungs can't bear it.
Liu Bei hurriedly asked: "Gongyou, what's wrong with you? Why are you in such a panic?"
He was having a lively conversation with Zhuge Liang, with a smile on his face.
After speaking, Liu Bei happily picked up the teacup and took a sip, with a satisfied look on his face.
When Chen Gong was loyal to Liu Bei, Liu Bei often talked with Chen Gong. He felt that Chen Gong was well-spoken and had a compassionate heart. He really cared about the suffering of the people and was a pragmatic person. However, after Liu Bei talked with Zhuge Liang, he felt Zhuge Liang was not only a practical person, but also a person with great ambitions.
Such a person is even more outstanding than Chen Gong.
For a time, Liu Bei was also thinking about the future and felt that the future was bright.
Zhuge Liang shook his feather fan lightly and asked, "Gongyou, what happened?"
After a while, Sun Qian's breathing stabilized. He stood up, took a deep breath, looked worried, and said anxiously: "Lord, something serious has happened. Your whereabouts have been leaked, and the whole city has already known about it."
“Clang!!”
Liu Bei just reached out and picked up the tea cup again, ready to take a sip of tea.
However, when he heard Sun Qian's words, there was a bang in his head, and he froze in place.
The tea cup fell to the ground and the tea splashed on Liu Bei, but he didn't feel anything.
The leakage of his whereabouts is no joke. Once Liu Biao finds out, he will definitely be severely punished and even expel or kill him. Liu Biao himself is very afraid of Liu Bei. Now that Liu Bei has sneaked back to Xiangyang, Liu Biao will definitely regard Liu Bei as his A thorn in his side, a thorn in his flesh, so once Liu Bei's whereabouts are revealed, he will definitely be standing on the edge of a cliff, which is very dangerous.
Zhuge Liang's body froze, and the feather fan in his hand fell to the ground.
Both of them were dumbfounded.
For a long time, Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang believed that no one would notice, and Liu Bei tried to avoid going out.
I didn't expect that it would look like this now.
Zhuge Liang reacted quickly and began to think about how to deal with this matter.
"Tap! Tread! Tread!"
At this time, there was a sound of horse hooves outside the thatched cottage.
Yi Zheng came on horseback, then got off his horse and hurried into the thatched cottage. After he entered the thatched cottage, he cupped his hands and said, "Mr. Zhuge, this is a letter from my master."
Zhuge Liang knew Yi Zheng, so he naturally knew it was Yi Ji's letter.
He took the envelope, tore it open and quickly browsed the contents, and asked: "Yi Zheng, what does Mr. Ji Bo have to say?"
Yi Zheng shook his head and said no.
Zhuge Liang immediately ordered: "Go back home immediately, remember to take a small path, and don't be discovered."
Yi Zheng nodded, turned around and left the thatched cottage.
Sun Sunqian looked at Liu Bei and suggested: "My lord, the whole city of Xiangyang is saying that you have sneaked back with soldiers, and pointed out that you are hiding in the military adviser's house to prepare for rebellion. Now Liu Biao has got you in Longzhong If there is news, people will definitely be sent to arrest you, so leave here immediately and we will hide, so that we can avoid it and not be discovered."
When Liu Bei heard this, he thought about it for a moment, nodded and said: "Gongyou's words are reasonable, we should hide them as soon as possible."
Liu Bei said to Zhuge Liang: "Sir, I will leave Longzhong first and hide myself to prevent you from following me and being implicated." After the words fell, Liu Bei stood up and left.
Zhuge Liang stretched out his hand to stop him and said, "Master, wait a minute."
Liu Bei asked: "Sir, what else can I do?"
Zhuge Liang said solemnly: "My lord, you must not leave. If you leave, you will definitely have no chance to capture Xiangyang in the future. Although Liu Biao did not find you, he will think that you want to capture Xiangyang and will withdraw his support for you. Not only In this way, the soldiers on the front line will also be affected, and the implications will be huge. We can't be chaotic now, we must stabilize our position."
After hearing this, Liu Bei raised his hands and asked, "Sir, please give me some advice!"
The expression on Liu Bei's face has become calmer, and he is not in a hurry or crying.
As Zhuge Liang said, there can be no chaos now.
Zhuge Liang said: "Rumors about my lord have spread and it is impossible to stop them. Liu Biao's fear of my lord has become even more severe. If we don't eliminate them at this time, there will be no chance in the future."
Liu Bei raised his eyebrows and said, "Sir, do you mean that I must see Liu Biao?"
Zhuge Liang nodded and said: "That's exactly it."
Sun Qian immediately said: "Military advisor, if my lord goes to Xiangyang City, it will be like a sheep entering the tiger's mouth. He will obediently walk to Liu Biao's mouth. No, absolutely not."
Liu Bei looked at Zhuge Liang, waiting for Zhuge Liang to analyze.
Zhuge Liang said: "Liu Biao has a soft ear, and he easily listens to the wind and rain. Just like this, when he heard the rumors in the city that the lord was going to rebel, he would be very angry and wanted to kill the lord immediately to vent his anger. But Liu Biao has a soft ear. , after my lord met Liu Biao, he was moved with affection and understood with reason, which will surely dispel Liu Biao's wariness."
Liu Bei immediately asked: "Sir, how can we be moved by emotion, and how can we understand things with reason?"
Zhuge Liang smiled and said: "I persuade Liu Biao with my great righteousness and the rise and fall of the Han Dynasty. I want to impress Liu Biao with my lord's search for talented people and want to recruit talented people. When you met with Liu Biao, you directly said that you were recruiting for a humble position, so you returned to Xiangyang."
Liu Bei frowned and said, "If you say this, wouldn't everything be exposed?"
Zhuge Liang said: "In front of the Han Dynasty and the great righteousness, Liu Biao will believe that what the lord tells is all the truth. Liu Biao is the king of Chu. He has his own channels and will definitely find out the truth. If the lord hides it from Liu Biao, , will definitely be hit by Liu Biao, so we must tell the truth, it depends on how the lord persuades Liu Biao."
After Liu Bei heard this, he gritted his teeth.
At this time, you must go all out. If you don’t work hard, you will not be able to achieve great things.
To find wealth in danger, Liu Bei fought hard!
Zhuge Liang, Liu Bei and Sun Qian carefully discussed how to deal with Liu Biao, how to resolve the matter, and then regain Liu Biao's trust.
Finally, Zhuge Liang said: "We just discussed how to deal with Liu Biao, but there is another force secretly, and this force is aimed at the lord."
Sun Qian nodded and said: "What the military advisor said makes sense. If someone hadn't secretly promoted this matter, it would have been impossible for all the people in Xiangyang to know that the lord had returned to Xiangyang in just one day. They spread rumors and must have killed someone with a borrowed knife. Let Liu Biao kill the lord in anger, so that the lord can be eliminated, but who is it?"
Liu Bei asked: "Kong Ming, what do you think?"
Zhuge Liang said: "It is unknown who is behind the scenes. It may be Sun Jian, it may be Cao Cao, or it may be Wang Can. They all want to get Jingzhou, and it is possible. The Lord's stay in Jingzhou has affected them.
, so they tried every possible means to kill the master."
Liu Bei's expression was very serious. He felt that he had made enemies on all sides and was struggling.
There was a chance to seize Jingzhou, but now something like this happened again.
Zhuge Liang continued: "My lord, I have an ominous premonition in my humble heart. I feel that the rumor is probably just the beginning, and there will be a bigger storm behind it. The matter is very complicated."
Liu Bei took a deep breath and said: "The situation is serious and it all depends on Mr.'s planning."
Zhuge Liang cupped his hands and said: "The matter of eating the emperor's salary and being loyal to the emperor will be planned by the Lord. What the Lord has to do now is to figure out how to persuade Liu Biao. This is the most important thing."