Chapter six hundred and forty fourth tacit understanding
As Xiangyang's economy recovered, with money, food and soldiers in his hands, Liu Bei's ambition naturally expanded...
In this way, they all have three peerless generals and powerful princes with 100,000 elite troops, but they just hiding in Jingzhou, which is obviously far from enough.
In addition, Jingzhou is not a place of dominance, and its development potential is limited around powerful enemies.
Seeing the Central Plains jealousy, Liu Bei also knew that with Lao Cao, he had basically no chance of him getting involved in the Central Plains.
Unless Lao Cao was confused and had Alzheimer's disease, and took the initiative to make trouble, causing chaos in the heartland of the Central Plains, Liu Bei would have no chance to intervene.
The land in Jingnan is too remote, and it is not an exaggeration to describe it as a saying that it is vast and sparsely populated. Liu Bei doesn't like it.
The power of the aristocratic families in Jiangdong is too large, and the rule of Sun's family is still stable, so he has no idea.
The best result is naturally that Lao Cao and Jiangdong fought to the death, and Liu Bei's Jingzhou army could watch the fire from the other side of the river to reap the benefits of the fisherman.
But such good things are not always...
Therefore, looking around, the only territory that can reach his sight is the only one of the kings and dominances of Emperor Gaozu back then.
At this time, Liu Bei naturally had no idea of fighting with Lao Cao, and even wanted to be at peace as the longer the better.
If the envoys were sent to pay homage to Emperor Xian of Han, which attracted Lao Cao's attention and even sent troops to harass him, it would be more than worth the loss.
Zhuge Liang was very clear about Liu Bei's thoughts, but he just didn't understand them.
It cannot be said that Liu Bei is ruthless and unrighteous, but just pays homage to Emperor Xian of Han, who has completely become a puppet, is really useless.
Of course, Zhuge Liang actually guessed part of the thoughts of Jiangxia Prefect Liu Qi, but it was not easy to tell it in front of Liu Bei.
After all, the Zhuge family in Langya is also a well-known family. They still know a little about the situation of the Liu family royal family, and of course they don’t know much about it.
He didn't think that the envoy could get any benefits from Emperor Xian of Han. He really thought that Lao Cao was a fool?
Of course, perhaps Jiangxia prefect Liu Qi had other thoughts, so Zhuge Liang could not guess, and he didn't care much.
So, when the envoy Liu Pan sent by Jiangxia arrived in Xiangyang, Liu Bei also sent his confidant Jian Yong to accompany him.
When Lao Cao received information from Jiangxia and Xiangyang, he couldn't help but frown and feel confused.
When did the puppet Emperor Xian of Han become so popular?
However, he did not refuse Jiangxia and Xiangyang's envoys to pay homage to Emperor Xian of Han. He was quite confident and generous in this regard.
When Emperor Xian of Han, who had a depressed face, saw the envoy sent by the Liu clan from Jiangxia and Xiangyang to pay homage to him, the shock on his face could not be concealed.
And when he knew that the Jiangxia envoy Liu Pan was a member of the Liu clan, he showed a rare happy smile on his gloomy face.
"Your Majesty, Jingzhou is firmly under the hands of the Liu clan at this time. Our lord, Jiangxia prefect Liu Ziyu, and Xuande, who is in charge of Xiangyang, have a close relationship. This time, our lord proposed to send an envoy to visit Your Majesty!"
Liu Ziyu...
Emperor Xian of Han showed a thoughtful look. He had never heard of this person before.
After meeting Liu Pan and Jian Yong, after privately investigating, he realized that Liu Qi was the eldest son of the late Jingzhou Mu Gong Jingsheng.
However, this eldest son lived a hard life and was even forced to die by the Jingzhou family. In the end, he had no choice but to leave Xiangyang and run to Jiangxia to take charge.
But no one expected that Liu Qi, who thought that the timid and timid, not only successfully established a foothold in Jiangxia, but also made some achievements.
At least, the Jiangdong Navy, who was able to stand up to defeat Lao Cao, was even scared that the Jiangdong Navy did not dare to act rashly. This kind of strength was quite amazing.
Only then did Emperor Xian of Han realize that Liu Qi actually had a training-level power-level powerful man!
At present, the Jiangxia army has captured the four counties in Jingnan within one month, and its territory is quite large.
Even if the four counties in Jingnan are remote, Liu Qi is definitely qualified to speak.
Emperor Xian of Han had no other thoughts about this, except for envying him.
Liu Qi's strength is just average, and his masters are seriously insufficient. How difficult is it to rescue Xu Du?
Unless Liu Qi and Liu Bei join forces, the old Huang Zhong, who has magical powers, takes action personally, and supplemented with several peerless generals under Liu Bei, he will have such a certainty and forcefully rescue him from Xu Du.
Such a thing has too much risk and is extremely unsafe.
Emperor Xian of Han was not familiar with Liu Qi at all, so how could he dare to easily entrust his life?
Moreover, Liu Bei is not trustworthy. This guy's behavior has already caused Emperor Xian of Han to see through his true nature and know that Liu Bei is likely to not take action.
Besides, who knows whether Liu Bei is ambitious and learns from Lao Cao to use the emperor to command the princes?
If this is true, Emperor Xian of Han would be safer in Xudu, at least Lao Cao would not kill him for no reason.
But in Liu Bei's hands, everyone is a child of the Liu family. Even if Emperor Xian of Han was killed, Liu Bei could easily control the emperor's righteousness in his hands as long as he did some concealment measures. This would not be possible.
Liu Bei had experienced the robbery incident. If he had transferred the throne to his son under the name of the emperor, Emperor Xian of Han would not even have any place to cry.
The envoys sent by Liu Qi and Liu Bei were naturally under the strict surveillance of Lao Cao's subordinates.
The meeting naturally came to Lao Cao's ears as soon as possible.
"Liu Qi, the prefect of Jiangxia, is such an interesting guy!"
Lao Cao didn't care much, but he didn't expect that the two envoys from the Han Dynasty's visit to Emperor Xian was actually the work of Liu Qi, the prefect of Jiangxia.
There is no impression of Jiangxia County, Jiangxia Prefect Liu Qi, and Lao Cao.
During the Battle of Red Cliff, Jiangxia County was just a marginal character and had no say at all.
That is, after the war, they united Liu Da'er and Jiangdong to show the limelight.
Huang Zhong's sword was indeed amazing, but Lao Cao didn't take it too seriously. His courage was really nothing compared to the elite army with strong military appearance and strict military spirit.
I heard that the Jiangxia army recently captured the four counties in Jingnan, but it did not attract much attention from Lao Cao.
The four counties in Jingnan are just remote places and do not have much effect on the battle for hegemony in the Central Plains, but they just sound nice.
Unexpectedly, this guy was so active and joined forces with Liu Da'er to send an envoy to pay homage to Emperor Xian of Han.
"Stay carefully and don't have any accidents!"
Lao Cao didn't care too much and waved his hand and said, "As long as those two messengers don't do anything taboo, let them do it themselves!"
If he really didn't know how to live or die, he wouldn't mind taking the heads of the two envoys from the two families and warning the two princes in Jingzhou that no one could be able to scatter.
When Liu Pan was resting in the inn, he naturally noticed someone was watching.
He didn't care much about this, and he was mentally prepared before coming.
I don’t know what Liu Bei’s envoy Jian Yong was thinking, but Liu Pan was a little excited and nervous at this time.
Seeing Emperor Xian of Han made his royal family feel a little uncomfortable.
The emperor of the great Han Empire has fallen to this point now, and as a relative of the Liu clan, he is naturally unwilling to accept it.
But there is no way. Liu Pan is indeed a little weak in the face of the overlord of the Central Plains.
He didn't feel embarrassed either. Facing a hero like Lao Cao, it was difficult for him to have a weak and short-sigh.
The reason why I was nervous was that I didn’t know whether the purpose of this trip could be achieved?
Before I came, I felt that my boss’s idea was a bit naive.
When he really met Emperor Xian of Han, he didn't know if he should act according to the plan.
It’s not that he made a big fuss, but that Emperor Xian of Han was not in a good situation. Liu Pan doubted that he still had the top secret resources of the royal family in his hands?
Jian Yong was much calmer than Liu Pan. After all, he was a civil servant under Liu Bei who was good at diplomacy and had no interest in meeting Emperor Xian of Han.
He was interested in Xu Du's dignity, but unfortunately, Lao Cao would not give him the opportunity to contact him.
I didn't expect anything before coming here, but I just thought that Xu was just a formality.
The next day, Liu Pan met with Emperor Xian of Han alone and directly explained his purpose: "Your Majesty, my master wants to copy a copy of the royal family and copy some unique classics and documents!"
Emperor Xian of Han felt aroused, and he asked with a smile: "This is not a small project, you have to think about it!"
"Your Majesty, my master has already given instructions before he comes!"
Liu Pan said seriously: "If Your Majesty agrees, a group of copywriters will be sent from Jiangxia immediately. I wonder what Your Majesty wants?"
"It's rare that Liu Ziyu is willing, so let Jiang Xia send someone here!"
Emperor Xian of Han was in his heart. He did have the top secret resources of the royal family, all of which were hidden in the seemingly ordinary classics in the palace.
Only the true core members of the royal family know some of the mysteries.
He didn't expect that Jiangxia Prefect Liu Qi was actually planning this aspect.
Emperor Xian of Han was not only not dissatisfied with this, but was also quite happy.
These top secret resources of the royal family are simply dispensable things for Emperor Xian of Han in this matter.
But if it is placed in the hands of local princes, it is a top resource that can create peerless generals and spell masters.
Since Liu Jiangxia has such a thought, once the strength of Jiangxia's army expands, it will definitely shake the whole world.
At that time, as long as he is still alive, he will have the chance to escape from the cage of Xu Du.
Liu Jiangxia won his benefits, and it was impossible for him to show no sign of anything.
You know, this world has a causal cycle. The higher the senior management, the more they are, the less they dare to look down on him. At that time, Liu Jiangxia may even organize people to rescue him, the puppet emperor.
These thoughts flowed through my heart in an instant, without any flaws.
It seems that he just admires Liu Qi's actions, and outsiders cannot detect the hidden secrets.
After all, no matter whether it is the royal genealogy or the classics that Emperor Xian of Han could read, I don’t know how many times it was read by Lao Cao’s subordinates, and I could not notice any abnormality at all.
Even though Lao Cao was rewarded, he didn't notice the tacit understanding...