Dragon of the Three Kingdoms

Heartbroken, Liu Biao couldn't help but say something depressing. At this moment, a young scribe came in. Hearing Liu Biao's words, he paused, walked forward slowly, saluted, and softly called out, "Your Majesty."

Liu Biao suddenly heard the voice of a person, subconsciously wanted to hold the sword, but after looking at the face of the person, he was relieved, sat up straight and asked, "So it's Uncle Ji, so it's so late, is there any urgent matter?" ?”

This young literati is from Yiji, Biao Jibo, a fellow of Liu Biao, but before Liu Biao thought that his talent was mediocre, so he didn't pay much attention to him. Under the master book, help him handle some daily clerical matters. Although the position is not high, he is a close confidant.

Yiji replied: "I have reported to the envoy that Cao Cao's envoy is seeking an audience. He was discussing some important matters before, so he did not inform him. Are you calling him in now?"

Dragon of the Three Kingdoms

Dragon of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 378 Why don't you ask Li Yi to help you fight?

"Cao Cao's envoy, is it still Mao Jie?"

"Exactly."

"Don't be in a hurry to call him"

Liu Biao stroked his beard lightly. Cao Cao's envoy has been in Jingzhou for a while, although on the surface it is just to make friends, but just to make friends, how can they live in Jingzhou?

Therefore, combined with what happened to Mi Heng during the Chinese New Year, and after a little probing, although Mao Jie did not directly admit it, Liu Biao has already guessed that Cao Cao is likely to go after Li Yi, and wants to join hands with him to kill Li Yi. do it.

But although he guessed this and it was beneficial to Liu Biao, Liu Biao didn't point it out.

Because Liu Biao felt that the fight between himself and Li Yi was Jingzhou's housework, and he would never let outsiders join in unless it was a last resort, otherwise he, the lord of Jingzhou, would appear too incompetent.

Moreover, Liu Biao has always been cautious in his actions. Although Cao Cao had some friction with Li Yi, it was not a life-and-death enmity. Now he wants to help him destroy Li Yi. Although this move is very good, no matter how you look at it, there is something wrong with his intentions. Therefore, although Liu Biao admired Mao Jie, the envoy, he didn't really have much affection for Cao Cao.

After pondering for a moment, although Liu Biao didn't fully understand, but his mind has settled down a lot, he said to Yi Ji, "Let him come in."

"Here!"

Yi Ji responded, took two steps outside, then stopped, turned around and said softly to Liu Biao: "Emissary, although the situation in Jingzhou is not very good, it is not at the critical point of life and death. With the envoy and Xiangyang here, advance and retreat There is room for all, and I hope that you will be at ease and put your body first."

Liu Biao was stunned for a moment, then with a look of relief on his face, he waved his hand at Yi Ji, and said with a smile, "Okay, okay, the old man knows, you can call him."

"Yes!"

Watching Yiji leave, Liu Biao felt a little more at ease, and decided to look for another opportunity to mention Yiji, because at the critical moment, only Yiji, Zhang Yun, and Wang Wei are the most caring people, Cai Maokuai Good people, although they have talents and learning, they can't be trusted!

Not long after Yiji went out, he brought in a scribe of about thirty. The scribe was dressed in ordinary clothes, not wealthy at all, and his physique was not considered strong, but his steps were steady, his cheeks were sharp and angular, and there was a faint solemnity between his brows. No one dares to take it lightly.

This person is Mao Jie. Liu Biao fell in love with him as early as the first time he saw him. He really wanted to win Mao Jie over and let him stay in Jingzhou for his own use. It's a pity, but Liu Biao is also an open-minded person, so he didn't neglect Mao Jie because of this, and was always very polite to him.

"Mao Jie, I have met Liu Shijun!"

Mao Jie stepped forward and bowed to Liu Biao. Liu Biao didn't hold back, but got up and returned Mao Jie's full salute earnestly, asked him to sit down, and personally warmed Mao Jie with a cup of hot wine. Getting to the point, he asked: "Xiao Xian visited late at night, I wonder what's the matter?"

After Mao Jie entered the room, his brows had not been relaxed. When Liu Biao asked about business, he subconsciously frowned even deeper.

With a slight bow to Liu Biao, Mao Jie replied: "During the day, I received a letter from Cao Shijun, and I planned to inform Liu Shijun tomorrow, but I didn't want to be surprised by Jiang Xia's changes. Come to meet me."

"Oh, what's the matter?"

Seeing Mao Jie being so solemn, Liu Biao had a bad feeling in his heart.

Mao Jie said: "This morning Cao Shijun sent a message that Wenhou Lu Bu entered Yanzhou by imperial decree and became the prefect of Dongjun. After Lu Bu entered Puyang, he didn't visit Cao Shijun as usual, and he didn't rectify the rule of the people. He just recruited refugees. Therefore, judging by the signs, Lü Bu's entry into Yanzhou may not have good intentions."

After Liu Biao heard it, he didn't feel much at first. Even if Lu Bu had any thoughts about Yanzhou, it would be a headache for Cao Cao. Besides, Lu Bu is just a reckless man. Even if he drove Cao Cao out of Yanzhou, would he still come to him? trouble.

As for the impact on Jingzhou, it is just that Li Yi cannot be pinched, but with Liu Biao's current situation, he has no time to deal with Li Yi, so naturally it doesn't matter.

Liu Biao was so calm that he wanted to comfort Mao Jie, but when he raised his head, he met Mao Jie's eyes that seemed to have pity

Liu Biao was surprised, he didn't know why Mao Jie looked at him like that, he thought about it for a while, suddenly opened his eyes slightly, and asked, "Could it be that you want to say that this has something to do with Yuan Shu?"

Mao Jie sighed and said, "I can't say for sure, but Huan knew from his letters that Yuan Shu's emissary, Yuan Huan, visited Yanzhou to visit Cao Shijun more than a month ago, and then went to Chang'an to meet Lu Bu for a long time, and finally left Chang'an. Going back the same way, it seems to be going in the direction of Nanyang, and it should be heading for Li Yi."

Mao Jie's speech was relatively slow, which would definitely make people feel very comfortable on weekdays, but Liu Biao felt cold behind his back, and waited for Mao Jie's words to stop for a while before he came back to his senses and muttered Said: "Could it be that Lu Bu really wants to attach himself to Yuan Shu and do that rebellious thing!"

Liu Biao's head hurts again. Although he panicked about Yuan Shu's affairs, he didn't completely lose his footing because he felt that as long as the news of the incident spread, Yuan Shu would definitely be attacked by the people of the world. ", to be precise, it is Liu Biao himself, Yanzhou Cao Cao and Xuzhou Tao Qian.

Especially Cao Cao, unlike Tao Qian, although Liu Biao didn't like Cao Cao very much, but his expectations were very high, because he was a man who dared to fight. Cao Cao took the lead when he attacked Dong Zhuo, and his reputation of loyalty was only slightly inferior to Li Yi. Two or three points, now that Yuan Shu rebelled, how could Cao Cao stand by and watch?

As a result, I heard that Lu Bu might belong to Yuan Shu, and he went to Yanzhou at such a critical time. Under this premise, no matter whether Cao Cao and Lu Bu would fight, Cao Cao would never dare to attack Yuan Shu in the future.

Tao Qian was old and weak, and although Zhou Xin, governor of Yuzhou, was considered loyal, he was an old minister of the Yuan family. It was impossible for him to rebel against Yuan Shu, but it was even more impossible for him to send troops to fight Yuan Shu.

After such a calculation, Liu Biao found helplessly that if he had to fight against Yuan Shu alone for a long time with the power of Jingzhou, but still lost the initiative, how could he stand up to this!

Liu Biao suddenly looked at Mao Jie, grabbed Mao Jie's wrist, and asked expectantly: "Since Xiao Xian came here, I guess he has a trick for Liu?"

A trace of embarrassment appeared on Mao Jie's originally expressionless face, and then he leaned forward and said, "Let Shijun Liu down, I just think this matter is important and should be reported to Shijun. As for the others, please forgive me for being dull."

After finishing speaking, Mao Jie glanced at Liu Biao's froze face, leaned back again, and said, "It's already late at night, I dare not delay Shijun's rest, I will take my leave now, I don't send you off."

Liu Biao watched Mao Jie leave in a daze, and couldn't help coughing violently again. Yi Ji hurried up to stroke Liu Biao's back, and wanted to say something comforting, but he didn't know where to start.

After a long time, Liu Biao's breathing slowed down a little, he took Yi Ji's hand, and said sadly, "Uncle Ji, tell me, I think I have never done anything that I feel guilty about, why did God torture this old man like this!"

Yi Ji is a fellow of Liu Biao, and has always followed Liu Biao for a living. Although he has not become a high-ranking official, Liu Biao has never treated him badly, so Yi Ji still has deep feelings for Liu Biao. Now that Liu Biao is so lonely, he is entangled. After a while, he said in a low voice: "Earlier, when the envoy was discussing important matters with many sages, I had some doubts in my heart, but I didn't dare to speak rashly because of the distracting eyes of many people."

Liu Biao forced a smile, and said, "Uncle Ji is one of his own, so it's okay to say what you have to say."

Yi Ji lowered his head slightly, and even lowered his voice a little: "Since the situation is so dangerous, why didn't the envoy invite Li Yi to help?"

"Li Yi"

Liu Biao couldn't help raising his flirtatious voice a lot, even his eyes widened. If it wasn't for Yi Ji who said this, he must have suspected that the other party had ulterior motives.

Yi Ji could hear Liu Biao's displeasure, but since he had spoken, he didn't care about that much, and continued: "The envoy is a nobleman of the Han Emperor. Although Li Yi has many faults, he can be regarded as a loyal minister. He is not a loyal minister, but he has a reputation for loyalty. Now that Yuan Shu has become the king, Lu Bu seems to have made a change, and Li Yi obviously has a good relationship with them, but he lives in Nanyang. It can be seen that Li Yi is indeed unwilling to associate with these people for the time being."

"In this way, as long as the envoy explained to him that the previous grievances and grievances have been wiped out, Li Yi, as a minister of Jingzhou, will not be the one who ignores the overall situation and sit and watch Jingzhou be occupied by Yuan Shu. If Jingzhou changes hands, Li Yi has never helped before. Yuan Shu, how will he deal with himself afterwards?"

"I speculate that Li Yi may also intend to send troops to Yuan Shu, but he is afraid, and because of his relationship with the envoy, he may not be able to save that face. Therefore, the envoy should be more generous and take the initiative to invite him sincerely. If you want to come to Li Yi will definitely follow the good advice”

"Okay, don't mention this again, even if the old man dies in battle, he won't ask that little boy for help!"

Before Yi Ji finished speaking, he was interrupted by Liu Biao's scolding.

Yi Ji's suggestion is indeed somewhat feasible, but it requires Liu Biao to bow his head to Li Yi. How can Liu Biao bear it?

However, Yi Ji, who has always been mild-tempered, showed a little stubbornness. He lowered his head and did not look into Liu Biao's eyes. Naturally, he would not follow it, but after Dong Zhuo, the great Han country has become more and more precarious. Once Lu Bu attached himself to Yuan Shu, Yuan Shu became popular for a while. At that time, for the sake of his wealth and life, Li Yi may not continue to sit in Nanyang, but will really be an enemy of the envoy, "

"you"

The corners of Liu Biao's mouth twitched when he was stimulated by Yi Ji's words, he stared at Yi Ji for a long while, and finally slapped his hand on the table, making a big noise, but until Yi Ji resigned, he never said a word .