Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

"Xuande was stationed in Xinye. At that time, he often paid attention to Xudu's movements. The people of Jingzhou lived and worked in peace and contentment. Wouldn't it be a pity if they were forced to be caught in the flames of war?" Liu Biaoxu said with eyes.

"Be prepared..."

Before Liu Bei finished speaking, Cai Hao interrupted: "Brother-in-law, Prime Minister Cao is a virtuous corporal and conquers all directions in the name of the emperor. If we can help him calm the world, we will also be meritorious officials of the court. Naturally, Jingzhou will not fall into the flames of war. Now that the Prime Minister and Yuan Shao are in a decisive battle in Hebei, why don't we use military rations to tie our hearts together?"

Although Liu Biao didn't have the ambition to annex the world, he didn't want to be subservient to others. Taking Zhang Xiu to check and balance Xu Du was for this reason, but he didn't have enough time in Jingzhou, so he couldn't fully control the overall situation.

There are four wealthy families in Jingzhou: Cai, Kuai, Pang, and Huang. Although Liu Biao has married the Cai family, his brother-in-law Cai Mao's heart has always been towards Cao Cao, and only Huang Zu of the Huang family is his confidant.

"Degui's words are reasonable, my lord might as well think about it." Kuai Yue also suggested.

Liu Biao didn't expect that this small celebration banquet would become a palace banquet instead.

"Before Zhang Xiu was stationed in Wancheng, we provided a lot of money and food. This move might be hated by Meng De..." Liu Biao excused.

Cai Mao replied: "Brother-in-law is worrying too much, so-called this moment and that moment, although we help Zhang Xiu with money and food, but he has already led the crowd to vote for Prime Minister Cao.

Besides, when Meng De fought Yuan Shu, didn't we help him cut off Yuan Shu's food path?If you make good friends with the prime minister at this time, you will not be suspected. "

Liu Biaoxin said that this guy drank too much?Confront me in front of outsiders today?

Liu Biao said in a deep voice, "The conquest of Jingnan in recent years has also consumed a lot of food and grass. Where can there be surplus food to send to Xudu?"

"Perhaps we can squeeze in the army..." Cai Mao saw that Liu Biao's tone had changed, and his argument gradually became quieter.

Liu Biao snorted coldly: "Xuande's soldiers are still not full to eat. If Degui can squeeze out some food, he can send it directly to Xinye."

Seeing this, Cai Mao stopped talking, and Kuai Yue and other officials only cared about drinking instead of persuading Liu Biao to get close to Cao Cao.

The more Liu Biao thought about it, the angrier he became. After three rounds of drinking, he got up and said, "I'm too strong to drink, so I need to go to rest first. You can have fun with Xuande."

After Liu Biao finished speaking, he walked away, and Liu Bei was very embarrassed sitting there.

Cai Mao had always disliked Liu Bei, and when Kuai Yue saw this fellow delivering food just now, he also despised him.

Liu Biao doesn't like Liu Bei's literary and military skills, so it doesn't make sense for him to stay any longer.

Liu Bei got up and clasped his fists: "Bei still has some mundane duties in Xinye, so I have to take a step first, so I bid farewell to all the officials..."

"Liu Shijun doesn't drink any more?" Cai Mao asked angrily.

"I can't drink any more. The capacity for drinking is relatively small. If you drink too much, you may fall off your horse. It really spoils everyone's happiness." Liu Bei apologized.

"Is Xinye really short of food? How about I squeeze you in from the army?" Cai Mao asked tentatively.

"Don't bother the general, Liu Bei will figure out a way by himself..."

"Then I won't send you away." Cai Mao lightly clasped his fists, saying to himself that you are quite sensible.

Just as Liu Bei was about to leave, Kuai Yue got up and reminded: "Mr. Liu, don't forget to take that cart of vegetables."

When Liu Bei heard this, he bowed to thank him. After he walked away, Cai Mao looked at his back and laughed and said: "Liu Xuande used to weave mats and sell shoes, but now he is farming and selling vegetables in Xinye. He is really going back to his old business."

After Cai Mao finished speaking, everyone burst into laughter.

Liu Bei shook his head while walking, thinking that although Liu Jingsheng is sitting in Jingzhou, but Cai Mao and Kuai Yue have their own selfish intentions, how can he be the governor of Jingzhou for a long time?

After walking out of the governor's mansion, Zhao Yun came with soldiers pushing a cart from the side.

Liu Bei lifted the cover and saw that the vegetables on the cart were almost intact. He asked puzzledly, "Didn't Liu Jingsheng say to take half of it?"

"That Kuai Yidu asked us to push back, and he helped us deliver some cars to Lord Liu." Zhao Yun explained.

"Hey, after going back and forth, the best vegetables are all spoiled..." Liu Bei sighed.

Zhao Yun said at this time: "I have already found out the residence of Mr. Shui Jing, may my lord send this cart of vegetables?"

Liu Bei was overjoyed when he heard that, "Zilong's words are very kind, let's go quickly."

Chapter 59 Crouching Dragon and Phoenix?i want to sell

Liu Bei and Zhao Yun went west out of the city. After walking for more than ten miles, they saw smoke rising from the mountain in front of them, and they could faintly see houses.

Zhao Yun pointed forward with his whip and said, "This should be Mr. Shui Jing's hermitage."

Liu Bei was delighted to hear that, and urged everyone to hurry.

Liu Bei and Zhao Yun rode fast, and when they were young, they rode their horses to the small village, and saw a bamboo forest in front of them, a small bridge and flowing water in the village, which was a quiet and elegant place.

"Who are you two? Why did you come here to beat horses and disturb my master's Qingxiu?" A boy suddenly walked out of the bamboo forest.

Seeing the boy scolding him, Liu Bei got off the horse and clasped fists with Zhao Yun: "I am Liu Bei from Xinye. I heard that Mr. Shui Jing is here, so I came to pay a visit."

"Could it be that the general is Liu Xuande who broke the yellow scarf?" The boy asked suspiciously.

Liu Bei was surprised and said, "How do you know my name, little boy?"

"A few days ago, a visitor came to visit. He mentioned the general's appearance to the master. I'm just guessing." The boy explained.

"Master Ru is Mr. Shui Jing?" Liu Bei asked.

"Of course, my teacher's surname is Sima, his first name is Hui, and his style name is Decao. He is also from Yingchuan. His Taoist name is Mr. Shuijing." Tong'er explained in detail.

"Is Mr. Shui Jing at home? Can you lead me to visit your master?" Liu Bei asked.

The boy was a little confused: "There has never been a general visiting here, and I can't make the decision..."

While the two were talking, the accompanying soldiers arrived with carts. Because of the large number of people, there was a lot of movement. Sima Hui, who was reading in the village, heard the sound and walked out of the bamboo forest.

Liu Bei saw that this person was wearing a square scarf and a coarse cloth gown. Although he was younger than himself, he looked like a fairy.

"Master..." the boy shouted.

Liu Bei and Zhao Yun both clasped their fists and saluted. Sima Hui was also surprised to see Liu Bei, so he asked, "Why is this general?"

"Bei came to Xiangyang for a banquet today. I heard that Mr. Shui Jing lives in seclusion here, so I came to pay a visit." Liu Bei cupped his fists and saluted.

Sima Hui nodded slightly and said: "I have lived here in seclusion for only a few years, and the Duke of Ming heard about it when he came to Jingzhou when he first came to Jingzhou. It is really surprising. Please speak to the villager."

"Zilong, tell them to push the cart up to the village and then back out. There are so many people, I'm afraid it will be too disturbing." Liu Bei ordered.

"Wei." Zhao Yun cupped his fists and said.

Sima Hui asked blankly, "What's in this car?"

Liu Bei smiled and said, "Bei planted some vegetables in Xinye, and specially sent them to Mr. to try."

At this time, Zhao Yun lifted the cover, and it turned out to be a cart of ordinary vegetables. Sima Hui paused but didn't say anything.

After the trolley carrying vegetables was pushed to the villa, Liu Bei asked Zhao Yun and his followers to wait outside the bamboo forest. Sima Hui led Liu Bei into the thatched cottage, where the guests and the host sat down.

Liu Bei saw that the bookshelves were piled up on the shelf, pines and bamboos were planted outside the window, and the Hengqin was on the stone bed.

After the two exchanged pleasantries, Sima Hui asked with a smile: "Mr. Ming's cart of vegetables is not specially given to me, is it?"

Liu Bei didn't dare to hide anything when he met an expert, so he explained embarrassingly: "Bei Ke lives in Xinye, and there is nothing special to produce. I saw that these newly ripe vegetables were fresh, so I picked some and gave them to Mr. Liu."

"So it seems that Liu Jingsheng didn't accept Duke Ming's wishes?" Sima Hui guessed.

Liu Bei shook his head and said, "Your Majesty wanted to accept half of it, but later Kuai Yidu refused..."

Sima Hui was curious and kept asking questions, and Liu Bei then told the details of Xiangyang.

After hearing this, Sima Hui thought for a while and asked, "Duke Ming is a hero in this world, why hasn't he still had a place to live in, and is stationed in a small place like Xinye?"

Liu Bei was ashamed and said: "Fate has a lot of troubles, and the luck is not perfect. At this time, it is also luck, and fate is also..."

Sima Hui was a little surprised when he heard the last few words, and suddenly changed the subject and said, "Is it the general's intention to deliver food to Liu Jingsheng this time, or did someone teach him to do it?"

"It was Bei's impromptu idea..." Liu Bei replied.

Lan Tian had been missed by Cao Cao before, and if Sima Hui told it, maybe more people would miss him, Liu Bei could only lie and claim that it was his own scheme.

Sima Hui nodded and sighed: "Although this cart of vegetables is cheap, Liu Jingsheng will definitely be happy. Minggong's move is a little eye-catching, but it's hard to achieve great things with one person's strength. The general still has no one to control..."

Liu Bei sat upright and said: "Although Bei is not talented, Wen has Sun Qian, Mi Zhu, Jian Yong, Wu Guan, Zhang, Zhao Yun, etc., and they are all loyal to each other. How can you say that I am not in control?"

Sima Hui laughed and said: "Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun are all enemies, but unfortunately no one can make good use of them. Sun Qian, Mi Zhu and others are all poor-faced scholars, and they are not economical talents."

Liu Beixin said that I already knew this. Sun Qian and Mi Zhu were far behind Lantian, but this wife and brother insisted that he could not do it, and that there would be other capable people to help.

"What is Ming Gong thinking?" Sima Hui asked Liu Bei when he saw that Liu Bei was silent.

"Bei also seeks talents in Xinye, but I haven't met him..."

Sima Hui stroked his beard and laughed loudly: "If Duke Ming had great ambitions, why would his eyes be limited to the small county of Xinye?"

"Mr. Bei Zhi Shui Jing has a good understanding of people, so he came to listen to his advice today." Liu Bei got up and saluted.

Sima Hui stretched out his finger to the sky and pointed to the ground, and then said mysteriously: "All the geniuses in the world today are in this place, and we should seek them out."

"Who is the wizard?" Liu Bei asked hastily.

"Crouching dragon and phoenix chick, if you get one of them, you can be safe in the world." Sima Hui laughed.

"Who are Wolong and Fengchu?" Liu Bei asked.

Sima Hui glanced out the window, "I think it's getting late now, and Ming Gong has to go back to Xinye, Shu Hui can't stay long, please come back early."

Liu Bei also asked Wolong and Fengchu again, but Sima Hui didn't mention it anymore, so he had to walk out of the thatched cottage angrily. There was nothing Liu Bei could do about the behavior of celebrities.

Sima Hui sent him out of the bamboo forest, and Liu Bei said before leaving, "Bei came in a hurry today, and I will come to ask for advice later."

"The sun has already set to the west, and Ming Gong will return quickly." Sima Hui urged.

Liu Bei had no choice but to rush back to Xinye with Zhao Yun and others. He wondered if he was not sincere enough?It is time to bring some precious gifts to Mr. Shui Jing.

"Did Mr. Shui Jing say something? I think the lord has been depressed." Zhao Yun asked on the road.

"Mr. Shui Jing said that there is a prodigy here, but he didn't mention his name. I was thinking hard about who it is, so I said very little on the way." Liu Bei said.

"My lord, why don't you go back and ask Mr. Ziyu for advice, I see that he is knowledgeable or knowledgeable." Zhao Yun reminded.

Liu Bei almost forgot about Lantian, the ghost, and urged everyone to rush back to Xinye.

Since Lan Tian asked him to come to Sima Hui, maybe he really knows what Crouching Dragon and Phoenix are.

After returning to Xinye, Liu Bei finished dealing with the backlog of government affairs, and was about to go to Dengzhuang to find Lantian to solve his doubts, when Liu Biao suddenly sent Yiji to come.

Yiji said that generals Zhang Wu and Chen Sun rebelled in Jiangxia, and Liu Biao asked Liu Bei to bring soldiers from Xinye to help him put down the rebellion.

Liu Bei was taken aback when he heard this, and left Jingnan Liu Pan's soldiers aside, Xiangyang also had Cai Mao's garrison, Jiang Xia's prefect was still his confidant Huang Zu, why would he choose his own general?

Chapter 60 Liu Bei and Jiang Xia's Conquerment

Seeing Liu Bei's hesitation, Yi Ji said, "My lord knows that the general is short of food, and he has ordered some emergency aid, and it will arrive later."

Liu Bei shook his head and said, "It's not because of the shortage of food and grass, it's just that I don't understand it. First, Governor Huang stationed troops in Jiangxia, and second, General Cai also had heavy troops in Xiangyang. Why did the governor order Bei to fight the rebellion? Xinye is now But there are few major generals."

Yi Ji explained: "Jingzhou has a feud with the Sun family in Jiangdong. Last year, Sun Ce was assassinated and died. After Sun Quan led Jiangdong, he raised his troops. General Huang was afraid that he would come to revenge, and he was stationed in Xiakou for defense. He took care of Zhang Wu and Chen Sun in An Lu's rebellion."

"Then General Cai..."

"Degui was bedridden with the wind and cold yesterday, so he couldn't take command. Xinye is not far from Anlu, and Zhang Wu and Chen Sun only have 4000 or [-] people, so the lord thinks of Liu Shijun." Yi Ji said.

Liu Bei probably understood what he heard, probably because Cai Mao forced the palace because of the banquet, this guy had a drink and a cold?So I immediately responded to the matter and said that I would leave soon.

When he first arrived in Jingzhou, Liu Bei had only a few hundred troops, plus the [-] soldiers allocated by Liu Biao and the local braves recruited in the past six months, the total was less than [-] soldiers, but it should be no problem to deal with [-] to [-] unknown rebels.

Liu Bei left two thousand soldiers to let Guan Yu guard Xinye, and he, Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun went to Anlu to suppress the rebellion.

Before leaving, Liu Bei ordered Gan Qian to go to Dengjiazhuang, and she had to ask Lan Tian about the crouching dragon and phoenix chick.

Originally, he could ask Yi Ji directly, but he was afraid of being suspected by Liu Biao, so he gave up this idea.

When Gan Qian came to Dengjiazhuang, Gao Shun and others were still training, but Lan Tian was not at home.

Lu Lingqi was busy wearing an apron, and Gan Qian was amazed when she saw it, "How can my younger siblings dress up like this?"

"Ziyu got it for me. He said it would be more comfortable to wear in the village." Looking at Gan Qian's bright clothes, she herself was dressed like a village woman, but she didn't feel inferior.

Gan Qian chuckled and said: "Don't listen to his nonsense, Ziyu has never been very particular, but you are a woman, and a heroine who can fight against your uncle, how can you dress up so simply? I will talk to him later."

"Sister, you don't have to be like this, as long as your husband gets used to it." Lu Lingqi said.

"It's really a marriage and a husband..." Gan Qian sighed.

Gan Qian came to visit from Xinye, so Lu Lingqi had to prepare some meals. Gan Qian saw that she was skillful in the kitchen, and thought that Lan Ziyu, a straightforward brother, had turned the female general into a stove wife.

At noon, Lan Tian went home with a hoe to cool off, Lu Lingqi left the kitchen work and brought him a basin of water to wash his feet.

Lu Lingqi looked very happy, and thought to herself, why is this girl so happy to serve her husband?It seems that this is the so-called matching like-minded, right?

Thinking of Liu Bei's indifference towards her and Mi Zhen, Gan Qian is now very envious of the couple.