The two daughters got married before and after, Lu Heng and Luo Yeke cried together, and the other children cried when they saw their mothers crying. Liu Lin and Liu Yao on the chariot looked back frequently, tears falling like beads. Liu Bei, who was sent to the outside of the house, Rao has honed an iron-blooded heart in these years, and when he saw this scene, he couldn't help but redden, and almost burst into tears.

After marrying his daughter, Liu Bei accompanied his wives and concubines in the house for a few days, and after calming their sensitive and soft hearts, he plunged into the complicated political affairs again. When the imperial court came to Qingzhou, Liu Bei only needed to be responsible for all the affairs of Qingxu and Xuzhou. As soon as the imperial court came, as a general who was in power, Liu Bei had more and more things.

For example, the sacrifice of Lichun, as well as the sacrifice of heaven and earth and the first emperors of the Han family, although the Son of Heaven is the protagonist, Liu Bei must be present. Immediately, spring ploughing began, and the Son of Heaven wanted to lead his ministers to begin to persuade farmers and sacrifice to the wind master Yubo. Liu Bei naturally couldn't be absent.

After all this trivialities, it was February. The weather was getting warmer, and Liu Bei also retracted his gaze and re-invested himself in Jizhou. Guan Hai's hidden line with Cao Cao and Sun Jian reported a few years ago, saying that there seemed to be an abnormal movement in Yanzhou and Jiangdong. After careful analysis by Liu Bei's shogunate. It is not impossible to judge that the princes of Cao and Sun raised troops to deal with Qingzhou, but the probability of this is extremely low.

Liu Bei also agrees with this inference. The combined power of the three is indeed very large, but they are not alone, Zhang Yan, who has not yet been exposed, will not say that Youzhou and Jingzhou, together with the war, are their own foreign aid. God knows what will happen then. Moreover, the Son of Heaven and the imperial court of Chang'an are already here. It is necessary to carry the reputation of rebellion to fight a war that does not know how to go, and the outcome is unknown. Liu Bei didn't think that Cao Cao and Sun Jian would be so irrational.

Since they would not attack Qingzhou, the purpose of Cao Cao and Sun Jian's mobilization of troops and horses was about to come out. Taking advantage of the opportunity of competing with Yuan Shao for hegemony in the north, he quickly expanded his own strength. Then Jingzhou or Jiaozhou is a very good target.

Don't care what kind of fight you have with Yuan Shao, who wins and who loses in the end. First seize the opportunity to occupy the territory that can be occupied, and expand the strength as soon as possible. In the future, it may not be possible to compete with the princes of the world in the process of competing for the world. After Liu Bei and Sun Quan defeated Cao Cao in history, if the two families could not cooperate deeply and could not cope with internal strife, and united to deal with Cao Cao wholeheartedly, it is really difficult to say what would happen in this world.

Liu Bei's mind turned, since Cao Cao and Sun Jian both had this kind of idea, he couldn't let them be idle. So he took the lead in sending people to Jingzhou and Jiaozhou to report to them, asking them to prepare their troops and guard against foreign enemies.

The letter arrived in Jingzhou, and Jingzhou was at this time when it was proud. Changsha was captured by the Jingzhou general Wen Ping, and beheaded Zhang Xian's son. The rebellions in Jingnan counties were put down. Jingzhou's faction sang and danced. Liu Bei's letter poured a basin of cold water on the heads of the monarchs of Jingzhou.

Cai Mao read Liu Bei's letter, was very dissatisfied, and said to Liu Biao: "Liu Xuande first welcomed the Son of Heaven in the north, and then defeated Yuan Shao. Ambitious and self-righteous. What does Jingzhou have to do with it? The world is undecided, so he condescends to Jingzhou, if the world is one, what should it do? ”

Liu Biao was originally very grateful for Liu Bei's warning, but Cai Mao was so crooked that he was immediately displeased, but on the surface, he reprimanded Cai Mao and said: "Xuande and I have great kindness in Jingzhou, and this time it is also a good intention." Dejun must not be unreasonable. After finishing speaking, he kept silent about Liu Bei's letter.

Cai Mao has been by Liu Biao's side for a long time, and when she saw Liu Biao like this, she knew it in her heart. Knowing Liu Bei's words, he can't confuse the lord from now on.

Jiaozhou, when it comes to Jiaozhou, we have to mention the Shixie family. Shi Xie, the word Weiyan, Jiaozhou Guangxin people, their ancestors from the Central Plains Jiaozhou to avoid Wang Mang's rebellion, to Shi Xie, this is already the seventh generation. By this time, the Shi family was already a wealthy family in Jiaozhou. Shi Xie's father, Shi Ci, once served as the Nisan Taishou. When Shi Xie was young, he studied "Zuo's Spring and Autumn" with Liu Tao, a famous scholar in Yingchuan. Liu Tao was the king of Jibei in the Western Han Dynasty, brave and strategic, both civil and military. The yellow scarves were in chaos, and Liu Tao was falsely accused of colluding with Zhang Jiao. After Liu Tao was in the clan, he couldn't speak clearly, so he had to commit suicide to prove his innocence. After his death, he was posthumously named the Marquis of Zhongling.

After Liu Tao's death, Shixie, who was out of office early and was dismissed from office due to affairs and was idle at home, was soon promoted to Maocai. Within two or three years, he was appointed as the Taishou of Jiaozhi. At this time, Shixie's father, Shici, was dead. Shi Xie's promotion was so fast, in addition to the strength of the family, the identity of Liu Tao's disciple also brought him a lot of help.

After the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the imperial court's control over the local area deteriorated day by day. Not to mention Jiaozhou, which is extremely far away from Luoyang. When Liu Yan had a different heart, the first choice was Jiaozhou. It's nothing more than that he feels that the emperor is far away in Jiaozhou, and he can do whatever he wants in Jiaozhou.

Jiaozhou Assassin Shi Zhu Fu charged indiscriminately in Jiaozhou, and the people couldn't bear to expose the rod and killed Zhu Fu. After Zhu Fu's death. The imperial court sent Zhang Jin again, but not long after, Zhang Jin was killed by his generals. Two assassins died before and after, and Jiaozhou was in chaos. Taking advantage of this opportunity, the Shi family greatly expanded its power. At this time, in addition to Shi Xie, there were three people in the Shi family who held the position of Taishou. In the seven counties of Jiaozhou, the four brothers of Shixie accounted for more than half and became the de facto controllers of Jiaozhou. At this time, it is not an exaggeration to say that the Shi family has the power in Jiaozhou.

At this meeting, the four brothers of the Shi family gathered together because of Liu Bei's letter. After reading the letter, Shiwu said to Shixie impatiently: "Brother, there are many things in the county, what Liu Bei said in the letter, it is difficult to distinguish between truth and falsehood, why make a fuss?" ”

Shiwu is the Taishou of the South China Sea, and there have been many rebellions in the county recently, although the scale is small, but it has been repeatedly suppressed. Pressing the gourd and lifting the scoop, Shi Wu was anxious about it, but was summoned back by Shi Xie. originally thought it was a big deal, but who would have thought that it was a letter from Liu Bei, who was far away in Qingzhou, that stirred up the storm.

Liu Bei's reputation, Shiwu naturally would not be unaware. However, Shiwu felt that Liu Bei had never been to Jiaozhou at all, he didn't know what the situation in Jiaozhou was, and he didn't know anything about the influence of the Shi family in Jiaozhou. wrote an inexplicable letter, and wanted to command the Jiaozhou soldiers and horses, why?

Shi Wu spoke, Shi? also spoke: "Brother, in my opinion, Liu Bei's letter is ill-intentioned. It must be that he was afraid that Guan Yu would not be able to resist Sun Jian, so he sent a letter to induce us to mobilize troops and horses to share the pressure on Xuzhou. ”

Scholar? It also makes sense, as soon as the soldiers and horses in Jiaozhou moved, Yangzhou had no reason not to react. Otherwise, if there is a battle in front, and the Shijia family in the back will bring Jiaozhou soldiers to stab the knife, it will be a big joke.

Shi Xie stroked his beard and was silent, Liu Bei was a hero in the world, how could he be an ordinary person? How could such a character write a letter to himself for no reason? Shi Xie set his eyes on the second brother Shi Yi, who had not yet spoken.