“…… Jingzhou is going to be in chaos this time. ”

After Xu Shu said this, he and Liu Ye looked at Lu Ren together, and the meaning was very clear, that is, he wanted to ask Lu Ren how he was going to deal with the current situation.

Facing the gaze of the two, Lu Ren sighed, took out the notepad from the drawer and threw it on the table: "I expected that something like this would happen now...... Oh, I mean that Jingzhou will become a new battlefield, which is something that many people have seen for a long time, how can you not be prepared? It's just that I didn't expect it to come so suddenly, and I almost lost my wife. Here are some of the things I've thought about before, so you might want to take a look at them and see if you have any suggestions. ”

Xu Shu and Liu Ye took the notepad and looked through it, only to read a few of them, and there were surprises in their eyes. After a cursory reading, Liu Ye couldn't help but say to Lu Ren: "General, why do you want to expand the caravan when these parties are fighting?" ”

Lu Ren said: "It's very simple, they beat theirs, and we catch ours." In particular, if there is turmoil in the Jingzhou area, a large number of displaced people will definitely take refuge. And not only Jingzhou, as long as it is a person with a little vision, will understand that Lao Cao will not give up the land of Jingzhou, so when Lao Cao fights, Jingzhou will most likely fall into the hands of Lao Cao, then Lao Cao's next target will be the counties of Jiangdong, so there will be many people fleeing in Jiangdong. Now tell me, if so many people were to flee, where would they go? ”

Liu Ye said: "With the current situation, it is nothing more than Sichuan, Jiaozhou, and then ......."

Lu Ren smiled sinisterly: "Why did I rush to ask for an official position and make such a big move before?" Isn't it just to tell those people that there is a place where they can live and work in peace? ”

Saying that, Lu Ren turned his head to Xu Shu and said, "In addition to the waterway, Yuanzhi, you must also hurry up." Jingnan Prefecture was connected to the South China Sea (not the modern South China Sea, but at that time it referred to parts of Guangdong and Guangxi), and although it was blocked by mountains, there must have been many displaced people coming from this road. ”

Saying that, Lu Renyi pointed to the location of Guangzhou on the map with his backhand: "This is a very critical place, after you arrive in Quanzhou in a few days, you will immediately send people here to prepare for preparations, and guide the displaced people to our Yizhou as much as possible, don't let them run away to Jiaozhou." ”

Xu Shu and Liu Ye nodded their heads, while Lu Ren withdrew his hand and moved his shoulders again, as if he was talking to himself: "It's not that I value literature over military force, and I don't know military equipment, so I seem to be desperately engaged in these cultural industries here." Let's put it this way, why did Jingzhou become a peaceful and prosperous place before? Isn't it because when the Central Plains was in turmoil, Liu Biao couldn't hold on to Jingzhou and practiced education? With such a lesson from the past, it is also quite good for us to be Liu Biao and Jingzhou now. Of course, looking back, I won't be as unenterprising as Liu Biao. ”

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In the next few days, Liu Bei, as the main mourner of Liu Biao's funeral, was busy and busy, and the people of Xiangyang knew that Liu Bei was presiding over it, and they were also a lot more relieved. Some people are even speculating that it will be Liu Bei who will take Liu Biao's seat and become the lord of Jingzhou?

Late at night, Cai Mao and Liu Bei were secretly discussing, and each assigned people to make final preparations for the next day's funeral. Needless to say, Liu Bei was asking Liu Qi about something.

"Virtuous nephew, is there any news from the military advisor?"

Liu Qi responded with an angry look on his face: "Uncle, the military advisor has spread the word that the four thousand soldiers have all disappeared into the Mi family's warehouse, and they can start attacking all the key points in Xiangyang just by waiting for the order." ”

Liu Bei said: "Having said that, it's just that why is the virtuous nephew's face full of injustice? Although I guess that Ling Zun was killed by the Cai family, I have no evidence......"

Liu Qi almost shouted: "What evidence do you use?" I quietly sent someone to the house to inquire, but none of the servants who had been serving my father had been found, nor had I found out that any of them had been dismissed and returned home. If it weren't for Cai's weak heart, how could it be like this when he secretly killed people and killed people? ”

Liu Bei hurriedly covered Liu Qi's mouth and said, "Virtuous nephew is silent!" It is necessary to prevent the partition wall from having ears! ”

Liu Qi was held down by Liu Bei like this, and after a while, he calmed down, and threw himself to Liu Bei to the end, and tears flowed out: "My father must have been assassinated by the Cai family, and Qi is now a helpless person, and Qi has no one to rely on except for his uncle." Since his uncle had already made preparations, Qi also dared to ask his uncle to do it boldly and avenge his father! After the matter is completed, Qi is willing to give the lord of Jingzhou to his uncle! ”

Liu Bei hurriedly said: "I can't help it, why did the eldest prince say this?" My brother was poisoned by the Cai family, and I should avenge my brother! Moreover, it is common sense for the eldest son to succeed him, and he will definitely help the eldest prince become the lord of Jingzhou! ”

The uncle and nephew came and went in the room, and finally each received the gift and went back to the room to rest, just waiting for the big event that would be caused by tomorrow's burial. And at this moment, they didn't expect it, maybe they didn't think about it, Liu Biao's death had already been sent to Xuchang overnight, and reported to Cao Cao.

Xiangyang, Jingzhou, this important military town since ancient times, is a place where soldiers must fight. After Liu Biao's death, it was destined to lose its original tranquility......

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East of Xiangyang City, the plain of Hanyang.

Under the cover of night, a troop of more than 3,000 people quietly hid in the shadows, watching the official road from afar. The leader was a heroic and majestic general in his thirties, and a silver spear in his hand showed a chill in the moonlight. It is Zhao Yun and Zhao Zilong of the white horse silver gun.

"General, our sergeants have all laid down."

Hearing the deputy general's report, Zhao Yun nodded calmly and ordered: "Let everyone have a good rest, wake up on time tomorrow morning, and remember not to disturb anyone." ”

"No!"

After summoning the details of the civilian attire, Zhao Yun asked again: "What can be found on the riverside?" ”

"General Hui, there are many ships on the riverside, all of which are disguised as merchant ships. However, according to the villain's investigation, as expected by the military advisor, they were all elite minions under Cai Mao. ”

Zhao Yundao: "Zhuge Kongming is like a god, and he lives up to his name as Wolong, which is admirable." Is there news from the city? ”

"Back to the general, the lord has sent a message that if General Guan goes out of the city with the lord, the general will lead the people here to the east gate of Xiangyang City, and there will be people in the city who will open the east gate. If General Guan did not go out of the city with the lord, the general would act according to the plan. ”

Zhao Yun nodded: "I understand, you rush back to Xiangyang City immediately, and report to me if there is any situation!" ”

"No!"

Xiao Zuo left separately, Zhao Yun looked at the silver spear in his hand, took out a piece of linen cloth and wiped it carefully, and said silently in his heart: "This silver spear was given to me by Lu Ren at the beginning, but I haven't drunk a little blood in the past few years, and now I can finally let it show its might." Now Lu Ren has become the lord of Yizhou, and my third sister has also become Lu Ren's good helper...... Alas, Lu Ren's actions are always unpredictable, but in terms of talent...... How nice would it be if he could help the lord? ”

At this moment in Xuchang, Cao Cao also gathered his staff overnight and stepped up the deployment of troops and generals......

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There is a funeral procession of more than 1,000 people on the official road, all of them are white-clothed filial piety scarves.

Liu Bei is the chief mourner who presides over the funeral, and he is leading the way at the front of the line at this moment. Liu Bei's left hand side is Liu Qi, and on the right hand side is Liu Cong. may be because people's hearts have different relationships, and they are more supportive of Liu Cong's family, such as Cai Mao and Kuai Yue, who are all behind Liu Cong's side; and those who are more supportive of Liu Qi and Liu Bei are on Liu Qi's side. Then there are some neutrals or wall grass, and the impartial ones are sandwiched in the middle of the team.

Liu Bei was half tired of his waist in front of the team, and his head was half bowed, looking a little sad and overly depressed, but in fact, Liu Bei was vigilantly paying attention to the surroundings. His current posture is also a preparatory posture that has been honed in the battle for many years, and once something happens, he can quickly draw his sword and change to a fighting posture.

The funeral procession was marching slowly, and Liu Qi and Liu Cong were also crying unhumanly. Maybe it was Liu Cong's relatively young relationship, crying and crying Liu Cong actually fainted and almost fell off the horse. This time, Cai Mao's side was messed up, and she helped Liu Cong up with her hands and feet, and Mrs. Cai hurriedly pinched Liu Cong's acupoint, but there was no effect at all.

Cai Mao rushed to Liu Bei with some helplessness and said, "Uncle Huang, the second son has fainted due to excessive grief, and it is inconvenient to move forward at the moment. And how about Rong send the second son and his wife back to the city first, and then come to the funeral? In the meantime, I will have to worry about Uncle Huang taking care of it. ”

Liu Bei's mind turned sharply, knowing that Cai Mao was going to get out of the trick first, so that his later moves could follow. didn't say anything at the moment, but nodded as if he was pretending to be a plan: "The second son is young and frail and has such a big funeral, it's really difficult for him." Okay, ask General Cai to escort the second son back to the city to rest for a while, and when the second son wakes up, he will comfort him, and he will hurt his body. Everything here will be taken care of, and the second son and Mrs. Cai are also invited to relax. ”

Cai Mao wanted this sentence, and after a few words of secret joy in his heart, he led his group of people to turn around and return to the city, and secretly sent a code to the people who were waiting for orders in the distance. As soon as Cai Mao and his party walked away, the five thousand henchmen in ambush would swarm to get rid of all the Liu Qi faction and neutral faction in the funeral procession.

Seeing Cai Mao's group gradually leaving, Liu Biao's curtain guest Yi frowned, and quietly rushed to Liu Bei's side and said: "Uncle Huang, Cai Mao has bad intentions, this time you need to guard against fraud, secretly plotting Uncle Huang." ”

Yi is one of the first Jingzhou scholars to come into contact with Liu Bei, and secretly helps Liu Bei, so Liu Bei has a lot of respect for Yi nationality. Now hearing the reminder of Yi's nationality, Liu Bei nodded slightly and said, "Please rest assured, sir, Bei has already been decided." If something happens for a while, please follow him and be prepared to protect Mr. (To be continued.) )