"Ladies and gentlemen, we cannot get involved in this war unless we have to. It's not that I'm cowardly and afraid, you know, Sima Yi in the north is still eyeing the enemy, and our Yiling is equivalent to facing enemies on three sides. My idea is that for the time being, we should keep the status quo ante, pursue a consistent policy of non-alignment, and not change it lightly. Wang Baoyu said.

"Baoyu, I believe that Jiangdong and Yiling are harmless, but Liu Bei must be guarded against." Mo Qianhiro said eagerly.

"If the war is together, it is difficult to guarantee that Jiangdong will not think about Yiling and reject Liu Bei." Jia Zhigang said.

"If it is said that Princess Xiang has nothing to do here, and Sun Quan is very filial, is it possible to ignore Wu Guotai's safety?" Mo Qianxun asked rhetorically.

"Neither Yiling nor Jiangdong will hurt Guotai and the county lord, it has nothing to do with whether or not to attack the city." Jia Zhigang swears.

The two of them argued again, Wang Baoyu waved his hand and said, "Anyway, Liu Bei doesn't move Yiling, I can't turn my face with him." According to Wen Ji, the establishment of the boundary monument shows my intentions. It's just that there are a few more monuments to be set up, from Yiling along the road to Xiangyang, this area, soldiers and horses on both sides are not allowed to enter, otherwise, we don't have to be polite. ”

Mo Qianxun, who knew Liu Bei's thoughts very well, was still not at ease, but seeing Wang Baoyu's resolute attitude, he had to nod and said: "If this is the case, you can divide the soldiers and horses of Xiangyang into ten roads, and set up camps along the way. ”

"Okay, it's up to the captain." Wang Baoyu nodded.

After the meeting, Mo Qianxun immediately sent someone to deal with the matter, and soon from Yiling to Xiangyang, countless boundary monuments were set up, just like the modern kilometer pile, there was one every other section, and the eye-catching note on it was "Hanxing Wang's territory, no trespassing!" ”

In this way, the scope of defense is expanded, and as long as there is an anomaly at the first boundary marker, there is still room for preparation if the message is reported in time.

Despite this, Mo Qianhiro still felt unsure, and walked around the corridor in the middle of the night, sighing for a long time, until dawn, he also thought of an idea. Although it is a bit sorry for old friends, this is the best way to combine the gains and losses.

What Mo Qianxun did was to send someone to send a letter to Zhuge Liang quickly, the content of the letter was very simple, first to convey Wang Baoyu's thoughts, and as before, to remain neutral and not ally with anyone, so that Liu Bei could rest assured. In addition, Mo Qianxun also mentioned in the letter that it is not timely to conquer Jiangdong at this time, and it is reasonable to join forces to go north to crusade against Cao Pi.

Mo Qianxun arranged it like this, he had his own intentions, and this letter was actually written to Liu Bei. Mo Qianxun instructed the messenger to deliberately pretend to be sneaky, and it was best to let Liu Bei find out before meeting Zhuge Liang.

Speaking of which, with Mo Qianxun's talent, he is not afraid of Liu Bei's army at all, not to mention the defense capabilities of Yiling and Xiangyang, when he can't beat it, he still has Jiangdong's help, and the chance of winning is relatively large.

Mo Qianxun is most worried about Zhuge Liang, as a good friend in the past, he knows that Zhuge Liang's intelligence is very comparable, if this person comes together, the victory or defeat is really unpredictable.

What's more, Zhuge Liang has always been loyal to Liu Bei, and has endured for many years without regrets, and has never even heard a word of complaint in private, so it is difficult to guarantee that he will not give up his personal feelings and follow the so-called loyalty to the monarch.

In the end, Mo Qianxun's letter fell on Liu Bei's table as he wished.

Liu Bei was in a very unhappy mood after reading it, he was originally suspicious of Zhuge Liang, thought about it again and again, and finally made a decision not to take Zhuge Liang with him for this expedition.

Of course, this was the most wrong decision Liu Bei ever made.

This letter Liu Bei did not hand over to Zhuge Liang in the end, but regarded it as if it had never happened. And Zhuge Liang didn't know anything about it, and he was still getting together with everyone, thinking hard about how to persuade Liu Bei not to go east to conquer Sun Quan.

"Prime Minister, when I was young, I was assigned by Li Yi, the son of Qingcheng, to have today. Since our hard persuasion has been fruitless, why don't we ask the immortal master to come out of the mountain and persuade His Majesty? Zhou Jian, who was a doctor of Guanglu at the time, said.

"I'm afraid that the saint has already made up his mind, and he may not be willing to listen." Zhuge Liang said.

"The immortal master knows good fortune and evil, if he was told by the consequences before, he may be able to say that he will move his majesty." Thoughtful.

"Let's give it a try!" Zhuge Liang nodded, and then wrote to Liu Bei, recommending Li Yi, the son of Qingcheng, on the grounds that the army was about to set off and should be used as a divination.

I have to say that Liu Bei himself is still quite superstitious, which is also a common problem of the ancients. However, Liu Bei doubted Zhuge Liang's intentions and was wary of this so-called immortal Li Yi.

Liu Bei issued an edict and sent someone to Qingcheng Mountain to announce that Li Yi came to meet him, hoping that the immortal master would set off as soon as possible, and not delay the auspicious time for the departure of the army.

When Li Yi saw the edict, he was very dissatisfied, and he should be low-key and humble when he invited someone, which clearly smelled of compulsion.

But Li Yi still came in the end, and Liu Bei didn't like this person's appearance very much. Li Yi is not tall, his skin is extremely dark, and his muscles and bones are prominent, like a vine full of pimples. I can't tell how old I am, anyway, he's already very old, and this person has a pair of blue eyes, and his sparse beard is purple.

The blue-eyed and purple-haired man is talking about Sun Quan, and Li Yi also has these characteristics, which obviously makes Liu Bei feel very awkward and prone to crankiness.

Li Yi stood below with his hands behind his back and did not bow, Liu Bei was even more dissatisfied, and asked in a cold voice: "Is it Li Yi?" ”

"It's Qingchengzi Li Yi." Li Yi said arrogantly, and asked: "I don't know what your majesty has to call the barren mountains and wild mountains to come?" ”

"I once married Jin Lan with Guan Yu and Zhang Feiyi, and swore to live and die together, today the second brother was killed by Sun Quan, I want to go east to conquer Sun Quan, I don't know what the good luck is?" Liu Bei's tone softened a little and asked.

"One qiē has its own number of days, so why ask?" Li Yi said politely.

Liu Bei's nose was almost crooked, his face was completely cold, and he ordered: "I let you speak, you can't shirk it." ”

"So, take pen and ink." Li Yidao.

Liu Bei thought that this kind of worldly master would write the so-called prophetic poems, so the celebrity took the pen and ink white silk, Li Yi looked at Liu Bei for a long time, the pen was like flying, and soon drew a humanoid image lying on the ground, and then, he painted a few people, digging the soil, and finally, wrote a big character on the top, white!

After painting these, Li Yi seemed to have forgotten something, and then signed his name on the right side of the painting, Qingchengzi Li Yi's painting!

Liu Bei looked at this painting in a daze, and finally became angry, and asked sharply: "Crazy, I ordered you to divinate good fortune and evil, but you painted and teased, is there still me in your eyes?" ”