Over the past decade, Liu Biao has only been unable to sleep all night twice. Once, he had just arrived in Jingzhou to take office, and was alone, without soldiers, no food, and no one available. At that time, he could not sleep for several consecutive nights.

Once again, it was tonight. Liu Biao completely broke up with his nephew Liu Jing. He wanted to kill him but failed, but instead arrested his son and ran away. This made Liu Biao feel angry and depressed.

It was not until the failure gave Liu Biao a heavy blow that his heart was so upset that he finally calmed down, and his stubborn mind gradually began to wake up. He stood in front of the study window and stared at the snowflakes falling in the sky. The trees and flower beds had accumulated.

A thin layer of snowflakes.

Liu Biao knew that the Han River would not freeze and could not stop Liu Jing's ship from going to the east. He should have left now! He would not stay in a dangerous place anymore.

Liu Biao sighed softly, feeling a little regretful. He found that he was blinded by his own desires. Liu Jing was his nephew after all!

My nephew wanted to inherit his uncle's career, but this was not a big rebellious thing. It was normal for him to have such a thought, so why couldn't he tolerate him?

There is also collusion with Jiangdong, which is obviously a plan of separation. Two armies that have just ended their bloody battle will only exchange prisoners of war at most. How can they shake hands and talk about happiness? How can they explain to the soldiers and the subjects?

Liu Biao did not realize that this was Cai Mao's attempt to replace him. He only thought that this was Sun Quan's counter-espionage plan.

What made Liu Biao even more regretful was that Jiang Xia, in his initial vision, solved Liu Jing, and also solved Jiang Xia at the same time. He could let another nephew Liu Hu monitor Jiang Xia, just like his brother Liu Pan in Changsha County.

But now that Liu Jing has escaped, Jiangxia has become a big problem. Will Liu Jing be independent with troops? Will he lead his army into Changsha County?

Liu Biao thought of Huang Zhong, and his loyalty to him was probably not as good as Liu Jing. This kind of concern for Changsha County was even more heavy on Liu Biao's heart.

Whether it was the regret of family affection or the soberness of reason, Liu Biao fell into a difficult self-blame. The night was deep and he seemed to be even older.

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I don’t know how long it took, footsteps came from outside the study, and a guard reported outside: “Qi Biju, Liu Biejia asked for a meeting!”

Liu Biejia is Liu Xian, the third most powerful figure in Jingzhou second only to Cai Mao and Kuai Yue, and is quite trusted by Liu Biao.

Compared with Cai Mao's preference for Liu Cong, Kuai Yue's preference for Liu Qi, Liu Xian belongs to the neutral faction and carefully maintains the balance between Cai Kuai. It is precisely for this reason that when Liu Biao encounters some crises, the first thing he thinks of is him.

, Tonight is no exception, but tonight Liu Xian came on his own initiative.

Liu Biao nodded, "Please come in!"

Soon, Liu Xian hurried into the study. He was about forty years old and tall. He bowed to Liu Biao and said, "Mr. I have important matters to report!"

"What's the matter?" Liu Biao turned around and stared at him.

"Justice Young Master Jing sent someone to find me, sent me a military newspaper, and asked me to forward a letter to the governor of the state."

"Where is the letter?" Liu Biao asked nervously.

Liu Xian submitted the letter, but Liu Biao took it but did not rush to read it. Instead, he asked first: "What military newspaper did he send?"

Although Liu Xian didn't know that Liu Biao was going to attack Liu Jing, Liu Jing asked him to forward a letter to Liu Biao, and he understood a little in his heart that Liu Jing's hurried departure must be related to Liu Biao.

"Reporting to the provincial governor, Mr. Jing said that Jiangdong had increased troops. He was worried about Jiangxia's safety, so he rushed back to Jiangxia urgently."

Liu Biao smiled bitterly for a while. It was not too bad. At least Liu Jing found an excuse to protect the face of both parties.

He sighed and said to Liu Xian: "Don't let me go, Military Advisor Cai found evidence of Liu Jing's affair with Jiangdong. Lu Ji also admitted that Sun Quan and Liu Jing had private contact. The evidence was conclusive. Do you think I want to make it public in the name of the provincial governor?

Announce this?"

Liu Xian was stunned. Only then did he realize that something big must have happened to Liu Jing's urgent departure, and it was very likely that the provincial mu wanted to kill Liu Jing but failed.

He asked in contemplation: "But has the state governor considered the consequences of doing so?"

"I've considered it, but I want to hear from you."

"Reporting to the provincial governor, doing so can certainly destroy Liu Jing's reputation, but the people of Jiangxia believe that this is not true. They believe that this is to exchange prisoners of war, and the direct consequence of doing so is that Jiangxia's independence.

Not only that, it is very likely that Changsha County will not be able to be preserved, and then the four southern counties will have serious consequences. The provincial governor thought that losing most of Jingzhou's territory would bring about a loss of Liu Jing's reputation, would it be cost-effective?"

Liu Biao did not say anything, which was the contradiction in his heart. Publicizing Liu Jing's collusion with Jiangdong and attacking his reputation would effectively intercept him to seek the position of governor of Jingzhou.

But on the other hand, he and Liu Jing had no room for ease. Liu Jing would inevitably seize Jiangxia and conquer the four southern counties such as Changsha County and Lingling with the support of Jiangdong. This loss would be unbearable for Jingzhou.

Liu Biao had to weigh the pros and cons, and Liu Xian's advice undoubtedly made him bias the balance in his heart towards negotiations. Moreover, his son was a little bit jealous of his own in Liu Jing's hands.

Liu Biao sighed in his heart, and finally decided to give up revealing Liu Jing's secret. He nodded, sat down slowly, opened the letter and read it. In the letter, Liu Jing promised that he would put Liu Cong back after returning to Jiangxia, but asked him to guarantee it.

Safe on the road.

Liu Biao knew that Liu Jing was referring to Zhang Yun, but Zhang Yun was already on the way to Xiangyang, so there would be no danger. The key is that Liu Jing was willing to let Liu Cong go, which is his most concerned thing.

Liu Biao was relieved and continued to look down. At the end of the letter, Liu Jing mentioned that he hoped that the envoy of Jingzhou would come to Jiangxia to discuss the future of Jiangxia. This sentence made Liu Biao feel refreshed and things were not at the worst.

But after a second thought, Liu Biao understood that the reason why Liu Jing did not turn against him was willing to continue talking about Jiang Xia was not because of his uncle, but because of the governor of Jingzhou. After all, he still wanted to

Plan the post of governor of Jingzhou.

Liu Biao couldn't help but get a little angry again, but this time he restrained himself, pondered for a moment, and said to Liu Xian: "Sit down! We discussed the matter of Jiang Xia."

There are some things that need not be said. Since Liu Jing asked Liu Xian to send a letter to Liu Biao, he implied that Liu Xian would come to Jiangxia for negotiations.

Liu Biao naturally knew that Liu Xian belonged to the neutral faction, and he was indeed the most suitable candidate. Not only did Liu Jing know him, but he also recognized Liu Xian, so the negotiating candidate was decided.

Liu Xian knew very well that he was going to be the middle bridge. He did not refuse, nodded happily, sat down and smiled, "Prince, I suggest we start with the prefect of Jiangxia first."

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Tao Zhan was picked up by Liu Jing in the middle of the night. Huang Yueying only knew that something happened in Xiangyang, but she didn't know what happened.

She was worried about Tao Zhan, but the child cried several times at night, which made her unable to sleep well all night and was busy until dawn.

Just as dawn, Huang Yueying was suddenly awakened by a sound in the yard, and then she heard the old servant report: "Madam, the master is back!"

Huang Yueying was surprised and quickly got up and walked out of the room. She saw a layer of white snow in the yard. Only then did she realize that it had snowed all night, but at this time she no longer cared about the snow, she only cared about her husband.

At this time, Zhuge Liang walked into the yard wearing a straw hat and a straw raincoat. There was another person behind him, who was also wearing a straw hat and a straw raincoat, dressed in the same way as the two of them.

As soon as he entered the yard, Zhuge Liang smiled and said, "My wife, do you have hot soup? After walking all night, I am cold and hungry, so I am suffering."

"Look at you, why don't you find a place to rest overnight at night? Can't you rush to travel during the day?" Huang Yueying couldn't help but complain when she heard her husband running all night.

The man behind apologized: "Sister-in-law, it's all my fault for this. I was determined to come to Xiangyang to stay, but I missed Sutou and had to travel all night."

Seeing that this person was quite young, only about twenty years old, and seemed to have never seen him before, Huang Yueying asked with a smile: "Husband, who is this?"

Zhuge Liang patted his forehead and smiled and said, "I forgot to introduce this person. This person is Dong Xiuzhao, from Zhijiang, Nanjun. I have a good relationship with his father, but they have moved to Shuzhong with their family. I live in Shuzhong.

His home.”

The young man quickly bowed and bowed, "Dong Yun, I'm causing trouble for my sister-in-law."

Huang Yueying smiled and replied, "Welcome Mr. Dong to visit!"

At this time, the maid came out of the study and said, "Madam, the brazier has been lit."

Huang Yueying quickly smiled and said, "Husband, come into the house quickly! The fire is warm and warm, I'll bring you hot soup."

"How is Aguo?" Zhuge Liang asked about his daughter again.

"She is sleeping soundly. My husband will go to see him later and take a rest."

Zhuge Liang nodded, took off his straw hat and Dong Yun, entered the study room. The two of them rubbed their hands and sat down next to the brazier. Thinking of what happened last night, Dong Yun asked in confusion: "Brother Kong Ming, do you think last night

What happened?"

Zhuge Liang and Dong Yun arrived in Xiangyang in the middle of the night and prepared to stay outside Xiangyang City. Unexpectedly, the outside of Xiangyang City was full of troops and they were not allowed to approach Xiangyang City. They had to walk back to Longzhong at night.

Zhuge Liang shook his head and smiled, "I'm not a god. I'm not a god. I've been away from Xiangyang for two months. How do you know what happened last night? Ask me, who will I ask?"

"Husband, please ask me!"

Huang Yueying walked in with a vermilion plate. There were two bowls of thick broth in the plate, steaming hot, which was the best thing to drive away the cold. She knelt down and placed the broth on the small table next to the two.

He smiled and said, "Do you want to know what happened in Xiangyang last night?"

"How could my wife know?" Zhuge Liang was slightly stunned.

"Because a guest came to our house yesterday, it happened to be related to this."

Huang Yueying smiled at her husband mysteriously, and then said slowly: "Tao Jiuniang came to our house yesterday and planned to stay for a few more days, but an urgent incident happened in the middle of the night last night and was picked up by the soldiers."

Dong Yun didn't know who Tao Jiuniang was, but Zhuge Liang knew that he immediately reacted, "Is it possible that something happened to Liu Jing last night?"

Seeing Dong Yun look confused, he quickly explained to him, "Tao Jiuniang is the daughter of Chaisang Tao. She has a very good relationship with Yueying. She is also Liu Jing's fiancée."
To be continued...