In the study room of the Marquis Mansion, the chief officers of the six departments were summoned. They were a little curious, why was Liu Xiu here? What matters did Liu Cong discuss with them, and did Liu Xiu need him?
"Squeak." Liu Cong pushed the door open and entered.
"Greetings to my lord."
Liu Cong nodded, and after he sat down, Pang Tong asked, "I wonder why the Lord summoned us?"
"Shi Yuan, don't worry now. I still have something to talk to third brother." After talking to Pang Tong, Liu Cong looked at Liu Xiu again, "Third brother, you have no intention of an official career, but are you willing to go to Jingxiang Academy and become a teacher?
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Liu Xiu thought about it and said, "Second brother, I just want to study classics and history by myself, and don't want to do anything troublesome."
Liu Xiu did not make much achievements in history. He studied classical and historical books out of his own hobby.
Liu Cong then said seductively to Liu Xiu, "I know that my third brother doesn't like to make noise, but as the son of the Liu family, I need to have the consciousness to do something for the people."
"Ji Xu (Liu Xiu's name), do you want to live a mediocre life like this, or do you want to leave a name in history? Our father also wants to go to a school to teach. If you go, you can also be close to your father and fulfill your filial piety!"
Liu Xiu struggled a little, "Second brother, please let me think about it for a few days."
Liu Cong nodded, "I will notify you when father sets out. If you are willing to go then, you can go find him on your own."
"Thank you, second brother. I will take my leave first."
After Liu Xiu left, Liu Cong immediately told what happened to Sun Shangxiang just now.
"What do you mean, my lord?" Everyone didn't understand for a while. Isn't it just an ordinary letter from mother and daughter? How could Liu Cong be so nervous and call them all to discuss it.
Liu Cong said seriously, "I am worried that this is Sun Quan's plan to trick his wife back to Jiangdong and use it to blackmail Jing Xiang."
"If this is really the case, we have to take precautions." Jiang Wan said.
"My lord just said that he promised his wife to go back to visit Wu Guotai after the baby is born. I think that due to the incompatibility of etiquette, there has been no precedent in Xia and Shangzhou of a woman who married to another country and can go back!" said the speaker!
, is a book from Yi, the Minister of Rites.
Liu Cong shook his head, "This is just to prevaricate Madam, you don't need to worry. I called you here today mainly to tell you that in the future, such letters and envoys from Jiangdong must be strictly guarded against once they come into contact with Madam!"
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"My lord is wise!"
In the Hanzhong Prefect’s Mansion, Zhang Lu was furious!
"You had 20,000 people, but you were defeated by Liu Bei's army of less than 10,000 people?" Zhang Lu was scolding Zhang Wei, his younger brother, who was kneeling on the ground!
Zhang Wei's face was full of shame, and he said with a sense of grievance, "Brother, Zhuge Liang has so many tricks. We were first ambushed and then attacked by fire. This..."
Zhang Lu's counselor Yang Song smiled and said, "Master, General Zhang was also unaware for a moment. He will definitely win next time."
Master, after Zhang Lu founded the Five Pecks of Rice Sect, he called himself Master. Most of his subordinates called him Taishou. Only Yang Song and his group called Zhang Lu Master.
This may be the reason why he can be reused by Zhang Lu. The outside world knows that Zhang Lu's number one adviser Yang Song is greedy for money and profit, and jealous of talents and talents. Could Zhang Lu not know this?
Zhang Lu ignored Yang Song and looked at another elderly scribe, "Mr. Yan, what do you think?"
Mr. Yan is Yan Pu. Although Zhang Lu favors Yang Song, he knows that the only one who can help him with good ideas at critical moments is the old man who looks a little thin in front of him!
Seeing that Zhang Lu ignored him and instead asked Yan Pu, Yang Song's eyes flashed with a cold light, but the moment he raised his head, he smiled again.
Yan Pu sighed, "I advised my lord at the beginning not to stop Liu Bei."
Although he didn't say anything blaming, it was obvious that he had some resentment. Zhang Lu didn't say anything when he heard this. Instead, he walked up to Yan Pu and bowed deeply, "Sir, please teach me."
Yan Pu ignored Zhang Lu, stood up and walked away!
As if a cat's tail had been stepped on, Yang Song pointed at Yan Pu and yelled, "Old guy, my lord praises you, but you dare to ignore my lord. You are too presumptuous, old guy!"
Yan Pu ignored him, walked up to Zhang Wei and asked, "General, how is the loss this time?"
Seeing that Yan Pu was also ignoring him, Yang Song cursed angrily, "Old man, shut up, you..."
"Ouch!"
Zhang Lu slapped Yang Song in the face, "Shut up!"
Yan Pu didn't even look at Yang Song and continued to ask, "Where is Liu Bei stationed now? How many troops and horses does he have?"
Zhang Wei looked at Zhang Lu with some scruples, and Zhang Lu said impatiently, "Now that things have happened, I won't punish you anymore. You can answer whatever you ask, sir."
"No." Zhang Wei made a promise and replied to Yan Pu, "We were ambushed by Liu Bei in Xiabian. Twenty thousand people came back and three thousand came back. General Yang Ren died in the battle!"
"Liu Bei leads 50,000 people and nearly 10,000 troops, and is now stationed at Dingjun Mountain!"
"He still leads 50,000 people and you can defeat him?" Zhang Lu was furious and kicked Zhang Wei in the chest.
"Lord." Yan Pu grabbed Zhang Lu and said, "Now that the situation has come to an end, Liu Jun must be retreated."
Zhang Lu suppressed his anger and said, "Sir, what do you think we should do?"
Yan Pu analyzed, "Liu Jun came and brought 50,000 people, indicating that he was prepared to station in Hanzhong for a long time. Dingjun Mountain is also an easy-to-defend but difficult-to-attack place. We can no longer go to war easily."
"But with Liu Bei leading so many people, the food and grass must be supplied by Shuzhong. We can start from here!"
Before Zhang Lu could speak, Zhang Wei rushed to answer, "How can the country of Sichuan, a country of abundance, not be able to support this measly amount of food and grass?"
Zhang Lu looked at him angrily and said, "You idiot, sir, what you are talking about is robbing food and cutting off Liu Bei's food and grass!"
Yan Pu shook his head, "Zhuge Liang has a clever plan, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are brave and good at fighting, and we cannot afford to rob them of food."
"Then what do you mean?" Zhang Lu was a little confused.
Yan Pu explained, "My lord, you can spread the news of our army's defeat and say that if it weren't for Liu Bei, they would have already reached the center of Shu."
Zhang Lu understood, "If you drive a wedge between Liu Bei and Liu Zhang, and Liu Zhang cuts off Liu Bei's supply, will Liu Bei destroy himself?"
Yan Pu smiled and said, "My lord is wise!"
On Dingjun Mountain, Liu Bei stood on the top of the mountain, overlooking the land of Hanzhong.
If he owns Hanzhong, he will once again own a piece of land, with more than 100,000 households and 400,000 people! To the north, he can pass through Yongliang, and to the south, he can invade Sichuan and Shu!
"Lord, there is good news. Zhang Lu spread rumors that if it weren't for you, he would have invaded Sichuan and Shu." Zhuge Liang walked towards Liu Bei with a smile.
Liu Bei frowned, "How can this be good news? If it makes Liu Zhang jealous of me and cuts off our supply of food and grass, then we will be doomed."
Zhuge Liang smiled and said, "Liang was originally thinking about how to publicize this victory, but Zhang Lu did it for us. This is simply getting twice the result with half the effort!"
Hearing this, Liu Bei knew that Zhuge Liang had a plan, and asked with confidence, "Zhang Lu will definitely not be able to hold on after this defeat. What is Kong Ming's clever plan?"