Pengcheng, Xuzhou, located in the center of Pengcheng, is a magnificently decorated mansion, which is the residence of Liu Bei, the Lord of Xuzhou, the Chuhou Mansion!
Liu Bei spent the first half of his life in despair. It can be said that he had too many hard times. After finally becoming the overlord of a party, he naturally wanted to enjoy it. Obviously, he wanted to make up for what he had not enjoyed in the first half of his life! In this regard, Liu Bei
It was the same as his classmate and friend Gongsun Zan, but the end of Gongsun Zan was not very good. People under Liu Bei rarely mentioned Gongsun Zan in front of Liu Bei.
In the lavishly decorated meeting hall in the Chuhou Mansion, Liu Bei had a sad look on his face, sighing from time to time, and seemed to be very distressed. And in the meeting hall, there was also the important minister Liu Bei relied on the most, the wise man.
Zhuge Liang!
"Oh! I regret it!" Liu Bei sighed again, patted his thigh with some annoyance, and said to Zhuge Liang: "Sir! If I had listened to you back then and sent more people to Guangling to inquire about the disappearance, we would have lost it this time.
We won’t be fooled by the Western Qin! Now that Sun Quan is dead, we have no barrier in the south. What should we do if the Western Qin army attacks from the north?"
Hearing Liu Bei's words, Zhuge Liang just smiled helplessly. Liu Bei originally wanted to listen to his advice and sent spies to Guangling to contact Sun Quan. But at that time, Guan Yu's youngest son Guan Suo was killed by Sun Wu's general Ling Tong.
The killing of Sun Wu completely broke the already weak friendship between the two parties, and Zhuge Liang's suggestions were delayed indefinitely. This also led to Sun Wu being attacked by the Western Qin army this time, and Liu Bei didn't know about it until more than ten years later!
When Liu Bei learned about this, he immediately began to mobilize troops and horses to prepare for assistance. But then, the news came that Sun Quan was defeated and killed, and Liu Bei had no choice but to give up.
Now Gan Ning's army and Zhang Liao's army are stationed in Guangling, watching eagerly, as if they are ready to go north at any time. Liu Bei is so scared that he can't eat well and sleep well these days, and is worried, fearing that the Western Qin army will attack. This is no wonder, although
Liu Bei now controls the military and political affairs of the two states, and he can be regarded as the overlord of one side, but compared to Western Qin, he is still far behind! No prince in the world can compare with Western Qin, and no matter how confident Liu Bei is, he cannot be an exception. The previous section
At that time, Liu Bei specially transferred his two sworn brothers, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, who were also the only two fierce generals under Liu Bei, from the border between the north and the west directly to the south, always ready to welcome the attack of the Western Qin, but even so, Liu Bei still
Don't worry.
Zhuge Liang smiled bitterly and said: "My lord, don't worry. The Western Qin Dynasty has only captured Guangling with a surprise attack. If it fails to defeat Cao Wei, the Western Qin Dynasty will never dare to take the initiative to start a war with our army!"
"Oh, I know this too, but didn't I get the news earlier that something big happened to Cao Wei?" Liu Bei's expression did not improve at all because of Zhuge Liang's persuasion, but he said with a gloomy face: "Youzhou is defeated!
Nanton was defeated! There was another internal rebellion! As a result, wouldn’t Cao Wei’s strength be greatly reduced? How could it withstand the Western Qin army? Cao Wei was destroyed, and now it’s our turn!”
What Liu Bei was talking about was the news that just came from Cao Wei yesterday. Cao Wei's army was defeated one after another in the south and north, and Cao Cao's son Cao Pi launched another rebellion. Although Cao Cao finally put down the rebellion, he was
Cao Wei's strength still has a great influence! To be honest, after hearing the news, Zhuge Liang was also shocked. He immediately thought of his good friend Xu Shu. He never expected that Cao Wei had Xu Shu in charge. Why?
Something like this will happen again. What Liu Bei is worried about is actually what Zhuge Liang is worried about.
However, Zhuge Liang would not express his worries, which would only make Liu Bei more worried. As a minister, it is natural for him to share his worries with his lord. How could it aggravate his worries? Zhuge Liang quickly consoled him: "My lord, don't worry.
Worry! Although Cao Wei has been hit repeatedly, Cao Cao has the strength of the three states in his hands. Even if the Western Qin wants to destroy Cao Wei, it will not be able to do it in a short time! Moreover, I heard that Cao Cao has sent a secret envoy to this place.
I'm coming here, I believe it won't be long before I come to Pengcheng to meet my lord! By then our two families will join forces, and no matter how strong Xi Qin is, we will still be able to resist!"
Zhuge Liang's analysis is very reasonable, but it cannot reduce Liu Bei's worries. Liu Bei is so worried not because Liu Bei is timid. Zhuge Liang's analysis is too rational, but he forgets to consider the mood of Luo Yang, the leader of Western Qin! Luo Yang
After all, he is also the overlord of one party, and Luo Yang is no longer young! Comparing his feelings, if Liu Bei were replaced in Luo Yang's position, I am afraid that he would never miss this opportunity, and he would definitely unify the world in one fell swoop! After all, no one wants to regret
Take it to the coffin.
After listening to Zhuge Liang's words, Liu Bei opened his mouth and was about to say something. Suddenly, a voice came from outside, but a civil servant quickly walked into the meeting hall. It was Sun Qian, Liu Bei's important minister. Sun Qian first said to Liu Bei.
He saluted, then saluted Zhuge Liang again, and then said: "My lord! I just received the information! The envoys sent by Cao Wei have entered the city!" Sun Qian has followed Liu Bei for many years and has more seniority than Zhuge Liang.
He was still old and loyal to Liu Bei, so Liu Bei also entrusted the general's intelligence to him to manage.
"Oh?" Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang's eyes lit up. Now the alliance with Cao Wei is the only way out. They are looking forward to it every day! Immediately Liu Bei said to Sun Qian: "Hurry! Immediately order people to greet you.
Receive the secret envoy directly into the house!"
After receiving Liu Bei's order, Sun Qian immediately accepted the order, and Liu Bei also looked excited. He simply wanted to go out immediately and greet the envoy in person. However, when Liu Bei saw Zhuge Liang's calm look, he immediately realized
When he lost his composure, his old face turned red immediately, he took a few deep breaths, suppressed his excitement, and gradually calmed down. At this time, Zhuge Liang smiled faintly and said to Liu Bei: "My lord! Although we have formed an alliance with Cao Wei this time
, it is imperative to do it, but when you see Cao Wei’s envoy later, my lord, please don’t look too happy! Otherwise, let Cao Wei know that we are eager to form an alliance, but we will be at a disadvantage!”
Liu Bei also nodded repeatedly and said: "Yes! I also know about this! Don't worry, sir! By the way, my clothes are not good for welcoming envoys. I will go down and change my clothes, and then come to greet the envoys of Cao Wei."
!" After saying that, Liu Bei stood up directly.
Seeing Liu Bei getting up, Zhuge Liang quickly stood up to see him off. What Liu Bei was wearing now was just a set of very ordinary casual clothes, which was not suitable for welcoming an envoy. But Zhuge Liang was now wearing a serious official uniform.
, it’s just right to greet the messenger, and it saves you the trouble of changing clothes.
After Liu Bei left, Zhuge Liang also lowered his head and began to slowly think about how to deal with Cao Wei's envoy this time. The envoy sent by Cao Wei this time must be to discuss alliance matters with Liu Bei. Compared with Liu Bei's worries, Cao Cao is probably the
The real urgency is imminent! To the north, the Youzhou Army led by Zhao Yun is watching eagerly, while to the south, Gao Shun's camp is cooperating with Xu Yi, Dianman and other young generals, who are ready to go north to Yanzhou at any time! In contrast, Cao Wei
The situation is obviously much more critical! Zhuge Liang is considering whether he can rely on this alliance to earn more benefits for Liu Bei.
"It's just that I don't know who the envoy sent this time is. If it is Yuan Zhi, it will be very annoying!" Zhuge Liang couldn't help but laugh when he thought of his friend who was very important to Cao Cao. Zhuge Liang was seriously ill and wanted to keep this talent for Liu Bei. But Zhuge Liang soon shook his head again. How could he not understand Xu Shu's temperament? Even if he was eloquent, Zhuge Kongming would not be able to persuade him. Due to Xu Shu's will, this matter can only be abandoned!
Not long after, Liu Bei also changed into his official uniform and came to the meeting hall. He and Zhuge Liang waited in the hall until Sun Qian brought the envoy from Cao Wei. After about half an hour, he heard the sound coming from outside the meeting hall. There was a sound of footsteps, and Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang straightened their backs subconsciously, shouting in their hearts, Someone is coming!
Sure enough, the next moment, Sun Qian's somewhat thin body appeared at the door of the meeting hall. Sun Qian was seen standing at the door of the meeting hall, saluted Liu Bei, and said loudly: "Lord! The Marquis of Wei has sent an envoy. He said he had something important to discuss with the lord!"
In fact, from the day the envoy left Dongjun, Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang had clearly known each other's itinerary, but in front of others, they still had to do this superficiality. Liu Bei nodded, waved his hand and said, "That's it. Please invite the envoy sent by the Marquis of Wei as soon as possible!"
"Here!" Sun Qian responded, took a few steps back, then saluted the people behind him, made an invitation gesture, and said: "Your Majesty, please come inside!"
The envoy from Cao Wei also responded and walked forward quickly. When he saw the appearance of the envoy from Cao Wei, Liu Bei just felt familiar, while Zhuge Liang was completely stunned, with a look of disbelief on his face. Zhuge Liang I never expected that this person would be the one sent to Xuzhou on behalf of Cao Wei this time!
And Liu Bei's memory is not bad. Although he didn't recognize the other person at first, once Liu Bei filtered the person's appearance in his mind, he immediately remembered the person's identity. He was also startled and pointed at the person. , I actually forgot to say something.
Seeing the expressions of Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang, the envoy from Cao Wei had a look that he had known for a long time. He smiled faintly, then bowed to Liu Bei, stood up straight, and said with a loud voice: "I'm Sima Yi! Meet the Marquis of Chu. !”