Guan Yu hurried back to Xiangyang and reported Pang Tong's situation.
"What?"
Zhuge Liang had the biggest reaction. When he heard that Pang Tong was gone, he immediately jumped up and said in disbelief: "General Guan, is it true that no one can be found?"
Guan Yu nodded and said: "When we arrived at Chaisang, we only saw the servants who were knocked unconscious, but not Mr. Feng Chu. According to those servants, they were knocked unconscious by a group of people who didn't know where they came from."
Zhuge Liang couldn't calm down anymore and gritted his teeth and said: "It must be Cao Cao's man again. How much does he know about our secrets? Damn it! Even now, I still can't find out anything. Mr. Shui Jing doesn't know either. There is no problem!"
He felt as if he was living under some shadow.
People who know their secrets may know more things and have everything about them in their hands. If this is true, it would be even more terrifying.
"Brother, I was late."
Guan Yu shook his head helplessly.
"Kong Ming, what should we do?"
Liu Bei didn't blame Guan Yu, he was just worried.
Xu Shu was gone, Pang Tong was also captured, Crouching Dragon Phoenix Chu, Cao Cao got Phoenix Chu, and Chen Zhou, as well as countless counselors around him, the advantage can obviously crush him, in the future in front of Cao Cao, his chances of winning Just not very big.
Zhuge Liang frowned, not knowing what to do.
If there is a way, I have already gone to Xudu to ask Cao Cao for help.
The room suddenly fell silent.
The person who broke the silence was Jian Yong, who hurriedly came in and said, "My lord, what's wrong, is there any news that slanders us outside?"
Liu Bei cherished his feathers very much and valued his reputation above all else. After hearing what Jian Yong said, he jumped up and asked, "How did you discredit him again?"
Someone just slandered him and he wanted to kill Xu Shu.
Why are there so many things being slandered now?
"I don't know when it began to spread outside that Liu Shijun and the second young master were not sick, but were poisoned by the master. The master wanted to poison them to death so that he could take away Jingzhou!"
Jian Yong's words made Liu Bei's eyes widen.
How can people outside know what they want to do?
Yes, he did.
But this kind of thing can only be known internally and must not be spread out, otherwise the consequences will be serious. This is a fatal blow to Liu Bei's benevolence and righteousness, and Liu Bei can already feel the blow.
"How can it be!"
Liu Bei jumped up immediately and shook his head in disbelief.
It's impossible for people outside to know what he did.
Zhuge Liang said in a deep voice: "I'm afraid Yuan Zhi said something in Xudu. Alas... what Cao Cao and the others did was a bit heartbreaking. Moreover, Chen Gongtai and the others made it self-defeating. Now it is very detrimental to the lord."
Liu Bei almost spit out a mouthful of blood.
The most important thing is one's own benevolence and righteousness. Now that the scum is gone, the previous efforts will most likely be in vain.
They all felt that Zhuge Liang's idea was very reasonable.
Xu Shu must have told some secrets in Xudu, but he didn't know that when Xu Shu arrived in Xudu, he completely ignored Cao Cao and said nothing.
"My lord, there are two things to do now."
"First, clarify it immediately, and explain it clearly in front of Liu Qi, and use Liu Qi to refute the rumors."
"Second, we must have absolute control over the army and master the military power in Jingzhou at all times. If anything happens, we can respond in time and securely occupy Jingzhou."
"I have been in contact with many wealthy families in Jingzhou."
"They are all people who swing on both sides. They only want to gain benefits and do not want the family to be harmed. Liu Qi cannot guarantee their interests, so they are more inclined to the lord."
Zhuge Liang suggested.
The aristocratic families only want to preserve themselves, and other life and death have nothing to do with them.
No matter how bad Liu Bei's reputation is, as long as he can help them preserve their family, that's enough.
If Cao Cao could do it, then it would be a matter of minutes for them to join Cao Cao. The aristocratic families have always been a group that the court could not control.
Hearing that there was still a way to resolve the issue, Liu Bei stopped being vague and went out to see Liu Qi.
Guan Zhang, Zhao Yun and others, under Zhuge Liang's arrangement, went to the military camp to control the military power. If any changes occurred, they could use the fastest speed to remain invincible and securely sit in Xiangyang.
Facts have proved that Liu Qiyuan is no match for Liu Bei.
No matter how bad Liu Bei was, it was still easy for him to control Liu Qi.
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Xudu.
Chen Zhou finally arrived at Xu Shu's home.
Xu Shu knew who Chen Zhou was, so he asked Xu's mother to go back and rest. She sat in the living room and read slowly without saying a word.
Chen Zhou looked at him for a while and said, "Did you know that by chance, Cao Gu would meet you when Chen was about to kill you?"
There is a hidden secret in it. Aren't you here to greet me?
Xu Shu didn't want to give Chen Zhou any reaction, but Chen Zhou's words successfully attracted his attention. He put down the book in his hand and looked at Chen Zhou in confusion, wanting an explanation.
"That's because I arranged for Cao Gu to pretend to be Liu Bei's man and want to kill you."
Chen Zhou laughed.
"mean!"
As soon as Xu Shu heard this, he understood why he had to pretend to assassinate him. He snorted softly, seeming to be disdainful of this kind of conspiracy.
Chen Zhou smiled disapprovingly and said lightly: "I am despicable, and Liu Bei is not much better. In fact, he and I both want to go together. We are all so despicable. Cao Gu just used his tricks to bring you back!"
Xu Shu was silent. In his opinion, this was indeed the case.
What Chen Zhou and Liu Bei did were actually similar and despicable. He also helped Liu Bei with so many things and even saved Liu Bei's life. The more he thought about it, the more disgusting he felt.
My impression of Liu Bei has hit rock bottom.
"In this world, if you want to achieve great things, being mean is just a trivial means, as long as you can calm the world."
"You have betrayed Liu Bei, why not come and help Prime Minister Cao?"
"You know, the person in the world who has the most ability and the most hope of bringing peace to the world is Prime Minister Cao."
"Instead of endless war, it would be better to have a strong person who can kill and stop the killing and stitch the torn apart man back together, so that the people can live a normal life."
"You initially chose to assist Liu Bei, which was actually the same idea."
"Right?"
Chen Zhou advised.
Xu Shu sneered: "Is such a big man still a big man? His surname is Liu?"
"Does it matter if the world's surname is Liu or not?"
Chen Zhou smiled and said: "In case Liu Bei can become emperor, besides his surname Liu, will Liu Bei still be the same big man as he is now?"
Xu Shu was silent again.
There are some words that I really don’t know how to respond to.
"Liu Bei just borrowed the name of the Han Dynasty and his own surname. If there are still Han in the future, Liu Bei's Han will definitely have a different meaning from the current one."
Chen Zhou continued to persuade: "In addition, it really doesn't matter whether he is Liu Han or not. The most important thing for us is to let the people of the world live and work in peace and contentment and live a good life. The people's ideas are very simple. Whoever can let them live will be recognized. , it doesn’t matter whether it’s Liu Han or not.”
