The bright room is filled with a strong medicinal smell, and there are many books neatly placed around the room. Those who don't know may think this bedroom is a study.
This is the Kuai Mansion, one of the most powerful families in Jingzhou, and this room is Kuai Liang's bedroom.
"Sir, how's it going?"
Kuai Liang has been ill for several months. The Kuai government has invited famous doctors from all over Jingzhou to come for diagnosis and treatment. Unfortunately, there is still no sign of improvement.
Many doctors even asked Kuai Yue to prepare for his funeral, but only one person stabilized Kuai Liang's condition.
However, today Kuai Liang started coughing up blood again, and even Kuai Yue had a vague premonition of something, but he didn't want to give up yet.
Hua Tuo put Wanmai on Kuai Liang and gently covered him with the quilt, then turned to look at Kuai Yue and sighed.
"The disease has reached the bone marrow, and the commander is the one who has no choice but to do anything! Master Kuai Liang is afraid that he won't survive the night. If you have anything to say, please tell me as soon as possible."
Kuai Yue's vision went dark and his mind went blank. Without thinking, he knelt down and took Hua Tuo's sign language and begged incoherently.
"Sir, please think of another way to save my brother! You must have something, right, sir, sir!"
Hua Tuo has seen too many such things, but no matter how good his medical skills are, he is not omnipotent. Hua Tuo held down Kuai Yue with a look of embarrassment.
"Sir, don't do this."
Kuai Liang, who was lying on the bed, had a faint smile on his pale face. He moved slightly and stretched out his hand from the quilt.
"Xidu, that's enough. Mr. Hua Tuo has done his best."
The sound as thin as the chirping of mosquitoes made Kuai Yue regain his consciousness. He quickly walked to the bed, held Kuai Liang's thin hand tightly with both hands and comforted him.
"Brother, please stop talking and have a good rest."
Kuai Liang sighed. He didn't even have the strength to shake his head. He just shook his head slightly and he didn't know if Kuai Yue saw it. He spoke weakly.
"I died two months ago. Thanks to Mr. Hua Tuo, I am alive today. I am content to be able to make the last move for my lord."
"You, go and ask the lord to come over."
Kuai Yue's shoulders shook slightly and he sobbed silently.
"It's...brother."
After a while, Kuai Yue gathered his emotions and sent Hua Tuo away in person, and thanked him with a large sum of money.
The news that Kuai Liang was critically ill soon reached Liu Biao's ears. He hurriedly dealt with the matters at hand and rushed to Kuai's mansion. By the time he saw Kuai Liang, it was already dark, and many bright lamps were lit in Kuai Liang's room.
Kuai Yue and Liu Biao's aides stepped back slightly, leaving this space for the two of them.
Liu Biao walked towards the sick bed step by step, feeling a lot of emotions.
Kuai Liang and Cai Mao were his earliest ministers. At that time, the Yellow Turbans were in turmoil, and the world was in chaos and danger. It was with the help of these two people that he was able to secure Jingzhou and separatist power.
Liu Biao never expected that Kuai Liang would leave him at this time.
Sitting in front of the hospital bed, Liu Biao looked at Kuai Liang, who was sleeping gently and soundly.
Within a few months, Kuai Liang was tortured by the disease and became as thin as a stick. But tonight someone changed his clothes and combed his hair, allowing people to vaguely see his former gentle and graceful appearance.
Liu Biao called in a low voice.
"Zirou... Zirou..."
"Um?"
Kuai Liang gently opened his eyes.
"Lord, are you here?"
I don't know if it was because he was about to fulfill a wish, but Kuai Liang's face became much rosier.
Liu Biao gently pressed the back of Kuai Liang's hand and said apologetically.
"I'm sorry, I should have visited you more often."
Kuai Liang shook his head slightly and asked.
"I heard that Sun Ce called again?"
"Yes, I regret not listening to you."
After killing Sun Jian, Kuai Liang once advised Liu Biao that Sun Ce was a wounded tiger. If he didn't cut the grass and root out the roots, he would be injured sooner or later.
However, Liu Biao saw that Sun Ce was young and only had 3,000 remaining soldiers in his hands. He expected that Sun Ce would not be successful, and he was worried about overly irritating Yuan Shu and the newly independent princes in Jiangdong, so he withdrew his troops.
Liu Biao sighed.
"You take good care of your health. Cai Mao and the others have to worry about military affairs. The sky will not fall."
Kuai Liang knew that he didn't have much time left, and this was the only thing he couldn't let go of.
"De Gui is good at leading troops, but he has no talent in strategy."
"Yi Ji, Xiang Lang, Wang Can, and Han Songruo are all good talents when it comes to politics, but it's a pity that when it comes to strategy, none of them can compare to one of Sun Ce's brothers."
Liu Biao didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and said sincerely.
"Don't worry, I also know Xingdu's talents, and I will definitely use him again in the future."
Unexpectedly, Kuai Liang still shook his head and continued.
"Although Yidu is not bad, it is still much worse than Zhuge Liang. I invited my lord here today just to recommend this person to my lord!"
"Zhuge Liang? But Cai Mao's new aide, Zhuge Liang?"
Liu Biao was a little surprised. He didn't expect that this man could get into Kuai Liang's eyes.
Thinking of what happened in the morning, Liu Biao hesitated to reuse Zhuge Liang.
Kuai Liang misunderstood. His hands kept shaking but he still held Liu Biao's hand excitedly.
"My lord, please don't underestimate Zhuge Liang just because he is young and has a junior rank."
"This person has the ability to hold up the sky and the sea, and the talent to swallow up the world. This is a treasure given to the Lord by God! If you entrust important military and political affairs to this person, Jingzhou will have a glimmer of hope!"
"My lord, I am no longer able to advise you. But my lord, please listen to me this time and reuse Zhuge Liang!"
Seeing Kuai Liang being so excited, Liu Biao hesitated for a short while and then spoke helplessly.
"Okay, okay, I listen to you, I will definitely reuse Zhuge Liang!"
Kuai Liang breathed a sigh of relief, looked at Liu Biao and asked again.
"really?"
Liu Biao responded repeatedly.
"Seriously! Seriously!"
Kuai Liang took a long breath, closed his eyes and lay peacefully on the pillow, with a comfortable and satisfied look on his face, and a faint smile on his lips.
"That way, I feel relieved..."
He let go of Liu Biao and fell weakly on the edge of the bed.
Liu Biao's face suddenly turned pale, sadness suddenly surged into his heart, and he shouted loudly.
"Zirou?"
"Zirou!!"
Kuai Yue and the attendants who were waiting across a bookshelf heard the sound and rushed in. Kuai Yue reached out to touch his brother's nose, but he found that he was no longer breathing.
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Kuai Liang had a new funeral, and there were still many ceremonies to be held in Kuai's mansion, so Liu Biao went back to his mansion first.
The attendant asked with some confusion while driving.
"Lord, the military deployment has been sent out this afternoon. Do you want to modify it now?"
"Change what?"
Liu Biao was still immersed in the sadness of losing Kuai Liang, and he was a little confused when he heard this.
The attendant said with some fear.
"Then didn't you promise Lord Kuai Liang to reuse Zhuge Liang? Today's plan..."
Liu Biao patted his forehead and suddenly remembered that Zhuge Liang's suggestion was completely different from his plan.
"I'm afraid Zirou doesn't know about Zhuge Liang's proposal this morning and Xinye's urgent military situation. Zhuge Liang exaggerated and cannot be reused. I just wanted to let Zirou go with peace of mind."
The attendant praised him quickly.
"This is my lord's benevolence and compassion for my veterans!"
Liu Biao's carriage and horses were moving further and further away in the dark night.
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On the wide river, countless large sails ride the wind and waves.
"Reporting to the military advisor, 10 Han warships were found ahead."
It should be the troops patrolling the river. Unfortunately, it is too late to find us now.
Ji Shu laughed and said to his soldiers.
"Instruct the front army to launch an attack. If it can be eliminated, it would be best. If not, there is no need to pursue it. Then order the entire army to raise all the sails and march towards Luoxian Port at full speed!"
"yes!"
Seeing the soldiers take the order and leave, Gan Ning said to Ji Shu with some boredom.
"Zi Yuan, is it really worth changing the deployment of the entire army in order to deal with one Zhuge Liang?"
Ji Shu laughed.
"Since the Battle of Jiangxia, I often thought about how to deal with Fang Geliang in the future. It wasn't until I asked Su Fei carefully that I realized that Zhuge Liang's position was so embarrassing."
"Just changing the deployment can kick Zhuge Liang off the chessboard. There is nothing more valuable in the world than this!"
