When Lantian was planting rice in Linwu County, Liu Biao, who was far away in Xiangyang, suddenly thought of Liu Bei. He asked everyone: "Xuande moved to Guiyang for nearly a year. How is his current situation?"
News from the north had already spread back to Xiangyang. Yuan Tan was beheaded in Nanpi, Yuan Xi and Yuan Shangyuan fled to Wuhuan, Zhang Yan of the Black Mountain Army also led his troops to surrender, and the entire Hebei Province had fallen into Cao Cao's hands.
Even though Liu Biao was in poor health, he could no longer lie down because his sons were not as good as Yuan Shao's descendants.
Cai Mao smiled hoarsely: "I heard that the Yue people in Guiyang rebelled repeatedly, and Liu Xuande was very busy..."
Kuai Yue also added: "There is not much food left from Xinye that Liu Bei brought, so he should let the people work in the fields to grow food. After all, Zhao Fan will not support 20,000 idle people."
"Can Zhao Fan suppress Xuande?" Liu Biao was full of doubts.
"Why not? Liu Xuande's soldiers are too many to adapt to the local conditions. It is a problem to deal with the Yue rebellion. Even his beloved Mrs. Mi is ill. I heard that he even went to Changsha to hire a doctor. I think he is at the end of his rope." Cai Mao sneered coldly. With.
Liu Bei's soldiers are indeed acclimatized, but they have slowly controlled and adapted. The reason why they want to publicize this to the outside world is mainly to paralyze the people in Xiangyang.
Kuai Yue added: "I heard that Governor Zhao married his widowed sister-in-law to Liu Bei's general Zhao Yun. He may have the intention of making good friends. My lord, please ask Mr. Pan to pay more attention."
Liu Biao remembered the strong pressure from the north, and he had the intention of transferring Liu Bei back to the new wilderness, so he tried out: "Xuande and I are from the same clan, but we don't want to have such a difficult life. Why don't we transfer him back to the new wilderness to guard against Cao Cao?"
"Brother-in-law, no." Cai Hao hurriedly stopped him.
It was not easy to get this plague god away. Although everyone got a share of fertile land in the new field, in the end there were no farmers to farm the land. Liu Bei abducted everyone before leaving, and only in the end did they realize that they had been tricked by him.
"My lord, it's taboo to change your order overnight. Moreover, Liu Bei is a hero, and the current situation is the best." Kuai Yue said.
Liu Biao then stopped talking. The two of them wished that Cao Cao would come tomorrow. He was just worried that his children would not die at such a young age like Yuan Tan.
After Liu Cong got engaged to Cai's daughter, the Jingzhou gentry all advocated his virtues and campaigned for the abolition of the eldest son and the establishment of a younger son. The eldest son Liu Qi, who had grown up, had a difficult life.
Although Liu Biao openly dealt with Cai Hao and others, he still cared about his eldest son Liu Qi in his heart.
Liu Qi was as handsome as Liu Biao. He was eight feet tall, tall and majestic, modest and filial. He had always been loved by his father, but Cai's intervention made the situation complicated.
After all, Jingzhou was not owned by Liu Biao alone. In order to stabilize the situation, he had to give in to Cai Mao, Kuai Yue and others. Liu Qi also had many supporters behind him, but these people were not strong enough to fight against Cai, Kuai and other pro-Cao factions.
When Liu Biao was in his twilight years, he had to leave a good escape route for his children. The obedient eldest son should not end up in a miserable state, and when there was no one around him to help him, he thought of Liu Bei.
Liu Biao called his confidant Yi Ji and said: "Xuande is in a difficult situation in Guiyang. Please go and visit on my behalf. I heard that his wife Mi Shi has been ill for a long time. You can bring some doctors from Xiangyang."
Yi Ji cupped his hands and replied: "There is a man named Zhang Mingji. It is rumored that he knows the art of Qi and Huang. He has been traveling in Xiangyang recently..."
"It's so good. Uncle Ji should pay a lot of money to ask for it, and it will not be in vain for my friendship with Xuande, who is from the same clan." Liu Biao sighed.
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Yiji invited Zhang Ji to go south along the waterway and entered Guiyang quietly. When passing by Leishui, he found that Guan Yu was supervising the construction of ships.
"General Guan, you are polite." Yi Ji stepped forward to greet him.
Guan Yu was quite surprised to see Yi Ji, so he clasped his fists and returned the greeting, "Why is Mr. Ji Bo here? You didn't inform my lord in advance, so I can go to Linxiang to greet you."
"General Guan is so polite, why are you building a ship here?" Yi Ji asked understandingly.
"This is an arrangement by the military advisor, Yu is just following orders..."
Zhuge Liang ordered his people to keep secrets from the outside world, and only told the outside world that he was miserable but not good. Guan Yu would naturally not tell the truth when facing this familiar envoy from Xiangyang.
Yi Ji nodded, then pointed to the person next to him and said, "This is Zhang Zhongjing of Nanyang. My lord specially requested to come here to diagnose and treat Madam Shijun."
Guan Yu saw that Zhang Zhongjing was well-groomed and did not look like the other doctors he had seen in the past, so he said happily: "I am concerned about Liu Jingzhou and asked you to come far to see him for medical treatment. We will go to Chenxian County right now."
Yi Ji followed Guan Yu to Chen County and found that Liu Bei really lived in Chang Shi's mansion.
After the greetings, Liu Bei prepared wine in the front hall to wash away the dust for Yi Ji. While asking Zhao Yun to invite Zhao Fan, he asked Mi Zhu to take Zhang Ji for diagnosis and treatment.
At this time, Zhang Fei followed Zhuge Liang south to put down the rebellion but had not returned. He was only accompanied by his deputy military advisors Xu Shu and Guan Yu.
"Bei Yuan is in Guiyang, and it's really touching that the Lord still cares about Ji Nei's illness..." Liu Bei said emotionally on the surface, but in his heart he knew that Xiangyang was always paying attention to him. It seemed that Cai Mao, Kuai Yue and others were not at ease. .
"My lord has been thinking of envoys a lot lately, but the road is difficult and difficult to see, so he sent me to have a look. I wonder if there is any shortage here? I can report it when I get back." Yi Ji said.
Just as Liu Bei was about to shake his head, Xu Shu interrupted and said, "The food we brought last year is almost gone. If you have some surplus, you can bring some more..."
Yi Ji nodded and said: "I will report this matter to my lord. I think there should be no problem."
"Thank you, Uncle Ji." Liu Bei thanked him with his hands.
Yi Ji asked: "When I came here, I saw General Guan building ships in Leishui. May I ask Military Advisor Xu what this means?"
Xu Shu smiled leisurely and said: "Many people who moved from Xinye are not accustomed to the climate and soil, so today's farming will inevitably be affected. I asked General Guan to build some fishing boats to catch fish, which can also be used as military supplies..."
"Is it a fishing boat? If you are short of food, you should turn to Governor Zhao..." Yi Jixin said that the fishing boat must be that big?
Liu Bei shook his head and said: "Guiyang has few people and few talents, and Governor Zhao is also having a hard time..."
After a while, Zhao Yun invited Zhao Fan over. Since he married his sister-in-law, he has completely become Liu Bei's man, so he cooperates with Yi Ji to complain.
During the casual chat, Liu Bei suddenly asked: "How is the eldest son doing now? Jing Sheng is already old, so he should think about the future."
Yi Ji shook his head and sighed: "The eldest son is not pleased by his mistress and De Gui. Even though the lord has the intention, he is powerless. The time the eldest son spends in Xiangyang City is like a year..."
"Yuan Benchu's lesson is right in front of you..." Liu Bei sighed.
Yi Ji looked at Xu Shu and said, "Sir, you are very resourceful. Let me ask you for a plan on your behalf."
Xu Shu quickly waved his hand, "Don't you know that we are not close to each other? How can I offer advice to the eldest son..."
"Your Majesty..." Yi Ji looked at Liu Bei helplessly. He was actually Liu Qi's supporter.
"Yuan Zhi is very chivalrous, and the eldest son is friendly, loyal and filial. How can he know about it and not save him?" Liu Bei immediately offered words of advice, and the prefect Zhao Fan also followed suit.
Xu Shu stood up and twirled his beard and said: "Shen Sheng died inside, Chong'er is safe outside..."
"Thank you sir." Yi Ji stood up and thanked him.
Xu Shu smiled and said, "I didn't say anything."
Liu Bei also smiled and said: "We can all testify that Yuan Zhi didn't say anything, hahaha..."
