Wu Yi and Liu Bei argued with each other for a while, and finally reminded them tactfully: "I will step up my efforts to investigate. These rumors should be instigated by Cao Cao, but my lord is sitting on three states competing for balance in the world, so it is better to be careful about some things."
"The backup person never doubts." Liu Bei shook his head.
"What General Ma has done is really hard to reassure his colleagues. Hearing that Zhang Lu once wanted to call Meng Qi as his son-in-law, the counselor said, 'If someone doesn't love his own relatives, how can he love others?' So the matter was left alone. Although my lord To be generous and tolerant, it is best to be cautious, General Pang is his wing."
Even Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong would not say anything that was suspected of estrangement. That is to say, Wu Yi dared to speak out because of his close relationship.
Liu Bei knew that Wu Yi would not stir up trouble, and his words represented the thoughts of the general in Shu, so he comforted him: "Don't worry, Ziyuan, I have my own plans."
"The generals in Shu are all loyal men and are very familiar with the terrain of Yizhou. My lord, feel free to use them boldly," Wu Yi reminded carefully.
"This is great. When I take over Hanzhong in the future, can Ziyuan be a pioneer?"
"The final general is willing to die for the service." Wu Yi was overjoyed.
Liu Bei finally understood Wu Yi's intentions. The generals in Shu felt that they had given him too few opportunities, and they also wanted to go to the front line to gain some military glory.
Liu Bei had a stronghold in his mind. Generals no matter where they were born were loyal, but in terms of personal bravery in leading troops in battle, the overall strength of these generals in Yizhou was insufficient, but he did not mind giving Wu Yi some opportunities.
In fact, there is no need for Wu Yi to remind him, Liu Bei will naturally balance the relationship between the various factions, and he is already a leader in the art of controlling people.
Wu Yi left happily after receiving a satisfactory answer. Liu Bei lamented that the gap between his wives and brothers was too big. Mi Fang had no sense of presence as the prefect of Wuling. Wu Yi, who was born in the best family, was coerced by the Yizhou nobles. Every move affected too many people. On the contrary, Lan Tian, who guards Jiaozhou, is unfettered by interests and is Liu Bei's most reassuring presence.
"My lord, the car is ready, why don't you go see Mrs. Wu?" Liu Bei stepped out of the guard gate, and Chen Dao was already waiting outside.
"Go and see Adou. It's been a long time since I checked his studies." Liu Bei pointed to the direction where Gan Qian lived. In addition to balancing the relationship between courtiers, he also had to balance the relationship between wives, concubines and children.
"Wei." Chen Dao opened the car curtain and let Liu Bei get in.
Because Wu Ran gave birth to two children in a row, and because of Wu Yi's relationship, Liu Bei went in and out of Mrs. Wu's residence the most. Sun Shangxiang, the youngest, was ignored by many. Fortunately, he had his daughter Liu Yi as his companion, so he would not be lonely and depressed.
It was raining slightly, so Liu Bei didn't hear the children playing. He walked through the wet courtyard in front of the house and found Liu Chan, Liu Shu and Liu Wan sitting on the porch playing with each other.
Liu Bei walked forward slowly and found that there were conches, shells and other seaside things on the small table, which Lan Tian asked Song Chen to drop by.
"Father." Liu Shu noticed Liu Bei first and stood up to salute politely. After his biological mother Mi Zhen passed away, Liu Shu's personality became very sensitive.
"Father." Liu Wan and Liu Chan also stood up.
Liu Bei waved his hand to signal everyone to relax. He pointed at the objects on the table and asked, "Where did all this come from?"
"My uncle asked someone to send it from Jiaozhou." Liu Wan lowered her head and answered.
"The shell is bright. Is there anything special about this shell?" Liu Bei asked curiously.
Liu Chan put a conch next to Liu Bei's ear: "Father, listen, uncle has sent the sea."
"That's true." Liu Bei's kind face was filled with a smile. Suddenly he remembered that he was here to test Adou's knowledge, so he asked: "Mr. Si Qian has been teaching you "Zuo Zhuan" for several months. Have you learned anything? Good idea? Can you share it with me?"
"Well, I'd better recite "The Thousand-Character Classic" to you. The sky and the earth are dark and yellow, the universe is ancient, the sun and the moon are waxing, and the stars are arranged." Liu Chan sweated on his back and immediately changed the topic.
"No need to memorize it. It seems that you haven't paid much attention recently." Liu Bei said calmly.
Liu Chan lowered his head and muttered: "My child is only eight years old. My husband said that Zuo Zhuan is too difficult for me."
"Isn't this right? Didn't Ziyu tell a few stories before? You were younger at that time." Liu Bei was very confused.
"Well, Mr. Siqian's lectures are not as interesting as my uncle's, so the children don't listen very well." Liu Chan hesitated to explain the reason.
Although Yin Mo is proficient in "Zuo Zhuan", his storytelling skills are not as good as Lan Tian. The stories of the characters in Zuo Zhuan are obscure and difficult to remember, which did not attract Liu Chan's interest at all.
"I'll let Mr. Si Qian explain it more simply. Have you practiced martial arts recently? Without a strong body, you won't be able to do anything in the future." Liu Bei asked again.
Liu Chan lowered his head and replied: "It's been either snowing or raining recently. Uncle Zilong went to Zitong County again. There really is no one to play football with my child."
When Liu Bei heard about the good guy, he asked Adou to practice some basic skills. It turned out to be understood as playing football for fun. Although Liu Chan was only eight years old now, he was too lazy to set an example for Liu Yong and Liu Li.
"Where is your mother?" Liu Bei looked up and found no trace of Gan Qian.
It turned out that Gan Qian was very strict with Adou. Liu Bei felt that he had not been here for more than ten days, so why did the atmosphere here become different? Could it be that she complained that I was too close to Mrs. Wu?
"Mother caught the cold a few days ago and should be resting in her room at the moment." Liu Wan replied.
"So that's it."
After hearing this, Liu Bei immediately felt relieved and walked towards Gan Qian's bedroom.
Gan Qian was usually very frugal and did not light candles in the room on a rainy day. Liu Bei opened the door and entered the room and felt it was very dark.
"Who is it?" Gan Qian asked weakly.
"Xiaojun?"
Liu Bei walked quickly to the couch and realized that he had not seen Gan Qian for a long time. She looked pale and haggard.
Gan Qian heard Liu Bei's voice and struggled to sit up. Liu Bei stepped forward to support her back and put a pillow around her waist.
"Ahem, my husband is busy with government affairs, how can he have time to come here?" Gan Qian covered her mouth with one fist.
"Xiaojun's body has always been strong, but why have he fallen ill when the weather got cold these past two years? Have you ever asked a doctor to come and see you?" Liu Bei asked, looking up and down.
Gan Qian replied: "Maybe it's because of the heavy rain in Chengdu. After looking at it, the doctor just said it was just a simple wind and cold. It will be fine when the spring warms and the flowers bloom. It should be nothing serious."
Liu Bei frowned: "The medical skills of these doctors in Yizhou are still not as good as those of Zhongjing and Yuanhua. I will send someone to invite them to Chengdu tomorrow."
Gan Qian quickly stopped her: "How can these two miracle doctors help me, a woman who is so old now? Besides, Ziyu has just established the Medical Department, and Mr. Yuanhua should not be able to get away. I just need to take a few more decoctions."
"Xiaojun is really my good wife. I really miss those days in Xinye and Chenxian." The moment Liu Bei nodded and sighed, he accidentally discovered an unfinished coat on the table. He had not noticed it because of the darkness in the room.
"Leave these things to others, but why are these clothes so small? Shu'er and Wan'er can't even wear them, can they?" Liu Bei picked up the small clothes and asked curiously.
