Liu Bei set up his base in Chengdu, and his life became more and more comfortable. With the war gone, the surrounding life became richer, the people's lives were stable, and the rice harvest in the fields was bumper. Until one day, someone suddenly came from Jingzhou to report that Soochow proposed to Guan Yu. Guan Yu refused directly and humiliated the envoy. When Kongming found out, he sighed: "Jingzhou is in danger! You can send someone to replace Guan Yu and return to Soochow."
Because of this incident, Kong Ming made a video call to Yuyi. At that time, Yuyi was on his way to Huangpu Village, preparing to greet his family, so he did not disturb Yuyi or tell him about the incident. Later, good news came from the Jingzhou front line. They were all news about how Guan Yu attacked Xiangyang. He flooded seven armies, captured Yu Jin, and killed Pang De. Cao Cao was very scared and prepared to move the capital. Kong Ming relaxed his vigilance. , and left this matter behind.
A few days later, Guan Xingdao suddenly came and further explained the process of flooding the Seventh Army. At the same time, he told Guan Yu to beware of Soochow and set up piers on the riverside. This would avoid the disaster of Soochow. Liu Bei was elated, and Kong Ming had no doubts about Soochow.
So after a while, Liu Bei felt that he was not feeling well, but he couldn't tell where he was feeling uncomfortable. Seeing a doctor had no effect. At night, he couldn't fall asleep, so he went to the outhouse to read and lit a fire. I was holding a candle, and suddenly a gust of cold wind blew. The candle went out, but it soon became cold again. When I looked again, I found a person standing right under the candle.
Liu Bei was very surprised and asked: "Who are you and why did you come to my house?"
The man just sighed and didn't answer. Liu Bei felt even more strange, and then he stood up and looked, and it turned out to be Guan Yu. Liu Bei was about to go up and hold his hand, but the other person just avoided him, just like a shadow.
Liu Bei had no choice but to sit down and said: "Second brother, please come and be safe! You must have something to do when you come to my house so late. We are sworn brothers in Taoyuan and swear to live and die together, just like our own flesh and blood. Why should we do this?" What about avoidance?”
Guan Yu suddenly burst into tears and said, "I hope brother will definitely raise an army and help my virtuous brother to avenge his hatred!" After saying that, the cold wind started blowing, and Guan Yu was nowhere to be seen.
Liu Bei was suddenly awakened. It was exactly three o'clock in the morning. This dream was too weird, so he walked out of the house and sent someone to find Kong Ming late at night to discuss it.
Kong Ming has the habit of watching the sky every night. This night he happened to see a general star falling in the direction of Jingzhou. Kong Ming judged that Guan Yu must have encountered disaster, so he opened the video of Yu Yi.
Yuyi led everyone all the way and entered the territory of Xichuan. He happened to be reading a book that night when he suddenly received a video and opened it to reply.
Kong Ming looked surprised and asked, "Is it already in Jingzhou?"
Yu Yi nodded and said: "Lü Meng of Jingzhou resigned as the governor on the pretense of his life and appointed a man named Lu Xun. Then Brother Guan forcibly transferred Jingzhou's soldiers and horses to the front line. He didn't want to be crossed by Lu Meng in white clothes." , and finally occupied the nine counties of Jingzhou."
Kong Ming asked: "The police and other counties are all on defense, how could they be defeated so easily?"
Yu Yi sighed: "The public security was guarded by Fu Shiren, and the four counties in Jingzhou were guarded by Mi Fang. As a result, Fu Shiren surrendered first and took Mi Fang to surrender with him. It didn't take much effort for Soochow to capture the nine counties of Jingzhou. Not only that, Lu Meng also treated Jingzhou favorably. The family members of the soldiers who went on the expedition asked their family members to write letters to disturb the morale of our army. In the end, Guan Yu was defeated and took Maicheng."
After hearing this, Kong Ming shook his head and said, "Since we know the situation in Jingzhou, why do we still defend it?"
Replied: "I heard from Huang Shumin that after Brother Guan retreated to Maicheng, his injury recurred. Coupled with his inner resentment, he was already terminally ill. Later, Liao Hua and Huang Shumin were sent out to rescue. Liao Hua went to Shangyong and did not borrow a single soldier. The first soldier, Huang Shumin, went to Huangpu Village to find me. Only then did I realize the seriousness of the problem. Unfortunately, when I arrived near Maicheng, Brother Guan took the remaining soldiers and horses and happened to take the road where Soochow was ambushed. , I finally rescued my second brother in Jueshan, but unfortunately we had too few soldiers and horses. In order to protect me, my second brother held on and blocked the enemy's attack, so he was captured alive by Soochow."
At this time, Kong Ming finally knew the cause and effect of the matter. In the final analysis, Guan Yu was too arrogant. Kong Ming closed his eyes and said: "In this way, Longzhong's plan to send troops to the two fronts will be shattered, and the problems facing Shuzhong will become more complicated."
Yuyi nodded slightly and said, "Yes, I'm heading towards Chengdu now. I'll tell you the specifics when I get there." After that, he hung up the phone.
Feeling Yuyi's emotional disappointment, Kong Ming also began to actively reflect on whether he had slacked off because he had been away from the war and kept winning.
After hanging up the video, soldiers came to convey the meaning of the King of Hanzhong. Kong Ming followed the soldiers to see Liu Bei, and Liu Bei told Kong Ming what happened in the dream.
Kong Ming said: "This is because the king is too concerned, so there is such a dream, no need to be suspicious?"
Liu Bei still felt very strange, because everything was too real, so Kong Ming persuaded Liu Bei, and Liu Bei felt at ease.
After leaving, I walked outside the middle gate and met Xu Jing. Xu Jing said: "I just went to the military advisor's residence to report a secret. I heard that the military advisor has entered the palace, so I came here again."
Kong Ming frowned and asked, "What secrets do you have?"
Replied: "I heard that Lu Meng of Dongwu had launched a sneak attack on Jingzhou, and that both Guan Yu and his son were killed by Sun Quan's order, so I came here to report to the military advisor."
Kong Ming knew that the matter could no longer be concealed, so he said: "I also saw the sky yesterday and found that the general star fell in the direction of Jingzhou. It is probably that Guan Yu encountered disaster, but he was afraid that the king would be worried, so he did not dare to say it."
While the two were discussing, suddenly a person rushed out of the hall, grabbed Kong Ming's clothes, and angrily shouted: "Why did you deceive me with such bad news!"
Kong Ming looked back and saw that it was Liu Bei. Liu Bei's hair was white and his mental state was not good.
Kong Ming and Xu Jing quickly said: "What we discussed just now are just rumors and cannot be taken as true. I hope the king will not worry and relax."
Liu Bei said: "Guan Yu and I have become sworn brothers in Taoyuan, and we have sworn to live and die together. If Guan Yu is murdered, how can I live alone in this world!"
While Kong Ming and Xu Jing were trying to persuade them, a soldier suddenly reported that Ma Liang and Yi Ji had arrived.
Liu Bei happened to want to know the situation in Jingzhou, so he immediately called in for questioning. Both of them said that Jingzhou had been lost, and Guan Yu was attacked by two sides. He asked for rescue by troops and horses, and handed over the seal.
Liu Bei had just received the memorial when suddenly a soldier came to report that Liao Hua had arrived. Upon seeing Liu Bei, Liao Hua fell to the ground crying and told Liu Feng and Meng Da that they were unwilling to send troops to aid Jingzhou.
(End of chapter)
