According to Mi Zhu's words, Zhuge Liang's close relationship with the Jingzhou family is likely to end here!
Liu Bei was so confused that he couldn't think of any solution.
Seeing that the situation was getting out of control little by little, as the lord, he was helpless.
"Zizhong, do you have any countermeasures?"
At this point, Liu Bei can only place his hope on his brother-in-law.
After all, with his wife Mi's relationship, Mi Zhu would never harm him.
"My lord, General Guan is our hope for reviving the Han Dynasty and must be rescued!"
"The generals from Jingzhou have also been rescued. They are the key to stabilizing the hearts of the people."
"Especially the Nanjun family, they are powerful! Lord, don't forget how we got Nanjun!"
Liu Bei nodded slightly, of course he would not forget it.
If aristocratic families like the Ma family hadn't secretly taken refuge, no matter how stupid Zhang Yun was, he wouldn't have abandoned Jiangling for no reason!
"As for Xu Shu and the captured soldiers..."
Mi Zhu paused for a moment, and then a fierce look flashed in his eyes.
"Lord, if you don't give up, there is nothing to gain! If it doesn't work, just give up completely!"
"If Liu Zhang really wants Xu Shu's mother, we can just give it to him."
"The best case scenario is that we exchange Xu Shu's mother for General Guan, a general from Jingzhou and captured soldiers."
"At worst, I can get General Guan and these generals back."
"If it really doesn't work, we can only abandon all these soldiers..."
Liu Bei held his breath for a moment, thinking rapidly about the feasibility of Mi Zhu's plan.
No matter which way you think about it, exchanging Xu Shu's mother for so many people is not a loss.
If there is only one place where my conscience condemns me, it is because I feel sorry for Xu Shu.
"Zizhong, what if Liu Zhang doesn't want Xu Shu's mother?"
Mi Zhu shook his head, his eyes extremely firm.
"impossible!"
"My lord, I can guarantee that Liu Zhang will never refuse!"
"At most, if the families of more than 10,000 soldiers are sacrificed, we can definitely reach a consensus!"
Even though Mi Zhu was so confident, Liu Bei still couldn't make a decision and became even more entangled in his heart.
In exchange for all the captured people, it is possible to completely break with the Jingzhou family.
If Xu Shu's mother is used as a bargaining chip, it is possible to break with Zhuge Liang.
It's really a dilemma.
Why! Do we have to pay attention to one thing and lose the other? Isn't there a way to have both worlds?
Liu Bei was extremely unwilling and couldn't help but roar in his heart.
Why is he always the one in trouble?
This is what happens when you have no soldiers, no generals, and no place to stand.
Now he occupies the land of five counties and has hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers under his command. This is still the case!
Forced by Yuan Shu, forced by Lu Bu, forced by Cao Cao, forced by Sun Quan!
He was forced by Liu Zhang several times!
Forced back and forth, Liu Bei felt that if he was not being forced to death, he would be driven crazy!
"Zizhong, Kong Ming has a saying that I very much agree with."
"Without Yuan Zhi, how could I, Liu Bei, be where I am today?"
"No matter how Liu Zhang puts on a show, I don't believe Xu Shu is a traitor!"
"Do I know that Xu Shu is a loyal minister, so I still want to slander him and force him to go to Liu Zhang?"
At this moment, there was a sound outside the door.
"My lord, Yuan Zhi knows that my lord trusts him so much, so I won't complain anymore..."
Liu Bei and Mi Zhu were shocked. They didn't expect there was someone outside the door!
They are all too familiar with this voice, Military Advisor Zhuge Liang!
Mi Zhu took every precaution, just worried that someone would hear the conversation between the two.
Unexpectedly, he was caught by Zhuge Liang.
Liu Bei quickly opened the door and invited Zhuge Liang in.
"Kong Ming, it's so late, why aren't you sleeping yet?"
Liu Bei's face turned red and his expression was extremely unnatural.
It was obviously a guilty conscience after being discovered.
Zhuge Liang showed no signs of surprise when he arrived, and even nodded to Mi Zhu.
"My lord, I originally wanted to report to my lord after dawn, but I was tossing and turning and couldn't sleep."
"After learning that Zizhong had returned, I wanted to know what was going on with Liu Zhang."
"In desperation, I rushed over directly and asked my lord to forgive me."
Liu Bei quickly helped Zhuge Liang, who was apologizing.
It was too late for him to apologize to Zhuge Liang. How could he accept Zhuge Liang's apology?
"Kong Ming, if I weren't worried about disturbing your rest, I would have sent someone to tell you."
"You're here just in time, let's discuss it together!"
Liu Bei was familiar with the matter of getting off the donkey along the slope.
Now that Zhuge Liang has given him the opportunity, he must take advantage of the opportunity to expose this matter.
The two looked at each other and smiled, all in a tacit understanding.
Mi Zhu also pretended that nothing had happened and hurriedly walked to Zhuge Liang's side.
"Military advisor, let me tell you what happened during my trip to Yiling, shall I?"
"Then it will be troublesome for Zizhong!"
Zhuge Liang did not refuse and nodded with a smile.
An extremely embarrassing scene was completely resolved.
Mi Zhu spoke very seriously, explaining every detail to Zhuge Liang very clearly.
Zhuge Liang listened more carefully, as if vaguely proving to Liu Bei that he had just arrived at the door of the room.
After finishing the story, Mi Zhu recounted his thoughts and what he said to Liu Bei in detail.
Regardless of whether Zhuge Liang had overheard it before, Mi Zhu had a clear conscience.
"Commander, that's it..."
As Mi Zhu's words fell, the room fell into complete silence.
Zhuge Liang did not shake his feather fan as usual, but told Liu Bei he had a plan with a proud face.
Instead, he frowned and fell into deep thought.
Liu Bei and Mi Zhu didn't dare to breathe, and even their breathing began to stop intermittently.
In order not to disturb Zhuge Liang in the slightest.
After a long time, Zhuge Liang sighed softly.
"Hey, Liu Zhang is so awesome..."
After hearing Zhuge Liang's words, Liu Bei almost fainted.
After waiting for a long time, people are almost suffocated to death, so why not say this?
"Kong Ming, do you have any good ideas?"
Zhuge Liang shook his head and answered Liu Bei directly.
"No, and there is also bad news for my lord."
"What...what bad news?"
Liu Bei held his breath again, fearing that he would not be able to bear the stimulation and fainted.
"Ma Liang has a good relationship with Liang. He told me that the clans only agreed to let the lord exchange their people for their children."
"Currently, the soldiers and civilians in Jingzhou believe that the defeat of Xiaoting is not only Zhang Nan's problem, Xu Shu, as the commander-in-chief of Jiangbei, also has an unshirkable responsibility."
"So they didn't agree to exchange 100,000 people for Xu Shu..."
Zhuge Liang closed his eyes slightly and bit his lips, feeling extremely sad.
Now Liu Bei completely understood why Zhuge Liang couldn't sleep.
Xu Shu is really hopeless now!
Unless Liu Bei changes his mind and completely breaks with the Jingzhou family.
But what about after the breakup?
Who will help Liu Bei govern the five counties and sixty-five counties in Jingzhou?
If the descendants of the family give up their sons one after another, Jingzhou will be in chaos in an instant!
But this news seems to be a good thing for Liu Bei!
If Zhuge Liang was willing to give up Xu Shu, wouldn't everything be solved?
Just when he was about to show his joy, he saw Zhuge Liang staring at him with a heavy face, which almost scared Liu Bei to faint.
"Kong Ming, what should we do now?"
Zhuge Liang shook his head again. At this moment, he was also very confused!
"Lord, the crisis doesn't stop there!"
"Just imagine, what if Liu Zhang doesn't want Xu Shu's mother..."
