"If the Yangzhou army allied with Liu Zhang's brother, what do you think I, Liu Bei, would benefit from it? I admit that I was defeated by Liu Mang and escaped to Yi Province. I was afraid that Liu Mang would come to take my life. How could I make another enemy? "Liu Bei said with tears in his eyes.
Huang Quan was not someone who did not have his own opinions. He would naturally think and have his own ideas.
And now, Liu Bei's words had moved him.
If the Yizhou Army were to ally with the Yangzhou Army, they would not be able to share any benefits with Liu Bei.
If the Yi Province and Yangzhou did not form an alliance, Liu Bei would still have a slim chance of survival. But if the Yi Province and Yangzhou formed an alliance, there would be no chance of survival.
"This is all a conspiracy, a conspiracy!" Liu Bei cried and complained to Huang Quan. He was like a young wife who had met his wife and complained about the evil deeds of the old man next door.
"Some time ago, your army attacked Jiangzhou. How do you explain that?" Huang Quan asked Liu Bei.
"I'm innocent, I'm innocent! General Huang, why would you attack Jiangzhou when you saw how tired my army was? If I attacked Jiangzhou, why would I give up what's near at hand and seek what's far away? " Liu Bei was now using facts to tell Huang Quan that if he attacked Jiangzhou, he would just take a shortcut and wipe out Jiangzhou in one fell swoop.
Huang Quan was silent.
He, Huang Quan, was simply a disgrace. He had fallen in the same place twice and was now being slapped in the face.
After a long silence, Huang Quan said, "General Zuo, what do you want?"
Huang Quan was not stupid. Liu Bei had untied him, persuaded him nicely, and even entertained him with fine wine and delicacies. He must have a request.
As the saying goes, one who is unaccountably solicitous is hiding evil intentions.
"General Huang Quan, since you understand, then I will say it directly. There must be someone trying to sow discord!" Liu Bei wiped his tears and said.
"Sow discord?" Yellowright asked, puzzled.
"All of this is a conspiracy, a conspiracy against me, Liu Bei, and your Yi Province!" Liu Bei stood up and said righteously.
"Conspiracy?"
"If my army is destroyed, who would benefit the most from it?" Liu Bei asked in return.
If Liu Bei's Army was destroyed, the one who would benefit the most was not the Yi Province Army, but Liu Mang of Yangzhou.
"What do you mean?" The troops attacking Jiangzhou were all from the Jingzhou Army.
"General Huang Quan should know that we are not the only Jingzhou Army in Yizhou!" Liu Bei coldly told Yellowright. Liu Bei had Pang Shiyuan by his side. After Jian Yong was sent back, although Liu Bei was shocked and terrified, he quickly understood the crux of the matter.
There was a Jingzhou Army that used Liu Bei's Army's banner to attack Yizhou, which caused Liu Zhang to turn hostile.
How could there be another Jingzhou Army in Yizhou?
After thinking about it, Liu Bei really did find out.
There was indeed a second Jingzhou Army in Yizhou, which was Cai Mao and Kuai Yue's army that disappeared after entering Yizhou.
"All of this is a conspiracy against me and Elder Brother Liu Zhang, and the perpetrator of this conspiracy is Liu Mang! It doesn't matter if my army is defeated, at most we will die. However, Elder Brother Liu Zhang will have to suffer humiliation! "Liu Bei acted as if he was thinking for Liu Zhang.
"Speak, Left General, what do you want?" Yellowright finally calmed down. He did not care if it was the Yangzhou Army or Liu Bei. None of this had much to do with him. The only thing he cared about was his Lord, Liu Zhang.
If what Liu Bei said was true, and all of this was a conspiracy, a conspiracy by the Yangzhou Army, Yellowright would not let the Yangzhou Army succeed.
It must be said that although Liu Zhang was a conservative dog with no ambition, his old father, Liu Yan, had left him with a group of loyal followers.
Liu Bei looked at Yellowright's reaction and laughed in his heart. However, on the surface, Liu Bei's expression did not change.
"There is no need to talk about what I want. I just want to have a place in Yi Province and live. How would I dare to ask for anything?" Liu Bei was suffering more than Meng Jiangnu.
"Jiang Province cannot be given to you!" Yellowright looked at Liu Bei and said to Liu Bei.
"As long as General Yellowright tells Elder Brother Liu Zhang everything, I will immediately withdraw from Jiang Province and return to Yong 'an County. I will help Elder Brother Liu Zhang guard Yi Province's entrance for generations to come!" Liu Bei swore.
"Alright, there is no time to lose. I will leave immediately. Left General, please arrange a carriage!" Yellowright cupped his fist and said to Liu Bei.
Liu Bei's efficiency could not be described as slow. Soon, a carriage stopped outside the mansion. For the sake of Huang Quan's safety, Liu Bei also returned Huang Quan's personal guards to him.
"General Yellowright, take care!" Liu Bei began to play the emotional card again.
"Goodbye!" Huang Quan's carriage quickly left Jiangzhou overnight and headed towards Chengdu Prefecture.
Seeing Yellowright leave, Zhang Fei could not hold it in anymore. "Big Brother, it is just Yellowright. Is there a need for you to personally send him off?" Zhang Fei had his reasons for looking down on Yellowright. He was a defeated general, so how could he be brave? Furthermore, Liu Bei was lying in Yellowright's arms, which made Zhang Fei feel even more uncomfortable.
"Third Brother, this Yellowright can save our entire army!" Liu Bei looked at Zhang Fei and said. Perhaps he should not call her Third Brother in the future. It would be best to call her Third Sister.
"Big Brother, are you really going to reconcile with Liu Zhang?" Zhang Fei did not understand. Jian Yong was blinded by Liu Zhang and had his tongue cut off.
Although Jian Yong did not become sworn brothers with Zhang Fei and the others, they were still brothers. He and Liu Bei were childhood friends.
"Reconcile?" Liu Bei's eyes lit up with a trace of sternness. It was not that Liu Bei did not have any killing intent or disgust. It was just that he had been pretending to be benevolent and virtuous all this time. Gradually, even if he wanted to kill someone, he would do it with a smile.
"How can we reconcile? There can only be one Imperial Uncle Liu in Yi Province! "Liu Zhang was also given the title of Imperial Uncle by the Han Emperor.
Jian Yong and Liu Bei's relationship was no less than his relationship with Zhang Fei and Guan Yu.
Moreover, if Liu Zhang had killed Jian Yong, Liu Bei might have been able to cover it up. Now, in order to vent his anger, Liu Zhang had blinded Jian Yong and cut off Jian Yong's tongue.
He had even sent Jian Yong back.
This was obviously a provocation. If Liu Bei and Liu Zhang reconciled, they would lose the morale of the army.
They could not even protect their own people and reconcile with their enemies.
Wouldn't this make their subordinates bitterly disappointed? If Jian Yong was like this, what about the others?
Therefore, whether it was for public or private reasons, Liu Bei and Liu Zhang could reconcile.
"Then Big Brother, what do you mean?" Zhang Fei was even more confused. He did not understand what Liu Bei was thinking. He felt that he was in a different world from Liu Bei and the others.
"My Lord, if not for Huang Quan, how could we have entered Chengdu?" Pang Shiyuan's figure appeared behind the two of them.
"Shiyuan, you are back!" Liu Bei saw Pang Shiyuan and hurriedly went to greet him.
"My Lord, Third General!" Pang Shiyuan returned the greeting.
Liu Bei complained to Huang Quan. He wanted Huang Quan to go back and tell Liu Zhang everything that had happened. He admitted that he wanted to free himself. At the same time, Liu Bei also had his own goals.
He did not want to form an alliance with Liu Zhang. Even if he did form an alliance with Liu Zhang, what could he do?
Liu Zhang was timid and afraid of trouble. He might betray Liu Bei at any time. In that case, Liu Bei could only replace him.
Letting Huang Quan go back was just to numb Liu Zhang.
He wanted Liu Zhang to see that Liu Bei was wronged. Everything had nothing to do with Liu Bei. He begged Liu Zhang to be willing to guard Liu Zhang's door. All of this was to make Liu Zhang lower his guard.
"Is the army ready?" Liu Bei asked Pang Shiyuan.
"It has been ready for a long time!" Pang Shiyuan said with a smile. Pang Shiyuan did not attend the banquet just now because he went to prepare. "We are just waiting for news from Chengdu. Then, we can send out the troops!"
"Good!" Liu Bei nodded. With Pang Shiyuan around, Liu Bei had never lost to Liu Mang in Yangzhou.
"Zhao Wei, what about Zhang Lu? Have you sent out any messengers? "Liu Bei continued to ask. Liu Bei's purpose was to lure Zhang Lu and Zhao Wei into Yizhou and thoroughly muddy the waters in Yizhou.
He wanted to turn Yizhou into a swamp and completely trap Liu Mang in Yangzhou.
"Not yet! But the messengers to Xu Du have been sent out! "Pang Shiyuan said.
"Good!" Liu Bei nodded. Taking down Chengdu was Liu Bei's proof of allegiance. It was also his method to deter Zhang Lu and Zhao Wei.
"Send out the messengers as soon as possible. When my army moves out!" Liu Bei did not have much time. He wanted to take down Chengdu and at the same time, make Zhao Wei and Zhang Lu form an alliance.
"Yes!" Pang Shiyuan nodded.
…
In the Wei King's Residence in Xu Du.
Now, the entire Great Han Dynasty in the north was made in the Wei King's Residence. The Imperial Palace in Xu Du was just a decoration.
This was already an unspoken rule. The Han Emperor was just a puppet. The real center of power was in the hands of the Wei King, Cao Cao.
Therefore, many people only knew of the Wei King but not the Han Emperor.
On this day, Cao Cao was in the residence and was just about to have fun when someone came to report.
"Reporting to the Wei King, Minister Xun requests an audience!" The Minister Xun here was no longer Xun Yu, but Xun You.
Xun Yu had been sent to the north by Cao Cao because he opposed Cao Cao's proclamation.
Now, he was in Liaodong with the two brothers, Xun and Cen.
"Gongda requests an audience?" Cao Cao pondered.
"Your Majesty, don't pay attention to that Minister Xun. Today, accompany him alone!" Cao Cao's favorite concubine in his arms said coquettishly to Cao Cao.
If it was any other day, Cao Cao would have directly answered. Because ever since Cao Cao became the Wei King, nobles from all walks of life came to visit frequently. Cao Cao had long been tired of it and found an excuse to casually beat them up.
But today was different. "Scram!" Cao Cao waved his hand and threw the beautiful concubine in his arms away as if she was a burden.
"Men, bathe and change clothes with me. Let Gongda wait in the main hall!" Cao Cao said to his personal guard.
"Yes!" The personal guard heard the order and was about to leave.
"Wait!" Cao Cao suddenly called out to the personal guard. "Let me go directly!" Cao Cao directly stood up. He did not care about the makeup on his face and directly stood up and walked towards the main hall.
In the main hall, Xun You was waiting. No one knew what he was thinking.
"Minister Xun, please have some tea! The Lord will be here soon! " Naturally, there were people in Cao Cao's residence who recognized Xun You. They poured tea for him so that he could wait peacefully for Cao Cao's arrival.
"Mm!" Xun You nodded. It was obvious that he was absent-minded. He placed his hand on the teacup beside him and brought it to his mouth.
"Ah ah!" When the tea entered his mouth, Xun You jumped up. The tea was hot.
"Gongda, sorry to keep you waiting!" Cao Cao's voice sounded.
Xun You did not care about the hot tea. When he saw the person who came, he rushed towards Cao Cao and said, "Xun You greets Your Majesty!"
"Gongda, there's no need to be so polite! Come, come, come, sit! "Cao Cao greeted Xun You.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Unlike his uncle, Xun You was not completely loyal to the Great Han Dynasty. In his opinion, as long as there was someone who could unify the world, fulfill his ambitions, and bring peace to the world, then this person would be the one Xun You would pledge his loyalty to.
Obviously, Cao Cao had done it.
This was also the reason why Cao Cao still trusted Xun You after Xun Yu's death.
"Your Majesty, on your face?!" Xun You raised his head and saw something on Cao Cao's face.
"On my face?" Cao Cao asked someone to bring a bronze mirror. Only then did he realize that there was a red lip print on his face. Old Cao didn't feel awkward at all and directly erased him. It wasn't as if everyone didn't know Old Cao's hobby.
"Gongda, is there an important matter for you to come here?" Cao Cao asked Xun You.
Listening to Cao Cao's question, Xun You entered the mood and nodded. "Your Majesty, there is indeed an important matter! Chang 'an's Provincial Governor Zhong sent someone to deliver an urgent report! "
Before Xun You finished speaking, Cao Cao stood up anxiously. "Chang 'an? Did Ma Chao come back from the ashes? " The reason why Cao Cao was able to enjoy himself for the past few days was because Ma Chao's army was destroyed by him. This gave Cao Cao the time to be happy.
"It's not Ma Chao!" Xun You shook his head.
"It's not Ma Mengqi? Who can make our Provincial Governor Zhong send an urgent report?! "As soon as he heard that it was not Ma Chao, Cao Cao was relieved and even joked.
Xun You glanced at Cao Cao. His expression did not change. At first, he was also like Cao Cao. However, when he heard the news from Chang 'an, he was not so calm.
"My Lord, Liu Bei sent a messenger!" With such a sentence, Cao Cao and Xun You both froze.
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