NOVEL NEXT Chapter 36
"Nanyang is the barrier of Jingzhou. Now it is occupied by Liu Bei. Liu Biao must be wary."
"Liu Biao has always been on good terms with Yuan Shao and has always been a secret to the court and Sikong. If Sikong fights Yuan Shao in a decisive battle in the future, Liu Biao will definitely be a hidden danger."
"Sikong Ke asked the emperor to issue an edict to appoint Liu Bei as the shepherd of Jingzhou in the name of his meritorious service against thieves. He also transferred Liu Biao to the court and promoted him to the rank of Taiwei."
"Liu Biao will definitely not obey the imperial edict, and Liu Bei will be even more afraid if he opposes it"
"Liu Bei was seduced by the position of Jingzhou Mu, so he would definitely try every means to plot Liu Biao's foundation."
"In this way, the two Lius will inevitably meet each other in war, and they will be as powerful as fire and water."
"When the two of them fight to the point where they are both injured, Sikong can then take the fight himself and reap the benefits."
"This is the plan of two tigers competing for food!"
Xun Yu said eloquently and offered a strategy for Cao Cao.
Cao Cao suddenly understood and thought in his heart that Xun Yu's strategy was really poisonous.
The previous move to encourage Liu Bei to swallow the tiger had caused Liu Bei to lose Xuzhou and almost forced him into a desperate situation.
Now that two tigers are competing for food with one move, they are trying to trick Liu Bei to death again.
"Good, good, good, two tigers competing for food with one move"
"If this plan is very in line with my wishes, then I will act according to your plan."
Cao Cao praised highly and made a decision.
After the plan was decided, Cao Cao looked towards the direction of Wancheng, with a sly smile on his lips.
"Deng Mu, I want to see how capable you are of being able to make Liu Bei's county resist Liu Biao's state!"
…
Wancheng.
At the beginning of the second year of Jian'an.
The angel Dong Zhao entered Wancheng on a festival day and read out the emperor's edict.
Liu Bei officially moved from Xuzhou to Jingzhou as a pastoralist. He was appointed as General Zhennan and was granted the title of Tinghou of Yicheng.
He knew that this was Cao Cao's intention, but as a clan member of the Han Dynasty and the emperor had an edict, Liu Bei was naturally able to accept the edict with grand ceremony and express his gratitude.
After seeing off Dong Zhao, the palace was filled with joy
"Brother, with the emperor's edict, you are the legitimate Jingzhou Shepherd!"
"This is really a blessing falling from heaven, what a great thing!"
Zhang Fei was ecstatic and shouted excitedly.
All the generals and civil servants were also happy.
Originally, Liu Bei only occupied one county in Nanyang, so naturally their official position could not be higher than that of the county governor.
Now that the imperial court has made it clear, Liu Bei once again Ascending to the position of state pastor, everyone's official positions will naturally rise with the tide.
This is a happy event for everyone, how can everyone not be happy?
"Don't get too happy too soon"
"Cao Cao knew clearly that the leader of Jingzhou was Liu Jingsheng, but instead he used the name of the Emperor to make me the shepherd of Jingzhou."
"This is obviously to provoke a fight between me and Liu Jingsheng, and its intentions are so sinister."
Liu Bei was not happy, but his face was covered with a shadow.
Deng Mu nodded slightly.
Old Liu's ability was still there, and he could see through Cao Cao's intentions at a glance
"The lord is wise and sees through Cao Cao's trick at a glance"
"This is a plan of two tigers competing for food, either Xun Yu or Guo Jia's handiwork."
Deng Mu said it clearly, and slapped Lao Liu in the face.
Everyone's eyes turned to Deng Mu.
"To put it bluntly, this plan of two tigers competing for food is to use Jingzhou as bait to induce the lord and Liu Biao to fight each other."
"In this way, Cao Cao could just sit back and watch and reap the benefits."
Deng Mu didn't waste much time and pointed out the essence of this plan succinctly.
Everyone suddenly understood.
After Zhang Fei touched his head, he said happily:
"We don’t care whether two tigers are competing for food or three tigers are competing for food. Didn’t the military advisor originally want the eldest brother to capture Jingzhou?"
"Well, since there is an edict from the emperor, what should we worry about? Let’s just go ahead and grab it!"
All the ministers in the hall immediately became excited again.
Earlier, Liu Bei was unwilling to seize Jingzhou because he was benevolent and could not bear to attack Liu Biao, a fellow clan member.
Now that the emperor's edict has been issued, what is there to worry about?
I have been ordered to punish thieves. This is the duty of a minister, and it is just as it should be.
"Brother, what Yide said is absolutely true!"
"Although Cao Cao's plan is insidious, we just happened to follow it and were ordered to attack Liu Biao and seize Jingzhou!"
Guan Yu also came to his senses and immediately stood up to join Zhang Fei.
Guan Zhang took the lead, Zhang Liao, Mi Zhu and other generals and advisers all advocated the imperial edict to attack Liu Biao and seize Jingzhou.
Deng Mu did not express his position, but quietly observed Liu Bei's actions. His face.
In his estimation, despite the emperor's edict, Old Liu might not take action against Liu Biao.
Sure enough, after Liu Bei pondered for a moment, he waved his hands to stop everyone's admonishment.
"Although this edict is an edict from the emperor, everyone in the world knows that Cao Cao used the emperor to order the princes to"
"This edict is clearly Cao Cao’s intention"
"Now that Liu Jingsheng has kept his promise and handed over Nanyang County to me, if I use troops to seize his inheritance, wouldn't I become an unjust person?"
"I understand your good intentions, but I'm sorry you can't obey them!"
Liu Bei looked solemn and categorically refused everyone's request for advice.
There was silence in the hall.
Everyone followed Liu Bei because Liu Bei was the master of benevolence and righteousness.
Now Liu Bei does not want to be the unjust person and takes the initiative to take away his fellow clan members. Jiye, if everyone insisted on forcing Liu Bei, wouldn't it go against their original intention of following Liu Bei?
Sun Qian and others could only shake their heads and sigh, unable to persuade them any more.
Zhang Fei scratched his ears and cheeks anxiously, jumped up, and wanted to persuade him again.
"General Yide!"
"Since the lord is unwilling to take the initiative to use troops against Liu Biao, why should we make it difficult for the lord? Let us just let the lord make his decision."
Deng Mu spoke in time, interrupting Zhang Fei's persuasion.
Zhang Fei always respected Deng Mu, and he had already spoken, so how could he have the nerve to talk more?
"well~~"
Zhang Fei slapped his thigh and mumbled unhappily.
This military discussion ended unhappily.
Deng Mu, however, privately invited Guan Yu and others to his residence.
Half an hour later.
Deng Mu, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Mi Zhu were already cooking wine around the stove.
"Commander Ziyu!"
"Why is my brother so pedantic? He has an edict from the emperor, but he just refuses to take action against Liu Biao?"
"I am really anxious to death!"
Zhang Fei complained, picked up the wine glass and drank it all in one gulp.
Deng Mu gave Zhang Fei another glass of wine, but smiled and comforted:
"You are the lord’s brother. Don’t you understand the lord’s character?"
"On the face of it, Liu Jingsheng has no debt to him. How do you ask him to convince himself to attack his fellow sect members?"
Zhang Fei was speechless.
Guan Yu stroked his beautiful beard and nodded slightly:
"What Ziyu said was true. It was reasonable for his brother to be benevolent and righteous and not to take action against Liu Biao."
Zhang Fei put down the wine glass with a bang and said angrily:
"What should we do? If we leave Jingzhou alone and don’t rob it, are we going to live guarding this mere Nanyang County?"
Deng Mu gave Zhang Fei a glass of wine, but his eyes were playful:
"Therefore, we have to hide it from the lord and use some extraordinary means to force the lord to compete with Liu Biao for Jingzhou!"
As soon as these words came out,
Guan, Zhang and Mi Zhu's eyes lit up.