Chapter 888 Turning against guests (4)


    ? ? Birth, old age, illness and death are common occurrences. Even if one has great ability, this matter cannot be completely avoided by avoiding it. But I never thought that this thing would happen so suddenly.


    "Ah?!" Liu Bei stood up suddenly, stared at Jian Yong and said, "...I didn''t know what happened?"


    “I stayed at a post station outside the city yesterday evening and got the news...” Jian Yong said slowly.


    Liu Bei said anxiously: "Then why didn''t you come and repay me yesterday?"


    As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Bei realized that Jian Yong had just returned. Besides, the city gates in the county town were generally closed at night. Even if Jian Yong got the news, there was no way to send him into the city if it was not an emergency military situation. .


    "Sorry... Xianhe, Bei lost his temper..." Liu Bei cupped his hands and said to Jian Yong.


    Jian Yong said: "When I first heard about this, it was the same... Xuande, you should have made plans now..."


    Hearing this, Liu Bei opened his eyes wide and nodded, but remained silent.


    What should I do now?


    Liu Bei suddenly lost his joyful mood. Even the birds chirping on the treetops outside the lobby seemed to make Liu Bei feel bored by the noise.


    ?Tian Guorang and Tian Yu are the smartest and wisest people Liu Bei has encountered in this period of time. If it weren''t for Tian Yu''s help, Liu Bei would not have developed as far as he did today in the plains.


    ?Now that he was just on the right track, Tian Yu actually got into such a thing.


    Jian Yong took out a wooden slip from his sleeve, handed it to Liu Bei, and said with a straight face: "Xuan De, the talent of Guo Rang, is better than someone. If you don''t worry about it, I''m afraid... there will be many obstacles... It''s not as good as the general." The fact that his mother is seriously ill cannot be discussed for the time being..."


    What Jian Yong said was sincere and direct, without much concealment.


    ??Although Tian Yu is younger than Liu Bei and Jian Yong, whether it is people''s livelihood or government affairs, he is much better than Liu Bei and Jian Yong who became a monk halfway.


    ?Such a talent can be said to be extremely scarce in Liu Bei at the moment. If it is because of this kind of thing, whether it is to take care of him at home or to attend a funeral, it will definitely have a great impact on Liu Bei.


    According to Jian Yong''s intention, he wanted to conceal the message conveyed on the wooden slip. Anyway, these days, it is normal for letters to be lost after being passed around.


    Liu Bei took the wooden slip and glanced at it briefly. It basically contained information that had been transmitted from Yuyang County, including some of Gongsun Zan''s current trends. Of course, one of them was that Tian Yu''s mother was seriously ill, so he specially Ask someone to send a message to Tian Yu...


    The corners of Liu Bei''s eyes trembled, then he closed his eyes, shook his head, and returned the wooden slip to Jian Yong, saying: "Bei also understands the meaning of Xianhe... However, when the country was in dire straits, he relied on someone ...How can I bear this? Alas...please give this wooden tablet to the country..."


    Seeing that Liu Bei had made up his mind, Jian Yong nodded, put away the wooden slip, and then left.


    ?A few hours later, Tian Yu hurriedly walked in and saluted Liu Bei.


    "Guo Rang, come..." Although Liu Bei was prepared in his heart, when he actually saw Tian Yu coming, he still had a little bit of expectation, as if he knew it was the worst outcome, but still hoped. He is the one who is lucky enough to be exempted. "Your Majesty..." Tian Yu was silent for a while and said: "...I wonder how your Majesty is prepared for the current situation?"


    "Ah...ah?" Liu Bei was a little surprised, "Did the state minister say Pingyuan County?"


    Tian Yu nodded, shook his head, then stretched out his hand and gestured outward, and said: "The plain is just a small area...Yu means Jizhou, Qingzhou, Yanzhou..."


    "This... please speak frankly..." Liu Bei quickly gave up on such a large-scale problem from north to south.


    ?Tian Yu: “…”


    After a moment of silence, Tian Yu said: "In the battle over Jizhou, General Gongsun has been living in Liaodong for a long time and has the strength of his troops. However, Yuan Chaiqi has gathered many people in Hebei and has sufficient money and food. It may be difficult for the two to fight quickly, so there is no chance of a decisive victory. Just between Qing and Yan..."


    Liu Bei listened, but he seemed to understand.


    Of course it''s not that Liu Bei is stupid, it''s just that Liu Bei''s quick wit is average. But if you give Liu Bei more time to think about it slowly, I believe Liu Bei will naturally understand what Tian Yu said.


    Tian Yu did not explain too much to Liu Bei. Instead, he continued to say as if he wanted to pour all his thoughts for this period of time on Liu Bei: "...Now that the envoy''s land is Jizhou in the north, Yuan Cheqi must concentrate on dealing with it. General Gongsun has no time to look south. Although it is a good opportunity, in the north of the plain, there are many large families in Qinghe. It would be harmful and useless if you raise troops to the north, so it is not suitable to move without permission..."


    "To the west of the plain are Jibei and Dongjun. Bao Yuncheng, the Prime Minister of Jibei, is a veteran general on the battlefield, and Cao Mengde of Dongjun is brave and good at fighting. He is not an easy person, nor should he be taken lightly..."


    “In the south of the plain, the Taishan bandits have no fighting power, but their personnel are complex and numerous. If they do not benefit from it, they will be harmed by it. Therefore, they cannot start a war unless it is necessary..."


    "For the current plan, we should make more friendships with Qinghe, Jibei, and Dongjun without using weapons and weapons, avoid the heavy ones and choose the light ones, and quickly move to Pingchang, Banxian, Leling and other places to calm the plains and nourish the spirit. Gather your strength and wait for the opportunity..."


    After Tianyu Balabala said a lot, he saw Liu Bei listening attentively and seemed to have gained something, so he took a breath slowly.


    In fact, Tian Yu was worried that Liu Bei would not be able to figure out the direction, and as a result, his troops would be consumed in the process of colliding with the surrounding hard-line forces. As a result, the foundation would not be stable. When the battle for Jizhou really came to a decisive moment, he would not be able to mobilize the troops to launch an attack. It would be quite embarrassing to assist or even protect yourself...


    For Pingyuan and even Qingzhou, Liu Bei''s army is still relatively small, so the best way now is to continue to devour smaller and weaker territories to strengthen itself, so that one day it can turn against the foreigners and become the main force. princes.


    Tian Yu was silent for a while, then took out a piece of wooden tablet from his arms and placed it on Liu Bei''s desk. He left the table and paid homage: "I am honored to be loved by you and entrusted with a heavy responsibility... However, Jiaci is seriously ill now, and Yu... I am really in a mess, and the six gods have no master... I would like to resign to the envoy... I hope that the envoy will be kind..."


    "This..." What was supposed to come finally came. Liu Bei let out a long sigh and stepped forward to help Tian Yu up with his own hands. Thinking of the situation where he and Tian Yu had known each other and got along well with each other during this period, he couldn''t help but feel a little excited and sad, and couldn''t hold back his tears. The eyes burst out.


    "The sky is unfair... I wish I could achieve great things with you..."


    (End of this chapter)