Three Kingdoms: The ghost plotter taught Liu Bei to seize Jingzhou first

Liu Bei's back felt cold, and a chill passed through his heart.

"That Lu Bu is a slave of the third surname, and he is the most capricious. I have also advised my brother not to take in this thief!"

Guan Yu was talked about deeply, and he actually agreed with Deng Mu's evaluation of Lu Bu.

But when the conversation changed, he said proudly:

"Even if Lu Bu is ambitious and wants to repay kindness with hatred, so what if he wants to attack Xuzhou!"

"My brother Yide is guarding Xiapi and has five thousand elite soldiers. How can he still not be able to guard against the slaves of the three surnames?"

Guan Yu was wary of Lu Bu, but he had great trust in his brothers.

Liu Bei breathed a sigh of relief and took advantage of the situation and said:

"Perhaps, as Ambassador Deng said, Bei was indeed blind and mistakenly believed in Lu Bu."

"But as Yun Chang said, with Yi De guarding Xia Pi, how could Lu Bu succeed?"

Deng Mu took a sip of tea and raised the corners of his mouth slightly.

"The official has already said that Liu Shijun's reputation is still shallow, and he has inherited Xuzhou for too short a time, and he has not had time to convince the public."

"The group of Danyang soldiers led by Cao Bao must be convinced by Liu Shijun."

"However, Liu Shijun wanted to make the two generals Guan and Zhang take charge of the military power in Xuzhou, which would inevitably affect the interests of Cao Bao and others and create conflicts with them."

"With General Yide's violent temper, Jun Ruo was still able to restrain him in Xiapi and prevent him from conflicting with Cao Bao."

"With the emperor gone, who can stop General Yide?"

"The official speculated that General Yide would probably be drunk and take the opportunity to whip Cao Bao hard to vent his resentment."

"Since Cao Bao was dissatisfied with the envoy and was humiliated, he would secretly seek refuge with his son-in-law Lu Bu, lead Danyang troops to cause chaos, secretly open the city gate and let Lu Bu's troops into Xiapi."

"I would like to ask, can General Yide still defend Xiapi?"

In order to trick Liu Bei into going to Jingzhou, Deng Mu had no choice but to further reveal the"secret".

However, the two brothers Liu Bei and Guan Yu took a breath and looked at each other in surprise.

This young envoy from Jingzhou also had a real vision. Isn't it too poisonous?

Being far away in Jingzhou, he actually knows the intricate power relations in Xuzhou! What

's even more incredible is that he even speculated that Zhang Fei would use wine to whip Cao Bao, and Cao Bao would secretly communicate with Lu Bu!

Is the detail like this?

Liu Bei looked up and down. Looking at Deng Mu, his eyes were full of strangeness. I didn’t know whether to believe what he said for a moment.

"Whether what the official said is alarmist or not, you only need to send someone back to Xuzhou to find out."

Deng Mu was not in a hurry to force Liu Bei to believe him.

Although Liu Bei was thirsty for talents, he would not just obey the advice of a person he met for the first time and have no doubts.

When employing people without doubts, he must first make sure that this person can be used by him.

Liu Bei's thoughts changed, and he arranged for his personal guards to settle down Deng Mu and his party. At the same time, he ordered Guan Yu to send people back to Xiapi quickly to verify whether Deng Mu's speculation was true.

A quarter of an hour later,

Deng Mu sat in a spacious room. In the big tent.

Fine wine and delicious food have been placed on the table in advance.

"After being hungry all day, my chest is pressed against my back."

"Deng Ai, what are you still doing? Start eating!"

Deng Mu was not polite. He sat down and ate meat and drank wine from a big bowl.

The boy's name was Deng Ai. He was the Deng Ai who sneaked into Yinping and destroyed the Shu Han Dynasty in history.

In terms of seniority, he can be regarded as his younger brother..

But they were worse off than other members of the Deng clan.

Deng Mu could barely be considered a poor family, at least he had enough food and clothing, while Deng Ai was impoverished and made a living by herding cattle.

Deng Mu also came across this place by chance after a clan sacrifice. Puyu took advantage of the situation and took him as a book boy.

Therefore, the two were both master servants and brothers, so Deng Mu gave him the treatment of a fellow criminal.

Deng Ai gave Deng Mu a bowl of rice, but he was too late to hold it. He hesitated to move his chopsticks, looking worried.

"If there's anything you don't understand, just say it. Don't hold it in, or you may cause internal injuries by holding it in."

Deng Mu saw that this boy had something on his mind and said while drinking.

Deng Ai was stunned and said with a wry smile:

"My brother's eyes seem to be able to see through people's hearts. Nothing can be hidden from him."

Then he calmed down, with a confused look on his face.

"Brother, you said you want to choose another enlightened master, I understand this"

"But I don’t understand. Why did you have to choose Liu Xuande?"

"This Liu Xuande looks... a bit ordinary."

Xiao Ai stammered, expressing the confusion he had been holding in his heart for a long time.

Deng Mu sighed softly.

A few years ago, he traveled to the troubled times of the late Han Dynasty and became a descendant of the Deng family in Nanyang.

The Deng family was originally Emperor Guangwu. Descendants of the hero Deng Yu, but the family has been in decline for nearly a hundred years.

Deng Mu's generation has already fallen out of the ranks of the family, and has been reduced to the point where the family only owns a few acres of thin farmland and can barely make ends meet. They are used to having meat every meal. In those days, life after time travel was miserable.

So Deng Mu decided to become an official and seek glory and wealth.

After all, he also had a doctorate degree, learned from ancient and modern times, and had foresight and foresight. After all, he could retire as an official.

But Dreams are skinny, but reality is cruel.

In this era when imperial power is declining and aristocratic families are rising, talent alone is not enough, the key is family background.

When Liu Biao was in charge of Jingzhou, he only relied on the two powerful families of Kuai and Cai, from the state capital to the counties. Key official positions, large and small, are all held by these two clans.

It can be said that the Cai family and the Kuai family almost monopolize the military and political power of a state.

Even the lower-class families like the Ma family and the Feng family can only take a sip of soup.

As for a small-town writer like Deng Mu, he can't even count on his bones, let alone a sip of soup.

After Deng Mu recognized the reality, he decisively decided to change tracks.

Liu Biao, an old withered tree with no future, could not Let’s hang it, then let’s hang it on a towering tree.

The first thing that comes to mind is Boss Cao.

After all, Cao Cao wants to unify the north in the future, and he is the biggest potential stock at the moment.

After thinking about it carefully, it’s not right.

Boss Cao Although he is a meritocracy, he has many heroes from poor families like Guo Jia under his command.

However, although Guo Jia is from a poor family, he is friends with top-notch families like Xun Yu. If his family does not have vast hectares of fertile land, it is at least rich in wealth.

At least he has a family. I don’t even have a door.

You go and recommend yourself to Boss Cao. They haven’t even heard of your name, so why should they see you? If you can’t meet in person, how can you be recruited and hired? What’s more

, Cao Cao has many advantages, but also has shortcomings. Quite a few, just being suspicious is too much for people to bear.

After much deliberation, Deng Mu still chose Liu Bei.

Compared with the rivers of blood flowing under Boss Cao's sword, Liu Bei could count the number of ministers he killed in his life on one hand.

Moreover, They are all the kind who commit suicide and would have to be killed by any king.

Basically, as Lao Liu's ministers, other than dying of illness or illness in battle, they can all have a good death.

To assist such a lord, you don't need to experience accompanying the king. Like Banhu's torture, the main thing is peace of mind.

Moreover, Lao Liu was born in a humble background. Although he relied on Tao Qian to make a concession, he picked up the leak of Xuzhou Mu, but his fame is far from worthy of his current status.

Let alone a famous person from a well-known family. , most of the poor families would probably avoid him when they meet him.

I guess Liu Bei's thirst for talents has reached the point where he will not refuse anyone who comes.

Whether it's a blacksmith or a boat operator, as long as your character is not bad, you will be accepted. Appoint them according to their talents.

Anyway, Lao Liu's two sworn brothers, one is a pig butcher and the other is a date seller, so he has experience in this area.

So Deng Mucai came all the way from Jingzhou to Xuzhou.

Naturally, these secrets cannot be known to outsiders..While thinking, Deng Mu put down his bowls and chopsticks and looked at Xiao Ai solemnly.

"From ancient times to the present, there have been two ways of an emperor, one is domineering and the other is kingly."

"In today's world of great strife, people from all walks of life are fighting for the world, and most of them use domineering methods to achieve immediate results."

"Liu Xuande, however, went against the trend and acted in the royal way."

"Such a different kind of master, do you still think he is ordinary?"

Hearing Deng Mu's words, Deng Ai's eyes were confused.