Three Kingdoms

Liu Biao hasn't been feeling well these days. I don't know why. He's often dizzy and has some slight pain recently. He can't read administrative orders for a long time, otherwise it will inevitably get worse. The rest of the time, his body doesn't feel too much discomfort, so Liu Biao He didn't pay much attention to it. It wasn't until today that he suddenly got up and pulled up Cai's hair, and saw his own shadow in the bronze mirror, which was not very clear, and his heart suddenly jumped.

It turns out that I am already old.

In the mirror, Ms. Cai's complexion is still delicate and smooth, and her black hair is smooth and shiny, but her own face is already covered with wrinkles, and most of her hair is gray...

Old, old.

If there are heroes in the world, we should be afraid that time will flow eastward.

"Lang Jun..." Ms. Cai felt that Liu Biao was in a daze and didn't know what was going on, so she asked softly, "Lang Jun, what's the matter?"

"..." Liu Biao came back to his senses, put Cai's hair into a bun, and fixed it with a hairpin. He smiled slightly and said, "It's good to smile at the same time. I admire Yuxi for being so graceful..."

"Mr. Lang..." Mrs. Cai was a little shy, "I'm here to make fun of the slave family again..."

"Haha, haha..." Liu Biao used laughter to hide the fear in his heart. This kind of fear, no one can share the worry, no one can share the burden, no one can resolve it, and no one can escape it.

"To put it in perspective...someone came to Jingzhou..." Liu Biao stroked his beard, pondered for a moment, and said, "It seems to have been quite some time..."

Mrs. Cai didn't know what was going on, so she nodded and said, "Cong'er is already seven years old..."

"Yeah..." Liu Biao turned his head, not wanting to look at himself in the mirror anymore, and walked aside and said, "How is Cong'er's studies lately?"

When it comes to her children, Cai is similar to most mothers in later generations, eager to show off every advantage of her children, "Cong'er is already learning from Dayu Mo..."

"Oh?" Hearing that his child had made progress, Liu Biao couldn't help but smile a little, even though he followed the policy of strict discipline. He nodded and said, "...there is no danger in being on guard against danger, and there is no violation of the law. No care is taken in leisure." , don’t indulge in pleasure... Dayu Mo has many profound meanings, you should understand them carefully..."

"What Lang Jun said..." Naturally, Cai would not reveal Liu Biao's thoughts, and responded in a low voice.

"Well, how is Qi'er doing lately?" Liu Biao asked again.

Liu Cong was born to Cai, but Liu Qi was not. He was born to Liu Biao's ex-wife, who was eight years older than Liu Cong. In these years, in addition to giving birth to Liu Cong, the Cai family also gave birth to a Liu Xiu. The year before last, she also gave birth to a little daughter of the Liu family who was still in her infancy. Therefore, she also gained the respect of Liu Biao and her position in the Liu family was firmly established. It couldn't be any stronger.

After all, in this era, a good female monarch is a female monarch who can spread her wings.

"Qi'er?" Cai answered, "She probably went hunting in the northern suburbs of the city..."

After hearing what Cai said, Liu Biao couldn't help but frown slightly. Compared with Liu Cong, Liu Qi doesn't like reading very much, and naturally he doesn't like to sit still much. He either goes hunting or has fun, and rarely has the time to sit down and study hard.

Cai quickly glanced at Liu Biao's expression, and then lowered his head, showing no abnormal expression at all.

Liu Biao waved his hand and said: "I have gone to the front hall... If you want to eat late breasts, please ask someone to bring them to the front hall. There are heavy political affairs recently, so I won't accompany you..."

"Wei..." Ms. Cai agreed, and then said, "Mr. Lang also needs to pay attention to his health and don't overwork himself..."

"I know..." Liu Biao was silent for a moment and then moved forward. Tired? What's not tiring? Sleeping and eating, eating and sleeping may feel comfortable for a while, but they will eventually become the dead souls of others!

Cao Cao was making great progress all the way, but Liu Biao was also very hesitant.

On the one hand, the newly expanded territory needs to be consolidated. On the other hand, it is the deployment and expenditure of military and political financial materials. Another very important factor is that Liu Biao feels that Cao Cao is becoming more and more threatening...

This threat is growing day by day.

On the other side of the couch, who would be willing to sleep with a tiger?

But if you want to get rid of the tiger, you must be careful, otherwise it will be eaten by the tiger, which will be bad. Although Fei Qian, the general who conquered the west, has a lot of problems, firstly, the successful experience of the pre-Qin Dynasty may not be replicated by Fei Qian. Secondly, strategically, it is not only for Qin to use distant diplomacy and close attack, it is also very important for Liu Biao. Strategy.

Therefore, Liu Biao had many things to worry about, and they were not easy at all.

But for Liu Qi, he didn't know anything about his father Liu Biao's problems. Or for Liu Qi, even if he knew, he would think that these problems were not important. What was important was that he hoped Liu Biao could give him some advice. More love instead of just scolding, blaming, and teaching...

Liu Qi didn't understand why Liu Cong could get praise from Liu Biao after reading a few books, but when he also read in front of Liu Biao, he always only had criticism!

Why?

Why!

Liu Qi didn't understand what it meant to be passionate, nor did he understand Liu Biao's anxiety and worry hidden under his angry face. He just kept thinking about a question in his heart, why, why can't he get his father's love?

Although he had lost his mother, his relationship with Ms. Cai was not bad. After all, whenever he needed something, Ms. Cai did a good job. He has brocade clothes, money, and servant girls. As long as he opens his mouth, even if Liu Qi doesn't have to ask, Cai's work has been done steadily and accurately. Under such circumstances, Liu Qi can't tell what Cai has. No, what I did was wrong...

However, under Cai's thoughtfulness and preparation, Liu Qi could feel a deep sense of distance. Under Cai's smile, Liu Qi felt cold. However, no one could describe this feeling, and no one could understand it. , not even his father Liu Biao could.

Liu Qi wanted to attract the attention of his father Liu Biao, but every time he attracted attention, he would be scolded, and then he had to do this and that. Over time, Liu Qi no longer looked at Liu Biao expectantly, but Liu Biao went to Wherever Liu Biao is, he will not go.

"Go!" Liu Qi opened his bow and shot an arrow, hitting a wild pheasant on the tree, and suddenly laughed. The hound at his feet rushed out like the wind, then picked up the wild pheasant and placed it at Liu Qi's feet, sticking out his tongue to claim credit.

"Hahaha, good dog, good dog!" Liu Qi put away the long bow, then rubbed the dog's head, "Go back and give you some meat to eat!" He turned around and looked at it, feeling that he was almost done hunting this time, so he greeted Several attendants began to return.

When he arrived at the gate of Xiangyang City, Liu Qi suddenly hesitated. Do you want to give Liu Biao a copy of the prey you hunt? If he gave it away, wouldn't it mean that he had told Liu Biao without asking that he was out of the city hunting again?

Liu Qi raised his head, looked at Xiangyang City Gate, and frowned. He found that as long as he left Xiangyang City, he seemed to be happy no matter what he did. But whenever he returned to Xiangyang, everything he was happy turned into unhappy.

"Forget it!" Liu Qi impatiently rode into the city and refused to see him off! Save yourself another reprimand!

In the lobby of the Jingzhou Mufu Government Office, a servant came forward and whispered to the guard Liu Biao in front of the hall...

【.】"What's the matter?" Liu Biao glanced at it, and then returned his gaze to the document in hand.

"Your Majesty..." the guard reported, "Young Master has returned home..."

"Oh? Are you back?" Liu Biao didn't look up, "Why don't you come to see so-and-so?"

"..." The guard was silent for a moment, and then said, "The servant said he went directly into the back door and did not go to the main hall..."

Liu Biao paused, then put down the document in his hand. His gray beard trembled slightly, "... Got it... Go down..."

Calm down the morning and dusk!

This traitor!

You didn't even do this most basic thing? !

Liu Biao took a few deep breaths to keep his emotions from showing. Then he put down the document in his hand and said to Kuai Liang beside him: "Zirou, what can you do about Liu Yizhou's request?"

In the past two days, in addition to his own problems and his family's problems, Liu Biao was worried about Liu Zhang's affairs. Liu Zhang's envoy has arrived in Xiangyang and sincerely requests Liu Biao's assistance. To be honest, Liu Biao is indeed very tempted, but it is not an easy task to browse through Badong and then enter Sichuan and Shu.

"If we can connect with Yizhou, we can get salt, iron, and copper, which will be of great benefit..." Kuai Liang put down the pen in his hand, pondered for a moment and said, "What's more, the lord of Yizhou is cowardly and incompetent. If the lord gets his military and political power, Then we can gradually encroach, and given time, we can control the entire territory of Sichuan and Sichuan, which will truly be the foundation of hegemony..."

"However, the road to the Sichuan-Shushan Mountains is difficult and difficult to get in and out of. This is one of the reasons. The other reason is that Liu Yizhou invited my lord to come to Sichuan just to use my lord's strength to resist Brazil..." Kuai Liang glanced at Liu Biao and then said, " If the lord marches into Sichuan and Shu for this reason, it will be the same as...Pang De Gong and Huang Gong..." Kuai Liang Barabala said a lot, but in fact he didn't say anything. He just stated the pros and cons. As for making judgments, Liu Biao still has to make his own decisions. Come.

Kuai Liang has been following Liu Biao for many years, so he naturally knows Liu Biao's character. Liu Biao looks friendly on the outside, but is actually very stubborn. If Kuai Liang decides everything for him, Liu Biao won't say anything on the surface, but he will definitely be extremely dissatisfied in his heart, so this level is just right. .

"Well..." Liu Biao sighed heavily, put his head on his hands, and rubbed his temples. What Kuai Liang said was exactly what Liu Biao was worried about, so Liu Biao couldn't even sleep well at night in the past two days, and his head often ached.

There is nothing wrong with Jingxiang being a land of fish and rice, but the problem is also here, there is only fish and rice. Fish and rice can feed you and feed people, but it is not easy to feed soldiers! Soldiers need copper and iron, salt, leather, war horses, and many things. But here in Jingxiang, sorry, we only have fish and rice.

There are copper mines in Poyang, but the land that belongs to the Sun family is not only separated by Jiangling, but also by Jiangxia and Lujiang. No matter how much Liu Biao wanted to, he couldn't reach that far for a while. Therefore, Yizhou, which had the advantage of copper, iron and salt, actually asked Liu Biao to send troops and raised his skirt to Liu Biao. Even though Liu Biao was already in his fifties or sixties, of course, in the Han Dynasty when the average life span was less than forty, Fifty or sixty years old is naturally an advanced age, but your heart is still beating and your blood is gushing.

To go or not to go, that is the question.

"If Xuande is sent..." Liu Biao pondered for a long time and said, "What do Zirou think?"

There was a conflict between Cai Mao and Gan Ning. Liu Biao knew about it, and Liu Biao was happy to see it. After all, Cai Mao and Gan Ning both held military power. If these two people live in harmony, what if they join forces to sideline themselves? Therefore, Liu Biao appeared to be impartial on the surface, but in fact he fanned the flames behind the two people's backs, and then stepped in to mediate when the two people were torn together...

Therefore, Cai Mao could not leave Jingzhou, and neither could Gan Ning. Liu Biao felt that these two people were like two ends of a scale. Losing either side would break the balance between Jingzhou and Xiangzhou, so only the marginalized Liu Bei seemed to be more suitable. This stone acts as a stone to ask for directions.

Kuai Liang lowered his eyelids, cupped his hands and said: "If Xuande is sent as the vanguard, it is naturally the best choice... However, Xuande is very ambitious and must not be willing to stay under others for a long time... My lord still needs to be careful..." Kuai Liang could understand Liu Biao's hesitant look, but he didn't quite agree with it, so he nodded cryptically.

"What if I send Uncle Ji to go with him?" Liu Biao asked again after a moment.

Can Yi Ji, with his small body, be able to suppress Liu Bei? Kuai Liang expressed doubts, but at this moment, Kuai Liang could not say that Yi Ji's ability was not good, so he could only say: "Ji Bo and Xuande have a good relationship. If they go together, they can definitely work together..."

Liu Biao said "hmm", and then he didn't know whether it was okay or not. He immediately talked about some other things and arranged the government affairs. Then his spirit gradually became sluggish. The ink characters on the text were blurred when he saw it, and his head felt swollen and painful. , so he could only get up and go to the side room to lie down for a while and rest.

"I'm still getting old after all..." Liu Biao sighed silently in his heart. I remember that when I entered Xiangyang at the beginning of the year, I spent all night correcting and issuing government orders, and the next day I had to follow the troops to clear out the surrounding clan thieves. There was no problem at all. But now, just looking at the writing and approving it, my body is already It’s too much to bear.

I am old, but my children have not grown up yet...

Liu Qi, Liu Qi!

Liu Biao suddenly turned over and sat up from the couch. What if Liu Qi was allowed to follow Liu Bei into Sichuan? Doesn't this unfilial son not like reading, but instead likes to dance with guns and sticks? With Yi Ji as an assistant, if we can take this opportunity to capture Sichuan and Shu, it can also be used as a career...

No, we still need to find another one. Yi Ji alone may not be enough.

Cai He, Cai Zhong?

Forget it, the Cai family and the Huang family are still married, just in case...

So who should be better chosen?

Liu Biao fell into deep trouble...