Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Chapter 338
A few days ago, in Jiaozhi County, Longbian Taishoufu.

Shi Xie was hesitant when he received the letter from Lantian. He voted for Sun Quan first and then Liu Bei like grass on the wall. He just wanted to live a stable life in Lingnan and really didn't want to participate in the battle in the Central Plains. However, it was inconvenient for him to refuse Lantian's order, so he called Brothers and nephews go to the house to discuss matters.

After everyone came together, Shi Xie raised the letter in his hand and said: "Lv Fan and Wei Jing recently sent troops to attack Weipu Pass. General Lan wrote a letter ordering me to send troops to the South China Sea to cooperate with the governor Lai Gong to attack Cangwu. I don't know how to refuse now. Do you all have ideas?"

Hepu prefect Yi said first: "Regardless of whether there is an order from General Lan, but judging from the timing, it is indeed a good time to recover the South China Sea. Wei Jing almost took away all the soldiers and horses in the county, and he can take down Panyu with only a few thousand troops. city."

Jiuzhen Taishou quickly shook his head: "Brother's words are inappropriate, this will completely break with Jiangdong. If Liu Bei loses to Sun Quan, we will suffer in the future."

"It is rumored that Liu Xuande has won Xichuan, and now he is sitting in Jingzhou and Yizhou. Lai Gong has been secretly communicating with him. I think his strength has surpassed Sun Quan." Shi Yi analyzed.

The scholar argued: "Because Liu Bei sent soldiers from Jingzhou to attack Xichuan, Sun Quan took advantage of the emptiness behind. Containing Wei Jing? I don’t think the outcome of these two families is predictable.”

"Anyway, the opportunity is not to be missed, and whether to send troops or not is entirely up to the eldest brother." Shi Yi said with his fists clasped.

Shi Xie is now riding a tiger, and now he has to send troops to seize the South China Sea, or pay Wei Jing money and food. It is very difficult to remain neutral. According to Lan Tian's letter, Lai Gong will attack Cangwu at the same time, and it seems that he wants to drive Jiangdong away completely. Out of Jiaozhou.

Now that the news of Sun Liu's rebellion has spread, it is hard to predict who will win and who will lose. Shi Xie turned his attention to the younger generation.

"Zi'er, Hui'er, Gan'er, Song'er, Kuang'er, don't keep silent, and give advice to the Shi family." Shi Xie ordered with a frown.

The third son, Shi Hui, and Shi Qian, who is hostage to Jiang Dong, are descendants of the descendant. He is the highest status among the second generation. Everyone was waiting for him to speak, so he stood up and asked, "Dare to ask father, who is the letter from General Lan?" Send it?"

"Lai Gong sent someone to bring it here." Shi Xie replied truthfully.

"If the letter is true, then Lai Gong may have voted for Liu Bei, otherwise he would not be so obedient." Shi Hui analyzed.

Shi Xie waved his hand: "What does Hui'er want to say?"

Shi Hui stroked his beard and said: "My family is located in the South of the Five Ridges. Neither Liu Bei nor Sun Quan can afford it. Naturally, I have to choose a strong man to join me. However, I can't see the pros and cons in a hurry. However, there is a nursery rhyme prophecy on the streets of Longbian recently. , perhaps there is some deep meaning in it.”

"Nursery rhyme prophecy?" The three Shi Xie brothers were surprised at the same time. Nursery rhyme prophecy usually implies important events, so they all paid more attention to it.

The youngest son, Shi Song, added: "Brother is right, I also heard my son singing it just now."

"Let's hear it." Shi Xie was full of doubts.

Shi Song looked at Shi Hui and didn't dare to speak, he was afraid that his brother would say that he was overwhelming, he blurted out just now, but in fact he regretted it just after he finished speaking.

Unexpectedly, Shi Hui was not angry, he smiled slightly: "Since brother Song knows, let everyone know."

Shi Song observed from left to right and finally said: "The prophecy said: There are sycamore trees in Lingnan, with eleven branches, and birds stand beside the tree, and the weeping blood is sycamore juice."

Indus, bird, weeping blood, sycamore juice.
Everyone in the hall was dumbfounded when they heard it, and they all felt that it meant something, but they couldn't guess what it meant for a while.

Shi Xie loves academics and studies subtleties, but he was puzzled by some mysterious prophecies. He looked around and asked, "Which of you can understand this prophecy?"

Everyone was silent at first, and then Shi Yi suggested: "Mr. Cheng Guo (Liu Xi) is a great scholar of Confucian classics. He lives in Hepu now. Why don't you send someone to invite him?"

"It will take a few more days to come back to Pupu. If Mr. Cheng Guo travels abroad, wouldn't it be a waste of time?" Shi Xie frowned.

At this moment, Shi Hui saw that the scholar was only hesitant to speak, so he snorted coldly and said, "I see that elder brother seems to have realized something. This is a great event for the scholar's family. Why is elder brother unwilling to say a word?"

"Ji'er?" Shi Xie frowned.

"Father, although my son can't understand this prophecy, there is a guest in my mansion who has seen people, maybe he can call him to have a try." Shi Yi said with his head bowed.

Although Shi Zhi is the second son of Shi Xie, but because he is a concubine, he has little say in the family, and he himself is happy to be an indisputable rich man.

"A guest in your house? What's his origin?" Shi Xie frowned, obviously not convinced.

Shi Zhi clasped his hands and replied: "This man's surname is Hu. He used to be a merchant who traveled all over the Central Plains. Recently, because of Sun Liu's rebellion, the Yangtze River waterway cannot be traded. When he has nothing to do, he comes to Jiaozhou with Ustin to relax."

"What insights can merchants have?" Shi Xie asked suspiciously.

He lowered his head and said in a low voice: "Mr. Hu has traveled all over the world. Because he has traveled far and wide, he has seen a lot, so of course he may not be able to understand it."

"Father, since it was recommended by your elder brother, why don't you call him and have a try?" Shi Hui suggested.

After the eldest son, Shi Qian, was sent to Jiangdong, Shi Hui became Shi Xie's successor, so he used this method from time to time to beat his second elder brother.

"Then please come and have a try." Shi Xie set the tone.

"Wei." Shi Zhi nodded.

Shizhi sent people to invite Hu Ke to take a break. More than ten members of the Shixie family spoke enthusiastically, speculating on the outcome of Sun and Liu's struggle for Jingzhou. The impression of Lantian was very deep, so Aiwu and Wu believed that Liu Bei could win.

Hu Ke walked into the Longbian prefect's mansion, and found that the whole family of Shijia was not young, and they were indeed long-lived masters as the legend said.

Shi Xie wanted to teach Hu Ke, so he didn't ask the prophecy directly after the meeting, but chatted with him about the world. Apart from inquiring about news, Hu Ke's merchants mainly spread the Yangtze River News, so the chat materials were at his fingertips, and he talked eloquently. People have the feeling of being rich with learning.

Shi Xie was very shocked when he heard this, and thought that Shi Zhi had probably picked up a treasure, and that Hu Ke was really inferior as a businessman, so he solemnly asked him for the nursery rhyme prophecy compiled by Long.

After hearing this, Hu Ke pretended to close his eyes and meditate, and then explained in front of everyone: "The people in the south of the Lingnan are Jiaozhou, and those in the eleventh are scholars. "

Shi Xie took it seriously and hurriedly asked again: "Then what are the explanations for the last two sentences?"

Hu Ke looked at Shi Xie, then shook his head and tried to catch him: "The last two sentences are not auspicious, I just don't understand."

"Sir, how can there be no beginning and no end? My family is willing to spend a lot of money to ask for advice." Shi Hui added.

Hu Ke shook his head in displeasure: "Although I'm not as rich as my son, I still own a mansion with fertile land, and I don't have to worry about eating and drinking for my whole life, and I don't covet your family's rewards."

Seeing this, Shi Xie glared at Shi Hui, then cupped his hands and solemnly said to Hu Ke: "My son has no shape, please forgive me, sir, since this prophecy is related to our scholar's family, please be sure to clear up the confusion for Xie, thank you for your kindness."

"For the sake of Mr. Zhi's hospitality, I will explain the last two sentences, but what I said is not necessarily correct." Hu Ke said modestly.

"Mr. Hu, please tell me." Shi Xie bowed his hands.

Hu Ke has a serious face: "The squid is also a water bird. It is good at catching fish in the water for food. Standing next to a tree is power. This sentence refers to the chariot general Sun Zhongmou, which just echoes the benefits of Jiangdong's water army. The last sentence is for Wutong Weeping blood, this prophecy is a sign of great danger, if you do not deal with it carefully, the Shi clan may be harmed by Sun Quan."

(End of this chapter)