Silver Fox of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 190 Do your best, listen to destiny

On February [-], Cai Mao and Liu Bei launched an attack at the same time.

Cai Mao held back Liu Zhang's main force on the front line, and Liu Bei went all the way from Wushan to Zigui, which can be described as sparks and lightning all the way.

By February [-]th, Wu Yi already knew the news that the rear was blasted, and he was shocked and wanted to counterattack.

However, Liu Bei held Xinling Township, which is the area around Zigui County in later generations. He sent troops to control both sides of the Yangtze River.

On February 27, after being trapped for more than ten days, Wu Yi's army ran out of food and was finally forced to surrender to Liu Bei. Linba County.

For a while, the whole Yizhou shook.

Because Wu Yi had already taken away three-fifths of Yizhou's soldiers and horses, and there were not many troops left behind in Bajun, and Liu Bei used Wu Yi's seal to open the city gate, threatening Bajun, which made Liu Zhang extremely disturbed. Quickly send someone to ask for peace.

At the beginning of April in the tenth year of Jian'an, Liu Biao was overjoyed when he learned of this incident. Now Huang Zu occupies Yuzhang in Jiangdong, and Liu Bei has invaded Bajun in Yizhou.

In mid-April, a stone tablet was found in the Yangtze River in Jiangxia. On it was written a proverb: "The Han Dynasty will decline, and the world will perish. Those who save the country will come out of Jingxiang. The red emperor's grandson is a virtuous person. Sanxing Liu will be king in the south!"

In late April, someone saw the black snake making trouble in Wudang Mountain. It uttered rumors that it was the son of the Black Emperor, and that it was going to replace the Red Emperor. Liu Biao, king of Chu, sent someone to kill him.

In May, after a heavy rain, colorful clouds gathered over the city of Xiangyang, and many physiognomy masters in Jingzhou said that Xiangyang has the spirit of the emperor.

In less than two months, all kinds of rumors, nursery rhymes, and proverbs spread throughout Jingzhou, building momentum for Liu Biao to proclaim himself emperor.

And Liu Bei in Quren County also heard about it.

In the Quren county government office, Liu Bei, Xu Shu and Shen Chen sat separately, Liu Bei's face was very solemn, and his eyebrows were condensed into a ball.

He looked at the two and said, "Recently there have been many rumors in Xiangyang that the King of Chu is really going to proclaim himself emperor."

"Yes."

Shen Chen sighed, shook his head and said, "The stronger one's strength, the more one's ambition will expand, especially since King Chu is over sixty years old, he can't wait that long."

Liu Bei said: "When I was in Xiangyang, I made good friends with Liu Qi, Prince of Chu. He sent someone to send me a letter, asking me what should I do?"

"I got it too."

Shen Chen said: "I replied to him and asked him to persuade the King of Chu."

Liu Bei nodded: "I think so too. Although Mr. Xiao told me that the king of Chu might become emperor, I still advise him to think twice before acting."

"Then we'll go to the table together."

Shen Chen thought for a while, then frowned again and said, "Forget it, I'd better go back to Xiangyang myself."

Xu Shu wondered, "Ah Chen, since you already guessed that the King of Chu is going to proclaim himself emperor, and you already planned to assist General Liu in taking Jingzhou, why did you go back to persuade the King of Chu?"

Shen Chen said seriously: "I want to assist General Liu because I know that I have the intention of proclaiming the emperor, and I don't want to go wrong with him. But before he proclaims the emperor, I still have to do my duty. I should advise you To advise, to oppose what should be opposed, this is to do one's best and obey the destiny."

Although Shen Chen's words are sometimes double-standard, but what he does has never been double-standard.For example, he promised to love the people, even when he attacked Xudu, he never harmed the people along the way, and even distributed a lot of food to them.

The only thing that seems to be a bit problematic is that [-] mu of farmland was destroyed when killing Zaozhi in Yingyin, which can be calculated at three shi per mu, which is only [-] shi of grain. One hundred thousand stone.

Later, when he explained the strategy to Liu Bei in Kunyang, he did not mention Liu Biao at that time, but only said that if there was any change in Jingzhou in the future, such as Liu Biao's death, or Jiangdong Yizhou broke Jingzhou, he could replace it.

In Xinye, he talked about Liu Biao's proclaiming himself emperor.

But after all, that is just an inference.

As the so-called theory does not care about the heart.

The real situation of Shen Chen in these years is that it was not until last year that Liu Biao was promoted as a talented person, completed a series of recruiting procedures, and officially became an official under his command.

Xin Ye was right before this period of time, and he never advised Liu Bei after that, nor did he serve as Liu Bei's subordinate.

At least so far, Shen Chen has been helping Liu Biao, helping him increase food production, expand land, strengthen troops, and even attack Liu Zhang to help Liu Biao repel powerful enemies.

Therefore, everything Shen Chen did never harmed Liu Biao. If someone said that it was with Shen Chen's help that Liu Biao developed the desire to be emperor, then people would have nothing to say.

Because this is Liu Biao's own problem, so what's the matter with Shen Chen?

So now that Shen Chen has become an official under Liu Biao, he has to fulfill his duties as a subordinate and advise Liu Biao not to do so.

This is the so-called do one's best and obey the destiny.

Anyway, I have fulfilled my duty and affection all along, whether Liu Biao listens or not is another matter.

After Shen Chen discussed with Liu Bei, Liu Bei personally wrote a letter of exhortation and handed it to Shen Chen to take back. Shen Chen went down the south of the river non-stop to Jiangling.

It took four or five months to get from Chanling to Wushan just to clear the road, but it would be much faster to go south by boat, almost starting in the morning and arriving in Jiangling in the afternoon, and then stationed troops in Jiangling County, and immediately went north by himself.

By the early morning of the second day, Shen Chen had already arrived outside Xiangyang City.

At this moment, the inside and outside of Xiangyang City are still very lively.

Although this war has been fought for two years, it is a good thing after all.

Liu Biao defeated Sun Quan in the east and Liu Zhang in the west, and his prestige soared.

Families from all over the world came to congratulate.

When Shen Chen arrived at King Chu's mansion, he saw countless carriages outside the mansion.

After inquiring at the door, he found out that today the King of Chu was hosting a banquet for the great families, and he knew what he was doing even with his ass.

Shen Chen did not go in to attend the banquet, but went back to Deng Hong's mansion. He estimated that the guards would definitely report the news of his return to Liu Biao, and it would not be long before Liu Biao would summon him, so he might as well go to rest.

In the evening, Shen Chen, who had slept all day, was woken up by Deng Pi Shenqi, who told him that Liu Biao had summoned him.

So he got into the carriage and went to Chu Wangfu.

At this time, the carriages outside the mansion had already left, and after entering the mansion, Liu Biao was already waiting for him in the small building hall in the backyard.

"Ah Chen, are you back?"

Liu Biao was wearing the loose robes of princes and kings at the moment, his face was slightly flushed, as if he had drunk some wine, and his expression was beaming.

"Your Majesty!"

Shen Chen bowed his hands first, then knelt down on one knee and said, "My lord, I heard something recently, so I rushed back to Xiangyang overnight."

"What's the matter?"

Liu Biao asked.

Shen Chen smiled wryly and said, "I heard that Your Majesty wants to proclaim himself emperor?"

Liu Biao looked around and said, "Where did this rumor come from? Ah Chen just needs to concentrate on fighting and ignore it. By the way, the army is in short supply of food and grass. Do you want to send someone to transport another batch?"

Shen Chen folded Liu Bei's letter with both hands, and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, the matter of proclaiming the emperor should not be taken for granted. The matter of Yuan Shu comes first, Your Majesty should think twice. This is a letter from General Zuo, please consider it carefully." For a moment, think twice."

"Well"

Liu Biao responded noncommittally, took the letter, opened it, and frowned.

When he used Liu Bei and Shen Chen, he realized it was a double-edged sword.

Because both Liu Bei and Shen Chen are loyal to Liu Xie, he has known this for a long time, and he has tried it before, so he tries to use it as much as possible.

But today, there is no way to use them to defeat Liu Zhang's army, so you have to be prepared to be backlashed.

Now the backlash has really come.

When they heard that he planned to proclaim himself emperor, the two immediately objected and advised him not to do so.

But Liu Biao was not that powerful in history, and he already had the heart to call himself emperor. What's more, his current strength is more than twice as strong as in history?
So in the face of the persuasion of the two, he just lightly put the bamboo slips on the table, tapped the surface of the table lightly and said: "Ah Chen, Gu said that this is a rumour, how can you believe a rumour?"

"Your Majesty, don't lie to me."

Shen Chen looked at him seriously and said: "If it's just a rumor, how can there be so many miracles in Jingzhou? The king must have instructed them behind this. The big families are coming to the banquet today, and the king must be testing them."

"Bastard!"

Liu Biao slapped the table angrily, "Could it be that Ah Chen suspects that Gu has a different heart from the imperial court?"

"I"

Shen Chen was stunned for a moment, then said dejectedly: "Humble, please resign."

"Go!"

Liu Biao waved his hand, obviously still angry.

Shen Chen sadly left.

Looking at his leaving back, Liu Biao's expression was also a little sad.

He watched Shen Chen grow up. He was taken in at Xianshan Academy since he was a child, and he went to the state pastoral mansion no less than ten times a month. He had already treated him as a nephew.

But Shen Chen's performance today still disappointed him a little.

He thought Shen Chen could understand him, but in the end it was incompatible, and he was still unwilling to support his great cause.

This made Liu Biao feel a little depressed.

Fortunately, Ah Chen and Bo Rui have a good relationship, and it is also Ah Chen who taught Bo Rui to escape to Jiangxia.

Thinking about it, even if there are any accidents in the future, it will always be because of the bad side of the past. He will take care of Bo Rui and assist him.

There was a trace of sadness in Liu Biao's eyes.

This imperial industry.

Who wouldn't?

"Your Majesty."

After Shen Chen left, Jia Xu's ghostly figure emerged from behind the screen.

Liu Biao sighed, "Mr. is right, Ah Chen."

Jia Xu said: "Shen Chen is an upright person, and he will definitely persuade the king. If the king doesn't listen, he can only leave. But don't worry, the king. Shen Chen has a good relationship with Gongzi Qi, and has a deadly feud with Cao Cao. If your majesty can completely pacify Jiangdong and Yizhou, and get the south, he will still come back."

"Ok, I know."

Liu Biao nodded. In fact, he also felt that his health was getting worse, so to some extent, Shen Chen was preparing for Liu Qi in the future.

At least now he punches Sun Quan and kicks Liu Zhang, and he has reached his peak, and it doesn't matter if he doesn't need Shen Chen.

"Now I'm worried about Liu Bei."

Liu Biao frowned and said, "Liu Bei has elite soldiers in his hands. If I rashly proclaim myself emperor, will he immediately rebel against me?"

Jia Xu immediately said: "This possibility is very high, so I ask Your Majesty to transfer Liu Bei away from his place immediately. Recently, there is war in Jingnan Jiaozhou, Your Majesty can let Liu Bei go to Jingnan."

"What does that mean?"

Liu Biao was puzzled.

Jia Xu said: "Liu Bei has a benevolent government in Wancheng, and he has won the hearts of the people. Don't let him go back to Nanyang. Jingnan is remote, and Liu Pan is by his side. Even if it is held back by Pan, it will not be able to achieve great things."

"Ah."

Liu Biao nodded his head, laughed loudly and said, "This statement is reasonable, thanks to my husband for helping me realize my long-cherished wish in my life. I have my husband, he is really a gift from heaven."

"It's all about serving the king."

Jia Xu said with a smile and cupped his hands.

His ideas to Liu Biao are always right, otherwise he would not gain Liu Biao's trust.

This strategy, at least on the surface, did keep Liu Bei away from his base Wancheng, and it was difficult to develop in the remote areas of Jingnan.

It's just that Liu Biao overlooked one thing.

That is, the Jingnan region doesn't really accept him.

Zhang Xian's prestige was much higher than Liu Biao's. Liu Biao killed Zhang Xian, and many people in Jingnan who had received Zhang Xian's favor hated him deeply.

So at least in the hearts of the people, the people of Jingnan were only taken by Liu Biao's power and did not really surrender.

If one person ascends to the top and calls out, there may be countless people who oppose Liu Biao.

"Next spring, officially proclaim the emperor!"

Liu Biao's eyes flickered.

Back then, Yuan Shu spent two years building momentum in order to proclaim himself emperor.

But he can't wait that long.

In the second half of this year, he will build momentum, next spring, he will offer sacrifices to heaven and earth, and officially proclaim himself emperor!

Jia Xu smiled slightly at the side, cupped his hands and said, "My lord, see Your Majesty."

"Hahahahaha."

Liu Biao laughed, his eyes were full of obsession with the throne.

　Today I only updated two chapters of 8800 words. I got up too early in the morning, and some things were delayed. I am very sleepy now. I plan to go to bed early, and everyone should rest early.The subsequent plots will be one after another, more exciting.In addition, don't say that I broke the defense. You told me to put the explanation in the author's words, but the tone of the brain congestion is a bit heavy, because some readers' words really make people have high blood pressure. I will see the high blood pressure comments in the future. When the time comes, recite the mantra of "Don't get angry" ten times silently.I am not angry when others are angry, and there is no one to replace me when I get sick.If I am so angry, who will be happy, besides, it will be exhausting and exhausting.This jingle is quite rhyming, and I almost want to take the postgraduate entrance examination after learning it.

　　
　
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