Three Kingdoms: Heir of Wolong, my father-in-law is Guan Gong

Chapter 116: Cunning Fazheng, who can take rice from Xiangguan without writing an IOU (seeking pursuit)

When Liu Bei was on the road, he received Guan Yu's first battle report.

Since Zhuge Qiao proposed to report sorrow but not good news, Liu Bei was worried that Jingzhou would suffer losses and did not dare to delay much on the road.

As a result, after arriving at Baidi City, Liu Bei sent people to Jiangling to investigate, but they were shocked to hear that Guan Yu had killed Pang De, defeated Cao Ren, flooded the seven armies and captured them, which shocked China.

Liu Bei then compared Guan Yu's battle report, which reported sorrow but not good news, and he felt mixed emotions in his heart: I am so impatient, why don't you give me a power to shock China?

If Fazheng had not understood Sun Quan's reaction after Guan Yu's power in China, and urged Liu Bei; plus Zhuge Qiao's letter to Zhuge Liang in advance, Liu Bei would have even wanted to return to Chengdu.

It's not that Liu Bei was so angry that he wanted to return to Chengdu, but that Liu Bei was so excited that he wanted to return to Chengdu. He urgently wanted to tell those in Chengdu who questioned Jingzhou's use of troops: My second brother is invincible in the world!
  Now hearing that Fazheng compared Guan Yu to Han Xin, Liu Bei felt as if he had eaten honey.

We have the military advisor General Zhuge Liang for government affairs, the military advisor General Fa Zheng for military protection, and the former general Guan Yu for military leadership. Why worry about not being able to reproduce the great achievements of our ancestors!

Discussion room.

Someone reported that a messenger had arrived in Jiangling, and Liu Bei ordered him to go up to the tower.

Liu Bei was slightly surprised when he saw the visitor: "Zijun, why are you here?"

Wang Ping bowed respectfully and handed Zhuge Qiao's letter: "The general and Mr. Qiao were ordered to return to Jiangling. On the way, Mr. Qiao ordered the general to return to Yong'an to deliver a letter to the king."

Liu Bei took out the secret letter and glanced at it quickly, his eyes instantly became as sharp as knives.

Subsequently.

Liu Bei handed the secret letter to Fa Zheng and stood silently.

After Fazheng finished reading, Liu Bei slowly spoke: "Xiaozhi, do you think there are any omissions in Aqiao's plan?"

In the letter, Zhuge Qiao described the specific arrangements for luring the snake out of its hole, including deploying troops stationed in Nanjun, taking Xiangguan rice to feed the more than 20,000 surrendered soldiers, using the police as bait, etc.

On the way back to Jiangling, Zhuge Qiao repeatedly deduced the entire plan and considered various possible accidents.

When approaching the border of Nanjun, after careful consideration, Zhuge Qiao realized that there was a problem with his mentality in dealing with Lu Meng.

Although the young eagle needs to fly alone, it does not mean that the eagle will stand by and watch. Liu Bei and Fa Zheng went to Yong'an without asking for advice, which would be too conceited and trustworthy.

Ma Su of Jieting was overconfident and could not listen to the opinions of others, and ignored the deviation between theory and practice, which ultimately led to the fall of Jieting.

After Zhuge Qiao reflected, he described the specific arrangements for luring the snake out of the cave and ordered Wang Ping to go to Yong'an at night.

Fazheng read the contents of the secret letter word for word, pondered for a moment, and said: "The distance from Baidi City to Jiangling is only half a day by boat."

"There are not many warships in Baidi City, and it is difficult for all five thousand people to reach Jiangling."

"You can order General Zhao to secretly lead two thousand troops into Zigui. If war breaks out, General Zhao will take the land route, and the king will take the water route. They will advance both by water and land, and they will be able to rush to Jiangling's reinforcements in one day!"

Liu Bei nodded: "Ah Qiao didn't know that our troops came in batches, not all of them came from Chengdu by boat. It is reasonable for the deployment to be negligent."

"According to Xiaozhi's plan, Xiang Zilong led four generals including Xiang Chong, Zhao Rong, Du Lu, and Liu Ning, and together with 2,000 troops, they went to Zigui to wait for orders."

Fazheng added: "The rest of the deployment is basically in line with the principles of the art of war, and there is nothing wrong with its application. Only the matter of taking rice from Xiangguan to support the surrendered soldiers may cause criticism."

Liu Bei snorted: "When Sun Quan's son secretly captured the three counties, although he returned many officials and people, not a single grain of rice in the three counties' treasury was returned."

"Now that Aqiao goes to get the rice from Xiangguan, he will treat it as Sun Quan returning the stolen rice. If I don't argue with him, does he still want to argue with me?" "As an ally, if we don't work together to defeat Cao Cao, But he always covets Jingzhou at critical moments, how can such a repetitive villain talk to him about loyalty."

Thinking of the Xiangshui Treaty that he was forced to sign, Liu Bei felt panicked in his heart.

Not only was the area east of the Xiang River lost, but the grain and grass stored in the treasuries of the three counties were also lost. Liu Bei spent a lot of food and grass going back and forth from Xichuan to Gong'an, and in the end he was forced to sign the Xiang River Covenant with Sun Quan.

If Cao Cao was not still here, Liu Bei would not be able to bear this loss.

Do you really think that Liu Bei has no temper?

When he was weak, he used the name of Nanjun to let Liu Bei resist Cao Cao; now that Liu Bei's family has become a big business, he feels that Liu Bei is a threat again, and he starts to argue about the ownership of Jingzhou.

This level of word play is as disgusting as asking everyone in Jiangdong to call him "Supreme".

Now that he has the opportunity to bite Sun Quan and make Sun Quan suffer, Liu Bei is very happy.

therefore.

Liu Bei not only did not object to Zhuge Qiao's plan to "take rice from Xiangguan", but instead secretly expressed his joy!
  Fa Zheng saw this and said: "Having said that, taking Xiangguan rice is unreasonable after all, so the specific implementation method must be changed."

"Your Majesty, please ask Ah Qiao to leave an IOU when he gets the rice. The IOU should say, 'Jiangling is short of rice, and out of alliance, we are temporarily taking rice from Xiangguan to help. If Fancheng is destroyed in the future, I will personally apologize to the Marquis of Wu.' "

"When leaving an IOU, you must prepare two copies. Both copies of the IOU must be signed by the general of Xiangguan and all the merchants."

"In this case, it is reasonable to take Xiangguan rice."

"Sun Quan learned that Aqiao had taken rice from Xiangguan and expected that there was a shortage of rice in Jiangling. He would definitely use this as an excuse to send troops."

"Your Majesty will wait and seize the opportunity to capture Lu Meng and the Jiangdong generals."

"At that time, we will use the victorious army to discuss the alliance with Sun Quan. Sun Quan is afraid of the king and dare not disobey."

"Your Majesty took another step back and said that it was your request for rice relief from Xiangguan that caused the misunderstanding between the two parties and gave Sun Quan a step forward."

"In this way, the king can not only get back Changsha and Guiyang, but also Xiakou, and his reputation will not be tarnished by the Xiangguan rice incident."

Fazheng and Pang Tong of the past have one thing in common, that is, thieves can find excuses for Liu Bei.

Taking Xiangguan rice, if you are not careful, you will take Xiangguan rice without permission. Even if Sun Quan has long had the intention of secretly seizing Nanjun, taking Xiangguan rice without permission can be a legitimate reason to beautify Sun Quan's backstabbing.

But making an IOU is different.

Liu Bei and Sun Quan are allies, and they have vowed to work together to defeat Cao Cao. Now that Guan Yu has been defeated and Cao Ren is imprisoned, he is short of food and borrows some Xiangguan rice to help him out. He also left an IOU and promised to apologize in the future. Sun Quan still dares to use this as a reason to send troops. ?
  of course.

If Sun Quan wins, he has no need to admit the IOU; but if Sun Quan loses, Sun Quan has no choice but to deny it.

Even if future historians have two original signed IOUs, they will be able to record the Xiangguan Rice incident truthfully, rather than glorifying Sun Quan's backstabbing.

Liu Bei put his hands on his hands and laughed: "The words of filial piety and uprightness are very good! Zijun, please return to Jiangling quickly and tell Aqiao that you can carry out the arrangements in the letter!"

"Don't forget, when you ask Aqiao to get rice from Xiangguan, remember to write an IOU!"

(End of this chapter)