The chaos had stopped, Liu Qing savored these words carefully.

"So, Wen Ruo, is this a good opportunity for the New Deal to expand its scope?"

"My lord, due to the convenience given by Yang Biao, the New Deal has made a lot of progress in Hongnong. All the land owned by powerful people has been confiscated. After enough land has been reserved, the rest will be rented to the people. However, the results of the New Deal will not appear until next year.

If we promote it rashly now, I’m afraid there will be considerable resistance,” Xun Yu said.

It is very realistic for most nobles to be arrogant and powerful.

"Then let's wait for another year. After one year, Jing Yang Yi and the three states may be recovered. At that time, we will gradually eliminate the powerful, weaken the gentry, return the land to the people, and then rectify the officialdom. The sea, Yan, and rivers will be clear. Allow me three years to return the Han Dynasty.

The world is bright and clear!"

As Liu Qing spoke, he couldn't help but feel a new sense of heroism. After hearing this, Xun Yu and Guo Jia both looked at each other and smiled, which was profound.

"My lord is wise!" Guo Jia praised.

Liu Qing smiled and said: "In this period until Concubine Xun gives birth, I will not leave Yecheng again, and I will have Lao Wenruo in charge of various government affairs!"

"Lord, don't worry!" Xun Yu bowed and replied.

After consulting on basic major matters, Xun Yu made the final decision on other minor matters, and Liu Qing also lived a rare leisurely life.

The fast horse sent the message, and soon Jia Xu, who was in Nanyang, received an urgent message from the King of Bohai. At this time, Jia Xu was troubled by the epidemic. Fortunately, the necessary supplies were continuously sent from all over the country, and many people who were hungry and cold were

The oppressed people have been relocated and resettled. If they stay in the epidemic area, they may sooner or later contract typhoid fever.

After Jia Xu read the letter, he immediately summoned Li Jue. Now Xu Huang is stationed in Xinye, while Gao Shun is in Nanxiang.

Li Jue rushed to the mansion quickly, still looking confused. There had been no fighting in Nanyang for a long time.

"Zhiran, look at this letter!" Jia Xu said and handed the letter to Li Jue.

Li Jue's eyes lit up when he saw it.

"A raid on Hanzhong? This... Your Majesty, this is..." Li Jue suddenly lowered his voice, approached Jia Xu and said, "Are you attacking Liu Yan?"

"I heard some things about Hanzhong before, saying that Zhang Lu killed Yizhou Biejia, occupied Hanzhong, and cut off the passage between Yizhou and Guanzhong. Your Majesty's move is to help Liu Yan."

"But Liu Biao has been keeping an eye on Nanyang. If we leave Nanyang with our army, we will definitely be unable to hide it from Liu Biao. If he leads his army to attack, wouldn't Nanyang fall into his hands?"

Jia Xu was silent for a moment, thinking about the power of it, and then sighed: "I have to admit, my lord is really foresighted!"

"What do you mean by this?"

"Nanyang epidemic, Liu Biao also sent a lot of food and winter clothes. What can you do?"

"Because he is a Jingzhou shepherd." Li Jue said.

"It's true that the epidemic in Nanyang caused my lord to travel thousands of miles to help. The people who did it were the people of Nanyang. Now that General Gao Shun has distributed supplies and completed the task, he can use troops at this time without being noticed by outsiders. Moreover, Liu Biao has

How can he take advantage of the epidemic situation and send troops to attack with the name of "Eight Heroes"? Isn't he risking the disapproval of the world? Your Majesty is planning to kill Liu Biao." Jia Xu explained.

"So, even if our army goes out, Liu Biao will not invade Nanyang?"

"It's a joke. I am the governor of Nanyang appointed by the imperial court. How can he dare to offend? Liu Biao is not that stupid. But his subordinates are disturbing. Liu Biao may not be able to control them well, so it is still risky for us to send troops."

"How about sending two generals Xu Huang and Gao Shun, and I will guard Wancheng?" Li Jue suggested.

"No, let's fight deep into Hanzhong. The three armies should support each other. I think Wancheng is safe. I don't dare to touch Liu Biao. Moreover, if Liu Biao really makes any move, I'm afraid your Majesty will have a reason to restrain Liu Biao. I'm thinking,

If this is the case, your Majesty will probably be happy to hear about it."

"After hearing what Wen He said, I understand! This Liu Biao can't move or even move, haha!" Li Jue laughed, stood up immediately, straightened his clothes, and said, "I'm going to put on my armor right now and click on it."

Soldiers, ready to go at any time!"

Jia Xu nodded and sent Li Jue away. Jia Xu took out the map and looked at it. According to the map, entering Hanzhong is the shortest way from Nanxiang along the Mianshui River. Moreover, Gao Shun was stationed in Nanxiang and marched urgently.

You can enter Hanzhong in one day.

Jia Xu immediately began to draft letters to Gao Shun and Xu Huang to convey King Bohai's wishes.

A few days later.

Gao Shun and Xu Huang received Jia Xu's letters respectively. Gao Shun looked at Jia Xu's letter and the letter stamped with the seal of King Bohai, and naturally believed it.

As stated in the letter, Gao Shun was ordered to immediately send troops, march along the dense forest of Mian River, enter the border of Hanzhong, and then raid Xixian County at night to gain a foothold in Hanzhong, and then wait for Xu Huang and Li Jue to march to the west city together.

When the deputy general of the trapped camp received the order to leave, he couldn't believe it for a while and said to Gao Shun: "General, the king ordered us to come to Nanyang to fight against diseases and provide disaster relief. Is the real purpose for this battle?"

"Don't talk nonsense. Your Majesty is dedicated to fighting the epidemic. Isn't this a pretense? This is just a coincidence. Our army has completed its responsibility of escorting supplies. This battle in Hanzhong is the new decision of the Lord!" Gao Shun corrected him harshly!

Let’s look at the lieutenant general’s misconceptions.

At the same time, Gao Shun knew that there were eyes outside his station, and his lord wanted to march secretly. Soon, Gao Shun thought of an idea.

Gao Shun led his troops to march westward. At the same time, Xu Huang from Xinye and Li Jue from Wan County also organized their troops and set off for Nanxiang.

The three armies suddenly made a move, which naturally could not be concealed from Liu Biao's scouts. Soon, Liu Biao in Xiangyang received an urgent report: Li Jue and Xu Huang's armies suddenly marched towards Nanxiang, while Gao Shun's army stationed in Nanxiang fell overnight.

Suddenly, it disappeared.

Looking at the three pieces of intelligence that arrived at almost the same time, Liu Biao was also very cautious and invited two aides, Kuai Liang and Kuai Yue, to discuss countermeasures.

Liu Biao first expressed his opinion: "Gao Shun disappeared overnight, maybe he just went back home, because the ferry that took him there has disappeared. It should be that Gao Shun took advantage of the favorable wind at night and went down the river."

.

This was also Gao Shun's deception. He first sent troops at dawn to avoid the scouts, and then sent the fleet back to Wan County, creating the illusion that the trapped camp and the fleet were returning together.

But when Kuai Liang heard it, he felt that there were many loopholes in it.

"Your Majesty, the sudden disappearance of Gao Shunjun is very strange. It does not seem like an ordinary departure. But contacting Xu Huang and Li Jue's actions, it is not difficult to guess that something big must have happened in Nanxiang!"

"Is the epidemic in Nanxiang County getting serious again?" Liu Biao said casually, and suddenly realized that his words were a bit silly. Even if the epidemic was serious, it was impossible to send a large army there.

At this time, Kuai Yue, who had been thinking silently, said slowly: "Your Majesty, the matter in Nanxiang is not in Nanxiang. Gao Shun's army may have gone to Hanzhong."

"Hanzhong?" Liu Qing was startled, and suddenly remembered the news that came a few days ago.

Zhang Lu killed Yizhou Biejia, cut off the Xiegu Road, and separatized Hanzhong.

In this case, Gao Shun disappeared suddenly and sneaked to Hanzhong secretly? And Li Jue and Xu Huang seemed to be rushing to Nanxiang, but in fact they were also rushing to Hanzhong?

"This is a God-given opportunity!" Kuai Yue suddenly shouted, "Liu Shijun, the three armies of Nanyang are out to attack Hanzhong. Nanyang is empty. We just take advantage of this opportunity to take it back in one fell swoop!"

When Liu Biao heard this, he couldn't help but be startled.

Attacking Nanyang would mean breaking up with the King of Bohai, and the former had just contributed money, food and efforts to fight against the epidemic in Nanyang. According to the intelligence in Hanzhong, it was also because of Zhang Lu's rebellion that he sent troops to assist Liu Yan, just like

He defeated Yuan Shu in Nanyang.

Liu Biao himself spent several years but was unable to do anything about Yuan Shu. As soon as Liu Qing came out, he chased Yuan Shu into a panic and fled to Lujiang in embarrassment. In the end, he still couldn't escape his death.

Liu Biao suddenly thought that maybe Zhang Lu was not worth mentioning compared with Yuan Shu, so the battle of Hanzhong must be a quick one, and he might not have enough time to capture the entire Nanyang.

Moreover, King Bohai was fighting the rebellion while Liu Biao was stabbing him in the back. If such bad behavior were spread, how could he stand on his own?

Liu Biao immediately expressed his opposition: "The purpose of King Bohai's raid on Hanzhong was to quell Zhang Lu's rebellion. As a clan member of the Han Dynasty, not only can I not help him, why should I attack his rear?"

Kuai Yue didn't have so many plans. He immediately replied: "Your Majesty, in this world, the strong will survive and the weak will perish. Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao are all like this. Your Majesty wants to protect a state, and Nanyang is the gateway to Jingzhou.

, how can you give up your portal to others? King Bohai is also a clan member of the Han Dynasty, so why does he occupy Nanyang? He clearly covets Jingzhou!"

Liu Biao listened to Kuai Yue's words and somewhat agreed in his heart, but his reason told him that he could not accept it, so he looked at Kuai Liang.

Kuai Liang and Liu Biao looked at each other, then looked at Kuai Yue, and replied: "I think what you said is more reasonable. You are not a rebellious member of the Yuan family, but a member of the Han family with King Bohai. Now

Zhang Lu rebelled

Liu Yan occupied Hanzhong and stood on his own, which was a great treason and injustice. The King of Bohai raised troops from Nanyang to attack him. He was following the will of God, making the best use of the land, and doing what is in line with the people's hearts. He must not seek petty gains in front of him and undermine the great righteousness of his establishment!"

"Zirou, you!" Kuai Yue was displeased.

"Xidu, I know you are thinking about your envoy, but the general trend of the world is not just a word of profit. The King of Bohai dominates Hebei, Liu Yu Gongsun Zan of Youzhou stops fighting with him, Dong Zhuo of Bingzhou surrenders to him, and Duke Ju of Qingzhou

With, Yanzhou Cao Meng

De, Liu Xuande of Xuzhou, are all heroes who have risen in troubled times, and they are all willing to follow him. Even the highly respected Huang Ziyan of Yuzhou turned his back on Yuan. Such a hero of the world, how could you stab him in the back? This is not what Yuan did.

Are you following in the footsteps?"

Kuai Liang analyzed Kuai Yue for a while, which made Kuai Yue speechless. He could only sigh heavily and said sadly: "If you don't listen to me, Jingzhou will be owned by King Bohai one day!"

"And Yangzhou!" he added.

"There is still Yizhou! Losing Yizhou in Hanzhong is like losing Jingzhou in Nanyang!" Kuai Yue added angrily. After saying this, he stood up, bowed his hands to Liu Biao, and replied: "Your Majesty, Kuai is resigning!

"

Liu Biao shook his head helplessly.

Kuai Liang hurriedly explained: "Please forgive me, my younger brother is so temperamental, and his original intention is still to think about you."

"Zirou, don't doubt it. I still have this kind of ambition, but the words of the alien have awakened me. Will the King of Bohai really take action against Jingzhou when he regains Yangzhou in the future?"

Kuai Liang couldn't answer for a while. Although the answer in his heart was yes, it was hard to say it out loud.

While Liu Biao was asking this question, what he was thinking about was the letter Liu Qing wrote to him.

The core of several letters is to restrain the powerful and protect the people's livelihood.

He, Kuai, is also one of them.
To be continued...